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As of Oct 28, 2026
The Fidelity Freedom 2055 Fund generated a net return of -0.82% in the third quarter of 2026, bringing year-to-date performance to 13.46% net of fees. The fund trailed its composite benchmark during the quarter, which advanced 0.52%, while the S&P 500 Index returned 2.30%. Target-date strategies broadly experienced negative absolute returns over the period. Portfolio exposures at quarter-end stood at 57.02% in U.S. equities, 43.18% in non-U.S. equities, 6.25% in fixed income, and 0.21% in commodities, offset by -6.45% in short-term debt and net other assets reflecting cash management and leverage adjustments. The global economic backdrop remained resilient against persistent monetary tightening, surging oil prices, and rising bond yields. Market dynamics were dominated by the Federal Reserve's decision to raise policy rates for the first time since 2023 in response to stubborn inflationary pressures. Structural research underscores secular macro drivers including growing government debt, geopolitical fragmentation, demographic aging, and artificial intelligence, reinforcing the necessity of multi-asset diversification across international equities, intermediate Treasurys, and commodities to hedge persistent inflation. Relative underperformance was driven primarily by security selection across underlying international developed and emerging market portfolios. Non-benchmark exposure to building materials supplier CRH detracted across non-U.S. strategies, while technology positioning in SK Hynix, Samsung, and Advanced Micro-Fabrication also lagged. Conversely, domestic equity manager Steve Wymer in the Fidelity Series Growth Company Fund provided positive relative attribution via contributors including an out-of-benchmark holding in Moderna, alongside disciplined sector underweights in industrials.
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Target-date portfolios remain positioned with an overweight to equities, emphasizing non-U.S. markets for fundamental valuation re-rating, alongside intermediate Treasurys and commodities to hedge persistent inflation above the 2% target.
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