Sector: Consumer Discretionary

Market value held by funds (in millions): $2,483

Weight of stock in Top 50's aggregated portfolio: 0.3%

% of shares outstanding: 9.3%

Comment: "We continued our focus on driving long-term value through our planned investments in a number of our growing brands, most notably our new channels FXX, Fox Sports 1 and STAR Sports," said Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch in the company's first quarter earnings release.

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Sector: Energy

Market value held by funds (in millions): $2,563

Weight of stock in Top 50's aggregated portfolio: 0.3%

% of shares outstanding: 9.1%

Comment: "Looking beyond 2014, Pioneer plans to continue to prudently develop our industry-leading position in the Spraberry/Wolfcamp," said Scott D. Sheffield, chairman and CEO, in the company's fourth quarter earnings release.

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Sector: Financials

Market value held by funds (in millions): $2,569

Weight of stock in Top 50's aggregated portfolio: 0.3%

% of shares outstanding: 9.4%

Comment: "Our overriding ambition is to maintain and developed a new C&I as a large wholesale bank with strong competences and a unique offering that benefits our customers," said CEO Thomas Borgen during the Q3 earnings call.

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Sector: Energy

Market value held by funds (in millions): $2,598

Weight of stock in Top 50's aggregated portfolio: 0.3%

% of shares outstanding: 9.0%

Comment: "With our focused, balanced portfolio and strong balance sheet, we are well positioned in the current price environment to drive cash generative growth and sustainable returns for our shareholders," said CEO John Hess in the third quarter earnings release.

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Sector: Health Care

Market value held by funds (in millions): $2,654

Weight of stock in Top 50's aggregated portfolio: 0.3%

% of shares outstanding: 1.6%

Comment: "To date approximately 117,000 patients have been treated with Sovaldi and with the introduction of Harvoni - a single tablet regimen for the treatment of HCV-infected individuals which does not require either interferon or ribavirin - many more patients will have the potential to be cured of HCV infection," said John C. Martin, PhD, Gilead's Chairman and CEO, in the third quarter earnings release.

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Sector: Consumer Discretionary

Market value held by funds (in millions): $2,802

Weight of stock in Top 50's aggregated portfolio: 0.4%

% of shares outstanding: 31.7%

Comment: “While we are still in the early stages of our turnaround plan, we believe that the strategic actions taken in fiscal 2014 will position the Company for better sales and earnings performance in fiscal 2015," said Howard R. Levine, Chairman and CEO, in the fourth quarter earnings statement.

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Sector: Financials

Market value held by funds (in millions): $2,931

Weight of stock in Top 50's aggregated portfolio: 0.4%

% of shares outstanding: 1.3%

Comment: JP Morgan chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon said in the third quarter earnings release: “While challenges remain in the global economic recovery, the U.S. economy is an exception, showing signs of steady improvement. Corporate America is in good shape with strong balance sheets and employment trends continue to be positive."

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Sector: Information Technology

Market value held by funds (in millions): $2,949

Weight of stock in Top 50's aggregated portfolio: 0.4%

% of shares outstanding: 1.8%

Comment: "Strong results with continued strong growth in both revenue and profits and an optimism that provides us the confidence to fund strategic growth opportunities including the usual Android, Chromes and YouTube but also Google For Work and Cloud to name a few," said Patrick Pichette, senior vice president and CFO, during the third quarter earnings call.

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Sector: Financials

Market value held by funds (in millions): $3,001

Weight of stock in Top 50's aggregated portfolio: 0.4%

% of shares outstanding: 13.1%

Comment: "Strong results with continued strong growth in both revenue and profits and an optimism that provides us the confidence to fund strategic growth opportunities including the usual Android, Chromes and YouTube but also Google For Work and Cloud to name a few," said Patrick Pichette, senior vice president and CFO, during the third quarter earnings call.

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Sector: Financials

Market value held by funds (in millions): $3,025

Weight of stock in Top 50's aggregated portfolio: 0.4%

% of shares outstanding: 1.9%

Comment: "With Citi Holdings again turning a profit and the utilization of additional deferred tax assets, we again demonstrated progress against two execution priorities and increased our capital base," said CEO Michael Corbat, in the third quarter earnings release.

