Canada, Education, growth, M&A, small caps, technology, value
Fund outperformed with 4.3% returns versus -0.5% for TSX Composite. Small cap flows showing strength with $1.9 billion into Russell 2000 ETF while large caps saw $2.1 billion outflows. Significant divergence between small and large cap performance may be reversing.
Small caps are trading at historically wide discounts to large caps, with the S&P 600 at 15.2x forward earnings versus S&P 500 at 20.1x. The manager sees parallels to the early 2000s tech bubble aftermath when small caps outperformed for six consecutive years. Most investors are under-allocated to small caps after a decade of large cap outperformance.
Banking, Canada, M&A, small caps, technology, value
Small-cap stocks are trading at a significant discount to large caps, with the S&P 600 at 14.5x NTM P/E versus 19x for the S&P 500. This represents a 4.5x discount when historically small caps traded at a premium due to higher growth potential. The manager sees this valuation divergence as creating wonderful opportunities.
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of shares bought or sold and the percentage of outstanding shares
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