MetaPlanet has outperformed MicroStrategy by 317% this year
Japanese MicroStrategy rival MetaPlanet has outperformed Michael Saylor’s bitcoin (BTC) acquisition company by 317% year-to-date. Since January 1, 2025, MicroStrategy has rallied 27% while MetaPlanet has surged 430%. Assuming an equal $1,000 investment in both companies at the start of the year, the MetaPlanet position would be 317% larger today: $5,300 versus the $1,270 MicroStrategy position. Although both companies have announced plans to pay dividends to preferred shareholders, neither pays them to common shareholders. Comparing performance based on stock prices alone is, therefore, appropriate. Year to date, MicroStrategy has increased its BTC holdings 33% from 446,400 to today’s 592,100. Starting with a far smaller treasury, MetaPlanet made notable strides to catch up. In 2025, MetaPlanet rapidly increased its BTC holdings by 467% from 1,761 to today’s 10,000 . Historically, MetaPlanet benefited from a unique position in capital markets, long enjoying a near-...