ESG Small/MiD cap Core

ESG Small/Mid Cap Core invests in small and mid cap stocks that are well-diversified across economic sectors and meet Trillium’s sustainability criteria.

Invests in small and mid cap stocks that are well-diversified across economic sectors and meet Trillium’s sustainability criteria.

Investment Process

Fundamental equity analysts, who divide coverage by sector, are responsible for providing in-depth analysis of companies and generating new buy ideas consistent with the strategy’s high quality approach, including a rigorous integrated review of financial and ESG factors. The Investment Management Committee, comprised of portfolio managers and analysts, meets periodically to review and approve recommendations to the buy-list recommended by the analysts. A strategy team, headed by the lead Portfolio Manager, rebalances the portfolio on at least a quarterly basis to identify the best subset of names from the buy-list at that particular point of time. The team leverages an optimization process that helps monitor and control portfolio characteristic exposures while overweighting companies based on a proprietary alpha score that includes an analyst rating. In this sense, the strategy is fundamentally driven, but quantitatively assisted.

Contact Information

Tom Simunovic
Tom Simunovic
ESG Investment Strategy Specialist and Relationship Manager
tsimunovic@trilliuminvest.com617-532-6673

Portfolio Managers

Laura McGonagle, CFA
Laura McGonagle, CFA
Lead Portfolio Manager
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Elizabeth Levy, CFA
Elizabeth Levy, CFA
Portfolio Manager
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Mitali Prasad, CFA
Mitali Prasad, CFA
Portfolio Manager
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Benchmark
S&P 1000
Inception Date
2001
Strategy Assets*
$284m
Holdings
60-80
% Top 10 Holdings
26.45%
Initial Position Size
0-5%
Target Tracking Error
4-5%
Sector Deviation +/-
3%
Annual Turnover
20-40%
* Strategy Assets are supplemental
Equity Characteristics
as of 12/31/22
ESG Small/Mid
Cap Core
S&P 1000
Market Capitalization
(weighted avg. billions)
$9.49
$5.31
P/E (FTM EST)
17.7x
13.4x
ROE
18.58%
18.58%
Est. 3-5 Yr. EPS Growth
11.30%
10.13%
Price/Book
2.9x
2.0x
LT Debt/Capital
37.01%
37.50%
Sector Allocation vs. Benchmark
as of 12/31/22
ESG Small/Mid 
Cap Core
S&P 1000
Industrials
21.6%
19.0%
Financials
15.7%
16.1%
Consumer Discretionary
14.8%
13.6%
Information Technology
14.0%
12.3%
Health Care
8.9%
10.5%
Consumer Staples
7.5%
4.4%
Real Estate
6.7%
8.1%
Materials
6.0%
6.3%
Utilities
3.6%
3.6%
Communication Services
1.4%
2.0%
Energy
0.0%
4.2%
Sector Allocation, Equity Characteristics and Top Holdings based on a representative account as of 12/31/2022 and exclude cash.
As of 12/31/22
QTR
YTD
1 Year
3 Year
10 Year
GIPS Inception
(1/1/2007)
Gross of Fees
6.4%
-5.0%
-0.1%
4.3%
10.7%
8.5%
Net of Fees
6.3%
-5.3%
-0.5%
3.9%
10.2%
7.9%
S&P 1000
4.3%
-10.6%
-4.0%
1.9%
10.5%
7.7%
Russell 2500
5.9%
-5.8%
2.2%
4.5%
12.0%
7.4%
Annualized returns for Small/Mid Cap Core composite through 09/30/2020. GIPS composite inception is 1/1/2007 for the Small/Mid Cap Core Composite. Please see important performance disclosures at the bottom of this page. Composite assets are $95.2 million as of 09/30/2020.
QTR
YTD
1 Year
3 Year
5 Year
10 Year
Inception
(1/1/2007)
Gross of Fees
6.7%
-17.1%
-17.1%
6.8%
6.3%
10.8%
8.9%
Net of Fees
6.6%
-17.6%
-17.6%
6.3%
5.8%
10.2%
8.3%
S&P 1000
10.3%
-14.0%
-14.0%
6.8%
6.5%
10.8%
8.6%
Russell 2500
7.4%
-18.4%
-18.4%
5.0%
5.9%
10.3%
7.7%
Annualized time-weighted returns for ESG Small/Mid Cap Core composite through 12/31/2022. Time periods less than one year are not annualized. The ESG Small/Mid Cap Core Composite was created on August 28, 2011 and has an inception date of January 1, 2007. Composite Assets are $156.5 million as of 12/31/2022.  Past performance is no guarantee of future returns. Every investment carries the potential for both profit and loss. IMPORTANT: Please see important performance disclosures below.