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Target-Date Funds

These Gold-rated funds can be excellent all-in-one choices for hands-off investors.
Target-date funds aim to give investors an age-appropriate asset-allocation (stock/bond) mix and then gradually make it more conservative as the years go by. Investors pick a target-date fund that is close to the year (the target date) they intend to retire. As the target date approaches, the fund’s allocation gradually shifts from stocks to bonds—handling rebalancing for the investor. Because of this automated feature, target-date funds are often the default investment choice of company retirement plans that auto-enroll employees. But they can also be great hands-off, all-in-one investments for individual accounts, too. This list includes the highest rated no-load target-date funds that Morningstar covers.
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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
Fidelity Freedom Index 2010 InvestorFKIFXTarget-Date 2000-2010
7.52%0.34%3.95%
Qjfqgnbr Drdqrfp Hfmff 1989 RgnqyxzbhHTMWGTarget-Date 2015
9.12%0.71%4.79%
Hgqwrjvz Nntrvrr Bvvxf 7955 RhqtppKGKSTarget-Date 2020
10.66%0.97%5.49%
Wmcvcxcl Mzvjklx Rgbll 4756 GbjgjlsrnqcXHTDCTarget-Date 2025
10.91%1.37%6.14%
Vbsctddg Tdgnqym Lqnnn 2573 BktbnnprPSJGHTarget-Date 2030
13.70%2.08%7.08%
Btxjqjzk Tjxvzhf Xtlfl 5336 DnvzzqGJTQRYTarget-Date 2035
16.59%3.12%8.58%
Tkbdkzvb Xzdkrjw Dfmgs 1235 WvklmBZHNQTarget-Date 2040
19.44%4.26%9.79%
Vnlnvgwq Rzvqcyl Vzdhr 8194 CssvjcNPQDYZTarget-Date 2045
20.43%4.59%9.99%
Mpjbxmww Pcxjbqd Vbyzl 1639 YghnlltyNMWLSTarget-Date 2050
20.49%4.59%10.00%
Lrmlmyfs Xyrxgfj Wtspy 3171 TrzjlzqkfdLZRHPTarget-Date 2055
20.53%4.58%9.99%
Tmysqhyy Vsswhsw Nnsjx 3772 LdnrzyjlkrHRRNTarget-Date 2060
20.48%4.58%10.00%
Wbzdrtsb Cvycclh Cqlpm 3361 KdgdlvQFTNRNTarget-Date 2065+
20.47%4.60%
Ggfpfrhk Sdqxgtq Plqxh Swxssh ZrpppMHFRHRTarget-Date Retirement
6.32%0.09%2.86%
TgD Lfhkq Qdqybbp 6852 DmdlcsFKYPBSTarget-Date 2015
9.31%1.41%4.45%
BdT Hhmrd Ylzvntp 5474 HvXCJXXSTarget-Date 2020
10.27%1.63%5.40%
MjL Cjhjd Ghshmmf 3945 BgrzrlrCLHHZTarget-Date 2025
13.11%2.71%6.69%
XfF Jmnth Rhhyfmc 9637 PbpcwxzBBDLTarget-Date 2030
15.46%3.72%8.14%
ZxY Brfdj Rhbtysz 2552 WgygHCLGTarget-Date 2035
18.68%4.62%9.34%
BnM Pdddg Fmqjmmt 3818 GynkpYVZPCTarget-Date 2040
20.93%5.55%10.40%
JjC Lxhrp Vzkkmrw 9519 NfGKTXMTarget-Date 2045
23.12%5.83%10.51%
VlR Pgbts Pfcmkdr 8575 XqgqTTWBVDTarget-Date 2050
22.43%6.01%10.85%
PnK Smhqm Lwqmtml 9481 PTWHHRQTarget-Date 2055
23.89%5.95%10.81%
CvL Dkxbt Fpgsxdb 3899 NkGKCKNVTarget-Date 2060
23.10%6.16%11.24%
FmR Rrgrq Nnkzdtr 7895 VxxqdklHPRQBTTarget-Date 2065+
23.77%6.39%
WdG Zbnmspwxzn Scqpxp McyvMCZJTarget-Date Retirement
8.69%1.38%3.85%
V. Mnnw Yjptq Zrxqpnndgw Dwdqz 2332697FWXXJTarget-Date 2000-2010
11.75%
X. Lcxn Bmycf Zcbnfjbffp Zbxrs 17VZBFTarget-Date 2000-2010
12.39%
C. Znrb Rpxsk Qflzmrlshy Vgtsv 5656282HSWJTarget-Date 2015
12.92%
V. Qmzv Vnbqn Tjrcpkhvgr Zxfqy 661HVYDYTarget-Date 2020
13.54%
D. Kfnj Sfzpv Phwkphczld Xslsm 4PYWXJWTarget-Date 2025
14.79%
M. Fypy Brzqh Hvqzndpzpq Wbpps 2811CCSFCTarget-Date 2030
16.86%
S. Tjsz Ksvyx Dyfvynhvbf Hwbfh 56746TGZRBTarget-Date 2035
19.17%
Z. Dkhl Cmqpq Vhftyxhchc Jvnkj 3953923JZFWKTarget-Date 2040
22.07%
Q. Bgsr Tgjmy Tgbtytfxyz Wlhvc 69ZZJWGTarget-Date 2045
22.36%
M. Bypx Rdxcs Zzrwgvfvtm Nynyf 41254PGLVQTarget-Date 2050
23.05%
B. Pxfd Xvlms Scbryyglgx Bxxln 9239LRPWRDTarget-Date 2055
23.92%
W. Sfwc Gpzcs Vgclxxcgmm Znpbp 88119HLZKTarget-Date 2060
22.98%
Y. Pbyw Dbmmm Yvkgthpqfw Xllwb 514PWQPGWTarget-Date 2065+
22.93%
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List Criteria

Gold-Rated Funds

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.

Open to New Investment

All the funds on this list are open for new investment. Sometimes mutual funds will close to new investors-or even restrict existing fundholders from investing more money-when the fund is receiving more money than the management team believes it can invest effectively. Closing a fund under these circumstances is usually considered investor-friendly, as funds that get too big can sometimes suffer performance problems later. Even though new investors can’t get into closed funds (so such funds are not included here), closed funds that are rated Gold, Silver, or Bronze may be worth putting on a watch list.

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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