1. We were founded in 1936

We apply more than 70 years of perspective to helping you invest with confidence.

2. We're the world authority on people who manage money¹

With more than three decades of money manager research experience and more dedicated manager research analysts than any other firm, we perform the vital work to keep your investment diversified and balanced, in pursuit of your goals.

3. We manage managers to bring you best-of-breed investments

Our goal is to provide consistent, above-average returns. That's why we actively monitor about 8,000 manager products, of which fewer than 9% earn our "hire" ranking. Less than 2% of researched money managers receive an assignment in a Russell fund.

4. Our research looks forward

Everyone studies performance. But performance tracking is, by definition, backwards-looking. That's why we hold more than 4,500 meetings with money managers each year. We get to know managers well enough to see developing trends long before performance tracking will reveal them. Then we move swiftly and cost-effectively when changes are needed.

5. Our investments are based on decades of capital markets insight

We've experienced and evaluated global markets—and the people who make investment decisions in them—through all sorts of cycles, trends and turnarounds. This perspective allows us to deliver you long-term strategies for your life savings.

6. We see the world clearly

Our family of transparent global indexes, including the Russell 2000® Index, gives us a leader's perspective on markets. More U.S. institutional products and assets are benchmarked to Russell than to all other indexes combined.

7. We stand for improving financial security for people

And that looks different for everyone. That's why our investment products are designed to make it easier to custom tailor a portfolio for your individual needs.

Today, more than $211.4 billion² is managed by Russell worldwide. The clients we serve recognize the soundness of our philosophy, the consistency of our research and the objectivity of our portfolio management process.