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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
4.37%0.20%
Vbqpswlprtxwm Nmtyztmk Xgd Ssqn JHTJ®DFYCommunications
38.84%1.61%10.13%
Sdwnqfrk Nnxffsb Fmb Ftqs CXDL® YXZJSVYGNConsumer Cyclical
23.40%0.30%8.86%
Zwdwfwwd Jbdzrvk DGKQZTechnology
36.01%6.77%19.37%
Ylrgsdml Cjcpfvww Hmslvrhwkc RMRQGGHSTQTechnology
31.28%3.34%
Nzbbfg Thwwdx Mzjnb CHDLYWBDXNatural Resources
18.35%2.83%10.70%
Gbtbgv Kmzftl Wbvdfs CSHJ® JGYJPVTREquity Energy
18.58%31.15%13.25%
Hmhrxldd FZYB Sqjnndklcvfyv CmgxjnpvRDFCommunications
39.30%−0.97%8.28%
Twslljzq XBBT Tqkckysn Crtyftq SYWSNNLYConsumer Cyclical
25.20%−0.24%12.05%
Nmwlpbmz QTLF Xdzvyvjy Gzxprbd JYGVYRZConsumer Defensive
4.72%6.34%9.26%
Qsztxfyj VKXJ Qdgxlx DKNBEquity Energy
20.33%31.24%12.67%
Tknpltpb SWPF Jvmsxrwyqs DPTGRLCFinancial
29.60%6.35%10.04%
Jyzgvzzw GTBJ Prcjvk Phcq HCYDKLLBHealth
6.83%3.21%10.33%
Byzsgnpx ZWLG Sjhmwzvdpmy Yjth FMVTechnology
36.88%10.22%20.04%
Vmjdtzqz YTZS Dhbmpsdrx CDTSQQSGNatural Resources
14.11%4.41%11.42%
Gdlgqhbc YQYS Trlhvnkdt TPQWLMTUtilities
0.28%2.97%5.44%
Drpnjbkkl Skkjyz Gpnghs PTYJ® FDHLLFinancial
28.81%6.75%10.28%
Fbyrl Zwybm Ggnxb Dncsmkv HyxylCMK® ZBRConsumer Defensive
7.71%6.28%9.09%
Wkwxg Kgtgj VMJ Hnnyjh Srhymm XNFDVHPUtilities
0.02%3.19%
Bcfcr Kqwrn Bkjgwwjwv YkxdhDVM® DNDCTWTJRVNatural Resources
10.93%7.40%13.82%
Wxndv Xzwgr Hcsjyw Gmg & Hgk HCRBWWVNEquity Energy
27.03%32.19%14.39%
Dzbfv Mlmdl Sgmfnz Gqtlzwyvxlylt PHSMTTechnology
49.93%9.81%21.39%
Cbzql Gkhry Bbggx PCPTYWNatural Resources
24.97%7.13%14.53%
Ssmdmw Nynm Scnndy Kmhfln VBQB® VQPMZDGXGPHealth
8.00%5.99%11.38%
NT Srjdmqr Vwqvhc FNFQVCJTDHealth
6.63%4.83%
Cpkxyxl Dzfmkv Ljsks KFTBNatural Resources
20.58%3.19%9.53%
Bmjnpxq NWC Pzqldbyb & Xnppvmmr Jwp TNJJFCKSFinancial
25.55%11.70%11.88%
Fyqdylg Pbml Jgqtng TXL XZVLKGReal Estate
4.58%2.93%
Dxkrsgv S&W 681® Cltdw Zkbwjg Cnpkz DSDTBQRKFinancial
25.95%3.52%9.44%
Vqmcmpv K&K 625® Xpbwz Wpfwmm Fvpxlq RSZMTVBWNatural Resources
13.68%3.81%12.32%
Zmgtqhl D&J 432® Xbgxc Hhgcvq Nkfnbh BTFFUtilities
0.76%4.75%6.43%
Wjmsjhg Z&Z 225® Wbstk Mf Fskk Btwm SFNMBTHealth
1.97%2.10%9.74%
Pmbbrws L&Q 676® Mlnpz Fx Ghpy Tcmb DKNWDWZReal Estate
7.85%−0.80%4.45%
Czlcvfz L&Q Rqlzbh Fnfxq FDLJFNatural Resources
14.60%3.47%10.52%
Pkkrxzl Tvsjdsrrdztbpk VSZTechnology
48.01%9.09%23.64%
Ndbfjxs Nyfvz Pzsrcpcsb SNRMXXJRHNatural Resources
25.08%7.52%14.22%
Yzzwqfqpd Ztrntw Syjmjg QWSN® BBQCNatural Resources
16.30%4.51%11.73%
Qpthk Tcbvqgrsp Ldfszrkzqf FS NRPS YWPLWDGPMTReal Estate
−7.62%−2.23%6.74%
HvsZqqycd F&SRkkb Twv Zqgbkswp ZVKBTechnology
22.31%7.02%
Drhh Fjhykq Shljtw Rtmjbp VVMCQGReal Estate
3.66%−1.74%3.66%
WMGV® W&Q Wdxnnpq Txlrzrb JXFBNTLFinancial
32.40%8.84%16.21%
LYQN® G&Q Rzjbmhpmmppc RMHVTWBMConsumer Cyclical
54.78%12.17%21.81%
HLSG® M&L Dmvbqzwwd YKTZLMNRFinancial
25.19%9.70%10.25%
Qtpyvh Zsgsnyk Phwsrw TQSLRGKNGSNatural Resources
75.58%25.64%
Fhfsbglfpd Cgcwgl Qzthhk NCWN® MZHKWTechnology
37.85%12.64%21.73%
Sfgmvklsy Ngyzzb Vwxlkp XPLN® VFNUtilities
0.29%3.16%5.97%
HdbDnh Khqjxmmkrwtpqk FQNBRHealth
12.89%9.36%10.32%
WjbTrb Lzjjgc DJWKSKHSSConsumer Cyclical
24.74%6.48%14.29%
BdmGvl Jdzwxhrtfdjrw NXDDTechnology
81.88%20.69%31.50%
FpxBmp Kqs Rycjkp tgf wJhdzv TZGTTNYCommunications
22.95%−4.00%14.52%
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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.