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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE RETURNS
Total Return(%) Annualized Total Return(%)
Industry 1-Month 3-Month YTD 2008 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Since Inception
Basic Materials 2.95 -34.94 -50.82 32.86 -50.82 -8.40 -1.82 2.14 4.76
Consumer Goods -0.64 -18.56 -25.69 9.69 -25.69 -2.16 1.56 1.73 7.14
Consumer Services 5.47 -20.08 -30.82 -7.18 -30.82 -9.78 -4.50 -2.52 5.91
Financials 1.55 -33.45 -50.40 -17.66 -50.40 -21.28 -10.05 -1.93 7.59
Health Care 7.04 -13.35 -22.80 8.36 -22.80 -3.66 0.25 1.00 7.65
Industrials 2.12 -24.71 -39.55 13.57 -39.55 -7.88 -0.80 -0.14 6.14
Oil & Gas -4.17 -22.39 -35.77 34.84 -35.77 2.07 13.56 10.68 11.59
Technology 2.36 -25.35 -42.87 15.70 -42.87 -10.05 -5.21 -5.17 8.50
Telecommunications 0.68 -4.56 -32.93 10.04 -32.93 0.32 2.85 -6.72 3.92
Utilities -2.02 -12.08 -30.25 17.76 -30.25 -0.13 7.34 3.45 6.59

DOW JONES U.S. INDUSTRY REPRESENTATION
Industry Market Cap
(USD Billions)
Weight in
DJ U.S. Index
Basic Materials 234.04 2.56%
Consumer Goods 975.80 10.67%
Consumer Services 1,029.17 11.25%
Financials 1,337.79 14.63%
Health Care 1,291.02 14.12%
Industrials 1,186.63 12.97%
Oil & Gas 1,119.76 12.24%
Technology 1,240.86 13.57%
Telecommunications 310.73 3.40%
Utilities 420.56 4.60%

CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS: U.S. INDUSTRY INDEXES VS. U.S. TMI AND SIZE INDEXES
Industry 1000 3000 5000 8000 4000 2000 0001 9000 6000 7000
Basic Materials 0.6554
Consumer Goods 0.4354 1.0000
Consumer Services 0.3797 0.6930 1.0000
Financials 0.2101 0.6765 0.7484 1.0000
Health Care 0.4824 0.7688 0.5839 0.5635 1.0000
Industrials 0.4615 0.6876 0.8312 0.6211 0.5378 1.0000
Oil & Gas 0.6353 0.1634 0.1808 -0.0221 0.1825 0.3721 1.0000
Technology 0.5693 0.6625 0.7423 0.4989 0.5783 0.8422 0.5175 1.0000
Telecommunications 0.5614 0.5805 0.7376 0.5931 0.4788 0.7755 0.4049 0.7317 1.0000
Utilities 1.0000 0.4354 0.3797 0.2101 0.4824 0.4615 0.6353 0.5693 0.5614 1.0000

DOW JONES U.S. INDUSTRY REPRESENTATION BY SIZE (IN BILLIONS USD)
Industry DJ U.S.
Large-Cap
Market Cap
DJ U.S.
Large-Cap
Weight
DJ U.S.
Mid-Cap
Market Cap
DJ U.S.
Mid-Cap
Weight
DJ U.S.
Small-Cap
Market Cap
DJ U.S.
Small-Cap
Weight
DJ U.S.
TMI
Market Cap
Basic Materials 158.45 2.25% 52.80 3.52% 22.79 3.75% 234.04
Consumer Goods 777.68 11.05% 152.21 10.16% 45.91 7.55% 975.80
Consumer Services 783.51 11.13% 175.17 11.69% 70.49 11.58% 1,029.17
Financials 920.55 13.08% 285.51 19.06% 131.74 21.65% 1,337.79
Health Care 1,098.05 15.60% 116.86 7.80% 76.10 12.51% 1,291.02
Industrials 763.43 10.84% 299.61 20.00% 123.60 20.31% 1,186.63
Oil & Gas 1,005.05 14.28% 91.22 6.09% 23.49 3.86% 1,119.76
Technology 993.96 14.12% 169.65 11.32% 77.25 12.70% 1,240.86
Telecommunications 271.36 3.85% 37.46 2.50% 1.91 0.31% 310.73
Utilities 267.77 3.80% 117.63 7.85% 35.17 5.78% 420.56
Total 7,039.80 76.97% 1,498.12 16.38% 608.44 6.65% 9,146.36
Source: Dow Jones Indexes. Data through 12/31/2008. The Correlation Coefficients table can be interpreted as a standard correlations crossing table, with the order of the sectors on the X axis corresponding to the numbers on the Y axis (those numbers refer to the ICB industry codes for the relevant sectors). Correlations are monthly correlations measured over the trailing three years.
 

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