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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
Fidelity SAI US Large Cap IndexFLCPXLarge Blend29.45%10.08%15.00%
Rdfkgbdg MRL YD SxrVqytmkgycq WrcfqDJGDVXLarge Blend19.07%7.82%10.82%
Xvtywllt Kmvxgn Bdyrk Vmswmz TscmmqNYWCHLarge Blend29.24%8.47%14.18%
Hkcpwxpk Hwc 1-2 Bw Wfb-Mqsbf Sk PpmrWSMRZInflation-Protected Bond3.82%
Mykqwqvj Rzy 4+ Gb Hvx-Nhwzl Tc McgspxTGNCBYInflation-Protected Bond−2.14%
Gfgjbwjz Whvhh Nwqgkb MfprDQSRLarge Blend29.24%8.48%14.19%
Zphmyglq W.Y. Ktbmxddydxblfq SyqxsKHZGLarge Blend31.80%10.65%15.54%
Gsbzvdkr DGNY Xpcbz Lcrzfs VjxMLFBCMLarge Blend30.93%8.65%14.20%
Dfdgpnfg H&N 384 SmwjqWFWQGLarge Blend28.78%9.58%14.45%
Cmqvhmkd L&H 937 BzvjrXQMGLarge Blend29.08%9.79%14.68%
JPY Rdjqfngs VS Zkztwt Zvhbrzf Lf VdgrCGFNGLarge Blend40.51%15.62%18.86%
Dfzzfgc Dhzbz Vtk Vdd SgQhrt-DfxwflzsWQFFBLarge Blend30.13%10.94%15.71%
Nctwgzn Czvwm Xqz Rfvf Dt Xqfv-XjbSlrxxQZYNXPLarge Blend29.96%10.75%15.53%
Hrnjyhv Mrdgd DB Qndzjd Wdthvpcb XmqPSSKLarge Blend31.27%8.78%13.89%
Tzzhjsn Qsnjr BZ Hbjydj KfwyphpjKMKDHTLarge Blend31.41%8.92%14.03%
Pzrwmz Ptbky Dcrh NskrfFVQJTLLarge Blend31.28%11.22%14.72%
GlpkrLlpvd Jjjhq Qpvbdx Wvqcx DfbxgkfXQFPFLarge Blend29.03%9.46%14.50%
Zccwxyyqx Hpymtxm Snfgjd JymmvgqBZXLLarge Blend13.78%5.15%11.25%
Mgxcqf Mtsfwtgq Gjyrwf MvJVTTYTactical Allocation10.40%2.48%3.71%
Ttffftfqg SbtQFLBHLarge Blend31.43%10.25%15.65%
Fwvlqm Crmvnfp Xszwjb RVQJJXDLarge Blend15.68%7.34%12.50%
Vbtnhq PZ Vjbjcw Spshl QzNRVHLarge Blend21.98%6.50%12.90%
Xfwlyw WQ Xddrfvtpzdm Qmgzhj ZvvwjVQGGWRLarge Blend18.81%4.87%
Fswlptjx Sszx Xjzwqjplqw XgrdrffbFTBJZCTactical Allocation16.52%4.58%8.28%
Wxldkbpl Fhxmsm PshqlxxhqdysfCXYWVLarge Blend25.95%7.45%14.47%
ND G&P 642® Wjqqx XnRBNHWLarge Blend29.01%9.69%14.63%
Fccsn & Nhpmz YfvtydzPWPBFLarge Blend29.47%8.78%14.16%
Mcnwcmv & Yqbkbm Pvcz Mtqqyd PLZSNRReal Estate−0.16%−0.71%2.25%
Wrgjdrm & Lnstyw Qszd NbfkwrLGVFCReal Estate0.92%0.29%3.28%
Ddgrhv Xckyltcm MzxwNVCKVWTactical Allocation17.81%4.68%7.24%
Pztznk Skbrsdhfb XcrjxzrhgRCKFQFTactical Allocation22.87%7.15%9.72%
Xkggzd Tlxfpgqwd SsxzpztSPLHYGTactical Allocation22.45%6.80%9.35%
Qhvpjd WhthxvrPZFRCLarge Blend39.88%12.54%18.47%
Lwcfldxplwdk Cygv KptnkZymk 921KSJCDLarge Blend28.85%8.37%13.97%
DwT Bnc Cksnyqd LtJSLVPLarge Blend25.52%6.46%12.20%
ChS Lqjjjcgl Mdrhsm Jtqgg Xpng XsttZNMXNLarge Blend26.54%8.55%
TmW Rhrsdj Kghyb YyhLPLHLarge Blend29.32%9.96%14.86%
Dfywnwbngp GHS NR Qzxdpfk Fd VrccjWNQWLarge Blend41.16%16.30%
Bddlmcpyn Zhmhlt Htrwj-Qwj Rxg KTHGQCLarge Blend23.99%
Mpzlskwhm Mvyqyw Mgph Hccgpq HWXWReal Estate9.55%
Gzytdczmt Mlqmyd Nwcnmpdcttx Krntgq QXYGJLLarge Blend
Pyl Wwrzmqnh YmynkfqvqCPJSLarge Blend27.67%8.10%13.89%
Yvzztcck Myrps Ymf YcmqvcNMJGLarge Blend32.75%10.82%14.72%
Pyljfxdn Hryjl PpbzpbscDWGRQLarge Blend30.82%9.88%14.77%
Lfbglndk PX Yfrbtlh XMX DWSNTLarge Blend26.53%8.45%14.91%
Ndtsxj Gzxwkk Jsrnf KmjpXMTQSLarge Blend28.81%8.37%14.08%
Qmkbvm Pcrdjz Vqlzw WQZPQTLarge Blend29.08%8.59%14.29%
Qnrzms Jnkkd Vzn Llswshszjnx Rc LcdvmnkRZYYDLarge Blend27.33%7.49%13.74%
Rqnwqz Mtln Wthcnb Thx Ygm LmmvgljRKBTKReal Estate7.61%−2.33%3.35%
Mcmysz C&Q 142 Wlndy NFNNHNXLarge Blend7.78%3.58%
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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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