Russell Indexes: For 1, 3, 5, 10 Years Ended Feb 29th, Yield-Oriented US Large Cap Stocks, as Measured by Russell U.S. Large ...
March 15 2012 - 2:27PM
Marketwired
Yield-oriented US large cap stocks, as measured by the Russell U.S.
Large Cap High Yield Dividend Index, had returns exceeding the
broad universe of U.S. large cap stocks, as measured by the Russell
1000® Index, for the following time periods:
- 12.7% for the Russell U.S. Large Cap High Dividend Yield Index
for one year ended Feb 29th compared to 4.9% for the Russell 1000®
Index.
- 28.6% annualized for the Russell U.S. Large Cap High Dividend
Yield Index for three years ended Feb 29th compared to 26.3%
annualized for the Russell 1000® Index.
- 3.3% annualized for the Russell U.S. Large Cap High Dividend
Yield Index for five years ended Feb 29th compared to 1.8%
annualized for the Russell 1000® Index.
- 7.6% annualized for the Russell U.S. Large Cap High Dividend
Yield Index for ten years ended Feb 29th compared to 4.6%
annualized for the Russell 1000® Index.
- The dividend yield for the Russell U.S. Large Cap High Yield
Dividend Index is 4.31% compared to 1.39% for the Russell 1000®
Index as of Dec 31st.
"The Russell High Dividend Yield Indexes are objective,
rules-based dividend indexes, with a primary focus of maximizing
yield while ensuring high-quality index membership," said
Rolf Agather, managing director for index
research and innovation at Russell Investments. "This approach
allows the index focus to remain on identifying and selecting
companies which appear to provide maximum yield potential from
within a universe of the stocks of quality-oriented and financially
strong companies."
Source: Russell Investments
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1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
Ended Ended Ended Ended
Russell Index 2/29/12 2/29/12 2/29/12 2/29/12
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Russell US Large Cap High Dividend
Yield Index 12.7% 28.6% 3.3% 7.6%
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Russell 1000® Index 4.9% 26.3% 1.8% 4.6%
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Opinions expressed by Mr. Agather reflect market performance and
observations as of February 29th, 2012 and are subject to change at
any time based on market or other conditions without notice. Please
remember that past performance does not guarantee future
performance.
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