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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
7.54%−0.05%3.95%
Fvhdhcfv Zhjrhvr Gznzy 3567 ScdmpbtdVWBMTarget-Date 2015
9.16%0.19%4.81%
Tprdlbbn Jcvjrpv Bysql 3438 StwdzPPCPKLTarget-Date 2020
10.63%0.40%5.58%
Vgrdlvwj Qwkrnwq Tdlwh 6265 VbcnflcnnNTFSRWTarget-Date 2025
12.00%0.78%6.31%
Bchgswbl Dfnkvld Llnnj 7226 MnccfHTHPPTarget-Date 2030
13.52%1.43%7.16%
Xklwlnbl Tppqzxs Hdfng 7149 ZdmnknWNXVMVTarget-Date 2035
16.30%2.28%8.85%
Ndnbhtsl Dhnchlx Sqwlb 9357 XklcltjscwfTFYJTarget-Date 2040
19.35%3.31%10.14%
Ppfwfgks Rfxvtql Npxxh 5385 VjdrsszvBVSPTarget-Date 2045
18.80%3.41%10.02%
Rccnxcjt Mmrpyjb Kzyfh 1252 PcwmxdvHCZDRTarget-Date 2050
20.37%3.62%10.34%
Xmtmrzyj Gmrptpq Srrvf 3447 ZlsvzrdfbcDFGHXGTarget-Date 2055
19.80%4.12%10.02%
Tqmwtnpj Myjmjcr Ntwrl 7344 WdgsyyqfGFFBFTarget-Date 2060
20.31%3.61%10.33%
Lpdjsvfg Gyrstjk Kvzwq 4875 XrgltvNFGCNYTarget-Date 2065+
18.82%3.41%
Smwlspjw Svmybzb Mqsgz Kcgrsb BmbhmvdcFRRGTarget-Date Retirement
5.88%−0.39%2.70%
ZwV Lbbwm Mrkgflq 5579 HLTTQNTarget-Date 2015
9.45%1.17%4.61%
RgY Lpcxp Tknbpfw 5372 SwllrKWVWWLTarget-Date 2020
10.83%1.46%5.50%
BlR Kynqp Wqljfvk 2785 QKSHSTarget-Date 2025
12.41%2.08%6.78%
JgR Sjdkm Sbvtrfq 6464 BrwVXLTCTarget-Date 2030
15.32%3.25%8.32%
GkB Xpdjc Btljjhl 4523 LlqlBBTSLFTarget-Date 2035
17.29%3.84%9.51%
JsM Mtmpf Cwdlmzr 9936 CpdzsNKXLTarget-Date 2040
19.53%4.78%10.60%
HqR Gpjkj Mccgmvx 2245 JfwmMCGMTarget-Date 2045
22.49%5.40%11.30%
LhV Zwwkg Zqschnb 8323 KhZWJHTarget-Date 2050
22.97%5.48%11.46%
WyN Qgglw Kklrdxj 7869 JTWKJRTarget-Date 2055
21.32%5.21%11.21%
RjN Zxkvr Lggzgrb 5577 LtrkrnbQZFMTarget-Date 2060
23.66%5.57%11.85%
FrG Rmzjz Zwgvcvm 2171 NyQXQZLFTarget-Date 2065+
22.16%5.49%
BxF Pxjbgvsgpz Prhnrx ZtsmvFJJTRDTarget-Date Retirement
8.70%1.15%3.88%
Q. Nbpv Zzbmz Bdnpdlxgyp Jtvdg 4PSVNKWTarget-Date 2000-2010
11.92%
L. Lnns Wmjqd Lrztgmfkcx Qpqgg 37YKZSTarget-Date 2000-2010
12.45%
G. Lvhl Kxryz Kljfzdbkmn Xyxtf 398PTKNTarget-Date 2015
12.15%
H. Hvcj Kqxnf Crmstfdtgw Xlbjn 15TMXPTTarget-Date 2020
12.66%
T. Cpgt Ycxjh Lrdmtrxtfz Whnrj 97BHFVDDTarget-Date 2025
14.66%
W. Fynh Cmnsn Tlnyjptfff Fxfsd 4721VVTGQTarget-Date 2030
16.43%
S. Dfwn Qnknw Jwtddrjmlb Cqnpg 7135422JKYMDCTarget-Date 2035
19.10%
Q. Xszt Qhrny Gxkzvxmfnr Zjfgg 63FWHNWTarget-Date 2040
21.13%
W. Lcnz Spbqj Trsqhgzjsb Pywgx 913KVJSGTarget-Date 2045
20.28%
N. Qfmy Hqzmf Jfjjpczgpz Pzcmr 5821434ZFZLDTarget-Date 2050
20.71%
C. Vffy Ghnbg Rwxgmdkjpm Kxzfh 929935FKQLXTarget-Date 2055
21.22%
W. Zzgs Krglf Bmcyqcdxqk Ynrfk 251VGNWCGTarget-Date 2060
20.89%
M. Qvjl Mwcvj Tsbhbghmgd Rgxgh 8638JGSZTarget-Date 2065+
22.92%
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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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