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Sector: Financials

Market value held by funds (in millions): $3,088

Weight of stock in Top 50's aggregated portfolio: 0.4%

% of shares outstanding: 6.0%

Comment: "We believe the depth and flexibility of our portfolio, along with our efficient allocation of capital and commitment to value acceleration will enable us to continue delivering differentiating value to our shareholders," said Al Walker, Akadarko CEO, in the third quarter earnings release.

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Sector: Financials

Market value held by funds (in millions): $3,136

Weight of stock in Top 50's aggregated portfolio: 0.4%

% of shares outstanding: 4.1%

Comment: "Our new management structure brings together a team that has the skill set, experience, and commitment to execute on our strategies and serve our customers around the world. Together, we remain disciplined in our approach to balancing growth, profitability, and risk and focused on maintaining the strength of our industry-leading balance sheet," said CEO Peter Hancock in the third quarter earnings release.

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Sector: Consumer Discretionary

Market value held by funds (in millions): $3,161

Weight of stock in Top 50's aggregated portfolio: 0.4%

% of shares outstanding: 6.7%

Comment: "Our strong earnings and revenue growth in the quarter were driven by continued momentum at our Cable Network Programming and Filmed Entertainment segments, reflecting sustained increases in affiliate fees as well as the global box office success of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and The Fault in Our Stars," said CEO Rupert Murdoch in the third quarter earnings release.

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Sector: Consumer Discretionary

Market value held by funds (in millions): $3,162

Weight of stock in Top 50's aggregated portfolio: 0.4%

% of shares outstanding: 11.7%

Comment: "With an incredible variety of original series, films and exclusive licensed content arriving on Netflix in the coming quarters, we will continue to thrill our members and expand our membership," said CEO Reed Hastings in a letter to shareholders after Q3 earnings were released.

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Sector: Energy

Market value held by funds (in millions): $3,163

Weight of stock in Top 50's aggregated portfolio: 0.4%

% of shares outstanding: 21.6%

Comment: "PAA is well positioned for recent developments as our existing asset base and capital program are focused primarily on the core shale basins and key market areas and we ended the quarter with a strong balance sheet, our credit metrics compare favorably to our stated target metrics and we have approximately $2.5 billion in committed liquidity," said CEO Greg L. Armstrong in the third quarter earnings release.

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Sector: Materials

Market value held by funds (in millions): $3,169

Weight of stock in Top 50's aggregated portfolio: 0.4%

% of shares outstanding: 5.4%

Comment: CEO Hugh Grant said during the third quarter earnings call: "There are a few companies as well positioned to dedicate a level of spending to deliver truly transformational long-term platforms while maintaining tangible near-term growth. This is an either/or situation of growth or investment. We plan to do both in 2015, and that’s the key opportunity this year."

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Sector: Consumer Staples

Market value held by funds (in millions): $3,177

Weight of stock in Top 50's aggregated portfolio: 0.4%

% of shares outstanding: 5.6%

Comment: "With a suite of healthcare services and team of professional in our communities, with our approach to omni-channel access and the strength of our loyalty program and most important, the potential of our strategic partnership with Alliance Boots, we're positioned well to serve the needs of a changing customer and industry," said CEO Greg Wasson during the fourth quarter earnings call.

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Sector: Consumer Staples

Market value held by funds (in millions): $3,177

Weight of stock in Top 50's aggregated portfolio: 0.4%

% of shares outstanding: 17.1%

Comment: "Additionally, although we have highly complementary business models, we believe that further refinement of the combined product offerings will add value for our customers providing them with convenience and everyday low prices on household basics and necessities, along with a compelling assortment of non-consumable merchandise," said CEO Richard Dreiling during the second quarter earnings call.

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Sector: Energy

Market value held by funds (in millions): $3,220

Weight of stock in Top 50's aggregated portfolio: 0.4%

% of shares outstanding: 82.9%

Comment: "Even with the downtime, the Coffeyville and Wynnewood refineries posted combined total crude throughput of 176,367 barrels per day (bpd) for the quarter," said Jack Lipinski, CVR Energy's CEO, in the third quarter earnings release.

