CIK 865845
Long positions in SEC Section 13(f) securities (US-listed stocks, ADRs and ETFs), largest first · Δ vs 2016-Q1. A lagged quarterly snapshot (filed ≤45 days after quarter-end); excludes shorts, options, cash, and shares listed only on non-US exchanges — foreign companies held via a US listing or ADR (e.g. Alibaba, TSMC) ARE included.
As filed = each book applied at its quarter-end (what the reported book did) · As copyable = applied at its statutory 45-day filing deadline (what a 13F follower could have earned).
Computing…
Hypothetical modeled performance constructed with hindsight — not actual results, and not indicative of future results. See the Disclaimer.
| Industry group | Weight | Names |
|---|---|---|
| Unclassified | 55.41% | 1109 |
| Technology Hardware & Equipment | 5.12% | 30 |
| Specialty Retail | 4.10% | 36 |
| Banks | 2.79% | 63 |
| Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | 2.35% | 38 |
| Software & IT Services | 1.96% | 22 |
| Distributors | 1.86% | 25 |
| Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | 1.86% | 22 |
| Machinery | 1.80% | 43 |
| Food Products | 1.80% | 17 |
| Insurance | 1.79% | 52 |
| Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) | 1.77% | 75 |
| Utilities | 1.68% | 50 |
| Diversified Telecommunication Services | 1.64% | 13 |
| Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | 1.61% | 37 |
| Chemicals | 1.10% | 37 |
| Beverages | 1.04% | 11 |
| Commercial Services & Supplies | 0.95% | 33 |
| Software | 0.77% | 24 |
| Airlines | 0.71% | 8 |
| Tobacco | 0.63% | 2 |
| Aerospace & Defense | 0.63% | 12 |
| Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | 0.62% | 30 |
| Automobiles & Components | 0.61% | 16 |
| Capital Markets | 0.58% | 23 |
| Metals & Mining | 0.57% | 31 |
| Entertainment | 0.47% | 3 |
| Health Care Equipment & Supplies | 0.43% | 21 |
| Road & Rail | 0.41% | 8 |
| Communications Equipment | 0.37% | 7 |
| Media & Entertainment | 0.34% | 13 |
| Industrial Conglomerates | 0.30% | 1 |
| Paper & Forest Products | 0.28% | 10 |
| Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | 0.26% | 13 |
| Construction & Engineering | 0.22% | 13 |
| Construction Materials | 0.21% | 9 |
| Food & Staples Retailing | 0.13% | 5 |
| Health Care Providers & Services | 0.12% | 10 |
| Life Sciences Tools & Services | 0.12% | 10 |
| Electrical Equipment & Components | 0.11% | 4 |
| Household Durables | 0.11% | 9 |
| Marine | 0.08% | 6 |
| Real Estate Management & Development | 0.07% | 8 |
| Professional Services | 0.07% | 6 |
| Diversified Consumer Services | 0.05% | 5 |
| Transportation Infrastructure | 0.04% | 6 |
| Media & Publishing | 0.04% | 8 |
| Leisure Products | 0.03% | 2 |
| Agricultural Products | 0.01% | 1 |
| # | Ticker | Name | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SPY | STATE STR SPDR S&P 500 ETF T | Unclassified | 14.90% |
| 2 | AAPL | Apple Inc. | Information Technology | 3.26% |
| 3 | IWM | ISHARES TR | Unclassified | 3.06% |
| 4 | AMZN | AMAZON COM INC | Consumer Discretionary | 3.05% |
| 5 | MDY | SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF TR | Unclassified | 1.95% |
| 6 | EFA | ISHARES TR | Unclassified | 1.53% |
| 7 | MCK | MCKESSON CORP | Consumer Discretionary | 1.42% |
| 8 | MDLZ | Mondelez International, Inc. | Consumer Staples | 1.24% |
| 9 | BAC | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Financials | 1.18% |
| 10 | MCD | MCDONALDS CORP | Consumer Discretionary | 1.18% |
932/2037 names classified · sector 44.6% of weight · industry 44.6% · mkt cap 42.6%; unclassified names shown, never dropped.
Only 42% of book weight classified — the grid is NOT representative of the whole book.
Classified: 41.8% of book weight (765/1259 names) · unclassified 58.2%: , SPY, IWM, MDY, EFA, EWZ, XLE, XRT, IBB, BABA +484 more. Size: cap 70/20/10 bands; style: value/growth composite on our own metrics — not Morningstar's model.
