
As tariff fears ripple across markets with President Donald Trump sending tariff letters to 12 countries, small-cap resilience is stealing the spotlight. The Russell 2000 index is soaring toward creating new all-time highs. The iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE:IWM), which tracks the Russell 2000 index, is up over 25% from April 8 lows.
The recovery is powered in part by a few unlikely stars – Oklo Inc (NYSE:OKLO), NuScale Power Corp (NYSE:SMR) and Hims & Hers Health Inc (NYSE:HIMS) – each bucking macro gloom with year-to-date gains of 159%, 107%, and 95% respectively.