Small-Cap Blend Editors' Picks By IndexFunds.com Staff April 17, 2002

Small-cap blend funds are a favorite way to diversify a portfolio heavy with S&P stocks. Some of our favorites are as follows. Click on any fund name for more details, the funds are not listed in order of preference:

Fund Name	Ticker	Expense Ratio
iShares Russell 2000*	IWM	0.20%
iShares S&P SmallCap 600*	IJR	0.20%
Vanguard Small Cap	NAESX	0.27%
Galaxy II Small Index	ISCIX	0.41%
DFA U.S. Micro Cap +	DFSCX	0.56%
DFA U.S. Small Cap +	DFSTX	0.43%
Schwab Small Cap	SWSMX	0.49%
Merrill Lynch Small Cap A	MASKX	0.50%
Northern Small Cap	NSIDX	0.65%
E*TRADE Russell 2000 Index	ETRUX	0.65%
California Invmt S&P SmallCap	SMCIX	0.65%
Summit Apex Russell 2000	SARSX	0.75%

*exchange-traded fund, involves broker transaction fees
+ advisor-sold fund

The main index division is between the Russell 2000 and the S&P 600. Both have their advocates, but our recent article on the subject showed S&P to benefit from lower turnover.

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