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Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (Dimensional) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Austin, Texas. The firm was founded by David Booth in 1981 and is a subsidiary of Dimensional Holdings LLC, which is wholly-owned by Dimensional Holdings, Inc. Dimensional primarily manages securities and other assets for institutional investors. They also manage securities and other assets for high-net-worth individuals and clients of independent financial advisors. The firm is the investment adviser to various SEC-registered investment companies which represent separate funds in aggregate, such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.

Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America engages in the provision of life insurance services. The firm offers annuities, life insurance, investment, and executive benefits. The company was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Greenwood Village, CO.

Artisan Partners LP (Artisan Partners) is a mutual fund manager and SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 2009 by Andrew Ziegler and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Artisan Partners Holdings LP, itself a subsidiary of Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc. (NYSE: APAM). Artisan Partners serves as investment adviser to a variety of separately managed accounts, unregistered pooled investment vehicles, trustees of collective investment trusts, and to each series of Artisan Partners Funds, Inc., an open-ended management investment company.

Driehaus Capital Management LLC (Driehaus) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by Richard Driehaus in 1982 and is majority-owned by Driehaus Capital Holdings LLLP. Driehaus manages long-only equity and multi-asset alternative strategies for institutional and individual clients. Driehaus is a Signatory of the United Nations-Supported Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI).

Penn Capital Management Co LLC (Penn Capital) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded by Richard Hocker and Marcia Hocker in 1987 as Penn Capital Management Co., Inc. Penn Capital provides investment advisory services primarily through the following investment vehicles: registered mutual funds, private investment funds, separately managed accounts, and investment advisory programs offered through wrap fee programs or model portfolio distribution channels.

Chartwell Investment Partners LLC (Chartwell) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Berwyn, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded by Timothy Riddle in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Carillon Tower Advisers, Inc. (dba Raymond James Investment Management), which is owned by Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF) in Great Britain. Chartwell provides investment supervisory services on a continuous basis to a variety of individual, institutional, investment company, private fund and corporate clients. The firm is a sub-adviser to investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

Canyon Capital Advisors LLC (Canyon) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded by Mitchell Julis and Joshua Friedman in 1990 and they are owned by Canyon Partners LLC. Canyon provides discretionary advisory services to individuals, trusts, pension plans, corporations, and public and private entities.

USAA Investment Services Co. (ISCO) is a SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. The firm was founded in 1970 as USAA Investment Management Co. (IMCO). They are a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of USAA Investment Corp. and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of the United Services Automobile Association (USAA), a diversified financial services organization. In 2020, ISCO’s brokerage and advisory businesses, including client accounts, were sold to Schwab Holdings, Inc., an affiliate of The Charles Schwab Corp. (Schwab) (NYSE: SCHW). ISCO’s business is now limited to referring prospective clients to Schwab or Victory Capital, performing certain referral-related marketing activities, and providing advice with respect to saving for retirement and retirement income.

The Vanguard Group, Inc. (VGI) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 1975 by John Bogle. In 1976, they introduced the first indexed mutual fund, the First Index Investment Trust (now known as the Vanguard 500 Index Fund), to individual investors. VGI provides investment advisory services to Vanguard family of funds and Vanguard's non-US clients, which are comprised of funds established as trusts under the laws of the Province of Ontario in Canada and separate account clients of Vanguard's international subsidiaries.

WCM Investment Management LLC (WCM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Laguna Beach, California. The firm was founded in 1976 and is a subsidiary of Thalia Street Partners LLC. WCM provides innovative, equity investment advisory services for a variety of clients, such as corporations, private individuals, public and private funds, Taft-Hartley plans, endowments, and foundations.

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.

Putnam Investment Management LLC (PIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1971, the firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Putnam US Holdings I LLC and became an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN) in 2024. PIM provides investment advice across all asset classes to individuals and institutions worldwide through separately managed accounts and pooled investment funds.

Reinhart Partners, Inc. is a privately-held, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Mequon, Wisconsin. The firm was founded by James Reinhart in 1991 and was formerly known as Reinhart & Mahoney Capital Management, Inc. Reinhart Partners provides investment advisory services to mutual funds, corporations, other investment advisers, pension and profit-sharing plans, Taft-Hartley plans, municipalities and other public institutions, foundations, trusts, individuals and other separate accounts. They also provide model portfolio recommendations to sponsors of managed account programs.

Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. provides security brokerage services. It also offers investment banking and advice to high net worth investors, individuals, businesses and institutions. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

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.

Deloitte & Touche LLP engages in the provision of audit, advisory, financial advisory, tax, and consulting services. The company was founded on March 7, 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

City Different Holdings LP (dba City Different Investments) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The firm was founded in 2020 and is a subsidiary of City Different Investments LLC. City Different Investments provides investment management services to high net worth and institutional clients.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

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.