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 811-2841
Fidelity Capital Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
82 Devonshire St., Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Eric D. Roiter, Secretary
82 Devonshire St.
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 617-563-7000
Date of fiscal year end: | October 31 |
Date of reporting period: | October 31, 2003 |
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders
Fidelity®
Disciplined Equity
Fund
Annual Report
October 31, 2003
(2_fidelity_logos) (Registered_Trademark)
Contents
Chairman's Message | Ned Johnson's message to shareholders. | |
Performance | How the fund has done over time. | |
Management's Discussion | The manager's review of fund performance, strategy and outlook. | |
Investment Changes | A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months. | |
Investments | A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values. | |
Financial Statements | Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, | |
Notes | Notes to the financial statements. | |
Auditors' Opinion | ||
Trustees and Officers | ||
Distributions |
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Annual Report
Chairman's Message
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Dear Shareholder:
Many of you have read or heard news stories recently that were critical of mutual funds and made allegations that the mutual fund industry has been less than forthright. I find these reports unsettling and not necessarily an accurate picture of the overall industry, and I would like you to know where we at Fidelity stand.
With specific regard to allegations that certain mutual fund companies were violating the Securities and Exchange Commission's forward pricing rules or were involved in so-called "market timing" activities, I want to say two things:
First, Fidelity does not have agreements that permit customers who buy fund shares after 4 p.m. to obtain the 4 p.m. price. This is not to say that someone could not deceive the company through fraudulent acts. But I underscore that we have no so-called "agreements" which would permit this illegal practice.
Second, Fidelity has been on record for years opposing predatory short-term trading which adversely affects other shareholders in a mutual fund. In fact, in the 1980s, we began charging a fee - which is returned to the fund and, therefore, to investors - to discourage this activity. What's more, several years ago we took the industry lead in developing a Fair Value Pricing Policy to prevent market timing on foreign securities in our funds. It is reasonable to assume that another structure can be developed that would alter the system to make it much more difficult for predatory traders to operate. This, however, will only be achieved through close cooperation among regulators, legislators and the industry.
Certainly no industry is perfect, and there have been instances of unethical and illegal activity from time to time within the mutual fund industry. When this occurs, confessed or convicted offenders should be dealt with appropriately. Clearly, every system can be improved. We applaud well thought out improvements by regulators, legislators and industry representatives that achieve the common goal of building and protecting the value of investors' holdings. But we remain concerned about the risk of over-regulation and the quick application of simplistic solutions to intricate problems.
For more than 57 years, Fidelity Investments has worked very hard to improve its products and service to justify your trust. When our family founded this company in 1946, we had only a few hundred customers. Many of them were family and friends. Today, we serve more than 18 million customers including individual investors and participants in retirement plans across America.
Let me close by saying that we do not take your trust in us for granted, and we realize that we must always work to improve all aspects of our service to you. In turn, we urge you to continue your active participation with your financial matters, so that your interests can be well served.
Best regards,
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d
Edward C. Johnson 3d
Annual Report
Performance: The Bottom Line
Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the fund's dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The $10,000 table and the fund's 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
Periods ended October 31, 2003 | Past 1 | Past 5 | Past 10 |
Fidelity® Disciplined Equity | 18.50% | 2.68% | 9.51% |
$10,000 Over 10 Years
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity® Disciplined Equity Fund on October 31, 1993. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have grown, and also shows how the Standard & Poor's 500SM Index did over the same period.
Annual Report
Management's Discussion of Fund Performance
Comments from Steven Snider, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity® Disciplined Equity Fund
After falling for three of the first four months of the one-year period ending October 31, 2003, equities advanced strongly in seven of the next eight months. Early on, stocks were tempered by corporate accounting scandals, a lack of capital spending, economic weakness and the specter of war with Iraq. But the market climate improved in the spring of 2003, sparked by stronger-than-expected growth in first-quarter corporate earnings and gross domestic product (GDP), as well as the end of major hostilities in Iraq. Second- and third-quarter earnings and GDP reports also were strong. Despite a slight pullback in September, investors picked up the pace again in October, partly as a result of the Federal Reserve Board's announcement that it had no intention of raising interest rates for quite some time. For the 12 months overall, the Standard & Poor's 500SM Index gained 20.80%; the blue-chip, large-cap bellwether Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM returned 19.42%; and the technology-rich NASDAQ Composite® Index advanced 46.04%.
For the one-year period that ended October 31, 2003, the fund posted a gain of 18.50%. During the same time period, the Standard & Poor's 500 Index returned 20.80%, while the LipperSM Growth Funds Average returned 22.39%. H&R Block, Lockheed Martin and QUALCOMM were detractors for the overall period, even though they rebounded in the second half and provided some gains for the fund. AT&T fell almost 28% during the year on concerns about pricing power and competition in its core long-distance telephone business. Fannie Mae lagged in the second half amid questions about its accounting, oversight and portfolio risk. On the positive side, the homebuilding industry was a top contributor once again, as NVR Inc., Lennar and Ryland all posted strong gains on the back of continued strength in the housing market and persistently low mortgage rates. Thrifts also benefited from historically low interest rates, as strong mortgage originations and refinancings helped lenders Countrywide Financial, Golden West Financial and Doral Financial.
The views expressed in this statement reflect those of the portfolio manager only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover 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.
Annual Report
Investment Changes
Top Ten Stocks as of October 31, 2003 | ||
% of fund's | % of fund's net assets | |
Intel Corp. | 2.9 | 0.9 |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 2.9 | 3.5 |
Microsoft Corp. | 2.8 | 3.4 |
Citigroup, Inc. | 2.7 | 1.8 |
General Electric Co. | 2.3 | 3.0 |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 2.2 | 2.4 |
Pfizer, Inc. | 2.1 | 3.1 |
Bank of America Corp. | 2.1 | 1.6 |
International Business Machines Corp. | 1.7 | 2.1 |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 1.4 | 1.5 |
23.1 | ||
Top Five Market Sectors as of October 31, 2003 | ||
% of fund's | % of fund's net assets | |
Financials | 23.5 | 19.3 |
Information Technology | 18.2 | 15.9 |
Consumer Discretionary | 14.1 | 14.8 |
Health Care | 14.0 | 16.6 |
Consumer Staples | 8.1 | 7.6 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) | |||||||
As of October 31, 2003* | As of April 30, 2003** | ||||||
Stocks and | Stocks and | ||||||
Short-Term | Short-Term | ||||||
* Foreign investments | 0.3% | ** Foreign investments | 0.3% |
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Investments October 31, 2003
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 97.5% | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) | ||
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 14.1% | |||
Auto Components - 0.1% | |||
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (a) | 75,000 | $ 2,595 | |
LKQ Corp. (a) | 3,400 | 59 | |
2,654 | |||
Automobiles - 0.1% | |||
Harley-Davidson, Inc. | 100,000 | 4,741 | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.5% | |||
CBRL Group, Inc. | 48,900 | 1,895 | |
GTECH Holdings Corp. | 150,000 | 6,702 | |
International Game Technology | 901,600 | 29,527 | |
Marriott International, Inc. Class A | 150,000 | 6,480 | |
McDonald's Corp. | 500,000 | 12,505 | |
57,109 | |||
Household Durables - 2.4% | |||
Black & Decker Corp. | 150,000 | 7,172 | |
Centex Corp. | 150,000 | 14,625 | |
KB Home | 130,000 | 8,904 | |
Lennar Corp.: | |||
Class A | 220,500 | 20,253 | |
Class B | 22,050 | 1,915 | |
NVR, Inc. (a) | 35,100 | 17,178 | |
Ryland Group, Inc. | 230,000 | 20,447 | |
90,494 | |||
Internet & Catalog Retail - 0.4% | |||
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) | 300,000 | 16,326 | |
Leisure Equipment & Products - 0.3% | |||
Marvel Enterprises, Inc. (a) | 150,000 | 4,418 | |
Mattel, Inc. | 280,000 | 5,421 | |
9,839 | |||
Media - 3.7% | |||
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. | 130,000 | 5,307 | |
Comcast Corp. Class A (a) | 223,500 | 7,581 | |
Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. Class A (a) | 400,000 | 11,080 | |
General Motors Corp. Class H (a) | 1,300,000 | 21,359 | |
Getty Images, Inc. (a) | 75,000 | 3,353 | |
Pixar (a) | 50,000 | 3,441 | |
Time Warner, Inc. (a) | 2,431,000 | 37,170 | |
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) | ||
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - continued | |||
Media - continued | |||
Viacom, Inc. Class B (non-vtg.) | 562,200 | $ 22,415 | |
Walt Disney Co. | 1,100,000 | 24,904 | |
136,610 | |||
Multiline Retail - 0.4% | |||
Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. (a) | 150,000 | 5,727 | |
Federated Department Stores, Inc. | 100,000 | 4,755 | |
Nordstrom, Inc. | 70,000 | 2,134 | |
12,616 | |||
Specialty Retail - 4.7% | |||
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Class A (a) | 300,000 | 8,550 | |
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (a) | 80,000 | 6,258 | |
Aeropostale, Inc. (a) | 160,000 | 4,936 | |
AutoZone, Inc. (a) | 75,000 | 7,208 | |
Best Buy Co., Inc. | 400,000 | 23,324 | |
Blockbuster, Inc. Class A | 175,000 | 3,372 | |
Chico's FAS, Inc. (a) | 200,000 | 7,508 | |
Claire's Stores, Inc. | 100,000 | 3,870 | |
Gap, Inc. | 250,000 | 4,770 | |
Home Depot, Inc. | 994,700 | 36,874 | |
Limited Brands, Inc. | 400,000 | 7,040 | |
Lowe's Companies, Inc. | 500,000 | 29,465 | |
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. (a) | 225,000 | 5,195 | |
RadioShack Corp. | 200,000 | 5,998 | |
Staples, Inc. (a) | 160,000 | 4,291 | |
The Men's Wearhouse, Inc. (a) | 75,000 | 2,210 | |
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (a) | 300,000 | 10,599 | |
Zale Corp. (a) | 75,000 | 3,882 | |
175,350 | |||
Textiles Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.5% | |||
Carter's, Inc. | 2,100 | 59 | |
Coach, Inc. (a) | 350,000 | 12,415 | |
NIKE, Inc. Class B | 80,000 | 5,112 | |
17,586 | |||
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | 523,325 | ||
CONSUMER STAPLES - 8.1% | |||
Beverages - 2.2% | |||
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. | 206,200 | 10,157 | |
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) | ||
CONSUMER STAPLES - continued | |||
Beverages - continued | |||
PepsiCo, Inc. | 407,500 | $ 19,487 | |
The Coca-Cola Co. | 1,095,300 | 50,822 | |
80,466 | |||
Food & Staples Retailing - 2.3% | |||
SUPERVALU, Inc. | 200,000 | 5,044 | |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 1,388,400 | 81,846 | |
86,890 | |||
Food Products - 0.7% | |||
Dean Foods Co. (a) | 180,000 | 5,445 | |
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. | 75,000 | 1,875 | |
Hershey Foods Corp. | 154,000 | 11,873 | |
Smithfield Foods, Inc. (a) | 125,000 | 2,658 | |
The J.M. Smucker Co. | 60,000 | 2,626 | |
24,477 | |||
Household Products - 1.2% | |||
Energizer Holdings, Inc. (a) | 100,000 | 3,680 | |
Procter & Gamble Co. | 370,700 | 36,436 | |
The Dial Corp. | 100,000 | 2,400 | |
42,516 | |||
Personal Products - 0.8% | |||
Avon Products, Inc. | 200,000 | 13,592 | |
Gillette Co. | 550,000 | 17,545 | |
31,137 | |||
Tobacco - 0.9% | |||
Altria Group, Inc. | 745,000 | 34,643 | |
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | 300,129 | ||
ENERGY - 5.1% | |||
Oil & Gas - 5.1% | |||
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | 165,000 | 7,197 | |
Apache Corp. | 231,250 | 16,123 | |
Burlington Resources, Inc. | 180,000 | 8,755 | |
ChevronTexaco Corp. | 349,814 | 25,991 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 2,905,000 | 106,265 | |
Newfield Exploration Co. (a) | 75,000 | 2,980 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 250,000 | 8,815 | |
Pogo Producing Co. | 50,000 | 2,091 | |
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) | ||
ENERGY - continued | |||
Oil & Gas - continued | |||
Sunoco, Inc. | 125,000 | $ 5,470 | |
XTO Energy, Inc. | 266,666 | 6,312 | |
189,999 | |||
FINANCIALS - 23.5% | |||
Capital Markets - 5.4% | |||
Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. | 185,000 | 14,106 | |
E*TRADE Group, Inc. (a) | 400,000 | 4,120 | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 219,900 | 20,649 | |
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. | 1,328,200 | 47,682 | |
Legg Mason, Inc. | 100,000 | 8,325 | |
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. | 150,000 | 10,800 | |
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. | 850,000 | 50,320 | |
Morgan Stanley | 730,000 | 40,055 | |
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | 100,000 | 4,115 | |
200,172 | |||
Commercial Banks - 5.6% | |||
Bank of America Corp. | 1,014,300 | 76,813 | |
Bank One Corp. | 330,000 | 14,009 | |
First Tennessee National Corp. | 94,400 | 4,282 | |
FleetBoston Financial Corp. | 269,400 | 10,881 | |
U.S. Bancorp, Delaware | 1,151,700 | 31,349 | |
UnionBanCal Corp. | 77,681 | 4,208 | |
Wachovia Corp. | 974,287 | 44,691 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | 350,000 | 19,712 | |
Zions Bancorp | 26,700 | 1,636 | |
207,581 | |||
Consumer Finance - 1.6% | |||
American Express Co. | 598,600 | 28,092 | |
Capital One Financial Corp. | 100,000 | 6,080 | |
MBNA Corp. | 800,000 | 19,800 | |
SLM Corp. | 150,000 | 5,874 | |
59,846 | |||
Diversified Financial Services - 3.0% | |||
CIT Group, Inc. | 250,000 | 8,405 | |
Citigroup, Inc. | 2,070,400 | 98,137 | |
Principal Financial Group, Inc. | 150,000 | 4,703 | |
111,245 | |||
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) | ||
FINANCIALS - continued | |||
Insurance - 4.2% | |||
AFLAC, Inc. | 300,000 | $ 10,944 | |
Allstate Corp. | 540,800 | 21,362 | |
AMBAC Financial Group, Inc. | 125,000 | 8,843 | |
American International Group, Inc. | 621,300 | 37,794 | |
Everest Re Group Ltd. | 127,800 | 10,601 | |
First American Corp., California | 80,000 | 2,292 | |
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | 157,100 | 6,716 | |
MBIA, Inc. | 191,850 | 11,436 | |
Old Republic International Corp. | 146,400 | 5,262 | |
Progressive Corp. | 275,000 | 20,295 | |
SAFECO Corp. | 150,000 | 5,505 | |
The Chubb Corp. | 150,000 | 10,022 | |
W.R. Berkley Corp. | 120,000 | 4,115 | |
XL Capital Ltd. Class A | 20,000 | 1,390 | |
156,577 | |||
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 3.7% | |||
Countrywide Financial Corp. | 280,363 | 29,472 | |
Doral Financial Corp. | 91,200 | 4,606 | |
Fannie Mae | 461,200 | 33,063 | |
Golden West Financial Corp., Delaware | 390,900 | 39,258 | |
New York Community Bancorp, Inc. | 146,800 | 5,314 | |
Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. | 300,000 | 6,243 | |
Washington Mutual, Inc. | 440,900 | 19,289 | |
137,245 | |||
TOTAL FINANCIALS | 872,666 | ||
HEALTH CARE - 14.0% | |||
Biotechnology - 2.2% | |||
Amgen, Inc. (a) | 596,800 | 36,858 | |
Chiron Corp. (a) | 200,000 | 10,926 | |
Gen-Probe, Inc. (a) | 150,000 | 4,016 | |
Genentech, Inc. (a) | 200,000 | 16,394 | |
Genzyme Corp. - General Division (a) | 175,000 | 8,033 | |
Invitrogen Corp. (a) | 80,000 | 5,087 | |
81,314 | |||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 2.1% | |||
Bausch & Lomb, Inc. | 150,000 | 7,224 | |
Beckman Coulter, Inc. | 90,000 | 4,469 | |
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) | ||
HEALTH CARE - continued | |||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - continued | |||
Boston Scientific Corp. (a) | 300,000 | $ 20,316 | |
Fisher Scientific International, Inc. (a) | 80,000 | 3,220 | |
Guidant Corp. | 300,000 | 15,303 | |
Hillenbrand Industries, Inc. | 40,000 | 2,381 | |
Medtronic, Inc. | 228,700 | 10,422 | |
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a) | 115,000 | 7,353 | |
Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (a) | 150,000 | 9,572 | |
80,260 | |||
Health Care Providers & Services - 3.3% | |||
AdvancePCS Class A (a) | 119,200 | 6,135 | |
Aetna, Inc. | 385,000 | 22,103 | |
Anthem, Inc. (a) | 42,480 | 2,907 | |
Coventry Health Care, Inc. (a) | 140,000 | 7,665 | |
Health Net, Inc. (a) | 213,100 | 6,732 | |
Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (a) | 103,716 | 3,443 | |
Mid Atlantic Medical Services, Inc. (a) | 125,000 | 7,300 | |
Oxford Health Plans, Inc. (a) | 358,100 | 14,503 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 771,700 | 39,264 | |
WellPoint Health Networks, Inc. (a) | 127,800 | 11,361 | |
121,413 | |||
Pharmaceuticals - 6.4% | |||
Abbott Laboratories | 222,500 | 9,483 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 900,000 | 22,833 | |
Eli Lilly & Co. | 208,500 | 13,890 | |
Johnson & Johnson | 887,200 | 44,653 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | 660,000 | 29,205 | |
Mylan Laboratories, Inc. | 337,500 | 8,151 | |
Pfizer, Inc. | 2,483,200 | 78,469 | |
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 150,000 | 5,891 | |
Wyeth | 575,900 | 25,420 | |
237,995 | |||
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | 520,982 | ||
INDUSTRIALS - 7.8% | |||
Aerospace & Defense - 0.4% | |||
Alliant Techsystems, Inc. (a) | 150,000 | 7,764 | |
Rockwell Collins, Inc. | 250,000 | 6,863 | |
14,627 | |||
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) | ||
INDUSTRIALS - continued | |||
Air Freight & Logistics - 1.1% | |||
FedEx Corp. | 100,000 | $ 7,576 | |
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (a) | 150,000 | 3,807 | |
United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B | 418,800 | 30,371 | |
41,754 | |||
Airlines - 0.3% | |||
AirTran Holdings, Inc. (a) | 130,000 | 2,107 | |
America West Holding Corp. Class B (a) | 150,000 | 2,163 | |
AMR Corp. (a) | 500,000 | 6,640 | |
10,910 | |||
Commercial Services & Supplies - 1.4% | |||
Apollo Group, Inc. Class A (a) | 287,094 | 18,239 | |
Cendant Corp. (a) | 500,000 | 10,215 | |
Corinthian Colleges, Inc. (a) | 100,000 | 6,192 | |
Education Management Corp. (a) | 37,600 | 2,376 | |
H&R Block, Inc. | 231,800 | 10,915 | |
ITT Educational Services, Inc. (a) | 50,000 | 2,490 | |
50,427 | |||
Construction & Engineering - 0.0% | |||
Dycom Industries, Inc. (a) | 90,000 | 1,945 | |
Industrial Conglomerates - 3.1% | |||
3M Co. | 279,200 | 22,021 | |
General Electric Co. | 3,026,400 | 87,796 | |
Textron, Inc. | 150,000 | 7,454 | |
117,271 | |||
Machinery - 1.5% | |||
Briggs & Stratton Corp. | 30,000 | 1,950 | |
Caterpillar, Inc. | 280,000 | 20,518 | |
Cummins, Inc. | 80,000 | 3,792 | |
Eaton Corp. | 45,000 | 4,511 | |
Ingersoll-Rand Co. Ltd. Class A | 200,000 | 12,080 | |
PACCAR, Inc. | 100,000 | 7,896 | |
Pall Corp. | 150,000 | 3,510 | |
54,257 | |||
Road & Rail - 0.0% | |||
Overnite Corp. | 5,700 | 126 | |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | 291,317 | ||
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) | ||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 18.2% | |||
Communications Equipment - 2.5% | |||
ADC Telecommunications, Inc. (a) | 750,000 | $ 1,913 | |
Adtran, Inc. | 99,200 | 6,749 | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) | 2,570,000 | 53,919 | |
Comverse Technology, Inc. (a) | 300,000 | 5,412 | |
Juniper Networks, Inc. (a) | 400,000 | 7,196 | |
Motorola, Inc. | 750,000 | 10,148 | |
QLogic Corp. (a) | 51,200 | 2,870 | |
UTStarcom, Inc. (a) | 145,200 | 4,574 | |
92,781 | |||
Computers & Peripherals - 4.5% | |||
Dell, Inc. (a) | 1,200,000 | 43,344 | |
EMC Corp. (a) | 1,560,000 | 21,590 | |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | 1,065,800 | 23,778 | |
International Business Machines Corp. | 709,600 | 63,495 | |
Maxtor Corp. (a) | 400,000 | 5,468 | |
Storage Technology Corp. (a) | 200,000 | 4,820 | |
Western Digital Corp. (a) | 450,000 | 6,053 | |
168,548 | |||
Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 0.1% | |||
Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (a) | 52,000 | 2,533 | |
Internet Software & Services - 0.6% | |||
Yahoo!, Inc. (a) | 550,000 | 24,035 | |
IT Services - 1.2% | |||
Computer Sciences Corp. (a) | 200,000 | 7,924 | |
DigitalNet Holdings, Inc. (a) | 1,200 | 28 | |
First Data Corp. | 310,000 | 11,067 | |
Fiserv, Inc. (a) | 400,000 | 14,128 | |
SunGard Data Systems, Inc. (a) | 400,000 | 11,220 | |
44,367 | |||
Office Electronics - 0.1% | |||
Xerox Corp. (a) | 250,000 | 2,625 | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 4.0% | |||
Altera Corp. (a) | 250,000 | 5,058 | |
Conexant Systems, Inc. (a) | 750,000 | 4,373 | |
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (a) | 500,000 | 10,730 | |
FormFactor, Inc. | 2,400 | 60 | |
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) | ||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued | |||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - continued | |||
Intel Corp. | 3,234,900 | $ 106,902 | |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | 750,000 | 21,690 | |
148,813 | |||
Software - 5.2% | |||
Adobe Systems, Inc. | 200,000 | 8,768 | |
Citrix Systems, Inc. (a) | 480,000 | 12,134 | |
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a) | 175,000 | 17,332 | |
Microsoft Corp. | 3,900,000 | 101,985 | |
Oracle Corp. (a) | 3,074,000 | 36,765 | |
Symantec Corp. (a) | 120,000 | 7,998 | |
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (a) | 200,000 | 7,910 | |
192,892 | |||
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | 676,594 | ||
MATERIALS - 1.5% | |||
Chemicals - 0.8% | |||
Airgas, Inc. | 125,000 | 2,394 | |
Cytec Industries, Inc. (a) | 80,000 | 2,793 | |
Monsanto Co. | 300,000 | 7,515 | |
Praxair, Inc. | 100,000 | 6,958 | |
RPM, Inc. | 200,000 | 2,890 | |
Sigma Aldrich Corp. | 100,000 | 5,245 | |
The Scotts Co. Class A (a) | 50,000 | 2,888 | |
30,683 | |||
Containers & Packaging - 0.3% | |||
Anchor Glass Container Corp. (a) | 22,200 | 359 | |
Pactiv Corp. (a) | 200,000 | 4,410 | |
Sealed Air Corp. (a) | 150,000 | 7,985 | |
12,754 | |||
Metals & Mining - 0.1% | |||
Peabody Energy Corp. | 100,000 | 3,333 | |
Paper & Forest Products - 0.3% | |||
Georgia-Pacific Corp. | 400,000 | 10,512 | |
TOTAL MATERIALS | 57,282 | ||
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) | ||
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 3.4% | |||
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 2.6% | |||
AT&T Corp. | 1,000,000 | $ 18,590 | |
BellSouth Corp. | 701,700 | 18,462 | |
CenturyTel, Inc. | 200,000 | 7,150 | |
Qwest Communications International, Inc. (a) | 800,000 | 2,824 | |
SBC Communications, Inc. | 586,000 | 14,052 | |
Sprint Corp. - FON Group | 800,000 | 12,800 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 700,000 | 23,520 | |
97,398 | |||
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.8% | |||
AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. (a) | 900,000 | 6,525 | |
Nextel Communications, Inc. Class A (a) | 900,000 | 21,780 | |
28,305 | |||
TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES | 125,703 | ||
UTILITIES - 1.8% | |||
Electric Utilities - 1.0% | |||
Entergy Corp. | 134,200 | 7,233 | |
Exelon Corp. | 195,000 | 12,373 | |
NSTAR | 50,000 | 2,335 | |
PPL Corp. | 150,000 | 5,988 | |
Southern Co. | 240,000 | 7,152 | |
TXU Corp. | 150,000 | 3,423 | |
38,504 | |||
Gas Utilities - 0.5% | |||
Kinder Morgan, Inc. | 269,300 | 14,421 | |
UGI Corp. | 80,000 | 2,464 | |
16,885 | |||
Multi-Utilities & Unregulated Power - 0.3% | |||
AES Corp. (a) | 800,000 | 7,000 | |
Constellation Energy Group, Inc. | 100,000 | 3,637 | |
ONEOK, Inc. | 125,000 | 2,486 | |
13,123 | |||
TOTAL UTILITIES | 68,512 | ||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $3,097,343) | 3,626,509 |
U.S. Treasury Obligations - 0.0% | ||||
Principal Amount (000s) | Value (Note 1) | |||
U.S. Treasury Bills, yield at date of purchase | $ 2,200 | $ 2,197 |
Money Market Funds - 3.1% | |||
Shares | |||
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 1.07% (b) | 115,506,301 | 115,506 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 100.6% (Cost $3,215,046) | 3,744,212 | ||
NET OTHER ASSETS - (0.6)% | (23,932) | ||
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 3,720,280 |
Futures Contracts | |||||
Expiration Date | Underlying | Unrealized | |||
Purchased | |||||
Equity Index Contracts | |||||
70 S&P 500 Index Contracts | Dec. 2003 | $ 18,366 | $ 407 |
The face value of futures purchased as a percentage of net assets - 0.5% |
Legend |
(a) Non-income producing |
(b) The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent fiscal year end is available upon request. |
(c) Security or a portion of the security was pledged to cover margin requirements for futures contracts. At the period end, the value of securities pledged amounted to $2,197,000. |
Other Information |
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $2,317,713,000 and $1,940,480,000, respectively. |
The fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $66,000 for the period. |
Income Tax Information |
At October 31, 2003, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of approximately $745,599,000 of which $291,874,000, $429,955,000 and $23,770,000 will expire on October 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amount) | October 31, 2003 | |
Assets | ||
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $44,153) (cost $3,215,046) - See accompanying schedule | $ 3,744,212 | |
Cash | 693 | |
Receivable for investments sold | 19,385 | |
Receivable for fund shares sold | 3,761 | |
Dividends receivable | 4,246 | |
Interest receivable | 125 | |
Receivable for daily variation on futures contracts | 18 | |
Prepaid expenses | 18 | |
Other receivables | 11 | |
Total assets | 3,772,469 | |
Liabilities | ||
Payable for investments purchased | $ 1,737 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 2,799 | |
Accrued management fee | 1,926 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 723 | |
Collateral on securities loaned, at value | 45,004 | |
Total liabilities | 52,189 | |
Net Assets | $ 3,720,280 | |
Net Assets consist of: | ||
Paid in capital | $ 3,924,523 | |
Undistributed net investment income | 13,321 | |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments | (747,137) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | 529,573 | |
Net Assets, for 170,808 shares outstanding | $ 3,720,280 | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($3,720,280 ÷ 170,808 shares) | $ 21.78 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Operations
Amounts in thousands | Year ended October 31, 2003 | |
Investment Income | ||
Dividends | $ 42,329 | |
Interest | 1,328 | |
Security lending | 121 | |
Total income | 43,778 | |
Expenses | ||
Management fee | $ 18,130 | |
Performance adjustment | 1,971 | |
Transfer agent fees | 7,826 | |
Accounting and security lending fees | 583 | |
Non-interested trustees' compensation | 12 | |
Depreciation in deferred trustee compensation account | (2) | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 58 | |
Registration fees | 41 | |
Audit | 37 | |
Legal | 15 | |
Miscellaneous | 126 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 28,797 | |
Expense reductions | (621) | 28,176 |
Net investment income (loss) | 15,602 | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||
Investment securities | (28,673) | |
Futures contracts | 6,073 | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | (22,600) | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: Investment securities | 571,935 | |
Futures contracts | 474 | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 572,409 | |
Net gain (loss) | 549,809 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | $ 565,411 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Amounts in thousands | Year ended | Year ended |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | ||
Operations | ||
Net investment income (loss) | $ 15,602 | $ 4,736 |
Net realized gain (loss) | (22,600) | (430,233) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 572,409 | 99,679 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting | 565,411 | (325,818) |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | (4,569) | (6,802) |
Share transactions | 694,788 | 721,330 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 4,433 | 6,548 |
Cost of shares redeemed | (316,694) | (410,091) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | 382,527 | 317,787 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 943,369 | (14,833) |
Net Assets | ||
Beginning of period | 2,776,911 | 2,791,744 |
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $13,321 and undistributed net investment income of $2,288, respectively) | $ 3,720,280 | $ 2,776,911 |
Other Information Shares | ||
Sold | 36,079 | 34,786 |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 239 | 296 |
Redeemed | (16,353) | (20,033) |
Net increase (decrease) | 19,965 | 15,049 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
Years ended October 31, | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 |
Selected Per-Share Data | |||||
Net asset value, | $ 18.41 | $ 20.56 | $ 31.14 | $ 32.81 | $ 27.61 |
Income from Investment Operations | |||||
Net investment income (loss) B | .10 | .03 | .10 | .16 | .25 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 3.30 | (2.13) | (6.95) | 3.34 | 6.99 |
Total from investment operations | 3.40 | (2.10) | (6.85) | 3.50 | 7.24 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.03) | (.05) | (.16) | (.24) | (.22) |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | - | (3.57) | (4.93) | (1.82) |
Total distributions | (.03) | (.05) | (3.73) | (5.17) | (2.04) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 21.78 | $ 18.41 | $ 20.56 | $ 31.14 | $ 32.81 |
Total Return A | 18.50% | (10.25)% | (24.70)% | 11.65% | 27.69% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets C | |||||
Expenses before expense reductions | .92% | 1.01% | .85% | .81% | .65% |
Expenses net of voluntary waivers, if any | .92% | 1.01% | .85% | .81% | .65% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .90% | 1.00% | .84% | .79% | .62% |
Net investment income (loss) | .50% | .16% | .42% | .50% | .80% |
Supplemental Data | |||||
Net assets, end of period | $ 3,720 | $ 2,777 | $ 2,792 | $ 3,581 | $ 3,322 |
Portfolio turnover rate | 64% | 68% | 101% | 118% | 113% |
A Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
C Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the fund. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the fund during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of any voluntary waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the fund.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
For the period ended October 31, 2003
(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
1. Significant Accounting Policies.
Fidelity Disciplined Equity Fund (the fund) is a fund of Fidelity Capital Trust (the trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the fund:
Security Valuation. Net asset value per share (NAV calculation) is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange, normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. Equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price (closing bid price or last evaluated quote if no sale has occurred) on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. If an event that is expected to materially affect the value of a security occurs after the close of an exchange or market on which that security trades, but prior to the NAV calculation, then that security will be fair valued taking the event into account. Securities (including restricted securities) for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at their fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. Price movements in futures contracts and ADRs, market and trading trends, the bid/ask quotes of brokers and off-exchange institutional trading may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security's fair value. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are valued on the basis of amortized cost. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their net asset value each business day.
Investment Transactions and Income. Security transactions are accounted for as of trade date. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost. 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. Interest income is accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, which is accrued using the interest method.
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
1. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Expenses. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among the funds in the trust.
Deferred Trustee Compensation. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan), non-interested Trustees must defer receipt of a portion of, and may elect to defer receipt of an additional portion of, their annual compensation. Deferred amounts are treated as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in shares of the fund or are invested in a cross-section of other Fidelity funds, and are marked-to-market. Deferred amounts remain in the fund until distributed in accordance with the Plan.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year the fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing all of its taxable income and realized gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required in the accompanying financial statements. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent and temporary book and tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary differences will reverse in a subsequent period. These differences are primarily due to futures transactions, partnerships, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales.
The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the federal tax cost as of period end were as follows:
Unrealized appreciation | $ 675,564 | | |
Unrealized depreciation | (147,529) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 528,035 | |
Undistributed ordinary income | 13,321 | |
Capital loss carryforward | (745,599) | |
Cost for federal income tax purposes | $ 3,216,177 |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
October 31, 2003 | October 31, 2002 | |
Ordinary Income | $ 4,569 | $ 6,802 |
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2. Operating Policies.
Repurchase Agreements. Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) has received an Exemptive Order from the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) which permits the fund and other affiliated entities of FMR to transfer uninvested cash balances into joint trading accounts. These accounts are then invested in repurchase agreements that are collateralized by U.S. Treasury or Government obligations. The fund may also invest directly with institutions, in repurchase agreements that are collateralized by commercial paper obligations and corporate obligations. Collateral is held in segregated accounts with custodian banks and may be obtained in the event of a default of the counterparty. Collateral is marked-to-market daily and maintained at a value at least equal to the principal amount of the repurchase agreement (including accrued interest).
Futures Contracts. The fund may use futures contracts to manage its exposure to the stock market. Buying futures tends to increase the fund's exposure to the underlying instrument, while selling futures tends to decrease the fund's exposure to the underlying instrument or hedge other fund investments. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of any futures variation margin reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The underlying face amount at value of any open futures contracts at period end is shown in the Schedule of Investments under the caption Futures Contracts. This amount reflects each contract's exposure to the underlying instrument at period end. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instruments or if the counter-parties do not perform under the contracts' terms. Gains (losses) are realized upon the expiration or closing of the futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded.
3. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Information regarding purchases and sales of securities is included under the caption "Other Information" at the end of the fund's Schedule of Investments.
4. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the fund with investment management related services for which the fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .30% of the fund's average net assets and a group fee rate that averaged .28% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. In addition, the management fee is
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(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
4. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued
Management Fee - continued
subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of ± .20% of the fund's average net assets over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the fund's relative investment performance as compared to an appropriate benchmark index. For the period, the total annual management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .64% of the fund's average net assets.
