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 811-3329
Variable Insurance Products Fund
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
82 Devonshire St., Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Scott C. Goebel, 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: | December 31 |
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Date of reporting period: | December 31, 2009 |
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:
Equity-Income Portfolio
Annual Report
December 31, 2009
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Contents
Performance | <Click Here> | How the fund has done over time. |
Management's Discussion | <Click Here> | The manager's review of fund performance, strategy and outlook. |
Shareholder Expense Example | <Click Here> | An example of shareholder expenses. |
Investment Changes | <Click Here> | A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months. |
Investments | <Click Here> | A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values. |
Financial Statements | <Click Here> | Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights. |
Notes | <Click Here> | Notes to the financial statements. |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | <Click Here> | |
Trustees and Officers | <Click Here> | |
Distributions | <Click Here> | |
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees | <Click Here> | |
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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 or http://www.advisor.fidelity.com, as applicable.
NOT FDIC INSURED · MAY LOSE VALUE · NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
Annual Report
Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of a class' dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. Performance numbers are net of all underlying fund operating expenses, but do not include any insurance charges imposed by your insurance company's separate account. If performance information included the effect of these additional charges, the total returns would have been lower. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns
Periods ended December 31, 2009 | Past 1 year | Past 5 years | Past 10 years |
VIP Equity-Income - Initial Class | 30.21% | -0.72% | 1.84% |
VIP Equity-Income - Service Class A | 30.03% | -0.82% | 1.73% |
VIP Equity-Income - Service Class 2 B | 29.88% | -0.97% | 1.58% |
VIP Equity-Income - Investor Class C | 30.09% | -0.81% | 1.79% |
A Performance of Service Class shares reflects an asset-based service fee (12b-1 fee).
B The initial offering of Service Class 2 shares took place on January 12, 2000. Performance of Service Class 2 shares reflects an asset-based service fee (12b-1 fee). Returns prior to January 12, 2000 are those of Service Class which reflect a different 12b-1 fee. Had Service Class 2 shares' 12b-1 fee been reflected, returns prior to January 12, 2000 would have been lower.
C The initial offering of Investor Class shares took place on July 21, 2005. Returns prior to July 21, 2005 are those of Initial Class. Had Investor Class's transfer agent fee been reflected, returns prior to July 21, 2005 would have been lower.
$10,000 Over 10 Years
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in VIP Equity-Income Portfolio - Initial Class on December 31, 1999. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the Russell 3000® Value Index performed over the same period.
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Market Recap: In 2009, most global markets saw both crippling lows and considerable highs. After a dismal start, the economy began to show signs of improvement, suggesting that a recovery was on the horizon. Credit markets began to heal as fiscal and monetary stimulus efforts around the world started to take effect, and corporate earnings staged an impressive rebound, fueled in large part by massive cost cutting. As a result, the flight to quality that marked most of 2008 and early 2009 shifted in March as investors flocked to riskier asset categories. The U.S. equity market, as measured by the bellwether Standard & Poor's 500SM Index and the blue-chip proxy Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM, reflected this changing environment, gaining 26.46% and 22.68%, respectively. Meanwhile, the technology-laden Nasdaq Composite® Index rose 45.32%. Foreign stocks also produced strong gains, as illustrated by the 31.93% jump of the MSCI® EAFE® Index (Europe, Australasia, Far East), a gauge of developed stock markets outside the U.S. and Canada. Emerging-markets stocks, which suffered their worst calendar-year performance ever in 2008, posted record returns this past year, with the MSCI Emerging Markets Index soaring 79.02%. A depreciating U.S. dollar helped bolster returns for U.S. investors in foreign equities.
Comments from Stephen Petersen, Portfolio Manager of VIP Equity-Income Portfolio: For the 12 months ending December 31, 2009, the fund solidly outpaced the Russell 3000® Value Index, which returned 19.76%. (For specific portfolio results, please refer to the performance section of this report.) Overall, the fund was positioned more aggressively than the index so that it could benefit significantly from an improvement in the economy. From an industry perspective, stock picks in capital goods, energy and banks provided the biggest boost to relative performance. Overweighting consumer discretionary - particularly the automobiles and components group - technology and diversified financials also helped. On the flip side, unrewarding stock selection in automobiles and components detracted from the fund's relative results, as did an underweighting in materials and health care. Individual contributors included an underweighted position in energy giant Exxon Mobil, whose return lagged that of the broader market. Underweighting multi-industry conglomerate General Electric and financials heavyweight Citigroup, two weak-performing benchmark components, also helped. Individual detractors included the fund's relatively small stake in Ford Motor, which came back strongly as it gained share against other major automakers and became profitable. An underweighting in copper mining company Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, which benefited from rising commodity prices, detracted as well.
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
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Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) 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 (July 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund 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 for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower. 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 for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' 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. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower. 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. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
| Annualized Expense Ratio | Beginning Account Value July 1, 2009 | Ending Account Value December 31, 2009 | Expenses Paid During Period* July 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009 |
Initial Class | .57% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,242.70 | $ 3.22 |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,022.33 | $ 2.91 |
Service Class | .67% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,241.70 | $ 3.79 |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,021.83 | $ 3.41 |
Service Class 2 | .82% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,240.60 | $ 4.63 |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,021.07 | $ 4.18 |
Service Class 2R | .82% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,240.90 | $ 4.63 |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,021.07 | $ 4.18 |
Investor Class | .66% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,241.40 | $ 3.73 |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,021.88 | $ 3.36 |
A 5% return per year before expenses
* Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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Investment Changes (Unaudited)
Top Ten Stocks as of December 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 3.7 | 3.7 |
Wells Fargo & Co. | 3.4 | 3.3 |
AT&T, Inc. | 3.1 | 3.5 |
Chevron Corp. | 2.8 | 3.0 |
Bank of America Corp. | 2.7 | 3.0 |
Pfizer, Inc. | 2.5 | 1.6 |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 2.5 | 3.4 |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 1.9 | 1.0 |
Merck & Co., Inc. | 1.7 | 0.8 |
Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A sponsored ADR | 1.6 | 1.0 |
| 25.9 | |
Top Five Market Sectors as of December 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Financials | 26.4 | 25.3 |
Energy | 15.3 | 15.3 |
Consumer Discretionary | 14.7 | 13.5 |
Industrials | 10.1 | 8.5 |
Information Technology | 8.6 | 8.9 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) |
As of December 31, 2009* | As of June 30, 2009** |
![fid23](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid23.gif) | Stocks 97.8% | | ![fid23](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid23.gif) | Stocks 97.2% | |
![fid26](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid26.gif) | Bonds 2.2% | | ![fid26](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid26.gif) | Bonds 1.8% | |
![fid29](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid29.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 0.0%† | | ![fid29](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid29.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 1.0% | |
* Foreign investments | 13.1% | | ** Foreign investments | 10.8% | |
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† Amount represents less than 0.1% |
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Investments December 31, 2009
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 96.2% |
| Shares | | Value |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 13.7% |
Auto Components - 1.5% |
Johnson Controls, Inc. | 1,779,883 | | $ 48,484,013 |
Michelin CGDE Series B | 116,762 | | 8,956,557 |
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (a) | 2,295,700 | | 32,369,370 |
| | 89,809,940 |
Automobiles - 1.1% |
Daimler AG (Reg.) | 185,204 | | 9,871,373 |
Fiat SpA (a) | 954,377 | | 14,004,922 |
Harley-Davidson, Inc. (d) | 1,279,250 | | 32,237,100 |
Thor Industries, Inc. | 151,600 | | 4,760,240 |
Winnebago Industries, Inc. (a) | 144,011 | | 1,756,934 |
| | 62,630,569 |
Diversified Consumer Services - 0.7% |
H&R Block, Inc. | 1,889,186 | | 42,733,387 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.1% |
Las Vegas Sands Corp. unit | 112,000 | | 28,657,440 |
Sands China Ltd. | 4,370,400 | | 5,273,508 |
Starbucks Corp. (a) | 1,335,700 | | 30,801,242 |
| | 64,732,190 |
Household Durables - 2.0% |
Black & Decker Corp. | 327,151 | | 21,209,199 |
KB Home | 295,900 | | 4,047,912 |
Lennar Corp. Class A | 603,166 | | 7,702,430 |
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. | 1,925,020 | | 28,894,550 |
Pulte Homes, Inc. | 1,665,768 | | 16,657,680 |
Toll Brothers, Inc. (a) | 52,787 | | 992,923 |
Whirlpool Corp. | 486,034 | | 39,203,502 |
| | 118,708,196 |
Internet & Catalog Retail - 0.2% |
Liberty Media Corp. Interactive Series A (a) | 1,026,465 | | 11,126,881 |
Leisure Equipment & Products - 0.2% |
Brunswick Corp. | 1,013,757 | | 12,884,851 |
Media - 2.8% |
Belo Corp. Series A | 952,224 | | 5,180,099 |
CC Media Holdings, Inc. Class A (a) | 693,958 | | 2,151,270 |
Comcast Corp. Class A | 2,162,436 | | 36,458,671 |
Informa PLC | 1,922,891 | | 9,944,577 |
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (a) | 1,365,700 | | 10,078,866 |
The Walt Disney Co. | 1,362,400 | | 43,937,400 |
Time Warner, Inc. | 1,498,683 | | 43,671,623 |
Virgin Media, Inc. | 729,980 | | 12,285,563 |
| | 163,708,069 |
Multiline Retail - 1.6% |
Kohl's Corp. (a) | 639,224 | | 34,473,350 |
Macy's, Inc. | 824,200 | | 13,813,592 |
Target Corp. | 953,300 | | 46,111,121 |
Tuesday Morning Corp. (a) | 445,123 | | 1,148,417 |
| | 95,546,480 |
|
| Shares | | Value |
Specialty Retail - 2.5% |
Home Depot, Inc. | 2,248,200 | | $ 65,040,426 |
Lowe's Companies, Inc. | 1,070,178 | | 25,031,463 |
OfficeMax, Inc. (a) | 429,700 | | 5,452,893 |
RadioShack Corp. | 565,700 | | 11,031,150 |
Staples, Inc. | 1,627,145 | | 40,011,496 |
| | 146,567,428 |
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | 808,447,991 |
CONSUMER STAPLES - 5.0% |
Beverages - 1.1% |
Carlsberg AS Series B | 335,671 | | 24,797,311 |
The Coca-Cola Co. | 723,465 | | 41,237,505 |
| | 66,034,816 |
Food & Staples Retailing - 1.0% |
CVS Caremark Corp. | 625,805 | | 20,157,179 |
Kroger Co. | 672,300 | | 13,802,319 |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 173,363 | | 9,266,252 |
Walgreen Co. | 363,149 | | 13,334,831 |
Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. (a) | 587,020 | | 5,893,681 |
| | 62,454,262 |
Food Products - 1.1% |
Hershey Co. | 101,300 | | 3,625,527 |
Marine Harvest ASA (a)(d) | 15,779,000 | | 11,518,552 |
Nestle SA (Reg.) | 683,518 | | 33,137,866 |
Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A | 1,213,727 | | 14,892,430 |
| | 63,174,375 |
Household Products - 0.8% |
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | 133,489 | | 8,504,584 |
Procter & Gamble Co. | 619,942 | | 37,587,083 |
| | 46,091,667 |
Personal Products - 0.2% |
Avon Products, Inc. | 430,908 | | 13,573,602 |
Tobacco - 0.8% |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | 965,905 | | 46,546,962 |
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | | 297,875,684 |
ENERGY - 15.3% |
Energy Equipment & Services - 2.9% |
Baker Hughes, Inc. | 340,800 | | 13,795,584 |
BJ Services Co. | 654,124 | | 12,166,706 |
Halliburton Co. | 763,095 | | 22,961,529 |
Nabors Industries Ltd. (a) | 947,513 | | 20,741,060 |
Noble Corp. | 1,079,468 | | 43,934,348 |
Pride International, Inc. (a) | 410,300 | | 13,092,673 |
Schlumberger Ltd. | 642,557 | | 41,824,035 |
| | 168,515,935 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 12.4% |
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | 339,800 | | 21,210,316 |
Apache Corp. | 368,580 | | 38,026,399 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
ENERGY - continued |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - continued |
Chevron Corp. | 2,164,629 | | $ 166,654,787 |
Cloud Peak Energy, Inc. | 186,600 | | 2,716,896 |
ConocoPhillips | 1,592,410 | | 81,324,379 |
CONSOL Energy, Inc. | 432,690 | | 21,547,962 |
Devon Energy Corp. | 212,200 | | 15,596,700 |
EOG Resources, Inc. | 446,300 | | 43,424,990 |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 2,123,330 | | 144,789,873 |
Marathon Oil Corp. | 731,500 | | 22,837,430 |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 662,009 | | 53,854,432 |
Reliance Industries Ltd. | 484,316 | | 11,380,539 |
Royal Dutch Shell PLC: | | | |
Class A sponsored ADR | 1,609,400 | | 96,741,034 |
Class B ADR | 232,200 | | 13,497,786 |
| | 733,603,523 |
TOTAL ENERGY | | 902,119,458 |
FINANCIALS - 25.2% |
Capital Markets - 5.0% |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | 1,570,599 | | 43,929,654 |
Credit Suisse Group sponsored ADR | 323,400 | | 15,898,344 |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 478,494 | | 80,788,927 |
Legg Mason, Inc. | 142,012 | | 4,283,082 |
Morgan Stanley | 2,423,877 | | 71,746,759 |
Nomura Holdings, Inc. | 711,900 | | 5,296,728 |
State Street Corp. | 864,680 | | 37,648,167 |
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | 202,623 | | 10,789,675 |
UBS AG: | | | |
(For. Reg.) (a) | 640,888 | | 9,970,413 |
(NY Shares) (a) | 1,106,200 | | 17,157,162 |
| | 297,508,911 |
Commercial Banks - 7.6% |
Associated Banc-Corp. | 1,324,766 | | 14,585,674 |
Comerica, Inc. | 580,000 | | 17,150,600 |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | 1,630,500 | | 5,951,325 |
KeyCorp | 3,133,300 | | 17,389,815 |
Marshall & Ilsley Corp. | 844,500 | | 4,602,525 |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. sponsored ADR | 3,979,625 | | 19,579,755 |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 2,114,730 | | 111,636,597 |
Standard Chartered PLC (United Kingdom) | 567,497 | | 14,445,274 |
SunTrust Banks, Inc. | 334,863 | | 6,794,370 |
U.S. Bancorp, Delaware | 1,618,638 | | 36,435,541 |
Wells Fargo & Co. | 7,398,509 | | 199,685,758 |
| | 448,257,234 |
Consumer Finance - 1.7% |
American Express Co. | 668,554 | | 27,089,808 |
Capital One Financial Corp. | 695,499 | | 26,665,432 |
Discover Financial Services | 2,519,369 | | 37,059,918 |
|
| Shares | | Value |
Promise Co. Ltd. (d) | 332,700 | | $ 2,554,783 |
SLM Corp. (a) | 904,032 | | 10,188,441 |
| | 103,558,382 |
Diversified Financial Services - 7.2% |
Bank of America Corp. | 10,704,679 | | 161,212,466 |
Citigroup, Inc. | 8,450,304 | | 27,970,506 |
CME Group, Inc. | 16,146 | | 5,424,249 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 5,264,512 | | 219,372,212 |
Moody's Corp. (d) | 526,971 | | 14,122,823 |
| | 428,102,256 |
Insurance - 2.4% |
ACE Ltd. | 470,070 | | 23,691,528 |
Allstate Corp. | 208,800 | | 6,272,352 |
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | 583,700 | | 13,576,862 |
MetLife, Inc. | 497,173 | | 17,575,066 |
Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. | 1,326,200 | | 22,969,784 |
PartnerRe Ltd. | 250,624 | | 18,711,588 |
The First American Corp. | 289,320 | | 9,579,385 |
The Travelers Companies, Inc. | 550,396 | | 27,442,745 |
| | 139,819,310 |
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 0.6% |
Developers Diversified Realty Corp. | 639,315 | | 5,920,057 |
HCP, Inc. | 575,400 | | 17,572,716 |
Segro PLC | 1,278,288 | | 7,119,109 |
Senior Housing Properties Trust (SBI) | 264,756 | | 5,790,214 |
| | 36,402,096 |
Real Estate Management & Development - 0.7% |
Allgreen Properties Ltd. | 2,921,000 | | 2,556,992 |
CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. Class A (a) | 2,107,041 | | 28,592,546 |
Indiabulls Real Estate Ltd. (a) | 1,690,085 | | 8,292,014 |
Unite Group PLC (a) | 62,208 | | 301,110 |
| | 39,742,662 |
TOTAL FINANCIALS | | 1,493,390,851 |
HEALTH CARE - 7.6% |
Biotechnology - 0.7% |
Amgen, Inc. (a) | 556,222 | | 31,465,479 |
Biogen Idec, Inc. (a) | 236,400 | | 12,647,400 |
| | 44,112,879 |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.9% |
Baxter International, Inc. | 63,114 | | 3,703,530 |
Boston Scientific Corp. (a) | 2,033,862 | | 18,304,758 |
C. R. Bard, Inc. | 43,500 | | 3,388,650 |
CareFusion Corp. (a) | 52,700 | | 1,318,027 |
Covidien PLC | 511,936 | | 24,516,615 |
| | 51,231,580 |
Health Care Providers & Services - 0.4% |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 796,900 | | 24,289,512 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
HEALTH CARE - continued |
Pharmaceuticals - 5.6% |
Abbott Laboratories | 224,900 | | $ 12,142,351 |
Johnson & Johnson | 841,429 | | 54,196,442 |
Merck & Co., Inc. | 2,750,672 | | 100,509,555 |
Pfizer, Inc. | 8,040,415 | | 146,255,149 |
Sanofi-Aventis | 202,819 | | 15,929,130 |
| | 329,032,627 |
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | | 448,666,598 |
INDUSTRIALS - 9.8% |
Aerospace & Defense - 2.8% |
General Dynamics Corp. | 168,700 | | 11,500,279 |
Honeywell International, Inc. | 1,179,825 | | 46,249,140 |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | 87,800 | | 6,615,730 |
Raytheon Co. | 153,300 | | 7,898,016 |
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. Class A (a) | 769,882 | | 15,289,857 |
The Boeing Co. | 495,584 | | 26,825,962 |
United Technologies Corp. | 766,540 | | 53,205,541 |
| | 167,584,525 |
Building Products - 0.4% |
Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (a) | 67,514 | | 2,628,320 |
Masco Corp. | 1,363,900 | | 18,835,459 |
| | 21,463,779 |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.1% |
Republic Services, Inc. | 236,239 | | 6,687,926 |
Construction & Engineering - 0.2% |
Fluor Corp. | 243,700 | | 10,976,248 |
Electrical Equipment - 0.5% |
Cooper Industries PLC Class A | 413,300 | | 17,623,112 |
Schneider Electric SA | 84,278 | | 9,867,297 |
| | 27,490,409 |
Industrial Conglomerates - 3.0% |
General Electric Co. | 4,167,377 | | 63,052,414 |
Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV (NY Shares) | 236,392 | | 6,959,380 |
Rheinmetall AG | 352,933 | | 22,606,072 |
Siemens AG sponsored ADR (d) | 510,500 | | 46,812,850 |
Textron, Inc. | 989,800 | | 18,618,138 |
Tyco International Ltd. | 601,736 | | 21,469,940 |
| | 179,518,794 |
Machinery - 2.2% |
Briggs & Stratton Corp. | 1,046,088 | | 19,572,306 |
Caterpillar, Inc. | 101,800 | | 5,801,582 |
Cummins, Inc. | 417,900 | | 19,164,894 |
Eaton Corp. | 384,500 | | 24,461,890 |
Ingersoll-Rand Co. Ltd. | 582,088 | | 20,803,825 |
Kennametal, Inc. | 549,591 | | 14,245,399 |
|
| Shares | | Value |
The Stanley Works | 278,036 | | $ 14,321,634 |
Vallourec SA | 59,100 | | 10,749,766 |
| | 129,121,296 |
Road & Rail - 0.6% |
CSX Corp. | 406,800 | | 19,725,732 |
Union Pacific Corp. | 266,500 | | 17,029,350 |
| | 36,755,082 |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | 579,598,059 |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 8.2% |
Communications Equipment - 1.0% |
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) | 1,912,780 | | 45,791,953 |
Motorola, Inc. | 2,053,412 | | 15,934,477 |
| | 61,726,430 |
Computers & Peripherals - 1.3% |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | 1,124,865 | | 57,941,796 |
International Business Machines Corp. | 136,200 | | 17,828,580 |
| | 75,770,376 |
Electronic Equipment & Components - 1.6% |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. (a) | 278,463 | | 8,651,845 |
Arrow Electronics, Inc. (a) | 833,400 | | 24,676,974 |
Avnet, Inc. (a) | 1,022,554 | | 30,840,229 |
Tyco Electronics Ltd. | 1,170,236 | | 28,729,294 |
| | 92,898,342 |
Internet Software & Services - 0.0% |
AOL, Inc. (a) | 6,813 | | 158,607 |
IT Services - 0.1% |
Hewitt Associates, Inc. Class A (a) | 103,300 | | 4,365,458 |
MoneyGram International, Inc. (a) | 721,800 | | 2,078,784 |
| | 6,444,242 |
Office Electronics - 0.2% |
Xerox Corp. | 1,157,235 | | 9,790,208 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 3.2% |
Applied Materials, Inc. | 2,054,400 | | 28,638,336 |
Intel Corp. | 3,360,800 | | 68,560,320 |
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) | 1,507,800 | | 15,922,368 |
National Semiconductor Corp. | 1,675,447 | | 25,734,866 |
Novellus Systems, Inc. (a) | 721,139 | | 16,831,384 |
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | 2,635 | | 1,805,515 |
Teradyne, Inc. (a) | 1,659,200 | | 17,803,216 |
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. (a) | 354,900 | | 12,733,812 |
| | 188,029,817 |
Software - 0.8% |
Microsoft Corp. | 916,760 | | 27,952,012 |
Oracle Corp. | 843,108 | | 20,689,870 |
| | 48,641,882 |
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | | 483,459,904 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
MATERIALS - 1.9% |
Chemicals - 1.0% |
Celanese Corp. Class A | 409,200 | | $ 13,135,320 |
Clariant AG (Reg.) (a) | 497,150 | | 5,867,181 |
Dow Chemical Co. | 432,700 | | 11,955,501 |
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. | 786,800 | | 26,491,556 |
| | 57,449,558 |
Metals & Mining - 0.7% |
Alcoa, Inc. | 1,241,171 | | 20,007,677 |
Commercial Metals Co. | 153,000 | | 2,394,450 |
Nucor Corp. | 423,900 | | 19,774,935 |
| | 42,177,062 |
Paper & Forest Products - 0.2% |
Weyerhaeuser Co. | 289,084 | | 12,471,084 |
TOTAL MATERIALS | | 112,097,704 |
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 6.0% |
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 5.2% |
AT&T, Inc. | 6,514,669 | | 182,606,172 |
Qwest Communications International, Inc. | 8,059,800 | | 33,931,758 |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 2,829,102 | | 93,728,149 |
| | 310,266,079 |
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.8% |
Sprint Nextel Corp. (a) | 7,237,678 | | 26,489,901 |
Vodafone Group PLC sponsored ADR | 879,087 | | 20,298,119 |
| | 46,788,020 |
TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES | | 357,054,099 |
UTILITIES - 3.5% |
Electric Utilities - 2.6% |
Allegheny Energy, Inc. | 1,622,909 | | 38,105,903 |
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | 775,691 | | 26,986,290 |
Entergy Corp. | 372,459 | | 30,482,045 |
Exelon Corp. | 663,100 | | 32,405,697 |
FirstEnergy Corp. | 588,200 | | 27,321,890 |
| | 155,301,825 |
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 0.8% |
AES Corp. | 2,329,758 | | 31,009,079 |
Constellation Energy Group, Inc. | 388,406 | | 13,660,239 |
| | 44,669,318 |
Multi-Utilities - 0.1% |
CMS Energy Corp. | 427,700 | | 6,697,782 |
TOTAL UTILITIES | | 206,668,925 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $5,532,143,070) | 5,689,379,273 |
Preferred Stocks - 1.6% |
| Shares | | Value |
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 1.5% |
FINANCIALS - 1.0% |
Commercial Banks - 0.1% |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. 8.50% | 9,000 | | $ 7,560,000 |
Diversified Financial Services - 0.6% |
Bank of America Corp. | 1,722,000 | | 25,692,240 |
Citigroup, Inc. 7.50% | 87,000 | | 9,077,580 |
| | 34,769,820 |
Insurance - 0.3% |
XL Capital Ltd. 10.75% | 494,600 | | 13,809,232 |
TOTAL FINANCIALS | | 56,139,052 |
MATERIALS - 0.5% |
Chemicals - 0.1% |
Celanese Corp. 4.25% | 111,200 | | 4,536,960 |
Metals & Mining - 0.4% |
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. 6.75% | 232,700 | | 26,818,675 |
TOTAL MATERIALS | | 31,355,635 |
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS | | 87,494,687 |
Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 0.1% |
FINANCIALS - 0.1% |
Insurance - 0.1% |
Fondiaria-Sai SpA (Risparmio Shares) | 442,986 | | 4,987,990 |
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $88,830,967) | 92,482,677 |
Corporate Bonds - 2.2% |
| Principal Amount | | |
Convertible Bonds - 2.1% |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 1.0% |
Automobiles - 0.2% |
Ford Motor Co. 4.25% 11/15/16 | | $ 10,390,000 | | 13,140,233 |
Leisure Equipment & Products - 0.0% |
Eastman Kodak Co. 7% 4/1/17 (e) | | 2,030,000 | | 1,840,195 |
Media - 0.8% |
Liberty Global, Inc. 4.5% 11/15/16 (e) | | 3,400,000 | | 3,710,420 |
Liberty Media Corp.: | | | | |
3.5% 1/15/31 | | 256,296 | | 169,373 |
4% 11/15/29 | | 4,750,000 | | 2,434,375 |
3.5% 1/15/31 (e) | | 9,378,184 | | 6,197,592 |
Corporate Bonds - continued |
| Principal Amount | | Value |
Convertible Bonds - continued |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - continued |
Media - continued |
News America, Inc. liquid yield option note: | | | | |
0% 2/28/21 (e) | | $ 22,670,000 | | $ 14,927,062 |
0% 2/28/21 | | 3,490,000 | | 2,297,991 |
Virgin Media, Inc. 6.5% 11/15/16 (e) | | 12,614,000 | | 14,951,374 |
| | 44,688,187 |
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | 59,668,615 |
FINANCIALS - 0.1% |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.1% |
MGIC Investment Corp. 9% 4/1/63 (c)(e) | | 10,438,000 | | 6,588,988 |
INDUSTRIALS - 0.3% |
Airlines - 0.2% |
AMR Corp. 6.25% 10/15/14 | | 1,930,000 | | 2,001,217 |
UAL Corp.: | | | | |
4.5% 6/30/21 (e) | | 8,490,000 | | 7,428,750 |
4.5% 6/30/21 | | 280,000 | | 245,000 |
6% 10/15/29 | | 2,430,000 | | 4,004,397 |
| | 13,679,364 |
Industrial Conglomerates - 0.1% |
Textron, Inc. 4.5% 5/1/13 | | 1,920,000 | | 3,093,504 |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | 16,772,868 |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 0.4% |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.4% |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.: | | | | |
6% 5/1/15 (e) | | 13,250,000 | | 11,875,975 |
6% 5/1/15 | | 5,870,000 | | 5,261,281 |
Micron Technology, Inc. 1.875% 6/1/14 | | 5,570,000 | | 5,361,125 |
| | 22,498,381 |
MATERIALS - 0.3% |
Metals & Mining - 0.3% |
Alcoa, Inc. 5.25% 3/15/14 | | 3,240,000 | | 8,440,200 |
United States Steel Corp. 4% 5/15/14 | | 4,470,000 | | 8,364,488 |
| | 16,804,688 |
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS | | 122,333,540 |
|
| Principal Amount | | Value |
Nonconvertible Bonds - 0.1% |
MATERIALS - 0.1% |
Chemicals - 0.1% |
Hercules, Inc. 6.5% 6/30/29 unit | | $ 15,700,000 | | $ 9,272,813 |
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $124,149,963) | 131,606,353 |
Money Market Funds - 0.4% |
| Shares | | |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.16% (f) | 646,970 | | 646,970 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.15% (b)(f) | 23,754,143 | | 23,754,143 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $24,401,113) | 24,401,113 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 100.4% (Cost $5,769,525,113) | | 5,937,869,416 |
NET OTHER ASSETS - (0.4)% | | (24,715,851) |
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 5,913,153,565 |
Legend |
(a) Non-income producing |
(b) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(c) Non-income producing - Issuer is in default. |
(d) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
(e) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $67,520,356 or 1.1% of net assets. |
(f) Affiliated fund that is 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. |
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 | $ 102,108 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund | 2,011,922 |
Total | $ 2,114,030 |
Other Information |
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2009, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the tables below, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: |
Description | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Investments in Securities: | | | | |
Equities: | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary | $ 808,447,991 | $ 764,645,670 | $ 43,802,321 | $ - |
Consumer Staples | 297,875,684 | 297,875,684 | - | - |
Energy | 902,119,458 | 902,119,458 | - | - |
Financials | 1,554,517,893 | 1,529,135,969 | 25,381,924 | - |
Health Care | 448,666,598 | 432,737,468 | 15,929,130 | - |
Industrials | 579,598,059 | 579,598,059 | - | - |
Information Technology | 483,459,904 | 483,459,904 | - | - |
Materials | 143,453,339 | 112,097,704 | 31,355,635 | - |
Telecommunication Services | 357,054,099 | 357,054,099 | - | - |
Utilities | 206,668,925 | 206,668,925 | - | - |
Corporate Bonds | 131,606,353 | - | 131,606,353 | - |
Money Market Funds | 24,401,113 | 24,401,113 | - | - |
Total Investments in Securities: | $ 5,937,869,416 | $ 5,689,794,053 | $ 248,075,363 | $ - |
The following is a reconciliation of Investments in Securities for which Level 3 inputs were used in determining value: |
Investments in Securities: | |
Beginning Balance | $ 11,592,000 |
Total Realized Gain (Loss) | - |
Total Unrealized Gain (Loss) | 17,065,440 |
Cost of Purchases | - |
Proceeds of Sales | - |
Amortization/Accretion | - |
Transfers in/out of Level 3 | (28,657,440) |
Ending Balance | $ - |
The change in unrealized gain (loss) for the period attributable to Level 3 securities held at December 31, 2009 | $ - |
The information used in the above reconciliation represents fiscal year to date activity for any Investments in Securities identified as using Level 3 inputs at either the beginning or the end of the current fiscal period. Transfers in or out of Level 3 represents either the beginning value (for transfers in), or the ending value (for transfers out) of any Security or Instrument where a change in the pricing level occurred from the beginning to the end of the period. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) disclosed in the reconciliation are included in Net Gain (Loss) on the Fund's Statement of Operations. |
Distribution of investments by country of issue, as a percentage of total net assets, is as follows: (Unaudited) |
United States of America | 86.9% |
Switzerland | 3.5% |
United Kingdom | 2.4% |
Germany | 1.4% |
Ireland | 1.1% |
Others (individually less than 1%) | 4.7% |
| 100.0% |
Income Tax Information |
At December 31, 2009, the Fund had a capital loss carryforward of approximately $535,850,194, of which $240,221,884 and $295,628,310 will expire on December 31, 2016 and 2017, respectively. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| December 31, 2009 |
| | |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $22,868,461) - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $5,745,124,000) | $ 5,913,468,303 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $24,401,113) | 24,401,113 | |
Total Investments (cost $5,769,525,113) | | $ 5,937,869,416 |
Cash | | 255 |
Foreign currency held at value (cost $935,911) | | 936,674 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 1,452,375 |
Dividends receivable | | 6,246,755 |
Interest receivable | | 1,001,347 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 8,536 |
Prepaid expenses | | 26,418 |
Other receivables | | 449,969 |
Total assets | | 5,947,991,745 |
| | |
Liabilities | | |
Payable for investments purchased | $ 2,477,801 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 4,833,207 | |
Accrued management fee | 2,263,882 | |
Distribution fees payable | 361,749 | |
Other affiliated payables | 444,942 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 702,456 | |
Collateral on securities loaned, at value | 23,754,143 | |
Total liabilities | | 34,838,180 |
| | |
Net Assets | | $ 5,913,153,565 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $ 6,349,033,450 |
Undistributed net investment income | | 3,552,237 |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | | (607,611,333) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | 168,179,211 |
Net Assets | | $ 5,913,153,565 |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued
| December 31, 2009 |
| | |
Initial Class: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($3,771,732,779 ÷ 224,423,139 shares) | | $ 16.81 |
| | |
Service Class: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($430,382,740 ÷ 25,690,957 shares) | | $ 16.75 |
| | |
Service Class 2: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,558,420,837 ÷ 94,056,220 shares) | | $ 16.57 |
| | |
Service Class 2R: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($5,259,330 ÷ 318,964 shares) | | $ 16.49 |
| | |
Investor Class: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($147,357,879 ÷ 8,787,807 shares) | | $ 16.77 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
| Year ended December 31, 2009 |
| | |
Investment Income | | |
Dividends | | $ 140,641,674 |
Interest | | 6,629,991 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds | | 2,114,030 |
Total income | | 149,385,695 |
| | |
Expenses | | |
Management fee | $ 24,075,160 | |
Transfer agent fees | 4,221,132 | |
Distribution fees | 3,821,247 | |
Accounting and security lending fees | 1,248,700 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 111,489 | |
Independent trustees' compensation | 37,646 | |
Appreciation in deferred trustee compensation account | 300 | |
Audit | 76,147 | |
Legal | 35,456 | |
Interest | 5,437 | |
Miscellaneous | 491,580 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 34,124,294 | |
Expense reductions | (104,263) | 34,020,031 |
Net investment income (loss) | | 115,365,664 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes of $34,090) | (309,800,968) | |
Foreign currency transactions | (74,567) | |
Capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds | 1,708 | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | (309,873,827) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: Investment securities (net of increase in deferred foreign taxes of $170,609) | 1,591,443,990 | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 8,118 | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | 1,591,452,108 |
Net gain (loss) | | 1,281,578,281 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ 1,396,943,945 |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Year ended December 31, 2009 | Year ended December 31, 2008 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ 115,365,664 | $ 188,293,003 |
Net realized gain (loss) | (309,873,827) | (284,674,239) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 1,591,452,108 | (4,122,622,475) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 1,396,943,945 | (4,219,003,711) |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | (115,095,209) | (186,575,269) |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain | - | (8,976,342) |
Total distributions | (115,095,209) | (195,551,611) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | (545,969,487) | (1,357,103,153) |
Redemption fees | 1,473 | 1,769 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 735,880,722 | (5,771,656,706) |
| | |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 5,177,272,843 | 10,948,929,549 |
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $3,552,237 and undistributed net investment income of $2,607,485, respectively) | $ 5,913,153,565 | $ 5,177,272,843 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Initial Class
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 13.18 | $ 23.91 | $ 26.20 | $ 25.49 | $ 25.37 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)C | .33 | .47 | .47 | .45 | .42 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 3.64 | (10.67) | (.05) | 4.37 | 1.00 |
Total from investment operations | 3.97 | (10.20) | .42 | 4.82 | 1.42 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.34) | (.51) | (.50) | (.89) | (.41) |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (.02) | (2.21) | (3.22) | (.89) |
Total distributions | (.34) | (.53) | (2.71) | (4.11) | (1.30) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalC, G | - | - | - | - | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 16.81 | $ 13.18 | $ 23.91 | $ 26.20 | $ 25.49 |
Total ReturnA, B | 30.21% | (42.65)% | 1.53% | 20.19% | 5.87% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsD, F | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .58% | .57% | .55% | .57% | .56% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .58% | .57% | .55% | .57% | .56% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .58% | .57% | .54% | .56% | .55% |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.29% | 2.37% | 1.71% | 1.76% | 1.71% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 3,771,733 | $ 3,322,799 | $ 7,201,655 | $ 8,315,159 | $ 7,875,801 |
Portfolio turnover rateE | 29% | 34% | 20% | 22% | 19% |
A Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown. B Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. D Fees and expenses of the 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. E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class 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 class. G Amount represents less than $.01 per share. |
Financial Highlights - Service Class
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 13.14 | $ 23.82 | $ 26.11 | $ 25.39 | $ 25.28 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)C | .31 | .44 | .44 | .43 | .39 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 3.63 | (10.62) | (.05) | 4.35 | 1.00 |
Total from investment operations | 3.94 | (10.18) | .39 | 4.78 | 1.39 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.33) | (.48) | (.47) | (.84) | (.39) |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (.02) | (2.21) | (3.22) | (.89) |
Total distributions | (.33) | (.50) | (2.68) | (4.06) | (1.28) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalC, G | - | - | - | - | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 16.75 | $ 13.14 | $ 23.82 | $ 26.11 | $ 25.39 |
Total ReturnA, B | 30.03% | (42.70)% | 1.42% | 20.08% | 5.76% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsD, F | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .68% | .67% | .65% | .67% | .66% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .68% | .67% | .65% | .67% | .66% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .68% | .67% | .64% | .66% | .65% |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.19% | 2.27% | 1.61% | 1.66% | 1.61% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 430,383 | $ 405,082 | $ 920,054 | $ 1,118,333 | $ 1,079,838 |
Portfolio turnover rate E | 29% | 34% | 20% | 22% | 19% |
A Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown. B Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. D Fees and expenses of the 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. E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class 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 class. G Amount represents less than $.01 per share. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Service Class 2
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 13.00 | $ 23.57 | $ 25.87 | $ 25.17 | $ 25.09 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) C | .29 | .41 | .39 | .38 | .35 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 3.58 | (10.50) | (.04) | 4.32 | .98 |
Total from investment operations | 3.87 | (10.09) | .35 | 4.70 | 1.33 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.30) | (.46) | (.44) | (.78) | (.36) |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (.02) | (2.21) | (3.22) | (.89) |
Total distributions | (.30) | (.48) | (2.65) | (4.00) | (1.25) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital C, G | - | - | - | - | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 16.57 | $ 13.00 | $ 23.57 | $ 25.87 | $ 25.17 |
Total Return A, B | 29.88% | (42.81)% | 1.27% | 19.93% | 5.57% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets D, F | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .83% | .82% | .80% | .82% | .81% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .83% | .82% | .80% | .82% | .81% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .83% | .82% | .80% | .82% | .80% |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.04% | 2.12% | 1.46% | 1.51% | 1.46% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 1,558,421 | $ 1,321,569 | $ 2,583,129 | $ 2,373,059 | $ 1,723,546 |
Portfolio turnover rate E | 29% | 34% | 20% | 22% | 19% |
A Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown. B Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. D Fees and expenses of the 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. E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class 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 class. G Amount represents less than $.01 per share. |
Financial Highlights - Service Class 2R
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 12.93 | $ 23.44 | $ 25.73 | $ 25.08 | $ 25.01 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)C | .28 | .41 | .39 | .38 | .35 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 3.58 | (10.45) | (.04) | 4.29 | .99 |
Total from investment operations | 3.86 | (10.04) | .35 | 4.67 | 1.34 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.30) | (.45) | (.43) | (.80) | (.38) |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (.02) | (2.21) | (3.22) | (.89) |
Total distributions | (.30) | (.47) | (2.64) | (4.02) | (1.27) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalC, G | - | - | - | - | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 16.49 | $ 12.93 | $ 23.44 | $ 25.73 | $ 25.08 |
Total Return A, B | 29.95% | (42.82)% | 1.27% | 19.89% | 5.61% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsD, F | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .83% | .82% | .80% | .82% | .81% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .83% | .82% | .80% | .82% | .81% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .83% | .81% | .79% | .81% | .80% |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.04% | 2.12% | 1.46% | 1.51% | 1.46% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 5,259 | $ 5,339 | $ 13,558 | $ 17,089 | $ 9,651 |
Portfolio turnover rateE | 29% | 34% | 20% | 22% | 19% |
A Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown. B Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. D Fees and expenses of the 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. E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed or waived 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 class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement and waivers 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 class. G Amount represents less than $.01 per share. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Investor Class
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 H |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 13.15 | $ 23.85 | $ 26.15 | $ 25.48 | $ 24.46 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | .31 | .44 | .44 | .42 | .17 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 3.64 | (10.63) | (.05) | 4.36 | .85 |
Total from investment operations | 3.95 | (10.19) | .39 | 4.78 | 1.02 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.33) | (.49) | (.48) | (.89) | - |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (.02) | (2.21) | (3.22) | - |
Total distributions | (.33) | (.51) | (2.69) | (4.11) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E, J | - | - | - | - | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 16.77 | $ 13.15 | $ 23.85 | $ 26.15 | $ 25.48 |
Total Return B, C, D | 30.09% | (42.71)% | 1.39% | 20.04% | 4.17% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .68% | .66% | .66% | .69% | .74% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .68% | .66% | .66% | .69% | .74% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | .68% | .66% | .66% | .69% | .73% A |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.19% | 2.28% | 1.60% | 1.63% | 1.54% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 147,358 | $ 122,483 | $ 230,534 | $ 170,050 | $ 37,500 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 29% | 34% | 20% | 22% | 19% |
A Annualized B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. C Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown. D Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. F Fees and expenses of the 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. G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. H For the period July 21, 2005 (commencement of sale of shares) to December 31, 2005. I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed or waived 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 class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement and waivers 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 class. 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 December 31, 2009
