Portfolio managers at Exchange Traded Concepts tend not to invest alongside their shareholders, detracting from the overall stewardship assessment. None of the firm’s assets are covered by an invested manager. A cause for concern at Exchange Traded Concepts is its relatively inexperienced longest-tenured management. In particular, average asset-weighted tenure at the firm is only four years, a negative contributor to the rating. The firm charges fees on its open-end and exchange-traded funds that are on par with category peers. On average, fund fees on its products fall in the middle quintile, giving it neither an advantage nor disadvantage compared with the competition.
Exchange Traded Concepts lags peer asset managers in a number of stewardship qualities, resulting in a Below Average Parent Pillar rating.