UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-21667
Fidelity Central Investment Portfolios LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
245 Summer St., Boston, Massachusetts 02210
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
William C. Coffey, Secretary
245 Summer St.
Boston, Massachusetts 02210
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
617-563-7000
Date of fiscal year end: | August 31 |
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Date of reporting period: | August 31, 2018 |
Item 1.
Reports to Stockholders
Fidelity® High Income Central Fund 2 Annual Report August 31, 2018 |
Contents
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Performance: The Bottom Line
Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of distributions from dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The hypothetical investment and the average annual total returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund’s total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns
For the periods ended August 31, 2018 | Past 1 year | Past 5 years | Past 10 years |
Fidelity® High Income Central Fund 2 | 5.29% | 6.12% | 8.46% |
$10,000 Over 10 Years
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity® High Income Central Fund 2 on August 31, 2008.
The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the ICE® BofAML® US High Yield Constrained Index performed over the same period.
Period Ending Values | ||
$22,521 | Fidelity® High Income Central Fund 2 | |
$22,433 | ICE® BofAML® US High Yield Constrained Index |
BofA Merrill Lynch benchmark indices were re-branded as ICE BofAML benchmark indices.
Management's Discussion of Fund Performance
Market Recap: U.S. corporate high-yield bonds gained 3.27% for the year ending August 31, 2018, as measured by the ICE BofAML® US High Yield Constrained Index. On the heels of a solid 2017, high yield began the new year on a high note, driven by optimism for U.S. tax reform, passed in December 2017, which also helped equity markets reach record levels. The uptrend reversed course in early February, though, amid broad market volatility and a backup in U.S. Treasury yields. The asset class took another leg down in March, losing ground largely due to a policy rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve and an escalating trade dispute with China. The market stabilized and turned in a strong result in April, but volatility persisted and the index experienced a two-week slump to conclude the first half of 2018. Strong corporate earnings helped high yield make a solid advance in July and August. For the full 12 months, lower-quality bonds rose about 8%, topping credits rated B (+3%) and BB (+1%). By industry, energy led the way this period, with the market heavyweight gaining roughly 9% amid higher oil prices. Other standouts included transportation ex air/rail (+8%) and food & drug retail (+7%), while aerospace (+5%) was lifted by the potential for increased spending on U.S. defense and infrastructure. Two defensive categories also outperformed: utilities gained 5% and health care was up about 4%. Notable laggards included automotive & auto parts, banks & thrifts, and cable/satellite TV (each -1%).Comments from Portfolio Manager Frederick Hoff: For the fiscal year, the fund gained 5.29%, topping its benchmark, the ICE BofAML® US High Yield Constrained Index. Strong security selection, especially in energy, was the main driver of the fund's outperformance of the benchmark. Several top individual contributors came from this area, including Denbury and California Resources Group. These independent oil and natural gas producers, both of which benefited from a rising oil price, returned about 94% and 55%, respectively, for the fund. Other notable contributors from energy were Noble Holdings International and Chesapeake Energy. Security selection in the food & drug retail category helped versus the benchmark, particularly Bi-Lo, a supermarket operator and our top individual contributor this period. Bi-Lo made very good progress in its financial restructuring and also reported better-than-expected financial results. In March, Bi-Lo announced it had filed for bankruptcy protection, and, as part of the agreement, some of our debt was to be converted to equity in the company. Another troubled grocery store operator, Tops Holdings, did not fare well and hurt our relative result. We ultimately sold our position. Bond selection in the health care sector was negative, particularly a weak-performing position in Community Health Systems, a highly levered hospital provider that continued to experience margin declines, as well as a drop in patient admissions.The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
Note to shareholders: On September 29, 2018, Harley Lank assumed sole portfolio management responsibilities for the fund, succeeding Frederick Hoff.Investment Summary (Unaudited)
Top Five Holdings as of August 31, 2018
(by issuer, excluding cash equivalents) | % of fund's net assets |
Community Health Systems, Inc. | 2.6 |
Altice SA | 2.3 |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. | 2.3 |
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. | 2.3 |
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. | 2.1 |
11.6 |
Top Five Market Sectors as of August 31, 2018
% of fund's net assets | |
Energy | 13.1 |
Healthcare | 11.0 |
Telecommunications | 6.9 |
Cable/Satellite TV | 6.8 |
Metals/Mining | 4.6 |
Quality Diversification (% of fund's net assets)
As of August 31, 2018 | ||
BBB | 1.1% | |
BB | 28.3% | |
B | 49.4% | |
CCC,CC,C | 10.9% | |
Not Rated | 0.7% | |
Equities | 1.7% | |
Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets | 7.9% |
We have used ratings from Moody's Investors Service, Inc. Where Moody's® ratings are not available, we have used S&P® ratings. All ratings are as of the date indicated and do not reflect subsequent changes.
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)
As of August 31, 2018 * | ||
Nonconvertible Bonds | 81.9% | |
Convertible Bonds, Preferred Stocks | 1.4% | |
Common Stocks | 1.1% | |
Bank Loan Obligations | 7.1% | |
Other Investments | 0.6% | |
Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities) | 7.9% |
* Foreign investments - 23.4%
Schedule of Investments August 31, 2018
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Corporate Bonds - 82.7% | |||
Principal Amount | Value | ||
Convertible Bonds - 0.8% | |||
Broadcasting - 0.5% | |||
DISH Network Corp.: | |||
2.375% 3/15/24 | $210,000 | $184,328 | |
3.375% 8/15/26 | 4,590,000 | 4,317,368 | |
4,501,696 | |||
Energy - 0.1% | |||
Ensco Jersey Finance Ltd. 3% 1/31/24 | 1,500,000 | 1,374,375 | |
Utilities - 0.2% | |||
SolarCity Corp. 1.625% 11/1/19 | 1,721,000 | 1,571,951 | |
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS | 7,448,022 | ||
Nonconvertible Bonds - 81.9% | |||
Aerospace - 0.8% | |||
BBA U.S. Holdings, Inc. 5.375% 5/1/26 (a) | 320,000 | 320,800 | |
Bombardier, Inc.: | |||
7.5% 12/1/24 (a) | 1,425,000 | 1,499,813 | |
7.5% 3/15/25 (a) | 2,675,000 | 2,761,938 | |
DAE Funding LLC: | |||
4.5% 8/1/22 (a) | 455,000 | 448,175 | |
5% 8/1/24 (a) | 165,000 | 162,113 | |
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. 5% 11/15/25 (a) | 625,000 | 647,750 | |
TransDigm UK Holdings PLC 6.875% 5/15/26 (a) | 895,000 | 918,333 | |
6,758,922 | |||
Air Transportation - 0.1% | |||
XPO Logistics, Inc. 6.125% 9/1/23 (a) | 725,000 | 746,750 | |
Automotive & Auto Parts - 0.4% | |||
Allison Transmission, Inc. 5% 10/1/24 (a) | 1,160,000 | 1,142,600 | |
Delphi Technologies PLC 5% 10/1/25 (a) | 1,000,000 | 944,550 | |
Lithia Motors, Inc. 5.25% 8/1/25 (a) | 590,000 | 565,810 | |
Tesla, Inc. 5.3% 8/15/25 (a) | 1,070,000 | 925,550 | |
3,578,510 | |||
Banks & Thrifts - 0.9% | |||
Ally Financial, Inc.: | |||
4.25% 4/15/21 | 1,170,000 | 1,173,136 | |
5.75% 11/20/25 | 5,850,000 | 6,062,063 | |
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC 5.125% 5/28/24 | 555,000 | 556,695 | |
7,791,894 | |||
Broadcasting - 1.0% | |||
CBS Radio, Inc. 7.25% 11/1/24 (a) | 1,015,000 | 971,863 | |
iHeartCommunications, Inc.: | |||
9% 9/15/22 (b) | 780,000 | 577,200 | |
10.625% 3/15/23 (b) | 1,205,000 | 891,700 | |
11.25% 3/1/21 (a)(b) | 915,000 | 654,225 | |
Sinclair Television Group, Inc. 5.125% 2/15/27 (a) | 320,000 | 296,000 | |
Sirius XM Radio, Inc.: | |||
3.875% 8/1/22 (a) | 825,000 | 809,490 | |
5% 8/1/27 (a) | 1,900,000 | 1,835,856 | |
5.375% 7/15/26 (a) | 2,525,000 | 2,518,688 | |
Univision Communications, Inc. 5.125% 2/15/25 (a) | 535,000 | 490,863 | |
9,045,885 | |||
Building Materials - 0.4% | |||
Builders FirstSource, Inc. 5.625% 9/1/24 (a) | 1,175,000 | 1,141,219 | |
Building Materials Corp. of America: | |||
5.5% 2/15/23 (a) | 690,000 | 705,732 | |
6% 10/15/25 (a) | 1,165,000 | 1,191,422 | |
Summit Materials LLC/Summit Materials Finance Corp. 5.125% 6/1/25 (a) | 400,000 | 378,000 | |
U.S. Concrete, Inc. 6.375% 6/1/24 | 425,000 | 428,719 | |
3,845,092 | |||
Cable/Satellite TV - 6.2% | |||
Altice SA: | |||
7.625% 2/15/25 (a) | 9,990,000 | 9,233,657 | |
7.75% 5/15/22 (a) | 12,375,000 | 11,926,344 | |
Altice U.S. Finance SA: | |||
5.375% 7/15/23 (a) | 1,620,000 | 1,630,125 | |
5.5% 5/15/26 (a) | 3,470,000 | 3,409,275 | |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.: | |||
4% 3/1/23 (a) | 1,070,000 | 1,020,513 | |
5% 2/1/28 (a) | 1,075,000 | 1,006,770 | |
5.125% 2/15/23 | 670,000 | 670,838 | |
5.125% 5/1/23 (a) | 2,200,000 | 2,200,000 | |
5.125% 5/1/27 (a) | 2,815,000 | 2,684,806 | |
5.5% 5/1/26 (a) | 1,095,000 | 1,081,313 | |
5.75% 9/1/23 | 1,160,000 | 1,180,300 | |
5.875% 4/1/24 (a) | 2,995,000 | 3,054,900 | |
Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC/Cequel Capital Corp.: | |||
5.125% 12/15/21 (a) | 1,379,000 | 1,379,000 | |
5.125% 12/15/21 (a) | 760,000 | 759,042 | |
CSC Holdings LLC 5.5% 4/15/27 (a) | 2,075,000 | 2,020,531 | |
DISH DBS Corp.: | |||
5% 3/15/23 | 865,000 | 769,850 | |
5.875% 7/15/22 | 550,000 | 528,000 | |
6.75% 6/1/21 | 1,122,000 | 1,138,830 | |
7.75% 7/1/26 | 385,000 | 347,463 | |
Unitymedia KabelBW GmbH 6.125% 1/15/25 (a) | 1,680,000 | 1,755,600 | |
Virgin Media Finance PLC 4.875% 2/15/22 | 845,000 | 841,831 | |
Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC: | |||
5.25% 1/15/26 (a) | 805,000 | 783,024 | |
5.5% 8/15/26 (a) | 2,475,000 | 2,431,688 | |
VTR Finance BV 6.875% 1/15/24 (a) | 940,000 | 959,740 | |
Ziggo Secured Finance BV 5.5% 1/15/27 (a) | 2,410,000 | 2,269,931 | |
55,083,371 | |||
Capital Goods - 0.1% | |||
Apergy Corp. 6.375% 5/1/26 (a) | 315,000 | 322,088 | |
SPX Flow, Inc.: | |||
5.625% 8/15/24 (a) | 385,000 | 385,963 | |
5.875% 8/15/26 (a) | 385,000 | 388,850 | |
1,096,901 | |||
Chemicals - 3.9% | |||
Blue Cube Spinco, Inc.: | |||
9.75% 10/15/23 | 1,175,000 | 1,332,156 | |
10% 10/15/25 | 1,455,000 | 1,684,163 | |
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.: | |||
3.45% 6/1/23 | 1,040,000 | 998,400 | |
5.15% 3/15/34 | 2,435,000 | 2,294,988 | |
5.375% 3/15/44 | 2,190,000 | 1,998,375 | |
LSB Industries, Inc. 9.625% 5/1/23 (a) | 510,000 | 532,313 | |
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc. 3.88% 10/24/21 | 4,365,000 | 4,659,638 | |
MPM Escrow LLC/MPM Finance Escrow Corp. 8.875% 10/15/20 (b)(c) | 2,875,000 | 0 | |
NOVA Chemicals Corp. 4.875% 6/1/24 (a) | 960,000 | 938,400 | |
OCI NV 6.625% 4/15/23 (a) | 390,000 | 403,650 | |
Platform Specialty Products Corp.: | |||
5.875% 12/1/25 (a) | 1,570,000 | 1,558,225 | |
6.5% 2/1/22 (a) | 1,725,000 | 1,763,813 | |
The Chemours Co. LLC: | |||
6.625% 5/15/23 | 1,027,000 | 1,075,783 | |
7% 5/15/25 | 1,275,000 | 1,361,063 | |
TPC Group, Inc. 8.75% 12/15/20 (a) | 5,360,000 | 5,360,000 | |
Trinseo Materials Operating SCA/Trinseo Materials Finance, Inc. 5.375% 9/1/25 (a) | 535,000 | 524,969 | |
Tronox Finance PLC 5.75% 10/1/25 (a) | 415,000 | 399,438 | |
Tronox, Inc. 6.5% 4/15/26 (a) | 5,105,000 | 5,002,900 | |
Valvoline, Inc. 5.5% 7/15/24 | 335,000 | 342,538 | |
Versum Materials, Inc. 5.5% 9/30/24 (a) | 245,000 | 250,513 | |
W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn.: | |||
5.125% 10/1/21 (a) | 345,000 | 354,488 | |
5.625% 10/1/24 (a) | 1,095,000 | 1,156,955 | |
33,992,768 | |||
Consumer Products - 0.1% | |||
Edgewell Personal Care Co. 5.5% 6/15/25 (a) | 45,000 | 44,888 | |
Tempur Sealy International, Inc. 5.5% 6/15/26 | 1,155,000 | 1,126,125 | |
1,171,013 | |||
Containers - 2.4% | |||
Ard Securities Finance Sarl 8.75% 1/31/23 pay-in-kind (a)(d) | 543,761 | 542,402 | |
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh MP Holdings U.S.A., Inc.: | |||
4.625% 5/15/23 (a) | 4,395,000 | 4,356,544 | |
6% 2/15/25 (a) | 3,938,000 | 3,849,395 | |
Crown Americas LLC / Crown Americas Capital Corp. IV 4.75% 2/1/26 (a) | 2,661,000 | 2,554,560 | |
Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. IV 4.5% 1/15/23 | 365,000 | 365,000 | |
Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. V 4.25% 9/30/26 | 4,795,000 | 4,399,413 | |
OI European Group BV 4% 3/15/23 (a) | 215,000 | 203,981 | |
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.: | |||
5% 1/15/22 (a) | 925,000 | 927,313 | |
5.375% 1/15/25 (a) | 2,405,000 | 2,374,938 | |
Plastipak Holdings, Inc. 6.25% 10/15/25 (a) | 265,000 | 244,131 | |
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC/Reynolds Group Issuer (Luxembourg) SA 5.125% 7/15/23 (a) | 1,275,000 | 1,270,219 | |
21,087,896 | |||
Diversified Financial Services - 4.1% | |||
AerCap Ireland Capital Ltd./AerCap Global Aviation Trust 4.625% 10/30/20 | 1,965,000 | 2,009,170 | |
Aircastle Ltd. 5% 4/1/23 | 755,000 | 783,992 | |
CIT Group, Inc.: | |||
5% 8/15/22 | 472,000 | 481,440 | |
5.375% 5/15/20 | 104,000 | 107,120 | |
FLY Leasing Ltd.: | |||
5.25% 10/15/24 | 3,400,000 | 3,247,000 | |
6.375% 10/15/21 | 2,460,000 | 2,543,025 | |
Grinding Media, Inc./MC Grinding Media Canada, Inc. 7.375% 12/15/23 (a) | 655,000 | 687,547 | |
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.: | |||
6% 8/1/20 | 650,000 | 661,180 | |
6.25% 2/1/22 | 445,000 | 457,193 | |
ILFC E-Capital Trust I 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.550% 4.57% 12/21/65 (a)(d)(e) | 1,170,000 | 1,066,748 | |
ILFC E-Capital Trust II 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.800% 4.82% 12/21/65 (a)(d)(e) | 1,750,000 | 1,592,500 | |
International Lease Finance Corp. 5.875% 8/15/22 | 570,000 | 606,903 | |
MSCI, Inc.: | |||
5.375% 5/15/27 (a) | 1,070,000 | 1,099,425 | |
5.75% 8/15/25 (a) | 520,000 | 543,400 | |
Navient Corp.: | |||
5% 10/26/20 | 345,000 | 345,935 | |
6.625% 7/26/21 | 675,000 | 702,844 | |
6.75% 6/25/25 | 2,140,000 | 2,134,650 | |
6.75% 6/15/26 | 535,000 | 522,749 | |
7.25% 9/25/23 | 530,000 | 559,150 | |
Radiate Holdco LLC/Radiate Financial Service Ltd. 6.875% 2/15/23 (a) | 1,385,000 | 1,336,525 | |
SLM Corp.: | |||
4.875% 6/17/19 | 1,665,000 | 1,676,239 | |
6.125% 3/25/24 | 1,125,000 | 1,116,563 | |
7.25% 1/25/22 | 605,000 | 639,788 | |
8% 3/25/20 | 2,370,000 | 2,512,793 | |
Springleaf Financial Corp.: | |||
6.125% 5/15/22 | 1,065,000 | 1,094,288 | |
6.875% 3/15/25 | 535,000 | 535,161 | |
7.125% 3/15/26 | 5,040,000 | 5,033,952 | |
8.25% 12/15/20 | 1,195,000 | 1,292,094 | |
Venator Finance SARL/Venator Capital Management Ltd. 5.75% 7/15/25 (a) | 1,120,000 | 1,044,400 | |
36,433,774 | |||
Diversified Media - 1.4% | |||
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc. Series A, 6.5% 11/15/22 | 2,220,000 | 2,261,625 | |
E.W. Scripps Co. 5.125% 5/15/25 (a) | 395,000 | 377,225 | |
MDC Partners, Inc. 6.5% 5/1/24 (a) | 5,094,000 | 4,565,498 | |
Nielsen Co. S.a.r.l. (Luxembourg) 5% 2/1/25 (a) | 870,000 | 843,900 | |
Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co. 5% 4/15/22 (a) | 4,185,000 | 4,063,844 | |
12,112,092 | |||
Energy - 11.9% | |||
AmeriGas Partners LP/AmeriGas Finance Corp. 5.5% 5/20/25 | 575,000 | 563,500 | |
Antero Resources Corp.: | |||
5.125% 12/1/22 | 890,000 | 898,900 | |
5.625% 6/1/23 (Reg. S) | 815,000 | 838,676 | |
Antero Resources Finance Corp. 5.375% 11/1/21 | 990,000 | 1,006,088 | |
Baytex Energy Corp.: | |||
5.125% 6/1/21 (a) | 275,000 | 267,438 | |
5.625% 6/1/24 (a) | 830,000 | 784,350 | |
Blue Racer Midstream LLC/Blue Racer Finance Corp. 6.625% 7/15/26 (a) | 1,070,000 | 1,078,025 | |
California Resources Corp. 8% 12/15/22 (a) | 6,275,000 | 5,623,969 | |
Callon Petroleum Co. 6.125% 10/1/24 | 335,000 | 342,538 | |
Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC 5.125% 6/30/27 | 530,000 | 539,275 | |
Chesapeake Energy Corp.: | |||
4.875% 4/15/22 | 380,000 | 366,700 | |
5.375% 6/15/21 | 676,000 | 673,465 | |
5.75% 3/15/23 | 745,000 | 722,650 | |
8% 1/15/25 | 985,000 | 1,005,931 | |
8% 6/15/27 | 1,150,000 | 1,164,375 | |
Citgo Petroleum Corp. 6.25% 8/15/22 (a) | 3,070,000 | 3,093,025 | |
CNX Midstream Partners LP 6.5% 3/15/26 (a) | 1,030,000 | 1,022,275 | |
Compressco Partners LP/Compressco Finance, Inc. 7.5% 4/1/25 (a) | 535,000 | 539,013 | |
Consolidated Energy Finance SA: | |||
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 6.0906% 6/15/22 (a)(d)(e) | 820,000 | 820,251 | |
6.5% 5/15/26 (a) | 2,060,000 | 2,075,450 | |
6.875% 6/15/25 (a) | 980,000 | 1,011,115 | |
Covey Park Energy LLC 7.5% 5/15/25 (a) | 600,000 | 611,250 | |
CVR Refining LLC/Coffeyville Finance, Inc. 6.5% 11/1/22 | 1,665,000 | 1,698,300 | |
DCP Midstream LLC 5.85% 5/21/43 (a)(d) | 540,000 | 496,800 | |
Denbury Resources, Inc.: | |||
4.625% 7/15/23 | 3,555,000 | 3,057,300 | |
5.5% 5/1/22 | 2,535,000 | 2,287,838 | |
7.5% 2/15/24 (a) | 1,725,000 | 1,753,031 | |
Drax Finco PLC 6.625% 11/1/25 (a) | 820,000 | 834,350 | |
Endeavor Energy Resources LP/EER Finance, Inc.: | |||
5.5% 1/30/26 (a) | 385,000 | 384,038 | |
5.75% 1/30/28 (a) | 390,000 | 389,025 | |
Ensco PLC: | |||
4.5% 10/1/24 | 780,000 | 647,400 | |
5.2% 3/15/25 | 420,000 | 351,225 | |
5.75% 10/1/44 | 1,156,000 | 840,990 | |
7.75% 2/1/26 | 535,000 | 510,925 | |
EP Energy LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc. 8% 11/29/24 (a) | 3,135,000 | 3,142,838 | |
Exterran Energy Solutions LP 8.125% 5/1/25 | 885,000 | 929,250 | |
Exterran Partners LP/EXLP Finance Corp. 6% 4/1/21 | 435,000 | 433,913 | |
FTS International, Inc. 6.25% 5/1/22 | 185,000 | 181,531 | |
Hess Infrastructure Partners LP 5.625% 2/15/26 (a) | 2,000,000 | 2,015,000 | |
Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co.: | |||
5% 12/1/24 (a) | 2,275,000 | 2,198,219 | |
5.75% 10/1/25 (a) | 810,000 | 803,925 | |
Holly Energy Partners LP/Holly Finance Corp. 6% 8/1/24 (a) | 575,000 | 585,063 | |
Jonah Energy LLC 7.25% 10/15/25 (a) | 3,770,000 | 2,940,600 | |
MEG Energy Corp. 7% 3/31/24 (a) | 1,545,000 | 1,404,019 | |
Nabors Industries, Inc. 5.75% 2/1/25 (a) | 3,740,000 | 3,597,336 | |
Neptune Energy Bondco PLC 6.625% 5/15/25 (a) | 1,065,000 | 1,036,298 | |
NGL Energy Partners LP/NGL Energy Finance Corp. 6.125% 3/1/25 | 1,255,000 | 1,182,838 | |
Noble Holding International Ltd.: | |||
5.25% 3/15/42 | 620,000 | 430,900 | |
6.05% 3/1/41 | 755,000 | 551,150 | |
7.75% 1/15/24 | 1,373,000 | 1,342,108 | |
7.875% 2/1/26 (a) | 860,000 | 881,500 | |
7.95% 4/1/25 (d) | 1,040,000 | 988,000 | |
Parsley Energy LLC/Parsley: | |||
5.25% 8/15/25 (a) | 575,000 | 570,688 | |
5.625% 10/15/27 (a) | 445,000 | 450,563 | |
6.25% 6/1/24 (a) | 165,000 | 172,013 | |
PBF Holding Co. LLC/PBF Finance Corp.: | |||
7% 11/15/23 | 955,000 | 997,975 | |
7.25% 6/15/25 | 265,000 | 279,575 | |
PBF Logistics LP/PBF Logistics Finance, Inc. 6.875% 5/15/23 | 370,000 | 377,863 | |
Precision Drilling Corp. 7.125% 1/15/26 (a) | 730,000 | 750,988 | |
Range Resources Corp. 5% 3/15/23 | 1,415,000 | 1,384,295 | |
Rose Rock Midstream LP/Rose Rock Finance Corp.: | |||
5.625% 7/15/22 | 1,090,000 | 1,080,463 | |
5.625% 11/15/23 | 900,000 | 870,750 | |
Sanchez Energy Corp. 7.25% 2/15/23 (a) | 7,945,000 | 7,736,444 | |
SemGroup Corp.: | |||
6.375% 3/15/25 | 1,580,000 | 1,544,450 | |
7.25% 3/15/26 | 1,490,000 | 1,482,550 | |
SM Energy Co.: | |||
5% 1/15/24 | 1,345,000 | 1,304,650 | |
5.625% 6/1/25 | 1,690,000 | 1,673,100 | |
6.125% 11/15/22 | 1,480,000 | 1,522,550 | |
Southwestern Energy Co.: | |||
4.1% 3/15/22 | 4,770,000 | 4,650,750 | |
7.5% 4/1/26 | 1,870,000 | 1,958,825 | |
7.75% 10/1/27 | 1,005,000 | 1,062,788 | |
Summit Midstream Holdings LLC 5.75% 4/15/25 | 1,230,000 | 1,186,950 | |
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp.: | |||
4.25% 11/15/23 | 2,335,000 | 2,264,950 | |
5.25% 5/1/23 | 330,000 | 334,125 | |
5.875% 4/15/26 (a) | 1,070,000 | 1,096,750 | |
6.75% 3/15/24 | 235,000 | 246,750 | |
Teine Energy Ltd. 6.875% 9/30/22 (a) | 600,000 | 603,000 | |
TerraForm Power Operating LLC 4.25% 1/31/23 (a) | 1,000,000 | 975,000 | |
Transocean, Inc. 9% 7/15/23 (a) | 770,000 | 830,638 | |
U.S.A. Compression Partners LP 6.875% 4/1/26 (a) | 320,000 | 329,600 | |
Weatherford International Ltd.: | |||
6.5% 8/1/36 | 540,000 | 400,950 | |
7% 3/15/38 | 351,000 | 266,760 | |
Weatherford International, Inc.: | |||
6.8% 6/15/37 | 780,000 | 588,900 | |
9.875% 3/1/25 (a) | 1,840,000 | 1,725,000 | |
Whiting Petroleum Corp.: | |||
5.75% 3/15/21 | 855,000 | 876,375 | |
6.25% 4/1/23 | 235,000 | 242,050 | |
6.625% 1/15/26 | 620,000 | 644,800 | |
WPX Energy, Inc. 6% 1/15/22 | 61,000 | 62,983 | |
105,490,830 | |||
Entertainment/Film - 1.7% | |||
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.: | |||
5.875% 11/15/26 | 5,930,000 | 5,781,750 | |
6.125% 5/15/27 | 4,917,000 | 4,818,660 | |
AMC Entertainment, Inc. 5.75% 6/15/25 | 1,495,000 | 1,451,092 | |
CBS Outdoor Americas Capital LLC/CBS Outdoor Americas Capital Corp.: | |||
5.625% 2/15/24 | 400,000 | 404,500 | |
5.875% 3/15/25 | 1,180,000 | 1,190,325 | |
New Cotai LLC/New Cotai Capital Corp. 10.625% 5/1/19 pay-in-kind (a)(d) | 1,273,091 | 1,247,629 | |
14,893,956 | |||
Environmental - 1.0% | |||
Covanta Holding Corp.: | |||
5.875% 3/1/24 | 1,282,000 | 1,291,615 | |
5.875% 7/1/25 | 2,865,000 | 2,856,319 | |
LBC Tank Terminals Holding Netherlands BV 6.875% 5/15/23 (a) | 2,780,000 | 2,773,050 | |
Tervita Escrow Corp. 7.625% 12/1/21 (a) | 1,755,000 | 1,818,619 | |
Waste Pro U.S.A., Inc. 5.5% 2/15/26 (a) | 315,000 | 303,975 | |
9,043,578 | |||
Food & Drug Retail - 0.5% | |||
Albertsons Companies LLC/Safeway, Inc./New Albertson's, Inc./Albertson's LLC: | |||
5.75% 3/15/25 | 3,135,000 | 2,837,175 | |
6.625% 6/15/24 | 1,255,000 | 1,211,075 | |
Performance Food Group, Inc. 5.5% 6/1/24 (a) | 500,000 | 492,500 | |
Rite Aid Corp. 7.7% 2/15/27 | 229,000 | 178,620 | |
4,719,370 | |||
Food/Beverage/Tobacco - 3.3% | |||
C&S Group Enterprises LLC 5.375% 7/15/22 (a) | 5,455,000 | 5,386,813 | |
Cott Holdings, Inc. 5.5% 4/1/25 (a) | 1,555,000 | 1,522,889 | |
ESAL GmbH 6.25% 2/5/23 (a) | 5,460,000 | 5,275,725 | |
JBS Investments GmbH: | |||
7.25% 4/3/24 (a) | 3,255,000 | 3,229,806 | |
7.75% 10/28/20 (a) | 435,000 | 441,964 | |
JBS U.S.A. LLC/JBS U.S.A. Finance, Inc.: | |||
5.75% 6/15/25 (a) | 1,845,000 | 1,743,525 | |
6.75% 2/15/28 (a) | 3,000,000 | 2,880,000 | |
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.: | |||
4.625% 11/1/24 (a) | 1,055,000 | 1,036,538 | |
4.875% 11/1/26 (a) | 320,000 | 315,200 | |
Pilgrim's Pride Corp. 5.75% 3/15/25 (a) | 270,000 | 261,225 | |
Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC/Pinnacle Foods Finance Corp. 5.875% 1/15/24 | 420,000 | 441,000 | |
Post Holdings, Inc.: | |||
5% 8/15/26 (a) | 1,300,000 | 1,248,000 | |
5.5% 3/1/25 (a) | 1,115,000 | 1,112,213 | |
5.625% 1/15/28 (a) | 1,070,000 | 1,033,888 | |
5.75% 3/1/27 (a) | 1,045,000 | 1,031,938 | |
U.S. Foods, Inc. 5.875% 6/15/24 (a) | 770,000 | 775,775 | |
Vector Group Ltd. 6.125% 2/1/25 (a) | 1,110,000 | 1,062,825 | |
28,799,324 | |||
Gaming - 2.9% | |||
Boyd Gaming Corp.: | |||
6% 8/15/26 | 680,000 | 685,100 | |
6.375% 4/1/26 | 395,000 | 404,381 | |
CRC Escrow Issuer LLC/CRC Finance LLC 5.25% 10/15/25 (a) | 8,680,000 | 8,300,250 | |
Downstream Development Authority 10.5% 2/15/23 (a) | 1,075,000 | 1,072,313 | |
Eldorado Resorts, Inc. 6% 4/1/25 | 1,055,000 | 1,072,144 | |
GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc. 5.375% 4/15/26 | 190,000 | 197,306 | |
Jacobs Entertainment, Inc. 7.875% 2/1/24 (a) | 225,000 | 237,375 | |
MCE Finance Ltd. 4.875% 6/6/25 (a) | 1,390,000 | 1,318,576 | |
MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP 4.5% 9/1/26 | 2,185,000 | 2,081,213 | |
MGM Mirage, Inc.: | |||
5.75% 6/15/25 | 1,610,000 | 1,616,762 | |
7.75% 3/15/22 | 660,000 | 725,175 | |
8.625% 2/1/19 | 894,000 | 911,522 | |
Scientific Games Corp. 5% 10/15/25 (a) | 1,910,000 | 1,814,500 | |
Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment, Inc. 5.875% 5/15/21 (a) | 445,000 | 445,000 | |
Sugarhouse HSP Gaming Prop Mezz LP/Sugarhouse HSP Gaming Finance Corp. 5.875% 5/15/25 (a) | 2,505,000 | 2,339,044 | |
Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp. 5.25% 5/15/27 (a) | 2,365,000 | 2,211,275 | |
Wynn Macau Ltd. 4.875% 10/1/24 (a) | 525,000 | 500,063 | |
25,931,999 | |||
Healthcare - 9.9% | |||
AmSurg Corp. 5.625% 7/15/22 | 985,000 | 1,009,625 | |
Catalent Pharma Solutions 4.875% 1/15/26 (a) | 300,000 | 286,125 | |
Centene Escrow Corp. 5.375% 6/1/26 (a) | 1,060,000 | 1,094,270 | |
Community Health Systems, Inc.: | |||
5.125% 8/1/21 | 7,215,000 | 6,962,475 | |
6.25% 3/31/23 | 4,355,000 | 4,137,250 | |
6.875% 2/1/22 | 14,941,000 | 7,619,910 | |
8.125% 6/30/24 (a) | 1,672,000 | 1,375,220 | |
8.625% 1/15/24 (a) | 1,070,000 | 1,115,475 | |
CTR Partnership LP/CareTrust Capital Corp. 5.25% 6/1/25 | 1,415,000 | 1,379,625 | |
DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.: | |||
5% 5/1/25 | 2,285,000 | 2,165,038 | |
5.125% 7/15/24 | 1,820,000 | 1,754,698 | |
HCA Holdings, Inc.: | |||
5.25% 6/15/26 | 645,000 | 664,350 | |
5.375% 9/1/26 | 935,000 | 937,151 | |
5.875% 3/15/22 | 620,000 | 658,750 | |
5.875% 5/1/23 | 1,150,000 | 1,207,500 | |
6.25% 2/15/21 | 1,045,000 | 1,092,025 | |
HealthSouth Corp.: | |||
5.75% 11/1/24 | 1,000,000 | 1,012,500 | |
5.75% 9/15/25 | 695,000 | 700,213 | |
HLF Financing Sarl LLC / Herbalife International, Inc. 7.25% 8/15/26 (a) | 285,000 | 289,019 | |
Hologic, Inc. 4.375% 10/15/25 (a) | 895,000 | 861,438 | |
IMS Health, Inc. 5% 10/15/26 (a) | 680,000 | 671,500 | |
MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp.: | |||
5% 10/15/27 | 75,000 | 73,500 | |
5.5% 5/1/24 | 575,000 | 582,188 | |
6.375% 3/1/24 | 735,000 | 774,911 | |
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. 6.625% 5/15/22 (a) | 11,880,000 | 11,657,250 | |
Polaris Intermediate Corp. 8.5% 12/1/22 pay-in-kind (a)(d) | 1,070,000 | 1,104,775 | |
Sabra Health Care LP/Sabra Capital Corp.: | |||
5.375% 6/1/23 | 3,010,000 | 3,047,625 | |
5.5% 2/1/21 | 1,595,000 | 1,625,903 | |
SP Finco LLC 6.75% 7/1/25 (a) | 250,000 | 241,250 | |
Teleflex, Inc. 4.875% 6/1/26 | 1,740,000 | 1,713,900 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp.: | |||
4.375% 10/1/21 | 3,120,000 | 3,112,200 | |
5.125% 5/1/25 | 2,150,000 | 2,136,563 | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV: | |||
6% 4/15/24 | 3,630,000 | 3,686,130 | |
6.75% 3/1/28 | 860,000 | 897,325 | |
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.: | |||
5.5% 11/1/25 (a) | 2,385,000 | 2,379,038 | |
5.625% 12/1/21 (a) | 590,000 | 584,100 | |
5.875% 5/15/23 (a) | 5,280,000 | 5,047,680 | |
6.125% 4/15/25 (a) | 3,850,000 | 3,580,500 | |
7.5% 7/15/21 (a) | 1,785,000 | 1,813,346 | |
8.5% 1/31/27 (a) | 885,000 | 909,338 | |
9% 12/15/25 (a) | 1,775,000 | 1,877,063 | |
9.25% 4/1/26 (a) | 2,145,000 | 2,275,373 | |
Wellcare Health Plans, Inc.: | |||
5.25% 4/1/25 | 560,000 | 572,600 | |
5.375% 8/15/26 (a) | 570,000 | 587,100 | |
87,273,815 | |||
Homebuilders/Real Estate - 2.3% | |||
AV Homes, Inc. 6.625% 5/15/22 | 785,000 | 802,663 | |
Beazer Homes U.S.A., Inc.: | |||
5.875% 10/15/27 | 1,090,000 | 929,225 | |
6.75% 3/15/25 | 980,000 | 916,300 | |
Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc./Brookfield Residential U.S. Corp. 6.125% 7/1/22 (a) | 270,000 | 272,025 | |
Howard Hughes Corp. 5.375% 3/15/25 (a) | 1,175,000 | 1,160,313 | |
Kennedy-Wilson, Inc. 5.875% 4/1/24 | 775,000 | 768,219 | |
Lennar Corp.: | |||
4.75% 11/29/27 | 1,605,000 | 1,530,769 | |
5% 6/15/27 | 780,000 | 753,675 | |
5.25% 6/1/26 | 1,791,000 | 1,772,517 | |
5.875% 11/15/24 | 520,000 | 539,552 | |
M/I Homes, Inc. 5.625% 8/1/25 | 480,000 | 450,000 | |
Mattamy Group Corp.: | |||
6.5% 10/1/25 (a) | 800,000 | 788,160 | |
6.875% 12/15/23 (a) | 345,000 | 351,038 | |
Realogy Group LLC/Realogy Co.-Issuer Corp. 5.25% 12/1/21 (a) | 615,000 | 615,000 | |
Shea Homes Ltd. Partnership/Corp. 6.125% 4/1/25 (a) | 590,000 | 581,150 | |
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.: | |||
4.75% 3/15/25 | 1,930,000 | 1,833,500 | |
5% 12/15/21 | 865,000 | 871,488 | |
Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc./Monarch Communities, Inc. 5.625% 3/1/24 (a) | 2,265,000 | 2,225,363 | |
TRI Pointe Homes, Inc.: | |||
5.25% 6/1/27 | 1,075,000 | 978,250 | |
5.875% 6/15/24 | 300,000 | 298,860 | |
William Lyon Homes, Inc.: | |||
5.875% 1/31/25 | 580,000 | 550,275 | |
6% 9/1/23 (a) | 540,000 | 521,262 | |
7% 8/15/22 | 1,030,000 | 1,049,313 | |
20,558,917 | |||
Hotels - 1.4% | |||
ESH Hospitality, Inc. 5.25% 5/1/25 (a) | 4,760,000 | 4,611,250 | |
Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc. 5.125% 5/1/26 (a) | 5,340,000 | 5,346,675 | |
Hilton Escrow Issuer LLC 4.25% 9/1/24 | 1,545,000 | 1,502,513 | |
Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc. 6.5% 9/15/26 (a) | 680,000 | 693,600 | |
12,154,038 | |||
Insurance - 0.6% | |||
Acrisure LLC / Acrisure Finance, Inc. 7% 11/15/25 (a) | 4,860,000 | 4,665,600 | |
AmWINS Group, Inc. 7.75% 7/1/26 (a) | 535,000 | 563,756 | |
5,229,356 | |||
Leisure - 1.3% | |||
Mattel, Inc.: | |||
2.35% 8/15/21 | 1,600,000 | 1,440,000 | |
3.15% 3/15/23 | 535,000 | 467,617 | |
6.75% 12/31/25 (a) | 5,330,000 | 5,220,415 | |
Rivers Pittsburgh Borrower LP 6.125% 8/15/21 (a) | 438,000 | 438,000 | |
Six Flags Entertainment Corp. 4.875% 7/31/24 (a) | 1,575,000 | 1,547,438 | |
Studio City Co. Ltd.: | |||
5.875% 11/30/19 (a) | 615,000 | 624,840 | |
7.25% 11/30/21 (a) | 1,295,000 | 1,327,375 | |
Voc Escrow Ltd. 5% 2/15/28 (a) | 535,000 | 515,382 | |
11,581,067 | |||
Metals/Mining - 4.6% | |||
Alcoa Nederland Holding BV 6.125% 5/15/28 (a) | 260,000 | 268,450 | |
Constellium NV 5.875% 2/15/26 (a) | 590,000 | 578,200 | |
Eldorado Gold Corp. 6.125% 12/15/20 (a) | 440,000 | 413,600 | |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd.: | |||
6.5% 3/1/24 (a) | 4,965,000 | 4,667,100 | |
6.875% 3/1/26 (a) | 3,670,000 | 3,417,688 | |
7% 2/15/21 (a) | 485,000 | 479,847 | |
7.25% 5/15/22 (a) | 245,000 | 239,641 | |
7.25% 4/1/23 (a) | 6,705,000 | 6,554,138 | |
7.5% 4/1/25 (a) | 5,210,000 | 5,014,625 | |
FMG Resources (August 2006) Pty Ltd.: | |||
4.75% 5/15/22 (a) | 625,000 | 613,313 | |
5.125% 5/15/24 (a) | 770,000 | 744,975 | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.: | |||
3.55% 3/1/22 | 2,080,000 | 2,007,200 | |
3.875% 3/15/23 | 2,335,000 | 2,247,438 | |
4.55% 11/14/24 | 7,700,000 | 7,411,250 | |
5.4% 11/14/34 | 1,540,000 | 1,422,098 | |
6.875% 2/15/23 | 770,000 | 821,975 | |
Novelis Corp. 5.875% 9/30/26 (a) | 775,000 | 754,695 | |
Nufarm Australia Ltd. 5.75% 4/30/26 (a) | 2,665,000 | 2,478,450 | |
Teck Resources Ltd. 8.5% 6/1/24 (a) | 715,000 | 784,713 | |
40,919,396 | |||
Paper - 0.1% | |||
Boise Cascade Co. 5.625% 9/1/24 (a) | 335,000 | 340,863 | |
