Playing Catch-Up in U.S. Small Caps as Inflows Hit Six-Year High

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With the S&P 500 stalled out, investors are adopting an old line from Steve Martin: Let’s get small.

They’re rushing into smaller stocks, putting their money into an exchange-traded fund tracking the group at the fastest rate in more than six years. The Russell 2000 Index is poised for its best half year since 2010 versus the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.