1. Organization.
VIP Equity-Income Portfolio (the Fund) is a fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund (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. Shares of the Fund may only be purchased by insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity or variable life insurance contracts. The Fund offers the following classes of shares: Initial Class shares, Service Class shares, Service Class 2 shares, Service Class 2R shares and Investor Class shares. All classes have equal rights and voting privileges, except for matters affecting a single class. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred. Certain expense reductions also differ by class.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies 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) web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC web site 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, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Events or transactions occurring after period end through the date that the financial statements were issued, February 12, 2010, have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Security Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments. When current market prices or quotations are not readily available or reliable, valuations may be determined in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. Factors used in determining value may include significant market or security specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and may be utilized to a significant extent. The value used for net asset value (NAV) calculation under these procedures may differ from published prices for the same securities.
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)
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level, as of December 31, 2009, as well as a roll forward of Level 3 securities, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments. 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 an independent pricing service 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 categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when significant market or security events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities are used and are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy in these circumstances. For restricted securities and private placements where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and are categorized as level 3 in the hierarchy.
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Security Valuation - continued
Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on evaluated quotations received from independent pricing services or from dealers who make markets in such securities. For corporate bonds, pricing services utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type as well as dealer supplied prices and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Money Market Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are valued at amortized cost, which approximates value and are categorized as level 2 in the hierarchy.
When independent prices are unavailable or unreliable, debt securities may be valued utilizing pricing matrices which consider similar factors that would be used by independent pricing services. These are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy but may be Level 3 depending on the circumstances.
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.
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. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. 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. Debt obligations may be placed on non-accrual status and related interest income may be reduced by ceasing current accruals and writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful based on consistently applied procedures. A debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectability of interest is reasonably assured.
Expenses. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among each Fund in the trust. 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 must defer receipt of a portion of, and may elect to defer receipt of an additional 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 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 by distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and filing its U.S. federal tax return. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. As of December 31, 2009, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three years. 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. The Fund is subject to a tax imposed on short term capital gains on securities of certain issuers domiciled in India. The Fund records an estimated deferred tax liability included in Other payables and accrued expenses in the accompanying Statement of Assets & Liabilities for net unrealized gains on these securities in an amount that would be payable if the securities were disposed of at period end.
Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles.
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued
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 the short-term gain distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds, foreign currency transactions, certain foreign taxes, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), market discount, partnerships, deferred trustees compensation, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales.
The federal tax cost of investment securities and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of period end were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation | $ 1,215,896,123 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (1,118,688,308) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ 97,207,815 |
| |
Tax Cost | $ 5,840,661,601 |
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income | $ 3,163,384 |
Capital loss carryforward | $ (535,850,194) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ 97,213,332 |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| December 31, 2009 | December 31, 2008 |
Ordinary Income | $ 115,095,209 | $ 186,575,269 |
Long-term Capital Gains | - | 8,976,342 |
Total | $ 115,095,209 | $ 195,551,611 |
Trading (Redemption) Fees. Service Class 2R shares held less than 60 days are subject to a redemption fee equal to 1% of the proceeds of the redeemed shares. All redemption fees, including any estimated redemption fees paid by FMR, are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid in capital.
4. Operating Policies.
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.
5. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $1,479,340,496 and $2,003,896,169, respectively.
6. 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 a group fee rate that averaged .26% 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. For the period, the total annual management fee rate was .46% of the Fund's average net assets.
Distribution and Service Plan. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate 12b-1 Plans for each Service Class of shares. Each Service Class pays Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, a service fee. For the period, the service fee is based on an annual rate of .10% of Service Class' average net assets and .25% of Service Class 2's and Service Class 2R's average net assets.
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
6. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued
Distribution and Service Plan - continued
For the period, each class paid FDC the following amounts, all of which were re-allowed to insurance companies for the distribution of shares and providing shareholder support services:
Service Class | $ 389,806 |
Service Class 2 | 3,419,067 |
Service Class 2R | 12,374 |
| $ 3,821,247 |
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 an asset-based fee with respect to each class. Each class (with the exception of Investor Class) pays a transfer agent fee, excluding out of pocket expenses, equal to an annual rate of .07% of average net assets. Investor Class pays a monthly asset-based transfer agent fee of .15% of average net assets. The total transfer agent fees paid by each class to FIIOC, including out of pocket expenses, were as follows:
Initial Class | $ 2,610,379 |
Service Class | 306,488 |
Service Class 2 | 1,076,302 |
Service Class 2R | 3,852 |
Investor Class | 224,111 |
| $ 4,221,132 |
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 the 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. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $24,362 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 Daily Loan Balance | Weighted Average Interest Rate | Interest Expense |
Borrower | $ 9,258,540 | .42% | $ 5,437 |
7. 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, which amounted to $26,664 and is reflected in Miscellaneous Expense on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
8. Security Lending.
The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. 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 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. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less fees and expenses associated with the loan, plus any premium payments that may be received on the loan of certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Net income from lending portfolio securities during the period amounted to $2,011,922.
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9. 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 $104,263 for the period.
10. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 |
From net investment income | | |
Initial Class | $ 75,517,681 | $ 123,156,013 |
Service Class | 8,350,109 | 14,421,360 |
Service Class 2 | 28,318,758 | 44,390,804 |
Service Class 2R | 96,589 | 178,863 |
Investor Class | 2,812,072 | 4,428,229 |
Total | $ 115,095,209 | $ 186,575,269 |
From net realized gain | | |
Initial Class | $ - | $ 5,874,187 |
Service Class | - | 748,441 |
Service Class 2 | - | 2,153,837 |
Service Class 2R | - | 10,338 |
Investor Class | - | 189,539 |
Total | $ - | $ 8,976,342 |
11. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
| Shares | Dollars |
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 |
Initial Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 8,717,811 | 7,761,257 | $ 119,199,048 | $ 147,326,576 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 4,649,155 | 9,853,413 | 75,517,681 | 129,030,200 |
Shares redeemed | (41,112,018) | (66,674,318) | (560,835,381) | (1,304,182,592) |
Net increase (decrease) | (27,745,052) | (49,059,648) | $ (366,118,652) | $ (1,027,825,816) |
Service Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 1,374,191 | 1,403,882 | $ 18,756,098 | $ 26,376,852 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 516,788 | 1,160,264 | 8,350,109 | 15,169,801 |
Shares redeemed | (7,035,493) | (10,352,999) | (95,421,754) | (200,182,896) |
Net increase (decrease) | (5,144,514) | (7,788,853) | $ (68,315,547) | $ (158,636,243) |
Service Class 2 | | | | |
Shares sold | 9,883,762 | 12,836,633 | $ 131,168,937 | $ 239,743,721 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 1,771,906 | 3,603,934 | 28,318,758 | 46,544,641 |
Shares redeemed | (19,265,158) | (24,390,530) | (264,471,751) | (445,540,000) |
Net increase (decrease) | (7,609,490) | (7,949,963) | $ (104,984,056) | $ (159,251,638) |
Service Class 2R | | | | |
Shares sold | 65,422 | 75,542 | $ 914,849 | $ 1,570,935 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 6,094 | 14,668 | 96,589 | 189,201 |
Shares redeemed | (165,320) | (255,760) | (2,222,121) | (5,069,469) |
Net increase (decrease) | (93,804) | (165,550) | $ (1,210,683) | $ (3,309,333) |
Investor Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 1,142,867 | 1,599,925 | $ 16,328,956 | $ 30,095,055 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 173,430 | 354,134 | 2,812,072 | 4,617,768 |
Shares redeemed | (1,842,484) | (2,304,633) | (24,481,577) | (42,792,946) |
Net increase (decrease) | (526,187) | (350,574) | $ (5,340,549) | $ (8,080,123) |
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
12. 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.
At the end of the period, FMR or its affiliates were the owners of record of 11% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund and one otherwise unaffiliated shareholder was the owner of record of 19% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Trustees of Variable Insurance Products Fund and the Shareholders of VIP Equity-Income Portfolio:
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 VIP Equity-Income Portfolio (a fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund) at December 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the 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 VIP Equity-Income Portfolio'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 the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards 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 December 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 12, 2010
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The Trustees, Member 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 James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 222 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 410 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. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. 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 1-877-208-0098.
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Edward C. Johnson 3d (79) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 1981 Mr. Johnson is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC; Chairman and a Director of FMR; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC); Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Johnson serves as Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as President of FMR LLC (2006-2007). |
James C. Curvey (74) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2006-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. |
* 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.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for each Independent 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 |
Dennis J. Dirks (61) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Currently, Mr. Dirks serves as a member of the Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present). |
Alan J. Lacy (56) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of The Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-present) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2007-present). Mr. Lacy is Chairman (2008-present) and a member (2006-present) of the Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association. |
Ned C. Lautenbach (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr. Lautenbach is an Advisory Partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was with the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. Mr. Lautenbach serves as a Director of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial) as well as the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida. Mr. Lautenbach is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Fairfield University (2005-present), as well as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, Mr. Lautenbach served as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007). |
Joseph Mauriello (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Capital Ltd. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-present) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products, 2007-present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a Director of the Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007). |
Cornelia M. Small (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors of the Teagle Foundation (2009-present). Ms. Small is also a member of the Investment Committee, and Chair (2008-present) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson of the Investment Committee (2002-2008) of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments. |
William S. Stavropoulos (70) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 Mr. Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons (2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004), Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently, Mr. Stavropoulos is a Director of Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Chemical Financial Corporation, Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), Tyco International, Inc. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital (private equity investment, 2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is a special advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science. |
David M. Thomas (60) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products), and Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present). |
Michael E. Wiley (59) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008-present), and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a Sr. Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005). |
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Advisory Board Member and Executive Officers:
Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Peter S. Lynch (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006). |
Kenneth B. Robins (40) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2009-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Robins worked at KPMG LLP, where he was a partner in KPMG's department of professional practice (2002-2004). |
Bruce T. Herring (44) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2006 Vice President of certain Equity Funds. Mr. Herring also serves as Group Chief Investments Officer of FMR. Previously, Mr. Herring served as a portfolio manager for Fidelity U.S. Equity Funds. |
Brian B. Hogan (45) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Vice President of certain Equity Funds and Vice President of Sector Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-present) and President of FMR's Equity Division (2009-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as a portfolio manager. |
Scott C. Goebel (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC; Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). |
William C. Coffey (40) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Holly C. Laurent (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Laurent is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Laurent was Senior Vice President and Head of Legal for Fidelity Business Services India Pvt. Ltd. (2006-2008), and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Group Head for FMR LLC (2005-2006). |
Christine Reynolds (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007). |
Kenneth A. Rathgeber (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2004 Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Rathgeber is Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), FMR (2005-present), FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2005-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2005-present), Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC (2005-present), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2005-present). |
Jeffrey S. Christian (48) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Christian is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Christian served as Chief Financial Officer (2008-2009) of certain Fidelity funds, Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (2004-2009), and as Vice President of Business Analysis (2003-2004). |
Bryan A. Mehrmann (48) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Mehrmann is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Mehrmann served as Vice President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Group (FIIS)/Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC) Client Services (1998-2004). |
Adrien E. Deberghes (42) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005). |
John R. Hebble (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Paul M. Murphy (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Murphy is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2006), Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR (2007), and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1994-2007). |
Gary W. Ryan (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005). |
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Initial Class designates 2% and 100%; Service Class designates 2% and 100%; Service Class 2 designates 2% and 100%; and Investor Class designates 2% and 100% of the dividends distributed in February and December respectively, during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2010 of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax returns.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
VIP Equity-Income Portfolio
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, acting directly and through its separate committees, requests and receives information concerning, and considers at each of its meetings factors that are relevant to, its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees, each composed of Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. Each committee has a written charter outlining the structure and purposes of the committee. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts.
At its July 2009 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expenses; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board ultimately reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts and the compensation to be received by Fidelity under the management contract is consistent with Fidelity's fiduciary duty under applicable law. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor noted above, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by competitors to Fidelity, and that the fund's shareholders, with the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel and the fund's investment objective and discipline. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the size, education, and experience of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, their use of technology, and the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory, and management personnel. In response to last year's financial crisis, FMR took a number of actions intended to cut costs and improve efficiency without weakening the investment teams or resources. The Board noted that Fidelity's analysts have access to a variety of technological tools and market and securities data that enable them to perform both fundamental and quantitative analysis and to specialize in various disciplines. The Board considered Fidelity's extensive global research capabilities that enable the Investment Advisers to aggregate data from various sources in an effort to produce positive investment results. The Board also considered that Fidelity's portfolio managers and analysts have access to daily portfolio attribution that allows for monitoring of a fund's portfolio, as well as an electronic communication system that provides immediate real-time access to research concerning issuers and credit enhancers.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, distribution, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the Investment Advisers' supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through phone representatives and over the Internet, and investor education materials and asset allocation tools.
Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing for a large variety of mutual fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity has taken a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) dedicating additional resources to investment research and to restructure and broaden the focus of the investment research teams; (ii) bolstering the senior management team that oversees asset management; (iii) contractually agreeing to reduce the management fee on Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund; and (iv) expanding Class A and Class T load waiver categories to increase rollover retention opportunities and create consistent policies across the classes.
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Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated within its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for each class, as well as the fund's relative investment performance for each class measured against (i) a broad-based securities market index, and (ii) a peer group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by the Board over multiple periods. The following charts considered by the Board show, over the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2008, the cumulative total returns of Initial Class and Service Class 2 R of the fund, the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of cumulative total returns of a peer group of mutual funds identified by Lipper Inc. as having an investment objective similar to that of the fund. The returns of Initial Class and Service Class 2 R show the performance of the highest and lowest performing classes, respectively (based on five-year performance). The box within each chart shows the 25th percentile return (bottom of box) and the 75th percentile return (top of box) of the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten numbers noted below each chart correspond to the percentile box and represent the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of the class indicated.
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The Board reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and stated that the performance of Initial Class of the fund was in the fourth quartile for all the periods shown. The Board also stated that the investment performance of the fund was lower than its benchmark for all the periods shown. The Board considered that the variations in performance among the fund's classes reflect the variations in class expenses, which result in lower performance for higher expense classes. The Board discussed with FMR actions that have been taken by FMR to improve the fund's disappointing performance relative to its peer group and benchmark. The Board will continue to closely monitor the performance of the fund in the coming year and discuss with FMR other appropriate actions to address the performance of the fund.
The Board considered that FMR has taken steps to refocus and strengthen equity research, equity portfolio management, and compliance. The Board reviewed the year-to-date performance of Initial Class through May 31, 2009 and stated that it exceeded the fund's benchmark.
Based on its review, and giving particular weight to the nature and quality of the resources dedicated by the Investment Advisers to maintain and improve relative performance and factoring in the unprecedented market events in 2008, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund will benefit the fund's shareholders, particularly in light of the Board's view that the fund's shareholders benefit from investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and services.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Fund Expenses. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expenses compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees - continued
The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group is broader than the Lipper peer group used by the Board for performance comparisons because the Total Mapped Group combines several Lipper investment objective categories while the Lipper peer group does not. The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors, in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 15% means that 85% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.
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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2008.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee was fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.
In its review of each class's total expenses, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses. As part of its review, the Board also considered current and historical total expenses of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.
The Board noted that the total expenses of each class ranked below its competitive median for 2008.
In its review of total expenses, the Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information on clients that FMR and its affiliates service in other competitive markets, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the total expenses of each class of the fund were reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the audited books and records of Fidelity. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board believes that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board has also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and any fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and determined that the amount of profit is a fair entrepreneurial profit for the management of the fund.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions.
In February 2009, the Board created an Ad Hoc Committee (the "Committee") to analyze economies of scale. The Committee was formed to consider whether FMR attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR determines the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will achieve a certain level of economies of scale as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board concluded, considering the findings of the Committee, that any potential economies of scale are being shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity in an appropriate manner.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including (i) fund performance trends, actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) portfolio manager changes that have occurred during the past year; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and key personnel, including performance benchmarks used by Fidelity in evaluating incentive compensation for portfolio managers and research analysts; (iv) the structure and process of equity research and actions taken by FMR to improve the quality of research; (v) the selection of and compensation paid by FMR to fund sub-advisers; (vi) Fidelity's fee structures and rationale for recommending different fees among categories of funds; (vii) the rationale for any differences between fund fee structures and fee structures in place for other Fidelity clients; (viii) Fidelity's rationale for recommending which funds should have a performance adjustment component as part of their management fees; and (ix) explanations for the relative total expenses borne by certain funds and classes, total expense competitive trends, and actions that might be taken by FMR to reduce total expenses for certain funds and classes.
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all material factors, the Board ultimately concluded that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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Investment Adviser
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
Investment Sub-Advisers
FMR Co., Inc.
Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc.
Fidelity Research & Analysis Company
FIL Investments (Japan) Limited
FIL Investment Advisors
FIL Investment Advisors (U.K.) Ltd.
Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited
Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc.
General Distributor
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
Transfer and Service Agents
Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Fidelity Service Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Custodian
The Northern Trust Company
Chicago, IL
VIPEI-ANN-0210
1.540027.112
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:
Equity-Income Portfolio - Service Class 2R
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December 31, 2009
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Contents
Performance | <Click Here> | How the fund has done over time. |
Management's Discussion | <Click Here> | The manager's review of fund performance, strategy and outlook. |
Shareholder Expense Example | <Click Here> | An example of shareholder expenses. |
Investment Changes | <Click Here> | A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months. |
Investments | <Click Here> | A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values. |
Financial Statements | <Click Here> | Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights. |
Notes | <Click Here> | Notes to the financial statements. |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | <Click Here> | |
Trustees and Officers | <Click Here> | |
Distributions | <Click Here> | |
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees | <Click Here> | |
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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, or http://www.advisor.fidelity.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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Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of a class' dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. Performance numbers are net of all underlying fund operating expenses, but do not include any insurance charges imposed by your insurance company's separate account. If performance information included the effect of these additional charges, the total returns would have been lower. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns
Periods ended December 31, 2009 | Past 1 year | Past 5 years | Past 10 years |
VIP Equity Income - Service Class 2R A | 29.95% | -0.96% | 1.58% |
A The initial offering of Service Class 2R shares took place on April 24, 2002. Performance of Service Class 2R shares reflects an asset-based service fee (12b-1 fee). Returns from January 12, 2000 to April 24, 2002 are those of Service Class 2. Service Class 2R returns prior to January 12, 2000 are those of Service Class which reflects a different 12b-1 fee. Had Service Class 2R shares' 12b-1 fee been reflected, returns prior to January 12, 2000 would have been lower.
$10,000 Over 10 Years
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in VIP Equity-Income Portfolio - Service Class 2R on December 31, 1999. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the Russell 3000® Value Index performed over the same period. The initial offering of Service Class 2R took place on April 24, 2002. See above for additional information regarding the performance of Service Class 2R.
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Market Recap: In 2009, most global markets saw both crippling lows and considerable highs. After a dismal start, the economy began to show signs of improvement, suggesting that a recovery was on the horizon. Credit markets began to heal as fiscal and monetary stimulus efforts around the world started to take effect, and corporate earnings staged an impressive rebound, fueled in large part by massive cost cutting. As a result, the flight to quality that marked most of 2008 and early 2009 shifted in March as investors flocked to riskier asset categories. The U.S. equity market, as measured by the bellwether Standard & Poor's 500SM Index and the blue-chip proxy Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM, reflected this changing environment, gaining 26.46% and 22.68%, respectively. Meanwhile, the technology-laden Nasdaq Composite® Index rose 45.32%. Foreign stocks also produced strong gains, as illustrated by the 31.93% jump of the MSCI® EAFE® Index (Europe, Australasia, Far East), a gauge of developed stock markets outside the U.S. and Canada. Emerging-markets stocks, which suffered their worst calendar-year performance ever in 2008, posted record returns this past year, with the MSCI Emerging Markets Index soaring 79.02%. A depreciating U.S. dollar helped bolster returns for U.S. investors in foreign equities.
Comments from Stephen Petersen, Portfolio Manager of VIP Equity-Income Portfolio: For the 12 months ending December 31, 2009, the fund solidly outpaced the Russell 3000® Value Index, which returned 19.76%. (For specific portfolio results, please refer to the performance section of this report.) Overall, the fund was positioned more aggressively than the index so that it could benefit significantly from an improvement in the economy. From an industry perspective, stock picks in capital goods, energy and banks provided the biggest boost to relative performance. Overweighting consumer discretionary - particularly the automobiles and components group - technology and diversified financials also helped. On the flip side, unrewarding stock selection in automobiles and components detracted from the fund's relative results, as did an underweighting in materials and health care. Individual contributors included an underweighted position in energy giant Exxon Mobil, whose return lagged that of the broader market. Underweighting multi-industry conglomerate General Electric and financials heavyweight Citigroup, two weak-performing benchmark components, also helped. Individual detractors included the fund's relatively small stake in Ford Motor, which came back strongly as it gained share against other major automakers and became profitable. An underweighting in copper mining company Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, which benefited from rising commodity prices, detracted as well.
