Robert Stephen Rickard

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.

Founded in 1970 by Joseph Reich and Oscar Tang, Reich & Tang Asset Management LLC is a registered investment advisor located New York City. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Natixis Global Asset Management SA, Reich & Tang Asset Management and their wholly-owned subsidiaries, Reich & Tang Distributors, Inc. and Reich & Tang Services, Inc., are collectively referred to Reich & Tang.