Russell 2000 Falls on Terrible TimesThe Dow Falls For Third Straight SessionLast Updated:6 hours agoAn index encapsulating the smallest U.S. companies by market value has been underperforming lately.The small-cap Russell 2000 is down 3.5% over the past month, while large cap indexes--the Dow and S&P 500---are up 2.6% and 1.7%, respectively.The tech-heavy Nasdaq is up 1.8% over the same period. An index capturing emerging market companies, the MSCI EM, is up 0.5% while its counterpart, the FTSE All-World Developed is higher by 1.3%.