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Russell Frontier® Index


As of April 30, 2013

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Facts and characteristics

Facts

Bloomberg ticker symbol                   RUFRT
Weighted average market cap ($B)                   4.988
Median market cap ($B)                   0.301
Largest stock by market cap                   28.586

Characteristics

Price/Book                   1.60    
Dividend Yield                   5.62    
P/E Ex-Neg Earnings                   12.1    
Long-Term Growth Forecast - IBES                   12.49    
EPS Growth - 5 Years                   7.4    


Membership

Top 10 holdings

Holding       Country
Oil Search Ltd       Papua New Guinea
Industries Qatar QSC       Qatar
Qatar National Bank SAQ       Qatar
Guaranty Trust Bank Plc       Nigeria
National Bank of Kuwait       Kuwait
Mobile Telecommunications Co KSC       Kuwait
FBN Holdings Plc       Nigeria
Zenith Bank PLC       Nigeria
Arab Bank PLC       Jordan
Nigerian Breweries Plc       Nigeria

Top 10 performers

Holding   1 Mo Return %   Country
First Dubai Real Estate Develop Co KSC   72.5   Kuwait
Sokouk Holding Co   55.6   Kuwait
Coast Investment Development   54.4   Kuwait
Okomu Oil Palm PLC   38.4   Nigeria
Thal Ltd   37.5   Pakistan
Al-Mal Investment Co KSCC   37.3   Kuwait
Siderar SAIC   36.1   Argentina
Danah Al Safat Foodstuff Co KSC   33.4   Kuwait
Green Delta Insurance Co Ltd   22.4   Bangladesh
Al-Deera Holding Co   22.2   Kuwait

Top five countries

Nigeria    
Kuwait    
Qatar    
Argentina    
Vietnam    


Russell Global Sectors

Top five by weight

Financial Services    
Energy    
Consumer Staples    
Utilities    
Materials & Processing    


Performance

Total returns (based on $US)
Russell Frontier Index returns chart

    April   YTD   1 Yr   3 Yr   5 Yr
Frontier   1.90   9.79   12.63   2.03   -7.32

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