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• NKE, NIKE INC CL B Current Caprock Strength Rating: 32.154182

NIKE, Inc. (NIKE) is engaged in the design, development and worldwide marketing of footwear, apparel, equipment, and accessory products. NIKE sells athletic footwear and athletic apparel. It sells its products to retail accounts, through NIKE-owned retail, including stores and Internet sales, and through a mix of independent distributors and licensees, in over 180 countries around the world. Its products include running, training, basketball, soccer, sport-inspired urban shoes, and children?s shoes. It also markets shoes designed for aquatic activities, baseball, bicycling, cheerleading, football, golf, lacrosse, outdoor activities, skateboarding, tennis, volleyball, walking, wrestling, and other athletic and recreational uses. On March 3, 2008, the Company acquired Umbro Ltd. (Umbro). On April 17, 2008, it completed the sale of its Bauer Hockey subsidiary.

• CVD, COVANCE INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 154.708130

Covance Inc. is a drug development services company providing a range of early-stage and late-stage product development services on a worldwide basis primarily to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. The Company also provides laboratory testing services to the chemical, agrochemical and food industries. Covance maintains offices in more than 20 countries. The services it provides constitute two segments: early development services, which include preclinical services and clinical pharmacology services, and late-stage development services, which include central laboratory, clinical development, periapproval and market access services. Covance Inc. provides product development services on a global basis to, among others, the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. During the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company served in excess of 300 biopharmaceutical companies.

• KTC, KT CORP ADS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 12.977843

KT Corporation is an integrated telecommunications services provider in Korea. Its services include telephone services, including local, domestic long-distance and international long-distance fixed-line telephone services and interconnection services to other telecommunications companies; broadband Internet access service and other Internet-related services; personal communications system (PCS) mobile telecommunications service through its subsidiary, KT Freetel Co., Ltd. (KTF), and various other services, including leased line service and other data communication service. It operates in two segments: wireline communications segment and mobile services segment. Wireline communications include services provided to fixed-line customers, including Internet access services, data communication services, leased line services and telephone services. Mobile services include both personal communications system (PCS) service and IMT-2000 service.

• 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 Fund?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 Fund?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 Fund?s sub-advisor.

• MUC, BLACKROCK MUNIHOL Current Caprock Strength Rating: 0.929799

BlackRock MuniHoldings California Insured Fund, Inc. (the Fund) is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund seeks to provide current income exempt from federal and California income taxes. It invests primarily in a portfolio of long-term, investment-grade municipal obligations, the interest on which is exempt from federal and California income taxes. The Fund may purchase or sell financial futures contracts and options on such futures contracts. It may invest in zero-coupon bonds. The Fund invests in sectors, such as education, water and sewer, power, transportation, hospital and housing. 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.

• LMT, LOCKHEED MARTIN C Current Caprock Strength Rating: 126.940300

Lockheed Martin Corporation principally researches, designs, develops, manufactures, integrates, operates and sustains advanced technology systems, products, and provides a range of management, engineering, technical, scientific, logistic and information services. It serves both domestic and international customers with products and services that have defense, civil and commercial applications, with its principal customers being agencies of the United States Government. The Company operates in four segments: Aeronautics, Electronic Systems, Information Systems and Global Services (IS&GS) and Space Systems. In September 2008, Lockheed Martin Corporation announced that it has completed its acquisition of Aculight Corporation.

• AFL, A F L A C INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 200.546982

Aflac Incorporated is a general business holding company and acts as a management company, overseeing the operations of its subsidiaries by providing management services and making capital available. Its principal business is supplemental health and life insurance, which is marketed and administered through its subsidiary, American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus (Aflac), which operates in the United States (Aflac U.S.) and as a branch in Japan (Aflac Japan). Aflac Japan sells supplemental insurance products, including cancer life plans, general medical indemnity plans, medical/sickness riders, care plans, living benefit life plans, ordinary life insurance plans and annuities. Aflac U.S. sells supplemental insurance products, including accident/disability plans, cancer expense plans, short-term disability plans, sickness and hospital indemnity plans, hospital intensive care plans, fixed-benefit dental plans, vision care plans, long-term care plans and life insurance products.

