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      <explntrNote note="The calculation of portfolio-level risk metrics does not look through to the holdings of underlying fixed income funds." noteItem="B.3.c"/>
      <explntrNote note="The calculation of portfolio-level risk metrics does not look through to the holdings of underlying fixed income funds." noteItem="B.3.a"/>
      <explntrNote note="The calculation of portfolio-level risk metrics does not look through to the holdings of underlying fixed income funds." noteItem="B.3.b"/>
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