There are reasons to be optimistic about Fidelity Private Credit’s long-term prospects, chief among them the strategy’s rigorous credit underwriting standards and the platform’s ability to grow at a responsible pace. There are also factors that call for patience, though, as the firm’s direct lending unit has only just passed its five-year mark. Taking that into consideration, the strategy earns Average People and Process ratings in its inaugural round of Morningstar analyst coverage.
Process Pillar
The Process Pillar is our assessment of how sensible, clearly defined, and repeatable Fidelity Private Credit Fund Class I’s performance objective and investment process is for both security selection and portfolio construction.
