Russell 2000

RUTUnited States

3,027.59▲+2.50%over 1 month

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

Price history

Last close 2026-08-11

Return by period

1M▲+2.50%

3M▲+5.47%

6M▲+13.42%

1Y▲+36.59%

5Y▲+36.19%

Risk

Trailing year

Annualised volatility19.4%

Largest drawdown-11.2%

Period high3,036.98

Period low2,216.51

Position in range

Trailing year

99%

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

2,216.513,036.98

Reported context

Written by sonar-pro

Recent reporting says the Russell 2000 has moved back above 3,000 and touched record levels this week, with smaller companies gaining more than the wider market over the year. Sources also say the latest moves have been mixed, with the index falling 0.6% on Thursday and rising 1.1% on Friday, while the one-month change was about flat to slightly down in the delayed quotes. Commentary published around the move points to cheaper valuations, an improving earnings outlook, and a rotation in which small caps had outpaced the S&P 500 and the “Magnificent Seven” before the trade turned choppy.

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 11 Aug, 15:01 UTC.

Reported context

What these figures mean

Written by gpt-5.4-mini

The Russell 2000 rose 37.0% over the trailing year, and its price moved between 2,216.51 and 3,036.98, with the current price sitting 100% of the way from the low to the high. An annualised volatility of 19.4% means the price has typically moved around by a fairly noticeable amount over time, rather than staying close to one level. The largest peak-to-trough fall was -11.2%, which means that at one point during the period it dropped 11.2% from a previous high before later recovering.

A plain-English restatement of the calculated figures shown above, with no external information used. Written 11 Aug, 14:42 UTC.

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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.