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Russell Developed Europe Small Cap Defensive Index


As of April 30, 2013

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Facts and characteristics

Facts

Bloomberg ticker symbol                  
Weighted average market cap ($B)                   1.532
Median market cap ($B)                   0.834
Largest stock by market cap                   3.977

Characteristics

EPS Variability - 10 Years                   34.1    
Pretax Return on Assets - 5 Year Avg                   8.4    
Debt/Equity                   0.42    


Membership

Top 10 holdings

Holding       Country
Booker Group PLC       United Kingdom
DCC Plc       Ireland
Wirecard AG       Germany
Great Portland Estates PLC       United Kingdom
Teleperformance       France
Greene King PLC       United Kingdom
Viscofan SA       Spain
Shaftesbury Plc       United Kingdom
Aveva Group PLC       United Kingdom
Filtrona PLC       United Kingdom

Top 10 performers

Holding   1 Mo Return %   Country
JUMBO SA   32.0   Greece
Prezzo PLC   26.6   United Kingdom
JD Sports Fashion PLC   26.3   United Kingdom
Betfair Group PLC   25.8   United Kingdom
Telecom Plus Plc   24.9   United Kingdom
Banca IFIS SpA   21.6   Italy
Aurelius AG   20.8   Germany
Xaar Plc   20.6   United Kingdom
Altisource Portfolio Solutions SA   18.3   Luxembourg
Akka Technologies SA   18.3   France

Top five countries

United Kingdom    
Germany    
Switzerland    
Sweden    
France    


Russell Global Sectors

Top five by weight

Producer Durables    
Financial Services    
Consumer Discretionary    
Consumer Staples    
Technology    


Performance

Total returns (based on $US)
Russell Developed Europe Small Cap Defensive Index returns chart

    April   YTD   1 Yr   3 Yr   5 Yr   10 Yr
Dev Europe SC Defensive   3.17   8.80   20.08   11.81   2.33   15.13

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