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1 Represents actual performance since beginning of live trading. Time period from Jan 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021. Past performance does not guarantee future results,. There is no guarantee the model
will have similar returns under different market conditions.
Firm Overview
Blockforce Capital (BFC) is an innovative US based asset management firm that offers investment products and research in the blockchain and
digital asset industry through an array of proprietary public and private investment vehicles.
Blockforce was founded by Eric Ervin who launched and run the Reality Shares Exchange Traded Funds Company. The organization excels when it
comes to, regulation, risk management and the nuances surrounding alternative assets.
Reality Shares Blockforce Capital In 2016 Eric began incubating strategies and building a quantitative
ETF’s Private Funds asset management team to ultimately build the Blockforce Capital
Private Funds Infrastructure. After trading proprietary capital
through 2017 and 2018, the firm launched the Multi-Strategy fund in
March of 2019
1Reality Shares Advisors, LLC, is the investment advisor to the ETFs. Reality Shares Advisors, LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reality Shares, Inc. dba Blockforce Capital. Nothing in this presentation is an
endorsement or offer to buy or sell ETFs or any other investment products.
Our Team Finance
Our interdisciplinary team has a diverse skillset Financial veterans proven to use cutting edge technology to build
and construct portfolios for the modern world
with expertise spanning traditional finance,
astrophysics academia, complex derivative
Data Science
trading, and entrepreneurship
Astrophysics PhD’s and Stat masters1 integral in model and
software development which provided the foundation for the
fund strategies. Providing expertise and deep knowledge base in
machine learning, time series analysis, and supercomputing
“we're all working toward the singular goal
of creating innovative and intelligent
Blockchain
alternative asset investment strategies.”
Board of Advisors that include some of the most world-renowned
-- BFC Team names in the digital asset space, including major influencers that
helped shape the growth and maturity of Bitcoin
1,2 Former
employees and consultants from academia were critical during the development phase and are no longer full-time employees as of November,, 2019. Blockforce Capital Management LLC is a
wholly owned subsidiary of Reality Shares, Inc.
Executive
Eric R. Ervin, Co-founder, President, CEO
After nearly 20 years at Morgan Stanley in wealth management, in 2011 Eric Ervin founded Reality Shares a firm known for innovation in Exchange Traded Funds. The
firm’s first ETF, DIVY, was the first ETF based entirely on the dividend swap market. He also pioneered DIVCON™ a quantitative method for analyzing and ranking
companies according to their dividend health. As the portfolio manager on four publicly traded funds as well as other private funds he has demonstrated expertise in
alternatives eg. dividend swaps, long-short equity, and quant-based cryptocurrency strategies. He is passionate about driving innovation in financial markets, he is a
member of the CFTC Virtual Currency Subcommittee for the Technology Advisory Council, he is also regularly featured in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times,
Barron’s CNBC, Bloomberg, and other media outlets.
PAST PERFORMANCE DOES NOT GUARANTEE FUTURE RESULTS. FURTHER DISCLAIMERS & FOOTNOTES LOCATED ON PAGE 23.
The Investor Dilemma
Most Digital Asset Funds Offer Long Only Exposure Current Offering Landscape by Fund Type1
1 Research sourced from Autonomous NEXT, April 2018. Blockforce Capital has not evaluated and cannot guarantee the accuracy of the data.
Opportunity & Risk
Opportunity1 Risk (Volatility)2
84.88%
$100,000
Bitcoin Price (Log Scale)
$10,000
$1,000
$100
17.31%
3.45%
$10
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Bond Stocks Bitcoin
We believe there is a growing opportunity for appreciation … but as with any opportunity, there is substantial
within the digital asset space… risk involved in digital asset investments
1. Underlying data sourced from Bloomberg, CoinMarketCap for the time period May 30, 2013 through Mar. 31, 2021.
2. Risk are annualized. Stocks: S&P 500 Total Return Index; Bonds: the Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fund Strategy Overview
To seize these opportunities we believe the best approach is to consider a multi-dimensional portfolio.
Return
Multi-Strat Fund
Market Neutral
Risk
Similar to a traditional allocation model of 2/3 equity with 1/3 fixed income, our multi-
strategy portfolio will include provisions for return enhancers (Systematic and Token
Rotation) and risk reducers (Arbitrage)2
1 Represents the fund’s target objective, however, there is no guarantee the fund will be successful or produce these results.
2 Represents anticipated allocation – subject to change at fund management’s discretion. There is no guarantee these provisions will obtain their intended result.
