All eyes on Strategy's June 30 ex-dividend date and monthly STRC dividend rate reset

Markets All eyes on Strategy's June 30 ex-dividend date and monthly STRC dividend rate reset Investors are watching the preferred stock's ex-dividend date and monthly dividend rate reset closely. By James Van Straten | Edited by Oliver Knight Jun 26, 2026, 10:28 a.m. 2 min read Make preferred on Share Share this article Copy link X icon X (Twitter) LinkedIn Facebook Email Make preferred on Summary Show Strategy's STRC preferred stock is trading around $73, roughly 27% below its $100 par value, as investors focus on two key events tied to June 30. The ex-dividend date lands on June 30, with eligible holders receiving a $0.48 per share payment on July 15 — but at less than 0.7% of the stock price, it's unlikely to move the needle. The bigger watch item is the monthly dividend rate reset: with STRC's effective yield now near 15%, investors are expecting Strategy to raise the rate from 11.50% to at least 12% or 12.50%. Strategy's (MSTR) perpetual preferred stock, STRC, is down 3% during Friday's pre-market and is trading below $73 around 27% below its $100 par value, as investors focus on June 30, a date that brings two important events. First, June 30 is the ex-dividend date. Investors who own shares before the ex-dividend date will receive the next payment, while buyers on or after June 30 will not. The date also serves as the record date, when Strategy shareholders qualify for the distribution. Eligible investors will receive STRC's first semi-monthly dividend of $0.48 per share on July 15. Normally, a stock declines by roughly the amount of its dividend when it begins trading ex-dividend. For STRC, a $0.48 adjustment on a $73 stock represents less than 0.7%, during a time when STRC is falling as much as 2-3% a day. So the ex-dividend date in theory should not be a huge catalyst for further downside in the STRC price. The bigger catalyst is Strategy's monthly dividend rate reset. STRC is a perpetual preferred stock, meaning it has no maturity date and pays a dividend that can be reset periodically. Strategy has maintained the dividend rate at 11.50% for four consecutive months despite STRC trading well below par. With a one month volume weighted average price (VWAP) of $91.46 and shares now at $73, the stock's effective yield, the annual dividend relative to its current market price, has climbed to roughly 15%. That suggests investors are demanding a much higher return than the current rate reflects, making a modest increase to at least 12% or 12.50% is expected. For STRC holders, a sustained recovery toward par is more likely to depend on Bitcoin than on a small dividend adjustment. MSTR common stock is trading around $85, more than 84% below its November 2024 all time high, which is putting further pressure on Strategy's Bitcoin leveraged capital structure. Bitcoin News Latest Crypto News 1 Binance tells EU users it will no longer provide services after failing to secure MiCA license 11 minutes ago 2 Ethereum treasury firm Sharplink takes in ether for the first time in eight months 43 minutes ago 3 Japanese financial services giant SBI Holdings to buy Bitbank for $289 million 1 hour ago 4 Grant Cardone says he will keep buying bitcoin using real estate cash flows 2 hours ago 5 Too big to fail: Strategy’s $13 billion bitcoin paper loss alone dwarfs hundreds of prominent tokens 3 hours ago 6 Ether, XRP and dogecoin lead a broad crypto selloff as tech stocks tumble 4 hours ago 7 Live markets: Bitcoin rebounds to nearly $60,000. Kospi, Nikkei sink 5 hours ago 8 Asset management giant Invesco files for tokenized fund targeting stablecoin reserve market 13 hours ago 9 Coinbase's Base blockchain resumes after two-hour outage disrupted network 15 hours ago 10 Strategy's yield-generating STRC stock is more correlated with BTC than ever 16 hours ago Latest Research Equities on Crypto Rails: A Platform Comparison Equities on Crypto Rails: A Platform Comparison US equities on crypto rails: access is easy, on-chain composability is the real test. Only Binance and Backpack deliver both - and only Binance at scale. By CoinDesk Research 43 minutes ago US equities on crypto rails: access is easy, on-chain composability is the real test. Only Binance and Backpack deliver both - and only Binance at scale. Why it matters : US equities on crypto rails: access is easy, on-chain composability is the real test. Only Binance and Backpack deliver both - and only Binance at scale. View Full Report More From Markets Ethereum treasury firm Sharplink takes in ether for the first time in eight months Too big to fail: Strategy’s $13 billion bitcoin paper loss alone dwarfs hundreds of prominent tokens Ether, XRP and dogecoin lead a broad crypto selloff as tech stocks tumble