FTSE Russell Benchmarks and Indices

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    Benefits

    Why choose FTSE Russell Indices?

    FTSE Russell is a leading global index provider creating and managing a wide range of indices, data and analytic solutions to meet client needs across asset classes, style and strategies. Covering 98% of the investable market, 

    FTSE Russell indices offer a true picture of global markets, combined with the specialist knowledge gained from developing local benchmarks around the world. 

    FTSE Russell index expertise and products are used extensively by institutional and retail investors globally. For over 30 years, leading asset owners, asset managers, ETF providers and investment banks have chosen FTSE Russell indices to benchmark their investment performance and create investment funds, ETFs, structured products and index-based derivatives. FTSE Russell indices also provide clients with tools for asset allocation, investment strategy analysis and risk management.

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    Index resources

    Resources for FTSE Russell indices

    Factsheets

    Browse our Index Factsheets to view index performance and characteristics. These are market-cap weighted and categorised by region.

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    Index Announcements

    Full versions of Index Announcements are available to subscribed users on the Research Portal. 

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    Index Resources

    Access a range of Index Resources that are designed to help you explore, use, and understand our global benchmarks across asset classes.

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    Research and Insights

    Research

    Indices and benchmarks made clear

    We provide an introduction to the purposes indices and benchmarks can serve and share some important attributes to consider when selecting an index or benchmark.

    Research

    Building a better US equity benchmark: Russell US Indexes

    Market participants can be confused by these types of claims and consequently overlook important elements of index design and construction that can vary widely.

    Research

    Building a better fixed income benchmark: FTSE World Government Bond Index Series (WGBI)

    Creating a successful fixed income benchmark means more than just setting up an index and publishing its rules.

    Article

    Gold’s strategic revival in a fragmented world: A modern portfolio component

    Gold is back as a strategic hedge. Learn how inflation, deglobalisation, and diversification needs are reshaping gold’s role in modern portfolios.
    • Alex Nae

    Article

    What is an index?

    Discover how market indices like the FTSE 100 and Russell 2000 are built, calculated, and used by investors to benchmark performance and manage risk.
    • FTSE Russell

    Research

    Russell 2000 Index Quarterly Chartbook – April 2025

    How did the Russell 2000 Index perform in Q1 2025? Dive into market performance from every angle, explore sectors and their reflection in the market and more!

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