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Caprock Analytics highlights selected stocks from the over 4,000 stocks tracked and analyzed by Caprock Analytics. These stock selections include a recent Caprock Analytics Strength metric and a brief description of the company. Note that stocks with negative strength ratings indicate a degree of weakness that has been detected. These stocks are a selection of stocks, and are NOT the top rated stocks. To view the top rated stocks, please register for FREE at Caprock Analytics, login, and view the updated Stock rating lists on the website.
The Caprock Analytics Strength Metric is a proprietary metric that estimates the current strength of a security based on an advanced, proprietary algorithm using a variety of technical and fundamental factors. A security with a high strength metric indicates strong momentum and a likelihood for further strength in the near future. For a full list of all Caprock Strength Ratings, and a list of the top rated stocks, please register for FREE at Caprock Analytics, login, and view the updated lists on the website. As always, thoroughly investigate these potential investments to ensure they are a fit for your investing goals and objectives.

• MWIV, MWI VETERINARY SU Current Caprock Strength Rating: 82.199730

MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc. (MWI) is a distributor of animal health products to veterinarians across the United States. The CompanyG??s products include pharmaceuticals, vaccines, parasiticides, diagnostics, capital equipment, supplies, veterinary pet food and nutritional products. It markets these products to veterinarians in both the companion animal and production animal markets. MWI also offers its customers a variety of value-added services, including e-commerce platform, pharmacy fulfillment, inventory management system, equipment procurement consultation, special order fulfillment, educational seminars and pet cremation. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007 (fiscal 2007), the Company distributed more than 11,000 products.

• PEP, PEPSICO INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 165.755081

PepsiCo, Inc. (PepsiCo) is a global snack and beverage company. PepsiCo manufactures, markets and sells a variety of salty, sweet and grain-based snacks, carbonated and non-carbonated beverages and foods. It has four divisions: Frito-Lay North America, PepsiCo Beverages North America, PepsiCo International and Quaker Foods North America. The CompanyG??s North American divisions operate in the United States and Canada. PepsiCoG??s international division operates in approximately 200 countries, with its largest operations in Mexico and the United Kingdom. In September 2006, it acquired IZZE Beverage Company. On January 2, 2007, it acquired Naked Juice fruit beverages, and in 2007, completed the acquisition of Bluebird snacks in New Zealand. In November 2007, PepsiAmericas, Inc. and PepsiCo, Inc. jointly acquired the remaining 20% of Sandora, LLC (Sandora), a juice company in Ukraine. PepsiAmericas holds a 60% interest in Sandora, and PepsiCo holds 40% interest in Sandora.

• FMC, F M C CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 155.005981

FMC Corporation (FMC) is a diversified, global chemical company providing solutions, applications and products to a variety of end markets. The Company operates in three business segments: Agricultural Products, Specialty Chemicals and Industrial Chemicals. Its Agricultural Products segment focuses on insecticides, which are used in agriculture to enhance crop yield and quality by controlling a range of pests and in pest control for non-agricultural applications, and on herbicides. Specialty Chemicals consists of FMCG??s BioPolymer and lithium businesses, and focuses on food ingredients that are used to enhance texture, structure and physical stability, pharmaceutical additives for binding, encapsulation and disintegrant applications. The CompanyG??s Industrial Chemicals segment manufactures a range of inorganic materials, including soda ash, hydrogen peroxide, specialty peroxygens and phosphorus chemicals.

• KMP, KINDER MORGAN ENE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 35.070732

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (KMP) owns or operates approximately 26,000 miles of pipelines and approximately 150 terminals. The Company’s pipelines transport more than two million barrels per day of gasoline and other petroleum products, and up to seven billion cubic feet per day of natural gas. The Company operates through four segments: Products Pipelines, Natural Gas Pipelines, CO2 and Terminals. On December 1, 2006, the Company acquired all of the membership interests in Devco USA L.L.C.In November 20, 2006, KMP acquired all of the membership interests of Transload Services, LLC. In April 1, 2006, the Company sold its Wyoming natural gas gathering system and its Painter Unit fractionation facility to a third party for approximately. During the year ended December 31, 2006, KMP acquired all of the membership interests of Lomita Rail Terminal LLC and Transload Services, LLC, and the terminal assets and operations of A&L Trucking, L.P.

• NOK, NOKIA CP ADS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 138.827438

Nokia Corporation (Nokia) is a manufacturer of mobile devices. The Company also provides equipment, solutions and services for network operators, service providers and corporations. Nokia operates through four business groups: Mobile Phones, Multimedia, Enterprise Solutions and Networks. In 2006, Nokia acquired Intellisync Corporation (Intellisync); an additional 22% ownership interest in Nokia Telecommunications Ltd.; Loudeye Corporation, and gate5 AG. In July 2007, Nokia acquired all assets of Twango, which provides a media sharing solution for organizing and sharing photos, videos and other personal media. In October 2007, the Company acquired Enpocket, a mobile advertising company. In December 2007, Nokia acquired Avvenu, a company providing secure remote access and private sharing technology. Nokia Corporation is headquartered in Espoo, Finland.

• ORB, ORBITAL SCIENCES Current Caprock Strength Rating: 106.170586

Orbital Sciences Corporation (Orbital) develops and manufactures small rockets and space systems for commercial, military and civil government customers. The Company’s primary products and services include Launch Vehicles, which include rockets that are used as interceptor and target vehicles for missile defense systems, small-class space launch vehicles that place satellites into Earth orbit, and suborbital launch vehicles that place payloads into a variety of high-altitude trajectories; Satellites and Space Systems, which include satellites and interplanetary spacecraft and related systems for communications, remote sensing, scientific and military missions, and space-related technical service, and Transportation Management Systems, which include software-based transportation management systems for public transit agencies and private vehicle fleet operators.

• KND, KINDRED HEALTHCAR Current Caprock Strength Rating: 98.030502

Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (Kindred) is a healthcare services company, based in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, that provides services in over 600 locations in 39 states. Kindred operates hospitals, nursing centers, and a contract rehabilitation services business, Peoplefirst Rehabilitation Services, across the United States. The Company operates three business segments. The hospital division operates long-term acute care (LTAC) hospitals. The health services division operates nursing centers. The rehabilitation division provides rehabilitation services in long-term care settings. On February 28, 2006, Kindred acquired the operations of the LTAC hospitals, skilled nursing facilities and assisted living facilities operated by Commonwealth Communities Holdings LLC. In July 2007, AmerisourceBergen Corporation and Kindred merged their respective institutional pharmacy businesses to create PharMerica Corporation.

• PTNR, PARTNER COMM ADS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 234.615936

Partner Communications Company Ltd (Partner), is engaged in the development and provision of mobile services in Israel. The CompanyG??s most basic service is telephony service, provided on both its global system for mobile (GSM)/ general packet radio service (GPRS) network and the universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS)/ high-speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) network. Its basic offer includes international dialing, roaming, voice mail, short message services, intelligent network services, content based on its mobile portal, data and fax transmission and other services. As of December 31, 2006, Partner had approximately 2.67 million subscribers, and approximately 48% of the CompanyG??s subscribers had private post-paid tariff plan contracts, approximately 29% of its subscribers were in pre-paid subscriber plans, and approximately 23% of the total subscribers were business subscribers. In July 2006, the Company acquired the transmission activity of MED1 I.C.-1 (1999) LTD.

• VSL, VIDESH SANCHAR NE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 55.730663

Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL) is a global communications solutions company offering voice, data and value-added services to enterprises, carriers and retail consumers. VSNLG??s customer base includes 1500 Global Carriers, 450 Mobile Operators, 10,000 Enterprises, 500,000 Broadband and Internet subscribers and 300 Wireless Fidelity public hotspots. The Company operates in three business segments: Wholesale Voice, Enterprise and Carrier Data, and Others. Wholesale Voice segment includes international and national voice services. Enterprise and Carrier Data segment includes corporate data transmission services, such as international private leased circuits (IPLC), frame relay (FR), Internet leased line circuits and national private leased circuits (NPLC). Others include Internet, television up-linking, transponder lease and other services. On June 23, 2006, the Company completed its acquisition of Direct Internet Limited (DIL) and its wholly owned subsidiary, DIL Internet Limited.

• LG, LACLEDE GROUP INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 40.237335

The Laclede Group, Inc. (Laclede Group) is a public utility holding company. Laclede Group is committed to providing natural gas service through its regulated core utility operations, while engaging in non-regulated activities that provide sustainable growth. The Regulated Gas Distribution segment includes Laclede Gas Company (Laclede Gas or the Utility), Laclede GroupG??s largest subsidiary and core business unit. Laclede Gas is a public utility engaged in the retail distribution and sale of natural gas. Laclede GroupG??s Non-Regulated Services segment includes SM&P Utility Resources, Inc. (SM&P), which is engaged in underground locating and marking service business. SM&P operates in 10 Midwestern and Southwestern states. The Non-Regulated Gas Marketing segment includes Laclede Energy Resources, Inc. (LER), a subsidiary engaged in the non-regulated marketing of natural gas and related activities. Other non-regulated subsidiaries provide less than 10% of revenues.

• WMT, WAL MART STORES Current Caprock Strength Rating: 34.042721

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Wal-Mart) operates retail stores in various formats around the world. The Company operates through three segments: Wal-Mart Stores segment, which includes Supercenters, Discount Stores and Neighborhood Markets, SamG??s Club segment and International segment. The Wal-Mart Stores segment consists of three different traditional retail formats, all of which operate in the United States, and Wal-MartG??s online retail format, walmart.com. The SamG??s Club segment consists of membership warehouse clubs, which operate in the United States, and the segmentG??s online retail format, samsclub.com. At January 31, 2007, its International segment consisted of retail operations in 12 countries and Puerto Rico. In October 2006, the Company disposed of its South Korean and German operations.

• ORB, ORBITAL SCIENCES Current Caprock Strength Rating: 106.170586

Orbital Sciences Corporation (Orbital) develops and manufactures small rockets and space systems for commercial, military and civil government customers. The Company’s primary products and services include Launch Vehicles, which include rockets that are used as interceptor and target vehicles for missile defense systems, small-class space launch vehicles that place satellites into Earth orbit, and suborbital launch vehicles that place payloads into a variety of high-altitude trajectories; Satellites and Space Systems, which include satellites and interplanetary spacecraft and related systems for communications, remote sensing, scientific and military missions, and space-related technical service, and Transportation Management Systems, which include software-based transportation management systems for public transit agencies and private vehicle fleet operators.

• CNC, CENTENE CORP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 42.544079

Centene Corporation is a multi-line healthcare enterprise operating primarily in two segments: Medicaid Managed Care and Specialty Services. The CompanyG??s Medicaid Managed Care segment provides Medicaid and Medicaid-related health plan coverage to individuals through government subsidized programs, including Medicaid, the State ChildrenG??s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI). As of December 31, 2006, Medicaid accounted for 79% of the CompanyG??s membership, while SCHIP and SSI account for 19% and 2%, respectively. Centene CorporationG??s Specialty Services segment provides specialty services, including behavioral health, disease management, long-term care programs, managed vision, nurse triage, pharmacy benefits management and treatment compliance, to state programs, healthcare organizations and other commercial organizations, as well as to its own subsidiaries on market-based terms.

• APOL, APOLLO GP INC A Current Caprock Strength Rating: 71.488068

Apollo Group, Inc. (Apollo Group), is an education provider, operating University of Phoenix, Inc. (UPX), Institute for Professional Development, Inc. (IPD), The College for Financial Planning Institutes Corporation (CFP), Western International University, Inc. (WIU) and Insight Schools, Inc. (Insight), all of which are wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company. Apollo Group offers educational programs and services from high school through college level at 102 campuses and 157 learning centers in 40 states, Puerto Rico, Alberta, British Columbia, The Netherlands and Mexico, as well as online throughout the world. Apollo GroupG??s combined degree enrollment for UPX and Axia College as of August 31, 2007, was approximately 313,700.

• VVC, VECTREN CORP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 4.228422

Vectren Corporation (Vectren) is an energy holding company. The CompanyG??s wholly owned subsidiary, Vectren Utility Holdings, Inc. (Utility Holdings), serves as the intermediate holding company for three operating public utilities: Indiana Gas Company, Inc. (Indiana Gas), Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company (SIGECO), and the Ohio operations. Utility Holdings also has other assets that provide information technology and other services to the three utilities. Vectren operations in three groups: a Utility Group, a Nonutility Group, and Corporate and Other. On July 1, 2006, the Company purchased the remaining 50% interest in Miller Pipeline Corporation (Miller). During the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company sold its investment in SIGECOM, LLC.

• BKT, BLACKROCK INCOME Current Caprock Strength Rating: 10.549657

BlackRock Income Trust Inc. (the Trust) is a diversified closed-end management investment company. The TrustG??s investment objective is to manage a portfolio of high quality securities to achieve high monthly income consistent with the preservation of capital. BlackRock Income Trust Inc.’s portfolio includes agency multiple class mortgage pass-through securities, mortgage pass-through securities, the United States Government and Agency securities, interest only mortgage-backed securities, principal only mortgage-backed securities, inverse floating-rate mortgage securities, Federal Housing Administration securities, corporate bonds, and non-agency multiple class mortgage pass-through securities. The Trust’s investment advisor is BlackRock Advisors, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc.

• OI, OWENS ILLINOIS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 55.929066

Owens-Illinois, Inc. is a manufacturer of packaging products and glass containers with operations in Europe, North America, Asia Pacific and South America. The Company is also a manufacturer of healthcare packaging, including plastic prescription containers and medical devices, and plastic closure systems, including tamper-evident caps and child-resistant closures, with operations in the United States, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Hungary, Malaysia and Singapore. The Company has 83 glass manufacturing plants in 22 countries and 18 plastics packaging facilities, 13 of which are in the United States. Owens-Illinois, Inc. operates in two segments: glass container and plastics packaging products. In August 2007, the Company announced that it has completed the sale of its plastics packaging business to Rexam PLC.

• DKS, DICK’S SPORTING G Current Caprock Strength Rating: 56.960445

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. (Dick’s) is a full-line sporting goods retailer that offers an assortment of brand name sporting goods equipment, apparel and footwear in a specialty store environment. As of February 3, 2007, it operated 294 stores, with approximately 16.7 million square feet, in 34 states, the majority of which were located primarily throughout the eastern half of the United States. It carries a variety of brands, including Nike, North Face, Columbia, Adidas, Callaway and Under Armour, as well as private-label products sold under names, such as Ativa and Walter Hagen, which are available only in its stores. All of the CompanyG??s stores also provide support services, such as golf club grip replacement, bicycle repair and maintenance, and home delivery and assembly of fitness equipment. On February 13, 2007, DickG??s acquired Golf Galaxy, Inc. (Golf Galaxy), which became a wholly owned subsidiary of DickG??s by means of a merger of DickG??s subsidiary with and into Golf Galaxy.

• EQT, EQUITABLE RES INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 6.969166

Equitable Resources, Inc. (Equitable or Equitable Resources) is an integrated energy company, with an emphasis on Appalachian area natural gas supply activities, including production and gathering, and natural gas distribution and transmission. The Company and its subsidiaries offer energy (natural gas, and a limited amount of natural gas liquids and crude oil) products and services to wholesale and retail customers through two business segments: Equitable Utilities and Equitable Supply. In December 2005, the Company discontinued and sold the operations of its NORESCO segment, which provided energy efficiency solutions to customers, including governmental, military, institutional, commercial and industrial end users.

• ONB, OLD NATIONAL BANC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 3.237087

Old National Bancorp (Old National) is a financial holding company. The Company, through its wholly owned banking subsidiary, provides a range of services, including commercial and consumer loan and depository services, investment and brokerage services, lease financing and other traditional banking services. Through its non-bank affiliates, Old National provides services to supplement the banking business, including fiduciary and wealth management services, insurance and other financial services. Old National operates in two segments: community banking and treasury. On February 1, 2007, the Company completed its acquisition of St. Joseph Capital Corporation (St. Joseph), a banking franchise headquartered in Mishawaka, Indiana.

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Caprock Analytics highlights selected stocks from the over 4,000 stocks tracked and analyzed by Caprock Analytics. These stock selections include a recent Caprock Analytics Strength metric and a brief description of the company. Note that stocks with negative strength ratings indicate a degree of weakness that has been detected. These stocks are a selection of stocks, and are NOT the top rated stocks. To view the top rated stocks, please register for FREE at Caprock Analytics, login, and view the updated Stock rating lists on the website.
The Caprock Analytics Strength Metric is a proprietary metric that estimates the current strength of a security based on an advanced, proprietary algorithm using a variety of technical and fundamental factors. A security with a high strength metric indicates strong momentum and a likelihood for further strength in the near future. For a full list of all Caprock Strength Ratings, and a list of the top rated stocks, please register for FREE at Caprock Analytics, login, and view the updated lists on the website. As always, thoroughly investigate these potential investments to ensure they are a fit for your investing goals and objectives.

• CFR, CULLEN FROST BNKR Current Caprock Strength Rating: 13.417830

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (Cullen/Frost) is a financial holding company and a bank holding company that provides, through its subsidiaries, an array of products and services throughout numerous Texas markets. Its wholly owned subsidiaries include The New Galveston Company, The Frost National Bank and Frost Securities, Inc. The Company offers commercial and consumer banking services, as well as trust and investment management, investment banking, insurance brokerage, leasing, asset-based lending, treasury management and item processing services. It serves a variety of industries, including energy, manufacturing, services, construction, retail, telecommunications, healthcare, military and transportation, among others. Cullen/FrostG??s operations are managed along two operating segments: Banking and the Financial Management Group. During the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company acquired Texas Community Bancshares, Inc., Alamo Corporation of Texas and Summit Bancshares, Inc.

• PZE, PETROBRAS ENERGIA Current Caprock Strength Rating: 20.894316

Petrobras Energia Participaciones S.A. is a holding company that operates through its subsidiary Petrobras Energia S.A. (Petrobras Energia) and its subsidiaries, which are engaged in oil and gas exploration and production, refining and distribution, petrochemicals, and gas and energy. It conducts operations in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela. In addition, it acts as contractor and provides technical and operating support in Mexico. The Company manages its activities through four business segments: Oil and Gas Exploration and Production, Petrochemicals, Refining and Distribution, and Gas and Energy. In March 2007, Petrobras Energia purchased 25.67% and 52.37% interest in Sierra Chata and Parva Negra, respectively, from ConocoPhillips.

• SO, SOUTHERN CO Current Caprock Strength Rating: 77.064857

The Southern Company (Southern Company) owns all the common stock of Alabama Power Company (Alabama Power), Georgia Power Company (Georgia Power), Gulf Power Company (Gulf Power) and Mississippi Power Company (Mississippi Power), each of which is an operating public utility company. In addition, the Company owns all of the common stock of Southern Power Company (Southern Power), which is also an operating public utility company. Southern Power constructs, acquires and manages generation assets and sells electricity. Southern Company also owns all the common stock or membership interests of Southern Communications Services, Inc. (SouthernLINC Wireless), Southern Company Gas LLC (Southern Company Gas), Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. (Southern Nuclear), Southern Company Services, Inc. (SCS), Southern Telecom, Inc. (Southern Telecom), Southern Company Holdings, Inc. (Southern Holdings) and other direct and indirect subsidiaries.

