Donald P. Swade

First Trust Strategic High Income Fund II is a closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to seek a high level of current income. The company invests in a diversified portfolio of below-investment grade and investment grade debt securities, and equity securities that the investment capital appreciation potential. First Trust Strategic High Income Fund II was founded on March 28, 2006 and is headquartered in Wheaton, IL.

First Trust Aberdeen Emerging Opportunity Fund is a diversified and closed-end management investment company, which focuses on investments in a diversified portfolio of equity and fixed-income securities of issuers in emerging market countries. The company was founded on May 21, 2006 and is headquartered in Wheaton, IL.

First Trust Specialty Finance & Financial Opportunities Fund is a closed-end management investment company. It engages in the business of investing, under normal market conditions, at least eighty percent of its managed assets in a portfolio of securities of specialty finance and other financial companies that Confluence Investment Management LLC believes offer attractive opportunities for income and capital appreciation. The company was founded on March 20, 2007 and is headquartered in Wheaton, IL.

First Trust Dividend & Income Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to seek a high level of current income and capital appreciation. The company was founded on June 14, 2007 and is headquartered in Wheaton, IL.

Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust is a diversified and closed-end management investment company, which engages in the investment activities for long-term capital appreciation. The company was founded on June 30, 2010 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund is a closed-end management investment company. It engages in the business of investing, under normal market conditions, a majority of its assets in a diversified portfolio of the United States and foreign high-yield corporate fixed-income securities of varying maturities that are rated below-investment grade at the time of purchase. The company was founded on June 18, 2010 and is headquartered in Wheaton, IL.

First Trust Energy Infrastructure Fund is a non-diversified and closed-end management investment fund, which engages in the investments in companies engaged in the energy infrastructure sector. The company was founded on February 22, 2011 and is headquartered in Wheaton, IL.

First Trust MLP & Energy Income Fund is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company, which invests in a portfolio of cash-generating securities, publicly traded master limited partnerships, and MLP-related entities in the energy sector and energy utility industries. It has an objective of seeking a level of total return with an emphasis on current distributions paid to common shareholders. The company was founded on August 17, 2012 and is headquartered in Wheaton, IL.

First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund engages in the investment current income and a secondary objective of capital appreciation. The company was founded in 1999 is headquartered in Wheaton, IL.

First Trust New Opportunities MLP & Energy Fund is a closed-end investment fund, which engages in seeking a high level of total return with an emphasis on current distributions paid to common shareholders. The company was founded on October 15, 2013 and is headquartered in Wheaton, IL.

Part of AJM Ventures LLC, First Trust Portfolios LP is a financial services company based in Wheaton, IL. The company offers a range of investment products, including unit investment trusts, exchange-traded funds, mutual funds, and closed-end funds. The company's website provides research and commentary on available portfolios, asset allocation, and advanced portfolio searches. The company also offers target outcome investments, variable annuities, and structured investments. First Trust Portfolios is not ranked in any publication lists like the INC 5000.

Van Kampen Investments, Inc. operated an investment management company that offered management and supervision of assets, open-end and closed-end mutual funds, unit investment trusts, retirement products and investment platforms. It was founded in 1968 and was headquartered in Oakbrook Terrace, IL.

Claymore Dividend & Income Fund is a closed-end investment fund/Investment trust. It offers strategic investment solutions for financial advisors and their valued clients. It also provides investment management, investment advisory, insurance, investment banking and capital markets services. The company was founded on January 27, 2004 and is headquartered in Lisle, IL.

Managed Duration Investment Grade Municipal Fund operates as a closed-end investment fund/trust. It intends to provide its shareholders with current income exempt from federal income tax while seeking to protect the value of the assets during periods of interest rate volatility. The company was founded on May 20, 2003 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Guggenheim Enhanced Equity Income Fund is a closed-end investment fund/investment trust. Its investment objective is to seek high level of current income and current gains, with a secondary objective of long-term capital appreciation. The company was founded on December 3, 2004 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to seek a high-level of current income, and preserve capital by investing primarily in a portfolio of senior secured floating-rate corporate loans. The company was founded on March 25, 2004 and is headquartered in Wheaton, IL.

Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors LLC (Guggenheim Funds) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm is a subsidiary of Guggenheim Funds Services LLC, ultimately owned by Guggenheim Capital LLC. Guggenheim Funds provides asset management and investment advisory services to insurance companies, corporate and public pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments and foundations, wealth managers, and high-net-worth investors.

First Trust Dynamic Europe Equity Income Fund is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its objective is to provide a high level of current income with a secondary focus on capital appreciation. The company was founded on May 11, 2015 and is headquartered in Wheaton, IL.

First Trust Exchange Traded Fund Viii operates as a exchange traded fund. The company is headquartered in Wheaton, IL.

First Trust Senior Floating Rate 2022 Target Term Fund is a closed-end management fund, that aims to engages in asset management and investment. It aims to invest its Managed Assets in Senior Loans. The company was founded on October 14, 2016 and is headquartered in Wheaton, IL.

First Trust Skybridge Income Fund is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to seek a high level of current income. The company was founded on March 3, 2020 and is headquartered in Wheaton, IL.

First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund is a diversified and closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to provide current income. The company was founded on June 25, 2020 and is headquartered in Wheaton, IL.

Guggenheim Funds Distributors LLC (GFD) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Formerly known as Guggenheim Distributors LLC, the firm is a subsidiary of Guggenheim Funds Services LLC and their ultimate parent is Guggenheim Partners LLC. GFD offers strategic investment solutions for financial advisors and their clients.