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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%
Mkdmwzhx Zmn DymTts Bjtyz Fn&Nsk Qtqk C52HLTPTModerately Conservative Allocation
14.49%3.94%6.88%
Nrgsldtw Klshp 8739 Drjc Nvvj Xrpbkl LHWBTJTarget-Date 2015
10.16%2.09%5.75%
Prkbxzzt Pnvkq 2975 Khnb Jqyj Jdfrjy X2CWPWHMTarget-Date 2025
12.19%2.45%6.97%
Gsmwqpmq Hhmrb 8995 Lfsn Gnzq Zztqgy R254TFRRTTarget-Date 2030
14.83%3.19%8.02%
Gdmsklgr Kclyy 4429 Vnwz Yrvq Cxtdvl Y9XVRTMTarget-Date 2035
18.14%4.10%9.53%
Vpgtdjzh Zrthg 6615 Ybjp Gxlw Rtlykj BDJBVDMTarget-Date 2040
20.87%4.90%10.43%
Whlbxcqs Ypfvp Tfxxx Cj & Cly Y-9CDHKDModerately Conservative Allocation
12.24%3.30%6.27%
Kjnyrdcc Lxyvf Qkzkmb Gmnskqjty 997LHJVTAggressive Allocation
29.45%4.24%11.11%
Mpgrhlcp Sgyhq Lhnbbl Cxcnzhjlx J4917TGJMNAggressive Allocation
28.84%5.17%11.67%
Xmhfwhwp Fzqrg Lptnbq Xnwxkyzbx N8349KQFGWJAggressive Allocation
29.25%5.46%11.98%
Wpkldtnq Zqrjr Hchbtg rkt Tdw Trgb DVBKModerately Aggressive Allocation
21.20%5.41%10.21%
Rlcjmhjg Wntlq CR Zldpqfbpwj Gpn 792WQDVJIntermediate Government
−2.70%−2.83%0.35%
Tlbmlyfh Jxhbs FC Cwgwqymvnx Bfc H4WWZZKIntermediate Government
−1.03%−2.78%0.31%
Bsnwgjsw Wxln-Jnhygq Khcqqfkfj Wvzn R-TSVWHigh Yield Muni
6.97%0.07%2.40%
Lwmvcwm Cjffwzmwvc Lhdcx CljtgBBVQVDiversified Emerging Mkts
26.58%−5.88%10.86%
Gbyxfgh Wnnb Kwjyqt GnhmftGFSJWHigh Yield Bond
12.40%2.98%5.59%
Qgwcsnx Khbxzgtshcmnv Gjdxs RycqnvdbxgmXMNSYForeign Large Blend
18.85%8.09%11.86%
QCX Wpwvdqd Mdxpxvbw RMRXSUltrashort Bond
7.63%3.03%3.02%
Psswttsl Lchkcbgbqlqdf Hvcgl NlmpWDLSPForeign Large Value
16.17%7.39%9.81%
Dvvrztpp Fktzgjfc ZbrVGGRModerate Allocation
20.26%5.13%10.24%
Lvxtsmrc Kprqqrldlg Gytd MQTVGLarge Blend
32.75%10.16%16.05%
Krmnfk Jbnnbzrk Tmqqgxh Lwsn Cst WglfnxbrhTZRZPDiversified Emerging Mkts
31.88%7.15%9.95%
Fcvpg & Zdx Ddmjkk ZjqQFJTGCGlobal Bond
7.56%0.91%4.00%
Wtszs & Dsv Rpzmrn KhqlHXPFXNGlobal Large-Stock Value
24.93%7.50%12.08%
Brmmr & Jjq WjdjnpMFJJIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
4.09%−1.33%1.68%
BLJ Ycmbhx Hnpvf VtdszptbDNJYRHMid-Cap Blend
28.75%10.51%13.39%
Wbcpvkmj Ywfmgvf Kdyzgkknnvy Gcqgy QXSTHVLarge Blend
35.61%10.71%17.03%
Hdxwwbzk Qlww Jydy CyvrdmQMMMKLarge Growth
49.18%10.62%20.82%
Qcgmwtyf Wlylsml & MqdvwzQXHYXTHigh Yield Bond
14.03%3.80%6.82%
Xnrybmrb Mynqbsf 25WYNXVTarget-Date 2035
17.59%3.09%9.32%
Fllzxysz Mqtvgsg 4RJGJTarget-Date 2040
21.01%4.27%10.62%
Qnxbfbsb Gydytlh 957736DMMHMTarget-Date 2045
22.20%4.65%10.87%
Gywbbfvh Djzyqqn 1297ZBLKJTarget-Date 2050
22.98%4.57%10.68%
Snpbqbjh Zyblrz Ypknrhl CyHYVSLarge Growth
41.58%10.71%22.18%
Khcsjsjc Kjwdtv CwzqtmcTWDWQLarge Growth
40.88%11.32%19.14%
Mcfftjzq Dfbmhsccxbkn HgzkjrDRMMBIntermediate Core Bond
2.81%−1.30%1.15%
Gkvsnhrp SFWFVKSLarge Growth
38.39%10.39%19.20%
Lhdwmzzj ZhvstnhhfHWQKTModerate Allocation
23.05%6.20%11.47%
Fsrjbhpb Lgsmq VlhpvqybmmqclNXYFDMid-Cap Value
28.22%8.15%14.35%
XFC Yrxnfxwl Pzsyxtls Dyjjyjz Dcwtfh MkbLSZGDDiversified Emerging Mkts
36.81%4.22%10.37%
NQC Hdspspzq Zypvgm Pbwfvcd Hvqcjl VPDCBXGlobal Large-Stock Growth
38.61%14.09%15.49%
Bhqqynx Vqlsq DKN Txgxc Vrzw Vsjw NPSSFZForeign Large Growth
31.94%9.08%12.99%
Dznzpph Fbybw PFL Qdmzv Wsfd Yjxt GZQGSForeign Large Growth
32.04%9.22%13.15%
BCWdmmj1 Qgbzdfq Jwdrwbwhwcdp Kmjln VQDMSJLModerate Allocation
17.35%6.76%11.26%
KTpgdyxr Mdfyjfyhjkz Tgnqy Zxlr RPDQSSKFXHCDForeign Large Value
19.12%7.39%9.87%
Khndd Kdkmjnmjt Hbpwkbhtmk JDWPXJCCVTMid-Cap Blend
23.59%2.89%13.20%
Nsxfzx Bdxwnw Lbwwrgmbcr Mqxqn Rnvt GqpkdfCPSWRIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
3.83%−1.76%1.74%
Bvmfnhm & Thjjtp Zlt-Qbwxh Nmbjf FtMWLMFConservative Allocation
5.75%0.61%4.62%
Nftpvpj & Wctqvg Fzb-Vdwfr Vtc Wmq BWMSFYDModerately 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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