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Russell Top 200® Growth Index
Fact Sheet
Definition
The Russell Top 200 Growth Index offers measures the performance of the especially large cap segment of the U.S. equity universe represented by stocks in the largest 200 by market cap that exhibit growth characteristics. It includes Russell Top 200 Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecast growth values. The companies also are members of the Russell 1000® Growth Index.
The Russell Top 200 Growth Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer of this larger cap growth market. The Index is completely reconstituted annually to ensure new and growing equities are included and that the represented companies continue to reflect growth characteristics.
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Monthly Data
As of April 30, 2008
Statistics
| Capitalization (in billions) |
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| Average Market Cap($-WTD) |
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99.337 |
| Median Market Cap |
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33.780 |
| Largest Company by Market Cap |
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497.927 |
| Smallest Company by Market Cap |
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8.646 |
| Fundamental Characteristics |
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| Price/Book |
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3.93 |
| Dividend Yield |
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1.40 |
| P/E Ex-Neg Earnings |
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18.27 |
| Lt Growth Forecast-IBES |
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14.18% |
| EPS Growth 5 years |
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21.74 |
Total Returns in Percentages
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April |
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3 month |
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YTD |
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1 yr |
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3 yr |
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5 yr |
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10 yr |
| Russell Top 200 Growth |
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4.35 |
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1.98 |
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-5.91 |
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0.66 |
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7.84 |
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7.85 |
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0.66 |
| Russell 3000 |
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5.00 |
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1.14 |
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-4.99 |
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-5.16 |
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8.64 |
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11.40 |
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4.28 |
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Membership Data
| Top 10 Holdings |
| Microsoft Corp. |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. |
| Apple, Inc. |
| Google, Inc. |
| International Business Machines Corp. |
| Intel Corp. |
| Schlumberger, Ltd. |
| Hewlett-Packard Co. |
| PepsiCo, Inc. |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. |
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| Top 10 Performers |
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Ticker |
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Return |
| Vmware Inc |
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VMW |
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55.63 |
| Google Inc |
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GOOG |
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30.38 |
| Schering Plough Corp |
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SGP |
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28.21 |
| Merrill Lynch & Co Inc |
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MER |
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22.31 |
| Apple Inc |
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AAPL |
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21.22 |
| SLM Corp |
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SLM |
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20.72 |
| Freeport-Mcmoran C&G |
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FCX |
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18.71 |
| Baker Hughes Inc |
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BHI |
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18.07 |
| Halliburton Co |
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HAL |
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16.73 |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc |
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GS |
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15.92 |
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Sectors — Largest Five by Weight
| Russell Method |
Technology
Health Care
Consumer Discretionary
Consumer Staple
Financial Services |
| GICS Method |
Information Technology
Health Care
Consumer Staples
Industrials
Consumer Discretionary |
| ICB Method |
| Technology |
| Health Care |
| Consumer Services |
| Industrials |
| Consumer Goods |
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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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