Allspring Sees Big Opportunities for Small- and Mid-cap Equities in ’26

Aim small, miss small. That’s the guidance one asset manager is offering advisors as 2026 looms ever closer. The S&P SmallCap 600 and MidCap 400 have lagged their large-cap brother, the S&P 500, for the past five years, but major opportunities may lie ahead for the little guys, according to Allspring’s 2026 outlook. For years, the market and the broader economy have been driven by a handful of Big Tech giants riding the AI wave. Allspring expects a rebalancing now, with smaller companies and sector-specif ...