- Securitize and Mantle have partnered to launch the Mantle Index Four Fund, providing institutional exposure to major cryptocurrencies while generating yield.
- The fund integrates liquid staking tokens including mETH, bbSOL, and USDe to enhance returns with onchain yield mechanisms.
- Securitize controls approximately 71% of the institutional real-world asset tokenization market, with its largest affiliated fund managing over $2.5 billion in assets.
Securitize and Mantle have joined forces to create an institutional cryptocurrency fund that offers yield from a diversified portfolio of digital assets, according to an announcement on April 24. The new Mantle Index Four (MI4) Fund will give investors exposure to major cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana, alongside stablecoins pegged to the US dollar.
The fund is designed to function similarly to traditional index funds that track stock market performance, but with a focus on cryptocurrency markets. According to Securitize’s announcement, MI4 incorporates liquid staking tokens – including Mantle’s mETH, Bybit’s bbSOL, and Ethena’s USDe – to boost returns through onchain yield mechanisms.
Aiming to Become the “S&P 500 of Crypto”
Timothy Chen, Global Head of Strategy at Mantle, stated that the market capitalization-weighted index fund aspires to "become the de facto SPX or S&P 500 of crypto." Mantle’s liquid staking product, mETH, currently yields approximately 3.78% APR according to data from DefiLlama. The protocol has accumulated more than $680 million in total value locked (TVL).
The fund’s launch coincides with increasing cryptocurrency adoption among both retail and institutional investors, who are seeking hedges against growing macroeconomic uncertainty.
Institutional Tokenization Leadership
Securitize has established itself as a dominant player in the tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs) for institutions, commanding approximately 71% of market share according to RWA.xyz. Its most substantial affiliated fund – the BlackRock Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUILD) – manages over $2.5 billion in net assets.
In March, Carlos Domingo, co-founder and CEO of Securitize, told Cointelegraph that demand for tokenized funds is growing as "institutional investors, private equity firms, and credit managers [turn] to tokenization to enhance efficiency, reduce operational friction, and improve liquidity."
The collaboration represents another significant step in bridging traditional finance with decentralized financial protocols as institutions continue exploring regulated avenues to participate in cryptocurrency markets.
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