Harvard University liquidates all ETH! SEC Q1 filings reveal: $87 million ETH position reduced to zero, alongside reduction in Bitcoin ETF holdings.

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Harvard Management Company's latest Q1 2026 SEC filing reveals that the university has liquidated its entire ETH position, selling off approximately $87 million worth of BlackRock iShares Ethereum ETF shares. Meanwhile, Harvard also reduced its Bitcoin ETF holdings by about 2.3 million shares, though it still retains over 3 million shares valued at nearly $117 million. (Previous coverage: Harvard University's portfolio includes $117 million in BlackRock Bitcoin ETF) (Background: ETH underperforms BTC: Marginalization or a pricing dilemma? Analyzing the Messari report) The Q1 2026 13F filing recently submitted by the Harvard endowment fund to the SEC shows that this world-leading academic institution has completely liquidated its ETH holdings, becoming the latest prominent institutional investor to sell off ETH during the crypto market downturn. Harvard Management Company no longer holds any shares of the BlackRock iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHA) in its filing. Looking back at Q4 2025, the fund had only just disclosed a position of approximately $87 million in ETH ETF, meaning these assets were sold off entirely after being held for just one quarter. ETH has plummeted over 50% from its highs, institutional confidence shifts The backdrop for Harvard's liquidation of ETH is that the asset has fallen more than 50% since hitting an all-time high of nearly $5,000 in August 2025. During the same period, the Ethereum Foundation (EF) has faced a series of high-level personnel departures—researchers Julian Ma and Carl Beek announced their resignations one after another, bringing the total number of departures from the EF in 2026 to eight. Long-time researcher and former project manager Josh Stark also left in April. These personnel changes began with the EF's organizational restructuring in January 2025. This March, the EF released a new mission statement outlining its commitment to decentralization, privacy protection, open-source software, and censorship resistance. However, journalist Laura Shin expressed reservations: "The core philosophy of the EF is indeed worth defending, but the foundation should also focus on tokenomics and increasing the price of its native asset. The EF seems to want to stay on the sidelines, and this attitude is worrying when all competitors are fighting hard for market share." Reducing Bitcoin ETF holdings but maintaining $117 million in BTC In addition to clearing its ETH position, Harvard also reduced its Bitcoin exposure in Q1, selling off approximately 2.3 million shares of Bitcoin ETF. However, the fund still holds over 3 million shares of the BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT), valued at nearly $117 million based on quarterly prices, indicating that Harvard's stance on Bitcoin allocation remains relatively positive. This also echoes recent macroeconomic trends—institutional investor sentiment toward ETH is diverging. A recent filing from Dartmouth College shows it has invested in a Solana ETF, holding approximately $14 million in crypto assets, indicating that US university endowment funds are adopting more diverse strategic approaches to cryptocurrency allocation. After 5 years on the @ethereumfndn leadership team, I’ve decided to step away and pass the torch. I made this decision in early March, and will wrap up my work at the end of April. I’ve made no plans for the future, other than taking a long break to reset and spending time with… — Josh Stark (0xstark.eth) (@0xstark) April 16, 2026

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