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, is the fund's transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent. FSC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to account size and type of account. FSC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of all shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, the transfer agent fees were equivalent to an annual rate of .25% of average net assets.
Accounting and Security Lending Fees. FSC maintains the fund's accounting records and administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the month plus out-of-pocket expenses.
Central Funds. The fund may invest in affiliated Central Funds managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR. The Central Funds are open-end investment companies available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by FMR and its affiliates. The Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and do not pay a management fee. Income distributions earned by the fund are recorded as income in the accompanying financial statements and totaled $1,595 for the period.
Brokerage Commissions. The fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms are shown under the caption "Other Information" at the end of the fund's Schedule of Investments.
5. Committed Line of Credit.
The fund participates with other funds managed by FMR in a $3.5 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro rata portion of the line of credit. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
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6. Security Lending.
The fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. The fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Cash collateral is invested in cash equivalents. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
7. Expense Reductions.
Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the fund provided services to the fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the fund totaling $605 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the fund's custodian and transfer agent, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the fund's transfer agent expenses by $16.
8. Other Information.
At the end of the period, Fidelity Freedom 2010 Fund, Fidelity Freedom 2020 Fund, and Fidelity Freedom 2030 Fund were the owners of record of approximately 11%, 15% and 10%, respectively, of the total outstanding shares of the fund. The Fidelity Freedom Funds were the owners of record, in the aggregate, of approximately 41% of the total outstanding shares of the fund.
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Report of Independent Auditors
To the Trustees of Fidelity Capital Trust and the Shareholders of Fidelity Disciplined Equity Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Disciplined Equity Fund (a fund of Fidelity Capital Trust) at October 31, 2003 and the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity Disciplined Equity Fund's management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America which require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2003 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
December 8, 2003
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Trustees and Officers
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust 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, and review the fund's performance. Except for William O. McCoy, each of the Trustees oversees 289 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. McCoy oversees 291 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
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. In any event, each non-interested Trustee shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The executive officers and Advisory Board Member hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and 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 1-877-544-8544.
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an "interested person" (as defined in the 1940 Act) may be sent to 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation | |
Edward C. Johnson 3d (73)** | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1978 Mr. Johnson is Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR Corp.; a Director and Chairman of the Board and of the Executive Committee of FMR; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Far East) Inc.; Chairman (1998) and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman (2001) and a Director (2000) of FMR Co., Inc. | |
Abigail P. Johnson (41)** | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 Senior Vice President of Disciplined Equity (2001). Ms. Johnson also serves as Senior Vice President of other Fidelity funds (2001). She is President and a Director of FMR (2001), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2001), FMR Co., Inc. (2001), and a Director of FMR Corp. Previously, Ms. Johnson managed a number of Fidelity funds. | |
Laura B. Cronin (49) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Ms. Cronin is an Executive Vice President (2002) and Chief Financial Officer (2002) of FMR Corp. and is a member of the Fidelity Management Committee (2003). Previously, Ms. Cronin served as Vice President of Finance of FMR (1997-1999), and Chief Financial Officer of FMR (1999-2001), Fidelity Personal Investments (2001), and Fidelity Brokerage Company (2001-2002). | |
Robert L. Reynolds (51) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Mr. Reynolds is a Director (2003) and Chief Operating Officer (2002) of FMR Corp. and is the head of the Fidelity Management Committee (2003). He also serves on the Board at Fidelity Investments Canada, Ltd. (2000). Previously, Mr. Reynolds served as President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Retirement Group (1996-2000). |
* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
** Edward C. Johnson 3d, Trustee, is Abigail P. Johnson's father.
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Non-Interested Trustees:
Correspondence intended for each non-interested Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation | |
J. Michael Cook (61) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 Prior to Mr. Cook's retirement in May 1999, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Deloitte & Touche LLP (accounting/consulting), Chairman of the Deloitte & Touche Foundation, and a member of the Board of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. He currently serves as a Director of Comcast (telecommunications, 2002), International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. (2000), Rockwell Automation (2000) and The Dow Chemical Company (2000). He is a Member of the Diversity Advisory Council of Marakon (2003) and the Advisory Board of the Directorship Search Group, Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Catalyst (a leading organization for the advancement of women in business), and is Chairman of the Accountability Advisory Council to the Comptroller General of the United States. He also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of the Graduate School of Business of the University of Florida, his alma mater. | |
Ralph F. Cox (71) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1991 Mr. Cox is President of RABAR Enterprises (management consulting for the petroleum industry). Prior to February 1994, he was President of Greenhill Petroleum Corporation (petroleum exploration and production). Until March 1990, Mr. Cox was President and Chief Operating Officer of Union Pacific Resources Company (exploration and production). He is a Director of CH2M Hill Companies (engineering), and Abraxas Petroleum (petroleum exploration and production, 1999). In addition, he is a member of advisory boards of Texas A&M University and the University of Texas at Austin. | |
Phyllis Burke Davis (71) | |
Year of Election or Appointment:1992 Mrs. Davis is retired from Avon Products, Inc. (consumer products) where she held various positions including Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Group Vice President of U.S. product marketing, sales, distribution, and manufacturing. Mrs. Davis is a member of the Board of Directors of the Southampton Hospital in Southampton, N.Y. (1998). Previously, she served as a Director of BellSouth Corporation (telecommunications), Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial), the TJX Companies, Inc. (retail stores), Hallmark Cards, Inc., and Nabisco Brands, Inc. | |
Robert M. Gates (60) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1997 Dr. Gates is President of Texas A&M University (2002). He was Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from 1991 to 1993. From 1989 to 1991, Dr. Gates served as Assistant to the President of the United States and Deputy National Security Advisor. Dr. Gates is a Director of NACCO Industries, Inc. (mining and manufacturing), and Parker Drilling Co., Inc. (drilling and rental tools for the energy industry, 2001). He also serves as a member of the Advisory Board of VoteHere.net (secure internet voting, 2001). Previously, Dr. Gates served as a Director of LucasVarity PLC (automotive components and diesel engines), a Director of TRW Inc. (automotive, space, defense, and information technology), and Dean of the George Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University (1999-2001). Dr. Gates also is a Trustee of the Forum for International Policy. | |
Donald J. Kirk (70) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1987 Mr. Kirk is a Governor of the American Stock Exchange (2001), a Trustee and former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Greenwich Hospital Association, a Director of the Yale-New Haven Health Services Corp. (1998), and a Director Emeritus and former Chairman of the Board of Directors of National Arts Strategies Inc. Mr. Kirk was an Executive-in-Residence (1995-2000) and a Professor (1987-1995) at Columbia University Graduate School of Business. Prior to 1987, he was Chairman of the Financial Accounting Standards Board. Previously, Mr. Kirk served as a Governor of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (1996-2002), a member and Vice Chairman of the Public Oversight Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' SEC Practice Section (1995-2002), a Director of General Re Corporation (reinsurance, 1987-1998) and as a Director of Valuation Research Corp. (appraisals and valuations). | |
Marie L. Knowles (57) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 Prior to Ms. Knowles' retirement in June 2000, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) (diversified energy, 1996-2000). From 1993 to 1996, she was a Senior Vice President of ARCO and President of ARCO Transportation Company. She served as a Director of ARCO from 1996 to 1998. She currently serves as a Director of Phelps Dodge Corporation (copper mining and manufacturing), URS Corporation (multidisciplinary engineering, 1999), and McKesson Corporation (healthcare service, 2002). Ms. Knowles is a Trustee of the Brookings Institution and the Catalina Island Conservancy and also serves as a member of the Advisory Board for the School of Engineering of the University of Southern California. | |
Ned C. Lautenbach (59) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Mr. Lautenbach has been a partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment firm) since September 1998. Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was with the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. He was most recently Senior Vice President and Group Executive of Worldwide Sales and Services. From 1993 to 1995, he was Chairman of IBM World Trade Corporation, and from 1994 to 1998 was a member of IBM's Corporate Executive Committee. Mr. Lautenbach serves as Chairman and as a Director (1998) of Acterna Corporation (communications test equipment). He is also Co-Chairman of Covansys, Inc. (global provider of business and technology solutions, 2000). In addition, he is a Director of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial) and the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida (1999). He also is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. | |
Marvin L. Mann (70) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1993 Mr. Mann is Chairman of the non-interested Trustees (2001). He is Chairman Emeritus of Lexmark International, Inc. (computer peripherals) where he served as CEO until April 1998 and retired as Chairman May 1999, and remains a member of the Board. Prior to 1991, he held the positions of Vice President of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) and President and General Manager of various IBM divisions and subsidiaries. Mr. Mann is a Board member of Imation Corp. (imaging and information storage) and Acterna Corporation (communications test equipment, 1999). He is also a member of the Director Services Committee of the Investment Company Institute. In addition, Mr. Mann is a member of the President's Cabinet at the University of Alabama and the Board of Visitors of the Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration at the University of Alabama. | |
William O. McCoy (70) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1997 Prior to his retirement in December 1994, Mr. McCoy was Vice Chairman of the Board of BellSouth Corporation (telecommunications) and President of BellSouth Enterprises. He is currently a Director of Liberty Corporation (holding company), Duke Realty Corporation (real estate), Progress Energy, Inc. (electric utility), and Acterna Corporation (communications test equipment, 1999). He is also a partner of Franklin Street Partners (private investment management firm) and a member of the Research Triangle Foundation Board. In addition, Mr. McCoy served as the Interim Chancellor (1999-2000) and a member of the Board of Visitors (1994-1998) for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the University of North Carolina Health Care System and the Board of Visitors of the Kenan-Flagler Business School (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). He also served as Vice President of Finance for the University of North Carolina (16-school system, 1995-1998). | |
William S. Stavropoulos (64) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman of the Board, President and CEO (2002), and Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000) and a Director of The Dow Chemical Company. Since joining The Dow Chemical Company in 1967, Mr. Stavropoulos served in numerous senior management positions, including President (1993-2000) and Chief Executive Officer (1995-2000). Currently, he is a Director of NCR Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions), BellSouth Corporation (telecommunications), Chemical Financial Corporation, and Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate, 2002). He also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research. In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of The Business Council, J.P. Morgan International Council, World Business Council for Sustainable Development, and the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science. |
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Advisory Board Members and Executive Officers:
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Name, Age; Principal Occupation | |
George H. Heilmeier (67) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity Capital Trust. Dr. Heilmeier is Chairman Emeritus of Telcordia Technologies (communication software and systems), where prior to his retirement, he served as company Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. He currently serves on the Boards of Directors of The Mitre Corporation (systems engineering and information technology support for the government), INET Technologies Inc. (telecommunications network surveillance, 2001) and Teletech Holdings (customer management services, 1998). He is Chairman of the General Motors Technology Advisory Committee and a Life Fellow of the IEEE (2000). Dr. Heilmeier is a member of the Defense Science Board and the National Security Agency Advisory Board. He is also a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and The Board of Overseers of the School of Engineering and Applied Science of the University of Pennsylvania. Previously, Dr. Heilmeier served as a Director of TRW Inc. (automotive, space, defense, and information technology, 1992-2002) and Compaq (1994-2002). | |
Peter S. Lynch (60) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity Capital Trust. Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR, and Vice Chairman (2001) and a Director (2000) of FMR Co., Inc. Previously, Mr. Lynch served as a Trustee of the Fidelity funds (1990-2003). Prior to May 31, 1990, he was a Director of FMR and Executive Vice President of FMR (a position he held until March 31, 1991), Vice President of Fidelity® Magellan® Fund and FMR Growth Group Leader, and Managing Director of FMR Corp. Mr. Lynch was also Vice President of Fidelity Investments Corporate Services. In addition, he serves as a Trustee of Boston College, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Historic Deerfield, John F. Kennedy Library, and the Museum of Fine Arts of Boston. | |
Philip L. Bullen (44) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 Vice President of Disciplined Equity. Mr. Bullen also serves as Vice President of certain Equity Funds (2001) and certain High Income Funds (2001). He is Senior Vice President of FMR (2001) and FMR Co., Inc. (2001), President and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Far East) Inc. (2001), President and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2002), and a Director of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2002). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Bullen was President and Chief Investment Officer of Santander Global Advisors (1997-2000) and President and Chief Executive Officer of Boston's Baring Asset Management Inc. (1994-1997). | |
Steven J. Snider (43) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Vice President of Disciplined Equity. Prior to assuming his current responsibilities, Mr. Snider managed a variety of Fidelity funds. | |
Eric D. Roiter (54) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1998 Secretary of Disciplined Equity. He also serves as Secretary of other Fidelity funds (1998); Vice President, General Counsel, and Clerk of FMR Co., Inc. (2001) and FMR (1998); Vice President and Clerk of FDC (1998); Assistant Clerk of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2001) and Fidelity Management & Research (Far East) Inc. (2001); and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Investments Money Management Inc. (2001). Prior to joining Fidelity, Mr. Roiter was with the law firm of Debevoise & Plimpton, as an associate (1981-1984) and as a partner (1985-1997), and served as an Assistant General Counsel of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (1979-1981). Mr. Roiter is an Adjunct Member, Faculty of Law, at Boston College Law School (2003). | |
Stuart Fross (44) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Assistant Secretary of Disciplined Equity. Mr. Fross also serves as Assistant Secretary of other Fidelity funds (2003) and is an employee of FMR. | |
Maria F. Dwyer (44) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 President and Treasurer of Disciplined Equity. Ms. Dwyer also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2002) and is a Vice President (1999) and an employee (1996) of FMR. Prior to joining Fidelity, Ms. Dwyer served as Director of Compliance for MFS Investment Management. | |
Timothy F. Hayes (52) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Chief Financial Officer of Disciplined Equity. Mr. Hayes also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other Fidelity funds (2002). Recently he was appointed President of Fidelity Service Company (2003) where he also serves as a Director. Mr. Hayes also serves as President of Fidelity Investments Operations Group (FIOG, 2002), which includes Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services Group (FPCMS), where he was appointed President in 1998. Previously, Mr. Hayes served as Chief Financial Officer of Fidelity Investments Corporate Systems and Service Group (1998) and Fidelity Systems Company (1997-1998). | |
John R. Hebble (45) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Deputy Treasurer of Disciplined Equity. Mr. Hebble also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2003), and is an employee of FMR. Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Hebble worked at Deutsche Asset Management where he served as Director of Fund Accounting (2002-2003) and Assistant Treasurer of the Scudder Funds (1998-2003). | |
John H. Costello (57) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1988 Assistant Treasurer of Disciplined Equity. Mr. Costello also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of FMR. | |
Francis V. Knox, Jr. (56) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Assistant Treasurer of Disciplined Equity. Mr. Knox also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2002), and is a Vice President and an employee of FMR. Previously, Mr. Knox served as Vice President of Investment & Advisor Compliance (1990-2001), and Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (1992-2002), Fidelity Management & Research (Far East) Inc. (1991-2002), and FMR Corp. (1995-2002). | |
Mark Osterheld (48) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Assistant Treasurer of Disciplined Equity. Mr. Osterheld also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2002) and is an employee of FMR. | |
Thomas J. Simpson (45) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Assistant Treasurer of Disciplined Equity. Mr. Simpson is Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2000) and an employee of FMR (1996). Prior to joining FMR, Mr. Simpson was Vice President and Fund Controller of Liberty Investment Services (1987-1995). |
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Contents
Chairman's Message | Ned Johnson's message to shareholders. | |
Performance | How the fund has done over time. | |
Management's Discussion | The manager's review of fund performance, strategy and outlook. | |
Investment Changes | A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months. | |
Investments | A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values. | |
Financial Statements | Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, | |
Notes | Notes to the financial statements. | |
Auditors' Opinion | The auditors' opinion. | |
Trustees and Officers | ||
Distributions |
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Chairman's Message
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Dear Shareholder:
Many of you have read or heard news stories recently that were critical of mutual funds and made allegations that the mutual fund industry has been less than forthright. I find these reports unsettling and not necessarily an accurate picture of the overall industry, and I would like you to know where we at Fidelity stand.
With specific regard to allegations that certain mutual fund companies were violating the Securities and Exchange Commission's forward pricing rules or were involved in so-called "market timing" activities, I want to say two things:
First, Fidelity does not have agreements that permit customers who buy fund shares after 4 p.m. to obtain the 4 p.m. price. This is not to say that someone could not deceive the company through fraudulent acts. But I underscore that we have no so-called "agreements" which would permit this illegal practice.
Second, Fidelity has been on record for years opposing predatory short-term trading which adversely affects other shareholders in a mutual fund. In fact, in the 1980s, we began charging a fee - which is returned to the fund and, therefore, to investors - to discourage this activity. What's more, several years ago we took the industry lead in developing a Fair Value Pricing Policy to prevent market timing on foreign securities in our funds. It is reasonable to assume that another structure can be developed that would alter the system to make it much more difficult for predatory traders to operate. This, however, will only be achieved through close cooperation among regulators, legislators and the industry.
Certainly no industry is perfect, and there have been instances of unethical and illegal activity from time to time within the mutual fund industry. When this occurs, confessed or convicted offenders should be dealt with appropriately. Clearly, every system can be improved. We applaud well thought out improvements by regulators, legislators and industry representatives that achieve the common goal of building and protecting the value of investors' holdings. But we remain concerned about the risk of over-regulation and the quick application of simplistic solutions to intricate problems.
For more than 57 years, Fidelity Investments has worked very hard to improve its products and service to justify your trust. When our family founded this company in 1946, we had only a few hundred customers. Many of them were family and friends. Today, we serve more than 18 million customers including individual investors and participants in retirement plans across America.
Let me close by saying that we do not take your trust in us for granted, and we realize that we must always work to improve all aspects of our service to you. In turn, we urge you to continue your active participation with your financial matters, so that your interests can be well served.
Best regards,
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d
Edward C. Johnson 3d
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Performance: The Bottom Line
Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the fund's dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The $10,000 table and the fund's 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
Periods ended October 31, 2003 | Past 1 | Past 5 | Past 10 |
Fidelity® Stock Selector | 19.01% | 1.81% | 8.49% |
$10,000 Over 10 Years
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity® Stock Selector on October 31, 1993. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have grown, and also shows how the Standard & Poor's 500SM Index did over the same period.
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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance
Comments from James Catudal, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity® Stock Selector
After falling for three of the first four months of the one-year period ending October 31, 2003, equities advanced strongly in seven of the next eight months. Early on, stocks were tempered by corporate accounting scandals, a lack of capital spending, economic weakness and the specter of war with Iraq. But the market climate improved in the spring of 2003, sparked by stronger-than-expected growth in first-quarter corporate earnings and gross domestic product (GDP), as well as the end of major hostilities in Iraq. Second- and third-quarter earnings and GDP reports also were strong. Despite a slight pullback in September, investors picked up the pace again in October, partly as a result of the Federal Reserve Board's announcement that it had no intention of raising interest rates for quite some time. For the 12 months overall, the Standard & Poor's 500SM Index gained 20.80%; the blue-chip, large-cap bellwether Dow Jones Industrial Average SM returned 19.42%; and the technology-rich NASDAQ Composite® Index advanced 46.04%.
For the 12 months ending October 31, 2003, Fidelity Stock Selector returned 19.01%, trailing the S&P 500® index as well as the LipperSM Growth Funds Average, which returned 22.39%. While the rally was dominated by technology and other cyclical stocks as well as by smaller companies within the S&P 500 universe, I was concerned about how soon these stocks might peak in value as the business cycle moved beyond its early stages. As a result, I began migrating toward stable-growth companies, which trailed cyclical stocks for the period. Performance leaders included Merrill Lynch, which benefited from the rising stock market and its own restructuring, and Falconbridge, a Canadian mining company that gained as global demand for commodities increased. Detractors included insurance giant American International Group and Microsoft, two stable-growth companies that were among the fund's largest positions and underperformed the market.
The views expressed in this statement reflect those of the portfolio manager only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover 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.
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Investment Changes
Top Ten Stocks as of October 31, 2003 | ||
% of fund's | % of fund's net assets | |
Microsoft Corp. | 3.9 | 4.1 |
American International Group, Inc. | 3.4 | 3.0 |
Citigroup, Inc. | 3.0 | 3.0 |
Pfizer, Inc. | 2.3 | 3.5 |
Dell, Inc. | 2.1 | 1.0 |
Procter & Gamble Co. | 2.0 | 1.1 |
Intel Corp. | 1.9 | 0.7 |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 1.9 | 2.2 |
Bank of America Corp. | 1.9 | 2.1 |
Johnson & Johnson | 1.7 | 2.0 |
24.1 | ||
Top Five Market Sectors as of October 31, 2003 | ||
% of fund's | % of fund's net assets | |
Information Technology | 20.8 | 15.4 |
Financials | 20.5 | 21.4 |
Health Care | 12.5 | 16.3 |
Consumer Discretionary | 11.5 | 13.5 |
Industrials | 10.5 | 10.0 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) | |||||||
As of October 31, 2003* | As of April 30, 2003** | ||||||
Stocks 94.3% | Stocks 94.8% | ||||||
Short-Term | Short-Term | ||||||
* Foreign | 2.0% | ** Foreign investments | 2.1% |
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Investments October 31, 2003
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 94.3% | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) (000s) | ||
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 11.5% | |||
Auto Components - 0.1% | |||
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. | 50,000 | $ 343 | |
Automobiles - 0.2% | |||
Ford Motor Co. | 125,000 | 1,516 | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.6% | |||
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. (a) | 19,000 | 823 | |
Mandalay Resort Group | 39,700 | 1,558 | |
Marriott International, Inc. Class A | 45,400 | 1,961 | |
McDonald's Corp. | 194,900 | 4,874 | |
Sonic Corp. (a) | 60,000 | 1,669 | |
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. unit | 1,000 | 34 | |
Yum! Brands, Inc. (a) | 50,000 | 1,707 | |
12,626 | |||
Household Durables - 0.1% | |||
Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (a) | 11,000 | 1,095 | |
Internet & Catalog Retail - 0.5% | |||
eBay, Inc. (a) | 33,400 | 1,868 | |
InterActiveCorp (a) | 60,800 | 2,232 | |
4,100 | |||
Media - 5.3% | |||
Cablevision Systems Corp. - NY Group Class A (a) | 50,000 | 1,010 | |
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. | 87,300 | 3,564 | |
Comcast Corp. Class A (special) (a) | 38,600 | 1,259 | |
E.W. Scripps Co. Class A | 28,000 | 2,601 | |
EchoStar Communications Corp. Class A (a) | 34,500 | 1,322 | |
Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. Class A (a) | 55,000 | 1,524 | |
Gannett Co., Inc. | 5,000 | 421 | |
General Motors Corp. Class H (a) | 105,000 | 1,725 | |
Lamar Advertising Co. Class A (a) | 113,000 | 3,424 | |
Liberty Media Corp. Class A (a) | 280,000 | 2,825 | |
Scholastic Corp. (a) | 53,700 | 1,661 | |
Time Warner, Inc. (a) | 279,900 | 4,280 | |
Univision Communications, Inc. Class A (a) | 30,000 | 1,019 | |
Viacom, Inc. Class B (non-vtg.) | 215,000 | 8,572 | |
Walt Disney Co. | 302,900 | 6,858 | |
42,065 | |||
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) (000s) | ||
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - continued | |||
Multiline Retail - 0.8% | |||
Saks, Inc. (a) | 100,000 | $ 1,390 | |
Target Corp. | 128,000 | 5,087 | |
6,477 | |||
Specialty Retail - 2.3% | |||
AutoZone, Inc. (a) | 10,000 | 961 | |
Best Buy Co., Inc. | 23,000 | 1,341 | |
Home Depot, Inc. | 274,700 | 10,183 | |
Lowe's Companies, Inc. | 53,000 | 3,123 | |
Staples, Inc. (a) | 81,000 | 2,172 | |
17,780 | |||
Textiles Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.6% | |||
Liz Claiborne, Inc. | 20,000 | 738 | |
NIKE, Inc. Class B | 61,300 | 3,917 | |
4,655 | |||
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | 90,657 | ||
CONSUMER STAPLES - 7.2% | |||
Beverages - 1.4% | |||
PepsiCo, Inc. | 109,300 | 5,227 | |
The Coca-Cola Co. | 128,100 | 5,944 | |
11,171 | |||
Food & Staples Retailing - 2.3% | |||
Costco Wholesale Corp. (a) | 60,000 | 2,122 | |
Safeway, Inc. (a) | 19,200 | 405 | |
Sysco Corp. | 25,000 | 842 | |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 253,000 | 14,914 | |
18,283 | |||
Household Products - 2.8% | |||
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 100,000 | 5,319 | |
Energizer Holdings, Inc. (a) | 22,000 | 810 | |
Procter & Gamble Co. | 159,300 | 15,658 | |
21,787 | |||
Personal Products - 0.3% | |||
Avon Products, Inc. | 25,000 | 1,699 | |
Gillette Co. | 15,000 | 479 | |
2,178 | |||
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) (000s) | ||
CONSUMER STAPLES - continued | |||
Tobacco - 0.4% | |||
Altria Group, Inc. | 68,800 | $ 3,199 | |
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | 56,618 | ||
ENERGY - 4.6% | |||
Energy Equipment & Services - 1.4% | |||
BJ Services Co. (a) | 36,000 | 1,181 | |
Cal Dive International, Inc. (a) | 26,100 | 541 | |
ENSCO International, Inc. | 40,000 | 1,054 | |
Halliburton Co. | 47,100 | 1,125 | |
Nabors Industries Ltd. (a) | 60,600 | 2,291 | |
Smith International, Inc. (a) | 74,500 | 2,774 | |
Weatherford International Ltd. (a) | 56,100 | 1,949 | |
10,915 | |||
Oil & Gas - 3.2% | |||
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | 20,000 | 872 | |
Apache Corp. | 67,900 | 4,734 | |
Burlington Resources, Inc. | 97,400 | 4,738 | |
EnCana Corp. | 30,000 | 1,030 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 366,000 | 13,388 | |
Teekay Shipping Corp. | 20,000 | 963 | |
25,725 | |||
TOTAL ENERGY | 36,640 | ||
FINANCIALS - 20.5% | |||
Capital Markets - 4.4% | |||
Bank of New York Co., Inc. | 125,000 | 3,899 | |
Charles Schwab Corp. | 225,000 | 3,051 | |
Investors Financial Services Corp. | 18,000 | 636 | |
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. | 197,400 | 7,087 | |
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. | 35,000 | 2,520 | |
Mellon Financial Corp. | 10,000 | 299 | |
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. | 202,000 | 11,958 | |
Morgan Stanley | 98,100 | 5,383 | |
34,833 | |||
Commercial Banks - 4.0% | |||
Bank of America Corp. | 195,000 | 14,767 | |
Fifth Third Bancorp | 40,000 | 2,318 | |
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) (000s) | ||
FINANCIALS - continued | |||
Commercial Banks - continued | |||
KeyCorp | 15,000 | $ 424 | |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 10,000 | 536 | |
SunTrust Banks, Inc. | 10,000 | 671 | |
Wachovia Corp. | 27,363 | 1,255 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | 200,700 | 11,303 | |
31,274 | |||
Consumer Finance - 1.8% | |||
American Express Co. | 110,400 | 5,181 | |
MBNA Corp. | 304,831 | 7,545 | |
SLM Corp. | 44,000 | 1,723 | |
14,449 | |||
Diversified Financial Services - 3.0% | |||
Citigroup, Inc. | 501,066 | 23,751 | |
Insurance - 5.8% | |||
ACE Ltd. | 55,000 | 1,980 | |
AFLAC, Inc. | 115,000 | 4,195 | |
Allstate Corp. | 30,000 | 1,185 | |
American International Group, Inc. | 440,400 | 26,790 | |
Everest Re Group Ltd. | 25,000 | 2,074 | |
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | 65,000 | 3,569 | |
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | 3,500 | 150 | |
MetLife, Inc. | 20,000 | 628 | |
Travelers Property Casualty Corp. Class A | 76,240 | 1,243 | |
UnumProvident Corp. | 100,000 | 1,637 | |
XL Capital Ltd. Class A | 30,000 | 2,085 | |
45,536 | |||
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 1.5% | |||
Countrywide Financial Corp. | 30,000 | 3,154 | |
Fannie Mae | 94,300 | 6,760 | |
Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. | 115,000 | 2,393 | |
12,307 | |||
TOTAL FINANCIALS | 162,150 | ||
HEALTH CARE - 12.5% | |||
Biotechnology - 1.4% | |||
Amgen, Inc. (a) | 126,600 | 7,819 | |
Biogen, Inc. (a) | 25,000 | 1,012 | |
Cephalon, Inc. (a) | 18,000 | 845 | |
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) (000s) | ||
HEALTH CARE - continued | |||
Biotechnology - continued | |||
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (a) | 15,000 | $ 484 | |
MedImmune, Inc. (a) | 10,400 | 277 | |
Protein Design Labs, Inc. (a) | 55,000 | 741 | |
11,178 | |||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.5% | |||
Baxter International, Inc. | 68,000 | 1,807 | |
Biomet, Inc. | 20,000 | 717 | |
Boston Scientific Corp. (a) | 32,000 | 2,167 | |
C.R. Bard, Inc. | 5,000 | 400 | |
Kensey Nash Corp. (a) | 50,800 | 1,099 | |
Medtronic, Inc. | 82,100 | 3,741 | |
St. Jude Medical, Inc. (a) | 26,300 | 1,530 | |
11,461 | |||
Health Care Providers & Services - 2.0% | |||
Aetna, Inc. | 25,000 | 1,435 | |
American Healthways, Inc. (a) | 34,000 | 1,409 | |
Cardinal Health, Inc. | 112,000 | 6,646 | |
HCA, Inc. | 8,300 | 317 | |
Inveresk Research Group, Inc. (a) | 40,000 | 928 | |
McKesson Corp. | 20,000 | 605 | |
Select Medical Corp. (a) | 9,800 | 329 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 87,200 | 4,437 | |
16,106 | |||
Pharmaceuticals - 7.6% | |||
Abbott Laboratories | 110,000 | 4,688 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 46,700 | 1,185 | |
Eli Lilly & Co. | 20,000 | 1,332 | |
Forest Laboratories, Inc. (a) | 44,000 | 2,200 | |
Johnson & Johnson | 272,400 | 13,710 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | 196,500 | 8,695 | |
Pfizer, Inc. | 584,340 | 18,465 | |
Pharmaceutical Resources, Inc. (a) | 10,000 | 723 | |
Schering-Plough Corp. | 120,300 | 1,837 | |
Wyeth | 152,700 | 6,740 | |
59,575 | |||
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | 98,320 | ||
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) (000s) | ||
INDUSTRIALS - 10.5% | |||
Aerospace & Defense - 1.8% | |||
Aviall, Inc. (a) | 96,000 | $ 1,464 | |
Boeing Co. | 20,000 | 770 | |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | 80,000 | 3,709 | |
United Technologies Corp. | 99,300 | 8,410 | |
14,353 | |||
Air Freight & Logistics - 0.5% | |||
CNF, Inc. | 65,000 | 2,276 | |
FedEx Corp. | 20,000 | 1,515 | |
3,791 | |||
Airlines - 0.5% | |||
AirTran Holdings, Inc. (a) | 50,000 | 811 | |
Southwest Airlines Co. | 146,500 | 2,842 | |
3,653 | |||
Building Products - 0.2% | |||
American Standard Companies, Inc. (a) | 17,000 | 1,627 | |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.6% | |||
Cendant Corp. (a) | 105,000 | 2,145 | |
Manpower, Inc. | 45,000 | 2,088 | |
Monster Worldwide, Inc. (a) | 34,700 | 884 | |
5,117 | |||
Construction & Engineering - 0.1% | |||
Granite Construction, Inc. | 38,300 | 766 | |
Electrical Equipment - 0.6% | |||
American Power Conversion Corp. | 50,000 | 1,012 | |
Emerson Electric Co. | 60,000 | 3,405 | |
4,417 | |||
Industrial Conglomerates - 3.2% | |||
3M Co. | 121,800 | 9,606 | |
General Electric Co. | 356,000 | 10,328 | |
Tyco International Ltd. | 260,000 | 5,429 | |
25,363 | |||
Machinery - 2.1% | |||
Caterpillar, Inc. | 40,000 | 2,931 | |
Eaton Corp. | 25,000 | 2,506 | |
Ingersoll-Rand Co. Ltd. Class A | 68,000 | 4,107 | |
Navistar International Corp. (a) | 128,400 | 5,191 | |
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) (000s) | ||
INDUSTRIALS - continued | |||
Machinery - continued | |||
Parker Hannifin Corp. | 19,900 | $ 1,014 | |
Timken Co. | 50,000 | 839 | |
16,588 | |||
Road & Rail - 0.7% | |||
CSX Corp. | 45,000 | 1,432 | |
Union Pacific Corp. | 67,000 | 4,194 | |
5,626 | |||
Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.2% | |||
W.W. Grainger, Inc. | 40,000 | 1,831 | |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | 83,132 | ||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 20.8% | |||
Communications Equipment - 2.8% | |||
Alcatel SA sponsored ADR (a) | 70,000 | 923 | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) | 639,300 | 13,413 | |
Lucent Technologies, Inc. (a) | 187,400 | 600 | |
Motorola, Inc. | 273,200 | 3,696 | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 50,000 | 2,375 | |
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. | 25,000 | 740 | |
Sonus Networks, Inc. (a) | 50,000 | 411 | |
22,158 | |||
Computers & Peripherals - 4.8% | |||
Dell, Inc. (a) | 462,100 | 16,691 | |
EMC Corp. (a) | 66,200 | 916 | |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | 393,900 | 8,788 | |
Hutchinson Technology, Inc. (a) | 25,000 | 838 | |
International Business Machines Corp. | 48,500 | 4,340 | |
Lexmark International, Inc. Class A (a) | 20,000 | 1,472 | |
Network Appliance, Inc. (a) | 10,000 | 247 | |
Seagate Technology | 121,100 | 2,783 | |
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (a) | 440,000 | 1,742 | |
37,817 | |||
Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 0.4% | |||
Agilent Technologies, Inc. (a) | 68,000 | 1,695 | |
Solectron Corp. (a) | 160,000 | 886 | |
Thermo Electron Corp. (a) | 40,000 | 879 | |
3,460 | |||
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) (000s) | ||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued | |||
Internet Software & Services - 0.6% | |||
Yahoo!, Inc. (a) | 101,400 | $ 4,431 | |
IT Services - 1.3% | |||
Ceridian Corp. (a) | 35,000 | 735 | |
Computer Sciences Corp. (a) | 40,000 | 1,585 | |
CSG Systems International, Inc. (a) | 67,500 | 776 | |
First Data Corp. | 160,000 | 5,712 | |
The BISYS Group, Inc. (a) | 80,000 | 1,144 | |
9,952 | |||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 4.8% | |||
Agere Systems, Inc. Class B (a) | 384,246 | 1,303 | |
Analog Devices, Inc. (a) | 60,000 | 2,660 | |
Applied Materials, Inc. (a) | 172,500 | 4,031 | |
Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. (a) | 52,600 | 1,189 | |
Integrated Circuit Systems, Inc. (a) | 14,500 | 487 | |
Intel Corp. | 467,700 | 15,457 | |
Intersil Corp. Class A | 23,400 | 603 | |
KLA-Tencor Corp. (a) | 26,100 | 1,496 | |
LTX Corp. (a) | 10,000 | 143 | |
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (a) | 20,000 | 877 | |
National Semiconductor Corp. (a) | 85,000 | 3,454 | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. sponsored ADR (a) | 112,974 | 1,249 | |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | 183,200 | 5,298 | |
38,247 | |||
Software - 6.1% | |||
Adobe Systems, Inc. | 68,000 | 2,981 | |
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a) | 7,000 | 693 | |
Intuit, Inc. (a) | 1,000 | 50 | |
Mercury Interactive Corp. (a) | 1,000 | 46 | |
Microsoft Corp. | 1,170,200 | 30,597 | |
Oracle Corp. (a) | 685,000 | 8,193 | |
PeopleSoft, Inc. (a) | 40,000 | 830 | |
Quest Software, Inc. (a) | 30,000 | 447 | |
Reynolds & Reynolds Co. Class A | 55,000 | 1,494 | |
SAP AG sponsored ADR | 50,000 | 1,827 | |
VERITAS Software Corp. (a) | 38,300 | 1,385 | |
48,543 | |||
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | 164,608 | ||
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) (000s) | ||
MATERIALS - 3.1% | |||
Chemicals - 1.3% | |||
Dow Chemical Co. | 38,700 | $ 1,459 | |
Ecolab, Inc. | 20,000 | 538 | |
Lyondell Chemical Co. | 58,600 | 838 | |
Millennium Chemicals, Inc. | 48,000 | 481 | |
Olin Corp. | 43,200 | 752 | |
PolyOne Corp. | 88,396 | 427 | |
Praxair, Inc. | 80,000 | 5,566 | |
10,061 | |||
Containers & Packaging - 0.2% | |||
Pactiv Corp. (a) | 61,600 | 1,358 | |
Metals & Mining - 1.0% | |||
Alcoa, Inc. | 100,000 | 3,157 | |
Falconbridge Ltd. | 117,000 | 2,281 | |
Newmont Mining Corp. Holding Co. | 60,000 | 2,627 | |
8,065 | |||
Paper & Forest Products - 0.6% | |||
Bowater, Inc. | 55,000 | 2,246 | |
International Paper Co. | 65,000 | 2,558 | |
4,804 | |||
TOTAL MATERIALS | 24,288 | ||
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 3.0% | |||
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 2.4% | |||
BellSouth Corp. | 100,000 | 2,631 | |
Qwest Communications International, Inc. (a) | 689,700 | 2,435 | |
SBC Communications, Inc. | 190,300 | 4,563 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 269,300 | 9,048 | |
18,677 | |||
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.6% | |||
AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. (a) | 115,000 | 834 | |
Nextel Communications, Inc. Class A (a) | 175,000 | 4,235 | |
5,069 | |||
TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES | 23,746 | ||
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) (000s) | ||
UTILITIES - 0.6% | |||
Electric Utilities - 0.6% | |||
Dominion Resources, Inc. | 45,000 | $ 2,772 | |
FirstEnergy Corp. | 50,000 | 1,720 | |
4,492 | |||
Multi-Utilities & Unregulated Power - 0.0% | |||
AES Corp. (a) | 55,000 | 481 | |
TOTAL UTILITIES | 4,973 | ||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $692,562) | 745,132 | ||
Money Market Funds - 6.2% | |||
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 1.07% (b) | 49,093,341 | 49,093 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 100.5% (Cost $741,655) | 794,225 | ||
NET OTHER ASSETS - (0.5)% | (4,230) | ||
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 789,995 |
Legend |
(a) Non-income producing |
(b) The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent fiscal year end is available upon request. |
Other Information |
Purchases and sales of securities, other |
The fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $208,000 for the period. |
Income Tax Information |
At October 31, 2003, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of approximately $193,859,000 of which $112,480,000 and $81,379,000 will expire on October 31, 2009 and 2010, respectively. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amount) | October 31, 2003 | |
Assets | ||
Investment in securities, at value (cost $741,655) - | $ 794,225 | |
Receivable for investments sold | 12,696 | |
Receivable for fund shares sold | 173 | |
Dividends receivable | 845 | |
Interest receivable | 40 | |
Prepaid expenses | 4 | |
Other receivables | 5 | |
Total assets | 807,988 | |
Liabilities | ||
Payable for investments purchased | $ 16,709 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 799 | |
Accrued management fee | 362 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 123 | |
Total liabilities | 17,993 | |
Net Assets | $ 789,995 | |
Net Assets consist of: | ||
Paid in capital | $ 953,847 | |
Undistributed net investment income | 3,832 | |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | (220,254) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 52,570 | |
Net Assets, for 39,580 shares outstanding | $ 789,995 | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($789,995 ÷ 39,580 shares) | $ 19.96 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Operations
Amounts in thousands | Year ended October 31, 2003 | |
Investment Income | ||
Dividends | $ 10,292 | |
Interest | 419 | |
Security lending | 14 | |
Total income | 10,725 | |
Expenses | ||
Management fee | $ 4,306 | |
Performance adjustment | (59) | |
Transfer agent fees | 1,751 | |
Accounting and security lending fees | 222 | |
Non-interested trustees' compensation | 3 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 47 | |
Registration fees | 22 | |
Audit | 36 | |
Legal | 4 | |
Miscellaneous | 63 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 6,395 | |
Expense reductions | (342) | 6,053 |
Net investment income (loss) | 4,672 | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||
Investment securities | 46,333 | |
Foreign currency transactions | 1 | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | 46,334 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: Investment securities | 76,993 | |
Net gain (loss) | 123,327 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | $ 127,999 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Amounts in thousands | Year ended | Year ended |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | ||
Operations | ||
Net investment income (loss) | $ 4,672 | $ 3,580 |
Net realized gain (loss) | 46,334 | (106,208) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 76,993 | (13,728) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting | 127,999 | (116,356) |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | (2,645) | (7,186) |
Share transactions | 42,774 | 48,116 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 2,513 | 6,816 |
Cost of shares redeemed | (124,170) | (204,784) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | (78,883) | (149,852) |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 46,471 | (273,394) |
Net Assets | ||
Beginning of period | 743,524 | 1,016,918 |
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $3,832 and undistributed net investment income of $1,846, respectively) | $ 789,995 | $ 743,524 |
Other Information Shares | ||
Sold | 2,424 | 2,463 |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 146 | 321 |
Redeemed | (7,166) | (10,639) |
Net increase (decrease) | (4,596) | (7,855) |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
Years ended October 31, | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 |
Selected Per-Share Data | |||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 16.83 | $ 19.54 | $ 31.80 | $ 32.29 | $ 27.09 |
Income from Investment Operations | |||||
Net investment income (loss) B | .11 | .07 | .14 | .16 | .20 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 3.08 | (2.64) | (7.33) | 3.31 | 7.23 |
Total from investment operations | 3.19 | (2.57) | (7.19) | 3.47 | 7.43 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.06) | (.14) | (.13) | (.12) | (.30) |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | - | (4.94) | (3.84) | (1.93) |
Total distributions | (.06) | (.14) | (5.07) | (3.96) | (2.23) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 19.96 | $ 16.83 | $ 19.54 | $ 31.80 | $ 32.29 |
Total Return A | 19.01% | (13.30)% | (26.41)% | 11.54% | 29.15% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets C | |||||
Expenses before expense | .86% | .94% | .67% | .61% | .62% |
Expenses net of voluntary | .86% | .94% | .67% | .61% | .62% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .82% | .83% | .63% | .56% | .59% |
Net investment income (loss) | .63% | .39% | .62% | .52% | .67% |
Supplemental Data | |||||
Net assets, end of period | $ 790 | $ 744 | $ 1,017 | $ 1,602 | $ 1,654 |
Portfolio turnover rate | 159% | 255% | 137% | 164% | 106% |
A Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
C Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the fund. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the fund during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of any voluntary waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the fund.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
