Shirish Malekar

Strong Capital Management, Inc. (SCM) provides investment management services to the Strong family of mutual funds, corporate and public employee retirement funds, endowments, foundations, Taft Hartley plans, and individuals. Founded in 1974, the firm is independently owned by professionals active in its day-to-day management.

Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC (PIMCO) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Newport Beach, California. Founded in 1971, the firm is a subsidiary of Allianz Asset Management of America LP and their ultimate parent is Allianz SE (ETR: ALV), a German global insurance company. PIMCO provides discretionary investment management services to global client base. The firm is a socially responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) which integrates environmental, social, and governance considerations into their investment process.

Alpha Vision Capital Management LLC is a San Francisco-based hedge fund firm.

Lattice Strategies LLC (Lattice) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Wayne, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded by Ted Lucas and R. Jeremy Stone in 2003. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hartford Funds Management Co. LLC, an indirect subsidiary of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: HIG), a Connecticut-based financial services company. Lattice serves as the investment adviser to the Hartford Multifactor exchange-traded funds (Multifactor ETFs or Hartford ETFs).

Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC (AllianzGI US) is an investment advisory firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2001 as Allianz Global Investors Capital LLC. In 2022, Voya Investment Management Co. LLC, which is ultimately owned by Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VOYA), acquired the firm from Allianz SE (ETR: ALV). AllianzGI US provides portfolio management services to a variety of individual and institutional clients as well as certain Wrap Fee Programs.

Vident Investment Advisory LLC (VIA) is an investment advisory firm headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The firm was founded by Nicholas Stonestreet and Denise M. Krisko in 2014. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of Vident Financial LLC, which is owned by Vident Investors’ Oversight Trust. VIA primarily provides investment sub-advisory services to ETFs, UCITS, and private funds.