Small caps

Deutsche Bank AG (USA) (NYSE: DB)'s Deutsche Asset Management (Deutsche AM) unit added to its comprehensive factor lineup of exchange-traded funds Tuesday with the debut of the Deutsche X-trackers Russell 2000 Comprehensive Factor ETF (NYSE: DESC). The Deutsche X-trackers Russell 2000 Comprehensive...

The Russell 2000 and the S&P SmallCap 600 Indexes are the benchmarks of benchmarks when it comes to smaller U.S. stocks. There are plenty of exchange-traded funds linked to those indexes, but for the purposes of this piece, we'll use the iShares Russell 2000 Index (ETF) (NYSE: IWM), the...

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...

In what good could be a dose of good news for the broader market and those looking for some positive vibes when it comes to investors' willingness to take on risk, small caps are breaking out. Somewhat quietly, the widely followed iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE: IWM), the largest small-cap...

It has been a ho-hum year for small-cap stocks as highlighted by a gain of 0.75 percent for the benchmark Russell 2000, and things are mixed for micro-cap exchange-traded funds — as just one of the three ETFs dedicated to smaller small-caps is up on the year. An interesting election year...

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....

Before proclaiming consumer staples stocks as boring and small-caps as disappointing to this point in 2016, have a look at the PowerShares S&P SmllCp Csmr Stpls Pfo (NASDAQ: PSCC). The PowerShares S&P SmallCap Consumer Staples Portfolio is small-cap cousin of the popular Consumer Staples...

Sugary drinks are not only bad for your health, they may also be bad for your investment portfolio. CLSA analyst Brian Doyle recently spoke with endocrinology and obesity expert Dr. Robert Lustig about the food industry’s long-term impact on the health of consumers. Dr. Lustig, who is a...

Deutsche Bank has warned that it still sees low investor interest in the small- and mid-cap Internet space, despite a strong bounce back in shares off February lows. The firm highlighted three companies within the space: Yelp Inc (NYSE: YELP), Shutterstock Inc (NYSE: SSTK) and Zillow Group, Inc.-...

It is believed that small-cap value stocks are excellent long-term investments, but over the past three years, the Russell 2000 Value Index has lagged the benchmark Russell 2000 Index and the Russell 2000 Growth Index in significant fashion. Small-cap value stocks lagging broader small-cap...

U.S. small-caps have rebounded nicely off their February lows, but the benchmark Russell 2000 Index is still saddled with a modest year-to-date loss. Exchange-traded funds investors have the benefit of choosing from myriad small-cap funds, some of which have been solid performers this year. One of...

When income investors think of dividend stocks, more often than not, those thoughts focus on large- and mega-cap names, but dividend hunters should not sleep on smaller stocks. More than half of the members of the S&P SmallCap 600 Index are dividend payers, a percentage that has steadily...

Sunedison Semiconductor Ltd (NASDAQ: SEMI) is down more than 5 percent on the day following Wednesday's earnings release and call. Prior to the release, Redstone upgraded the company from a previous Sell rating to Positive, while increasing the price target from $6.50 to $13. The firm...