Christi Fletcher

Northern Trust Investments, Inc. (Investment Management) (NTI-IM) is the asset management division of Northern Trust Investments, Inc., ultimately held by Northern Trust Corp. (NASDAQGS: NTRS), a multi-bank holding company established in 1889. The firm was founded in 1988 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. NTI-IM provides a wide range of discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory and sub-advisory services to individual and institutional clients.

Security Investors LLC (dba Guggenheim Investments) is a SEC-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. They focus on the return and risk needs of insurance companies, corporate and public pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments and foundations, wealth managers, and high-net-worth investors.

Founded in 1993, Rydex Advisors LLC, formerly PADCO Advisors, Inc., is registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager located in Rockville, Maryland. The firm is a subsidiary of the Security Benefit Group of Companies and their ultimate parent is Guggenheim Capital LLC, which acquired the firm in August 2010. Rydex Advisors is also known as Rydex Investments. The firm manages over 80 mutual funds and ETF products.