Sector weightings As of 09/30/2009 Updated monthly
% of total market value
U.S. Government/Agency Investment Grade Credit High Yield Commercial Mortgage Backed Residential Mortgage Backed Asset Backed Emerging Markets Debt Non-U.S. Dollar/Foreign Exchange Bank Loans Net Cash & Equivalents Other
11.8 25.6 2.0 5.8 19.4 11.7 2.1 0.9 0.4 25.1 0.4
The Other sector includes pooled investment vehicles, certain derivatives, stocks, municipal bonds and other investments not falling within one of the other listed sectors.
Sector allocations and credit quality exposures may not equal 100 percent as a result of the fund's use of certain financial instruments such as futures, forwards, options, swaps and when issued transactions or forward commitments. Managers utilize these instruments as a substitute for holding securities directly, for hedging purposes, to take a net short position in certain markets or to adjust the interest rate sensitivity and duration of the portfolio. In the event short positions are created, they may be reflected as negative weightings in sector allocations and credit quality exposures.
Quality rating As of 09/30/2009 Updated quarterly
% of market value
U.S. Govt & Agency
26
AAA
31
AA
6
A
12
BBB
11
BB
2
B
1
Other
15
Debt instrument quality ratings are based upon Moody's Investors Service Inc. and Standard & Poor's Corporation. For additional information on quality ratings, see the Statement of Additional Information.
Top 10 holdings As of 10/31/2009 Updated monthly
% of fund
United States Treasury Notes Fannie Mae Fannie Mae United States Treasury Notes United States Treasury Notes Fannie Mae Fannie Mae Fannie Mae Wells Fargo & Co. Banc of America Funding Corp.
6.0 3.8 3.7 3.5 1.8 1.8 1.5 1.3 1.1 1.1
25.6
The top ten holdings list does not reflect the investment of cash reserves and cash collateral received in securities lending transactions in one or more of Russell Investment Company's money market funds.
Characteristics As of 09/30/2009 Updated quarterly
Total net assets (All classes)
$555.8 million
Weighted average duration (All classes)1
2.3 years
30-day SEC yield (Class S)2
3.50%
1 Duration approximates the percentage change in the price of a bond or the value of a portfolio of bonds for every one percentage point shift in interest rates.
2 The fund's current yield for the 30-day period ending 09/30/2009
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On September 2, 2008, the name of Short Duration Bond Fund changed to Russell Short Duration Bond Fund.
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