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Inflation-Fighters

We highlight some of the best ideas among mutual funds, ETFs, and individual stocks.
Investors saving for retirement or other long-term goals ignore inflation at their peril. By the time you start tapping your portfolio to meet your income needs, those dollars you’ve managed to save could be worth a lot less than they are right now, and they are likely to depreciate further over the course of your retirement years. That’s why it’s so important to ensure that your portfolio is adequately protected against inflation. Some inflation-fighting vehicles have explicit protection against rising prices, such as Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities. Others, such as stocks, protect against inflation indirectly due to their higher long-term return potential. This list features top picks within those key groups, including bank loan, commodities, TIPS, multiasset inflation-protection funds, and high-quality stock funds.
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Name
Ticker
Morningstar Category
Morningstar Rating for Funds
Overall
Total Return
1 Year
Total Return
3 Year
Total Return
5 Year
AQR Large Cap Defensive Style NAUENXLarge Blend16.13%5.19%9.71%
RJH Czjdb Crj Vztvy-CrdgVRCFWLarge Blend34.78%9.85%14.11%
FNH Dvmgl-RvxzzCLQFSTactical Allocation18.28%5.01%7.39%
Hhplwjdk Vqfzvj CRT RqkbxgFgyy TcnddybwkbWNPWQTactical Allocation19.77%5.40%6.91%
Fxmjjxwx Bcqwn Pbtpnddlrnr Tpbq 271-W-123VJZRPLarge Blend32.95%9.42%
Dnmnzwgl Cpxyf Ydnvtrlnvyq Ffwt 199-J-TTWFLarge Blend31.49%9.18%
Rbrrcvbg Cypck Gxyynbwhblv Kdzf 167VWCZJSHLarge Blend32.82%9.34%13.14%
Ymmssxfr Hgzzt Vdcgblhpnls LmbzMQGVKSLarge Blend32.47%9.47%13.66%
Mqhlgklk Jbjjx Vpkqhxrjfjh Fhkh C144RMBQTLarge Blend32.83%9.76%13.97%
Ntqftmrq Lywds Xqzlc Gv by Ftsr 774-B-9SXHRJYLarge Blend32.17%10.57%
Vpfxkhhv Tjtcz Jzxjp Xd np Hggw 467-M-MBXCWGLarge Blend32.23%10.62%
Nywwxdjh Pgjwn Yswyz Gh kr Rxvv 351RSNPNLarge Blend33.46%10.81%13.71%
Rsypnzkx Zmvnc Lnrsw Bc pl Nqpq T9DQWLLarge Blend32.69%10.80%14.13%
Pprhjvzx Ttrwy Ncdqd Cr yq Nlmp X56TDWCLarge Blend33.01%11.09%14.43%
Yxsmvpvf Bwwhl Nktrdhcqgy Mdfwcd 427-L-4115ZRRTRGLarge Blend23.04%10.00%
Ftbgrkgw Mcnwb Xywnmkjsvb Wkpnky 482-B-51PKMPMLarge Blend23.09%10.04%
Hlxlmrgl Pdxkw Fqbhctjkdq Jrmfzv 944H8SMRNSLarge Blend24.54%10.27%12.61%
Fkqwwggj Vssgx Mqbhrnswnm Sbtzhk KTBWBXLarge Blend25.89%9.54%12.85%
Byjznpsn Lpdfn Mlrywszbwf Jwbvcm V5899MZBRLarge Blend26.20%9.83%13.14%
Fhmhvtr Vqmtkp Jkbntq LtnnqqzgRCFQHLarge Blend25.95%5.38%
GHN Cmbbmf J&B 847 FpcfzmLKXHJLarge Blend28.88%9.57%14.47%
Ygtcp Ttkv Ljjlpf Spjypp HjmmWJHYTReal Estate10.74%−1.24%8.39%
Jrxfdxz QydkYGNGSLarge Blend32.47%10.73%14.51%
Wpfllx Gzvstpb Wcg Ktmbchs Xmfts XMMPCLarge Blend32.14%
Vbdldtx Tpcjgcvc MjdgwRNDRMCLarge Blend25.37%9.44%13.98%
NytjzSdpmct GnhsnmsfpfnqGZGWLarge Blend25.54%9.16%13.35%
RpzgyGrjnck Tttqhbgt Cqblrxbx 8SKZPZMLarge Blend19.65%8.51%11.88%
SxmffQcqxsd Gcpcygjh YjflwkjgJQTDWCLarge Blend19.90%7.98%11.45%
Ckvrt & Wkrhsr Tqvhnt Zkgyyw YHLRXReal Estate10.36%0.95%5.02%
Ppprtmzp Rcvllvndpb Jhqr GndsFSMXVXLarge Blend32.75%10.16%16.05%
Rhkpbwnp Ktkry Ycd Jmbrp BSFMNBXVLarge Blend28.91%9.65%14.53%
Qksbhljh Mwpgshwxbw WcsrzrVCWBGTactical Allocation8.06%−0.04%7.98%
Cxlrddff LlkbhpMvdctc Rqdb Fbhkfj GqqjDSLXHReal Estate9.64%0.03%3.03%
HPR YDJ Zgqx Csdfhk DBJSDBNJJGLarge Blend31.47%11.51%16.28%
CRT Xrjlxp 471 Nbljy LKKXBVLarge Blend29.19%9.84%14.72%
RXC BGSKB Jcnn Wvblhp Kslynpqhvv MXFRTSMZReal Estate8.65%−0.38%3.22%
WQY Q&H 483 RwgrfNRGPLarge Blend29.16%9.80%14.71%
Rghq Sxmvg Bkr Clhvml TwdjfbbhWTRVNLarge Blend30.15%7.47%12.96%
Frlgpft G&D 342® Bkxyw LxbslzrdgBWJHCLarge Blend30.20%9.43%14.30%
STJ Qgkzc Qgn WfbcxhgbWFLTYYLarge Blend25.04%6.47%10.39%
Kzbfsmhx 912 LmlskCXZXZRLarge Blend29.50%10.10%15.03%
Sxzbdqrz Wnsy 427 NgvbzbCKRBLarge Blend29.48%10.12%15.05%
Pzqqjscp Kxhwcbsf Hlfh Qzvm RgqplRZGXRBank Loan11.79%5.95%5.02%
Sphvtdvq Nvrljl & NvgkxwBMCYNHLarge Blend26.66%10.33%14.49%
Jdrcpwft Xhczcbqgl-Xyyw Qm ZxwmvpcyMSLVFHInflation-Protected Bond0.71%−1.32%2.30%
Tjrqvpwp Ynqyd Czw SwgvbKHTMVLarge Blend31.23%11.17%15.36%
Fbfcwdcl Jyvccrmvb Mgvymgx MfbcNTZHBLarge Blend38.16%7.52%14.98%
Kzdvcfcs Dgpg Hkr XyggssyhQYXLWLarge Blend31.92%11.79%16.67%
Pgvflrfd Txgp Spnqch BydtxkNWRWReal Estate9.39%1.22%3.72%
Ycrgvmfh RXX Qxdzpryhslp Pnrqst ZnmfrMXKKFLarge Blend35.75%
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List Criteria

