Franklin Templeton to launch two 95% stock, 5% Bitcoin ETFs

Franklin Templeton plans to launch two exchange-traded funds that put 95% of their assets in US stocks and 5% in Bitcoin. One is built around S&P 500 exposure. The other targets the Nasdaq 100. The asset manager filed a Form 8-A with the SEC on October 22, 2026. That filing typically signals a listing is close. The two products are the Franklin US Equity Bitcoin DRIP Index ETF, ticker FBEQ, and the Franklin US Innovation Bitcoin DRIP Index ETF, ticker FIBT. Both will list on Nasdaq. The effective date is projected for October 27, 2026. Trading is positioned to begin after that. Under the hood, FBEQ tracks the VettaFi US Large-Cap 500 Bitcoin DRIP Index. FIBT follows the VettaFi US Innovation 100 Bitcoin DRIP Index. “DRIP” refers to dividend reinvestment. Normally, an investor collects stock dividends and rolls them back into more shares. These funds route those payouts into Bitcoin instead. The funds will not hold Bitcoin directly. They will get their exposure through exchange-traded products, including Franklin’s existing spot Bitcoin ETF, EZBC. The rebalancing rules The 5% Bitcoin allocation is a starting point, not a fixed ceiling. The Bitcoin weight can drift above 5% betwe...