Fidelity Solo FidFolios^SM FAQs

Fidelity Solo FidFolios℠ offer an enhanced brokerage experience that lets you create your own custom index with a basket of stocks and ETFs based on what matters to you—your values, a specific theme, or perhaps the latest trends—with the benefits of direct ownership, no expense ratios, and the ease of adding and removing securities, unlike investing in individual mutual funds or ETFs.

And at the same time, you're in control, have the opportunity for growth potential and diversification across a range of securities, and can enjoy the ease of one-click trading and monitoring through a personalized dashboard.

With Fidelity Solo FidFolios^SM you have the choice to create a basket with stocks, ETFs, or both stocks and ETFs.

Fidelity Solo FidFolios℠ are an enhancement to an existing Fidelity brokerage account with just a $4.99/month enrollment fee. There are no additional account fees, trade commissions, or account minimums and you can invest as little as $1.00 per stock or ETF and create as many baskets as you'd like.

If you have a joint brokerage account, note that enrollment is at the individual level so each person that wants access to the features of Fidelity Solo FidFolios would need to enroll.

Fidelity Solo FidFolios℠ are an enhancement to your existing brokerage experience and can be used with most of your current brokerage account trading, so you will probably not need to open a new brokerage account to enroll.

If you have a joint brokerage account, note that enrollment is at the individual level so each person that wants access to the features of Fidelity Solo FidFolios would need to enroll.

If you enroll but your joint account holder does not, only you will be able to view and trade, make any edits, or manage your basket. Your joint account holder will just be able to view basket positions individually, as they would any other positions in the account.

Fidelity Solo FidFolios℠ can be used in all your nonretirement brokerage accounts, including HSA and cash management, just as you invest today. Traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, and rollover IRAs are also eligible for Fidelity Solo FidFolios. Other retirement accounts (such as inherited IRAs and Keogh accounts) are currently ineligible.

If you have a joint brokerage account, note that enrollment is at the individual level so each person who wants access to the features of Fidelity Solo FidFolios will need to enroll.

Fidelity Solo FidFolios℠ are a faster and easier way to invest and manage your own basket of stocks or ETFs with features that make it easy for you to be in control. You'll be able to:

• Pick the stocks and ETFs you want or get started with prebuilt models—themes such as AI and clean energy—from the experts. ​
• Invest as little as $1 per security, diversify, and trade an entire basket with one click.
• Manage your basket using advanced features such as one-click rebalancing.
• Track and analyze your basket with a personalized dashboard.

If you have a joint brokerage account and want to invest in Fidelity Solo FidFolios^SM, you can. Just note that the enrollment is at the individual level so each person that wants access would need to enroll.

For example, if you enroll but your joint account holder does not, only you will be able to view and trade, make any edits, or manage your basket. Your joint account holder will just be able to view basket positions individually, as they would any other positions in the account.

To create a custom index with Fidelity Solo FidFolios℠ you select a group of stocks and ETFs that you want to invest in based on whatever theme you choose—a prebuilt model, which you can customize, or just create your own—then determine the percentage weighting of each symbol and invest all in a single basket.

Fractional shares are portions of full shares.

When creating your own custom index with Fidelity Solo FidFolios℠, fractional shares enable you to allocate a percentage or dollar amount you want to an individual security without having to figure out how many whole shares you can buy with your investment amount. Fractional shares allow you to invest your money across a larger number of securities.

You can place market orders with Fidelity Solo FidFolios℠.

You can generally trade exchange-listed National Market System stocks with Fidelity Solo FidFolios℠, including most common stocks, American Depository Receipts (ADRs), and preferred securities. Foreign stocks, options, and other non-equity securities such as mutual funds are ineligible at this time.

With Fidelity Solo FidFolios℠ you can generally create as many baskets as you'd like, across one or more Fidelity brokerage accounts.

Enrolling is your first step and just takes minutes. You'll have access to all the features of Fidelity Solo FidFolios℠ with a 30-day free trial.

One week prior to your free trial end date, we will attempt to reach you and remind you to confirm that you have a payment method on file. At the end of your free trial, the $4.99 per month enrollment fee will then be charged monthly, unless you decide to cancel.

