In Briefs: Fidelity Adds 6 Funds Focusing on Sectors

Fidelity Investments has added six mutual funds to its Advisor family of funds, which it sells through broker-dealers and other investment professionals.

The new funds are known as the Fidelity Advisor Focus Funds. Investments are made in specific market sectors, including consumer and cyclical industries, financial services, health care, technology, and utilities.

Fidelity has also shifted its Advisor natural resources fund to the Advisor Focus group.

Fidelity, based in Boston, has offered sector funds since 1981 and has about $10 billion in sector fund assets. The new funds bring to 10 the number added to the 27-member Advisor group this year.

Fidelity Advisor Funds had assets of $29 billion on June 30. The new funds became available Tuesday.

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