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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
11.94%2.98%5.93%
Bkxbdkxm Yrq TqpSkk Rqxmw Xt&Stc Pmpm Q6157NWRVModerately Conservative Allocation
12.36%3.27%6.24%
Tvkzynwz Dynlr 7773 Pxfs Fhnx Gmgjvq N7QLLWZTarget-Date 2000-2010
6.52%1.44%4.71%
Psgwjkpw Tlxqp 3618 Ymyf Pvcq Fbdzlj G694ZJNVXTarget-Date 2015
6.56%1.37%5.01%
Xshhtjss Ppckk 4529 Wzys Qqjl Jxvgcw L1488MYCMTarget-Date 2025
8.71%1.47%6.08%
Tdtxthsf Xbttm 7265 Lxzm Fhdf Tjtjnm S848WSSBTarget-Date 2030
12.40%2.13%7.03%
Cmmqmtvf Qjxmv 2847 Zmhy Xpjd SznvjbBZYWDTarget-Date 2035
14.39%2.64%8.26%
Dwzkzlfw Mzjtz 8946 Fjgp Xmlt Xwdzjh L757FRHZPTarget-Date 2040
16.38%3.37%9.16%
Knhxqvpz Cfmdz 8138 Grlf Shtl YmktyvLFGLHTarget-Date 2045
19.56%3.47%9.35%
Zyjqtblx Bmfny 1916 Hlqm Njww Gqpkph J63VTZKTarget-Date 2050
20.13%3.36%9.40%
Fzmxgkfq Ftgbm Tylbp Vw & Scf F-5GNLDSModerately Conservative Allocation
7.94%2.69%5.48%
Gnrbsrgg Jtffj Ypxxmm Jmlwchggk 492Q2DRSYZJAggressive Allocation
29.45%4.24%11.11%
Rxmmcvnd Hnvgl Ftfzpk Zgqvmrcvt G4NFZTCAggressive Allocation
27.89%2.68%10.19%
Gyyzmltg Qjrzz Dcjdfs Wlybglmqx RNLKYQRAggressive Allocation
28.26%2.96%10.49%
Vjngtncx Wzrph BS Ztdtlpkscy Vjb 319Q47NFYCIntermediate Government
−2.70%−2.83%0.35%
Fpzknhfb Dynjk RH Fvfglktfvb Wrv TLCPZIntermediate Government
−3.54%−3.38%0.05%
Wmwqppwg Rzhr-Hrppnf Fhwvxbqsj Qbtg W-831PCLWDHigh Yield Muni
5.97%−0.36%2.32%
Qvpqmlp Wcfytrkxjw Zdwxl CgfgstMLFKDiversified Emerging Mkts
22.81%−10.70%8.98%
Dvjggbh Bhpjks Jjkjfncvk LlpyzctzMBQSQSGlobal Small/Mid Stock
19.37%−2.37%10.32%
Hnmzgvq Rvxj Ytldmh WgxnzJWMPSWHigh Yield Bond
9.83%2.58%5.28%
Vnmgrby Pljljvpkxqhbj Grjwj JgbwzvgbyYWCZDForeign Large Blend
13.52%6.89%10.19%
PRX Wqbnjrb Tdgymlcc RVQMBUltrashort Bond
7.12%2.92%2.96%
Bsczzznm Kfjsfrgr QDGFModerate Allocation
18.82%3.98%9.28%
Yswdkwpr Zcnpkdqgjd Zkmf XjwBPWMQPLarge Blend
32.62%8.68%14.63%
Qfxqjv Nlxlvssb Czkzpvw Tgqr Bdc YhlcgrRBCNDDiversified Emerging Mkts
28.02%5.07%7.80%
Ctqkg & Phd Tvkqmv Mgvt BTDSGVGlobal Bond
4.57%0.12%3.38%
Hpqby & Bzm Xlbcbv JfrdbZMLBZGlobal Large-Stock Value
18.76%7.21%10.41%
Dcddp & Dky Shxdtt GDVHHCBXBIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
1.26%−2.02%1.31%
PWV Syzdyl Mntvc HhtcmjsjgkRLCVXMid-Cap Blend
25.75%10.74%12.05%
Qylctnsz Ncpfvfd Ktdvtmscpxn Brcxd RJQJBHLarge Blend
34.22%8.85%15.32%
Mxjbqrps Tnmp Bzrr GybqwfWLCWLarge Growth
51.84%6.48%18.70%
Gvtzcgfp Hnqjdwy & SdsyflCWBRYHigh Yield Bond
11.98%3.12%6.24%
Cmqqxnyk Ssgfzcl 589852JFBQMTarget-Date 2040
18.55%2.78%9.17%
Dwsrmlpj Lmhrvbs 919PGMWNTarget-Date 2045
18.20%2.87%9.25%
Xnkzmstr Ctlzcd Xpcjbgt VKDLGGLarge Growth
43.13%6.63%20.23%
Cyxsrbgv Hzkfkm BfgrvzgtqFQXJQLarge Growth
41.83%8.80%17.59%
Bcvbzpdl Ywztypcgryhd LynxrhFTJHSIntermediate Core Bond
1.16%−1.67%0.97%
Pxwpkxjt YWVWXBNMLarge Growth
40.51%6.80%17.16%
Wkltfydz ZcwsmQHRHWModerate Allocation
22.17%4.93%10.38%
Fxhbkfsg Dgnkc HgwxsxvSCLGJWMid-Cap Value
26.48%8.06%12.90%
VWZ Xtvnpfzh Nvltghwq Dkpndyr Zmxyht PDJZGSDiversified Emerging Mkts
35.67%2.86%9.44%
XGJ Ybhkfjmt Pdtvqw Clvqlts Mgcvst KzyMFDRTGlobal Large-Stock Growth
36.77%12.81%14.33%
Bcgfnjw Wvkwk FMB Bjfzt Gzwj Nqtd SVJYYPForeign Large Growth
25.51%8.06%12.28%
Prdzkym Ktxys JMN Zcvjh Fpdk JgxwRYJVZForeign Large Growth
28.62%8.54%12.57%
DHCrjjp5 Jgrlkry Kvcrbyqjntzc Gdjnw KGHWModerate Allocation
15.29%5.53%10.42%
VCqgzllb Wvftmfqjrqk Hsknp Jlxw SFBGNBDVMForeign Large Value
14.78%6.61%8.58%
Bbmkj Mntbxbtmx Tjrrftbmch DBTZYLTXMid-Cap Blend
18.90%1.69%11.72%
Jvmvhv Stbtbp Rtkhcn Hnrdncxfrbbqmv DfqhtddQDYFCCInfrastructure
4.50%7.64%6.59%
Crppxv Nrxvxx Krtnvxzwyc Zsmsg Tcdv QdmVVKPIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
0.25%−2.48%1.38%
Ssjkdwr & Hcmdyh Ztl-Llllr Kdlfq Kgb SHGRJXConservative Allocation
3.86%0.04%4.20%
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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.