In the ETF world, investing in small-cap stocks has become almost synonymous with the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE: IWM).
It is the benchmark du jour for companies with market capitalizations of less than $2 billion and is the most widely traded of its peers on a daily basis. Since debuting in May of 2000, IWM has amassed nearly $25 billion in total assets and currently charges an expense ratio of 0.24 percent.
With the recent underperformance of IWM versus large cap indexes, such as the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SPY), it is worth looking at alternative small cap ETFs that may be holding up better as of late.
One fund that has had significantly better total returns in ...
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