MSCI plans to remove Strategy and other Bitcoin treasury companies from its global stock index. According to Gold财经, on October 16, Bitcoin News posted on X that MSCI is advancing a proposed approach to classify Michael Saylor’s Strategy, Japan’s Metaplanet, and other digital asset treasury companies as “non-operating” businesses, which could result in their exclusion from the MSCI Global Investable Market Index.
JPMorgan estimates that passive funds tracking the MSCI index may be forced to sell $2.8 billion worth of MSTR shares; if other index providers adopt similar rules, broader outflows could reach $8.8 billion. Strategy’s reverse analysis shows that funds tracking the MSCI index hold approximately 3.1% of its outstanding shares. The final decision is expected to be announced around October 16, with implementation potentially beginning on November 30.
MSCI Proposes Removing Companies with Bitcoin Holdings from Global Equity Index
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Bitcoin news broke on October 16, 2026, as MSCI proposed a new methodology to classify digital asset treasury companies such as MicroStrategy and Japan’s Metaplanet as non-operational, potentially removing them from the MSCI Global Investable Market Index. JPMorgan estimates passive funds may be forced to sell $2.8 billion in MSTR shares, with broader outflows reaching $8.8 billion if other index providers follow suit. The Fear & Greed Index may react sharply if the final decision, expected on October 16, is implemented, with changes taking effect on November 30.
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