FEIAX Fees and Costs — Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund, Class A
Data updated: 2025-07-24
The net expense ratio is 0.85%: a 0.59% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.01% other expenses. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75%. In fiscal 2024 the fund paid $506K in broker commissions, 0.0275% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 50%.
FEIAX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of FEIAX. Prospectus, as of January 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.59% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.01% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.85% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.85% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 5.75% |
| Max deferred load | 0.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
FEIAX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in FEIAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,252 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.15% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Sales charges | $575 | $575 | $575 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.85%) | $84 | $263 | $456 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $3 | $9 | $15 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $29 | $104 | $206 |
| Total costs | $691 | $950 | $1,252 |
| Value after costs | $9,809 | $10,626 | $11,510 |
| Impact on return, per year | 6.91% | 2.96% | 2.15% |
FEIAX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2024.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0275%
- Total broker commissions: $506K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 50%
- Securities on loan, average value: $1.7M
- Net income from securities lending: $4K (0.000% of average net assets)
FEIAX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION | $59K | 14.63% |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (THE) | $59K | 14.62% |
| MORGAN STANLEY | $52K | 12.98% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE and CO | $52K | 12.94% |
| UBS GROUP AG | $46K | 11.43% |
| CITIGROUP INC | $39K | 9.75% |
| JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC | $29K | 7.30% |
| BARCLAYS PLC | $29K | 7.10% |
| VIRTU FINANCIAL INC | $23K | 5.58% |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | $15K | 3.67% |
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.