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Russell 3000® Value Index
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Definition
The Russell 3000 Value Index measures the performance of the broad value segment of U.S. equity value universe. It includes those Russell 3000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

The Russell 3000 Value Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive, unbiased, and stable barometer of the broad value market. The Index is completely reconstituted annually to ensure new and growing equities are included and that the represented companies continue to reflect value characteristics.

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Monthly data
As of July 31, 2008


Statistics

Capitalization (in billions)                    
Average market cap($-WTD)                   83.168
Median market cap                   0.845
Largest company by market cap                   424.968
Smallest company by market cap                   0.036
Fundamental characteristics                    
Price/Book                   1.65
Dividend yield                   2.97
P/E Ex-Neg earnings                   13.32
Lt growth forecast-IBES                   9.35%
EPS growth 5 years                   15.53

Total returns in percentages

     July     3 month      YTD        1 yr       3 yr        5 yr     10 yr
Russell 3000 Value   0.06   -9.41   -13.22   -14.75   2.30   8.63   5.32
Russell 3000   -0.80   -7.12   -11.76   -10.32   3.06   7.71   3.62

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

Membership data

Top 10 holdings
Exxon Mobil Corp.
General Electric Co.
AT&T, Inc.
Chevron Corp.
Bank of America Corp.
Johnson & Johnson
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Pfizer, Inc.
ConocoPhillips
Procter & Gamble Co.

 


Top 10 performers   Ticker   Return
U S Airways Group Inc   LCC   102.40
UCBH Holdings Inc   UCBH   100.44
Bluegreen Corp   BXG   90.91
Ambac Financial Grp Inc   ABK   88.06
Sterling Finl Corp Wa   STSA   80.68
AMR Corp   AMR   76.37
Philadelphia Cons Hldg   PHLY   72.06
Farmers Capital Bk Corp   FFKT   71.34
East West Bancorp Inc   EWBC   68.70
Rohm & Haas Co   ROH   61.50


Sectors — Largest five by weight

Russell method
Financial Services
Utilities
Health Care
Integrated Oils
Consumer Discretionary
GICS method
Financials
Energy
Health Care
Industrials
Consumer Discretionary
ICB method
Financials
Oil & Gas
Industrials
Health Care
Consumer Goods






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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.

Returns represent past performance and are not a guarantee of future performance.

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