Harvard retreated? Liquidated ETH ETF and slashed 43% of BTC ETF holdings in Q1 this year

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)'s "13F Institutional Holdings Report" filing deadline closed on May 15, offering the market a glimpse into how the world's top sovereign wealth funds, university endowments, and Wall Street investment banks have adjusted their exposure to cryptocurrency ETFs following recent market turbulence. In this mixed scorecard of winners and losers, traditional institutions have shown notable divergence in their stances. Most striking is the contrast between the "vocal support" from Middle Eastern capital and the "major retreat" by America's top universities. Harvard University, which made waves in the crypto world in late 2025 by disclosing massive Bitcoin spot ETF holdings, chose to take profits in the first quarter of this year. Harvard Reduces Bitcoin ETF Holdings, Clears Out Ethereum ETF Position Filing data shows that as of March 31, the BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (ticker: IBIT) held by Harvard's endowment had fallen to 3.04 million shares (market value approximately $117 million), a sharp 43% cut from 5.35 million shares at the end of 2025 — marking Harvard's second consecutive quarter of reducing IBIT holdings. Additionally, Harvard completely liquidated its BlackRock Ethereum spot ETF position that it had only purchased the prior quarter. As cryptocurrency fell out of favor, Harvard's portfolio also saw a reshuffle. TSMC officially surpassed IBIT to become the largest holding among Harvard University's publicly disclosed assets, followed closely by Alphabet, Microsoft, and the SPDR Gold Trust ETF. Other Elite Universities' Positioning: Dartmouth Bets on Solana Staking ETF Other elite universities demonstrated different flexibility in their digital asset allocations. Dartmouth College not only maintained its approximately 200,000 shares of IBIT unchanged, but also fully converted its previously held Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust into the Grayscale Ethereum Staking ETF to earn staking yields. In addition, Dartmouth College disclosed for the first time a holding of up to 304,000 shares of the Bitwise Solana Staking ETF (worth approximately $3.67 million). Brown University chose to wait and see, maintaining its approximately 212,000 shares of IBIT unchanged. Emory University slightly reduced its IBIT holdings and instead concentrated its capital, expanding its Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust position to 1.35 million shares. Abu Dhabi Sovereign Fund Holdings Near $660 Million Among the filing institutions, one of the largest holders by position size is the Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala. Data shows that as of the end of the first quarter this year, the fund significantly increased its IBIT position from 12.7 million shares to 14.72 million shares. Based on current market prices, this asset is valued at nearly $660 million. Meanwhile, Mubadala's subsidiary Abu Dhabi Investment Council (ADIC) chose to "stand pat," maintaining its IBIT holdings at 8.21 million shares (worth approximately $315 million). On the traditional financial institution front, large banks demonstrated sophisticated trading techniques amid the first-quarter cryptocurrency market turbulence. RBC not only expanded its IBIT holdings but also flexibly paired them with call and put options for hedging. Bank of Nova Scotia, after liquidating its Bitcoin holdings related to Donald Trump concepts, turned around and bought over 210,000 shares of IBIT. Barclays, in addition to holding 4.46 million shares of Bitcoin spot ETFs, also similarly positioned a large number of options.

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