Introduced in 1994, the S&P SmallCap 600 is fast becoming the preferred small cap index in the U.S., covering approximately 3% of the domestic equities market. Measuring a segment of the market that is typically renowned for poor trading liquidity and financial instability, the index is designed to be an efficient portfolio of companies that meet specific inclusion criteria to ensure that they are investable and financially viable. S&P SmallCap 600 makes up the final piece of the S&P U.S. index series that can be used as building blocks for portfolio construction.
Statistics
| Return Year-to-date | 3.36 % |
| Pullback from 52-week high | -12.88 % |
| Distance to 52-week high | 14.78 % |
| Raise from 52-week low | 15.67 % |
| Distance to 52-week low | 13.55 % |
| 52-week highs | 31 |
| 52-week lows | 0 |
| Price | 343.82 |
| 52-week high | 394.65 |
| 52-week low | 297.24 |
Updated 9/3/2010
52-week highs & lows chart