Share buybacks are the market's hidden backbone - Goldman Sachs says these 13 stocks will get the biggest boost from them through 2019

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13. E*Trade Financial

13. E*Trade Financial

Ticker: ETFC

Sector: Financials

Market cap: $17 billion

Expected decline in shares outstanding through 2019: 12%

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12. Regions Financial

12. Regions Financial

Ticker: RF

Sector: Financials

Market cap: $22 billion

Expected decline in shares outstanding through 2019: 12%

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11. Synchrony Financial

11. Synchrony Financial

Ticker: SYF

Sector: Financials

Market cap: $27 billion

Expected decline in shares outstanding through 2019: 12%

10. Broadcom

10. Broadcom

Ticker: AVGO

Sector: Information technology

Market cap: $99 billion

Expected decline in shares outstanding through 2019: 12%

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9. CSX Corp.

9. CSX Corp.

Ticker: CSX

Sector: Industrials

Market cap: $56 billion

Expected decline in shares outstanding through 2019: 13%

8. Citigroup

8. Citigroup

Ticker: C

Sector: Financials

Market cap: $179 billion

Expected decline in shares outstanding through 2019: 13%

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7. NetApp

7. NetApp

Ticker: NTAP

Sector: Information technology

Market cap: $18 billion

Expected decline in shares outstanding through 2019: 13%

6. Applied Materials

6. Applied Materials

Ticker: AMAT

Sector: Information technology

Market cap: $53 billion

Expected decline in shares outstanding through 2019: 13%

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5. Franklin Resources

5. Franklin Resources

Ticker: BEN

Sector: Financials

Market cap: $18 billion

Expected decline in shares outstanding through 2019: 13%

4. Charter Communications

4. Charter Communications

Ticker: CHTR

Sector: Consumer discretionary

Market cap: $65 billion

Expected decline in shares outstanding through 2019: 13%

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3. Kroger

3. Kroger

Ticker: KR

Sector: Consumer staples

Market cap: $20 billion

Expected decline in shares outstanding through 2019: 14%

2. Juniper Networks

2. Juniper Networks

Ticker: JNPR

Sector: Information technology

Market cap: $10 billion

Expected decline in shares outstanding through 2019: 16%

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1. Apple

1. Apple

Ticker: AAPL

Sector: Information technology

Market cap: $926 billion

Expected decline in shares outstanding through 2019: 18%