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Founded in 1989 by Dr. Martin Zweig, Zweig Advisers LLC is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NasdaqGM: VRTS). They provide investment advisory services to closed-end registered investment companies.

The Nassau Cos. of New York, Inc. is a holding company, offers annuities and life insurance services. Its products include life insurance, annuities, product prospectuses and application and forms. The company was founded in 1851 and is headquartered in Hartford, CT.

The Investment Company Institute is an association of mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, and unit investment trusts. The non-profit company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. The American company operates to support and represent these types of investment vehicles. The CEO of the company is Paul Schott Stevens.

Phoenix Capital, Inc. is a mortgage banking advisor, which provides mortgage servicing rights analytics, transactions, and advisory services. The company was founded by Brett Schaffer and Tim Horacek in 1996 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Virtus AllianzGI Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund is a closed-end investment fund. It seeks current income and gains, with a secondary objective of long-term capital appreciation. The company was founded on August 20, 2003 and is headquartered in Greenfield, MA.

Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund is a closed-end management investment company, which aims to maximize total return through income on its investments and capital appreciation. Its portfolio of securities includes fixed income and other emerging instruments. The company was founded on December 22, 2010 and is headquartered in Greenfield, MA.

Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Total Income Fund operates as a closed-end investment fund. Its investment objective is to maximize total return, which consists of income and capital appreciation from investments in emerging markets securities. The company was founded on October 25, 2012 and is headquartered in Greenfield, MA.

Virtus Event Opportunities Trust operates as an open-end management investment company that provides risk-adjusted returns with relative volatility in virtually all market environments. The fund invests in event-driven stocks of companies involved in publicly announced mergers, takeovers and other corporate reorganizations, asset sales or other divestitures, restructurings, re-financings, recapitalizations, reorganizations and other special situations. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Valhalla, NY.

Virtus Alternative Solutions Trust is an open-end, diversified management investment company. It is formed to invest primarily in securities to carry on such other business as the trustees may from time to time determine pursuant to their authority under the declaration of trust. The company was founded on October 21, 2013 and is headquartered in Greenfield, MA.

Virtus Alternative Investment Advisers, Inc. (VAIA) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut. The firm is a subsidiary of Virtus Partners, Inc., which is owned by Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRTS). VAIA provides investment services and manages investment advisory accounts for certain open-end and closed-end registered investment companies (Funds) and UCITS.

Virtus AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund is a closed end investment fund, which objective is to provide total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation, while seeking to provide downside protection against capital loss. The company was founded on May 26, 2015 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Virtus Fixed Income Advisers LLC (VFIA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 1992 as Seix Investment Advisors LLC. They are a subsidiary of Virtus Partners, Inc., which is owned by Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRTS). VFIA provides discretionary investment supervisory services to high-net worth individuals and institutional clients.

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Founded in 1997, Euclid Advisors LLC is a registered investment advisor located in Hartford, Connecticut. As of December 31, 2008, the firm became an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRTS). Euclid Advisors provides investment advisory services to registered investment companies.

Goodwin Capital Advisers, Inc. (Goodwin) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 2007 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Conning & Co. Their ultimate is parent Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd. (TPE: 2882) in Taiwan, which acquired the firm in 2015 through their subsidiary, Cathay Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Goodwin manages fixed income investments on behalf of institutional clients.

Silvant Capital Management LLC is a registered investment advisor located in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm is a 100% owned subsidiary of Virtus Fund Advisers LLC, which was formerly known as RidgeWorth Capital Management LLC prior to the acquisition of RidgeWorth by Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. on June 1, 2017. Virtus Fund Advisers is an investment adviser registered with the SEC and is also a money management holding company. Virtus Fund Advisers is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Virtus Intermediate Holdings LLC, which is wholly owned by Virtus Partners, Inc., whose parent company is Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. Prior to 2008, Silvant was known as the Growth Equity division of Trusco Capital Management, Inc., which became RidgeWorth in 2008.

Virtus Fund Advisers LLC (VFA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1985, the firm was originally named Trusco Capital Management, Inc. and later became RidgeWorth Capital Management, Inc. and RidgeWorth Capital Management LLC. They were formerly a majority-owned subsidiary of SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE: STI). They became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Virtus Partners, Inc., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRTS), when the latter acquired the firm in June 2017 and subsequently changed their name into Virtus Fund Advisers LLC. VFA provides discretionary and non-discretionary advisory services to institutional clients including pension and profit-sharing plans, endowments and foundations, governmental entities, and other corporate entities as well as high net-worth clients.

AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund is diversified, closed-end fund, which seeks to provide total return through a combination of capital appreciation and current income. It invests in a portfolio of domestic convertible securities and non-convertible high yield bonds rated below investment grade. The company was founded on January 17, 2003 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Virtus AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund II operates as a closed-end fund, which seeks to provide total return through a combination of capital appreciation and high current income. It invests in a diversified portfolio of domestic convertible securities and non-convertible high-yield bonds rated below investment grade. The company was founded on April 22, 2003 and is headquartered in Greenfield, MA.

AllianzGI Equity & Convertible Income Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to seek total return comprised of capital appreciation, current income and gains. The company consists of common stocks, but may also include other types of equity securities, including preferred stocks, depository receipts, rights and warrants. AllianzGI Equity & Convertible Income Fund was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Greenfield, MA.

Virtus Total Return Fund operates as a mutual fund closed-end investment. Its portfolio includes infrastructure in the communications, utility, energy, and transportation industries. Its objective is total return of capital appreciation and current income. The fund was founded on December 3, 2004 and is headquartered in Greenfield, MA.

Virtus Global Multi-Sector Income Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment fund. Its objective is to maximize current income while preserving capital and seeks to generate current income and total return by applying credit research and a time-tested approach to capitalize on opportunities across undervalued sectors of the global bond markets. The company was founded on August 23, 2011 and is headquartered in Greenfield, MA.

Ceredex Value Advisors LLC (Ceredex) is a SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in Orlando, Florida. The firm was founded in 2008 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Virtus Partners, Inc. (VPI), which is wholly-owned by Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (Virtus) (NASDAQ: VRTS). Ceredex manages assets for institutional and individual clients through separately managed accounts and subadvisory relationships that include mutual funds, collective investment trusts, and offshore funds (UCITS).

Duff & Phelps Select MLP & Midstream Energy Fund, Inc. is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund's investment objective is to seek a level of total return resulting from a combination of current tax-deferred distributions and capital appreciation. It is managed by Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. The company was founded on March 28, 2014 and is headquartered in Hartford, CT.

Virtus AllianzGI Convertible & Income 2024 Target Term Fund is a closed-end investment fund. Its objective is to provide a high level of income and to return fund?s original net asset value upon termination of the fund. The company was founded on March 21, 2017 and is headquartered in Greenfield, MA.

Virtus AllianzGI Artificial Intelligence & Tech Opp Fund is a diversified, limited term closed-end management investment company. Its objective is to provide total return through a combination of current income, current gains and long-term capital appreciation. The company was founded on May 24, 2019 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

NFJ Investment Group LLC (NFJ) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded in 2020 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Virtus Partners, Inc., which is wholly-owned by Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRTS). NFJ provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management or sub-advisory services to institutional clients and non-institutional clients principally through separate accounts, wrap fee programs and a variety of commingled funds and SEC registered closed-end investment companies.

Virtus AllianzGI Smart Cities Fund Inc. operates as a mutual fund closed-end investment trust. The company is headquartered in Greenfield, MA.