The Kiplinger 25 is a list of our favorite no-load mutual funds. We favor funds run by seasoned managers who take a long view and have proved themselves able to weather many a storm. And we prefer low to below-average fees. See Also: 25 Best Mutual Funds for Low Fees In the tables below, you can see for each of the 25 funds, expense ratios and one-year, and annualized three-, five-, 10- and 20-year total returns (the fund’s rate of return over a given period of time, including interest, capital gains, dividends and distributions). Click the ticker symbol for its daily market snapshot. Data through May 31, 2021Large-Company Stock Funds FUND NAME SYMBOL 1-YRRETURN 3-YRRETURN 5-YRRETURN 10-YRRETURN 20-YRRETURN EXPENSE RATIO DF Dent Midcap GrowthDFDMX26.53%20.50%20.13%—%—%0.98% Dodge & Cox StockDODGX62.1816.4316.8613.639.360.52 Fidelity Blue Chip GrowthFBGRX58.0028.8627.2019.3210.590.78 Mairs & Power GrowthMPGFX40.7619.0114.9313.6910.170.64 T. Rowe Price Dividend GrowthPRDGX36.0418.0415.8713.728.710.63 Vanguard Equity-IncomeVEIPX37.6512.9612.7712.348.380.28 S&P 500-Stock Index—40.32%18.00%17.16%14.38%8.35%— Data through May 31, 2021Small- and Midsize-Company Stock Funds FUND NAME SYMBOL 1-YRRETURN 3-YRRETURN 5-YRRETURN 10-YRRETURN 20-YRRETURN EXPENSE RATIO American Century Small Cap ValueASVIX91.24%16.38%16.52%12.32%11.06%1.19% Parnassus Mid CapPARMX36.8114.5612.9511.64—0.98 Primecap Odyssey GrowthPOGRX47.2212.5118.2514.63—0.65 T. Rowe Price QM U.S. Small-Cap Growth EquityPRDSX37.6514.7216.5113.479.700.78 T. Rowe Price Small-Cap ValuePRSVX64.3412.5615.1811.5610.990.76 Russell 2000 Index—64.56%13.06%16.01%11.86%9.34%— Data through May 31, 2021International Stock Funds FUND NAME SYMBOL 1-YRRETURN 3-YRRETURN 5-YRRETURN 10-YRRETURN 20-YRRETURN EXPENSE RATIO Baron Emerging MarketsBEXFX56.78%10.41%13.38%7.31%—%1.35% Brown Capital Management International Small CompanyBCSVX44.8217.6720.28——1.25 Fidelity International GrowthFIGFX35.4014.7513.429.08—1.00 Janus Henderson Global Equity Income HFQTX32.346.026.635.85—0.94 MSCI EAFE Index—38.41%8.23%9.77%5.88%5.61%— Data through May 31, 2021Specialized/Go-Anywhere Funds FUND NAME SYMBOL 1-YRRETURN 3-YRRETURN 5-YRRETURN 10-YRRETURN 20-YRRETURN EXPENSE RATIO Fidelity Select Health Care PortfolioFSPHX22.61%18.04%16.95%17.68%11.41%0.69% Vanguard WellingtonVWELX25.6512.8611.7010.098.200.24 MSCI Emerging Markets Index—51.00%9.65%13.884.10%9.96%— Data through May 31, 2021Bond Funds FUND NAME SYMBOL 1-YRRETURN 3-YRRETURN 5-YRRETURN 10-YRRETURN 20-YRRETURN EXPENSE RATIO DoubleLine Total ReturnDLTNX2.05%3.59%2.76%3.67%—%0.73% Fidelity Intermediate Municipal IncomeFLTMX4.984.463.073.444.040.34 Fidelity Strategic IncomeFADMX11.525.965.644.466.490.67 Metropolitan West Total ReturnMWTRX1.325.603.583.925.360.67 TIAA-CREF Core Impact Bond FundTSBRX2.204.943.47——0.61 Vanguard Emerging Markets BondVEMBX14.0910.649.71——0.60 Vanguard High-Yield CorpVWEHX10.666.716.325.926.210.23 Vanguard Short-term Investment-GradeVFSTX3.244.142.902.503.460.20 Bloomberg Barclays US Agg Bond Index—-0.40%5.06%3.25%3.29%4.55%— Source: Morningstar Inc.