It is well known that companies with smaller market capitalizations generate higher returns over the long term. However, they also come with higher risks that investors should efficiently manage. Diversification of investments with ETFs is the safest bet for an independent investor to approach the small cap stocks.

There are essentially four indices available to invest with in European small cap companies. This Investment Guide for European small cap stocks will help you navigate between the peculiarities of the EURO STOXX® Small, MSCI EMU Small Cap, MSCI Europe Small Cap, STOXX® Europe Small 200 and the ETFs tracking them. It will allow you to find the most suitable European small cap ETFs for you by ranking them according to your preferences.

The comprises small sized companies from the underlying EURO STOXX® index. The EURO STOXX® index is a subset of the STOXX® Europe 600 index comprising only companies from countries in the Eurozone. Small caps are determined as the bottom 33 percent companies in the underlying index ranked by their market capitalization. The stocks passing the selection screen are weighted by their free float market capitalization.

The captures small cap stocks across 10 developed countries in the Eurozone. The index represents the smallest firms (appr. 14 percent of the free float-adjusted market cap) of the MSCI EMU Investable Market Index. The stocks passing the selection screen are weighted by their free float market capitalization.

The includes small cap stocks from 15 developed countries in Europe. The index represents the smallest firms (appr. 14 percent of the free float-adjusted market cap) of the MSCI Europe Investable Market IndexSimla Wealth Management. The stocks passing the selection screen are weighted by their free float market capitalization.

The tracks the 200 smallest companies (as measured by free float market cap) from the underlying STOXX® Europe 600 index, which consists of 600 European companies. The stocks passing the selection screen are weighted by their free float market capitalization.Agra Investment

When choosing a European small cap ETF one should consider several other factors in addition to the methodology of the underlying index and performance of an ETF. For better comparison, you will find a list of all European small cap ETFs with details on size, cost, age, income, domicile and replication method ranked by fund size.

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