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A Wild Ride With This Blockchain ETF
Sunday, March 10, 2019 - 3:07pm | 474After a rough 2018, blockchain-related stocks and exchange are delivering impressive performances in the first quarter — without the benefit of major jumps by the largest digital currencies. All of the dedicated blockchain ETFs came to market last year and most were soon overlooked as bitcoin...
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Another Potential Bitcoin ETF Effort Emerges
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 - 9:51am | 505Reality Shares, the firm behind two blockchain exchange traded funds, is looking to launch a bitcoin ETF. A recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission provides details about the Reality Shares Blockforce Global Currency Strategy ETF. What Happened The filing is conjunction with the...
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Fundstrat, Reality Shares Partner On New Multi-Factor ETF
Monday, November 5, 2018 - 3:22pm | 509Reality Shares, the exchange traded funds business of fintech firm Blockforce Capital, partnered with boutique research firm Fundstrat Global Advisors to launch the Reality Shares Fundstrat DQM Long ETF (NYSE: DQML). That new ETF debuted last week and is the seventh ETF in San Diego-based Reality...
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How To Play China's Blockchain Boom
Friday, September 28, 2018 - 1:36pm | 531All of the exchange-traded funds dedicated to stocks with blockchain exposure have come to market this year. Nearly all of those funds are heavily or exclusively focused on U.S. equities. The exception is the Reality Shares Nasdaq NexGen Economy China ETF (NASDAQ: BCNA), which debuted in June....
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A New Blockchain ETF Focuses On China
Thursday, June 21, 2018 - 9:28am | 466Several exchange traded funds dedicated to the blockchain investment theme have come to market this year, but all are heavily focused on domestic or developed market equities. That changed Wednesday with the debut of the Reality Shares Nasdaq NexGen Economy China ETF (NASDAQ: BCNA), the first...
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Blockchain ETFs Are Waiting On Their Moment
Monday, June 4, 2018 - 1:29pm | 528Prior to 2018, there were no exchange traded funds dedicated to companies involved with the booming blockchain space. Now, there are four dedicated blockchain ETFs, though the Securities and Exchange Commission forbids fund issuers from using the term “blockchain” in fund names. To date...
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Reality Shares Adds 3 ETFs To E*TRADE Commission-Free Platform
Tuesday, May 8, 2018 - 1:06pm | 484E*TRADE Financial Corp.'s (NASDAQ: ETFC) platform of exchange-traded funds offered on a commission-free basis just got a little bigger thanks to the addition of three funds from Reality Shares. San Diego-based Reality Shares offers a unique lineup of income-oriented ETFs as well as one of the...
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Reality Shares CEO Talks Blockchain ETF And The Technology's 'Massive Innovation'
Thursday, February 8, 2018 - 12:58pm | 610Reality Shares co-founder and CEO Eric Ervin discussed the blockchain-focused Reality Shares Nasdaq NextGen Economy ETF (NASDAQ: BLCN) and the direction of blockchain technology during Wednesday’s PreMarket Prep. The ETF In January, Reality Shares opened the Nasdaq NextGen Economy ETF...
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The BLCN Blockchain ETF Hits $100 Million Milestone
Thursday, February 1, 2018 - 11:48am | 607While some Wall Street analysts are already dissing the idea of blockchain exchange-traded funds, some investors remain enthusiastic about the idea of accessing blockchain-related companies via the ETF mousetrap. Fund issuers are clearly enthusiastic as well, highlighted by the debut of four...
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New ETF Ideas For Dividend Growth
Friday, January 15, 2016 - 9:43am | 550After several years of stellar dividend growth, including some near record-breaking years, S&P 500 companies are expected to deliver slower payout growth in 2016. That does not mean the case for dividend exchange-traded funds has eroded. It does, however, mean investors should explore those...