Benoit Hugues Marie Autier

abrdn ETFs is an open-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to seek to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Zacks Earnings Large-Cap U.S. Index. The company was founded on January 9, 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

abrdn ETFs Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded as ETF Securities Advisors LLC in 2009 by Graham Tuckwell. They changed their name from Aberdeen Standard Investments ETFs Advisors LLC to abrdn ETFs Advisors LLC in 2022. The firm is a subsidiary of abrdn, Inc., ultimately held by abrdn Plc (LON: ABDN) in Great Britain. abrdn ETFs Advisors provides investment advisory services to institutional clients, private investors, sub-advised funds and pooled investment vehicles, that consists of both affiliated and unaffiliated US and non-US Registered Funds and US and non-US unregistered funds, among others.

World Gold Council, Inc. is an investment research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm founded in 1987 and is a subsidiary of World Gold Council Ltd. in Great Britain. World Gold Council focuses on the global gold investment market globally. The firm works with institutional investors, pension funds, wealth managers, financial intermediaries and family/multi-family offices to present the case for gold as a foundation asset in portfolios, a portfolio diversifier and as a discrete financial and monetary asset class.

GraniteShares, Inc. provides financial services. The firm offers portfolio management and financial planning services. The company was founded by William Rhind and is headquartered in New York, NY.

ETFS Capital Ltd. is a British strategic investment company that focuses on growth opportunities across the investment ecosystem. ETFS Capital is based in St. Helier, UK, and has subsidiaries in the United States and the United Kingdom. The company provides more than just capital to its investee firms, actively supporting their growth and development by providing strategic advice, operational guidance, and access to their growing network. The company conducts in-depth technical and commercial due diligence on the companies where it chooses to deploy capital and engages in a hands-on approach as a partner to management teams and boards, bringing its unparalleled industry-specific expertise for the benefit of those companies. The company was founded by ETF industry veterans and is chaired by Graham Tuckwell, an ETF industry pioneer and founder of ETF Securities. Martyn James has been the CEO of the company since 2018.

GraniteShares Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by William “Will” Rhind in 2016 and is a subsidiary of GraniteShares, Inc. GraniteShares Advisors offers ETF to various types of investors.

GraniteShares Gold Trust engages in the provision of investment services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

GraniteShares Platinum Trust engages in the business of issuing Baskets in exchange for the platinum deposited with the Custodian as consideration, selling platinum, and delivering platinum in exchange for Baskets surrendered for redemption. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

GraniteShares ETP Trust is a trust organized into separate series. It may from time to time offer to sell common units of beneficial interest of either of the series. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.