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DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (DIMA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of DWS USA Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (ETR: DBK) in Germany. The firm was founded in 1984 and formerly known as Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. In 2018, they changed their name into DWS as part of the rebranding of Deutsche Asset Management. DIMA provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to various institutional clients. They also provide investment advisory services for its municipal bond strategies through wrap fee programs.

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.

WCM Investment Management LLC (WCM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Laguna Beach, California. The firm was founded in 1976 and is a subsidiary of Thalia Street Partners LLC. WCM provides innovative, equity investment advisory services for a variety of clients, such as corporations, private individuals, public and private funds, Taft-Hartley plans, endowments, and foundations.

Part of Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co., Crown Point Trust Co. is a company that serves as a trustee for retirement plan clients. The company is based in Portland, OR. Crown Point Trust was acquired by Dougherty Petroff Associates, Inc. from Bank of America Corp. on September 30, 2005.

Invesco Advisers, Inc. is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a subsidiary of Invesco Group Services, Inc., ultimately held by Invesco Ltd. (NYSE: IVZ). The firm was founded in 1986 and previously known as Invesco Institutional NA, Inc. until April 2010 when Invesco Ltd. consolidated the businesses of their US investment advisors (Invesco AIM Advisors, Inc., Invesco AIM Capital Management, Inc., Invesco AIM Private Asset Management, Inc. and Invesco Global Asset Management NA, Inc.) under the name Invesco Advisers, Inc. They provide discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, institutional and high net-worth clients through separate accounts, wrap fee programs and US registered investment companies and other Commingled Funds.

Allspring Global Investments LLC (Allspring) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Prior to November 1, 2021, the firm was known as Wells Capital Management, Inc. They are a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Allspring Group Holdings LLC. Allspring provides investment management services to mutual funds, private funds, collective investment trusts (CITs), pooled vehicles, and other institutional clients and high net-worth individuals.

Franklin Templeton Investments Corp. (FTI) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm was founded in 2000 and they are a subsidiary of Templeton International, Inc. Their ultimate parent is Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN), a global investment management company also known as Franklin Templeton Investments. FTI provides investment advisory and portfolio management services with clients in jurisdictions worldwide, which include registered open-end and closed-end funds and unregistered funds, as well as separate accounts for institutional and high net-worth clients.

Franklin Advisers, Inc. is a mutual fund manager and registered investment advisor headquartered in San Mateo, California. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN), a holding company that, together with its various subsidiaries is referred to as Franklin Templeton Investments. Franklin Advisers provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to US and non-US, registered open-end and closed-end funds and unregistered funds, as well as separate accounts.

University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Callan LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Edwin Callan and Edgar Barksdale in 1973 as Callan Associates, Inc. They are wholly-owned by Callan Holdings, Inc., which is owned by the company’s employees or their trusts. Callan provides tailored advice primarily to institutional investors supported by proprietary research, database, and ongoing fiduciary education.

Lazard Asset Management LLC (LAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1970 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lazard Frères & Co. LLC, ultimately held by Lazard, Inc. (NYSE: LAZ). LAM manages investment portfolios and provides investment advice to institutional and individual investors around the world.

Osmium Partners LLC is an independent hedge fund management firm headquartered in Greenbrae, California. The firm was founded in 2002 by John H. Lewis to provide investment advice to high net-worth individuals and institutional investors.

UBS Investment Bank provides investment banking and securities brokerage services. Its clients include institutional and corporate clients, intermediaries, governments, and hedge funds. The firm also provides merger and acquisition advisory, private placement, investment research, foreign exchange, equity, and leverage finance advisory services. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC (AllianzGI US) is an investment advisory firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2001 as Allianz Global Investors Capital LLC. In 2022, Voya Investment Management Co. LLC, which is ultimately owned by Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VOYA), acquired the firm from Allianz SE (ETR: ALV). AllianzGI US provides portfolio management services to a variety of individual and institutional clients as well as certain Wrap Fee Programs.

Touchstone Investments LP provides funds distribution services. The private company is based in Cincinnati, OH and has subsidiaries in the United States.

Angel Oak Capital Advisors LLC (Angel Oak) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm was founded in 2009 by Michael Fierman, Sreeniwas Prabhu and Brad Friedlander. They are directly owned by Angel Oak Asset Management Holdings LLC, which is owned by Angel Oak Companies LP. Angel Oak provides investment advisory services to mutual funds and private funds as well as separate managed accounts. The firm is a signatory to the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

Friends of 88.5 FM operates as a radio station. The CEO of the American company is Joey Cohn.

Pique Venture Management, Inc. (Pique Venture) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Bonnie Foley-Wong. The firm is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Cable, Howse & Ragen, Inc. is a private company based in Seattle, WA. Cable. Cable, Howse & Ragen, Inc. was founded by Jeffrey Atkin, Elwood Denison Howse, Thomas J.