For the period ended October 31, 2003
(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
1. Significant Accounting Policies.
Fidelity Stock Selector (the fund) is a fund of Fidelity Capital Trust (the trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the fund:
Security Valuation. Net asset value per share (NAV calculation) is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange, normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. Equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price (closing bid price or last evaluated quote if no sale has occurred) on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. If an event that is expected to materially affect the value of a security occurs after the close of an exchange or market on which that security trades, but prior to the NAV calculation, then that security will be fair valued taking the event into account. Securities (including restricted securities) for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at their fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. Price movements in futures contracts and ADRs, market and trading trends, the bid/ask quotes of brokers and off-exchange institutional trading may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security's fair value. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are valued on the basis of amortized cost. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their net asset value each business day.
Foreign Currency. The fund uses foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
Foreign denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
1. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Investment Transactions and Income. Security transactions are accounted for as of trade date. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost. 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. Interest income is accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, which is accrued using the interest method. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.
Expenses. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among the funds in the trust.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year the fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing all of its taxable income and realized gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required in the accompanying financial statements. Foreign taxes are provided for based on each fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent and temporary book and tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary differences will reverse in a subsequent period. These differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, partnerships, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales.
The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the federal tax cost as of period end were as follows:
Unrealized appreciation | $ 74,369 |
Unrealized depreciation | (48,193) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 26,176 |
Undistributed ordinary income | 3,830 |
Capital loss carryforward | (193,859) |
Cost for federal income tax purposes | $ 768,049 |
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1. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
October 31, | October 31, | |
Ordinary Income | $ 2,645 | $ 7,186 |
2. Operating Policies.
Repurchase Agreements. Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) has received an Exemptive Order from the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) which permits the fund and other affiliated entities of FMR to transfer uninvested cash balances into joint trading accounts. These accounts are then invested in repurchase agreements that are collateralized by U.S. Treasury or Government obligations. The fund may also invest directly with institutions, in repurchase agreements that are collateralized by commercial paper obligations and corporate obligations. Collateral is held in segregated accounts with custodian banks and may be obtained in the event of a default of the counterparty. Collateral is marked-to-market daily and maintained at a value at least equal to the principal amount of the repurchase agreement (including accrued interest).
3. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Information regarding purchases and sales of securities is included under the caption "Other Information" at the end of the fund's Schedule of Investments.
4. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the fund with investment management related services for which the fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .30% of the fund's average net assets and a group fee rate that averaged .28% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. In addition, the management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of ± .20% of the fund's average net assets over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the fund's relative investment performance as compared to an appropriate benchmark index. For the period, the total annual management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .57% of the fund's average net assets.
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
4. Fees and Other Transactions with Affilates - continued
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, is the fund's transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent. FSC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to account size and type of account. FSC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of all shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, the transfer agent fees were equivalent to an annual rate of .24% of average net assets.
Accounting and Security Lending Fees. FSC maintains the fund's accounting records and administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the month plus out-of-pocket expenses.
Central Funds. The fund may invest in affiliated Central Funds managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR. The Central Funds are open-end investment companies available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by FMR and its affiliates. The Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and do not pay a management fee. Income distributions earned by the fund are recorded as income in the accompanying financial statements and totaled $418 for the period.
Brokerage Commissions. The fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms are shown under the caption "Other Information" at the end of the fund's Schedule of Investments.
5. Committed Line of Credit.
The fund participates with other funds managed by FMR in a $3.5 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro rata portion of the line of credit. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
6. Security Lending.
The fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. The fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the fund on the next business day.
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6. Security Lending - continued
If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Cash collateral is invested in cash equivalents. At period end there were no security loans outstanding.
7. Expense Reductions.
Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the fund provided services to the fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the fund totaling $342 for the period.
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Independent Auditors' Report
To the Trustees of Fidelity Capital Trust and Shareholders of Fidelity Stock Selector:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Fidelity Stock Selector (the Fund), a fund of Fidelity Capital Trust, including the portfolio of investments, as of October 31, 2003, 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, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. 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. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2003, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Stock Selector as of October 31, 2003, 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 its 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.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
December 12, 2003
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Trustees and Officers
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust 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, and review the fund's performance. Except for William O. McCoy, each of the Trustees oversees 289 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. McCoy oversees 291 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
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. In any event, each non-interested Trustee shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The executive officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and 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.
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an "interested person" (as defined in the 1940 Act) may be sent to 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation | |
Edward C. Johnson 3d (73)** | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1978 Mr. Johnson is Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR Corp.; a Director and Chairman of the Board and of the Executive Committee of FMR; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Far East) Inc.; Chairman (1998) and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman (2001) and a Director (2000) of FMR Co., Inc. | |
Abigail P. Johnson (41)** | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 Senior Vice President of Stock Selector (2001). Ms. Johnson also serves as Senior Vice President of other Fidelity funds (2001). She is President and a Director of FMR (2001), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2001), FMR Co., Inc. (2001), and a Director of FMR Corp. Previously, Ms. Johnson managed a number of Fidelity funds. | |
Laura B. Cronin (49) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Ms. Cronin is an Executive Vice President (2002) and Chief Financial Officer (2002) of FMR Corp. and is a member of the Fidelity Management Committee (2003). Previously, Ms. Cronin served as Vice President of Finance of FMR (1997-1999), and Chief Financial Officer of FMR (1999-2001), Fidelity Personal Investments (2001), and Fidelity Brokerage Company (2001-2002). | |
Robert L. Reynolds (51) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Mr. Reynolds is a Director (2003) and Chief Operating Officer (2002) of FMR Corp. and is the head of the Fidelity Management Committee (2003). He also serves on the Board at Fidelity Investments Canada, Ltd. (2000). Previously, Mr. Reynolds served as President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Retirement Group (1996-2000). |
* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
** Edward C. Johnson 3d, Trustee, is Abigail P. Johnson's father.
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Non-Interested Trustees:
Correspondence intended for each non-interested Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation | |
J. Michael Cook (61) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 Prior to Mr. Cook's retirement in May 1999, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Deloitte & Touche LLP (accounting/ | |
Ralph F. Cox (71) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1991 Mr. Cox is President of RABAR Enterprises (management consulting for the petroleum industry). Prior to February 1994, he was President of Greenhill Petroleum Corporation (petroleum exploration and production). Until March 1990, Mr. Cox was President and Chief Operating Officer of Union Pacific Resources Company (exploration and production). He is a Director of CH2M Hill Companies (engineering), and Abraxas Petroleum (petroleum exploration and production, 1999). In addition, he is a member of advisory boards of Texas A&M University and the University of Texas at Austin. | |
Phyllis Burke Davis (71) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1992 Mrs. Davis is retired from Avon Products, Inc. (consumer products) where she held various positions including Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Group Vice President of U.S. product marketing, sales, distribution, and manufacturing. Mrs. Davis is a member of the Board of Directors of the Southampton Hospital in Southampton, N.Y. (1998). Previously, she served as a Director of BellSouth Corporation (telecommunications), Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial), the TJX Companies, Inc. (retail stores), Hallmark Cards, Inc., and Nabisco Brands, Inc. | |
Robert M. Gates (60) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1997 Dr. Gates is President of Texas A&M University (2002). He was Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from 1991 to 1993. From 1989 to 1991, Dr. Gates served as Assistant to the President of the United States and Deputy National Security Advisor. Dr. Gates is a Director of NACCO Industries, Inc. (mining and manufacturing), and Parker Drilling Co., Inc. (drilling and rental tools for the energy industry, 2001). He also serves as a member of the Advisory Board of VoteHere.net (secure internet voting, 2001). Previously, Dr. Gates served as a Director of LucasVarity PLC (automotive components and diesel engines), a Director of TRW Inc. (automotive, space, defense, and information technology), and Dean of the George Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University (1999-2001). Dr. Gates also is a Trustee of the Forum for International Policy. | |
Donald J. Kirk (70) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1987 Mr. Kirk is a Governor of the American Stock Exchange (2001), a Trustee and former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Greenwich Hospital Association, a Director of the Yale-New Haven Health Services Corp. (1998), and a Director Emeritus and former Chairman of the Board of Directors of National Arts Strategies Inc. Mr. Kirk was an Executive-in-Residence (1995-2000) and a Professor (1987-1995) at Columbia University Graduate School of Business. Prior to 1987, he was Chairman of the Financial Accounting Standards Board. Previously, Mr. Kirk served as a Governor of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (1996-2002), a member and Vice Chairman of the Public Oversight Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' SEC Practice Section (1995-2002), a Director of General Re Corporation (reinsurance, 1987-1998) and as a Director of Valuation Research Corp. (appraisals and valuations). | |
Marie L. Knowles (57) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 Prior to Ms. Knowles' retirement in June 2000, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) (diversified energy, 1996-2000). From 1993 to 1996, she was a Senior Vice President of ARCO and President of ARCO Transportation Company. She served as a Director of ARCO from 1996 to 1998. She currently serves as a Director of Phelps Dodge Corporation (copper mining and manufacturing), URS Corporation (multidisciplinary engineering, 1999), and McKesson Corporation (healthcare service, 2002). Ms. Knowles is a Trustee of the Brookings Institution and the Catalina Island Conservancy and also serves as a member of the Advisory Board for the School of Engineering of the University of Southern California. | |
Ned C. Lautenbach (59) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Mr. Lautenbach has been a partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment firm) since September 1998. Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was with the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. He was most recently Senior Vice President and Group Executive of Worldwide Sales and Services. From 1993 to 1995, he was Chairman of IBM World Trade Corporation, and from 1994 to 1998 was a member of IBM's Corporate Executive Committee. Mr. Lautenbach serves as Chairman and as a Director (1998) of Acterna Corporation (communications test equipment). He is also Co-Chairman of Covansys, Inc. (global provider of business and technology solutions, 2000). In addition, he is a Director of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial) and the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida (1999). He also is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. | |
Marvin L. Mann (70) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1993 Mr. Mann is Chairman of the non-interested Trustees (2001). He is Chairman Emeritus of Lexmark International, Inc. (computer peripherals) where he served as CEO until April 1998 and retired as Chairman May 1999, and remains a member of the Board. Prior to 1991, he held the positions of Vice President of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) and President and General Manager of various IBM divisions and subsidiaries. Mr. Mann is a Board member of Imation Corp. (imaging and information storage) and Acterna Corporation (communications test equipment, 1999). He is also a member of the Director Services Committee of the Investment Company Institute. In addition, Mr. Mann is a member of the President's Cabinet at the University of Alabama and the Board of Visitors of the Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration at the University of Alabama. | |
William O. McCoy (70) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1997 Prior to his retirement in December 1994, Mr. McCoy was Vice Chairman of the Board of BellSouth Corporation (telecommunications) and President of BellSouth Enterprises. He is currently a Director of Liberty Corporation (holding company), Duke Realty Corporation (real estate), Progress Energy, Inc. (electric utility), and Acterna Corporation (communications test equipment, 1999). He is also a partner of Franklin Street Partners (private investment management firm) and a member of the Research Triangle Foundation Board. In addition, Mr. McCoy served as the Interim Chancellor (1999-2000) and a member of the Board of Visitors (1994-1998) for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the University of North Carolina Health Care System and the Board of Visitors of the Kenan-Flagler Business School (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). He also served as Vice President of Finance for the University of North Carolina (16-school system, 1995-1998). | |
William S. Stavropoulos (64) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman of the Board, President and CEO (2002), and Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000) and a Director of The Dow Chemical Company. Since joining The Dow Chemical Company in 1967, Mr. Stavropoulos served in numerous senior management positions, including President (1993-2000) and Chief Executive Officer (1995-2000). Currently, he is a Director of NCR Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions), BellSouth Corporation (telecommunications), Chemical Financial Corporation, and Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate, 2002). He also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research. In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of The Business Council, J.P. Morgan International Council, World Business Council for Sustainable Development, and the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science. |
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Advisory Board Members and Executive Officers:
Correspondence intended for Dr. Heilmeier may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Mr. Lynch may be sent to 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation | |
George H. Heilmeier (67) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity Capital Trust. Dr. Heilmeier is Chairman Emeritus of Telcordia Technologies (communication software and systems), where prior to his retirement, he served as company Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. He currently serves on the Boards of Directors of The Mitre Corporation (systems engineering and information technology support for the government), INET Technologies Inc. (telecommunications network surveillance, 2001) and Teletech Holdings (customer management services, 1998). He is Chairman of the General Motors Technology Advisory Committee and a Life Fellow of the IEEE (2000). Dr. Heilmeier is a member of the Defense Science Board and the National Security Agency Advisory Board. He is also a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and The Board of Overseers of the School of Engineering and Applied Science of the University of Pennsylvania. Previously, Dr. Heilmeier served as a Director of TRW Inc. (automotive, space, defense, and information technology, 1992-2002) and Compaq (1994-2002). | |
Peter S. Lynch (60) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity Capital Trust. Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR, and Vice Chairman (2001) and a Director (2000) of FMR Co., Inc. Previously, Mr. Lynch served as a Trustee of the Fidelity funds (1990-2003). Prior to May 31, 1990, he was a Director of FMR and Executive Vice President of FMR (a position he held until March 31, 1991), Vice President of Fidelity Magellan Fund and FMR Growth Group Leader, and Managing Director of FMR Corp. Mr. Lynch was also Vice President of Fidelity Investments Corporate Services. In addition, he serves as a Trustee of Boston College, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Historic Deerfield, John F. Kennedy Library, and the Museum of Fine Arts of Boston. | |
John B. McDowell (44) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Vice President of Stock Selector. Mr. McDowell also serves as Vice President of certain Equity Funds (2002). He is Senior Vice President of FMR (1999), FMR Co., Inc. (2001), and Fidelity Management Trust Company (FMTC). Since joining Fidelity Investments in 1985, Mr. McDowell has worked as a research analyst and manager. | |
James F. Catudal (42) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Vice President of Stock Selector. Prior to assuming his current responsibilities, Mr. Catudal worked as a research analyst and manager. | |
Eric D. Roiter (54) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1998 Secretary of Stock Selector. He also serves as Secretary of other Fidelity funds (1998); Vice President, General Counsel, and Clerk of FMR Co., Inc. (2001) and FMR (1998); Vice President and Clerk of FDC (1998); Assistant Clerk of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2001) and Fidelity Management & Research (Far East) Inc. (2001); and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Investments Money Management Inc. (2001). Prior to joining Fidelity, Mr. Roiter was with the law firm of Debevoise & Plimpton, as an associate (1981-1984) and as a partner (1985-1997), and served as an Assistant General Counsel of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (1979-1981). Mr. Roiter is an Adjunct Member, Faculty of Law, at Boston College Law School (2003). | |
Stuart Fross (44) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Assistant Secretary of Stock Selector. Mr. Fross also serves as Assistant Secretary of other Fidelity funds (2003) and is an employee of FMR. | |
Maria F. Dwyer (44) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 President and Treasurer of Stock Selector. Ms. Dwyer also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2002) and is a Vice President (1999) and an employee (1996) of FMR. Prior to joining Fidelity, Ms. Dwyer served as Director of Compliance for MFS Investment Management. | |
Timothy F. Hayes (52) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Chief Financial Officer of Stock Selector. Mr. Hayes also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other Fidelity funds (2002). Recently he was appointed President of Fidelity Service Company (2003) where he also serves as a Director. Mr. Hayes also serves as President of Fidelity Investments Operations Group (FIOG, 2002), which includes Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services Group (FPCMS), where he was appointed President in 1998. Previously, Mr. Hayes served as Chief Financial Officer of Fidelity Investments Corporate Systems and Service Group (1998) and Fidelity Systems Company (1997-1998). | |
John R. Hebble (45) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Deputy Treasurer of Stock Selector. Mr. Hebble also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2003), and is an employee of FMR. Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Hebble worked at Deutsche Asset Management where he served as Director of Fund Accounting (2002-2003) and Assistant Treasurer of the Scudder Funds (1998-2003). | |
John H. Costello (57) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1990 Assistant Treasurer of Stock Selector. Mr. Costello also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of FMR. | |
Francis V. Knox, Jr. (56) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Assistant Treasurer of Stock Selector. Mr. Knox also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2002), and is a Vice President and an employee of FMR. Previously, Mr. Knox served as Vice President of Investment & Advisor Compliance (1990-2001), and Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (1992-2002), Fidelity Management & Research (Far East) Inc. (1991-2002), and FMR Corp. (1995-2002). | |
Mark Osterheld (48) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Assistant Treasurer of Stock Selector. Mr. Osterheld also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2002) and is an employee of FMR. | |
Thomas J. Simpson (45) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Assistant Treasurer of Stock Selector. Mr. Simpson is Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2000) and an employee of FMR (1996). Prior to joining FMR, Mr. Simpson was Vice President and Fund Controller of Liberty Investment Services (1987-1995). |
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Distributions
The fund designates 100% of the dividend distributed during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2004 of amounts for use in preparing 2003 income tax returns.
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Managing Your Investments
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Contents
Chairman's Message | Ned Johnson's message to shareholders. | |
Performance | How the fund has done over time. | |
Management's Discussion | The manager's review of fund performance, strategy and outlook. | |
Investment Changes | A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months. | |
Investments | A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values. | |
Financial Statements | Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, | |
Notes | Notes to the financial statements. | |
Auditors' Opinion | ||
Trustees and Officers |
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Chairman's Message
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Dear Shareholder:
Many of you have read or heard news stories recently that were critical of mutual funds and made allegations that the mutual fund industry has been less than forthright. I find these reports unsettling and not necessarily an accurate picture of the overall industry, and I would like you to know where we at Fidelity stand.
With specific regard to allegations that certain mutual fund companies were violating the Securities and Exchange Commission's forward pricing rules or were involved in so-called "market timing" activities, I want to say two things:
First, Fidelity does not have agreements that permit customers who buy fund shares after 4 p.m. to obtain the 4 p.m. price. This is not to say that someone could not deceive the company through fraudulent acts. But I underscore that we have no so-called "agreements" which would permit this illegal practice.
Second, Fidelity has been on record for years opposing predatory short-term trading which adversely affects other shareholders in a mutual fund. In fact, in the 1980s, we began charging a fee - which is returned to the fund and, therefore, to investors - to discourage this activity. What's more, several years ago we took the industry lead in developing a Fair Value Pricing Policy to prevent market timing on foreign securities in our funds. It is reasonable to assume that another structure can be developed that would alter the system to make it much more difficult for predatory traders to operate. This, however, will only be achieved through close cooperation among regulators, legislators and the industry.
Certainly no industry is perfect, and there have been instances of unethical and illegal activity from time to time within the mutual fund industry. When this occurs, confessed or convicted offenders should be dealt with appropriately. Clearly, every system can be improved. We applaud well thought out improvements by regulators, legislators and industry representatives that achieve the common goal of building and protecting the value of investors' holdings. But we remain concerned about the risk of over-regulation and the quick application of simplistic solutions to intricate problems.
For more than 57 years, Fidelity Investments has worked very hard to improve its products and service to justify your trust. When our family founded this company in 1946, we had only a few hundred customers. Many of them were family and friends. Today, we serve more than 18 million customers including individual investors and participants in retirement plans across America.
Let me close by saying that we do not take your trust in us for granted, and we realize that we must always work to improve all aspects of our service to you. In turn, we urge you to continue your active participation with your financial matters, so that your interests can be well served.
Best regards,
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d
Edward C. Johnson 3d
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Performance: The Bottom Line
Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the fund's dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The $10,000 table and the fund's 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
Periods ended October 31, 2003 | Past 1 | Past 5 | Life of |
Fidelity® Focused Stock | 14.19% | -2.65% | 1.49% |
$10,000 Over Life of Fund
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity® Focused Stock Fund on November 12, 1996, when the fund started. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have grown, and also shows how the Standard & Poor's 500SM Index did over the same period.
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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance
Comments from Bahaa Fam, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity® Focused Stock Fund
After falling for three of the first four months of the one-year period ending October 31, 2003, equities advanced strongly in seven of the next eight months. Early on, stocks were tempered by corporate accounting scandals, a lack of capital spending, economic weakness and the specter of war with Iraq. But the market climate improved in the spring of 2003, sparked by stronger-than-expected growth in first-quarter corporate earnings and gross domestic product (GDP), as well as the end of major hostilities in Iraq. Second- and third-quarter earnings and GDP reports also were strong. Despite a slight pullback in September, investors picked up the pace again in October, partly as a result of the Federal Reserve Board's announcement that it had no intention of raising interest rates for quite some time. For the 12 months overall, the Standard & Poor's 500SM Index gained 20.80%; the blue-chip, large-cap bellwether Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM returned 19.42%; and the technology-rich NASDAQ Composite® Index advanced 46.04%.
For the 12 months ending October 31, 2003, the fund returned 14.19%, versus 20.80% for the S&P 500® and 22.39% for the LipperSM Growth Funds Average. The fund was hampered by its core investment discipline, which values companies with solid operating characteristics offering growth at a reasonable price. This stock selection approach was out of favor for most of the period and resulted in underweighted positions in Intel and Cisco, two large-cap technology stocks that outpaced the market. Overweighting Johnson & Johnson also hurt performance despite an attractive valuation. In addition, Forest Labs detracted from returns when the stock failed to rally in spite of several positive announcements. On the plus side, Countrywide Financial, a consumer credit company, posted large gains as concerns about consumer weakness and the potential impact of rising interest rates abated. Brokerage firm Legg Mason benefited from an improved equity environment, and Newmont Mining moved up along with accelerating gold prices. Gilead Sciences performed well as sales of its anti-viral drugs exceeded expectations. The fund no longer holds Legg Mason and Gilead Sciences.
The views expressed in this statement reflect those of the portfolio manager only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover 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.
