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Russell Global ex-U.S. Index
Fact Sheet
Definition
Russell Global ex-U.S. Index measures the performance of the world's largest investable securities, based on market capitalization, excluding securities in the Russell 3000. The index includes approximately 7,000 securities and covers 61% of the investable global market.
The Russell Global Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer for the global segment and is completely reconstituted annually to ensure new and growing equities are reflected.
Monthly Data
As of April 30, 2008
Statistics
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| Average Market Cap ($-WTD) |
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53.511 |
| Median Market Cap |
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0.928 |
| Largest Stock by Market Cap |
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450.138 |
| Smallest Stock by Market Cap |
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0.003 |
| Fundamental Characteristics |
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| Price/Book |
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2.03 |
| Dividend Yield |
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2.88 |
| P/E Ex-Neg Earnings |
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12.9 |
| Lt Growth Forecast-IBES |
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10.45% |
| EPS Growth 5 years |
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26.3 |
* View Market Cap Ranges as of latest Reconstitution
Total Returns in Percentages
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YTD |
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1 yr |
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3 yr |
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5 yr |
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10 yr |
| Russell Global ex-U.S. |
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5.63 |
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-3.86 |
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3.63 |
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19.91 |
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23.87 |
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8.63 |
For daily total return details for all Russell indexes, view this page.
Membership Data
| Top 10 Holdings |
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Country |
BP PLC
HSBC Holdings PLC
Nestle S.A.
Total S.A.
Vodafone Group PLC
BHP Billiton Ltd.
Banco Santander S.A.
E.ON AG
Telefonica S.A.
Gazprom OAO |
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United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Switzerland
France
United Kingdom
Australia
Spain
Germany
Spain
Russia |
| Top 10 Performers |
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Return |
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Country |
International Greetings PLC
Allco Finance Group Ltd.
London Scottish Bank PLC
Suruga Corp.
Ardepro Co. Ltd.
Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd.
Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp.
Namkwang Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.
Vestel Beyaz Esya Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.
Sun Frontier Fudousan Co. Ltd. |
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169.1
128.2
105.2
101.1
95.4
95.2
92.8
92.2
89.0
82.6 |
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United Kingdom
Australia
United Kingdom
Japan
Japan
Canada
Canada
Korea
Turkey
Japan |
Country Data
| Top 5 Countries |
United Kingdom
Japan
France
Canada
Germany |
Sectors — Largest Five by Weight
| Russell Method |
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GICS Method |
Financial Services
Materials and Processing
Energy
Consumer Discretionary
Utilities |
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Financials
Materials
Industrials
Energy
Consumer Discretionary |
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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.
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