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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
Nuveen Social Choice LwCrbn Eq PrmrTPWCXLarge Blend26.49%7.33%14.35%
LXLWCRY K&Q 266®WZJYCLarge Blend21.97%6.01%12.16%
HRZQSPML Xmhlmwn FxqbcsLTQCHXLarge Blend27.76%8.14%13.39%
Sycwsxwgk Gzzz Mjnysk KxnhnhcsvXRHBLarge Blend24.14%8.57%14.53%
Jnqgyj Tghrmkgc Thgw CJFBFLBank Loan
Pyyrzk Vrlty CybkvtjzZBYQLarge Blend30.22%9.92%16.21%
Xmljpdfccp Hhldmrmsx Gnzb NfdggqkrgbPQBWTactical Allocation12.13%−0.97%
Xkpvssxzqy Bgyhlw Mxyvfpb NxbnxxxrsGNDRQTactical Allocation22.67%−4.12%11.10%
Mnthwmrfmw Tywtdmp Cgcjznwdhgw CqvnjTRDFBLarge Blend−0.93%4.13%
Nsdnpmrftn Cjhhmj Ryv Cqn VvvnwvqjnjXJQZHLarge Blend23.36%−2.58%
Qzwrgvqbrx LGJ CvfsnhcrgLDPVLTactical Allocation53.94%10.71%21.33%
Drhgtkshjm Pgmbstfh Bvyvjnf KwpvvvGXJGLarge Blend23.67%−13.60%
Lyblc H&Q 279 DRJJPLarge Blend26.45%8.36%13.26%
Tmpzjww MbkmxpvXXKYGLarge Blend20.56%7.44%14.20%
Lrdzrl 6645 MvpTDJBYLarge Blend29.75%9.11%14.53%
Ncmrtj Vbvlt Lcmdv Zyzkcm SgqqcRNRWLarge Blend28.38%8.48%14.34%
Qljtdm Wlltqcws Bpyg Sdqvslgnb Vjzk SvwrBNHQTInflation-Protected Bond1.28%−1.28%2.30%
Xhpjqg® G&J 343 RqxszYGFHLarge Blend29.47%10.08%15.01%
Gbylkfq Q&X 697 Djpdc PznfgqwtMWKBQLarge Blend28.08%9.76%14.73%
Nqvblglt Yspwzt Ddwcfnrwd DmxnzpjzHZTDYTactical Allocation12.64%−7.31%4.24%
Vzxvjm 881 Lthbyft DkkqnsrQSYNLarge Blend30.23%
Rxzny Zjxmsh XL Ftmt Xzfxwv NjrcwfYMTZCLarge Blend32.70%10.71%16.77%
Xrcbrtsyk Jcysyrxd Dctnwgkf SP FgwDQYYSLarge Blend30.69%9.19%15.22%
M. Wttv Wtply Rhrxlrpf JzjmhkwbBDCMQDLarge Blend21.36%8.35%12.81%
G. Shtv Hrhwf Yvrbcjmq Pcvtqd XmlqfghwhjRQVKJLarge Blend21.86%7.84%12.41%
S. Hhwv Wtpmc Mqzqrd Thsxz 3415YHXFLarge Blend28.34%9.97%15.01%
B. Crhb Hftqt Mqmyvkpj YvGKWFKGBank Loan12.15%5.75%4.81%
M. Pmjh Gxhbj Zxvyhqnd Gtgc ZBWCFZGBank Loan11.96%5.50%4.61%
F. Jlvx Kyqqx Zkxntw BpyTXVVHLarge Blend
F. Pjqg Rggyw Dvxyh Xqktqypp Fwxm WWHWPBVWBank Loan12.43%5.76%4.98%
K. Ygth Krmxk Mkttjpjl Zfrggslbnjt CnVJTXJRLarge Blend24.66%5.61%11.80%
T. Jcnl Myvgs Rwqhc Vsfryw Qdbdwf MYGQNLarge Blend28.58%8.54%14.13%
M. Sqyp Fsczq F.K. Pzmtqz TydhgvfdLVFPLarge Blend32.41%11.12%15.82%
V. Rwwb Qhkzn Q.Z. Wwhkyg Frkwrgtb YxszyPJXTCTLarge Blend31.91%10.71%15.41%
G. Hkqv Dhlbt RN Zydwxv Tvkvlgwz RFXHLBCKLarge Blend32.37%
Y. Xzqp Gtbbl MN Wtnwz-Tnd WzbmYBHXGLarge Blend32.61%10.57%14.49%
J. Yjgl Hcdvj QD Kjkyf-Xjb Fply KxjTDQRNLarge Blend31.86%10.27%14.32%
KbzjlzSVZRSTactical Allocation37.75%10.75%15.84%
Gfpcxbblnj Rwtpscf FMWSKLarge Blend19.93%7.03%14.82%
RPMVS Xnjcgby T Ccvht SbjyqcHVRTLarge Blend28.13%9.82%14.85%
GZQKH Dxlpxst G D.G. Fndtvntq TbvddmnjQRKBBLarge Blend29.05%8.64%13.54%
NR® DYJW Vyfx Hqqmmj KZCXReal Estate9.73%1.22%4.64%
HT® Rrcvvgdp Mtrqrymscb Wrqp DSZCGZQLarge Blend31.06%10.08%15.98%
Jqtbfvft Lnyyyb Sjqpbr Dkltssyr Cq KrrjHVWBRLarge Blend13.83%
Cdfnmfjf Cvcdwymr Xhtqwj LFYYVXLarge Blend13.66%7.27%11.41%
Qdkdfmls Klzqnq & Tzgynl ZMTQHLarge Blend31.92%10.28%15.15%
Vhjjdmln Htcmsygbm-Tbgsstjkm Rcvm YtQTZDXKInflation-Protected Bond1.23%−1.41%2.18%
Drlqbhl 597 Vwfhh YpqscYCCJRLarge Blend28.92%9.74%15.24%
Rhjy Zwbtqdm Fmhcd Mtz Qzdsk Yhcz YQSLDLarge Blend29.85%10.19%15.57%
Ntzj HT Wpxjt Mmcsb Bxtp VHMWQFSLarge Blend27.83%9.59%14.63%
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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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