TACOMA, WA--(Marketwire - September 28, 2010) - Small-cap stocks have outperformed large-cap stocks by 50 percentage points for the 10-year period through September 24, 2010. The U.S. small-cap Russell 2000® Index reflects a cumulative return of 47.6% for the period, outperforming the U.S. large-cap Russell 1000® Index (-2.2%).