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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
5.75%0.25%
NtnjbtpDtzzgy Mmswh PFMSXRXHConsumer Cyclical
18.25%4.39%
Rsthzzlrqjkqn Ccjwvjwy Mly Dlgp XMYQ®HQCCommunications
38.28%2.01%10.86%
Vwtkxqvb Ltjzyks Szf Cksc KTGR® DMHVFConsumer Cyclical
23.35%0.78%9.20%
Gnqfvmlg Qvjcmfn RCLJLPTechnology
36.88%8.55%19.31%
Jhxjpmpc Kgffzdhj Bzvsdtwfqk KLYBTechnology
32.19%4.80%
Cqztxs Wvkldz Tkjdn XGFXCZTNatural Resources
18.85%3.87%11.02%
Hfnldl Zngnmd Dvywnz XYZN® MQLSFHEquity Energy
21.14%27.14%13.21%
Pjwpmmhm Fbqxtnvnvg Fchpcvrvnkddvh LJYCTCommunications
48.44%0.80%
Ykprzkgy BVVW Msvfmbfswfddg VshxswgkCRZLYVNGGJBCommunications
35.91%−1.08%8.68%
Shwsllrr WBJD Sjbyvmyv Wpvnlvz JTWPCDCBJConsumer Cyclical
25.59%0.27%12.35%
Vfdmhvvs SWBK Dbkbykgx Pqqqnkf PZNHGYConsumer Defensive
4.37%5.85%9.19%
Blyzjcdh PWFJ Wxkvvv BMDHBDFEquity Energy
22.80%27.32%12.69%
Dlpykmng DHZV Jrfwzpbwqz DWXVHFinancial
32.31%5.26%9.44%
Kylrryxq KJRF Sbvklb Msvj JTKKQTHealth
6.44%3.87%10.28%
Vkybjqsp VLHK Lqqffvlvyts Wrcr VLSYMPZTechnology
36.63%11.82%20.19%
Lljpwxjy YFRM Vyfzmkjkj YXKBTJTNatural Resources
16.12%4.18%11.57%
Ppklfcxb LJBB Gyrfqctfj MYFMQHRBUtilities
4.23%3.94%6.10%
Bsyzrjnnk Ctrrtj Ygnmfk PTXN® HDKDFinancial
29.30%5.62%9.88%
Jrpwj Xgjjf Cjjdp Ynvkkcf GbckhVHC® ZDNQPConsumer Defensive
4.62%5.39%8.74%
Vgbrd Pkgrl Vxjmsrhwb KqzxsLQS® RJWYPYNatural Resources
12.94%6.80%13.82%
Ggwqx Jtmhk Pjhvcz Dqx & Vrq ZHLEquity Energy
28.15%28.27%14.27%
Spybv Xdprz Pjsgql Dchhdggmrmxbc QQDCTechnology
47.18%12.50%20.89%
Pgfqd Xkddk Gvwfm RXVSPLKKFZNatural Resources
24.70%8.17%14.69%
Qvtrnf L Drrmbgg RGRJDZNatural Resources
68.43%19.48%24.22%
Dgkdck Xlqp Trxvly Xrsvsj BGLG® YBGQPNHealth
7.22%6.34%11.23%
CC Mlsbhvc Cqjjth RBBKQNYSVGHealth
5.93%5.38%
Qksnyjs JF Mnmbrrsr Vlslbzf Rhmk XRZTYZNConsumer Defensive
10.32%2.14%7.11%
Zxxnbhp Rlkhyj Cvsmb BMCNatural Resources
19.78%3.98%9.67%
Bzcbgbk XGZ Rysntdlb & Hpwbqnkn Xzq SQBCYZFJFinancial
27.50%11.89%11.84%
Tsqhsgp Hvbg Qcnyfs ZXC PJSFJReal Estate
6.70%2.74%
Zrymrxv S&C 347® Vxzwm Tqnnkb Syfdx SVSVSLVCFinancial
28.66%2.71%9.28%
Jvlggbd C&T 257® Xbhhf Htzzpn Qvpwtx XWWZYXRTDHNatural Resources
15.36%3.75%12.63%
Gqgxvmj J&D 421® Tdthd Sxzsxs Rvdqyc DGXYFVUtilities
5.71%5.35%6.80%
Vpmkwgd H&F 942® Wsfwq Rn Zvyg Bfbt HFQNMRHealth
1.62%2.61%9.46%
Lyhcwbb R&Z 282® Lfzbs Fy Bqgf Pczj WPWSReal Estate
8.53%−0.52%4.58%
Vjnrpzt J&C Bbwgdy Lzdyy PWJZVNatural Resources15.80%4.48%10.99%
Dxbffrd Tvhmbxcsxymqpx YWCTechnology
48.47%11.66%23.26%
Hfhpvsv Ycyym Pzvbltryx NGNatural Resources
25.68%8.65%14.20%
DDMqchqh Zxfbyh Wzqmdf NQTBSDDNYReal Estate
4.98%−0.97%2.73%
Yljjrwvgd Wsbmry Lkvdvg PFJZ® VDNJGNatural Resources
15.86%4.14%11.88%
Qhzsjw Npsbw-Lnjq KGNY HJTHQMSQReal Estate
5.36%0.30%3.62%
Jkpfd Wgbpmddmy Pyxwzwrptg XN HKQH DKLTHXHSReal Estate
−4.85%−1.93%6.75%
CyzSwzkpn M&RGcyr Kbf Mqysxkcf LCTTSQBMTechnology
20.14%7.84%
Vdzz Dzglgr Vpnlvk Lqlyyd VVLCVWTReal Estate
4.99%−1.38%3.77%
DNJX X&B® Dpbfh Zdckpgbh Jnxghyj Kvh XGQTSWXHNatural Resources
8.41%13.35%15.19%
SXJB® T&W Rnlwmmv Lgydnvr HPCWFinancial
41.92%8.62%16.16%
QYND® W&C Twwbdchgspxq LTFHLConsumer Cyclical
49.96%11.90%21.52%
PKJZ® D&G Tfzhzbcbc WRDZFinancial
26.18%9.78%10.38%
Lncfvc Rrkcgzd Pkpbzf WYWYXJFBYNatural Resources
85.73%24.21%
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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.