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 811-3114
Fidelity Select Portfolios
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
245 Summer St. Boston, Massachusetts 02210
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Scott C. Goebel, Secretary
245 Summer St.
Boston, Massachusetts 02210
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 617-563-7000
Date of fiscal year end: | January 31 |
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Date of reporting period: | July 31, 2013 |
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders
Fidelity®
Telecom and Utilities
Fund
Semiannual Report
July 31, 2013
(Fidelity Cover Art)
Contents
Shareholder Expense Example | An example of shareholder expenses. | |
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, as well as financial highlights. | |
Notes | Notes to the financial statements. | |
Proxy Voting Results |
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To view a fund's proxy voting guidelines and proxy voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30, visit http://www.fidelity.com/proxyvotingresults or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) web site at http://www.sec.gov. You may also call 1-800-544-8544 to request a free copy of the proxy voting guidelines.
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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. A fund's Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. For a complete list of a fund's portfolio holdings, view the most recent holdings listing, semiannual report, or annual report on Fidelity's web site at http://www.fidelity.com, http://www.advisor.fidelity.com, or http://www.401k.com, as applicable.
NOT FDIC INSURED • MAY LOSE VALUE • NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
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Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (February 1, 2013 to July 31, 2013).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
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Shareholder Expense Example - continued
| Annualized | Beginning | Ending | Expenses Paid |
Actual | .71% | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,092.10 | $ 3.68 |
HypotheticalA |
| $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,021.27 | $ 3.56 |
A 5% return per year before expenses
B Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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Investment Changes (Unaudited)
Top Ten Stocks as of July 31, 2013 | ||
| % of fund's | % of fund's net assets |
Duke Energy Corp. | 9.8 | 9.2 |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 9.3 | 5.1 |
Comcast Corp. Class A | 6.7 | 6.7 |
Sempra Energy | 6.4 | 6.4 |
Edison International | 6.0 | 6.4 |
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | 5.5 | 6.4 |
American Tower Corp. | 4.5 | 4.7 |
The AES Corp. | 4.4 | 3.8 |
NRG Energy, Inc. | 4.2 | 3.0 |
PG&E Corp. | 4.0 | 2.9 |
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Top Five Industries as of July 31, 2013 | ||
| % of fund's | % of fund's net assets |
Electric Utilities | 30.6 | 32.7 |
Multi-Utilities | 15.7 | 14.4 |
Diversified Telecommunication Services | 15.2 | 13.1 |
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders | 11.1 | 9.8 |
Wireless Telecommunication Services | 8.3 | 4.7 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) | |||||||
As of July 31, 2013 * | As of January 31, 2013 ** | ||||||
Stocks 98.0% |
| Stocks 94.5% |
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Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities) 2.0% |
| Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities) 5.5% |
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* Foreign investments | 3.3% |
| ** Foreign investments | 0.0% |
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Investments July 31, 2013 (Unaudited)
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 98.0% | |||
Shares | Value (000s) | ||
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 6.7% | |||
Media - 6.7% | |||
Comcast Corp. Class A | 1,356,541 | $ 61,153 | |
ENERGY - 2.7% | |||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 2.7% | |||
Cheniere Energy, Inc. (a) | 382,800 | 10,937 | |
Energen Corp. | 233,200 | 13,966 | |
| 24,903 | ||
FINANCIALS - 4.5% | |||
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 4.5% | |||
American Tower Corp. | 586,800 | 41,540 | |
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 23.5% | |||
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 15.2% | |||
Level 3 Communications, Inc. (a) | 583,136 | 12,858 | |
tw telecom, Inc. (a) | 1,042,564 | 31,048 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 1,722,800 | 85,244 | |
Vivendi SA | 474,659 | 10,141 | |
| 139,291 | ||
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 8.3% | |||
China Mobile Ltd. sponsored ADR | 87,500 | 4,631 | |
SBA Communications Corp. Class A (a) | 296,565 | 21,973 | |
Sprint Corp. (a) | 322,887 | 1,924 | |
T-Mobile U.S., Inc. (a) | 657,348 | 15,849 | |
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc. | 581,060 | 15,404 | |
Vodafone Group PLC sponsored ADR | 529,100 | 15,847 | |
| 75,628 | ||
TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES | 214,919 | ||
UTILITIES - 60.6% | |||
Electric Utilities - 30.6% | |||
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | 1,085,000 | 50,290 | |
Duke Energy Corp. | 1,258,980 | 89,384 | |
Edison International | 1,104,820 | 55,075 | |
FirstEnergy Corp. | 597,814 | 22,759 | |
Great Plains Energy, Inc. | 140,210 | 3,392 | |
ITC Holdings Corp. | 71,500 | 6,562 | |
NextEra Energy, Inc. | 108,400 | 9,389 | |
NRG Yield, Inc. | 392,400 | 11,183 | |
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (000s) | ||
UTILITIES - continued | |||
Electric Utilities - continued | |||
OGE Energy Corp. | 834,478 | $ 31,209 | |
PPL Corp. | 15,800 | 502 | |
| 279,745 | ||
Gas Utilities - 2.2% | |||
ONEOK, Inc. | 378,359 | 20,034 | |
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 11.1% | |||
Calpine Corp. (a) | 1,172,020 | 23,452 | |
NRG Energy, Inc. | 1,436,001 | 38,514 | |
The AES Corp. | 3,230,671 | 40,190 | |
| 102,156 | ||
Multi-Utilities - 15.7% | |||
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | 1,099,400 | 27,287 | |
NiSource, Inc. | 683,600 | 21,000 | |
PG&E Corp. | 799,708 | 36,699 | |
Sempra Energy | 671,210 | 58,818 | |
| 143,804 | ||
Water Utilities - 1.0% | |||
American Water Works Co., Inc. | 206,600 | 8,818 | |
TOTAL UTILITIES | 554,557 | ||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $773,880) |
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Money Market Funds - 0.4% | |||
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Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.11% (b) | 3,692,234 |
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TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 98.4% (Cost $777,572) | 900,764 | ||
