| 3M | Medical and Other Precision Equipment | 6.96 |
| ABB | Industrial and Farm Equipment | 5.85 |
| Abbott Laboratories | Pharmaceuticals | 6.78 |
| AbitibiBowater | Forest and Paper Products | 3.93 |
| ABM Industries | Diversified Outsourcing Services | 5.00 |
| Accenture | Infotech Services | 7.46 |
| ACS | Engineering, Construction | 6.39 |
| Adecco | Temporary Help | 5.20 |
| Adobe Systems | Computer Software | 7.32 |
| Advanced Micro Devices | Semiconductors | 4.33 |
| Aegon | Insurance: Life and Health | 4.69 |
| AEON | Food and Drug Stores | 5.34 |
| AES | Electric and Gas | 5.23 |
| Aetna | Health Care: Insurance, Managed Care | 7.39 |
| Affiliated Computer Services | Infotech Services | 4.88 |
| Aflac | Insurance: Life and Health | 6.68 |
| AIMCO | Real Estate | 4.99 |
| Air France-KLM Group | Airlines | 7.15 |
| Air Products & Chemicals | Chemicals | 5.66 |
| Airgas | Wholesalers: Diversified | 6.08 |
| Aisin Seiki | Motor Vehicle Parts | 5.50 |
| Akzo Nobel | Chemicals | 4.57 |
| Alcatel-Lucent | Network Communications | 4.09 |
| Alcoa | Metals | 7.05 |
| All Nippon Airways | Airlines | 5.21 |
| Alliance Data Systems | Financial Data Services | 5.47 |
| Alliance One International | Tobacco | 5.20 |
| Allianz | Insurance: Property and Casualty | 6.20 |
| Allstate | Insurance: Property and Casualty | 5.91 |
| Alstom | Industrial and Farm Equipment | 5.30 |
| Altria Group | Tobacco | 8.01 |
| Aluminum Corp. of China | Metals | 5.67 |
| Amazon.com | Internet Services and Retailing | 7.00 |
| Amerco | Trucking | 4.24 |
| American Electric Power | Energy | 6.03 |
| American Express | Consumer Credit Card and Related Services | 6.79 |
| Amerigroup | Health Care: Insurance, Managed Care | 5.06 |
| AmerisourceBergen | Wholesalers: Health Care | 5.43 |
| Amgen | Pharmaceuticals | 6.47 |
| AMR | Airlines | 4.57 |
| América Móvil | Telecommunications | 5.28 |
| Anadarko Petroleum | Mining, Crude-Oil Production | 5.29 |
| Anglo American | Mining, Crude-Oil Production | 5.04 |
| Anheuser-Busch | Beverages | 7.50 |
| Anixter International | Wholesalers: Diversified | 5.44 |
| Apple | Computers | 7.07 |
| Applied Materials | Semiconductors | 6.77 |
| Aramark | Diversified Outsourcing Services | 6.62 |
| ArcelorMittal | Metals | 6.89 |
| Archer Daniels Midland | Food Production | 7.06 |
| AREVA Group | Energy | 5.76 |
| Arkansas Best | Trucking | 6.17 |
| Armstrong Holdings | Building Materials, Glass | 4.92 |
| Arrow Electronics | Wholesalers: Electronics | 6.58 |
| Asahi Breweries | Beverages | 4.18 |
| Asbury Automotive Group | Automotive, Retailing | 4.64 |
| Assicurazioni Generali | Insurance: Life and Health | 4.49 |
| AstraZeneca | Pharmaceuticals | 6.18 |
| Asustek Computer | Computers | 4.21 |
| AT&T | Telecommunications | 7.05 |
| Autodesk | Computer Software | 6.63 |
| Automatic Data Processing | Financial Data Services | 6.77 |
| AutoNation | Automotive, Retailing | 6.37 |
| Avis Budget Group | Automotive, Retailing | 5.36 |
| Aviva | Insurance: Life and Health | 4.49 |
| Avnet | Wholesalers: Electronics | 6.97 |
| Avon Products | Soaps and Cosmetics | 5.82 |
| AXA | Insurance: Life and Health | 5.48 |
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