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• NGPC, NGP CAPITAL RESOU Current Caprock Strength Rating: 23.226631

NGP Capital Resources Company is a financial services company established to invest primarily in debt securities of small and mid-size private energy companies. The Company?s investment objective is to generate both current income and capital appreciation primarily through debt investments with certain equity components. It is a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company (BDC) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act). A key focus area for its targeted investments in the energy industry is domestic upstream businesses that produce, develop, acquire and explore for oil and natural gas. The Company also evaluates investment opportunities in such businesses as coal, power, electricity, energy services and alternative energy.

• FE, FIRSTENERGY CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 124.292145

FirstEnergy Corp. (FirstEnergy) is principally a holding company that holds, directly or indirectly, eight principal electric utility operating subsidiaries: Ohio Edison Company (OE), The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company (CEI), The Toledo Edison Company (TE), Pennsylvania Power Company (Penn), American Transmission Systems, Inc. (ATSI), Jersey Central Power & Light Company (JCP&L), Metropolitan Edison Company (Met-Ed) and Pennsylvania Electric Company (Penelec). Its revenues are primarily derived from electric service provided by its utility operating subsidiaries and the revenues of its other principal subsidiary, FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. (FES). In addition, FirstEnergy holds other direct subsidiaries, including FirstEnergy Properties, Inc., FirstEnergy Ventures Corp., FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC), FirstEnergy Securities Transfer Company, GPU Diversified Holdings, LLC, GPU Telecom Services, Inc., GPU Nuclear, Inc. and FirstEnergy Service Company (FESC).

• WGL, WGL HOLDINGS INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 23.206200

WGL Holdings, Inc. (WGL Holdings) is a holding company that was established to own subsidiaries that sell and deliver natural gas and provide a variety of energy-related products and services to customers primarily in the District of Columbia, and the surrounding metropolitan areas in Maryland and Virginia. The Company owns all of the shares of common stock of Washington Gas Resources Corporation (Washington Gas Resources), Hampshire Gas Company (Hampshire) and Crab Run Gas Company (Crab Run). Washington Gas Resources owns three unregulated subsidiaries that include Washington Gas Energy Services, Inc. (WGEServices), Washington Gas Energy Systems, Inc. (WGESystems) and Washington Gas Credit Corporation (Credit Corp.). It operates in three business segments: regulated utility segment, retail energy-marketing segment, and the design-build energy systems segment.

• VIV, VIVO PARTICIPACOE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 59.381481

Vivo Participacoes SA (Vivo) is a Brazil-based company engaged in providing cellular telecommunications services. The Company has 100% interest in Vivo S.A., a provider of mobile telephone services in the states of, Acre, Alagoas, Amapa, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceara, Espirito Santo, Goias, Maranhao, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Para, Paraiba, Parana, Pernambuco, Piaui, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondonia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins and Minas Gerais through its subsidiary Telemig Celular. Vivo is controlled by Brasilcel N.V. (Brasilcel), a joint venture between Portugal Telecom and Telefonica. On April 03, 2008, it acquired Telemig Celular S.A., a wireless telecommunication provider in the state of Minas Gerais.

• 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.

• CRZO, CARRIZO OIL & GAS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 271.763000

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. (Carrizo) is an independent energy company engaged in the exploration, development, and production of natural gas and oil. The Company?s operations are principally focused in producing natural gas plays known as shale plays or resource plays. The Company?s primary core area is the Barnett Shale area in North Texas (Barnett Shale or Fort Worth Barnett Shale), with a focus on Southeast Tarrant County, Texas. Through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Carrizo (Marcellus) LLC, the Company is actively seeking to establish a core area in another emerging resource play, the Marcellus Shale play in Pennsylvania, New York, West Virginia, and Virginia. It also explore for, develop, and produce natural gas and oil from traditional geologic trends along the onshore Gulf Coast area in Texas, Louisiana and Alabama, primarily in the Miocene, Wilcox, Frio, and Vicksburg trends. The Company?s other interests include properties in the United Kingdom North Sea.

