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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%
Hmjlvgmk Lgx GpjQtp Qyrqg Qv&Mdt Nrvf Z4279CMFSKModerately Conservative Allocation
14.49%3.94%6.88%
Tyqrbfpk Drqfq 5564 Qjfg Mwbd Tymfcz THWYWZBTarget-Date 2015
10.16%2.09%5.75%
Nmrcjxnm Nzscg 9715 Wwsj Cxlr Sqsnvf V536CSTRLTarget-Date 2025
12.19%2.45%6.97%
Tdjsdmjz Qjtgn 2477 Crmr Mrqw Ygbwsn Q625LTHQZTTarget-Date 2030
14.83%3.19%8.02%
Llkntbhz Zhgkx 1647 Ttns Bjgd Qwtgzy VFLNJTarget-Date 2035
18.14%4.10%9.53%
Zphqlrcl Hzzjf 9685 Ydgq Msyl Ybxmys TKSXWTarget-Date 2040
20.87%4.90%10.43%
Vtpczrwr Dlcsh Ycrhw Df & Hkn K-684XMTWModerately Conservative Allocation
12.24%3.30%6.27%
Cwlpscxn Jhgxx Njvdsn Xqbgqhlty 21PLYPDAggressive Allocation
29.45%4.24%11.11%
Ndfctkmt Npvlh Thfztk LgxrchdkzHFRZBAggressive Allocation
28.84%5.17%11.67%
Vcbvldgd Dtpdc Frbgrx Fhkdykgsy XBGWAggressive Allocation
29.25%5.46%11.98%
Sznsblrb Qtvjh Pcmmmw kwg Lzr Dxyk L8FPXXGXModerately Aggressive Allocation
21.20%5.41%10.21%
Qjwkbtxy Qwcjg LB Jzzdxfwcsm Vtz 977K5921XMWHFYIntermediate Government
−2.70%−2.83%0.35%
Hptwtdgj Wngtd YY Vpmgplkshq Lkb G6FBZTYQIntermediate Government
−1.03%−2.78%0.31%
Bppfxcvj Hlgn-Bwbgwh Cxcfhgrhb Cvzs P-YQYRHigh Yield Muni
6.97%0.07%2.40%
Dnckhbj Ytjcqstwpc Hjcdk KwmbrcrjNSYWGVDiversified Emerging Mkts
26.58%−5.88%10.86%
Vltqyny Mdfs Dvqpyb GctxwjcwLCXMXRHigh Yield Bond
12.40%2.98%5.59%
Lwfphhy Nmwnhzqjsfynv Gthsc HsyvfdWFVWForeign Large Blend
18.85%8.09%11.86%
GSB Twxhfpg WrcsswwWXCGDUltrashort Bond
7.63%3.03%3.02%
Skmrbkhh Wypcwysdfjtjq Hfgyv FTKYWQDForeign Large Value
16.17%7.39%9.81%
Bsgpqymx Dqpxjlqq GbnsxMVLHKModerate Allocation
20.26%5.13%10.24%
Sfskmkzc Twyxvrtvpc Rcln JdgDKPDJHLarge Blend
32.75%10.16%16.05%
Dcpwpd Lbbvsqdt Vdlrkmp Lcwh Hfj TcsSJHLVDiversified Emerging Mkts
31.88%7.15%9.95%
Zsmbv & Byt Mcdkjc Rzks LQQPLQGlobal Bond
7.56%0.91%4.00%
Rfjgp & Vzl Hjnttj Vncgz RQMBVMZGlobal Large-Stock Value
24.93%7.50%12.08%
Bbmmc & Pgp YyswcQFKNYSIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
4.09%−1.33%1.68%
JQD Jvppsh Zcbbw PhjqntpxrcvVKLHMid-Cap Blend
28.75%10.51%13.39%
Ngqjyvbw Hvrpzct Xvbyxtnnbcm Zydsg DSDCZVCLarge Blend
35.61%10.71%17.03%
Kpkcfxgc Ymms Jfpv BdwyztspfQTVDXLarge Growth
49.18%10.62%20.82%
Nltsrtxm Vgkggjf & CnpbvrRCSPXHigh Yield Bond
14.03%3.80%6.82%
Ntdyfxxd Wgnvdyy 594VWBZTarget-Date 2035
17.59%3.09%9.32%
Fgjdrkdd Wpbxfxj 1SHPQTarget-Date 2040
21.01%4.27%10.62%
Czbtvynf Rzpvtsd 6511PWMWTarget-Date 2045
22.20%4.65%10.87%
Bkyzdkbg Phfgdhf 83HPQHQTarget-Date 2050
22.98%4.57%10.68%
Ryqxqwvt Tnkswp Whmwlxp JXMCDQLarge Growth
41.58%10.71%22.18%
Bdzwzsxw Httqwb FvtvrxlzkLBXSSRLarge Growth
40.88%11.32%19.14%
Qdfxfxsp Xmsmlvptbckh GrgnnGHXGDKIntermediate Core Bond
2.81%−1.30%1.15%
Lfjhthhy WMMYYYRQTVLarge Growth
38.39%10.39%19.20%
Hhpzfcfy PqdfSZPKKVModerate Allocation
23.05%6.20%11.47%
Sxmbzpvw Wdcbs VslgjxjwplMQSGYBMid-Cap Value
28.22%8.15%14.35%
BMX Mzyvfbzk Nrtvtktp Gjfxxcc Jynppm WBXXDiversified Emerging Mkts
36.81%4.22%10.37%
FXJ Lytfsktd Pnlnzw Dgshktx Zmrvkf FMHJFTBGlobal Large-Stock Growth
38.61%14.09%15.49%
Pnhbjbf Jstcp LWY Chflq Kptj Frhn BjfmVTLTForeign Large Growth
31.94%9.08%12.99%
Ltvkqcz Ktylc KBR Ccdsg Krlc Lnjk GRWXSCForeign Large Growth
32.04%9.22%13.15%
RRDywcs2 Fkxlkjj Jllcjhpfrngf Fzmkt RMGCHCCModerate Allocation
17.35%6.76%11.26%
GQsvcxgk Zmyjwzhpqsl Djqpg Qbyn PKTCMGLRForeign Large Value
19.12%7.39%9.87%
Rqtcw Ldqvzwkqy Jwqxrqzcyf NSKJGTKMid-Cap Blend
23.59%2.89%13.20%
Wsdtyf Fmxnyl Znzvlhdykb Kzxfg Prcs NpxzfYNSNIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
3.83%−1.76%1.74%
Mpzzvbh & Wxbwyy Vxs-Bphkv Fngwq Bfb XSYFWSConservative Allocation
5.75%0.61%4.62%
Ymqkdxb & Syqhjk Xnj-Lvhft Hld Dnv HWBPMVRRFModerately 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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