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Russell Midcap® Index


As of January 31, 2012

The Russell Midcap Index measures the performance of the mid-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell Midcap is a subset of the Russell 1000® Index. It includes approximately 800 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. The Russell Midcap represents approximately 31% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 1000 companies.

The Russell Midcap Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer for the mid-cap segment. The Index is completely reconstituted annually to ensure larger stocks do not distort the performance and characteristics of the true mid-cap opportunity set.

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Facts and characteristics

Facts

Bloomberg ticker symbol                   RMC
Reuters ticker symbol                   .RMC
Weighted average market cap ($B)                   8.274
Median market cap ($B)                   4.247
Largest company by market cap ($B)                   20.662

Market capitalization ranges as of latest reconstitution

Characteristics

Price/Book                   2.08
Dividend yield                   1.68
Price/Earnings (ex-negative earnings)                   16.62
IBES long-term growth forecast (%)                   12.40
EPS 5-year growth                   5.14


Membership

Complete membership list (PDF) as of latest reconstitution

Top 10 holdings

EL PASO CORP
SPECTRA ENERGY CORP
ECOLAB INC
INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC
NOBLE ENERGY INC
EQUITY RESIDENTIAL
MARSH & MCLENNAN COS
CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC
INTUIT
HCP INC

Top 10 performers

Holding   Ticker   Return
ORCHARD SUPPLY HARDWARE   OSH   162.95
DENDREON CORP   DNDN   78.68
NETFLIX INC   NFLX   73.47
ILLUMINA INC   ILMN   69.82
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICAL   REGN   63.92
SOLUTIA INC   SOA   59.14
IPG PHOTONICS CORP   IPGP   55.86
TEREX CORP   TEX   46.56
MANITOWOC CO INC   MTW   46.25
WESTLAKE CHEMICAL CORP   WLK   45.25


Russell Global Sectors

Top five by weight

Financial Services
Consumer Discretionary
Producer Durables
Technology
Health Care


Performance

Total returns vs. broad market (based on $US)

Russell Midcap Index returns chart

  January   3 month      YTD        1 yr        3 yr        5 yr       10 yr 
Russell Midcap   6.06   5.41   6.06   2.25   25.73   1.94   7.69
Russell 3000   5.05   5.62   5.05   3.86   20.24   0.60   4.16

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Returns represent past performance, are not a guarantee of future performance, and are not indicative of any specific investment. Returns of one year or longer are annualized.

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