Mutual Fund Strategic Partners AB (f/k/a Alliance Bernstein) American Beacon Amundi (f/k/a Pioneer Investments) BlackRock BNY Mellon Investment Management (f/k/a Dreyfus) *Capital Group| American Funds Columbia Threadneedle Compass Destra Capital Investments DWS (f/k/a Deutsche Asset Management) *DoubleLine Eaton Vance Federated Fidelity Investments *Franklin Templeton Investments Good Harbor Financial *Hartford Mutual Funds *Invesco *J.P. Morgan Asset Management Janus Henderson Investors (f/k/a Janus Capital Group) *John Hancock Investments Legg Mason Lord Abbett Manning and Napier Investor Services Nationwide New York Life/Mainstay Pacific Life PGIM (f/k/a Prudential Investments) PIMCO *Principal Global Investors *Putnam Investments Stadion Thrivent Mutual Funds Toews Corporation Transamerica *Victory Capital Virtus Investment Partners VOYA Investment Distributors

*529 plan assets included in Partnership

Variable Annuity Strategic Partners AIG (f/k/a Sun America) Allianz Life Brighthouse Financial CUNA Mutual Group Delaware Life Equitable (f/k/a AXA) Global Atlantic Financial Group (f/k/a Forethought) Jackson National Lincoln Financial Distributors Nationwide/Jefferson National Pacific Life Principal Protective Life Insurance Company Prudential Putnam Sammons Retirement Solutions Securian Life Insurance Transamerica Capital

Fixed Index Annuity and Fixed Annuity Strategic Partners AIG (f/k/a Sun America) Athene Blue Owl Securities, LLC (f/k/a Owl Rock Capital Securities, LLC Brighthouse Financial Delaware Global Atlantic (f/k/a Forethought) Great American Highland Capital Brokerage Jackson National Midland Retirement Distributors Nationwide Financial Pacific Life Protective Prudential Annuities Sammons Retirement Solutions Securian Life Insurance Simplicity Financial Distributors Symetra Life Insurance Company Transamerica Capital TruChoice Financial Group LLC

Life Insurance Strategic Partners Equitable MassMutual Midland Pacific Life Insurance Penn Mutual

Brokerage General Agency and Producer Groups Broker Service Marketing Group Crump Life Insurance Services Diversified Brokerage Services Highland Capital Brokerage The National Benefit Corp. TruChoice Financial Group LLC

Alternative Investment Partners AEI Securities, Inc. Black Creek Capital Markets, LLC (f/k/a Dividend Capital Securities, LLC) Blackstone Advisory Partners L.P. Blue Owl Securities, LLC (f/k/a Owl Rock Capital Securities, LLC) BlueRock Capital Markets, LLC CION Investments CCO Capital, LLC (f/k/a Cole Capital Corporation) Central Park Group DWS Distributors, Inc. Griffin Capital Securities, LLC Hines Securities, Inc. Inland Securities Corporation LaSalle Investment Management Distributors, LLC Owl Rock Capital Securities, LLC Princeton Fund Advisor

Retirement Plans Strategic Partners Ameritas Capital Group| American Funds Equitable Nationwide Principal Securian The Standard Transamerica