Standard & Poor's Reports April Index Returns

Standard & Poor's Reports April Index Returns

May 3, 2010

Values are expressed in percentages

S&P US Indices

30-Apr-2010

3 Months

YTD

12 Months

3 Years

5 Years

10 Years

S&P 500 (1)

1.579

11.045

7.050

38.845

-5.046

2.631

-0.194

S&P MidCap 400 (2)

4.262

17.522

13.743

48.922

-0.436

6.894

6.839

S&P SmallCap 600 (3)

5.848

18.987

14.960

47.791

-2.032

5.869

7.425

S&P 900 (4)

1.806

11.581

7.602

39.667

-4.670

2.988

0.338

S&P 1000 (4)

4.752

17.975

14.121

48.575

-0.981

6.539

6.991

S&P Composite 1500 (4)

1.953

11.844

7.863

39.956

-4.575

3.097

0.564

S&P 100 (5)

1.135

9.706

5.794

36.129

-5.046

1.939

-1.681

S&P 500 Equal Weighted  (6)

2.814

14.76

11.14

51.65

-2.48

5.61

6.21

S&P 500 Value* (7)

1.882

11.354

9.108

41.926

-8.099

1.852

1.750

S&P 500 Growth* (7)

1.270

10.726

5.026

35.963

-2.098

3.278

-2.288

S&P MidCap 400 Value*  (7)

4.736

16.880

13.919

49.778

-2.135

6.368

9.756

S&P MidCap 400 Growth* (7)

3.780

18.181

13.575

48.031

1.226

7.294

3.948

S&P SmallCap 600 Value* (7)

6.652

20.462

17.248

49.778

-2.720

5.708

9.026

S&P SmallCap 600 Growth* (7)

5.035

17.504

12.703

45.761

-1.427

5.936

5.278

S&P Global Indices

S&P Asia 50 (US$) (6)

3.05

9.12

2.94

46.10

4.88

13.23

8.53

S&P Europe 350 (EURO) (6)

-1.02

6.10

2.98

33.36

-8.93

3.52

-1.12

S&P Europe 350 (US$) (6)

-2.67

1.73

-4.90

33.81

-9.73

4.13

2.69

S&P Global 100 (US$) (6)

-1.45

4.70

-0.87

33.79

-5.69

3.04

-0.60

S&P Global 1200 (US$) (6)

0.12

7.98

3.14

38.56

-5.70

4.39

1.42

S&P Latin America 40 (US$) (7)

-0.21

12.30

0.77

68.44

10.76

27.49

19.54

S&P/TOPIX 150 (US$) (7)

-0.88

4.70

6.48

23.61

-8.71

2.11

-3.06

S&P/TOPIX 150 (YEN) (7)

0.05

9.58

8.87

18.97

-15.74

-0.28

-4.30

S&P Euro (Euro) (6)

-2.67

3.01

-2.07

25.95

-10.76

3.42

-1.94

S&P Euro (US$) (6)

-4.30

-1.23

-9.57

26.37

-11.55

4.03

1.84

S&P Euro Plus (EURO) (6)

-1.79

5.31

1.47

30.46

-9.07

4.53

-1.10

S&P Euro Plus (US$) (6)

-3.44

0.98

-6.30

30.91

-9.88

5.14

2.71

S&P United Kingdom (PDS) (6)

-1.85

8.06

3.88

35.55

-1.01

6.98

2.68

S&P /TSX 60 (CN$) (8)

1.55

11.10

4.15

30.08

0.46

9.07

4.67

S&P/ASX 50

-1.65

6.57

0.29

31.77

-2.49

8.85

8.60

S&P ADR Index (USD) (TR) (6)

-2.19

5.50

-1.44

37.01

-5.54

5.97

2.16

S&P Japan 500 (YEN) (TR) (6)

0.47

10.00

9.12

20.04

-15.16

-0.41

-3.28

S&P 700 (USD) (TR) (6)

-1.22

5.26

-0.27

38.26

-6.22

6.33

3.36

S&P/ASX 200 (AUD) (TR)

-1.38

6.54

-0.04

32.38

-3.81

8.43

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S&P/TSX Composite Index (TR)

1.67

10.79

4.86

34.73

-0.16

8.29

4.96

S&P Fixed Income Indices

S&P National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index (9)

