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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%
Ffdpvytd Xhb KbdQtd Xdszk Qz&Mvr Lggv HTQXQMModerately Conservative Allocation
13.63%3.85%6.87%
Gynsvdvq Xvvyq 1119 Ppsm Kqsc Kgpwxp Z8LDDDTarget-Date 2000-2010
8.21%1.86%5.29%
Lygtgqkn Sfpxf 2627 Mvrk Dxmn Rtsfgl V2VRZXMCTarget-Date 2025
11.15%2.41%6.95%
Bdtxzgnt Kytvl 4169 Zrym Lrdj Pszrbh ZFKKNTarget-Date 2030
13.77%3.13%8.01%
Tkyhjczy Jwzry 7356 Phpr Nvrb Xjkjdt N6PGNYSTarget-Date 2035
16.81%4.03%9.47%
Dsfbbgbc Fhlvj 2312 Zwkw Tqlt Xqhvfq WNLBGBTarget-Date 2040
19.87%4.87%10.41%
Jgdhtkgp Jhpmy Knrntkzf Wmzd-Ggw P6RRPTHigh Yield Bond
12.14%3.20%5.01%
Jbvpkqwl Rqkxy Vbdqr Ns & Nmd Y-4757TNNLYModerately Conservative Allocation
10.94%3.21%6.21%
Bbldhgny Tctfw Mlrtyq Dlxhmznmh 719C74BKNLJAggressive Allocation
29.45%4.24%11.11%
Szrkdlxl Cvqzd Wbgbym Ryskpcbys H97VJFJFAggressive Allocation
28.19%5.16%11.67%
Jgmsnqtq Zsjth Lcwgzy Wjvpysdwr K531PQDNRAggressive Allocation
28.55%5.44%11.98%
Plsbtbvq Pfcry PP Ylkwnfgjdb Qzx 763SCDRMJIntermediate Government
−2.70%−2.83%0.35%
Jpjlgfrj Cybfj VF Zxnvpqbxpw Wfq Y2695QMXQCYIntermediate Government
−2.09%−2.88%0.22%
Jvyjhzvd Dcxt-Gzrffg Vxclcjnnh Tlkz M-LTRPXHigh Yield Muni
6.48%−0.02%2.38%
Hlsnkcs Jsnqndfvlf Pwthh NcydtvqyhbrKJDLYDiversified Emerging Mkts
25.58%−5.09%10.95%
Mcddkbr Bgywfb Kykwpkfhw BmwskjmhtLJQWMGlobal Small/Mid Stock
19.07%0.32%11.36%
Bcxpfqd Rmld Kpsbbg TrmgvsgFXBTWHigh Yield Bond
11.56%2.95%5.59%
Gwnlykd Rczwsvfgxcvgv Zdlcx DdnttmqlvrqKPWRXWForeign Large Blend
17.91%8.33%11.94%
MDY Zjnchdx FxhkmtgXSGWUltrashort Bond
7.58%3.04%3.01%
Zbxnlmgp Twnlytgsvfqpd Mpgkv HztGWRPForeign Large Value
15.36%7.67%9.83%
Mwdkpnqr Crgrdgmn YPZYModerate Allocation
19.43%5.14%10.28%
Klgcmvmq Gmfslvchfw Bzvk WwvHNDVYLarge Blend
32.27%10.24%16.17%
Kdvkpl Prjqdpkh Pwcbrjp Yznd Jlr LsmtFCQTTKDiversified Emerging Mkts
31.52%7.04%9.54%
Djgym & Fxv Nmmshf Hxrk KYGCKJNGlobal Bond
6.26%0.69%3.82%
Knxdx & Qsf Pgcllf VlvsYTYCQGlobal Large-Stock Value
24.19%7.78%12.29%
Xpxwz & Qkp Nbnyyr XKMSFPIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
3.09%−1.42%1.59%
MHN Dvczpn Rlhch JxyycfyNSMLMid-Cap Blend
29.36%10.72%13.43%
Bwgvfyhc Rbznvyd Cghdqqzgvkg MmdhFMXMRDLarge Blend
35.24%10.89%17.18%
Qsrztyrj Whgk Wrpk NdrzsQRLVNLLarge Growth
49.64%10.95%20.99%
Dlvqwlph Rvmwjzg & XxyvvyBTCRZHigh Yield Bond
13.09%3.74%6.88%
Pghbklrl Xxpcyst 8216LGWCQWTarget-Date 2035
16.77%3.13%9.32%
Vgbsfxcc Rlgylcr 319113TCMCSTarget-Date 2040
20.21%4.30%10.61%
Sndhmhvq Mhlfpjl 18138WSKZNGTarget-Date 2045
21.25%4.64%10.82%
Vhsktvcz Mdplxxm 11161FCGWJTarget-Date 2050
21.33%4.65%10.82%
Nrygmqwr Sdppzh Wbbxwvx BTFZFLarge Growth
41.29%10.89%22.34%
Mpmpldpq Pcggkg HjxffbYWLPYRLarge Growth
40.12%11.89%19.31%
Rtllzwdc Tgndhswhmcmz NthSQSZTIntermediate Core Bond
1.98%−1.38%1.09%
Tkqxylhq XTSZFVCTLarge Growth
38.57%10.51%19.37%
Ddvsvgdr KsddhPFSVVModerate Allocation
22.27%6.30%11.54%
Pnlrqftc Xvcmm SmqvkxbxdmkDHSVGMid-Cap Value
27.97%8.22%14.33%
LLX Lfktmqjp Kvyxlvvv Dzbjnff Yvfhdn SxvpxHKNZYDiversified Emerging Mkts
35.10%4.24%10.31%
DPX Zfhbwrfj Bbvwyc Knrnxkl Lywrht ScdcnHNMTKVGlobal Large-Stock Growth
39.03%14.41%15.79%
Hgdcqzg Ybdnk TLK Kmfqw Stxz Wxdd JrzSVRVCForeign Large Growth
30.32%9.28%13.20%
Rnsvhwl Kmrbd MSV Tvxpd Mkbz Ymmn TNRDFQRForeign Large Growth
30.42%9.42%13.36%
RSSnhkv6 Rclyhsx Cqvzcqmjzpnm Xqhgr HQCTHVQGCGModerate Allocation
16.17%6.53%11.20%
JKrjrfdw Gtvnqvgvpfr Fqgwr Ntfw WQCCLLRWFWTForeign Large Value
17.77%7.57%10.01%
Fknhv Xqkzblcdv HpjgktbjmnWCWNCMid-Cap Blend
22.49%2.99%13.05%
Ngvqkb Bbrsfd Klpsxsvtvk Rkglz Bslx SbrQYNBBIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
2.56%−1.87%1.65%
Wghmbbv & Mybxfc Jnd-Mcmch Yhfcl VppXSKCConservative 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.