{"id":493217,"date":"2025-08-08T23:11:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T22:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=493217"},"modified":"2025-08-08T23:11:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T22:11:14","slug":"harvard-discloses-116-7m-exposure-to-bitcoin-via-blackrocks-ibit-etf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/harvard-discloses-116-7m-exposure-to-bitcoin-via-blackrocks-ibit-etf\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvard discloses $116.7M exposure to Bitcoin via BlackRock\u2019s IBIT ETF"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Harvard Management Co. (HMC) reported a position in <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/companies\/blackrock\/\">BlackRock\u2019s<\/a> iShares <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/bitcoin\/\">Bitcoin<\/a> Trust (<a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/products\/ishares-bitcoin-trust\/\">IBIT<\/a>) worth $116,666,260.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to a<\/span> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/Archives\/edgar\/data\/1082621\/000095012325007364\/xslForm13F_X02\/43918.xml\">Form 13F filed<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on August 8, HMC had 1,906,000 shares of IBIT as of June 30.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Based on the values shown on the same page, the Bitcoin allocation represents roughly 8% of the filing\u2019s reported portfolio worth over $1.4 billion, placing it in the same tier as several of Harvard\u2019s largest US-listed holdings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Notably, HMC now holds more Bitcoin than gold, as its shares of SPDR Gold Trust were priced at approximately $102 million at the end of the second quarter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The portfolio snapshot is notably selective and concentrated in mega-cap names. <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/companies\/microsoft\/\">Microsoft<\/a> appears at about $310 million, <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/companies\/amazon\/\">Amazon<\/a> near $235 million, Booking Holdings around $182 million, <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/companies\/meta\/\">Meta<\/a> roughly $120 million, <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/companies\/google\/\">Alphabet<\/a> close to $114 million, and <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/companies\/nvidia\/\">Nvidia<\/a> about $104 million.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The filing offers the clearest on-the-record sign yet of Harvard\u2019s progression from exploratory crypto exposure to a visible, sized allocation within its US-reportable assets.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Harvard has reportedly engaged with digital assets over multiple years. The institution was among the early university investors allocating to crypto-focused venture funds in 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, a 2019 SEC filing for Blockstack\u2019s qualified token sale documented purchases of Stacks (<a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/stacks\/\">STX<\/a>) tied to a fund whose limited partners included Harvard affiliates. Lastly, reports from 2021 2021 indicated Harvard had been buying crypto directly through exchange accounts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The IBIT stake formalizes that arc by <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/public-bitcoin-treasuries-step-in-with-552m-buys-amid-1-25b-etf-outflows\/\">placing spot Bitcoin exposure<\/a> in the same table as Harvard\u2019s blue-chip equities and gold.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Form 13F covers only specific US-listed securities and does not represent Harvard\u2019s entire portfolio, but the composition is instructive.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By adding IBIT at roughly 8% of reported holdings, Harvard has elevated Bitcoin to a core component of its public-markets book for this quarter.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harvard Management Co. (HMC) reported a position in BlackRock\u2019s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) worth $116,666,260. According to a Form 13F filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on August 8, HMC had 1,906,000 shares of IBIT as of June 30. 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