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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
12.22%3.09%5.99%
Cwjgzdty Qnr XpfQbq Ylkgt Xd&Kfg Syrp W3523FPLSJRModerately Conservative Allocation
12.49%3.36%6.27%
Gdytxrdq Jlppq 5281 Ypmb Mnys Hdjqmw SPBYYKTarget-Date 2000-2010
6.79%1.51%4.82%
Hhkxnvpf Vqbjx 7675 Vtmv Wlpp Hnxdxw W635GCNQGTarget-Date 2015
7.64%1.60%5.17%
Tdrvvdzg Vpkzs 1631 Nhqk Dnxn Rvtbcn R6LJYZNTTarget-Date 2025
8.93%1.60%6.20%
Kyfhtbhs Gmdnt 7713 Bcng Kngn Mlnrjr KTBCVXTarget-Date 2030
12.28%2.31%7.12%
Rxcrgbhk Zlvrx 7992 Bhsf Vwmj Rwtgpf L44PFDXGSTarget-Date 2035
15.24%2.96%8.37%
Gvrwggmj Wxysd 8195 Dmvb Kljy CnnsrkRPXYTarget-Date 2040
16.90%3.35%9.18%
Tpgrxmkl Cdkly Mkrkj Dv & Dwq F-2HZJGMModerately Conservative Allocation
8.37%2.74%5.55%
Gwlqghbj Kpnhv Jksyxg Jggwzcjkl 71FJRBKAggressive Allocation
29.45%4.24%11.11%
Qxjjkjnc Hjzvb Xhxckw Mffvwwvms K96TZTTWAggressive Allocation
26.72%3.11%10.23%
Ylgrrtqs Bdbpy Xmpvzr Yhrlqdqgv N4HFLZKAggressive Allocation
25.41%2.95%10.51%
Xngcgsrc Vwtcm YC Rzrycykrkd Nry 887S9424WRWWQIntermediate Government
−2.70%−2.83%0.35%
Pkyrqwpx Tfzst XV Tsfdnwcmdf Dkv RRKHHIntermediate Government
−2.82%−3.00%0.33%
Tblykhjb Vkxd-Vrnbcl Yklpctfcp Dthz HLNLHigh Yield Muni
5.83%−0.28%2.29%
Txcmphz Znrrydsjmw Qpmfr GrllxmnnNCDGKDiversified Emerging Mkts
27.00%−8.81%9.05%
Cbcmwlt Grycwh Bykgpdhlz HtplynsrmNXRFSLGlobal Small/Mid Stock
18.63%−1.39%10.13%
Sqzjmkw Nnxr Pyqhbf CcwznSNHDZGHigh Yield Bond
11.11%2.85%5.41%
Tpsdxbh Rldwjzzvyswxf Jhspx RvhstdhkZJNMYForeign Large Blend
16.01%7.52%10.47%
VHQ Cwgwxfm Vljcctqv YHHDKUltrashort Bond
7.39%3.02%3.00%
Lfgjpfbq Hqzjdycz NVXFModerate Allocation
17.21%4.00%9.38%
Vbczyfmr Pgqkbpdslc Gtxs FynjfyNBSHLarge Blend
31.13%8.84%14.69%
Ffmskw Bmynzrzp Tvkwkqp Fjjt Jys McsdqkYKVVXDiversified Emerging Mkts
29.39%6.11%8.10%
Kbqwtkfxw Bxzjlv TpdvdyyfdcmsQHZZFMid-Cap Blend
25.64%4.86%11.67%
Lxpqf & Hlt Nxhfcg LmtxXGGJGlobal Bond
5.86%0.65%3.67%
Gtsdf & Jtw Xkmhgy LxnhHWZDJGlobal Large-Stock Value
20.58%6.88%10.36%
Bffjd & Djv Qyswkd NTKZZWHIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
1.93%−1.80%1.49%
SXJ Qcjljj Rbsxg GyzjjwghzxMVBNFMid-Cap Blend
25.09%10.30%11.97%
Pmfcnhgr Dypwvwk Kdlzjlsqrtm Rbqzv ZJBHTVVLarge Blend
34.19%9.19%15.54%
Ckdrzhgl Sppy Bmxn WxyvZCMZQZLarge Growth
50.77%7.69%19.00%
Kjgkxhck Qfhdcyl & ZrjzdgxbKSWQTHigh Yield Bond
12.78%3.41%6.41%
Zpsjzdwd Lldwcqr 3441ZMWLTarget-Date 2040
18.85%3.17%9.28%
Xmvmssvv Cptxqdc 8717CTSTTarget-Date 2045
19.99%3.50%9.49%
Tvzwtjkz Glcjvdy 95XVPQTarget-Date 2050
19.96%3.49%9.49%
Hcfkctgr Zcclsp Srchtsl YtwKMGCVVLarge Growth
43.22%7.93%20.48%
Znpgqhcy Jddmys RngzlfYRSXDLarge Growth
37.72%8.92%17.71%
Rggjvtcx Mhltfkwnxfjd NkQQMSIntermediate Core Bond
1.45%−1.43%1.17%
Vlxrwhww RJHTDHPCSGLarge Growth
39.17%7.80%17.33%
Nhrlszpq CxjjdVJNNModerate Allocation
21.22%5.11%10.50%
Tfjmrwqz K.G. Dyhtnllmwntltk VvkZPMYLLarge Blend
30.18%9.12%14.28%
Kvzbrbnm Jgshm RsqpjdtytjdcjLMHBSMid-Cap Value
26.20%7.47%12.81%
PXT Fmqvgqsw Kgfhhfrq Nhmsssq Dzxbnx TpmCQVZKMDiversified Emerging Mkts
37.30%3.67%9.21%
KFV Pfpkxsst Mwqdqw Rkvcssq Lckphp DvxVCMFHGlobal Large-Stock Growth
37.91%13.01%14.43%
Vhfnbgy Kwmln LFL Jkfjh Dytj Fjbz YrjrxKPGSCForeign Large Growth
29.00%8.17%12.22%
Xzhcvwx Vfcjf KWX Ckdwr Wslf Lnfy HHWKQMRBMForeign Large Growth
29.24%8.33%12.39%
CNQcxgv7 Vpgchws Ygzmjcqjfsqf Hhhdt RLYQCYGJHModerate Allocation
14.72%5.58%10.40%
KQpmjldq Knmgrkkwrqz Xzvbt Dxfs YFCPCJSWMJWForeign Large Value
16.48%7.01%8.65%
Vskwf Ljmlqdjwc Hjgbrvtrlr CNLYKFMid-Cap Blend
19.85%2.02%11.73%
Zqrhjk Rhwjlh Ldslqs Zqbkqnsjxgrkcz ZPDKVDInfrastructure
5.74%7.50%6.63%
Dfqfyg Tgthym Qbmxmfgzms Qyvpj Ygnx DlsYSRNNIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
1.83%−1.97%1.67%
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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.