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A 4,000 stock universe most managers can’t fully cover

Small caps are under-researched and widely dispersed. AI is turning that into an edge.

10 Apr 2026

Small companies are exciting for several reasons that appeal to human nature - they're often innovative, riskier, and have the ability to become the Next Big Thing. But that gloss can quickly rub off when the lack of coverage and the enormous number of stocks out there are enough for any investor to lose steam.

Recorded 25 March 2026

Dennis Walsh, the Global Co-Head of Quantitative Investment Strategies at Goldman Sachs Asset Management and co-manager of the Yarra Global Small Companies Fund, recently sat down with Livewire Markets to share his insights into the often under-researched and widely-dispersed global small cap universe.

By using a combination of a tried-and-tested investment framework, Goldman Sachs’ data infrastructure, and constantly evolving AI tools that allow real-time coverage of about 4,000 small-cap stocks globally, Dennis unpacks how that translated into outperformance of +9.34% over the year to end of February, and explains where he is seeing opportunities in the current environment.