diff --git a/eodhd/apiclient.py b/eodhd/apiclient.py
index bece975..bebfe78 100644
--- a/eodhd/apiclient.py
+++ b/eodhd/apiclient.py
@@ -706,8 +706,13 @@ def get_insider_transactions_data(
 
     def get_fundamentals_data(self, ticker: str, filter: str = None, historical: int = None,
                               from_date: str = None, to_date: str = None, version: int = None,
-                              no_cache: int = None) -> list:
-        """GET /api/fundamentals/{ticker}"""
+                              no_cache: int = None) -> dict:
+        """GET /api/fundamentals/{ticker}
+
+        Returns the parsed JSON object. Note: a ``filter`` that narrows below the
+        top level reshapes the response (e.g. ``General::Code`` returns a scalar
+        string), so the ``-> dict`` hint reflects the common unfiltered / top-level
+        section case rather than every possible filter shape (see issue #71)."""
         api_call = FundamentalDataAPI(session=self._session, timeout=self._timeout)
         return api_call.get_fundamentals_data(
             api_token=self._api_key, ticker=ticker, filter=filter, historical=historical,
@@ -716,8 +721,13 @@ def get_fundamentals_data(self, ticker: str, filter: str = None, historical: int
 
     def get_fundamentals_data_v1_1(self, ticker: str, filter: str = None, historical: int = None,
                                     from_date: str = None, to_date: str = None, version: int = None,
-                                    no_cache: int = None) -> list:
-        """GET /api/v1.1/fundamentals/{ticker} — uses improved Earnings::Trend data"""
+                                    no_cache: int = None) -> dict:
+        """GET /api/v1.1/fundamentals/{ticker} — uses improved Earnings::Trend data
+
+        Returns the parsed JSON object. Note: a ``filter`` that narrows below the
+        top level reshapes the response (e.g. ``General::Code`` returns a scalar
+        string), so the ``-> dict`` hint reflects the common unfiltered / top-level
+        section case rather than every possible filter shape (see issue #71)."""
         api_call = FundamentalDataAPI(session=self._session, timeout=self._timeout)
         return api_call.get_fundamentals_data_v1_1(
             api_token=self._api_key, ticker=ticker, filter=filter, historical=historical,
diff --git a/tests/test_fundamentaldataapi.py b/tests/test_fundamentaldataapi.py
index b9bd358..cb36b55 100644
--- a/tests/test_fundamentaldataapi.py
+++ b/tests/test_fundamentaldataapi.py
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 """Unit tests for FundamentalDataAPI"""
 
+import inspect
+
 import pytest
+
+from eodhd.apiclient import APIClient
 from eodhd.APIs import FundamentalDataAPI
 
 
@@ -25,3 +29,11 @@ def test_get_fundamentals_data_v1_1_method_exists():
     api = FundamentalDataAPI()
     assert hasattr(api, "get_fundamentals_data_v1_1")
     assert callable(api.get_fundamentals_data_v1_1)
+
+
+def test_get_fundamentals_data_return_annotation_is_dict():
+    """The /fundamentals endpoint returns a JSON object, so the client methods
+    must be annotated -> dict, not -> list (see issue #71)."""
+    client = APIClient.__new__(APIClient)
+    assert inspect.signature(client.get_fundamentals_data).return_annotation is dict
+    assert inspect.signature(client.get_fundamentals_data_v1_1).return_annotation is dict