Key Takeaways
- • Strategy sold 140,872 shares of Class A common stock (MSTR) for net proceeds of $22.0 million between October 12 and October 18, 2026, using the proceeds to buy bitcoin.
- • The company bought 267 bitcoin at an aggregate price of $22.1 million, an average of $82,900 per bitcoin, bringing total holdings to 848,517 bitcoin.
- • Strategy's board raised the authorized limit of its digital credit securities repurchase program from $2.0 billion to $3.0 billion; $1.16 billion remained available as of October 18.
- • The company repurchased 1,938,780 shares of STRC Stock for $193.1 million during the period, with no other share classes repurchased.
- • Total bitcoin cost basis stands at $64.02 billion, an average of $75,446 per bitcoin, with a USD Reserve balance of $4.83 billion as of October 18, 2026.
Summary
During the week, Strategy sold 140,872 shares of its Class A common stock, generating net proceeds of $22.0 million that were used to fund bitcoin purchases. No shares of its preferred stock series were sold during the period. As of October 18, 2026, remaining ATM capacity stood at $1.62 billion for STRF, $17.51 billion for STRC, $2.10 billion for STRK, $4.01 billion for an unnamed series, and $18.79 billion for MSTR common stock.
Strategy purchased 267 bitcoin during the period at an aggregate price of $22.1 million, or an average of $82,900 per bitcoin. As of October 18, 2026, the company held 848,517 bitcoin in total, acquired at an aggregate cost of $64.02 billion and an average purchase price of $75,446 per bitcoin.
On the capital return side, Strategy's board approved an increase in the authorized repurchase limit under its digital credit securities repurchase program from $2.0 billion to $3.0 billion. As of October 18, $1.16 billion remained available under that program. During the period, the company repurchased 1,938,780 shares of STRC Stock for $193.1 million and made no repurchases of other share classes. The STRC repurchases were funded with $193.1 million of USD Cash, while $45.5 million from the USD Reserve was used to pay preferred stock dividends. As of October 18, the USD Reserve balance stood at $4.83 billion and USD Cash totaled $447.3 million.
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