Chad S. Christensen

Semper Augustus Investments Group LLC (Semper Augustus) is an independent registered investment advisor headquartered in Highlands Ranch, Colorado with an additional office in St. Louis, Missouri. The firm was founded by Christopher Bloomstran in 1998. Semper Augustus generally provides investment advice to individuals, pooled investment vehicles, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, endowments, charitable organizations, corporations and other business entities.

ALPS Funds Services, Inc. provides back office services for open and closed-end, and hedge funds. The firm provides administration, compliance, fund accounting, legal, marketing, tax administration, transfer agency, and shareholders services. The company was founded by W. Robert Alexander in 1985 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Ernst & Young provides accounting services. Its services include auditing, accounting, tax and transaction services, assurance and advisory business, online transaction advisory and a wide range of financial services. The company was founded by Arthur Young and Alwin C. Ernst in 1881 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

Part of KPMG International Cooperative, KPMG, Inc. provides audit and accounting services. The company is based in Vancouver, Canada. The CEO of the Canadian company is Walter R. Pela.