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Russell 3000® Value Index
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Definition
The Russell 3000 Value Index measures the performance of the broad value segment of U.S. equity value universe. It includes those Russell 3000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

The Russell 3000 Value Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive, unbiased, and stable barometer of the broad value market. The Index is completely reconstituted annually to ensure new and growing equities are included and that the represented companies continue to reflect value characteristics.

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Monthly Data
As of May 31, 2008


Statistics

Capitalization (in billions)                    
Average Market Cap($-WTD)                   95.468
Median Market Cap                   0.932
Largest Company by Market Cap                   474.868
Smallest Company by Market Cap                   0.026
Fundamental Characteristics                    
Price/Book                   1.87
Dividend Yield                   2.74
P/E Ex-Neg Earnings                   14.70
Lt Growth Forecast-IBES                   9.81%
EPS Growth 5 years                   15.53

Total Returns in Percentages

     May     3 month     YTD       1 yr       3 yr        5 yr     10 yr
Russell 3000 Value   0.12   4.26   -4.10   -12.54   7.35   11.49   6.25
Russell 3000   2.05   6.52   -3.05   -6.61   8.03   10.55   4.76

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Membership Data

Top 10 Holdings
Exxon Mobil Corp.
General Electric Co.
AT&T, Inc.
Chevron Corp.
ConocoPhillips
Bank of America Corp.
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Pfizer, Inc.
Procter & Gamble Co.
Johnson & Johnson

 


Top 10 Performers   Ticker   Return
Xerium Technologies Inc   XRM   176.33
Nautilus Inc   NLS   86.43
Ixys Corp   IXYS   62.62
China Architectural Eng   RCH   61.83
U S Concrete Inc   RMIX   59.09
Ultrapetrol Bahamas Ltd   ULTR   58.48
Encore Capital Group Inc   ECPG   57.76
Innophos Holdings Inc   IPHS   55.61
Gibraltar Industries Inc   ROCK   54.35
Brigham Exploration   BEXP   54.34


Sectors — Largest Five by Weight

Russell Method
Financial Services
Utilities
Integrated Oils
Consumer Discretionary
Health Care
GICS Method
Financials
Energy
Industrials
Consumer Staples
Consumer Discretionary
ICB Method
Financials
Oil & Gas
Industrials
Consumer Goods
Consumer Services






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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.

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

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