However, an area of strength for the firm is that they've delivered strong risk-adjusted returns for shareholders, with an average five-year Morningstar Rating of 5.0 stars across its open-end and exchange-traded products. The metric measures the risk-adjusted performance of an asset manager's currently live funds. Auer open-end and exchange-traded products are priced, on average, among the highest quintile of similarly distributed strategies. This higher expense profile of its funds creates a larger performance hurdle and contributes negatively to Auer's rating.
Auer's track record as a steward is mixed, leading to an Average Parent Pillar rating.