MSCI to decide Strategy’s fate tomorrow morning: if it’s removed, MSTR shares—not BTC—will be sold first
MSCI is scheduled to announce the final list for its November index review at 17:00 ET on November 11 (around 6:00 a.m. Hong Kong time on November 12). Strategy (MSTR) is on the preliminary removal list. If its removal is confirmed, it will take effect at the close on November 30, and passive funds tracking MSCI indexes will have to sell MSTR shares around that time.
Who is affected: MSTR shareholders first. JPMorgan previously estimated that removal could trigger about $2.8 billion in passive selling, but that figure was based on MSCI’s earlier digital asset proposal, not the final rules. Strategy has disclosed that funds tracking MSCI indexes hold about 3.1% of its shares. As for the crypto market, the rules would only require funds to sell shares; there is no provision requiring Strategy to sell BTC. MSTR closed at $121.07 on November 10, down about 17% from October 28. BTC also weakened over the same period and is currently around $73,000–$74,000, but the fact that both fell does not mean one caused the other.
What to watch next: First, whether Strategy and Metaplanet remain on the final list; second, whether MSTR trading volume picks up around November 30 if it is removed; and third, whether Strategy changes the pace of its subsequent crypto purchases. Even if it stays this time, it will be screened again at every review under the new rules.
Do you think being kicked out of the MSCI index would affect the pace at which Strategy continues buying BTC?
This is not investment advice.
Sources: MSCI announcement dated 2026-10-15; coverage by Crypto Briefing, Bitcoin.com, and Stocktwits · 2026-11-11 around 20:40 HKT
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MSCI is scheduled to announce the final list for its November index review at 17:00 ET on November 11 (around 6:00 a.m. Hong Kong time on November 12). Strategy (MSTR) is on the preliminary removal list. If its removal is confirmed, it will take effect at the close on November 30, and passive funds tracking MSCI indexes will have to sell MSTR shares around that time.
Who is affected: MSTR shareholders first. JPMorgan previously estimated that removal could trigger about $2.8 billion in passive selling, but that figure was based on MSCI’s earlier digital asset proposal, not the final rules. Strategy has disclosed that funds tracking MSCI indexes hold about 3.1% of its shares. As for the crypto market, the rules would only require funds to sell shares; there is no provision requiring Strategy to sell BTC. MSTR closed at $121.07 on November 10, down about 17% from October 28. BTC also weakened over the same period and is currently around $73,000–$74,000, but the fact that both fell does not mean one caused the other.
What to watch next: First, whether Strategy and Metaplanet remain on the final list; second, whether MSTR trading volume picks up around November 30 if it is removed; and third, whether Strategy changes the pace of its subsequent crypto purchases. Even if it stays this time, it will be screened again at every review under the new rules.
Do you think being kicked out of the MSCI index would affect the pace at which Strategy continues buying BTC?
This is not investment advice.
Sources: MSCI announcement dated 2026-10-15; coverage by Crypto Briefing, Bitcoin.com, and Stocktwits · 2026-11-11 around 20:40 HKT
#MSCI #Strategy #比特币 #夯B媒体 $BTC
