Michelle Bau Graczyk

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

BlackRock Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1994 and is a subsidiary of BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK). BlackRock Advisors manages assets for US-registered investment companies and 529 Plans.

Opportunity Asset Adm de Recursos de Terceiros Ltda. (Opportunity) is the asset management subsidiary of Banco Opportunity de Investimento SA in Brazil. The firm was founded in 1994 by Daniel Dantas, Veronica Dantas and Dorio Ferman. Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Opportunity manages a range of funds for individual and institutional investors.

BNP Paribas Asset Management Brasil Ltda. (BNPPAM) is the Brazilian asset management arm of Banco BNP Paribas Brasil SA, itself a subsidiary of BNP Paribas SA (XP: BNP, ADR: BNPQY) in France. The firm is headquartered in Sao Paulo and was founded in 1998. BNPPAM provides competitive investment options for high-net worth individuals, pension funds, insurance companies and foreign investors.

UBS Casa de Bolsa SA de CV is the Mexican brokerage subsidiary of UBS Grupo Financiero SA de CV, ultimately owned by UBS AG (NYSE: UBS) in the US. Headquartered in Colonia Polanco V Sección, the firm was founded in 2003 and provides trading and brokerage services to various investors.

XP Gestão de Recursos Ltda. (XP) is the asset management subsidiary of XP Holding Investimentos SA, ultimately held by XP, Inc. (NASDAQ: XP) in Brazil. The firm was founded in 2006 by Guilherme Benchimol. Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, XP manages a range of funds for individuals, financial institutions, businesses, family offices and institutional investors.

Part of Novus Capital (Brazil), Novus Capital Gestora de Recursos Ltda is an independent resource manager based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The company brings together a team of multidisciplinary and complementary professionals with extensive experience and successful careers in the Brazilian financial market. The company's team is highly qualified and focused on the generation of alpha in different markets. on September 05, 2018. Novus Capital was founded in 2012 by Rodrigo Galindo, Felipe Novaes Garcia, Luis André de Queiroz Oliveira, and Rodrigo Galindo has been the CEO since then. Novus Capital Gestora de Recursos was acquired by Modal Asset Management Ltda.

Set Investimentos Gestão de Ativos Ltda. is a Brazilian company based in São Paulo, Brazil. and has subsidiaries in Brazil. Set Investimentos specializes in asset management, with a focus on the stock market. The Brazilian company's unique approach involves the partners investing in the same fund offered to the public, which aligns the interests of investors and managers. The majority of the fund's assets are owned by the partners, and the management team has a specialized expertise in the stock market. The company was founded in 2007 by Sergio Fontana dos Reis and Tiago Guitián dos Reis, with Sergio Fontana dos Reis serving as the CEO since 2007.

Blackrock Brasil Gestora de Investimentos Ltda. (BlackRock Brasil) is the Brazilian investment management subsidiary of BR Jersey International Holdings LP, ultimately held by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) in the US. The firm was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Sao Paulo. BlackRock Brasil offers a range of active, enhanced and indexed investment strategies and products, including individual and institutional separate accounts, mutual funds and other pooled investment vehicles and iShares exchange traded funds. Their clients include pension plans, governments, insurance companies, third-party mutual funds, endowments, foundations, charities; corporations, institutions, sovereign wealth funds, banks, financial professionals and individuals.

Legacy Capital Gestora de Recursos Ltda. The private company is based in São Paulo, Brazil. Legacy Capital is formed by professionals with a long history of working together and great experience in asset management. is a Brazilian independent asset management company founded in 2017.

Kadima Gestão de Investimentos Ltda. is a Brazilian company based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. and has subsidiaries in Brazil. The Brazilian company was founded in 2007 by Sérgio Blank, who has been the CEO since 2007. provides investment advice.

JGP Gestão de Recursos Ltda. (JGP) is the asset management y subsidiary of JGP Participacoes Ltda. in Brazil. The firm was founded in 1998 by a group of investment professionals including André Roberto Jakurski, Arlindo Raggio Vergaças Jr. and José Carlos Carvalho. Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, JGP manages the JGP range of funds and provides investment advisory services to sophisticated investors and high-net worth individuals. To align interests with those of their clients, the JGP partners invest in the JGP funds.

