When it comes to investing in stocks, some investors may prefer to invest in small-cap companies as they believe that it gives them the chance to invest in potentially undervalued companies. For the uninitiated, the FTSE ST Small Cap Index is one of the six FTSE ST Index Series. The index is weighted based on market capitalisation and it tracks the performance of small capitalised SGX listed companies. Currently, it accounts for about 12% of SGX market capitalisation. Despite the challenges of COVID-19 resurgences in the region including Singapore’s Phase 2 (Heightened Alert), the FTSE ST Small Cap Index has generated a 4.8% total return thus far in 2Q2021 (as of 4 June 2021). During the same period, the Straits Times Index (STI) saw a return of 0.7%. In this week’s edition of 4 Stocks