Schroders launches emerging market bond fund on Solana
The $1.1 trillion manager tokenises the strategy through Centrifuge, giving investors digital shares of an actively managed bond portfolio.
Key takeaways
- 1Schroders manages about $1.1 trillion in assets
- 2Solana’s market value is $55 billion and it ranks seventh by market cap
Schroders announced on November 4, 2026 that it is launching an emerging‑market bond fund on the Solana blockchain, marking its first on‑chain product.
The fund will be an actively managed bond strategy tokenised through Centrifuge, a specialist that creates on‑chain representations of real‑world assets, allowing investors to hold digital shares of the portfolio. The tokenised structure is expected to improve liquidity and lower transaction costs compared with traditional fund shares.
Schroders is a global asset manager with about $1.1 trillion under management, placing it among the world’s largest investors. Solana, priced around $93, has a market value of $55 billion and ranks seventh by market cap. Its high throughput and low fees have drawn several tokenisation pilots in recent months.
The launch signals growing institutional confidence in using blockchain to distribute fixed‑income products and could boost demand for Solana‑based services. Traders will monitor whether other asset managers follow suit and how regulators in major jurisdictions respond to on‑chain securities. Investors will also watch the token’s performance on Solana’s decentralized exchanges and any impact on network transaction volume.
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