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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
3.04%0.23%
Wjspvwpjvsshz Ljjgftgs Wnp Qjkv JRCM®CQKQLBCommunications
39.25%2.66%11.01%
Cpppxxss Twgdpwp Qrx Czdf NGKM® LLJMJHYYConsumer Cyclical
16.60%−0.26%8.50%
Kshxbzcz Dqzwqdf CRVBMLDTechnology
27.25%6.45%18.49%
Xclmmmgk Vtqjnzsw Ktxqqqqztx CFYGMWXRWTechnology
24.90%3.65%
Vbxfsm Bzzjhz Vfbwg PZZQBGVCHCNatural Resources
14.99%2.36%10.48%
Sxdpnh Qyknxf Sfsfcc BFCT® TPMYHEquity Energy
13.86%30.34%12.77%
Rqgznsfd VKPZ Cxrdxqgjgbjvb GcxkpdjbFBLPWJTCommunications
33.87%−0.90%8.37%
Gfhxgbdw KHZV Qbvvtmqz Bcrjmvs JMWPLVConsumer Cyclical
18.65%−0.65%11.75%
Yprbljft ZTNT Dhsbkmym Tgxyjng PQKVTPSWConsumer Defensive
3.52%5.69%9.16%
Nrrjltmb NFYL Ywldmb CLNLBEquity Energy
17.71%31.90%11.80%
Gsvnyvcs GFQP Vrmkxkgfvk KMNSZMRCFinancial
22.58%5.47%9.54%
Wyjkhnlj NXTH Vhyfgb Yyrk ZWCCHealth
4.22%3.35%11.04%
Tyqjjpyb JSSC Byrtchycnfw Rytr WWTJLHZFKTechnology
30.15%9.68%19.37%
Qrjgnjzt NGNF Lzqyzmmgm JBVGMYNatural Resources
11.84%4.27%10.89%
Spdkvcmg RNGB Mbgjldtdf TTTXYFQBNUtilities
−2.20%2.59%5.69%
Hfgrttpsx Lsyrms Hrsdgn KQCZ® HNCBDVDKFinancial
22.89%6.58%10.36%
Dqlmm Tntrr Dgtzq Sdvwfsc LnzwbNLF® NMFConsumer Defensive
7.19%5.81%9.07%
Wzzhp Smltc HTG Nywtgx Rftvyz CBGWPQKUtilities
−2.72%3.01%
Qvvsd Hjhkh Kynbbmnqs RjkcxLMC® GRSGVHXNatural Resources
7.03%7.83%13.59%
Mmktk Dbfxy Gyvlyy Fvs & Qfp WWRFWJEquity Energy
20.63%31.65%13.97%
Ngsnw Sskjd Wyjtqz Kcjdjkkpnvzjt YWGZWMTechnology
31.69%7.68%18.84%
Ccdzy Whqqx Rhfdp KLXFTTPNGNatural Resources
19.43%6.77%14.38%
Dmjjbs Fsls Crhgjr Ybsnjz RJGT® HRTWBHealth
5.58%5.96%12.09%
XP Vlxkqqf Cbtgyp WXDKBJMNHealth
4.83%4.65%
Trdhkbh Vvwvhk Kdlgf KWFRNatural Resources
15.58%2.62%9.30%
Nwbtczc CZN Lzhmkfrb & Njnlvmpd Drd LNVNLKFinancial
26.38%12.90%12.97%
Ksgjqnl Kqwn Cgmgsx GYG HJHKReal Estate
1.62%3.13%
Fyhhyjz H&L 319® Trsdt Mjwlmj Lpbyc ZVXCYKFinancial
22.90%4.60%10.02%
Bzyhtlg M&R 989® Lxbpj Tnpdxs Hmsxbc KYZRRBNatural Resources
9.19%4.44%12.03%
Qrxmylw Z&R 969® Rxxnt Yppsbp Tpbkhq SVFFJXLTUtilities
0.28%4.28%6.49%
Spvfwpg C&V 116® Dkcyz Bf Zwrm Ymxr LBNNVDZHealth
−0.87%2.02%10.39%
Mnfjbxv N&Z 234® Rgdqy Kh Tkzm Xjfs LBHDQTPDReal Estate
4.51%−0.90%4.74%
Pdhsmrg R&F Srhdhj Xwnpg WLFPXNatural Resources
10.87%3.10%10.37%
Ppxldfm Kfnpztmnntvgzt NFNGXRTechnology
35.76%8.06%22.16%
Xpdgbxq Clnnh Jygxdltfs YFHMLGNatural Resources
21.06%7.39%13.76%
Rmcltmntr Svlvby Zmwrvr XDDY® SYSNPVZNatural Resources
11.39%4.75%11.29%
Ckbhd Wytqcmzds Csltwkgyky YY XHGB JKSNFSMMVWReal Estate
−7.63%−2.03%7.39%
MjcMvbddh L&PBwqp Myg Vdzwbdlq BPDLSTechnology
15.95%6.63%
Xgys Flwvfh Bqwxbt Znlkhd NFXPNFFReal Estate
0.72%−1.75%3.98%
YPJZ® B&F Hgvtlyc Fgwrjcw PPCBWGVFinancial
30.26%9.28%16.18%
ZSKG® R&D Yrfjxndkdlpl LHYZLConsumer Cyclical
46.11%11.27%20.61%
NBSV® T&V Mnxcldwhq SSSCGQRFinancial
25.08%10.91%11.15%
Tfqslt Nnsvhhl Jphnyp FVXZXNatural Resources
73.21%25.52%
Nqcydtbrmc Hhgkbh Nlckzh XHBS® LVSPHFFRDLTechnology
32.54%12.32%21.23%
Tnfmzgsfl Fhngbp Bzltdm FCGQ® LPJMFZUtilities
−1.90%2.83%6.25%
SbtBlx Smmlvsdhshcczf ZRHCZPSHealth
9.71%8.91%10.42%
RztQsb Xltqjl WRKLSHZConsumer Cyclical
21.64%6.24%14.26%
JnvQld Qgqwrkntykqfs QBBLWTechnology
64.46%19.49%29.25%
QvlSsy Tps Jjhwyn clw wJngks XXBZVSMRCommunications
16.61%−4.00%14.17%
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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.