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Russell Top 200® Growth Index


As of January 31, 2012

The Russell Top 200 Growth Index offers measures the performance of the especially large cap segment of the U.S. equity universe represented by stocks in the largest 200 by market cap that exhibit growth characteristics. It includes Russell Top 200 Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecast growth values. The companies also are members of the Russell 1000® Growth Index.

The Russell Top 200 Growth Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer of this larger cap growth market. The Index is completely reconstituted annually to ensure new and growing equities are included and that the represented companies continue to reflect growth characteristics.

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Facts and characteristics

Facts

Bloomberg ticker symbol                   R200G
Reuters ticker symbol                   .RPG
Weighted average market cap ($B)                   139.482
Median market cap ($B)                   32.546
Largest company by market cap ($B)                   422.132

Characteristics

Price/Book                   3.99
Dividend yield                   1.76
Price/Earnings (ex-negative earnings)                   15.13
IBES long-term growth forecast (%)                   13.68
EPS 5-year growth                   15.33


Membership

Top 10 holdings

APPLE INC
EXXON MOBIL CORP
INTL BUSINESS MACHINES
MICROSOFT CORP
GOOGLE INC
COCA COLA CO
PHILIP MORRIS INTL
ORACLE CORP
PEPSICO INC
MCDONALDS CORP

Top 10 performers

Holding   Ticker   Return
LYONDELLBASELL INDS   LYB   32.66
FREEPORT-MCMORAN C&G   FCX   26.36
ST JUDE MEDICAL INC   STJ   21.60
CATERPILLAR INC   CAT   20.97
E M C CORP   EMC   19.59
GILEAD SCIENCES INC   GILD   19.33
CUMMINS INC   CMI   18.15
PACCAR INC   PCAR   17.96
DELL INC   DELL   17.77
MONSANTO CO   MON   17.58


Russell Global Sectors

Top five by weight

Technology
Consumer Discretionary
Producer Durables
Consumer Staples
Energy


Performance

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

Russell Top 200 Growth Index returns chart

  January   3 month      YTD        1 yr        3 yr        5 yr       10 yr 
Russell Top 200 Growth   5.45   5.82   5.45   7.37   20.75   3.29   2.56
Russell 3000   5.05   5.62   5.05   3.86   20.24   0.60   4.16

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