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. 4.875% 9/15/24 | 230,000 | 228,275 | |
NewPage Corp. 11.375% 12/31/2014 (b)(c) | 4,077,567 | 0 | |
569,138 | |||
Publishing/Printing - 0.0% | |||
Clear Channel International BV 8.75% 12/15/20 (a) | 240,000 | 247,800 | |
Restaurants - 0.8% | |||
1011778 BC Unlimited Liability Co./New Red Finance, Inc.: | |||
4.25% 5/15/24 (a) | 2,367,000 | 2,260,485 | |
5% 10/15/25 (a) | 535,000 | 516,275 | |
Golden Nugget, Inc. 6.75% 10/15/24 (a) | 1,605,000 | 1,631,081 | |
KFC Holding Co./Pizza Hut Holding LLC 5% 6/1/24 (a) | 2,870,000 | 2,862,825 | |
7,270,666 | |||
Services - 3.8% | |||
American Midstream Partners LP 9.25% 12/15/21 (a) | 535,000 | 528,313 | |
APX Group, Inc. 7.625% 9/1/23 | 1,130,000 | 1,018,413 | |
Aramark Services, Inc.: | |||
4.75% 6/1/26 | 1,840,000 | 1,812,400 | |
5% 4/1/25 (a) | 1,235,000 | 1,242,719 | |
5.125% 1/15/24 | 530,000 | 538,210 | |
Avantor, Inc.: | |||
6% 10/1/24 (a) | 4,090,000 | 4,151,350 | |
9% 10/1/25 (a) | 450,000 | 464,063 | |
Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc. 8.5% 7/15/25 (a) | 535,000 | 549,713 | |
CDK Global, Inc. 5.875% 6/15/26 | 325,000 | 333,658 | |
Corrections Corp. of America 5% 10/15/22 | 1,107,000 | 1,104,233 | |
H&E Equipment Services, Inc. 5.625% 9/1/25 | 1,070,000 | 1,062,296 | |
Hertz Corp.: | |||
5.5% 10/15/24 (a) | 13,980,000 | 11,708,250 | |
6.25% 10/15/22 | 2,490,000 | 2,321,925 | |
7.625% 6/1/22 (a) | 2,545,000 | 2,525,913 | |
IHS Markit Ltd.: | |||
4% 3/1/26 (a) | 400,000 | 383,796 | |
4.75% 2/15/25 (a) | 955,000 | 968,370 | |
5% 11/1/22 (a) | 200,000 | 206,430 | |
KAR Auction Services, Inc. 5.125% 6/1/25 (a) | 810,000 | 793,800 | |
Ritchie Brothers Auctioneers, Inc. 5.375% 1/15/25 (a) | 285,000 | 282,150 | |
The GEO Group, Inc. 6% 4/15/26 | 345,000 | 332,925 | |
United Rentals North America, Inc. 5.875% 9/15/26 | 1,270,000 | 1,308,100 | |
33,637,027 | |||
Steel - 0.9% | |||
Big River Steel LLC/BRS Finance Corp. 7.25% 9/1/25 (a) | 715,000 | 748,984 | |
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. 5.75% 3/1/25 | 4,870,000 | 4,782,632 | |
Commercial Metals Co. 5.75% 4/15/26 (a) | 2,140,000 | 2,065,100 | |
7,596,716 | |||
Super Retail - 0.6% | |||
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. 6% 12/15/24 | 2,565,000 | 2,571,413 | |
Netflix, Inc. 4.375% 11/15/26 | 1,490,000 | 1,408,050 | |
Sonic Automotive, Inc. 6.125% 3/15/27 | 1,680,000 | 1,575,000 | |
5,554,463 | |||
Technology - 1.8% | |||
CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp. 5.5% 12/1/24 | 495,000 | 514,800 | |
Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp. 5.875% 6/15/21 (a) | 1,435,000 | 1,476,400 | |
Fair Isaac Corp. 5.25% 5/15/26 (a) | 455,000 | 458,413 | |
First Data Corp. 5% 1/15/24 (a) | 1,210,000 | 1,212,481 | |
Itron, Inc. 5% 1/15/26 (a) | 745,000 | 710,134 | |
j2 Cloud Services LLC/j2 Global Communications, Inc. 6% 7/15/25 (a) | 625,000 | 642,969 | |
Nuance Communications, Inc. 5.625% 12/15/26 | 2,770,000 | 2,759,613 | |
Open Text Corp. 5.875% 6/1/26 (a) | 770,000 | 795,025 | |
Qorvo, Inc. 5.5% 7/15/26 (a) | 1,565,000 | 1,572,825 | |
Sabre GLBL, Inc. 5.25% 11/15/23 (a) | 705,000 | 706,502 | |
Symantec Corp.: | |||
4.2% 9/15/20 | 655,000 | 659,252 | |
5% 4/15/25 (a) | 3,170,000 | 3,141,866 | |
TTM Technologies, Inc. 5.625% 10/1/25 (a) | 305,000 | 303,475 | |
VeriSign, Inc. 4.625% 5/1/23 | 695,000 | 704,869 | |
15,658,624 | |||
Telecommunications - 5.7% | |||
Altice Financing SA: | |||
6.625% 2/15/23 (a) | 2,965,000 | 2,983,502 | |
7.5% 5/15/26 (a) | 2,865,000 | 2,736,075 | |
Altice Finco SA: | |||
7.625% 2/15/25 (a) | 3,335,000 | 2,934,800 | |
8.125% 1/15/24 (a) | 620,000 | 624,650 | |
Cogent Communications Group, Inc. 5.375% 3/1/22 (a) | 785,000 | 798,738 | |
CommScope Technologies Finance LLC 6% 6/15/25 (a) | 405,000 | 419,175 | |
CyrusOne LP/CyrusOne Finance Corp.: | |||
5% 3/15/24 | 610,000 | 617,625 | |
5.375% 3/15/27 | 290,000 | 291,450 | |
Frontier Communications Corp.: | |||
8.5% 4/1/26 (a) | 1,990,000 | 1,872,192 | |
11% 9/15/25 | 3,720,000 | 2,845,800 | |
GCI, Inc. 6.875% 4/15/25 | 1,835,000 | 1,896,931 | |
Inmarsat Finance PLC 4.875% 5/15/22 (a) | 395,000 | 395,988 | |
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA: | |||
5.5% 8/1/23 | 1,255,000 | 1,144,811 | |
7.5% 4/1/21 | 205,000 | 206,281 | |
8% 2/15/24 (a) | 1,085,000 | 1,141,963 | |
Level 3 Financing, Inc.: | |||
5.125% 5/1/23 | 1,540,000 | 1,536,674 | |
5.375% 1/15/24 | 925,000 | 925,000 | |
5.375% 5/1/25 | 335,000 | 330,813 | |
5.625% 2/1/23 | 830,000 | 840,134 | |
Neptune Finco Corp.: | |||
6.625% 10/15/25 (a) | 3,340,000 | 3,469,425 | |
10.875% 10/15/25 (a) | 369,000 | 429,424 | |
Sable International Finance Ltd. 6.875% 8/1/22 (a) | 1,750,000 | 1,822,188 | |
SFR Group SA: | |||
6.25% 5/15/24 (a) | 695,000 | 686,313 | |
7.375% 5/1/26 (a) | 1,440,000 | 1,414,800 | |
8.125% 2/1/27 (a) | 535,000 | 543,025 | |
Sprint Capital Corp. 6.875% 11/15/28 | 1,450,000 | 1,439,125 | |
Sprint Communications, Inc. 6% 11/15/22 | 1,335,000 | 1,351,274 | |
Sprint Corp.: | |||
7.125% 6/15/24 | 3,395,000 | 3,522,313 | |
7.25% 9/15/21 | 1,845,000 | 1,934,372 | |
7.875% 9/15/23 | 2,105,000 | 2,265,506 | |
T-Mobile U.S.A., Inc.: | |||
6% 3/1/23 | 1,150,000 | 1,183,580 | |
6% 4/15/24 | 1,840,000 | 1,909,000 | |
6.5% 1/15/26 | 630,000 | 666,030 | |
ViaSat, Inc. 5.625% 9/15/25 (a) | 1,070,000 | 1,005,800 | |
Wind Tre SpA 5% 1/20/26 (a) | 1,755,000 | 1,569,023 | |
Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital, Inc. 5.75% 1/15/27 (a) | 980,000 | 982,450 | |
50,736,250 | |||
Textiles/Apparel - 0.0% | |||
Eagle Intermediate Global Holding BV 7.5% 5/1/25 (a) | 340,000 | 339,150 | |
Transportation Ex Air/Rail - 1.3% | |||
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp./Navios Acquisition Finance U.S., Inc. 8.125% 11/15/21 (a) | 3,155,000 | 2,713,300 | |
Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc.: | |||
7.375% 1/15/22 (a) | 8,615,000 | 7,150,450 | |
11.25% 8/15/22 (a) | 1,065,000 | 1,011,750 | |
Navios South American Logistics, Inc./Navios Logistics Finance U.S., Inc. 7.25% 5/1/22 (a) | 210,000 | 198,975 | |
11,074,475 | |||
Utilities - 3.7% | |||
Calpine Corp.: | |||
5.25% 6/1/26 (a) | 1,140,000 | 1,076,251 | |
5.75% 1/15/25 | 3,645,000 | 3,307,838 | |
Dynegy, Inc.: | |||
7.375% 11/1/22 | 300,000 | 312,375 | |
7.625% 11/1/24 | 3,957,000 | 4,253,775 | |
Global Partners LP/GLP Finance Corp.: | |||
6.25% 7/15/22 | 660,000 | 655,050 | |
7% 6/15/23 | 2,030,000 | 2,040,150 | |
InterGen NV 7% 6/30/23 (a) | 8,230,000 | 8,172,390 | |
NRG Energy, Inc. 5.75% 1/15/28 (a) | 680,000 | 686,800 | |
NRG Yield Operating LLC 5% 9/15/26 | 485,000 | 464,388 | |
Talen Energy Supply LLC: | |||
6.5% 6/1/25 | 3,380,000 | 2,518,100 | |
10.5% 1/15/26 (a) | 3,805,000 | 3,334,131 | |
The AES Corp.: | |||
5.125% 9/1/27 | 535,000 | 540,350 | |
6% 5/15/26 | 1,515,000 | 1,602,113 | |
Vertiv Group Corp. 9.25% 10/15/24 (a) | 1,540,000 | 1,582,350 | |
Vistra Operations Co. LLC 5.5% 9/1/26 (a) | 1,215,000 | 1,236,627 | |
31,782,688 | |||
TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS | 723,807,511 | ||
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS | |||
(Cost $734,255,250) | 731,255,533 | ||
Shares | Value | ||
Common Stocks - 1.1% | |||
Automotive & Auto Parts - 0.1% | |||
Chassix Holdings, Inc. warrants 7/29/20 (c)(f) | 3,722 | 42,989 | |
UC Holdings, Inc. (c) | 13,838 | 364,493 | |
TOTAL AUTOMOTIVE & AUTO PARTS | 407,482 | ||
Environmental - 0.4% | |||
Tervita Corp. (f) | 569,887 | 3,930,255 | |
Food & Drug Retail - 0.6% | |||
Southeastern Grocers, Inc. (c)(f) | 174,421 | 5,187,281 | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | |||
(Cost $10,175,533) | 9,525,018 | ||
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 0.6% | |||
Energy - 0.3% | |||
Chesapeake Energy Corp. Series A, 5.75% | 5,300 | 3,140,960 | |
Telecommunications - 0.1% | |||
Crown Castle International Corp. Series A, 6.875% | 680 | 749,224 | |
Utilities - 0.2% | |||
Vistra Energy Corp. 7.00% | 21,400 | 2,013,346 | |
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS | |||
(Cost $6,002,549) | 5,903,530 | ||
Principal Amount | Value | ||
Bank Loan Obligations - 7.1% | |||
Broadcasting - 0.1% | |||
CBS Radio, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 4.8159% 11/18/24 (d)(e) | 550,000 | 544,500 | |
Cable/Satellite TV - 0.6% | |||
CSC Holdings LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 4.5635% 1/25/26 (d)(e) | 832,913 | 833,121 | |
Numericable LLC Tranche B 13LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 6.0668% 8/14/26 (d)(e) | 1,100,000 | 1,069,156 | |
WideOpenWest Finance LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 5.31% 8/19/23 (d)(e) | 3,829,910 | 3,726,502 | |
TOTAL CABLE/SATELLITE TV | 5,628,779 | ||
Capital Goods - 0.0% | |||
Apergy Corp. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 4.625% 5/9/25 (d)(e) | 70,000 | 70,175 | |
Chemicals - 0.0% | |||
Tronox Blocked Borrower LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 5.0759% 9/22/24 (d)(e) | 106,789 | 107,114 | |
Tronox Finance LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 5.0759% 9/22/24 (d)(e) | 246,436 | 247,185 | |
Venator Materials LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 5.0759% 8/8/24 (d)(e) | 79,400 | 79,400 | |
TOTAL CHEMICALS | 433,699 | ||
Energy - 0.6% | |||
California Resources Corp.: | |||
Tranche 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 10.375% 12.4398% 12/31/21 (d)(e) | 825,000 | 912,145 | |
Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.750% 6.8159% 12/31/22 (d)(e) | 1,280,000 | 1,297,600 | |
Citgo Petroleum Corp. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 5.8374% 7/29/21 (d)(e) | 2,549,146 | 2,548,076 | |
Consolidated Energy Finance SA Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 4.5711% 5/7/25 (d)(e) | 545,000 | 544,319 | |
TOTAL ENERGY | 5,302,140 | ||
Environmental - 0.1% | |||
Hd Supply Waterworks Ltd. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 5.3069% 8/1/24 (d)(e) | 699,713 | 701,903 | |
Food & Drug Retail - 1.0% | |||
Albertson's LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 4.8259% 8/25/21 (d)(e) | 1,633,125 | 1,629,728 | |
BI-LO LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 8.000% 10.3264% 5/31/24 (d)(e) | 5,500,000 | 5,369,375 | |
Lannett Co., Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.375% 7.4509% 11/25/22 (d)(e) | 2,016,084 | 1,675,870 | |
TOTAL FOOD & DRUG RETAIL | 8,674,973 | ||
Gaming - 0.5% | |||
Caesars Resort Collection LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 4.8259% 12/22/24 (d)(e) | 2,120,840 | 2,126,799 | |
CityCenter Holdings LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 4.3259% 4/18/24 (d)(e) | 1,764,669 | 1,763,839 | |
Golden Nugget, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 4.8222% 10/4/23 (d)(e) | 562,280 | 563,686 | |
TOTAL GAMING | 4,454,324 | ||
Healthcare - 1.1% | |||
Community Health Systems, Inc. Tranche H, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 5.5626% 1/27/21 (d)(e) | 672,677 | 662,513 | |
HLF Financing SARL LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 5.3259% 8/18/25 (d)(e) | 185,000 | 185,529 | |
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 5.316% 6/30/25 (d)(e) | 6,944,088 | 6,940,338 | |
U.S. Renal Care, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 6.5844% 12/31/22 (d)(e) | 381,091 | 370,611 | |
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 5.0814% 6/1/25 (d)(e) | 1,244,250 | 1,248,182 | |
TOTAL HEALTHCARE | 9,407,173 | ||
Insurance - 0.5% | |||
AmWINS Group, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 4.8269% 1/25/24 (d)(e) | 440,000 | 440,550 | |
HUB International Ltd. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 5.3349% 4/25/25 (d)(e) | 4,365,000 | 4,359,282 | |
TOTAL INSURANCE | 4,799,832 | ||
Paper - 0.1% | |||
Caraustar Industries, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.500% 7.8344% 3/14/22 (d)(e) | 1,248,284 | 1,256,086 | |
Restaurants - 0.1% | |||
Burger King Worldwide, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 4.3259% 2/17/24 (d)(e) | 825,868 | 825,356 | |
Services - 0.4% | |||
Almonde, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 5.5759% 6/13/24 (d)(e) | 3,334,315 | 3,316,743 | |
Laureate Education, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 5.5759% 4/26/24 (d)(e) | 642,231 | 642,931 | |
TOTAL SERVICES | 3,959,674 | ||
Steel - 0.2% | |||
Big River Steel LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.000% 7.3344% 8/23/23 (d)(e) | 1,414,313 | 1,435,527 | |
Technology - 0.4% | |||
Banff Merger Sub, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 6/28/25 (e)(g) | 1,095,000 | 1,095,329 | |
Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 5.3259% 4/30/25 (d)(e) | 1,640,000 | 1,640,000 | |
First Data Corp. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 4.066% 4/26/24 (d)(e) | 507,612 | 506,739 | |
Kronos, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 5.3427% 11/1/23 (d)(e) | 635,939 | 637,211 | |
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY | 3,879,279 | ||
Telecommunications - 1.1% | |||
Frontier Communications Corp.: | |||
Tranche A, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 4.83% 3/31/21 (d)(e) | 4,400,000 | 4,268,000 | |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 5.83% 6/15/24 (d)(e) | 278,044 | 268,313 | |
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA: | |||
Tranche B-4, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 6.5648% 1/2/24 (d)(e) | 300,000 | 314,376 | |
Tranche B-5, term loan 6.625% 1/2/24 | 300,000 | 313,950 | |
Radiate Holdco LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 5.0759% 2/1/24 (d)(e) | 3,695,613 | 3,672,515 | |
Sprint Communications, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 4.625% 2/3/24 (d)(e) | 607,313 | 607,313 | |
TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS | 9,444,467 | ||
Transportation Ex Air/Rail - 0.1% | |||
International Seaways Operating Corp. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.500% 8.08% 6/22/22 (d)(e) | 551,709 | 549,640 | |
Utilities - 0.2% | |||
Vertiv Group Corp. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 6.3126% 11/30/23 (d)(e) | 1,207,543 | 1,206,034 | |
Vistra Operations Co. LLC Tranche B 2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 4.3259% 12/14/23 (d)(e) | 354,600 | 354,479 | |
TOTAL UTILITIES | 1,560,513 | ||
TOTAL BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS | |||
(Cost $62,895,842) | 62,928,040 | ||
Preferred Securities - 0.6% | |||
Banks & Thrifts - 0.4% | |||
Barclays Bank PLC 7.625% 11/21/22 | 1,710,000 | 1,890,830 | |
Barclays PLC 7.75% (d)(h) | 540,000 | 546,810 | |
Credit Agricole SA 6.625% (a)(d)(h) | 450,000 | 459,759 | |
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC 8.625% (d)(h) | 460,000 | 499,176 | |
TOTAL BANKS & THRIFTS | 3,396,575 | ||
Energy - 0.2% | |||
DCP Midstream Partners LP 7.375% (d)(h) | 545,000 | 553,566 | |
Summit Midstream Partners LP 9.5% (d)(h) | 1,065,000 | 1,086,562 | |
TOTAL ENERGY | 1,640,128 | ||
TOTAL PREFERRED SECURITIES | |||
(Cost $4,807,770) | 5,036,703 | ||
Shares | Value | ||
Money Market Funds - 7.0% | |||
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 1.97% (i) | |||
(Cost $61,821,971) | 61,817,585 | 61,829,948 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 99.1% | |||
(Cost $879,958,915) | 876,478,772 | ||
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 0.9% | 7,852,182 | ||
NET ASSETS - 100% | $884,330,954 |
Legend
(a) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $428,594,898 or 48.5% of net assets.
