- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Address
- 15375 Memorial Drive, Suite 200 Houston TX United States of America 77079
- IPO Date
- Jun 11, 1996
- Business
- Steward Values-Focused Small-Mid Cap Enhanced Index Fund (TRDFX) is an open-end mutual fund that seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in securities of small- to mid-cap companies included in the S&P 1000 Index that pass proprietary values-based screens; the fund applies exclusionary screens to avoid companies materially involved in alcohol, tobacco, gambling, recreational cannabis, abortion-related activities, adult entertainment, or embryonic stem cell research, while incorporating inclusionary screens to upweight companies exhibiting positive values in environmental, social, and governance practices based on third-party data and internal research; portfolio construction involves optimization to generally match the benchmark's weightings and risk profile, with a minimum 0.10% upweight to high-scoring remaining securities equivalent to the aggregate screened weight.
The fund offers Class A (TRDFX), Institutional Class (SCECX), and Class R6 (SSMOX) shares, with a net expense ratio of 0.83% for Class A, a front-end load of 5.75%, and total net assets of approximately $170 million as of the latest reporting.
Operated within the U.S. small blend category and domiciled in the United States, the fund focuses on U.S. issuers representing sectors such as industrials (20.30%), financial services (16.46%), and technology (16.37%), with over 97% allocation to U.S. stocks; it is managed by Crossmark Global Investments, Inc., with Rob Botard, CFA, since August 2023 and Andrew Cullivan since June 2024, under Steward Funds, Inc.
Recent major changes include a name transition effective August 28, 2024, from its prior designation to the current Steward Values-Focused Small-Mid Cap Enhanced Index Fund (now also referred to as Steward Values Enhanced Small-Mid Cap Fund in some materials), alongside broader updates to investment policies across Steward Funds such as refined values-based screening criteria and positive value upweighting processes implemented via supplements dated May 15, 2025; these enhancements aim to better align portfolios with traditional values while maintaining benchmark tracking, with no reported acquisitions, funding rounds, or new product launches specific to TRDFX in the past 1-2 years.