Proposed Bitcoin dividend reinvestment ETFs start with 5% Bitcoin exposure

Franklin Templeton’s proposed Bitcoin dividend reinvestment ETFs would turn stock dividends into Bitcoin exposure while keeping most of their portfolios in US equities. The asset manager filed exchange registrations for two funds on October 22, 2026 , taking a step toward Nasdaq trading. Neither fund is trading yet. Key takeaways Franklin’s proposed Nasdaq tickers are FBEQ and FIBT. The underlying indexes begin with a 95% stock allocation and 5% Bitcoin exposure. Dividend reinvestment builds Bitcoin exposure; scheduled and threshold-triggered resets reduce it. Shareholders would receive fund shares, not Bitcoin coins. Franklin’s Bitcoin dividend reinvestment ETFs move toward Nasdaq Filed on October 22, the Form 8-A lists shares for Nasdaq under both the Franklin US Equity Bitcoin DRIP Index ETF and the Franklin US Innovation Bitcoin DRIP Index ETF.

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