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Top Micro Cap Fund Holdings And Performance
Ian Cassel • Wed, Apr 17 • 1 Comment
Micro Cap ETFs: Indexing Leads Investors To Low Returns
Everyday Finance • Mon, Jan 7 • 6 Comments
Microcap Risk: Finders Fee Payment To Unregistered Broker Leads To Chapter XI
John Slater • Mon, Dec 3, 2012 • 2 Comments
The Many Hidden Costs Of Active Investing In Small Caps
Kurtis Hemmerling • Thu, Jun 21, 2012 • 2 Comments
Lower-Beta Stock ETFs For A Safer September
Gary Gordon • Wed, Aug 31, 2011
Uplisting May Be Next For ImmunoCellular Therapeutics
Timeless Wealth • Fri, Jul 15, 2011 • 8 Comments
How to Structure an IRA or Retirement Account
The Patient Investor • Fri, Apr 1, 2011 • 9 Comments
Be Wary of Most Micro-Cap ETFs' Negative Alpha
Morningstar • Wed, Feb 9, 2011 • 6 Comments
Generating Alpha With First Trust ETFs
Street One Financial • Sun, Feb 6, 2011
Five Ways ETF Investors Are 'Buying' the Global Recovery
Gary Gordon • Tue, Jan 4, 2011 • 2 Comments
Paul Frank: Cautious on Emerging Markets, Bullish on Commodity Producers
Paul Frank • Wed, Dec 29, 2010 • 17 Comments
Stock ETFs for Minimizing the 'Greenback Effect'
Gary Gordon • Wed, Dec 15, 2010
Three Unique ETFs With Potential Staying Power
Gary Gordon • Fri, Dec 10, 2010 • 1 Comment
Micro Caps: The Strongest Group of Stocks Right Now
Ian Wyatt • Thu, Dec 9, 2010 • 1 Comment
3 Micro-Cap ETFs for Capitalizing on American Confidence
Gary Gordon • Tue, Nov 30, 2010 • 1 Comment
Claymore Launches First Ever Micro Cap ETF to Track Wilshire Index
Michael Johnston • Mon, Aug 23, 2010 • 3 Comments
Obama Threatens Forex; Says Goodbye to OTC Gold Trading
James Bibbings • Wed, Aug 4, 2010 • 39 Comments
Micro Cap ETFs: High Risk, High Reward?
Tom Lydon • Tue, Jun 29, 2010
If Companies Hire, These 3 ETFs May Catch Fire
Gary Gordon • Thu, Jun 24, 2010
Beyond IWM: Five Intriguing Small Cap ETFs
Michael Johnston • Tue, Jun 15, 2010

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Be Wary of Most Micro-Cap ETFs' Negative Alpha
Morningstar • Wed, Feb 9, 2011 • 6 Comments

Top Micro Cap Fund Holdings And Performance
Ian Cassel • Wed, Apr 17 • 1 Comment
Micro Cap ETFs: Indexing Leads Investors To Low Returns
Everyday Finance • Mon, Jan 7 • 6 Comments
Microcap Risk: Finders Fee Payment To Unregistered Broker Leads To Chapter XI
John Slater • Mon, Dec 3, 2012 • 2 Comments
The Many Hidden Costs Of Active Investing In Small Caps
Kurtis Hemmerling • Thu, Jun 21, 2012 • 2 Comments
Lower-Beta Stock ETFs For A Safer September
Gary Gordon • Wed, Aug 31, 2011
Uplisting May Be Next For ImmunoCellular Therapeutics
Timeless Wealth • Fri, Jul 15, 2011 • 8 Comments
How to Structure an IRA or Retirement Account
The Patient Investor • Fri, Apr 1, 2011 • 9 Comments
Generating Alpha With First Trust ETFs
Street One Financial • Sun, Feb 6, 2011
Five Ways ETF Investors Are 'Buying' the Global Recovery
Gary Gordon • Tue, Jan 4, 2011 • 2 Comments
Paul Frank: Cautious on Emerging Markets, Bullish on Commodity Producers
Paul Frank • Wed, Dec 29, 2010 • 17 Comments
Stock ETFs for Minimizing the 'Greenback Effect'
Gary Gordon • Wed, Dec 15, 2010
Three Unique ETFs With Potential Staying Power
Gary Gordon • Fri, Dec 10, 2010 • 1 Comment
Micro Caps: The Strongest Group of Stocks Right Now
Ian Wyatt • Thu, Dec 9, 2010 • 1 Comment
3 Micro-Cap ETFs for Capitalizing on American Confidence
Gary Gordon • Tue, Nov 30, 2010 • 1 Comment
Claymore Launches First Ever Micro Cap ETF to Track Wilshire Index
Michael Johnston • Mon, Aug 23, 2010 • 3 Comments
Obama Threatens Forex; Says Goodbye to OTC Gold Trading
James Bibbings • Wed, Aug 4, 2010 • 39 Comments
Micro Cap ETFs: High Risk, High Reward?
Tom Lydon • Tue, Jun 29, 2010
If Companies Hire, These 3 ETFs May Catch Fire
Gary Gordon • Thu, Jun 24, 2010
Beyond IWM: Five Intriguing Small Cap ETFs
Michael Johnston • Tue, Jun 15, 2010
Investing in Micro Cap ETFs
Eric Dutram • Mon, Dec 21, 2009 • 1 Comment

