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• TEF, TELEFONICA SA Current Caprock Strength Rating: 119.150848

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.

• IDXX, IDEXX LABS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 76.505745

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (IDEXX) develops, manufactures and distributes products, and provides services primarily for the veterinary, and the food and water testing markets. IDEXX?s primary products and services include point-of-care veterinary diagnostic products, comprising rapid assays and instruments and consumables; laboratory and consulting services used by veterinarians; information products and services, and digital radiography systems used by veterinarians, and point-of-care electrolytes and blood gas analyzers used in the human medical diagnostics market. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company operated primarily through three business segments: products and services for the veterinary market, which it refers to as Companion Animal Group (CAG); water quality products (Water), and products for production animal health, which it refers to as the Production Animal Segment (PAS).

• 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. 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 July 2009, Johnson & Johnson completed the acquisition of Cougar Biotechnology, Inc. with approximately 95.9% interest in Cougar Biotechnology’s outstanding common stock.

• LEO, DREYFUS STRA MUNI Current Caprock Strength Rating: 26.950283

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.

• 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 the 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 subsidiaries include NetEase Beijing, Youdao Information, Boguan, Guangzhou Interactive, and NetEase Hangzhou.

• MUR, MURPHY OIL CP HLD Current Caprock Strength Rating: 106.178574

Murphy Oil Corporation (Murphy) is a worldwide oil and gas exploration and production company, with refining and marketing operations in the United States and the United Kingdom. Its operations are classified into two business activities: Exploration and Production, and Refining and Marketing. Murphy?s exploration and production activities are subdivided into six geographic segments, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Malaysia, Ecuador and all other countries. Murphy?s refining and marketing activities are subdivided into geographic segments for North America and United Kingdom. In November 2008, the Company acquired a 70% interest and operatorship of a second Browse Basin exploration permit in Block WA-423-P.

• HXM, DESARROLLADORA HO Current Caprock Strength Rating: 1.585304

Homex Development Corp. is a home-development company engaged in the development, construction and sale of affordable entry-level, middle-income and upper-income housing in Mexico. To carry out its activities, the Company engages in land acquisition, obtaining permits and licenses, designing, constructing, marketing and selling homes, obtaining individual financing for its customers and developing communities for the housing needs in Mexico. Additionally, the Company participates in the market, where mortgage financing is provided by commercial banks and cash transactions.

• APA, APACHE CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 178.394318

Apache Corporation is an independent energy company that explores for, develops and produces natural gas, crude oil and natural gas liquids. In North America, the Company?s exploration and production interests are focused in the Gulf of Mexico, the Gulf Coast, East Texas, the Permian basin, the Anadarko basin and the Western Sedimentary basin of Canada. Outside of North America, it has exploration and production interests onshore Egypt, offshore Western Australia, offshore the United Kingdom in the North Sea, and onshore Argentina. The Company also has exploration interests on the Chilean side of the island of Tierra del Fuego. The Company holds interests in many of its United States, Canadian, and other international properties through subsidiaries, including Apache Canada Ltd., DEK Energy Company (DEKALB), Apache Energy Limited (AEL), Apache North America, Inc. and Apache Overseas, Inc.

• MQY, BLACKROCK MUNIYIE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 35.532555

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. (the Fund) is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund seeks to provide a high level of current income exempt from federal income taxes by investing primarily in a portfolio of long-term, high-grade municipal obligations, the interest on which is exempt from federal income taxes. It may invest in zero-coupon bonds. The Fund invests in sectors, such as transportation, utilities, health, tobacco, corporate, housing and education. 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.

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

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

• UST, U S T INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 41.726654
• HSIC, HENRY SCHEIN INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 151.201889

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

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

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

• 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.

• 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 has developed a portfolio of more than 500 consumable products and automated solutions for sample collection, and nucleic acid and protein handling, separation, and purification, as well as open and target specific assays. 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?s products are markets in more than 40 countries.

