Notable items with this release include:
- Smaller companies out-performance in July was reversed in August, with Micro Cap experiencing a -1.45% return in August compared to last month’s return of 12.01%.
- Energy was the only sector with negative returns in August, it’s lag in performance compared to the other sectors over the past 12 months created a fair sized gap in 1 year cumulative returns.
- Value continued to outperform the growth counterparts within each cap segment.