T. Rowe Price, the $1.8 trillion asset manager known for mutual funds and retirement accounts, has amended the registration statement for its proposed Active Crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF). The updated prospectus, first filed in October, describes plans for an actively managed fund that would invest directly in digital assets.
The amendment, submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday, lists 15 eligible digital assets that may be considered for the portfolio, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Solana (SOL), XRP, Avalanche (AVAX) and Shiba Inu (SHIB). The filing adds Sui (SUI) to the roster and largely mirrors the October submission.
Operational changes in the amendment include naming Anchorage Digital Bank as the ETF’s crypto custodian, expanded disclosures around share creation and redemption, and additional detail on the FTSE Crypto US Listed Index, including constituent weights as of January 2026. The filing also broadens risk disclosures related to portfolio turnover and the fund’s active trading strategy.
T. Rowe Price’s proposal surprised some observers when first revealed given the firm’s historically conservative focus and its relatively recent entry into the ETF market. The filing places T. Rowe Price among a growing list of traditional financial institutions launching crypto investment products, including BlackRock, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton, VanEck and Invesco.
The original filing came near a market peak, shortly after Bitcoin surged above $120,000 and around the Oct. 10 liquidation event that forced billions in leveraged crypto positions to unwind. Since then, digital asset prices have retreated and crypto ETFs recorded notable outflows, reflecting cooler investor sentiment following the 2024–2025 rally, though recent weeks have shown net inflows flip positive.
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