Harvard University’s endowment has invested $443 million in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust, becoming the fund’s largest known equity position in a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund. The investment fund held 6.8 million shares of IBIT as of the third quarter of 2025, accounting for just over 20% of its reported U.S.-listed public equity holdings. This move is notable as institutional investors like Harvard typically prefer private equity and real estate investments. Despite representing less than 1% of its $55 billion endowment, Harvard ranks among the top 20 holders of the IBIT fund. The investment comes as the price of bitcoin has dropped over 5% in the past week to around $96,000. IBIT is the world’s largest spot bitcoin ETF, with nearly $75 billion in net assets.

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