Alpha Predator
Our goal is to systematically look for and harvest alpha across inefficient markets1
1 There is no guarantee Alpha Predator will achieve its intended results. The Alpha Predator methodology is subject to change at anytime.
Risk Overview: Four Classifications1
❖Volatility
1Diagram for illustrative purposes only, does not include all possible risks.
Fund Breakdown
Blockforce Multi-
Strategy Fund
Diagram represents some of the strategies deployed or potentially deployed in the Multi-Strategy fund. They are subject to change. These are merely a sample of the strategies used and may or may not be a
representative sample. They are meant to illustrate some of the capabilities of the Blockforce Capital Team and how they structure their models.
Fund Breakdown
Multi-Strat Fund Performance
Backtest data and results are developed with the benefit of hindsight. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Performance Statistics
Mar 2019– Mar 2021
Net2 Bitcoin 3 HFRXGL
Net Monthly Performance2
80% 2021 Return 142.8% 103.2% 1.3%
40%
Performance (cum.) 469.5% 1432.9% 14.3%
20%
Volatility (ann.) 130.1% 269.7% 6.6%
0%
-40%
52.52% 0.50 0.67
Mar-19
Apr-20
Apr-19
Jun-19
Jul-19
Aug-19
Oct-19
Nov-19
May-19
Sep-19
Dec-19
Jan-20
Mar-20
Jun-20
Jul-20
Aug-20
Oct-20
Nov-20
Mar-21
Feb-20
May-20
Sep-20
Dec-20
Jan-21
Feb-21 Calculated on Daily Data versus Bitcoin for the period 02/28/2019 – 03/31/2021
Net Fund performance data is unaudited, as calculated by the Fund administrator, and is calculated with the management fee (2%) accrued monthly in arrears and performance fee (20%) accrued on a monthly basis. However, while the performance fee is accrued on a
monthly basis, the actual performance fee is calculated and deducted on the last business day of each fiscal year subject to each investor’s “high water mark”, which could have a material positive or negative impact on the Fund’s performance metrics included herein. All
data presented above is unaudited.
Backtest data and results are developed with the benefit of hindsight. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Q1 2021 Highlights
The Blockforce Capital Multi-Strategy Fund remains vigilant in risk management and continues to focus on downside protection as it will play an
important role in our success as markets unfold.
4.6% 1.1%
Performance Comparison and Portfolio Exposure
Crypto Asset Exposure Lending Cash Multi-Strategy Fund Bitcoin
300 100%
11.4%
35.7%
250
80%
19.2%
Portfolio Allocation %
200
60%
150 25.8%
40%
100
Bitcoin Ethereum Binance
20% Cash Lending ChainLink
50
Ripple Bitcoin Cash Uniswap
Stellar Compound Maker
0 0%
12/31 1/7 1/14 1/21 1/28 2/4 2/11 2/18 2/25 3/4 3/11 3/18 3/25 Yearn Finance
Net Fund performance data is unaudited, as calculated by the Fund administrator, and is calculated with the management fee (2%) accrued monthly in arrears and performance fee (20%) accrued on a monthly basis. However, while the performance fee is accrued on a
monthly basis, the actual performance fee is calculated and deducted on the last business day of each fiscal year subject to each investor’s “high water mark”, which could have a material positive or negative impact on the Fund’s performance metrics included herein. All
data presented above is unaudited.
Backtest data and results are developed with the benefit of hindsight. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Uncorrelated to Bitcoin and Traditional Asset Classes
Correlation of daily net fund returns since inception on March 31, 2019 2,3
0.63
Bitcoin Russell 2000 Cannabis Biotech ACWI S&P 500 Emerging HFRX Global Frontier Gold Oil High Yield 2 Year T-bill
Markets Markets
The correlation data presented above is based on daily returns for the time period 2/28/2019 through 03/31/2021. Benchmarks provided for performance comparison are for informational purposes only, the fund manager does not intend for
the Fund to track them. All data presented above is unaudited.
Backtest data and results are developed with the benefit of hindsight. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Active Management Reduces Volatility
Asset Volatility Since Inception1,3 Downside Volatility
240% Multi-Strat, Net Bitcoin
0%
75% -10%
-20%
52%
40% -30%
35%
33%
27% 26% -40%
22% 21%
16%
7% -50%
4%
Oil Bitcoin Cannabis Multi-Strat, Biotech Russell 2000 Emerging S&P 500 Frontier All World Gold High Yield HFRX Global -60%
Net Markets Markets Index
The volatility data presented above is based on daily returns for the time period 2/28/2019 through 03/31/2021. Benchmarks provided for volatility comparison are for informational purposes only, the fund manager does not intend for the Fund to track them. All data
presented above is unaudited.