• MON, MONSANTO COMPANY Current Caprock Strength Rating: 1172.833984

Monsanto Company (Monsanto), along with its subsidiaries, is a global provider of agricultural products for farmers. The CompanyG??s seeds, biotechnology trait products, and herbicides provide farmers with solutions that improve productivity, reduce the costs of farming, and produce better foods for consumers and better feed for animals. It has two segments: Seeds and Genomics and Agricultural Productivity. Through its Seeds and Genomics segment, it produces seed brands, including DEKALB, Asgrow, D&PL, Deltapine and Seminis, and it develops biotechnology traits that assist farmers in controlling insects and weeds. It also provides other seed companies with genetic material and biotechnology traits for their seed brands. Through its Agricultural Productivity segment, the Company manufactures Roundup brand herbicides and other herbicides and provides lawn-and-garden herbicide products for the residential market and animal agricultural products focused on improving dairy cow productivity.

• MYI, BLACKROCK MUNIYIE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 31.820923

BlackRock MuniYield Insured Fund, Inc. (the Fund), formerly known as MuniYield Insured Fund, Inc., is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The FundG??s investment objective is to provide current income exempt from federal income taxes. The Fund invests primarily in a portfolio of long-term, investment-grade municipal obligations, the interest on which is exempt from federal income taxes. The Fund may invest in certain securities, whose income return is inversely related to changes in a floating interest rate (inverse floaters). It may also invest in swap agreements. The Fund invests in sectors, such as transportation, hospital, power, education, housing, and water and sewer. The FundG??s investment manager is BlackRock Advisors, LLC, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Investment Management, LLC, an affiliate of BlackRock Advisors, LLC, serves as the FundG??s sub-advisor.

• DE, DEERE CO Current Caprock Strength Rating: 428.134186

Deere & Company (John Deere), through its subsidiaries, operates in four business segments. The agricultural equipment segment manufactures and distributes a line of farm equipment and related service parts, including tractors; combine, cotton and sugarcane harvesters; tillage, seeding and soil preparation machinery; sprayers; hay and forage equipment; integrated agricultural management systems technology, and precision agricultural irrigation equipment. The commercial and consumer equipment segment manufactures and distributes equipment, products and service parts for commercial and residential uses. In May 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of LESCO, Inc. In August 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of Ningbo Benye Tractor & Automobile Manufacture Company Limited.

• GILD, GILEAD SCIENCES Current Caprock Strength Rating: 99.063225

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Gilead) is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes therapeutics in areas of unmet medical need. The Company primarily focuses on the development and commercialization of human therapeutics for life threatening diseases. GileadG??s products include Truvada (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate and emtricitabine), Viread, Atripla (efavirenz 600 milligram/emtricitabine 200 milligram/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate 300 milligram), Emtriva, Hepsera (adefovir dipivoxil), AmBisome (amphotericin B liposome for injection), Vistide (cidofovir injection) and Flolan (epoprostenol sodium). The Company receives royalties from other products, including Tamiflu (oseltamivir phosphate), Macugen (pegaptanib sodium injection) and DaunoXome (liposomal daunorubicin injection). Gilead has operations in North America, Europe and Australia. In August 2006, the Company acquired Corus Pharma, Inc. In November 2006, Gilead acquired Myogen, Inc. and Raylo Chemicals Inc.

• UMBF, UMB FIN CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 98.603256

UMB Financial Corporation is a financial holding company. The Company owns five commercial banks, a brokerage company, a community development corporation, a consulting company, a mutual fund servicing company and 16 other subsidiaries. The five commercial banks are engaged in general commercial banking business in the United States. Two of the banks are in Missouri, one bank in Kansas, one bank in Colorado and one bank in Arizona. The Company operates in six segments: Commercial Banking and Lending, Payment and Technology Solutions, Banking Services, Consumer Services, Asset Management, and Investment Services Group. During year ended December 31, 2006, the Company acquired Mountain States Bancorporation, and its subsidiary, Mountain States Bank. Mountain States Bank was a single-location bank operating in downtown Denver.

• NIO, NUVEEN INS MUNI O Current Caprock Strength Rating: 54.577930

Nuveen Insured Municipal Opportunity Fund, Inc. (the Fund) is a diversified closed-end management investment company. The Fund seeks to provide current income exempt from regular federal income tax, by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of municipal obligations issued by state and local government authorities or certain United States territories. The Fund invests only in municipal securities, which are either covered by insurance or are backed by an escrow or trust account containing sufficient United States Government or the United States Government agency securities, both of which ensure the timely payment of principal and interest. The Fund is authorized to invest in inverse floating-rate securities and certain derivative financial instruments. It invests in sectors, such as transportation, utilities, healthcare, water and sewer, and other sectors. Nuveen Asset Management, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nuveen Investments, Inc., serves as the FundG??s investment advisor.

• PRA, PROASSURANCE CORP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 19.770060

ProAssurance Corporation is a holding company for property and casualty insurance companies focused on professional liability insurance. The Company sells professional liability insurance primarily to physicians, dentists, other healthcare providers and healthcare facilities, principally in the mid-Atlantic, Midwest and Southeast. ProAssurance Corporation also has a legal professional liability business in the Midwest. The CompanyG??s core operating subsidiaries are The Medical Assurance Company, Inc., ProNational Insurance Company, NCRIC Insurance Company, Inc., Physicians Insurance Company of Wisconsin, Inc. (PIC Wisconsin) and Red Mountain Casualty Insurance Company, Inc. Effective August 1, 2006, ProAssurance Corporation completed its acquisition of PIC Wisconsin. On January 4, 2006, the Company sold its personal lines operations, consisting of its wholly owned subsidiaries, MEEMIC Insurance Company, Inc. and MEEMIC Insurance Services (collectively, the MEEMIC Companies).

• HDB, HDFC BANK LTD Current Caprock Strength Rating: 264.346527

HDFC Bank Limited (the Bank) operates in three segments: retail banking, wholesale banking and treasury services. The retail-banking segment serves retail customers through a branch network and other delivery channels. The wholesale banking segment provides loans and transaction services to corporate and institutional customers. The treasury services segment undertakes trading operations on the account, foreign exchange operations and derivatives trading. The Bank offers derivative products to its customers, who use them to hedge their market risks, within the framework of regulations as may apply from time to time. It also deals in derivatives on its own account and also for the purpose of its own balance sheet risk management. The operations of HDFC Securities Ltd. have been classified under the retail banking segment. In October 2007, the Bank acquired equity shares of HDB Financial Services Ltd. Upon this acquisition of shares, HDB Financial has become a subsidiary of the Bank.

• BVN, COMPANIA MIN BUEN Current Caprock Strength Rating: 315.120117

Compania de Minas Buenaventura SA is an enterprise engaged in the exploration, mining, processing and development of gold, silver, and, to a lesser extent, other metals, in Peru. The Company operates four mines: Uchucchacua, Orcopampa, Julcani and Recuperada. The Uchucchacua mine contains 810,280 Ton of Crude Steel (TCS) of minerals, which include silver, lead and zinc. The Orcopampa mine gold and silver reserve measures 467,954 TCS. The Julcani and the Recuperada mines both contain over 70,000 TCS of minerals. The Company owns interest in various businesses, which include Minera Yanacocha S.R.L (43.65%), Sociedad Minera el Brocal S.A.A. (34.3.%), Inversiones Mineras del Sur S.A. (100%), CEDIMIN (100%), Buenaventura Ingenieros S.A. (100%) and Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde S.A.A. (18.50%). As of December 31, 2006, the Company’s total sales were US$548,072,000, which represent 93.4% increase from the previous year.

• LTC, L T C PROP INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 83.349655

LTC Properties, Inc. is a healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests primarily in long-term care and other healthcare related properties through mortgage loans, property lease transactions and other investments. The Company invests in properties that provide opportunity for additional value and diversifies its investment portfolio by geographic location, operator and form of investment. The Company provides mortgage financing on such properties based on established investment underwriting criteria. At December 31, 2006, LTC PropertiesG?? direct real estate investment portfolio (properties that it own or on which it holds promissory notes secured by first mortgages) consisted of investments in 121 skilled nursing properties with 13,953 beds, 94 assisted living properties with 4,449 units and two schools in 32 states. Subsequent to December 31, 2006, the Company sold a closed, impaired skilled nursing property to a third party.

• RAI, REYNOLDS AMERICAN Current Caprock Strength Rating: 24.641962

Reynolds American Inc. (RAI) is primarily a holding company. RAIG??s wholly owned operating subsidiaries include R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (RJR Tobacco), Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company, Inc. (Santa Fe), Lane, Limited (Lane) and R. J. Reynolds Global Products, Inc. (GPI). R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (RJR) is a wholly owned subsidiary of RAI, which wholly owns RJR Tobacco. In addition, RAIG??s operating subsidiaries include the companies, collectively referred to as Conwood, owned by RAIG??s subsidiary, Conwood Holdings, Inc. Conwood is engaged in the business of developing, manufacturing and marketing smokeless tobacco products. On May 31, 2006, RAI, through Conwood Holdings, Inc., completed its acquisition of 100% of the holding company owning Conwood Company, L.P., Conwood Sales Co., L.P., Rosswil LLC, Scott Tobacco LLC, Conwood LLC, Conwood-1 LLC and Conwood-2 LLC.

• PML, PIMCO MUNI INC FD Current Caprock Strength Rating: 80.111572

PIMCO Municipal Income Fund II (the Fund) is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund’s investment objective is to provide current income that is exempt from federal income tax. PIMCO Municipal Income Fund II invests substantially all of its assets in a portfolio of municipal fixed-income securities, the interest from which is exempt from federal income tax. It also invests in residual interest municipal bonds/residual interest tax-exempt bonds. Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC serves as the Fund’s investment manager and is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Allianz Global Investors of America L.P. (Allianz Global). Allianz Global is an indirect majority-owned subsidiary of Allianz AG. PIMCO Municipal Income Fund II’s sub-advisor is Pacific Investment Management Company LLC.

• IDXX, IDEXX LABS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 77.563789

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (IDEXX) is a developer, manufacturer and distributor of products and a provider of services for the veterinary, and the food and water testing markets. IDEXX operates primarily through three business segments: the Companion Animal Group (CAG), Water and Production Animal Segment (PAS). The Company also operates a segment that comprises products for dairy quality, which it refers to as Dairy. IDEXX markets, sells and services its products worldwide through its marketing, sales and technical service groups, as well as through independent distributors and other resellers. As of January 2007, the Company added an operating segment, which it refers to as OPTI Medical Systems (OPTI Medical), in connection with its acquisition of the Critical Care Division of Osmetech plc, which is presented in an Other category. In March 2007, the Company acquired Vita-Tech Canada Inc.

• HRL, HORMEL FOODS CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 39.544434

Hormel Foods Corporation is engaged in the production of a variety of meat and food products, and the marketing of those products throughout the United States and internationally. In addition to pork and turkey, the Company also manufactures and distributes branded, value-added consumer items. The Company operates in five segments, including grocery products, refrigerated foods, Jennie-O Turkey Store (JOTS), specialty foods and all other. During the fiscal year ended October 28, 2007 (fiscal 2007), the Company acquired SaagG??s Products, Inc. (SaagG??s), a processor and marketer of branded, gourmet sausages and specialty smoked meats. In December 2006, the Company completed the acquisition of Provena Foods Inc. (Provena), which provides pepperoni and pasta to pizza makers and packaged food manufacturers. In August 2007, the Company acquired Burke Corporation (Burke), a manufacturer and marketer of pizza toppings and other fully cooked meat products.

• WDR, WADDELL&REED FIN Current Caprock Strength Rating: 160.694427

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. conducts business through its subsidiaries, and primarily provides investment management, investment product underwriting and distribution, and shareholder services administration to mutual funds and institutional and separately managed accounts. The Company sells its investment products through three distribution channels: the Advisors channel, the Wholesale channel and the Institutional channel. In the Advisors channel, its sales force consists of 2,250 financial advisors, who focus their efforts primarily on the sale of investment products advised by the Company. The Advisors channel’s primary market is middle income and mass affluent individuals, families and businesses across the United States.

• PPL, PPL CORP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 7.109403

PPL Corporation (PPL) is an energy and utility holding company, which through its subsidiaries, generates electricity from power plants in the northeastern and western United States; markets wholesale or retail energy primarily in the northeastern and western portions of the United States; delivers electricity to nearly 5.1 million customers in Pennsylvania, the United Kingdom and Latin America, and provides energy services for businesses in the mid-Atlantic and northeastern United States. PPL’s significant subsidiaries are PPL Energy Supply, LLC (PPL Energy Supply), PPL Electric Utilities Corporation (PPL Electric) and PPL Gas Utilities Corporation (PPL Gas Utilities). PPL EnergyPlus, LLC (PPL EnergyPlus), PPL Global, LLC (PPL Global) and PPL Generation, LLC (PPL Generation) are owned by the Company through PPL Energy Supply. PPL is organized into three segments: Supply, Pennsylvania Delivery and International Delivery.

• UIL, UIL HLDGS CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 2.760942

UIL Holdings Corporation (UIL Holdings) is engaged in operating its regulated utility business. The utility business consists of the electric transmission and distribution operations of The United Illuminating Company (UI). UIL Holdings also has a non-utility business, United Capital Investments, Inc. (UCI), which primarily holds passive minority ownership interests in two investment funds. As of December 31, 2006, the non-utility businesses included a minority ownership interest in Bridgeport Energy, LLC (BE) held by United Bridgeport Energy, Inc. (UBE) until the completion of the sale of that interest to an affiliate of Duke Energy on March 28, 2006; UCIG??s minority ownership interest in Cross-Sound Cable Company, LLC (Cross-Sound) until the completion of the sale of that interest to Babcock & Brown Infrastructure Ltd. on February 27, 2006, and the operations of Xcelecom, Inc. (Xcelecom), until the sale of that business effective December 31, 2006.

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• WG, WILLBROS GRP INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 20.906155

Willbros Group, Inc. (Willbros) is an independent international contractor serving the oil, gas and power industries and government entities worldwide. Willbros operates its business in two segments: the United States and Canada (United States & Canada) and all other countries outside of the United States and Canada (International). It provides engineering; construction; engineering, procurement and construction (EPC), and specialty services to industry and governmental entities worldwide, specializing in pipelines and associated facilities for onshore, coastal and offshore locations. The Company is also involved in asset development, ownership and operations as an extension of its portfolio of industry services. In June 2006, the Company announced its decision to sell its assets and operations in Nigeria, and on February 7, 2007, it sold its Nigeria operations through a share purchase agreement. In October 2006, it completed the sale of its interests in Venezuela.

• CMP, COMPASS MINERALS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 354.383911

Compass Minerals International, Inc. (Compass) is a salt producer in North America and the United Kingdom. As of December 31, 2006, the Company operated 10 production and packaging facilities, including the rock salt mine in Goderich, Ontario and the United Kingdom in Winsford, Cheshire. The CompanyG??s product lines include salt, consisting of sodium chloride and magnesium chloride, which is used for highway deicing, dust control, consumer deicing, water conditioning, consumer and industrial food preparation, agriculture and industrial applications. In addition, Compass Minerals is a producer of sulfate of potash (SOP) in North America, which is used in the production of specialty fertilizers for high-value crops and turf. The Company has two segments: salt and specialty fertilizer. On November 1, 2006, Compass acquired document storage business (DeepStore), consisting primarily of property and equipment. In January 2007, it acquired Interactive Records Management Limited (IRM).

• DUC, DUFF PHELPS UTL B Current Caprock Strength Rating: 28.106148

Duff & Phelps Utility and Corporate Bond Trust Inc. (the Fund) is a diversified closed-end management investment company. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek high current income consistent with investing in securities of investment-grade quality. The Fund invests substantially all of its assets in a diversified portfolio of utility income securities, corporate income securities, mortgage-backed securities and asset-backed securities. Duff & Phelps Utility and Corporate Bond Trust Inc. invests in various sectors, including financial, industrial, retail, telephone and utilities. Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co., a subsidiary of Phoenix Investment Partners, Ltd., serves as the Fund’s investment advisor. The Fund’s administrator is Princeton Administrators, L.P.

• QGEN, QIAGEN NV Current Caprock Strength Rating: 46.941936

QIAGEN N.V. (QIAGEN) is a provider of technologies and products for preanalytical sample preparation and linked molecular assay solutions. QIAGEN operates in life sciences-related industries, and develops, manufactures and markets a portfolio of technologies and products, which meet the needs of the markets, including academic and industrial research, applied testing and molecular diagnostics. The Company offers over 500 products for a variety of applications in the handling, separation, purification, and subsequent use of nucleic acids and proteins. The main categories of its products include consumables, instrumentation and other. QIAGEN markets its products in more than 40 countries throughout the world. During the year ended December 31, 2006, it acquired Gentra Systems, Inc., Research Biolabs Pte. Ltd., Genaco Biomedical Products, Inc., PG Biotech Co. Ltd. and Research Biolabs Sdn Bhd. In July 2007, the Company acquired Digene Corporation.

• NTG, NATCO GROUP INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 0.770146

NATCO Group Inc. (NATCO), through its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures and markets oil and gas production equipment and systems. The Company operates in three segments: Oil & Water Technologies, which includes its branch distribution network located primarily in North America, including its standard and traditional oil and gas separation and dehydration equipment sales and related services and its worldwide engineered systems group; Gas Technologies, which includes its carbon dioxide (CO2) membrane business, the assets and operating arrangements related to certain CO2 gas processing facilities in West Texas and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) removal technologies, including Shell Paques, and Automation & Controls, which focuses on sales and fabrication of control panels and systems that monitor and control oil and gas production, as well as field service activities, including repair, maintenance, testing and inspection services for existing systems worldwide.

• BKE, BUCKLE INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 65.885910

The Buckle, Inc. is a retailer of casual apparel, footwear and accessories for fashion-conscious young men and women. As of February 3, 2007, the Company operated 350 retail stores in 38 states throughout central, northwest, southeast and southwestern United States under the names Buckle and The Buckle. The existing stores are in four downtown locations, 9 strip centers, 20 lifestyle centers and 318 shopping malls. The Company markets a selection of mostly brand-name casual apparel, including denims, other casual bottoms, tops, sportswear, outerwear, accessories and footwear. Most stores are located in regional, high-traffic shopping malls.

• DLB, DOLBY LABORATORIE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 170.973358

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. develops and delivers products and technologies that improve the entertainment experience. The CompanyG??s technologies are used in digital versatile disc (DVD) players and personal computer DVD playback software, digital televisions and portable electronic devices, and also in a variety of consumer electronic products, such as gaming systems and audio/video receivers. Dolby cinema products are used in movie theatres around the world. Dolby broadcast products distribute audio around the world. The Company delivers technologies, products and services at each stage of the entertainment chain, content creation, content distribution and content playback. In April 2007, the Company acquired Brightside Technologies Inc. On November 9, 2007, the Company acquired Coding Technologies AB, a privately held provider of audio compression technologies for the mobile, digital broadcast and Internet markets.

