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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.

• WHQ, W-H ENERGY SVCS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 8.501338
• ACL, ALCON INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 16.471506

Alcon, Inc. (Alcon) is a research and development driven, global medical specialty company focused on eye care. The Company develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceuticals, surgical equipment and devices and consumer eye care products to treat diseases and disorders of the eye. Alcon manages its business through two segments: Alcon United States and Alcon International. Its portfolio spans three key ophthalmic categories: pharmaceutical, surgical and consumer eye care products. In its pharmaceutical category Alcon develops, manufactures and markets a range of prescription ophthalmic pharmaceutical products. Alcon offers a range of surgical equipment, single-use and disposable products. The Company markets contact lens care products, artificial tears and ocular vitamins, in its consumer eye care products category. In July 2008, Novartis AG acquired a 25% stake in Alcon from Nestle SA.

• CL, COLGATE PALMOLIVE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 320.927460

Colgate-Palmolive Company (Colgate) is a consumer products company whose products are marketed in over 200 countries and territories globally. The Company operates its business through two product segments: oral, personal and home care, and pet nutrition. Colgate?s Oral Care products include Colgate Total and Colgate Max Fresh toothpastes, Colgate 360? manual toothbrushes and Colgate and Colgate Plax oral rinses. Colgate?s Oral Care business also includes dental floss and pharmaceutical products for dentists and other oral health professionals. Colgate?s personal care products include Palmolive and Softsoap brand shower gels, Palmolive, Irish Spring and Protex bar soaps and Speed Stick and Lady Speed Stick deodorants and antiperspirants. Colgate?s personal care businesses outside the United States include the Palmolive shampoo and the conditioners.

• NWSB, NORTHWEST BANCORP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 93.044609

Northwest Bancorp, Inc. is a holding company of Northwest Savings Bank (the Bank). The Bank is a community-oriented financial institution offering traditional deposit and loan products, and through a wholly-owned subsidiary, consumer finance services. As of December 31, 2008, the Company operated 141 community banking offices and 49 consumer finance offices. In addition, the Company operated five community banking offices. The Company focuses its lending activities primarily on the origination of loans secured by first mortgages on owner-occupied, one- to four-family residences. The Company?s principal sources of funds are deposits, borrowed funds and the principal and interest payments on loans and marketable securities.

• SNH, SENIOR HSG SBI Current Caprock Strength Rating: 63.017380

Senior Housing Properties Trust (Senior Housing) is a real estate investment trust (REIT). As of December 31, 2008, the Company owned 271 properties located in 34 states and Washington, D.C. The Company owns independent living and assisted living communities, continuing care retirement communities, nursing homes, wellness centers, and medical office, clinic and biotech laboratory buildings located throughout the United States.

• SYT, SYNGENTA AG ADS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 517.944214

Syngenta AG (Syngenta) is an agri business company engaged in the crop protection and seeds businesses. The crop protection chemicals include herbicides, insecticides and fungicides to control weeds, insects and diseases in crops. The seeds business operates in two commercial sectors: seeds for field crops, including corn, oilseeds, cereals and sugar beet; and vegetable and flower seeds. The Company, through its business development research is applying biotechnology to areas, including biofuels. The Company operates in three business segments: crop protection, seeds and business development. On April 13, 2008, the Company completed the acquisition of 49% in Sanbei Seeds Co. Limited. In November 2008, Syngenta completed the acquisition of SPS Argentina SA (SPS). On November 19, 2008, Syngenta completed the acquisition of Goldsmith Seeds, Inc. (Goldsmith). On December 12, 2008, the Company acquired the pot and garden chrysanthemum and aster business of Yoder Brothers Inc.

• PEG, PUB ENTRPR GP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 32.920681

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. (PSEG) is a holding company that operates through three principal direct wholly owned subsidiaries: Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G), PSEG Power LLC (Power) and PSEG Energy Holdings LLC (Energy Holdings). PSEG is an energy company with a diversified business mix. PSEG?s operations are primarily in the Northeastern and Mid Atlantic United States, and in other select markets. The wholly owned operating subsidiaries of Power are PSEG Fossil LLC (Fossil), PSEG Nuclear LLC (Nuclear) and PSEG Energy Resources & Trade LLC (ER&T).

• LIFC, LIFECELL CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 39.990746
• NWN, NORTHWEST NAT GAS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 29.835892

Northwest Natural Gas Company, doing business as NW Natural, is principally engaged in the distribution of natural gas in Oregon and southwest Washington. The Company’s has two business segments: local gas distribution and gas storage. Local gas distribution also referred to as the utility, which involves building and maintaining a pipeline distribution system, purchasing gas from producers and marketers, contracting for the transportation of gas over pipelines from the supply basins to its service territory, and reselling the gas to customers subject to rates and terms approved by the Oregon Public Utility Commission (OPUC) or by the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (WUTC). The gas storage business segment includes natural gas storage services provided to interstate and intrastate customers in the Pacific Northwest using underground gas storage and pipeline facilities which the Company owns and operates.

• OLN, OLIN CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 16.668947

Olin Corporation is a manufacturer concentrated in two business segments: Chlor Alkali Products and Winchester. Chlor Alkali Products manufactures and sells chlorine and caustic soda, sodium hydrosulfite, hydrochloric acid, hydrogen, bleach products and potassium hydroxide. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Chlor Alkali Products segment represents 72% of its sales. The Winchester products segment represents 28% of its 2008 sales. The Winchester products segment includes sporting ammunition, reloading components, small caliber military ammunition and components, and industrial cartridges. Its subsidiary, PCI Chemicals Canada Company/Societe PCI Chimie Canada, operates one chlor alkali facility in Becancour, Canada, which sells chlor alkali-related products within Canada and to the United States. The Company?s another subsidiary, Winchester Australia Limited, loads and packs sporting and industrial ammunition in Australia.

• CAM, CAMERON INTL CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 42.026272

Cameron International Corp (Cameron) is a provider of flow equipment products, systems and services to worldwide oil, gas and process industries. The Company?s operations are organized into three business segments: Drilling & Production Systems (DPS), Valves & Measurement (V&M) and Compression Systems (CS). DPS is a provider of systems and equipment used to control pressures, direct flows of oil and gas wells and separate oil and gas from impurities. V&M is a provider of valves and measurement systems primarily used to control, direct and measure the flow of oil and gas as they are moved from individual wellheads through flow lines, gathering lines and transmission systems to refineries, petrochemical plants and industrial centers for processing. CS is a provider of reciprocating and integrally geared centrifugal compression equipment and aftermarket parts and services.

• GNA, GERDAU AMERISTEEL Current Caprock Strength Rating: 48.507683

Gerdau Ameristeel Corporation (Gerdau Ameristeel) is a minimill steel producer in North America with an annual manufacturing capacity of 12 million tons of mill finished steel products. Through its vertically integrated network of 19 mills (including one 50%-owned minimill), 19 scrap recycling facilities and 61 downstream operations, the Company primarily serves customers throughout the United States and Canada. The Company’s operations are segmented into two operating divisions: minimills and downstream operations. Gerdau Ameristeel conducts its operations directly and indirectly through subsidiaries and joint ventures in Canada and the United States. In October 2007, Gerdau Ameristeel acquired Enco Materials, Inc. In September 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of Chaparral Steel Company. In April 2008, the Company announced that Pacific Coast Steel (PCS) acquired all the assets of Century Steel, Inc. In October 2008, the Company acquired Metro Recycling.

• ME, MARINER ENERGY IN Current Caprock Strength Rating: 81.037033

Mariner Energy, Inc. (Mariner) is an independent oil and gas exploration, development, and production company. The Company operates in three principal geographic areas: Permian Basin, where it is an active driller in the prolific Spraberry field at depths between 6,000 and 10,000 feet; Gulf of Mexico Deepwater, where it has conducted exploration and development projects in water depths ranging from 1,300 feet up to 7,000 feet, and Gulf of Mexico Shelf, where it drills or participates in conventional shelf wells and deep shelf wells extending to 1,300 foot water depths. On December 19, 2008, Mariner acquired additional working interests in its property, Atwater Valley Block 426 (Bass Lite). On February 29, 2008 and December 1, 2008, Mariner acquired additional working interests in certain of its properties in the Spraberry field in the Permian Basin.

• INFA, INFORMATICA CORP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 84.239273

Informatica Corporation (Informatica) is a provider of enterprise data integration, and data quality software and services. Informatica software handles a variety of data integration initiatives, including data migration, data consolidation, data synchronization, data warehousing, establishment of data hubs, data services and cross-enterprise data exchange. Informatica platform enables and accelerates data integration initiatives, allowing enterprises to meet new business requirements by utilizing information technology (IT) systems. The Company has also introduced solutions designed to meet the on-demand data needs of the software-as-a-service market. In May 2008, Informatica completed the acquisition of Identity Systems, Inc. On February 13, 2009, Informatica acquired Applimation, Inc. (Applimation), which provides application Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) technology.

• CLB, CORE LABS NV Current Caprock Strength Rating: 114.552124

Core Laboratories N.V. (Core Lab) is a provider of reservoir description, production enhancement and reservoir management services to the oil and gas industry. Core Lab has over 70 offices in more than 50 countries. The Company derives its revenues from services and product sales to clients primarily 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. In July 2008, it acquired Catoni Persa, a petroleum testing laboratory specializing in the characterization of crude oil and its derivative products.

• BKT, BLACKROCK INCOME Current Caprock Strength Rating: 60.136936

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (the Trust) is a diversified closed-end management investment company. The Trust?s seeks to provide monthly income while preserving capital by investing in a portfolio of mortgage-backed securities. The Trust?s portfolio include United States Government agency mortgage-backed securities, United States Government agency mortgage-backed securities – collateralized mortgage obligations, non-United States Government agency mortgage backed securities, United States Government and agency obligations, and asset-backed securities.

• BKN, BLACKROCK INV MUN Current Caprock Strength Rating: 34.977795

BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. (the Trust) is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Trust seeks to provide high current income, which is exempt from regular federal income tax consistent with the preservation of capital. The Trust may invest in zero-coupon bonds. It invests in sectors, such as hospitals, housing, transportation, power, education, and water and sewer. The Trust?s investment advisor is BlackRock Advisors, LLC, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. Its sub-advisor is BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. (BFM), an affiliate of the advisor.

• TMO, THERMO FISHER SCI Current Caprock Strength Rating: 145.394485

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (Thermo Fisher), incorporated in 1956, is engaged in serving science. It provides analytical instruments, equipment, reagents and consumables, software and services for research, manufacturing, analysis, discovery and diagnostics. The Company operates through two segments: analytical technologies and laboratory products and services. Analytical technologies segment includes pharmaceutical, biotechnology, academic, government and other research and industrial markets. Laboratory products and services segment offers combination of products and services that allows its customers to engage in their core business functions of research, development, manufacturing, clinical diagnosis and drug discovery. During 2008, the Analytical Technologies segment acquired the intellectual property of an immunohistochemistry control slide business a manufacturer and distributor of analytical instruments serving the life sciences and environmental industries.

• CLC, CLARCOR INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 18.751421

CLARCOR Inc. conducts business in three segments: Engine/Mobile Filtration, Industrial/Environmental Filtration and Packaging. The Company?s Engine/Mobile Filtration Segment sells filtration products used on engines and in mobile equipment applications, including trucks, automobiles, buses and locomotives, and marine, construction, industrial, mining and agricultural equipment.. The Company?s Industrial/Environmental Filtration Segment centers on the manufacturing and marketing of filtration products used in industrial and commercial processes and in buildings, and infrastructures of various types. The Company?s consumer and industrial packaging products business is conducted, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, J.L. Clark, Inc. (J.L. Clark). In May 2008, the Company acquired a 30% share in BioProcess H2O LLC (BPT), a Rhode Island-based manufacturer of industrial waste water and water reuse filtration systems. The Company acquired 100% of the Keddeg Company on December 29, 2008.

• PVA, PENN VIRGINIA CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 53.993431

Penn Virginia Corporation is an independent oil and gas company primarily engaged in the development, exploration and production of natural gas and oil in various domestic onshore regions including East Texas, the Mid-Continent, Appalachia, Mississippi and the Gulf Coast. The Company also indirectly owns partner interests in Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L.P. (PVR). The Company?s ownership interests in PVR are held principally through its general partner interest and its 77% limited partner interest in Penn Virginia GP Holdings, L.P. (PVG). The Company is engaged in three business segments: oil and gas, coal and natural resource management and natural gas midstream. The Company operates its oil and gas segment. PVR operates the coal and natural resource management and natural gas midstream segments.

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.

• GOLD, RANDGOLD RES LTD Current Caprock Strength Rating: 703.888306

Randgold Resources Limited is engaged in gold mining and exploration. Its discoveries as of December 31, 2007, include the 7.5 million ounce Morila deposit in southern Mali, the seven million ounce Yalea deposit at Loulo in western Mali and the four million ounce Tongon deposit in the Cote d?Ivoire. The Company financed and developed the Morila mine, which was brought into production in October 2000, and as of December 31, 2007, has produced approximately 4.75 million ounces of gold. It also financed and developed the Loulo project, which went into production, in November 2005, with two open-pit mines. Randgold Resources? 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 d?Ivoire, Ghana and Tanzania.

• OLN, OLIN CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 16.668947

Olin Corporation is a manufacturer concentrated in two business segments: Chlor Alkali Products and Winchester. Chlor Alkali Products manufactures and sells chlorine and caustic soda, sodium hydrosulfite, hydrochloric acid, hydrogen, bleach products and potassium hydroxide. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Chlor Alkali Products segment represents 72% of its sales. The Winchester products segment represents 28% of its 2008 sales. The Winchester products segment includes sporting ammunition, reloading components, small caliber military ammunition and components, and industrial cartridges. Its subsidiary, PCI Chemicals Canada Company/Societe PCI Chimie Canada, operates one chlor alkali facility in Becancour, Canada, which sells chlor alkali-related products within Canada and to the United States. The Company?s another subsidiary, Winchester Australia Limited, loads and packs sporting and industrial ammunition in Australia.

• NFX, NEWFIELD EXP COM Current Caprock Strength Rating: 7.669856

Newfield Exploration Company is an independent oil and gas company engaged in the exploration, development and acquisition of natural gas and crude oil properties. The Company?s areas of operation include the Anadarko and Arkoma Basins of the Mid-Continent, the Rocky Mountains, onshore Texas and the Gulf of Mexico. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company had proved reserves of 2.95 trillion cubic feet equivalents (Tcfe). Those reserves were 72% natural gas and 62% proved developed.

• ANDE, ANDERSONS INC (TH Current Caprock Strength Rating: 4.495631

The Andersons, Inc. is an entrepreneurial company with diversified interests in the agriculture and transportation markets. The Company operates in five business segments. The Grain and Ethanol Group purchases and merchandises grain, operates grain elevator facilities located in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and Illinois. The Rail Group sells, repairs, reconfigures, manages and leases railcars and locomotives. The Plant Nutrient Group manufactures and sells dry and liquid agricultural nutrients and distributes agricultural inputs, which include nutrients, chemicals, seed and supplies to dealers and farmers. The Turf and Specialty Group manufactures turf and ornamental plant fertilizer and control products, as well as manufactures corncob-based products for use in various industries. The Retail Group operates retail stores, a specialty food market and a distribution center in Ohio. On May 1, 2008, the Company acquired Douglass Fertilizer & Chemical, Inc.

• CVD, COVANCE INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 154.708130

Covance Inc. is a drug development services company providing 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. Covance maintains offices in more than 20 countries. The services it provides constitute two segments: early development services, which include preclinical services and clinical pharmacology services, and late-stage development services, which include central laboratory, clinical development, periapproval and market access services. It provides product development services on a global basis to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company served in excess of 300 biopharmaceutical companies. In March 2009, it acquired Swiss Pharma Contract, a 50-bed clinical research company based in Switzerland.

• PTNR, PARTNER COMM ADS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 209.521347

Partner Communications Company Ltd (Partner) is an Israeli mobile communications operator providing global system for mobile (GSM)/ general packet radio service (GPRS) network and the universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS)/ high-speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) services and wire free applications under the orange brand. As of December 3, 2007, the Company provided services and a range of features to 2.86 million subscribers in Israel. The Company uses its GSM to provide its customers roaming in 173 countries worldwide, using over 369 networks. It also provides roaming services to thousands of customers roaming on its network in Israel daily. As of December 31, 2007, the Company had more than 633,000 third generation (3G) subscribers. The Company offers 3G roaming services with dozens of networks throughout the world. Partner is a subsidiary of Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited, a global provider of telecommunications services.

