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Fidelity American Balanced Fund Series A

Global Equity Balanced

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NAVPS
(05-03-2024)
$16.69
Change
$0.12 (0.71%)

As at March 31, 2024

As at December 31, 2023

As at February 29, 2024

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Fidelity American Balanced Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (May 06, 2015): 7.09%

Fund Returns
Row Heading Return Annualized Return
1 Mth 3 Mth 6 Mth YTD 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4 Yr 5 Yr 6 Yr 7 Yr 8 Yr 9 Yr 10 Yr
Fund 2.25% 9.27% 15.39% 9.27% 16.98% 8.85% 6.69% 9.91% 7.01% 6.89% 6.79% 6.94% - -
Benchmark 2.30% 7.76% 16.43% 7.76% 17.03% 8.32% 6.28% 10.74% 8.09% 7.66% 7.94% 8.66% 7.72% 8.79%
Category Average 2.28% 14.40% 14.40% 6.54% 13.24% 5.19% 4.68% 10.12% 6.26% 5.67% 5.56% 6.20% 5.10% 5.64%
Category Rank 690 / 1,386 139 / 1,385 406 / 1,344 139 / 1,385 192 / 1,309 88 / 1,290 212 / 1,147 603 / 1,086 388 / 1,056 267 / 920 232 / 826 306 / 770 - -
Quartile Ranking 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 2 - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund 1.24% -1.46% 0.99% 1.49% 1.28% -2.11% 0.22% 3.66% 1.66% 2.63% 4.13% 2.25%
Benchmark 1.47% -1.16% 1.58% 2.43% 0.23% -3.90% -0.20% 5.87% 2.26% 1.06% 4.23% 2.30%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

6.33% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-6.92% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund - - 0.18% 6.42% 2.42% 10.92% 7.20% 12.31% -8.17% 10.80%
Benchmark 13.13% 17.03% 3.66% 11.99% 0.72% 16.29% 12.17% 11.33% -12.03% 15.07%
Category Average 7.89% 4.87% 4.92% 9.31% -5.49% 15.12% 8.09% 12.42% -11.85% 11.42%
Quartile Ranking - - 4 4 1 4 3 3 1 3
Category Rank - - 699/ 731 748/ 824 30/ 904 922/ 988 673/ 1,084 592/ 1,136 196/ 1,254 757/ 1,304

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

12.31% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-8.17% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 41.20
International Equity 19.00
Foreign Corporate Bonds 11.54
Foreign Government Bonds 9.13
Cash and Equivalents 9.13
Other 10.00

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 26.34
Technology 14.47
Financial Services 9.77
Healthcare 9.20
Cash and Cash Equivalent 9.14
Other 31.08

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 75.89
Europe 9.53
Asia 8.87
Latin America 2.87
Multi-National 2.17
Other 0.67

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Fidelity American High Yield Fund Series O -
Fidelity U.S. Money Market Investment Trust O -
Microsoft Corp -
High Yield Investments Directly Held -
Investment Grade CMBS Securities Directly Held -
Meta Platforms Inc Cl A -
Fidelity Convertible Secur Multi-Asset Base Fd O -
UnitedHealth Group Inc -
iShares Gold Trust ETF (IAU) -
Berkshire Hathaway Inc Cl A -

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: .
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Fidelity American Balanced Fund Series A

Median

Other - Global Equity Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 8.37% 8.40% -
Beta 0.75% 0.77% -
Alpha 0.02% 0.01% -
Rsquared 0.91% 0.88% -
Sharpe 0.50% 0.62% -
Sortino 0.70% 0.73% -
Treynor 0.06% 0.07% -
Tax Efficiency 90.85% 94.14% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 4 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 6.34% 8.37% 8.40% -
Beta 0.67% 0.75% 0.77% -
Alpha 0.05% 0.02% 0.01% -
Rsquared 0.84% 0.91% 0.88% -
Sharpe 1.77% 0.50% 0.62% -
Sortino 4.45% 0.70% 0.73% -
Treynor 0.17% 0.06% 0.07% -
Tax Efficiency 95.57% 90.85% 94.14% -

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

The E, S, and G scores are averaged for each security in the portfolio, to arrive at an ESG score for each security. We take the portfolio weighted average of the ESG scores for each fund and rank them against their peers to arrive at the Fundata ESG Score from 0-100.

Fundata E Score

Three scores under the Environment bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Environment Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Pollution Prevention, (2) Environmental Transparency, (3) Resource Efficiency.

Fundata S Score

Six scores under the Social bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Social Score for each fund from 0-100. (1) Compensation and Satisfaction, (2) Diversity and Rights, (3) Education and Work Conditions, (4) Community and Charity, (5) Human Rights, (6) Sustainability Integration.

Fundata G Score

Three scores under the governance bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Governance Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Board Effectiveness, (2) Management Ethics, (3) Disclosure and Accountability.

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Fund Details

Start Date May 06, 2015
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $16

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
FID2949
FID2950
FID2951

Investment Objectives

The Fund aims to achieve long term capital growth. It invests primarily in a mix of equity securities, fixed income securities and money market instruments of U.S. issuers and other issuers from around the world. The Fund can invest in these securities either directly or indirectly through investments in underlying funds.

Investment Strategy

To meet the Fund’s objectives, the portfolio management team: Follows a neutral mix guideline of approximately 65% equity securities, and 35% fixed income securities and money market instruments. Depending on market conditions, may vary the asset mix from the neutral mix if it believes this produces the best overall return. Generally keeps the Fund’s asset mix within the following ranges: 55%-75% equity securities, and 25%- 45% fixed income securities and money market instruments.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Geoffrey D. Stein 05-06-2015
David D. Wolf 05-06-2015
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC 02-06-2023

Management and Organization

Fund Manager Fidelity Investments Canada ULC
Advisor Fidelity Investments Canada ULC
Custodian State Street Trust Company Canada
Registrar Fidelity Investments Canada ULC
Distributor -
Auditor PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 25
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 2.52%
Management Fee 2.00%
Load Front Fee Only
FE Max -
DSC Max 6.00%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 0.50%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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