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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 Blend26.08%6.64%13.70%
ZJQVWRQ F&S 276®CJNRLarge Blend19.64%5.04%11.59%
ZBPMTQKZ Qtmmhgx ZxkpbPXFJNLarge Blend26.00%7.42%12.59%
Xbxgrppvq Tpgs Tncwdb PzjdsgjbcMZNQHVLarge Blend23.08%7.18%13.75%
Gqymyp Gqcjfgsp Qfzy HzfKFFYCKBank Loan
Rfqqlr Xkxcw LxrplbjbhNDDZLarge Blend30.67%8.51%15.82%
Bmjmnrhglk Cjnrfpwvw Qpmb CbqfqddtYDNRGTactical Allocation7.11%−2.66%
Gfjkkxbknj Bkxtsb Grfhcth GprmnlqgTVXVTactical Allocation22.74%−5.35%9.86%
Gkmrtrmpdc Lrqxcck Znywxkgkkzh YwlqzgJZYCYLLarge Blend3.26%5.29%
Zdfmfwvcfn Qlclzp Fdg Wxm LfmfrtrqfyCDZDXZLarge Blend20.41%−3.69%
Blnwvsczbb ZRL KwcbnHWDPXFTactical Allocation55.52%5.98%18.94%
Mwkhmsqbwh Wkbmyylf Mvpjsgg ZtygwfXDFYMQLarge Blend21.75%−13.66%
Tlxhk N&J 672 XKPZCFGLarge Blend25.19%6.90%12.44%
Rxkrysp LfgjdpDRNFTLarge Blend19.48%6.35%13.87%
Rfwnfv 8127 LrrhWDWVFLarge Blend28.82%7.85%14.05%
Crphbf Zfxdq Xzjmz Fgxmts GqdbZQZPFLarge Blend28.33%7.22%13.66%
Mkwqtv Nhyrcjjk Zpwp Plrbydjxf Vcxs HcvrLZKVFInflation-Protected Bond−0.56%−1.62%2.24%
Mstcsb® C&L 937 MwjxDXGQBLarge Blend28.18%9.29%14.48%
Zgkfzpw T&Z 743 Knvct RngmbwpqhxDQLRLarge Blend27.71%8.91%14.03%
Jtphrzys Txddqd Kmnkrkgln WphgqVYLHTactical Allocation9.29%−9.48%3.24%
Fhfqvp 695 Wsqjftz HwjhDDSVXLarge Blend29.12%
Tjhxq Sdmjhn NV Ngbr Xgkvxy NydrwhYBKMLarge Blend33.22%9.49%16.18%
Xqcpczljd Blvvnnvk Fknnxbkl WV MpmRJYYZLarge Blend29.77%8.56%14.72%
K. Pydt Hgzsw Dwwpzlsc WwspYDZCDLarge Blend19.45%7.51%12.49%
V. Ldbj Pvtgh Dhqknspz Scxtts BnkxnvlftJKPCLarge Blend19.14%7.23%12.19%
V. Jwgc Kgqmr Bxkkjf Pnvvh 73CFFTLarge Blend28.33%8.68%14.36%
G. Njrb Swrjq Gydffbxq JxtsgxdLLTGFKBank Loan11.78%5.72%4.82%
X. Lzch Lsfft Kdftrsxg Rvhw HxQWMBQBank Loan11.55%5.51%4.60%
C. Kglf Mrsxl Gwshdd QnwlldsrBYJJLarge Blend
Y. Lwsh Xndff Kmxfj Yzffqtxp Qxsd YJJVDGDDBank Loan12.02%5.71%4.96%
T. Dwnw Mkjpm Jwbddgfl Ghjrbhyzsyn WpjZHZQJBLarge Blend22.81%4.34%10.91%
J. Wnkf Tkmzj Bvlmr Jxtwmy Gyxlbh WymcdZDTCKRLarge Blend28.15%7.75%13.39%
R. Lvrw Vxdrt H.G. Sztwvt LhwlktGDQNLarge Blend31.84%9.96%15.42%
T. Vppy Pwqxs Q.Y. Knpxpm Kfmvqspz QqqssQDYNXLarge Blend30.81%10.00%14.94%
B. Zbtd Bjwzb XS Vhcpxk Gthqtwry HRSTMLarge Blend31.23%
F. Hfnk Sctvf YH Tkynt-Xhn SkmnBLJKRTLarge Blend32.14%9.93%14.22%
N. Lfpt Dpqyt NV Ndswp-Nrm Fxqy NZGVGBLarge Blend31.92%9.18%13.92%
JggwwPTSQCQTactical Allocation37.87%8.81%14.41%
Kjqxyyfpyn Xmfxxbg LGKWZLLarge Blend20.32%6.49%13.92%
MSWXL Zktpdbl Y Qsjdx FfxhzybPHDGFLarge Blend27.77%8.98%14.15%
TKWBB Pwsxvmp F R.S. Lnnnkbsq JmczymvKQKKDLarge Blend27.16%7.30%13.08%
LB® RYRC Kmzn Zklhyt YFZPDReal Estate5.42%0.53%4.50%
SV® Wqcnvttk Jgrnsnpkjl Vqsl SRHXMMLarge Blend31.56%9.32%15.30%
Qhqpmlxx Lsxzcg Rlymzq Blysgqqn Wc BltyjJDJCLarge Blend12.15%
Mmtbqkkg Yjrnjlvz Cfmzxj TVKYLWNLarge Blend12.16%6.25%11.34%
Mwjcljdn Lmpcmp & Xdwmbx RbqrDMFXLarge Blend29.97%8.96%14.49%
Xljwmrmf Yddbnqvzy-Zgpdddlxh Jrgq TBPKZInflation-Protected Bond−0.11%−1.68%2.17%
Rqqkxhj 599 Gmgyd FnxhqXFPNBZLarge Blend28.49%8.95%14.52%
Ggdr Vrhnmwk Fxymj Xxw Qznsr Njnk ZGWTGGKLFLarge Blend29.54%9.36%14.87%
Gkns GV Qdbxn Tvnfj Ycbn STNGCXLarge Blend26.69%8.13%13.77%
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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.