Small-Cap Funds
Name
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Ticker
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Morningstar Category
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Morningstar Rating for Funds
Overall
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Total Return
1 Year
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Total Return
3 Year
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Total Return
5 Year
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| Applied Finance Explorer Investor | AFDVX | Small Value | 28.57% | 7.41% | 16.43% | |
| Grxnk Sgdprcn Pwnt Vmnrt Qh Hrzxnn | KVVBKG | Small Growth | 8.47% | −7.09% | 1.57% | |
| Fqwkjtls Qkwxn Qbv Hsndfx Ypf | FNQRV | Small Growth | 16.41% | 4.17% | 14.78% | |
| GLB Mnwqk Qnv Zfqgyxqd | HYZG | Small Growth | 16.38% | 4.75% | 11.34% | |
| BTH Gytmkv Rsrg Qmyyr Zgn Ltnyc Hnbh | VRHWJ | Small Value | 21.98% | 5.06% | — | |
| JTL Jcvjcc Frxf Tpfnx Gzs Fxkzb S | HDKMCP | Small Value | 21.91% | 4.98% | 11.57% | |
| Frnmttxd LRJX Yynbcrdl Mknzps Qxkhv | RJJHGR | Small Blend | 22.20% | 1.78% | 9.71% | |
| Pdvjjdl Gfmnszswp Xg Dr Mqc K | HJRD | Small Value | 31.22% | 7.05% | 11.59% | |
| RbbpgfJtbpwh Kvcrrdcxgq Fh-Vy Tt Kw | HHZVK | Small Growth | 44.93% | 9.04% | 17.91% | |
| YDQ Zsfbs Bwz Vcjrmtr Ysdm Jdkkj LH | LRBTP | Small Growth | — | 25.38% | — | — |
| JMH Xrvsf Hgp Gclckst NH | CBPTR | Small Growth | — | 25.20% | — | — |
| CCK Ddjww Hkd Xythmwc X | LYCP | Small Growth | — | 25.22% | — | — |
| Ghzh Fskcb Mymfd-Mby Ldlnxz Nxwyvhbj | WNTVMR | Small Growth | 30.90% | 3.26% | 15.58% | |
| Fkflgrpv Dhbjwtd Cmkchfp | SJCWJ | Small Growth | 15.57% | 1.45% | 8.06% | |
| Cpkrdh Yhcnh Zckjh Ypr Mdmybz Lxgnl | SSTKD | Small Blend | 25.24% | 4.31% | 9.86% | |
| Vcbjhf Yflfx Xmzmf/Grb Jyj Xn Dlfpxvq | SWPPR | Small Blend | 32.15% | 6.16% | 13.03% | |
| Wdtkdnyd Dwrqz-Jdqt | RTXVW | Small Growth | 21.54% | 10.46% | 17.47% | |
| Srfdbcwh Bqxvs-Rtz Gflczblpzqgdjmzc | BQLWD | Small Growth | 26.02% | 12.42% | 18.85% | |
| Ltsrgqxwk Dpbfgshn Ywlqz-Twd Z | RRNJ | Small Blend | 22.07% | 1.72% | 10.06% | |
| Qslnlyxb Phrh Fbbyd Sqx Dxkqvnn | JNDLX | Small Value | — | 30.06% | — | — |
| Fylbc Hzqr Rpglq Trd Fzgmmhfhbbbwp | GGBHL | Small Growth | 25.67% | 4.91% | 10.90% | |
| Sqrcmzjs Kqccgqvgj Hdpsy-Kdn Cspwjl X | SGCC | Small Blend | 30.88% | 6.71% | 12.02% | |
| Lxkrdtdtznf XP Blytn Fpv Hs | KTYGD | Small Value | 30.20% | 5.71% | 12.15% | |
| Nksvmrp Bjcr Kgtjvzywm | NKBNX | Small Growth | 28.22% | 0.93% | 11.55% | |
| Yvlkhby Wwhyq Mhh | KTQSR | Small Growth | 24.37% | −8.20% | 9.26% | |
| Ztlcwzg Dmskr Mrq Tynrkn | ZYYLV | Small Growth | 19.21% | −2.40% | 10.79% | |
| Kycqyxd Vvfth Gcf Pcsqqz Yrzsddjsf | YSJQ | Small Growth | 14.58% | −8.87% | 6.26% | |
| Swkkccx Xlsxd Ssj Mh | GCTCVK | Small Blend | 35.89% | 4.93% | 11.05% | |
| Glbvchp Dlfts Dfwp | WQZB | Small Growth | 15.45% | −8.69% | 8.24% | |
| Wfnlbrklq X&Y DfstfPpf 338 ZQP BYPWD | RTZ | Small Blend | 21.94% | 2.48% | — | |
| rJyhsnl Stsbfcv Ytxdh/Hmv-Kfg Ffx Bls SGNM | WZWY | Small Blend | 21.18% | 1.31% | 9.29% |
List Criteria
Small-Cap U.S. Funds
Rather than a fixed number of “large cap” or “small cap” stocks, Morningstar uses a flexible categorization system that isn’t adversely affected by overall movements in the market. Large-cap stocks are defined as the group that accounts for the top 70% of the capitalization of each geographic area; mid-cap stocks represent the next 20%. Small-cap stocks represent the balance.
Gold-Rated Funds
The Medalist Rating for funds reflects our forward-looking assessment of a fund’s ability to outperform its peer group (funds in the same category) and benchmark on a risk-adjusted basis over the long term. We assign the ratings on a five-tier scale with three positive (Medalist) ratings of Gold, Silver, and Bronze; a Neutral rating; and a Negative rating. If a fund receives a Gold, Silver, or Bronze rating, it means that Morningstar analysts expect it to outperform over a full market cycle of at least five years.
Morningstar Risk: Average or Below
The Morningstar Risk Rating sizes up the variations in a fund’s monthly returns, with an emphasis on downside variations, in comparison to similar funds. In each Morningstar Category, the 10% of funds with the lowest measured risk are described as Low Risk, the next 22.5% Below Average, the middle 35% Average, the next 22.5% Above Average, and the top 10% High. Morningstar Risk is measured for up to three time periods (three, five, and 10 years). These separate measures are then weighted and averaged to produce an overall measure for the fund.
Open to New Investment
All the funds on this list are open for new investment. Sometimes mutual funds will close to new investors when the fund is receiving more money than the management team believes it can invest effectively. Closing a fund under these circumstances is usually considered investor-friendly, as funds that get too big can sometimes suffer performance problems later. Even though new investors can’t get into closed funds (so such funds are not included here), closed funds that are rated Gold, Silver, or Bronze may be worth putting on a watch list.
Share Class Exclusions Applied
Many fund families offer multiple versions of the same fund but with variations on the sales fees that are charged and/or investor qualifications. In some cases, certain share classes may be for institutions (such as company retirement funds) or otherwise have a high investment minimum. We've limited our list to funds that are primarily used by and available to individual, or retail, investors.