Global X Russell 2000 ETF
Performance
Total return to 23 Oct 2026, distributions reinvested, before franking. ASX figures are to 30 Sept 2026 and gross of franking, so they run higher for franked Australian funds.
What it costs to hold
Management fee plus trading costs, compared with similar funds.
A typical fund among United States equity funds would cost $190 (0.38% a year), so RSSL is $53 cheaper.
Spread is the average gap between buying and selling prices on the ASX. Fees are shown on a flat balance, not compounded on growth. Excludes tax and any adviser or platform fees.
Calendar-year returns
Where the money is
Look-through exposure as at 2 Sept 2026 · 1935 securities · top 10 = 3.3%
Monthly returns
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.5 | −0.3 | −4.5 | 6.5 | 7.3 | 6.6 | −4.1 | −0.9 | −2.3 | −1.9 | 7.2YTD | ||
| 2025 | −8.1 | −4.6 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | −1.9 | 8.3 |
Total return each month in %, distributions reinvested, before franking. The latest month runs to the last price date. The first year starts from listing.
Top holdings
Most similar funds
Overlap is the share of the portfolio held in common, look-through. Correlation is of daily returns. High overlap means close substitutes.
RSSL questions answered
Written from the latest data on this page. General information only, not financial advice.
How diversified is Global X Russell 2000 ETF?
Global X Russell 2000 ETF holds 1,935 securities, and its ten largest positions make up 3.3% of the fund, more spread out than the 37.6% typical of United States equity funds. That makes it widely diversified.
Which ETFs does RSSL double up with most?
No other ASX fund shares more than 10% of its holdings with RSSL, but its returns move most closely with Vanguard MSCI International Small Companies Index ETF (VISM) (correlation 0.81) and VanEck MSCI International Small Companies Quality ETF (QSML) (correlation 0.70). A correlation near 1 means the two funds tend to rise and fall together, so holding both adds little diversification.
How is Global X Russell 2000 ETF managed – active or passive?
Global X Russell 2000 ETF is passively managed: it follows an index and holds what that index holds, rather than relying on a manager's stock picks.
Among United States equity funds, active funds charge a median 0.43% a year and index funds 0.32%.
What will I pay in fees for RSSL?
RSSL charges a management fee of 0.18% a year, about $18 for every $10,000 invested. That is cheaper than 87% of the 471 ASX ETFs we track, where the median fee is 0.44%. Among United States equity funds, the median is 0.35%.
Lower-cost funds with a similar focus include iShares S&P 500 ETF (IVV) at 0.04%, Vanguard US Total Market Shares Index ETF (VTS) at 0.03% and Vanguard All-World ex US Shares Index ETF (VEU) at 0.04%.
The fee is taken from the fund's assets and is already reflected in its returns. You'll also pay brokerage when you buy or sell, and the bid-ask spread, which has averaged 0.47% for RSSL.
Does Global X Russell 2000 ETF follow a theme?
No. Global X Russell 2000 ETF is a broad equity fund: it aims to cover a wide slice of its market (United States) rather than one theme or sector.
What is under the hood of RSSL?
As at 2 Sept 2026, RSSL's ten largest holdings are Hut 8 Corp (0.4%), Ssr Mining Inc (0.4%), Umb Financial (0.3%), Moog Inc-Class A (0.3%), Glaukos Corp (0.3%), Brinker Intl (0.3%), Jfrog Ltd (0.3%), Brightspring Hea (0.3%), Krystal Biotech (0.3%) and Cytokinetics Inc (0.3%). Together they make up 3.3% of the fund.
It follows an index. Most broad share indices weight companies by market size, so the largest companies take the biggest share; the exact rules for RSSL's index are in the issuer's PDS. Its top 10 weighting of 3.3% compares with 37.6% for similar funds.
How well has Global X Russell 2000 ETF performed?
Based on its category, Global X Russell 2000 ETF aims to grow your capital in line with the index it tracks.
To 23 Oct 2026, with distributions reinvested, it returned 6.1% over 1 year (median 7.0%; ranked 19 of 27). The medians and rankings compare it with United States equity funds. Since listing in 2025 it has returned 6.4% a year.
Tracking difference is the gap between a fund's return and its index's return. We don't hold index returns, so we can't measure it for RSSL; the issuer reports it in the monthly fact sheet. As a guide, a well-run index fund trails its index by about its fee, here 0.18% a year, and a much bigger gap is a warning sign.
Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.