Second-line stocks are about to make a comeback on the stock exchange

Frankfurt Shares of listed medium-sized companies are having a hard time in these times. Their courses have collapsed much more violently in recent months than those of the large corporations. According to investment experts, this offers the opportunity to get in cheap now and then benefit from a disproportionate recovery. Fund managers from well-known providers are convinced that, in the long run, investors are better off with the smaller stocks than with the heavyweights.

“The small and mid caps have done significantly better than the large caps over the past 20 years,” notes Marcus Ratz from the fund specialist Lupus Alpha. He cites one main reason for this: Many of the small companies have set up digital business models and marketed innovative technologies. And that can pay off: According to the fund manager, numerous providers are market leaders in their niches, which is ultimately also rewarded on the stock exchange.