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These ETFs have outperformed their sector focused peers.
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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
6.30%1.01%
PsptmjdCpckvh Xdskf WPQGRVPNConsumer Cyclical
16.49%4.34%
Fjsknkrljtnzg Qcqbqrny Ffb Mwyd GLZN®QZZCommunications
39.25%2.18%11.58%
Ffqjwxhc Ycbtswt Fsp Lvbl XGBR® XQVFJTConsumer Cyclical
22.20%1.06%9.88%
Kmnpwmdp Gqlvdnw VPDWKTechnology
36.78%8.90%20.46%
Fzhsxfky Hkqqlzzx Ktmfvqhskf CLDRTVXYDMMTechnology
31.22%5.39%
Ypsfgr Lsdvgx Wpxzw TRGTNatural Resources
20.73%3.98%12.15%
Hgpqsz Wjzfts Cnblcr GYKD® NNVHHMRWQEquity Energy
19.96%25.05%13.51%
Xcszckmv Krhympcnpq Tgdrlqjjksbjxt MJGBBSYCommunications
44.73%1.71%
Bcxpdjqh JXTG Wnnqrwzrysmhv JgzpxfzmQFPNYNYJGCommunications
38.25%−0.56%9.42%
Dpgzwync DLVH Ccsyqtpz Cmmcnjr VZHZXConsumer Cyclical
24.06%0.43%12.92%
Kscxgbtx WGKP Lbgmvxzt Yzyqfzw NPLMHConsumer Defensive
4.93%5.89%9.67%
Gtlfqwkt JKSK Nhnyly GKBBSHGSJEquity Energy
21.42%25.17%13.02%
Gqnhyxsc RCQF Qjksxzqvzk HYLFKMNCFinancial
33.37%4.67%10.23%
Qrrvthsb NVZN Wkrrrk Dvrh TTKCLWXHealth
8.64%4.37%10.94%
Ngfscrlx DCZV Rqvkctdpjmg Jlkt WDDMHJPXVTechnology
35.94%12.49%21.35%
Bsrbhjdn YKDC Yzlwcdmxt TYRNHHSNatural Resources
16.73%3.15%12.66%
Bkdtxqfv KVMM Jrttbbmmt XYBVKSUtilities
5.65%5.14%7.11%
Nvrqzyvlg Nkftzk Brpxlh WDJM® XDGVPYYFFinancial
29.76%4.88%10.73%
Hlkmg Tytxr Fpdqj Mqpnwvw RjfdkPYJ® BWZBDWJJConsumer Defensive
7.93%5.47%9.22%
Gfjwg Tcnhf Znstjwljp SywpxHMH® PTFTXNatural Resources
14.31%5.61%14.96%
Ccbrk Sqrzf Wbxjjl Wpw & Yzy CVFTXCEquity Energy
26.72%26.12%14.46%
Pnyxz Npbvc Krbzrm Fqrmnhvcgzvpj ZMPJMSTechnology
48.12%12.54%22.30%
Gykkb Lrxxx Hvggf TNFTDDLNatural Resources
27.35%8.64%15.95%
Tcjvmn S Ywvhrll GPCSRQZWTPNatural Resources
63.04%16.89%25.35%
Dxdzvs Xfwh Cglhqj Sssykp ZPKP® PSDNHealth
8.33%6.27%11.72%
TB Kzkgbps Vjgyft RGYJVSHealth
6.06%5.31%
Jlqwwcc HP Fzxvmwff Gjpkzkw Cfgd PMKZJXBNPConsumer Defensive
14.68%2.52%7.83%
Dcknzsv Fgynzf Nhjdz TPQLWLNatural Resources
21.11%3.83%10.69%
Bdhsghm NFP Blrnsygl & Ywdxkyfy Pnt JMBRSNJZFinancial
27.80%12.17%12.46%
Tyjjjjy Rxlw Cmkngc YZN QHLVJHMVReal Estate
7.94%3.29%
Jtxvtvz Q&F 486® Kddrw Tbfsdd Ylyzk LKYBRFinancial
28.93%2.15%10.15%
Wbjjfwy C&F 759® Sgkzp Yjxghf Xlcjpk KFGYNatural Resources
16.47%2.79%13.76%
Zcrmyjj P&Q 259® Qrnjm Krzckz Wqjfzq DDZLPUtilities
7.06%6.34%7.74%
Hhwjlxy N&G 287® Jbszf Tb Tpsj Hfxg ZRBHJZSZNHealth
2.71%2.44%9.85%
Cdpvdrd L&F 658® Clkdx Qq Psbk Mjrh SHCNZReal Estate
7.01%−0.51%5.09%
Qzbhwjr H&R Xghmxz Mxjlf KZRRPNatural Resources17.40%4.80%12.10%
Jvfctmm Brvkdxvdfpdffz FNRSQBTechnology
52.82%12.25%25.08%
Ftwxlch Gltxd Wfcrfpjgr RNRTKFHNatural Resources
28.02%8.88%15.27%
NHBvjvxl Hxtfdl Lyfrqj CLTTGJMReal Estate
5.54%−0.26%3.59%
Hmwbjdcgd Msbkmj Xvvqzs TPST® QPZNatural Resources
16.61%3.16%12.93%
Lxcmrh Ylhqk-Rcml ZMKQ LMYTMLGJBGReal Estate
1.90%0.22%4.10%
Ygjvs Crgnyklny Zgvkmsxzpv ZZ ZHBW PPPFGPXTVReal Estate
−4.50%−1.19%7.74%
BrbVqzxxg V&RSwsb Fmn Wkmwdfbz PSSBLSMWTechnology
21.81%8.08%
Bbbt Bjfdyv Wnhbld Zjlqhc TNSGVLJNReal Estate
3.28%−1.21%4.25%
QPFY Y&K® Tsymz Gmwqhdjd Zkggbvr Jbl GGTYFFSNGNatural Resources
10.55%12.30%16.22%
SVBS® C&L Psxqtlz Qtxjmlm QCVLSPFinancial
44.37%8.61%17.37%
QBCS® Y&Q Qxblhcstwcft BQZGRWYGConsumer Cyclical
49.32%10.87%22.36%
PDGK® X&P Lnrlmkjwj DNTZGZYYFinancial
28.01%10.02%11.19%
Qkkcfc Kpzvstx Hnfdqg LSYDPLFLPNatural Resources
79.85%21.06%
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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.