UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 09/30/99
Check here if Amendment / /; Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one): / / is a restatement
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
SAN FRANCISCO SENTRY INVESTMENT GROUP
One Bush Street
San Francisco, CA 94104
Form 13F File Number: 28-801-44325
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the
person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing
the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained
herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that
all required items, statements, schedules, lists and tables, are
considered integral parts of this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
RICHARD E. DIRICKSON
Chairman and Secretary
415/229-9000
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:
/s/ Richard E. Dirickson
________________________
Richard E. Dirickson
San Francisco, CA
11/16/99
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Report Type (Check only one):
/ x / 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this
reporting manager are reported in this report)
/ / 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this
report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s))
/ / 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the
holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a
portion are reported by other reporting manager(s))
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 291
Form 13F Information Table Value Total (x$1000): $187,069
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
SAN FRANCISCO SENTRY INVESTMENT GROUP
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Title of Value Shrs or SH/ Put/ Investment Other Voting Authority
Name of Issuer Class CUSIP (x$1000) Prn Amt PRN Call Discretion Managers Sole Shared None
AES Corp. Common 00130H105 $676 11,450 11,450 11,450
AT&T Common 001957109 $87 2,000 2,000 2,000
AT&T Corp. Liberty Media Common 001957208 $123 3,300 3,300 3,300
Abbott Labs Common 002824100 $139 3,800 3,800 3,800
Abercombie & Fitch Co. Common 002896207 $34 1,000 1,000 1,000
Acceptance Insurance Common 004308102 $38 3,000 3,000 3,000
AC Neilsen Corp. Common 004833109 $6 266 266 266
Allegheny Energy, Inc. Common 017361106 $51 1,600 1,600 1,600
Alliant Energy Corp. Common 018802108 $11 400 400 400
Alliant Tech Systems Inc Common 018804104 $58 840 840 840
Allied Capital Corp. Common 01903Q108 $135 6,000 6,000 6,000
Allied-Signal Inc. Common 019512102 $712 11,880 11,880 11,880
Alcoa Common 013817101 $1,343 21,642 21,642 21,642
ALLTEL Corp. Common 020039103 $380 5,400 5,400 5,400
Alza Corp. Class A Class A 022615108 $938 21,911 21,911 21,911
America Online Common 02364J104 $624 6,000 6,000 6,000
Ameren Corporation Common 023608102 $11 300 300 300
American Electric Power Common 025537101 $44 1,300 1,300 1,300
American Express Company Common 025816109 $97 720 720 720
American Health Common 026494104 $64 3,160 3,160 3,160
Properties
American Home Products Common 026609107 $1,025 24,700 24,700 24,700
American International Common 026874107 $2,367 27,231 27,231 27,231
Group
American Tower Common 029912201 $334 17,000 17,000 17,000
Ameritech Corp. Common 030954101 $335 5,026 5,026 5,026
Amgen Inc. Common 031162100 $269 3,300 3,300 3,300
Applied Materials Common 038222105 $365 4,700 4,700 4,700
Arqule, Inc. Common 04269E107 $43 7,000 7,000 7,000
Ashland, Inc. Common 044204105 $13 400 400 400
