Fidelity Advisor International Discovery Fund Class A (FAIDX)

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Fidelity Advisor International Discovery Fund Class A (FAIDX) is up 10.9% since the beginning of the year. FAIDX is currently trading at $63 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of FAIDX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,330.

Fidelity Advisor International Discovery Fund Class A (FAIDX) has returned 10.91% so far this year and 21.58% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, FAIDX has returned 8.85% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.75% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jun 1, 2004, FAIDX's average daily return is +0.03%, while the average monthly return is +0.69%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 8.4 years.

Historically, 60% of months were positive and 40% were negative. The best month was May 2009 with a return of +12.6%, while the worst month was Oct 2008 at -20.4%. The longest winning streak lasted 8 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 6 months.

On a daily basis, FAIDX closed higher 53% of trading days. The best single day was Oct 13, 2008 with a return of +13.3%, while the worst single day was Mar 16, 2020 at -10.5%.

Fidelity Advisor International Discovery Fund Class A has an annualized alpha of -0.39%, beta of 0.86, and R2 of 0.73 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since June 02, 2004.

• This fund participated in 104.03% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 94.75% of its upside - more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• With beta of 0.86 and R2 of 0.73, this fund moves broadly in line with S&P 500 Index - much of its variation is explained by market exposure rather than independent behavior.

FAIDX has a high expense ratio of 1.32%, indicating above-average management fees.

FAIDX ranks 22 for risk / return — below 22% of mutual funds on our site. The returns aren't fully compensating for the risk involved. This isn't necessarily a dealbreaker, but factor it into your decision — especially if you're risk-averse.

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Fidelity Advisor International Discovery Fund Class A (FAIDX) and compare them to S&P 500 Index.

Fidelity Advisor International Discovery Fund Class A provided a 6.07% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $3.82 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.

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

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Fidelity Advisor International Discovery 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 International Discovery Fund Class A was 60.60%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 2061 trading sessions.

The current Fidelity Advisor International Discovery Fund Class A drawdown is 0.93%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.