Douglas L. McKoy

Comerica Bank (Investment Management Texas) (Comerica-IM) is the investment management arm of Comerica Bank, owned by Comerica, Inc. (NYSE: CMA), a financial services company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded in 1849 by Elon Farnsworth. Comerica-IM manages assets for high net-worth individual investors, foundations, endowments and institutional investors. The firm also provides asset allocation guidelines and investment research for Comerica Securities, their brokerage affiliate.

Carnegie Mellon University is an American school that operates as a college or university. It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Rational Advisors, Inc. is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Huntington, New York. The firm offers Rational Funds to individual and institutional investors.

American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm was founded by James E. Stowers, Jr. in 1958 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Century Cos., Inc. ACIM provides portfolio management services to financial advisors, individual investors and institutional clients.

Thrivent Investment Management, Inc. (Thrivent) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and fund manager headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 1986 and is a subsidiary of Thrivent Financial Holdings, Inc., itself a subsidiary of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, a faith-based, not-for-profit membership organization and financial services firm. Thrivent provides investment management and advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, non-profit organizations, corporations and other business entities.

Schwartz Investment Counsel, Inc. (SIC) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Plymouth, Michigan. The firm was founded by George Schwartz in 1980. SIC provides investment advice to individuals, trusts, foundations, investment companies, qualified retirement plans and corporations or other businesses.

Invesco Advisers, Inc. is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a subsidiary of Invesco Group Services, Inc., ultimately held by Invesco Ltd. (NYSE: IVZ). The firm was founded in 1986 and previously known as Invesco Institutional NA, Inc. until April 2010 when Invesco Ltd. consolidated the businesses of their US investment advisors (Invesco AIM Advisors, Inc., Invesco AIM Capital Management, Inc., Invesco AIM Private Asset Management, Inc. and Invesco Global Asset Management NA, Inc.) under the name Invesco Advisers, Inc. They provide discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, institutional and high net-worth clients through separate accounts, wrap fee programs and US registered investment companies and other Commingled Funds.

Teachers Advisors LLC (TAL) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1993 and formerly known as Teachers Advisors, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Nuveen Finance LLC, ultimately owned by TIAA Board of Governors. TAL offers or provides investment advisory services to a broad range of primarily institutional clients such as investment companies and other pooled investment vehicles.

Inome, Inc. operates as an information commerce company. It collects, interprets and delivers information to consumers and businesses through online. The firm offers products and services from basic people search and list management to human resources background checks and identity theft protection products. The company was founded by Naveen Jain, Niraj A. Shah, Kevin Marcus, Edward Petersen and Chandan S. Chauhan in 2003 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Vining Sparks IBG LLC is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. The firm was founded in 1981 and is a subsidiary of Vining-Sparks Securities, Inc., which is owned by Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF). Vining Sparks IBG executes fixed income securities transactions for a variety of institutional investors.

Telemus Capital LLC (Telemus) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Southfield, Michigan. The firm was founded in 2013 and is a subsidiary of Focus Operating LLC., ultimately owned by Focus Financial Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: FOCS). Telemus offers comprehensive financial advisory, investment management and asset management solutions to high net worth individuals and families, endowments and foundations, and select institutions.

Part of BrightSphere Investment Group, Inc., Old Mutual Investment Partners is a company based in Denver, CO.

Valant Medical Solutions, Inc. provides cloud based electronic health records and electronic billing systems for psychiatrists, psychologists, nurse practitioners, therapists and behavioral health professionals. The company was founded by David H. Lischner and Ben W. Lischner in 2005 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Part of Manulife Financial Corp., John Hancock Funds, Inc. provides investment services. The company is based in Lansdowne, PA. Andrew Grant Arnott has been the CEO of the company since 2012.

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.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

Gradient Investments LLC (GI) is an independent, privately-owned, fee-based, SEC registered investment advisor headquartered in Arden Hills, Minnesota. The firm was founded by Charles E. Lucius in 2006. GI provides professional money management services to individuals, employer-sponsored pension plans, foundations, endowments and corporations primarily through exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and individual equities within separately managed accounts.

Robinson Capital Management LLC (Robinson Capital) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan. They are wholly-owned subsidiary of Robinson Capital Holding Co. The firm was founded by Jim Robinson in 2012. Robinson Capital offers investment advisory (and sub-advisory) services to a variety of different client types, such as registered investment companies (such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds), state and local municipal government entities, unaffiliated financial advisors, high-net worth individuals, family offices, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, insurance companies, corporations, and partnerships.

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.

Captec Financial Group, Inc. operates as a alternative investment manager. The company was founded by Patrick L. Beach in 1981 and is headquartered in Dexter, MI.

Part of Equitable Holdings, Inc., ACMC LLC is a company that provides investment advice. The company is based in New York, NY.

Arctaris Capital Partners LLC (Arctaris Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded by Jonathan Tower in 2009. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Transamerica Asset Management, Inc. (TAM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Denver, Colorado. The firm was founded in 1996 and formerly known as Transamerica Fund Advisors, Inc. and as WRL Investment Management, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Transamerica Life Insurance Co., ultimately held by Aegon NV (AMS: AGN) in The Netherlands. TAM provides investment management and investment advisory services to investment companies registered under the 1940 Act. They also provide investment advisory services to a foreign registered investment company, privately-offered pooled investment vehicles that are not registered under the 1940 Act, such as the MFTC Trust and WT CITs, and an affiliated recordkeeper.