Eric Matteson has been an assistant portfolio manager with Geode since March 2010. In addition to his portfolio management responsibilities, Mr. Matteson is responsible for quantitative research and new product development. Prior to joining Geode, Mr. Matteson worked as a Portfolio manager at Rampart Invest Management Company from February 2005 to March 2010.

WAYNE D. RYAN, CAIA Portfolio Manager Franklin Alternative Strategies Advisers LLC Pelagos Capital Management Boston, Massachusetts, United States Wayne Ryan is a portfolio manager and a member of the Pelagos Capital Management investment committee. Mr. Ryan has been with the investment and trading of multiple asset classes since 1998 and has been managing multi-alternative and commodity strategies since 2008. He has been a member of the Pelagos team since January 2006. Prior to joining Pelagos, Mr. Ryan's experience was highlighted by eight years of proprietary equity trading. He earned a M.B.A. from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College and an A.B. from Harvard College. Mr. Ryan holds the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst designation.

Ruoyu Wang is assistant portfolio manager of the fund, which he has managed since May 2020. He also manages other funds. Since joining Geode in 2019, Mr. Wang has worked as an assistant portfolio manager. Prior to joining Geode, Mr. Wang was a Portfolio Management Associate at Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO), where he also held roles in the management of short-term liquidity and performance attribution. He is a CFA charter holder.