Strategy repurchased 1,420,467 shares of its Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock (STRC) for an aggregate $139.3 million between September 8 and September 13, 2026, even a
Strategy repurchased 1,420,467 shares of its Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock (STRC) for an aggregate $139.3 million between September 8 and September 13, 2026, even as the firm reported no bitcoin purchases or sales for the second consecutive disclosed reporting window, leaving its treasury position unchanged at 845,050 BTC.
The repurchase was disclosed in a Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 14, 2026, confirming that Strategy funded the entire $139.3 million buyback using USD cash. The transaction covered six days of open-market activity and reduced the outstanding STRC share count by more than 1.4 million units. For related coverage, see BASIS.pro Expands On-Chain Infrastructure with XDC Network Partnership and Zypher DAO as Auto Earn Goes Live.
Latest STRC repurchase $139.3 million 1,420,467 STRC shares repurchased, September 8–13, 2026.As of September 13, 2026, Strategy reported $1.05 billion of aggregate purchase capacity remaining under its digital credit securities repurchase program, alongside a separate $1.0 billion authorization for MSTR common stock repurchases, per the filing. The board had previously expanded the digital credit securities authorization from $1.0 billion to $2.0 billion in the preceding reporting cycle.
Strategy reported zero bitcoin purchases or sales during September 8 through September 13, 2026. The preceding Form 8-K, covering August 31 through September 7 and filed with the SEC on September 8, 2026, also showed no bitcoin transactions, establishing two consecutive disclosed windows in which the firm's bitcoin treasury position was unchanged.
Strategy's bitcoin holdings stood at 845,050 BTC as of September 13, 2026, acquired for an aggregate $63.73 billion at an average purchase price of roughly $75,412 per coin, inclusive of fees and expenses, per the September 14 filing. The two-week pause represents a reported absence of bitcoin acquisition activity; it does not indicate any change to existing holdings or to the firm's stated bitcoin treasury strategy.
Bitcoin holdings remained unchanged 845,050 BTC Reported holdings as of September 13, 2026; no bitcoin was purchased or sold in the reporting period.The $139.3 million STRC repurchase and the preceding week's $176.3 million buyback of 1,810,885 shares represent a combined $315.6 million deployed into preferred stock retirement across two consecutive reporting windows, while bitcoin acquisition activity remained at zero in both periods. That capital-allocation sequence, drawn from the two adjacent SEC disclosures, signals that Strategy is actively managing its preferred equity structure independently of its bitcoin treasury program. Legislative momentum around the U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act adds broader context to how large institutional holders time and prioritize capital deployment across competing asset classes.
Strategy had $1.30 billion in USD cash as of September 13, 2026, per the filing, providing the liquidity base from which the STRC repurchases were funded. A buyback of preferred stock at scale can reduce dividend obligations and simplify the capital structure, though the precise economic effect depends on the terms of STRC and the price at which shares were retired, neither of which were detailed beyond the aggregate figures in the current disclosure.
A $139.3 million open-market repurchase reduces the total float of STRC shares, which may affect the instrument's liquidity profile and market pricing, depending on how the remaining supply is distributed. Any benefit to remaining holders is conditional on the specific terms of the Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock, which govern dividend rates, redemption rights, and conversion features, none of which were restated in the September 14 filing. As institutional crypto custody structures evolve, preferred instruments tied to bitcoin treasury companies are drawing increased scrutiny from capital-markets participants evaluating hybrid credit and crypto exposure.
The $2.0 billion total authorization for digital credit securities repurchases, with $1.05 billion remaining as of September 13, suggests the board has capacity to continue buybacks at a similar pace for multiple additional reporting windows, provided cash balances support continued activity at the $139 million to $176 million per-week range observed across these two filings. Investors should treat further buybacks as possible, not guaranteed, pending additional company disclosures.
The next Form 8-K filing from Strategy will confirm whether the bitcoin acquisition pause extended into a third reporting window or whether purchases resumed after September 13, 2026. A resumption would clarify whether the two-week gap reflected specific market or liquidity conditions, while continued inactivity would prompt broader analysis of whether the firm's near-term capital allocation has shifted toward preferred equity management. Firms experimenting with bitcoin-collateralized treasury structures are watching whether Strategy's sequencing influences peer corporate treasury decisions.
On the STRC side, the key metric to monitor is how quickly the remaining $1.05 billion in repurchase authorization is deployed, and whether the board signals any further expansion beyond the current $2.0 billion ceiling. Any company statement explaining the reasoning behind prioritizing STRC retirement over bitcoin acquisition in recent weeks would provide context that the current SEC filings do not supply. Regulatory scrutiny of bitcoin on-chain valuation methodologies may also factor into how institutional holders like Strategy communicate treasury positions going forward.
Strategy repurchased shares of its Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock, designated STRC, between September 8 and September 13, 2026, according to a Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 14, 2026.
Strategy repurchased 1,420,467 STRC shares for an aggregate purchase price of $139.3 million, funded entirely with USD cash, per the September 14 SEC filing.
Strategy reported no bitcoin purchases or sales in two consecutive disclosed reporting periods: August 31 through September 7, and September 8 through September 13, 2026, per the preceding SEC filing and the September 14 disclosure. That covers at least two full weeks of reported inactivity.
The two filings confirm a pause in bitcoin purchase activity, not a reversal of the company's bitcoin treasury approach. Strategy's existing 845,050 BTC position was unchanged. The company has not issued a public statement explaining the pause, and further disclosure is needed to determine whether the absence of purchases reflects deliberate portfolio management, market timing, or other factors.
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