Why iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund moves
iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund rose, more than the market.
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Why today
16,437 news analyzed todayiShares Russell 2000 Index Fund rose, more than the market.
The S&P 500 rose only slightly over the same day.
No company news explains the move, as the fund holds many small companies rather than one firm.
Over the last five trading days the fund fell clearly, moving in line with a sharp fall in the S&P 500.
Today's move of +0.99% was 1.9 times a normal day's 0.5%. S&P 500 moved +0.31% on the same day.
iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund +0.99%S&P 500 +0.31%A little stronger than the market
What the key figures say about iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund
The figures connect what iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund earns with what investors pay.
The line shows the share price in the same year, on its own scale.
Money paid to shareholders per share, summed by calendar year.
2017–2025: $1.88–$2.70.
The dividend explained
A dividend is money paid to shareholders. iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund paid $2.73 per share in the twelve months through November 6, 2026.
On the ex-dividend day, September 15, 2026, iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund traded without the right to the $0.75 dividend. The price went from $287.91 to $285.14; including the dividend, the day's change was −0.7%. Entitlement passes from the company to shareholders on the ex-day; payment comes later.
2017: $1.922018: $1.882019: $2.092020: $2.042021: $2.092022: $2.582023: $2.702024: $2.532025: $2.562026 so far: $1.89
What followed similar falls?
Including reinvested dividends, iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund fell 2.0% over the latest five trading days. Since November 7, 2016, falls at least this large were followed by a higher value 21 trading days later in 46 out of 73 non-overlapping periods. The median was +1.4%, against +1.2% for an ordinary 21-day period, which ended higher 60 times in 100.
Such a fall has not said much about the next month.
+1.4% · 46/73
$10,000 in iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund bought on November 7, 2016 is worth $26,200 today, with dividends reinvested.
The same amount in S&P 500 with dividends would have become $40,400.
What would $10,000 in iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund be worth today? →
What would $10,000 in iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund be worth today?
$26,200
with dividends reinvested, bought on November 7, 2016. The same amount in S&P 500 with dividends would have become $40,400.
At worst it was worth $8,800 (March 23, 2020).
The five biggest days of the journey
· −13.3% · the whole market fell 12.0% the same day
· −11.1% · the whole market fell 9.5% the same day
· −9.7% · the whole market fell 7.6% the same day
· +9.1% · the whole market rose 9.4% the same day
· +8.5% · the whole market rose 9.5% the same day
Earlier days
−4.59% market −4.41% iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund fell with the market. Read →
iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund fell with the market.
The fund moved in line with the market, which also fell very sharply that day.
Trading volume was well above normal, and the move was far bigger than a typical day for this fund.
Investors pulled back from smaller US companies, and the sell-off across the broad market likely drove the fund lower.
Recent news was mostly fund holdings reports and options activity, which do not explain the drop.
+1.51% market +1.65% iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund rose, in line with the market. Read →
iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund rose, in line with the market.
The S&P 500 also rose sharply over the same session, so the fund moved with broader market strength.
Most likely the move reflected general market and small-cap buying.
+0.23% market +0.30% iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund was roughly unchanged. Read →
iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund was roughly unchanged.
No company news explains it.
Over the same day the S&P 500 rose slightly, so the fund moved less than the market.
The move was an ordinary one for this fund.
Over the last five trading days it was roughly flat, while the S&P 500 fell clearly.
−0.07% market −0.48% iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund was roughly flat without company news. Read →
iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund was roughly flat without company news.
Over the last five trading days it rose slightly while the S&P 500 fell clearly, so it moved against the market.
The last session was an ordinary-sized move, smaller than a normal day for this fund.
It was roughly unchanged while the S&P 500 fell slightly, so it moved less than the market.
The fund holds small US companies, so its moves mostly reflect interest-rate expectations, fund flows and the wider market rather than one firm's news.
−1.65% market −1.77% iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund fell with the market. Read →
iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund fell with the market.
Over the same day the S&P 500 also fell sharply, so the fund moved in line with the broad market.
Over the last five trading days the fund rose slightly while the S&P 500 fell slightly.
Trading volume was around its usual level.
+0.97% market −0.38% iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund rose, while the S&P 500 fell slightly. Read →
iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund rose, while the S&P 500 fell slightly.
No company news explains the move, so it is best seen as a market-wide move in small U.S. companies.
The fund is an exchange-traded fund (ETF), a basket of stocks that trades like a single share.
Its trading volume was around its usual level.
Over the last five trading days it rose clearly, moving more than the S&P 500, which rose slightly.
+0.40% market +0.34% iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund rose slightly. Read →
iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund rose slightly.
The move was an ordinary-sized one for this fund, and trading volume was around its usual level.
Over the last five trading days the fund rose clearly while the S&P 500 was roughly flat, so the gain came mostly earlier in the week.
There was no news about this fund that explains the session, so the move most likely reflects broad market moves in small US companies.
Earlier items, such as a fund shareholder's reduced stake, are background and do not explain the move.
+1.15% market +0.56% iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund rose without company news. Read →
iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund rose without company news.
Over the last five trading days it rose clearly while the S&P 500 was roughly flat.
The move likely reflects broad market sentiment toward small US companies, which this fund tracks, rather than a single event.
Trading volume was around its usual level.
The latest close sits well below its highest close of the past year from mid August and well above its lowest from mid November last year.
+0.45% market +0.71% iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund rose, Monday, and was an ordinary move. Read →
iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund rose, Monday, and was an ordinary move.
This fund tracks small US companies, so it moves with the broad market and interest-rate expectations rather than company news.
Over the same session the S&P 500 rose clearly, so the fund lagged the wider market.
Over the last five trading days the fund rose clearly, while the S&P 500 was roughly flat, so small caps outpaced the broad market that week.
Trading volume was well below its usual level, which suggests quieter demand for the fund in that session.