Fidelity Investments
Asset Management & Financial ServicesOne of the world's largest diversified financial services corporations, managing mutual funds, retirement plans, and retail brokerage.
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Quick Facts
- Headquarters
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Founded
- 1946
- Employees
- 75,000+
- Valuation
- Privately Held — ~$14T Assets Under Administration
About Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments (officially FMR LLC) is an American multinational financial services corporation headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1946 by Edward C. Johnson II, Fidelity has grown into one of the largest asset managers in the world, administering more than $14 trillion in customer assets for over 50 million individual investors.
Privately held and majority-controlled by the Johnson family, Fidelity operates across retail brokerage, employer-sponsored 401(k) retirement administration, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), wealth advisory, clearing and custody services, and institutional asset management, alongside major digital assets and crypto custody initiatives.
What Fidelity Investments Does
Personal Investing & Retail Brokerage
Direct-to-consumer trading platforms, zero-fee index funds, fractional share investing, cash management, and high-yield savings.
Workplace Investing & Retirement Plans
Leading administrator of 401(k), 403(b), pensions, and health savings accounts (HSAs) for tens of thousands of corporate employers.
Asset Management & Fund Research
Equity, fixed income, money market, quantitative factor funds, and active portfolio management across global capital markets.
Institutional & Clearing Services
Custody, clearing, brokerage technology, and capital solutions for registered investment advisors (RIAs) and broker-dealers.
Career Areas
Types of professional roles found inside Fidelity Investments.
- Fintech & Quantitative Software Engineering
- Investment Research & Portfolio Management
- Cloud Data Engineering & Machine Learning
- Wealth Advisory & Financial Planning
Fidelity Investments's History
- 1946Founded by Edward C. Johnson II
Edward C. Johnson II establishes Fidelity Management & Research in Boston to manage the Fidelity Fund.
- 1977Peter Lynch Manages Magellan Fund
Peter Lynch takes over the Fidelity Magellan Fund, achieving legendary 29% annualized returns over a 13-year tenure.
- 2018Zero-Fee Index Funds & Crypto Custody
Disrupts the asset management industry by launching the first zero-expense-ratio mutual funds and Fidelity Digital Assets.
- 2024Spot Bitcoin & Ethereum ETF Pioneer
Launches major spot cryptocurrency ETFs and expands personalized direct indexing technology across millions of accounts.
Purpose & Values
“Strengthening the financial well-being of our clients”
