Below you will find information about the Russell 2000 Index. The Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. You can find more information by going to one of the sections on this page such as historical data, charts, technical analysis and others. Stocks: Sectors. Energy; Materials; Industrials; Consumer Discretionary; Consumer Staples; Health Care; Financial; Technology; Utilities; Futures. Commodity; Currency Even with more than 6,000 publicly traded U.S. stocks, the Russell 3000 Index confines itself to the 3,000 most actively traded shares and is divided into the Russell 1000 and Russell 2000 sub-indexes. The Russell 3000 Index represents the price of the top tier of the domestic equity market, or companies with market values greater than $300