Centrifuge launches SPXA, the first licensed S&P 500® index fund token, available exclusively on Base with future multichain expansion powered by Wormhole

Janus Henderson Anemoy S&P 500® Fund (SPXA) is available exclusively on Base Anemoy serves as investment manager with Janus Henderson as sub-investment manager; FalconX has joined as the anchor investor

The S&P 500 Index Fund is now live exclusively on Base, an onchain stack incubated by Coinbase that makes building, earning, and owning simple and accessible. As the exclusive multichain provider, Wormhole will enable seamless movement of SPXA across supported chains. Anemoy serves as the investment manager with Janus Henderson as sub-investment manager. FalconX has joined as the anchor investor.

“Launching SPXA with Centrifuge is a natural progression of our blockchain strategy, bringing the world’s most important equity index to a new generation of investors,” said Nick Cherney, Head of Innovation at Janus Henderson. “This is the start of a broader effort to scale our tokenization capabilities and expand secure, efficient access to global markets.”

Since 2017, Centrifuge has pioneered bringing assets like private credit and AAA-rated fixed income onchain. With SPXA, the company extends that leadership into equities, positioning itself as the technology partner for the multi-trillion-dollar index industry. This builds on the rapid growth of Janus Henderson’s JTRSY and JAAA strategies and complements Apollo’s ACRDX, creating an ecosystem of tokenized treasuries, fixed income, private credit, and now equities.

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By combining Janus Henderson’s expertise in asset management, S&P DJI’s trusted benchmarks, and Centrifuge’s tokenization and Proof-of-Index technology, SPXA showcases how onchain finance is evolving from single assets to the index products that define global markets.

“The benchmarks of traditional finance still shape the global economy, and there’s no index more important than the S&P 500,” said Bhaji Illuminati, CEO of Centrifuge. “Indices are the best way to bring stocks onchain: they’re simple, collateral-ready, and unlock liquidity in ways individual securities can’t. SPXA is the next step in making every asset investable onchain, accessible to investors worldwide, around the clock.”

The S&P 500 has played a central role in the evolution of many financial innovations. In 2025, with Centrifuge, Janus Henderson, and S&P Dow Jones Indices, that continues with the world’s first tokenized S&P 500 Index Fund.‍

About Centrifuge ‍

Centrifuge empowers asset managers to tokenize, manage, and distribute their funds onchain, while providing investors access to a diversified portfolio of high-quality tokenized assets. Founded in 2017 and backed by leading VCs, Centrifuge has been a driving force in the institutional adoption of tokenized assets and has championed industry initiatives including the Tokenized Asset Coalition, the Real-World Asset Summit, and the creation of widely recognized token standards.

‍About Janus Henderson
Janus Henderson Group is a leading global active asset manager dedicated to helping clients define and achieve superior financial outcomes through differentiated insights, disciplined investments, and world-class service. As of June 30, 2025, Janus Henderson had approximately US$457 billion in assets under management, more than 2,000 employees, and offices in 25 cities worldwide. The firm helps millions of people globally invest in a brighter future together. Headquartered in London, Janus Henderson is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

Source: Janus Henderson Group plc

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The S&P 500 Index is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC or its affiliates (“S&P DJI”).  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”).  The Janus Henderson Anemoy S&P 500® Fund (SPXA) based on the S&P 500 Index is 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 token, nor do they have any liability for any errors, omissions, or interruptions of the Index.

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