Not exact matches
For another indicator of this
volatility, there were 11 years in which
large -
cap value
stocks were either up or down more
than 40 % — compared with only six such years for the S&P 500.
A
large -
cap stock portfolio would have higher returns
than a mix of small -
cap stocks and risk - free assets designed to have the same
volatility.
Over the long term, small capitalization
stocks have produced higher returns
than large cap stocks but in exchange for more
volatility.
Generally, small
cap stocks experience greater market
volatility than stocks of companies with
larger capitalization.
In general, although
volatility can change on any asset (i.e., TLT is a good example), fixed income assets are less risky
than higher - yielding income;
large cap dividend
stocks are not as risky / volatile as
large cap growth or small
caps, which are not as risky as foreign and emerging equity and so forth.
Investing in small - company
stocks poses special risks, such as limited information on which to base investment decisions, and historically greater share - price
volatility than larger -
cap stocks have experienced.