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Russell Australia High Dividend Index (AUD)


As of April 30, 2012

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Facts and characteristics

Facts

Bloomberg ticker symbol                   RURAHDIA
Weighted average market cap ($B)                   34.660
Median market cap ($B)                   5.535
Largest stock by market cap                   114.406

Characteristics

Price/Book                   1.48    
Dividend Yield                   6.13    
P/E Ex-Neg Earnings                   12.7    
Long-Term Growth Forecast - IBES                   6.51    
EPS Growth - 5 Years                   -1.4    


Membership

Top 10 holdings
As of April 30, 2012

Holding   Weight   RGS Sector
Commonwealth Bank of Australia   7.56   Financial Services
Westpac Banking Corp   7.14   Financial Services
BHP Billiton Ltd   7.11   Materials & Processing
Telstra Corp Ltd   6.31   Utilities
Australia New Zealand Banking Group Ltd   6.29   Financial Services
National Australia Bank Ltd   6.10   Financial Services
Wesfarmers Ltd   3.63   Consumer Discretionary
Woolworths Ltd   3.21   Consumer Staples
Tatts Group Ltd   2.75   Consumer Discretionary
SP AusNet   2.56   Utilities

Top 10 performers

Holding   1 Mo Return %   RGS Sector
Mirvac Group   10.7   Financial Services
Platinum Asset Mangement Ltd   8.4   Financial Services
Telstra Corp Ltd   7.6   Utilities
CFS Retail Property Trust   7.5   Financial Services
Dexus Property Group   7.5   Financial Services
Tabcorp Holdings Ltd   5.5   Consumer Discretionary
Stockland   5.4   Financial Services
Westfield Retail Trust   5.4   Financial Services
OneSteel Ltd   5.2   Materials & Processing
Transurban Group   4.8   Producer Durables


Russell Global Sectors

Top five by weight

Sector   Weight
Financial Services   48.55
Consumer Discretionary   15.48
Materials & Processing   11.97
Utilities   8.86
Consumer Staples   6.81


Performance

Total returns (based on AUD)
Russell Australia High Dividend Index returns chart

    April   YTD   1 Yr   3 Yr   5 Yr
Australia High Dividend   1.04   9.59   -0.88   11.29   -3.79


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