- Digital asset treasury company Strategy plans an IPO for its euro-denominated STRE stock to accelerate its Bitcoin acquisition.
- The new security offering costs €100 per share with a 10% cumulative dividend payable quarterly.
Strategy (MSTR), formerly MicroStrategy, is expanding its stock offerings to fuel its Bitcoin (BTC) accumulation. On Monday, the company unveiled its first euro-denominated perpetual preferred stock for global investors called “STRE.”
Key Features of Strategy’s STRE Offering
According to its press release, Strategy plans to launch an initial public offering (IPO) for the new security. Around 3.5 million shares of the investment product will be available upon launch at €100 per share.
The Bitcoin development company intends to use the net proceeds of its STRE offerings to fund its corporate pursuits and operations. Like its utilization of STRF, STRC, STRK, STRD, and MSTR shares, it also includes its regular acquisition of BTC.
The STRE stock comes with a 10% cumulative dividend, computed per share. Strategy will settle the payments quarterly in cash, with its schedules pegged at March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31 of each year.
The first payout for those who will avail of the product during the IPO will start on December 31, 2025, after the Strategy board’s declaration. Unpaid dividends compound quarterly, beginning at 11% while accruing 100 basis points per payment period up to a maximum of 18%.
MSTR BTC Investment and Yield
As of Monday, Strategy already held 641,205 BTC in its treasury, controlling 3.22% of Bitcoin’s 19.94 million circulating supply and 3.05% of its 21 million supply cap. This translates to a 26.1% BTC yield, indicating the success of its Bitcoin-centric treasury operations in generating more value for long-term investors.
So far, Strategy has already injected $47.33 billion for its Bitcoin investment, with a dollar cost average (DCA) of $73,971 per BTC. At Tuesday’s BTC price fluctuation between a $102,911.76 low and $107,673.23 high, the company’s haul swung around a $65.99 billion to $69.04 billion. These reflect an unrealized gain between $18.66 billion and $21.71 billion.
Strategy’s addition of the STRE in its offerings garnered mixed responses from crypto community members and analysts. One side praised the business’s unrelenting charge in cementing its dominance among other publicly traded digital asset treasury companies (DATs).
Meanwhile, skeptics raised the possibility of the STRE stock triggering share dilution in Strategy’s alleged desperation to sustain its Bitcoin buying spree. However, several analysts countered this misnomer, as STRE is distinct from MSTR and is not convertible to the common stock. Instead, it introduces a new financial leverage that does not directly impact common shareholders.
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