Evernorth Details $1B ‘Yield-Bearing’ XRP Fund for Nasdaq

• Evernorth will operate similarly to an asset management fund, holding and deploying XRP while offering shares of its treasury
• Birla stated that Evernorth intends to list its fund shares under the ticker XRPN on NASDAQ, as early as Q1 2026
• Instead of simply holding XRP, the treasury will deploy it into yield-generating opportunities across the growing XRPL and cross-chain DeFi ecosystem

Evernorth’s CEO Asheesh Birla joined Tony Edward on his Thinking Crypto podcast to talk about the company’s new $1 billion fund dedicated to holding XRP.

The company will operate similarly to an asset management fund, holding and deploying XRP while offering shares of its treasury. This model is designed for large institutions and corporate treasuries that want to invest in crypto but prefer to avoid the complexity and security risks of handling the digital assets directly.

During the podcast, Birla stated that Evernorth intends to list its fund shares under the ticker XRPN on NASDAQ, as early as Q1 2026. 

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When investors buy shares of XRPN, they are essentially buying a piece of the company’s XRP holdings. This approach is similar to how Bitcoin ETFs work and follows the same principle as MicroStrategy’s well-known plan of holding a large amount of Bitcoin on its corporate balance sheet.

How This Model Differs From a Standard ETF

However, Evernorth’ strategy goes a step further. Mainly, instead of simply holding XRP, the treasury will deploy it into yield-generating opportunities across the growing XRPL and cross-chain DeFi ecosystem. 

It was stated that yield generated from staking, lending, and liquidity routing will be used to accumulate additional XRP, allowing the treasury’s asset holdings per share to grow over time. This is different from standard ETFs, which simply hold the asset without trying to generate extra returns.

Institutional Timing and Global Expansion

This move comes at a time when the rules around XRP are clearer in the US, thanks to court rulings that distinguished institutional sales from exchange trading. Ripple’s ongoing expansion into banking partnerships and tokenization also plays a role, with banks in Asia and the Middle East increasingly exploring XRPL-led settlement infrastructure.

Birla compared the current moment to when the US government first supported the internet in the 1990s, suggesting that blockchain systems for payments are just beginning to be adopted by major financial players.

Evernorth is expected to announce its custody partner and its first DeFi protocol integrations in the coming months. The company is also planning to expand into Japan and South Korea, where institutional interest in XRP has historically been strong.

Related: Evernorth Holdings Reaches 95% of XRP Target with 388.7 Million Tokens Acquired