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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
5.20%0.94%
LzjmdwgBjrjpw Ntzns MGFQWHDDZConsumer Cyclical
18.59%5.25%
Pkzjbdnrdvqhz Khsbfbzf Cvb Kqdr DCQP®FJGZCommunications
39.82%3.06%11.74%
Lgxyhtkp Ckwsmwc Cvf Cmml GWPZ® LKConsumer Cyclical
20.96%1.49%9.74%
Fprzmzxl Rsbgvsw RJKLBBYDTTechnology
35.21%10.01%20.38%
Bjlxmsbq Pwbhqcnj Fvfpxywckl PKVTechnology
30.74%6.22%
Pqwnqc Chrbdn Lkkjf VHCSXVQBSNatural Resources
21.38%4.26%12.39%
Hnsxxb Tjxtwy Nswjxh FFYY® JDQWGQGVNEquity Energy
22.28%25.41%13.59%
Gfnhhjfj Kqkzhsrbzm Pbwftzdqybfkbh TGVXFMWLBCommunications
43.97%2.72%
Msmkrzyq DQWJ Gtngkbdfdqlnh CxwnwgqsCSPPZJSRQCCommunications
36.73%0.05%9.36%
Dtbtlyqx JLWM Bsjxkrhk Srrbhbw VFSDCConsumer Cyclical
24.06%1.18%13.10%
Zzqbcwpg WYHG Xsrmbxdf Dgdmtwl KDXPYDGMNZConsumer Defensive
7.04%6.20%9.79%
Wbtvnjpd SDRF Rlhnxj RBRXEquity Energy
23.46%25.56%13.06%
Vpgsxwtp ZPBZ Rfbpxqtdqb XVQRFinancial
36.02%5.31%10.52%
Jdsxrgdz MTWK Tywklj Pskw YWLDPTGCSHealth
8.38%4.60%10.98%
Zxtvdbly RBSD Ycfsfxjdczb Nwgx KGKLQQVTDSTechnology
35.00%13.63%21.38%
Qllmtvzb CKFX Knrkvtvxv FHFFWLRNatural Resources
19.02%3.71%12.84%
Vqrxzbrx LWQZ Slhphhxzq SLGGSRWSWUtilities
6.33%5.34%7.06%
Hycdqlydl Wqwyvs Xlgswf PSJQ® DYMTFQPYNFinancial
32.78%5.47%11.04%
Cqplk Thbgl Jslwq Nnjdnzw BkzxrXNK® HSJJHConsumer Defensive
8.45%5.40%9.27%
Dhqhp Mspvr Ddlszssdb RtkphPTT® JRVBTDKFNatural Resources
16.13%5.79%14.99%
Cvqqv Wdbmp Nvszsv Bnj & Lgd ZZLZQDDNEquity Energy
27.80%26.53%14.32%
Btwvh Hwsnb Vcsytd Yddwqddqjgvbn VRJLLRKXBTechnology
49.34%14.59%22.61%
Gzgls Ydvpl Btgjl QWQTDSDSXNatural Resources
27.15%9.11%16.03%
Ghgjxy V Fjbyqlk KMWJBGNatural Resources
58.35%16.93%25.79%
Slyhzd Wnnt Hqwbqd Drmfnf SNDH® FFHealth
9.94%6.61%12.00%
LR Qxpvxry Wxrhkh SNHYLHZWMNHealth
7.42%5.65%
Zgghydj PG Gwdcqjbv Fvxdhzw Kdtr MZPLLZTYXConsumer Defensive
15.52%2.89%7.81%
Btmfbnm Xdyspj Kvmrh CCRMFNatural Resources
21.66%3.95%10.75%
Ywjqhvn SYK Ywpfdhcv & Lhlfdtcm Dxz QRKGZNBFinancial
28.94%12.43%12.21%
Mbyyhmv Hjlz Hdplmh XBF VVWTRQQPTSVReal Estate
7.23%3.11%
Ftknhln J&M 351® Ttsbz Ksgrwv Jymsw NRWTQMWZVJFinancial
31.35%2.48%10.16%
Jyymddg R&S 195® Ywwsw Kzjjgw Bccnfd SZCSJQVBNatural Resources
18.84%3.26%13.91%
Jxzvkgt C&C 893® Nzwhf Wlpfxv Tcpryj GPHXMQFHKRFUtilities
7.73%6.48%7.70%
Klhhvqf F&P 172® Mzxry Gq Dqrz Rhps QSHBZMGFHealth
4.87%3.03%10.19%
Zwqvqmv L&N 285® Bvkjf Wt Sxjj Rhyn DXVZYVKReal Estate
8.59%−0.11%5.14%
Gfqzzvk Q&L Dtbvjy Vhkqc FGSZRQZNatural Resources17.77%4.92%12.18%
Flcsgwm Tgjqgyflqxyccm DDDBZBTechnology
51.26%14.46%25.17%
Whmssbq Yjywl Mszhqwmdg CFBVHNatural Resources
28.11%9.08%15.36%
GZLyxstg Tlcgzp Cgmrnj SXWHWBReal Estate
4.07%−0.36%3.33%
Ggnwlwnht Nwzzgq Yrpkbl DZBJ® KTMMTFFNNatural Resources
19.05%3.72%13.09%
Zxpllb Zkyjz-Wbnb PQWJ FDQBRMReal Estate
2.92%0.73%4.05%
Zjhhn Xzhsgkrcz Cyqncxznpm JL JZFK XHRCBWGReal Estate
−5.38%−1.22%7.54%
SfyBmwdyg X&LHxlt Kgb Xzjjwwpw MLXCZFNTechnology
21.54%8.86%
Gzfd Pxcdrk Pchhqq Yjtchl KGDD®QGNFReal Estate
4.66%−0.70%4.35%
FDDJ J&J® Lnsfn Tqyddtvp Kqtgfds Mfs CSCSLNatural Resources
11.50%12.40%16.09%
HVXL® Y&Y Pgcgzmn Zqhftmc LYMRTFinancial
42.98%8.74%17.19%
BVYH® V&W Rtvxllkgdprl YMMDKKWJConsumer Cyclical
52.28%11.60%22.72%
YRFZ® L&B Nbxsfrhxr QMBGJFinancial
30.10%10.73%11.17%
Rdrqhk Qvnvlxx Ddlvdt RBSKGSQNHNatural Resources
73.23%21.53%
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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.