Russell 2500 Index
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The Russell 2500 Index measures the performance of the 2,500 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, or about 19% of its total capitalization. Weighted average capitalization is approximately $2 billion and median capitalization is $705.8 million. The largest company in the index is $4.5 billion.
Top 10 holdings
- Ball Corp.Ball Corp.Ball Corporation , originally Ball Brothers Glass Manufacturing Company, is an American company famous for producing glass canning jars. Founded in 1880, it is currently headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado. The company has expanded into other areas such as avionics, space systems, metal beverage...
- Beckman CoulterBeckman CoulterBeckman Coulter Inc., is a company that makes biomedical laboratory instruments. Founded by Caltech professor Arnold O. Beckman in 1935 as National Technical Laboratories to commercialize a pH meter that he had invented, the company eventually grew to employ over 10,000 people, with $2.4 billion in...
- Roper IndustriesRoper IndustriesRoper Industries is a diversified industrial company that produces engineered products for global niche markets. The company is headquartered in Sarasota, Florida.Roper provides a wide range of products and services to customers in over 100 countries...
- BorgWarnerBorgWarnerBorgWarner Inc. is a United States-based worldwide automotive industry components and parts supplier. It is primarily known for its powertrain products, which include manual and automatic transmissions and transmission components, , turbochargers, engine valve timing system...
- SCANA Corp.SCANASCANA Corporation is a $9 billion Fortune 500 energy-based holding company, based in Cayce, South Carolina, whose businesses include regulated electric and natural gas utility operations and other energy-related businesses...
- Northeast UtilitiesNortheast UtilitiesNortheast Utilities is a publicly-traded, Fortune 500 energy company headquartered in Berlin, Connecticut, with several regulated subsidiaries offering retail electricity and natural gas service to more than 2.1 million customers in New England....
- Millipore Corp.
- Centerpoint EnergyCenterPoint EnergyCenterPoint Energy is a Fortune 500 electric and natural gas utility serving several markets in the U.S. states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Texas. It was formerly known as Reliant Energy , NorAm Energy, Houston Industries, and HL&P...
- Crown HoldingsCrown HoldingsCrown Holdings Incorporated , formerly Crown Cork & Seal Company, is an American company producing packaging. Founded in 1892, it is currently headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. From a modest beginning in 1892, the company had emerged as the world’s leading packaging company, and as of...
- ITT Educational Services
Top sectors by weight
- Financial Services
- Consumer Discretionary
- Technology
- Producer Durables
- Health Care
See also
- Russell Investments
- Russell IndexesRussell IndexesThe Russell Indexes are a family of global equity indices that allow investors to track the performance of distinct market segments worldwide. Many investors use mutual funds or exchange-traded funds based on the Russell Indexes as a way of gaining exposure to certain portions of the U.S. stock...
- Russell 3000 Index
- Russell 2000 Index
- Russell 1000 Index
- Russell Top 200 IndexRussell Top 200 IndexThe Russell Top 200 Index measures the performance of the 200 largest companies in the Russell 1000 Index, with weighted average market capitalization of $110.5 billion...
- Russell Top 50 IndexRussell Top 50 IndexThe Russell Top 50 Index measures the performance of the largest companies in the Russell 3000 Index. It includes approximately 50 of the largest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership and represents approximately 40% of the total market capitalization of...
- Russell Midcap Index
- Russell Microcap IndexRussell Microcap IndexThe 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...
- Russell Small Cap Completeness IndexRussell Small Cap Completeness IndexThe Russell Small Cap Completeness Index measures the performance of the companies in the Russell 3000 Index excluding the companies in the S&P 500 Index. It provides a performance standard for active money managers seeking a liquid extended benchmark, and can be used for a passive investment...