Russell Inv US Small Cap Equity S (RLESX)

Fund Assets	1.02B
Expense Ratio	1.123%
Min. Investment	$0.00
Turnover	85.00%
Dividend (ttm)	0.31
Dividend Yield	1.03%
Dividend Growth	-30.84%
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 17, 2025

Previous Close	30.02
YTD Return	16.89%
1-Year Return	20.23%
5-Year Return	25.99%
52-Week Low	25.40
52-Week High	32.26
Beta (5Y)	1.00
Holdings	1188
Inception Date	Sep 2, 2008

About RLESX

Russell Investments U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund Class S is an actively managed mutual fund designed to provide long-term capital growth by investing primarily in small-capitalization U.S. equities. The fund targets companies within or similar in size to those in the Russell 2000 Index, encompassing a blend of value and growth stocks from diversified sectors across the U.S. economy. Employing a multi-manager approach, the fund leverages both fundamental and quantitative strategies through a variety of external asset managers, overseen and dynamically allocated by Russell Investment Management, LLC. This structure aims to capture diverse market perspectives and manage risk through broad diversification, with over 1,100 individual holdings and a relatively low concentration in its top ten positions. The fund’s sector allocation often emphasizes segments like healthcare, consumer cyclical, utilities, and energy, reflecting the inherently dynamic nature of the small-cap universe. With an investment policy of allocating at least 80% of assets to small-cap stocks, the fund serves investors seeking exposure to the growth potential and risk characteristics associated with the lower end of the U.S. equity market capitalization spectrum.

• Fund Family: Russell
• Category: Small Blend
• Performance Rating: Average
• Risk Rating: Average
• Stock Exchange: Nasdaq
• Ticker Symbol: RLESX
• Share Class: Class S
• Index: Russell 2000 TR

Performance

RLESX had a total return of 20.23% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 12.68%.

Equivalent Funds

These are funds that follow the same index from the other major fund companies.

Symbol	Provider	Name	Expense Ratio
SWSCX	Schwab	Schwab Small-Cap Equity Fund™	1.14%
FJACX	Fidelity	Fidelity Series Small Cap Discovery Fund	n/a
FLXSX	Fidelity	Fidelity Flex Small Cap Index Fund	n/a
FSCRX	Fidelity	Fidelity Small Cap Discovery Fund	0.64%
FSSLX	Fidelity	Fidelity Series Small Cap Core	0.01%

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
REBYX	Class Y	0.92%
RSCRX	Class R6	0.95%
RUNTX	Class M	0.98%
RLACX	Class A	1.37%

Top 10 Holdings

14.86% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
E-mini Russell 2000 Index Future Dec 26	n/a	5.03%
U.S. Cash Management Fund	n/a	4.94%
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	LGND	0.91%
Werner Enterprises, Inc.	WERN	0.73%
Crane NXT, Co.	CXT	0.63%
Stepan Company	SCL	0.55%
Us Dollar	n/a	0.53%
PDF Solutions, Inc.	PDFS	0.52%
Select Water Solutions, Inc.	WTTR	0.52%
Albany International Corp.	AIN	0.48%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 17, 2025	$2.0718	Dec 18, 2025
Dec 18, 2024	$3.2606	Dec 19, 2024
Dec 19, 2023	$0.6566	Dec 20, 2023
Dec 16, 2022	$1.2144	Dec 19, 2022
Dec 17, 2021	$9.2623	Dec 20, 2021
Dec 18, 2020	$0.1592	Dec 21, 2020

Data Sources: Tiingo and Finnhub

Historical data is provided by Tiingo. Several fund data points are also provided by Finnhub.

Last checked:

Nov 14, 2026

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