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Russell 2500™ Index
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Definition
The Russell 2500 Index measures the performance of the small to mid-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe, commonly referred to as "smid" cap. The Russell 2500 Index is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index. It includes approximately 2500 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership.

The Russell 2500 Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer for the small to mid-cap segment. The Index is completely reconstituted annually to ensure larger stocks do not distort the performance and characteristics of the true small to mid-cap opportunity set.

Monthly data
As of May 31, 2009


Statistics

Capitalization (in billions)*                    
Average market cap($-WTD)                   1.907
Median market cap                   0.452
Largest company by market cap                   6.939
Fundamental characteristics                    
Price/Book                   1.58
Dividend yield                   1.62
P/E Ex-Neg earnings                   14.66
Lt growth forecast-IBES                   12.07%
EPS growth 5 years                   10.34

* View market cap ranges as of latest reconstitution

The smallest company in each index has been removed from the public website to avoid any confusion. The smallest company could distort the actual distribution in the corresponding index due to corporate action methodology. Refer to the posted market cap ranges to view the actual breakpoints from the previous reconstitution or use the $wtd average market capitalization for a true measure of the capitalization distribution.

Total returns in percentages

     May     3 month      YTD       1 yr         3 yr        5 yr      10 yr
Russell 2500   3.04   29.78   5.33   -33.45   -9.64   -0.51   4.07
Russell 3000   5.34   26.62   3.84   -32.85   -8.40   -1.52   -1.00

For daily total return details for all Russell indexes, view this page.

Membership data

Top 10 holdings
Petrohawk Energy Corp.
Life Technologies Corp.
McAfee, Inc.
People's United Financial, Inc.
Ross Stores, Inc.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Iron Mountain, Inc.
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.
JM Smucker Co. (The)
Wisconsin Energy Corp.

 


Top 10 performers   Ticker   Return
Map Pharmaceuticals Inc   MAPP   328.72
Geokinetics Inc   GOK   180.68
PMI Group Inc   PMI   176.19
Anthracite Capital Inc   AHR   170.00
Lee Enterprises Inc   LEE   163.16
Virgin Mobile USA Inc   VM   134.63
American Dairy Inc   ADY   129.92
Avis Budget Group Inc   CAR   129.67
Dollar Thrifty Auto   DTG   129.26
Immunomedics Inc   IMMU   114.66


Sectors — Largest five by weight

Russell method
Financial Services
Consumer Discretionary
Health Care
Technology
Materials & Processing
GICS method
Financials
Information Technology
Consumer Discretionary
Industrials
Health Care
ICB method
Industrials
Financials
Consumer Services
Technology
Health Care






Copyright © Russell Investments 2009. All rights reserved. This material is proprietary and may not be reproduced, transferred or distributed in any form without prior written permission from Russell Investments. Russell Investments reserves the right at any time and without notice to change, amend, or cease publication of the information. It has been prepared solely for informative purposes. It is made available on an "as is" basis without warranty. Nothing in this publication is intended to constitute legal, tax, securities or investment advice, not an opinion regarding the appropriateness of any investment, nor a solicitation of any type.

The index is unmanaged and cannot be invested in directly.

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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.

Returns represent past performance and are not a guarantee of future performance.



 

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