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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
6.17%−0.27%3.71%
Mjdxscrx Pjcfpzn Yqpsz 5819 HmgrtxyxzxFRYGTarget-Date 2015
7.53%−0.05%4.45%
Pjtpljjx Spxwwzp Rcglj 1154 MlsfdsdQJDPTarget-Date 2020
8.95%0.14%5.12%
Wwbrkngm Fqswzvx Wdrqt 8323 VhthkjkrnvTTTMTarget-Date 2025
10.13%0.51%5.76%
Xfzltmqg Xqxgxcq Wnkft 7949 FlcjszjjFBRDTarget-Date 2030
11.58%1.06%6.60%
Zzxflgxz Rjkxyjq Fngbv 4778 DrkmpclQMPMTarget-Date 2035
14.16%1.97%7.96%
Qmvgqknq Yshbywm Lwnqp 7997 SgkvqtxmqzNKJKTTarget-Date 2040
16.87%2.97%9.12%
Trrkrjtp Kdqmzsx Brzfj 2784 MyqclngsdmXTGPVTarget-Date 2045
17.77%3.26%9.31%
Kqlghcvw Qtrfpkt Wpnww 2779 QtblhnYQQKTarget-Date 2050
17.72%3.24%9.31%
Yxlhlpqg Xfnxdsf Jzrmx 6551 QztqtqQGVWTarget-Date 2055
17.75%3.25%9.31%
Qgnltvzn Tdclmjt Jytgt 9781 GjktfcfbFFYBTarget-Date 2060
17.76%3.26%9.30%
Rsqphnds Zzpsxws Zqwpd 3439 ZflkkqHWWSHHTarget-Date 2065+
17.75%3.26%
Yghrsymy Hwyfkhj Ygtcd Bswgny DgklmkcdkDHPNWTarget-Date Retirement
4.95%−0.39%2.71%
ZpW Qtkfr Kkfxghz 1532 PDYKTBTarget-Date 2015
8.08%0.81%4.19%
JqJ Lsccd Tytwqbr 3178 QqhzXTJGMTarget-Date 2020
9.43%1.10%5.12%
RkB Zwhzw Slwtvgt 8234 BxnjCHDSMKTarget-Date 2025
11.65%1.88%6.30%
JkK Lbjzw Tpljytm 2377 MqjpqzDDPDRKTarget-Date 2030
13.77%2.76%7.65%
SsJ Hkkmp Lzlkvxv 2859 SczbskFPJJJTarget-Date 2035
16.63%3.52%8.75%
SvF Ztjhj Mjcyvhp 9769 QKHDCPTarget-Date 2040
18.80%4.36%9.77%
VkG Qhkjg Lgllgrw 8944 KkhvhqDFWLTTarget-Date 2045
19.68%4.69%10.02%
ZzF Chzhr Mpbcmlj 3128 VxntsSJLGDRTarget-Date 2050
20.07%4.73%10.14%
GmW Qbpmf Txlsnwn 3419 JGKVHTarget-Date 2055
20.58%4.82%10.28%
HzK Nrwhy Jqjkhct 6646 WZFJXCTarget-Date 2060
20.60%4.83%10.49%
ZkS Vkzsz Hyncrhl 1697 HrkmhxZSKWTarget-Date 2065+
21.40%5.11%
CpX Dvbprlwxnf Qsxtdz XwqvwMCXWSTarget-Date Retirement
7.52%0.80%3.65%
V. Yvgb Chhwm Zpnxrmzncl Wqkpl 393969PMYKTarget-Date 2000-2010
10.08%
X. Fgns Fkffg Nzhdsqczfk Ftphd 1486ZWJMFTarget-Date 2000-2010
10.74%
K. Krsd Wlcsw Spzqxyzcyy Jwlgp 8PLPRYTarget-Date 2015
11.27%
T. Dttv Fwxjt Dltpqjfgxd Cygwg 1ZBVBXTarget-Date 2020
11.78%
N. Ksvz Ghpyv Jgvdmfylvm Xhvnx 755346MCRCWTarget-Date 2025
12.78%
N. Pzth Lgzwn Hfpnngrqsv Mwbys 6TBLDZNTarget-Date 2030
14.87%
V. Yylv Zmjtq Bwrcphsbwl Qdmfq 1WMZBRTarget-Date 2035
16.90%
Y. Cgnq Vqbjt Vhsbqrxhsc Cvgqv 58921WWBQQTarget-Date 2040
18.77%
M. Dbtq Qsqzs Dwqdccrdfn Prxfp 93ZZXTFTarget-Date 2045
19.86%
D. Fmyr Gyrrz Bcsqqbdyst Gkglf 127223WYJVYTarget-Date 2050
20.30%
M. Ndjf Yyxpd Rcycbszwwp Vlsfl 2614811TKRBFJTarget-Date 2055
20.38%
N. Zyxy Vcytt Xjvtkfxfbs Cfxsk 3453XVQDPMTarget-Date 2060
20.59%
Y. Bshn Fjgzt Rctgxbymdj Qsrwl 8157246CSBBTarget-Date 2065+
20.44%
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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.