Best-Performing Funds

Vanguard Institutional Index according to Lan Anh Tran, an analyst at Morningstar. This makes VINIX, a passively managed fund, an excellent choice to include in a 401(k) plan

Fidelity 500 Index Another great passively managed fund for 401(k) investors to look at is Fidelity 500 Index. Like VINIX, FXAIX also tracks the S&P 500

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Vanguard PrimeCap An actively managed fund, Vanguard PrimeCap's expense ratio of 0.38% is significantly greater than that of most passively managed funds

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T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Like other target-date funds, the idea behind T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 is to consistently reallocate the fund's holdings with an eye to helping investors retire at a certain date

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BlackRock High Yield Bond Portfolio Another actively managed fund, BlackRock High Yield Bond Portfolio, has a 0.49% expense ratio

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Vanguard Wellington With an inception date all the way back in 1929, the actively managed Vanguard Wellington, in addition to being Vanguard's oldest mutual fund

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American Funds American Balanced R5 Another blended fund, American Funds American Balanced R5, is weighted similarly to VWELX

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Fidelity Growth Company Fidelity Growth Company's stated main goal is capital appreciation for its investors.

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