All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)

Total Real Returns

FBALX: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

FBALX total return snapshot: FBALX returned +19.02% over the past year and +12.48% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 31, 1987, FBALX is up +5,146.53% in nominal total return, or +10.58%/yr, and is currently −0.14% below its total-return high on Aug. 13, 2026.

Data ending Fri Aug. 14, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Tue 1987-03-31💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
FBALX
×
+5,146.53%
+10.58%/yr
+9.89%/yr
R2=0.985
Fidelity Balanced Fund Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Tue 1987-03-31💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 Start
Value
End
Value
FBALX
×
$10,000.00
1987-03-31
$524,652.52
2026-08-14

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-08-14

  YTD YoY
FBALX
×
+12.48% +19.02%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
FBALX
×
−0.14%
on 2026-08-14
from 2026-08-13 peak
−42.81%
on 2009-03-09
from 2007-10-12 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-08-14 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
FBALX
×
+19.02% +35.28%
+16.31%/yr
+60.05%
+16.97%/yr
+55.75%
+9.27%/yr
+203.48%
+11.74%/yr

Annual Returns

Year FBALX
2026 (YTD) +12.48%
2025 +15.11%
2024 +16.09%
2023 +21.60%
2022 −18.29%
2021 +18.27%
2020 +22.45%
2019 +24.40%
2018 −3.98%
2017 +16.52%
2016 +7.02%
2015 +1.27%
2014 +11.79%
2013 +21.78%
2012 +12.91%
2011 +1.69%
2010 +14.43%
2009 +28.76%
2008 −30.82%
2007 +10.57%
2006 +12.66%
2005 +11.45%
2004 +11.01%
2003 +28.25%
2002 −7.99%
2001 +2.99%
2000 +7.16%
1999 +12.30%
1998 +22.85%
1997 +26.28%
1996 +9.36%
1995 +14.92%
1994 −5.29%
1993 +22.26%
1992 +11.31%
1991 +35.10%
1990 −1.46%
1989 +21.67%
1988 +15.95%
1987 −5.14%