• EGLE, EAGLE BULK SHIPPI Current Caprock Strength Rating: 49.591938

Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. is primarily engaged in the ocean transportation of a range of major and minor bulk cargoes, including iron ore, coal, grain, cement and fertilizer, along worldwide shipping routes. The Company operates in the Handymax sector of the dry bulk industry, with particular emphasis on the Supramax class of vessels. As of December 31, 2008, Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. owned and operated a fleet of 23 oceangoing vessels with a combined carrying capacity of 1,184,939 deadweight tons and an average age of approximately six years. As of December 31, 2008, the Company had taken delivery of three Supramax newbuilding vessels and it was also constructing another 24 Supramax vessels. In May 2008, the Company acquired two Supramax vessels, Goldeneye and Redwing.

• BRLI, BIO-REFERENCE LAB Current Caprock Strength Rating: 30.119001

Bio-Reference Laboratories, Inc. (Bio-Reference) is principally engaged in providing clinical laboratory testing services, primarily to customers in the greater New York metropolitan area, as well as to customers in a number of other states. Bio-Reference offers a list of chemical diagnostic tests, including blood and urine analysis, blood chemistry, hematology services, serology, radioimmuno analysis, toxicology (including drug screening), pap smears, tissue pathology (biopsies) and other tissue analysis. The Company operates two clinical laboratories, one in Elmwood Park, New Jersey and one in Valley Cottage, New York, and an andrology laboratory in New York City, a cytogenetics testing laboratory located in Milford, Massachusetts, a pathology laboratory in Poughkeepsie, New York, a pathology laboratory in Clarksburg, Maryland and a genetics laboratory in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

• SGY, STONE ENERGY CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 60.302979

Stone Energy Corporation (Stone Energy), is an independent oil and natural gas company engaged in the acquisition and subsequent exploration, development, and operation of oil and gas properties located primarily in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM). The Company also has operations in the Appalachia region. On August 28, 2008, the Company completed the acquisition of Bois d?Arc Energy, Inc. (Bois d?Arc). As of February 23, 2009, it has secured leasehold interests in approximately 24,000 net acres and has two wells which are on production.

• MMSI, MERIT MEDICAL SYS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 154.594406

Merit Medical Systems, Inc produces single-use medical products. The products are designed to enable physicians and other health care professionals to perform interventional and diagnostic procedures safely and effectively. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company?s United States domestic sales force made approximately 41% of its sales directly to United States hospitals and approximately 14% of sales through other channels such as United States customs packagers and distributors. Original equipment manufacturers (OEM), companies accounted for approximately 17% of its 2008, sales. Approximately 32% of its sales in 2008, were made in international markets (of which OEM international sales accounted for approximately 4%).

• WWE, WORLD WRESTLING E Current Caprock Strength Rating: 67.328812

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (WWE) is an integrated media and entertainment company. The Company develops creative content centered on its talent and presented at its live and televised events. Its three brands include Raw, SmackDown and ECW. The Company operates through four segments: Live and Televised Entertainment, Consumer Products, Digital Media and WWE Studios (formerly WWE Films).

• YUM, YUM BRANDS INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 5.396934

YUM! Brands, Inc. (YUM) is a quick service restaurant (QSR) with over 36,000 units in more than 110 countries and territories. Through the five concepts of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, LJS and A&W (the Concepts), the Company develops, operates, franchises and licenses a worldwide system of restaurants, which prepare, package and sell a menu of food items. The Company either operates units or they are operated by independent franchisees or licensees under the terms of franchise or license agreements. In addition, the Company owns non-controlling interests in Unconsolidated Affiliates in China who operate similar to franchisees. YUM?s business consists of three segments: United States, YUM Restaurants International (YRI) and the China Division. The China Division includes mainland China (China), Thailand and KFC Taiwan, and YRI includes the remainder of its international operations.

• PQ, PETROQUEST ENERGY Current Caprock Strength Rating: 10.731385

PetroQuest Energy, Inc. is an independent oil and gas company with operations in Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas and the Gulf Coast Basin. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company drilled 109 gross exploratory wells and 41 gross development wells.

• OII, OCEANEERING INTL Current Caprock Strength Rating: 67.048775

Oceaneering International, Inc. 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, the Company also serves the defense and aerospace industries. The Company?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). Its five business segments within the Oil and Gas business are Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs), Subsea Products, Subsea Projects, Inspection and Mobile Offshore Production Systems. The services and products provided to the oil and gas industry include ROVs, built-to-order specialty hardware, engineering and project management, subsea intervention services, non-destructive testing and inspection, manned diving and mobile offshore production systems. In March 2008, the Company acquired GTO Subsea AS.

• CBU, COMMUNITY BK SYS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 98.150024

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 Company, Inc. (FJRC) and Town & Country Agency LLC (T&C). BPAS owns three subsidiaries, Benefit Plans Administrative Services LLC (BPA), Harbridge Consulting Group LLC (Harbridge) and Hand Benefit & Trust Company (HBT). 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 two unconsolidated subsidiary business trusts formed for the purpose of issuing mandatorily redeemable preferred securities, which are considered Tier I capital under regulatory capital adequacy guidelines.

• BBL, BHP BILLITON SP A Current Caprock Strength Rating: 5.693428

BHP Billiton plc is a diversified natural resources company. The Company has businesses producing alumina and aluminum, copper, energy (thermal) coal, iron ore, nickel, manganese, metallurgical coal, oil and gas and uranium, as well as gold, zinc, lead, silver and diamonds. The Company operates in nine customer sector groups (CSGs): petroleum, aluminum, base metals, diamonds and specialty products, stainless steel materials, iron ore; manganese, metallurgical coal, and energy coal. In July 2008, the Company completed the acquisition of Anglo Potash Ltd.

• TRP, TRANSCANADA CORP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 55.040035

TransCanada Corporation (TransCanada) is an energy infrastructure company focused on pipelines and energy. During the year ended December 31, 2008, its pipelines business accounted for approximately 54% of revenues and energy accounted for approximately 46% of revenues. In August 2008, TransCanada announced that through its subsidiaries, it had acquired KeySpan-Ravenswood, LLC and KeySpan Ravenswood Services Corp., the companies which together own, control and operate the 2,480-megawatt Ravenswood Generating Station located in Queens, New York. In September 2008, TransCanada acquired Bison Pipeline LLC from Northern Border Pipeline Company.

• LH, LABORATORY CORP N Current Caprock Strength Rating: 39.657993

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings is an independent clinical laboratory company. The Company has a national network of 36 primary laboratories and over 1,600 patient service centers along with a network of branches and STAT laboratories (which are laboratories that have the ability to perform certain routine tests quickly and report the results to the physician immediately). Through its national network of laboratories, the Company offers a range of clinical laboratory tests that are used by the medical profession in routine testing, patient diagnosis, and in the monitoring and treatment of disease. In addition, it has developed specialty testing businesses, such as oncology testing, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) genotyping and phenotyping, diagnostic genetics and clinical trials. Effective January 1, 2008, the Company acquired additional partnership units in its Ontario, Canada joint venture, bringing the Company?s percentage interest owned to 85.6%.

• ITG, INVESTMENT TEC NE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 35.947548

Investment Technology Group, Inc. (ITG) is a specialized agency brokerage and financial technology company that partners with asset managers globally to provide solutions spanning the investment field. ITG’s integrated approach includes a range of products from portfolio management and pre-trade analysis to trade execution and post-trade evaluation. It has three segments. The U.S. Operations segment provides trading, trade order management, network connectivity and research services to institutional investors, plan sponsors, brokers, alternative investment funds and money managers. The Canadian Operations segment provides trading, network connectivity and research services. The International Operations segment includes the Company?s trading, trade order management, network connectivity and research service businesses in Europe, Australia, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore. On July 30, 2008, the Company acquired the remaining 50% interest in POSIT Alert LLC (formerly Block Alert, LLC).

• LIHR, LIHIR GOLD LTD AD Current Caprock Strength Rating: 94.448135

Lihir Gold Limited (LGL) is engaged in the exploration for, development of and mining and processing of gold assets. The Company has operations in Papua New Guinea, Australia and West Africa. LGL operates gold mines and processing facilities on the island of Lihir, 900 kilometres north-east of Port Moresby in New Ireland province of Papua New Guinea. The Lihir ore body has an estimated 40 million ounces in resource including 23.6 million ounces in reserves. The Ballarat operation is an advanced exploration project with 1.5 million ounces in resource and 9.2 million ounces in exploration potential. During the year ended December 31, 2008, LGL group had four mines operating in three countries producing at a combined rate of more than 1 million ounces of gold per year. Gold production during 2008, was 882,000 ounces. In June 2008, the Company acquired 100% of Equigold Pty Limited (Equigold). Equigold has five subsidiary companies.

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.

• RSG, REPUBLIC SVCS INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 7.393464

Republic Services, Inc. is a provider of services in the domestic non-hazardous solid waste industry. Its operations primarily consist of the collection, transfer and disposal of non-hazardous solid waste. The Company provides non-hazardous solid waste collection services for commercial, industrial, municipal and residential customers through 400 collection companies in 40 states. It also owns or operates 242 transfer stations, 213 active solid waste landfills and 78 recycling facilities. As of December 31, 2008, its operations were organized into four regions: Eastern, Central, Southern and Western. Each of the Company?s regions and substantially all its areas provide collection, transfer, recycling and disposal services. In December 2008, Republic Services, Inc. and Allied Waste Industries, Inc. announced that they have completed their merger to create a waste and environmental services provider. The combined company is named Republic Services, Inc.

• ABT, ABBOTT LABORATORI Current Caprock Strength Rating: 36.519253

Abbott Laboratories is engaged in the discovery, development, manufacture, and sale of a range of health care products. It operates through four business segments: Pharmaceutical Products, Nutritional Products, Diagnostic Products, and Vascular Products. The Pharmaceutical Products segment?s products include a line of adult and pediatric pharmaceuticals manufactured, marketed and sold worldwide. The Diagnostic Products segment?s products include diagnostic systems and tests manufactured, marketed and sold worldwide to blood banks, hospitals, commercial laboratories. The Nutritional Products segment?s products include a line of pediatric and adult nutritional products manufactured, marketed, and sold worldwide. The Vascular Products segment?s products include a line of coronary, endovascular, and vessel closure devices manufactured, marketed and sold worldwide. In January 2009, the Company acquired Ibis Biosciences, Inc. In February 2009, it acquired Advanced Medical Optics (AMO).

• PBCT, PEOPLE’S UNITED F Current Caprock Strength Rating: 5.961179

People’s United Financial, Inc. (People?s United Financial), is a savings and loan holding company. The principal business of People?s United Financial is to provide, through People?s United Bank and its subsidiaries, commercial banking, retail and small business banking and wealth management services to individual, corporate and municipal customers. Traditional banking activities are conducted primarily within the New England and include extending secured and unsecured commercial, and consumer loans, originating mortgage loans secured by residential and commercial properties, and accepting consumer, commercial and municipal deposits. In addition to traditional banking activities, People?s United Bank provides specialized services tailored to specific markets, including personal, institutional and employee benefit trust; cash management, and municipal banking and finance. On January 1, 2008, People?s United Financial completed its acquisition of the Chittenden Corporation.

• CTRP, CTRIP.COM INTL LT Current Caprock Strength Rating: 158.403076

Ctrip.com International, Ltd. (Ctrip) is a travel service provider for hotel accommodations, airline tickets and packaged-tours in China. The Company also sells packaged-tours that include transportation and accommodations, as well as guided tours in some instances. Ctrip targets its services primarily at business and leisure travelers in China who do not travel in groups. It acts as agent in all of its transactions, and does not take inventory risks with respect to the hotel rooms and airline tickets booked through the Company. It derives its hotel reservation, air-ticketing and packaged-tour revenues through commissions from its travel suppliers, primarily based on the transaction value of the rooms, airline tickets and packaged-tour products, respectively, booked through its services.

• KNDL, KENDLE INTL INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 19.166256

Kendle International Inc. is a global clinical research organization (CRO) that provides a range of Phase I-IV global clinical development services to the biopharmaceutical industry. The Company augments the research and development activities of biopharmaceutical companies by offering clinical research services and information technology designed to reduce drug development time and expense. Kendle International Inc. is managed in two reportable segments: Early Stage and Late Stage. The Early Stage business focuses on the Company?s Phase I operations while Late Stage is comprised of clinical development services related to Phase II through III clinical trials conducted worldwide, late phase clinical development services related to Phase IIIB and IV clinical trials conducted worldwide, regulatory affairs and biometrics offerings. In June 2008, the Company announced the acquisition of DecisionLine Clinical Research Corporation.

• NTT, NIPPON TELEPHONE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 9.992891

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) is a Japan-based telecommunications provider offering fixed and mobile voice related services, Internet protocol (IP)/packet communications services and system integration services. The Company primarily operates in five business segments. The regional communications segment is engaged in the provision of domestic intra-prefectural communication services and incidental services. The long distance and international communications segment is engaged in the provision of domestic inter-prefectural and international communication services and incidental services. The mobile communications segment is engaged in the provision of mobile phones services and other related services. The data communications segment is engaged in the provision of system integration and network system services, among others. The others segment is engaged in the city development and financial businesses.

• ANSS, ANSYS INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 122.079567

ANSYS, Inc. (ANSYS) develops and globally markets engineering simulation software and services used by engineers and designers across a range of industries, including aerospace, automotive, manufacturing, electronics, biomedical, energy and defense. The Company focuses on the development of open and flexible solutions that enable users to analyze designs directly on the desktop, providing a common platform for product development, from design concept to final-stage testing and validation. The Company distributes its ANSYS suite of simulation technologies through a global network of resellers and distributors (collectively, channel partners) and direct sales offices in global locations. On July 31, 2008, ANSYS acquired Ansoft Corporation (Ansoft).

• TIP, ISHARES LEHMAN TI Current Caprock Strength Rating: 211.759079
• OHI, OMEGA HEALTHCARE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 75.914658

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. is a self-administered real estate investment trust (REIT), investing in income-producing healthcare facilities, principally long-term care facilities located in the United States. It provides lease or mortgage financing to qualified operators of skilled nursing facilities (SNF), assisted living facilities (ALF), independent living facilities (ILF) and rehabilitation and acute care facilities. As of December 31, 2008, its portfolio of investments consisted of 256 healthcare facilities, located in 28 states and operated by 25 third-party operators. It included 227 SNFs, seven ALFs, two rehabilitation hospitals owned and leased to third parties and two ILF, fixed rate mortgages on 15 long-term healthcare facilities, two SNFs owned and operated by the Company; and one SNF as held-for-sale. During 2008, the Company acquired two SNFs in West Virginia, totaling 291 beds, four SNFs, one ALF and one independent living facility, one ALF and one rehab hospital.

• CVS, CVS CAREMARK CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 104.376015

CVS Caremark Corporation (CVS Caremark) is a provider of prescriptions and related healthcare services in the United States. It is a pharmacy services company and drives value for its customers through its approximately 6,900 CVS/pharmacy and Longs Drug retail stores; CVS Caremark?s pharmacy benefit management, mail order and specialty pharmacy division, Caremark Pharmacy Services; its retail-based health clinic subsidiary, MinuteClinic, and Its online pharmacy, CVS.com. The Company operates in two business segments: Pharmacy Services and Retail Pharmacy. October 20, 2008, CVS Caremark acquired Longs Drug Stores Corporation, which includes 529 retail drug stores (the Longs Drug Stores) and RxAmerica LLC (RxAmerica), which provides pharmacy benefit management services, and certain other related assets.

• CRL, CHARLES RIVER LAB Current Caprock Strength Rating: 31.914513

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. The Company operates in two segments: Research Models and Services (RMS) and Preclinical Services (PCS). The Company provides the animal research models required in research and development of 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 approximately 70 facilities in 17 countries worldwide. During the fiscal year ended December 27, 2008 (fiscal 2008), the Company acquired NewLab BioQuality AG and MIR Preclinical Services.

• PZE, PETROBRAS ENERGIA Current Caprock Strength Rating: 15.212611

Petrobras Energia Participaciones S.A. (Petrobras Participaciones) is a holding company that operates through Petrobras Energia S.A. (Petrobras Energia) and its subsidiaries. The Company?s principal assets is 75.8% of the equity interest of Petrobras Energia, an integrated energy company, focused in oil and gas exploration and production, refining, petrochemical activities, generation, transmission and distribution of electricity and sale and transmission of hydrocarbons. Petrobras Energia has businesses in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Mexico and Colombia.

• MXGL, MAX CAPITAL GROUP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 12.763169

Max Capital Group Ltd. (Max Capital) is a global provider of specialty insurance and reinsurance products for the property and casualty market, with underwriting operations based in Bermuda, Ireland, the United States and the United Kingdom. It underwrites a diversified portfolio of risks. The Company also provides reinsurance for the life and annuity market when opportunities arise. The Company operates in five segments: the Bermuda/Dublin reinsurance segment, the Bermuda/Dublin insurance segment, the U.S. specialty segment, the Max at Lloyd?s segment, and the life and annuity reinsurance segment. On June 2, 2008, it acquired Max America Insurance Company (Max America), formerly known as Commercial Guaranty Casualty Insurance Company. On November 6, 2008, Max Capital acquired Imagine Group (UK) Limited, which was subsequently renamed Max UK Holdings Ltd. (Max UK).

