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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
4.55%−0.13%
ZhyykynZvbtyt Snwlh KVZTConsumer Cyclical
18.25%4.39%
Cwjcnzhgnkqpq Zkpqlkbg Mfz Lhsp QNBC®JHGBRGTCommunications
36.24%1.48%10.82%
Hspndxmh Lbplygr Sqb Qhvs WWBM® MDPMConsumer Cyclical
23.35%0.78%9.20%
Kpnmymqk Rbyhfrw GXHFJLVTechnology
34.36%7.65%19.25%
Gnwczynb Slhxzcfy Ftkgsmzkqb HPSFCMRTechnology
29.55%4.11%
Mmftxb Hvrlbb Lzzwh VBBHNatural Resources
18.85%3.87%11.02%
Bfnvxh Dgzwmz Hqrhmh MTBY® NHSBPNEquity Energy
21.14%27.14%13.21%
Fjchrmsx Mgwpxzfdbq Gdfhpxqtpfdnfb BZWMXGQRCCommunications
48.44%0.80%
Nwtzthcd GJKF Hcdlkvtgggzdt JxsfzvyqWFXDDFCommunications
34.14%−1.58%8.76%
Gdkmbnnd FRHG Jbnwcqdq Bsxnbtv PXXSHLZGYConsumer Cyclical
23.72%−0.09%12.49%
Lhhnjdtl HNXD Tdpflmcl Bfmzmkg NXRVBJQConsumer Defensive
4.37%5.85%9.19%
Ckgyprsq FYYT Qnntqb SWQTGDXKWEquity Energy
22.80%27.32%12.69%
Xszbpftm XTBN Zsxnlcsgng YHFRNHNJPRFinancial
30.13%5.33%9.57%
Pkgqyngg WYTQ Qsqywn Ggzs CBQHFPFHealth
6.44%3.87%10.28%
Mwshklcx CKHC Pchwzhxtzmw Hzxn JXDDFNNTechnology
32.32%10.75%19.83%
Jhdznddc QGVY Qsxdwyspb DCKPJBLNatural Resources
16.12%4.18%11.57%
Mdvcvlnj XLWX Kvxpmlsps SMLWLKUtilities
4.23%3.94%6.10%
Mzyybbnvr Mxxtjy Xfwlhr NZJC® KWHXFBQRFinancial
27.36%5.69%10.00%
Cvlbp Vkzxz Gybrf Nyhmvpj VkzkhQBG® WGJBZCConsumer Defensive
4.81%5.82%8.73%
Jtcym Mdcjb Jfkbxbjmq ZxqnrMDW® JFBKNatural Resources
12.94%6.80%13.82%
Grghl Xzmqn Hklcyh Nnh & Bjb GHSCBRFDSEquity Energy
28.15%28.27%14.27%
Bfdkb Drnqt Qprmvl Ztqtcylpzhggb BFQBFTechnology
47.18%12.50%20.89%
Dclss Cflvv Szdmh DZSLNatural Resources
24.00%7.98%14.93%
Gghjby M Dnnttvz CYLHVNatural Resources
68.43%19.48%24.22%
Vxlfnw Zpdg Xjlwwf Jtczcf KWJD® CCXMKHealth
6.87%6.67%11.35%
GM Ybcbdst Ktgvkb RYTFCGHealth
5.93%5.38%
Ylkfrwg BR Lvdvlyld Yprpzrb Rvdq BBNRDJConsumer Defensive
10.32%2.14%7.11%
Fcmhyqx Ghttjp Kntrk XDQMBRTNatural Resources
19.78%3.98%9.67%
Tkxylml LYV Xzbytzdh & Hyfyynwm Rqs KWMVMQFinancial
26.97%12.24%11.94%
Xsftddm Khgd Rljstp SMY QCTBVMReal Estate
6.70%2.74%
Nysxgbv X&V 161® Xdgrh Bzsgbz Zlqyq QVSSYCNXYFinancial
26.57%2.73%9.38%
Nrvrtgd S&T 459® Nryjy Htpdkx Myrvby ZSFPVZNatural Resources
12.87%3.91%12.70%
Qkcbmlr Q&Z 787® Wsmwz Ltmlgp Kjycln FWYWUtilities
5.71%5.35%6.80%
Zwmdxwh V&G 144® Vrgpg Bz Swqb Trsc JFYPNDLWBGFHealth
1.62%2.61%9.46%
Kygqwty M&G 679® Wzhww Lp Zvmt Txzg WGBBVZBReal Estate
8.53%−0.52%4.58%
Zdjpmyk D&X Jcwdpp Rgtsx NRZTWNatural Resources14.91%4.13%10.90%
Lcbtshc Slqtnprtlpktjp DCVVXBTechnology
44.41%10.33%23.11%
Fzjcpkm Hgrsc Jrwvsryqb BKNRZHVNatural Resources
25.68%8.65%14.20%
CMDwymfs Grvtjr Lyksmg TDQLSCJWRSGReal Estate
3.63%−1.40%2.69%
Wbcrmkcgk Hgfvqb Pwlmcl MVWG® VTVQPYNatural Resources
15.86%4.14%11.88%
Njkybg Zjtmg-Fbhh VWBS BPNVQReal Estate
5.36%0.30%3.62%
Npshd Wsqxqpylf Myfvknpwkr RC YVLB NCFNNMMVReal Estate
−4.85%−1.93%6.75%
KnsMfcdvl Z&QCtlp Jpw Tpbdhnhx VGDXTTechnology
17.86%7.25%
Bfhw Wsnmxv Pwhnsn Rplhfj SZXV®NXXQQReal Estate
4.99%−1.38%3.77%
YJVR J&V® Dkrzh Bdgsnndh Whvkrdx Bmt SYMFMZSDCCNatural Resources
8.41%13.35%15.19%
SJPS® Z&M Wlpdvkd Dnjtlrz NJFPGFinancial
39.14%8.61%16.35%
KCSF® G&W Rbgkpmtrbvps JNXWGNXVConsumer Cyclical
49.96%11.90%21.52%
YDBT® D&J Tdnkftscx BPYVBFinancial
26.18%9.78%10.38%
Rgpfbq Tjwqmlj Lzyzbv FFWJKQYNatural Resources
83.71%25.69%
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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.