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
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Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) 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 (July 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund 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 for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower. 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 for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' 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. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower. 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. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
| Annualized Expense Ratio | Beginning Account Value July 1, 2009 | Ending Account Value December 31, 2009 | Expenses Paid During Period* July 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009 |
Initial Class | .57% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,242.70 | $ 3.22 |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,022.33 | $ 2.91 |
Service Class | .67% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,241.70 | $ 3.79 |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,021.83 | $ 3.41 |
Service Class 2 | .82% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,240.60 | $ 4.63 |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,021.07 | $ 4.18 |
Service Class 2R | .82% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,240.90 | $ 4.63 |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,021.07 | $ 4.18 |
Investor Class | .66% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,241.40 | $ 3.73 |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,021.88 | $ 3.36 |
A 5% return per year before expenses
* Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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Investment Changes (Unaudited)
Top Ten Stocks as of December 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 3.7 | 3.7 |
Wells Fargo & Co. | 3.4 | 3.3 |
AT&T, Inc. | 3.1 | 3.5 |
Chevron Corp. | 2.8 | 3.0 |
Bank of America Corp. | 2.7 | 3.0 |
Pfizer, Inc. | 2.5 | 1.6 |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 2.5 | 3.4 |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 1.9 | 1.0 |
Merck & Co., Inc. | 1.7 | 0.8 |
Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A sponsored ADR | 1.6 | 1.0 |
| 25.9 | |
Top Five Market Sectors as of December 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Financials | 26.4 | 25.3 |
Energy | 15.3 | 15.3 |
Consumer Discretionary | 14.7 | 13.5 |
Industrials | 10.1 | 8.5 |
Information Technology | 8.6 | 8.9 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) |
As of December 31, 2009* | As of June 30, 2009** |
![fid23](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid23.gif) | Stocks 97.8% | | ![fid23](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid23.gif) | Stocks 97.2% | |
![fid26](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid26.gif) | Bonds 2.2% | | ![fid26](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid26.gif) | Bonds 1.8% | |
![fid29](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid29.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 0.0%† | | ![fid29](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid29.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 1.0% | |
* Foreign investments | 13.1% | | ** Foreign investments | 10.8% | |
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† Amount represents less than 0.1% |
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Investments December 31, 2009
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 96.2% |
| Shares | | Value |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 13.7% |
Auto Components - 1.5% |
Johnson Controls, Inc. | 1,779,883 | | $ 48,484,013 |
Michelin CGDE Series B | 116,762 | | 8,956,557 |
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (a) | 2,295,700 | | 32,369,370 |
| | 89,809,940 |
Automobiles - 1.1% |
Daimler AG (Reg.) | 185,204 | | 9,871,373 |
Fiat SpA (a) | 954,377 | | 14,004,922 |
Harley-Davidson, Inc. (d) | 1,279,250 | | 32,237,100 |
Thor Industries, Inc. | 151,600 | | 4,760,240 |
Winnebago Industries, Inc. (a) | 144,011 | | 1,756,934 |
| | 62,630,569 |
Diversified Consumer Services - 0.7% |
H&R Block, Inc. | 1,889,186 | | 42,733,387 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.1% |
Las Vegas Sands Corp. unit | 112,000 | | 28,657,440 |
Sands China Ltd. | 4,370,400 | | 5,273,508 |
Starbucks Corp. (a) | 1,335,700 | | 30,801,242 |
| | 64,732,190 |
Household Durables - 2.0% |
Black & Decker Corp. | 327,151 | | 21,209,199 |
KB Home | 295,900 | | 4,047,912 |
Lennar Corp. Class A | 603,166 | | 7,702,430 |
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. | 1,925,020 | | 28,894,550 |
Pulte Homes, Inc. | 1,665,768 | | 16,657,680 |
Toll Brothers, Inc. (a) | 52,787 | | 992,923 |
Whirlpool Corp. | 486,034 | | 39,203,502 |
| | 118,708,196 |
Internet & Catalog Retail - 0.2% |
Liberty Media Corp. Interactive Series A (a) | 1,026,465 | | 11,126,881 |
Leisure Equipment & Products - 0.2% |
Brunswick Corp. | 1,013,757 | | 12,884,851 |
Media - 2.8% |
Belo Corp. Series A | 952,224 | | 5,180,099 |
CC Media Holdings, Inc. Class A (a) | 693,958 | | 2,151,270 |
Comcast Corp. Class A | 2,162,436 | | 36,458,671 |
Informa PLC | 1,922,891 | | 9,944,577 |
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (a) | 1,365,700 | | 10,078,866 |
The Walt Disney Co. | 1,362,400 | | 43,937,400 |
Time Warner, Inc. | 1,498,683 | | 43,671,623 |
Virgin Media, Inc. | 729,980 | | 12,285,563 |
| | 163,708,069 |
Multiline Retail - 1.6% |
Kohl's Corp. (a) | 639,224 | | 34,473,350 |
Macy's, Inc. | 824,200 | | 13,813,592 |
Target Corp. | 953,300 | | 46,111,121 |
Tuesday Morning Corp. (a) | 445,123 | | 1,148,417 |
| | 95,546,480 |
|
| Shares | | Value |
Specialty Retail - 2.5% |
Home Depot, Inc. | 2,248,200 | | $ 65,040,426 |
Lowe's Companies, Inc. | 1,070,178 | | 25,031,463 |
OfficeMax, Inc. (a) | 429,700 | | 5,452,893 |
RadioShack Corp. | 565,700 | | 11,031,150 |
Staples, Inc. | 1,627,145 | | 40,011,496 |
| | 146,567,428 |
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | 808,447,991 |
CONSUMER STAPLES - 5.0% |
Beverages - 1.1% |
Carlsberg AS Series B | 335,671 | | 24,797,311 |
The Coca-Cola Co. | 723,465 | | 41,237,505 |
| | 66,034,816 |
Food & Staples Retailing - 1.0% |
CVS Caremark Corp. | 625,805 | | 20,157,179 |
Kroger Co. | 672,300 | | 13,802,319 |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 173,363 | | 9,266,252 |
Walgreen Co. | 363,149 | | 13,334,831 |
Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. (a) | 587,020 | | 5,893,681 |
| | 62,454,262 |
Food Products - 1.1% |
Hershey Co. | 101,300 | | 3,625,527 |
Marine Harvest ASA (a)(d) | 15,779,000 | | 11,518,552 |
Nestle SA (Reg.) | 683,518 | | 33,137,866 |
Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A | 1,213,727 | | 14,892,430 |
| | 63,174,375 |
Household Products - 0.8% |
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | 133,489 | | 8,504,584 |
Procter & Gamble Co. | 619,942 | | 37,587,083 |
| | 46,091,667 |
Personal Products - 0.2% |
Avon Products, Inc. | 430,908 | | 13,573,602 |
Tobacco - 0.8% |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | 965,905 | | 46,546,962 |
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | | 297,875,684 |
ENERGY - 15.3% |
Energy Equipment & Services - 2.9% |
Baker Hughes, Inc. | 340,800 | | 13,795,584 |
BJ Services Co. | 654,124 | | 12,166,706 |
Halliburton Co. | 763,095 | | 22,961,529 |
Nabors Industries Ltd. (a) | 947,513 | | 20,741,060 |
Noble Corp. | 1,079,468 | | 43,934,348 |
Pride International, Inc. (a) | 410,300 | | 13,092,673 |
Schlumberger Ltd. | 642,557 | | 41,824,035 |
| | 168,515,935 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 12.4% |
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | 339,800 | | 21,210,316 |
Apache Corp. | 368,580 | | 38,026,399 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
ENERGY - continued |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - continued |
Chevron Corp. | 2,164,629 | | $ 166,654,787 |
Cloud Peak Energy, Inc. | 186,600 | | 2,716,896 |
ConocoPhillips | 1,592,410 | | 81,324,379 |
CONSOL Energy, Inc. | 432,690 | | 21,547,962 |
Devon Energy Corp. | 212,200 | | 15,596,700 |
EOG Resources, Inc. | 446,300 | | 43,424,990 |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 2,123,330 | | 144,789,873 |
Marathon Oil Corp. | 731,500 | | 22,837,430 |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 662,009 | | 53,854,432 |
Reliance Industries Ltd. | 484,316 | | 11,380,539 |
Royal Dutch Shell PLC: | | | |
Class A sponsored ADR | 1,609,400 | | 96,741,034 |
Class B ADR | 232,200 | | 13,497,786 |
| | 733,603,523 |
TOTAL ENERGY | | 902,119,458 |
FINANCIALS - 25.2% |
Capital Markets - 5.0% |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | 1,570,599 | | 43,929,654 |
Credit Suisse Group sponsored ADR | 323,400 | | 15,898,344 |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 478,494 | | 80,788,927 |
Legg Mason, Inc. | 142,012 | | 4,283,082 |
Morgan Stanley | 2,423,877 | | 71,746,759 |
Nomura Holdings, Inc. | 711,900 | | 5,296,728 |
State Street Corp. | 864,680 | | 37,648,167 |
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | 202,623 | | 10,789,675 |
UBS AG: | | | |
(For. Reg.) (a) | 640,888 | | 9,970,413 |
(NY Shares) (a) | 1,106,200 | | 17,157,162 |
| | 297,508,911 |
Commercial Banks - 7.6% |
Associated Banc-Corp. | 1,324,766 | | 14,585,674 |
Comerica, Inc. | 580,000 | | 17,150,600 |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | 1,630,500 | | 5,951,325 |
KeyCorp | 3,133,300 | | 17,389,815 |
Marshall & Ilsley Corp. | 844,500 | | 4,602,525 |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. sponsored ADR | 3,979,625 | | 19,579,755 |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 2,114,730 | | 111,636,597 |
Standard Chartered PLC (United Kingdom) | 567,497 | | 14,445,274 |
SunTrust Banks, Inc. | 334,863 | | 6,794,370 |
U.S. Bancorp, Delaware | 1,618,638 | | 36,435,541 |
Wells Fargo & Co. | 7,398,509 | | 199,685,758 |
| | 448,257,234 |
Consumer Finance - 1.7% |
American Express Co. | 668,554 | | 27,089,808 |
Capital One Financial Corp. | 695,499 | | 26,665,432 |
Discover Financial Services | 2,519,369 | | 37,059,918 |
|
| Shares | | Value |
Promise Co. Ltd. (d) | 332,700 | | $ 2,554,783 |
SLM Corp. (a) | 904,032 | | 10,188,441 |
| | 103,558,382 |
Diversified Financial Services - 7.2% |
Bank of America Corp. | 10,704,679 | | 161,212,466 |
Citigroup, Inc. | 8,450,304 | | 27,970,506 |
CME Group, Inc. | 16,146 | | 5,424,249 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 5,264,512 | | 219,372,212 |
Moody's Corp. (d) | 526,971 | | 14,122,823 |
| | 428,102,256 |
Insurance - 2.4% |
ACE Ltd. | 470,070 | | 23,691,528 |
Allstate Corp. | 208,800 | | 6,272,352 |
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | 583,700 | | 13,576,862 |
MetLife, Inc. | 497,173 | | 17,575,066 |
Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. | 1,326,200 | | 22,969,784 |
PartnerRe Ltd. | 250,624 | | 18,711,588 |
The First American Corp. | 289,320 | | 9,579,385 |
The Travelers Companies, Inc. | 550,396 | | 27,442,745 |
| | 139,819,310 |
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 0.6% |
Developers Diversified Realty Corp. | 639,315 | | 5,920,057 |
HCP, Inc. | 575,400 | | 17,572,716 |
Segro PLC | 1,278,288 | | 7,119,109 |
Senior Housing Properties Trust (SBI) | 264,756 | | 5,790,214 |
| | 36,402,096 |
Real Estate Management & Development - 0.7% |
Allgreen Properties Ltd. | 2,921,000 | | 2,556,992 |
CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. Class A (a) | 2,107,041 | | 28,592,546 |
Indiabulls Real Estate Ltd. (a) | 1,690,085 | | 8,292,014 |
Unite Group PLC (a) | 62,208 | | 301,110 |
| | 39,742,662 |
TOTAL FINANCIALS | | 1,493,390,851 |
HEALTH CARE - 7.6% |
Biotechnology - 0.7% |
Amgen, Inc. (a) | 556,222 | | 31,465,479 |
Biogen Idec, Inc. (a) | 236,400 | | 12,647,400 |
| | 44,112,879 |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.9% |
Baxter International, Inc. | 63,114 | | 3,703,530 |
Boston Scientific Corp. (a) | 2,033,862 | | 18,304,758 |
C. R. Bard, Inc. | 43,500 | | 3,388,650 |
CareFusion Corp. (a) | 52,700 | | 1,318,027 |
Covidien PLC | 511,936 | | 24,516,615 |
| | 51,231,580 |
Health Care Providers & Services - 0.4% |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 796,900 | | 24,289,512 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
HEALTH CARE - continued |
Pharmaceuticals - 5.6% |
Abbott Laboratories | 224,900 | | $ 12,142,351 |
Johnson & Johnson | 841,429 | | 54,196,442 |
Merck & Co., Inc. | 2,750,672 | | 100,509,555 |
Pfizer, Inc. | 8,040,415 | | 146,255,149 |
Sanofi-Aventis | 202,819 | | 15,929,130 |
| | 329,032,627 |
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | | 448,666,598 |
INDUSTRIALS - 9.8% |
Aerospace & Defense - 2.8% |
General Dynamics Corp. | 168,700 | | 11,500,279 |
Honeywell International, Inc. | 1,179,825 | | 46,249,140 |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | 87,800 | | 6,615,730 |
Raytheon Co. | 153,300 | | 7,898,016 |
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. Class A (a) | 769,882 | | 15,289,857 |
The Boeing Co. | 495,584 | | 26,825,962 |
United Technologies Corp. | 766,540 | | 53,205,541 |
| | 167,584,525 |
Building Products - 0.4% |
Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (a) | 67,514 | | 2,628,320 |
Masco Corp. | 1,363,900 | | 18,835,459 |
| | 21,463,779 |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.1% |
Republic Services, Inc. | 236,239 | | 6,687,926 |
Construction & Engineering - 0.2% |
Fluor Corp. | 243,700 | | 10,976,248 |
Electrical Equipment - 0.5% |
Cooper Industries PLC Class A | 413,300 | | 17,623,112 |
Schneider Electric SA | 84,278 | | 9,867,297 |
| | 27,490,409 |
Industrial Conglomerates - 3.0% |
General Electric Co. | 4,167,377 | | 63,052,414 |
Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV (NY Shares) | 236,392 | | 6,959,380 |
Rheinmetall AG | 352,933 | | 22,606,072 |
Siemens AG sponsored ADR (d) | 510,500 | | 46,812,850 |
Textron, Inc. | 989,800 | | 18,618,138 |
Tyco International Ltd. | 601,736 | | 21,469,940 |
| | 179,518,794 |
Machinery - 2.2% |
Briggs & Stratton Corp. | 1,046,088 | | 19,572,306 |
Caterpillar, Inc. | 101,800 | | 5,801,582 |
Cummins, Inc. | 417,900 | | 19,164,894 |
Eaton Corp. | 384,500 | | 24,461,890 |
Ingersoll-Rand Co. Ltd. | 582,088 | | 20,803,825 |
Kennametal, Inc. | 549,591 | | 14,245,399 |
|
| Shares | | Value |
The Stanley Works | 278,036 | | $ 14,321,634 |
Vallourec SA | 59,100 | | 10,749,766 |
| | 129,121,296 |
Road & Rail - 0.6% |
CSX Corp. | 406,800 | | 19,725,732 |
Union Pacific Corp. | 266,500 | | 17,029,350 |
| | 36,755,082 |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | 579,598,059 |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 8.2% |
Communications Equipment - 1.0% |
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) | 1,912,780 | | 45,791,953 |
Motorola, Inc. | 2,053,412 | | 15,934,477 |
| | 61,726,430 |
Computers & Peripherals - 1.3% |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | 1,124,865 | | 57,941,796 |
International Business Machines Corp. | 136,200 | | 17,828,580 |
| | 75,770,376 |
Electronic Equipment & Components - 1.6% |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. (a) | 278,463 | | 8,651,845 |
Arrow Electronics, Inc. (a) | 833,400 | | 24,676,974 |
Avnet, Inc. (a) | 1,022,554 | | 30,840,229 |
Tyco Electronics Ltd. | 1,170,236 | | 28,729,294 |
| | 92,898,342 |
Internet Software & Services - 0.0% |
AOL, Inc. (a) | 6,813 | | 158,607 |
IT Services - 0.1% |
Hewitt Associates, Inc. Class A (a) | 103,300 | | 4,365,458 |
MoneyGram International, Inc. (a) | 721,800 | | 2,078,784 |
| | 6,444,242 |
Office Electronics - 0.2% |
Xerox Corp. | 1,157,235 | | 9,790,208 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 3.2% |
Applied Materials, Inc. | 2,054,400 | | 28,638,336 |
Intel Corp. | 3,360,800 | | 68,560,320 |
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) | 1,507,800 | | 15,922,368 |
National Semiconductor Corp. | 1,675,447 | | 25,734,866 |
Novellus Systems, Inc. (a) | 721,139 | | 16,831,384 |
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | 2,635 | | 1,805,515 |
Teradyne, Inc. (a) | 1,659,200 | | 17,803,216 |
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. (a) | 354,900 | | 12,733,812 |
| | 188,029,817 |
Software - 0.8% |
Microsoft Corp. | 916,760 | | 27,952,012 |
Oracle Corp. | 843,108 | | 20,689,870 |
| | 48,641,882 |
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | | 483,459,904 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
MATERIALS - 1.9% |
Chemicals - 1.0% |
Celanese Corp. Class A | 409,200 | | $ 13,135,320 |
Clariant AG (Reg.) (a) | 497,150 | | 5,867,181 |
Dow Chemical Co. | 432,700 | | 11,955,501 |
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. | 786,800 | | 26,491,556 |
| | 57,449,558 |
Metals & Mining - 0.7% |
Alcoa, Inc. | 1,241,171 | | 20,007,677 |
Commercial Metals Co. | 153,000 | | 2,394,450 |
Nucor Corp. | 423,900 | | 19,774,935 |
| | 42,177,062 |
Paper & Forest Products - 0.2% |
Weyerhaeuser Co. | 289,084 | | 12,471,084 |
TOTAL MATERIALS | | 112,097,704 |
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 6.0% |
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 5.2% |
AT&T, Inc. | 6,514,669 | | 182,606,172 |
Qwest Communications International, Inc. | 8,059,800 | | 33,931,758 |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 2,829,102 | | 93,728,149 |
| | 310,266,079 |
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.8% |
Sprint Nextel Corp. (a) | 7,237,678 | | 26,489,901 |
Vodafone Group PLC sponsored ADR | 879,087 | | 20,298,119 |
| | 46,788,020 |
TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES | | 357,054,099 |
UTILITIES - 3.5% |
Electric Utilities - 2.6% |
Allegheny Energy, Inc. | 1,622,909 | | 38,105,903 |
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | 775,691 | | 26,986,290 |
Entergy Corp. | 372,459 | | 30,482,045 |
Exelon Corp. | 663,100 | | 32,405,697 |
FirstEnergy Corp. | 588,200 | | 27,321,890 |
| | 155,301,825 |
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 0.8% |
AES Corp. | 2,329,758 | | 31,009,079 |
Constellation Energy Group, Inc. | 388,406 | | 13,660,239 |
| | 44,669,318 |
Multi-Utilities - 0.1% |
CMS Energy Corp. | 427,700 | | 6,697,782 |
TOTAL UTILITIES | | 206,668,925 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $5,532,143,070) | 5,689,379,273 |
Preferred Stocks - 1.6% |
| Shares | | Value |
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 1.5% |
FINANCIALS - 1.0% |
Commercial Banks - 0.1% |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. 8.50% | 9,000 | | $ 7,560,000 |
Diversified Financial Services - 0.6% |
Bank of America Corp. | 1,722,000 | | 25,692,240 |
Citigroup, Inc. 7.50% | 87,000 | | 9,077,580 |
| | 34,769,820 |
Insurance - 0.3% |
XL Capital Ltd. 10.75% | 494,600 | | 13,809,232 |
TOTAL FINANCIALS | | 56,139,052 |
MATERIALS - 0.5% |
Chemicals - 0.1% |
Celanese Corp. 4.25% | 111,200 | | 4,536,960 |
Metals & Mining - 0.4% |
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. 6.75% | 232,700 | | 26,818,675 |
TOTAL MATERIALS | | 31,355,635 |
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS | | 87,494,687 |
Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 0.1% |
FINANCIALS - 0.1% |
Insurance - 0.1% |
Fondiaria-Sai SpA (Risparmio Shares) | 442,986 | | 4,987,990 |
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $88,830,967) | 92,482,677 |
Corporate Bonds - 2.2% |
| Principal Amount | | |
Convertible Bonds - 2.1% |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 1.0% |
Automobiles - 0.2% |
Ford Motor Co. 4.25% 11/15/16 | | $ 10,390,000 | | 13,140,233 |
Leisure Equipment & Products - 0.0% |
Eastman Kodak Co. 7% 4/1/17 (e) | | 2,030,000 | | 1,840,195 |
Media - 0.8% |
Liberty Global, Inc. 4.5% 11/15/16 (e) | | 3,400,000 | | 3,710,420 |
Liberty Media Corp.: | | | | |
3.5% 1/15/31 | | 256,296 | | 169,373 |
4% 11/15/29 | | 4,750,000 | | 2,434,375 |
3.5% 1/15/31 (e) | | 9,378,184 | | 6,197,592 |
Corporate Bonds - continued |
| Principal Amount | | Value |
Convertible Bonds - continued |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - continued |
Media - continued |
News America, Inc. liquid yield option note: | | | | |
0% 2/28/21 (e) | | $ 22,670,000 | | $ 14,927,062 |
0% 2/28/21 | | 3,490,000 | | 2,297,991 |
Virgin Media, Inc. 6.5% 11/15/16 (e) | | 12,614,000 | | 14,951,374 |
| | 44,688,187 |
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | 59,668,615 |
FINANCIALS - 0.1% |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.1% |
MGIC Investment Corp. 9% 4/1/63 (c)(e) | | 10,438,000 | | 6,588,988 |
INDUSTRIALS - 0.3% |
Airlines - 0.2% |
AMR Corp. 6.25% 10/15/14 | | 1,930,000 | | 2,001,217 |
UAL Corp.: | | | | |
4.5% 6/30/21 (e) | | 8,490,000 | | 7,428,750 |
4.5% 6/30/21 | | 280,000 | | 245,000 |
6% 10/15/29 | | 2,430,000 | | 4,004,397 |
| | 13,679,364 |
Industrial Conglomerates - 0.1% |
Textron, Inc. 4.5% 5/1/13 | | 1,920,000 | | 3,093,504 |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | 16,772,868 |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 0.4% |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.4% |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.: | | | | |
6% 5/1/15 (e) | | 13,250,000 | | 11,875,975 |
6% 5/1/15 | | 5,870,000 | | 5,261,281 |
Micron Technology, Inc. 1.875% 6/1/14 | | 5,570,000 | | 5,361,125 |
| | 22,498,381 |
MATERIALS - 0.3% |
Metals & Mining - 0.3% |
Alcoa, Inc. 5.25% 3/15/14 | | 3,240,000 | | 8,440,200 |
United States Steel Corp. 4% 5/15/14 | | 4,470,000 | | 8,364,488 |
| | 16,804,688 |
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS | | 122,333,540 |
|
| Principal Amount | | Value |
Nonconvertible Bonds - 0.1% |
MATERIALS - 0.1% |
Chemicals - 0.1% |
Hercules, Inc. 6.5% 6/30/29 unit | | $ 15,700,000 | | $ 9,272,813 |
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $124,149,963) | 131,606,353 |
Money Market Funds - 0.4% |
| Shares | | |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.16% (f) | 646,970 | | 646,970 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.15% (b)(f) | 23,754,143 | | 23,754,143 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $24,401,113) | 24,401,113 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 100.4% (Cost $5,769,525,113) | | 5,937,869,416 |
NET OTHER ASSETS - (0.4)% | | (24,715,851) |
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 5,913,153,565 |
Legend |
(a) Non-income producing |
(b) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(c) Non-income producing - Issuer is in default. |
(d) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
(e) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $67,520,356 or 1.1% of net assets. |
(f) Affiliated fund that is 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. |
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 | $ 102,108 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund | 2,011,922 |
Total | $ 2,114,030 |
Other Information |
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2009, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the tables below, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: |
Description | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Investments in Securities: | | | | |
Equities: | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary | $ 808,447,991 | $ 764,645,670 | $ 43,802,321 | $ - |
Consumer Staples | 297,875,684 | 297,875,684 | - | - |
Energy | 902,119,458 | 902,119,458 | - | - |
Financials | 1,554,517,893 | 1,529,135,969 | 25,381,924 | - |
Health Care | 448,666,598 | 432,737,468 | 15,929,130 | - |
Industrials | 579,598,059 | 579,598,059 | - | - |
Information Technology | 483,459,904 | 483,459,904 | - | - |
Materials | 143,453,339 | 112,097,704 | 31,355,635 | - |
Telecommunication Services | 357,054,099 | 357,054,099 | - | - |
Utilities | 206,668,925 | 206,668,925 | - | - |
Corporate Bonds | 131,606,353 | - | 131,606,353 | - |
Money Market Funds | 24,401,113 | 24,401,113 | - | - |
Total Investments in Securities: | $ 5,937,869,416 | $ 5,689,794,053 | $ 248,075,363 | $ - |
The following is a reconciliation of Investments in Securities for which Level 3 inputs were used in determining value: |
Investments in Securities: | |
Beginning Balance | $ 11,592,000 |
Total Realized Gain (Loss) | - |
Total Unrealized Gain (Loss) | 17,065,440 |
Cost of Purchases | - |
Proceeds of Sales | - |
Amortization/Accretion | - |
Transfers in/out of Level 3 | (28,657,440) |
Ending Balance | $ - |
The change in unrealized gain (loss) for the period attributable to Level 3 securities held at December 31, 2009 | $ - |
The information used in the above reconciliation represents fiscal year to date activity for any Investments in Securities identified as using Level 3 inputs at either the beginning or the end of the current fiscal period. Transfers in or out of Level 3 represents either the beginning value (for transfers in), or the ending value (for transfers out) of any Security or Instrument where a change in the pricing level occurred from the beginning to the end of the period. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) disclosed in the reconciliation are included in Net Gain (Loss) on the Fund's Statement of Operations. |
Distribution of investments by country of issue, as a percentage of total net assets, is as follows: (Unaudited) |
United States of America | 86.9% |
Switzerland | 3.5% |
United Kingdom | 2.4% |
Germany | 1.4% |
Ireland | 1.1% |
Others (individually less than 1%) | 4.7% |
| 100.0% |
Income Tax Information |
At December 31, 2009, the Fund had a capital loss carryforward of approximately $535,850,194, of which $240,221,884 and $295,628,310 will expire on December 31, 2016 and 2017, respectively. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| December 31, 2009 |
| | |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $22,868,461) - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $5,745,124,000) | $ 5,913,468,303 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $24,401,113) | 24,401,113 | |
Total Investments (cost $5,769,525,113) | | $ 5,937,869,416 |
Cash | | 255 |
Foreign currency held at value (cost $935,911) | | 936,674 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 1,452,375 |
Dividends receivable | | 6,246,755 |
Interest receivable | | 1,001,347 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 8,536 |
Prepaid expenses | | 26,418 |
Other receivables | | 449,969 |
Total assets | | 5,947,991,745 |
| | |
Liabilities | | |
Payable for investments purchased | $ 2,477,801 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 4,833,207 | |
Accrued management fee | 2,263,882 | |
Distribution fees payable | 361,749 | |
Other affiliated payables | 444,942 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 702,456 | |
Collateral on securities loaned, at value | 23,754,143 | |
Total liabilities | | 34,838,180 |
| | |
Net Assets | | $ 5,913,153,565 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $ 6,349,033,450 |
Undistributed net investment income | | 3,552,237 |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | | (607,611,333) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | 168,179,211 |
Net Assets | | $ 5,913,153,565 |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued
| December 31, 2009 |
| | |
Initial Class: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($3,771,732,779 ÷ 224,423,139 shares) | | $ 16.81 |
| | |
Service Class: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($430,382,740 ÷ 25,690,957 shares) | | $ 16.75 |
| | |
Service Class 2: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,558,420,837 ÷ 94,056,220 shares) | | $ 16.57 |
| | |
Service Class 2R: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($5,259,330 ÷ 318,964 shares) | | $ 16.49 |
| | |
Investor Class: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($147,357,879 ÷ 8,787,807 shares) | | $ 16.77 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
| Year ended December 31, 2009 |
| | |
Investment Income | | |
Dividends | | $ 140,641,674 |
Interest | | 6,629,991 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds | | 2,114,030 |
Total income | | 149,385,695 |
| | |
Expenses | | |
Management fee | $ 24,075,160 | |
Transfer agent fees | 4,221,132 | |
Distribution fees | 3,821,247 | |
Accounting and security lending fees | 1,248,700 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 111,489 | |
Independent trustees' compensation | 37,646 | |
Appreciation in deferred trustee compensation account | 300 | |
Audit | 76,147 | |
Legal | 35,456 | |
Interest | 5,437 | |
Miscellaneous | 491,580 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 34,124,294 | |
Expense reductions | (104,263) | 34,020,031 |
Net investment income (loss) | | 115,365,664 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes of $34,090) | (309,800,968) | |
Foreign currency transactions | (74,567) | |
Capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds | 1,708 | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | (309,873,827) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: Investment securities (net of increase in deferred foreign taxes of $170,609) | 1,591,443,990 | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 8,118 | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | 1,591,452,108 |
Net gain (loss) | | 1,281,578,281 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ 1,396,943,945 |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Year ended December 31, 2009 | Year ended December 31, 2008 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ 115,365,664 | $ 188,293,003 |
Net realized gain (loss) | (309,873,827) | (284,674,239) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 1,591,452,108 | (4,122,622,475) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 1,396,943,945 | (4,219,003,711) |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | (115,095,209) | (186,575,269) |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain | - | (8,976,342) |
Total distributions | (115,095,209) | (195,551,611) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | (545,969,487) | (1,357,103,153) |
Redemption fees | 1,473 | 1,769 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 735,880,722 | (5,771,656,706) |
| | |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 5,177,272,843 | 10,948,929,549 |
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $3,552,237 and undistributed net investment income of $2,607,485, respectively) | $ 5,913,153,565 | $ 5,177,272,843 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Initial Class
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 13.18 | $ 23.91 | $ 26.20 | $ 25.49 | $ 25.37 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)C | .33 | .47 | .47 | .45 | .42 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 3.64 | (10.67) | (.05) | 4.37 | 1.00 |
Total from investment operations | 3.97 | (10.20) | .42 | 4.82 | 1.42 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.34) | (.51) | (.50) | (.89) | (.41) |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (.02) | (2.21) | (3.22) | (.89) |
Total distributions | (.34) | (.53) | (2.71) | (4.11) | (1.30) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalC, G | - | - | - | - | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 16.81 | $ 13.18 | $ 23.91 | $ 26.20 | $ 25.49 |
Total ReturnA, B | 30.21% | (42.65)% | 1.53% | 20.19% | 5.87% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsD, F | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .58% | .57% | .55% | .57% | .56% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .58% | .57% | .55% | .57% | .56% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .58% | .57% | .54% | .56% | .55% |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.29% | 2.37% | 1.71% | 1.76% | 1.71% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 3,771,733 | $ 3,322,799 | $ 7,201,655 | $ 8,315,159 | $ 7,875,801 |
Portfolio turnover rateE | 29% | 34% | 20% | 22% | 19% |
A Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown. B Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. D Fees and expenses of the 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. E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class 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 class. G Amount represents less than $.01 per share. |
Financial Highlights - Service Class
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 13.14 | $ 23.82 | $ 26.11 | $ 25.39 | $ 25.28 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)C | .31 | .44 | .44 | .43 | .39 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 3.63 | (10.62) | (.05) | 4.35 | 1.00 |
Total from investment operations | 3.94 | (10.18) | .39 | 4.78 | 1.39 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.33) | (.48) | (.47) | (.84) | (.39) |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (.02) | (2.21) | (3.22) | (.89) |
Total distributions | (.33) | (.50) | (2.68) | (4.06) | (1.28) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalC, G | - | - | - | - | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 16.75 | $ 13.14 | $ 23.82 | $ 26.11 | $ 25.39 |
Total ReturnA, B | 30.03% | (42.70)% | 1.42% | 20.08% | 5.76% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsD, F | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .68% | .67% | .65% | .67% | .66% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .68% | .67% | .65% | .67% | .66% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .68% | .67% | .64% | .66% | .65% |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.19% | 2.27% | 1.61% | 1.66% | 1.61% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 430,383 | $ 405,082 | $ 920,054 | $ 1,118,333 | $ 1,079,838 |
Portfolio turnover rate E | 29% | 34% | 20% | 22% | 19% |
A Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown. B Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. D Fees and expenses of the 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. E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class 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 class. G Amount represents less than $.01 per share. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Service Class 2
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 13.00 | $ 23.57 | $ 25.87 | $ 25.17 | $ 25.09 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) C | .29 | .41 | .39 | .38 | .35 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 3.58 | (10.50) | (.04) | 4.32 | .98 |
Total from investment operations | 3.87 | (10.09) | .35 | 4.70 | 1.33 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.30) | (.46) | (.44) | (.78) | (.36) |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (.02) | (2.21) | (3.22) | (.89) |
Total distributions | (.30) | (.48) | (2.65) | (4.00) | (1.25) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital C, G | - | - | - | - | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 16.57 | $ 13.00 | $ 23.57 | $ 25.87 | $ 25.17 |
Total Return A, B | 29.88% | (42.81)% | 1.27% | 19.93% | 5.57% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets D, F | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .83% | .82% | .80% | .82% | .81% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .83% | .82% | .80% | .82% | .81% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .83% | .82% | .80% | .82% | .80% |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.04% | 2.12% | 1.46% | 1.51% | 1.46% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 1,558,421 | $ 1,321,569 | $ 2,583,129 | $ 2,373,059 | $ 1,723,546 |
Portfolio turnover rate E | 29% | 34% | 20% | 22% | 19% |
A Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown. B Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. D Fees and expenses of the 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. E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class 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 class. G Amount represents less than $.01 per share. |
Financial Highlights - Service Class 2R
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 12.93 | $ 23.44 | $ 25.73 | $ 25.08 | $ 25.01 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)C | .28 | .41 | .39 | .38 | .35 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 3.58 | (10.45) | (.04) | 4.29 | .99 |
Total from investment operations | 3.86 | (10.04) | .35 | 4.67 | 1.34 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.30) | (.45) | (.43) | (.80) | (.38) |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (.02) | (2.21) | (3.22) | (.89) |
Total distributions | (.30) | (.47) | (2.64) | (4.02) | (1.27) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalC, G | - | - | - | - | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 16.49 | $ 12.93 | $ 23.44 | $ 25.73 | $ 25.08 |
Total Return A, B | 29.95% | (42.82)% | 1.27% | 19.89% | 5.61% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsD, F | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .83% | .82% | .80% | .82% | .81% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .83% | .82% | .80% | .82% | .81% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .83% | .81% | .79% | .81% | .80% |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.04% | 2.12% | 1.46% | 1.51% | 1.46% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 5,259 | $ 5,339 | $ 13,558 | $ 17,089 | $ 9,651 |
Portfolio turnover rateE | 29% | 34% | 20% | 22% | 19% |
A Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown. B Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. D Fees and expenses of the 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. E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed or waived 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 class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement and waivers 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 class. G Amount represents less than $.01 per share. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Investor Class
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 H |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 13.15 | $ 23.85 | $ 26.15 | $ 25.48 | $ 24.46 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | .31 | .44 | .44 | .42 | .17 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 3.64 | (10.63) | (.05) | 4.36 | .85 |
Total from investment operations | 3.95 | (10.19) | .39 | 4.78 | 1.02 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.33) | (.49) | (.48) | (.89) | - |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (.02) | (2.21) | (3.22) | - |
Total distributions | (.33) | (.51) | (2.69) | (4.11) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E, J | - | - | - | - | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 16.77 | $ 13.15 | $ 23.85 | $ 26.15 | $ 25.48 |
Total Return B, C, D | 30.09% | (42.71)% | 1.39% | 20.04% | 4.17% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .68% | .66% | .66% | .69% | .74% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .68% | .66% | .66% | .69% | .74% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | .68% | .66% | .66% | .69% | .73% A |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.19% | 2.28% | 1.60% | 1.63% | 1.54% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 147,358 | $ 122,483 | $ 230,534 | $ 170,050 | $ 37,500 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 29% | 34% | 20% | 22% | 19% |
A Annualized B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. C Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown. D Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. F Fees and expenses of the 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. G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. H For the period July 21, 2005 (commencement of sale of shares) to December 31, 2005. I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed or waived 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 class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement and waivers 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 class. 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 December 31, 2009
1. Organization.
VIP Equity-Income Portfolio (the Fund) is a fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund (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. Shares of the Fund may only be purchased by insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity or variable life insurance contracts. The Fund offers the following classes of shares: Initial Class shares, Service Class shares, Service Class 2 shares, Service Class 2R shares and Investor Class shares. All classes have equal rights and voting privileges, except for matters affecting a single class. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred. Certain expense reductions also differ by class.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies 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) web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC web site 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, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Events or transactions occurring after period end through the date that the financial statements were issued, February 12, 2010, have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Security Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments. When current market prices or quotations are not readily available or reliable, valuations may be determined in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. Factors used in determining value may include significant market or security specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and may be utilized to a significant extent. The value used for net asset value (NAV) calculation under these procedures may differ from published prices for the same securities.
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)
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level, as of December 31, 2009, as well as a roll forward of Level 3 securities, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments. 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 an independent pricing service 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 categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when significant market or security events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities are used and are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy in these circumstances. For restricted securities and private placements where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and are categorized as level 3 in the hierarchy.
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Security Valuation - continued
Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on evaluated quotations received from independent pricing services or from dealers who make markets in such securities. For corporate bonds, pricing services utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type as well as dealer supplied prices and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Money Market Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are valued at amortized cost, which approximates value and are categorized as level 2 in the hierarchy.
When independent prices are unavailable or unreliable, debt securities may be valued utilizing pricing matrices which consider similar factors that would be used by independent pricing services. These are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy but may be Level 3 depending on the circumstances.
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.
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. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. 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. Debt obligations may be placed on non-accrual status and related interest income may be reduced by ceasing current accruals and writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful based on consistently applied procedures. A debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectability of interest is reasonably assured.
Expenses. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among each Fund in the trust. 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 must defer receipt of a portion of, and may elect to defer receipt of an additional 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 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 by distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and filing its U.S. federal tax return. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. As of December 31, 2009, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three years. 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. The Fund is subject to a tax imposed on short term capital gains on securities of certain issuers domiciled in India. The Fund records an estimated deferred tax liability included in Other payables and accrued expenses in the accompanying Statement of Assets & Liabilities for net unrealized gains on these securities in an amount that would be payable if the securities were disposed of at period end.
Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles.
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued
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 the short-term gain distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds, foreign currency transactions, certain foreign taxes, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), market discount, partnerships, deferred trustees compensation, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales.
The federal tax cost of investment securities and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of period end were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation | $ 1,215,896,123 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (1,118,688,308) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ 97,207,815 |
| |
Tax Cost | $ 5,840,661,601 |
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income | $ 3,163,384 |
Capital loss carryforward | $ (535,850,194) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ 97,213,332 |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| December 31, 2009 | December 31, 2008 |
Ordinary Income | $ 115,095,209 | $ 186,575,269 |
Long-term Capital Gains | - | 8,976,342 |
Total | $ 115,095,209 | $ 195,551,611 |
Trading (Redemption) Fees. Service Class 2R shares held less than 60 days are subject to a redemption fee equal to 1% of the proceeds of the redeemed shares. All redemption fees, including any estimated redemption fees paid by FMR, are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid in capital.
4. Operating Policies.
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.
5. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $1,479,340,496 and $2,003,896,169, respectively.
6. 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 a group fee rate that averaged .26% 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. For the period, the total annual management fee rate was .46% of the Fund's average net assets.
Distribution and Service Plan. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate 12b-1 Plans for each Service Class of shares. Each Service Class pays Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, a service fee. For the period, the service fee is based on an annual rate of .10% of Service Class' average net assets and .25% of Service Class 2's and Service Class 2R's average net assets.
