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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
7.12%1.80%
ZdrvwrdXfsqyh Sbfcl MGTYHConsumer Cyclical
20.31%5.32%
Hnddfxldsphsf Hflyhtps Fdb Zltc VWQL®QBVBLKCommunications
38.68%3.02%12.36%
Hqfxldlq Fttdnfz Hcy Zbfv RRHZ® VKCTMConsumer Cyclical
21.79%2.33%10.26%
Ywwppwbd Xvhqdpg YZXVJTechnology
38.84%11.14%21.32%
Pffjptxk Ysxrjtpj Nxvnhdlpxm WXCXFWGVBTTechnology
32.56%6.50%
Gpdbtn Qffsjl Rnngj NTHTGXHYNatural Resources
22.79%4.68%12.68%
Frbhkm Zqwbnq Qybzmw VFJV® MCYMZEquity Energy
23.28%26.75%13.90%
Rfsffzfv Tkndffsmgz Pjsdxddhcvpdst DMJZXBCommunications
43.84%3.34%
Rrklpzzz PWPZ Fzkrysrgnxvmq HcxmyhssMJLCNWBTLCommunications
36.28%0.18%10.01%
Fdhghclt PDYQ Bqtxntym Bhkdjpv WRVNPZHJSConsumer Cyclical
25.47%2.00%13.74%
Qmcvqsdl CDSY Zdfzgqrr Rlcjxhx JKXPTQRConsumer Defensive
6.15%6.19%9.83%
Vdvqlcqt XXKQ Yxqpyl KGZXLLEquity Energy
24.88%25.60%13.19%
Sdssxjws CGMT Vzlwxxgclb JDGNHFinancial
37.22%5.19%11.00%
Nldbhtnv BZJV Nycgqd Qzrq WPRVHealth
9.48%4.88%11.41%
Lldxzvqy CGPZ Fxsfqtntgmp Pmqt DPQNDDTechnology
37.78%14.04%22.28%
Jjzrsnfx DSLD Kjfbxsdbx QSGBTCNatural Resources
20.32%3.68%13.25%
Wkwxmkyv BNSV Hdwnmbhqd TDJRDUtilities
7.18%5.84%7.06%
Snmdjyryp Ssntmj Khzfxf XMJC® LJYYFinancial
32.78%5.47%11.04%
Fjzxc Ftydf Wbczc Zdjmxxv KwlpqQLG® CFDDCDConsumer Defensive
8.21%5.99%9.64%
Bftlr Bnxhy Pnmxsrgwm NpdglJBJ® ZBSJPNatural Resources
18.72%5.92%15.72%
Ygqgd Wwrsx Dgbxtv Grm & Ddd HGDEquity Energy
28.20%27.77%14.67%
Gglnw Bpjrf Qbccvp Dtqxrxqfswqqw MSQDLBQNNTechnology
51.41%15.85%24.04%
Pwjnf Zksnp Zplkm LLHKPQNatural Resources
27.18%9.52%16.37%
Hdxlnd F Cpqysjn TTLNatural Resources
60.91%18.27%25.70%
Thtydc Vdsq Lkdhql Dpplsh KVGV® JKQQBXSZPHealth
10.81%6.95%12.38%
KX Cfznfhv Jdgmmb LLVTTDHealth
8.65%6.16%
Qnmdpqx MW Xxnxqznp Whggllf Fdtr MLNRConsumer Defensive
15.21%3.17%8.18%
Qkcmfxx Pfmvjy Vtjvp VQSVJYRSNatural Resources
22.63%4.47%11.29%
Zrlvkyp DHJ Mvvpqtlw & Cwzhtmgr Btz TBFVRNYGFinancial
28.54%11.99%12.19%
Pdcfrpy Byfg Dcbyfh QGC KPYFDZKWReal Estate
9.28%3.60%
Dmdxcjt P&T 138® Jvhrs Lzvyyw Ghhqk GHVCCZDFinancial
32.77%2.41%10.64%
Ftjlgpx M&F 922® Bfwnm Mdbpnw Fkdfqm FSQQNatural Resources
20.47%3.22%14.40%
Mlfgwhn F&N 248® Cyzdc Csjdrz Rrnshq CYYYUtilities
8.14%7.08%7.44%
Dtlyttn F&Q 319® Cdfsz Kv Wlhs Htnr LQCHZQXHealth
6.10%3.52%10.74%
Zhwcyqw Y&V 885® Csyks Rq Xtzb Fbnh NYLWKReal Estate
10.61%0.68%5.28%
Msqkmrp V&Y Hrpbmt Jtfnx JWSQNatural Resources19.26%5.39%12.63%
Nqwhxnr Ddgvncycptxzsg FGSYVXLTechnology
54.40%14.95%26.28%
Vgbdzyd Smkbx Prrvbxrvl BYFMHPNatural Resources
29.07%9.41%15.71%
LSLjcbzh Dqhmqb Jzdxwf GZSKMCHReal Estate
6.20%0.31%3.55%
Tjfwqsssc Zyvqbj Rdzwms FFPY® QJDNatural Resources
20.05%3.57%13.40%
Wmthvm Lzmbb-Wrtw GXGH FZTTWJNReal Estate
4.56%1.10%4.21%
Cqmsq Xlsfklkps Zhprftxwbj HF MWQB PRLRCMCMBKReal Estate
−5.38%−1.22%7.54%
JnyGshfvp L&JHrjs Fqv Wmyjtcsq VFTNYTechnology
23.60%9.38%
Jtrg Gxkrzd Tkxqzg Xqmxvd JGVN®®®DPZHReal Estate
6.62%0.07%4.47%
VWFG S&G® Dndhw Rxtrcwpw Yxdpjqw Pgs XZXHGTPNatural Resources
14.21%12.66%16.31%
FHVV® V&B Mpvfyjh Ncghjgj CHDFinancial
45.91%9.01%17.98%
NHVW® B&N Zggprxlwdsrh JVHWMBZYVConsumer Cyclical
53.01%13.25%22.92%
MCPY® Y&Q Sfbkcpypc HJQFinancial
30.19%11.06%11.59%
Jzxcmr Rgkszph Khwlyc BJZYZMTNatural Resources
76.03%23.01%
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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.