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- TEF, TELEFONICA SA Current Caprock Strength Rating: 119.150848
- BRS, BRISTOW GROUP INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: -0.767635
- IAU, ISHARES COMEX GOL Current Caprock Strength Rating: 351.922455
- AKS, A K STEEL HLDG CO Current Caprock Strength Rating: 168.714890
- ISBC, INVESTORS BANCORP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 93.468834
- AUY, YAMANA GOLD INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 145.119125
- LEO, DREYFUS STRA MUNI Current Caprock Strength Rating: 26.950283
- LIFC, LIFECELL CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 39.990746
- BPT, B P PRUDHOE BAY U Current Caprock Strength Rating: 128.812286
- WABC, WESTAMERICA BNCP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 62.256195
- SXT, SENSIENT TECH COR Current Caprock Strength Rating: 87.146660
- CEG, CONSTELLATION ENG Current Caprock Strength Rating: 17.823517
- DSM, DREYFUS STRA MUNI Current Caprock Strength Rating: 0.445373
- GIL, GILDAN ACTIVEWEAR Current Caprock Strength Rating: 54.320969
- SWSI, SUPERIOR WELL SER Current Caprock Strength Rating: 37.117695
- MATK, MARTEK BIOSCIENCE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 17.617764
- DCI, DONALDSON CO INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 104.990479
- TMO, THERMO FISHER SCI Current Caprock Strength Rating: 145.394485
- MMT, M F S MULTIMKT IN Current Caprock Strength Rating: 11.363444
- MUC, BLACKROCK MUNIHOL Current Caprock Strength Rating: 0.929799
- NHP, NATIONWIDE HLTH P Current Caprock Strength Rating: 134.354874
- IFN, INDIA FUND (THE) Current Caprock Strength Rating: 51.225807
- MATK, MARTEK BIOSCIENCE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 17.617764
Telefonica, S.A. (Telefonica), together with its subsidiaries and investees, operates in the telecommunications, media and contact center industries. The Company is also involved in the media and contact center activities through investments in Telefonica de Contenidos and Atento. The Company operates in three business areas: Telefonica Spain, Telefonica Europe and Telefonica Latin America. In Latin America, Telefonica provides service to more than 158 million customers in Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Peru, and has substantial operations in Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Uruguay and Venezuela. In Europe, it has operating companies in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Czech Republic and Slovakia. In May 2008, the Company sold part of its real estate portfolio to Bohemia Real Estate Investments. On April 3, 2008, Vivo Participacoes, S.A. completed the acquisition of 53.90% of Telemig Celular Participacoes, S.A.
Bristow Group Inc. (Bristow Group) is a provider of helicopter services to the offshore energy industry with global operations. The Company has operations in offshore oil and gas producing regions, including North Sea, the United States Gulf of Mexico, Nigeria, Australia and Latin America. It generated 76% of its revenues from international operations in fiscal year ended March 31, 2009. The Helicopter Services segment operations are conducted through three divisions, Western Hemisphere, Eastern Hemisphere and Global Training. Western Hemisphere includes United States (US) Gulf of Mexico, Arctic, Latin America and Western Hemisphere (WH) Centralized Operations. Eastern Hemisphere includes Europe, West Africa, Southeast Asia, Other International and Eastern Hemisphere (EH) Centralized Operations. On October 31, 2008, it acquired the remaining 51% interest in its Norwegian affiliate, Norsk Helikopter AS (Norsk). On October 31, 2008, it owns 100% of Bristow Norway.
AK Steel Holding Corporation (AK Holding) is a producer of flat-rolled carbon, stainless and electrical steels, and tubular products through its wholly owned subsidiary, AK Steel Corporation (AK Steel). The Company?s operations consist of seven steelmaking and finishing plants located in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Pennsylvania that produce flat-rolled carbon steels, including coated, cold-rolled and hot-rolled products, and specialty stainless and electrical steels that are sold in slab, hot band, and sheet and strip form. The Company?s operations also include AK Tube LLC (AK Tube), which further finishes flat-rolled carbon and stainless steel at two tube plants located in Ohio and Indiana into welded steel tubing used in the automotive, large truck and construction markets. In addition, the Company?s operations include European trading companies that buy and sell steel and steel products and other materials.
Investors Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company of Investors Savings Bank (the Bank), a New Jersey chartered savings bank. The Bank is in the business of attracting deposits from the public through its branch network and borrowing funds in the wholesale markets to originate loans and to invest in securities. It originates mortgage loans secured by one- to four-family residential real estate and consumer loans, the majority of which are home equity loans and home equity lines of credit. The Bank expanded its lending activities to include commercial real estate, construction, multi-family loans, and commercial and industrial loans.The Bank has 58 branch offices located in the communities of Essex, Hunterdon, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Union and Warren Counties, New Jersey. It has two direct subsidiaries: ASB Investment Corp and Investors Savings Bank. On May 31, 2009, the Company completed the acquisition of American Bancorp of New Jersey, Inc. (American Bancorp).
