US small-cap stocks have raced ahead of their bigger peers in 2021. Experts say a number of factors could send them higher.

US small-cap stocks have raced ahead of their bigger peers in 2021. Experts say a number of factors could send them higher.
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Small-cap stocks have outshined their bigger peers so far this year on Wall Street. Seth Wenig/AP
US small-cap stocks suffered in the first COVID wave but are now powering ahead.
The Russell 2000 index has jumped more than 10% in 2021 already.
A number of factors, from stimulus to vaccines to tech regulation, could push them higher.
The stock market recovery from the coronavirus crash in the spring of 2020 was all about the biggest US names: Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, and Netflix.

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