Russell 2000 Index

The Russell 2000 is a stock market index tracking the stock performance of 2,000 companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States that are considered to have small market capitalizations. The Russell 2000 is a subset of the Russell 3000, alongside the large-cap Russell 1000. The index is maintained by FTSE Russell and its components are determined via strict rules-based methodology, with an annual rebalancing in late June, the only time new entrants are added to the index.

The index is a public-float-weighted/capitalization-weighted index. The index includes approximately 5% of the total market capitalization of U.S. public companies, with an aggregate market capitalization of about $3.5 trillion as of June 30, 2026. The median market capitalization of the components of the index is $1.1 billion and components range in market capitalization from $146 million to $2.7 billion.

Products linked to the Russell 2000 include index funds (exchange-traded funds/ETFs and mutual funds) as well as derivatives (options and futures contracts), which are available for trading in many countries with the goal of replicating the performance of the index. Also available are modified index funds; they replicate the performance of the index with modifications such as the use of covered call strategies, equal weighting, performance buffers, leverage, inclusion of only growth or value stocks, or exclusion of certain sectors, all with the goal of changing the risk/return and yield.

Record values CategoryAll-Time Highs Previous Record Closing 3,052.85 Thursday, August 13, 2026 Closing 3,068.42 Friday, August 14, 2026 Intraday 3,069.71 Friday, August 14, 2026 The index first traded above the 1,000 level on May 20, 2013, above the 2,000 level on December 23, 2020 and above the 3,000 level on June 22, 2026.

Annual returns Annual returns have been as follows: Year Price return(excluding dividends)Total return(including dividends) 1995 26.21% 28.45% 1996 14.76% 16.49% 1997 20.52% 22.36% 1998 −3.45% −2.55% 1999 19.62% 21.26% 2000 −4.20% −3.02% 2001 1.03% 2.49% 2002 −21.58% −20.48% 2003 45.37% 47.25% 2004 17.00% 18.33% 2005 3.32% 4.55% 2006 17.00% 18.37% 2007 −2.75% −1.57% 2008 −34.80% −33.79% 2009 25.22% 27.17% 2010 25.31% 26.85% 2011 −5.45% −4.18% 2012 14.63% 16.35% 2013 37.00% 38.82% 2014 3.53% 4.89% 2015 −5.71% −4.41% 2016 19.48% 21.31% 2017 13.14% 14.65% 2018 −12.18% −11.01% 2019 23.72% 25.52% 2020 18.36% 19.96% 2021 13.69% 14.82% 2022 −21.56% −20.44% 2023 15.09% 16.93% 2024 10.02% 11.54% 2025 11.29% 12.81%

Russell 2000 Index

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