The tailwind in 2016 became a headwind in 2017 as
the same small cap index underperformed by 6 %.
Not exact matches
So far, domestic
small - to - mid-
cap companies that get most of their revenues at home have weathered prospects of higher trade costs the best, with the Russell 2000
index of
smaller companies up 2.8 percent for the year, nearly double the 1.5 percent gain in the larger -
cap and more internationally - exposed S&P 500
index over the
same time.
The Vanguard
Small -
Cap growth
index fund looks to wrap an
index around companies that are of a certain size and showing the
same type of growth.
Just like the
small -
cap value fund, the mid-
cap value
index fund looks to achieve the
same balance, expect with larger companies.
For the recent quarter the Fund declined 11 %, underperforming the MSCI World ex U.S.
Small Cap Index, which declined 8 % for the
same period.
The Oakmark International
Small Cap Fund returned 1 % for the quarter ended June 30, 2013, outperforming the MSCI World ex U.S.
Small Cap Index, which declined 3 % for the
same period.
While the S&P 500 slumped in March, the
same can not be said of its mid - and
small -
cap counterparts, the S&P MidCap 400
Index and the S&P SmallCap 600
Index.
The Oakmark International
Small Cap Fund returned 9 % for the quarter ended March 31, 2015, outperforming the MSCI World ex U.S.
Small Cap Index, which returned 4 % for the
same period.
We reach the
same conclusion when we compare Pinnacle just against Morningstar's «Gold» rated
small cap value funds and Vanguard's SCV
index.
The
small cap value
index has compounded at more than 13 % over the
same period.
During that
same period the
small cap index compounded at 14 % before inflation and 7 % after inflation.
This dramatically outperformed the 13.0 % annualized return of the S&P 500
index, the 15.9 % annualized return of the S&P
Small Cap 600
index, and the 14.0 % compounded return of the Russell 2000
Small Cap index over the
same period.
Over the
same period, the Vanguard
Small Cap Index fund (NAESX) posted an average annual gain of 10.2 %.
This is the
same reason we do not use
small cap indices or stock sectors.
This outperformed the 13.0 % compounded return of the S&P 500
index, the 14.0 % compounded return of the Russell 2000
Small Cap index, and the 15.9 % compounded return of the S&P
Small Cap 600
index over the
same period.
This is in the
same range as some of the most volatile stock
indices available, such as emerging markets and world - wide
small caps.
This underperformed the 13.0 % compounded return of the S&P 500 and the 14.0 % compounded return of the Russell 2000
Small Cap indices over the
same period.
Noting that the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats
Index has outperformed the S&P 500 in over 90 % of the rolling periods since its inception, he added that the
same dividend growth screen has been applied effectively to other markets, like mid
cap and
small cap.
- the problem hasn't been active management — you would have had the
same results in the passive NASDAQ
index or some ultra
small cap ETF
You could easily replace the actively managed bond fund with a low - cost
index fund,
same for the
small caps.
At the
same time the BMO Nesbitt Burns Canadian
Small Cap index gained an average of only 8.6 % annually and the S&P / TSX Composite gained an average of 9.2 % annually.
Small -
cap stocks have a positive correlation to that
same index also, but it is not as high, generally around 0.8.
The Russell 2000 Dividend Growth
Index has risen 24.6 % and 22.9 % for the year - to - date and one year periods ended November 11, more than 10 % and 12 % more, respectively, than the broad US
small -
cap Russell 2000
Index for the
same time period.
This underperformed the 13.0 % compounded return of the S&P 500
index, and the 14.0 % compounded return of the Russell 2000
Small Cap index over the
same period.
Table 2 highlights Sharpe ratios for these
same indices.1 Another interesting characteristic of the
small -
cap stock universe, is that neither the Russell 2000 ®
Index nor the MSCI ACWI ex USA SC have generated a negative 10 - year return since their respective inception dates (based on rolling ten - year returns).
This greatly outperformed the 13.0 % annualized return of the S&P 500
index, the 15.9 % annualized return of the S&P
Small Cap 600
index, and the 14.0 % compounded return of the Russell 2000
Small Cap index over the
same period.
Instead, it demonstrates the value of a
small cap and value tilt in global equity markets, since over the
same period a Simulated S&P 500
Index only had a return of 9.53 % (with no fees deducted), at a standard deviation of 19.19 %.
Second, we learned that these rules don't apply to mid
cap and
small cap index funds for the
same reasons.