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

The Russell 2000 Value Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer for the small-cap value 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 value characteristics.

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Intraday values

Open Last Change Year High Year Low %Change As of Date/Time (ET)
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Monthly data
As of October 31, 2008


Statistics

Capitalization (in billions)                    
Average market cap($-WTD)                   0.864
Median market cap                   0.345
Largest company by market cap                   3.804
Smallest company by market cap                   0.011
Fundamental characteristics                    
Price/Book                   1.09
Dividend yield                   2.80
P/E Ex-Neg earnings                   12.51
Lt growth forecast-IBES                   10.66%
EPS growth 5 years                   9.60

Total returns in percentages

     October     3 month      YTD        1 yr       3 yr        5 yr     10 yr
Russell 2000 Value   -19.98   -20.10   -24.27   -30.54   -4.49   3.05   7.40
Russell 3000   -17.74   -24.31   -33.21   -36.60   -5.46   0.46   1.05

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Membership data

Top 10 holdings
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.
Piedmont Natural Gas Co.
Realty Income Corp.
Senior Housing Properties Trust
NICOR, Inc.
Westar Energy, Inc.
Aspen Insurance Holdings, Ltd.
FirstMerit Corp.
Apollo Investment Corp.
ProAssurance Corp.

 


Top 10 performers   Ticker   Return
Airtran Holdings Inc   AAI   68.31
U S Airways Group Inc   LCC   68.16
Cheniere Energy Inc   LNG   66.22
UAL Corp   UAUA   65.64
Nektar Therapeutics   NKTR   54.04
ICO Global Comm Hldgs   ICOG   50.46
Republic Airways Hld   RJET   46.71
Spartan Motors Inc   SPAR   44.34
Salix Pharmaceuticals   SLXP   43.53
Federal Agric Mtg Co   AGM   41.46


Sectors — Largest five by weight

Russell method
Financial Services
Consumer Discretionary
Technology
Materials & Processing
Utilities
GICS method
Financials
Industrials
Information Technology
Consumer Discretionary
Utilities
ICB method
Financials
Industrials
Consumer Services
Technology
Consumer Goods






Copyright © Russell Investments 2008. 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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