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HarbourVest Partners vs Fidelity Investments

A side-by-side comparison of HarbourVest Partners and Fidelity Investments across firm type, scale, strategy, and geography.

Scale comparison

HarbourVest Partners$125B
Fidelity Investments$7.8T
Insight

Fidelity Investments manages roughly 62.4× the assets of the other firm.

Asset-class exposure

Fixed Income
Left bar: HarbourVest PartnersRight bar: Fidelity Investments
Insight

No overlapping asset classes — these firms operate in entirely separate markets.

Key observations

  • • Fidelity Investments is the largest by AUM at $7.8T — 62.4× HarbourVest Partners ($125B).
  • • Fidelity Investments is the most established (founded 1946), 36 years before HarbourVest Partners (1982).
  • • Fidelity Investments has the broadest mandate — active across 6 asset classes vs 4 for HarbourVest Partners.
  • • All 2 firms invest in Private Equity, Private Credit.
  • • HarbourVest Partners is the only one here in Secondaries & Infrastructure.
  • • All 2 are headquartered in United States.
  • • HarbourVest Partners's network is more connected (38/100 vs 8/100), indicating broader relationship diversity.
  • • Strategy overlap is 17% (Jaccard) — 6 shared: Fund-of-Funds, Co-investment, Buyout and 3 more.
  • • Overall similarity is 24%, driven by 5 shared strategies, 2 shared asset classes, same AUM band.
24%Similarity score5 shared strategies · 2 shared asset classes · same AUM band · same country
HarbourVest PartnersFidelity Investments
Basics
Firm typeAsset ManagerAsset Manager
CountryUnited StatesUnited States
Founded19821946
Firm age44 yrs80 yrs
RolesLp, GpGp, Advisor, Lender
Scale & AUM
AUM$125B$7.8T
Market positionGiant ($100–500B)Mega ($500B+)
AUM ratio62.4× larger
Strategy & Focus
Investment styleMulti-assetMulti-asset
DiversificationBroadBroad
Strategies11 — LP-led Secondaries, GP-led Secondaries, Continuation Vehicles, Fund-of-Funds23 — Digital Assets / Crypto, Direct Lending, First Lien, Senior Secured
Asset classessecondaries, private equity, private credit, infrastructurefixed income, private equity, private credit, real estate, other, venture capital
Shared strategies6: Fund-of-Funds, Co-investment, Buyout
Shared asset classes2: private equity, private credit
Geography
Geographic biasNorth AmericaNorth America
RegionsNorth America, Western Europe, North America, EuropeGlobal, North America, North America, United States
Shared geographiesNorth America, North America
Fund Portfolio
Published funds517
Largest fundHarbourVest Partners Co-Investment Fund VII Program (HCF VII)Fidelity Credit Opportunities Fund II LP
Vintage range—2020–2026
Fund statusesClosed (5)Investing (17)
Team
Total contacts2518
Team-to-AUM ratio0.2 per $B0.0 per $B
Network & Relationships
Connectivity38/1008/100
Network strength5/1001/100
Relationships41
Relationship densityLowLow
Network maturityEmergingEmerging
Similarity
Overall similarity24%
Strategy overlap17%
Asset class overlap25%
Geography overlap20%

Frequently asked

What is the difference between HarbourVest Partners and Fidelity Investments?

HarbourVest Partners is a asset manager based in United States, while Fidelity Investments is a asset manager based in United States. This page compares their firm type, assets under management, strategies, and geographic focus.

Which is larger, HarbourVest Partners or Fidelity Investments?

By reported AUM, Fidelity Investments is larger ($125B vs $7.8T).

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