Russell 2000 Index InformationThe Russell 2000 index consists of the lower two thirds of the Russell 3000 Index. It has become the most popular of all the Russell indexes and is predominately used as a benchmark for small cap stocks. Mutual funds that invest into small cap stocks will look at this index and compare their performance with it. If the fund beats the index it is considered beating the market. Here is a chart of the past performance of the index.
Trading There are a few Ultra Russell 2000 ETFs such as the UWM which allow investors a way to trade the index with high leverage. The non-leveraged index is also tradable through the symbol, $RUT, however only the options can be traded, not the index itself. |
