Janus Henderson and Centrifuge have launched a tokenized Nasdaq-100 fund on the Stellar blockchain, giving eligible professional investors outside the United States indirect exposure to the index.
Key Takeaways
- The fund, called JQQQ, uses Centrifuge’s tokenization infrastructure and seeks to track the Nasdaq-100.
- Investors gain indirect index exposure rather than ownership of the underlying shares.
- Janus Henderson says its institutional onchain strategies exceed $1 billion.
How the tokenized Nasdaq-100 fund works
Announced on October 27, 2026, JQQQ is a segregated portfolio of an investment company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands. It seeks to track the index under a licensing agreement with Nasdaq.
The fund is aimed at eligible professional investors outside the United States. Its structure provides exposure to the benchmark indirectly; investors do not own the underlying stocks through the fund.
An expansion into equity-index exposure
JQQQ extends Janus Henderson’s onchain offerings beyond US Treasurys and structured credit. The asset manager said its institutional onchain strategies now exceed $1 billion.
The launch also adds to tokenization activity on Stellar. Separately, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation plans to connect its tokenization service to the network, with assets expected to become available in the first half of 2027.
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