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Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. provides investment advisory, investment management, investment product underwriting, distribution and administrative services. It operates through distinct distribution business channels: Unaffiliated channel, Wealth Management channel and Institutional channel. The company was founded by Chauncey Waddell and Cameron Reed in 1937 and is headquartered in Overland Park, KS.

Waddell & Reed Investment Management Co. (WRIMCO) is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas. The firm is a subsidiary of Waddell & Reed, Inc., ultimately held by Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. (NYSE: WDR). Founded in 1972, WRIMCO provides advisory services to a variety of clients, including defined benefit pension plans, non-proprietary US investment companies, non-US pooled vehicles, defined contribution plans, charitable foundations, and high net worth clients.

Delaware Ivy High Income Opportunities Fund acts as Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust. The funds investment objective is to seek to provide total return through a combination of a high level of current income and capital appreciation. It invests primarily in a portfolio of high-yield corporate bonds of varying maturities and other fixed income securities, including first- and second-lien loans. The company was founded on January 30, 2013 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Klenda Mitchell Austerman & Zuercher LLC provides legal services. The private company is based in Wichita, KS.

Ivy NextShares is non-diversified open-end management investment company that currently consists of three separate series. The company was founded on July 17, 2015 and is headquartered in Overland Park, KS.