Franklin Templeton has expanded its Franklin Crypto Index ETF, adding six altcoins to a product that previously held only Bitcoin and Ethereum.
The changes, effective December 1, 2025, follow new Cboe BZX Exchange rules that allow crypto funds to own any digital asset included in their approved benchmark index.
Franklin Templeton Adds Six Major Altcoins
The Franklin Crypto Index ETF (ticker EZPZ) now tracks eight cryptocurrencies via the CF Institutional Digital Asset Index – US Settlement Price, rather than a two‑asset basket. Alongside Bitcoin and Ethereum, the fund includes XRP, Solana, Dogecoin, Cardano, Stellar Lumens, and Chainlink. Index methodology assigns weights according to market‑based criteria, and Franklin says the ETF will maintain allocations that mirror those index weights, with quarterly rebalancing to reflect shifting market conditions.
Regulatory filings indicate the expansion was enabled by Cboe rule changes, approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, that broadened the range of digital assets eligible for inclusion in exchange‑traded products as long as they are part of a regulated benchmark. The ETF continues to use in‑kind creation and redemption mechanisms, allowing authorized participants to deliver or receive crypto assets instead of cash, a structure aimed at improving secondary‑market liquidity and tracking accuracy.
Crypto ETF Diversification Context
The index ETF expansion slots into a wider digital‑asset build‑out at Franklin Templeton, which in recent months has introduced single‑asset ETFs tracking Bitcoin, planned ether products, and a dedicated XRP vehicle branded XRPZ. Company materials describe EZPZ as a complement to those funds, offering a diversified exposure that rises or falls with an institutional benchmark rather than tying performance to the fortunes of one token.
The decision reflects two parallel shifts: a gradual broadening of U.S. regulators’ comfort with large‑cap crypto assets beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum, and stronger demand from asset allocators for packaged, rules‑based exposure to multiple networks in a single trade. The inclusion of XRP, Solana and Dogecoin brings assets associated with payments, high‑throughput smart‑contract platforms and memecoin‑driven retail flows into a single ETF wrapper, potentially changing how traditional portfolios capture crypto‑specific risks.
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