Small-Cap ETFs Underperforming in 2012

Small-cap exchange traded funds are now trailing the S&P 500 after falling harder than the blue-chip index in the recent sell-off. The small-cap iShares Russell 2000 (NYSEArca: IWM) was up 6.6% year to date as of Tuesday’s close, compared with a gain of 8.7% for the S&P 500, according...