Securitize and Neuberger Berman Launch HINC — Multi-Chain Tokenized High-Income Fund

Securitize and asset manager Neuberger Berman have launched a new tokenized fund, the Neuberger Securitize High Income Tokenized Fund (HINC), giving accredited investors on-chain access to a portfolio of credit instruments. HINC is live across four blockchains — Sui, Solana, Avalanche and Ethereum — and can hold exposure to high-yield bonds, leveraged loans and collateralized loan obligations (CLOs). The setup is straightforward but significant: Securitize provides the administrative and compliance infrastructure, while Neuberger Berman serves as subadvisor. Importantly, HINC is an actively managed, private tokenized fund with enrollment limited to eligible accredited investors. It is not a stablecoin or a permissionless yield product — it belongs squarely to the real-world asset (RWA) and tokenized finance category, preserving legal wrappers and investor controls while using on-chain rails for ownership records, transfers, settlement and access management. Sui’s inclusion among the deployed chains matters. Ethereum remains the dominant smart-contract hub for tokenized assets, but newer networks such as Sui are competing by pitching faster settlement, lower costs and different developer environments. HINC’s multi-chain rollout signals that tokenization platforms and institutional issuers are willing to deploy across several networks rather than committing to a single chain, enabling investors and service providers to pick the rails that best fit their custody, compliance and operational needs. That multi-chain approach also heightens competition: blockchains must demonstrate reliability, liquidity, tooling and institutional-grade controls if they want tokenized assets to stay active on their networks. For Sui, housing an institutional-style product like HINC helps expand its narrative beyond retail DeFi, gaming and altcoins into real-world credit markets — even if it doesn’t guarantee immediate large capital inflows. Tokenized funds like HINC represent a growing, pragmatic phase of crypto adoption. Unlike speculative token launches, they map traditional investment exposures — from high-yield bonds and leveraged loans to CLOs, treasury funds and private credit — onto programmable on-chain infrastructure. The appeal goes beyond speed: tokenization can enable better reporting, transfer control, settlement efficiency and potentially broader distribution to approved investors while maintaining regulatory structures. HINC is being positioned as precisely the kind of regulated, income-generating credit exposure institutions are increasingly willing to pilot on blockchain rails. Its accredited-investor restriction underscores the difference between regulated tokenized funds and open DeFi products: blockchain-native mechanics can coexist with traditional compliance and eligibility requirements. This article is based on Securitize’s announcement of the HINC tokenized fund. Written by the News Desk; edited by Samuel Rae. Report relies on information disclosed in primary source documentation.