• ITC, ITC HOLDINGS CORP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 286.261017

ITC Holdings Corp., through its Regulated Operating Subsidiaries, International Transmission Company (ITCTransmission), Michigan Electric Transmission Company, LLC (METC) and ITC Midwest LLC (ITC Midwest), is engaged in the transmission of electricity in the United States. The Company operates contiguous, high-voltage systems in Michigan?s Lower Peninsula and portions of Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois and Missouri that transmit electricity from generating stations to local distribution facilities connected to its systems. On December 20, 2007, the Company acquired the electric transmission assets of IP&L through ITC Midwest.

• CB, CHUBB CP THE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 55.253525

The Chubb Corporation (Chubb) is a holding company for a family of property and casualty insurance companies known as the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies (the P&C Group). The P&C Group is divided into three business units: Chubb Commercial Insurance, Chubb Commercial Insurance and Chubb Specialty Insurance. Chubb Commercial Insurance offers a range of commercial insurance products, including coverage for multiple peril, casualty, workers? compensation and property and marine. Chubb Specialty Insurance offers a variety of specialized professional liability products for privately and publicly owned companies, financial institutions, professional firms and healthcare organizations. Chubb Specialty Insurance also includes the Company?s surety business. Chubb Personal Insurance offers products for individuals with fine homes and possessions. The P&C Group provides insurance coverages principally in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, and parts of Latin America and Asia.

• SMA, SYMMETRY MEDICAL Current Caprock Strength Rating: 37.797249

Symmetry Medical Inc. (Symmetry) is an independent provider of implants and related instruments and cases to global orthopedic device manufacturers. The Company designs, develops and produces these products for companies in other segments of the medical device market, including the dental, osteobiologic and endoscopy segments, and it also provides limited specialized products to non-healthcare markets, such as the aerospace market. Its Total Solutions approach presents its customers with a range of products, as well as design, engineering and project management services and production capabilities to help them bring their implant systems to market efficiently. During the fiscal year ended December 29, 2007 (fiscal 2007), its revenue was derived primarily from the sale of products to the orthopedic device market and other medical markets. On January 25, 2008, the Company acquired DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.’s New Bedford, Massachusetts instrument manufacturing facility (New Bedford).

• 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 September 2008, Ryder announced the completion of acquisition of the full service truck leasing, commercial truck rental and contract maintenance businesses of Gordon Truck Leasing.

• 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. The Fund?s portfolio of investments includes mortgage-backed securities, the United States government agencies, emerging market bonds, high grade corporates, municipal bonds, commercial mortgage-backed securities and the United States treasury securities. The Fund normally invests at least 80% of the Fund?s net assets in the United States and non-United States government securities. Massachusetts Financial Services Company serves as the investment adviser of the Fund.

• ENH, ENDURANCE SPLTY H Current Caprock Strength Rating: 42.870548

Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. (Endurance Holdings) is a holding company. Through its operating subsidiaries based in Bermuda, the United Kingdom and the United States, the Company underwrites specialty lines of personal and commercial property, and casualty insurance and reinsurance on a global basis. Endurance Holdings’ portfolio of specialty lines of business is organized into two segments: Insurance and Reinsurance. Endurance Holdings? seven wholly owned operating subsidiaries are: Endurance Bermuda, Endurance Worldwide Insurance Limited (Endurance U.K.), Endurance Reinsurance Corporation of America (Endurance U.S. Reinsurance), American Agri-Business Insurance Company, Endurance American Insurance Company (Endurance American), Endurance American Specialty Insurance Company (Endurance American Specialty) and American Merchants Casualty Company (American Merchants). In December 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of ARMtech Insurance Services, Inc. and its affiliates.

• 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.

• CEG, CONSTELLATION ENG Current Caprock Strength Rating: 17.823517

Constellation Energy Group Inc. is an energy company that conducts its business through various subsidiaries, including a merchant energy business and Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE). The Company?s merchant energy business is a provider of energy solutions for a variety of customers. BGE is a regulated electric transmission and distribution utility company and a regulated gas distribution utility company with a service territory that covers the City of Baltimore and all or part of 10 counties in central Maryland. The Company?s operating segments are Merchant Energy, Regulated Electric and Regulated Gas. Its remaining non-regulated businesses design, construct and operate renewable energy, heating, cooling and cogeneration facilities for commercial, industrial and governmental customers throughout North America, as well as provide home improvements, service electric and gas appliances, service heating, air conditioning and plumbing to residential customers in Central Maryland.

