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This Week in Intelligent Investing

Small Caps at Multi-Decade Valuation Low vs. Large Caps: Opportunity or Trap?

Sep 18, 2023
The podcast explores the performance of small caps versus large caps in the stock market, discussing the dominance of large companies, the rise of passive strategies, and potential outperformance of small caps. It also explores the value of investing in smaller companies, the benefits of founder control, and the choice facing active investors between mega-cap stocks and small caps.
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Quick takeaways

  • Small caps are at historically low valuations while large caps are in the upper third of their valuation range.
  • Passive investing, driven by ETFs and index funds, has contributed to the underperformance of small caps.

Deep dives

Lagging small caps against large caps

The episode revisits the topic of the lagging small caps against large caps. Feedback from listeners is explored, with some suggesting that small caps will continue to lag while others believe small caps are the place to be. It is noted that Apple's market cap now exceeds the entire small cap space, highlighting the dominance of large companies. The small cap space is shown to be at historically low valuations, while large caps are in the upper third of their valuation range.

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