The S&P 600 SmallCap Index, more commonly known as the S&P 600, is a stock market index from Standard & Poor's. It covers roughly the small-cap range of US stocks, using a capitalization-weighted index. The index covers roughly three to four percent of the total US equities market.[1]
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The following ETFs attempt to track the performance of the index:
It can be compared to the Russell 2000 Index.[2]
Annual returns of the S&P 600 Index from its introduction in 1994 to the last completed year are tabulated below.
| Year | Total Return |
| 2010 | +24.98% |
| 2009 | +23.78% |
| 2008 | −31.99% |
| 2007 | −1.22% |
| 2006 | +14.07% |
| 2005 | +6.65% |
| 2004 | +22.65% |
| 2003 | +38.79% |
| 2002 | −14.63% |
| 2001 | +6.54% |
| 2000 | +11.80% |
| 1999 | +12.40% |
| 1998 | −1.31% |
| 1997 | +25.58% |
| 1996 | +21.32% |
| 1995 | +29.96% |
| 1994 | −4.77% |