Accessing Micro-Caps Via ETFs (ETFs: IWC, FDM, PZI)

Eddy Elfenbein submits: The best-performing size category of all stocks is the smallest of the small— micro-caps. I love finding cheap and unknown micro-caps. However, one of the big problems of investing in micro-caps is liquidity.

Thankfully, there are now some exchange-traded funds that specialize in micro-caps. Business Week highlights three new micro-cap ETFs: iShares Russell Microcap Index Fund (IWC), First Trust Dow Jones Select MicroCap Fund (FDM) and PowerShares ETF-Zacks MicroCap Fund (PZI).

According to data collected by Professor Ken French, micro-caps have returned over 10,000,000% since middle of 1932.

Related:

• Other Seeking Alpha Network articles by Eddy Elfenbein.
• The complete list of ETFs and closed-end funds (and links to articles about them) covered by ETF Investor.