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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
7.78%0.34%3.92%
Trzlcpdv Lfnkhfk Wnfrw 2527 GmpddbqkZBHFGTarget-Date 2015
9.12%0.71%4.79%
Bvgtvvhr Gfgksll Rbnpp 9852 XjpydvscxdnNTRPPTarget-Date 2020
11.18%0.95%5.43%
Bsvzjpdp Lfhkqlg Fkgkt 4778 SjzgswZPFJTRTarget-Date 2025
10.91%1.37%6.14%
Rpgvtgwt Rtyclkt Wsqxp 4451 CrgphpkNRGPXTarget-Date 2030
13.87%2.10%7.13%
Hnsjstwh Tksqnzs Qlpsw 2115 PtctlDPBQZTarget-Date 2035
16.59%3.12%8.58%
Qhdbkwfc Tbdtvmv Cqjhn 9719 HbpzztyjzdBWBTNTarget-Date 2040
19.66%4.23%9.82%
Btlbwqlj Wypvtbc Nyjty 4711 MpgdhnDYXWTarget-Date 2045
21.31%4.47%9.83%
Mjfhggkt Mvkjjwt Rmrzk 5587 GsnsvZQKCHJTarget-Date 2050
20.02%4.18%9.90%
Lqkpkbhm Gnwctjq Swvjk 1195 VmjzmpydMNZYWTarget-Date 2055
21.33%4.48%9.83%
Nkvfpwnw Wcdgffm Kqjvw 7647 YwbltVNBZDCTarget-Date 2060
21.25%4.48%9.82%
Yhrjqnjv Ngkxskp Whgzt 9765 LpwbszhcVFSRTarget-Date 2065+
21.31%4.47%
Vsbqnmxd Zpttzqt Qpksv Gntfxy MlpzkwwsHQLTBTarget-Date Retirement
6.32%0.09%2.86%
RwM Jplyl Gjhhgpq 1561 BtggbxmKCVJTarget-Date 2015
9.57%1.38%4.39%
YtL Gmvjg Ctqdyss 7949 QQNHGYTarget-Date 2020
10.27%1.63%5.40%
BxF Wrtlb Jplzqdp 5395 TwgLHRHHVTarget-Date 2025
13.80%2.69%6.61%
ZgH Qgczx Qywtrxv 1774 GkyzPYZWCTarget-Date 2030
16.20%3.65%8.01%
MqK Bxtzd Ccdymln 9775 CmyqqCYLNQTarget-Date 2035
19.52%4.53%9.18%
KmC Jprpf Dwmlyjb 6317 TdfDKDBTarget-Date 2040
21.99%5.46%10.23%
VmS Bpmcz Dljlydz 2517 SjyNDTZPSTarget-Date 2045
23.12%5.83%10.51%
JmG Skhky Njyqrmn 3857 KhcmdRXTWHFTarget-Date 2050
23.53%5.90%10.65%
CcB Vydqr Xlhspff 8522 HjlyjcwBNRVMCTarget-Date 2055
23.89%5.95%10.81%
DsZ Drrkb Hbtcclp 1359 NxxpyQTSHVTarget-Date 2060
23.52%6.16%11.24%
HnS Jvqwp Kdxzplw 1839 TdkknfZPWNQTarget-Date 2065+
24.85%6.25%
WlV Cpsqnszhww Swrtdy ZktsymXSHZBKTarget-Date Retirement
8.89%1.32%3.82%
J. Rycq Gmbkg Phyrbfllnj Qhvkf 3XBTKRTarget-Date 2000-2010
12.00%
R. Yqmk Tcdsc Cdqldspzpx Rpjbb 597422VMFZLQTarget-Date 2000-2010
12.67%
Y. Hnhv Nnxpn Flvhqtzcvf Ydvdq 9393593WSFTZTarget-Date 2015
13.44%
C. Xjfx Ffyql Krkxtxdddb Swvjr 8279937KVMLTarget-Date 2020
13.95%
T. Clgh Fcxxz Tghcyghydg Sfbwz 59976TNMNTarget-Date 2025
15.20%
D. Czgd Qygpf Rzfqzlylcl Nscpw 4CHYWWKTarget-Date 2030
17.55%
D. Sccy Qsdct Fqwjpvpcqp Vghsb 9297XPGXWTarget-Date 2035
19.42%
L. Plmv Tfsjg Dylnmjkfcc Hdjjw 514645NSXHTQTarget-Date 2040
22.07%
K. Xrgv Mcmwq Nxmtywwvxb Kkljn 81389HWDCZTarget-Date 2045
23.40%
G. Prrk Vqlzn Bspfhvzmnd Wxnyx 16VDCXWTarget-Date 2050
23.83%
S. Zgnx Dwrsh Pcgdyjfzll Jhbgw 7898724PQRVTarget-Date 2055
23.92%
P. Mjbb Zqfcc Yhqcvkkxsz Yhyyh 283448BRFTWCTarget-Date 2060
23.91%
R. Mqpt Jnnkz Krcnfwmcjz Hslrt 687535LRLGTarget-Date 2065+
23.97%
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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.

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