Russell 1000 Index
The Russell 1000 Index is a stock market index that represents the highest-ranking 1,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents about 90% of the total market capitalization of that index. The Russell 1000 Index has a weighted average market capitalization of $81 billion; the median market capitalization is approximately $4.6 billion. The smallest company in the index has a market capitalization of $1.8 billion.
The ticker symbol is ^RUI.
Investing
The Russell 1000 Index is tracked by several exchange-traded funds, such as the iShares Russell 1000 Index (NYSE Arca: IWB) and the Vanguard Russell 1000 Index ETF (NASDAQ: VONE). There are also iShares Russell 1000 Growth Index (NYSE Arca: IWF) and iShares Russell 1000 Value Index (NYSE Arca: IWD).
Annual returns
2013 | +30.44 |
2012 | +13.92 |
2011 | −0.51 |
2010 | +13.87 |
2009 | +25.47 |
2008 | −39.02 |
2007 | +3.86 |
2006 | +13.34 |
2005 | +4.37 |
2004 | +9.49 |
2003 | +27.54 |
2002 | −22.94 |
2001 | −13.59 |
2000 | −8.84 |
Top 10 holdings
- Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ)
- General Electric (NYSE: GE)
- Bank of America (NYSE: BAC)
- ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM)
- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL)
- Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT)
- IBM (NYSE: IBM)
- Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG)
- Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC)
- Pfizer (NYSE: PFE)
(as of November 2010)
Top sectors by weight
- Technology
- Financial Services
- Health Care
- Energy
- Consumer Discretionary