ETF Trends
by Tom Lydon
2 Sep 2010 at 5:00pm
Finally, the exchange traded fund (ETF) industry has its first New Zealand ETF, courtesy of iShares.
The iShares MSCI New Zealand Investable Market Index Fund (NYSEArca: ENZL) comes at a good time for investors. The Land of the Long White Cloud, as New Zealand is referred to by locals, is...
     
by Tom Lydon
2 Sep 2010 at 4:00pm
You can’t go to money market funds or Treasury bonds for yields these days. The quest for yield may partially explain why master-limited partnership exchange traded funds (ETFs) are all the rage these days. But do investors know enough about them?
Just as the Treasury bubble began to form and...
  
by Tom Lydon
2 Sep 2010 at 3:00pm
Single-country exchange traded funds (ETFs) offer regular retail investors the opportunity to gain exposure to economies that would otherwise be tough to reach. Single-country ETFs, more notably those in the emerging markets, have provided high returns, but you should know a few things before you...
  
by Tom Lydon
2 Sep 2010 at 2:00pm
The markets and exchange traded funds (ETFs) aren’t as stable as they used to be, and people are starting to invest for a worst-case scenario. Investors are buying into a type of “ultimate bunker portfolio,” with all the basic essentials to weather out the storm.
A recent trend...
  
by Tom Lydon
2 Sep 2010 at 1:00pm
The global recovery is most pronounced in that of the emerging economies and their related exchange traded funds (ETFs). Surging to an impressive two-year high, India’s economic growth pushed ahead in the second quarter as the services and manufacturing sectors came back to life, but the...
  
by Tom Lydon
2 Sep 2010 at 10:30am
Positive retail and real estate reports had their exchange traded funds (ETFs) moving slightly higher this morning, despite a separate report that showed remaining weakness in the jobs market.
The ETF Analyzer shows that among the top-moving ETFs this morning are retail- and real-estate focused....
  
by Tom Lydon
2 Sep 2010 at 8:00am
Depending on the day and who you’re talking to, the oil supply is either waning down to nothing or it’s doing just fine, thank you. Supply glut or not, oil exchange traded funds (ETFs) have been hit in recent months.
Mark Shenk for Bloomberg reports that oil supplies may hit one-month...
  
by Tom Lydon
2 Sep 2010 at 3:00am
The musicians in Journey aren’t the only ones who are fond of the City by the Bay. It looks like San Francisco is on the verge of becoming an exchange traded fund (ETF) providers’ mecca after another name has announced it’s setting up shop in the city.
The fastest-growing ETF...
  
by Tom Lydon
1 Sep 2010 at 5:00pm
Europe exchange traded funds (ETFs) are a mixed bag these days. On the one hand is a booming Germany; on the other are a host of nearby nations still treading water, at best.
In Germany, borrowing costs are a record lows and exports – aided by a weak euro – have soared. Elsewhere in...
  
by Tom Lydon
1 Sep 2010 at 4:00pm
ETF Spotlight on WisdomTree ex-Japan Total Dividend Fund (NYSEArca: DND), part of a weekly series.
Assets: $78 million
Objective: Tracks the WisdomTree Pacific ex-Japan Dividend index,which tracks companies in Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia or New Zealand. The companies are weighted based on...
  
by Tom Lydon
1 Sep 2010 at 3:00pm
Volatility and uncertainty in the markets have driven investors to safer bets in exchange traded funds (ETFs). Take a look at the top five ETFs for August and you’ll see a trend emerge…
Treasury Bonds. Yields on Treasury bonds are sinking faster than a lead balloon. The yield on the...
  
by Tom Lydon
1 Sep 2010 at 2:00pm
Judging by the numbers, Wall Street’s big banks came roaring back in the second quarter. That may not necessarily mean that it’s time to start snapping up financial exchange traded funds (ETFs).
The good: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) ran the numbers, and banks made $21.6...
  
by Tom Lydon
1 Sep 2010 at 1:00pm
While the forex market is a 24-hour-a-day operation, you can make things easier on yourself by making use of currency exchange traded funds (ETFs). Before you dive in feet first, read up on how currency ETFs work.
First and foremost, currencies are all about relationships.
The euro could depreciate...
  
by Tom Lydon
1 Sep 2010 at 12:30pm
Barclays Capital has unveiled its newest addition to the ETN+ exchange traded note (ETN) family: a fourth fund linked to market volatility.
The VEQTOR Exchange Traded Note (NYSEArca: VQT) is intended to give investors a broad range of equity exposure. The note contains a volatility hedge, which it...
  
by Tom Lydon
1 Sep 2010 at 10:30am
Yesterday concluded the worst month the Dow has seen since 2001. Today, the markets are getting off on the right foot by jumping more than 200 points in early trading. Global and industrial metal exchange traded funds (ETFs) are leading the charge.
The ETF Dashboard shows that among the leading...
  
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10.83
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+ 0.31
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2.95%
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| Volume
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31,420,907
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| AIG
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| Last
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35.92
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+0.26
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0.73%
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2,307,036
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| AXP
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40.88
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- 0.19
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0.46%
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11,712,440
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| BA
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| Last
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63.39
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+1.10
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1.77%
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3,465,719
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| C
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3.88
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+0.0325
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0.84%
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| Volume
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473,908,857
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| CAT
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68.54
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+0.38
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0.56%
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| Volume
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5,300,727
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| DD
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42.09
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+0.09
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0.21%
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4,687,085
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| DIS
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33.91
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+0.40
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1.19%
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7,034,534
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| GE
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15.15
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+0.14
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0.93%
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54,433,594
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| HD
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29.41
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+0.74
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2.58%
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14,321,346
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| HON
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| Last
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42.01
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+1.13
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2.76%
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6,618,843
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| HPQ
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| Last
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39.68
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+0.47
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1.2%
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17,780,961
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| IBM
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125.04
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-0.73
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0.58%
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5,104,538
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| INTC
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| Last
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18.28
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+0.14
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0.77%
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53,192,101
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| JNJ
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58.61
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+0.32
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0.55%
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8,084,487
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| JPM
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| Last
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38.16
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+0.42
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1.11%
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31,282,882
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| KO
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| Last
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57.38
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+0.07
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0.12%
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7,351,046
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| MCD
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| Last
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75.02
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+0.48
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0.64%
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5,886,671
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| MMM
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| Last
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81.87
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+0.86
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1.06%
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2,484,374
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| MO
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| Last
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22.79
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+0.13
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0.57%
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8,807,348
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| MRK
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| Last
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35.35
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| Change
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-0.27
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0.76%
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| Volume
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11,571,510
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| MSFT
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| Last
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23.94
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| Change
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+0.04
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0.17%
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48,837,044
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| PFE
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| Last
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16.4
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+0.12
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0.74%
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36,224,049
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| PG
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| Last
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60.07
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| Change
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+0.27
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| % Change
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0.45%
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| Volume
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10,258,127
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| T
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| Last
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27.4
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| Change
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+0.05
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| % Change
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0.18%
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| Volume
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17,363,810
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| UTX
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| Last
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67.44
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| Change
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+0.07
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0.1%
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| Volume
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3,837,365
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| VZ
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| Last
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30.11
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| Change
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-0.15
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0.5%
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| Volume
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11,229,351
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| WMT
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| Last
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51.76
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| Change
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+0.56
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1.09%
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| Volume
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11,206,276
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| XOM
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| Last
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61.06
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| Change
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+0.15
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| % Change
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0.25%
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| Volume
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18,664,159
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