Mutual Fund Insights: Fidelity Europe Fund (FIEUX)

In-depth Analysis of Fidelity Europe Fund (FIEUX)

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See Fidelity Europe Fund (FIEUX) performance details as of January 31, 2010

  

Last Trade: $28.77 on 3/19/2010, Change: -0.30 (-1.03%)

  

Fund Manager - Melissa M. Reilly

Fund Manager Tenure: 1.3 years
Fundmojo Fund Grade: N/A (Score: *manager is new*)     (What does this score mean?)

Reilly joined Fidelity in 2004 as an equity research analyst in the global research team and has been following companies in the international food manufacturers, HPC, luxury goods and general retail sectors. In 2005, she assumed management responsibility for a global consumer fund available exclusively to Canadian investors. Prior to joining Fidelity, Reilly was a senior vice president and portfolio manager for Putnam Investments, where she worked from 1999 to 2004.  Get more insights on Melissa M. Reilly

  

 What we like about Fidelity Europe Fund (FIEUX)

Data for Fidelity Europe Fund (FIEUX) as of January 31, 2010

• Fidelity Europe Fund (FIEUX) has good mid-term performance (3-year return -7.69% vs -8.66% Europe Stock category average)
• Fidelity Europe Fund (FIEUX) ratio of up-years vs down years is greater than 2
• Fidelity Europe Fund (FIEUX) is less volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 25.13, lower than category average of 27.28
• Fidelity Europe Fund (FIEUX) has a lower management fee than its Europe Stock average: 1.09% vs 1.72%
• Fidelity Europe Fund (FIEUX) is a true no-load fund as it has no load and no 12b1 promotion, distributions, marketing expenses

  

 What we are cautious about Fidelity Europe Fund (FIEUX)

Data for Fidelity Europe Fund (FIEUX) as of January 31, 2010

• Fidelity Europe Fund (FIEUX) management has been with Fidelity Europe Fund for only 1.3 years, it is hard to judge manager's ability based on this fund's operation record
• Fidelity Europe Fund (FIEUX) has a less-than-ideal short-term performance (1-year return 38.50% vs 59.71% Europe Stock category average)
• Fidelity Europe Fund (FIEUX) has a less-than-ideal Long-term performance (5-year return 3.45% vs 3.99% Europe Stock category average)
• Fidelity Europe Fund (FIEUX) has a Morningstar rating of 3 and below
• Fidelity Europe Fund (FIEUX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 135.00% that is higher than the Europe Stock average of 123.48%. This could mean Fidelity Europe is more nimble, but also signal potential high tax impact and high trading fees
• Fidelity Europe Fund (FIEUX) does not have a good risk adjusted return as its 3-year Alpha of 0.34 is worse than category average of 0.41, and its 3-year Sharpe ratio is -0.27

See Fidelity Europe Fund (FIEUX) performance details as of January 31, 2010

  

  

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Fidelity Europe Fund (FIEUX) Net Asset

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Date	Net Asset
01/2010	$2.24B
11/2009	$2.95B
10/2009	$2.84B

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Fidelity Europe Fund (FIEUX) Portfolio Allocation

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Date	Cash	Stock	Bond	Other
10/2009	2.28%	97.72%	0%	0%
09/2009	1.83%	98.17%	0%	0%
08/2009	3.01%	96.99%	0%	0%

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Most Recent Top 10 Holdings in Fidelity Europe Fund (FIEUX)

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31-Oct-09 HSBC HOLDINGS PLC [3.58%] ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC-A SHS [2.69%] TELEFONICA SA [2.48%] NESTLE N ORD [2.4%] BANCO SANTANDER CHI [2.36%] BP Plc [2.13%] Roche Holding AG [1.98%] Vodafone Group PLC [1.77%] TOTAL SA [1.52%] Standard Parking Corporation [1.47%]

30-Sep-09 HSBC HOLDINGS PLC [3.66%] ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC-A SHS [2.56%] TELEFONICA SA [2.42%] NESTLE N ORD [2.16%] BP Plc [1.99%] Roche Holding AG [1.96%] E.ON AG [1.87%] Vodafone Group PLC [1.77%] SIEMENS AG-REG [1.53%] BARCLAYS PLC [1.53%]

31-Aug-09 HSBC HOLDINGS PLC [3.63%] Fidelity Cash Central Fund [3.01%] NESTLE N ORD [2.42%] TELEFONICA SA [2.33%] Vodafone Group PLC [2.05%] Roche Holding AG [2.03%] BP PLC [2.02%] E.ON AG [1.96%] PROTECTED AB RTN S&P [1.9%] ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC-A SHS [1.78%]

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