Fund Evaluator:

Fidelity Pacific Basin Overview

Fidelity Pacific Basin (FPBFX) is an actively managed International Equity Focused Region fund. Fidelity Investments launched the fund in 1986.

The investment seeks growth of capital over the long term. The fund normally invests at least 80% of assets in securities of Pacific Basin issuers and other investments that are tied economically to the Pacific Basin. It invests primarily in common stocks. The fund allocates investments across different Pacific Basin countries. It uses fundamental analysis of factors such as each issuer's financial condition and industry position, as well as market and economic conditions, to select investments.

About Fidelity Pacific Basin (FPBFX)

There are 2 members of the management team with an average tenure of 6.25 years: Kirk Neureiter (2019), Stephen Lieu (2021). Management tenure is more important for actively managed funds than passive index funds.

The fund has 1 primary benchmark: MSCI AC Pacific NR USD index with a weighting of 100%. Fidelity Pacific Basin has 103 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 38.0% of the fund’s assets. The fund meets the SEC requirement of being classified as a diversified fund. The fund is not considered to have an ESG focus with its investment selection and management.

Fidelity Pacific Basin is part of the Equity global asset class and is within the International Equity fund group. Fidelity Pacific Basin has 87.7% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 8.4%. There is 87.7% allocated to foreign stock, and 0.0% is allocated to preferred stocks. The bond allocation as a percentage of total assets is 0.0% (0.0% domestic bond, 0.0% foreign bond and 0.0% convertible bond). Fidelity Pacific Basin has 2.4% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $1 billion in total assets, which is above the $957 million average for the Focused Region category. Normally, lower assets under management translates to higher average expense ratios, and greater total assets are desired. However, for some investment categories, such as small-cap investing, it may be difficult for the manager to fully employ the desired active strategy if assets grow too large or too quickly.

FPBFX Performance and Fees

The expense ratio measures how much of a fund’s assets are used for administrative expenses and operating expenses, including adviser fees and fees for the transfer agent and custodial services. The Fidelity Pacific Basin expense ratio is high compared to funds in the Focused Region category. Fidelity Pacific Basin has an expense ratio of 0.98%, which is 5% lower than its category average, making the fund expense ratio grade a B. While it is difficult to predict returns, it is known that high annual expense ratios reduce your rate of return, and excessive fees are difficult to overcome. Active management normally comes with higher expense ratios than passive index management. Certain investment categories such as small company and foreign also normally have higher expense ratios. It is best to compare fund expense ratios against the category averages for meaningful assessments.

High portfolio turnover can translate to higher expenses and lower aftertax returns. Fidelity Pacific Basin has a portfolio turnover rate of 47%, indicating that holds its assets around 0.0 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 36% for the Focused Region category.

Recently, in the month of June 2026, Fidelity Pacific Basin returned 1.8%, which earned it a grade of A, as the Focused Region category had an average return of -2.2%. The letter grades of A, B, C, D and F are based upon relative rankings within the investment category. A grade of A, for example, would indicate that the return is in the highest 20% for that time period compared to all funds in that category.

Fidelity Pacific Basin has a trailing yield of 3.41%, which is above the 2.42% category average. The fund normally distributes its income annually and its capital gains annually.

It’s natural to seek the best-performing investments, but you must consider the relationship between risk and return and the impact of costs and taxes on your realized returns.

Fidelity Pacific Basin Grades

Year to date, the fund has returned 29.2%, 14.7 percentage points better than the category, which translates into a grade of A. The fund has returned 49.6% over the past year (grade of A), 26.2% over the past three years (grade of B) and 10.5% per year over the past five years (grade of A) and 13.0% per year over the past 10 years (grade of A).

For more mutual fund grades, analysis and screening tools to help your investment discovery, join AAII for a $2, full-access trial. Learn more here: https://invest.aaii.com/membership.

Otherwise, for more information about Fidelity Pacific Basin, including its riskiness, submit your email to unlock the rest of the article.