Zack 's picked five #1 ranked small cap funds for investors looking for diversification across different sectors and companies. These funds are considered high risk/high return funds:

Bridgeway Small Cap Value fund invests the majority of its investment in equity securities of small cap firms. Its three year annualized return is 14.49 percent.

Keeley[profile] Small Cap Value A invests a large share of its assets in companies with market capitlizations not exceeding $3.5 billion and its three year annualized return of 13.04 percent.

PNC[profile] Small Cap A invests they majority of its assets in small cap firms, which must be domestic companies with a market capitalization between $100 million and $3 billion. It has a three year annualized return of 15.87 percent.

PNC[profile] Multi Factor Small Cap Core A invests in small cap companies whose market capitalization is lower than the average of the highest market company, within the Russell 2000 Index, in the past 3 years. The three year annualized return is 16.30 percent.

Touchstone [profile] Small Cap Core A is a non diversified fund that invests in 30 to 40 securities and focuses on domestic small cap companies. Its three year annualized return is the highest of the five at 17.6 percent. 

Edited by: Casey Quinlan


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