Hi orcroft thank you for your reply I checked the book it is the "standard and poor's 500 guide" isbn 978-0-07-170336-9 page xxvii has this title STOCKS WITH A+ RATING BASED ON THE ISSUES INTHIS HANDBOOK, THIS SCREEN SHOWS STOCKS OF ALL COMPANIES WITH STANDARD AND POOR'S QUALITY RANKING OF A+ There are probably different publications this one does have your a+ stocks perhaps some one on this board can clarify this discrepency Thank you for helping me .