• OTTR, OTTER TAIL CORP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 18.905386

Otter Tail Corporation operates through six segments: Electric, Plastics, Manufacturing, Health Services, Food Ingredient Processing and Other Business Operations. Electric (the Utility) consists of the production, transmission, distribution and sale of electric energy in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota under the name Otter Tail Power Company. Plastics consist of businesses producing polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and polyethylene (PE) pipe in the Upper Midwest and southwest regions of the United States. Manufacturing engages in the production of waterfront equipment, wind towers, material and handling trays and horticultural containers, contract machining, and metal parts stamping and fabrication. Health Services consists of businesses involved in the sale of diagnostic medical equipment, patient monitoring equipment and related supplies and accessories. Food Ingredient Processing engages in producing dehydrated potatoes.

• ECLP, ECLIPSYS CORP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 62.246849

Eclipsys Corporation (Eclipsys) is a healthcare information technology company and a provider of advanced integrated information software clinical content and professional services. The Company develops and licenses software and content that is designed for use in connection with many of the key clinical, administrative and financial functions that healthcare organizations require. The CompanyG??s software enables physicians, nurses and other clinicians to order tests, treatments and medications, and to record, access and share information about patients. The software also facilitates hospitalsG?? patient admissions, scheduling, records maintenance, invoicing, inventory control, cost accounting, and assessment of profitability of specific medical procedures and personnel. The CompanyG??s clinical content, which is integrated with its software, provides practice guidelines for use by physicians, nurses and other clinicians.

• NHI, NATL HEALTH INVES Current Caprock Strength Rating: 0.152918

National Health Investors, Inc. (NHI) is a real estate investment trust that invests in healthcare properties primarily in the long-term care industry. As of December 31, 2006, NHI had ownership interests in real estate, mortgage and notes receivable investments. These investments include long-term care facilities, acute care hospitals, medical office buildings, retirement centers and assisted living facilities. As of December 31, 2006, the Company had investments in 139 healthcare facilities located in 18 states consisting of 97 long-term care facilities, one acute care hospital, four medical office buildings, 14 assisted living facilities, six retirement centers and 17 residential projects for the developmentally disabled. Of these 139 facilities, 41 are leased to National HealthCare Corporation (NHC). These 41 facilities include four centers subleased to and operated by other companies, the lease payments to NHI being guaranteed by NHC.

• HBHC, HANCOCK HLDG CO Current Caprock Strength Rating: 30.360720

Hancock Holding Company is a bank holding company. As of December 31, 2006, the Company operated more than 140 banking and financial services offices, and more than 130 automated teller machines (ATMs) in the states of Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida through three wholly owned bank subsidiaries: Hancock Bank, Gulfport, Mississippi (Hancock Bank MS), Hancock Bank of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Hancock Bank LA) and Hancock Bank of Florida, Tallahassee, Florida (Hancock Bank FL) (collectively, the Banks). Hancock Bank MS also operates a loan production office in the State of Alabama. The Banks are community oriented and focus primarily on offering commercial, consumer and mortgage loans, and deposit services to individuals and small to middle market businesses in their respective market areas.

• WIA, WESTERN ASSET/CLA Current Caprock Strength Rating: 153.987808

Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Securities & Income Fund (the Fund), formerly Western Asset/Claymore U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Fund, is a is a diversified closed-end management investment company. The Fund’s primary investment objective is to provide current income. Its secondary investment objective is capital appreciation. The Fund invests atleast 80% of total managed assets in United States Treasury Inflation Protected Securities. (U.S. TIPS). The Fund may also invest up to 20% of its total managed assets in corporate bonds or other securities and instruments. Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Securities & Income FundG??s portfolio includes short term securities, Yankee bonds, foreign government obligations, United States government agency mortgage backed securities an d corporate bonds and notes.

• SKT, TANGER FACTORY OU Current Caprock Strength Rating: 7.858390

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc., along with its subsidiaries, is an owner and operator of factory outlet centers in the United States. The Company is a fully-integrated, self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) that focuses on developing, acquiring, owning, operating and managing factory outlet shopping centers. As of December 31, 2006, Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. owned 30 outlet centers, with a total gross leasable area (GLA) of approximately 8.4 million square feet. These factory outlet centers were 98% occupied and contained over 1,800 stores, representing approximately 380 store brands. Also, the Company owned a 50% interest in two outlet centers with a GLA of approximately 667,000 square feet and managed for a fee three outlet centers with a GLA of approximately 293,000 square feet. During the year ended December 31, 2006, it opened two centers located in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin and Charleston, South Carolina.

• SIAL, SIGMA ALDRICH CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 460.212067

Sigma-Aldrich Corporation develops, manufactures, purchases and distributes a range of biochemicals and organic chemicals. These chemical products and kits are used in scientific and genomic research, biotechnology, pharmaceutical development, the diagnosis of disease and as key components in pharmaceutical and other high-technology manufacturing. The Company operates in 35 countries, manufacturing 46,000 of the 100,000 chemical products it offers. The Company also offers 30,000 equipment products. It sells into over 165 countries. In August 2006, the Company acquired Pharmorphix Limited, which offers solid-form research services to the global pharmaceutical and biotech markets. In October 2006, Sigma-Aldrich Corporation acquired Advanced Separation Technologies Inc. (Astec), a chiral chromatography business.

• INFA, INFORMATICA CORP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 30.891624

Informatica Corporation (Informatica) is a provider of enterprise data integration software and services. Informatica software handles a variety of complex enterprise-wide data integration initiatives, including data migration, data consolidation, data synchronization, data warehousing, establishment of data hubs, data services, cross-enterprise data exchange and data quality. The Informatica enterprise data integration platform enables and accelerates data integration initiatives, allowing enterprises to meet new business requirements by utilizing cost-effective information technology (IT) systems; to reduce overall IT expenses by extending and adapting IT systems, and to implement best practices. The Company has also introduced solutions with partners designed to meet the on-demand data needs of the software-as-a-service market. On January 26, 2006, the Company acquired Similarity Systems Limited. On December 15, 2006, it acquired Itemfield, Inc.

• MYGN, MYRIAD GENETICS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 55.673885

Myriad Genetics, Inc. is a biotechnology company focused on the development and marketing of therapeutic and molecular diagnostic products. As of June 30, 2007, the Company had four drug candidates in seven clinical trials, and a number of other drug candidates that are in late-stage preclinical development. Its major drug development programs include Flurizan for the treatment of AlzheimerG??s disease, Azixa for the treatment of primary and metastatic brain tumors, MPC-2130 for the treatment of hematologic cancers, MPC-0920 for the treatment of thrombosis, and Vivecon for the treatment of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). The CompanyG??s revenues, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007, consisted primarily of sales of molecular diagnostic products (92%) and research payments (8%). Its commercial molecular diagnostic products include BRACAnalysis, COLARIS, COLARIS AP and MELARIS.

• MM, METAL MGMT INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 31.709332

Metal Management, Inc. along its subsidiaries is a full-service metals recycler in the United States, with 50 recycling facilities located in 17 states. The CompanyG??s operations primarily involve the collection and processing of ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metals. It collects industrial scrap metal and obsolete scrap metal, process it into reusable forms and supply the recycled scrap metals to its customers, including electric-arc furnace mills, foundries and metal brokers. In addition to buying, processing and selling ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metals, it is periodically retained as demolition contractors in certain of its metropolitan markets, in which it dismantles obsolete machinery, buildings and other structures containing metal and, in the process, collects both ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metals from these sources. At certain locations adjacent to commercial waterways, the Company also provides stevedoring services. In August 2007, it acquired Universal Recycling, Inc.

• FLR, FLUOR CP (NEW) Current Caprock Strength Rating: 31.584938

Fluor Corporation (Fluor) is a holding company that, through its subsidiaries, provides engineering, procurement, construction and maintenance services. Fluor serves a number of industries worldwide, including oil and gas, chemical and petrochemicals, life sciences, manufacturing, power, and transportation infrastructure. Fluor is also a primary service provider to the United States Federal Government. It performs operations and maintenance activities for major industrial clients. The Company is aligned into five principal operating segments: Oil and Gas, Industrial and Infrastructure, Government, Global Services and Power. Fluor Constructors International, Inc., which is organized and operates separately from its business segments, provides unionized management, construction and management services in the United States and Canada, both independently and as a subcontractor on projects to its segments.

• DBC, DB COMMODITY IDX Current Caprock Strength Rating: 307.305176
• CLB, CORE LABS NV Current Caprock Strength Rating: 56.762871

Core Laboratories N.V. (Core Lab) is a provider of reservoir description, production enhancement and reservoir management services to the oil and gas industry. These products and services are directed toward enabling the CompanyG??s clients to improve reservoir performance and increase oil and gas recovery from their producing fields. It has over 70 offices in more than 50 countries. Core Lab derives its revenues from services and product sales to clients in the oil and gas industry. Its reservoir optimization services and technologies are interrelated and are organized into three complementary segments: Reservoir Description, which encompasses the characterization of petroleum reservoir rock, fluid and gas samples; Production Enhancement, which includes products and services relating to reservoir well completions, perforations, stimulations and production, and Reservoir Management, which combines and integrates information from reservoir description and production enhancement services.

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• GLDN, GOLDEN TELECOM IN Current Caprock Strength Rating: 420.019836

Golden Telecom, Inc. (GTI) is a facilities-based provider of integrated telecommunication and Internet services throughout Russia and other countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The Company offers voice, data and Internet services to corporations, operators and consumers using its overlay network in cities throughout Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, and via intercity fiber optic and satellite-based networks, including approximately 289 combined access points in Russia and other countries of the CIS. In addition, GTI offers mobile services in the Ukrainian cities of Kiev and Odessa. The Company has four business segments: Business and Corporate Services; Carrier and Operator Services; Consumer Internet Services, and Mobile Services. In December 2007, GTI acquired New Telecom Technologies. In December 2007, GTI completed the acquisition of ZAO BryanskTel and OOO BryanskIntel, which together form Group BryanskTel.

• TNS, TNS INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 10.677129

TNS, Inc. (TNS) is a provider of business-critical data communications services to processors of credit card, debit card and automated teller machine (ATM) transactions. The Company is also provider of secure data and voice network services to the global financial services industry. TNS operates an unaffiliated Signaling System No. 7 networks in the United States capable of providing services nationwide, and it utilizes this network to provide call signaling and database access services to the providers of telecommunications services in the United States. TNS provides services through its multiple data networks, each designed specifically for transaction applications. During the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company transported approximately six billion dial transactions for more than 100 point-of-sale/point-of-service (POS) processing customers in the United States and Canada.

• MGF, M F S GOVT MKT TR Current Caprock Strength Rating: 232.575287

MFS Government Markets Income Trust (the trust) is a closed-end diversified management investment company. The Trust seeks to provide a high level of current income. The trust has an investment advisory agreement with Massachusetts Financial Services Company.

• NGG, NATIONAL GRID PLC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 89.151009

National Grid plc (National Grid) is engaged in the ownership and operation of regulated electricity and gas infrastructure networks in the United Kingdom and the United States. It also has interests in related markets, including electricity interconnectors, metering services, liquefied natural gas facilities and property in the United Kingdom. The Company’s business operations are divided into segments, which include Transmission-UK, Transmission-US, Gas Distribution-UK, Gas Distribution-US, US Electricity Distribution and US stranded cost recoveries. Its remaining businesses are classified as other operations. On April 3, 2007, it sold its UK wireless infrastructure operations to Macquarie UK Broadcast Ventures Limited. On August 24, 2006, it completed the acquisition from Southern Union Company of its Rhode Island gas distribution network. On October 27, 2006, it sold a 38.5% interest in Copperbelt Energy Corporation in Zambia. In August 2007, it acquired KeySpan Corporation.

• VRSN, VERISIGN INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 23.790730

VeriSign, Inc. (VeriSign) is a provider of intelligent infrastructure services that enable and protect billions of interactions everyday across voice and data networks worldwide. The Company operates in two segments: the Internet Services Group and the Communications Services Group. In January 2007, the Company announced a functional business structure that reorganizes the Internet Services Group and the Communications Services Group to deliver an integrated portfolio of products and services through a unified sales and services team across multiple industries. Its two main functional units are Sales and Consulting Services, and Products and Marketing. On January 31, 2007, the Company and Fox Entertainment (Fox), a subsidiary of News Corporation, and various subsidiaries of the Company and Fox, finalized two joint venture agreements to provide mobile entertainment to consumers on a global basis. On November 30, 2006, VeriSign completed its acquisition of inCode Telecom Group, Inc.

• COGN, COGNOS INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 211.980606

Cognos Incorporated (Cognos) operates provides business intelligence (BI) and performance management (PM) software solutions. The CompanyG??s solutions help organizations plan, understand, and manage financial and operational performance. CognosG?? integrated solutions consist of its BI components, PM solutions and analytical applications. These components are supported by software services for administration, deployment, integration and extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL). The Company released Cognos 8 Business intelligence (Cognos 8 BI), version 8.2, the latest update of the Cognos 8 BI product. Cognos 8 BI provides coverage for production and business reporting, dashboarding, query, analysis, metrics management and interactive scorecarding, event management and data management on a services-oriented architecture (SOA). In January 2007, Cognos acquired Celequest Corporation. On October 25, 2007, Cognos completed the acquisition of Applix, Inc.

• RSCR, RES-CARE INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 43.165150

Res-Care, Inc. (ResCare) is a human service company that provides residential, therapeutic, job training and educational supports to people with developmental or other disabilities, to youth with special needs, to adults who are experiencing barriers to employment and to older people who need home care assistance. The CompanyG??s programs include an array of services provided in both residential and non-residential settings for adults and youths with intellectual, cognitive or other developmental disabilities (DD), and youths who have special educational or support needs, are from disadvantaged backgrounds, or have severe emotional disorders, including some who have entered the juvenile justice system. ResCare also offers, through drop-in or live-in services, personal care, meal preparation, housekeeping and transportation to the elderly in their own homes. The Company operates through three segments: Community Services, Job Corps Training Services and Employment Training Services.

• CME, CHICAGO MER EXC A Current Caprock Strength Rating: 138.828156

CME Group Inc., formerly Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc., is engaged in futures exchange in the United States, for the trading of futures contracts and options on futures contracts, called derivatives. The Company posted trading volume of 1.3 billion contracts during the year ended December 31, 2006. In 2006, its customers, who include its members, traded futures contracts and options on futures contracts with an underlying value of $824 trillion. As of December 31, 2006, its open interest record was 52.5 million contracts set on September 14, 2006. The Company’s products provide a means for hedging, speculation and asset allocation relating to the risks associated with, among other things, interest rate sensitive instruments, equity ownership, changes in the value of foreign currency and changes in the prices of commodities. In July 2007, Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings, Inc. and CBOT Holdings, Inc. completed their merger to form CME Group Inc.

• DCOM, DIME COMMUNITY BC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 44.308029

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. is the parent company of The Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh (the Bank), a federally chartered stock savings bank. The Bank maintains its headquarters in the Williamsburg section of the borough of Brooklyn, New York, and operates 21 full-service retail banking offices located in the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx, and in Nassau County, New York. The Bank’s principal business has been, and continues to be, gathering deposits from customers within its market area, and investing them primarily in multifamily residential mortgage loans, commercial real estate loans, one- to four-family residential mortgage loans, construction loans, consumer loans, mortgage-backed securities (MBS), obligations of the United States Government and government-sponsored entities, and corporate debt and equity securities.

• NJ, NIDEC CP (NIHON) Current Caprock Strength Rating: 3.805847

Nidec Corporation (Nidec) is a manufacturer of spindle motors for computer hard disk drives. The Company also produces a variety of other small precision brushless direct current (DC) motors. As of March 31, 2007, the Company operated through 117 subsidiaries located in 17 countries, and four affiliated companies located in four countries. The Company acquired 98.9% of Fujisoku Corporation in November 2006 and 100% of the voting rights of the Motors & Actuators business of Valeo S.A. in December 2006. In addition, it acquired 87.1% of Brilliant Manufacturing Limited in February 2007.

• HON, HONEYWELL INTL IN Current Caprock Strength Rating: 27.076151

Honeywell International Inc. (Honeywell) is a diversified technology and manufacturing company, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services, control, sensing and security technologies for buildings, homes and industry, turbochargers, automotive products, specialty chemicals, electronic and advanced materials, and process technology for refining and petrochemicals. The Company operates in four segments: Aerospace, Automation and Control Solutions, Specialty Materials and Transportation Systems. It is engaged in manufacturing, sales, service and research and development mainly in the United States, Europe, Canada, Asia and Latin America. In May 2006, the Company purchased Gardiner Groupe. In February 2006, Honeywell sold Indalex. In May 2006, it sold First Technology Safety & Analysis (FTSA) business. In December 2006, the Company also sold First Technology Automotive business. In July 2007, the Company acquired Dimensions International and Enraf Holding B.V.

• ITG, INVESTMENT TEC NE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 27.277464

Investment Technology Group, Inc. (ITG) is a specialized agency brokerage and technology firm that partners with clients globally to provide solutions spanning the entire investment process. The Company has two segments: U.S. Operations and International Operations. The U.S. Operations segment provides equity trading, trade order management, connectivity and research services to institutional investors, plan sponsors, brokers, alternative investment funds and money managers in the United States The International Operations segment includes ITGG??s brokerage businesses in Europe, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong and Japan (collectively, Asia), as well as a research and development facility in Israel. On January 3, 2006, ITG acquired The Macgregor Group, Inc. (Macgregor). On January 3, 2006, the Company also acquired Plexus Plan Sponsor Group, Inc. (Plexus). On August 16, 2006, ITG entered into a 50% joint venture with Merrill to form Block Alert LLC.

• COST, COSTCO WHOLESALE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 150.032990

Costco Wholesale Corporation (Costco) operates membership warehouses based on the concept that offering its members very low prices on a limited selection of nationally branded and selected private-label products in a range of merchandise categories will produce high sales volumes and rapid inventory turnover. It buys the majority of its merchandise directly from manufacturers and route it to a cross-docking consolidation point (depot) or directly to its warehouses. The CompanyG??s depots receive container-based shipments from manufacturers and reallocate these goods for shipment to its individual warehouses, generally in less than twenty-four hours. The CompanyG??s warehouse format averages approximately 140,000 square feet; newer units tend to be larger. Its warehouses operate on a seven-day, 69-hour week. It carries an average of approximately 4,000 active stockkeeping units (SKUs) per warehouse in its core warehouse business.

• PHI, PHILIPPINE LG DS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 333.233093

Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co (PLDT) is a diversified telecommunications company in the Philippines. The Company operates through three segments: Wireless, Fixed Line, and Information and Communications Technology. On February 16, 2006, ePLDT acquired a 60% equity interest in Level Up!, a publisher of online games in the Philippines. The acquisition of Level Up!, together with netGames, ePLDTG??s online gaming subsidiary. On May 8, 2006, Smart signed a share purchase agreement to acquire the remaining 20% equity interest in Wolfpac, In October 2006, ePLDT acquired an additional 6.2% interest in Philweb, raising ePLDTG??s total equity stake to 25.5% as at December 31, 2006. On July 11, 2006, ePLDT acquired a 100% equity interest in SPi Technologies, Inc., (SPi), and its direct and indirect Philippine and offshore subsidiaries. On August 11, 2006, SPi acquired 100% of CyMed, Inc., a medical transcription company based in Richmond, Virginia.

