- Launch expands the reach of flagship Russell Indexes framework to global equity markets
- The new Russell 9000 Global Index provides an integrated and consistent benchmark framework for global equity allocations
- Builds on the established Russell 3000 Index, which becomes the US regional component of the new global benchmark
FTSE Russell, LSEG’s global index provider and owner of the Russell US Index family, today announced plans to launch the Russell 9000 Global Index, which applies the familiar Russell US Indexes methodology within a more cohesive approach to global equity benchmarking.
The Russell 9000 Global Index is a new flagship global equity benchmark, designed especially with global equity allocations of US investors in mind. It captures approximately 9,000 of the world’s largest companies across three segments: US (Russell 3000); developed ex-US, (Russell 3000 Developed World ex US); and emerging markets (Russell 3000 Emerging).
The launch responds to customer feedback from FTSE Russell’s community of asset owners and asset managers, who highlighted the growing complexity in global benchmarking and the challenges created by differing regional methodologies. By applying a unified approach across three core building blocks, the Russell 9000 Global Index enables more transparent, efficient and coherent portfolio construction.
With more than $12 trillion in assets benchmarked to the Russell US Indexes, the new index offers existing investors a natural way to extend into global portfolios within a familiar, consistent and scalable framework.
Gerald Toledano, Group Head of Equity and Multi Assets at FTSE Russell, comments:
“The Russell 9000 Global Index builds on the strength and familiarity of the Russell US Indexes, extending a transparent and rules-based approach to a global scale. This new benchmark applies a consistent methodology across core building blocks, providing a clear and practical framework for global equity allocation – anchored by the flagship Russell 3000 Index as the US foundation, alongside developed ex-US and emerging markets.”
For more information, visit the FTSE Russell website.