No contribution data for this period.
| # | Security | Shares | Value | Weight | Δ QoQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SPYSTATE STR SPDR S&P 500 ETF T | 9,151,872 | $1.9B | 14.9% | NEW |
| 2 | AAPLAPPLE INC | 4,388,901 | $420M | 3.3% | NEW |
| 3 | IWMISHARES TR | 3,424,519 | $394M | 3.1% | NEW |
| 4 | AMZNAMAZON COM INC | 547,556 | $392M | 3.0% | NEW |
| 5 | MDYSPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF TR | 920,894 | $251M | 1.9% | NEW |
| 6 | EFAISHARES TR | 3,536,082 | $197M | 1.5% | NEW |
| 7 | MCKMCKESSON CORP | 975,638 | $182M | 1.4% | NEW |
| 8 | MDLZMONDELEZ INTL INC | 3,508,012 | $160M | 1.2% | NEW |
| 9 | BACBANK AMERICA CORP | 11,426,307 | $152M | 1.2% | NEW |
| 10 | MCDMCDONALDS CORP | 1,259,880 | $152M | 1.2% | NEW |
| 11 | TAT&T INC | 2,817,361 | $122M | 0.9% | NEW |
| 12 | EWZISHARES INC MSCI BRAZIL ETF | 3,801,626 | $115M | 0.9% | NEW |
| 13 | POWERSHARES QQQ TRUST | 1,042,941 | $112M | 0.9% | NEW |
| 14 | GOOGALPHABET INC | 137,516 | $95M | 0.7% | NEW |
| 15 | SLBSCHLUMBERGER LTD | 1,191,743 | $94M | 0.7% | NEW |
| 16 | XLESELECT SECTOR SPDR TR | 1,355,130 | $92M | 0.7% | NEW |
| 17 | CSCOCISCO SYS INC | 3,016,208 | $87M | 0.7% | NEW |
| 18 | ALLERGAN PLC | 99,699 | $83M | 0.6% | NEW |
| 19 | BARCLAYS IPTH SRS B S&P SHRT TRM ETN | 5,674,984 | $78M | 0.6% | NEW |
| 20 | KOCOCA COLA CO | 1,691,882 | $77M | 0.6% | NEW |
| 21 | ISHARES | 6,600,867 | $76M | 0.6% | NEW |
| 22 | XRTSPDR SERIES TRUST | 1,756,427 | $74M | 0.6% | NEW |
| 23 | REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC | 1,244,604 | $67M | 0.5% | NEW |
| 24 | CVXCHEVRON CORP NEW | 638,777 | $67M | 0.5% | NEW |
| 25 | IBBISHARES TR | 245,310 | $63M | 0.5% | NEW |
| 26 | DISDISNEY WALT CO | 608,248 | $59M | 0.5% | NEW |
| 27 | FDXFEDEX CORP | 378,034 | $57M | 0.4% | NEW |
| 28 | FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS CORP | 587,676 | $56M | 0.4% | NEW |
| 29 | BABAALIBABA GROUP HLDG LTD | 700,519 | $56M | 0.4% | NEW |
| 30 | ABBVABBVIE INC | 898,718 | $56M | 0.4% | NEW |
| 31 | CCITIGROUP INC | 1,275,712 | $54M | 0.4% | NEW |
| 32 | MSFTMICROSOFT CORP | 1,042,649 | $53M | 0.4% | NEW |
| 33 | SPDR S&P 500 OIL & GAS EXP | 1,482,878 | $52M | 0.4% | NEW |
| 34 | GOOGLALPHABET INC | 71,137 | $50M | 0.4% | NEW |
| 35 | MOALTRIA GROUP INC | 718,219 | $50M | 0.4% | NEW |
| 36 | METAMETA PLATFORMS INC | 432,813 | $49M | 0.4% | NEW |
| 37 | FEZSPDR INDEX SHS FDS | 1,586,743 | $49M | 0.4% | NEW |
| 38 | VZVERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC | 876,754 | $49M | 0.4% | NEW |
| 39 | EZUISHARES INC MSCI EURZONE ETF | 1,511,069 | $49M | 0.4% | NEW |
| 40 | GSGOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 327,706 | $49M | 0.4% | NEW |
| 41 | UPSUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC | 422,268 | $45M | 0.4% | NEW |
| 42 | PNRPENTAIR PLC | 775,326 | $45M | 0.4% | NEW |
| 43 | BKRBAKER HUGHES INC | 1,001,259 | $45M | 0.4% | NEW |
| 44 | XLYSELECT SECTOR SPDR TR | 576,573 | $45M | 0.3% | NEW |
| 45 | GMGENERAL MTRS CO | 1,572,677 | $45M | 0.3% | NEW |
| 46 | SMHVANECK ETF TRUST | 777,175 | $44M | 0.3% | NEW |
| 47 | MASMASCO CORP | 1,405,380 | $43M | 0.3% | NEW |
| 48 | T MOBILE US INC | 590,055 | $43M | 0.3% | NEW |
| 49 | SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY CO | 1,423,000 | $43M | 0.3% | NEW |
| 50 | HPEHEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE C | 2,307,096 | $42M | 0.3% | NEW |
| 51 | XLUSELECT SECTOR SPDR TR | 798,623 | $42M | 0.3% | NEW |
| 52 | YUMYUM BRANDS INC | 503,684 | $42M | 0.3% | NEW |
| 53 | QCOMQUALCOMM INC | 756,065 | $41M | 0.3% | NEW |
| 54 | BABOEING CO | 307,816 | $40M | 0.3% | NEW |
| 55 | MMM3M CO | 218,161 | $38M | 0.3% | NEW |
| 56 | GLDSPDR GOLD TR | 296,820 | $38M | 0.3% | NEW |
| 57 | PGPROCTER AND GAMBLE CO | 442,897 | $38M | 0.3% | NEW |
| 58 | IWOISHARES TR | 268,011 | $37M | 0.3% | NEW |
| 59 | JNJJOHNSON & JOHNSON | 293,424 | $36M | 0.3% | NEW |
| 60 | DIASPDR DOW JONES INDL AVERAGE | 193,749 | $35M | 0.3% | NEW |
