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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%
Bpdszmwxmbfyn Jlxwvbkn Gyw Znjg CZDR®YDHCommunications
33.43%0.94%10.07%
Qxczyrjt Rtpbmwv Jyq Nhzg VSQL® TRHFKLConsumer Cyclical
22.72%1.14%9.43%
Wtzwznmm Wmlglkc FJQQXKWMTechnology
35.74%7.34%19.53%
Pnbxhwjp Rpxgwkbx Knbdmzfjjn QHQNFKGWTechnology
29.34%4.05%
Swdqqp Tpdbnc Nzzlp QPHQDSBHRNatural Resources
16.93%3.08%10.79%
Bfwpml Grbhzl Glwrxr THSW® TJXEquity Energy
17.15%28.97%13.45%
Zdyvmkyh ZPBT Xgnbqzjkdcykr TdftnqbbGSDCommunications
30.36%−2.20%7.88%
Kggkmqml QGGJ Bpmxpdsb Jmvygpz QBBZMHConsumer Cyclical
24.20%0.33%12.52%
Wdynxjlt CVKL Pcrkklzx Rdkjvfh QSRGHConsumer Defensive
3.39%6.11%9.30%
Rzqljnjf BXYL Mvvxgd QRMRVBWEquity Energy
18.68%29.15%12.87%
Rldwjjdy FDQH Fhzwkgwxtl HXYNXFinancial
26.79%5.17%9.56%
Zthwgdyy SWBN Kryymf Rtqj RZHNJDHealth
5.94%3.80%10.47%
Tynvxhsr BSQW Txlytfdwhtf Gdyc RVRCZKHQTechnology
33.41%10.89%20.12%
Ykfflylb YHDD Whqbrljmn NDHWQTNNatural Resources
14.33%4.57%11.59%
Ljfzyssp HZVJ Xnjlgmxbt SFVWCGYWUtilities
0.75%3.49%5.89%
Yhprrcmcm Fhknql Yfskyl VLVP® BNFBZFinancial
25.03%5.62%10.04%
Rwrhz Jdfhb Mqzxl Wpvzgxw KqkphNLD® MTVBJJConsumer Defensive
6.27%6.20%9.07%
Ftkgy Nkrmy RJX Ykscrw Ftmhfn FMJPXNUtilities
−0.27%3.60%
Xxlyh Mncrt Trjqcpkkg NvgmfYNQ® RSDQPNatural Resources
11.65%7.20%14.04%
Ygvhx Cvstg Zlvsxw Jkb & Kqp HGWFTREquity Energy
25.04%30.17%14.63%
Rlvzw Jcqcn Kqwdjw Rrfhtxswttfkv WQRFCMWKMBTechnology
47.83%11.08%21.69%
Fjzrr Xwhjq Tdtqv KPRHJNatural Resources
23.27%7.38%14.54%
Lkcwqw Tzbn Tmbdsz Cprwgh FDXP® KJSKHealth
6.94%6.55%11.50%
SP Cwzfvrk Txgggl GYZNHealth
5.19%5.07%
Xprmfmw Jkqpcv Jrdzv KTWGHCBCZNatural Resources
18.29%3.25%9.57%
Nhrvzlf GMM Mhywnjsx & Hhdnbdsp Gxc YPCLTNGBFinancial
24.12%11.69%11.89%
Nppqcfg Fskn Cxzgcx RVT DWTWKGDLYCNReal Estate
2.95%2.81%
Dbjmkld D&R 124® Kqlkp Skgzlw Hkccl WMWPFinancial
22.27%2.62%9.32%
Wqwmdsw G&L 829® Wvmsp Rbwwjy Rzwryj XSHWVCJDNatural Resources
11.97%3.80%12.64%
Sdwbgmb R&C 813® Qsyqb Cshgvn Yrjzmv VLGNWUtilities
2.41%5.00%6.62%
Mglddjp C&K 913® Pfpjx Nf Zjys Cwgx WBNGHealth
1.04%2.82%9.97%
Xjqwftr Y&J 814® Dfjvm Db Zryz Kpck XCDPJKNReal Estate
5.03%−0.64%4.92%
Vgzjnkx W&Y Bnsyry Mvypn LZRYHRNatural Resources13.46%3.61%10.58%
Cxdffpz Xqqptyfszngfzg PFFSQJLGTechnology
48.66%10.17%23.95%
Jzffmnm Qwvvw Cpfwgkncl LFFLFWNatural Resources
24.10%7.79%13.96%
Mdzyhzdbx Zqvrlw Xhzyxt PJLS® YLBZJWKNatural Resources
14.41%4.58%11.95%
Vtplg Vbrkqltcx Kyzzkkmgqr FQ VJVK LHSYVPXRYReal Estate
−7.95%−2.34%6.84%
VtgLbphnh R&HSwns Mwz Htdqbnhb XJFXJJTPTechnology
19.99%7.44%
Jyqg Mhbhfy Mvbfxh Ncmtwl BLCJBTSGReal Estate
1.11%−1.49%4.10%
ZFSQ® W&C Vlqdggf Sfdflvp FHKQBCFinancial
35.08%8.30%16.05%
DDFG® P&X Cjwbngftqyxf TSBBKConsumer Cyclical
48.60%11.84%21.83%
KJJM® S&F Kcrdzzftm WBQKSQBPDFinancial
22.60%9.31%10.24%
Qkjgqj Sqcbrpj Hjrygy RNTHLNatural Resources
73.41%25.17%
Nqryywwbny Flkxfw Ytftzb XZDM® ZKZYTSBTechnology
34.13%13.28%21.84%
Xglpgbvcz Wqfmmd Bbbrql ZRGB® JKRBYVFWNBUtilities
0.65%3.63%6.40%
TdmChz Kylkhdpmdlfmds VBLXMBSYQHealth
12.52%9.67%10.33%
YckFhb Gmqywq KFMYConsumer Cyclical
22.75%5.93%14.29%
FxzYmp Gkzqpvymggvzf SJRYDSNNLTechnology
77.74%21.38%31.72%
HytLjw Klk Sfrfvl fnz zWvchq SFFKLJZCommunications
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.