Due to the limitation of other
indexes, which were excluded from this illustration due to their shorter time periods, the allocation represented may be more general than an actual recommended allocation (for example, it may exclude
particular styles and subsets within
equity and fixed income).
The Frank Russell Company also breaks down this
particular index into two other major equity indexes — the Russell 1000 Index, which measures the performance of the top 1,000 stocks in the 3000 Index and represents about 10 percent of the 3000's market cap, and the Russell 2000 Index, which measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the 3000 I
index into two other major
equity indexes — the Russell 1000
Index, which measures the performance of the top 1,000 stocks in the 3000 Index and represents about 10 percent of the 3000's market cap, and the Russell 2000 Index, which measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the 3000 I
Index, which measures the performance of the top 1,000 stocks in the 3000
Index and represents about 10 percent of the 3000's market cap, and the Russell 2000 Index, which measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the 3000 I
Index and represents about 10 percent of the 3000's market cap, and the Russell 2000
Index, which measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the 3000 I
Index, which measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the 3000
IndexIndex.
There are plenty of ETFs available, and besides covering major
indices, they cover different sectors of the
equity markets, different asset classes (such as Fixed Income and Alternatives), specific sectors and industries, different currencies,
particular market niches as well as several different strategies (such as long and / or short ETFs).