Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund Class A (FABLX)
The investment seeks both income and growth of capital. The fund invests approximately 60% of assets in stocks and other equity securities and the remainder in bonds and other debt securities, including lower-quality debt securities (those of less than investment-grade quality, also referred to as high yield debt securities or junk bonds), when its outlook is neutral. It invests at least 25% of total assets in fixed-income senior securities.
Fund Info
ISIN | US3158078184 |
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Issuer | Fidelity |
Inception Date | Sep 3, 1996 |
Category | Diversified Portfolio |
Asset Class | Multi-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.
Share Price Chart
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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.
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.
Period | Return | Benchmark |
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Year-To-Date | 7.09% | 10.04% |
1 month | 2.80% | 3.53% |
6 months | 17.96% | 22.79% |
1 year | 23.76% | 32.16% |
5 years (annualized) | 11.31% | 13.15% |
10 years (annualized) | 9.41% | 10.96% |
Monthly Returns Heatmap
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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2024 | 1.29% | 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 ratio | Sortino ratio | Omega ratio | Calmar ratio | Ulcer Index | |
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Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund Class A | 2.79 | ||||
S&P 500 | 2.76 |
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.
Period | TTM | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
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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.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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.
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 |
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-43.91% | Oct 15, 2007 | 351 | Mar 9, 2009 | 489 | Feb 14, 2011 | 840 |
-26.38% | Feb 20, 2020 | 23 | Mar 23, 2020 | 79 | Jul 15, 2020 | 102 |
-23.25% | Sep 5, 2000 | 471 | Jul 23, 2002 | 381 | Jan 26, 2004 | 852 |
-23.14% | Dec 28, 2021 | 202 | Oct 14, 2022 | 322 | Jan 29, 2024 | 524 |
-14.68% | Aug 30, 2018 | 80 | Dec 24, 2018 | 75 | Apr 12, 2019 | 155 |
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.