• LKQX, LKQ CORP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 463.875336

LKQ Corporation is a provider of recycled light vehicle original equipment manufacturer (OEM) products and related services. The Company is also a provider of aftermarket collision replacement products and refurbished wheels. LKQ Corporation operates over 100 facilities offering its customers a range of replacement systems, components and parts to repair light vehicles. It participates in the market for recycled OEM products, as well as the market for collision repair aftermarket products. LKQ Corporation obtains aftermarket products and salvage vehicles from a variety of sources. On January 31, 2006, it acquired Transwheel Corporation. During the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company acquired a 100% equity interest in nine businesses. In 2007, it acquired a recycled OEM automotive parts business. On May 31, 2007, the Company acquired a recycled parts business near Toronto, Canada. On October 12, 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of Keystone Automotive Industries, Inc.

• HON, HONEYWELL INTL IN Current Caprock Strength Rating: 27.076151

Honeywell International Inc. (Honeywell) is a diversified technology and manufacturing company, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services, control, sensing and security technologies for buildings, homes and industry, turbochargers, automotive products, specialty chemicals, electronic and advanced materials, and process technology for refining and petrochemicals. The Company operates in four segments: Aerospace, Automation and Control Solutions, Specialty Materials and Transportation Systems. It is engaged in manufacturing, sales, service and research and development mainly in the United States, Europe, Canada, Asia and Latin America. In May 2006, the Company purchased Gardiner Groupe. In February 2006, Honeywell sold Indalex. In May 2006, it sold First Technology Safety & Analysis (FTSA) business. In December 2006, the Company also sold First Technology Automotive business. In July 2007, the Company acquired Dimensions International and Enraf Holding B.V.

• SIE, SIERRA HEALTH SVS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 14.882465

Sierra Health Services, Inc. (Sierra) is a managed healthcare organization that provides and administers the delivery of healthcare programs. The Company focuses on developing and offering a portfolio of managed healthcare products to employer groups and individuals. SierraG??s range of managed healthcare services is provided through a federally qualified health maintenance organization (HMO); managed indemnity plans; ancillary products and services that complement the Company’s managed health care product lines, and a third-party administrative services program for employer-funded health benefit plans and self-insured workers’ compensation plans.

• X, UNITED STATES STE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 0.193150

United States Steel Corporation (U. S. Steel) is an integrated steel producer with production operations in the United States and Central Europe. The Company has an annual raw steel production capability of 19.4 million net tons (tons) in the United States and 7.4 million tons in Central Europe. U. S. Steel is also engaged in several other business activities, most of which are related to steel manufacturing. These include the production of coke in both the United States and Central Europe, and the production of iron ore pellets from taconite, transportation services (railroad and barge operations) and real estate operations in the United States. During the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company had three operating segments: Flat-rolled Products (Flat-rolled), U. S. Steel Europe (USSE) and Tubular Products (Tubular). In June 2007, the Company acquired Lone Star Technologies Inc. In October 2007, the Company acquired Stelco Inc. and Stelco was renamed as U.S. Steel Canada Inc.

• XTXI, CROSSTEX ENERGY I Current Caprock Strength Rating: 97.932968

Crosstex Energy, Inc. owns partnership interests in Crosstex Energy, L.P. (the Partnership), a limited partnership engaged in the gathering, transmission, treating, processing and marketing of natural gas. The Partnership has two operating segments: Midstream and Treating. The Midstream division focuses on the gathering, processing, transmission and marketing of natural gas and NGLs. The Treating division focuses on the removal of impurities from natural gas. On June 29, 2006, the Partnership acquired the natural gas gathering pipeline systems and related facilities of Chief Holdings LLC in the Barnett Shale. In May 2006, the Partnership acquired an additional 35.42% interest in the Blue Water gas processing plant. On October 2, 2006, the Partnership acquired the treating and dew point control business of Cardinal Gas Solutions, L.P. On February 1, 2006, the Partnership acquired 48 amine treating plants from a subsidiary of Hanover Compression Company.

• EMF, TEMPLETON EM MKTS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 21.854256

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (the Fund) is a diversified, closed-end investment company. The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing at least 80% of its net assets in emerging country equity securities. It makes investments in China, Brazil, South Korea, Turkey, Russia, Thailand, India, Taiwan, Hungary and South Africa. The Fund invests in sectors, such as metals and mining, commercial banks, diversified financial services, semiconductors and semiconductor equipment, wireless telecommunication services, and oil, gas and consumable fuels. Templeton Asset Management Ltd. (TAML) serves as the FundG??s investment manager. Its administrative manager is Franklin Templeton Services, LLC. The Fund may invest in the Franklin Institutional Fiduciary Trust Money Market Portfolio (the Sweep Money Fund), an open-end investment company managed by Franklin Advisers, Inc. (an affiliate of TAML).

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• VMI, VALMONT INDS INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 127.118622

Valmont Industries, Inc. (Valmont) is a global producer of fabricated metal products and a producer of metal and concrete pole and tower structures in its Engineered Support Structures and Utilities Support Structures businesses. The Company is a global producer of mechanized irrigation systems in its Irrigation business. Valmont also provides metal coating services, including galvanizing, painting and anodizing in its Coatings business and manufactures specialty pipe and tubing products in its Tubing business. In addition to its five segments, Valmont has other businesses and activities, which include its machine tool accessories and industrial fasteners businesses, and the development of structures for the wind energy industry. During the fiscal year ended December 30, 2006 (fiscal 2006), Valmont acquired the remaining 51% of a non-consolidated steel pole manufacturing business in Monterrey, Mexico. In April 2007, the Company acquired a majority interest in Tehomet.

• WMGI, WRIGHT MEDICAL GR Current Caprock Strength Rating: 36.936733

Wright Medical Group, Inc. is an orthopedic medical device company specializing in the design, manufacture and marketing of reconstructive joint devices and biologics products. The Company operates through Wright Medical Technology, Inc. and other operating subsidiaries. The Company operates in one segment, offering products in four primary market sectors: knee reconstruction, hip reconstruction, extremity reconstruction and biologics. Reconstructive joint devices are used to replace knees, hips and other joints that have deteriorated through disease or injury. Biologics are used to replace damaged or diseased bone, to stimulate bone growth and to provide other biological solutions for surgeons and their patients. In April 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of substantially all the assets of Darco International, Inc.’s reconstructive foot surgery line of business.

• CBU, COMMUNITY BK SYS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 42.694515

Community Bank System, Inc. is a single bank holding company, which wholly owns five subsidiaries: Community Bank, N.A. (the Bank), Benefit Plans Administrative Services, Inc. (BPAS), CFSI Closeout Corp. (CFSICC), First of Jermyn Realty Co. (FJRC) and Town & Country Agency LLC (T&C). BPAS owns two subsidiaries, Benefit Plans Administrative Services LLC (BPA) and Harbridge Consulting Group LLC. BPAS provides administration, consulting and actuarial services to sponsors of employee benefit plans. CFSICC, FJRC and T&C are inactive companies. The Company also wholly owns four unconsolidated subsidiary business trusts established for the purpose of issuing mandatorily redeemable preferred securities, which are considered Tier I capital under regulatory capital adequacy guidelines. In May 2007, BPAS acquired Hand Benefits & Trust, Inc. In June 2007, the Company acquired TLNB Financial Corporation, which is the parent company of Tupper Lake National Bank.

• WG, WILLBROS GRP INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 12.006400

Willbros Group, Inc. (Willbros) is an independent international contractor serving the oil, gas and power industries and government entities worldwide. Willbros operates its business in two segments: the United States and Canada (United States & Canada) and all other countries outside of the United States and Canada (International). It provides engineering; construction; engineering, procurement and construction (EPC), and specialty services to industry and governmental entities worldwide, specializing in pipelines and associated facilities for onshore, coastal and offshore locations. The Company is also involved in asset development, ownership and operations as an extension of its portfolio of industry services. In June 2006, the Company announced its decision to sell its assets and operations in Nigeria, and on February 7, 2007, it sold its Nigeria operations through a share purchase agreement. In October 2006, it completed the sale of its interests in Venezuela.

• NHP, NATIONWIDE HLTH P Current Caprock Strength Rating: 177.971558

Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. (NHP) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) specializing in investments in healthcare-related senior housing and long-term care properties. The Company primarily make its investments by acquiring an ownership interest in facilities and leasing those to unaffiliated tenants under triple-net master leases that transfer the obligation for all facility operating costs (insurance, property taxes, utilities, maintenance, capital improvements, etc.) to the tenants. The Company also extends mortgage loans and other financing to tenants from time to time. For the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company derived approximately 95% of its revenues from leases, with the remaining 5% from its mortgage loans and other financing activities. At December 31, 2006, the Company had investments in 480 healthcare facilities in 42 states. At December 31, 2006, NHP held 14 mortgage loans.

• CEDC, CENTRAL EURO DIS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 218.615738

Central European Distribution Corporation (CEDC) is an integrated spirit beverages business. The Company produces vodka at two distilleries in Poland and is a distributor of alcoholic. The Company is also an importer of spirits, wine and beer in Poland. Its products are also exported out of Poland. CEDC offers a portfolio of alcoholic beverages with over 700 brands. On July 13, 2006, it acquired Bols Hungary and the Royal Vodka trademarks. In September 2006, the Company acquired Classic, an alcohol distribution company in the northeast of Poland. On September 26, 2006, the Company acquired from Lucas Bols B.V. As of February 20, 2007, the Company had acquired a 90.14% interest in Polmos Bialystok S.A.

• RRC, RANGE RES CORP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 173.962357

Range Resources Corporation (Range) is engaged in the exploration, development and acquisition of oil and gas properties, primarily in the Southwestern, Appalachian and Gulf Coast regions of the United States. During the year ended December 31, 2006, the CompanyG??s proved reserves had the features, including 1.8 trillion cubic feet equivalents (Tcfe) of proved reserves; 82% natural gas; 63% proved developed; 80% operated, and a reserve life of 16.3 years. The Company has built a multi-year inventory of drilling projects, which are over 9,400 identified drilling locations. In 2006, the CompanyG??s annual production averaged 276.1 millions of cubic feet equivalent (Mmcfe) per day. During 2006, Range drilled 1,017 gross wells. In January 2008, the Company announced that it has completed the acquisition of Barnett shale properties from a subsidiary of DTE Energy Co. and a private company. Range also announced that it has sold non core oil properties located in East Texas.

• NOV, NATL OILWELL VARC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 26.504845

National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NOV) is a worldwide provider of equipment and components used in oil and gas drilling and production operations, oilfield services, and supply chain integration services to the upstream oil and gas industry. The Company operates in three segments: Rig Technology, Petroleum Services & Supplies, and Distribution Services. The Rig Technology segment designs, manufactures, sells and services complete systems for the drilling, completion and servicing of oil and gas wells. The Petroleum Services & Supplies segment provides a variety of consumable goods and services used to drill, complete, remediate and workover oil and gas wells, service pipelines, flowlines and other oilfield tubular goods. The Distribution Services segment provides maintenance, repair and operating supplies, and spare parts. In March 2006, NOV acquired Soil Recovery A/S. In November 2006, it acquired Rolligon Ltd. In December 2006, it acquired 87% of NQL Energy Services Inc.

• HLEX, HEALTHEXTRAS INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 7.401237

HealthExtras, Inc. provides pharmacy benefit management (PBM) services and supplemental benefit programs. The PBM segment, which operates under the brand name Catalyst Rx, accounted for 97% of the Company’s revenue during the year ended December 31, 2006. The Company’s PBM clients include more than 1,000 self-insured employers, including state and local governments, third-party administrators (TPAs), and managed care organizations, who contract with HealthExtras to administer the prescription drug component of their overall health benefit programs. Total claims processed increased to 29.3 million in 2006. HealthExtras offers its own supplemental benefit programs, including lump sum accidental disability benefits, accidental death and dismemberment benefits, and emergency accident and sickness medical benefits. The supplemental benefits segment accounted for 3% of the Company’s revenue in 2006.

• CTRP, CTRIP.COM INTL LT Current Caprock Strength Rating: 135.655060

Ctrip.com International, Ltd. (Ctrip) is a consolidator of hotel accommodations and air tickets in China. The Company aggregates information on hotels and flights, and enables its customers to make hotel and flight bookings. Ctrip also sells packaged-tours that include transportation and accommodations. The Company targets its services primarily at business and leisure travelers in China. Ctrip acts as agent in all of its transactions and does not take any inventory risks with respect to the hotel rooms and air tickets booked through the Company. Ctrip derives its hotel reservation, air-ticketing and packaged-tour revenues through commissions from hotels (primarily based on the transaction value of the rooms), air tickets and packaged-tour products, respectively, booked through its services. In March 2006, the Company formed a wholly owned subsidiary, C-Travel International Limited.

• BMI, BADGER METER INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 148.188553

Badger Meter, Inc. is a marketer and manufacturer of products using flow measurement and control technologies developed both internally and with other technology companies. Its products are used to measure and control the flow of liquids. The CompanyG??s product lines fall into two general categories, utility and industrial. The utility category comprises two product lines: residential and commercial water meters (with various automatic meter reading (AMR) technology systems), which are sold to water utilities and constitute a majority of the CompanyG??s sales. Industrial product line sales comprises the remainder of the CompanyG??s sales and include automotive fluid meters, small precision valves, electromagnetic meters, impeller flow meters and industrial process meters (all with related accessories and instrumentation).

• MHS, MEDCOHEALTH SOLUT Current Caprock Strength Rating: 183.176529

Medco Health Solutions Inc. (Medco) is a pharmacy benefit manager. The Company provides traditional and specialty prescription drug benefit programs and services for its clients, members of client-funded benefit plans or those served by the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Program (Medicare Part D), and individual patients. Medco has a number of clients in each of the major industry categories, including Blue Cross/Blue Shield plans; managed-care organizations; insurance carriers; third-party benefit plan administrators; employers; federal, state and local government agencies, and union-sponsored benefit plans.

• GOLD, RANDGOLD RES LTD Current Caprock Strength Rating: 694.787537

Randgold Resources Limited is engaged in gold mining and exploration in Africa. Its discoveries as of December 31, 2006, include the 7.5 million ounce Morila deposit in southern Mali, the six million ounce Yalea deposit at Loulo in western Mali and the three million ounce Tongon deposit in the Cote dG??Ivoire. The Company financed and developed the Morila mine, which was brought into production in October 2000, and as of December 31, 2006, has produced more than four million ounces of gold. It also financed and developed the Loulo mine, which was officially opened in November 2005. At the Tongon project in Cote dG??Ivoire, the Company is progressing with a 30,000-meter drilling program. Randgold ResourcesG?? focus is on the discovery and development of gold projects. This is supported by exploration projects in the major gold regions of Mali, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Cote dG??Ivoire, Ghana and Tanzania.

• SY, SYBASE INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 49.180443

Sybase, Inc. (Sybase) is an enterprise software company delivering on the Unwired Enterprise vision by managing, integrating and mobilizing data from multiple sources, and making decision-ready information easily accessible at the point of action. Sybase delivers a range of solutions to ensure that customer information is managed and mobilized to the point of action, including enterprise and mobile databases, middleware, synchronization, encryption and device management software, and mobile messaging services. Its business is organized into three principal operating segments, Infrastructure Platform Group (IPG), iAnywhere Solutions, Inc. (iAS) and Sybase 365, Inc. (Sybase 365). On November 8, 2006 Sybase acquired Mobile 365, Inc., (which it renamed Sybase 365, Inc.), a privately held mobile messaging and content delivery company. In June 2006, it acquired Solonde AG, a privately held company. In October 2006 Sybase acquired certain assets of iFoundry, a privately held company.

• FXE, CURRENCYSHARES EU Current Caprock Strength Rating: 644.562866
• OTTR, OTTER TAIL CORP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 29.661470

Otter Tail Corporation operates through six segments: Electric, Plastics, Manufacturing, Health Services, Food Ingredient Processing and Other Business Operations. Electric (the Utility) consists of the production, transmission, distribution and sale of electric energy in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota under the name Otter Tail Power Company. Plastics consist of businesses producing polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and polyethylene (PE) pipe in the Upper Midwest and southwest regions of the United States. Manufacturing engages in the production of waterfront equipment, wind towers, material and handling trays and horticultural containers, contract machining, and metal parts stamping and fabrication. Health Services consists of businesses involved in the sale of diagnostic medical equipment, patient monitoring equipment and related supplies and accessories. Food Ingredient Processing engages in producing dehydrated potatoes.

• FE, FIRSTENERGY CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 96.387329

FirstEnergy Corp. is principally a holding company that holds, directly or indirectly, all of the common stock of its eight principal electric utility operating subsidiaries: Ohio Edison Company (OE), The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company (CEI), The Toledo Edison Company (TE), Pennsylvania Power Company (Penn), American Transmission Systems, Inc. (ATSI), Jersey Central Power & Light Company (JCP&L), Metropolitan Edison Company (Met-Ed) and Pennsylvania Electric Company (Penelec). The CompanyG??s consolidated revenues are primarily derived from electric service provided by its utility operating subsidiaries and the revenues of its other principal subsidiary FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. (FES). During the year ended December 31, 2006, FirstEnergy sold its remaining FirstEnergy Facilities Services Group, LLC (FSG) subsidiaries. In March 2006, the Company sold 60% of its interest in MYR Group, Inc. (MYR)

• OI, OWENS ILLINOIS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 48.219139

Owens-Illinois, Inc. is a manufacturer of packaging products and glass containers with operations in Europe, North America, Asia Pacific and South America. The Company is also a manufacturer of healthcare packaging, including plastic prescription containers and medical devices, and plastic closure systems, including tamper-evident caps and child-resistant closures, with operations in the United States, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Hungary, Malaysia and Singapore. The Company has 83 glass manufacturing plants in 22 countries and 18 plastics packaging facilities, 13 of which are in the United States. Owens-Illinois, Inc. operates in two segments: glass container and plastics packaging products. In August 2007, the Company announced that it has completed the sale of its plastics packaging business to Rexam PLC.

• OTTR, OTTER TAIL CORP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 29.661470

Otter Tail Corporation operates through six segments: Electric, Plastics, Manufacturing, Health Services, Food Ingredient Processing and Other Business Operations. Electric (the Utility) consists of the production, transmission, distribution and sale of electric energy in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota under the name Otter Tail Power Company. Plastics consist of businesses producing polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and polyethylene (PE) pipe in the Upper Midwest and southwest regions of the United States. Manufacturing engages in the production of waterfront equipment, wind towers, material and handling trays and horticultural containers, contract machining, and metal parts stamping and fabrication. Health Services consists of businesses involved in the sale of diagnostic medical equipment, patient monitoring equipment and related supplies and accessories. Food Ingredient Processing engages in producing dehydrated potatoes.

• PRXL, PAREXEL INTL CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 347.142212

PAREXEL International Corporation is a bio/pharmaceutical services company, providing a range of capability in clinical research, medical communications services, consulting, and informatics and technology products and services to the worldwide pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries. Its product and service offerings include clinical trials management, data management, biostatistical analysis, medical communications services, clinical pharmacology, patient recruitment, regulatory and product development consulting, health policy and reimbursement, industry training and publishing, medical imaging services, interactive voice response systems, clinical trial management systems, Web-based portals, systems integration, patient diary applications and other drug development services. In September 2007, it completed the acquisition of Taiwan-based APEX International Clinical Research Co., Ltd., which was subsequently renamed as Parexel Apex International.

