Alternative Funds In the tables below, see the ten top-performing for the past 1-, 3-, 5-, 10- and 20-year periods. Click on any fund's symbol for a daily market snapshot of the fund. The Kiplinger 25: Our Favorite No-Load Mutual Funds | Read All Fund Watch Columns Select Category of Mutual Funds Top-Performing Alternative Funds Top-Performing Diversified Emerging-Markets Funds Top-Performing Global Stock Funds Top-Performing Hybrid Funds Top-Performing International Diversified Large-Company Funds Top-Performing Large-Company Stock Funds Top-Performing Midsize-Company Stock Funds Top-Performing Regional and Single-Country Funds Top-Performing Sector Funds Top-Performing Small- and Midsize-Company International Funds Top-Performing Small-Company Stock Funds Top-Performing Target Date Funds Data through December 31, 2021Alternative Funds - 1 year FUND NAME SYMBOL 1-YRRETURN 3-YRRETURN 5-YRRETURN 10-YRRETURN 20-YRRETURN VOL RANK MAX. SALES CHARGE EXPENSE RATIO Balter Invenomic Fund Investor Class sharesBIVRX61.21%25.89%—%—%—%91.00%r3.08% Aberdeen Equity Long-Short AMLSAX57.0438.8223.7712.967.8785.751.24 Guggenheim Risk Managed Real Estate AGURAX41.6921.6113.61——34.751.38 Rydex Basic Commodities HRYMBX39.067.061.65-6.83—10none1.61 Goldman Sachs Commodity Strategy AGSCAX33.035.910.93-6.2—104.500.8 VanEck CM Commodity Index ACMCAX32.9613.366.58-1.22—55.750.95 Columbia Commodity Strategy ACCSAX31.8611.713.9-2.89—35.751.14 Boston Partners Long/Short Equity Inv**BPLEX31.7210.222.975.827.865none2.6 DoubleLine Strategic Commodity NDLCMX30.978.644.47——6none1.34 Eaton Vance Parametric Commodity Strategy InvEAPCX29.615.098.020.09—3none0.93 r Maximum redemption fee charged when you sell shares. — Fund has not existed for the specified time. s Front-end sales charge; redemption fee may apply. Source: Morningstar, Inc. Data through December 31, 2021Alternative Funds - 3 years FUND NAME SYMBOL 1-YRRETURN 3-YRRETURN 5-YRRETURN 10-YRRETURN 20-YRRETURN VOL RANK MAX. SALES CHARGE EXPENSE RATIO Aberdeen Equity Long-Short AMLSAX57.04%38.82%23.77%12.96%7.87%85.75%1.24% Altegris/AACA Real Estate Long Short NRAANX8.6226.715.47——61.00r2.22 ICON Long/Short SIOLZX26.7326.6516.5113.36—9none1.1 Balter Invenomic Fund Investor Class sharesBIVRX61.2125.89———91.00r3.08 RiverPark Long/Short Opportunity Fund Retail Class+RLSFX1.8423.4517.51——3none2 Guggenheim Risk Managed Real Estate AGURAX41.6921.6113.61——34.751.38 Caldwell & Orkin Market OpportunityCOAGX27.1720.68.385.543.8102.00r3.56 Alger Dynamic Opportunities ASPEDX3.919.9514.5310.38—35.252 Weitz Partners III Opportunity InvestorWPOIX11.817.549.949.33—4none2.09 Toews Hedged Large-CapTHLGX2.5916.9412.999.32—2none1.25 r Maximum redemption fee charged when you sell shares. — Fund has not existed for the specified time. s Front-end sales charge; redemption fee may apply. Source: Morningstar, Inc. Data through December 31, 2021Alternative Funds - 5 years FUND NAME SYMBOL 1-YRRETURN 3-YRRETURN 5-YRRETURN 10-YRRETURN 20-YRRETURN VOL RANK MAX. SALES CHARGE EXPENSE RATIO Aberdeen Equity Long-Short AMLSAX57.04%38.82%23.77%12.96%7.87%85.75%1.24% RiverPark Long/Short Opportunity Fund Retail Class+RLSFX1.8423.4517.51——3none2 ICON Long/Short SIOLZX26.7326.6516.5113.36—9none1.1 Altegris/AACA Real Estate Long Short NRAANX8.6226.715.47——61.00r2.22 Alger Dynamic Opportunities ASPEDX3.919.9514.5310.38—35.252 Guggenheim Risk Managed Real Estate AGURAX41.6921.6113.61——34.751.38 Toews Hedged Large-CapTHLGX2.5916.9412.999.32—2none1.25 AllianceBernstein Select U.S. Long/Short AASLAX17.3914.6510.67——14.251.86 JPMorgan Opportunistic Equity Long/Short AJOELX12.0913.1210.59——25.252.66 Weitz Partners III Opportunity InvestorWPOIX11.817.549.949.33—4none2.09 r Maximum redemption fee charged when you sell shares. — Fund has not existed for the specified time. s Front-end sales charge; redemption fee may apply. Source: Morningstar, Inc. Data through December 31, 2021Alternative Funds - 10 years FUND NAME SYMBOL 1-YRRETURN 3-YRRETURN 5-YRRETURN 10-YRRETURN 20-YRRETURN VOL RANK MAX. SALES CHARGE EXPENSE RATIO ICON Long/Short SIOLZX26.73%26.65%16.51%13.36%—%9none%1.1% Aberdeen Equity Long-Short AMLSAX57.0438.8223.7712.967.8785.751.24 Alger Dynamic Opportunities ASPEDX3.919.9514.5310.38—35.252 Nuveen Equity Long/Short ANELAX29.2710.719.4910.04—35.752.53 Weitz Partners III Opportunity InvestorWPOIX11.817.549.949.33—4none2.09 Toews Hedged Large-CapTHLGX2.5916.9412.999.32—2none1.25 Diamond Hill Long Short ADIAMX19.0313.267.318.236.964none1.81 Hancock Horizon Quantitative Long/Short InvQAMNX23.239.595.967.34—25.501.61 Neuberger Berman Long Short ANLSAX8.6513.348.847.03—15.752.15 Guggenheim Alpha Opportunity ASAOAX14.383.851.336.61—24.751.76 r Maximum redemption fee charged when you sell shares. — Fund has not existed for the specified time. s Front-end sales charge; redemption fee may apply. Source: Morningstar, Inc. Data through December 31, 2021Alternative Funds - 20 years FUND NAME SYMBOL 1-YRRETURN 3-YRRETURN 5-YRRETURN 10-YRRETURN 20-YRRETURN VOL RANK MAX. SALES CHARGE EXPENSE RATIO Aberdeen Equity Long-Short AMLSAX57.04%38.82%23.77%12.96%7.87%85.75%1.24% Boston Partners Long/Short Equity Inv**BPLEX31.7210.222.975.827.865none2.6 Diamond Hill Long Short ADIAMX19.0313.267.318.236.964none1.81 Caldwell & Orkin Market OpportunityCOAGX27.1720.68.385.543.8102.00r3.56 Forester Value NFVALX0.050.710.1-0.162.421none1.25 Hussman Strategic GrowthHSGFX-0.23-2.49-2.52-6.1-0.9721.50r1.15 r Maximum redemption fee charged when you sell shares. — Fund has not existed for the specified time. s Front-end sales charge; redemption fee may apply. Source: Morningstar, Inc.