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 811-03114
Fidelity Select Portfolios
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
245 Summer St., Boston, Massachusetts 02210
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Margaret Carey, 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 |
Date of reporting period: | January 31, 2024 |
Item 1.
Reports to Stockholders
Contents
Average Annual Total Returns | |||
Periods ended January 31, 2024 | Past 1 year | Past 5 years | Past 10 years |
Fidelity® Telecom and Utilities Fund | 1.11% | 6.70% | 7.45% |
$10,000 Over 10 Years |
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity® Telecom and Utilities Fund on January 31, 2014. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the S&P 500® Index performed over the same period. |
Top Holdings (% of Fund's net assets) | ||
NextEra Energy, Inc. | 10.3 | |
PG&E Corp. | 7.9 | |
AT&T, Inc. | 7.9 | |
Sempra | 6.9 | |
Southern Co. | 6.6 | |
T-Mobile U.S., Inc. | 5.3 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 4.9 | |
Constellation Energy Corp. | 4.8 | |
Edison International | 4.7 | |
Entergy Corp. | 3.5 | |
62.8 | ||
Industries (% of Fund's net assets) | ||
Electric Utilities | 50.9 | |
Multi-Utilities | 14.1 | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services | 13.2 | |
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers | 7.6 | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services | 6.8 | |
Asset Allocation (% of Fund's net assets) |
Common Stocks - 97.8% | |||
Shares | Value ($) (000s) | ||
COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 21.8% | |||
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 13.2% | |||
AT&T, Inc. | 3,830,600 | 67,763 | |
Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. (a) | 158,000 | 3,892 | |
GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A (Escrow) (b) | 175,031 | 0 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 987,400 | 41,816 | |
113,471 | |||
Media - 1.8% | |||
Charter Communications, Inc. Class A (a) | 42,000 | 15,570 | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 6.8% | |||
T-Mobile U.S., Inc. | 281,969 | 45,462 | |
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc. | 697,870 | 13,406 | |
58,868 | |||
TOTAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES | 187,909 | ||
ENERGY - 1.2% | |||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 1.2% | |||
Cheniere Energy, Inc. | 63,400 | 10,397 | |
INDUSTRIALS - 0.9% | |||
Electrical Equipment - 0.9% | |||
Sunrun, Inc. (a)(c) | 520,000 | 7,530 | |
UTILITIES - 73.9% | |||
Electric Utilities - 50.9% | |||
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | 108,100 | 8,447 | |
Constellation Energy Corp. | 339,208 | 41,383 | |
Duke Energy Corp. | 88,600 | 8,491 | |
Edison International | 597,728 | 40,335 | |
Entergy Corp. | 306,015 | 30,528 | |
Evergy, Inc. | 90,800 | 4,610 | |
Eversource Energy | 366,600 | 19,877 | |
Exelon Corp. | 122,500 | 4,264 | |
FirstEnergy Corp. | 680,477 | 24,960 | |
NextEra Energy, Inc. | 1,506,274 | 88,314 | |
NRG Energy, Inc. | 241,375 | 12,803 | |
PG&E Corp. | 4,027,274 | 67,940 | |
PPL Corp. | 1,118,909 | 29,315 | |
Southern Co. | 818,865 | 56,927 | |
438,194 | |||
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 7.6% | |||
Energy Harbor Corp. (a) | 154,400 | 12,398 | |
NextEra Energy Partners LP | 185,754 | 5,545 | |
The AES Corp. | 991,600 | 16,540 | |
Vistra Corp. | 743,587 | 30,509 | |
64,992 | |||
Multi-Utilities - 14.1% | |||
Dominion Energy, Inc. | 423,542 | 19,364 | |
DTE Energy Co. | 127,700 | 13,462 | |
NiSource, Inc. | 463,200 | 12,029 | |
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | 291,600 | 16,910 | |
Sempra | 834,242 | 59,698 | |
121,463 | |||
Water Utilities - 1.3% | |||
American Water Works Co., Inc. | 87,800 | 10,889 | |
TOTAL UTILITIES | 635,538 | ||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $666,760) | 841,374 | ||
Money Market Funds - 3.2% | |||
Shares | Value ($) (000s) | ||
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 5.39% (d) | 19,636,824 | 19,641 | |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 5.39% (d)(e) | 7,927,682 | 7,928 | |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $27,569) | 27,569 | ||
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 101.0% (Cost $694,329) | 868,943 |
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (1.0)% | (8,715) |
NET ASSETS - 100.0% | 860,228 |
(a) | Non-income producing |
(b) | Level 3 security |
(c) | Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
(d) | Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request. |
(e) | Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
Affiliate (Amounts in thousands) | Value, beginning of period ($) | Purchases ($) | Sales Proceeds ($) | Dividend Income ($) | Realized Gain (loss) ($) | Change in Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) ($) | Value, end of period ($) | % ownership, end of period |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 5.39% | 17,633 | 383,066 | 381,058 | 1,156 | - | - | 19,641 | 0.0% |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 5.39% | 1,146 | 57,424 | 50,642 | 4 | - | - | 7,928 | 0.0% |