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Microcap ETF back near July low

at MarketWatch.com (Aug 16, 2010)

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FDM Description

The First Trust Dow MicroCap IndexSM Fund is an exchange-traded index fund. The investment objective of the Fund is to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield of the Dow Jones Select Microcap IndexSM.
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Monday, March 25, 9:26 AM There's a "chasm of untold and historic proportions" in microcaps (IWC), writes Marc Robins, making the case for the sector. "The market has worked for over 3 decades crowding-out any interest, support or ownership of the tertiary issues," he says, excited over the number of low-risk 3-10 baggers out there right now. 1 Comment [Quick Ideas]
Thursday, December 6, 2012, 3:46 PM John Bogle's never bought the idea that small caps outperform large caps over time, but his assertion is based on the removal from the 20th century a decade of particular small cap outperformance starting in 1973. Without it, he says, large caps have actually done better. Is this fair? What if we remove a decade of large cap dominance? In 2012, microcaps (IWC) have gained 15%, vs. 11.6% for the Russel 2000 (IWM), and 13.6% for the SPY. 2 Comments
Monday, November 19, 2012, 1:25 PM The selloff since mid-September was especially bruising to microcaps (IWC), which slid 10.3% (before today's 1.9% bounce) vs. a 7% decline in the S&P and a 6.3% fall in the Russell 2000. For the year, microcaps lag the 10.3% gain in the S&P and small-caps by 160 basis points. Comment!
Friday, September 14, 2012, 3:01 PM Maybe signalling the risk appetite needed for further gains (or a sign of froth), microcaps join small caps in leading the equity rally over the past month. Up 8.9%, the Russell Microcap Index (IWC) has outperformed the S&P 500 by 540 basis points, and taken the lead YTD by 290 basis points. Comment!
Wednesday, August 1, 2012, 12:02 PM The S&P 500 widened its recent lead over small-caps in July (SPY +1.55%, IWM -1.92%). On a Y/Y basis, SPY has outperformed IWM by 889 basis points. Interestingly, Microcaps (IWC) - after a rough (relative) year in 2011 - are neck and neck with the S&P thus far in 2012. Comment!
Thursday, June 14, 2012, 7:03 AM Russell Investments is reshuffling the Russell Microcap Index (IWC) on June 25. New additions to the index include CytRx (CYTR), Synergy Resources (SYRG) and Echo Therapeutics (ECTE). The full list of changes (here) will be finalized June 22. Comment!

inquisitivemind7
RFG, MDY, or IWM easily outperformed FDM and DFJ in 2009-2011.
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He recommends the MS63/MS64/MS65 Saint Gold Coins, real estate, FDM and DFJ. My RFG itself outperforms them all.
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FDM - DJ Select Microcap Index - 96% barchart buy signal-10 new highs and up 7.09% last month - Relative strnegth Index 71.93% and rising
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Heather Bell tries to figure out what the best Microcap ETF is: http://bit.ly/4BdlfP possibilities include FDM, IWC PZI, and STH
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