Fidelity Balanced Fund (FBALX) Fund Details & Analysis

Fund Information

Fund Category Allocation--50% to 70% Equity

Fund Family Fidelity Investments

Fund Style Large Blend

ISIN US3163452069

CUSIP 316345206

Inception Date 1986-11-06

Domicile United States

Country USA

Fiscal Year End August

NAV Chart

Fund Metrics

Net Assets $61.24 Billion

Share Class Net Assets $43.04 Billion

Expense Ratio 0.46%

Expense Ratio Date 2025-10-30

Dividend Yield 0.02%

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Performance

YTD Return 1.71%

1-Year Return 14.11%

3-Year Return 16.04%

5-Year Return 9.41%

NAV $32.68

Previous Close Price $32.68

Last Update 2025-12-31

Dividend Information

Dividend Yield 0.02%

Dividend (ttm) 0.17

Dividend Growth -58.12%

Payout Frequency Annual

Ex-Dividend Date n/a

Ratings

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Beta (5Y) 1.23

About Fidelity Balanced Fund

The fund invests approximately 60% of assets in stocks and other equity securities and the remainder in bonds and other debt securities, including lower-quality debt securities (those of less than investment-grade quality, also referred to as high yield debt securities or junk bonds), when its outlook is neutral. It invests at least 25% of total assets in fixed-income senior securities.

Detailed Metrics

Market Cap Distribution

AverageMarketCap 462764.80%

Giant 32.45%

Large 18.73%

Medium 10.09%

Micro 0.44%

Small 2.37%

Value & Growth Metrics

Book-Value Growth % 6.75%

Cash-Flow Growth % 10.88%

Dividend Yield % 1.05%

Historical Earnings % 11.44%

Long-Term Earnings % 10.73%

Asset Allocation

Type	Net %	Long %	Short %	Category Average	benchmark
Bond	35.25%	36.28%	1.02%	42.35%	35.37%
Cash	0.08%	1.76%	1.68%	12.77%	0.00%
Non US Stock	3.92%	3.92%	0.00%	8.75%	8.03%
Not Classified	0.01%	0.01%	0.00%	0.66%	0.00%
Other	0.37%	0.44%	0.07%	8.25%	4.52%
US Stock	60.38%	60.38%	0.00%	53.77%	52.06%

Top Holdings

Name	Weight	Owned	Change
Fidelity Investment Grade Bond Central Fund	35.06%	-	-
MICROSOFT CORP	5.19%	-	-
NVIDIA CORP	5.63%	-	-
APPLE INC	4.43%	-	-
AMAZON.COM INC	3.06%	-	-
META PLATFORMS INC CL A	2.07%	-	-
ALPHABET INC CL A	3.32%	-	-
ELI LILLY and CO	1.28%	-	-
Fidelity Cash Central Fund	1.48%	-	-
EXXON MOBIL CORP	0.99%	-	-
TESLA INC	0.92%	-	-
BROADCOM INC	1.48%	-	-
MASTERCARD INC CL A	0.89%	-	-

See the full breakdown of FBALX fund's asset allocation and top holdings .

Sector Weights

Category	Subcategory	Amount %	Category Avg	Stocks %	Benchmark
Bond Sector	Cash and Equivalents	2.18%	15.88%	4.32%	0.01%
Bond Sector	Corporate	2.18%	19.62%	20.47%	27.47%
Bond Sector	Derivative	2.18%	6.52%	0.02%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Government	2.18%	40.60%	49.05%	49.10%
Bond Sector	Municipal	2.18%	0.16%	0.07%	0.03%
Bond Sector	Securitized	2.18%	17.23%	26.07%	23.39%
Cyclical	Basic Materials	1.53%	2.83%	0.00%	2.56%
Cyclical	Consumer Cyclical	10.91%	10.42%	0.00%	10.55%
Cyclical	Financial Services	12.30%	15.67%	0.00%	14.67%
Cyclical	Real Estate	1.85%	1.76%	0.00%	2.24%
Defensive	Consumer Defensive	4.54%	4.96%	0.00%	4.70%
Defensive	Healthcare	9.04%	10.74%	0.00%	9.66%
Defensive	Utilities	2.18%	3.08%	0.00%	2.34%
Sensitive	Communication Services	11.02%	9.41%	0.00%	9.67%
Sensitive	Energy	2.87%	3.23%	0.00%	3.05%
Sensitive	Industrials	7.79%	9.83%	0.00%	9.66%
Sensitive	Technology	35.97%	28.07%	0.00%	30.89%

