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Aug 0119.24 ~20.37 ~99.28 ~92.44 ~48.77 ~
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YTD2.60 %3.76 %8.56 %4.69 %16.89 %
1yr4.40 %3.39 %16.28 %11.58 %11.94 %
3yr4.27 %1.64 %17.06 %12.46 %13.36 %
5yr3.18 %-0.98 %15.85 %11.00 %10.47 %
10yr2.67 %1.78 %13.64 %9.51 %6.40 %
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