FABLX Performance — Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund, Class A

Data updated: 2024-11-13

FABLX returned −41.28% over one year to Aug 2024. Annualised returns are −48.45% over 3 years and −45.11% over 5 years. The fund trailed its US Large Blend category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $14, against $122 for the category, and to $59 over one year, against $122. Volatility over the past three years was 13.22% a year. In the 12 months to Aug 2024 the fund took in a net $678.4M, and assets reached $8.95B.

FABLX Growth of $100

What $100 invested in Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the US Large Blend category average over the same months.

PeriodFABLXCategory average
1 year (Sep 2023 – Aug 2024)$59$122
3 years (Sep 2021 – Aug 2024)$14$122
5 years (Sep 2019 – Aug 2024)$5$180

FABLX Trailing Returns

Total returns to Aug 2024, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
1 year−41.28%
3 years (annualised)−48.45%
5 years (annualised)−45.11%

FABLX Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2024 (Jan–Aug)−29.50%
2023−40.45%
2022−59.94%
2021−42.08%
2020−40.00%
2019 (Sep–Dec)−14.75%

FABLX Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024−4.5%−2.7%−3.5%−8.8%−2.3%−3.5%−4.9%−3.9%————
2023+0.1%−7.8%−2.6%−4.4%−5.4%−1.9%−3.8%−6.8%−9.4%−7.5%+1.4%−1.9%
2022−10.2%−7.5%−4.3%−13.0%−6.0%−11.8%+0.8%−9.3%−13.0%−1.5%−1.1%−9.7%
2021−6.4%−3.5%−3.4%−2.1%−5.3%−3.9%−4.7%−4.0%−8.8%−1.0%−7.0%−3.0%
2020−4.9%−10.3%−15.2%+3.9%−1.7%−3.3%−1.2%−1.0%−7.8%−7.2%+2.5%−2.0%
2019————————−5.0%−3.9%−3.2%−3.6%

FABLX Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Sep 2021 – Aug 2024.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 13.22%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: -4.00 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +1.38% (Nov 2023)
  • Worst month: −13.02% (Sep 2022)

FABLX Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: $678.4M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $2.3B
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 1.41×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Aug 2024$195.1M$170.4M$24.8M
Jul 2024$220.9M$144.4M$76.4M
Jun 2024$176.8M$131.2M$45.6M
May 2024$172.6M$135.8M$36.8M
Apr 2024$228.4M$158.9M$69.4M
Mar 2024$198.3M$134.8M$63.5M
Feb 2024$196.1M$131.2M$64.9M
Jan 2024$197.2M$150.3M$47.0M
Dec 2023$246.6M$148.8M$97.7M
Nov 2023$160.0M$106.8M$53.2M
Oct 2023$176.3M$112.3M$64.1M
Sep 2023$150.9M$115.8M$35.1M

FABLX Assets Under Management

Net assets of Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2024-08-31$8.95B
2024-05-31$8.39B
2024-02-29$8.02B
2023-11-30$7.21B
2023-08-31$6.98B
2023-05-31$6.45B
2023-02-28$6.11B
2022-11-30$6.25B
2022-08-31$6.38B
2022-05-31$6.73B
2022-02-28$7.30B
2021-11-30$7.40B

For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.