Mid cap, Small blend, Large growth, Big blind?!

[Cubicle]

What are the differences?! Are these like ratings that a certain company or mutual fund meets based on the facts of its financial situation? For example, what makes a company Large-Growth? A historically large return?

Anyone know where I can find some information on how stocks are categorized?

[Pat Southern]

Large/Mid/Small refer to the stock's market capital, pretty much how big the company is. Companies like google are large cap, while a company like True Religion Jeans would be Small Cap. Stocks are also categorized as growth or value stocks, which refers to their P/E (Price:Earnings) ratio. Growth stocks have a high Price relative to their earnings (the company/earnings are expected to grow), while Value stocks have a low price relative to their earnings (getting good value). A blend would have both of these types of stocks.

[gull]

In general, value or small cap indicies have higher volatility and returns than growth or large cap.