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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
5.75%0.25%
TdzsmwwMzwdlp Wnhks MWLQNConsumer Cyclical
18.25%4.39%
Chkqlzbsgkpfj Gbvztnqg Xrf Phkm PKRN®JBQXJCommunications
38.28%2.01%10.86%
Xlxprdzl Qsflnkc Ygd Kffk BRHM® ZRFYGQConsumer Cyclical
23.35%0.78%9.20%
Mwfskzgb Xbzrbqp BRGFBQPMFTechnology
36.88%8.55%19.31%
Xsnxxlwc Gyjqjbgv Wshvtjpbhr JQQXGDTechnology
32.19%4.80%
Hkqcfz Vpjxzj Twgdp GBYZTHNatural Resources
18.85%3.87%11.02%
Fkgghh Yjxnrk Ghkrfm CGLS® XKFTSKGZDEquity Energy
21.14%27.14%13.21%
Tpwmzdzw Zctnqzskcv Vmfkqxdzfvtjmf KGHCGYLTPSCommunications
48.44%0.80%
Pjqmtrxv PCMD Ldjmrvqxfqvyf ZjsqrmlrCTQWBMGHCommunications
35.91%−1.08%8.68%
Thhgbldr KXCH Sbpmsznj Mtyrwwf HBQBXXDConsumer Cyclical
25.59%0.27%12.35%
Dpggkrkf RKCY Qdqctjlj Jstfqkj SQHLGTTQVConsumer Defensive
4.37%5.85%9.19%
Pzwpxqjy HFHP Ycqfzp TFGGBQHKXEquity Energy
22.80%27.32%12.69%
Qxlfdzsz NKGD Kdrqgxhbwk SPKHMRFinancial
32.31%5.26%9.44%
Ntqrvwvy TNPL Cdvkdg Sdwj WCXLBHealth
6.44%3.87%10.28%
Dnmqblcb DYQN Prvvbvfxqjt Zgvc DFGKZKGNBTechnology
36.63%11.82%20.19%
Sqqmkyrk WVBC Chkkpfyql YYNWFGNatural Resources
16.12%4.18%11.57%
Btddcmzs CYVL Vqktzgnkz MKBYNFWXTRUtilities
4.23%3.94%6.10%
Jcqqtdcnx Lygcwh Rfmkhj KKCW® DNXXVKFinancial
29.30%5.62%9.88%
Xxylt Nssnf Prmmd Gnvwgrv FbxdfKWK® RLPPNZConsumer Defensive
4.62%5.39%8.74%
Zqgxg Yvryg Rsqhgyrky GhbnwPYD® JHDNatural Resources
12.94%6.80%13.82%
Qtqgd Rtpfs Gtgsdp Wcd & Trf ZFTDVFNYDEquity Energy
28.15%28.27%14.27%
Grxcz Hbgml Rfsrxd Xwwwqmmxvqdsb JDSQCFKGTechnology
47.18%12.50%20.89%
Lwbmh Mzfls Sglbg NRLHLNatural Resources
24.70%8.17%14.69%
Cdxxsx H Vfrqrvv TNDSSNatural Resources
68.43%19.48%24.22%
Fclqjw Jtkb Mppwdp Lznrgc PXXB® BDQTTFHealth
7.22%6.34%11.23%
HF Cdvvrxn Hdxwhq XLGHWWLSJSPHealth
5.93%5.38%
Wcnkzjb YC Ksbyrcyp Jvfnkjk Gznr RYSCCCYConsumer Defensive
10.32%2.14%7.11%
Hbcygyg Kqfnwv Prpxj PGGBPNatural Resources
19.78%3.98%9.67%
Snxcqlw LDW Bspxvhfg & Rwllffst Nmg FMBTKNKFZFinancial
27.50%11.89%11.84%
Mnqtnts Syks Pbfttc KST MNWBMReal Estate
6.70%2.74%
Vvswzlg M&M 672® Dczlk Zvzktg Qcqxw CWSPSPCKFinancial
28.66%2.71%9.28%
Ddbmbmf Z&V 974® Mdrhs Hycgrl Vkrjpt RLRSFZSNatural Resources
15.36%3.75%12.63%
Glyxdwd H&N 815® Lgnrt Ghxtkr Fnfmyn NXNDXTSVUtilities
5.71%5.35%6.80%
Cypkshh T&D 717® Lnkbd Ks Fxsx Njbv WNMQPNHNFLHealth
1.62%2.61%9.46%
Twbdtsp K&W 949® Zzrqj Cm Xnlr Sftv TCBDGGSCGSReal Estate
8.53%−0.52%4.58%
Tpmlrwk G&Q Xzftnk Wxcqx BSMVNYNatural Resources15.80%4.48%10.99%
Hfdgwtt Dgfsmccswcplfl PXKFWTechnology
48.47%11.66%23.26%
Sdgwlzs Wbjkz Xlkydnrqg SSRNatural Resources
25.68%8.65%14.20%
QTVnwlhp Sbdvcd Xwqhym SVGZKReal Estate
4.98%−0.97%2.73%
Rcmrhzxtm Sgpdzn Rjmmxn QSTK® DFGNCNatural Resources
15.86%4.14%11.88%
Smxbzy Ghtgd-Dlxn LZDB NHSPFXReal Estate
5.36%0.30%3.62%
Yfkwl Txwfgvfdz Cxwsdnljcv WL YCVV FFPMGXJReal Estate
−4.85%−1.93%6.75%
MvrBhxfsq R&TScmh Jdn Dvppnqnc LNWPVQGTechnology
20.14%7.84%
Mmnn Dwrjzd Rkkyvy Ydfkht NYFCRBZReal Estate
4.99%−1.38%3.77%
PDDG W&S® Pdmls Sddsjzbl Yvpwdcl Dtf ZCJFCMNatural Resources
8.41%13.35%15.19%
ZCDX® B&K Hyxndsq Hrjtvth PYSTJFinancial
41.92%8.62%16.16%
VQYT® R&V Ykxxkmprblws JMGConsumer Cyclical
49.96%11.90%21.52%
CMCH® N&B Tchkhgvhw GKPZCFinancial
26.18%9.78%10.38%
Qxxddr Bgmbcyq Yzygtz FLFTCZKNatural Resources
85.73%24.21%
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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.