The Russell 1000 Index is a stock market index that represents the highest-ranking 1,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents about 90% of the total market capitalization of that index. As of 31 January 2017, the stocks of the Russell 1000 Index have a weighted average market capitalization of almost $140 billion; the median market capitalization is nearly $8.7 billion. The index, which was launched on January 1, 1984, is maintained by FTSE Russell, a subsidiary of the London Stock Exchange Group.
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The ticker symbol is ^RUI.
Investing
The Russell 1000 Index is tracked by several exchange-traded funds, such as the iShares Russell 1000 Index (NYSE Arca: IWB) and the Vanguard Russell 1000 Index ETF (NASDAQ: VONE).
Top 10 holdings
(as of December 31, 2016)
Top sectors by weight
References
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