SBI, DigiFT Launch First Tokenized Japanese Equity Fund

SBI Global Asset Management, in partnership with the regulated digital asset exchange DigiFT, launched the world's first tokenized Japanese equity fund on July 15, 2026. The product, called the SBI Japan High Dividend Equity Strategy Token (JX), provides accredited and institutional investors with blockchain-based access to a high-dividend equity strategy managed by SBI Asset Management Co.

The JX token is built on the Solana blockchain using DigiFT's tokenization infrastructure. This marks the first time a listed-equity strategy from a Japanese asset manager has been brought on-chain. The underlying fund, the SBI Japan High Dividend Equity Fund, has assets under management exceeding 200 billion yen (approximately $1.23 billion). The launch reflects a broader shift in the tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs), a market segment that grew from $5.9 billion to $21.9 billion globally in 2025, moving beyond cash-like instruments into actively managed public-market strategies.

Henry Zhang, founder and CEO of DigiFT, stated that the company's mission is to bring institutional-grade assets on-chain through trusted infrastructure and that JX extends that mission to Japan for the first...