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Russell Small Cap Completeness® Index
Fact sheet

Definition
The Russell Small Cap Completeness measures the performance of the Russell 3000® Index companies excluding S&P 500 constituents.

The Russell Small Cap Completeness Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer of the extended broad market beyond the S&P 500 exposure. The Index and is completely reconstituted annually to ensure new and growing equities are reflected.

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Monthly data
As of July 31, 2008


Statistics

Capitalization (in billions)*                    
Average market cap($-WTD)                   6.545
Median market cap                   0.639
Largest company by market cap                   100.097
Smallest company by market cap                   0.036
Fundamental characteristics                    
Price/Book                   2.13
Dividend yield                   1.34
P/E Ex-Neg earnings                   17.14
Lt growth forecast-IBES                   14.94%
EPS growth 5 years                   19.45

* View market cap ranges as of latest reconstitution

Total returns in percentages

     July     3 month     YTD       1 yr       3 yr        5 yr     10 yr
Small Cap Completeness   -0.53   -3.60   -8.25   -7.72   4.08   10.70   6.38
Russell 3000   -0.80   -7.12   -11.76   -10.32   3.06   7.71   3.62

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Membership data

Top 10 holdings
Genentech, Inc.
Visa, Inc.
Accenture, Ltd.
Mosaic Co. (The)
First Solar, Inc.
Liberty Media Corp.
Bunge, Ltd.
McDermott International, Inc.
Crown Castle International Corp.
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD INC

 


Top 10 performers   Ticker   Return
U S Airways Group Inc   LCC   102.40
UCBH Holdings Inc   UCBH   100.44
Bluegreen Corp   BXG   90.91
Geoglobal Resources Inc   GGR   88.26
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
Midway Games Inc   MWY   70.45


Sectors — Largest five by weight

Russell method
Financial Services
Consumer Discretionary
Health Care
Technology
Materials & Processing
GICS method
Financials
Information Technology
Industrials
Consumer Discretionary
Health Care
ICB method
Industrials
Financials
Consumer Services
Health Care
Technology






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







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