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This pick list highlights constituents of the Morningstar US Large Cap Index that we believe offer investors the best risk-adjusted return prospects. Stocks of large-cap companies where neither growth nor value characteristics predominate. Stocks in the top 70% of the capitalization of the U.S. equity market are defined as large cap.

American Tower Corp. operates wireless and broadcast communications real estate, including wireless towers, distributed antenna systems, and managed rooftop systems. The company leases multitenant space to wireless service providers and radio and television broadcasters. AMT entered the Data Centers sector with the acquisition of CoreSite in 2021. As of the beginning of 2026, the REIT is in 22 countries on five continents with 149,000 tower sites. Total operating revenues in 2025 topped $10.7 billion. North American assets accounted for just under half of total revenues, with data centers accounting for about 10%. Top U.S. tenants include T-Mobile US Inc., AT&T, and Verizon Communications Inc. The current market cap is $80 billion, and the shares are a component of the S&P 500.

The major stocks indices are all higher at midday. Bad news was good news this morning, as the nonfarm payrolls report surprised everyone. The U.S. shed 23,000 jobs last month against expectations of a gain of 80,000. The three-month average for new jobs fell to 20,000 from 111,000, and employment declined in local government, education, and retail trade. The stalwart Healthcare sector continued to grow, but at a slower pace. Meanwhile, June payrolls were revised lower by 37,000 to 20,000 and May was reduced by 66,000 to 63,000. The unemployment rate declined to 4.1%. But that generally bad news comes with some optimism, as investors are now happier about prospects for interest rates. After the report was released, the probability that the fed funds rate will end the year at the current 3.5%-3.75% target range rose to 26.2% from 18.1%. There was no expectation of a rate cut before or after the report. The probability that the funds rate will be 25 basis points higher at the end of the year rose to 44.8% from 43.3%, but the probably that rates will be higher by 50 basis points or more declined to 29% from 38.6%. With all that said, stocks are headed for a second winning week. The S&P 500 is up about 2% over the past five days, while the Nasdaq is up 3%, the DJIA is up 1.5%, and the Russell 2000 up 1.6% over the same period.