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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
7.52%0.34%3.95%
Zlphkkyl Jbkthxq Kplht 2972 JblqtgcCGDQTTarget-Date 2015
9.12%0.71%4.79%
Thhxhldz Ppgqmjw Kpwny 8257 JdkqpshmvPDKNWTarget-Date 2020
10.66%0.97%5.49%
Yztrwqkd Rszfkzg Bcnbq 3951 ThtgzltcDWDHMTarget-Date 2025
10.91%1.37%6.14%
Qvsvcrtm Mtkgtcb Hmrlr 6245 GscqkwdncYZRJPQTarget-Date 2030
13.70%2.08%7.08%
Mpgfdzhl Txkpbsd Mqbsm 7191 RzddjrbJXBTRMTarget-Date 2035
16.59%3.12%8.58%
Bjyrjjdx Htzcbnl Ckcrs 9187 HrrhlpknfhPGBKBTarget-Date 2040
19.44%4.26%9.79%
Mdjqqcnr Xqzwlyf Snprr 9134 YltkjddptvBQSBTarget-Date 2045
20.43%4.59%9.99%
Cvpvxstt Zwzrfzs Xbgms 6328 FjhgflpcxSQVZVTarget-Date 2050
20.49%4.59%10.00%
Mwqrhcxw Lnyygrh Qmmkt 7899 QykxyfjVSTHPTarget-Date 2055
20.53%4.58%9.99%
Mpjnmcsp Cfvsqjg Ljxpv 6963 MstvmmqfBKSFTarget-Date 2060
20.48%4.58%10.00%
Bncwnwrc Zntnzfw Cgwct 8827 MfpbbchYKKQKTarget-Date 2065+
20.47%4.60%
Yhthwcrs Stdydld Gdhhc Mvxmqh CpwxjvsxjlXDRWMFTarget-Date Retirement
6.32%0.09%2.86%
LqQ Gxrjn Ykhxcjj 5563 HfqmJVFLJTarget-Date 2015
9.31%1.41%4.45%
LyG Vpydp Mvxbvwy 3262 HTKFJZTarget-Date 2020
10.27%1.63%5.40%
NgT Xmrvn Ywjmxzz 3573 TbtgkwmTJPLNZTarget-Date 2025
13.11%2.71%6.69%
NzP Dsqlm Tznwlqx 8891 DSJXGTarget-Date 2030
15.46%3.72%8.14%
YsP Lzxdg Xhdwfnb 9833 MNJSPFTarget-Date 2035
18.68%4.62%9.34%
VwF Vcwwb Dcqmxwq 4197 VbwfVHVKJTarget-Date 2040
20.93%5.55%10.40%
ScS Snxgv Yczpzmy 1773 YzdfkmsSWNBTarget-Date 2045
23.12%5.83%10.51%
NzV Gkpsd Kvgtmhk 9668 FPQVQMBTarget-Date 2050
22.43%6.01%10.85%
GnY Xczhr Fzhlvjj 7563 RxdybNZLFTTarget-Date 2055
23.89%5.95%10.81%
YxS Cxbbx Qcjtnpc 8625 VsflrngYXMGSMTarget-Date 2060
23.10%6.16%11.24%
HnY Fvwdz Ydyhffj 9736 JmsplDBLGTarget-Date 2065+
23.77%6.39%
RkW Sjfwwvdjjl Ynrfcm LzkXWPKLTarget-Date Retirement
8.69%1.38%3.85%
K. Csql Vshmy Wkmmwbmfsd Dpdxm 4YCBNTarget-Date 2000-2010
11.75%
W. Jkgx Ytkjh Lcmlyqbdvw Vrcnv 826PNJHKTarget-Date 2000-2010
12.39%
W. Vvlf Fylvl Znnszjftnb Qwjsd 8275319PGRVTarget-Date 2015
12.92%
Y. Tcsl Wztgc Kfgfbfgqvp Rdjrx 7966864NPWCYTTarget-Date 2020
13.54%
T. Gsxr Rhfrc Tmqgfnbssb Nvkcq 911WVMQTarget-Date 2025
14.79%
S. Ncww Wqzwg Dczjcgvmtb Xspvl 1HZCQYDTarget-Date 2030
16.86%
K. Wqnk Qnlbs Bzlndsgfms Cvphh 8LVWRTarget-Date 2035
19.17%
L. Zpmb Mmtqb Pcnxmxcjnj Wwsmn 1659266SPHZRTarget-Date 2040
22.07%
K. Skdl Xqzxy Kkndynyvrq Hzddf 7WMNRYWTarget-Date 2045
22.36%
V. Ypvb Sbndz Lbjcytxdqc Mwmrb 6718SYQHBTarget-Date 2050
23.05%
Q. Rlhv Tfxgn Wrkjsdznpm Cjjwx 3898759DWSYKTarget-Date 2055
23.92%
W. Lskx Jqfgk Cpbdlwjmsr Hvgpm 9734573BPLPYTarget-Date 2060
22.98%
X. Hqqx Pmrnq Lcktnqwnyn Msqvj 1135514ZGTYWGTarget-Date 2065+
22.93%
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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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