Russell 3000 Index

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{{Short description|Capitalization-weighted stock index}}
The '''Russell 3000 Index''' is a [[Capitalization-weighted index|capitalization-weighted]] [[stock market index]] that seeks to be a [[Benchmarking|benchmark]] of the entire [[Stock markets in the United States|U.S. stock market]]. It measures the performance of the 3,000 largest [[publicly held]] companies incorporated in the United States as measured by total [[market capitalization]], and represents approximately 98% of the American public equity market. The index was launched on January 1, 1984, and is maintained by [[FTSE Russell]], a subsidiary of the London Stock Exchange Group. {{As of|2024|12|31|post=,}} the weighted average market capitalization of a company in the index is approximately $966 million and the median market capitalization is $2.28 billion.

The [[ticker symbol]] on most systems is either RUA or ^RUA.

{| class="wikitable sortable floatright" style="text-align:center"
|+ Annual returns
|-
! Year !! Price return<ref>{{cite news |title=Russell 1000 (^RUA) |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/%5ERUA/history/ |access-date=December 8, 2021 }}</ref> !! Total return
|-
| 1994 || −2.48% || 0.19%
|-
| 1995 || 33.58% || 36.80%
|-
| 1996 || 19.19% || 21.82%
|-
| 1997 || 29.47% || 31.78%
|-
| 1998 || 22.32% || 24.14%
|-
| 1999 || 19.43% || 20.90%
|-
| 2000 || −8.52% ||style="color:red"| –7.46%
|-
| 2001 || –12.62% ||style="color:red"| –11.46%
|-
| 2002 || –22.81% ||style="color:red"| –21.54%
|-
| 2003 || 28.73% || 31.06%
|-
| 2004 || 10.08% || 11.95%
|-
| 2005 || 4.28% || 6.12%
|-
| 2006 || 13.66% || 15.71%
|-
| 2007 || 3.30% || 5.14%
|-
| 2008 || −38.70% ||style="color:red"| –37.31%
|-
| 2009 || 25.46% || 28.34%
|-
| 2010 || 14.75% || 16.93%
|-
| 2011 || −0.92% || 1.03%
|-
| 2012 || 13.98% || 16.42%
|-
| 2013 || 30.95% || 33.55%
|-
| 2014 || 10.45% || 12.56%
|-
| 2015 || −1.47% || 0.48%
|-
| 2016 || 10.42% || 12.74%
|-
| 2017 || 18.85% || 21.13%
|-
| 2018 || −6.99% ||style="color:red"| −5.24%
|-
| 2019 || 28.54% || 31.02%
|-
| 2020 || 18.82% || 20.89%
|-
| 2021 || 24.00% || 25.66%
|-
| 2022 || –20.48% ||style="color:red"| –19.21%
|-
| 2023 || 23.95% || 25.96%
|-
| 2024 || 22.15% || 23.81%
|}

==Investing==
The Russell 3000 Index is tracked by several [[exchange-traded fund]]s, such as the [[iShares]] Russell 3000 ETF ({{NYSE Arca|IWV}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ishares.com/us/products/239714/ishares-russell-3000-etf|title=iShares Russell 3000 ETF | IWV}}</ref> and the [[The Vanguard Group|Vanguard]] Russell 3000 ETF ({{NASDAQ|VTHR}}).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://personal.vanguard.com/us/funds/snapshot?FundId=3354&FundIntExt=INT|title=Vanguard page for Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF}}</ref>

==Ten largest constituents==
*[[Apple Inc.|Apple]] - {{NASDAQ|AAPL}}
*[[Nvidia]] - {{NASDAQ|NVDA}}
*[[Microsoft]] - {{NASDAQ|MSFT}}
*[[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] - {{NASDAQ|AMZN}}
*[[Meta Platforms|Meta]] - {{NASDAQ|META}}
*[[Tesla, Inc.|Tesla]] - {{NASDAQ|TSLA}}
*[[Alphabet Inc.|Alphabet]] (Class A) - {{NASDAQ|GOOGL}}
*[[Broadcom]] - {{NASDAQ|AVGO}}
*[[Alphabet Inc.|Alphabet]] (Class C) - {{NASDAQ|GOOG}}
*[[Berkshire Hathaway]] - {{NYSE|BRK.B}}

<small>(as of December 31, 2024)</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://research.ftserussell.com/Analytics/FactSheets/Home/DownloadSingleIssue?openfile=open&issueName=US1000USD&isManual=True |title=Index factsheet}}</ref>

==Top sectors ordered by weight==
*Technology
*Consumer Discretionary
*Industrials
*Financials
*Health Care
*Consumer Staples
*Energy
*Real Estate
*Utilities
*Telecommunications
*Basic Materials

<small>(as of December 31, 2024)</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ftse.com/Analytics/FactSheets/Home/DownloadSingleIssue?openfile=open&issueName=US3000USD&isManual=True|title=Index factsheet}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[S&P 1500]]
*[[Russell Investments]]
*[[Russell 2500 Index]]
*[[Russell 2000 Index]]
*[[Russell 1000 Index]]
*[[Wilshire 5000]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.russell.com/us/sitenav.asp Russell Investment Group]
* [http://www.ftse.com/products/downloads/Russell-US-indexes.pdf?552 Index Construction and Methodology]
* [https://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=^RUA Yahoo! Finance page for ^RUA]
* [https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/RAY:IND Bloomberg page for RAY:IND]
[[Category:FTSE Russell stock market indices|3000_Index]]
[[Category:American stock market indices]]

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