Vanguard, one of the world’s leading asset executives, has a total portfolio size of 10 trillion dollars and Bitcoin in crypto asset circles 
$121,394.05 ETFs are known for limiting access. However, according to the latest developments, Vanguard rose to the largest corporate shareholder in Strategy, a technology company, which is largely based on the creation of Bitcoin reserves.
Vanguard and Crypto Coins
According to Bloomberg’s data, Vanguard now has more than 20 million shares in Strategy, which corresponds to more than 8 %of the company’s total shares. Vanguard’s total shares in this company is about $ 9.26 billion. With this development, Vanguard left behind Capital Group, the largest institutional investor.
Vanguard’s shareholder position in Strategy is due to the fact that the index funds it managed is strategically involved in its portfolio rather than a direct investment decision. The company’s Total Stock Market Index Fund, Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund and Vanguard Growth Growth ETF funds automatically contain Strategy shares in their portfolios.
Of course, Vanguard is an asset management company and holds them on behalf of its customers. What is interesting here will receive the intense of the customers of the 10 trillion -dollar movement, who do not sympathize with crypto currencies and say that they will not recommend ETFs to their customers. In other words, Vanguard says “I am against”. Through Vanguard.
These funds follow the composition of large stock market indices and include all companies that meet certain criteria in their portfolios. In other words, companies like Strategy automatically enter Vanguard funds when they are involved in the index. Therefore, Vanguard’s exposure to Strategy emerges with automatic portfolio sharing, not with a preferred strategy ”.
Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas evaluated this situation as follows:
“God seems to have a sense of humor… Vanguard has chosen this life. When you manage an index fund, you have to keep the shares that you don’t like or not approve (crypto currency).”
Matthew Sigel, Head of Vanck Digital Asset Research, made a critical assessment on the subject:
“It is not a strategy to be indexed to something you clearly mocked.”
Strategy (MSTR) and Vanguard
Strategy has positioned itself as a Bitcoin investment tool in recent years under the leadership of Michael Saylor, Chairman of the Board of Directors. From 2020 onwards, more than 600,000 Bitcoin has been accumulated in the company. Their current value is about 72 billion dollars. Strategy shares offered Bitcoin an indirect access to Bitcoin for investors, especially before the directly released Bitcoin ETFs in the USA. As the deputy Bitcoin ETF, the Spot in January 2024 was very popular until the BTC ETF approval. Now he sees a relevance because it brings some kind of leveraged earnings.
Vanguard has long been continuing a distant attitude towards crypto assets. The company does not offer its customers access to Spot Bitcoin ETFs. In contrast, competitors like Blackrock on the market have achieved high interest and volume with funds like Bitcoin Trust. After Salim Ramji, the new CEO of Vanguard, took office, there was no change in the position of the company. Ramji made the following assessment as a manager:
“I think it is important that companies are consistent with what they defend and offer with the product they offer.”
The fact that Vanguard has the highest corporate share in Bitcoin -oriented companies with passive fund management shows that index -based investment models in the industry can lead to various surprise results. In this process, investors and sector professionals continue to closely follow both the corporate shareholder structure and the replacement of digital assets. Developments in Bitcoin and its dependent companies are an example for automatic results of passive investment strategies.
Responsibility Rejection: The information contained in this article does not contain investment advice. Investors should be aware that crypto currencies carry high volatility and thus risk and carry out their operations in line with their own research.
