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Russell Microcap® Growth Index
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Definition
The Russell Microcap Growth Index measures the performance of the microcap growth segment of the U.S. Equity market. It includes those Russell Microcap Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

The Russell Microcap Growth Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer of the microcap growth market. The Index is completely reconstituted annually to ensure larger stocks do not distort the performance and characteristics of the microcap growth market.

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Monthly data
As of July 31, 2008


Statistics

Capitalization (in billions)                    
Average market cap($-WTD)                   0.327
Median market cap                   0.146
Largest company by market cap                   0.970
Smallest company by market cap                   0.019
Fundamental characteristics                    
Price/Book                   2.75
Dividend yield                   0.41
P/E Ex-Neg earnings                   19.53
Lt growth forecast-IBES                   21.13%
EPS growth 5 years                   20.68

Total returns in percentages

     July    3 month     YTD         1 yr       3 yr       5 yr     10 yr
Russell Microcap Growth   3.58   0.99   -13.39   -15.03   -1.62   4.81   --
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
Sequenom, Inc.
EZCORP INC
TEAM, Inc.
Cyberonics, Inc.
Natus Medical, Inc.
HMS Holdings Corp.
TYLER TECHNOLOGIES INC
BUFFALO WILD WINGS INC
Vocus, Inc.
QUIDEL CORP

 


Top 10 performers   Ticker   Return
Geoglobal Resources Inc   GGR   88.26
Pinnacle Airl Corp   PNCL   87.97
Decode Genetics Inc   DCGN   73.91
Midway Games Inc   MWY   70.45
Medivation Inc   MDVN   69.06
Cadence Pharmaceuticals   CADX   68.97
Array Biopharma Inc   ARRY   66.17
Bioheart Inc   BHRT   61.62
Akorn Inc   AKRX   54.98
Aventine Renewable   AVR   54.55


Sectors — Largest five by weight

Russell method
Health Care
Technology
Consumer Discretionary
Producer Durables
Materials & Processing
GICS method
Health Care
Information Technology
Industrials
Consumer Discretionary
Energy
ICB method
Health Care
Technology
Industrials
Consumer Services
Oil & Gas






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







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