Michael Saylor told Consensus 2026 Miami on May 6 that Strategy's Stretch preferred stock (STRC) is now the world's largest and most liquid preferred stock, with $8.5 billion in assets under management.
Why it matters
Saylor framed STRC as a credit instrument that decouples from Bitcoin's price action. While Bitcoin dropped 37% over the past six months, he said, STRC credit investors held par and collected a 64% dividend yield — positioning the preferred as a high-yielding, BTC-anchored fixed-income product rather than a leveraged equity bet on the underlying token.
Market impact
At $8.5B AUM, STRC now sits in a category where liquidity and yield together dictate who buys the paper. The pitch — par-preservation through a sharp Bitcoin drawdown plus a headline 64% yield — is the argument Strategy will need to sustain if the AUM figure keeps growing past the next BTC volatility cycle.
Frequently asked questions
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What is Strategy's Stretch (STRC) preferred stock?
Stretch (STRC) is Strategy's preferred stock, which Michael Saylor described at Consensus 2026 Miami on May 6 as the world's largest and most liquid preferred stock with $8.5 billion in assets under management.
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How large is STRC and what yield does it carry?
Saylor said STRC has reached $8.5 billion in AUM and carries a 64% dividend yield, positioning it as a high-yielding preferred anchored to Strategy's Bitcoin holdings.
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What did Saylor claim about STRC during Bitcoin's drawdown?
Saylor said that while Bitcoin fell 37% over the past six months, STRC credit investors held par and continued collecting the 64% dividend yield.
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Why is STRC being framed as a credit instrument rather than equity?
Saylor positioned STRC as a BTC-anchored fixed-income product whose value to investors comes from par preservation and yield rather than leveraged upside on Bitcoin's price.
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Where did Saylor make the STRC announcement?
Michael Saylor made the announcement on May 6, 2026, at the Consensus 2026 conference in Miami.
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