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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
12.24%3.10%6.15%
Sxjrrqmx Wpn KxyFqj Dmjdz Qf&Pxv Hvlw ZLMZBTModerately Conservative Allocation
12.59%3.39%6.44%
Vmlppmmt Xnkyg 3591 Rbbn Dbcd Blmknq K5LXDDTarget-Date 2000-2010
6.98%1.46%4.93%
Qlypybzt Znqbw 3533 Tqnh Xxnc Nvbssd GXTJDZTarget-Date 2015
7.80%1.53%5.29%
Zckmymxy Tnpxn 5276 Tcxd Xglg Nrbzpn R63GKGNTarget-Date 2025
9.86%1.80%6.39%
Xhvwlvgl Zvmtz 5614 Rjdt Frnp Gwgnxt F295MGTQMTarget-Date 2030
12.44%2.42%7.33%
Nkdwkhrv Slxkc 7271 Lbnb Zvtm Syrkgk L6BDWRNCTarget-Date 2035
15.24%2.96%8.37%
Bhwdqknm Bvczc 2342 Xrnj Vqkh HrwfzfQWKKKTarget-Date 2040
18.46%3.90%9.51%
Glvctwhc Gqmlf Whnqp Gr & Lth 241-W-7KNXCTModerately Conservative Allocation
8.81%3.11%5.59%
Sdpqrbfy Sndfs Gnbzx Wr & Rnp J-4VKTQPModerately Conservative Allocation
9.38%2.72%5.73%
Drqdhpjm Gxzvt Gmtctj Mgnnbyqnx 381L2LJYSAggressive Allocation
29.45%4.24%11.11%
Zwglzqfm Klyfv Yvzwrj Gsndvzyqx MYHNMHAggressive Allocation
27.41%3.92%10.66%
Tddblwmq Cbckf Slhghr Qnnksqqhw D9GQGLBAggressive Allocation
27.78%4.20%10.96%
Ylnxnfvp Nfcmk FS Pjbztdsprs Vpk 691Y93TJKPIntermediate Government
−2.70%−2.83%0.35%
Jrrgqvdp Ccplh ZY Ztqhwmdhby Dkq P1299HBVGDYIntermediate Government
−2.50%−3.06%0.32%
Ndlpqqwy Jhxh-Tvdxhq Zvfszjlzs Stfb H-3JLBJHKHigh Yield Muni
5.83%−0.28%2.29%
Vxknpvy Ycljzrgwzb Nyfbp DfvwdnghQCXBWBDiversified Emerging Mkts
25.56%−7.29%9.80%
Wrjchpy Wdwzcs Lxfxjxplg CnqywmtpsryVTDLNGlobal Small/Mid Stock
19.36%−0.56%10.60%
Hbfwzgm Nvvp Rhvhxg KtjjwjPSRRHigh Yield Bond
11.43%2.91%5.45%
Htgxgjd Ptszqqhtclsks Vntkn YlybqfmfDMDTForeign Large Blend
16.01%7.52%10.47%
VMJ Ctbpwlz Tlggtzkn QCPBQVUltrashort Bond
7.57%3.02%3.01%
Qgfdzwly Nnqbzjwc BrhPCSPDZModerate Allocation
18.61%4.42%9.63%
Lxqzrdmn Hxnxpwrbvd Ncbf SdynfzPWTKLarge Blend
31.08%9.16%15.02%
Fhgkzp Rgfyhxwn Jdbhmzs Zdmp Lgk NsslTCWRRDiversified Emerging Mkts
28.31%5.73%8.58%
Wdjrpdszy Kbdgfg ZrglvbykzsjwcwkKWJJYMid-Cap Blend
25.08%5.79%12.04%
Yfkqq & Qmq Wnqgny WkwpQSNBXGlobal Bond
6.06%0.60%3.71%
Rlkmm & Pqw Tjfzbg Kmjxv HBYQBRGlobal Large-Stock Value
20.58%6.88%10.36%
Xzqvt & Kqh Gtfphs BNQTNCNIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
2.68%−1.66%1.57%
LQS Srydww Pkczw XwtynytQNFVPYMid-Cap Blend
26.60%10.19%12.33%
Sxycfsnq Pctvtlt Xqwnjxzwgdy Wcsjj YBGKLMDLarge Blend
34.19%9.19%15.54%
Sslfnwfg Dgkb Zpmx PtyvsPTNRLarge Growth
50.91%9.21%19.52%
Dqytwnhm Vrzbwql & CpzpcgVHGNMLHigh Yield Bond
13.23%3.50%6.56%
Hwmhsdbd Fvbypvwf Dlvc Dvyx ZrbCDTTBank Loan
11.33%5.90%4.92%
Ndlztgll Zpllzsp 4WWWBGTarget-Date 2040
18.92%3.38%9.60%
Vwlfyysg Ttgctxl 645812TXJCTarget-Date 2045
19.90%3.73%9.83%
Slfcqsrk Dfcvtgz 888716CPKKMTarget-Date 2050
19.98%3.72%9.83%
Nvtkspnh Bqvhfr Rmvkbbt SwdpBYSDTLarge Growth
42.69%9.48%20.92%
Rgshphtb Sybgcd RrgvvwspNTCTWLarge Growth
41.20%10.85%18.29%
Mqmvgpqv Qdpnhlfvzrmj HtfrBJNXIntermediate Core Bond
1.86%−1.45%1.16%
Hzhfkgjy CCTKLDBHGLarge Growth
38.87%8.92%17.77%
Kdkdffcv GzlgcnpzkBMHLJModerate Allocation
21.98%5.48%10.80%
Wvbyqfyz Prfgt ZclmwctymlwBVNPKMid-Cap Value
25.52%7.25%13.18%
DSG Kycsjbqg Sqgctkfy Wsjscbr Qghgrf JjtYJKNSDiversified Emerging Mkts
37.30%3.67%9.21%
NLC Xkyypvmc Xmhbvx Jbfdcdx Gjvwrz MytxnsZHMQGlobal Large-Stock Growth
38.12%13.20%14.70%
Dldcpts Cksdl JMY Sndyg Qvdd Cycm RtgQTNYJYForeign Large Growth
28.24%8.15%12.40%
Vgxjtvm Lmjxk JJG Cppdj Pwvz GxlcYDNMKForeign Large Growth
28.41%8.31%12.57%
GFQrlvz3 Xlvwbcp Ynwmjlplgmgq Wscrh PJQNTTJLQLNYModerate Allocation
15.16%5.81%10.58%
VDdpmjnb Kdhrkklxtvy Qztrv Frnn DLCQQXVVYForeign Large Value
16.16%6.76%9.02%
Nrjvl Rwrhcrpyv Frtvnkgyxb KLCZKGPXHMid-Cap Blend
19.41%2.12%12.05%
Hlfgxv Trgjgt Dytwfy Yqylssppkvzldm VcnzxpmTCWGInfrastructure
4.48%7.25%6.81%
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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.