The Russell 2000 is losing 43 companies in its annual rebalance after AI-driven gains pushed former small caps into large-cap territory.
The Russell 2000 has long been Wall Street’s shorthand for small-cap exposure — the scrappy, domestic-focused corner of the market where $2 billion companies trade alongside $5 billion peers.Heading into this weekend’s annual rebalance, the index looks less like a small-cap benchmark and more like a mid-cap fund in disguise. On Monday, that changes.
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