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Sector: Information Technology

Market value held by funds (in millions): $3,360

Weight of stock in Top 50's aggregated portfolio: 0.4%

% of shares outstanding: 9.7%

Comment: CEO Shantanu Narayen said during the third quarter earnings call: "Content and data have never been more important. And Adobe is the leader in both. We have become the trusted content and data partner for the world’s biggest brands, media companies, governments and educational institutions. We have a strong tailwind moving into Q4 and are excited about the opportunities ahead."

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Sector: Health Care

Market value held by funds (in millions): $3,445

Weight of stock in Top 50's aggregated portfolio: 0.4%

% of shares outstanding: 3.7%

Comment: "In the fourth quarter, we look forward to the U.S. approval of our interferon-free HCV combination, which will further accelerate sales and earnings growth in 2015 and beyond," said CEO Richard A. Gonzalez during in the third quarter earnings release.

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Sector: Health Care

Market value held by funds (in millions): $3,455

Weight of stock in Top 50's aggregated portfolio: 0.4%

% of shares outstanding: 7.1%

Comment: "We’re also successfully executing our strategy to expand the markets for our next-generation sequencing technologies with the launch of our Ion PGM Dx system and reagents for clinical use in the U.S. and Europe," said CEO Marc N. Casper in the third quarter earnings release.

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Sector: Health Care

Market value held by funds (in millions): $3,516

Weight of stock in Top 50's aggregated portfolio: 0.4%

% of shares outstanding: 9.0%

Comment: “Market share gains, strategic acquisitions, the successful launch of new products and productivity improvements all contributed to the achievement of double-digit earnings growth, both for the quarter and for the year,” said Covidien CEO José E. Almeida during the fourth quarter earnings call.

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Sector: Financials

Market value held by funds (in millions): $3,534

Weight of stock in Top 50's aggregated portfolio: 0.4%

% of shares outstanding: 1.3%

Comment: “We continue to see signs of a steadily improving economy, and I remain optimistic about the opportunities ahead for Wells Fargo," said CEO John Stumpf in the third quarter earnings release.

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Sector: Information Technology

Market value held by funds (in millions): $3,559

Weight of stock in Top 50's aggregated portfolio: 0.5%

% of shares outstanding: 22.4%

Comment: “Additionally, our actions to simplify our operations and remove costs continue to yield sustainable operating expense reductions, which will further position us for longterm success," said CEO Greg Brown in the third quarter earnings release.

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Sector: Industrials

Market value held by funds (in millions): $3,571

Weight of stock in Top 50's aggregated portfolio: 0.5%

% of shares outstanding: 30.7%

Comment: “Our current equipment rental businesses are leaders in the respective markets with valuable assets and tremendous long-term potential," said Mark Frissora, former CEO, during the Q3 2013 earnings call.

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Sector: Consumer Discretionary

Market value held by funds (in millions): $3,634

Weight of stock in Top 50's aggregated portfolio: 0.5%

% of shares outstanding: 16.0%

Comment: "We are taking advantage of built-in growth opportunities and responding to market changes with a relentless focus on new product development," said CEO Michael Fries during the third quarter earnings call.

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Sector: Consumer Staples

Market value held by funds (in millions): $3,685

Weight of stock in Top 50's aggregated portfolio: 0.5%

% of shares outstanding: 6.4%

Comment: "With global retail and consumer demand expected to remain soft in the near term, we're sharply focused on the execution of our productivity and cost-reduction programs to drive earnings growth," said CEO Irene Rosenfeld in the third quarter earnings statement.

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Sector: Financials

Market value held by funds (in millions): $3,685

Weight of stock in Top 50's aggregated portfolio: 0.5%

% of shares outstanding: 13.8%

Comment: "We believe our dividend policy and underlying business fundamentals provide shareholders with an attractive total return profile, which is supported by long-term, contracted cash flows combined with growth driven by demand for wireless infrastructure," said CEO Ben Moreland in third quarter earnings release.

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Sector: Information Technology

Market value held by funds (in millions): $3,716

Weight of stock in Top 50's aggregated portfolio: 0.5%

% of shares outstanding: 32.9%

Comment: "While others may strive to emulate our strategy, we believe that our scale, global footprint, network density and ecosystem reach give us critical advantages that position us as the long-term winner in an increasingly cloud-enabled world," said CEO Stephen Smith during the third quarter earnings call.

