Russell Stability Indexes™: Usage in Fund and Portfolio Analysis

What are they? In 2010, Russell launched the Russell Stability Indexes. We believe that the index series is very useful for investment practitioners and fund analysts looking to better understand exposures and risk factors – particularly those associated with sensitivity to economic cycles and price of stocks – exhibited by funds and portfolios. The Russell […]

January 16, 2013

What are they?

Russell IndexesIn 2010, Russell launched the Russell Stability Indexes. We believe that the index series is very useful for investment practitioners and fund analysts looking to better understand exposures and risk factors – particularly those associated with sensitivity to economic cycles and price of stocks – exhibited by funds and portfolios.

The Russell Stability Indexes are constructed by splitting the Russell Indexes (both U.S. and Global) by level of stability; the more stable half of stocks is deemed the Russell Defensive Index™, the less stable half is called the Russell Dynamic Index™.

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