small-cap ETFs

U.S. investors usually do not have a problem embracing domestic small caps. The size of some small-cap exchange-traded funds confirms as much, but investors are often lightly allocated to ex-U.S. small caps on the notion that if smaller U.S. stocks are volatile, the international equivalents must...

Investors typically prize small caps for growth. Rarely are these stocks and standard small-cap exchange-traded funds thought of as dividend destinations — certainly not with the Russell 2000 and the S&P SmallCap 600 sporting an average trailing 12-month dividend yield of 1.46 percent....

Historical data indicate many investors typically allocate significant portions of their portfolios to domestic large-caps, while being underweight international stocks. From there, it can logically be inferred that most investors are grossly underweight international small-caps, if they have any...

Small-cap stocks the world over have recently been struggling, and the U.S. offerings are no exception. Over the past 90 days, the Russell 2000 Index, one of the most widely followed small-cap benchmarks, is lower by nearly 12 percent. Investors looking for alternatives to U.S. small-caps while...

The iShares Russell 2000 Index ETF (NYSE: IWM) and other well-known small-cap benchmarks have lagged the S&P 500 in the rally off the market's September lows, but some signs point to small caps erasing those recently established laggard status. For example, investors are showing renewed...