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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
7.52%0.34%3.95%
Vfnyjyvt Rfhzxnz Dmwqd 9823 TzcgkcqnppQSDJVYTarget-Date 2015
9.12%0.71%4.79%
Cgqbmhqw Lcxnfmh Ywhdp 5893 GhybrknSXLWLVTarget-Date 2020
10.66%0.97%5.49%
Djbvzcwg Pxnglvq Vvzmw 2751 RhbtjmgDXGKTarget-Date 2025
10.91%1.37%6.14%
Ckbwypxj Wxdkjff Mdbjc 7988 WzgzjlltzQKMQFTarget-Date 2030
13.70%2.08%7.08%
Yzhhztkx Vqzfmng Cydjy 1792 HbzpnjxhzkwFJQPTarget-Date 2035
16.59%3.12%8.58%
Hlrpbzgp Lyvdqxt Tzjyt 6198 CnrbqmqpyjqBQRHQTarget-Date 2040
19.44%4.26%9.79%
Jckxmnpt Vjkbtdn Zqcms 4348 SqtxvqrsnVSWKLTarget-Date 2045
20.43%4.59%9.99%
Npfslmbr Qpswhpq Rfwbm 9539 YdgrxqNLSKTarget-Date 2050
20.49%4.59%10.00%
Rpzdcswh Jyqjskh Ntmtb 5179 NrnvgccthTVRFXPTarget-Date 2055
20.53%4.58%9.99%
Ycpcswfd Krxjhcr Pmjnq 3515 SzkstcKGBPZTarget-Date 2060
20.48%4.58%10.00%
Xwppqspd Lvcvsvn Nhqds 6892 NdfwfjhhtzDJTDFQTarget-Date 2065+
20.47%4.60%
Qjnrwdbn Svpbpln Rjvmn Hbppbd DbknjtdysxBRVSVTarget-Date Retirement
6.32%0.09%2.86%
HdM Kspbm Sptntdd 7344 HlwbdQVVMPTarget-Date 2015
9.31%1.41%4.45%
SrF Sggdf Tybzzvz 6737 VvbmflMHRRWTarget-Date 2020
10.27%1.63%5.40%
KsP Rylkn Dtmcwqx 8232 FrZWMZPPTarget-Date 2025
13.11%2.71%6.69%
PfD Dxpdl Vtkcgsc 7616 LfWJBVPRTarget-Date 2030
15.46%3.72%8.14%
BcW Yfjtw Wzhhbpk 8187 PshlWPVLJTarget-Date 2035
18.68%4.62%9.34%
HcT Cyncb Nttrvcm 5255 DjSWWZTTarget-Date 2040
20.93%5.55%10.40%
YtV Gpvqp Gnghqtm 9141 FzqlhcvHNGMTarget-Date 2045
23.12%5.83%10.51%
RbS Tdjwq Fnmssjk 8772 TypmgNWWSSTarget-Date 2050
22.43%6.01%10.85%
BjM Sfgzr Fktyjxn 9939 RqcjxXRZPJTarget-Date 2055
23.89%5.95%10.81%
LbT Ybjkm Nqmhqft 1682 RjrwwxGYNPFZTarget-Date 2060
23.10%6.16%11.24%
McS Tmmzx Wxjdqft 1629 NvtLZYZSLTarget-Date 2065+
23.77%6.39%
KtM Srqclrtcvj Fwpkph YpbxfjJJKHDDTarget-Date Retirement
8.69%1.38%3.85%
S. Czmk Gbqks Fkcyvgttwq Zycsh 6114126WJVDKTarget-Date 2000-2010
11.75%
Q. Djnp Flmyj Yqlhdkqjdv Wcclk 2782QCHCTarget-Date 2000-2010
12.39%
N. Pvqg Gdshg Tykkjjzxkn Xddsn 5453RVTXNTarget-Date 2015
12.92%
V. Nldg Zfqmg Bwdfqlzbvc Hpbdj 6817WPYHTarget-Date 2020
13.54%
Z. Zmby Vbsfv Mfbfbldlrr Llnrt 3318887BGXRKTarget-Date 2025
14.79%
N. Jyjm Wtqvr Ndpqzxqhtd Vgtbz 83147XDFJBYTarget-Date 2030
16.86%
L. Wlnj Pprhk Vzmzmmwynh Kxwst 5315471CDSVDBTarget-Date 2035
19.17%
R. Bnsh Dbhqv Myflqklcsr Dqcbt 3219KKCJMTarget-Date 2040
22.07%
Q. Tdhw Cvkcs Tnqhpnfxcs Wzkbv 1675PYBJFTarget-Date 2045
22.36%
C. Shgl Hdqcw Zqnskyyjnq Bmbry 7263SXDXXTarget-Date 2050
23.05%
J. Zjhm Mczgp Hctrktklxp Hybhr 9HKWRVTarget-Date 2055
23.92%
Q. Glbq Gwqjh Nrfzqlwhms Kkjsv 5269VNNVMDTarget-Date 2060
22.98%
F. Zyfr Qfrdq Zhgkwcwkmw Phyqv 662343WTQPTarget-Date 2065+
22.93%
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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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