CRB Monitor Securities Database Updates
During the week of April 11 - 17, 2022, CRB Monitor’s research team made several updates to securities and added source documents and relevant news articles to the CRB Monitor database.
Summary of the updates for the Week of April 11 - 17, 2022:
Tier |
Total # |
Active / Inactive |
Added |
Removed |
Net Change |
Tier 1A |
145 |
123 / 19 / 3 |
+0 | -0 | +0 |
Tier 1B |
713 |
591 / 119 / 3 |
+13 | -0 | +13 |
Tier 2 |
370 |
340 / 26 / 4 |
+0 | -1 | -1 |
Tier 3 |
572 |
544 / 27 / 1 |
+0 | -2 | -2 |
Total Issuances |
1,800 |
1,598 / 191 / 11 |
+13 |
-3 | +10 |
Total Issuers (w/o Pre-IPOs) |
1,400 |
- |
+12 |
-2 | +10 |
Total Issuers (w/ Pre-IPOs) |
1,411 |
- |
+12 |
-2 | +10 |
- Added 13 Tier 1B Securities:
- +10 = New CRBs (10 Cannabis-Themed Indexes)
- Cannabis Composite Index GTR
- Cannabis Composite Index NTR
- Cannabis Composite Index PR
- DER AKTIONÄR North America Cannabis Select 10 Performance-Index NTR
- DER AKTIONÄR North America Cannabis Select 10 Performance-Index PR
- DER AKTIONÄR North America Cannabis Select 10 Performance-Index TR
- Foxberry Medical Cannabis & Life Sciences USD Index
- Foxberry Medical Cannabis & Life Sciences USD Net Total Return Index
- Medical Cannabis and Wellness Equity Index PR
- Medical Cannabis and Wellness Equity Index TR
- +2 = New CRBs (2 Non-Cannabis-Themed ETFs)
- B.A.D. ETF
- Defiance Next Gen Altered Experience ETF
- +10 = New CRBs (10 Cannabis-Themed Indexes)
-
- +1 = CRB Tier Upgraded to 1B (“Branded Legacy, Inc.”)
- Rationale = Branded Legacy signed a letter of intent to acquire Kamino Propagation & Research, LLC. Kamino, located in Newberry, FL, is in the business of growing, farming, harvesting and selling industrial hemp (i.e., “plant-touching”).
- +1 = CRB Tier Upgraded to 1B (“Branded Legacy, Inc.”)
- Removed 1 Tier 2 Security:
- -1 = CRB Tier Upgraded to 1B (“Branded Legacy, Inc.”)
- Removed 2 Tier 3 Securities:
- -1 = Removed CRB from Database (“Intema Solutions Inc.”)
- Rationale = Intema Solutions Inc. was previously involved in the cannabis industry through the provision of consulting and marketing services. However, in April 2022 Intema announced it had "completed its name change from Intema Solutions Inc. to React Gaming Group Inc." Per its own admission, "it was time for us to re-brand our name to better reflect our activities in the esports and iGaming sector." There is no evidence to suggest that this company has any connection to the cannabis industry.
- -1 = Removed CRB from Database (“TRICCAR, Inc.”)
- Rationale = TRICCAR was previously involved in the cannabis industry through the development of CBD supplements. However, in April 2022 TRICCAR announced it had completed the company’s corporate name change to Correlate Infrastructure Partners, Inc. Per its own admission, "The name change to Correlate Infrastructure Partners better reflects the Company’s business model and operational focus going forward." The company is now focused on providing proprietary clean energy assessment solutions for the commercial real estate industry. As a result, there is no evidence to suggest that this company has any connection to the cannabis industry.
- -1 = Removed CRB from Database (“Intema Solutions Inc.”)
All newly-identified CRBs during the week:
Company Name |
Tier |
Pure-Play | Sector |
Description |
1B | No | ETF - Non-Cannabis-Themed |
The B.A.D. ETF (BAD) is a large cap fund designed to track the EQM BAD Index (BADIDX), which tracks price movements of a portfolio of U.S. listed companies with exposure to the following B.A.D. market segments: Betting, Alcohol, Cannabis, and Drugs (Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology). |
|
1B | No | ETF - Non-Cannabis-Themed |
Defiance Next Gen Altered Experience ETF is the first US-listed psychedelics ETF. It seeks to track the BITA Medical Psychedelics, Cannabis, and Ketamine Index, a rules-based index that tracks the performance of a portfolio of companies listed on North American Exchanges conducting legal activities under the national laws of the applicable country related to medical psychedelics, medical cannabis, cannabis pharmaceuticals and cannabidiol ("CBD") derivatives, and ketamine. |
|
1B | Yes | Index |
Cannabis-themed Market Index (Solactive) |
|
1B | Yes | Index |
Cannabis-themed Market Index (Solactive) |
|
1B | Yes | Index |
Cannabis-themed Market Index (Solactive) |
|
DER AKTIONÄR North America Cannabis Select 10 Performance-Index NTR |
1B | Yes | Index |
Cannabis-themed Market Index (Solactive) |
DER AKTIONÄR North America Cannabis Select 10 Performance-Index PR |
1B | Yes | Index |
Cannabis-themed Market Index (Solactive) |
DER AKTIONÄR North America Cannabis Select 10 Performance-Index TR |
1B | Yes | Index |
Cannabis-themed Market Index (Solactive) |
1B | Yes | Index |
Cannabis-themed Market Index (Solactive) |
|
Foxberry Medical Cannabis & Life Sciences USD Net Total Return Index |
1B | Yes | Index |
Cannabis-themed Market Index (Solactive) |
1B | Yes | Index |
Cannabis-themed Market Index (Solactive) |
|
1B | Yes | Index |
Cannabis-themed Market Index (Solactive) |