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6. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued
Distribution and Service Plan - continued
For the period, each class paid FDC the following amounts, all of which were re-allowed to insurance companies for the distribution of shares and providing shareholder support services:
Service Class | $ 389,806 |
Service Class 2 | 3,419,067 |
Service Class 2R | 12,374 |
| $ 3,821,247 |
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 an asset-based fee with respect to each class. Each class (with the exception of Investor Class) pays a transfer agent fee, excluding out of pocket expenses, equal to an annual rate of .07% of average net assets. Investor Class pays a monthly asset-based transfer agent fee of .15% of average net assets. The total transfer agent fees paid by each class to FIIOC, including out of pocket expenses, were as follows:
Initial Class | $ 2,610,379 |
Service Class | 306,488 |
Service Class 2 | 1,076,302 |
Service Class 2R | 3,852 |
Investor Class | 224,111 |
| $ 4,221,132 |
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 the 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. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $24,362 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 Daily Loan Balance | Weighted Average Interest Rate | Interest Expense |
Borrower | $ 9,258,540 | .42% | $ 5,437 |
7. 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, which amounted to $26,664 and is reflected in Miscellaneous Expense on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
8. Security Lending.
The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. 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 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. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less fees and expenses associated with the loan, plus any premium payments that may be received on the loan of certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Net income from lending portfolio securities during the period amounted to $2,011,922.
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9. 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 $104,263 for the period.
10. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 |
From net investment income | | |
Initial Class | $ 75,517,681 | $ 123,156,013 |
Service Class | 8,350,109 | 14,421,360 |
Service Class 2 | 28,318,758 | 44,390,804 |
Service Class 2R | 96,589 | 178,863 |
Investor Class | 2,812,072 | 4,428,229 |
Total | $ 115,095,209 | $ 186,575,269 |
From net realized gain | | |
Initial Class | $ - | $ 5,874,187 |
Service Class | - | 748,441 |
Service Class 2 | - | 2,153,837 |
Service Class 2R | - | 10,338 |
Investor Class | - | 189,539 |
Total | $ - | $ 8,976,342 |
11. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
| Shares | Dollars |
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 |
Initial Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 8,717,811 | 7,761,257 | $ 119,199,048 | $ 147,326,576 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 4,649,155 | 9,853,413 | 75,517,681 | 129,030,200 |
Shares redeemed | (41,112,018) | (66,674,318) | (560,835,381) | (1,304,182,592) |
Net increase (decrease) | (27,745,052) | (49,059,648) | $ (366,118,652) | $ (1,027,825,816) |
Service Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 1,374,191 | 1,403,882 | $ 18,756,098 | $ 26,376,852 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 516,788 | 1,160,264 | 8,350,109 | 15,169,801 |
Shares redeemed | (7,035,493) | (10,352,999) | (95,421,754) | (200,182,896) |
Net increase (decrease) | (5,144,514) | (7,788,853) | $ (68,315,547) | $ (158,636,243) |
Service Class 2 | | | | |
Shares sold | 9,883,762 | 12,836,633 | $ 131,168,937 | $ 239,743,721 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 1,771,906 | 3,603,934 | 28,318,758 | 46,544,641 |
Shares redeemed | (19,265,158) | (24,390,530) | (264,471,751) | (445,540,000) |
Net increase (decrease) | (7,609,490) | (7,949,963) | $ (104,984,056) | $ (159,251,638) |
Service Class 2R | | | | |
Shares sold | 65,422 | 75,542 | $ 914,849 | $ 1,570,935 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 6,094 | 14,668 | 96,589 | 189,201 |
Shares redeemed | (165,320) | (255,760) | (2,222,121) | (5,069,469) |
Net increase (decrease) | (93,804) | (165,550) | $ (1,210,683) | $ (3,309,333) |
Investor Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 1,142,867 | 1,599,925 | $ 16,328,956 | $ 30,095,055 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 173,430 | 354,134 | 2,812,072 | 4,617,768 |
Shares redeemed | (1,842,484) | (2,304,633) | (24,481,577) | (42,792,946) |
Net increase (decrease) | (526,187) | (350,574) | $ (5,340,549) | $ (8,080,123) |
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
12. 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.
At the end of the period, FMR or its affiliates were the owners of record of 11% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund and one otherwise unaffiliated shareholder was the owner of record of 19% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Trustees of Variable Insurance Products Fund and the Shareholders of VIP Equity-Income Portfolio:
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 VIP Equity-Income Portfolio (a fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund) at December 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the 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 VIP Equity-Income Portfolio'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 the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards 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 December 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 12, 2010
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The Trustees, Member 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 James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 222 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 410 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. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. 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 1-877-208-0098.
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Edward C. Johnson 3d (79) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 1981 Mr. Johnson is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC; Chairman and a Director of FMR; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC); Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Johnson serves as Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as President of FMR LLC (2006-2007). |
James C. Curvey (74) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2006-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. |
* 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.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for each Independent 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 |
Dennis J. Dirks (61) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Currently, Mr. Dirks serves as a member of the Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present). |
Alan J. Lacy (56) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of The Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-present) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2007-present). Mr. Lacy is Chairman (2008-present) and a member (2006-present) of the Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association. |
Ned C. Lautenbach (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr. Lautenbach is an Advisory Partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was with the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. Mr. Lautenbach serves as a Director of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial) as well as the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida. Mr. Lautenbach is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Fairfield University (2005-present), as well as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, Mr. Lautenbach served as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007). |
Joseph Mauriello (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Capital Ltd. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-present) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products, 2007-present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a Director of the Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007). |
Cornelia M. Small (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors of the Teagle Foundation (2009-present). Ms. Small is also a member of the Investment Committee, and Chair (2008-present) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson of the Investment Committee (2002-2008) of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments. |
William S. Stavropoulos (70) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 Mr. Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons (2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004), Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently, Mr. Stavropoulos is a Director of Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Chemical Financial Corporation, Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), Tyco International, Inc. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital (private equity investment, 2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is a special advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science. |
David M. Thomas (60) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products), and Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present). |
Michael E. Wiley (59) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008-present), and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a Sr. Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005). |
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Advisory Board Member and Executive Officers:
Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Peter S. Lynch (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006). |
Kenneth B. Robins (40) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2009-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Robins worked at KPMG LLP, where he was a partner in KPMG's department of professional practice (2002-2004). |
Bruce T. Herring (44) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2006 Vice President of certain Equity Funds. Mr. Herring also serves as Group Chief Investments Officer of FMR. Previously, Mr. Herring served as a portfolio manager for Fidelity U.S. Equity Funds. |
Brian B. Hogan (45) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Vice President of certain Equity Funds and Vice President of Sector Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-present) and President of FMR's Equity Division (2009-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as a portfolio manager. |
Scott C. Goebel (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC; Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). |
William C. Coffey (40) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Holly C. Laurent (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Laurent is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Laurent was Senior Vice President and Head of Legal for Fidelity Business Services India Pvt. Ltd. (2006-2008), and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Group Head for FMR LLC (2005-2006). |
Christine Reynolds (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007). |
Kenneth A. Rathgeber (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2004 Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Rathgeber is Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), FMR (2005-present), FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2005-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2005-present), Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC (2005-present), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2005-present). |
Jeffrey S. Christian (48) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Christian is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Christian served as Chief Financial Officer (2008-2009) of certain Fidelity funds, Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (2004-2009), and as Vice President of Business Analysis (2003-2004). |
Bryan A. Mehrmann (48) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Mehrmann is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Mehrmann served as Vice President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Group (FIIS)/Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC) Client Services (1998-2004). |
Adrien E. Deberghes (42) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005). |
John R. Hebble (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Paul M. Murphy (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Murphy is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2006), Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR (2007), and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1994-2007). |
Gary W. Ryan (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005). |
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Service Class 2R designates 2% and 100% of the dividends distributed in February and December respectively, during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2010 of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax returns.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
VIP Equity-Income Portfolio
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, acting directly and through its separate committees, requests and receives information concerning, and considers at each of its meetings factors that are relevant to, its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees, each composed of Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. Each committee has a written charter outlining the structure and purposes of the committee. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts.
At its July 2009 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expenses; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board ultimately reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts and the compensation to be received by Fidelity under the management contract is consistent with Fidelity's fiduciary duty under applicable law. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor noted above, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by competitors to Fidelity, and that the fund's shareholders, with the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel and the fund's investment objective and discipline. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the size, education, and experience of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, their use of technology, and the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory, and management personnel. In response to last year's financial crisis, FMR took a number of actions intended to cut costs and improve efficiency without weakening the investment teams or resources. The Board noted that Fidelity's analysts have access to a variety of technological tools and market and securities data that enable them to perform both fundamental and quantitative analysis and to specialize in various disciplines. The Board considered Fidelity's extensive global research capabilities that enable the Investment Advisers to aggregate data from various sources in an effort to produce positive investment results. The Board also considered that Fidelity's portfolio managers and analysts have access to daily portfolio attribution that allows for monitoring of a fund's portfolio, as well as an electronic communication system that provides immediate real-time access to research concerning issuers and credit enhancers.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, distribution, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the Investment Advisers' supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through phone representatives and over the Internet, and investor education materials and asset allocation tools.
Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing for a large variety of mutual fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity has taken a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) dedicating additional resources to investment research and to restructure and broaden the focus of the investment research teams; (ii) bolstering the senior management team that oversees asset management; (iii) contractually agreeing to reduce the management fee on Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund; and (iv) expanding Class A and Class T load waiver categories to increase rollover retention opportunities and create consistent policies across the classes.
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Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated within its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for each class, as well as the fund's relative investment performance for each class measured against (i) a broad-based securities market index, and (ii) a peer group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by the Board over multiple periods. The following charts considered by the Board show, over the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2008, the cumulative total returns of Initial Class and Service Class 2 R of the fund, the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of cumulative total returns of a peer group of mutual funds identified by Lipper Inc. as having an investment objective similar to that of the fund. The returns of Initial Class and Service Class 2 R show the performance of the highest and lowest performing classes, respectively (based on five-year performance). The box within each chart shows the 25th percentile return (bottom of box) and the 75th percentile return (top of box) of the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten numbers noted below each chart correspond to the percentile box and represent the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of the class indicated.
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The Board reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and stated that the performance of Initial Class of the fund was in the fourth quartile for all the periods shown. The Board also stated that the investment performance of the fund was lower than its benchmark for all the periods shown. The Board considered that the variations in performance among the fund's classes reflect the variations in class expenses, which result in lower performance for higher expense classes. The Board discussed with FMR actions that have been taken by FMR to improve the fund's disappointing performance relative to its peer group and benchmark. The Board will continue to closely monitor the performance of the fund in the coming year and discuss with FMR other appropriate actions to address the performance of the fund.
The Board considered that FMR has taken steps to refocus and strengthen equity research, equity portfolio management, and compliance. The Board reviewed the year-to-date performance of Initial Class through May 31, 2009 and stated that it exceeded the fund's benchmark.
Based on its review, and giving particular weight to the nature and quality of the resources dedicated by the Investment Advisers to maintain and improve relative performance and factoring in the unprecedented market events in 2008, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund will benefit the fund's shareholders, particularly in light of the Board's view that the fund's shareholders benefit from investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and services.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Fund Expenses. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expenses compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees - continued
The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group is broader than the Lipper peer group used by the Board for performance comparisons because the Total Mapped Group combines several Lipper investment objective categories while the Lipper peer group does not. The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors, in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 15% means that 85% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.
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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2008.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee was fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.
In its review of each class's total expenses, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses. As part of its review, the Board also considered current and historical total expenses of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.
The Board noted that the total expenses of each class ranked below its competitive median for 2008.
In its review of total expenses, the Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information on clients that FMR and its affiliates service in other competitive markets, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the total expenses of each class of the fund were reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the audited books and records of Fidelity. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board believes that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board has also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and any fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and determined that the amount of profit is a fair entrepreneurial profit for the management of the fund.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions.
In February 2009, the Board created an Ad Hoc Committee (the "Committee") to analyze economies of scale. The Committee was formed to consider whether FMR attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR determines the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will achieve a certain level of economies of scale as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board concluded, considering the findings of the Committee, that any potential economies of scale are being shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity in an appropriate manner.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including (i) fund performance trends, actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) portfolio manager changes that have occurred during the past year; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and key personnel, including performance benchmarks used by Fidelity in evaluating incentive compensation for portfolio managers and research analysts; (iv) the structure and process of equity research and actions taken by FMR to improve the quality of research; (v) the selection of and compensation paid by FMR to fund sub-advisers; (vi) Fidelity's fee structures and rationale for recommending different fees among categories of funds; (vii) the rationale for any differences between fund fee structures and fee structures in place for other Fidelity clients; (viii) Fidelity's rationale for recommending which funds should have a performance adjustment component as part of their management fees; and (ix) explanations for the relative total expenses borne by certain funds and classes, total expense competitive trends, and actions that might be taken by FMR to reduce total expenses for certain funds and classes.
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all material factors, the Board ultimately concluded that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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VIPEI2R-ANN-0210
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Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:
Growth Portfolio
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December 31, 2009
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Contents
Performance | <Click Here> | How the fund has done over time. |
Management's Discussion | <Click Here> | The manager's review of fund performance, strategy and outlook. |
Shareholder Expense Example | <Click Here> | An example of shareholder expenses. |
Investment Changes | <Click Here> | A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months. |
Investments | <Click Here> | A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values. |
Financial Statements | <Click Here> | Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights. |
Notes | <Click Here> | Notes to the financial statements. |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | <Click Here> | |
Trustees and Officers | <Click Here> | |
Distributions | <Click Here> | |
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees | <Click Here> | |
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Neither the fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
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Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class' dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. Performance numbers are net of all underlying fund operating expenses, but do not include any insurance charges imposed by your insurance company's separate account. If performance information included the effect of these additional charges, the total returns would have been lower. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns
Periods ended December 31, 2009 | Past 1 year | Past 5 years | Past 10 years |
VIP Growth - Initial Class | 28.29% | -0.55% | -3.72% |
VIP Growth - Service Class A | 28.15% | -0.66% | -3.82% |
VIP Growth - Service Class 2 B | 27.97% | -0.81% | -3.97% |
VIP Growth - Investor Class C | 28.14% | -0.66% | -3.77% |
A Performance for Service Class shares reflects an asset-based service fee (12b-1).
B The initial offering of Service Class 2 shares took place on January 12, 2000. Performance for Service Class 2 shares reflects an asset-based service fee (12b-1 fee). Returns prior to January 12, 2000 are those of Service Class which reflect a different 12b-1 fee. Had Service Class 2's 12b-1 fee been reflected, returns prior to January 12, 2000 would have been lower.
C The initial offering of Investor Class shares took place on July 21, 2005. Returns prior to July 21, 2005 are those of Initial Class. Had Investor Class's transfer agent fee been reflected, returns prior to July 21, 2005 would have been lower.
$10,000 Over 10 Years
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in VIP Growth Portfolio - Initial Class on December 31, 1999. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the Russell 3000® Growth Index performed over the same period.
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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance
Market Recap: In 2009, most global markets saw both crippling lows and considerable highs. After a dismal start, the economy began to show signs of improvement, suggesting that a recovery was on the horizon. Credit markets began to heal as fiscal and monetary stimulus efforts around the world started to take effect, and corporate earnings staged an impressive rebound, fueled in large part by massive cost cutting. As a result, the flight to quality that marked most of 2008 and early 2009 shifted in March as investors flocked to riskier asset categories. The U.S. equity market, as measured by the bellwether Standard & Poor's 500SM Index and the blue-chip proxy Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM, reflected this changing environment, gaining 26.46% and 22.68%, respectively. Meanwhile, the technology-laden Nasdaq Composite® Index rose 45.32%. Foreign stocks also produced strong gains, as illustrated by the 31.93% jump of the MSCI® EAFE® Index (Europe, Australasia, Far East), a gauge of developed stock markets outside the U.S. and Canada. Emerging-markets stocks, which suffered their worst calendar-year performance ever in 2008, posted record returns this past year, with the MSCI Emerging Markets Index soaring 79.02%. A depreciating U.S. dollar helped bolster returns for U.S. investors in foreign equities.
Comments from Jason Weiner, Portfolio Manager of VIP Growth Portfolio: For the year ending December 31, 2009, the fund's share classes underperformed the Russell 3000® Growth Index, which returned 37.01%. (For specific portfolio results, please refer to the performance section of this report.) Our significant overweighting in financials stocks was the largest detractor relative to the Russell index, including sizable positions in Wells Fargo and Berkshire Hathaway and a small holding in Citigroup. Poor picks in the pharmaceuticals/biotechnology/life science area hurt when stakes in Illumina, Sequenom and Myriad Genetics were hit by disappointing results. Within consumer discretionary, overweighting post-secondary education services firm Strayer Education detracted, while having almost no relative exposure to e-commerce giant Amazon.com hurt as well. Swiss food giant Nestle was a notable detractor from the consumer staples sector. Several technology stocks also worked against us, including not owning IBM and underweighting Microsoft, but some of those losses were offset by good-sized positions in Internet search and advertising leader Google and semiconductor industry players Marvell Technology Group and Broadcom. Elsewhere on the positive side, good stock picking within energy contributed, including not owning Exxon Mobil, which lagged during the period. Two diversified financials holdings - Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley - - helped when these high-quality firms were able to gain market share in a consolidating industry. A few stocks I've mentioned were out-of-index positions, and some were sold from the portfolio prior to period end.
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
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Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) 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 (July 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund 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 for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower. 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 for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' 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. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower. 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. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
| Annualized Expense Ratio | Beginning Account Value July 1, 2009 | Ending Account Value December 31, 2009 | Expenses Paid During Period* July 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009 |
Initial Class | .68% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,228.20 | $ 3.82 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,021.78 | $ 3.47 |
Service Class | .78% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,227.20 | $ 4.38 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,021.27 | $ 3.97 |
Service Class 2 | .93% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,226.60 | $ 5.22 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,020.52 | $ 4.74 |
Service Class 2R | .93% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,226.60 | $ 5.22 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,020.52 | $ 4.74 |
Investor Class | .78% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,227.60 | $ 4.38 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,021.27 | $ 3.97 |
A 5% return per year before expenses
* Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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Investment Changes (Unaudited)
Top Ten Stocks as of December 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 4.8 | 4.4 |
Google, Inc. Class A | 4.5 | 3.2 |
Apple, Inc. | 4.0 | 2.0 |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 3.5 | 3.9 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 3.2 | 3.6 |
Medco Health Solutions, Inc. | 2.4 | 2.5 |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | 2.1 | 0.0 |
Harley-Davidson, Inc. | 2.1 | 0.4 |
United Technologies Corp. | 2.0 | 1.1 |
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. | 2.0 | 1.3 |
| 30.6 | |
Top Five Market Sectors as of December 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Information Technology | 37.4 | 33.7 |
Consumer Discretionary | 13.2 | 14.8 |
Health Care | 12.6 | 12.5 |
Financials | 9.8 | 13.0 |
Industrials | 9.7 | 10.4 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) |
As of December 31, 2009* | As of June 30, 2009** |
![fid23](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid23.gif) | Stocks 98.5% | | ![fid23](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid23.gif) | Stocks 98.6% | |
![fid29](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid29.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 1.5% | | ![fid29](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid29.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 1.4% | |
* Foreign investments | 12.9% | | ** Foreign investments | 11.5% | |
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Investments December 31, 2009
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 98.5% |
| Shares | | Value |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 13.2% |
Auto Components - 0.1% |
BorgWarner, Inc. | 119,200 | | $ 3,959,824 |
Johnson Controls, Inc. | 24,800 | | 675,552 |
| | 4,635,376 |
Automobiles - 2.1% |
Harley-Davidson, Inc. (c) | 2,989,191 | | 75,327,613 |
Diversified Consumer Services - 1.2% |
Navitas Ltd. | 2,440,338 | | 8,987,338 |
Strayer Education, Inc. (c) | 172,720 | | 36,701,273 |
| | 45,688,611 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 2.1% |
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. Class A (a) | 13,893 | | 1,224,807 |
Denny's Corp. (a) | 1,434,875 | | 3,142,376 |
Marriott International, Inc. Class A | 270,714 | | 7,376,957 |
McDonald's Corp. | 246,476 | | 15,389,961 |
Peet's Coffee & Tea, Inc. (a) | 15,900 | | 529,947 |
Starbucks Corp. (a) | 1,039,173 | | 23,963,329 |
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. | 521,300 | | 19,063,941 |
Universal Travel Group (a) | 634,286 | | 6,431,660 |
| | 77,122,978 |
Household Durables - 0.6% |
Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a) | 475,599 | | 22,638,512 |
Internet & Catalog Retail - 1.2% |
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) | 43,450 | | 5,844,894 |
Expedia, Inc. (a) | 598,805 | | 15,395,277 |
Priceline.com, Inc. (a) | 99,712 | | 21,787,072 |
| | 43,027,243 |
Media - 0.5% |
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. | 517,210 | | 17,331,707 |
Multiline Retail - 1.1% |
Dollarama, Inc. | 345,400 | | 7,347,537 |
Target Corp. | 712,024 | | 34,440,601 |
| | 41,788,138 |
Specialty Retail - 3.3% |
Lowe's Companies, Inc. | 2,407,791 | | 56,318,231 |
Lumber Liquidators, Inc. (a) | 38,400 | | 1,029,120 |
Ross Stores, Inc. | 421,335 | | 17,995,218 |
Sherwin-Williams Co. | 232,498 | | 14,333,502 |
Tiffany & Co., Inc. | 182,014 | | 7,826,602 |
TJX Companies, Inc. | 664,406 | | 24,284,039 |
| | 121,786,712 |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.0% |
Coach, Inc. | 480,600 | | 17,556,318 |
Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (a) | 629,600 | | 18,950,960 |
| | 36,507,278 |
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | 485,854,168 |
|
| Shares | | Value |
CONSUMER STAPLES - 7.6% |
Beverages - 1.2% |
The Coca-Cola Co. | 785,541 | | $ 44,775,837 |
Food & Staples Retailing - 1.6% |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 69,600 | | 4,118,232 |
Walgreen Co. | 1,527,350 | | 56,084,292 |
| | 60,202,524 |
Food Products - 0.5% |
Bunge Ltd. | 279,700 | | 17,853,251 |
Household Products - 1.9% |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 392,359 | | 32,232,292 |
Procter & Gamble Co. | 613,800 | | 37,214,694 |
| | 69,446,986 |
Personal Products - 1.4% |
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. Class A | 443,989 | | 21,471,308 |
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. Class A | 56,222 | | 2,456,901 |
NBTY, Inc. (a) | 442,766 | | 19,278,032 |
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. Class A | 284,966 | | 7,657,036 |
| | 50,863,277 |
Tobacco - 1.0% |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | 736,800 | | 35,506,392 |
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | | 278,648,267 |
ENERGY - 3.9% |
Energy Equipment & Services - 1.5% |
Schlumberger Ltd. | 590,933 | | 38,463,829 |
Smith International, Inc. | 679,685 | | 18,467,041 |
| | 56,930,870 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 2.4% |
Denbury Resources, Inc. (a) | 1,927,501 | | 28,527,015 |
Peabody Energy Corp. | 260,000 | | 11,754,600 |
Range Resources Corp. | 397,023 | | 19,791,597 |
Southwestern Energy Co. (a) | 560,474 | | 27,014,847 |
| | 87,088,059 |
TOTAL ENERGY | | 144,018,929 |
FINANCIALS - 9.8% |
Capital Markets - 1.6% |
BlueBay Asset Management | 663,373 | | 3,269,936 |
Charles Schwab Corp. | 1,229,948 | | 23,147,621 |
Franklin Resources, Inc. | 106,800 | | 11,251,380 |
JMP Group, Inc. | 127,100 | | 1,235,412 |
Morgan Stanley | 587,200 | | 17,381,120 |
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | 31,300 | | 1,666,725 |
| | 57,952,194 |
Commercial Banks - 2.2% |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 485,857 | | 25,648,391 |
Wells Fargo & Co. | 2,088,257 | | 56,362,056 |
| | 82,010,447 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
FINANCIALS - continued |
Consumer Finance - 1.5% |
American Express Co. | 1,387,900 | | $ 56,237,708 |
Diversified Financial Services - 3.8% |
CME Group, Inc. | 68,036 | | 22,856,694 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 2,761,773 | | 115,083,081 |
| | 137,939,775 |
Real Estate Management & Development - 0.7% |
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. | 409,400 | | 24,727,760 |
TOTAL FINANCIALS | | 358,867,884 |
HEALTH CARE - 12.6% |
Biotechnology - 2.8% |
3SBio, Inc. sponsored ADR (a) | 365,273 | | 5,000,587 |
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 176,642 | | 8,623,662 |
Celgene Corp. (a) | 157,335 | | 8,760,413 |
Clinical Data, Inc. (a)(c) | 468,650 | | 8,557,549 |
Dendreon Corp. (a) | 208,100 | | 5,468,868 |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a) | 369,300 | | 15,983,304 |
Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (a) | 339,600 | | 10,391,760 |
United Therapeutics Corp. (a) | 733,840 | | 38,636,676 |
| | 101,422,819 |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.6% |
AGA Medical Holdings, Inc. | 284,300 | | 4,199,111 |
C. R. Bard, Inc. | 36,000 | | 2,804,400 |
Covidien PLC | 348,196 | | 16,675,106 |
DENTSPLY International, Inc. | 372,414 | | 13,097,800 |
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a) | 47,300 | | 4,108,005 |
HeartWare International, Inc. CDI (a) | 1,765,099 | | 1,783,688 |
NuVasive, Inc. (a)(c) | 395,251 | | 12,640,127 |
Sonova Holding AG | 41,358 | | 5,012,728 |
| | 60,320,965 |
Health Care Providers & Services - 4.7% |
Express Scripts, Inc. (a) | 569,005 | | 49,190,482 |
Henry Schein, Inc. (a) | 281,119 | | 14,786,859 |
Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (a) | 1,395,306 | | 89,174,006 |
VCA Antech, Inc. (a) | 768,188 | | 19,143,245 |
| | 172,294,592 |
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 1.5% |
Illumina, Inc. (a) | 497,249 | | 15,240,682 |
Life Technologies Corp. (a) | 452,690 | | 23,643,999 |
QIAGEN NV (a) | 520,630 | | 11,620,462 |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (a) | 80,100 | | 3,819,969 |
| | 54,325,112 |
Pharmaceuticals - 2.0% |
Allergan, Inc. | 60,600 | | 3,818,406 |
|
| Shares | | Value |
Novo Nordisk AS Series B | 585,829 | | $ 37,416,960 |
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. sponsored ADR | 603,000 | | 33,876,540 |
| | 75,111,906 |
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | | 463,475,394 |
INDUSTRIALS - 9.7% |
Aerospace & Defense - 3.7% |
Honeywell International, Inc. | 827,107 | | 32,422,594 |
Precision Castparts Corp. | 258,400 | | 28,514,440 |
United Technologies Corp. | 1,067,500 | | 74,095,175 |
| | 135,032,209 |
Air Freight & Logistics - 0.2% |
United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B | 124,200 | | 7,125,354 |
Airlines - 0.2% |
Southwest Airlines Co. | 710,108 | | 8,116,534 |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.4% |
Republic Services, Inc. | 319,300 | | 9,039,383 |
Stericycle, Inc. (a) | 23,600 | | 1,302,012 |
Waste Connections, Inc. (a) | 142,300 | | 4,744,282 |
| | 15,085,677 |
Electrical Equipment - 0.7% |
AMETEK, Inc. | 406,800 | | 15,556,032 |
China High Speed Transmission Equipment Group Co. Ltd. | 1,093,000 | | 2,653,661 |
Cooper Industries PLC Class A | 84,100 | | 3,586,024 |
Crompton Greaves Ltd. | 555,524 | | 5,114,747 |
| | 26,910,464 |
Industrial Conglomerates - 0.6% |
3M Co. | 144,600 | | 11,954,082 |
Textron, Inc. | 586,420 | | 11,030,560 |
| | 22,984,642 |
Machinery - 1.9% |
Cummins, Inc. | 372,034 | | 17,061,479 |
Danaher Corp. | 266,984 | | 20,077,197 |
Ingersoll-Rand Co. Ltd. | 544,500 | | 19,460,430 |
PACCAR, Inc. | 391,700 | | 14,206,959 |
| | 70,806,065 |
Professional Services - 0.9% |
51job, Inc. sponsored ADR (a) | 97,726 | | 1,731,705 |
CoStar Group, Inc. (a)(c) | 59,500 | | 2,485,315 |
Dun & Bradstreet Corp. | 68,939 | | 5,816,383 |
Equifax, Inc. | 59,900 | | 1,850,311 |
Robert Half International, Inc. | 635,900 | | 16,997,607 |
Verisk Analytics, Inc. | 64,900 | | 1,965,172 |
| | 30,846,493 |
Road & Rail - 1.1% |
Avis Budget Group, Inc. (a) | 854,465 | | 11,210,581 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
INDUSTRIALS - continued |
Road & Rail - continued |
Knight Transportation, Inc. | 902,625 | | $ 17,411,636 |
Union Pacific Corp. | 172,032 | | 10,992,845 |
| | 39,615,062 |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | 356,522,500 |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 37.4% |
Communications Equipment - 10.2% |
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) | 7,369,299 | | 176,421,020 |
Juniper Networks, Inc. (a) | 1,937,031 | | 51,660,617 |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 2,758,753 | | 127,619,914 |
Riverbed Technology, Inc. (a) | 778,281 | | 17,877,115 |
| | 373,578,666 |
Computers & Peripherals - 4.9% |
Apple, Inc. (a) | 693,786 | | 146,291,716 |
NetApp, Inc. (a) | 213,600 | | 7,345,704 |
Netezza Corp. (a) | 218,342 | | 2,117,917 |
Western Digital Corp. (a) | 495,100 | | 21,858,665 |
| | 177,614,002 |
Electronic Equipment & Components - 2.6% |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. (a) | 2,527,091 | | 78,516,717 |
Corning, Inc. | 685,487 | | 13,236,754 |
Ingenico SA | 140,352 | | 3,407,857 |
| | 95,161,328 |
Internet Software & Services - 7.7% |
Baidu.com, Inc. sponsored ADR (a) | 49,000 | | 20,150,270 |
Constant Contact, Inc. (a) | 13,700 | | 219,200 |
Equinix, Inc. (a) | 34,600 | | 3,672,790 |
Google, Inc. Class A (a) | 265,315 | | 164,489,994 |
NetEase.com, Inc. sponsored ADR (a)(c) | 454,136 | | 17,080,055 |
Rackspace Hosting, Inc. (a) | 177,876 | | 3,708,715 |
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | 310,200 | | 6,708,659 |
The Knot, Inc. (a) | 363,317 | | 3,658,602 |
VeriSign, Inc. (a) | 1,676,904 | | 40,648,153 |
WebMD Health Corp. (a)(c) | 596,681 | | 22,966,252 |
| | 283,302,690 |
IT Services - 2.2% |
Accenture PLC Class A | 187,435 | | 7,778,553 |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A (a) | 81,900 | | 3,710,070 |
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | 783,948 | | 18,375,741 |
MasterCard, Inc. Class A | 29,600 | | 7,577,008 |
The Western Union Co. | 80,841 | | 1,523,853 |
Visa, Inc. Class A | 485,493 | | 42,461,218 |
| | 81,426,443 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 6.3% |
Aixtron AG | 157,872 | | 5,311,410 |
|
| Shares | | Value |
ASML Holding NV (NY Shares) | 1,411,300 | | $ 48,111,217 |
Avago Technologies Ltd. | 361,100 | | 6,604,519 |
Broadcom Corp. Class A (a) | 1,451,656 | | 45,654,581 |
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (a) | 3,439,757 | | 71,374,958 |
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (a) | 1,646,133 | | 39,457,808 |
Omnivision Technologies, Inc. (a) | 382,360 | | 5,555,691 |
PMC-Sierra, Inc. (a) | 183,800 | | 1,591,708 |
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | 11,469 | | 7,858,614 |
| | 231,520,506 |
Software - 3.5% |
Advent Software, Inc. (a) | 45,711 | | 1,861,809 |
AsiaInfo Holdings, Inc. (a) | 252,600 | | 7,696,722 |
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (a) | 174,400 | | 5,908,672 |
Citrix Systems, Inc. (a) | 139,922 | | 5,822,154 |
ebix.com, Inc. (a)(c) | 145,418 | | 7,100,761 |
Informatica Corp. (a) | 152,600 | | 3,946,236 |
Nice Systems Ltd. sponsored ADR (a) | 549,800 | | 17,065,792 |
Red Hat, Inc. (a) | 84,200 | | 2,601,780 |
Salesforce.com, Inc. (a) | 90,858 | | 6,702,595 |
Shanda Games Ltd. sponsored ADR | 391,200 | | 3,986,328 |
Solera Holdings, Inc. | 566,752 | | 20,408,740 |
Sourcefire, Inc. (a) | 836,327 | | 22,371,747 |
Taleo Corp. Class A (a) | 200,174 | | 4,708,092 |
VanceInfo Technologies, Inc. ADR (a) | 1,024,615 | | 19,682,854 |
| | 129,864,282 |
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | | 1,372,467,917 |
MATERIALS - 3.6% |
Chemicals - 2.2% |
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | 416,900 | | 33,793,914 |
Ecolab, Inc. | 187,000 | | 8,336,460 |
FMC Corp. | 85,700 | | 4,778,632 |
The Mosaic Co. | 577,800 | | 34,511,994 |
| | 81,421,000 |
Metals & Mining - 1.0% |
Compass Minerals International, Inc. | 220,501 | | 14,815,462 |
Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines Ltd. (a) | 3,353,000 | | 21,573,578 |
| | 36,389,040 |
Paper & Forest Products - 0.4% |
Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. | 182,200 | | 12,817,770 |
TOTAL MATERIALS | | 130,627,810 |
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.5% |
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.1% |
AboveNet, Inc. (a) | 59,900 | | 3,895,896 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - continued |
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.4% |
American Tower Corp. Class A (a) | 333,506 | | $ 14,410,794 |
TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES | | 18,306,690 |
UTILITIES - 0.2% |
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 0.2% |
Dynegy, Inc. Class A (a) | 4,201,700 | | 7,605,077 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $3,148,882,303) | 3,616,394,636 |
Money Market Funds - 2.5% |
| | | |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.16% (d) | 55,011,486 | | 55,011,486 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.15% (b)(d) | 36,072,225 | | 36,072,225 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $91,083,711) | 91,083,711 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 101.0% (Cost $3,239,966,014) | | 3,707,478,347 |
NET OTHER ASSETS - (1.0)% | | (38,094,852) |
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 3,669,383,495 |
Legend |
(a) Non-income producing |
(b) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(c) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
(d) Affiliated fund that is 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. |
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 | $ 398,900 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund | 601,264 |
Total | $ 1,000,164 |
Other Information |
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2009, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table below, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: |
Description | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Investments in Securities: | | | | |
Equities: | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary | $ 485,854,168 | $ 485,854,168 | $ - | $ - |
Consumer Staples | 278,648,267 | 278,648,267 | - | - |
Energy | 144,018,929 | 144,018,929 | - | - |
Financials | 358,867,884 | 358,867,884 | - | - |
Health Care | 463,475,394 | 463,475,394 | - | - |
Industrials | 356,522,500 | 353,868,839 | 2,653,661 | - |
Information Technology | 1,372,467,917 | 1,365,759,258 | 6,708,659 | - |
Materials | 130,627,810 | 130,627,810 | - | - |
Telecommunication Services | 18,306,690 | 18,306,690 | - | - |
Utilities | 7,605,077 | 7,605,077 | - | - |
Money Market Funds | 91,083,711 | 91,083,711 | - | - |
Total Investments in Securities: | $ 3,707,478,347 | $ 3,698,116,027 | $ 9,362,320 | $ - |
Distribution of investments by country of issue, as a percentage of total net assets, is as follows: (Unaudited) |
United States of America | 87.1% |
Bermuda | 2.5% |
Netherlands | 1.6% |
Israel | 1.6% |
Ireland | 1.3% |
China | 1.2% |
Netherlands Antilles | 1.0% |
Denmark | 1.0% |
Others (individually less than 1%) | 2.7% |
| 100.0% |
Income Tax Information |
At December 31, 2009, the Fund had a capital loss carryforward of approximately $1,959,160,108, of which $351,276,710, $44,707,854, $1,104,811,876 and $458,363,668 will expire on December 31, 2010, 2011, 2016 and 2017, respectively. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| December 31, 2009 |
| | |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $34,965,405) - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $3,148,882,303) | $ 3,616,394,636 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $91,083,711) | 91,083,711 | |
Total Investments (cost $3,239,966,014) | | $ 3,707,478,347 |
Receivable for investments sold | | 12,496,022 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 488,095 |
Dividends receivable | | 1,280,021 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 45,076 |
Prepaid expenses | | 16,134 |
Other receivables | | 521,857 |
Total assets | | 3,722,325,552 |
| | |
Liabilities | | |
Payable for investments purchased | $ 11,004,891 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 3,355,240 | |
Accrued management fee | 1,698,383 | |
Distribution fees payable | 145,656 | |
Other affiliated payables | 301,182 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 364,480 | |
Collateral on securities loaned, at value | 36,072,225 | |
Total liabilities | | 52,942,057 |
| | |
