This Niche Fund Has Returns Of 7.3 Percent Over The Last 10 Years

Low-priced stocks are often associated with being high risk investments. On the other hand, high risk also offers the chance for investors to reap higher returns — and this is exactly what Fidelity's Low-Priced Stock Fund has achieved.

According to Time, the Fidelity Low-Priced Stock fund is a domestic equity portfolio with roughly one-third of its assets invested in overseas companies. The fund has posted gains of 7.3 percent a year over the past 10 years, which is a superior return compared to the broader market.

The fund's manager, Joel Tillinghast, oversees a $40 billion portfolio that holds a whopping 867 stocks, which were bought at a price of $35 per share or less.

Related Link: What Investors Need To Know About Record-Low U.S. Treasury Yields

The $35 per share maximum purchase price implies that not every holding is a penny stock or even mid-cap sized. The fund holds mega-sized stocks, including Microsoft Corporation MSFT, which help minimize risks, although the fund does favor smaller names.

Tillinghast likes to allocate funds toward companies that boast a simple business model and strong competitive advantages.

The fund also charges 0.79 percent a year in fees, which is slightly above the industry average of 0.72 percent fee small- and mid-cap index funds charge. However, the premium in fees may be justified, as the fund managed to keep pace with its peers in the heavily volatile post-Brexit vote market.