Michael Widling

Merk Investments LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Menlo Park, California. The firm was founded by Alexander “Axel” Merk in 2000. Merk Investments provides discretionary investment advice to registered investment companies and a closed-end fund.

John Hancock Investment Management LLC (JHIM) is a fund-of-funds manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 2002 and is a subsidiary of John Hancock Subsidiaries LLC, ultimately owned by Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX; NYSE: MFC) in Canada. JHIM provides discretionary investment advisory services as a “manager of managers” to certain open-end and closed-end registered investment companies, such as exchange-traded funds, in the John Hancock family of funds, that are offered to retail investors and, in the case of certain funds, are included as investments in model portfolios created by JHIM or one of its affiliates.

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.

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (Dimensional) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Austin, Texas. The firm was founded by David Booth in 1981 and is a subsidiary of Dimensional Holdings LLC, which is wholly-owned by Dimensional Holdings, Inc. Dimensional primarily manages securities and other assets for institutional investors. They also manage securities and other assets for high-net-worth individuals and clients of independent financial advisors. The firm is the investment adviser to various SEC-registered investment companies which represent separate funds in aggregate, such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.

Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History operates as non-profit organization, which exhibits regional natural history. Its collections include anthropology, invertebrate zoology, library and archives, vertebrate zoology, and antique prints. The company was founded by William Leon Dawson in 1916 and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA.

Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC (Beacon Pointe) is the asset management subsidiary of Beacon Pointe Advisors Holdings LLC, headquartered in Newport Beach, California. The firm was founded in 2002 by Matthew Cooper, Shannon Eusey, Mollie Rosing, Douglas Allison, Felix Lin, and Garth Flint, and is ultimately held by KKR North America XIII (Polyphony) Blocker LLC. Beacon Pointe offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment and non-investment-related consulting services and investment advisory services to institutional and individual clients.

Mercer Advisors, Inc. engages in the provision of a wealth management solutions. It offers financial planning, investment management, estate planning, tax planning, and corporate trustee. The company was founded by Howard Rochestie, Gene Dongieux, and Kendrick Mercer in 1985 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.