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小盘股市场表现 - iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) 在过去六个月上涨约28%，表现优于上涨23%的SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) [1] - Russell 2000指数本月首次突破2500点 [1] - 多只小盘股ETF近六个月表现强劲，例如Fidelity Enhanced Small Cap ETF (FESM) 上涨31.49%，Federated Hermes MDT Small Cap Core ETF (FSCC) 上涨31.7% [10][11] 市场驱动因素 - 美联储在2025年9月进行了首次降息，并暗示年内还将有两次降息 [4] - 根据CME FedWatch工具，市场预期10月底降息25个基点的概率为98.3% [4] - 美国9月年化通胀率为3%，低于预期的3.1%，环比上涨0.3%，低于8月的0.4%和预期 [3] - 贸易紧张局势有所缓解，特朗普总统计划在亚洲之行期间与中国签署贸易协议，美国与印度也可能达成双边贸易协定 [6] 估值水平 - 截至2025年10月24日，Russell 2000指数的市盈率为34.32倍，高于一年前的29.87倍 [7] - Russell 2000指数的估值高于纳斯达克100指数（市盈率33.25倍）和标普500指数（市盈率25.58倍） [7][8] 重点小盘股ETF - Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (VTWO) 资产管理规模133亿美元，近六个月上涨29.4% [10] - ProShares Russell 2000 High Income ETF (ITWO) 资产管理规模807亿美元，收益率为14.68%，近六个月上涨26.7% [11] - Global X Russell 2000 ETF (RSSL) 资产管理规模13.4亿美元，近六个月上涨29.2% [11]