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.

PayPal was spun off from eBay in 2015 and provides electronic payment solutions to merchants and consumers, with a focus on online transactions. The company had 426 million active accounts at the end of 2023. The company also owns Venmo, a person-to-person payment platform.

Nvidia Corp., based in Santa Clara, California, is a visual computing company with worldwide operations and markets. The company operates through two segments, Graphics and Compute & Networking. The company's four main markets are gaming, professional visualization, data center, and automotive. In calendar 2020, Nvidia completed the acquisition of data-center connectivity leader Mellanox.

Berkshire Hathaway is a holding company with subsidiaries in a diverse range of industries, including insurance, railroads, utilities, energy, finance, manufacturing, and retailing. Its major subsidiaries include GEICO, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Precision Castparts, and McLane Company. As of December 31, 2023, Berkshire also had about $354 billion of equity investments, including significant stakes in Apple Inc., Bank of America, Coca-Cola, American Express and Chevron.