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Russell Microcap® Index
Fact sheet
Definition
The Russell Microcap Index measures the performance of the microcap segment of the U.S. equity market. It makes up less than 3% of the U.S. equity market. It includes 1000 of the smallest securities in the small-cap Russell 2000® Index based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership and it includes the next 1,000 securities.
Russell Microcap Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer for the microcap segment trading on national exchanges, while excluding lesser-regulated OTC bulletin board securities and pink-sheet stocks due to their failure to meet national exchange listing requirements. The Russell Microcap Index is completely reconstituted annually to ensure larger stocks do not distort performance and characteristics of the true microcap opportunity set.
Monthly data
As of May 31, 2009
Statistics
| Capitalization (in billions)* |
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| Average market cap($-WTD) |
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0.283 |
| Median market cap |
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0.097 |
| Largest company by market cap |
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2.226 |
| Fundamental characteristics |
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| Price/Book |
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1.34 |
| Dividend yield |
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1.30 |
| P/E Ex-Neg earnings |
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15.41 |
| Lt growth forecast-IBES |
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14.25% |
| EPS growth 5 years |
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6.00 |
* 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
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May |
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YTD |
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3 yr |
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5 yr |
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10 yr |
| Russell Microcap |
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4.64 |
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32.37 |
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2.91 |
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-33.27 |
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-14.64 |
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-5.00 |
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| Russell 3000 |
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5.34 |
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26.62 |
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3.84 |
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-32.85 |
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-8.40 |
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-1.52 |
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-1.00 |
View daily total return details for all Russell indexes.
Membership data
| Top 10 holdings |
| Dendreon Corp. |
| HMS Holdings Corp. |
| Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp. |
| Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. |
| NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS |
| Tyler Technologies, Inc. |
| AirTran Holdings, Inc. |
| FORCE PROTECTION INC |
| Medivation, Inc. |
| American Science and Engineering, Inc. |
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| Top 10 performers |
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Ticker |
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Return |
| Vanda Pharmaceuticals |
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VNDA |
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1,326.73 |
| Map Pharmaceuticals Inc |
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MAPP |
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328.72 |
| Nachua Corp |
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NSHA |
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318.06 |
| Cooperative Bankshares |
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cOOP |
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283.72 |
| Oculus INnovative |
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OCLS |
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262.39 |
| Edge Petroleum Corp |
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EPEX |
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195.00 |
| Columbia Bancorp |
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CBBO |
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190.70 |
| Air Transport Services |
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ATSG |
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186.29 |
| Geokinetics Inc |
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GOK |
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180.68 |
| Via Pharmaceuticals |
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VIAP |
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163.80 |
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Alphabetical membership list (PDF)
Sectors — Largest five by weight
| Russell method |
Financial Services
Health Care
Technology
Consumer Discretionary
Materials & Processing |
| GICS method |
Financials
Health Care
Information Technology
Industrials
Consumer Discretionary |
| ICB method |
| Financials |
| Health Care |
| Industrials |
| Technology |
| Consumer Services |
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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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