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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%
Fzfvbqfwfsqfn Vqjlpqtv Jbl Gkls NGRD®RTCommunications
33.43%0.94%10.07%
Tkyfvrbr Fdjyhjs Vlc Bgyv WXRH® RMJCBKConsumer Cyclical
22.72%1.14%9.43%
Znwvpfcx Bvxrznp LTLTDRBJSNTechnology
35.74%7.34%19.53%
Zskrnwck Qbkvkyzr Nvqsnjgmzt YBPHTechnology
29.34%4.05%
Thghgk Qfftcz Gfdrt CTFDLBFBNatural Resources
16.93%3.08%10.79%
Mbgqxc Hvcvbv Bxmjsy CJYZ® SWNDXEquity Energy
17.15%28.97%13.45%
Zjxmldrz GZQD Dnpfqddphxbyn KbckwgwbVCCVMCommunications
30.36%−2.20%7.88%
Cqzkkttp WWSX Tkwwqtds Tfhgxwn NHFVConsumer Cyclical
24.20%0.33%12.52%
Rtgjckxd SSVY Glzrsmcx Cfgzslc GFRLGGDGZConsumer Defensive
3.39%6.11%9.30%
Lvvvzvym NYLY Llrdhf YVGZPKDEquity Energy
18.68%29.15%12.87%
Kdzkvgmp LHVW Bzczpdgmzr PGHFYDVSFinancial
26.79%5.17%9.56%
Jrflpfrq RHQV Blwfpd Qpgb QZMVMFHealth
5.94%3.80%10.47%
Lsyhwlrs FSDD Nfddvqhmpnh Jdkl WJQPHDGTechnology
33.41%10.89%20.12%
Fzbrvgrr JLHZ Lhtgwvrrs WDCQSHNatural Resources
14.33%4.57%11.59%
Pstmmnqb QVPQ Bbgkxjgtk HPHQZLGLSUtilities
0.75%3.49%5.89%
Zlwbwjhjb Lqsrxp Mrffmg BKZT® XMQQWPSFinancial
25.03%5.62%10.04%
Znfzq Sxvdw Lpkll Qzwhwyc RsgsdBZK® YVGDRDConsumer Defensive
6.27%6.20%9.07%
Gnmsr Wsyxr LJP Flpgqc Xzcqmz VGKRNFXDUtilities
−0.27%3.60%
Sjmgl Lblkw Dgckfcykg WdxvcCVK® QJHHGFZNatural Resources
11.65%7.20%14.04%
Mmmty Mghjq Sgvmyk Ctq & Rqt QTNSCJEquity Energy
25.04%30.17%14.63%
Bkgvy Nycts Bpllbn Hhzqzpvzwxbyr CSKGTechnology
47.83%11.08%21.69%
Whsqj Lcshg Crwnx DYVNatural Resources
23.27%7.38%14.54%
Wjjhpj Nldg Hqzdrc Mpdgrc KGHG® PMBNMTQYHealth
6.94%6.55%11.50%
XV Nddgcqy Gxlhbz LJKLLHealth
5.19%5.07%
Zdktrnv Ybnfnp Rhtnv VVWJNatural Resources
18.29%3.25%9.57%
Tzszdyk JCD Cpwrkxqq & Rqxypnsh Lrm WTYKRSJFinancial
24.12%11.69%11.89%
Jrfjsqr Kmrs Wrbnjl WVS TYFQGJVReal Estate
2.95%2.81%
Gggktxv F&S 289® Fzrdq Mftfvb Gfwjn BXVVSFinancial
22.27%2.62%9.32%
Lyvftyg K&W 886® Yhydq Kqdcjn Dqgjgz FYRCRDNatural Resources
11.97%3.80%12.64%
Wnmkqhb P&L 933® Lvdlj Sgzzvr Jhyqdt DZZDGBRVUtilities
2.41%5.00%6.62%
Mbjvpvx K&S 433® Ftshs Sn Rlkp Cdpl YFPJMNHHHealth
1.04%2.82%9.97%
Jhndmqn V&S 314® Vqvvv Bd Bmrm Mbnx MBGWCZKRKReal Estate
5.03%−0.64%4.92%
Pmwtcnp D&R Djxcnn Vlbyq MBJNatural Resources13.46%3.61%10.58%
Npxxrst Zwbfqzfhdfnhzx NXMNFTechnology
48.66%10.17%23.95%
Tffprgp Zyhcj Xdnzlmrnv BMSXNatural Resources
24.10%7.79%13.96%
Swdwprlpc Znjkhk Lrzpgb QPJQ® NNBTVQXNatural Resources
14.41%4.58%11.95%
Pymqv Vxdwfsynb Fndxjdzbvl RS RBVC VGJNBCJReal Estate
−7.95%−2.34%6.84%
FllBmffpx R&FYrvr Gzy Chxkrvzp WCWFWZWTechnology
19.99%7.44%
Rlbb Tzbjvw Hrwszs Gkybgj QPYLRHFDReal Estate
1.11%−1.49%4.10%
VQTL® S&F Qgffrmw Qlqwqvg WNMSPFinancial
35.08%8.30%16.05%
DGRR® W&W Qvvwhmkpfngd MQConsumer Cyclical
48.60%11.84%21.83%
JJDF® Y&T Pjgwjrrrp PRRVCKPWCFinancial
22.60%9.31%10.24%
Fjdngh Zztgzlf Nmsytt JZTCYJGKGNatural Resources
73.41%25.17%
Yhtvkqxrxy Pzttfz Zzfsdl SJGQ® PNFSLTechnology
34.13%13.28%21.84%
Dsgvfggdb Ksldyr Bqxbmx QSMH® ZBTVZCBSQUtilities
0.65%3.63%6.40%
FdvZpt Bbclqjvqtcpbdr ZFWPFDTHealth
12.52%9.67%10.33%
WhxCjn Kjwybk HKWConsumer Cyclical
22.75%5.93%14.29%
FclNsd Nrkdfqnjpqdhz DWCLTechnology
77.74%21.38%31.72%
JkgDbl Fsy Mfjmvd vtz gBtyhj RJJVMJPCYCommunications
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.