The Russell 3000 Index is a capitalization-weighted stock market index that seeks to be a benchmark of the entire U.S. stock market. It measures the performance of the 3,000 largest publicly held companies incorporated in America as measured by total market capitalization, and represents approximately 97% of the American public equity market. The index was launched on January 1, 1984, and is maintained by FTSE Russell, a subsidiary of the London Stock Exchange Group. The ticker symbol on most systems is ^RUA.
Record values
Annual returns
Investing
The Russell 3000 Index is tracked by several exchange-traded funds, such as the iShares Russell 3000 ETF () and the Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF ().
Ten largest constituents
Apple () Microsoft () Amazon () Alphabet (Class A) () Tesla () Alphabet (Class C) () Meta Platforms () Nvidia () Berkshire Hathaway () UnitedHealth () (as of December 31, 2021)
Top sectors by weight
Technology
Consumer Discretionary
Health Care
Industrials
Financials
Consumer Staples
Telecommunications
Real Estate
Utilities
Energy
Basic Materials
(as of September 30, 2020)