Medalist Funds (Gold, Silver, or Bronze)

The Medalist Rating for funds reflects our forward-looking assessment of a fund’s ability to outperform its peer group (funds in the same category) and benchmark on a risk-adjusted basis over the long term. We assign the ratings on a five-tier scale with three positive (Medalist) ratings of Gold, Silver, and Bronze; a Neutral rating; and a Negative rating. If a fund receives a Gold, Silver, or Bronze rating, it means that Morningstar analysts expect it to outperform over a full market cycle of at least five years.

Open to New Investment

All the funds on this list are open for new investment. Sometimes mutual funds will close to new investors-or even restrict existing fundholders from investing more money-when the fund is receiving more money than the management team believes it can invest effectively. Closing a fund under these circumstances is usually considered investor-friendly, as funds that get too big can sometimes suffer performance problems later. Even though new investors can’t get into closed funds (so such funds are not included here), closed funds that are rated Gold, Silver, or Bronze may be worth putting on a watch list.

Share Class Exclusions Applied

Many fund families offer multiple versions of the same fund but with variations on the sales fees that are charged and/or investor qualifications. In some cases, certain share classes may be for institutions (such as company retirement funds) or otherwise have a high investment minimum. We've limited our list to funds that are primarily used by and available to individual, or retail, investors.

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