Fidelity Series Short-Term Credit Fund (FYBTX)

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Fidelity Series Short-Term Credit Fund (FYBTX) is up 0.7% since the beginning of the year. FYBTX is currently trading at $10 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of FYBTX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,144.

Fidelity Series Short-Term Credit Fund (FYBTX) has returned 0.71% so far this year and 3.87% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, FYBTX has returned 2.54% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.88% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jan 4, 2016, FYBTX's average daily return is +0.01%, while the average monthly return is +0.21%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 27.5 years.

Historically, 71% of months were positive and 29% were negative. The best month was Apr 2020 with a return of +2.1%, while the worst month was Mar 2020 at -2.7%. The longest winning streak lasted 20 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 8 months.

On a daily basis, FYBTX closed higher 26% of trading days. The best single day was Mar 27, 2020 with a return of +0.7%, while the worst single day was Mar 20, 2020 at -0.8%.

Fidelity Series Short-Term Credit Fund has an annualized alpha of 2.53%, beta of 0.00, and R2 of 0.00 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since January 04, 2016.

• This fund participates in less of S&P 500 Index's moves in both directions, but captures a larger share of gains (8.38%) than losses (2.06%) - typical of diversified or defensive assets.
• Beta of 0.00 may look defensive, but with R2 of 0.00 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 0.00 means this fund moves largely independently of S&P 500 Index - capture ratios reflect limited market correlation rather than active downside protection. Consider using a more representative benchmark.

FYBTX has an expense ratio of 0.00%, meaning no management fees are charged.

FYBTX 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 Series Short-Term Credit Fund provided a 4.74% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.47 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Fidelity Series Short-Term Credit 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 Series Short-Term Credit 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 Series Short-Term Credit Fund was 6.00%, occurring on Oct 20, 2022. Recovery took 278 trading sessions.

The current Fidelity Series Short-Term Credit Fund drawdown is 0.30%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.