12 US states hold a total of $330M stake in Saylor’s Strategy: Analyst

From cointelegraph by Martin Young

Twelve states in North America have reported holding Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, stock in their state pension funds or treasury as of the end of 2024, totaling $330 million. 

Retirement funds and treasuries in California, Florida, Wisconsin, and North Carolina have the most exposure to Strategy,  observed  Bitcoin analyst Julian Fahrer on Feb. 17. 

California’s teacher retirement fund has the largest holdings in  Michael Saylor’s  business intelligence software firm, with 285,785 shares worth around $83 million at the time of the Form 13F  filing  with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Feb. 14. 

California’s State Teachers Retirement System fund, which totals $69 billion in various stocks, also holds Coinbase (COIN), with 306,215 shares worth $76 million at the time of filing. 

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System is also heavy on Strategy stock, with 264,713 shares worth around $76 million, and it also has $79 million worth of Coinbase stock. The state retirement fund  holds  around $149 billion in investments. 

Strategy is the world’s largest corporate holder of Bitcoin 

BTC$95,557, with 478,740 coins worth around $46 billion at current prices. Holding its stock provides a way of gaining exposure to the asset by proxy. 

The firm’s most  recent acquisition  was 7,633 BTC at the price of $97,255 per coin between Feb. 3 and Feb. 9. 

California State Teachers Retirement System MSTR Holdings. Source: SEC

The State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System fund  holds  160,470 Strategy shares worth $46 million, while the State of Wisconsin Investment Board  holds  100,957 shares worth around $29 million at the time of filing. 

The Treasurer of the State of North Carolina  has  $22 million worth of MSTR, while New Jersey’s Police and Firemen’s Retirement System and Common Pension Fund hold $26 million worth between them.

Other states holding Strategy stock in their public funds include Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Texas and Utah, according to Fahrer.

US state MSTR holdings. Source:  Julian Fahrer

The business intelligence firm and Bitcoin treasury company  rebranded  to Strategy and adopted a Bitcoin-themed visual marketing scheme on Feb. 5. 

MSTR stock has gained 16.5% since the beginning of 2025 and has risen a whopping 383% since the same time in 2024, outperforming the broader crypto market, which has only made 62% over the past 12 months.