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Investment Changes
Top Ten Stocks as of October 31, 2003 | ||
% of fund's | % of fund's net assets | |
Bank of America Corp. | 3.2 | 0.0 |
Microsoft Corp. | 2.9 | 3.5 |
Countrywide Financial Corp. | 2.6 | 0.0 |
Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. | 2.5 | 1.9 |
3M Co. | 2.5 | 2.6 |
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. | 2.4 | 2.4 |
Western Digital Corp. | 2.4 | 2.2 |
InterActiveCorp | 2.4 | 0.0 |
Analog Devices, Inc. | 2.3 | 0.0 |
Pogo Producing Co. | 2.3 | 2.4 |
25.5 | ||
Top Five Market Sectors as of October 31, 2003 | ||
% of fund's | % of fund's net assets | |
Financials | 17.5 | 19.0 |
Information Technology | 17.2 | 14.0 |
Health Care | 13.8 | 15.1 |
Consumer Staples | 10.7 | 8.5 |
Consumer Discretionary | 10.4 | 14.3 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) | |||||||
As of October 31, 2003* | As of April 30, 2003** | ||||||
Stocks 95.6% | Stocks 98.9% | ||||||
Short-Term | Short-Term | ||||||
* Foreign investments | 3.1% | ** Foreign investments | 0.0% |
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Investments October 31, 2003
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 95.6% | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) | ||
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 10.4% | |||
Auto Components - 0.8% | |||
Gentex Corp. | 6,600 | $ 257,730 | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.3% | |||
International Game Technology | 13,900 | 455,225 | |
Household Durables - 1.3% | |||
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. Class A (a) | 5,200 | 422,656 | |
Internet & Catalog Retail - 2.4% | |||
InterActiveCorp (a) | 21,700 | 796,607 | |
Media - 3.4% | |||
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. | 7,300 | 297,986 | |
E.W. Scripps Co. Class A | 3,400 | 315,894 | |
Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. Class A (a) | 18,800 | 520,760 | |
1,134,640 | |||
Specialty Retail - 1.2% | |||
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (a) | 1,000 | 78,220 | |
Gap, Inc. | 10,000 | 190,800 | |
Hollywood Entertainment Corp. (a) | 9,600 | 145,920 | |
414,940 | |||
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | 3,481,798 | ||
CONSUMER STAPLES - 10.7% | |||
Food & Staples Retailing - 3.3% | |||
Sysco Corp. | 11,000 | 370,260 | |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 6,800 | 400,860 | |
Whole Foods Market, Inc. (a) | 5,900 | 349,516 | |
1,120,636 | |||
Food Products - 4.9% | |||
Bunge Ltd. | 19,600 | 531,160 | |
Dean Foods Co. (a) | 17,700 | 535,425 | |
Hershey Foods Corp. | 3,100 | 239,010 | |
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. | 5,900 | 332,760 | |
1,638,355 | |||
Personal Products - 2.5% | |||
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. Class A | 4,000 | 149,560 | |
Gillette Co. | 21,900 | 698,610 | |
848,170 | |||
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | 3,607,161 | ||
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) | ||
ENERGY - 6.1% | |||
Oil & Gas - 6.1% | |||
Burlington Resources, Inc. | 4,200 | $ 204,288 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 9,800 | 358,484 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 20,200 | 712,252 | |
Pogo Producing Co. | 18,600 | 777,666 | |
2,052,690 | |||
FINANCIALS - 17.5% | |||
Capital Markets - 5.6% | |||
Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. | 10,900 | 831,125 | |
E*TRADE Group, Inc. (a) | 31,800 | 327,540 | |
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. | 9,900 | 712,800 | |
1,871,465 | |||
Commercial Banks - 3.3% | |||
Bank of America Corp. | 14,000 | 1,060,219 | |
Popular, Inc. | 1,100 | 49,500 | |
1,109,719 | |||
Diversified Financial Services - 1.1% | |||
Citigroup, Inc. | 7,700 | 364,980 | |
Insurance - 4.8% | |||
American International Group, Inc. | 1,500 | 91,245 | |
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. | 26,125 | 807,785 | |
First American Corp., California | 11,900 | 340,935 | |
Markel Corp. (a) | 300 | 75,717 | |
PartnerRe Ltd. | 5,900 | 320,193 | |
1,635,875 | |||
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 2.7% | |||
Countrywide Financial Corp. | 8,424 | 885,531 | |
Golden West Financial Corp., Delaware | 300 | 30,129 | |
915,660 | |||
TOTAL FINANCIALS | 5,897,699 | ||
HEALTH CARE - 13.8% | |||
Biotechnology - 0.8% | |||
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a) | 4,900 | 267,442 | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 3.8% | |||
Boston Scientific Corp. (a) | 2,800 | 189,616 | |
Fisher Scientific International, Inc. (a) | 14,900 | 599,725 | |
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) | ||
HEALTH CARE - continued | |||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - continued | |||
Medtronic, Inc. | 3,300 | $ 150,381 | |
St. Jude Medical, Inc. (a) | 5,800 | 337,328 | |
1,277,050 | |||
Health Care Providers & Services - 0.5% | |||
PacifiCare Health Systems, Inc. (a) | 2,900 | 172,550 | |
Pharmaceuticals - 8.7% | |||
Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (a) | 29,900 | 489,164 | |
Eon Labs, Inc. (a) | 1,200 | 50,532 | |
Forest Laboratories, Inc. (a) | 10,900 | 545,109 | |
Johnson & Johnson | 13,000 | 654,290 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | 13,200 | 584,100 | |
Pfizer, Inc. | 11,300 | 357,080 | |
Pharmaceutical Resources, Inc. (a) | 3,200 | 231,296 | |
2,911,571 | |||
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | 4,628,613 | ||
INDUSTRIALS - 9.2% | |||
Aerospace & Defense - 0.6% | |||
United Defense Industries, Inc. (a) | 6,000 | 194,400 | |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.9% | |||
Corinthian Colleges, Inc. (a) | 4,900 | 303,408 | |
Industrial Conglomerates - 4.1% | |||
3M Co. | 10,400 | 820,248 | |
General Electric Co. | 19,000 | 551,190 | |
1,371,438 | |||
Machinery - 2.2% | |||
Caterpillar, Inc. | 1,800 | 131,904 | |
Navistar International Corp. (a) | 15,300 | 618,579 | |
750,483 | |||
Road & Rail - 1.4% | |||
CSX Corp. | 14,600 | 464,572 | |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | 3,084,301 | ||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 17.2% | |||
Communications Equipment - 4.8% | |||
Avocent Corp. (a) | 14,500 | 548,100 | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) | 1,600 | 33,568 | |
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) | ||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued | |||
Communications Equipment - continued | |||
Comverse Technology, Inc. (a) | 13,100 | $ 236,324 | |
Foundry Networks, Inc. (a) | 28,300 | 658,258 | |
NetScreen Technologies, Inc. (a) | 5,200 | 138,424 | |
1,614,674 | |||
Computers & Peripherals - 3.0% | |||
International Business Machines Corp. | 600 | 53,688 | |
SanDisk Corp. (a) | 1,700 | 137,020 | |
Western Digital Corp. (a) | 59,500 | 800,275 | |
990,983 | |||
Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 0.4% | |||
Amphenol Corp. Class A (a) | 2,100 | 123,375 | |
Internet Software & Services - 1.1% | |||
United Online, Inc. (a) | 13,400 | 385,786 | |
IT Services - 1.2% | |||
First Data Corp. | 11,500 | 410,550 | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 3.8% | |||
Analog Devices, Inc. (a) | 17,700 | 784,641 | |
Intel Corp. | 7,700 | 254,485 | |
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (a) | 4,600 | 201,802 | |
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (a) | 3,900 | 43,680 | |
1,284,608 | |||
Software - 2.9% | |||
Microsoft Corp. | 36,600 | 957,090 | |
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | 5,767,066 | ||
MATERIALS - 3.1% | |||
Chemicals - 1.3% | |||
Cytec Industries, Inc. (a) | 12,000 | 418,920 | |
Metals & Mining - 1.8% | |||
Newmont Mining Corp. Holding Co. | 14,000 | 612,920 | |
TOTAL MATERIALS | 1,031,840 | ||
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 5.0% | |||
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 3.1% | |||
BellSouth Corp. | 24,000 | 631,440 | |
CenturyTel, Inc. | 11,700 | 418,275 | |
1,049,715 | |||
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) | ||
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - continued | |||
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 1.9% | |||
Nextel Communications, Inc. Class A (a) | 25,500 | $ 617,100 | |
TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES | 1,666,815 | ||
UTILITIES - 2.6% | |||
Electric Utilities - 0.9% | |||
PPL Corp. | 7,400 | 295,408 | |
Multi-Utilities & Unregulated Power - 1.7% | |||
Constellation Energy Group, Inc. | 16,200 | 589,194 | |
TOTAL UTILITIES | 884,602 | ||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $29,633,979) | 32,102,585 | ||
Money Market Funds - 3.7% | |||
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 1.07% (b) | 416,853 | 416,853 | |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 1.09% (b) | 813,750 | 813,750 | |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $1,230,603) | 1,230,603 | ||
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 99.3% (Cost $30,864,582) | 33,333,188 | ||
NET OTHER ASSETS - 0.7% | 248,143 | ||
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 33,581,331 |
Legend |
(a) Non-income producing |
(b) The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent fiscal year end is available upon request. |
Other Information |
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $63,066,753 and $67,906,353, respectively. |
The fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $3,314 for the period. |
Income Tax Information |
At October 31, 2003, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of approximately $22,068,000 of which $8,041,000, $9,804,000 and $4,223,000 will expire on October 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
October 31, 2003 | ||
Assets | ||
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $773,010) (cost $30,864,582) - See accompanying schedule | $ 33,333,188 | |
Receivable for investments sold | 3,692,221 | |
Receivable for fund shares sold | 37,246 | |
Dividends receivable | 18,184 | |
Interest receivable | 693 | |
Redemption fees receivable | 4 | |
Prepaid expenses | 175 | |
Other receivables | 119 | |
Total assets | 37,081,830 | |
Liabilities | ||
Payable for investments purchased | $ 2,589,230 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 50,654 | |
Accrued management fee | 8,595 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 38,270 | |
Collateral on securities loaned, at value | 813,750 | |
Total liabilities | 3,500,499 | |
Net Assets | $ 33,581,331 | |
Net Assets consist of: | ||
Paid in capital | $ 53,165,588 | |
Undistributed net investment income | 65,963 | |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments | (22,118,826) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | 2,468,606 | |
Net Assets, for 4,052,222 shares outstanding | $ 33,581,331 | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($33,581,331 ÷ 4,052,222 shares) | $ 8.29 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Operations
Year ended October 31, 2003 | ||
Investment Income | ||
Dividends | $ 392,090 | |
Interest | 7,420 | |
Security lending | 1,140 | |
Total income | 400,650 | |
Expenses | ||
Management fee | $ 189,151 | |
Performance adjustment | (104,434) | |
Transfer agent fees | 147,217 | |
Accounting and security lending fees | 60,565 | |
Non-interested trustees' compensation | 134 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 10,528 | |
Registration fees | 16,326 | |
Audit | 24,592 | |
Legal | 234 | |
Miscellaneous | 6,694 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 351,007 | |
Expense reductions | (16,320) | 334,687 |
Net investment income (loss) | 65,963 | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on investment securities | (3,952,481) | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities | 8,243,860 | |
Net gain (loss) | 4,291,379 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | $ 4,357,342 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Year ended | Year ended | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | ||
Operations | ||
Net investment income (loss) | $ 65,963 | $ (327,178) |
Net realized gain (loss) | (3,952,481) | (9,792,914) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 8,243,860 | (6,055,088) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting | 4,357,342 | (16,175,180) |
Share transactions | 4,766,364 | 18,818,947 |
Cost of shares redeemed | (8,758,011) | (18,574,772) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | (3,991,647) | 244,175 |
Redemption fees | 1,991 | 9,782 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 367,686 | (15,921,223) |
Net Assets | ||
Beginning of period | 33,213,645 | 49,134,868 |
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $65,963 and undistributed net investment income of $0, respectively) | $ 33,581,331 | $ 33,213,645 |
Other Information Shares | ||
Sold | 641,207 | 1,815,008 |
Redeemed | (1,164,326) | (1,901,635) |
Net increase (decrease) | (523,119) | (86,627) |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
Years ended October 31, | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 |
Selected Per-Share Data | |||||
Net asset value, | $ 7.26 | $ 10.54 | $ 15.92 | $ 15.30 | $ 12.03 |
Income from Investment Operations | |||||
Net investment income (loss) C | .02 | (.07) | .01 | .02 | .03 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 1.01 | (3.21) | (4.12) | 2.63 | 3.50 |
Total from investment operations | 1.03 | (3.28) | (4.11) | 2.65 | 3.53 |
Distributions from net investment income | - | - | (.02) | (.04) | (.02) |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | - | (1.25) | (1.99) | (.24) |
Total distributions | - | - | (1.27) | (2.03) | (.26) |
Redemption fees added to paid | - | - | - | - | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 8.29 | $ 7.26 | $ 10.54 | $ 15.92 | $ 15.30 |
Total Return A, B | 14.19% | (31.12)% | (27.74)% | 18.54% | 29.80% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets D | |||||
Expenses before expense reductions | 1.08% | 1.33% | 1.26% | 1.03% | .89% |
Expenses net of voluntary waivers, if any | 1.08% | 1.33% | 1.26% | 1.03% | .89% |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.03% | 1.20% | 1.22% | 1.02% | .86% |
Net investment income (loss) | .20% | (.71)% | .09% | .10% | .22% |
Supplemental Data | |||||
Net assets, end of period | $ 33,581 | $ 33,214 | $ 49,135 | $ 72,466 | $ 50,273 |
Portfolio turnover rate | 199% | 256% | 309% | 94% | 128% |
A Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
B Total returns do not include the effect of the former sales charges.
C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
D Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the fund. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the fund during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of any voluntary waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the fund.
E Amount represents less than $.01 per-share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
For the period ended October 31, 2003
1. Significant Accounting Policies.
Fidelity Focused Stock Fund (the fund) is a fund of Fidelity Capital Trust (the trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the fund:
Security Valuation. Net asset value per share (NAV calculation) is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange, normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. Equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price (closing bid price or last evaluated quote if no sale has occurred) on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. If an event that is expected to materially affect the value of a security occurs after the close of an exchange or market on which that security trades, but prior to the NAV calculation, then that security will be fair valued taking the event into account. Securities (including restricted securities) for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at their fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. Price movements in futures contracts and ADRs, market and trading trends, the bid/ask quotes of brokers and off-exchange institutional trading may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security's fair value. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are valued on the basis of amortized cost. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their net asset value each business day.
Investment Transactions and Income. Security transactions are accounted for as of trade date. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost. 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. Interest income is accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, which is accrued using the interest method.
Expenses. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among the funds in the trust.
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
1. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year the fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing all of its taxable income and realized gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required in the accompanying financial statements. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent and temporary book and tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary differences will reverse in a subsequent period. These differences are primarily due to capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales.
The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the federal tax cost as of period end were as follows:
Unrealized appreciation | $ 3,199,879 | | |
Unrealized depreciation | (782,150) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 2,417,729 | |
Undistributed ordinary income | 65,963 | |
Capital loss carryforward | (22,067,947) | |
Cost for federal income tax purposes | $ 30,915,459 |
Short-Term Trading (Redemption) Fees. Shares held in the fund less than 30 days are subject to a short-term trading fee equal to .75% of the proceeds of the redeemed shares. The fee, which is retained by the fund, is accounted for as an addition to paid in capital.
2. Operating Policies.
Repurchase Agreements. Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) has received an Exemptive Order from the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) which permits the fund and other affiliated entities of FMR to transfer uninvested cash balances into joint trading accounts. These accounts are then invested in repurchase agreements that are collateralized by U.S. Treasury or Government obligations. The fund may also invest directly with institutions, in repurchase agreements that are collateralized by commercial paper obligations and corporate obligations. Collateral is held in segregated accounts with custodian banks and may be obtained in the event of a default of the counterparty. Collateral is marked-to-market daily and maintained at a value at least equal to the principal amount of the repurchase agreement (including accrued interest).
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3. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Information regarding purchases and sales of securities is included under the caption "Other Information" at the end of the fund's Schedule of Investments.
4. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the fund with investment management related services for which the fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .30% of the fund's average net assets and a group fee rate that averaged .28% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. In addition, the management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of ±.20% of the fund's average net assets over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the fund's relative investment performance as compared to an appropriate benchmark index. For the period, the total annual management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .26% of the fund's average net assets.
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, is the fund's transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent. FSC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to account size and type of account. FSC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of all shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, the transfer agent fees were equivalent to an annual rate of .45% of average net assets.
Accounting and Security Lending Fees. FSC maintains the fund's accounting records and administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the month plus out-of-pocket expenses.
Central Funds. The fund may invest in affiliated Central Funds managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR. The Central Funds are open-end investment companies available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by FMR and its affiliates. The Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and do not pay a management fee. Income distributions earned by the fund are recorded as income in the accompanying financial statements and totaled $7,405 for the period.
Brokerage Commissions. The fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms are shown under the caption "Other Information" at the end of the fund's Schedule of Investments.
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5. Committed Line of Credit.
The fund participates with other funds managed by FMR in a $3.5 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro rata portion of the line of credit. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
6. Security Lending.
The fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. The fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Cash collateral is invested in cash equivalents. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
7. Expense Reductions.
Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the fund provided services to the fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the fund totaling $16,320 for the period.
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Report of Independent Auditors
To the Trustees of Fidelity Capital Trust and the Shareholders of Fidelity Focused Stock Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Focused Stock Fund (a fund of Fidelity Capital Trust) at October 31, 2003 and the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity Focused Stock Fund's management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America which require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2003 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
December 8, 2003
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Trustees and Officers
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust 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, and review the fund's performance. Except for William O. McCoy, each of the Trustees oversees 289 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. McCoy oversees 291 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
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. In any event, each non-interested Trustee shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The executive officers and Advisory Board Member hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and 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 1-877-544-8544.
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an "interested person" (as defined in the 1940 Act) may be sent to 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation | |
Edward C. Johnson 3d (73)** | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1978 Mr. Johnson is Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR Corp.; a Director and Chairman of the Board and of the Executive Committee of FMR; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Far East) Inc.; Chairman (1998) and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman (2001) and a Director (2000) of FMR Co., Inc. | |
Abigail P. Johnson (41)** | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 Senior Vice President of Focused Stock (2001). Ms. Johnson also serves as Senior Vice President of other Fidelity funds (2001). She is President and a Director of FMR (2001), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2001), FMR Co., Inc. (2001), and a Director of FMR Corp. Previously, Ms. Johnson managed a number of Fidelity funds. | |
Laura B. Cronin (49) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Ms. Cronin is an Executive Vice President (2002) and Chief Financial Officer (2002) of FMR Corp. and is a member of the Fidelity Management Committee (2003). Previously, Ms. Cronin served as Vice President of Finance of FMR (1997-1999), and Chief Financial Officer of FMR (1999-2001), Fidelity Personal Investments (2001), and Fidelity Brokerage Company (2001-2002). | |
Robert L. Reynolds (51) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Mr. Reynolds is a Director (2003) and Chief Operating Officer (2002) of FMR Corp. and is the head of the Fidelity Management Committee (2003). He also serves on the Board at Fidelity Investments Canada, Ltd. (2000). Previously, Mr. Reynolds served as President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Retirement Group (1996-2000). |
* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
** Edward C. Johnson 3d, Trustee, is Abigail P. Johnson's father.
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Non-Interested Trustees:
Correspondence intended for each non-interested Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation | |
J. Michael Cook (61) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 Prior to Mr. Cook's retirement in May 1999, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Deloitte & Touche LLP (accounting/consulting), Chairman of the Deloitte & Touche Foundation, and a member of the Board of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. He currently serves as a Director of Comcast (telecommunications, 2002), International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. (2000), Rockwell Automation (2000) and The Dow Chemical Company (2000). He is a Member of the Diversity Advisory Council of Marakon (2003) and the Advisory Board of the Directorship Search Group, Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Catalyst (a leading organization for the advancement of women in business), and is Chairman of the Accountability Advisory Council to the Comptroller General of the United States. He also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of the Graduate School of Business of the University of Florida, his alma mater. | |
Ralph F. Cox (71) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1991 Mr. Cox is President of RABAR Enterprises (management consulting for the petroleum industry). Prior to February 1994, he was President of Greenhill Petroleum Corporation (petroleum exploration and production). Until March 1990, Mr. Cox was President and Chief Operating Officer of Union Pacific Resources Company (exploration and production). He is a Director of CH2M Hill Companies (engineering), and Abraxas Petroleum (petroleum exploration and production, 1999). In addition, he is a member of advisory boards of Texas A&M University and the University of Texas at Austin. | |
Phyllis Burke Davis (71) | |
Year of Election or Appointment:1992 Mrs. Davis is retired from Avon Products, Inc. (consumer products) where she held various positions including Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Group Vice President of U.S. product marketing, sales, distribution, and manufacturing. Mrs. Davis is a member of the Board of Directors of the Southampton Hospital in Southampton, N.Y. (1998). Previously, she served as a Director of BellSouth Corporation (telecommunications), Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial), the TJX Companies, Inc. (retail stores), Hallmark Cards, Inc., and Nabisco Brands, Inc. | |
Robert M. Gates (60) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1997 Dr. Gates is President of Texas A&M University (2002). He was Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from 1991 to 1993. From 1989 to 1991, Dr. Gates served as Assistant to the President of the United States and Deputy National Security Advisor. Dr. Gates is a Director of NACCO Industries, Inc. (mining and manufacturing), and Parker Drilling Co., Inc. (drilling and rental tools for the energy industry, 2001). He also serves as a member of the Advisory Board of VoteHere.net (secure internet voting, 2001). Previously, Dr. Gates served as a Director of LucasVarity PLC (automotive components and diesel engines), a Director of TRW Inc. (automotive, space, defense, and information technology), and Dean of the George Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University (1999-2001). Dr. Gates also is a Trustee of the Forum for International Policy. | |
Donald J. Kirk (70) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1987 Mr. Kirk is a Governor of the American Stock Exchange (2001), a Trustee and former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Greenwich Hospital Association, a Director of the Yale-New Haven Health Services Corp. (1998), and a Director Emeritus and former Chairman of the Board of Directors of National Arts Strategies Inc. Mr. Kirk was an Executive-in-Residence (1995-2000) and a Professor (1987-1995) at Columbia University Graduate School of Business. Prior to 1987, he was Chairman of the Financial Accounting Standards Board. Previously, Mr. Kirk served as a Governor of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (1996-2002), a member and Vice Chairman of the Public Oversight Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' SEC Practice Section (1995-2002), a Director of General Re Corporation (reinsurance, 1987-1998) and as a Director of Valuation Research Corp. (appraisals and valuations). | |
Marie L. Knowles (57) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 Prior to Ms. Knowles' retirement in June 2000, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) (diversified energy, 1996-2000). From 1993 to 1996, she was a Senior Vice President of ARCO and President of ARCO Transportation Company. She served as a Director of ARCO from 1996 to 1998. She currently serves as a Director of Phelps Dodge Corporation (copper mining and manufacturing), URS Corporation (multidisciplinary engineering, 1999), and McKesson Corporation (healthcare service, 2002). Ms. Knowles is a Trustee of the Brookings Institution and the Catalina Island Conservancy and also serves as a member of the Advisory Board for the School of Engineering of the University of Southern California. | |
Ned C. Lautenbach (59) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Mr. Lautenbach has been a partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment firm) since September 1998. Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was with the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. He was most recently Senior Vice President and Group Executive of Worldwide Sales and Services. From 1993 to 1995, he was Chairman of IBM World Trade Corporation, and from 1994 to 1998 was a member of IBM's Corporate Executive Committee. Mr. Lautenbach serves as Chairman and as a Director (1998) of Acterna Corporation (communications test equipment). He is also Co-Chairman of Covansys, Inc. (global provider of business and technology solutions, 2000). In addition, he is a Director of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial) and the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida (1999). He also is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. | |
Marvin L. Mann (70) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1993 Mr. Mann is Chairman of the non-interested Trustees (2001). He is Chairman Emeritus of Lexmark International, Inc. (computer peripherals) where he served as CEO until April 1998 and retired as Chairman May 1999, and remains a member of the Board. Prior to 1991, he held the positions of Vice President of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) and President and General Manager of various IBM divisions and subsidiaries. Mr. Mann is a Board member of Imation Corp. (imaging and information storage) and Acterna Corporation (communications test equipment, 1999). He is also a member of the Director Services Committee of the Investment Company Institute. In addition, Mr. Mann is a member of the President's Cabinet at the University of Alabama and the Board of Visitors of the Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration at the University of Alabama. | |
William O. McCoy (70) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1997 Prior to his retirement in December 1994, Mr. McCoy was Vice Chairman of the Board of BellSouth Corporation (telecommunications) and President of BellSouth Enterprises. He is currently a Director of Liberty Corporation (holding company), Duke Realty Corporation (real estate), Progress Energy, Inc. (electric utility), and Acterna Corporation (communications test equipment, 1999). He is also a partner of Franklin Street Partners (private investment management firm) and a member of the Research Triangle Foundation Board. In addition, Mr. McCoy served as the Interim Chancellor (1999-2000) and a member of the Board of Visitors (1994-1998) for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the University of North Carolina Health Care System and the Board of Visitors of the Kenan-Flagler Business School (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). He also served as Vice President of Finance for the University of North Carolina (16-school system, 1995-1998). | |
William S. Stavropoulos (64) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman of the Board, President and CEO (2002), and Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000) and a Director of The Dow Chemical Company. Since joining The Dow Chemical Company in 1967, Mr. Stavropoulos served in numerous senior management positions, including President (1993-2000) and Chief Executive Officer (1995-2000). Currently, he is a Director of NCR Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions), BellSouth Corporation (telecommunications), Chemical Financial Corporation, and Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate, 2002). He also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research. In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of The Business Council, J.P. Morgan International Council, World Business Council for Sustainable Development, and the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science. |
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Advisory Board Members and Executive Officers:
Correspondence intended for Dr. Heilmeier may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Mr. Lynch may be sent to 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation | |
George H. Heilmeier (67) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity Capital Trust. Dr. Heilmeier is Chairman Emeritus of Telcordia Technologies (communication software and systems), where prior to his retirement, he served as company Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. He currently serves on the Boards of Directors of The Mitre Corporation (systems engineering and information technology support for the government), INET Technologies Inc. (telecommunications network surveillance, 2001) and Teletech Holdings (customer management services, 1998). He is Chairman of the General Motors Technology Advisory Committee and a Life Fellow of the IEEE (2000). Dr. Heilmeier is a member of the Defense Science Board and the National Security Agency Advisory Board. He is also a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and The Board of Overseers of the School of Engineering and Applied Science of the University of Pennsylvania. Previously, Dr. Heilmeier served as a Director of TRW Inc. (automotive, space, defense, and information technology, 1992-2002) and Compaq (1994-2002). | |
Peter S. Lynch (60) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity Capital Trust. Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR, and Vice Chairman (2001) and a Director (2000) of FMR Co., Inc. Previously, Mr. Lynch served as a Trustee of the Fidelity funds (1990-2003). Prior to May 31, 1990, he was a Director of FMR and Executive Vice President of FMR (a position he held until March 31, 1991), Vice President of Fidelity® Magellan® Fund and FMR Growth Group Leader, and Managing Director of FMR Corp. Mr. Lynch was also Vice President of Fidelity Investments Corporate Services. In addition, he serves as a Trustee of Boston College, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Historic Deerfield, John F. Kennedy Library, and the Museum of Fine Arts of Boston. | |
Philip L. Bullen (44) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 Vice President of Focused Stock. Mr. Bullen also serves as Vice President of certain Equity Funds (2001) and certain High Income Funds (2001). He is Senior Vice President of FMR (2001) and FMR Co., Inc. (2001), President and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Far East) Inc. (2001), President and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2002), and a Director of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2002). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Bullen was President and Chief Investment Officer of Santander Global Advisors (1997-2000) and President and Chief Executive Officer of Boston's Baring Asset Management Inc. (1994-1997). | |
Bahaa Fam (46) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 Vice President of Focused Stock. Prior to assuming his current responsibilities, Mr. Fam managed a variety of Fidelity funds. | |
Eric D. Roiter (54) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1998 Secretary of Focused Stock. He also serves as Secretary of other Fidelity funds (1998); Vice President, General Counsel, and Clerk of FMR Co., Inc. (2001) and FMR (1998); Vice President and Clerk of FDC (1998); Assistant Clerk of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2001) and Fidelity Management & Research (Far East) Inc. (2001); and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Investments Money Management Inc. (2001). Prior to joining Fidelity, Mr. Roiter was with the law firm of Debevoise & Plimpton, as an associate (1981-1984) and as a partner (1985-1997), and served as an Assistant General Counsel of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (1979-1981). Mr. Roiter is an Adjunct Member, Faculty of Law, at Boston College Law School (2003). | |
Stuart Fross (44) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Assistant Secretary of Focused Stock. Mr. Fross also serves as Assistant Secretary of other Fidelity funds (2003) and is an employee of FMR. | |
Maria F. Dwyer (44) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 President and Treasurer of Focused Stock. Ms. Dwyer also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2002) and is a Vice President (1999) and an employee (1996) of FMR. Prior to joining Fidelity, Ms. Dwyer served as Director of Compliance for MFS Investment Management. | |
Timothy F. Hayes (52) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Chief Financial Officer of Focused Stock. Mr. Hayes also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other Fidelity funds (2002). Recently he was appointed President of Fidelity Service Company (2003) where he also serves as a Director. Mr. Hayes also serves as President of Fidelity Investments Operations Group (FIOG, 2002), which includes Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services Group (FPCMS), where he was appointed President in 1998. Previously, Mr. Hayes served as Chief Financial Officer of Fidelity Investments Corporate Systems and Service Group (1998) and Fidelity Systems Company (1997-1998). | |
John R. Hebble (45) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Deputy Treasurer of Focused Stock. Mr. Hebble also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2003), and is an employee of FMR. Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Hebble worked at Deutsche Asset Management where he served as Director of Fund Accounting (2002-2003) and Assistant Treasurer of the Scudder Funds (1998-2003). | |
John H. Costello (57) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1996 Assistant Treasurer of Focused Stock. Mr. Costello also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of FMR. | |
Francis V. Knox, Jr. (56) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Assistant Treasurer of Focused Stock. Mr. Knox also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2002), and is a Vice President and an employee of FMR. Previously, Mr. Knox served as Vice President of Investment & Advisor Compliance (1990-2001), and Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (1992-2002), Fidelity Management & Research (Far East) Inc. (1991-2002), and FMR Corp. (1995-2002). | |
Mark Osterheld (48) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Assistant Treasurer of Focused Stock. Mr. Osterheld also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2002) and is an employee of FMR. | |
Thomas J. Simpson (45) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Assistant Treasurer of Focused Stock. Mr. Simpson is Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2000) and an employee of FMR (1996). Prior to joining FMR, Mr. Simpson was Vice President and Fund Controller of Liberty Investment Services (1987-1995). |
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Managing Your Investments
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Contents
Chairman's Message | Ned Johnson's message to shareholders. | |
Performance | How the fund has done over time. | |
Management's Discussion | The manager's review of fund performance, strategy and outlook. | |
Investment Changes | A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months. | |
Investments | A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values. | |
Financial Statements | Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, | |
Notes | Notes to the financial statements. | |
Auditors' Opinion | ||
Trustees and Officers | ||
Distributions |
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Chairman's Message
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Dear Shareholder:
Many of you have read or heard news stories recently that were critical of mutual funds and made allegations that the mutual fund industry has been less than forthright. I find these reports unsettling and not necessarily an accurate picture of the overall industry, and I would like you to know where we at Fidelity stand.
With specific regard to allegations that certain mutual fund companies were violating the Securities and Exchange Commission's forward pricing rules or were involved in so-called "market timing" activities, I want to say two things:
First, Fidelity does not have agreements that permit customers who buy fund shares after 4 p.m. to obtain the 4 p.m. price. This is not to say that someone could not deceive the company through fraudulent acts. But I underscore that we have no so-called "agreements" which would permit this illegal practice.
Second, Fidelity has been on record for years opposing predatory short-term trading which adversely affects other shareholders in a mutual fund. In fact, in the 1980s, we began charging a fee - which is returned to the fund and, therefore, to investors - to discourage this activity. What's more, several years ago we took the industry lead in developing a Fair Value Pricing Policy to prevent market timing on foreign securities in our funds. It is reasonable to assume that another structure can be developed that would alter the system to make it much more difficult for predatory traders to operate. This, however, will only be achieved through close cooperation among regulators, legislators and the industry.
Certainly no industry is perfect, and there have been instances of unethical and illegal activity from time to time within the mutual fund industry. When this occurs, confessed or convicted offenders should be dealt with appropriately. Clearly, every system can be improved. We applaud well thought out improvements by regulators, legislators and industry representatives that achieve the common goal of building and protecting the value of investors' holdings. But we remain concerned about the risk of over-regulation and the quick application of simplistic solutions to intricate problems.
For more than 57 years, Fidelity Investments has worked very hard to improve its products and service to justify your trust. When our family founded this company in 1946, we had only a few hundred customers. Many of them were family and friends. Today, we serve more than 18 million customers including individual investors and participants in retirement plans across America.
Let me close by saying that we do not take your trust in us for granted, and we realize that we must always work to improve all aspects of our service to you. In turn, we urge you to continue your active participation with your financial matters, so that your interests can be well served.
Best regards,
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d
Edward C. Johnson 3d
Annual Report
Performance: The Bottom Line
Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the fund's dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The $10,000 table and the fund's 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
Periods ended October 31, 2003 | Past 1 | Past 5 | Past 10 |
Fidelity Capital Appreciation | 44.53% | 8.24% | 10.56% |
$10,000 Over 10 Years
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity Capital Appreciation Fund on October 31, 1993. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have grown, and also shows how the Standard & Poor's 500SM Index did over the same period.
Annual Report
Management's Discussion of Fund Performance
Comments from Harry Lange, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity® Capital Appreciation Fund
After falling for three of the first four months of the one-year period ending October 31, 2003, equities advanced strongly in seven of the next eight months. Early on, stocks were tempered by corporate accounting scandals, a lack of capital spending, economic weakness and the specter of war with Iraq. But the market climate improved in the spring of 2003, sparked by stronger-than-expected growth in first-quarter corporate earnings and gross domestic product (GDP), as well as the end of major hostilities in Iraq. Second- and third-quarter earnings and GDP reports also were strong. Despite a slight pullback in September, investors picked up the pace again in October, partly as a result of the Federal Reserve Board's announcement that it had no intention of raising interest rates for quite some time. For the 12 months overall, the Standard & Poor's 500SM Index gained 20.80%; the blue-chip, large-cap bellwether Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM returned 19.42%; and the technology-rich NASDAQ Composite® Index advanced 46.04%.
As investors reacquainted themselves with equities, Fidelity Capital Appreciation Fund benefited accordingly. The fund generated a return of 44.53% for the 12 months ending October 31, 2003, compared to 20.80% for the S&P 500®, and 22.01% for the LipperSM Capital Appreciation Funds average. The fund realized healthy gains from many of its higher-growth positions within the technology, wireless and financial services areas. Top-performing stocks included Internet names such as Yahoo! and Expedia, cellphone handset maker Motorola and several brokerage stocks, including Ameritrade, which benefited not only from a rising market, but also from increased trading volumes and underwriting activity. The fund did not own Yahoo! at the end of October. Homebuilders also performed well, and the fund's longstanding stake in Lennar contributed positively. Disappointing performances came from Tenet Healthcare, Micron Technology and Dell Computer. The fund liquidated its Tenet position as the company's troubles mounted, then bought back in too soon. Micron didn't keep up with worldwide semiconductor demand, and inopportune trading in Dell also detracted.
The views expressed in this statement reflect those of the portfolio manager only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover 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.
