Best Core Funds
Whether you’re discussing fitness or investing, having a strong core is important. For most investors, the core of an investment portfolio should include a diversified mix of stocks and bonds. Here we've highlight funds and ETFs from core stock and bond categories that also received a Gold, Silver, or Bronze Morningstar Medalist Rating by our analysts. The Medalist Rating is a forward-looking assessment of an investment strategy. The rating is on a five-tier scale running from Gold to Negative. For actively managed funds, Morningstar assigns Gold, Silver, and Bronze ratings to vehicles expected to add value over the long term when compared with a relevant Morningstar Category index after accounting for fees and risk. For passive strategies, funds and ETFs with top ratings are expected to deliver alpha that exceeds the lesser of the category median net alpha, or zero, over the long term.
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Name
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Morningstar Category
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Morningstar Rating for Funds
Overall
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Medalist Rating
Overall
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Adjusted Expense Ratio
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Fee Level
Distribution
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Total Return
5 Year
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Total Return Rank in Category (Day End)
5 Year, Day End
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| 1290 Avantis U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund Class A
TNRAX
| Large Growth | — | 0.900% | Below Average | — | — | ||
| 1290 Avantis U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund Class I
TNXIX
| Large Growth | — | 0.650% | Average | 10.64% | — | ||
| 1290 Essex Small Cap Growth Fund Class A
ESCFX
| Small Growth | 1.130% | Below Average | — | — | |||
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| Small Growth | 0.880% | Below Average | — | — | |||
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| Small Growth | 1.380% | Average | — | — | |||
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| Corporate Bond | — | 0.300% | — | — | — | ||
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| Small Value | 0.830% | Low | 6.25% | 78 | |||
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| Small Value | 0.910% | Average | 6.19% | 79 | |||
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| Small Value | 0.810% | Below Average | 6.27% | 78 | |||
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| Large Value | 0.620% | Below Average | 12.99% | 14 | |||
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| Foreign Large Blend | 0.500% | — | 8.37% | 44 | |||
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LHMGR
| Foreign Large Blend | 0.700% | Below Average | 11.40% | 6 | |||
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| Foreign Large Blend | 0.710% | Below Average | 11.37% | 6 | |||
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| Large Growth | 0.500% | Below Average | 8.59% | 57 | |||
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| Large Value | 0.640% | Below Average | 13.56% | 9 | |||
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| Large Value | 0.650% | Average | 13.54% | 9 | |||
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| Large Value | 0.600% | Below Average | — | — | |||
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| Small Growth | 0.870% | Below Average | −1.39% | 81 | |||
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| Small Growth | 0.880% | Below Average | −1.39% | 81 | |||
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| Small Growth | 0.780% | Below Average | −1.30% | 81 | |||
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| Large Value | 0.350% | — | — | — | |||
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BPVNCQ
| Small Value | 0.580% | Low | 9.69% | 24 | |||
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FLPLK
| Large Growth | 0.560% | — | 11.58% | 21 | |||
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DJSRG
| Large Growth | 0.550% | Below Average | 11.98% | 18 | |||
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| Large Growth | — | 0.560% | — | — | — |
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