World Regions

Region	Subregion	Category Average	Stocks Percent	Benchmark
Americas	Latin America	0.33%	-	0.29%
Americas	North America	87.25%	95.07%	87.95%
Greater Asia	Asia Developed	1.82%	2.54%	0.94%
Greater Asia	Asia Emerging	1.03%	0.09%	0.95%
Greater Asia	Australasia	0.42%	0.01%	0.70%
Greater Asia	Japan	1.84%	0.05%	2.46%
Greater Europe	Africa/Middle East	0.25%	0.03%	0.29%
Greater Europe	Europe Developed	5.12%	1.81%	4.93%
Greater Europe	Europe Emerging	0.06%	-	0.08%
Greater Europe	United Kingdom	1.88%	0.41%	1.42%

Dividend History

Date	Amount	Unadjusted Amount	Currency	Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Period
2024-10-11	$0.142	$0.142	USD	2024-10-11	2024-10-11	2024-10-14	QUARTERLY
2024-07-05	$0.138	$0.138	USD	2024-07-05	2024-07-05	2024-07-08	Quarterly
2024-04-05	$0.119	$0.119	USD	2024-04-05	2024-04-05	2024-04-08	Quarterly
2023-12-21	$0.134	$0.134	USD	2023-12-21	2023-12-21	2023-12-22	Quarterly
2023-10-13	$0.116	$0.116	USD	2023-10-13	2023-10-13	2023-10-16	Quarterly
2023-07-07	$0.119	$0.119	USD	2023-07-07	2023-07-07	2023-07-10	Quarterly
2023-04-05	$0.089	$0.089	USD	2023-04-05	2023-04-05	2023-04-06	Quarterly
2022-12-22	$0.105	$0.105	USD	2022-12-22	2022-12-22	2022-12-23	Quarterly
2022-10-14	$0.094	$0.094	USD	2022-10-14	2022-10-14	2022-10-17	Quarterly
2022-07-01	$0.078	$0.078	USD	2022-07-01	2022-07-01	2022-07-05	Quarterly
2022-04-01	$0.060	$0.060	USD	2022-04-01	2022-04-01	2022-04-04	Quarterly
2021-12-17	$0.074	$0.074	USD	2021-12-17	2021-12-17	2021-12-20	Quarterly
2021-10-08	$0.077	$0.077	USD	2021-10-08	2021-10-08	2021-10-11	Quarterly
2021-07-02	$0.049	$0.049	USD	2021-07-02	2021-07-02	2021-07-06	Quarterly
2021-04-05	$0.068	$0.068	USD	2021-04-05	2021-04-05	2021-04-06	Quarterly
2020-12-11	$0.071	$0.071	USD	2020-12-11	2020-12-11	2020-12-14	Quarterly
2020-10-09	$0.099	$0.099	USD	2020-10-09	2020-10-09	2020-10-12	Quarterly
2020-07-10	$0.081	$0.081	USD	2020-07-10	2020-07-10	2020-07-13	Quarterly
2020-04-03	$0.113	$0.113	USD	2020-04-03	2020-04-03	2020-04-06	Quarterly
2019-12-13	$0.104	$0.104	USD	2019-12-13	2019-12-13	2019-12-16	QUARTERLY
2019-10-11	$0.116	$0.116	USD	2019-10-11	2019-10-11	2019-10-14	QUARTERLY
2019-07-05	$0.105	$0.105	USD	2019-07-05	2019-07-05	2019-07-08	Quarterly
