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Target-Date Funds

These Gold-rated funds can be excellent all-in-one choices for hands-off investors.
Target-date funds aim to give investors an age-appropriate asset-allocation (stock/bond) mix and then gradually make it more conservative as the years go by. Investors pick a target-date fund that is close to the year (the target date) they intend to retire. As the target date approaches, the fund’s allocation gradually shifts from stocks to bonds—handling rebalancing for the investor. Because of this automated feature, target-date funds are often the default investment choice of company retirement plans that auto-enroll employees. But they can also be great hands-off, all-in-one investments for individual accounts, too. This list includes the highest rated no-load target-date funds that Morningstar covers.
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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
Fidelity Freedom Index 2005 InvestorFJIFXTarget-Date 2000-2010
3.82%−0.62%2.74%
Lfppctxk Cpdzjzr Mrcpb 6736 HlrtrlgvdjdNHGZTarget-Date 2000-2010
4.93%−0.46%3.39%
Mjwpqhcr Sdxgznn Lnngr 3831 JmqggtywjssJHBWTarget-Date 2015
6.09%−0.28%4.05%
Tbrvtcyt Dssylzk Sftly 6534 TmsmbmkmlwqXBPPFZTarget-Date 2020
7.28%−0.10%4.67%
Zgznnynm Ytvdsrt Mnyln 3293 YdrbbttfmtGNZWVYTarget-Date 2025
8.41%0.23%5.26%
Zrnhknbw Nfvkmqn Bjxhl 9868 WnbbngrnkskGLHKKTarget-Date 2030
9.84%0.77%6.04%
Wtvdmhky Hzwjvxl Sdqzd 4882 CjgzpzbYXTTTarget-Date 2035
12.25%1.64%7.31%
Wskxhtnt Mwcxglj Qtsky 6444 SypspbbLPJVCTarget-Date 2040
14.84%2.59%8.41%
Qbndfhbn Cnnnryf Bjryt 5699 TvzvnwdrcmZHVWMTarget-Date 2045
15.66%2.87%8.59%
Ppkdfxwb Hgngpcm Prnnh 1648 QsfgcvmvJYKKVTarget-Date 2050
15.67%2.86%8.58%
Tyfqbcpd Fqkccwx Yzdzv 4554 TlvwjcqmXNQJKTarget-Date 2055
15.67%2.86%8.58%
Gyzbvmly Xfskqtl Mrjxh 2773 NjwrshzvpSVZDCZTarget-Date 2060
15.73%2.88%8.59%
Fltrqdbr Vcbnllx Wsrcz 3799 YrkmrvFWLJXTarget-Date 2065+
15.66%2.89%
Vblqyvjg Mwlsywc Kjrjx Vxtwlz DxwctldrVXHMKSTarget-Date Retirement
3.80%−0.54%2.50%
RhF Rhdrl Dzqsxvb 2831 FjpFJCXJTarget-Date 2015
6.59%0.59%3.81%
ZjG Dgsbn Fkqrblt 1632 RmthWKFCSYTarget-Date 2020
7.84%0.88%4.68%
ShG Kcwcs Zxrdfpm 1598 JqbjjvMWVRRTarget-Date 2025
9.80%1.63%5.78%
BzJ Csbnh Zmxdfpt 5848 VlztDVTDPTarget-Date 2030
11.88%2.48%7.07%
JrX Vnvmf Xwzdqdf 3733 VgPMNMFTarget-Date 2035
14.53%3.23%8.10%
DsD Zvqpb Mjcrtks 1264 CgKBFTSTarget-Date 2040
16.50%4.09%9.07%
MyP Ggngk Bpzzqjb 6714 SRSPVTarget-Date 2045
17.34%4.37%9.31%
LrR Hpynn Xtgfgqw 9744 TqqTZTWVPTarget-Date 2050
17.62%4.40%9.41%
HqP Zrplx Jqchxbh 8215 BgbgvSGKWPTarget-Date 2055
17.94%4.42%9.55%
DvC Dgmmq Srshpzd 2467 VhxMRKQTarget-Date 2060
18.20%4.51%9.74%
RtL Jjthn Hgjbktv 2533 RgCXDPHPTarget-Date 2065+
18.74%4.72%
RrJ Rdjxhrgktr Pzcwzz XygPYPZPQTarget-Date Retirement
6.06%0.57%3.35%
G. Yygp Ddzdp Tvjvryjygq Wmykn 4289862SFKNSTarget-Date 2000-2010
8.79%
R. Kzvs Xwxbl Vlcmgfmyzz Zvtvl 7156NCBFNZTarget-Date 2000-2010
9.44%
M. Sszh Hvthb Fhjklxhlsy Pkzsw 5ZBLWBJTarget-Date 2015
9.97%
G. Zhhf Xzntt Nfxbtrgnpz Tvqwz 7777QCPHLQTarget-Date 2020
10.36%
J. Ztqn Snbwz Gvgrqnmbzr Mmmvs 98277FCKFTarget-Date 2025
11.36%
L. Zlcf Dstdj Gchhlmwmlh Mrzkw 77NNWPZTarget-Date 2030
13.09%
Q. Jyjl Tsmss Mhwtsvfbyt Kyzxn 794JZLFFTarget-Date 2035
15.13%
Z. Wsjm Nglcs Xnsbwtxqft Mzqrp 14GPZFTarget-Date 2040
16.86%
Z. Czyf Qtbdw Ntlchsztty Nqbqz 972FZYJHTarget-Date 2045
17.95%
Z. Mjcw Vwqqf Gvkhwwwzgz Mqbtg 2QDVDHJTarget-Date 2050
18.52%
J. Gzry Jxclg Nlzlrdglly Mjstw 539181SVJRJTarget-Date 2055
18.61%
C. Xmgp Zztfb Zbgkmpjgtv Ggtyz 8965LXPMTarget-Date 2060
18.44%
B. Dksq Cqfkk Kvwzjkjwpr Zrbyv 9NRPWGTarget-Date 2065+
18.42%
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List Criteria

Gold-Rated Funds

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.

Open to New Investment

All the funds on this list are open for new investment. Sometimes mutual funds will close to new investors-or even restrict existing fundholders from investing more money-when the fund is receiving more money than the management team believes it can invest effectively. Closing a fund under these circumstances is usually considered investor-friendly, as funds that get too big can sometimes suffer performance problems later. Even though new investors can’t get into closed funds (so such funds are not included here), closed funds that are rated Gold, Silver, or Bronze may be worth putting on a watch list.

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.