• GD, GEN DYNAMICS CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 54.551872

General Dynamics Corporation (General Dynamics) offers a portfolio of products and services in business aviation; combat vehicles, weapons systems and munitions; shipbuilding design and construction, and information systems, technologies and services. The Company focuses on delivering products and services to military, federal government, commercial and international customers. General Dynamics operates through four business groups: Aerospace, Combat Systems, Marine Systems, and Information Systems and Technology. On December 19, 2008, the Company acquired AxleTech International (AxleTech), a manufacturer and supplier of axles, suspensions, brakes and aftermarket parts for heavy-payload vehicles for a variety of military and commercial customers. On November 5, 2008, it acquired Jet Aviation of Zurich, Switzerland. On July 23, 2008, it acquired HSI Electric, Inc. (HSI), a marine and industrial electrical company. On July 22, 2008, the Company acquired ViPS, Inc. (ViPS).

• HP, HELMERICH PAYNE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 111.265259

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

• SYK, STRYKER CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 4.098660

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

• LUK, LEUCADIA NATL CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 110.056374

Leucadia National Corporation (Leucadia) is a diversified holding company engaged in a variety of businesses, including manufacturing, telecommunications, property management and services, gaming entertainment, real estate activities, medical product development and winery operations. The Company also owns equity interests in operating businesses and investment partnerships, including a broker-dealer engaged in making markets and trading of high yield and special situation securities, land-based contract oil and gas drilling, real estate activities and development of a copper mine in Spain. The Company?s operating segments include Manufacturing, Telecommunications, Property Management and Services, Gaming Entertainment, Domestic Real Estate, Winery and Medical Product Development. On October 1, 2008, STi Prepaid, LLC (STi Prepaid) completed the acquisition of Sprint. As of December 31, 2008, the Company had acquired approximately 25% interest in AmeriCredit Corp. (ACF).

• 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.

• WRE, WASH REAL EST INV Current Caprock Strength Rating: 0.690000

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (WREIT) is a self-administered, self-managed, equity real estate investment trust (REIT). The business consists of the ownership and operation of income-producing real properties in the greater Washington metro region. WREIT owns a portfolio of office buildings, medical office buildings, industrial/flex properties, multifamily buildings and retail centers. WREIT operates in five business segments: regional office, medical office, retail, multifamily and industrial/flex properties. In September 2008, WRIT acquired The Kenmore, a 374-unit, 270,000 square foot apartment building located in Washington, DC.

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

Ternium S.A. (Ternium) is engaged in investments in flat and long steel manufacturing and distributing companies.The Company has three segments: flat steel products, long steel products and others. The flat steel products segment comprises the manufacturing and marketing of flat steel products. The long steel products segment comprises the manufacturing and marketing of long steel products. The other products segment includes the products other than flat and long steel, mainly pig iron, pellets and pre-engineered metal buildings. The Company?s subsidiaries include Ternium Mexico S.A. de C.V., Acerex S.A. de C.V., Hylsa S.A. de C.V. In May 2009, the Company announced the completion of the transfer of its entire 59.7% interest in Sidor, C.A. to Corporacion Venezolana de Guayana.

• MGF, M F S GOVT MKT TR Current Caprock Strength Rating: 209.870056

MFS Government Markets Income Trust (the Fund) is a closed-end management investment company. The Fund?s investment objective is to seek high current income, but it may also consider capital appreciation. It maintains a portfolio that includes investments in the United States Government securities, mortgage-backed securities, international and emerging markets debt securities, and the United States investment-grade corporate bonds. The Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in the United States and foreign government securities. It may invest its assets in other types of debt instruments. The Fund invests substantially all of its assets in investment-grade debt instruments. It may invest a relatively high percentage of its assets in a single country, a small number of countries, or a particular geographic region. The Fund?s investment advisor is Massachusetts Financial Services Company.

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