More precisely : MSCI has determined at this time not to implement the proposal to exclude digital asset treasury companies (“DATCOs”) from the MSCI Global Investable Market Indexes (“MSCI Indexes”) as part of the February 2026 Index Review.
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Please ELI15?
Edit:
Great news!
MSCI decided today NOT to remove MicroStrategy (MSTR) from its equity indexes.
This means all MSCI‑tracking index funds will continue holding MSTR, avoiding the billions in forced selling that analysts had warned about. This is a major stabilizing outcome for the stock.
Below is the updated, clean explanation with today’s outcome incorporated.
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🟢 MSCI’s Decision Today: MSTR Stays IN the Indexes
MSCI completed its January review and chose not to exclude MicroStrategy from the MSCI USA and related indexes.
This reverses months of market anxiety driven by JPMorgan’s warnings that MSTR could be removed due to its extreme Bitcoin exposure.
✔ What this means immediately
– No forced selling by MSCI‑tracking index funds
– No $2.8B–$8.8B outflows that analysts had projected if removed
– MSTR remains part of major U.S. equity benchmarks
– Short‑term price pressure is reduced, and liquidity remains intact
This is effectively a bullish structural outcome for MSTR.
—
🧭 Quick Refresher: What MSCI Is
MSCI (Morgan Stanley Capital International) creates global stock indexes used by:
– ETFs
– Pension funds
– Mutual funds
– Hedge funds
These indexes represent trillions of dollars, so inclusion/exclusion has massive effects.
—
🔗 Relationship Between MSCI and MSTR (Updated With Today’s Decision)
1️⃣ Why MSCI was reviewing MSTR
Analysts warned that MSTR behaves more like a Bitcoin holding vehicle than a software company.
MSCI was evaluating whether such companies still qualify for equity indexes.
2️⃣ Why staying IN matters
If MSCI had removed MSTR:
– Index funds would have been forced to sell billions in shares
– Liquidity would drop
– Volatility would spike
– Raising capital would become harder
Today’s decision avoids all of that.
3️⃣ Market impact
This decision:
– Removes a major structural risk
– Validates MSTR’s continued classification as an equity
– Keeps passive inflows intact
—
📊 Summary Table (Updated)
| Topic | Before Today | After Today |
|——-|————–|————-|
| MSCI review | High risk of removal | Decision: NOT removed |
| Forced selling risk | $2.8B–$8.8B projected outflows | Zero |
| Index inclusion | Uncertain | Confirmed |
| Market impact | Potential sharp drop | Stabilizing / supportive |
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Looking at the source they will probably exclude it at a later date since a company like strategy doesn’t quite fit with the index.
But good news for now and we will see what the future brings.
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This is huge news I think, and while I lost a bit on my IBIT short expecting the decision to go the other way, I actually believe this may be the right decision.
At the end of the day if they did exempt DATs from exclusively their products, while some may commend the choice and “taking a stand” against crypto adoption, the only real outcome from exempting would be that crypto customers go elsewhere.
The crypto space currently is to large for one company’s decisions to drastically impact the price like I had previously thought, and Morgan Stanley concurrently starting their own bitcoin trust news coming out in tandem just feels like a double gut punch against my call that bitcoin was going down.
My experiment in shorting bitcoin after it already had its large crash failed, and I will accept my defeat by allocating a small amount of money in crypto just as a reminder that personal conviction can’t dictate the market and to invest less emotionally.
And maybe it’ll be worth alot more one day along the way lol
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Thanks. Explains the post close rip.
Source: https://app2.msci.com/webapp/index_ann/DocGet?format=html&lang=en&pub_key=DD3Olh5uInk%3D
More precisely : MSCI has determined at this time not to implement the proposal to exclude digital asset treasury companies (“DATCOs”) from the MSCI Global Investable Market Indexes (“MSCI Indexes”) as part of the February 2026 Index Review.
Please ELI15?
Edit:
Great news!
MSCI decided today NOT to remove MicroStrategy (MSTR) from its equity indexes.
This means all MSCI‑tracking index funds will continue holding MSTR, avoiding the billions in forced selling that analysts had warned about. This is a major stabilizing outcome for the stock.
Below is the updated, clean explanation with today’s outcome incorporated.
—
🟢 MSCI’s Decision Today: MSTR Stays IN the Indexes
MSCI completed its January review and chose not to exclude MicroStrategy from the MSCI USA and related indexes.
This reverses months of market anxiety driven by JPMorgan’s warnings that MSTR could be removed due to its extreme Bitcoin exposure.
✔ What this means immediately
– No forced selling by MSCI‑tracking index funds
– No $2.8B–$8.8B outflows that analysts had projected if removed
– MSTR remains part of major U.S. equity benchmarks
– Short‑term price pressure is reduced, and liquidity remains intact
This is effectively a bullish structural outcome for MSTR.
—
🧭 Quick Refresher: What MSCI Is
MSCI (Morgan Stanley Capital International) creates global stock indexes used by:
– ETFs
– Pension funds
– Mutual funds
– Hedge funds
These indexes represent trillions of dollars, so inclusion/exclusion has massive effects.
—
🔗 Relationship Between MSCI and MSTR (Updated With Today’s Decision)
1️⃣ Why MSCI was reviewing MSTR
Analysts warned that MSTR behaves more like a Bitcoin holding vehicle than a software company.
MSCI was evaluating whether such companies still qualify for equity indexes.
2️⃣ Why staying IN matters
If MSCI had removed MSTR:
– Index funds would have been forced to sell billions in shares
– Liquidity would drop
– Volatility would spike
– Raising capital would become harder
Today’s decision avoids all of that.
3️⃣ Market impact
This decision:
– Removes a major structural risk
– Validates MSTR’s continued classification as an equity
– Keeps passive inflows intact
—
📊 Summary Table (Updated)
| Topic | Before Today | After Today |
|——-|————–|————-|
| MSCI review | High risk of removal | Decision: NOT removed |
| Forced selling risk | $2.8B–$8.8B projected outflows | Zero |
| Index inclusion | Uncertain | Confirmed |
| Market impact | Potential sharp drop | Stabilizing / supportive |
Looking at the source they will probably exclude it at a later date since a company like strategy doesn’t quite fit with the index.
But good news for now and we will see what the future brings.
This is huge news I think, and while I lost a bit on my IBIT short expecting the decision to go the other way, I actually believe this may be the right decision.
At the end of the day if they did exempt DATs from exclusively their products, while some may commend the choice and “taking a stand” against crypto adoption, the only real outcome from exempting would be that crypto customers go elsewhere.
The crypto space currently is to large for one company’s decisions to drastically impact the price like I had previously thought, and Morgan Stanley concurrently starting their own bitcoin trust news coming out in tandem just feels like a double gut punch against my call that bitcoin was going down.
My experiment in shorting bitcoin after it already had its large crash failed, and I will accept my defeat by allocating a small amount of money in crypto just as a reminder that personal conviction can’t dictate the market and to invest less emotionally.
And maybe it’ll be worth alot more one day along the way lol
Niceeeeee
let btc eat the stock market nomnomnom