FRC Top Picks The following table shows last week’s top five performers among our Top Picks. The top performer, Hemostemix Inc., was up 50%. As mentioned last week, HEM is pursuing a $4M equity financing. HEM has retained a contractor to manufacture its flagship product (ACP-01), targeting patients in critical need on a compassionate basis. HEM's initial target markets are patients with critical limb ischemia (CLI), and ischemic heart disease. Top Five Weekly Performers WoW Returns Hemostemix Inc. (HEM.V) 50.0% Golden Minerals Company (AUMN.TO) 34.3% Lake Resources NL (LKE.AX) 23.1% Millennial Potash Corp. (MLP.V) 16.7% Sabre Gold Mines Corp. (SGLD.TO) 10.0% * Past performance is not indicative of future performance (as of October 18, 2024)      Source: FRC Our top picks have outperformed the benchmark (TSXV) in all seven time periods listed below. Performance by Sector Total Return 1 Week 1 mo 3 mo 6 mo 1 yr 3 yr Since launch Mining 3.4% 17.5% 4.7% 7.0% 15.0% -33.0% 1.8% Cannabis N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A -37.7% -23.6% Tech -20.0% -4.0% -22.6% -51.0% -40.0% -35.7% -4.8% Special Situations (MIC) 8.8% 5.3% 43.6% 42.2% 70.5% -25.7% 11.8% Private Companies N/A N/A N/A N/A 6.7% 20.5% 30.5% Portfolio (Total) 3.4% 14.1% 11.4% 9.7% 20.5% -18.0% 10.7% Benchmark (Total) 2.8% 5.6% 7.1% 9.8% 19.7% -34.6% -29.8% Portfolio (Annualized) - - - - 20.5% -6.4% 0.9% Benchmark (Annualized)  - - - - 19.7% -13.2% -3.2% 1. Since the earliest initiating date of companies in the list of Top Picks  (as of October 18, 2024)       2. Green (blue) indicates FRC's picks outperformed (underperformed) the benchmark.         3. Past performance is not indicative of future performance.             Our complete list of top picks (updated weekly) can be viewed here.
