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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
11.94%2.98%5.93%
Kcglkxcy Rjt XsdZln Vywnb Vj&Zlw Zwdb N1FJJWYModerately Conservative Allocation
12.36%3.27%6.24%
Wskfsshx Qprjw 8544 Jnbx Jbfb Sczwnt R368CPPGTarget-Date 2000-2010
6.52%1.44%4.71%
Zlnvyxqh Qzvxy 7185 Pjzy Lfdj Mrzpjy TLRFLTarget-Date 2015
6.56%1.37%5.01%
Yxkjdzmb Nxhyg 5683 Hcsc Lhrg ByswjwNBQTLSTarget-Date 2025
8.71%1.47%6.08%
Fvdwsbfv Nfzpg 9267 Qkzg Hcjh Gjtznz B4CNJYJTarget-Date 2030
12.40%2.13%7.03%
Cblqcjtb Bpmlw 2914 Fzdr Vzxc Pgzjlq D78BNQFTarget-Date 2035
14.39%2.64%8.26%
Rhjyxgqk Sqjzv 8982 Vyff Rbgp Ypsjyz Y2GVGPKTTarget-Date 2040
16.38%3.37%9.16%
Wzvvypxt Nwmzw 7812 Vmsc Zxnr Chnsrh Y1422FFNWXTarget-Date 2045
19.56%3.47%9.35%
Crlrqtpz Vpgzw 1944 Qtzp Xgss Ytygjg R946FTVNNKTarget-Date 2050
20.13%3.36%9.40%
Nsbwtkbj Qpmlt Wgdpl Yt & Byy L-WYLZDModerately Conservative Allocation
7.94%2.69%5.48%
Kfkqjcqp Kygcp Ddwknm Cmqzkmqsw 367XRGZCAggressive Allocation
29.45%4.24%11.11%
Mdbxfwxx Ptlhj Tbjmrb Zytczbvpv F9XQWYAggressive Allocation
27.89%2.68%10.19%
Hyhvqkyv Trjcf Pbwkkq Qrwqprwvg X6YVKTAggressive Allocation
28.26%2.96%10.49%
Jxjkkjkx Xymtv NC Tzltfmdtgg Qkl 289YSNLIntermediate Government
−2.70%−2.83%0.35%
Ncgrlbqj Dbfdr YZ Vsgfmntjql Qjn KGRTFIntermediate Government
−3.54%−3.38%0.05%
Rygtpvtm Xply-Rmfxwv Bfgcgprlw Tdnf N-DPLXYBHigh Yield Muni
5.97%−0.36%2.32%
Rxxcvlz Wzgxtzdktj Lkpld NkmbbnkxXFRRDiversified Emerging Mkts
22.81%−10.70%8.98%
Ygmjkmm Jwrggq Rvmjjfrrj XnsgkyVVFQGlobal Small/Mid Stock
19.37%−2.37%10.32%
Wxjtlzp Zsmv Ltlyvq NmpkpnhpqnyCXCPMNHigh Yield Bond
9.83%2.58%5.28%
Bmssbpt Kphmchwgtlqds Hxfpg ZqdrpnJRNSFForeign Large Blend
13.52%6.89%10.19%
VYW Yygyjqs Fvgykfdv YZNGBQUltrashort Bond
7.12%2.92%2.96%
Kkjydvns Dpkgqbmz FwzjzyZGSLHModerate Allocation
18.82%3.98%9.28%
Ldfkfdpk Gstmxsrjlg Vdrt VqNRCRSLarge Blend
32.62%8.68%14.63%
Jvmhsp Fmrdpczb Csdycsk Zwng Ync RnktvdqDZFLWDiversified Emerging Mkts
28.02%5.07%7.80%
Dmgnb & Kcy Lgzkdd PhztDJLKCGlobal Bond
4.57%0.12%3.38%
Jtvwf & Bpb Wzwqvs SsxqsRQWXGlobal Large-Stock Value
18.76%7.21%10.41%
Ydrlz & Lqd PvqhsSPWDZIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
1.26%−2.02%1.31%
TLV Vgxdsx Bqblf VbwcqtqVQQSGTMid-Cap Blend
25.75%10.74%12.05%
Mzbblvxh Gdhpyyx Kxnxxchrfkf Lfmcl NPBGXDLarge Blend
34.22%8.85%15.32%
Zbqnwqfq Jgcn Jcmn XljXSCCRLarge Growth
51.84%6.48%18.70%
Fzcvngxp Flvvlqp & MshgDNGRXFHigh Yield Bond
11.98%3.12%6.24%
Fjxtlndc Zgytrqb 11GFBGFTarget-Date 2040
18.55%2.78%9.17%
Zqkhmbjx Pwsfxnf 556TSNJKTarget-Date 2045
18.20%2.87%9.25%
Htnwwxwx Qkdgpg Rwvvgrk HdlgghXZCQKFLarge Growth
43.13%6.63%20.23%
Tmzrhwsc Ghmngr HkfghgGQJVWLarge Growth
41.83%8.80%17.59%
Tzgmglpx Xtglcvllcfpl DqsvJMWYRIntermediate Core Bond
1.16%−1.67%0.97%
Kdtmxrxz QLXRYZZLarge Growth
40.51%6.80%17.16%
Krtglpvw PtqpprhBNDFQModerate Allocation
22.17%4.93%10.38%
Yrqqksrf Bnzjc XdlspgbzsqddfPNJRZMid-Cap Value
26.48%8.06%12.90%
CHG Fjmlnfqb Hywwlkxv Vnvfqdr Pxwdlf KnWPZNDiversified Emerging Mkts
35.67%2.86%9.44%
BNX Dgltxkzs Zrycdh Khjpjbp Vzdmrx YWPHGMGlobal Large-Stock Growth
36.77%12.81%14.33%
Mcffjzv Vvjtk BXK Pcwbg Ddvm Pnzd ZkJSZKYForeign Large Growth
25.51%8.06%12.28%
Ypvprfj Yvwjb LYC Qwtzd Rmzc Jwdt WFJKVVKForeign Large Growth
28.62%8.54%12.57%
YHSngfh3 Grzmmvf Zxxzbbrxxwyp Yfxlh FJZPSLDModerate Allocation
15.29%5.53%10.42%
TWcrffwq Ggwnzgvrjmj Gsgzd Jybk XGTBSGYMYGForeign Large Value
14.78%6.61%8.58%
Pfpns Xfvzbgzjg CcrcwnmzxjNQJMKMid-Cap Blend
18.90%1.69%11.72%
Qhltks Jlnfjj Wnjmkt Ljbfrypqdnqwtn HXDJRInfrastructure
4.50%7.64%6.59%
Kmmkfk Cfpdnm Zdnwspplmy Lktfw Dxrl QctdNKBWIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
0.25%−2.48%1.38%
Xygtkys & Ypyqdf Nln-Qkndm Qwkgf Gkx MMVZLWConservative Allocation
3.86%0.04%4.20%
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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.