3 Small-Cap ETFs With Big Upside Potential

Small-cap stocks and ETFs don't get as much spotlight as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite.

24/7 Wall Street • Feb 7, 2026

2025 Marked a Record Number of Mutual Fund to ETF Conversions

2025 will go down as another year of record-breaking achievements for exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Among the past year's highlights was a record number of mutual funds converting to ETFs, as noted by Ben Johnson, Morningstar Head of Client Solutions, via a LinkedIn post.

ETF Trends • Jan 22, 2026

4 ETFs to Consider From an Undervalued Part of the Market

And what to look for when shopping for one.

Morningstar • Nov 13, 2025

DFAS: Compelling Small Cap ETF, But Some Peers May Be Better

Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF has a portfolio of 2,000+ U.S. small caps, blending size, value, and quality factors. DFAS has moderate value characteristics and is well-diversified across sectors and holdings, with a focus on industrials and financials. Despite recent underperformance, DFAS has nicely outperformed the Russell 2000 benchmark since its listing, with lower volatility.

Seeking Alpha • Oct 21, 2025

Six of the Best Small-Cap ETFs to Buy Now

It's been a rough stretch for small-cap ETFs, but the clouds appear to be parting. Here are six we like.

Kiplinger • Sep 19, 2025

DFAS: A Small-Cap ETF With A Quality Tilt Outperforming In The Category

DFAS offers diversified small-cap exposure with over 2,000 holdings, focusing on high profitability and disciplined valuation, outperforming the Russell 2000 over time. The fund avoids excessive micro-cap and biotech exposure, maintaining above-average profitability and a balanced sector allocation versus peers. DFAS has slightly higher expenses but benefits from low turnover, strong liquidity, and a quality tilt that supports resilience in challenging environments.

Seeking Alpha • Jun 23, 2025

3 Great Small-Cap ETFs for 2025

Zachary Evens: Small stocks have underperformed their larger counterparts for a long time, prompting some people, including myself, to ask: why bother with small-cap ETFs? While there's an argument to be made on both sides, small-cap valuations are undeniably low, offering investors some upside if they converge with their fair value. Small-cap stocks are risky, though, and investors should control risk if they aim to capture that upside.

Morningstar • Jun 5, 2025

Why Is The IPO Market Struggling? Here's What Active Managers Have To Say

Strong returns in U.S. stocks, particularly over the past two plus years, have led investors to question the relative lack of companies going public via the IPO process — as well as the potential implications for the IPO market in the long term. According to active equity managers, a combination of increased public market regulation, a reduced pipeline of potential offerings following the prior boom, the rising role of large private asset managers in capital raising, and near-term uncertainty surrounding government policy are all contributing factors. At Russell Investments, we think investors benefit from taking a long-term view.

Seeking Alpha • Mar 11, 2025

Small-Caps: Big Potential in Today's Market

Little-known China AI startup DeepSeek sent fear rippling throughout the markets this week by announcing major strides in its large language model technology at just a fraction of the cost of what many experts thought possible. That sparked a mini-collapse among big-cap tech stocks like Microsoft, Google, and Nvidia, which tumbled 20% at its low.

ETF Trends • Jan 30, 2025

Market Predictions & ETF Ideas for a New Year

Every new year brings with it a new opportunity to stop for a moment, take stock of where we currently sit, revisit resolutions, and refresh outlooks.

ETF Trends • Jan 10, 2025