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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%
Dvjtzgcy Bxttmjy Kyflk 1136 SbgzcjjdwnJDNYDTarget-Date 2015
9.12%0.71%4.79%
Mczjctxv Zvbmbrx Djzhx 1586 HzgyvpvlNRPBDTarget-Date 2020
10.66%0.97%5.49%
Nyhrsmjw Bgfzjmk Pjmzd 8579 PrsvqjfbfgRTQCCWTarget-Date 2025
10.91%1.37%6.14%
Btxxjstv Jfvbpzz Nbwxg 8821 RmqkrxdrgMHMXZTarget-Date 2030
13.70%2.08%7.08%
Lrpkymmt Qpfqdrq Xtfck 1233 RcdtvnWHFRTTarget-Date 2035
16.59%3.12%8.58%
Dzgpcjnz Tgwcxsk Fdsbj 3423 NgwpyWRDXSKTarget-Date 2040
19.44%4.26%9.79%
Jyrcnfdn Pjykznp Tqllv 8798 CyrfvxfwYVGWTarget-Date 2045
20.43%4.59%9.99%
Nnblgsmv Mcvszdd Rwkbh 2449 DqsdkwchwfxVMCHRTarget-Date 2050
20.49%4.59%10.00%
Sjdhttwn Ljjhjqw Mygbb 3925 BxzkfdHJHJTTarget-Date 2055
20.53%4.58%9.99%
Rywydgtp Xymlzyh Cbyzj 3368 WfltkQBNTTarget-Date 2060
20.48%4.58%10.00%
Wxjzrqts Zyvkjld Dmlck 9496 QywsvmzhLSQMMTarget-Date 2065+
20.47%4.60%
Jsfldjzs Pylggjj Kgfsy Rrbzkj HjfvrgtlYNBSTarget-Date Retirement
6.32%0.09%2.86%
GhW Lsqqz Dpjdvlb 6363 BcnsbLMVSTarget-Date 2015
9.31%1.41%4.45%
JgN Tsrcg Hpcwgmx 9164 XfjYCNFZFTarget-Date 2020
10.27%1.63%5.40%
HdC Rslsj Vvqspdf 3678 BVLWHJSTarget-Date 2025
13.11%2.71%6.69%
FlX Xmmdq Ycckvqk 2838 PzcwdgtVBSDKVTarget-Date 2030
15.46%3.72%8.14%
LbY Myhrn Bdjycts 3531 JDRQNTarget-Date 2035
18.68%4.62%9.34%
JzR Qsmbg Lhztsqw 4136 RwjtcBDBMFKTarget-Date 2040
20.93%5.55%10.40%
QtT Bwbnx Crpvkyd 1743 MXMBMWHTarget-Date 2045
23.12%5.83%10.51%
HjB Yfbrd Hksvyjh 9956 SckkPMXZWTarget-Date 2050
22.43%6.01%10.85%
RlX Hfhpx Lxzqptj 6748 BJWVDKTarget-Date 2055
23.89%5.95%10.81%
SjG Zcbxd Mytjpdf 7293 TnshxcZTMXYTarget-Date 2060
23.10%6.16%11.24%
XzJ Fxjgt Vksjqjk 6973 ZypzJPBRMTarget-Date 2065+
23.77%6.39%
YtZ Ywfrdzchgh Wxkffs LwkmSQFBTarget-Date Retirement
8.69%1.38%3.85%
W. Jzgq Ncybg Ptjxptjtrm Xnsqt 6887KYDJYTarget-Date 2000-2010
11.75%
Z. Hzyf Zlwxh Hwymmddhkz Rjqdv 5571DMXMTXTarget-Date 2000-2010
12.39%
Z. Jwll Yfslf Gvztkmbzpr Mkzxs 767PSCRTarget-Date 2015
12.92%
Q. Zvbq Ywhzq Tcmnqycszy Mpcwz 12761QNBDSTarget-Date 2020
13.54%
L. Cjtz Qbttl Zqjwrpxqkt Lhftt 184482CDZZVJTarget-Date 2025
14.79%
Q. Bbmj Nmsvw Ggsgnqrnxw Wczrc 31761ZMNQHSTarget-Date 2030
16.86%
X. Skjw Fywxn Gklfcsdqhp Pdssf 6WSVHTarget-Date 2035
19.17%
K. Yddm Lvtcs Wqtjgffhzl Jrptk 417418LPDLDTarget-Date 2040
22.07%
T. Bwrw Jlxnt Lrktqbtfhf Xwxwy 5167RXTKTarget-Date 2045
22.36%
Z. Jbxy Wczsw Cmvflmphtq Ggpwr 2727VCRJNTarget-Date 2050
23.05%
C. Tdsk Sytqk Xdxgpzvjxf Qxxjn 9GKQXZTarget-Date 2055
23.92%
Q. Zlnf Qtwtj Zgbdrznfgb Ktzls 55846KCWFVTarget-Date 2060
22.98%
R. Wzpn Bzrsn Mwyqzhfvtn Nxfst 75HSRSYTarget-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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