2019-04-05	$0.093	$0.093	USD	2019-04-05	2019-04-05	2019-04-08	Quarterly
2018-12-07	$0.100	$0.100	USD	2018-12-07	2018-12-07	2018-12-10	Other
2018-10-12	$0.105	$0.105	USD	2018-10-12	2018-10-12	2018-10-15	Other
2018-07-06	$0.100	$0.100	USD	2018-07-06	2018-07-06	2018-07-09	Quarterly
2018-04-06	$0.078	$0.078	USD	2018-04-06	2018-04-06	2018-04-09	Quarterly
2017-12-08	$0.094	$0.094	USD	2017-12-08	2017-12-08	2017-12-11	Other
2017-10-13	$0.097	$0.097	USD	2017-10-13	2017-10-13	2017-10-16	Other
2017-07-07	$0.092	$0.092	USD	2017-07-07	2017-07-07	2017-07-10	Quarterly
2017-04-07	$0.091	$0.091	USD	2017-04-07	2017-04-07	2017-04-10	Quarterly
2016-12-09	$0.093	$0.093	USD	2016-12-09	2016-12-09	2016-12-12	Other
2016-10-14	$0.090	$0.090	USD	2016-10-14	2016-10-14	2016-10-17	Other
2016-07-08	$0.086	$0.086	USD	2016-07-08	2016-07-08	2016-07-11	Quarterly
2016-04-08	$0.085	$0.085	USD	2016-04-08	2016-04-08	2016-04-11	Quarterly
2015-12-11	$0.087	$0.087	USD	-	-	-	-
2015-10-12	$1.321	$1.321	USD	2015-10-09	2015-10-09	2015-10-12	Other
2015-10-09	$0.106	$0.106	USD	-	-	-	-
2015-07-02	$0.079	$0.079	USD	2015-07-01	2015-07-01	2015-07-02	Quarterly
2015-04-02	$0.097	$0.097	USD	2015-04-01	2015-04-01	2015-04-02	Quarterly
2014-12-15	$0.524	$0.524	USD	2014-12-12	2014-12-12	2014-12-15	Other
2014-12-12	$0.082	$0.082	USD	-	-	-	-
2014-10-13	$1.513	$1.513	USD	2014-10-10	2014-10-10	2014-10-13	Other
2014-10-10	$0.093	$0.093	USD	-	-	-	-
2014-07-07	$0.086	$0.086	USD	2014-07-03	2014-07-03	2014-07-07	Quarterly
2014-04-07	$0.105	$0.105	USD	2014-04-04	2014-04-04	2014-04-07	Quarterly
2013-12-16	$0.362	$0.362	USD	2013-12-13	2013-12-13	2013-12-16	Other
2013-12-13	$0.079	$0.079	USD	-	-	-	-
2013-10-14	$0.959	$0.959	USD	2013-10-11	2013-10-11	2013-10-14	Other
2013-10-11	$0.108	$0.108	USD	-	-	-	-
2013-07-08	$0.078	$0.078	USD	2013-07-05	2013-07-05	2013-07-08	Quarterly
2013-04-08	$0.077	$0.077	USD	2013-04-05	2013-04-05	2013-04-08	Quarterly
2012-12-17	$0.095	$0.095	USD	2012-12-14	2012-12-14	2012-12-17	Quarterly
2012-10-15	$0.087	$0.087	USD	-	2012-10-12	2012-10-15	Quarterly
2012-07-09	$0.086	$0.086	USD	-	2012-07-06	2012-07-09	Quarterly
2012-04-05	$0.079	$0.079	USD	-	2012-04-04	2012-04-05	Quarterly
2011-12-19	$0.097	$0.097	USD	-	2011-12-16	2011-12-19	Quarterly
2011-10-17	$0.091	$0.091	USD	-	2011-10-14	2011-10-17	Quarterly
