Key takeawaysVanguard's Total Stock Market Index Fund (VTSAX) added 269,200 shares of Strive Inc. (Nasdaq: ASST), bringing its total VTSAX position to approximately 1.98 million shares worth roughly $23.7 million at the time of the BitcoinTreasuries.NET report, per BitcoinTreasuries.NET data. Every future Strive equity raise to buy more BTC forces additional index fund accumulation, making the flywheel self-reinforcing regardless of Vanguard's views. Vanguard's VTSAX added 269,200 shares of Strive Inc. (Nasdaq: ASST) to its holdings, lifting its total position in the Bitcoin treasury company to approximately 1.98 million shares valued at roughly $23.7 million at the time of the BitcoinTreasuries.NET report, according to BitcoinTreasuries.NET data. Joe Burnett, Vice President of Bitcoin Strategy at Strive, captured the dynamic on X: "The world is beginning to own Bitcoin and not even know it." When Strive completed its acquisition of Semler Scientific on January 16, 2026, becoming what it describes as the first publicly traded asset management Bitcoin treasury company, it entered the passive index universe.