Vanguard's VSS takes a $7.5 million stake in Bitcoin holder Metaplanet

Vanguard’s small-cap ETF has bought 4.5 million shares of Metaplanet, the Japanese company piling Bitcoin onto its balance sheet. The stake is worth about $7.5 million and marks the first disclosed Metaplanet purchase by the Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (VSS). Bitcoin Treasuries flagged the deal on X on October 26, setting off plenty of chatter among crypto traders. Vanguard’s other funds already own millions of Metaplanet shares Recently, the Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund (VGTSX) increased its stake in Metaplanet to 15.64 million shares, which cost about $53.5 million. The Vanguard FTSE Japan ETF (VJPN) purchased its first shares last year, namely 704,500 shares, whose value was estimated to be about $2.1 million.

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