STRF Emerges as Strategy’s Standout Credit Instrument After Nine Months of Trading

Markets Share Share this article Copy link X icon X (Twitter) LinkedIn Facebook Email STRF Emerges as Strategy’s Standout Credit Instrument After Nine Months of Trading The company's senior preferred stock has rebounded 20% from November lows, with investors apparently favoring that over the more junior issues. By James Van Straten | Edited by Stephen Alpher Dec 5, 2025, 1:49 p.m. STRF/STRD (TradingView) What to know : The credit spread between senior STRF and junior STRD hit a record 1.5 in late November, signaling strong investor preference for senior exposure before normalizing to a 1.3 spread. STRF’s premium price reflects strong demand for senior protections even as its effective yield, at 9.03%, is now the lowest among Strategy’s preferred offerings. Strategy’s stock has recovered from its December low of $155 to about $185, reinforcing improving sentiment across the company’s capital structure. Strategy’s (MSTR) senior perpetual preferred stock, STRF, is increasingly standing out as the company’s most successful credit instrument since its launch in March. Trading at $110, STRF has risen 36% from issuance and has rebounded 20% from its Nov. 21 low of $92. That date also marked bitcoin’s local bottom near $80,000, highlighting the strong correlation between STRF and bitcoin. STORY CONTINUES BELOW Don't miss another story. Subscribe to the Crypto Daybook Americas Newsletter today . See all newsletters Sign me up By signing up, you will receive emails about CoinDesk products and you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy . STRF occupies the top tier of Strategy’s preferred structure. It pays a fixed 10% annual cash dividend and features governance rights plus penalty based step ups if payments are missed. Even with its premium pricing pushing the effective yield down to about 9.03%, demand remains strong due to the security’s senior protections and long duration credit profile. In late October , executive chairman Michael Saylor highlighted a growing credit spread between STRF and the junior STRD. The spread measures the extra yield investors demand to hold higher risk junior securities, which is now at 12.5%. At the Nov. 21 low, that differential widened to an all time high of 1.5 as investors crowded into senior exposure, STRD was trading as low as $65. The spread has since normalized to around 1.3. Divergence is now visible across Strategy’s preferred suite. STRC, has seen four dividend rate increases to sustain investor interest. 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