Net Assets | | $ 3,669,383,495 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $ 5,188,425,646 |
Undistributed net investment income | | 219,186 |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | | (1,986,771,470) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | 467,510,133 |
Net Assets | | $ 3,669,383,495 |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued
| December 31, 2009 |
| | |
Initial Class: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($2,618,954,311 ÷ 87,194,516 shares) | | $ 30.04 |
| | |
Service Class: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($421,995,927 ÷ 14,083,958 shares) | | $ 29.96 |
| | |
Service Class 2: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($528,818,554 ÷ 17,774,635 shares) | | $ 29.75 |
| | |
Service Class 2R: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($4,083,743 ÷ 137,503 shares) | | $ 29.70 |
| | |
Investor Class: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($95,530,960 ÷ 3,187,423 shares) | | $ 29.97 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
| Year ended December 31, 2009 |
| | |
Investment Income | | |
Dividends | | $ 34,893,610 |
Interest | | 1,039 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds | | 1,000,164 |
Total income | | 35,894,813 |
| | |
Expenses | | |
Management fee | $ 18,503,397 | |
Transfer agent fees | 2,701,648 | |
Distribution fees | 1,569,096 | |
Accounting and security lending fees | 1,018,827 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 70,030 | |
Independent trustees' compensation | 24,598 | |
Appreciation in deferred trustee compensation account | 200 | |
Audit | 77,265 | |
Legal | 24,307 | |
Miscellaneous | 312,908 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 24,302,276 | |
Expense reductions | (250,250) | 24,052,026 |
Net investment income (loss) | | 11,842,787 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | (452,860,645) | |
Foreign currency transactions | (151,603) | |
Capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds | 1,281 | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | (453,010,967) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: Investment securities | 1,274,195,580 | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | (1,273) | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | 1,274,194,307 |
Net gain (loss) | | 821,183,340 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ 833,026,127 |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Year ended December 31, 2009 | Year ended December 31, 2008 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ 11,842,787 | $ 39,362,868 |
Net realized gain (loss) | (453,010,967) | (1,127,004,570) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 1,274,194,307 | (2,110,579,825) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 833,026,127 | (3,198,221,527) |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | (12,825,130) | (39,588,806) |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain | (2,861,216) | - |
Total distributions | (15,686,346) | (39,588,806) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | (425,627,981) | (1,517,000,817) |
Redemption fees | 1,078 | 17,837 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 391,712,878 | (4,754,793,313) |
| | |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 3,277,670,617 | 8,032,463,930 |
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $219,186 and distributions in excess of net investment income of $135,290, respectively) | $ 3,669,383,495 | $ 3,277,670,617 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Initial Class
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 23.53 | $ 45.12 | $ 35.87 | $ 33.70 | $ 32.01 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) C | .10 | .27 | .09 | .21 | .11 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 6.55 | (21.55) | 9.53 | 2.09 | 1.74 |
Total from investment operations | 6.65 | (21.28) | 9.62 | 2.30 | 1.85 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.12) | (.31) | (.33) | (.13) | (.16) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.02) | - | (.04) | - | - |
Total distributions | (.14) H | (.31) | (.37) | (.13) | (.16) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital C,G | - | - | - | - | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 30.04 | $ 23.53 | $ 45.12 | $ 35.87 | $ 33.70 |
Total Return A,B | 28.29% | (47.17)% | 26.96% | 6.85% | 5.80% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets D,F | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .69% | .68% | .65% | .68% | .67% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .69% | .68% | .65% | .68% | .67% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .68% | .67% | .64% | .67% | .63% |
Net investment income (loss) | .41% | .74% | .21% | .61% | .36% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 2,618,954 | $ 2,337,892 | $ 6,002,656 | $ 5,610,629 | $ 6,726,655 |
Portfolio turnover rate E | 134% | 161% | 109% | 114% | 79% |
A Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown. B Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. D Fees and expenses of the 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. E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class 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 class. G Amount represents less than $.01 per share. H Total distributions of $.14 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.118 and distributions from net realized gain of $.023 per share. |
Financial Highlights - Service Class
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 23.47 | $ 44.99 | $ 35.72 | $ 33.56 | $ 31.88 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) C | .08 | .23 | .04 | .18 | .08 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 6.52 | (21.48) | 9.51 | 2.07 | 1.72 |
Total from investment operations | 6.60 | (21.25) | 9.55 | 2.25 | 1.80 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.09) | (.27) | (.24) | (.09) | (.12) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.02) | - | (.04) | - | - |
Total distributions | (.11) H | (.27) | (.28) | (.09) | (.12) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital C,G | - | - | - | - | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 29.96 | $ 23.47 | $ 44.99 | $ 35.72 | $ 33.56 |
Total Return A,B | 28.15% | (47.23)% | 26.87% | 6.73% | 5.67% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets D,F | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .79% | .78% | .75% | .78% | .77% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .79% | .78% | .75% | .78% | .77% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .78% | .77% | .74% | .77% | .73% |
Net investment income (loss) | .31% | .64% | .11% | .51% | .26% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 421,996 | $ 395,759 | $ 929,848 | $ 877,279 | $ 1,086,172 |
Portfolio turnover rate E | 134% | 161% | 109% | 114% | 79% |
A Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown. B Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. D Fees and expenses of the 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. E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class 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 class. G Amount represents less than $.01 per share. H Total distributions of $.11 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.089 and distributions from net realized gain of $.023 per share. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Service Class 2
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 23.31 | $ 44.65 | $ 35.42 | $ 33.29 | $ 31.64 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) C | .04 | .17 | (.02) | .12 | .03 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 6.48 | (21.29) | 9.43 | 2.07 | 1.71 |
Total from investment operations | 6.52 | (21.12) | 9.41 | 2.19 | 1.74 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.05) | (.22) | (.15) | (.06) | (.09) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.02) | - | (.03) | - | - |
Total distributions | (.08) H | (.22) | (.18) | (.06) | (.09) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital C,G | - | - | - | - | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 29.75 | $ 23.31 | $ 44.65 | $ 35.42 | $ 33.29 |
Total Return A,B | 27.97% | (47.31)% | 26.66% | 6.57% | 5.50% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets D,F | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .94% | .93% | .90% | .94% | .92% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .94% | .93% | .90% | .94% | .92% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .93% | .92% | .89% | .92% | .88% |
Net investment income (loss) | .16% | .49% | (.04)% | .36% | .11% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 528,819 | $ 447,530 | $ 898,204 | $ 627,754 | $ 858,587 |
Portfolio turnover rate E | 134% | 161% | 109% | 114% | 79% |
A Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown. B Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. D Fees and expenses of the 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. E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class 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 class. G Amount represents less than $.01 per share. H Total distributions of $.08 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.052 and distributions from net realized gain of $.023 per share. |
Financial Highlights - Service Class 2R
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 23.26 | $ 44.42 | $ 35.28 | $ 33.18 | $ 31.54 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) C | .04 | .18 | (.01) | .12 | .04 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 6.46 | (21.20) | 9.38 | 2.06 | 1.70 |
Total from investment operations | 6.50 | (21.02) | 9.37 | 2.18 | 1.74 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.04) | (.14) | (.19) | (.08) | (.10) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.02) | - | (.04) | - | - |
Total distributions | (.06) H | (.14) | (.23) | (.08) | (.10) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital C,G | - | - | - | - | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 29.70 | $ 23.26 | $ 44.42 | $ 35.28 | $ 33.18 |
Total Return A,B | 27.98% | (47.31)% | 26.66% | 6.58% | 5.52% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets D,F | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .94% | .93% | .89% | .93% | .92% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .94% | .93% | .89% | .93% | .92% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .93% | .92% | .89% | .92% | .88% |
Net investment income (loss) | .16% | .49% | (.04)% | .36% | .12% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 4,084 | $ 3,061 | $ 20,051 | $ 5,063 | $ 5,409 |
Portfolio turnover rate E | 134% | 161% | 109% | 114% | 79% |
A Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown. B Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. D Fees and expenses of the 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. E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class 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 class. G Amount represents less than $.01 per share. H Total distributions of $.06 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.041 and distributions from net realized gain of $.023 per share. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Investor Class
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 H |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 23.48 | $ 45.00 | $ 35.78 | $ 33.67 | $ 32.60 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | .08 | .24 | .04 | .17 | .03 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 6.52 | (21.49) | 9.50 | 2.08 | 1.04 |
Total from investment operations | 6.60 | (21.25) | 9.54 | 2.25 | 1.07 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.09) | (.27) | (.28) | (.14) | - |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.02) | - | (.04) | - | - |
Total distributions | (.11) K | (.27) | (.32) | (.14) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E,J | - | - | - | - | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 29.97 | $ 23.48 | $ 45.00 | $ 35.78 | $ 33.67 |
Total Return B,C,D | 28.14% | (47.22)% | 26.81% | 6.72% | 3.28% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F,I | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .79% | .77% | .76% | .81% | .83% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .79% | .77% | .76% | .81% | .83% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | .78% | .76% | .76% | .80% | .79% A |
Net investment income (loss) | .31% | .65% | .09% | .49% | .23% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 95,531 | $ 93,428 | $ 181,705 | $ 76,965 | $ 24,166 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 134% | 161% | 109% | 114% | 79% |
A Annualized B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. C Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown. D Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. F Fees and expenses of the 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. G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. H For the period July 21, 2005 (commencement of sale of shares) to December 31, 2005. I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. 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 class. J Amount represents less than $.01 per share. K Total distributions of $.11 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.089 and distributions from net realized gain of $.023 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 December 31, 2009
1. Organization.
VIP Growth Portfolio (the Fund) is a fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund (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. Shares of the Fund may only be purchased by insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity or variable life insurance contracts. The Fund offers the following classes of shares: Initial Class shares, Service Class shares, Service Class 2 shares, Service Class 2R shares and Investor Class shares. All classes have equal rights and voting privileges, except for matters affecting a single class. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred. Certain expense reductions also differ by class.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies 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) web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC web site 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, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Events or transactions occurring after period end through the date that the financial statements were issued, February 12, 2010, have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Security Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments. When current market prices or quotations are not readily available or reliable, valuations may be determined in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. Factors used in determining value may include significant market or security specific events. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and may be utilized to a significant extent. The value used for net asset value (NAV) calculation under these procedures may differ from published prices for the same securities.
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)
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level, as of December 31, 2009 is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments. 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 an independent pricing service 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 categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when significant market or security events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities are used and are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy in these circumstances. For restricted securities and private placements where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and are categorized as level 3 in the hierarchy.
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Security Valuation - continued
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Money Market Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are valued at amortized cost, which approximates value and are categorized as level 2 in the hierarchy.
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.
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. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. 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. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among each Fund in the trust. 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 must defer receipt of a portion of, and may elect to defer receipt of an additional 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 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 by distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and filing its U.S. federal tax return. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. As of December 31, 2009, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three years. 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 recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. 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 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 the short-term gain distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds, foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), partnerships, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales.
The federal tax cost of investment securities and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of period end were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation | $ 563,772,362 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (126,138,593) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ 437,633,769 |
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Tax Cost | $ 3,269,844,578 |
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income | $ 2,650,739 |
Capital loss carryforward | $ (1,959,160,108) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ 437,633,769 |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| December 31, 2009 | December 31, 2008 |
Ordinary Income | $ 15,686,346 | $ 39,588,806 |
Trading (Redemption) Fees. Service Class 2R shares held less than 60 days are subject to a redemption fee equal to 1% of the proceeds of the redeemed shares. All redemption fees, including any estimated redemption fees paid by FMR, are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid in capital.
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $4,284,597,866 and $4,476,627,810, 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 .30% of the Fund's average net assets and a group fee rate that averaged .26% 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. For the period, the total annual management fee rate was .56% of the Fund's average net assets.
Distribution and Service Plan. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate 12b-1 Plans for each Service Class of shares. Each Service Class pays Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, a service fee. For the period, the service fee is based on an annual rate of .10% of Service Class' average net assets and .25% of Service Class 2's and Service Class 2R's average net assets.
For the period, each class paid FDC the following amounts, all of which were re-allowed to insurance companies for the distribution of shares and providing shareholder support services:
Service Class | $ 388,723 |
Service Class 2 | 1,169,867 |
Service Class 2R | 10,506 |
| $ 1,569,096 |
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 an asset-based fee with respect to each class. Each class (with the exception of Investor Class) pays a transfer agent fee, excluding out of pocket expenses, equal to an annual rate of .07% of average net assets. Investor Class pays a monthly asset-based transfer agent fee of .15% of average net assets. The total transfer agent fees paid by each class to FIIOC, including out of pocket expenses, were as follows:
Initial Class | $ 1,852,841 |
Service Class | 310,006 |
Service Class 2 | 377,604 |
Service Class 2R | 3,246 |
Investor Class | 157,951 |
| $ 2,701,648 |
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 the 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.
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued
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 were $82,155 for the period.
6. 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, which amounted to $17,234 and is reflected in Miscellaneous Expense 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 from time to time in order to earn additional income. 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 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. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less fees and expenses associated with the loan, plus any premium payments that may be received on the loan of certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Net income from lending portfolio securities during the period amounted to $601,264.
8. 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 $249,455 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian, 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 expenses by $795.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 |
From net investment income | | |
Initial Class | $ 10,334,573 | $ 29,994,939 |
Service Class | 1,267,138 | 4,447,535 |
Service Class 2 | 932,585 | 4,070,779 |
Service Class 2R | 5,914 | 18,979 |
Investor Class | 284,920 | 1,056,574 |
Total | $ 12,825,130 | $ 39,588,806 |
From net realized gain | | |
Initial Class | $ 2,036,641 | $ - |
Service Class | 332,083 | - |
Service Class 2 | 414,242 | - |
Service Class 2R | 3,345 | - |
Investor Class | 74,905 | - |
Total | $ 2,861,216 | $ - |
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10. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
| Shares | Dollars |
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 |
Initial Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 3,168,252 | 3,905,978 | $ 80,283,755 | $ 138,026,441 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 426,627 | 1,288,996 | 12,371,214 | 29,994,938 |
Shares redeemed | (15,761,725) | (38,869,099) | (393,809,218) | (1,490,052,456) |
Net increase (decrease) | (12,166,846) | (33,674,125) | $ (301,154,249) | $ (1,322,031,077) |
Service Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 601,860 | 1,299,183 | $ 15,078,974 | $ 44,341,627 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 55,581 | 191,539 | 1,599,221 | 4,447,535 |
Shares redeemed | (3,433,675) | (5,299,957) | (86,029,416) | (193,461,539) |
Net increase (decrease) | (2,776,234) | (3,809,235) | $ (69,351,221) | $ (144,672,377) |
Service Class 2 | | | | |
Shares sold | 3,094,007 | 4,426,611 | $ 75,154,813 | $ 159,010,524 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 47,559 | 176,530 | 1,346,827 | 4,070,779 |
Shares redeemed | (4,562,964) | (5,522,476) | (113,322,366) | (198,453,754) |
Net increase (decrease) | (1,421,398) | (919,335) | $ (36,820,726) | $ (35,372,451) |
Service Class 2R | | | | |
Shares sold | 70,980 | 101,959 | $ 1,731,048 | $ 4,039,975 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 331 | 825 | 9,259 | 18,979 |
Shares redeemed | (65,400) | (422,581) | (1,732,958) | (16,348,368) |
Net increase (decrease) | 5,911 | (319,797) | $ 7,349 | $ (12,289,414) |
Investor Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 347,569 | 2,298,287 | $ 9,118,954 | $ 86,244,669 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 12,514 | 45,483 | 359,825 | 1,056,574 |
Shares redeemed | (1,151,644) | (2,402,506) | (27,787,913) | (89,936,741) |
Net increase (decrease) | (791,561) | (58,736) | $ (18,309,134) | $ (2,635,498) |
11. 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.
At the end of the period, FMR or its affiliates were the owners of record of 15% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund and two otherwise unaffiliated shareholders were the owners of record of 34% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Trustees of Variable Insurance Products Fund and the Shareholders of VIP Growth Portfolio:
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 VIP Growth Portfolio (a fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund) at December 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the 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 VIP Growth Portfolio'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 the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards 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 December 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 12, 2010
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Trustees and Officers
The Trustees, Member 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 James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 222 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 410 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. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. 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 1-877-208-0098.
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Edward C. Johnson 3d (79) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 1981 Mr. Johnson is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC; Chairman and a Director of FMR; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC); Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Johnson serves as Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as President of FMR LLC (2006-2007). |
James C. Curvey (74) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2006-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. |
* 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.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for each Independent 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 |
Dennis J. Dirks (61) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Currently, Mr. Dirks serves as a member of the Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present). |
Alan J. Lacy (56) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of The Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-present) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2007-present). Mr. Lacy is Chairman (2008-present) and a member (2006-present) of the Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association. |
Ned C. Lautenbach (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr. Lautenbach is an Advisory Partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was with the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. Mr. Lautenbach serves as a Director of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial) as well as the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida. Mr. Lautenbach is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Fairfield University (2005-present), as well as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, Mr. Lautenbach served as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007). |
Joseph Mauriello (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Capital Ltd. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-present) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products, 2007-present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a Director of the Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007). |
Cornelia M. Small (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors of the Teagle Foundation (2009-present). Ms. Small is also a member of the Investment Committee, and Chair (2008-present) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson of the Investment Committee (2002-2008) of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments. |
William S. Stavropoulos (70) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 Mr. Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons (2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004), Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently, Mr. Stavropoulos is a Director of Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Chemical Financial Corporation, Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), Tyco International, Inc. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital (private equity investment, 2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is a special advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science. |
David M. Thomas (60) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products), and Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present). |
Michael E. Wiley (59) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008-present), and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a Sr. Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005). |
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Trustees and Officers - continued
Advisory Board Member and Executive Officers:
Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Peter S. Lynch (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006). |
Kenneth B. Robins (40) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2009-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Robins worked at KPMG LLP, where he was a partner in KPMG's department of professional practice (2002-2004). |
Bruce T. Herring (44) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2006 Vice President of certain Equity Funds. Mr. Herring also serves as Group Chief Investments Officer of FMR. Previously, Mr. Herring served as a portfolio manager for Fidelity U.S. Equity Funds. |
Brian B. Hogan (45) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Vice President of certain Equity Funds and Vice President of Sector Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-present) and President of FMR's Equity Division (2009-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as a portfolio manager. |
Scott C. Goebel (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC; Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). |
William C. Coffey (40) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Holly C. Laurent (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Laurent is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Laurent was Senior Vice President and Head of Legal for Fidelity Business Services India Pvt. Ltd. (2006-2008), and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Group Head for FMR LLC (2005-2006). |
Christine Reynolds (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007). |
Kenneth A. Rathgeber (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2004 Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Rathgeber is Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), FMR (2005-present), FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2005-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2005-present), Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC (2005-present), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2005-present). |
Jeffrey S. Christian (48) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Christian is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Christian served as Chief Financial Officer (2008-2009) of certain Fidelity funds, Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (2004-2009), and as Vice President of Business Analysis (2003-2004). |
Bryan A. Mehrmann (48) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Mehrmann is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Mehrmann served as Vice President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Group (FIIS)/Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC) Client Services (1998-2004). |
Adrien E. Deberghes (42) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005). |
John R. Hebble (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Paul M. Murphy (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Murphy is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2006), Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR (2007), and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1994-2007). |
Gary W. Ryan (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005). |
Annual Report
Distributions (Unaudited)
The Board of Trustees of VIP Growth Portfolio voted to pay to shareholders of record at the opening of business on record date, the following distributions per share derived from capital gains realized from sales of portfolio securities:
| Pay Date | Record Date | Capital Gains |
Initial Class | 02/05/10 | 02/05/10 | $.025 |
Service Class | 02/05/10 | 02/05/10 | $.025 |
Service Class 2 | 02/05/10 | 02/05/10 | $.025 |
Investor Class | 02/05/10 | 02/05/10 | $.025 |
Initial Class designates 93%; Service Class designates 100%; Service Class 2 designates 100%; and Investor Class 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 2010 of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax returns.
Annual Report
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
VIP Growth Portfolio
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, acting directly and through its separate committees, requests and receives information concerning, and considers at each of its meetings factors that are relevant to, its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees, each composed of Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. Each committee has a written charter outlining the structure and purposes of the committee. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts.
At its July 2009 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expenses; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board ultimately reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts and the compensation to be received by Fidelity under the management contract is consistent with Fidelity's fiduciary duty under applicable law. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor noted above, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by competitors to Fidelity, and that the fund's shareholders, with the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel and the fund's investment objective and discipline. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the size, education, and experience of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, their use of technology, and the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory, and management personnel. In response to last year's financial crisis, FMR took a number of actions intended to cut costs and improve efficiency without weakening the investment teams or resources. The Board noted that Fidelity's analysts have access to a variety of technological tools and market and securities data that enable them to perform both fundamental and quantitative analysis and to specialize in various disciplines. The Board considered Fidelity's extensive global research capabilities that enable the Investment Advisers to aggregate data from various sources in an effort to produce positive investment results. The Board also considered that Fidelity's portfolio managers and analysts have access to daily portfolio attribution that allows for monitoring of a fund's portfolio, as well as an electronic communication system that provides immediate real-time access to research concerning issuers and credit enhancers.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, distribution, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the Investment Advisers' supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through phone representatives and over the Internet, and investor education materials and asset allocation tools.
Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing for a large variety of mutual fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity has taken a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) dedicating additional resources to investment research and to restructure and broaden the focus of the investment research teams; (ii) bolstering the senior management team that oversees asset management; (iii) contractually agreeing to reduce the management fee on Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund; and (iv) expanding Class A and Class T load waiver categories to increase rollover retention opportunities and create consistent policies across the classes.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees - continued
Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated within its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for each class, as well as the fund's relative investment performance for each class measured against (i) a broad-based securities market index, and (ii) a custom peer group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by the Board over multiple periods. The following charts considered by the Board show, over the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2008, the cumulative total returns of Initial Class and Service Class 2 R of the fund, the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of cumulative total returns of a custom peer group of mutual funds defined by FMR based on categories assigned by Morningstar, Inc. The returns of Initial Class and Service Class 2 R show the performance of the highest and lowest performing classes, respectively (based on five-year performance). The box within each chart shows the 25th percentile return (bottom of box) and the 75th percentile return (top of box) of the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten numbers noted below each chart correspond to the percentile box and represent the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of the class indicated. The fund's custom peer group, defined by FMR, is a peer group that FMR believes provides a more meaningful performance comparison than the peer group assigned by Morningstar, Inc., which assigns mutual funds to categories based on their investment styles as measured by their underlying portfolio holdings.
VIP Growth Portfolio
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The Board reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and stated that the performance of Initial Class of the fund was in the fourth quartile for the one-year period and the third quartile for the three- and five-year periods. The Board also stated that the investment performance of the fund was lower than its benchmark for all the periods shown. The Board considered that the variations in performance among the fund's classes reflect the variations in class expenses, which result in lower performance for higher expense classes. The Board discussed with FMR actions that have been taken by FMR to improve the fund's disappointing performance relative to its peer group and benchmark. The Board will continue to closely monitor the performance of the fund in the coming year and discuss with FMR other appropriate actions to address the performance of the fund.
The Board considered that FMR has taken steps to refocus and strengthen equity research, equity portfolio management, and compliance. The Board reviewed the year-to-date performance of Initial Class through May 31, 2009 and stated that it was lower than the fund's benchmark.
Based on its review, and giving particular weight to the nature and quality of the resources dedicated by the Investment Advisers to maintain and improve relative performance and factoring in the unprecedented market events in 2008, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund will benefit the fund's shareholders, particularly in light of the Board's view that the fund's shareholders benefit from investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and services.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Fund Expenses. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expenses compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared.
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The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors, in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 9% means that 91% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.
VIP Growth Portfolio
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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2008.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee was fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.
In its review of each class's total expenses, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses. As part of its review, the Board also considered current and historical total expenses of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.
The Board noted that the total expenses of each of Initial Class, Investor Class, and Service Class ranked below its competitive median for 2008 and the total expenses of each of Service Class 2 and Service Class 2 R ranked equal to its competitive median for 2008.
In its review of total expenses, the Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information on clients that FMR and its affiliates service in other competitive markets, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the total expenses of each class of the fund were reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees - continued
On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the audited books and records of Fidelity. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board believes that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board has also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and any fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and determined that the amount of profit is a fair entrepreneurial profit for the management of the fund.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions.
In February 2009, the Board created an Ad Hoc Committee (the "Committee") to analyze economies of scale. The Committee was formed to consider whether FMR attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR determines the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will achieve a certain level of economies of scale as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board concluded, considering the findings of the Committee, that any potential economies of scale are being shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity in an appropriate manner.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including (i) fund performance trends, actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) portfolio manager changes that have occurred during the past year; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and key personnel, including performance benchmarks used by Fidelity in evaluating incentive compensation for portfolio managers and research analysts; (iv) the structure and process of equity research and actions taken by FMR to improve the quality of research; (v) the selection of and compensation paid by FMR to fund sub-advisers; (vi) Fidelity's fee structures and rationale for recommending different fees among categories of funds; (vii) the rationale for any differences between fund fee structures and fee structures in place for other Fidelity clients; (viii) Fidelity's rationale for recommending which funds should have a performance adjustment component as part of their management fees; and (ix) explanations for the relative total expenses borne by certain funds and classes, total expense competitive trends, and actions that might be taken by FMR to reduce total expenses for certain funds and classes.
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all material factors, the Board ultimately concluded that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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Investment Adviser
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
Investment Sub-Adviser
FMR Co., Inc.
Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc.
Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited
Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc.
Fidelity Research & Analysis Company
FIL Investment Advisors
FIL Investment Advisors (U.K.) Ltd.
FIL Investments (Japan) Limited
General Distributor
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
Transfer and Service Agents
Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Fidelity Service Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Custodian
The Bank of New York Mellon
New York, NY
VIPGRWT-ANN-0210
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Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:
Growth Portfolio - Service Class 2R
Annual Report
December 31, 2009
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Contents
Performance | <Click Here> | How the fund has done over time. |
Management's Discussion | <Click Here> | The manager's review of fund performance, strategy and outlook. |
Shareholder Expense Example | <Click Here> | An example of shareholder expenses. |
Investment Changes | <Click Here> | A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months. |
Investments | <Click Here> | A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values. |
Financial Statements | <Click Here> | Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights. |
Notes | <Click Here> | Notes to the financial statements. |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | <Click Here> | |
Trustees and Officers | <Click Here> | |
Distributions | <Click Here> | |
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees | <Click Here> | |
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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 or http://www.advisor.fidelity.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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Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class' dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. Performance numbers are net of all underlying fund operating expenses, but do not include any insurance charges imposed by your insurance company's separate account. If performance information included the effect of these additional charges, the total returns would be lower. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns
Periods ended December 31, 2009 | Past 1 year | Past 5 years | Past 10 years |
VIP Growth - Service Class 2R A | 27.98% | -0.80% | -3.97% |
A The initial offering of Service Class 2R shares took place on April 24, 2002. Performance for Service Class 2R shares reflects an asset-based service fee (12b-1 fee). Returns from January 12, 2000 to April 24, 2002 are those of Service Class 2. Returns prior to January 12, 2000 are those of Service Class, which reflect a different 12b-1 fee. Had Service Class 2R's 12b-1 fee been reflected, returns prior to January 12, 2000 would have been lower.
$10,000 Over 10 Years
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in VIP Growth Portfolio - Service Class 2R on December 31, 1999. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the Russell 3000® Growth Index performed over the same period. The initial offering of Service Class 2R took place on April 24, 2002. See above for additional information regarding the performance of Service Class 2R.
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Annual Report
Management's Discussion of Fund Performance
Market Recap: In 2009, most global markets saw both crippling lows and considerable highs. After a dismal start, the economy began to show signs of improvement, suggesting that a recovery was on the horizon. Credit markets began to heal as fiscal and monetary stimulus efforts around the world started to take effect, and corporate earnings staged an impressive rebound, fueled in large part by massive cost cutting. As a result, the flight to quality that marked most of 2008 and early 2009 shifted in March as investors flocked to riskier asset categories. The U.S. equity market, as measured by the bellwether Standard & Poor's 500SM Index and the blue-chip proxy Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM, reflected this changing environment, gaining 26.46% and 22.68%, respectively. Meanwhile, the technology-laden Nasdaq Composite® Index rose 45.32%. Foreign stocks also produced strong gains, as illustrated by the 31.93% jump of the MSCI® EAFE® Index (Europe, Australasia, Far East), a gauge of developed stock markets outside the U.S. and Canada. Emerging-markets stocks, which suffered their worst calendar-year performance ever in 2008, posted record returns this past year, with the MSCI Emerging Markets Index soaring 79.02%. A depreciating U.S. dollar helped bolster returns for U.S. investors in foreign equities.
Comments from Jason Weiner, Portfolio Manager of VIP Growth Portfolio: For the year ending December 31, 2009, the fund's share classes underperformed the Russell 3000® Growth Index, which returned 37.01%. (For specific portfolio results, please refer to the performance section of this report.) Our significant overweighting in financials stocks was the largest detractor relative to the Russell index, including sizable positions in Wells Fargo and Berkshire Hathaway and a small holding in Citigroup. Poor picks in the pharmaceuticals/biotechnology/life science area hurt when stakes in Illumina, Sequenom and Myriad Genetics were hit by disappointing results. Within consumer discretionary, overweighting post-secondary education services firm Strayer Education detracted, while having almost no relative exposure to e-commerce giant Amazon.com hurt as well. Swiss food giant Nestle was a notable detractor from the consumer staples sector. Several technology stocks also worked against us, including not owning IBM and underweighting Microsoft, but some of those losses were offset by good-sized positions in Internet search and advertising leader Google and semiconductor industry players Marvell Technology Group and Broadcom. Elsewhere on the positive side, good stock picking within energy contributed, including not owning Exxon Mobil, which lagged during the period. Two diversified financials holdings - Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley - - helped when these high-quality firms were able to gain market share in a consolidating industry. A few stocks I've mentioned were out-of-index positions, and some were sold from the portfolio prior to period end.
