Crawford Small Cap Dividend Fund
Product Overview
The investment objective of the Crawford Small Cap Dividend Fund is to provide attractive longterm total return with below-market risk as measured by standard deviation in comparison with the Russell 2000 Index. Total return is comprised of both capital appreciation and income. The Fund invests primarily in common stocks of small capitalization companies that demonstrate a consistent pattern of earnings and dividend growth. Crawford Investment Counsel, Inc. manages the Fund by investing primarily in companies with market capitalizations within the range of market capitalization of the companies appearing in the Russell 2000 Index. Crawford utilizes a bottom-up, value-oriented approach to stock selection, focusing on company fundamentals, in an effort to identify stocks of companies where the market prices do not reflect their true values
Firm Overview
Crawford Investment Counsel is an Atlanta-based investment firm focused on the management of significant assets for both private and institutional investors throughout the U.S. The firm is an independent and 100% employee-owned and operated S-Corporation with no outside affiliations. Crawford was founded in 1980 with an investment philosophy solely focused on high-quality investments. The firm has consistently maintained its focus on quality and non-profit portfolio management, and it has grown to over fifty employees and over $8 Billion in assets under management over its four decades of history.