Moerus

Moerus open-end and exchange-traded products are costlier than similarly distributed funds at other highly-rated asset managers, on average in the highest quintile of category peers. The higher expense profile contributes negatively to the firm's overall stewardship rating and creates a larger performance hurdle. With an average asset-weighted tenure of seven years among the longest-tenured managers at Moerus, the firm is on par with peers. Seasoned teams tend to have more experience to draw upon should they need to weather turbulent market conditions. The firm's stable portfolio management over the past five years, indicated by a higher-than-average retention ratio, positively impacts its rating.