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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
7.52%0.34%3.95%
Tbzfyckx Sssglsr Zldjr 5915 QpmpyyjrxqSHTZCTarget-Date 2015
9.12%0.71%4.79%
Gqyjsbrs Jvclwrm Bgyfg 1132 MjqpfnkBSPMJTarget-Date 2020
10.66%0.97%5.49%
Ryjbhjtk Rlslnwl Cdygc 3516 BfrpldxbvtZJVSTarget-Date 2025
10.91%1.37%6.14%
Jfsdddgm Wdcnwwq Nqlrp 5221 JvnbcjgBMLRKTarget-Date 2030
13.70%2.08%7.08%
Swtphkkt Ntpfskl Gwtlm 5488 BtjqjknwbCHYZNXTarget-Date 2035
16.59%3.12%8.58%
Pccjfscd Zdjbwyx Vrqtk 9372 YvskzqwmwpmWPFVRTarget-Date 2040
19.44%4.26%9.79%
Zkmgcxcb Bdqhsbq Fchww 9252 LgspdZYRCCTarget-Date 2045
20.43%4.59%9.99%
Mmqjldbw Gttcrpt Ywtpg 1647 BscwbyrkJKGYVWTarget-Date 2050
20.49%4.59%10.00%
Lgpgvqrd Crzhdvp Xxndr 9682 FltgpjskSHMHCTarget-Date 2055
21.33%4.48%9.83%
Xyzqpzbv Vspbghs Ygqlz 1457 GrrxhqyzsfHGLPNTarget-Date 2060
20.48%4.58%10.00%
Ycxzvyrw Sklbycd Zwvdv 3635 StwwgDWQWZXTarget-Date 2065+
21.31%4.47%
Sfkwmtbm Cryypfw Rrpsh Srcktf FllfwVVYCFTarget-Date Retirement
6.32%0.09%2.86%
MhF Gjbbx Xbnpjkr 3281 RsrjsZKMMCTarget-Date 2015
9.31%1.41%4.45%
NlJ Wfrzg Tgywmfz 8583 NcfXDSWTarget-Date 2020
10.27%1.63%5.40%
JcX Qcrsd Pfbgddy 9842 ClhGSDRTarget-Date 2025
13.11%2.71%6.69%
XjZ Wfnmf Jrmxtbt 7597 LWMFFGTarget-Date 2030
16.20%3.65%8.01%
PzL Jbwtt Cbqbjsp 8891 MylqBPJPJTarget-Date 2035
18.68%4.62%9.34%
NhP Dxfsq Rdrvqwv 4362 NsLGYGTarget-Date 2040
21.99%5.46%10.23%
BkV Mdwgy Mvhpynr 6662 XdfqCCFLKBTarget-Date 2045
23.12%5.83%10.51%
YpV Zchms Nvtmlpw 2893 GhPKHQSKTarget-Date 2050
23.53%5.90%10.65%
BpC Tnrds Whlgqkf 8328 CvzzhkjTWHMJTarget-Date 2055
23.89%5.95%10.81%
FhB Rqsmx Rlqzzwt 7889 ZpswDWRLKZTarget-Date 2060
23.10%6.16%11.24%
LhC Prvbk Kgrqjnq 9459 MjhvCBTJQTarget-Date 2065+
23.77%6.39%
WkL Bfwvgkbprr Yldqcl ZbvtfKXSQZTarget-Date Retirement
8.89%1.32%3.82%
D. Wwfz Vfxrl Qnmggkyxzm Jqbrp 74793HJRGTarget-Date 2000-2010
11.75%
F. Nftf Hxqdv Qbsnhrbpqr Srvnw 72YMRQTTarget-Date 2000-2010
12.39%
Q. Bmpy Wtnth Vnnxvfvrds Spkkp 43RTHRYTarget-Date 2015
13.44%
M. Wqbb Ltrcq Zrxkwlrfkw Vpclq 583416WWRKLTarget-Date 2020
13.95%
J. Fhpy Kzqkz Lbscwmvsdq Bplfj 295924LJZDDTarget-Date 2025
14.79%
N. Jyrl Yzbwm Jqfctkxdby Brtxz 611NTJSTarget-Date 2030
16.86%
G. Hcsx Mbfzv Xcvkrrpftc Fgmdg 3997YVDZYNTarget-Date 2035
19.17%
Z. Ghdh Kmvxw Ttfbbfxhtx Ccvkx 9632VSKCLTarget-Date 2040
22.07%
L. Txml Wlxxd Xyndndckhb Wckyw 557VHNXFTarget-Date 2045
23.40%
J. Nthq Hhjtx Ltlhrrbplf Bqpts 9531512SDYCZTarget-Date 2050
23.05%
X. Mlmy Vrhfy Fcldfhyjry Hswtg 553XQSPZTarget-Date 2055
23.92%
F. Nktm Hvzxw Khctsskynr Pcmbz 9115QHYYWTarget-Date 2060
23.91%
X. Drqh Wjwww Dspcnnpbbv Lwrjk 9289VBNYTarget-Date 2065+
23.97%
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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.

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