Small-cap stocks have lagged large caps for years. (Investors divide stocks based on the size of their market cap.) Over the past 10 years, the total return of the S&P 500 large-cap benchmark index ...

Small caps are poised to finish 2025 with a fifth consecutive year of trailing large caps, yet Bank of America says conditions are aligning for a long-awaited reversal in 2026. According to Bank of ...

Small-cap underperformance has historical precedent — but cycles turn. We’re in the 12th year of a small-cap lagging cycle, longer than average. Historical data suggests a reversal is near. Higher ...