Associates First Capital Class A 046008108 $53 1,464 1,464 1,464
Corp. A
Atlantic Richfield Common 048825103 $346 3,900 3,900 3,900
AXA Financial Inc. Common 002451102 $977 17,500 17,500 17,500
Axent Technologies Common 05459C108 $52 4,000 4,000 4,000
Azurix Corp Com Common 05501m104 $17 1,000 1,000 1,000
BP Amoco Common 031905102 $241 2,172 2,172 2,172
Banco de Galicia Buenos ADR B 059538207 $16 757 757 757
Aires NEW
Bank One Corp. Common 059438101 $836 24,002 24,002 24,002
BankAmerica Corp. Common 066050105 $543 9,755 9,755 9,755
Baxter International Common 071813109 $184 3,050 3,050 3,050
Bell Atlantic Corp. Common 077853109 $1,196 17,762 17,762 17,762
BellSouth Corp. Common 079860102 $906 20,124 20,124 20,124
Berkshire Hathaway Class B 084670207 $200 107 107 107
Biogen, Inc. Common 090597105 $63 800 800 800
Boeing Company Common 0907023105 $1,717 40,290 40,290 40,290
Boston Chicken, Inc. Common $0 400 400 400
Bristol Meyers Squibb Common $2,057 30,480 30,480 30,480
CBS Corp. Common 12490K107 $1,240 26,800 26,800 26,800
CSC Holdings, Inc. PFD I DEP $170 1,600 1,600 1,600
1/10 SH
Cadiz Common 127549103 $96 10,000 10,000 10,000
Capital Automotive REIT COM SH $12 1,000 1,000 1,000
BEN INT
Caremark RX Inc. Common 141705103 $20 3,500 3,500 3,500
Carolina Power & Light Common $106 3,000 3,000 3,000
Caterpillar, Inc. Common $767 14,000 14,000 14,000
Cedar Fair, L.P. Depository $896 43,176 43,176 43,176
Unit
Central & Southwest Common $42 2,000 2,000 2,000
Century Business Common 156490104 $58 5,000 5,000 5,000
Chase Manhattan Bank Common 16161A108 $823 10,920 10,920 10,920
Chesapeake Energy Common 165167107 $5 1,300 1,300 1,300
Chevron Corp. Common 166751107 $1,616 18,205 18,205 18,205
Chiron Corp. Common 170040109 $40 1,432 1,432 1,432
Circuit City Stores Common 172737108 $105 2,500 2,500 2,500
Cisco Systems, Inc. Common 17275R102 $3,020 44,054 44,054 44,054
Citigroup Inc Common 184502101 $198 4,500 4,500 4,500
Clear Channel Common 184502102 $978 12,250 12,250 12,250
Communications
Clorox Common 189054109 $184 4,800 4,800 4,800
Coca-Cola Common 191216100 $104 2,160 2,160 2,160
Colgate Palmolive Co Common 194162103 $37 800 800 800
Community Bank Systems, Common 203607106 $27 1,000 1,000 1,000
Inc.
Compaq Computer Common 204493100 $55 2,400 2,400 2,400
Computer Sciences Common 205363104 $844 12,000 12,000 12,000
Conoco Inc. Class B 208251405 $10 368 368 368
Cornerston Properties, Common 21922H103 $107 7,000 7,000 7,000
Inc.
Corning, Inc. Common 219350105 $89 1,300 1,300 1,300
COSTCO WHSL CORP NEW COM Common 22160k105 $144 2,000 2,000 2,000
Covance Inc. Common 222816100 $15 1,500 1,500 1,500
Cox Communications, Inc. Class A 224044107 $125 3,000 3,000 3,000
Crescendo Class A 225637107 $26 1,421 1,421 1,421
Pharmaceuticals CL A
Crescent Real Estate Common 225756105 $1,757 97,622 97,622 97,622
Equities
CRIIMI MAE, Inc. Common 226603108 $0 319 319 319
Cyberian Outpost Inc. Common 231914102 $9 1,000 1,000 1,000
Cyprus Amax Minerals Co. Common 232809103 $304 15,514 15,514 15,514
Cytec Industries, Inc. Common 232820100 $71 3,000 3,000 3,000
DST Systems, Inc. Common 233326107 $1,945 34,200 34,200 34,200
Daimler Chrysler Common d1668r123 $1,338 19,265 19,265 19,265
Datametrics Corp Common 238085104 $11 7,500 7,500 7,500
Dell Computer Common 247025109 $75 1,800 1,800 1,800
Denbury Resources, Inc. Common 247916208 $5 1,000 1,000 1,000
New
Dow Chemical Co. Common 260543103 $386 3,400 3,400 3,400
Dreyfus Strategic Muns Common 261932107 $1,248 155,958 155,958 155,958
Inc.
