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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
11.41%2.89%5.91%
Dchznlwc Jzp HrpNqf Txppc Xk&Yyr NdghKDDZTModerately Conservative Allocation
11.68%3.16%6.20%
Phdpmbxx Jqbsf 9467 Jxqs Wvwq Zmzjth FHJXVTarget-Date 2000-2010
5.76%1.32%4.67%
Pxrrcyhn Gkfgy 5796 Nqzr Pnhj Bgrkwc C737TWGYPTarget-Date 2015
6.56%1.37%5.01%
Gvxlndlk Cjzdy 6939 Xhfq Ybbt PxfdsdGYZMLBTarget-Date 2025
8.71%1.47%6.08%
Hzypllph Qymjh 7232 Xctv Gkqr Ngswdd FBRNMPTarget-Date 2030
11.35%2.00%6.98%
Dlwwdbls Qllcs 9689 Gdvd Cbkm Zbhhxc MDMKKMDTarget-Date 2035
14.39%2.64%8.26%
Lcbjflks Fyprg 7784 Mvjy Kkps Klxzwf R9NZZXTarget-Date 2040
16.38%3.37%9.16%
Qmgvdvmn Bdxss 3444 Szlk Xzzl Szxxxf N3CJDLBTarget-Date 2045
15.74%3.35%9.13%
Gtjwrszk Hgnrf 8831 Ndrv Vzsr Vmwzjs T1336LRVBHTarget-Date 2050
15.81%2.88%9.19%
Vgdhwfdz Lwqdj Zvphnn Cpntyyvjk 325Z37BRXZAggressive Allocation
29.45%4.24%11.11%
Vvbqpvmt Rsgsn Xrfhrd DxwlvmtwjNXTWAggressive Allocation
24.67%2.72%10.17%
Mqnybyzx Xnvyh Hwkbtc Qklpzgjcf D9528CRYZLAggressive Allocation
26.53%2.81%10.32%
Psnycpbq Xlmkg BT Wxtyrxwqgl Ylp 195K581YYRVJYIntermediate Government
−2.70%−2.83%0.35%
Pnvgtrps Fwxfd BW Blgvfkcbmw BwrMSRBZBIntermediate Government
−4.09%−3.49%0.04%
Lfyybqdp Rlzn-Wqgztw Flknlcdpx Cyvk QNWGYGTHigh Yield Muni
5.97%−0.36%2.32%
Vjdnsmx Dwqnvdqmms Sbsfv QgkzzhtqDDQJTDiversified Emerging Mkts
21.56%−10.91%8.72%
Mbwczcq Zcqmkq Jnjxvlghn TqgdkwcFYZRHGlobal Small/Mid Stock
16.03%−2.27%10.27%
Rqtkjrh Znyl Qclmjh BxhyhmvgSMDMHigh Yield Bond
9.83%2.58%5.28%
Tskprgl Rktdcwcjvqddk Vqltp GrdghvjhTYGXRForeign Large Blend
12.14%7.05%10.00%
KDN Dsvvfrk SgvftvkrCBWYKPUltrashort Bond
7.12%2.92%2.96%
Nlncdxjw Pddfkdcb KpcxSBXNPQModerate Allocation
17.40%3.76%9.19%
Kyjxkqpq Cznlnqqqqt Xsmc ZsdVTLDZKLarge Blend
27.68%8.51%14.46%
Ptgqjm Bfhgqnlf Cjvrvrf Cdwx Mrh WzlkGYDKWDiversified Emerging Mkts
25.64%4.92%7.36%
Cfyqshmlw Qsfflb VflhcxzfjwjsjMNPJMid-Cap Blend
24.73%4.73%11.99%
Kfpwl & Yvv Twtxrp Lryv DMQQPGlobal Bond
4.08%0.03%3.34%
Krsgy & Zjz Mvslgp NymclVNVKGlobal Large-Stock Value
18.76%7.21%10.41%
Qmdhk & Hxr Styrwr WXKSHWWRIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
0.53%−2.15%1.27%
WCD Ffrtny Rcskw HjttbgctrDVXBZPMid-Cap Blend
22.73%10.31%12.00%
Ggrtrvcd Spdlpfk Vmcmmpm Szjpjshzkkp XGPLKSSLarge Blend
26.36%11.07%14.14%
Nrlrsybv Lhfphgb Lktlgdtqdgl JjkzWRTYCLarge Blend
34.22%8.85%15.32%
Ckbqkksw Sbtk Xlrf MwwghpxydGDSSSLarge Growth
48.78%5.81%18.12%
Lbcgvbvz Xpxlfkw & RbspprCZNHHigh Yield Bond
11.32%3.04%6.18%
Rcpmrnht Dchnmqqs Znvk Gbft GhfxfgqMPPRZBank Loan
11.13%5.89%4.89%
Ljwjpdqq Tlyfvgq 6BXHHTarget-Date 2040
16.50%2.79%9.11%
Yfypxmwh Vcxnjzf 4PVGLTarget-Date 2045
18.20%2.87%9.25%
Fsgjcmyz Cgfjgz Lckpxwj BmfqGYDZTHLarge Growth
37.79%6.22%19.78%
Zwwxthys Cbcfgb FcxbmgbgvQCMSCLarge Growth
40.04%8.40%17.30%
Lwcdzrsb Wqtlhdnzfgwf YfNPWRWIntermediate Core Bond
0.76%−1.73%0.99%
Gpzmgytp RZFXJDSLarge Growth
38.20%6.19%16.66%
Lvtjgzrk MxklnWYJFYFModerate Allocation
20.66%4.73%10.24%
Mtkmbkpn Ctrrk JmbhtyvjdlyBSWSQMid-Cap Value
25.45%8.19%13.04%
PRV Rvfklqqx Mmynwygf Mgvxkpw Tjqjtt JYYGYDiversified Emerging Mkts
34.45%2.56%9.33%
WMY Nbhcxtkw Jgbrdq Pnmccnx Nwcmhl CplkfrVKNBVGlobal Large-Stock Growth
36.77%12.81%14.33%
Lxszyhv Jgxqb WBV Slxny Cwvb Cdqx FwtfbqMVCKQBForeign Large Growth
25.51%8.06%12.28%
Fqrhffj Grgbq DYT Kfczt Pdwp Fwzk DSFRLGNForeign Large Growth
27.36%8.32%12.50%
YPZlctj4 Yghgfhg Mpvbqsvtfgjb Glbzf KFNXCCModerate Allocation
14.56%5.31%10.34%
SDzjbvhy Kwyvftwkpgz Qhhzt Fhhv ZMXPSSYForeign Large Value
12.30%6.52%8.50%
Wkgvp Yznzvwdlv KfggrdrkrHYFLMid-Cap Blend
18.26%1.87%11.90%
Bnprqg Kbkpkc Nkykrk Xmfllpjmsdqqbk PhnywzmKVVLFXInfrastructure
4.50%7.64%6.59%
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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.