new acquisitions by selling stakes in companies that have run up in terms of market capitalization and valuation. T . Rowe Price Small-Cap Value elicits few surprises. Preston Athey, one of the longest-tenured small-cap managers around
significant market share to do well. The fund holds a smattering of assets managers, including Federated Investors FII and T . Rowe Price TROW. By contrast, he has mostly avoided banks, because he finds that they remain too difficult to evaluate on most
acquisitions by selling stakes in companies that have run up in terms of market capitalization and valuation. The now-open T . Rowe Price Small-Cap Value is a proven, topnotch offering. When this fund reopened its doors to new investors in May 2008
in 2001, but its steady long-term performance is what makes it appealing. A tiny median market cap is working to T . Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund's advantage this year. Smaller has been better, and the presence of micro-caps like Right
Fidelity Low-Priced Stock flpsx, which is even more value-oriented than this fund, or a fine small-blend choice, T . Rowe Price Small-Cap Stock otcfx. Good long-term risk/reward profile. Can lag more-adventurous peers when growth stocks