Equity Strategy

Small Cap

The Crawford Small Cap Strategy seeks to provide total return outperformance with below market risk.

Style Small Cap Core (Value Tilt)
Vehicles SMA, Mutual Fund, Model
Emphasis Dividend-Oriented, Quality at a Reasonable Price, Underappreciated Opportunities
Inception 01/01/2012
Benchmark Russell 2000

Investment Philosophy

01
Dividend-paying small cap stocks tend to demonstrate stronger fundamentals and more consistent capital allocation
02
Short-term investor behavior, higher volatility, and less public information availability creates mispricings among high-quality small cap stocks
03
A disciplined focus on quality helps reduce risk and aims to improve the consistency of outcomes
Market Cap between $100 Million and $6 Billion, Stocks on U.S. Exchanges
Prefer 3+ years of Dividend History
High-Quality Companies
Seek to Balance Valuation and Consistency of Earnings & Dividend
Fundamental Research and Portfolio Construction
60 – 80 Stock Portfolio
Strategy Overview

Investment Process

The goal of our investment process is to identify high-quality small cap companies and invest in them when risk/reward is positively skewed, which often occurs when short-term business conditions deteriorate or other market considerations pressure valuation.

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
Boris Kuzmin, CFA
Boris Kuzmin, CFA
Small Cap Strategy Portfolio Manager and Senior Research Analyst
Joined Crawford Investments: 2004
Industry Since: 2004
John H. Crawford, IV, CFA
John H. Crawford, IV, CFA
Chief Investment Officer
Joined Crawford Investments: 1990
Industry Since: 1988
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