LSEG’s FTSE Russell Introduces Russell 9000 Global Index to Simplify Global Portfolio Benchmarking

LSEG’s FTSE Russell Introduces Russell 9000 Global Index to Simplify Global Portfolio Benchmarking

(IN BRIEF) FTSE Russell, LSEG’s global index provider and owner of the Russell US Index family, has announced plans to launch the Russell 9000 Global Index, a new flagship global equity benchmark designed to extend the Russell Indexes framework beyond the US market. The index will capture approximately 9,000 of the world’s largest companies across three regional segments: the Russell 3000 Index for the United States, the Russell 3000 Developed World ex US for developed markets outside the US, and the Russell 3000 Emerging for emerging markets. FTSE Russell said the launch responds to feedback from asset owners and asset managers seeking a more consistent and transparent approach to global equity benchmarking amid growing complexity created by differing regional methodologies. With more than $12 trillion already benchmarked to the Russell US Indexes, the Russell 9000 Global Index provides existing investors with a familiar and scalable framework for global equity allocation. The new benchmark also reinforces FTSE Russell’s broader role in global index design, with around $20 trillion benchmarked to FTSE Russell indexes worldwide.

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 12-Jun-2026 — /EuropaWire/ — FTSE Russell, LSEG’s global index provider and owner of the Russell US Index family, has announced plans to launch the Russell 9000 Global Index, extending the established Russell Indexes framework to global equity markets.

The new index is designed to provide investors with an integrated and consistent benchmark for global equity allocations. It applies the familiar Russell US Indexes methodology across a broader global framework, creating a more cohesive approach to benchmarking companies across the United States, developed markets outside the US and emerging markets.

The Russell 9000 Global Index will cover approximately 9,000 of the world’s largest companies across three main segments. These include the Russell 3000 Index for the US market, the Russell 3000 Developed World ex US for developed markets outside the United States, and the Russell 3000 Emerging for emerging markets.

FTSE Russell said the new benchmark has been developed particularly with the global equity allocation needs of US investors in mind. By using the Russell 3000 Index as the US regional component, the Russell 9000 Global Index gives existing Russell investors a familiar foundation for extending portfolio exposure beyond the US market.

The launch responds to feedback from asset owners and asset managers who pointed to growing complexity in global equity benchmarking. Differences in regional methodologies can make portfolio construction more difficult, particularly for investors seeking a transparent and unified approach across multiple markets.

By combining three core regional building blocks under a consistent methodology, the Russell 9000 Global Index is intended to support clearer, more efficient and more coherent global portfolio construction. FTSE Russell said the framework will allow investors to compare and allocate across regions using a rules-based approach that builds on the established Russell methodology.

More than $12 trillion in assets are currently benchmarked to the Russell US Indexes. FTSE Russell said the new global index gives existing users a natural pathway to apply the same familiar structure to global portfolios through a scalable benchmark.

Gerald Toledano, Group Head of Equity and Multi Assets at FTSE Russell, said the Russell 9000 Global Index builds on the strength and recognition of the Russell US Indexes by extending a transparent, rules-based approach to global markets. He said the benchmark provides a practical framework for global equity allocation, anchored by the Russell 3000 Index for the US, alongside developed ex-US and emerging market components.

FTSE Russell provides benchmarking, analytics and data solutions for investors worldwide. The company calculates thousands of indexes covering markets and asset classes in more than 70 countries and approximately 98% of the global investable market.

Around $20 trillion is benchmarked to FTSE Russell indexes. Its products are used by asset owners, asset managers, ETF providers, investment banks and retail investors for performance benchmarking, exchange-traded funds, structured products and index-based derivatives.

FTSE Russell is wholly owned by LSEG and applies transparent rules-based methodologies, independent governance structures and industry standards, including the IOSCO Principles, in the design and management of its indexes.

SOURCE: LSEG