Small caps have been plagued by negative earnings growth for years. That has led to significant underperformance relative to the S&P 500. S&P 600 earnings growth finally turned positive in 2025 and is ...

With the Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF, investors need not fear international small caps. They can embrace this ...

For more than a decade, large caps have consistently outperformed small caps. The early performance of equities in 2026 demonstrates why small caps should be held as part of a diversified portfolio ...

Three weeks ago, I wondered if the leadership rotation this year toward small- and micro-cap stocks would persist. Leading the charge higher this year: micro caps - IWC - which is still running hot in ...

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 ...

Zachary Evens: Small-cap stocks have spent the last few years in the market’s shadow, but 2026 could shape up to be a different story. With interest rates falling, economic growth broadening, and ...

Wall Street had a wobbly start to 2026, with major stock indices ending the year’s first trading day with a mixed note. While the S&P 500 inched up 0.2% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.7 ...

The S&P 500 is down on the year through late March, but surprisingly, small caps are not. This divergence, while not dramatic in size, reflects something more meaningful happening underneath the ...

AI innovation, easing rates, and robust corporate profits drove the 2025 bull market as stocks survived multiple bouts of volatility. Although safe havens like gold dominated, risk-on investments also ...

Wall Street has delivered a moderate performance so far this year (as of Feb. 6, 2026). The S&P 500 has gained 1.1%, the Dow Jones has added 3.6%, and the Nasdaq Composite has lost 0.9%. However, the ...