Tarpon Gestora de Recursos SA (Tarpon Gestora) is the wholly-owned fund management subsidiary of Tarpon Investimentos SA (SP: TRPN3) in Brazil. The firm is headquartered in São Paulo and was founded in 2012 when Tarpon Investimentos SA reorganized, integrating the activities of the securities portfolio into a unique entity. The reorganization transferred certain third party fund assets to Tarpon Gestora, which subsequently manages all funds, portfolios and investment vehicles for Tarpon Investimentos.

Far Fator Administração de Recursos Ltda. (FAR) is the asset management subsidiary of Banco Fator SA, ultimately owned by Fator Empreendimentos e Participacoes Ltda. in Brazil.^ Established in 1997, the firm is based in Based in Sao Paulo and develops tailored products for individual and institutional clients including open and closed pension funds, the public sector and insurance companies.

Organon Capital Gestão de Recursos Ltda. is a private company based in São Paulo, Brazil that was founded in 2020 by Raphael Fraga Maia. The Brazilian company specializes in investment management and offers various funds for investment. The company's website provides information on how to invest, their media presence, and details about their funds.

Vale Ltd. engages in the mining, processing, and marketing of nickel. The firm produces nickel, copper, cobalt, platinum, rhodium, ruthenium, iridium, gold, and silver. The company was founded in 1901 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Part of Absolute Holding Ltda., Absolute Gestão de Investimentos Ltda. is a Brazilian independent resource manager based in São Paulo. Absolute's disciplined culture is reflected in its principles and processes, which prioritize respect for people, time, and clear communication. The Brazilian company has grown its assets under management consistently over time, with a team of professionals who share a significant intercession in macroeconomic and market analysis and management philosophy. Absolute offers several investment strategies, including disciplined macro, shares, arbitrage, and credit. The company provides regulatory documents in compliance with regulatory requirements and maintains transparency in its actions. The company was founded in 2013, and Tiago Sant'Anna has been the CEO since then.

AF Invest Administração de Recursos Ltda. The private company is based in Belo Horizonte, Brazil and has subsidiaries in Brazil. provides trust aides and assessores de confiança services. is a Brazilian company founded in 1990 by Evaldo Fontes and Marcelo Martins Araújo. Evaldo Fontes has been the CEO since its inception.

Azimut Brasil Wealth Management Ltda. (Azimut Brasil) is the Brazilian wealth management subsidiary of Azimut Brasil Wealth Management Holding SA, ultimately owned by Azimut Holding SpA (BIT: AZM; OTCMKTS: AZIHY) in Italy. Headquartered in São Paulo, Azimut Brasil was founded in 2009 and offers Brazilian investors with independent advice specializing in the allocation of investments to individual, family and corporate assets.

Bram Bradesco Asset Management S/A DTVM (BRAM) is an asset management firm headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The firm was founded in 2000 as a result of the consolidation of Bradesco Templeton Asset Management, BCN Alliance Asset Management, Boavista, BANEB, Credireal and Banco Bradesco´s Fund Management and Investment Portfolio departments. They are a subsidiary of Banco Bradesco BBI SA, which is owned by Banco Bradesco SA (BVMF: BBDC4, NYSE: BBD). The firm manages local funds that invest globally for Brazilian investors and, on the other hand, it manages management of Latin American funds for foreign investors. BRAM is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Bogari Gestão de Investimentos Ltda. is an independent investment management company based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. and has subsidiaries in Brazil. Bogari Gestão de Investimentos specializes in long-term investments based on identifying distortions between asset values and their trading prices. The Brazilian company was founded in 2007 by Flavio Eduardo Sznajder, who has been the CEO since its inception.

HIX Investimentos Ltda. (HIX) is an independent Brazilian investment management firm founded by Rodrigo and Gustavo Heilberg in 2012. Headquartered in Sao Paulo, HIX provides investment advisory and management services to their clients.

