Strategy disclosed on April 27, 2026 that it acquired 3,273 Bitcoin for $255 million throughout the week ending April 26, bringing the corporate’s whole holdings to 818,334 BTC valued at roughly $63.7 billion at present market costs.
The acquisition was executed at a median worth of $77,906 per Bitcoin, funded via the sale of 1.45 million shares of Class A typical inventory through its at-the-market (ATM) fairness program.
The Virginia-based enterprise intelligence agency reported that its Bitcoin Yield metric reached 9.6% year-to-date 2026, up from 9.5% disclosed within the prior week.
This proprietary metric measures the proportion change within the ratio between Bitcoin holdings and assumed diluted shares excellent, offering perception into the corporate’s effectivity in buying Bitcoin relative to shareholder dilution. Strategy’s cumulative Bitcoin place carries a median acquisition price of $75,537 per coin, representing a complete funding of $61.81 billion.
Strategy now controls almost 4% of whole bitcoin provide
With 818,334 Bitcoin in its treasury, Strategy now owns roughly 3.9% of the cryptocurrency’s fastened 21 million provide cap. The most recent acquisition extends the corporate’s place past the holdings of BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Belief (IBIT), which holds roughly 802,823 BTC.
Strategy’s Bitcoin reserves account for over 60% of all Bitcoin held by publicly traded firms worldwide, cementing its standing because the dominant company holder of the digital asset.
The acquisition represents the corporate’s continued execution of its Bitcoin treasury technique underneath government chairman Michael Saylor, who has acknowledged a aim of accumulating between 5% and seven% of the whole Bitcoin provide.
Funding via frequent inventory ATM program
The $255 million buy was financed via Strategy’s $21 billion Class A typical inventory ATM program, with no most well-liked inventory issuance throughout the April 20-26 interval.
In March 2026, the corporate filed to ascertain twin $21 billion ATM packages for each MSTR frequent inventory and STRC most well-liked inventory, plus an extra $2.1 billion program for STRK most well-liked shares, offering the agency with $42 billion in whole capital-raising capability.
The frequent inventory ATM program permits Strategy to promote shares into the market progressively with out the necessity for conventional fairness choices, offering versatile funding for ongoing Bitcoin acquisitions.
Strategy’s Class A typical inventory (MSTR) traded at $172 on the time of writing, reflecting a year-to-date achieve of roughly 12.55%. Nevertheless, the shares have declined roughly 47.5% to 51% over the trailing 12-month interval, underperforming Bitcoin’s worth motion throughout the identical timeframe.
The inventory skilled constant month-to-month losses from July via December 2025, together with declines of 16.78% in August, 16.36% in October, and 34.26% in November.
Regardless of the latest volatility, MSTR shares have delivered returns of roughly 134.9% over the previous 5 years.
Michael Saylor, Strategy’s Founder & Govt Chairman, is talking at The Bitcoin Convention later right this moment and this week.
