WP Trust open-end and exchange-traded products are more expensive 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. WP Trust management has lacked continuity over the past five years, denoted by higher-than-average portfolio manager turnover, which detracts from the firm's stewardship rating. Average tenure of nine years among the longest-tenured managers at WP Trust is on par with peer firms. In isolation, seasoned teams tend to have more experience to draw upon should they need to weather turbulent market conditions.
WP Trust fails to meet industry-standard stewardship qualities, culminating in a Below Average Parent Pillar rating.