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Market-cap-weighted index funds have historically delivered superior long-term returns compared to equal-weight strategies

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≈ RELATED Equal-Weight SPX Breakout Opportunity BULLISH SPX ⇄ CROSS-ASSET Investors will need to actively reassess and choose between benchmark indices based on composition rather than treating large-cap indices as interchangeable NEUTRAL RUT ≈ RELATED Bond funds with leverage and diversified high-yield portfolios can outperform equity indices over multi-year periods BEARISH SPX ⇄ CROSS-ASSET Small-Cap Rally Breadth Deterioration BEARISH RUT ⇄ CROSS-ASSET Fund managers are employing diverse portfolio strategies in small-caps rather than following a consensus approach, suggesting varied conviction levels about individual opportunities NEUTRAL RUT ⇄ CROSS-ASSET Apar Industries, City Union Bank, MCX, and Radico Khaitan are attracting significant institutional capital allocation across multiple top-performing funds, indicating these are favored small-cap picks BULLISH RUT
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"Still, historically, the market cap-weighted funds have done better than the equal-weight one. For example, VOO and SPY have had a total return of 83% in the last five years compared to RSP's 53%."

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