how to invest in the russell 1000 index
investors can purchase shares of the russell 1000 index through a mutual fund or an exchange traded fund allocated by type and sector investors who don t want to invest directly in the index may buy shares in passively managed index exchange traded funds etfs offered by ishares including the ishares russell 1000 index etf iwb and the ishares russell 1000 value etf iwd for large cap and mid to lower cap portfolios many investors prefer the russell 1000 for large cap portfolio exposure the ishares russell 1000 index etf is one of the leading funds offering comprehensive investment in all of the russell 1000 components iwb is an index fund that seeks to match the holdings and return of the russell 1000 index the fund was established on may 15 2000 and the etf trades on the new york stock exchange nyse the total assets under management aum as of june 26 2023 were 37 6 billion 6the ishares russell 1000 value etf allows investors to track both mid and large cap u s equities based on the russell 1000 index the etf was launched on may 22 2000 the etf trades on the nyse and as of june 26 2024 aum was 55 6 billion 7russell 1000 index variationsftse russell also offers several index variations derived from the russell 1000 these variations include the russell 1000 index vs dow jones industrial average vs s p 500the russell 1000 is a much broader index than the often quoted dow jones industrial average djia and standard poor s s p 500 index although all three are considered large cap stock benchmarks the djia which is also known as the dow 30 tracks the largest 30 blue chip stocks listed on the nyse and the nasdaq transport and utility companies are excluded from the index it is the second oldest stock market index in the united states and generally serves as a broad representation of the u s economy the s p 500 is one of the most commonly used indexes to measure the u s economy and large cap companies in the u s it is made of 500 of the largest companies by market cap in the country 