Brad Freer

Capital Research & Management Co., doing business as Capital World Investors (CWI), is an investment advisor headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm is a division of Capital Research & Management Co., which is ultimately owned by the Capital Group of Cos. In 2013, The Capital Group restructured its equity investment group and divided the group based on specific investment objectives rather than around particular products or clients. The investment group is now divided into three independent equity divisions, Capital World Investors, Capital Research Global Investors and Capital International Investors. Each division has the flexibility to manage any of the investment objectives or any of the investment vehicles the Capital Group offers. CWI is the retail entity of the Capital Group.

Capital Research & Management Co. (CR&M) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1931 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Capital Group Cos., Inc. CR&M provides investment management services to registered investment companies and other pooled investment vehicles. They also serve as the investment adviser to Capital Bank and Trust Company in their capacity as the trustee of certain collective investment trusts that are exempt from SEC registration.

Capital Research & Management Co. (Global Investors), do-business-as Capital Research Global Investors (CRGI), is an investment advisor headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm is a division of Capital Research & Management Co. (CR&M), the original company of the Capital Group Cos., which was founded in 1931 by Jonathan Bell Lovelace. In 2008, CR&M disaggregated their equity investment operations to become known as Capital Research Global Investors and Capital World Investors. Capital World Investors is the retail entity of the Capital Group. Institutional management services in North America are provided by Capital Guardian. Institutional management services are provided globally by Capital International.

Capital International Ltd. (Capital UK) is the Great Britain-based investment subsidiary of Capital Group International Inc., itself a subsidiary of The Capital Group Cos., Inc. in the US. The firm do-business-as Capital Research & Management Co. (UK Branch). Headquartered in London, Capital UK was founded in 1982 and provides discretionary investment management services to segregated institutional clients in the UK and across Europe.