iShares Russell 2000 Small-Cap Index Fund (MASKX)
The investment seeks to match the performance of the Russell 2000 Index as closely as possible before the deduction of fund expenses. The fund is a "feeder" fund that invests all of its assets in the Series, a series of the Master LLC, which has the same investment objective and strategies as the fund. It will be substantially invested in securities in the Russell 2000, and will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in securities or other financial instruments that are components of or have economic characteristics similar to the securities included in the Russell 2000.
Fund Info
US09253F8041
09253F804
Apr 9, 1997
$2,000,000
Small-Cap
Blend
Expense Ratio
MASKX has an expense ratio of 0.12%, which is considered low.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
iShares Russell 2000 Small-Cap Index Fund (MASKX) returned -5.29% year-to-date (YTD) and 0.54% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, MASKX returned 4.27% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.77%.
MASKX
-5.29%
13.12%
-13.69%
0.54%
10.17%
4.27%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.08%
9.75%
-1.63%
12.74%
15.66%
10.77%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of MASKX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.62% | -5.35% | -6.79% | -2.31% | 7.09% | -5.29% | |||||||
| 2024 | -3.89% | 5.59% | 3.57% | -7.02% | 5.00% | -0.94% | 9.94% | -1.49% | 0.68% | -1.46% | 10.97% | -10.55% | 8.42% |
| 2023 | 9.77% | -1.67% | -4.78% | -1.78% | -0.93% | 8.08% | 6.11% | -4.97% | -5.91% | -6.82% | 9.03% | 10.71% | 15.33% |
| 2022 | -9.63% | 1.03% | 1.28% | -9.91% | 0.19% | -8.23% | 10.13% | -2.07% | -9.59% | 11.02% | 2.39% | -6.51% | -20.63% |
| 2021 | 5.04% | 6.18% | 1.00% | 2.09% | 0.22% | 1.90% | -3.90% | 2.24% | -2.94% | 4.25% | -4.18% | -3.80% | 7.62% |
| 2020 | -3.18% | -8.43% | -21.67% | 13.72% | 6.50% | 3.49% | 2.80% | 5.63% | -3.36% | 2.14% | 18.40% | 8.20% | 19.52% |
| 2019 | 11.20% | 5.17% | -2.08% | 3.42% | -7.76% | 7.05% | 0.56% | -4.89% | 2.07% | 2.65% | 4.10% | 0.80% | 22.96% |
| 2018 | 2.74% | -3.90% | 1.28% | 0.86% | 6.03% | 0.71% | 1.73% | 4.31% | -2.44% | -10.87% | 1.63% | -14.40% | -13.54% |
| 2017 | 0.39% | 1.96% | 0.17% | 0.99% | -2.01% | 3.44% | 0.76% | -1.28% | 6.21% | 0.86% | 2.87% | -2.48% | 12.19% |
| 2016 | -8.75% | -0.00% | 8.01% | 1.59% | 2.22% | -0.06% | 5.51% | 1.76% | 1.07% | -4.71% | 11.13% | -0.18% | 17.33% |
| 2015 | -3.13% | 5.91% | 1.76% | -2.54% | 2.31% | 0.75% | -2.01% | -6.33% | -5.01% | 5.67% | 3.24% | -6.65% | -6.88% |
| 2014 | -2.86% | 4.76% | -0.73% | -3.84% | 0.71% | 5.37% | -6.98% | 4.95% | -6.03% | 6.59% | 0.11% | -4.66% | -3.77% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of MASKX is 18, meaning it’s performing worse than 82% of other mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for iShares Russell 2000 Small-Cap Index Fund (MASKX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
iShares Russell 2000 Small-Cap Index Fund provided a 2.03% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.47 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.47 | $0.47 | $0.35 | $0.28 | $0.29 | $0.25 | $0.28 | $0.20 | $0.21 | $0.22 | $0.14 | $0.26 |
Dividend yield | 2.03% | 1.92% | 1.54% | 1.41% | 1.14% | 1.04% | 1.38% | 1.17% | 1.04% | 1.22% | 0.93% | 1.57% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for iShares Russell 2000 Small-Cap Index Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.44 | $0.47 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.35 | $0.35 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.28 | $0.28 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.27 | $0.29 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.24 | $0.25 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.28 | $0.28 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.19 | $0.20 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.19 | $0.21 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.18 | $0.22 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.14 |
| 2014 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.23 | $0.26 |
Drawdowns
Drawdowns Chart
The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.
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Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the iShares Russell 2000 Small-Cap Index Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.
The maximum drawdown for the iShares Russell 2000 Small-Cap Index Fund was 67.66%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 1089 trading sessions.
The current iShares Russell 2000 Small-Cap Index Fund drawdown is 18.52%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -67.66% | Jul 16, 2007 | 415 | Mar 9, 2009 | 1089 | Jul 8, 2013 | 1504 |
| -48.74% | Mar 10, 2000 | 645 | Oct 9, 2002 | 535 | Nov 24, 2004 | 1180 |
| -44.49% | Sep 4, 2018 | 387 | Mar 18, 2020 | 169 | Nov 16, 2020 | 556 |
| -36.4% | Apr 22, 1998 | 122 | Oct 8, 1998 | 361 | Feb 29, 2000 | 483 |
| -35.9% | Nov 9, 2021 | 152 | Jun 16, 2022 | — | — | — |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
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