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• IGT, INTL GAME TECH Current Caprock Strength Rating: 129.132645

International Game Technology (IGT) is a global company specializing in the design, manufacture and marketing of computerized gaming equipment, network systems, licensing and services. The Company derives its revenue from the distribution of electronic gaming equipment and network systems, related services and licensing of intellectual property (IP). IGT operates in two segments: North America and International. North America includes the Company’s operations in the United States and Canada. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007 (fiscal 2007), North America comprised 77% of IGT’s consolidated revenues. International encompasses all other IGT operations worldwide, comprising 23% of consolidated revenues in fiscal 2007. In June 2007, the Company acquired Digideal Corporation.

• PPDI, PHARM PROD DEV Current Caprock Strength Rating: 183.971298

Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc. (PPD) is a global contract research organization engaged in providing drug discovery and development services, post-approval expertise and compound partnering programs. The Discovery Sciences Group focuses on the discovery research segment of the biopharmaceutical research and development outsourcing market. The Development Group has designed its various global services to be integrated in order to assist its clients in optimizing their research and development spending through the clinical stages of the development process. The Development Group provides a range of development services to meet clients’ needs. In addition, for marketed drugs, biologics and devices, PPD offers support services, such as product launch services, medical information, patient compliance programs, patient and disease registry programs, product safety and pharmacovigilance, Phase IV monitored studies and prescription-to-over-the-counter programs.

• SWSI, SUPERIOR WELL SER Current Caprock Strength Rating: 37.117695

Superior Well Services, Inc. provides a range of wellsite solutions to oil and natural gas companies, primarily technical pumping services and down-hole surveying services. Technical pumping services include stimulation, nitrogen and cementing services while down-hole surveying services include logging and perforating services. The Company operates through its 26 service centers located in Pennsylvania, Alabama, West Virginia, Virginia, Mississippi, Texas, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Kansas, North Dakota, Utah, Louisiana, Michigan, Arkansas, Wyoming and Colorado. As of December 31, 2007, the Company owned a fleet of 976 commercial vehicles, through which technical pumping services are provided and a fleet of 86 logging and perforating trucks and cranes, through which down-hole surveying services are provided.

• NHP, NATIONWIDE HLTH P Current Caprock Strength Rating: 134.354874

Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. (NHP) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests primarily in healthcare-related senior housing, long-term care properties and medical office buildings. As of December 31, 2007, the Company had investments in 560 healthcare facilities located in 43 states. Its operations are organized into two segments: triple-net leases and multi-tenant leases. In the triple-net leases segment, NHP invests in healthcare related properties and lease the facilities to unaffiliated tenants. In the multi-tenant leases segment, it invests in healthcare related properties that have several tenants under separate leases. As of December 31, 2007, approximately 93% of NHP?s revenues are derived from its leases, with the remaining 7% from the Company?s mortgage loans and other financing activities.

• DTV, THE DIRECTV GROUP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 46.242550

The DIRECTV Group, Inc. is a provider of digital television entertainment in the United States and Latin America. The business segments, DIRECTV U.S. and DIRECTV Latin America are engaged in acquiring, promoting, selling and/or distributing digital entertainment programming through satellite to residential and commercial subscribers. On January 30, 2007, the Company acquired Darlene Investments LLC’s 14% minority interest in DLA LLC. On August 23, 2006, the Company completed the merger of its Brazil business, Galaxy Brasil Ltda. (GLB), with Sky Brazil Servicos LTDA (Sky Brazil) and completed the purchase of News Corporation’s and Liberty Media International’s interests in Sky Brazil. On February 16, 2006, it completed the acquisition of Sky Mexico. The Company has a fleet of ten geosynchronous satellites, including nine owned satellites and one leased satellite.

