1.   And few predicted another year in which big companies would outperform smaller ones.

2.   Moreover, Montgomery notes that his three years at the Ultra-Small and Aggressive Growth funds include no extended periods in which small stocks greatly outperformed large ones.

3.   The gilt market was given a boost from the figures, allowing U.K. bonds to outperform German ones.

4.   Usually, analysts say, smaller companies outperform bigger ones coming out of a recession, when growth is expected to be strongest.

5.   Wiener prefers Capital Opportunity because medium-size companies have been outperforming big ones recently.