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• MSB, MESABI TRUST CTF Current Caprock Strength Rating: 143.796799

Mesabi Trust (Trust) was established to conserve and protect the Trust Estate and to collect and distribute the income and proceeds there from to the Trust?s certificate holders after. The Agreement of Trust prohibits the Trust from engaging in any business. The lessee/operator of Mesabi Trust?s mineral interests is Northshore Mining Corporation (NMC), a subsidiary of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc (CCI). The Trust owns two different interests in certain properties in the Mesabi Iron Range: Mesabi Trust?s interest as assignor in the Amended Assignment of Peters Lease and the Amended Assignment of Cloquet Lease, which together cover properties aggregating approximately 9,750 largely contiguous acres in St. Louis County, Minnesota, and Mesabi Trust?s ownership of the entire beneficial interest in the Mesabi Land Trust, which has a 20% interest as fee owner in the Peters Lease Lands and a 100% fee ownership in certain non-mineral-bearing lands adjacent to the Peters and Cloquet Lease Lands.

• TECH, TECHNE CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 108.706253

Techne Corporation, along with its subsidiaries, is engaged in the development and manufacture of biotechnology products and hematology calibrators and controls. These activities are conducted through its wholly owned subsidiary, Research and Diagnostic Systems, Inc (R&D Systems). It distributes biotechnology products in Europe through its subsidiary, R&D Systems Europe Ltd. (R&D Europe). R&D Systems Europe Ltd. has a sales subsidiary, R&D Systems GmbH, in Germany. It operates in three segments: biotechnology, R&D Systems Europe and hematology. The biotechnology segment consists of R&D Systems Biotechnology Division, Fortron Bio Science, Inc. (Fortron), BiosPacific, Inc. and R&D Systems China Co. Ltd. (R&D China), which develop, manufacture and sell biotechnology research and diagnostic products. R&D Systems Europe distributes Biotechnology Division products throughout Europe. The hematology segment develops and manufactures hematology controls and calibrators for sale worldwide.

• WDR, WADDELL&REED FIN Current Caprock Strength Rating: 102.671936

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. conducts business through its subsidiaries, and provides investment management, investment product underwriting and distribution, and shareholder services administration to mutual funds and institutional and separately managed accounts. The Company operates its business through three distribution channels: the Advisors channel, the Wholesale channel and the Institutional channel. In the Advisors channel, the Company?s sales force focuses its efforts on the sale of investment products advised by the Company. Wholesale channel efforts include retail fund distribution through broker/dealers, registered investment advisors and retirement platforms. Through its Institutional channel, the Company manages assets for defined benefit pension plans, other investment companies (as a subadvisor), defined contribution plans, endowments and high net worth clients.

• 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.

• DCOM, DIME COMMUNITY BC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 161.581848

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. is the parent company of The Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh (the Bank), a federally chartered stock savings bank. The Bank maintains its headquarters in the Williamsburg section of the borough of Brooklyn, New York and operates 23 full-service retail banking offices located in the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx, and in Nassau County, New York. The Bank?s principal business is gathering deposits from customers within its market area, and investing them primarily in multifamily residential mortgage loans, commercial real estate loans, one- to four-family residential mortgage loans, construction loans, consumer loans, mortgage-backed securities (MBS), obligations of the United States Government and government-sponsored entities, and corporate debt and equity securities.

• 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.

• IHS, IHS INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 339.527802

IHS Inc. (IHS) is a provider and source of Critical Information and Insight in the global information market. The Company provides information-driven solutions to meet its customers’ needs, which include providing insight into global energy market movements, managing product lifecycles, meeting growing environmental challenges, assessing national or corporate security issues. IHS customers range from governments and multinational corporations to small companies and technical professionals, doing business in more than 180 countries. At the center of its Critical Information products and services is data obtained from public sources, third parties and its own databases. The Company transforms that data into Critical Information and Insight that is both useful to its customers and available where and when they need it by combining data with the Company?s and third-party technology to create graphical user interfaces, interactive search and navigation tools, and online databases.

• CLF, CLEVELAND CLIFFS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 237.817490

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (Cliffs), formerly Cleveland-Cliffs Inc, is an international mining and natural resources company. The Company is a producer of iron ore pellets in North America, a supplier of direct-shipping lump and fines iron ore out of Australia, and a producer of metallurgical coal. Cliffs is organized according to product category and geographic location: North American Iron Ore, North American Coal, Asia Pacific Iron Ore, Asia Pacific Coal and Latin American Iron Ore. In North America, it operates six iron ore mines in Michigan, Minnesota and Eastern Canada, and two coking coal mining complexes located in West Virginia and Alabama. Its Asia Pacific operations include full ownership of Portman, which is comprised of two iron ore mining complexes in Western Australia, serving the Asian iron ore markets with direct-shipping fines and lump ore, and a 45 % economic interest in Sonoma, a coking and thermal coal mine located in Queensland, Australia.

• NTES, NETEASE.COM ADS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 2.720587

NetEase.com, Inc. operates an interactive online community in China, and is a provider of Chinese language content and services through its online games, Internet portal and wireless value-added services businesses. The Company generates revenues from fees it charge users of its online games and from selling advertisements on the NetEase Websites, and to a much lesser extent, of wireless value-added and other fee-based services. The Company?s basic service offerings on the NetEase Websites are available without charge to its users.

• 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.

• 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.

• CHCO, CITY HOLDING CO Current Caprock Strength Rating: 101.882088

City Holding Company is a bank holding company. The Company conducts its principal activities through its wholly owned subsidiary, City National Bank of West Virginia (City National). Through its network of 69 banking offices in West Virginia (58 offices), Kentucky (eight offices), and Ohio (three offices), City National provides credit, deposit, trust and investment management, and insurance products and services to its customers. The Company?s business activities are limited to one reportable business segment, which is community banking. The West Virginia locations are primarily cantered in the Charleston, Huntington, Beckley, and Martinsburg markets. City National owns 50 locations and leases 19 locations, pursuant to operating leases. City National?s delivery channels include automated teller machines (ATMs), check cards, interactive voice response systems, and Internet technology.