• DO, DIAMOND OFFSHORE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 34.530838

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (Diamond Offshore) provides contract drilling services to the energy industry worldwide and is also engaged in deepwater drilling with a fleet of 44 offshore drilling rigs. The Company?s fleet consists of 30 semisubmersibles, 13 jack-ups and one drillship. The Company offers a range of services worldwide in various markets, including the deep water, harsh environment, conventional semisubmersible and jack-up markets. The Company provides offshore drilling services to a customer base that includes independent oil and gas companies and government-owned oil companies.

• TECH, TECHNE CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 108.706253

Techne Corporation, along with its subsidiaries, is engaged in the development and manufacture of biotechnology products and hematology calibrators and controls. These activities are conducted through its wholly owned subsidiary, Research and Diagnostic Systems, Inc (R&D Systems). It distributes biotechnology products in Europe through its subsidiary, R&D Systems Europe Ltd. (R&D Europe). R&D Systems Europe Ltd. has a sales subsidiary, R&D Systems GmbH, in Germany. It operates in three segments: biotechnology, R&D Systems Europe and hematology. The biotechnology segment consists of R&D Systems Biotechnology Division, Fortron Bio Science, Inc. (Fortron), BiosPacific, Inc. and R&D Systems China Co. Ltd. (R&D China), which develop, manufacture and sell biotechnology research and diagnostic products. R&D Systems Europe distributes Biotechnology Division products throughout Europe. The hematology segment develops and manufactures hematology controls and calibrators for sale worldwide.

• NFX, NEWFIELD EXP COM Current Caprock Strength Rating: 7.669856

Newfield Exploration Company is an independent oil and gas company engaged in the exploration, development and acquisition of natural gas and crude oil properties. The Company?s domestic areas of operation include the Anadarko and Arkoma Basins of the Mid-Continent, the Rocky Mountains, onshore Texas and the Gulf of Mexico. Internationally, the Company is active in Malaysia and China. During the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company had proved reserves of 2.5 trillion cubic feet equivalents (Tcfe). Those reserves were 73% natural gas and 63% proved developed. It sold its shallow water Gulf of Mexico assets in 2007.

• CMO, CAPSTEAD MTG CP N Current Caprock Strength Rating: 1118.925537

Capstead Mortgage Corporation (Capstead) operates as a self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) that earns income from investing in real estate-related assets on a leveraged basis. These investments consist primarily of a core portfolio of residential adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) securities issued and guaranteed by government-sponsored entities, either Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), or by an agency of the federal government, Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) (Agency Securities). Capstead may also invest a portion of its investment capital in credit-sensitive commercial real estate-related assets, including subordinate commercial real estate loans.

• PVA, PENN VIRGINIA CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 53.993431

Penn Virginia Corporation (Penn Virginia) is engaged in the exploration, development and production of natural gas and crude oil primarily in various onshore United States regions, including East Texas, the Mid-Continent, Appalachia, Mississippi and the Gulf Coast. The Company also indirectly owns partner interests in Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L.P. (PVR), which is engaged in the coal and natural resource management and natural gas midstream businesses and Penn Virginia GP Holdings, L.P., (PVG), which owns PVR?s general partner. The Company operates in three primary business segments: oil and gas, coal and natural resource management, and natural gas midstream. The Company operates its oil and gas segment and PVR operates its coal and natural resource management and natural gas midstream segments. On October 25, 2007, Penn Virginia completed an acquisition in east Texas targeting the Cotton Valley.

• CNMD, CONMED CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 10.493885

CONMED Corporation (CONMED) is a medical technology company that focuses on surgical devices and equipment for minimally invasive procedures and monitoring. The Company’s products serve the clinical areas of arthroscopy, powered surgical instruments, electrosurgery, cardiac monitoring disposables, endosurgery and endoscopic technologies. CONMED’s products are used by surgeons and physicians in a range of specialties, including orthopedics, general surgery, gynecology, neurosurgery and gastroenterology. CONMED distributes its products worldwide from 10 manufacturing locations. The Company manufactures all of its products in facilities located in the United States, Mexico and Finland. CONMED markets its products both domestically and internationally directly to customers and through distributors. During the year ended December 31, 2007, international sales accounted for approximately 42% of the total sales.

