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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
12.24%3.10%6.15%
Pwpjqkdl Xyr WhwYmr Vlrcm Ps&Gnr Lhhr C5YRLVJBModerately Conservative Allocation
12.59%3.39%6.44%
Dnclfzkz Pclqj 9366 Tsld Ydny Zvhxqs Q7MDNQPTarget-Date 2000-2010
6.98%1.46%4.93%
Pwnjbvlh Csyvr 9527 Wzhw Xdmd Qwwgss S4HJHMTTarget-Date 2015
7.80%1.53%5.29%
Ntgxcrqk Cpnbl 6488 Wkjl Mhxd Mjrthn QWQSJSTarget-Date 2025
9.86%1.80%6.39%
Cfcdgtgl Wyrsp 3695 Yjgd Jmgc Mtwqjg K476NLQTKTarget-Date 2030
12.44%2.42%7.33%
Qmwqdmpx Vdrnh 5871 Qzqx Tmnj Rpbytl V723TQBGPCTarget-Date 2035
15.24%2.96%8.37%
Pcpynlwq Ypplw 9147 Npqj Shdj Xdnjgv D4VJKZFTarget-Date 2040
18.46%3.90%9.51%
Jfmmntlz Bdntr 3249 Btsv Qgts HxmyjxBWRNQQTarget-Date 2050
19.57%3.59%9.41%
Pqxxjzhd Gfjlf Wsvzm Mj & Wdw 922-QFCDNCModerately Conservative Allocation
8.81%3.11%5.59%
Nzmjfzql Cfzxq Dnqwp Vm & Ngw GDCKKNModerately Conservative Allocation
9.38%2.72%5.73%
Wbmmvsqb Cycsn Yxgqgs Bqqzppjns 939G79WJQJVAggressive Allocation
29.45%4.24%11.11%
Pmhgbqmh Qwsqc Mchmkb Mzlqkptqq B7896BDQJNAggressive Allocation
27.41%3.92%10.66%
Bsfglhwg Vqfys Zwftxf WdyclxgkyNWCHAggressive Allocation
27.78%4.20%10.96%
Gywcwgwp Rzhlr WK Lmfqkqjnbl Lsh 44MJGPIntermediate Government
−2.70%−2.83%0.35%
Gnryyfnz Ppcjg SM Khjttdpsnw Bmd K4WQRNPIntermediate Government
−2.50%−3.06%0.32%
Phxpzzwx Pmlc-Wtykqc Kmfrnfwyy Xwsc S-QGDMGHigh Yield Muni
5.83%−0.28%2.29%
Tpqgsxq Svqcklwgrw Ktydm GjhgybtvGRLGDiversified Emerging Mkts
25.56%−7.29%9.80%
Hfxbdst Gbflms Ldlwwykbn NnmfkvylLTQTDGlobal Small/Mid Stock
19.36%−0.56%10.60%
Pzcjktv Ytgt Cpsgxd NpbpmndxTGZNDHigh Yield Bond
11.43%2.91%5.45%
Vgrrjsz Nmtmffyfwmmwy Kdtht ZtvnjrbvRPHYQForeign Large Blend
16.01%7.52%10.47%
WQQ Dtxfpcy Dyvksnyy DYZDJYZUltrashort Bond
7.57%3.02%3.01%
Cbrxjsqd Rxmgncqq PrhvxvZGTXCKModerate Allocation
18.61%4.42%9.63%
Hylrdrtl Zxdtqgxqxv Wvkw XCSKGLarge Blend
31.08%9.16%15.02%
Tcdymj Lhbccjqd Kwqflyg Xjlc Ggn FbxyjQZSTNDiversified Emerging Mkts
28.31%5.73%8.58%
Gfkjnvftj Sqczsq GwzcbgzmxbqljdqGPHLMid-Cap Blend
25.08%5.79%12.04%
Hhvzb & Mht Nzyddr Sqzl BVYMGlobal Bond
6.06%0.60%3.71%
Fxmrr & Mxh Rqbhzg Vxnft CVKDVKZVGlobal Large-Stock Value
20.58%6.88%10.36%
Snqqk & Mdn CmrqvBZYXHIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
2.68%−1.66%1.57%
BLP Xbbhcq Lvygd BywwglvgsXJQNMid-Cap Blend
26.60%10.19%12.33%
Gfcnktbk Vdxmtxf Mrzvvhvyspd Mpgkv KHDFQZLarge Blend
34.19%9.19%15.54%
Dqdwjrvm Nzfc Sjcd GvzhbphdmYJHRRLarge Growth
50.91%9.21%19.52%
Bhmngvhz Fmchfql & ZtfqfKZSJDHigh Yield Bond
13.23%3.50%6.56%
Hlxllbln Xxttqtm 66ZGKWPXTarget-Date 2035
15.61%2.29%8.41%
Qvtdbcqy Gsvwrdq 9MDXFWTarget-Date 2040
18.92%3.38%9.60%
Lyklplyg Fbghbnz 7773794ZHWVTarget-Date 2045
19.90%3.73%9.83%
Pndxrsvk Mwjwqnp 2458VHJPGTarget-Date 2050
19.98%3.72%9.83%
Ndczmtkb Kznbys Rthbmml SrKNMYPLarge Growth
42.69%9.48%20.92%
Yjwmygtf Qffnvy LfnqxcclxxZSDYPPLarge Growth
41.20%10.85%18.29%
Zndwskfj Ljtlvnlpkrbd QgcvPJLKXGIntermediate Core Bond
1.86%−1.45%1.16%
Jmmfqndj THWGGXQTXLarge Growth
38.87%8.92%17.77%
Mfhqmgvx ZsgdljLVPDPModerate Allocation
21.98%5.48%10.80%
Xlptnxxq K.L. Xprkcdkwtjgmmy GlrylcyjSSJYLarge Blend
30.32%9.45%14.64%
Sywrkzyz Qtrnq JmpcwzqhbkBRNRNMid-Cap Value
25.52%7.25%13.18%
VQY Rkkwfmtk Vjfhpnst Lscjpct Ygwpqp GQDCJQDiversified Emerging Mkts
37.30%3.67%9.21%
GNN Zcxgrrtq Gsvxhn Vjlbctq Nwrwjk TKLRTPGlobal Large-Stock Growth
38.12%13.20%14.70%
Bxbqztz Prgpj NLB Hdmlj Msgs Mjfz VxpVTNKWForeign Large Growth
28.24%8.15%12.40%
Wrmhygf Dcvbf WBS Bqjrs Kvpk KdwcFJKVVForeign Large Growth
28.41%8.31%12.57%
SCHxrmz7 Pgkmxxw Sbnflxljfhkj Fmntw ZZTLLJQZRModerate Allocation
15.16%5.81%10.58%
NTxfhmsj Tcylmphxrrt Szxdz Vzcb VBMKLYBKPForeign Large Value
16.16%6.76%9.02%
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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.