• IDC, INTERACTIVE DATA Current Caprock Strength Rating: 34.240585

Interactive Data Corporation is a global provider of financial market data, analytics and related services to financial institutions, active traders and individual investors. The Company?s customers use its offerings to support their portfolio management and valuation, research and analysis, trading, sales and marketing, and client service activities. It markets and licenses its services either by direct subscriptions or through third-party business alliances. The Company?s offerings are developed and delivered to customers through four businesses that consist of its two operating segments: Institutional Services and Active Trader Services. In August 2008, the Company announced the closing of its acquisition of Kler’s Financial Data Service S.r.l. In December 2008, the Company acquired a 79% interest in NTT DATA Financial Corporation.

• 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).

• 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.

• DLB, DOLBY LABORATORIE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 247.120453

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

• 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.

• NEM, NEWMONT MIN CP (H Current Caprock Strength Rating: 23.004967

Newmont Mining Corporation (Newmont) is primarily a gold producer with significant assets or operations in the United States, Australia, Peru, Indonesia, Ghana, Canada, New Zealand and Mexico. As of December 31, 2008, Newmont had proven and probable gold reserves of 85 million equity ounces and an aggregate land position of approximately 38,840 square miles (100,600 square kilometers). Newmont is also engaged in the production of copper, principally through its Batu Hijau operation in Indonesia. The Company has operating segments of Nevada, Yanacocha in Peru, Australia/New Zealand, Batu Hijau in Indonesia, Africa and Other Operations comprising smaller operations in Bolivia and Mexico. It also has Hope Bay segment in Canada. As of December 31, 2008, the Company had proven and probable gold reserves of 85 million equity ounces. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company acquired the remaining interest in Miramar Mining Corporation.

• VLCCF, KNIGHTSBRIDGE TNK Current Caprock Strength Rating: 19.930265

Knightsbridge Tankers Limited (Knightsbridge) is an international tanker company with the primary business activity of international seaborne transportation of crude oil. The Company’s fleet consists of four double-hull very large crude oil carriers (VLCCs), one of which was built in 1996 and three of which were built in 1995. Each of the Vessels is owned by a subsidiary and is deployed on time charters operating worldwide. In addition to the VLCCs, Knightsbridge has contracted to acquire two Capesize bulk carriers under construction. The business of the Company is managed by ICB Shipping (Bermuda) Limited (the Manager), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Frontline Ltd.

• PPDI, PHARM PROD DEV Current Caprock Strength Rating: 183.971298

Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc. is a global contract research organization engaged in providing drug discovery and development services, post-approval expertise and compound partnering programs. The Company?s customers and partners include pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, academic and government organizations. It operates in two segments: Discovery Sciences and Development. The Discovery Sciences Group focuses on the discovery research segment of the biopharmaceutical research and development outsourcing market. The Development Group provides a range of development services, either individually or as an integrated package.

• HRL, HORMEL FOODS CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 152.064865

Hormel Foods Corporation is engaged in the production of a variety of meat and food products, and the marketing of those products throughout the United States and internationally. The Company operates in five segments: grocery products, refrigerated foods, Jennie-O Turkey Store (JOTS), specialty foods and all other. The Company?s products primarily consist of meat and other food products. The meat products are sold fresh, frozen, cured, smoked, cooked, and canned. In June 2008, the Company acquired Boca Grande Foods, Inc. (Boca Grande). Boca Grande manufactures, sells, and distributes liquid portion products and operates a facility in Duluth, Georgia.

• 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).

• 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).

Stock-Net presents custom stock ratings, powered by Caprock Analytics. These stocks, which represent a small portion of all rated stocks, highlight a sample of the strongest rated stocks from over 4,000 stocks that are actively tracked and analyzed by Caprock Analytics. To view all of the top rated stocks updated on a daily basis, 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. Before investing, thoroughly investigate any potential investment to ensure the potential risks and rewards are appropriate 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.

• RJET, REPUBLIC AIRWAYS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 26.193539

Republic Airways Holdings Inc. operates three airlines: Chautauqua Airlines, Inc., (Chautauqua Airlines), Republic Airline Inc. (Republic Airline) and Shuttle America Corporation (Shuttle America). As of December 31, 2008, the Company offered scheduled passenger service on approximately 1,250 flights daily to 109 cities in 35 states, Canada, Mexico and Jamaica pursuant to code-share agreements with AMR Corp., the parent of American Airlines, Inc. (American), Continental Airlines, Inc. (Continental), Delta Air Lines, Inc. (Delta), Midwest Airlines, Inc. (Midwest), Mokulele Flight Service, Inc. (Mokulele), United Air Lines, Inc. (United), and US Airways, Inc. (US Airways). The Company provides its partners with regional jet service, operating as AmericanConnection, Continental Express, Delta Connection, Frontier Airlines, US Airways Express or United Express, including service out of their hubs and focus cities.

• NEM, NEWMONT MIN CP (H Current Caprock Strength Rating: 23.004967

Newmont Mining Corporation (Newmont) is primarily a gold producer with significant assets or operations in the United States, Australia, Peru, Indonesia, Ghana, Canada, New Zealand and Mexico. As of December 31, 2008, Newmont had proven and probable gold reserves of 85 million equity ounces and an aggregate land position of approximately 38,840 square miles (100,600 square kilometers). Newmont is also engaged in the production of copper, principally through its Batu Hijau operation in Indonesia. The Company has operating segments of Nevada, Yanacocha in Peru, Australia/New Zealand, Batu Hijau in Indonesia, Africa and Other Operations comprising smaller operations in Bolivia and Mexico. It also has Hope Bay segment in Canada. As of December 31, 2008, the Company had proven and probable gold reserves of 85 million equity ounces. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company acquired the remaining interest in Miramar Mining Corporation.

