After analyzing each row, the number of firms where the "VWCE Company Name" and "AVWS Company Name" refer to the same entity is 115. This determination was made by comparing the core company names while ignoring differences in capitalization, suffixes (e.g., "Ltd", "Inc", "PLC"), and additional descriptors like "COMMON STOCK" or currency details.
Answer:
115
| Ticker | VWCE Company Name | AVWS Company Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 8273 | Izumi Co Ltd | IZUMI CO LTD COMMON STOCK |
| 1 | RSG | Republic Services Inc | RESOLUTE MINING LTD COMMON STOCK |
| 2 | ES | Eversource Energy | ESSO STE ANONYME FRANCAISE COMMON STOCK EUR7.65 |
| 3 | HL/ | Hargreaves Lansdown PLC | HARGREAVES LANSDOWN PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.004 |
| 4 | 3086 | J Front Retailing Co Ltd | J FRONT RETAILING CO LTD COMMON STOCK |
| 5 | 2356 | Inventec Corp | DAH SING BANKING GROUP LTD COMMON STOCK |
| 6 | 5101 | Yokohama Rubber Co Ltd/The | YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO LTD COMMON STOCK |
| 7 | CE | Celanese Corp | CREDITO EMILIANO SPA COMMON STOCK EUR1.0 |
| 8 | BHE | Bharat Electronics Ltd | BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS INC COMMON STOCK USD.1 |
| 9 | 4042 | Tosoh Corp | TOSOH CORP COMMON STOCK |
| 10 | UNI | Unipol Gruppo SpA | UNICAJA BANCO SA COMMON STOCK EUR.25 |
| 11 | PAG | Page Industries Ltd | PARAGON BANKING GROUP PLC COMMON STOCK GBP1.0 |
| 12 | 6755 | Fujitsu General Ltd | FUJITSU GENERAL LTD COMMON STOCK |
| 13 | WBD | Warner Bros Discovery Inc | WEBUILD SPA COMMON STOCK |
| 14 | 7282 | Toyoda Gosei Co Ltd | TOYODA GOSEI CO LTD COMMON STOCK |
| 15 | 6473 | JTEKT Corp | JTEKT CORP COMMON STOCK |
| 16 | STJ | St James's Place PLC | ST JAMES S PLACE PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.15 |
| 17 | ALV | Allianz SE | AUTOLIV INC COMMON STOCK USD1.0 |
| 18 | EBS | Erste Group Bank AG | EMERGENT BIOSOLUTIONS INC COMMON STOCK USD.001 |
| 19 | 7205 | Hino Motors Ltd | HINO MOTORS LTD COMMON STOCK |
| 20 | VOE | voestalpine AG | VOESTALPINE AG COMMON STOCK |
| 21 | DLEKG | Delek Group Ltd | DELEK GROUP LTD COMMON STOCK ILS1.0 |
| 22 | 7261 | Mazda Motor Corp | MAZDA MOTOR CORP COMMON STOCK |
| 23 | IFL | Insignia Financial Ltd | INSIGNIA FINANCIAL LTD COMMON STOCK |
| 24 | HMN | Emami Ltd | HORACE MANN EDUCATORS COMMON STOCK USD.001 |
| 25 | 9044 | Nankai Electric Railway Co Ltd | NANKAI ELECTRIC RAILWAY CO COMMON STOCK |
| 26 | MER | Manila Electric Co | MEARS GROUP PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.01 |
| 27 | 5832 | Chugin Financial Group Inc | CHUGIN FINANCIAL GROUP INC COMMON STOCK |
| 28 | FBK | FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA | FB FINANCIAL CORP COMMON STOCK USD1.0 |
| 29 | VPK | Koninklijke Vopak NV | VOPAK COMMON STOCK EUR.5 |
| 30 | RYM | Ryman Healthcare Ltd | RYMAN HEALTHCARE LTD COMMON STOCK |
| 31 | 5105 | Toyo Tire Corp | TOYO TIRE CORP COMMON STOCK |
| 32 | 7240 | NOK Corp | NOK CORP COMMON STOCK |
| 33 | ALD | Ampol Ltd | AMPOL LTD COMMON STOCK |
| 34 | NDA | Nordea Bank Abp | AURUBIS AG COMMON STOCK |
| 35 | TKA | Telekom Austria AG | THYSSENKRUPP AG COMMON STOCK |
| 36 | WTB | Whitbread PLC | WHITBREAD PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.767974 |
| 37 | AL | Ashok Leyland Ltd | AIR LEASE CORP COMMON STOCK USD.01 |
| 38 | BEZ | Beazley PLC | BEAZLEY PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.05 |
| 39 | AIR | Airbus SE | AIR NEW ZEALAND LTD COMMON STOCK |
| 40 | BIG | Big Shopping Centers Ltd | BIG SHOPPING CENTERS 2004 LT COMMON STOCK ILS.01 |
| 41 | 4061 | Denka Co Ltd | DENKA CO LTD COMMON STOCK |
| 42 | FIBI | First International Bank Of Israel Ltd/The | FIRST INTL BANK ISRAEL COMMON STOCK ILS.05 |
| 43 | MEG | Megaworld Corp | MEG ENERGY CORP COMMON STOCK |
| 44 | 8570 | AEON Financial Service Co Ltd | AEON FINANCIAL SERVICE CO LT COMMON STOCK |
| 45 | 1721 | COMSYS Holdings Corp | COMSYS HOLDINGS CORP COMMON STOCK |
| 46 | ABG | Absa Group Ltd | ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP COMMON STOCK USD.01 |
