Side note: Why is it so difficult to find a CSV list of members in any stock index? I have been searching for a list of members in the Russell 2000 index that I can import into Excel, but for some reason Russell doesn't want the list published in this format. The conspiracy theorist in me wants to believe that this goes beyond Russell wanting to protect their IP - perhaps they don't want to put this in the hands of the average investor who can't/wont' pay for it as a means of investor class distinction. Anyway, I spent 30 minutes copying/pasting the list from this PDF file and am posting it here, just in case anyone else has a need for the same info.
Full disclosure: I'm currently short the Russell 2000, which is basically a list of companies taken from the S&P 500 with sketchy cash flow. What better way to profit in a market of negative sentiment?
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