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As of Oct. 9, the S&P 500 index had returned 15.73% in 2021. In contrast, the Fidelity 500 Index Fund — which Fidelity says is designed to track the S&P 500 — reported a year-to-date gain of ...
The Fidelity Magellan Fund (Mutual fund: FMAGX) is a U.S.-domiciled mutual fund from the Fidelity family of funds. [1] It is perhaps the world's best-known actively managed mutual fund, known particularly for its record-setting growth under the management of Peter Lynch from 1977 to 1990. [ 2 ]
The company's largest equity mutual fund is Fidelity Contrafund, which has $107.4 billion in assets, [30] making it the largest non-indexed fund in the U.S. and the largest fund managed by an individual. William Danoff has managed Contrafund since 1990. [31] Fidelity Magellan is another large equity fund, with $15.5 billion in assets. [32]
Fund Name Assets (millions of USD) 1 SPDR S&P 500 ETF $ 260,765.80 2 Vanguard 500 Idx Adm $ 256,872.60 3 Vanguard TSM Idx Adm $ 209,796.70 4 Fidelity 500 Index Fund $ 179,000.00 5 iShares:Core S&P 500 $ 159,711.30 6 Vanguard TSM Idx Inst+ $ 152,993.40 7 Vanguard Tot I S Inv $ 135,697.90 8 Vanguard TSM Idx Inv $ 133,038.00 9
Since some indices, such as the S&P 500 and FTSE 100, are dominated by large company stocks, an index fund may have a high percentage of the fund concentrated in a few large companies. This position represents a reduction of diversity and can lead to increased volatility and investment risk for an investor who seeks a diversified fund.
The fund's name stems from its original mandate in 1967: "the fund's mission was to take a contrarian view, investing in out-of-favor stocks or sectors." [2] This strategy has changed since the 1990s to become a fund focused on growth investing in large companies, and the Contrafund's strong history of growth has led to its being "a stalwart of many 401(k) plans".
The top 5 active management funds in 2018 were Capital Group Companies (using American Funds brand), Fidelity Investments, Vanguard, T. Rowe Price, and Dimensional Fund Advisors; in 2008, the list included PIMCO and Franklin Templeton.
While wagering on individual ideas often features the highest reward potential, many turn to mutual funds such as those under Fidelity Investments for exposure to a basket of stocks. Even better ...