• GIM, TEMPLETON GLOBAL Current Caprock Strength Rating: 100.861855

Templeton Global Income Fund (the Fund) is a non-diversified, closed-end investment company. The Fund seeks current income, with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. The Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in income-producing securities, including debt securities of United States and foreign issuers, including emerging markets. The Fund also has the ability to invest in investment-grade and sub-investment-grade sovereign debt. Its portfolio includes government bonds, municipal bonds and short-term investments. The Fund may purchase or write options. The Fund may invest in the Franklin Institutional Fiduciary Trust Money Market Portfolio (Sweep Money Fund), an open-end investment company managed by the Fund?s investment adviser. The Fund?s investment adviser is Franklin Advisers, Inc.

• BUCY, BUCYRUS INTL CL A Current Caprock Strength Rating: 196.695038

Bucyrus International, Inc. designs, manufactures mining equipment for the extraction of coal, copper, oil sands, iron ore and other minerals in mining centers throughout the world. In addition to the manufacture of original equipment, the Company also provides the aftermarket replacement parts and service for equipment. The Company operates in two business segments: surface mining and underground mining. As of December 31, 2008, all of the Company?s products and services were marketed under a single name, Bucyrus. The Company?s manufacturing facilities include Australia, China, Germany, Poland and the United States, and service and sales centers include Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, England, India, Mexico, Peru, Russia, South Africa and the United States. In December 2008, the Company announced that it has completed the acquisition of OKD, Bastro a.s. (Bastro). In October 2008, it acquired Appalachian Mine Sales, Inc., a belt conveyor manufacturer.

• BG, BUNGE LTD Current Caprock Strength Rating: 295.490662

Bunge Limited (Bunge) is a global agribusiness and food company operating in the farm-to-consumer food chain. The Company is engaged in oilseed processing company, a producer and supplier of fertilizer to farmers in South America, and engaged in selling of packaged vegetable oils. The Company conducts its operations in three divisions: agribusiness, fertilizer and food products. These divisions include four segments: agribusiness, fertilizer, edible oil products and milling products. The Company?s agribusiness division is an integrated business principally involved in the purchase, storage, transport, processing and sale of agricultural commodities and commodity products. Its agribusiness operations and assets are primarily located in North and South America, Europe and China, and it has marketing and distribution offices worldwide.

• 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.

• 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).

• GEF, GREIF INC CL A Current Caprock Strength Rating: 75.771164

Greif, Inc. is a global producer of industrial packaging products with manufacturing facilities located in over 45 countries. It offers a range of industrial packaging products, such as steel, fibre and plastic drums, intermediate bulk containers, closure systems for industrial packaging products, transit protection products, and polycarbonate water bottles, and services, such as blending, filling and other packaging services, logistics and warehousing. It also produces containerboard and corrugated products for niche markets in North America. Greif, Inc. sells timber to third parties from its timberland in the southeastern United States that it manages to maximize long-term value. In addition, the Company sells, from time to time, timberland and special use land, which consists of surplus land, higher and better use (HBU) land, and development land. It operates in three business segments: Industrial Packaging; Paper Packaging, and Timber.

• 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.

• 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).

• LII, LENNOX INTL INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 77.648972

Lennox International Inc. (LII) is a global provider of climate control solutions. The Company designs, manufactures and markets a range of products for the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVACR) markets. The Company operates in four business segments: Residential Heating and Cooling, Commercial Heating and Cooling, Service Experts and Refrigeration. The Company’s products and services are sold through multiple distribution channels under brand names, such as Lennox, Armstrong Air, Ducane, Bohn, Larkin, Advanced Distributor Products and Service Experts. The Company?s products and services are sold through a combination of distributors, independent and Company-owned dealer service centers, other installing contractors, wholesalers, manufacturer?s representatives, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and national accounts.

• AXS, AXIS CAP HLDGS LT Current Caprock Strength Rating: 19.647703

AXIS Capital Holdings Limited (AXIS Capital) is a Bermuda-based holding company for the AXIS group of companies. Through its various operating subsidiaries and branches, the Company provides a range of insurance and reinsurance products to insureds and reinsureds worldwide with operations in Bermuda, the United States and Europe. Its business consists of two global underwriting platforms: AXIS Insurance and AXIS Re. The Company operates through two business segments: insurance and reinsurance. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company established new underwriting branches in Singapore, Australia and Canada. In January 2009, the Company purchased Dexta Corporation Pty Ltd, an underwriting agency 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.

• ENB, ENBRIDGE INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 136.114471

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

• 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.

• SRCL, STERICYCLE INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 440.991028

Stericycle, Inc. is engaged in the management of regulated waste and providing an array of related services. The Company operates in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, the United Kingdom and Ireland. Its national networks include a total of 89 processing or combined processing and collection sites, and 97 additional transfer, collection or combined transfer and collection sites. Stericycle, Inc.?s regulated waste processing technologies include autoclaving, its own electro-thermal-deactivation system (ETD), chemical treatment and incineration. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company completed 22 acquisitions, of which 12 were domestic regulated waste businesses, two were domestic return management businesses and eight were international regulated waste businesses in Canada, Latin America and Europe.

• TNS, TNS INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 44.113876

TNS, Inc. (TNS) is an international data communications company, which provides networking, data communications and value-added services to retailers, banks and payment processors. The Company is also a provider of data and voice network services to the global financial services industry. The Company operates an unaffiliated Signaling System No. 7 (SS7) networks in the United States capable of providing services nationwide, and it utilizes this network to provide call signaling, database access and other services to the domestic telecommunication industry. TNS?s data communications services enable transmission of transaction-related information critical to the customers’ operations. The Company provides services to customers in the United States and to international customers in 28 countries, including Canada, Mexico and countries in Europe, Latin America and the Asia-Pacific region.

