Blend Labs
NYSE:BLNDBlend Labs, Inc. engages in the provision of cloud-based software platform solutions for financial services firms in the United States. It operates in two segments, Blend Platform and Title365. The company's Blend Builder Platform offers a suite of products that powers digital-first consumer journeys for mortgages, home equity loans and lines of credit, vehicle loans, personal loans, credit cards, and deposit accounts; and offers mortgage products to facilitate the homeownership journey for consumers comprising close, income verification for mortgage, homeowners' insurance, and realty. It also offers verification components to automate confirmation tasks that are needed to underwrite a loan or approve the opening of a new deposit account; decisioning components to reduce the need for human intervention by automatically applying business rules throughout an application workflow configured by a financial services firm; workflow intelligence components to manage data collection and automate tasks throughout the loan origination process; and marketplace components to enable consumers to shop for products and services presented at the precise moment of need during an application for a loan. In addition, the company, through its subsidiary, offers title search procedures for title insurance policies, escrow, and other closing and settlement services, as well as other trustee services; and provides professional and consulting services. It serves banks, credit unions, financial technology companies, and non-bank mortgage lenders. Blend Labs, Inc. was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
16011 (GPE.V)
CVE:GPEGreat Prairie Energy Services Inc. provides commercial and general oilfield hauling, rig-moving, frac fluid production, fluid hauling and equipment rental services to oil and gas companies in Western Canada. The Company operates in three segments: hauling, equipment rentals and frac fluids, which serve the oil and gas sectors. It offers commercial and oilfield rental equipment on short notice or long-term lease, such as tanks and accessories, rig matting, environmental bins, surface rental equipment, generators, light towers and services, among others. It has a fleet of bed trucks, tractors, winch tractors, trailers and tank cradles available for any oilfield or highway hauling needs. It also offers frac fluids, such as frac oils, water, water blends, and mixed brines, clay-stabilized water and methanol. Its operations are based in Saskatchewan and Alberta with five field offices located in Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Drumheller, Sundre, Rocky Mountain House and Valleyview Alberta.
Gladstone Land
NASDAQ:LANDFounded in 1997, Gladstone Land is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that acquires and owns farmland and farm-related properties located in major agricultural markets in the U.S. and leases its properties to unrelated third-party farmers. The Company, which reports the aggregate fair value of its farmland holdings on a quarterly basis, currently owns 169 farms, comprised of approximately 116,000 acres in 15 different states and over 45,000 acre-feet of banked water in California, valued at a total of approximately $1.6 billion. Gladstone Land's farms are predominantly located in regions where its tenants are able to grow fresh produce annual row crops, such as berries and vegetables, which are generally planted and harvested annually. The Company also owns farms growing permanent crops, such as almonds, apples, cherries, figs, lemons, olives, pistachios, and other orchards, as well as blueberry groves and vineyards, which are generally planted every 20-plus years and harvested annually. Approximately 40% of the Company's fresh produce acreage is either organic or in transition to become organic, and over 10% of its permanent crop acreage falls into this category. The Company may also acquire property related to farming, such as cooling facilities, processing buildings, packaging facilities, and distribution centers. Gladstone Land pays monthly distributions to its stockholders and has paid 129 consecutive monthly cash distributions on its common stock since its initial public offering in January 2013. The Company has increased its common distributions 32 times over the prior 35 quarters, and the current per-share distribution on its common stock is $0.0464 per month, or $0.5568 per year.
Reaves Utility Income Fund
NYSEAMERICAN:UTGReaves Utility Income Fund is a closed ended balanced mutual fund launched and managed by W. H. Reaves & Company, Inc. The fund invests in public equity and fixed income markets of the United States. It seeks to invest in securities of companies operating in the Utilities sector. The fund primarily invests in dividend paying stocks and debt instruments of companies operating across all market capitalizations. It employs a combination of quantitative and fundamental analysis with bottom-up stock picking approach to create its portfolio. Reaves Utility Income Fund was formed on September 15, 2003 and is domiciled in the United States.