Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund Class Z (FIWDX)

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Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund Class Z (FIWDX) is up 3.5% since the beginning of the year. FIWDX is currently trading at $12 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of FIWDX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,173.

Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund Class Z (FIWDX) has returned 3.48% so far this year and 9.60% over the past 12 months.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Oct 17, 2018, FIWDX's average daily return is +0.02%, while the average monthly return is +0.38%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 15.2 years.

Historically, 67% of months were positive and 33% were negative. The best month was Nov 2023 with a return of +4.4%, while the worst month was Mar 2020 at -8.5%. The longest winning streak lasted 11 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 6 months.

On a daily basis, FIWDX closed higher 47% of trading days. The best single day was Mar 26, 2020 with a return of +2.3%, while the worst single day was Mar 18, 2020 at -3.5%.

Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund Class Z has an annualized alpha of 2.48%, beta of 0.14, and R2 of 0.33 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since October 17, 2018.

• This fund participated in 34.46% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 26.41% of its upside - more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• Beta of 0.14 may look defensive, but with R2 of 0.33 this fund is largely uncorrelated with S&P 500 Index - low beta reflects independence, not downside protection. See the Volatility section for a true picture of this fund's risk.
• R2 of 0.33 means the benchmark explains less than half of this fund's behavior - treat beta with caution or consider switching to a more representative benchmark.

FIWDX has an expense ratio of 0.61%, placing it in the medium range.

FIWDX ranks 87 for risk / return — in the top 87% 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.

Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund Class Z provided a 4.34% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.53 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund Class Z. 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 Strategic Income Fund Class Z. 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 Strategic Income Fund Class Z was 15.96%, occurring on Oct 21, 2022. Recovery took 444 trading sessions.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.