| HIMI Index Values 2008-2-29 These values reflect the December 2008 Revision |
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| Index | Closing Value (Total Return) | Issues | Mean Credit Quality | Median YTW | Median DTW | Median Daily Trading | Mean Current Yield |
| Ratchet | 1,458.8 | 2 | 2.00 | 5.38% | 14.9 | 37M | 5.45% |
| FixedFloater | 1,988.8 | 8 | 2.00 | 5.52% | 14.8 | 66M | 4.93% |
| Floater | 1,939.7 | 2 | 2.00 | 5.26% | 15.0 | 69M | 5.23% |
| OpRet | 2,102.3 | 15 | 1.27 | 3.66% | 1.3 | 57M | 4.81% |
| SplitShare | 2,115.2 | 16 | 2.00 | 4.95% | 4.2 | 67M | 5.22% |
| Interest-Bearing | 2,615.8 | 3 | 2.00 | 6.45% | 5.5 | 52M | 6.14% |
| Perpetual-Premium | 1,808.5 | 17 | 1.41 | 5.38% | 3.8 | 80M | 5.70% |
| Perpetual-Discount | 1,746.5 | 51 | 1.21 | 5.32% | 14.9 | 265M | 5.36% |
For Index Revisions during February 2008, see the post HIMIPref™ Index Rebalancing: February 2008.
Index Composition 2008-2-29, Post-Rebalancing
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