Dartmouth College, one of the prestigious universities in the USA, announced in its latest regulatory filing that it has significantly increased its investments in cryptocurrencies in recent months. Dartmouth, which manages approximately $9 billion in trust funds, appears to have joined major educational institutions in the United States adding crypto assets to its portfolio. The university’s trust funds and investment strategies aim to provide long-term financial stability to the institution. This step comes at a time when some other top universities have started to similarly turn to digital assets.
Notable Crypto ETF Investments
According to the new statement made by Dartmouth College to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the amount of crypto ETFs in the university foundation portfolio reached $14.5 million. Looking at the details, Dartmouth has approximately $3.3 million invested in the Bitwise Solana Staking ETF, approximately $3.5 million in the Grayscale Ethereum Staking ETF, and $7.7 million in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin ETF.
Compared to data released in January, the value of Dartmouth’s shares invested in the BlackRock Bitcoin ETF was over $10 million at that time. Additionally, $5 million worth of assets were included in the Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust ETF. It is noteworthy that with the latest update, there have been changes in some digital asset types and amounts in the portfolio.
US Universities Are Turning to Crypto Assets
Dartmouth College’s first investments in digital assets in 2025 show that university foundations in the USA are increasingly interested in the crypto world. It was announced in January that Harvard University, with its $57 billion foundation size, took a position in BlackRock’s Bitcoin Trust and Ethereum Trust products. Universities are keen to turn to crypto assets for long-term income generation and portfolio diversification.
Massive Money Outflow in ETFs and the Latest Situation of Bitcoin
Following the SEC’s approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs in January, the market experienced significant growth. Despite this, a total daily outflow of $635.2 million was recently recorded from Bitcoin-indexed ETFs, the largest outflow since January. On January 29, the loss was even higher, with an outflow of over $800 million reported, primarily in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust fund.
According to CryptoAppsy data, the price of Bitcoin was at $81,237 at the time the news was published. It has moved above the 200-day exponential moving average (EMA), with an increase of approximately 2% in the last 24 hours. This level is seen as a dynamic support point by technical analysts. However, the price is still well behind the 365-day EMA and the $126,000 record reached in October 2025.
Dartmouth College’s SEC filing indicates that the university is reshaping its portfolio in the crypto space. Despite the fluctuations in recent months, the Foundation has invested high amounts in Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana-based ETF products.
On the other hand, it is known that the SEC has approved ETF applications for leading cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Dogecoin and XRP since the beginning of the year, and some applications are still in the evaluation process.
In the USA, interest in BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETFs has increased among large institutional investors, especially JPMorgan; It is observed that the financial sector does not hesitate to include digital assets in their portfolios.
All these developments reveal that institutional investors and large fund managers are approaching cryptocurrencies with caution but increasing interest. University foundations are among the actors who want to diversify their traditional portfolios with modern financial products.
