instance_of russell top 200 index
Shares outstanding are all the shares of a ___MASK55___ or financial asset that have been authorized , issued and purchased by investors and are held by them . They have rights and represent ownership in the ___MASK55___ by the person who holds the shares . They are distinguished from treasury shares , which are shares held by the ___MASK55___ itself and have no exercisable rights . Shares outstanding plus treasury shares together amount to the number of issued shares . Net worth ( sometimes called net or wealth ) is the total assets minus total outside liabilities of an individual or a ___MASK9___ . Net worth is used when talking about the ___MASK1___ of a ___MASK9___ or in personal finance for an individual ' s net economic ___MASK15___ . A stock ___MASK58___ or ___MASK65___ is a measurement of the value of a section of the stock market . It is computed from the prices of selected stocks ( typically a weighted average ). It is a tool used by investors and financial managers to describe the market , and to compare the return on specific investments . The Russell 1000 ___MASK58___ is a ___MASK65___ that represents the highest - ranking 1 , 000 stocks in the Russell 3000 ___MASK58___ , which represents about 90 % of the total market capitalization of that index . The stocks of the Russell 1000 ___MASK58___ have a weighted average market capitalization of about $ 136 billion ; the median market capitalization is approximately $ 8 . 7 billion . The index was launched on January 1 , 1984 . ___MASK78___ capitalization ( ___MASK78___ cap ) is the ___MASK78___ ___MASK1___ at a ___MASK85___ of the shares outstanding of a publicly traded company , being equal to the share price at that point of time times the number of shares outstanding . As outstanding stock is bought and sold in public markets , capitalization could be used as an indicator of public opinion of a company ' s net worth and is a determining factor in some forms of stock valuation . The Russell Top 200 ___MASK58___ measures the ___MASK64___ of the 200 largest companies ( 63 % of total market capitalization ) in the Russell 1000 ___MASK58___ , with weighted average market capitalization of $ 110 . 5 billion . The median capitalization is $ 24 billion ; the smallest ___MASK9___ in the index has an approximate capitalization of $ 14 billion . The Russell 3000 ___MASK58___ is a capitalization - weighted ___MASK65___ , maintained by FTSE Russell , that seeks to be a benchmark of the entire U . S stock market . It measures the performance of the 3 , 000 largest publicly held companies incorporated in America and is based on market capitalization . It represents approximately 98 % of the American public equity market . The stocks of the Russell 3000 ___MASK58___ have a weighted average market capitalization of about $ 126 billion ; the median market capitalization is approximately $ 1 . 6 billion . The index was launched on January 1 , 1984 . A ___MASK9___ is a legal entity made up of an association of persons , be they natural , legal , or a mixture of both , for carrying on a commercial or industrial ___MASK80___ . ___MASK9___ members share a common purpose and unite in order to focus their various talents and organize their collectively available skills or resources to achieve specific , declared goals . Companies take various forms such as : In financial markets , stock valuation is the ___MASK89___ of calculating theoretical values of companies and their stocks . The main use of these methods is to predict future ___MASK78___ prices , or more generally , potential ___MASK78___ prices , and thus to ___MASK43___ from price movement  stocks that are judged " undervalued " ( with respect to their theoretical value ) are bought , while stocks that are judged " overvalued " are sold , in the expectation that undervalued stocks will overall rise in value , while overvalued stocks will generally decrease in value .