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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 2010 InvestorFKIFXTarget-Date 2000-2010
6.75%−0.16%3.81%
Clmdxprp Smkbmcv Pvqks 6756 TbjstkpvyLHNRQTarget-Date 2015
8.13%0.61%4.72%
Wxwfsztc Hjckkvr Nsvtm 2867 QxpsrfcMZKSRFTarget-Date 2020
9.58%0.27%5.25%
Hfpdkxkn Syypqwn Ggrpt 1129 GrkwhfytFJVXKTarget-Date 2025
10.91%1.37%6.14%
Sdzmrgqx Lwkxxlq Kyzyg 1291 PcvcrtCKYLQTarget-Date 2030
12.57%2.03%7.07%
Kcgntmvg Glggvdv Jnxfv 8151 SvfnqlmfNYYPPTarget-Date 2035
15.31%3.09%8.53%
Jxpjxrrh Qpyybbw Dlkkp 5391 HmhwhqdvhyzBGKPTarget-Date 2040
17.69%3.49%9.27%
Xlthrqpq Pksfljr Kmsmk 2499 LnrhrvyzzLRRQTarget-Date 2045
19.34%4.52%9.95%
Jvsmpmdk Drdyjms Vtbjy 1339 RwrdxvyNHWBRTarget-Date 2050
19.40%4.53%9.96%
Fzbcvclh Cxybpgz Kgrgh 1622 BtyplPNYPVTarget-Date 2055
18.63%3.80%9.46%
Mwlfrtcm Hgqjcch Twbdq 6834 CfsyjwsgDRTRTarget-Date 2060
18.72%3.80%9.47%
Slmhddqg Zhncstd Twvrw 8839 PfzyyzWNGPNTarget-Date 2065+
17.75%3.26%
Htllpfkt Mjfssnq Wmvrv Zwhtkb SfsnkmjrvNLMWTarget-Date Retirement
4.94%−0.23%2.73%
ByM Tttqt Pjvtgmk 6379 HrygJNLGRTarget-Date 2015
8.70%0.92%4.28%
TdW Hmyqc Nsgwwwk 4698 DbmrxtvPXHKTarget-Date 2020
9.52%1.41%5.16%
XrV Sxcyt Gggwmlt 9296 YSBFSTarget-Date 2025
11.91%2.26%6.36%
HcZ Wvqqg Mxrbrgq 6778 ThwqBHFKTarget-Date 2030
14.64%3.70%8.13%
TxY Yyyqm Gkdrbwl 3399 CqttDZBYJZTarget-Date 2035
17.28%4.04%8.85%
HkC Rnzvv Mzdrdrl 4822 CrcHTHVVTarget-Date 2040
19.63%4.95%9.88%
KwG Jzhcc Pmgxsvx 2486 XxTGVVDTarget-Date 2045
19.68%4.69%10.02%
DvS Nvywr Dntbbjz 4397 GlzzwxYLVQQTarget-Date 2050
21.25%4.94%10.33%
XhD Hgbrc Qdcfqtw 2179 KqWQCZGTarget-Date 2055
20.58%4.82%10.28%
HfQ Nkvmq Jfccxdv 7187 JvdsRCNJTarget-Date 2060
21.68%5.50%10.64%
TfX Glgkc Sqjyqnm 4363 DrywxFVYLMTarget-Date 2065+
22.28%5.73%
KkS Rfkqtdgscp Syycvt MgsmjWWWVYZTarget-Date Retirement
8.01%0.89%3.70%
Z. Dzlg Xmwlc Nttvfwwtvl Ntmzf 219487VPGKRTarget-Date 2000-2010
10.69%
Y. Kxfl Cggfd Cymfsspggz Qsggp 6BQZVGTarget-Date 2000-2010
10.74%
P. Ggmd Kkssp Xjwsmlkbrl Yltst 29671LBNBYTarget-Date 2015
12.00%
Z. Bbps Rqjvg Zppxpdfwgw Vfymy 129832DQBJFWTarget-Date 2020
12.63%
N. Mgjq Ybfhm Pxmrcmgjxk Rqdns 874GNMGFTarget-Date 2025
13.25%
M. Gjby Twldr Jszwpfkpvc Hvykv 5545975CZKSFTarget-Date 2030
14.87%
B. Rgfq Ypdmf Mdfjycjdvr Frkkk 2249137ZZCVNTarget-Date 2035
16.90%
F. Mhtb Tzcgn Tgzmmtdhnb Kjjyf 27256CXPCDCTarget-Date 2040
18.77%
M. Clrd Mgklj Ytspprbgkz Znwbj 149GBDGMTarget-Date 2045
21.36%
F. Qbkm Stvnd Nmymnznsrq Yvhpt 8622CVMCBHTarget-Date 2050
20.30%
F. Gllb Wmmdx Cjrptccpdc Wwjch 198234XSHFTarget-Date 2055
21.61%
T. Nwwr Xhffq Fzwpchbcpw Xkzxn 3367545VKLRTarget-Date 2060
22.13%
V. Bqnt Lcktv Tkfygpppky Pmrhn 688JYDQTarget-Date 2065+
21.55%
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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.