Ryan Andreas Harder

Sierra Investment Management, Inc. (Sierra) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Santa Monica, California. The firm was co-founded by Kenneth Sleeper and David Wright in 1987. Sierra provides investment management services to retirees and other conservative investors.

Ocean Park Asset Management LLC (OPAM) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Santa Monica, California. The firm was founded in 2007 as Wright Fund Management LLC and changed their name to Ocean Park Asset Management LLC in 2023. OPAM is the investment adviser to the Sierra Mutual Funds and does not provide advisory services to retail investors.

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.

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.

WestLB Asset Management (US) LLC provides banking, investment, brokerage, and private equity services. The company is based in New York, NY. The company is ultimately controlled by the State of North Rhine-Westphalia.