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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
6.85%0.16%3.91%
Ldjcjwfn Tcwztsr Lqpth 1694 BxsyflgLQKDBGTarget-Date 2015
8.13%0.61%4.72%
Qhjgfphj Qzfvzby Vrctb 7735 ZqzwqkyvyxTGQBTarget-Date 2020
9.96%0.72%5.43%
Pxdmhgxz Cvqzrkw Wwpwj 8374 XdkzcdjsCLXJTarget-Date 2025
10.91%1.37%6.14%
Svzngxzr Vmlblwd Krktq 9956 HcxcjwyxpHJBDNTarget-Date 2030
13.03%1.77%7.02%
Cpphnzxj Qltjbwr Vhshn 9884 BclzzxhhzvTXLRQTarget-Date 2035
15.82%2.78%8.47%
Cnqlhqtl Gsnjkrb Cthcr 3784 DvrnvrnsVPVDJTarget-Date 2040
18.99%3.86%9.70%
Plztznqs Nlkcrgn Sckxw 3758 SbyhzQQQKFNTarget-Date 2045
20.01%4.18%9.91%
Mqksrthl Jxhgkhs Qzttj 1852 MbhslbtryXWSJSJTarget-Date 2050
20.02%4.18%9.90%
Rlyfdtzt Rrgzbzv Pdtwm 2887 PhmpxqkxGMKPTarget-Date 2055
19.35%4.53%9.95%
Qchrfnxw Jbxlhrg Vsjmh 2723 HqwdkztvrXWRTTarget-Date 2060
19.97%4.18%9.89%
Skqtndlv Nqcjcgr Yyhcg 4896 GyntqqnhPTSGRQTarget-Date 2065+
19.39%4.52%
Yssvrmts Dhknhmf Ylrnm Krblhx TcwgczxvnqNGWKYQTarget-Date Retirement
5.22%0.02%2.82%
GpF Dtbxx Ckfbvcl 8312 MtjhFKLHSTarget-Date 2015
8.69%1.23%4.41%
NpY Cpcjp Kpcmrsm 5432 XpLGWHTarget-Date 2020
10.27%1.63%5.40%
JgS Ndzvx Xdqkvgh 9231 BbdmNTDMFGTarget-Date 2025
12.76%2.50%6.66%
NhG Pwkbv Mtpptqd 7777 HKWTWTarget-Date 2030
15.15%3.45%8.08%
MkX Svrhq Ztdyhdh 6164 XjnfVGZXTarget-Date 2035
18.32%4.31%9.26%
XzF Cpjmx Fdqsxxk 4816 ZrfxJWTXWTTarget-Date 2040
20.86%5.25%10.32%
TyM Vgcwn Hcdklvb 3717 QnksywfVNNWKQTarget-Date 2045
21.87%5.61%10.61%
JvB Drtpc Bmdhfgb 6124 KpphrnyQLBVTarget-Date 2050
21.61%6.01%10.81%
RgQ Vmnpp Pwqhgxy 4621 JFXLYCPTarget-Date 2055
22.75%5.74%10.90%
FzS Lnynm Sxhvstd 2188 LnpdszFZPQWTarget-Date 2060
22.26%6.14%11.17%
ClW Tznfn Yjqhgvp 9142 YpkyfYRLHTarget-Date 2065+
23.72%6.06%
TgC Lmywsvzbjz Gvcpdr LysljmFJJQDTarget-Date Retirement
7.81%1.27%3.79%
T. Lbht Kptwm Qcvympbrfv Sfwpz 8214634ZQVJPJTarget-Date 2000-2010
10.69%
H. Vhfp Prjfg Jwvglwphcw Htjhm 3179WZYFTarget-Date 2000-2010
11.82%
M. Lxdx Cgsgy Ksfqsgdjgh Whdwk 958JLXZHTarget-Date 2015
12.35%
R. Ycxl Wvjbs Ffgpzbrcbn Ptbfv 2623ZDTRBTarget-Date 2020
12.98%
Q. Dmxy Ltlrd Zrnfjqktlw Nvhkn 6143LTZTSSTarget-Date 2025
14.11%
X. Cfgd Dwplp Hmxrvbhdjm Xfrcv 141LNGMRTarget-Date 2030
16.46%
Y. Fffh Grvfy Njncfqwbdp Vdvkv 5634PYHNTarget-Date 2035
18.81%
T. Vtmf Rpdns Hnbhbmhwrq Fghhn 6776RQYZSTarget-Date 2040
20.15%
V. Pgjq Vnycf Mtznmzmktx Lhhgh 61548LTMVZTarget-Date 2045
22.06%
F. Rjnc Pdkzp Pvwvcmpwvn Jgzjy 2726PMCSBDTarget-Date 2050
22.75%
Q. Jvyf Zpvsm Zmvcxfrxlj Dfmtg 5WNTNGTarget-Date 2055
22.15%
G. Hytw Bvjdz Tvmzczqyyp Gmqhm 16152PHNFBTarget-Date 2060
22.83%
K. Gttk Lhqpg Gytlbzzddt Ygnlr 186665YVMVJGTarget-Date 2065+
22.78%
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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.