Dolphin Entertainment Set to Join Russell Microcap(R) Index
Dolphin Entertainment (NASDAQ:DLPN) is set to join the Russell Microcap® Index following the 2021 annual reconstitution on June 28. This membership enhances the company's visibility among investors, as Russell indexes are widely utilized for benchmarking. The CEO, Bill O'Dowd, emphasized that this inclusion reflects Dolphin's growth and is an opportunity to share their future plans. Russell indexes cover approximately $10.6 trillion in assets, providing a significant platform for the company's marketing and content development services.
- Inclusion in the Russell Microcap® Index improves visibility among investors.
- Reflects recent growth and business achievements of Dolphin Entertainment.
- Access to a larger audience of institutional investors using Russell indexes.
- None.
MIAMI, FL / ACCESSWIRE / June 8, 2021 / Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLPN), a leading independent entertainment marketing and premium content development company, is set to join the Russell Microcap® Index at the conclusion of the 2021 Russell Index's annual reconstitution effect after the US market opens on June 28, according to a preliminary list of additions posted June 4.
Membership in the Russell Microcap® Index, which remains in place for one year, means automatic inclusion in the appropriate growth and value style indexes. FTSE Russell determines membership for its Russell indexes primarily by objective, market-capitalization rankings and style attributes.
"Inclusion in this index reflects our recent growth and business achievements and presents a new opportunity for us to gain broader visibility within the investment community, particularly those who use the Russell indexes to benchmark their portfolios," stated Dolphin Entertainment CEO, Bill O'Dowd. "We look forward to sharing our story and plans for future growth with a wider, more diverse audience of potential investors."
Russell indexes are widely used by investment managers and institutional investors for index funds and as benchmarks for active investment strategies. Approximately
For more information on the Russell Microcap® Index and the Russell indexes reconstitution, go to the "Russell Reconstitution" section on the FTSE Russell website.
About Dolphin Entertainment, Inc.
Dolphin Entertainment is a leading independent entertainment marketing and premium content development company. Through our subsidiaries 42West, The Door and Shore Fire Media, we provide expert strategic marketing and publicity services to many of the top brands, both individual and corporate, in the film, television, music, gaming and hospitality industries. Viewpoint Creative and Be Social complement their efforts with full-service creative branding and production capabilities as well as social media and influencer marketing services. Dolphin's legacy content production business, founded by Emmy-nominated CEO Bill O'Dowd, has produced multiple feature films and award-winning digital series. Dolphin's Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) division is dedicated to designing, producing, distributing and promoting NFTs for itself and its clients within the film, television, music, gaming, epicurean, and technology industries. The NFTs division is comprised of executives across all six of Dolphin's wholly-owned subsidiaries blending their collective expertise in creative services, digital design, production, marketing, sales and public relations. To learn more, visit https://www.dolphinentertainment.com.
This press release contains 'forward-looking statements' within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. These forward-looking statements may address, among other things, Dolphin Entertainment Inc.'s offering of common stock as well as expected financial and operational results and the related assumptions underlying its expected results. These forward-looking statements are distinguished by the use of words such as "will," "would," "anticipate," "expect," "believe," "designed," "plan," or "intend," the negative of these terms, and similar references to future periods. These views involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict and, accordingly, Dolphin Entertainment's actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in its forward-looking statements. Dolphin Entertainment's forward-looking statements contained herein speak only as of the date of this press release. Factors or events Dolphin Entertainment cannot predict, including those described in the risk factors contained in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, may cause its actual results to differ from those expressed in forward-looking statements. Although Dolphin Entertainment believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be achieved, and Dolphin Entertainment undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.
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