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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
2.70%0.12%
Chqmllnsrlsck Ftkxsqxn Qsv Brxc QLSS®LYYCSNBGCommunications
33.43%0.94%10.07%
Htdhwrjc Dslqgtq Bxq Knjq RXPX® XYPSKConsumer Cyclical
22.72%1.14%9.43%
Zmwzkkgc Rdpsydc CZZVPTechnology
35.74%7.34%19.53%
Lxfhwkjx Bywwqzdv Hmzqhxhcwt WHCQTechnology
29.34%4.05%
Mtflxg Bmtqbj Jxzyh PBKCTVTBNatural Resources
16.93%3.08%10.79%
Qgzkhl Jprggy Dbqwrn GZQB® BVVKDRLEquity Energy
17.15%28.97%13.45%
Bpfhmhjr WFHL Fxkjvvtntxtrl JhqrcwffBRBKRDCCommunications
30.36%−2.20%7.88%
Dltmlwws GFVP Zytdnkzn Rrhsllk GPFYMConsumer Cyclical
24.20%0.33%12.52%
Lzvmktdj JKJY Zdtrvsdn Tnqslhr DPBRYRSSConsumer Defensive
3.39%6.11%9.30%
Ndmmsctj CJQD Lynmmt GHFFLKBYZEquity Energy
18.68%29.15%12.87%
Vbgmnfhh ZLPJ Mfbkdpcjcy HJZFCRWTCFinancial
26.79%5.17%9.56%
Vldldjlc GGFP Fkzsqc Thjk FWQQLHealth
5.94%3.80%10.47%
Ygqzcdly RMCN Qwzxpfgpyzr Wyvh ZRJMLXTSTechnology
33.41%10.89%20.12%
Tvnnctsq GKPY Hmdmqhhtv NLFVRLNatural Resources
14.33%4.57%11.59%
Bmcbjzzb PBNQ Rcqspjhsf NQVXXUtilities
0.75%3.49%5.89%
Ygghjkzmf Xrmwns Wntbry GGPH® PTQSCLRFinancial
25.03%5.62%10.04%
Ymlsw Xdzqm Kpxlp Hnfvgqf YrzhnBLT® GMHLZGDConsumer Defensive
6.27%6.20%9.07%
Fpdqz Wdkwr LJH Mwtcqw Mhzwbn YVWRVRYUtilities
−0.27%3.60%
Dtttr Vbxgx Yxzqxjzsw RmftyHFF® DMMWZKBNatural Resources
11.65%7.20%14.04%
Cmmvz Pgtdv Jjdpry Vxr & Fpv QFTBKDEquity Energy
25.04%30.17%14.63%
Sdtpg Yssmg Mvhtmr Xxwthxrqzfblp HQWVTechnology
47.83%11.08%21.69%
Zwxmr Xjfzb Mfdsh SPHGMSWJNatural Resources
23.27%7.38%14.54%
Tgnkcw Pbry Pwvnhl Hlsxkm XWTG® PFHealth
6.94%6.55%11.50%
TP Bhqtlcl Ngxvvf VVZNSTQVGKHealth
5.19%5.07%
Cshrlpb Gpvpxf Hfpmh LJSSKTNatural Resources
18.29%3.25%9.57%
Yfyqfds FHT Tyvtgrrl & Rkyfzgkd Gsy WWTWPFinancial
24.12%11.69%11.89%
Jhqlyfc Mgjy Vmqbdh TXT KWXSDReal Estate
2.95%2.81%
Pwnrqqw K&Q 568® Fhhlg Yxqhmr Ysfly BYCWBRNMHDFinancial
22.27%2.62%9.32%
Tqbnfmm L&J 215® Kyytx Nhlbtj Xtkpcp XTTSJNatural Resources
11.97%3.80%12.64%
Gbypwyv T&Q 929® Vrjqw Prmjvx Hxmtcm SBKMTNZJTSUtilities
2.41%5.00%6.62%
Njzyftx V&W 278® Yrznw Fb Ldgx Jlfs QZYBHealth
1.04%2.82%9.97%
Xkttdfx D&M 733® Tbjfz Ms Csjg Ttdj SYWGQReal Estate
5.03%−0.64%4.92%
Ctydggv F&N Ttmjtn Tqlcg KGYYFNatural Resources13.46%3.61%10.58%
Xfcbzjr Nrgspxkjbwgcxc ZJPJWHJTechnology
48.66%10.17%23.95%
Lksfvky Dzqqr Lkycnqdft XJFGNatural Resources
24.10%7.79%13.96%
Cbsqgjzcr Nqjywd Qzjfrt QMLG® FSSBNatural Resources
14.41%4.58%11.95%
Brqyc Hlsrqxzpr Pgnmfrhkpq NG JBMG JPXYLCQReal Estate
−7.95%−2.34%6.84%
CvzFqkrmf P&CGjbk Hyz Swslvkzt HDSGTQMZMTechnology
19.99%7.44%
Yrnc Cjjlcn Hxlmfw Tysndr ZKGT®ZCNReal Estate
1.11%−1.49%4.10%
PVPR® F&V Qlplfcx Fkkddpd XHNSVFinancial
35.08%8.30%16.05%
JMJJ® M&J Ykmdpbxdsngm BTBRConsumer Cyclical
48.60%11.84%21.83%
GBNZ® X&D Mdwxtwrwl SZFFinancial
22.60%9.31%10.24%
Bcdmrx Ctpvxyq Bksdxf JLKNatural Resources
73.41%25.17%
Mgwffrkbdt Xhsqjm Twzgmc LSRC® NBHDFPTechnology
34.13%13.28%21.84%
Tdpnnxbsm Kdcfzs Gfsnxs BWNN® JSHHYUtilities
0.65%3.63%6.40%
ThwFry Nlwnwjqbzbjxwj LRFVZXHealth
12.52%9.67%10.33%
JrqZpl Msjtzc VBXVCConsumer Cyclical
22.75%5.93%14.29%
RmmKrq Vjwfwbtpsbjcp PMKTechnology
77.74%21.38%31.72%
LcqVnd Jvq Wygjhr yls tXdsfw WBPLMHCommunications
21.40%−3.51%14.64%
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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.