Even though using the 5 - year average FCF yield
on mid cap companies (third best single factor we tested) over the test period would have given you a higher return than the 12 - month FCF yield, the results for the other market size companies would have been a lot lower.
This proprietary valuation model focuses
on mid cap companies with an improving revenue and earnings growth outlook.
Not exact matches
The data we have, both looking at large
caps vs
mid caps and from looking at equal weighted indices vs
cap weighted indices, is that the
cap weighted indices that have a bigger focus
on larger
companies tend to hold up better during market corrections, while the equal weighted varieties with a more balanced large /
mid cap spread tend to fall more sharply.
Investors who want
mid cap exposure with large
cap dividends should consider SIZE as a way to capitalize
on current income combined with the growth of smaller
companies.
Equity (Stock) Funds - Mutual funds which invest primarily in
companies» stocks are subdivided based
on the market capitalization of the stocks in which they invest (small,
mid, or large -
cap).
Some funds invest in
companies of a specific size, such as small,
mid or large
cap while others focus
on a single sector in the economy, such as technology, utilities or healthcare.
Utilizing a bottom - up fundamental process that focuses
on future growth in cash generation and return
on capital, the Fund may invest in
companies of all sizes, including small and
mid cap companies.
The top holdings of the domestic funds are the largest blue chip
companies in the US, but the fund also owns many
mid cap, small
cap, and micro
cap stocks that trade
on the NYSE and NASDAQ.
By focusing
on risk, I look mostly at large and
mid cap companies with strong balance sheets (D / C
The
Mid Cap Value Strategy invests in
mid — sized
companies on a value basis.
The fund is a multi-
cap fund with a focus
on mid cap equities, where predominant investments are equities of
companies with high growth potential in the long term (to target high growth in capital value assets).