FBMPX Mutual Fund — Fidelity Select Communication Services Portfolio

Fidelity Select Communication Services Portfolio (FBMPX)

Updated October 16, 2026.

FBMPX is a Mutual Fund. its distribution rate is 2.27%, its trailing-12-month yield is 12.25%, its expense ratio is 0.64%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 86/100 (Safe). Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 16.9%.

Fidelity Select Communication Services Portfolio is an actively managed mutual fund that seeks capital appreciation by investing at least 80% of its assets in companies engaged in developing, producing, or distributing communication services, using fundamental analysis to select domestic and foreign stocks. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate and makes semi-annual distributions, with a recent special distribution that may not recur; it has a competitive expense ratio of 0.64%. The fund appeals to growth-oriented investors seeking focused exposure to the communication services sector, though its non-diversified structure concentrates risk within the industry.

FBMPX performance

Returns are updating. FBMPX's total return appears here after the next nightly update.

Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 16.9%.

FBMPX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

86 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.95%

Issuer

Fidelity Investments

Asset type

Mutual Fund

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/30/1986

Expense ratio

0.64%

Total annual operating expenses

0.64%

Distribution rate

2.27%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

12.25%

Last close

$142.32 (as of 2026-10-16)

NAV

$144.24 as of 2026-09-30; source eodhd (stale)

Premium / discount

N/A (price 2026-10-16, NAV 2026-09-30) (NAV stale)

AUM

$2,618,330,000

Average volume

0.0

Dividend

$9.364

Ex-dividend date

04/10/2026

Payment date

04/13/2026

Beta

1.22

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.27%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (12.25%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Fidelity Investments or company page; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

FBMPX risks and drawbacks

FBMPX's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are semi-annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 16.9%.

Who may consider FBMPX — and who may not

FBMPX may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (FBMPX pays semi-annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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