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 1.6% | 14,584 | ||
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 915,348 |
Legend |
(a) Non-income producing |
(b) Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements are available on the SEC's website or upon request. |
Affiliated Central Funds |
Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows: |
Fund | Income earned |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund | $ 13 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund | 52 |
Total | $ 65 |
Other Information |
All investments are categorized as Level 1 under the Fair Value Hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
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) | July 31, 2013 (Unaudited) | |
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Assets | ||
Investment in securities, at value - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $773,880) | $ 897,072 |
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Fidelity Central Funds (cost $3,692) | 3,692 |
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Total Investments (cost $777,572) |
| $ 900,764 |
Receivable for investments sold | 36,053 | |
Receivable for fund shares sold | 156 | |
Dividends receivable | 1,922 | |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | 1 | |
Other receivables | 55 | |
Total assets | 938,951 | |
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Liabilities | ||
Payable for investments purchased | $ 22,355 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 675 | |
Accrued management fee | 350 | |
Other affiliated payables | 170 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 53 | |
Total liabilities | 23,603 | |
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Net Assets | $ 915,348 | |
Net Assets consist of: |
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Paid in capital | $ 959,997 | |
Undistributed net investment income | 1,641 | |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | (169,482) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | 123,192 | |
Net Assets, for 43,937 shares outstanding | $ 915,348 | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($915,348 ÷ 43,937 shares) | $ 20.83 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
Amounts in thousands Six months ended July 31, 2013 (Unaudited) | ||
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Investment Income |
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Dividends |
| $ 14,285 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds |
| 65 |
Total income |
| 14,350 |
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Expenses | ||
Management fee | $ 2,199 | |
Performance adjustment | 28 | |
Transfer agent fees | 933 | |
Accounting and security lending fees | 162 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 6 | |
Independent trustees' compensation | 4 | |
Registration fees | 19 | |
Audit | 28 | |
Legal | 1 | |
Miscellaneous | 37 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 3,417 | |
Expense reductions | - | 3,417 |
Net investment income (loss) | 10,933 | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||
Investment securities: |
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Unaffiliated issuers | 57,755 | |
Foreign currency transactions | (20) | |
Total net realized gain (loss) |
| 57,735 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities | 15,584 | |
Net gain (loss) | 73,319 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | $ 84,252 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Amounts in thousands | Six months ended July 31, 2013 | Year ended |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
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Operations |
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Net investment income (loss) | $ 10,933 | $ 23,341 |
Net realized gain (loss) | 57,735 | 72,493 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 15,584 | 61,286 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting | 84,252 | 157,120 |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | (10,551) | (22,567) |
Share transactions | 55,777 | 181,629 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 9,644 | 20,726 |
Cost of shares redeemed | (193,878) | (205,550) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | (128,457) | (3,195) |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (54,756) | 131,358 |
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Net Assets | ||
Beginning of period | 970,104 | 838,746 |
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $1,641 and undistributed net investment income of $1,259, respectively) | $ 915,348 | $ 970,104 |
Other Information Shares | ||
Sold | 2,734 | 10,118 |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 478 | 1,120 |
Redeemed | (9,555) | (11,271) |
Net increase (decrease) | (6,343) | (33) |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
| Six months ended July 31, 2013 | Years ended January 31, | ||||
| (Unaudited) | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 |
Selected Per-Share Data |
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Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 19.29 | $ 16.67 | $ 16.13 | $ 13.33 | $ 12.43 | $ 19.00 |
Income from Investment Operations |
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Net investment income (loss) D | .23 | .45 | .50 | .46 | .39 | .44 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 1.54 | 2.61 | .52 | 2.80 | .95 | (6.58) |
Total from investment operations | 1.77 | 3.06 | 1.02 | 3.26 | 1.34 | (6.14) |
Distributions from net investment income | (.23) | (.44) | (.48) | (.46) | (.44) | (.43) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 20.83 | $ 19.29 | $ 16.67 | $ 16.13 | $ 13.33 | $ 12.43 |
Total Return B, C | 9.21% | 18.48% | 6.35% | 24.79% | 11.05% | (32.68)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E, G |
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Expenses before reductions | .71% A | .83% | .75% | .66% | .58% | .77% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .71% A | .83% | .75% | .66% | .58% | .77% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .71% A | .78% | .71% | .60% | .56% | .77% |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.26% A | 2.48% | 3.00% | 3.10% | 3.06% | 2.72% |
Supplemental Data |
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Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $ 915 | $ 970 | $ 839 | $ 878 | $ 705 | $ 743 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | 82% A | 96% | 160% | 228% | 224% | 110% |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
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 reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the Fund during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from 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 July 31, 2013 (Unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
