Small Caps Track Largest S&P 500 Lead Since 2003

The Russell 2000 has outperformed the S&P 500 by almost 14 percentage points during the first six months of this year. Should such a performance gap hold into year-end, it would be the largest in over 20 years. Jill Carey Hall, Equity Strategist and… The Russell 2000 has outperformed the S&P 500 by almost 14 percentage points during the first six months of this year. Should such a performance gap hold into year-end, it would be the largest in over 20 years. Jill Carey Hall, Equity Strategist and Head: US SMID Strategy at Bank of America, discusses her mid-year outlook for small cap stocks. (Source: Bloomberg)