Small-cap and mid-cap stocks have been able to find relative refuge amid the market turbulence, and there are a number of ETF choices that can take advantage of this trend.
ETFs that track these two areas have been outperforming the market in the first half of the year. The iShares S&P Small Cap 600 Index(IJR Quote) is trading right around where it was at the beginning of the year, while the iShares S&P Mid Cap 400 Index(IJH Quote) is up 2.5% year to date.
Overall, these might not be eye-catching performances, but they compare quite favorably to the S&P 500, which is down 7.3% so far this year.
The returns that these ETFs have afforded investors underscore the value that can be achieved with even a slight degree of fine-tuning to an index investor's portfolio. ...
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