Colombia’s second-largest pension fund to offer Bitcoin exposure

Colombia’s second-largest private pension and severance fund manager, AFP Protección, is preparing to launch an investment fund with exposure to Bitcoin.

Juan David Correa, president of Protección SA, confirmed the initiative during an interview with local outlet Valora Analitik. According to Correa, access to the product will be limited and granted only through a personalized advisory process designed to assess each investor’s risk profile. Only clients who meet specific criteria will be able to allocate a portion of their portfolios to Bitcoin (BTC).

“The most important element is diversification,” Correa noted, adding that “those who can participate will find a space for a percentage of their portfolio, if they so wish, to be exposed to this type of asset.”

Protección’s move follows a similar step by Skandia Administradora de Fondos de Pensiones y Cesantías, which began offering Bitcoin exposure in one of its portfolios in September last year. With this launch, Protección becomes the second major pension fund administrator in Colombia to enter the digital asset space.

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Bitcoins Bitcoin fund will not change core pension investments

Protección said that the new Bitcoin-linked fund does not represent a shift in how the bulk of Colombian pension savings are managed. Fixed income instruments, equities and other traditional assets remain the core of pension portfolios. Instead, the product is positioned as an additional option for qualified investors seeking diversification.

Founded in 1991, AFP Protección manages more than 220 trillion Colombian pesos (approximately $55 billion) in assets for over 8.5 million clients across mandatory and voluntary pension plans and severance accounts.

The broader mandatory pension fund market in Colombia reached 527.3 trillion pesos as of November 2025, with nearly half of those assets invested abroad.

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