The Adviser is an investment adviser with its principal place of business in Boston, Massachusetts. The Adviser commenced operations as an investment adviser on February 4, 1999 and has been registered with the SEC since October 23, 2003. The Adviser is a direct subsidiary of Virtus Partners, Inc. and an indirect subsidiary of Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (“Virtus”), a publicly-traded firm that operates a multi- boutique asset management business. Virtus is based in Hartford, Connecticut. The Adviser provides services to its clients, which may include the provision of the following services: (i) discretionary investment subadvisory services to Virtus AlphaSimplex Global Alternatives Fund (“Global Alternatives Fund”) and Virtus AlphaSimplex Managed Futures Strategy Fund (“Managed Futures Strategy Fund”), each a series of Virtus Alternative Solutions Trust (“Virtus Trust”), an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”); (ii) discretionary investment subadvisory services to the GuidePath Managed Futures Strategy Fund (“GuidePath Fund”), a series of GPS Funds II (“GPS Trust”), an investment company registered under the 1940 Act; (iii) discretionary investment subadvisory services to the AlphaSimplex Sleeve of the Multi- Manager Alternative Strategies Fund (“Multi-Manager Fund”), a series of Columbia Funds Series Trusts I (“Columbia Trust”), an investment company registered under the 1940 Act; (iv) discretionary investment advisory services to Virtus GF AlphaSimplex Managed Futures Fund (“UCITS Fund”), a sub-fund of Virtus Global Funds ICAV (“Virtus Umbrella Fund”), a UCITS fund domiciled in Ireland; (v) discretionary investment advisory services to Adaptive Trend Fund, LP (“Private Fund”), a private pooled investment vehicle; (vi) discretionary investment advisory

services to separately managed accounts using (A) the Adviser’s Global Alternatives product (the “global alternatives” program), (B) the Adviser’s Managed Futures product (the “managed futures” program), and/or (C) the Adviser’s model portfolio technology (collectively, the “Accounts”); and (vii) non-discretionary investment subadvisory services to other investment advisers (the “Model Portfolio Users”) solely for the purpose of providing asset allocation models. The Adviser specializes in providing quantitative advisory and subadvisory services. The Adviser’s investment process is model-driven and highly automated with individual trading decisions based on proprietary quantitative investment models that are approved by the Adviser’s Investment Committee. The Adviser provides advice to client accounts based on specific investment objectives and strategies. Under certain circumstances, the Adviser may agree to tailor advisory services to the individual needs of clients in separately managed accounts or the Private Fund. Currently, the Adviser tailors its advisory services in the following manner: (i) the type of strategy to be implemented in the client account (e.g., a managed futures strategy); (ii) the type of funding for the client account (e.g., notional funding); (iii) the target for the annualized volatility of the return associated with the client account; (iv) the specification of the investment universe to be used to implement the strategy in the client account; and (v) restrictions regarding the portfolio weights associated with the client account. Clients may impose restrictions on investing in certain securities or certain types of securities. As of February 29, 2024, the Adviser’s regulatory assets under management amounted to $4,523,000,000. All client assets were managed on a discretionary basis.