Fidelity Freedom Funds
What they are: The Fidelity Freedom Funds are investment options that allow the investor to select the fund that best matches his or her expected retirement year. The Fidelity Freedom Funds invest in a diversified portfolio of other Fidelity mutual funds to provide moderate asset allocation. They are designed for investors who want a simple, yet diversified approach to investing for their retirement. The allocation strategy for the underlying stock, bond, and money market mutual funds is based on the number of years until the Freedom funds reach their target retirement dates. Each Freedom fund with a target retirement date will gradually adopt a more conservative asset allocation as it approaches its target retirement date. Therefore, each fund's tar get asset allocation percentages will change over time to become more conservative, by gradually reducing allocations to stock funds and increasing allocations to bond Life Cycle and money market funds. The Fidelity Freedom Income Fund,' designed for those already in retirement, emphasizes bond and money market mutual funds and seeks to maintain a stable asset allocation from year to year.
Goal: The Freedom funds with target retirement dates seek to provide high total returns. The Freedom Income Fund seeks high current income and, secondarily, capital appreciation.
What they invest in: Each Freedom fund invests in a diversified portfolio of well established Fidelity stock, bond, and money market mutual funds. Fidelity Freedom 2040, with the longest time horizon, invests primarily in stock mutual funds to take advantage of potentially greater growth opportunities. The asset mix of each Freedom fund with a target retirement date (Freedom 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020, 2025, 2030, 2035, and 2040) will gradually become more conservative over time so investors can stay with the same fund before and after retirement. After reaching the target retirement date, these Freedom funds continue to be managed more conservatively for five to ten more years until their asset mix is approximately the same as Freedom Income Fund. Ultimately, after notifying the funds' investors, the funds will merge into the Freedom Income Fund. The Freedom Income Fund, designed for those already retired, is invested more conservatively, with a larger percentage in bond and money market funds, and has a smaller percentage of equity mutual funds. The funds' manager must invest in the group of underlying funds named in the prospectus, and will aim for the projected target asset allocation percentages announced to investors in the funds' annual and semiannual reports. Freedom funds with target retirement dates may invest in domestic and foreign stock funds, high yield and investment grade bond funds, and a money market fund. The Freedom Income Fund invests in domestic stock funds, investment grade bond funds, and a money market fund. These funds are subject to the volatility of the financial markets in the U.S. and abroad and may be subject to the additional risks associated with investing in high yield, small cap, and foreign securities. Share price and return of each Freedom fund will vary.
Fidelity Freedom Income Fund (00369)
What it invests in: Approximately 20% in Fidelity stock mutual funds, 40% in Fidelity bond mutual funds, and 40% in Fidelity money market mutual funds. Share price and return will vary.
Fidelity Freedom 2000 Fund (00370)
What it invests in: Approximately 23% in Fidelity stock mutual funds, 39% in Fidelity bond mutual funds, and 38% in Fidelity money market mutual funds. The mix of underlying funds will gradually become more conservative over time. Share price and return will vary.
Fidelity Freedom 2005 Fund (01312)
What it invests in: Approximately 45% in Fidelity stock mutual funds, 45% in Fidelity bond mutual funds, and 10% in Fidelity money market mutual funds. The mix of underlying funds will gradually become more conservative over time. Share price and return will vary.
Fidelity Freedom 2010 Fund (00371)
What it invests in: Approximately 45% in Fidelity stock mutual funds, 45% in Fidelity bond mutual funds, and 10% in Fidelity money market mutual funds. The mix of underlying funds will gradually become more conservative over time. Share price and return will vary.
Fidelity Freedom 2015 Fund (01313)
What it invests in: Approximately 58% in Fidelity stock mutual funds, 37% in Fidelity bond mutual funds, and 5% in Fidelity money market mutual funds. The mix of underlying funds will gradually become more conservative over time. Share price and return will vary.
Fidelity Freedom 2020 Fund (00372)
What it invests in: Approximately 70% in Fidelity stock mutual funds and 30% in Fidelity bond mutual funds. The mix of underlying funds will gradually become more conservative over time. Share price and return will vary.
Fidelity Freedom 2025 Fund (01314)
What it invests in: Approximately 76% in Fidelity stock mutual funds and 24% in Fidelity bond mutual funds. The mix of underlying funds will gradually become more conservative over time. Share price and return will vary.
Fidelity Freedom 2030 Fund (00373)
What it invests in: Approximately 82% in Fidelity stock mutual funds and 18% in Fidelity bond mutual funds. The mix of underlying funds will gradually become more conservative over time. Share price and return will vary.
Fidelity Freedom 2035 Funds (01315)
What it invests in: Approximately 85% in Fidelity stock mutual funds and 15% in Fidelity bond mutual funds. The mix of underlying funds will gradually become more conservative over time. Share price and return will vary.
Fidelity Freedom 2040 Fund (00718)
What it invests in: Approximately 88% in Fidelity stock mutual funds and 12% in Fidelity bond mutual funds. The mix of underlying funds will gradually become more conservative over time. Share price and return will vary.
Fidelity Freedom 2045 Fund (01617)
What it is: An asset allocation mutual fund.
Goal: Seeks high total return until its target retirement date. Thereafter, the fund's objective will be to seek high current income and, as a secondary objective, capital appreciation.
What it invests in: Primarily invests approximately 69% in domestic equity funds, 19% in international equity funds, 2% in investment grade fixed income funds and 10% in high yield fixed income funds. The mix of underlying Fidelity mutual funds will gradually become more conservative over time. Share price and return will vary.
Fidelity Freedom 2050 Fund (01618)
What it is: An asset allocation mutual fund.
Goal: Seeks high total return until its target retirement date. Thereafter, the fund's objective will be to seek high current income and, as a secondary objective, capital appreciation.
What it invests in: Primarily invests approximately 70% in domestic equity funds, 20% in international equity funds and 10% in high yield fixed income funds. The mix of underlying Fidelity mutual funds will gradually become more conservative over time. Share price and return will vary.
The percentages represent anticipated target asset allocation at September 30, 2004. Strategic Advisers, Inc., a subsidiary of FMR Corp., manages the Fidelity Freedom Funds.
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