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 +5.20% over the past year and +2.49% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 31, 1987, FBALX is up +4,681.01% in nominal total return, or +10.27%/yr, and is currently −9.01% below its total-return high on Aug. 13, 2026.

Data ending Thu Oct. 15, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Tue 1987-03-31💬 to Thu 2026-10-15 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
FBALX
×
+4,681.01%
+10.27%/yr
+9.90%/yr
R2=0.985
Fidelity Balanced Fund Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Tue 1987-03-31💬 to Thu 2026-10-15 Start
Value
End
Value
FBALX
×
$10,000.00
1987-03-31
$478,101.12
2026-10-15

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-15

  YTD YoY
FBALX
×
+2.49% +5.20%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
FBALX
×
−9.01%
on 2026-10-15
from 2026-08-13 peak
−42.81%
on 2009-03-09
from 2007-10-12 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Thu 2026-10-15 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
FBALX
×
+5.20% +18.36%
+8.80%/yr
+49.87%
+14.44%/yr
+40.92%
+7.10%/yr
+180.02%
+10.85%/yr

Annual Returns

Year FBALX
2026 (YTD) +2.49%
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 +26.29%
1996 +9.36%
1995 +14.92%
1994 −5.29%
1993 +22.26%
1992 +11.32%
1991 +35.09%
1990 −1.46%
1989 +21.67%
1988 +15.92%
1987 −5.11%