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• NOC, NORTHROP GRUM HOL Current Caprock Strength Rating: 66.249763

Northrop Grumman Corporation is an integrated enterprise consisting of many formerly separate businesses that cover the entire defense spectrum, from undersea to outer space and into cyberspace. The Company is aligned into seven segments categorized into four primary businesses. The Mission Systems, Information Technology, and Technical Services segments are presented as Information and Services. The Integrated Systems and Space Technology segments are presented as Aerospace. The Electronics and Ships segments are each presented as separate businesses. Newport News and Ship Systems are aggregated and reported as the Ships business. In January 2007, the Company acquired Essex Corporation. In April 2008, the Company announced that it has completed the sale of its Electro-Optical Systems business to L-3 Communications.

• MC, MATSUSHITA EL IND Current Caprock Strength Rating: 20.698673

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (Matsushita) is engaged in the production and sales of electronic and electric products in an array of business areas. It offers a range of products, systems and components for consumer, business and industrial use. Most of the Company?s products are marketed under the Panasonic brand name worldwide, along with other product, or region, specific brand names, including National primarily for home appliances and household electric equipment sold in Japan, and Technics for certain high-fidelity products. Some of its subsidiaries also use their own brand names, such as PanaHome. The Company?s segments comprise audiovisual connection (AVC) networks, home appliances, components and devices, Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. (MEW) and PanaHome Corporation (PanaHome), and others. In August 2007, Victor Company of Japan Ltd. (JVC) and its consolidated subsidiaries became associated companies from Matsushita?s consolidated subsidiaries.

• BCR, BARD C R INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 345.886597

C. R. Bard, Inc. (Bard) is engaged in the designing, manufacturing, packaging, distribution and sale of medical, surgical, diagnostic and patient care devices. The Company sells a range of products worldwide to hospitals, individual healthcare professionals, extended care facilities and alternate site facilities. In general, the Company?s products are intended to be used once and then discarded or implanted either temporarily or permanently. Bard has four major product group categories: vascular, urology, oncology and surgical specialties. The Company has a 50% ownership in Medicon, Inc. (Medicon), a Japanese joint venture with Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. In January 2008, Bard acquired the LifeStent family of stents from Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. These stents are available in the United States for biliary indications only. In June 2008, Specialized Health Products International Inc. completed its merger into a wholly owned subsidiary of Bard.

• WMS, W M S INDS INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 304.550018

WMS Industries Inc. (WMS) is a global provider of gaming products to the legalized gaming industry. WMS designs, manufactures and distributes gaming machines and video lottery terminals (VLTs). The Company also derives revenue from the sale of spare parts, conversion kits, amusement-with-prize (AWP) gaming machines, and from licensing its gaming themes (games) and other intellectual property to third parties. As of June 30, 2007, its primary manufacturing facility was located in the United States, with development or distribution offices in the United States, Argentina, Australia, China, Italy, South Africa, Spain and the United Kingdom. On July 13, 2006, WMS acquired Orion Financement Company, a Netherlands-based holding company that designs, manufactures and distributes casino-based gaming machines and amusement-with-prize (AWP) gaming machines. On July 19, 2007, it completed the acquisition Systems in Progress GmbH.

• MCD, MCDONALDS CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 125.146095

McDonald?s Corporation primarily franchises and operates McDonald?s restaurants in the food service industry. These restaurants serve a varied, yet limited, value-priced menu in more than 100 countries around the world. The Company also has a minority ownership interest in United Kingdom-based Pret A Manger. The Company owned Boston Market prior to its sale in August 2007. During the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company disposed of its investment in Chipotle Mexican Grill (Chipotle). All restaurants are operated either by the Company, by independent entrepreneurs under the terms of conventional franchise arrangements (franchisees), or by affiliates and developmental licensees operating under license agreements. During the year ended December 31, 2007, McDonald?s Corporation sold its businesses in Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Venezuela and 13 other countries in Latin America, and the Caribbean to a developmental licensee organization.

• R, RYDER SYSTEM INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 121.216743

Ryder System, Inc. (Ryder) is a provider of transportation and supply chain management solutions. The Company operates in three segments: Fleet Management Solutions (FMS), which provides full-service leasing, contract maintenance, contract-related maintenance and commercial rental of trucks, tractors and trailers to customers principally in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom; Supply Chain Solutions (SCS), which provides supply chain solutions, including distribution and transportation services throughout North America, and in Latin America, Europe and Asia, and Dedicated Contract Carriage (DCC), which provides vehicles and drivers as part of a dedicated transportation solution in the United States. In October 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Pollock NationaLease, under which it acquired Pollock?s fleet of approximately 2,000 vehicles and nearly 200 contractual customers served by six locations.

• MM, METAL MGMT INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 145.575363

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• WABC, WESTAMERICA BNCP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 62.256195

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 principal communities served are located in Northern and Central California, from Mendocino, Lake and Nevada Counties in the North to Kern County in the South. 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.

