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Russell 2500™ Growth Index
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Definition
The Russell 2500 Growth Index measures the performance of the small to mid-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2500 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

The Russell 2500 Growth Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer of the small to mid-cap growth market. The Index is completely reconstituted annually to ensure larger stocks do not distort the performance and characteristics of the true small to mid-cap opportunity set and that the represented companies continue to reflect growth characteristics.

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Monthly Data
As of April 30, 2008


Statistics

Capitalization (in billions)                    
Average Market Cap($-WTD)                   3.364
Median Market Cap                   0.751
Largest Company by Market Cap                   22.514
Smallest Company by Market Cap                   0.023
Fundamental Characteristics                    
Price/Book                   3.21
Dividend Yield                   0.69
P/E Ex-Neg Earnings                   20.30
Lt Growth Forecast-IBES                   17.07%
EPS Growth 5 years                   22.03

Total Returns in Percentages

     April     3 month     YTD       1 yr       3 yr        5 yr     10 yr
Russell 2500 Growth   6.03   2.64   -5.73   -3.56   11.54   14.88   4.79
Russell 3000   5.00   1.14   -4.99   -5.16   8.64   11.40   4.28

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Membership Data

Top 10 Holdings
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
First Solar, Inc.
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.
Range Resources Corp.
FMC Technologies, Inc.
GameStop Corp.
Owens-Illinois, Inc.
Activision, Inc.
Denbury Resources, Inc.
NAVTEQ Corp.

 


Top 10 Performers   Ticker   Return
Hythiam Inc   HYTM   123.97
Progenics Pharmaceutical   PGNX   106.28
Virgin Mobile USA Inc   VM   104.43
Sucampo Pharma   SCMP   79.00
Warner Music Group Corp   WMG   74.50
Sirtris Pharmaceuticals   SIRT   72.06
Anadigics Inc   ANAD   70.12
ITT Educational Svcs Inc   ESI   66.91
Cell Genesys Inc   CEGE   63.40
Bon-Ton Stores Inc   BONT   61.70


Sectors — Largest Five by Weight

Russell Method
Consumer Discretionary
Health Care
Technology
Financial Services
Materials & Processing
GICS Method
Information Technology
Industrials
Health Care
Consumer Discretionary
Energy
ICB Method
Industrials
Consumer Services
Health Care
Technology
Financials






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Returns represent past performance and are not a guarantee of future performance.







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