CICHY - Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund Q1 2025 Commentary
2025-05-06 10:45:00 ET
Summary
- Fidelity® Emerging Markets Fund seeks capital appreciation by exploiting market inefficiencies through in-depth fundamental analysis and disciplined stock selection, focusing on companies with strong growth and stable returns.
- The fund's Retail Class shares returned -1.18% for Q1 2025, underperforming the MSCI Emerging Markets Net MA Index, which gained 2.93%.
- Key detractors included underweight positions in China and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, while avoiding weak-performing Thailand and Malaysia contributed positively.
- The fund remains underweight in China, focusing on sectors benefiting from an expanding middle class, and maintains selective exposure to Brazil, Taiwan, and South Korea.