• KO, COCA COLA CO THE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 235.789154

The Coca-Cola Company is a manufacturer, distributor and marketer of nonalcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups in the world. Finished beverage products bearing its trademarks are sold in more than 200 countries. The Company markets nonalcoholic sparkling brands, which include Diet Coke, Fanta and Sprite. The Company manufactures beverage concentrates and syrups, which it sells to bottling and canning operations, fountain wholesalers and some fountain retailers, as well as finished beverages, which it sells primarily to distributors. The Company owns or licenses approximately 500 brands, including diet and light beverages, waters, enhanced waters, juices and juice drinks, teas, coffees, and energy and sports drinks. During 2008, the Company acquired the brands and licenses in Denmark and Finland from Carlsberg Group Beverages (Carlsberg).

• CNL, CLECO CP(HLDG CO) Current Caprock Strength Rating: 6.245668

Cleco Corporation is a public utility company, which holds investments in several subsidiaries. The Company operates in two business segments: Cleco Power and Midstream. Cleco Power, an integrated electric utility services company regulated by the Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), and other regulators, which serves approximately 276,000 customers across Louisiana and also engages in energy management activities. Midstream, an energy company regulated by FERC owns and operates the power plant (Evangeline). Midstream also owns a 50% interest in a merchant power plant (Acadia) and operates the plant on behalf of its partner.

• NBL, NOBLE ENERGY INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 209.519943

Noble Energy, Inc. (Noble Energy) is an independent energy company that has been engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development, production and marketing of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (NGLs). The Company?s activities include geophysical and geological evaluation and exploratory drilling on properties, for which it has acquired exploration rights. Its properties consist primarily of interests in developed and undeveloped crude oil and natural gas leases and concessions. It also owns natural gas processing plants and natural gas gathering and other crude oil and natural gas related pipeline systems which are primarily used in the processing and transportation of its crude oil, natural gas and NGL production. The Company operates primarily in the Rocky Mountains, Mid-continent, and deepwater Gulf of Mexico areas in the United States, with international operations in offshore Israel, the North Sea and West Africa.

• 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.

• LH, LABORATORY CORP N Current Caprock Strength Rating: 39.657993

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings is an independent clinical laboratory company. The Company has a national network of 36 primary laboratories and over 1,600 patient service centers along with a network of branches and STAT laboratories (which are laboratories that have the ability to perform certain routine tests quickly and report the results to the physician immediately). Through its national network of laboratories, the Company offers a range of clinical laboratory tests that are used by the medical profession in routine testing, patient diagnosis, and in the monitoring and treatment of disease. In addition, it has developed specialty testing businesses, such as oncology testing, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) genotyping and phenotyping, diagnostic genetics and clinical trials. In August 2009, the Company completed the acquisition of Monogram Biosciences, Inc.

• INTU, INTUIT INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 5.931304

Intuit Inc. (Intuit) is a provider of business, financial management solutions for small and medium sized businesses, financial institutions, consumers and accounting professionals. The Company?s flagship products and services, including QuickBooks, Quicken and TurboTax software, enable small business management and payroll processing, personal finance, and tax preparation and filing. It has six business segments: QuickBooks, Payroll and Payments, Consumer Tax, Accounting Professionals, Financial Institutions and Other Businesses. The Company?s Small Business division consists of two segments: QuickBooks segment, and Payroll and Payments segment. The QuickBooks segment includes QuickBooks financial and business management software and services, technical support, financial supplies, and Website design and hosting services for small businesses. In February 2008, it acquired Electronic Clearing House Inc. In July 2009, Intuit completed the acquisition of PayCycle, Inc.

• 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.

• 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.

• FWRD, FOWARD AIR CORP Current Caprock Strength Rating: -0.111200

Forward Air Corporation provides time-definite surface transportation and related logistics services to the North American deferred airfreight market. The Company operates in two segments: Forward Air, Inc. (Forward Air) and Forward Air Solutions, Inc. (FASI). Through its Forward Air segment, the Company is a provider of time-definite surface transportation and related logistics services to the North American deferred air freight market. It operates the Forward Air segment through a network of terminals located on or near airports in 82 cities in the United States and Canada, including a central sorting facility in Columbus, Ohio and 11 regional hubs. Through its Forward Air segment, Forward Air Corporation markets its airport-to-airport services primarily to air freight forwarders, integrated air cargo carriers, and passenger and cargo airlines.

• 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).

