Modularity and flexibility of Russell US Indexes

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Russell 3000 Index

Russell Top 500 Index

Russell Top 200 Index

Russell Midcap Index

Russell 3000E Index

#200

Russell Top 500 Index

Russell Top 50 Mega Cap Index

Russell 3000 Index

Russell Top 50 Mega Cap Index

Includes the largest 500 companies in the Russell 1000 Index.

Commonly known as SMID cap, this index includes the smallest 500 companies in the Russell 1000 Index plus the entire Russell 2000 Index.

Includes the largest 50 companies in the Russell 1000 Index.

#200

#50

Russell Microcap Index

Stocks #1 - #3,000

Russell Top 50 Mega Cap Index

Stocks #201 - #1,000

Includes the smallest 1,000 companies in the Russell 2000 Index plus up to the next 1,000 smallest eligible securities by market cap (the remainder of Russell 3000E Index). It was developed in 2005 from research that confirmed a need for a benchmark that truly represents how microcap managers invest.

Stocks #1,001 - #3,000

#50

The Russell 1000 Index is segmented further into large and mid cap modules that can also be combined with the small cap Russell 2000 Index for complete market exposure.

Russell Top 50 Mega Cap Index

#3,000

Russell 3000 Index

#2,000

Russell Top 500 Index

#2,000

#500

#50

1,000 + 2,000 = 3,000

Russell 2500 Index

Stocks #1 - #1,000

#1,000

Russell 1000 Index

#200

Russell Top 500 Index

Russell Microcap Index

Stocks #1 - #200

#1,000

Russell 2000 Index

Find the index that fits

The “extended” part of the Russell 3000E Index covers the micro cap segment of the market.

Russell Top 200 Index

Stock #1

Includes the largest 50 companies in the Russell 1000 Index.

Russell 3000 Index

Russell Microcap Index

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#3,000

Terms and conditions

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Russell 1000 Index

Russell 3000E Index

#200

Russell Microcap Index

Stock #1

#500

Russell Top 500 Index

Stock #1

*The specific number of qualifying companies can vary year over year depending on how many microcap companies qualify based on eligibility requirements.

Russell Microcap Index

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#1,000

#3,000

Russell Midcap Index

The Russell 3000 Index is segmented into modular components.

Russell 3000E Index

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Russell 1000 Index

Russell 2500 Index

Modularity and flexibility of Russell US Indexes

Russell 1000 Index

Largest 3,000 companies

More large cap modularity

#1,000

Russell Top 200 Index

Russell 3000 Index

Stock #1

Russell Top 200 Index

Russell Midcap Index

Russell Top 50 Mega Cap Index

Russell 2000 Index

#3,000

Russell 2000 Index

Russell Top 50 Mega Cap Index

#3,000

#1,000

#200

Russell Top 200 Index

#200

Russell 3000E Index

Russell Microcap Index

Russell Top 200 Index

Russell 1000 Index

The next 2,000 companies make up the small cap index.

Smallest

#2,000

#500

Russell Midcap Index

Russell Top 50 Mega Cap Index

Russell Top 500 Index

Further segmentation provides flexibility

The largest 200 companies in the Russell 1000 Index make up the Russell Top 200 Index.

Russell 2000 Index

Russell 3000 Index

Russell Top 200 Index

#500

Complete investable US equity universe

Russell 1000 Index

The largest 3,000 companies in the Russell 3000E Index also make up the Russell 3000 Index, which is designed to give you a broad view of the market that excludes the smallest portion of micro cap companies. It represents an accessible picture of the total market.

Stocks #2,001 - #4,000

Stocks #1 - #500

Stocks #501 - #3,000

Stocks #1 - #50

#500

The largest 1,000 companies make up the large cap index.

#200

Russell 2000 Index

Russell 1000 Index

Russell Midcap Index

Russell 2500 Index

#1,000

#50

Stocks #1 - #4,000*

#3,000

#2,000

Stock #1

Russell Midcap Index

Russell 3000 Index

Russell Microcap Index

Largest

Russell Top 500 Index

The Russell 3000E Index (“E” = extended) represents the investable US equity universe, from mega cap to micro cap, covering approximately 99% of the US equity market. It includes the Russell 3000 Index plus up to the next 1,000 eligible companies.

Russell 3000E Index

#2,000

Our transparent methodology offers comprehensive, modular representation of the entire investable US market and its size segments. Consistent breakpoints are applied to determine which companies are members of the large, mid and small cap indexes. Additional segmentation of mega, SMID and micro cap add flexibility.

Russell 2500 Index

Russell Top 500 Index

Companies sorted by market cap

#50

#500

The next largest 800 companies in the Russell 1000 Index make up the Russell Midcap Index.

Russell 2500 Index

#2,000

Russell 3000E Index

Russell 2500 Index

Stock #1

The Russell US Indexes are modularly designed as the building blocks of a broad range of financial products, such as index tracking funds, derivatives and ETFs, as well as being performance benchmarks.

Russell 3000E Index

#50

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Stocks #1 - #50

Russell 2500 Index

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Further segmentation provides flexibility

Russell US Indexes

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