Total | 18,779 | 440,490 | 431,700 | 1,160 | - | - | 27,569 | |
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: | ||||
Description (Amounts in thousands) | Total ($) | Level 1 ($) | Level 2 ($) | Level 3 ($) |
Investments in Securities: | ||||
Equities: | ||||
Communication Services | 187,909 | 187,909 | - | - |
Energy | 10,397 | 10,397 | - | - |
Industrials | 7,530 | 7,530 | - | - |
Utilities | 635,538 | 635,538 | - | - |
Money Market Funds | 27,569 | 27,569 | - | - |
Total Investments in Securities: | 868,943 | 868,943 | - | - |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | ||||
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amount) | January 31, 2024 | |||
Assets | ||||
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $7,528) - See accompanying schedule: | ||||
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $666,760) | $ | 841,374 | ||
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $27,569) | 27,569 | |||
Total Investment in Securities (cost $694,329) | $ | 868,943 | ||
Receivable for investments sold | 2,335 | |||
Receivable for fund shares sold | 57 | |||
Dividends receivable | 2,437 | |||
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | 22 | |||
Prepaid expenses | 2 | |||
Other receivables | 113 | |||
Total assets | 873,909 | |||
Liabilities | ||||
Payable for investments purchased | $ | 4,723 | ||
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 321 | |||
Accrued management fee | 423 | |||
Other affiliated payables | 127 | |||
Other payables and accrued expenses | 159 | |||
Collateral on securities loaned | 7,928 | |||
Total Liabilities | 13,681 | |||
Net Assets | $ | 860,228 | ||
Net Assets consist of: | ||||
Paid in capital | $ | 679,814 | ||
Total accumulated earnings (loss) | 180,414 | |||
Net Assets | $ | 860,228 | ||
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($860,228 ÷ 32,251 shares) | $ | 26.67 |
Statement of Operations | ||||
Amounts in thousands | Year ended January 31, 2024 | |||
Investment Income | ||||
Dividends | $ | 26,641 | ||
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $4 from security lending) | 1,160 | |||
Total Income | 27,801 | |||
Expenses | ||||
Management fee | ||||
Basic fee | $ | 3,753 | ||
Performance adjustment | 1,433 | |||
Transfer agent fees | 1,293 | |||
Accounting fees | 269 | |||
Custodian fees and expenses | 9 | |||
Independent trustees' fees and expenses | 6 | |||
Registration fees | 29 | |||
Audit | 55 | |||
Legal | 3 | |||
Miscellaneous | 6 | |||
Total expenses before reductions | 6,856 | |||
Expense reductions | (66) | |||
Total expenses after reductions | 6,790 | |||
Net Investment income (loss) | 21,011 | |||
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||||
Investment Securities: | ||||
Unaffiliated issuers | 34,514 | |||
Total net realized gain (loss) | 34,514 | |||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities | (49,721) | |||
Net gain (loss) | (15,207) | |||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 5,804 |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets | ||||
Amount in thousands | Year ended January 31, 2024 | Year ended January 31, 2023 | ||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | ||||
Operations | ||||
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 21,011 | $ | 17,902 |
Net realized gain (loss) | 34,514 | 38,922 | ||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (49,721) | 14,554 | ||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 5,804 | 71,378 | ||
Distributions to shareholders | (67,257) | (36,135) | ||
Share transactions | ||||
Proceeds from sales of shares | 24,684 | 81,039 | ||
Reinvestment of distributions | 60,064 | 32,340 | ||
Cost of shares redeemed | (131,860) | (119,371) | ||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | (47,112) | (5,992) | ||
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (108,565) | 29,251 | ||
Net Assets | ||||
Beginning of period | 968,793 | 939,542 | ||
End of period | $ | 860,228 | $ | 968,793 |
Other Information | ||||
Shares | ||||
Sold | 920 | 2,841 | ||
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 2,294 | 1,159 | ||
Redeemed | (4,954) | (4,267) | ||
Net increase (decrease) | (1,740) | (267) | ||
Fidelity® Telecom and Utilities Fund |
Years ended January 31, | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||
Selected Per-Share Data | ||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 28.50 | $ | 27.43 | $ | 27.20 | $ | 28.73 | $ | 25.40 |
Income from Investment Operations | ||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) A,B | .63 | .52 | .65 | .58 | .69 | |||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (.40) | 1.61 | 1.03 | (1.08) | 4.57 | |||||
