Gene Needles

American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (American Beacon) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Irving, Texas. The firm was founded in 1986 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Resolute Investment Managers, Inc. American Beacon provides investment advisory services to investment companies (the Beacon Funds), corporate employee benefit plans, collective investment trusts, private equity funds-of-funds, corporations and governmental entities.

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.

SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (SSgA FM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1978 and is a subsidiary of State Street Global Advisors, Inc., ultimately held by State Street Corp. (NYSE: STT). SSgA FM provides investment advisory services to US investment companies and certain pooled investment vehicles.

Part of Invesco Ltd., AIM Distributors, Inc. is an American company.

Touchstone Investments LP provides funds distribution services. The private company is based in Cincinnati, OH and has subsidiaries in the United States.

Resolute Investment Managers, Inc. engages in the provision of investment management services. It offers a suite of operational and administrative services including distribution and marketing, finance and accounting, general corporate, disaster recovery and desktop support, and human resources and benefits administration. The company was founded in November 1986 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.

Resolute Investment Holdings LLC engages in the provision of investment services. The company is headquartered in Irving, TX.