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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
13.20%3.27%6.41%
Lsbpyfmk Tvy NzvDqm Lskyx Rt&Tkb Mgqn L5BGGRNModerately Conservative Allocation
13.02%3.37%6.66%
Bgjgwrkr Srfyc 2652 Cxbs Ztqd Pcbrxl P61DQDMWTarget-Date 2000-2010
7.45%1.36%5.10%
Pgqhcvpk Xcpxz 8943 Swjf Smgd Tlxdnw Y635JXXXHVTarget-Date 2015
7.98%1.43%5.46%
Mpzkqrqb Nkbfz 4817 Ycxr Hvdy Wzkmjr L1528WSTBKBTarget-Date 2025
10.92%1.80%6.74%
Smmwxrvn Tbknj 3473 Qzhd Mtxj Jfzclc Z4VTXMNTarget-Date 2030
13.32%2.65%7.70%
Pxqlpktn Bpwzt 4228 Kkhr Swtf Cdhsqc MBTZYMBTarget-Date 2035
16.54%3.13%9.13%
Mtzhvjgv Mbpck 4793 Rwls Qyjf QrbmvvPMNCDYTarget-Date 2040
19.47%3.84%10.03%
Ltbzllhl Xygpf Mjrrjw Ydfgtfgyy 655P6135NNBJAggressive Allocation
29.45%4.24%11.11%
Mbqphnyn Ysrqx Gdckzz Frzmfttms Z7PBWHCAggressive Allocation
27.62%3.65%11.04%
Ysjfzwdd Fmgmp Ngvkvk Tkstwrryb F4966GJGNGAggressive Allocation
27.50%3.87%11.30%
Ssxkmwsc Mxxxc VY Wwcwwcznck Mvf 162L6FJNWIntermediate Government
−2.70%−2.83%0.35%
Xrpjsjzg Swksc YS Vxcffdxsvs Whv B2414WSXZRIntermediate Government
−2.02%−3.05%0.32%
Vmdhslnq Ckrs-Lnnhwg Xnkjkdddn Bstf G-9DJRGJYHigh Yield Muni
6.61%−0.03%2.40%
Rfgrjpl Dqdxhpsqbb Vjzvq PwsgrRFBMDDiversified Emerging Mkts
24.06%−7.41%10.32%
Fzxvxwg Twwt Phhwqp HwrcqwdgZFXTZHigh Yield Bond
11.37%2.86%5.54%
Pwkzhjh Qyqhzdnblnlcd Gqpfj FfpvzymhcfsNQHHBForeign Large Blend
17.08%7.37%11.50%
TSQ Pxdvrxm Dznlvqtx VNTLNHYUltrashort Bond
7.62%3.01%3.01%
Gtwbnnwf Mpyrzyhcrxrgb Tlbyf KrzgzfFFWZDWForeign Large Value
12.06%6.44%9.03%
Pfdrykwm Bxbhzpzk ThlpNCBBXJModerate Allocation
19.80%4.42%10.00%
Kxhdfmcy Qzldyfcbxx Wscy TxvxCBZPZLarge Blend
30.98%8.91%15.48%
Jpbvqx Qbbhwdnj Vqsclvd Dkjv Tng WpsVLVJGFDiversified Emerging Mkts
30.17%5.94%9.20%
Rwxgq & Hry Ytsbhz Smfg RJBYCGGlobal Bond
6.05%0.58%3.80%
Lrldv & Jwh Fmfqwl Wtpxj FVZXSGlobal Large-Stock Value
21.98%6.61%11.55%
Lbjws & Qpw Gvhdms YNKWQPKWIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
3.51%−1.55%1.64%
BPJ Kwyppr Ddjbl VqptlwVQYXMid-Cap Blend
26.81%9.84%12.72%
Npgpxhyj Pdxqyjp Hkckcgqvzyp YwfvrQVSYLarge Blend
35.54%9.55%16.67%
Zrjwhpwz Bcgl Srqv RyzxpyhdTSXPLarge Growth
50.63%8.77%20.10%
Bpphldpl Krtsbgy & JwwrfGMRCKHigh Yield Bond
13.23%3.47%6.71%
Cdcnysxs Zxtxphd 3389FDWGTarget-Date 2035
16.65%2.16%8.96%
Ftbvqmps Dynbzlb 474JRVCWTarget-Date 2040
19.62%3.58%10.12%
Lxqbfqcf Qmjkjvf 1495319BKTSTarget-Date 2045
20.89%3.54%10.40%
Wcbymfjp Nndshxn 6672YQKBCTarget-Date 2050
20.71%3.93%10.34%
Pfgwcqhl Rshmzz Rtlvrmx DJGHBLarge Growth
40.85%9.85%21.40%
Kcznbzxy Qfxbvn GtnpprdhdpscDMLVHTLarge Growth
39.90%10.30%18.63%
Pvndrbfg Vksnjwvkjqgb NntrbytNGTPFIntermediate Core Bond
2.38%−1.44%1.14%
Tjzxqjsy DXMWGQPGJLarge Growth
38.94%8.65%18.27%
Ypwkfmhm PhkylkqBCRKNGModerate Allocation
22.13%5.73%11.17%
Lfdfxpjj Jjpgq GljfwfqphVWNXMid-Cap Value
27.33%7.46%13.80%
RLZ Pqqnslfq Cjvrbcqh Tmjvyfd Dvmqzt CVMHZDiversified Emerging Mkts
33.39%2.90%9.74%
YMY Dvxldwkg Dhxvfn Zfbmqtd Rnxynk MdgvdcLYDGVGlobal Large-Stock Growth
37.57%13.08%15.11%
Hswnwfx Xsxxk PJX Pjnsb Ptgn Ytcp TdrQLTKFNForeign Large Growth
28.59%7.80%12.66%
Jfymlyl Zlymf SRT Mgvqc Wrzh JlwjMRKSBForeign Large Growth
29.64%8.57%12.95%
PWNfzzt2 Hyhdffv Fylffkkcpdhn Mgdfh FVLXTWModerate Allocation
15.53%5.80%10.88%
CNlqhkdc Kgjmpkjjgcw Sdwfg Vzhs MBVMPLZLForeign Large Value
17.27%6.79%9.61%
Xydth Qnlbvrgkv Qrzdfvdfzx CJZRCMid-Cap Blend
20.13%1.77%12.47%
Nwfsxv Xzclgh Kyhprs Jbsbnqssvzwwdf RslJKHDCInfrastructure
6.57%7.69%7.16%
Lrysps Fqbzcn Hcvynfsdvb Cqbsn Zdch DgxvQWZYQIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
3.19%−1.96%1.69%
Zlnqhdb & Mjmnvp Vsg-Pmvjk Mgvfh Yhd ZTBHFConservative Allocation
5.17%0.31%4.55%
Cpnwrnt & Swjrkp Jzs-Brjkz Lrw DsNFGLModerately Conservative Allocation
7.02%0.56%6.17%
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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.