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Russell Top 200® Growth Index
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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)                    
Average Market Cap($-WTD)                   99.337
Median Market Cap                   33.780
Largest Company by Market Cap                   497.927
Smallest Company by Market Cap                   8.646
Fundamental Characteristics                    
Price/Book                   3.93
Dividend Yield                   1.40
P/E Ex-Neg Earnings                   18.27
Lt Growth Forecast-IBES                   14.18%
EPS Growth 5 years                   21.74

Total Returns in Percentages

     April     3 month     YTD      1 yr       3 yr        5 yr     10 yr
Russell Top 200 Growth   4.35   1.98   -5.91   0.66   7.84   7.85   0.66
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
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.

 


Top 10 Performers   Ticker   Return
Vmware Inc   VMW   55.63
Google Inc   GOOG   30.38
Schering Plough Corp   SGP   28.21
Merrill Lynch & Co Inc   MER   22.31
Apple Inc   AAPL   21.22
SLM Corp   SLM   20.72
Freeport-Mcmoran C&G   FCX   18.71
Baker Hughes Inc   BHI   18.07
Halliburton Co   HAL   16.73
Goldman Sachs Group Inc   GS   15.92


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







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