Fidelity Advisor International Small Cap Fund Class C (FICSX)

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Fidelity Advisor International Small Cap Fund Class C (FICSX) is up 9.7% since the beginning of the year. FICSX is currently trading at $38 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of FICSX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,288.

Fidelity Advisor International Small Cap Fund Class C (FICSX) has returned 9.70% so far this year and 17.70% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, FICSX has returned 7.84% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.66% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Sep 30, 2002, FICSX's average daily return is +0.05%, while the average monthly return is +0.97%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 6.0 years.

Historically, 61% of months were positive and 39% were negative. The best month was May 2009 with a return of +17.5%, while the worst month was Oct 2008 at -25.0%. The longest winning streak lasted 14 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 6 months.

On a daily basis, FICSX closed higher 52% of trading days. The best single day was Oct 13, 2008 with a return of +9.1%, while the worst single day was Mar 16, 2020 at -9.8%.

Fidelity Advisor International Small Cap Fund Class C has an annualized alpha of 4.70%, beta of 0.61, and R2 of 0.52 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since October 01, 2002.

• This fund participates in less of S&P 500 Index's moves in both directions, but captures a larger share of gains (92.01%) than losses (87.20%) - typical of diversified or defensive assets.
• This fund generated an annualized alpha of 4.70% versus S&P 500 Index - delivering returns beyond what market exposure alone would predict.
• Beta of 0.61 indicates this fund moves significantly less than S&P 500 Index - a genuinely defensive profile with reduced participation in both market rallies and downturns.

FICSX has a high expense ratio of 2.05%, indicating above-average management fees.

FICSX ranks 23 for risk / return — below 23% 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 Small Cap Fund Class C (FICSX) and compare them to S&P 500 Index.

Fidelity Advisor International Small Cap Fund Class C provided a 2.49% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.94 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Fidelity Advisor International Small Cap Fund Class C. 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 Small Cap Fund Class C. 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 Small Cap Fund Class C was 61.39%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 1134 trading sessions.

The current Fidelity Advisor International Small Cap Fund Class C drawdown is 1.10%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.