OTC Markets Group Announces the 2018 OTCQX Best 50

NEW YORK, Jan. 24, 2018

The OTCQX Best 50 is an annual ranking of the top 50 U.S. and international companies traded on the OTCQX Best Market, based on an equal weighting of one-year total return and average daily dollar volume growth.  Companies in the 2018 OTCQX Best 50 were ranked based on their performance during the 2017 calendar year. 

"This year's roster of companies represented a wide range of sectors and industries, from global markets and innovators such as the Bitcoin Investment Trust, to established community banks, airlines and resources. These leading companies represent a diverse landscape of issuers from around the globe and here in the U.S.," said Jason Paltrowitz, Executive Vice President of Corporate Services at OTC Markets Group. "We are pleased to congratulate our 2018 OTCQX Best 50 companies on their stellar performance and their commitment to providing a premium, efficient trading market that serves their investor base." 

2018 OTCQX Best 50 Results
2018 OTCQX Best 50 companies traded an aggregate $19.9 billion in dollar volume in 2017.  The companies delivered to investors an average total return of 120%.

The #1 ranked company was Bitcoin Investment Trust (OTCQX: GBTC), an open-ended trust that is invested exclusively in bitcoin and derives its value solely from the price of bitcoin. The top performing International company ranked at #2 was Amerigo Resources Ltd. (OTCQX: ARREF). Twenty-one regional and community banks were included in this year's list. Nine companies from last year's ranking remained on the list in 2018:

• Bitcoin Investment Trust (OTCQX: GBTC)
• Columbus Gold Corp. (OTCQX: CBGDF)
• Excelsior Mining Corp. (OTCQX: EXMGF)
• First West Virginia Bancorp, Inc. (OTCQX: FWVB)
• Mason Graphite Inc. (OTCQX: MGPHF)
• Nemaska Lithium, Inc. (OTCQX: NMKEF)
• Smith-Midland Corp. (OTCQX: SMID)
• Suncrest Bank (Visalia, CA) (OTCQX: SBKK)
• Village Farms International Inc. (OTCQX: VFFIF)

The 2018 OTCQX Best 50 Companies are: