The CRSP U.S. Mid Cap Index comprises stocks that fall within about the 80th percentile of U.S. stock market capitalization. In other words, this benchmark includes the very broad middle of the market ...

GOKONGWEI-LED firms JG Summit Holdings, Inc. (JGS) and Universal Robina Corp. (URC) will move to the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Philippines' small cap index from the standard, or ...

Investment barriers have long been taboo among U.S. policymakers, for fear that a mere mention could spook the world's ...

History supports the notion that small-cap stocks are headed for a period of outperformance. The small-cap Russell 2000 ...

Over the longer term, small-cap index funds have delivered superior returns to their large-cap brethren. That means small-cap fund investors require patience to harvest those superior results.

Once the index committee selects stocks, it weights them by market cap. While a committee-based approach lacks transparency, it adds flexibility to reduce unnecessary changes during reconstitution.