Andrés Merino Cruz

First Pacific Advisors LLC (FPA) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 2004, FPA provides investment advisory services to registered investment companies, private funds and separately managed institutional accounts. In addition, the firm provides investment sub-advisory services to investment advisers of third party-sponsored registered investment companies.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Moneda SA Administradora General de Fondos (Moneda AGF) is the Chile-based investment management subsidiary of Moneda Asset Management SpA, which is owned by Patria Holdings Ltd. in Cayman Islands. The firm was founded by Pablo Echeverría Benítez in 1993. Headquartered in Santiago, Moneda AGF manages funds for private and institutional clients.

Compass Group Chile SA Administradora General de Fondos (Compass Chile) is the investment advisory subsidiary of Compass Group Chile Inversiones II Ltda. y Cia En CPA, ultimately owned by Costanera Management Ltd. in Chile. Headquartered in Santiago, Compass Chile was founded by Jaime de la Barra in 1996 to manage locally-registered funds and advise institutional and private clients on global investments.

Merrill Lynch Mexico SA de CV Casa de Bolsa is the Mexican brokerage subsidiary of Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) in the US. Headquartered in Mexico City, the firm offers securities brokering services to clients in Latin America.

BCI Corredor de Bolsa SA (BCI) is the brokerage subsidiary of Banco de Credito e Inversiones SA. The firm is headquartered in Santiago, Chile and was founded in 1987. BCI provides brokerage services to their clients.

LarrainVial Asset Management AGF SA (LarrainVial AM) is the Chile-based investment advisory subsidiary of LVCC Asset Management SA, itself a subsidiary of Larrain Vial SA which was founded in 1934 by Fernando and Leonidas Larrain Vial. Created in 2001, the firm is headquartered in Santiago and manages a range of mutual funds for private investors, companies and institutions in Latin America, Europe and Asia. LarrainVial AM is a signatory to the Principles for Responsible Investment of the United Nations Organization (UNPRI).

Banchile Administradora General de Fondos SA (Banchile AGF) is the mutual fund management arm of Banco de Chile SA (SSE: CHILE-SN, NYSE: BCH) in Chile. Headquartered in Santiago, Banchile AGF was founded in 1995 and manages a range of mutual funds for corporate and individual investors.

Evergreen Investments & Management LLC is a venture capital firm founded in 1997 by Terry G. Bryant and Doug Smith. The firm is headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee.

AFP Cuprum SA (Investment Management) (AFP Cuprum-IM) is the pension fund management division of AFP Cuprum SA (SA: CUPRUM), a majority-owned subsidiary of Principal Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: PFG) in the US. The firm was founded in 2012 and is headquartered Santiago. AFP Cuprum-IM provides clients with social security advice and manage the pension fund.

Valores Security SA Corredores de Bolsa (Valores Security) is the brokerage subsidiary of Banco Security SA, itself a subsidiary of Grupo Security SA (SA: SECURITY) in Chile, a financial conglomerate which was established in 1991. The firm is comprised of Inversiones Security Administradora de Fondos, Inversiones Security Corredores de Bolsa, Inversiones Security Asesorias and Inversiones Security Securitazadora. Valores Security is based in Las Condes. They are supported by the Inversiones Security Research Department, with whom they share the philosophy of aiming to provide corporate and private clients with comprehensive asset management advice including access to expert advice on pension planning, estate planning and inheritance tax issues, corporate organization, and insurance.

BancoEstado SA Administradora General de Fondos (BancoEstado) is an independent Chilean fund management firm which was founded in 1997 as a joint venture between Banco del Estado de Chile and BNP Paribas Investment Partners. Headquartered in Santiago, BancoEstado provides short, medium and long-term investment options through products such as mutual funds and housing funds, keeping in line with the bank's financing tradition based on security, reliability and solvency.

