Fidelity Global Commodity Stock Fund (FFGCX)

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Fidelity Global Commodity Stock Fund (FFGCX) is up 17.8% since the beginning of the year. FFGCX is currently trading at $27 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of FFGCX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,937.

Fidelity Global Commodity Stock Fund (FFGCX) has returned 17.76% so far this year and 37.08% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, FFGCX has returned 12.43% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.67% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Mar 26, 2009, FFGCX's average daily return is +0.04%, while the average monthly return is +0.79%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 7.3 years.

Historically, 56% of months were positive and 44% were negative. The best month was May 2009 with a return of +17.7%, while the worst month was Sep 2011 at -18.8%. The longest winning streak lasted 8 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 5 months.

On a daily basis, FFGCX closed higher 51% 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 Global Commodity Stock Fund has an annualized alpha of -4.25%, beta of 0.98, and R2 of 0.58 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since March 26, 2009.

• This fund participated in 110.56% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 83.82% of its upside - more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• This fund had an annualized alpha of -4.25% versus S&P 500 Index - delivering less than market exposure alone would predict.
• With beta of 0.98 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.

FFGCX has a high expense ratio of 0.94%, indicating above-average management fees.

FFGCX ranks 75 for risk / return — better than 75% of mutual funds on our site. You're getting solid returns for the risk taken. A good sign, especially for investors who want growth without excessive volatility.

Fidelity Global Commodity Stock Fund provided a 2.15% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.57 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Fidelity Global Commodity Stock Fund. 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 Global Commodity Stock Fund. 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 Global Commodity Stock Fund was 57.23%, occurring on Jan 20, 2016. Recovery took 1325 trading sessions.

The current Fidelity Global Commodity Stock Fund drawdown is 7.01%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.