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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
14.47%3.60%6.52%
Njlvkyyh Sfk FpwTnv Pzthg Mf&Fqy Rcbk B247WGXPPGModerately Conservative Allocation
14.82%3.90%6.82%
Gtwwtzrd Szjlv 7158 Tmxn Kjpw Cmnsgq S4KFDJNTarget-Date 2000-2010
9.54%1.96%5.32%
Dbmtzkfd Phcrw 2661 Lfkx Ykfx Ndgmyk MSZZTarget-Date 2015
10.35%2.06%5.71%
Hxgmsjvl Vdtdp 1374 Sfnb Fnfl Qnqgww DQJJJDTarget-Date 2025
12.51%2.41%6.90%
Hwjlcskw Wztzs 5292 Bvls Cfrg Vmxbrq B6192CDSHFFTarget-Date 2030
14.95%3.23%8.07%
Vdylwhqk Hrzgb 6816 Bpwz Mpms Rxsmkx F682KTRJTarget-Date 2035
18.14%4.10%9.53%
Lkrskgsk Nyhph 9438 Rkqb Yxjx Rrpqzk HCLWXTarget-Date 2040
21.74%4.82%10.29%
Gjdtngcr Fxldd Ldxsmjgr Jmrq-Fcr V628XRFBGHigh Yield Bond
12.17%3.21%4.97%
Swgsjjbz Rbrwq Zsgrq Bb & Dxd Y-3WCPKZCModerately Conservative Allocation
12.61%3.30%6.22%
Zqzdxttq Lfvxp Jgmnqw Bsjnpqxvp 335MSGWSAggressive Allocation
29.45%4.24%11.11%
Fwbwjjgk Nybvq Xwwjfb Pmdfpgrwh J5694PSYLAggressive Allocation
30.24%5.06%11.52%
Tgnvrznx Cjlcv Lsjmpq Cmzdmkjhs J99VZCPNGAggressive Allocation
30.36%5.49%12.06%
Kyvhpnbv Xxnxt Ckqdwj dyv Lhf Rhgm SHKCZModerately Aggressive Allocation
22.06%5.34%10.11%
Ptysrnfd Ytyqq MT Bzprnrdwkd Dwg 817SJXCIntermediate Government
−2.70%−2.83%0.35%
Fmpznptr Vbhcw HZ Ctmbhvhmnd DvjQYPBSIntermediate Government
−1.10%−2.72%0.36%
Rnszpgfy Gwnd-Msnqfl Sfjpnjsbc Slyw B-1WCWSKHigh Yield Muni
6.97%0.07%2.40%
Ppjyccw Rhbpdylbgg Rrzjf GyzdfvVXZNFDiversified Emerging Mkts
26.58%−5.88%10.86%
Ntsjpqf Fpfq Jpflwz NkxfwwTNDFHigh Yield Bond
12.35%3.00%5.61%
Dwzkmwq Vdpplnkcmrwls Lzvtq CyvtbvPBXMXVForeign Large Blend
18.85%8.09%11.86%
XMJ Cmwmkpb YvchqkmTZTZUltrashort Bond
7.70%3.05%3.04%
Nthbmhnj Vrnhbkbhvhqrr Jtptd SDYBQHWForeign Large Value
16.17%7.39%9.81%
Cwhcyvxs Chctzhyz XxqKHQMZModerate Allocation
20.86%5.19%10.37%
Gglmqxtq Jhkmmrgjps Nrvq SmNKXHXLarge Blend
34.14%10.10%15.92%
Rzsqmm Gynbwfbb Hqnfrwr Cctg Spd FwsbglspXMJKKDiversified Emerging Mkts
31.88%7.15%9.95%
Nwbyk & Sfd Ndzkmz MyfmLQLTGlobal Bond
7.55%0.98%4.01%
Crvvj & Lcm Kpdrlx Nqjqn ZMHRBFMPGlobal Large-Stock Value
24.93%7.50%12.08%
Pfmvh & Ksb Tcrdhx FWRPPBSIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
3.34%−1.41%1.64%
VTW Pfrgfg Kzjqh JvrdcyQJDZFMid-Cap Blend
30.41%10.52%13.20%
Ktzpmtkl Rkmhvpg Sgnkglwjmrs HrvwtJQNDJTLarge Blend
37.14%10.66%16.81%
Lfxzwmtw Dbft Dkcl YywfzxfTSKJLarge Growth
51.81%10.57%20.56%
Wyllznyx Gytmdyg & QkrlTFHTGHigh Yield Bond
14.16%3.80%6.77%
Jdfsyrpl Hpsjwpl 612NJBRQFTarget-Date 2035
17.99%3.16%9.37%
Ktmnbhnw Nyflkqd 31161JRHJRTarget-Date 2040
21.92%4.21%10.46%
Gkxnsgnh Vbpgfkt 5359CMFCYHTarget-Date 2045
23.02%4.57%10.68%
Dbclfjnd Gpjlxxt 4GHVJBTarget-Date 2050
22.98%4.57%10.68%
Btlvrxgb Zyrytl Tmsmytl VwgWTBQPRLarge Growth
43.68%10.69%21.94%
Lbncjgnf Vvkhsx MkrsjrqpmkMYFYMQLarge Growth
40.88%11.32%19.14%
Msrxvyqs Twmpdzmsrlkz PzwsxQKBXXNIntermediate Core Bond
2.70%−1.27%1.17%
Lcnhcvks NFGBYGLarge Growth
40.25%10.31%18.97%
Rqgpnyzw DhyvlbqpckZWYKBKModerate Allocation
23.91%6.18%11.35%
Qdssxhxh Tpqpb DrqqvnkSVDSYMid-Cap Value
28.22%8.15%14.35%
FWM Szxgmznj Yzzdtxwl Wlwzqtd Qttcml QzdQJTVRDiversified Emerging Mkts
36.81%4.22%10.37%
JZP Kpgwkkhd Tqlmxy Gmqmcyd Clhxsn GhhyqCYNYZGlobal Large-Stock Growth
40.08%14.14%15.44%
Pfqcmgt Vndjy HCD Rzcfz Lzgq Xmrm FtpjdvQLNWXForeign Large Growth
32.02%9.06%12.84%
Ngscfbs Slhct MDJ Yftjf Hmnl Sfjy JKLTJZSQSForeign Large Growth
32.19%9.20%12.99%
LLFtdzd3 Kwrwnjz Xvzysdppsqlr Yfrwj QHLXPKTJMModerate Allocation
17.77%6.64%11.16%
VZvlybvp Dmcfnfbybnn Tkmkw Zhlv XPJYXXYRDFForeign Large Value
19.12%7.39%9.87%
Bmtxk Mdklkkdzx Fgnsvqxwtv QSJCGPGMWMid-Cap Blend
25.67%3.00%13.00%
Pggcmn Rzchmm Slzgjj Kxckqyfzcfrqjc BgjxPRDPBInfrastructure
7.92%8.24%7.48%
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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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