- T. Rowe Price said it included Dogecoin (DOGE) in its active digital-asset ETF, the T. Rowe Price Active Crypto ETF (TKNZ).
- Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) account for about 60% of the ETF’s assets, while Dogecoin is the fund’s only memecoin holding at a 1.26% weighting.
- Macellari said the firm invests in a proven memecoin that ranks among the largest digital assets by market capitalization, and that active management in digital assets can add tangible value for clients.
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T. Rowe Price explained why it included Dogecoin (DOGE) in its active digital-asset exchange-traded fund.
Blue Macellari, head of digital assets at T. Rowe Price, told CoinDesk on Aug. 8 that the firm wanted “genuine active management.” It would not exclude memecoins on principle if that meant investors could not participate in gains from the sector.
T. Rowe Price launched the T. Rowe Price Active Crypto ETF (TKNZ) last month, which it described as the industry’s first active multi-token spot digital-asset ETF. Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) account for about 60% of the fund’s assets. Dogecoin is the only memecoin in the portfolio, with a 1.26% weighting.



