SOURCE: Russell Investments
SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwire - Feb 22, 2012) - Year-to-date Russell 2000® Index performance as of February 21st, 2012:
- The Russell 2000® Index gained +11.2% YTD.
- The Russell 2000® Growth Index (+12.0%) outperformed the Russell 2000 Value® Index (+10.5%) by 1.5%.
- The Russell 2000® Dynamic Index (+14.6%) outperformed the Russell 2000® Defensive Index (+8.3%) by 6.3%.
- Within the Russell 2000® Index, the Materials & Processing (+15.2%), Consumer Discretionary (+14.6%) and Energy (+14.4%) sectors were the top three performers. The Utilities sector had the worst performance with a +1.9% return.
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| Russell Index |
YTD
(through February 21, 2012) |
| Russell 2000 Index |
11.2% |
| Russell 2000 Growth Index |
12.0% |
| Russell 2000 Value Index |
10.5% |
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|
| Russell 2000 Index Sectors |
YTD
(through February 21, 2012) |
| Materials & Processing |
15.2% |
| Consumer Discretionary |
14.6% |
| Energy |
14.4% |
| Technology |
13.9% |
| Producer Durables |
11.6% |
| Health Care |
10.6% |
| Financial Services |
8.4% |
| Consumer Staples |
3.6% |
| Utilities |
1.9% |
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| Index |
|
Returns - 2011 |
|
YTD
(through February 21, 2012) |
| Russell 2000 Defensive Index |
|
3.8% |
|
8.3% |
| Russell 2000 Dynamic Index |
|
-11.9% |
|
14.6% |
Source: Russell Investments
The Russell Global Index includes more than 10,000 securities in 48 countries and covers 98% of the investable global market. All securities in the index are classified according to size, region, country and sector. Daily Returns for the main components are available here: http://www.russell.com/indexes/data/daily_total_returns_global.asp
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