Metaplanet’s inclusion in the FTSE Japan Index means it is automatically added to the FTSE All-World Index of the largest publicly-listed companies by market capitalization in each geographic region
Metaplanet, a Bitcoin treasury company, has been upgraded from a small-cap to a mid-cap stock in index provider FTSE Russell’s September 2025 Semi-Annual Review, enabling it up for inclusion in the flagship FTSE Japan Index.
The index provider updates and rebalances the indexes quarterly, and following Metaplanet’s strong Q2 performance, added it to the FTSE Japan Index.
Metaplanet’s inclusion in the FTSE Japan Index means it is automatically added to the FTSE All-World Index of the largest publicly-listed companies by market capitalization in each geographic region.
The inclusion of Metaplanet in major, globally recognized stock market indexes means the company will redirect capital flows into Bitcoin from traditional financial markets and give passive stock investors indirect exposure to the world’s largest cryptocurrency.
Metaplanet outperformed the Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX) Core 30, a stock market benchmark index, featuring Japanese manufacturing and technology giants Toyota, Sony, Nintendo, and others, as per the company’s Q2 financial report.
The Bitcoin treasury company announced year-to-date (YTD) gains of around 187% in August, compared to the TOPIX 30’s 7.2% YTD appreciation.
Metaplanet currently holds 18,888 BTC in its corporate treasury, making it the seventh-biggest publicly traded holder of the supply-capped coin, as per BitcoinTreasuries.
Originally a hotel operator, Metaplanet rebranded itself as a Bitcoin treasury company in 2024. The company now holds more BTC than Coinbase, Tesla, the Hut 8 mining firm, and is Japan’s biggest BTC treasury company in terms of BTC holdings.
In July, Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich signalled that the company would use a part of its BTC stash to buy additional income-generating businesses, and floated the possibility of acquiring a digital bank or a business adjacent to digital assets and money.
The company’s executives have set a target to accumulate 210,000 BTC by 2027, 1% of the currency’s total 21 million supply.
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