IFR 03.7.2020

68 International Financing Review March 7 2020

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Managing No of Total Share

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Source: Refinitiv SDC code: R7

1 BofA 133 35,094.12 11.5

2 JP Morgan 111 32,698.25 10.7

3 Citigroup 81 31,010.62 10.2

4 Wells Fargo 87 23,086.64 7.6

5 Credit Suisse 52 17,644.35 5.8

6 Goldman Sachs 69 14,072.05 4.6

7 Morgan Stanley 38 12,128.55 4.0

8 RBC 56 10,381.26 3.4

9 Jefferies 31 8,070.35 2.6

10 MUFG 44 8,005.87 2.6

Total 417 304,667.27

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