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• MBT, MOBILE TELSYS OJS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 94.943077

Mobile TeleSystems OJSC or (Mobil’nye TeleSistemy OAO or MTS) is a mobile phone operator in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States countries. The Company uses technology based on the global system for mobile communications (GSM). In addition to standard voice services, MTS offers its subscribers value-added services, including voice mail, short message service (SMS), general packet radio service (GPRS) and various SMS and GPRS-based information and entertainment services, such as multimedia messaging service (MMS). The Company also offers its subscribers the ability to roam automatically worldwide. MTS operates in Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, as well as in Belarus, where the Company owns a 49% stake in Mobile TeleSystems LLC, a mobile operator in Belarus, which is not consolidated. The main shareholder of the Company is Sistema JSFC. MTS is headquartered in Moscow, Russian Federation.

• 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. BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. may invest in certain securities, whose income return is inversely related to changes in a floating interest rate (inverse floaters). The Fund may purchase and write call and put options. The Fund may also invest in swap agreements. The FundG??s investment advisor is BlackRock Advisors, LLC, which is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (Merrill Lynch) and The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. are the principal owners of BlackRock, Inc.

• RAI, REYNOLDS AMERICAN Current Caprock Strength Rating: 5.465913

Reynolds American Inc. (RAI) is a holding company. The Company has two business segments: RJR Tobacco and Conwood. RAIG??s wholly owned subsidiaries include R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company; Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company, Inc. (Santa Fe); Lane, Limited (Lane); R. J. Reynolds Global Products, Inc. (GPI), and Conwood Company, LLC, Conwood Sales Co., LLC, Scott Tobacco LLC and Rosswil LLC, collectively, referred to as the Conwood companies. The RJR Tobacco segment consists of the primary operations of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. The Conwood segment consists of the Conwood companies and Lane. RAIG??s wholly owned operating subsidiaries Santa Fe and GPI, among others, are included in All Other.

• CSTR, COINSTAR INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 25.980988

Coinstar, Inc. (Coinstar) is a multi-national company offering a range of solutions for retailersG?? storefronts consisting of self-service coin counting; entertainment services, such as skill-crane machines, bulk vending machines and kiddie rides, and e-payment services, such as money transfer services, prepaid wireless products, stored value cards, payroll cards and prepaid debit cards. In addition, the Company offers self-service digital versatile disc (DVD) kiosks where consumers can rent or purchase movies. As of December 31, 2007, Coinstar owned and operated more than 15,400 coin-counting machines in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. On January 1, 2008, the Company completed the acquisition of GroupEx Financial Corporation, JRJ Express Inc. and Kimeco, LLC (collectively, GroupEx). On January 1, 2008, Coinstar exercised an option to acquire a majority ownership interest in Redbox Automated Retail, LLC.

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

Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. (Pediatrix) is a healthcare services company that focuses on physician services for newborn, maternal-fetal, pediatric subspecialty and anesthesia care. During the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company’s network was composed of approximately 1,072 affiliated physicians, including 788 neonatal physician specialists who provide clinical care in 32 states and Puerto Rico, primarily within hospital-based neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), to babies born prematurely or with medical complications. The Company have 109 affiliated physicians who provide maternal-fetal medical care to expectant mothers experiencing complicated pregnancies in many areas where its affiliated neonatal physicians practice. Its network includes other pediatric subspecialists, including 69 physicians providing pediatric cardiology care, 37 physicians providing pediatric intensive care and 16 physicians providing hospital-based pediatric care.

• INTU, INTUIT INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 5.931304

Intuit Inc. is a provider of business, financial management solutions for small and medium sized businesses, financial institutions, including banks and credit unions, consumers and accounting professionals. The CompanyG??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, Professional Tax, Financial Institutions and Other Businesses. The CompanyG??s Small Business division consists of two segments: QuickBooks segment and Payroll and Payments segment. In August 2007, the Company sold its Intuit Distribution Management Solutions business. In March 2007, the Company sold its Complete Payroll and Premier Payroll Service businesses to Automatic Data Processing, Inc. In February 2008, the Company acquired Electronic Clearing House Inc.

