AGRG Tracks This Index: Russell U.S. Large Cap Aggressive Growth Index
Description: The index is designed to select securities intended to produce performance that is similar to professional investment managers using an aggressive growth investment discipline. This discipline focuses on companies with near term forecasted earnings that are expected to increase at a faster rate than those of the average company’s earnings. Starting with the Russell 1000 Index, the Index includes companies that demonstrate growth potential as measured by: (1) average to high consensus forecasted earnings and (2) average to high one year historical sales growth. The index excludes companies with low earnings retention as measured by high dividend yields for the last four quarters. It also excludes stocks with low price to book ratios to ensure a growth orientation.