small-cap stocks

IWM and QQQ present contrasting strategies: QQQ emphasizes large-cap tech concentration with higher returns and volatility, while IWM offers broad small-cap diversification with lower volatility and higher dividend yield.

Rep. Tim Moore, 2025's top congressional stock trader with 52% gains, resumes small-cap buying, accumulating LGI Homes and Simply Good Foods shares in March 2026.

Russell 2000 rebounds to key 2,560 resistance level amid neutral technicals. Direction depends on Iran tensions, oil prices, and Treasury yields.

$MGK targets mega-cap tech with 0.05% fees; $IWM offers 2,000 small-cap stocks at 1.0% expense ratio. IWM led with 19.1% returns versus MGK's 14.6% over one year.

Small-cap stocks offer compelling valuations and diversification benefits despite near-term headwinds; long-term investors may find opportunity in underperformance.

S&P 600 small-cap earnings finally turning positive after years of underperformance. Expected 29% Q4 2026 growth at 18 P/E ratio signals major upside potential versus large caps.

Fed faces growing dissent and uncertainty as Warsh nomination threatens rate predictability, with his proposed policies favoring value stocks and floating-rate borrowers over growth equities.

Three smaller AI companies—Weave, Evolv, and Pagaya—demonstrate strong revenue growth solving specific problems in healthcare, security, and lending, offering growth investors AI exposure beyond mega-cap leaders.

Russell 2000 outpaces S&P 500 in 2026, up 4.3% YTD. Fed rate cuts and domestic policy favor small-caps with floating-rate debt.

$VTI revolutionized ETF investing by offering true market diversification across 3,500 U.S. stocks, replacing large-cap concentration and democratizing access to small-cap exposure.

The S&P 500 is down 0.2% in 2026 while 78% of Vanguard ETFs outperform, as megacap stocks drag the index despite most components gaining.

Five overlooked small-cap stocks offer dividend yields up to 11%, primarily in regional banking and energy, despite strong 2026 market gains and persistent risks.

Major market rotation underway as global small-cap value and emerging markets outperform US mega-cap tech after decade of underperformance, supported by growth rebound and rising commodities.

State Street forecasts small and mid-cap index funds will outperform the S&P 500 over five years, but critics highlight a structural flaw: these funds sell winners graduating to larger indexes while holding losers.

VTI offers diversified exposure to 3,511 U.S. stocks with low 0.03% fees. Broader than S&P 500 funds, it delivered 13.3% annualized returns over 15 years.

Hycroft Mining reports 55% resource growth with $50B in recoverable minerals at its Nevada operations, though the pre-revenue company needs significant financing to develop assets.

Rep. Tim Moore extends small-cap stock strategy into 2026 after achieving 52% portfolio gains in 2025, significantly outpacing the S&P 500.

Three penny stocks—Grab Holdings, Vaxart, and ThredUp—attract analyst optimism with substantial upside potential ranging from 54% to 233% despite recent market weakness.

Vanguard's VTWO ETF offers low-cost small-cap indexing with a 0.06% expense ratio, tracking approximately 2,000 U.S. stocks for broad market exposure.