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12Stocks.com Small Cap Stocks Performances & Trends Daily
August 30, 2025 - All trends (long term, mid-term and short term) for Small Cap index looks good.

The overall Smart Investing & Trading Score is 80 (0-bearish to 100-bullish) which puts Small Cap index in short term neutral to bullish trend.

The Smart Investing & Trading Score from previous trading session is 100 and hence a deterioration of trend.

 Year To Date Performance: 4.36 %
 Weekly Performance: 0.14 %
 Daily Performance: -0.44 %
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Short Term Trend for IWM
80 / 100
Here are the Smart Investing & Trading Scores of the most requested small cap stocks at 12Stocks.com (click stock name for detailed review):

12Stocks.com: Investing in Smallcap Index with Stocks
The following table helps investors and traders sort through current performance and trends (as measured by Smart Investing & Trading Score) of various stocks in the Smallcap Index.

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12Stocks.com Performance of Stocks in Smallcap Index

TickerStock NameWatchlistCategoryRecent PriceSmart Investing & Trading ScoreChange %YTD Change%
CATOCato  Services & Goods3.9010034.15-2.31%
DBIDesigner Brands Services & Goods3.791009.15-33.46%
SSPE.W. Scripps Services & Goods3.09307.9042.08%
GCOGenesco  Services & Goods32.99705.50-36.77%
MYGNMyriad Genetics Services & Goods5.93905.42-57.48%
INSW Seaways Services & Goods44.741005.3528.54%
NDLSNoodles &  Services & Goods0.71204.8223.88%
PLCEChildren s Services & Goods4.63804.49-57.74%
LVWRLiveWire Group Services & Goods3.91804.43-21.62%
CARSCars.com  Services & Goods13.17603.40-28.10%
UHGUnited Homes Services & Goods4.15503.20-0.95%
CECOCareer Education Services & Goods46.80603.0554.12%
WLDNWilldan Group Services & Goods116.26502.99179.00%
CDNACareDx  Services & Goods13.29702.79-41.57%
GCIGannett Co Services & Goods4.10602.74-18.38%
LELands  Services & Goods14.701002.740.00%
LRNK12  Services & Goods169.81602.7261.43%
SIGSignet Jewelers Services & Goods93.37802.713.51%
LQDTLiquidity Services Services & Goods26.29902.70-18.86%
SCVLShoe Carnival Services & Goods21.99402.69-35.26%
UTIUniversal Technical Services & Goods27.09202.614.05%
VALUValue Line Services & Goods37.90402.48-27.00%
LINCLoln Educational Services & Goods19.6402.4126.23%
IASIntegral Ad Services & Goods9.04602.30-14.66%
VSECVSE  Services & Goods165.07601.9971.77%
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Smallcap: Technical Analysis, Trends & YTD Performance
SmallCap segment as represented by IWM, an exchange-traded fund [ETF], holds basket of thousands of smallcap stocks from across all major sectors of the US stock market.

The smallcap index (contains stocks like Riverbed & Sotheby's) is up by 4.36% and is currently underperforming the overall market by -2.9% year-to-date. Below is a quick view of technical charts and trends:

IWM Weekly Chart
Long Term Trend: Very Good
Medium Term Trend: Very Good

IWM Daily Chart
Short Term Trend: Very Good
Overall Trend Score: 80
YTD Performance: 4.36%
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12Stocks.com: Top Performing Small Cap Index Stocks
Hot Small Cap Stocks of 2025 We try to spot trends by analyzing the performances of various stocks or components within Small Cap Index and try to find best performing stocks. The movers and shakers. The winners and losers.