Total from investment operations | .23 | 2.13 | 1.68 | (.50) | 5.26 | |||||
Distributions from net investment income | (.60) | (.54) | (.63) C | (.62) | (.76) | |||||
Distributions from net realized gain | (1.45) | (.52) | (.82) C | (.40) | (1.17) | |||||
Total distributions | (2.06) D | (1.06) | (1.45) | (1.03) D | (1.93) | |||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 26.67 | $ | 28.50 | $ | 27.43 | $ | 27.20 | $ | 28.73 |
Total Return E | 1.11% | 7.91% | 6.29% | (1.47)% | 21.02% | |||||
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G | ||||||||||
Expenses before reductions | .77% | .73% | .60% | .67% | .75% | |||||
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .77% | .72% | .60% | .67% | .75% | |||||
Expenses net of all reductions | .77% | .72% | .60% | .66% | .74% | |||||
Net investment income (loss) | 2.37% | 1.85% | 2.31% | 2.25% | 2.48% | |||||
Supplemental Data | ||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $ | 860 | $ | 969 | $ | 940 | $ | 968 | $ | 1,148 |
Portfolio turnover rate H | 64% | 34% | 34% | 60% | 48% |
Fidelity Central Fund | Investment Manager | Investment Objective | Investment Practices | Expense RatioA |
Fidelity Money Market Central Funds | Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR) | Each fund seeks to obtain a high level of current income consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity. | Short-term Investments | Less than .005% |
Fidelity Telecom and Utilities Fund | $113 |
Gross unrealized appreciation | $196,938 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (31,992) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $164,946 |
Tax Cost | $703,997 |
Undistributed ordinary income | $705 |
Undistributed long-term capital gain | $14,860 |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments | $164,946 |
January 31, 2024 | January 31, 2023 | |
Ordinary Income | $19,719 | $18,480 |
Long-term Capital Gains | 47,538 | 17,655 |
Total | $67,257 | $36,135 |
Purchases ($) | Sales ($) | |
Fidelity Telecom and Utilities Fund | 549,094 | 619,909 |
% of Average Net Assets | |
Fidelity Telecom and Utilities Fund | .0303 |
% of Average Net Assets | |
Fidelity Telecom and Utilities Fund | .03 |
Maximum Management Fee Rate % | |
Fidelity Telecom and Utilities Fund | .57 |
Performance Adjustment Index | |
Fidelity Telecom and Utilities Fund | Russell 3000 Telecom and Utilities Select Index |
Amount | |
Fidelity Telecom and Utilities Fund | $ 16 |
Purchases ($) | Sales ($) | Realized Gain (Loss) ($) | |
Fidelity Telecom and Utilities Fund | 18,112 | 2,402 | (651) |
Amount | |
Fidelity Telecom and Utilities Fund | $2 |
Total Security Lending Fees Paid to NFS | Security Lending Income From Securities Loaned to NFS | Value of Securities Loaned to NFS at Period End | |
Fidelity Telecom and Utilities Fund | $-A | $ - | $- |
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (August 1, 2023 to January 31, 2024). |
Annualized Expense Ratio- A | Beginning Account Value August 1, 2023 | Ending Account Value January 31, 2024 | Expenses Paid During Period- C August 1, 2023 to January 31, 2024 | |||||||
Fidelity® Telecom and Utilities Fund | .77% | |||||||||
Actual | $ 1,000 | $ 1,035.10 | $ 3.95 | |||||||
Hypothetical-B | $ 1,000 | $ 1,021.32 | $ 3.92 | |||||||
- Highly liquid investments - cash or convertible to cash within three business days or less
- Moderately liquid investments - convertible to cash in three to seven calendar days
- Less liquid investments - can be sold or disposed of, but not settled, within seven calendar days
- Illiquid investments - cannot be sold or disposed of within seven calendar days
Item 2.
Code of Ethics
As of the end of the period, January 31, 2024, Fidelity Select Portfolios (the trust) has adopted a code of ethics, as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR, that applies to its President and Treasurer and its Chief Financial Officer. A copy of the code of ethics is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR.
Item 3.
Audit Committee Financial Expert
The Board of Trustees of the trust has determined that Donald F. Donahue is an audit committee financial expert, as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR. Mr. Donahue is independent for purposes of Item 3 of Form N-CSR.
Item 4.
Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Fees and Services
The following table presents fees billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) in each of the last two fiscal years for services rendered to Fidelity Telecom and Utilities Fund (the “Fund”):
Services Billed by PwC
January 31, 2024 FeesA
Audit Fees | Audit-Related Fees | Tax Fees | All Other Fees | |
Fidelity Telecom and Utilities Fund | $38,500 | $3,600 | $8,400 | $1,200 |
January 31, 2023 FeesA
Audit Fees | Audit-Related Fees | Tax Fees | All Other Fees | |
Fidelity Telecom and Utilities Fund | $38,500 | $3,300 | $8,400 | $1,200 |
A Amounts may reflect rounding.
