Anthony John Hertl

Founded in 2011, Ascent Investment Advisors LLC is a registered investment advisor located in Greenwood Village, Colorado. The firm is the investment advisor to the Global Real Estate Investments Fund. The fund is distributed by Ascent Real Estate Securities LLC.

Alternative Strategies Fund is a closed-end management investment company, which engages in operating as an interval fund with a continuous offering of fund shares. The firm is also involved in seeking attractive risk-adjusted returns with low to moderate volatility and low correlation to the broader markets, through a concentrated multi-strategy alternative investment approach with an emphasis on income generation. The company was founded on June 15, 2010 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

SCA Absolute Return Fund is a closed-end investment fund/investment trust. The Fund's investment objective is to seek attractive risk-adjusted returns with low to moderate volatility and low correlation to the broader markets through a concentrated multi-strategy alternative investment approach with an emphasis on income generation. The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing primarily in private and publicly traded alternative investment funds and REITs. The company was founded on June 15, 2010 and is headquartered in Hauppauge, NY

SCA Directional Fund is a newly organized, continuously offered, non-diversified, closed-end management investment company, that is operated as an interval fund. The Fund's investment objective is to generate returns similar to equities with less volatility than traditional equity markets. The company was founded on July 1, 2010 and is headquartered in Hauppauge, NY.