DuPont deNemours Common 263534109 $295 4,875 4,875 4,875
Duke Energy Corp. Common 264399106 $164 2,966 2,966 2,966
Duke Rlty Invts, Inc. Common 264411505 $254 13,000 13,000 13,000
New
Dun & Bradstreet Common 264830100 $75 2,500 2,500 2,500
ELON Echelon Common 27874N105 $496 65,000 65,000 65,000
EMC Corp. Common 268648102 $8,342 116,880 116,880 116,880
Earthlink Network Inc. Common 270322100 $1,095 25,500 25,500 25,500
Eastman Chemical Co. Common 277432100 $92 2,300 2,300 2,300
Eastman Kodak Common 277461109 $857 11,329 11,329 11,329
Echelon Int'l Corp. Common 278747100 $3 120 120 120
Edison International Common 281020107 $248 10,200 10,200 10,200
Elan Corp. PLC ADR ADR 284131208 $1,228 36,600 36,600 36,600
Electronic Data Systems Common 285661104 $5 100 100 100
Emerson Electric Common 291011104 $538 8,517 8,517 8,517
Enron Corp. Common 293561106 $1,199 29,194 29,194 29,194
Epix Medical, Inc. Common 26881Q101 $143 20,000 20,000 20,000
Epoch Pharmaceuticals Common 294273107 $9 5,000 5,000 5,000
Com.
Exide Common 302051107 $62 6,500 6,500 6,500
Exxon Corp. Common 302290101 $3,994 52,551 52,551 52,551
FDX Corp Common 31304n107 $58 1,500 1,500 1,500
FPL Group, Inc. Common 302571104 $126 2,500 2,500 2,500
Fannie Mae (USA) Common 313586109 $799 12,740 12,740 12,740
Financial Center Bancorp Common 317396109 $0 1,271 1,271 1,271
First Australia Prime Common 318653102 $618 100,961 100,961 100,961
Income Fund
First Union Corp. Common 337358105 $26 725 725 725
FirstEnergy Corp. Common 337932107 $101 4,000 4,000 4,000
Firstar Corp New Common 33763v109 $336 13,125 13,125 13,125
Fleet Financial Group Common 338915101 $51 1,400 1,400 1,400
Florida Progress Corp Common 341109106 $139 3,000 3,000 3,000
Ford Motor Company Common 345370100 $141 2,800 2,800 2,800
Freddie Mac Common 313400301 $2,637 50,704 50,704 50,704
Freeport McMoran Copper Class A 35671D105 $67 4,799 4,799 4,799
& Gold Cl A
Freeport McMoran Copper PFD CV 35671D501 $27 1,500 1,500 1,500
& Gold "A" .05 SH
Freeport McMoran Copper Class B 35671D857 $62 4,000 4,000 4,000
& Gold Cl B
GTE Corp. Common 362320103 $534 6,950 6,950 6,950
Gabelli Ser Fds, CONV SECS 36240B109 $53 5,000 5,000 5,000
Inc./Conv Sec FD
Gap, Inc. Common 364760108 $101 3,150 3,150 3,150
Gartner Group Inc. Class B 366651206 $69 4,161 4,161 4,161
General Electric Co. Common 369604103 $15,990 134,863 134,863 134,863
General Mills, Inc. Common 370334904 $26 320 320 320
Gillette Co. Common 375766102 $372 10,960 10,960 10,960
H & Q Healthcare SH BEN 404052102 $120 7,329 7,329 7,329
INT
Halliburton Co Common 406216101 $328 8,000 8,000 8,000
Health Care Ppty Invs., Common 421915109 $53 2,000 2,000 2,000
Inc.
