This small-cap fund up 53% is the top performer of 2021. What they’re buying now

A trader works at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., August 19, 2021.
Andrew Kelly | Reuters

The top-performing equity mutual fund of 2021 is one that focuses on small-cap cheap stocks, a strategy that pays off handsomely on the back of the historic economic recovery.