• VRSN, VERISIGN INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 69.371475

VeriSign, Inc. (VeriSign) operates infrastructure services that enable and protect billions of interactions every day across the worldG??s voice, video and data networks. The Company offers a variety of Internet and communications-related services, which are marketed through Website sales, direct field sales, channel sales, telesales, and member organizations in its global affiliate network. VeriSignG??s business consists of two segments: the Internet Services Group and the Communications Services Group. The Internet Services Group consists of the Information and Security Services business and the Naming Services business. The Communications Services Group provides communications services, such as connectivity and interoperability services and intelligent database services; commerce services, such as billing and operational support system services, and mobile commerce services, and content services, such as digital content and messaging services.

• OMG, OM GROUP INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 83.674637

OM Group, Inc. is a diversified global developer, producer and marketer of specialty chemicals and advanced materials that are essential to complex chemical and industrial processes. The Company is the refiner of cobalt and producer of cobalt-based specialty products, and the producer of electroless nickel plating chemistry for memory disk applications. The Company is organized in to two segments: Specialty Chemicals and Advanced Materials. The Specialty Chemicals segment will consist of the electronic chemicals, ultra pure chemicals, photomasks and advanced organic product line groupings. The Electronic Chemicals product line grouping will include the Printed Circuit Board (PCB) business. The Advanced Materials segment will consist of the Inorganics product line grouping and the DRC smelter operations. On March 1, 2007, the Company completed the sale of its Nickel business. On October 1, 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of Borchers GmbH.

• NFG, NATL FUEL GAS CO Current Caprock Strength Rating: 82.851707

National Fuel Gas Company is a holding company. The Company is a diversified energy company consisting of five business segments. The Utility segment contributed approximately 25.2% of the CompanyG??s income during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007 (fiscal 2007). The Pipeline and Storage segment contributed approximately 28% of National Fuel Gas CompanyG??s income during the fiscal 2007. The Exploration and Production segment contributed approximately 37.1% of the CompanyG??s income in fiscal 2007. The Energy Marketing segment contributed approximately 3.8% of the CompanyG??s income during the fiscal 2007. The Timber segment contributed approximately 1.9% of National Fuel Gas CompanyG??s income in fiscal 2007. In August 2007, Seneca Resources Corporation (Seneca) sold all of the issued and outstanding shares of Seneca Energy Canada Inc. (SECI).

• 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 engaged in the sale of cigarettes, cigars, leaf and other tobacco products. It produces and markets a diverse range of brands to suit consumersG?? preferences, with a particular focus on its four Global Drive Brands (GDBs), which are Dunhill, Kent, Lucky Strike and Pall Mall. Its cigar portfolio includes the handmade Dunhill Signed Range. The Company has over 300 brands in its portfolio and its brands are sold in over 180 markets.

• 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). The CompanyG??s revenues are primarily derived from electric service provided by its utility operating subsidiaries and the revenues of its other principal subsidiary, FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. FirstEnergy also holds all the common stock of other direct subsidiaries, including FirstEnergy Properties, Inc., FirstEnergy Ventures Corp., FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company, FirstEnergy Securities Transfer Company, GPU Diversified Holdings, LLC, GPU Telecom Services, Inc., GPU Nuclear, Inc. and FirstEnergy Service Company.

• NUE, NUCOR CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 80.432022

Nucor Corporation is engaged in the manufacture and sale of steel and steel products. The Company operates in two business segments: steel mills and steel products. Principal products from the steel mills segment include hot-rolled steel and cold-rolled steel. Steel mills segmentG??s hot-rolled steel products include angles, rounds, flats, channels, sheet, wide-flange beams, pilings, billets, blooms, beam blanks and plate. Principal products from the steel products segment include steel joists and joist girders, steel deck, cold finished steel, steel fasteners, metal building systems and light gauge steel framing. In March 2008, Nucor Corporation completed the acquisition of SHV North America Corporation, which owns 100% of The David J. Joseph Company (DJJ) and related affiliates. In April 2008, Nucor Corporation completed the acquisition of substantially all the assets of Metal Recycling Services Inc. MRS will operate under the name, Metal Recycling Services, LLC.

• TRP, TRANSCANADA CORP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 55.040035

TransCanada Corporation (TransCanada) is a North American energy infrastructure company focused on pipelines and energy. At December 31, 2007, Pipelines accounted for approximately 53% of revenues and 73% of TransCanadaG??s total assets and the Energy business accounted for approximately 47% of revenues and 23% of TransCanadaG??s total assets. TransCanadaG??s business segments comprise Pipelines and Energy. Pipelines are principally comprise the CompanyG??s pipelines in Canada, the United States and Mexico and its regulated natural gas storage operations in the United States Energy includes the CompanyG??s power operations, the non-regulated natural gas storage business, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects. On February 22, 2007, TransCanada closed its acquisitions of American Natural Resources Company and ANR Storage Company (collectively, ANR) and acquired an additional 3.6% interest in Great Lakes Gas Transmission Partnership (Great Lakes) from El Paso Corporation.