HRPT Properties Trust COM SH 40426w101 $28 2,500 2,500 2,500
BEN INT
Heinz (H.J.) Common 423074103 $823 19,135 19,135 19,135
Hewlett Packard Co. Common 428236103 $27 300 300 300
Home Depot, Inc. Common 437076102 $742 10,815 10,815 10,815
Home Properties NY, Inc. Common 437306103 $13 500 500 500
Honeywell Common 438506107 $1,496 13,440 13,440 13,440
Household Intl Common 441815107 $375 9,350 9,350 9,350
IMS Health Inc Common 449934108 $803 35,200 35,200 35,200
INCYTE Pharmaceuticals Common 45337C102 $69 3,000 3,000 3,000
Infinity Broadcast Common 45662S102 $985 33,600 33,600 33,600
Integrated Systems, Inc. Common 45812M104 $1,171 114,900 114,900 114,900
Intel Corp. Common 458140100 $3,470 46,700 46,700 46,700
Interstate Hotels Common 018802108 $0 63 63 63
Int'l Business Machines Common 459200101 $4,103 33,912 33,912 33,912
J P Morgan & Co Common 616880100 $91 800 800 800
JP Realty, Inc. Common 46624A106 $17 1,000 1,000 1,000
Jefferson Pilot Corp. Common 475070108 $47 750 750 750
Johnson & Johnson Common 478160104 $5,004 54,466 54,466 54,466
Kellogg Common 487836108 $150 4,000 4,000 4,000
Keyspan Energy, Inc. Common 493375109 $172 6,000 6,000 6,000
Koger Equity Inc Common 500228101 $6 392 392 392
Lilly, Eli & Co. Common 532457108 $1,693 26,378 26,378 26,378
Loews Corp. Common 540424108 $140 2,000 2,000 2,000
Lucent Technologies Common 549463107 $1,841 28,380 28,380 28,380
Lyondell Petrochem Common 552078107 $1 85 85 85
MBIA, Inc. Common 55262C100 $406 8,710 8,710 8,710
MCI Worldcom Inc Common 55268B106 $856 11,910 11,910 11,910
MDU Resources Group Common 552690109 $88 3,900 3,900 3,900
Martek Biosciences Corp. Common 572901106 $63 11,000 11,000 11,000
May Dept Stores Common 577778103 $541 14,853 14,853 14,853
Mc Donalds Common 580135101 $35 800 800 800
Mc Kesson HBOC Common 58155Q103 $44 1,500 1,500 1,500
Media One Group Common 58440J104 $68 1,000 1,000 1,000
Medtronic Common 585055106 $526 14,800 14,800 14,800
Mellon Financial Corp Common 58551a108 $646 19,200 19,200 19,200
Merchants National Common 589161108 $43 120 120 120
Merck & Co. Common 589331107 $4,790 73,910 73,910 73,910
Merrill Lynch Common 590188108 $16,133 239,458 239,458 239,458
Metamor Worldwide Common 59133P100 $89 5,000 5,000 5,000
Microsoft Corp. Common 594918104 $5,417 59,815 59,815 59,815
Millenium Pharm Common 599902103 $195 3,000 3,000 3,000
Mobil Corp. Common 607059102 $202 2,000 2,000 2,000
Monsanto Co. Common 611662107 $412 11,540 11,540 11,540
Morgan Stanley Dean Common 617446448 $85 954 954 954
Witter Discover
Morgan Stanley High Common 61744M104 $48 4,000 4,000 4,000
Yield Fund
Motorola, Inc. Common 620076109 $246 2,800 2,800 2,800
NTL Inc. Common 629407107 $167 1,733 1,733 1,733
NVEST LP (New England In Common 67065F107 $460 21,900 21,900 21,900
CO)
Nat'l Fuel Gas Co. Common 636180101 $481 10,200 10,200 10,200
Nationwide Health PPTY Common 638620104 $10 600 600 600
Inc.
Network Associates Inc Common 640938106 $165 8,650 8,650 8,650
Neurocrine Biosciences, Common 64125C109 $1 200 200 200
Inc.
New Century Energies, Common 64352U103 $107 3,195 3,195 3,195
Inc.
Newell Rubbermaid Inc. Common 651229106 $90 3,153 3,153 3,153
Newhall Land & Farming Depositary 651426108 $271 11,000 11,000 11,000
Nielsen Media Research Common 653929307 $20 532 532 532
Nisource Inc. Common 65473p105 $199 9,000 9,000 9,000
Northern States Power Common 665772109 $43 2,000 2,000 2,000
Co.
