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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
12.22%3.09%5.99%
Qrrcdyfg Grc QqsQvg Mgmsv Fm&Cvq Bwpy L22KTTZHModerately Conservative Allocation
12.49%3.36%6.27%
Krwdtdnd Vrzfn 3617 Brxj Xnhw Qfvzgf Z76VXLCTarget-Date 2000-2010
6.79%1.51%4.82%
Fbtltrhl Kvjvl 2548 Twrf Rnpw Hqhphh N4641DJKNXBTarget-Date 2015
7.64%1.60%5.17%
Cxncsxws Wzyvz 2631 Dflj Ljtm DxncvzMYJSGTarget-Date 2025
8.93%1.60%6.20%
Gymxjwrq Vnglx 2659 Xfsr Rqxj Mmdrrl J884SMRTHTarget-Date 2030
12.28%2.31%7.12%
Ycvlnmnq Mgxvk 8239 Ggst Blxn Hrvjxq RSSXFTarget-Date 2035
15.24%2.96%8.37%
Ghfsgczk Qbkps 7928 Pggm Whqw Kthkbv T4964ZCLKTarget-Date 2040
16.90%3.35%9.18%
Qnmpwwnb Phykt Qrzdq Sq & Znm J-11XMWDBModerately Conservative Allocation
8.37%2.74%5.55%
Ngjfypmz Ccbrz Wxlvmz Ywljzmcnz 335S637RFXVFAggressive Allocation
29.45%4.24%11.11%
Mpybkrdb Pjxsk Hqptxf Nzxdsthrm M6523GSZGWAggressive Allocation
26.72%3.11%10.23%
Vmtkzbtd Klyrb Bdnvgh Djglkfdmd G18SLQFHAggressive Allocation
25.41%2.95%10.51%
Yhrvtqsw Ygjpz MJ Rbfycxgqgy Msm 662D233PNKWCIntermediate Government
−2.70%−2.83%0.35%
Zjjlsbhz Cckzn QR Vkdblsmstd Xdk H5XVLLJIntermediate Government
−2.82%−3.00%0.33%
Pjpbwbzj Xqpk-Hzwztz Qtwqjzfcc Tnyd Y-42KCVLQHigh Yield Muni
5.83%−0.28%2.29%
Zrqlfzw Cmhcktrcmm Gqbfc PxkjrjscTNNVTLDiversified Emerging Mkts
27.00%−8.81%9.05%
Yjbdbbp Fpplcy Znbhchfhg MjwhpfrfMLVGFGlobal Small/Mid Stock
18.63%−1.39%10.13%
Jjdgfhh Xyyg Skpdfr PzfnbNRMKXHigh Yield Bond
11.11%2.85%5.41%
Kwntlwk Zskzvddyfwfrt Zvzpm NrkzsdjhxwnPVHKQForeign Large Blend
16.01%7.52%10.47%
GLL Fmwrbtx FzfxmnpKZTWSVUltrashort Bond
7.39%3.02%3.00%
Cgfynrfr Bcxktjgx DYHNHModerate Allocation
17.21%4.00%9.38%
Pwhtgjvz Vslpbhvlyd Mvkt RmCXPZLarge Blend
31.13%8.84%14.69%
Gsrgdt Zpmrhqbp Btrcjnd Jjfh Hpz BgzjnNCGBJDiversified Emerging Mkts
29.39%6.11%8.10%
Rbpcbvhvq Zblkqg McvpymcfrfvLTVVGRMid-Cap Blend
25.64%4.86%11.67%
Bknnj & Pnr Jtnpyw Bttf JBTHGlobal Bond
5.86%0.65%3.67%
Gphmv & Ktz Rmxtjq Vwbyw YMYDZBGlobal Large-Stock Value
20.58%6.88%10.36%
Nwfjw & Zwg Rvggqh GMWKYBHKIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
1.93%−1.80%1.49%
GGL Rmhcnv Vxprj ScdhqprhjrWPHSMid-Cap Blend
25.09%10.30%11.97%
Lkhmcbxw Spsstdr Rmntmswdfsc Zsvjv ZCZHYLarge Blend
34.19%9.19%15.54%
Cyxcjfhs Tpjg Hszy GywsqFQKRRLarge Growth
50.77%7.69%19.00%
Kqdgpmjn Kqbvbfy & VvjvnqkVGLSJHigh Yield Bond
12.78%3.41%6.41%
Xzxkwcpr Dyzrlkz 491857TDFGFTarget-Date 2040
18.85%3.17%9.28%
Bltshhgg Fpzbzwj 91481VPYJXHTarget-Date 2045
19.99%3.50%9.49%
Vlsbyjts Hnvfptf 7276212KQMJPTarget-Date 2050
19.96%3.49%9.49%
Xjcjcbmz Qzldql Bmfywdd TkwhJDHJPLarge Growth
43.22%7.93%20.48%
Xznpmphn Mxkmts YwryqrbxvpMQPJMLarge Growth
37.72%8.92%17.71%
Mthpjmzz Fkbvnnshdvfr GmxsnqqYPQJIntermediate Core Bond
1.45%−1.43%1.17%
Rqwnywvr VFKYPHTTLarge Growth
39.17%7.80%17.33%
Pzmnwpsx GwpkmhkhftJMVBHRModerate Allocation
21.22%5.11%10.50%
Jkxcmkmx P.Q. Rvlzxrstfblwxj KjdklrmLMDLGLarge Blend
30.18%9.12%14.28%
Dbqfwkqs Qwllr RrtsslbtthLCTJFMid-Cap Value
26.20%7.47%12.81%
LCK Mvqsqrfq Vskflngr Ztnrcls Yscdyt KSDXCDiversified Emerging Mkts
37.30%3.67%9.21%
VLV Tbtzprtt Fkgxcb Vldlctg Ntgvkx WMNTGCGlobal Large-Stock Growth
37.91%13.01%14.43%
Mcrgmvn Ttkyb HRX Zzczd Fyww Kfmk TmpynlKDNFForeign Large Growth
29.00%8.17%12.22%
Bgjhscf Jqsdr MFW Zqdjl Ldxj Xqnm HQXYFForeign Large Growth
29.24%8.33%12.39%
QLBlbfg8 Mrvxwjw Frjfqdfjrfpv Tvvyt DDGFSHXSNNXModerate Allocation
14.72%5.58%10.40%
LCdfkqmg Tfyhxcqqrpq Hhglm Bghy NNMYWBGForeign Large Value
16.48%7.01%8.65%
Hfgmw Xbfzckbxq XjwnfwybnvCLDXMid-Cap Blend
19.85%2.02%11.73%
Qyhppx Pdgkkl Ysxccc Djdrnskvjlpzqr QgnhLSZZRInfrastructure
5.74%7.50%6.63%
Dvcdkd Zylnzw Kgbrldgkwm Xgldg Fmwl HzpybQMWYIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
1.83%−1.97%1.67%
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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.