After years of underperformance, small caps are off to a strong start in 2026.

While the three major indexes were struggling for direction, the small-cap Russell 2000 was solidly in the green. The Russell 2000 was trading at 2,529.13 on Thursday, above its previous record close.

Small-cap stocks just beat large-cap stocks for 14 straight days.

The markets are seeing several assets and indices trying to fire off important signals as we head into the weekend.

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For 2025, small-cap stocks have experienced a significant turnaround, outperforming large caps, especially in the past 6 months. During this period, the December Russell 2000 futures rose 16%, while ...

Conventional wisdom holds that small-cap stocks are riskier than their large-cap counterparts. Over the past decade, the Russell 2000 saw a maximum drawdown of 41.75%, while the S&P 500’s was 33.79%.

The Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF trades at a P/E ratio of 17.4, significantly below VOO's 28.5 multiple. Small-cap stocks outperformed the S&P 500 during and after the dot-com crash, suggesting they can ...

Russell 1000 outperformed Russell 2000 in Q2, consistent with the 12M trend. Segmenting Russell Top 200 resumed its outperformance of Russell Midcap, after lagging during Q1. Both large-cap and ...