Strategy Lifts STRC Dividend to 11.5% as MSTR Extends Monthly Losing Streak to 8

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What to know:

  • Strategy raised the dividend on its perpetual preferred stock, STRC, by 25 basis points to 11.50%.
  • The company’s common stock, MSTR, fell 14% in February, marking its eighth consecutive monthly decline.

Ah, Strategy, that all-knowing titan of bitcoin treasury management, has once again raised the dividend on its STRC (“Stretch”) preferred series. Because why wouldn’t you raise dividends when everything else is plummeting, right?

Under the watchful eye of Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (who’s probably plotting world domination from his gilded office), the firm graciously increased the annualized payout by 25 basis points to a staggering 11.5%. Truly a number that would make your savings account weep with envy.

While STRC has been holding steady as a well-behaved, obedient asset – trading within a narrow range near $100 – its common stock, MSTR, has been playing a sadder game. MSTR closed out February with its eighth consecutive monthly decline, sinking a meaty 14%, all while bitcoin (ever the drama queen) dropped nearly 20%. Truly, it’s the stuff of Wall Street soap operas.

Stretch is meant for steady income

Strategy kindly describes STRC as a “short-duration, high-yield savings account.” Because who wouldn’t want a perpetual preferred stock that feels like a savings account, but with 25% more excitement? The latest dividend increase is the seventh of its kind since STRC began trading in July 2025, showing that, unlike some of their other investments, STRC is doing more than just flopping around in the ether.

With its monthly cash distributions, STRC keeps the dream alive by trying to stay close to its $100 par value and, most importantly, limiting price volatility – because who wants a rollercoaster when you could have a smooth, well-bolstered ride to the bank? STRC closed at $100 on Friday, but oh, it had its moments during February’s crypto bloodbath, dipping below that mark and forcing the firm to step in and boost the payout. Nice save, Strategy. Nice save.

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2026-03-01 19:07