BBVA Asset Management Mexico SA de CV SOFI (BBVA AM Mexico) is a fund management firm headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico. The firm was founded in 2001 and formerly known as BBVA Bancomer Gestión S.A. de C.V. SOFI. They are a subsidiary of Grupo Financiero BBVA México SA de CV, owned by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (BME: BBVA) in Spain. BBVA AM Mexico offers investment funds, ETFs or mandate management for individual and institutional clients.

Credicorp Capital SA Corredores de Bolsa (Credicorp Capital) is a brokerage firm headquartered in Santiago, Chile. The firm was founded in 1985 and formerly known as IM Trust SA Corredores de Bolsa. They are a subsidiary of Credicorp Capital Chile SA, ultimately held by Credicorp Ltd. (NYSE: BAP) in Peru. Credicorp Capital provides Corporate Finance, Assets and Equity Management, and Capital Market services to a wide range of clients, including institutional investors, corporations and high net-worth individuals in Chile, Colombia, and Peru.

EuroAmerica Administradora General de Fondos SA (EuroAmerica AGF) is the fund management subsidiary of EuroAmerica SA in Chile, which was created in 1900 as a pioneer life insurance firm, originally called Compañía de Seguros sobre la Vida La Sudamérica. The firm was created in 2002 by EuroAmerica SA and is based in Santiago, where they manage mutual funds primarily for individual investors.

Banco Central de Chile SA (Investment Management) (Banco Central de Chile-IM) is the investment management of State-owned Banco Central de Chile. Created by law in 1925 as one of four projects presented by the Kemmerer mission to restructure Chile's monetary and financial system, the Banco Central de Chile seeks to stabilize the value of Chile's currency and the gold standard as the basis of the country's monetary unit. Banco Central de Chile-IM is based in Santiago.

Part of Principal Financial Group, Inc., Principal Afore SA de CV is a financial company based in San Pedro Garza García, Mexico. The Mexican company offers three types of investment funds, including debt funds, variable income, and lifestyle funds, which are tailored to meet the future needs and goals of each investor. Main Lifestyle is a family of investment funds that provides diversification according to the profile and needs of each investor. The company was founded in 1997, and Josemaría Bolio Barajas has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

Itaú Corretora de Valores SA (Mexico) (ICV MX) is the Mexcio-based brokerage subsidiary of Itaú Corretora de Valores SA. Headquartered in Mexico City, ICV MX provides brokerage services to their clients.

Administradora General de Fondos Security SA (AGF Security) is the fund management subsidiary of Banco Security SA, which is a subsidiary of financial services firm Grupo Security SA (SSE: SECURITY) in Chile. Founded in 1992 as Administradora de Fondos Mutuos Security SA, the firm changed their name to their current name in 2003. AGF Security is headquartered in Santiago and specializes in providing advisory services, asset and investment management for individual, corporate and institutional clients.

Itaú Administradora General de Fondos SA (Itaú AGF) is the wholly-owned mutual fund management subsidiary of Itaú Corpbanca (SSE: ITAUCORP, ADR, NYSE: ITCB) in Chile. The firm was founded in 2002 as Boston Administradora de Fondos Mutuos SA. They changed their name to Boston Administradora General de Fondos SA in 2003 and became Itau Chile Administradora General de Fondos in 2007 and Itaú Administradora General de Fondos in 2017. Itau AGF is headquartered in Santiago and manages mutual funds for individual and institutional investors.

Santander Private Banking SA (Santander Chile) is the Chile-based private banking subsidiary of Santander Private Banking Gestion SA SGIIC, ultimately owned by Banco Santander SA (BME: SAN) in Spain. Headquartered in Santiago, Santander Chile provides tailored solutions through their Private Bankers.

Itaú Corpbanca Corredores de Bolsa SA (do-business-as Itaú BBA Chile) is the broker/dealer subsidiary of Itaú CorpBanc (BCS: ITAUCORP, NYSE: ITCB) in Chile. Headquartered in Santiago, Itaú BBA Chile provides securities broking services to institutional clients.

