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S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI), the global index provider, has announced a collaboration with Centrifuge, a decentralised infrastructure company specialising in real-world asset integration, to license the S&P 500 Index for onchain investment products. This marks the first time the S&P 500 Index will be accessible via a blockchain-native investment vehicle, built and governed directly through Centrifuge’s infrastructure rather than traditional brokerages.
The move is part of S&P DJI’s strategy to expand its digital asset initiatives and provide broader access to its indices. For over a century, S&P DJI’s indices have been foundational in index-based investing. The new partnership allows Centrifuge to offer exposure to the S&P 500 Index onchain, opening up blockchain-native investment opportunities to a wider range of market participants.
Anemoy Capital, a web3 native asset manager powered by Centrifuge, has been licensed by S&P DJI, with Janus Henderson acting as sub-advisor for the fund. Together, they plan to launch the Janus Henderson Anemoy S&P 500 Index Fund Segregated Portfolio later this year, pending regulatory approval.
Cameron Drinkwater, Chief Product Officer at S&P Dow Jones Indices
Cameron Drinkwater, Chief Product Officer at S&P Dow Jones Indices, commented:
“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 tokenisation and real-world asset integration and brings the innovation of decentralised infrastructure to the most iconic financial index in the world. 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.”
The collaboration combines S&P DJI’s index data with Centrifuge’s blockchain technology to create one of the first digital tokens representing S&P 500 Index exposure. These tokens can be owned, used, and transferred through blockchain, initially providing access to a wider range of market participants. The intention is to eventually enable S&P DJI’s indices to be embedded directly into decentralised finance (DeFi) protocols, allowing compliant digital investment platforms to offer equal market access to both blockchain-native investors and those without access to traditional products.
Anil Sood, Chief Strategy and Growth Officer at Centrifuge
Anil Sood, Chief Strategy and Growth Officer at Centrifuge and Co-Founder of Anemoy, said:
“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 decentralised 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.”
The introduction of tokenisation builds on S&P DJI’s existing digital asset initiatives, which include a range of cryptocurrency indices. The company aims to provide more choice for market participants navigating the growing DeFi and digital asset landscape.
The S&P 500 Index is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC or its affiliates and has been licensed for use by Anemoy Capital Ltd. 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. Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. 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, or their respective affiliates, and none of these 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.
