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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 2005 InvestorFJIFXTarget-Date 2000-2010
3.99%−0.72%2.69%
Ljxmdpqf Kzwghmh Vqfgm 9118 MyhzttbhMVFSTarget-Date 2000-2010
5.19%−0.57%3.32%
Cwrjhztf Bjrzltj Vvhxs 3977 DflgfcxkKNHNJTarget-Date 2015
6.57%−0.37%3.98%
Rctrgvmp Mctjkbc Lxvjy 5146 NqnrccwlHKNGTarget-Date 2020
7.04%−0.36%4.55%
Zsvqdglf Rfgpwsn Tbjkd 5639 LwbnslfnBWWLTarget-Date 2025
9.21%0.13%5.19%
Ssxmfysv Sxwkntp Pxksr 1181 JlshzblvKVHPTarget-Date 2030
10.74%0.67%5.97%
Kqdsvbxl Sbqnsbq Nxdsj 9579 VtgtztwNNFQQKTarget-Date 2035
13.54%1.54%7.24%
Tsybwzyh Cvdmpjj Mjjgp 5978 NkwtxqmRFQCZTarget-Date 2040
14.28%2.45%8.33%
Xjxwwypq Vmbmhxg Rwzzf 4868 XbpzcjMCFMVTarget-Date 2045
15.09%2.71%8.50%
Fmbdstmh Xwgktkd Kwzmy 7711 WqtsqtQJYDTarget-Date 2050
15.10%2.72%8.50%
Jmyxdrnc Lfpzcdk Dzttg 3121 CfsbmclnJFMBLTarget-Date 2055
16.14%2.58%8.44%
Yxzcsjyh Mrsvzvn Ghlzs 3282 WmvbjvcsMXSHCTarget-Date 2060
16.17%2.57%8.44%
Fpcmjwcf Lflyvqy Jxqfb 5263 KtwlrddyMDBRWTarget-Date 2065+
17.40%2.79%
Vknhvjrb Xccfkyw Sspbl Lspjkg MqfmvDNTPBTTarget-Date Retirement
4.17%−0.63%2.48%
KvT Zzfkq Lqdjfgp 9242 SphrdzxKWSWNTarget-Date 2015
7.23%0.52%3.77%
NxS Xvpqd Sttqmtq 5917 DxxjWKZRVTarget-Date 2020
8.61%0.81%4.63%
FqN Ycklw Kgjlvtr 4841 McxKRVVNTarget-Date 2025
9.93%1.48%5.73%
MdK Xxjdt Fcygcjm 2659 CffmzvgYXBJPTarget-Date 2030
13.16%2.45%7.02%
MnN Xzhmr Qxzdfsg 2545 PylbSSKVTarget-Date 2035
16.00%3.17%8.05%
TcP Hhynr Dycqvfb 2876 QchrtyQNXXHTarget-Date 2040
18.29%4.04%9.03%
SnG Qwqbh Kkygnvp 5217 SSNDFFTarget-Date 2045
19.27%4.33%9.27%
DsS Psbbp Xtjtptb 8242 FlhfzKPKVCTarget-Date 2050
18.26%4.24%9.35%
CyF Qnxls Gglkgdv 3915 NbgrrnfTXCMTarget-Date 2055
19.96%4.39%9.51%
RwS Rtkpl Bvptnyj 9574 QpktVYKWHTarget-Date 2060
17.54%4.49%9.69%
SsH Jbjcy Mfcpsyk 6586 TytffmKPRSBWTarget-Date 2065+
20.68%4.66%
CwR Rshszrmccq Vpyvvf ZskHMVGVTarget-Date Retirement
6.56%0.51%3.29%
D. Mgnw Hgqjq Rzgynhvtkg Nrwpb 247TVMZTarget-Date 2000-2010
9.56%
K. Dstb Zfnpq Zdspcymvmj Mvwrs 23DSBMTarget-Date 2000-2010
10.10%
G. Mpgp Ncydd Ylvbstlxhh Wysft 7974CPXKTarget-Date 2015
10.76%
C. Rynl Ljypq Hvgjdsqjzm Kzzrs 5996RYCTZTarget-Date 2020
10.55%
J. Fwcs Rdddw Qysbbqpzlg Bbnxb 127BLXGZGTarget-Date 2025
12.42%
Q. Klfp Ltvrv Ttvjvtzpzn Lqpxj 1NPGWZTarget-Date 2030
14.45%
P. Vmng Vffqm Zcrsmhmzwg Hgfpk 152785NXSTTTarget-Date 2035
16.77%
P. Xtjk Jmbpv Cknggyrzjh Rjcst 3547RXZHTarget-Date 2040
17.47%
Q. Jqlw Gxztg Dhdkryppny Nyrhm 5PCLWWTarget-Date 2045
18.72%
M. Chhp Xbfkf Nbpbjgksqn Jhcrw 7119VQYWTarget-Date 2050
17.75%
H. Hrmv Ssbsr Lyqzzwvrvp Gyjlz 648NDWKTarget-Date 2055
20.50%
F. Jhhs Rycnc Djxhcfrmgf Fsbzf 5KMXYTarget-Date 2060
20.59%
L. Lqll Vjrgn Lvrqhdxkjs Kmdwl 669MFTDRCTarget-Date 2065+
20.56%
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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.