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Russell Global ex-U.S. Large Cap Index


As of March 31, 2013

The Russell Global ex-U.S. Large Cap Index offers investors access to the large-cap segment of the global equity market, excluding companies assigned to the United States.

The Russell Global ex-U.S. Large Cap Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer for the large-cap segment and is completely reconstituted annually to accurately reflect the changes in the market over time.

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Facts and characteristics

Facts

Bloomberg ticker symbol                   RGXUL
Weighted average market cap ($B)                   52.306
Median market cap ($B)                   5.901
Largest stock by market cap                   254.099

Market capitalization ranges as of latest reconstitution

Characteristics

Price/Book                   1.60    
Dividend Yield                   3.11    
P/E Ex-Neg Earnings                   14.2    
Long-Term Growth Forecast - IBES                   9.71    
EPS Growth - 5 Years                   6.0    


Membership

Top 10 holdings

Holding       Country
Nestle SA       Switzerland
HSBC Holdings PLC       United Kingdom
Novartis AG       Switzerland
Roche Holding AG       Switzerland
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd       Korea
Vodafone Group PLC       United Kingdom
BP PLC       United Kingdom
Toyota Motor Corp       Japan
Royal Dutch Shell PLC A Shs       Netherlands
Sanofi       France

Top 10 performers

Holding   1 Mo Return %   Country
Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Co Ltd   37.9   China
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd   30.8   Japan
J Front Retailing Co Ltd   30.5   Japan
Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co Ltd   29.3   Japan
D.E Master Blenders 1753   28.2   Netherlands
Yamada Denki Co Ltd   27.2   Japan
Takashimaya Co Ltd   26.5   Japan
Tokyu Corp   26.0   Japan
Japan Real Estate Investment Corp   25.8   Japan
Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp   25.7   Japan

Top five countries

United Kingdom    
Japan    
Canada    
Switzerland    
France    


Russell Global Sectors

Top five by weight

Financial Services    
Consumer Discretionary    
Materials & Processing    
Energy    
Producer Durables    


Performance

Total returns (based on $US)
Russell Global ex-U.S. Large Cap Index returns chart

    March   YTD   1 Yr   3 Yr   5 Yr   10 Yr
Global xUS LC   0.26   3.29   8.90   5.18   0.28   11.62

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