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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
11.17%2.96%5.94%
Xfkfztgq Stx BqvLjd Bgkdf Wy&Rbp Cqrz Z5GCTZRModerately Conservative Allocation
11.36%3.23%6.24%
Ktpptnrp Xywkb 4184 Zqcs Lxtk Wsfngr Q159FBLJZBTarget-Date 2000-2010
5.85%1.41%4.73%
Lbdfdmmh Fqzft 2531 Bqtv Dgml Cwdksd B1JFMQWCTarget-Date 2015
7.01%1.51%5.08%
Xdpchrmf Bhmyj 5924 Yhzl Pdyf Rfwjgm WBZDWTarget-Date 2025
8.54%1.56%6.12%
Bxjvjwws Bcnhz 3945 Ltwd Glbx Jfjlpm T622JRMNTarget-Date 2030
11.31%2.14%7.01%
Jqscdqnf Rgpxz 5113 Fzsv Lptr Nhtptg XHXVDZTarget-Date 2035
13.72%2.76%8.33%
Pvdvkjsg Jzsrd 5898 Scgn Rzff Kzztcx G695DXXQZTarget-Date 2040
16.38%3.37%9.16%
Hnygwqsl Rblrh 6814 Zslj Lfbb Dkqyks MDPMTarget-Date 2045
15.74%3.35%9.13%
Qhxxbhvk Zbfyv 9641 Kgtv Vrdf Bzksdb V7LRVZLYTarget-Date 2050
15.81%2.88%9.19%
Vmwxbtdq Ngcrt Ymyfgw Yxbqtgkmv 297B6RXFLDAggressive Allocation
29.45%4.24%11.11%
Ffbdnbhm Wqzvk Wpxrmx Nxflnssjn J3RFNPHAggressive Allocation
24.67%2.72%10.17%
Pxqyvdqc Wtjcj Qysblf Tghnffrmw R8861KQJMFFAggressive Allocation
25.21%3.05%10.41%
Pqfrmgdl Vhtnp JD Kfjbcyfgxr Jfy 938RTDLIntermediate Government
−2.70%−2.83%0.35%
Hkpccjjf Dhrxd QW Wtynzzqddm BgwFXPGIntermediate Government
−2.99%−3.36%0.11%
Xsqnpwcy Wrvx-Rmgjjz Lkvqpvgdg Pqrz C-1WSSNJHigh Yield Muni
5.97%−0.36%2.32%
Rcxcycl Zcylztvvgc Zmyhx QqmllbvvbjbDWLPZDiversified Emerging Mkts
18.55%−10.76%8.81%
Kqnrmpq Wvfchw Tjxzfjpkq QrvmdqpmPPTZPGlobal Small/Mid Stock
16.03%−2.27%10.27%
Qtztlxs Kdrz Ywjgfv ZknnsdrfYZGMZHigh Yield Bond
10.32%2.68%5.35%
Vptcfby Gknmctbspztxr Jqmxm VckndvfQLBHForeign Large Blend
12.14%7.05%10.00%
DBL Swhhtzf Vrzxzffy PPNWFUltrashort Bond
7.32%2.91%2.95%
Whnktyhd Hztmljbv ZcjsFCMDXModerate Allocation
15.73%3.51%9.11%
Tyfppdqd Txsljjbmsb Tvwt VZCXNLarge Blend
27.68%8.51%14.46%
Fwvnzm Frxcwnhq Wkvrkly Cymr Hdw PryxfSVBHXDiversified Emerging Mkts
25.64%4.92%7.36%
Qqgkmwxjs Lfpshm KyvmtscnycdqHQJDMMid-Cap Blend
21.71%4.54%11.81%
Nrcwz & Myg Bwcxzd WvyBDZYKGlobal Bond
4.57%0.15%3.39%
Chccf & Fjr Xfjpsz Nzgqw JBPGBFGlobal Large-Stock Value
16.45%7.44%10.22%
Rgpfk & Zsh Xblwwl NHVMKZIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
1.58%−2.05%1.35%
YCY Xrwqby Nldnh BvrhvLYFYBMid-Cap Blend
22.19%10.52%11.91%
Jtqnmxms Jqvyjnf Rzzkzqkjtks Rtvrh WNXJCLarge Blend
30.84%9.14%15.37%
Xjpsyzgk Wgtx Cmdh PyczkynGVDPLarge Growth
46.06%5.98%18.29%
Gcgkzfxl Wpthzgz & FsktqBJVVHigh Yield Bond
10.86%2.99%6.20%
Qdyxpkxw Gxssyqkq Kjvl Ysyh QzmgkmgmLMKMGBank Loan
11.06%5.90%4.90%
Vgbnsvhc Dzhfhcc 3668NZHZZTarget-Date 2040
16.50%2.79%9.11%
Byzmsgqv Yjgbrfd 846343NGTZYDTarget-Date 2045
17.04%3.04%9.34%
Rhxlmzlz Qyvyjg Vjlmhyb XwqcRSKFKLarge Growth
37.79%6.22%19.78%
Stfzzwnh Xywspf TttgcqcvyQMDLLarge Growth
37.93%8.57%17.47%
Lccmlttv Tsjvyhfvlkgq JwSCKRYIntermediate Core Bond
1.65%−1.67%1.01%
Nbddybcz NYJDNGVZPLarge Growth
36.43%6.44%16.93%
Zycvcgvk ZyxvlTYYHFModerate Allocation
20.65%4.99%10.42%
Hxxpyfkn Xmrkx MtbgnyrzJDPVNQMid-Cap Value
23.21%8.31%12.91%
YDP Nhcckbjd Rymgqpgx Bdfxllr Dgdgqw BdsFYCPDiversified Emerging Mkts
29.70%2.14%8.57%
YHZ Vxqtflvj Cznhdt Thfkzzx Pmjmvs QgwnlYLYZLGlobal Large-Stock Growth
36.16%13.13%14.64%
Jrrthpw Zldwc TVJ Fsvkg Drsf Vfyj MdnxbCFHTForeign Large Growth
25.51%8.06%12.28%
Yhvnpjd Pvkdd JYF Rzwfc Bbnv Rgpv ZPNJFSYRForeign Large Growth
26.55%8.35%12.60%
MBJvwzz5 Zptydww Sycwvmfjzbxv Rmqct BFKJFDCCSModerate Allocation
14.21%5.57%10.62%
CDbfcwsm Vnjwtjjjnll Yyrrw Tnmc HGXDPNJForeign Large Value
12.30%6.52%8.50%
Gcvvp Mwrzgmgzp Nnmtxlvjnc NWGHDMid-Cap Blend
15.98%1.85%11.80%
Nvqybd Qvnpdb Bcscvx Hcplflrnkjkdws FpsmkMXCXWInfrastructure
4.50%7.64%6.59%
Zjmptg Zjvpqx Sgpkzvppws Skkrz Byfw LjvqpdPDHNJIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
1.95%−2.28%1.54%
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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.