DigiFT, a regulated on-chain exchange for institutional real-world assets headquartered in Singapore, has unveiled the first actively managed tokenized US equity income fund on the Ethereum public blockchain.

The launch of DigiFT US Equity Income Fund ( bEQTY ) represents a significant milestone in the evolution of tokenization, the company says, noting that it marks a shift from early experimentation with blockchain-based financial instruments towards enabling investors to construct more complete, portfolio-relevant strategies on-chain.

BNY serves as the investment manager for the underlying traditional US equity income strategy, which extends tokenization into actively managed public equities.

Public equities remain a core component of institutional portfolios. Tokenization introduces a digitally native form factor that enables programmable settlement, enhanced transparency, and more streamlined lifecycle management – without changing the underlying investment strategy or governance framework.

By representing equity income strategies on regulated on-chain infrastructure, eligible investors gain greater flexibility in how sophisticated financial instruments are held, transferred, and integrated into portfolios, supporting more agile capital management.

The launch also comes amid growing interest among Web3-native allocators to incorporate assets that provide exposure to the real economy and are less correlated with crypto-native market cycles.

“By bringing an actively managed equity income strategy on-chain within a regulated market, we’re demonstrating how blockchain infrastructure is becoming part of mainstream institutional finance,” comments DigiFT founder and group chief executive officer Henry Zhang.

For his part, Doni Shamsuddin, head of Asia-Pacific at BNY Investments, says: “We are thrilled to work with DigiFT in bridging traditional finance and emerging on-chain solutions for institutional investors. Leveraging BNY’s deep investment capabilities, we enable a professionally managed portfolio on blockchain – anchored in established trust, scale, and governance.”