Steven Marc Bowser

Security Investors LLC (do-business-as Guggenheim Investments) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Rydex Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Guggenheim Partners LLC. Security Investors provides investment advisory services to separately managed accounts (SMAs) and pooled investment vehicles that are registered as investment companies. The Funds include open-end registered funds, closed-end registered funds, and exchange-traded funds. Their SMA clients may include institutions, such as insurance companies, other financial institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, US and non-US governmental entities, colleges, hospitals, charitable organizations, endowment funds and foundations, and certain individuals and trusts.

Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka is a federally chartered company, which engages in the provision of credit and banking services. The firm's primary business engages in making collateralized loans and providing other banking services to member institutions and qualifying non-members. It promotes housing and community development in the public interest by serving as an economical source of credit and by providing the services and rate of return necessary to attract and retain borrowing stockholders. The company also offers advances, derivative transactions, letters of credit, wire transfer and consolidated obligation direct placement services, correspondent services, such as safekeeping, wire transfers, derivative intermediation, and cash management. Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka was founded on October 13, 1932 and is headquartered in Topeka, KS.