James E. Thorne

Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, Inc. (WTIA) is a mutual fund manager and registered investment advisor headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware. The firm was founded as MTB Investment Advisors, Inc. in 1995 as the result of a merger between Allied Investment Advisors and M&T Asset Management. In 2012, their name was changed to WTIA. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Manufacturers and Traders Trust Co. (M&T Bank), which is owned by M&T Bank Corp. (NYSE: MTB). WTIA principally provides investment management services to institutional clients. They also serve as sub-advisor to the Wilmington Funds, a family of mutual funds.

Caldwell Investment Management Ltd. (CIM) is an investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Toronto, Ontario and was founded in 1990. The firm is a subsidiary of Caldwell Financial Ltd. CIM provides investment management and advisory services to Canadian and international retail and institutional investors, including financial institutions, public and private pension funds, endowment funds, foundations and family accounts.