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Russell Global 1000™ Index


As of April 30, 2012

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Facts and characteristics

Facts

Bloomberg ticker symbol                   RUGL1000
Weighted average market cap ($B)                   91.228
Median market cap ($B)                   17.694
Largest stock by market cap                   540.279

Characteristics

Price/Book                   1.78    
Dividend Yield                   2.83    
P/E Ex-Neg Earnings                   13.1    
Long-Term Growth Forecast - IBES                   10.11    
EPS Growth - 5 Years                   6.3    


Membership

Top 10 holdings

Holding       Country
Apple Inc       United States
Exxon Mobil Corp       United States
International Business Machines Corp       United States
Microsoft Corp       United States
Chevron Corp       United States
General Electric Co       United States
Nestle SA       Switzerland
AT&T Inc       United States
Pfizer Inc       United States
Johnson & Johnson       United States

Top 10 performers

Holding   1 Mo Return %   Country
Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk PT   20.8   Indonesia
Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd   20.1   Canada
Hyundai Motor Co   16.3   Korea
Range Resources Corp   14.7   United States
Amazon.com Inc   14.5   United States
China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd   14.0   China
Kia Motors Corp   13.7   Korea
Ecopetrol SA   12.8   Colombia
Tencent Holdings Ltd   12.6   China
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd   12.2   China

Top five countries

United States    
United Kingdom    
Japan    
Canada    
Switzerland    


Russell Global Sectors

Top five by weight

Financial Services    
Energy    
Technology    
Consumer Discretionary    
Consumer Staples    

 
Top five subsectors by weight

Non-renewable Energy    
Banks    
Utilities    
Information Technology    
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech    


Top five industries

Banks: Diversified    
Oil Integrated    
Pharmaceuticals    
Utilities:Telecommunications    
Computer Technology    


Performance

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

    April   YTD   1 Yr   3 Yr   5 Yr   10 Yr
Global 1000   -1.17   10.65   -4.66   16.06   -0.94   5.47


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