Annual Report
Investment Changes
Top Ten Stocks as of October 31, 2003 | ||
% of fund's | % of fund's net assets | |
Liberty Media Corp. Class A | 4.6 | 3.9 |
Motorola, Inc. | 4.5 | 2.3 |
Seagate Technology | 4.2 | 0.0 |
Lennar Corp. Class A | 4.1 | 4.9 |
Genentech, Inc. | 2.4 | 0.0 |
Viacom, Inc. Class B (non-vtg.) | 2.4 | 2.9 |
Time Warner, Inc. | 2.3 | 2.7 |
Dell, Inc. | 2.2 | 0.8 |
Univision Communications, Inc. Class A | 2.0 | 3.4 |
Microsoft Corp. | 2.0 | 3.8 |
30.7 | ||
Top Five Market Sectors as of October 31, 2003 | ||
% of fund's | % of fund's net assets | |
Information Technology | 31.7 | 28.6 |
Consumer Discretionary | 27.1 | 28.9 |
Financials | 13.3 | 10.4 |
Health Care | 11.6 | 12.4 |
Industrials | 3.6 | 4.7 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) | |||||||
As of October 31, 2003 * | As of April 30, 2003 ** | ||||||
Stocks 97.5% | Stocks 96.5% | ||||||
Short-Term | Short-Term | ||||||
* Foreign | 21.2% | ** Foreign | 12.0% |
Annual Report
Investments October 31, 2003
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 97.5% | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) (000s) | ||
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 27.1% | |||
Auto Components - 0.4% | |||
NOK Corp. | 400,000 | $ 15,754 | |
Distributors - 0.1% | |||
Handleman Co. | 92,100 | 1,635 | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.2% | |||
McDonald's Corp. | 400,000 | 10,004 | |
Starbucks Corp. (a) | 1,200,000 | 37,920 | |
47,924 | |||
Household Durables - 6.2% | |||
Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (a) | 100,000 | 9,950 | |
D.R. Horton, Inc. | 681,770 | 27,134 | |
Daito Trust Construction Co. | 442,500 | 13,685 | |
George Wimpey PLC | 1,000,000 | 5,541 | |
Leggett & Platt, Inc. | 93,400 | 1,951 | |
Lennar Corp.: | |||
Class A | 1,738,408 | 159,673 | |
Class B | 192,381 | 16,708 | |
Maytag Corp. | 363,380 | 9,230 | |
243,872 | |||
Internet & Catalog Retail - 2.8% | |||
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) | 560,300 | 30,492 | |
eBay, Inc. (a) | 186,600 | 10,438 | |
InterActiveCorp (a) | 1,697,412 | 62,312 | |
Senshukai Co. Ltd. | 582,000 | 7,131 | |
110,373 | |||
Media - 14.4% | |||
Cablevision Systems Corp. - NY Group Class A (a) | 279,800 | 5,652 | |
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. | 200,000 | 8,164 | |
Comcast Corp.: | |||
Class A (a) | 244,210 | 8,284 | |
Class A (special) (a) | 58,600 | 1,912 | |
EchoStar Communications Corp. Class A (a) | 74,700 | 2,863 | |
Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. Class A (a) | 200,000 | 5,540 | |
General Motors Corp. Class H (a) | 934,200 | 15,349 | |
Lamar Advertising Co. Class A (a) | 200,000 | 6,060 | |
Liberty Media Corp. Class A (a) | 17,819,490 | 179,794 | |
News Corp. Ltd. ADR | 467,500 | 16,666 | |
Playboy Enterprises, Inc.: | |||
Class A (a) | 25,000 | 365 | |
Class B (non-vtg.) (a) | 2,325,600 | 36,024 | |
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) (000s) | ||
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - continued | |||
Media - continued | |||
Radio One, Inc.: | |||
Class A (a) | 401,600 | $ 6,438 | |
Class D (non-vtg.) (a) | 603,200 | 9,591 | |
Time Warner, Inc. (a) | 5,879,226 | 89,893 | |
Univision Communications, Inc. Class A (a) | 2,368,300 | 80,404 | |
Viacom, Inc. Class B (non-vtg.) | 2,367,900 | 94,408 | |
567,407 | |||
Specialty Retail - 1.7% | |||
CarMax, Inc. (a) | 93,600 | 2,949 | |
Gadzooks, Inc. (a) | 150,000 | 1,000 | |
Gap, Inc. | 586,900 | 11,198 | |
Home Depot, Inc. | 935,200 | 34,668 | |
Toys 'R' Us, Inc. (a) | 1,000,000 | 13,000 | |
Yamada Denki Co. Ltd. | 150,000 | 4,775 | |
67,590 | |||
Textiles Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.3% | |||
NIKE, Inc. Class B | 186,800 | 11,937 | |
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | 1,066,492 | ||
CONSUMER STAPLES - 2.6% | |||
Beverages - 0.4% | |||
PepsiCo, Inc. | 1,800 | 86 | |
Robert Mondavi Corp. Class A (a) | 200,000 | 7,010 | |
The Coca-Cola Co. | 200,000 | 9,280 | |
16,376 | |||
Food & Staples Retailing - 0.8% | |||
Sysco Corp. | 279,900 | 9,421 | |
Whole Foods Market, Inc. (a) | 374,000 | 22,156 | |
31,577 | |||
Food Products - 0.9% | |||
American Italian Pasta Co. Class A (a) | 233,800 | 8,941 | |
McCormick & Co., Inc. (non-vtg.) | 695,000 | 20,600 | |
Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A | 282,200 | 4,027 | |
33,568 | |||
Personal Products - 0.3% | |||
Avon Products, Inc. | 164,380 | 11,171 | |
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) (000s) | ||
CONSUMER STAPLES - continued | |||
Tobacco - 0.2% | |||
Altria Group, Inc. | 207,100 | $ 9,630 | |
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | 102,322 | ||
ENERGY - 3.1% | |||
Energy Equipment & Services - 2.1% | |||
BJ Services Co. (a) | 93,300 | 3,061 | |
Carbo Ceramics, Inc. | 467,230 | 19,624 | |
ENSCO International, Inc. | 466,970 | 12,305 | |
GlobalSantaFe Corp. | 200,000 | 4,502 | |
Grant Prideco, Inc. (a) | 65,000 | 737 | |
Maverick Tube Corp. (a) | 500,000 | 8,445 | |
Nabors Industries Ltd. (a) | 64,575 | 2,441 | |
Noble Corp. (a) | 900,000 | 30,897 | |
Transocean, Inc. (a) | 127,196 | 2,441 | |
84,453 | |||
Oil & Gas - 1.0% | |||
Apache Corp. | 93,500 | 6,519 | |
Burlington Resources, Inc. | 186,500 | 9,071 | |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. | 187,100 | 2,232 | |
Cross Timbers Royalty Trust | 1,380 | 35 | |
EOG Resources, Inc. | 150,000 | 6,321 | |
Teekay Shipping Corp. | 180,000 | 8,663 | |
XTO Energy, Inc. | 186,600 | 4,417 | |
37,258 | |||
TOTAL ENERGY | 121,711 | ||
FINANCIALS - 13.3% | |||
Capital Markets - 5.0% | |||
Ameritrade Holding Corp. (a) | 5,697,650 | 77,716 | |
Charles Schwab Corp. | 1,555,600 | 21,094 | |
Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. | 663,500 | 4,852 | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 50,000 | 4,695 | |
JAFCO Co. Ltd. | 130,000 | 11,115 | |
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. | 513,600 | 30,405 | |
Morgan Stanley | 186,700 | 10,244 | |
Nomura Holdings, Inc. | 2,213,500 | 38,012 | |
198,133 | |||
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) (000s) | ||
FINANCIALS - continued | |||
Commercial Banks - 3.5% | |||
Fifth Third Bancorp | 139,900 | $ 8,109 | |
Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group, Inc. (MTFG) | 4,767 | 34,990 | |
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (a) | 11,697 | 28,620 | |
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | 6,027 | 30,316 | |
Synovus Financial Corp. | 186,600 | 5,150 | |
UFJ Holdings, Inc. (a) | 6,599 | 28,211 | |
135,396 | |||
Diversified Financial Services - 0.5% | |||
Deutsche Boerse AG | 186,908 | 10,354 | |
Quanta Capital Holdings Ltd. (c) | 935,600 | 9,450 | |
19,804 | |||
Insurance - 2.0% | |||
Allstate Corp. | 479,900 | 18,956 | |
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. | 186,900 | 4,682 | |
Millea Holdings, Inc. | 2,231 | 26,584 | |
Progressive Corp. | 279,700 | 20,642 | |
Sun Life Financial, Inc. | 100,000 | 2,472 | |
XL Capital Ltd. Class A | 93,300 | 6,484 | |
79,820 | |||
Real Estate - 0.8% | |||
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | 190,300 | 9,705 | |
Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A | 93,300 | 3,816 | |
Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc. Class A | 676,200 | 13,470 | |
LNR Property Corp. | 90,268 | 3,692 | |
Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd. | 200,000 | 1,917 | |
32,600 | |||
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 1.5% | |||
Fannie Mae | 462,800 | 33,178 | |
Freddie Mac | 5,600 | 314 | |
Golden West Financial Corp., Delaware | 187,000 | 18,780 | |
Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. | 374,200 | 7,787 | |
60,059 | |||
TOTAL FINANCIALS | 525,812 | ||
HEALTH CARE - 11.6% | |||
Biotechnology - 2.4% | |||
Genentech, Inc. (a) | 1,168,900 | 95,815 | |
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) (000s) | ||
HEALTH CARE - continued | |||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 3.8% | |||
Biomet, Inc. | 466,820 | $ 16,740 | |
Boston Scientific Corp. (a) | 93,300 | 6,318 | |
Fisher Scientific International, Inc. (a) | 186,500 | 7,507 | |
Medtronic, Inc. | 573,300 | 26,125 | |
St. Jude Medical, Inc. (a) | 603,400 | 35,094 | |
Stryker Corp. | 93,300 | 7,568 | |
Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (a) | 810,000 | 51,686 | |
151,038 | |||
Health Care Providers & Services - 1.5% | |||
Aetna, Inc. | 420,200 | 24,124 | |
Cardinal Health, Inc. | 100,000 | 5,934 | |
HCA, Inc. | 155,500 | 5,948 | |
Health Management Associates, Inc. Class A | 150,000 | 3,323 | |
McKesson Corp. | 50,000 | 1,514 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp. (a) | 475,000 | 6,555 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 221,000 | 11,244 | |
58,642 | |||
Pharmaceuticals - 3.9% | |||
Allergan, Inc. | 93,300 | 7,055 | |
Altana AG | 93,300 | 5,859 | |
Forest Laboratories, Inc. (a) | 80,465 | 4,024 | |
Johnson & Johnson | 1,359,900 | 68,444 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | 1,321,400 | 58,472 | |
Pfizer, Inc. | 280,900 | 8,876 | |
Sepracor, Inc. (a) | 20,000 | 533 | |
153,263 | |||
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | 458,758 | ||
INDUSTRIALS - 3.6% | |||
Air Freight & Logistics - 1.3% | |||
FedEx Corp. | 654,050 | 49,551 | |
Airlines - 0.1% | |||
JetBlue Airways Corp. (a) | 6,700 | 386 | |
Southwest Airlines Co. | 279,700 | 5,426 | |
5,812 | |||
Commercial Services & Supplies - 2.0% | |||
Cintas Corp. | 100,000 | 4,266 | |
Corinthian Colleges, Inc. (a) | 93,200 | 5,771 | |
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) (000s) | ||
INDUSTRIALS - continued | |||
Commercial Services & Supplies - continued | |||
HON Industries, Inc. | 108,700 | $ 4,457 | |
Hudson Highland Group, Inc. (a) | 42,637 | 939 | |
Monster Worldwide, Inc. (a) | 568,500 | 14,480 | |
Republic Services, Inc. | 282,600 | 6,570 | |
Robert Half International, Inc. (a) | 955,300 | 22,555 | |
Waste Management, Inc. | 747,200 | 19,367 | |
78,405 | |||
Machinery - 0.1% | |||
THK Co. Ltd. | 275,100 | 5,580 | |
Road & Rail - 0.1% | |||
Union Pacific Corp. | 50,000 | 3,130 | |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | 142,478 | ||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 31.7% | |||
Communications Equipment - 7.0% | |||
Cable Design Technologies Corp. (a) | 750,000 | 7,230 | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) | 2,200,900 | 46,175 | |
Comverse Technology, Inc. (a) | 322,900 | 5,825 | |
Juniper Networks, Inc. (a) | 467,600 | 8,412 | |
Lucent Technologies, Inc. (a) | 34,789 | 111 | |
Motorola, Inc. | 12,992,500 | 175,789 | |
Nokia Corp. sponsored ADR | 1,826,000 | 31,024 | |
274,566 | |||
Computers & Peripherals - 7.3% | |||
Dell, Inc. (a) | 2,429,400 | 87,750 | |
EMC Corp. (a) | 2,059,800 | 28,508 | |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | 93,500 | 2,086 | |
Seagate Technology | 7,180,800 | 165,015 | |
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (a) | 946,700 | 3,749 | |
287,108 | |||
Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 0.5% | |||
Celestica, Inc. (sub. vtg.) (a) | 93,400 | 1,325 | |
Nichicon Corp. | 966,800 | 11,239 | |
Solectron Corp. (a) | 934,100 | 5,175 | |
Tech Data Corp. (a) | 57,100 | 1,880 | |
19,619 | |||
Internet Software & Services - 4.1% | |||
Homestore, Inc. (a) | 2,548,560 | 8,920 | |
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) (000s) | ||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued | |||
Internet Software & Services - continued | |||
Sina Corp. (a) | 1,122,100 | $ 43,347 | |
Yahoo Japan Corp. (a) | 3,732 | 55,332 | |
Yahoo Japan Corp. New (a) | 3,732 | 55,671 | |
163,270 | |||
IT Services - 0.9% | |||
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. Class A (a) | 93,400 | 4,570 | |
Ceridian Corp. (a) | 933,400 | 19,601 | |
DST Systems, Inc. (a) | 187,100 | 7,076 | |
Pegasus Solutions, Inc. (a) | 605,350 | 6,610 | |
37,857 | |||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 8.8% | |||
Agere Systems, Inc.: | |||
Class A (a) | 375 | 1 | |
Class B (a) | 942,003 | 3,193 | |
Analog Devices, Inc. (a) | 1,216,000 | 53,905 | |
ASML Holding NV (NY Shares) (a) | 300,000 | 5,265 | |
Intel Corp. | 1,579,200 | 52,193 | |
Intersil Corp. Class A | 276,800 | 7,139 | |
KLA-Tencor Corp. (a) | 921,900 | 52,853 | |
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (a) | 93,400 | 4,097 | |
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) | 1,452,000 | 20,822 | |
Novellus Systems, Inc. (a) | 113,800 | 4,699 | |
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | 150,000 | 59,569 | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. sponsored ADR (a) | 356,400 | 3,942 | |
Teradyne, Inc. (a) | 2,442,300 | 55,636 | |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | 465,600 | 13,465 | |
Xilinx, Inc. (a) | 279,900 | 8,873 | |
345,652 | |||
Software - 3.1% | |||
BEA Systems, Inc. (a) | 1,815,195 | 25,231 | |
Microsoft Corp. | 3,001,700 | 78,494 | |
Network Associates, Inc. (a) | 93,600 | 1,304 | |
Nippon System Development Co. Ltd. | 125,000 | 2,280 | |
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) (000s) | ||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued | |||
Software - continued | |||
Oracle Corp. (a) | 1,000,000 | $ 11,960 | |
Portal Software, Inc. (a) | 194,440 | 3,111 | |
122,380 | |||
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | 1,250,452 | ||
MATERIALS - 2.9% | |||
Chemicals - 1.0% | |||
BOC Group PLC | 46,600 | 634 | |
Dow Chemical Co. | 279,850 | 10,548 | |
Lyondell Chemical Co. | 186,700 | 2,670 | |
Nitto Denko Corp. | 400,000 | 20,993 | |
Praxair, Inc. | 50,000 | 3,479 | |
38,324 | |||
Construction Materials - 0.3% | |||
Lafarge North America, Inc. | 640 | 23 | |
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | 300,000 | 12,291 | |
12,314 | |||
Containers & Packaging - 0.2% | |||
Pactiv Corp. (a) | 400,000 | 8,820 | |
Metals & Mining - 1.4% | |||
Alcoa, Inc. | 300,000 | 9,471 | |
Newmont Mining Corp. Holding Co. | 200,000 | 8,756 | |
Pechiney SA Series A | 100,000 | 5,508 | |
Phelps Dodge Corp. (a) | 495,400 | 30,586 | |
54,321 | |||
TOTAL MATERIALS | 113,779 | ||
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 1.4% | |||
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.7% | |||
AT&T Corp. | 150,980 | 2,807 | |
Citizens Communications Co. (a) | 1,073,100 | 13,360 | |
NTL, Inc. (a) | 187,036 | 11,546 | |
27,713 | |||
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) (000s) | ||
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - continued | |||
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.7% | |||
KDDI Corp. | 4,664 | $ 25,327 | |
NTT DoCoMo, Inc. | 1,355 | 2,933 | |
28,260 | |||
TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES | 55,973 | ||
UTILITIES - 0.2% | |||
Electric Utilities - 0.1% | |||
Edison International (a) | 93,300 | 1,839 | |
Multi-Utilities & Unregulated Power - 0.1% | |||
Equitable Resources, Inc. | 100,000 | 4,120 | |
TOTAL UTILITIES | 5,959 | ||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $3,149,221) | 3,843,736 | ||
Preferred Stocks - 0.0% | |||
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 0.0% | |||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 0.0% | |||
Communications Equipment - 0.0% | |||
Chorum Technologies, Inc. Series E (d) | 15,100 | 0 | |
Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 0.0% | |||
MATERIALS - 0.0% | |||
Metals & Mining - 0.0% | |||
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. (depositary shares) | 9,100 | 81 | |
Money Market Funds - 6.9% | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) | ||
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 1.07% (b) | 157,670,597 | $ 157,671 | |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 1.09% (b) | 114,528,376 | 114,528 | |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $272,199) | 272,199 | ||
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 104.4% (Cost $3,421,835) | 4,116,016 | ||
NET OTHER ASSETS - (4.4)% | (173,460) | ||
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 3,942,556 |
Legend |
(a) Non-income producing |
(b) The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent fiscal year end is available upon request. |
(c) 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 period end, the value of these securities amounted to $9,450,000 or 0.2% of net assets. |
(d) Restricted securities - Investment in securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933. |
Additional information on each holding is as follows: |
Security | Acquisition | Acquisition |
Chorum Technologies, Inc. Series E | 9/19/00 | $ 260 |
Other Information |
Distribution of investments by country of issue, as a percentage of total net assets, is as follows: |
United States of America | 78.8% |
Japan | 10.8% |
Cayman Islands | 5.1% |
Korea (South) | 1.5% |
Hong Kong | 1.1% |
Others (individually less than 1%) | 2.7% |
100.0% |
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $2,494,047,000 and $1,268,481,000, respectively. |
The fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $183,000 for the period. |
The fund invested in securities that are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933. At the end of the period, the value of restricted securities (excluding 144A issues) amounted to $0 or 0% of net assets. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amount) | October 31, 2003 | |
Assets | ||
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $120,739) (cost $3,421,835) - See accompanying schedule | $ 4,116,016 | |
Receivable for investments sold | 175 | |
Receivable for fund shares sold | 20,413 | |
Dividends receivable | 1,391 | |
Interest receivable | 105 | |
Prepaid expenses | 15 | |
Other receivables | 103 | |
Total assets | 4,138,218 | |
Liabilities | ||
Payable to custodian bank | $ 3 | |
Payable for investments purchased | 71,607 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 6,734 | |
Accrued management fee | 2,197 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 593 | |
Collateral on securities loaned, at value | 114,528 | |
Total liabilities | 195,662 | |
Net Assets | $ 3,942,556 | |
Net Assets consist of: | ||
Paid in capital | $ 3,252,017 | |
Accumulated net investment loss | (5,860) | |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | 2,210 | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 694,189 | |
Net Assets, for 167,540 shares outstanding | $ 3,942,556 | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($3,942,556 ÷ 167,540 shares) | $ 23.53 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Operations
Amounts in thousands | Year ended October 31, 2003 | |
Investment Income | ||
Dividends | $ 12,008 | |
Interest | 1,068 | |
Security lending | 663 | |
Total income | 13,739 | |
Expenses | ||
Management fee | $ 13,929 | |
Performance adjustment | 1,783 | |
Transfer agent fees | 5,199 | |
Accounting and security lending fees | 486 | |
Non-interested trustees' compensation | 9 | |
Appreciation in deferred trustee compensation account | 4 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 122 | |
Registration fees | 154 | |
Audit | 46 | |
Legal | 13 | |
Miscellaneous | 126 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 21,871 | |
Expense reductions | (647) | 21,224 |
Net investment income (loss) | (7,485) | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||
Investment securities | 147,566 | |
Foreign currency transactions | (374) | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | 147,192 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: Investment securities | 810,762 | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 7 | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 810,769 | |
Net gain (loss) | 957,961 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | $ 950,476 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Amounts in thousands | Year ended | Year ended |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | ||
Operations | ||
Net investment income (loss) | $ (7,485) | $ (7,237) |
Net realized gain (loss) | 147,192 | (100,914) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 810,769 | (133,024) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting | 950,476 | (241,175) |
Share transactions | 1,889,274 | 242,587 |
Cost of shares redeemed | (602,183) | (414,424) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | 1,287,091 | (171,837) |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 2,237,567 | (413,012) |
Net Assets | ||
Beginning of period | 1,704,989 | 2,118,001 |
End of period (including accumulated net investment loss of $5,860 and accumulated net investment loss of $4,005, respectively) | $ 3,942,556 | $ 1,704,989 |
Other Information Shares | ||
Sold | 94,307 | 12,958 |
Redeemed | (31,466) | (22,317) |
Net increase (decrease) | 62,841 | (9,359) |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
Years ended October 31, | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 |
Selected Per-Share Data | |||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 16.28 | $ 18.57 | $ 25.82 | $ 25.73 | $ 19.29 |
Income from Investment Operations | |||||
Net investment income (loss) C | (.06) | (.07) | .04 | .04 D | .13 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 7.31 | (2.22) | (5.01) | 2.11 | 6.86 |
Total from investment operations | 7.25 | (2.29) | (4.97) | 2.15 | 6.99 |
Distributions from net investment income | - | - | (.15) | (.57) | (.10) |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | - | (2.13) | (1.49) | (.45) |
Total distributions | - | - | (2.28) | (2.06) | (.55) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 23.53 | $ 16.28 | $ 18.57 | $ 25.82 | $ 25.73 |
Total Return A,B | 44.53% | (12.33)% | (20.86)% | 8.14% | 36.98% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E | |||||
Expenses before expense reductions | .91% | 1.07% | .94% | .85% | .67% |
Expenses net of voluntary waivers, if any | .91% | 1.07% | .94% | .85% | .67% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .88% | 1.03% | .91% | .83% | .65% |
Net investment income (loss) | (.31)% | (.35)% | .17% | .15% | .56% |
Supplemental Data | |||||
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $ 3,943 | $ 1,705 | $ 2,118 | $ 2,948 | $ 2,936 |
Portfolio turnover rate | 54% | 80% | 120% | 85% | 78% |
A Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
B Total returns do not include the effect of the former sales charges.
C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
D Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.03 per share.
E Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the fund. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the fund during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of any voluntary waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the fund.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
For the period ended October 31, 2003
(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
1. Significant Accounting Policies.
Fidelity Capital Appreciation Fund (the fund) is a fund of Fidelity Capital Trust (the trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the fund:
Security Valuation. Net asset value per share (NAV calculation) is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange, normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. Equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price (closing bid price or last evaluated quote if no sale has occurred) on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. If an event that is expected to materially affect the value of a security occurs after the close of an exchange or market on which that security trades, but prior to the NAV calculation, then that security will be fair valued taking the event into account. Securities (including restricted securities) for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at their fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. Price movements in futures contracts and ADRs, market and trading trends, the bid/ask quotes of brokers and off-exchange institutional trading may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security's fair value. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are valued on the basis of amortized cost. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their net asset value each business day.
Foreign Currency. The fund uses foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
Foreign denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
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(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
1. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Investment Transactions and Income. Security transactions are accounted for as of trade date. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost. 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. The fund estimates the components of distributions received from Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). Distributions received in excess of income are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or realized gain. Interest income is accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, which is accrued using the interest method. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.
Expenses. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among the funds in the trust.
Deferred Trustee Compensation. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan), non-interested Trustees must defer receipt of a portion of, and may elect to defer receipt of an additional portion of, their annual compensation. Deferred amounts are treated as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in shares of the fund or are invested in a cross-section of other Fidelity funds, and are marked-to-market. Deferred amounts remain in the fund until distributed in accordance with the Plan.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year the fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing all of its taxable income and realized gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required in the accompanying financial statements. Foreign taxes are provided for based on each fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. In addition, the fund will treat a portion of the proceeds from shares redeemed as a distribution from net investment income and realized gain for income tax purposes. Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent and temporary book and tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations.
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1. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued
Temporary differences will reverse in a subsequent period. These differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), Partnerships and losses deferred due to wash sales.
The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the federal tax cost as of period end were as follows:
Unrealized appreciation | $ 835,469 | | |
Unrealized depreciation | (149,306) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 686,163 | |
Undistributed ordinary income | 1,028 | |
Undistributed long-term capital gain | 3,347 | |
Capital loss carryforward | - | |
Cost for federal income tax purposes | $ 3,429,853 |
2. Operating Policies.
Repurchase Agreements. Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) has received an Exemptive Order from the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) which permits the fund and other affiliated entities of FMR to transfer uninvested cash balances into joint trading accounts. These accounts are then invested in repurchase agreements that are collateralized by U.S. Treasury or Government obligations. The fund may also invest directly with institutions, in repurchase agreements that are collateralized by commercial paper obligations and corporate obligations. Collateral is held in segregated accounts with custodian banks and may be obtained in the event of a default of the counterparty. Collateral is marked-to-market daily and maintained at a value at least equal to the principal amount of the repurchase agreement (including accrued interest).
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.
3. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Information regarding purchases and sales of securities is included under the caption "Other Information" at the end of the fund's Schedule of Investments.
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(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
4. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the fund with investment management related services for which the fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .30% of the fund's average net assets and a group fee rate that averaged .28% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. In addition, the management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of ± .20% of the fund's average net assets over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the fund's relative investment performance as compared to an appropriate benchmark index. For the period, the total annual management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .65% of the fund's average net assets.
Sales Load. Prior to October 12, 1990, Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, received a deferred sales charge of up to 1%. Shares purchased before October 12, 1990 are subject to a 1% deferred sales charge upon redemption. For the period, FDC received deferred sales charges of $93, all of which was retained on redemption of shares of the fund.
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, is the fund's transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent. FSC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to account size and type of account. FSC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of all shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, the transfer agent fees were equivalent to an annual rate of .22% of average net assets.
Accounting and Security Lending Fees. FSC maintains the fund's accounting records and administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the month plus out-of-pocket expenses.
Central Funds. The fund may invest in affiliated Central Funds managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR. The Central Funds are open-end investment companies available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by FMR and its affiliates. The Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and do not pay a management fee. Income distributions earned by the fund are recorded as income in the accompanying financial statements and totaled $1,066 for the period.
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Brokerage Commissions. The fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms are shown under the caption "Other Information" at the end of the fund's Schedule of Investments.
5. Committed Line of Credit.
The fund participates with other funds managed by FMR in a $3.5 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro rata portion of the line of credit. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
6. Security Lending.
The fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. The fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Cash collateral is invested in cash equivalents. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Although the fund did not receive collateral equal to the full amount due from the borrowers at period end, subsequently the full amount was received.
7. Expense Reductions.
Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the fund provided services to the fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the fund totaling $640 for the period.In addition, through arrangements with the fund's transfer agent, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the fund's transfer agent expenses by $7.
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Report of Independent Auditors
To the Trustees of Fidelity Capital Trust and the Shareholders of Fidelity Capital Appreciation Fund.
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Capital Appreciation Fund (a fund of Fidelity Capital Trust) at October 31, 2003 and the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity Capital Appreciation Fund's management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America which require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2003 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
December 8, 2003
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Trustees and Officers
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust 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, and review the fund's performance. Except for William O. McCoy, each of the Trustees oversees 289 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. McCoy oversees 291 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
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. In any event, each non-interested Trustee shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The executive officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and 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.
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an "interested person" (as defined in the 1940 Act) may be sent to 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation | |
Edward C. Johnson 3d (73)** | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1978 Mr. Johnson is Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR Corp.; a Director and Chairman of the Board and of the Executive Committee of FMR; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Far East) Inc.; Chairman (1998) and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman (2001) and a Director (2000) of FMR Co., Inc. | |
Abigail P. Johnson (41)** | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 Senior Vice President of Capital Appreciation (2001). Ms. Johnson also serves as Senior Vice President of other Fidelity funds (2001). She is President and a Director of FMR (2001), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2001), FMR Co., Inc. (2001), and a Director of FMR Corp. Previously, Ms. Johnson managed a number of Fidelity funds. | |
Laura B. Cronin (49) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Ms. Cronin is an Executive Vice President (2002) and Chief Financial Officer (2002) of FMR Corp. and is a member of the Fidelity Management Committee (2003). Previously, Ms. Cronin served as Vice President of Finance of FMR (1997-1999), and Chief Financial Officer of FMR (1999-2001), Fidelity Personal Investments (2001), and Fidelity Brokerage Company (2001-2002). | |
Robert L. Reynolds (51) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Mr. Reynolds is a Director (2003) and Chief Operating Officer (2002) of FMR Corp. and is the head of the Fidelity Management Committee (2003). He also serves on the Board at Fidelity Investments Canada, Ltd. (2000). Previously, Mr. Reynolds served as President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Retirement Group (1996-2000). |
* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
** Edward C. Johnson 3d, Trustee, is Abigail P. Johnson's father.
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Non-Interested Trustees:
Correspondence intended for each non-interested Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation | |
J. Michael Cook (61) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 Prior to Mr. Cook's retirement in May 1999, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Deloitte & Touche LLP (accounting/consulting), Chairman of the Deloitte & Touche Foundation, and a member of the Board of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. He currently serves as a Director of Comcast (telecommunications, 2002), International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. (2000), Rockwell Automation (2000) and The Dow Chemical Company (2000). He is a Member of the Diversity Advisory Council of Marakon (2003) and the Advisory Board of the Directorship Search Group, Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Catalyst (a leading organization for the advancement of women in business), and is Chairman of the Accountability Advisory Council to the Comptroller General of the United States. He also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of the Graduate School of Business of the University of Florida, his alma mater. | |
Ralph F. Cox (71) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1991 Mr. Cox is President of RABAR Enterprises (management consulting for the petroleum industry). Prior to February 1994, he was President of Greenhill Petroleum Corporation (petroleum exploration and production). Until March 1990, Mr. Cox was President and Chief Operating Officer of Union Pacific Resources Company (exploration and production). He is a Director of CH2M Hill Companies (engineering), and Abraxas Petroleum (petroleum exploration and production, 1999). In addition, he is a member of advisory boards of Texas A&M University and the University of Texas at Austin. | |
Phyllis Burke Davis (71) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1992 Mrs. Davis is retired from Avon Products, Inc. (consumer products) where she held various positions including Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Group Vice President of U.S. product marketing, sales, distribution, and manufacturing. Mrs. Davis is a member of the Board of Directors of the Southampton Hospital in Southampton, N.Y. (1998). Previously, she served as a Director of BellSouth Corporation (telecommunications), Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial), the TJX Companies, Inc. (retail stores), Hallmark Cards, Inc., and Nabisco Brands, Inc. | |
Robert M. Gates (60) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1997 Dr. Gates is President of Texas A&M University (2002). He was Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from 1991 to 1993. From 1989 to 1991, Dr. Gates served as Assistant to the President of the United States and Deputy National Security Advisor. Dr. Gates is a Director of NACCO Industries, Inc. (mining and manufacturing), and Parker Drilling Co., Inc. (drilling and rental tools for the energy industry, 2001). He also serves as a member of the Advisory Board of VoteHere.net (secure internet voting, 2001). Previously, Dr. Gates served as a Director of LucasVarity PLC (automotive components and diesel engines), a Director of TRW Inc. (automotive, space, defense, and information technology), and Dean of the George Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University (1999-2001). Dr. Gates also is a Trustee of the Forum for International Policy. | |
Donald J. Kirk (70) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1987 Mr. Kirk is a Governor of the American Stock Exchange (2001), a Trustee and former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Greenwich Hospital Association, a Director of the Yale-New Haven Health Services Corp. (1998), and a Director Emeritus and former Chairman of the Board of Directors of National Arts Strategies Inc. Mr. Kirk was an Executive-in-Residence (1995-2000) and a Professor (1987-1995) at Columbia University Graduate School of Business. Prior to 1987, he was Chairman of the Financial Accounting Standards Board. Previously, Mr. Kirk served as a Governor of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (1996-2002), a member and Vice Chairman of the Public Oversight Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' SEC Practice Section (1995-2002), a Director of General Re Corporation (reinsurance, 1987-1998) and as a Director of Valuation Research Corp. (appraisals and valuations). | |
Marie L. Knowles (57) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 Prior to Ms. Knowles' retirement in June 2000, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) (diversified energy, 1996-2000). From 1993 to 1996, she was a Senior Vice President of ARCO and President of ARCO Transportation Company. She served as a Director of ARCO from 1996 to 1998. She currently serves as a Director of Phelps Dodge Corporation (copper mining and manufacturing), URS Corporation (multidisciplinary engineering, 1999), and McKesson Corporation (healthcare service, 2002). Ms. Knowles is a Trustee of the Brookings Institution and the Catalina Island Conservancy and also serves as a member of the Advisory Board for the School of Engineering of the University of Southern California. | |
Ned C. Lautenbach (59) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Mr. Lautenbach has been a partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment firm) since September 1998. Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was with the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. He was most recently Senior Vice President and Group Executive of Worldwide Sales and Services. From 1993 to 1995, he was Chairman of IBM World Trade Corporation, and from 1994 to 1998 was a member of IBM's Corporate Executive Committee. Mr. Lautenbach serves as Chairman and as a Director (1998) of Acterna Corporation (communications test equipment). He is also Co-Chairman of Covansys, Inc. (global provider of business and technology solutions, 2000). In addition, he is a Director of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial) and the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida (1999). He also is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. | |
Marvin L. Mann (70) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1993 Mr. Mann is Chairman of the non-interested Trustees (2001). He is Chairman Emeritus of Lexmark International, Inc. (computer peripherals) where he served as CEO until April 1998 and retired as Chairman May 1999, and remains a member of the Board. Prior to 1991, he held the positions of Vice President of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) and President and General Manager of various IBM divisions and subsidiaries. Mr. Mann is a Board member of Imation Corp. (imaging and information storage) and Acterna Corporation (communications test equipment, 1999). He is also a member of the Director Services Committee of the Investment Company Institute. In addition, Mr. Mann is a member of the President's Cabinet at the University of Alabama and the Board of Visitors of the Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration at the University of Alabama. | |
William O. McCoy (70) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1997 Prior to his retirement in December 1994, Mr. McCoy was Vice Chairman of the Board of BellSouth Corporation (telecommunications) and President of BellSouth Enterprises. He is currently a Director of Liberty Corporation (holding company), Duke Realty Corporation (real estate), Progress Energy, Inc. (electric utility), and Acterna Corporation (communications test equipment, 1999). He is also a partner of Franklin Street Partners (private investment management firm) and a member of the Research Triangle Foundation Board. In addition, Mr. McCoy served as the Interim Chancellor (1999-2000) and a member of the Board of Visitors (1994-1998) for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the University of North Carolina Health Care System and the Board of Visitors of the Kenan-Flagler Business School (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). He also served as Vice President of Finance for the University of North Carolina (16-school system, 1995-1998). | |
William S. Stavropoulos (64) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman of the Board, President and CEO (2002), and Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000) and a Director of The Dow Chemical Company. Since joining The Dow Chemical Company in 1967, Mr. Stavropoulos served in numerous senior management positions, including President (1993-2000) and Chief Executive Officer (1995-2000). Currently, he is a Director of NCR Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions), BellSouth Corporation (telecommunications), Chemical Financial Corporation, and Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate, 2002). He also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research. In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of The Business Council, J.P. Morgan International Council, World Business Council for Sustainable Development, and the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science. |
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George H. Heilmeier (67) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity Capital Trust. Dr. Heilmeier is Chairman Emeritus of Telcordia Technologies (communication software and systems), where prior to his retirement, he served as company Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. He currently serves on the Boards of Directors of The Mitre Corporation (systems engineering and information technology support for the government), INET Technologies Inc. (telecommunications network surveillance, 2001) and Teletech Holdings (customer management services, 1998). He is Chairman of the General Motors Technology Advisory Committee and a Life Fellow of the IEEE (2000). Dr. Heilmeier is a member of the Defense Science Board and the National Security Agency Advisory Board. He is also a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and The Board of Overseers of the School of Engineering and Applied Science of the University of Pennsylvania. Previously, Dr. Heilmeier served as a Director of TRW Inc. (automotive, space, defense, and information technology, 1992-2002) and Compaq (1994-2002). | |
Peter S. Lynch (60) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity Capital Trust. Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR, and Vice Chairman (2001) and a Director (2000) of FMR Co., Inc. Previously, Mr. Lynch served as a Trustee of the Fidelity funds (1990-2003). Prior to May 31, 1990, he was a Director of FMR and Executive Vice President of FMR (a position he held until March 31, 1991), Vice President of Fidelity® Magellan® Fund and FMR Growth Group Leader, and Managing Director of FMR Corp. Mr. Lynch was also Vice President of Fidelity Investments Corporate Services. In addition, he serves as a Trustee of Boston College, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Historic Deerfield, John F. Kennedy Library, and the Museum of Fine Arts of Boston. | |
John B. McDowell (44) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Vice President of Capital Appreciation. Mr. McDowell also serves as Vice President of certain Equity Funds (2002). He is Senior Vice President of FMR (1999), FMR Co., Inc. (2001), and Fidelity Management Trust Company (FMTC). Since joining Fidelity Investments in 1985, Mr. McDowell has worked as a research analyst and manager. | |
Harry W. Lange (51) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1997 Vice President of Capital Appreciation. Mr. Lange is also Vice President of other funds advised by FMR. Prior to assuming his current responsibilities, Mr. Lange managed a variety of Fidelity funds. | |
Eric D. Roiter (54) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1998 Secretary of Capital Appreciation. He also serves as Secretary of other Fidelity funds (1998); Vice President, General Counsel, and Clerk of FMR Co., Inc. (2001) and FMR (1998); Vice President and Clerk of FDC (1998); Assistant Clerk of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2001) and Fidelity Management & Research (Far East) Inc. (2001); and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2001). Prior to joining Fidelity, Mr. Roiter was with the law firm of Debevoise & Plimpton, as an associate (1981-1984) and as a partner (1985-1997), and served as an Assistant General Counsel of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (1979-1981). Mr. Roiter is an Adjunct Member, Faculty of Law, at Boston College Law School (2003). | |
Stuart Fross (44) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Assistant Secretary of Capital Appreciation. Mr. Fross also serves as Assistant Secretary of other Fidelity funds (2003) and is an employee of FMR. | |
Maria F. Dwyer (44) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 President and Treasurer of Capital Appreciation. Ms. Dwyer also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2002) and is a Vice President (1999) and an employee (1996) of FMR. Prior to joining Fidelity, Ms. Dwyer served as Director of Compliance for MFS Investment Management. | |
Timothy F. Hayes (52) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Chief Financial Officer of Capital Appreciation. Mr. Hayes also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other Fidelity funds (2002). Recently he was appointed President of Fidelity Service Company (2003) where he also serves as a Director. Mr. Hayes also serves as President of Fidelity Investments Operations Group (FIOG, 2002), which includes Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services Group (FPCMS), where he was appointed President in 1998. Previously, Mr. Hayes served as Chief Financial Officer of Fidelity Investments Corporate Systems and Service Group (1998) and Fidelity Systems Company (1997-1998). | |
John R. Hebble (45) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Deputy Treasurer of Capital Appreciation. Mr. Hebble also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2003), and is an employee of FMR. Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Hebble worked at Deutsche Asset Management where he served as Director of Fund Accounting (2002-2003) and Assistant Treasurer of the Scudder Funds (1998-2003). | |
John H. Costello (57) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1986 Assistant Treasurer of Capital Appreciation. Mr. Costello also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of FMR. | |
Francis V. Knox, Jr. (56) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Assistant Treasurer of Capital Appreciation. Mr. Knox also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2002), and is a Vice President and an employee of FMR. Previously, Mr. Knox served as Vice President of Investment & Advisor Compliance (1990-2001), and Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (1992-2002), Fidelity Management & Research (Far East) Inc. (1991-2002), and FMR Corp. (1995-2002). | |
Mark Osterheld (48) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Assistant Treasurer of Capital Appreciation. Mr. Osterheld also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2002) and is an employee of FMR. | |
Thomas J. Simpson (45) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Assistant Treasurer of Capital Appreciation. Mr. Simpson is Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2000) and an employee of FMR (1996). Prior to joining FMR, Mr. Simpson was Vice President and Fund Controller of Liberty Investment Services (1987-1995). |
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Distributions
The Board of Trustees of Fidelity Capital Appreciation Fund voted to pay on December 8, 2003, to shareholders of record at the opening of business on December 5, 2003, a distribution of $.02 per share derived from capital gains realized from sales of portfolio securities and a dividend of $.01 per share from net investment income.