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Sector: Materials

Market value held by funds (in millions): $4,043

Weight of stock in Top 50's aggregated portfolio: 0.5%

% of shares outstanding: 6.5%

Comment: "We continued to achieve major milestones in Agricultural Sciences – such as the recently announced regulatory approvals for our Enlist™ Weed Control System – despite lower crop prices in a seasonally weak quarter," said CEO Andrew Liveris in the third quarter earnings release. "This consistent execution against the plans we have firmly set – using ROC to drive self-help actions such as prioritizing spending, further enhancing productivity and liberating capital by applying a best-owner mindset to our entire portfolio – is enabling us to deliver increasing returns and maximize shareholder value creation."

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Sector: Consumer Discretionary

Market value held by funds (in millions): $4,058

Weight of stock in Top 50's aggregated portfolio: 0.5%

% of shares outstanding: 24.7%

Comment: "Our new product suite, Charter Spectrum, has been deployed and is designed to further build that operating and financial momentum, delivering greater value to both customers and shareholders," said CEO Tom Rutledge in the third quarter earnings release.

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Sector: Consumer Discretionary

Market value held by funds (in millions): $4,065

Weight of stock in Top 50's aggregated portfolio: 0.5%

% of shares outstanding: 3.5%

Comment: "We continue to focus on innovation and providing the best experience for our customers, and we are thrilled with the response to our superior X1 platform, which recently reached five million boxes deployed," said CEO Brian Roberts in the third quarter earnings release.

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Sector: Information Technology

Market value held by funds (in millions): $4,115

Weight of stock in Top 50's aggregated portfolio: 0.5%

% of shares outstanding: 2.6%

Comment: "We continue to focus on serving our community well and continue to invest in connecting the world over the next decade," said CEO Mark Zuckerberg in the third quarter earnings release.

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Sector: Information Technology

Market value held by funds (in millions): $4,209

Weight of stock in Top 50's aggregated portfolio: 0.5%

% of shares outstanding: 1.9%

Comment: "Our business continues to perform well, and our results reflect both the strength of our ecosystem and the strong foundation we have for sustainable growth," said CEO Jonathan Lu.

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Sector: Consumer Discretionary

Market value held by funds (in millions): $4,304

Weight of stock in Top 50's aggregated portfolio: 0.5%

% of shares outstanding: 9.9%

Comment: "I think the outstanding collaboration I'm seeing between the AT&T and DIRECTV teams that are planning for our proposed combination, I'm even more excited about the opportunities for the combined company to be more competitive and to find new growth opportunities together," said CEO Michael White in the third quarter earnings statement.

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Sector: Information Technology

Market value held by funds (in millions): $4,307

Weight of stock in Top 50's aggregated portfolio: 0.5%

% of shares outstanding: 7.2%

Comment: "The O2O market opportunity is enormous, and our leading positions in mobile search and maps, as well as our extensive sales force, position us optimally to capture that opportunity," said CEO Robin Li in the third quarter earnings release.

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Sector: Information Technology

Market value held by funds (in millions): $4,359

Weight of stock in Top 50's aggregated portfolio: 0.6%

% of shares outstanding: 11.9%

Comment: "We look forward to a strong Q1 and we feel there is opportunity for improved performance in fiscal year 2015 as we continue to drive our memory solutions to higher value-added customers and segments," said Micron president Mark Adams during the fourth quarter earnings call.

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Sector: Health Care

Market value held by funds (in millions): $4,506

Weight of stock in Top 50's aggregated portfolio: 0.6%

% of shares outstanding: 8.9%

Comment: "Our strong momentum and performance this quarter is evidence of our ability to deliver growth, efficiency and innovation through our commitment to addressing significant unment need in Rare Diseases and high-value specialty conditions," said Shire CEO Flemming Ornskov in the third quarter earnings release.

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Sector: Consumer Discretionary

Market value held by funds (in millions): $4,532

Weight of stock in Top 50's aggregated portfolio: 0.6%

% of shares outstanding: 11.3%

Comment: Time Warner Cable CEO Rob Marcus said in the third quarter earnings release: "We're executing well against our plan, with solid subscriber performance and strong financial momentum. We continue to expect the Comcast merger to close in early 2015."