• NOC, NORTHROP GRUM HOL Current Caprock Strength Rating: 66.249763

Northrop Grumman Corporation (Northrop Grumman) is an integrated enterprise consisting of businesses that cover the entire defense spectrum, from undersea to outer space and into cyberspace. The Company is aligned into seven segments categorized into four primary businesses. The Mission Systems, Information Technology, and Technical Services segments are presented as Information and Services. The Integrated Systems and Space Technology segments are presented as Aerospace. The Electronics and Ships segments are each presented as separate businesses. In January 2008, the Newport News and Ship Systems businesses were realigned into a single operating segment called Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding. In April 2008, the Company announced that it has completed the sale of its Electro-Optical Systems business to L-3 Communications. In October 2008, the Company acquired 3001 International, Inc. (3001).

• IVGN, INVITROGEN CORP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 25.317347

Company description not available.

• IRM, IRON MOUNTAIN (DE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 99.393646

Iron Mountain Incorporated (IMI) provides information protection and storage services. These services can be divided into three service categories: records management services, data protection and recovery services, and information destruction services. The Company offers both physical services and technology solutions in each of these categories. Media formats can be divided into physical and electronic records. Physical records include paper documents, as well as all other non-electronic media such as microfilm and microfiche, master audio and videotapes, film, X-rays and blueprints. Electronic records include email and various forms of magnetic media such as computer tapes and hard drives and optical disks. IMI derives most of its revenues from the storage of paper documents and storage-related services. In May 2008, the Company acquired the DocuVault, a provider of records storage, secure shredding and data backup services in Denver and Colorado Springs.

• NUE, NUCOR CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 80.432022

Nucor Corporation (Nucor) and its affiliates are manufacturers of steel and steel products, with operating facilities and customers primarily located in North America. The Company operates in three business segments: steel mills, steel products and raw materials. In 2008, the Company recycled approximately 20 million tons of scrap steel. In February 2008, the Company completed the acquisition of SHV North America Corporation, which owns 100% of The David J. Joseph Company (DJJ) and certain affiliates. In July 2008, the Company completed the acquisition of a 50% interest in Duferdofin – Nucor S.r.l.

• TKC, TURKCELL ILET NEW Current Caprock Strength Rating: 112.638435

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S. (Turkcell) is a Turkey-based provider of mobile telecommunications services. The Company offers mobile audio and data services over its Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) network. Its services are tailored for both individual and corporate customers, and marketed under such brands as gnctrkcell and IsTcell. As of February 17, 2009, Turkcell signed contracts with 609 operators in 202 countries for the provision of international services. Additionally, it offers services to its subscribers in 144 countries through General Pocket Radio Service (GPRS) roaming agreements with 363 operators. Subscribers can choose between its postpaid and pre-paid services. As of September 30, 2008, Turkcell had approximately 36.3 million post and pre-paid subscribers. The Company has investments in Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova and Ukraine.

• PHI, PHILIPPINE LG DS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 404.734253

Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) is a diversified telecommunications company in the Philippines. The Company operates through three segments: Wireless, Fixed Line, and Information and Communications Technology (ICT). On June 4, 2008, PLDT acquired the fixed line assets of Pilipino Telephone Corporation (Piltel). On March 24, 2008, ePLDT, Inc. (ePLDT) acquired additional shares from Airborne Access Corporation (Airborne Access) thereby increasing its 51% ownership interest to 99.4%. On May 1, 2008, Smart Broadband, Inc. (SBI) acquired from ePLDT the 99.4% equity ownership in Airborne Access. On April 28, 2008, Smart Communications, Inc., (Smart) acquired PH Communications Holdings Corporation (PHC) and Francom Holdings, Inc. (FHI), which collectively own 100% of Connectivity Unlimited Resources Enterprises (CURE).

• WTI, W&T OFFSHORE INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 120.783859

W&T Offshore, Inc. (W&T) is an independent oil and natural gas producer engaged in the acquisition, exploitation, exploration and development of oil and natural gas properties in the Gulf of Mexico. The Company has acquired rights to develop and exploit new prospects, and has acquired existing oil and natural gas properties in both the deepwater and the deep shelf, while at the same time continuing its focus on the conventional shelf. As of December 31, 2008, it had four fields of major significance, which were Ship Shoal 349 field, Main Pass 108 field, Brazos A-133 field and East Cameron 321 field. As of December 31, 2008, the Company had interests in leases covering approximately 1.4 million gross acres (0.8 million net acres) spanning across the outer continental shelf off the coasts of Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi and Alabama. On January 29, 2008, the Company completed the acquisition of the Ship Shoal 349 field, from Apache Corporation.

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• HSIC, HENRY SCHEIN INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 151.201889

Henry Schein, Inc. is a distributor of healthcare products and services to office-based healthcare practitioners in the combined North American and European markets. The Company serves more than 575,000 customers worldwide, including dental practitioners and laboratories, physician practices and animal health clinics, as well as government and other institutions. The Company conducts its business through two segments: healthcare distribution and technology. In November 2008, the Company discontinued its wholesale ultrasound business. In April 2008, it acquired Minerva Dental Limited (Minerva), a supplier of dental consumables and equipment in the United Kingdom. On December 23, 2008, it acquired DNA Anthos Impianti (DNA), Medka and Noviko. In March 2009, the Company acquired Ortho Organizers, a manufacturer and distributor of orthodontics products.

• GTY, GETTY RLTY HLDG C Current Caprock Strength Rating: 35.647312

Getty Realty Corp. is a real estate investment trust (REIT) in the United States specializing in the ownership and leasing of retail motor fuel and convenience store properties and petroleum distribution terminals. As of December 31, 2008, the Company owned 878 properties and leased 182 additional properties. Getty Realty’s properties are located primarily in the Northeast and the Mid-Atlantic regions in the United States. The Company also owns or leases properties in Texas, North Carolina, Hawaii, California, Florida, Arkansas, Illinois, Ohio and North Dakota. A substantial portion of Getty Realty’s revenues (75% as of December 31, 2008) are derived from leases (the Marketing Leases) with its primary tenant, Getty Petroleum Marketing Inc. (Marketing).

• AIQ, ALLIANCE IMAGING Current Caprock Strength Rating: 25.709152

Alliance Healthcare Services, Inc. (Alliance), formerly Alliance Imaging, Inc., is a provider of outpatient diagnostic imaging services and radiation oncology services. The Company?s principal sources of revenue are derived from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT). The Company provides imaging and therapeutic services primarily to hospitals and other healthcare providers on a shared-service and full-time service basis. Its also provides services through a number of fixed-site imaging centers, primarily to hospitals or health systems. In March 2008, Alliance Radiosurgery, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary, acquired six CyberKnife robotic radiosurgery facilities from Accuray, Inc. In July 2008, it acquired Medical Outsourcing Services, LLC (MOS). In December 2008, it acquired Shared PET Imaging, LLC (SPI). During the year ended December 31, 2008, it also acquired the remaining 20% minority interest in Alliance Oncology, LLC (AO).

• PBCT, PEOPLE’S UNITED F Current Caprock Strength Rating: 5.961179

People’s United Financial, Inc. (People?s United Financial), is a savings and loan holding company. The principal business of People?s United Financial is to provide, through People?s United Bank and its subsidiaries, commercial banking, retail and small business banking and wealth management services to individual, corporate and municipal customers. Traditional banking activities are conducted primarily within the New England and include extending secured and unsecured commercial, and consumer loans, originating mortgage loans secured by residential and commercial properties, and accepting consumer, commercial and municipal deposits. In addition to traditional banking activities, People?s United Bank provides specialized services tailored to specific markets, including personal, institutional and employee benefit trust; cash management, and municipal banking and finance. On January 1, 2008, People?s United Financial completed its acquisition of the Chittenden Corporation.

• SMA, SYMMETRY MEDICAL Current Caprock Strength Rating: 37.797249

Symmetry Medical Inc. (Symmetry) is an independent provider of implants and related instruments and cases to global orthopedic device manufacturers. The Company designs, develops and produces these products for companies in other segments of the medical device market, including the dental, osteobiologic and endoscopy segments, and it also provides limited specialized products to non-healthcare markets, such as the aerospace market. Symmetry?s Total Solutions approach presents its customers with a range of products, as well as design, engineering and project management services and production capabilities to help them bring their implant systems to market efficiently. On January 25, 2008, the Company acquired DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.’s New Bedford, Massachusetts instrument manufacturing facility (New Bedford).

• CEG, CONSTELLATION ENG Current Caprock Strength Rating: 17.823517

Constellation Energy Group Inc. (Constellation Energy) is an energy company that conducts its business through various subsidiaries, including a merchant energy business and Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE). The Company?s merchant energy business is a provider of energy-related products and services for a variety of customers. BGE is a regulated electric transmission and distribution utility company and a regulated gas distribution utility company with a service territory that covers the City of Baltimore and all or part of 10 counties in central Maryland. The Company?s operating segments are Merchant Energy, Regulated Electric and Regulated Gas. Constellation Energy?s remaining non-regulated businesses include design, construct and operate renewable energy, heating, cooling and cogeneration facilities for commercial, industrial and governmental customers throughout North America.

• SDA, SADIA S.A. Current Caprock Strength Rating: 57.907032

Sadia S.A. (Sadia) is a refrigerated and frozen protein products company, operating in the processed product, poultry, pork and beef segments. Sadia has a product portfolio of over 1,000 products. Its operations include breeding farms for poultry and hog grandparent and parent stock, hatcheries, pork breeding centers, slaughterhouses, processing units, animal feed production plants, representative offices and distribution centers. During the year ended December 31, 2007, Sadia sold 1,012.8 thousand tons of poultry, 152.7 thousand tons of pork and 57.2 thousand tons of beef and 924.0 thousand tons of processed products, including frozen and refrigerated meat-based products and margarine. The Company?s operations are organized into four segments: processed products (frozen and refrigerated products and margarines), poultry (chickens and turkeys), pork and beef. In June 2008, Sadia announced the acquisition of a 73.93% stake in Baumhardt Comercio e Participacoes Ltda. (Baumhardt).

• PDC, PIONEER DRILLING Current Caprock Strength Rating: 7.302444

Pioneer Drilling Company, provides drilling services and production services to independent and major oil and gas exploration and production companies throughout the United States and internationally in Colombia. It also provides drilling crews and ancillary equipment needed to operate the Company?s drilling rigs. The Company operates in two business segments; Drilling Services Division and Production Services Division. On March 1, 2008, the Company acquired WEDGE Group Incorporated (WEDGE) and Prairie Investors d/b/a Competition Wireline (Competition). On August 29, 2008, the Company acquired the wireline services business from Paltec, Inc. On October 1, 2008, it acquired the well services business from Pettus Well Service.

• SSL, SASOL LTD ADR Current Caprock Strength Rating: 74.745232

Sasol Limited (Sasol) is an integrated energy and chemical company. The Company uses Fischer-Tropsch technology to convert coal and natural gas into synthetic fuels and chemicals. The Company mines coal in South Africa, produces gas in Mozambique and oil in Gabon, and its chemical manufacturing and marketing operations span the globe. In South Africa, Sasol refines imported crude oil and retail liquid fuel products through its network of retail convenience centers. The Company also supplies fuels to other distributors in the region and gas to industrial customers. It maintains chemical manufacturing and marketing operations, mostly in South Africa, Europe and the United States, the Middle East and Asia. In South Africa, the Company refines imported crude oil and retail liquid fuels through a network of 406 Sasol retail convenience centers and Exel service stations. Sasol operates through three segments: South African energy cluster, international energy cluster and chemical cluster.

• ANF, ABERCROMBIE & FIT Current Caprock Strength Rating: 22.515133

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (A&F, through its subsidiaries, is a specialty retailer that operates stores and Websites selling casual sportswear apparel, including knit and woven shirts, graphic t-shirts, fleece, jeans and woven pants, shorts, sweaters, outerwear, personal care products and accessories for men, women and kids under the Abercrombie & Fitch, abercrombie, Hollister and RUEHL brands. In addition, the Company operates stores under the Gilly Hicks brand offering bras, underwear, personal care products, sleepwear and at-home products for women. As of February 2, 2008, the Company operated 1,035 stores in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. The Company?s operating segments are Abercrombie & Fitch, abercrombie, Hollister, RUEHL and Gilly Hicks.

• WMS, W M S INDS INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 304.550018

WMS Industries Inc. (WMS) is a global provider of gaming products to the legalized gaming industry. WMS designs, manufactures and distributes gaming machines and video lottery terminals (VLTs). The Company also derives revenue from the sale of spare parts, conversion kits, amusement-with-prize (AWP) gaming machines, and from licensing its gaming themes (games) and other intellectual property to third parties. As of June 30, 2008, its primary manufacturing facility was located in the United States, with development or distribution offices in the United States, Argentina, Australia, China, Italy, South Africa, Spain and the United Kingdom. On July 19, 2007, it completed the acquisition Systems in Progress GmbH (SiP), an Austrian-based company focused on developing and selling gaming related systems, including linked progressive systems and slot accounting systems applicable for smaller international casino operators.

• BPT, B P PRUDHOE BAY U Current Caprock Strength Rating: 128.812286

BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust (the Trust) is a grantor trust. The Trust was formed for the sole purpose of owning and administering the Royalty Interest. The Royalty Interest is a non-operational interest in minerals. The Royalty Interest entitles the Trust to a royalty on 16.42% of the lesser of the first 90,000 barrels of the average actual daily net production of crude oil and condensate per quarter from the working interest of BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. (BP Alaska), as of February 28, 1989, in the Prudhoe Bay oil field located on the North Slope in Alaska, or the average actual daily net production of crude oil and condensate per quarter from that working interest. The Prudhoe Bay field is one of four contiguous North Slope oil fields that are operated by BP Alaska and are known collectively as the Prudhoe Bay Unit.

• ISBC, INVESTORS BANCORP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 93.468834

Investors Bancorp, Inc. is a holding company for Investors Savings Bank (the Bank), a New Jersey chartered savings bank. The Bank is engaged in the business of attracting deposits from the public through its branch network and borrowing funds in the wholesale markets to originate loans and to invest in securities. It originates mortgage loans secured by one-to four-family residential real estate and consumer loans, the majority of which are home equity loans and home equity lines of credit. The Bank has expanded its lending activities to include commercial real estate, construction, multi-family loans, and commercial and industrial loans. It offers a variety of deposit accounts. On June 6, 2008, the Company completed its merger of Summit Federal Bankshares, Inc. (Summit Federal), the federally-chartered holding company for Summit Federal Savings Bank. As of June 6, 2008, Summit Federal operated five branches in Union, Middlesex, Hunterdon and Warren counties, New Jersey.

• MT, ARCELOR MITTAL Current Caprock Strength Rating: 73.886269

ArcelorMittal is a global steel producer. The Company has steel-making operations in 20 countries on four continents, including 66 integrated, mini-mill and integrated mini-mill steel-making facilities. ArcelorMittal operates its business in six operating segments: Flat Carbon Americas; Flat Carbon Europe; Long Carbon Americas and Europe; Asia, Africa and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) (AACIS); Stainless Steel; and Arcelor Mittal Steel Solutions and Services. ArcelorMittal?s steel-making operations have a high degree of geographic diversification. Approximately 36% of its steel is produced in the Americas, approximately 49% is produced in Europe and approximately 15% is produced in other countries, such as Kazakhstan, South Africa and Ukraine. ArcelorMittal produces a range of finished, semi-finished carbon steel products and stainless steel products.

• WMT, WAL MART STORES Current Caprock Strength Rating: 39.768475

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Wal-Mart) operates retail stores in various formats around the world. The Company earns the trust of its customers every day by providing an assortment of merchandise and services at every day low prices (EDLP), while fostering a culture that rewards and embraces mutual respect, integrity and diversity. Wal-Mart?s operations comprise three business segments: Wal-Mart Stores, Sam?s Club and International. Its Wal-Mart Stores segment is the largest segment of the Company?s business, accounting for 64% of its net sales, during the fiscal year ended January 31, 2008 (fiscal 2008), and operates stores in three different formats in the United States, as well as Wal-Mart?s online retail operations, walmart.com. Its Sam?s Club segment consists of membership warehouse clubs in the United States and the segment?s online retail operations, samsclub.com. Sam?s Club accounted for 11.8% of its net sales during fiscal 2008. In January 2009, it acquired 57% of D&S SA.

