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Russell Global Large Cap Index
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Definition
The Russell Global Large Cap Index measures the performance of the largest securities in the Russell Global Index, based on market capitalization. The index includes approximately 3,000 securities and covers 86% 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

Capitalization (in billions)                    
Average market cap ($-WTD)                   64.665
Median market cap                   5.074
Largest stock by market cap                   422.748
Smallest stock by market cap                   0.071
Fundamental characteristics                    
Price/Book                   2.07
Dividend yield                   2.81
P/E Ex-Neg earnings                   13.1
Lt growth forecast-IBES                   11.18%
EPS growth 5 years                   22.7

* View market cap ranges as of latest reconstitution

Total returns in percentages

     August        YTD       1 yr       3 yr        5 yr       10 yr  
Russell Global
Large Cap
  -2.04   -14.59   -11.40   7.44   11.68   6.79

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.
Johnson & Johnson
AT&T Inc.
HSBC Holdings PLC
BP PLC
Chevron Corp.
International Business Machines Corp.
  United States
United States
United States
United States
United States
United States
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United States
United States


Top 10 performers   Return   Country
MBIA Inc.
Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
Brookdale Senior Living Inc.
LDK Solar Co. Ltd. (ADS)
Yell Group PLC
Mitsumi Electric Co. Ltd.
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.
UnionBanCal Corp.
Cablevision Systems Corp.
Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. (ADS)
  173.5
49.4
44.5
43.4
41.7
38.0
38.0
37.2
33.3
32.9
  United States
United States
United States
China
United Kingdom
Japan
United States
United States
United States
China

Country data

Top 5 countries
United States
United Kingdom
Japan
France
Canada

Sectors — Largest five by weight

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







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The index is unmanaged and cannot be invested in directly.

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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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