Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Fund Class Z (FZAOX)

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Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Fund Class Z (FZAOX) is up 17.4% since the beginning of the year. FZAOX is currently trading at $42 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of FZAOX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,371.

Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Fund Class Z (FZAOX) has returned 17.39% so far this year and 39.12% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, FZAOX has returned 10.22% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.75% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Aug 20, 2013, FZAOX's average daily return is +0.04%, while the average monthly return is +0.91%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 6.4 years.

Historically, 62% of months were positive and 38% were negative. The best month was Nov 2020 with a return of +15.0%, while the worst month was Mar 2020 at -19.4%. The longest winning streak lasted 7 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 4 months.

On a daily basis, FZAOX closed higher 52% of trading days. The best single day was Mar 24, 2020 with a return of +9.1%, while the worst single day was Mar 16, 2020 at -13.4%.

Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Fund Class Z has an annualized alpha of -2.72%, beta of 1.05, and R2 of 0.77 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since August 21, 2013.

• This fund participated in 116.85% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 101.85% of its upside - more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• This fund had an annualized alpha of -2.72% versus S&P 500 Index - delivering less than market exposure alone would predict.
• With beta of 1.05 and R2 of 0.77, this fund moves broadly in line with S&P 500 Index - much of its variation is explained by market exposure rather than independent behavior.

FZAOX has an expense ratio of 0.83%, placing it in the medium range.

FZAOX ranks 66 for risk / return — better than 66% 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.

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Fund Class Z (FZAOX) and compare them to S&P 500 Index.

Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Fund Class Z provided a 1.37% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.58 per share.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Fidelity Advisor Small Cap 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 Small Cap 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 Small Cap Fund Class Z was 40.41%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 141 trading sessions.

The current Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Fund Class Z drawdown is 1.96%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.