Mary Ann Christina Bartels

Founded in 1989 by Dr. Martin Zweig, Zweig Advisers LLC is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NasdaqGM: VRTS). They provide investment advisory services to closed-end registered investment companies.

Founded in 1969, QS Batterymarch Financial Management, Inc. is a registered investment advisor located in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm is a wholly-owned, independently managed subsidiary of Legg Mason, Inc. (NYSE: LM). They provide investment advisory and sub-advisory services to a wide variety of institutional investors. Legg Mason, Inc.'s acquisition of QS Investors LLC was effective May 30, 2014. As a result, QS Investors, Batterymarch Financial Management, Inc. and Legg Mason Global Asset Allocation LLC became subject to common management and investment oversight, with the objective of integrating the firms to create a combined investment platform offering solutions, quantitative equity, liquid alternatives and multi-manager asset allocation.

Founded in 2009, Avatar Capital Group LLC is a FINRA-licensed broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of New York City-based FXDirectDealer LLC (FXDD), an on-line foreign exchange trading firm that seeks to provide clients with powerful trading technology and reliable streaming liquidity. Their ultimate parent is Paris-based Viel & CIE SA (XP: VIL).

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (MLPFS) is a global investment banking firm, SEC-registered investment advisor, broker-dealer, and futures commission merchant headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co., ultimately held by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). MLPFS provide investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, banks, insurance companies, thrift institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations and other types of business.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).