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Russell Top 50® Index
Fact sheet

Definition
The Russell Top 50 Index measures the performance of the largest companies in the Russell 3000® Index. It includes approximately 50 of the largest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership and represents approximately 40% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000.
The Russell Top 50 Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive unbiased and stable barometer of the largest U.S. companies. The Index is completely reconstituted annually to ensure new and growing equities are reflected.
Monthly data
As of May 31, 2009

Statistics
| Capitalization (in billions)* |
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| Average market cap ($-WTD) |
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126.411 |
| Median market cap |
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70.706 |
| Largest company by market cap |
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345.086 |
| Fundamental characteristics |
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| Price/Book |
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2.25 |
| Dividend yield |
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2.61 |
| P/E Ex-Neg earnings |
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12.97 |
| Lt growth forecast-IBES |
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8.71% |
| EPS growth 5 years |
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17.17 |
* View market cap ranges as of latest reconstitution
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. Refer to the posted market cap ranges to view the actual breakpoints from the previous reconstitution or use the $wtd average market capitalization for a true measure of the capitalization distribution.
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 Top 50 |
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6.03 |
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22.93 |
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0.03 |
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-28.90 |
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-6.74 |
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-2.55 |
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-3.50 |
| 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 |
View daily total return details for all Russell indexes.
Membership data
| Top 10 holdings |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. |
| Microsoft Corp. |
| Procter & Gamble Co. |
| Johnson & Johnson |
| AT&T, Inc. |
| International Business Machines Corp. |
| General Electric Co. |
| Chevron Corp. |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
| Apple, Inc. |
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| Top 10 performers |
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Return |
| Mosaic Company |
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MOS |
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35.37 |
| Wells Fargo & Co |
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WFC |
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27.67 |
| Bank of America Corp |
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BAC |
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26.20 |
| American Intl Group |
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AIG |
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22.46 |
| Citigroup Inc |
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C |
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21.97 |
| Occidental Pete Corp |
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OXY |
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19.22 |
| Philip Morris Intl |
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PM |
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17.79 |
| Schlumberger Ltd |
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SLB |
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16.82 |
| Pfizer Inc |
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PFE |
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15.01 |
| Coca Cola Co |
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KO |
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14.19 |
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Sectors Largest five by weight
| Russell method |
Technology Integrated Oils Health Care Consumer Staple Financial Services |
| GICS method |
Information Technology Energy Consumer Staples Health Care Financials |
| ICB method |
| Technology |
| Oil & gas |
| Health care |
| Consumer goods |
| Financials |

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time and without notice to change, amend, or cease publication of the information. It has been prepared solely for informative purposes. It is made available on an "as is" basis without warranty. Nothing in this publication is intended to constitute legal, tax, securities or investment advice, not an opinion regarding the appropriateness of any investment, nor a solicitation of any type.
The index is unmanaged and cannot be invested in directly.
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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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