Fidelity Advisor Global Commodity Stock Fund Class A (FFGAX)

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The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Fidelity Advisor Global Commodity Stock 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.

Fidelity Advisor Global Commodity Stock Fund Class A (FFGAX) has returned 22.77% so far this year and 51.96% over the past 12 months. Looking at the last ten years, FFGAX has achieved an annualized return of 13.56%, outperforming the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 12.16% per year.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Mar 26, 2009, FFGAX's average daily return is +0.04%, while the average monthly return is +0.80%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 7.2 years.

Historically, 56% of months were positive and 44% were negative. The best month was May 2009 with a return of +17.6%, while the worst month was Sep 2011 at -18.8%. The longest winning streak lasted 7 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 5 months.

On a daily basis, FFGAX closed higher 52% of trading days. The best single day was Mar 24, 2020 with a return of +14.6%, while the worst single day was Mar 9, 2020 at -13.2%.

Fidelity Advisor Global Commodity Stock Fund Class A has an annualized alpha of -3.37%, beta of 0.99, and R² of 0.58 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since March 27, 2009.

• This fund participated in 109.06% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 87.01% of its upside — more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• This fund had an annualized alpha of -3.37% versus S&P 500 Index — delivering less than market exposure alone would predict.
• With beta of 0.99 and R² of 0.58, this fund moves broadly in line with S&P 500 Index — much of its variation is explained by market exposure rather than independent behavior.

FFGAX has a high expense ratio of 1.23%, indicating above-average management fees.

FFGAX ranks 96 for risk / return — in the top 96% of mutual funds on our site. This means strong returns relative to risk — exactly what professional investors look for. Well-suited for investors who want to maximize return per unit of risk.

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Fidelity Advisor Global Commodity Stock Fund Class A (FFGAX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).

Fidelity Advisor Global Commodity Stock Fund Class A provided a 1.83% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.50 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Fidelity Advisor Global Commodity Stock 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 Global Commodity Stock 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 Global Commodity Stock Fund Class A was 57.71%, occurring on Mar 18, 2020. Recovery took 285 trading sessions.

The current Fidelity Advisor Global Commodity Stock Fund Class A drawdown is 2.33%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.