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Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap II Z Overview

Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap II Z (FZAMX) is an actively managed U.S. Equity Mid-Cap Blend fund. Fidelity Investments launched the fund in 2013.

The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund normally invests at least 80% of assets in securities of companies with medium market capitalizations (which, for purposes of this fund, are those companies with market capitalizations similar to companies in the Russell Midcap® Index or the S&P MidCap 400® Index). It invests primarily in common stocks. The fund potentially invests in companies with smaller or larger market capitalizations. It invests in domestic and foreign issuers. The fund invests in either "growth" stocks or "value" stocks or both.

About Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap II Z (FZAMX)

There are 2 members of the management team with an average tenure of 11.89 years: Maurice FitzMaurice (2024), Thomas Allen (2004). Management tenure is more important for actively managed funds than passive index funds.

The fund has 2 primary benchmarks: Russell 3000 TR USD index with a weighting of 100% and S&P MidCap 400 TR index with a weighting of 100%. Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap II Z has 179 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 14.7% 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 Advisor Mid Cap II Z is part of the Equity global asset class and is within the U.S. Equity fund group. Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap II Z has 6.5% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 93.2%. There is 6.5% 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 Advisor Mid Cap II Z has 0.3% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $303 million in total assets, which is below the $1 billion average for the Mid-Cap Blend 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.

FZAMX 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 Advisor Mid Cap II Z expense ratio is average compared to funds in the Mid-Cap Blend category. Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap II Z has an expense ratio of 0.58%, which is 41% lower than its category average, making the fund expense ratio grade a A. 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 Advisor Mid Cap II Z has a portfolio turnover rate of 62%, indicating that holds its assets around 0.0 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 51% for the Mid-Cap Blend category.

Recently, in the month of June 2026, Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap II Z returned 7.5%, which earned it a grade of A, as the Mid-Cap Blend category had an average return of 4.1%. 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 Advisor Mid Cap II Z has a trailing yield of 0.27%, which is below the 0.47% category average.

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 Advisor Mid Cap II Z Grades

Year to date, the fund has returned 28.6%, 13.3 percentage points better than the category, which translates into a grade of A. The fund has returned 42.0% over the past year (grade of A), 21.6% over the past three years (grade of A) and 12.5% per year over the past five years (grade of A) and 13.3% per year over the past 10 years (grade of A).

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