Backtest data and results are developed with the benefit of hindsight. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Protecting Downside
Fund performance during the largest Bitcoin drawdowns since March 1, 2019 inception
Bitcoin Price
60%
Exposure
7/10/2019 7/29/2019 -21.5% -3.4% 9,000
50%
40%
08/08/2019 09/31/2019 -30.7% -8.3% 7,000
30%
20% 5,000
11/02/2019 11/21/2019 -18.2% -4.3% 10%
0% 3,000
11/29/2019 12/18/2019 -14.4% -3.3%
The drawdown data presented above is based on performance for the time period 3/1/2019 through 03/31/2021. Represents six largest bitcoin drawdowns that occurred between 3/1/2019 and 03/31/2021. Benchmarks provided for drawdown comparison are for
informational purposes only, the fund manager does not intend for the Fund to track the benchmark(s). All data presented above is unaudited.
Backtest data and results are developed with the benefit of hindsight. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Blockforce Multi Strategy Monthly Return Data
Backtest (1/1/2017 - 2/28/2019)1 + Live Fund Return (3/1/2019 - Forward)2
Italicized Numbers = BACKTEST
2021 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YTD Volatility
BF Multi-Strat. Fund 27.1% 55.7% 22.7% 142.8% 79.8%
HFR Global Hedge Fund Index -0.2% 1.5% 0.0% 1.3% 3.6%
Bitcoin 14.2% 36.3% 30.5% 103.2% 91.6%
2020 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YTD Volatility
BF Multi-Strat. Fund 14.5% -1.1% -11.2% 12.3% -4.3% -1.6% 19.6% 7.3% -4.3% 8.3% 26.4% 21.4% 116.9% 34.8%
HFR Global Hedge Fund Index 0.4% -1.4% -5.9% 2.9% 1.4% 1.8% 1.3% 1.5% -0.2% -0.2% 2.8% 2.3% 6.8% 4.8%
Bitcoin 30.0% -8.0% -25.1% 34.5% 9.3% -3.4% 23.9% 3.2% -7.6% 27.7% 42.4% 47.8% 303.2% 72.0%
2019 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual Volatility
BF Multi-Strat. Fund -2.3% 5.4% 2.5% 4.4% 10.1% 7.9% -1.7% -4.0% -2.0% 0.2% -6.6% -1.1% 12.1% 16.7%
HFR Global Hedge Fund Index 2.1% 0.6% -0.2% 0.7% -0.7% 1.6% 0.8% 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% 1.0% 1.2% 8.6% 2.5%
Bitcoin -7.6% 11.5% 7.5% 28.5% 60.9% 26.2% -6.3% -4.8% -13.5% 10.3% -17.5% -5.0% 92.8% 73.9%
2018 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual Volatility
BF Multi-Strat. Fund 7.1% 9.2% -8.3% 23.2% -4.5% -6.0% 5.0% -5.3% 1.4% -4.2% -1.4% 1.9% 15.1% 29.1%
HFR Global Hedge Fund Index 2.4% -2.4% -1.0% 0.1% 0.3% -0.2% -0.1% 0.5% -0.7% -3.1% -0.6% -1.9% -6.7% 4.8%
Bitcoin -27.8% 1.7% -32.9% 32.5% -18.9% -14.5% 21.5% -9.5% -5.9% -4.6% -36.4% -6.8% -73.5% 67.8%
Net performance is backtest performance from 1/1/2017–2/28/2019, and live Fund performance from 3/1/2019–03/31/2021. Backtest data and results are developed with the benefit of hindsight, there is no guarantee the Fund will achieve these results – and
NO investor actually achieved the backtest results. Backtested net returns are calculated with a yearly 2% management fee and 20% performance fee deducted daily, however, actual fund management fee is accrued monthly in arrears and performance fee is
accrued monthly and deducted at the end of each fiscal year, subject to each investor’s high water mark, which may result in materially different actual performance. All returns presented above are relative to the US Dollar. Benchmarks provided for
performance comparison are for informational purposes only; the fund manager does not intend for the Fund to track them.
