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31 Jul 2026, 21:56 UTC · 2h ago

Forget IWM: SPSM Has Quietly Beaten It by 12.68 Points Over 10 Years

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Forget IWM: SPSM Has Quietly Beaten It by 12.68 Points Over 10 Years

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Small-cap profitability is expected to rise as the Federal Reserve trims interest rates and debt-servicing costs fall. — Lower rates generally reduce the cost of capital for small companies and improve earnings, driving a broader risk-on rally in small-cap assets.
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The S&P SmallCap 600 (tracked by SPSM) outperformed the Russell 2000 (tracked by IWM) significantly over a five-year period (45.3% vs 32.62%). — This highlights a performance divergence based on profitability screens, suggesting investors may rotate from broad small-cap indices to quality-screened ones.
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The Russell 2000 contains a high proportion of companies with negative net income, making the index more sensitive to interest rate regimes and dilution. — This indicates higher structural risk and volatility for IWM compared to profitability-screened small-cap alternatives.
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Warsh Weighs Fewer Fed Meetings, Report Says. Investors Could Get Less Guidance.

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Fed dissenters warn inflation could become entrenched without monetary policy tightening now

Investors may want to focus on front end of yield curve — as Street anticipates next Fed meetings

U.S. economy slowed to 1.5% growth rate in Q2; June core inflation at 3.3%

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