This is an excerpt of ETF Battles between IJR vs. IWM on ETFguide TV – it’s an arm wrestle between two U.S. small cap stock ETFs. Who wins the battle? IJR and IWM go against each other in key areas, including cost, performance and a mystery category Both funds own small company stocks but with …
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The extraordinary performance of U.S. stocks over the past six years has been like the 1960s Boston Celtics: Dominant and unbeatable. But is the tide changing? From 2009 to present the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:SPY) has gained almost +135%, while the SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF (NYSEARCA:MDY) surged +149.72% and the iShares S&P SmallCap 600 (NYSEARCA:IJR) jumped …
In the winter it snows and in the spring flowers bloom. It’s one of those things you can always count on. And like nature, the stock market, has its own set of yearly trends. One of the market’s strongest seasonal forces that has been a slam dunk this year is something called the “January Effect.” …