How can your portfolio benefit from alternative investments?

Alternative investments can offer investors a variety of different benefits when compared to traditional asset classes or investment funds. But the reality is that not all alternatives are built the same. The use case for investors may vary depending on the strategy or asset class. Some of the benefits associated with certain alternatives may include:

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Adding alternative investments to your portfolio

Investors can think of alternatives as a third asset class to complement their existing portfolio because alternatives can provide diversification beyond traditional asset classes.


Traditional portfolio


Doughnut chart of a traditional 60/40 equity and fixed income portfolio, compared with adding a small allocation to alternative strategies to your traditional portfolio.

Introducing an additional class


Doughnut chart of a traditional 60/40 equity and fixed income portfolio, compared with adding a small allocation to alternative strategies to your traditional portfolio.

Note: Illustrative allocation only. The above is not meant as investment advice.

Fidelity alternative mutual funds

Alternative mutual funds provide investors the ability to access hedge fund–type strategies through a traditional mutual fund vehicle. Alternative mutual funds combine the advantages of hedge funds and conventional mutual funds. They retain the high liquidity, high accessibility, low minimum investment and strong regulatory oversight of a conventional mutual fund, while offering access to the broader scope of strategies available to a hedge fund. The optimal portfolio allocation to alternatives depends on the nature of your portfolio, investment objectives, constraints and specific investment circumstances.

Fidelity alternative ETFs

Fidelity private market funds

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