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
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Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) 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 (July 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund 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 for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower. 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 for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' 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. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower. 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. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
| Annualized Expense Ratio | Beginning Account Value July 1, 2009 | Ending Account Value December 31, 2009 | Expenses Paid During Period* July 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009 |
Initial Class | .68% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,228.20 | $ 3.82 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,021.78 | $ 3.47 |
Service Class | .78% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,227.20 | $ 4.38 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,021.27 | $ 3.97 |
Service Class 2 | .93% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,226.60 | $ 5.22 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,020.52 | $ 4.74 |
Service Class 2R | .93% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,226.60 | $ 5.22 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,020.52 | $ 4.74 |
Investor Class | .78% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,227.60 | $ 4.38 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,021.27 | $ 3.97 |
A 5% return per year before expenses
* Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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Investment Changes (Unaudited)
Top Ten Stocks as of December 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 4.8 | 4.4 |
Google, Inc. Class A | 4.5 | 3.2 |
Apple, Inc. | 4.0 | 2.0 |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 3.5 | 3.9 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 3.2 | 3.6 |
Medco Health Solutions, Inc. | 2.4 | 2.5 |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | 2.1 | 0.0 |
Harley-Davidson, Inc. | 2.1 | 0.4 |
United Technologies Corp. | 2.0 | 1.1 |
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. | 2.0 | 1.3 |
| 30.6 | |
Top Five Market Sectors as of December 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Information Technology | 37.4 | 33.7 |
Consumer Discretionary | 13.2 | 14.8 |
Health Care | 12.6 | 12.5 |
Financials | 9.8 | 13.0 |
Industrials | 9.7 | 10.4 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) |
As of December 31, 2009* | As of June 30, 2009** |
![fid23](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid23.gif) | Stocks 98.5% | | ![fid23](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid23.gif) | Stocks 98.6% | |
![fid29](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid29.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 1.5% | | ![fid29](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid29.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 1.4% | |
* Foreign investments | 12.9% | | ** Foreign investments | 11.5% | |
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Investments December 31, 2009
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 98.5% |
| Shares | | Value |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 13.2% |
Auto Components - 0.1% |
BorgWarner, Inc. | 119,200 | | $ 3,959,824 |
Johnson Controls, Inc. | 24,800 | | 675,552 |
| | 4,635,376 |
Automobiles - 2.1% |
Harley-Davidson, Inc. (c) | 2,989,191 | | 75,327,613 |
Diversified Consumer Services - 1.2% |
Navitas Ltd. | 2,440,338 | | 8,987,338 |
Strayer Education, Inc. (c) | 172,720 | | 36,701,273 |
| | 45,688,611 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 2.1% |
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. Class A (a) | 13,893 | | 1,224,807 |
Denny's Corp. (a) | 1,434,875 | | 3,142,376 |
Marriott International, Inc. Class A | 270,714 | | 7,376,957 |
McDonald's Corp. | 246,476 | | 15,389,961 |
Peet's Coffee & Tea, Inc. (a) | 15,900 | | 529,947 |
Starbucks Corp. (a) | 1,039,173 | | 23,963,329 |
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. | 521,300 | | 19,063,941 |
Universal Travel Group (a) | 634,286 | | 6,431,660 |
| | 77,122,978 |
Household Durables - 0.6% |
Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a) | 475,599 | | 22,638,512 |
Internet & Catalog Retail - 1.2% |
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) | 43,450 | | 5,844,894 |
Expedia, Inc. (a) | 598,805 | | 15,395,277 |
Priceline.com, Inc. (a) | 99,712 | | 21,787,072 |
| | 43,027,243 |
Media - 0.5% |
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. | 517,210 | | 17,331,707 |
Multiline Retail - 1.1% |
Dollarama, Inc. | 345,400 | | 7,347,537 |
Target Corp. | 712,024 | | 34,440,601 |
| | 41,788,138 |
Specialty Retail - 3.3% |
Lowe's Companies, Inc. | 2,407,791 | | 56,318,231 |
Lumber Liquidators, Inc. (a) | 38,400 | | 1,029,120 |
Ross Stores, Inc. | 421,335 | | 17,995,218 |
Sherwin-Williams Co. | 232,498 | | 14,333,502 |
Tiffany & Co., Inc. | 182,014 | | 7,826,602 |
TJX Companies, Inc. | 664,406 | | 24,284,039 |
| | 121,786,712 |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.0% |
Coach, Inc. | 480,600 | | 17,556,318 |
Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (a) | 629,600 | | 18,950,960 |
| | 36,507,278 |
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | 485,854,168 |
|
| Shares | | Value |
CONSUMER STAPLES - 7.6% |
Beverages - 1.2% |
The Coca-Cola Co. | 785,541 | | $ 44,775,837 |
Food & Staples Retailing - 1.6% |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 69,600 | | 4,118,232 |
Walgreen Co. | 1,527,350 | | 56,084,292 |
| | 60,202,524 |
Food Products - 0.5% |
Bunge Ltd. | 279,700 | | 17,853,251 |
Household Products - 1.9% |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 392,359 | | 32,232,292 |
Procter & Gamble Co. | 613,800 | | 37,214,694 |
| | 69,446,986 |
Personal Products - 1.4% |
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. Class A | 443,989 | | 21,471,308 |
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. Class A | 56,222 | | 2,456,901 |
NBTY, Inc. (a) | 442,766 | | 19,278,032 |
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. Class A | 284,966 | | 7,657,036 |
| | 50,863,277 |
Tobacco - 1.0% |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | 736,800 | | 35,506,392 |
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | | 278,648,267 |
ENERGY - 3.9% |
Energy Equipment & Services - 1.5% |
Schlumberger Ltd. | 590,933 | | 38,463,829 |
Smith International, Inc. | 679,685 | | 18,467,041 |
| | 56,930,870 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 2.4% |
Denbury Resources, Inc. (a) | 1,927,501 | | 28,527,015 |
Peabody Energy Corp. | 260,000 | | 11,754,600 |
Range Resources Corp. | 397,023 | | 19,791,597 |
Southwestern Energy Co. (a) | 560,474 | | 27,014,847 |
| | 87,088,059 |
TOTAL ENERGY | | 144,018,929 |
FINANCIALS - 9.8% |
Capital Markets - 1.6% |
BlueBay Asset Management | 663,373 | | 3,269,936 |
Charles Schwab Corp. | 1,229,948 | | 23,147,621 |
Franklin Resources, Inc. | 106,800 | | 11,251,380 |
JMP Group, Inc. | 127,100 | | 1,235,412 |
Morgan Stanley | 587,200 | | 17,381,120 |
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | 31,300 | | 1,666,725 |
| | 57,952,194 |
Commercial Banks - 2.2% |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 485,857 | | 25,648,391 |
Wells Fargo & Co. | 2,088,257 | | 56,362,056 |
| | 82,010,447 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
FINANCIALS - continued |
Consumer Finance - 1.5% |
American Express Co. | 1,387,900 | | $ 56,237,708 |
Diversified Financial Services - 3.8% |
CME Group, Inc. | 68,036 | | 22,856,694 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 2,761,773 | | 115,083,081 |
| | 137,939,775 |
Real Estate Management & Development - 0.7% |
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. | 409,400 | | 24,727,760 |
TOTAL FINANCIALS | | 358,867,884 |
HEALTH CARE - 12.6% |
Biotechnology - 2.8% |
3SBio, Inc. sponsored ADR (a) | 365,273 | | 5,000,587 |
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 176,642 | | 8,623,662 |
Celgene Corp. (a) | 157,335 | | 8,760,413 |
Clinical Data, Inc. (a)(c) | 468,650 | | 8,557,549 |
Dendreon Corp. (a) | 208,100 | | 5,468,868 |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a) | 369,300 | | 15,983,304 |
Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (a) | 339,600 | | 10,391,760 |
United Therapeutics Corp. (a) | 733,840 | | 38,636,676 |
| | 101,422,819 |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.6% |
AGA Medical Holdings, Inc. | 284,300 | | 4,199,111 |
C. R. Bard, Inc. | 36,000 | | 2,804,400 |
Covidien PLC | 348,196 | | 16,675,106 |
DENTSPLY International, Inc. | 372,414 | | 13,097,800 |
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a) | 47,300 | | 4,108,005 |
HeartWare International, Inc. CDI (a) | 1,765,099 | | 1,783,688 |
NuVasive, Inc. (a)(c) | 395,251 | | 12,640,127 |
Sonova Holding AG | 41,358 | | 5,012,728 |
| | 60,320,965 |
Health Care Providers & Services - 4.7% |
Express Scripts, Inc. (a) | 569,005 | | 49,190,482 |
Henry Schein, Inc. (a) | 281,119 | | 14,786,859 |
Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (a) | 1,395,306 | | 89,174,006 |
VCA Antech, Inc. (a) | 768,188 | | 19,143,245 |
| | 172,294,592 |
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 1.5% |
Illumina, Inc. (a) | 497,249 | | 15,240,682 |
Life Technologies Corp. (a) | 452,690 | | 23,643,999 |
QIAGEN NV (a) | 520,630 | | 11,620,462 |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (a) | 80,100 | | 3,819,969 |
| | 54,325,112 |
Pharmaceuticals - 2.0% |
Allergan, Inc. | 60,600 | | 3,818,406 |
|
| Shares | | Value |
Novo Nordisk AS Series B | 585,829 | | $ 37,416,960 |
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. sponsored ADR | 603,000 | | 33,876,540 |
| | 75,111,906 |
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | | 463,475,394 |
INDUSTRIALS - 9.7% |
Aerospace & Defense - 3.7% |
Honeywell International, Inc. | 827,107 | | 32,422,594 |
Precision Castparts Corp. | 258,400 | | 28,514,440 |
United Technologies Corp. | 1,067,500 | | 74,095,175 |
| | 135,032,209 |
Air Freight & Logistics - 0.2% |
United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B | 124,200 | | 7,125,354 |
Airlines - 0.2% |
Southwest Airlines Co. | 710,108 | | 8,116,534 |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.4% |
Republic Services, Inc. | 319,300 | | 9,039,383 |
Stericycle, Inc. (a) | 23,600 | | 1,302,012 |
Waste Connections, Inc. (a) | 142,300 | | 4,744,282 |
| | 15,085,677 |
Electrical Equipment - 0.7% |
AMETEK, Inc. | 406,800 | | 15,556,032 |
China High Speed Transmission Equipment Group Co. Ltd. | 1,093,000 | | 2,653,661 |
Cooper Industries PLC Class A | 84,100 | | 3,586,024 |
Crompton Greaves Ltd. | 555,524 | | 5,114,747 |
| | 26,910,464 |
Industrial Conglomerates - 0.6% |
3M Co. | 144,600 | | 11,954,082 |
Textron, Inc. | 586,420 | | 11,030,560 |
| | 22,984,642 |
Machinery - 1.9% |
Cummins, Inc. | 372,034 | | 17,061,479 |
Danaher Corp. | 266,984 | | 20,077,197 |
Ingersoll-Rand Co. Ltd. | 544,500 | | 19,460,430 |
PACCAR, Inc. | 391,700 | | 14,206,959 |
| | 70,806,065 |
Professional Services - 0.9% |
51job, Inc. sponsored ADR (a) | 97,726 | | 1,731,705 |
CoStar Group, Inc. (a)(c) | 59,500 | | 2,485,315 |
Dun & Bradstreet Corp. | 68,939 | | 5,816,383 |
Equifax, Inc. | 59,900 | | 1,850,311 |
Robert Half International, Inc. | 635,900 | | 16,997,607 |
Verisk Analytics, Inc. | 64,900 | | 1,965,172 |
| | 30,846,493 |
Road & Rail - 1.1% |
Avis Budget Group, Inc. (a) | 854,465 | | 11,210,581 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
INDUSTRIALS - continued |
Road & Rail - continued |
Knight Transportation, Inc. | 902,625 | | $ 17,411,636 |
Union Pacific Corp. | 172,032 | | 10,992,845 |
| | 39,615,062 |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | 356,522,500 |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 37.4% |
Communications Equipment - 10.2% |
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) | 7,369,299 | | 176,421,020 |
Juniper Networks, Inc. (a) | 1,937,031 | | 51,660,617 |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 2,758,753 | | 127,619,914 |
Riverbed Technology, Inc. (a) | 778,281 | | 17,877,115 |
| | 373,578,666 |
Computers & Peripherals - 4.9% |
Apple, Inc. (a) | 693,786 | | 146,291,716 |
NetApp, Inc. (a) | 213,600 | | 7,345,704 |
Netezza Corp. (a) | 218,342 | | 2,117,917 |
Western Digital Corp. (a) | 495,100 | | 21,858,665 |
| | 177,614,002 |
Electronic Equipment & Components - 2.6% |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. (a) | 2,527,091 | | 78,516,717 |
Corning, Inc. | 685,487 | | 13,236,754 |
Ingenico SA | 140,352 | | 3,407,857 |
| | 95,161,328 |
Internet Software & Services - 7.7% |
Baidu.com, Inc. sponsored ADR (a) | 49,000 | | 20,150,270 |
Constant Contact, Inc. (a) | 13,700 | | 219,200 |
Equinix, Inc. (a) | 34,600 | | 3,672,790 |
Google, Inc. Class A (a) | 265,315 | | 164,489,994 |
NetEase.com, Inc. sponsored ADR (a)(c) | 454,136 | | 17,080,055 |
Rackspace Hosting, Inc. (a) | 177,876 | | 3,708,715 |
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | 310,200 | | 6,708,659 |
The Knot, Inc. (a) | 363,317 | | 3,658,602 |
VeriSign, Inc. (a) | 1,676,904 | | 40,648,153 |
WebMD Health Corp. (a)(c) | 596,681 | | 22,966,252 |
| | 283,302,690 |
IT Services - 2.2% |
Accenture PLC Class A | 187,435 | | 7,778,553 |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A (a) | 81,900 | | 3,710,070 |
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | 783,948 | | 18,375,741 |
MasterCard, Inc. Class A | 29,600 | | 7,577,008 |
The Western Union Co. | 80,841 | | 1,523,853 |
Visa, Inc. Class A | 485,493 | | 42,461,218 |
| | 81,426,443 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 6.3% |
Aixtron AG | 157,872 | | 5,311,410 |
|
| Shares | | Value |
ASML Holding NV (NY Shares) | 1,411,300 | | $ 48,111,217 |
Avago Technologies Ltd. | 361,100 | | 6,604,519 |
Broadcom Corp. Class A (a) | 1,451,656 | | 45,654,581 |
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (a) | 3,439,757 | | 71,374,958 |
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (a) | 1,646,133 | | 39,457,808 |
Omnivision Technologies, Inc. (a) | 382,360 | | 5,555,691 |
PMC-Sierra, Inc. (a) | 183,800 | | 1,591,708 |
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | 11,469 | | 7,858,614 |
| | 231,520,506 |
Software - 3.5% |
Advent Software, Inc. (a) | 45,711 | | 1,861,809 |
AsiaInfo Holdings, Inc. (a) | 252,600 | | 7,696,722 |
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (a) | 174,400 | | 5,908,672 |
Citrix Systems, Inc. (a) | 139,922 | | 5,822,154 |
ebix.com, Inc. (a)(c) | 145,418 | | 7,100,761 |
Informatica Corp. (a) | 152,600 | | 3,946,236 |
Nice Systems Ltd. sponsored ADR (a) | 549,800 | | 17,065,792 |
Red Hat, Inc. (a) | 84,200 | | 2,601,780 |
Salesforce.com, Inc. (a) | 90,858 | | 6,702,595 |
Shanda Games Ltd. sponsored ADR | 391,200 | | 3,986,328 |
Solera Holdings, Inc. | 566,752 | | 20,408,740 |
Sourcefire, Inc. (a) | 836,327 | | 22,371,747 |
Taleo Corp. Class A (a) | 200,174 | | 4,708,092 |
VanceInfo Technologies, Inc. ADR (a) | 1,024,615 | | 19,682,854 |
| | 129,864,282 |
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | | 1,372,467,917 |
MATERIALS - 3.6% |
Chemicals - 2.2% |
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | 416,900 | | 33,793,914 |
Ecolab, Inc. | 187,000 | | 8,336,460 |
FMC Corp. | 85,700 | | 4,778,632 |
The Mosaic Co. | 577,800 | | 34,511,994 |
| | 81,421,000 |
Metals & Mining - 1.0% |
Compass Minerals International, Inc. | 220,501 | | 14,815,462 |
Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines Ltd. (a) | 3,353,000 | | 21,573,578 |
| | 36,389,040 |
Paper & Forest Products - 0.4% |
Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. | 182,200 | | 12,817,770 |
TOTAL MATERIALS | | 130,627,810 |
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.5% |
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.1% |
AboveNet, Inc. (a) | 59,900 | | 3,895,896 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - continued |
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.4% |
American Tower Corp. Class A (a) | 333,506 | | $ 14,410,794 |
TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES | | 18,306,690 |
UTILITIES - 0.2% |
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 0.2% |
Dynegy, Inc. Class A (a) | 4,201,700 | | 7,605,077 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $3,148,882,303) | 3,616,394,636 |
Money Market Funds - 2.5% |
| | | |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.16% (d) | 55,011,486 | | 55,011,486 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.15% (b)(d) | 36,072,225 | | 36,072,225 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $91,083,711) | 91,083,711 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 101.0% (Cost $3,239,966,014) | | 3,707,478,347 |
NET OTHER ASSETS - (1.0)% | | (38,094,852) |
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 3,669,383,495 |
Legend |
(a) Non-income producing |
(b) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(c) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
(d) Affiliated fund that is 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. |
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 | $ 398,900 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund | 601,264 |
Total | $ 1,000,164 |
Other Information |
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2009, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table below, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: |
Description | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Investments in Securities: | | | | |
Equities: | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary | $ 485,854,168 | $ 485,854,168 | $ - | $ - |
Consumer Staples | 278,648,267 | 278,648,267 | - | - |
Energy | 144,018,929 | 144,018,929 | - | - |
Financials | 358,867,884 | 358,867,884 | - | - |
Health Care | 463,475,394 | 463,475,394 | - | - |
Industrials | 356,522,500 | 353,868,839 | 2,653,661 | - |
Information Technology | 1,372,467,917 | 1,365,759,258 | 6,708,659 | - |
Materials | 130,627,810 | 130,627,810 | - | - |
Telecommunication Services | 18,306,690 | 18,306,690 | - | - |
Utilities | 7,605,077 | 7,605,077 | - | - |
Money Market Funds | 91,083,711 | 91,083,711 | - | - |
Total Investments in Securities: | $ 3,707,478,347 | $ 3,698,116,027 | $ 9,362,320 | $ - |
Distribution of investments by country of issue, as a percentage of total net assets, is as follows: (Unaudited) |
United States of America | 87.1% |
Bermuda | 2.5% |
Netherlands | 1.6% |
Israel | 1.6% |
Ireland | 1.3% |
China | 1.2% |
Netherlands Antilles | 1.0% |
Denmark | 1.0% |
Others (individually less than 1%) | 2.7% |
| 100.0% |
Income Tax Information |
At December 31, 2009, the Fund had a capital loss carryforward of approximately $1,959,160,108, of which $351,276,710, $44,707,854, $1,104,811,876 and $458,363,668 will expire on December 31, 2010, 2011, 2016 and 2017, respectively. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| December 31, 2009 |
| | |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $34,965,405) - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $3,148,882,303) | $ 3,616,394,636 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $91,083,711) | 91,083,711 | |
Total Investments (cost $3,239,966,014) | | $ 3,707,478,347 |
Receivable for investments sold | | 12,496,022 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 488,095 |
Dividends receivable | | 1,280,021 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 45,076 |
Prepaid expenses | | 16,134 |
Other receivables | | 521,857 |
Total assets | | 3,722,325,552 |
| | |
Liabilities | | |
Payable for investments purchased | $ 11,004,891 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 3,355,240 | |
Accrued management fee | 1,698,383 | |
Distribution fees payable | 145,656 | |
Other affiliated payables | 301,182 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 364,480 | |
Collateral on securities loaned, at value | 36,072,225 | |
Total liabilities | | 52,942,057 |
| | |
Net Assets | | $ 3,669,383,495 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $ 5,188,425,646 |
Undistributed net investment income | | 219,186 |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | | (1,986,771,470) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | 467,510,133 |
Net Assets | | $ 3,669,383,495 |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued
| December 31, 2009 |
| | |
Initial Class: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($2,618,954,311 ÷ 87,194,516 shares) | | $ 30.04 |
| | |
Service Class: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($421,995,927 ÷ 14,083,958 shares) | | $ 29.96 |
| | |
Service Class 2: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($528,818,554 ÷ 17,774,635 shares) | | $ 29.75 |
| | |
Service Class 2R: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($4,083,743 ÷ 137,503 shares) | | $ 29.70 |
| | |
Investor Class: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($95,530,960 ÷ 3,187,423 shares) | | $ 29.97 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
| Year ended December 31, 2009 |
| | |
Investment Income | | |
Dividends | | $ 34,893,610 |
Interest | | 1,039 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds | | 1,000,164 |
Total income | | 35,894,813 |
| | |
Expenses | | |
Management fee | $ 18,503,397 | |
Transfer agent fees | 2,701,648 | |
Distribution fees | 1,569,096 | |
Accounting and security lending fees | 1,018,827 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 70,030 | |
Independent trustees' compensation | 24,598 | |
Appreciation in deferred trustee compensation account | 200 | |
Audit | 77,265 | |
Legal | 24,307 | |
Miscellaneous | 312,908 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 24,302,276 | |
Expense reductions | (250,250) | 24,052,026 |
Net investment income (loss) | | 11,842,787 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | (452,860,645) | |
Foreign currency transactions | (151,603) | |
Capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds | 1,281 | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | (453,010,967) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: Investment securities | 1,274,195,580 | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | (1,273) | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | 1,274,194,307 |
Net gain (loss) | | 821,183,340 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ 833,026,127 |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Year ended December 31, 2009 | Year ended December 31, 2008 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ 11,842,787 | $ 39,362,868 |
Net realized gain (loss) | (453,010,967) | (1,127,004,570) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 1,274,194,307 | (2,110,579,825) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 833,026,127 | (3,198,221,527) |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | (12,825,130) | (39,588,806) |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain | (2,861,216) | - |
Total distributions | (15,686,346) | (39,588,806) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | (425,627,981) | (1,517,000,817) |
Redemption fees | 1,078 | 17,837 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 391,712,878 | (4,754,793,313) |
| | |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 3,277,670,617 | 8,032,463,930 |
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $219,186 and distributions in excess of net investment income of $135,290, respectively) | $ 3,669,383,495 | $ 3,277,670,617 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Initial Class
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 23.53 | $ 45.12 | $ 35.87 | $ 33.70 | $ 32.01 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) C | .10 | .27 | .09 | .21 | .11 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 6.55 | (21.55) | 9.53 | 2.09 | 1.74 |
Total from investment operations | 6.65 | (21.28) | 9.62 | 2.30 | 1.85 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.12) | (.31) | (.33) | (.13) | (.16) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.02) | - | (.04) | - | - |
Total distributions | (.14) H | (.31) | (.37) | (.13) | (.16) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital C,G | - | - | - | - | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 30.04 | $ 23.53 | $ 45.12 | $ 35.87 | $ 33.70 |
Total Return A,B | 28.29% | (47.17)% | 26.96% | 6.85% | 5.80% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets D,F | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .69% | .68% | .65% | .68% | .67% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .69% | .68% | .65% | .68% | .67% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .68% | .67% | .64% | .67% | .63% |
Net investment income (loss) | .41% | .74% | .21% | .61% | .36% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 2,618,954 | $ 2,337,892 | $ 6,002,656 | $ 5,610,629 | $ 6,726,655 |
Portfolio turnover rate E | 134% | 161% | 109% | 114% | 79% |
A Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown. B Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. D Fees and expenses of the 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. E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class 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 class. G Amount represents less than $.01 per share. H Total distributions of $.14 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.118 and distributions from net realized gain of $.023 per share. |
Financial Highlights - Service Class
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 23.47 | $ 44.99 | $ 35.72 | $ 33.56 | $ 31.88 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) C | .08 | .23 | .04 | .18 | .08 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 6.52 | (21.48) | 9.51 | 2.07 | 1.72 |
Total from investment operations | 6.60 | (21.25) | 9.55 | 2.25 | 1.80 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.09) | (.27) | (.24) | (.09) | (.12) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.02) | - | (.04) | - | - |
Total distributions | (.11) H | (.27) | (.28) | (.09) | (.12) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital C,G | - | - | - | - | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 29.96 | $ 23.47 | $ 44.99 | $ 35.72 | $ 33.56 |
Total Return A,B | 28.15% | (47.23)% | 26.87% | 6.73% | 5.67% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets D,F | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .79% | .78% | .75% | .78% | .77% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .79% | .78% | .75% | .78% | .77% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .78% | .77% | .74% | .77% | .73% |
Net investment income (loss) | .31% | .64% | .11% | .51% | .26% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 421,996 | $ 395,759 | $ 929,848 | $ 877,279 | $ 1,086,172 |
Portfolio turnover rate E | 134% | 161% | 109% | 114% | 79% |
A Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown. B Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. D Fees and expenses of the 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. E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class 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 class. G Amount represents less than $.01 per share. H Total distributions of $.11 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.089 and distributions from net realized gain of $.023 per share. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Service Class 2
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 23.31 | $ 44.65 | $ 35.42 | $ 33.29 | $ 31.64 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) C | .04 | .17 | (.02) | .12 | .03 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 6.48 | (21.29) | 9.43 | 2.07 | 1.71 |
Total from investment operations | 6.52 | (21.12) | 9.41 | 2.19 | 1.74 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.05) | (.22) | (.15) | (.06) | (.09) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.02) | - | (.03) | - | - |
Total distributions | (.08) H | (.22) | (.18) | (.06) | (.09) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital C,G | - | - | - | - | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 29.75 | $ 23.31 | $ 44.65 | $ 35.42 | $ 33.29 |
Total Return A,B | 27.97% | (47.31)% | 26.66% | 6.57% | 5.50% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets D,F | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .94% | .93% | .90% | .94% | .92% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .94% | .93% | .90% | .94% | .92% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .93% | .92% | .89% | .92% | .88% |
Net investment income (loss) | .16% | .49% | (.04)% | .36% | .11% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 528,819 | $ 447,530 | $ 898,204 | $ 627,754 | $ 858,587 |
Portfolio turnover rate E | 134% | 161% | 109% | 114% | 79% |
A Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown. B Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. D Fees and expenses of the 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. E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class 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 class. G Amount represents less than $.01 per share. H Total distributions of $.08 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.052 and distributions from net realized gain of $.023 per share. |
Financial Highlights - Service Class 2R
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 23.26 | $ 44.42 | $ 35.28 | $ 33.18 | $ 31.54 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) C | .04 | .18 | (.01) | .12 | .04 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 6.46 | (21.20) | 9.38 | 2.06 | 1.70 |
Total from investment operations | 6.50 | (21.02) | 9.37 | 2.18 | 1.74 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.04) | (.14) | (.19) | (.08) | (.10) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.02) | - | (.04) | - | - |
Total distributions | (.06) H | (.14) | (.23) | (.08) | (.10) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital C,G | - | - | - | - | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 29.70 | $ 23.26 | $ 44.42 | $ 35.28 | $ 33.18 |
Total Return A,B | 27.98% | (47.31)% | 26.66% | 6.58% | 5.52% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets D,F | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .94% | .93% | .89% | .93% | .92% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .94% | .93% | .89% | .93% | .92% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .93% | .92% | .89% | .92% | .88% |
Net investment income (loss) | .16% | .49% | (.04)% | .36% | .12% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 4,084 | $ 3,061 | $ 20,051 | $ 5,063 | $ 5,409 |
Portfolio turnover rate E | 134% | 161% | 109% | 114% | 79% |
A Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown. B Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. D Fees and expenses of the 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. E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class 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 class. G Amount represents less than $.01 per share. H Total distributions of $.06 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.041 and distributions from net realized gain of $.023 per share. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Investor Class
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 H |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 23.48 | $ 45.00 | $ 35.78 | $ 33.67 | $ 32.60 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | .08 | .24 | .04 | .17 | .03 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 6.52 | (21.49) | 9.50 | 2.08 | 1.04 |
Total from investment operations | 6.60 | (21.25) | 9.54 | 2.25 | 1.07 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.09) | (.27) | (.28) | (.14) | - |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.02) | - | (.04) | - | - |
Total distributions | (.11) K | (.27) | (.32) | (.14) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E,J | - | - | - | - | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 29.97 | $ 23.48 | $ 45.00 | $ 35.78 | $ 33.67 |
Total Return B,C,D | 28.14% | (47.22)% | 26.81% | 6.72% | 3.28% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F,I | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .79% | .77% | .76% | .81% | .83% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .79% | .77% | .76% | .81% | .83% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | .78% | .76% | .76% | .80% | .79% A |
Net investment income (loss) | .31% | .65% | .09% | .49% | .23% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 95,531 | $ 93,428 | $ 181,705 | $ 76,965 | $ 24,166 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 134% | 161% | 109% | 114% | 79% |
A Annualized B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. C Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown. D Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. F Fees and expenses of the 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. G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. H For the period July 21, 2005 (commencement of sale of shares) to December 31, 2005. I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. 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 class. J Amount represents less than $.01 per share. K Total distributions of $.11 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.089 and distributions from net realized gain of $.023 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 December 31, 2009
1. Organization.
VIP Growth Portfolio (the Fund) is a fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund (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. Shares of the Fund may only be purchased by insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity or variable life insurance contracts. The Fund offers the following classes of shares: Initial Class shares, Service Class shares, Service Class 2 shares, Service Class 2R shares and Investor Class shares. All classes have equal rights and voting privileges, except for matters affecting a single class. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred. Certain expense reductions also differ by class.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies 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) web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC web site 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, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Events or transactions occurring after period end through the date that the financial statements were issued, February 12, 2010, have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Security Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments. When current market prices or quotations are not readily available or reliable, valuations may be determined in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. Factors used in determining value may include significant market or security specific events. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and may be utilized to a significant extent. The value used for net asset value (NAV) calculation under these procedures may differ from published prices for the same securities.
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)
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level, as of December 31, 2009 is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments. 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 an independent pricing service 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 categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when significant market or security events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities are used and are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy in these circumstances. For restricted securities and private placements where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and are categorized as level 3 in the hierarchy.
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Security Valuation - continued
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Money Market Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are valued at amortized cost, which approximates value and are categorized as level 2 in the hierarchy.
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.
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. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. 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. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among each Fund in the trust. 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 must defer receipt of a portion of, and may elect to defer receipt of an additional 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 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 by distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and filing its U.S. federal tax return. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. As of December 31, 2009, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three years. 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 recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. 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 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 the short-term gain distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds, foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), partnerships, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales.
The federal tax cost of investment securities and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of period end were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation | $ 563,772,362 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (126,138,593) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ 437,633,769 |
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Tax Cost | $ 3,269,844,578 |
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Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income | $ 2,650,739 |
Capital loss carryforward | $ (1,959,160,108) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ 437,633,769 |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| December 31, 2009 | December 31, 2008 |
Ordinary Income | $ 15,686,346 | $ 39,588,806 |
Trading (Redemption) Fees. Service Class 2R shares held less than 60 days are subject to a redemption fee equal to 1% of the proceeds of the redeemed shares. All redemption fees, including any estimated redemption fees paid by FMR, are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid in capital.
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $4,284,597,866 and $4,476,627,810, 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 .30% of the Fund's average net assets and a group fee rate that averaged .26% 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. For the period, the total annual management fee rate was .56% of the Fund's average net assets.
Distribution and Service Plan. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate 12b-1 Plans for each Service Class of shares. Each Service Class pays Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, a service fee. For the period, the service fee is based on an annual rate of .10% of Service Class' average net assets and .25% of Service Class 2's and Service Class 2R's average net assets.
For the period, each class paid FDC the following amounts, all of which were re-allowed to insurance companies for the distribution of shares and providing shareholder support services:
Service Class | $ 388,723 |
Service Class 2 | 1,169,867 |
Service Class 2R | 10,506 |
| $ 1,569,096 |
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 an asset-based fee with respect to each class. Each class (with the exception of Investor Class) pays a transfer agent fee, excluding out of pocket expenses, equal to an annual rate of .07% of average net assets. Investor Class pays a monthly asset-based transfer agent fee of .15% of average net assets. The total transfer agent fees paid by each class to FIIOC, including out of pocket expenses, were as follows:
Initial Class | $ 1,852,841 |
Service Class | 310,006 |
Service Class 2 | 377,604 |
Service Class 2R | 3,246 |
Investor Class | 157,951 |
| $ 2,701,648 |
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 the 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.
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued
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 were $82,155 for the period.
6. 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, which amounted to $17,234 and is reflected in Miscellaneous Expense 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 from time to time in order to earn additional income. 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 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. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less fees and expenses associated with the loan, plus any premium payments that may be received on the loan of certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Net income from lending portfolio securities during the period amounted to $601,264.
8. 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 $249,455 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian, 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 expenses by $795.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 |
From net investment income | | |
Initial Class | $ 10,334,573 | $ 29,994,939 |
Service Class | 1,267,138 | 4,447,535 |
Service Class 2 | 932,585 | 4,070,779 |
Service Class 2R | 5,914 | 18,979 |
Investor Class | 284,920 | 1,056,574 |
Total | $ 12,825,130 | $ 39,588,806 |
From net realized gain | | |
Initial Class | $ 2,036,641 | $ - |
Service Class | 332,083 | - |
Service Class 2 | 414,242 | - |
Service Class 2R | 3,345 | - |
Investor Class | 74,905 | - |
Total | $ 2,861,216 | $ - |
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10. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
| Shares | Dollars |
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 |
Initial Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 3,168,252 | 3,905,978 | $ 80,283,755 | $ 138,026,441 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 426,627 | 1,288,996 | 12,371,214 | 29,994,938 |
Shares redeemed | (15,761,725) | (38,869,099) | (393,809,218) | (1,490,052,456) |
Net increase (decrease) | (12,166,846) | (33,674,125) | $ (301,154,249) | $ (1,322,031,077) |
Service Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 601,860 | 1,299,183 | $ 15,078,974 | $ 44,341,627 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 55,581 | 191,539 | 1,599,221 | 4,447,535 |
Shares redeemed | (3,433,675) | (5,299,957) | (86,029,416) | (193,461,539) |
Net increase (decrease) | (2,776,234) | (3,809,235) | $ (69,351,221) | $ (144,672,377) |
Service Class 2 | | | | |
Shares sold | 3,094,007 | 4,426,611 | $ 75,154,813 | $ 159,010,524 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 47,559 | 176,530 | 1,346,827 | 4,070,779 |
Shares redeemed | (4,562,964) | (5,522,476) | (113,322,366) | (198,453,754) |
Net increase (decrease) | (1,421,398) | (919,335) | $ (36,820,726) | $ (35,372,451) |
Service Class 2R | | | | |
Shares sold | 70,980 | 101,959 | $ 1,731,048 | $ 4,039,975 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 331 | 825 | 9,259 | 18,979 |
Shares redeemed | (65,400) | (422,581) | (1,732,958) | (16,348,368) |
Net increase (decrease) | 5,911 | (319,797) | $ 7,349 | $ (12,289,414) |
Investor Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 347,569 | 2,298,287 | $ 9,118,954 | $ 86,244,669 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 12,514 | 45,483 | 359,825 | 1,056,574 |
Shares redeemed | (1,151,644) | (2,402,506) | (27,787,913) | (89,936,741) |
Net increase (decrease) | (791,561) | (58,736) | $ (18,309,134) | $ (2,635,498) |
11. 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.
