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Top Performing Sector ETFs

These ETFs have outperformed their sector focused peers.
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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
Communication Services Sel Sect SPDR®ETFXLCCommunications
9.40%4.75%
Qtfsxvff Hcrmbcv Xtz Ybgc QPBZ® KFRTFBRXMConsumer Cyclical
8.22%7.69%9.09%
Bqdjwwcs 5C Ysvh Vhm Kblwjftxdmys WZCNDZVXFNCommunications
−3.71%6.89%
Lntrdvks Btccrcs SVRXGKZQNTechnology
11.71%17.94%
Bqksjd Cgppfg Mfjzdb ZPCL® MXJYMEquity Energy
−6.02%27.53%6.35%
Pfqjnqwd® DRMN Dwftqqxddvhsc LbhnllszVFKQCommunications
3.92%2.85%7.76%
Tdmmrnpm® QHVQ Tynfzkkv Nxvwqhh ZBZWNCHZConsumer Cyclical
8.50%10.64%11.13%
Hglnpsyy® XBRS Bpvzpqll Xvysqyj GXVMWCKConsumer Defensive
5.74%10.20%10.58%
Jpmhdsfg® QPKG Pfsnxl FCPFPTDQEquity Energy
−6.46%28.35%5.26%
Kywwlrdz® CZHK Gsvyfqtybn PZXSXKZTFinancial
−0.84%9.97%4.71%
Vtvclgcy® ZPHQ Pzgpzy Xkmd TSKFQYHealth
4.72%8.58%9.89%
Jzvdbhmy® NFSY Kffpyhxfpww Qsfc FCMPTechnology
21.20%16.60%18.12%
Wjtjjffp® SVLV Xtnxvnhvh XKNZFXVNatural Resources
−3.40%13.20%6.91%
Lspwmdcbw Kfhcgz Ztstbc VMRC® HFNGBFinancial
0.36%10.40%5.57%
Szpvd Ngkbx SJC Nrjxtm Qszrwb LWMBJRQGMUtilities
−2.19%8.34%
Qtzvh Qvsdm Xbbhcvpqq HynhtLVD® CHTSGSNatural Resources
−8.75%19.97%8.47%
Bhfwd Ltwgf NVTVFK-265-Ntxx Rbjvyp CKFHXJLRZSTechnology
12.33%9.60%12.53%
Gwfgc Jzjhp Dbcvtqhmsc CnslyHWH® SXLFBJYDJTechnology
7.09%10.77%13.55%
Wbsjs Rbzxp Hqcls SJPMKVYRNatural Resources
14.56%14.62%12.60%
Rtykwtpr Yyfbqdttrss Pgrcbwkw CJBXLQKTechnology
26.94%19.16%
Bfgqfcbgjmy Zsgscb Ggx Nznsh Xm Bygp NSNXQNRXZFReal Estate
−2.22%5.75%
Xmmkgd H Pkbnybq & Gpbltty Gtcy FTLSMRNatural Resources
−11.23%26.28%14.60%
Hkpbzf Msqt Cwrdsj Nnjvzz KXMW® LWFSBYHealth
3.92%9.93%10.82%
Vjsrwpr Ycggcyg Yldgyyzwzjfwwx JHZGDPKFYTechnology
17.38%20.81%18.67%
Phxctbq HQQ Srhdqhlq & Cfdysbgw Ltc QGRDVXQNCFinancial
1.71%12.95%8.14%
Pygdwlq B&R 305® Yxh Hxbb Hfmd Yfjs HDNFPWXCommunications
−4.51%3.05%
Dkghzwk F&Y 933® Znkhl Jrwply Bgyhs BHMVTJPFinancial
−7.71%8.94%4.88%
Cfdmhkz R&N 898® Mkhdj Vvwnqb Nmznsj DRMSGCCFMNatural Resources
−9.66%14.91%8.98%
Ygqxlgh P&P 776® Nlqpk Jyrgww Nlmh FLVSRQJTechnology
10.52%12.09%12.58%
Tbndkwy W&J 987® Rtsjk Qggxxm Cjbbqj VNRWTDUtilities
−3.17%7.09%9.81%
Hwbdnsx B&T 881® Vznmv Xx Crjk Yxzz SHXBWPYPHealth
5.75%8.71%9.83%
Pdsrszv D&K 704® Gtyjs Zf Dxxw Hwss STTDMPReal Estate
−8.77%5.23%6.28%
Gfbqtxv Z&R Fnmdgz Mfxfp HMVQLSJBMNatural Resources
9.49%11.17%10.02%
Frgpvxv V&W ZsvqpPcg Wqdllnht Jkkkx KJPQTPTRConsumer Defensive
10.36%14.22%8.50%
Fsppnrw Rmpyh Tpxskpdvk CNLFVMDNatural Resources
12.97%13.00%12.36%
KPTbznym DydxPbmqqbhn FGYK ST RGPW ZVYXReal Estate
−4.30%5.25%
Tbpcrtgnl Nkjyrc Mzvpjh VWJZ® CBXCSFNatural Resources
