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Russell 2500™ Growth Index
Fact sheet
Definition
The Russell 2500 Growth Index measures the performance of the small to mid-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2500 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.
The Russell 2500 Growth Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer of the small to mid-cap growth market. The Index is completely reconstituted annually to ensure larger stocks do not distort the performance and characteristics of the true small to mid-cap opportunity set and that the represented companies continue to reflect growth characteristics.
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Monthly data
As of September 30, 2008
Statistics
| Capitalization (in billions) |
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| Average market cap($-WTD) |
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2.326 |
| Median market cap |
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0.647 |
| Largest company by market cap |
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6.843 |
| Smallest company by market cap |
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0.038 |
| Fundamental characteristics |
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| Price/Book |
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2.86 |
| Dividend yield |
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0.68 |
| P/E Ex-Neg earnings |
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17.79 |
| Lt growth forecast-IBES |
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17.39% |
| EPS growth 5 years |
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21.63 |
Total returns in percentages
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September |
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3 month |
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YTD |
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1 yr |
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5 yr |
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10 yr |
| Russell 2500 Growth |
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-13.24 |
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-12.09 |
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-19.01 |
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-20.70 |
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0.81 |
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6.73 |
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6.46 |
| Russell 3000 |
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-9.40 |
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-8.73 |
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-18.81 |
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-21.52 |
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0.26 |
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5.70 |
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3.80 |
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Membership data
| Top 10 holdings |
| Waters Corp. |
| Dentsply International, Inc. |
| Covance, Inc. |
| FLIR Systems, Inc. |
| Cephalon, Inc. |
| Petrohawk Energy Corp. |
| Roper Industries, Inc. |
| Stericycle, Inc. |
| Illumina, Inc. |
| Ross Stores, Inc. |
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| Top 10 performers |
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Ticker |
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Return |
| Sciele Pharma Inc |
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SCRX |
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59.78 |
| Indevus Pharmaceuticals |
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IDEV |
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52.27 |
| Privatebancorp Inc |
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PVTB |
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36.25 |
| Questcor Pharm Inc |
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QCOR |
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34.62 |
| United Natural Foods Inc |
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UNFI |
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30.02 |
| Jos A Bank Clothiers Inc |
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JOSB |
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29.28 |
| Rexahn Pharmaceuticals |
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RNN |
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29.01 |
| 99 Cents Only Stores |
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NDN |
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28.15 |
| Secure Computing Corp |
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SCUR |
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28.04 |
| Shenandoah Telecomm Co |
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SHEN |
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27.72 |
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Sectors — Largest five by weight
| Russell method |
Health Care
Consumer Discretionary
Technology
Producer Durables
Financial Services |
| GICS method |
Health Care
Industrials
Information Technology
Consumer Discretionary
Energy |
| ICB method |
| Industrials |
| Health Care |
| Consumer Services |
| Technology |
| Consumer Goods |
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time and without notice to change, amend, or cease publication of the information. It has been prepared solely for informative purposes. It is made available on an "as is" basis without warranty. Nothing in this publication is intended to constitute legal, tax, securities or investment advice, not an opinion regarding the appropriateness of any investment, nor a solicitation of any type.
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.
Returns represent past performance and are not a guarantee of future performance.
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