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Vanguard, one of the world\u2019s top asset managers, has become the largest institutional shareholder of Strategy<\/a>, which is widely seen as a proxy for Bitcoin<\/a>, despite previously labeling the crypto as speculative and lacking inherent value.<\/p>\n

According to Bloomberg News, Vanguard now owns more than 20 million shares of Strategy, representing nearly 8% of the company\u2019s Class A common stock.<\/p>\n

The investment positions Vanguard above Capital Group Cos. as the Bitcoin firm's largest shareholder, potentially cementing that lead in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n

The development comes as a striking contradiction to Vanguard\u2019s long-standing stance on digital assets<\/a>. Executives at the $10 trillion fund have repeatedly stated that Bitcoin is not \u201cappropriate\u201d for long-term investors, calling it an \u201cimmature asset class\u201d with \u201cno inherent economic value.\u201d<\/p>\n

They have also described crypto as more akin to speculation than investment, cautioning against its volatility and the risk it poses to portfolio stability.<\/p>\n

However, Vanguard has accumulated a significant stake in Strategy through its passive index investment strategies. Strategy has transformed itself from a business intelligence firm into one of the most prominent corporate holders of Bitcoin, now owning over 601,550 BTC<\/a> as of July 15.<\/p>\n

Industry analysts point to the unintended consequences of passive index investing, which may force firms like Vanguard to gain exposure to assets they openly criticize.<\/p>\n

Bloomberg noted that this irony highlights the broader tension between index-based strategies and the active ideological positions of asset managers.<\/p>\n

With nearly $9 billion in Strategy stock linked to index fund flows, some critics argued that the situation exposes a contradiction in traditional finance.<\/p>\n

Matthew Sigel, head of digital assets research at VanEck, called it \u201cinstitutional dementia\u201d in a social media post and criticized the firm for mocking Bitcoin publicly while simultaneously fueling exposure to it through indexing.<\/p>\n

The contradiction raises questions about whether institutional finance can continue to resist crypto on philosophical grounds while remaining beholden to automated investment mandates that tell a different story with capital allocation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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