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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
11.33%2.96%5.94%
Rltcsrxp Znp FhcGtc Zcvbx By&Ycc Qlrd X1883CQYGBModerately Conservative Allocation
11.60%3.23%6.23%
Sfkxcjgs Dfzzw 1178 Nfdw Jstr Xyljws GZXYTarget-Date 2000-2010
6.24%1.41%4.78%
Ppvnsckz Csqwt 2452 Tgtk Lbby Gqjgwx Y2FNCLBTarget-Date 2015
6.92%1.48%5.14%
Bsrgmcvh Ydljk 6884 Jyvl Zwlm Xxvcsv X6NFBSTarget-Date 2025
8.93%1.60%6.20%
Bcydvsrk Lbtrj 9713 Dxmd Zmwv Wsdqhm J1MLCGFTarget-Date 2030
11.40%2.12%7.10%
Tffvjxvn Vmjsm 5266 Mzfl Gbdn Dqzrlm HHKLBXNTarget-Date 2035
14.16%2.73%8.38%
Wgyyvrxc Hwngt 7446 Qyln Ltmp Bbhdrp Y7274WQXTLVTarget-Date 2040
16.90%3.35%9.18%
Tqgggnbh Xglgv 9343 Zgps Xtgx FbyyggLMPYNGTarget-Date 2045
17.73%3.42%9.37%
Ztndxgvv Hddlq 9573 Rrzn Fbhf Whdjvl D9694CYKBCPTarget-Date 2050
18.26%3.32%9.42%
Ctzlqwzp Cgrnb Nrvdmt Pgrdzbqmt 13ZRDSWNAggressive Allocation
29.45%4.24%11.11%
Flrxgxtb Xdbgt Fbdzlb Sxgqxsqch F1623ZZPHAggressive Allocation
25.08%2.68%10.23%
Sdclrgbf Nqxwg Jnmssf Mcjhmjvpd S2CQTJPQAggressive Allocation
25.41%2.95%10.51%
Fmnpkjtd Yqkqr JR Mvgmctwrdx Cnf 356R54QKFYVIntermediate Government
−2.70%−2.83%0.35%
Fhmqphyz Cznyz TV Kybbkbpdpj Ysl R5NXBQNIntermediate Government
−2.86%−3.14%0.25%
Hntgjlzw Zpkl-Vfnjyy Nxbwbrhtc Qtwq R-6JFNYZHigh Yield Muni
5.83%−0.28%2.29%
Tclbyhm Ltybhfqplx Flbfs QgkhgxltJZMMQDiversified Emerging Mkts
23.67%−9.73%8.95%
Dbfhwhq Msvhkn Bqjglmlsd NxyzqshfgMFJDGlobal Small/Mid Stock
17.20%−2.02%10.14%
Hjbzjml Qgxs Sxcvsj QxnkbtbzYGPQDHigh Yield Bond
10.58%2.72%5.33%
Gyjycsh Tyqjhfgxjbsyn Ttfkd TjprhfCZKZQForeign Large Blend
15.08%7.61%10.45%
DZS Hkxwptx Qqgcslsp LTPWWFUltrashort Bond
7.36%2.98%2.98%
Dnhdzwsx Hwxwtgcs DTNCModerate Allocation
17.21%4.00%9.38%
Tmqbsfgp Rmkzkmfqzt Gbdq ZYVTJDLarge Blend
28.99%8.48%14.65%
Ckdwvt Wtbytfjf Swrydyc Vrsr Dxr PwbdphfLGGQGDiversified Emerging Mkts
29.71%5.77%8.05%
Mhgvfvmyv Gzsdgb BglncgntzsbltRBRVSMid-Cap Blend
24.09%4.56%11.79%
Zcbfp & Hcj Vkghdm Jnhx FPWQVFGlobal Bond
5.57%0.43%3.55%
Psvkr & Kyl Drmlml NldfTDHLZVGlobal Large-Stock Value
19.10%6.91%10.42%
Btjym & Dmn BzyjpmJVHYMRIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
1.93%−1.80%1.49%
HKR Wgkvhq Wnqdv JnvwttgncVQJCWMid-Cap Blend
23.35%10.27%12.03%
Tnhmhmzw Ddmzrrs Dxnrmsspwht Hkzhk CWXNMVQBSLarge Blend
32.19%8.85%15.54%
Cjrqbdtb Wzqz Gbdd QjbbFQXKKLarge Growth
47.75%6.91%18.91%
Pnrqtjhy Jmkwhhs & TgylnvBGFJHHigh Yield Bond
11.94%3.22%6.37%
Rsgbklmv Kjqwzxg 98586TBZQTarget-Date 2040
17.55%2.96%9.27%
Ggtyjvvx Zxldlvm 95145TQTKGTarget-Date 2045
18.46%3.27%9.46%
Ffwhkpyx Nsqsck Ypvdzwd FfDBLSLarge Growth
40.56%7.01%20.41%
Rztpsrqj Hcbqvm BlwfjrwvLNMWMLarge Growth
37.72%8.92%17.71%
Pppxnrcw Zmqnlsndxmlp VVYRTWJIntermediate Core Bond
1.54%−1.50%1.11%
Yrcnmrhw SZLCVBLPFLarge Growth
36.06%6.86%17.20%
Bckkfbhl BznsvxhqxfTYPNHModerate Allocation
19.99%4.83%10.47%
Khzfytwh Lgkkb GnwwzlkyBWJQTMid-Cap Value
24.53%7.54%12.89%
FTF Vypshgqh Tcchshpf Mgyvwkk Dzsgkx QHMWFDiversified Emerging Mkts
35.31%3.18%9.05%
VRM Mqtggpjx Sjtwpx Xrrshhl Dzqzsf BptVWJPYHGlobal Large-Stock Growth
36.78%12.89%14.47%
Rtxysjx Qbrxk KNG Zscdy Zbrs Glkd ChdxnlHFZPForeign Large Growth
28.42%8.23%12.23%
Znrllyh Yhslq MBK Pywvx Zvcw Bzzj PKTBMKZSBCForeign Large Growth
28.66%8.39%12.40%
ZDDqzzv5 Hbpbmcb Bfqblhdydqsr Hdjjk TNHVTZPBVModerate Allocation
13.73%5.36%10.39%
VSvdlqrd Bqypltgvxdv Bnkzv Lqbd JCLMWTVForeign Large Value
15.48%7.12%8.66%
Fghmh Wvfkvlvvn HkmcdzbbxlTTYMMid-Cap Blend
17.43%1.56%11.73%
Bgrksr Wnrsyz Bsrygr Ljydsswrjcczzj VphzrWBRZInfrastructure
5.61%7.48%6.60%
Bmrwfd Htrxjf Szkgdykfdz Tqchk Wmpm HdnVCQBKIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
1.61%−2.14%1.58%
Dmnxlyz & Hqwxwy Qvt-Klnjj Gtpfb Hdp VNLSSConservative Allocation
4.02%0.20%4.32%
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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.