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Contents
Chairman's Message | Ned Johnson's message to shareholders. | |
Performance | How the fund has done over time. | |
Management's Discussion | The manager's review of fund performance, strategy and outlook. | |
Investment Changes | A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months. | |
Investments | A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values. | |
Financial Statements | Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, | |
Notes | Notes to the financial statements. | |
Auditors' Opinion | ||
Trustees and Officers |
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Chairman's Message
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Dear Shareholder:
Many of you have read or heard news stories recently that were critical of mutual funds and made allegations that the mutual fund industry has been less than forthright. I find these reports unsettling and not necessarily an accurate picture of the overall industry, and I would like you to know where we at Fidelity stand.
With specific regard to allegations that certain mutual fund companies were violating the Securities and Exchange Commission's forward pricing rules or were involved in so-called "market timing" activities, I want to say two things:
First, Fidelity does not have agreements that permit customers who buy fund shares after 4 p.m. to obtain the 4 p.m. price. This is not to say that someone could not deceive the company through fraudulent acts. But I underscore that we have no so-called "agreements" which would permit this illegal practice.
Second, Fidelity has been on record for years opposing predatory short-term trading which adversely affects other shareholders in a mutual fund. In fact, in the 1980s, we began charging a fee - which is returned to the fund and, therefore, to investors - to discourage this activity. What's more, several years ago we took the industry lead in developing a Fair Value Pricing Policy to prevent market timing on foreign securities in our funds. It is reasonable to assume that another structure can be developed that would alter the system to make it much more difficult for predatory traders to operate. This, however, will only be achieved through close cooperation among regulators, legislators and the industry.
Certainly no industry is perfect, and there have been instances of unethical and illegal activity from time to time within the mutual fund industry. When this occurs, confessed or convicted offenders should be dealt with appropriately. Clearly, every system can be improved. We applaud well thought out improvements by regulators, legislators and industry representatives that achieve the common goal of building and protecting the value of investors' holdings. But we remain concerned about the risk of over-regulation and the quick application of simplistic solutions to intricate problems.
For more than 57 years, Fidelity Investments has worked very hard to improve its products and service to justify your trust. When our family founded this company in 1946, we had only a few hundred customers. Many of them were family and friends. Today, we serve more than 18 million customers including individual investors and participants in retirement plans across America.
Let me close by saying that we do not take your trust in us for granted, and we realize that we must always work to improve all aspects of our service to you. In turn, we urge you to continue your active participation with your financial matters, so that your interests can be well served.
Best regards,
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d
Edward C. Johnson 3d
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Performance: The Bottom Line
Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the fund's dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The $10,000 table and the fund's 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
Periods ended October 31, 2003 | Past 1 | Past 5 | Past 10 |
Fidelity® Small Cap Independence Fund | 24.41% | 7.70% | 7.90% |
$10,000 Over 10 Years
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity® Small Cap Independence Fund on October 31, 1993. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have grown, and also shows how the Russell 2000® Index did over the same period.
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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance
Comments from Jamie Harmon, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity® Small Cap Independence Fund
After falling for three of the first four months of the one-year period ending October 31, 2003, equities advanced strongly in seven of the next eight months. Early on, stocks were tempered by corporate accounting scandals, a lack of capital spending, economic weakness and the specter of war with Iraq. But the market climate improved in the spring of 2003, sparked by stronger-than-expected growth in first-quarter corporate earnings and gross domestic product (GDP), as well as the end of major hostilities in Iraq. Second- and third-quarter earnings and GDP reports also were strong. Despite a slight pullback in September, investors picked up the pace again in October, partly as a result of the Federal Reserve Board's announcement that it had no intention of raising interest rates for quite some time. For the 12 months overall, the Standard & Poor's 500SM Index gained 20.80%; the blue-chip, large-cap bellwether Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM returned 19.42%; and the technology-rich NASDAQ Composite® Index advanced 46.04%.
Fidelity Small Cap Independence Fund gained 24.41% for the year ending October 31, 2003. In comparison, the Russell 2000® Index and the LipperSM Small-Cap Funds Average returned 43.36% and 37.07%, respectively. In general, the fund's emphasis on higher-quality stocks hurt results versus its benchmarks. I stayed true to my investment style and continued to focus on steady growing niche companies that I felt were well-positioned for the long term and were trading at reasonable valuations. While this has been a successful strategy for the fund on a multi-year basis, it didn't bear fruit over the past 12 months, as our stocks went up much less than the more aggressive names in the index. The fund suffered the most from its underexposure to surging technology stocks, particularly the beaten-down, riskier names that rallied the most. Security selection in health care also detracted, as we focused on lagging services companies - including Renal Care Group, LifePoint Hospitals and Alliance Imaging - while avoiding strong-performing biotechnology stocks. Conversely, some good picks in materials and consumer discretionary boosted returns, led by such gold and homebuilding stocks as Buenaventura and Pulte Homes, respectively. Several niche services issues, such as prison operator Corrections Corp. of America, also were standouts.
The views expressed in this statement reflect those of the portfolio manager only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover 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.
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Investment Changes
Top Ten Stocks as of October 31, 2003 | ||
% of fund's | % of fund's net assets | |
Corrections Corp. of America | 4.0 | 4.7 |
Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp. | 2.6 | 2.5 |
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. Class A | 2.3 | 0.0 |
Fisher Scientific International, Inc. | 2.0 | 2.2 |
Compania de Minas Buenaventura SA | 2.0 | 0.7 |
ExpressJet Holdings, Inc. Class A | 1.9 | 0.0 |
Omnicare, Inc. | 1.9 | 1.6 |
United Auto Group, Inc. | 1.9 | 0.0 |
Pulte Homes, Inc. | 1.7 | 0.0 |
BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. | 1.7 | 0.0 |
22.0 | ||
Top Five Market Sectors as of October 31, 2003 | ||
% of fund's | % of fund's net assets | |
Consumer Discretionary | 24.4 | 8.2 |
Financials | 20.2 | 17.2 |
Information Technology | 20.2 | 3.8 |
Health Care | 14.6 | 41.0 |
Industrials | 7.9 | 10.2 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) | |||||||
As of October 31, 2003 * | As of April 30, 2003 ** | ||||||
Stocks 99.1% | Stocks 91.9% | ||||||
Short-Term | Short-Term | ||||||
* Foreign | 5.9% | ** Foreign | 8.8% |
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Investments October 31, 2003
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 99.1% | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) | ||
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 24.4% | |||
Auto Components - 3.0% | |||
Keystone Automotive Industries, Inc. (a) | 551,636 | $ 13,642 | |
LKQ Corp. (a) | 352,700 | 6,102 | |
Midas, Inc. (a) | 451,800 | 6,063 | |
Superior Industries International, Inc. | 50,200 | 2,134 | |
27,941 | |||
Distributors - 0.2% | |||
Advanced Marketing Services, Inc. | 113,700 | 1,302 | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 4.0% | |||
AFC Enterprises, Inc. (a) | 353,900 | 5,928 | |
Ambassadors Group, Inc. (a) | 151,434 | 2,886 | |
Buca, Inc. (a) | 638,304 | 3,568 | |
Choice Hotels International, Inc. (a) | 50,800 | 1,677 | |
Outback Steakhouse, Inc. | 232,400 | 9,761 | |
Penn National Gaming, Inc. (a) | 420,300 | 9,957 | |
Ruby Tuesday, Inc. | 138,400 | 3,785 | |
37,562 | |||
Household Durables - 6.5% | |||
American Greetings Corp. Class A (a) | 136,400 | 2,909 | |
Blyth, Inc. | 59,100 | 1,654 | |
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. Class A (a) | 67,600 | 5,495 | |
Jarden Corp. (a) | 244,100 | 10,079 | |
KB Home | 52,600 | 3,603 | |
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. | 34,100 | 2,296 | |
Pulte Homes, Inc. | 189,000 | 16,350 | |
Ryland Group, Inc. | 34,700 | 3,085 | |
Standard Pacific Corp. | 323,800 | 15,494 | |
60,965 | |||
Leisure Equipment & Products - 0.2% | |||
Concord Camera Corp. (a) | 115,000 | 1,477 | |
Media - 1.4% | |||
Journal Communications, Inc. Class A | 268,000 | 4,768 | |
R.H. Donnelley Corp. (a) | 91,600 | 3,929 | |
Reader's Digest Association, Inc. (non-vtg.) | 311,300 | 4,585 | |
13,282 | |||
Specialty Retail - 7.7% | |||
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (a) | 252,300 | 4,289 | |
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. (a) | 153,000 | 2,857 | |
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (a) | 105,300 | 3,731 | |
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) | ||
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - continued | |||
Specialty Retail - continued | |||
Kirkland's, Inc. (a) | 372,100 | $ 8,205 | |
Lithia Motors, Inc. Class A | 76,400 | 1,805 | |
Pomeroy IT Solutions, Inc. | 137,766 | 1,981 | |
Regis Corp. | 187,637 | 7,134 | |
Sonic Automotive, Inc. Class A | 406,300 | 9,223 | |
The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack | 506,700 | 9,744 | |
Ultimate Electronics, Inc. (a) | 220,200 | 1,980 | |
United Auto Group, Inc. | 670,600 | 17,415 | |
Whitehall Jewellers, Inc. (a) | 300,500 | 3,675 | |
72,039 | |||
Textiles Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.4% | |||
Columbia Sportswear Co. (a) | 45,000 | 2,621 | |
Maxwell Shoe Co., Inc. Class A (a) | 147,800 | 2,365 | |
Skechers U.S.A., Inc. Class A (a) | 354,900 | 2,672 | |
Vans, Inc. (a) | 207,900 | 2,335 | |
Warnaco Group, Inc. (a) | 167,600 | 2,925 | |
12,918 | |||
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | 227,486 | ||
CONSUMER STAPLES - 5.2% | |||
Beverages - 1.2% | |||
Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A (a) | 282,900 | 8,875 | |
Robert Mondavi Corp. Class A (a) | 57,600 | 2,019 | |
10,894 | |||
Food & Staples Retailing - 2.5% | |||
BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. (a) | 635,683 | 16,331 | |
Rite Aid Corp. (a) | 1,240,174 | 7,106 | |
23,437 | |||
Food Products - 1.0% | |||
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. | 82,600 | 2,065 | |
Interstate Bakeries Corp. | 523,650 | 7,687 | |
9,752 | |||
Personal Products - 0.5% | |||
NBTY, Inc. (a) | 169,100 | 4,608 | |
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | 48,691 | ||
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) | ||
ENERGY - 3.1% | |||
Energy Equipment & Services - 1.4% | |||
Hydril Co. (a) | 85,100 | $ 1,996 | |
National-Oilwell, Inc. (a) | 118,005 | 2,250 | |
Oil States International, Inc. (a) | 347,000 | 4,251 | |
Varco International, Inc. (a) | 131,900 | 2,320 | |
W-H Energy Services, Inc. (a) | 111,564 | 1,749 | |
12,566 | |||
Oil & Gas - 1.7% | |||
Evergreen Resources, Inc. (a) | 89,000 | 2,440 | |
Penn Virginia Corp. | 45,600 | 2,068 | |
Prima Energy Corp. (a) | 112,039 | 3,117 | |
Quicksilver Resources, Inc. (a) | 194,700 | 5,004 | |
World Fuel Services Corp. | 107,700 | 3,087 | |
15,716 | |||
TOTAL ENERGY | 28,282 | ||
FINANCIALS - 20.2% | |||
Commercial Banks - 2.7% | |||
Center Financial Corp., California | 118,900 | 2,624 | |
East West Bancorp, Inc. | 82,400 | 4,045 | |
First Colonial Group, Inc. | 23,800 | 1,509 | |
Firstbank Corp., Michigan | 3,085 | 98 | |
Hanmi Financial Corp. | 37,875 | 803 | |
Nara Bancorp, Inc. | 338,800 | 7,657 | |
Pacific Union Bank | 97,334 | 1,922 | |
Provident Financial Services, Inc. | 270,993 | 5,311 | |
Wilshire State Bank, California (a) | 40,000 | 1,140 | |
25,109 | |||
Consumer Finance - 1.0% | |||
Student Loan Corp. | 71,800 | 9,300 | |
Diversified Financial Services - 0.0% | |||
Instinet Group, Inc. | 62,300 | 385 | |
Insurance - 8.5% | |||
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class A (a) | 154 | 11,983 | |
Conseco, Inc. (a) | 153,100 | 3,123 | |
HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. | 140,390 | 4,091 | |
IPC Holdings Ltd. | 129,803 | 4,861 | |
Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. | 277,879 | 9,203 | |
Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp. (a) | 504,016 | 23,764 | |
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) | ||
FINANCIALS - continued | |||
Insurance - continued | |||
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | 56,700 | $ 2,265 | |
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. | 207,906 | 9,352 | |
StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. | 75,600 | 4,767 | |
USI Holdings Corp. | 453,410 | 5,754 | |
79,163 | |||
Real Estate - 4.0% | |||
Corrections Corp. of America (a) | 1,514,619 | 37,197 | |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 4.0% | |||
Bank Mutual Corp. | 724,861 | 8,575 | |
Farmer Mac Class C (non-vtg.) (a) | 392,800 | 12,283 | |
Harbor Florida Bancshares, Inc. | 167,100 | 4,498 | |
NetBank, Inc. | 136,700 | 1,874 | |
Rainier Pacific Financial Group, Inc. (a)(c) | 463,315 | 7,807 | |
W Holding Co., Inc. | 76,200 | 1,775 | |
Westfield Financial, Inc. | 22,900 | 566 | |
37,378 | |||
TOTAL FINANCIALS | 188,532 | ||
HEALTH CARE - 14.6% | |||
Biotechnology - 0.2% | |||
Embrex, Inc. (a) | 235,093 | 2,407 | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 3.4% | |||
DJ Orthopedics, Inc. (a) | 71,100 | 1,276 | |
Fisher Scientific International, Inc. (a) | 471,781 | 18,989 | |
ICU Medical, Inc. (a) | 133,700 | 4,518 | |
Respironics, Inc. (a) | 158,748 | 6,618 | |
31,401 | |||
Health Care Providers & Services - 11.0% | |||
Corvel Corp. (a) | 257,060 | 9,277 | |
Coventry Health Care, Inc. (a) | 226,383 | 12,394 | |
Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. (a) | 825,908 | 14,082 | |
IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc. (a) | 33,300 | 784 | |
Mid Atlantic Medical Services, Inc. (a) | 222,833 | 13,013 | |
Omnicare, Inc. | 472,528 | 18,117 | |
Renal Care Group, Inc. (a) | 362,142 | 13,584 | |
Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B (a) | 302,810 | 14,247 | |
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) | ||
HEALTH CARE - continued | |||
Health Care Providers & Services - continued | |||
VCA Antech, Inc. (a) | 153,800 | $ 4,343 | |
WellChoice, Inc. | 83,400 | 2,711 | |
102,552 | |||
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | 136,360 | ||
INDUSTRIALS - 7.9% | |||
Aerospace & Defense - 1.8% | |||
Alliant Techsystems, Inc. (a) | 132,742 | 6,871 | |
United Defense Industries, Inc. (a) | 312,167 | 10,114 | |
16,985 | |||
Airlines - 3.0% | |||
ExpressJet Holdings, Inc. Class A (a) | 1,185,500 | 18,138 | |
MAIR Holdings, Inc. (a) | 69,600 | 487 | |
SkyWest, Inc. | 496,096 | 9,173 | |
27,798 | |||
Building Products - 0.5% | |||
Quixote Corp. | 178,673 | 4,327 | |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 1.4% | |||
Wackenhut Corrections Corp. (a)(c) | 607,800 | 12,654 | |
Construction & Engineering - 1.2% | |||
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV | 307,300 | 8,374 | |
URS Corp. (a) | 144,200 | 3,157 | |
11,531 | |||
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | 73,295 | ||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 20.2% | |||
Communications Equipment - 0.8% | |||
Applied Innovation, Inc. (a) | 193,100 | 1,226 | |
Emulex Corp. (a) | 108,517 | 3,073 | |
Optical Communication Products, Inc. (a) | 202,300 | 475 | |
QLogic Corp. (a) | 43,400 | 2,433 | |
7,207 | |||
Computers & Peripherals - 1.9% | |||
Komag, Inc. (a) | 276,954 | 5,223 | |
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) | ||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued | |||
Computers & Peripherals - continued | |||
Maxtor Corp. (a) | 452,900 | $ 6,191 | |
Western Digital Corp. (a) | 471,700 | 6,344 | |
17,758 | |||
Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 4.8% | |||
Agilysys, Inc. | 73,000 | 750 | |
Arrow Electronics, Inc. (a) | 707,900 | 15,114 | |
Avnet, Inc. (a) | 776,200 | 15,058 | |
Bell Microproducts, Inc. (a) | 226,300 | 1,910 | |
CellStar Corp. (a) | 43,700 | 537 | |
Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. (a) | 171,200 | 4,205 | |
Manufacturers Services Ltd. (a) | 119,600 | 736 | |
NU Horizons Electronics Corp. (a) | 178,500 | 1,432 | |
Pemstar, Inc. (a) | 210,900 | 740 | |
Technitrol, Inc. (a) | 169,432 | 3,694 | |
Zomax, Inc. (a) | 158,600 | 982 | |
45,158 | |||
Internet Software & Services - 2.0% | |||
Bankrate, Inc. (a) | 85,700 | 1,309 | |
Homestore, Inc. (a) | 705,018 | 2,468 | |
Websense, Inc. (a) | 616,626 | 14,429 | |
18,206 | |||
IT Services - 7.8% | |||
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. Class A (a) | 431,926 | 21,134 | |
Certegy, Inc. | 164,700 | 5,544 | |
Ciber, Inc. (a) | 234,300 | 2,160 | |
Computer Sciences Corp. (a) | 263,100 | 10,424 | |
CSG Systems International, Inc. (a) | 954,800 | 10,971 | |
DST Systems, Inc. (a) | 198,500 | 7,507 | |
The BISYS Group, Inc. (a) | 710,200 | 10,156 | |
Tier Technologies, Inc. Class B (a) | 501,148 | 5,137 | |
73,033 | |||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.6% | |||
Intersil Corp. Class A | 226,300 | 5,836 | |
Software - 2.3% | |||
Aspen Technology, Inc. (a) | 532,245 | 4,258 | |
Dynamics Research Corp. (a) | 200,200 | 3,415 | |
Pervasive Software, Inc. (a) | 562,368 | 4,499 | |
QRS Corp. (a) | 246,334 | 2,505 | |
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) | ||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued | |||
Software - continued | |||
Reynolds & Reynolds Co. Class A | 201,500 | $ 5,473 | |
TALX Corp. | 47,240 | 1,023 | |
21,173 | |||
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | 188,371 | ||
MATERIALS - 3.1% | |||
Chemicals - 0.3% | |||
Solutia, Inc. | 1,068,700 | 2,853 | |
Metals & Mining - 2.5% | |||
Compania de Minas Buenaventura SA sponsored ADR | 385,173 | 18,342 | |
Meridian Gold, Inc. (a) | 405,200 | 5,138 | |
23,480 | |||
Paper & Forest Products - 0.3% | |||
Buckeye Technologies, Inc. (a) | 317,500 | 2,861 | |
TOTAL MATERIALS | 29,194 | ||
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.3% | |||
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.3% | |||
SpectraSite, Inc. (a) | 76,000 | 2,945 | |
UTILITIES - 0.1% | |||
Electric Utilities - 0.1% | |||
Allegheny Energy, Inc. (a) | 115,000 | 1,217 | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $780,124) | 924,373 |
Nonconvertible Bonds - 0.0% | ||||
Principal | ||||
HEALTH CARE - 0.0% | ||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.0% | ||||
Delaware Global Technologies Corp. 6% 3/28/07 | $ 1 | 0 | ||
TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS (Cost $1) | 0 |
Money Market Funds - 2.2% | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) | ||
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 1.07% (b) | 9,670,290 | $ 9,670 | |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 1.09% (b) | 10,822,100 | 10,822 | |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $20,492) | 20,492 | ||
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 101.3% (Cost $800,617) | 944,865 | ||
NET OTHER ASSETS - (1.3)% | (12,163) | ||
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 932,702 |
Legend |
(a) Non-income producing |
(b) The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent fiscal year end is available upon request. |
(c) Affiliated company |
Other Information |
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $1,771,231,000 and $1,868,059,000, respectively. |
The fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $365,000 for the period. |
The fund participated in the interfund lending program as a borrower. The average daily loan balance during the period for which the loans were outstanding amounted to $10,582,000. The weighted average interest rate was 1.25%. Interest expense includes $5,000 paid under the interfund lending program. At period end there were no interfund loans outstanding. |
Income Tax Information |
At October 31, 2003, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of approximately $33,865,000 all of which will expire on October 31, 2010. |
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2004 of amounts for use in preparing 2003 income tax returns. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amount) | October 31, 2003 | |
Assets | ||
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $10,949) (cost $800,617) - See accompanying schedule | $ 944,865 | |
Receivable for investments sold | 13,168 | |
Receivable for fund shares sold | 1,320 | |
Dividends receivable | 105 | |
Interest receivable | 6 | |
Prepaid expenses | 4 | |
Other receivables | 100 | |
Total assets | 959,568 | |
Liabilities | ||
Payable for investments purchased | $ 14,803 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 752 | |
Accrued management fee | 426 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 63 | |
Collateral on securities loaned, at value | 10,822 | |
Total liabilities | 26,866 | |
Net Assets | $ 932,702 | |
Net Assets consist of: | ||
Paid in capital | $ 824,920 | |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | (36,466) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | 144,248 | |
Net Assets, for 55,298 shares outstanding | $ 932,702 | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($932,702 ÷ 55,298 shares) | $ 16.87 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Operations
Amounts in thousands | Year ended October 31, 2003 | |
Investment Income | ||
Dividends (including $20 received from affiliated issuers) | $ 2,366 | |
Interest | 362 | |
Security lending | 135 | |
Total income | 2,863 | |
Expenses | ||
Management fee | $ 5,212 | |
Performance adjustment | 397 | |
Transfer agent fees | 2,632 | |
Accounting and security lending fees | 238 | |
Non-interested trustees' compensation | 3 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 66 | |
Registration fees | 37 | |
Audit | 39 | |
Legal | 7 | |
Interest | 5 | |
Miscellaneous | 94 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 8,730 | |
Expense reductions | (1,038) | 7,692 |
Net investment income (loss) | (4,829) | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||
Investment securities (including realized gain (loss) of $226 on sales of investments in affiliated issuers) | 37,061 | |
Foreign currency transactions | 5 | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | 37,066 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities | 146,677 | |
Net gain (loss) | 183,743 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | $ 178,914 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Amounts in thousands | Year ended | Year ended |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | ||
Operations | ||
Net investment income (loss) | $ (4,829) | $ (5,263) |
Net realized gain (loss) | 37,066 | (55,421) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 146,677 | (71,919) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting | 178,914 | (132,603) |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain | - | (23,561) |
Share transactions | 213,113 | 704,707 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 23,161 |
Cost of shares redeemed | (351,520) | (453,711) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | (138,407) | 274,157 |
Redemption fees | 447 | 877 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 40,954 | 118,870 |
Net Assets | ||
Beginning of period | 891,748 | 772,878 |
End of period | $ 932,702 | $ 891,748 |
Other Information Shares | ||
Sold | 14,983 | 43,891 |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | - | 1,414 |
Redeemed | (25,448) | (29,732) |
Net increase (decrease) | (10,465) | 15,573 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
Years ended October 31, | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 I | 1999 H |
Selected Per-Share Data | ||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 13.56 | $ 15.40 | $ 16.87 | $ 14.24 | $ 13.83 | $ 18.11 |
Income from Investment Operations | ||||||
Net investment income (loss) E | (.08) | (.08) | .10 F | .03 | .01 | .07 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 3.38 | (1.33) | (.81) | 2.60 | .47 | (3.71) |
Total from investment operations | 3.30 | (1.41) | (.71) | 2.63 | .48 | (3.64) |
Distributions from net investment income | - | - | (.03) | (.02) | (.07) | (.04) |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (.44) | (.74) | - | - | (.61) |
Total distributions | - | (.44) | (.77) | (.02) | (.07) | (.65) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E | .01 | .01 | .01 | .02 | - J | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 16.87 | $ 13.56 | $ 15.40 | $ 16.87 | $ 14.24 | $ 13.83 |
Total Return B, C, D | 24.41% | (9.58)% | (4.29)% | 18.62% | 3.48% | (20.61)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets G | ||||||
Expenses before expense reductions | 1.06% | 1.12% | .86% | .88% | .86% A | .89% |
Expenses net of voluntary waivers, if any | 1.06% | 1.12% | .86% | .88% | .86% A | .89% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .93% | .91% | .74% | .84% | .82% A | .85% |
Net investment income (loss) | (.59)% | (.52)% | .66% | .20% | .15% A | .48% |
Supplemental Data | ||||||
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $ 933 | $ 892 | $ 773 | $ 681 | $ 556 | $ 591 |
Portfolio turnover rate | 220% | 290% | 450% | 159% | 173% A | 96% |
A Annualized B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. D Total returns do not include the effect of the former sales charges. E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. F Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.05. G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the fund. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the fund during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of any voluntary waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the fund. H For the period ended April 30. I Six months ended October 31. J Amount represents less than $.01 per-share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
For the period ended October 31, 2003
(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
1. Significant Accounting Policies.
Fidelity Small Cap Independence Fund (the fund) is a fund of Fidelity Capital Trust (the trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the fund:
Security Valuation. Net asset value per share (NAV calculation) is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange, normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. Equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price (closing bid price or last evaluated quote if no sale has occurred) on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. Debt securities for which quotations are readily available are valued at their most recent bid prices (sales prices if the principal market is an exchange) in the principal market in which such securities are normally traded, as determined by recognized dealers in such securities, or securities are valued on the basis of information provided by a pricing service. Pricing services use valuation matrices that incorporate both dealer-supplied valuations and valuation models. If an event that is expected to materially affect the value of a security occurs after the close of an exchange or market on which that security trades, but prior to the NAV calculation, then that security will be fair valued taking the event into account. Securities (including restricted securities) for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at their fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. Price movements in futures contracts and ADRs, market and trading trends, the bid/ask quotes of brokers and off-exchange institutional trading may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security's fair value. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are valued on the basis of amortized cost. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their net asset value each business day.
Foreign Currency. The fund uses foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
Foreign denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate at period end. Purchases and sales of
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
1. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Foreign Currency - continued
investment securities, income and dividends received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
Investment Transactions and Income. Security transactions are accounted for as of trade date. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost. 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. Interest income is accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, which is accrued using the interest method. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.
Expenses. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among the funds in the trust.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year the fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing all of its taxable income and realized gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required in the accompanying financial statements. Foreign taxes are provided for based on each fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent and temporary book and tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary differences will reverse in a subsequent period. These differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), net operating losses, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales.
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1. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued
The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the federal tax cost as of period end were as follows:
Unrealized appreciation | $ 154,239 | | |
Unrealized depreciation | (12,592) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 141,647 | |
Capital loss carryforward | (33,865) | |
Cost for federal income tax purposes | $ 803,218 |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
October 31, 2003 | October 31, 2002 | |
Long-term Capital Gains | $ - | $ 23,561 |
Short-Term Trading (Redemption) Fees. Shares held in the fund less than 90 days are subject to a short-term trading fee equal to 1.50% of the proceeds of the redeemed shares. The fee, which is retained by the fund, is accounted for as an addition to paid in capital.
2. Operating Policies.
Repurchase Agreements. Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) has received an Exemptive Order from the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) which permits the fund and other affiliated entities of FMR to transfer uninvested cash balances into joint trading accounts. These accounts are then invested in repurchase agreements that are collateralized by U.S. Treasury or Government obligations. The fund may also invest directly with institutions, in repurchase agreements that are collateralized by commercial paper obligations and corporate obligations. Collateral is held in segregated accounts with custodian banks and may be obtained in the event of a default of the counterparty. Collateral is marked-to-market daily and maintained at a value at least equal to the principal amount of the repurchase agreement (including accrued interest).
3. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Information regarding purchases and sales of securities is included under the caption "Other Information" at the end of the fund's Schedule of Investments.
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(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
4. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the fund with investment management related services for which the fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .35% of the fund's average net assets and a group fee rate that averaged .28% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. In addition, the management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of ±.20% of the fund's average net assets over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the fund's relative investment performance as compared to an appropriate benchmark index. For the period, the total annual management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .68% of the fund's average net assets.
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, is the fund's transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent. FSC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to account size and type of account. FSC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of all shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, the transfer agent fees were equivalent to an annual rate of .32% of average net assets.
Accounting and Security Lending Fees. FSC maintains the fund's accounting records and administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the month plus out-of-pocket expenses.
Central Funds. The fund may invest in affiliated Central Funds managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR. The Central Funds are open-end investment companies available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by FMR and its affiliates. The Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and do not pay a management fee. Income distributions earned by the fund are recorded as income in the accompanying financial statements and totaled $354 for the period.
Brokerage Commissions. The fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms are shown under the caption "Other Information" at the end of the fund's Schedule of Investments.
Interfund Lending Program. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the SEC, the fund, along with other registered investment companies having management contracts with FMR, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the funds to borrow from, or lend money to, other
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4. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued
Interfund Lending Program - continued
participating funds. Information regarding the fund's participation in the program is included under the caption "Other Information" at the end of the fund's Schedule of Investments.
5. Committed Line of Credit.
The fund participates with other funds managed by FMR in a $3.5 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro rata portion of the line of credit. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
6. Security Lending.
The fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. The fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Cash collateral is invested in cash equivalents. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
7. Expense Reductions.
Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the fund provided services to the fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the fund totaling $1,032 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the fund's custodian and transfer agent, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the fund's expenses by $1 and $5, respectively.
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
8. Transactions with Affiliated Companies.
An affiliated company is a company in which the fund has ownership of at least 5% of the voting securities. Transactions during the period with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows:
Affiliate | Purchase | Sales | Dividend | Value |
Corrections Corp. of America | $ 1,283 | $ 9,204 | $ - | $ - |
Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. | 307 | 1,539 | - | - |
Rainier Pacific Financial Group, Inc. | 398 | - | - | 7,807 |
U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. | - | 2,666 | - | - |
Unifirst Corp. | 268 | 1,675 | 20 | - |
Wackenhut Corrections Corp. | 1,976 | - | - | 12,654 |
TOTALS | $ 4,232 | $ 15,084 | $ 20 | $ 20,461 |
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Independent Auditors' Report
To the Trustees of Fidelity Capital Trust and Shareholders of Fidelity Small Cap Independence Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Fidelity Small Cap Independence Fund (the Fund), a fund of Fidelity Capital Trust (the Trust), including the portfolio of investments, as of October 31, 2003, 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, and the financial highlights for the periods presented. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. 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. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2003, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Small Cap Independence Fund as of October 31, 2003, 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 its financial highlights for the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
December 12, 2003
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Trustees and Officers
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust 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, and review the fund's performance. Except for William O. McCoy, each of the Trustees oversees 289 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. McCoy oversees 291 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
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. In any event, each non-interested Trustee shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The executive officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and 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.
