After Watching Small Cap Value Crush Growth by 9 Points in 2026 These 3 ETFs Captured the Premium Best

Small-cap value has done something in 2026 that few investors positioned for: it pulled meaningfully ahead of the growth complex that defined the prior decade.

24/7 Wall Street • an hour ago

No Fed Rate Cut in 2026? ETFs to Gain

Nomura joins Wall Street firms expecting no Fed rate cuts in 2026. These value, bank and cash-flow ETFs could benefit.

Zacks Investment Research • May 28, 2026

AVUV: Top Diversification By Company Size And By Value, Superior Long-Term Excess Returns

The Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF's (AVUV) Factor Based Model has allowed it to produce higher returns with a lower standard deviation than other Small-Cap-Stock ETFs. This will continue. The S&P 500 is Top Heavy with its Top 10 constituents accounting for 38% of its weighting. The rally in IT stocks means that this sector alone accounts for 35% of the S&P 500's market capitalization. The index is heavily weighted to growth stocks.

Seeking Alpha • May 19, 2026

AVUV: A Relative Case Of Value Over Growth

Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF (AVUV)  offers diversified exposure to U.S. small-cap value equities at a relatively moderate ~0.25% expense ratio. The valuation spread and gap between growth and value stocks remains near historically highly elevated levels, increasing the relative appeal of value-oriented allocations. AVUV's proposition is primarily factor-driven rather than security-selection driven, given its highly diversified portfolio structure with over 700 holdings.

Seeking Alpha • May 18, 2026

Navigating the Small-Cap ETF Disconnect

There has been a visible disparity between the performance of U.S. small-caps and U.S. large-caps so far this year. What hasn't been too visible is a lot of investor interest in the action.

ETF Trends • May 13, 2026

VLUE, AVUV, VBR: The Small and Large-Cap Value Plays Crushing Growth in May

After a long stretch of growth-stock dominance led by mega-cap technology, the 2026 tape tells a different story.

24/7 Wall Street • May 7, 2026

Inside American Century's $128B ETF Surge

American Century Investments has established itself as an innovative player in the ETF space, after launching its first products in January 2018. The index-based American Century US Quality Value ETF (VALQ) and the actively managed American Century Diversified Corporate Bond ETF (KORP) are still trading today.

ETF Trends • May 4, 2026

Structural Shift or Recency Bias? Decoding Value's Mixed Signals in 2026

Value investors may be facing a conviction crisis. Despite leading in performance so far in 2026, value ETFs have struggled to consistently gather assets, with some funds picking up significant net new money while others are bleeding just as much.

ETF Trends • Apr 29, 2026

Dual Commencement: The Russell Index Shift to Semi-Annual Rebalancing

June is typically reserved for graduation processionals, with the “Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D” blaring from PA systems or high-fidelity systems (depending on how well-funded the school is).

ETF Trends • Apr 29, 2026

2 ETFs to Buy With $100 and Hold Forever

Small caps, dividend payers, and value stocks are three groups that have done very well so far in 2026. As the market finally rotates away from megacap tech, these themes have the potential to outperform.

The Motley Fool • Apr 25, 2026