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• MO, ALTRIA GROUP INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 160.025375

Altria Group, Inc. (ALG) is primarily a holding company. The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Philip Morris USA Inc. (PM USA) and Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) are engaged in the manufacture and sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products. ALGG??s 89% owned subsidiary Kraft Foods Inc. (Kraft) is engaged in the manufacture and sale of packaged foods and beverages. Philip Morris Capital Corporation (PMCC), another wholly owned subsidiary, maintains a portfolio of leveraged and direct finance leases. As of December 31, 2006, ALG had a 28.6% economic and voting interest in SABMiller plc (SABMiller), which is engaged in the manufacture and sale of various beer products. The Company operates in five segments: domestic tobacco, international tobacco, North American food, international food and financial services. On March 30, 2007, the Company completed the spin-off of Kraft to ALG’s shareholders. In December 2007, the Company acquired John Middleton, Inc.

• AOC, AON CORP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 1.151174

Aon Corporation (Aon), through its various subsidiaries worldwide, serves its clients through three operating segments: Risk and Insurance Brokerage Services, which acts as an advisor and insurance broker, helping clients manage their risks, as well as negotiating and placing insurance risk with insurance carriers through its global distribution network; Consulting, which provides advice and services to clients for employee benefits, compensation, management consulting, communications, human resource outsourcing, human resource consulting, and financial advisory and litigation consulting, and Insurance Underwriting, which provides specialty insurance products. In January 2007, Aon acquired Footman James from Alchemy Partners (Guernsey) Limited. In November 2006, Aon sold its Aon Warranty Group and Construction Program Group businesses. In March 2007, Aon ConsultingG??s subsidiary, McLagan Partners, completed the acquisition of Z/Yen Limited, a London-based market intelligence firm.

• PRXL, PAREXEL INTL CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 347.484802

PAREXEL International Corporation is a bio/pharmaceutical services company, providing a range of capability in clinical research, medical communications services, consulting, and informatics and technology products and services to the worldwide pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries. Its product and service offerings include clinical trials management, data management, biostatistical analysis, medical communications services, clinical pharmacology, patient recruitment, regulatory and product development consulting, health policy and reimbursement, industry training and publishing, medical imaging services, interactive voice response systems, clinical trial management systems, Web-based portals, systems integration, patient diary applications and other drug development services. In September 2007, it completed the acquisition of Taiwan-based APEX International Clinical Research Co., Ltd., which was subsequently renamed as Parexel Apex International.

• YUM, YUM BRANDS INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 85.495575

YUM! Brands, Inc. (YUM) is a quick service restaurant (QSR) with over 34,000 units in more than 100 countries and territories. YUM consists of six operating segments: KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Long John Silver’s (LJS) and A&W All-American Food Restaurants (A&W), YUM Restaurants International (YRI or International Division) and YUM Restaurants China (China Division). Through the five concepts of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, LJS, and A&W (the Concepts), YUM develops, operates, franchises and licenses a worldwide system of restaurants, which prepare, package and sell a menu of food items. In all five of its Concepts, YUM either operates units or they are operated by independent franchisees or licensees under the terms of franchise or license agreements. On September 12, 2006, YUM completed the purchase of the remaining 50% interest in its 541 Pizza Huts in the United Kingdom from Whitbread PLC, its joint venture partner.

• CVD, COVANCE INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 269.545166

Covance Inc. is a drug development services company that provides a range of early-stage and late-stage product development services on a worldwide basis primarily to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. The Company also provides laboratory-testing services to the chemical, agrochemical and food industries. The services it provide constitute two segments, early development services, which includes preclinical services and clinical pharmacology services, and late-stage development services, which includes central laboratory, clinical development, periapproval, cardiac safety services and market access services. In 2006, the Company acquired Radiant Research Inc.

• SJI, SOUTH JERSEY IND Current Caprock Strength Rating: 15.145546

South Jersey Industries, Inc. (SJI) is an energy services holding company that provides a variety of energy related products and services through its wholly owned subsidiaries, South Jersey Gas Company (SJG), South Jersey Energy Solutions, LLC (SJES), South Jersey Energy Company (SJE), South Jersey Resources Group, LLC (SJRG), Marina Energy, LLC (Marina) and South Jersey Energy Service Plus, LLC (SJESP). Effective January 1, 2006, SJI established SJES as a direct subsidiary for the purpose of serving as a holding company for all of the CompanyG??s non-utility businesses. SJI Services, LLC was established, on January 1, 2006, for the purpose of providing services, such as information technology, human resources, government relations, corporate communications, materials purchasing, fleet management and insurance to SJI and its other subsidiaries.

• MMSI, MERIT MEDICAL SYS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 94.249855

Merit Medical Systems, Inc. offers a line of disposable products designed to assist physicians in diagnosing disease and intervening in the areas of radiology and cardiology. Its product offerings include angiographic catheters, guide wires, needles, safety products, therapeutic infusion catheters and accessories, drainage catheters and accessories, sheath introducers, pressure infusion bags, syringes, kits and procedure trays. In March 2006, the Company purchased a hemostasis valve product line from Millimed A/S and Millimed Holdings, Inc. In April 2006, it purchased a safety scalpel product line from Hypoguard USA, Inc. and Medisys PLC. In July 2007, Merit Medical Systems, Inc. announced that it has acquired technology from Lightek Corporation for flexible radiopaque plastic laminate composition.

• PZE, PETROBRAS ENERGIA Current Caprock Strength Rating: 17.846809

Petrobras Energia Participaciones S.A. is a holding company that operates through its subsidiary Petrobras Energia S.A. (Petrobras Energia) and its subsidiaries, which are engaged in oil and gas exploration and production, refining and distribution, petrochemicals, and gas and energy. It conducts operations in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela. In addition, it acts as contractor and provides technical and operating support in Mexico. The Company manages its activities through four business segments: Oil and Gas Exploration and Production, Petrochemicals, Refining and Distribution, and Gas and Energy. In March 2007, Petrobras Energia purchased 25.67% and 52.37% interest in Sierra Chata and Parva Negra, respectively, from ConocoPhillips.

• SIAL, SIGMA ALDRICH CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 561.058777

Sigma-Aldrich Corporation develops, manufactures, purchases and distributes a range of biochemicals and organic chemicals. These chemical products and kits are used in scientific and genomic research, biotechnology, pharmaceutical development, the diagnosis of disease and as key components in pharmaceutical and other high-technology manufacturing. The Company operates in 35 countries, manufacturing 46,000 of the 100,000 chemical products it offers. The Company also offers 30,000 equipment products. It sells into over 165 countries. In August 2006, the Company acquired Pharmorphix Limited, which offers solid-form research services to the global pharmaceutical and biotech markets. In October 2006, Sigma-Aldrich Corporation acquired Advanced Separation Technologies Inc. (Astec), a chiral chromatography business.

• FPL, F P L GROUP INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 31.020720

FPL Group, Inc. (FPL Group) provides electricity-related services. Its principal subsidiary, Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), serves more than 8.5 million people throughout most of the east and lower west coasts of Florida. FPL Energy, LLC (FPL Energy), FPL Group’s energy subsidiary, produces electricity primarily utilizing natural gas, wind and nuclear resources. As at December 31, 2006, together, FPL’s and FPL Energy’s generating assets represented approximately 34,300 megawatt of capacity. FPL FiberNet, LLC (FPL FiberNet) provides fiber-optic services to FPL, telecommunications companies and other customers throughout Florida. In January 2006, FPL Energy acquired 70% interest in Duane Arnold Energy Center (Duane Arnold).

• HCN, HEALTH CARE REIT Current Caprock Strength Rating: 80.394287

Health Care REIT, Inc. is a self-administered, equity real estate investment trust that invests in healthcare and senior housing facilities. As of December 31, 2006, the Company had $ 4,132,749,000 of net real estate investments, inclusive of credit enhancements, in 578 facilities located in 37 states. At that date, the portfolio included 204 assisted living facilities, 221 skilled nursing facilities, 47 independent living/continuing care retirement communities, 89 medical office buildings and 17 specialty care facilities. It invests in assisted living, skilled nursing, independent living facilities/continuing care retirement communities, medical office buildings and specialty care facilities, which represented approximately 25%, 34%, 13%, 22% and 6%, respectively, of the CompanyG??s investments at December 31, 2006.

• XTXI, CROSSTEX ENERGY I Current Caprock Strength Rating: 90.767159

Crosstex Energy, Inc. owns partnership interests in Crosstex Energy, L.P. (the Partnership), a limited partnership engaged in the gathering, transmission, treating, processing and marketing of natural gas. The Partnership has two operating segments: Midstream and Treating. The Midstream division focuses on the gathering, processing, transmission and marketing of natural gas and NGLs. The Treating division focuses on the removal of impurities from natural gas. On June 29, 2006, the Partnership acquired the natural gas gathering pipeline systems and related facilities of Chief Holdings LLC in the Barnett Shale. In May 2006, the Partnership acquired an additional 35.42% interest in the Blue Water gas processing plant. On October 2, 2006, the Partnership acquired the treating and dew point control business of Cardinal Gas Solutions, L.P. On February 1, 2006, the Partnership acquired 48 amine treating plants from a subsidiary of Hanover Compression Company.

• VE, VEOLIA ENVIRONN A Current Caprock Strength Rating: 9.547778

Veolia Environnement is engaged in environmental services through businesses, such as the processing of waste, water distribution and related services, network operation and passenger transport and energy services (heat distribution, thermal services and public lighting). Veolia EnvironnementG??s operations are conducted primarily through four divisions: water, environmental services, energy services and transportation. Through these divisions, the Company provides water to more than 67 million people and 49 million people in the world with clean water, treat nearly 58 million tons of waste, satisfy the energy requirements of hundreds of thousands of buildings for its industrial, municipal and individual customers, and transport approximately 2.5 billion passengers per year. In April 2007, the Company acquired Sulo Group in Germany. In May 2007, it acquired Marisol, Inc. On September 28, 2006, Veolia Proprete, a division of Veolia Environnement, purchased Cleanaway United Kingdom.

• NKE, NIKE INC CL B Current Caprock Strength Rating: 14.458852

NIKE, Inc. (NIKE) is engaged in the design, development and worldwide marketing of footwear, apparel, equipment and accessory products. NIKE sells athletic footwear and athletic apparel. Its product portfolio includes running, training, basketball, soccer, sport-inspired urban shoes and children’s shoes. It also markets shoes designed for tennis, golf, baseball, football, lacrosse, walking, outdoor activities, skateboarding, bicycling, volleyball, wrestling, cheerleading, aquatic activities and other athletic and recreational uses. NIKE sells a line of performance equipment under the NIKE brand name, including bags, socks, sport balls, eyewear, timepieces, electronic devices, bats, gloves, protective equipment and other equipment designed for sports activities. The Company sells its products to retail accounts, through NIKE-owned retail stores, and through a mix of independent distributors and licensees, in over 180 countries worldwide.

• MBT, MOBILE TELSYS OJS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 132.409866

Mobile TeleSystems OJSC or (Mobil’nye TeleSistemy OAO or MTS) is a mobile phone operator in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States countries. The Company uses technology based on the global system for mobile communications (GSM). In addition to standard voice services, MTS offers its subscribers value-added services, including voice mail, short message service (SMS), general packet radio service (GPRS) and various SMS and GPRS-based information and entertainment services, such as multimedia messaging service (MMS). The Company also offers its subscribers the ability to roam automatically worldwide. MTS operates in Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, as well as in Belarus, where the Company owns a 49% stake in Mobile TeleSystems LLC, a mobile operator in Belarus, which is not consolidated. The main shareholder of the Company is Sistema JSFC. MTS is headquartered in Moscow, Russian Federation.

• MCRS, MICROS SYSTEMS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 18.683964

MICROS Systems, Inc. is a designer, manufacturer, marketer and servicer of enterprise information solutions for the global hospitality and specialty retail industries. Its enterprise solutions comprise three major areas: hotel information systems, restaurant information systems and specialty retail information systems. In addition to its software enterprise solutions and hardware products, the Company offers an array of support services and products for its hotel, restaurant and retail information systems. On July 10, 2007, the Company acquired a majority interest in Check-in-Data, a distributor of MICROS products and services. On January 29, 2007, the Company acquired the RedSky IT Hospitality, Travel and Retail subsidiaries of RedSky IT. In February 2006, The Company acquired CommercialWare, Inc. In January 2008, the Company announced the formation of MICROS-Retail, its retail solutions division, which includes its subsidiary companies Datavantage, CommercialWare and eOne Group.

• JPS, NUVEEN QUAL PFD 2 Current Caprock Strength Rating: 0.342544

Nuveen Quality Preferred Income Fund II (the Fund) is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund intends to invest in a portfolio of preferred securities, debt securities, including convertible debt securities and convertible preferred securities. On January 1, 2005, Nuveen Institutional Advisory Corp. (NIAC), the Funds’ previous adviser, and its affiliate, Nuveen Advisory Corp. (NAC), were merged into Nuveen Asset Management (NAM), each wholly owned subsidiaries of Nuveen Investments, Inc. (Nuveen). As a result of the merger, NAM is the Adviser to all funds previously advised by either NIAC or NAC.

• AFL, A F L A C INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 183.890427

Aflac Incorporated is a general business holding company and acts as a management company, overseeing the operations of its subsidiaries by providing management services and making capital available. Its principal business is supplemental health and life insurance, which is marketed and administered through its subsidiary, American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus (Aflac), which operates in the United States (Aflac U.S.) and as a branch in Japan (Aflac Japan). Aflac’s insurance business consists of two segments: Aflac Japan and Aflac U.S. Aflac Japan sells cancer plans, care plans, general medical indemnity plans, medical/sickness riders, living benefit life plans, ordinary life insurance plans and annuities. Aflac U.S. sells cancer plans and various types of health insurance, including accident/disability, fixed-benefit dental, sickness and hospital indemnity, vision care, hospital intensive care, long-term care, ordinary life and short-term disability plans.

• CTRP, CTRIP.COM INTL LT Current Caprock Strength Rating: 117.301170

Ctrip.com International, Ltd. (Ctrip) is a consolidator of hotel accommodations and air tickets in China. The Company aggregates information on hotels and flights, and enables its customers to make hotel and flight bookings. Ctrip also sells packaged-tours that include transportation and accommodations. The Company targets its services primarily at business and leisure travelers in China. Ctrip acts as agent in all of its transactions and does not take any inventory risks with respect to the hotel rooms and air tickets booked through the Company. Ctrip derives its hotel reservation, air-ticketing and packaged-tour revenues through commissions from hotels (primarily based on the transaction value of the rooms), air tickets and packaged-tour products, respectively, booked through its services. In March 2006, the Company formed a wholly owned subsidiary, C-Travel International Limited.

• PG, PROCTER GAMBLE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 90.791588

The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) is focused on providing branded consumer goods products. The Company markets its products in more than 180 countries. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 (fiscal 2007), the Company was organized into three global business units: Beauty and Health, Household Care and Gillette GBU. P&G had seven segments under United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles: Beauty; Health Care; Fabric Care and Home Care; Snacks, Coffee and Pet Care; Baby Care and Family Care; Blades and Razors, and Duracell and Braun. In September 2006, the Company’s Sure brand (an antiperspirant and deodorant brand) was acquired by Innovative Brands, LLC. In January 2007, P&G acquired HDS Cosmetics Lab Inc., which manufactures and markets Doctor’s Dermatologic Formula (DDF) skin care.

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• MIN, M F S INTRMDT INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 174.656281

MFS Intermediate Income Trust (the Trust) is a diversified closed-end management investment company. The Trust seeks to preserve capital and provide high current income. It maintains a portfolio that includes investments in short and intermediate term United States Government and foreign high-grade securities. MFS Intermediate Income Trust’s portfolio includes non-United States Government bonds, mortgage-backed securities, the United States Government agency securities, the United States Treasury securities, emerging market bonds, commercial mortgage-backed securities, residential mortgage-backed securities and high-grade corporate securities. The Trust can invest in foreign securities, including securities of emerging market issuers. The Trust’s investment advisor is Massachusetts Financial Services Company.

• CRL, CHARLES RIVER LAB Current Caprock Strength Rating: 112.114441

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (Charles River) is a global provider of solutions that advance the drug discovery and development process, including research models and associated services, and outsourced preclinical services (including Phase I clinical services). The Company provides the animal research models required in research and development for drugs, devices and therapies. Charles River’s customer base includes global pharmaceutical companies, a range of biotechnology companies, as well as government agencies, hospitals and academic institutions worldwide. The Company operates over 80 facilities, including its production and warehousing facilities, in 15 countries worldwide. The Company has two reporting segments: Research Models and Services (RMS) and Preclinical Services (PCS), which includes Phase I clinical services. In October 2006, Charles River acquired Northwest Kinetics, Inc.

• CBU, COMMUNITY BK SYS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 33.201199

Community Bank System, Inc. is a single bank holding company, which wholly owns five subsidiaries: Community Bank, N.A. (the Bank), Benefit Plans Administrative Services, Inc. (BPAS), CFSI Closeout Corp. (CFSICC), First of Jermyn Realty Co. (FJRC) and Town & Country Agency LLC (T&C). BPAS owns two subsidiaries, Benefit Plans Administrative Services LLC (BPA) and Harbridge Consulting Group LLC. BPAS provides administration, consulting and actuarial services to sponsors of employee benefit plans. CFSICC, FJRC and T&C are inactive companies. The Company also wholly owns four unconsolidated subsidiary business trusts established for the purpose of issuing mandatorily redeemable preferred securities, which are considered Tier I capital under regulatory capital adequacy guidelines. In May 2007, BPAS acquired Hand Benefits & Trust, Inc. In June 2007, the Company acquired TLNB Financial Corporation, which is the parent company of Tupper Lake National Bank.

• EMR, EMERSON ELEC CO Current Caprock Strength Rating: 75.465111

Emerson Electric Co (Emerson), is engaged in designing and supplying product technology and delivering engineering services in a range of industrial, commercial and consumer markets globally. The business segments of the Company includes Process Management, providing measurement, control and diagnostic capabilities for automated industrial processes producing items, such as foods, fuels, medicines and power; Industrial Automation, bringing integrated manufacturing solutions to diverse industries globally; Network Power, providing power and environmental conditioning and reliability to help keep telecommunication systems, data networks and critical business applications continuously operating; climate technologies for household and commercial comfort, as well as food safety and energy efficiency through air-conditioning and refrigeration technology, and appliance and tools, providing designed motors for applications, appliances and integrated appliance solutions.

• TRST, TRUSTCO BANK NY Current Caprock Strength Rating: 0.399914

TrustCo Bank Corp NY (TrustCo) is a savings and loan holding company whose principal subsidiary is Trustco Bank (the Bank). Trustco Bank is a federal savings bank engaged in providing general banking services to individuals, partnerships and corporations. The Bank operates 89 automatic teller machines and 90 banking offices in Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Rensselaer, Rockland, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Ulster, Warren, Washington and Westchester counties of New York, Hillsborough, Lake, Orange, Sarasota and Seminole counties in Florida, Bennington County in Vermont, Berkshire County in Massachusetts and Bergen County in New Jersey. TrustCo has two non-bank subsidiaries: ORE Subsidiary Corp. and Trustco Charitable Foundation, Inc.

