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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 Blend28.22%9.31%14.48%
Vrkjtckv FZG DF ZcdSynkgkhgln XtkcMYHPLarge Blend16.00%6.71%10.53%
Ljjmggbr Bdnvtw Kvpnc Qfjfyz YgxhPCWWLarge Blend27.25%7.08%13.47%
Kvncntwj Bjs 5-4 Jn Spr-Drqhy Kv VtvmCKXXBInflation-Protected Bond3.39%
Bxkcbkrf Frj 3+ Cj Brr-Zpqpw Wf FrRDJPDWInflation-Protected Bond−3.52%
Nsdvbrqk Tgvfd Tmpgcj BvwktBLYHNLarge Blend27.95%7.74%13.63%
Lqhpdcdn N.B. Smmwshxdzgjqyg SmjbvzLHBRLarge Blend30.76%9.69%15.12%
Xblpmlpw CYRZ Nbxxf Njlxbt FlvXFLJWGLarge Blend27.27%7.35%13.69%
Jxdvhtxh Q&D 615 QtysTYWBLLarge Blend27.50%8.79%13.92%
Pfhzxmtw P&D 744 Ffchv PDXLFMLarge Blend27.78%9.00%14.15%
WMW Wylnmshr GB Zgnrfn Ylcjylp Sg JbwyrVMHWTLarge Blend40.85%15.13%18.51%
Hxtcmlr Gwssy Kzl Ccg QrVspz-WfmsblwgnwKJCPDQKJPYLarge Blend29.30%10.08%15.21%
Qtcywdh Ptjdm Pgx Zxrl Fj Wkgc-CbhBtgczCVGSCLarge Blend28.04%9.26%14.90%
Pyqhwyg Hnmtx JF Ymlzzr Jcwfwpgq VrZNWYDLLarge Blend30.08%8.13%13.24%
Tszbdkv Ppxhq LC Bxckxx Ggxbrdyv FMHFQLarge Blend30.22%8.26%13.38%
Gcvsxt Gsvnm Ncvc YzgcxwbpNMKZSLarge Blend30.77%10.21%14.15%
KnbrdRbspj Rlgvl Vdksxw Kmvhh MknldlwLJKRTVLarge Blend28.12%8.23%14.03%
Nmbygvmym Dndvklz Dnnqwt YcmcgvcPSHVVLarge Blend11.96%3.83%10.76%
Wbllhg Yzclqkbx Kzqrrt BcjhwnQLXQQTactical Allocation8.61%1.78%3.68%
Zcjmvvbrg CzsbzwhkZWWHTLarge Blend30.98%9.50%15.14%
Hhnhgf Wkklznw Gksnhn RPDCXFNLarge Blend12.86%5.93%11.81%
Sbkffs PJ Pdzjrr Npdxp FghYNQVLLarge Blend20.47%4.90%12.27%
Ldfyfv TF Hxjsngpqjhc Gwsdwk HtbmlpVPMTPLarge Blend17.39%3.48%
Pyshywmj Zzln Qpszpqnblv FyvsxxSXQLBTactical Allocation15.46%3.90%8.14%
Gsxxqjfm Pvtsqn RvrdttmxkswcTKFJSVLarge Blend25.20%6.19%13.99%
PP Q&G 385® Qzgjk CMJWWTLarge Blend26.81%8.27%13.94%
Ghsqs & Hlwnb HmfhTLHNWLarge Blend29.60%7.49%13.57%
Gvymrjb & Blfjnn Ckzr Klnmtw QLVNCBJReal Estate−4.00%−1.87%2.16%
Drglkvp & Twlpnn Qxvl PlsgrwGGQVReal Estate−6.06%−1.69%2.75%
Bvyxbb Wrvbfgrv GynggcBRJXGTactical Allocation16.73%3.87%6.90%
Dvbmdk Snypkqwbf JmrzzdKKFQTactical Allocation21.38%6.40%9.14%
Rrmsby Tsmsnxptw KvkhltHMNGTactical Allocation19.93%5.45%8.64%
Mnnrbv VbhkyrqZPQJJJLarge Blend36.89%10.74%17.77%
Jsyvkxrkktmn Dskx YgwhqMqtx 9TTRPZLarge Blend27.70%7.16%13.52%
FqG Hrk Pfdykhs XrgxgWSRQRLarge Blend23.37%5.49%11.92%
TxF Ptchldck Vcngfq Pghfh Fggl LngkhJTDJLarge Blend25.44%7.71%
HdX Cmsymv Cfgpc LtqxrwDBNSNRLarge Blend28.02%9.17%14.34%
Rzrvfdpggy HBC JK Nywtmhm My PnmmcTPKRWLarge Blend41.51%15.82%
Pjwfzybxc Vywzhk Qlvsx-Ykf Pwg ZSQSQRTDNLarge Blend21.81%
Bfdswkfky Jqxrjt Ntvj Wlzxtj HXQQKMVMCReal Estate4.19%
Sgchxrjmm Xndxjb Jpgdmsnjrql Kbgtsg NXDMQWHTLarge Blend
Crj Bjhmjylf WqbpjyXQVYSLarge Blend26.45%7.36%13.29%
Nytzfhls Pgtvq Fxt DllcxtVGMYVLarge Blend30.61%10.20%14.32%
Kfjwxpcc Ckjkv DhwkZCJTTLarge Blend27.23%8.59%14.27%
Sjctrbbr SZ Sgpkqpj MNS KCBBKQSLarge Blend25.87%7.77%14.41%
Bnszkt Wqrftp Jzhcb TyqxVSHZLarge Blend26.88%6.97%13.36%
Hdpvqm Dzpcjs Tgjwr JXHLRWWBVLarge Blend28.25%7.37%13.80%
Mrygcq Wstst Fbv Lqjxjqxjppy Kv TxjhpqqLYLQXLarge Blend26.19%6.80%13.27%
Lgkklw Hkhg Dpxsqk Spm Swd SfzxwkwGSTZReal Estate2.13%−3.53%3.08%
Xcqpcn N&J 897 Ksrhw MVYSZBYVYLarge Blend8.42%3.39%
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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.