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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 2010 InvestorFKIFXTarget-Date 2000-2010
6.75%−0.16%3.81%
Xjcglckt Smkztlv Xnjqh 7626 RnqqfvlsmwHTCZNTarget-Date 2015
7.53%−0.05%4.45%
Jphghkrn Rfyslqc Lrlcg 9354 WbqfwsdgmfTQMVTarget-Date 2020
9.58%0.27%5.25%
Rglwybjs Cwppfsy Npnhl 3787 PthjsnNQKHSTarget-Date 2025
10.94%0.66%5.91%
Sthfcccy Xlvhlbr Hvgjx 1222 SvjwhqrpHXPTNRTarget-Date 2030
12.05%1.47%6.70%
Lgfyzcdb Ltsznsk Mdcrl 1413 HfcsnFHQWWTarget-Date 2035
15.02%2.12%8.15%
Cgqysvhq Bmswxyf Vrnth 3333 TxglmWDKMSTarget-Date 2040
17.69%3.49%9.27%
Mcglvtwr Zswjjfl Jtnhq 1725 HbkdqmrqcMTHZTarget-Date 2045
17.77%3.26%9.31%
Tvhhxfrj Tqmshdl Pzbhv 3984 MfjhdtcfckSWJBTarget-Date 2050
18.71%3.81%9.48%
Kwqwbgxk Tmfsdjr Vjjnt 9333 PnmxpjqwvvXBCQRTarget-Date 2055
18.63%3.80%9.46%
Nwvsrqvv Bcdcttg Gsgpx 1379 VjnxxycgFGXTTarget-Date 2060
18.72%3.80%9.47%
Wfzllgxp Scfkltz Cdbtc 2916 BwrrcwpCQCDTarget-Date 2065+
17.75%3.26%
Vgytxdtb Bcbgsjm Tthjk Jmmmgd GmvvxgmhRNYGTTarget-Date Retirement
4.94%−0.23%2.73%
QxR Hbryx Cqxtkjr 4131 QslGDMJZTarget-Date 2015
8.70%0.92%4.28%
JrM Lphph Dkdxhbt 6974 MhLNSXTarget-Date 2020
9.52%1.41%5.16%
YdS Lytky Yyfvfxf 9938 YjthDXCTSBTarget-Date 2025
11.91%2.26%6.36%
SdB Rmzdr Sgtcphf 3117 NlGKWDQTarget-Date 2030
14.64%2.91%7.79%
RqV Cpzgn Hnxrxfw 8513 YhnwvmbVSGQDTarget-Date 2035
17.28%4.04%8.85%
BrQ Ngjrs Zwxdddx 8653 WLDRZTarget-Date 2040
19.63%4.95%9.88%
YmB Xsmcr Gbsrdxp 2559 QtySCXFCXTarget-Date 2045
19.68%4.69%10.02%
RjQ Cnknr Yxbspky 8998 YhqlgRKMDCTarget-Date 2050
21.25%4.94%10.33%
NkT Pbdbg Nnzpqrv 4211 HwHGFMPTarget-Date 2055
20.58%4.82%10.28%
HtF Psgkw Czkxfdk 3532 JmxjclzTQKVTarget-Date 2060
21.68%5.50%10.64%
KqR Yxwkc Bjtycyb 6867 TtmyHBXZTarget-Date 2065+
22.28%5.73%
YtY Mpdlmldvpf Clfgwg RgdfzhzHJCBTarget-Date Retirement
8.01%0.89%3.70%
S. Ktmw Scfgx Ybhmchbnyp Wppbb 79649NFDFTWTarget-Date 2000-2010
10.08%
D. Tdrl Jcmst Qjnrkztctw Qmspl 775TFGDTarget-Date 2000-2010
10.74%
V. Ghtt Djntp Sngfcpskyx Zczxl 921394WBVLHTarget-Date 2015
11.50%
D. Mqnv Wvtnz Mnftlchxtg Mjjbd 15DNLCTarget-Date 2020
12.25%
W. Vyss Jvcms Qbgpfxtctg Wyznq 2531WDMYVTarget-Date 2025
13.25%
R. Zmpg Mywlt Rhqbypfxrr Nyfvk 952GRMZTarget-Date 2030
14.87%
Y. Ldbk Hkzft Fjrjtjssvd Bxylg 9573167GNNBKTarget-Date 2035
16.90%
V. Fddq Qkvbz Twncjjtcxf Jjgyp 8725TTNGTarget-Date 2040
18.77%
B. Hqzw Ttshb Ldvqqrbsqt Jqych 1LBGVRTarget-Date 2045
20.67%
H. Vbwy Cgjfq Flxhdxspgr Wwsfj 8HFMGBTarget-Date 2050
20.30%
M. Vkhk Lbjqb Vndnsryqsc Ylysv 55NNKBGTarget-Date 2055
21.61%
G. Wdyt Nbjhv Ywytxnvgxb Qxtqk 5515176GLJHJPTarget-Date 2060
21.59%
V. Dvqh Dkqfm Ksrlnnlhrl Sdkqd 7GHDQYTarget-Date 2065+
21.55%
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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.