• IVGN, INVITROGEN CORP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 45.823864

Invitrogen Corporation (Invitrogen) is a developer, manufacturer and marketer of research tools in reagent, kit and high-throughput applications forms to customers engaged in life sciences research, drug discovery, diagnostics and the commercial manufacture of biological products. It is also a supplier of sera, cell and tissue culture media and reagents used in life sciences research, as well as in processes to grow cells in the laboratory and produce pharmaceuticals and other proteins. The CompanyG??s products include gel-based separations technologies, antibodies and protoarrays. It divides its target customer base into two categories: life science researchers and commercial producers of biopharmaceutical and other proteins. During the year ended December 31, 2006, Invitrogen acquired Sentigen Holding Corp. On February 1, 2007, Invitrogen sold its subsidiary, BioSource Europe, S.A. In April 2007, the Company sold its BioReliance business unit to Avista Capital Partners.

• PNY, PIEDMONT NAT GAS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 24.949318

Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc. (Piedmont) is an energy services company primarily engaged in the distribution of natural gas to over one million residential, commercial and industrial customers in portions of North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee, including 62,000 customers served by municipalities who are its wholesale customers. The Company has also invested in joint venture, energy-related businesses, including unregulated retail natural gas marketing, interstate natural gas storage and intrastate natural gas transportation. Piedmont operates in two business segments: regulated utility and non-utility activities. The regulated utility segment is the largest segment of the CompanyG??s business accounting for approximately 97% of PiedmontG??s consolidated assets. Operations of its non-utility activities segment consist of its equity method investments in joint ventures. Operations of both segments are conducted within the United States.

• ICLR, ICON PLC ADS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 514.823059

ICON plc is a contract research organization (CRO) that provides outsourced development services on a global basis to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. The Company specializes in the strategic development, management and analysis of programs that support clinical development from compound selection to Phase I to Phase IV clinical studies. It provides Phase I to Phase IV Clinical Trial Management, Drug Development Support Services, Data Management and Biostatistics, and Central Laboratory and Imaging Services. ICON plc provides these development services to clients on a standalone basis or as part of an integrated full-service solution. The Company operates through 49 offices in 30 countries. On July 10, 2006, the Company acquired Ovation Healthcare Research 2 Inc. In July 2007, the Company acquired DOCS International, a European clinical research staffing company.

• BEC, BECKMAN COULTER I Current Caprock Strength Rating: 22.312265

Beckman Coulter, Inc. is a manufacturer of biomedical testing instrument systems, tests and supplies that simplify and automate laboratory processes. It designs, manufactures and sells systems, services, reagents and supplies to clinical and life science laboratories worldwide. The Company provides laboratory tools used to conduct basic research into the fundamental processes of human biology, to develop vaccines and drugs to treat disease, to conduct clinical trials and related research activities, and to perform simple patient blood tests to complex diagnostic testing. Its products are used in a range of applications, from lab solutions used for medical research, clinical research and drug discovery to diagnostic systems found in hospitals and physiciansG?? offices to aid in patient care. The Company has four core product areas: Chemistry Systems, Immunoassay Systems, Cellular Systems, and Discovery and Automation Systems. On November 8, 2006, the Company acquired Lumigen, Inc.

• MANT, MANTECH INTL CP A Current Caprock Strength Rating: 79.896614

ManTech International Corporation (ManTech) is a provider of technologies and solutions for mission-critical national security programs for the Intelligence Community, Departments of Defense, State, Homeland Security and Justice, and other United States federal government agencies. The CompanyG??s expertise includes engineering, systems integration, software services, enterprise architecture, information assurance and security architecture, intelligence operations and analysis support, network and critical infrastructure protection, information operations and computer forensics, information technology, communications integration and engineering support. ManTech organizes its offerings into three basic categories: Secure Systems and Infrastructure; Information Technology, and Systems Engineering. In December 2007, the Company announced that it has closed the McDonald Bradley acquisition.

• UEPS, NET 1 UEPS TECHS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 37.893551

Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. (Net1) provides its universal electronic payment system (UEPS), as an alternative payment system for the unbanked and under-banked populations of developing economies. The Company generates its revenues by charging transaction fees to government agencies, employers, merchants and other financial service providers, by providing financial services, such as loans and insurance products and by selling hardware, software and related technology. Net1’s smart card to smart card (S2S) products include S2S Pension and Welfare, S2S Wage Payment, S2S Cash Advance, S2S Loans to Card, S2S Medical Management, Patient Monitoring and Distribution, S2S Retail and Wholesale, and S2S Insurance System. On July 3, 2006, the Company acquired Prism Holdings Limited, which focuses on the development and provision of secure transaction technology, solutions and services.

• GLDN, GOLDEN TELECOM IN Current Caprock Strength Rating: 483.855072

Golden Telecom, Inc. (GTI) is a facilities-based provider of integrated telecommunication and Internet services throughout Russia and other countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The Company offers voice, data and Internet services to corporations, operators and consumers using its overlay network in cities throughout Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, and via intercity fiber optic and satellite-based networks, including approximately 289 combined access points in Russia and other countries of the CIS. In addition, GTI offers mobile services in the Ukrainian cities of Kiev and Odessa. The Company has four business segments: Business and Corporate Services; Carrier and Operator Services; Consumer Internet Services, and Mobile Services. In December 2007, GTI acquired New Telecom Technologies. In December 2007, GTI completed the acquisition of ZAO BryanskTel and OOO BryanskIntel, which together form Group BryanskTel.

• SLW, SILVER WHEATON CO Current Caprock Strength Rating: 201.234024

Silver Wheaton Corp. (Silver Wheaton) is a mining company with 100% of its revenue from the sale of silver. The CompanyG??s principal product is silver that it has agreed to purchase pursuant to the Luismin Silver Purchase Contract, the Zinkgruvan Silver Purchase Contract and the Yauliyacu Silver Purchase Contract. The Company purchases all of its silver from GoldcorpG??s Luismin Mines in Mexico, from LundinG??s Zinkgruvan Mine in Sweden and up to 4.75 million ounces of silver per year based on production from GlencoreG??s Yauliyacu Mine in Peru. On November 24, 2006, it acquired 17.3% of Revett Minerals Inc. (Revett). Revett, through its subsidiaries, owns 67% of both the Rock Creek project and the Troy mine located in northwest Montana, United States. On September 6, 2006, the Company acquired 6% of Bear Creek Mining Corporation (Bear Creek). On December 7, 2006, Goldcorp sold some of its interest in Silver Wheaton, and as a result, at December 31, 2006, Goldcorp owned 49% of the Company.

• GR, GOODRICH CORPORAT Current Caprock Strength Rating: 12.092024

Goodrich Corporation (Goodrich) is a supplier of components, systems and services to the commercial and general aviation airplane markets. The Company is also a supplier of systems and products to the global defense and space markets. Goodrich operates in three business segments. The Engine Systems segment produces products associated with aircraft engines, including cowlings and their components, fuel delivery systems, and structural and rotating components. The Airframe Systems segment provides systems and components pertaining to aircraft taxi, take-off, flight control, and landing and stopping. The Electronic Systems segment produces an array of systems and components that provide flight performance measurements, flight management and control and safety data. In November 2007, Goodrich announced that it has completed the sale of its airframe heavy maintenance business, Goodrich Aviation Technical Services, Inc. In January 2008, Goodrich acquired Skyline Industries, Inc.

• CTRP, CTRIP.COM INTL LT Current Caprock Strength Rating: 117.301170

Ctrip.com International, Ltd. (Ctrip) is a consolidator of hotel accommodations and air tickets in China. The Company aggregates information on hotels and flights, and enables its customers to make hotel and flight bookings. Ctrip also sells packaged-tours that include transportation and accommodations. The Company targets its services primarily at business and leisure travelers in China. Ctrip acts as agent in all of its transactions and does not take any inventory risks with respect to the hotel rooms and air tickets booked through the Company. Ctrip derives its hotel reservation, air-ticketing and packaged-tour revenues through commissions from hotels (primarily based on the transaction value of the rooms), air tickets and packaged-tour products, respectively, booked through its services. In March 2006, the Company formed a wholly owned subsidiary, C-Travel International Limited.

• ORB, ORBITAL SCIENCES Current Caprock Strength Rating: 147.952820

Orbital Sciences Corporation (Orbital) develops and manufactures small rockets and space systems for commercial, military and civil government customers. The Company’s primary products and services include Launch Vehicles, which include rockets that are used as interceptor and target vehicles for missile defense systems, small-class space launch vehicles that place satellites into Earth orbit, and suborbital launch vehicles that place payloads into a variety of high-altitude trajectories; Satellites and Space Systems, which include satellites and interplanetary spacecraft and related systems for communications, remote sensing, scientific and military missions, and space-related technical service, and Transportation Management Systems, which include software-based transportation management systems for public transit agencies and private vehicle fleet operators.

• NKE, NIKE INC CL B Current Caprock Strength Rating: 14.458852

NIKE, Inc. (NIKE) is engaged in the design, development and worldwide marketing of footwear, apparel, equipment and accessory products. NIKE sells athletic footwear and athletic apparel. Its product portfolio includes running, training, basketball, soccer, sport-inspired urban shoes and children’s shoes. It also markets shoes designed for tennis, golf, baseball, football, lacrosse, walking, outdoor activities, skateboarding, bicycling, volleyball, wrestling, cheerleading, aquatic activities and other athletic and recreational uses. NIKE sells a line of performance equipment under the NIKE brand name, including bags, socks, sport balls, eyewear, timepieces, electronic devices, bats, gloves, protective equipment and other equipment designed for sports activities. The Company sells its products to retail accounts, through NIKE-owned retail stores, and through a mix of independent distributors and licensees, in over 180 countries worldwide.

• AKS, A K STEEL HLDG CO Current Caprock Strength Rating: 0.060503

AK Steel Holding Corporation (AK Holding) is a fully integrated producer of flat-rolled carbon, stainless and electrical steels, and tubular products through its wholly owned subsidiary, AK Steel Corporation (AK Steel). The CompanyG??s operations consist of seven steelmaking and finishing plants located in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Pennsylvania that produce flat-rolled carbon steels, including coated, cold-rolled and hot-rolled products, and specialty stainless and electrical steels that are sold in slab, hot band, and sheet and strip form. The CompanyG??s operations also include AK Tube LLC (AK Tube), which further finishes flat-rolled carbon and stainless steel at two tube plants located in Ohio and Indiana into welded steel tubing used in the automotive, truck and construction markets. In addition, its operations include European trading companies that buy and sell steel and steel products.

• TRST, TRUSTCO BANK NY Current Caprock Strength Rating: 0.399914

TrustCo Bank Corp NY (TrustCo) is a savings and loan holding company whose principal subsidiary is Trustco Bank (the Bank). Trustco Bank is a federal savings bank engaged in providing general banking services to individuals, partnerships and corporations. The Bank operates 89 automatic teller machines and 90 banking offices in Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Rensselaer, Rockland, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Ulster, Warren, Washington and Westchester counties of New York, Hillsborough, Lake, Orange, Sarasota and Seminole counties in Florida, Bennington County in Vermont, Berkshire County in Massachusetts and Bergen County in New Jersey. TrustCo has two non-bank subsidiaries: ORE Subsidiary Corp. and Trustco Charitable Foundation, Inc.

• VAR, VARIAN MED SYS IN Current Caprock Strength Rating: 70.663177

Varian Medical Systems, Inc., formerly Varian Associates, Inc., is engaged in designing, manufacturing, selling and servicing X-ray tubes for original equipment manufacturers (OEM); replacement X-ray tubes; flat panel digital image detectors for filmless X-rays used in medical, dental, veterinary, scientific and industrial applications; linear accelerators, image detectors, image processing software and image detection systems for security and inspection purposes; proton therapy systems for cancer treatment; and scientific instruments used in fundamental and applied physics research. The segments in which the Company operates include Oncology Systems, X-Ray Products and Others. During the fiscal year ended September 28, 2007 (fiscal 2007), Oncology Systems contributed 81% of the total revenues. In fiscal 2007, X-ray Products and Others represented 15% and 4% of total revenues. In January 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of ACCEL Instruments GmbH.

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• PZE, PETROBRAS ENERGIA Current Caprock Strength Rating: 17.846809

Petrobras Energia Participaciones S.A. is a holding company that operates through its subsidiary Petrobras Energia S.A. (Petrobras Energia) and its subsidiaries, which are engaged in oil and gas exploration and production, refining and distribution, petrochemicals, and gas and energy. It conducts operations in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela. In addition, it acts as contractor and provides technical and operating support in Mexico. The Company manages its activities through four business segments: Oil and Gas Exploration and Production, Petrochemicals, Refining and Distribution, and Gas and Energy. In March 2007, Petrobras Energia purchased 25.67% and 52.37% interest in Sierra Chata and Parva Negra, respectively, from ConocoPhillips.

• EIM, EATON VANCE INS M Current Caprock Strength Rating: 103.606346

Eaton Vance Insured Municipal Bond (the Fund) is a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Fund’s investment objective is to provide current income exempt from federal income tax, including alternative minimum tax. Eaton Vance Insured Municipal Bond primarily invests in high-grade municipal obligations that are insured as to the timely payment of principal and interest. The Fund invests primarily in bonds with stated maturities of 10 years or longer. The Fund’s portfolio includes tax-exempt investments. Eaton Vance Management acts as the Fund’s investment advisor and administrator. Investors Bank & Trust Company serves as the custodian of the Fund.

• VKI, VAN KAMPN ADV MUN Current Caprock Strength Rating: 64.457596

Van Kampen Advantage Municipal Income Trust II (the Trust) is a diversified closed-end management investment company. The Trust’s investment objective is to provide a high level of current income exempt from federal income tax, consistent with preservation of capital. The Trust will invest substantially all of its assets in municipal securities rated investment grade at the time of investment. It invests in a diversified portfolio consisting primarily of investment-grade, tax-exempt municipal securities. It may invest up to 20% of its assets in securities that are rated, at the time of investment, BB/Ba or B by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service, Moody’s Investors Services, Inc. or Fitch Ratings Ltd., or that are unrated, but deemed to be of comparable quality by the TrustG??s investment advisor. On January 27, 2006, the Trust acquired Van Kampen Municipal Opportunity Trust II and Van Kampen Value Municipal Income Trust. The TrustG??s investment advisor is Van Kampen Asset Management.

• ENB, ENBRIDGE INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 83.091423

Enbridge Inc. (Enbridge) is an energy delivery company that transports natural gas and crude oil, which are used to heat homes, power transportation systems, and provide fuel and feedstock for industries. Enbridge’s activities are carried out through five business units: Liquids Pipelines, which includes the operation of the Enbridge crude oil mainline system and feeder pipelines that transport crude oil and other liquid hydrocarbons; Gas Pipelines, which consists of the CompanyG??s interests in natural gas pipelines, including Alliance Pipeline United States, Vector Pipeline and Enbridge Offshore Pipelines; Sponsored Investments, which includes investments in Enbridge Income Fund (EIF) and Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. (EEP); Gas Distribution and Services, which includes Enbridge Gas Distribution (EGD), Aux Sable and the CompanyG??s commodity marketing businesses, and International, which includes Enbridge’s two energy-delivery investments outside of North America.

• RCS, PIMCO STR GLB GVT Current Caprock Strength Rating: 20.273546

PIMCO Strategic Global Government Fund, Inc. is a closed-end bond fund. The Fund invests primarily in a portfolio of investment grade fixed-income securities of the United States and other countries. The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in government securities, which include bonds issued or guaranteed by the United States or foreign governments, by their agencies, authorities or instrumentalities, or by supranational entities, and synthetic instruments. Government securities also include mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by certain United States Government agencies and government-sponsored enterprises. The Fund also invests up to 20% of its total assets in non-investment grade securities regardless of the issuer, including corporate, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. Pacific Investment Management Company LLC is the Fund’s investment adviser.

• NPI, NUVEEN PREM INC F Current Caprock Strength Rating: 71.170059

Nuveen Premium Income Municipal Fund, Inc. is a closed-end, diversified management investment company. It invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of municipal obligations issued by state and local government authorities or certain United States territories. The Fund’s investments include those in tax obligation/limited, tax obligation/general, healthcare, United States guaranteed, transportation, utilities and education and civic organizations. Nuveen Asset Management (NAM) is the Funds’ investment manager.

• CHTT, CHATTEM INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 55.823296

Chattem, Inc. (Chattem) is a marketer and manufacturer of a portfolio of branded over-the-counter (OTC) healthcare products, toiletries and dietary supplements. The CompanyG??s portfolio of products includes brands, such as Icy Hot, Aspercreme and Capzasin (topical pain care), Gold Bond (medicated skin care products), Selsun Blue and Selsun Salon (medicated dandruff shampoos), Dexatrim, Garlique and New Phase (dietary supplements), and other OTC and toiletry products, such as Pamprin, a menstrual analgesic; Herpecin-L, a lip care product; Benzodent, a dental analgesic cream, as well as toiletries, such as Bullfrog, a line of sunscreens; UltraSwim, a chlorine-removing shampoo, and Sun-In, a hair lightener. On January 2, 2007, the Company acquired the United States rights to five consumer and OTC brands from Johnson & Johnson (J&J Acquisition).

• BEC, BECKMAN COULTER I Current Caprock Strength Rating: 22.312265

Beckman Coulter, Inc. is a manufacturer of biomedical testing instrument systems, tests and supplies that simplify and automate laboratory processes. It designs, manufactures and sells systems, services, reagents and supplies to clinical and life science laboratories worldwide. The Company provides laboratory tools used to conduct basic research into the fundamental processes of human biology, to develop vaccines and drugs to treat disease, to conduct clinical trials and related research activities, and to perform simple patient blood tests to complex diagnostic testing. Its products are used in a range of applications, from lab solutions used for medical research, clinical research and drug discovery to diagnostic systems found in hospitals and physiciansG?? offices to aid in patient care. The Company has four core product areas: Chemistry Systems, Immunoassay Systems, Cellular Systems, and Discovery and Automation Systems. On November 8, 2006, the Company acquired Lumigen, Inc.

• STLD, STEEL DYNAMICS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 112.108673

Steel Dynamics, Inc. (SDI) is a steel producer in the United States, with an annual steelmaking capability of 5.2 million tons. During the year ended December 31, 2006, consolidated shipments, which excluded shipments between the CompanyG??s operating divisions, totaled 4.7 million tons. The Company has three segments: steel operations, fabrication operations and steel scrap and scrap substitute operations. On April 11, 2006, the Company acquired Roanoke Electric Steel Corporation (Roanoke Electric). In July 2007, SDI completed the acquisition of The Techs, a flat-rolled steel galvanizing company. The TechsG?? operations consist of three facilities in the Pittsburgh area: GalvTech, MetalTech and NexTech. Each plant specializes in the galvanizing of specific types of flat-rolled steels. In October 2007, SDI completed the acquisition of OmniSource Corporation, a privately owned ferrous and non-ferrous scrap processing and trading company.

