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Centrifuge brings Schroders emerging markets debt fund onchain via Solana

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Emerging markets debt now has a blockchain address. Centrifuge has launched a tokenized version of the Schroder International Selection Fund Emerging Market Bond strategy on Solana, with the rollout taking place on November 4, 2026.

The timing lines up with a broader milestone. Tokenized assets have reached $39.56 billion spread across 5.45 million holders.

For Schroders, the launch is also a first. It marks the asset manager’s debut on Solana.

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How the product actually works

The structure is a feeder fund, set up through Anemoy, a Centrifuge affiliate. The tokenized vehicle holds shares in an existing fund, then issues its own digital shares to investors.

The fund being wrapped is a Luxembourg UCITS sub-fund with approximately $2.3 billion in assets under management. UCITS is the European regulatory framework for retail-grade investment funds.

The tokenized shares go to qualified investors, specifically non-US professional investors. The minimum ticket is $100,000.

Settlement happens in $USDC. That means investors move stablecoins in and out rather than waiting on wire transfers.

The strategy itself is actively managed. It spans sovereign debt, corporate bonds, and local-currency exposures across emerging markets.

Why active EM debt is a step up

Most early tokenized funds stuck to short-dated Treasuries, which are simple to price, simple to explain, and simple to put on a blockchain.

Schroders brings scale to the experiment. The firm manages over $1 trillion, roughly $1.1 trillion or £867.8 billion as of June 2026, and says it has more than 50 years of experience in the space along with 40 professionals dedicated to EM debt.

Background: Centrifuge’s recent run

This is not Centrifuge’s first collaboration with a major traditional asset manager. In late October 2026, it partnered with Janus Henderson on a tokenized Nasdaq-100 fund.

Solana already hosts more than $4 billion in tokenized real-world assets, and Schroders’ arrival adds a recognizable fixed-income name to that roster.

The wider tokenized real-world asset market was reported at about $39 billion in late October 2026.

What this means

The feeder structure lets managers reach onchain investors without restructuring the original fund. The product is closed to US investors and carries a $100,000 minimum, so the audience is narrow by design.

Settling a $2.3 billion strategy’s tokenized shares in $USDC deepens the role of stablecoins as the cash leg of onchain capital markets.

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