(b) Non-income producing - Security is in default.
(c) Level 3 security
(d) Coupon rates for floating and adjustable rate securities reflect the rates in effect at period end.
(e) Coupon is indexed to a floating interest rate which may be multiplied by a specified factor and/or subject to caps or floors.
(f) Non-income producing
(g) The coupon rate will be determined upon settlement of the loan after period end.
(h) Security is perpetual in nature with no stated maturity date.
(i) Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request.
Affiliated Central Funds
Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows:
Fund | Income earned |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund | $1,050,761 |
Total | $1,050,761 |
Amounts in the income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line-item in the Statement of Operations if applicable.
Investment Valuation
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of August 31, 2018, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: | ||||
Description | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Investments in Securities: | ||||
Equities: | ||||
Consumer Discretionary | $407,482 | $-- | $-- | $407,482 |
Consumer Staples | 5,187,281 | -- | -- | 5,187,281 |
Energy | 3,140,960 | -- | 3,140,960 | -- |
Industrials | 3,930,255 | 3,930,255 | -- | -- |
Real Estate | 749,224 | -- | 749,224 | -- |
Utilities | 2,013,346 | -- | 2,013,346 | -- |
Corporate Bonds | 731,255,533 | -- | 731,255,533 | -- |
Bank Loan Obligations | 62,928,040 | -- | 62,928,040 | -- |
Preferred Securities | 5,036,703 | -- | 5,036,703 | -- |
Money Market Funds | 61,829,948 | 61,829,948 | -- | -- |
Total Investments in Securities: | $876,478,772 | $65,760,203 | $805,123,806 | $5,594,763 |
Other Information
Distribution of investments by country or territory of incorporation, as a percentage of Total Net Assets, is as follows (Unaudited):
United States of America | 76.6% |
Canada | 7.0% |
Luxembourg | 4.4% |
Netherlands | 2.3% |
Multi-National | 1.9% |
United Kingdom | 1.6% |
Ireland | 1.1% |
Austria | 1.1% |
Cayman Islands | 1.1% |
Bermuda | 1.0% |
Others (Individually Less Than 1%) | 1.9% |
100.0% |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
August 31, 2018 | ||
Assets | ||
Investment in securities, at value — See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $818,136,944) | $814,648,824 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $61,821,971) | 61,829,948 | |
Total Investment in Securities (cost $879,958,915) | $876,478,772 | |
Cash | 403,465 | |
Receivable for investments sold | 1,001,778 | |
Interest receivable | 13,265,150 | |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | 93,329 | |
Total assets | 891,242,494 | |
Liabilities | ||
Payable for investments purchased | $3,046,522 | |
Distributions payable | 3,860,188 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 4,830 | |
Total liabilities | 6,911,540 | |
Net Assets | $884,330,954 | |
Net Assets consist of: | ||
Paid in capital | $882,304,178 | |
Distributions in excess of net investment income | (1,009,740) | |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments | 6,516,659 | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | (3,480,143) | |
Net Assets, for 7,874,535 shares outstanding | $884,330,954 | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($884,330,954 ÷ 7,874,535 shares) | $112.30 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Operations
Year ended August 31, 2018 | ||
Investment Income | ||
Dividends | $2,287,021 | |
Interest | 54,071,356 | |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds | 1,050,761 | |
Total income | 57,409,138 | |
Expenses | ||
Custodian fees and expenses | $15,501 | |
Independent directors' fees and expenses | 3,812 | |
Legal | 2,266 | |
Miscellaneous | 14 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 21,593 | |
Expense reductions | (6,790) | |
Total expenses after reductions | 14,803 | |
Net investment income (loss) | 57,394,335 | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | ||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||
Investment securities: | ||
Unaffiliated issuers | 10,346,048 | |
Fidelity Central Funds | (2) | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | 10,346,046 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities | (22,053,779) | |
Net gain (loss) | (11,707,733) | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | $45,686,602 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Year ended August 31, 2018 | Year ended August 31, 2017 | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | ||
Operations | ||
Net investment income (loss) | $57,394,335 | $56,853,267 |
Net realized gain (loss) | 10,346,046 | (4,096,948) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (22,053,779) | 27,125,921 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 45,686,602 | 79,882,240 |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | (56,643,250) | (57,015,512) |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain | (616,160) | – |
Total distributions | (57,259,410) | (57,015,512) |
Affiliated share transactions | ||
Reinvestment of distributions | 10,617,535 | 10,025,660 |
Cost of shares redeemed | (14,846) | – |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | 10,602,689 | 10,025,660 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (970,119) | 32,892,388 |
Net Assets | ||
Beginning of period | 885,301,073 | 852,408,685 |
End of period | $884,330,954 | $885,301,073 |
Other Information | ||
Distributions in excess of net investment income end of period | $(1,009,740) | $(168,082) |
Shares | ||
Sold | – | – |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 94,015 | 89,052 |
Redeemed | (131) | – |
Net increase (decrease) | 93,884 | 89,052 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Highlights
Fidelity High Income Central Fund 2
Years ended August 31, | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
Selected Per–Share Data | |||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $113.78 | $110.82 | $109.78 | $118.45 | $114.34 |
Income from Investment Operations | |||||
Net investment income (loss)A | 7.336 | 7.352 | 7.278 | 7.064 | 7.292 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (1.497) | 2.982 | .631 | (8.871) | 3.876 |
Total from investment operations | 5.839 | 10.334 | 7.909 | (1.807) | 11.168 |
Distributions from net investment income | (7.240) | (7.374) | (6.869) | (6.863) | (7.058) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.079) | – | – | – | – |
Total distributions | (7.319) | (7.374) | (6.869) | (6.863) | (7.058) |
Net asset value, end of period | $112.30 | $113.78 | $110.82 | $109.78 | $118.45 |
Total ReturnB | 5.29% | 9.60% | 7.75% | (1.58)% | 9.97% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsC,D | |||||
Expenses before reductions | - %E | .01% | - %E | - %E | - %E |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | - %E | .01% | - %E | - %E | - %E |
Expenses net of all reductions | - %E | .01% | - %E | - %E | - %E |
Net investment income (loss) | 6.49% | 6.54% | 6.93% | 6.19% | 6.20% |
Supplemental Data | |||||
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $884,331 | $885,301 | $852,409 | $792,221 | $872,004 |
Portfolio turnover rateF | 57% | 46% | 47% | 40% | 56% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
C Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
D Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the Fund. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the Fund during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the Fund.
E Amount represents less than .005%.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Notes to Financial Statements
For the period ended August 31, 2018
1. Organization.
Fidelity High Income Central Fund 2 (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Central Investment Portfolios LLC (the LLC) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. Shares of the Fund are only offered to other investment companies and accounts managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR), or its affiliates (the Investing Funds). The LLC is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware Limited Liability Company.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund invests in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Annualized expenses of the Money Market Central Funds as of their most recent shareholder report date are less than .005%.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC website or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investments Companies. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Board of Directors (the Board) has delegated the day to day responsibility for the valuation of the Fund's investments to the Fair Value Committee (the Committee) established by the Fund's investment adviser. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and reports to the Board on the Committee's activities and fair value determinations. The Board monitors the appropriateness of the procedures used in valuing the Fund's investments and ratifies the fair value determinations of the Committee.
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
- Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
- Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
- Level 3 – unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on evaluated prices received from third party pricing vendors or from brokers who make markets in such securities. Corporate bonds, bank loan obligations and preferred securities are valued by pricing vendors who utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type or by broker-supplied prices. When independent prices are unavailable or unreliable, debt securities may be valued utilizing pricing methodologies which consider similar factors that would be used by third party pricing vendors. Debt securities are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy but may be Level 3 depending on the circumstances. The Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in below investment grade securities. The value of these securities can be more volatile due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer and is sensitive to changes in economic, market and regulatory conditions.
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the other Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level as of August 31, 2018 is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and include proceeds received from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain distributions received by the Fund represent a return of capital or capital gain. The Fund determines the components of these distributions subsequent to the ex-dividend date, based upon receipt of tax filings or other correspondence relating to the underlying investment. These distributions are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Interest income is accrued as earned and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Paid in Kind (PIK) income is recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Debt obligations may be placed on non-accrual status and related interest income may be reduced by ceasing current accruals and writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful based on consistently applied procedures. A debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectability of interest is reasonably assured.
Expenses. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. As of August 31, 2018, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction.
Distributions are declared and recorded daily and paid monthly from net investment income. Distributions from realized gains, if any, are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to prior period premium and discount on debt securities, certain conversion ratio adjustments, equity-debt classifications, contingent interest, capital loss carryforwards, partnerships and losses deferred due to wash sales.
As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities, and derivatives if applicable, for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation | $19,368,495 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (23,021,848) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $(3,653,353) |
Tax Cost | $880,132,125 |
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income | $1,287,828 |
Undistributed long-term capital gain | $4,395,691 |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments | $(3,653,353) |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
August 31, 2018 | August 31, 2017 | |
Ordinary Income | $57,259,410 | $ 57,015,512 |
Restricted Securities. The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
Loans and Other Direct Debt Instruments. The Fund invests in direct debt instruments which are interests in amounts owed to lenders by corporate or other borrowers. These instruments may be in the form of loans, trade claims or other receivables and may include standby financing commitments such as revolving credit facilities that obligate the Fund to supply additional cash to the borrower on demand. Loans may be acquired through assignment or participation. The Fund did not have any unfunded loan commitments, which are contractual obligations for future funding, at period end.
New Accounting Pronouncement. In March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU), ASU 2017-08, which amends the amortization period for certain callable debt securities that are held at a premium. The amendment requires the premium to be amortized to the earliest call date. The amendments do not require an accounting change for securities held at a discount. The ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Management is currently evaluating the potential impact of these changes to the financial statements.
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $465,486,031 and $458,657,290, respectively.
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee and Expense Contract. FMR Co., Inc. (the investment adviser), an affiliate of FMR, provides the Fund with investment management services. The Fund does not pay any fees for these services. Pursuant to the Fund's management contract with the investment adviser, FMR pays the investment adviser a portion of the management fees it receives from the Investing Funds. In addition, under an expense contract, FMR also pays all other expenses of the Fund, excluding custody fees, the compensation of the independent Directors, and certain miscellaneous expenses such as proxy and shareholder meeting expenses.
Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $1 for the period.
Interfund Trades. The Funds may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note.
6. Expense Reductions.
FMR has voluntarily agreed to reimburse a portion of the Fund's operating expenses. For the period, the reimbursement reduced the expenses by $12.
In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian, credits realized as a result of certain uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by $6,778.
7. Other.
The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current directors and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
At the end of the period, mutual funds managed by FMR or its affiliates were the owners of record of all of the outstanding shares of the Fund.
8. Litigation.
The Fund, and other entities managed by FMR or its affiliates were named as defendants in a lawsuit filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York in 2009. The lawsuit was brought by creditors of Motors Liquidation Company (f/k/a General Motors), which went through Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in 2009, and is captioned Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Motors Liquidation Company v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., et al., Adversary No. 09-00504 (REG). The plaintiffs are seeking an order that the Fund and other defendants return proceeds received in 2009 in full payment of the principal and interest on General Motors secured debt. The plaintiffs contend that the Fund and the other defendants were not secured creditors at the time of the 2009 payments and, thus, were not entitled to payment in full. In January 2015, the Court of Appeals ruled that JPMorgan, as administrative agent for all of the debtholders, released the security interest on certain collateral securing the debt prior to the 2009 payments. In September 2017, an opinion was issued in a trial intended to help determine the value of any remaining, unreleased collateral. The parties have engaged in mediation but continue to disagree on the value of the unreleased collateral. At this time, Management cannot determine the amount of loss that may be realized, but expects the amount to be less than the $1,316,020 received in 2009. The Fund is also incurring legal costs in defending the case.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Trustees of Fidelity Central Investment Portfolios LLC and the Shareholders of Fidelity High Income Central Fund 2:
Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Fidelity High Income Central Fund 2 (the "Fund"), a fund of Fidelity Central Investment Portfolios LLC, including the schedule of investments, as of August 31, 2018, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of August 31, 2018, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund's financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of August 31, 2018, by correspondence with the custodians and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
October 16, 2018
We have served as the auditor of one or more of the Fidelity investment companies since 1999.
Directors and Officers (Trustees and Officers)
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board (if any), and officers of the Fidelity Central Investment Portfolios LLC and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for Michael E. Wiley, each of the Trustees oversees 283 funds. Mr. Wiley oversees 193 funds.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the trust and the fund is referred to herein as an Independent Trustee. Each Independent Trustee shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. Officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer or Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund’s Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-800-544-8544.
Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Trustees. The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.
In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.
Board Structure and Oversight Function. James C. Curvey is an interested person and currently serves as Chairman. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chairman is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chairman has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chairman, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chairman and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. Ned C. Lautenbach serves as Chairman of the Independent Trustees and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.
Fidelity® funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's high income and certain equity funds, and other Boards oversee Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, asset allocation, and other equity funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity® funds overseen by the fund's Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity® funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity® funds overseen by each Board.
The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates, and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations, Audit, and Compliance Committees. In addition, the Independent Trustees have worked with Fidelity to enhance the Board's oversight of investment and financial risks, legal and regulatory risks, technology risks, and operational risks, including the development of additional risk reporting to the Board. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of Fidelity's risk management program for the Fidelity® funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Trustees."
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for a Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
James C. Curvey (1935)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2007
Trustee
Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Curvey is Vice Chairman (2007-present) and Director of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company). In addition, Mr. Curvey is an Overseer Emeritus for the Boston Symphony Orchestra, a Director of Artis-Naples, and a Trustee of Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. Previously, Mr. Curvey served as a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Co. (investment adviser firm, 2009-2018), Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2009-2014) and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2007-2014).
Charles S. Morrison (1960)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2014
Trustee
Mr. Morrison also serves as Trustee of other funds. He serves as President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (investment adviser firm, 2017-present) and Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) (investment adviser firm, 2016-present), a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (investment adviser firm, 2014-present), Director of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (investment adviser firm, 2014-present), President, Asset Management (2014-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Morrison served as Vice President of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds (2012-2014), President, Fixed Income (2011-2014), Vice President of Fidelity's Money Market Funds (2005-2009), President, Money Market Group Leader of FMR (investment adviser firm, 2009), and Senior Vice President, Money Market Group of FMR (2004-2009). Mr. Morrison also served as Vice President of Fidelity's Bond Funds (2002-2005), certain Balanced Funds (2002-2005), and certain Asset Allocation Funds (2002-2007), and as Senior Vice President (2002-2005) of Fidelity's Bond Division.
