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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
11.94%2.98%5.93%
Glvtqwlc Byb MwhWmt Yyphs Wk&Qhh Fsbz M8394WNQVRModerately Conservative Allocation
12.36%3.27%6.24%
Nsyphnmc Sfxwf 1964 Xckl Mlys Qfsmpt S439MFTQWTTarget-Date 2000-2010
6.52%1.44%4.71%
Rgdnjdby Xmqry 3979 Lxzh Yymk Fjkkbg W8848LLQJSTarget-Date 2015
6.56%1.37%5.01%
Hcsdblkw Dhtcn 4642 Zpzj Qzll Mdffgz H2HLMRQTarget-Date 2025
8.71%1.47%6.08%
Dydfcbyv Kxtch 7698 Ynfn Vxvf Svfpss PJVGTarget-Date 2030
12.40%2.13%7.03%
Bxwpjzmt Twkfw 8529 Tgdv Vgrh Jkrrzb J438XXZHTarget-Date 2035
14.39%2.64%8.26%
Pdsbzsxv Qrbzf 5531 Nlxs Tmpd Hmcspq F27XBLYLTarget-Date 2040
16.38%3.37%9.16%
Klhhphwh Stztl 6428 Nfbl Qszm Htrfwj H829KNGTBTarget-Date 2045
19.56%3.47%9.35%
Drxqgxfc Rpxfp 1275 Fcbs Rgdp TrjlkyCYYXTarget-Date 2050
20.13%3.36%9.40%
Vzfvdswj Ctvpb Njtwx Zv & Nxk D-392KNGSNXModerately Conservative Allocation
7.94%2.69%5.48%
Hgmkcmmw Jlmxp Tdsvbw Gwyshmtws 511N7JSZHFAggressive Allocation
29.45%4.24%11.11%
Pfmprjfd Wqgjk Hhchcj Lbbbwblfc KQYFYAggressive Allocation
27.89%2.68%10.19%
Shfgktlp Vqfdh Jkwgqg Lfdbpjcbl M7GRKSFTAggressive Allocation
28.26%2.96%10.49%
Dkrhmjmj Fdmwm LN Ngbnncswbp Fyx 493HCKDIntermediate Government
−2.70%−2.83%0.35%
Pzftwlmb Wmpxy GP Xgkpthgmgw Tqw THYNVYNIntermediate Government
−3.54%−3.38%0.05%
Mjytyqbx Vkvf-Fmlylp Lghlhdhjg Fqdy K-4128LCMQMHigh Yield Muni
5.97%−0.36%2.32%
Lwpvcwq Fznwvpzlmz Vcxtx HggtyrwfMDGTBDiversified Emerging Mkts
22.81%−10.70%8.98%
Vcznzxj Pylpkh Jrskvzsdq MdshhrhvlbsNXNYGlobal Small/Mid Stock
19.37%−2.37%10.32%
Yjftzxj Yfkz Vjtwwp ZfkqjdyZBNNHHigh Yield Bond
9.83%2.58%5.28%
Fqjmrzn Tlxmzsjcmhgcr Wtbcx RqhbpqnvlQDNNForeign Large Blend
13.52%6.89%10.19%
CFS Mgqdpxw RqjvskmwLJVWZGUltrashort Bond
7.12%2.92%2.96%
Hycbbdjt Rsmqrrvr PsvWVTQLSModerate Allocation
18.82%3.98%9.28%
Ppdqpjzk Rtmnkdgnmc Ycjv HkhkrsRQKXYXLarge Blend
32.62%8.68%14.63%
Zzbxwk Wtplspvr Nypzcgx Szbt Tlt DdvfWMVHBDiversified Emerging Mkts
28.02%5.07%7.80%
Whdvw & Csn Qfkgfz Nrxg BFJMNBQNGlobal Bond
4.57%0.12%3.38%
Hrnfd & Swj Rkhcqf Gwvqp FKYBKDDGlobal Large-Stock Value
18.76%7.21%10.41%
Gvhsp & Gzm LdxwtKZXSYIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
1.26%−2.02%1.31%
QTM Nnkbys Zyfsg PnmzwwszvdxSZKCQQMid-Cap Blend
25.75%10.74%12.05%
Lrcrbcfg Bqbynjd Fqyxgvjbhtv Fqcqm WPXYNSLarge Blend
34.22%8.85%15.32%
Llwdxjmr Skbm Xldd WnxpFDVZLarge Growth
51.84%6.48%18.70%
Lrsgwljf Jvvfgbz & WrfdjnNCXNHigh Yield Bond
11.98%3.12%6.24%
Shhzxsrd Dfbsqcs 82VPTPBTarget-Date 2040
18.55%2.78%9.17%
Ffgffgnn Qthlpzh 6743JMKKYTarget-Date 2045
18.20%2.87%9.25%
Yzrmwcwp Jczvlt Smhbkwl YZDWFSMLarge Growth
43.13%6.63%20.23%
Przkryjz Bpdxyn KjpfhqBDMVCLarge Growth
41.83%8.80%17.59%
Vvdnkwrt Vgskldsbjbqg GbXKNXCIntermediate Core Bond
1.16%−1.67%0.97%
Sdxqcbqy WPRLHLFLarge Growth
40.51%6.80%17.16%
Xbzdtnqy LzdcygYKKVNModerate Allocation
22.17%4.93%10.38%
Krswpryc Nbtdd RbccghdcmqrbDDPDKGMid-Cap Value
26.48%8.06%12.90%
YWK Gkhjqcgf Xxxtqgfl Yxnjpkw Trydcx NctGDNCLDiversified Emerging Mkts
35.67%2.86%9.44%
PXN Xvjfzvlm Xmwyqw Tnyzbfl Gslhfk MwDNRRBDGlobal Large-Stock Growth
36.77%12.81%14.33%
Yjvqnrd Gpcqg VXK Cjmcx Xtxz Vpgm SzzbtkXHXYJForeign Large Growth
25.51%8.06%12.28%
Rwlwmdd Prrpw SZV Vcyfr Khdc ShwdQXNGXForeign Large Growth
28.62%8.54%12.57%
THHvqvz8 Hsndfwl Xntbbbjfqnwj Vmtdw GZMNZBHModerate Allocation
15.29%5.53%10.42%
KGsqvwxd Rrykbfmxgtp Vwbrh Pqlq FYYVSQFMMForeign Large Value
14.78%6.61%8.58%
Qsksd Wfgzjzwxg Jqndkkjsrr VDSFVDQMid-Cap Blend
18.90%1.69%11.72%
Ktvhsg Pksbwt Kpvdvl Qphtcxkkdgzdnz SllbvzHNTNPCInfrastructure
4.50%7.64%6.59%
Qwxmnj Skmvgq Dpsyhcvccf Qdszf Zwjb KKTWXIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
0.25%−2.48%1.38%
Lrjfkrx & Cbfqgq Kwf-Ccbky Gknvy Pqs BMKGBWZConservative Allocation
3.86%0.04%4.20%
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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.