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an "interested person" (as defined in the 1940 Act) may be sent to 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation | |
Edward C. Johnson 3d (73)** | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1978 Mr. Johnson is Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR Corp.; a Director and Chairman of the Board and of the Executive Committee of FMR; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Far East) Inc.; Chairman (1998) and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman (2001) and a Director (2000) of FMR Co., Inc. | |
Abigail P. Johnson (41)** | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 Senior Vice President of Small Cap Independence (2001). Ms. Johnson also serves as Senior Vice President of other Fidelity funds (2001). She is President and a Director of FMR (2001), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2001), FMR Co., Inc. (2001), and a Director of FMR Corp. Previously, Ms. Johnson managed a number of Fidelity funds. | |
Laura B. Cronin (49) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Ms. Cronin is an Executive Vice President (2002) and Chief Financial Officer (2002) of FMR Corp. and is a member of the Fidelity Management Committee (2003). Previously, Ms. Cronin served as Vice President of Finance of FMR (1997-1999), and Chief Financial Officer of FMR (1999-2001), Fidelity Personal Investments (2001), and Fidelity Brokerage Company (2001-2002). | |
Robert L. Reynolds (51) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Mr. Reynolds is a Director (2003) and Chief Operating Officer (2002) of FMR Corp. and is the head of the Fidelity Management Committee (2003). He also serves on the Board at Fidelity Investments Canada, Ltd. (2000). Previously, Mr. Reynolds served as President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Retirement Group (1996-2000). |
* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
** Edward C. Johnson 3d, Trustee, is Abigail P. Johnson's father.
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Non-Interested Trustees:
Correspondence intended for each non-interested Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation | |
J. Michael Cook (61) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 Prior to Mr. Cook's retirement in May 1999, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Deloitte & Touche LLP (accounting/consulting), Chairman of the Deloitte & Touche Foundation, and a member of the Board of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. He currently serves as a Director of Comcast (telecommunications, 2002), International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. (2000), Rockwell Automation (2000) and The Dow Chemical Company (2000). He is a Member of the Diversity Advisory Council of Marakon (2003) and the Advisory Board of the Directorship Search Group, Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Catalyst (a leading organization for the advancement of women in business), and is Chairman of the Accountability Advisory Council to the Comptroller General of the United States. He also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of the Graduate School of Business of the University of Florida, his alma mater. | |
Ralph F. Cox (71) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1991 Mr. Cox is President of RABAR Enterprises (management consulting for the petroleum industry). Prior to February 1994, he was President of Greenhill Petroleum Corporation (petroleum exploration and production). Until March 1990, Mr. Cox was President and Chief Operating Officer of Union Pacific Resources Company (exploration and production). He is a Director of CH2M Hill Companies (engineering), and Abraxas Petroleum (petroleum exploration and production, 1999). In addition, he is a member of advisory boards of Texas A&M University and the University of Texas at Austin. | |
Phyllis Burke Davis (71) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1992 Mrs. Davis is retired from Avon Products, Inc. (consumer products) where she held various positions including Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Group Vice President of U.S. product marketing, sales, distribution, and manufacturing. Mrs. Davis is a member of the Board of Directors of the Southampton Hospital in Southampton, N.Y. (1998). Previously, she served as a Director of BellSouth Corporation (telecommunications), Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial), the TJX Companies, Inc. (retail stores), Hallmark Cards, Inc., and Nabisco Brands, Inc. | |
Robert M. Gates (60) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1997 Dr. Gates is President of Texas A&M University (2002). He was Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from 1991 to 1993. From 1989 to 1991, Dr. Gates served as Assistant to the President of the United States and Deputy National Security Advisor. Dr. Gates is a Director of NACCO Industries, Inc. (mining and manufacturing), and Parker Drilling Co., Inc. (drilling and rental tools for the energy industry, 2001). He also serves as a member of the Advisory Board of VoteHere.net (secure internet voting, 2001). Previously, Dr. Gates served as a Director of LucasVarity PLC (automotive components and diesel engines), a Director of TRW Inc. (automotive, space, defense, and information technology), and Dean of the George Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University (1999-2001). Dr. Gates also is a Trustee of the Forum for International Policy. | |
Donald J. Kirk (70) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1987 Mr. Kirk is a Governor of the American Stock Exchange (2001), a Trustee and former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Greenwich Hospital Association, a Director of the Yale-New Haven Health Services Corp. (1998), and a Director Emeritus and former Chairman of the Board of Directors of National Arts Strategies Inc. Mr. Kirk was an Executive-in-Residence (1995-2000) and a Professor (1987-1995) at Columbia University Graduate School of Business. Prior to 1987, he was Chairman of the Financial Accounting Standards Board. Previously, Mr. Kirk served as a Governor of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (1996-2002), a member and Vice Chairman of the Public Oversight Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' SEC Practice Section (1995-2002), a Director of General Re Corporation (reinsurance, 1987-1998) and as a Director of Valuation Research Corp. (appraisals and valuations). | |
Marie L. Knowles (57) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 Prior to Ms. Knowles' retirement in June 2000, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) (diversified energy, 1996-2000). From 1993 to 1996, she was a Senior Vice President of ARCO and President of ARCO Transportation Company. She served as a Director of ARCO from 1996 to 1998. She currently serves as a Director of Phelps Dodge Corporation (copper mining and manufacturing), URS Corporation (multidisciplinary engineering, 1999), and McKesson Corporation (healthcare service, 2002). Ms. Knowles is a Trustee of the Brookings Institution and the Catalina Island Conservancy and also serves as a member of the Advisory Board for the School of Engineering of the University of Southern California. | |
Ned C. Lautenbach (59) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Mr. Lautenbach has been a partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment firm) since September 1998. Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was with the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. He was most recently Senior Vice President and Group Executive of Worldwide Sales and Services. From 1993 to 1995, he was Chairman of IBM World Trade Corporation, and from 1994 to 1998 was a member of IBM's Corporate Executive Committee. Mr. Lautenbach serves as Chairman and as a Director (1998) of Acterna Corporation (communications test equipment). He is also Co-Chairman of Covansys, Inc. (global provider of business and technology solutions, 2000). In addition, he is a Director of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial) and the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida (1999). He also is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. | |
Marvin L. Mann (70) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1993 Mr. Mann is Chairman of the non-interested Trustees (2001). He is Chairman Emeritus of Lexmark International, Inc. (computer peripherals) where he served as CEO until April 1998 and retired as Chairman May 1999, and remains a member of the Board. Prior to 1991, he held the positions of Vice President of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) and President and General Manager of various IBM divisions and subsidiaries. Mr. Mann is a Board member of Imation Corp. (imaging and information storage) and Acterna Corporation (communications test equipment, 1999). He is also a member of the Director Services Committee of the Investment Company Institute. In addition, Mr. Mann is a member of the President's Cabinet at the University of Alabama and the Board of Visitors of the Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration at the University of Alabama. | |
William O. McCoy (70) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1997 Prior to his retirement in December 1994, Mr. McCoy was Vice Chairman of the Board of BellSouth Corporation (telecommunications) and President of BellSouth Enterprises. He is currently a Director of Liberty Corporation (holding company), Duke Realty Corporation (real estate), Progress Energy, Inc. (electric utility), and Acterna Corporation (communications test equipment, 1999). He is also a partner of Franklin Street Partners (private investment management firm) and a member of the Research Triangle Foundation Board. In addition, Mr. McCoy served as the Interim Chancellor (1999-2000) and a member of the Board of Visitors (1994-1998) for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the University of North Carolina Health Care System and the Board of Visitors of the Kenan-Flagler Business School (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). He also served as Vice President of Finance for the University of North Carolina (16-school system, 1995-1998). | |
William S. Stavropoulos (64) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman of the Board, President and CEO (2002), and Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000) and a Director of The Dow Chemical Company. Since joining The Dow Chemical Company in 1967, Mr. Stavropoulos served in numerous senior management positions, including President (1993-2000) and Chief Executive Officer (1995-2000). Currently, he is a Director of NCR Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions), BellSouth Corporation (telecommunications), Chemical Financial Corporation, and Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate, 2002). He also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research. In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of The Business Council, J.P. Morgan International Council, World Business Council for Sustainable Development, and the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science. |
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Advisory Board Members and Executive Officers:
Correspondence intended for Dr. Heilmeier may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Mr. Lynch may be sent to 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation | |
George H. Heilmeier (67) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity Capital Trust. Dr. Heilmeier is Chairman Emeritus of Telcordia Technologies (communication software and systems), where prior to his retirement, he served as company Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. He currently serves on the Boards of Directors of The Mitre Corporation (systems engineering and information technology support for the government), INET Technologies Inc. (telecommunications network surveillance, 2001) and Teletech Holdings (customer management services, 1998). He is Chairman of the General Motors Technology Advisory Committee and a Life Fellow of the IEEE (2000). Dr. Heilmeier is a member of the Defense Science Board and the National Security Agency Advisory Board. He is also a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and The Board of Overseers of the School of Engineering and Applied Science of the University of Pennsylvania. Previously, Dr. Heilmeier served as a Director of TRW Inc. (automotive, space, defense, and information technology, 1992-2002) and Compaq (1994-2002). | |
Peter S. Lynch (60) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity Capital Trust. Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR, and Vice Chairman (2001) and a Director (2000) of FMR Co., Inc. Previously, Mr. Lynch served as a Trustee of the Fidelity funds (1990-2003). Prior to May 31, 1990, he was a Director of FMR and Executive Vice President of FMR (a position he held until March 31, 1991), Vice President of Fidelity Magellan Fund and FMR Growth Group Leader, and Managing Director of FMR Corp. Mr. Lynch was also Vice President of Fidelity Investments Corporate Services. In addition, he serves as a Trustee of Boston College, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Historic Deerfield, John F. Kennedy Library, and the Museum of Fine Arts of Boston. | |
John B. McDowell (44) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Vice President of Small Cap Independence. Mr. McDowell also serves as Vice President of certain Equity Funds (2002). He is Senior Vice President of FMR (1999), FMR Co., Inc. (2001), and Fidelity Management Trust Company (FMTC). Since joining Fidelity Investments in 1985, Mr. McDowell has worked as a research analyst and manager. | |
James M. Harmon (32) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Vice President of Small Cap Independence. Mr. Harmon is also Vice President of other funds advised by FMR. Prior to assuming his current responsibilities, Mr. Harmon worked as a research analyst and manager. | |
Eric D. Roiter (54) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1998 Secretary of Small Cap Independence. He also serves as Secretary of other Fidelity funds (1998); Vice President, General Counsel, and Clerk of FMR Co., Inc. (2001) and FMR (1998); Vice President and Clerk of FDC (1998); Assistant Clerk of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2001) and Fidelity Management & Research (Far East) Inc. (2001); and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Investments Money Management Inc. (2001). Prior to joining Fidelity, Mr. Roiter was with the law firm of Debevoise & Plimpton, as an associate (1981-1984) and as a partner (1985-1997), and served as an Assistant General Counsel of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (1979-1981). Mr. Roiter is an Adjunct Member, Faculty of Law, at Boston College Law School (2003). | |
Stuart Fross (44) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Assistant Secretary of Small Cap Independence. Mr. Fross also serves as Assistant Secretary of other Fidelity funds (2003) and is an employee of FMR. | |
Maria F. Dwyer (44) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 President and Treasurer of Small Cap Independence. Ms. Dwyer also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2002) and is a Vice President (1999) and an employee (1996) of FMR. Prior to joining Fidelity, Ms. Dwyer served as Director of Compliance for MFS Investment Management. | |
Timothy F. Hayes (52) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Chief Financial Officer of Small Cap Independence. Mr. Hayes also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other Fidelity funds (2002). Recently he was appointed President of Fidelity Service Company (2003) where he also serves as a Director. Mr. Hayes also serves as President of Fidelity Investments Operations Group (FIOG, 2002), which includes Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services Group (FPCMS), where he was appointed President in 1998. Previously, Mr. Hayes served as Chief Financial Officer of Fidelity Investments Corporate Systems and Service Group (1998) and Fidelity Systems Company (1997-1998). | |
John R. Hebble (45) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Deputy Treasurer of Small Cap Independence. Mr. Hebble also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2003), and is an employee of FMR. Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Hebble worked at Deutsche Asset Management where he served as Director of Fund Accounting (2002-2003) and Assistant Treasurer of the Scudder Funds (1998-2003). | |
John H. Costello (57) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1993 Assistant Treasurer of Small Cap Independence. Mr. Costello also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of FMR. | |
Francis V. Knox, Jr. (56) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Assistant Treasurer of Small Cap Independence. Mr. Knox also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2002), and is a Vice President and an employee of FMR. Previously, Mr. Knox served as Vice President of Investment & Advisor Compliance (1990-2001), and Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (1992-2002), Fidelity Management & Research (Far East) Inc. (1991-2002), and FMR Corp. (1995-2002). | |
Mark Osterheld (48) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Assistant Treasurer of Small Cap Independence. Mr. Osterheld also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2002) and is an employee of FMR. | |
Thomas J. Simpson (45) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Assistant Treasurer of Small Cap Independence. Mr. Simpson is Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2000) and an employee of FMR (1996). Prior to joining FMR, Mr. Simpson was Vice President and Fund Controller of Liberty Investment Services (1987-1995). |
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Contents
Chairman's Message | Ned Johnson's message to shareholders. | |
Performance | How the fund has done over time. | |
Management's Discussion | The manager's review of fund performance, strategy and outlook. | |
Investment Changes | A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months. | |
Investments | A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values. | |
Financial Statements | Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, | |
Notes | Notes to the financial statements. | |
Auditors' Opinion | ||
Trustees and Officers | ||
Distributions |
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Chairman's Message
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Dear Shareholder:
Many of you have read or heard news stories recently that were critical of mutual funds and made allegations that the mutual fund industry has been less than forthright. I find these reports unsettling and not necessarily an accurate picture of the overall industry, and I would like you to know where we at Fidelity stand.
With specific regard to allegations that certain mutual fund companies were violating the Securities and Exchange Commission's forward pricing rules or were involved in so-called "market timing" activities, I want to say two things:
First, Fidelity does not have agreements that permit customers who buy fund shares after 4 p.m. to obtain the 4 p.m. price. This is not to say that someone could not deceive the company through fraudulent acts. But I underscore that we have no so-called "agreements" which would permit this illegal practice.
Second, Fidelity has been on record for years opposing predatory short-term trading which adversely affects other shareholders in a mutual fund. In fact, in the 1980s, we began charging a fee - which is returned to the fund and, therefore, to investors - to discourage this activity. What's more, several years ago we took the industry lead in developing a Fair Value Pricing Policy to prevent market timing on foreign securities in our funds. It is reasonable to assume that another structure can be developed that would alter the system to make it much more difficult for predatory traders to operate. This, however, will only be achieved through close cooperation among regulators, legislators and the industry.
Certainly no industry is perfect, and there have been instances of unethical and illegal activity from time to time within the mutual fund industry. When this occurs, confessed or convicted offenders should be dealt with appropriately. Clearly, every system can be improved. We applaud well thought out improvements by regulators, legislators and industry representatives that achieve the common goal of building and protecting the value of investors' holdings. But we remain concerned about the risk of over-regulation and the quick application of simplistic solutions to intricate problems.
For more than 57 years, Fidelity Investments has worked very hard to improve its products and service to justify your trust. When our family founded this company in 1946, we had only a few hundred customers. Many of them were family and friends. Today, we serve more than 18 million customers including individual investors and participants in retirement plans across America.
Let me close by saying that we do not take your trust in us for granted, and we realize that we must always work to improve all aspects of our service to you. In turn, we urge you to continue your active participation with your financial matters, so that your interests can be well served.
Best regards,
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d
Edward C. Johnson 3d
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Performance: The Bottom Line
Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the fund's dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The $10,000 table and the fund's 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
Periods ended October 31, 2003 | Past 1 | Past 5 | Past 10 |
Fidelity Value | 30.52% | 9.25% | 11.39% |
$10,000 Over 10 Years
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity® Value Fund on October 31, 1993. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have grown, and also shows how the Russell Midcap® Value Index did over the same period.
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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance
Comments from Rich Fentin, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity® Value Fund
After falling for three of the first four months of the one-year period ending October 31, 2003, equities advanced strongly in seven of the next eight months. Early on, stocks were tempered by corporate accounting scandals, a lack of capital spending, economic weakness and the specter of war with Iraq. But the market climate improved in the spring of 2003, sparked by stronger-than-expected growth in first-quarter corporate earnings and gross domestic product (GDP), as well as the end of major hostilities in Iraq. Second- and third-quarter earnings and GDP reports also were strong. Despite a slight pullback in September, investors picked up the pace again in October, partly as a result of the Federal Reserve Board's announcement that it had no intention of raising interest rates for quite some time. For the 12 months overall, the Standard & Poor's 500SM Index gained 20.80%; the blue-chip, large-cap bellwether Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM returned 19.42%; and the technology-rich NASDAQ Composite® Index advanced 46.04%.
For the 12 months ending October 31, 2003, the fund was up 30.52%, topping the LipperSM Capital Appreciation Funds Average, which rose 22.01%, but lagging the 33.48% return for the Russell Midcap® Value Index. My decision to maintain a higher exposure to the relatively poor-performing energy sector - at nearly double the index's average weighting of roughly 6% - was the main reason for the fund's performance shortfall compared to the index. On an absolute basis, energy stocks did well, but they underperformed the benchmark. Some individual detractors from the energy services group included Weatherford International, Baker Hughes and BJ Services. On the positive side of the ledger, increasing the fund's holdings in several economically sensitive areas early in the period, including technology and industrials, proved quite helpful. I purchased some stocks, such as Fairchild Semiconductor, Singapore-based electronics manufacturer Flextronics and Internet portal Yahoo!, after they had tumbled in value due to the weakened business climate. These holdings were among the top beneficiaries of the improving economy and market climate during the second half of the period.
The views expressed in this statement reflect those of the portfolio manager only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover 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.
Annual Report
Investment Changes
Top Ten Stocks as of October 31, 2003 | ||
% of fund's | % of fund's net assets | |
Ceridian Corp. | 1.1 | 0.9 |
Manpower, Inc. | 1.0 | 1.1 |
Liz Claiborne, Inc. | 0.9 | 1.0 |
Eaton Corp. | 0.9 | 1.3 |
Flextronics International Ltd. | 0.9 | 0.6 |
Textron, Inc. | 0.9 | 0.6 |
Masco Corp. | 0.9 | 0.8 |
Alcoa, Inc. | 0.9 | 0.7 |
Smith International, Inc. | 0.9 | 0.9 |
Kennametal, Inc. | 0.8 | 0.8 |
9.2 | ||
Top Five Market Sectors as of October 31, 2003 | ||
% of fund's | % of fund's net assets | |
Industrials | 15.6 | 19.0 |
Information Technology | 15.0 | 9.8 |
Financials | 14.4 | 16.9 |
Consumer Discretionary | 13.9 | 16.3 |
Energy | 10.5 | 11.0 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) | |||||||
As of October 31, 2003* | As of April 30, 2003** | ||||||
Stocks 92.9% | Stocks 94.1% | ||||||
Bonds 0.0% | Bonds 0.3% | ||||||
Convertible | Convertible | ||||||
Short-Term | Short-Term | ||||||
* Foreign investments | 8.2% | ** Foreign investments | 6.9% |
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Investments October 31, 2003
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 92.9% | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) | ||
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 13.8% | |||
Automobiles - 0.3% | |||
Monaco Coach Corp. (a) | 876,950 | $ 21,126 | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 2.7% | |||
California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. (a) | 17,200 | 320 | |
Carnival Corp. unit | 200,000 | 6,982 | |
Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. | 380,000 | 16,530 | |
Hilton Hotels Corp. | 1,320,800 | 20,921 | |
Mandalay Resort Group | 845,300 | 33,178 | |
Outback Steakhouse, Inc. | 813,400 | 34,163 | |
Six Flags, Inc. (a) | 997,900 | 5,908 | |
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. unit | 560,000 | 18,889 | |
Wendy's International, Inc. | 176,200 | 6,528 | |
Yum! Brands, Inc. (a) | 880,000 | 30,043 | |
173,462 | |||
Household Durables - 2.6% | |||
American Greetings Corp. Class A (a) | 195,000 | 4,159 | |
Black & Decker Corp. | 39,900 | 1,908 | |
Furniture Brands International, Inc. | 1,099,300 | 26,669 | |
Jarden Corp. (a) | 250,000 | 10,323 | |
Leggett & Platt, Inc. | 1,876,900 | 39,208 | |
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. | 1,339,300 | 30,536 | |
Whirlpool Corp. | 705,700 | 49,731 | |
162,534 | |||
Leisure Equipment & Products - 0.8% | |||
Brunswick Corp. | 1,165,700 | 34,586 | |
Hasbro, Inc. | 824,500 | 17,974 | |
Oakley, Inc. | 139,700 | 1,516 | |
54,076 | |||
Media - 1.9% | |||
Catalina Marketing Corp. (a) | 1,099,800 | 19,411 | |
E.W. Scripps Co. Class A | 167,400 | 15,553 | |
Reader's Digest Association, Inc. (non-vtg.) | 2,071,371 | 30,511 | |
Time Warner, Inc. (a) | 2,000,000 | 30,580 | |
Viacom, Inc.: | |||
Class A | 100,000 | 3,984 | |
Class B (non-vtg.) | 498,700 | 19,883 | |
119,922 | |||
Multiline Retail - 1.2% | |||
Big Lots, Inc. (a) | 2,666,660 | 40,027 | |
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) | ||
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - continued | |||
Multiline Retail - continued | |||
Federated Department Stores, Inc. | 370,800 | $ 17,632 | |
Nordstrom, Inc. | 510,400 | 15,562 | |
73,221 | |||
Specialty Retail - 2.8% | |||
AnnTaylor Stores Corp. (a) | 560,000 | 20,048 | |
AutoNation, Inc. (a) | 1,138,400 | 21,288 | |
Foot Locker, Inc. | 547,500 | 9,800 | |
Limited Brands, Inc. | 2,413,300 | 42,474 | |
Linens 'N Things, Inc. (a) | 148,000 | 4,369 | |
Office Depot, Inc. (a) | 1,800,000 | 26,874 | |
Pier 1 Imports, Inc. | 530,000 | 12,243 | |
Select Comfort Corp. (a) | 44,300 | 1,387 | |
Sherwin-Williams Co. | 860,600 | 28,865 | |
Stage Stores, Inc. (a) | 60,000 | 1,726 | |
Toys 'R' Us, Inc. (a) | 673,100 | 8,750 | |
177,824 | |||
Textiles Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.5% | |||
Liz Claiborne, Inc. | 1,606,800 | 59,275 | |
Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. Class A | 476,700 | 14,492 | |
Russell Corp. | 485,600 | 8,877 | |
Timberland Co. Class A (a) | 113,900 | 5,917 | |
VF Corp. | 119,300 | 5,064 | |
93,625 | |||
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | 875,790 | ||
CONSUMER STAPLES - 2.0% | |||
Food & Staples Retailing - 0.3% | |||
Safeway, Inc. (a) | 939,300 | 19,819 | |
Topps Co., Inc. | 93,000 | 950 | |
20,769 | |||
Food Products - 1.2% | |||
Dean Foods Co. (a) | 451,898 | 13,670 | |
Hormel Foods Corp. | 948,300 | 23,414 | |
Sensient Technologies Corp. | 984,700 | 18,906 | |
Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A | 1,350,400 | 19,270 | |
75,260 | |||
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) | ||
CONSUMER STAPLES - continued | |||
Household Products - 0.4% | |||
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | 359,400 | $ 18,980 | |
The Dial Corp. | 289,700 | 6,953 | |
25,933 | |||
Personal Products - 0.1% | |||
Playtex Products, Inc. (a) | 480,400 | 2,887 | |
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | 124,849 | ||
ENERGY - 10.5% | |||
Energy Equipment & Services - 8.0% | |||
Baker Hughes, Inc. | 1,531,500 | 43,280 | |
BJ Services Co. (a) | 1,490,000 | 48,887 | |
Carbo Ceramics, Inc. | 64,400 | 2,705 | |
Cooper Cameron Corp. (a) | 879,300 | 37,652 | |
ENSCO International, Inc. | 510,800 | 13,460 | |
FMC Technologies, Inc. (a) | 759,300 | 15,247 | |
Grant Prideco, Inc. (a) | 1,999,100 | 22,670 | |
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | 1,412,800 | 37,453 | |
Maverick Tube Corp. (a) | 528,200 | 8,921 | |
Nabors Industries Ltd. (a) | 737,500 | 27,878 | |
National-Oilwell, Inc. (a) | 2,086,400 | 39,788 | |
Noble Corp. (a) | 1,255,800 | 43,112 | |
Pride International, Inc. (a) | 975,200 | 15,974 | |
Smith International, Inc. (a) | 1,442,900 | 53,719 | |
Transocean, Inc. (a) | 1,050,000 | 20,150 | |
Varco International, Inc. (a) | 1,606,200 | 28,253 | |
Weatherford International Ltd. (a) | 1,291,774 | 44,889 | |
504,038 | |||
Oil & Gas - 2.5% | |||
Apache Corp. | 367,300 | 25,608 | |
Burlington Resources, Inc. | 541,700 | 26,348 | |
Cimarex Energy Co. (a) | 595,028 | 12,168 | |
ConocoPhillips | 449,731 | 25,702 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 736,500 | 25,969 | |
Premcor, Inc. (a) | 799,100 | 18,859 | |
Total SA sponsored ADR | 330,000 | 25,763 | |
160,417 | |||
TOTAL ENERGY | 664,455 | ||
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) | ||
FINANCIALS - 14.3% | |||
Capital Markets - 0.8% | |||
Bank of New York Co., Inc. | 130,000 | $ 4,055 | |
Charles Schwab Corp. | 1,307,800 | 17,734 | |
LaBranche & Co., Inc. | 100,000 | 1,059 | |
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. | 300,000 | 21,600 | |
Van der Moolen Holding NV sponsored ADR | 1,015,684 | 8,765 | |
53,213 | |||
Commercial Banks - 3.0% | |||
Bank of America Corp. | 136,000 | 10,299 | |
Bank One Corp. | 958,800 | 40,701 | |
Banknorth Group, Inc. | 922,800 | 28,902 | |
City National Corp. | 125,000 | 7,526 | |
FleetBoston Financial Corp. | 444,500 | 17,953 | |
Hibernia Corp. Class A | 332,839 | 7,519 | |
UnionBanCal Corp. | 547,798 | 29,674 | |
Wachovia Corp. | 826,827 | 37,927 | |
Zions Bancorp | 159,300 | 9,763 | |
190,264 | |||
Consumer Finance - 0.2% | |||
iDine Rewards Network, Inc. | 828,000 | 9,042 | |
MBNA Corp. | 130,000 | 3,218 | |
12,260 | |||
Diversified Financial Services - 0.6% | |||
CIT Group, Inc. | 782,600 | 26,311 | |
Citigroup, Inc. | 308,024 | 14,600 | |
40,911 | |||
Insurance - 5.4% | |||
ACE Ltd. | 881,200 | 31,723 | |
AFLAC, Inc. | 782,700 | 28,553 | |
Allstate Corp. | 1,101,000 | 43,490 | |
AMBAC Financial Group, Inc. | 408,700 | 28,911 | |
Conseco, Inc. (a) | 497,300 | 10,145 | |
Everest Re Group Ltd. | 456,900 | 37,900 | |
MBIA, Inc. | 486,800 | 29,018 | |
Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. Class A | 250,800 | 8,520 | |
PartnerRe Ltd. | 462,600 | 25,105 | |
St. Paul Companies, Inc. | 640,000 | 24,403 | |
The Chubb Corp. | 450,300 | 30,085 | |
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) | ||
FINANCIALS - continued | |||
Insurance - continued | |||
Travelers Property Casualty Corp.: | |||
Class A | 1,953,307 | $ 31,839 | |
Class B | 628,700 | 10,292 | |
339,984 | |||
Real Estate - 3.6% | |||
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | 425,800 | 21,716 | |
Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A | 514,100 | 21,027 | |
Arden Realty, Inc. | 534,200 | 14,942 | |
Boston Properties, Inc. | 410,000 | 18,143 | |
CenterPoint Properties Trust (SBI) | 312,100 | 21,207 | |
Duke Realty Corp. | 973,600 | 28,507 | |
Pan Pacific Retail Properties, Inc. | 108,900 | 4,830 | |
Public Storage, Inc. | 554,600 | 22,184 | |
Reckson Associates Realty Corp. | 1,017,300 | 22,604 | |
Simon Property Group, Inc. | 516,900 | 23,302 | |
Vornado Realty Trust | 587,100 | 29,678 | |
228,140 | |||
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.7% | |||
Fannie Mae | 327,100 | 23,450 | |
Freddie Mac | 257,100 | 14,431 | |
Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. | 200,000 | 4,162 | |
42,043 | |||
TOTAL FINANCIALS | 906,815 | ||
HEALTH CARE - 5.8% | |||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 2.0% | |||
Bausch & Lomb, Inc. | 729,700 | 35,142 | |
Baxter International, Inc. | 1,263,500 | 33,584 | |
Becton, Dickinson & Co. | 832,400 | 30,433 | |
CONMED Corp. (a) | 204,600 | 4,164 | |
Fisher Scientific International, Inc. (a) | 580,000 | 23,345 | |
126,668 | |||
Health Care Providers & Services - 2.9% | |||
AmerisourceBergen Corp. | 363,900 | 20,659 | |
HCA, Inc. | 650,000 | 24,863 | |
IMS Health, Inc. | 260,697 | 6,134 | |
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (a) | 600,000 | 21,270 | |
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | 680,000 | 46,002 | |
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) | ||
HEALTH CARE - continued | |||
Health Care Providers & Services - continued | |||
Triad Hospitals, Inc. (a) | 478,700 | $ 14,710 | |
United Surgical Partners International, Inc. (a) | 521,000 | 15,713 | |
Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B (a) | 655,000 | 30,818 | |
180,169 | |||
Pharmaceuticals - 0.9% | |||
Biovail Corp. (a) | 500,000 | 12,029 | |
Forest Laboratories, Inc. (a) | 400,000 | 20,004 | |
Schering-Plough Corp. | 1,247,200 | 19,045 | |
Wyeth | 170,000 | 7,504 | |
58,582 | |||
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | 365,419 | ||
INDUSTRIALS - 15.6% | |||
Aerospace & Defense - 1.7% | |||
EADS NV | 100,000 | 2,027 | |
GenCorp, Inc. | 1,314,800 | 12,451 | |
Goodrich Corp. | 1,085,100 | 29,970 | |
Honeywell International, Inc. | 634,000 | 19,407 | |
Precision Castparts Corp. | 793,700 | 32,645 | |
United Defense Industries, Inc. (a) | 368,720 | 11,947 | |
108,447 | |||
Air Freight & Logistics - 0.5% | |||
CNF, Inc. | 970,500 | 33,987 | |
Building Products - 1.5% | |||
American Standard Companies, Inc. (a) | 371,700 | 35,572 | |
Masco Corp. | 2,022,600 | 55,622 | |
91,194 | |||
Commercial Services & Supplies - 2.9% | |||
Aramark Corp. Class B (a) | 22,000 | 588 | |
Arbitron, Inc. (a) | 452,742 | 17,883 | |
Central Parking Corp. | 107,100 | 1,293 | |
Herman Miller, Inc. | 1,227,515 | 28,196 | |
HON Industries, Inc. | 162,800 | 6,675 | |
IKON Office Solutions, Inc. | 795,400 | 6,681 | |
John H. Harland Co. | 418,400 | 11,393 | |
Manpower, Inc. | 1,387,600 | 64,385 | |
Steelcase, Inc. Class A | 1,666,000 | 19,576 | |
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) | ||
INDUSTRIALS - continued | |||
Commercial Services & Supplies - continued | |||
Waste Connections, Inc. (a) | 100,000 | $ 3,468 | |
Waste Management, Inc. | 876,622 | 22,722 | |
182,860 | |||
Construction & Engineering - 1.0% | |||
Dycom Industries, Inc. (a) | 245,200 | 5,299 | |
Fluor Corp. | 1,360,700 | 50,455 | |
Granite Construction, Inc. | 352,200 | 7,040 | |
62,794 | |||
Electrical Equipment - 0.2% | |||
AMETEK, Inc. | 98,800 | 4,649 | |
C&D Technologies, Inc. | 60,000 | 1,196 | |
Power-One, Inc. (a) | 404,100 | 3,661 | |
9,506 | |||
Industrial Conglomerates - 1.7% | |||
Carlisle Companies, Inc. | 413,300 | 23,703 | |
Textron, Inc. | 1,155,000 | 57,392 | |
Tyco International Ltd. | 1,310,000 | 27,353 | |
108,448 | |||
Machinery - 5.2% | |||
AGCO Corp. (a) | 623,200 | 11,218 | |
Albany International Corp. Class A (c) | 1,590,080 | 49,133 | |
Crane Co. | 692,900 | 19,470 | |
Deere & Co. | 250,000 | 15,155 | |
Eaton Corp. | 588,900 | 59,031 | |
Harsco Corp. | 925,200 | 35,444 | |
Ingersoll-Rand Co. Ltd. Class A | 221,500 | 13,379 | |
ITT Industries, Inc. | 229,900 | 15,631 | |
Kennametal, Inc. | 1,383,249 | 51,014 | |
Parker Hannifin Corp. | 100,000 | 5,097 | |
Terex Corp. (a) | 2,048,500 | 46,214 | |
Timken Co. | 300,000 | 5,034 | |
Wabash National Corp. (a) | 150,000 | 3,461 | |
329,281 | |||
Road & Rail - 0.9% | |||
Canadian National Railway Co. | 490,000 | 29,452 | |
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) | ||
INDUSTRIALS - continued | |||
Road & Rail - continued | |||
CSX Corp. | 797,000 | $ 25,361 | |
Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (a) | 131,500 | 3,444 | |
58,257 | |||
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | 984,774 | ||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 15.0% | |||
Communications Equipment - 1.7% | |||
Alcatel SA sponsored ADR (a) | 1,992,900 | 26,266 | |
Andrew Corp. (a) | 794,900 | 10,397 | |
Marconi Corp. PLC (a) | 2,000,000 | 18,503 | |
Motorola, Inc. | 3,590,000 | 48,573 | |
Nokia Corp. sponsored ADR | 250,000 | 4,248 | |
107,987 | |||
Computers & Peripherals - 2.9% | |||
Dell, Inc. (a) | 100,000 | 3,612 | |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | 272,300 | 6,075 | |
Intergraph Corp. (a) | 294,732 | 7,681 | |
Komag, Inc. (a) | 287,700 | 5,426 | |
Maxtor Corp. (a) | 2,700,000 | 36,909 | |
Seagate Technology | 1,352,500 | 31,080 | |
Storage Technology Corp. (a) | 1,157,500 | 27,896 | |
UNOVA, Inc. (a) | 1,362,400 | 29,578 | |
Western Digital Corp. (a) | 2,764,100 | 37,177 | |
185,434 | |||
Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 4.9% | |||
Agilent Technologies, Inc. (a) | 791,400 | 19,722 | |
Amphenol Corp. Class A (a) | 248,500 | 14,599 | |
Arrow Electronics, Inc. (a) | 1,688,300 | 36,045 | |
Avnet, Inc. (a) | 1,764,655 | 34,234 | |
Celestica, Inc. (sub. vtg.) (a) | 2,910,000 | 41,272 | |
Flextronics International Ltd. (a) | 4,170,000 | 58,380 | |
Merix Corp. (a)(c) | 876,611 | 15,595 | |
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a) | 341,800 | 13,105 | |
Solectron Corp. (a) | 2,096,500 | 11,615 | |
Symbol Technologies, Inc. | 1,006,500 | 12,571 | |
Tektronix, Inc. | 453,100 | 11,631 | |
Thermo Electron Corp. (a) | 1,900,400 | 41,771 | |
310,540 | |||
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) | ||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued | |||
Internet Software & Services - 0.1% | |||
Internet Security Systems, Inc. (a) | 336,085 | $ 5,515 | |
IT Services - 1.7% | |||
Accenture Ltd. Class A (a) | 185,000 | 4,329 | |
Ceridian Corp. (a) | 3,277,310 | 68,817 | |
Computer Sciences Corp. (a) | 352,600 | 13,970 | |
DST Systems, Inc. (a) | 438,800 | 16,595 | |
Iron Mountain, Inc. (a) | 103,000 | 3,939 | |
MPS Group, Inc. (a) | 209,963 | 2,005 | |
109,655 | |||
Office Electronics - 0.8% | |||
Xerox Corp. (a) | 4,855,900 | 50,987 | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 1.5% | |||
Agere Systems, Inc.: | |||
Class A (a) | 4,366,300 | 15,195 | |
Class B (a) | 4,116,900 | 13,956 | |
Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (a) | 221,028 | 2,338 | |
Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. (a) | 2,086,400 | 47,153 | |
National Semiconductor Corp. (a) | 440,000 | 17,877 | |
96,519 | |||
Software - 1.4% | |||
Barra, Inc. (a) | 442,016 | 16,797 | |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a) | 1,608,300 | 24,752 | |
Network Associates, Inc. (a) | 2,331,900 | 32,483 | |
Synopsys, Inc. (a) | 344,948 | 10,942 | |
84,974 | |||
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | 951,611 | ||
MATERIALS - 8.6% | |||
Chemicals - 2.6% | |||
Albemarle Corp. | 656,200 | 17,599 | |
BOC Group PLC | 290,000 | 3,948 | |
Crompton Corp. | 1,708,276 | 9,156 | |
Dow Chemical Co. | 449,520 | 16,942 | |
Ferro Corp. | 1,078,700 | 22,146 | |
Georgia Gulf Corp. | 442,400 | 11,901 | |
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. | 276,100 | 9,139 | |
Lyondell Chemical Co. | 1,013,700 | 14,496 | |
NOVA Chemicals Corp. | 755,000 | 16,171 | |
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) | ||
MATERIALS - continued | |||
Chemicals - continued | |||
Olin Corp. | 625,800 | $ 10,895 | |
OMNOVA Solutions, Inc. (a)(c) | 2,610,800 | 9,164 | |
PolyOne Corp. | 3,499,600 | 16,903 | |
Praxair, Inc. | 50,200 | 3,493 | |
W.R. Grace & Co. (a) | 931,000 | 2,979 | |
164,932 | |||
Construction Materials - 0.3% | |||
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | 378,110 | 15,491 | |
Containers & Packaging - 0.8% | |||
Anchor Glass Container Corp. (a) | 37,400 | 604 | |
Aptargroup, Inc. | 375,900 | 13,457 | |
Owens-Illinois, Inc. (a) | 2,381,000 | 29,286 | |
Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. (a) | 420,362 | 6,516 | |
49,863 | |||
Metals & Mining - 3.8% | |||
Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. | 1,424,800 | 15,539 | |
Alcan, Inc. | 1,220,000 | 48,670 | |
Alcoa, Inc. | 1,747,300 | 55,162 | |
Arch Coal, Inc. | 954,600 | 23,388 | |
Newmont Mining Corp. Holding Co. | 681,300 | 29,827 | |
Nucor Corp. | 540,900 | 29,658 | |
Phelps Dodge Corp. (a) | 380,000 | 23,461 | |
Placer Dome, Inc. | 219,400 | 3,386 | |
