Mutual Fund Insights: Fidelity International Discovery Fund (FIGRX)

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See Fidelity International Discovery Fund (FIGRX) performance details as of February 28, 2010

  

Last Trade: $30.24 on 3/19/2010, Change: -0.21 (-0.69%)

  

Fund Manager - William J. Kennedy

Fund Manager Tenure: 5.4 years
Fundmojo Fund Grade: B (Score: 0.64)     (What does this score mean?)

William J. Kennedy joined Fidelity in 1994 as an research analyst and manager in Hong Kong covering investment opportunities in India and the regional power sector. William J. Kennedy also served as director of research for Southeast Asia from 1996 through January 1998. William J. Kennedy currently serves as a portfolio manager.  Get more insights on William J. Kennedy

  

 What we like about Fidelity International Discovery Fund (FIGRX)

Data for Fidelity International Discovery Fund (FIGRX) as of February 28, 2010

• Fidelity International Discovery Fund (FIGRX) management has been with Fidelity International Discovery Fund for 5.4 years
• Fidelity International Discovery Fund (FIGRX) has good Long-term performance (5-year return 3.03% vs 2.01 % Foreign Large Blend category average)
• Fidelity International Discovery Fund (FIGRX) ratio of up-years vs down years is greater than 2
• Fidelity International Discovery Fund (FIGRX) has a Morningstar rating of 4 and above
• Fidelity International Discovery Fund (FIGRX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 98.00% vs Foreign Large Blend average of 105.58%. It is good that Fidelity International Discovery management does not trade extensively for its return.
• Fidelity International Discovery Fund (FIGRX) is less volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 24.47, lower than category average of 24.89
• Fidelity International Discovery Fund (FIGRX) has a lower management fee than its Foreign Large Blend average: 1.07% vs 1.42%
• Fidelity International Discovery Fund (FIGRX) is a true no-load fund as it has no load and no 12b1 promotion, distributions, marketing expenses

  

 What we are cautious about Fidelity International Discovery Fund (FIGRX)

Data for Fidelity International Discovery Fund (FIGRX) as of February 28, 2010

• Fidelity International Discovery Fund (FIGRX) has a less-than-ideal short-term performance (1-year return 50.23% vs 54.04 % Foreign Large Blend category average)
• Fidelity International Discovery Fund (FIGRX) has a less-than-ideal mid-term performance (3-year return -6.73% vs -7.98 % Foreign Large Blend category average)

See Fidelity International Discovery Fund (FIGRX) performance details as of February 28, 2010

  

  

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Fidelity International Discovery Fund (FIGRX) Net Asset

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Date	Net Asset
02/2010	$9.63B
01/2010	$8.07B
11/2009	$8.45B

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Fidelity International Discovery Fund (FIGRX) Portfolio Allocation

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Date	Cash	Stock	Bond	Other
01/2010	1.02%	98.98%	0%	0%
10/2009	0.21%	99.79%	0%	0%
09/2009	2.09%	97.91%	0%	0%

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Most Recent Top 10 Holdings in Fidelity International Discovery Fund (FIGRX)

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31-Jan-10 [2.26%] BP PLC [1.69%] NESTLE N ORD [1.62%] Companhia Vale Do Rio Doce [1.49%] ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC-B SHS [1.46%] [1.42%] Telefonica SA Common Stock [1.41%] Blount International, Inc. Comm [1.34%] [1.28%] [1.27%]

31-Oct-09 HSBC HOLDINGS PLC [2.77%] BP Plc [2.03%] TELEFONICA SA [1.92%] ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC-B SHS [1.65%] NESTLE N ORD [1.6%] BLOUNT INTL INC [1.47%] Rio Tinto PLC [1.36%] E.ON Aktiengesellschaft [1.35%] Anheuser-Busch InBev SA [1.21%] TOTAL SA [1.2%]

30-Sep-09 HSBC HOLDINGS PLC [2.76%] TELEFONICA SA [1.83%] BP Plc [1.52%] E.ON AG [1.44%] BLOUNT INTL INC [1.43%] NESTLE N ORD [1.41%] Rio Tinto PLC [1.26%] TOTAL SA [1.14%] Roche Holding AG [1.14%] Anheuser-Busch InBev SA [1.13%]

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