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Figure 2: Small caps have historically outperformed coming out of recessions Subsequent 1- and 3-year returns after the past four recessions
Figure 1: Small caps have started to recover this year's market troughTotal returns of small-cap vs. large-cap stocks on a year-to-date basis
Small-cap stocks have had a tough run versus the larger-cap cohort of the US equity market, having underperformed large caps three consecutive calendar years and four of the past five years (on the basis of the Russell 2000 Index representing small caps, and the Russell 1000 Index, large caps).
As shown in Figure 2, small caps have outperformed large caps coming out of the past four recessions in all but one of the subsequent 1- and 3-year periods.
That said, we believe this is an exciting time for active stock pickers in the small-cap space who can identify companies with financial strength and management teams that have shown an ability to navigate through challenging environments.
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