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Micro Cap ETFs: Time To Think Small?Eric Dutram • Tue, Oct 18, 2011
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Micro Cap ETFs: Time To Think Small?Eric Dutram • Tue, Oct 18, 2011
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ETF Stats for August 2010: 36.7% of Dollar Volume Went to SPYRon Rowland • Fri, Sep 3, 2010
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ETF Exclusive: Guggenheim Partners Buys RydexMichael Johnston • Wed, Feb 17, 2010
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"The Wilshire Micro-Cap ETF* (NYSE: WMCR), (the ""Fund""), seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before the Fund’s fees and expenses, of an equity index called the Wilshire US Micro-Cap IndexSM (the “Wilshire Micro-Cap” or the “Index”). The Wilshire Micro-Cap is a rules-based index comprised of, as of July 31, 2010, approximately 1,597 securities of micro-capitalization companies, as defined by Wilshire Associates Incorporated (“Wilshire” or the “Index Provider”). The Wilshire Micro-Cap is designed to represent micro-sized companies and is a subset of the Wilshire 5000 Total Market IndexSM (the “Wilshire 5000”). The Wilshire Micro-Cap represents a float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index of the issues ranked below 2500 by market capitalization of the Wilshire 5000. Under normal conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in securities of micro-capitalization companies. In addition, the Fund will normally invest at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities that comprise the Index.
*Prior to August 20, 2010, the Fund's name was Guggenheim/Sabrient Stealth ETF and the Fund sought to replicate an index called the Sabrient Stealth Index."
*Prior to August 20, 2010, the Fund's name was Claymore/Sabrient Stealth ETF and the Fund sought to replicate an index called the Sabrient Stealth Index.
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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!
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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 - View all 0 replies
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