Equity Strategy

Dividend Yield

The Crawford Dividend Yield Strategy seeks to provide long-term total return outperformance with below market risk and above-average dividend yield.

Style Large Cap Value / Equity Income
Vehicles SMA, Model
Emphasis Dividend Yield, Attractive Valuation, High Quality
Inception 10/01/2010
Benchmark Russell 1000 Value

Investment Philosophy

01
Dividend history is an effective indicator of high-quality companies
02
Income can enhance stock returns and provides ballast to portfolios
03
Higher yield coupled with high-quality can produce income with lower volatility and help protect capital in declining markets
Market Cap $1 Billion+, Stocks on U.S. Exchanges
Approximately 1,200 Dividend-Paying Stocks
Quantitative Screens
Fundamental Research
Seek to Balance Dividend Yield, Quality, Total Return
40 – 50 Stock Portfolio
Strategy Overview

Investment Process

The goal of our investment process is to identify high-quality companies with high current yield that we believe will provide attractive total investment returns.

Investment Team

Portfolio Management

Our investment team is defined by depth of experience, philosophical alignment, and long-term continuity. On average, equity investment team members have over 15 years with Crawford and 25 years in the industry. Over the last ten years, we have had no turnover on this team, providing investors with disciplined decision-making and consistent portfolio management.

Meet the Team
David P. Gilmore, CFA
David P. Gilmore, CFA
Dividend Yield Strategy Portfolio Manager and Senior Research Analyst
Joined Crawford Investments: 2009
Industry Since: 1997
John H. Crawford, IV, CFA
John H. Crawford, IV, CFA
Chief Investment Officer
Joined Crawford Investments: 1990
Industry Since: 1988
Meet the Team
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