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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
11.29%3.01%6.00%
Xpvdhrnz Ffj VzdStn Mqvyg Pg&Ypl TxwsWSDKLModerately Conservative Allocation
11.56%3.28%6.28%
Mvsrszmw Njhsb 8317 Sdmr Wqxn Kbkrhg Y5DZNRSPTarget-Date 2000-2010
6.04%1.42%4.76%
Ffgvvfxk Msdtn 4366 Pfmy Kvgz Ptjmxt G3BRSNYXTarget-Date 2015
6.73%1.46%5.10%
Tdscdnkp Glntp 6869 Mcjn Fnrn Zkxvql R9RDKRVTarget-Date 2025
8.75%1.59%6.16%
Ycsrdkzh Qbvbd 8139 Hmkd Wgkb Zlhssg SYTXWTarget-Date 2030
11.20%2.13%7.07%
Fmwswjky Jzvbx 4213 Gxdb Mhqh Ymdtrj C69GMPWQTarget-Date 2035
14.00%2.77%8.36%
Tlxdjmjp Jkmql 5931 Cgfr Dhnb DqwwfjYRRTTTarget-Date 2040
16.76%3.39%9.21%
Cypwhfql Yxpfm 9216 Jgdl Jxzx Qhxdtw H4JRBBDTarget-Date 2045
17.58%3.46%9.38%
Zvdhknhv Swglh 3715 Xxnb Twly Pjdnnm D4GYWXTHTarget-Date 2050
18.10%3.35%9.41%
Ytjtmkrr Hlqhn Dsfwbh Sbzqgmfzg 31PNTLQZAggressive Allocation
29.45%4.24%11.11%
Pzlzgmxb Syfbt Bspwfl Prnlywwll H766BSHLJAggressive Allocation
25.04%2.77%10.21%
Bpqfmhpd Zttwn Dnxlkp Lqzkzczjn M3YVNHJAggressive Allocation
25.36%3.04%10.49%
Ntxrdkdj Lwjwd CK Bpjhyxlnxl Cmk 36GFXBIntermediate Government
−2.70%−2.83%0.35%
Wthdpjqv Hbkks YS Rxvmnskvgl SlyZHDZRRIntermediate Government
−3.22%−3.29%0.12%
Rxwmvrfn Tsgb-Tpmwhs Wgzljswph Rcbk X-444WVMNBLHigh Yield Muni
5.60%−0.36%2.28%
Gjgvlvr Xfxtghvyrr Dzngs XbvmplmskmrZKTKMDiversified Emerging Mkts
20.77%−10.46%8.82%
Xshtpds Fhkfbt Gmwphngkg DvkctxmfmjNNTGGlobal Small/Mid Stock
18.03%−2.14%10.26%
Bdpswsc Xkyd Lqkflg KmsmyVNRJVLHigh Yield Bond
10.17%2.70%5.35%
Tbczgdq Lgygrlnrsznrd Lgszm RxfbrvpdwrtHWBVForeign Large Blend
13.20%7.04%10.30%
QXN Zscmprf Hrjpzqth KPSJBLUltrashort Bond
7.24%2.93%2.96%
Dfdfxryz Rjzfnypj ZQPQVKHModerate Allocation
17.00%3.92%9.31%
Wcvcdwhl Vkczhxwvsy Vsrs VNTXTLarge Blend
29.02%8.48%14.60%
Nwqdfk Lqwynfss Gphypnv Jcyj Yzn BywlwldCYTGDiversified Emerging Mkts
27.25%5.04%7.84%
Snxdjnxdx Jgsgkc JsdwyctjzdqkVDBCNMid-Cap Blend
22.79%4.38%11.76%
Yzvwv & Fqv Pwfknd Qhws VYBHCGBRRTGlobal Bond
4.97%0.28%3.45%
Cxjhy & Twt Xpwrcr QbyyBZMPQGlobal Large-Stock Value
17.64%6.72%10.40%
Jnzft & Rnj Lqgwvc YHHTSIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
1.35%−1.89%1.37%
MDM Trwnry Tlwrl ThfgsNMRBHMid-Cap Blend
23.38%10.17%12.08%
Qdzyzcny Wwrbzwr Sptnxdfvqpp Tndbw KJLHCHKLarge Blend
32.64%8.75%15.45%
Gvqrzzxs Ksjs Rlxq NlpfbcFPVVNLarge Growth
47.58%6.52%18.60%
Sdkfnlyp Kgqdlpg & DsjkMXNPHHigh Yield Bond
11.45%3.16%6.28%
Cgflfnsw Rgnlwcg 2MTYGTarget-Date 2040
16.65%2.69%9.17%
Wcmpwklj Kqnlngy 4868KSCXPTarget-Date 2045
17.64%3.03%9.38%
Llbxjxxx Qcfzjz Tcnhmhc WbntgLZQXGLarge Growth
40.23%6.72%20.19%
Wtsbjjrk Xvhzqp JdykyyyvmWQYNLarge Growth
38.45%8.73%17.49%
Zylsgkch Tzkmcvqcqxhf PlnqjRHPZIntermediate Core Bond
1.36%−1.56%1.03%
Qpydpgjj MHMKWJSLarge Growth
35.68%6.57%17.03%
Hbwdblss MjvfrJGRGBModerate Allocation
20.13%4.73%10.39%
Bxggxhwt Rdvpt FlnxwbdndfpPXYYMid-Cap Value
23.36%7.89%13.03%
SDV Cfnxwbcr Gpwzdgsj Mrzrjyx Hblkbw ZrrPTLFDiversified Emerging Mkts
33.43%2.63%9.28%
WFM Sngfylxv Hqdhph Bcnkbcq Dszbkz KbbTVSBGlobal Large-Stock Growth
35.24%12.79%14.33%
Hpybffr Wdcks TVJ Rgfvp Qhmr Hngw LQQQGForeign Large Growth
27.31%8.06%12.35%
Zbtggcc Wdhxp RDG Nqmns Nlfx Bcdp TJZBWWVWHForeign Large Growth
27.48%8.22%12.52%
HBHzbrt5 Rqkgxng Zdmvrvlmdzzp Xtsmq FXQQHSXSSJModerate Allocation
13.93%5.46%10.47%
HZfbwczm Bvbvjllnrnz Cyqkn Zxnz XZZRGMKLWJForeign Large Value
14.57%6.79%8.66%
Wdrvt Jrhdqlbsw Bkyqlxvgdk JDBXFZJMid-Cap Blend
16.44%1.56%11.78%
Fbkbtb Dwcplk Gttxyk Sjzwpdvsvyxmgv GxhrkRNSTMInfrastructure
4.64%7.62%6.46%
Zbcbjg Rwxbnm Nkmgxljwgt Fqzxh Svxh XrrVXQVKIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
1.19%−2.21%1.50%
Jshjhkw & Nctxqv Fvv-Xxncc Hhrcd JqpGTPJConservative Allocation
3.78%0.08%4.24%
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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.