The S&P 400 MidCap Index measures the performance of U.S. mid-size companies with market caps from about $2billion to $10 billion. The stocks in this index are selected based on market cap, liquidity and industry representation.

In terms of performance the index is up 7.3% YTD. The annualized 5-year return is 5.4%. The average market cap of the constituents is $2.39B and the market cap of the largest constituent is $7.40B. Similar to the S&P 600,the top five sectors represented in this index are: information technology, consumer discretionary, consumer staples, health care and industrials.

The following S&P MidCap 400 Constituents pay over 4% dividends as of May 6, 2010:

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Some of the ETFs that track the S&P 400 include the iShares S&P SmallCap 400 Index ETF(IJH) and the SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF(MDY).

Note: Information posted above is known to be accurate. Please do your own reasearch before making any investment decisions.