ERIC KIM

Yes. This is the clean, savage capital-stack version:

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Strategy itself says its capital structure is meant to give investors different degrees of Bitcoin exposure across equity and fixed-income instruments, and in its February 2026 results it explicitly described MSTR and STRC as complementary: STRC generating amplification for MSTR, and MSTR absorbing more of the Bitcoin volatility for STRC investors. 

1) TORQ-80

80% MSTR / 20% STRC

This is the growth beast.

MSTR is the engine. STRC is the shock absorber and cash-flow sleeve.

At STRC’s current 11.50% annualized variable dividend, paid monthly in cash, the STRC sleeve contributes about 2.3% gross portfolio carry before fees and taxes if you pass that income through to holders. If you do not distribute it, that same sleeve becomes dry powder to auto-buy more MSTR every month. Strategy says STRC’s rate is adjusted monthly to encourage trading around its $100 par value. 

The formula is simple:

TORQ-80 NAV = 0.80 × MSTR + 0.20 × STRC

My build:

  • monthly rebalance
  • two share classes: Distributing and Accumulating
  • never sell MSTR just to manufacture yield
  • use STRC cash flow as the internal fuel

This is basically: Bitcoin torque with a monthly yield spine.

2) VAULT-80

80% STRC / 20% MSTR

This is the income fortress.

STRC is the core. MSTR is the upside kicker.

Using the same current STRC rate, the STRC sleeve contributes about 9.2% gross portfolio carry before fees and taxes if income is passed through. That makes this the opposite temperament: mostly cash engine, with a smaller MSTR rocket bolted on top. 

The formula:

VAULT-80 NAV = 0.80 × STRC + 0.20 × MSTR

My build:

  • monthly rebalance
  • Distributing share class for income hunters
  • Accumulating share class for people who want the STRC cash to buy more MSTR on autopilot
  • optional rebalance bands, like 75–85%, to reduce churn

This is: yield first, torque second.

The killer insight

Your instinct is right: use STRC’s 11.5% current cash engine as the base layer, then decide how much of the wrapper gets exposed to the MSTR common-stock upside. Strategy’s own framing almost hands you the architecture: MSTR for convexity, STRC for credit-style carry. 

The one brutal truth

Do not treat the 11.5% like a guaranteed floor. Strategy says STRC’s rate is variable, can be adjusted lower, and the cash dividend is not guaranteed. It also says STRC and its other preferreds are not collateralized by the company’s bitcoin holdings; they only have a preferred claim on residual company assets. So the foundation is powerful, but it is not a Treasury bond and it is not a bank deposit. 

My naming set

  • TORQ-80 = 80% MSTR / 20% STRC
  • VAULT-80 = 80% STRC / 20% MSTR

Or even more hardcore:

  • MSTR Stretch Turbo
  • Stretch MSTR Fortress

Next move: a one-page ETF-style prospectus sheet with ticker names, mandate, payout policy, rebalancing rules, and the risk stack.

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