The firms profits jumped $100 million from 2002 totals, to $908 million in 2003, Reuters reports. Assets under management neared the $1 trillion mark, at $988.3 billion, a 22% increase from a year earlier.
Boston-based Fidelity announced the numbers in a letter to shareholders. However, the news was not all good. Chairman Edward Johnson said that while 64% of the companys funds bested their peers in 2003, that number still represents a 5% drop from the 69% it showed in 2002.
Additionally, an increase in outsourcing, including administrative tasks that many smaller companies have shifted to Fidelity for cost-cutting purposes, helped the companys total revenue rise 3% to $9.2 billion.
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