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Best And Worst ETFs And Mutual Funds: Small-Cap Blend StyleDavid Trainer • Mon, Nov 12, 2012
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Risks Of Muni Bond ETFsTom Lydon • Wed, Jun 27, 2012 -
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Micro Cap ETFs: Time To Think Small?Eric Dutram • Tue, Oct 18, 2011 -
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Stock ETFs for Minimizing the 'Greenback Effect'Gary Gordon • Wed, Dec 15, 2010 -
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Micro Cap ETFs: High Risk, High Reward?Tom Lydon • Tue, Jun 29, 2010
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Why Small-Cap ETFs Are OutperformingTom Lydon • Thu, Mar 18, 2010
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Why ETFs Are a Good Way of Getting Small-Cap ExposureTom Lydon • Mon, Jul 27, 2009
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Best And Worst ETFs And Mutual Funds: Small-Cap Blend StyleDavid Trainer • Mon, Nov 12, 2012
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Risks Of Muni Bond ETFsTom Lydon • Wed, Jun 27, 2012
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Micro Cap ETFs: Time To Think Small?Eric Dutram • Tue, Oct 18, 2011
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PowerShares Goes to MexicoMichael Johnston • Thu, Mar 17, 2011
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Stock ETFs for Minimizing the 'Greenback Effect'Gary Gordon • Wed, Dec 15, 2010
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Micro Cap ETFs: High Risk, High Reward?Tom Lydon • Tue, Jun 29, 2010
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Why Small-Cap ETFs Are OutperformingTom Lydon • Thu, Mar 18, 2010
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Why ETFs Are a Good Way of Getting Small-Cap ExposureTom Lydon • Mon, Jul 27, 2009
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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!