Those Expansion Shares Have Overwhelmed the Marketplace. Why It Can Proceed.

The stock market has tumbled recently, but growth stocks have finally stopped getting hit the hardest. Subtle shifts in the broader investing environment are responsible. 

The Russell 2000 index of smaller market capitalization stocks is down about 8.2% in the past month. The iShares Russell 2000 Growth exchange-traded fund (ticker: IWO) is down only 7.7%.