small-cap
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Le Roux and team highlight the potential for a swing back toward large caps because institutional investors tend to be “value-driven and slow-moving,” so overweighting the cheaper small cap index was unavoidable.
From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026
Webb’s most high-profile effort came in 2017, when he published a report on 50 Hong Kong-listed small cap companies that he called the Enigma Network.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
The Russell 2000 small cap index, which tends to be more economically sensitive, shed 1.9%.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
Ms Banfield suggests we leave something sweet, such as a small cap of jam or orange juice, a short distance from the picnic area to distract the insects.
From BBC • Jul. 18, 2025
Her plum-colored gown was crisp and well sewn, and expensive lace trailed from the small cap on her head.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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