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Heartland Advisors, Inc. is a mutual fund manager and SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm's predecessor was founded in 1983 as an investment advisory subsidiary of a regional brokerage firm, The Milwaukee Co., owned in part by William J. Nasgovitz. In 1984, Mr. Nasgovitz purchased a majority interest in the investment advisory subsidiary from his partners and started managing Heartland's first mutual fund, the Heartland Value Fund. In 1988, Mr. Nasgovitz and his partners sold The Milwaukee Co. to Dain Bosworth. In the same transaction, Mr. Nasgovitz acquired the remaining shares of the investment advisory subsidiary and changed its name to Heartland Advisors, Inc. In 2000, the firm was reorganized into a wholly owned subsidiary of Heartland Holdings, Inc., but it remains a 100% employee-owned independent firm. Heartland Advisors provides investment advice to individual and institutional clients.

Payden & Rygel is a privately-owned, registered investment adviser headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded by Joan Payden in 1983. They provide a full range of investment strategies and solutions to institutions and individual investors.

PRIMECAP Management Co. (PRIMECAP) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Pasadena, California. The firm was founded in 1983 by Theofanis Kolokotrones and Mitchell Milias. PRIMECAP manages US-focused equity portfolios for a select group of employee benefit and 401K plans, endowment funds, foundations, Taft Hartley plans, sovereign funds, and mutual funds for the Vanguard Group and the PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds.

The State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio (STRS Ohio) is a State-owned pension fund management firm headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. The firm was founded in 1919 and manages pension assets for active, inactive and retired Ohio public educators. STRS Ohio operates under the guidelines of Chapter 3307 of the Ohio Revised Code as enacted by the Ohio General Assembly. They are legally separated from and fiscally independent of state and local governments.

Donald Smith & Co., Inc. (DS&C) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1980 as Home Portfolio Advisors, Inc. The name and ownership of Home Portfolio Advisors, Inc. was changed to its present form in 1983, when it was purchased by Donald G. Smith, President and Founder. DS&C manages value equity accounts for large institutions.

Capital Research & Management Co. (CR&M) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1931 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Capital Group Cos., Inc. CR&M is the investment adviser to the Capital Group exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and to the American Funds family of mutual funds.

Capital International, Inc. (CI) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1987 as Capital International Research & Management, Inc. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Capital Group International, Inc., ultimately held by The Capital Group Companies, Inc. CI provides investment management and advisory services to a registered investment company, other pooled investment vehicles exempt from registration, corporate entities, pension plans, endowments and foundations, certain affiliated companies, foreign governmental entities and other institutions.

Capital Group International, Inc. provides investment services. The company was founded on Decmeber 16, 1987 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

The Capital Group Cos., Inc. provides investment management services. The firm manages and underwrites mutual funds in the American Funds family group and provides other financial services. It serves the institutions, consultants, financial advisors, intermediaries, and individual investors. The company was founded by Jonathan Bell Lovelace in 1931 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Chronix Biomedical, Inc. manufactures diagnostic substances chemicals. It develops DNA-based blood tests primarily for monitoring minimal residual disease in cancer patients. The firm also develops a technology that measures personalized biomarkers in cancers of the colorectum, prostate, lung, ovarian, pancreas, blood and central nervous system. The company was founded by Wiiliam A. Boeger and Howard B. Urnovitz in 1997 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Impulse Devices, Inc. designs and manufactures acoustic inertial confinement reactors for national laboratories and major universities. The company was founded by Ross Tessien & Mike Cannon in 1999 and is headquartered in Grass Valley, CA.

AirTreks, Inc. provides air ticketing services. It enables travelers and travel agents to create customized itineraries-with an unlimited number of destinations-and receive instant online price estimates with one click. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Vancouver, WA.

