All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
FBALX total return snapshot: FBALX returned +17.20% over the past year and +8.78% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 31, 1987, FBALX is up +4,973.88% in nominal total return, or +10.50%/yr, and is currently −1.90% below its total-return high on Jul. 15, 2026.
Data ending Fri Jul. 24, 2026
| Tue 1987-03-31💬 to Fri 2026-07-24 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FBALX × |
+4,973.88%
+10.50%/yr |
+9.89%/yr
R2=0.984 |
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| Fidelity Balanced Fund Mutual Fund | ||||||
| Tue 1987-03-31💬 to Fri 2026-07-24 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| FBALX × |
$10,000.00
1987-03-31 |
$507,388.44
2026-07-24 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| FBALX × | +8.78% | +17.20% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| FBALX × |
−1.90%
on 2026-07-24 from 2026-07-15 peak |
−42.81%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-10-12 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-07-24 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FBALX × | +17.20% |
+32.70% +15.20%/yr |
+53.13% +15.26%/yr |
+51.72% +8.69%/yr |
+196.01% +11.46%/yr |
| Year | FBALX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +8.78% |
| 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% |
