John R. Friedl

Principal Global Investors LLC, dba Principal Asset Management (Principal AM), is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Principal Global Investors Holding Co. (US) LLC and their ultimate parent is Principal Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: PFG). Principal AM provides investment advisory services to institutional investors and individuals on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis.

Edge Asset Management, Inc. (Edge) is an independent mutual fund management firm headquartered in Seattle, Washington. It was founded in 1939 as Bond Research Corp. and became WM Advisors, Inc. in 1998. The firm was acquired by Principal Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: PFG) and rebranded as Edge Asset Management in 2006. Edge offers a broad array of equity strategies through sub-advised portfolios, separate accounts, insurance company separate accounts, separately managed accounts (SMA), and collective investment trusts (CIT).

Northern Life Insurance Co. provides life insurance services. The private company is based in Kansas City, KS.