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Russell Inv Multifactor Intl Eq M Overview

Russell Inv Multifactor Intl Eq M (RTITX) is an actively managed International Equity Foreign Large Value fund. Russell launched the fund in 2015.

The investment seeks to provide long term capital growth. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in equity securities. It invests principally in equity securities, including common stocks issued by companies economically tied to or located in developed market countries, other than the U.S.

About Russell Inv Multifactor Intl Eq M (RTITX)

There are 3 members of the management team with an average tenure of 5.04 years: Nick Zylkowski (2019), Jordan McCall (2021), Andrew Zenonos (2023). Management tenure is more important for actively managed funds than passive index funds.

The fund has 1 primary benchmark: MSCI World ex USA NR USD index with a weighting of 100%. Russell Inv Multifactor Intl Eq M has 629 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 10.8% of the fund’s assets. The fund meets the SEC requirement of being classified as a diversified fund. The fund is not considered to have an ESG focus with its investment selection and management.

Russell Inv Multifactor Intl Eq M is part of the Equity global asset class and is within the International Equity fund group. Russell Inv Multifactor Intl Eq M has 93.5% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 1.3%. There is 93.5% allocated to foreign stock, and 1.1% is allocated to preferred stocks. The bond allocation as a percentage of total assets is 0.0% (0.0% domestic bond, 0.0% foreign bond and 0.0% convertible bond). Russell Inv Multifactor Intl Eq M has 4.1% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $2 million in total assets, which is below the $951 million average for the Foreign Large Value category. Normally, lower assets under management translates to higher average expense ratios, and greater total assets are desired. However, for some investment categories, such as small-cap investing, it may be difficult for the manager to fully employ the desired active strategy if assets grow too large or too quickly.

RTITX Performance and Fees

The expense ratio measures how much of a fund’s assets are used for administrative expenses and operating expenses, including adviser fees and fees for the transfer agent and custodial services. The Russell Inv Multifactor Intl Eq M expense ratio is above average compared to funds in the Foreign Large Value category. Russell Inv Multifactor Intl Eq M has an expense ratio of 0.79%, which is 25% lower than its category average, making the fund expense ratio grade a B. While it is difficult to predict returns, it is known that high annual expense ratios reduce your rate of return, and excessive fees are difficult to overcome. Active management normally comes with higher expense ratios than passive index management. Certain investment categories such as small company and foreign also normally have higher expense ratios. It is best to compare fund expense ratios against the category averages for meaningful assessments.

High portfolio turnover can translate to higher expenses and lower aftertax returns. Russell Inv Multifactor Intl Eq M has a portfolio turnover rate of 59%, indicating that holds its assets around 0.0 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 62% for the Foreign Large Value category.

Recently, in the month of June 2026, Russell Inv Multifactor Intl Eq M returned -0.1%, which earned it a grade of B, as the Foreign Large Value category had an average return of -0.6%. The letter grades of A, B, C, D and F are based upon relative rankings within the investment category. A grade of A, for example, would indicate that the return is in the highest 20% for that time period compared to all funds in that category.

Russell Inv Multifactor Intl Eq M has a trailing yield of 1.97%, which is below the 2.87% category average. The fund normally distributes its income annually.

It’s natural to seek the best-performing investments, but you must consider the relationship between risk and return and the impact of costs and taxes on your realized returns.

Russell Inv Multifactor Intl Eq M Grades

Year to date, the fund has returned 8.9%, 1.9 percentage points worse than the category, which translates into a grade of D. The fund has returned 18.7% over the past year (grade of F), 16.3% over the past three years (grade of D) and 9.0% per year over the past five years (grade of F) and 8.9% per year over the past 10 years (grade of D).

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