Russell Indexes family you should know as a trader

 Russell indexes are a family of global stock market indices from FTSE Russell that allow investors to track the performance of distinct market segments worldwide. Many investors use mutual funds or exchange-traded funds based on the FTSE Russell Indexes as a way of gaining exposure to certain portions of the U.S. stock market. --Wikipedia.

Here’s a breakdown of ETFs that represent large-cap, small-cap, and micro-cap segments in the Russell series:

📊 Russell Market Cap Tiers & Corresponding ETFs


Market Cap Tier

Index Name

ETF Ticker

Description

🔵 Large-Cap

Russell 1000

IWB

Tracks top ~1000 largest U.S. companies

🔵 Large-Cap Growth

Russell 1000 Growth

IWF

Focuses on large-cap growth stocks

🔵 Large-Cap Value

Russell 1000 Value

IWD

Focuses on large-cap value stocks



| 🟦 Mid-Cap       | Russell Midcap         | IWR       | Tracks mid-sized companies (subset of Russell 1000) |

| 🟦 Mid-Cap Growth| Russell Midcap Growth  | IWP       | Focuses on mid-cap growth stocks |

| 🟦 Mid-Cap Value | Russell Midcap Value   | IWS       | Focuses on mid-cap value stocks |

| 🟨 Small-Cap     | Russell 2000           | IWM       | Tracks bottom 2000 of Russell 3000 (small caps) |

| 🟨 Small-Cap Growth| Russell 2000 Growth | IWO       | Focuses on small-cap growth stocks |

| 🟨 Small-Cap Value | Russell 2000 Value  | IWN       | Focuses on small-cap value stocks |

| 🟥 Micro-Cap     | Russell Microcap       | IWC       | Tracks smallest ~1000 micro-cap U.S. stocks |

🧠 Quick Tip:


If you’re tracking market rotation or relative strength, keeping an eye on IWF, IWD, IWM, IWC alongside SPY, QQQ, and DIA gives you great insights.

Part

Meaning

IW

iShares Russell → IW stands for “iShares” Russell series (by BlackRock)

F

Russell 1000 Growth (F = “Fast growth”)

D

Russell 1000 Value (D = “Defensive/Dividend/Value”)

M

Russell 2000 (M = “Mid/Small” — Small cap index)

C

Russell Microcap (C = “Microcap”)


  • IWF → iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF

  • IWD → iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF

  • IWM → iShares Russell 2000 ETF (small caps)

  • IWC → iShares Russell Microcap ETF (tiny caps)


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