Nokia Corp Spons ADR Common 654902204 $471 5,245 5,245 5,245
Northern Trust Corp Common 665859104 $2,104 25,200 25,200 25,200
Nstar Common 67019e107 $13 300 300 300
Nuveen Premium Income Common 6706K4105 $1,188 96,000 96,000 96,000
Mun Fund 4
OGE Energy Corp. Common 670837103 $27 1,200 1,200 1,200
Occidental Petroleum Common 674599105 $213 9,200 9,200 9,200
Corp.
Ocean Energy Inc. Common 67481E106 $8 800 800 800
Odwalla Inc. Common 676111107 $62 10,000 10,000 10,000
Ogden Corp. Common 676346109 $66 6,400 6,400 6,400
Omega Healthcare Common 681936100 $21 1,000 1,000 1,000
Investrs
Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Common 683399109 $50 6,000 6,000 6,000
Inc.
Oracle Corp. Common 68389X105 $46 1,000 1,000 1,000
PE Corp Celera Genomics Common 69332S201 $4 100 100 100
Gp
PE Corp PE Biosystems Gp Common 69332S102 $29 400 400 400
PG&E Corp. Common 69331C108 $26 1,000 1,000 1,000
PIMCO Advisors Holdings UL LTD 69338P102 $299 9,500 9,500 9,500
LP PART
Park Place Entertainment Common 700690100 $199 15,895 15,895 15,895
PepsiCo, Inc. Common 713448108 $1,233 40,437 40,437 40,437
Pfizer, Inc. Common 717081103 $6,345 176,856 176,856 176,856
Pioneer Natural Common 723787107 $11 1,000 1,000 1,000
Resources Co.
Pitney Bowes, Inc. Common 724479100 $1,146 18,800 18,800 18,800
Plantronics Inc. Common 727493108 $100 2,000 2,000 2,000
Plum Creek Timber Co. Depositary 729237107 $50 1,600 1,600 1,600
LP
Procter & Gamble Co. Common 742718109 $2,010 21,440 21,440 21,440
Prologis Trust SBI Common 743410102 $462 24,500 24,500 24,500
Public Service Common 744573106 $19 500 500 500
Enterprise Group
Puget Sound Energy, Inc. Common 745332106 $140 6,258 6,258 6,258
Qualcomm, Inc. Common 747525103 $208 1,100 1,100 1,100
R & B Falcon Corp. Common 74912E101 $12 944 944 944
R H Donnelley Corp Common 74955W307 $7 400 400 400
Radian Group Inc. Common 750236101 $198 4,600 4,600 4,600
Ralston Purina Gp. Common 751277302 $562 20,148 20,148 20,148
Redwood Trust, Inc. Common 758075402 $295 22,800 22,800 22,800
Redwood Trust Pfd B PFD CV B 758075600 $147 5,500 5,500 5,500
Regions Financial Corp. Common 758940100 $18 600 600 600
Reliant Energy Inc Common 75952J108 $281 10,400 10,400 10,400
Robert Half Int'l, Inc. Common 770323103 $432 18,180 18,180 18,180
Roche Holdings Ltd Spons Common 771195104 $12 100 100 100
ADR
Royal Dutch Pete New Co. NY REG 780257804 $1,966 33,280 33,280 33,280
$1.25 GLD
SBC Communications Common 78387G103 $1,013 19,842 19,842 19,842
SCANA Corp. Common 805898103 $116 4,800 4,800 4,800
Sabre Hldgs Corp Class A 785905100 $550 12,800 12,800 12,800
Safeway, Inc. Common 786514208 $209 5,500 5,500 5,500
Salomon Bros Fund Common 795477108 $194 10,328 10,328 10,328
Sangstat Medical Common 801003104 $53 2,500 2,500 2,500
Santa Fe Intl ADR Common G7805C108 $5 219 219 219
Saul Centers, Inc. Common 804395101 $32 2,000 2,000 2,000
Schering Plough Corp. Common 806605101 $1,780 40,800 40,800 40,800
Schlumberger Ltd. Common 806857108 $1,242 19,925 19,925 19,925
Sempra Energy Common 816851109 $69 3,308 3,308 3,308
Senior High Income Common 81721E107 $15 2,000 2,000 2,000
Simon Ppty Group, Inc. Common 828781104 $350 15,600 15,600 15,600
SmithKline Beecham PLC ADR REP 832378301 $98 1,700 1,700 1,700
Software Spectrum Common 833960107 $62 4,000 4,000 4,000
Solectron Corp. Common 834182107 $2,564 35,700 35,700 35,700
Sonat, Inc. Common 835415100 $28 700 700 700
Sonus Pharmaceuticals, Common 835692104 $121 36,500 36,500 36,500
Inc.
