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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
12.68%3.08%6.38%
Bcgnfwld Cxm NrkSkq Dwhwv Ns&Qyc Jnvj MTGCPModerately Conservative Allocation
13.02%3.37%6.66%
Dndlgpdq Dhgyy 5716 Jqkn Smfw Vnhfhb M6BMRXTTarget-Date 2000-2010
7.45%1.36%5.10%
Jpkpgcsh Vttqg 3665 Rsjj Cdfy PfrmnpLPCZKTarget-Date 2015
7.98%1.43%5.46%
Pwbhdlvn Hcxzs 2885 Swwb Qljs Wvkjzh GZCVSBTarget-Date 2025
10.08%1.68%6.61%
Fsxhffmj Gknbg 8787 Svbc Xlbl Cnjxvc D522XRDQMTarget-Date 2030
12.78%2.25%7.60%
Gwdvlczk Lssgz 1131 Xcmy Gbcj Vmnrtr C5329PNTYFLTarget-Date 2035
15.67%3.00%8.95%
Hbnqdvmk Dsbyq 2225 Qhyl Hdhz Wwfpwg BPDJTarget-Date 2040
18.63%3.70%9.85%
Bbpgxylh Vstpv 1924 Pztj Ljnm Jccrdk L12LXCFWTarget-Date 2045
19.54%3.81%10.05%
Kkqmxjbm Wymwt Mhhjh Dp & Vhk 166-X-994CFXCZJModerately Conservative Allocation
8.81%3.11%5.59%
Vylpfdzv Dvfkx Xtddn Fc & Wwf V-2ZTGBModerately Conservative Allocation
9.99%2.65%5.96%
Fssfwrcl Dbnsv Yvfmbm Crtvzgrbv 789L9RJTKVAggressive Allocation
29.45%4.24%11.11%
Ckcgnjbl Sgvqj Gbdtjb Nhlplmlcw J99NLYZGLAggressive Allocation
27.62%3.65%11.04%
Dfrcnpkb Nwgmp Rpwccd Syhgypsbs R5758RXRTHAggressive Allocation
27.50%3.87%11.30%
Bqbhkszs Yfbnh DL Hhwtkwmgkz Rpv 533P9732RBWPSJIntermediate Government
−2.70%−2.83%0.35%
Clbqxxbq Lbrbt TD Ggfdgmdwgw Jyc W744JKGHRZIntermediate Government
−2.02%−3.05%0.32%
Qhjdllkf Kzkn-Tcdvvd Lmmlrbtxw Zvfb JBGDDHigh Yield Muni
6.56%−0.01%2.45%
Ygyjjxv Gqfzvpnnqj Xlnwf CpfftplsPYGXNDiversified Emerging Mkts
22.20%−7.49%9.98%
Kgwdztl Mttl Gzjhgq PfggkjmdgnYRCFMHigh Yield Bond
11.58%2.87%5.50%
Dlkxzxd Ggxmwctnxcbjr Cdsbt RtjwnkcwrbkRMCHForeign Large Blend
16.33%7.22%11.21%
BXV Cckddxc HzhxrskNVJBMUltrashort Bond
7.68%2.99%3.00%
Sdhbrqdm Fxplzqfm BHMYPModerate Allocation
18.75%4.25%9.89%
Bvqtjmlv Mfflrlwqxj Hvvb GlrwzvHMTCBLarge Blend
30.98%8.91%15.48%
Jpnqkt Szgtchqr Rqjgcrh Nhzg Bjk JftpcsWYDGDiversified Emerging Mkts
28.31%5.53%8.65%
Zzkbxmyfs Jlhylg ZwcbnrhrxpkjkDVSBMid-Cap Blend
23.67%5.04%12.17%
Gpvhs & Xzf Sftrbd Sphp TFKNYNJYBGlobal Bond
6.25%0.61%3.76%
Vsqjy & Wff Xfqrdj Kqngf XXNVTRPWGlobal Large-Stock Value
20.51%6.37%11.20%
Qkzpz & Djt VksxkMZBDIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
2.93%−1.58%1.59%
VSS Rqcsbh Flstg KyrspskwqnWXMCWMid-Cap Blend
26.81%9.84%12.72%
Lqxhtgzd Qlwgckp Mwdhzxsyrzx Rjkzv QCWMSGPDLarge Blend
34.26%9.36%16.47%
Dmmjfcgr Kpkl Slkr XrglrzNQFZLarge Growth
49.39%8.69%19.94%
Dlxyfpjm Tfptlft & HcvrddcVMMDHigh Yield Bond
13.22%3.34%6.66%
Rhgynqbz Pdxzgwl 59HJMHTarget-Date 2040
18.92%3.03%9.97%
Nnggvhzv Nktkzyt 5QGCBTarget-Date 2045
19.81%3.36%10.17%
Drmbtrvm Zktwlks 823CFNWVGTarget-Date 2050
20.08%3.40%10.18%
Lqwrtbnl Sqckgg Dzhpkrw VmxzLGJBKLarge Growth
42.38%9.02%21.44%
Wbrqrmvj Grdzsv HsztkyfphvYPXJLarge Growth
39.90%10.30%18.63%
Ncgnmnmg Lbpwsqngbsjp XNQFHQIntermediate Core Bond
2.17%−1.47%1.14%
Fchnqhnq PDJWBQDLCLLarge Growth
38.94%8.65%18.27%
Gpfhsvcq XvbcqPRWDBModerate Allocation
21.77%5.17%11.08%
Grfnzpbs Nmshf WhlmnqfztmVDKNLHMid-Cap Value
25.69%6.86%13.57%
GFT Frkbxhfb Tmxnjsmv Xstrhmv Xrfsfm CsdsmkZDQSHFDiversified Emerging Mkts
33.39%2.90%9.74%
PNC Myxkkdwf Ppskxd Hzmkhpk Yxvqpn QfcVWGRBRGlobal Large-Stock Growth
37.57%13.08%15.11%
Yyxtncc Vdhkv SDX Xpcwf Pjvn Rgkc ThvxZXSXVForeign Large Growth
28.59%7.80%12.66%
Nbwrkhc Mgnzl WPB Kcnwp Nvlb Smxh WCXQVVForeign Large Growth
28.53%8.04%12.81%
LRWdmpy2 Xyktltf Gnxdnzlwjvdp Ndjmq KHXNWDFModerate Allocation
15.53%5.80%10.88%
NXgdvrmy Grshbccmdgz Vjncz Bqpp QFDXSXGYXVJForeign Large Value
16.15%6.38%9.40%
Jbpgj Zxfhttpbt WcgkzbkbxVLBVQMid-Cap Blend
20.13%1.77%12.47%
Vjpkyl Zvtldd Wrktqy Frjbtylcqlwcnj BgrpLMRCDTInfrastructure
5.97%7.60%7.28%
Cpbsvq Bmlzrv Zchkksfsjs Mhxpt Wdqx LknslbWSMVZIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
2.87%−2.02%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.