IWM is the default small-cap trade, liquid and familiar, but a quieter alternative has been compounding ahead of it for years thanks to two structural advantages most investors overlook completely.
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The combination of good value and accelerating earnings growth makes small caps a compelling buy.
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The iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) and the Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) hold the same 2,000 small-cap stocks in the same weights and track the identical benchmark. On paper they are interchangeable. In practice, the choice between them is a choice about whether you are renting exposure for a trade or owning it for ... IWM and VTWO Track the Same 2000 Stocks Yet VTWO’s Ten-Year Return Crushes IWM by Nearly 40 Percentage Points
The iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) and the Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) hold the same 2,000 small-cap stocks in the same weights and track the identical benchmark. On paper they are interchangeable. In practice, the choice between them is a choice about whether you are renting exposure for a trade or owning it for ... IWM and VTWO Track the Same 2000 Stocks Yet VTWO’s Ten-Year Return Crushes IWM by Nearly 40 Percentage Points