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Russell Midcap® Growth Index
Fact sheet

Definition
The Russell Midcap Growth Index measures the performance of the mid-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell Midcap Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.
The Russell Midcap Growth Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer of the mid-cap growth market. The Index is completely reconstituted annually to ensure larger stocks do not distort the performance and characteristics of the true mid-cap growth market.
Monthly data
As of May 31, 2009

Statistics
| Capitalization (in billions) |
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| Average market cap($-WTD) |
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6.242 |
| Median market cap |
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2.839 |
| Largest company by market cap |
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16.405 |
| Fundamental characteristics |
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| Price/Book |
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2.66 |
| Dividend yield |
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1.16 |
| P/E Ex-Neg earnings |
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15.00 |
| Lt growth forecast-IBES |
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13.13% |
| EPS growth 5 years |
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18.91 |
The smallest company in each index has been removed from the public website to avoid any confusion. The smallest company could distort the actual distribution in the corresponding index due to corporate action methodology. Use the $wtd average market capitalization for a true measure of the capitalization distribution.
Total returns in percentages

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3 month |
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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 Midcap Growth |
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5.17 |
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31.56 |
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16.07 |
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-35.72 |
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-8.19 |
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-0.22 |
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0.65 |
| Russell 3000 |
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5.34 |
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26.62 |
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3.84 |
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-32.85 |
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-8.40 |
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-1.52 |
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-1.00 |
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Membership data
| Top 10 holdings |
| Yum! Brands, Inc. |
| Southwestern Energy Co. |
| Express Scripts, Inc. |
| Allergan, Inc. |
| St. Jude Medical, Inc. |
| Broadcom Corp. |
| Juniper Networks, Inc. |
| American Tower Corp. |
| TJX Cos., Inc. |
| Liberty Media Corp. |
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| Top 10 performers |
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Ticker |
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Return |
| Foundation Coal Holdings |
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FCL |
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80.73 |
| Walter Inv Mgmt Corp |
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WAC |
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68.75 |
| Calpine Corp |
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CPN |
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67.08 |
| HSN Inc |
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HSNI |
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63.53 |
| Tenet Healthcare Corp |
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THC |
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61.33 |
| Tree.com Inc |
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TREE |
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60.12 |
| GLG Partners Inc |
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GLG |
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52.72 |
| Tetra Technologies |
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TTI |
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52.10 |
| Plains Exploration & Pro |
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PXP |
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49.87 |
| Century Aluminum Co |
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CENX |
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48.76 |
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Sectors Largest five by weight
| Russell method |
Consumer Discretionary Technology Health Care Producer Durables Other Energy |
| GICS method |
Information Technology Consumer Discretionary Industrials Health Care Energy |
| ICB method |
| Industrials |
| Comsumer Services |
| Technology |
| Health Care |
| Oil & Gas |

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