Redwood Asset open-end and exchange-traded products are costlier than similarly distributed funds at other highly-rated asset managers, on average in the second most expensive 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 eight years among the longest-tenured managers at Redwood Asset, 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. Despite other redeeming qualities as a firm, Redwood Asset has seen some disruption among its portfolio management ranks in the past five years, denoted by elevated turnover compared to peer asset-management firms. Long-term stability tends to support positive results.
Redwood Asset has a ways to go to become an industry-standard steward, resulting in a Low Parent Pillar rating.