2011-07-11	$0.101	$0.101	USD	-	2011-07-08	2011-07-11	Quarterly
2011-04-07	$0.060	$0.060	USD	-	2011-04-06	2011-04-07	Quarterly
2010-12-31	$0.010	$0.010	USD	-	2010-12-30	2010-12-31	Other
2010-12-20	$0.079	$0.079	USD	-	2010-12-17	2010-12-20	Quarterly
2010-10-18	$0.109	$0.109	USD	-	2010-10-15	2010-10-18	Other
2010-10-15	$0.101	$0.101	USD	-	-	-	-
2010-07-12	$0.079	$0.079	USD	-	2010-07-09	2010-07-12	Quarterly
2010-04-12	$0.082	$0.082	USD	-	2010-04-09	2010-04-12	Quarterly
2009-12-21	$0.097	$0.097	USD	-	2009-12-18	2009-12-21	Quarterly
2009-12-18	$0.087	$0.087	USD	-	-	-	-
2009-10-05	$0.110	$0.110	USD	-	2009-10-02	2009-10-05	Quarterly
2009-07-13	$0.099	$0.099	USD	-	2009-07-10	2009-07-13	Quarterly
2009-04-06	$0.083	$0.083	USD	-	2009-04-03	2009-04-06	Quarterly
2008-12-22	$0.084	$0.084	USD	-	2008-12-19	2008-12-22	Quarterly
2008-10-06	$0.136	$0.136	USD	-	2008-10-03	2008-10-06	Other
2008-10-03	$0.106	$0.106	USD	-	-	-	-
2008-07-14	$0.106	$0.106	USD	-	2008-07-11	2008-07-14	Quarterly
2008-04-07	$0.090	$0.090	USD	-	2008-04-04	2008-04-07	Quarterly
2007-12-24	$0.300	$0.300	USD	-	2007-12-21	2007-12-24	Other
2007-12-21	$0.120	$0.120	USD	-	-	-	-
2007-10-08	$1.109	$1.109	USD	-	2007-10-05	2007-10-08	Other
2007-10-05	$0.110	$0.110	USD	-	-	-	-
2007-07-09	$0.100	$0.100	USD	-	2007-07-06	2007-07-09	Quarterly
2007-04-05	$0.090	$0.090	USD	-	2007-04-04	2007-04-05	Quarterly
2006-12-11	$0.310	$0.310	USD	-	2006-12-08	2006-12-11	Other
2006-12-08	$0.130	$0.130	USD	-	-	-	-
2006-10-09	$0.110	$0.110	USD	-	2006-10-06	2006-10-09	Quarterly
2006-09-11	$0.860	$0.860	USD	-	2006-09-08	2006-09-11	Other
2006-07-10	$0.080	$0.080	USD	-	2006-07-07	2006-07-10	Quarterly
2006-04-10	$0.080	$0.080	USD	-	2006-04-07	2006-04-10	Quarterly
2005-12-12	$0.160	$0.160	USD	-	2005-12-09	2005-12-12	Other
2005-12-09	$0.080	$0.080	USD	-	-	-	-
2005-10-10	$0.070	$0.070	USD	-	2005-10-07	2005-10-10	Quarterly
2005-09-12	$0.550	$0.550	USD	-	2005-09-09	2005-09-12	Other
2005-07-05	$0.080	$0.080	USD	-	2005-07-01	2005-07-05	Quarterly
2005-04-04	$0.070	$0.070	USD	-	2005-04-01	2005-04-04	Quarterly
2004-12-13	$0.070	$0.070	USD	-	2004-12-10	2004-12-13	Quarterly
2004-10-11	$0.070	$0.070	USD	-	2004-10-08	2004-10-11	Quarterly
2004-09-07	$0.440	$0.440	USD	-	2004-09-03	2004-09-07	Other
