Richard Hoge

Janus Henderson Investors US LLC (JHIUS) is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Denver, Colorado. The firm was founded in 1969 and formerly known as Janus Capital Management LLC. They are a subsidiary of Janus Henderson US (Holdings) Inc., which is owned by Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE: JHG, LON: 0RPW) in Great Britain. JHIUS provides investment management services, as an investment adviser or sub-adviser, to pooled investment vehicles.

iShares, Inc. exchange Traded Fund. The Company operates as an open-end management investment company. iShares was founded on September 1, 1994 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

Part of Deutsche Bank AG, Deutsche Bank Corp. is a company based in New York, NY.

REX Shares LLC operates as sponsor of engineered exchange-traded funds (ETFs) designed to help investors navigate turbulent markets and preserve wealth. Its ETFs include strategies that offer exposure to Gold Hedged equities and strategies that provide exposure to the VIX Index. The company was founded by Gregory D. King in 2014 and is headquartered in Westport, CT.

Osprey Funds LLC is a private company based in Tarrytown, NY that offers common sense solutions to digital asset investing. The company is dedicated to building better investment products that offer secure, transparent, and cost-effective access to digital assets. The company offers secure and accessible options for accredited investors to gain exposure to cryptocurrency, including a bitcoin investment trust with a low management fee. Osprey Funds has subsidiaries in the United States and has launched the Osprey Polkadot Trust, which makes it easy to invest in $DOT right in your brokerage account. Osprey Funds was founded in 2018 by Gregory D. King, who is also the CEO.