• KO, COCA COLA CO THE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 483.327606

The Coca-Cola Company manufactures, distributes and markets non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups. It manufactures beverage concentrates and syrups, which it sells to bottling and canning operations, fountain wholesalers and some fountain retailers, as well as some finished beverages, which it sells primarily to distributors. The Company owns or licenses more than 400 brands, including diet and light beverages, waters, juice and juice drinks, teas, coffees, and energy and sports drinks. It also has ownership interests in numerous bottling and canning operations. Finished beverage products bearing the CompanyG??s trademarks are sold in more than 200 countries. As of December 31, 2006, the Company operated through eight segments: Africa; East, South Asia and Pacific Rim; European Union; Latin America; North America; North Asia, Eurasia and Middle East; Bottling Investments, and Corporate. In June 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of Energy Brands, Inc., known as glaceau.

• ABT, ABBOTT LABORATORI Current Caprock Strength Rating: 93.920341

Abbott Laboratories is engaged in the discovery, development, manufacture and sale of a diversified line of healthcare products. It has four segments. The Pharmaceutical Products segmentG??s products include adult and pediatric pharmaceuticals, which are sold worldwide primarily on the prescription or recommendation of physicians. The Diagnostic Products segmentG??s products include diagnostic systems and tests for blood banks, hospitals, commercial laboratories, physiciansG?? offices, alternate care testing sites, plasma protein therapeutic companies and consumers. The Nutritional Products segmentG??s products include a line of pediatric and adult nutritionals. The Vascular Products segmentG??s products include a line of coronary, endovascular and vessel closure devices used in the treatment of vascular disease. On December 13, 2006, it acquired Kos Pharmaceuticals, Inc. On April 21, 2006, the Company acquired Guidant CorporationG??s vascular intervention and endovascular solutions businesses.

• DO, DIAMOND OFFSHORE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 36.578011

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (Diamond Offshore) provides contract drilling services to the energy industry worldwide and is also engaged in deepwater drilling with a fleet of 44 offshore drilling rigs. The Company’s fleet consists of 30 semisubmersibles, 13 jack-ups and one drillship. The Company offers a range of services worldwide in various markets, including the deep water, harsh environment, conventional semisubmersible and jack-up markets. The Company provides offshore drilling services to a customer base that includes independent oil and gas companies and government-owned oil companies.

• MMT, M F S MULTIMKT IN Current Caprock Strength Rating: 37.762398

MFS Multimarket Income Trust (the Trust) is a closed-end fund and maintains a portfolio that includes investments in investment-grade and high-yield corporate bonds, United States Government securities, and international investment-grade and emerging markets debt securities. The Trust’s investment objective is to seek high-current income, but may also consider capital appreciation. During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2007, shares of the Trust provided a total return of 5.19%, at net asset value, underperforming the Multimarket Income Trust Blended Index, the EMBI Global, Government/Mortgage and United States High-Yield indices. The Trust is managed by Massachusetts Financial Services Company (MFS).

• COGN, COGNOS INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 223.065399

Cognos Incorporated (Cognos) operates provides business intelligence (BI) and performance management (PM) software solutions. The CompanyG??s solutions help organizations plan, understand, and manage financial and operational performance. CognosG?? integrated solutions consist of its BI components, PM solutions and analytical applications. These components are supported by software services for administration, deployment, integration and extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL). The Company released Cognos 8 Business intelligence (Cognos 8 BI), version 8.2, the latest update of the Cognos 8 BI product. Cognos 8 BI provides coverage for production and business reporting, dashboarding, query, analysis, metrics management and interactive scorecarding, event management and data management on a services-oriented architecture (SOA). In January 2007, Cognos acquired Celequest Corporation. On October 25, 2007, Cognos completed the acquisition of Applix, Inc.

• NU, NORTHEAST UTIL Current Caprock Strength Rating: 19.325287

Northeast Utilities (NU) is engaged primarily in the energy delivery business, providing franchised retail electric service to approximately 1.9 million customers in 419 cities and towns in Connecticut, New Hampshire and western Massachusetts. The Company offers its services, through three of its wholly owned subsidiaries: The Connecticut Light and Power Company (CL&P), Public Service Company of New Hampshire (PSNH) and Western Massachusetts Electric Company (WMECO), and provides franchised retail natural gas service to approximately 200,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers in 71 cities and towns in Connecticut, through its wholly owned indirect subsidiary, Yankee Gas Services Company (Yankee Gas). On November 1, 2006, NU closed on the sale of NU Enterprises, Inc.G??s (NUEI) 100% ownership in Northeast Generation Company (NGC), and of Holyoke Water Power Company’s (HWP) 146 megawatts coal-fired plant.

• ICLR, ICON PLC ADS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 514.823059

ICON plc is a contract research organization (CRO) that provides outsourced development services on a global basis to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. The Company specializes in the strategic development, management and analysis of programs that support clinical development from compound selection to Phase I to Phase IV clinical studies. It provides Phase I to Phase IV Clinical Trial Management, Drug Development Support Services, Data Management and Biostatistics, and Central Laboratory and Imaging Services. ICON plc provides these development services to clients on a standalone basis or as part of an integrated full-service solution. The Company operates through 49 offices in 30 countries. On July 10, 2006, the Company acquired Ovation Healthcare Research 2 Inc. In July 2007, the Company acquired DOCS International, a European clinical research staffing company.

• DE, DEERE CO Current Caprock Strength Rating: 365.967896

Deere & Company (John Deere), through its subsidiaries, operates in four business segments. The agricultural equipment segment manufactures and distributes a line of farm equipment and related service parts, including tractors; combine, cotton and sugarcane harvesters; tillage, seeding and soil preparation machinery; sprayers; hay and forage equipment; integrated agricultural management systems technology, and precision agricultural irrigation equipment. The commercial and consumer equipment segment manufactures and distributes equipment, products and service parts for commercial and residential uses. In May 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of LESCO, Inc. In August 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of Ningbo Benye Tractor & Automobile Manufacture Company Limited.

• MIN, M F S INTRMDT INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 174.656281

MFS Intermediate Income Trust (the Trust) is a diversified closed-end management investment company. The Trust seeks to preserve capital and provide high current income. It maintains a portfolio that includes investments in short and intermediate term United States Government and foreign high-grade securities. MFS Intermediate Income Trust’s portfolio includes non-United States Government bonds, mortgage-backed securities, the United States Government agency securities, the United States Treasury securities, emerging market bonds, commercial mortgage-backed securities, residential mortgage-backed securities and high-grade corporate securities. The Trust can invest in foreign securities, including securities of emerging market issuers. The Trust’s investment advisor is Massachusetts Financial Services Company.

• NWN, NORTHWEST NAT GAS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 69.331535

Northwest Natural Gas Company, doing business as NW Natural, incorporated in 1910, is principally engaged in the distribution of natural gas in Oregon and southwest Washington. The Company’s core business segment, local gas distribution, also referred to as the utility, involves the distribution and sale of natural gas. Another segment, interstate gas storage, represents natural gas storage services provided to interstate customers, including asset optimization services under a contract with an independent energy marketing company. The remaining business segment, other, primarily consists of non-regulated investments in alternative energy projects in California, a Boeing 737-300 aircraft leased to Continental Airlines, and low-income housing in Portland, Oregon. NW Natural also holds certificates from the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission granting it rights to serve portions of three southern Washington counties bordering the Columbia River.

• EGN, ENERGEN CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 42.314484

Energen Corporation (Energen) is a diversified energy holding company engaged primarily in the acquisition, development, exploration and production of oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids in the continental United States and in the purchase, distribution, and sale of natural gas, principally in central and north Alabama. The Company’s two principal subsidiaries are Energen Resources Corporation and Alabama Gas Corporation. Energen Resources explores for and develops reservoirs, primarily in areas, in which it has an operating presence. During the year ended December 31, 2006, Energen ResourcesG?? proved oil and gas reserves totaled 1,723 billion cubic feet equivalent. Alagasco purchases natural gas through interstate and intrastate marketers and suppliers, and distributes the purchased gas through its distribution facilities for sale to residential, commercial and industrial customers, and other end-users of natural gas.

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• TX, TERNIUM S.A. ADS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 31.012571

Ternium S.A , is a steel company in the Americas. It is a producer of crude steel in Latin America, with manufacturing, processing and finishing facilities, which produced nearly ten million tons of crude steel during the year ended December 31, 2006. Ternium produces and distributes a range of semi-finished and finished steel products, including value-added steel products, such as tinplate, cold rolled coils and sheets, galvanized and electrogalvanized sheets, pre-painted sheets, welded pipes, hot rolled pickled and annealed and tailor-made flat products. It also produces long steel products, such as bars and wire rod. Approximately 56.4% of TerniumG??s sales were made to South and Central America, 42.1% to North America and 1.5% to Europe and other markets during 2006. On July 26, 2007, it obtained 100% of shares of Grupo Imsa S.A. de C.V., a steel manufacturer.

• KMR, KINDER MORGAN MNG Current Caprock Strength Rating: 38.009975

Kinder Morgan Management, LLC is a limited partner in Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P., and manages and controls its business and affairs pursuant to a delegation of control agreement. As of December 31, 2006, the Company owned approximately 27% of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.G??s limited partner interests. Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. is the owner and operator of an independent refined petroleum products pipeline system in the United States. The Company’s voting shares are owned by Kinder Morgan, G.P., Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Kinder Morgan, Inc. and the general partner of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. Kinder Morgan, Inc. wholly owns Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. Kinder Morgan, Inc. is an energy transportation, storage and distribution company operating, either for itself or on behalf of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. On April 26, 2006, the Company formed Kinder Morgan Canada Terminals ULC.

• ORA, ORMAT TECHNOLOGIE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 31.510498

Ormat Technologies, Inc. (Ormat) is engaged in the geothermal and recovered energy power business. The Company designs, develops, builds, owns and operates geothermal recovered energy-based power plants. Ormat conduct its business activities in two business segments: Electricity and Products. In the Electricity Segment, the Company develops, builds, owns and operates geothermal and recovered energy-based power plants in the United States and geothermal power plants in other countries around the world, and sells the electricity generated by these plants. In the Products Segment, Ormat designs, manufactures and sells equipment for geothermal and recovered energy-based electricity generation, remote power units and other power generating units, and provides services relating to the engineering, procurement, construction, operation and maintenance of geothermal and recovered energy power plants.

• AET, AETNA INC. NEW Current Caprock Strength Rating: 29.655846

Aetna Inc. (Aetna) is a diversified healthcare benefits company. It offers a range of traditional and consumer-directed health insurance products and related services, including medical, pharmacy, dental, behavioral health, group life, long-term care and disability plans and medical management capabilities. Aetna’s operations include three business segments: Health Care, Group Insurance and Large Case Pensions. Health Care consists of medical, pharmacy benefits management, dental and vision plans offered on both a risk basis and an employer-funded basis. Medical plans include point-of-service (POS), health maintenance organization (HMO), preferred provider organization (PPO) and indemnity benefit (Indemnity) plans. Group Insurance products include life, disability and long-term care insurance. Large Case Pensions manages a range of retirement products, including pension and annuity products for tax qualified pension plans. In October 2007, Aetna acquired Goodhealth Worldwide.

• PVTB, PRIVATEBANCORP IN Current Caprock Strength Rating: 70.374947

PrivateBancorp, Inc. is a holding company for a Chicago-based bank designed to provide personalized financial services primarily to affluent individuals, professionals, entrepreneurs and their business interests. The Company as of December 31, 2006, had five bank subsidiaries: The PrivateBank and Trust Company (The PrivateBank G?? Chicago), The PrivateBank G?? St. Louis, The PrivateBank G?? Wisconsin, The PrivateBank G?? Michigan and The PrivateBank G?? Georgia. The Company operates through 18 offices in Chicago, suburban Detroit, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Kansas City and Atlanta. It provides its clients with individual and corporate banking services, as well as access to mortgage loans offered through The PrivateBank Mortgage Company, a subsidiary of The PrivateBank and Trust Company, and wealth management services offered through PrivateBancorpG??s wealth management division, which includes Lodestar Investment Counsel, LLC (Lodestar), an asset management company and subsidiary of PrivateBancorp.

• SLW, SILVER WHEATON CO Current Caprock Strength Rating: 201.234024

Silver Wheaton Corp. (Silver Wheaton) is a mining company with 100% of its revenue from the sale of silver. The CompanyG??s principal product is silver that it has agreed to purchase pursuant to the Luismin Silver Purchase Contract, the Zinkgruvan Silver Purchase Contract and the Yauliyacu Silver Purchase Contract. The Company purchases all of its silver from GoldcorpG??s Luismin Mines in Mexico, from LundinG??s Zinkgruvan Mine in Sweden and up to 4.75 million ounces of silver per year based on production from GlencoreG??s Yauliyacu Mine in Peru. On November 24, 2006, it acquired 17.3% of Revett Minerals Inc. (Revett). Revett, through its subsidiaries, owns 67% of both the Rock Creek project and the Troy mine located in northwest Montana, United States. On September 6, 2006, the Company acquired 6% of Bear Creek Mining Corporation (Bear Creek). On December 7, 2006, Goldcorp sold some of its interest in Silver Wheaton, and as a result, at December 31, 2006, Goldcorp owned 49% of the Company.

• AAPL, APPLE INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 11.221719

Apple Inc.designs, manufactures, and markets personal computers, portable digital music players, and mobile communication devices and sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, and networking solutions. The Company sells its products worldwide through its online stores, its retail stores, its direct sales force, and third-party wholesalers, resellers, and value-added resellers. In addition, the Company sells a variety of third-party Macintosh (Mac), iPod and iPhone compatible products, including application software, printers, storage devices, speakers, headphones, and various other accessories and peripherals through its online and retail stores. The Company sells to education, consumer, creative professional, business and government customers.

• KEX, KIRBY CORPORATION Current Caprock Strength Rating: 31.658295

Kirby Corporation conducts operations in two business segments: marine transportation and diesel engine services. The Company’s marine transportation segment is engaged in the inland transportation of petrochemicals, black oil products, refined petroleum products and agricultural chemicals by tank barges, and, to a lesser extent, the offshore transportation of dry-bulk cargoes by barge. The Company’s diesel engine services segment is engaged in the overhaul and repair of diesel engines and reduction gears, and related parts sales in three markets: the marine market, the power generation market and the railroad market. On June 7, 2006, the Company purchased the stock of Global Power Holding Company. On July 21, 2006, the Company purchased the assets of Marine Engine Specialists, Inc. On January 3, 2007, the Company acquired Coastal Towing, Inc. (Coastal). On February 23, 2007, the Company purchased the assets of P&S Diesel Service, Inc.

• KO, COCA COLA CO THE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 483.327606

The Coca-Cola Company manufactures, distributes and markets non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups. It manufactures beverage concentrates and syrups, which it sells to bottling and canning operations, fountain wholesalers and some fountain retailers, as well as some finished beverages, which it sells primarily to distributors. The Company owns or licenses more than 400 brands, including diet and light beverages, waters, juice and juice drinks, teas, coffees, and energy and sports drinks. It also has ownership interests in numerous bottling and canning operations. Finished beverage products bearing the CompanyG??s trademarks are sold in more than 200 countries. As of December 31, 2006, the Company operated through eight segments: Africa; East, South Asia and Pacific Rim; European Union; Latin America; North America; North Asia, Eurasia and Middle East; Bottling Investments, and Corporate. In June 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of Energy Brands, Inc., known as glaceau.

• MWE, MARKWEST ENERGY P Current Caprock Strength Rating: 21.222017

MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. (MarkWest Energy) is a master limited partnership engaged in the gathering, transportation and processing of natural gas; the transportation, fractionation and storage of natural gas liquids (NGLs), and the gathering and transportation of crude oil. MarkWest Energy is a processor of natural gas in the northeastern and southwestern United States, processing gas from the Appalachian Basin, and from East Texas, Gulf Coast and Michigan. The Company conducts its operations in three geographical areas: the Southwest, the Northeast and the Gulf Coast. On December 29, 2006, the Company acquired 100% ownership interest in Santa Fe Gathering, L.L.C. It acquired the Grimes gathering system as part of the Santa Fe acquisition. The gathering system is located in Roger Mills and Beckham Counties, Oklahoma. As of December 31, 2006, the Grimes systemG??s throughput was approximately 16 million cubic feet of natural gas per day.

• HCP, HEALTHCARE PROP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 52.723545

HCP, Inc. (HCP), formerly Health Care Property Investors, Inc., is a real estate investment trust (REIT) focusing primarily on properties serving the healthcare industry. HCP is a self-administered REIT that invests directly or through joint ventures in healthcare facilities. As of June 30, 2007, HCP’s portfolio of properties, excluding assets held for sale but, including investments through joint ventures and mortgage loans, included 675 properties and consisted of 323 senior housing facilities, 216 medical office buildings, 41 hospitals, 66 skilled nursing facilities and 29 other healthcare facilities. HCP acquires healthcare-related real estate in selected markets throughout the United States. HCP leases its senior housing properties, hospitals and nursing facilities to experienced operators on a long-term basis. It leases its medical office and lab buildings to tenants requiring these types of specialty office space. In August 2007, the Company acquired Slough Estates USA Inc.

• LG, LACLEDE GROUP INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 43.903450

The Laclede Group, Inc. (Laclede Group) is a public utility holding company. Laclede Group is committed to providing natural gas service through its regulated core utility operations, while engaging in non-regulated activities that provide sustainable growth. The Regulated Gas Distribution segment includes Laclede Gas Company (Laclede Gas or the Utility), Laclede GroupG??s largest subsidiary and core business unit. Laclede Gas is a public utility engaged in the retail distribution and sale of natural gas. Laclede GroupG??s Non-Regulated Services segment includes SM&P Utility Resources, Inc. (SM&P), which is engaged in underground locating and marking service business. SM&P operates in 10 Midwestern and Southwestern states. The Non-Regulated Gas Marketing segment includes Laclede Energy Resources, Inc. (LER), a subsidiary engaged in the non-regulated marketing of natural gas and related activities. Other non-regulated subsidiaries provide less than 10% of revenues.

• MON, MONSANTO COMPANY Current Caprock Strength Rating: 1162.552246

Monsanto Company (Monsanto), along with its subsidiaries, is a global provider of agricultural products for farmers. The CompanyG??s seeds, biotechnology trait products, and herbicides provide farmers with solutions that improve productivity, reduce the costs of farming, and produce better foods for consumers and better feed for animals. It has two segments: Seeds and Genomics and Agricultural Productivity. Through its Seeds and Genomics segment, it produces seed brands, including DEKALB, Asgrow, D&PL, Deltapine and Seminis, and it develops biotechnology traits that assist farmers in controlling insects and weeds. It also provides other seed companies with genetic material and biotechnology traits for their seed brands. Through its Agricultural Productivity segment, the Company manufactures Roundup brand herbicides and other herbicides and provides lawn-and-garden herbicide products for the residential market and animal agricultural products focused on improving dairy cow productivity.

