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• KMR, KINDER MORGAN MNG Current Caprock Strength Rating: 76.535538

Kinder Morgan Management, LLC is a limited partner in Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P., and manages and controls its business and affairs pursuant to a delegation of control agreement. Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. is the owner and operator of an independent refined petroleum products pipeline system in the United States. The Company’s voting shares are owned by Kinder Morgan, G.P., Inc., of which Knight Inc. owns all the outstanding common equity. Kinder Morgan G.P., Inc. is the general partner of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. Kinder Morgan, Inc., is an energy transportation and storage company in North America, operating, either for itself or on behalf of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P., or owning an interest in more than 37,000 miles of pipelines that transport primarily natural gas, crude oil, petroleum products and carbon dioxide, and approximately 170 terminals that store, transfer and handle products like gasoline and coal.

• PNY, PIEDMONT NAT GAS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 25.514160

Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc. (Piedmont) is an energy services company primarily engaged in the distribution of natural gas to over one million residential, commercial and industrial customers in portions of North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee, including 62,000 customers served by municipalities who are its wholesale customers. The Company has also invested in joint venture, energy-related businesses, including unregulated retail natural gas marketing, interstate natural gas storage and intrastate natural gas transportation. Piedmont operates in two business segments: regulated utility and non-utility activities. The regulated utility segment is the largest segment of the Company?s business accounting for approximately 97% of Piedmont?s consolidated assets. Operations of its non-utility activities segment consist of its equity method investments in joint ventures. Operations of both segments are conducted within the United States.

• PEP, PEPSICO INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 172.410660

PepsiCo, Inc. (PepsiCo) is a global beverage, snack and food company. The Company manufactures, markets and sells a range of salty, convenient, sweet and grain-based snacks, carbonated and non-carbonated beverages and foods approximately 200 countries, with its operations in North America, Mexico and the United Kingdom. The Company is organized into three business units: PepsiCo Americas Foods, which includes Frito-Lay North America, Quaker Foods North America and all of its Latin American food and snack businesses, including its Sabritas and Gamesa businesses in Mexico; PepsiCo Americas Beverages, which includes PepsiCo Beverages North America and all of its Latin American beverage businesses, and PepsiCo International, which includes all PepsiCo businesses in the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, Middle East and Africa. The Company?s three business units were organized in six segments: FLNA, QFNA, LAF, PAB, United Kingdom & Europe, and Middle East, Africa & Asia.

• IIF, MS INDIA INV FD Current Caprock Strength Rating: 42.700409

Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund, Inc. (the Fund) is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund?s investment objective is long-term capital appreciation through investments primarily in equity securities of Indian issuers. It will invest in currency spot, forward and non-deliverable forward transactions. The Fund may write covered call and put options on portfolio securities and other financial instruments. The Fund may invest in unregistered or otherwise restricted securities. It invests in industries, such as automobiles, commercial banks, electrical equipment, food products, information technology services, media, pharmaceuticals and wireless telecommunication services. The Fund?s investment advisor and administrator is Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc.

• NTT, NIPPON TELEPHONE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 9.992891

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) is a provider of fixed and mobile voice related services, Internet protocol (IP)/packet communications services, sales of telecommunications equipment, system integration and other telecommunications-related services in Japan. NTT operates in five segments: regional communications business, which comprises fixed voice related services, IP/packet communications services, sales of telecommunications equipment and other services; long-distance and international communications business, which comprises fixed voice related services, IP/packet communications services, system integration and other services; mobile communications business, which comprises mobile voice related services, IP/packet communications services and other services; data communications business, which comprises system integration services, and other businesses, which comprises revenues from activities as building maintenance, and research and development.

• 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.

• MOH, MOLINA HEALTHCARE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 13.734159

Molina Healthcare, Inc. (Molina Healthcare) is a multi-state managed care organization that arranges for the delivery of health care services to persons eligible for Medicaid, Medicare and other government-sponsored programs for low-income families and individuals. The Company conducts its business primarily through 10 licensed health plans in the states of California, Florida, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Texas, Utah and Washington. In addition, the Company operates three county primary care clinics in Virginia. The health plans are locally operated by its respective wholly owned subsidiaries in those 10 states, each of which is licensed as a health maintenance organization. Molina Healthcare?s revenues are derived primarily from premium revenues paid to its health plans by the relevant state Medicaid authority, which revenues are jointly financed by the federal government and the states.