Administradora General de Fondos Sura SA (AGF SURA) is the wholly-owned Chile-based investment advisory subsidiary of SURA Asset Management Chile SA, ultimately held by Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA (BVC: GRUPOSUR) in Colombia. Founded in 2008, the firm is headquartered in Santiago and manages the SURA mutual funds.

BTG Pactual Chile SA Administradora General de Fondos (BTG AGF) is the Chile-based asset management subsidiary of BTG Pactual Chile SA, ultimately held by Banco BTG Pactual SA (BVMF: BPAC11) in Brazil. The firm was founded in 2001 as Celfin Capital SA Administradora General de Fondos and changed their name to BTG Pactual in 2013. Headquartered in Santiago, BTG AGF provides portfolio and fund management services for institutional, corporate and high net worth clients.

BTG Pactual Chile SA Corredores de Bolsa (BTG Pactual Chile) is the Chile-based broker/dealer subsidiary of BTG Pactual Chile SA, ultimately held by Banco BTG Pactual SA (BVMF: BPAC11) in Brazil. The firm was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Santiago. BTG Pactual Chile offers trading services to institutional, corporate and high net worth clients.

Evalueserve Chile SA is a global provider of AI-enhanced managed services. Its solutions uniquely combine expert services with domain-specific AI and have been recognized by analysts such as Forrester and Chartis. Evalueserve’s solutions include data analytics, insights & advisory, intellectual property & R&D, investment banking services, lending services, private equity services, and risk & compliance. These solutions are powered by Evalueserve’s modular AIRA (AI for Research and Analytics) ecosystem, which includes domain-specific accelerators, products, and platforms. Evalueserve experts use these tools to reduce time to value and integrated new solutions into existing workflows. Notable products and platforms include Insightsfirst, Insightloupe, Publishwise, Spreadsmart, and Compsbuilder. The company supports three categories of firms: financial services, corporates, and professional services. Specifically, this includes Investment Banks, Corporate & Commercial Banks, Asset & Wealth Management Firms, Private Equity & Venture Capital Firms, Index Providers, Technology & Telecom, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Manufacturing & Industrial Goods, Energy, Chemicals, CPG & Retail, Logistics & Transportation, Professional Service Firms, Consultancy & Advisory Firms, Legal Firms, Real Estate Firms, Education & EdTech Firms. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Viña del Mar, Chile.

Principal Fondos de Inversión SA de CV (Principal Fondos) is the Mexican fund management subsidiary of Principal International LLC, ultimately held by The Principal Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: PFG) in the US. Founded in 1993, Principal Fondos is headquartered in Monterrey and manages the Principal fund range for individual and institutional investors.

BofA Securities, Inc. is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of NB Holdings Corp., ultimately held by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). Headquartered in New York, the firm was founded in 2015 and offers trade execution, trading or brokerage services to institutional clients.

Banco Itaú BBA SA (Peru) (Itaú BBA-Peru) is the Peru-based investment research division of Banco Itaú BBA SA, which is a subsidiary of Itaú Unibanco Holding SA (BVMF: ITUB3; NYSE: ITUB) in Brazil. Headquartered in Lima, the firm was founded in 2010 and provides economic analysis in Brazil for retail clients.

Scotia Corredora de Bolsa Chile Ltda. (Scotia Chile) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in Santiago, Chile. The firm was founded in 2019 and is a subsidiary of Scotiabank Chile SA (SGO: SCOTX-CL), which is owned by The Bank of Nova Scotia (TSE: BNS) in Canada. Scotia Chile offers execution services on all the shares traded on the Santiago Stock Exchange and the Chilean Electronic Stock Exchange.

Central Bank of Chile (Research Firm) is the investment research division of the Central Bank of Chile. Headquartered in Santiago, the firm was founded in 1925 and provides economic research for the country.