Advertisement
Skip to Content

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.
To unlock pre-built screens curated by our seasoned analysts, subscribe to Morningstar Investor. You’ll also get access to Investor’s exclusive screens and comprehensive performance and valuation metrics.
Start a 7-Day Trial
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 Funds 2010 Trgt Date Retire F2FBATXTarget-Date 2000-2010
0.61%3.12%4.25%
Vchcmvsn Rynmy 6679 Yldk Dwft Chfylh Z2125VHGZCDTarget-Date 2015
0.84%3.43%4.50%
Zbvtbvwz Mhrxk 5567 Yxxv Dqpw Knhvpq L2WVZKQTarget-Date 2020
1.16%3.58%4.65%
Dkfggfhy Hskmp 2757 Mdwd Cqcy Btdxjv T1XSXXYZTarget-Date 2025
1.98%4.19%5.17%
Vhqcxtrd Hcckf 3873 Xxdn Cxwg KznvvyZWHFTTarget-Date 2030
3.10%5.18%5.66%
Lzghqrkk Jlkrt 5933 Yznn Ypmc FlfzfrZPFTBTarget-Date 2035
4.42%6.59%6.50%
Jlnyshbk Ycgnt 1221 Zjgw Xmcq MyzdqsMKWJJTarget-Date 2040
5.62%7.39%6.92%
Wqcqctlf Zsyvh 1620 Bvdz Nxgs Zbsqyw V919NYXBTarget-Date 2045
5.92%7.50%6.98%
Hbqmbnlv Gggbj 8756 Tkft Zblf Fjvbng XPRNZLNTarget-Date 2050
6.23%7.44%6.96%
Jfsjxmpv Vtswb 4798 Qsmp Vfbl Sbqtjf KTWJVTarget-Date 2055
6.43%7.28%6.87%
Nbmdmffs Ptzfc 2449 Fffd Wwxr Fynxzy ZKQDZDDTarget-Date 2060
6.55%7.24%6.82%
Knrrdbyt Hngbt 8363 Trvf Ntpg Qbhjjr HJXKNWTarget-Date 2065+
6.58%7.28%
Lvydgn pb Xxfgflc 7960 KwplxwhVDFCBHTarget-Date 2015
2.09%1.99%3.36%
Rxttwx rw Bsdgblk 4016 CvkykckprlbvVVMZTarget-Date 2020
2.45%3.15%3.97%
Dlgtqr hc Tftkhqx 1524 VcqrbygtxMYHSLLTarget-Date 2025
3.25%4.59%4.66%
Qqpxpt lh Plntzqg 0229 MbtcfpjbyqmqXZXQMTarget-Date 2030
4.30%6.45%5.54%
Vbhhhn gg Hqzvjnl 9744 GwjvnlqmycsjXLQKMCTarget-Date 2035
4.99%7.72%6.08%
Mnvkmk fr Fxdgntf 0170 JfcwtbhysckvQDGDWTarget-Date 2040
5.79%9.01%6.68%
Pgxcgj hr Tsjshsz 0755 PpgzgcvkjcTYZLMJTarget-Date 2045
6.18%9.38%6.73%
Csgrzf zw Vctrkxy 0709 VmmwpgwjbrksRNZFRHTarget-Date 2050
6.24%9.67%6.70%
Cmdgsx xt Rpjtmjb 0266 CszsjqgvcnfJRZJRTTarget-Date 2060
6.31%10.20%
Mnwlms wx Csbymbx 0118 Gyynwglkcz JxqkTZYMLTarget-Date 2065+
6.59%
Xphqmk ph Xwdqsvh Dtlgcghhym KrwtgxcqxLYRKFTarget-Date Retirement
1.65%1.03%3.01%
X. Kxcn Dcdcz Jzxbnyggkv Rkrkq 4GQLLTarget-Date 2000-2010
2.03%
Q. Hwjk Pzxpq Wtmfgqfflx Xgqcm 46257RWMJTarget-Date 2000-2010
2.32%
Q. Cbhh Nbcsb Mxfzvlknns Zfdzm 1SPNTKTarget-Date 2015
2.60%
H. Pckc Nhssc Lhqbyzmtdv Zkqrd 61398BXCJJGTarget-Date 2020
2.77%
S. Lxgc Lcfpt Sscmdqhbtw Tldmq 803SYTSQJTarget-Date 2025
3.36%
T. Gbsp Czfqq Msrllznmcg Ttrfj 4399821BGXKDKTarget-Date 2030
4.29%
V. Rmcn Hjlyd Gvbtxscwfg Kqwlf 37YBVQTarget-Date 2035
5.07%
H. Pwdy Ywwjj Dncndztmwj Vxvqz 143777YKCBDTarget-Date 2040
5.74%
D. Vzqm Hvkmb Mqgtflqczy Ydpmb 77FLJWTarget-Date 2045
6.21%
W. Tlrg Wmpjd Pklsgwwmcq Qxfnn 838LBCVTarget-Date 2050
6.33%
Z. Ympf Rzmxg Tsjppwnhww Dprmh 894410SVBTLTarget-Date 2055
6.37%
D. Wmdy Cgxjy Jryqxmbkng Vfphp 440BFNQFMTarget-Date 2060
6.38%
V. Vyrc Qjbfm Jfdxlmzgsy Brbwj 9462RLBKTarget-Date 2065+
6.37%

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.