There's no denying the importance and popularity of 401(k)s for retirement savers. Americans have $7.3 trillion invested in these tax-deferred workplace savings accounts, according to the Investment Company Institute, and there are roughly 60 million active 401(k) participants.
BrightScope, a financial-information company that rates retirement-savings plans, compiled this list of the 100 most popular mutual funds in 401(k) plans based on funds' 401(k) assets under management.
Here is the list of the top 100 mutual funds for your 401(k) retirement savings. (All figures are as of Oct. 7, 2021.)
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* The dollar amounts represent funds' total assets under management held both within 401(k) plans and outside of 401(k)s, according to Morningstar. BrightScope ranked the funds by assets under management held in 401(k)s only, but it did not disclose the precise amounts for proprietary reasons.
Sources: BrightScope, Morningstar
* The dollar amounts represent funds' total assets under management held both within 401(k) plans and outside of 401(k)s, according to Morningstar. BrightScope ranked the funds by assets under management held in 401(k)s only, but it did not disclose the precise amounts for proprietary reasons.
Sources: BrightScope, Morningstar
* The dollar amounts represent funds' total assets under management held both within 401(k) plans and outside of 401(k)s, according to Morningstar. BrightScope ranked the funds by assets under management held in 401(k)s only, but it did not disclose the precise amounts for proprietary reasons.
Sources: BrightScope, Morningstar
* The dollar amounts represent funds' total assets under management held both within 401(k) plans and outside of 401(k)s, according to Morningstar. BrightScope ranked the funds by assets under management held in 401(k)s only, but it did not disclose the precise amounts for proprietary reasons.
Sources: BrightScope, Morningstar
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