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Fidelity American Equity Fund Series B

U.S. Equity

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FundGrade D

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Fundata ESG Grade C

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NAVPS
(05-03-2024)
$31.05
Change
$0.18 (0.59%)

As at March 31, 2024

As at December 31, 2023

As at February 29, 2024

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Fidelity American Equity Fund Series B

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 31, 2002): 6.34%

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 2.21% 11.78% 18.46% 11.78% 18.01% 8.25% 9.23% 11.48% 8.57% 9.69% 8.78% 8.12% 7.42% 10.33%
Benchmark 3.07% 13.26% 23.76% 13.26% 30.04% 14.00% 14.30% 19.94% 15.37% 15.05% 14.39% 15.08% 13.81% 15.28%
Category Average 2.94% 22.06% 22.06% 11.88% 26.39% 10.39% 10.21% 17.40% 12.02% 11.35% 11.08% 11.62% 10.10% 11.05%
Category Rank 1,002 / 1,374 796 / 1,361 1,078 / 1,343 796 / 1,361 1,126 / 1,288 926 / 1,216 801 / 1,158 1,025 / 1,095 889 / 993 702 / 887 676 / 812 655 / 706 592 / 652 444 / 573
Quartile Ranking 3 3 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund 1.69% -2.86% 2.78% -0.46% 1.82% -3.19% 0.55% 5.10% 0.29% 3.83% 5.33% 2.21%
Benchmark 1.90% 0.62% 3.76% 2.72% 1.05% -4.85% 0.44% 6.86% 1.80% 3.00% 6.70% 3.07%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

7.88% (January 2015)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-10.06% (January 2009)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 28.76% 25.70% -4.79% 6.17% 5.47% 17.23% 2.90% 24.45% -9.71% 9.20%
Benchmark 24.19% 20.77% 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32%
Category Average 16.59% 10.40% 6.16% 13.43% -2.19% 22.72% 13.97% 23.22% -14.41% 18.85%
Quartile Ranking 1 1 4 4 1 4 4 2 1 4
Category Rank 10/ 554 47/ 645 666/ 693 758/ 783 161/ 875 867/ 950 930/ 1,063 536/ 1,139 276/ 1,196 1,131/ 1,260

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

28.76% (2014)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-9.71% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 83.25
International Equity 8.80
Canadian Equity 5.85
Cash and Equivalents 2.08
Foreign Corporate Bonds 0.02

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 24.63
Consumer Services 22.03
Technology 20.65
Healthcare 19.48
Industrial Services 5.15
Other 8.06

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 91.20
Europe 5.34
Latin America 3.46

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Microsoft Corp -
Alphabet Inc Cl C -
JPMorgan Chase & Co -
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc Cl A -
Marsh & McLennan Cos Inc -
Charles River Laboratories Intl Inc -
Service Corp International -
Walmart Inc -
Aon PLC Cl A -
UnitedHealth Group 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 13.26% 12.21% 11.66%
Beta 0.82% 0.71% 0.78%
Alpha -0.02% -0.02% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.80% 0.70% 0.72%
Sharpe 0.54% 0.58% 0.79%
Sortino 0.80% 0.74% 1.03%
Treynor 0.09% 0.10% 0.12%
Tax Efficiency 97.99% 96.95% 95.75%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 7 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 9.49% 13.26% 12.21% 11.66%
Beta 0.77% 0.82% 0.71% 0.78%
Alpha -0.04% -0.02% -0.02% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.74% 0.80% 0.70% 0.72%
Sharpe 1.30% 0.54% 0.58% 0.79%
Sortino 3.00% 0.80% 0.74% 1.03%
Treynor 0.16% 0.09% 0.10% 0.12%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 97.99% 96.95% 95.75%

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) $295

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 Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Steve MacMillan 01-10-2013
Fidelity Canada Investment Management 02-06-2023

Management and Organization

Fund Manager Fidelity Investments Canada ULC
Advisor Fidelity Investments Canada ULC
Custodian CIBC Mellon Trust Company
Registrar Fidelity Investments Canada ULC
Distributor Fidelity Investments Canada ULC
Auditor PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

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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