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Fidelity Growth Strategies Fund 2026 Q3 Investor Letter | Buyside Digest

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Primary Source Intelligence • Q3 2026 Letter Analysis

Fidelity Growth Strategies Fund Quarterly Analysis

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Fund Returns

QTD-13.69%

YTD-0.03%

Annualized+11.86%

Positioning StanceCONSTRUCTIVE

Market CapMid Cap

GeographyUS

Digest Analysis

Quick Take

"Expanding artificial intelligence infrastructure build-outs and resilient midcycle economic dynamics offer attractive entry points in cash-generative industrial enablers despite monetary policy tightening."

Executive Summary

Fidelity Growth Strategies Fund posted a Retail Class net return of -13.69% for the third quarter of 2026, trailing the -5.84% return of the benchmark Russell Midcap Growth Index and bringing year-to-date net returns to -0.03%. Relative underperformance was driven primarily by an outsized overweight in industrials, specifically within capital goods, alongside adverse stock selection in information technology. The portfolio retained an active equity posture with 96.94% allocated to domestic equities, 3.00% to international equities, and a minimal 0.06% in cash and net other assets. Mid-cap growth shares lagged broader markets as rising discount rates weighed disproportionately on mid-sized firms relative to mega-cap technology leaders. The manager's macroeconomic outlook frames the domestic economy as operating in a sturdy midcycle expansion characterized by resilient labor indicators, recovering manufacturing optimism, and upward-trending 2026 earnings projections. However, this backdrop is complicated by elevated geopolitical risk, surging crude oil prices, and benchmark 10-year Treasury yields reaching two-decade highs following renewed monetary tightening. The strategy remains heavily anchored to the secular build-out of artificial intelligence infrastructure, interpreting recent valuation compression in supply-chain enablers as cyclical volatility rather than structural deterioration. Portfolio activity was marked by disciplined trimming of extended positions and risk mitigation around regulatory overhangs. The manager reduced positions in AI data-center infrastructure enablers including Sterling Infrastructure, MasTec, and Mayville Engineering following profit-taking and margin questions, while maintaining Sterling as a top active overweight. In contrast, the fund completely exited Fair Isaac early in the quarter, successfully averting steep regulatory-driven drawdowns. Consumer appliance manufacturer SharkNinja and clinical software provider Veeva Systems served as leading relative contributors.

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Signal Matrix

Market Conviction

58%

CautiousHigh

Moderate (58%)

Active conviction is reflected in substantial overweights such as a 16.09% tilt toward industrials and top holdings scaled above 3%, but remains tempered by wide diversification across 129 holdings. Management exhibited decisive action by completely eliminating names facing structural issues like Fair Isaac while maintaining size in high-conviction enablers despite severe price volatility.

Growth Outlook

60%

BearishBullish

Neutral (60%)

Macro expectations remain constructive on account of sturdy midcycle expansion, solid labor metrics, and 30% projected corporate earnings growth for 2026. However, near-term enthusiasm is restrained by persistent above-target inflation and surging real borrowing costs across capital markets.

Risk Appetite

55%

DefensiveAggressive

Balanced (55%)

The portfolio operates in a virtually fully invested posture with only 0.06% held in cash, sustaining elevated cyclical exposure through heavy capital goods allocations. Nevertheless, management reduced exposure to extended industrial names and remains sensitive to debt-service constraints across mid-cap issuers.

Capital Deployment

50%

De-riskingDeploying

Net Neutral (50%)

Cash levels remained minimal and flat at 0.06%, pointing to net-neutral deployment where sales from trimmed industrial holdings were methodically reallocated into technology, healthcare, and consumer discretionary opportunities.

Forward Guidance

65%

CautiousExpansionary

Expansionary (65%)

The manager clearly signals an active search for opportunistic entry points in companies with durable moats that have experienced recent valuation compression. Strategic guidance emphasizes rigorous bottom-up selectivity to position ahead of subsequent equity re-ratings.

Language Signal

52%

BearishBullish

Balanced (52%)

Commentary balances constructive framing regarding AI-driven profit improvements and sturdy economic momentum against explicit discussions of overheated valuations, sharp multiple contractions, and margin worries. The net tone skews marginally constructive without aggressive optimism.

Perceived Risk

68%

Low RiskElevated

Elevated Risk (68%)

Risk commentary extensively details macroeconomic headwinds including 10-year Treasury yields reaching 20-year highs, Federal Reserve rate hikes, elevated crude prices from Middle East geopolitical tensions, and potential regulatory disruption to scoring franchises.

Opportunity Density

62%

ScarceAbundant

Selective (62%)

Broad market earnings growth forecasts approaching 30% alongside severe pullbacks in high-momentum mid caps provide an expanding pool of fundamentally attractive entry points. Opportunities are concentrated within infrastructure picks-and-shovels rather than broadly distributed across the market.

Time Horizon

72%

Short-TermLong-Term

Decade+ (72%)

Investment rationale is explicitly focused on multi-year compounding cycles for businesses benefiting from durable secular trends such as AI infrastructure. Management demonstrates a willingness to look beyond quarterly volatility and margin timing to capture long-term alpha.