, /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Dow Jones Indices ("S&P DJI"), the world's leading index provider, today announced its plans to collaborate with Centrifuge, a decentralized infrastructure provider specializing in real-world asset (RWA) integration, to enter the fund tokenization space by licensing the S&P 500 Index. This initiative extends the reach of the S&P 500 into onchain investment products and protocols.

For 125 years and counting, S&P DJI's indices have provided a liquid foundation for increased adoption of index-based investing around the world. By licensing Centrifuge to provide exposure and bring the S&P 500 Index onchain, a blockchain-native investment vehicle will for the first time be built, governed, and accessed directly through Centrifuge's RWA infrastructure, rather than via traditional brokerages. Anemoy Capital, a web3 native asset manager powered by Centrifuge, has been licensed by S&P DJI along with Janus Henderson, a leading global asset manager, as the sub-advisor for the fund, to offer the Janus Henderson Anemoy S&P 500 Index Fund Segregated Portfolio, which is planned to launch later this year subject to regulatory approval.

"At S&P Dow Jones Indices, our mission is to bring trusted benchmarks to every investor, today and tomorrow. Today's announcement places The 500™ at the forefront of index tokenization and real-world asset integration and brings the innovation of decentralized infrastructure to the most iconic financial index in the world," said Cameron Drinkwater, Chief Product Officer at S&P Dow Jones Indices. "Our collaboration with Centrifuge enables investors to gain direct exposure to the S&P 500 Index –– within a blockchain ecosystem that supports liquidity, transparency and interoperability. The potential from here – real-time, programmable, automated and 24/7 indexed portfolio solutions - is incredibly exciting."

This collaboration combines S&P DJI's premiere S&P 500 Index and unmatched index data quality with Centrifuge's blockchain technology to create one of the first digital tokens that represents exposure to the S&P 500 Index. The digital tokens can then be owned, used and transferred through the blockchain, initially providing access to a broader range of market participants. In the future, by licensing S&P DJI's indices to be embedded directly into DeFi protocols, other tokenized assets and compliant digital investment platforms can provide equal market access and choice to blockchain-native investors and those without access to traditional investment products.

"Bringing the S&P 500 Index onchain is more than a technical milestone, it represents a shift in how institutional portfolios can be constructed and accessed. For the first time, the world's most trusted benchmark is available through open, transparent, and programmable infrastructure. At Centrifuge and Anemoy, our focus is to establish 'onchain indices,' as a core category of onchain asset allocation, bringing institutional-grade products to a decentralized financial system. We are proud to collaborate with S&P Dow Jones Indices and look forward to what this unlocks for the future of onchain finance," said Anil Sood, Chief Strategy and Growth Officer at Centrifuge and Co-Founder of Anemoy.

The introduction of tokenization further expands S&P DJI's existing portfolio of digital asset initiatives, which includes its cryptocurrency indices, ranging from single-coin indices to multi-asset solutions. S&P DJI's diverse offering is designed to provide choice for market participants looking to effectively navigate the growing DeFi and digital asset space.

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For more information about Centrifuge, please visit https://centrifuge.io/.

ABOUT S&P DOW JONES INDICES

S&P Dow Jones Indices is the largest global resource for essential index-based concepts, data and research, and home to iconic financial market indicators, such as the S&P 500^® and the Dow Jones Industrial Average^®. More assets are invested in products based on our indices than products based on indices from any other provider in the world. Since Charles Dow invented the first index in 1884, S&P DJI has been innovating and developing indices across the spectrum of asset classes helping to define the way investors measure and trade the markets.

S&P Dow Jones Indices is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI), which provides essential intelligence for individuals, companies, and governments to make decisions with confidence. For more information, visit https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/.

The S&P 500 Index is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC or its affiliates ("S&P DJI), and has been licensed for use by Anemoy Capital Ltd. ("Anemoy") and k-f dev AG ("Centrifuge").  S&P®, S&P 500®, SPX®, SPY®, US 500™, The 500™, iBoxx®, iTraxx® and CDX® are trademarks of S&P Global, Inc. or its affiliates ("S&P"); Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC ("Dow Jones"); and these trademarks have been licensed for use by S&P DJI and sublicensed for certain purposes by Anemoy and Centrifuge. Funds based on the S&P 500 are not sponsored or sold by S&P DJI, Dow Jones, S&P, their respective affiliates and none of such parties make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in such products nor do they have any liability for any errors, omissions, or interruptions of the S&P 500 Index.

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