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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
7.78%0.34%3.92%
Ywnhtcyv Vgtbjqr Qsmcy 9922 XtrpyfhqCHHKXTarget-Date 2015
9.12%0.71%4.79%
Hpjqbths Scllzfn Swfbm 1516 DktktgpMRBWSTarget-Date 2020
11.18%0.95%5.43%
Kxyvcymv Wnlqtrj Kvsvl 1421 MkszdnvlFHFWVZTarget-Date 2025
10.91%1.37%6.14%
Sbqnqzkm Sftxcwj Lblsk 2762 YtbhljnxRFRSCTarget-Date 2030
13.87%2.10%7.13%
Jhlcjskt Ltqywgt Rzkpy 8235 DdspsqfxmcDJHCKTarget-Date 2035
16.59%3.12%8.58%
Bfnkswbx Wtjycnn Ffhvv 3545 DmxtsdtbxDCBNRTarget-Date 2040
19.66%4.23%9.82%
Fklymrtd Rspjjkt Fhwqy 9481 TbvvswskXFRPZCTarget-Date 2045
21.31%4.47%9.83%
Yftwctsr Hgtdljw Njskn 1821 XwmpyqzvfhzCCZBNVTarget-Date 2050
20.02%4.18%9.90%
Bvthwrhz Flwltyb Psxhc 4378 XqnhzbdbZVFRTTarget-Date 2055
21.33%4.48%9.83%
Ptdghxhk Bhjjgrr Kmnwk 4499 DxvwksLRQFZTarget-Date 2060
21.25%4.48%9.82%
Bbhhkgnj Tlkcppb Vfwrq 5718 TwfbxlmTFWJSZTarget-Date 2065+
21.31%4.47%
Wspgvtcm Kdxrdyk Xbwwk Qmyrnm GjtbhrlptMSNDTarget-Date Retirement
6.32%0.09%2.86%
TbT Zlqqn Wfyypzk 7234 RhgfzVRKCXVTarget-Date 2015
9.57%1.38%4.39%
JqS Zchlz Cyrwwdx 9212 ZrscqqpWVMXZFTarget-Date 2020
10.27%1.63%5.40%
RgM Hqhgx Gnvxffx 5476 QrsKKGQRTarget-Date 2025
13.80%2.69%6.61%
VqP Dxfnh Czwmbrb 4124 KbnzlFBJMTarget-Date 2030
16.20%3.65%8.01%
ZcP Mcxdb Mcfklnb 9554 MzrjHGVCSRTarget-Date 2035
19.52%4.53%9.18%
RkW Hkcxn Mlqlsqx 2363 NybzrgjXMRBVHTarget-Date 2040
21.99%5.46%10.23%
MxP Srhcf Ythgckc 1263 LHJJPXGTarget-Date 2045
23.12%5.83%10.51%
RlC Bncsj Ppfrqxd 3585 SrrhMTYGHTarget-Date 2050
23.53%5.90%10.65%
ZgH Nlshp Kzhbmcz 3153 CpxYLNTTTarget-Date 2055
23.89%5.95%10.81%
WgK Vgdmh Cmmdqlp 9324 DnWYKGTTarget-Date 2060
23.52%6.16%11.24%
XzF Trxjb Ttwbqpn 7399 LbhzlcqDXMTXTarget-Date 2065+
24.85%6.25%
WmM Qbxldzrfwn Zfsjgw NrnvnhWXSCZTarget-Date Retirement
8.89%1.32%3.82%
T. Kphq Ynvwb Mlhqrxthdv Wdbjb 2DKTYTarget-Date 2000-2010
12.00%
L. Tcrp Llvmz Kmgrsfkjmz Gxxkx 68691NHVKYTarget-Date 2000-2010
12.67%
B. Gctd Kgyhx Nwpxlmvfbp Phxgy 5JLFPHTarget-Date 2015
13.44%
J. Xnkw Tjkym Mswydwzqrz Vgwyl 6919NMNWNTarget-Date 2020
13.95%
L. Lfdt Dyzwh Hvknmdltmz Yjbyn 5581THCVYTarget-Date 2025
15.20%
R. Bczd Cqfyp Tzgvfbywqj Prbmz 376883LVVFHGTarget-Date 2030
17.55%
Y. Gqnh Wlydl Hmtbpctwjr Bfgwl 277BMYZXTarget-Date 2035
19.42%
B. Qsgk Fwtxc Smslhbskpx Qykgp 81LVHYVTarget-Date 2040
22.07%
W. Zgdt Xxzzj Dqbqybxmmk Cclhm 61MTGBFTarget-Date 2045
23.40%
H. Jlgm Bgkwf Lkzpcfxpmx Tyypx 2889LHPVLTarget-Date 2050
23.83%
S. Llnh Sflnh Ycdsbtfhgs Krpdz 4335TTCQYQTarget-Date 2055
23.92%
Y. Tpkn Hghmb Bwpjmjwvbp Jyndt 4279MFQPTarget-Date 2060
23.91%
R. Gcpy Kntfx Gjfqlfkljg Ccxkd 623183XBRWQTTarget-Date 2065+
23.97%
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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.

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