The Russell 1000(R) & Russell 2000(R) Index: Financial Services Sectors and Subsectors Showed Strong Gains YTD Through March 26

SEATTLE, WA — (Marketwire) — 03/27/12 —

The Russell 1000® Index returned +13.5% year-to-date, while the Russell 2000® Index returned +14.5% through March 26, 2012.

The Financial Services sector of the Russell 1000® Index returned +21.4% year-to-date, outperforming the Financial Services sector of the Russell 2000® Index which returned +12.7% through March 26, 2012.

All subsectors of the Financial Services sector for the Russell 1000® Index and the Russell 2000® Index returned in excess of +11% year-to-date through March 26th, 2012.

1. Banks: Diversified and Diversified Financial Services subsectors of the Russell 1000 Index each have 1 constituent with more than 30% weight
2. Asset Management & Custodian subsector of Russell 2000 Index has 1 constituent with more than 30% weight

The Russell Global Index includes more than 10,000 securities in 48 countries and covers 98% of the investable global market. All securities in the index are classified according to size, region, country and sector. Daily Returns for the main components are available here:
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