• CHD, CHURCH DWIGHT CO Current Caprock Strength Rating: 95.218185

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. develops, manufactures and markets a range of household, personal care and specialty products under brand names, including ARM & HAMMER and TROJAN. The Company?s business is divided into three primary segments: Consumer Domestic, Consumer International and Specialty Products. The Consumer Domestic segment includes household products for deodorizing and cleaning, such as ARM & HAMMER baking soda and cat litter and SCRUB FREE, KABOOM, ORANGE GLO and BRILLO cleaning products; and laundry products, such as XTRA and ARM & HAMMER laundry detergents, OXICLEAN pre-wash laundry additive and NICE?N FLUFFY fabric softener. The Consumer International segment primarily sells a variety of personal care products, some of which use the same brands as its domestic product lines, in international markets, including France, the United Kingdom, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Brazil and China.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• MC, MATSUSHITA EL IND Current Caprock Strength Rating: 20.698673

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• 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).

• GIL, GILDAN ACTIVEWEAR Current Caprock Strength Rating: 54.320969

Gildan Activewear Inc. (Gildan) is a marketer and manufacturer of activewear, socks and underwear. The Company is a supplier of activewear for the screenprint channel in the United States and Canada, and also a supplier for this market in Europe. The Company also sell socks and underwear, in addition to the activewear products, to mass-market and regional retailers in North America. In October 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of V.I. Prewett & Son, Inc. (Prewett). Prewett is also a manufacturer of basic family socks and supplies United States mass-market retailers.

• 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).

• 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.

• XRTX, XYRATEX LTD. Current Caprock Strength Rating: 7.393254

Xyratex Limited (Xyratex), is a provider of modular enterprise-class data storage solutions and storage process technology. The Company designs, develops and manufactures enabling technology that provides the customers with data storage products to support high-performance storage and data communication networks. The segments of the Company include Networked Storage Solutions (NSS) and Storage Infrastructure (SI). The NSS products provide modular, highly scalable, high-speed, high-density, reliable and flexible data storage. The SI products include process and test equipment utilized in disk drive head fabrication, disk drive substrate and media manufacturing and disk drive final assembly and test. The Company sells its NSS products primarily to original equipment manufacturers (OEM) and SI products to hard disk drive (HDD), manufacturers or their component suppliers.

• 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.

• SIAL, SIGMA ALDRICH CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 588.294434

Sigma-Aldrich Corporation develops, manufactures, purchases and distributes a range of biochemicals and organic chemicals and equipment throughout the world. These chemical products and kits are used in scientific and genomic and proteomic research, biotechnology, pharmaceutical development, the diagnosis of disease and as key components in pharmaceutical and other high-technology manufacturing. The Company operates in 37 countries, manufacturing 46,000 of the 100,000 chemical products it offers. The Company also offers 30,000 equipment products. It sells into over 160 countries. The Company has four business units: Research Essentials, Research Specialties, Research Biotech and a Fine Chemicals unit (SAFC). In March 2009, the Company acquired the non core electrophoresis business from NextGen Group plc. In March 2009, the Company acquired Sigal Ltda, its primary distributor in Chile, and established Sigma-Aldrich Quimica Ltda.

• USB, US BANCORP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 44.086376

U.S. Bancorp operates as a financial holding company and a bank holding company. U.S. Bancorp provides a range of financial services, including lending and depository services, cash management, foreign exchange, and trust and investment management services. It also engages in credit card services, merchant and Automated Teller Machine (ATM) processing, mortgage banking, insurance, brokerage and leasing. U.S. Bancorp?s banking subsidiaries are engaged in the general banking business, principally in domestic markets. The subsidiaries provide a range of products and services to individuals, businesses, institutional organizations, governmental entities and other financial institutions. The Company operates in five segments: Wholesale Banking, Consumer Banking, Wealth Management & Securities Services, Payment Services, and Treasury and Corporate Support. On November 21, 2008, the Company acquired the banking operations of Downey Savings & Loan Association, F.A. and PFF Bank & Trust.

• 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.

• CRM, SALESFORCE.COM IN Current Caprock Strength Rating: 67.232422

Salesforce.com, inc. is a provider of software on demand. The Company provides customer relationship management (CRM) service to businesses of all sizes and industries worldwide. The Company also provides a technology platform for customers and developers to build and run business applications. Approximately 55,400 customers worldwide use salesforce.com to manage their customer, sales and operational data. The Company designed and developed its offering to be an easy-to-use and intuitive solution that can be deployed rapidly, can be customized easily and can be integrated with other software applications. The Company deliver its service through a standard Web browser. Customers who use its enterprise cloud computing CRM service and platform are able to avoid many of the expenses and complexities of traditional enterprise software development and implementations.

• CHL, CHINA MOBILE LIMI Current Caprock Strength Rating: 204.887497

China Mobile Limited is an investment holding company and a mobile services provider in China. Its principal activity is providing mobile telecommunications and related services in 31 provinces, autonomous regions and directly administered municipalities in Mainland China and Hong Kong. As of April 30, 2008, the total number of subscribers reached 399.5 million. The Company?s businesses can be primarily divided into voice business and value-added business.

• ASR, GRUPO AEROPORTUAR Current Caprock Strength Rating: 7.714497

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A.B. de C.V. (ASUR) holds concessions to operate, maintain and develop nine airports in the southeast region of Mexico. As operator of these airports, the Company charges airlines, passengers and other users fees for the use of the airports? facilities. ASUR also derives rental and other income from commercial activities conducted at its airports, such as the leasing of space to restaurants and retailers. Its concessions include the concession for Cancun International Airport. ASUR also holds concessions to operate the airports in Cozumel, Huatulco, Merida, Minatitlan, Oaxaca, Tapachula, Veracruz and Villahermosa. During the year ended December 31, 2007, its airports served a total of 16.2 million passengers, approximately 55.8% of which were international passengers.

