FDGRX Mutual Fund — Fidelity Growth Company Fund

Fidelity Growth Company Fund (FDGRX)

Updated October 16, 2026.

FDGRX is a Mutual Fund. its distribution rate is 4.09%, its trailing-12-month yield is 4.09%, its expense ratio is 0.69%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 69/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 28243.1% over the past 43.6 years.

Fidelity Growth Company Fund is a mutual fund that invests primarily in common stocks of domestic and foreign companies with above-average growth potential, using fundamental analysis to identify opportunities. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate with annual distributions and has an expense ratio of 0.69%. It appeals to growth-oriented investors seeking equity exposure across developed and emerging markets, though the non-diversified structure means it concentrates holdings more than typical equity funds.

FDGRX performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 28243.1% over the past 43.6 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 27.6%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 10.5%.

FDGRX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

69 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.82%

Issuer

Fidelity Investments

Asset type

Mutual Fund

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

01/17/1983

Expense ratio

0.69%

Distribution rate

4.09%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

4.09%

Last close

$58.16 (as of 2026-10-16)

NAV

$60.84 as of 2026-09-30; source eodhd (stale)

Premium / discount

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

AUM

$100,084,640,000

Average volume

0.0

Dividend

$2.376

Ex-dividend date

12/26/2025

Payment date

12/29/2025

Beta

1.36

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (4.09%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (4.09%) 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; 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.

FDGRX risks and drawbacks

Payments are annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 10.5%.

Who may consider FDGRX — and who may not

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

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