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The Morningstar Analyst Rating for ETFs

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Ben Johnson, CFA

Mar 30, 2018

A version of this article was published in the February 2018 issue of Morningstar ETFInvestor.

On Nov. 1, 2016, we unveiled Morningstar Analyst Ratings for just over 100 U.S.-listed exchange-traded funds. As of the end of January, we had expanded our rated universe to include 208 ETFs. These funds have collective assets under management amounting to $2.76 trillion. This represents 75% of the $3.65 trillion invested in U.S.-listed ETFs.

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