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$ 425,816

$ 375,627

56,403

Investments, Plan Interest in Master Employee Benefit Plan Trust

425,816

375,627

Master Trust

854,647

726,726

Total Investment Income, Net

115,337

115,745

Plan Interest in Master Trust

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425,816

375,627

72,250

114,616

Mutual Funds | Plan Interest in Master Trust

11,614

Collective Investment Trusts | Master Trust

45,207

67,355

755,688

586,491

Collective Investment Trusts | Plan Interest in Master Trust

103,436

Commingled Bonds | Master Trust

371,178

299,127

13,732

12,349

Commingled Bonds | Plan Interest in Master Trust

920

Common Stock of PSEG | Master Trust

4,918

4,878

12,977

13,270

Common Stock of PSEG | Plan Interest in Master Trust

(633)

Dividends

408

$ 4,513

$ 4,267

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-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147477783/962-325-50-8B

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-Topic 962
-SubTopic 325
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 8C
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147477783/962-325-50-8C

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