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Russell 2000® Growth Index
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Definition
The Russell 2000 Growth Index measures the performance of the small-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000 companies with higher price-to-value ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

The Russell 2000 Growth Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer for the small-cap growth segment. The Index is completely reconstituted annually to ensure larger stocks do not distort the performance and characteristics of the true small-cap opportunity set and that the represented companies continue to reflect growth characteristics.

Intraday values

Open Last Change Year High Year Low %Change As of Date/Time (ET)
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Monthly data
As of May 31, 2009


Statistics

Capitalization (in billions)                    
Average market cap($-WTD)                   0.978
Median market cap                   0.351
Largest company by market cap                   3.245
Fundamental characteristics                    
Price/Book                   2.34
Dividend yield                   0.67
P/E Ex-Neg earnings                   15.84
Lt growth forecast-IBES                   15.89%
EPS growth 5 years                   17.14

The smallest company in each index has been removed from the public website to avoid any confusion. The smallest company could distort the actual distribution in the corresponding index due to corporate action methodology. Use the $wtd average market capitalization for a true measure of the capitalization distribution.

Total returns in percentages

     May     3 month     YTD        1 yr         3 yr        5 yr      10 yr
Russell 2000 Growth   3.87   30.23   7.86   -31.55   -8.79   -1.31   -0.70
Russell 3000   5.34   26.62   3.84   -32.85   -8.40   -1.52   -1.00

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Membership data

Top 10 holdings
Myriad Genetics, Inc.
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Aeropostale, Inc.
Dendreon Corp.
Sybase, Inc.
EXCO Resources, Inc.
MICROS Systems, Inc.
ITC Holdings Corp.
United Therapeutics Corp.
Waste Connections, Inc.

 


Top 10 performers   Ticker   Return
Map Pharmaceuticals Inc   MAPP   328.72
Geokinetics Inc   GOK   180.68
Virgin Mobile USA Inc   VM   134.63
American Dairy Inc   ADY   129.92
Immunomedics Inc   IMMU   114.66
Cytori Therapeutics Inc   CYTX   111.73
Gulfport Energy Corp   GPOR   109.43
Acadia Pharmaceuticals   ACAD   97.98
BMB Munai Inc   KAZ   97.50
Stone Energy Corp   SGY   96.06


Sectors — Largest five by weight

Russell method
Health Care
Technology
Consumer Discretionary
Producer Durables
Other Energy
GICS method
Information Technology
Health Care
Industrials
Consumer Discretionary
Energy
ICB method
Industrials
Health Care
Technology
Consumer Services
Consumer Goods






Copyright © Russell Investments 2009. All rights reserved. This material is proprietary and may not be reproduced, transferred or distributed in any form without prior written permission from Russell Investments. Russell Investments reserves the right at any 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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