* Determined to be an “Interested Trustee” by virtue of, among other things, his or her affiliation with the Fidelity Central Investment Portfolios LLC or various entities under common control with FMR.
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for an Independent Trustee may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Dennis J. Dirks (1948)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Trustee
Mr. Dirks also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008), as a member of the Independent Directors Council (IDC) Governing Council (2010-2015), and as a member of the Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children’s Services, Inc. (2009-2017). Mr. Dirks is a member of the Finance Committee (2016-present), Board of Directors (2017-present) and Board of Trustees (2018-present) and is Treasurer (2018-present) of the Asolo Repertory Theatre.
Donald F. Donahue (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Donahue also serves as a Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Donahue is President and Chief Executive Officer of Miranda Partners, LLC (risk consulting for the financial services industry, 2012-present). Previously, Mr. Donahue served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2018) and Chief Executive Officer (2006-2012), Chief Operating Officer (2003-2006), and Managing Director, Customer Marketing and Development (1999-2003) of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure). Mr. Donahue serves as a Member (2007-present) and Co-Chairman (2016-present) of the Board of Directors of United Way of New York, Member of the Board of Directors of NYC Leadership Academy (2012-present) and Member of the Board of Advisors of Ripple Labs, Inc. (financial services, 2015-present). He also served as Chairman (2010-2012) and Member of the Board of Directors (2012-2013) of Omgeo, LLC (financial services), Treasurer of United Way of New York (2012-2016), and Member of the Board of Directors of XBRL US (financial services non-profit, 2009-2012) and the International Securities Services Association (2009-2012).
Alan J. Lacy (1953)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Trustee
Mr. Lacy also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Lacy serves as a Director of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2008-present). He is a Trustee of the California Chapter of The Nature Conservancy (2015-present) and a Director of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University (2015-present). In addition, Mr. Lacy served as Senior Adviser (2007-2014) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity) and also served as Chief Executive Officer (2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation (retail) and Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail, 2000-2005). Previously, Mr. Lacy served as Chairman (2014-2017) and a member (2010-2017) of the Board of Directors of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. (restaurant and entertainment complexes), as Chairman (2008-2011) and a member (2006-2015) of the Board of Trustees of the National Parks Conservation Association, and as a member of the Board of Directors for The Hillman Companies, Inc. (hardware wholesalers, 2010-2014), Earth Fare, Inc. (retail grocery, 2010-2014), and The Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-2011).
Ned C. Lautenbach (1944)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2004
Trustee
Chairman of the Independent Trustees
Mr. Lautenbach also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Lautenbach currently serves as Vice Chair of the Board of Governors, State University System of Florida (2013-present) and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (1994-present). He is also a member and has most recently served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Artis-Naples (2012-present). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach served as a member and then Lead Director of the Board of Directors of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial, 1997-2016). He was also a Partner and Advisory Partner at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (private equity investment, 1998-2010), as well as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007). In addition, Mr. Lautenbach also had a 30-year career with IBM (technology company) during which time he served as Senior Vice President and a member of the Corporate Executive Committee (1968-1998).
Joseph Mauriello (1944)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Trustee
Mr. Mauriello also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Independent Directors Council (IDC) Governing Council (2015-present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Group plc. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-2018).
Cornelia M. Small (1944)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Trustee
Ms. Small also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors (2009-present) and Chair of the Investment Committee (2010-present) of the Teagle Foundation. Ms. Small also serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson (2002-2008) and a member of the Investment Committee and Chairperson (2008-2012) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments.
Garnett A. Smith (1947)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Smith also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to Mr. Smith's retirement, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Inbrand Corp. (manufacturer of personal absorbent products, 1990-1997). He also served as President (1986-1990) of Inbrand Corp. Prior to his employment with Inbrand Corp., he was employed by a retail fabric chain and North Carolina National Bank. In addition, Mr. Smith served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2012-2013) and as a board member of the Jackson Hole Land Trust (2009-2012).
David M. Thomas (1949)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Trustee
Mr. Thomas also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Thomas serves as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2011-present), as a member of the Board of Directors (2004-present) and Presiding Director (2013-present) of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication), and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Florida (2013-present). Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions), and a Director of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products, 2000-2011).
Michael E. Wiley (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Wiley also serves as Trustee or Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Andeavor Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), a Director of Andeavor Logistics LP (natural resources logistics, 2015-present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a Trustee of other Fidelity® funds (2008-2013), as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008-2013), as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-2010), as a Senior Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005).
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Advisory Board Members and Officers:
Correspondence intended for a Member of the Advisory Board (if any) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for an officer or Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. Officers appear below in alphabetical order.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation
Vicki L. Fuller (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Member of the Advisory Board
Ms. Fuller also serves as Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity® funds. Ms. Fuller serves as a member of the Board of Directors, Audit Committee, and Nominating and Governance Committee of The Williams Companies, Inc. (natural gas infrastructure, 2018-present). Previously, Ms. Fuller served as the Chief Investment Officer of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (2012-2018) and held a variety of positions at AllianceBernstein L.P. (global asset management, 1985-2012), including Managing Director (2006-2012) and Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager (2001-2006).
Peter S. Lynch (1944)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2004
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Lynch also serves as Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR (investment adviser firm) and FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm). In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006).
William S. Stavropoulos (1939)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Stavropoulos also serves as Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons (2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004), Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently, Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Univar Inc. (global distributor of commodity and specialty chemicals), a Director of Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital LLC (private equity investment, 2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is an operating advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (private equity investment). In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science, a Trustee of the Rollin L. Gerstacker Foundation, and a Director of Artis-Naples in Naples, Florida. Previously, Mr. Stavropoulos served as Trustee of certain Fidelity® funds (2001-2018) and as a Director of Chemical Financial Corporation (bank holding company, 1993-2012) and Tyco International, Ltd. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-2012).
Carol B. Tomé (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Member of the Advisory Board
Ms. Tomé also serves as Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity® funds. Ms. Tomé is Chief Financial Officer (2001-present) and Executive Vice President of Corporate Services (2007-present) of The Home Depot, Inc. (home improvement retailer) and a Director (2003-present) and Chair of the Audit Committee (2004-present) of United Parcel Service, Inc. (package delivery and supply chain management). Previously, Ms. Tomé served as Trustee of certain Fidelity® funds (2017), Senior Vice President of Finance and Accounting/Treasurer (2000-2007) and Vice President and Treasurer (1995-2000) of The Home Depot, Inc. and Chair of the Board (2010-2012), Vice Chair of the Board (2009 and 2013), and a Director (2008-2013) of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. Ms. Tomé is also a director or trustee of many community and professional organizations.
Elizabeth Paige Baumann (1968)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2017
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer
Ms. Baumann also serves as AML Officer of other funds. She is Chief AML Officer (2012-present) and Senior Vice President (2014-present) of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Baumann served as AML Officer of the funds (2012-2016), and Vice President (2007-2014) and Deputy Anti-Money Laundering Officer (2007-2012) of FMR LLC.
John J. Burke III (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Burke also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other funds. Mr. Burke serves as Head of Investment Operations for Fidelity Fund and Investment Operations (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1998-present). Previously Mr. Burke served as head of Asset Management Investment Operations (2012-2018).
William C. Coffey (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO)
Mr. Coffey also serves as Secretary and CLO of other funds. He is Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2010-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey served as Assistant Secretary of certain funds (2009-2018) and as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-2009).
Timothy M. Cohen (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Mr. Cohen also serves as Vice President of other funds. Mr. Cohen serves as Co-Head of Global Equity Research (2016-present), a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2016-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Cohen served as Chief Investment Officer - Equity and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2013-2015) and as a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2017).
Jonathan Davis (1968)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Davis also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other funds. Mr. Davis serves as Assistant Treasurer of FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2003-2010).
Adrien E. Deberghes (1967)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Deberghes also serves as an officer of other funds. He serves as Assistant Treasurer of FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), Executive Vice President of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (investment adviser firm, 2016-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as President and Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2013-2018). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Deberghes was Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served in other fund officer roles.
Laura M. Del Prato (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Del Prato also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Del Prato is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2017-present). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Del Prato served as a Managing Director and Treasurer of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds (2014-2017). Prior to JPMorgan, Ms. Del Prato served as a partner at Cohen Fund Audit Services (accounting firm, 2012-2013) and KPMG LLP (accounting firm, 2004-2012).
Colm A. Hogan (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Hogan also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Hogan serves as Assistant Treasurer of FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2005-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2018).
Pamela R. Holding (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Ms. Holding also serves as Vice President of other funds. Ms. Holding serves as Co-Head of Global Equity Research (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2013-present).
Chris Maher (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2013
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Maher serves as Assistant Treasurer of other funds. Mr. Maher is Vice President of Valuation Oversight, serves as Assistant Treasurer of FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Maher served as Vice President of Asset Management Compliance (2013), Vice President of the Program Management Group of FMR (investment adviser firm, 2010-2013), and Vice President of Valuation Oversight (2008-2010).
Rieco E. Mello (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2017
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Mello also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other funds. Mr. Mello serves as Assistant Treasurer of FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1995-present).
Kenneth B. Robins (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
Chief Compliance Officer
Mr. Robins also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Robins serves as Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research Company and FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Previously, Mr. Robins served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2013-2016) and served in other fund officer roles.
Stacie M. Smith (1974)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
President and Treasurer
Ms. Smith also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Smith serves as Assistant Treasurer of FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2009-present), and has served in other fund officer roles. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Smith served as Senior Audit Manager of Ernst & Young LLP (accounting firm, 1996-2009). Previously, Ms. Smith served as Assistant Treasurer (2013-2018) and Deputy Treasurer (2013-2016) of certain Fidelity® funds.
Marc L. Spector (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Spector also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Spector serves as Assistant Treasurer of FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2016-present). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Spector served as Director at the Siegfried Group (accounting firm, 2013-2016), and prior to Siegfried Group as audit senior manager at Deloitte & Touche (accounting firm, 2005-2013).
Renee Stagnone (1975)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Stagnone also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Stagnone serves as Assistant Treasurer of FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1997-present). Previously, Ms. Stagnone served as Deputy Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2013-2016).
Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (March 1, 2018 to August 31, 2018).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
Annualized Expense Ratio-A | Beginning Account Value March 1, 2018 | Ending Account Value August 31, 2018 | Expenses Paid During Period-B March 1, 2018 to August 31, 2018 | |
Actual | .0026% | $1,000.00 | $1,027.90 | $.01 |
Hypothetical-C | $1,000.00 | $1,025.19 | $.01 |
A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
B Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
C 5% return per year before expenses
Distributions (Unaudited)
The Board of Trustees of Fidelity High Income Central Fund 2 voted to pay on October 15, 2018, to shareholders of record at the opening of business on October 12, 2018, a distribution of $0.85 per share derived from capital gains realized from sales of portfolio securities.
The fund hereby designates as a capital gain dividend with respect to the taxable year ended August 31, 2018, $4,395,691, or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.
A total of 0.46% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year was derived from interest on U.S. Government securities which is generally exempt from state income tax.
The fund designates $25,874,803 of distributions paid during the period January 1, 2018 to August 31, 2018 as qualifying to be taxed as interest-related dividends for nonresident alien shareholders.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2019 of amounts for use in preparing 2018 income tax returns.
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts
Fidelity High Income Central Fund 2
At its July 2018 meeting, the Board of Directors, including the Independent Directors (together, the Board), voted to continue the management contract with FMR Co., Inc. (FMRC) and the sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund for six months through January 31, 2019, in connection with the reunification of the Fidelity Equity High Income Funds Board, which oversees the fund, and the Sector Portfolios Board.
The Board considered that the approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts will not result in any changes in (i) the investment process or strategies employed in the management of the fund's assets; (ii) the fees and expenses paid by shareholders; (iii) the nature, extent or quality of services provided under the fund's Advisory Contracts; or (iv) the day-to-day management of the fund or the persons primarily responsible for such management. The Board concluded that the fund's Advisory Contracts are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed, without modification, through January 31, 2019, with the understanding that the Board will consider the annual renewal for a full one year period in January 2019.
In connection with its consideration of future renewals of the fund's Advisory Contracts, the Board will consider: (i) the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the fund, including shareholder and administrative services and investment performance; (ii) the competitiveness of the management fee and total expenses for the fund; (iii) the costs of the services and profitability, including the revenues earned and the expenses incurred in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering, and servicing the fund and its shareholders, to the extent applicable, as well as potential fall-out benefits from Fidelity's non-fund businesses; and (iv) whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is the potential for realization of any further economies.
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board ultimately concluded that the fund's management fee structure is fair and reasonable, and that the continuation of the fund's Advisory Contracts should be approved.
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Performance: The Bottom Line
Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of distributions from dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The hypothetical investment and the average annual total returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund’s total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns
For the periods ended August 31, 2018 | Past 1 year | Past 5 years | Past 10 years |
Fidelity® Specialized High Income Central Fund | 2.42% | 5.14% | 7.35% |
$10,000 Over 10 Years
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity® Specialized High Income Central Fund on August 31, 2008.
The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the ICE® BofAML® BB US High Yield Constrained Index performed over the same period.
Period Ending Values | ||
$20,327 | Fidelity® Specialized High Income Central Fund | |
$21,746 | ICE® BofAML® BB US High Yield Constrained Index |
BofA Merrill Lynch benchmark indices were re-branded as ICE BofAML benchmark indices.
Management's Discussion of Fund Performance
Market Recap: U.S. corporate high-yield bonds gained 3.27% for the year ending August 31, 2018, as measured by the ICE BofAML® US High Yield Constrained Index. On the heels of a solid 2017, high yield began the new year on a high note, driven by optimism for U.S. tax reform, passed in December 2017, which also helped equity markets reach record levels. The uptrend reversed course in early February, though, amid broad market volatility and a backup in U.S. Treasury yields. The asset class took another leg down in March, losing ground largely due to a policy rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve and an escalating trade dispute with China. The market stabilized and turned in a strong result in April, but volatility persisted and the index experienced a two-week slump to conclude the first half of 2018. Strong corporate earnings helped high yield make a solid advance in July and August. For the full 12 months, lower-quality bonds rose about 8%, topping credits rated B (+3%) and BB (+1%). By industry, energy led the way this period, with the market heavyweight gaining roughly 9% amid higher oil prices. Other standouts included transportation ex air/rail (+8%) and food & drug retail (+7%), while aerospace (+5%) was lifted by the potential for increased spending on U.S. defense and infrastructure. Two defensive categories also outperformed: utilities gained 5% and health care was up about 4%. Notable laggards included automotive & auto parts, banks & thrifts, and cable/satellite TV (each -1%).Comments from Co-Portfolio Manager Matthew Conti: For the fiscal year, the fund gained 2.42%, topping the 1.37% result of its benchmark, the ICE BofAML® BB US High Yield Constrained Index. Versus the benchmark, security selection was the biggest contributor, led by the energy, banks & thrifts, utilities, and diversified financial services industries. It also helped to overweight energy, as our sizable allocation here – by far the fund's largest the past 12 months – rose 8%. From a quality standpoint, we benefited most from security selection among bonds rated BB. Our largest individual relative contributors included Noble Holding International and Ensco International, two energy companies that fared well amid rising oil prices. Noble was a non-benchmark holding that gained 36% this period, while the fund's investments in Ensco advanced about 20%. I added exposure to energy the past 12 months, based on my positive view of the ongoing commodities trend, including oil, as well as favorable supply-and-demand dynamics. I'll also note that we got a boost from Icahn Enterprises, a conglomerate with investments in various industries and by far the fund's largest holding the past year. Turning to notable relative detractors, it hurt most to hold a non-benchmark stake in Dubai Aerospace Enterprises (DAE), an aircraft-leasing company that struggled with high debt as it looks to grow through acquisitions and asset purchases. Our stake returned roughly -3% before I eliminated it. Lastly, I overweighted casino and resort operator MGM Mirage, which hurt relative performance because it returned -2% for the fund.The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
Note to shareholders: On June 30, 2018, Mike Weaver became Co-Portfolio Manager of the fund, joining Matt Conti. The two will manage the fund together until December 31, 2018, at which point Matt plans to retire and Mike will become sole Portfolio Manager.Investment Summary (Unaudited)
Top Five Holdings as of August 31, 2018
(by issuer, excluding cash equivalents) | % of fund's net assets |
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. | 4.1 |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp. | 3.9 |
Bank of America Corp. | 3.4 |
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp. | 2.5 |
Citigroup, Inc. | 2.3 |
16.2 |
Top Five Market Sectors as of August 31, 2018
% of fund's net assets | |
Energy | 16.4 |
Banks & Thrifts | 10.7 |
Diversified Financial Services | 9.0 |
Cable/Satellite TV | 7.9 |
Healthcare | 7.7 |
Quality Diversification (% of fund's net assets)
As of August 31, 2018 | ||
BBB | 2.9% | |
BB | 72.0% | |
B | 18.7% | |
CCC,CC,C | 0.2% | |
Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets | 6.2% |
We have used ratings from Moody's Investors Service, Inc. Where Moody's® ratings are not available, we have used S&P® ratings. All ratings are as of the date indicated and do not reflect subsequent changes.