At the end of the period, FMR or its affiliates were the owners of record of 15% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund and two otherwise unaffiliated shareholders were the owners of record of 34% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Trustees of Variable Insurance Products Fund and the Shareholders of VIP Growth Portfolio:
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 VIP Growth Portfolio (a fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund) at December 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the 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 VIP Growth Portfolio'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 the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards 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 December 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 12, 2010
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Trustees and Officers
The Trustees, Member 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 James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 222 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 410 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. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. 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 1-877-208-0098.
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Edward C. Johnson 3d (79) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 1981 Mr. Johnson is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC; Chairman and a Director of FMR; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC); Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Johnson serves as Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as President of FMR LLC (2006-2007). |
James C. Curvey (74) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2006-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. |
* 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.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for each Independent 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 |
Dennis J. Dirks (61) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Currently, Mr. Dirks serves as a member of the Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present). |
Alan J. Lacy (56) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of The Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-present) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2007-present). Mr. Lacy is Chairman (2008-present) and a member (2006-present) of the Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association. |
Ned C. Lautenbach (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr. Lautenbach is an Advisory Partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was with the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. Mr. Lautenbach serves as a Director of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial) as well as the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida. Mr. Lautenbach is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Fairfield University (2005-present), as well as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, Mr. Lautenbach served as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007). |
Joseph Mauriello (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Capital Ltd. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-present) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products, 2007-present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a Director of the Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007). |
Cornelia M. Small (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors of the Teagle Foundation (2009-present). Ms. Small is also a member of the Investment Committee, and Chair (2008-present) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson of the Investment Committee (2002-2008) of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments. |
William S. Stavropoulos (70) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 Mr. Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons (2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004), Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently, Mr. Stavropoulos is a Director of Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Chemical Financial Corporation, Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), Tyco International, Inc. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital (private equity investment, 2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is a special advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science. |
David M. Thomas (60) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products), and Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present). |
Michael E. Wiley (59) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008-present), and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a Sr. Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005). |
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Advisory Board Member and Executive Officers:
Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Peter S. Lynch (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006). |
Kenneth B. Robins (40) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2009-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Robins worked at KPMG LLP, where he was a partner in KPMG's department of professional practice (2002-2004). |
Bruce T. Herring (44) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2006 Vice President of certain Equity Funds. Mr. Herring also serves as Group Chief Investments Officer of FMR. Previously, Mr. Herring served as a portfolio manager for Fidelity U.S. Equity Funds. |
Brian B. Hogan (45) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Vice President of certain Equity Funds and Vice President of Sector Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-present) and President of FMR's Equity Division (2009-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as a portfolio manager. |
Scott C. Goebel (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC; Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). |
William C. Coffey (40) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Holly C. Laurent (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Laurent is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Laurent was Senior Vice President and Head of Legal for Fidelity Business Services India Pvt. Ltd. (2006-2008), and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Group Head for FMR LLC (2005-2006). |
Christine Reynolds (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007). |
Kenneth A. Rathgeber (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2004 Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Rathgeber is Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), FMR (2005-present), FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2005-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2005-present), Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC (2005-present), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2005-present). |
Jeffrey S. Christian (48) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Christian is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Christian served as Chief Financial Officer (2008-2009) of certain Fidelity funds, Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (2004-2009), and as Vice President of Business Analysis (2003-2004). |
Bryan A. Mehrmann (48) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Mehrmann is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Mehrmann served as Vice President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Group (FIIS)/Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC) Client Services (1998-2004). |
Adrien E. Deberghes (42) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005). |
John R. Hebble (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Paul M. Murphy (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Murphy is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2006), Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR (2007), and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1994-2007). |
Gary W. Ryan (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005). |
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Distributions (Unaudited)
The Board of Trustees of VIP Growth Portfolio voted to pay to shareholders of record at the opening of business on record date, the following distributions per share derived from capital gains realized from sales of portfolio securities:
| Pay Date | Record Date | Capital Gains |
Service Class 2R | 02/05/10 | 02/05/10 | $0.025 |
Service Class 2R 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 2010 of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax returns.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
VIP Growth Portfolio
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, acting directly and through its separate committees, requests and receives information concerning, and considers at each of its meetings factors that are relevant to, its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees, each composed of Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. Each committee has a written charter outlining the structure and purposes of the committee. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts.
At its July 2009 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expenses; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board ultimately reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts and the compensation to be received by Fidelity under the management contract is consistent with Fidelity's fiduciary duty under applicable law. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor noted above, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by competitors to Fidelity, and that the fund's shareholders, with the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel and the fund's investment objective and discipline. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the size, education, and experience of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, their use of technology, and the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory, and management personnel. In response to last year's financial crisis, FMR took a number of actions intended to cut costs and improve efficiency without weakening the investment teams or resources. The Board noted that Fidelity's analysts have access to a variety of technological tools and market and securities data that enable them to perform both fundamental and quantitative analysis and to specialize in various disciplines. The Board considered Fidelity's extensive global research capabilities that enable the Investment Advisers to aggregate data from various sources in an effort to produce positive investment results. The Board also considered that Fidelity's portfolio managers and analysts have access to daily portfolio attribution that allows for monitoring of a fund's portfolio, as well as an electronic communication system that provides immediate real-time access to research concerning issuers and credit enhancers.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, distribution, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the Investment Advisers' supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through phone representatives and over the Internet, and investor education materials and asset allocation tools.
Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing for a large variety of mutual fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity has taken a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) dedicating additional resources to investment research and to restructure and broaden the focus of the investment research teams; (ii) bolstering the senior management team that oversees asset management; (iii) contractually agreeing to reduce the management fee on Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund; and (iv) expanding Class A and Class T load waiver categories to increase rollover retention opportunities and create consistent policies across the classes.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees - continued
Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated within its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for each class, as well as the fund's relative investment performance for each class measured against (i) a broad-based securities market index, and (ii) a custom peer group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by the Board over multiple periods. The following charts considered by the Board show, over the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2008, the cumulative total returns of Initial Class and Service Class 2 R of the fund, the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of cumulative total returns of a custom peer group of mutual funds defined by FMR based on categories assigned by Morningstar, Inc. The returns of Initial Class and Service Class 2 R show the performance of the highest and lowest performing classes, respectively (based on five-year performance). The box within each chart shows the 25th percentile return (bottom of box) and the 75th percentile return (top of box) of the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten numbers noted below each chart correspond to the percentile box and represent the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of the class indicated. The fund's custom peer group, defined by FMR, is a peer group that FMR believes provides a more meaningful performance comparison than the peer group assigned by Morningstar, Inc., which assigns mutual funds to categories based on their investment styles as measured by their underlying portfolio holdings.
VIP Growth Portfolio
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The Board reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and stated that the performance of Initial Class of the fund was in the fourth quartile for the one-year period and the third quartile for the three- and five-year periods. The Board also stated that the investment performance of the fund was lower than its benchmark for all the periods shown. The Board considered that the variations in performance among the fund's classes reflect the variations in class expenses, which result in lower performance for higher expense classes. The Board discussed with FMR actions that have been taken by FMR to improve the fund's disappointing performance relative to its peer group and benchmark. The Board will continue to closely monitor the performance of the fund in the coming year and discuss with FMR other appropriate actions to address the performance of the fund.
The Board considered that FMR has taken steps to refocus and strengthen equity research, equity portfolio management, and compliance. The Board reviewed the year-to-date performance of Initial Class through May 31, 2009 and stated that it was lower than the fund's benchmark.
Based on its review, and giving particular weight to the nature and quality of the resources dedicated by the Investment Advisers to maintain and improve relative performance and factoring in the unprecedented market events in 2008, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund will benefit the fund's shareholders, particularly in light of the Board's view that the fund's shareholders benefit from investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and services.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Fund Expenses. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expenses compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared.
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The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors, in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 9% means that 91% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.
VIP Growth Portfolio
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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2008.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee was fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.
In its review of each class's total expenses, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses. As part of its review, the Board also considered current and historical total expenses of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.
The Board noted that the total expenses of each of Initial Class, Investor Class, and Service Class ranked below its competitive median for 2008 and the total expenses of each of Service Class 2 and Service Class 2 R ranked equal to its competitive median for 2008.
In its review of total expenses, the Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information on clients that FMR and its affiliates service in other competitive markets, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the total expenses of each class of the fund were reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees - continued
On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the audited books and records of Fidelity. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board believes that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board has also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and any fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and determined that the amount of profit is a fair entrepreneurial profit for the management of the fund.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions.
In February 2009, the Board created an Ad Hoc Committee (the "Committee") to analyze economies of scale. The Committee was formed to consider whether FMR attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR determines the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will achieve a certain level of economies of scale as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board concluded, considering the findings of the Committee, that any potential economies of scale are being shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity in an appropriate manner.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including (i) fund performance trends, actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) portfolio manager changes that have occurred during the past year; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and key personnel, including performance benchmarks used by Fidelity in evaluating incentive compensation for portfolio managers and research analysts; (iv) the structure and process of equity research and actions taken by FMR to improve the quality of research; (v) the selection of and compensation paid by FMR to fund sub-advisers; (vi) Fidelity's fee structures and rationale for recommending different fees among categories of funds; (vii) the rationale for any differences between fund fee structures and fee structures in place for other Fidelity clients; (viii) Fidelity's rationale for recommending which funds should have a performance adjustment component as part of their management fees; and (ix) explanations for the relative total expenses borne by certain funds and classes, total expense competitive trends, and actions that might be taken by FMR to reduce total expenses for certain funds and classes.
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all material factors, the Board ultimately concluded that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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Investment Adviser
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
Investment Sub-Adviser
FMR Co., Inc.
Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc.
Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited
Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc.
Fidelity Research & Analysis Company
FIL Investment Advisors
FIL Investment Advisors (U.K.) Ltd.
FIL Investments (Japan) Limited
General Distributor
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
Transfer and Service Agents
Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Fidelity Service Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Custodian
The Bank of New York Mellon
New York, NY
VIPGRWTR-ANN-0210
1.811845.105
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:
High Income Portfolio
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December 31, 2009
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Contents
Performance | <Click Here> | How the fund has done over time. |
Management's Discussion | <Click Here> | The manager's review of fund performance, strategy and outlook. |
Shareholder Expense Example | <Click Here> | An example of shareholder expenses. |
Investment Changes | <Click Here> | A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months. |
Investments | <Click Here> | A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values. |
Financial Statements | <Click Here> | Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights. |
Notes | <Click Here> | Notes to the financial statements. |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | <Click Here> | |
Trustees and Officers | <Click Here> | |
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees | <Click Here> | |
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Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of a class' dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. Performance numbers are net of all underlying fund operating expenses, but do not include any insurance charges imposed by your insurance company's separate account. If performance information included the effect of these additional charges, the total returns would be lower. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns
Periods ended December 31, 2009 | Past 1 year | Past 5 years | Past 10 years |
VIP High Income - Initial Class | 43.96% | 4.86% | 2.26% |
VIP High Income - Service Class A | 43.41% | 4.74% | 2.15% |
VIP High Income - Service Class 2 B | 43.46% | 4.58% | 1.98% |
VIP High Income - Investor Class C | 43.43% | 4.78% | 2.22% |
A Performance for Service Class shares reflects an asset based distribution fee (12b-1 fee).
B The initial offering of Service Class 2 shares took place on January 12, 2000. Performance for Service Class 2 shares reflects an asset based distribution fee (12b-1 fee). Returns prior to January 12, 2000 are those of Service Class which reflect a different 12b-1 fee. Had Service Class 2's 12b-1 fee been reflected, returns prior to January 12, 2000 would have been lower.
C The initial offering of Investor Class shares took place on July 21, 2005. Returns prior to July 21, 2005 are those of Initial Class. Had Investor Class's transfer agent fee been reflected, returns prior to July 21, 2005 would have been lower.
$10,000 Over 10 Years
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in VIP High Income Portfolio - Initial Class on December 31, 1999. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how The BofA Merrill Lynch US High Yield Constrained IndexSM performed over the same period.
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Market Recap: Coming off their worst calendar-year performance in 2008, high-yield bonds enjoyed record gains in the 12 months ending December 31, 2009, with The BofA Merrill Lynch US High Yield Constrained IndexSM up 58.10%. As the year began, the U.S. economy was reeling. In the aftermath of the collapse of investment bank Lehman Brothers, investors retreated sharply from investments well out on the risk spectrum. The U.S. government and the Federal Reserve Board proceeded to intervene with massive fiscal and monetary stimulus measures geared toward restoring liquidity to the debt markets. The pendulum then began to swing the other way in the first half of 2009, largely due to evidence that the stimulus programs were having their desired effect. Starting from very low prices, high-yield bonds enjoyed their best quarter ever in the second quarter of 2009, which included April, the market's strongest month on record. Other factors that helped propel returns included: renewed investor confidence in the markets, which sparked interest in high-yield bonds and other investments that carry risk; improved demand for high-yield products from yield-hungry investors against a backdrop of very low short-term interest rates; signs that the market was working more normally again, including the ability of some high-yield firms to successfully access capital through new issuance; improving business fundamentals; and better performance by the equity markets.
Comments from Matthew Conti, Portfolio Manager of VIP High Income Portfolio: For the year ending December 31, 2009, the fund significantly underperformed the BofA Merrill Lynch index. (For specific portfolio results, please refer to the performance section of this report.) The fund's conservative positioning proved detrimental to relative performance during a period when more-speculative, lower-rated credits outperformed. At the sector level, security selection within casino gaming detracted, as did underweightings in three outperforming groups - homebuilding/real estate, financials and banks/thrifts. Further, the fund's modest cash position created a drag within a vibrant market. On the plus side, the portfolio benefited from positive security selection in the metals/mining and leisure groups, as well as from our positioning within the paper sector. Favorable weightings in broadcasting, shipping, air transportation and energy also contributed, but those gains were wiped out by weak security selection in these areas. Underweighting or not owning several index components that outperformed detracted the most from relative performance: casino operators MGM Mirage and Harrah's, mortgage company Residential Capital, insurance giant AIG (American International Group) and payment-processing company First Data. On the plus side, contributions came from fund holdings in Florida-based theme-park operator Universal City, health care outsourcer Viant Holdings, natural gas exploration and production company SandRidge Energy and underweighting auto financing firm General Motors Acceptance Corp. (GMAC). Some issuers mentioned here were not represented in the fund at period end.
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
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Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) 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 (July 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund 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 for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower. 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 for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' 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. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower. 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. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
| Annualized Expense Ratio | Beginning Account Value July 1, 2009 | Ending Account Value December 31, 2009 | Expenses Paid During Period* July 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009 |
Initial Class | .69% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,171.60 | $ 3.78 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,021.73 | $ 3.52 |
Service Class | .79% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,169.00 | $ 4.32 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,021.22 | $ 4.02 |
Service Class 2 | .94% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,168.60 | $ 5.14 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,020.47 | $ 4.79 |
Initial Class R | .69% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,169.90 | $ 3.77 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,021.73 | $ 3.52 |
Service Class R | .79% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,172.20 | $ 4.33 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,021.22 | $ 4.02 |
Service Class 2R | .94% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,168.30 | $ 5.14 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,020.47 | $ 4.79 |
Investor Class | .73% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,169.70 | $ 3.99 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,021.53 | $ 3.72 |
A 5% return per year before expenses
* Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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Investment Changes (Unaudited)
Top Five Holdings as of December 31, 2009 |
(by issuer, excluding cash equivalents) | % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
HCA, Inc. | 2.8 | 3.1 |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC | 1.9 | 1.5 |
Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co. | 1.9 | 1.8 |
Ship Finance International Ltd. | 1.8 | 1.9 |
Intelsat Ltd. | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| 10.1 | |
Top Five Market Sectors as of December 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Telecommunications | 14.3 | 12.4 |
Electric Utilities | 8.2 | 7.8 |
Energy | 7.8 | 9.9 |
Healthcare | 7.6 | 8.8 |
Technology | 5.7 | 3.4 |
Quality Diversification (% of fund's net assets) |
As of December 31, 2009 | As of June 30, 2009 |
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![cjc49](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/cjc49.gif) | BBB 2.2% | | ![cjc49](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/cjc49.gif) | BBB 1.7% | |
![fid52](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid52.gif) | BB 30.8% | | ![fid52](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid52.gif) | BB 35.9% | |
![fid55](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid55.gif) | B 39.0% | | ![fid55](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid55.gif) | B 36.2% | |
![fid58](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid58.gif) | CCC,CC,C 21.5% | | ![fid58](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid58.gif) | CCC,CC,C 18.6% | |
![cjc61](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/cjc61.gif) | D 0.0% | | ![cjc61](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/cjc61.gif) | D 0.8% | |
![fid64](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid64.gif) | Not Rated 2.3% | | ![fid64](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid64.gif) | Not Rated 2.5% | |
![fid67](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid67.gif) | Equities 0.3% | | ![fid67](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid67.gif) | Equities 0.3% | |
![fid70](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid70.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 3.5% | | ![fid70](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid70.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 4.0% | |
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We have used ratings from Moody's® Investors Service, Inc. Where Moody's ratings are not available, we have used S&P® ratings. All ratings are as of the report date and do not reflect subsequent downgrades. |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) |
As of December 31, 2009* | As of June 30, 2009** |
![fid46](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid46.gif) | Nonconvertible Bonds 88.8% | | ![fid46](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid46.gif) | Nonconvertible Bonds 88.8% | |
![fid52](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid52.gif) | Convertible Bonds, Preferred Stocks 0.7% | | ![fid52](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid52.gif) | Convertible Bonds, Preferred Stocks 0.7% | |
![fid58](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid58.gif) | Common Stocks 0.1% | | ![fid58](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid58.gif) | Common Stocks 0.1% | |
![fid67](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid67.gif) | Floating Rate Loans 6.9% | | ![fid67](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid67.gif) | Floating Rate Loans 6.4% | |
![fid70](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid70.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 3.5% | | ![fid70](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid70.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 4.0% | |
* Foreign investments | 15.9% | | ** Foreign investments | 14.9% | |
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Annual Report
Investments December 31, 2009
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Corporate Bonds - 89.3% |
| Principal Amount | | Value |
Convertible Bonds - 0.5% |
Energy - 0.2% |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. 2.5% 5/15/37 | | $ 1,361,000 | | $ 1,208,160 |
Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. 3% 6/15/13 | | 1,040,000 | | 655,200 |
| | 1,863,360 |
Technology - 0.3% |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 6% 5/1/15 | | 1,033,000 | | 925,878 |
Lucent Technologies, Inc. 2.875% 6/15/25 | | 2,902,600 | | 2,469,024 |
| | 3,394,902 |
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS | | 5,258,262 |
Nonconvertible Bonds - 88.8% |
Aerospace - 0.6% |
BE Aerospace, Inc. 8.5% 7/1/18 | | 1,900,000 | | 2,014,000 |
Sequa Corp.: | | | | |
11.75% 12/1/15 (d) | | 2,085,000 | | 1,949,475 |
13.5% 12/1/15 pay-in-kind (d) | | 1,315,605 | | 1,223,513 |
Triumph Group, Inc. 8% 11/15/17 (d) | | 2,125,000 | | 2,167,500 |
| | 7,354,488 |
Air Transportation - 2.9% |
American Airlines, Inc. 10.5% 10/15/12 (d) | | 1,990,000 | | 2,069,600 |
American Airlines, Inc. pass-thru trust certificates: | | | | |
6.817% 5/23/11 | | 6,390,000 | | 6,102,450 |
6.977% 11/23/22 | | 535,888 | | 431,390 |
8.608% 10/1/12 | | 535,000 | | 516,275 |
10.375% 7/2/19 | | 1,890,000 | | 2,088,450 |
AMR Corp. 9% 8/1/12 | | 1,980,000 | | 1,603,800 |
Continental Airlines, Inc. pass-thru trust certificates: | | | | |
7.566% 9/15/21 | | 746,591 | | 679,398 |
7.73% 9/15/12 | | 291,916 | | 286,078 |
7.875% 7/2/18 | | 977,038 | | 840,252 |
8.388% 5/1/22 | | 530,099 | | 485,041 |
9.798% 4/1/21 | | 6,265,534 | | 5,012,427 |
Continental Airlines, Inc. 9.25% 5/10/17 | | 1,075,000 | | 1,093,813 |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. 9.5% 9/15/14 (d) | | 1,690,000 | | 1,730,138 |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. pass-thru trust certificates: | | | | |
7.57% 11/18/10 | | 555,000 | | 562,631 |
8.021% 8/10/22 | | 1,476,029 | | 1,295,216 |
8.954% 8/10/14 | | 2,035,205 | | 1,790,980 |
Northwest Airlines, Inc. pass-thru trust certificates 8.028% 11/1/17 | | 1,048,559 | | 912,247 |
