Neuberger Partners With Securitize to Launch Multi-Chain Tokenized FI Fund

Neuberger has launched its first tokenized fixed-income product via Securitize, aiming to bring an actively managed, high-yield strategy to investors who want exposure across multiple blockchain networks. The Neuberger Securitize High Income Tokenized Fund (HINC) is positioned around higher coupon potential while reflecting a broader shift in markets where investors are increasingly demanding yields that compensate for capital’s cost.

According to an announcement published Tuesday, the fund will primarily invest in high-yield bonds, with additional exposure to collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) and leveraged loans. The offering is designed for qualified investors, and Securitize will provide the infrastructure to issue and administer tokenized fund shares across four networks: Ethereum, Solana, Avalanche, and Sui.

Key takeaways

• Neuberger’s HINC is its first tokenized fixed-income fund, launched through Securitize.
• The strategy focuses on high-yield bonds, with supplemental exposure to CLOs and leveraged loans.
• The fund’s tokenized shares are set to be issued and managed across Ethereum, Solana, Avalanche, and Sui.
• Securitize will supply the tokenization and fund-administration infrastructure, while Neuberger acts as subadvisor for the first time.
• The launch reflects investor demand for higher yields amid heightened competition for funding.

A higher-yield “regime” meets tokenized credit

The timing matters. The fund’s launch arrives as market participants increasingly weigh the implications of a less forgiving interest-rate environment. In a client note referenced in the announcement, Saxo chief investment strategist Charu Chanana said the prior market environment rewarded investors for assuming “capital would remain cheap and plentiful,” while a new regime may require investors to acknowledge “that capital has a price again.”

That framing helps explain why an actively managed high-income credit strategy is being extended into tokenized form. Instead of competing solely on distribution or settlement speed, this product also targets a traditional return objective—income—while leveraging blockchain infrastructure for issuance and management.

How HINC will be structured and where it will trade

HINC will allocate primarily to high-yield bonds, according to the Tuesday announcement. It will also seek diversification within credit markets by adding exposure to CLOs and leveraged loans—asset categories commonly used by credit managers to balance yield, risk, and cashflow characteristics.

On the technology side, Securitize will handle issuance and operational management of the tokenized shares across four blockchain networks: Ethereum, Solana, Avalanche, and Sui. For investors, this multi-chain approach can be attractive because it reduces friction when platforms or wallets support different ecosystems—though the actual availability for end users will depend on how each network is integrated with distribution venues and custody setups.

The fund is available to qualified investors, which aligns with the regulatory posture typical for tokenized securities products in the market today.

Neuberger’s role: subadvisory debut in tokenized fixed income

Neuberger’s involvement is notable because the firm is serving as subadvisor to a tokenized fund for the first time. The announcement describes Neuberger’s fixed-income platform as managing more than $230 billion in assets, while Neuberger overall manages about $613 billion.

That matters for how investors might think about the product: tokenization can change the mechanics of ownership and administration, but it does not replace the underlying question of asset management execution. By appointing Neuberger as subadvisor, the structure suggests the sponsor is leaning into traditional credit-management capabilities while using tokenization to modernize access and potentially broaden operational reach.

In this model, Securitize’s role is infrastructure-focused. It provides the issuance and management layer for tokenized fund shares, while the strategy and investment decision-making remain with the credit manager and its appointed advisory structure.

Securitize’s expanding real-world asset footprint

For Securitize, the new fund reinforces its position in the broader push to tokenize real-world assets (RWAs). RWA.xyz data cited in the announcement puts Securitize’s distributed asset value at about $4.96 billion across 26 tokenized RWAs.

That includes several well-known tokenized credit and treasury offerings referenced in the same release. The announcement points to BlackRock’s $2.7 billion BUIDL fund, a $355 million tokenized AAA CLO fund, and a $95 million Apollo diversified credit fund—examples that illustrate Securitize’s track record in bringing institutional credit exposure into tokenized formats.

While each product has its own structure, credit strategies in the tokenized securities segment share a common challenge: they require careful alignment between asset servicing, pricing, investor eligibility, and compliance. HINC’s multi-chain issuance plan may help with distribution flexibility, but it does not eliminate the operational work needed to keep the underlying credit exposures and token shares synchronized.

Investor attention on Securitize stock

Beyond the product itself, Securitize’s market presence also received attention after the announcement. The company’s shares rose around 5% in Tuesday morning trading, according to the linked Yahoo Finance quote for SECZ, bringing its market capitalization to roughly $838 million. Even with that gain, the stock remains down more than 50% from levels reached shortly after its public debut in July.

For investors, the stock move underscores how tokenized RWA launches are often treated as milestones by the public markets—signals that issuance pipelines and institutional partnerships may be expanding. Still, investors typically need to watch beyond headlines: how fast new capital flows into tokenized funds, how liquidity and secondary market access develop (where applicable), and whether ongoing distribution supports consistent issuance.

As HINC rolls out, the most important items to monitor are not only the tokenization mechanics across Ethereum, Solana, Avalanche, and Sui, but also how Neuberger’s actively managed high-income strategy performs in a credit market that increasingly rewards yield. Investors should also watch for clearer signals on user access, liquidity expectations, and any follow-on expansion of tokenized fixed-income offerings through Securitize’s platform.