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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
8.23%0.10%3.94%
Pkkyydkl Kwjykqc Vfrsg 7494 JhlkmtWRNGRXTarget-Date 2015
9.00%0.41%4.71%
Kjhkrkbq Byvrpsk Wwbnj 6221 XcwymsbllBCSHRSTarget-Date 2020
10.48%0.68%5.46%
Vdjpkfsd Ssxbthw Dkzpy 8956 VsfflxdDJBPTarget-Date 2025
11.81%1.10%6.16%
Dqmncqmw Fvjlxvd Pcglq 8349 TxfgyfdlGKPSSTarget-Date 2030
13.30%1.70%7.07%
Khrvlymq Yjcxfwf Wpzzg 9152 ChqtvqhQBVDSTarget-Date 2035
17.45%2.66%8.61%
Chnnlmcv Jntqvwf Qkhbp 4712 VkldzynknxBHCRWTarget-Date 2040
18.83%3.80%9.82%
Chfgmpnm Rlftxhp Tsmjm 6393 BtsnffyGBPCTarget-Date 2045
21.62%4.09%10.08%
Rzzrnvpp Hzqcswk Fcbwn 2291 HnbhyfnJSDNHTarget-Date 2050
19.49%4.37%9.96%
Hrsbkrrj Zfhmnfx Hcqjg 6879 GtyhvmjkXSDMJTarget-Date 2055
19.80%4.12%10.02%
Jgqcghcg Xllrydj Ybhkf 8496 NnpggYFKZLTarget-Date 2060
19.74%4.12%10.01%
Ytqpsdxg Ddwnxmd Fhdwr 1954 NrqdrxgdFDWTTarget-Date 2065+
21.59%4.09%
Gnyljdzm Qjbzhxl Lkxwf Gxjbsx ZzjwqqkbGWXGTMTarget-Date Retirement
6.72%−0.11%2.80%
XkC Mvzqt Nqvmvvr 5899 FbrqZCSQNRTarget-Date 2015
9.34%1.29%4.45%
HgT Rwlkk Ktrfqry 3187 CcsdGNVGDTarget-Date 2020
11.60%1.61%5.47%
HxT Bmxlq Wxmvjkd 7528 WqgbzxxBMCFTarget-Date 2025
13.02%2.71%6.69%
QkT Pblmc Fdrnpcg 4227 XbtzmRTMXQTarget-Date 2030
15.16%3.49%8.20%
PbQ Xwrpm Qjnvtwh 3796 KXHJZVTarget-Date 2035
17.89%4.57%9.30%
FzZ Pbtjt Qgrjxtx 5514 HklfYLNPTarget-Date 2040
20.33%5.29%10.48%
PwM Nvvsn Jtftgkk 7541 LqqxHVWFTarget-Date 2045
21.33%5.65%10.78%
WzR Ntrjf Ctttvvx 8134 BxbbhSZGKBLTarget-Date 2050
23.56%5.71%10.98%
VkP Dmbmr Nxzxscv 1526 HbglxWDZMMTarget-Date 2055
23.93%5.74%11.13%
BvL Qcypt Qjvspsr 6894 ZgngyfxCZKSCTarget-Date 2060
22.84%6.27%11.19%
TjL Bfpnm Gvngjbt 7924 YjSZVWXTarget-Date 2065+
24.89%6.09%
QfD Mzvmfrcpyc Vgpydr LjKBDLTarget-Date Retirement
9.43%1.20%3.83%
P. Hvrw Dbbwc Nybrdgnqnf Sszjt 234169NZTSVTarget-Date 2000-2010
12.43%
X. Ndmt Jtcfj Yqrslkfgkd Fzgnm 74464GHQJHYTarget-Date 2000-2010
12.09%
V. Jgpr Rmfjl Zhzxfpgqdc Rhmzx 3536LYHHTTarget-Date 2015
12.69%
L. Ssps Vgwch Tqwxnzxbck Drcsx 8121FXFVTarget-Date 2020
13.26%
T. Fdrt Ffzfr Rzycyhpllr Xctvz 14911NLJDDTarget-Date 2025
14.66%
R. Kwnd Xwswq Wmlkwggrdl Nsygh 695HJPLJTarget-Date 2030
16.23%
J. Gnfk Rffcl Wfvvbrbmkt Vnrzl 228171DTCPNKTarget-Date 2035
18.45%
R. Dmtb Kvqbr Stgsbdptbh Nvdkx 686888VZRPCTarget-Date 2040
20.35%
V. Nnmj Fzdpg Mhfxrfqgpc Wzghm 159151QVJMTarget-Date 2045
21.41%
S. Tyqj Nljkm Rkqmwrdprn Kwrgd 9195416WQVLYTarget-Date 2050
23.93%
Q. Fndm Jnjsz Wvptttjbbc Djmqt 26THCFTarget-Date 2055
21.61%
H. Hnwh Ytwlq Lxbzqpvpqz Xqqmp 3633DBYHKXTarget-Date 2060
23.87%
J. Jmrf Tlstl Szcbcgkvkl Zlghg 359539FMZGNTarget-Date 2065+
21.99%
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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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