The top performing Small Cap Index stocks year to date are
Celcuity [285%] OptimizeRx [232%] Precigen [225%]
CommScope Holding[195%] Willdan Group[179%] 908 Devices[174%]
Centrus Energy[166%] nLIGHT [158%] Cooper-Standard [153%]
Rigel [150%] Kratos Defense[146%] Amprius [143%]
View complete list of Small Cap stocks by year-to-date performance

Now, more recently, over last week, the top performing Small Cap Index stocks on the move are
Precigen [96.8%] ALX Oncology[57.3%] Immuneering [52.3%]
Plymouth Industrial[40.4%] Array [38%] Cato [34.2%]
SelectQuote [30.2%] Karyopharm [29.5%] Zentalis [26.4%]
Guess [25.9%] Shoals [25.5%] Rocket [23.1%]
View complete list of Small Cap stocks by weekly performance

Unfortunately not all Small Cap stocks have done well this year. Investors of these stocks hope they have seen the worst and hope that these stocks are set to bounce back. The bearish stocks in this index year to date (YTD) are
Pliant [-89%] Leslies [-87%] X4 [-86%]
Workhorse Group[-84%] Vivid Seats[-83%] Zynex [-81%]
Acrivon [-78%] Digimarc [-78%] Funko [-78%]
Pulmonx [-77%] Harvard Bioscience[-77%] Mersana [-77%]
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Investors can get enhanced performance by riding the current stock trends. Using complex algorithms, 12Stocks.com has come up with Smart Investing & Trading Scores (on 0-bearish to 100-bullish scale) to identify best trending stocks. Top trending Small Cap stocks are
Cato [100] ALX Oncology[100] Cooper-Standard [100]
Precigen [100] Designer Brands[100] Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises[100]
Design [100] Ironwood [100] Teekay Tankers[100]
Green Plains[100] i-80 Gold[100] Teekay [100]
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12Stocks.com: Investing in Smallcap Index using Exchange Traded Funds
The following table shows list of key exchange traded funds (ETF) that help investors track Smallcap index.

The following list also includes leveraged ETF funds that track twice or thrice the daily returns of Smallcap indices. Short or inverse ETF funds move in the opposite direction to the index they track and are useful during market pullbacks or during bear markets.

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12Stocks.com List of ETFs that track Smallcap Index

TickerETF NameWatchlistRecent PriceSmart Investing & Trading ScoreChange %Week %Year-to-date %
IWMiShares Russell 2000 235.1780-0.440.144.36%
IJRiShares Core S&P Small-Cap 118.76100-0.08-0.89-0.29%
VTWOVanguard Russell 2000 ETF 95.43800.24-0.932.92%
IWNiShares Russell 2000 Value 174.53100-0.01-0.852.1%
IWOiShares Russell 2000 Growth 308.59800.51-1.113.5%
IJSiShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value 110.04100-0.22-0.99-2.29%
IJTiShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth 141.94700.05-0.891.68%
XSLVPowerShares S&P SmallCap Low Volatil ETF 47.68100-0.3-0.13-1.1%
SAAProShares Ultra SmallCap600 25.65100-0.31-2.17-8.34%
SMLVSPDR SSGA US Small Cap Low Volatil ETF 133.28100-0.092.752.13%
SDDProShares UltraShort SmallCap600 13.2930-100-100-100%
SBBProShares Short SmallCap600 13.98200.150.970.93%
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12Stocks.com: Charts, Trends, Fundamental Data and Performances of SmallCap Stocks
We now take in-depth look at all SmallCap stocks including charts, multi-period performances and overall trends (as measured by Smart Investing & Trading Score).

