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BlackRock Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1994 and is a subsidiary of BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK). BlackRock Advisors manages assets for US-registered investment companies and 529 Plans.

Barclays Global Investors UK Holdings Ltd. provides investment and advisory services such as securities and stocks. The company was founded in 1999 and is located in London, UK.

Financial Engines, Inc. engages in the provision of technology-enabled financial advisory services. It also offers discretionary portfolio management, personalized investment advice, financial and retirement income planning, and financial education and guidance. The company was founded by William F. Sharpe, Joseph A. Grundfest, and Craig W. Johnson in 1996 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

ETF.com LLC provides news, analysis and events for exchange-traded funds. It operates different publications in the field of ETFs and index-related investments. The firm which also provides conferences and events in the ETF space is majority-owned by its managing partners. The company was founded by James Wiandt in 2001 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Axioma, Inc. develops, markets, and implements optimization modeling and decision support software for the financial services industry. Its products include Axioma Portfolio Optimizer, Axioma Robust Risk Models, Axioma Performance Attribution, Axioma Backtester, Axioma Portfolio Analytics, and Axioma Risk Model Machine. The company was founded by Sebastián Ceria in 1998 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

BlackRock Fund Advisors (BFA) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 1984 and is a subsidiary of BlackRock Delaware Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK). BFA manages assets for US registered investment companies, including ETFs. Mandates include cash management, equity, fixed income, multi-asset and index strategies.

BlackRock Advisors (UK) Ltd. (BlackRock UK) is the Great Britain-based investment management subsidiary of BlackRock Finance Europe Ltd., ultimately held by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) in the US. The firm was founded in 1964 and formerly known as Barclays Global Investors Ltd. Headquartered in London, BlackRock UK manages a range of investment products for various UK and continental European clients including defined benefit and defined contribution pension plans, insurance companies, educational and nonprofit organizations, local government entities, and individual and families.