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Russell Midcap® Growth Index
Fact sheet

Definition
The Russell Midcap Growth Index measures the performance of the mid-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell Midcap Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.
The Russell Midcap Growth Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer of the mid-cap growth market. The Index is completely reconstituted annually to ensure larger stocks do not distort the performance and characteristics of the true mid-cap growth market.
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Monthly data
As of July 31, 2008

Statistics
| Capitalization (in billions) |
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| Average market cap($-WTD) |
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8.062 |
| Median market cap |
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4.148 |
| Largest company by market cap |
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18.095 |
| Smallest company by market cap |
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0.777 |
| Fundamental characteristics |
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| Price/Book |
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3.70 |
| Dividend yield |
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0.85 |
| P/E Ex-Neg earnings |
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18.23 |
| Lt growth forecast-IBES |
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16.56% |
| EPS growth 5 years |
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24.46 |
Total returns in percentages

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July |
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3 month |
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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 Midcap Growth |
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-3.80 |
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-6.14 |
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-10.35 |
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-7.92 |
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4.81 |
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10.67 |
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5.69 |
| Russell 3000 |
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-0.80 |
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-7.12 |
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-11.76 |
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-10.32 |
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3.06 |
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7.71 |
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3.62 |
For daily total return details for all Russell indexes, view this page.
Membership data
| Top 10 holdings |
| Avon Products, Inc. |
| PPL Corp. |
| Yum! Brands, Inc. |
| American Tower Corp. |
| Allergan, Inc. |
| St. Jude Medical, Inc. |
| T Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
| Northern Trust Corp. |
| Murphy Oil Corp. |
| Smith International, Inc. |
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| Top 10 performers |
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Ticker |
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Return |
| AMR Corp |
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AMR |
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76.37 |
| Philadelphia Cons Hldg |
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PHLY |
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72.06 |
| Rohm & Haas Co |
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ROH |
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61.50 |
| Imclone Systems Inc |
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IMCL |
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58.01 |
| Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc |
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BRL |
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46.36 |
| App Pharmaceuticals Inc |
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APPX |
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41.51 |
| Apollo Group Inc |
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APOL |
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40.74 |
| Delta Air Lines Inc Del |
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DAL |
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32.28 |
| Copa Holdings SA |
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CPA |
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27.13 |
| Pulte Homes Inc |
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PHM |
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26.79 |
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Sectors Largest five by weight
| Russell method |
Consumer Discretionary Technology Health Care Other Energy Producer Durables |
| GICS method |
Information Technology Industrials Consumer Discretionary Energy Health Care |
| ICB method |
| Industrials |
| Comsumer Services |
| Technology |
| Health Care |
| Oil & Gas |

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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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