This pick list highlights constituents of the Morningstar US Mid Cap Index that we believe offer investors the best risk-adjusted return prospects. The market capitalization range for U.S. mid-caps typically falls between $1 billion and $8 billion and represents 20% of the total capitalization of the U.S. equity market.

This pick list highlights constituents of the Morningstar US Large Cap Index that we believe offer investors the best risk-adjusted return prospects. Stocks of large-cap companies where neither growth nor value characteristics predominate. Stocks in the top 70% of the capitalization of the U.S. equity market are defined as large cap.

Stocks rose on Tuesday morning amid hopes for a resolution of the fiscal stimulus stalemate, as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi set Tuesday as the deadline for any pre-election deal with Senate Republicans. Meanwhile, the Justice Department filed a major antitrust lawsuit against Google, and the Commerce Department reported new housing market data. Housing starts for single-family homes rose a strong 8.5% in September, to an annualized 1.108 million units, while starts for multi-family housing fell 16.3% to an annualized 307,000 units. The Dow rose 0.4%, the S&P 0.4%, and the Nasdaq 0.1%. Crude oil traded near $40.50 per barrel, while gold rose $2 to $1913 per ounce.

Stocks rose on Thursday morning following new employment data and reports that the White House and Congressional Democrats had resumed fiscal stimulus negotiations. The Labor Department said that initial claims for state unemployment benefits totaled 840,000 for the week ended October 3, down from 849,000 a week earlier but above the Bloomberg consensus forecast of 820,000. First-time claims have now held below 1 million for six straight weeks, but have not fallen below 800,000 since the start of the pandemic. The Dow rose 0.4%, the S&P 0.6%, and the Nasdaq 0.5%. Crude oil traded near $41 per barrel, while gold rose slightly $1891 per ounce.

This pick list highlights constituents of the Morningstar US Mid Cap Index that we believe offer investors the best risk-adjusted return prospects. The market capitalization range for U.S. mid-caps typically falls between $1 billion and $8 billion and represents 20% of the total capitalization of the U.S. equity market.

Stocks rebounded on Friday, finishing off a week that saw the major indexes close mixed. Technology stocks performed better than blue chips, breaking a three-week string of FAANG sell-offs. On Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 359 points, or 1.3%. The S&P 500 increased 1.6% and the Nasdaq Composite increased 2.3% on the day. For the full week, the Dow was down 1.8%, the S&P 500 was down 0.6%, and the Nasdaq was up 1.1%. With last week's drop in the S&P 500, the broader market has declined four weeks in a row. For the year-to-date, the DJIA is down 4.8%, the S&P is up 2.1%, and the Nasdaq is up 21.6%. Over the past 52 weeks, the Dow is up 1.3%, the S&P 500 is up 11.4%, and the Nasdaq is up 37.5%.

This pick list highlights constituents of the Morningstar US Large Cap Index that we believe offer investors the best risk-adjusted return prospects. Stocks of large-cap companies where neither growth nor value characteristics predominate. Stocks in the top 70% of the capitalization of the U.S. equity market are defined as large cap.

This pick list highlights constituents of the Morningstar US Mid Cap Index that we believe offer investors the best risk-adjusted return prospects. The market capitalization range for U.S. mid-caps typically falls between $1 billion and $8 billion and represents 20% of the total capitalization of the U.S. equity market.