IWMiShares Russell 2000 ETF

$279.11+16% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

Rangebound. That is the only one of 3 checks this filer's data supports, so take it as a single data point rather than a settled answer.

1 neutral, 2 without data
TrendRangeboundderived · Oct 9, 2026

Choppy, but holding above its 200-day average. Price is +2% vs its 200-day average.

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How IWM is trading

iShares Russell 2000 ETF is +16% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 2.5 points behind the market.

+16%

1-year return · S&P 500 +18%

vs 200-day average
+2.0%

vs 200-day average · close to trend

RSI (14)
36

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
8.5%

Below its 52-week high

Sep 18, 2024$172.55 – $304.90 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 9, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-09
$279.11
1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
−3.0%
1 yearS&P 500 +18%
+16%
5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
+35%
vs 50-day average$291.31
−4.2%
52-week high
$304.90
52-week low
$227.40
Annualised volatility
21%
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+14%
2025+13%
2024+11%
2023+17%
2022−20%
2021+15%
2020+20%
2019+25%
2018−11%
2017+15%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan107 of 10+2.0%
Feb106 of 10+0.10%
Mar105 of 10−3.3%
Apr106 of 10+1.2%
May107 of 10+1.7%
Jun108 of 10+2.4%
Jul119 of 11+3.2%
Aug116 of 11+0.56%
Sep115 of 11−1.5%
Oct117 of 11−0.06%
Nov109 of 10+5.7%
Dec105 of 10+0.07%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.