• GG, GOLDCORP INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 104.096573

Goldcorp Inc. (Goldcorp) is a gold producer engaged in gold mining and related activities, including exploration, extraction, processing and reclamation. The Company?s assets are comprised of the Red Lake, Porcupine and Musselwhite gold mines in Canada, the Alumbrera gold/copper mine (37.5% interest) in Argentina, the El Sauzal gold mine and Luismin gold/silver mines in Mexico, the Marlin gold/silver mine in Guatemala, the San Martin gold mine in Honduras, the Marigold gold mine (67% interest) and the Wharf gold mine in the United States. On July 24, 2007, Goldcorp sold 25% of the silver produced from its Penasquito project to Silver Wheaton for the life of mine. On January 31, 2007, Goldcorp completed the sale of the San Martin mine in Mexico to Starcore International Ventures Ltd. (Starcore). In September 2008, Goldcorp had completed the acquisition of Gold Eagle Mines Ltd.

• BXS, BANCORPSOUTH INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 18.531313

BancorpSouth, Inc., incorporated in 1982, is a financial holding company for its principal subsidiary, BancorpSouth Bank (the Bank). The Company conducts commercial banking and financial services operations through 295 offices in Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Florida and Missouri. The Bank and its subsidiaries provide a range of financial services to individuals and small-to-medium size businesses. The Bank operates investment services, credit insurance and insurance agency subsidiaries, which engage in investment brokerage services and sales of other insurance products. The Bank?s trust department offers a range of services, including personal trust and estate services, employee benefit accounts and plans, including individual retirement accounts, and limited corporate trust functions. On March 1, 2007, BancorpSouth, Inc. completed its merger with City Bancorp.

• ELMG, EMS TECHNOLOGIES Current Caprock Strength Rating: 141.974136

EMS Technologies, Inc. is engaged in the design, manufacture, and marketing of wireless communications solutions addressing the enterprise mobility, communications-on-the-move and in-flight connectivity markets for both commercial and government users. The Company focuses on the needs of the mobile information user and the increasing demand for wireless broadband communications. The Company operates through three business units: Defense & Space Systems (D&SS), LXE and SATCOM. Its business provides product solutions and support services for use in supply chain management networks, satellite-based voice and data communications and defense and space applications for communications, surveillance, precision strike weapons, and electronic countermeasures. In July 2007, it acquired DSpace Pty. Ltd. In February 2008, the Company announced the acquisition of Akerstroms Trux AB, of Stockholm, Sweden, from BrainHeart Capital.

• IRM, IRON MOUNTAIN (DE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 99.393646

Iron Mountain Incorporated is engaged in information protection and storage services. The Company offers records management and data protection solutions, along with the focus on address complex information challenges, such as rising storage costs, litigation, regulatory compliance and disaster recovery. The Company has a diversified customer base, which consists of commercial, legal, banking, healthcare, accounting, insurance, entertainment and government organizations. As of December 31, 2007, the Company provided services in 37 countries on five continents, employed over 20,000 people and operated over 1,000 records management facilities. In June 2007, the Company announced that it has acquired Accutrac Software, Inc., a provider of records management software and professional services. In November 2007, Iron Mountain Incorporated announced the acquisition of Xepa Digital, LLP.

• SFG, STANCORP FINCL GR Current Caprock Strength Rating: 6.632567

StanCorp Financial Group, Inc., incorporated in 1988, is a holding company for its insurance and asset management subsidiaries. Its operations include two segments: Insurance Services and Asset Management. The Insurance Services segment offers group and individual disability insurance, group life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, and group dental insurance. The Asset Management segment offers full-service 401(k) plans, 457 plans, defined benefit plans, money purchase pension plans, profit sharing plans, 403(b) plans and non-qualified deferred compensation products and services through an affiliated broker-dealer. This segment also offers investment management and financial planning services, commercial mortgage loan origination and servicing, and individual fixed annuities.

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

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

The 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. The Fund’s investment advisor is Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. The Fund invests in various holdings, including electrical equipment, commercial banks, information technology services, construction materials, wireless telecommunication services and short-term investments.

• 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.

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