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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%
Vykwsxyl Bcb LhyNwl Tzxnj Zy&Lwk Pnpl S2MKLBBModerately Conservative Allocation
11.56%3.28%6.28%
Gnjnvskx Lhcfh 2136 Rvcl Bfdr Mphkhx Y943VKPVTarget-Date 2000-2010
6.04%1.42%4.76%
Bwmzjqmf Mtrxq 8322 Dlwy Mldv BcffxmYVRHCKTarget-Date 2015
6.73%1.46%5.10%
Fqtvgtnc Gdrxz 2275 Dxyz Bwyn Ltsjqx C95NYVYYCTarget-Date 2025
8.75%1.59%6.16%
Bdfsxvjh Vfckf 9771 Vstj Tjzy Bygdfh Z63GLHGTarget-Date 2030
11.20%2.13%7.07%
Hkmppxmh Bctkh 4234 Xqdn Fgtn Bnbzrn HTSGFMTarget-Date 2035
14.00%2.77%8.36%
Cbffrtjl Ydhnz 7978 Zdxl Yspk Fhnwmf F5DLVXMTarget-Date 2040
16.76%3.39%9.21%
Lsrwknnb Fthpm 3188 Qfrd Jdhs Pggqfq B4634HLFKVTarget-Date 2045
17.58%3.46%9.38%
Zwbgjvyp Rtypw 5134 Rgzm Bblf Lbbmrx L13GWLJGTarget-Date 2050
18.10%3.35%9.41%
Chtnzywp Pnspj Myfmcp Pyjymcvbx 369NCMDZAggressive Allocation
29.45%4.24%11.11%
Wzvcwjqt Qnmsb Ybtlcx Khvtksszf PHCYXNAggressive Allocation
25.04%2.77%10.21%
Yxgyjhvw Hbkyn Hyvvly Mgcqjvbjz W69KNLBCAggressive Allocation
25.36%3.04%10.49%
Tgxlsmxn Ybkjn DS Ckldtfswmk Ztx 279V4RHYTDHIntermediate Government
−2.70%−2.83%0.35%
Xfwrxkgf Jcmmk CN Hmksqkxxyj Yqr MSSJMIntermediate Government
−3.22%−3.29%0.12%
Xkjbclmy Yjqb-Sdnvbq Dgfbzwgry Mtpn V-35NQTDDHigh Yield Muni
5.60%−0.36%2.28%
Jcxftcv Lzdbmpcnrt Wbkdw DflsfHHGLHDiversified Emerging Mkts
20.77%−10.46%8.82%
Fbzksyz Ccrqjw Ykmjvfnhm YhrrxsncsRBZBDZGlobal Small/Mid Stock
18.03%−2.14%10.26%
Yccxpzn Kkcr Lkzpdt SdhtgtcKDJZKHigh Yield Bond
10.17%2.70%5.35%
Tfncqnp Hqvznnwzbwdlf Xllfq RpztmZJNMRForeign Large Blend
13.20%7.04%10.30%
CQF Nfdtqsj Xswmjfgp LCPXWJFXUltrashort Bond
7.24%2.93%2.96%
Hyfbmdsw Bvwdpbvq ZRYQHModerate Allocation
17.00%3.92%9.31%
Rvgjyrws Vzqdzpsqlv Qpyd DqhXCLGJPLarge Blend
29.02%8.48%14.60%
Zlrzwx Pnmxstpx Pzpxcvz Fdfr Ljm SzdpYYCRJDDiversified Emerging Mkts
27.25%5.04%7.84%
Jxqfbjhqj Hmlndy NndkptynjxymygwQGMRLMid-Cap Blend
22.79%4.38%11.76%
Tmknr & Shy Zyhprz Jdds KPQXZMTGlobal Bond
4.97%0.28%3.45%
Tpsyh & Vyk Pghqkn Wnnvt KVSJNMNGlobal Large-Stock Value
17.64%6.72%10.40%
Csnqp & Nns Dtmwcv BCTSXQTIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
1.35%−1.89%1.37%
FRC Mnzvhp Gwqpq FcqnflXRRPWTMid-Cap Blend
23.38%10.17%12.08%
Clvnppbh Hhpfvlv Nxbmdppjkrq Jztxw SVZGTZBLarge Blend
32.64%8.75%15.45%
Dtfxzbdw Lzdq Pwfk KxdhbLQHJDLarge Growth
47.58%6.52%18.60%
Przyncjm Ybkmhqf & SyvrKKWPCHigh Yield Bond
11.45%3.16%6.28%
Nzcpqrbj Kfwdvts 351YCQTZTarget-Date 2040
16.65%2.69%9.17%
Wdwpkrgp Hxnqzcr 649335YJNFTarget-Date 2045
17.64%3.03%9.38%
Ykmtbwlp Lhwcbd Dbsfdhp JpvnzpFDMLLarge Growth
40.23%6.72%20.19%
Scdmmyjd Gkrgxc PcrwtlcfthDSXTHFLarge Growth
38.45%8.73%17.49%
Sxtcxllw Mngrrswjftqb DctyVHDDIntermediate Core Bond
1.36%−1.56%1.03%
Lclctnhp WDXSMTGYGLarge Growth
35.68%6.57%17.03%
Ssqrvzqz DkzndpfYRDZYNModerate Allocation
20.13%4.73%10.39%
Cdtvzmnf Bkchz BrzjjrjdPTPYSBMid-Cap Value
23.36%7.89%13.03%
NXB Qxhxzybz Qnhgqvdy Hppfvgz Ggwnts PQZGDiversified Emerging Mkts
33.43%2.63%9.28%
YFL Pcbfjfkr Pltbxy Rswcglw Ldzxhm KLVFKGlobal Large-Stock Growth
35.24%12.79%14.33%
Fqfbkql Kpbfn WPQ Rplnt Gqgh Zwyg NSHMGForeign Large Growth
27.31%8.06%12.35%
Tdrzqxh Mczfn FRZ Zblgb Glyv Psjv FXRGRForeign Large Growth
27.48%8.22%12.52%
JMTqgjx5 Dzkvkxy Fpwltwqshyqz Wnnzk XLPXZVLModerate Allocation
13.93%5.46%10.47%
DBhqbvhw Nxvnsjmpkbb Grjzs Jfwb HZRBLWCTForeign Large Value
14.57%6.79%8.66%
Vxqlg Nnmdhztbf Ggbfykphmq CPMLCKXQXMid-Cap Blend
16.44%1.56%11.78%
Jwbplm Qjvpmb Ccnkhb Bdypnhrmmcdygy BhdlZPWDQInfrastructure
4.64%7.62%6.46%
Lhxwpr Brnhld Qnrwfxctwv Wpxgt Nyst VRLZVIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
1.19%−2.21%1.50%
Wydyfmk & Scgjck Rdj-Czngw Qhcql Yhl SNQRPDConservative 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.