• 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.

• YUM, YUM BRANDS INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 5.396934

YUM! Brands, Inc. (YUM) is a quick service restaurant (QSR) with over 36,000 units in more than 110 countries and territories. Through the five concepts of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, LJS and A&W (the Concepts), the Company develops, operates, franchises and licenses a worldwide system of restaurants, which prepare, package and sell a menu of food items. The Company either operates units or they are operated by independent franchisees or licensees under the terms of franchise or license agreements. In addition, the Company owns non-controlling interests in Unconsolidated Affiliates in China who operate similar to franchisees. YUM?s business consists of three segments: United States, YUM Restaurants International (YRI) and the China Division. The China Division includes mainland China (China), Thailand and KFC Taiwan, and YRI includes the remainder of its international operations.

• XRAY, DENTSPLY INTL INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 34.091137

DENTSPLY International Inc. (DENTSPLY) is a designer, developer, manufacturer and marketer of a range of products for the dental market. The Company conducts its business through four operating segments, all of which were primarily engaged in the design, manufacture and distribution of dental products in three principal categories: dental consumables, dental laboratory products and dental specialty products. In addition to the United States, DENTSPLY conducts its business in approximately 120 foreign countries, principally through its foreign subsidiaries. In July 2008, the Company acquired Dental Depot Lomberg B.V. (Lomberg). In July 2008, the Company acquired E.S. Holding N.V. (E.S. Holding). In December 2008, it acquired the assets of Apollonia & Fama Impant S.r.l. (AFI). On December 31, 2008, the Company acquired a 60% interest in Zhermack S.p.A. (Zhermack).

• EGLE, EAGLE BULK SHIPPI Current Caprock Strength Rating: 49.591938

Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. is primarily engaged in the ocean transportation of a range of major and minor bulk cargoes, including iron ore, coal, grain, cement and fertilizer, along worldwide shipping routes. The Company operates in the Handymax sector of the dry bulk industry, with particular emphasis on the Supramax class of vessels. As of December 31, 2008, Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. owned and operated a fleet of 23 oceangoing vessels with a combined carrying capacity of 1,184,939 deadweight tons and an average age of approximately six years. As of December 31, 2008, the Company had taken delivery of three Supramax newbuilding vessels and it was also constructing another 24 Supramax vessels. In May 2008, the Company acquired two Supramax vessels, Goldeneye and Redwing.

• 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.

• UNT, UNIT CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 11.678202

Unit Corporation (Unit) is a contract drilling company. The operations of the Company are conducted through its wholly owned subsidiaries: Unit Drilling Company, Unit Petroleum Company and Superior Pipeline Company, L.L.C. Unit Drilling Company is engaged in drilling onshore oil and natural gas wells for its own account. Unit Petroleum Company is engaged in exploring, developing, acquiring and producing oil and natural gas properties for its own account. Superior Pipeline Company, L.L.C. is engaged in buying, selling, gathering, processing and treating natural gas for its account and for third parties. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company constructed and placed into service three 1,500 horsepower diesel electric drilling rigs, bringing the rig fleet to a total of 132 rigs. In 2008, the Company drilled a total footage of 11.7 million feet.

• QCOM, QUALCOMM INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 11.467328

QUALCOMM Incorporated, incorporated in 1985, designs, manufactures and markets digital wireless telecommunications products and services based on its code division multiple access (CDMA) technology and other technologies. The Company operates through four segments: Qualcomm CDMA Technologies (QCT); Qualcomm Technology Licensing (QTL); Qualcomm Wireless & Internet (QWI), and Qualcomm Strategic Initiatives (QSI). QCT is a developer and supplier of integrated circuits and system software for wireless voice and data communications, multimedia functions and global positioning. QTL grants licenses to use portions of its intellectual property portfolio, which includes certain patent rights essential to and/or useful in the manufacture and sale of CDMA products. In December 2007, the Company acquired San SoftMax Inc. In March 2008, the Company acquired Xiam Technologies Limited (Xiam), an Ireland-based provider of wireless content targeting solutions.

