EARNEST Partners, LLC (hereinafter “we, us, Firm”) provides investment management services and we have been in business since 1999. We generally may offer investment advice on a variety of securities including without limitation the following: equity securities, equity-linked securities, mutual fund shares, limited partnership interests, membership interests, fixed income securities, notes, debentures, convertible securities, depositary receipts, related rights, options (including without limitation, listed and over-the- counter options and the writing of options, whether or not covered), warrants, other securities, currencies and commodities, futures contracts, forward contracts, swaps, options on the foregoing, other derivative instruments and hybrid instruments, and other instruments and investments, in each case of every kind and character, traded on United States and non-United States markets (including over-the-counter markets) and exchanges. We generally will not advise or act for clients in legal proceedings, including class actions or bankruptcies, involving securities purchased or held in clients’ accounts. Commercially reasonable efforts are used to transmit copies of class action notices we receive to the client or the client’s designee and we will not be responsible for reasonable delays in transmission. The Firm provides investment advisory services and in some cases execution of client transactions for wrap fee programs, but does not sponsor wrap fee programs. Other than the range of allowed client-imposed restrictions and trading related aspects, wrap fee accounts are generally managed to the same investment strategies as non-wrap fee accounts. A portion of the wrap fee is paid to us as the compensation for our services. The Firm is greater

than 25% owned by Westchester Limited EP, LLC. Paul E. Viera indirectly owns more than 25% of the Firm through Westchester Limited EP, LLC and The PEV Revocable Living Trust. The amount of client assets managed as of December 31, 2023: Discretionary basis: $35,213,018,855 Non-discretionary basis: $ 76,433,368 Total: $35,289,452,223 For purposes of claiming compliance with the CFA Institute’s Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®), the Firm has defined its Institutional Division and Non-Institutional Division as separate firms. The Non-Institutional Division currently consists of advisory programs under which a fee, not based directly upon transactions in a client’s account, is charged for investment advisory services and in some cases the execution of client transactions (i.e. wrap fee programs). Only the Institutional Division claims compliance with GIPS® and as a result, the Institutional Division’s assets under management (AUM) will be presented when marketing the Institutional Division’s investment performance. The AUM for both Divisions will be shown for regulatory purposes (i.e. Form ADV, prospectuses, etc.). The Non-Institutional Division performance will be related performance which means the performance results of one or more related portfolios as a composite aggregation of all portfolios falling within the stated criteria. Related portfolio means a portfolio with substantially similar investment policies, objectives, and strategies as those of the services being offered in the advertisement. Actual client portfolios and actual client performance may vary significantly from related portfolios and related performance, depending on client restrictions, guidelines, inception date, size of the account, and other factors.