MicroStrategy (MSTR)
Funds & ETFs
Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy, NASDAQ: MSTR) is a business intelligence software company that transformed into the world's largest corporate Bitcoin holder under CEO Michael Saylor. Beginning in August 2020, Strategy began converting its treasury reserves to Bitcoin and has continued relentless accumulation, funding purchases through equity and convertible debt offerings. As of early 2026, Strategy holds over 500,000 BTC, making it by far the single largest non-government Bitcoin holder. MSTR stock trades at a significant premium to its Bitcoin NAV.
Details
- Aum
- ~$50B market cap
- Note
- Listed as fund due to ETF-like use case by investors
- Type
- Bitcoin proxy stock
- Issuer
- N/A (company stock)
- Ticker
- MSTR
- Manager
- MicroStrategy
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
- Leverage
- ~1.5x implied BTC exposure via equity premium
- Strategy
- Aggressive accumulation via debt and equity
- Custodian
- Self-custody; Bitcoin held directly on company balance sheet
- Fund Type
- company_stock
- Structure
- Bitcoin treasury company / leveraged BTC proxy
- Btc Holdings
- 500,000+ BTC
- Expense Ratio
- N/A (Operating Company)
- Bitcoin Direct
- Yes
- Exchange Listed
- NASDAQ
- Description Note
- MicroStrategy (MSTR) is not an ETF but a publicly traded company that holds Bitcoin as its primary treasury asset. The MSTR stock effectively functions as a leveraged Bitcoin proxy.
- Physically Backed
- No
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