| 47 | NIC | National Industrialization Co | NICOLET BANKSHARES INC COMMON STOCK USD.01 |
| 48 | WOR | Worley Ltd | WORTHINGTON ENTERPRISES INC COMMON STOCK |
| 49 | MTX | MTU Aero Engines AG | MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC COMMON STOCK USD.1 |
| 50 | 8233 | Takashimaya Co Ltd | TAKASHIMAYA CO LTD COMMON STOCK |
| 51 | DKSH | DKSH Holding AG | DKSH HOLDING AG COMMON STOCK CHF.1 |
| 52 | ORNBV | Orion Oyj | ORION OYJ CLASS B COMMON STOCK EUR.65 |
| 53 | APH | Amphenol Corp | ALLIANCE PHARMA PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.01 |
| 54 | 3405 | Kuraray Co Ltd | KURARAY CO LTD COMMON STOCK |
| 55 | 2579 | Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings Inc | COCA COLA BOTTLERS JAPAN HOL COMMON STOCK |
| 56 | 6674 | GS Yuasa Corp | GS YUASA CORP COMMON STOCK |
| 57 | 3116 | Toyota Boshoku Corp | TOYOTA BOSHOKU CORP COMMON STOCK |
| 58 | SRG | Snam SpA | SRG GLOBAL LTD COMMON STOCK |
| 59 | 4118 | Kaneka Corp | KANEKA CORP COMMON STOCK |
| 60 | CHR | Chr Hansen Holding A/S | CHORUS AVIATION INC COMMON STOCK |
| 61 | DHG | Domain Holdings Australia Ltd | DALATA HOTEL GROUP PLC COMMON STOCK EUR.01 |
| 62 | 8424 | Fuyo General Lease Co Ltd | FUYO GENERAL LEASE CO LTD COMMON STOCK |
| 63 | 8905 | Aeon Mall Co Ltd | AEON MALL CO LTD COMMON STOCK |
| 64 | 2593 | Ito En Ltd | ITO EN LTD COMMON STOCK |
| 65 | 4114 | Nippon Shokubai Co Ltd | NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO LTD COMMON STOCK |
| 66 | MFG | Magellan Financial Group Ltd | MAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LTD COMMON STOCK |
| 67 | 3774 | Internet Initiative Japan Inc | INTERNET INITIATIVE JAPAN COMMON STOCK |
| 68 | 8060 | Canon Marketing Japan Inc | CANON MARKETING JAPAN INC COMMON STOCK |
| 69 | ZAL | Zalando SE | ZALANDO SE COMMON STOCK |
| 70 | CGF | Challenger Ltd | CHALLENGER LTD COMMON STOCK |
| 71 | 3401 | Teijin Ltd | TEIJIN LTD COMMON STOCK |
| 72 | 5110 | Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd | SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES COMMON STOCK |
| 73 | 4681 | Resorttrust Inc | RESORTTRUST INC COMMON STOCK |
| 74 | HSX | Hiscox Ltd | HISCOX LTD COMMON STOCK GBP.065 |
| 75 | 4666 | Park24 Co Ltd | PARK24 CO LTD COMMON STOCK |
| 76 | 179 | Johnson Electric Holdings Ltd | JOHNSON ELECTRIC HOLDINGS COMMON STOCK HKD.05 |
| 77 | 4062 | Ibiden Co Ltd | IBIDEN CO LTD COMMON STOCK |
| 78 | 9003 | Sotetsu Holdings Inc | SOTETSU HOLDINGS INC COMMON STOCK |
| 79 | 5301 | Tokai Carbon Co Ltd | TOKAI CARBON CO LTD COMMON STOCK |
| 80 | RMS | Hermes International SCA | RAMELIUS RESOURCES LTD COMMON STOCK |
| 81 | FBU | Fletcher Building Ltd | FLETCHER BUILDING LTD COMMON STOCK |
| 82 | 10 | Hang Lung Group Ltd | HANG LUNG GROUP LTD COMMON STOCK |
| 83 | JM | Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd | JM AB COMMON STOCK SEK1.0 |
| 84 | 9045 | Keihan Holdings Co Ltd | KEIHAN HOLDINGS CO LTD COMMON STOCK |
| 85 | PRU | Prudential Financial Inc | PERSEUS MINING LTD COMMON STOCK |
| 86 | UCB | UCB SA | UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS/GA COMMON STOCK USD1.0 |
| 87 | AZJ | Aurizon Holdings Ltd | AURIZON HOLDINGS LTD COMMON STOCK |
| 88 | 5471 | Daido Steel Co Ltd | DAIDO STEEL CO LTD COMMON STOCK |
| 89 | 1893 | Penta-Ocean Construction Co Ltd | PENTA OCEAN CONSTRUCTION CO LTD COMMON STOCK |
| 90 | 5830 | Iyogin Holdings Inc | IYOGIN HOLDINGS INC COMMON STOCK |
| 91 | SDF | Steadfast Group Ltd | K S AG REG COMMON STOCK |
| 92 | BRBY | Burberry Group PLC | BURBERRY GROUP PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.0005 |
| 93 | ILU | Iluka Resources Ltd | ILUKA RESOURCES LTD COMMON STOCK |
| 94 | SBRY | J Sainsbury PLC | SAINSBURY (J) PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.285714 |
| 95 | CLN | Clariant AG | CLARIANT AG REG COMMON STOCK CHF1.76 |
| 96 | 6966 | Mitsui High-Tec Inc | MITSUI HIGH TEC INC COMMON STOCK |
| 97 | 5333 | NGK Insulators Ltd | NGK INSULATORS LTD COMMON STOCK |
| 98 | 8086 | Nipro Corp | NIPRO CORP COMMON STOCK |