Toews

Portfolio management turnover has been minimal at the firm over the past five years. Long-term stability signals a strong investment culture. Open-end and exchange-traded fund fees are a weakness at the firm, contributing negatively to the rating. On average, the firm charges fees on its funds that are in the second most-expensive quintile of category peers. With the current market environment of fee compression, this is cause for concern, as investors may flock to alternate asset managers over time to get a better deal. Toews strategies have failed to have lengthy success. In particular, the firm's three-year success ratio demonstrates that only 0% have both survived and beaten their respective category median. A low success ratio indicates poor performance and raises questions about a firm’s discipline around investment strategy and product development.