Nicolé M. Verbrugghe

Edge Asset Management, Inc. (Edge) is an independent mutual fund management firm headquartered in Seattle, Washington. It was founded in 1939 as Bond Research Corp. and became WM Advisors, Inc. in 1998. The firm was acquired by Principal Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: PFG) and rebranded as Edge Asset Management in 2006. Edge offers a broad array of equity strategies through sub-advised portfolios, separate accounts, insurance company separate accounts, separately managed accounts (SMA), and collective investment trusts (CIT).

Strategic Income Management LLC (SiM) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Seattle, Washington. The firm was founded in 2010 by Gary Pokrzywinski and Rany Yoakum, II. SiM provides investment advisory and high yield fixed income portfolio management services to institutional clients such as mutual funds, private funds, and pension plans. The firm is a signatory of the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) which integrates environmental, social and corporate governance considerations into their investment decision-making and ownership practices.