• HSC, HARSCO CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 38.473587

Harsco Corporation is a diversified, multinational provider of industrial services and engineered products. The Company?s operations fall into three segments: Harsco Infrastructure, Harsco Metals and all other category, labeled Harsco Minerals & Rail. The Harsco Infrastructure segment includes the Company’s SGB Group Plc, Hunnebeck Group GmbH and Patent Construction Systems Divisions. The Harsco Metals segment is a provider of onsite, outsourced services to the global metals industries. The All Other Category includes the Excell Minerals, Reed Minerals, Harsco Rail, IKG Industries, Air-X-Changers and Patterson-Kelley Divisions. In April 2008, the Company acquired Sovereign Access Services Limited, a United Kingdom-based provider of mastclimber work platform rental equipment. In March 2008, the Company acquired Romania-based Baviera S.R.L., a distributor of formwork and scaffolding products in Romania. In February 2008, the Company acquired Northern Ireland-based Buckley Scaffolding.

• KWK, QUICKSILVER RES I Current Caprock Strength Rating: 213.799698

Quicksilver Resources Inc. (Quicksilver) is an independent energy company. The Company is primarily engaged in exploration, development and production of unconventional natural gas onshore in North America. Quicksilver owns producing oil and natural gas properties in the United States, principally in Texas, Wyoming and Montana, and in Alberta, Canada. As of December 31, 2008, it had total proved reserves of approximately 2.2 trillion cubic feet equivalents (Tcfe) of natural gas. It also owns approximately 73% of Quicksilver Gas Services LP (KGS), a midstream master limited partnership controlled by Quicksilver. It owns approximately 41% of the limited partner units of BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. (BBEP), an oil and natural gas exploration and production master limited partnership. In December 2008, Quicksilver announced that it has completed the sale of the Lake Arlington Dry System.

• APD, AIR PRODUCTS CHEM Current Caprock Strength Rating: 83.468361

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. serves technology, energy, industrial and healthcare customers globally with a portfolio of products, services and solutions that include atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, equipment and services. The Company is the supplier of hydrogen and helium and has built positions in growth markets, such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, natural gas liquefaction and advanced coatings and adhesives. The Company operates in four business segments: merchant gases, tonnage gases, electronic and performance materials, and equipment and energy. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008 (fiscal 2008), the Company completed the selling of high purity process chemicals business. In January 2008, the Company sold its interest in the vinyl acetate ethylene polymers joint ventures to Wacker Chemie AG. In June 2008, the Company completed the sale of the polymers emulsions business.

• BCR, BARD C R INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 345.886597

C. R. Bard, Inc. (Bard) is engaged in the design, manufacture, packaging, distribution and sale of medical, surgical, diagnostic and patient care devices. The Company sells a range of products worldwide to hospitals, individual healthcare professionals, extended care facilities and alternate site facilities. Bard has four product group categories: vascular, urology, oncology and surgical specialties. On January 11, 2008, Bard acquired LifeStent family of stents from Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. On June 5, 2008, the Company acquired Specialized Health Products International, Inc.

• NQU, NUVEEN QUAL MUNI Current Caprock Strength Rating: 10.661982

Nuveen Quality Income Municipal Fund, Inc. (the Fund) is a 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?s portfolio includes sectors, such as United States guaranteed securities, transportation, tax obligation securities, utilities, healthcare, water and sewer, and other. Nuveen Asset Management (NAM) is the Fund?s investment adviser.

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• FFIC, FLUSHING FIN CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 64.347054

Flushing Financial Corporation serves as the holding company for Flushing Savings Bank FSB (the Savings Bank). The Savings Bank owns four subsidiaries: Flushing Commercial Bank, Flushing Preferred Funding Corporation (FPFC), Flushing Service Corporation and FSB Properties Inc. (Properties). The Bank’s principal business is attracting retail deposits from the general public and investing those deposits together with funds generated from ongoing operations and borrowings, primarily in originations and purchases of one- to four-family (focusing on mixed-use properties, or properties that contain both residential dwelling units and commercial units), multi-family residential and commercial real estate mortgage loans; construction loans, primarily for residential properties; small business administration (SBA) loans and other small business loans, and mortgage loan surrogates, such as mortgage-backed securities. It also operates an Internet branch, iGObanking.com.

• FMC, F M C CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 349.872070

FMC Corporation (FMC) is a diversified, global chemical company providing solutions, applications and products to a variety of markets. It operates in three 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 insects and weeds. Specialty Chemicals consists of FMC?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, ultrapure technologies for medical devices and lithium specialties for pharmaceutical synthesis, specialty polymers and energy storage. Its Industrial Chemicals segment manufactures a range of inorganic materials, including soda ash, hydrogen peroxide, specialty peroxygens and phosphorus chemicals.

• NOK, NOKIA CP ADS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 151.364532

Nokia Corporation (Nokia) is engaged in the manufacturing of mobile devices and in converging Internet and communications industries. The company is engaged in manufacturing a range of devices for all the consumer segments and offer Internet services that enable people to experience music, maps, media, messaging and games. Nokia is also engaged in providing digital map information through NAVTEQ and equipment, solutions and services for communications networks through Nokia Siemens Networks. The Company operates in three business segments: Devices and Services; NAVTEQ, and Nokia Siemens Networks. On July 10, 2008, the Company completed the acquisition of NAVTEQ Corporation. The Devices and Services group was formed on January 1, 2008, and combined the three former mobile device groups, Mobile Phones, Multimedia and Enterprise Solutions and the supporting horizontal groups into one integrated business group.

• ORA, ORMAT TECHNOLOGIE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 9.656561

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, usually using equipment that it designs and manufactures. Ormat conducts 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.

• CLHB, CLEAN HARBORS INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 45.791763

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• MUC, BLACKROCK MUNIHOL Current Caprock Strength Rating: 0.929799

BlackRock MuniHoldings California Insured Fund, Inc. (the Fund) is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund seeks to provide current income exempt from federal and California income taxes. It invests primarily in a portfolio of long-term, investment-grade municipal obligations, the interest on which is exempt from federal and California income taxes. The Fund may purchase or sell financial futures contracts and options on such futures contracts. It may invest in zero-coupon bonds. The Fund invests in sectors, such as education, water and sewer, power, transportation, hospital and housing. The Fund?s investment advisor is BlackRock Advisors, LLC, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. Its sub-advisor is BlackRock Investment Management, LLC, an affiliate of BlackRock Advisors, LLC.

• TX, TERNIUM S.A. ADS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 76.619476

Ternium S.A (Ternium) is a steel company in the Americas. The Company is a producer of crude steel in Latin America, with manufacturing, processing and finishing facilities, which produced approximately 11 million tons of crude steel during the year ended December 31, 2007. 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 electro-galvanized 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. Ternium primarily sells its steel products in the regional markets of North, Central and South America. Approximately 56.1% of Ternium?s sales were made to South and Central America, 41.8% to North America and 2.1% to Europe and other markets in 2007. The Company operates in three segments: flat steel products, long steel products and others.

• SSL, SASOL LTD ADR Current Caprock Strength Rating: 74.745232

Sasol Limited (Sasol) is an integrated energy and chemical company. The Company uses Fischer-Tropsch technology to convert coal and natural gas into synthetic fuels and chemicals. The Company mines coal in South Africa, produces gas in Mozambique and oil in Gabon, and its chemical manufacturing and marketing operations span the globe. In South Africa, Sasol refines imported crude oil and retail liquid fuel products through its network of retail convenience centers. The Company also supplies fuels to other distributors in the region and gas to industrial customers. It maintains chemical manufacturing and marketing operations, mostly in South Africa, Europe and the United States, the Middle East and Asia. In South Africa, the Company refines imported crude oil and retail liquid fuels through a network of 406 Sasol retail convenience centers and Exel service stations. Sasol operates through three segments: South African energy cluster, international energy cluster and chemical cluster.

• AG, AGCO CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 525.557983

AGCO Corporation (AGCO) is a manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment and related replacement parts. The Company sells a range of agricultural equipment, including tractors, combines, self-propelled sprayers, hay tools, forage equipment and implements and a line of diesel engines. AGCO?s products are marketed under a number of brands including, Challenger, Fendt, Massey Ferguson and Valtra. It distributes most of its products through a combination of approximately 2,800 independent dealers and distributors in more than 140 countries. In addition, AGCO provides retail financing in the United States, Canada, Brazil, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland and Austria through its finance joint ventures with Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A., which it refer to as Rabobank.

• AEM, AGNICO EAGLE MINE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 290.837463

Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited (Agnico-Eagle) is a gold producer with mining operations located in northwestern Quebec, mine construction projects in northwestern Quebec, northern Finland, Nunavut and northern Mexico and exploration activities in Canada, Finland, Mexico and the United States. The Company operates through four regional units: the Quebec Region, the European Region, the Mexican Region and the Nunavut Region. The Quebec region includes the LaRonde Mine, the LaRonde Mine extension project and the Goldex and Lapa mine projects, each of which is held directly by the Company. The Company’s operations in the European Region are conducted through its indirect subsidiary, Riddarhyttan Resources AB (Riddarhyttan), which indirectly owns the Kittila mine project in Finland. The Company’s operations in the Mexican Region are conducted through its subsidiary, Agnico Eagle Mexico S.A. de C.V., which owns the Pinos Altos mine project.

• NOC, NORTHROP GRUM HOL Current Caprock Strength Rating: 66.249763

Northrop Grumman Corporation (Northrop Grumman) is an integrated enterprise consisting of businesses that cover the entire defense spectrum, from undersea to outer space and into cyberspace. The Company is aligned into seven segments categorized into four primary businesses. The Mission Systems, Information Technology, and Technical Services segments are presented as Information and Services. The Integrated Systems and Space Technology segments are presented as Aerospace. The Electronics and Ships segments are each presented as separate businesses. In January 2008, the Newport News and Ship Systems businesses were realigned into a single operating segment called Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding. In April 2008, the Company announced that it has completed the sale of its Electro-Optical Systems business to L-3 Communications. In October 2008, the Company acquired 3001 International, Inc. (3001).

• HP, HELMERICH PAYNE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 111.265259

Helmerich & Payne, Inc. is primarily engaged in contract drilling of oil and gas wells for others. The Company’s contract drilling business is composed of three business segments: United States land drilling, offshore drilling and international land drilling. The Company’s United States land drilling is conducted primarily in Oklahoma, California, Texas, Wyoming, Colorado, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Utah, Arkansas, New Mexico and North Dakota. Offshore drilling operations are conducted in the Gulf of Mexico, and offshore of California, Trinidad and Equatorial Guinea. The Company’s international land segment operated in five international, during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008 (fiscal 2008), include Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia, Argentina and Tunisia. In May 2008, the Company acquired TerraVici Drilling Solutions, Inc. (TerraVici).

• X, UNITED STATES STE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 31.435993

United States Steel Corporation (U. S. Steel) is an integrated steel producer with production operations in North America and Europe. The Company has annual raw steel production capability of 31.7 million net tons (tons) (24.3 million tons in North America and 7.4 million tons in Europe). U. S. Steel is also engaged in other business activities including the production of coke in both North America and Europe and iron ore pellets in North America, and transportation services (railroad and barge operations), real estate operations, and engineering and consulting services in North America. U. S. Steel has three reportable operating segments: Flat-rolled Products (Flat-rolled), U. S. Steel Europe (USSE) and Tubular Products (Tubular). On January 31, 2009, the Company completed the sale of a majority of the operating assets of Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Company (EJ&E) to a subsidiary of Canadian National Railway Company.

• PIF, INSURD MUNI INCM Current Caprock Strength Rating: 16.223713

Insured Municipal Income Fund Inc. (the Fund) is a closed-end diversified management investment company. The FundG??s investment objective is to achieve a high-level of current income that is exempt from federal income tax, consistent with the preservation of capital. In the normal course of business the Fund may enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations or that provide indemnification for certain liabilities. UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc. (UBS Global AM) serves as investment advisor and administrator of the Fund. UBS Global AM is an indirect wholly owned asset management subsidiary of UBS AG, an internationally diversified organization with headquarters in Zurich and Basel, Switzerland, and operations in areas of the financial services industry.

• GG, GOLDCORP INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 104.096573

Goldcorp Inc. (Goldcorp) is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and operation of precious metal properties. The Company?s principal product is gold. In addition to gold, the Company also produces silver and copper. It has gold mineral reserves at the Red Lake Gold Mines, the Porcupine Mine, the Musselwhite Mine, the Marigold Mine, the Wharf Mine, the El Sauzal Mine and the Nukay Mine; gold and silver mineral reserves at the Los Filos Mine, the San Dimas Mines and the Marlin Mine; gold and copper mineral reserves at the Alumbrera Mine; gold, silver and copper mineral reserves at the Pueblo Viejo Project, and gold, silver, lead and zinc mineral reserves at the Penasquito Project. On September 25, 2008, Goldcorp completed its acquisition of Gold Eagle Mines Ltd.

• KTC, KT CORP ADS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 12.977843

KT Corporation is an integrated telecommunications services provider in Korea. Its services include telephone services, including local, domestic long-distance and international long-distance fixed-line telephone services and interconnection services to other telecommunications companies; broadband Internet access service and other Internet-related services; personal communications system (PCS) mobile telecommunications service through its subsidiary, KT Freetel Co., Ltd. (KTF), and various other services, including leased line service and other data communication service. It operates in two segments: wireline communications segment and mobile services segment. Wireline communications include services provided to fixed-line customers, including Internet access services, data communication services, leased line services and telephone services. Mobile services include both personal communications system (PCS) service and IMT-2000 service.

• ACL, ALCON INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 16.471506

Alcon, Inc. (Alcon) is a research and development driven, global medical specialty company focused on eye care. The Company develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceuticals, surgical equipment and devices and consumer eye care products to treat diseases and disorders of the eye. Alcon manages its business through two segments: Alcon United States and Alcon International. Its portfolio spans three key ophthalmic categories: pharmaceutical, surgical and consumer eye care products. In its pharmaceutical category Alcon develops, manufactures and markets a range of prescription ophthalmic pharmaceutical products. Alcon offers a range of surgical equipment, single-use and disposable products. The Company markets contact lens care products, artificial tears and ocular vitamins, in its consumer eye care products category. In July 2008, Novartis AG acquired a 25% stake in Alcon from Nestle SA.

• WWE, WORLD WRESTLING E Current Caprock Strength Rating: 67.328812

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (WWE) is an integrated media and entertainment company. The Company develops creative content centered on its talent and presented at its live and televised events. Its three brands include Raw, SmackDown and ECW. The Company operates through four segments: Live and Televised Entertainment, Consumer Products, Digital Media and WWE Studios (formerly WWE Films).

• SYK, STRYKER CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 4.098660

Stryker Corporation (Stryker) is a medical technology company with a range of products in orthopaedics and a presence in other medical specialties. The Company’s products include implants used in joint replacement, trauma, craniomaxillofacial and spinal surgeries; biologics; surgical, neurologic, ear, nose and throat and interventional pain equipment; endoscopic, surgical navigation, communications and digital imaging systems; as well as patient handling and emergency medical equipment. The Company operates in two business segments: Orthopaedic Implants and MedSurg Equipment. The Orthopaedic Implants segment sells orthopaedic reconstructive (hip, knee and shoulder), trauma, craniomaxillofacial and spinal implant systems; bone cement; and the bone growth factor OP-1. The MedSurg Equipment segment sells surgical equipment; surgical navigation systems; endoscopic, communications and digital imaging systems; as well as patient handling and emergency medical equipment.

• PVA, PENN VIRGINIA CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 53.993431

Penn Virginia Corporation is an independent oil and gas company primarily engaged in the development, exploration and production of natural gas and oil in various domestic onshore regions including East Texas, the Mid-Continent, Appalachia, Mississippi and the Gulf Coast. The Company also indirectly owns partner interests in Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L.P. (PVR). The Company?s ownership interests in PVR are held principally through its general partner interest and its 77% limited partner interest in Penn Virginia GP Holdings, L.P. (PVG). The Company is engaged in three business segments: oil and gas, coal and natural resource management and natural gas midstream. The Company operates its oil and gas segment. PVR operates the coal and natural resource management and natural gas midstream segments.

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• ORA, ORMAT TECHNOLOGIE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 9.656561

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, usually using equipment that it designs and manufactures. Ormat conducts 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.

• BDX, BECTON DICKINSON Current Caprock Strength Rating: 380.990540

Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) is a medical technology company engaged in the manufacture and sale of a range of medical supplies, devices, laboratory equipment and diagnostic products used by healthcare institutions, life science researchers, clinical laboratories, industry and the general public. The segments in which the Company operates include BD Medical, BD Diagnostics and BD Biosciences. On May 12, 2008, the Company acquired Cytopeia Inc.

• FTI, FMC TECHNOLOGIES Current Caprock Strength Rating: 73.609726

FMC Technologies, Inc. (FMC Technologies) is a global provider of technology solutions for the energy industry. The Company designs, manufactures and services systems and products, such as subsea production and processing systems, surface wellhead production systems, high-pressure fluid control equipment, measurement solutions, and marine loading systems for the oil and gas industry. The Company operates in two segments: Energy Production Systems and Energy Processing Systems. On July 31, 2008, FMC Technologies completed the spin-off of its FoodTech and Airport Systems businesses into John Bean Technologies Corporation.

