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Russell 2000® Value Index


As of April 30, 2012

The Russell 2000 Value Index measures the performance of small-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000 Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

The Russell 2000 Value Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer for the small-cap value segment. The Index is completely reconstituted annually to ensure larger stocks do not distort the performance and characteristics of the true small-cap opportunity set and that the represented companies continue to reflect value characteristics.

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Facts and characteristics

Facts

Bloomberg ticker symbol                   RUJ
Reuters ticker symbol                   .RUJ
Weighted average market cap ($B)                   1.188
Median market cap ($B)                   0.451
Largest company by market cap ($B)                   3.355

Characteristics

Price/Book                   1.35
Dividend yield                   2.13
Price/Earnings (ex-negative earnings)                   15.79
IBES long-term growth forecast (%)                   10.46
EPS 5-year growth                   0.45


Membership

Top 10 holdings

BIOMED REALTY TRUST INC
NATIONAL RETAIL PPTYS
PROASSURANCE CORP
MFA FINANCIAL INC
POST PROPERTIES INC
LASALLE HOTEL PROPERTIES
CLECO CORP
HANCOCK HOLDING CO
ALASKA AIR GROUP INC
ENTERTAINMENT PPTYS TR

Top 10 performers

Holding   Ticker   Return
WILLBROS GROUP INC   WG   66.67
CHEMOCENTRYX INC   CCXI   61.35
BARNES & NOBLE INC   BKS   56.60
CRAY INC   CRAY   52.32
DIGITAL DOMAIN MEDIA GRP   DDMG   49.38
SKECHERS U S A INC   SKX   46.78
IMPERIAL HOLDINGS INC   IFT   43.45
U S AIRWAYS GROUP INC   LCC   35.18
EDELMAN FINANCIAL GROUP   EF   34.58
SCHIFF NUTRITION INTL   WNI   33.85


Russell Global Sectors

Top five by weight

Financial Services
Producer Durables
Consumer Discretionary
Technology
Utilities


Performance

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

Russell 2000 Value Index returns chart

  April   3 month      YTD        1 yr        3 yr        5 yr       10 yr 
Russell 2000 Value   -1.45   3.12   9.98   -4.06   18.77   -0.49   6.07
Russell 3000   -0.66   6.74   12.13   3.40   19.92   1.25   5.17

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