Russell Midcap Index
The Russell Midcap Index measures performance of the 800 smallest companies (31% of total capitalization) in the Russell 1000 Index. As of 31 March 2017, the stocks of the Russell Midcap Index have a weighted average market capitalization of approximately $14.1 billion, median capitalization of $6.9 billion, and market capitalization of the largest company $58 billion. The index, which was launched on November 1, 1991, is maintained by FTSE Russell, a subsidiary of the London Stock Exchange Group.
Its ticker symbol is ^RMCC.
Investing
The Russell Midcap Index is tracked by an ETF, iShares Russell Mid-Cap (NYSE Arca: IWR).[1]
Annual returns
| Year | Total return |
|---|---|
| 1995 | 34.45% |
| 1996 | 19.00% |
| 1997 | 29.01% |
| 1998 | 10.09% |
| 1999 | 18.23% |
| 2000 | 8.25% |
| 2001 | –5.62% |
| 2002 | −16.19% |
| 2003 | 40.06% |
| 2004 | 20.22% |
| 2005 | 12.65% |
| 2006 | 15.26% |
| 2007 | 5.60% |
| 2008 | −41.46% |
| 2009 | 40.48% |
| 2010 | 25.48% |
| 2011 | −1.55% |
| 2012 | 17.28% |
| 2013 | 34.76% |
| 2014 | 13.22% |
| 2015 | −2.44% |
| 2016 | 13.80% |
Top 10 holdings
- Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA)
- Johnson Controls International PLC (NYSE: JCI)
- Marriott International (NASDAQ: MAR)
- Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU)
- Analog Devices (NASDAQ: ADI)
- Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG)
- Synchrony Financial (NYSE: SYF)
- SunTrust Banks (NYSE: STI)
- Equinix (NASDAQ: EQIX)
- Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE)
(as of March 31, 2017)[2]
Top sectors by weight
- Financial Services
- Consumer Discretionary
- Producer Durables
- Technology
- Health Care
See also
References
- ↑ "iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF | IWR". IShares.
- ↑ "Russell Midcap Index factsheet" (PDF).
External links
- Russell page on Russell Midcap
- Russell Indexes
- Russell Investment Group
- Index Construction and Methodology
- Yahoo! Finance page for ^RMCC
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