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Russell 2500™ Index


As of May 31, 2013

The Russell 2500 Index measures the performance of the small to mid-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe, commonly referred to as "smid" cap. The Russell 2500 is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index. It includes approximately 2500 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership.

The Russell 2500 Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer for the small to mid-cap segment. The Index is completely reconstituted annually to ensure larger stocks do not distort the performance and characteristics of the true small to mid-cap opportunity set.

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Facts and characteristics

Facts

Bloomberg ticker symbol                   R2500
Reuters ticker symbol                   .RUB
Weighted average market cap ($B)                   3.505
Median market cap ($B)                   0.857
Largest company by market cap ($B)                   12.560

Market capitalization ranges as of latest reconstitution

Characteristics

Price/Book                   2.13
Dividend yield                   1.43
Price/Earnings (ex-negative earnings)                   19.05
IBES long-term growth forecast (%)                   12.57
EPS 5-year growth                   9.21


Membership

Top 10 holdings

NETFLIX INC
PENTAIR LTD
HOLLYFRONTIER CORP
CATAMARAN CORPORATION
GREEN MTN COFFEE ROASTER
SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP
PVH CORP
ALLIANCE DATA SYSTEMS
REALTY INCOME CORP
TESORO CORP

Top 10 performers

Holding   Ticker   Return
AFFYMAX INC   AFFY   129.97
NEUTRAL TANDEM INC   IQNT   95.30
VANDA PHARMACEUTICALS   VNDA   87.86
ARKANSAS BEST CORP   ABFS   82.15
TESLA MTRS INC   TSLA   81.07
AEGERION PHARM INC   AEGR   73.24
MANNKIND CORP   MNKD   68.86
SOLARCITY CORP   SCTY   67.47
UNILIFE CORP NEW   UNIS   66.67
STEIN MART INC   SMRT   63.46


Russell Global Sectors

Top five by weight

Financial Services
Consumer Discretionary
Producer Durables
Technology
Health Care


Performance

Total returns vs. broad market (based on $US)

Russell 2500 Index returns chart

  May   3 month      YTD        1 yr        3 yr        5 yr       10 yr 
Russell 2500   3.09   7.98   16.69   31.63   17.08   7.61   10.67
Russell 3000   2.36   8.11   15.55   27.88   16.82   5.69   8.09

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