Harvard's disclosed SpaceX holding is its largest single stock position

A quarterly filing by Harvard's endowment manager disclosed a SpaceX holding worth about $2.2 billion at the end of June, the largest single position among the disclosed stock holdings. This was neither the university's entire endowment nor the amount of a new investment; the report did not establish the initial investment date or acquisition price.

The holding drew attention alongside Elon Musk's history of criticizing Harvard. The discussion concerns how an institution can reconcile its public positions with investment principles that weigh returns and risks.