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Stock Chart of The Cato CorporationCATO The Cato Corporation
Sector: Services & Goods
SubSector: Apparel Stores
MarketCap: 305.208 Millions
Recent Price: 3.90    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 100
Day Percent Change: 34.15%    
Day Change: 0.97
Week Change: 34.15%    
Year-to-date Change: -2.3%
CATO Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Designer Brands Inc.DBI Designer Brands Inc.
Sector: Services & Goods
SubSector: Apparel Stores
MarketCap: 467.308 Millions
Recent Price: 3.79    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 100
Day Percent Change: 9.15%    
Day Change: 0.29
Week Change: 0.87%    
Year-to-date Change: -33.5%
DBI Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of The E.W. Scripps CompanySSP The E.W. Scripps Company
Sector: Services & Goods
SubSector: Broadcasting - TV
MarketCap: 766.163 Millions
Recent Price: 3.09    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 30
Day Percent Change: 7.9%    
Day Change: 0.23
Week Change: 5.37%    
Year-to-date Change: 42.1%
SSP Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Genesco Inc.GCO Genesco Inc.
Sector: Services & Goods
SubSector: Apparel Stores
MarketCap: 187.508 Millions
Recent Price: 32.99    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 70
Day Percent Change: 5.5%    
Day Change: 1.41
Week Change: 2.08%    
Year-to-date Change: -36.8%
GCO Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Myriad Genetics, Inc.MYGN Myriad Genetics, Inc.
Sector: Services & Goods
SubSector: Research Services
MarketCap: 1051.94 Millions
Recent Price: 5.93    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 90
Day Percent Change: 5.42%    
Day Change: 0.3
Week Change: -1.02%    
Year-to-date Change: -57.5%
MYGN Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of International Seaways, Inc.INSW International Seaways, Inc.
Sector: Services & Goods
SubSector: Business Services
MarketCap: 521.582 Millions
Recent Price: 44.74    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 100
Day Percent Change: 5.35%    
Day Change: 2.26
Week Change: 7.2%    
Year-to-date Change: 28.5%
INSW Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Noodles & CompanyNDLS Noodles & Company
Sector: Services & Goods
SubSector: Restaurants
MarketCap: 188.77 Millions
Recent Price: 0.71    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 20
Day Percent Change: 4.82%    
Day Change: 0.03
Week Change: -0.71%    
Year-to-date Change: 23.9%
NDLS Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of The Children s Place, Inc.PLCE The Children s Place, Inc.
Sector: Services & Goods
SubSector: Apparel Stores
MarketCap: 303.608 Millions
Recent Price: 4.63    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 80
Day Percent Change: 4.49%    
Day Change: 0.19
Week Change: -7.34%    
Year-to-date Change: -57.7%
PLCE Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of LiveWire Group, Inc.LVWR LiveWire Group, Inc.
Sector: Services & Goods
SubSector: Auto Manufacturers
MarketCap: 2400 Millions
Recent Price: 3.91    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 80
Day Percent Change: 4.43%    
Day Change: 0.16
Week Change: -0.79%    
Year-to-date Change: -21.6%
LVWR Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Cars.com Inc.CARS Cars.com Inc.
Sector: Services & Goods
SubSector: Auto Dealerships
MarketCap: 290.321 Millions
Recent Price: 13.17    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 60
Day Percent Change: 3.4%    
Day Change: 0.41
Week Change: 0.08%    
Year-to-date Change: -28.1%
CARS Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of United Homes Group, Inc.UHG United Homes Group, Inc.
Sector: Services & Goods
SubSector: Residential Construction
MarketCap: 566 Millions
Recent Price: 4.15    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 50
Day Percent Change: 3.2%    
Day Change: 0.13
Week Change: 3.2%    
Year-to-date Change: -1.0%
UHG Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Career Education CorporationCECO Career Education Corporation
Sector: Services & Goods
SubSector: Education & Training Services
MarketCap: 558.94 Millions
Recent Price: 46.80    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 60
Day Percent Change: 3.05%    
Day Change: 1.38
Week Change: 4.34%    
Year-to-date Change: 54.1%
CECO Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Willdan Group, Inc.WLDN Willdan Group, Inc.
Sector: Services & Goods
SubSector: Technical Services
MarketCap: 235.61 Millions
Recent Price: 116.26    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 50
