Russell Investments U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund Class S (RLESX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
28.66
-0.23 (-0.80%)
At close: Apr 28, 2026
Fund Assets883.51M
Expense Ratio1.08%
Min. Investment$0.00
Turnover85.00%
Dividend (ttm)2.07
Dividend Yield7.17%
Dividend Growth-36.46%
Payout FrequencyAnnual
Ex-Dividend DateDec 17, 2025
Previous Close28.89
YTD Return12.72%
1-Year Return39.46%
5-Year Return30.36%
52-Week Low22.44
52-Week High28.90
Beta (5Y)0.97
Holdings1193
Inception DateSep 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 39.46% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 12.86%.

Equivalent Funds

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

SymbolProviderNameExpense Ratio
SWSSXSchwabSchwab Small Cap Index Fund0.04%
FSSNXFidelityFidelity Small Cap Index Fund0.03%
FSCRXFidelityFidelity Small Cap Discovery Fund1.03%
FSSLXFidelityFidelity Series Small Cap Core0.01%
FLXSXFidelityFidelity Flex Small Cap Index Fundn/a

Other Share Classes

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

SymbolShare ClassExpense Ratio
REBYXClass Y0.92%
RSCRXClass R60.95%
RUNTXClass M0.98%
RLACXClass A1.37%

Top 10 Holdings

13.33% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
E-mini Russell 2000 Index Future June 26n/a4.38%
U.S. Cash Management Fundn/a4.17%
Ligand Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedLGND0.71%
Select Water Solutions, Inc.WTTR0.71%
Werner Enterprises, Inc.WERN0.59%
Us Dollarn/a0.58%
Argan, Inc.AGX0.56%
Pegasystems Inc.PEGA0.56%
PDF Solutions, Inc.PDFS0.56%
Marten Transport, Ltd.MRTN0.52%
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Dividend History

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