Backtest data and results are developed with the benefit of hindsight. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Blockforce Capital Multi-Strategy Master Fund
Strategy Attribution Analysis
Backtest data and results are developed with the benefit of hindsight. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Historical Allocation of the Sub-Strategies
Allocation of Systematic % Allocation of Beta % Allocation of Market Neutral % Portfolio Return Bitcoin Return
100% $900
90% $800
80% $700
Sub-strategy Allocation
70%
$600
Indexed to 100
60%
$500
50%
$400
40%
$300
30%
20% $200
10% $100
0% $-
Dec-19 Jan-20 Feb-20 Mar-20 Apr-20 May-20 Jun-20 Jul-20 Aug-20 Sep-20 Oct-20 Nov-20 Dec-20 Jan-21 Feb-21 Mar-21
Sub-Strategy
Jan-20 Feb-20 Mar-20 Apr-20 May-20 Jun-20 Jul-20 Aug-20 Sep-20 Oct-20 Nov-20 Dec-20 Jan-21 Feb-21 Mar-21
Performance
Systematic 15.4% 4.2% -18.8% 18.8% -5.7% 3.4% 10.9% 1.9% -2.6% 9.6% 5.8% 20.7% 18.6% 28.7% 6.1%
Beta 22.9% -9.0% -26.0% 30.9% 4.8% -3.9% 33.1% 13.3% -6.8% 11.9% 38.7% 24.8% 38.0% 79.7% 32.1%
Market Neutral 1.5% 0.5% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.8% 1.4% 1.1% 1.1% 1.2% 2.3% 2.0% 1.5% 0.6% 1.7%
Bitcoin 25.9% -8.0% -25.1% 34.5% 9.3% -3.4% 23.9% 3.2% -7.6% 27.7% 42.4% 47.8% 14.2% 36.3% 30.5%
The Sub-Strategy performance data presented above is based on performance for the time period 12/31/2019 through 03/31/2021. All data presented above is unaudited.
Sub-Strategy’s Contribution Return by Month
60% 0.1%
50%
40%
0.1%
0.1% 52.5%
30%
0.2% 0.1%
0.1%
20% 0.1%
0.3% 28.4%
7.8% 0.1% 27.6% 17.0%
20.9% 0.1% 23.3%
10% 5.2%
0.2%
0.1% 0.1% 8.5% 7.6%
8.9% 0.1% 10.0% 0.8% 0.1% 5.3% 3.7% 6.7% 1.3%
0% 2.5% 1.4% 2.9% 2.4% 1.4%
0.5% -0.6%
-1.9% -10.1% -2.8% -2.2%
-4.2%
-10%
-6.1%
-20%
Jan-2020 Feb-2020 Mar-2020 Apr-2020 May-2020 Jun-2020 Jul-2020 Aug-2020 Sep-2020 Oct-2020 Nov-2020 Dec-2020 Jan-2021 Feb-2021 Mar-2021
Sub-Strategy
Jan-20 Feb-20 Mar-20 Apr-20 May-20 Jun-20 Jul-20 Aug-20 Sep-20 Oct-20 Nov-20 Dec-20 Jan-21 Feb-21 Mar-21
Allocation
Systematic 58.0% 59.2% 53.7% 53.2% 49.2% 23.5% 26.3% 24.8% 24.9% 25.6% 24.0% 25.6% 20.1% 23.4% 21.6%
Beta 22.6% 21.5% 23.3% 25.3% 30.2% 56.9% 63.1% 63.9% 62.8% 64.1% 71.3% 68.7% 74.8% 65.9% 72.6%
Market Neutral 19.4% 19.3% 23.0% 21.5% 20.6% 19.6% 10.6% 11.3% 12.3% 10.3% 4.7% 5.7% 5.1% 10.7% 5.8%
The Sub-Strategy performance data presented above is based on performance for the time period 12/31/2019 through 03/31/2021. All data presented above is unaudited.
Rolling Monthly Contribution of each Sub-Strategy
120%
Systematic Crypto
Strategic Beta
100% BTC Lending
Avg. Rolling Monthly
2.09% 12.04% 0.12%
80% Contribution Return
Volatility of Monthly
4.26% 18.15% 0.02%
Contribution Return
60%
40%
20%
0%
-20%
Sub-Strategy
Jan-20 Feb-20 Mar-20 Apr-20 May-20 Jun-20 Jul-20 Aug-20 Sep-20 Oct-20 Nov-20 Dec-20 Jan-21 Feb-21 Mar-21
Allocation
Systematic 58.0% 59.2% 53.7% 53.2% 49.2% 23.5% 26.3% 24.8% 24.9% 25.6% 24.0% 25.6% 20.1% 23.4% 21.6%
Beta 22.6% 21.5% 23.3% 25.3% 30.2% 56.9% 63.1% 63.9% 62.8% 64.1% 71.3% 68.7% 74.8% 65.9% 72.6%
Market Neutral 19.4% 19.3% 23.0% 21.5% 20.6% 19.6% 10.6% 11.3% 12.3% 10.3% 4.7% 5.7% 5.1% 10.7% 5.8%
The Sub-Strategy performance data presented above is based on performance for the time period 12/31/2019 through 03/31/2021. All data presented above is unaudited.
