Fact sheets
& definitions
 
  
Russell U.S. Indexes 
  
Russell Global Indexes 
  
Russell/Nomura Indexes 
  
U.S. characteristics comparison 
  
Global characteristics comparison 
Russell.com Home



Russell 2000® Index
Fact sheet

Definition
The Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell 2000 Index is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index representing approximately 10% of the total market capitalization of that index. It includes approximately 2000 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership.

The Russell 2000 is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased small-cap barometer and is completely reconstituted annually to ensure larger stocks do not distort the performance and characteristics of the true small-cap opportunity set.

View PDF Version

Intraday values

Open Last Change Year High Year Low %Change As of Date/Time (ET)
© Pinnacor

Monthly data
As of July 31, 2008

Statistics

Capitalization (in billions)*                    
Average market cap($-WTD)                   1.095
Median market cap                   0.485
Largest company by market cap                   3.602
Smallest company by market cap                   0.036
Fundamental characteristics                    
Price/Book                   1.92
Dividend yield                   1.43
P/E Ex-Neg earnings                   17.22
Lt growth forecast-IBES                   15.21%
EPS growth 5 years                   15.27

* View market capitalization ranges as of latest reconstitution

Total returns in percentages

     July     3 month     YTD       1 yr       3 yr        5 yr     10 yr
Russell 2000   3.70   0.11   -6.02   -6.71   2.92   9.75   6.81
Russell 3000   -0.80   -7.12   -11.76   -10.32   3.06   7.71   3.62

For daily total return details for all Russell indexes, view this page.


Membership data

Top 10 holdings
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Myriad Genetics, Inc.
Energy Conversion Devices, Inc.
W-H Energy Services, Inc.
Comstock Resources, Inc.
Wabtec Corp.
Sybase, Inc.
Woodward Governor Co.
MICROS Systems, Inc.

 


Top 10 performers   Ticker   Return
U S Airways Group Inc   LCC   102.40
UCBH Holdings Inc   UCBH   100.44
Bluegreen Corp   BXG   90.91
Geoglobal Resources Inc   GGR   88.26
Ambac Financial Grp Inc   ABK   88.06
Sterling Finl Corp Wa   STSA   80.68
Farmers Capital Bk Corp   FFKT   71.34
Midway Games Inc   MWY   70.45
Medivation Inc   MDVN   69.06
Cadence Pharmaceuticals   CADX   68.97


Alphabetical membership list

Sectors — Largest five by weight

Russell method
Financial Services
Consumer Discretionary
Health Care
Technology
Materials & Processing
GICS method
Financials
Information Technology
Industrials
Health Care
Consumer Discretionary
ICB method
Industrials
Financials
Technology
Health Care
Consumer Services






Copyright © Russell Investments 2008. All rights reserved. This material is proprietary and may not be reproduced, transferred or distributed in any form without prior written permission from Russell Investments. Russell Investments reserves the right at any time and without notice to change, amend, or cease publication of the information. It has been prepared solely for informative purposes. It is made available on an "as is" basis without warranty. Nothing in this publication is intended to constitute legal, tax, securities or investment advice, not an opinion regarding the appropriateness of any investment, nor a solicitation of any type.

The index is unmanaged and cannot be invested in directly.

Russell Investments is the owner of the trademarks, service marks and copyrights related to its indexes.

Russell Investment Group is a Washington, USA corporation, which operates through subsidiaries worldwide, including Russell Investments, and is a subsidiary of The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company.

Returns represent past performance and are not a guarantee of future performance.

RC 4834





View Real-Time Market Analysis






Printer friendly version of this page


WWW.RUSSELL.COM   INDIVIDUAL INVESTORS   INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS   FINANCIAL PROFESSIONALS   SITE MAP

© Russell Investments 1995-2008. All rights reserved.
Legal information.    Privacy statement.

Russell Investment Group is a Washington, USA corporation, which operates through subsidiaries worldwide, including Russell Investments, and is a subsidiary of The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company.

Indexes are unmanaged and cannot by invested in directly. Returns represent past performance, are not a guarantee of future performance, and are not indicative of any specific investment.