• PCN, PIMCO CORP INC FD Current Caprock Strength Rating: 76.610695

PIMCO Corporate Income Fund (the Fund) is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund?s primary investment objective is to seek high current income with capital preservation and capital appreciation as secondary objectives by investing at least 80% of its total assets in a diversified portfolio of United States dollar-denominated corporate debt obligations of varying maturities and other income-producing securities. PIMCO Corporate Income Fund may purchase and write (sell) put and call options. The Fund?s investment manager is Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Allianz Global Investors of America L.P. The Fund?s sub-adviser is Pacific Investment Management Company LLC.

• ROSE, ROSETTA RESOURCES Current Caprock Strength Rating: 13.033669

Rosetta Resources Inc. together with its subsidiaries (Rosetta) is an independent oil and gas company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and production of oil and gas properties in North America. The Company?s operations are concentrated in the areas of the Sacramento Basin of California, the Rockies, and South Texas. In addition, Rosetta has non-core positions in the State Waters of Texas and the Gulf of Mexico. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company drilled 184 gross and 152 net wells, with a success rate of 89%. In 2008, the Company had 398.2 billion of cubic feet equivalents (Bcfe) of proved oil and natural gas reserves, including 376.5 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of natural gas and 3,603 million barrels (MBbls) of oil and condensate.

• KNDL, KENDLE INTL INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 19.166256

Kendle International Inc. is a global clinical research organization (CRO) that provides a range of Phase I-IV global clinical development services to the biopharmaceutical industry. The Company augments the research and development activities of biopharmaceutical companies by offering clinical research services and information technology designed to reduce drug development time and expense. Kendle International Inc. is managed in two reportable segments: Early Stage and Late Stage. The Early Stage business focuses on the Company?s Phase I operations while Late Stage is comprised of clinical development services related to Phase II through III clinical trials conducted worldwide, late phase clinical development services related to Phase IIIB and IV clinical trials conducted worldwide, regulatory affairs and biometrics offerings. In June 2008, the Company announced the acquisition of DecisionLine Clinical Research Corporation.

• 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).

• HSC, HARSCO CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 38.473587

Harsco Corporation is a diversified, multinational provider of industrial services and engineered products. The Company?s operations fall into three segments: Harsco Infrastructure, Harsco Metals and all other category, labeled Harsco Minerals & Rail. The Harsco Infrastructure segment includes the Company’s SGB Group Plc, Hunnebeck Group GmbH and Patent Construction Systems Divisions. The Harsco Metals segment is a provider of onsite, outsourced services to the global metals industries. The All Other Category includes the Excell Minerals, Reed Minerals, Harsco Rail, IKG Industries, Air-X-Changers and Patterson-Kelley Divisions. In April 2008, the Company acquired Sovereign Access Services Limited, a United Kingdom-based provider of mastclimber work platform rental equipment. In March 2008, the Company acquired Romania-based Baviera S.R.L., a distributor of formwork and scaffolding products in Romania. In February 2008, the Company acquired Northern Ireland-based Buckley Scaffolding.

• EXC, EXELON CORPORATIO Current Caprock Strength Rating: 1.499933

Exelon Corporation (Exelon) is a utility services holding company. It operates through its principal subsidiaries Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Generation), Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) and PECO Energy Company (PECO). Generation?s business consists of its owned and contracted electric generating facilities, its wholesale energy marketing operations and its retail supply operations. ComEd?s energy delivery business consists of the purchase and regulated retail sale of electricity and the provision of distribution and transmission services to retail customers in northern Illinois, including the City of Chicago. PECO?s energy delivery business consists of the purchase and regulated retail sale of electricity and the provision of transmission and distribution services to retail customers in southeastern Pennsylvania, including the City of Philadelphia.

• BKMU, BANK MUTUAL CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 41.878338

Bank Mutual Corporation serves as a unitary savings and loan holding company for its wholly owned subsidiary, Bank Mutual (the Bank), a federal savings bank. The Bank is a community-oriented financial institution. Its principal business is originating mortgage loans, consumer loans, commercial real estate loans, and commercial business loans and attracting retail deposits from the general public. It also invests in various mortgage-related securities and investment securities. The principal lending is on one-to four-family, owner-occupied homes, home equity loans and lines of credit, automobile loans, multi-family and commercial real estate loans, and commercial business loans. During February 27, 2009, the Bank had 78 banking offices located in 31 counties in Wisconsin, in addition to a Minnesota bank office.

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