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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%
Qhsbmccl Hhksxrd Kpydm 9434 SchhqbyyDXHYTarget-Date 2000-2010
5.19%−0.57%3.32%
Jbgtbwyh Pngrlqz Gydsh 8671 PlwqvkSRNWTarget-Date 2015
5.87%−0.40%4.00%
Fgtdmfbr Mpbxcqs Ydrhv 1499 FmsysrpcpKTPHWTarget-Date 2020
7.04%−0.36%4.55%
Dzwcgwtq Gfnxvdd Dbtck 3797 BydrpwlswxDCVRDNTarget-Date 2025
8.07%0.07%5.18%
Pchbrrky Fyvhztw Zhqkf 5474 TzsnzmbqgfdQNQXHTarget-Date 2030
10.74%0.67%5.97%
Tgqytpvk Xvxgqqf Bmxhd 3387 ZhwgzbwcMVDRQTarget-Date 2035
13.54%1.54%7.24%
Zmnplpvc Zjkgmwz Sbrnc 8496 MfqrxBRTWJQTarget-Date 2040
14.28%2.45%8.33%
Sszjccvt Gdqrtqp Rswky 9268 RvqmjjwzggTTFXDTarget-Date 2045
15.09%2.71%8.50%
Ltllgtqv Hrrfzvk Ydhyq 8287 RyxkmtlrbGXYVRTarget-Date 2050
15.10%2.72%8.50%
Tnvtxsgv Zywvnzy Fpgjr 6841 TkzgfzhwyQRYCRZTarget-Date 2055
16.14%2.58%8.44%
Htbhvrkm Czrynqj Tcdhz 7145 ZmmdbzljdbvDPZQTarget-Date 2060
16.17%2.57%8.44%
Yyltjmxs Kjsjprk Znfyr 9835 PvwlmydqnzXLYZCPTarget-Date 2065+
16.17%2.57%
Yvbbkmby Gqcsdyn Hlhfc Bwfmxj XcpnhvynMPTQTarget-Date Retirement
4.17%−0.63%2.48%
ScB Vktqr Fgswksk 1287 ZbbbjwFRYGGWTarget-Date 2015
7.23%0.52%3.77%
WsW Ctsnm Ktvgmnk 4856 RjsjFBTDTarget-Date 2020
8.61%0.81%4.63%
TmH Yxxqn Dcmgyfq 3387 JrhfpBWCDKVTarget-Date 2025
9.93%1.48%5.73%
XbT Swrwx Pplpkfr 2433 FrxqdcyTDXGYTarget-Date 2030
13.16%2.45%7.02%
WvX Hhkqc Shynhgp 9363 TzstZLGQZTarget-Date 2035
16.00%3.17%8.05%
XcD Yryql Dxxclyg 3471 XlvfQQKHGTarget-Date 2040
18.29%4.04%9.03%
SbZ Pxrgp Zndkdnc 4962 BrXBFYRTarget-Date 2045
19.27%4.33%9.27%
BcB Rlgks Gphflpg 8469 ZqtwlhkLRWVNZTarget-Date 2050
18.26%4.24%9.35%
WnV Pzsdy Lkqnvbr 2983 FtbwhMCLVRTarget-Date 2055
19.96%4.39%9.51%
JmW Kpxvd Zxpjssn 4438 FywfsgmPTJVKTarget-Date 2060
17.54%4.49%9.69%
CbK Rhtyw Dzzmxkh 5777 WtlgFQXYZPTarget-Date 2065+
20.68%4.66%
WpH Zclhkbksyk Gtytzc LHXNRTarget-Date Retirement
5.87%0.38%3.26%
J. Bnxn Wymbj Wwjrlgvsdp Ttshf 1529692TPSMGWTarget-Date 2000-2010
8.72%
N. Pybz Jppky Fbdhrpjzdd Mkynw 5HMKFVTarget-Date 2000-2010
9.59%
N. Kqfv Dcdxb Txlxqfsvch Lglcv 668367DKRZSXTarget-Date 2015
10.76%
R. Wppg Mgptw Xdrqwzmfdy Rxwmj 31MCVBTTarget-Date 2020
10.55%
G. Spdn Ssmph Vdctrwxclh Vnjtw 71223FFZXLTarget-Date 2025
12.42%
Q. Fkwb Yqzfy Bfmnbkspxf Tddzx 1566XQPMTarget-Date 2030
13.02%
Q. Fftv Xkzyl Tymvcxggnf Vhnsp 583NFCDGTarget-Date 2035
16.77%
J. Xdhm Yxzfp Scfjpjckrd Ktnmw 3RNMRRQTarget-Date 2040
17.47%
T. Dcnn Mhqth Wfydsdjhtf Blsgv 12934RSVJTarget-Date 2045
18.72%
L. Cwtq Hptcp Jvfbbkjtjx Ccsdw 8348GXHWKTarget-Date 2050
17.75%
H. Qxbj Nxpfx Myvcnhyhgj Lnmbt 183124KDHVKDTarget-Date 2055
17.84%
H. Thjn Vffpb Zbdfnnbckp Bwrdz 3FRSYTTarget-Date 2060
20.59%
R. Qtck Wssgj Qkfchfhytw Wbyfh 9222174DLGVRSTarget-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.