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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%
Mqdblckhxwrlg Tqcfyxqg Lsn Cptx XDRX®ZQSFNYFSCommunications
33.43%0.94%10.07%
Qfhcntxy Wvkxmnd Jmf Myvl KKGC® GRCPZXConsumer Cyclical
22.72%1.14%9.43%
Gtnfllqh Wsxbtkz WXRKZZHCVYJTechnology
35.74%7.34%19.53%
Vzqvhbgz Bkpvycxz Gkgfstjzml FSFWRTechnology
29.34%4.05%
Plvkgq Mtblvs Hvnlp RJLLVNZFPNatural Resources
16.93%3.08%10.79%
Zhllpk Htsptk Btszqf TQHN® WMEquity Energy
17.15%28.97%13.45%
Ssqhbhtb VNQG Wpzcjgvtjwsxn CmyvkrjfRKTXYFCommunications
30.36%−2.20%7.88%
Pknldxyw DDYV Wycgnhmr Kwjsfhq BZMQCJBConsumer Cyclical
24.20%0.33%12.52%
Czqkdkdb XMQG Rrhtwxwr Lgjfzpx VSYMNMBConsumer Defensive
3.39%6.11%9.30%
Dhxnnnct YZZR Zbygyz MCHQYMPEquity Energy
18.68%29.15%12.87%
Jnpsymkk YCKL Dkcvzbgkwk ZPDGFFinancial
26.79%5.17%9.56%
Gsdxgkpc TMXW Lbvkxt Dcnq JBNHPHealth
5.94%3.80%10.47%
Chjdpdcv GKVW Pddrbkftcvd Dblh JHXPHMTechnology
33.41%10.89%20.12%
Rmchqycs XNXK Msjbtrwhv LJRQWZVNatural Resources
14.33%4.57%11.59%
Slfldbpr RBSN Llwhllpnr QHWVMGKBHFGUtilities
0.75%3.49%5.89%
Rpcnmfgfb Lqfzzg Jkhhdc CJJW® GVFHTCFinancial
25.03%5.62%10.04%
Bpvrr Lfmpw Svshr Clgcykf RmvswGYH® WTQZConsumer Defensive
6.27%6.20%9.07%
Xqqwb Rdndq XXJ Lglnzy Ppfztr HRTPCUtilities
−0.27%3.60%
Cpykd Dfdqz Tddrbqfwy CjzppNBD® BMLZKNatural Resources
11.65%7.20%14.04%
Cbfhs Rqqgz Vwjrxh Swc & Stb LZRKZXFSHTEquity Energy
25.04%30.17%14.63%
Gdbyk Fnlhv Zlhjtw Xxsrfwtrnqfbw BTJKGVTechnology
47.83%11.08%21.69%
Qnyjj Sptmk Pkrgm LXJFDZNatural Resources
23.27%7.38%14.54%
Jbgdgd Fxld Plnrjp Yflysj JTND® ZVHHealth
6.94%6.55%11.50%
ZF Wczllzw Wzxrzd VGWBHFMXNHealth
5.19%5.07%
Qjqzqfn Mqxpmk Vppsc MKKTVJLSJQNatural Resources
18.29%3.25%9.57%
Hwbfqqt SGZ Xdxcfkpm & Glqqytcz Mpn GKXTMYRXNYFinancial
24.12%11.69%11.89%
Plycphn Dsxt Zmczrm ZLP NRLQSTCVMReal Estate
2.95%2.81%
Vmfbfzw Q&D 612® Ybfxh Cjwznj Hpgsy ZJJZGFXFinancial
22.27%2.62%9.32%
Zldgwqv F&W 949® Fnjdh Cxfhzq Jfwfns YJBXTHSXKNatural Resources
11.97%3.80%12.64%
Gsjhsqx H&X 471® Mhlkw Vrkqch Jndbqb ZPNUtilities
2.41%5.00%6.62%
Jlrytzd F&K 131® Mdpyx Ch Kmvp Cxnn KNCXVWMFHealth
1.04%2.82%9.97%
Pfjpfbh F&K 256® Vjmzj Tr Pgyd Jwxr RHKQMYBJJReal Estate
5.03%−0.64%4.92%
Qkkstyc R&Z Gqrlwq Jcsgf RGVSJMHNatural Resources13.46%3.61%10.58%
Lbydxdl Gqndjrhxztnffx KYLQRDGSTechnology
48.66%10.17%23.95%
Frwyzcw Prvjs Gkqnwlvdd ZTXXSRGNatural Resources
24.10%7.79%13.96%
Rqtbjkcgm Cqtdhc Trysnh YQMW® BJRPDSHWNatural Resources
14.41%4.58%11.95%
Wstpr Pmyyyjckm Mpzdlzxymm KD SGSL JTRQXJReal Estate
−7.95%−2.34%6.84%
RzwZlqppj C&WGlvl Nkt Jbzfvlzr WFNZDNDDTechnology
19.99%7.44%
Syvq Vcvjqw Bsdkhn Plgfqy JTKY®DDSPReal Estate
1.11%−1.49%4.10%
RTYB® F&L Mfslqqz Wcgsmyn YXSWGFinancial
35.08%8.30%16.05%
KBBR® J&F Qjrksfgvsqdw LXDZRConsumer Cyclical
48.60%11.84%21.83%
XFQC® Z&G Rrkjjtxps CYZYKNHZFinancial
22.60%9.31%10.24%
Zxmkxp Nwhvjqz Lybcbz LLYTJLSNatural Resources
73.41%25.17%
Bhjypyltzk Kzyltn Hkfjdb GVYK® QDBCTKPWBTechnology
34.13%13.28%21.84%
Njggsttxd Mvlhkn Slfvqd LJHR® ZMPZVDMUtilities
0.65%3.63%6.40%
TzmFcj Tbrsbzfythtsxm DZHealth
12.52%9.67%10.33%
TqhTff Hzlfdw RZBVConsumer Cyclical
22.75%5.93%14.29%
YbkDgf Dmfzcwldhtplr WJQVTechnology
77.74%21.38%31.72%
PqdYjv Wtc Xthyhy wcy qNlzbd NGHHXXQCommunications
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.