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)
As of August 31, 2018* | ||
Nonconvertible Bonds | 83.9% | |
Convertible Bonds, Preferred Stocks | 0.4% | |
Bank Loan Obligations | 1.1% | |
Other Investments | 8.4% | |
Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities) | 6.2% |
* Foreign investments - 18.7%
Schedule of Investments August 31, 2018
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Corporate Bonds - 84.3% | |||
Principal Amount | Value | ||
Convertible Bonds - 0.4% | |||
Broadcasting - 0.4% | |||
DISH Network Corp.: | |||
2.375% 3/15/24 | $1,930,000 | $1,694,063 | |
3.375% 8/15/26 | 1,030,000 | 968,821 | |
2,662,884 | |||
Nonconvertible Bonds - 83.9% | |||
Aerospace - 0.9% | |||
BBA U.S. Holdings, Inc. 5.375% 5/1/26 (a) | 3,585,000 | 3,593,963 | |
BWX Technologies, Inc. 5.375% 7/15/26 (a) | 3,195,000 | 3,226,950 | |
6,820,913 | |||
Air Transportation - 0.1% | |||
Aercap Global Aviation Trust 6.5% 6/15/45 (a)(b) | 470,000 | 484,100 | |
Banks & Thrifts - 3.1% | |||
Ally Financial, Inc.: | |||
4.25% 4/15/21 | 1,520,000 | 1,524,074 | |
5.75% 11/20/25 | 8,255,000 | 8,554,244 | |
8% 11/1/31 | 3,415,000 | 4,174,838 | |
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC: | |||
5.125% 5/28/24 | 3,630,000 | 3,641,087 | |
6% 12/19/23 | 4,000,000 | 4,170,770 | |
22,065,013 | |||
Broadcasting - 1.8% | |||
Sirius XM Radio, Inc.: | |||
3.875% 8/1/22 (a) | 5,300,000 | 5,200,360 | |
5% 8/1/27 (a) | 2,995,000 | 2,893,889 | |
6% 7/15/24 (a) | 4,520,000 | 4,696,732 | |
12,790,981 | |||
Cable/Satellite TV - 7.9% | |||
Altice U.S. Finance SA: | |||
5.375% 7/15/23 (a) | 9,515,000 | 9,574,469 | |
5.5% 5/15/26 (a) | 1,805,000 | 1,773,413 | |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.: | |||
4% 3/1/23 (a) | 3,775,000 | 3,600,406 | |
5% 2/1/28 (a) | 8,615,000 | 8,068,206 | |
5.125% 2/15/23 | 550,000 | 550,688 | |
5.125% 5/1/23 (a) | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | |
5.125% 5/1/27 (a) | 4,160,000 | 3,967,600 | |
5.5% 5/1/26 (a) | 3,545,000 | 3,500,688 | |
5.75% 2/15/26 (a) | 1,570,000 | 1,570,000 | |
5.875% 4/1/24 (a) | 2,130,000 | 2,172,600 | |
5.875% 5/1/27 (a) | 2,500,000 | 2,484,375 | |
CSC Holdings LLC: | |||
5.375% 2/1/28 (a) | 975,000 | 934,489 | |
5.5% 4/15/27 (a) | 2,025,000 | 1,971,844 | |
DISH DBS Corp.: | |||
5.875% 11/15/24 | 2,290,000 | 1,992,300 | |
7.75% 7/1/26 | 1,375,000 | 1,240,938 | |
Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC 5.5% 8/15/26 (a) | 2,545,000 | 2,500,463 | |
Ziggo Secured Finance BV 5.5% 1/15/27 (a) | 9,720,000 | 9,155,074 | |
57,057,553 | |||
Capital Goods - 1.0% | |||
AECOM 5.125% 3/15/27 | 4,330,000 | 4,254,225 | |
AECOM Technology Corp. 5.875% 10/15/24 | 2,539,000 | 2,710,103 | |
6,964,328 | |||
Chemicals - 2.9% | |||
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.: | |||
3.45% 6/1/23 | 2,305,000 | 2,212,800 | |
4.5% 12/1/26 (a) | 515,000 | 514,014 | |
5.15% 3/15/34 | 110,000 | 103,675 | |
NOVA Chemicals Corp.: | |||
4.875% 6/1/24 (a) | 4,210,000 | 4,115,275 | |
5.25% 6/1/27 (a) | 570,000 | 541,500 | |
OCI NV 6.625% 4/15/23 (a) | 3,420,000 | 3,539,700 | |
Olin Corp.: | |||
5% 2/1/30 | 570,000 | 544,350 | |
5.125% 9/15/27 | 3,500,000 | 3,465,000 | |
The Chemours Co. LLC 5.375% 5/15/27 | 2,000,000 | 1,965,000 | |
Valvoline, Inc. 4.375% 8/15/25 | 1,510,000 | 1,442,050 | |
W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn. 5.625% 10/1/24 (a) | 2,500,000 | 2,641,450 | |
21,084,814 | |||
Consumer Products - 0.2% | |||
Coty, Inc. 6.5% 4/15/26 (a) | 1,545,000 | 1,453,266 | |
Containers - 2.3% | |||
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh MP Holdings U.S.A., Inc.: | |||
4.25% 9/15/22 (a) | 1,215,000 | 1,198,294 | |
4.625% 5/15/23 (a) | 6,880,000 | 6,819,800 | |
Crown Americas LLC / Crown Americas Capital Corp. IV 4.75% 2/1/26 (a) | 1,250,000 | 1,200,000 | |
Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. V 4.25% 9/30/26 | 3,680,000 | 3,376,400 | |
OI European Group BV 4% 3/15/23 (a) | 1,860,000 | 1,764,675 | |
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc. 5.375% 1/15/25 (a) | 900,000 | 888,750 | |
Silgan Holdings, Inc. 4.75% 3/15/25 | 1,060,000 | 1,014,950 | |
16,262,869 | |||
Diversified Financial Services - 9.0% | |||
Aircastle Ltd.: | |||
4.125% 5/1/24 | 660,000 | 655,314 | |
5% 4/1/23 | 520,000 | 539,968 | |
5.125% 3/15/21 | 4,735,000 | 4,888,888 | |
FLY Leasing Ltd.: | |||
5.25% 10/15/24 | 2,015,000 | 1,924,325 | |
6.375% 10/15/21 | 1,665,000 | 1,721,194 | |
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.: | |||
5.875% 2/1/22 | 21,415,000 | 21,779,888 | |
6% 8/1/20 | 2,555,000 | 2,598,946 | |
6.25% 2/1/22 | 3,100,000 | 3,184,940 | |
6.375% 12/15/25 | 1,390,000 | 1,407,375 | |
6.75% 2/1/24 | 740,000 | 764,050 | |
MSCI, Inc.: | |||
4.75% 8/1/26 (a) | 3,230,000 | 3,205,775 | |
5.25% 11/15/24 (a) | 3,460,000 | 3,555,150 | |
5.375% 5/15/27 (a) | 4,455,000 | 4,577,513 | |
Navient Corp.: | |||
6.5% 6/15/22 | 1,020,000 | 1,042,440 | |
6.625% 7/26/21 | 3,500,000 | 3,644,375 | |
7.25% 9/25/23 | 2,700,000 | 2,848,500 | |
Quicken Loans, Inc. 5.25% 1/15/28 (a) | 3,390,000 | 3,106,088 | |
SLM Corp.: | |||
5.5% 1/25/23 | 2,360,000 | 2,333,426 | |
7.25% 1/25/22 | 1,015,000 | 1,073,363 | |
64,851,518 | |||
Diversified Media - 0.6% | |||
E.W. Scripps Co. 5.125% 5/15/25 (a) | 1,145,000 | 1,093,475 | |
Nielsen Co. S.a.r.l. (Luxembourg): | |||
5% 2/1/25 (a) | 1,205,000 | 1,168,850 | |
5.5% 10/1/21 (a) | 305,000 | 305,381 | |
Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co. 5% 4/15/22 (a) | 1,535,000 | 1,490,562 | |
4,058,268 | |||
Energy - 15.0% | |||
Antero Resources Corp.: | |||
5.125% 12/1/22 | 2,870,000 | 2,898,700 | |
5.625% 6/1/23 (Reg. S) | 4,530,000 | 4,661,597 | |
Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC: | |||
5.125% 6/30/27 | 3,500,000 | 3,561,250 | |
5.875% 3/31/25 | 1,970,000 | 2,093,125 | |
7% 6/30/24 | 3,465,000 | 3,833,156 | |
Cheniere Energy Partners LP 5.25% 10/1/25 | 7,095,000 | 7,095,000 | |
Consolidated Energy Finance SA 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 6.0906% 6/15/22 (a)(b)(c) | 4,435,000 | 4,436,358 | |
Crestwood Midstream Partners LP/Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp. 5.75% 4/1/25 | 3,995,000 | 4,079,894 | |
CVR Refining LLC/Coffeyville Finance, Inc. 6.5% 11/1/22 | 3,216,000 | 3,280,320 | |
DCP Midstream Operating LP 5.375% 7/15/25 | 2,005,000 | 2,055,125 | |
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. 7.875% 8/15/25 | 1,135,000 | 1,157,700 | |
Drax Finco PLC 6.625% 11/1/25 (a) | 640,000 | 651,200 | |
Duke Energy Field Services 8.125% 8/16/30 | 685,000 | 824,137 | |
Endeavor Energy Resources LP/EER Finance, Inc.: | |||
5.5% 1/30/26 (a) | 295,000 | 294,263 | |
5.75% 1/30/28 (a) | 295,000 | 294,263 | |
Ensco PLC: | |||
4.5% 10/1/24 | 3,080,000 | 2,556,400 | |
7.75% 2/1/26 | 755,000 | 721,025 | |
8% 1/31/24 | 880,000 | 873,400 | |
Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc. 5.625% 2/1/26 (a) | 1,360,000 | 1,273,300 | |
Hess Infrastructure Partners LP 5.625% 2/15/26 (a) | 4,820,000 | 4,856,150 | |
Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co.: | |||
5% 12/1/24 (a) | 7,853,000 | 7,587,961 | |
5.75% 10/1/25 (a) | 2,990,000 | 2,967,575 | |
Jonah Energy LLC 7.25% 10/15/25 (a) | 1,080,000 | 842,400 | |
Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC 6% 8/1/26 (a) | 1,635,000 | 1,639,088 | |
Nabors Industries, Inc.: | |||
5.5% 1/15/23 | 1,289,000 | 1,285,019 | |
5.75% 2/1/25 (a) | 1,815,000 | 1,745,766 | |
NextEra Energy Partners LP: | |||
4.25% 9/15/24 (a) | 3,210,000 | 3,129,750 | |
4.5% 9/15/27 (a) | 365,000 | 346,750 | |
Noble Holding International Ltd. 7.75% 1/15/24 | 1,683,000 | 1,645,133 | |
PBF Holding Co. LLC/PBF Finance Corp. 7% 11/15/23 | 2,700,000 | 2,821,500 | |
Precision Drilling Corp.: | |||
5.25% 11/15/24 | 480,000 | 457,200 | |
7.125% 1/15/26 (a) | 600,000 | 617,250 | |
7.75% 12/15/23 | 1,195,000 | 1,263,713 | |
Range Resources Corp. 5% 3/15/23 | 2,575,000 | 2,519,123 | |
Rose Rock Midstream LP/Rose Rock Finance Corp. 5.625% 11/15/23 | 2,000,000 | 1,935,000 | |
Southwestern Energy Co.: | |||
4.1% 3/15/22 | 2,280,000 | 2,223,000 | |
7.75% 10/1/27 | 1,245,000 | 1,316,588 | |
Summit Midstream Holdings LLC: | |||
5.5% 8/15/22 | 710,000 | 706,450 | |
5.75% 4/15/25 | 1,045,000 | 1,008,425 | |
Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp. 5.5% 2/15/26 (a) | 1,900,000 | 1,819,250 | |
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp.: | |||
4.125% 11/15/19 | 1,110,000 | 1,110,888 | |
4.25% 11/15/23 | 5,440,000 | 5,276,800 | |
5% 1/15/28 (a) | 2,030,000 | 1,971,638 | |
5.125% 2/1/25 | 3,420,000 | 3,437,100 | |
5.25% 5/1/23 | 275,000 | 278,438 | |
5.375% 2/1/27 | 460,000 | 457,700 | |
5.875% 4/15/26 (a) | 3,160,000 | 3,239,000 | |
6.75% 3/15/24 | 1,640,000 | 1,722,000 | |
TerraForm Power Operating LLC: | |||
4.25% 1/31/23 (a) | 355,000 | 346,125 | |
5% 1/31/28 (a) | 360,000 | 337,050 | |
107,550,043 | |||
Food/Beverage/Tobacco - 2.5% | |||
C&S Group Enterprises LLC 5.375% 7/15/22 (a) | 3,270,000 | 3,229,125 | |
Darling International, Inc. 5.375% 1/15/22 | 1,625,000 | 1,645,313 | |
JBS U.S.A. LLC/JBS U.S.A. Finance, Inc. 5.875% 7/15/24 (a) | 4,445,000 | 4,278,313 | |
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.: | |||
4.625% 11/1/24 (a) | 2,000,000 | 1,965,000 | |
4.875% 11/1/26 (a) | 1,325,000 | 1,305,125 | |
Vector Group Ltd. 6.125% 2/1/25 (a) | 5,995,000 | 5,740,213 | |
18,163,089 | |||
Gaming - 5.4% | |||
GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc. 5.25% 6/1/25 | 1,745,000 | 1,814,800 | |
MCE Finance Ltd. 4.875% 6/6/25 (a) | 7,690,000 | 7,294,854 | |
MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP: | |||
4.5% 9/1/26 | 14,000,000 | 13,335,000 | |
4.5% 1/15/28 | 2,285,000 | 2,106,542 | |
MGM Mirage, Inc.: | |||
5.75% 6/15/25 | 4,480,000 | 4,498,816 | |
6% 3/15/23 | 2,175,000 | 2,257,976 | |
Scientific Games Corp. 5% 10/15/25 (a) | 2,230,000 | 2,118,500 | |
Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp. 5.25% 5/15/27 (a) | 2,825,000 | 2,641,375 | |
Wynn Macau Ltd.: | |||
4.875% 10/1/24 (a) | 710,000 | 676,275 | |
5.5% 10/1/27 (a) | 2,405,000 | 2,272,725 | |
39,016,863 | |||
Healthcare - 7.7% | |||
CTR Partnership LP/CareTrust Capital Corp. 5.25% 6/1/25 | 2,585,000 | 2,520,375 | |
HCA Holdings, Inc.: | |||
4.5% 2/15/27 | 4,950,000 | 4,900,500 | |
5% 3/15/24 | 2,335,000 | 2,387,538 | |
5.25% 6/15/26 | 7,245,000 | 7,462,350 | |
Hologic, Inc.: | |||
4.375% 10/15/25 (a) | 1,255,000 | 1,207,938 | |
4.625% 2/1/28 (a) | 235,000 | 220,313 | |
IMS Health, Inc. 5% 10/15/26 (a) | 2,200,000 | 2,172,500 | |
MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp.: | |||
5% 10/15/27 | 875,000 | 857,500 | |
5.25% 8/1/26 | 1,755,000 | 1,755,000 | |
6.375% 3/1/24 | 960,000 | 1,012,128 | |
Sabra Health Care LP/Sabra Capital Corp.: | |||
5.375% 6/1/23 | 1,155,000 | 1,169,438 | |
5.5% 2/1/21 | 5,385,000 | 5,489,334 | |
Service Corp. International 4.625% 12/15/27 | 1,390,000 | 1,334,400 | |
Teleflex, Inc.: | |||
4.625% 11/15/27 | 805,000 | 766,183 | |
4.875% 6/1/26 | 7,400,000 | 7,289,000 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp.: | |||
4.375% 10/1/21 | 1,485,000 | 1,481,288 | |
4.625% 7/15/24 | 3,280,000 | 3,212,858 | |
5.125% 5/1/25 | 2,400,000 | 2,385,000 | |
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. 7% 3/15/24 (a) | 5,725,000 | 6,039,875 | |
Wellcare Health Plans, Inc.: | |||
5.25% 4/1/25 | 1,280,000 | 1,308,800 | |
5.375% 8/15/26 (a) | 460,000 | 473,800 | |
55,446,118 | |||
Homebuilders/Real Estate - 0.5% | |||
Howard Hughes Corp. 5.375% 3/15/25 (a) | 3,325,000 | 3,283,438 | |
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. 4.75% 3/15/25 | 660,000 | 627,000 | |
3,910,438 | |||
Hotels - 1.1% | |||
Hilton Escrow Issuer LLC 4.25% 9/1/24 | 4,785,000 | 4,653,413 | |
Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC/Hilton Worldwide Finance Corp.: | |||
4.625% 4/1/25 | 1,000,000 | 987,500 | |
4.875% 4/1/27 | 590,000 | 580,413 | |
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. 5.375% 4/15/26 (a) | 1,715,000 | 1,702,138 | |
7,923,464 | |||
Leisure - 0.3% | |||
Mattel, Inc. 6.75% 12/31/25 (a) | 1,840,000 | 1,802,170 | |
Metals/Mining - 1.8% | |||
FMG Resources (August 2006) Pty Ltd.: | |||
4.75% 5/15/22 (a) | 210,000 | 206,073 | |
5.125% 3/15/23 (a) | 715,000 | 698,913 | |
5.125% 5/15/24 (a) | 780,000 | 754,650 | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.: | |||
3.55% 3/1/22 | 6,500,000 | 6,272,500 | |
3.875% 3/15/23 | 1,395,000 | 1,342,688 | |
4.55% 11/14/24 | 2,320,000 | 2,233,000 | |
Nufarm Australia Ltd. 5.75% 4/30/26 (a) | 1,900,000 | 1,767,000 | |
13,274,824 | |||
Restaurants - 0.8% | |||
1011778 BC Unlimited Liability Co./New Red Finance, Inc. 4.25% 5/15/24 (a) | 2,665,000 | 2,545,075 | |
KFC Holding Co./Pizza Hut Holding LLC 5% 6/1/24 (a) | 3,000,000 | 2,992,500 | |
5,537,575 | |||
Services - 2.2% | |||
Aramark Services, Inc.: | |||
4.75% 6/1/26 | 2,415,000 | 2,378,775 | |
5% 2/1/28 (a) | 1,170,000 | 1,146,600 | |
5.125% 1/15/24 | 4,015,000 | 4,077,192 | |
CDK Global, Inc. 4.875% 6/1/27 | 715,000 | 702,488 | |
Corrections Corp. of America: | |||
4.625% 5/1/23 | 4,595,000 | 4,457,150 | |
5% 10/15/22 | 130,000 | 129,675 | |
IHS Markit Ltd. 4.75% 2/15/25 (a) | 1,945,000 | 1,972,230 | |
Prime Security One MS, Inc. 4.875% 7/15/32 (a) | 1,555,000 | 1,267,325 | |
16,131,435 | |||
Steel - 0.3% | |||
Commercial Metals Co. 5.375% 7/15/27 | 2,440,000 | 2,269,200 | |
Super Retail - 0.1% | |||
Sally Holdings LLC 5.5% 11/1/23 | 1,100,000 | 1,061,500 | |
Technology - 5.5% | |||
Entegris, Inc. 4.625% 2/10/26 (a) | 3,000,000 | 2,891,250 | |
Fair Isaac Corp. 5.25% 5/15/26 (a) | 2,845,000 | 2,866,338 | |
First Data Corp. 5.375% 8/15/23 (a) | 2,745,000 | 2,793,449 | |
Gartner, Inc. 5.125% 4/1/25 (a) | 535,000 | 541,688 | |
Micron Technology, Inc. 5.5% 2/1/25 | 1,815,000 | 1,878,344 | |
Nuance Communications, Inc.: | |||
5.375% 8/15/20 (a) | 2,692,000 | 2,692,000 | |
5.625% 12/15/26 | 4,960,000 | 4,941,400 | |
NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC 3.875% 9/1/22 (a) | 1,475,000 | 1,462,094 | |
Open Text Corp. 5.875% 6/1/26 (a) | 4,260,000 | 4,398,450 | |
Qorvo, Inc. 5.5% 7/15/26 (a) | 1,475,000 | 1,482,375 | |
Sensata Technologies BV: | |||
4.875% 10/15/23 (a) | 2,840,000 | 2,840,000 | |
5% 10/1/25 (a) | 2,020,000 | 2,014,950 | |
SoftBank Corp. 5.375% 7/30/22 (Reg. S) | 1,950,000 | 1,993,875 | |
Symantec Corp.: | |||
4.2% 9/15/20 | 515,000 | 518,343 | |
5% 4/15/25 (a) | 6,340,000 | 6,283,731 | |
39,598,287 | |||
Telecommunications - 6.5% | |||
Altice Financing SA: | |||
6.625% 2/15/23 (a) | 3,480,000 | 3,501,715 | |
7.5% 5/15/26 (a) | 2,940,000 | 2,807,700 | |
Equinix, Inc.: | |||
5.375% 4/1/23 | 635,000 | 648,494 | |
5.875% 1/15/26 | 1,860,000 | 1,929,750 | |
Level 3 Financing, Inc.: | |||
5.25% 3/15/26 | 3,689,000 | 3,615,589 | |
5.625% 2/1/23 | 5,000,000 | 5,061,050 | |
Neptune Finco Corp. 6.625% 10/15/25 (a) | 10,500,000 | 10,906,875 | |
Qwest Corp. 6.75% 12/1/21 | 885,000 | 948,096 | |
T-Mobile U.S.A., Inc.: | |||
4.5% 2/1/26 | 1,350,000 | 1,287,563 | |
5.125% 4/15/25 | 1,525,000 | 1,537,139 | |
6% 3/1/23 | 5,535,000 | 5,696,622 | |
6% 4/15/24 | 1,450,000 | 1,504,375 | |
6.5% 1/15/24 | 1,700,000 | 1,759,500 | |
Telenet Finance Luxembourg Notes SARL 5.5% 3/1/28 (a) | 3,200,000 | 2,992,000 | |
U.S. West Communications 7.25% 9/15/25 | 945,000 | 1,011,234 | |
Wind Tre SpA 5% 1/20/26 (a) | 1,340,000 | 1,198,000 | |
46,405,702 | |||
Utilities - 4.4% | |||
Dolphin Subsidiary II, Inc. 7.25% 10/15/21 | 3,057,000 | 3,309,203 | |
DPL, Inc. 6.75% 10/1/19 | 2,475,000 | 2,549,250 | |
NRG Energy, Inc.: | |||
5.75% 1/15/28 (a) | 775,000 | 782,750 | |
6.625% 1/15/27 | 665,000 | 695,756 | |
NRG Yield Operating LLC 5% 9/15/26 | 1,435,000 | 1,374,013 | |
NSG Holdings II LLC/NSG Holdings, Inc. 7.75% 12/15/25 (a) | 6,872,781 | 7,551,468 | |
The AES Corp.: | |||
4.5% 3/15/23 | 965,000 | 967,413 | |
4.875% 5/15/23 | 9,680,000 | 9,801,000 | |
5.125% 9/1/27 | 1,550,000 | 1,565,500 | |
6% 5/15/26 | 2,155,000 | 2,278,913 | |
Vistra Operations Co. LLC 5.5% 9/1/26 (a) | 985,000 | 1,002,533 | |
31,877,799 | |||
TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS | 603,862,130 | ||
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS | |||
(Cost $609,213,383) | 606,525,014 | ||
Bank Loan Obligations - 1.1% | |||
Chemicals - 0.0% | |||
Tronox Blocked Borrower LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 5.0759% 9/22/24 (b)(c) | 93,252 | 93,536 | |
Tronox Finance LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 5.0759% 9/22/24 (b)(c) | 215,198 | 215,852 | |
TOTAL CHEMICALS | 309,388 | ||
Energy - 0.6% | |||
Consolidated Energy Finance SA Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 4.5711% 5/7/25 (b)(c) | 4,450,000 | 4,444,438 | |
Gaming - 0.1% | |||
Scientific Games Corp. Tranche B 5LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 4.8259% 8/14/24 (b)(c) | 622,166 | 620,274 | |
Telecommunications - 0.4% | |||
Level 3 Financing, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 4.317% 2/22/24 (b)(c) | 1,575,000 | 1,576,528 | |
Sable International Finance Ltd. Tranche B 4LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 5.3259% 2/2/26 (b)(c) | 1,095,000 | 1,094,770 | |
TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS | 2,671,298 | ||
TOTAL BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS | |||
(Cost $8,031,540) | 8,045,398 | ||
Preferred Securities - 8.4% | |||
Banks & Thrifts - 7.6% | |||
Bank of America Corp.: | |||
5.875% (b)(d) | 3,220,000 | 3,307,391 | |
6.1% (b)(d) | 2,440,000 | 2,637,879 | |
6.25% (b)(d) | 14,760,000 | 16,023,023 | |
6.5% (b)(d) | 2,245,000 | 2,474,024 | |
Barclays Bank PLC 7.625% 11/21/22 | 3,435,000 | 3,798,171 | |
Barclays PLC 6.625% (b)(d) | 1,255,000 | 1,274,071 | |
BNP Paribas SA 7% (a)(b)(d) | 370,000 | 371,126 | |
Citigroup, Inc.: | |||
5.875% (b)(d) | 3,735,000 | 3,924,081 | |
5.95% (b)(d) | 8,275,000 | 8,573,509 | |
5.95% (b)(d) | 1,115,000 | 1,156,393 | |
6.125% (b)(d) | 2,860,000 | 3,042,016 | |
Credit Agricole SA: | |||
6.625% (a)(b)(d) | 5,485,000 | 5,603,947 | |
7.875% (a)(b)(d) | 1,480,000 | 1,592,613 | |
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC 7.5% (b)(d) | 1,110,000 | 1,151,880 | |
TOTAL BANKS & THRIFTS | 54,930,124 | ||
Energy - 0.8% | |||
Andeavor Logistics LP 6.875% (b)(d) | 2,635,000 | 2,650,114 | |
Energy Transfer Partners LP 6.25% (b)(d) | 3,090,000 | 2,998,497 | |
TOTAL ENERGY | 5,648,611 | ||
TOTAL PREFERRED SECURITIES | |||
(Cost $58,136,732) | 60,578,735 | ||
Shares | Value | ||
Money Market Funds - 4.8% | |||
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 1.97% (e) | |||
(Cost $34,229,717) | 34,222,872 | 34,229,717 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 98.6% | |||
(Cost $709,611,372) | 709,378,864 | ||
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 1.4% | 9,818,481 | ||
NET ASSETS - 100% | $719,197,345 |
Legend
(a) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $285,295,371 or 39.7% of net assets.
(b) Coupon rates for floating and adjustable rate securities reflect the rates in effect at period end.
(c) Coupon is indexed to a floating interest rate which may be multiplied by a specified factor and/or subject to caps or floors.
(d) Security is perpetual in nature with no stated maturity date.
(e) Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request.
Affiliated Central Funds
Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows:
Fund | Income earned |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund | $316,625 |
Total | $316,625 |
Amounts in the income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line-item in the Statement of Operations if applicable.
Investment Valuation
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of August 31, 2018, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: | ||||
Description | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Investments in Securities: | ||||
Corporate Bonds | $606,525,014 | $-- | $606,525,014 | $-- |
Bank Loan Obligations | 8,045,398 | -- | 8,045,398 | -- |
Preferred Securities | 60,578,735 | -- | 60,578,735 | -- |
Money Market Funds | 34,229,717 | 34,229,717 | -- | -- |
Total Investments in Securities: | $709,378,864 | $34,229,717 | $675,149,147 | $-- |
Other Information
Distribution of investments by country or territory of incorporation, as a percentage of Total Net Assets, is as follows (Unaudited):
United States of America | 81.3% |
United Kingdom | 3.0% |
Netherlands | 2.9% |
Canada | 2.9% |
Luxembourg | 2.7% |
Cayman Islands | 1.8% |
Bermuda | 1.7% |
Ireland | 1.2% |
France | 1.0% |
Others (Individually Less Than 1%) | 1.5% |
100.0% |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
August 31, 2018 | ||
Assets | ||
Investment in securities, at value — See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $675,381,655) | $675,149,147 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $34,229,717) | 34,229,717 | |
Total Investment in Securities (cost $709,611,372) | $709,378,864 | |
Cash | 23,216 | |
Receivable for investments sold | 1,317,960 | |
Interest receivable | 8,443,352 | |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | 37,487 | |
Total assets | 719,200,879 | |
Liabilities | ||
Custody fees payable | $3,534 | |
Total liabilities | 3,534 | |
Net Assets | $719,197,345 | |
Net Assets consist of: | ||
Paid in capital | $715,942,685 | |
Distributions in excess of net investment income | (790,177) | |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments | 4,277,345 | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | (232,508) | |
Net Assets, for 7,204,035 shares outstanding | $719,197,345 | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($719,197,345 ÷ 7,204,035 shares) | $99.83 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Operations
Year ended August 31, 2018 | ||
Investment Income | ||
Dividends | $3,371,244 | |
Interest | 32,454,899 | |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds | 316,625 | |
Total income | 36,142,768 | |
Expenses | ||
Custodian fees and expenses | $10,459 | |
Independent directors' fees and expenses | 3,055 | |
Miscellaneous | 11 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 13,525 | |
Expense reductions | (6,087) | |
Total expenses after reductions | 7,438 | |
Net investment income (loss) | 36,135,330 | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | ||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||
Investment securities: | ||
Unaffiliated issuers | 8,414,835 | |
Fidelity Central Funds | (142) | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | 8,414,693 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities | (26,557,082) | |
Net gain (loss) | (18,142,389) | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | $17,992,941 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Year ended August 31, 2018 | Year ended August 31, 2017 | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | ||
Operations | ||
Net investment income (loss) | $36,135,330 | $40,865,773 |
Net realized gain (loss) | 8,414,693 | 13,704,214 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (26,557,082) | (189,471) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 17,992,941 | 54,380,516 |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | (36,303,188) | (41,218,190) |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain | (14,417,046) | (2,200,459) |
Total distributions | (50,720,234) | (43,418,649) |
Affiliated share transactions | ||
Proceeds from sales of shares | 32,625,000 | 41,500,001 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 50,720,221 | 43,330,001 |
Cost of shares redeemed | (100,013,409) | (161,324,959) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | (16,668,188) | (76,494,957) |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (49,395,481) | (65,533,090) |
Net Assets | ||
Beginning of period | 768,592,826 | 834,125,916 |
End of period | $719,197,345 | $768,592,826 |
Other Information | ||
Distributions in excess of net investment income end of period | $(790,177) | $(367,116) |
Shares | ||
Sold | 326,440 | 395,982 |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 498,455 | 419,297 |
Redeemed | (966,557) | (1,562,856) |
Net increase (decrease) | (141,662) | (747,577) |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Highlights
Fidelity Specialized High Income Central Fund
Years ended August 31, | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
Selected Per–Share Data | |||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $104.63 | $103.06 | $101.49 | $107.68 | $103.63 |
Income from Investment Operations | |||||
Net investment income (loss)A | 5.188 | 5.489 | 5.682 | 5.462 | 5.687 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.758) | 1.901 | 1.436 | (6.176) | 3.995 |
Total from investment operations | 2.430 | 7.390 | 7.118 | (.714) | 9.682 |
Distributions from net investment income | (5.217) | (5.531) | (5.548) | (5.476) | (5.632) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (2.013) | (.289) | – | – | – |
Total distributions | (7.230) | (5.820) | (5.548) | (5.476) | (5.632) |
Net asset value, end of period | $99.83 | $104.63 | $103.06 | $101.49 | $107.68 |
Total ReturnB | 2.42% | 7.39% | 7.39% | (.70)% | 9.53% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsC,D | |||||
Expenses before reductionsE | -% | -% | -% | -% | -% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if anyE | -% | -% | -% | -% | -% |
Expenses net of all reductionsE | -% | -% | -% | -% | -% |
Net investment income (loss) | 5.13% | 5.31% | 5.75% | 5.22% | 5.34% |
Supplemental Data | |||||
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $719,197 | $768,593 | $834,126 | $749,914 | $474,640 |
Portfolio turnover rateF | 62% | 51% | 46% | 49% | 78% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
C Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
D Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the Fund. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the Fund during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the Fund.
E Amount represents less than .005%.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Notes to Financial Statements
For the period ended August 31, 2018
1. Organization.
Fidelity Specialized High Income Central Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Central Investment Portfolios LLC (the LLC) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. Shares of the Fund are only offered to other investment companies and accounts managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR), or its affiliates (the Investing Funds). The LLC is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware Limited Liability Company.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund invests in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Annualized expenses of the Money Market Central Funds as of their most recent shareholder report date are less than .005%.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC website or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investments Companies. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Board of Directors (the Board) has delegated the day to day responsibility for the valuation of the Fund's investments to the Fair Value Committee (the Committee) established by the Fund's investment adviser. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and reports to the Board on the Committee's activities and fair value determinations. The Board monitors the appropriateness of the procedures used in valuing the Fund's investments and ratifies the fair value determinations of the Committee.
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
- Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
- Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
- Level 3 – unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on evaluated prices received from third party pricing vendors or from brokers who make markets in such securities. Corporate bonds, bank loan obligations and preferred securities are valued by pricing vendors who utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type or by broker-supplied prices. When independent prices are unavailable or unreliable, debt securities may be valued utilizing pricing methodologies which consider similar factors that would be used by third party pricing vendors. Debt securities are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy but may be Level 3 depending on the circumstances. The Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in below investment grade securities. The value of these securities can be more volatile due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer and is sensitive to changes in economic, market and regulatory conditions.
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level as of August 31, 2018 is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and include proceeds received from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is accrued as earned and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Debt obligations may be placed on non-accrual status and related interest income may be reduced by ceasing current accruals and writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful based on consistently applied procedures. A debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectability of interest is reasonably assured.
Expenses. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. As of August 31, 2018, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction.
Distributions are declared and recorded daily and paid monthly from net investment income. Distributions from realized gains, if any, are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. In addition, the Fund claimed a portion of the payment made to redeeming shareholders as a distribution for income tax purposes.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to partnerships and losses deferred due to wash sales.
As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities, and derivatives if applicable, for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation | $9,129,562 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (9,156,814) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $(27,252) |
Tax Cost | $709,406,116 |
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
Undistributed long-term capital gain | $4,072,089 |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments | $(27,252) |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
August 31, 2018 | August 31, 2017 | |
Ordinary Income | $38,117,593 | $ 42,390,753 |
Long-term Capital Gains | 12,602,641 | 1,027,896 |
Total | $50,720,234 | $ 43,418,649 |
Restricted Securities. The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
Loans and Other Direct Debt Instruments. The Fund invests in direct debt instruments which are interests in amounts owed to lenders by corporate or other borrowers. These instruments may be in the form of loans, trade claims or other receivables and may include standby financing commitments such as revolving credit facilities that obligate the Fund to supply additional cash to the borrower on demand. Loans may be acquired through assignment or participation. The Fund did not have any unfunded loan commitments, which are contractual obligations for future funding, at period end.
New Accounting Pronouncement. In March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU), ASU 2017-08, which amends the amortization period for certain callable debt securities that are held at a premium. The amendment requires the premium to be amortized to the earliest call date. The amendments do not require an accounting change for securities held at a discount. The ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Management is currently evaluating the potential impact of these changes to the financial statements.
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $419,803,196 and $461,544,081, respectively.
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee and Expense Contract. FMR Co., Inc. (the investment adviser), an affiliate of FMR, provides the Fund with investment management services. The Fund does not pay any fees for these services. Pursuant to the Fund's management contract with the investment adviser, FMR pays the investment adviser a portion of the management fees it receives from the Investing Funds. In addition, under an expense contract, FMR also pays all other expenses of the Fund, excluding custody fees, the compensation of the independent Directors, and certain miscellaneous expenses such as proxy and shareholder meeting expenses.
Interfund Trades. The Fund may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note.
6. Expense Reductions.
FMR has voluntarily agreed to reimburse a portion of the Fund's operating expenses. For the period, the reimbursement reduced the expenses by $10.
In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian, credits realized as a result of certain uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by $6,077.
7. Other.
The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current directors and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
At the end of the period, mutual funds managed by FMR or its affiliates were the owners of record of all of the outstanding shares of the Fund.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Trustees of Fidelity Central Investment Portfolios LLC and the Shareholders of Fidelity Specialized High Income Central Fund:
Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Fidelity Specialized High Income Central Fund (the "Fund"), a fund of Fidelity Central Investment Portfolios LLC, including the schedule of investments, as of August 31, 2018, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of August 31, 2018, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund's financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of August 31, 2018, by correspondence with the custodians and brokers. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
October 16, 2018
We have served as the auditor of one or more of the Fidelity investment companies since 1999.
Directors and Officers (Trustees and Officers)
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board (if any), and officers of the Fidelity Central Investment Portfolio LLC and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for Michael E. Wiley, each of the Trustees oversees 283 funds. Mr. Wiley oversees 193 funds.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the trust and the fund is referred to herein as an Independent Trustee. Each Independent Trustee shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. Officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer or Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund’s Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-800-544-8544.
Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Trustees. The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.
In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.
Board Structure and Oversight Function. James C. Curvey is an interested person and currently serves as Chairman. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chairman is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chairman has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chairman, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chairman and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. Ned C. Lautenbach serves as Chairman of the Independent Trustees and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.
Fidelity® funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's high income and certain equity funds, and other Boards oversee Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, asset allocation, and other equity funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity® funds overseen by the fund's Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity® funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity® funds overseen by each Board.
The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates, and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations, Audit, and Compliance Committees. In addition, the Independent Trustees have worked with Fidelity to enhance the Board's oversight of investment and financial risks, legal and regulatory risks, technology risks, and operational risks, including the development of additional risk reporting to the Board. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of Fidelity's risk management program for the Fidelity® funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Trustees."
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for a Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
James C. Curvey (1935)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2007
Trustee
Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Curvey is Vice Chairman (2007-present) and Director of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company). In addition, Mr. Curvey is an Overseer Emeritus for the Boston Symphony Orchestra, a Director of Artis-Naples, and a Trustee of Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. Previously, Mr. Curvey served as a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Co. (investment adviser firm, 2009-2018), Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2009-2014) and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2007-2014).
Charles S. Morrison (1960)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2014
Trustee
Mr. Morrison also serves as Trustee of other funds. He serves as President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (investment adviser firm, 2017-present) and Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) (investment adviser firm, 2016-present), a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (investment adviser firm, 2014-present), Director of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (investment adviser firm, 2014-present), President, Asset Management (2014-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Morrison served as Vice President of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds (2012-2014), President, Fixed Income (2011-2014), Vice President of Fidelity's Money Market Funds (2005-2009), President, Money Market Group Leader of FMR (investment adviser firm, 2009), and Senior Vice President, Money Market Group of FMR (2004-2009). Mr. Morrison also served as Vice President of Fidelity's Bond Funds (2002-2005), certain Balanced Funds (2002-2005), and certain Asset Allocation Funds (2002-2007), and as Senior Vice President (2002-2005) of Fidelity's Bond Division.
