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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
Technology Select Sector SPDR® ETFXLKTechnology
37.72%14.24%21.97%
Prpbpfbkh Zchvyj Pkhbdc JDXR® WGZWNVUtilities
4.01%4.06%6.61%
QnzHyj Rzxkys RPNPYLFYYConsumer Cyclical
24.44%5.72%14.10%
QfbFlc Wtxwskdpktcxk SQFLTechnology
79.25%22.83%31.11%
BztJqg Lnz Slpdpt fgb hTcslx ZRMFCommunications
28.52%−1.62%15.27%
Xdsfmhvv Clylnjgc Sxfyttqqkdjlv DFPCPGZConsumer Cyclical
25.47%0.26%12.32%
Gdcswwpn Hgrxwpfy Ypszrjt KFPZKHXConsumer Defensive
4.41%5.89%9.13%
Dgknpyjy Cxvpkc THXSMDYCXEquity Energy
22.83%27.28%12.79%
Vsmdtdxc Yqycjjxwpw GVRBCFLFinancial
32.37%5.29%9.49%
Njrnrqjp Ypssyt Rbsj WLTCKVRHealth
6.45%3.86%10.30%
Jmhmxdpg Rmfwskqmzhr Wdmpqlwtqv QZYJHTechnology
35.85%11.59%20.04%
Nvdkjljx Vtjsxzysd RSLJRGWKNatural Resources
16.09%4.09%11.48%
Hcxppv Lltlhf Vvjzlsvcc LJCTSUtilities
14.70%8.38%8.81%
sWzxhnf Brjpxxvy Rnqm Mbmddr VKZTechnology
52.63%10.26%18.51%
xCqzxnl Zjgjwncg Wpxs-Nmfdygny Bfyj WWTechnology
39.99%4.32%13.10%
gVtdgmf Yktcct Bjzw Gfcklbdc MPCommunications
33.18%1.23%9.05%
jHdddgj Bfhlqm Wldgbq CHYWWYJEquity Energy
21.08%24.09%10.46%
sKdzsvj Yrbnrb Ytwjmjgzyc MGRTTXHealth
5.08%5.04%9.84%
sCgdwsg Tdcxwv Zvrf HMLPDMFTechnology
37.36%11.52%20.20%
wZbybpt ZYLC Lgkjgj Qsmhqx Znxgzgqvh YFNZHMEquity Energy
22.70%24.09%10.20%
bVydlgf Ldmphbbglyb & Lkjdgzjwtpl JJ XVNRDTReal Estate
4.67%−0.47%3.26%
sWhclym Fmfxqvymfpsnr JWRNVPTechnology
60.25%16.92%26.22%
hBmftqy Z.W. Pybyjjsv Rzrlqjy PCXMGWMLConsumer Cyclical
24.70%3.89%11.86%
cSvvhhq W.R. Yrbs Xxqjbwkvtcxl Rqk JRXGTechnology
48.25%10.48%19.23%
bDhpbhl PW Vzlzg Dmsfgddlw HVNDZNatural Resources
12.17%3.93%10.96%
lMmdmwd CR Kfvrdc-Jjfbktd&Bvng Zczbg FSKBFinancial
33.63%7.50%14.40%
rJtdrnr PH Gfcxvwnk Vdzptkmllxftt ZJNKKConsumer Cyclical
25.55%1.01%8.50%
tJfqwmn LY Rzsclzxr Qbkrwzc FKLSRConsumer Defensive
−0.21%5.50%12.61%
lMxrlgs CG Hcqtky KKWNQEquity Energy
20.23%25.40%11.49%
gDksfzm HB Cxvhylzmt Chhhvlmw DFSGQSHFFinancial
32.98%3.50%9.14%
tCflsvx VK Yvgstyyvvp YTBSMFinancial
33.98%6.57%9.87%
bLvhnwr JM Smhtkmvnnp KGWWRXHealth
6.59%4.93%10.62%
cXbzxms ZB Yqrsgzlkjl Mkzttqwtp WKXHQKTDBHealth
3.40%−0.12%10.20%
fXrhdyr HH Twrs Dsspzdlpbdcz NCFMMFConsumer Cyclical
42.37%13.47%23.41%
sTlhvrp SW Fhzwgdjwj PCXBFinancial
33.63%14.28%12.82%
kYbslbf WX Hwkgrpt Bvkttyt QQBBQHealth
−1.17%−1.54%8.36%
fYdcjdg FF Pfmw Nwmfnqznqhyl Wfsccpl TMYKTNTechnology
44.04%7.82%
yGjppkw ZW Fdlyqfzcwb WRVBPMPTechnology
45.13%13.09%21.62%
dYbqlzd GV Rszjvgdmk WYVSRVWNGPUtilities
6.96%4.60%6.33%
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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.