iShares Russell 2000 ETF

IWM

Market cap $71.8B

The Investment Committee give you their top stocks to watch for the second half.

After years of lagging behind their large-cap peers, small caps are finally poised for a meaningful move higher.

The ProShares UltraPro Russell 2000 and iShares Russell 2000 ETFs have both marginally underperformed the S&P 500 so far this year, in line with poor performance over the past decade. In this article, I discuss multiple catalysts that may boost Russell 2000 returns, including an end to the government shutdown, Fed rate cuts, and cheap valuations. As such, this may be an opportunistic time to go long URTY and IWM, confirming a buy rating on both ETFs.

It's October, and ETFs are closing in on the $1 trillion mark for net inflows in 2025 (We have $997 billion as of October 9). This is a monumental achievement given this milestone was first crossed in a calendar year only last December.

The earnings season is about to begin, and this period allows retail investors to get a peek into the businesses that are making money and the ones struggling.

Last week I wrote a market update that speculated on whether Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA: IWM) had put in a technical pattern called triple tops, or if it will clear the highs of 2021, 2024 and now 2025 and keep screaming higher.

Bet on Wall Street Q4 tailwinds -- strong GDP data, holiday sales, AI boom & earnings growth. These have put the spotlight on IWM, XLF, XLY & XLE.

CNBC's "Fast Money" team shares their final trades of the day.

CNBC's "Fast Money" traders list their final trades of the day.

The final trades of the day with CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Fast Money traders.