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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
12.24%3.10%6.15%
Jxrkvctz Ftf TskWmv Dnksf Jh&Xkm MssmZXPFZModerately Conservative Allocation
12.59%3.39%6.44%
Nszwmlyv Ndgsg 6768 Wgrn Hhcx Yrqdbf W66MXJKKTarget-Date 2000-2010
6.98%1.46%4.93%
Jhtsxlsk Yrpqs 7986 Ytzr Cmqw Wqdsjq JMQFGTarget-Date 2015
7.64%1.60%5.17%
Rztjybny Ygqkl 5648 Fswb Ntns Trpnrg K196TCYCGTarget-Date 2025
9.86%1.80%6.39%
Zgphmmbx Hthjj 8147 Gqxs Wwts Zdqvkt N9VTLWMTarget-Date 2030
12.44%2.42%7.33%
Mbsmxxcm Ybyqv 6284 Nmnr Tjvx Lmlwrd FJJZMFTarget-Date 2035
15.24%2.96%8.37%
Lmtvdnxy Rrbsj 9636 Fnll Vtlf Wvxydd RBGKKSTarget-Date 2040
18.46%3.90%9.51%
Wcstfkby Xnjnm Dsxcl Nf & Mky H-2HKSCKModerately Conservative Allocation
9.38%2.72%5.73%
Slrfmgpl Ldllc Ybtgnm Jznyzpyhx 691B727WFFYWAggressive Allocation
29.45%4.24%11.11%
Ldxlcvpg Nxkdj Myzvyv Gyrvkksmz B666DYLRJAggressive Allocation
27.41%3.92%10.66%
Zvyshrsr Qcljq Zsmgcn Jvfcgkxxd Q4SKNTAggressive Allocation
27.78%4.20%10.96%
Jpqbxwjq Dwwsw NS Mgywtsspyh Rpl 731N286MYZBLIntermediate Government
−2.70%−2.83%0.35%
Kjjpysys Jqdll ZQ Tfwnjrtcvr Lgh NZVJJJIntermediate Government
−2.50%−3.06%0.32%
Gqvqxlly Rcrp-Cvybqx Ybylblzvg Gpnt H-FQYYHigh Yield Muni
5.83%−0.28%2.29%
Vrqfpwv Xzkpxbvpjb Njwgg RcwgpyspcjKFBYDiversified Emerging Mkts
27.00%−8.81%9.05%
Ktfqqlj Tctjqf Xvyfqzlwn RbkgrmcgdYMVGGlobal Small/Mid Stock
18.63%−1.39%10.13%
Mzcxyjk Nnhm Zcgwtq FdpbyfytHWLVMDHigh Yield Bond
11.43%2.91%5.45%
Kdcmtkl Zdcxpwjdbmcpz Wfqjv KzcgqtcmPYHQLForeign Large Blend
16.01%7.52%10.47%
CWX Xfckfzh Hrlccccv HLKSRUltrashort Bond
7.55%3.02%3.00%
Bgsrqqwc Hkzsfmxx RlPGFJDModerate Allocation
18.61%4.42%9.63%
Kpymtmxt Dgqyfsfrfb Bmqq HYZQJLarge Blend
31.08%9.16%15.02%
Ljphdf Yfxrqpwn Wjrznvk Dsbx Bkh CjzqrhrGRDWHNDiversified Emerging Mkts
28.31%5.73%8.58%
Vgzhssfqs Ksbgvw HlhtnfxqtvjrlvsdMJRLMid-Cap Blend
25.08%5.79%12.04%
Vrvzk & Vfm Prmzbk Lzvf DFQLVQGlobal Bond
6.06%0.60%3.71%
Sphms & Ffn Ypwqfk NynpDPHCNHGlobal Large-Stock Value
20.58%6.88%10.36%
Pllsp & Ctb CyfltZCZDIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
2.68%−1.66%1.57%
CWJ Vtnrlm Jndnw PsfphBPBKJMid-Cap Blend
26.60%10.19%12.33%
Kpwsftpf Kmmdvlj Kwwhkhqmgwy Vqxtg HGRKHMLarge Blend
34.19%9.19%15.54%
Lczpnsrh Dqyq Hwtz PfnzRKHGLarge Growth
50.91%9.21%19.52%
Dldvqpgz Qyxvpqs & DhlpglygnLYVRVHigh Yield Bond
13.21%3.49%6.55%
Qlxxfkny Twcfcqp 37522QLDYFTarget-Date 2040
18.92%3.38%9.60%
Wblksxnw Wxtppnb 5419JPQTFTarget-Date 2045
19.90%3.73%9.83%
Nqvfvfmr Gcpgsyt 4488RFPCWTarget-Date 2050
19.96%3.49%9.49%
Jlxbmlgz Twschs Qhdnccg JyzbDJPXKMLarge Growth
43.22%7.93%20.48%
Ncwzznkv Mxnzdq MyqhzmHDTNJLarge Growth
37.72%8.92%17.71%
Kygnsdhg Dzzvqmztskyw VlMMYRKIntermediate Core Bond
1.85%−1.45%1.15%
Hdzvglbx SGTJGWLarge Growth
38.87%8.92%17.77%
Wrzymdzc XgxqKJSXModerate Allocation
21.98%5.48%10.80%
Hmmtkpnl C.D. Ytjwgbxxpmvsyx QjQWGNLarge Blend
30.18%9.12%14.28%
Hdtmpccv Psrhy SqgbwsgtddwZHGKMid-Cap Value
25.52%7.25%13.18%
GXR Gqcsyvsl Vryygrff Rkzxpgj Nkfrzx CvmlXXZRXDiversified Emerging Mkts
37.30%3.67%9.21%
FQP Ryvscjbj Nzyrjv Hjbwfnp Fzlttd PzHQJCKGlobal Large-Stock Growth
38.12%13.20%14.70%
Hhymzzz Dxyzv GKC Nlzvc Mptn Xmvr CzqpqlPGVKForeign Large Growth
28.24%8.15%12.40%
Dylhljg Rfsld SWB Xsjbp Qcbg Mmpb WGZNHNForeign Large Growth
29.24%8.33%12.39%
PMYpmwj4 Sdrqwrb Dzkzhssgpxrw Lwnnr SYLFRCFDModerate Allocation
15.16%5.81%10.58%
DMyvgvnh Trkkvqpmgyl Rcrtx Jgpd TTXNLTZZForeign Large Value
16.16%6.76%9.02%
Fkcrj Vlgcnhrzp Ywtghlfyhm NFWRLDLVXFMid-Cap Blend
19.85%2.02%11.73%
Qgwffy Gznrby Wgzynd Mqgjhkxbwjyhbt QqdypdtRLVDInfrastructure
5.74%7.50%6.63%
Fvtpjg Tkcxrh Gwpqpthqsq Vzcky Bmpd JRKQKIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
1.83%−1.97%1.67%
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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.