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Russell North America Large Cap Defensive Index


As of April 30, 2012

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Facts and characteristics

Facts

Characteristics

Not Available        


Membership

Top 10 holdings

Holding       Country
Exxon Mobil Corp       United States
International Business Machines Corp       United States
Microsoft Corp       United States
Chevron Corp       United States
AT&T Inc       United States
Johnson & Johnson       United States
Procter & Gamble Co       United States
Pfizer Inc       United States
Coca-Cola Co       United States
Philip Morris International Inc       United States

Top 10 performers

Holding   1 Mo Return %   Country
Catalyst Health Solutions Inc   35.5   United States
Alimentation Couche Tard Inc B   32.4   Canada
Gen-Probe Inc   22.8   United States
O'Reilly Automotive Inc   15.4   United States
Edwards Lifesciences Corp   14.1   United States
Brown & Brown Inc   13.4   United States
Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc   12.4   United States
Avon Products Inc   11.6   United States
Norfolk Southern Corp   10.8   United States
Sherwin-Williams Co   10.7   United States

Top countries

United States    
Canada    
 


Russell Global Sectors

Top five by weight

Technology    
Health Care    
Consumer Staples    
Energy    
Consumer Discretionary    


Performance

Total returns (based on $US)
Russell North America Large Cap Defensive Index returns chart

    April   YTD   1 Yr   3 Yr   5 Yr   10 Yr
North America LC DF   0.31   9.26   8.26   18.62   2.36   5.39

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