Peter A. Zuger

BlackRock Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1994 and is a subsidiary of BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK). BlackRock Advisors manages assets for US-registered investment companies and 529 Plans.

State Street Research & Management Company (SSR), with a history dating back to 1924, is one of the nation's first investment management organizations. The Boston-based firm is a subsidiary of MetLife (NYSE:MET), one of the world's largest financial services companies. The firm, together with its affiliate SSR Realty, actively manages stock, bond, balanced and real estate portfolios for both institutional and individual investors. SSR manages pension money for many of the largest U.S. corporate pension plans. SSR also manages money for public and union pension plans, foundations, endowments, and mutual funds.

American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm was founded by James E. Stowers, Jr. in 1958 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Century Cos., Inc. ACIM provides portfolio management services to financial advisors, individual investors and institutional clients.

Abu Dhabi Investment Council (ADIC) is a United Arab Emirates-based Sovereign Wealth Fund which was established in 1976 as the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. A wholly-owned agency of the Government of Abu Dhabi, the firm became the Abu Dhabi Investment Council in 2006 when President H.H. Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan issued Law No. 16. Based in Abu Dhabi, the Council is headed by the Ruler of Abu Dhabi and invests the government's oil revenues inside and outside the country and manages their worldwide assets. The Council plays a key role in coordinating and observing the investments made by state-owned enterprises and holding firms. ADIC is considered one of the largest institutional investors in the world and holds stakes in two large state-owned banks, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank and the National Bank of Abu Dhabi. Their sister fund is the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.

LMCG Investments LLC (LMCG) is an independent employee-owned, SEC-registered investment management firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was originally founded by Lee Munder in 2000 as Lee Munder Investments Ltd. and changed its name into LMCG Investments LLC at the end of 2014. LMCG offers a broad range of investment strategies and solutions to institutional and private clients, globally.