Indie Capital Investimentos Ltda. (Indie Capital) is an independent asset management firm headquartered in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The firm was founded by Felipe Montagna, Daniel Reichstul and Luiz Henrique Guerra in 2011. Indie Capital provides investment solutions to a broad range of investors, including institutional investors, wealth managers, investment advisors, private and retail clients.

Capstone Partners Gestao de Recursos Ltda. The private company is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. provides investment advice. The Brazilian company was founded in 2019 by Márcio Albuquerque, Sebastian Lewit, Frederico Saraiva.

Garde Asset Management Gestão de Recursos Ltda. is a multi-strategy independent resource management company based in São Paulo, Brazil. Garde Asset Management specializes in managing social security funds and offers a diversified basis of partners, institutional clients, and investors. The company's management is based on the concept of multi-strategy, with members specialized in each investment segment, acting in the Brazilian and international interests of interest, currencies, actions, and commodities, combining traditional management and systematic management. Part of GCP Holding Ltda., Garde Asset Management is a fiduciary company that offers fixed income, multimarket, and stock investment funds. The company was founded in 2013, and Marcelo Giufrida has been the CEO of the company since then.

Itaú Corretora de Valores SA is a brokerage company based in São Paulo, Brazil. Part of Itaú Unibanco Holding SA, Itaú Corretora de Valores SA provides brokerage services. The Brazilian company was founded in 1965 and Leonard Bruno Linnet has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

Santander Brasil Asset Management DTVM SA (SAM Brasil) is the Brazil-based investment management subsidiary of SAM Brasil Participacoes SA, itself a subsidiary of Santander Asset Management Holdings Ltd. in Great Britain. Formerly known as Santander Banespa Asset Management, the firm was founded in 1968 and is located in São Paulo, where they provide mutual fund and discretionary portfolio management for institutions, pension funds, corporations and private investors. In 2009 the firm absorbed the activities of Banco Real Asset Management. They are a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment which integrates ESG factors into their investment processes.

Somma Investimentos SA is an independent asset management firm headquartered in Florianópolis, Brazil. Founded in 2003, the firm offers investment funds for the general public, suited to different investor profiles and their financial objectives.

Part of Paraná Banco SA, 4UM Gestão De Recursos Ltda is a company based in Curitiba, Brazil. 4UM Gestão De Recursos Ltda provides solutions for institutional wealth management, venture capital, and open funds. The Brazilian company also has a regular blog and career opportunities. The company was founded in 2000. Leonardo Boguszewski has been the CEO of the company since 2013.

BlackRock Investment Management LLC (BIM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey. The firm was founded in 1999 and is a subsidiary of Trident Merger LLC, ultimately held by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK). BIM manages assets for institutional and high net worth clients, separate accounts, pooled investment vehicles and US registered investment companies. They also sponsor an SMA (wrap fee) program.

BTG Pactual Asset Management US LLC (BTG) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was formed in 2011 as the successor to BTG Pactual US Asset Management Corp., founded in 2008. They are a subsidiary of BTG Pactual NY Corp. and their ultimate parent is Banco BTG Pactual SA (BVMF: BPAC11, Euronext: BTGP), a Brazilian investment bank. BTG is a sub-adviser to certain private funds managed by BTG Pactual Global Asset Management Ltd. They also provide both discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to institutional and high-net worth clients on an individually segregated account basis and within its wealth management group.

Zeno Equity Partners LLP (Zeno) is an alternative investment firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded by Bruno D. Rocha in 2006 as Dynamo Capital LLP. They are a subsidiary of Dynamo Administração de Recursos Ltda. in Brazil. Zeno manages a low-turnover equity portfolio of 20-25 companies predominantly based in the Americas and Europe.

SPX Gestão de Recursos Ltda. (SPX Capital) is an independent Brazilian fund management firm which was founded in 2010 by Bruno Pandolfi, Rogério Xavier and Daniel Schneider. Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, SPX Capital offers discretionary macro and fundamental equity strategies for individual and institutional investors.