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small-cap

American  
[smawl-kap] / ˈsmɔlˈkæp /

adjective

  1. 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.


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Expanding market leadership and broader earnings growth across sectors has also benefited small-cap value stocks, said Francis Gannon, co-chief investment officer at Royce Investment Partners.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

So far this year, the small-cap value benchmark is up 23%, outpacing the growth index’s 15% gain.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

On Friday, shares of small-cap chip makers, software companies and the Mag Seven all fell in tandem.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

The 15 small-cap stocks listed below are those that survived this winnowing process and boast the highest dividend yields.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 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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