Russell Microcap Index: Difference between revisions

The '''Russell Microcap Index''' measures the performance of the microcap segment of the U.S. equity market. It makes up less than 3% of the U.S. equity market. It includes 1,000 of the smallest securities in the [[Russell 2000 Index]] based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership and it also includes up to the next 1,000 stocks. {{as of|2016|12|31}}, the weighted average [[market capitalization]] for a company in the index was $535 million and; the median market cap was $228 million. The market cap of the largest company in the index was $3.6 billion.

The index, which was launched on June 1, 2005, andis maintained by FTSE Russell, a subsidiary of the London Stock Exchange Group. itsIts [[ticker symbol]] is ^RUMIC.

The Russell Microcap Index is tracked by the [[iShares]] Micro-Cap [[Exchange-traded fund|ETF]] ({{NYSE Arca|IWC}}).<ref>[http://us.ishares.com/product_info/fund/overview/IWC.htm iShares Russell Microcap(R) Index Fund (IWC): Overview - iShares]</ref>

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