Synonyms

small-cap

American

[smawl-kap] / ˈsmɔlˈkæp /

adjective

designating a company, or a mutual fund that invests in companies, with a market capitalization of under $1 billion: considered to have more growth potential and higher investment risk.

Example Sentences

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He later updated the percentage to 4.7% after further study where he added additional asset classes including international and small-cap stocks.

From Barron's • Apr. 19, 2026

“The group moving as a monolith creates some concern about how durable this rally is,” Materne wrote in a Thursday note, pointing out that small-cap and midcap software names have surged alongside large-cap stocks.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

But BofA Securities analyst Jill Carey believes small-cap energy stocks are “poised for re-rating.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Outsourcing news bulletins to India also allows Reuters to extend the breadth of its reporting to more small-cap companies, companies it was not cost-efficient for Reuters to follow before with higher-paid journalists in New York.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

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