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Best mutual funds awards 2026: Best small-cap fund

If you’re evaluating mutual funds for your portfolio, here's one small-cap fund that topped the list for 2026.
Small-cap funds generally invest in companies with a market cap of less than $2 billion. The companies, smaller in size, offer growth potential, and their market capitalization may increase ...
Small-cap funds generally invest in companies having a market cap of less than $2 billion. The companies, smaller in size, offer growth potential, and their market capitalization may increase ...
Investors with a high-risk appetite and an interest in growth and value investing may choose small-cap blend mutual funds to boost their portfolio. While blend funds, also known as "hybrid funds," aim ...
The investment seeks to provide growth of capital. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in common stocks of ...
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund will, under normal market conditions, invest its assets primarily in common stocks of small-cap value companies that are within a market ...
While small-cap value stocks can outperform the broader market over time, they tend to be volatile and carry a meaningful risk of value traps, where low valuations reflect fundamental problems. A well ...