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Country USA
Industry Life & Health Insurance
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Size class Large

Large companies - similar industry as American Equity

Similar Stocks VALUEVVV GROWTHVV SAFETYVV COMBINED
1. Unum Group (XXL, US)  Life & Health Insurance
1. Unum Group (XXL, US)   Life & Health Insurance 67 57 91 96
2. Principal Financial (XXL, US)  Life & Health Insurance
2. Principal Financial (XXL, US)   Life & Health Insurance 81 35 58 95
3. MetLife (XXL, US)  Life & Health Insurance
3. MetLife (XXL, US)   Life & Health Insurance 79 7 96 93
4. Lincoln (XXL, US)  Life & Health Insurance
4. Lincoln (XXL, US)   Life & Health Insurance 100 51 82 81
5. Globe Life (XL, US)  Life & Health Insurance
5. Globe Life (XL, US)   Life & Health Insurance 37 85 63 72
6. Prudential Financial (XXL, US)  Life & Health Insurance
6. Prudential Financial (XXL, US)   Life & Health Insurance 97 13 60 69
7. CNO Financial (XL, US)  Life & Health Insurance
7. CNO Financial (XL, US)   Life & Health Insurance 49 25 72 64
8. Aflac (XXL, US)  Life & Health Insurance
8. Aflac (XXL, US)   Life & Health Insurance 19 19 75 57
9. Genworth Financial (XL, US)  Life & Health Insurance
9. Genworth Financial (XL, US)   Life & Health Insurance 63 19 56 9
10. Brighthouse Financial (XL, US)  Life & Health Insurance
10. Brighthouse Financial (XL, US)   Life & Health Insurance 75 1 32 1

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Large companies - similar region as American Equity

Similar Stocks VALUEVVV GROWTHVV SAFETYVV COMBINED
1. PriceSmart (XL, US)  Hypermarkets, Super Centers
1. PriceSmart (XL, US)   Hypermarkets, Super Centers 83 58 91 100
2. Nexteer Automotive Group (XL, US)  Auto Parts & Equipment
2. Nexteer Automotive Group (XL, US)   Auto Parts & Equipment 81 99 98 100
3. Hewlett Packard Enterprise (XXL, US)  Technology Hardware & Peripherals
3. Hewlett Packard Enterprise (XXL, US)   Technology Hardware & Peripherals 93 75 76 100
4. Voya Financial (XL, US)  Other Financial Services
4. Voya Financial (XL, US)   Other Financial Services 93 27 67 100
5. Cognizant Technology (XXL, US)  IT Consulting & oth. Services
5. Cognizant Technology (XXL, US)   IT Consulting & oth. Services 96 48 95 100
6. Synchrony Financial (XXL, US)  Consumer Finance
6. Synchrony Financial (XXL, US)   Consumer Finance 75 59 94 100
7. First Republic Bank (XL, US)  Regional Banks
7. First Republic Bank (XL, US)   Regional Banks 99 55 97 100
8. Universal Health Services (XXL, US)  Health Care Facilities
8. Universal Health Services (XXL, US)   Health Care Facilities 82 56 88 100
9. Cheesecake Factory (XL, US)  Restaurants
9. Cheesecake Factory (XL, US)   Restaurants 76 91 88 100
10. Hub Group (XL, US)  Air Freight & Logistics
10. Hub Group (XL, US)   Air Freight & Logistics 86 67 96 100

July 10, 2025


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Mid sized companies - similar industry as American Equity

Similar Stocks VALUEVVV GROWTHVV SAFETYVV COMBINED
1. RLI (L, US)  Property & Casualty Insurance
1. RLI (L, US)   Property & Casualty Insurance 11 17 98 98
2. Palomar Holdings (M, US)  Property & Casualty Insurance
2. Palomar Holdings (M, US)   Property & Casualty Insurance 15 100 100 93
3. United Fire (L, US)  Property & Casualty Insurance
3. United Fire (L, US)   Property & Casualty Insurance 95 77 67 86
4. Employers (L, US)  Property & Casualty Insurance
4. Employers (L, US)   Property & Casualty Insurance 65 3 79 79
5. Crawford & Company (L, US)  Insurance Brokers
5. Crawford & Company (L, US)   Insurance Brokers 75 67 59 76
6. Root (M, US)  Property & Casualty Insurance
6. Root (M, US)   Property & Casualty Insurance 7 81 58 76
7. Stewart Information (L, US)  Property & Casualty Insurance
7. Stewart Information (L, US)   Property & Casualty Insurance 79 53 79 74
8. Horace Mann Educators (L, US)  Multi-line Insurance
8. Horace Mann Educators (L, US)   Multi-line Insurance 95 87 51 69
9. BRP Group (L, US)  Insurance Brokers
9. BRP Group (L, US)   Insurance Brokers 3 75 21 64
10. Kinsale Capital Group (L, US)  Property & Casualty Insurance
10. Kinsale Capital Group (L, US)   Property & Casualty Insurance 1 99 46 58

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Mid sized companies - similar region as American Equity

Similar Stocks VALUEVVV GROWTHVV SAFETYVV COMBINED
1. Cal-Maine Foods (L, US)  Packaged Foods & Meats
1. Cal-Maine Foods (L, US)   Packaged Foods & Meats 70 91 100 100
2. ALLETE (L, US)  Electric Utilities
2. ALLETE (L, US)   Electric Utilities 77 91 82 100
3. JAKKS (M, US)  Leisure Products
3. JAKKS (M, US)   Leisure Products 100 55 98 100
4. Taboola.com (L, US)  Interactive Media & Services
4. Taboola.com (L, US)   Interactive Media & Services 91 29 81 100
5. Valley National Bancorp (L, US)  Regional Banks
5. Valley National Bancorp (L, US)   Regional Banks 100 100 59 100
6. Perella Weinberg (M, US)  Investment Banking & Brokerage
6. Perella Weinberg (M, US)   Investment Banking & Brokerage 81 77 58 100
7. AdvanSix (L, US)  Commodity Chemicals
7. AdvanSix (L, US)   Commodity Chemicals 97 91 98 100
8. Houlihan Lokey (L, US)  Investment Banking & Brokerage
8. Houlihan Lokey (L, US)   Investment Banking & Brokerage 24 92 98 100
9. Universal Electronics (M, US)  Consumer Electronics
9. Universal Electronics (M, US)   Consumer Electronics 92 36 90 100
10. Paycom Software (L, US)  Application Software
10. Paycom Software (L, US)   Application Software 76 54 100 100

July 10, 2025



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