Criticisms of small caps abound, though Hartman doesn't see any of them as valid reasons to ignore the group entirely.
But to Hartman, those perceived flaws can actually be sound reasons to invest in small caps.
"In the small-cap and micro-cap market, there's a lot of volatility," Hartman said in a recent interview with Insider.
The small-cap fund also seemingly has no limit on the number of stocks it can hold.
Investors can play the industrials sector with commercial aerospace stocks, Hartman said.
Persons:
Brendan Hartman, Royce, Hartman, there's, It's, aren't, Russell, Garrett, Modine, he's, Garrett Motion
Organizations:
Opportunity, Microsoft, Haynes International, VSE Corp, Modine Manufacturing, Honeywell
Locations:
Taiwanese, industrials