Cumulative Contribution Return of each Sub-Strategy
500%
450%
400%
300%
250%
200%
150%
100%
50%
0%
-50%
Dec-2019 Jan-2020 Feb-2020 Mar-2020 Apr-2020 May-2020 Jun-2020 Jul-2020 Aug-2020 Sep-2020 Oct-2020 Nov-2020 Dec-2020 Jan-2021 Feb-2021 Mar-2021
The Sub-Strategy performance data presented above is based on performance for the time period 12/31/2019 through 03/31/2021. All data presented above is unaudited.
Appendix
Blockforce Capital™
Market Neutral Strategies
Digital Asset Lending
Due to the fractured regulatory and exchange infrastructure, the elegance of blockchain technology, and the interest from
speculators to bet on the direction of cryptocurrencies, a robust demand for borrowing and lending digital assets exists.
Facilitating this demand yields high single digit short-term yields.
1Risk can never be completely eliminated and all investments carry a certain degree of risk. There is no guarantee that the arbitrage strategy will achieve the intended risk reduction, if any, and could
possibly increase risk.
Arbitrage
As markets develop, arbitrage becomes more competitive. Currently scale is critical. The operational costs and human
involvement at current asset levels do not justify the rewards. As the fund increases in size and scale, we consider the possibility
of adding it back to the fund. 1
Fund Structure
Exchange Arbitrage Multi-currency Arbitrage
Market neutral trading strategy USD/BTC
Buy on
Seeks to capitalize on Exchange A Seeks to capitalize on
EUR/USD BTC/ETH
fractured marketplace inefficiencies in exchange
Sell on
Exchange B rates ETH/EUR
Derivative Hedge
1Risk can never be completely eliminated and all investments carry a certain degree of risk. There is no guarantee that the arbitrage strategy will achieve the intended risk reduction, if any, and could
possibly increase risk.
How to Invest
Cryptocurrency and digital (tokenized) assets (“Crypto”) are a representation of value that functions as a medium of exchange, a unit of account, or a store of value, but it does not have legal tender status. Crypto is sometimes exchanged for U.S. dollars or other currencies
around the world, but they are not currently backed nor supported by any government or central bank. Crypto can have multiple functions, including, but not limited to, decentralized payments, smart contracts, decentralized applications, and fundraising. Their value is
derived generally by market forces of supply and demand and they are more volatile that traditional currencies, such as the US dollar. Crypto may not be insured, as it is not covered by either FDIC or SIPC insurance. Investing in Crypto comes with numerous risks, including
but not limited to, market manipulation, listing risk, liquidity risk, cybersecurity (hacking) risk, regulatory risk, exchange and/or counterparty risk, trading risk, tax classification risk and volatile market swings. The features, functions and other properties of a specific Crypto
may be complex, technical or difficult to evaluate. Any Crypto may change or cease to operate as expected due to changes in its underlying technology, changes to regulations or changes resulting from an attack. These changes can include a “fork”, “airdrop” “rollback” or
“bootstrap”. Such changes may dilute the value of an existing Crypto position, including possible loss of the entire position. At times it may prove to be difficult to sell a portion of or liquidate a position quickly at a reasonable price, which make liquidity risk an important
consideration for any investor. Crypto assets generally operate on markets and exchanges that are not regulated with the same controls or customer protections available in equity, option, futures, or foreign exchange investing. As such, Crypto trading can lead to large and
immediate financial losses, including loss of entire investment. There remains various legal and regulatory uncertainties with regards to the classification of nearly every Crypto. This can mean that the legality of holding or trading individual Cryptos is not always clear. The
future formal classification of any particular Crypto as a currency, security or property could also reduce the value and/or liquidity of the Crypto. As the legal and regulatory framework continues to evolve there may be risks that also evolve that have not yet been identified.
There is no guarantees of profit nor of avoiding losses, including total loss, when investing in or trading Crypto. Several federal agencies have published advisories regarding the risks of Crypto. Some, but not all, of those advisories can be found at the websites below:
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB): www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/newsroom/cfpb-warns-consumers-about-bitcoin/
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): www.cftc.gov/sites/default/files/idc/groups/public/@customerprotection/documents/file/customeradvisory_urvct121517.pdf
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC): www.investor.gov/additional-resources/news-alerts/alerts-bulletins/investor-alert-bitcoin-other-virtual-currency
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA): www.finra.org/investors/alerts/bitcoin-more-bit-risky