1. Organization.
Fidelity® Telecom and Utilities Fund (the Fund) is a non-diversified fund of Fidelity Select Portfolios (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.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund invests in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds are available on the SEC website or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board of Trustees (the Board), the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the FMR Fair Value Committee (the Committee), in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Factors used in
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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) - continued
(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Investment Valuation - continued
determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and is responsible for approving and reporting to the Board all fair value determinations.
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, Exchange- Traded Funds (ETFs) and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2.
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy.
Foreign Currency. The Fund may use foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Gains and 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.
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Foreign Currency - continued
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates 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.
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and may include proceeds received from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Subsequent to ex-dividend date the Fund determines the components of these distributions, based upon receipt of tax filings or other correspondence relating to the underlying investment. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.
Expenses. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Deferred Trustee Compensation. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan), independent Trustees may elect to defer receipt of a portion of their annual compensation. Deferred amounts are invested in a cross-section of Fidelity funds, are marked-to-market and remain in the Fund until distributed in accordance with the Plan. The
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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) - continued
(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Deferred Trustee Compensation - continued
investment of deferred amounts and the offsetting payable to the Trustees are included in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. A fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, partnerships, deferred trustees compensation, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
The federal tax cost of investment securities and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of period end were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation | $ 130,739 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (10,637) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments | $ 120,102 |
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Tax cost | $ 780,662 |
Capital loss carryforwards are only available to offset future capital gains of the Fund to the extent provided by regulations and may be limited. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the Act), the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period and such capital losses are required to be used prior to any losses that expire.
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued
The capital loss carryforward information presented below, including any applicable limitation, is estimated as of fiscal period end and is subject to adjustment.
Fiscal year of expiration |
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2017 | $ (12,260) |
2018 | (209,830) |
Total capital loss carryforward | $ (222,090) |
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $386,554 and $479,333, respectively.
5. 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 .20% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .25% 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 ± .15% 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 annualized management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .46% of the Fund's average net assets.
Effective August 1, 2013, Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (SelectCo), an affiliate of FMR, will replace FMR as investment adviser to the Fund pursuant to a management contract between the Fund and SelectCo. The new contract will not impact the Fund's investment process, strategies or management fees.
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the Fund's transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to account size and type of account. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, the transfer agent fees were equivalent to an annualized rate of .19% of average net assets.
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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) - continued
(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued
Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. Under a separate contract, FSC administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions.
Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $6 for the period.
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 participating affiliated funds. At period end, there were no interfund loans outstanding. The Fund's activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:
Borrower or Lender | Average Loan | Weighted Average | Interest |
Borrower | $ 2,577 | .31% | $ -* |
* Amount represents one hundred eleven dollars
6. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR or an affiliate in a $4.25 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, which amounted to $1 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
7. Security Lending.
The Fund lends portfolio securities through a lending agent from time to time in order to earn additional income. For equity securities, a lending agent is used and may loan securities to certain qualified borrowers, including Fidelity Capital Markets (FCM), a broker-dealer affiliated with the Fund. On the settlement date of the loan, 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
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7. Security Lending - continued
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, the Fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. The Fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. At period end, there were no security loans outstanding. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Total security lending income during the period amounted to $52. During the period, there were no securities loaned to FCM.
8. Expense Reductions.
FMR reimbursed a portion of the Fund's operating expenses during the period in the amount of four hundred forty four dollars.
