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  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0001711269
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  001-38515
  1200 MAIN STREET
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  MO
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  8165562200
  FINANCIAL COUNSELORS INC
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  Common Stock
  Capital Institutional Services
  1700 Pacific Avenue
  Suite 1100
  Dallas
  TX
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  08/19/2024
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  Leawood
  KS
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