Strive, Inc. SEC Filings

Strive, Inc. reported that between August 10–14, 2026 it purchased 79 bitcoin at an average price of approximately $63,231 per bitcoin, inclusive of fees and expenses. As of August 14, 2026, Strive held 20,246 bitcoin, up from 20,167 a week earlier.

Cash and cash equivalents were $154.8 million (in thousands) as of August 14, 2026, compared with $154.9 million as of August 7, 2026. The fair value of Strive’s holdings of Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock of Strategy Inc. remained based on 505,000 shares and was $47.864 million. Class A common stock outstanding increased from 75,647,438 to 76,244,588 shares, while Class B common stock remained 9,792,535 shares; this resulted in Effective Common Shares Outstanding of 86,037,123. Assumed Fully Diluted Shares were 89,302,926, excluding 26,596,010 shares underlying traditional warrants. The number of Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock (“SATA Stock”) shares outstanding was unchanged at 7,829,502.

Strive, Inc. received an updated ownership report from several Citadel-related entities and Kenneth Griffin regarding Class A common stock. Based on a total of 73,961,105 Shares outstanding as of June 30, 2026 (including 1,796,296 Shares issuable upon warrant conversion), Kenneth Griffin may be deemed to beneficially own 5,584,997 Shares, or 7.6% of the class. Citadel Advisors LLC, Citadel Advisors Holdings LP and Citadel GP LLC may each be deemed to beneficially own 1,796,296 Shares (2.4%), while Citadel Securities LLC may be deemed to beneficially own 3,788,701 Shares (5.1%). All reporting persons report no sole voting or dispositive power and instead report shared voting and dispositive power over their respective holdings.

Strive, Inc. reported that its board of directors maintained the regular dividend rate on its Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock (SATA Stock) at 13.00% per annum, effective for periods commencing on or after September 1, 2026.

The board also declared daily cash dividends of $0.0516 per share of SATA Stock for each of the 21 business days from September 1, 2026 through September 30, 2026, totaling $1.0836 per share for the full monthly period, with each payment to stockholders of record on the immediately preceding business day. Strive states that it has no accumulated earnings and profits and does not expect to generate current earnings and profits in the current year or the foreseeable future, so a portion or all of these distributions may be treated as tax-deferred recovery of capital for U.S. investors and exempt from U.S. dividend withholding tax for non-U.S. investors.

Strive, Inc. received an amended ownership report from Jane Street entities regarding Class A common stock. Jane Street Group, LLC reported beneficial ownership of 4,401,526.57 shares, representing 6.0% of the Class A common stock, with shared voting and dispositive power over all of these shares and no sole voting or dispositive power.

The reported holdings include 1,555,555.57 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants held by Jane Street Global Trading, LLC. The ownership percentage is based on 73,420,364.57 shares outstanding, which reflects 71,864,809 shares outstanding as of June 29, 2026 plus the warrants held by Jane Street Global Trading, LLC.

Strive, Inc. reported sharply wider losses driven by its bitcoin-focused treasury strategy and rapid balance sheet expansion. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, the company recorded a net loss of $523.5 million, mainly from a $523.8 million net unrealized loss on digital assets, plus additional losses on preferred equity investments and debt extinguishment. After $39.7 million of preferred dividends, the net loss attributable to common stockholders was $563.2 million, or $8.22 per share.

Total assets rose to $1.38 billion from $745.5 million at year-end 2025, largely due to growth in digital assets, which reached $1.16 billion (about 19,864 bitcoin) and the Semler Scientific acquisition, which generated a $66.7 million bargain purchase gain. Strive also built a $702.4 million mezzanine preferred equity layer via its SATA Stock and raised substantial cash through at-the-market offerings: $306.2 million of Class A common equity and $356.7 million of SATA Stock in the first half.

Despite negative operating cash flow of $39.4 million, Strive ended the period with $145.5 million in cash and cash equivalents and no remaining convertible notes or Coinbase loan. Revenue grew to $5.7 million, including new medical device revenues following the Semler Scientific merger, though operating expenses increased significantly as the company scaled its asset management, medical device, and corporate bitcoin operations.

Sarkhani Arshia reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.

Strive, Inc. reported that Chief Marketing Officer and director Arshia Sarkhani received a grant of 9,191 Performance Stock Units (PSUs) on August 7, 2026. Each PSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of Class A common stock, depending on achieving predetermined levels of total shareholder return relative to the return of Bitcoin and the Russell 3000 over the three-year performance period from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028. The 9,191 PSUs represent a target amount, and the number of shares ultimately earned may range from 0% to 200% of this target.

Strive, Inc. reported second quarter 2026 results that highlight its pivot to a bitcoin-centric balance sheet alongside very large accounting losses driven by market volatility. For the three months ended June 30, 2026, total revenues were $2.9 million, primarily from investment advisory and medical device revenues, while GAAP net loss was $257.6 million, largely due to $228.0 million of net unrealized losses on digital assets and additional losses on preferred equity investments.

As of June 30, 2026, total assets were $1.38 billion, including $1.16 billion of digital assets measured at fair value. By August 7, 2026, the company had acquired 12,237 bitcoin year-to-date, achieved a reported Bitcoin Yield of 23.9% for the quarter and 37.7% for the first half, and held cash and cash equivalents of $154.9 million. Management states that all short- and long-term debt has been retired, leaving the company debt-free, and that 7.8 million shares of its SATA preferred stock were outstanding with a $783.0 million redemption value and liquidation preference as of June 30, 2026.

The SATA preferred began paying daily cash dividends on June 16, 2026 at a stated current annualized rate of 13.00%, and Strive has paid 44 consecutive dividends as of August 7, 2026. Net loss attributable to common stockholders for the quarter was $283.8 million, or $(3.77) per basic and diluted share, and non-GAAP adjusted net loss attributable to common stockholders was $275.0 million, or $(3.65) per diluted share, after excluding items such as share-based compensation, fair value changes on debt, transaction costs, and other investment losses.

Strive, Inc. reported recent treasury and capital structure activity. Between August 3 and August 7, 2026, the company purchased 147 bitcoin at an average price of approximately $64,812 per bitcoin, inclusive of fees and expenses.

As of August 7, 2026, cash and cash equivalents were $154,900 thousand, up from $151,300 thousand as of July 31, 2026. The fair value of the company’s holdings of Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock of Strategy Inc. was $47,980 thousand, compared with $45,177 thousand previously, with 505,000 STRC shares held on both dates. Bitcoin holdings increased from 20,020 to 20,167.

Class A common shares outstanding rose from 74,417,438 to 75,647,438, while Class B remained at 9,792,535, bringing Effective Common Shares Outstanding to 85,439,973. Assumed Fully Diluted Shares Outstanding increased to 88,705,776, reflecting more unvested employee stock awards. Shares underlying traditional warrants were 26,596,010, and outstanding Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock (SATA Stock) was 7,829,502.

Beirne Brian Logan reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.

Strive, Inc. reported that Chief Legal Officer Brian Logan Beirne received a grant of 87,535 Performance Stock Units (PSUs). Each PSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of Class A common stock based on total shareholder return versus Bitcoin and the Russell 3000 over a three-year period from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028. The 87,535 PSUs are a target amount, and the number ultimately earned may range from 0% to 200% of this target, depending on performance.