FORM 4
[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).         	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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                      	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	                      	

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Kaplan Steven N	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Morningstar, Inc. [ MORN ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__X__ Director                    _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below)	
(Last)         (First)         (Middle)

C/O MORNINGSTAR, INC., 22 WEST WASHINGTON STREET	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

5/15/2021		
(Street)

CHICAGO, IL 60602
(City)       (State)       (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person	

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned	
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8)	4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)	5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)	
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price				
Common Stock (Restricted Stock Units) (1)	5/15/2021 	 	A	  	612 	A	$0 	43812 	D 	 	

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)	
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8)	5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)	6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date	7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4)	8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)	
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares					

Explanation of Responses:	
(1) 	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Morningstar, Inc. common stock. The restricted stock units vest in three equal annual installments beginning May 15, 2022.	

Reporting Owners	
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships	
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other	
Kaplan Steven N
C/O MORNINGSTAR, INC.
22 WEST WASHINGTON STREET
CHICAGO, IL 60602	X				

Signatures		
/s/ Patrick Maloney, by power of attorney		5/18/2021	
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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POWER OF ATTORNEY AND AUTHENTICATION
DOCUMENT
Know all by these presents, that the
undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Patrick J. Maloney, Leah Trzcinski, Peter Olson, Tanya Igess, and Ty Otis
signing singly, the undersigned's true
and lawful attorney-in-fact to:
1. Execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of Morningstar, Inc. ("Morningstar"), Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder;
2. Do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5, complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto and timely file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and any national quotation system, national securities exchange, stock exchange or similar authority; and
3. Take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of or legally required by the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney and Authentication Document shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-facts discretion.
The undersigned hereby grants to
each such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform any and
every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper to be done in the
exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents
and purposes as the undersigned might
or could do if personally present,
with full power of substitution or
revocation, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute
or substitutes, shall lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue of this
Power of Attorney and Authentication
Document and the rights and powers
herein granted. The undersigned
acknowledges that the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such
capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming, nor
is Morningstar assuming, any of
the undersigned's responsibilities
to comply with Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
The undersigned attests and agrees to
the use of an electronic signature to
authenticate the undersigned's typed,
conformed signature, appearing on any
report or other document that is filed
with, or submitted to, the
SEC by or on behalf of the undersigned,
Morningstar, Inc. or any of its affiliates, employees or agents. The undersigned also agrees and acknowledges that the
undersigned's electronic signature
constitutes the legal equivalen of the
undersigned's manual signature for
purposes of authenticating the
undersigned's typed, conformed
signature on any such filing or
submission, including on any exhibit
thereto. The undersigned further
attests and agrees that the undersigned
has and will maintain exclusive
possession and control of any
credential (e.g., password,
cryptographic key or token) that is used to authenticate the undersigned's
identity for this purpose.
This Power of Attorney and Authentication Document shall remain in full force and
effect until the undersigned is no longer an officer or director of the Company nor required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with
respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by Morningstar, unless earlier revoked by
the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to the foregoing
attorneys-infact.
In WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has
caused this Power of Attorney and
Authentication Document to be executed
as of this 15th day of May 2021.

/s/ Steve Kaplan
Signature

Steve Kaplan
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