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Russell Latin America Index
Fact Sheet

Monthly Data
As of April 30, 2008

Statistics

Capitalization (in billions)                    
Average Market Cap ($-WTD)                   81.631
Median Market Cap                   1.927
Largest Stock by Market Cap                   243.977
Smallest Stock by Market Cap                   0.129
Fundamental Characteristics                    
Price/Book                   3.05
Dividend Yield                   1.93
P/E Ex-Neg Earnings                   15.5
Lt Growth Forecast-IBES                   15.82%
EPS Growth 5 years                   31.3


Total Returns in Percentages

     April       YTD      1 yr       3 yr        5 yr       10 yr  
Russell Latin America   10.64   7.41   47.02   51.41   48.55   20.97

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Membership Data

Top 10 Holdings   Country
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. Pref.
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.
Companhia Vale do Rio Doce
Vale do Rio Doce, Cia
Banco Bradesco S.A. Pref.
America Movil S.A.B. de C.V.
Banco Itau Holding Financeira S.A.
Companhia Siderurgica Nacional
Itausa-Investimentos Itau S.A.
Banco Bradesco
  Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
Mexico
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil


Top 10 Performers   Return   Country
M. Dias Branco S/A Ind e Comercio de Alimentos
Mexichem S.A.B. de C.V.
Fertilizantes Heringer S/A
Localiza Rent A Car S/A
Minerva S/A
Sociedad de Inversiones Pampa Calichera S.A.
Gafisa S/A
Ecopetrol S.A.
Forjas Taurus S/A
Confab Industrial S/A
  42.4
39.2
34.0
33.9
31.3
30.9
30.8
30.7
29.7
29.3
  Brazil
Mexico
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
Chile
Brazil
Colombia
Brazil
Brazil

Country Data

Top 5 Countries
Brazil
Mexico
Chile
Colombia
Peru

Sectors — Largest Five by Weight

Russell Method       GICS Method
Materials and Processing
Financial Services
Energy
Utilities
Consumer Discretionary
      Materials
Financials
Energy
Telecommunication Services
Consumer Staples






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