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Russell Top 50® Index
Fact Sheet

Definition
The Russell Top 50 Index measures the performance of the largest companies in the Russell 3000® Index. It includes approximately 50 of the largest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership and represents approximately 40% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000.

The Russell Top 50 Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive unbiased and stable barometer of the largest U.S. companies. The Index is completely reconstituted annually to ensure new and growing equities are reflected.

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Monthly Data
As of April 30, 2008


Statistics

Capitalization (in billions)*                    
Average Market Cap ($-WTD)                   180.957
Median Market Cap                   91.761
Largest Company by Market Cap                   497.927
Smallest Company by Market Cap                   8.690
Fundamental Characteristics                    
Price/Book                   2.64
Dividend Yield                   2.45
P/E Ex-Neg Earnings                   16.20
Lt Growth Forecast-IBES                   11.17%
EPS Growth 5 years                   18.51

* View Market Cap Ranges as of latest Reconstitution

Total Returns in Percentages


     April     3 month     YTD      1 yr       3 yr        5 yr     10 yr
Russell Top 50   4.37   -0.11   -6.37   -4.36   6.67   7.63   2.10
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
Google Inc   GOOG   30.38
Merrill Lynch & Co Inc   MER   22.31
Apple Inc   AAPL   21.22
Sprint Nextel Corp   S   19.43
Citigroup Inc   C   17.97
Goldman Sachs Group Inc   GS   15.92
Schlumberger Ltd   SLB   15.57
Boeing Co   BA   14.11
Conocophillips   COP   13.04
Chevron Corp   CVX   12.64


Sectors — Largest Five by Weight

Russell Method   ICB Method   GICS Method
Technology   Technology   Information Technology
Financial Services   Oil & Gas   Energy
Integrated Oils   Financials   Financials
Health Care   Health Care   Health Care
Consumer Staples   Consumer Goods   Consumer Staples






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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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