After years of being overshadowed by US megacaps and the artificial intelligence boom, could smaller companies finally be ready for a comeback? Merryn Somerset Webb speaks with Downing fund manager Simon Evan-Cook and Odyssean Capital’s Stuart Widdowson about why small caps remain unusually cheap, what could bring investors back, and whether small-cap value could become the ultimate anti-AI trade. 00:41 Why smaller and newer funds can outperform 12:27 Is the small-cap market finally turning? 15:52 Why small caps look so cheap 20:17 What makes a great fund manager? 21:44 Inside a concentrated small-cap portfolio 29:42 Could small-cap value be the anti-AI trade? Sign up for the Merryn Talks Money newsletter: https://www.bloomberg.com/account/newsletters/merryn-talks-money Sign up for the Money Distilled newsletter https://www.bloomberg.com/account/newsletters/money-distilled Watch Bloomberg Vodcasts: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe4PRejZgr0MS0Tqk_zQl1LVVTdWuH2Di Subscribe to Bloomberg Podcasts: https://bit.ly/BloombergPodcasts Visit us: https://www.bloomberg.com/podcasts Visit our other YouTube channels: Bloomberg Television: https://www.youtube.com/@markets Bloomberg Originals: https://www.youtube.com/bloomberg For coverage on news, markets and more: http://www.bloomberg.com/video