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FSKAX vs FXAIX

Fidelity Total Market Index Fund against Fidelity 500 Index Fund: 4 years of returns, risk and today’s technical read, from Kavout’s own data.

FSKAXFidelity Total Market Index Fund
$1,997
+99.7% since Oct 28, 2022
$209.46 today-0.5%
FXAIXFidelity 500 Index Fund
$2,023
+102.3% since Oct 28, 2022
$264.99 today-0.5%
Growth of $1,000adjusted closes, dividends included
$925$1,228$1,531$1,834$2,1372023202420252026FSKAX $1,997FXAIX $2,023
FSKAXFXAIX1000 trading days, Kavout market data
The short answer

FXAIX did slightly better over the period: $1,000 invested on October 28, 2022 would be worth $2,023 versus $1,997 for FSKAX, a 102.3% versus 99.7% return. FXAIX also had a modest edge over the latest year, returning 13.8% versus 13.5%, while both returned 80.0% over three years. The difference matters mainly because FXAIX achieved the higher return with slightly lower 12-month volatility, 12.6% versus 12.9%, and a marginally less severe worst drawdown, -19.0% versus -19.4%. Results were close: the funds’ daily-move correlation was 0.992, FSKAX outperformed in 25 of the last 48 months, and FXAIX won 23. FSKAX’s broader market exposure did not translate into better performance during this period.

FSKAXFidelity Total Market Index Fund
$209.46-0.5% today
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FXAIXFidelity 500 Index Fund
$264.99-0.5% today
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Head to head

Which has returned more, FSKAX or FXAIX?

FSKAX beat FXAIX in 25 of the last 48 months; FXAIX won the other 23. The typical monthly gap was 0.26 points.

Total return by period

FSKAXFXAIX
1 month
-1.1%
-1.2%
3 months
+2.4%
+2.8%
6 months
+6.4%
+6.4%
YTD
+12.1%
+11.5%
1 year
+13.5%
+13.8%
3 years
+80.0%
+80.0%
Since 2022-10
+99.7%
+102.3%

Which is riskier?

Volatility, last 12 months
12.9%
12.6%
Worst drawdown since 2022
-19.4%
-19.0%

Both: Feb 19, 2025 to Apr 8, 2025

0.992
correlation of daily moves, 4 years
1.02
FSKAX move per 1% in FXAIX
0.972
correlation, last 12 months

Month by month

FSKAX led 25
FXAIX led 23

Of the last 48 months. The typical gap was 0.26 points.

When did they diverge?

MonthFSKAXFXAIXGap
March 2023+2.6%+3.7%-1.04 pts
December 2023+5.3%+4.5%+0.80 pts
November 2024+6.7%+5.9%+0.80 pts
December 2025-0.9%-0.2%-0.71 pts

Where the numbers come from. 1000 daily adjusted closes per fund from the Kavout market-data API, dividends included. Signals and indicators are Kavout’s own, refreshed nightly. Every figure is calculated from those adjusted closes.

Holdings and fees

What do you actually own with FSKAX and FXAIX?

FSKAX
Fidelity Total Market Index Fund
Price
$209.46
0.992
correlation
FXAIX
Fidelity 500 Index Fund
Price
$264.99

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