• ECA, ENCANA CORP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 69.142899

EnCana Corporation (EnCana) is a natural gas producer. The Company is one of the holders of natural gas and oil resource lands onshore North America. EnCana’s other operations include the transportation and marketing of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids, as well as the refining of crude oil and the marketing of refined petroleum products. All of EnCana’s proved reserves and production come from onshore North America. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company acquired certain land and mineral interests in the Haynesville Shale in Louisiana and Texas. In 2008, EnCana completed the sale of all of its interests in France and withdrew from Qatar. In September 2008, EnCana completed the sale of all its interests in Brazil.

• RAI, REYNOLDS AMERICAN Current Caprock Strength Rating: 5.465913

Reynolds American Inc. (RAI) is a holding company for R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, the cigarette manufacturer in the United States, and Conwood Company, LLC., the smokeless tobacco products manufacturer in the United States. The Company has two business segments: RJR Tobacco and Conwood. RAI?s wholly owned subsidiaries include R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company; Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company, Inc. (Santa Fe); Lane, Limited (Lane); R. J. Reynolds Global Products, Inc. (GPI), Conwood Holdings Inc. and Conwood Company, LLC and Rosswil LLC, collectively referred to as the Conwood companies. The RJR Tobacco segment consists of the primary operations of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. The Conwood segment consists of Conwood Holdings, Inc., the primary operations of the Conwood companies and Lane. On December 31, 2008, Conwood Sales Co., LLC and Scott Tobacco LLC merged into Conwood Company, LLC.

• PG, PROCTER GAMBLE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 53.672508

The Procter & Gamble Company is focused on providing branded consumer goods. The Company?s products are sold in over 180 countries around the world primarily through mass merchandisers, grocery stores, membership club stores, drug stores and in high-frequency stores, the neighborhood stores, which serve consumers in developing markets. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008 (fiscal 2008), one product category accounted for 10% or more of consolidated net sales. The laundry category constituted approximately 16% of net sales during fiscal 2008. In fiscal 2008, the Company was organized into three Global Business Units: Beauty; Health and Well-Being, and Household Care. The Company had six business segments under United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP): Beauty; Grooming; Health Care; Snacks, Coffee and Pet Care; Fabric Care and Home Care, and Baby Care and Family Care.

• EMR, EMERSON ELEC CO Current Caprock Strength Rating: 71.880608

Emerson Electric Co. (Emerson) is a global technology company. The Company is engaged in designing, designing and supplying product technology and delivering engineering services in a range of industrial, commercial and consumer markets globally. The Company operates in five business segments: 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 industries globally; Network Power, providing power and environmental conditioning to telecommunication systems, data networks and critical business applications; Climate Technologies, enhancing 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 a range of applications, appliances and integrated appliance solutions.

• MON, MONSANTO COMPANY Current Caprock Strength Rating: 1448.830444

Monsanto Company (Monsanto) along with its subsidiaries, is a global provider of agricultural products for farmers. The Company?s seeds, biotechnology trait products, and herbicides provide farmers with solutions to produce foods for consumers and feed for animals. It has two segments: Seeds and Genomics, and Agricultural Productivity. In October 2008, the Company consummated the sale of its dairy business. In September 2007, Monsanto acquired Agroeste Sementes, a Brazilian corn seed company. Agroeste focuses on hybrid corn seed production and serves farmers throughout Brazil. In June 2008, it acquired De Ruiter and a related company. De Ruiter is a protected-culture vegetable seeds company based in the Netherlands with operations worldwide. In July 2008, the Company acquired Marmot, S.A., which operates Cristiani, a seed company. In December 2008, Monsanto acquired Aly Participacoes Ltda., which operates the sugarcane breeding and technology companies, CanaVialis S.A. and Alellyx S.A.

• AIQ, ALLIANCE IMAGING Current Caprock Strength Rating: 25.709152

Alliance Healthcare Services, Inc. (Alliance), formerly Alliance Imaging, Inc., is a provider of outpatient diagnostic imaging services and radiation oncology services. The Company?s principal sources of revenue are derived from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT). The Company provides imaging and therapeutic services primarily to hospitals and other healthcare providers on a shared-service and full-time service basis. Its also provides services through a number of fixed-site imaging centers, primarily to hospitals or health systems. In March 2008, Alliance Radiosurgery, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary, acquired six CyberKnife robotic radiosurgery facilities from Accuray, Inc. In July 2008, it acquired Medical Outsourcing Services, LLC (MOS). In December 2008, it acquired Shared PET Imaging, LLC (SPI). During the year ended December 31, 2008, it also acquired the remaining 20% minority interest in Alliance Oncology, LLC (AO).

• DMND, DIAMOND FOODS IN Current Caprock Strength Rating: 15.694626

Diamond Foods, Inc. (Diamond) is a branded food company specializing in processing, marketing and distributing culinary, in-shell and ingredient nuts and snack products. The Company?s products are sold in over 60,000 retail locations in the United States and in over 100 countries. Diamond offers all of its products in an array of packages to meet different market needs. The Company?s snack nut products are sold in various on-the-go package styles, including resealable foil bags and resealable plastic containers. Diamond also offers snack products in 20-ounce to 40-ounce polyethylene terephthalate (PET) containers and bags for the club channel. The Company offers its microwave popcorn products in various package sizes, including 100-calorie snack size. It has four product lines: culinary; snack; in-shell, and ingredient/food service. Sales to Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. accounted for approximately 22% of its net sales during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2008 (fiscal 2008).

• ANDE, ANDERSONS INC (TH Current Caprock Strength Rating: 4.495631

The Andersons, Inc. is an entrepreneurial company with diversified interests in the agriculture and transportation markets. The Company operates in five business segments. The Grain and Ethanol Group purchases and merchandises grain, operates grain elevator facilities located in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and Illinois. The Rail Group sells, repairs, reconfigures, manages and leases railcars and locomotives. The Plant Nutrient Group manufactures and sells dry and liquid agricultural nutrients and distributes agricultural inputs, which include nutrients, chemicals, seed and supplies to dealers and farmers. The Turf and Specialty Group manufactures turf and ornamental plant fertilizer and control products, as well as manufactures corncob-based products for use in various industries. The Retail Group operates retail stores, a specialty food market and a distribution center in Ohio. On May 1, 2008, the Company acquired Douglass Fertilizer & Chemical, Inc.

• RRC, RANGE RES CORP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 499.272614

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, 2008 the Company?s proved reserves comprised 2.7 trillion cubic feet equivalents (Tcfe) of proved reserves; 83% natural gas; 62% proved developed; 77% operated, and a reserve life of 17.9 years. During 2008, Range owned 3,694,000 gross (2,952,000 net) acres of leasehold, including 407,800 acres where it also owns a royalty interest. The Company has built a multi-year inventory drilling that is estimated to contain over 12,000 drilling locations. In 2008, the Company?s annual production averaged 385.6 millions of cubic feet equivalent (Mmcfe) per day. In 2008, Range drilled 634 gross wells. In 2008, Range purchased producing and non-producing Barnett Shale properties. Also in 2008, the Company sold properties located in East Texas.

• EAC, ENCORE ACQUISITIO Current Caprock Strength Rating: 57.562366

Encore Acquisition Company (EAC) is engaged in the acquisition and development of oil and natural gas reserves from onshore fields in the United States. The Company’s properties and oil and natural gas reserves are located in four core areas: the Cedar Creek Anticline (CCA) in the Williston Basin of Montana and North Dakota; the Permian Basin of West Texas and Southeastern New Mexico; the Rockies, which includes non-CCA assets in the Williston, Big Horn and Powder River Basins in Wyoming, Montana and North Dakota and the Paradox Basin of southeastern Utah, and the Mid-Continent area, which includes the Arkoma and Anadarko Basins of Oklahoma, the North Louisiana Salt Basin, the East Texas Basin and the Mississippi Salt Basin. In January 2009, the Company sold certain oil and natural gas producing properties and related assets in the Arkoma Basin and royalty interest properties in Oklahoma, as well as 10,300 unleased mineral acres to Encore Energy Partners LP (ENP).

• ESRX, EXPRESS SCRIPTS C Current Caprock Strength Rating: 61.213497

Express Scripts, Inc. is a pharmacy benefit management (PBM) company in North America. The Company provides a range of services to its clients, which include health maintenance organizations (HMOs), health insurers, third-party administrators, employers, union-sponsored benefit plans, workers? compensation plans and government health programs. The Company operates in two segments: Pharmacy Benefit Management Services (PBM) and Specialty and Ancillary Services (SAAS). Its PBM services include retail network pharmacy management; retail drug card programs; home delivery pharmacy services; benefit design consultation; drug utilization review; drug formulary management programs, and compliance and therapy management programs for its clients. On June 30, 2008, the Company completed the sale of CuraScript Infusion Pharmacy, Inc. On July 22, 2008, it completed the acquisition of the Pharmacy Services Division of Medical Services Company.

• WIW, WESTERN/CLAYMR FD Current Caprock Strength Rating: 190.254791

Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund (the Fund) is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund?s primary investment objective is to provide current income. Its secondary objective is capital appreciation. The Fund seeks to invest at least 80% of its total managed assets in inflation-linked securities. It will invest not more that 40% of its total managed assets in below investment-grade securities. It may invest up to 100% of its total managed assets in non-United States dollar investments. It may invest up to 20% of the portfolio in debt instruments of emerging markets issuers that are not inflation-linked securities. Reverse repurchase agreements and other forms of leverage will not exceed 38% of the Fund?s total managed assets. The Fund?s investment advisor is Claymore Advisors, LLC. Its investment manager is Western Asset Management Company.

• ME, MARINER ENERGY IN Current Caprock Strength Rating: 81.037033

Mariner Energy, Inc. (Mariner) is an independent oil and gas exploration, development, and production company. The Company operates in three principal geographic areas: Permian Basin, where it is an active driller in the prolific Spraberry field at depths between 6,000 and 10,000 feet; Gulf of Mexico Deepwater, where it has conducted exploration and development projects in water depths ranging from 1,300 feet up to 7,000 feet, and Gulf of Mexico Shelf, where it drills or participates in conventional shelf wells and deep shelf wells extending to 1,300 foot water depths. On December 19, 2008, Mariner acquired additional working interests in its property, Atwater Valley Block 426 (Bass Lite). On February 29, 2008 and December 1, 2008, Mariner acquired additional working interests in certain of its properties in the Spraberry field in the Permian Basin.

• SU, SUNCOR ENERGY INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 15.074671

Suncor Energy Inc. (Suncor) is an integrated energy company focused on developing Canada?s Athabasca oil sands. The Company has three operating segments: oil sands, natural gas, and refining and marketing. The Company also invests in renewable energy opportunities. Suncor is a partner in four wind power projects and operates an ethanol plant. The Company also explores for, acquires, develops, produces and markets crude oil and natural gas, transports and refines crude oil and markets petroleum and petrochemical products. The Company also markets third party petroleum products. Suncor also carries on energy trading activities focused principally on buying and selling futures contracts and other derivative instruments based on the commodities it produces.

• PIF, INSURD MUNI INCM Current Caprock Strength Rating: 16.223713

Insured Municipal Income Fund Inc. (the Fund) is a closed-end diversified management investment company. The FundG??s investment objective is to achieve a high-level of current income that is exempt from federal income tax, consistent with the preservation of capital. In the normal course of business the Fund may enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations or that provide indemnification for certain liabilities. UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc. (UBS Global AM) serves as investment advisor and administrator of the Fund. UBS Global AM is an indirect wholly owned asset management subsidiary of UBS AG, an internationally diversified organization with headquarters in Zurich and Basel, Switzerland, and operations in areas of the financial services industry.

• BK, BANK OF N Y CO Current Caprock Strength Rating: 33.957783

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation is a global financial services company with approximately $928 billion in assets under management and $20.2 trillion in assets under custody and administration. On July 1, 2007, The Bank of New York Company, Inc. and Mellon Financial Corporation (Mellon Financial) merged into The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (the Company), with The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation being the surviving entity. On July 1, 2008, the Company completed the process of consolidating and renaming the principal United States bank and trust company subsidiaries into two principal banks: The Bank of New York Mellon (the Bank) and BNY Mellon, National Association (BNY Mellon, N.A.). The Company operates its business into seven business segments: asset management, wealth management, asset servicing, issuer services, clearing services, treasury services and others. In March 2009, it acquired JPMorgan Trust Bank Limited in Japan from JPMorgan Chase & Co.

• NTT, NIPPON TELEPHONE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 9.992891

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) is a Japan-based telecommunications provider offering fixed and mobile voice related services, Internet protocol (IP)/packet communications services and system integration services. The Company primarily operates in five business segments. The regional communications segment is engaged in the provision of domestic intra-prefectural communication services and incidental services. The long distance and international communications segment is engaged in the provision of domestic inter-prefectural and international communication services and incidental services. The mobile communications segment is engaged in the provision of mobile phones services and other related services. The data communications segment is engaged in the provision of system integration and network system services, among others. The others segment is engaged in the city development and financial businesses.

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• AEM, AGNICO EAGLE MINE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 290.837463

Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited (Agnico-Eagle) is a gold producer with mining operations located in northwestern Quebec, mine construction projects in northwestern Quebec, northern Finland, Nunavut and northern Mexico and exploration activities in Canada, Finland, Mexico and the United States. The Company operates through four regional units: the Quebec Region, the European Region, the Mexican Region and the Nunavut Region. The Quebec region includes the LaRonde Mine, the LaRonde Mine extension project and the Goldex and Lapa mine projects, each of which is held directly by the Company. The Company’s operations in the European Region are conducted through its indirect subsidiary, Riddarhyttan Resources AB (Riddarhyttan), which indirectly owns the Kittila mine project in Finland. The Company’s operations in the Mexican Region are conducted through its subsidiary, Agnico Eagle Mexico S.A. de C.V., which owns the Pinos Altos mine project.

• TX, TERNIUM S.A. ADS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 76.619476

Ternium S.A (Ternium) is a steel company in the Americas. The Company is a producer of crude steel in Latin America, with manufacturing, processing and finishing facilities, which produced approximately 11 million tons of crude steel during the year ended December 31, 2007. 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 electro-galvanized 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. Ternium primarily sells its steel products in the regional markets of North, Central and South America. Approximately 56.1% of Ternium?s sales were made to South and Central America, 41.8% to North America and 2.1% to Europe and other markets in 2007. The Company operates in three segments: flat steel products, long steel products and others.

• IFN, INDIA FUND (THE) Current Caprock Strength Rating: 51.225807

The India Fund, Inc. (the Fund) is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund?s investment objective is long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in Indian equity securities. The India Fund, Inc. invests in various industries, including apparel manufacturing, alcoholic beverages, building and construction, cement, chemicals, computer software and programming, consumer non-durables, consumer products, consumer staples, diversified financial services, electric – transmission, electronics and electrical equipment, energy – alternate sources, engineering, finance, financial services, food, hotels and leisure, independent power producers, metal – diversified, motorcycle/motor scooter, and oil and gas. Blackstone Asia Advisors L.L.C. serves as the Fund?s investment manager. Blackstone Advisors also serves as the Fund?s administrator.

• ARO, AEROPOSTALE INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 9.264440

Aeropostale, Inc. is a mall-based specialty retailer of casual apparel and accessories. The Company design, market and sell brand of merchandise targeting 14 to 17 year-old young women and young men. Jimmy?Z Surf Co., Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Aeropostale, Inc., is a California lifestyle-oriented brand targeting trend-aware young women and men aged 18 to 25. The Company also sells Aeropostale merchandise through the e-commerce Website, www.aeropostale.com. As of February 2, 2008, the Company operated 828 stores, consisting of 802 Aeropostale stores in 47 states, 12 Aeropostale stores in Canada, and 14 Jimmy?Z stores in 11 states.

• EMR, EMERSON ELEC CO Current Caprock Strength Rating: 71.880608

Emerson Electric Co. (Emerson) is a global technology company. The Company is engaged in designing, designing and supplying product technology and delivering engineering services in a range of industrial, commercial and consumer markets globally. The Company operates in five business segments: 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 industries globally; Network Power, providing power and environmental conditioning to telecommunication systems, data networks and critical business applications; Climate Technologies, enhancing 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 a range of applications, appliances and integrated appliance solutions.

• BCR, BARD C R INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 345.886597

C. R. Bard, Inc. (Bard) is engaged in the design, manufacture, packaging, distribution and sale of medical, surgical, diagnostic and patient care devices. The Company sells a range of products worldwide to hospitals, individual healthcare professionals, extended care facilities and alternate site facilities. Bard has four product group categories: vascular, urology, oncology and surgical specialties. On January 11, 2008, Bard acquired LifeStent family of stents from Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. On June 5, 2008, the Company acquired Specialized Health Products International, Inc.