• 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.

• GEO, GEO GROUP INC (TH Current Caprock Strength Rating: 0.920737

The GEO Group, Inc. (GEO) is a provider of government-outsourced services specializing in the management of correctional, detention and mental health and residential treatment facilities in the United States, Canada, Australia, South Africa and the United Kingdom. It operates a range of correctional and detention facilities, including maximum, medium and minimum security prisons, immigration detention centers, minimum security detention centers and mental health and residential treatment facilities. The Company conducts its business through four business segments: United States corrections segment; International services segment; GEO Care segment, and Facility construction and design segment.

• 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.

• ADVS, ADVENT SOFTWARE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 186.961472

Advent Software, Inc. offers software and services that automate work flows and data across investment management organizations, as well as the information flows between an investment management organization and external parties. The Company?s business is organized into two reportable segments, Advent Investment Management (AIM) and MicroEdge. AIM is its core business, and derives revenues from the development, marketing and sale of software products, data interfaces and related maintenance and services that automate, integrate and support certain mission-critical functions of investment management organizations primarily in the United States, Europe, Middle East and Africa. MicroEdge derives revenues from the sale of software and services for grant management, matching gifts and volunteer tracking for the grantmaking community primarily in the United States and United Kingdom.

• LSTR, LANDSTAR SYSTEM Current Caprock Strength Rating: 11.941391

Landstar System, Inc. (Landstar) is a non-asset based transportation and logistics services company, providing transportation capacity and related transportation services to shippers throughout the United States, and to a lesser extent, in Canada, and between the United States and Canada, Mexico and other countries. The Company operates in three business segments: the carrier segment, the global logistics segment and the insurance segment. The Company markets its services, through independent commission sales agents who enter into contractual arrangements with Landstar and are responsible for locating freight, making that freight available to Landstar?s capacity providers and coordinating the transportation of the freight with customers and capacity providers.

• EGN, ENERGEN CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 80.369156

Energen Corporation (Energen) is an energy holding company engaged in the development, acquisition, exploration and production of oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids in the continental United States and in the purchase, distribution and sale of natural gas in central and north Alabama. The two subsidiaries of the Company are Energen Resources Corporation (Energen Resources) and Alabama Gas Corporation (Alagasco). The Company operates in two business segments: oil and gas operations, and natural gas distributions.

• FCX, FREEPORT MCMORAN Current Caprock Strength Rating: 2.827534

Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc. (FCX), through its wholly owned subsidiary, Phelps Dodge Corporation (Phelps Dodge) is a copper, gold and molybdenum mining company. The Company?s portfolio of assets includes the Grasberg minerals district in Indonesia, which contains single recoverable copper reserve and the single gold reserve of any mine; significant mining operations in North and South America, and the Tenke Fungurume development project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). As of December 31, 2008, consolidated recoverable proven and probable reserves totaled 102.0 billion pounds of copper, 40 million ounces of gold, 2.48 billion pounds of molybdenum, 266.6 million ounces of silver and 0.7 billion pounds of cobalt. Approximately 35 % of its copper reserves were in Indonesia, approximately 31 % were in South America, approximately 28 % were in North America and approximately six % were in Africa.

• 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.

• 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.

• LKQX, LKQ CORP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 233.941666

LKQ Corporation is a provider of replacement systems, components, and parts needed to repair vehicles (cars and trucks). It participates in the market for recycled original equipment manufacturers (OEM) products, as well as the market for collision repair aftermarket products. It obtains aftermarket products and salvage vehicles from a range of sources, and dismantles the salvage vehicles to obtain a range of vehicle products that it distributes into the light vehicle repair market. It also refurbishes bumpers, wheels, head lamps and tail lamps. In August 2008, the Company acquired Pick-Your-Part Auto Wrecking (PYP), an operator of self-service facilities in the state of California. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company also acquired seven other businesses (three in the recycled OEM parts business, three in the recycled OEM heavy truck parts businesses and one wheel polishing business).

• SXT, SENSIENT TECH COR Current Caprock Strength Rating: 87.146660

Sensient Technologies Corporation is global manufacturer and marketer of colors, flavors and fragrances. Sensient develops specialty food and beverage systems, cosmetic and pharmaceutical systems, inkjet and specialty inks and colors, and other specialty chemicals. The Company?s customers include international manufacturers. The Company?s principal products include flavors, flavor enhancers and bionutrients; fragrances and aroma chemicals; dehydrated vegetables and other food ingredients; natural and synthetic food and beverage colors; cosmetic and pharmaceutical colors and additives, and technical colors, inkjet colors and inks, and specialty dyes and pigments. The Company?s two segments are the Flavors & Fragrances Group and the Color Group.

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• CMO, CAPSTEAD MTG CP N Current Caprock Strength Rating: 1118.925537

Capstead Mortgage Corporation (Capstead) operates as a self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company earns income from investing in real estate-related assets on a leveraged basis. These investments consist primarily of a portfolio of residential adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) securities issued and guaranteed by government-sponsored entities, either Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), or by an agency of the federal government, Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) (collectively, Agency Securities). As of December 31, 2008, residential mortgage investments totaled $7.46 billion.

