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Russell 3000® Index
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Definition
The Russell 3000 Index measures the performance of the largest 3000 U.S. companies representing approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity market.

The Russell 3000 Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive, unbiased, and stable barometer of the broad market and is completely reconstituted annually to ensure new and growing equities are reflected.

Intraday values

Open Last Change Year High Year Low %Change As of Date/Time (ET)
© Pinnacor 2004

Monthly data
As of May 31, 2009


Statistics

Capitalization (in billions)*                    
Average market cap($-WTD)                   59.466
Median market cap                   0.625
Largest company by market cap                   345.086
Fundamental characteristics                    
Price/Book                   1.97
Dividend yield                   2.21
P/E Ex-Neg earnings                   13.42
Lt growth forecast-IBES                   9.95%
EPS growth 5 years                   14.28

* View market cap ranges as of latest reconstitution

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. Refer to the posted market cap ranges to view the actual breakpoints from the previous reconstitution or 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 3000   5.34   26.62   3.84   -32.85   -8.40   -1.52   -1.00


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Membership data

Top 10 holdings
Exxon Mobil Corp.
Microsoft Corp.
Procter & Gamble Co.
Johnson & Johnson
AT&T, Inc.
International Business Machines Corp.
General Electric Co.
Chevron Corp.
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Apple, Inc.

 


Top 10 performers   Ticker   Return
Map Pharmaceuticals Inc   MAPP   328.72
Geokinetics Inc   GOK   180.68
PMI Group Inc   PMI   176.19
Anthracite Capital Inc   AHR   170.00
Lee Enterprises Inc   LEE   163.16
Genworth Financial Inc   GNW   150.85
Virgin Mobile USA Inc   VM   134.63
American Dairy Inc   ADY   129.92
Avis Budget Group Inc   CAR   129.67
Dollar Thrifty Auto   DTG   129.26


Alphabetical membership list (PDF)

Sectors — Largest five by weight

Russell method
Technology
Financial Services
Health Care
Consumer Discretionary
Consumer Staple
GICS method
Information Technology
Financials
Health Care
Energy
Industrials
ICB method
Technology
Financials
Health Care
Industrials
Oil & Gas






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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