Russell 3000 Index
The Russell 3000 Index is a capitalization-weighted stock [market index] that seeks to be a 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. 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.
| Year | Price return | 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% | −7.46% |
| 2001 | −12.62% | −11.46% |
| 2002 | −22.81% | −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% | −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% | −5.24% |
| 2019 | 28.54% | 31.02% |
| 2020 | 18.82% | 20.89% |
| 2021 | 24.00% | 25.66% |
| 2022 | −20.48% | −19.21% |
| 2023 | 23.95% | 25.96% |
| 2024 | 22.15% | 23.81% |
| 2025 | 15.67% | 17.15% |
Investing
The Russell 3000 Index is tracked by several exchange-traded funds, such as the iShares Russell 3000 ETF and the Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF.Ten largest constituents
- Apple -
- Nvidia -
- Microsoft -
- Amazon -
- Meta -
- Tesla -
- Alphabet -
- Broadcom -
- Alphabet -
- Berkshire Hathaway -
Top sectors ordered by weight
- Technology
- Consumer Discretionary
- Industrials
- Financials
- Health Care
- Consumer Staples
- Energy
- Real Estate
- Utilities
- Telecommunications
- Basic Materials