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2012 Index reconstitution

Russell rebalances the entire family of indexes every year,
to maintain true representation of global equity markets, capitalization and style.

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PowerPoint: Executive summary

Watch a brief overview of how reconstitution is defined, why it's important, and its construction and methodology. View the presentation online, or download the full deck to review the information at your own pace.

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Reconstitution Exective Summary PowerPoint

Latest news:

    Reconstitution schedule

    June 8
    Preliminary additions and deletions to the Russell Global, Russell 3000® and Russell Microcap® Indexes published after 3:00 p.m. PST
    June 15
    Updates to the list of additions and deletions
    June 22
    Updates to the list of additions and deletions

    Reconstitution final after the close of the U.S. markets
    June 25
    Final membership lists posted for the Russell Global, Russell 3000®, Russell 1000®, Russell 2000®, Russell Midcap® and Russell Microcap® Indexes

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    Construction & methodology

    Global index methodology (PDF)

    U.S. index methodology (PDF)

    2011 Index membership lists

    Russell Global (PDF)

    Russell 1000® (PDF)

    Russell 2000® (PDF)

    Russell 3000® (PDF)

    Russell Midcap® (PDF)

    Russell Microcap® (PDF)

    Annual rebalancing of Russell Indexes

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    2011 Market capitalization ranges
    Russell Global cap ranges | Russell U.S. cap ranges

    Provisional and legacy returns

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