Russell 2000 (RUT)
Benchmark index · United States · data since 1987-09-10 · last close 2026-07-24
1d
-0.35%
7d
-1.09%
30d
-1.90%
YTD
+18.05%
1y
+30.10%
Russell 2000 (RUT) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5.3 | 0.7 | -5.2 | 12.2 | 4.3 | 3.6 | -3.1 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 2.6 | -5.5 | -7.0 | -2.4 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 1.7 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 0.8 | -0.7 |
| 2024 | -3.9 | 5.5 | 3.4 | -7.1 | 4.9 | -1.1 | 10.1 | -1.6 | 0.6 | -1.5 | 10.8 | -8.4 |
| 2023 | 9.7 | -1.8 | -5.0 | -1.9 | -1.1 | 8.0 | 6.1 | -5.2 | -6.0 | -6.9 | 8.8 | 12.1 |
| 2022 | -9.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 | -9.9 | 0.0 | -8.4 | 10.4 | -2.2 | -9.7 | 10.9 | 2.1 | -6.6 |
| 2021 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 1.8 | -3.6 | 2.1 | -3.0 | 4.2 | -4.3 | 2.1 |
| 2020 | -3.3 | -8.5 | -21.9 | 13.7 | 6.4 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 5.5 | -3.5 | 2.0 | 18.3 | 8.5 |
| 2019 | 11.2 | 5.1 | -2.3 | 3.3 | -7.9 | 6.9 | 0.5 | -5.1 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 2.7 |
| 2018 | 2.6 | -4.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 6.0 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 4.2 | -2.5 | -10.9 | 1.4 | -12.1 |
| 2017 | 0.3 | 1.8 | -0.1 | 1.1 | -2.2 | 3.3 | 0.7 | -1.4 | 6.1 | 0.8 | 2.8 | -0.6 |
| 2016 | -8.8 | -0.1 | 7.8 | 1.5 | 2.1 | -0.3 | 5.9 | 1.6 | 0.9 | -4.8 | 11.0 | 2.6 |
| 2015 | -3.3 | 5.8 | 1.6 | -2.6 | 2.2 | 0.6 | -1.2 | -6.4 | -5.1 | 5.6 | 3.1 | -5.2 |
| 2014 | -2.8 | 4.6 | -0.8 | -3.9 | 0.7 | 5.2 | -6.1 | 4.8 | -6.2 | 6.5 | -0.0 | 2.7 |
| 2013 | 6.2 | 1.0 | 4.4 | -0.4 | 3.9 | -0.7 | 6.9 | -3.3 | 6.2 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 1.8 |
| 2012 | 7.0 | 2.3 | 2.4 | -1.6 | -6.7 | 4.8 | -1.4 | 3.2 | 3.1 | -2.2 | 0.4 | 3.3 |
| 2011 | -0.3 | 5.4 | 2.4 | 2.6 | -2.0 | -2.5 | -3.7 | -8.8 | -11.4 | 15.0 | -0.5 | 0.5 |
| 2010 | -3.7 | 4.4 | 8.0 | 5.6 | -7.7 | -7.9 | 6.8 | -7.5 | 12.3 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 7.8 |
| 2009 | -11.2 | -12.3 | 8.7 | 15.3 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 9.5 | 2.8 | 5.6 | -6.9 | 3.0 | 7.9 |
| 2008 | -6.9 | -3.8 | 0.3 | 4.1 | 4.5 | -7.8 | 3.6 | 3.5 | -8.1 | -20.9 | -12.0 | 5.6 |
| 2007 | 1.6 | -0.9 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 4.0 | -1.6 | -6.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2.8 | -7.3 | -0.2 |
| 2006 | 8.9 | -0.3 | 4.7 | -0.1 | -5.7 | 0.5 | -3.3 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 5.7 | 2.5 | 0.2 |
| 2005 | -4.2 | 1.6 | -3.0 | -5.8 | 6.4 | 3.7 | 6.3 | -1.9 | 0.2 | -3.2 | 4.7 | -0.6 |
| 2004 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | -5.2 | 1.5 | 4.1 | -6.8 | -0.6 | 4.6 | 1.9 | 8.6 | 2.8 |
| 2003 | -2.9 | -3.1 | 1.1 | 9.4 | 10.6 | 1.7 | 6.2 | 4.5 | -2.0 | 8.3 | 3.5 | 1.9 |
| 2002 | -1.1 | -2.8 | 7.9 | 0.8 | -4.5 | -5.1 | -15.2 | -0.4 | -7.3 | 3.1 | 8.8 | -5.7 |
| 2001 | 5.1 | -6.7 | -5.0 | 7.7 | 2.3 | 3.3 | -5.4 | -3.4 | -13.6 | 5.8 | 7.6 | 6.0 |