• SNH, SENIOR HSG SBI Current Caprock Strength Rating: 63.017380

Senior Housing Properties Trust (Senior Housing) is a real estate investment trust (REIT). As of December 31, 2007, the Company owned 202 properties located in 32 states. Senior apartments are marketed to residents, who are capable of caring for themselves. Residence is usually restricted on the basis of age. Independent living properties, or congregate care communities, also provide privacy to residents and require residents to be independent. Assisted living properties have one bedroom units, which include private bathrooms and efficiency kitchens. Services bundled within one charge usually include three meals per day in a central dining room, daily housekeeping, laundry, medical reminders and 24-hour availability of assistance with the activities of daily living, such as dressing and bathing. Professional nursing and healthcare services are available at the property on call or at regularly scheduled times.

• AKS, A K STEEL HLDG CO Current Caprock Strength Rating: 168.714890

AK Steel Holding Corporation is a producer of flat-rolled carbon, stainless and electrical steels and tubular products through its wholly owned subsidiary, AK Steel Corporation (AK Steel and, together with AK Holding, the Company). 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.

• SLW, SILVER WHEATON CO Current Caprock Strength Rating: 30.190140

Silver Wheaton Corp. (Silver Wheaton) is a mining company with 100% of its revenue from the sale of silver. The Company?s principal product is silver that it has entered into five long-term silver contracts with Goldcorp (Luismin mines in Mexico and Penasquito project in Mexico), Lundin Mining (Zinkgruvan mine in Sweden), Glencore (Yauliyacu mine in Peru) and Hellas Gold (Stratoni mine in Greece), whereby Silver Wheaton acquires silver production from the counterparties. In July 2007, Silver Wheaton completed the acquisition from Goldcorp Inc. of 25% of the life of mine silver production from Goldcorp Inc.’s Penasquito project, located in Zacatecas, Mexico. As of December 31, 2007, the Company owned 12% units of Sabina Silver Corporation (Sabina). In July 2007, Silver Wheaton completed the acquisition from Goldcorp Inc. of 25% of the life of mine silver production from Goldcorp Inc.’s Penasquito project, located in Zacatecas, Mexico.

• TYL, TYLER TECHNGIES Current Caprock Strength Rating: 67.005241

Tyler Technologies, Inc. (Tyler) is a provider of integrated information management solutions and services for local governments. The Company has a line of software solutions and services to address the information technology (IT) needs of every area of operation for cities, counties, schools and other local government entities. These software solutions and services are grouped in four major areas: Financial Management and Education, Courts and Justice, Property Appraisal and Tax, and Document Management. In September 2007, Tyler completed the acquisition of all the capital stock of EDP Enterprises, Inc. In February 2007, it completed the acquisition of all of the capital stock of Advanced Data Systems, Inc. In February 2008, the Company completed the acquisitions of two software companies in the education market, VersaTrans Solutions Incorporated (VersaTrans) and Olympia Computing Company, Inc. doing business as Schoolmaster (Schoolmaster).

• ADVS, ADVENT SOFTWARE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 186.961472

Advent Software, Inc. (Advent) offers integrated software solutions for automating and integrating data and work flows across investment management organizations, as well as the information flows between the investment management organization and external parties. The Company’s business is organized into two segments: Advent Investment Management and MicroEdge. Advent Investment Management is the Company’s core business and derives revenues from the development, marketing and sale of software products, data interfaces and related maintenance, and services that automate, integrate and support certain functions of investment management organizations in the United States, Europe, Middle East and Africa. MicroEdge derives revenues from the sale of software and services for grant management, matching gifts and volunteer tracking for the grantmaking community in the United States and United Kingdom. On November 23, 2007, the Company acquired Vivid Orange Limited.

• CIR, CIRCOR INTL INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 9.260674

Circor International, Inc. designs, manufactures and distributes different valves and related fluid-control products and certain services to a variety of end-markets for use in different applications to ensure the safety of fluid-control systems. The Company operates 17 manufacturing facilities that are located in the United States, Canada, Western Europe and the People?s Republic of China. Circor has two product groups: Instrumentation and Thermal Fluid Controls Products and Energy Products. As of December 31, 2007, the Company?s products were sold through distributors and it serviced more than 10,000 customers in over 130 countries around the world. On September 28, 2007, Circor and its Instrumental and Thermal Fluid Controls Dutch subsidiary, Dovianus in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, sold its 50% equity interest in Keofitt Holdings, A/S, a Danish company to the other 50% joint venture partner. In May 2008, CIRCOR completed the acquisition of Motor Technology, Inc.

• MCD, MCDONALDS CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 125.146095

McDonald?s Corporation primarily franchises and operates McDonald?s restaurants in the food service industry. These restaurants serve a varied, yet limited, value-priced menu in more than 100 countries around the world. The Company also has a minority ownership interest in United Kingdom-based Pret A Manger. The Company owned Boston Market prior to its sale in August 2007. During the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company disposed of its investment in Chipotle Mexican Grill (Chipotle). All restaurants are operated either by the Company, by independent entrepreneurs under the terms of conventional franchise arrangements (franchisees), or by affiliates and developmental licensees operating under license agreements. During the year ended December 31, 2007, McDonald?s Corporation sold its businesses in Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Venezuela and 13 other countries in Latin America, and the Caribbean to a developmental licensee organization.

