The document shows performance returns for various US and international equity indexes for the month of October 2008. In the US, small cap indexes like the Russell 2000 Growth Index significantly outperformed large cap indexes, returning between 4.87-5.35% compared to 0.38-1.08% for the S&P 500 and Russell 1000 indexes. International indexes generally declined, with Latin American indexes such as Chile and Brazil falling over 10%, while Asian and European indexes dropped 1-2%.