The fund is passively managed to hold a broad basket of US small-cap stocks, as defined by the Russell 2000 index. The fund specifically contains the 1001st through the 3000th securities pulled from the Russell 3000 index, which covers approximately 10% of its total market capitalization. The fund may invest in securities across various sectors and industry groups without any bias. Selected securities are then weighted by market capitalization and reconstituted annually. Overall, the fund provides representative exposure to the US small-cap space.