| 2000 | -1.7 | 16.4 | -6.7 | -6.1 | -5.9 | 8.6 | -3.2 | 7.4 | -3.1 | -4.5 | -10.4 | 8.4 |
| 1999 | 1.3 | -8.2 | 1.4 | 8.8 | 1.4 | 4.3 | -2.8 | -3.8 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 5.9 | 11.2 |
| 1998 | -1.6 | 7.4 | 4.1 | 0.5 | -5.4 | 0.2 | -8.2 | -19.5 | 7.6 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 6.1 |
| 1997 | 1.9 | -2.5 | -4.9 | 0.1 | 11.0 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 7.2 | -4.5 | -0.8 | 1.6 |
| 1996 | -0.2 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 5.3 | 3.9 | -4.2 | -8.8 | 5.7 | 3.8 | -1.7 | 4.0 | 2.4 |
| 1995 | -1.4 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 1.9 | 1.7 | -4.5 | 4.2 | 2.4 |
| 1994 | 3.1 | -0.4 | -5.5 | 0.6 | -1.3 | -3.6 | 1.6 | 5.4 | -0.5 | -0.4 | -4.2 | 2.5 |
| 1993 | 3.2 | -2.5 | 3.1 | -2.9 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 2.5 | -3.4 | 3.3 |
| 1992 | 8.0 | 2.9 | -3.5 | -3.6 | 1.1 | -5.0 | 3.3 | -3.1 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 7.5 | 3.4 |
| 1991 | 9.1 | 11.0 | 6.9 | -0.2 | 4.5 | -6.0 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 2.7 | -4.7 | 7.7 |
| 1990 | -8.9 | 2.9 | 3.8 | -3.4 | 6.8 | 0.1 | -4.5 | -13.6 | -9.2 | -6.2 | 7.3 | 3.7 |
| 1989 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | -2.4 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 0.0 | -6.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| 1988 | 4.0 | 8.7 | 4.5 | 2.0 | -2.5 | 7.0 | -0.9 | -2.8 | 2.3 | -1.2 | -3.6 | 3.8 |
| 1987 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1.1 | -30.8 | -5.5 | 7.8 |
| Avg | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.4 | -0.5 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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Seasonality — average by calendar month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +0.7% | +1.0% | +0.4% | +1.2% | +1.4% | +0.8% | +0.5% | -0.4% | -0.4% | -0.5% | +2.2% | +2.4% |
| Win rate | 54%/39 | 59%/39 | 67%/39 | 59%/39 | 67%/39 | 64%/39 | 58%/38 | 53%/38 | 59%/39 | 56%/39 | 69%/39 | 77%/39 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
Risk & extremes
Max drawdown
-59.9%
Worst peak-to-trough fall on record
Monthly volatility
±5.7%
Std. dev. of monthly returns
Positive months
62%
Share of completed months in the green
Best month
+18.29%
2020-11
Worst month
-30.77%
1987-10
Longest streaks
9▲ / 5▼
Consecutive up / down months
Drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
About Russell 2000
Russell 2000 isn't a company — it's the scoreboard: United States's benchmark index, tracked here like any other asset, so you can see how a whole market behaves when nobody's stock-picking — with price history on this site back to 1987. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1987) would be about $1,771 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was November 2020 at +18.29%; its worst, October 1987 at -30.77%.
- It has closed December in the green 30 out of 39 times — not a promise, just a suspicious habit.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.