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Russell Global ex-U.S. Index
Fact sheet
Definition
Russell Global ex-U.S. Index measures the performance of the world's largest investable securities, based on market capitalization, excluding securities in the Russell 3000. The index includes approximately 7,000 securities and covers 61% of the investable global market.
The Russell Global Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer for the global segment and is completely reconstituted annually to ensure new and growing equities are reflected.
Monthly data
As of August 31, 2008
Statistics
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| Average market cap ($-WTD) |
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47.063 |
| Median market cap |
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0.799 |
| Largest stock by market cap |
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337.719 |
| Smallest stock by market cap |
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0.003 |
| Fundamental characteristics |
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| Price/Book |
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1.79 |
| Dividend yield |
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3.47 |
| P/E Ex-Neg earnings |
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11.8 |
| Lt growth forecast-IBES |
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10.40% |
| EPS growth 5 years |
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25.9 |
* View market cap ranges as of latest reconstitution
Total returns in percentages
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August |
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YTD |
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1 yr |
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3 yr |
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5 yr |
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10 yr |
| Russell Global ex-U.S. |
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-4.71 |
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-17.74 |
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-12.92 |
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10.55 |
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16.38 |
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8.67 |
For daily total return details for all Russell indexes, view this page.
Membership data
| Top 10 holdings |
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HSBC Holdings PLC
BP PLC
Nestle S.A.
Total S.A.
Vodafone Group PLC
Novartis AG
GlaxoSmithKline PLC
Royal Dutch Shell PLC (Cl A)
Roche Holding AG
BHP Billiton Ltd. |
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United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Switzerland
France
United Kingdom
Switzerland
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Switzerland
Australia |
| Top 10 performers |
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Return |
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Corp For Financing&Promoting Technology
Wai Chun Mining Industry Group Co Ltd
Saigon Securities Inc.
ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc.
Rei Agro Ltd.
Mars Engineering Corp.
Protherics PLC
CanWest Global Communications Corp.
LDK Solar Co. Ltd. (ADS)
Barratt Developments PLC |
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83.2
72.3
65.8
57.5
53.8
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47.3
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42.5 |
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Vietnam
Hong Kong
Vietnam
Canada
India
Japan
United Kingdom
Canada
China
United Kingdom |
Country data
| Top 5 countries |
United Kingdom
Japan
Canada
France
Germany |
Sectors — Largest five by weight
| Russell method |
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GICS method |
Financial Services
Materials and Processing
Energy
Consumer Discretionary
Utilities |
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Financials
Industrials
Materials
Energy
Consumer Discretionary |
Copyright © Russell Investments 2008. All rights reserved. This material is proprietary and may not be reproduced, transferred or distributed in any form without prior written
permission from Russell Investments. Russell Investments reserves the right at any time and without notice to change, amend, or cease publication of the information. It has been prepared solely for informative purposes. It is made available on an "as is" basis without warranty. Nothing in this publication is intended to constitute legal, tax, securities or investment advice, not an opinion regarding the appropriateness of any investment, nor a
solicitation of any type.
The index is unmanaged and cannot be invested in directly.
Russell Investments is the owner of the trademarks, service marks and copyrights related to its indexes.
Russell Investment Group is a Washington, USA corporation, which operates through subsidiaries worldwide, including Russell Investments, and is a subsidiary of The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company.
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