---
title: "The chart says it all: small caps are a \"rates sucker\". As 10-year yields rise, IWM keeps losing ground to QQQ."
description: "Source: LSEG Workspace, TME"
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# [The chart says it all: small caps are a "rates sucker". As 10-year yields rise, IWM keeps losing ground to QQQ.](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/the-chart-says-it-all-small-caps-are-a-rates-sucker.-as-10-year-yields-rise-iwm-keeps-losing-ground-to-qqq)

 Written by [Charles-Henry Monchau, CFA, CMT, CAIA](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/author/charles-henry-monchau) | Sep 25, 2026, 3:23:27 PM

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