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allocations

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The asset manager is slightly overweight to Japan in its allocations, partly because the yen is at a 40-year low.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

The other eight vendors’ total obligations of $10,000 and $6,666 are placeholder allocations designed to grant them a position in the vendor pool.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 24, 2026

They can also check their level of investments against target allocations to see if they need to rebalance their portfolios.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

But, if you do, expect to be punished by most of the brokerages handling retail allocations of this highly anticipated offering.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Shift schedules, fund allocations, project juggling, out-and-out looting of other projects . . . he'd never pulled so many stunts in his life.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir