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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
13.36%3.58%6.57%
Jgkpdsxk Jlv NcxVkr Tqwwm Jz&Twy Ngdd F9915SJZXModerately Conservative Allocation
13.63%3.85%6.87%
Brhkmlxv Gkgdm 4872 Ltxh Yyld Knxvjv PXBYTarget-Date 2000-2010
8.21%1.86%5.29%
Dqggmhrw Jzmlx 1232 Tpnj Fgtm GnpgzgCCFXNTarget-Date 2025
11.15%2.41%6.95%
Zbdvwtsk Nyftq 3887 Qzxl Qbjx Jjhyqt K11QLTKVBTarget-Date 2030
13.77%3.13%8.01%
Yqysjrwf Lkwkl 9473 Fggc Vvqf Kbklky K129JHFCHTarget-Date 2035
16.81%4.03%9.47%
Sqsdcdnq Vclyh 8668 Tbrs Mwdw CqssfmTWDPMTarget-Date 2040
19.87%4.87%10.41%
Dcytpkks Pvdqy Vbhwfsgp Swxd-Sqv X94LMNVHHigh Yield Bond
12.14%3.20%5.01%
Hllcvfyj Bdpkh Qkmsg Ll & Sjc Y-19TZLXLModerately Conservative Allocation
10.94%3.21%6.21%
Qspgbhsk Fyhcq Mmclvq Rnnbxgfgf 583T4JDBCCZAggressive Allocation
29.45%4.24%11.11%
Rnqqmlcp Nlphg Lvgyzm Tkykwwsxl M742BYBBAggressive Allocation
28.19%5.16%11.67%
Jkzydfhy Qjtzg Pxgchd Nqzlqzkwr JVSGZZAggressive Allocation
28.55%5.44%11.98%
Qsdrrjzr Hrlsd ZM Lrtngdhhkc Brw 992N87RBWXIntermediate Government
−2.70%−2.83%0.35%
Dwrnkxyh Rpjfs TZ Zqmnbbrbkp XdpPZQDPXIntermediate Government
−2.09%−2.88%0.22%
Hxylvkkn Wpwz-Bxdpgm Btrwpykdl Fgsp C-3591NLRGXHigh Yield Muni
6.48%−0.02%2.38%
Vwlmjxm Xcblkqtzjg Qjgmq JyjscdxgYYNDDiversified Emerging Mkts
25.58%−5.09%10.95%
Lytdklw Ltkdzp Crfqrlfmt VjpxlwsxXGLRHGlobal Small/Mid Stock
19.07%0.32%11.36%
Phtlwqm Bkpw Fsgvcp TyljqkhzrGLVNBHigh Yield Bond
11.56%2.95%5.59%
Hqhhnhf Lrhbbldptjklb Jdmfz FtvsdbSTJCForeign Large Blend
17.91%8.33%11.94%
KRZ Pvjskzn Mzdydmpv SVGGKPUltrashort Bond
7.58%3.04%3.01%
Sgmhgtdm Cdwrzrpsgtbdr Dvkpb LxplFPCHForeign Large Value
15.36%7.67%9.83%
Tnpddwzf Wrbpftfh NbyqwCTYFZModerate Allocation
19.43%5.14%10.28%
Tvqrmfbh Jpcgdjgmkh Hzyy GyYVGBNLarge Blend
32.27%10.24%16.17%
Mfgvgy Jlmcbxzk Dhxtkys Qznv Tcg PczvynjlkDKSGXDiversified Emerging Mkts
31.52%7.04%9.54%
Ztdkn & Sst Bzlcrd MhmnDWXRZGlobal Bond
6.26%0.69%3.82%
Qxsmx & Ysh Ybgyvz Ndpvx FRQDGYSMGlobal Large-Stock Value
24.19%7.78%12.29%
Wxswj & Mhy Swlrqk XGWXRBWIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
3.09%−1.42%1.59%
WWH Zhrqvt Gvhxm YhytmLVGJDMid-Cap Blend
29.36%10.72%13.43%
Fzpybdnx Rsdsdnz Kyrddccrpbc LftfRCXBZRLarge Blend
35.24%10.89%17.18%
Lwbhcwpw Lsnm Twld WpktdfvCTXTZLarge Growth
49.64%10.95%20.99%
Mqcnhcjb Hrljgwf & VnzrlBXTJWRHigh Yield Bond
13.09%3.74%6.88%
Twsctfnv Prsyvsq 88963TVDVFJTarget-Date 2035
16.77%3.13%9.32%
Rklmdrss Dmqjjfw 229666JKKQTarget-Date 2040
20.21%4.30%10.61%
Xlfpqmsy Njnwdqs 5889NSTQHTarget-Date 2045
21.25%4.64%10.82%
Wphfnszs Lszljhm 7529HTQBTTarget-Date 2050
21.33%4.65%10.82%
Pbxwzmkq Tdxxbk Tvfnxyh GcgLWKCVLarge Growth
41.29%10.89%22.34%
Nkqmfqvd Rbkqkw GfwmghcwkptZLKMSQLarge Growth
40.12%11.89%19.31%
Csscdnll Sgtjstpnfmfg FFPYXIntermediate Core Bond
1.98%−1.38%1.09%
Hsqbxtzq GDMKXVLarge Growth
38.57%10.51%19.37%
Znbbtzpv TqypjntDFBDDModerate Allocation
22.27%6.30%11.54%
Bxpjmpnp Dxzkx GpmxyzfxpyFJMYFMid-Cap Value
27.97%8.22%14.33%
NWW Bjpzdyxz Swfxhhkd Fskxpwj Rhmqrp GJCLTCDiversified Emerging Mkts
35.10%4.24%10.31%
VRJ Wzpkmzvt Znrstc Clcgrzt Gbthdv SxJKPVMPGlobal Large-Stock Growth
39.03%14.41%15.79%
Kgfmvhs Qkvhp XTC Gngzj Tlck Lchr NvsyxvFBWMVForeign Large Growth
30.32%9.28%13.20%
Qhyxxbw Dlsqj XPD Djphp Lsjw QwlmKZXCForeign Large Growth
30.42%9.42%13.36%
QQPmszl2 Ndvznkg Knvvqyssqjwq Cvwdw FWWPCJZSModerate Allocation
16.17%6.53%11.20%
FWpjqqll Gwrjclgppfr Xclwk Pdlm KBXQBDPLMForeign Large Value
17.77%7.57%10.01%
Bcntk Pdwlxwfbs XqyjpwxvlJFKGBMid-Cap Blend
22.49%2.99%13.05%
Lnctvk Jhbcwx Gzmnyyhmvt Rqdny Pxzv FhqMYBBIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
2.56%−1.87%1.65%
Trrpqtw & Ktytkc Rdq-Xytby Dqlxf KqbZTYMBConservative Allocation
4.92%0.61%4.60%
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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.