Francis Gannon Comments on Small-Cap Value Investing in The Wall Street Journal.—Royce 
article 08-04-2026

Francis Gannon Comments on Small-Cap Value Investing in The Wall Street Journal.

Co-CIO Francis Gannon was quoted in The Wall Street Journal article about how value investing is enjoying a resurgence in 2026.

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Co-CIO Francis Gannon recently spoke to Vicky Ge Huang of The Wall Street Journal about how value stocks are quietly outperforming their growth siblings so far in 2026, though some of the biggest gains have come from companies that don’t fit the conventional view of value stocks.

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While the article’s focus is mainly on large-cap stocks, Francis was asked about small-cap value’s success so far this year. He noted that “The broadening of the market has led to value outperformance, but the broadening of the market has also been because earnings growth has broadened out as well.”

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