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Russell Global Small Cap Index
Fact sheet
Definition
The Russell Global Small Cap Index measures the performance of the smallest securities in the Russell Global Index, based on market capitalization. The index includes approximately 7,000 securities and covers 12% of the investable global market.
The Russell Global Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer for the global segment and is completely reconstituted annually to ensure new and growing equities are reflected.
Monthly data
As of August 31, 2008
Statistics
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| Average market cap ($-WTD) |
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1.139 |
| Median market cap |
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0.499 |
| Largest stock by market cap |
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7.945 |
| Smallest stock by market cap |
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0.003 |
| Fundamental characteristics |
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| Price/Book |
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1.59 |
| Dividend yield |
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3.21 |
| P/E Ex-Neg earnings |
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13.1 |
| Lt growth forecast-IBES |
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13.73% |
| EPS growth 5 years |
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20.6 |
* View market cap ranges as of latest reconstitution
Total returns in percentages
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Russell Global
Small Cap |
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-2.30 |
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-15.33 |
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-14.85 |
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7.13 |
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14.13 |
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11.12 |
For daily total return details for all Russell indexes, view this page.
Membership data
| Top 10 holdings |
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EXCO Resources Inc.
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Ralcorp Holdings Inc.
Energy Conversion Devices Inc.
Myriad Genetics Inc.
Comstock Resources Inc.
OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Wabtec
ITC Holdings Corp.
Penn Virginia Corp. |
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United States
United States
United States
United States
United States
United States
United States
United States
United States
United States |
| Top 10 performers |
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Return |
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Ambac Financial Group Inc.
R.H. Donnelley Corp.
Radian Group Inc.
FirstFed Financial Corp.
Star Scientific Inc.
Corp For Financing&Promoting Technology
Wai Chun Mining Industry Group Co Ltd
SI International Inc.
US Airways Group Inc.
Xerium Technologies Inc. |
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184.7
141.9
120.2
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94.0
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66.5 |
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United States
United States
United States
United States
United States
Vietnam
Hong Kong
United States
United States
United States |
Country data
| Top 5 countries |
United States
Japan
United Kingdom
Canada
Taiwan |
Sectors — Largest five by weight
| Russell method |
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GICS method |
Materials and Processing
Financial Services
Consumer Discretionary
Producer Durables
Technology |
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Financials
Industrials
Consumer Discretionary
Information Technology
Materials |
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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.
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