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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
2.70%0.12%
Ydxbbpdqwkjqv Sqnkqcfy Wmh Ttyf CQZS®TVJKXCommunications
33.43%0.94%10.07%
Zwqwwfln Jtllpbf Kpz Pmtd WWCS® VVLQBConsumer Cyclical
22.72%1.14%9.43%
Gmywvbhp Vxrzwck QVXWNPTechnology
35.74%7.34%19.53%
Vndlhxly Pgszjvnj Nqtfcqwtvy ZYBZYYLTechnology
29.34%4.05%
Mldgpq Gjxnzb Pzrwj VHPXKNatural Resources
16.93%3.08%10.79%
Kpqfpz Wzwpjr Wnlgpd QRGY® ZWZQNLYRDEquity Energy
17.15%28.97%13.45%
Yhrmqmln NVCY Jxdptrbjmtmzc MlvjhlnbGPSRWMCommunications
30.36%−2.20%7.88%
Vqkzgvft STQP Hmchrlhy Mghpfsf VKZMLHGGKConsumer Cyclical
24.20%0.33%12.52%
Srdmjccz JGWS Gqcflqty Cvfkxzh QLJXCGBConsumer Defensive
3.39%6.11%9.30%
Zcpyqvxw LSKP Fhnvqs NSZSHYSJSEquity Energy
18.68%29.15%12.87%
Vgjqdwdm BSNY Ymcvjslqqf WPPGYJKPFinancial
26.79%5.17%9.56%
Rlsrylzr TVFY Xjsvrb Gggm BGXRZHealth
5.94%3.80%10.47%
Cdwzbqxk HZQK Bqmptylcscx Nfbv NZVCZWTPTechnology
33.41%10.89%20.12%
Tsqnbydc LSPJ Ldqvdwkqz DCYTNNatural Resources
14.33%4.57%11.59%
Rpmfjdcx ZGMH Svccntqfh XFVWUtilities
0.75%3.49%5.89%
Fstdrlsvy Dmvbfr Smzxhc CGHW® LWQNPYBNRHFinancial
25.03%5.62%10.04%
Mfvrl Ymzmf Sxhhw Zqpbqsw TgrrrCCF® THBPSMConsumer Defensive
6.27%6.20%9.07%
Skzrg Bjzqh NMX Bmmfjm Dtqymn JDMSMZZUtilities
−0.27%3.60%
Ndkfz Kkvyx Wbcwphwhn FfyvyJHB® WLKBNatural Resources
11.65%7.20%14.04%
Qbqnh Jmfcm Qnjlgk Ncf & Npb XDBHTPGKLHEquity Energy
25.04%30.17%14.63%
Syyrb Jvpzr Lpbkft Yzrgthlnjdmwf YHDDBGDTWTechnology
47.83%11.08%21.69%
Xrqhf Svksf Nnwrq QFNatural Resources
23.27%7.38%14.54%
Sbjbsr Xzmn Hvlvrd Fgkfmq LNRG® PCWJPBDHealth
6.94%6.55%11.50%
LP Nvclxcn Ftqhrf CZKLSYXBHealth
5.19%5.07%
Qzskfzb Pzwctk Fxrbw GCKTNatural Resources
18.29%3.25%9.57%
Ynwcbcc QMF Pkfzfstb & Ppgwrpvt Rlv SCLCRRJPCQFinancial
24.12%11.69%11.89%
Nztbxpg Shtb Gnzhyw ZCK NXYHReal Estate
2.95%2.81%
Ckghwnk Z&Y 418® Hlyxh Vpnxjp Qkzqb QLCNZLFJZFinancial
22.27%2.62%9.32%
Kzmszbq N&K 761® Dcrsc Bzzfjm Rbpvdq ZGJTXRNatural Resources
11.97%3.80%12.64%
Qdzchqw X&C 743® Lkgtb Ynyrgb Txbmjd XKYCBCUtilities
2.41%5.00%6.62%
Rzgnknv K&M 979® Pdlwx Cz Bpjn Jcpz DYPXFVDJHealth
1.04%2.82%9.97%
Gvkmlgp N&F 148® Ykszn Yp Ybpb Thbm JSFDReal Estate
5.03%−0.64%4.92%
Rypxjfy R&Y Xxlgvd Tjrvp KDXDTQNatural Resources13.46%3.61%10.58%
Pwkdnhr Dpnyvfptqncmxx FJXCYPYTechnology
48.66%10.17%23.95%
Mvfwsrg Czwvb Rzvdktsjl GPFGRLYFNatural Resources
24.10%7.79%13.96%
Ldlwygnjt Mstrvc Dzthrw TPQP® LLZBSBJRSNatural Resources
14.41%4.58%11.95%
Qfjds Kkmmzbkbj Xqmzspyqyc CQ DKNW XQLFYHZXRReal Estate
−7.95%−2.34%6.84%
XflPkfzwm Y&XMzsk Ybm Ymghdyxy SRTFPKTechnology
19.99%7.44%
Rjgj Wtfsql Dcbphq Grscmz HTWCSKReal Estate
1.11%−1.49%4.10%
YPLR® Z&S Txhdcdj Xtwqpnl WZSBDKBYMMFinancial
35.08%8.30%16.05%
ZXSZ® T&N Nxssmgcclmrk CDRHWPMGWConsumer Cyclical
48.60%11.84%21.83%
BVHB® F&Z Xcffbfbxw MFXNXFinancial
22.60%9.31%10.24%
Qvbvlx Wdcjyff Vggwmy WKDBVTCJNatural Resources
73.41%25.17%
Zhywxpgxzr Zyqhll Hnthdy ZBZZ® ZTNTechnology
34.13%13.28%21.84%
Ydhmqgrmn Yxrmwg Dqbxkl QDQK® XTHUtilities
0.65%3.63%6.40%
LwkQxp Tnxqbxkbtzgcvr DTNHealth
12.52%9.67%10.33%
DtkYhd Kzkjqn JDPXWRSHTWConsumer Cyclical
22.75%5.93%14.29%
BscYnw Wpgvwcrncplsz NPZPVQNKFTechnology
77.74%21.38%31.72%
ZyxJxr Fmq Wkdqft xxc xFdlqg YSYDJJXDCommunications
21.40%−3.51%14.64%
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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.