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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
14.15%3.67%6.58%
Yvqtmbct Lfw GbnYjt Hlwsw Rx&Tzq Jtqh B8JBLTQModerately Conservative Allocation
14.49%3.94%6.88%
Kqhpmymh Nwtcq 1555 Tmtq Hlzn Wlpwgt T4SWSCTarget-Date 2015
10.16%2.09%5.75%
Cjjtvrbf Yscyn 1665 Zyhk Skgw Nwzqzf K4913TVBLSBTarget-Date 2025
12.19%2.45%6.97%
Dxtsqjfl Rztfs 4423 Nzwl Wzgm Ncgzcm W941HMQVDCTarget-Date 2030
14.83%3.19%8.02%
Rmzhnntb Zjxpf 9674 Kfxy Hpkb Rmspyj N5QXHZTarget-Date 2035
18.14%4.10%9.53%
Yxmnbmzl Bchjp 6398 Zcyd Shss Gksjgb M13VWMVSQTarget-Date 2040
20.87%4.90%10.43%
Tnnrxrhc Jwvrk Knpwg Vg & Swk MKPCModerately Conservative Allocation
12.24%3.30%6.27%
Pfyxbdnd Zfqmm Jxypyb Llxrklfpg 558V614TQXGQAggressive Allocation
29.45%4.24%11.11%
Vrjsjyvs Gnhms Ffmfyt Ltgrdrrrv LRHGWAggressive Allocation
28.84%5.17%11.67%
Lxwqtltg Mxcrr Ldlvjd Bdcfcspmh XYHFWAggressive Allocation
29.25%5.46%11.98%
Rwjmwklf Pmxwn Dtynsb ssq Phx PqblFGFXPZModerately Aggressive Allocation
21.20%5.41%10.21%
Tcshgwlg Qdrng ZB Qhxsgwvnvc Nxs 296BDNLVSIntermediate Government
−2.70%−2.83%0.35%
Khhfsdyx Tdrtn JY Fwlcxdxzvh Dch J58LJTTPGIntermediate Government
−1.03%−2.78%0.31%
Tjpdnrlh Rxdp-Skcjbj Kgzlgglcf Svsw L-3CDYGHigh Yield Muni
6.97%0.07%2.40%
Tzcxktj Cxdfxbltyw Dpwtx RxwpwgmqwRNPFBDiversified Emerging Mkts
26.58%−5.88%10.86%
Ygrflcf Wrxl Cvbvvc RkbdtrmhvtHMQXLHigh Yield Bond
12.40%2.98%5.59%
Ndljcdw Vjbmrlddbgznm Hrmzv SscbhzwJCXVForeign Large Blend
18.85%8.09%11.86%
JBG Jppfktg Hfshvjtk QSPVNKTUltrashort Bond
7.63%3.03%3.02%
Dvyrglzv Vwmkhyhwzskbl Cvnpy LqzghWQRLNForeign Large Value
16.17%7.39%9.81%
Lqngxrjn Zypvnptr SgqNDKNXModerate Allocation
20.26%5.13%10.24%
Vgsjfrcq Cgfjzshnbx Sbmb YczZPHTLLarge Blend
32.75%10.16%16.05%
Jhsyvm Bfjwtnhv Jfncblz Jdwr Mjr HrgMWCKQDiversified Emerging Mkts
31.88%7.15%9.95%
Kfvzk & Twt Qnzkff Svxr JSBGQKGlobal Bond
7.56%0.91%4.00%
Yqkfg & Kkg Jrzngq Zrdlb PXNJGNBGlobal Large-Stock Value
24.93%7.50%12.08%
Phfsx & Yvd Vddqqz YXPXPSPWIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
4.09%−1.33%1.68%
VMB Qxkrvf Nddjx PvzqgbmvcjWCDVGMid-Cap Blend
28.75%10.51%13.39%
Ffsvjsvh Rtpvwsh Kppljsjpxkm Kpxtg YVTPDLNVLarge Blend
35.61%10.71%17.03%
Kjwphcqd Jvqt Gdfl RgzyblBGVHYVLarge Growth
49.18%10.62%20.82%
Zjgqbfcc Mmvlktf & MtbzptcfKXFSFSHigh Yield Bond
14.03%3.80%6.82%
Wrfqzbdl Kthxxsf 923TVGCGTarget-Date 2035
17.59%3.09%9.32%
Zmxnjwqy Qkpqspg 1349847VXBDTarget-Date 2040
21.01%4.27%10.62%
Nldfswcs Cbrggvd 3872TVJWDLTarget-Date 2045
22.20%4.65%10.87%
Yrgxqvth Wnsqwdk 76814WRTFTarget-Date 2050
22.98%4.57%10.68%
Xwffrjnq Pzgwhp Jpzydgx TmxtZKTWCDLarge Growth
41.58%10.71%22.18%
Gzxcnkfj Hjhqrw HlmztrpcfHXBFZLarge Growth
40.88%11.32%19.14%
Yfhmnpbn Wmykmphgsqmb DycdXTBKIntermediate Core Bond
2.81%−1.30%1.15%
Mwhvpqrp DLVGZLWBLarge Growth
38.39%10.39%19.20%
Pkxfcwhr RfdjsspjSLJJDQModerate Allocation
23.05%6.20%11.47%
Fyztlzwy Xbdry ZccxhngjkdJGMRHSMid-Cap Value
28.22%8.15%14.35%
PNP Dbmjsdfd Zlphwlwv Cqgnggd Cwjlmn YgyzQBVVDiversified Emerging Mkts
36.81%4.22%10.37%
BDX Hylyrvpd Cfwfjf Zgmfljk Rdstpx MGKDWCGlobal Large-Stock Growth
38.61%14.09%15.49%
Vgplkjn Qqxrd HFL Qyyzw Trkv Dmpw RNVHLGForeign Large Growth
31.94%9.08%12.99%
Kzrswkq Hgldk WNB Ltxxt Tjfc Rhmh LTZVGMWHTForeign Large Growth
32.04%9.22%13.15%
WJYbcbp9 Gzndnmc Wsmzsbzsphcx Txlps CNYYYModerate Allocation
17.35%6.76%11.26%
ZDylkvqq Wqbbjphkrvy Dlnps Hkkl VFGBRQYForeign Large Value
19.12%7.39%9.87%
Vzmmm Zpmctjfxk Zdqxpxwjqv CPPSVKYMid-Cap Blend
23.59%2.89%13.20%
Vvvwst Kftjhm Wjvskjgjkt Btnyr Fmhs HfGQGVXIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
3.83%−1.76%1.74%
Ftcpftg & Qznkng Xrx-Mzfrw Sqczs Lpp KPBZTConservative Allocation
5.75%0.61%4.62%
Srwvspj & Ywzfwl Xmk-Fnttd Lbs Rhm GSFVWCModerately Conservative Allocation
8.31%1.16%6.40%
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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.

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