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Global Investment Giant Capital Group Reaches 5% Stake in Bitcoin Holder Metaplanet
Capital Group is also the second-largest shareholder in MicroStrategy, trailing only Michael Saylor.
What to know:
- Investment manager Capital Group, with $2.3 trillion in assets under management, has become a 5% shareholder in Metaplanet.
- The company is also the second largest shareholder in MicroStrategy after executive chairman Michael Saylor.
One of the largest investment companies in the world with more than $2.3 trillion in assets under management, Los Angeles-based Capital Group has become one of the biggest shareholders in Metaplanet.
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Based in Japan, Metaplanet was a hotel industry investor that's become notable over the past year for its bitcoin (BTC) treasury strategy modeled along the lines of Michael Saylor's MicroStrategy (MSTR). Capital Group's boosted stake was noted in an X post by Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovic.
Metaplanet holds 1,762 BTC and is the fifteenth-largest publicly traded company that holds bitcoin. Since they adopted a bitcoin treasury strategy in April 2024, their share price is up over 1,700%.
Capital Group is also the second largest shareholder of Bitcoin development company MicroStrategy (MSTR), owning 18.4 million shares, or more than an 8% stake in the company. Only founder and Executive Chairman Michael Saylor holds a larger stake. Other sizable investors include Vanguard Group, Morgan Stanley and Jane Street Group.
Read more: MicroStrategy Added 2,530 Bitcoin for $243M, Bringing Holdings to 450K BTC
James Van Straten
James Van Straten is a Senior Analyst at CoinDesk, specializing in Bitcoin and its interplay with the macroeconomic environment. Previously, James worked as a Research Analyst at Saidler & Co., a Swiss hedge fund, where he developed expertise in on-chain analytics. His work focuses on monitoring flows to analyze Bitcoin's role within the broader financial system.
In addition to his professional endeavors, James serves as an advisor to Coinsilium, a UK publicly traded company, where he provides guidance on their Bitcoin treasury strategy. He also holds investments in Bitcoin, MicroStrategy (MSTR), and Semler Scientific (SMLR).
