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Mantle Index Four Fund Launches with Securitize as Tokenization Partner and Mantle Treasury as Anchor Investor
We're thrilled to announce the launch of the Mantle Index Four (MI4) Fund.
MI4 fills a key market gap: an institutional-grade crypto product with native yield generation, structured within a traditional fund format. Tailored for both crypto-native and traditional investors, MI4 offers access to leading digital assets without the operational complexity of self-custody or active token selection.
Mantle Treasury has committed up to $400 million as the anchor investment into MI4, following the approval of a governance proposal by the DAO earlier this year. MI4 has chosen Securitize, the leading real-world asset tokenization platform, to tokenize investors’ interests in the Fund on Mantle Network.
MI4: Accessing Crypto Beta with Potential Enhanced Yield
MI4 bridges traditional and decentralized finance (DeFi) through several key tenets:
Structured to provide exposure to a selection of major cryptocurrencies within a traditional investment product structure, allowing investors to access crypto beta without the complexities of wallets or individual asset selection.
Formed as a BVI Limited Partnership with Mantle Guard Limited (a newly established investment manager), MI4 seeks to deliver sophisticated portfolio construction methodology within a regulated framework for compliant, seamless onboarding and investor protections.
Delivers optimized exposure to top-tier digital assets, such as BTC, ETH, SOL, and USD stablecoins or synthetic dollars. Allocations are dynamically weighted by market capitalization with modifications, ensuring relevance and alignment to evolving market conditions while maintaining institutional-grade risk management.
Potentially enhanced returns while systematically rebalancing the portfolio quarterly to maintain an optimal asset mix. This is done by incorporating DeFi-native yield-bearing strategies like Mantle's mETH (an ETH liquid staking token), Bybit's bbSOL, and Ethena's USDe.
Current allocations stand at BTC (50%), ETH (28%), SOL (7%), and USD (15%) and these percentages can, and are expected, to change from time to time. This key differentiator provides the opportunity for investors to earn attractive yields on their crypto exposure, similar to traditional financial products like equities and bonds. Additionally, all assets leverage institutional-grade infrastructure including Fireblocks and multi-signature controls, with qualified custodians under consideration for added security in future.
MI4 is designed to become a new financial primitive—a bridge between TradFi and DeFi—positioned to serve as a benchmark for crypto beta exposure with yield enhancement.
MI4 Key Features and Roadmap
MI4 is ideal for investors seeking:
Access to crypto beta
Optimized yield through staking strategies
Traditional fund structure with proper administration, reporting, and compliance
Tokenized fund interest via Securitize for on-chain activities and collateral use
Key features of MI4 include:
Market-Cap Weighted Basket: A fixed USD weight and remaining assets are weighted by market capitalisation subject to a cap and a floor
Potentially Enhanced Yield: Leveraging staked instruments (mETH, bbSOL, sUSDe) to generate additional returns
Quarterly Rebalancing: Dynamic adjustment by Mantle Guard investment committee
Tokenization: tokenized fund interest via Securitize on Mantle Network for private secondary market trading aimed at compliance with applicable private placement laws and potential collateral use approved by the General Partner
Institutional Structure: 1% management fee with traditional fund administration and reporting
Private Placement: Open-end fund available to U.S. accredited investors and non-U.S. persons worldwide (subject to local regulations)
MI4's deployment will proceed in strategic phases:
Phase 1 (April 2025): Launch
Implementation of institutional-grade legal, regulatory, and security frameworks to launch MI4
Deployment of initial investors including Mantle Treasury’s anchor investment
Fund tokenization via Securitize and transferability on Mantle Network
Phase 2: Scale
Broadening institutional participation through distribution partnerships
Phase 3: Composability
Introduction of composable DeFi utilities for fund tokens
Integration with broader digital asset ecosystem
Mantle's latest institutional products and initiatives underscore its ability to leverage on-chain innovation to its fullest potential. MI4 reinforces Mantle's mission to foster on-chain financial services for the next generation of qualified investors.
Harnessing Tokenization's Fullest Potential
As of April 21, 2025, Securitize has tokenized and issued over $3 billion on-chain (data as reflected on www.securitize.io) in partnership with top-tier asset managers, including Apollo, BlackRock, KKR and Hamilton Lane, among others.
By leveraging Securitize’s tokenization infrastructure, MI4 investors can tokenize their fund interests. The tokenized interests can be transferred on Mantle Network between authorized participants in accordance with applicable private placement laws, unlocking crypto-native advantages such as available real-time on-chain liquidity and, in compliance with the MI4’s transfer provisions, the ability to use the tokenized fund as collateral for leverage on supported exchanges.
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About Mantle Ecosystem
A pioneering on-chain ecosystem dedicated to revolutionizing the future of finance and blockchain scalability, seamlessly bridging traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi). Through innovative products like Mantle Network, mETH Protocol, Function (FBTC), and Mantle Index Four (MI4), Mantle’s ecosystem empowers users and institutions with a unified financial services platform, redefining how the world spends, saves, and invests in the Web 3.0 era.
About Securitize
Securitize, the leader in tokenizing real-world assets, is bringing the world on-chain through tokenized funds in partnership with top-tier asset managers, such as Apollo, BlackRock, Hamilton Lane, KKR and others. Securitize, through its subsidiaries, is a SEC-registered broker dealer, digital transfer agent, fund administrator, and operator of a SEC-regulated Alternative Trading System (ATS) Securitize has also been recognized as a 2025 Forbes Top 50 Fintech company. For more information, please visit www.securitize.io.
Securitize Disclosures
Securities are offered through Securitize Markets, LLC, (“Securitize Markets”) a registered broker-dealer and member FINRA/SIPC. Securitize Markets, LLC, and Securitize Capital, an Exempt Reporting Adviser, are not involved in Real-World Asset (RWA) tokenization, a service provided by Securitize. Assets such as digital assets or tokens using blockchain, are speculative, involve a high degree of risk, are generally illiquid, may have no value, have limited regulatory certainty, are subject to potential market manipulation risks and may expose investors to loss of principal.Securitize, Inc. (Securitize) is a Delaware corporation. Securitize is a technology provider which, together with its affiliates, maintains an end-to-end web-based platform used by issuers for issuing securities, specifically including digital asset securities. Securitize is not a registered broker-dealer.Securitize, LLC is a transfer agent registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.Securitize Markets also operates Securitize Markets ATS, an alternative trading system. Securitize Capital, LLC is an exempt reporting adviser filed with the State of Florida.
MI4 Disclaimers
This document is for information purposes only. This document does not constitute an offer or solicitation by anyone in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is not lawful or in which the person making such offer or solicitation is not qualified to do so or to anyone to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation. It is not intended for distribution or use by any person or entity who is a citizen or resident of or located in any jurisdiction where such distribution, publication or use would be prohibited. No action has been made or will be taken that would permit a public offering of the interests described herein in any jurisdiction in which action for that purpose is required.
The interests will only be offered to (i) non-U.S. Persons as defined by reference to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") or (ii) “accredited investors” as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act. In each case, prospective investors must also satisfy the definition of “professional investor” under the BVI Securities and Investment Business Act, 2010. Although general solicitation is permitted under Rule 506(c) offerings, purchasers must be accredited investors and meet certain Securities and Exchange Commission verification requirements for validation of their "accredited investor" status.