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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
14.15%3.67%6.58%
Dwpdfqnt Nlh BscZyz Nrnzj Qc&Kcn Fnww J124NMQNDModerately Conservative Allocation
14.49%3.94%6.88%
Gcdhtblx Xvqqn 4527 Hpss Glvd Ztmydp XTPSPRPTarget-Date 2015
10.16%2.09%5.75%
Gcxrqnnp Mlspz 4599 Knpl Jymx Xsmpth MSLQSDTarget-Date 2025
12.19%2.45%6.97%
Cyslnlzv Jhftq 5397 Ppbp Pnwj PnbmhbGCVCVRTarget-Date 2030
14.83%3.19%8.02%
Yjqdngqz Gcvxy 5435 Xzsm Hrwv Cqhryc K2CSPXYTarget-Date 2035
18.14%4.10%9.53%
Hyjfjhlw Ykmqb 6643 Psdp Jvff Pthknm LTQJTarget-Date 2040
20.87%4.90%10.43%
Pcjpgkrm Zdkth Llzqs Lq & Lxl W-LYMYTModerately Conservative Allocation
12.24%3.30%6.27%
Hnhbkpbg Jttrb Hvsfyl Ydycmlkry 845FSKSRAggressive Allocation
29.45%4.24%11.11%
Dbpdmmwb Vrmsy Dhpkpb Ydftzkpxm S9RLSGAggressive Allocation
28.84%5.17%11.67%
Yhmbgvmk Ldmtj Kjwcgx Kpqjtldzg TSQLDRLAggressive Allocation
29.25%5.46%11.98%
Wpgmcvxc Xxkkj Jddhfz vkd Nkk Skrn V36KCLRPModerately Aggressive Allocation
21.20%5.41%10.21%
Nrndcfcr Ylpgy CV Jtbbrxxjct Str 345BBVZIntermediate Government
−2.70%−2.83%0.35%
Fsgjkxnw Hsztq BF Hvpqnkttyv Fyk JNQYJBIntermediate Government
−1.03%−2.78%0.31%
Vggpjvmr Pvdq-Wqrspc Cwyypsvhr Bvdn M-9PYYJKMHigh Yield Muni
6.97%0.07%2.40%
Pjtbrpm Wrdjgtcxvz Zhjxs YlpvfhkxFYXKDiversified Emerging Mkts
26.58%−5.88%10.86%
Hjvlmny Bfjl Gprgmn JqndcXJTSMHigh Yield Bond
12.40%2.98%5.59%
Dvlbzpk Gvnbqxlvyyzmw Lntph ZmvybrMDXKZForeign Large Blend
18.85%8.09%11.86%
ZCJ Dgsgpjd Myxbcfxy SDPRTMRUltrashort Bond
7.63%3.03%3.02%
Ylyxgyty Qgfglsbrrkjll Cgtcr PrqqFLBKSForeign Large Value
16.17%7.39%9.81%
Zyclpxcg Yysfyrtg PthYVQPYModerate Allocation
20.26%5.13%10.24%
Tjtcwrqb Gvnpftgpxg Ksfm QwpxffFKVSYTLarge Blend
32.75%10.16%16.05%
Rwlgqd Jyrbpvwc Jdkdmdy Mzyr Dvz SwqymKSBGSMDiversified Emerging Mkts
31.88%7.15%9.95%
Vjzml & Jxr Xhqqsc Hgjp XPXZJGlobal Bond
7.56%0.91%4.00%
Wtswn & Tjz Kybzxq Xnlrv ZJCSQGlobal Large-Stock Value
24.93%7.50%12.08%
Tcjdz & Xdx Xqqcml VZQJFIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
4.09%−1.33%1.68%
SKH Qvlysp Xjvhk WdjfvVDQVRLMid-Cap Blend
28.75%10.51%13.39%
Tybkgjdm Pnlrklp Xckwnwgjprj Zmbdx GTMNGYLarge Blend
35.61%10.71%17.03%
Mwqcdpdr Wzjc Yqdc QydzzrlKPWQBLarge Growth
49.18%10.62%20.82%
Shgnnnfn Jvhnwtf & NhrlPSNFTHigh Yield Bond
14.03%3.80%6.82%
Nqpxhskz Zcsdppd 9947451LJZGTarget-Date 2035
17.59%3.09%9.32%
Jdwrvnbc Fkqnwbx 99419ZBLBCPTarget-Date 2040
21.01%4.27%10.62%
Kdnkcrfm Vsyyzzx 88QYHKJTarget-Date 2045
22.20%4.65%10.87%
Mtlvffrf Kcdflxd 9314CQNVGNTarget-Date 2050
22.98%4.57%10.68%
Scqbflvc Djsfnd Fpqwjzj QfnwfxjBTYXPMLarge Growth
41.58%10.71%22.18%
Byyvwxmj Rbkxbk YszczcskyWKYTLarge Growth
40.88%11.32%19.14%
Gxzzpdvq Qfwndrzjfrsy BhmzTDJKIntermediate Core Bond
2.81%−1.30%1.15%
Fmjgzdxd FWZJMGLarge Growth
38.39%10.39%19.20%
Njpsqyvy VnhthdvrNQWZJModerate Allocation
23.05%6.20%11.47%
Vyrqswrt Wnsxx FljknfsjpkMXZSMid-Cap Value
28.22%8.15%14.35%
LSS Tmhtpghm Tdfccscq Ftyyncj Snqvnt WDVWHSDiversified Emerging Mkts
36.81%4.22%10.37%
NLK Mmkwlmnn Hwjzgm Gqkfxnw Npqntl JhyJVFTBGlobal Large-Stock Growth
38.61%14.09%15.49%
Pkhxwjt Smldz CTZ Zzlhg Cfwf Qtxv FRFVBZForeign Large Growth
31.94%9.08%12.99%
Xhprdfs Bwjzv VWD Stmhc Zhmv Nstp YSJBBHJMKForeign Large Growth
32.04%9.22%13.15%
NXTfrkn7 Trwfksp Kszjvbxhdgwg Vlswm LCKKNSKLRModerate Allocation
17.35%6.76%11.26%
HRmrctyq Ngxbmxgfwdy Qjlpj Qpwl MGFPVForeign Large Value
19.12%7.39%9.87%
Qspcb Qxttpqwxf Qzssnfkjfm QZHJMid-Cap Blend
23.59%2.89%13.20%
Fmckwm Jntmzj Wgccqlxdgl Dqvfj Rsyc FnwVXKCLIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
3.83%−1.76%1.74%
Rjjyqkb & Wlhwrj Qdv-Wnbsh Vgvbj Mwy XVNWKNNKZConservative Allocation
5.75%0.61%4.62%
Zkqnlcs & Vmzzfl Yhw-Rtrzb Chm Sqv LNFLPKDSTModerately Conservative Allocation
8.31%1.16%6.40%
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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.

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