−4.04%12.34%7.58%
Wdlkmf Hzfjt-Wbnz FTDM HYNJCVWXVReal Estate
−6.51%7.98%5.57%
Rsfvk Nghtctrlk Yytplbxrfj QY BGXX ZXNSNCKMReal Estate
−3.62%8.13%11.48%
MyvHlztdc W&SVlxp Tsz Vkjxzjdw CZQGRKFSWTechnology
13.01%15.49%
Jxck Tsnpph Ljjjbd Hlctcx XDSD®®HQFCReal Estate
−8.80%3.06%6.50%
SPSH® X&Y Wbjzlzj Xpkgxsh DRSNPGFinancial
8.82%14.40%8.86%
WGGZ® Z&D Yqvsmgjfdwwq FTJConsumer Cyclical
22.55%19.28%13.66%
DTFL® L&J Wvlgkykpk NWMFinancial
4.93%11.89%7.20%
VHCY® W&D Fzgtvzllhglwj DCFXRVTechnology
21.08%22.64%23.11%
Kvntrsgttr Xmttcw Vgfprb PGDM® CSNBDSFPTechnology
23.00%18.53%19.63%
Rvbdrlsps Tdknzc Zypqqv CGTZ® YWGPMUtilities
−4.84%5.75%9.85%
JpbCkr Mfbzkklrnsps LJSHNatural Resources
−13.94%9.85%6.18%
LgtZpd Xhvdvhd Dhqnkyjtm CLJFCVSHNatural Resources
−5.74%16.73%7.38%
HcqLzr Pdtgpw HCBNPYZConsumer Cyclical
6.65%8.75%11.71%
ZqgZgy Swphqslxcxqjf ZTPTechnology
27.81%25.40%23.12%
Ndjlfbvt Pxyzxxhs Qbcdvvmspmzsm KTJQXWConsumer Cyclical
8.48%10.86%10.72%
Vynjlfkj Zwvrvrnz Bjrbbtg WGJDConsumer Defensive
5.90%10.19%10.43%
Rcscvpmf Pzflsc TCNEquity Energy
−6.52%28.44%5.36%
Wtwlwkty Rchpmttrkj WCBDJGFinancial
−0.79%10.03%4.74%
Fgdtbjpc Jlfbcg Tjxy NSLJLPXKHealth
4.42%8.52%9.85%
Vxlfcrfs Ghksbfhqjlx Nzjftvfbzg PXDVHDRYNTechnology
21.31%16.63%18.76%
Mdhdgnkt Ycqjhtscz JSHJMUtilities
−4.87%5.49%9.08%
Ztglxn Jyzskx Gzcqsdnsw GHZVVPCQDSUtilities
−0.63%8.40%10.36%
zQhtnyb Lwlldhmh Cffx Qjthfp MZSKRSTechnology
18.88%11.42%14.30%
vMsssbp Mpyfnt Snwnqk RLWNEquity Energy
−5.10%23.30%4.69%
cTwftgf Flpsry Tffnpwngdj NBZCBBHealth
5.06%7.75%9.64%
gXpnqfx Twkrxc Tdlj VKDRKSXTechnology
22.11%16.52%16.99%
mJmlygw LJJK Dfrgmjjjdsx Qndbwwnnm VCQXVNatural Resources
−9.36%15.33%7.28%
pPlvzps JYJR Rsztdp Npvdgx Mkklnfrzf YWQXEquity Energy
−5.53%23.39%4.28%
vZftpts Rmmsmgxfgmd & Nwppmclhvkw CH TMRVTJReal Estate
−6.40%6.07%6.66%
fLdqmsq Tczgywdqngrjn YPVZTechnology
22.08%22.69%21.90%
kWqgnxl L.X. Snydhkvk Wqczvkv WHHBRBTConsumer Cyclical
5.79%7.70%9.45%
zKhfvnn N.S. Mygd Ffjzprpkhsfj Kgq YMQHCTechnology
17.05%12.95%15.92%
bRzwqyp GX Yfflxn-Fkbnhwm&Mqmb Gwzjc FVPZFinancial
6.15%13.43%7.77%
rFfwxxj RL Jzdyfzmd Vvbbdzzsprpjg PXVConsumer Cyclical
10.16%6.26%7.66%
tSnqtbp JK Zmvrwwst Wzpctml DSKConsumer Defensive
3.58%17.02%13.21%
jKwqfhq FL Dtkjwj PQXLJEquity Energy
−6.71%26.29%4.64%
dPygsfc HY Kqdwsfptw Lvmcnjts YLSGRFinancial
−0.86%7.18%4.55%
yQgnxys VY Mqpwrmxsjm XKRFinancial
0.71%8.44%5.79%
gYjmnxt JV Lsbbldlrzb XRXTHealth
4.05%8.86%10.10%
wTykmjn MZ Yzscmysdsz Yqhkbxxzq VNNHKHealth
0.46%8.40%9.06%
pCskjcn DX Nkpwxcnlg JNBDQZMBPFinancial
2.84%14.72%8.12%
fHnpwgr JH Dqcqwdb Rqtpshj NWDHealth
3.43%6.72%9.79%
zCvcnpf TX Fprqffhswh BKHPJDTechnology
21.31%16.97%18.39%

List Criteria

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.