• SNN, SMITH&NEPHEW PLC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 48.221367

Smith & Nephew plc is a global medical devices company engaged in the development, manufacture and marketing of medical devices in the sectors of orthopedic reconstruction, orthopedic trauma and clinical therapies, endoscopy and advanced wound management. It has four business segments: reconstruction, trauma and clinical therapies, endoscopy and advanced wound management. Reconstruction implants offered include hip, knee and shoulder joints, as well as ancillary products, such as bone cement and mixing systems used in cemented reconstruction joint surgery. Its trauma and clinical therapies products comprise both trauma fixation products and associated clinical therapies. Its endoscopy business develops and commercializes endoscopic (minimally invasive surgery) techniques and value-added services for surgeons to treat and repair soft tissue and articulating joints. Its advanced wound management business offers products from initial wound bed preparation through to full wound closure.

• DUC, DUFF PHELPS UTL B Current Caprock Strength Rating: 26.486977

Duff & Phelps Utility and Corporate Bond Trust Inc. (the Fund) is a diversified closed-end management investment company. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek high current income consistent with investing in securities of investment-grade quality. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing substantially all of its assets in a diversified portfolio of Utility Income Securities, Corporate Income Securities, Mortgage-Backed Securities and Asset-Backed Securities. Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co., a subsidiary of Phoenix Investment Partners, Ltd., serves as the Fund’s investment advisor.

• SRCL, STERICYCLE INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 440.991028

Stericycle, Inc. is engaged in the management of medical waste, infection control and pharmaceutical returns and the provision of related compliance services. The Company operates integrated national regulated waste management networks in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, the United Kingdom and Ireland. Its national networks include a total of 78 processing or combined processing and collection sites, and 98 additional transfer, collection or combined transfer and collection sites. Stericycle, Inc.?s regulated waste processing technologies include autoclaving, its own electro-thermal-deactivation system (ETD), chemical treatment and incineration. The Company?s national networks include a total of 78 processing or combined processing and collection sites, and 98 additional transfer, collection or combined transfer and collection sites. During the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company completed 19 acquisitions.

• ABX, BARRICK GOLD CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 235.477280

Barrick Gold Corporation (Barrick) is engaged the production and sale of gold, as well as related activities such as exploration and mine development. Barrick also produces some copper and holds interests in a platinum group metals development project and a nickel development project, both located in Africa, and a platinum group metals project located in Russia. Barrick has four regional business units: North America, South America, Australia Pacific and Africa. Barrick concluded its offer for Arizona Star Resource Corp. (Arizona Star) in December 2007, acquiring an approximate 94% interest in Arizona Star. In March 2008, Barrick acquired the remaining shares of Arizona Star. In December 2007, it completed the acquisition of the Kainantu mineral property. In March 2008, it acquired an additional 40% interest in the Cortez property from Kennecott Explorations (Australia) Ltd. In September 2008, Barrick acquired over 94% interest in Cadence Energy Inc.

• 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.

• UNT, UNIT CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 11.678202

Unit Corporation (Unit) conducts its operations through three principal wholly owned subsidiaries: Unit Drilling Company, Unit Petroleum Company and Superior Pipeline Company, L.L.C. Unit Drilling Company drills onshore oil and natural gas wells for the Company?s own account and for others (land contract drilling). Unit Petroleum Company explores, develops, acquires and produces oil and natural gas properties for its own account (oil and natural gas exploration). Superior Pipeline Company, L.L.C. buys, sells, gathers, processes and treats natural gas for its own account and for third parties (mid-stream). The drilling segment added 12 drilling rigs during the year ended December 31, 2007, and averaged an 80% utilization rate. Its oil and natural gas segment replaced 171% of its 2007 oil, natural gas liquids (NGLs) and natural gas production.

