Fidelity Advisor International Growth Fund Class C (FIGCX)

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Fidelity Advisor International Growth Fund Class C (FIGCX) is up 5.4% since the beginning of the year. FIGCX is currently trading at $22 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of FIGCX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,231.

Fidelity Advisor International Growth Fund Class C (FIGCX) has returned 5.41% so far this year and 11.75% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, FIGCX has returned 8.11% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.75% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Nov 2, 2007, FIGCX's average daily return is +0.03%, while the average monthly return is +0.52%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 11.1 years.

Historically, 58% of months were positive and 42% were negative. The best month was May 2009 with a return of +12.6%, while the worst month was Oct 2008 at -19.9%. The longest winning streak lasted 7 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 6 months.

On a daily basis, FIGCX closed higher 51% of trading days. The best single day was Oct 13, 2008 with a return of +13.0%, while the worst single day was Mar 16, 2020 at -10.7%.

Fidelity Advisor International Growth Fund Class C has an annualized alpha of -2.70%, beta of 0.89, and R2 of 0.79 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since November 05, 2007.

• This fund participated in 105.47% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 87.66% of its upside - more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• This fund had an annualized alpha of -2.70% versus S&P 500 Index - delivering less than market exposure alone would predict.
• With beta of 0.89 and R2 of 0.79, this fund moves broadly in line with S&P 500 Index - much of its variation is explained by market exposure rather than independent behavior.

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

FIGCX ranks 9 for risk / return — in the bottom 9% of mutual funds on our site. This means you're taking on significantly more risk than the returns justify. Consider whether the potential upside is worth the volatility, or explore alternatives with better risk / return profiles.

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

Fidelity Advisor International Growth Fund Class C provided a 2.78% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.62 per share.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Fidelity Advisor International Growth 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 Growth 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 Growth Fund Class C was 56.53%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 1030 trading sessions.

The current Fidelity Advisor International Growth Fund Class C drawdown is 3.53%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.