Product & Service Launches – 7/16/2026

American Beacon, Mercer Collaborate on Model Portfolio Solutions

American Beacon Advisors Inc. and Mercer Investments LLC launched Mercer & American Beacon Model Portfolios, a suite of professionally managed investment solutions designed for advisers, wealth managers and multi-family offices.

The portfolios combine dynamic asset allocation, income-focused solutions and thematic investing strategies.

The thematic equity sleeve provides targeted exposure to areas such as artificial intelligence and energy transition. The income-focused model portfolios feature one centered on capital preservation and another focused on higher-yield opportunities.

T. Rowe Price Debuts Actively Managed Crypto ETF

T. Rowe Price Group Inc. debuted the T. Rowe Price Active Crypto ETF (TKNZ), an actively managed, multi-token spot exchange-traded fund. It began trading on the NYSE Arca on July 16.

The ETF offers exposure to crypto assets such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Binance, XRP, Solana and Hyperliquid. It is managed by Blue Macellari, T. Rowe Price’s head of digital asset strategy, who has more than 20 years of investment experience in alternative asset management, and four co-portfolio managers.

Vanilla Unveils Concierge Trust and Estate Support for Advisers

Vanilla, an estate planning platform for financial advisers, launched Vanilla Concierge, a trust and estate support service for advisers.

Vanilla Concierge offers abstraction services, including guided sessions in which Vanilla walks an adviser through a client’s plan, and multi-session training for firms building profiles.

“Vanilla has spent years in the details of estate documents—the provisions, the structures, the edge cases that make this work hard to do well,” said Julia Santullano, Vanilla’s director of abstraction services, in a statement. “Vanilla Concierge means every firm on the platform can bring that depth into their client conversations, in whatever way fits how they practice.”

SEI Launches Actively Managed Factor Allocation ETF

SEI Investments Co. announced the launch of the SEI QiM U.S. Equity Factor Allocation ETF (SEUS), an actively managed exchange-traded fund that trades on the Nasdaq.

The ETF combines dynamic factor allocation, active stock selection and disciplined risk management within a diversified equity portfolio. It is intended to adapt as market conditions evolve, while maintaining exposure to historically rewarded factors.

The ETF is managed by SEI’s quantitative investment management team, which managed more than $30 billion in quantitative investment strategies as of March 31.