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Russell 1000® Index
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Definition
The Russell 1000 Index measures the performance of the large-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. It is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index and includes approximately 1000 of the largest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. The Russell 1000 represents approximately 92% of the U.S. market.

The Russell 1000 Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer for the large-cap segment and is completely reconstituted annually to ensure new and growing equities are reflected.

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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 April 30, 2008

Statistics

Capitalization (in billions)*                    
Average Market Cap ($-WTD)                   89.347
Median Market Cap                   5.197
Largest Company by Market Cap                   497.927
Smallest Company by Market Cap                   0.129
Fundamental Characteristics                    
Price/Book                   2.58
Dividend Yield                   1.98
P/E Ex-Neg Earnings                   16.56
Lt Growth Forecast-IBES                   12.29%
EPS Growth 5 years                   20.94

* View Market Capitalization Ranges as of latest Reconstitution

Total Returns in Percentages

     April     3 month     YTD      1 yr       3 yr        5 yr     10 yr
Russell 1000   5.07   1.17   -4.89   -4.62   8.63   11.23   4.24
Russell 3000   5.00   1.14   -4.99   -5.16   8.64   11.40   4.28

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Membership Data

Top 10 Holdings
Exxon Mobil Corp
General Electric Co
AT&T Inc
Microsoft Corp
Procter & Gamble Co
Chevron Corp
Johnson & Johnson
Bank of America Corp
Intl Business Machines
JPMorgan Chase & Co

 


Top 10 Performers   Ticker   Return
Warner Music Group Corp   WMG   74.50
ITT Educational Svcs Inc   ESI   66.91
Millennium Pharm Inc   MLNM   60.87
Career Education Corp   CECO   58.41
Vmware Inc   VMW   55.63
Safeco Corp   SAF   53.52
Capitalsource Inc   CSE   45.29
Ford Motor Co   F   44.41
NII Holdings Inc   NIHD   43.93
Massey Energy Corp   MEE   43.37


Alphabetical membership list in pdf format.

Sectors — Largest Five by Weight

Russell Method
Financial Services
Technology
Consumer Discretionary and Services
Health Care
Consumer Staples
GICS Method
Financials
Information Technology
Energy
Industrials
Health Care
ICB Method
Financials
Technology
Industrials
Oil & Gas
Consumer Services






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

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