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Harvard Fund Discloses $2.2 Billion Stake in Musk’s SpaceX

Bloomberg Markets Wednesday 19 August 2026, 15:59 UTC 1 min read
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Harvard Management Co. disclosed a $2.2 billion stake in SpaceX, showing how the university’s endowment has profited from an early bet on Elon Musk’s giant rocket company. Janet Lorin, Bloomberg News Higher Education Reporter, discusses the disclosure and what it signals for other university investments.

Harvard Management Co. disclosed a $2.2 billion stake in SpaceX, showing how the university’s endowment has profited from an early bet on Elon Musk’s giant rocket company. Janet Lorin, Bloomberg News Higher Education Reporter, discusses the disclosure and what it signals for other university investments. (Source: Bloomberg)
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