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Russell Global Index
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Definition
The Russell Global Index measures the performance of the global equity market based on all investable equity securities. The index includes approximately 10,000 securities in 63 countries and covers 98% of the investable global market. All securities in the Russell Global Index are classified according to size, region, country, and sector, as a result the Index can be segmented into more than 300 distinct benchmarks.

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 July 31, 2008

Statistics

Capitalization (in billions)                    
Average market cap ($-WTD)                   59.257
Median market cap                   0.859
Largest stock by market cap                   424.968
Smallest stock by market cap                   0.026
Fundamental characteristics                    
Price/Book                   2.01
Dividend yield                   2.85
P/E Ex-Neg earnings                   13.0
Lt growth forecast-IBES                   11.50%
EPS growth 5 years                   23.0

* View market cap ranges as of latest reconstitution

Total returns in percentages

     July        YTD       1 yr       3 yr        5 yr       10 yr  
Russell Global   -2.48   -12.88   -10.42   8.39   13.00   5.73

For daily total return details for all Russell indexes, view this page.

Membership data

Top 10 holdings   Country
Exxon Mobil Corp.
General Electric Co.
Microsoft Corp.
Procter & Gamble Co.
HSBC Holdings PLC
BP PLC
Johnson & Johnson
AT&T Inc.
International Business Machines Corp.
Chevron Corp.
  United States
United States
United States
United States
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United States
United States
United States
United States

Top 10 performers   Return   Country
US Airways Group Inc.
UCBH Holdings Inc.
Speedel Holding AG
Bluegreen Corp.
GeoGlobal Resources Inc.
Ambac Financial Group Inc.
Sterling Financial Corp. (Washington)
AMR Corp.
Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Co.
Farmers Capital Bank Corp.
  102.4
100.4
92.2
90.9
88.3
88.1
80.7
76.4
72.1
71.3
  United States
United States
Switzerland
United States
United States
United States
United States
United States
United States
United States

Alphabetical membership list

Country data

Top 5 countries
United States
United Kingdom
Japan
Canada
France

Sectors — Largest five by weight

Russell method       GICS method
Financial Services
Energy
Materials and Processing
Consumer Discretionary
Technology
      Financials
Energy
Industrials
Information Technology
Materials








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