Best Fit Small-Cap Funds

Generally, small-cap stocks are more volatile than larger stocks, but over time they have also returned more. Small-cap funds invest primarily in U.S. stocks.

All ranked ETFs meet our Best Fit criteria.

#1 SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap ETF (SLY)

Asset Class: Equity

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Performance (YTD): 5.90% Avg. Volume: 47,168
Fees: 0.20% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: S&P Small-Cap 600 Index

#2 Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF (SCHA)

Asset Class: Equity

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Performance (YTD): 6.99% Avg. Volume: 124,437
Fees: 0.13% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: Dow Jones U.S. Small Cap Total Stock Market Index

#3 Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund (VB)

Asset Class: Equity

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Performance (YTD): 6.93% Avg. Volume: 319,044
Fees: 0.15% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: MSCI U.S. Small Cap 1750 Index

#4 PowerShares S&P SmallCap Health Care Portfolio (PSCH)

Asset Class: Equity

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Performance (YTD): 6.51% Avg. Volume: 23,429
Fees: 0.29% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: S&P SmallCap 600 Capped Health Care Index

#5 iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Index Fund (IJR)

Asset Class: Equity

Loading... Previous Close: $72.40
Performance (YTD): 6.39% Avg. Volume: 1,840,590
Fees: 0.20% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: S&P SmallCap 600 Index

#6 iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund (IWM)

Asset Class: Equity

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Performance (YTD): 5.90% Avg. Volume: 54,498,899
Fees: 0.24% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: Russell 2000 Index

#7 WisdomTree SmallCap Earnings Fund (EES)

Asset Class: Equity

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Performance (YTD): 4.62% Avg. Volume: 17,513
Fees: 0.38% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: WisdomTree SmallCap Earnings Index

#8 iShares Morningstar Small Core Index Fund (JKJ)

Asset Class: Equity

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Performance (YTD): 7.00% Avg. Volume: 6,995
Fees: 0.25% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: Morningstar Small Core Total Return Index

#9 RevenueShares Small Cap Fund (RWJ)

Asset Class: Equity

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Performance (YTD): 4.39% Avg. Volume: 25,296
Fees: 0.54% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: RevenueShares Small Cap Index

#10 Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF (SCHC)

Asset Class: Global Equity

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Performance (YTD): 3.12% Avg. Volume: 33,190
Fees: 0.35% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: FTSE Developed Small Cap ex-US Liquid Index

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Top Performing SMALL-CAP FUNDS as of 04.04.2012

ProShares UltraPro Russell 2000 (URTY)

Total Return: 6.99%

Direxion Daily Small Cap Bull 3X Shares (TNA)

Total Return: 6.86%

iPath Long Extended Russell 2000 TR Index ETN (RTLA)

Total Return: 6.25%

Direxion Daily Small Cap Bull 3X Shares (TNA)

Total Return: 59.00%

ProShares Ultra SmallCap600 (SAA)

Total Return: 52.87%

ProShares Ultra Russell 2000 Growth (UKK)

Total Return: 50.69%

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