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Massachusetts Financial Services Co., do-business-as MFS Investment Management (MFS), is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1924 and is a subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (US) Financial Services Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Sun Life Financial, Inc. (TSE, NYSE: SLF) in Canada. The firm provides investment advisory and sub-advisory services to a range of institutional clients and pooled investment vehicles. MFS is a responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

Boston Trust Walden, Inc. is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1974 and formerly known as Boston Trust Investment Management, Inc. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Boston Trust Walden Co., which in turn is wholly-owned by Boston Trust Walden Corp. Boston Trust Walden provides investment advisory services to the Boston Trust Walden Funds and separately managed accounts which includes institutions, pensions, government agencies and other institutional clients. They also provide investment management services to investors with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) guidelines and sub-advisory services to mutual funds.

The London Company of Virginia LLC (The London Company) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. The firm was originally founded in 1994 by Stephen Goddard. In its present state, the firm was formed in 2012 through a corporate reorganization in connection with a minority equity investment made in the firm by LPC London LP, an affiliate of Lincoln Peak Capital. They are a subsidiary of TLC Holdings LLC. The London Company provides discretionary portfolio management services to individuals and institutional investors through separately managed accounts, mutual funds and select channels.

Allianz Global Investors Distributors LLC provides fund management services. The firm offers global investment and research capabilities with consultative local delivery. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC (PIMCO) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Newport Beach, California. Founded in 1971, the firm is a subsidiary of Allianz Asset Management of America LP and their ultimate parent is Allianz SE (ETR: ALV), a German global insurance company. PIMCO provides discretionary investment management services to a global client base.

Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. (Stifel) is a dual-registered broker-dealer and investment adviser headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1890, the firm is a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF), a financial service holding company. Stifel provides full-service brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals and their families, institutions and businesses, and financial advisors.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Da Cheng Fund Management Co., Ltd. (DCFM) is an independent fund management firm headquartered in Shenzhen, China. The firm was founded in 1999 and their main shareholders are Zhongtai Trust and Investment Co. Ltd., China Everbright Securities Co. Ltd., China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd., and Guangdong Securities Co. DCFM manages the Da Cheng range of open-end mutual funds and the Jing range of closed-end investment funds for institutional clients and private investors.

Guosen Securities Co., Ltd. (Broker) (GSEC-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Guosen Securities Co., Ltd. (SHE: 002736), a financial services company headquartered in Shenzhen, China. The firm was founded in 1994 as Shenzhen SDIC Securities Co., Ltd. GSEC-Broker provides retail clients with a full range of services such as securities trading, investment consulting, margin financing, stock pledge financing, futures IB, and financial product agency sales.

Penghua Fund Management Co., Ltd. (Penghua) is an independent Chinese investment management firm which was founded in 1998 to manage third party asset, principally through equities and fixed-income. In 2007 they set up a joint venture with Eurizon Financial Group (Intesa Sanpaolo), selling half of their capital to the Italian firm and Guosen Securities Co. Ltd. Headquartered Shenzhen, Penghua manages a range of mutual funds, including open- and closed-end funds, for institutional and retail investors.

Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC (Private Equity) (Pacific Investment) a subsidiary of Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC founded in 1994 by William Hunt Gross. The firm is headquartered in Newport Beach, California.

Part of Deutsche Bank AG, DB Advisors LLC is a company that provides institutional investment management services. The company is based in New York, NY.

Cambridge Associates LLC is a privately-held, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1973 by James Bailey and Henry Lewis. Cambridge Associates provides investment management and advisory services to colleges and universities, foundations and other non-profit institutions. They also act as an investment adviser to private clients, family offices, corporations, healthcare institutions, insurance groups, pension plans and ERISA pools and public and government-related groups.

Zhoukou City Construction Investment Development Co., Ltd. provides investment and asset management services. Zhoukou City Construction Investment Development Co., Ltd. is based in Zhoukou, China. It is ultimately controlled by the City of Zhoukou. The Chinese company was founded in 2017. The CEO is Kang Lei.

Qianhai Alliance Asset Management Co., Ltd. (QAAM) is an independent fund management firm headquartered in Shenzhen, China. The firm was founded in 2015 and provides a range of asset management services for various institutional and individual investors.

Founded in 2009, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (MSSB) is a registered investment adviser, a registered broker-dealer, a registered futures commission merchant, and a member of the New York Stock Exchange. Headquartered in Purchase, New York, MSSB is one of the largest financial services firms in the US with branch offices in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The firm was initially owned by a joint venture company which was indirectly owned 65% by Morgan Stanley and 35% by Citigroup, Inc. On June 28, 2013, Morgan Stanley purchased Citi’s 35% interest in MSSB. As such, the firm is now a direct subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Holdings LLC and they are a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS).

Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC (RBA) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Richard Bernstein in 2009. RBA offers investment advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, investment companies, state or municipal government entities, insurance companies, charitable organizations, registered investment companies, investment advisers, corporations and other business entities, model portfolio providers and other financial intermediaries.

Hongta Hotland Asset Management Co. Ltd. (HTAMC) is a Chinese asset management firm which was founded in 2012 through a joint venture between Hongta Securities Co., Ltd. (49%), Shenzhen Capital Group Co., Ltd. (26%) and Beijing Huayuan Group Co., Ltd. (25%). Headquartered in Shenzhen, HTAMC provides diversified fund products and a full range of high-quality asset management services for individual and institutional clients.

GLG Partners, Inc. provides asset management services. Its services include investment products and account management, managing global investment funds and accounts. The company was founded by Pierre Philippe Alexandre Lagrange in 1995 and is headquartered in Wantagh, NY.

OCM Distressed Debt Group (OCM) is an private equity firm founded in 1995 by Bruce Allen Karsh and Sheldon Michael Stone. The firm is an operating division of Oaktree Capital Management LP. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles.

Grandeur Peak Global Advisors LLC (Grandeur Peak) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. The firm was founded in 2011 by Robert Gardiner, Blake Walker and Eric Huefner. Grandeur Peak provides investment management services to registered investment companies (the Grandeur Peak Funds), private pooled investment vehicles (the Grandeur Peak LPs), and accredited investors (the Grandeur Peak SMAs). Investors within these investment vehicles include individuals, trusts, financial advisers, corporations, charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, municipalities, registered investment companies, private investment funds, and other entities.

Channing Global Advisors LLC provides investment advice. The private company is based in Miami, FL. The company was founded in 2017 by Josephine Santos Jiménez.

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.

Wells Fargo Securities LLC (WFS) is the broker/dealer subsidiary of EVEREN Capital Corp., ultimately owned by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC). Headquartered in New York, WFS delivers a comprehensive suite of banking, capital markets and advisory solutions, such as a full complement of sales, trading and research capabilities, to corporate, government and institutional clients.

Keywise Capital Management (HK) Ltd. (Keywise Capital) is an independent alternative investment management firm headquartered in Hong Kong with a research office in Beijing. Keywise Capital was founded in 2006 by Fang Zheng and provides investment management services to global institutional investors including foundations, endowments, pension funds, and sovereign wealth funds.