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Russell 2000® Index


Definition
The Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell 2000 Index is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index representing approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of that index. It includes approximately 2,000 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership.

The Russell 2000 is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased small-cap barometer and is completely reconstituted annually to ensure larger stocks do not distort the performance and characteristics of the true small-cap opportunity set.

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Facts and characteristics

Facts
As of February 28, 2010

Bloomberg ticker symbol                   RTY
Reuters ticker symbol                   .TOY
Weighted average market cap ($B)                   1.027
Median market cap ($B)                   0.397
Largest company by market cap ($B)                   5.147

Characteristics
As of February 28, 2010

Price/Book                   1.75
Dividend yield                   1.22
Price/Earnings (ex-negative earnings)                   17.78
IBES long-term growth forecast (%)                   12.67
EPS 5-year growth                   5.43

* View market capitalization ranges as of latest reconstitution

The smallest company in each index has been removed from the public website to avoid any confusion. The smallest company could distort the actual distribution in the corresponding index due to corporate action methodology. Refer to the posted market cap ranges to view the actual breakpoints from the previous reconstitution or use the $wtd average market capitalization for a true measure of the capitalization distribution.


Membership

Top 10 holdings
As of February 28, 2010

Human Genome Sciences, Inc.
3Com Corp.
Tupperware Corp.
UAL CORP
Assured Guaranty, Ltd.
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
E*Trade Financial Corp.
Solera Holdings, Inc.
Atheros Communications, Inc.
Bally Technologies, Inc.

View complete membership list as of latest reconstitution (PDF)

Top 10 performers
As of February 28, 2010

Holding   Ticker   Return
Home Diagnostics Inc   HDIX   88.24
Bowne & Co Inc   BNE   70.89
Borders Group Inc   BGP   65.12
Leapfrog Enterprises Inc   LF   64.65
Sequenom Inc   SQNM   61.35
Acme Packet Inc   APKT   61.06
Pacer Inernational Inc   PACR   60.33
Radian Group Inc   RDN   52.77
Uranerz Energy Corp   URZ   52.46
American Commercial Line   ACLI   51.56


Sectors

Top five by weight
As of February 28, 2010

Russell method   GICS method
Financial Services
Technology
Consumer Discretionary
Health Care
Producer Durables
  Financials
Information Technology
Industrials
Consumer Discretionary
Health Care


Performance

Total returns vs. broad market (in percentages, based on $US)
As of February 28, 2010



     February     3 month      YTD       1 yr         3 yr        5 yr      10 yr
Russell 2000   4.50   8.76   0.66   63.95   -6.13   1.16   2.18
Russell 3000   3.39   2.50   -0.34   55.96   -5.60   0.80   0.07

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Russell Investment Group is a Washington, USA corporation, which operates through subsidiaries worldwide, including Russell Investments, and is a subsidiary of The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company.

Returns represent past performance and are not a guarantee of future performance.

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