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Russell Global ex-U.S. Large Cap Index
Fact Sheet

Definition
The Russell Global ex-U.S. Large Cap Index measures the performance of the largest securities in the Russell Global ex-U.S. Index, based on market capitalization. The index includes approximately 2,000 securities and covers 52% of the investable global market.

The Russell Global Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer for the global segment and is completely reconstituted annually to ensure new and growing equities are reflected.

Monthly Data
As of March 31, 2008

Statistics

Capitalization (in billions)                    
Average Market Cap ($-WTD)                   56.750
Median Market Cap                   6.086
Largest Stock by Market Cap                   423.997
Smallest Stock by Market Cap                   0.080
Fundamental Characteristics                    
Price/Book                   1.97
Dividend Yield                   3.11
P/E Ex-Neg Earnings                   12.2
Lt Growth Forecast-IBES                   10.12%
EPS Growth 5 years                   25.9

* View Market Cap Ranges as of latest Reconstitution

Total Returns in Percentages

     March       YTD      1 yr       3 yr        5 yr       10 yr  
Russell Global ex-U.S. Large Cap   -2.04   -8.99   3.44   16.73   24.27   7.76

For daily total return details for all Russell indexes, view this page.

Membership Data

Top 10 Holdings   Country
BP PLC
HSBC Holdings PLC
Nestle S.A.
Vodafone Group PLC
Total S.A.
Roche Holding AG
Telefonica S.A.
Nokia Corp.
Banco Santander S.A.
GlaxoSmithKline PLC
  United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Switzerland
United Kingdom
France
Switzerland
Spain
Finland
Spain
United Kingdom


Top 10 Performers   Return   Country
Henderson Investment Ltd.
Wing Lung Bank Ltd.
El Ezz Aldekhela Steel-Alexandria
TietoEnator Oyj
Volkswagen AG
Ideal, S.A.B. de C.V.
Industrias Penoles S.A.B. de C.V.
Rakuten Inc.
Outokumpu Oyj
Randstad Holding N.V.
  143.5
40.1
37.1
35.4
27.8
24.5
24.2
24.1
23.8
22.6
  Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Egypt
Finland
Germany
Mexico
Mexico
Japan
Finland
Netherlands

Country Data

Top 5 Countries
United Kingdom
Japan
France
Germany
Canada

Sectors — Largest Five by Weight

Russell Method       GICS Method
Financial Services
Materials and Processing
Utilities
Energy
Consumer Discretionary
      Financials
Materials
Industrials
Energy
Consumer Discretionary






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