An area of strength is the firm’s favorable fees for open-end and exchange-traded funds, demonstrating a firm-wide commitment to minimizing costs and maximizing investors’ returns. Fees for funds are, on average, within the cheapest quintile of similarly distributed strategies. Alpha Architect 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. Looking at the firm's risk-adjusted performance, its fund lineup compares similarly to competitors. Across its open-end and exchange-traded funds, the firm's average five-year Morningstar Rating is 2.5 stars.
Top- and Bottom-Performing Stock ETFs
Renaissance IPO was the best-performing ETF in February 2024, while Global X SuperDividend US was the worst.