John Allen Buchanan

Hartford Investment Management Co. (HIMCO) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 1996 by acquiring the business, personnel and corporate name of an affiliate which had been in operation since 1981 and which performed substantially similar services They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: HIG). HIMCO provides investment advisory services primarily to institutional clients and registered and unregistered investment companies. The firm also serves as an investment adviser for its affiliates and provides investment advisory services for vehicles that support the product mix of its affiliates.

Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. (Duff & Phelps) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was established in 1979, evolving from the Duff & Phelps investment research firm founded in 1932. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Virtus Partners, Inc., which is wholly-owned by Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRTS). Duff & Phelps provides investment advisory services to institutional clients, mutual funds, closed-end funds, and other pooled investment vehicles as well as to retail clients. Duff & Phelps is a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI).

Genstar Capital Management LLC is a private equity firm founded in 1988 by Dennis H. Chookaszian. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco., California.

Founded in 1944, Genworth Life & Annuity Insurance Co. is an insurance company headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. The firm is a subsidiary of Genworth Financial, Inc. (NYSE: GNW), is one of the largest insurance and financial services holding companies in the US, with an expanding international presence. The firm provides pension, investment and mortgage insurance services, as well as life and lifestyle protection and retirement income management services

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC, dba Commonwealth Financial Network (Commonwealth), is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Joseph (Joe) S. Deitch in 1979 as The Cambridge Group. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of 1979 Holding Co. LLC, an indirect and wholly-owned subsidiary of Gratitude Holdings, Inc. Commonwealth provides advisory services to individuals and high net-worth individuals, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans (other than plan participants), state or municipal government entities, and charitable organizations.

AlphaSimplex Group LLC (AlphaSimplex) is a SEC-registered investment adviser and hedge fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1999 and became an investment affiliate of Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRTS) in 2023. AlphaSimplex provides discretionary and non-discretionary services to investment companies, private funds, corporations, state or municipal government entities, and other business entities.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Accruent LLC provides real estate performance management solutions. Its solutions include capital planning, CMMS, field service management, IoT remote monitoring, project management, and healthcare technology management. It offers products and services to education, corporate, healthcare, public sector,retail, telecommunication, manufacturing, and utilities industry. The company was founded by Mark Friedman in August 1995 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Ernst & Young provides accounting services. Its services include auditing, accounting, tax and transaction services, assurance and advisory business, online transaction advisory and a wide range of financial services. The company was founded by Arthur Young and Alwin C. Ernst in 1881 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

Nomura Securities International, Inc. (NSI) is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City and was founded in 1969. The firm is a division of Nomura Holding America, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NMR, TYO: 8604, AMS: 8604). NSI provides securities brokerage services, as well as asset management, domestic retail, global markets, global investment banking and global merchant banking services. The firm's fixed-income business consists of bond sales and trading, origination and product supply for securitization deals and real estate-focused asset finance operations (in cooperation with Investment Banking). In the equity markets, NSI offers sales and trading of domestic and foreign stocks on a global basis, primarily for institutional investors.

Orion Advisor Technology LLC provides financial technology services for advisors and firms. It offers client experience tools, tax-intelligent rebalancing, efficient billing, integrated planning, and automated compliance monitoring. The company was founded by Michael Miola and Warren Patrick Clarke in 1999 and is headquartered in Omaha, NE.

American Life Insurance Co. provides life and health insurance products. Its product line includes traditional life, accident and health, group insurance for large & small organizations, pensions and annuities. The company was founded in 1921 & is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

ATEL Capital Group provides asset management, equipment leasing, real estate investment, and venture capital services. The firm finances for equipment including computers, forklifts, and truck trailers. It serves the medical, mining, manufacturing, construction, and telecom industries. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Cetera Financial Group Inc. engages in the provision of brokerage and advisory services for financial professionals and institutions. Its portfolio of products include mutual funds, life insurance, stocks, bonds, fixed and variable annuity products, estate planning, college education planning, and cash management accounts. The company is headquartered in El Segundo, CA.

Mercer Advisors, Inc. engages in the provision of a wealth management solutions. It offers financial planning, investment management, estate planning, tax planning, and corporate trustee. The company was founded by Howard Rochestie, Gene Dongieux, and Kendrick Mercer in 1985 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Aspiriant LLC is an independent, wealth management firm and SEC-registered investment advisor firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded by Robert J. Francais as Kochis Fitz/Quintile LLC through the merger between Kochis Fitz Tracy Fitzhugh and Quintile Wealth Management in 2008. Aspirant provides investment advisory and wealth planning services primarily to individuals with substantial wealth, including corporate executives, business owners, affluent individuals, foundations, family partnerships, limited partnerships, the Aspiriant Affiliated Mutual Funds and other individuals. They also provide investment management and consulting services to pension plans, trusts, and charitable institutions, such as foundations that are often connected to, and created by individual clients, but not in all cases.

AmeriLife Group LLC engages in the development, marketing, and distribution of life and health insurance, annuities and retirement planning solutions. Its products include fixed annuities, health insurance, supplemental health insurance, medicare, and life insurance. The company was founded by Gary Boesch in 1971 and is headquartered in Clearwater, FL.

Part of The Charles Schwab Corp., Schwab Institutional is a company that provides financial advisory services. The company is based in Chicago, IL.

Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. is a non-profit organization that grants the Certified Financial Planner? (CFP) certification. CFP professionals offers budgeting, tax management, and financial services. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

GC Two Holdings, Inc. operates as a holding company which interests in firms that invest in middle-market companies. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

ACA Group Ltd. is a British company that specializes in print and packaging that meets strict food safety and quality requirements. The private company is based in Renfrew, UK. and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. ACA is double-A BRCGS packaging-certified, which is a leading program for the certification of packaging used in food production. The BRCGS Standard for Packaging and Packaging Materials is a Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) recognized scheme applicable to a diverse range of products. The company was founded in 2016.

Prometheus Group Enterprises LLC engages in the provision of enterprise asset management and plant maintenance operations and optimization software. It offers planning and scheduling, analytics, permitting and isolations, and turnaround and outage management. The company was founded by Eric Huang in 1998 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

Lubert-Adler Management Co. LP (Lubert-Adler) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and institutional real estate investment manager headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The firm was co-founded in 1997 by Ira Lubert and Dean Adler. Lubert-Adler provides investment management services to their sponsored private real estate funds which includes certain previously launched permitted investment vehicles, all of which are organized as privately offered pooled investment vehicles.

Infinite Electronics, Inc. operates as a holding company, which engages in the provision of management and back office support. The firm through its subsidiaries, offers radio frequency (RF) and microwave; wired and wireless connectivity products; data bus couplers, harnesses and cable assemblies, connectors, and connector termination systems; electrical connectors for commercial, military and aerospace markets; antennas and accessories; test and measurement instruments; and RF protection solutions. The company is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Worldwide Facilities LLC engages in the provision of insurance solutions. Its brokers and underwriters provides expertise in a wide range of specialty lines, as well as extensive contacts with carriers domestically and overseas. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Signant Health engages in the provision of technology and service for clinical research to the drug development firms. It offers patient solutions and clinical supplies. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in the United States.

Aegon USA Investment Management LLC, do-business-as Aegon Asset Management US (Aegon AM US), is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The firm was founded in 2001 and is a direct subsidiary of Aegon USA Asset Management Holding LLC and their ultimate parent is Aegon NV (AMS: AGN, NYSE: AEF) in The Netherlands. Aegon AM US provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management products and services in similar and different investment strategies to affiliated and unaffiliated institutional clients.