Yamana Gold Inc. is a Canada-based gold producer engaged in gold mining and related activities, including exploration, extraction, processing and reclamation. It has significant properties involved in gold production, gold development, exploration and land positions throughout the Americas, including Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Mexico and Central America. The Company is producing gold and other precious metals at intermediate company production levels in addition to significant copper production. During the year ended December 31, 2008, total production from all mines totaled approximately one million gold equivalent ounces. In July 2009, Calibre Mining Corp. announced the purchase of an undivided 100% interest in the NEN Gold Copper Project (NEN Project) from Yamana Gold Inc. The NEN Gold Copper Property is a district scale land package of 70,976 hectares (710 square kilometers) of mining and exploration concessions.
Dreyfus Strategic Municipals, Inc. (the Fund) is a diversified closed-end management investment company. The Fund’s investment objective is to provide current income exempt from federal income tax. The Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in municipal obligations. The Fund invests at least 50% of its net assets in municipal bonds considered investment-grade or the unrated equivalent as determined by The Dreyfus Corporation (Dreyfus) in the case of bonds, and in the two highest rating categories or the unrated equivalent as determined by Dreyfus in the case of short-term obligations having or deemed to have maturities of less than one year. Its portfolio includes both long-term and short-term municipal investments. Dreyfus serves as the Fund’s investment advisor.
BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust (the Trust) is a grantor trust. The Trust was formed for the sole purpose of owning and administering the Royalty Interest. The Royalty Interest is a non-operational interest in minerals. The Royalty Interest entitles the Trust to a royalty on 16.42% of the lesser of the first 90,000 barrels of the average actual daily net production of crude oil and condensate per quarter from the working interest of BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. (BP Alaska), as of February 28, 1989, in the Prudhoe Bay oil field located on the North Slope in Alaska, or the average actual daily net production of crude oil and condensate per quarter from that working interest. The Prudhoe Bay field is one of four contiguous North Slope oil fields that are operated by BP Alaska and are known collectively as the Prudhoe Bay Unit.
Westamerica Bancorporation is a bank holding company that provides a range of banking services to individual and corporate customers in Northern and Central California, through its subsidiary, Westamerica Bank (the Bank). The Company focuses on the banking needs of small businesses. The Bank is engaged in the banking business through 86 offices in 21 counties in Northern and Central California, including 13 offices in Fresno County, 11 each in Marin and Sonoma Counties, seven in Napa County, five each in Stanislaus, Lake, Contra Costa and Solano Counties, four in Kern, County, three each in Alameda and Sacramento Counties, two each in Mendocino, Nevada, Placer and Tulare Counties, and one each in Merced, San Francisco, Tuolumne, Kings, Madera and Yolo Counties. On February 6, 2009, the Bank acquired the banking operations of County Bank from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
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.
Constellation Energy Group Inc. 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. Its segments include Merchant Energy, Regulated Electric and Regulated Gas. Its remaining non-regulated businesses include design, construct and operate renewable energy, heating, cooling and cogeneration facilities for commercial, industrial and governmental customers. In March 2009, the Company divested its Houston-based downstream gas unit, as well as the majority of its London-based coal, freight and international commodities business.
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.
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.
Superior Well Services, Inc. provides a range of wellsite solutions to oil and natural gas companies, primarily technical pumping services and down-hole surveying services. Technical services include technical pumping, down-hole surveying and completion, production and rental tool services. Fluid logistics services include those services related to the transportation, storage and disposal of fluids that are used in the drilling, development and production of hydrocarbons. The Company operates through its 36 service centers located in Pennsylvania, Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado , Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming. As of December 31, 2008, the Company owned a fleet of 1,628 commercial vehicles, through which it provided technical pumping services. In July 2008, the Company acquired Nuex Wireline, Inc.
Martek Biosciences Corporation (Martek) develops omega-3 docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) products. The Company produces life?sDHA, a vegetarian source of the omega-3 fatty acid DHA, for use in infant formula, pregnancy and nursing products, foods and beverages, dietary supplements and animal feed, and life?sARS, a vegetarian source of the omega-6 fatty acid, arachidonic acid (ARA) for use in infant formula. The Company has developed production methods for two fatty acids, DHA and ARA. It sells oils containing these fatty acids under the names life?sDHA, DHASCO, Neuromins, ARASCO and life?sARA. Martek derives DHA from microalgae and ARA from fungi, using its own processes. The Company has entered into license agreements with 30 infant formula manufacturers. Its licensees include infant formula manufacturers, such as Mead Johnson Nutritionals, Nestle, Abbott Laboratories, Wyeth and Danone, each of whom is selling infant formula supplemented with Martek?s nutritional oils.
