Francis Gannon on How Rising Rates May Impact Small-Caps—Royce
article 06-29-2022

Francis Gannon on How Rising Rates May Impact Small-Caps

Francis Gannon was a guest on Franklin Templeton’s Megatrends discussing the impact of rising rates on small-caps, what investors should know about the asset class’s performance in today’s environment, and more.

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Co-CIO Francis Gannon was recently a guest on Franklin Templeton’s Megatrends delving into monetary policy tightening and how it may affect small-caps.

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Francis looked to history to show how market extremes have provided opportunities for the asset class, noting that since 1945, based on data from the Center for Research in Security Prices at the University of Chicago (CRSP), small caps have posted positive annualized three-year returns 88% of the time on a rolling monthly basis, with an average return in the low double digits.

In addition, Francis made his case for quality stocks, which he defines as companies that have high return on invested capital and proven histories of long customer relationships.

“Granted, each bear market is different. But history has showed us, time and time again, that at market extremes there’s always a lot of opportunity. So your forward returns are really on sale today. And that’s what we as a firm are trying to take advantage of.”

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Learn more about Francis Gannon.

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The thoughts and opinions expressed in the video are solely those of the persons speaking as of June 15, 2022 and may differ from those of other Royce investment professionals, or the firm as a whole. There can be no assurance with regard to future market movements.

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