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Aug 3, 2018 – Oct 2, 2026, FZROX sets the start date

Final balanceCAGRMax drawdownSharpe ratio
FSKAX$29,281+14.06%−35.01%0.77
FZROX$29,564+14.20%−34.96%0.77

FSKAX and FZROX move closely together. $10,000 invested in each in Aug 2018 ended $283 apart.

Growth of $10,000

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Key metrics

ReturnFSKAXFZROX
Final balance$29,281$29,564
Total return+192.81%+195.64%
CAGR+14.06%+14.20%
Calendar yearsFSKAXFZROX
Best year+30.92%+31.15%
Worst year−19.53%−19.21%
Positive years6 of 76 of 7
RiskFSKAXFZROX
Max drawdown−35.01%−34.96%
Longest drawdown2 years1.9 years
Volatility (annualized)19.80%19.76%
Risk-adjustedFSKAXFZROX
Sharpe ratio0.770.77
Sortino ratio1.081.09
Calmar ratio0.400.41

Trailing returns

PeriodFSKAXFZROXFSKAX − FZROX
YTD+13.77%+13.79%−0.02%
1Y+15.91%+16.02%−0.12%
3Y+22.84%+22.91%−0.07%
5Y+12.56%+12.74%−0.18%

Rolling returns

PeriodFSKAX medianFZROX medianMore often ahead
1Y+17.56%+17.69%FZROX 78%
3Y+13.02%+13.23%FZROX 99%
5Y+13.87%+14.03%FZROX 100%

Worst drawdowns

DeclinePeakBottomRecoveredLength
−35.0%Feb 2020Mar 2020Aug 20206 months
−25.4%Jan 2022Oct 2022Dec 20232 years
−20.3%Sep 2018Dec 2018Apr 20197 months
−19.4%Feb 2025Apr 2025Jun 20254 months
−9.3%Sep 2020Sep 2020Nov 20202 months

Annual returns

YearFSKAXFZROXFSKAX − FZROX
2018from Aug 3−12.01%−11.93%−0.08%
2019+30.92%+31.15%−0.22%
2020+20.79%+20.51%+0.28%
2021+25.66%+26.00%−0.34%
2022−19.53%−19.21%−0.32%
2023+26.12%+26.20%−0.08%
2024+23.89%+23.94%−0.05%
2025+17.06%+17.23%−0.17%
2026to Oct 2+13.77%+13.79%−0.02%

About FSKAX vs FZROX

Both are Fidelity funds that hold almost the whole US stock market. FSKAX tracks the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index. FZROX tracks Fidelity's own index and charges no fee, but it can only be held at Fidelity. Moving it to another broker means selling it, which can mean taxes in a taxable account.

FSKAX returned 14.1% a year from Aug 2018 to Oct 2026, against 14.2% for FZROX. Both fell furthest in 2020, FSKAX by 35.0% and FZROX by 35.0%. FZROX beat FSKAX in 6 of 7 full years and in every rolling 5-year period.

Uses daily closing prices with dividends reinvested. Fund fees are included, but not taxes or trading costs. The comparison starts on Aug 3, 2018, when FZROX's prices begin.