• CLF, CLEVELAND CLIFFS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 237.817490

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (Cliffs), formerly Cleveland-Cliffs Inc, is an international mining and natural resources company. The Company is a producer of iron ore pellets in North America, a supplier of direct-shipping lump and fines iron ore out of Australia, and a producer of metallurgical coal. Cliffs is organized according to product category and geographic location: North American Iron Ore, North American Coal, Asia Pacific Iron Ore, Asia Pacific Coal and Latin American Iron Ore. In North America, it operates six iron ore mines in Michigan, Minnesota and Eastern Canada, and two coking coal mining complexes located in West Virginia and Alabama. Its Asia Pacific operations include full ownership of Portman, which is comprised of two iron ore mining complexes in Western Australia, serving the Asian iron ore markets with direct-shipping fines and lump ore, and a 45 % economic interest in Sonoma, a coking and thermal coal mine located in Queensland, Australia.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• LG, LACLEDE GROUP INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 56.185394

The Laclede Group, Inc. (Laclede Group) is a public utility holding company. Laclede Group is committed to providing natural gas service through its regulated core utility operations, while engaging in non-regulated activities that provide sustainable growth. All of the Company?s subsidiaries are wholly owned. The Regulated Gas Distribution segment includes Laclede Gas Company (Laclede Gas or the Utility), Laclede Group?s largest subsidiary and core business unit. Laclede Gas is a public utility engaged in the retail distribution and sale of natural gas. The Non-Regulated Gas Marketing segment includes Laclede Energy Resources, Inc. (LER), a subsidiary engaged in the non-regulated marketing of natural gas and related activities. Other non-regulated subsidiaries provide less than 10% of revenues. In March 2008, Laclede Group announced that it has closed on the sale of 100% of its interest in SM&P Utility Resources, Inc.

• UFCS, UNITED FIRE CASUA Current Caprock Strength Rating: 30.556551

United Fire & Casualty Company is engaged in the business of writing property and casualty insurance, and life insurance. The Company operates in two business segments: property and casualty insurance, and life insurance. The Company is licensed as a property and casualty insurer in 43 states, primarily in the Midwest, West and South, plus the District of Columbia. It has 837 independent agencies representing its property and casualty insurance subsidiaries. Its life insurance subsidiary is licensed in 28 states, primarily in the Midwest and West, and is represented by 952 independent agencies.

• CHK, CHESAPEAKE ENERGY Current Caprock Strength Rating: 161.471542

Chesapeake Energy Corporation is a producer of natural gas in the United States. The Company own interests in approximately 41,200 producing natural gas and oil wells that are producing approximately 2.3 billion cubic feet equivalent (bcfe) per day, 92% of which is natural gas. As of December 31, 2008, it was focusing on discovering, developing and acquiring conventional and unconventional natural gas reserves onshore in the United States primarily in the Big 4 natural gas shale plays: the Barnett Shale in the Forth Worth Basin of north-central Texas, the Haynesville Shale in the Ark-La-Tex area of northwestern Louisiana and East Texas, the Fayetteville Shale in the Arkoma Basin of central Arkansas and the Marcellus Shale in the northern Appalachian Basin of West Virginia, Pennsylvania and New York. It also has operations in various other plays, both conventional and unconventional, in the Mid-Continent, Appalachian Basin, Permian Basin, Delaware Basin, and South Texas.

• LLL, L-3 COMM HLDGS IN Current Caprock Strength Rating: 29.196558

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. (L-3 Holdings), through its wholly owned subsidiary, L-3 Communications Corporation(L-3), is a prime system contractor in aircraft modernization and maintenance (AM&M), command, control, communications, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C3ISR) systems, and government services. L-3 is also a provider of technology products, subsystems and systems. The Company?s customers include the United States Department of Defense and its prime contractors, United States Government intelligence agencies, the Unites States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Unites States Department of State, United States Department of Justice, allied foreign governments, commercial customers and select other United States federal, state and local government agencies. The Company operates in four segments: C3ISR, Government Services, AM&M, and Specialized Products. On January 30, 2009, the Company completed the acquisition of Chesapeake Sciences Corporation.

• 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.

• EQT, EQUITABLE RES INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 178.694778

EQT Corporation (EQT), formerly Equitable Resources, Inc. is an exploration and production company. As of December 31, 2008, the Company had over three trillion cubic feet of proved reserves. The Company and its subsidiaries offer energy products, including natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs) and an amount of crude oil and services to wholesale and retail customers in the United States. The Company operates in three business segments: EQT Production, EQT Midstream and Equitable Distribution. The Company?s reserves are located entirely in the Appalachian Basin.

• BMI, BADGER METER INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 50.240925

Badger Meter, Inc. (Badger Meter) is a manufacturer and marketer of products incorporating liquid flow measurement and control technologies serving markets worldwide. Its products are used in a variety of applications to measure and control the flow of liquids, but primarily water. The Company?s product lines fall into two general categories: utility and industrial. The utility category comprises residential and commercial water meters that are used by water utilities as the basis for generating water and wastewater revenues. The market for these product lines is North America, primarily the United States, because these meters are designed and manufactured to conform to standards promulgated by the American Water Works Association. Industrial product line sales comprise the remainder of the Company?s sales and include precision valves, electromagnetic inductive flow meters, impeller flow meters, and turbine and positive displacement industrial flow meters.

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

Company description not available.

• GEO, GEO GROUP INC (TH Current Caprock Strength Rating: 0.920737

The GEO Group, Inc. (GEO) is a provider of government-outsourced services specializing in the management of correctional, detention and mental health and residential treatment facilities in the United States, Canada, Australia, South Africa and the United Kingdom. It operates a range of correctional and detention facilities, including maximum, medium and minimum security prisons, immigration detention centers, minimum security detention centers and mental health and residential treatment facilities. The Company conducts its business through four business segments: United States corrections segment; International services segment; GEO Care segment, and Facility construction and design segment.