* Determined to be an “Interested Trustee” by virtue of, among other things, his or her affiliation with the Fidelity Central Investment Portfolios LLC or various entities under common control with FMR.
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for an Independent Trustee may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Dennis J. Dirks (1948)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Trustee
Mr. Dirks also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008), as a member of the Independent Directors Council (IDC) Governing Council (2010-2015), and as a member of the Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children’s Services, Inc. (2009-2017). Mr. Dirks is a member of the Finance Committee (2016-present), Board of Directors (2017-present) and Board of Trustees (2018-present) and is Treasurer (2018-present) of the Asolo Repertory Theatre.
Donald F. Donahue (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Donahue also serves as a Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Donahue is President and Chief Executive Officer of Miranda Partners, LLC (risk consulting for the financial services industry, 2012-present). Previously, Mr. Donahue served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2018) and Chief Executive Officer (2006-2012), Chief Operating Officer (2003-2006), and Managing Director, Customer Marketing and Development (1999-2003) of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure). Mr. Donahue serves as a Member (2007-present) and Co-Chairman (2016-present) of the Board of Directors of United Way of New York, Member of the Board of Directors of NYC Leadership Academy (2012-present) and Member of the Board of Advisors of Ripple Labs, Inc. (financial services, 2015-present). He also served as Chairman (2010-2012) and Member of the Board of Directors (2012-2013) of Omgeo, LLC (financial services), Treasurer of United Way of New York (2012-2016), and Member of the Board of Directors of XBRL US (financial services non-profit, 2009-2012) and the International Securities Services Association (2009-2012).
Alan J. Lacy (1953)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Trustee
Mr. Lacy also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Lacy serves as a Director of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2008-present). He is a Trustee of the California Chapter of The Nature Conservancy (2015-present) and a Director of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University (2015-present). In addition, Mr. Lacy served as Senior Adviser (2007-2014) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity) and also served as Chief Executive Officer (2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation (retail) and Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail, 2000-2005). Previously, Mr. Lacy served as Chairman (2014-2017) and a member (2010-2017) of the Board of Directors of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. (restaurant and entertainment complexes), as Chairman (2008-2011) and a member (2006-2015) of the Board of Trustees of the National Parks Conservation Association, and as a member of the Board of Directors for The Hillman Companies, Inc. (hardware wholesalers, 2010-2014), Earth Fare, Inc. (retail grocery, 2010-2014), and The Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-2011).
Ned C. Lautenbach (1944)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2004
Trustee
Chairman of the Independent Trustees
Mr. Lautenbach also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Lautenbach currently serves as Vice Chair of the Board of Governors, State University System of Florida (2013-present) and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (1994-present). He is also a member and has most recently served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Artis-Naples (2012-present). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach served as a member and then Lead Director of the Board of Directors of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial, 1997-2016). He was also a Partner and Advisory Partner at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (private equity investment, 1998-2010), as well as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007). In addition, Mr. Lautenbach also had a 30-year career with IBM (technology company) during which time he served as Senior Vice President and a member of the Corporate Executive Committee (1968-1998).
Joseph Mauriello (1944)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Trustee
Mr. Mauriello also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Independent Directors Council (IDC) Governing Council (2015-present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Group plc. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-2018).
Cornelia M. Small (1944)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Trustee
Ms. Small also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors (2009-present) and Chair of the Investment Committee (2010-present) of the Teagle Foundation. Ms. Small also serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson (2002-2008) and a member of the Investment Committee and Chairperson (2008-2012) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments.
Garnett A. Smith (1947)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Smith also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to Mr. Smith's retirement, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Inbrand Corp. (manufacturer of personal absorbent products, 1990-1997). He also served as President (1986-1990) of Inbrand Corp. Prior to his employment with Inbrand Corp., he was employed by a retail fabric chain and North Carolina National Bank. In addition, Mr. Smith served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2012-2013) and as a board member of the Jackson Hole Land Trust (2009-2012).
David M. Thomas (1949)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Trustee
Mr. Thomas also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Thomas serves as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2011-present), as a member of the Board of Directors (2004-present) and Presiding Director (2013-present) of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication), and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Florida (2013-present). Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions), and a Director of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products, 2000-2011).
Michael E. Wiley (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Wiley also serves as Trustee or Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Andeavor Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), a Director of Andeavor Logistics LP (natural resources logistics, 2015-present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a Trustee of other Fidelity® funds (2008-2013), as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008-2013), as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-2010), as a Senior Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005).
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Advisory Board Members and Officers:
Correspondence intended for a Member of the Advisory Board (if any) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for an officer or Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. Officers appear below in alphabetical order.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation
Vicki L. Fuller (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Member of the Advisory Board
Ms. Fuller also serves as Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity® funds. Ms. Fuller serves as a member of the Board of Directors, Audit Committee, and Nominating and Governance Committee of The Williams Companies, Inc. (natural gas infrastructure, 2018-present). Previously, Ms. Fuller served as the Chief Investment Officer of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (2012-2018) and held a variety of positions at AllianceBernstein L.P. (global asset management, 1985-2012), including Managing Director (2006-2012) and Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager (2001-2006).
Peter S. Lynch (1944)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2004
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Lynch also serves as Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR (investment adviser firm) and FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm). In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006).
William S. Stavropoulos (1939)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Stavropoulos also serves as Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons (2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004), Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently, Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Univar Inc. (global distributor of commodity and specialty chemicals), a Director of Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital LLC (private equity investment, 2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is an operating advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (private equity investment). In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science, a Trustee of the Rollin L. Gerstacker Foundation, and a Director of Artis-Naples in Naples, Florida. Previously, Mr. Stavropoulos served as Trustee of certain Fidelity® funds (2001-2018) and as a Director of Chemical Financial Corporation (bank holding company, 1993-2012) and Tyco International, Ltd. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-2012).
Carol B. Tomé (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Member of the Advisory Board
Ms. Tomé also serves as Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity® funds. Ms. Tomé is Chief Financial Officer (2001-present) and Executive Vice President of Corporate Services (2007-present) of The Home Depot, Inc. (home improvement retailer) and a Director (2003-present) and Chair of the Audit Committee (2004-present) of United Parcel Service, Inc. (package delivery and supply chain management). Previously, Ms. Tomé served as Trustee of certain Fidelity® funds (2017), Senior Vice President of Finance and Accounting/Treasurer (2000-2007) and Vice President and Treasurer (1995-2000) of The Home Depot, Inc. and Chair of the Board (2010-2012), Vice Chair of the Board (2009 and 2013), and a Director (2008-2013) of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. Ms. Tomé is also a director or trustee of many community and professional organizations.
Elizabeth Paige Baumann (1968)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2017
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer
Ms. Baumann also serves as AML Officer of other funds. She is Chief AML Officer (2012-present) and Senior Vice President (2014-present) of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Baumann served as AML Officer of the funds (2012-2016), and Vice President (2007-2014) and Deputy Anti-Money Laundering Officer (2007-2012) of FMR LLC.
John J. Burke III (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Burke also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other funds. Mr. Burke serves as Head of Investment Operations for Fidelity Fund and Investment Operations (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1998-present). Previously Mr. Burke served as head of Asset Management Investment Operations (2012-2018).
William C. Coffey (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO)
Mr. Coffey also serves as Secretary and CLO of other funds. He is Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2010-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey served as Assistant Secretary of certain funds (2009-2018) and as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-2009).
Timothy M. Cohen (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Mr. Cohen also serves as Vice President of other funds. Mr. Cohen serves as Co-Head of Global Equity Research (2016-present), a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2016-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Cohen served as Chief Investment Officer - Equity and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2013-2015) and as a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2017).
Jonathan Davis (1968)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Davis also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other funds. Mr. Davis serves as Assistant Treasurer of FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2003-2010).
Adrien E. Deberghes (1967)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Deberghes also serves as an officer of other funds. He serves as Assistant Treasurer of FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), Executive Vice President of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (investment adviser firm, 2016-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as President and Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2013-2018). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Deberghes was Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served in other fund officer roles.
Laura M. Del Prato (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Del Prato also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Del Prato is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2017-present). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Del Prato served as a Managing Director and Treasurer of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds (2014-2017). Prior to JPMorgan, Ms. Del Prato served as a partner at Cohen Fund Audit Services (accounting firm, 2012-2013) and KPMG LLP (accounting firm, 2004-2012).
Colm A. Hogan (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Hogan also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Hogan serves as Assistant Treasurer of FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2005-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2018).
Pamela R. Holding (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Ms. Holding also serves as Vice President of other funds. Ms. Holding serves as Co-Head of Global Equity Research (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2013-present).
Chris Maher (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2013
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Maher serves as Assistant Treasurer of other funds. Mr. Maher is Vice President of Valuation Oversight, serves as Assistant Treasurer of FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Maher served as Vice President of Asset Management Compliance (2013), Vice President of the Program Management Group of FMR (investment adviser firm, 2010-2013), and Vice President of Valuation Oversight (2008-2010).
Rieco E. Mello (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2017
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Mello also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other funds. Mr. Mello serves as Assistant Treasurer of FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1995-present).
Kenneth B. Robins (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
Chief Compliance Officer
Mr. Robins also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Robins serves as Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research Company and FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Previously, Mr. Robins served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2013-2016) and served in other fund officer roles.
Stacie M. Smith (1974)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
President and Treasurer
Ms. Smith also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Smith serves as Assistant Treasurer of FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2009-present), and has served in other fund officer roles. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Smith served as Senior Audit Manager of Ernst & Young LLP (accounting firm, 1996-2009). Previously, Ms. Smith served as Assistant Treasurer (2013-2018) and Deputy Treasurer (2013-2016) of certain Fidelity® funds.
Marc L. Spector (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Spector also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Spector serves as Assistant Treasurer of FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2016-present). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Spector served as Director at the Siegfried Group (accounting firm, 2013-2016), and prior to Siegfried Group as audit senior manager at Deloitte & Touche (accounting firm, 2005-2013).
Renee Stagnone (1975)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Stagnone also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Stagnone serves as Assistant Treasurer of FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1997-present). Previously, Ms. Stagnone served as Deputy Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2013-2016).
Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (March 1, 2018 to August 31, 2018).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
Annualized Expense Ratio-A | Beginning Account Value March 1, 2018 | Ending Account Value August 31, 2018 | Expenses Paid During Period-B March 1, 2018 to August 31, 2018 | |
Actual | .0020% | $1,000.00 | $1,019.40 | $.01 |
Hypothetical-C | $1,000.00 | $1,025.20 | $.01 |
A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
B Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
C 5% return per year before expenses
Distributions (Unaudited)
The Board of Trustees of Fidelity Specialized High Income Central Fund voted to pay on October 15, 2018, to shareholders of record at the opening of business on October 12, 2018, a distribution of $0.564 per share derived from capital gains realized from sales of portfolio securities.
The fund hereby designates as a capital gain dividend with respect to the taxable year ended August 31, 2018, $8,414,693, or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.
A total of 0.21% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year was derived from interest on U.S. Government securities which is generally exempt from state income tax.
The fund designates $19,328,931 of distributions paid during the period January 1, 2018 to August 31, 2018 as qualifying to be taxed as interest-related dividends for nonresident alien shareholders.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2019 of amounts for use in preparing 2018 income tax returns.
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts
Fidelity Specialized High Income Central Fund
At its July 2018 meeting, the Board of Directors, including the Independent Directors (together, the Board), voted to continue the management contract with FMR Co., Inc. (FMRC) and the sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund for six months through January 31, 2019, in connection with the reunification of the Fidelity Equity High Income Funds Board, which oversees the fund, and the Sector Portfolios Board.
The Board considered that the approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts will not result in any changes in (i) the investment process or strategies employed in the management of the fund's assets; (ii) the fees and expenses paid by shareholders; (iii) the nature, extent or quality of services provided under the fund's Advisory Contracts; or (iv) the day-to-day management of the fund or the persons primarily responsible for such management. The Board concluded that the fund's Advisory Contracts are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed, without modification, through January 31, 2019, with the understanding that the Board will consider the annual renewal for a full one year period in January 2019.
In connection with its consideration of future renewals of the fund's Advisory Contracts, the Board will consider: (i) the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the fund, including shareholder and administrative services and investment performance; (ii) the competitiveness of the management fee and total expenses for the fund; (iii) the costs of the services and profitability, including the revenues earned and the expenses incurred in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering, and servicing the fund and its shareholders, to the extent applicable, as well as potential fall-out benefits from Fidelity's non-fund businesses; and (iv) whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is the potential for realization of any further economies.
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board ultimately concluded that the fund's management fee structure is fair and reasonable, and that the continuation of the fund's Advisory Contracts should be approved.
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Item 2.
Code of Ethics
As of the end of the period, August 31, 2018, Fidelity Central Investment Portfolios LLC (the trust) has adopted a code of ethics, as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR, that applies to its President and Treasurer and its Chief Financial Officer. A copy of the code of ethics is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR.
Item 3.
Audit Committee Financial Expert
The Board of Trustees of the trust has determined that Joseph Mauriello is an audit committee financial expert, as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR. Mr. Mauriello is independent for purposes of Item 3 of Form N-CSR.
Item 4.
Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Fees and Services
The following table presents fees billed by Deloitte & Touche LLP, the member firms of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, and their respective affiliates (collectively, “Deloitte Entities”) in each of the last two fiscal years for services rendered to Fidelity High Income Central Fund 2 and Fidelity Specialized High Income Central Fund (the “Funds”):
Services Billed by Deloitte Entities
August 31, 2018 FeesA
| Audit Fees | Audit-Related Fees | Tax Fees | All Other Fees |
Fidelity High Income Central Fund 2 | $55,000 | $100 | $6,300 | $1,500 |
Fidelity Specialized High Income Central Fund | $58,000 | $100 | $6,300 | $1,600 |
August 31, 2017 FeesA
| Audit Fees | Audit-Related Fees | Tax Fees | All Other Fees |
Fidelity High Income Central Fund 2 | $49,000 | $100 | $9,200 | $1,500 |
Fidelity Specialized High Income Central Fund | $58,000 | $100 | $9,200 | $1,700 |
A Amounts may reflect rounding.
The following table presents fees billed by Deloitte Entities that were required to be approved by the Audit Committee for services that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds and that are rendered on behalf of Fidelity Management & Research Company (“FMR”) and entities controlling, controlled by, or under common control with FMR (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) that provide ongoing services to the Funds (“Fund Service Providers”):
Services Billed by Deloitte Entities
| August 31, 2018A | August 31, 2017A |
Audit-Related Fees | $5,000 | $- |
Tax Fees | $5,000 | $25,000 |
All Other Fees | $- | $- |
A Amounts may reflect rounding.
“Audit-Related Fees” represent fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the fund audit or the review of the fund's financial statements and that are not reported under Audit Fees.
“Tax Fees” represent fees billed for tax compliance, tax advice or tax planning that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the fund.
“All Other Fees” represent fees billed for services provided to the fund or Fund Service Provider, a significant portion of which are assurance related, that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the fund, excluding those services that are reported under Audit Fees, Audit-Related Fees or Tax Fees.
Assurance services must be performed by an independent public accountant.
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The aggregate non-audit fees billed by Deloitte Entities for services rendered to the Funds, FMR (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any Fund Service Provider for each of the last two fiscal years of the Funds are as follows:
Billed By | August 31, 2018A | August 31, 2017A |
Deloitte Entities | $360,000 | $535,000 |
A Amounts may reflect rounding.
The trust's Audit Committee has considered non-audit services that were not pre-approved that were provided by Deloitte Entities to Fund Service Providers to be compatible with maintaining the independence of Deloitte Entities in its audit of the Funds, taking into account representations from Deloitte Entities, in accordance with Public Company Accounting Oversight Board rules, regarding its independence from the Funds and their related entities and FMR’s review of the appropriateness and permissibility under applicable law of such non-audit services prior to their provision to the Fund Service Providers.
Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures
The trust’s Audit Committee must pre-approve all audit and non-audit services provided by a fund’s independent registered public accounting firm relating to the operations or financial reporting of the fund. Prior to the commencement of any audit or non-audit services to a fund, the Audit Committee reviews the services to determine whether they are appropriate and permissible under applicable law.
The Audit Committee has adopted policies and procedures to, among other purposes, provide a framework for the Committee’s consideration of non-audit services by the audit firms that audit the Fidelity funds. The policies and procedures require that any non-audit service provided by a fund audit firm to a Fidelity fund and any non-audit service provided by a fund auditor to a Fund Service Provider that relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of a Fidelity fund (“Covered Service”) are subject to approval by the Audit Committee before such service is provided.
All Covered Services must be approved in advance of provision of the service either: (i) by formal resolution of the Audit Committee, or (ii) by oral or written approval of the service by the Chair of the Audit Committee (or if the Chair is unavailable, such other member of the Audit Committee as may be designated by the Chair to act in the Chair’s absence). The approval contemplated by (ii) above is permitted where the Treasurer determines that action on such an engagement is necessary before the next meeting of the Audit Committee.
Non-audit services provided by a fund audit firm to a Fund Service Provider that do not relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of a Fidelity fund are reported to the Audit Committee periodically.
Non-Audit Services Approved Pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) and (ii) of Regulation S-X (“De Minimis Exception”)
There were no non-audit services approved or required to be approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to the De Minimis Exception during the Funds’ last two fiscal years relating to services provided to (i) the Funds or (ii) any Fund Service Provider that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds.
Item 5.
Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
Not applicable.
Item 6.
Investments
(a)
Not applicable.
(b)
Not applicable
Item 7.
Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 9.
Purchase of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers
Not applicable.
Item 10.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the trust’s Board of Trustees.
Item 11.
Controls and Procedures
(a)(i) The President and Treasurer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the trust’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act) provide reasonable assurances that material information relating to the trust is made known to them by the appropriate persons, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.
(a)(ii) There was no change in the trust’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the trust’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12.
Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management
Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 13.
Exhibits
(a) | (1) | Code of Ethics pursuant to Item 2 of Form N-CSR is filed and attached hereto as EX-99.CODE ETH. |
(a) | (2) | Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) is filed and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT. |
(a) | (3) | Not applicable. |
(b) |
| Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) is furnished and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906CERT. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Fidelity Central Investment Portfolios LLC
By: | /s/Stacie M. Smith |
| Stacie M. Smith |
| President and Treasurer |
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Date: | October 25, 2018 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: | /s/Stacie M. Smith |
| Stacie M. Smith |
| President and Treasurer |
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Date: | October 25, 2018 |
By: | /s/John J. Burke III |
| John J. Burke III |
| Chief Financial Officer |
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Date: | October 25, 2018 |