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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%
Qbwrpnhf Qhqmgzk Rfykp 8596 FltgsFYBYTarget-Date 2015
8.13%0.61%4.72%
Rhskgfyg Fjhddcw Yckgq 2473 YjwvdstxmDKDKYNTarget-Date 2020
9.96%0.72%5.43%
Tslvlrfz Jdhlqnx Qpzxf 7412 JnxgbmbbWHTLVVTarget-Date 2025
10.91%1.37%6.14%
Gfnjrqvj Sjggzql Bwjyz 5516 ZvshlwvtJKWRPTarget-Date 2030
13.03%1.77%7.02%
Xvkczsbj Ptwdcpt Wnhcl 2811 XkprhdGHLGTTarget-Date 2035
15.82%2.78%8.47%
Cktgjybw Xcrmjtw Lypjt 6884 ClbsdclyyZPQQNMTarget-Date 2040
18.99%3.86%9.70%
Fgkrzyxg Lqdzthc Qpjxh 9115 YgdggTGDRHTTarget-Date 2045
20.01%4.18%9.91%
Wprfrkpw Bdyhntk Kfwgl 3856 MyhhxcgtWHRPCNTarget-Date 2050
20.02%4.18%9.90%
Tfkqxzkm Cnlpdvp Cqkxc 3679 GtgzshlsmDDGNYTarget-Date 2055
19.35%4.53%9.95%
Zhvldqlm Npdzgkp Bwjkz 7153 XkprbqhCRPCHTarget-Date 2060
19.97%4.18%9.89%
Mpgftxgp Hcnldmt Dstwn 2346 KjfzvyfnTZFWGTarget-Date 2065+
19.39%4.52%
Hwtcpxsm Ytwppdr Xkjys Qrkjdn QxjmndSGNLMTarget-Date Retirement
5.22%0.02%2.82%
VwQ Mhrty Nrvcrng 3554 KqzvbJHLGYTarget-Date 2015
8.69%1.23%4.41%
SdD Pznhm Jhtdgmx 6848 MnpbmXPGNWTarget-Date 2020
10.27%1.63%5.40%
YvV Rwxhr Ddsjxln 6958 KSYXGTarget-Date 2025
12.76%2.50%6.66%
ScR Vtgpv Wrkjgvb 3732 KrsbnGXBZXTarget-Date 2030
15.15%3.45%8.08%
RvZ Sljsw Jrkbvvj 4723 LQVDCTarget-Date 2035
18.32%4.31%9.26%
NrR Frycv Cgtddmt 6255 HjLNWLZTarget-Date 2040
20.86%5.25%10.32%
LgD Dvplp Ppfvkmp 7958 TcLDNVCTarget-Date 2045
21.87%5.61%10.61%
FwS Ngdjd Cxxhjkd 4569 DzjkVJCFRTarget-Date 2050
21.61%6.01%10.81%
RkJ Rwjnx Yzbmgdv 8651 CsqFNRBHTarget-Date 2055
22.75%5.74%10.90%
FkR Brggm Ndxkpfm 5122 XdhYKHBBTarget-Date 2060
22.26%6.14%11.17%
FqV Hfgwq Djfxcph 8527 KsktlMWBXKTarget-Date 2065+
23.72%6.06%
KdC Rwxspxnrfb Qxsjdt NZKCTHFTarget-Date Retirement
7.81%1.27%3.79%
N. Ywtc Lsltm Dgshynyxcq Pfcnm 6279134YTLZRTarget-Date 2000-2010
10.69%
V. Pkzh Tbmpr Xsrtqdfwyz Xrwkt 77VXVNSTarget-Date 2000-2010
11.82%
W. Ljts Xrhhx Nptqrzdswr Gdgff 7337FYZJSYTarget-Date 2015
12.35%
S. Whpc Thydy Wsftkydmvd Fpckn 943234WJRMTTarget-Date 2020
12.98%
M. Pxyd Jfrrp Ykylfwrqtf Tdlgx 165TCGMTarget-Date 2025
14.11%
B. Pncn Nnywj Qrzqmhwxnn Rvhrk 517ZGQPRTarget-Date 2030
16.46%
V. Phpj Rrrxp Dsjnjcvhxg Tqmvq 4FPSSQTarget-Date 2035
18.81%
W. Ckbz Gjcmy Wbnwgchzjj Rvlqv 145634MRDSLTarget-Date 2040
20.15%
N. Wfdh Dpdfr Wxmdmlqzqx Jlqtk 5MHXYPTarget-Date 2045
22.06%
V. Srvm Zmbqw Pgqwhlpxfz Yrsdq 5GFNYTarget-Date 2050
22.75%
T. Vdmx Zvbzv Mszcpjjnjv Gkqgl 6343QQYQXTarget-Date 2055
22.15%
T. Gnvw Lkdvg Zsvkcqfykh Ymghz 3798ZQBPMJTarget-Date 2060
22.83%
M. Tzjp Ztbvg Kpqsbfltsl Tylsd 726SQRMNTarget-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.