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Or learn more right here. Once enrolled:

• Choose prebuilt models from the experts, customize if you'd like, or select stocks and ETFs to create your own basket.
• Decide how much of each security you want in your basket, which brokerage account to invest with, and how much you'd like to invest.
• Name your basket and place your order.
• Want to make changes?
  • Go to your personalized dashboard, select Manage, and make your move.
  • Easily rebalance, buy, sell, edit, or rename your basket.
  • Place your trade with one click and you're done.

The prebuilt models within Fidelity Solo FidFolios℠ are developed by Fidelity experts and are grounded on sound methodology. Each model is made up of a group of stocks or ETFs that belong to a specific industry index, share a common theme, or are aligned to a specific risk profile. Fidelity prebuilt models may be helpful as a starting point when beginning to explore, research, and build your own investment portfolio as you can easily view and track the model's performance. You can also choose to customize the model before investing in it.

For ease, we’ve split our prebuilt models into 3 categories, offering you the opportunity to select from:

Thematic stock models

Models follow long-term trends and themes, focusing on potential opportunities created by economic, technological, and social development.

Sector & income stock models

Models offer targeted exposure to companies in specific segments of the economy that can help you pursue income, growth, and diversification, and manage risk.

ETF model portfolios

Models provide exposure to a range of risk levels, using Fidelity or Fidelity and iShares ETFs, to help you align your investments with the risk level you’re most comfortable with.

These models are not a recommendation. You must make your own determination as to which securities to purchase or investment strategies to follow.

Yes, you can customize a prebuilt model. In fact, prebuilt models are often used to get started when building a basket. Easily add or remove securities, and even change the target weight of each security to create a custom basket.

Yes, when creating a basket, you're purchasing individual securities using your cash available to trade or margin buying power.

A security that you already own cannot be added to your basket at this time. However, you can own the same security both inside and outside of your basket, if you choose.

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On a regular basis our team reviews the entire process to ensure that themes and securities are still relevant, adjusting each model's weights as well as adding and removing securities if deemed appropriate.

Yes, a team of investment professionals adjusts each model's weights monthly based on market movement and reviews the entire process on a quarterly basis—to ensure themes and securities are still relevant. Periodically, some securities may be added or removed. Data is reviewed (Natural Language Processing and data sets) to, among other things, ensure that the themes and securities are still relevant. Throughout the year, our prebuilt models are also reviewed for quality filters and corporate actions.

The team is working to provide proactive notifications of any updates to an existing prebuilt model to help you keep your investments aligned. Until this feature is available, at any time, you can edit your basket and select "Set allocation to latest prebuilt model." This will align your basket to match the model's securities and target weights.

Yes, you can enroll using the web or the Fidelity app.

Your enrollment fee will be charged monthly to your payment method on file, on your renewal date. The charge will appear on the statement as My Fidelity Enrollment.

When you enroll you have full access to all the features of Fidelity Solo FidFolios℠ for free, for 30 days. At the end of your 30-day free trial we will begin to charge $4.99/month to the payment method you provided to us for your enrollment fee. If, however, you cancel within the 30 days, you will not be charged at all.

A payment method can be added as part of the enrollment process or anytime prior to your free trial end date to ensure continued enrollment.

To add a payment, start from your basket dashboard in a web browser. Then just 2 steps. Select:

• "Manage enrollment"
• "Update payment method"

To learn how to access your basket dashboard, visit our Making changes to my basket section.

Canceling your enrollment is easy, though we'd hate to see you give up access to all the features of Fidelity Solo FidFolios℠.

To cancel, start from your basket dashboard in a web browser—you can get there from your positions page. Then just 2 steps. Select:

• "Manage enrollment"
• "Cancel enrollment"

But remember, you can reenroll at any time!

Note: Enrollment changes are through web only at this time.

When canceling enrollment, at the end of your monthly billing period you will no longer have access to any of the features of Fidelity Solo FidFolios℠ including editing, monitoring, and managing your baskets. Positions in existing baskets will appear individually in your account and may be traded as you do any other securities. Should you change your mind, you can reenroll at any time.

You have 2 easy options to get to your enrollment dashboard to reenroll.

Option 1: Log in to www.Fidelity.com/enrollments

Option 2: Log in to Fidelity.com, select Profile (top left of the screen), then Preferences, and Manage enrollments.

Once logged in, just follow these steps:

• Select the Fidelity Solo FidFolios℠ enrollment card
• Manage enrollment
• Resume

And Resume, again, to confirm that you want to resume your enrollment.

