Fidelity Investments·2026-06-15·via All Articles on Seeking Alpha
Summary
Markets experienced higher volatility in the first quarter of 2026, driven by geopolitical conflict, persistent inflation fears and increased policy uncertainty.
Fidelity's target-date strategies produced a mix of negative and positive returns in Q1, reflecting drawdowns for both equities and fixed-income securities.
U.S. and non-U.S. equity investment portfolio managers contributed to the fund's relative performance in Q1.
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Investment Approach
Fidelity Freedom ® Funds (the Funds) are designed so that the target date referenced in the Fund name is the approximate year when investors expect to retire.