• SCG, SCANA CP NEW Current Caprock Strength Rating: 4.660450

SCANA Corporation (SCANA) through its wholly-owned regulated subsidiaries, is primarily engaged in the generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity in parts of South Carolina and in the purchase, transmission and sale of natural gas in portions of North Carolina and South Carolina. Through a wholly owned nonregulated subsidiary, SCANA markets natural gas to retail customers in Georgia and to wholesale customers primarily in the southeast. Other wholly owned nonregulated subsidiaries provide fiber optic and other telecommunications services and provide service contracts to homeowners on certain home appliances and heating and air conditioning units. Additionally, a service company subsidiary of SCANA provides administrative, management and other services to the other subsidiaries.

• GWR, GENESEE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 46.379402

Genesee & Wyoming Inc. owns and operates short line and regional freight railroads and provide railcar switching services in the United States, Australia, Canada and the Netherlands. The Company also owns a minority interest in a railroad in Bolivia. As of December 31, 2008, it operated over approximately 6,800 miles of owned and leased track, and approximately 3,100 additional miles under track access arrangements. The Company operated in 26 states in the United States, five Australian states, and two Canadian provinces and provided rail service at 16 ports in North America and Europe.

• ITC, ITC HOLDINGS CORP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 286.261017

ITC Holdings Corp. (ITC Holdings) is a holding company whose business consists primarily of the operations of its Regulated Operating Subsidiaries, International Transmission Company (ITCTransmission), Michigan Electric Transmission Company, LLC (METC) and ITC Midwest LLC (ITC Midwest). Through its Regulated Operating Subsidiaries, the Company is engaged in the transmission of electricity in the United States. The Company?s Regulated Operating Subsidiaries? transmission facilities are located in the lower peninsula of Michigan and portions of Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois and Missouri, and have agreements with other utilities for the joint ownership of specific substations and transmission lines. The Company also has other subsidiaries focused primarily on business development activities, and a holding company whose activities include corporate debt and equity financings and general corporate activities.

• CEDC, CENTRAL EURO DIS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 207.648300

Central European Distribution Corporation (CEDC) is an integrated spirit beverages business. The Company produces vodka at Poland and is a distributor of alcoholic beverages. The Company is also an importer of spirits, wine and beer in Poland, Russia and Hungary. Its products are also exported out of Poland. CEDC offers a portfolio of alcoholic beverages with over 700 brands. In May 2008, the Company completed the acquisition of a 50% minus one voting power and 75% economic interest in the Whitehall Group. On March 11, 2008, the Company acquired 85% of the share capital of Copecresto Enterprises Limited, a Cypriot company. On July 9, 2008, the Company closed a strategic investment in RAG through an equity investment which provided the Company with an indirect stake of approximately 42% in RAG.

• NUV, NUVEEN MUNI VALUE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 52.871735

Nuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc. (the Fund) is a closed-end diversified 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?s investments also include zero coupon bonds and inverse floaters. The Fund invests in various industries, including healthcare, transportation, utilities and consumer staples. Nuveen Asset Management, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nuveen Investments, Inc., serves as the investment advisor of the Fund.

• NGPC, NGP CAPITAL RESOU Current Caprock Strength Rating: 23.226631

NGP Capital Resources Company is a financial services company established to invest primarily in debt securities of small and mid-size private energy companies. The Company?s investment objective is to generate both current income and capital appreciation primarily through debt investments with certain equity components. It is a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company (BDC) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act). A key focus area for its targeted investments in the energy industry is domestic upstream businesses that produce, develop, acquire and explore for oil and natural gas. The Company also evaluates investment opportunities in such businesses as coal, power, electricity, energy services and alternative energy.

• WG, WILLBROS GRP INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 17.125874

Willbros Group, Inc. (Willbros) is an independent international contractor serving the oil, gas and power industries, government entities, and the refinery and petrochemical industries. Willbros operates its business in three segments: Upstream Oil & Gas, Downstream Oil & Gas, and Engineering. These segments operate primarily in the United States, Canada, and Oman. The Company 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 and coastal locations. For the downstream oil and gas markets, primarily refineries, the Company also provides turnaround services, tank services, heater services, construction services and safety services. It manufactures specialty items for refinery and petrochemical process units.

• WMB, WILLIAMS COS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 35.454456

The Williams Companies, Inc. is a natural gas company. It primarily finds, produces, gathers, processes and transports natural gas. Its operations are concentrated in the Pacific Northwest, Rocky Mountains, Gulf Coast, the Eastern Seaboard, and the province of Alberta in Canada. Its activities are primarily operated through business segments, which include Exploration & Production, Gas Pipeline, Midstream Gas & Liquids, Gas Marketing Services and Other. Exploration & Production produces, develops and manages natural gas reserves. Gas Pipeline includes its interstate natural gas pipelines and pipeline joint venture investments organized under its wholly owned subsidiary, Williams Gas Pipeline Company, LLC (WGP). Midstream Gas & Liquids includes its natural gas gathering, treating and processing business. Gas Marketing Services manages its natural gas commodity risk through purchases, sales and other related transactions, under its wholly owned subsidiary Williams Gas Marketing, Inc.

• BDX, BECTON DICKINSON Current Caprock Strength Rating: 380.990540

Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) is a medical technology company engaged in the manufacture and sale of a range of medical supplies, devices, laboratory equipment and diagnostic products used by healthcare institutions, life science researchers, clinical laboratories, industry and the general public. The segments in which the Company operates include BD Medical, BD Diagnostics and BD Biosciences. On May 12, 2008, the Company acquired Cytopeia Inc.

• FII, FEDERATED INV INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 40.086418

Federated Investors, Inc. (Federated), together with its consolidated subsidiaries, is a provider of investment management products and related financial services. The Company sponsors, markets and provides investment-related services to various investment products, including mutual funds and Separate Accounts (which include separately managed accounts, institutional accounts, sub-advised funds and other managed products). Federated provided investment advisory services to 158 Federated-sponsored funds (the Federated Funds) as of December 31, 2008. Of the 158 Federated Funds as of December 31, 2008, Federated?s investment advisory subsidiaries managed 50 money market funds totaling $327.3 billion in assets, 51 fixed-income funds with $19.3 billion in assets and 57 equity funds with $17.5 billion in assets. In December 2008, Federated announced the completion of the acquisition of Clover Capital Management Inc.

• UBB, UNIBANCO BRASILRS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 1.280511

Unibanco-Uniao de Bancos Brasileiros S.A. (Unibanco) is a financial institutions in Brazil. The Company provides a range of financial products and services to a diversified individual and corporate customer base throughout Brazil. Unibanco?s business consists of five business segments: Retail, Wholesale, Treasury, Wealth Management, and Insurance and Pension Plans. On June 25, 2007, the Company announced the sale of a portion of its interest in Serasa S.A. (Serasa).

• SYK, STRYKER CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 4.098660

Stryker Corporation (Stryker) is a medical technology company with a range of products in orthopaedics and a presence in other medical specialties. The Company’s products include implants used in joint replacement, trauma, craniomaxillofacial and spinal surgeries; biologics; surgical, neurologic, ear, nose and throat and interventional pain equipment; endoscopic, surgical navigation, communications and digital imaging systems; as well as patient handling and emergency medical equipment. The Company operates in two business segments: Orthopaedic Implants and MedSurg Equipment. The Orthopaedic Implants segment sells orthopaedic reconstructive (hip, knee and shoulder), trauma, craniomaxillofacial and spinal implant systems; bone cement; and the bone growth factor OP-1. The MedSurg Equipment segment sells surgical equipment; surgical navigation systems; endoscopic, communications and digital imaging systems; as well as patient handling and emergency medical equipment.

• MTD, METTLER TOLEDO IN Current Caprock Strength Rating: 61.375210

Mettler-Toledo International Inc. is a global supplier of precision instruments and services. The Company is a provider of analytical instruments for use in life science, reaction engineering and real-time analytic systems used in drug and chemical compound development, and process analytics instruments used for in-line measurement in production processes. The Company is also a supplier of end-of-line inspection systems used in production and packaging for food, pharmaceutical and other industries. The Company operates in five business segments: U.S. Operations, Swiss Operations, Western European Operations, Chinese Operations and Other. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company derived 43% of the net sales from Europe, 35% from North and South America and 22% from Asia and other countries.

• STLD, STEEL DYNAMICS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 168.864273

Steel Dynamics, Inc. is a steel producer and metals recycler. The Company has three segments: steel operations, steel fabrication operations, and metals recycling and ferrous resources operations. The Company’s products in its steel segment include hot rolled, cold rolled, galvanized, Galvalume and painted sheet steel; various structural steel beams and rails; special bar quality steel, and various merchant steel products, including beams, angles, flats and channels. Its products in the metals recycling segment include ferrous and nonferrous scrap processing, scrap management, transportation, and brokerage and trading products and services. The steel fabrication segment produces steel joists and decking materials. On June 9, 2008, it acquired the remaining 75% equity interest in Recycle South, LLC. On June 24, 2008, it acquired certain assets of Sturgis Iron & Metal, an operator of scrap collection and processing locations in Indiana, Michigan and Georgia.

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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.

• NOV, NATL OILWELL VARC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 29.458580

National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NOV) is a 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 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 (MRO) supplies, and spare parts to drill site and production locations worldwide.On April 21, 2008, NOV acquired Grant Prideco, Inc. In December 2008, it acquired Sakhalin Outfitters LLC and Mid-South Machine, Inc.

• KOP, KOPPERS HOLDINGS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 195.969543

Koppers Holdings Inc. (Koppers Holdings), formerly as KI Holdings Inc., is an integrated provider of carbon compounds and commercial wood treatment products. Its products are used in a variety of applications in a range of end markets, including the aluminum, railroad, specialty chemical, utility, rubber, and steel industries. It operates two principal businesses: Carbon Materials and Chemicals, and Railroad and Utility Products. It processes coal tar into a variety of products, including carbon pitch, creosote, and phthalic anhydride, which are critical intermediate materials in the production of aluminum, the pressure treatment of wood and the production of plasticizers, and specialty chemicals. Through its Railroad and Utility Products business, the Company supplies railroad crossties in North America. In October 2008, Koppers Holdings sold 95% interest in Koppers Monessen Partners to ArcelorMittal S.A.

• RCS, PIMCO STR GLB GVT Current Caprock Strength Rating: 26.154078

PIMCO Strategic Global Government Fund, Inc. (the Fund) is a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Fund?s investment objective is to generate, over time, a level of income higher than that generated by intermediate-term United States debt securities. The Fund invests primarily in a portfolio of investment-grade, fixed-income securities of the United States and other countries. The Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in government securities. Government securities include bonds issued or guaranteed by the United States or foreign governments, by their agencies, authorities or instrumentalities. In addition, it invests at least 80% of its net assets plus amounts borrowed for investment purposes in the securities of issuers located in not less than three different countries, including the United States. The Fund?s investment advisor is Pacific Investment Management Company LLC.

• NUV, NUVEEN MUNI VALUE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 52.871735

Nuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc. (the Fund) is a closed-end diversified 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?s investments also include zero coupon bonds and inverse floaters. The Fund invests in various industries, including healthcare, transportation, utilities and consumer staples. Nuveen Asset Management, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nuveen Investments, Inc., serves as the investment advisor of the Fund.

• BVN, COMPANIA MIN BUEN Current Caprock Strength Rating: 292.412750

Compania De Minas Buenaventura SAA (BVN) is a Peru-based mining company engaged in the exploration, exploitation, processing and sale of gold and silver, as well as other metals and minerals. It operates seven mining units located in Peru: Uchucchacua, Orcopampa, Poracota, Julcani, Recuperada, Antapite and Ishihuinca. Through Compania de Exploraciones, Desarrollo e Inversiones Mineras SAC (Cedimin) and Sociedad Minera El Brocal SAA (El Brocal), the Company is involved in the operation of the Shila-Paula and Colquijirca mines. The Company owns such subsidiaries as Compania Minera Condesa SA, Compania Minera Colquirrumi SA, Minas Conga SRL and Minera La Zanja SRL, among others. It also holds a 43.65% interest in Minera Yanacocha SRL and a 19.05% interest in Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde SAA. In addition, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Consorcio Energetico de Huancavelica SA, the Company is involved in the electric energy industry.

• ONB, OLD NATIONAL BANC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 24.371874

Old National Bancorp (Old National) is a financial holding company. The Company, through its wholly-owned banking subsidiary, provides 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, the Company provides services to supplement the banking business including fiduciary and wealth management services, insurance and other financial services. Old National Bank is its wholly owned banking subsidiary. It provides financial services primarily in Indiana, eastern and southeastern Illinois, and central and western Kentucky. The Company operates in two segments: community banking and treasury.

• SY, SYBASE INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 55.381767

Sybase, Inc. (Sybase) is an enterprise software and services company exclusively focused on managing and mobilizing information from the data-center to the point of action. The Company provides open, cross-platform solutions that deliver information anytime, anywhere, providing decision-ready information to the right people at the right time. Sybase delivers a range of solutions to ensure that customer information is securely managed and mobilized to the point of action, including enterprise and mobile databases, middleware, synchronization, encryption and device management software, and mobile messaging services. During the year ended December 31, 2008, Sybase?s business was organized into three business segments: Infrastructure Platform Group (IPG), iAnywhere Solutions (iAS) and Sybase 365 ((Sybase 365). In January 2009, the Company acquired paybox solutions AG.

• STFC, STATE AUTO FINL C Current Caprock Strength Rating: 6.305928

State Auto Financial Corporation (State Auto Financial) is a property and casualty insurance holding company. The Company is primarily engaged in writing both personal and business lines of insurance. State Auto Financial owns 100% of State Auto Property & Casualty Insurance Company (State Auto P&C), Milbank Insurance Company (Milbank), Farmers Casualty Insurance Company (Farmers), State Auto Insurance Company of Ohio (SA Ohio) and State Auto National Insurance Company (SA National), each of which is a property and casualty insurance company. State Auto Financial owns 100% of Stateco Financial Services, Inc. (Stateco), which provides investment management services to affiliated insurance companies. It also owns 100% of Strategic Insurance Software, Inc. (S.I.S.), a developer and seller of insurance-related software. State Auto P&C and Stateco share ownership of 518 Property Management and Leasing, LLC (518 PML), which owns and leases property to affiliated companies.

• KTC, KT CORP ADS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 12.977843

KT Corporation is an integrated telecommunications services provider in Korea. Its services include telephone services, including local, domestic long-distance and international long-distance fixed-line telephone services and interconnection services to other telecommunications companies; broadband Internet access service and other Internet-related services; personal communications system (PCS) mobile telecommunications service through its subsidiary, KT Freetel Co., Ltd. (KTF), and various other services, including leased line service and other data communication service. It operates in two segments: wireline communications segment and mobile services segment. Wireline communications include services provided to fixed-line customers, including Internet access services, data communication services, leased line services and telephone services. Mobile services include both personal communications system (PCS) service and IMT-2000 service.

• MMT, M F S MULTIMKT IN Current Caprock Strength Rating: 11.363444

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. The Fund?s portfolio includes high yield corporates, high grade corporates, non-United States Government bonds, emerging markets bonds, mortgage-backed securities, United States Treasury securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities, floating rate loans, asset-backed securities, United States Government agencies, residential mortgage-backed securities and collateralized debt obligations. The Trust is managed by Massachusetts Financial Services Company (MFS).

• DNEX, DIONEX CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 22.569416

Dionex Corporation (Dionex) designs, manufactures, markets and services analytical instrumentation and related accessories and chemicals. The Company?s products are used to analyze chemical substances in the environment and in a range of industrial and scientific applications. Dionex design, manufacture, market and service a range of liquid chromatography systems, sample preparation devices and related products that are used by chemists to separate and quantify the individual components of complex chemical mixtures relevant to many major industrial, research and laboratory markets. Its liquid chromatography systems are focused in two product areas: ion chromatography (IC) and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The Company offers a mass spectrometer coupled with either an IC or HPLC system. For sample preparation, it provides accelerated solvent extraction (ASE) systems.

• HOLX, HOLOGIC INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 28.937168

Hologic, Inc. (Hologic) is a developer, manufacturer and supplier of medical imaging systems and diagnostic and surgical products focused on the healthcare needs of women. The Company manages its business in four principal segments: Breast Health, Diagnostics, GYN Surgical and Skeletal Health. In July 2008, the Company acquired Third Wave Technologies, Inc. (Third Wave), a company that develops and markets molecular diagnostic reagents for a variety of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA) analysis applications based on its own Invader chemistry. In October 2007, the Company completed its business combination with Cytyc Corporation, a company that develops, manufactures and markets complementary products covering a range of cancers and women?s health indications, including cervical cancer screening, prenatal diagnostics and partial breast radiation therapy.

