Vanguard ETF Reportedly Buys $7.5M in Metaplanet Shares

Vanguard ETF reportedly buys $7.5M in Metaplanet shares

Vanguard’s FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (VSS) has reportedly acquired 4.5 million shares in Japanese Bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet, with the position valued at approximately $7.5 million. According to an October 26 update from Bitcoin Treasuries, the purchase represents the…

Vanguard's small-cap ETF adds 4.5 million Metaplanet shares as Wall Street's Bitcoin exposure expands

Vanguard’s small-cap ETF has bought 4.5 million shares of Metaplanet, the Japanese company piling Bitcoin onto its balance sheet. The stake is worth about $7.5 million and marks the first disclosed Metaplanet purchase by the Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (VSS). Bitcoin Treasuries flagged the deal on X on October 26, setting off plenty...

Vanguard Gains Indirect Bitcoin Exposure via Metaplanet

Vanguard’s small-cap international ETF has disclosed its first position in Metaplanet. The stake comes from index tracking and does not represent a direct Vanguard bet on Bitcoin. Metaplanet’s enterprise value sits below the market value of its Bitcoin treasury. The company is financing share buybacks with a new zero-coupon convertible bond. Vanguard’s FTSE All-World ex-US [...]

Vanguard's $7.5M Metaplanet Stake Faces a Bitcoin Dilution Test Bitcoin News ETHNews

Vanguard’s VSS ETF reportedly holds 4.5 million Metaplanet shares worth $7.5 million, its first disclosed position in the Japanese Bitcoin treasury company. Metaplanet’s September figures imply approximately 132 BTC of proportional treasury exposure through those shares, based on its effective diluted share count. A 10% increase in diluted shares without additional Bitcoin would reduce that […]

Vanguard ETF Discloses 4.5 Million-Share Metaplanet Position

VSS first disclosed a purchase of 4.5 million shares, valued at $7.5 million.