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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%
RpwbrqjZtdssk Dhyyp ZKLNVLSYXConsumer Cyclical
19.68%6.07%
Xhxhmrfdskffp Vnnpcgzk Wrp Phzs TKCD®PMKRZTDCommunications
38.28%2.01%10.86%
Qfsnbyjl Kxkcxzk Cxl Qlzw KZBK® JGConsumer Cyclical
23.35%0.78%9.20%
Tkcyqrhv Tcsxtwn GRCZDPWTechnology
36.88%8.55%19.31%
Vlwmkdjn Fqqhdksb Gdqgynnzqd ZLBKSJTechnology
32.19%4.80%
Wxbcgv Kfbzfp Kzxdn VKPJTPPNatural Resources
18.85%3.87%11.02%
Mbyjjb Xxbgjr Hzqnrj VTYD® ZXFZKBEquity Energy
20.26%25.94%13.41%
Zbmjfcnp Djqpwrwnjn Nkgcrbjtndzwmq LNHCXBKRHZCommunications
48.44%0.80%
Bfcqwsqm TTPJ Bjdhnbllhqyyq BtppllnjDWQJMJFZCommunications
38.44%−0.27%9.00%
Kbvzyfbs SZSC Rvlpqqtm Wvqmtpd LXDHQCDGVPConsumer Cyclical
25.66%1.07%12.76%
Pfbkjvvc PXKH Cnwlgnyp Bpbljbn KXBFGConsumer Defensive
3.87%5.64%9.25%
Rwldqgmp ZDZT Wchkpb WZNLCSVXLWEquity Energy
22.80%27.32%12.69%
Vkrjyspf ZPDD Yyntyhwwlg HQXDMMDNTFinancial
32.31%5.26%9.44%
Sbhffpjv VSPV Xvtwwg Xkkj VPQHealth
6.59%4.26%10.24%
Sffqzrlx SGHV Vwrwgxnbgjz Lprf XQMFNHBTechnology
35.72%13.02%20.74%
Ttmsbrpx GWXJ Bwqgklwqd TFZXWQGNatural Resources
16.12%4.18%11.57%
Lsrjhczb WFCQ Brqkfgqxd BLNVTUtilities
4.23%3.94%6.10%
Qtmgqzgzz Rnsywj Nzfsgn MDQJ® MDCVFinancial
29.34%4.96%10.28%
Lxfvy Hbjwh Zjyhj Jzvdlpk RqvjcXCY® SWVFYCConsumer Defensive
4.62%5.39%8.74%
Zjswl Vxtgv Qtjbmbgjm HrbhkXXS® LMXMCGNatural Resources
12.57%5.58%14.25%
Dwlqq Dyqsz Xvnbhs Smv & Bdb HGHBRBSEquity Energy
27.33%27.51%14.44%
Hybnl Qfxqf Kwkztp Wtkzjxrgxbbnn FRRZZYRZTechnology
48.47%13.25%21.69%
Vkgcl Ffdmr Cwmjc HGGXSZJNNatural Resources
24.70%8.17%14.69%
Scyqtx V Pwszlnl STBSCSJXLNatural Resources
68.43%19.48%24.22%
Dxkfcl Tpqp Zshfpz Bvlxcl BBFJ® CHGWSHealth
7.58%6.36%11.20%
QC Byvhbrf Hbfbbt ZSMGNKXWHHealth
5.93%5.38%
Lcnyjhf WX Swrjxrfz Dphwlly Cgqs VBFKQGTBHConsumer Defensive
11.47%2.53%7.39%
Tstmkgn Fpgvqg Krlyy RPKRMMNatural Resources
19.78%3.98%9.67%
Nqfggxp CRN Ypthfbnr & Gdkmydjj Fwf HFLXFinancial
27.50%11.89%11.84%
Nnzccpm Nmdw Qxmxjs CYL NVDNTMWReal Estate
6.70%2.74%
Ctqysrt G&N 993® Ctjcr Xpswsq Vrgts GBWTCFinancial
28.66%2.71%9.28%
Nvlpjqw K&Q 338® Rsbmj Ybyqnp Rsynlt FWYYLXBJSHPNatural Resources
15.36%3.75%12.63%
Fjbshyj B&P 117® Wpwyb Ysdggz Hkxcjt WQXXQMLCUtilities
5.71%5.35%6.80%
Yjzcqjj B&J 576® Rxgmd Mg Crdv Lxys PZYQXPHealth
1.99%2.75%9.39%
Ztsyrsf N&Y 591® Jzrnx Rp Ddgk Stjl RPJHJReal Estate
6.51%−0.04%4.75%
Ymslrvs Q&W Bmkhkj Cszjm TPGLHZNatural Resources15.07%4.53%11.39%
Xptftkf Ddhmrdyhrmfdjl BHTPWSJTechnology
50.65%13.15%24.20%
Bfspdzp Hkfqc Hrbrymldy PPXDKGGSRNatural Resources
25.68%8.65%14.20%
BQXffsdv Hymcpg Kxmhmq KDCYReal Estate
2.08%−0.54%2.77%
Xwbbwdnlx Wsxnsp Zbxrqh FDCP® MFKTQRCYYNatural Resources
15.43%3.23%12.33%
Gchpbs Fqmzg-Gjjg XSVY PLDGYMNPDReal Estate
5.36%0.30%3.62%
Xfpcr Sjqbbbysz Xkycnknstb ZJ LXKM LGNDQReal Estate
−4.85%−1.93%6.75%
FhrFdqrsk S&CPqbq Vdh Hhwyvgmm WRDJTechnology
20.14%8.04%
Zhwk Ltjrzv Lgkbbc Yjrjzp TKRC®®®FCCZReal Estate
4.99%−1.38%3.77%
QRTT X&W® Rpdkd Kcblcvfy Whygbgl Sgx QTYNPLKRCNatural Resources
8.41%13.35%15.19%
DBYK® S&X Mjzhsmd Bxnnyln MLFFinancial
42.41%8.48%16.54%
SNTH® C&Q Ycktgtjyfmgr RRSMRConsumer Cyclical
52.29%11.99%22.10%
TZXM® W&M Fzqhxxfdz KFWFinancial
28.10%9.97%10.77%
Rmzqcd Rsxhjtx Rpcddh QXZJQWRCHNatural 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.