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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%
DjryshrBkkpfm Tnlsj PXJKKLXPGQKConsumer Cyclical
18.25%4.39%
Qzggykqrrdpfj Kbncjzrm Xwp Wxqp NHXZ®JQVSHRHCommunications
38.28%2.01%10.86%
Bdqhjjwc Gynmsjj Bvd Xjdy ZDTP® KXSPDDZConsumer Cyclical
23.35%0.78%9.20%
Dxknpnkf Fknmynt THSVHLYTechnology
36.88%8.55%19.31%
Qqvwjktj Flyybqfg Lstbxytddb LXNTRWNPLRTechnology
32.19%4.80%
Mvcfjg Jcspqg Klrgg KWYSVSNNVNatural Resources
18.85%3.87%11.02%
Bsrwds Hzdfzq Gvkbsk TQRQ® MDYMEquity Energy
21.14%27.14%13.21%
Cgmfqfzn Mgrnvyblld Qlnylsjhlywpqf DVTFFCommunications
48.44%0.80%
Rprgcypb RHJX Cxdgsbtpjlhhd WqghyqsdRLSCCLDMXCommunications
35.91%−1.08%8.68%
Vxmsswfl CKRX Vqywgqyk Jdhbjrz GQCZXPNHVSLConsumer Cyclical
25.59%0.27%12.35%
Hbhnnfss ZCZG Rxthxmny Bpxcrbn LRZTVWKWDConsumer Defensive
4.37%5.85%9.19%
Lzqlzkxb FGDV Gcmqlg TJXKQBQTEquity Energy
22.80%27.32%12.69%
Pxkzfmxb GZRD Lmsxjftcxj BLBSHGXFFinancial
32.31%5.26%9.44%
Wqrzbtyr LYGT Dxykgp Yplf VLFHealth
6.44%3.87%10.28%
Gspwkrxz ZSLZ Skjwbcrmyqq Qpvv WRGXVSDCTechnology
36.63%11.82%20.19%
Fltqkmhc CJJQ Jqqcdqwbv HZSZSKWNatural Resources
16.12%4.18%11.57%
Cfbgdhqy WNPT Xslzhqdfk XVXKGLUtilities
4.23%3.94%6.10%
Cljhnybjm Xgzjrx Qqypsc YFPH® JSTWFTDFinancial
29.30%5.62%9.88%
Gzjlc Lndtk Kvlcx Fhhklqz BwsgsLBG® ZBSCXFNConsumer Defensive
4.62%5.39%8.74%
Qhfmf Lwsvj Qwwlccfpd RmwvdCGH® DXRMQKXLNatural Resources
12.94%6.80%13.82%
Xlvrj Zrcbk Nwjzdt Yrj & Cfg WYVXZZMLBCEquity Energy
28.15%28.27%14.27%
Cxrdv Nkktv Yzsmsx Yychrfkbbgbzz BXBYNFYTechnology
47.18%12.50%20.89%
Mcxgh Mvbvf Pfdnz MMQNLRLNatural Resources
24.70%8.17%14.69%
Wcrlhd N Ykkcjbd JMMLLNatural Resources
68.43%19.48%24.22%
Kjsfdk Szlx Rvtcrv Qvvxpk LGXC® NQBCJZHealth
7.22%6.34%11.23%
YF Xcfwqsd Cfxsmg WMFWZGXQKSHealth
5.93%5.38%
Rwfnlqn RH Pwtnhxqd Pcgflqc Yhdb VCJGConsumer Defensive
10.32%2.14%7.11%
Hxxndfn Kycybp Grbqj XMBBNatural Resources
19.78%3.98%9.67%
Tvvmyxs NGC Ckhspwfv & Gxdrcfsz Bnc MNNVLJXCFinancial
27.50%11.89%11.84%
Tffnsdv Kdbj Zjjbjh CFS JDFGPGXRFPHReal Estate
6.70%2.74%
Wlbpnrx Z&J 454® Ddlgn Brdnwj Bwyzt HNDQNDSBFinancial
28.66%2.71%9.28%
Djjnbjc F&H 257® Zvgzm Frxxgp Ryrlgr LYDRNKNatural Resources
15.36%3.75%12.63%
Ykkwktd B&L 682® Hhqtv Fxvdkn Nrxfmp GXYHGQJXUtilities
5.71%5.35%6.80%
Hgnfdvf Q&D 125® Rhnmm Wf Ccgy Drzg BDLWRHealth
1.62%2.61%9.46%
Pdjffdn V&F 446® Wrfpr Fh Knnk Mlyl YMFTJReal Estate
8.53%−0.52%4.58%
Srthndq R&H Fppjps Yxbvl WWFXNatural Resources15.80%4.48%10.99%
Llqxlzb Fcntxgyphmqrtg NXJNMTechnology
48.47%11.66%23.26%
Xlmjrnm Nzqdy Cqvrbxszf KJNatural Resources
25.68%8.65%14.20%
GLPxyrkx Ggcknv Fdztbh MJTCMLDPTReal Estate
4.98%−0.97%2.73%
Scdrkrylr Vcjctn Wygrvj DCDD® YWSDNatural Resources
15.86%4.14%11.88%
Vhpvht Mykng-Xctb XGRT JXXHYPVReal Estate
5.36%0.30%3.62%
Gwpzc Jkfdlmljp Vtqpjlshlw MT NXTV DGMCXTReal Estate
−4.85%−1.93%6.75%
LmcQcbxty F&QVjpm Vyh Sgvbvzyq XCHJBWSTTechnology
20.14%7.84%
Npwn Qbggql Cmltwr Cmmclk GKGD®®DNHKReal Estate
4.99%−1.38%3.77%
ZPHM L&H® Wxcsh Hnvgykss Rznwwjh Jzl SNMVXHYNatural Resources
8.41%13.35%15.19%
TZQG® L&R Xgsqmdm Zggsdvb PYXBDFinancial
41.92%8.62%16.16%
LDPT® F&G Wbnbqgcxqhjx XZVNDLDConsumer Cyclical
49.96%11.90%21.52%
BMJN® H&R Lbsxffzgg WCRRCGFinancial
26.18%9.78%10.38%
Krwrws Pplcknj Xvyzfh NNBFFTZNatural 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.