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ALPS

ALPS Parent Rating

Low
Morningstar Manager Research

ALPS lags peer asset managers in a number of stewardship qualities, resulting in a Low Parent Pillar rating.

Aside from the overall view, portfolio managers at ALPS have made a notable effort to align their interests with shareholders' by taking a personal stake and investing alongside them. Nearly 40% of the firm’s assets are represented by a manager who invests in their respective product. With an average asset-weighted tenure of eight years among the longest-tenured managers at ALPS, 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 charges fees on its open-end and exchange-traded funds that are on par with category peers. On average, fund fees on its products fall in the middle quintile, giving it neither an advantage nor disadvantage compared with the competition.

ALPS Investments

Mutual Funds

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Market

US Open-end ex MM ex FoF ex Feeder

Total Net Assets

6.02 Bil

Investment Flows (TTM)

−79.49 Mil

Asset Growth Rate (TTM)

−1.38%

# of Share Classes

37
Morningstar Rating # of Share Classes
3
12
11
9
0
Not Rated 2
Name
Morningstar Rating Overall
5-Year Category Rank
ALPS/Smith Short Duration Bond I10
ALPS Global Opportunity I22
ALPS Global Opportunity Inv26
ALPS/Smith Short Duration Bond A18
ALPS Global Opportunity A26
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Exchange-Traded Funds

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Market

US ETFs ex FoF ex Feeder

Total Net Assets

14.29 Bil

Investment Flows (TTM)

1.74 Bil

Asset Growth Rate (TTM)

16.23%

# of Share Classes

25
Morningstar Rating # of Share Classes
2
4
7
5
2
Not Rated 5
Name
Morningstar Rating Overall
5-Year Category Rank
ALPS O'Shares US Sm-Cp Qul Div ETF19
ALPS Active REIT ETF—
ALPS International Sector Div Dogs ETF37
ALPS O'Shares US Quality Div ETF48
ALPS O'Shares Europe Quality Div ETF63
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