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 December 31, 2020Large-Company Stock Funds FUND NAME SYMBOL 1-YRRETURN 3-YRRETURN 5-YRRETURN 10-YRRETURN 20-YRRETURN EXPENSE RATIO DF Dent Midcap GrowthDFDMX30.42%22.19%20.07%—%—%0.98% Dodge & Cox StockDODGX7.167.5212.2711.968.630.52 Mairs & Power GrowthMPGFX16.6712.7414.0112.899.450.65 T. Rowe Price Blue Chip GrowthTRBCX34.7321.3319.7617.679.240.69 T. Rowe Price Dividend GrowthPRDGX13.9313.8814.4913.378.090.62 Vanguard Equity-IncomeVEIPX3.026.7410.5611.707.620.28 S&P 500-Stock Index—18.40%14.18%15.22%13.88%7.47%— Data through December 31, 2020Small- and Midsize-Company Stock Funds FUND NAME SYMBOL 1-YRRETURN 3-YRRETURN 5-YRRETURN 10-YRRETURN 20-YRRETURN EXPENSE RATIO Parnassus Mid CapPARMX14.88%11.36%13.17%12.39%—%0.99% Primecap Odyssey GrowthPOGRX16.7711.4014.6314.30—0.65 T. Rowe Price QM U.S. Small-Cap Growth EquityPRDSX23.8415.2615.7914.409.080.79 T. Rowe Price Small-Cap ValuePRSVX12.507.8112.8710.5110.950.77 Wasatch Small Cap ValueWMCVX12.527.9912.5311.4210.521.21 Russell 2000 Index—19.96%10.25%13.26%11.20%8.78%— Data through December 31, 2020International Stock Funds FUND NAME SYMBOL 1-YRRETURN 3-YRRETURN 5-YRRETURN 10-YRRETURN 20-YRRETURN EXPENSE RATIO Baron Emerging MarketsBEXFX28.87%7.49%12.58%6.86%—%1.35% Fidelity International GrowthFIGFX16.9511.5111.688.83—1.00 Janus Henderson Global Equity Income HFQTX1.561.205.345.63—0.94 AMG TimesSquare International Small CapTCMPX13.553.558.89——1.23 MSCI EAFE Index—7.82%4.28%7.45%5.51%4.50%— Data through December 31, 2020Specialized/Go-Anywhere Funds FUND NAME SYMBOL 1-YRRETURN 3-YRRETURN 5-YRRETURN 10-YRRETURN 20-YRRETURN EXPENSE RATIO Fidelity Select Health Care PortfolioFSPHX24.43%20.68%14.25%18.88%10.32%0.70% Vanguard WellingtonVWELX10.609.3810.769.868.020.25 MSCI Emerging Markets Index—18.31%6.17%12.81%3.63%9.59%— Data through December 31, 2020Bond Funds FUND NAME SYMBOL 1-YRRETURN 3-YRRETURN 5-YRRETURN 10-YRRETURN 20-YRRETURN EXPENSE RATIO DoubleLine Total ReturnDLTNX3.86%3.65%3.26%4.24%—%0.73% Fidelity Intermediate Municipal IncomeFLTMX4.544.073.323.674.130.35 Fidelity New Markets IncomeFNMIX4.602.266.215.538.620.82 Fidelity Strategic IncomeFADMX7.535.126.324.786.600.68 Metropolitan West Total ReturnMWTRX8.795.804.564.495.700.67 TIAA-CREF Core Impact Bond FundTSBRX7.175.124.50——0.64 Vanguard High-Yield CorpVWEHX5.285.767.086.406.400.23 Vanguard Short-term Investment-GradeVFSTX5.153.893.282.663.640.20 Bloomberg Barclays US Agg Bond Index—7.51%5.34%4.44%3.84%4.83%— Source: Morningstar Inc.