Steel Dynamics, Inc. (a) | 694,725 | 12,943 | |
242,034 | |||
Paper & Forest Products - 1.1% | |||
Aracruz Celulose SA sponsored ADR | 351,700 | 9,883 | |
Bowater, Inc. | 384,400 | 15,695 | |
International Paper Co. | 490,000 | 19,282 | |
MeadWestvaco Corp. | 939,900 | 24,362 | |
69,222 | |||
TOTAL MATERIALS | 541,542 | ||
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 3.4% | |||
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 2.3% | |||
BellSouth Corp. | 754,400 | 19,848 | |
CenturyTel, Inc. | 645,800 | 23,087 | |
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) | ||
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - continued | |||
Diversified Telecommunication Services - continued | |||
Citizens Communications Co. (a) | 3,071,800 | $ 38,244 | |
NTL, Inc. (a) | 47,400 | 2,926 | |
SBC Communications, Inc. | 930,000 | 22,301 | |
TELUS Corp. (non-vtg.) | 385,300 | 6,747 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 1,008,700 | 33,892 | |
147,045 | |||
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 1.1% | |||
American Tower Corp. Class A (a) | 2,284,900 | 26,505 | |
AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. (a) | 1,684,900 | 12,216 | |
SpectraSite, Inc. (a) | 830,870 | 32,196 | |
70,917 | |||
TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES | 217,962 | ||
UTILITIES - 3.9% | |||
Electric Utilities - 3.2% | |||
Edison International (a) | 980,000 | 19,316 | |
Entergy Corp. | 436,500 | 23,527 | |
Exelon Corp. | 240,000 | 15,228 | |
FirstEnergy Corp. | 611,477 | 21,029 | |
FPL Group, Inc. | 325,000 | 20,716 | |
PG&E Corp. (a) | 1,424,300 | 34,824 | |
PPL Corp. | 290,000 | 11,577 | |
Southern Co. | 436,100 | 12,996 | |
TXU Corp. | 1,427,400 | 32,573 | |
Wisconsin Energy Corp. | 47,000 | 1,539 | |
Xcel Energy, Inc. | 572,600 | 9,391 | |
202,716 | |||
Multi-Utilities & Unregulated Power - 0.7% | |||
AES Corp. (a) | 1,470,000 | 12,863 | |
Equitable Resources, Inc. | 197,900 | 8,153 | |
SCANA Corp. | 579,700 | 19,878 | |
40,894 | |||
TOTAL UTILITIES | 243,610 | ||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $5,341,732) | 5,876,827 | ||
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 1.9% | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) | ||
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.1% | |||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.1% | |||
Six Flags, Inc. 7.25% PIERS | 210,000 | $ 4,121 | |
FINANCIALS - 0.1% | |||
Diversified Financial Services - 0.0% | |||
Union Pacific Capital Trust 6.25% TIDES (d) | 78,327 | 3,985 | |
Insurance - 0.1% | |||
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. 6.00% | 88,800 | 4,862 | |
TOTAL FINANCIALS | 8,847 | ||
HEALTH CARE - 0.3% | |||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.3% | |||
Baxter International, Inc. 7.00% | 402,000 | 19,497 | |
MATERIALS - 0.3% | |||
Containers & Packaging - 0.3% | |||
Owens-Illinois, Inc. 4.75% | 681,200 | 20,207 | |
UTILITIES - 1.1% | |||
Electric Utilities - 0.9% | |||
Ameren Corp. 9.75% ACES | 431,500 | 12,384 | |
Cinergy Corp. 9.50% PRIDES | 182,000 | 11,131 | |
Dominion Resources, Inc. 8.75% | 410,000 | 21,715 | |
TXU Corp. 8.125% PRIDES | 300,000 | 9,938 | |
55,168 | |||
Gas Utilities - 0.2% | |||
KeySpan Corp. 8.75% MEDS | 300,000 | 15,558 | |
TOTAL UTILITIES | 70,726 | ||
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $132,105) | 123,398 | ||
Money Market Funds - 6.1% | |||
Shares | Value (Note 1) | ||
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 1.07% (b) | 340,190,851 | $ 340,191 | |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 1.09% (b) | 43,038,650 | 43,039 | |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $383,230) | 383,230 | ||
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 100.9% (Cost $5,857,067) | 6,383,455 | ||
NET OTHER ASSETS - (0.9)% | (55,230) | ||
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 6,328,225 |
Security Type Abbreviations | ||
ACES | - | Automatic Common Exchange Securities |
MEDS | - | Mandatorily Exchangeable Debt Securities |
PIERS | - | Preferred Income Equity Redeemable Securities |
PRIDES | - | Preferred Redeemable Increased Dividend Equity Securities |
TIDES | - | Term Income Deferred Equity Securities |
Legend |
(a) Non-income producing |
(b) The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent fiscal year end is available upon request. |
(c) Affiliated company |
(d) 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 period end, the value of these securities amounted to $3,985,000 or 0.0% of net assets. |
Other Information |
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $2,074,257,000 and $2,343,878,000, respectively. |
The fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $171,000 for the period. |
Income Tax Information |
The fund hereby designates approximately $1,284,000 as a capital gain dividend for the purpose of the dividend paid deduction. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amount) | October 31, 2003 | |
Assets | ||
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $40,926) (cost $5,857,067) - See accompanying schedule | $ 6,383,455 | |
Receivable for investments sold | 32,745 | |
Receivable for fund shares sold | 9,569 | |
Dividends receivable | 5,094 | |
Interest receivable | 325 | |
Prepaid expenses | 30 | |
Other receivables | 598 | |
Total assets | 6,431,816 | |
Liabilities | ||
Payable for investments purchased | $ 50,968 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 4,857 | |
Accrued management fee | 3,835 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 892 | |
Collateral on securities loaned, at value | 43,039 | |
Total liabilities | 103,591 | |
Net Assets | $ 6,328,225 | |
Net Assets consist of: | ||
Paid in capital | $ 5,772,722 | |
Undistributed net investment income | 23,704 | |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | 5,413 | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 526,386 | |
Net Assets, for 109,280 shares outstanding | $ 6,328,225 | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($6,328,225 ÷ 109,280 shares) | $ 57.91 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Operations
Amounts in thousands | Year ended October 31, 2003 | |
Investment Income | ||
Dividends | $ 83,226 | |
Interest | 3,633 | |
Security lending | 1,013 | |
Total income | 87,872 | |
Expenses | ||
Management fee | $ 31,167 | |
Performance adjustment | 9,461 | |
Transfer agent fees | 11,785 | |
Accounting and security lending fees | 689 | |
Non-interested trustees' compensation | 22 | |
Appreciation in deferred trustee compensation account | 3 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 111 | |
Registration fees | 49 | |
Audit | 48 | |
Legal | 34 | |
Miscellaneous | 351 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 53,720 | |
Expense reductions | (1,049) | 52,671 |
Net investment income (loss) | 35,201 | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||
Investment securities (including realized gain (loss) of $7,824 on sales of investments in affiliated issuers) | 167,979 | |
Foreign currency transactions | (3) | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | 167,976 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: Investment securities | 1,241,619 | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | (2) | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 1,241,617 | |
Net gain (loss) | 1,409,593 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | $ 1,444,794 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Amounts in thousands | Year ended | Year ended |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | ||
Operations | ||
Net investment income (loss) | $ 35,201 | $ 57,440 |
Net realized gain (loss) | 167,976 | 73,206 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation | 1,241,617 | (482,355) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting | 1,444,794 | (351,709) |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment | (39,316) | (50,683) |
Share transactions | 1,367,166 | 2,855,309 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 37,762 | 49,020 |
Cost of shares redeemed | (1,465,713) | (2,085,330) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | (60,785) | 818,999 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 1,344,693 | 416,607 |
Net Assets | ||
Beginning of period | 4,983,532 | 4,566,925 |
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $23,704 and undistributed net investment income of $46,106, respectively) | $ 6,328,225 | $ 4,983,532 |
Other Information Shares | ||
Sold | 27,235 | 54,399 |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 805 | 965 |
Redeemed | (30,231) | (41,804) |
Net increase (decrease) | (2,191) | 13,560 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
Years ended October 31, | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 |
Selected Per-Share Data | |||||
Net asset value, | $ 44.71 | $ 46.64 | $ 42.79 | $ 48.54 | $ 51.90 |
Income from Investment Operations | |||||
Net investment income (loss) B | .33 | .52 D | .63 | .80 | .76 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 13.23 | (1.94) D | 4.17 | (.20) | 3.58 |
Total from investment operations | 13.56 | (1.42) | 4.80 | .60 | 4.34 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.36) | (.51) | (.95) | (.73) | (.55) |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | - | - | (5.62) | (7.15) |
Total distributions | (.36) | (.51) | (.95) | (6.35) | (7.70) |
Net asset value, | $ 57.91 | $ 44.71 | $ 46.64 | $ 42.79 | $ 48.54 |
Total Return A | 30.52% | (3.18)% | 11.37% | 1.24% | 9.24% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets C | |||||
Expenses before expense reductions | 1.00% | .97% | .81% | .51% | .56% |
Expenses net of voluntary waivers, if any | 1.00% | .97% | .81% | .51% | .56% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .98% | .95% | .77% | .48% | .54% |
Net investment income (loss) | .66% | 1.02% D | 1.29% | 1.87% | 1.50% |
Supplemental Data | |||||
Net assets, end of period | $ 6,328 | $ 4,984 | $ 4,567 | $ 3,220 | $ 4,679 |
Portfolio turnover rate | 40% | 42% | 49% | 48% | 50% |
A Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
C Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the fund. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the fund during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of any voluntary waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the fund.
D Effective November 1, 2001, the fund adopted the provisions of the AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide for Investment Companies and began amortizing premium and discount on all debt securities. Per share data and ratios for periods prior to adoption have not been restated to reflect this change.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
For the period ended October 31, 2003
(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
1. Significant Accounting Policies.
Fidelity Value Fund (the fund) is a fund of Fidelity Capital Trust (the trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the fund:
Security Valuation. Net asset value per share (NAV calculation) is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange, normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. Equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price (closing bid price or last evaluated quote if no sale has occurred) on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. Debt securities for which quotations are readily available are valued at their most recent bid prices (sales prices if the principal market is an exchange) in the principal market in which such securities are normally traded, as determined by recognized dealers in such securities, or securities are valued on the basis of information provided by a pricing service. Pricing services use valuation matrices that incorporate both dealer-supplied valuations and valuation models. If an event that is expected to materially affect the value of a security occurs after the close of an exchange or market on which that security trades, but prior to the NAV calculation, then that security will be fair valued taking the event into account. Securities (including restricted securities) for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at their fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. Price movements in futures contracts and ADRs, market and trading trends, the bid/ask quotes of brokers and off-exchange institutional trading may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security's fair value. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are valued on the basis of amortized cost. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their net asset value each business day.
Foreign Currency. The fund uses foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
Foreign denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
1. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Foreign Currency - continued
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
Investment Transactions and Income. Security transactions are accounted for as of trade date. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost. 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. The fund estimates the components of distributions received from Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). Distributions received in excess of income are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or realized gain/loss. This has no impact on the fund's net assets, but results in a decrease to net investment income and a corresponding increase to realized and unrealized gain of $8,521. Interest income is accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, which is accrued using the interest method. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.
Expenses. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among the funds in the trust.
Deferred Trustee Compensation. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan), non-interested Trustees must defer receipt of a portion of, and may elect to defer receipt of an additional portion of, their annual compensation. Deferred amounts are treated as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in shares of the fund or are invested in a cross-section of other Fidelity funds, and are marked-to-market. Deferred amounts remain in the fund until distributed in accordance with the Plan.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year the fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing all of its taxable income and realized gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required in the accompanying financial statements. Foreign taxes are provided for based on each fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
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1. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued
Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. In addition, the fund will treat a portion of the proceeds from shares redeemed as a distribution from net investment income and realized gain for income tax purposes. Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent and temporary book and tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary differences will reverse in a subsequent period. These differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, market discount, non-taxable dividends, and losses deferred due to wash sales.
The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the federal tax cost as of period end were as follows:
Unrealized appreciation | $ 970,736 | | |
Unrealized depreciation | (443,445) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 527,291 | |
Undistributed ordinary income | 17,326 | |
Undistributed long-term capital gain | 5,702 | |
Cost for federal income tax purposes | $ 5,856,164 |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
October 31, 2003 | October 31, 2002 | |
Ordinary Income | $ 39,316 | $ 50,683 |
2. Operating Policies.
Repurchase Agreements. Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) has received an Exemptive Order from the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) which permits the fund and other affiliated entities of FMR to transfer uninvested cash balances into joint trading accounts. These accounts are then invested in repurchase agreements that are collateralized by U.S. Treasury or Government obligations. The fund may also invest directly with institutions, in repurchase agreements that are collateralized by commercial paper obligations and corporate obligations. Collateral is held in segregated accounts with custodian banks and may be obtained in the event of a default of the counterparty. Collateral is marked-to-market daily and maintained at a value at least equal to the principal amount of the repurchase agreement (including accrued interest).
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(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
2. Operating Policies - continued
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.
3. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Information regarding purchases and sales of securities is included under the caption "Other Information" at the end of the fund's Schedule of Investments.
4. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the fund with investment management related services for which the fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .30% of the fund's average net assets and a group fee rate that averaged .28% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. In addition, the management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of ±.20% of the fund's average net assets over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the fund's relative investment performance as compared to an appropriate benchmark index. For the period, the total annual management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .76% of the fund's average net assets.
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, is the fund's transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent. FSC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to account size and type of account. FSC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of all shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, the transfer agent fees were equivalent to an annual rate of .22% of average net assets.
Accounting and Security Lending Fees. FSC maintains the fund's accounting records and administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the month plus out-of-pocket expenses.
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4. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued
Central Funds. The fund may invest in affiliated Central Funds managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR. The Central Funds are open-end investment companies available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by FMR and its affiliates. The Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and do not pay a management fee. Income distributions earned by the fund are recorded as income in the accompanying financial statements and totaled $2,487 for the period.
Brokerage Commissions. The fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms are shown under the caption "Other Information" at the end of the fund's Schedule of Investments.
5. Committed Line of Credit.
The fund participates with other funds managed by FMR in a $3.5 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro rata portion of the line of credit. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
6. Security Lending.
The fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. The fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Cash collateral is invested in cash equivalents. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
7. Expense Reductions.
Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the fund provided services to the fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the fund totaling $1,028 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the fund's custodian and transfer agent, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the fund's custody and transfer agent expenses by $1 and $20, respectively.
8. Transactions with Affiliated Companies.
An affiliated company is a company in which the fund has ownership of at least 5% of the voting securities. Transactions during the period with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows:
Affiliate | Purchase | Sales | Dividend | Value |
Albany International Corp. Class A | $ 614 | $ 3,114 | $ 420 | $ 49,133 |
iDine Rewards Network, Inc. | - | 2,130 | - | - |
Merix Corp. | 2,199 | 3,156 | - | 15,595 |
OMNOVA Solutions, Inc. | - | 192 | - | 9,164 |
TOTALS | $ 2,813 | $ 8,592 | $ 420 | $ 73,892 |
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Report of Independent Auditors
To the Trustees of Fidelity Capital Trust and the Shareholders of Fidelity Value Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Value Fund (a fund of Fidelity Capital Trust) at October 31, 2003 and the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity Value Fund's management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America which require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2003 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
December 22, 2003
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Trustees and Officers
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust 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, and review the fund's performance. Except for William O. McCoy, each of the Trustees oversees 289 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. McCoy oversees 291 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
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. In any event, each non-interested Trustee shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The executive officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and 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.
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an "interested person" (as defined in the 1940 Act) may be sent to 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation | |
Edward C. Johnson 3d (73)** | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1978 Mr. Johnson is Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR Corp.; a Director and Chairman of the Board and of the Executive Committee of FMR; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Far East) Inc.; Chairman (1998) and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman (2001) and a Director (2000) of FMR Co., Inc. | |
Abigail P. Johnson (41)** | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 Senior Vice President of Value Fund (2001). Ms. Johnson also serves as Senior Vice President of other Fidelity funds (2001). She is President and a Director of FMR (2001), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2001), FMR Co., Inc. (2001), and a Director of FMR Corp. Previously, Ms. Johnson managed a number of Fidelity funds. | |
Laura B. Cronin (49) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Ms. Cronin is an Executive Vice President (2002) and Chief Financial Officer (2002) of FMR Corp. and is a member of the Fidelity Management Committee (2003). Previously, Ms. Cronin served as Vice President of Finance of FMR (1997-1999), and Chief Financial Officer of FMR (1999-2001), Fidelity Personal Investments (2001), and Fidelity Brokerage Company (2001-2002). | |
Robert L. Reynolds (51) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Mr. Reynolds is a Director (2003) and Chief Operating Officer (2002) of FMR Corp. and is the head of the Fidelity Management Committee (2003). He also serves on the Board at Fidelity Investments Canada, Ltd. (2000). Previously, Mr. Reynolds served as President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Retirement Group (1996-2000). |
* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
** Edward C. Johnson 3d, Trustee, is Abigail P. Johnson's father.
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Non-Interested Trustees:
Correspondence intended for each non-interested Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation | |
J. Michael Cook (61) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 Prior to Mr. Cook's retirement in May 1999, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Deloitte & Touche LLP (accounting/consulting), Chairman of the Deloitte & Touche Foundation, and a member of the Board of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. He currently serves as a Director of Comcast (telecommunications, 2002), International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. (2000), Rockwell Automation (2000) and The Dow Chemical Company (2000). He is a Member of the Diversity Advisory Council of Marakon (2003) and the Advisory Board of the Directorship Search Group, Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Catalyst (a leading organization for the advancement of women in business), and is Chairman of the Accountability Advisory Council to the Comptroller General of the United States. He also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of the Graduate School of Business of the University of Florida, his alma mater. | |
Ralph F. Cox (71) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1991 Mr. Cox is President of RABAR Enterprises (management consulting for the petroleum industry). Prior to February 1994, he was President of Greenhill Petroleum Corporation (petroleum exploration and production). Until March 1990, Mr. Cox was President and Chief Operating Officer of Union Pacific Resources Company (exploration and production). He is a Director of CH2M Hill Companies (engineering), and Abraxas Petroleum (petroleum exploration and production, 1999). In addition, he is a member of advisory boards of Texas A&M University and the University of Texas at Austin. | |
Phyllis Burke Davis (71) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1992 Mrs. Davis is retired from Avon Products, Inc. (consumer products) where she held various positions including Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Group Vice President of U.S. product marketing, sales, distribution, and manufacturing. Mrs. Davis is a member of the Board of Directors of the Southampton Hospital in Southampton, N.Y. (1998). Previously, she served as a Director of BellSouth Corporation (telecommunications), Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial), the TJX Companies, Inc. (retail stores), Hallmark Cards, Inc., and Nabisco Brands, Inc. | |
Robert M. Gates (60) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1997 Dr. Gates is President of Texas A&M University (2002). He was Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from 1991 to 1993. From 1989 to 1991, Dr. Gates served as Assistant to the President of the United States and Deputy National Security Advisor. Dr. Gates is a Director of NACCO Industries, Inc. (mining and manufacturing), and Parker Drilling Co., Inc. (drilling and rental tools for the energy industry, 2001). He also serves as a member of the Advisory Board of VoteHere.net (secure internet voting, 2001). Previously, Dr. Gates served as a Director of LucasVarity PLC (automotive components and diesel engines), a Director of TRW Inc. (automotive, space, defense, and information technology), and Dean of the George Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University (1999-2001). Dr. Gates also is a Trustee of the Forum for International Policy. | |
Donald J. Kirk (70) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1987 Mr. Kirk is a Governor of the American Stock Exchange (2001), a Trustee and former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Greenwich Hospital Association, a Director of the Yale-New Haven Health Services Corp. (1998), and a Director Emeritus and former Chairman of the Board of Directors of National Arts Strategies Inc. Mr. Kirk was an Executive-in-Residence (1995-2000) and a Professor (1987-1995) at Columbia University Graduate School of Business. Prior to 1987, he was Chairman of the Financial Accounting Standards Board. Previously, Mr. Kirk served as a Governor of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (1996-2002), a member and Vice Chairman of the Public Oversight Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' SEC Practice Section (1995-2002), a Director of General Re Corporation (reinsurance, 1987-1998) and as a Director of Valuation Research Corp. (appraisals and valuations). | |
Marie L. Knowles (57) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 Prior to Ms. Knowles' retirement in June 2000, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) (diversified energy, 1996-2000). From 1993 to 1996, she was a Senior Vice President of ARCO and President of ARCO Transportation Company. She served as a Director of ARCO from 1996 to 1998. She currently serves as a Director of Phelps Dodge Corporation (copper mining and manufacturing), URS Corporation (multidisciplinary engineering, 1999), and McKesson Corporation (healthcare service, 2002). Ms. Knowles is a Trustee of the Brookings Institution and the Catalina Island Conservancy and also serves as a member of the Advisory Board for the School of Engineering of the University of Southern California. | |
Ned C. Lautenbach (59) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Mr. Lautenbach has been a partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment firm) since September 1998. Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was with the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. He was most recently Senior Vice President and Group Executive of Worldwide Sales and Services. From 1993 to 1995, he was Chairman of IBM World Trade Corporation, and from 1994 to 1998 was a member of IBM's Corporate Executive Committee. Mr. Lautenbach serves as Chairman and as a Director (1998) of Acterna Corporation (communications test equipment). He is also Co-Chairman of Covansys, Inc. (global provider of business and technology solutions, 2000). In addition, he is a Director of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial) and the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida (1999). He also is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. | |
Marvin L. Mann (70) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1993 Mr. Mann is Chairman of the non-interested Trustees (2001). He is Chairman Emeritus of Lexmark International, Inc. (computer peripherals) where he served as CEO until April 1998 and retired as Chairman May 1999, and remains a member of the Board. Prior to 1991, he held the positions of Vice President of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) and President and General Manager of various IBM divisions and subsidiaries. Mr. Mann is a Board member of Imation Corp. (imaging and information storage) and Acterna Corporation (communications test equipment, 1999). He is also a member of the Director Services Committee of the Investment Company Institute. In addition, Mr. Mann is a member of the President's Cabinet at the University of Alabama and the Board of Visitors of the Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration at the University of Alabama. | |
William O. McCoy (70) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1997 Prior to his retirement in December 1994, Mr. McCoy was Vice Chairman of the Board of BellSouth Corporation (telecommunications) and President of BellSouth Enterprises. He is currently a Director of Liberty Corporation (holding company), Duke Realty Corporation (real estate), Progress Energy, Inc. (electric utility), and Acterna Corporation (communications test equipment, 1999). He is also a partner of Franklin Street Partners (private investment management firm) and a member of the Research Triangle Foundation Board. In addition, Mr. McCoy served as the Interim Chancellor (1999-2000) and a member of the Board of Visitors (1994-1998) for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the University of North Carolina Health Care System and the Board of Visitors of the Kenan-Flagler Business School (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). He also served as Vice President of Finance for the University of North Carolina (16-school system, 1995-1998). | |
William S. Stavropoulos (64) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman of the Board, President and CEO (2002), and Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000) and a Director of The Dow Chemical Company. Since joining The Dow Chemical Company in 1967, Mr. Stavropoulos served in numerous senior management positions, including President (1993-2000) and Chief Executive Officer (1995-2000). Currently, he is a Director of NCR Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions), BellSouth Corporation (telecommunications), Chemical Financial Corporation, and Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate, 2002). He also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research. In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of The Business Council, J.P. Morgan International Council, World Business Council for Sustainable Development, and the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science. |
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Advisory Board Members and Executive Officers:
Correspondence intended for Dr. Heilmeier may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Mr. Lynch may be sent to 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation | |
George H. Heilmeier (67) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity Capital Trust. Dr. Heilmeier is Chairman Emeritus of Telcordia Technologies (communication software and systems), where prior to his retirement, he served as company Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. He currently serves on the Boards of Directors of The Mitre Corporation (systems engineering and information technology support for the government), INET Technologies Inc. (telecommunications network surveillance, 2001) and Teletech Holdings (customer management services, 1998). He is Chairman of the General Motors Technology Advisory Committee and a Life Fellow of the IEEE (2000). Dr. Heilmeier is a member of the Defense Science Board and the National Security Agency Advisory Board. He is also a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and The Board of Overseers of the School of Engineering and Applied Science of the University of Pennsylvania. Previously, Dr. Heilmeier served as a Director of TRW Inc. (automotive, space, defense, and information technology, 1992-2002) and Compaq (1994-2002). | |
Peter S. Lynch (60) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity Capital Trust. Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR, and Vice Chairman (2001) and a Director (2000) of FMR Co., Inc. Previously, Mr. Lynch served as a Trustee of the Fidelity funds (1990-2003). Prior to May 31, 1990, he was a Director of FMR and Executive Vice President of FMR (a position he held until March 31, 1991), Vice President of Fidelity® Magellan® Fund and FMR Growth Group Leader, and Managing Director of FMR Corp. Mr. Lynch was also Vice President of Fidelity Investments Corporate Services. In addition, he serves as a Trustee of Boston College, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Historic Deerfield, John F. Kennedy Library, and the Museum of Fine Arts of Boston. | |
Bart A. Grenier (44) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 Vice President of Value Fund. Mr. Grenier also serves as Vice President of certain Equity Funds (2001), a position he previously held from 1999 to 2000, and Vice President of certain High Income Funds (2002). He is Senior Vice President of FMR (1999) and FMR Co., Inc. (2001), and President and Director of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2002). He also heads Fidelity's Asset Allocation Group (2000), Fidelity's Growth and Income Group (2001), Fidelity's Value Group (2001), and Fidelity's High Income Division (2001). Previously, Mr. Grenier served as President of Fidelity Ventures (2000), Vice President of certain High Income Funds (1997-2000), High Income Division Head (1997-2000), Group Leader of the Income-Growth and Asset Allocation-Income Groups (1996-2000), and Assistant Equity Division Head (1997-2000). | |
Richard B. Fentin (48) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1996 Vice President of Value Fund. Mr. Fentin is also a Senior Vice President of FMR (1993). Prior to his current responsibilities Mr. Fentin managed a variety of Fidelity funds. | |
Eric D. Roiter (54) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1998 Secretary of Value Fund. He also serves as Secretary of other Fidelity funds (1998); Vice President, General Counsel, and Clerk of FMR Co., Inc. (2001) and FMR (1998); Vice President and Clerk of FDC (1998); Assistant Clerk of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2001) and Fidelity Management & Research (Far East) Inc. (2001); and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Investments Money Management Inc. (2001). Prior to joining Fidelity, Mr. Roiter was with the law firm of Debevoise & Plimpton, as an associate (1981-1984) and as a partner (1985-1997), and served as an Assistant General Counsel of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (1979-1981). Mr. Roiter is an Adjunct Member, Faculty of Law, at Boston College Law School (2003). | |
Stuart Fross (44) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Assistant Secretary of Value Fund. Mr. Fross also serves as Assistant Secretary of other Fidelity funds (2003) and is an employee of FMR. | |
Maria F. Dwyer (44) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 President and Treasurer of Value Fund. Ms. Dwyer also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2002) and is a Vice President (1999) and an employee (1996) of FMR. Prior to joining Fidelity, Ms. Dwyer served as Director of Compliance for MFS Investment Management. | |
Timothy F. Hayes (52) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Chief Financial Officer of Value Fund. Mr. Hayes also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other Fidelity funds (2002). Recently he was appointed President of Fidelity Service Company (2003) where he also serves as a Director. Mr. Hayes also serves as President of Fidelity Investments Operations Group (FIOG, 2002), which includes Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services Group (FPCMS), where he was appointed President in 1998. Previously, Mr. Hayes served as Chief Financial Officer of Fidelity Investments Corporate Systems and Service Group (1998) and Fidelity Systems Company (1997-1998). | |
John R. Hebble (45) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Deputy Treasurer of Value Fund. Mr. Hebble also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2003), and is an employee of FMR. Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Hebble worked at Deutsche Asset Management where he served as Director of Fund Accounting (2002-2003) and Assistant Treasurer of the Scudder Funds (1998-2003). | |
John H. Costello (57) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1986 Assistant Treasurer of Value Fund. Mr. Costello also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of FMR. | |
Francis V. Knox, Jr. (56) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Assistant Treasurer of Value Fund. Mr. Knox also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2002), and is a Vice President and an employee of FMR. Previously, Mr. Knox served as Vice President of Investment & Advisor Compliance (1990-2001), and Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (1992-2002), Fidelity Management & Research (Far East) Inc. (1991-2002), and FMR Corp. (1995-2002). | |
Mark Osterheld (48) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Assistant Treasurer of Value Fund. Mr. Osterheld also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2002) and is an employee of FMR. | |
Thomas J. Simpson (45) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Assistant Treasurer of Value Fund. Mr. Simpson is Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2000) and an employee of FMR (1996). Prior to joining FMR, Mr. Simpson was Vice President and Fund Controller of Liberty Investment Services (1987-1995). |
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Distributions
The Board of Trustees of Fidelity Value Fund voted to pay on December 8, 2003, to shareholders of record at the opening of business on December 5, 2003, a distribution of $.05 per share derived from capital gains realized from sales of portfolio securities and a dividend of $.23 per share from net investment income.
The fund designates 100% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2004 of amounts for use in preparing 2003 income tax returns.
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Item 2. Code of Ethics
As of the end of the period, October 31, 2003, the Fidelity Capital 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 Fidelity Capital Trust has determined that Marie L. Knowles and Donald J. Kirk are each audit committee financial experts, as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR. Ms. Knowles and Mr. Kirk are each independent for purposes of Item 3 of Form N-CSR.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Not applicable.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
Not applicable.
Item 6. Reserved
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 8. Reserved
Item 9. Controls and Procedures
(a)(i) The President and Treasurer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Fidelity Capital Trust's (the "Trust") 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 Trust's second fiscal half-year that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Trust's internal control over financial reporting.
Item 10. 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. |
(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 Capital Trust
By: | /s/Maria Dwyer |
Maria Dwyer | |
President and Treasurer | |
Date: | December 23, 2003 |
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/Maria Dwyer |
Maria Dwyer | |
President and Treasurer | |
Date: | December 23, 2003 |
By: | /s/Timothy F. Hayes |
Timothy F. Hayes | |
Chief Financial Officer | |
Date: | December 23, 2003 |