Russell 2000

RUTUnited States

2,837.55▼-5.60%over 1 month

Two thousand smaller US companies. Watched as a read on domestic economic conditions rather than multinational earnings.

Price history

Last close 2026-09-25

Return by period

1M▼-5.60%

3M▼-5.73%

6M▲+13.81%

1Y▲+16.56%

5Y▲+26.58%

Risk

Trailing year

Annualised volatility18.7%

Largest drawdown-11.2%

Period high3,068.42

Period low2,305.11

Position in range

Trailing year

70%

of the way from the year’s low to its high.

2,305.113,068.42

Historical context

251 sessions

Volatility12.6%
8th percentile of the last 231 readings — low. Annualised from the last twenty sessions, then ranked against the same calculation on every twenty-session window of the past year.
Latest session+0.07%
5th percentile of the last 250 readings — unusually low. Ranked on size and not direction, so an unusually large fall reads as unusual rather than as a low return.
Five sessions-0.80%
33rd percentile of the last 246 readings — below typical. Ranked among every five-session change of the past year, direction included.
Twenty sessions-5.86%
5th percentile of the last 231 readings — unusually low. Ranked among every twenty-session change of the past year, direction included.

A percentile is the share of the past year’s readings at or below the current one. The multi-session rows keep direction, so a high rank there means a strong rise; volatility and the latest session are ranked on size alone, so a high rank means a large move either way. All of it describes how ordinary today is by this instrument’s own standards, which is a statement about the record and not about what happens next.

Reported context

Written by sonar-pro

Recent reports link the Russell 2000’s September decline to higher US Treasury yields, renewed inflation concerns and pressure on smaller companies, with the index falling 1.8% on 23 September and 0.1% on 24 September. The index was reported at 2,835.57 on 24 September, down 0.9% for the week but up 14.2% for the year. Other reports said the Russell 2000 had risen earlier in the month, while analysts described it as more exposed to continued volatility in the Treasury market.

Sources

Generated from the figures on this page and published reporting. It describes what has been reported and is not advice, a recommendation, or a forecast. Written 25 Sept, 21:41 UTC.

Reported context

Writing

Published reporting on this move is being gathered now, and the explanation for it will replace this line as soon as the model has finished writing. Published reporting on this move is being gathered now, and the explanation for it will replace this line as soon as the model has finished writing. Published reporting on this move is being gathered now, and the explanation for it will replace this line as soon as the model has finished writing. Published reporting on this move is being gathered now, and the explanation for it will replace this line as soon as the model has finished writing.

Sources

What these figures mean

Written by gpt-5.4-mini

Over the trailing year, the Russell 2000 rose by 17.6%, while its annualised volatility of 18.7% means its price typically moved around by roughly that scale over a year, rather than staying close to one level. The largest peak-to-trough fall was -11.2%, which means that at one point it dropped 11.2% from a previous high before recovering later in the period. With a period high of 3,068.42 and a period low of 2,305.11, the current price being 69% of the way from the low to the high means it is nearer the high than the low.

A plain-English restatement of the calculated figures shown above, with no external information used. Written 25 Sept, 13:15 UTC.

What these figures mean

Writing

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Figures are calculated from closing prices and exclude dividends, coupons and the cost of rolling futures contracts. Volatility is annualised using 252 trading days. Past movement describes what happened and implies nothing about what happens next.