Donaldson Company, Inc. (Donaldson) is a worldwide manufacturer of filtration systems and replacement parts. The Company?s product mix includes air and liquid filtration systems and exhaust and emission control products. Products are manufactured at 39 plants worldwide and through three joint ventures. The Company has two reporting segments: Engine Products and Industrial Products. Products in the Engine Products segment consist of air filtration systems, exhaust and emissions systems, liquid filtration systems and replacement parts. Products in the Industrial Products segment consist of dust, fume and mist collectors, compressed air purification systems, liquid filtration systems, static and pulse-clean air filter systems for gas turbines, and specialized air filtration systems for diverse applications including computer disk drives. The Company acquired on LMC West, Inc. on February 4, 2008. In October 2008, the Company acquired Western Filter Corporation.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (Thermo Fisher), incorporated in 1956, is engaged in serving science. It provides analytical instruments, equipment, reagents and consumables, software and services for research, manufacturing, analysis, discovery and diagnostics. The Company operates through two segments: analytical technologies and laboratory products and services. Analytical technologies segment includes pharmaceutical, biotechnology, academic, government and other research and industrial markets. Laboratory products and services segment offers combination of products and services that allows its customers to engage in their core business functions of research, development, manufacturing, clinical diagnosis and drug discovery. In April 2009, Alesco Corporation Ltd. sold its Scientific & Medical division to Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
MFS Multimarket Income Trust (the Trust) is a closed-end fund and maintains a portfolio that includes investments in investment-grade and high-yield corporate bonds, United States Government securities, and international investment-grade and emerging markets debt securities. The Trust’s investment objective is to seek high current income, but may also consider capital appreciation. The Fund?s portfolio includes high yield corporates, high grade corporates, non-United States Government bonds, emerging markets bonds, mortgage-backed securities, United States Treasury securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities, floating rate loans, asset-backed securities, United States Government agencies, residential mortgage-backed securities and collateralized debt obligations. The Trust is managed by Massachusetts Financial Services Company (MFS).
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Insured Fund, Inc. (the Fund) is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund seeks to provide current income exempt from federal and California income taxes. It invests primarily in a portfolio of long-term, investment-grade municipal obligations, the interest on which is exempt from federal and California income taxes. The Fund invests a substantial amount of its assets in California or a limited number of states. It may invest in various derivative instruments, including financial futures contracts. It may invest in zero-coupon bonds. The Fund invests in sectors, such as utilities, transportation, education, health and housing. The Fund?s investment advisor is BlackRock Advisors, LLC, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. Its sub-advisor is BlackRock Investment Management, LLC, an affiliate of BlackRock Advisors, LLC.
Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. (NHP) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests primarily in healthcare-related senior housing, long-term care properties and medical office buildings. As of December 31, 2008, the Company had investments in 583 healthcare facilities located in 43 states. Its operations are organized into two segments: triple-net leases and multi-tenant leases. In the triple-net leases segment, NHP invests in healthcare related properties and lease the facilities to unaffiliated tenants. In the multi-tenant leases segment, it invests in healthcare related properties that have several tenants under separate leases. As of December 31, 2008, approximately 93% of NHP?s revenues are derived from its leases, with the remaining 7% from the Company?s mortgage loans and other financing activities.
The India Fund, Inc. (the Fund) is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund?s investment objective is long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in Indian equity securities. The India Fund, Inc. invests in various industries, including apparel manufacturing, alcoholic beverages, building and construction, cement, chemicals, computer software and programming, consumer non-durables, consumer products, consumer staples, diversified financial services, electric – transmission, electronics and electrical equipment, energy – alternate sources, engineering, finance, financial services, food, hotels and leisure, independent power producers, metal – diversified, motorcycle/motor scooter, and oil and gas. Blackstone Asia Advisors L.L.C. serves as the Fund?s investment manager. Blackstone Advisors also serves as the Fund?s administrator.
Martek Biosciences Corporation (Martek) develops omega-3 docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) products. The Company produces life?sDHA, a vegetarian source of the omega-3 fatty acid DHA, for use in infant formula, pregnancy and nursing products, foods and beverages, dietary supplements and animal feed, and life?sARS, a vegetarian source of the omega-6 fatty acid, arachidonic acid (ARA) for use in infant formula. The Company has developed production methods for two fatty acids, DHA and ARA. It sells oils containing these fatty acids under the names life?sDHA, DHASCO, Neuromins, ARASCO and life?sARA. Martek derives DHA from microalgae and ARA from fungi, using its own processes. The Company has entered into license agreements with 30 infant formula manufacturers. Its licensees include infant formula manufacturers, such as Mead Johnson Nutritionals, Nestle, Abbott Laboratories, Wyeth and Danone, each of whom is selling infant formula supplemented with Martek?s nutritional oils.