• SWN, SOUTHWESTERN ENER Current Caprock Strength Rating: 183.984299

Southwestern Energy Company (Southwestern) is an independent energy company primarily focused on the exploration and production of natural gas within the United States. Its operations primarily are located in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Texas. The Company also focuses on creating and capturing additional value through its natural gas gathering and marketing businesses, which it refers to as its Midstream Services. Effective July 1, 2008, the Company sold its utility subsidiary, Arkansas Western Gas Company (AWG) and, as a result, the Company does not have any natural gas distribution operations. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company sold the oil and gas leases, wells and equipment that consist of its Permian Basin and onshore Texas Gulf Coast operating assets. In 2008, it also sold certain oil and gas leases, wells and gathering equipment in its Fayetteville Shale play to XTO Energy, Inc.

• ICLR, ICON PLC ADS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 865.258606

ICON plc is a contract research organization (CRO), providing outsourced development services on a global basis to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. The Company specializes in the development, management and analysis of programs that support clinical development, from compound selection to Phase I-IV clinical studies. During the year ended December 31, 2007, it operated 67 locations in 36 countries, providing Phase I-IV clinical trial management, drug development support services, data management and biostatistics and central laboratory and imaging services. On July 12, 2007, it acquired DOCS International BV, a European-based clinical research staffing organization. In November 2008, the Company acquired Prevalere Life Sciences Inc. In January 2009, it has completed the acquisition of the remaining 30% interest in Beacon Bioscience Inc.

• 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.

• 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.

• HGT, HUGOTON ROYALTY T Current Caprock Strength Rating: 45.132065

Hugoton Royalty Trust (the Trust) is an express trust created under the laws of Texas pursuant to the Hugoton Royalty Trust Indenture entered into on December 1, 1998 between XTO Energy Inc., as grantor, and NationsBank, N.A., as trustee. Bank of America, N.A. succeeded NationsBank as the trustee of the Trust. XTO Energy conveyed to the Trust 80% net profits interests in certain natural gas producing working interest properties in Kansas, Oklahoma and Wyoming under three separate conveyances. In exchange for these net profits interest conveyances to the Trust, 40 million units of beneficial interest were issued to XTO Energy. XTO Energy distributed all of its remaining 21.7 million trust units. As of December 31, 2008, XTO Energy is not a unitholder of the trust. The net profits interests entitle the Trust to receive 80% of the net proceeds from the sale of oil and gas from the underlying properties.

• ADVS, ADVENT SOFTWARE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 186.961472

Advent Software, Inc. offers software and services that automate work flows and data across investment management organizations, as well as the information flows between an investment management organization and external parties. The Company?s business is organized into two reportable segments, Advent Investment Management (AIM) and MicroEdge. AIM is its core business, and derives revenues from the development, marketing and sale of software products, data interfaces and related maintenance and services that automate, integrate and support certain mission-critical functions of investment management organizations primarily in the United States, Europe, Middle East and Africa. MicroEdge derives revenues from the sale of software and services for grant management, matching gifts and volunteer tracking for the grantmaking community primarily in the United States and United Kingdom.

• BG, BUNGE LTD Current Caprock Strength Rating: 295.490662

Bunge Limited (Bunge) is a global agribusiness and food company operating in the farm-to-consumer food chain. The Company is engaged in oilseed processing company, a producer and supplier of fertilizer to farmers in South America, and engaged in selling of packaged vegetable oils. The Company conducts its operations in three divisions: agribusiness, fertilizer and food products. These divisions include four segments: agribusiness, fertilizer, edible oil products and milling products. The Company?s agribusiness division is an integrated business principally involved in the purchase, storage, transport, processing and sale of agricultural commodities and commodity products. Its agribusiness operations and assets are primarily located in North and South America, Europe and China, and it has marketing and distribution offices worldwide.

• HK, PETROHAWK ENERGY Current Caprock Strength Rating: 35.155827

Petrohawk Energy Corporation is an independent oil and natural gas company engaged in the exploration, development and production of the natural gas properties located onshore in the United States. The properties of the Company are located in Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma. The Company organize its operations into two principal regions: the Mid-Continent, which includes the Louisiana and Arkansas properties; and the Western, which includes the Texas and Oklahoma properties.

• JNJ, JOHNSON AND JOHNS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 8.617534

Johnson & Johnson is engaged in the research and development, manufacture and sale of a range of products in the healthcare field. Johnson & Johnson has more than 250 operating companies. The Company operates in three segments: Consumer, Pharmaceutical, and Medical Devices and Diagnostics. The Consumer segment includes a range of products used in the baby care, skin care, oral care, wound care and women?s healthcare fields, as well as nutritional and over-the-counter pharmaceutical products. The Pharmaceutical segment includes products in the therapeutic areas, such as anti-infective, antipsychotic, cardiovascular, contraceptive, dermatology, gastrointestinal, hematology, immunology, neurology, oncology, pain management, urology and virology. The Medical Devices and Diagnostics segment includes a range of products distributed to wholesalers, hospitals and retailers. In October 2008, the Company acquired HealthMedia, Inc. In December 2008, it acquired Omrix Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.

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• CEO, CNOOC LTD ADS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 217.421051

CNOOC Limited is a producer of offshore crude oil and natural gas and an independent oil and gas exploration and production company. It mainly engages in oil and natural gas exploration, development, production and sales. The Company has four major oil production areas offshore China: Bohai Bay, western South China Sea, eastern South China Sea and East China Sea. It is an offshore oil producer in Indonesia. The Company also has certain upstream assets in regions, such as Africa and Australia. As of December 31, 2007, the Company owned net proved reserves of approximately 2.6 billion barrels-of-oil (BOE) equivalent and its average daily net production was 469,407 barrels-of-oil equivalent.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• PDX, PEDIATRIX MED GRO Current Caprock Strength Rating: 131.663162

Company description not available.

• ZTR, ZWEIG TOTL RETURN Current Caprock Strength Rating: 21.609512

The Zweig Total Return Fund, Inc. (the Fund) is a closed-end, diversified management investment company. The Fund’s objective is to seek the highest total return, consisting of capital appreciation and current income, consistent with the preservation of capital. The fund will normally invest up to 50% of its total assets in the high quality fixed-income securities, and up to 50% of its total assets in equity securities. It invests in sectors, such as financials, consumer staples, industrials, information technology and healthcare. The Fund?s investment adviser is Zweig Advisers, LLC.

