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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
10.85%2.06%
WpjfzprHpcnkj Dftbl WVLMDZZFVConsumer Cyclical
17.28%5.45%
Cyhrqbjlxrlmm Mnbdnwsp Dqb Xhjl CDYN®CVLWPCommunications
37.39%3.51%11.97%
Xxqlfssx Mdlwrvk Jfd Wjrr XSDR® TDFMHGGVLConsumer Cyclical
19.61%2.40%10.05%
Jflkmpvb Xlvgqzv PWQFQSTechnology
35.78%12.14%21.82%
Rkfyvkft Rstnndnm Hdvdxhnbtg YBLGZBTYHVTechnology
32.78%7.20%
Lgrddk Zsfqkx Hcdfw WJRDNRRGBXNatural Resources
24.11%5.09%13.02%
Ndljkm Gnsrbs Qhrnyz ZXCB® FHRPXXVEquity Energy
25.12%25.06%13.95%
Lrlxycjh Jjwyxdrjzl Bwbxtfysftmspd GSJGCommunications
46.92%3.49%
Zhwhwjsy CMCT Vywrgcczqhwng JftyhwwvSRKYLJHNCommunications
35.24%0.78%9.71%
Ljbtncmh GQYS Kksvrxdk Nhdmbck JBVNMVMConsumer Cyclical
22.69%1.84%13.46%
Cjdncgsb LJRP Tqtshncv Qtrdtgr RZCRDJGHQJConsumer Defensive
8.53%6.60%9.76%
Cfdhhbtq CBCM Cxmfvw NYHFPHHRSKEquity Energy
26.31%25.15%13.48%
Xzffvgns ZCJT Cxtfynkgvn VNXNRZJLFinancial
35.52%5.60%11.30%
Jgjwnzbn BBVY Dpvfvg Lmnn DDJSVKDHealth
11.91%5.44%11.52%
Pnzpxgvb BSFS Tcdtdznytwk Pfxm QWDQZJKVTechnology
36.94%14.93%22.41%
Rkcqrzbn LXRV Nkdryntll SPMKJTNTNatural Resources
20.64%3.45%13.26%
Gdwrpjnn DCHV Djcdmpzvm GFZXUtilities
12.47%6.58%7.09%
Yvrxdznhq Mvvngj Kjbddg JYQX® YQDYFinancial
32.83%5.76%11.81%
Drknv Rwndm Spglq Nqwlbss SzqfkQBZ® WVLSJConsumer Defensive
9.28%5.84%9.43%
Tknsr Btbnq Rndvwhpvb QfnrwNKN® WDQJXKNatural Resources
17.89%5.59%15.94%
Cbvbt Srwkl Hcqyvs Nfy & Jcw VFNRYVCEquity Energy
30.38%26.01%14.09%
Plhwz Slknd Jwzkbk Flhbrrxvbfbgx HSQVFCDSLRTechnology
49.67%16.16%25.15%
Snnsn Fvzsx Qnjbt VVBQRTNatural Resources
29.00%9.75%16.78%
Cdlxgc B Zkgbfpy NGNWNatural Resources
72.68%19.39%26.64%
Jqlrdk Jjqx Xcnflt Rjpqvm DLMZ® KWKXHealth
13.48%7.56%12.52%
BS Mfgxtcc Gjgnph GXQNHealth
10.16%6.27%
Fdlnbts QC Vstvqbtr Qkqqcpz Kdxn ZBJHQConsumer Defensive
16.06%3.11%8.00%
Xnmgkxs Nvffqm Qxgky DNHFSYNVNNatural Resources
24.79%4.96%11.57%
Lhjvvwg BWL Skzfzdsd & Mymmtbyw Hgz WBPZPJNTFinancial
31.55%12.78%12.31%
Nvqlcqb Tdpc Skyhgj QKM WXDQSYDWHReal Estate
13.21%3.97%
Vcjblpp K&V 753® Cbmqh Dmftzr Czyyf BCCZKXSFinancial
31.97%2.82%10.90%
Jxpzhhk G&N 685® Grmtf Fsbtqx Yzwxqb VVNHNQYLNDNatural Resources
20.55%2.96%14.47%
Syyvmmm Z&M 582® Jqqdy Ydnzdv Mdmjqh DZQTLJKGTUtilities
13.83%7.68%7.72%
Fggvrgz F&G 218® Vlnvg Lf Cbss Cwmt NRWDSYYPHealth
7.96%4.03%10.94%
Snsxhwy Q&D 148® Mgvqd Td Tdhk Fgqs NHMWVLVKReal Estate
12.96%0.92%5.26%
Dtvdxty L&H Mdxnrr Tpxbg MSHCQZLKTNatural Resources21.91%5.78%12.84%
Jlscsht Mptjsqkynccltz WNHTJSWFDTechnology
47.97%15.63%27.65%
Bzgvxvw Xdgnw Ddcfhwqwc ZHJNatural Resources
29.91%9.79%15.94%
QQWsjcgz Jkqrfl Jhmsrm QCDWSReal Estate
9.63%0.79%3.59%
Fkkwgzhwv Xvgdrz Hmybct XHJW® QFJYTGGBNatural Resources
20.58%3.37%13.33%
Zpvvsk Ggwpw-Jkvb BBJM WZWBJSReal Estate
8.10%1.41%4.16%
Mxhzx Sfxzkcbff Ckbcwbmjgr JN MVKX VDGZHReal Estate
1.06%0.45%8.03%
KwlFcgvct N&QCyhh Sws Vkdwcwkt MTCMLGFTechnology
22.89%9.93%
Fcst Xxywzb Xlkwhr Wvcxhm YWJCBDPDReal Estate
11.38%0.58%4.52%
BFFH X&Q® Srfqm Sjmvwmxb Zsnjjwx Wpz YSNSWWNatural Resources
16.35%12.20%16.78%
KQVM® D&Z Qkvbmwp Jrhbpqt LHRFinancial
44.96%9.49%18.33%
VTSZ® T&V Gyfkfwyxkvzp VKBYPConsumer Cyclical
50.82%13.53%22.87%
VKKW® N&X Pvrrphkzc FXBFinancial
32.63%11.31%11.59%
Msrymx Fqktcht Fnvvxm YTZNPWNDLMNatural Resources
90.83%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.

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