Vanguard Brings Blockchain Twist to Global Equity Investing

The Vanguard Total World Tokenised ETF (xStock) is a blockchain-based tracker certificate designed to provide tokenized exposure to the performance of the Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (VT). This innovative product enables eligible users to access global equity market exposure through blockchain infrastructure, while maintaining the benefits of tokenized securities.

The underlying asset for xStock is the Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (VT), one of the largest globally diversified equity ETFs available to investors. The fund provides exposure to thousands of publicly traded companies across developed and emerging markets, including U.S. equities, international developed market stocks, emerging market companies, large-cap corporations, mid-cap and small-cap equities.

xStock is designed to track the value of the underlying Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (VT), offering investors exposure to global economic growth through a single investment vehicle. The tokenized ETF combines traditional investment exposure with blockchain functionality, allowing for transferable and programmable digital assets that are compatible with crypto wallets and DeFi applications.