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Russell Global 1000™ Index


As of May 31, 2013

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Facts and characteristics

Facts

Bloomberg ticker symbol                   RUGL1000
Weighted average market cap ($B)                   94.065
Median market cap ($B)                   20.300
Largest stock by market cap                   423.053

Characteristics

Price/Book                   1.98    
Dividend Yield                   2.67    
P/E Ex-Neg Earnings                   15.5    
Long-Term Growth Forecast - IBES                   10.31    
EPS Growth - 5 Years                   8.5    


Membership

Top 10 holdings

Holding       Country
Exxon Mobil Corp       United States
Apple Inc       United States
Microsoft Corp       United States
General Electric Co       United States
Chevron Corp       United States
Johnson & Johnson       United States
International Business Machines Corp       United States
Google Inc       United States
Procter & Gamble Co       United States
Nestle SA       Switzerland

Top 10 performers

Holding   1 Mo Return %   Country
Boston Scientific Corp   23.4   United States
Nikon Corp   23.2   Japan
Sony Corp   22.5   Japan
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International   21.4   Canada
Kinross Gold Corp   20.5   Canada
Hewlett-Packard Co   18.5   United States
Seagate Technology PLC   18.5   Ireland
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp   17.7   United States
Charles Schwab Corp   17.5   United States
Whole Foods Market Inc   17.4   United States

Top five countries

United States    
United Kingdom    
Japan    
Switzerland    
France    


Russell Global Sectors

Top five by weight

Financial Services    
Consumer Discretionary    
Energy    
Technology    
Health Care    

 
Top five subsectors by weight

Banks    
Non-renewable Energy    
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech    
Utilities    
Information Technology    


Top five industries

Banks: Diversified    
Pharmaceuticals    
Oil Integrated    
Utilities:Telecommunications    
Computer Svcs. Software & Syst    


Performance

Total returns (based on $US)
Russell Global 1000 Index returns chart

    May   YTD   1 Yr   3 Yr   5 Yr   10 Yr
Global 1000   0.15   10.02   27.22   13.15   1.58   8.10


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