Joel Fleming: Momentum in microcaps

What’s driving the positive momentum in microcaps?

15 Aug 2025

Joel Fleming catches up with ausbiz to talk through the positive early signs from the August reporting season and reinforces the merits of investors seeking diversification beyond the dominant large-cap players.

Joel Fleming (Portfolio Manager, Microcap Equities) catches up with ausbiz’s Andrew Geoghan to provide his early observations on the August reporting period. In Joel’s view, a number of companies previously seen as expensive have either met or exceeded expectations, highlighting the long-term earnings power of compounding businesses.

With a sharp focus on finding inflection points and investing in companies offering long-term structural growth, Joel explains his conviction in three companies that he believes are primed to outperform for the period ahead.