Russell 2000 Index
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The Russell 2000 Index is a stock market index that measures the performance of approximately 2,000 small-cap U.S. companies and is widely used as a benchmark for this segment of the equity market.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Russell 2000 Index canonical | 22 |
| Russell 2000 Index Series | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Russell 2000 Index Context triple: [FTSE Russell indices, includes, Russell 2000 Index]
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A.
Russell 3000 Index
The Russell 3000 Index is a broad U.S. stock market index that tracks the performance of the 3,000 largest publicly traded American companies, representing nearly the entire investable U.S. equity market.
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B.
S&P MidCap 400
The S&P MidCap 400 is a stock market index that tracks the performance of mid-sized publicly traded companies in the United States.
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C.
Russell 1000 Index
The Russell 1000 Index is a U.S. stock market index that tracks the performance of the 1,000 largest publicly traded companies, representing the large-cap segment of the American equity market.
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D.
Nasdaq Biotechnology Index
The Nasdaq Biotechnology Index is a stock market index that tracks the performance of biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange.
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E.
S&P SmallCap 600
The S&P SmallCap 600 is a U.S. stock market index that tracks the performance of 600 publicly traded small-cap companies, serving as a benchmark for the small-cap segment of the American equity market.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Russell 2000 Index Target entity description: The Russell 2000 Index is a stock market index that measures the performance of approximately 2,000 small-cap U.S. companies and is widely used as a benchmark for this segment of the equity market.
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A.
Russell 3000 Index
The Russell 3000 Index is a broad U.S. stock market index that tracks the performance of the 3,000 largest publicly traded American companies, representing nearly the entire investable U.S. equity market.
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B.
S&P MidCap 400
The S&P MidCap 400 is a stock market index that tracks the performance of mid-sized publicly traded companies in the United States.
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C.
Russell 1000 Index
The Russell 1000 Index is a U.S. stock market index that tracks the performance of the 1,000 largest publicly traded companies, representing the large-cap segment of the American equity market.
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D.
Nasdaq Biotechnology Index
The Nasdaq Biotechnology Index is a stock market index that tracks the performance of biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange.
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E.
S&P SmallCap 600
The S&P SmallCap 600 is a U.S. stock market index that tracks the performance of 600 publicly traded small-cap companies, serving as a benchmark for the small-cap segment of the American equity market.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
equity index
ⓘ
small-cap index ⓘ stock market index ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | RUT ⓘ |
| assetClass | equities ⓘ |
| calculationMethod | market-capitalization-weighted ⓘ |
| category | U.S. small-cap benchmark index ⓘ |
| componentType | common stocks ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| currency | US dollar ⓘ |
| dataVendorCode | RUT ⓘ |
| excludes |
large-cap U.S. companies
ⓘ
most mega-cap U.S. companies ⓘ |
| family |
Russell US Indexes
ⓘ
linked to:
Russell U.S. Equity Indexes
|
| focusesOn | small-cap companies ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasDerivatives |
futures contracts
ⓘ
options contracts ⓘ |
| includes | publicly traded U.S. companies ⓘ |
| isSubsetOf | Russell 3000 Index ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1984 ⓘ |
| launchedBy | Frank Russell Company ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | FTSE Russell ⓘ |
| marketSegment | small-cap segment ⓘ |
| measures | performance of small-cap U.S. equities ⓘ |
| numberOfConstituents | approximately 2000 ⓘ |
| owner |
London Stock Exchange Group
ⓘ
linked to:
London Stock Exchange
|
| parentIndex | Russell 3000 Index ⓘ |
| provider | FTSE Russell ⓘ |
| rankInUniverseBySize | bottom 2000 companies by market capitalization ⓘ |
| reconstitutionFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| reconstitutionMonth | June ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| sectorCoverage | multi-sector ⓘ |
| selectionUniverse | Russell 3000 Index ⓘ |
| tradedOn |
CME Group (futures on Russell 2000)
ⓘ
linked to:
CME Group
|
| typicalUse |
benchmark for small-cap mutual funds
ⓘ
gauge of U.S. small-cap equity market ⓘ reference index for asset allocation ⓘ |
| usedAs |
benchmark for U.S. small-cap stocks
ⓘ
performance benchmark for small-cap active managers ⓘ underlying index for ETFs ⓘ underlying index for derivatives ⓘ underlying index for index funds ⓘ |
| visibility | widely followed ⓘ |
| weightingScheme | float-adjusted market capitalization ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Russell 2000 Index Description of subject: The Russell 2000 Index is a stock market index that measures the performance of approximately 2,000 small-cap U.S. companies and is widely used as a benchmark for this segment of the equity market.
Referenced by (23)
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linked to: Russell 2000 Index