Southdown Inc Common 841297104 $75 1,400 1,400 1,400
Southwest Airlines Co. Common 844741108 $128 8,436 8,436 8,436
Speedfram Common 847705100 $21 1,775 1,775 1,775
Spieker Properties, Inc. Common 848497103 $323 9,300 9,300 9,300
Spring Group PLC Ord Common G25759112 $321 156,000 156,000 156,000
Sterling Optical Corp Common 859488108 $0 12 12 12
SunGard Data Systems, Common 867363103 $1,300 49,400 49,400 49,400
Inc.
TCW Convertible Common 872340104 $46 5,000 5,000 5,000
Securities Fd, Inc.
TCI Commns Fin IV TR Preferred 872275102 $26 1,000 1,000 1,000
A
Tandy Corp Common 875382103 $207 4,000 4,000 4,000
Telebras Spons ADR Common 879287100 $0 500 500 500
Telebras Common 879287308 $37 500 500 500
Telecommunications
Telefonos Mex Rd ADR SP ADR 879403780 $36 500 500 500
REP
Texaco, Inc. Common 881694103 $126 2,000 2,000 2,000
Texas Industries Common 882491103 $85 2,300 2,300 2,300
Texas Utilities Co. Common 882848104 $694 18,600 18,600 18,600
Tidewater, Inc. Common 886423102 $36 1,400 1,400 1,400
Tricon Global Common 895953107 $669 16,340 16,340 16,340
Restaurants
TriNet Corp Realty Common 896287109 $17 700 700 700
Trust, Inc.
Tyco Int'l Ltd. Common 902124106 $4,125 39,952 39,952 39,952
US West, Inc. Common 912889102 $536 9,388 9,388 9,388
UAL CORP Common 902549500 $105 1,600 1,600 1,600
U S G Corp. Common 903293405 $1,024 21,500 21,500 21,500
New
USX-Marathon Group Common 902905819 $123 4,200 4,200 4,200
Unisys Corp. Common 909214AZ1 $2 48 48 48
United Technologies Common 913017109 $683 11,520 11,520 11,520
Univision Class A 914906102 $2,974 36,550 36,550 36,550
Communications, Inc.
Unocal Corp. Common 915289102 $81 2,186 2,186 2,186
Vaalco Energy Inc Common 91851C201 $26 43,000 43,000 43,000
Vaalco Energy Inc Common 91851C201 $45 75,000 75,000 75,000
(Restricted)
Vodafone Airtouch Common 92857T107 $438 1,844 1,844 1,844
Wal-Mart Stores Inc Common 931142103 $699 14,700 14,700 14,700
Walgreen Co. Common 931422109 $848 33,400 33,400 33,400
Walt Disney Co Common 254687106 $252 9,700 9,700 9,700
Wash Gas Light Co Common 938837101 $290 10,700 10,700 10,700
Washington Federal, Inc. Common 938824109 $82 3,542 3,542 3,542
Waste Management, Inc. Common 94106K101 $448 23,250 23,250 23,250
NEW
Waters Corp. Common 941848103 $485 8,000 8,000 8,000
Weatherford Intl Inc Common 947074100 $10 300 300 300
Wells Fargo & Co Common 949746101 $3,062 77,266 77,266 77,266
Whole Foods Market, Inc. Common 966837106 $88 2,700 2,700 2,700
Williams Cos., Inc. Common 969457100 $293 7,800 7,800 7,800
Wyndham Intl Inc Class A 983101106 $5 1,944 1,944 1,944
XL Capital Ltd Cl A Class A G98255105 $236 5,234 5,234 5,234
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