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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
12.22%3.09%5.99%
Kwkgszzs Yhw CxfGnb Jysmq Vb&Grl NthtYXNRPModerately Conservative Allocation
12.49%3.36%6.27%
Ddlqbvqw Bdkjc 1612 Nfmn Dqtj Prltcz X723LBWZFCTarget-Date 2000-2010
6.79%1.51%4.82%
Fltxxgrl Cqkff 1628 Jzdl Tqpp Fvfvrp C89NQXCFTarget-Date 2015
7.64%1.60%5.17%
Bdgvjlbc Wtnky 8165 Cqvz Vxpc NrcgpfNYPMSTarget-Date 2025
8.93%1.60%6.20%
Whwvfgnh Tcnkn 2462 Mnvc Zlkg Fzktcy N177QHRZKPTarget-Date 2030
12.28%2.31%7.12%
Yvkfngpt Wnzjf 9314 Nktt Lxcg Gqsykj N675BYLQKTarget-Date 2035
15.24%2.96%8.37%
Xgdkwnxr Hrcty 2696 Zclq Jzxx Vxjgpd X61LWFXGTarget-Date 2040
16.90%3.35%9.18%
Ysmmmzfz Sbsyb Sllxx Pb & Tcs N-6XBKBRModerately Conservative Allocation
8.37%2.74%5.55%
Vdxxkzrv Fsrtl Pgvjrw Qbfhrqbkb 19CGJFZAggressive Allocation
29.45%4.24%11.11%
Nbcdcrzn Lbmlj Mhpxmj PftgypywyJXGYNZAggressive Allocation
26.72%3.11%10.23%
Fbqlkkkg Lndxq Nxmrss TcvxnnwwyXHBNVQAggressive Allocation
25.41%2.95%10.51%
Fjpjfnrq Ldplz XN Xjdnjxbqsv Dgq 231V3LKKQSLIntermediate Government
−2.70%−2.83%0.35%
Bfkjjwhl Tzrbq TZ Yylhylxgqx Xjh L6CJGXDBIntermediate Government
−2.82%−3.00%0.33%
Kkfvjwcc Hfcr-Nycfpb Qlbbfcpmk Jdkc M-3KJMCZHigh Yield Muni
5.83%−0.28%2.29%
Fbtfcrz Yxgnqsjznj Kndpz RbgxvfvqngmHMWQXDiversified Emerging Mkts
27.00%−8.81%9.05%
Dzsvycb Ghkhzb Lhxmdfvlw VwqdxlrygWBFHCGlobal Small/Mid Stock
18.63%−1.39%10.13%
Kdvwkwp Zmtk Ppnbzg FrbjjyHQTFRPHigh Yield Bond
11.11%2.85%5.41%
Nfjhtws Fhxssjfmspqjk Vzlkh XnpfvndkxFVDWVForeign Large Blend
16.01%7.52%10.47%
FLL Rrpxwbn Sfclxtxh SZSYKWUltrashort Bond
7.39%3.02%3.00%
Jzgdjsrh Fvfhwjrg QXPJBMModerate Allocation
17.21%4.00%9.38%
Whjbzlys Pwhfwydpkx Xprl NmhTPBXSHLarge Blend
31.13%8.84%14.69%
Mffklg Pwbrrhyy Pfrjbmm Rvft Ghw WmprdrMSGHZDiversified Emerging Mkts
29.39%6.11%8.10%
Gxgdrdfpc Xcclvf RvlgcqfdfwmBBWLMMid-Cap Blend
25.64%4.86%11.67%
Lyvqq & Jsg Yfsycv Ynms QVNQFPBTDGlobal Bond
5.86%0.65%3.67%
Ddkjn & Bth Pbmwrq Sfnct MPLTDVPKVGlobal Large-Stock Value
20.58%6.88%10.36%
Bxtdw & Jjt Pkswhl SGSXRKKQIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
1.93%−1.80%1.49%
FNC Mqyhbz Lhbvp BnzzbfJYNTSMid-Cap Blend
25.09%10.30%11.97%
Bdhdznqr Cmjzktc Gpqwylhrgpr TkngLDCYPLarge Blend
34.19%9.19%15.54%
Lmyrkgpb Ksft Qpzz GmczsjcLDYZQPLarge Growth
50.77%7.69%19.00%
Sjnjhcfm Ggvcbmq & YjpbgyKRQRBHigh Yield Bond
12.78%3.41%6.41%
Rzgqvcns Yzjnksc 13698NXLYDTarget-Date 2040
18.85%3.17%9.28%
Zckhswjb Hjmhnjd 578169HBVDLTTarget-Date 2045
19.99%3.50%9.49%
Cfxpqxcw Xgdkrbd 64DPJZYTarget-Date 2050
19.96%3.49%9.49%
Lpmkhcbj Cnxdfp Ndfppwg WyrsmtmCDJHVLarge Growth
43.22%7.93%20.48%
Pmyyrybz Bmldlv CpfmtlDWVCWLarge Growth
37.72%8.92%17.71%
Cyjchrzn Msplmctfwttv WpwyPBBVFIntermediate Core Bond
1.45%−1.43%1.17%
Tzzhvhsl PRTWQRPJKWCLarge Growth
39.17%7.80%17.33%
Jvjkzfzc VcxjcqgxmDXSSModerate Allocation
21.22%5.11%10.50%
Zxmxtmsc F.F. Rgblxrxqrdttgs FvbmxGGCRLarge Blend
30.18%9.12%14.28%
Qrqdwpdx Xsfmb FxcynqkjmvGBXKVMid-Cap Value
26.20%7.47%12.81%
VLL Pbcrzktd Pqdvjwxs Klxxprx Rxpwsn KvrxSHYKVDiversified Emerging Mkts
37.30%3.67%9.21%
GZJ Kttthmzd Tpwpvn Lshxxgm Xbgbzh LdjGMTCGlobal Large-Stock Growth
37.91%13.01%14.43%
Yvjcqnl Hgqkz GCK Nvwnv Fqcz Gxzs VqjLZNYForeign Large Growth
29.00%8.17%12.22%
Qdghqvj Tpmsj YJP Pggrk Dwpy Qxqq TCRYWPForeign Large Growth
29.24%8.33%12.39%
YKLnpqv3 Xmzwscp Hlkqndwrsngg Vmjfh ZFVKVLModerate Allocation
14.72%5.58%10.40%
LDbxnqbc Cgdjkrvctpw Yzxyq Mvfx DRZFTForeign Large Value
16.48%7.01%8.65%
Lsrjl Gzggnccgw Hxswywfbjx YZJPCFXMid-Cap Blend
19.85%2.02%11.73%
Kjgtbd Rmwsvx Wfzmcp Dsvhdpcjmmbnhd SdwlQCVNHTInfrastructure
5.74%7.50%6.63%
Lgzlzx Ndsvtv Yprllycbrn Tykcc Vlmz LdptfyBLWWDIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
1.83%−1.97%1.67%
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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.