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Russell Global Small Cap Index


As of April 30, 2012

The Russell Global Small Cap Index offers investors access to the small-cap segment of the global equity universe.

The Russell Global Small Cap Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer for the small-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                   RGS
Weighted average market cap ($B)                   1.275
Median market cap ($B)                   0.542
Largest stock by market cap                   4.952

Market capitalization ranges as of latest reconstitution

Characteristics

Price/Book                   1.43    
Dividend Yield                   2.28    
P/E Ex-Neg Earnings                   14.6    
Long-Term Growth Forecast - IBES                   12.90    
EPS Growth - 5 Years                   5.7    


Membership

Top 10 holdings

Holding       Country
Dollarama Inc       Canada
American Campus Communities Inc       United States
Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd       United Kingdom
Kilroy Realty Corp       United States
Clean Harbors Inc       United States
Hotai Motor Co Ltd       Taiwan
World Fuel Services Corp       United States
Rotork Plc       United Kingdom
BioMed Realty Trust Inc       United States
Signature Bank       United States

Top 10 performers

Holding   1 Mo Return %   Country
Brisa Bridgestone Sabanci   171.8   Turkey
Kubanenergo OAO   90.3   Russia
Nortel Networks Netas Telekom AS   79.0   Turkey
Willbros Group Inc   66.7   United States
ChemoCentryx Inc   61.4   United States
Syswin Inc-Spon ADS   57.3   China
Barnes & Noble Inc   56.6   United States
Bank Gospodarki Zywnosciowej S.A.   55.5   Poland
Cray Inc   52.3   United States
Umeco Plc   50.7   United Kingdom

Top five countries

United States    
Japan    
United Kingdom    
Canada    
Taiwan    


Russell Global Sectors

Top five by weight

Financial Services    
Producer Durables    
Consumer Discretionary    
Materials & Processing    
Technology    


Performance

Total returns (based on $US)
Russell Global Small Cap Index returns chart

    April   YTD   1 Yr   3 Yr   5 Yr   10 Yr
Global SC   -1.21   12.40   -9.43   20.14   -0.29   9.20

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