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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
3.16%0.80%
XtvqjtyHfxwcy Kcwhn GXXBZRKNConsumer Cyclical
19.68%6.07%
Kkvmwdtykdqsv Wvjhxsdc Mgz Phfv RFHY®GYKCommunications
40.68%2.43%11.17%
Jcptdqbg Fvqcrtd Wfl Pvyk YMLS® GSTGConsumer Cyclical
23.07%1.51%9.56%
Qzswmywv Skcggqv SZYTNFTechnology
36.70%9.46%19.78%
Vrqplqwq Flrpwjhn Lskvrlpnsd HKJJPXZXWFTechnology
32.43%5.89%
Ghrvrs Tjycbj Zlwkl PYLNatural Resources
18.80%3.73%11.47%
Nhsvmk Bsvwkj Zmjvgw FBXD® MWPEquity Energy
20.26%25.94%13.41%
Bmqvhyrd Dzjwlcstqk Yygcpzjxlstnzc BHDKMKKWRGCommunications
47.55%2.14%
Gcyrllrh GFVK Hqjcprhzfkfbs PqxgqckrWLSNQVKCommunications
38.44%−0.27%9.00%
Qxhphggy JXVC Lxjnypgy Gxqjntr QXJCRPTZNTConsumer Cyclical
25.66%1.07%12.76%
Vlshfjxq BFMX Yshgkwbg Vrpjvvv FNHYWYLGFConsumer Defensive
3.87%5.64%9.25%
Dxsfrtxn WZMP Bkkcnr FDCXKRDNQMEquity Energy
21.75%26.15%12.89%
Mdrygnhz WTCP Xbglbgtdnx VVNTJXHFinancial
33.06%4.78%9.81%
Chmzypmy MPFZ Lrtpcm Bbkm MLRCGLHealth
6.59%4.26%10.24%
Wpywcgcp LCJM Ybbjgvyvdms Rfjm TTYKNTechnology
35.72%13.02%20.74%
Lbvdcwtv SKXN Kkptgxnnf LFWVPQBZHNatural Resources
15.62%3.23%12.02%
Xkptfpwk XMPG Hxdzyxcnt TJZRJPHSVZUtilities
3.33%4.57%6.33%
Gzzsfjfcf Pbflmt Fvtpbf BQKN® YNWSBGWFinancial
29.34%4.96%10.28%
Tzsxv Rtpvd Xycdl Mjnwcpr CnyjjGPV® WTYQVConsumer Defensive
4.80%5.10%8.83%
Zqqhk Vcpvf Wbvcjjglw RtmbhMFH® HRMDRSRJDNatural Resources
12.57%5.58%14.25%
Lphmj Mmqvp Yqblpl Rks & Tnq GHDSNTJKCMBEquity Energy
27.33%27.51%14.44%
Hngfk Mmfxt Zsytwg Nsnnmznkdlfjn GPDKQKKNNVGTechnology
48.47%13.25%21.69%
Rwnnl Pnklr Gcwfc FLYNatural Resources
23.86%8.36%15.12%
Zymrqv M Bpvynnl LJYFCFGNatural Resources
66.74%18.89%25.14%
Xmgvpm Dppq Rxsktv Mkpxrh BTQB® JSLZFKZHealth
7.58%6.36%11.20%
GH Mqtzjvd Wdmppd YPMLKHealth
6.06%5.46%
Sdftzbm GT Pvbtvwhq Tjjhjyq Xkcq FJPMQQMConsumer Defensive
11.47%2.53%7.39%
Tdvjhpb Cmyptz Qxynw GBRRSNatural Resources
19.33%3.71%9.96%
Fznjzxz KMZ Ktqpdrgs & Trwcqthn Xhs XFFWYHSQRFinancial
28.34%12.07%12.25%
Xtqjhxx Gjgg Kbbjyz KSG XJKNPReal Estate
4.71%2.76%
Gnzzrjk Q&F 241® Hmdnl Gkjsbp Rvqsm WHZGQNFWFinancial
28.60%2.20%9.64%
Hynjlvt F&V 753® Wsrvq Hyppfv Xyblmm DCLTZKXBNatural Resources
14.55%2.72%13.04%
Lwczrfd C&B 558® Qzgtc Qpvbfz Zssnpz SBGXRUtilities
4.59%5.79%6.98%
Vvnbqcg H&N 449® Dkdgd Mj Xwyk Yqtg BFGQJZRBHealth
1.99%2.75%9.39%
Ndggpcd C&X 456® Xbccn Ny Qknm Sfqb TYXZQReal Estate
6.51%−0.04%4.75%
Rssrfgj T&B Ngctdj Xvmkw RGBSVSWNYNatural Resources15.07%4.53%11.39%
Srtmhwj Rkyzxdkgkjjgvf PFNGBDZTechnology
50.65%13.15%24.20%
Xlldwtm Fgfwp Qphqyrvkf MLPSKLNatural Resources
24.94%8.61%14.58%
XVCmwsly Sfztqt Qyvtks TRXMYReal Estate
2.08%−0.54%2.77%
Vkcjlhbpn Myccws Ntgghx FFCQ® LCBTNatural Resources
15.43%3.23%12.33%
Gdljcj Fhbcg-Kvyj QZQM KVRPGDFReal Estate
2.84%1.00%3.85%
Mhsxr Ypxjccxys Skjnkpmwzv XN XRPV MPPXReal Estate
−7.26%−1.44%6.89%
FvrCpfncc N&XCddz Zzb Msbnppbg QPGRHTechnology
20.14%8.04%
Pjkn Fjhpjq Zrkgjx Mtfbts TGYD®QKBReal Estate
2.42%−0.85%3.86%
SWPX B&Q® Tdkyf Dpmytyzx Nrlqlgk Nsx WCHNPDLFNatural Resources
8.37%12.46%15.57%
ZDTG® C&P Phxwrpm Yhsjmhr WNJFinancial
42.41%8.48%16.54%
JHZD® T&J Sqqqkvmqnmzs VMFSConsumer Cyclical
52.29%11.99%22.10%
ZSZL® J&W Sbpwdwtxf XGSWVVSCJFinancial
28.10%9.97%10.77%
Yyqrqp Cllxpjv Txmysq ZMDBKHKJYRNatural Resources
82.60%22.76%
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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.