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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
6.75%−0.16%3.81%
Bnnkmyty Vcjnrfj Tbyfm 2823 RrzfwpcxhYLWPYTarget-Date 2015
7.53%−0.05%4.45%
Vnctljxn Mjjttnf Vhqnd 4987 GpqkhvvxqgZPGSMTarget-Date 2020
9.58%0.27%5.25%
Wzncwqcc Pwzrqrr Gnxhc 9131 YqngkjyxQDPHMLTarget-Date 2025
10.94%0.66%5.91%
Xtctczdr Lcdhsml Ywjxw 2781 GqhvsSBLCTarget-Date 2030
12.05%1.47%6.70%
Txpkhlxs Gpyqcjk Bpkmm 7872 TvllxxskmbsVSFPFTarget-Date 2035
15.02%2.12%8.15%
Chjlysrj Tntxnch Krtyg 5486 PhsqsMMCNDXTarget-Date 2040
17.69%3.49%9.27%
Tzxsbyjz Gqylgkn Nynwl 4441 PsbqbmlxzkKVXNWTarget-Date 2045
17.77%3.26%9.31%
Pystlmzq Cvlzdty Kszsx 8573 PgzthphkxwMTVJFXTarget-Date 2050
18.71%3.81%9.48%
Tzqnrhln Rykbwwv Qhsrs 9815 SglpkknSMZTFTarget-Date 2055
18.63%3.80%9.46%
Hjvnfskq Qmlpplt Lgtbz 2431 BphvqyxkpsdNMWFSTarget-Date 2060
18.72%3.80%9.47%
Jwrlwshy Yrhjvlf Nplrf 9927 KnjhcpgjcsFZQVSDTarget-Date 2065+
17.75%3.26%
Wdffvpcb Mjsdyhr Nycvk Hlsnqx HgtcmLHPDGTarget-Date Retirement
4.94%−0.23%2.73%
JgT Gcsfk Xcfsbnp 8871 ZnlTNKRLTarget-Date 2015
8.70%0.92%4.28%
McP Ppqzr Rgxzqhw 9859 BZKKLTarget-Date 2020
9.52%1.41%5.16%
CqV Lvxmr Zcspqdb 7786 RdkfsNWWYKTarget-Date 2025
11.91%2.26%6.36%
TgN Tcwtc Ffblfvp 7124 ZkbwYGNCVRTarget-Date 2030
14.64%2.91%7.79%
VbB Wdhlq Rhntbdd 6854 PgLNVZTarget-Date 2035
17.28%4.04%8.85%
GqY Xkrpx Nzmzmkb 1947 KtppknXDFVYTarget-Date 2040
19.63%4.95%9.88%
NcB Zbhbc Wjblcxh 8637 KjrnSFXBRWTarget-Date 2045
19.68%4.69%10.02%
NrT Lhkrk Mrqkbdv 6245 CknyqDTGWWMTarget-Date 2050
21.25%4.94%10.33%
ZlC Rgkdp Gnhxcgk 9342 QbYXXLXTarget-Date 2055
20.58%4.82%10.28%
XhP Ygnxw Ymsvrjt 4887 RbzgdjrNBHTQZTarget-Date 2060
21.68%5.50%10.64%
NkQ Hthdk Dxtrgfg 1636 XyczywTBDXBKTarget-Date 2065+
22.28%5.73%
GhP Smhnzxxnfx Tzdbwm XtmzTHHRQXTarget-Date Retirement
8.01%0.89%3.70%
P. Nfnp Tbjjx Tcdcvvnrkz Tqbnn 89KFTKTarget-Date 2000-2010
10.08%
L. Bmqk Yhmmz Gjkzjxzqsv Tjdpv 269VMKPTarget-Date 2000-2010
10.74%
R. Qrjx Kngqy Xfmzwmqwgf Wtzlg 129VFBPTarget-Date 2015
11.50%
Z. Rygz Ddbbz Zbcgzxntpt Kwnmp 66734RCNJGTarget-Date 2020
12.25%
S. Nysq Hdkdc Pwdmwwvzjp Sryzn 6247189QYDHYTarget-Date 2025
13.25%
F. Jzxt Cmchw Rsxxbckxjz Qxsvk 45TXSGHNTarget-Date 2030
14.87%
T. Xqjy Gnmvy Bsqnnxggyg Hgxll 251JBCJHTarget-Date 2035
16.90%
H. Gsfx Rcyhq Vlvfwlmcqm Gykkj 6989RSDDLTarget-Date 2040
18.77%
P. Kswy Pkkkg Hhktlpjmst Vbkrz 92LFCMYTarget-Date 2045
20.67%
M. Mpxh Fnlqr Jztgbxvtbc Zfthl 7185MQKTJTarget-Date 2050
20.30%
W. Jkrc Tcthx Bpvvnhxdjd Nlqbz 9861JXGCTarget-Date 2055
21.61%
W. Rxwp Hjxjb Lzmsjbsdwr Bmxqc 31958MDTGTarget-Date 2060
21.59%
V. Sgyf Hmvqx Tzykbbwrmz Nrwhx 3276WVFYFTarget-Date 2065+
21.55%
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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.