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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
Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond AdmLIGAXIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
3.94%−1.70%1.80%
Lqpxccc & Drcnyx Hpn-Hhjjq Vlkhw Pln RGCQVConservative Allocation
5.83%0.66%4.61%
Sdpqgqh & Gdwjqb Fmx-Mhzwd Gpd DxZLPRWModerately Conservative Allocation
8.55%1.23%6.36%
StfsVpgjsf Mxlnqn GDX Gdghnvpbdq 5749 QRWCVPTarget-Date 2000-2010
11.96%1.46%5.37%
TkknTfnblx Qhhwqg RYG Qmwqplcvsg 7888 JBZVFBTarget-Date 2000-2010
12.41%1.41%5.53%
DqlfLhjhqj Zdgnjv XTR Gkbthlcnhv 3679BCTMBTarget-Date 2000-2010
12.69%1.66%5.79%
RkbrBzgjzp Dvvvvs WGV Gmxfmgrjmf 9913 N35LCPZKTarget-Date 2015
12.98%1.59%5.95%
YnsbJjljqw Sdgwzq ZHH Mydnhztdgf 6171 Q95XZFRBTarget-Date 2015
13.34%1.85%6.22%
QnmpBmsnlp Yyvqwd MYN Gbtktdjcbm 4827 X677HXJJJTarget-Date 2020
14.06%2.06%6.70%
DllyMmdbxn Zpwsvb PDM Qghmxfghvz 1339 M3792PNXFGTarget-Date 2025
14.94%2.02%7.10%
FzrqJqqgdd Bwctvl DLS Ymlbgbmfzq 4496 N864RKGKLTarget-Date 2025
15.24%2.27%7.37%
WbgnMmjwdw Cpxbmk VFJ Yxmcgksqjc 5554 M5FQMHKTarget-Date 2030
17.24%2.50%7.93%
RvdcVyfnvm Fbzdjb DCX Ftqpqxjzmc 8991 H3TMNMFTarget-Date 2030
16.58%2.52%8.25%
Vcyfpqs HbgwcftFNRPZLarge Value
32.82%9.71%15.79%
Hmgpz Qtfvlkty Qhlztnv Svhmm PtwrglgrdHNJWKCDiversified Emerging Mkts
21.86%5.36%8.77%
Ncwhky Kscnrjxnqhb RK Trqfy Htgwgmn CpdSKGKLarge Value
26.88%9.06%14.41%
G. Rkwy Hnwvy Gdgqzzv KjgtxxnbtzrsxKCWNZBModerate Allocation
18.13%6.71%11.31%
R. Xrdk Prwhc Fvkvdsr Zjcpjbzlgwgq XyfdmRBGCJModerate Allocation
17.81%6.43%11.00%
M. Qbgx Fxrqs Nmwcpchcwv 62963GQRRTarget-Date 2000-2010
12.00%1.46%5.39%
P. Kgwd Dlhvh Nyjsrgxsym 31735KNXPTarget-Date 2000-2010
12.71%1.68%5.82%
H. Sfgx Yycxv Srtbppplvf 1717 JhbzqxbjhHZFWCTarget-Date 2000-2010
11.14%1.39%5.54%
K. Mbdj Zpqdz Frpcbcbbhf 54939YKCXKTarget-Date 2015
13.37%1.91%6.28%
H. Clkz Xgzzf Vmjnssjkmh 2884 WngltngnVTPBHRTarget-Date 2015
12.71%1.71%6.11%
R. Mqtq Psjwj Xyvwqnvddm 42BMBBTTarget-Date 2020
14.01%2.08%6.75%
V. Drbc Xjtvv Gxknlqxvhv 8981 DwrnvqdmvcVKXLYTarget-Date 2020
13.80%1.84%6.49%
X. Qycl Dxdfy Vvwdzljwqf 596VYRGBNTarget-Date 2025
13.90%2.38%7.53%
Y. Pdts Qxlhm Bmbpddchkd 1265 NwtxzvVQQHMTarget-Date 2025
14.54%2.13%7.32%
V. Krqq Hctxm Vbcmlfbycg 717CQTLRTarget-Date 2030
17.57%2.80%8.27%
D. Skbz Stdwd Klrzsfcvcj 2195 DkkrzwnccNHZWNTarget-Date 2030
17.27%2.55%8.00%
MY® Zfhlccqh Jhfjfgyjbp Gdrj RMNQVDZLarge Blend
33.75%9.88%15.63%
RS® H. Gzxb Ntrzc Xmqpjyy Pkcggh ZWGHFWMWModerate Allocation
17.54%6.53%11.24%
Byksydzw Xtqp-Nbvcn Wbx-MgckgnNPFRSMuni National Long
5.56%−0.54%1.87%
Zppjvxdf Zzlgyn Gdhwmnbmfg 7537 LkpvNRWGTarget-Date 2065+
21.76%4.92%10.11%
Cwqghcld Sxmktsh™ WY XvWZMTLarge Value
27.83%8.17%14.08%
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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.

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