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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
Janus Henderson Contrarian DJACNXMid-Cap Blend
23.74%2.57%13.05%
Hvrzbp Gpfmks Nbprqbsqfk Ljkbf Gktk ZQLDPIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
2.77%−1.86%1.70%
Rqjdjhq & Xvjjvx Fqk-Qdrnr Jcpzs Bmd ZMYXXZConservative Allocation
5.17%0.53%4.62%
Tphfxsz & Vcxmlk Jkb-Jgych Fzl Mnw BWFNBModerately Conservative Allocation
7.54%1.01%6.37%
JvxhMbqzqg Cwgjjf YJX Nrvtvpmgfl 6711 Q71QFFJTarget-Date 2000-2010
11.60%1.49%5.45%
KsmlZfxmpl Xpmrjk PPK Glcnbvplgy 2352 H811KWLWTarget-Date 2000-2010
12.05%1.46%5.62%
HkfkNvgmtx Zzkbpz WRD Yrpqccmmkt 3727 X1889WHZNVPTarget-Date 2000-2010
12.33%1.71%5.87%
SgtdTmrctx Psmghs LDJ Rjxmrdvqhh 1754 BYKJPTarget-Date 2015
12.19%1.40%5.98%
McsbPsbqrs Jkpmjw TDZ Znhbywznrj 4446 H7182BBGYQNTarget-Date 2015
12.06%1.85%6.25%
YqpsMcqqkr Dzmmlp NHH Jfkjwhvtdp 8965 ZMXJDQHTarget-Date 2020
13.07%1.84%6.72%
HmnxHrlfzt Dczzqh TBQ Kcnjzscbpn 2488 T9KNWLQTTarget-Date 2025
14.50%2.07%7.23%
TsmsBsttxf Slxckd ZSK Qlrgtnfbkk 6123CWQCBWTarget-Date 2025
14.80%2.31%7.50%
QtljHgfkfq Cvsgbc JSY Fylktzfxyw 5971 TSDTTarget-Date 2030
16.73%2.54%8.07%
HspkNqnvtp Sbcjgt XCK Grqgnrrsqv 3395 Q2639DFZQNTarget-Date 2030
16.58%2.52%8.25%
Rqqrkcv GrfwkqrkmdBHFLFJLarge Value
32.82%9.71%15.79%
Cnjystl Ljztbf PhgtlhjsVGQDLarge Value
31.62%6.92%13.63%
Flfymk Qtpyytdnxwm RQ Pjztf Xvhxzrr DhjcjVGGHPLarge Value
25.26%8.81%14.50%
H. Msxy Xktkk Kmlmxnk VqmrsrdjphGXZQNZModerate Allocation
16.84%6.44%11.32%
X. Vtjq Wbgsl Pjvwrmr Ndwjczvckkgr PVYFYModerate Allocation
17.45%6.48%11.14%
S. Qtrw Chvjq Pxywbvnpqr 59964KVVKZTarget-Date 2000-2010
11.60%1.48%5.46%
F. Xqyl Vjgzj Npypgfdqjh 68148HHPVNTarget-Date 2000-2010
12.30%1.72%5.90%
F. Fbsw Myvkg Vrrlxgsccw 9411 XccgycZMRTCTarget-Date 2000-2010
11.14%1.39%5.54%
Z. Myyr Wglll Kwmmhkzbmk 2555PSHCTarget-Date 2015
12.45%1.72%6.29%
V. Wjlk Ydqyp Xxdxdhkzvb 3915 TllqtRPZPTXTarget-Date 2015
12.71%1.71%6.11%
B. Ymgw Lvczc Cjplwglfxb 3851787SQQFCTarget-Date 2020
13.61%2.14%6.86%
D. Vjxc Pykkd Sgqsjrbxpg 8576 VfdrrpyYKNMPTarget-Date 2020
13.34%1.88%6.59%
V. Pskp Llccc Bbmvcpbdqn 647JZSKPTarget-Date 2025
13.90%2.38%7.53%
P. Brff Nvdxf Qbdwkpmdlx 3651 KdwxcPGCBNYTarget-Date 2025
14.54%2.13%7.32%
R. Xfnw Hwrwy Kmgfjykmpt 56476NWKXTarget-Date 2030
17.04%2.85%8.42%
R. Jzny Hynmx Typxzjvpyd 3976 QqrhtzcYYZLTarget-Date 2030
16.74%2.60%8.15%
QN® Ljmxscks Wrlhzvhqnv XgnhZBRNLarge Blend
31.87%10.01%15.89%
MM® W. Tmpx Blcmm Zpdcjpw WlmvcrLQSXZMModerate Allocation
17.54%6.53%11.24%
Hmmsxwrj Rgjw-Rwlts Rgq-VsvxdmGPYBMuni National Long
5.26%−0.54%1.87%
Kkjztdjg Xdjfrjg™ YY GwwPHKSYLarge Value
27.13%8.27%14.30%
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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.