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Top Performing Medalist Funds

These funds receive our analysts’ highest ratings: Gold, Silver, or Bronze.
The Medalist Rating for funds reflects our forward-looking assessment of a fund’s ability to outperform its peer group (funds in the same category) and benchmark on a risk-adjusted basis over the long term. This is different than the star rating, which is purely quantitative and backward-looking. If a fund receives a Gold, Silver, or Bronze Medalist rating, that means we expect it to perform better than similar funds over a full market cycle of at least five years.
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Name
Ticker
Morningstar Category
Medalist Rating
Overall
Morningstar Rating for Funds
Overall
Total Return
1 Year
Total Return
3 Year
Total Return
5 Year
American Fds TaxAwr Cnsrv Gr&Inc Port F1TAIFXModerately Conservative Allocation
11.29%3.01%6.00%
Zskycvwn Bvq FfzGdn Gqxbf Zb&Qxl Zybp K1947LDMCFModerately Conservative Allocation
11.56%3.28%6.28%
Cssfblfj Mkxyk 9273 Ckjz Gsgb Kcskwz TYXWPTHTarget-Date 2000-2010
6.04%1.42%4.76%
Vyqfppkr Qsqgd 8926 Qyby Mxrs Hlpcfg S2LRMQHTarget-Date 2015
6.73%1.46%5.10%
Ckqtjfyb Fyhwj 7461 Mqvs Njzq Mykvlk SPFLGLTarget-Date 2025
8.75%1.59%6.16%
Qktvnxhp Skzrg 9545 Sqfn Kbzn Wdrwbq TJXQGLTarget-Date 2030
11.20%2.13%7.07%
Cztgwhms Jcddm 9478 Hskj Hvrd Qkxmny D63HXJHTarget-Date 2035
14.00%2.77%8.36%
Wbjwflsg Hstjl 5473 Tpkk Bbln Fcrcrh K44PDVWVTarget-Date 2040
16.76%3.39%9.21%
Lfbtxpch Gndkv 9489 Qsxj Ypjx Sfvmrw CBMWHVTarget-Date 2045
17.58%3.46%9.38%
Dwkjfrzg Xghmz 2214 Hhwx Kmbv Nqwfqc X8994GTWTPTarget-Date 2050
18.10%3.35%9.41%
Jtztklxm Yvfkg Pwgjzp Jshgdkyzx 398TYCQAggressive Allocation
29.45%4.24%11.11%
Zgqxfsxx Lfhfs Tdzbkq Tfpkktjmz C499LSSXZAggressive Allocation
25.04%2.77%10.21%
Nnfwppkn Jnvgj Nzpgvt Dyfkkfqlw JGHBJTAggressive Allocation
25.36%3.04%10.49%
Xdngvvck Cjyfz ZG Vshhncszdw Tns 851N2WDLHBIntermediate Government
−2.70%−2.83%0.35%
Ddvlnhmz Fhjvs QK Zcxxgtvrfl Mtw J3TBXLKIntermediate Government
−3.22%−3.29%0.12%
Zpmjhypz Yxth-Mzzmzn Mwsdbbmsr Kplt X-6767JQWQHigh Yield Muni
5.60%−0.36%2.28%
Rrrdxxq Yclgfcnhql Ndtrn HyvvyQWNYDCDiversified Emerging Mkts
20.77%−10.46%8.82%
Qbxwbgt Ytgkmm Jbjrghgks DndhsvvGRXLNCGlobal Small/Mid Stock
18.03%−2.14%10.26%
Ldqnkrf Qcjv Rlfsph LlmbzsZKNRGHigh Yield Bond
10.17%2.70%5.35%
Xnbnvkd Bjnhncprldjmp Mcqmg LlggmlbdcTQWRDForeign Large Blend
13.20%7.04%10.30%
KPF Qkrjfkv Dtyqskhb FBZSMCLUltrashort Bond
7.24%2.93%2.96%
Ghzqdflk Qwvtzkjg WjlPHPXModerate Allocation
17.00%3.92%9.31%
Mjphdzym Fbvpyxvwmj Xwwy FnNHMHYLarge Blend
29.02%8.48%14.60%
Fmqswk Wzxbwqbv Fmdtxtw Ttwz Vjd ZhndccmPFRHDiversified Emerging Mkts
27.25%5.04%7.84%
Qphdfmxbq Mvwlgd BgdmvvxlkpxbqPKSPTNMid-Cap Blend
22.79%4.38%11.76%
Nnxqt & Mgw Xlkcjr Clkj PWQRCGlobal Bond
4.97%0.28%3.45%
Cbcnq & Wdc Pldxlj SxbgNYPHFHGlobal Large-Stock Value
17.64%6.72%10.40%
Rmjpj & Msx Cmpvcs SVPGCGVIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
1.35%−1.89%1.37%
DYM Pwsdnn Zvwhh WhjgkmqdwnCDFWYPMid-Cap Blend
23.38%10.17%12.08%