• GLD, STREETTRACKS GOLD Current Caprock Strength Rating: 387.566650
• TEF, TELEFONICA SA Current Caprock Strength Rating: 357.449799

Telefonica, S.A. (Telefonica) together with its subsidiaries and investees (Telefonica Group), operates mainly in the telecommunications, media and entertainment industries. The Telefonica Group is also involved in the media and contact center activities through investments in Telefonica de Contenidos and Atento. The Company operates through three segments: Telefonica Spain, Telefonica Europe and Telefonica Latin America. Telefonica Spain oversees the wireline and wireless telephony, broadband and data businesses in Spain. Telefonica Latin America oversees the same businesses in Latin America. Telefonica Europe oversees the wireline, wireless, broadband and data businesses in the United Kingdom, Germany, the Isle of Man, Ireland, the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic. In July 2006, the Company completed the sale of 59.90% of Telefonica Publicidad e Informacion, S.A. to Yell Group plc.In July 2007, the Company sold its 99.7% stake in ENDEMOL INVESTMENT HOLDING BV.

• OTTR, OTTER TAIL CORP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 41.721920

Otter Tail Corporation operates through six segments: Electric, Plastics, Manufacturing, Health Services, Food Ingredient Processing and Other Business Operations. Electric (the Utility) consists of the production, transmission, distribution and sale of electric energy in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota under the name Otter Tail Power Company. Plastics consist of businesses producing polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and polyethylene (PE) pipe in the Upper Midwest and southwest regions of the United States. Manufacturing engages in the production of waterfront equipment, wind towers, material and handling trays and horticultural containers, contract machining, and metal parts stamping and fabrication. Health Services consists of businesses involved in the sale of diagnostic medical equipment, patient monitoring equipment and related supplies and accessories. Food Ingredient Processing engages in producing dehydrated potatoes.

• CBZ, CBIZ INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 103.101654

CBIZ, Inc. (CBIZ) provides professional business services that help clients manage their finances, employees and technology. CBIZ delivers its integrated services through four practice groups: Financial Services consist of accounting, tax, financial advisory, litigation support, valuation, Sarbanes Oxley 404 consulting, internal audit, fraud detection and real estate advisory; Employee Services consist of group health, property and casualty, COBRA / Flex, retirement planning, wealth management, life insurance, human capital management, payroll services, specialty life insurance and actuarial services; CBIZ Medical Management Professionals (CBIZ MMP) consists of coding and billing, accounts receivable management and full practice management services, and National Practices include managed networking and hardware services, information technology (IT) consulting, project management, software solutions, mergers and acquisitions, health care consulting and government relations.

• CAM, CAMERON INTL CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 150.926361

Cameron International Corp., formerly Cooper Cameron Corporation, is an international manufacturer of oil and gas pressure control and separation equipment, including valves, wellheads, controls, chokes, blowout preventers and assembled systems for oil and gas drilling, production and transmission used in onshore, offshore and subsea applications and provides oil and gas separation, metering and flow measurement equipment. It is also a manufacturer of centrifugal air compressors, integral and separable gas compressors and turbochargers. The Company’s operations are organized into three separate business segments: Drilling & Production Systems (DPS), formerly the Cameron segment; Valves & Measurement (V&M), formerly the Cooper Cameron Valves segment, and Compression Systems (CS), formerly the Cooper Compression segment. In January 2006, the Company acquired the assets and liabilities of Caldon Company.

• MCR, M F S CHARTR INCM Current Caprock Strength Rating: 118.408493

MFS Charter Income Trust (the trust) is a closed-end management investment company. The Trust’s portfolio includes non-United States Government bonds, high-grade corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities, high-yield corporate securities, emerging markets bonds, commercial mortgage-backed securities, the United States Government Agency securities, the United States Treasury securities, asset-backed securities and municipal bonds. The Trust’s portfolio is allocated to the United States, European and Pacific Rim securities. The MFS Charter Income Trust also invests in inflation-adjusted debt securities issued by the United States Treasury. It may also invest in inflation-adjusted debt securities issued by the United States Government agencies and instrumentalities other than the United States Treasury, and by other entities, such as United States and foreign corporations and foreign governments. The Trust’s investment advisor is Massachusetts Financial Services Company.

• PGJ, POWERSHARES ETF Current Caprock Strength Rating: 30.085718

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• CLF, CLEVELAND CLIFFS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 64.137787

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc (Cliffs) is a producer of iron ore pellets in North America. The Company manages and operates six North American iron ore mines located in Michigan, Minnesota and Eastern Canada that have a rated capacity of 37 million tons of iron ore pellet production annually. On April 19, 2005, Cliffs Asia Pacific, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, completed the acquisition of 80.4 % of Portman, an iron ore mining company in Australia. As a result of the Portman acquisition, the Company operates in two segments: North America and Australia. The North America segment comprises its mining operations in the United States and Canada. The Australia segment comprises its 80.4 % Portman interest in Western Australia. During the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company produced a total of 33.6 million tons of iron ore pellets. In July 2007, Cliffs acquired PinnOak Resources, LLC, a metallurgical coal producer located in the United States.

• WYNN, WYNN RESORTS LTD Current Caprock Strength Rating: 61.713066

Wynn Resorts, Limited (Wynn Resorts) is a developer, owner and operator of destination casino resorts. The Company owns and operates two destination casino resorts: Wynn Las Vegas, on the Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Wynn Macau, located in the Macau Special Administrative Region of the PeopleG??s Republic of China (Macau). During the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company was constructing Encore at Wynn Las Vegas (Encore) and it continues to develop and construct the second phase of Wynn Macau. Wynn Las Vegas offers 2,716 rooms and suites, including 36 fairway villas and six private-entry villas for its premium guests. As of September 6, 2006, Wynn Macau featured approximately 600 hotel rooms and suites, approximately 220 table games and approximately 380 slot machines in approximately 100,000 square feet of casino gaming space, seven restaurants, approximately 26,000 square feet of retail space, a spa and salon, entertainment lounges and meeting facilities.

• CSX, C S X CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 16.279739

CSX Corporation (CSX) is a transportation company. The Company owns companies providing rail, intermodal and rail-to-truck transload services, connecting more than 70 ocean, river and lake ports. CSX operates in two segments: rail and intermodal. The rail segment provides rail freight transportation over a network of approximately 21,000 route miles in 23 states, the District of Columbia and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. The intermodal segment provides integrated rail and truck transportation services, and operates a network of dedicated intermodal facilities across North America. The rail and intermodal segments are viewed by the Company on a combined basis as Surface Transportation businesses. CSXG??s principal operating company, CSX Transportation Inc., operates a railroad in the eastern United States. CSX Intermodal Inc. is an intermodal company linking customers to railroads via trucks and terminals, providing coast-to-coast intermodal transportation.

• HCBK, HUDSON CITY BNCP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 265.037628

Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. (Hudson City Bancorp) serves as the holding company of its only wholly owned subsidiary, Hudson City Savings Bank (Hudson City Savings), a retail savings bank offering traditional deposit products, residential real estate mortgage loans and consumer loans. In addition, it purchases mortgages, mortgage-backed securities, securities issued by the United States Government and government-sponsored agencies and other investments permitted by applicable laws and regulations. Hudson City Savings’ revenues are derived principally from interest on its mortgage loans and mortgage-backed securities, and interest and dividends on its investment securities. Hudson City SavingsG?? primary sources of funds are customer deposits, borrowings, scheduled amortization and prepayments of mortgage loans and mortgage-backed securities, maturities and calls of investment securities and funds provided by operations.

• PEG, PUB ENTRPR GP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 80.108360

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. (PSEG) is a holding company that operates through four principal direct subsidiaries: Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G), PSEG Power LLC (Power), PSEG Energy Holdings LLC (Energy Holdings) and PSEG Services Corporation (Services). PSEG is an energy company with operations primarily in the Northeastern and Mid Atlantic United States, and in other select markets. PSE&G is an operating public utility company engaged in the transmission and distribution of electric energy and gas in New Jersey, the United States. Power is a multi-regional, wholesale energy supply company that integrates its generating asset operations with its wholesale energy, fuel supply, and energy trading and marketing functions. Energy Holdings has two principal direct subsidiaries, which are also its segments: PSEG Global L.L.C. and PSEG Resources L.L.C. Its Services subsidiary provides management and administrative and general services to PSEG and its subsidiaries.

• IRM, IRON MOUNTAIN (DE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 111.253746

Iron Mountain Incorporated is engaged in information protection and storage services. The Company offers records management and data protection solutions to address complex information challenges, such as rising storage costs, litigation, regulatory compliance and disaster recovery. Iron Mountain Incorporated has a diversified customer base consisting of commercial, legal, banking, healthcare, accounting, insurance, entertainment and government organizations. The CompanyG??s operations can be divided into three service categories: records management, data protection & recovery, and information destruction. As of December 31, 2006, the Company provided services to over 90,000 corporate clients in 85 markets in the United States and 86 markets outside of the United States. In June 2007, the Company acquired Accutrac Software, Inc. In November 2007, the Company announced the acquisition of Xepa Digital, LLP.

• CEG, CONSTELLATION ENG Current Caprock Strength Rating: 24.978201

Constellation Energy Group Inc. (Constellation Energy) is an energy company that includes a merchant energy business and Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE), a regulated electric and gas public utility in central Maryland. The Company operates in three segments: Merchant Energy Business, Regulated Electric and Regulated Gas. The CompanyG??s merchant energy business is a provider of energy solutions for a variety of customers. It has electric generation assets located in various regions of the United States. The CompanyG??s other non-regulated businesses includes design, construct and operate heating, cooling and cogeneration facilities, and provide various energy-related services, including energy consulting, for commercial, industrial, and governmental customers throughout North America. It also provides home improvements, service heating, air conditioning, plumbing, electrical, and indoor air quality systems, and provides natural gas to residential customers in central Maryland.

• NAD, NUVEEN DIV ADV MU Current Caprock Strength Rating: 8.749623

Nuveen Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund is a closed-end, diversified investment management company. The Fund seeks to provide current income exempt from regular federal income tax by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of municipal obligations issued by state and local government authorities or certain United States territories. On January 1, 2005, Nuveen Advisory Corp. (NAC), the Funds’ previous Adviser, and its affiliate, Nuveen Institutional Advisory Corp. (NIAC), were merged into Nuveen Asset Management (NAM), each wholly owned subsidiaries of Nuveen Investments, Inc. (Nuveen). As a result of the merger, NAM is the Adviser to all funds previously advised by either NAC or NIAC.

• USB, US BANCORP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 7.244067

U.S. Bancorp operates as a financial holding company and a bank holding company. It provides a range of financial services, including lending and depository services, cash management, foreign exchange and trust and investment management services. It also engages in credit card services, merchant and Automated Teller Machine (ATM) processing, mortgage banking, insurance, brokerage and leasing. ItG??s banking subsidiaries are engaged in the general banking business, principally in domestic markets. The subsidiaries provide a range of products and services to individuals, businesses, institutional organizations, governmental entities and other financial institutions. U.S. Bancorp is the parent company of U.S. Bank. The CompanyG??s products and services are provided through four major lines of business: Wholesale Banking, Payment Services, Wealth Management and Consumer Banking. In November 2006, it announced an agreement to acquire United Financial Corp.

• VSL, VIDESH SANCHAR NE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 65.422813

Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL) is a global communications solutions company offering voice, data and value-added services to enterprises, carriers and retail consumers. VSNLG??s customer base includes 1500 Global Carriers, 450 Mobile Operators, 10,000 Enterprises, 500,000 Broadband and Internet subscribers and 300 Wireless Fidelity public hotspots. The Company operates in three business segments: Wholesale Voice, Enterprise and Carrier Data, and Others. Wholesale Voice segment includes international and national voice services. Enterprise and Carrier Data segment includes corporate data transmission services, such as international private leased circuits (IPLC), frame relay (FR), Internet leased line circuits and national private leased circuits (NPLC). Others include Internet, television up-linking, transponder lease and other services. On June 23, 2006, the Company completed its acquisition of Direct Internet Limited (DIL) and its wholly owned subsidiary, DIL Internet Limited.

• PTY, PIMCO CP OPPORTUN Current Caprock Strength Rating: 57.576679

PIMCO Corporate Opportunity Fund (the Fund) is a diversified closed-end management investment company. The FundG??s investment objective is to seek maximum total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation in a diversified portfolio of United States dollar-denominated corporate debt obligations of varying maturities and other income producing securities. The Fund will normally focus on corporate debt obligations rated in the lowest investment-grade category (Baa or BBB) and in the highest non-investment-grade category (Ba or BB). Its portfolio includes corporate bonds and notes, the United States Government agency securities, sovereign debt obligations, municipal bonds, mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities and short-term investments. It also invests in residual interest municipal bonds and residual interest tax exempt bonds (inverse floaters). The Fund’s investment manager is Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC.

• ACG, ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN Current Caprock Strength Rating: 122.678467

AllianceBernstein Income Fund Inc. (the Fund), formerly known as ACM Income Fund Inc., is a diversified closed-end management investment company. The FundG??s investment objective is to provide high current income consistent with the preservation of capital. The Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in income producing securities. It normally invests at least 65% of its assets in securities issued or guaranteed by the United States Government, its agencies or instrumentalities, and repurchase agreements pertaining to the United States Government securities. It may also invest up to 35% of its assets in other fixed-income securities, including those issued by non-governmental issuers in the United States and those issued by foreign governments. The Fund may invest up to 35% of its net assets in below-investment-grade securities. The FundG??s investment advisor is AllianceBernstein L.P. On January 26, 2007, the Fund acquired ACM Government Opportunity Fund, Inc.

• PTNR, PARTNER COMM ADS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 288.098724

Partner Communications Company Ltd (Partner), is engaged in the development and provision of mobile services in Israel. The CompanyG??s most basic service is telephony service, provided on both its global system for mobile (GSM)/ general packet radio service (GPRS) network and the universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS)/ high-speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) network. Its basic offer includes international dialing, roaming, voice mail, short message services, intelligent network services, content based on its mobile portal, data and fax transmission and other services. As of December 31, 2006, Partner had approximately 2.67 million subscribers, and approximately 48% of the CompanyG??s subscribers had private post-paid tariff plan contracts, approximately 29% of its subscribers were in pre-paid subscriber plans, and approximately 23% of the total subscribers were business subscribers. In July 2006, the Company acquired the transmission activity of MED1 I.C.-1 (1999) LTD.

• STRA, STRAYER EDUCATION Current Caprock Strength Rating: 398.200378

Strayer Education, Inc. is a post-secondary education services corporation. It offers academic programs through its wholly owned subsidiary, Strayer University, Inc., both in traditional classroom courses and through Strayer University Online. The Strayer University is an institution of higher learning that offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in business administration, accounting, information technology, education, and public administration at 47 physical campuses in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Washington, D.C., Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, Alabama and Kentucky. As of December 31, 2006, the Company had more than 31,000 students enrolled in its programs. As part of its program offering, the Strayer University also offers classes via the Internet through Strayer University Online, providing its working adult students a program offering over the Internet.

• CHTT, CHATTEM INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 55.823296

Chattem, Inc. (Chattem) is a marketer and manufacturer of a portfolio of branded over-the-counter (OTC) healthcare products, toiletries and dietary supplements. The CompanyG??s portfolio of products includes brands, such as Icy Hot, Aspercreme and Capzasin (topical pain care), Gold Bond (medicated skin care products), Selsun Blue and Selsun Salon (medicated dandruff shampoos), Dexatrim, Garlique and New Phase (dietary supplements), and other OTC and toiletry products, such as Pamprin, a menstrual analgesic; Herpecin-L, a lip care product; Benzodent, a dental analgesic cream, as well as toiletries, such as Bullfrog, a line of sunscreens; UltraSwim, a chlorine-removing shampoo, and Sun-In, a hair lightener. On January 2, 2007, the Company acquired the United States rights to five consumer and OTC brands from Johnson & Johnson (J&J Acquisition).

• OII, OCEANEERING INTL Current Caprock Strength Rating: 40.917686

Oceaneering International, Inc. is a global oilfield provider of engineered services and products primarily to the offshore oil and gas industry, with a focus on deepwater applications. Through the use of its applied technology capabilities, the Company also serves the defense and aerospace industries. The services and products the Company provides to the oil and gas industry include remotely operated vehicles, mobile offshore production systems, built-to-order specialty hardware, engineering and project management, subsea intervention services, nondestructive testing and inspection, and manned diving. Oceaneering International, IncG??s business segments are contained within two businesses: services and products provided to the oil and gas industry (Oil and Gas) and all other services and products (Advanced Technologies). In July 2007, the Company announced the acquisition of Ifokus Engineering AS, a Norwegian designer and manufacturer of specialty sub-sea products.

• PX, PRAXAIR INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 91.712608

Praxair, Inc. (Praxair) is an industrial gases supplier in North and South America, Asia, and has businesses in Europe. Praxair’s primary products for its industrial gases business are atmospheric gases (oxygen, nitrogen, argon, rare gases) and process gases (carbon dioxide, helium, hydrogen, electronic gases, specialty gases, acetylene). The Company also designs, engineers, and builds equipment that produces industrial gases for internal use and external sale. Its Surface Technologies segment, operated through Praxair Surface Technologies, Inc., supplies wear-resistant and high-temperature corrosion-resistant metallic and ceramic coatings and powders. Praxair serves approximately 25 industries, including healthcare and petroleum refining; computer-chip manufacturing and beverage carbonation; fiber optics and steel making, and aerospace, chemicals and water treatment.

• NPI, NUVEEN PREM INC F Current Caprock Strength Rating: 71.170059

Nuveen Premium Income Municipal Fund, Inc. is a closed-end, diversified management investment company. It invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of municipal obligations issued by state and local government authorities or certain United States territories. The Fund’s investments include those in tax obligation/limited, tax obligation/general, healthcare, United States guaranteed, transportation, utilities and education and civic organizations. Nuveen Asset Management (NAM) is the Funds’ investment manager.

• OTTR, OTTER TAIL CORP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 41.721920

Otter Tail Corporation operates through six segments: Electric, Plastics, Manufacturing, Health Services, Food Ingredient Processing and Other Business Operations. Electric (the Utility) consists of the production, transmission, distribution and sale of electric energy in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota under the name Otter Tail Power Company. Plastics consist of businesses producing polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and polyethylene (PE) pipe in the Upper Midwest and southwest regions of the United States. Manufacturing engages in the production of waterfront equipment, wind towers, material and handling trays and horticultural containers, contract machining, and metal parts stamping and fabrication. Health Services consists of businesses involved in the sale of diagnostic medical equipment, patient monitoring equipment and related supplies and accessories. Food Ingredient Processing engages in producing dehydrated potatoes.

• KO, COCA COLA CO THE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 483.327606

The Coca-Cola Company manufactures, distributes and markets non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups. It manufactures beverage concentrates and syrups, which it sells to bottling and canning operations, fountain wholesalers and some fountain retailers, as well as some finished beverages, which it sells primarily to distributors. The Company owns or licenses more than 400 brands, including diet and light beverages, waters, juice and juice drinks, teas, coffees, and energy and sports drinks. It also has ownership interests in numerous bottling and canning operations. Finished beverage products bearing the CompanyG??s trademarks are sold in more than 200 countries. As of December 31, 2006, the Company operated through eight segments: Africa; East, South Asia and Pacific Rim; European Union; Latin America; North America; North Asia, Eurasia and Middle East; Bottling Investments, and Corporate. In June 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of Energy Brands, Inc., known as glaceau.

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