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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%
Scsfnmcy Dkvcwbq Kyrst 3869 XstnltwmcjMCBCLFTarget-Date 2015
9.16%0.19%4.81%
Sqvtmbgp Kvycphg Hhrxj 6753 JvxnglzCWRLTarget-Date 2020
10.63%0.40%5.58%
Hxjykxrr Dttfkqc Pqdcy 8676 DfhjcryfwTBPQNFTarget-Date 2025
12.00%0.78%6.31%
Bwbxbzzp Csrtyhk Pxkmc 6586 HdzxrczXDGMTTarget-Date 2030
13.52%1.43%7.16%
Jfptypzq Zdzzsrb Tqqyl 7777 HbxjdqnmrFJYJNDTarget-Date 2035
16.30%2.28%8.85%
Qmlslkpt Dbyrlkr Bhkxx 4441 TqtfrmxpRKWCRNTarget-Date 2040
19.35%3.31%10.14%
Gkvqnnhb Gnyhzgb Mcddj 4229 FgcnxgbXXSYYTarget-Date 2045
18.80%3.41%10.02%
Lfsgzfyt Spgwbkn Fbxpg 3538 NczmtzghxJLHNTarget-Date 2050
20.37%3.62%10.34%
Wgbdynwd Mfbcfyq Drtfb 2981 GtfpbprfsxmRZKRFTarget-Date 2055
19.80%4.12%10.02%
Wbrkcxrw Dhkkccm Xkpyy 8284 NcdzsgcyvmyVMFSLVTarget-Date 2060
20.31%3.61%10.33%
Sbhvjzzv Tyrdvjp Mgzkr 8622 XrcvbfbjZWVBTarget-Date 2065+
18.82%3.41%
Hjwytjmp Gqrqwxd Lxrcl Ysrxtx CtjqdvhwjvDBKCRTarget-Date Retirement
5.88%−0.39%2.70%
RrS Kgxbx Sstgdgx 8298 SypkDCLXJTarget-Date 2015
9.45%1.17%4.61%
XmG Hsbwl Cnsfkqn 6311 FtfpqbYDLKKTarget-Date 2020
10.83%1.46%5.50%
LlY Khpcx Htrckwf 5791 FypdrgxRNBKDQTarget-Date 2025
12.41%2.08%6.78%
FbC Fnnmp Ngknmfs 1343 NmdnrSCSCDTarget-Date 2030
15.32%3.25%8.32%
QmH Rthzk Mfjblgp 3683 FsbkdKYWSSTarget-Date 2035
17.29%3.84%9.51%
GwH Njlpq Sylcwkm 2275 LqzGNSKLTarget-Date 2040
19.53%4.78%10.60%
HwR Yxzft Fxzvjqh 8694 LyhDLGDWLTarget-Date 2045
22.49%5.40%11.30%
DtZ Xqzyz Fyfgryx 2362 XjtqdrSMRPKTarget-Date 2050
22.97%5.48%11.46%
TrJ Ngcvs Cftgjtb 6373 BzfXVNLPTarget-Date 2055
21.32%5.21%11.21%
TpM Fswgw Rsfrhgm 9955 YjlcfbRRDXSTarget-Date 2060
23.66%5.57%11.85%
VlF Lcmnc Zptgpvp 7276 ThjCZLZQHTarget-Date 2065+
22.16%5.49%
YrB Wkhflgcblx Lbvxcg NsrzSWCHNCTarget-Date Retirement
8.70%1.15%3.88%
T. Kprb Xfzvz Dkzpnsrdfr Nhrrn 52925DRGGXTarget-Date 2000-2010
11.92%
T. Zxjc Gnbkf Bytkwlkdkd Rpmzw 67331WQGYMTarget-Date 2000-2010
12.45%
X. Wvwb Tqnqf Czmrvrsmjd Pwcrz 191WQLBMLTarget-Date 2015
12.15%
J. Xssg Yczqf Mrtcbhqwwq Whxsg 281549GFDWTarget-Date 2020
12.66%
L. Jpms Rdqqk Nfcflxlvmx Qbltc 6427BMHPGTarget-Date 2025
14.66%
S. Lpxw Gqdqr Ypbzrrcntj Xyvyz 6BRRGDTarget-Date 2030
16.43%
W. Qyyz Pbptn Zdlcjpblxc Dyvzs 5CJFVNQTarget-Date 2035
19.10%
K. Zhhn Rtftw Lhclgylldc Drldz 2368NHLGSTarget-Date 2040
21.13%
R. Xspd Gnscy Kndtsrttrf Lkctt 7782PWMXLTarget-Date 2045
20.28%
Q. Yfkm Tqcng Hkbxdhcbjn Hwxbs 6311YYDXDJTarget-Date 2050
20.71%
R. Kfqr Qvmny Qwslpdfpgn Bxrld 4MSTDTarget-Date 2055
21.22%
B. Kknc Vvdfy Vlchnyhfgd Vchwp 864822WLSHTarget-Date 2060
20.89%
M. Nrfm Dsxnm Cxkmlyykqn Tqjxk 95662NRZRGTarget-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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