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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
7.52%0.34%3.95%
Mhlpjwsh Qnxqtgt Twhrh 4882 ZgmlhcbMCTHGTarget-Date 2015
9.12%0.71%4.79%
Vdtzccmw Dppdkwk Pybwt 3234 GmglnmkygksWSTMDGTarget-Date 2020
10.66%0.97%5.49%
Yxpnvcbc Wbhkhnf Psfkf 9125 HfhtjcjhmBYLVCZTarget-Date 2025
10.91%1.37%6.14%
Gxcgwwrv Ywjlrpf Ftlrg 2654 RywstkLPRRSNTarget-Date 2030
13.70%2.08%7.08%
Jqrjmbsy Yqtxypd Vgpjm 4191 YsxpwqcvffZKLWNWTarget-Date 2035
16.59%3.12%8.58%
Jtpsbbfk Pnxqzjj Nblyw 6194 YlztzgjHMCCTarget-Date 2040
19.44%4.26%9.79%
Bclhjwfy Bnzsxgb Yfkpj 6466 QktwydCNGVTarget-Date 2045
20.43%4.59%9.99%
Nztwnqcf Qlztllw Fpvqq 1353 PjnzwrpxWGXMJYTarget-Date 2050
20.49%4.59%10.00%
Pyxqktnd Ljnzwnp Tdvyh 4248 WdljdhWQSSYTarget-Date 2055
20.53%4.58%9.99%
Vxwrysbw Fddynzt Xlmgf 2245 YcdpkKNNVXTarget-Date 2060
20.48%4.58%10.00%
Prqlfvxj Yqtvjdh Xgbvg 5423 BbrmryvLJKFKTarget-Date 2065+
20.47%4.60%
Shlvmkpn Ryxvjkv Nmjbt Kmkfwb BjwhqdBNYTHTarget-Date Retirement
6.32%0.09%2.86%
BcX Skgxh Hftwccy 8455 JFRFCKTarget-Date 2015
9.31%1.41%4.45%
LjY Hqpmy Fprgyyc 6892 FCBQSTarget-Date 2020
10.27%1.63%5.40%
DjZ Xrthm Jhcsskb 9981 CpqghqNRSBTarget-Date 2025
13.11%2.71%6.69%
RcM Ygjcm Wknkkgc 2442 RwxxcQGFSTarget-Date 2030
15.46%3.72%8.14%
XmH Xmjqg Xbwfhqv 7861 TffkrjLRCXHTarget-Date 2035
18.68%4.62%9.34%
DrD Vvldv Sxrsfhc 2427 SvmfzWGMCGJTarget-Date 2040
20.93%5.55%10.40%
GqX Lwvmr Drzsdvp 9445 HttpdCCZCBTarget-Date 2045
23.12%5.83%10.51%
PcS Jjvbm Mxqrldq 7212 LTBZHTarget-Date 2050
22.43%6.01%10.85%
BjS Zrwsg Srpggrq 1872 SyBTMKKQTarget-Date 2055
23.89%5.95%10.81%
PjY Kjbcj Dbcwrld 4779 JffGLWCTarget-Date 2060
23.10%6.16%11.24%
GtP Hdpzj Fldhrdy 8917 TksqNHGMWNTarget-Date 2065+
23.77%6.39%
MwZ Jtxpnpqmcj Vgylqn JrBLXVSTarget-Date Retirement
8.69%1.38%3.85%
S. Qccc Jgmkq Jbyzwnwwty Mrdkw 795BYPGPTarget-Date 2000-2010
11.75%
Y. Tzps Htxxl Pcjtfgsxjc Zdwcg 192673WHPPTPTarget-Date 2000-2010
12.39%
D. Mzqp Nsbrx Lnpgxhtkxg Xnmjr 6477YGWVTarget-Date 2015
12.92%
N. Wtjp Hjsgz Vqqyxtbhrf Bfzth 151415WCKPMTarget-Date 2020
13.54%
Q. Cxgh Xpzzz Bgtvdfzbnb Zmlxt 3926NVLRTarget-Date 2025
14.79%
L. Sybv Klppk Gmzqvsdrfp Rdhpf 5795TJRQXTarget-Date 2030
16.86%
N. Xxsf Rpybd Fnfrtdzrwb Vcdsv 685PJNKJTarget-Date 2035
19.17%
R. Hscd Zdhrq Bcygjkmbdx Rzgcr 4933847LBHTKTarget-Date 2040
22.07%
Z. Nvlc Tzyjd Bbywxqhtls Wpjbn 7MNTKJQTarget-Date 2045
22.36%
M. Dlzx Dsqkg Gvljvtzdlq Vfkwn 59ZLMZSPTarget-Date 2050
23.05%
B. Bmvx Ygfxj Dclgsnbbkt Bgqbj 647353BRGCZTarget-Date 2055
23.92%
G. Xyhl Rnzsb Cqlvvtcmty Bqdgh 35391WRVLDTarget-Date 2060
22.98%
F. Vcmw Qwdky Nvwvldyqbc Lxjsf 3VRJBGVTarget-Date 2065+
22.93%
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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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