If you were unenrolled due to a problem with your payment method, you will be able to update your payment method as part of the above process.

We're keeping it simple. With just a single Fidelity Solo FidFolios℠ enrollment plan you'll have full access to all the features that we've shared.

From the web: Visit your Positions page, select Fidelity Solo FidFolios^SM (top left, above the table) or click an individual basket position and select Manage baskets and either way, you'll land on your personalized dashboard. To make changes to your basket, select Manage, where you'll have easy access to rebalance, buy, sell, edit, and rename.

You can also access your dashboard from your All accounts & individual account Summary pages.

From the Fidelity app: Visit the Home screen, select the account with the basket, scroll down and tap on your basket in the Fidelity Solo FidFolios^SM section, and you'll land on your Basket details. To make changes to your basket, select Manage, where you'll have easy access to rebalance, buy, sell, edit, and rename.

To rebalance to target weights, go to your personalized dashboard and select Manage. Then it's 2 quick steps.

• Select Rebalance
• Place order

To invest more, go to your personalized dashboard and select Manage. Then just follow these steps. 

• Select Buy and decide:
  • How you'd like to add to your basket
    • "Use target weights​"—add money using Smart Buys, allocating to your most underweight securities first or across all positions based on target weights
    • "Allocate to specific positions​"—add money to one or more positions
  • How much you'd like to buy

• Place order

Smart Buys is an advanced feature that lets you invest in your basket and maintain your targets without any manual calculations. It is also a tax-efficient option to get your taxable account baskets closer to your targets by buying more of the underweight securities.

As you add money to your basket, your most underweight securities are identified, and proposed trades are allocated to those first. Any remaining money is allocated across all positions based on targets.

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Yes, you can easily add money to specific positions. Go to your personalized dashboard, select Manage, Buy, and then follow the rest of the steps above to add money.

To reduce your investment, selling a portion of some or all your positions, go to your personalized dashboard and select Manage. Then just follow these steps.

• Select Buy and decide:
  • How you'd like to sell from your basket
    • "Use current weights"—sell positions based on current weights
    • "Sell from specific positions"—reduce money invested in one or more positions
    • "Sell entire basket"—take the money out of your basket
  • How much you'd like to sell

• Place order

Yes, you can sell a portion of a specific position or multiple positions. Go to your personalized dashboard, select Manage, Sell, and then follow the rest of the steps above to reduce your investment.

When you sell your entire basket, all proceeds from the sale will go into the core position in your account. At any time while enrolled, you can start again and create a new basket.

To edit your basket allocation, adding or adjusting securities and target weights, go to your personalized dashboard and select Manage. Then just follow these quick steps.

• Select Edit
• Decide how you'd like to edit your basket:
  • "Set my own allocation"—add or adjust securities and target weights.
  • "Set allocation to latest prebuilt model"—adjust securities and target weights to align with the model you selected.

If adding securities, once your basket is edited, select Manage, and then Rebalance to invest in your new securities.

To rename your basket, go to your personalized dashboard and Select Manage. Then it's 3 quick steps.

• Select Rename
• Provide a new name
• Save

When naming a basket, keep in mind that you cannot have 2 baskets in an account with the same name. However, you can use the same name for a basket in a different account.

Select the Save option and the securities that you've picked and their target weights will be saved to invest in now or later.

You can also update the securities or target weights of a previously saved basket by selecting "Use a saved basket."

Saving a customized prebuilt model is not currently available.

To trade, ensure the securities have target weights and total 100%. Select Continue and you’re set to trade and invest your saved basket when the market is open.

You can use your saved basket to create as many eligible brokerage accounts as you'd like. To view eligible accounts, visit our Learning the basics of Fidelity Solo FidFolios section.

The ability to save a basket that you've built offers quite a few benefits.

• Investing when you're ready is quicker. You'll be a step ahead with quick access to not only the list of securities that you want to invest in but also their weights.
• Researching securities and keeping track of them to invest later is easier. Even when the market is closed—you can do your research and build your basket.
• Being able to use your saved basket across multiple accounts is handy. Your saved basket is available for you to use in any of your eligible accounts. To view eligible brokerage accounts, visit our Learning the basics of Fidelity Solo FidFolios section.