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Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund Class A (FABLX)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISINUS3158078184
IssuerFidelity
Inception DateSep 3, 1996
CategoryDiversified Portfolio
Asset ClassMulti-Asset

Asset Class Size

Large-Cap

Asset Class Style

Growth

Expense Ratio

The Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund Class A has a high expense ratio of 0.81%, indicating higher-than-average management fees.


0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%0.81%

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Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund Class A

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Performance

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund Class A, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.


300.00%350.00%400.00%450.00%OctoberNovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarch
454.56%
379.93%
FABLX (Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund Class A)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

S&P 500

Returns By Period

Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund Class A had a return of 7.09% year-to-date (YTD) and 23.76% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund Class A had an annualized return of 9.41%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 10.96%, indicating that Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund Class A did not perform as well as the benchmark.


PeriodReturnBenchmark
Year-To-Date7.09%10.04%
1 month2.80%3.53%
6 months17.96%22.79%
1 year23.76%32.16%
5 years (annualized)11.31%13.15%
10 years (annualized)9.41%10.96%

Monthly Returns Heatmap


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20241.29%3.22%
2023-1.06%-3.89%-1.89%7.56%4.07%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

This table presents risk-adjusted performance metrics for Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund Class A (FABLX) and compares them with a selected benchmark (^GSPC). These performance indicators assess an investment's returns in relation to its risk, enabling a more accurate comparison of different investment options.


Sharpe ratioSortino ratioOmega ratioCalmar ratioUlcer Index
FABLX
Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund Class A
2.79
^GSPC
S&P 500
2.76

Sharpe Ratio

The current Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund Class A Sharpe ratio is 2.79. A Sharpe ratio higher than 2.0 is considered very good.


Rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio0.501.001.502.002.503.00OctoberNovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarch
2.79
2.76
FABLX (Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund Class A)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividends

Dividend History

Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund Class A granted a 1.38% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to $0.39 per share.


PeriodTTM20232022202120202019201820172016201520142013
Dividend$0.39$0.39$1.19$1.98$1.12$0.64$1.44$1.35$0.32$0.97$1.52$1.06

Dividend yield

1.38%1.48%5.38%6.92%4.31%2.86%7.72%6.46%1.64%5.34%7.92%5.65%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund Class A. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024$0.00$0.00
2023$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.13
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.00$1.02$0.00$0.08
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$1.71$0.00$0.21
2020$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.00$0.74$0.00$0.25
2019$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.42
2018$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$1.11$0.00$0.21
2017$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.00$0.88$0.00$0.35
2016$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.13
2015$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.81$0.00$0.06
2014$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.00$1.00$0.00$0.39
2013$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.66$0.00$0.30

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way.


-15.00%-10.00%-5.00%0.00%OctoberNovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarch00
FABLX (Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund Class A)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund Class A. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund Class A was 43.91%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 489 trading sessions.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-43.91%Oct 15, 2007351Mar 9, 2009489Feb 14, 2011840
-26.38%Feb 20, 202023Mar 23, 202079Jul 15, 2020102
-23.25%Sep 5, 2000471Jul 23, 2002381Jan 26, 2004852
-23.14%Dec 28, 2021202Oct 14, 2022322Jan 29, 2024524
-14.68%Aug 30, 201880Dec 24, 201875Apr 12, 2019155

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The current Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund Class A volatility is 1.98%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


1.50%2.00%2.50%3.00%3.50%4.00%4.50%5.00%OctoberNovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarch
1.98%
2.82%
FABLX (Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund Class A)
Benchmark (^GSPC)