Harvard Reports $400 Million Position in BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF

The assessment is "likely_true" with high confidence. Multiple independent sources, including a highly authoritative financial news outlet, confirm that Harvard University's endowment management company holds a significant position in BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF (IBIT). Crucially, these sources consistently identify the primary source of this information as the official Form 13F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by the Harvard Management Company, which lends high credibility to the core claim.While the exact figure in the statement is "$400 million," several sources report a slightly different value. Specifically, two sources state the holding is valued at $442.8 million, and another reports a value of $320 million. No source cites the $400 million figure exactly. However, this value is a reasonable approximation of the figures reported, especially the more frequently cited $442.8 million. The essential part of the statement—that Harvard's endowment has a nine-figure investment in this specific ETF—is overwhelmingly supported. The minor discrepancy in the precise dollar amount does not render the statement false, but rather makes it substantially true.