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2025 Q2 Small Cap Factor Review
Higher Volatility was a major theme in the second quarter. The small cap Volatility spread was 25.3% in Q2. This was by far the largest spread among the five key factors. The average return of the most volatile ten percent of stocks was 25.3% greater than the average return of the ten percent of stocks with the least Volatility. Volatility is now positive for the year.
Brian
Sep 11
Weekly Factor Blog
Short-term momentum was the strongest factor in each index with each spread about +2.3%. Stocks that outperformed the most over the previous four weeks continued to outperform last week. The large and small STM spreads were just at one standard deviation above average.
Brian
Sep 8
Weekly Factor Returns
Factor returns were mostly linear across the capitalization spectrum, with the largest spreads in the small cap universe, followed by mid cap spreads, and the smallest among large caps. Medium-term momentum (MTM) was the lone factor that did not follow that exact pattern. All factor returns were positive and  within normal ranges.
Brian
Sep 2