After Donald Trump’s presidential election victory on November 8, 2016, U.S. small-cap stocks enjoyed a significant upward move. We believe further interest is justified in the following scenarios:
But What Is a Small Cap?
Interestingly, there are no universally accepted definitions for large caps, mid-caps or small caps. WisdomTree often defines its small-cap Indexes using a concept that determines the percentage of total market cap of its respective universes. For reporting purposes, we also broadly categorize size according to the following classifications: Stocks with market capitalizations below $2 billion constitute small caps, while stocks between $2 billion and $10 billion constitute mid-caps and stocks above $10 billion constitute large caps.
How Different Are Commonly Followed U.S. Small-Cap Indexes? (data in millions)
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A Key Size Metric
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