Investment tokens, which are sometimes also referred to as security tokens or asset tokens, are those tokens that typically provide their holders rights in the form of ownership rights or entitlements that are similar to dividends.
Investment tokens are generally issued for the purpose of capital raising, for example through an initial coin offering, and show similarities to traditional debt and equity instruments.
A well-known example of an investment token is Bankera’s BNK token, which grants its holder a right to a weekly commission to be paid out in the cryptocurrency Ether.