Thanks to successful investments in stocks and venture capital, the size of the Harvard University Endowment Fund soared to a record $68 billion. This funding helped the nation's richest university withstand an unprecedented pressure campaign launched by President Donald Trump. Harvard released its financial report for the fiscal year ending June on Thursday, stating that the fund's return reached 27% and donation revenue increased to US$1.5 billion. The total increase in endowment funds this fiscal year was $11 billion, benefiting from the general rise in the stock market and hedge fund portfolios. Harvard significantly outperformed the 19% median return before expenses from major US college endowments and recorded its best annual performance since 2021; the market rebounded from the sharp decline caused by COVID-19 in 2021.

Thanks to successful investments in stocks and venture capital, the size of the Harvard University Endowment Fund soared to a record $68 billion. This funding helped the nation's richest university withstand an unprecedented pressure campaign launched by President Donald Trump. Harvard released its financial report for the fiscal year ending June on Thursday, stating that the fund's return reached 27% and donation revenue increased to US$1.5 billion. The total increase in endowment funds this fiscal year was $11 billion, benefiting from the general rise in the stock market and hedge fund portfolios. Harvard significantly outperformed the 19% median return before expenses from major US college endowments and recorded its best annual performance since 2021; the market rebounded from the sharp decline caused by COVID-19 in 2021.