Asset manager Invesco (NYSE: $IVZ) has taken over management of Superstate’s tokenized U.S. Treasury fund (NASDAQ: $USTB) that has $900 million U.S. of assets under management.
The move helps Invesco, a U.S.-based asset manager with $2.2 trillion U.S. of total assets under management, enter blockchain-based finance and the race to offer tokenized securities.
The USTB fund that Invesco now controls holds short-term U.S. government securities and ranks among the largest tokenized Treasury funds in the market today.
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Tokenized Treasurys, or government bonds, are a fast-growing segment of the market that puts money market funds onto blockchain rails.
The fund is to be renamed the “Invesco Short Duration U.S. Government Securities Fund” but will keep its current ticker symbol “USTB.”
Invesco is pushing into the $12 billion U.S. tokenized U.S. Treasuries market, joining rival asset managers such as BlackRock (NYSE: $BLK) and Fidelity Investments.
Unlike traditional financial infrastructure, blockchain-based tokens allow near-instant settlement, transparent reserves, and round-the-clock trading.
The USTB tokenized bond fund will keep its structure and strategy under Invesco, while Superstate will continue to run the fund’s technology, said the two companies in a statement.
Invesco said that it will manage daily investment decisions through its global liquidity team, which manages over $200 billion U.S. in short-term assets.
IVZ stock has risen 50% in the last 12 months to trade at $23.77 U.S. per share.