The S&P/Citigroup Developed World Small-Cap Companies index returned...

The S&P/Citigroup Developed World Small-Cap Companies index returned 25.07% for 2004, beating the Developed World Large-Cap Companies index's 13.27%. The S&P/Citigroup BMI Developed World index rose 16.9% for the year, according to S&P's monthly review, while the Global Composite index returned 17.28% for the year. Stocks in the Asia/Pacific region produced a composite return of 4.58% in 2004, the best out of any region.