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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
14.47%3.60%6.52%
Vdslgltf Qpm GlsHlv Jpqnr Hv&Tmw Shpm YJKBJZModerately Conservative Allocation
14.82%3.90%6.82%
Znhsvxrf Mrhzl 3115 Phly Jqnn Nkjwyd C15LCMTVTarget-Date 2000-2010
9.54%1.96%5.32%
Vkfzjqhv Xftyh 1444 Jwjw Wyjj Bhfzyc W8625HSPNTarget-Date 2015
10.05%2.14%5.82%
Fktfpkbc Hnsxl 3789 Jrhm Kkrr Ykdrgy FJVGWTarget-Date 2025
12.51%2.41%6.90%
Kjqcrkxr Yrlzp 7556 Ynty Gnft Ntgwgd Z6YHTNZCTarget-Date 2030
14.95%3.23%8.07%
Pdwqftzt Ppzmj 6699 Fttf Cyqg McrxjbXWNXZQTarget-Date 2035
18.14%4.10%9.53%
Rskzfvyp Cwdhm 8966 Cncw Tnls Lmdtxh MSVCRHHTarget-Date 2040
21.30%4.94%10.50%
Sxbxxbbw Wrrhf Jqfl Bhgv zj Sqjs W492ZLZNCIntermediate Core Bond
1.13%−2.55%0.95%
Nvqwxbjp Jhxtv Jbwrb Py & Wcs 174-RQMQYZModerately Conservative Allocation
8.81%3.11%5.59%
Wxykpsyv Nvwlw Twrjj Rm & Qpm KBKVZGModerately Conservative Allocation
12.61%3.30%6.22%
Vqrxzcnr Jsssh Jcthvp Mxsnywvzv 739F888BJXTMSAggressive Allocation
29.45%4.24%11.11%
Trmlbgzl Yxdbk Fhwkjy Sqzczthsz CXRSGAggressive Allocation
30.24%5.06%11.52%
Mfgwzcyc Bvsnh Ydbqfg Jlzdzzcbg KQVFSYGAggressive Allocation
30.36%5.49%12.06%
Ylymwfvw Ntxph Lvxlpd jpb Cll Chln KDSYHRModerately Aggressive Allocation
22.06%5.34%10.11%
Qkchnjgn Jcymk Mdgmhspw L6NYWFIntermediate Government
−0.32%−2.35%0.25%
Rdlztplf Mnrfq VL Tlrkfczqwv Ttt 656K93XVDJIntermediate Government
−2.70%−2.83%0.35%
Qgcmwnfv Vtnjh CJ Qrqpkchrlm FtfSDVLWMIntermediate Government
−1.00%−2.62%0.38%
Gtfqbxrf Hbmz-Tgbnsm Rytkcnlfl Wysg Y-6SDFXVYHigh Yield Muni
6.97%0.07%2.40%
Phktnlp Hygmpbntdm Ycwzs DtgdvlflJYTSLBDiversified Emerging Mkts
26.58%−5.88%10.86%
Jmpdcsp Wfvm Jqhjmd DctthwssSDRGHigh Yield Bond
12.35%3.00%5.61%
Rhyhcnv Lzspqjkfygjgm Ynyhf PcgwfgpxnqdSPNVForeign Large Blend
18.85%8.09%11.86%
WBY Sdsfzrc Nqflcrvs NJGKWUltrashort Bond
7.70%3.05%3.01%
Lwgxgylf Wdwmvglykpcxn Jbfgf QvtqhKTSPPForeign Large Value
16.17%7.39%9.81%
Cmcnvjpt Djqzvgcd LfxzzCVMYQModerate Allocation
20.86%5.19%10.37%
Pkqdpwwg Bnsqklncky Mdkv HdTVGVXGLarge Blend
32.27%10.24%16.17%
Sftgxr Tnnqrmqp Ysplbzs Vqfk Jps ZrlmzXSTNBCDiversified Emerging Mkts
31.44%6.96%9.81%
Hqcdz & Tyy Nbhkhw Glpl XQSCQDGlobal Bond
7.45%1.01%4.03%
Dmdmp & Rzh Zmdqwt Fyphl RSJKJQXPGlobal Large-Stock Value
24.18%7.50%12.28%
Lwgld & Bmt Ykrnfp NGNPZBBIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
3.34%−1.41%1.64%
TNC Kprwsx Bzrrb DwldpnnmhbmXKHVCZMid-Cap Blend
30.41%10.52%13.20%
Fmgrkhbt Zfzzpnb Qkvxtrtcxht Xtknz GTWLPCLarge Blend
36.90%10.86%17.19%
Gbywjfxm Jvzl Sbdg KtjBYKDMCLarge Growth
51.81%10.57%20.56%
Wtdchddx Cmmsbrt & FspdtKGBDKHigh Yield Bond
14.15%3.79%6.77%
Jhzmgpvj Txsgyhw 5221SBYWTarget-Date 2035
17.99%3.16%9.37%
Klkgqjlz Mpzhlzd 6YKTGTarget-Date 2040
21.35%4.30%10.66%
Msqfzxpd Pzfwchn 26635GQVKTarget-Date 2045
22.49%4.68%10.89%
Vfjtrgsz Frjbhln 335RRLRZQTarget-Date 2050
22.56%4.70%10.90%
Ddlspkqz Mgcyzr Fhqhthf HwmqZLFMVLarge Growth
43.68%10.69%21.94%
Mvsztrmd Srjfnl SyrcstjrdrNQDLXTLarge Growth
40.88%11.32%19.14%
Lfdztnjj Qyfbtycykxmk ZQYLHRCIntermediate Core Bond
2.60%−1.24%1.17%
Tchzmxbb CPFPYDKJLarge Growth
40.25%10.31%18.97%
Fngqpqpp DwsrryyLYYCYKModerate Allocation
23.91%6.18%11.35%
Pyrblcmd Zmlck HtwtncmvvwPYLWBJMid-Cap Value
28.22%8.15%14.35%
GPN Lznwlczq Jyfjnvch Lhbtqkl Gwlqvc JgNBKWDiversified Emerging Mkts
36.09%3.99%10.42%
WVH Xvffjjmh Txrrqf Nzcjpdr Kxybkc ZhrPHDJDGlobal Large-Stock Growth
40.50%14.34%15.81%
Vmnvmvw Hzbxk WQK Xphtl Llvs Fzbm ZrDXPJYNForeign Large Growth
32.02%9.06%12.84%
Hmqyyjw Ygbzy XPJ Sjbhn Dqsn Pdgc SGLXBHMForeign Large Growth
31.66%9.36%13.32%
CMHdcrh2 Wwphqym Tnnttvskhlvm Xdfrx XTGLBRVModerate Allocation
17.48%6.67%11.30%
XCqgyngn Pjgpyzhswlv Pbnqg Gnvh HHGMTLKTDSLForeign Large Value
18.80%7.59%10.14%
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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.

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