A great complement to the S&P 500 for investors looking to pick up U.S. mid- and small-cap exposure.
This fund maintains significant overlap with the much larger, cheaper and more liquid Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners GDXJ.The securities held by this fund are highly speculative in nature. Exploration projects may turn out a bust.Many feel that the commodities space, and precious metals in
A convenient way to play early-stage gold exploration and production firms.
The past decade has been a bull market for small stocks. Mean reversion could pull back returns.Small-growth stocks have historically been the worst performers out of all the U.S.-stock styles. There's good evidence that investors overprice such stocks in the hope of lotterylike payoffs.Small
This ETF is a great choice for asset allocators seeking passive U.S. small-cap growth exposure.
This is a low-cost ETF in the small-growth category, but there are strong alternatives to consider.
This is a good choice for asset allocators seeking passive U.S. small-growth exposure.
Axioma's black-box models leave us a bit less sure of the ETF's robustness.The fund may experience very high turnover, a big concern with less-liquid small-cap stocks.Momentum strategies can blow up spectacularly, so make sure the ETF is used as part of a well-diversified portfolio.May offer the
A seemingly early move to close this fund to new investors may have come right in time.
Liquidity in micro-cap stocks can be limited, especially during downturns.Micro-cap stocks have historically been more volatile than larger stocks.Strong long-term results.A distinctive focus on micro-cap stocks.Jenifer Taylor took over as lead manager here in June 2009. She is assisted by