Small-cap investors are convinced the stock-market tide has turned in their favor.

It may sound crazy, but 2026 could finally be the year small-cap stocks beat the S&P 500. They’re on the verge of a breakout. For each of the past five years, the S&P 500 has outperformed the ...

The Russell 2000 beat the S&P 500 for 14 days to start the year, the longest streak since 1996. Analysts are still bullish ...

In 2025, small-cap stocks underperformed. The Russell 2000 Index tracks the performance of 2,000 U.S. small-cap stocks, delivering a total return of around 13% in 2025. This was significantly below ...

Good things come in small packages. Just take a look at the Russell 2000 . The benchmark index for small-cap stocks is up a ...

Small-cap stocks have trailed large caps for 15 years -- an historical anomaly. Eras of small-cap and large-cap outperformance generally last 6 to 16 years. There are three reasons to believe a ...