Portfolio managers at Disciplined Growth Investors(DGI) have worked to align their interests with investors' by taking a personal stake and investing alongside them. Nearly 100% of the firm’s assets are represented by a manager who invests at least$ 1 million in their own product. Lofty fees for the firm's open-end and exchange-traded funds are a weakness, contributing negatively to Disciplined Growth Investors(DGI)'s rating and creating a larger performance hurdle. The firm's fund fees, on average, fall within the second most-expensive quintile of similarly distributed strategies.
Disciplined Growth Investors(DGI) earns an Above Average Parent Pillar rating because of its ability to stand out in an increasingly competitive industry.