1.33%

2.29%

2.66%

8.57%

4.49%

4.38%

5.79%

S&P California AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index

2.36%

3.85%

4.14%

9.13%

4.38%

4.39%

5.78%

S&P New York AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index

1.10%

1.91%

2.42%

8.64%

4.80%

4.53%

5.88%

S&P Short Term Nat'l AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index

0.39%

0.44%

0.76%

3.48%

4.70%

3.97%

4.55%

S&P/Investortools Muni Main

1.20%

2.03%

2.55%

10.04%

4.23%

4.35%

5.73%

S&P/Investortools Muni IG

1.19%

1.95%

2.42%

9.29%

4.54%

4.43%

5.76%

S&P/Investortools Muni HY

1.47%

4.10%

5.93%

30.38%

-0.59%

3.47%

5.27%

S&P U.S. Commercial Paper Index

0.02%

0.05%

0.07%

0.37%

-

-

-

S&P U.S. Commercial Paper Index (Financial)

0.02%

0.05%

0.07%

0.39%

-

-

-

S&P U.S. Commercial Paper Index (Non-Financial)

0.02%

0.06%

0.08%

0.33%

-

-

-

S&P/LSTA Loan 100

1.47%

4.25%

5.77%

31.65%

4.69%

5.37%

-

S&P/LSTA US Loans Index

1.46%

4.07%

6.16%

34.87%

4.31%

5.22%

5.23%

S&P/LSTA Euro Loans Index

1.84%

2.43%

5.84%

38.16%

1.27%

2.97%

-

S&P/Citigroup International Treasury Bond ex-US

-1.59%

-2.72%

-3.83%

6.48%

6.28%

4.43%

-

S&P/Citigroup International Treasury Bond ex-US 1-3 Year

-1.64%

-3.18%

-4.56%

4.88%

5.46%

4.11%

-

S&P National Municipal VRDO Index

0.03%

0.06%

0.08%

-

-

-

-

S&P 100 CDS Rolling

-0.11%

0.29%

-0.18%

2.64%

-

-

-

S&P CDS US IG Rolling

-0.10%

0.60%

-0.01%

6.04%

-

-

-

S&P CDS US HY Rolling

1.88%

5.19%

4.01%

29.09%

-

-

-

S&P CDS US Homebuilders Sector

1.22%

4.40%

3.59%

-

-

-

-

S&P EU GOVT

-0.49%

1.50%

1.85%

4.66%

5.77%

3.88%

-

S&P EU GOVT 1-3

-0.62%

0.50%

0.44%

2.28%

4.82%

3.56%

-

S&P EU GOVT 3-5

-0.79%

0.95%

1.15%

3.83%

6.10%

4.02%

-

S&P EU GOVT 5-7

-0.75%

1.12%

1.64%

4.80%

6.58%

4.21%

-

S&P EU GOVT 7-10

-0.98%

1.29%

1.55%

4.85%

6.29%

4.09%

-

S&P EU GOVT 10plus

0.37%

3.28%

4.13%

7.43%

5.64%

3.77%

-

S&P/CITIC Government Bond

0.28%

1.69%

1.90%

2.97%

3.80%

4.09%

-

S&P/CITIC Corporate Bond

0.70%

2.94%

4.19%

3.92%

4.76%

5.59%

-

S&P/CITIC Convertible bond

-1.50%

-1.16%

-9.51%

5.55%

2.00%

22.47%

-

S&P/CITIC Inter-Bank Bond

0.18%

1.41%

1.79%

2.09%

4.26%

3.72%

-

S&P/CITIC Composite Bond

0.30%

1.64%

1.97%

2.28%

3.54%

3.66%

-

S&P/BGCantor T Bills

0.02%

0.03%

0.06%

0.24%

1.95%

2.90%

2.82%

S&P/BGCantor T Bonds

1.11%

0.73%

2.13%

1.80%

5.72%

4.84%

5.60%

BarCap U.S. Treasuries

1.05%

0.59%

2.18%

1.71%

6.21%

5.02%

6.02%

Barcap U.S. Aggregate

1.04%

1.29%

2.84%

8.30%

6.32%

5.38%

6.43%

Notes:

Dividend Reinvested Index Inception Dates:

(1)1970,  (2)1981,  (3)1984,  (4)1994,  (5)1988,  (6)1989,  (7)1995,  (8)1987

(9)9/4/07-3,069 bonds

*3, 5 and 10 year returns are based on the blended S&P/Barra & S&P/Citigroup Indices.

3, 5 and 10 year total returns are compounded annually.

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