Russell 2000 index - wikipedia Russell 2000 index This article does not cite any sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( July 2018 ) Russell 2000 Index between 1978 -- 2012 Foundation 1984 ( 1984 ) Operator FTSE Russell Exchanges New York Stock Exchange NASDAQ OTC Markets Group Trading symbol ^ RUT Constituents 2,021 Type Small - cap Weighting method Free - float capitalization - weighted Related indices Russell 3000 Website www.ftse.com/products/indices/russell-us The Russell 2000 Index is a small - cap stock market index of the bottom 2,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 Index. The index is maintained by FTSE Russell, a subsidiary of the London Stock Exchange Group. The Russell 2000 is by far the most common benchmark for mutual funds that identify themselves as `` small - cap '', while the S&P 500 index is used primarily for large capitalization stocks. It is the most widely quoted measure of the overall performance of the small - cap to mid-cap company shares. The index represents approximately 8 % of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index. As of 31 December 2017, the weighted average market capitalization for a company in the index is around $2.4 billion ; the median market cap is $861 million. The market cap of the largest company in the index is almost $9.3 billion. It first traded above the 1,000 level on May 20, 2013. Similar small - cap indices include the S&P 600 from Standard & Poor 's, which is less commonly used, along with those from other financial information providers. Contents 1 Record values 2 Annual returns 3 Investing 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Record values All - Time Highs Closing 1,706.99 Wednesday, June 20, 2018 Intraday 1,708.56 Tuesday, July 10, 2018 Annual returns Year Price return Total return 1995 26.21 % 28.45 % 14.76 % 16.49 % 20.52 % 22.36 % 1998 − 3.45 % -- 2.55 % 1999 19.62 % 21.26 % 2000 − 4.20 % -- 3.02 % 1.03 % 2.49 % 2002 − 21.58 % -- 20.48 % 2003 45.37 % 47.25 % 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 % 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 % Investing Many fund companies offer mutual funds and exchange - traded funds ( ETFs ) that attempt to replicate the performance of the Russell 2000. Their results will be affected by stock selection, trading expenses, and market impact of reacting to changes in the constituent companies of the index. Note that it is not possible to invest directly in an index. See also Russell Investments Russell 3000 Index Russell 1000 Index S&P 600 iShares Russell 2000 References External links Russell 2000 Index Fact Sheet Russell US Indexes Russell Investment Group Yahoo ! Finance page for ^ RUT Bloomberg page for RTY : IND Google Finance page for RUT Major United States stock market indices Dow Jones Industrial Average ( 30 large stocks ; popular indicator ) NYSE Composite Index ( all companies on the NYSE ) Nasdaq Composite Index ( all companies on the NASDAQ ; technology - heavy ) NASDAQ - 100 Index ( 100 large NASDAQ non-financial stocks ) S&P 500 Index ( 500 large companies ; general market analysis ) Russell 2000 Index ( small - cap stocks ) Wilshire 5000 Index ( total U.S. market ) Major American stock market indices North America Dow IPC NASDAQ - 100 NASDAQ Composite NYSE S&P 500 S&P / TSX Russell 2000 Wilshire 5000 Central America BCT Corp Costa Rica Panama Stock Exchange BVPSI Index South America COLCAP IBOVESPA IGBC IGBVL IGPA IPSA MERVAL Carribean Bermuda Stock Exchange Index Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Russell_2000_Index&oldid=850170620 '' Categories : American stock market indices Companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange Hidden categories : Articles lacking sources from July 2018 All articles lacking sources Pages using deprecated image syntax Articles containing potentially dated statements from December 2017 All articles containing potentially dated statements Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Українська Edit links This page was last edited on 14 July 2018, at 03 : 27 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: what kind of stocks are in the russell 2000
Answer: Small-cap