Fidelity
Investments®, one of the largest index mutual fund
providers with over $7 trillion in total client assets, announced today
a series of industry-changing moves that will give investors
unparalleled value, simplicity and choice. Fidelity’s groundbreaking
enhancements include:
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“Fidelity is once again rewriting the rules of investing to deliver the
unparalleled value and straightforward investing options that
individuals need and deserve,” said Kathleen Murphy, president of
Fidelity Investments’ personal investing business. “We are charting a
new course in index investing that benefits investors of all ages – from
millennials to baby boomers – and at all affluence levels and stages of
their lives. The ground-breaking zero expense ratio index funds combined
with industry-leading zero minimums for account opening, zero investment
minimums, zero account fees, zero domestic money movement fees and
significantly reduced index pricing are unmatched by any other financial
services company.
“Fidelity’s relentless focus on enhancing the value we provide to
investors, combined with our award-winning platforms and broad-based
financial planning and advisory services, demonstrate the clear
advantage of investing with Fidelity,” continued Murphy. “With Fidelity,
investors never have to compromise on great value or comprehensive
service.”
Watch Kathleen Murphy discuss Fidelity’s enhancements in a live
broadcast on Facebook.com/fidelityinvestments
or Twitter.com/fidelity
at around 10:45 a.m. today, Aug. 1, 2018.
Zero, Zilch, Nada – The Zeros Really Add Up
Fidelity ZERO TotalMarket Index Fund
Vanguard Total StockMarket Index Fund(VTSMX)
Schwab Total StockMarket Index Fund(SWTSX)
Fidelity ZEROInternational Index Fund
Vanguard FTSE All-World, Ex-U.S. IndexFund (VFWIX)
SchwabInternational IndexFund (SWISX)
* Comparisons based on fund expense ratios only. Please consider
other important factors including that each fund’s investment
objectives, strategy, and index tracked to achieve its goals may differ,
as well as each fund’s features and risks.
Please see the attached appendix for additional details on competitive
pricing comparisons.
About Fidelity Investments
Fidelity’s mission is to inspire better futures and deliver better
outcomes for the customers and businesses we serve. With assets under
administration of $7.0 trillion, including managed assets of $2.5
trillion as of June 30, 2018, we focus on meeting the unique needs of a
diverse set of customers: helping more than 27 million people invest
their own life savings, 23,000 businesses manage employee benefit
programs, as well as providing more than 12,500 financial advisory firms
with investment and technology solutions to invest their own clients’
money. Privately held for 70 years, Fidelity employs more than 40,000
associates who are focused on the long-term success of our customers.
For more information about Fidelity Investments, visit https://www.fidelity.com/about.
Before investing, consider the investment objectives, risks,
charges, and expenses of the mutual fund, exchange-traded fund, 529
plan, Attainable Savings Plan, or annuity and its investment options.
Contact Fidelity for a prospectus, offering circular, Fact Kit,
disclosure document, or, if available, a summary prospectus containing
this information. Read it carefully.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Zero account minimums and Zero account fees apply to retail brokerage
accounts only.Expenses charged by investments, such as
funds and managed accounts, and for commissions, interest charges, or
other expenses for transactions may still apply.All
Fidelity funds with investment minimums of $10k or less, and in stock
and bond index fund classes with minimums of $100 million or less, now
have zero minimums.See the fund’s prospectus and
Fidelity.com/commissions for further details.
Some Fidelity mutual funds have minimum investment requirements.
Other fees and expenses may apply to continue investment as described in
the fund’s current prospectus. See the fund’s prospectus for details.
Stock markets, especially foreign markets, are volatile and can decline
significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory,
market, or economic developments. Foreign securities are subject to
interest rate, currency exchange rate, economic, and political risks,
all of which are magnified in emerging markets.
In general, the bond market is volatile, and fixed income securities
carry interest rate risk. (As interest rates rise, bond prices usually
fall, and vice versa. This effect is usually more pronounced for
longer-term securities.) Fixed income securities also carry inflation
risk, liquidity risk, call risk, and credit and default risks for both
issuers and counterparties. Unlike individual bonds, most bond funds do
not have a maturity date, so holding them until maturity to avoid losses
caused by price volatility is not possible. Any fixed income security
sold or redeemed prior to maturity may be subject to loss.
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The third party trademarks appearing herein are the property of their
respective owners.
Investing in stock involves risks, including the loss of principal.
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1 Minimums have been eliminated for funds that previously
required an initial investment of $10,000 or less, as well as for stock
and bond index funds that previously had minimums up to $100 million. A
very small number of institutionally-priced fixed income and Freedom
Index funds will maintain their current investment minimums.2
Based on June 30, 2018 ending AUM3 This excludes
certain Vanguard shares that are only available to institutional
investors.
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