Management

  Ned Burke  

Ned Burke - CEO

Ned joined ALPS in 1991 as National Sales Manager. In that capacity, he was responsible for building wholesaling and marketing programs for clients' mutual funds as well as overseeing new business development for ALPS. In 1996, he was promoted to Executive Vice President and elected to the Board of Directors of ALPS. In 2000, he was promoted to President of ALPS. Before joining ALPS in 1991, Ned was a Regional Vice President for the Pioneer Funds in Boston. He was responsible for wholesaling the Pioneer Funds and retirement plans and achieved top producer status in several categories. He began his mutual fund career in 1984 with Fidelity and has a B.A. in Economics from the University of New Hampshire.

   
Tom Carter

Tom Carter - President

Since joining ALPS in 1994, Tom Carter, President of ALPS Distributors and ALPS Advisors, Inc., has been an integral part in the success of the ETF, Closed-End Funds and Active Distribution Services for ALPS. In 1995, he formed the core servicing ETF platform. In addition, Tom is responsible for the Closed-End and Active Distribution business ALPS entered in 2003. Before joining ALPS in 1994, Tom was with Deloitte & Touche LLP, where he worked with a diverse group of clients, primarily within the financial services industry. Tom is a Certified Public Accountant and received his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

   
Corey Dillon

Corey Dillon - Director of Institutional Advisory Services

Before joining ALPS, Corey worked for Janus Capital Group in a variety of positions, most recently as Vice President & Director, Global Client Management. In this position he was responsible for executive level relationship management and sales activity with Janus intermediary clients and prospects, including insurance, sub-advisory, offshore annuity, private banking, hedge funds, and hedge funds-of-funds. Corey also held positions with Janus as regional sales director, analyst, and call center supervisor. He has 14 years' industry experience. Corey holds a B.A. from Colorado State University.

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The AGEM Composite, Alerian MLP ETF, ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF, Brazil Infrastructure Index Fund, China Infrastructure Index Fund, Cohen & Steers Global Realty Majors ETF, Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund, Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund, Consumer Titans Index Fund, Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund, FGEM Financial, Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund, Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund, India Infrastructure Index Fund, India Small Cap Index Fund, Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund, Jefferies | TR/J CRB Global Commodity Equity Index Fund, Jefferies | TR/J CRB Wildcatters Exploration & Production Equity ETF, Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund, Metals & Mining Titans Index Fund, OGEM Energy, Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund, Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund, ALPS | Kotak India Growth Fund, ALPS | WMC Value Intersection Fund, ALPS Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund, AVS Listed Private Equity Portfolio, Clough China Fund, Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund, RiverFront Dynamic Equity Income Fund, RiverFront Global Allocation Fund, RiverFront Global Growth Fund, RiverFront Moderate Growth & Income Fund, ibbotson Aggressive Growth ETF Asset Allocation Portfolio, ibbotson Balanced ETF Asset Allocation Portfolio, ibbotson Conservative ETF Asset Allocation Portfolio, ibbotson Growth ETF Asset Allocation Portfolio and ibbotson Income & Growth ETF Asset Allocation Portfolio are distributed by ALPS Distributors, Inc. 1290 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203.

The Blackstone / GSO Long-Short Credit Income Fund, Blackstone / GSO Senior Floating Rate Term Fund, Clough Global Allocation Fund, Clough Global Equity Fund, Clough Global Opportunities Fund, Liberty All-Star Equity Fund, Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Reaves Utility Income Fund and Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund are closed-end funds and closed-end funds do not continuously issue shares for sale as open-end mutual funds do. Since the initial public offering, the Funds now trades in the secondary market. Investors wishing to buy or sell shares need to place orders through an intermediary or broker. The share price of a closed-end fund is based on the market's value. The Fund's investment objective is fundamental and may not be changed without the vote of the Fund's shareholders.

The GreenHaven Continuous Commodity Index Fund, United States 12 Month Natural Gas Fund, United States 12 Month Oil Fund, United States Brent Oil Fund, United States Commodity Index Fund, United States Gasoline Fund, United States Heating Oil Fund, United States Natural Gas Fund, United States Oil Fund and United States Short Oil Fund are not mutual funds or any other type of Investment Company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and is not subject to regulation thereunder.

ALPS Advisors, Inc., ALPS Distributors, Inc. and ALPS Funds Services, Inc. are subsidiaries of ALPS Holdings, Inc. ALPS Distributors, Inc. is a registered broker-dealer.

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