FAIGX Performance — Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund, Class M

Data updated: 2024-11-13

FAIGX returned −22.25% over one year to Aug 2024. Annualised returns are −31.76% over 3 years and −27.34% over 5 years. The fund trailed its US Large Blend category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $32, against $122 for the category, and to $78 over one year, against $122. Volatility over the past three years was 13.54% a year. In the 12 months to Aug 2024 the fund took in a net $678.4M, and assets reached $8.95B.

FAIGX 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.

PeriodFAIGXCategory average
1 year (Sep 2023 – Aug 2024)$78$122
3 years (Sep 2021 – Aug 2024)$32$122
5 years (Sep 2019 – Aug 2024)$20$180

FAIGX Trailing Returns

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

PeriodTotal return
1 year−22.25%
3 years (annualised)−31.76%
5 years (annualised)−27.34%

FAIGX 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)−15.03%
2023−21.10%
2022−46.97%
2021−23.37%
2020−20.57%
2019 (Sep–Dec)−6.41%

FAIGX Monthly Returns

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

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024−2.3%−0.4%−1.2%−6.6%0.0%−1.2%−2.6%−1.6%————
2023+2.5%−5.6%−0.3%−2.1%−3.2%+0.4%−1.6%−4.5%−7.2%−5.4%+3.8%+0.4%
2022−8.1%−5.3%−2.0%−10.9%−3.8%−9.7%+3.1%−7.1%−11.0%+0.9%+1.2%−7.6%
2021−4.1%−1.2%−1.1%+0.1%−3.0%−1.7%−2.4%−1.8%−6.6%+1.3%−4.8%−0.7%
2020−2.6%−8.2%−13.2%+6.3%+0.6%−1.0%+1.1%+1.3%−5.6%−5.0%+4.9%+0.3%
2019————————−2.7%−1.7%−0.9%−1.3%

FAIGX Risk

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

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 13.54%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: -2.68 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +3.76% (Nov 2023)
  • Worst month: −10.99% (Sep 2022)

FAIGX 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

FAIGX 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.