Volcom, Inc. manufactures and distributes clothes and accessories. It offers men's and women's clothing, accessories and related products under the Volcom brand. The company products include t-shirts, fleece, bottoms, tops, jackets, board shorts, denim and outerwear, incorporate distinctive combinations of fashion, functionality and athletic performance. Volcom was founded by Richard R. Woolcott and Tucker Hall in 1991 and is headquartered in Costa Mesa, CA.

Swaponz, Inc. is a consumer product company. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Natick, MA.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Capital International Ltd. (Capital UK) is the Great Britain-based investment subsidiary of Capital Group International Inc., itself a subsidiary of The Capital Group Cos., Inc. in the US. The firm do-business-as Capital Research & Management Co. (UK Branch). Headquartered in London, Capital UK was founded in 1982 and provides discretionary investment management services to segregated institutional clients in the UK and across Europe.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Part of Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp., Best Internet Communications, Inc. provides web hosting services. The company is based in Mountain View, CA. Best Internet Communications was acquired by Hiway Technologies, Inc., part of Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. from January 05, 1999 on April 28, 1998.

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Comtech AeroAstro, Inc. manufactures micro satellite systems and other related technology products. The company develops and operates Sensor Enabled Notification System, which provides satellite based low data rate communications and asset tracking in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, the Middle East, Asia, and South America. The company was founded by Dr. Rick Fleeter in 1988 and is headquartered in Ashburn, VA.

FMR LLC engages in the provision of financial and investment services. It offers financial planning and advice, wealth management, retirement plans, trading and brokerage services, and investment products. The company was founded by Edward C. Johnson II in 1946 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Capital Research & Management Co., dba Capital World Investors (CWI), is an investment advisor headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm is a division of Capital Research & Management Co., which is ultimately owned by the Capital Group of Companies. In 2013, The Capital Group restructured their equity investment group and divided the group based on specific investment objectives rather than around particular products or clients. The investment group is now divided into three independent equity divisions, Capital World Investors, Capital Research Global Investors and Capital International Investors. Each division has the flexibility to manage any of the investment objectives or any of the investment vehicles the Capital Group offers. CWI is the retail entity of the Capital Group.

Southern California Public Radio operates radio stations. It also features signature public radio programs from American Public Media, the BBC and Public Radio International. The company is headquartered in Pasadena, CA.

Capital Research & Management Co. (Global Investors), dba Capital Research Global Investors (CRGI), is an investment advisor headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm is a division of Capital Research & Management Co. (CR&M), the original company of the Capital Group Companies, which was founded in 1931 by Jonathan Bell Lovelace. In 2008, CR&M disaggregated their equity investment operations to become known as Capital Research Global Investors and Capital World Investors. Capital World Investors is the retail entity of the Capital Group. Institutional management services in North America are provided by Capital Guardian. Institutional management services are provided globally by Capital International.

Nevada Sunrise LLC provides metal mining services. The private company is based in Reno, NV. The company was founded by William Bill Henderson.

NA PALI SAS engages in the design and manufacture of clothing and footwear. The company was founded on January 4, 1985 and is headquartered in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France.

Part of The Capital Group Cos., Inc., Capital Research Co. (California) is a company based in Los Angeles, CA. The company provides investment advice. Bradley Johnston Vogt has been the CEO of the company since 2009.

Capital Research & Management Co. (International Investors) is the investment management division of Capital Research & Management Co. (CRMC), a registered investment advisor headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1931 by Jonathan Bell Lovelace and operates as a subsidiary of The Capital Group Cos., Inc. They provide services mainly to investment companies and manage accounts for non-1940 act investment funds. In 2013, The Capital Group restructured its equity investment group and divided the group based on specific investment objectives rather than around particular products or clients. The investment group is now divided into three independent equity divisions, Capital World Investors, Capital Research Global Investors and Capital International Investors. Each division has the flexibility to manage any of the investment objectives or any of the investment vehicles the Capital Group offers.

VELA Investment Management LLC (VELA) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New Albany, Ohio. The firm was founded in 2019 by Ric Dillon, Lisa Wesolek, and Jason Job. VELA provides services to individuals and institutions through separate accounts and private asset management.