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Sector: Information Technology

Market value held by funds (in millions): $4,711

Weight of stock in Top 50's aggregated portfolio: 0.6%

% of shares outstanding: 5.7%

Comment: CEO Ajay Banga said in the third quarter earnings release: "Within the past two months alone, we opened our new technology hub in New York City, delivered our technology and security protocols as part of the launch of Apple Pay and partnered with the Transport for London to deliver contactless payments system-wide. Through our commitment to innovation, we are making it safer and simpler for people to pay and get paid – today and in the future.”

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Sector: Industrials

Market value held by funds (in millions): $5,048

Weight of stock in Top 50's aggregated portfolio: 0.6%

% of shares outstanding: 14.3%

Comment: "Going forward, we will continue to execute on our plan of delivering safe, superior service to our customers, focusing on further efficiency and capacity initiatives and building on our solid foundation for growth,” said CEO Hunter Harrison in the third quarter earnings report.

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Sector: Materials

Market value held by funds (in millions): $6,048

Weight of stock in Top 50's aggregated portfolio: 0.8%

% of shares outstanding: 21.8%

Comment: "The outlook for the global economy is unclear, and as a result, we will focus on implementing our plan to restructure the company, reduce costs, and improve cash flow," said CEO Seifi Ghasemi in the fourth quarter earnings release.

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Sector: Health Care

Market value held by funds (in millions): $6,476

Weight of stock in Top 50's aggregated portfolio: 0.8%

% of shares outstanding: 14.7%

Comment: "With our acquisition of Bausch + Lomb now annualized (August 5) and the impact of generics largely behind us, the true strength of our business and operating model can be clearly seen by our financial results," said Valeant CEO Michael Pearson in the third quarter earnings release.

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Sector: Health Care

Market value held by funds (in millions): $6,964

Weight of stock in Top 50's aggregated portfolio: 0.9%

% of shares outstanding: 10.9%

Comment: "Our investment in generic R&D is reflected in 228 Abbreviated New Drug Applications (ANDAs) pending at the FDA; the initiation of patent challenges for generic forms of Ampyra^®, Butrans^® and Neupro^®; and more than 570 marketing authorizations approved outside the United States," said CEO Brent Saunders in the third quarter earnings release.

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Sector: Information Technology

Market value held by funds (in millions): $7,185

Weight of stock in Top 50's aggregated portfolio: 0.9%

% of shares outstanding: 10.2%

Comment: "As we prepare to separate eBay and PayPal in 2015, our teams are focused on strong execution to ensure each business is set up for long-term success," said CEO John Donahoe in the third quarter earnings release.

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Sector: Information Technology

Market value held by funds (in millions): $7,892

Weight of stock in Top 50's aggregated portfolio: 1.0%

% of shares outstanding: 2.1%

Comment: "We are innovating faster, engaging more deeply across the industry, and putting our customers at the center of everything we do, all of which positions Microsoft for future growth," CEO Satya Nadella said in the FY15 Q1 earnings release.

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Sector: Health Care

Market value held by funds (in millions): $9,310

Weight of stock in Top 50's aggregated portfolio: 1.2%

% of shares outstanding: 17.6%

Comment: "We are making excellent progress on the stockholder value enhancements announced in July 2014, which are resulting in enhanced non-GAAP diluted earnings per share growth and thus increased stockholder value," said CEO David Pyott in the third quarter earnings release.

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Sector: Industrials

Market value held by funds (in millions): $11,354

Weight of stock in Top 50's aggregated portfolio: 1.4%

% of shares outstanding: 89.4%

Comment: Chairman Carl Icahn said in the third quarter earnings release: "I believe over the long term, our model continues to be one of the best in the world. Proven out by the fact that if an investor had purchased our units at the beginning of 2000 and held through September 30, 2014, an investor would have earned an annualized return of approximately 22%."

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Sector: Information Technology

Market value held by funds (in millions): $12,967

Weight of stock in Top 50's aggregated portfolio: 1.6%

% of shares outstanding: 2.1%

Comment: Apple CEO Tim Cook said in the third quarter earnings release: “With amazing innovations in our new iPhones, iPads and Macs, as well as iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite, we are heading into the holidays with Apple’s strongest product lineup ever. We are also incredibly excited about Apple Watch and other great products and services in the pipeline for 2015.”

Source: FactSet

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