• NOK, NOKIA CP ADS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 151.364532

Nokia Corporation (Nokia) is player in mobile industry. The Company makes a range of mobile devices with services and software that enable people to experience music, navigation, video, television, imaging, games, business mobility and more. Nokia also provides equipment, solutions and services for communications networks through Nokia Siemens Networks. From January 1, 2004 through March 31, 2007, Nokia had four business groups: Mobile Phones, Multimedia, Enterprise Solutions and Networks, supported and serviced by two horizontal groups: Customer and Market Operations and Technology Platforms, in addition to various Corporate Functions. In June 2008, Nokia completed the transfer of its Adaptation Software Research and Development (R&D) operations to Sasken Communication Technologies Limited. In June 2008, Nokia completed the acquisition of Trolltech ASA. In July 2008, Nokia Corporation completed the acquisition of NAVTEQ Corporation, and Plazes, a privately owned start-up company.

• PTY, PIMCO CP OPPORTUN Current Caprock Strength Rating: 67.936417

PIMCO Corporate Opportunity Fund (the Fund) is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to seek total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation in a diversified portfolio of United States dollar-denominated corporate debt obligations of varying maturities and other income producing securities. These include corporate bonds, debentures, notes and other similar types of corporate debt instruments. It focuses on corporate debt obligations rated in the lowest investment-grade category (Baa or BBB) and in the highest non-investment-grade category (Ba or BB). It invests in residual interest municipal bonds and residual interest tax exempt bonds (inverse floaters), whose interest rates bear an inverse relationship to the interest rate on another security or the value of an index. The FundG??s investment manager is Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC. Its sub-advisor is Pacific Investment Management Company LLC.

• NDAQ, NASDAQ STOCK MKT Current Caprock Strength Rating: 26.383184

NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc., formerly The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc., is a holding company operating The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC as its wholly owned subsidiary. Nasdaq commenced operations as a registered national securities exchange for Nasdaq-listed securities. The Company, through its subsidiaries provides securities listing, trading, and information products and services. The Company?s segments include Market Services segment and Issuer Services segment. The Market Services segment includes the transaction-based business and market information services business. The Issuer Services segment includes securities listings business, insurance business, shareholder, directors and newswire services and financial products business. In July 2008, the Company completed its previously announced acquisition of Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc. (PHLX). In August 2008, NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. announced that it has completed its acquisition of the Boston Stock Exchange.

• MOH, MOLINA HEALTHCARE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 13.734159

Molina Healthcare, Inc. (Molina Healthcare) is a multi-state managed care organization participating exclusively in government-sponsored health care programs for low-income persons, such as the Medicaid program and the State Children?s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). The Company also serves a small number of members who are dually eligible under both the Medicaid and Medicare programs. Molina Healthcare conducts its business primarily through nine licensed health plans in the states of California, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Texas, Utah and Washington. The health plans are locally operated by the Company?s respective wholly owned subsidiaries in those nine states, each of which is licensed as a health maintenance organization (HMO). In November 2007, the Company acquired Mercy CarePlus, a Medicaid managed care organization based in St. Louis, Missouri.

• BDX, BECTON DICKINSON Current Caprock Strength Rating: 380.990540

Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD), is a medical technology company engaged in the manufacture and sale of a range of medical supplies, devices, laboratory equipment and diagnostic products used by healthcare institutions, life science researchers, clinical laboratories, industry and the general public. The segments in which the Company operates include BD Medical, BD Diagnostics and BD Biosciences. As of December 20, 2006, BD acquired the outstanding shares (approximately 93.8%) of TriPath Imaging, Inc (TriPath). As of May 4, 2007, BD acquired all of the outstanding shares of Plasso Technology, Ltd. (Plasso). BD?s operations outside the United States are conducted in Canada, Japan, Asia Pacific, South Latin America and North Latin America. In May 2008, the Company acquired Cytopeia.

• 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, 2007, 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.

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