small - cap stocks are in the russell 2000.
what kind of stocks are in the russell 2000?
small - cap
bullet::::- russell small cap completeness index: the index includes stocks from the russell 3000 index that do not appear in the s&p 500 index. the index measures the performance of the russell 3000 companies excluding s&p 500 constituents.





























section::::primary indexes.:russell indices in japan.





























russell/nomura equity indices for japan (calculated with nomura securities co., ltd.) offer broad market or style benchmarks for investors in that country. these pioneering, comprehensive, equity style indices offer free-float adjustment in the japanese market.





























section::::see also.





























bullet::::- russell investments





























bullet::::- russell 3000 index





























bullet::::- russell 2500 index





























bullet::::- russell 2000 index





























bullet::::- russell 1000 index
russell indexes
ishares russell 2000





























ishares russell 2000 index fund () is an exchange-traded fund of us stocks that tracks the russell 2000 index, in the ishares etf family.





























iwm is used by day traders and investors alike to gain access to the small-cap segment of us stocks. it is highly liquid. as of august 2012, it is the second most actively traded exchange-traded product in the world.





























section::::competition.





























ishares russell 2000 is the largest small-cap etf. another fund is ishares core s&p small-cap etf.





























section::::holdings.





























top ten holdings:





























bullet::::- ralcorp holdings inc. (rah)





























bullet::::- myriad genetics inc. (mygn)
ishares russell 2000