Russell 3000 Value Index

A market-capitalization weighted equity index maintained by the Russell Investment Group and based on the Russell 3000Index, which measures how U.S. stocks in the equity value segment perform. Included in the Russell 3000 Value Index are stocks from the Russell 3000Index with lower price-to-book ratios and lower expected growth rates.

Taobiz explains Russell 3000 Value Index

The Russell 3000Index is comprised of the Russell 1000Index and the Russell 2000Index. To assign growth and value weights within the Russell 3000Index, the Russell Investment Group ranks the stocks within the Russell 1000 and 2000 Indexes, respectively. Stocks are ranked by their book-to-price (B/P) ratio and their forecast long-term growth mean according to the Institutional Brokers' Estimate System (IBES).

Once ranked, the Russell Investment Group uses a non-linear probability method to separate stocks into the growth and value styles. In general, a stock with a higher ranking is considered value, and a stock with a lower ranking is considered growth. Stocks in between have both growth and value features.