Schroders launches tokenized bond fund on Solana

Global asset manager Schroders, managing $1.1 trillion, launched its first tokenized fund on the Solana blockchain on November 4, 2026. Facilitated by Centrifuge, the Schroder International Selection Fund Emerging Market Bond strategy provides onchain exposure to actively managed sovereign, corporate, and local-currency debt. The deployment expands institutional tokenization beyond short-term Treasuries into higher-yield emerging market assets.

Schroders launches Solana bond fund

• ▪Schroders' tokenized fund on Solana is structured around the Schroder International Selection Fund Emerging Market Bond strategy, known as SISF
• ▪Asset manager Schroders, which oversees $1.1 trillion, launched a tokenized emerging markets bond fund on November 4, 2026, marking its first deployment on the Solana blockchain
• ▪Schroders' tokenized fund on Solana provides onchain exposure to actively managed sovereign, corporate, and local-currency emerging markets debt
• ▪Investors in Schroders' tokenized bond fund on Solana hold tokenized shares in a feeder fund that invests in Schroders' underlying bond strategy rather than directly owning the underlying bonds

Schroders highlights strategy and expertise

• ▪Schroders operations chief Marita McGinley described the launch of Schroders' tokenized fund on Solana as evidence of Schroders' commitment to world-class investment solutions for evolving investor needs
• ▪Schroders has managed emerging markets debt for more than 50 years, employing over 40 investment professionals in the sector
• ▪Schroders Senior Investment Director John Mensack stated that bringing emerging markets debt onchain makes the asset class more accessible and fit for the future

Centrifuge partners on fund tokenization

• ▪Centrifuge chief strategy and growth officer Anil Sood noted that emerging markets debt introduces a different source of risk and return compared to existing short-duration onchain fixed income
• ▪Centrifuge launched Schroders' tokenized emerging markets bond fund for deployment on Solana
• ▪New York Life Investment Management partnered with Centrifuge to launch a tokenized high-yield corporate bond fund
• ▪Coinbase requested Centrifuge tokenize exchange-traded funds, credit funds, and structured products on Base following an earlier strategic investment between Coinbase and Centrifuge

NYSE expands tokenized securities partnerships

• ▪The New York Stock Exchange already counted Securitize and tZERO among existing partners for its planned tokenized securities platform
• ▪The New York Stock Exchange announced agreements with Broadridge, Computershare, Equiniti, and Superstate during the week of November 4, 2026 to support its planned tokenized securities platform