Fact Sheets
& Definitions
 
  
U.S. Indexes 
  
Global Indexes 
  
Russell/Nomura Indexes 
  
U.S. Characteristics Comparison 
  
Global Characteristics Comparison 
Russell.com Home



Russell Emerging Markets Index
Fact Sheet

Monthly Data
As of April 30, 2008

Statistics

Capitalization (in billions)                    
Average Market Cap ($-WTD)                   52.355
Median Market Cap                   1.015
Largest Stock by Market Cap                   450.138
Smallest Stock by Market Cap                   0.033
Fundamental Characteristics                    
Price/Book                   2.47
Dividend Yield                   1.98
P/E Ex-Neg Earnings                   15.1
Lt Growth Forecast-IBES                   17.03%
EPS Growth 5 years                   28.8

* View Market Cap Ranges as of latest Reconstitution

Total Returns in Percentages

     April       YTD      1 yr       3 yr        5 yr       10 yr  
Russell Emerging Markets   7.63   -5.29   24.36   33.51   35.90   12.62

For daily total return details for all Russell indexes, view this page.

Membership Data

Top 10 Holdings   Country
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. Pref.
China Mobile Ltd.
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.
Companhia Vale do Rio Doce
Reliance Industries Ltd.
Vale do Rio Doce, Cia
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
Gazprom OAO
  Brazil
China
Korea
Brazil
Brazil
India
Brazil
China
Taiwan
Russia


Top 10 Performers   Return   Country
Namkwang Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.
Vestel Beyaz Esya Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.
BF Utilities Ltd.
Sasken Communication Technologies Ltd.
Bombay Dyeing & Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
Hua Han Bio-Pharmaceutical Holdings Ltd.
China Infrastructure Machinery Holdings Ltd.
Kingsoft Corp. Ltd.
E-Ton Solar Tech. Co. Ltd.
G Steel PCL
  92.2
89.0
79.0
73.2
65.1
55.1
53.6
53.1
51.7
51.5
  Korea
Turkey
India
India
India
China
China
China
Taiwan
Thailand

Country Data

Top 5 Countries
Brazil
China
Korea
Taiwan
India

Sectors — Largest Five by Weight

Russell Method       GICS Method
Financial Services
Materials and Processing
Energy
Utilities
Technology
      Financials
Energy
Materials
Information Technology
Industrials






Copyright © Russell Investments 2008. All rights reserved. This material is proprietary and may not be reproduced, transferred or distributed in any form without prior written permission from Russell Investments. Russell Investments reserves the right at any time and without notice to change, amend, or cease publication of the information. It has been prepared solely for informative purposes. It is made available on an "as is" basis without warranty. Nothing in this publication is intended to constitute legal, tax, securities or investment advice, not an opinion regarding the appropriateness of any investment, nor a solicitation of any type.

The index is unmanaged and cannot be invested in directly.

Russell Investments is the owner of the trademarks, service marks and copyrights related to its indexes.

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.



Download the Fact Sheet


Printer friendly version of this page


WWW.RUSSELL.COM   INDIVIDUAL INVESTORS   INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS   FINANCIAL PROFESSIONALS   SITE MAP

© Russell Investments 1995-2008. All rights reserved.
Legal Information.    Privacy Statement.

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.

Indexes are unmanaged and cannot by invested in directly. Returns represent past performance, are not a guarantee of future performance, and are not indicative of any specific investment.