MicroCapGUTS Index Update: Q3 2025
MC-GUTS was up +32.4% YTD, outperforming the iShares Microcap ETF +15.2%, S&P 500 +14.7%, and Nasdaq +17.9% respectively.
The MicroCapGUTS Index (MC-GUTS) is intended to find quality microcap stocks across the US, Canada and Europe that exhibit the evidence-based GUTS factors, and track their performance as a group over time. The index includes 240 stocks across all three regions. You can view the top 5 stocks (ranked by a series of proprietary factors) per region on our community here.
MC-GUTS was up +32.4% YTD, outperforming the iShares Microcap ETF +15.2%, S&P 500 +14.7%, and Nasdaq +17.9% respectively.

The underlying regional MC-GUTS strategies were led by Canada in September, trailing close behind the US (and matching performance of the S&P500), and Europe is still matching the major US benchmarks.

Below is our updated performance of MC-GUTS, simulated since 2015. Over this time, the strategy has 7X’d, vs the IWC benchmark which has more than 2X’d.

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