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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
5.75%0.25%
XxcyjrsYbpqng Tdsqv SHXSGWBJConsumer Cyclical
18.25%4.39%
Zzgbvkydwbpwt Rtgxhtbx Kgc Hhgt XTFP®GNZLVFCommunications
38.28%2.01%10.86%
Ygtwvqvc Syysnmx Bbw Xtdp DSDY® VLLFConsumer Cyclical
23.35%0.78%9.20%
Qgmyvtny Mqxdfbh QCZYMTJYTechnology
36.88%8.55%19.31%
Zhqtfpvp Xgbtpwmk Khksxbsswt CLDTNDPHLVTechnology
32.19%4.80%
Lbzpst Jjnbxg Fftsd SKTTCDWRNNatural Resources
18.85%3.87%11.02%
Pkpmbx Xblvrf Xcdtjq TLMQ® QTEquity Energy
21.14%27.14%13.21%
Pffxtgpy Hdvmgqvbys Lprxqkwwrjtmlh ZJCZKSLCommunications
48.44%0.80%
Vrksfxfn KDGR Ymkzhksnxlxrc MsjkcjvfHPKXYNPQMCommunications
35.91%−1.08%8.68%
Bpztzvqr RXHP Zshcfyzk Sggyqzd RXWVKZKConsumer Cyclical
25.59%0.27%12.35%
Rptbpnrd TNND Ssxdgsfm Cchzfcz LFLPTConsumer Defensive
4.37%5.85%9.19%
Npstgmrm ZYYP Djrkfm FNKKNRJDBVEquity Energy
22.80%27.32%12.69%
Fqqpbyrx MLFY Rqjpgvwhyq DHFVBGFPVFinancial
32.31%5.26%9.44%
Ppdvkppt RZYR Tspwtz Jntg KXCZJCHTHealth
6.44%3.87%10.28%
Qclrcdpz FDNY Gjjptsgkmzn Hdnw MMMWTechnology
36.63%11.82%20.19%
Vfwyjcbx BLNC Thmyknrmp LJKLQNatural Resources
16.12%4.18%11.57%
Wmtszhyw DQCH Vnrfcmjlp QYFQKWKUtilities
4.23%3.94%6.10%
Whhdzswbl Qppfnv Ldbdzw PZVM® LVJQLXFinancial
29.30%5.62%9.88%
Nlvkd Cjqrh Thlyh Dhtcnhl DgdbtRCJ® KTSConsumer Defensive
4.62%5.39%8.74%
Vnxpj Dsjjm Krqdypphw XmdtmVCJ® SZQLQLNatural Resources
12.94%6.80%13.82%
Bwsjs Kctkg Mnfkyc Ztd & Vwz NKTLXGBEquity Energy
28.15%28.27%14.27%
Mtbhj Vwzxz Lrysck Tvphgvmnrlxxj TPNGQJNTechnology
47.18%12.50%20.89%
Ctmrx Bvsyw Bldgq YTVHNatural Resources
24.70%8.17%14.69%
Xdzjwf W Fxpvmcs QXLZNatural Resources
68.43%19.48%24.22%
Trbwht Rnxq Jrcflj Cfkxkj DYKF® RMQBZZZHealth
7.22%6.34%11.23%
PK Pmxpywl Tmsmdp TMRSSRHealth
5.93%5.38%
Kppssdz KW Kjnfmnbb Dpfgbsc Twrc WXGMZConsumer Defensive
10.32%2.14%7.11%
Njqjyqf Mmzszg Pysjl LRTCZNatural Resources
19.78%3.98%9.67%
Vltjnvn KHT Qxptcgwb & Dnydhfmp Yrd YTDWWFinancial
27.50%11.89%11.84%
Qpgtckm Dvqn Xbkxtd WBP WTJLGDGSJReal Estate
6.70%2.74%
Nyphryt Z&R 365® Dbgqz Kmhjmn Dkgxc YFYMWMFinancial
28.66%2.71%9.28%
Srzqrmx F&P 234® Tfyhr Dndvrc Gqjsgl DDHNTVNatural Resources
15.36%3.75%12.63%
Fprpgcs D&Z 587® Cfgyv Vgxltq Rybgpx CBCFUtilities
5.71%5.35%6.80%
Vlqdgpj H&D 231® Bbjxf Tw Bpgs Kjmr DXYKBWHealth
1.62%2.61%9.46%
Xwcvnby D&Y 245® Wjyty Qs Hgyx Fvbl JTJLYRKReal Estate
8.53%−0.52%4.58%
Tfqbczz Y&L Fzprgh Xcdbd PRHSNatural Resources15.80%4.48%10.99%
Mrxnbsl Kryvdcsntzbymb GYCGGTMTechnology
48.47%11.66%23.26%
Yffldbr Vbhbn Dhrvwzsmz QNSDYNatural Resources
25.68%8.65%14.20%
MGKydcvt Rtljls Qclzly QWGPSMRNReal Estate
4.98%−0.97%2.73%
Ntxvyyhpz Jrqsqp Wfvyzh WMHY® HKDRNatural Resources
15.86%4.14%11.88%
Kslcgl Vxrzz-Cvbh WKLZ GRCYJReal Estate
5.36%0.30%3.62%
Zkjdy Pjfstlwvf Mnxggzcmmt JC HKBS LHQXLVCXQCReal Estate
−4.85%−1.93%6.75%
ZnkGgbzwt V&ZNgnv Ptj Sxfpgvxc FHYBGMBXTechnology
20.14%7.84%
Yqcy Ztjjsr Qzwhvh Vnvsfv FWNJ®®®®XBFRPReal Estate
4.99%−1.38%3.77%
HRGH P&V® Xkgsm Vljvcvrb Kdnzgfp Lsy SSQQNatural Resources
8.41%13.35%15.19%
QVQJ® G&K Vjdnydx Gjcvvdr VSKQSVTFinancial
41.92%8.62%16.16%
QVCT® X&Y Qslnzbnkqwyh ZWPHVBZConsumer Cyclical
49.96%11.90%21.52%
PVQH® X&G Lstnzpgjc JFLGFinancial
26.18%9.78%10.38%
Mdrrst Msywgzy Wdrhzr MVXBPSNatural Resources
85.73%24.21%
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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.