Looking for broad exposure to the Small Cap Growth segment of the US equity market? You should consider the SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF (SLYG), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched ...

The S&P SmallCap 600 represents the U.S. small-cap equity market by tracking companies that meet specific liquidity and ...

The S&P 600’s best year of relative performance came in 2000 (up 14.83%), and the S&P 600 has outperformed the Russell 2000 by 7.64% YTD in 2021, as of Sept. 30, 2021.

Alternatives SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Value ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.

While the five-year charts don't look so bad, the three-year chart is worse, especially for the S&P 600, which gained about 22.5% over the last three years, compared to the S&P 500's 63% gain.

The S&P SmallCap 600 Index concentrates on smaller stocks in the market, and its constituents include some of the fastest-growing up-and-coming companies right now .

Check out Principal SmallCap S&P 600 Index R6 via our interactive chart to view the latest changes in value and identify key financial events to make the best decisions.

Yet, as I said, there are still numerous excellent S&P 600 stocks to buy. These companies have strong tailwinds behind them that will eventually overcome the headwinds they face.

While the five-year charts don't look so bad, the three-year chart is worse, especially for the S&P 600, which gained about 22.5% over the last three years, compared to the S&P 500's 63% gain.

That’s almost five straight years. In that time, ELF stock has returned more than 1,800% for investors compared to a double by the S&P 500 and 51% by its own S&P 600 index.