- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Address
- 15375 Memorial Drive, Suite 200 Houston TX United States of America 77079
- IPO Date
- Mar 20, 2006
- Business
- Steward Values Enhanced International Fund Class A (SNTKX) is an actively managed open-end mutual fund that seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of non-U.S. companies located in developed and emerging markets, with a focus on American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) and ordinary shares listed in the United States; the fund employs a values-based screening process that excludes certain issuers based on ethical criteria while upweighting companies with positive values rankings determined by Crossmark's proprietary methodology, utilizing quantitative analysis of factors including valuation, growth, dividend yield, and industry metrics to enhance performance relative to its benchmarks, the S&P International 700 ADR Index and a blended index comprising 85% S&P Developed Markets ADR Index and 15% S&P Emerging 50 ADR Index; core offerings include exposure to large-cap blend securities across sectors such as financial services, technology, energy, healthcare, and consumer cyclical, with top holdings including SAP SE, Unilever PLC, ASML Holding NV, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd, and Shell PLC, and portfolio allocations emphasizing the United Kingdom, Eurozone, Japan, emerging Asia, and developed Asia.
The fund operates within the foreign large blend category and targets institutional investors, financial advisors, and individual clients seeking values-aligned international equity exposure, with total net assets across all classes of approximately $264 million and a prospectus expense ratio of 0.77% for the institutional share class.
Established in 2006 as part of Steward Funds, Inc. and managed by Crossmark Global Investments, Inc., a faith-based investment adviser founded in 1987 and headquartered in Houston, Texas, the fund distributes its shares through Crossmark Distributors, Inc.
Recent major changes include a name change on July 30, 2025, from Steward International Enhanced Index Fund to Steward Values Enhanced International Fund; elimination effective May 15, 2025, of the prior policy requiring at least 80% investment in benchmark index securities, alongside amendments to the investment process for greater flexibility in upweighting high-values-score companies relative to the blended benchmark; portfolio managers include Rob Botard, CFA (since August 2023) and Andrew Cullivan, CFA (since June 2024).