• TIP, ISHARES LEHMAN TI Current Caprock Strength Rating: 211.759079
• SJT, SAN JUAN BASIN RO Current Caprock Strength Rating: 68.237228

San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (the Trust) is an express trust created by the San Juan Basin Royalty Trust Indenture (the Original Indenture) between Southland Royalty Company (Southland Royalty) and The Fort Worth National Bank. The Trustee of the Trust is Compass Bank. The function of the Trustee is to collect the net proceeds attributable to the Royalty (Royalty Income), to pay all expenses and charges of the Trust, and then distribute the remaining available income to the Unit Holders. The Royalty conveyed to the Trust was carved out of Southland Royalty?s (known as Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company LP?s) working interests and royalty interests in certain properties situated in the San Juan Basin in northwestern New Mexico. The Underlying Properties consist of working interests, royalty interests, overriding royalty interests and other contractual rights in 151,900 gross (119,000 net) producing acres in San Juan, Rio Arriba and Sandoval Counties of northwestern New Mexico.

• ZOLL, ZOLL MEDICAL CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 15.852735

ZOLL Medical Corporation (ZOLL) develops technologies and software that help clinicians, emergency medical services (EMS) personnel and lay rescuers advance the practice of resuscitation. ZOLL’s Line of resuscitation products include professional defibrillators, automated external defibrillator (AED), AutoPulse Non-invasive Cardiac Support Pump, documentation and information management, wearable automatic defibrillator, fluid replacement and disposable electrodes. The Company also designs and markets software that automates the documentation, and management of both clinical and non-clinical information. On May 22, 2007, the Company acquired the fire records management software business and related assets from BIO-key International, Inc. On September 18, 2007, the Company acquired certain assets from Radiant Medical, Inc., a private medical technology company developing endovascular temperature therapy products.

• MDR, MCDERMOTT INT PAN Current Caprock Strength Rating: 58.341206

McDermott International, Inc. (MII) is an engineering and construction company with specialty manufacturing and service capabilities. MII provides a variety of products and services to customers in the energy and power industries, including utilities and other power generators, and national oil companies, and the United States Government. MII is the parent company of the McDermott group of companies, including J. Ray McDermott, S.A. (JRMSA) and The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W). The Company operates in three business segments: Offshore Oil and Gas Construction, Government Operations and Power Generation Systems. On December 31, 2008, the Company?s Government Operations segment completed its acquisition of Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc., a provider of specialty nuclear fuels and related services.

• DBC, DB COMMODITY IDX Current Caprock Strength Rating: 427.720947
• OII, OCEANEERING INTL Current Caprock Strength Rating: 67.048775

Oceaneering International, Inc. 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, the Company also serves the defense and aerospace industries. The Company?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). Its five business segments within the Oil and Gas business are Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs), Subsea Products, Subsea Projects, Inspection and Mobile Offshore Production Systems. The services and products provided to the oil and gas industry include ROVs, built-to-order specialty hardware, engineering and project management, subsea intervention services, non-destructive testing and inspection, manned diving and mobile offshore production systems. In March 2008, the Company acquired GTO Subsea AS.

• HBHC, HANCOCK HLDG CO Current Caprock Strength Rating: 7.951651

Hancock Holding Company is a bank holding company. As of December 31, 2008, the Company operated more than 157 banking and financial services offices, and more than 137 automated teller machines (ATMs) in the states of Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida and Alabama through four wholly owned bank subsidiaries: Hancock Bank, Gulfport, Mississippi, Hancock Bank of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Hancock Bank of Florida, Tallahassee, Florida and Hancock Bank of Alabama, Mobile, Alabama (collectively, the Banks). 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.

• INTU, INTUIT INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 5.931304

Intuit Inc. (Intuit) is a provider of business, financial management solutions for small and medium sized businesses, financial institutions, consumers and accounting professionals. The Company?s flagship products and services, including QuickBooks, Quicken and TurboTax software, enable small business management and payroll processing, personal finance, and tax preparation and filing. It has six business segments: QuickBooks, Payroll and Payments, Consumer Tax, Accounting Professionals, Financial Institutions and Other Businesses. The Company?s Small Business division consists of two segments: QuickBooks segment, and Payroll and Payments segment. The QuickBooks segment includes QuickBooks financial and business management software and services, technical support, financial supplies, and Website design and hosting services for small businesses. In December 2007, Intuit Inc. acquired Homestead Technologies Inc. In February 2008, it acquired Electronic Clearing House Inc.

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• TYL, TYLER TECHNGIES Current Caprock Strength Rating: 67.005241

Tyler Technologies, Inc. is a provider of integrated information management solutions and services for local governments. It offers a line of software solutions and services to address the information technology (IT) needs of every area of operation for cities, counties, schools and other local government entities. The Company provides professional IT services to its customers, including software and hardware installation, data conversion, and training and, at times, product modifications. Its software solutions and services are grouped in four areas: Financial Management and Education, Courts and Justice, Property Appraisal and Tax, and Public Records and Content Management. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company acquired School Information Systems, Inc., VersaTrans Solutions Inc. and Olympia Computing Company, Inc. In March 2009, the Company completed the acquisition of PulseMark, LLC.

• GWR, GENESEE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 46.379402

Genesee & Wyoming Inc. owns and operates short line and regional freight railroads and provide railcar switching services in the United States, Australia, Canada and the Netherlands. The Company also owns a minority interest in a railroad in Bolivia. As of December 31, 2008, it operated over approximately 6,800 miles of owned and leased track, and approximately 3,100 additional miles under track access arrangements. The Company operated in 26 states in the United States, five Australian states, and two Canadian provinces and provided rail service at 16 ports in North America and Europe.

• FCN, FTI CONSULTING IN Current Caprock Strength Rating: 154.865845

FTI Consulting, Inc. (FTI) is a global business advisory firm. The Company assists its customers in addressing a range of business challenges, such as bankruptcy, restructuring, credit issues and indebtedness, mergers and acquisitions, interim business management, electronic discovery, management and retrieval of electronically stored information, reputation management, and strategic communications. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company had operations across 37 United States cities and 22 foreign countries, which includes Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, the British Virgin Islands, Canada, China (including Hong Kong), Colombia, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, Panama, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom. FTI operates in five segments: Corporate Finance/Restructuring, Forensic and Litigation Consulting, Strategic Communications, Technology and Economic Consulting.

• WMT, WAL MART STORES Current Caprock Strength Rating: 39.768475

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Wal-Mart) operates retail stores in various formats around the world. The Company earns the trust of its customers every day by providing an assortment of merchandise and services at every day low prices (EDLP), while fostering a culture that rewards and embraces mutual respect, integrity and diversity. Wal-Mart?s operations comprise three business segments: Wal-Mart Stores, Sam?s Club and International. Its Wal-Mart Stores segment is the largest segment of the Company?s business, accounting for 64% of its net sales, during the fiscal year ended January 31, 2008 (fiscal 2008), and operates stores in three different formats in the United States, as well as Wal-Mart?s online retail operations, walmart.com. Its Sam?s Club segment consists of membership warehouse clubs in the United States and the segment?s online retail operations, samsclub.com. Sam?s Club accounted for 11.8% of its net sales during fiscal 2008. In January 2009, it acquired 57% of D&S SA.

• SCHL, SCHOLASTIC CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 31.054762

Scholastic Corporation (Scholastic) is a global children?s publishing, education and media company. The Company is the publisher and distributor of children?s books and a developer of educational technology products. Scholastic also creates educational and entertainment materials and products for use in school and at home, including magazines, children?s reference and non-fiction materials, teacher materials, television programming, film, videos and toys. The Company is an operator of school-based book clubs and book fairs in the United States. It distributes its products and services through these channels, as well as directly to schools and libraries, through retail stores and the Internet. The Company?s Website, scholastic.com, is a site for teachers, classrooms and parents. The segments of the Company are Children?s Book Publishing and Distribution; Educational Publishing; Media, Licensing and Advertising, and International.

• SSL, SASOL LTD ADR Current Caprock Strength Rating: 74.745232

Sasol Limited (Sasol) is an integrated energy and chemical company. The Company uses Fischer-Tropsch technology to convert coal and natural gas into synthetic fuels and chemicals. The Company mines coal in South Africa, produces gas in Mozambique and oil in Gabon, and its chemical manufacturing and marketing operations span the globe. In South Africa, Sasol refines imported crude oil and retail liquid fuel products through its network of retail convenience centers. The Company also supplies fuels to other distributors in the region and gas to industrial customers. It maintains chemical manufacturing and marketing operations, mostly in South Africa, Europe and the United States, the Middle East and Asia. In South Africa, the Company refines imported crude oil and retail liquid fuels through a network of 406 Sasol retail convenience centers and Exel service stations. Sasol operates through three segments: South African energy cluster, international energy cluster and chemical cluster.

• GWR, GENESEE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 46.379402

Genesee & Wyoming Inc. owns and operates short line and regional freight railroads and provide railcar switching services in the United States, Australia, Canada and the Netherlands. The Company also owns a minority interest in a railroad in Bolivia. As of December 31, 2008, it operated over approximately 6,800 miles of owned and leased track, and approximately 3,100 additional miles under track access arrangements. The Company operated in 26 states in the United States, five Australian states, and two Canadian provinces and provided rail service at 16 ports in North America and Europe.

• INTU, INTUIT INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 5.931304

Intuit Inc. (Intuit) is a provider of business, financial management solutions for small and medium sized businesses, financial institutions, consumers and accounting professionals. The Company?s flagship products and services, including QuickBooks, Quicken and TurboTax software, enable small business management and payroll processing, personal finance, and tax preparation and filing. It has six business segments: QuickBooks, Payroll and Payments, Consumer Tax, Accounting Professionals, Financial Institutions and Other Businesses. The Company?s Small Business division consists of two segments: QuickBooks segment, and Payroll and Payments segment. The QuickBooks segment includes QuickBooks financial and business management software and services, technical support, financial supplies, and Website design and hosting services for small businesses. In December 2007, Intuit Inc. acquired Homestead Technologies Inc. In February 2008, it acquired Electronic Clearing House Inc.

• CPRT, COPART INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 331.873871

Copart, Inc. is a provider of vehicle remarketing services in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. The Company provides vehicle sellers with a range of remarketing services to process and sell vehicles over the Internet through the Company?s Virtual Bidding Second Generation Internet auction-style sales technology, which it refers to as VB2. The Company sells principally to licensed vehicle dismantlers, rebuilders, repair licensees, used vehicle dealers and exporters and, at certain locations, it sells directly to the general public. In United States, it sells vehicles primarily as an agent and derive revenue primarily from sales transaction fees paid by vehicle suppliers and vehicle buyers, as well as related fees for services, such as towing and storage. In United Kingdom, it operates primarily on a principal basis, purchasing the salvage vehicle outright from the insurance companies and reselling the vehicle for its own account.

• KNDL, KENDLE INTL INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 19.166256

Kendle International Inc. is a global clinical research organization (CRO) that provides a range of Phase I-IV global clinical development services to the biopharmaceutical industry. The Company augments the research and development activities of biopharmaceutical companies by offering clinical research services and information technology designed to reduce drug development time and expense. Kendle International Inc. is managed in two reportable segments: Early Stage and Late Stage. The Early Stage business focuses on the Company?s Phase I operations while Late Stage is comprised of clinical development services related to Phase II through III clinical trials conducted worldwide, late phase clinical development services related to Phase IIIB and IV clinical trials conducted worldwide, regulatory affairs and biometrics offerings. In June 2008, the Company announced the acquisition of DecisionLine Clinical Research Corporation.

• CE, CELANESE CORPORAT Current Caprock Strength Rating: 45.033905

Celanese Corporation (Celanese) is an integrated producer of chemicals and advanced materials. It is a producer of acetyl products, which are intermediate chemicals for many industries, as well as a global producer of high performance engineered polymers that are used in a variety of end-use applications. Its operations are primarily located in North America, Europe and Asia. Celanese operates principally through four business segments: Advanced Engineered Materials, Consumer Specialties, Industrial Specialties and Acetyl Intermediates. Advanced Engineered Materials segment develops, produces and supplies a portfolio of high performance technical polymers. Consumer Specialties segment consists of its Acetate Products and Nutrinova businesses. Its Industrial Specialties segment includes its emulsions, polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) and AT Plastics businesses. Acetyl Intermediates segment produces and supplies acetyl products.

• OII, OCEANEERING INTL Current Caprock Strength Rating: 67.048775

Oceaneering International, Inc. 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, the Company also serves the defense and aerospace industries. The Company?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). Its five business segments within the Oil and Gas business are Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs), Subsea Products, Subsea Projects, Inspection and Mobile Offshore Production Systems. The services and products provided to the oil and gas industry include ROVs, built-to-order specialty hardware, engineering and project management, subsea intervention services, non-destructive testing and inspection, manned diving and mobile offshore production systems. In March 2008, the Company acquired GTO Subsea AS.

• HXM, DESARROLLADORA HO Current Caprock Strength Rating: 1.585304

Desarrolladora Homex, S.A.B. de C.V. (Homex) is a vertically integrated home development company engaged in the development, construction and sale of entry level, middle-income and upper-income housing in Mexico. During the year ended December 31, 2007, Homex sold 51,672 homes. As of December 31, 2007, it had 98 developments under construction in 33 cities located in 21 Mexican states. It had total land reserves under title of approximately 67.5 million square meters as of December 31, 2007. Homex operates in markets throughout Mexico, from Tijuana in the north to Tapachula in the south, which represent 21 states and 33 cities as of December 31, 2007. In 2007, 34% of the Company?s revenues originated in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area, and 17% in Guadalajara. The remaining revenues were originated in 31 cities.

• LTC, L T C PROP INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 131.236832

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, 2008, the Company?s direct real estate investment portfolio (properties that it own or on which it holds promissory notes secured by first mortgages) consisted of investments in 101 skilled nursing properties with 11,707 beds, 101 assisted living properties with 4,598 units and two schools located in 30 states.

• ELMG, EMS TECHNOLOGIES Current Caprock Strength Rating: 141.974136

EMS Technologies, Inc. is engaged in the design, manufacture, and marketing of wireless communications solutions addressing the enterprise mobility, communications-on-the-move and in-flight connectivity markets for both commercial and government users. It focuses on the needs of the mobile information user and the increasing demand for wireless broadband communications. Its products and services enable communications across a range of areas, ranging from global to regional to within a single facility. It operates through three business units: Defense & Space, LXE and Satellite Communications. Its business provides product solutions and support services for use in supply chain management networks, satellite-based voice and data communications and defense and space applications for communications, surveillance, precision strike weapons, and electronic countermeasures. On January 9, 2009, the Company acquired Formation, Inc. On February 13, 2009, it acquired Satamatics Global Limited.

• R, RYDER SYSTEM INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 121.216743

Ryder System, Inc. (Ryder) is a provider of transportation and supply chain management solutions. The Company operates in three segments: Fleet Management Solutions (FMS), which provides full-service leasing, contract maintenance, contract-related maintenance and commercial rental of trucks, tractors and trailers to customers principally in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom; Supply Chain Solutions (SCS), which provides supply chain solutions, including distribution and transportation services throughout North America, and in Europe, South America and Asia, and Dedicated Contract Carriage (DCC), which provides vehicles and drivers as part of a dedicated transportation solution in the United States. On February 2, 2009, it acquired the assets of Edart Leasing LLC (Edart), which included Edart?s fleet of approximately 1,600 vehicles.

• ATR, APTAR GROUP INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 16.487984

AptarGroup, Inc. (AptarGroup) is a supplier of a range of dispensing systems for the personal care, fragrance/cosmetic, pharmaceutical, household and food/beverage markets. It provides value-added dispensing systems (pumps, closures and aerosol valves) to global consumer product marketers. It is organized into three segments. Operations that sell spray and lotion dispensing systems and accessories primarily to the personal care, fragrance/cosmetic and household markets form the Beauty & Home segment. Operations that sell closures to each market served by AptarGroup form the Closures segment. Operations that sell dispensing systems to the pharmaceutical market form the Pharma segment. In April 2008, AptarGroup acquired the equipment, inventory and intellectual property of CCL Industries Inc.?s ABS Bag-on-Valve business. In April 2008, it acquired a 70% interest in Next Breath LLC.

• SMA, SYMMETRY MEDICAL Current Caprock Strength Rating: 37.797249

Symmetry Medical Inc. (Symmetry) is an independent provider of implants and related instruments and cases to global orthopedic device manufacturers. The Company designs, develops and produces these products for companies in other segments of the medical device market, including the dental, osteobiologic and endoscopy segments, and it also provides limited specialized products to non-healthcare markets, such as the aerospace market. Symmetry?s Total Solutions approach presents its customers with a range of products, as well as design, engineering and project management services and production capabilities to help them bring their implant systems to market efficiently. On January 25, 2008, the Company acquired DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.’s New Bedford, Massachusetts instrument manufacturing facility (New Bedford).

