Russell Midcap Index

The Russell Midcap Index measures performance of the 800 smallest companies (31% of total capitalization) in the Russell 1000 Index. As of 31 March 2017, the stocks of the Russell Midcap Index have a weighted average market capitalization of approximately $14.1 billion, median capitalization of $6.9 billion, and market capitalization of the largest company $58 billion. The index, which was launched on November 1, 1991, is maintained by FTSE Russell, a subsidiary of the London Stock Exchange Group.

Its ticker symbol is ^RMCC.

Investing

The Russell Midcap Index is tracked by an ETF, iShares Russell Mid-Cap (NYSE Arca: IWR).[1]

Annual returns

YearTotal return
199534.45%
199619.00%
199729.01%
199810.09%
199918.23%
20008.25%
2001–5.62%
2002−16.19%
200340.06%
200420.22%
200512.65%
200615.26%
20075.60%
2008−41.46%
200940.48%
201025.48%
2011−1.55%
201217.28%
201334.76%
201413.22%
2015−2.44%
201613.80%
201718.52%

Top 10 holdings

(as of March 31, 2017)[2]

Top sectors by weight

  • Financial Services
  • Consumer Discretionary
  • Producer Durables
  • Technology
  • Health Care

See also

References

  1. "iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF | IWR". IShares.
  2. "Russell Midcap Index factsheet" (PDF).
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