2004-06-21	$0.060	$0.060	USD	-	2004-06-18	2004-06-21	Quarterly
2004-03-08	$0.060	$0.060	USD	-	2004-03-05	2004-03-08	Quarterly
2003-12-15	$0.080	$0.080	USD	-	2003-12-12	2003-12-15	Quarterly
2003-09-08	$0.060	$0.060	USD	-	2003-09-05	2003-09-08	Quarterly
2003-06-09	$0.060	$0.060	USD	-	2003-06-06	2003-06-09	Quarterly
2003-03-07	$0.060	$0.060	USD	-	2003-03-07	2003-03-10	Quarterly
2002-12-14	$0.080	$0.080	USD	-	2002-12-13	2002-12-16	Quarterly
2002-10-04	$0.030	$0.030	USD	-	-	-	-
2002-09-07	$0.090	$0.090	USD	-	2002-09-06	2002-09-09	Quarterly
2002-07-05	$0.040	$0.040	USD	-	-	-	-
2002-06-08	$0.090	$0.090	USD	-	2002-06-07	2002-06-10	Quarterly
2002-03-09	$0.100	$0.100	USD	-	2002-03-08	2002-03-11	Quarterly
2001-12-15	$0.120	$0.120	USD	-	2001-12-14	2001-12-17	Quarterly
2001-09-10	$0.270	$0.270	USD	-	2001-09-07	2001-09-10	Other
2001-09-07	$0.110	$0.110	USD	-	-	-	-
2001-06-11	$0.110	$0.110	USD	-	2001-06-08	2001-06-11	Quarterly
2001-03-12	$0.110	$0.110	USD	-	2001-03-09	2001-03-12	Quarterly
2000-12-18	$0.360	$0.360	USD	-	2000-12-15	2000-12-18	Other
2000-12-15	$0.150	$0.150	USD	-	-	-	-
2000-09-11	$0.380	$0.380	USD	-	2000-09-08	2000-09-11	Other
2000-09-08	$0.100	$0.100	USD	-	-	-	-
2000-06-12	$0.110	$0.110	USD	-	2000-06-09	2000-06-12	Quarterly
2000-03-13	$0.120	$0.120	USD	-	2000-03-10	2000-03-13	Quarterly
1999-12-13	$0.310	$0.310	USD	-	1999-12-10	1999-12-13	Other
1999-12-10	$0.140	$0.140	USD	-	-	-	-
1999-09-07	$1.919	$1.919	USD	-	1999-09-03	1999-09-07	Other
1999-09-03	$0.110	$0.110	USD	-	-	-	-
1999-06-14	$0.110	$0.110	USD	-	1999-06-11	1999-06-14	Quarterly
1999-03-15	$0.100	$0.100	USD	-	1999-03-12	1999-03-15	Quarterly
1998-12-14	$0.170	$0.170	USD	-	1998-12-11	1998-12-14	Other
1998-12-11	$0.100	$0.100	USD	-	-	-	-
1998-09-08	$1.299	$1.299	USD	-	1998-09-04	1998-09-08	Other
1998-09-04	$0.100	$0.100	USD	-	-	-	-
1998-06-08	$0.120	$0.120	USD	-	1998-06-05	1998-06-08	Quarterly
1998-03-06	$0.140	$0.140	USD	-	1998-03-06	1998-03-09	Quarterly
1997-12-15	$0.810	$0.810	USD	-	1997-12-12	1997-12-15	Other
1997-12-12	$0.110	$0.110	USD	-	-	-	-
1997-09-08	$0.910	$0.910	USD	-	1997-09-05	1997-09-08	Other
1997-09-05	$0.150	$0.150	USD	-	-	-	-
1997-06-04	$0.150	$0.150	USD	-	1997-06-06	1997-06-09	Quarterly
1997-03-10	$0.150	$0.150	USD	-	1997-03-07	1997-03-10	Quarterly
