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In March 2025, in the thread "Re: OT, out", Umm asked the members: "Do you think it is because America is made up of magical soil that makes businesses based in America magically profitable?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: Baltassar ✧  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Trends and Ranks 17-Apr-26
Date: 04/22/26 6:39 PM
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I think musselmant's etf was RUSSELL 2000 (top 200 of).

My apologies. I somehow assumed it was the Russell 3000 (an expression that is rarely seen, so even less excuse!).

Top of the small-caps is almost certainly going to outperform small-caps in general, I'd say. One of my two long-terms holdings is the Schwab Midcap ETF (SCHM) which holds the S&P400 (mid-caps) plus the next 100 small-caps. Nothing special -- I haven't added to it in years -- but I've held it for so long (taxable account) that selling it would be insane. Its basically somebody else's money at this point.

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