The following table(s) present(s) fees billed by PwC that were required to be approved by the Audit Committee for services that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund(s) and that are rendered on behalf of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC ("FMR") and entities controlling, controlled by, or under common control with FMR (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily
portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) that provide ongoing services to the Fund(s) (“Fund Service Providers”):
Services Billed by PwC
January 31, 2024A | January 31, 2023A | |
Audit-Related Fees | $8,284,200 | $7,884,000 |
Tax Fees | $61,000 | $1,000 |
All Other Fees | $- | $- |
A Amounts may reflect rounding.
“Audit-Related Fees” represent fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the fund audit or the review of the fund's financial statements and that are not reported under Audit Fees.
“Tax Fees” represent fees billed for tax compliance, tax advice or tax planning that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the fund.
“All Other Fees” represent fees billed for services provided to the fund or Fund Service Provider, a significant portion of which are assurance related, that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the fund, excluding those services that are reported under Audit Fees, Audit-Related Fees or Tax Fees.
Assurance services must be performed by an independent public accountant.
* * *
The aggregate non-audit fees billed by PwC for services rendered to the Fund(s), FMR (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any Fund Service Provider for each of the last two fiscal years of the Fund(s) are as follows:
Billed By | January 31, 2024A | January 31, 2023A |
PwC | $13,501,700 | $13,170,500 |
A Amounts may reflect rounding.
The trust's Audit Committee has considered non-audit services that were not pre-approved that were provided by PwC to Fund Service Providers to be compatible with maintaining the independence of PwC in its(their) audit of the Fund(s), taking into account representations from PwC, in accordance with Public Company Accounting Oversight Board rules, regarding its independence from the Fund(s) and its(their) related
entities and FMR’s review of the appropriateness and permissibility under applicable law of such non-audit services prior to their provision to the Fund(s) Service Providers.
Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures
The trust’s Audit Committee must pre-approve all audit and non-audit services provided by a fund’s independent registered public accounting firm relating to the operations or financial reporting of the fund. Prior to the commencement of any audit or non-audit services to a fund, the Audit Committee reviews the services to determine whether they are appropriate and permissible under applicable law.
The Audit Committee has adopted policies and procedures to, among other purposes, provide a framework for the Committee’s consideration of non-audit services by the audit firms that audit the Fidelity funds. The policies and procedures require that any non-audit service provided by a fund audit firm to a Fidelity fund and any non-audit service provided by a fund auditor to a Fund Service Provider that relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of a Fidelity fund (“Covered Service”) are subject to approval by the Audit Committee before such service is provided.
All Covered Services must be approved in advance of provision of the service either: (i) by formal resolution of the Audit Committee, or (ii) by oral or written approval of the service by the Chair of the Audit Committee (or if the Chair is unavailable, such other member of the Audit Committee as may be designated by the Chair to act in the Chair’s absence). The approval contemplated by (ii) above is permitted where the Treasurer determines that action on such an engagement is necessary before the next meeting of the Audit Committee.
Non-audit services provided by a fund audit firm to a Fund Service Provider that do not relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of a Fidelity fund are reported to the Audit Committee periodically.
Non-Audit Services Approved Pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) and (ii) of Regulation S-X (“De Minimis Exception”)
There were no non-audit services approved or required to be approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to the De Minimis Exception during the Fund’s(s’) last two fiscal years relating to services provided to (i) the Fund(s) or (ii) any Fund Service Provider that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund(s).
The Registrant has not retained, for the preparation of the audit report on the financial statements included in the Form N-CSR, a registered public accounting firm that has a branch or office that is located in a foreign jurisdiction and that the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (the “PCAOB”) has determined that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely because of a position taken by an authority in the foreign jurisdiction.
The Registrant is not a “foreign issuer,” as defined in 17 CFR 240.3b-4.
Item 5.
Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
Not applicable.
Item 6.
Investments
(a)
Not applicable.
(b)
Not applicable.
Item 7.
Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 9.
Purchase of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers
Not applicable.
Item 10.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the trust’s Board of Trustees.
Item 11.
Controls and Procedures
(a)(i) The President and Treasurer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the trust’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act) provide reasonable assurances that material information relating to the trust is made known to them by the appropriate persons, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.
(a)(ii) There was no change in the trust’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the trust’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12.
Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management
Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 18.
Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation
(a)
Not applicable.
(b)
Not applicable.
Item 19.
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) | |
(a) | (3) | Not applicable. |
(b) |
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/Stacie M. Smith |
Stacie M. Smith | |
President and Treasurer | |
Date: | March 21, 2024 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: | /s/Stacie M. Smith |
Stacie M. Smith | |
President and Treasurer | |
Date: | March 21, 2024 |
By: | /s/John J. Burke III |
John J. Burke III | |
Chief Financial Officer | |
Date: | March 21, 2024 |