Small-cap stocks represent publicly traded companies with relatively small market capitalizations, typically ranging from a few hundred million dollars to a few billion. These businesses are often ...

Small caps continue to have attractive valuations heading into 2026. Compared to large caps on a relative basis, small caps are significantly cheaper today than they were in most time periods. It is ...

If you buy market folklore about January being an indicator for the rest of the year, the start of 2026 bodes well for small-cap stocks. The table is set for a "positive surprise" in small caps, ...

The iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) is leading 2026 with an 8% gain, outperforming large-cap indices. IWM benefits from attractive valuations, AI-driven productivity gains, policy tailwinds, and ...

Small-cap stocks have a reputation for being the market’s scrappy overachievers. They can be volatile and occasionally unruly, but they’re also often where the next generation of market leaders ...

Investing in small- and mid-cap companies is often seen as a high-risk, high-reward proposition. I see it differently. Working for a firm that has more than 30 years’ experience focusing on this space ...

Small-cap stocks are on a tear: The Morningstar US Small Cap Index is outperforming both the Morningstar US Large Cap Index and the broad-based Morningstar US Market Index by a healthy margin over the ...

A surge in private capital flows is incentivizing some companies to stay private for longer, intensifying business competition, and causing more public companies to be taken private. The effect: The ...

Schwab Small Cap ETF (SCHA) charges just 0.04% annually. SCHA returned 5.5% year-to-date through late January. Small-cap performance in SCHA hinges on borrowing costs rather than stock selection. The ...