• CHTT, CHATTEM INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 195.330902

Chattem, Inc. (Chattem) is a marketer and manufacturer of a portfolio of branded over-the-counter (OTC) healthcare products, toiletries and dietary supplements, in such categories as medicated skin care products, topical pain care, oral care, internal OTC, medicated dandruff shampoos, dietary supplements, and other OTC and toiletry products. The Company?s portfolio of products includes brands, such as Gold Bond, Cortizone-10 and Balmex (medicated skin care); Icy Hot, Aspercreme and Capzasin (topical pain care); ACT and Herpecin-L (oral care); Unisom, Pamprin and Kaopectate (internal OTC); Selsun Blue (medicated dandruff shampoos); Dexatrim, Garlique and New Phase (dietary supplements), and Bullfrog, UltraSwim and Sun-In (other OTC and toiletry products). Its products are sold primarily through mass merchandisers, independent and chain drug stores, drug wholesalers and food stores in the United States, and in various markets in approximately 80 countries worldwide.

• GG, GOLDCORP INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 104.096573

Goldcorp Inc. (Goldcorp) is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and operation of precious metal properties. The Company?s principal product is gold. In addition to gold, the Company also produces silver and copper. It has gold mineral reserves at the Red Lake Gold Mines, the Porcupine Mine, the Musselwhite Mine, the Marigold Mine, the Wharf Mine, the El Sauzal Mine and the Nukay Mine; gold and silver mineral reserves at the Los Filos Mine, the San Dimas Mines and the Marlin Mine; gold and copper mineral reserves at the Alumbrera Mine; gold, silver and copper mineral reserves at the Pueblo Viejo Project, and gold, silver, lead and zinc mineral reserves at the Penasquito Project. On September 25, 2008, Goldcorp completed its acquisition of Gold Eagle Mines Ltd.

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.

• QGEN, QIAGEN NV Current Caprock Strength Rating: 186.214981

QIAGEN N.V. (QIAGEN) is a provider of technologies and products for preanalytical sample preparation and linked molecular assay solutions. The Company also supplies diagnostic kits, tests, and assays for human and veterinary molecular diagnostics. Products are sold to academic research markets, to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, to applied testing customers (such as in forensics, veterinary, biodefense and industrial applications), as well as to molecular diagnostics laboratories. In addition, the Company sells and/or licenses technologies to others. The Company has developed more than 500 consumable products and automated solutions. QIAGEN markets its products in more than 40 countries throughout the world. It has subsidiaries in the markets, including the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, France, Japan, China, Australia, Canada, Italy and several other countries. The Company also has specialized independent distributors and importers.

• SAN, BANCO SANTANDER Current Caprock Strength Rating: 24.476246

Banco Santander-Chile (Santander-Chile/the Bank) is a Chilean bank that provides a range of commercial and retail banking services to its customers. Its product mix includes Chilean peso and foreign currency denominated loans to finance a variety of commercial transactions, trade financing, foreign currency forward contracts, credit lines and a variety of retail banking services, including mortgage financing. In addition to its traditional banking operations, the Bank also offers financial leasing, financial advisory services, mutual fund management, securities brokerage, insurance brokerage and investment management. The Bank have 467 total branches, 256 of which operated under the Santander brand name, 109 under the Santander Banefe brand name, 42 that operate under the brand name SuperCaja, 18 that operate under the BancaPrime brand name and 42 auxiliary and payment centers. It divides clients into the segments: Retail, Institutional, Middle-market, and Global Banking and Market.

• LH, LABORATORY CORP N Current Caprock Strength Rating: 39.657993

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings is an independent clinical laboratory company. The Company has a national network of 36 primary laboratories and over 1,600 patient service centers along with a network of branches and STAT laboratories (which are laboratories that have the ability to perform certain routine tests quickly and report the results to the physician immediately). Through its national network of laboratories, the Company offers a range of clinical laboratory tests that are used by the medical profession in routine testing, patient diagnosis, and in the monitoring and treatment of disease. In addition, it has developed specialty testing businesses, such as oncology testing, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) genotyping and phenotyping, diagnostic genetics and clinical trials. Effective January 1, 2008, the Company acquired additional partnership units in its Ontario, Canada joint venture, bringing the Company?s percentage interest owned to 85.6%.

• VE, VEOLIA ENVIRONN A Current Caprock Strength Rating: 54.246994

Veolia Environnement is a global provider of environmental management services, which include water and wastewater services, waste management services, energy services (excluding the production, trading and sale of electricity, other than production through co-generation) and transportation services. The Company provides clients with a full-service package tailored to fit their individual needs, which may include, supplying water, recycling wastewater, collecting, treating and recycling waste, supplying heating and cooling services, and generally optimizing the industrial processes used in their facilities. The Company?s operations are conducted primarily through four divisions: Veolia Eau (Water), Veolia Energie (Dalkia) (Energy Services), Veolia Proprete (Environmental Services) and Veolia Transport (Transportation). In May 2008, Veolia ES Industrial Services, Inc. acquired Pacific Liners, a full-service pipe and sewer line restoration company.

• CSTR, COINSTAR INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 25.980988

Coinstar, Inc. (Coinstar) is a multi-national company offering a range of 4th Wall solutions for retailers? storefronts. The Company?s services consist of self-service coin counting; self-service digital versatile disc (DVD) kiosks where consumers can rent or purchase movies; entertainment services, such as skill-crane machines, bulk vending machines and kiddie rides, money transfer services, and electronic payment (e-payment) services, such as stored value cards, payroll cards, prepaid debit cards and prepaid wireless products via point-of-sale terminals and stored value kiosks. The Company operates in four segments: Coin and Entertainment services, DVD services, Money Transfer services and E-payment Services. On January 1, 2008, the Company completed the acquisition of GroupEx Financial Corporation, JRJ Express Inc. and Kimeco, LLC (collectively, GroupEx).

• FFIC, FLUSHING FIN CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 64.347054

Flushing Financial Corporation serves as the holding company for Flushing Savings Bank FSB (the Savings Bank). The Savings Bank owns four subsidiaries: Flushing Commercial Bank, Flushing Preferred Funding Corporation (FPFC), Flushing Service Corporation and FSB Properties Inc. (Properties). The Bank’s principal business is attracting retail deposits from the general public and investing those deposits together with funds generated from ongoing operations and borrowings, primarily in originations and purchases of one- to four-family (focusing on mixed-use properties, or properties that contain both residential dwelling units and commercial units), multi-family residential and commercial real estate mortgage loans; construction loans, primarily for residential properties; small business administration (SBA) loans and other small business loans, and mortgage loan surrogates, such as mortgage-backed securities. It also operates an Internet branch, iGObanking.com.

• KOF, COCA COLA FEMSA S Current Caprock Strength Rating: 130.109680

Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V. (Coca-Cola FEMSA) is a bottler of Coca-Cola trademark beverages in Latin America. The Company operates in territories, including Mexico, a substantial portion of central Mexico and southeast Mexico; Central America, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama; Colombia; Venezuela; Argentina, Buenos Aires and surrounding areas, and Brazil, the area of greater Sao Paulo, Campinas, Santos, the state of Mato Grosso do Sul and part of the state of Goias. On May 30, 2008, it entered into a purchase agreement with The Coca-Cola Company to acquire its wholly owned bottling franchise located in the state of Minas Gerais (Refrigerantes Minas Gerais Ltda. (REMIL)) in Brazil. On December 21, 2007, and on May 30, 2008, it sold to The Coca-Cola Company most of its brands. In February 2009, the Comapny announced the completion of the transaction with Bavaria, a subsidiary of SABMiller, to jointly acquire with The Coca-Cola Company, the Brisa bottled water business.

• WEC, WISCONSIN ENERGY Current Caprock Strength Rating: 1.740028

Wisconsin Energy Corporation is a diversified holding company. The Company conducts its operations primarily in two operating segments: a utility energy segment and a non-utility energy segment. The Company?s primary subsidiaries include Wisconsin Electric Power Company (Wisconsin Electric), Wisconsin Gas LLC (Wisconsin Gas), Edison Sault Electric Company (Edison Sault) and W.E. Power, LLC (We Power). The Company?s utility energy segment consists of Wisconsin Electric, Wisconsin Gas and Edison Sault. Its non-utility energy segment consists primarily of We Power.

• DKS, DICK’S SPORTING G Current Caprock Strength Rating: 43.393806

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 January 31, 2009, the Company operated 384 Dick?s Sporting Goods stores in 39 states, 89 Golf Galaxy stores in 31 states, and 14 Chick?s Sporting Goods stores in California. Dick?s carry a variety of brands, including Nike, North Face, Columbia, adidas, TaylorMade, Callaway and Under Armour, as well as private label products sold under names, such as Ativa, Maxfli, Tailgate Gear and Walter Hagen, and private brand products, such as its exclusive lines of Nike ACG, Slazenger, Umbro, Reebok, Field & Stream and adidas baseball merchandise, which are available only in the Company?s stores.

• IFN, INDIA FUND (THE) Current Caprock Strength Rating: 51.225807

The India Fund, Inc. (the Fund) is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund?s investment objective is long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in Indian equity securities. The India Fund, Inc. invests in various industries, including apparel manufacturing, alcoholic beverages, building and construction, cement, chemicals, computer software and programming, consumer non-durables, consumer products, consumer staples, diversified financial services, electric – transmission, electronics and electrical equipment, energy – alternate sources, engineering, finance, financial services, food, hotels and leisure, independent power producers, metal – diversified, motorcycle/motor scooter, and oil and gas. Blackstone Asia Advisors L.L.C. serves as the Fund?s investment manager. Blackstone Advisors also serves as the Fund?s administrator.

• ITG, INVESTMENT TEC NE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 35.947548

Investment Technology Group, Inc. (ITG) is a specialized agency brokerage and financial technology company that partners with asset managers globally to provide solutions spanning the investment field. ITG’s integrated approach includes a range of products from portfolio management and pre-trade analysis to trade execution and post-trade evaluation. It has three segments. The U.S. Operations segment provides trading, trade order management, network connectivity and research services to institutional investors, plan sponsors, brokers, alternative investment funds and money managers. The Canadian Operations segment provides trading, network connectivity and research services. The International Operations segment includes the Company?s trading, trade order management, network connectivity and research service businesses in Europe, Australia, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore. On July 30, 2008, the Company acquired the remaining 50% interest in POSIT Alert LLC (formerly Block Alert, LLC).

• CVD, COVANCE INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 154.708130

Covance Inc. is a drug development services company providing 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. Covance maintains offices in more than 20 countries. The services it provides constitute two segments: early development services, which include preclinical services and clinical pharmacology services, and late-stage development services, which include central laboratory, clinical development, periapproval and market access services. It provides product development services on a global basis to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company served in excess of 300 biopharmaceutical companies. In March 2009, it acquired Swiss Pharma Contract, a 50-bed clinical research company based in Switzerland.

• PVTB, PRIVATEBANCORP IN Current Caprock Strength Rating: 41.539383

PrivateBancorp, Inc. (PrivateBancorp) is a bank holding company. PrivateBancorp, through its PrivateBank subsidiaries (the Bank), provides business and personal financial services to middle-market commercial and commercial real estate companies, as well as business owners, executives, entrepreneurs and wealthy families. The Banks offers a suite of credit and non-credit solutions, including lending, treasury management, investment products, capital markets products and wealth management and trust services. The clients also have access to mortgage loans offered through The PrivateBank Mortgage Company, a subsidiary of PrivateBancorp. In December 2008, the Company completed the acquisition of Midwest Financial Services, Inc (MFS).

• STLD, STEEL DYNAMICS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 168.864273

Steel Dynamics, Inc. is a steel producer and metals recycler. The Company has three segments: steel operations, steel fabrication operations, and metals recycling and ferrous resources operations. The Company’s products in its steel segment include hot rolled, cold rolled, galvanized, Galvalume and painted sheet steel; various structural steel beams and rails; special bar quality steel, and various merchant steel products, including beams, angles, flats and channels. Its products in the metals recycling segment include ferrous and nonferrous scrap processing, scrap management, transportation, and brokerage and trading products and services. The steel fabrication segment produces steel joists and decking materials. On June 9, 2008, it acquired the remaining 75% equity interest in Recycle South, LLC. On June 24, 2008, it acquired certain assets of Sturgis Iron & Metal, an operator of scrap collection and processing locations in Indiana, Michigan and Georgia.

• BVN, COMPANIA MIN BUEN Current Caprock Strength Rating: 292.412750

Compania De Minas Buenaventura SAA (BVN) is a Peru-based mining company engaged in the exploration, exploitation, processing and sale of gold and silver, as well as other metals and minerals. It operates seven mining units located in Peru: Uchucchacua, Orcopampa, Poracota, Julcani, Recuperada, Antapite and Ishihuinca. Through Compania de Exploraciones, Desarrollo e Inversiones Mineras SAC (Cedimin) and Sociedad Minera El Brocal SAA (El Brocal), the Company is involved in the operation of the Shila-Paula and Colquijirca mines. The Company owns such subsidiaries as Compania Minera Condesa SA, Compania Minera Colquirrumi SA, Minas Conga SRL and Minera La Zanja SRL, among others. It also holds a 43.65% interest in Minera Yanacocha SRL and a 19.05% interest in Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde SAA. In addition, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Consorcio Energetico de Huancavelica SA, the Company is involved in the electric energy industry.

• PGH, PENGROWTH EGY UTS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 14.609730

Pengrowth Energy Trust (the Trust) is a Canada-based closed-end investment trust. The purpose of the Trust is to directly and indirectly explore for, develop and hold interests in petroleum and natural gas properties, through investments in securities, royalty units, net profits interests and notes issued by subsidiaries of the Trust. The activities of Pengrowth Corporation (the Corporation) and its subsidiaries are financed by issuance of royalty units and interest bearing notes to the Trust and third party debt. The Trust owns all of the royalty units and 91% of the common shares of the Corporation. The Corporation directly and indirectly acquires, owns and manages working interests and royalty interests in oil and natural gas properties. The Trust owns all of the issued and outstanding shares of Esprit Exploration Ltd. The Trust and the Corporation are managed by Pengrowth Management Limited.

• BXS, BANCORPSOUTH INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 18.531313

BancorpSouth, Inc., incorporated in 1982, is a financial holding company for its principal subsidiary, BancorpSouth Bank (the Bank). The Company conducts commercial banking and financial services operations through 313 offices in Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Florida and Missouri. The Bank and its subsidiaries provide a range of financial services to individuals and small-to-medium size businesses. The Bank operates investment services, credit insurance and insurance agency subsidiaries, which engage in investment brokerage services and sales of other insurance products. The Bank?s trust department offers a range of services, including personal trust and estate services, employee benefit accounts and plans, including individual retirement accounts, and limited corporate trust functions.

• NUE, NUCOR CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 80.432022

Nucor Corporation (Nucor) and its affiliates are manufacturers of steel and steel products, with operating facilities and customers primarily located in North America. The Company operates in three business segments: steel mills, steel products and raw materials. In 2008, the Company recycled approximately 20 million tons of scrap steel. In February 2008, the Company completed the acquisition of SHV North America Corporation, which owns 100% of The David J. Joseph Company (DJJ) and certain affiliates. In July 2008, the Company completed the acquisition of a 50% interest in Duferdofin – Nucor S.r.l.

• AG, AGCO CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 525.557983

AGCO Corporation (AGCO) is a manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment and related replacement parts. The Company sells a range of agricultural equipment, including tractors, combines, self-propelled sprayers, hay tools, forage equipment and implements and a line of diesel engines. AGCO?s products are marketed under a number of brands including, Challenger, Fendt, Massey Ferguson and Valtra. It distributes most of its products through a combination of approximately 2,800 independent dealers and distributors in more than 140 countries. In addition, AGCO provides retail financing in the United States, Canada, Brazil, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland and Austria through its finance joint ventures with Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A., which it refer to as Rabobank.

• KND, KINDRED HEALTHCAR Current Caprock Strength Rating: 8.169164

Kindred Healthcare, Inc. is a healthcare services company that through its subsidiaries operates hospitals, nursing centers and a contract rehabilitation services business across the United States. As of December 31, 2008, the Company’s hospital division operated 82 long-term acute care (LTAC) hospitals (6,482 licensed beds) in 24 states. Kindred Healthcare’s health services division operated 228 nursing centers (28,525 licensed beds) in 27 states. The Company also operated a contract rehabilitation services business that provides rehabilitative services primarily in long-term care settings. Kindred Healthcare is organized into three operating divisions: the hospital division, the health services division and the rehabilitation division. In September 2008, the Company discontinued its operations in LTAC hospital in Massachusetts and California.