| 61 | WPX ENERGY INC | 750,000 | $35M | 0.3% | NEW |
| 62 | AXPAMERICAN EXPRESS CO | 563,507 | $34M | 0.3% | NEW |
| 63 | KELLANOVA | 416,340 | $34M | 0.3% | NEW |
| 64 | TRVTRAVELERS COMPANIES INC | 278,414 | $33M | 0.3% | NEW |
| 65 | FXIISHARES TR | 958,728 | $33M | 0.3% | NEW |
| 66 | XLBSELECT SECTOR SPDR TR | 707,853 | $33M | 0.3% | NEW |
| 67 | PEPPEPSICO INC | 309,026 | $33M | 0.3% | NEW |
| 68 | PMPHILIP MORRIS INTL INC | 315,535 | $32M | 0.2% | NEW |
| 69 | UNHUNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC | 226,062 | $32M | 0.2% | NEW |
| 70 | XLISELECT SECTOR SPDR TR | 561,489 | $31M | 0.2% | NEW |
| 71 | CERNER CORP | 526,602 | $31M | 0.2% | NEW |
| 72 | EWCISHARES INC | 1,241,672 | $30M | 0.2% | NEW |
| 73 | BIDUBAIDU INC | 184,050 | $30M | 0.2% | NEW |
| 74 | BLACK HILLS CORP | 425,000 | $30M | 0.2% | NEW |
| 75 | SLVISHARES SILVER TR | 1,665,526 | $30M | 0.2% | NEW |
| 76 | IBMINTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS | 195,217 | $30M | 0.2% | NEW |
| 77 | WYWEYERHAEUSER CO | 983,370 | $29M | 0.2% | NEW |
| 78 | EWHISHARES INC MSCI HONG KG ETF | 1,428,491 | $28M | 0.2% | NEW |
| 79 | HALHALLIBURTON CO | 610,262 | $28M | 0.2% | NEW |
| 80 | NKENIKE INC | 497,015 | $27M | 0.2% | NEW |
| 81 | DHRDANAHER CORP DEL | 265,636 | $27M | 0.2% | NEW |
| 82 | XBISPDR SERIES TRUST | 492,161 | $27M | 0.2% | NEW |
| 83 | AGGISHARES TR | 234,348 | $26M | 0.2% | NEW |
| 84 | VANECK VECTORS ETF TRUST | 891,622 | $26M | 0.2% | NEW |
| 85 | PROSHARES TR II | 2,750,000 | $26M | 0.2% | NEW |
| 86 | JPMJPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 416,169 | $26M | 0.2% | NEW |
| 87 | HYGISHARES TR | 300,897 | $25M | 0.2% | NEW |
| 88 | FLSFLOWSERVE CORP | 561,376 | $25M | 0.2% | NEW |
| 89 | AXIALL CORP COM | 753,865 | $25M | 0.2% | NEW |
| 90 | PROSHARES TR II | 500,000 | $25M | 0.2% | NEW |
| 91 | AMSURG CORP | 169,000 | $24M | 0.2% | NEW |
| 92 | COPCONOCOPHILLIPS | 557,383 | $24M | 0.2% | NEW |
| 93 | CVENT INC | 664,365 | $24M | 0.2% | NEW |
| 94 | OXYOCCIDENTAL PETE CORP | 312,350 | $24M | 0.2% | NEW |
| 95 | VIRGIN AMER INC | 410,899 | $23M | 0.2% | NEW |
| 96 | PIEDMONT NAT GAS INC COM | 383,554 | $23M | 0.2% | NEW |
| 97 | FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES N | 385,000 | $23M | 0.2% | NEW |
| 98 | EEMISHARES TR | 655,691 | $23M | 0.2% | NEW |
| 99 | SHYISHARES TR | 263,797 | $23M | 0.2% | NEW |
| 100 | XLFSELECT SECTOR SPDR TR | 946,491 | $22M | 0.2% | NEW |
| 101 | INTCINTEL CORP | 655,805 | $22M | 0.2% | NEW |
| 102 | BARRICK GOLD CORP | 991,305 | $21M | 0.2% | NEW |
| 103 | XMESPDR SERIES TRUST | 856,310 | $21M | 0.2% | NEW |
| 104 | Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF | 898,139 | $21M | 0.2% | NEW |
| 105 | HDHOME DEPOT INC | 157,143 | $20M | 0.2% | NEW |
| 106 | CATCATERPILLAR INC | 259,592 | $20M | 0.2% | NEW |
| 107 | WMTWALMART INC | 267,731 | $20M | 0.2% | NEW |
| 108 | UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP | 189,913 | $19M | 0.2% | NEW |
| 109 | TLTISHARES TR | 139,315 | $19M | 0.2% | NEW |
| 110 | IBNICICI BANK LIMITED | 2,677,184 | $19M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 111 | KMBKIMBERLY-CLARK CORP | 137,801 | $19M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 112 | FEI CO COM | 176,430 | $19M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 113 | DOW CHEM CO | 371,342 | $18M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 114 | CBCHUBB LIMITED | 140,696 | $18M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 115 | XLKSELECT SECTOR SPDR TR | 422,639 | $18M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 116 | GAPGAP INC | 860,906 | $18M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 117 | EPIWISDOMTREE TR | 903,481 | $18M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 118 | IYTISHARES TR | 135,937 | $18M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 119 | PHMPULTE GROUP INC | 927,875 | $18M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 120 | POSTPOST HLDGS INC | 218,490 | $18M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 121 | AAALCOA INC | 1,938,889 | $18M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 122 | DREAMWORKS ANIMATION SKG INC | 433,536 | $18M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 123 | WCCWESCO INTL INC | 341,712 | $18M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 124 | WELLTOWER INC 6.50 PFD PREPET | 255,000 | $17M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 125 | BCSBARCLAYS PLC | 2,203,032 | $17M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 126 | DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO | 258,053 | $17M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 127 | FFORD MTR CO | 1,312,891 | $17M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 128 | IVVISHARES TR | 77,961 | $16M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 129 | YAHOO INC | 436,751 | $16M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 130 | WYWeyerhaeuser Company | 315,000 | $16M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 131 | PPLPPL CORP | 417,783 | $16M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 132 | COLUMBIA PIPELINE GROUP INC | 618,466 | $16M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 133 | KHCKRAFT HEINZ CO | 177,614 | $16M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 134 | ROFIN-SINAR TECHNOLOGIES INC | 488,357 | $16M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 135 | SOSOUTHERN CO | 288,530 | $15M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 136 | TRNTRINITY INDS INC | 817,560 | $15M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 137 | WMBWILLIAMS COS INC | 696,607 | $15M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 138 | INCONTACT INC | 1,086,165 | $15M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 139 | Proshares Short S&P | 378,286 | $15M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 140 | CXCEMEX SAB DE CV | 2,428,024 | $15M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 141 | TEVATEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDS LTD | 295,269 | $15M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 142 | ISHARES MSCI SINGAPORE INDEX FUND | 1,354,237 | $15M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 143 | EFGISHARES TR | 224,274 | $15M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 144 | WDCWESTERN DIGITAL CORP | 310,318 | $15M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 145 | LYBLYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES N | 195,661 | $15M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 146 | TIFFANY & CO NEW | 236,399 | $14M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 147 | GDXJVANECK ETF TRUST | 335,551 | $14M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 148 | MEMORIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT | 899,216 | $14M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 149 | NEXTERA ENERGY INC | 212,500 | $14M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 150 | SUNTRUST BKS INC | 339,427 | $14M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 151 | COSTCOSTCO WHSL CORP NEW | 88,364 | $14M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 152 | CRCRANE CO | 243,517 | $14M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 153 | HEDJWISDOMTREE TR | 270,954 | $14M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 154 | AGL RES INC | 202,583 | $13M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 155 | CELATOR PHARMACEUTICALS INC | 436,207 | $13M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 156 | XLVSELECT SECTOR SPDR TR | 183,408 | $13M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 157 | MHKMOHAWK INDS INC | 68,491 | $13M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 158 | EWGISHARES INC MSCI GERMANY ETF | 537,133 | $13M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 159 | DDOMINION ENERGY INC | 164,408 | $13M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 160 | TMUST-MOBILE US INC | 292,297 | $13M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 161 | ANADARKO PETE CORP | 237,441 | $13M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 162 | CVSCVS HEALTH CORP | 126,592 | $12M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 163 | AALAMERICAN AIRLS GROUP INC | 426,795 | $12M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 164 | CMCSACOMCAST CORP NEW | 185,354 | $12M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 165 | LUMNLUMEN TECHNOLOGIES INC | 414,652 | $12M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 166 | IGIBISHARES TR | 106,568 | $12M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 167 | ELIZABETH ARDEN INC | 855,818 | $12M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 168 | GEGENERAL ELECTRIC CO | 373,964 | $12M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 169 | POWERSHARES ETF TRUST II | 515,799 | $12M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 170 | BAXBAXTER INTL INC | 258,776 | $12M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 171 | PFEPFIZER INC | 327,170 | $12M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 172 | IWFISHARES TR | 114,281 | $11M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 173 | DUKDUKE ENERGY CORP NEW | 131,441 | $11M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 174 | TBTPROSHARES TR | 354,254 | $11M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 175 | AMGNAMGEN INC | 73,081 | $11M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 176 | HCP INC | 308,744 | $11M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 177 | IDGTISHARES TR | 309,150 | $11M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 178 | DEMANDWARE INC | 142,670 | $11M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 179 | POTASH CORP OF SASKATCHEWAN | 644,842 | $10M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 180 | WYNNWYNN RESORTS LTD | 115,171 | $10M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 181 | LLYELI LILLY & CO | 132,411 | $10M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 182 | BLACKSTONE GROUP LP | 418,707 | $10M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 183 | GISGENERAL MILLS INC | 143,815 | $10M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 184 | PCGPG&E CORP | 159,396 | $10M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 185 | GILDGILEAD SCIENCES INC | 121,890 | $10M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 186 | ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC | 183,960 | $10M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 187 | FIRSTMERIT CORP | 499,492 | $10M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 188 | PGRPROGRESSIVE CORP | 301,697 | $10M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 189 | WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE INC | 121,369 | $10M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 190 | PBRPETROLEO BRASILEIRO S A | 1,411,225 | $10M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 191 | JBLUJETBLUE AWYS CORP | 607,322 | $10M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 192 | FIRST NIAGARA F | 1,030,302 | $10M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 193 | CHTRCHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC | 43,269 | $10M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 194 | FDISFIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST | 323,420 | $10M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 195 | METMETLIFE INC | 246,588 | $10M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 196 | STERICYCLE INC | 117,990 | $10M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 197 | KRESPDR SERIES TRUST | 254,745 | $10M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 198 | IRDMIRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC | 30,246 | $10M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 199 | VTVVANGUARD INDEX FDS | 114,701 | $10M | 0.1% | NEW |
| 200 | SRESEMPRA | 84,579 | $10M | 0.1% | NEW |
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