by Jim Lowell, editor Fidelity Investor
In periods of uncertainty such as we are seeing today, our risk adjusted
investment discipline, manager know-how and asset allocation acumen
have always served us well
Meanwhile, I'll focus on what matters
most to me -- the skills of the Fidelity mangers whose funds we're
invested. Here's a review of five favorite fund managers and their
funds, which we hold in our model portfolio.
Fidelity Contrafund (
FCNTX)
I've
said this so many times over the years that I have to kick myself to
not forget to say it again: manager William Danoff has superior bear
market strengths and above average bull market ones.
He is a
perfect example of the go-anywhere active manager who brings home the
bacon without risking the whole enchilada. He invests in companies that
he thinks are undervalued by institutions and individuals alike.
It
began trading in May 1967 and was the brainchild of a great polymath
contrarian, Leo Dworsky. It has a market value of close to $58 billion.
Foreign
investments make up 11.1% of the holdings. The top three sectors are
information technology (27.7%), consumer discretionary (22.7%), and
financials (11.2%).
The top ten holdings are Apple, Google,
Berkshire Hathaway, Coca Cola, McDonalds, Wells Fargo, Disney, TJX
Companies, Noble Energy, and Colgate-Palmolive.
FidelityEquity Dividend Income (
FEQTX)
We traded into this fund once it changed its dividend objective stripes
(setting a dividend mandate) and adopted a veteran manager we like a
lot.
Manager Scott Offen invests in income-producing
investments, which leads to a large cap value tilt. It began trading in
August 1990 and has a market value of over $4 billion. Foreign
investments make up 9.5% of the holdings.
The top three sectors
are financials (16.2%), consumer staples (13.4%), and information
technology (13.2%). The top ten holdings are Chevron, GE, Wells Fargo,
IBM, Microsoft, Pfizer, AT&T, Merck, Johnson & Johnson, Exxon
Mobil.
FidelityFocused Stock (
FTQGX)
Concentration can be a poor stock picker's worst enemy and a good stock picker's best friend.
Manager
Stephen DuFour invests in 30 to 80 stocks of mainly large-cap growth
and value companies. It began trading in November 1996 and has a market
value of over $480 million.
Foreign investments make up 2.1% of
the holdings. The top three sectors are information technology (26.1%),
health care (15.9%), and consumer discretionary (14.9%).
The top
ten holdings are MasterCard, Citrix Systems, Wells Fargo, TJX
Companies, Estee Lauder, UnitedHealth Group, Sempra Energy, Apple,
Biogen, and Union Pacific.
Fidelity Low-Priced Stock (
FLPSX)
A
stock picker's stock picker, a water cooler harbinger, a no nonsense
manager, Joel Tillinghast invests in low-priced stocks; stocks trading
at $35 or less.
FLPSX began trading in December 1989 and has a
market value of close to $24 billion. Foreign investments make up 33.6%
of the holdings. The top three sectors are consumer discretionary (27%),
information technology (19%), and health care (13%).
The top
ten holdings are UnitedHealth Group, Microsoft, Next Plc, Seagate
Technology, Ross Stores, Metro, Lincare Holdings, Coventry Health Care,
Eni Spa, and Best Buy.
FidelitySelect Healthcare (
FSPHX)
We
remain overweight healthcare for reasons noted in detail time and again
but which follow this refrain: healthcare provides necessary goods and
services for huge demographics that are aging and whose collective
demand isn't slowing.
Manager Eddie Yoon invests in companies
involved with the design, production, or sale of health care products or
services. It began trading in July 1981 and has a market value of over
$2.2 billion.
Foreign investments make up 12.7% of the holdings.
The top three sectors are health care (93.1%), consumer staples (1.8%),
and industrials (1.3%).
The top ten holdings are UnitedHealth
Group, Amgen, Pfizer, Gilead Sciences, Merck, Catalyst Health Solutions,
Humana, Watson Pharmaceuticals, WellPoint, and Eli Lilly.