Confirmed, with a viral twist: a Vanguard ETF disclosed Metaplanet shares. The coins still sit on Metaplanet’s balance sheet.

Bitcoin Treasuries reported on October 26 that Vanguard’s FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (VSS) disclosed 4.5 million Metaplanet shares, about $7.5 million, as a first holding. Watcher Guru amplified it as a $13.3 trillion manager “purchasing” Metaplanet.

Crypto.news matches the share count and dollar figure, and notes VSS tracks an international small-cap index. Index membership, not a discretionary bitcoin desk, is the mechanical reason a name like Metaplanet can appear. The same report says Metaplanet held 44,000 BTC as of September 30.

Other Vanguard products had already been reported with Metaplanet exposure. The new VSS line is small against an ETF with more than $11 billion in assets — roughly 0.07% of that fund if the $7.5 million figure holds.

The skeptical read: Vanguard still is not buying bitcoin for this product. Shareholders get Metaplanet’s equity risk, including dilution and index-rule risk, while Metaplanet keeps the private keys. A $7.5 million line item is a disclosure, not a conversion of Vanguard’s brand.

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