Small-Caps Just Had Their Best First Half Since 1991. The Rally Isn’t Over.

The S&P 500 advanced 1.8%, while the rose 2%, and the gained 2.1%. While the Russell 2000 dipped for the week, it just finished the best first half of a year since 1991, gaining 22% to the S&P 500’s 10%. “Portfolio managers [are] looking for other opportunities outside of owning AI,” says Jason Ware, chief investment officer of Albion Financial Group.