Fidelity Advisor Series Small Cap Fund (FSSFX)
The fund normally invests primarily in common stocks. It normally invests at least 80% of assets in securities of companies with small market capitalizations (which, for purposes of this fund, are those companies with market capitalizations similar to companies in the Russell 2000 Index or the S&P SmallCap 600 Index). The fund invests in domestic and foreign issuers. It invests in either "growth" stocks or "value" stocks or both.
Fund Info
US3158051843
315805184
Nov 7, 2013
$0
Small-Cap
Blend
Expense Ratio
FSSFX has an expense ratio of 0.00%, meaning no management fees are charged.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Fidelity Advisor Series Small Cap Fund (FSSFX) returned -14.54% year-to-date (YTD) and -9.89% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, FSSFX returned 4.66% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.
FSSFX
-14.54%
-1.03%
-21.70%
-9.89%
0.11%
8.83%
4.66%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.52%
6.32%
-1.44%
12.25%
12.45%
14.20%
10.84%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of FSSFX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -2.23% | -4.84% | -5.85% | -2.44% | -0.01% | -14.54% | |||||||
| 2024 | -1.40% | 5.51% | 3.72% | -6.11% | 6.26% | -0.84% | 7.87% | 0.07% | 1.14% | -3.11% | 8.24% | -8.56% | 11.78% |
| 2023 | 9.36% | -0.09% | -3.72% | -2.34% | -2.67% | 9.17% | 4.85% | -1.98% | -5.39% | -6.23% | 7.50% | 7.58% | 15.11% |
| 2022 | -10.69% | 0.85% | -0.54% | -9.24% | -0.08% | -9.42% | 11.72% | -2.94% | -9.51% | 10.12% | 5.46% | -12.19% | -26.36% |
| 2021 | 2.33% | 8.59% | 3.18% | 4.33% | 0.00% | 0.94% | 1.06% | 4.25% | -2.84% | 6.20% | -2.52% | 4.18% | 33.30% |
| 2020 | -0.86% | -9.40% | -19.50% | 13.13% | 8.76% | 2.13% | 4.75% | 4.08% | -3.05% | 0.54% | 15.10% | 3.58% | 15.11% |
| 2019 | 10.84% | 5.24% | 0.38% | 3.63% | -5.89% | 7.53% | 0.82% | -2.17% | 1.20% | 2.46% | 4.27% | -1.09% | 29.53% |
| 2018 | 3.27% | -3.25% | -0.08% | -0.67% | 3.13% | 0.00% | 3.04% | 2.55% | -2.33% | -10.42% | 1.33% | -12.17% | -15.86% |
| 2017 | 0.63% | 1.70% | -0.09% | 0.44% | 0.79% | 2.43% | -0.42% | -0.17% | 4.86% | 2.60% | 0.79% | 0.30% | 14.63% |
| 2016 | -7.77% | 0.42% | 6.55% | 0.40% | 1.58% | -0.97% | 3.44% | 0.38% | 0.28% | -4.53% | 8.00% | 2.70% | 9.90% |
| 2015 | -2.76% | 6.74% | 2.11% | -1.37% | 2.26% | 1.19% | -1.52% | -5.47% | -3.35% | 3.09% | 2.18% | -4.58% | -2.17% |
| 2014 | -4.35% | 4.19% | 1.05% | -0.66% | 1.53% | 4.51% | -5.48% | 5.13% | -4.34% | 5.01% | 0.72% | 1.35% | 8.14% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of FSSFX is 3, meaning it’s performing worse than 97% of other mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Fidelity Advisor Series Small Cap Fund (FSSFX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
Fidelity Advisor Series Small Cap Fund provided a 3.61% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.35 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.35 | $0.35 | $0.04 | $0.11 | $3.08 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $1.10 | $0.83 | $0.18 | $0.45 | $0.36 |
Dividend yield | 3.61% | 3.08% | 0.30% | 1.03% | 21.25% | 0.24% | 0.02% | 12.23% | 6.96% | 1.64% | 4.38% | 3.26% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Fidelity Advisor Series Small Cap Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.35 | $0.35 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.04 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.11 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $3.08 | $3.08 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.03 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.10 | $1.10 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.83 | $0.83 |
| 2016 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.18 |
| 2015 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.44 | $0.45 |
| 2014 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.33 | $0.36 |
Drawdowns
Drawdowns Chart
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.
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Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Fidelity Advisor Series Small Cap 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 Advisor Series Small Cap Fund was 40.38%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 141 trading sessions.
The current Fidelity Advisor Series Small Cap Fund drawdown is 22.48%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -40.38% | Jan 17, 2020 | 45 | Mar 23, 2020 | 141 | Oct 12, 2020 | 186 |
| -31.67% | Nov 9, 2021 | 152 | Jun 16, 2022 | 604 | Nov 11, 2024 | 756 |
| -30.01% | Nov 26, 2024 | 90 | Apr 8, 2025 | — | — | — |
| -27.11% | Aug 30, 2018 | 80 | Dec 24, 2018 | 226 | Nov 15, 2019 | 306 |
| -24.95% | Jun 24, 2015 | 161 | Feb 11, 2016 | 264 | Mar 1, 2017 | 425 |
Volatility
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