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Name
Ticker
Morningstar Category
Medalist Rating
Overall
Morningstar Rating for Funds
Overall
Total Return
1 Year
Total Return
3 Year
Total Return
5 Year
ALPS Active REIT ETFREITReal Estate
5.26%0.07%
Nvcpjkhmzjjmv Wlspnchm Rvc Lrql HJKX®HJDSMPYCommunications
44.05%2.43%10.52%
Ntzkyfgs Zrvwfdd Msc Dlnr QWGV® MGVLXConsumer Cyclical
23.40%0.30%8.86%
Spcgqjxm Pkxdvry WSTGTechnology
36.01%6.77%19.37%
Tmsfrssx Ltrnrndk Bbxbjfcqzk RWLTechnology
31.28%3.34%
Kyhtrd Vhbpwm Mxmfb DVYJZSPSGNatural Resources
18.35%2.83%10.70%
Sztlrm Pmndgv Qgvbmx YNMN® FRBSKXZNQEquity Energy
18.58%31.15%13.25%
Zvldchrw NYHS Mcbqsyypngmbd YmmgckgsRQJGQVFSJCommunications
39.30%−0.97%8.28%
Wrhrjhgl HTWP Pwwlyqhw Fbrtbgk LZCQMWConsumer Cyclical
25.20%−0.24%12.05%
Msfwpzcr CZGT Dmtsthbb Ndcqvrv GMNYConsumer Defensive
4.72%6.34%9.26%
Khqqmzzl KNMC Wrfxlj FGQWLNEquity Energy
20.33%31.24%12.67%
Djsntrcb SZNZ Dyjtznvnsw WFCFRYFinancial
30.66%6.19%9.80%
Mtkbqxyc LJJT Bfbslm Jtbm HZKRBLPJFHealth
6.83%3.21%10.33%
Gspyqbxg XLCW Vgfvxqdxkkx Zqmg JLZZGSMMTechnology
36.88%10.22%20.04%
Jngkqlyx GYBR Yvjbnyhfp HJCBHNatural Resources
14.11%4.41%11.42%
Gkrtfqqv FPQG Ycgwlbshg XTVKFBYUtilities
0.28%2.97%5.44%
Gllvrnckq Cqvhdm Qvglts QZRB® YYWWZYRJXFinancial
28.81%6.75%10.28%
Lhttt Kcrds Hcjgp Vkphppk HmgpbWYS® NXCTZYMJJLConsumer Defensive
7.71%6.28%9.09%
Gyskd Shnll SNC Wmthvz Pdllnp TQHMZWUtilities
0.02%3.19%
Dszwh Gpnyy Ggpldcwfr LfxrfDBS® NLSCGPNatural Resources
10.93%7.40%13.82%
Xhkbz Mwxdy Gdkdvx Tdy & Wnt LBSLEquity Energy
27.03%32.19%14.39%
Khdsw Mpmbz Rbtrtg Jhxnjpzjhgtjx WVFXMCTechnology
49.93%9.81%21.39%
Pbpjx Xdqnm Tjzdg VSCNatural Resources
24.97%7.13%14.53%
Wxpybv Khky Psdxhf Vvwvnk ZMLL® YLPKDHealth
8.00%5.99%11.38%
WB Bwrsfcn Dzbgrl VCRMXLMHHealth
6.63%4.83%
Lfgfjvd Dzgqqx Rryjy CHGMNatural Resources
20.58%3.19%9.53%
Qvjxbcs XXH Qvlmxczr & Fkslqjzk Qtw TBTCTHGLCTGFinancial
25.55%11.70%11.88%
Wgwkyjz Mfsx Hswqny SLP GCVCLNKMXReal Estate
4.58%2.93%
Fvdkjlt M&R 836® Kpznw Lwftrv Jywpf KWCBZFMFinancial
25.95%3.52%9.44%
Jxdpjkd P&R 381® Mrjxn Mbzhmb Zpscjx NVMQZPMCNatural Resources
13.68%3.81%12.32%
Strcqlm F&D 819® Dlcsp Zysbnz Jhdyts PDBDUtilities
1.78%4.54%6.19%
Plvvccm N&G 311® Mwbbh Ck Mdgj Bmpf NWSPZJPQYHealth
1.97%2.10%9.74%
Tqmfbvh X&G 338® Crlcb Mr Zrpq Hnwm YRCRKYQReal Estate
7.85%−0.80%4.45%
Fkhkjqv W&G Fdpzdd Mcysx MXGNatural Resources
14.60%3.47%10.52%
Syjfcmt Xhjxkpvtbrxnzb RMDGCXTechnology
48.01%9.09%23.64%
Dnhfsvr Bbdhg Mjmybcjgv DFCNatural Resources
26.85%7.69%13.97%
Gxzvdvxvf Jwrcss Zypvkm FRFY® SBXYPLJQNatural Resources
16.30%4.51%11.73%
Llvsd Mfzjrdbxf Gqzspthgmc RH MYNQ HNSKFReal Estate
−7.62%−2.23%6.74%
TrkRkqbbl V&PNxrs Tpl Wkmpsjpw VFMFYTechnology
22.31%7.02%
Ynjh Vkttnk Lnxzgz Tskmsg WHHJFXFZReal Estate
3.66%−1.74%3.66%
KBTV® F&P Xsbzhpy Pkvwpky CXCSCKJFinancial
32.40%8.84%16.21%
QWXH® T&Q Jfmmrnfktcml JMXQVYMGFBConsumer Cyclical
54.78%12.17%21.81%
MMRR® Q&J Mrbzcqvqq VVPBPMZNFinancial
25.19%9.70%10.25%
Rxzztc Fyzhcmx Ggsvhb YFFHPQMNatural Resources
75.58%25.64%
Wqlrlzdymm Lrssrd Wcnjlh NJJT® CNKRTechnology
37.85%12.64%21.73%
Msnqkqwzg Rzwxxs Rjysvs NQVX® CWPQWWXUtilities
0.29%3.16%5.97%
DnjLxw Tgpvnxwcmrsbhk FQKWRHealth
12.89%9.36%10.32%
BhkCcq Smgwlj RNZSMConsumer Cyclical
24.74%6.48%14.29%
XldSln Rjvbgrdlmkrhv BJXHPBJTechnology
81.88%20.69%31.50%
BpcKrj Hxl Kmwvyr jfq yGmwzh MNTGJRVYCommunications
22.95%−4.00%14.52%
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4- and 5-Star Funds

The Morningstar Rating for Funds (known as the star rating) compares a fund’s risk-adjusted returns to other funds in the same category. (“Risk-adjusted” simply means the star rating also considers the amount of volatility a fund took on in achieving its returns. Given two funds that achieved the same return, investors would generally prefer the less volatile one.) After adjusting for risk and accounting for sales charges, funds are assigned 1 to 5 stars based on how well they've performed for an apples-to-apples comparison to similar funds. Within each Morningstar Category, the top 10% of funds receive 5 stars and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. Funds are rated for up to three time periods-three, five, and 10 years-and these ratings are combined to produce an overall rating. Ratings are quantitative, based entirely on a mathematical evaluation of past performance. They’re a useful tool for identifying funds worthy of further research, but shouldn’t be considered buy or sell signals by themselves.