Harvard University reveals shocking Bitcoin investment

Harvard University reveals shocking Bitcoin investment originally appeared on TheStreet.

Eric Balchunas, the leading analyst on exchange-traded funds (ETFs), recently highlighted how Ivy League universities such as Harvard and Brown have acquired holdings in BlackRock's (NYSE: BLK) iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT).

Harvard University’s endowment revealed holding $116.66 million worth of IBIT shares during Q2 2025, as per the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Aug. 8.

Balchunas highlighted that Harvard is the 29th largest holder of IBIT and added endowments are the hardest institution to hook.

The university also holds Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) shares worth $310 million, Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) worth $234.98 million, Meta Platforms (Nasdaq: META) worth $120.5 million, Alphabet Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOGL) worth $113.87 million, Nvidia (Nasdaq: NVDA) worth $104.4 million, and SPDR gold (NYSE: GLD) shares worth $101.5 million.

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Brown University, another Ivy League institution, also reported an endowment that disclosed IBIT shares. As per the SEC filing dated Aug. 8, Brown owned more than $13 million worth of IBIT shares.

The university also reported holding Blue Owl Capital Corporation (NYSE: OBDC) worth $62.3 million, Blue Owl Capital Inc. (NYSE: OWL) shares worth $49.3 million, and SPDR gold (NYSE: GLD) shares worth $12 million.

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BlackRock launched the spot Bitcoin ETF in January 2024 following the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) approval to go ahead. As per SoSoValue, the fund, which held net assets worth $87.5 billion as of Aug. 11, has now become the largest among spot Bitcoin ETFs.

Bitcoin was trading at $119,639.91 at press time as per Kraken, down 0.55% in a day.

Harvard University reveals shocking Bitcoin investment first appeared on TheStreet on Aug 12, 2025

This story was originally reported by TheStreet on Aug 12, 2025, where it first appeared.

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