• AF, ASTORIA FINL CORP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 44.930077

Astoria Financial Corporation is the unitary savings and loan association holding company of Astoria Federal Savings and Loan Association, and its consolidated subsidiaries (collectively referred to as Astoria Federal). Astoria Federal?s primary business is attracting retail deposits from the general public and investing those deposits, together with funds generated from operations, principal repayments on loans and securities and borrowings, primarily in one- to-four family mortgage loans, multi-family mortgage loans, commercial real estate loans and mortgage-backed securities. To a lesser degree, Astoria Federal also invests in construction loans, and consumer and other loans, United States government, government agency and government-sponsored enterprise (GSE), securities and other investments permitted by federal banking laws and regulations.

• OLN, OLIN CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 16.668947

Olin Corporation is a manufacturer concentrated in two business segments: Chlor Alkali Products and Winchester. Chlor Alkali Products manufactures and sells chlorine and caustic soda, sodium hydrosulfite, hydrochloric acid, hydrogen, bleach products and potassium hydroxide. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Chlor Alkali Products segment represents 72% of its sales. The Winchester products segment represents 28% of its 2008 sales. The Winchester products segment includes sporting ammunition, reloading components, small caliber military ammunition and components, and industrial cartridges. Its subsidiary, PCI Chemicals Canada Company/Societe PCI Chimie Canada, operates one chlor alkali facility in Becancour, Canada, which sells chlor alkali-related products within Canada and to the United States. The Company?s another subsidiary, Winchester Australia Limited, loads and packs sporting and industrial ammunition in Australia.

• BTI, BRITISH AMER TOB Current Caprock Strength Rating: 195.369827

British American Tobacco plc is a holding company that owns, directly or indirectly, investments in the numerous companies constituting the British American Tobacco Group of companies. The Company is an international tobacco company, with its brands sold in over 180 markets. Its four Global Drive Brands include Dunhill, Kent, Lucky Strike and Pall Mall. The Company operates in Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East, and America-Pacific. On June 24, 2008, the Company completed the acquisition of the cigarette business assets of Tekel, a Turkish state-owned tobacco company. On July 2, 2008, the Company completed the acquisition of the cigarette and snus businesses of Skandinavisk Tobakskompagni (ST). In June 2009, the Company acquired an 85% stake in Indonesia’s cigarette maker, PT Bentoel Internasional Investama Tbk.

• 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.

• 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 and northern Finland, mine construction projects in northwestern Quebec, 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, the Goldex Mine and the Lapa mine project, 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 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.

• 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.

• SAN, BANCO SANTANDER Current Caprock Strength Rating: 24.476246

Banco Santander-Chile (Santander-Chile or the Bank) provides a range of commercial and retail banking services to its customers, including Chilean peso and foreign currency denominated loans to finance a variety of commercial transactions, trade, foreign currency forward contracts and credit lines and a variety of retail banking services, including mortgage financing. In addition to its traditional banking operations, it offers a variety of financial services, including financial leasing, financial advisory services, mutual fund management, securities brokerage, insurance brokerage and investment management. As of December 31, 2008, the Bank had private branch network in Chile with 477 branches, 256 of which operated under the Santander brand name, 109 under the Santander Banefe brand name, 46 that operate under the brand name SuperCaja, 18 that operate under the BancaPrime brand name and 41 auxiliary and payment centers.

• PG, PROCTER GAMBLE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 53.672508

The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) is focused on providing branded consumer packaged goods. The Company?s products are sold in over 180 countries worldwide 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. As of June 30, 2009, 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 and Pet Care; Fabric Care and Home Care, and Baby Care and Family Care. In August 2009, AnimalScan, LLC announced that it has acquired Iams Pet Imaging, LLC from The Procter & Gamble Company and ProScan Imaging. In November 2008, the Company completed the divestiture of its Coffee business through the merger of its Folgers coffee subsidiary into The J.M. Smucker Company.

• PIF, INSURD MUNI INCM Current Caprock Strength Rating: 16.223713

Insured Municipal Income Fund Inc. (the Fund) is a closed-end diversified management investment company. The Fund?s investment objective is to achieve a high-level of current income that is exempt from federal income tax, consistent with the preservation of capital. In the normal course of business the Fund may enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations or that provide indemnification for certain liabilities. UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc. (UBS Global AM) serves as investment advisor and administrator of the Fund. UBS Global AM is an indirect wholly owned asset management subsidiary of UBS AG, an internationally diversified organization with headquarters in Zurich and Basel, Switzerland, and operations in areas of the financial services industry.

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