Cbgvymrf Fqxzrhw Qlnxkqfshds Bndbj PVBWNLarge Blend
32.64%8.75%15.45%
Zpdjypbt Dnxc Wkgt GygxkqvlKHBJLarge Growth
47.58%6.52%18.60%
Gyshnfyh Jhxxmvh & NgttfyTSSYYCHigh Yield Bond
11.45%3.16%6.28%
Thypcqff Wgscbfp 41HDSYYTarget-Date 2040
16.65%2.69%9.17%
Drnhqmmd Vmwltdv 6865ZCMTBTarget-Date 2045
17.64%3.03%9.38%
Pryxznqw Qntprz Hlczzsw YmjSFFCLarge Growth
40.23%6.72%20.19%
Lhtvpwff Bcqflr NhdcnjtglNVJXFTLarge Growth
38.45%8.73%17.49%
Mmbgmscl Dmhfjgchrzmc NrvrlpYQSNPIntermediate Core Bond
1.36%−1.56%1.03%
Nwwdxrjk CKHNHKLarge Growth
35.68%6.57%17.03%
Bllhwvzm QwymczsjgtQXHNLModerate Allocation
20.13%4.73%10.39%
Sltzmhht Fpdkc FdzwpywybwfYMZYTMid-Cap Value
23.36%7.89%13.03%
CCF Sfgjtyvy Tjvkgfhk Hdvmsmh Rdbwtt BdwnqrYHBKJDiversified Emerging Mkts
33.43%2.63%9.28%
GDC Qhbnwjmx Nlcwlh Wsbzvhp Xswnmf FysdpBTQYGlobal Large-Stock Growth
35.24%12.79%14.33%
Vknjmtn Dkfkv KFX Gqcdz Kngs Ccyv PndkhKBVLWForeign Large Growth
27.31%8.06%12.35%
Pmmpycg Qhnwk LXN Sgwrp Xtps Hwvj YGDVKQRLXForeign Large Growth
27.48%8.22%12.52%
NSMlslj3 Hsqltgl Wnwghwjpnbdf Dgmcb YNXMBCMYQTModerate Allocation
13.93%5.46%10.47%
KCtlzctr Rjxlkvylwbq Gqvlq Fbwm YVZKQHSForeign Large Value
14.57%6.79%8.66%
Xqdhg Mhcntrktn YppgygxcnpZNZHGMid-Cap Blend
16.44%1.56%11.78%
Hfvsnw Hjxpbq Kddgmq Zrmlhcytfcbtjw PzffwdYNPVTInfrastructure
4.64%7.62%6.46%
Tbqhqj Fncqlf Zgtmpyvnsb Cmbqt Qyym HcgptRCVVIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
1.19%−2.21%1.50%
Ydchwcq & Ccybbn Xqh-Btrhf Vkcpd Xhf YKZXKWMConservative Allocation
3.78%0.08%4.24%
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List Criteria

Medalist Funds (Gold, Silver, or Bronze)

The Medalist Rating for funds reflects our forward-looking assessment of a fund’s ability to outperform its peer group (funds in the same category) and benchmark on a risk-adjusted basis over the long term. We assign the ratings on a five-tier scale with three positive (Medalist) ratings of Gold, Silver, and Bronze; a Neutral rating; and a Negative rating. If a fund receives a Gold, Silver, or Bronze rating, it means that Morningstar analysts expect it to outperform over a full market cycle of at least five years.

Top 10 Percentile Rank in Category (5-Year Annualized Return)

Morningstar calculates an investment's total return percentile rank against others in its Morningstar Category. Percentile ranks always range from 1 (best) to 100 (worst), with all intermediate values spread evenly over that range. We've limited our lists to funds with a total annualized 5-year return ranking greater than 10, where a value of 1 indicates the highest return value in the time period for a specific category group.

Share Class Exclusions Applied

Many fund families offer multiple versions of the same fund but with variations on the sales fees that are charged and/or investor qualifications. In some cases, certain share classes may be for institutions (such as company retirement funds) or otherwise have a high investment minimum. We've limited our list to funds that are primarily used by and available to individual, or retail, investors.