1996-12-13	$0.200	$0.200	USD	-	1996-12-13	1996-12-16	Quarterly
1996-09-09	$0.150	$0.150	USD	-	1996-09-06	1996-09-09	Quarterly
1996-06-07	$0.150	$0.150	USD	-	1996-06-07	1996-06-10	Quarterly
1996-03-11	$0.150	$0.150	USD	-	1996-03-08	1996-03-11	Quarterly
1995-12-18	$0.150	$0.150	USD	-	1995-12-15	1995-12-18	Quarterly
1995-09-11	$0.150	$0.150	USD	-	1995-09-08	1995-09-11	Quarterly
1995-06-09	$0.150	$0.150	USD	-	1995-06-08	1995-06-12	Quarterly
1995-03-17	$0.120	$0.120	USD	-	1995-03-17	1995-03-20	Quarterly
1994-12-12	$0.090	$0.090	USD	-	1994-12-09	1994-12-12	Quarterly
1994-09-06	$0.090	$0.090	USD	-	1994-09-02	1994-09-06	Quarterly
1994-06-13	$0.090	$0.090	USD	-	1994-06-10	1994-06-13	Quarterly
1994-03-21	$0.130	$0.130	USD	-	1994-03-18	1994-03-21	Quarterly
1993-12-20	$0.290	$0.290	USD	-	1993-12-17	1993-12-20	Quarterly
1993-12-17	$0.150	$0.150	USD	-	-	-	-
1993-09-07	$0.650	$0.650	USD	-	1993-09-03	1993-09-07	Other
1993-09-03	$0.150	$0.150	USD	-	-	-	-
1993-06-26	$0.150	$0.150	USD	-	1993-06-25	1993-06-28	Quarterly
1993-03-20	$0.150	$0.150	USD	-	1993-03-19	1993-03-22	Quarterly
1992-12-05	$0.290	$0.290	USD	-	1992-12-04	1992-12-07	Other
1992-12-04	$0.210	$0.210	USD	-	-	-	-
1992-09-08	$0.430	$0.430	USD	-	1992-09-04	1992-09-08	Other
1992-09-04	$0.150	$0.150	USD	-	-	-	-
1992-06-22	$0.150	$0.150	USD	-	1992-06-19	1992-06-22	Quarterly
1992-03-23	$0.150	$0.150	USD	-	1992-03-20	1992-03-23	Quarterly
1991-12-09	$0.290	$0.290	USD	-	1991-12-06	1991-12-09	Other
1991-12-06	$0.150	$0.150	USD	-	-	-	-
1991-09-09	$0.460	$0.460	USD	-	1991-09-06	1991-09-09	Other
1991-09-06	$0.150	$0.150	USD	-	-	-	-
1991-06-07	$0.150	$0.150	USD	-	-	-	-
1991-03-15	$0.150	$0.150	USD	-	-	-	-
1990-12-07	$0.230	$0.230	USD	-	-	-	-
1990-09-07	$0.150	$0.150	USD	-	-	-	-
1990-06-08	$0.150	$0.150	USD	-	-	-	-
1990-03-08	$0.150	$0.150	USD	-	-	-	-
1989-12-08	$0.550	$0.550	USD	-	-	-	-
1989-09-08	$0.150	$0.150	USD	-	-	-	-
1989-06-08	$0.150	$0.150	USD	-	-	-	-
1989-03-09	$0.150	$0.150	USD	-	-	-	-
1988-12-15	$0.230	$0.230	USD	-	-	-	-
1988-09-23	$0.150	$0.150	USD	-	-	-	-
1988-06-09	$0.150	$0.150	USD	-	-	-	-
1988-03-17	$0.150	$0.150	USD	-	-	-	-
1987-12-15	$0.150	$0.150	USD	-	-	-	-
1987-09-14	$0.250	$0.250	USD	-	-	-	-
1987-06-08	$0.100	$0.100	USD	-	-	-	-

Fidelity Balanced Fund NMFQS:FBALX