MicroStrategy shares jump as bitcoin proxy will join Nasdaq-100 index and ‘QQQ’ ETF

Shares of MicroStrategy had been greater Monday after Nasdaq introduced the bitcoin proxy will be part of the tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 index.

The inventory was final greater by greater than 3%.

Nasdaq rebalances its Nasdaq-100 index yearly. The businesses flagged for inclusion are principally primarily based available on the market cap rankings as of the ultimate buying and selling day of November. The shares additionally want to fulfill a liquidity requirement and have a sure variety of free floating shares.

The index inclusion, which takes impact Dec. 23, comes after MicroStrategy’s large surge this yr. In 2024, the inventory is up 547%, far outpacing the S&P 500’s 26.9% advance, as the worth of bitcoin scales to all-time highs. Bitcoin final traded round $103,806.69, up lower than 1% on the day.

The addition additionally means MicroStrategy shall be included within the fashionable Invesco QQQ Belief ETF, which tracks the Nasdaq-100. This can possible result in passive inflows for MicroStrategy inventory, doubtlessly giving it one other increase.

Michael Saylor, the corporate’s founder and chairman, additionally introduced on social media website X on Monday morning that MicroStrategy has purchased an extra 15,350 BTC for about $1.5 billion, or roughly $100,386 per coin. It now holds 439,000 bitcoin.

MicroStrategy has been constructing its bitcoin reserves for years, making it a proxy for the digital forex.

“MSTR’s Bitcoin shopping for program is unprecedented on road, and makes it the biggest company proprietor of Bitcoin (2% of provide equal to $44Bn market worth),” Bernstein analyst Gautam Chhugani wrote Monday. “Inclusion in Nasdaq100 additional improves MSTR’s market liquidity, additional increasing its capital flywheel and Bitcoin shopping for program.”

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