Mr. Smith is the Chief Investment Officer of Smith Capital Investors, LLC. Prior to his association with Smith Capital Investors, Mr. Smith was with Janus Capital from 2001 until March 2016. He served as the Chief Investment Officer of Fixed Income for Janus Capital from 2006 to 2016. Mr. Smith holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Colorado.

Mr. Bernum is an Investor with Smith Capital Investors, LLC, and has served as portfolio manager of the Funds since 2019. Prior to his association with Smith Capital Investors, Mr. Bernum was an Executive Director, Senior Portfolio Manager at J.P. Morgan Asset Management from 2017 to 2018. Before that, Mr. Bernum was at Janus Capital Group from 2004 to 2017 holding various positions including Assistant Portfolio Manager and the Co-Head of Global Fixed Income Trading. Mr. Bernum holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from Colorado State University.

Mr. Aal joined Smith Capital Investors as an Investor in 2018 and has served as co-portfolio manager of the ALPS | Smith Credit Opportunities Fund since September 2021. Prior to his association with Smith Capital Investors, LLC, Mr. Aal was a Global Fixed Income Research Analyst at Janus Henderson Group from 2014 to 2018.

Mr. Olson joined Smith Capital Investors as an Investor in 2020 and has served as co-portfolio manager of the ALPS | Smith Credit Opportunities Fund since September 2021. Prior to his association with Smith Capital Investors, LLC, Mr. Olson was a vice President, Opportunistic Credit Analyst at Shenkman Capital Management from 2015 to 2020.