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 September 30, 2020Large-Company Stock Funds FUND NAME SYMBOL 1-YRRETURN 3-YRRETURN 5-YRRETURN 10-YRRETURN 20-YRRETURN EXPENSE RATIO DF Dent Midcap GrowthDFDMX19.46%19.09%17.38%—%—%0.98% Dodge & Cox StockDODGX-2.392.849.0611.038.200.52 Mairs & Power GrowthMPGFX11.3210.1712.4212.529.460.65 T. Rowe Price Blue Chip GrowthTRBCX36.1720.8920.1318.068.260.69 T. Rowe Price Dividend GrowthPRDGX8.6911.8113.5413.277.700.62 Vanguard Equity-IncomeVEIPX-2.874.569.3511.297.330.27 S&P 500-Stock Index—15.15%12.28%14.15%13.74%6.42%— Data through September 30, 2020Small- and Midsize-Company Stock Funds FUND NAME SYMBOL 1-YRRETURN 3-YRRETURN 5-YRRETURN 10-YRRETURN 20-YRRETURN EXPENSE RATIO Parnassus Mid CapPARMX2.93%7.58%11.05%11.95%—%0.99% Primecap Odyssey GrowthPOGRX12.858.9413.2413.64—0.64 T. Rowe Price QM U.S. Small-Cap Growth EquityPRDSX9.899.8212.1813.947.330.79 T. Rowe Price Small-Cap ValuePRSVX-6.580.338.099.409.700.77 Wasatch Small Cap ValueWMCVX-7.131.167.1210.389.021.20 Russell 2000 Index—0.39%1.77%8.00%9.85%6.88%— Data through September 30, 2020International Stock Funds FUND NAME SYMBOL 1-YRRETURN 3-YRRETURN 5-YRRETURN 10-YRRETURN 20-YRRETURN EXPENSE RATIO Baron Emerging MarketsBEXFX17.14%3.06%9.19%—%—%1.35% Fidelity International GrowthFIGFX17.539.5610.568.74—0.99 Janus Henderson Global Equity Income HFQTX-2.94-1.943.304.82—0.95 AMG TimesSquare International Small CapTCMPX7.41-0.626.53——1.23 MSCI EAFE Index—0.49%0.62%5.26%4.62%3.58%— Data through September 30, 2020Specialized/Go-Anywhere Funds FUND NAME SYMBOL 1-YRRETURN 3-YRRETURN 5-YRRETURN 10-YRRETURN 20-YRRETURN EXPENSE RATIO Fidelity Select Health Care PortfolioFSPHX39.10%16.59%14.34%19.14%10.14%0.70% Vanguard WellingtonVWELX7.558.139.909.617.950.25 MSCI Emerging Markets Index—10.54%2.42%8.97%2.50%—— Data through September 30, 2020Bond Funds FUND NAME SYMBOL 1-YRRETURN 3-YRRETURN 5-YRRETURN 10-YRRETURN 20-YRRETURN EXPENSE RATIO DoubleLine Total ReturnDLTNX3.21%3.58%3.08%4.36%—%0.73% Fidelity Intermediate Municipal IncomeFLTMX3.373.603.223.234.230.35 Fidelity New Markets IncomeFNMIX1.280.275.134.708.320.82 Fidelity Strategic IncomeFADMX4.203.665.124.316.340.68 Metropolitan West Total ReturnMWTRX7.795.514.204.365.770.67 TIAA-CREF Core Impact Bond FundTSBRX5.654.854.10——0.64 Vanguard High-Yield CorpVWEHX3.164.216.016.116.020.23 Vanguard Short-term Investment-GradeVFSTX4.793.543.022.553.710.20 Bloomberg Barclays US Agg Bond Index—6.98%5.24%4.18%3.64%5.01%— Source: Morningstar Inc.