• SGY, STONE ENERGY CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 60.302979

Stone Energy Corporation (Stone Energy) is an independent oil and natural gas company. The Company is engaged in the acquisition and subsequent exploration, development, operation and production of oil and gas properties located primarily in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM). It also has operations in the Rocky Mountain Basins and the Williston Basin (Rocky Mountain Region). It is also engaged in an exploratory joint venture in Bohai Bay, China and has begun acquiring leasehold interests in Appalachia. The CompanyG??s property base also contains multiple deep shelf exploration opportunities in the GOM, which are defined as prospects below 15,000 feet. On June 29, 2007, the Company completed the sale of substantially all of its Rocky Mountain Region properties and related assets to Newfield Exploration Company.

• WMB, WILLIAMS COS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 35.454456

The Williams Companies, Inc. (Williams) is a natural gas company. The Company primarily finds, produces, gathers, processes and transports natural gas. Its operations are concentrated in the Pacific Northwest, Rocky Mountains, Gulf Coast and the Eastern Seaboard. Its activities are primarily operated through business segments, which include Exploration & Production, Gas Pipeline, Midstream Gas & Liquids, and Gas Marketing Services. Exploration & Production produces, develops and manages natural gas reserves primarily located in the Rocky Mountain and Mid-Continent regions of the United States. Gas Pipeline includes interstate natural gas pipelines and pipeline joint venture investments. Midstream Gas & Liquids includes natural gas gathering, treating and processing business. Gas Marketing Services manage its natural gas commodity risk. Other primarily consists of corporate operations. Other also includes the CompanyG??s interest in Longhorn Partners Pipeline, L.P.

• GIM, TEMPLETON GLOBAL Current Caprock Strength Rating: 100.861855

Templeton Global Income Fund (the Fund) is a is a non-diversified, closed-end investment company. The Fund seeks high current income, with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. Templeton Global Income 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. Its portfolio includes government bonds and short-term investments. Its portfolio includes government bonds and short-term investments. The Fund’s investments include companies located in Asia, Americas, the Middle East, Africa, Argentina, Australia, Canada, Germany, Iceland, Indonesia, Iraq, Italy, Malaysia and Poland. Templeton Global Income Fund’s investment manager is Franklin Advisers, Inc. (Advisers). The Fund may invest in the Franklin Institutional Fiduciary Trust Money Market Portfolio (the Sweep Money Fund), an open-end investment company managed by Advisers.

• STFC, STATE AUTO FINL C Current Caprock Strength Rating: 6.305928

State Auto Financial Corporation (State Auto Financial) is a property and casualty insurance holding company. The Company is primarily engaged in writing both personal and business lines of insurance. State Auto Financial owns 100% of State Auto Property & Casualty Insurance Company (State Auto P&C), Milbank Insurance Company (Milbank), Farmers Casualty Insurance Company (Farmers), State Auto Insurance Company of Ohio (SA Ohio) and State Auto National Insurance Company (SA National), each of which is a property and casualty insurance company. State Auto Financial owns 100% of Stateco Financial Services, Inc. (Stateco), which provides investment management services to affiliated insurance companies. It also owns 100% of Strategic Insurance Software, Inc. (S.I.S.), a developer and seller of insurance-related software. State Auto P&C and Stateco share ownership of 518 Property Management and Leasing, LLC (518 PML), which owns and leases property to affiliated companies.

• URBN, URBAN OUTFITTERS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 76.870598

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (Urban Outfitters) is a lifestyle specialty retail company that operates under the Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, Free People and Terrain brands, and it also operates a wholesale business under the Free People brand. In addition to its retail stores, it offers products and markets its brands directly to the consumer through e-commerce Websites, and Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie and Free People catalogs. It operates two business segments: a lifestyle merchandising retailing segment and a wholesale apparel business. The retailing segment consists of Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, Free People brands and Terrain brands, whose merchandise is sold directly to the CompanyG??s customers through its stores, catalogs, call centers and Websites. The wholesale apparel segment consists of Free People Wholesale division that designs, develops and markets young womenG??s contemporary casual apparel.

