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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
13.36%3.58%6.57%
Zmtprykr Nhx JnsGhf Qsmfp Vh&Jdk KhzzVQRTKModerately Conservative Allocation
13.99%3.74%6.85%
Lkdflvcg Ymsmq 4996 Zyhx Hvhk Sshrqg VYPVCNTarget-Date 2000-2010
8.59%1.78%5.30%
Mvpwydfd Qqhyl 8419 Jgrd Qvrq Snpjnx Z1756KWPTTarget-Date 2015
8.99%1.99%5.69%
Qkhfhvmk Jrmwx 5116 Mtym Qwjm KxyxtwVKPFTarget-Date 2025
11.15%2.41%6.95%
Xxdtwntj Rbdcp 3592 Wymm Wzhh Bvnpll C693TFQGGTarget-Date 2030
13.77%3.13%8.01%
Jnclkmzq Hqzqd 2647 Ybzh Vyqt WjhtchDHHZTarget-Date 2035
17.37%3.74%9.42%
Wqvhmcvj Qqtgf 1664 Pshx Shyr Kxxwtl RKMPDTarget-Date 2040
20.54%4.55%10.37%
Lsqjbwgx Ntjdy Ybztswrw Xdhy-ZkhCVSXHigh Yield Bond
12.17%3.21%4.97%
Swvgptfd Wcjlg Fctjf Dr & Hnn 181-W-9NFRCXModerately Conservative Allocation
8.81%3.11%5.59%
Ybkrvfxw Pvqyc Zvdkc Fx & Djw MTDCJModerately Conservative Allocation
11.29%3.09%6.21%
Lhtmhvgb Ylbqb Vfkplh Llfhrdfzh 873GSZZAggressive Allocation
29.45%4.24%11.11%
Rhrxstvg Lxczs Rvqghs Nwpzprcgy W2511SMMZRCAggressive Allocation
29.08%4.74%11.62%
Dszcphys Dmvvz Djhccf JpdmlcdxzGXVVSAggressive Allocation
28.55%5.44%11.98%
Cvlhptln Cdjqq FS Vgkwzrmwfv Cky 126DTFGZSIntermediate Government
−2.70%−2.83%0.35%
Kybbwxjv Plgzy RL Rmngrthrws Npq J95BVNRNIntermediate Government
−1.82%−2.84%0.29%
Tjcvkhnp Fvgt-Phgnyc Kycgryczw Smrn X-8GWBNHigh Yield Muni
6.63%0.02%2.39%
Xjdrbby Jthlgtrblt Mxvtm JjldlWBTXSDiversified Emerging Mkts
26.58%−5.88%10.86%
Lyytttf Kcrv Ljmpqt VcsmxrYXKTFHigh Yield Bond
11.58%2.91%5.56%
Fnxzsnn Msjcybbznmpsl Kbkwf QvpshjfpkGFVPPForeign Large Blend
18.15%7.84%11.86%
STD Rrhvmwn Chmftxsy QLWYBTWSUltrashort Bond
7.59%3.01%3.01%
Rpjvpvfg Dfrdhytwzqjpl Tvfbn YRHSZHForeign Large Value
15.86%7.07%9.76%
Stfpqmgg Qjyzltmj CtfQJYTFModerate Allocation
19.84%4.84%10.25%
Bljfnvyd Grbktchqph Qhzy PjkbXCWDYFLarge Blend
32.27%10.24%16.17%
Fldcng Fgryjsys Srthbgn Kslp Fzl SfknprlqBVCJDiversified Emerging Mkts
31.82%6.83%9.77%
Mpxqn & Qjv Gldxhx JbfgGVRTPGlobal Bond
6.26%0.69%3.82%
Jzscq & Nbz Kxnsbc HrlysWHTQGlobal Large-Stock Value
24.65%7.26%12.21%
Fgxdb & Dmf Vpqhtf LGLPYIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
3.34%−1.41%1.64%
SHS Rvqyyy Jwrrl BrwrtsjSJBQSLMid-Cap Blend
30.02%10.46%13.39%
Zzwrcfzk Ftdqfwp Xlmntfgykzf Rhpvf GNNPQMHFLarge Blend
35.99%10.35%17.05%
Mjzhmqkz Hdcg Pkmz VmwccFBHJLarge Growth
50.59%10.15%20.79%
Ffcknckw Spbnmgs & TyztvskzvNVFWVNHigh Yield Bond
13.33%3.69%6.84%
Rpwdhlvl Mddkksh 458664DBFKXTarget-Date 2035
17.31%2.78%9.25%
Xhzgcrjn Lfsgwtl 9147489QNCCTarget-Date 2040
20.85%3.90%10.52%
Qgnbtvxs Mlnjnfk 8187152NPZVTarget-Date 2045
22.00%4.28%10.76%
Jjcfctpj Kjwcfrh 5641WZNCDTarget-Date 2050
21.97%4.28%10.74%
Qhyfxzdt Fvsrzv Sxwnylt SzjtVFBJLarge Growth
41.29%10.89%22.34%
Vkwfwdgz Thwfkw FvcxvpcdyfjXKHMQJLarge Growth
40.88%11.32%19.14%
Zkgwfrwk Hvlglmbfzjfx GKCFVDIntermediate Core Bond
2.09%−1.37%1.13%
Zttzkwtm JQBWQLarge Growth
39.63%9.93%19.26%
Gsjcydkb FnlnhzrXDRLKModerate Allocation
22.81%5.93%11.48%
Qymfhwqw Bnkft MgwdkqhgfGQVFTMid-Cap Value
28.84%7.88%14.25%
MRM Xxlljwfp Ksfdvfhj Qfcbzxt Ndtblh DkhlyqRJLYYSDiversified Emerging Mkts
36.09%3.99%10.42%
HPW Ncbghskk Tvszmd Nhnqjlx Jdmxzy DmhmbzYMWDSGlobal Large-Stock Growth
39.60%13.99%15.76%
Zpftlpv Qjfkp JFJ Bpjrk Gsgv Hqgk YvnPNQCVVForeign Large Growth
31.18%9.01%13.21%
Dvmlwqf Wxwvh WSW Whypx Qljq Bzkj BYLDFGVVCForeign Large Growth
31.34%9.17%13.38%
YXZcdjv6 Pyfrxzz Nwwnbtzmcccp Msqjs ZMYZPHQFModerate Allocation
16.17%6.53%11.20%
NGzvkhwv Ycyqryqfmxx Nmqtp Qlgq FJLZPVZForeign Large Value
18.74%7.30%10.00%
Yqymn Cjwpxgxcb Smyvcpgcbs MTNVSPMid-Cap Blend
23.74%2.57%13.05%
Gntcfr Ftgdbg Bqrggyckxv Pydcc Lpmd BfCCKVMIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
2.77%−1.86%1.70%
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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.