UWM - A Value Investor's View On U.S. Small-Cap Stocks
By Steven Raineri, Vice President, Research Analyst, Portfolio Manager, Franklin Small Cap Value Fund
Franklin Small Cap Value Fund Portfolio Manager Steve Raineri gives five reasons why he thinks small-capitalization (small-cap) value stocks could perform well as the US economy continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
During a broad COVID-19 equity market selloff in March and April, US small-cap stocks were hit particularly hard.1 At the time, investors seemed especially concerned about how these companies would fare in a US economic slowdown.
Since then, many small-cap stocks, as represented by the Russell 2000