Crawford Investment Counsel Inc (Atlanta)

Name: Crawford Investment Counsel Inc
Address: 600 Galleria Parkway, Se, Atlanta, GA, 30339
Telephone: 770-859-0045

Crawford Investment Counsel Inc is a large advisory firm based in Atlanta. It manages $5.66 billion of regulatory assets for 3,128 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Arizona, California, and 35 other states.

Crawford Investment Counsel provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, and portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Crawford Investment Counsel: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Crawford Investment Counsel Inc is $5.66 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 359% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $5.61 billion in discretionary accounts and $43.13 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $1.8 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $14.38 million.

Crawford Investment Counsel has custody of $903.94 million in cash and securities for 429 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 52% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is state and local bonds, which make up 29% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in investment grade corporate bonds form 12% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Crawford Investment Counsel Inc for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, and performance-based fees. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Crawford Investment Counsel serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, insurance companies, investment companies, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Crawford Investment Counsel is high net worth individuals with 918 clients and $2.84 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Crawford Investment Counsel has the highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $5.65 billion for 3,127 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Crawford Investment Counsel doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Crawford Investment Counsel Inc

The company employs 48 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 56 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 20 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 6 people with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
John H Crawford	Founder, chief investment officer	1 Sep 1980	25% - 50%	56721
John Hannon Crawford	Founder, chief investment officer	1 Sep 1980	25% - 50%	56721
John H Crawford	Portfolio manager/analyst	1 Jun 1990	Other	1966363
David Bentley Crawford	Portfolio manager/analyst	1 Mar 1992	Other	4369811
Milton Wells Williams	Portfolio manager/analyst	1 Oct 1994	Other	1493571
Paul Cogan Becht	Research analyst	1 Jun 1998	Other	5116834
Troy Glenn Decastro	Institutional marketing	1 Jun 1998	Other	5363856
Milton Wells Williams	Portfolio manager/analyst	1 Dec 2003	Other	1493571
John H Crawford	Director of investment, portfolio manager/analyst	1 Dec 2007	25% - 50%	1966363
David Bentley Crawford	President, portfolio manager/analyst	1 Dec 2007	25% - 50%	4369811
John Hannon Crawford	Director of investment, portfolio manager/analyst	1 Dec 2007	25% - 50%	1966363
Lisa D Najdowski	Chief compliance officer	1 Mar 2013	Other	6177407
Casey Lynn Krimmel	Chief compliance officer	1 Feb 2016	Other	6609860
Casey L Krimmel	Chief compliance officer	1 Feb 2016	Other	6609860
Mary Elizabeth Ferguson	Chief financial officer	1 Jul 2017	Other	6833160

Based in Atlanta

The principal office where Crawford Investment Counsel Inc performs its advisory services is located at 600 Galleria Parkway, Se, Atlanta, GA 30339, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Ponte Vedra, FL. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 770-859-0045 or by fax 770-859-0049. The normal business hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at crawfordinvestment.com/.