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    <cusip>97717X578</cusip>
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    <cusip>45782C367</cusip>
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    <cusip>90214Q691</cusip>
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    <cusip>413216300</cusip>
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    <cusip>37960A636</cusip>
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    <cusip>82575P107</cusip>
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    <cusip>33740U844</cusip>
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    <cusip>90470L469</cusip>
    <value>1889758</value>
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    <cusip>464288281</cusip>
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    <cusip>46654Q807</cusip>
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    <cusip>78463X202</cusip>
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    <titleOfClass>ETRACS CRUDE OIL</titleOfClass>
    <cusip>22539U602</cusip>
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    <cusip>37954Y350</cusip>
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    <cusip>500767835</cusip>
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    <cusip>G0250X149</cusip>
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    <nameOfIssuer>VICTORY PORTFOLIOS II</nameOfIssuer>
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    <cusip>92647N543</cusip>
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    <cusip>496902404</cusip>
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    <cusip>88636X708</cusip>
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    <cusip>33739P707</cusip>
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    <cusip>33740F334</cusip>
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    <cusip>14020Y805</cusip>
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    <cusip>77926X353</cusip>
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    <nameOfIssuer>COINBASE GLOBAL INC</nameOfIssuer>
    <titleOfClass>COM CL A</titleOfClass>
    <cusip>19260Q107</cusip>
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    <cusip>00888H836</cusip>
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    <cusip>00888H604</cusip>
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    <cusip>369550108</cusip>
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    <cusip>78470P838</cusip>
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    <cusip>06368L304</cusip>
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    <cusip>69420N593</cusip>
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    <cusip>82889N103</cusip>
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    <cusip>45784N445</cusip>
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    <cusip>210322780</cusip>
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    <titleOfClass>INTL DEVELOPED P</titleOfClass>
    <cusip>45783Y350</cusip>
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    <cusip>46090A697</cusip>
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