• 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.

• 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.

• STRA, STRAYER EDUCATION Current Caprock Strength Rating: 225.001740

Strayer Education, Inc. is a post-secondary education services corporation. The Company offers a variety of academic programs through its wholly owned subsidiary, Strayer University, Inc., both in classroom courses and online via the Internet. The Strayer University is an institution of higher learning that offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in business administration, accounting, information technology, education and public administration at 65 campuses in Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, D.C. As part of its program offering, the University also offers classes online via the Internet. As of December 31, 2008, the Company had more than 44,000 students enrolled in its programs.

• LMT, LOCKHEED MARTIN C Current Caprock Strength Rating: 126.940300

Lockheed Martin Corporation is a global security company that is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems and products. The Company provides a range of management, engineering, technical, scientific, logistic and information services. It serves both domestic and international customers with products and services that have defense, civil and commercial applications, with its principal customers being agencies of the United States Government. The Company operates in four segments: Electronic Systems, Information Systems and Global Services (IS&GS), Aeronautics and Space Systems. In September 2008, Lockheed Martin Corporation acquired Aculight Corporation. In January 2009, the Company completed its acquisition of Universal Systems & Technology, Inc. (UNITECH).

• STRA, STRAYER EDUCATION Current Caprock Strength Rating: 225.001740

Strayer Education, Inc. is a post-secondary education services corporation. The Company offers a variety of academic programs through its wholly owned subsidiary, Strayer University, Inc., both in classroom courses and online via the Internet. The Strayer University is an institution of higher learning that offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in business administration, accounting, information technology, education and public administration at 65 campuses in Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, D.C. As part of its program offering, the University also offers classes online via the Internet. As of December 31, 2008, the Company had more than 44,000 students enrolled in its programs.

• DO, DIAMOND OFFSHORE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 34.530838

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (Diamond Offshore) is a global offshore oil and gas drilling contractor. As of December 31, 2008, the Company?s fleet consisted of 30 semisubmersibles, 14 jack-ups and one drillship. The Company offers a range of services worldwide in various markets, including the deep water, harsh environment, conventional semisubmersible and jack-up markets. The Company provides offshore drilling services to a customer base that includes independent oil and gas companies and government-owned oil companies. During 2008, the Company performed services for 49 different customers with Petroleo Brasileiro S.A., accounting for 13.1% of its annual total revenues.

• 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.

• GLD, STREETTRACKS GOLD Current Caprock Strength Rating: 354.687714
• 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.

• ADVS, ADVENT SOFTWARE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 186.961472

Advent Software, Inc. offers software and services that automate work flows and data across investment management organizations, as well as the information flows between an investment management organization and external parties. The Company?s business is organized into two reportable segments, Advent Investment Management (AIM) and MicroEdge. AIM is its core business, and derives revenues from the development, marketing and sale of software products, data interfaces and related maintenance and services that automate, integrate and support certain mission-critical functions of investment management organizations primarily in the United States, Europe, Middle East and Africa. MicroEdge derives revenues from the sale of software and services for grant management, matching gifts and volunteer tracking for the grantmaking community primarily in the United States and United Kingdom.

• HES, HESS CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 340.055023

Hess Corporation (Hess) is a global integrated energy company that operates in two segments: Exploration and Production (E&P) and Marketing and Refining (M&R). The E&P segment explores for, develops, produces, purchases, transports and sells crude oil and natural gas. These exploration and production activities take place principally in Algeria, Australia, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Denmark, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Indonesia, Libya, Malaysia, Norway, Russia, Thailand, the United Kingdom and the United States. The M&R segment manufactures, purchases, transports, trades and markets refined petroleum products, natural gas and electricity. As of December 31, 2008, the Company owned a 50% interest in a refinery joint venture in the United States Virgin Islands, and another refining facility, terminals and retail gasoline stations located on the East Coast of the United States.

• XEC, CIMAREX ENERGY CO Current Caprock Strength Rating: 83.668793

Cimarex Energy Co. is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company. The Company?s operations are mainly located in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Kansas, Louisiana and Wyoming. As of December 31, 2008, proved oil and gas reserves totaled 1.3 trillion cubic feet equivalent (Tcfe), consisting of 1.1 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of gas and 45.2 million barrels of oil and natural gas liquids. Of total proved reserves, 80% are gas and 82% are classified as proved developed. During the year ended December 31, 2008, production averaged 485.8 million cubic feet equivalent (MMcfe) per day, consisting of 348.2 million cubic feet (MMcf) of gas per day and 22,937 barrels of oil per day. The Company operates the wells that account for 83% of its total proved reserves and approximately 81% of production.

• 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.

• 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.

• WLL, WHITING PETE CORP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 164.504822

Whiting Petroleum Corporation is an independent oil and gas company. The Company is engaged in acquisition, development, exploitation, production and exploration activities primarily in the Permian Basin, Rocky Mountains, Mid-Continent, Gulf Coast and Michigan regions of the United States. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company?s average daily production was 47.9 thousands of barrels of oil equivalent/day (MBOE/d). On May 30, 2008, the Company acquired interests in 31 producing gas wells, development acreage and gas gathering and processing facilities.

• 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.

• DSM, DREYFUS STRA MUNI Current Caprock Strength Rating: 0.445373

Dreyfus Strategic Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. (the fund) is a diversified closed-end management investment company. The fund?s investment objective is to maximize current income exempt from federal income tax to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital. The Dreyfus Corporation serves as the fund?s investment adviser. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in municipal bonds. The fund also issues auction rate preferred stock and invests the proceeds in a manner consistent with its investment objective.