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PGIM, Inc. is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Newark, New Jersey. The firm was founded in 1984 and is a direct subsidiary of PGIM Holding Co. LLC, ultimately owned by Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU). PGIM provides institutional clients with investment solutions worldwide. It is comprised of autonomous asset management businesses each specializing in a particular asset class with a focused investment approach: PGIM Institutional Advisory & Solutions (provides advisory services to institutional clients located in the US and outside of the US), PGIM Fixed Income (an adviser primarily focused on public fixed income investments), PGIM Real Estate (a provider of real estate investment advisory services) and PGIM Capital Group (a private fixed income investment adviser, also known as Prudential Capital Group).

Wedbush Securities, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1955 as Wedbush Morgan Securities, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Wedbush Financial Services LLC, which is owned by Wedbush, Inc. Wedbush Securities provides a wide range of securities brokerage, wealth management, and investment banking services to private and institutional clients. Their research focuses on providing coverage of small and mid-sized companies in the following industries: (1) consumer products and services (2) technology (3) entertainment and media (4) life sciences and (5) industrial growth and clean technology.

Polen Capital Management LLC (Polen Capital) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida. The firm was founded by David Polen in 1979. Polen Capital offers investment management services on a discretionary and non-discretionary basis to individuals, corporations, partnerships, trusts, retirement plans, sovereign nations, registered investment companies, UCITS and collective investment trusts. They also serve as a portfolio manager for certain clients of unaffiliated investment advisors in connection with wrap fee programs.

RREEF America LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1975 and is a direct subsidiary of RoPro US Holding, Inc., ultimately owned by Deutsche Bank AG (ETR: DBK), a publicly held banking corporation organized under the laws of Germany. RREEF provides investment and advisory services to funds and institutional clients on a discretionary and non-discretionary basis.

Arnold Bernhard & Co., Inc. is a private company based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States. The CEO of the company is Jean Bernhard Buttner.

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. (KBW) is a full-service investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF). KBW offers sales and trading in equities securities of financial services companies.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital offers healthcare services. Its services include surgery, corporate health, nephrology, dermatology, cardiology, hepatology, vascular care, emergency care, and ambulatory care. The company was founded in 1771 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Moody's Investors Service, Inc. is a credit rating and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. They are a subsidiary of Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO). The firm performs international financial research and analysis on commercial and government entities and provides a variety of analytic tools for assessing credit risk. Their clients include creditors, investment banks and commercial banks.

EULAV Asset Management (EAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Value Line, Inc., which is owned by Arnold Bernhard & Co., Inc. EAM provides portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, estates and charitable organizations, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, foundations and endowments, registered mutual funds.

Sidoti & Co. LLC (S&C) is a registered broker and equity research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Sidoti Holding Co. LLC and was founded in 1999. S&C provides research exclusively to institutional investors. The firm covers the following sectors: housing, retail, basic industries, technology, business services, capital goods, automotive, computer software, regional banking, telecommunications, entertainment, healthcare and consumer products. Their analysts conduct their own due diligence which includes visiting companies and meeting with operating and financial management. In addition, the firm's analysts focus on fundamentals, particularly cash flow from operations and EPS.

Fordham University provides college and university. It offers undergraduate colleges and graduate & professional schools. The company was founded in 1841 and is headquartered in Bronx, NY.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Wells Fargo Securities LLC (WFS) is the broker/dealer subsidiary of EVEREN Capital Corp., ultimately owned by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC). Headquartered in New York, WFS delivers a comprehensive suite of banking, capital markets and advisory solutions, such as a full complement of sales, trading and research capabilities, to corporate, government and institutional clients.

Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC (Schonfeld) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. Founded in 2015, Schonfeld provides discretionary advisory services to private investment funds, trading vehicles and certain affiliates.

New York Genome Center operates as an independent, nonprofit academic research institution that provides genomic research. It provides research on neurodegenerative disease, neuropsychiatric disease, and cancer. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The John & Mary R. Markle Foundation, Inc. provides financial support to charitable organizations. It is a non-profit philanthropic organization which offers technologies to health care and national security. The company was founded by John Markle and Mary R. Markle in 1927 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System, Inc. owns and operates acute-care and community hospitals, long-term care facilities and ambulatory sites. The firm offers patient care, teaching, research, medical, surgical and diagnostic services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Brooklyn Hospital Center provides health care services. It provides cancer care, bone marrow transplants, radiology and laser therapy, infertility treatments, and ophthalmologic surgery services. The hospital offers acute and primary care and inpatient and outpatient services. The company was established in 1845 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY.

Partnership To End Addiction conducts studies and research focusing on substance abuse. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded in 1992 by Joseph A. Califano. Creighton Drury has been the CEO of the company since 2018.