Additional information about each Trustee of the Trust is set forth below. The address of each Trustee of the Trust is c/o 290 Harbor Drive, 4th Floor, Stamford, Connecticut 06902.
Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee
Other Directorships Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years
Term of Office and Length of Time Served
Name and Year of Birth
Position Held with the Trust
Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
Independent Trustees James E.
Trustee
Indefinite term; since 2024
Chief Operating Officer of Morningstar (2025-present); Chief of Index Administration, Morningstar (2023-2024); Chief Commercial Officer and Head of Capital Markets, S&P Down Jones Indices (2006 – 2021). Managing Member, Becket Capital, LLC (2012 – present). Senior Advisor (2019-2022) and CFO, Galaxy Digital (2017 – 2019); CFO, BlackRock Capital Investment Corp, (2015 – 2017). Global Head of ETFs at Grayscale Operating, LLC (2025-present); Global Head of ETFs at Grayscale Investments, LLC (2021- 2024); Chief Executive Officer at Alerian and S- Network Global Indices (2019 - 2021). Chief Financial Officer, Grayscale Operating, LLC (2025-present); Chief Financial Officer, Grayscale Investments, LLC (2019 - 2024); Vice President for Accounting Policy, Goldman, Sachs & Co. (2014 – 2019).
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N/A
Farmer III Born: 1967
Richard M. Goldman Born: 1961 Donna Milia Born: 1974
Lead Independent Trustee
Indefinite term; since 2024
4
Marblegate Acquisition Corporation (2022 – Present) HPS Funds 2
Trustee
Indefinite term; since 2024
4
Interested Trustees David LaValle* Born: 1977
Chairman and Trustee
Indefinite term; since 2024
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N/A
Edward McGee* Born: 1983
Trustee
Indefinite term; since 2024
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N/A
* Messrs. LaValle and McGee are treated as Interested Trustees because of their professional roles held with the Adviser. As of December 31, 2024, none of the Independent Trustees or members of their immediate families, beneficially owned or owned of record securities representing interests in the Adviser, Sub-Adviser or Distributor of the Trust, or any person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such persons. Individual Trustee Qualifications. The Trust has concluded that each of the Trustees should serve on the Board because of their ability to review and understand information about the Fund provided to them by management, to identify and request other information they may deem relevant to the performance of their duties, to question management and other service providers regarding material factors bearing on the management and administration of the Fund, and to exercise their business judgment in a manner that serves the best
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