Russell 1000 Index
The Russell 1000 Index is a stock market index that represents the highest-ranking 1,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents about 90% of the total market capitalization of that index. The stocks of the Russell 1000 Index have a weighted average market capitalization of $81 billion; the median market capitalization is approximately $4.6 billion. The smallest company in the index has a market capitalization of $1.8 billion.
The ticker symbol is ^RUI.
Investing
The Russell 1000 Index is tracked by several exchange-traded funds, such as the iShares Russell 1000 Index (NYSE Arca: IWB) and the Vanguard Russell 1000 Index ETF (Nasdaq: VONE).
Annual returns
| Year | Total Return |
|---|---|
| 2000 | −8.84 |
| 2001 | −13.59 |
| 2002 | −22.94 |
| 2003 | +27.54 |
| 2004 | +9.49 |
| 2005 | +4.37 |
| 2006 | +13.34 |
| 2007 | +3.86 |
| 2008 | −39.02 |
| 2009 | +25.47 |
| 2010 | +13.87 |
| 2011 | −0.51 |
| 2012 | +13.92 |
| 2013 | +30.44 |
| 2014 | +12.06 |
| 2015 | +0.92 |
Top 10 holdings
- Apple Inc (Nasdaq: AAPL)
- Microsoft Corp (Nasdaq: MSFT)
- Exxon Mobil Corp (NYSE: XOM)
- Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ)
- General Electric (NYSE: GE)
- Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC)
- Berkshire Hathaway Inc (NYSE: BRKB)
- JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE: JPM)
- Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE)
- Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG)
(as of May 31, 2015) [1]
Top sectors by weight
- Technology
- Financial Services
- Health Care
- Energy
- Consumer Discretionary