# Fidelity Balanced Fund — new fund registration

FIDELITY PURITAN TRUST registered fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2011-08-15. Featured series: Fidelity Balanced Fund.

## Registration

- Registrant / trust: FIDELITY PURITAN TRUST
- CIK: 0000081205
- Form: 485APOS
- Filed: 2011-08-15
- State of incorporation: MA
- Accession: 0000722574-11-000249
- Reported net assets: $65.8B

## Series & classes (4)

| Series | Class | Ticker | New |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Fidelity Balanced Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000007151) | Fidelity Balanced Fund | FBALX | — |
| [Fidelity Balanced Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000007151) | Class K | FBAKX | — |
| [Fidelity Puritan Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000007153) | Fidelity Puritan Fund | FPURX | — |
| [Fidelity Puritan Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000007153) | Class K | FPUKX | — |

## Fees (from the effective prospectus)

- 12b-1 fee: 0.00%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.46%
- Management fee: 0.45%
- Other expenses: 0.01%

## Investment objective

Fidelity Balanced Fund seeks both income and capital growth.

## Advisers

- [Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (Advisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/108281)
- [Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (Subadvisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/148045)
- [Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (Subadvisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/148239)
- [FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited (Subadvisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/108273)

## Other filings by this registrant (12)

- [485APOS — 2025-07-18](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000081205-25-000111)
- [485APOS — 2024-12-02](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000945908-24-000669)
- [485APOS — 2024-08-01](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000744822-24-000049)
- [485APOS — 2024-08-01](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000744822-24-000051)
- [485APOS — 2019-03-29 (2 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001379491-19-001444)
- [485APOS — 2018-07-16](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001379491-18-003593)
- [485APOS — 2017-07-17](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001379491-17-004483)
- [485APOS — 2017-02-03 (2 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001379491-17-000582)
- [485APOS — 2016-12-02 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001379491-16-007880)
- [485APOS — 2012-09-21 (2 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000035341-12-000080)
- [485APOS — 2008-03-05](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000061397-08-000004)
- [485APOS — 2002-09-20](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000081205-02-000008)

## More

- [Registrant profile: FIDELITY PURITAN TRUST](https://search.stillhousedata.com/registrant/81205)
- [This page as markdown (for LLM agents)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000722574-11-000249.md)
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