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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
13.27%2.90%6.42%
Ltbzzfrg Vvj CgpPjn Qzypg Ky&Fcg TtwmXNFKModerately Conservative Allocation
14.13%3.31%6.87%
Vrqcrpmh Dxrvx 1889 Lhks Yfhh Bwfppb RCJGNTarget-Date 2015
10.12%1.66%5.80%
Nzttrqdd Gctdd 2245 Ssfq Rzjt Cpcyqs C6NTJSJTarget-Date 2030
13.59%2.29%8.03%
Xfhnpwqp Txqhn 1763 Xsqf Tklj ZsrjbnTJHDQTarget-Date 2035
16.14%3.00%9.55%
Rvlpwnqg Qrlqd 9543 Ltcg Gynt Vpkzcb M3JNFVRTarget-Date 2040
18.78%3.74%10.53%
Npstyybf Rrbnq Fmvkv Ks & Nhq 494-C-BDQGModerately Conservative Allocation
8.81%3.11%5.59%
Xclzvrcm Rpjfc Wrjyv Gn & Ztx Z-3NLZTBJModerately Conservative Allocation
12.13%2.86%6.35%
Kgxyvcyh Ccfjf Czmjvx Bmyywhkbm 342KJDHBQAggressive Allocation
29.45%4.24%11.11%
Sgbmkdxz Zlrhn Mlcwsq Mwfwybdth D5517QYTKPTAggressive Allocation
26.72%3.72%12.15%
Gvrntssn Dydqj Jcxxyv Xlgqlhhst W3DCYMPKAggressive Allocation
26.20%4.05%12.31%
Tmndchnd Lrdyy CxspbbnnJKKBZIntermediate Government
−0.37%−2.74%−0.10%
Tjtslwjn Pbbyc WT Wnrnjgwltr Gfw 298TKKGVXIntermediate Government
−2.70%−2.83%0.35%
Pmxplsts Zkxys CW Ydywlysrpm Gfx X279MCXXYFIntermediate Government
−0.64%−3.00%−0.01%
Qxxrqxv Qyrtqmncjd Hdcjv WddkttczVHFQDiversified Emerging Mkts
25.42%−8.36%10.69%
Dbwhxxl Kbxt Fptcdd VggszbjdyRWPQXZHigh Yield Bond
13.01%2.85%5.70%
Dxpmsqb Mhvnpmzjwrsvg Twjjb LzwwcjwwmyGVBVLForeign Large Blend
21.78%7.20%12.38%
JYH Kdfltsl Kkmrzfmy QZVGPKFKUltrashort Bond
7.82%3.10%3.01%
Psfwgqvb Nvgmkdgwslbjb Ljgkt ZlFWFBFForeign Large Value
18.76%6.72%10.61%
Frtpwfqf Gqyxskjc ZqvmdtBDGLGModerate Allocation
19.53%4.78%10.66%
Djsvbbxn Lpmzmnkgzf Wyhc GszZKTBLZLarge Blend
34.02%9.89%16.40%
Tzbbrh Xpxftnjl Chhjgtb Rmyd Syf HlmdyqVNLFHDiversified Emerging Mkts
27.54%5.12%9.34%
Lvysz & Tzl Bbbqzv Hfcj FBCPFPXGlobal Bond
7.08%0.43%3.76%
Cwcwm & Brw Pmwjfw Bldfd VDWZWVSPHGlobal Large-Stock Value
22.06%6.15%12.16%
Xymsg & Wdd Vjdjlw ZCLZRIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
3.76%−1.50%1.53%
Dtrxwghv Rxcldtg Psmydck ZjqkhfhklsWMPGLarge Blend
30.38%10.91%16.13%
Nbwxxkdd Dxgzdsb Bbvxgqcbqrm Qhnqq NMJMCYLarge Blend
34.83%10.70%17.78%
Czslqfbg Brtl Cbbk QyzywrxRGZMRLarge Growth
44.69%9.54%22.17%
Cnnvmhxg Tmlmfhx & HrzxdvZTVWHigh Yield Bond
14.17%3.53%7.14%
Ygbljyqg Jjvqfsft Grgl Cssf ZhkwztJFMZYHBank Loan
12.31%5.90%5.16%
Lfggnrxy Cpsmgmq 5631HTTBTarget-Date 2035
17.72%2.28%9.64%
Jcqddykq Sqwvkkf 8297385ZPLFLFTarget-Date 2040
21.19%3.36%11.00%
Fxbxrxjk Dyccgby 6868NKKXDTarget-Date 2045
20.41%3.54%10.99%
Tmmbcygk Cnkxrlz 4527LBNCTarget-Date 2050
20.64%3.50%10.94%
Syhngwwp Grjmll Drvyclr XppFMSRLarge Growth
40.15%10.29%23.72%
Rktdtqzs Hybbsq XfcymqclwgPRBLFLarge Growth
37.57%10.63%19.95%
Pgvffytx Mcdszhfywfnn YmlqyyZCBHWIntermediate Core Bond
2.95%−1.41%0.93%
Vwzgtvwg HWQBTLHLarge Growth
35.39%9.31%20.43%
Yyfdgymr YtzsmmdzflVMVDWLModerate Allocation
22.29%5.74%11.91%
Rpgqjzjm Ngcsw KmnxsxmmcwCMFYSMid-Cap Value
26.93%7.46%14.61%
RZV Qvmwbxcd Ypvtwhwz Wgpcnyx Lxlgff FpbypwBXFWVDiversified Emerging Mkts
35.66%2.51%9.97%
ZJQ Dwrzgjvj Zngjdv Bdfdkbk Hnwtzc XqvrjFCNJVTGlobal Large-Stock Growth
39.64%13.69%16.00%
Lnztxhv Dnpwb PFB Ydwvj Bszb Jjhh YnwmnYHDXJVForeign Large Growth
35.54%8.40%13.21%
Cvjgwfl Lchxh MGK Hynfs Tljb Fyvd JCXNXRForeign Large Growth
35.68%8.56%13.38%
WQMnxgl2 Qhvplqw Fglcykdfpgdd Wspjh HPFWDFDRModerate Allocation
14.80%5.64%10.88%
DSgszjjm Qhjhthtldtd Kcrwl Myxg CWNYWBGVJHForeign Large Value
22.81%7.00%10.57%
Xwxzvp Hkqyqw Hdknljyqth Swthk Lgfp HtnpyPZZNIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
4.26%−1.86%1.64%
Mvvzpsl & Wrqkfv Kzb-Wjzrb Mqgzw Nrb DZPKNDFVConservative Allocation
5.76%0.34%4.52%
Tpsmqht & Jhkbyb Wgq-Wljwm Yqb SrHSVXWModerately Conservative Allocation
8.04%0.70%6.25%
YzsxRykvqc Tssjst SQC Lxgrmbtlmz 6758 TPYBBTarget-Date 2000-2010
11.07%0.87%5.32%
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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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