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Fidelity American Equity Fund Series B

U.S. Equity

FundGrade D Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade D

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Fundata ESG GradeC Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade

Fundata ESG Grade C

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NAVPS
(04-02-2025)
$32.50
Change
$0.20 (0.61%)

As at February 28, 2025

As at December 31, 2024

As at December 31, 2024

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Fidelity American Equity Fund Series B

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 31, 2002): 6.79%

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 0.44% 1.75% 11.06% 5.18% 18.82% 17.96% 12.27% 12.25% 10.74% 10.30% 10.30% 9.68% 8.90% 8.61%
Benchmark -1.62% 2.05% 13.55% 1.79% 25.98% 28.01% 17.48% 17.23% 18.56% 17.15% 15.74% 15.38% 16.17% 14.61%
Category Average -2.55% -0.30% 8.98% 1.42% 18.49% 21.72% 12.57% 12.21% 14.32% 12.93% 11.60% 11.56% 12.43% 10.56%
Category Rank 101 / 1,336 398 / 1,327 608 / 1,318 122 / 1,328 752 / 1,292 926 / 1,210 724 / 1,141 639 / 1,086 924 / 1,023 805 / 955 667 / 868 637 / 794 648 / 701 550 / 650
Quartile Ranking 1 2 2 1 3 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 2.21% -3.32% 2.18% 1.45% 4.62% -0.16% 1.01% 0.78% 7.22% -3.26% 4.72% 0.44%
Benchmark 3.07% -2.70% 4.13% 3.97% 2.12% 0.07% 2.23% 2.12% 6.59% 0.26% 3.46% -1.62%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

7.88% (January 2015)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-10.06% (January 2009)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 25.70% -4.79% 6.17% 5.47% 17.23% 2.90% 24.45% -9.71% 9.20% 23.55%
Benchmark 20.77% 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32% 36.01%
Category Average 10.40% 6.16% 13.43% -2.19% 22.72% 13.97% 23.22% -14.41% 18.85% 26.98%
Quartile Ranking 1 4 4 1 4 4 2 1 4 3
Category Rank 47/ 645 666/ 693 745/ 770 159/ 856 845/ 928 885/ 1,004 513/ 1,069 269/ 1,124 1,086/ 1,187 897/ 1,283

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

25.70% (2015)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-9.71% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 80.40
Cash and Equivalents 8.67
International Equity 5.89
Canadian Equity 4.97
Foreign Corporate Bonds 0.05
Other 0.02

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 30.49
Healthcare 16.69
Consumer Services 15.42
Technology 10.54
Cash and Cash Equivalent 8.68
Other 18.18

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 94.10
Europe 4.75
Latin America 1.14
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Fidelity U.S. Money Market Investment Trust O -
Berkshire Hathaway Inc Cl B -
J M Smucker Co -
Amazon.com Inc -
Microsoft Corp -
Progressive Corp -
Aon PLC Cl A -
Visa Inc Cl A -
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc Cl A -
Marsh & McLennan Cos Inc -

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Fidelity American Equity Fund Series B

Median

Other - U.S. Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 12.06% 12.57% 11.62%
Beta 0.79% 0.76% 0.77%
Alpha -0.01% -0.03% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.79% 0.71% 0.72%
Sharpe 0.71% 0.69% 0.63%
Sortino 1.35% 1.02% 0.80%
Treynor 0.11% 0.11% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 88.54% 90.48% 90.75%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 6 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 10.67% 12.06% 12.57% 11.62%
Beta 0.95% 0.79% 0.76% 0.77%
Alpha -0.05% -0.01% -0.03% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.65% 0.79% 0.71% 0.72%
Sharpe 1.29% 0.71% 0.69% 0.63%
Sortino 2.96% 1.35% 1.02% 0.80%
Treynor 0.14% 0.11% 0.11% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 80.76% 88.54% 90.48% 90.75%

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 October 31, 2002
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $313

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
FID264

Investment Objectives

The Fund aims to achieve long-term capital growth. It invests primarily in equity securities of U.S. companies.

Investment Strategy

To meet the Fund’s objectives, the portfolio management team: Invests in companies that it believes are undervalued in the marketplace based on valuation factors, such as assets, sales, earnings, growth potential, cash flow, and other companies in the same industry. When buying and selling equity securities, may consider other factors about a company, including: > Financial condition. > Industry position. > Economic and market condition. > Potential for long-term growth. > Earnings estimates.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Fidelity Investments Canada ULC

  • Steve MacMillan
Sub-Advisor

Fidelity Canada Investment Management

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Fidelity Investments Canada ULC

Custodian

CIBC Mellon Trust Company

State Street Trust Company Canada

Registrar

Fidelity Investments Canada ULC

Distributor

Fidelity Investments Canada ULC

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 500
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 2.22%
Management Fee 1.85%
Load Back Fee Only
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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