Day Percent Change: 2.99%    
Day Change: 3.09
Week Change: -11.7%    
Year-to-date Change: 179.0%
WLDN Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of CareDx, IncCDNA CareDx, Inc
Sector: Services & Goods
SubSector: Research Services
MarketCap: 828.194 Millions
Recent Price: 13.29    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 70
Day Percent Change: 2.79%    
Day Change: 0.34
Week Change: 5.84%    
Year-to-date Change: -41.6%
CDNA Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Gannett Co., Inc.GCI Gannett Co., Inc.
Sector: Services & Goods
SubSector: Publishing - Newspapers
MarketCap: 222.322 Millions
Recent Price: 4.10    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 60
Day Percent Change: 2.74%    
Day Change: 0.11
Week Change: -2.82%    
Year-to-date Change: -18.4%
GCI Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Lands  End, Inc.LE Lands End, Inc.
Sector: Services & Goods
SubSector: Catalog & Mail Order Houses
MarketCap: 268.692 Millions
Recent Price: 14.70    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 100
Day Percent Change: 2.74%    
Day Change: 0.35
Week Change: 3.06%    
Year-to-date Change: 0.0%
LE Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of K12 Inc.LRN K12 Inc.
Sector: Services & Goods
SubSector: Education & Training Services
MarketCap: 549.606 Millions
Recent Price: 169.81    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 60
Day Percent Change: 2.72%    
Day Change: 4.44
Week Change: 6.81%    
Year-to-date Change: 61.4%
LRN Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Signet Jewelers LimitedSIG Signet Jewelers Limited
Sector: Services & Goods
SubSector: Jewelry Stores
MarketCap: 518.1 Millions
Recent Price: 93.37    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 80
Day Percent Change: 2.71%    
Day Change: 2.17
Week Change: -0.51%    
Year-to-date Change: 3.5%
SIG Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Liquidity Services, Inc.LQDT Liquidity Services, Inc.
Sector: Services & Goods
SubSector: Catalog & Mail Order Houses
MarketCap: 144.492 Millions
Recent Price: 26.29    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 90
Day Percent Change: 2.7%    
Day Change: 0.69
Week Change: -0.08%    
Year-to-date Change: -18.9%
LQDT Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Shoe Carnival, Inc.SCVL Shoe Carnival, Inc.
Sector: Services & Goods
SubSector: Apparel Stores
MarketCap: 252.508 Millions
Recent Price: 21.99    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 40
Day Percent Change: 2.69%    
Day Change: 0.55
Week Change: 1.16%    
Year-to-date Change: -35.3%
SCVL Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Universal Technical Institute, Inc.UTI Universal Technical Institute, Inc.
Sector: Services & Goods
SubSector: Education & Training Services
MarketCap: 163.506 Millions
Recent Price: 27.09    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 20
Day Percent Change: 2.61%    
Day Change: 0.68
Week Change: 4.9%    
Year-to-date Change: 4.1%
UTI Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Value Line, Inc.VALU Value Line, Inc.
Sector: Services & Goods
SubSector: Publishing - Periodicals
MarketCap: 254.3 Millions
Recent Price: 37.90    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 40
Day Percent Change: 2.48%    
Day Change: 0.91
Week Change: -2.21%    
Year-to-date Change: -27.0%
VALU Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Lincoln Educational Services CorporationLINC Lincoln Educational Services Corporation
Sector: Services & Goods
SubSector: Education & Training Services
MarketCap: 59.5006 Millions
Recent Price: 19.64    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 0
Day Percent Change: 2.41%    
Day Change: 0.47
Week Change: 4.12%    
Year-to-date Change: 26.2%
LINC Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Integral Ad Science Holding Corp.IAS Integral Ad Science Holding Corp.
Sector: Services & Goods
SubSector: Advertising Agencies
MarketCap: 2760 Millions
Recent Price: 9.04    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 60
Day Percent Change: 2.3%    
Day Change: 0.2
Week Change: -1.33%    
Year-to-date Change: -14.7%
IAS Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of VSE CorporationVSEC VSE Corporation
Sector: Services & Goods
SubSector: Technical Services
MarketCap: 183.61 Millions
Recent Price: 165.07    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 60
Day Percent Change: 1.99%    
Day Change: 3.18
Week Change: -0.54%    
Year-to-date Change: 71.8%
VSEC Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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