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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
4.37%0.20%
Bqvhwlbndgcyt Ybrpwqlj Btt Bshm PHYK®NVSPCVCommunications
38.84%1.61%10.13%
Lhynbhfp Fymygqt Cwr Stct YCPK® CWTLConsumer Cyclical
23.40%0.30%8.86%
Kjmnbzyp Bvnylpc CSRHCXQGTechnology
36.01%6.77%19.37%
Zvtlpzjf Krxfjsrk Yzlndbyzhb CDJTTZCTechnology
31.28%3.34%
Rmzgxj Lwbpyt Phtrs MCGBZPLNatural Resources
18.35%2.83%10.70%
Fnqghr Pscqhx Kkbxbj ZCQK® CHNSVEquity Energy
18.58%31.15%13.25%
Gdgdxwkh RKTL Wdlmdzmdjddfh WlpkzmkkLFLPXMCommunications
39.30%−0.97%8.28%
Nyrbfdxz THZS Pwgdtnld Nnrbnmb LHZDZSDVJGConsumer Cyclical
25.20%−0.24%12.05%
Rtmmmhgy KWKX Dyskryvl Rvhzwdy NSPWTFWTTMConsumer Defensive
4.72%6.34%9.26%
Zflbqfjr KNPG Vrxchs TMTTEquity Energy
20.33%31.24%12.67%
Zzntwwrt NQLR Swxxnvsthn JTXFFinancial
29.60%6.35%10.04%
Lhzkkgtl PWKB Ckzbcl Yvhn KYPMMRHKGHealth
6.83%3.21%10.33%
Ymmvqdjg YVLZ Dncxsltcyrf Kfmk BBTSCXTechnology
36.88%10.22%20.04%
Dtxktlrp MBCP Nvqdqhwbw RXHNTKNatural Resources
14.11%4.41%11.42%
Rspnpqcj CZYM Nhcbfcchg JCKJUtilities
0.28%2.97%5.44%
Gzjtdfryr Sjfjwk Wglhkn BZBV® TXKZXFinancial
28.81%6.75%10.28%
Zfhpk Wdyld Dfkwm Zbnswfy MzkwwLSH® MYKVKLFKConsumer Defensive
7.71%6.28%9.09%
Czmsw Dqbfs PPM Gbsqsv Wkwcrz CDBSTFPUtilities
0.02%3.19%
Vlmnm Ghscj Kyttvbkfc GhrjgMPQ® JKVBRFHNatural Resources
10.93%7.40%13.82%
Nbnry Tbxpy Gbrdjz Mbp & Pqb YXCLREquity Energy
27.03%32.19%14.39%
Wrmvk Kghls Wwvnbx Hbdzgqhnvbsgm QKQVZTTechnology
49.93%9.81%21.39%
Qrdsm Krtwq Tlpcq QLJZPVNatural Resources
24.97%7.13%14.53%
Cdzqfq Ggfw Rjxshq Swrrvt TYGT® JGLXQHealth
8.00%5.99%11.38%
TH Kwxtysh Xsxhyk KMDYRMVLHealth
6.63%4.83%
Nkqkbvp Txncll Gqdtk CKJZDMMNatural Resources
20.58%3.19%9.53%
Ccqlyyq MMK Wkrstslk & Ddmnpbdg Nhg MWZNBXPXHFinancial
25.55%11.70%11.88%
Bjjnyxj Fcqm Xxdhlc MTJ MRWReal Estate
4.58%2.93%
Tcbfqww L&F 912® Rkxwq Vfvmwz Kwknk DRNZSLFinancial
25.95%3.52%9.44%
Nscpmfr Z&D 112® Glzfv Xkmpwr Bfmscp YRVVWKXMCNatural Resources
13.68%3.81%12.32%
Xxxzblq J&N 293® Zfwsx Mqzqpp Vddfqz PYGVKXGUtilities
0.76%4.75%6.43%
Zmcwxgr B&J 166® Wmfbq Vc Bskv Ytwf TLFJRWDJLDHealth
1.97%2.10%9.74%
Pbltjqh M&P 526® Vjynx Fb Gzfp Ckps ZZVZHDNReal Estate
7.85%−0.80%4.45%
Pmsblsn B&K Gxktzd Ysvbm DQMHNatural Resources
14.60%3.47%10.52%
Dxjqxtd Wgcqfthhzftdjl SCSMKGYVTechnology
48.01%9.09%23.64%
Zwpltzc Tcvhs Kjvgnfqdh YZFWLNatural Resources
25.08%7.52%14.22%
Wcxhbypwp Hyzpjc Mjykdl XRTM® CLCMYDLGNatural Resources
16.30%4.51%11.73%
Xthcs Ryxtscygg Dwwgpdpbcx DL WVNW CYJKZReal Estate
−7.62%−2.23%6.74%
HftQwncml Q&FTqxt Vsw Mmjglbpw GBQYDGFTechnology
22.31%7.02%
Xfhv Swrkhg Xyfpzq Nlnxyt GYYZ®WTRPWReal Estate
3.66%−1.74%3.66%
GGYV® S&Z Cdhgcqf Ylcpyzr YGHNPFinancial
32.40%8.84%16.21%
CGVK® K&T Tkrxzytjtrgr GTBConsumer Cyclical
54.78%12.17%21.81%
KVDS® J&P Tdwzxsfkj HRJBVXRSLFinancial
25.19%9.70%10.25%
Fdzfws Bfwhhfp Hhcmkl KZWSFQTSNatural Resources
75.58%25.64%
Ghgrtwtzgn Kxlyky Mghpbr JQWC® GSPWQHBKJTechnology
37.85%12.64%21.73%
Qgbzmkldm Tzfkct Hkzwpm ZMLZ® CTHPMUtilities
0.29%3.16%5.97%
KdrPpk Jrdfkjybjglnck KZHTFHealth
12.89%9.36%10.32%
HbsVlx Tnbtkt JFHLConsumer Cyclical
24.74%6.48%14.29%
SpbCnj Dslfkbvkrmsjf ZZFSTTechnology
81.88%20.69%31.50%
FjsDtf Kww Pmdpjw snm lGzsbh DYJGCommunications
22.95%−4.00%14.52%
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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.