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K | Fidelity Balanced Fund
Fund Summary
Fund/Class:
Fidelity® Balanced Fund/K
Investment Objective
The fund seeks income and capital growth consistent with reasonable risk.
Fee Table
The following table describes the fees and expenses that may be incurred when you buy and hold shares of the fund.
Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees (USD $)
K
Fidelity Balanced Fund
Fidelity Balanced Fund - Class K
Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from your investment) none
Annual class operating expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)
Annual Class Operating Expenses
K
Fidelity Balanced Fund
Fidelity Balanced Fund - Class K
Management fee0.41%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees none
Other expenses0.07%
Total annual operating expenses0.48%

This example helps compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

Let's say, hypothetically, that the annual return for shares of the fund is 5% and that your shareholder fees and the annual operating expenses for shares of the fund are exactly as described in the fee table. This example illustrates the effect of fees and expenses, but is not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. For every $10,000 you invested, here's how much you would pay in total expenses if you sell all of your shares at the end of each time period indicated:

Expense Example (USD $)
K
Fidelity Balanced Fund
Fidelity Balanced Fund - Class K
1 year49
3 years154
5 years269
10 years604
Portfolio Turnover
The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund's portfolio turnover rate was 193% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
  • Investing approximately 60% of assets in stocks and other equity securities and the remainder in bonds and other debt securities, including lower-quality debt securities, when its outlook is neutral.
  • Investing at least 25% of total assets in fixed-income senior securities (including debt securities and preferred stock).
  • Investing in domestic and foreign issuers.
  • With respect to the fund's equity investments, allocating the fund's assets across different market sectors (at present, consumer discretionary, consumer staples, energy, financials, health care, industrials, information technology, materials, telecom services, and utilities), using different Fidelity managers.
  • With respect to the fund's equity investments, investing in either "growth" stocks or "value" stocks or both.
  • Using fundamental analysis of factors such as each issuer's financial condition and industry position, as well as market and economic conditions to select investments.
  • Investing in Fidelity's central funds (specialized investment vehicles used by Fidelity funds to invest in particular security types or investment disciplines).
Principal Investment Risks
  • Stock Market Volatility. Stock markets are volatile and can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. Different parts of the market can react differently to these developments.
  • Interest Rate Changes. Interest rate increases can cause the price of a debt security to decrease.
  • Foreign Exposure. Foreign markets can be more volatile than the U.S. market due to increased risks of adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments and can perform differently from the U.S. market.
  • Prepayment. The ability of an issuer of a debt security to repay principal prior to a security's maturity can cause greater price volatility if interest rates change.
  • Issuer-Specific Changes. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than, and can perform differently from, the market as a whole. Lower-quality debt securities (those of less than investment-grade quality) and certain types of other securities involve greater risk of default or price changes due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer. The value of lower-quality debt securities and certain types of other securities can be more volatile due to increased sensitivity to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments.

An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You could lose money by investing in the fund.

Performance

The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the fund. The information illustrates the changes in the performance of the fund's shares from year to year and compares the performance of the fund's shares to the performance of a securities market index and a hypothetical composite of market indexes over various periods of time. The indexes have characteristics relevant to the fund's investment strategies. Index descriptions appear in the Additional Information about the Indexes section of the prospectus. Past performance is not an indication of future performance.

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Year-by-Year Returns

Calendar Years

Bar Chart
During the periods shown in the chart:
Returns
Quarter ended
Highest Quarter Return13.70%June 30, 2009
Lowest Quarter Return-5.63%June 30, 2010
Year-to-Date Return-4.29%September 30, 2011

Average Annual Returns

For the periods ended
December 31, 2010
Average Annual Total Returns K Fidelity Balanced Fund
Past 1 year
Life of class
Inception Date
Fidelity Balanced Fund - Class K
13.92%0.98%[1]May 09, 2008
S&P 500 Index® (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)
15.06%(1.43%)[1]May 09, 2008
Fidelity Balanced Hybrid Composite Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)
12.13%2.22%[1]May 09, 2008
[1]From May 9, 2008.