Just-In: Michael Saylor Spotlights $3.6B Bitcoin Gain For Strategy In April

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Michael Saylor Strategy Bitcoin

Highlights

  • Michael Saylor disclosed that Strategy's BTC Gain has hit $3.6 billion in April.
  • The company recently bought over $2.5 billion in Bitcoin.
  • Meanwhile, Vanguard and Capital Group have increased their exposure to the MSTR stock.

Bitcoin treasury company Strategy has been reporting a steep increase in BTC profit for April 2026. Executive Chairman Michael Saylor has reported that the company has been making a 6.2% yield on Bitcoin during the first three weeks of the month.

Michael Saylor Reveals Over $3 Billion Bitcoin Gain In April

According to Michael Saylor’s X post, the profit translates into 47,079 BTC. It would be approximately $3.6 billion in terms of current market values.

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Strategy’s BTC Gain data. Source: Michael Saylor | X

Further, Saylor explained how the Strategy’s BTC Gain indicator works. He wrote, “BTC Gain is the nearest equivalent to Net Income on the Bitcoin Standard.” It shows how the company measures profitability based on its approach of focusing on Bitcoin.

The update comes after a huge acquisition. The company announced on April 20 that it had acquired 34,164 BTC at a total cost of $2.54 billion. The average cost of acquisition stood at $74,395 per Bitcoin.

As of April 19, 2026, Strategy reported holding 815,061 BTC. The reserve is estimated to be worth about $61.56 billion at the time of disclosure. The average acquisition cost of the total holding is $75,527 per Bitcoin, which is its breakeven point.

The most recent addition has made Michael Saylor’s Strategy the leader in terms of the total amount of Bitcoin held as it surpassed BlackRock. According to the iShares Bitcoin Trust data, the asset manager has 806,178 BTC in its IBIT ETF.

In addition, the company released strong performance metrics that show continuous growth in 2026. The company announced a 9.5% year-to-date yield on Bitcoin.

Stakeholders Increase MSTR Stock Holdings

In the meantime, the institutional interest in Strategy’s MSTR stock has been growing. Capital Group, acting on its fund American Funds Fundamental Investors (ANCFX), announced another acquisition of 4.32 million Strategy shares worth $747 million. This adds up to its total holdings of 10.33 million shares, which are estimated at about $1.78 billion.

Earlier, Vanguard Group, which boasts over $12 trillion in AUM, also bought more MSTR shares. It added $195 million worth of Strategy stock to its Mid-Cap Value ETF (VOE).

Meanwhile, CoinGape’s MSTR stock analysis shows that it could hit $200 as it continues buying BTC.

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