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Small-cap outperformance is persisting — and these 15 quality stocks pay rich dividendsThink large caps are still the best bet? The data say you are looking in the wrong place.
Updated July 18, 2026, 10:22 a.m. ETLook for small-cap U.S. stocks to continue beating the largest stocks.
That’s because small-cap relative strength trends tend to persist, and U.S. small-cap stocks have beaten the largest caps for over a year. Over the past 12 months (through July 10), the Russell 2000 index RUT, which represents small- and midcap stocks, produced a total return of 20.7%, versus 11.3% for the large-cap-dominated S&P 500 SPX.
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Mark HulbertMark Hulbert is a columnist for MarketWatch. His Hulbert Ratings service tracks investment newsletters that pay a flat fee to be audited.
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