• HCP, HEALTHCARE PROP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 3.127659

HCP, Inc. (HCP), formerly Health Care Property Investors, Inc., is a real estate investment trust (REIT) focusing primarily on properties serving the healthcare industry. HCP is a self-administered REIT that invests directly or through joint ventures in healthcare facilities. The Company acquires, develop, lease, dispose and manage healthcare real estate and provide mortgage and other financing to healthcare providers. The Company?s holdings include 753 properties distributed among distinct sectors of healthcare, including senior housing, medical office, life science, hospital and skilled nursing. Its portfolio includes investments in five healthcare segments: senior housing, life science, medical office, hospital and skilled nursing. In August 2007, the Company acquired Slough Estates USA Inc.

• SIGI, SELECTIVE INS GP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 53.364811

Selective Insurance Group, Inc. (Selective), through its subsidiaries, offers property and casualty insurance products, and diversified insurance services and products. The Company operates through three business segments: Insurance Operations, Investments and Diversified Insurance Services. The Insurance Operations segment sells property and casualty insurance products and services primarily in 21 states in the Eastern and Midwestern United States. Diversified Insurance Services provides human resource administration outsourcing products and services, and federal flood insurance administrative services. The Company?s Insurance Operations segment includes commercial lines, which markets primarily to businesses, and represents approximately 87% of Selective?s net premiums written (NPW), and personal lines, which markets primarily to individuals and represents approximately 13% of NPW.

• 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, Domestic Real Estate, Medical Product Development and Other Operations. In June 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of ResortQuest International, Inc. In March 2007, the Company?s 75% owned subsidiary, STi Prepaid, LLC, acquired the assets of Telco Group, Inc. and its affiliates.

• GMR, GENERAL MARITIME Current Caprock Strength Rating: 1.461419

General Maritime Corporation is a provider of international seaborne crude oil transportation services. The Company’s fleet consists of 21 wholly owned vessels, consisting of 10 Aframax and 11 Suezmax vessels. The 21 vessels that the Company operates have a total of 2.7 million deadweight (dwt), all of which are double hulled. Many of the vessels in the Company’s fleet are sister ships. The majority of the Company’s vessels operate in the Atlantic, which includes ports in the Caribbean, South and Central America, the United States, Western Africa, the Mediterranean, Europe and the North Sea. Although the majority of its vessels operate in the Atlantic, The Company also operates vessels in the Black Sea and in other regions, which enables it both to take advantage of market opportunities and to position its vessels in anticipation of drydockings. The Company’s customers include most oil companies, as well as oil producers, oil traders, vessel owners and others.

• CEF, CENTRAL FD CDA CL Current Caprock Strength Rating: 303.932526

Central Fund of Canada Limited is a specialized, self-governing, passive holding company with most of its assets held in gold and silver bullion. At October 31, 2007, 98% of Central Fund?s net assets consisted of unencumbered, segregated and insured, passive long-term holdings of gold and silver bullion.

• SJI, SOUTH JERSEY IND Current Caprock Strength Rating: 10.902923

South Jersey Industries, Inc. (SJI) is an energy services holding company that provides a variety of energy related products and services through its wholly owned subsidiaries, South Jersey Gas Company (SJG), South Jersey Energy Company (SJE), South Jersey Resources Group, LLC (SJRG), Marina Energy, LLC (Marina) and South Jersey Energy Service Plus, LLC (SJESP). SJG is a regulated natural gas utility that distributes natural gas in the seven southernmost counties of New Jersey. SJE acquires and markets natural gas and electricity to retail end users, and provides total energy management services to commercial and industrial customers. SJRG markets wholesale natural gas storage, commodity and transportation in the mid-Atlantic and southern states. Marina develops and operates onsite energy-related projects. SJESP installs residential and small commercial heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, and provides plumbing services and services appliances.

• OSIP, OSI PHARMACEUTIC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 50.800850

OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OSI) is a biotechnology company primarily focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of molecular targeted therapies addressing unmet medical needs in oncology, diabetes and obesity. The Company’s primary focus is oncology and its flagship product is Tarceva (erlotinib), a small molecule inhibitor of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. also has research and development programs in diabetes and obesity, which are conducted through Prosidion Limited, the Company’s United Kingdom subsidiary. In October 2007, Roche Holding Ltd. and OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that Tarceva (erlotinib) has been approved in Japan for the treatment of patients with nonresectable, recurrent and advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), which is aggravated following chemotherapy.

• CSX, C S X CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 20.526377

CSX Corporation (CSX) is a transportation company. Surface Transportation, which includes the Company?s rail and intermodal businesses, provides rail-based transportation services, including traditional rail service and the transport of intermodal containers and trailers. It operates in two business segments: rail and intermodal. The rail segment provides rail freight transportation over a network of approximately 21,000 route miles in 23 states, the District of Columbia, and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. The intermodal segment provides integrated rail and truck transportation services and operates a network of dedicated intermodal facilities across North America. CSX?s principal operating company, CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT), provides a link to the transportation supply chain through its approximately 21,000 route mile rail network, which serves 23 states east of the Mississippi River, the District of Columbia, and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec.

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