• CBZ, CBIZ INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 82.244987

CBIZ, Inc. provides professional business services primarily to small- and medium-sized businesses, as well as individuals, governmental entities, and non-profit enterprises throughout the United States and Toronto, Canada. CBIZ delivers its integrated services through four practice groups: Financial Services, Employee Services, Medical Management Professionals (MMP) and National Practices. Financial Services seeks to help clients manage their finances. Employee Services provides group health, property and casualty, COBRA/flex, retirement planning, wealth management, life insurance, human capital management and payroll and actuarial services. National Practices consists of managed networking and hardware services, health care and Information Technology consulting, software solutions, project management and mergers and acquisitions. MMP comprises coding and billing, accounts receivable management and full practice management services. On April 1, 2008, it acquired EFL Associates, Inc.

• SFY, SWIFT ERGY (HLDG Current Caprock Strength Rating: 19.959139

Swift Energy Company is engaged in developing, exploring, acquiring, and operating oil and natural gas properties, with a focus on oil and natural gas reserves onshore and in the inland waters of Louisiana and Texas. As of December 31, 2007, the Company had estimated proved reserves from its domestic continuing operations of 133.8 million barrels of oil equivalent (MMBoe). Its total estimated proved reserves, both domestically and in New Zealand, were 150.1 MMBoe. Swift Energy CompanyG??s total proved reserves during 2007, were comprised of approximately 43% crude oil, 44% natural gas, and 13% natural gas liquid (NGLs), and 45% of its total proved reserves were proved developed. Its proved reserves are concentrated with 59% of the total in Louisiana, 29% in Texas, 1% in other states, and 11% in New Zealand. In October 2007, Swift Energy Company completed the acquisition of property interests from Escondido Resources, LP, a privately held company.

• MYD, BLACKROCK MUNIYIE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 30.770908

Blackrock Muniyield Fund Inc. (the Fund) is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The FundG??s investment objective is to provide current income exempt from federal income taxes. It invests primarily in a portfolio of long-term, investment-grade municipal obligations, the interest on which is exempt from federal income taxes. The Fund may invest in certain securities, whose income return is inversely related to changes in a floating interest rate (inverse floaters). It may also invest in swap agreements. The Fund invests in sectors, such as transportation, hospital, power, education, housing, and water and sewer. The FundG??s investment manager is BlackRock Advisors, LLC, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Investment Management, LLC, an affiliate of BlackRock Advisors, LLC, serves as the FundG??s sub-advisor.

• SPW, S P X CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 514.885315

SPX Corporation is a global multi-industry manufacturing company. Its infrastructure-related products and services include wet and dry cooling systems, thermal service and repair work, heat exchangers and power transformers into the global power market. Its infrastructure-related products also include packaged cooling towers, boilers, heating and ventilation equipment and filters. In the test and measurement products and services area, it provides, among other things, electronic diagnostic systems, specialty service tools, service equipment and technical information services. The Company has four operating segments: Flow Technology, Test and Measurement, Thermal Equipment and Services, and Industrial Products and Services. In August 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of the European diagnostics division of Johnson Controls. In October 2007, it completed the acquisition of Matra-Werke GmbH. On December 31, 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of APV operation.

• PBT, PERMIAN BASIN ROY Current Caprock Strength Rating: 252.514313

The Permian Basin Royalty Trust (the Trust) is an express trust. The net overriding royalties conveyed to the Trust (the Royalties) include a 75% net overriding royalty carved out of Southland RoyaltyG??s fee mineral interests in the Waddell Ranch in Crane County, Texas (the Waddell Ranch properties), and a 95% net overriding royalty carved out of Southland RoyaltyG??s major producing royalty interests in Texas (the Texas Royalty properties). The Waddell Ranch properties consist of 76,922 gross (33,246 net) producing acres. A majority of the proved reserves are attributable to six fields: Dune, Sand Hills (Judkins), Sand Hills (McKnight), Sand Hills (Tubb), University-Waddell (Devonian) and Waddell. The Texas Royalty properties consist of royalty interests in mature producing oil fields, such as Yates, Wasson, Sand Hills, East Texas, Kelly-Snyder, Panhandle Regular, N. Cowden, Todd, Keystone, Kermit, McElroy, Howard-Glasscock, Seminole and others.

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