Small-Cap Stocks Shine in Market Reversal

Investors are adding to funds tracking small-caps while pulling money from equity funds at large

Signs of strength in the U.S. economy have boosted the attractiveness of small-cap stocks for investors despite recession fears. Photo: ANDREW KELLY/REUTERS

Investors are hoping shares of small, domestic-focused companies have more room to run, even as the rebound in the broader market fizzles.

They have added a net $4.2 billion to U.S. mutual and exchange-traded funds that buy small-capitalization stocks this year, while pulling $17.4 billion from large-cap funds, according to data from Refinitiv Lipper through Feb. 22. Of the equity groups tracked by Refinitiv Lipper, the inflows to small-cap funds are second only to international stock funds, which have attracted $16 billion.

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