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The Vanguard Group’s Mid-Cap Value ETF has expanded its Strategy position by purchasing approximately 1.21 million additional shares, according to the latest transaction details. The acquisition was estimated at $195 million.
Before the purchase, the fund held 832,846 shares of Strategy. After the transaction, its total Strategy holdings increased to 2,043,268 shares.
Within the Vanguard ETF portfolio, Strategy now accounts for a 0.73% allocation. Based on current disclosure filings, the full position is estimated at $255 million.
In the wake of the announcement, the VOE ETF saw a modest rise. Shares increased 0.39% to $193.28 during Monday, April 20 intraday trading.
Alongside Vanguard’s expanded investment, Strategy disclosed that it acquired 34,164 Bitcoin in a transaction totaling $2.54 billion. The company reported an average cost of $74,395 per coin.
Following the purchase, Strategy’s aggregate Bitcoin holdings increased to 815,061 BTC. Company disclosures indicate the average acquisition price across the entire portfolio is $75,527 per Bitcoin.
Based on prevailing market valuations, the treasury now exceeds $61.5 billion in total worth.
The latest acquisition places Strategy above BlackRock, whose iShares Bitcoin Trust holds 802,823 BTC. Strategy therefore claims the distinction of being the world’s largest publicly disclosed corporate Bitcoin holder.
Strategy CEO Phong Le shared the milestone on X, stating the company boosted its BTC Gain by 82% within a single week. The year-to-date figure is reported at $4.97 billion.
Despite the sizable Bitcoin purchase and Vanguard’s increased allocation, Strategy’s stock declined. Shares fell 0.77% to close at $165.24 during Monday’s trading session.
Strategy also disclosed a year-to-date BTC yield of 9.5%, a metric that measures the expansion of Bitcoin holdings relative to outstanding shares.
Vanguard has historically been characterized as a conservative, buy-and-hold institutional investor. Its expanded Strategy allocation provides indirect Bitcoin exposure through a conventional investment vehicle rather than requiring direct ownership of Bitcoin.
The VOE ETF focuses on mid-capitalization value equities, and Strategy’s presence highlights how Bitcoin-related equities are increasingly integrated into broader portfolios.
Strategy has maintained a consistent Bitcoin accumulation approach since 2020, expanding its treasury through channels including equity offerings and debt instruments. The company’s model links corporate financial health to Bitcoin price fluctuations: rising prices strengthen its balance sheet, while declining prices can lead to substantial losses.
BlackRock’s Bitcoin exposure is held within its spot Bitcoin ETF product, while Strategy holds Bitcoin directly on its corporate balance sheet, reflecting a fundamentally different structural approach.
In an April 20, 2026 X post, Phong Le described the strategy as combining appreciating bitcoin with accretive financing.
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