9. Other.
The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
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Proxy Voting Results
A special meeting of Fidelity Telecom and Utilities Fund's shareholders was held on June 18, 2013. The results of votes taken among shareholders on the proposals before them are reported below. Each vote reported represents one dollar of net asset value held on the record date for the meeting.
PROPOSAL 1 | ||
To elect a Board of Trustees.A | ||
| # of | % of |
Ned C. Lautenbach | ||
Affirmative | 25,828,395,115.78 | 94.160 |
Withheld | 1,602,101,684.27 | 5.840 |
TOTAL | 27,430,496,800.05 | 100.000 |
Ronald P. O'Hanley | ||
Affirmative | 25,907,936,922.24 | 94.450 |
Withheld | 1,522,559,877.81 | 5.550 |
TOTAL | 27,430,496,800.05 | 100.000 |
David A. Rosow | ||
Affirmative | 25,805,492,959.91 | 94.076 |
Withheld | 1,625,003,840.14 | 5.924 |
TOTAL | 27,430,496,800.05 | 100.000 |
Garnett A. Smith | ||
Affirmative | 25,892,258,831.97 | 94.393 |
Withheld | 1,538,237,968.08 | 5.607 |
TOTAL | 27,430,496,800.05 | 100.000 |
William S. Stavropoulos | ||
Affirmative | 25,738,476,030.34 | 93.832 |
Withheld | 1,692,020,769.71 | 6.168 |
TOTAL | 27,430,496,800.05 | 100.000 |
Michael E. Wiley | ||
Affirmative | 25,923,640,743.27 | 94.507 |
Withheld | 1,506,856,056.78 | 5.493 |
TOTAL | 27,430,496,800.05 | 100.000 |
PROPOSAL 2 | ||
To approve a management contract between the fund and Fidelity SelectCo, LLC. | ||
| # of | % of |
Affirmative | 539,404,440.15 | 82.776 |
Against | 31,149,955.76 | 4.780 |
Abstain | 43,551,303.92 | 6.683 |
Broker | 37,544,156.57 | 5.761 |
TOTAL | 651,649,856.40 | 100.000 |
PROPOSAL 3 | ||
A shareholder proposal requesting that the Board of Trustees institute "Procedures to prevent holding investments in companies that, in management's judgment, substantially contribute to genocide or crimes against humanity."B | ||
| # of | % of |
Affirmative | 157,408,241.17 | 24.156 |
Against | 406,127,675.89 | 62.323 |
Abstain | 50,569,787.76 | 7.760 |
Broker | 37,544,151.58 | 5.761 |
TOTAL | 651,649,856.40 | 100.000 |
A Denotes trust-wide proposal and voting results. B Proposal was not approved by shareholders. |
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Investment Adviser
Fidelity SelectCo, LLC
Denver, CO
Investment Sub-Advisers
FMR Co., Inc.
Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc.
Fidelity Management & Research
(Hong Kong) Limited
Fidelity Management & Research
(Japan) Inc.
General Distributor
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Smithfield, RI
Transfer and Service Agents
Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Fidelity Service Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Custodian
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
Boston, MA
The Fidelity Telephone Connection
Mutual Fund 24-Hour Service
Exchanges/Redemptions
and Account Assistance 1-800-544-6666
Product Information 1-800-544-6666
Retirement Accounts 1-800-544-4774
(8 a.m. - 9 p.m.)
TDD Service 1-800-544-0118
for the deaf and hearing impaired
(9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Eastern time)
Fidelity Automated Service
Telephone (FAST®)
1-800-544-5555
Automated line for quickest service
(Fidelity Investment logo)(registered trademark)
Corporate Headquarters
245 Summer St., Boston, MA 02210
www.fidelity.com
UIF-USAN-0913 1.789296.110
Item 2. Code of Ethics
Not applicable.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
Not applicable.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Not applicable.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
Not applicable.
Item 6. Investments
(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 9. Purchase of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers
Not applicable.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Fidelity Select Portfolios's Board of Trustees.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
(a)(i) The President and Treasurer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Fidelity Select Portfolios'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 second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Trust's internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits
(a) | (1) | Not applicable. |
(a) | (2) | Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) is filed and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT. |
(a) | (3) | Not applicable. |
(b) |
| Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) is furnished and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906CERT. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Fidelity Select Portfolios
By: | /s/Kenneth B. Robins |
| Kenneth B. Robins |
| President and Treasurer |
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Date: | September 23, 2013 |
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/Kenneth B. Robins |
| Kenneth B. Robins |
| President and Treasurer |
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Date: | September 23, 2013 |
By: | /s/Christine Reynolds |
| Christine Reynolds |
| Chief Financial Officer |
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Date: |