PowerShares S&P SmallCap Materials ETF News

These sectors appear to be the rising stars in the otherwise dull Q1 small-cap earnings season.

Small-cap stocks have been staging a decent performance in recent times. These small-cap sector ETFs put up good numbers in the ongoing fourth-quarter earnings reporting season.

Thanks to the historical trend of "January Effect," small-cap securities have proven their outperformance in January.

Earnings growth rate of S&P 600 companies is higher than S&P 500 companies. Investors may tap these small-cap sector ETFs.

In line with the old adage "Sell in May and Go Away", May 2022 was not free from shockwaves thanks to high inflation and rising rate worries due to a hawkish Fed.

Small-cap stocks staged a great performance to start November. Earnings recovery is one of the reasons for the rally.

Some small-cap sectors are likely to log triple-digit earnings growth this reporting season.

Small-cap stocks have been outperforming their bigger peers since late last year on vaccine and stimulus hopes.

Small cap strength is showing in the new year as the global economy continues the healing process. It's feeding into strength for the Invesco S&P SmallCap Materials ETF (PSCM), which is already up 10%

The Russell 2000 Index is up 5.9%, outperforming the gains of 4.8% for the S&P 400 Mid Cap Index and 1.8% for the S&P 500 Index.

We have presented five ETFs that have easily crushed the Russell 2000 Index over the past three months.