|
| Principal Amount | | Value |
United Air Lines, Inc. pass-thru trust certificates: | | | | |
Class B, 7.336% 7/2/19 | | $ 2,886,295 | | $ 2,020,406 |
9.75% 1/15/17 | | 2,445,000 | | 2,512,238 |
12% 1/15/16 (d) | | 875,000 | | 856,406 |
| | 32,889,236 |
Automotive - 3.7% |
ArvinMeritor, Inc. 8.125% 9/15/15 | | 3,250,000 | | 3,103,750 |
Ford Motor Co.: | | | | |
6.375% 2/1/29 | | 1,475,000 | | 1,084,125 |
6.625% 10/1/28 | | 2,500,000 | | 1,875,000 |
7.45% 7/16/31 | | 2,250,000 | | 1,988,438 |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC: | | | | |
7.25% 10/25/11 | | 7,105,000 | | 7,175,283 |
7.5% 8/1/12 | | 3,645,000 | | 3,681,450 |
8% 6/1/14 | | 1,840,000 | | 1,903,259 |
8% 12/15/16 | | 2,185,000 | | 2,187,904 |
8.125% 1/15/20 | | 3,455,000 | | 3,420,450 |
12% 5/15/15 | | 3,495,000 | | 4,071,675 |
General Motors Acceptance Corp.: | | | | |
6.875% 9/15/11 | | 2,320,000 | | 2,296,800 |
6.875% 8/28/12 | | 4,155,000 | | 4,009,575 |
Navistar International Corp. 8.25% 11/1/21 | | 1,650,000 | | 1,683,000 |
Tenneco, Inc. 8.625% 11/15/14 | | 2,140,000 | | 2,140,000 |
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. 10.5% 5/15/16 | | 2,185,000 | | 2,408,963 |
| | 43,029,672 |
Banks and Thrifts - 2.5% |
Bank of America Corp.: | | | | |
8% (e) | | 995,000 | | 960,175 |
8.125% (e) | | 2,985,000 | | 2,880,525 |
CIT Group, Inc.: | | | | |
7% 5/1/13 | | 372,017 | | 349,696 |
7% 5/1/14 | | 558,026 | | 510,594 |
7% 5/1/15 | | 558,026 | | 499,433 |
7% 5/1/16 | | 930,044 | | 813,789 |
7% 5/1/17 | | 1,302,062 | | 1,129,539 |
Citigroup Capital XXI 8.3% 12/21/77 (e) | | 3,628,232 | | 3,492,173 |
Fifth Third Capital Trust IV 6.65% 4/15/37 (e) | | 5,070,000 | | 3,675,750 |
GMAC LLC: | | | | |
6.625% 5/15/12 | | 435,000 | | 424,125 |
6.75% 12/1/14 (d) | | 6,535,000 | | 6,142,900 |
6.875% 9/15/11 (d) | | 2,905,000 | | 2,883,213 |
8% 11/1/31 (d) | | 3,515,000 | | 3,181,075 |
Zions Bancorp 7.75% 9/23/14 | | 3,225,000 | | 2,846,063 |
| | 29,789,050 |
Broadcasting - 1.8% |
Belo Corp. 8% 11/15/16 | | 1,700,000 | | 1,746,750 |
Corporate Bonds - continued |
| Principal Amount | | Value |
Nonconvertible Bonds - continued |
Broadcasting - continued |
Clear Channel Communications, Inc.: | | | | |
4.5% 1/15/10 | | $ 1,060,000 | | $ 1,049,400 |
5.5% 9/15/14 | | 4,480,000 | | 2,934,400 |
6.25% 3/15/11 | | 1,000,000 | | 936,250 |
10.75% 8/1/16 | | 1,000,000 | | 790,000 |
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.: | | | | |
Series A 9.25% 12/15/17 (d) | | 560,000 | | 571,200 |
Series B 9.25% 12/15/17 (d) | | 2,245,000 | | 2,312,350 |
Umbrella Acquisition, Inc. 10.5% 3/15/15 pay-in-kind (c)(d) | | 5,555,000 | | 4,692,586 |
Univision Communications, Inc. 12% 7/1/14 (d) | | 1,975,000 | | 2,172,500 |
UPC Holding BV 9.875% 4/15/18 (d) | | 3,345,000 | | 3,528,975 |
| | 20,734,411 |
Cable TV - 3.6% |
Cablevision Systems Corp. 8.625% 9/15/17 (d) | | 2,960,000 | | 3,056,200 |
Cequel Communications Holdings / LLC and Cequel Capital Corp. 8.625% 11/15/17 (d) | | 4,020,000 | | 4,050,150 |
Charter Communications Holdings II LLC/Charter Communications Holdings II Capital Corp. 13.5% 11/30/16 (d) | | 2,137,797 | | 2,517,256 |
CSC Holdings, Inc.: | | | | |
8.5% 4/15/14 (d) | | 2,370,000 | | 2,515,163 |
8.5% 6/15/15 (d) | | 3,465,000 | | 3,690,225 |
8.625% 2/15/19 (d) | | 1,785,000 | | 1,914,413 |
DISH DBS Corp. 7.875% 9/1/19 | | 5,750,000 | | 5,980,000 |
EchoStar Communications Corp.: | | | | |
7% 10/1/13 | | 4,025,000 | | 4,145,750 |
7.125% 2/1/16 | | 1,670,000 | | 1,703,400 |
Kabel Deutschland GmbH 10.625% 7/1/14 | | 5,050,000 | | 5,302,500 |
UPC Germany GmbH 8.125% 12/1/17 (d) | | 2,880,000 | | 2,908,800 |
Videotron Ltd.: | | | | |
9.125% 4/15/18 (d) | | 1,680,000 | | 1,839,600 |
9.125% 4/15/18 | | 1,705,000 | | 1,866,975 |
| | 41,490,432 |
Capital Goods - 1.2% |
Case Corp. 7.25% 1/15/16 | | 1,460,000 | | 1,441,750 |
Case New Holland, Inc. 7.75% 9/1/13 (d) | | 3,805,000 | | 3,843,050 |
Leucadia National Corp. 7.125% 3/15/17 | | 1,815,000 | | 1,715,175 |
RBS Global, Inc. / Rexnord Corp.: | | | | |
9.5% 8/1/14 | | 2,050,000 | | 2,060,250 |
9.5% 8/1/14 (d) | | 911,000 | | 901,890 |
|
| Principal Amount | | Value |
11.75% 8/1/16 | | $ 2,145,000 | | $ 2,145,000 |
Terex Corp. 8% 11/15/17 | | 2,526,000 | | 2,412,330 |
| | 14,519,445 |
Chemicals - 1.3% |
Huntsman International LLC 5.5% 6/30/16 (d) | | 3,245,000 | | 2,859,819 |
NOVA Chemicals Corp.: | | | | |
3.6494% 11/15/13 (e) | | 5,325,000 | | 4,845,750 |
6.5% 1/15/12 | | 2,905,000 | | 2,905,000 |
8.375% 11/1/16 (d) | | 1,990,000 | | 2,034,775 |
8.625% 11/1/19 (d) | | 1,985,000 | | 2,044,550 |
| | 14,689,894 |
Consumer Products - 0.3% |
Jostens Holding Corp. 10.25% 12/1/13 | | 3,050,000 | | 3,149,125 |
Containers - 1.5% |
Berry Plastics Corp. 5.0344% 2/15/15 (e) | | 1,980,000 | | 1,796,850 |
Berry Plastics Escrow LLC/Berry Plastics Escrow Corp.: | | | | |
8.25% 11/15/15 (d) | | 3,880,000 | | 3,899,400 |
8.875% 9/15/14 (d) | | 1,485,000 | | 1,436,738 |
Crown Cork & Seal, Inc. 7.375% 12/15/26 | | 3,648,000 | | 3,383,520 |
Greif, Inc. 6.75% 2/1/17 | | 4,770,000 | | 4,710,375 |
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc. 7.375% 5/15/16 | | 2,195,000 | | 2,304,750 |
| | 17,531,633 |
Department Stores - 0.0% |
Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. 10.375% 10/15/15 | | 460,000 | | 449,650 |
Diversified Financial Services - 0.9% |
ILFC E-Capital Trust II 6.25% 12/21/65 (d)(e) | | 1,275,000 | | 656,625 |
International Lease Finance Corp.: | | | | |
5.625% 9/20/13 | | 390,000 | | 305,920 |
5.65% 6/1/14 | | 1,315,000 | | 993,823 |
6.375% 3/25/13 | | 360,000 | | 295,985 |
6.625% 11/15/13 | | 820,000 | | 660,088 |
National Money Mart Co. 10.375% 12/15/16 (d) | | 3,010,000 | | 3,089,163 |
Reliance Intermediate Holdings LP 9.5% 12/15/19 (d) | | 3,055,000 | | 3,223,025 |
Sprint Capital Corp. 8.75% 3/15/32 | | 1,820,000 | | 1,715,350 |
| | 10,939,979 |
Diversified Media - 3.2% |
Affinion Group, Inc. 11.5% 10/15/15 | | 2,000,000 | | 2,075,000 |
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.: | | | | |
6.25% 11/15/14 | | 490,000 | | 469,175 |
10% 7/15/17 | | 1,120,000 | | 1,243,200 |
Corporate Bonds - continued |
| Principal Amount | | Value |
Nonconvertible Bonds - continued |
Diversified Media - continued |
Lamar Media Corp.: | | | | |
Series B, 6.625% 8/15/15 | | $ 750,000 | | $ 720,000 |
6.625% 8/15/15 | | 1,030,000 | | 999,100 |
9.75% 4/1/14 | | 1,045,000 | | 1,158,644 |
Liberty Media Corp.: | | | | |
5.7% 5/15/13 | | 1,465,000 | | 1,395,413 |
8.25% 2/1/30 | | 255,000 | | 233,644 |
Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co.: | | | | |
0% 8/1/16 (b) | | 6,890,000 | | 6,304,350 |
10% 8/1/14 | | 5,140,000 | | 5,345,600 |
11.5% 5/1/16 | | 2,275,000 | | 2,542,313 |
11.625% 2/1/14 | | 6,320,000 | | 7,102,100 |
Quebecor Media, Inc.: | | | | |
7.75% 3/15/16 | | 3,905,000 | | 3,875,713 |
7.75% 3/15/16 | | 3,585,000 | | 3,558,113 |
| | 37,022,365 |
Electric Utilities - 7.0% |
AES Corp.: | | | | |
7.75% 3/1/14 | | 905,000 | | 918,575 |
7.75% 10/15/15 | | 3,355,000 | | 3,405,325 |
8% 10/15/17 | | 3,060,000 | | 3,128,850 |
9.75% 4/15/16 (d) | | 1,485,000 | | 1,626,075 |
Aquila, Inc. 11.875% 7/1/12 (e) | | 2,825,000 | | 3,271,234 |
Calpine Construction Finance Co. LP 8% 6/1/16 (d) | | 2,945,000 | | 3,033,350 |
Dynegy Holdings, Inc. 7.5% 6/1/15 (d) | | 2,015,000 | | 1,853,800 |
Edison Mission Energy: | | | | |
7% 5/15/17 | | 1,990,000 | | 1,572,100 |
7.2% 5/15/19 | | 2,530,000 | | 1,903,825 |
7.625% 5/15/27 | | 2,465,000 | | 1,651,550 |
Energy Future Holdings: | | | | |
10.875% 11/1/17 | | 7,770,000 | | 6,293,700 |
12% 11/1/17 pay-in-kind (e) | | 4,841,020 | | 3,290,280 |
Intergen NV 9% 6/30/17 (d) | | 3,250,000 | | 3,388,125 |
IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. 7.25% 4/1/16 (d) | | 2,205,000 | | 2,210,513 |
Mirant Americas Generation LLC: | | | | |
8.5% 10/1/21 | | 4,175,000 | | 3,955,813 |
9.125% 5/1/31 | | 1,605,000 | | 1,444,500 |
NRG Energy, Inc.: | | | | |
7.25% 2/1/14 | | 1,245,000 | | 1,263,675 |
7.375% 2/1/16 | | 3,710,000 | | 3,710,000 |
7.375% 1/15/17 | | 5,340,000 | | 5,353,350 |
NSG Holdings II, LLC 7.75% 12/15/25 (d) | | 7,850,000 | | 7,025,750 |
Otter Tail Corp. 9% 12/15/16 | | 2,460,000 | | 2,527,650 |
RRI Energy, Inc.: | | | | |
7.625% 6/15/14 | | 6,280,000 | | 6,217,200 |
7.875% 6/15/17 | | 970,000 | | 953,025 |
|
| Principal Amount | | Value |
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC/Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Finance, Inc.: | | | | |
Series A, 10.25% 11/1/15 | | $ 4,115,000 | | $ 3,292,000 |
Series B, 10.25% 11/1/15 | | 4,280,000 | | 3,424,000 |
11.25% 11/1/16 pay-in-kind | | 5,910,610 | | 4,086,366 |
| | 80,800,631 |
Energy - 7.6% |
Antero Resources Finance Corp. 9.375% 12/1/17 (d) | | 2,080,000 | | 2,121,600 |
Ashland, Inc. 9.125% 6/1/17 (d) | | 1,130,000 | | 1,234,525 |
Chesapeake Energy Corp.: | | | | |
6.5% 8/15/17 | | 3,765,000 | | 3,689,700 |
6.875% 1/15/16 | | 1,125,000 | | 1,122,188 |
7.625% 7/15/13 | | 1,445,000 | | 1,513,638 |
9.5% 2/15/15 | | 8,330,000 | | 9,142,175 |
Compagnie Generale de Geophysique SA: | | | | |
7.5% 5/15/15 | | 605,000 | | 598,950 |
7.75% 5/15/17 | | 1,235,000 | | 1,225,738 |
9.5% 5/15/16 | | 2,450,000 | | 2,597,000 |
Denbury Resources, Inc. 9.75% 3/1/16 | | 3,675,000 | | 3,923,063 |
Forest Oil Corp.: | | | | |
7.75% 5/1/14 | | 1,780,000 | | 1,806,700 |
8.5% 2/15/14 (d) | | 4,380,000 | | 4,577,100 |
Frontier Oil Corp. 8.5% 9/15/16 | | 2,700,000 | | 2,808,000 |
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. 9.5% 1/15/16 (d) | | 3,055,000 | | 3,123,738 |
Hercules Offshore, Inc. 10.5% 10/15/17 (d) | | 1,990,000 | | 2,099,450 |
Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co. 9% 6/1/16 (d) | | 460,000 | | 466,900 |
Inergy LP/Inergy Finance Corp. 8.75% 3/1/15 | | 2,265,000 | | 2,352,769 |
OPTI Canada, Inc.: | | | | |
8.25% 12/15/14 | | 1,000,000 | | 827,500 |
9% 12/15/12 (d) | | 1,710,000 | | 1,727,100 |
Parker Drilling Co. 9.625% 10/1/13 | | 1,090,000 | | 1,119,975 |
Petrohawk Energy Corp.: | | | | |
7.875% 6/1/15 | | 770,000 | | 777,700 |
9.125% 7/15/13 | | 5,320,000 | | 5,546,100 |
10.5% 8/1/14 | | 725,000 | | 794,781 |
Petroleum Development Corp. 12% 2/15/18 | | 2,810,000 | | 2,897,813 |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.: | | | | |
6.65% 3/15/17 | | 3,365,000 | | 3,322,938 |
7.5% 1/15/20 | | 3,360,000 | | 3,351,600 |
Plains Exploration & Production Co.: | | | | |
7% 3/15/17 | | 4,230,000 | | 4,187,700 |
7.625% 6/1/18 | | 1,535,000 | | 1,577,213 |
10% 3/1/16 | | 3,207,000 | | 3,487,613 |
Corporate Bonds - continued |
| Principal Amount | | Value |
Nonconvertible Bonds - continued |
Energy - continued |
Quicksilver Resources, Inc.: | | | | |
7.125% 4/1/16 | | $ 3,400,000 | | $ 3,162,000 |
9.125% 8/15/19 | | 2,080,000 | | 2,173,600 |
11.75% 1/1/16 | | 2,250,000 | | 2,548,125 |
SandRidge Energy, Inc.: | | | | |
3.9147% 4/1/14 (e) | | 1,920,000 | | 1,718,400 |
8.625% 4/1/15 pay-in-kind (e) | | 460,000 | | 458,850 |
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp. 11.25% 7/15/17 (d) | | 1,895,000 | | 2,093,975 |
Venoco, Inc. 11.5% 10/1/17 (d) | | 1,990,000 | | 2,089,500 |
| | 88,265,717 |
Environmental - 0.1% |
Clean Harbors, Inc. 7.625% 8/15/16 | | 1,085,000 | | 1,099,919 |
Food and Drug Retail - 1.3% |
Albertsons, Inc. 7.75% 6/15/26 | | 435,000 | | 389,325 |
Rite Aid Corp.: | | | | |
8.625% 3/1/15 | | 1,905,000 | | 1,657,350 |
9.375% 12/15/15 | | 730,000 | | 642,400 |
9.5% 6/15/17 | | 800,000 | | 696,000 |
10.25% 10/15/19 (d) | | 770,000 | | 812,350 |
SUPERVALU, Inc.: | | | | |
7.5% 5/15/12 | | 355,000 | | 365,650 |
7.5% 11/15/14 | | 2,725,000 | | 2,759,063 |
8% 5/1/16 | | 3,110,000 | | 3,148,875 |
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. 11.375% 8/1/15 (d) | | 2,345,000 | | 2,468,113 |
Tops Markets LLC 10.125% 10/15/15 (d) | | 1,870,000 | | 1,944,800 |
| | 14,883,926 |
Food/Beverage/Tobacco - 1.4% |
Constellation Brands, Inc.: | | | | |
7.25% 9/1/16 | | 2,100,000 | | 2,131,500 |
8.375% 12/15/14 | | 2,260,000 | | 2,395,600 |
Dean Foods Co.: | | | | |
6.9% 10/15/17 | | 4,450,000 | | 4,227,500 |
7% 6/1/16 | | 2,445,000 | | 2,396,100 |
Dole Food Co., Inc. 8% 10/1/16 (d) | | 3,580,000 | | 3,660,550 |
National Beef Packing Co. LLC/National Beef Finance Corp. 10.5% 8/1/11 | | 1,576,000 | | 1,568,120 |
| | 16,379,370 |
Gaming - 2.7% |
Chukchansi Economic Development Authority: | | | | |
4.0244% 11/15/12 (d)(e) | | 1,010,000 | | 707,000 |
8% 11/15/13 (d) | | 3,410,000 | | 2,489,300 |
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority: | | | | |
6.125% 2/15/13 | | 1,945,000 | | 1,558,431 |
|
| Principal Amount | | Value |
6.875% 2/15/15 | | $ 345,000 | | $ 224,250 |
7.125% 8/15/14 | | 1,940,000 | | 1,299,800 |
11.5% 11/1/17 (d) | | 805,000 | | 817,075 |
Park Place Entertainment Corp. 7.875% 3/15/10 | | 905,000 | | 902,738 |
Scientific Games Corp.: | | | | |
7.875% 6/15/16 (d) | | 3,080,000 | | 3,087,700 |
9.25% 6/15/19 | | 1,920,000 | | 2,016,000 |
Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment, Inc. 2.7536% 3/15/14 (d)(e) | | 2,125,000 | | 1,750,469 |
Seneca Gaming Corp.: | | | | |
Series B, 7.25% 5/1/12 | | 5,055,000 | | 4,928,625 |
7.25% 5/1/12 | | 2,225,000 | | 2,169,375 |
Snoqualmie Entertainment Authority: | | | | |
4.68% 2/1/14 (d)(e) | | 3,525,000 | | 1,727,250 |
9.125% 2/1/15 (d) | | 1,290,000 | | 683,700 |
Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp.: | | | | |
6.625% 12/1/14 | | 3,325,000 | | 3,208,625 |
6.625% 12/1/14 | | 4,035,000 | | 3,893,775 |
| | 31,464,113 |
Healthcare - 7.3% |
Apria Healthcare Group, Inc.: | | | | |
11.25% 11/1/14 (d) | | 1,745,000 | | 1,915,138 |
12.375% 11/1/14 (d) | | 1,000,000 | | 1,100,000 |
Biomet, Inc.: | | | | |
10% 10/15/17 | | 2,490,000 | | 2,701,650 |
10.375% 10/15/17 pay-in-kind (e) | | 995,000 | | 1,079,575 |
11.625% 10/15/17 | | 3,490,000 | | 3,839,000 |
Community Health Systems, Inc. 8.875% 7/15/15 | | 2,915,000 | | 3,017,025 |
DJO Finance LLC / DJO Finance Corp. 10.875% 11/15/14 | | 8,375,000 | | 8,793,750 |
HCA, Inc.: | | | | |
6.5% 2/15/16 | | 6,715,000 | | 6,328,888 |
7.875% 2/15/20 (d) | | 855,000 | | 878,513 |
8.5% 4/15/19 (d) | | 2,125,000 | | 2,289,688 |
9.125% 11/15/14 | | 6,670,000 | | 7,036,850 |
9.25% 11/15/16 | | 8,519,000 | | 9,136,628 |
9.625% 11/15/16 pay-in-kind (e) | | 5,401,000 | | 5,846,583 |
9.875% 2/15/17 (d) | | 580,000 | | 635,100 |
Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc.: | | | | |
7.875% 2/1/16 (d) | | 1,030,000 | | 1,011,975 |
9% 5/15/16 | | 2,875,000 | | 2,946,875 |
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.: | | | | |
7% 4/1/14 | | 9,235,000 | | 9,142,650 |
7% 1/15/16 | | 440,000 | | 433,400 |
Psychiatric Solutions, Inc.: | | | | |
7.75% 7/15/15 | | 80,000 | | 77,200 |
7.75% 7/15/15 (d) | | 800,000 | | 766,000 |
Corporate Bonds - continued |
| Principal Amount | | Value |
Nonconvertible Bonds - continued |
Healthcare - continued |
Service Corp. International 7.5% 4/1/27 | | $ 4,050,000 | | $ 3,604,500 |
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International 8.375% 6/15/16 (d) | | 2,355,000 | | 2,425,650 |
Ventas Realty LP: | | | | |
6.5% 6/1/16 | | 1,200,000 | | 1,161,000 |
6.5% 6/1/16 | | 460,000 | | 445,050 |
6.625% 10/15/14 | | 2,835,000 | | 2,799,563 |
Viant Holdings, Inc. 10.125% 7/15/17 (d) | | 3,679,000 | | 3,660,605 |
VWR Funding, Inc. 11.25% 7/15/15 pay-in-kind (c) | | 2,220,000 | | 2,102,063 |
| | 85,174,919 |
Homebuilding/Real Estate - 2.4% |
American Real Estate Partners/American Real Estate Finance Corp.: | | | | |
7.125% 2/15/13 | | 7,420,000 | | 7,568,400 |
8.125% 6/1/12 | | 8,345,000 | | 8,511,900 |
DuPont Fabros Technology LP 8.5% 12/15/17 (d) | | 1,460,000 | | 1,487,375 |
K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. 10.625% 10/15/16 (d) | | 2,595,000 | | 2,711,775 |
Lennar Corp. 12.25% 6/1/17 | | 1,650,000 | | 1,980,000 |
Ryland Group, Inc. 8.4% 5/15/17 | | 1,705,000 | | 1,803,038 |
Standard Pacific Corp. 7% 8/15/15 | | 1,070,000 | | 936,250 |
Standard Pacific Escrow LLC 10.75% 9/15/16 (d) | | 2,405,000 | | 2,453,100 |
| | 27,451,838 |
Hotels - 1.5% |
Host Hotels & Resorts LP 9% 5/15/17 (d) | | 2,195,000 | | 2,370,600 |
Host Marriott LP 7.125% 11/1/13 | | 6,900,000 | | 6,969,000 |
ITT Corp. 7.375% 11/15/15 | | 2,445,000 | | 2,527,519 |
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.: | | | | |
7.15% 12/1/19 | | 1,740,000 | | 1,740,000 |
7.875% 10/15/14 | | 3,785,000 | | 4,045,219 |
| | 17,652,338 |
Insurance - 0.5% |
American International Group, Inc.: | | | | |
4.25% 5/15/13 | | 660,000 | | 609,647 |
5.05% 10/1/15 | | 455,000 | | 379,586 |
5.45% 5/18/17 | | 1,670,000 | | 1,332,210 |
5.6% 10/18/16 | | 1,860,000 | | 1,539,217 |
5.85% 1/16/18 | | 585,000 | | 480,009 |
|
| Principal Amount | | Value |
8.25% 8/15/18 | | $ 660,000 | | $ 619,641 |
Provident Companies, Inc. 7% 7/15/18 | | 800,000 | | 768,181 |
| | 5,728,491 |
Leisure - 1.3% |
Harrah's Escrow Corp. 11.25% 6/1/17 (d) | | 890,000 | | 936,725 |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.: | | | | |
7.25% 3/15/18 | | 1,815,000 | | 1,683,413 |
11.875% 7/15/15 | | 1,440,000 | | 1,656,000 |
yankee: | | | | |
7% 6/15/13 | | 3,985,000 | | 3,975,038 |
7.25% 6/15/16 | | 3,040,000 | | 2,933,600 |
7.5% 10/15/27 | | 1,400,000 | | 1,162,000 |
Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. 11% 2/1/14 | | 1,772,000 | | 1,072,060 |
Universal City Development Partners Ltd./UCDP Finance, Inc.: | | | | |
8.875% 11/15/15 (d) | | 1,245,000 | | 1,218,544 |
10.875% 11/15/16 (d) | | 430,000 | | 431,075 |
| | 15,068,455 |
Metals/Mining - 1.6% |
Arch Coal, Inc. 8.75% 8/1/16 (d) | | 1,555,000 | | 1,623,031 |
Drummond Co., Inc.: | | | | |
7.375% 2/15/16 | | 7,510,000 | | 7,359,800 |
9% 10/15/14 (d) | | 830,000 | | 867,350 |
FMG Finance Property Ltd. 10% 9/1/13 (d) | | 3,100,000 | | 3,224,000 |
Massey Energy Co. 6.875% 12/15/13 | | 5,595,000 | | 5,588,006 |
| | 18,662,187 |
Paper - 1.7% |
Boise Paper Holdings LLC / Finance Corp. 9% 11/1/17 (d) | | 1,670,000 | | 1,720,100 |
Cascades, Inc. 7.75% 12/15/17 (d) | | 1,745,000 | | 1,766,813 |
Domtar Corp.: | | | | |
5.375% 12/1/13 | | 1,045,000 | | 1,018,875 |
7.125% 8/15/15 | | 1,425,000 | | 1,432,125 |
10.75% 6/1/17 | | 3,665,000 | | 4,297,213 |
Georgia-Pacific Corp.: | | | | |
7% 1/15/15 (d) | | 2,740,000 | | 2,774,250 |
8.875% 5/15/31 | | 1,435,000 | | 1,521,100 |
Georgia-Pacific LLC 8.25% 5/1/16 (d) | | 291,410 | | 308,166 |
Rock-Tenn Co.: | | | | |
9.25% 3/15/16 | | 810,000 | | 874,800 |
9.25% 3/15/16 (d) | | 525,000 | | 567,000 |
Verso Paper Holdings LLC/Verso Paper, Inc.: | | | | |
4.0306% 8/1/14 (e) | | 100,000 | | 78,000 |
11.5% 7/1/14 (d) | | 2,615,000 | | 2,876,500 |
| | 19,234,942 |
Corporate Bonds - continued |
| Principal Amount | | Value |
Nonconvertible Bonds - continued |
Publishing/Printing - 0.2% |
TL Acquisitions, Inc. 10.5% 1/15/15 (d) | | $ 2,795,000 | | $ 2,669,225 |
Restaurants - 0.3% |
Wendy's/Arby's Restaurants LLC 10% 7/15/16 | | 3,460,000 | | 3,736,800 |
Services - 3.3% |
ARAMARK Corp.: | | | | |
3.7806% 2/1/15 (e) | | 6,915,000 | | 6,327,225 |
8.5% 2/1/15 | | 3,080,000 | | 3,172,400 |
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc.: | | | | |
7.625% 5/15/14 | | 4,140,000 | | 3,933,000 |
7.75% 5/15/16 | | 3,075,000 | | 2,875,125 |
FTI Consulting, Inc. 7.625% 6/15/13 | | 2,965,000 | | 3,002,063 |
Hertz Corp.: | | | | |
8.875% 1/1/14 | | 4,155,000 | | 4,258,875 |
10.5% 1/1/16 | | 2,965,000 | | 3,172,550 |
McJunkin Red Man Corp. 9.5% 12/15/16 (d) | | 3,010,000 | | 2,957,325 |
Rural/Metro Corp. 0% 3/15/16 (b) | | 965,000 | | 965,000 |
ServiceMaster Co. 10.75% 7/15/15 pay-in-kind (d) | | 3,000,000 | | 3,135,000 |
United Rentals North America, Inc.: | | | | |
7.75% 11/15/13 | | 2,000,000 | | 1,880,000 |
9.25% 12/15/19 | | 2,005,000 | | 2,072,669 |
| | 37,751,232 |
Shipping - 2.3% |
Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc.: | | | | |
8.875% 11/1/17 (d) | | 1,030,000 | | 1,063,475 |
9.5% 12/15/14 | | 4,737,000 | | 4,713,315 |
Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.: | | | | |
7.5% 2/15/24 | | 475,000 | | 407,313 |
8.75% 12/1/13 | | 85,000 | | 88,931 |
Ship Finance International Ltd. 8.5% 12/15/13 | | 22,075,000 | | 20,750,466 |
| | 27,023,500 |
Specialty Retailing - 0.5% |
Ltd. Brands, Inc. 8.5% 6/15/19 (d) | | 2,855,000 | | 3,090,538 |
Netflix, Inc. 8.5% 11/15/17 (d) | | 2,155,000 | | 2,235,813 |
| | 5,326,351 |
Steels - 1.4% |
Edgen Murray Corp. 12.25% 1/15/15 (d) | | 5,015,000 | | 4,914,700 |
Essar Steel Algoma, Inc. 9.375% 3/15/15 (d) | | 3,155,000 | | 3,111,619 |
Steel Dynamics, Inc.: | | | | |
6.75% 4/1/15 | | 4,030,000 | | 3,999,775 |
|
| Principal Amount | | Value |
7.375% 11/1/12 | | $ 2,805,000 | | $ 2,896,163 |
Tube City IMS Corp. 9.75% 2/1/15 | | 1,695,000 | | 1,637,794 |
| | 16,560,051 |
Super Retail - 1.8% |
Federated Retail Holdings, Inc. 5.9% 12/1/16 | | 2,455,000 | | 2,393,625 |
Intcomex, Inc. 13.25% 12/15/14 (d) | | 1,525,000 | | 1,479,250 |
Macy's Retail Holdings, Inc. 8.875% 7/15/15 | | 1,925,000 | | 2,122,313 |
Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. 9% 10/15/15 pay-in-kind (c) | | 2,120,000 | | 2,056,400 |
Sonic Automotive, Inc. 8.625% 8/15/13 | | 1,705,000 | | 1,696,475 |
The Bon-Ton Department Stores, Inc. 10.25% 3/15/14 | | 3,150,000 | | 2,905,875 |
Toys 'R' Us Property Co. I LLC 10.75% 7/15/17 (d) | | 830,000 | | 900,550 |
Toys 'R' Us Property Co. II LLC 8.5% 12/1/17 (d) | | 2,505,000 | | 2,530,050 |
Toys 'R' Us, Inc.: | | | | |
7.375% 10/15/18 | | 995,000 | | 910,425 |
7.625% 8/1/11 | | 3,840,000 | | 3,888,000 |
| | 20,882,963 |
Technology - 4.4% |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 8.125% 12/15/17 (d) | | 2,585,000 | | 2,572,075 |
Amkor Technology, Inc.: | | | | |
7.75% 5/15/13 | | 3,060,000 | | 3,113,550 |
9.25% 6/1/16 | | 2,180,000 | | 2,305,350 |
Avaya, Inc. 10.125% 11/1/15 pay-in-kind (c)(d) | | 1,826,000 | | 1,691,922 |
Ceridian Corp. 11.25% 11/15/15 | | 2,673,000 | | 2,552,715 |
First Data Corp. 10.55% 9/24/15 pay-in-kind (c) | | 4,505,000 | | 3,864,145 |
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.: | | | | |
9.875% 12/15/14 pay-in-kind (e) | | 2,088,266 | | 1,833,157 |
10.125% 12/15/16 | | 2,600,000 | | 2,132,000 |
Jabil Circuit, Inc.: | | | | |
7.75% 7/15/16 | | 2,385,000 | | 2,504,250 |
8.25% 3/15/18 | | 690,000 | | 738,300 |
Lucent Technologies, Inc.: | | | | |
6.45% 3/15/29 | | 4,675,000 | | 3,348,469 |
6.5% 1/15/28 | | 4,915,000 | | 3,495,794 |
NXP BV: | | | | |
7.875% 10/15/14 | | 1,005,000 | | 919,575 |
9.5% 10/15/15 | | 2,935,000 | | 2,524,100 |
Seagate Technology HDD Holdings 6.8% 10/1/16 | | 2,485,000 | | 2,385,600 |
Seagate Technology International 10% 5/1/14 (d) | | 670,000 | | 740,350 |
Terremark Worldwide, Inc. 12% 6/15/17 (d) | | 3,460,000 | | 3,840,600 |
Corporate Bonds - continued |
| Principal Amount | | Value |
Nonconvertible Bonds - continued |
Technology - continued |
Viasystems, Inc. 12% 1/15/15 (d) | | $ 1,625,000 | | $ 1,738,750 |
Xerox Capital Trust I 8% 2/1/27 | | 9,405,000 | | 9,310,950 |
| | 51,611,652 |
Telecommunications - 14.0% |
Cincinnati Bell, Inc.: | | | | |
8.25% 10/15/17 | | 2,580,000 | | 2,612,250 |
8.375% 1/15/14 | | 4,605,000 | | 4,697,100 |
Citizens Communications Co.: | | | | |
7.875% 1/15/27 | | 940,000 | | 846,000 |
9% 8/15/31 | | 2,685,000 | | 2,638,013 |
Clearwire Communications LLC/Clearwire Finance, Inc. 12% 12/1/15 (d) | | 4,440,000 | | 4,489,950 |
Clearwire Escrow Corp. 12% 12/1/15 (d) | | 5,005,000 | | 5,061,306 |
Cleveland Unlimited, Inc. 12.5% 12/15/10 (d)(e) | | 1,275,000 | | 1,236,750 |
Cricket Communications, Inc.: | | | | |
7.75% 5/15/16 | | 2,915,000 | | 2,915,000 |
9.375% 11/1/14 | | 1,020,000 | | 1,025,100 |
10% 7/15/15 | | 2,590,000 | | 2,641,800 |
Digicel Group Ltd.: | | | | |
8.25% 9/1/17 (d) | | 3,145,000 | | 3,042,788 |
8.875% 1/15/15 (d) | | 7,365,000 | | 7,162,463 |
9.125% 1/15/15 pay-in-kind (d)(e) | | 3,357,000 | | 3,302,449 |
12% 4/1/14 (d) | | 1,430,000 | | 1,598,025 |
Frontier Communications Corp.: | | | | |
8.125% 10/1/18 | | 3,690,000 | | 3,708,450 |
8.25% 5/1/14 | | 1,945,000 | | 2,027,663 |
Intelsat Bermuda Ltd. 12.5% 2/4/17 pay-in-kind (c)(d) | | 3,865,000 | | 3,610,823 |
Intelsat Jackson Holdings Ltd.: | | | | |
9.5% 6/15/16 | | 6,125,000 | | 6,569,063 |
11.5% 6/15/16 | | 1,203,000 | | 1,293,225 |
Intelsat Ltd.: | | | | |
6.5% 11/1/13 | | 10,705,000 | | 10,009,175 |
7.625% 4/15/12 | | 9,280,000 | | 9,280,000 |
Intelsat Subsidiary Holding Co. Ltd.: | | | | |
8.875% 1/15/15 (d) | | 585,000 | | 602,550 |
8.875% 1/15/15 | | 5,180,000 | | 5,335,400 |
MetroPCS Wireless, Inc.: | | | | |
9.25% 11/1/14 | | 5,335,000 | | 5,401,688 |
9.25% 11/1/14 | | 1,755,000 | | 1,770,356 |
Nextel Communications, Inc.: | | | | |
5.95% 3/15/14 | | 4,895,000 | | 4,570,706 |
6.875% 10/31/13 | | 3,945,000 | | 3,826,650 |
7.375% 8/1/15 | | 6,615,000 | | 6,433,088 |
NII Capital Corp.: | | | | |
8.875% 12/15/19 (d) | | 2,735,000 | | 2,670,044 |
|
| Principal Amount | | Value |
10% 8/15/16 (d) | | $ 2,495,000 | | $ 2,613,513 |
Orascom Telecom Finance SCA 7.875% 2/8/14 (d) | | 6,100,000 | | 5,551,000 |
PAETEC Holding Corp.: | | | | |
8.875% 6/30/17 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,017,500 |
9.5% 7/15/15 | | 2,005,000 | | 1,934,825 |
Qwest Communications International, Inc.: | | | | |
7.5% 2/15/14 | | 900,000 | | 903,375 |
8% 10/1/15 (d) | | 3,590,000 | | 3,688,725 |
Qwest Corp.: | | | | |
3.5036% 6/15/13 (e) | | 4,530,000 | | 4,360,125 |
7.5% 10/1/14 | | 1,585,000 | | 1,640,475 |
8.375% 5/1/16 | | 2,615,000 | | 2,798,050 |
Sprint Capital Corp.: | | | | |
6.875% 11/15/28 | | 4,075,000 | | 3,387,344 |
7.625% 1/30/11 | | 1,535,000 | | 1,571,456 |
8.375% 3/15/12 | | 650,000 | | 672,750 |
Sprint Nextel Corp.: | | | | |
6% 12/1/16 | | 7,630,000 | | 6,962,375 |
8.375% 8/15/17 | | 3,200,000 | | 3,248,000 |
U.S. West Communications: | | | | |
6.875% 9/15/33 | | 1,495,000 | | 1,315,600 |
7.5% 6/15/23 | | 1,135,000 | | 1,058,388 |
Wind Acquisition Finance SA 11.75% 7/15/17 (d) | | 4,510,000 | | 4,893,350 |
Wind Acquisition Holdings Finance SA 12.25% 7/15/17 pay-in-kind (d)(e) | | 4,825,000 | | 4,700,589 |
| | 162,695,315 |
Textiles & Apparel - 0.5% |
Hanesbrands, Inc. 3.8308% 12/15/14 (e) | | 2,760,000 | | 2,622,000 |
Levi Strauss & Co.: | | | | |
8.875% 4/1/16 | | 1,295,000 | | 1,359,750 |
9.75% 1/15/15 | | 1,300,000 | | 1,358,500 |
| | 5,340,250 |
Trucking & Freight - 0.2% |
Swift Transportation Co., Inc. 12.5% 5/15/17 (d) | | 2,340,000 | | 1,953,900 |
TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS | | 1,031,007,465 |
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $994,154,045) | 1,036,265,727 |
Commercial Mortgage Securities - 0.0% |
|
LB Multi-family Mortgage Trust Series 1991-4 Class A1, 7.0832% 4/25/21 (d)(e) (Cost $61,406) | | 95,911 | | 74,552 |
Common Stocks - 0.1% |
| Shares | | Value |
Banks and Thrifts - 0.0% |
CIT Group, Inc. (a) | 2 | | $ 55 |
Cable TV - 0.1% |
Charter Communications, Inc. Class A (a) | 23,060 | | 818,630 |
Textiles & Apparel - 0.0% |
Arena Brands Holding Corp. Class B (a)(g) | 48,889 | | 357,379 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $2,735,661) | 1,176,064 |
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 0.2% |
| | | |
Electric Utilities - 0.2% |
AES Trust III 6.75% (Cost $2,507,572) | 51,000 | | 2,359,770 |
Floating Rate Loans - 6.9% |
| Principal Amount | | |
Air Transportation - 0.2% |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. Tranche 2LN, term loan 3.5344% 4/30/14 (e) | | $ 2,983,055 | | 2,490,851 |
Automotive - 1.1% |
Federal-Mogul Corp.: | | | | |
Tranche B, term loan 2.1675% 12/27/14 (e) | | 3,683,492 | | 3,103,342 |
Tranche C, term loan 2.1675% 12/27/15 (e) | | 2,478,690 | | 2,051,116 |
Ford Motor Co. term loan 3.2871% 12/15/13 (e) | | 7,996,460 | | 7,416,717 |
| | 12,571,175 |
Broadcasting - 0.3% |
Univision Communications, Inc. Tranche 1LN, term loan 2.5006% 9/29/14 (e) | | 3,860,000 | | 3,329,250 |
Cable TV - 0.4% |
Charter Communications Operating LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 2.26% 3/6/14 (e) | | 5,049,029 | | 4,720,842 |
Capital Goods - 0.4% |
Dresser, Inc. Tranche 2LN, term loan 6.001% 5/4/15 pay-in-kind (e) | | 4,950,000 | | 4,628,250 |
Chemicals - 0.5% |
Chemtura Corp. term loan 10.5% 3/19/10 (e) | | 3,750,000 | | 3,825,000 |
Gentek Holding LLC Tranche B, term loan 7% 10/29/14 (e) | | 1,700,000 | | 1,700,000 |
| | 5,525,000 |
Diversified Financial Services - 0.3% |
Blackstone UTP Capital LLC term loan 7.75% 11/2/14 | | 3,985,000 | | 3,945,150 |
|
| Principal Amount | | Value |
Electric Utilities - 1.0% |
Ashmore Energy International: | | | | |
Revolving Credit-Linked Deposit 3.2313% 3/30/12 (e) | | $ 1,046,925 | | $ 952,702 |
term loan 3.2506% 3/30/14 (e) | | 7,809,062 | | 7,106,247 |
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC/Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Finance, Inc.: | | | | |
Tranche B1, term loan 3.7751% 10/10/14 (e) | | 960,089 | | 784,873 |
Tranche B3, term loan 3.7349% 10/10/14 (e) | | 3,838,021 | | 3,099,202 |
| | 11,943,024 |
Gaming - 0.5% |
Harrah's Entertainment, Inc.: | | | | |
Tranche B2, term loan 3.2822% 1/28/15 (e) | | 889,616 | | 723,970 |
Tranche B3, term loan 3.2818% 1/28/15 (e) | | 1,062,635 | | 862,116 |
Las Vegas Sands LLC: | | | | |
term loan 2.01% 5/23/14 (e) | | 832,357 | | 719,989 |
Tranche B, term loan 2.01% 5/23/14 (e) | | 4,045,715 | | 3,499,543 |
| | 5,805,618 |
Healthcare - 0.3% |
PTS Acquisition Corp. term loan 2.4809% 4/10/14 (e) | | 1,771,896 | | 1,550,409 |
RehabCare Group, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 6% 11/24/15 (e) | | 1,660,000 | | 1,647,550 |
| | 3,197,959 |
Publishing/Printing - 0.1% |
Newsday LLC term loan 10.5% 8/1/13 | | 925,000 | | 987,438 |
Services - 0.2% |
ServiceMaster Co.: | | | | |
term loan 2.7443% 7/24/14 (e) | | 2,099,122 | | 1,910,201 |
Tranche DD, term loan 2.74% 7/24/14 (e) | | 209,041 | | 190,228 |
| | 2,100,429 |
Technology - 1.0% |
First Data Corp.: | | | | |
Tranche B1, term loan 2.9833% 9/24/14 (e) | | 905,369 | | 808,042 |
Tranche B2, term loan 2.9988% 9/24/14 (e) | | 850,649 | | 759,204 |
Tranche B3, term loan 2.9988% 9/24/14 (e) | | 2,840,471 | | 2,535,120 |
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. term loan 1.9853% 12/1/13 (e) | | 2,188,640 | | 1,926,003 |
Floating Rate Loans - continued |
| Principal Amount | | Value |
Technology - continued |
Kronos, Inc.: | | | | |
Tranche 1LN, term loan 2.2506% 6/11/14 (e) | | $ 3,281,584 | | $ 3,019,057 |
Tranche 2LN, term loan 6.0006% 6/11/15 (e) | | 3,190,000 | | 2,743,400 |
| | 11,790,826 |
Telecommunications - 0.3% |
Asurion Corp. Tranche 2LN, term loan 6.7341% 7/3/15 (e) | | 2,560,000 | | 2,483,200 |
Intelsat Jackson Holdings Ltd. term loan 3.2347% 2/1/14 (e) | | 830,000 | | 751,150 |
| | 3,234,350 |
Textiles & Apparel - 0.3% |
Levi Strauss & Co. term loan 2.4819% 4/4/14 (e) | | 4,545,000 | | 4,090,500 |
TOTAL FLOATING RATE LOANS (Cost $75,916,745) | 80,360,662 |
Money Market Funds - 2.2% |
| Shares | | |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.16% (f) (Cost $25,097,516) | 25,097,516 | | 25,097,516 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 98.7% (Cost $1,100,472,945) | | 1,145,334,291 |
NET OTHER ASSETS - 1.3% | | 15,130,221 |
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 1,160,464,512 |
Legend |
(a) Non-income producing |
(b) Security initially issued in zero coupon form which converts to coupon form at a specified rate and date. The rate shown is the rate at period end. |
(c) Security initially issued at one coupon which converts to a higher coupon at a specified date. The rate shown is the rate at period end. |
(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 end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $277,725,173 or 23.9% of net assets. |
(e) The coupon rate shown on floating or adjustable rate securities represents the rate at period end. |
(f) Affiliated fund that is 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. |
(g) Restricted securities - Investment in securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (excluding 144A issues). At the end of the period, the value of restricted securities (excluding 144A issues) amounted to $357,379 or 0.0% of net assets. |
Additional information on each holding is as follows: |
Security | Acquisition Date | Acquisition Cost |
Arena Brands Holding Corp. Class B | 6/18/97 | $ 1,974,627 |
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 | $ 167,210 |
Other Information |
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2009, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the tables below, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: |
Description | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Investments in Securities: | | | | |
Equities: | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary | $ 1,176,009 | $ 818,630 | $ - | $ 357,379 |
Financials | 55 | 55 | - | - |
Utilities | 2,359,770 | - | 2,359,770 | - |
Corporate Bonds | 1,036,265,727 | - | 1,036,265,727 | - |
Commercial Mortgage Securities | 74,552 | - | - | 74,552 |
Floating Rate Loans | 80,360,662 | - | 80,360,662 | - |
Money Market Funds | 25,097,516 | 25,097,516 | - | - |
Total Investments in Securities: | $ 1,145,334,291 | $ 25,916,201 | $ 1,118,986,159 | $ 431,931 |
The following is a reconciliation of Investments in Securities for which Level 3 inputs were used in determining value: |
Investments in Securities: | |
Beginning Balance | $ 10,627,459 |
Total Realized Gain (Loss) | (4,138,724) |
Total Unrealized Gain (Loss) | 2,888,148 |
Cost of Purchases | 14,335 |
Proceeds of Sales | (6,936,065) |
Amortization/Accretion | (2,816) |
Transfers in/out of Level 3 | (2,020,406) |
Ending Balance | $ 431,931 |
The change in unrealized gain (loss) for the period attributable to Level 3 securities held at December 31, 2009 | $ 65,280 |
The information used in the above reconciliation represents fiscal year to date activity for any Investments in Securities identified as using Level 3 inputs at either the beginning or the end of the current fiscal period. Transfers in or out of Level 3 represents either the beginning value (for transfers in), or the ending value (for transfers out) of any Security or Instrument where a change in the pricing level occurred from the beginning to the end of the period. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) disclosed in the reconciliation are included in Net Gain (Loss) on the Fund's Statement of Operations. |
Distribution of investments by country of issue, as a percentage of total net assets, is as follows: (Unaudited) |
United States of America | 84.1% |
Bermuda | 6.4% |
Canada | 3.4% |
Luxembourg | 1.3% |
Liberia | 1.0% |
Cayman Islands | 1.0% |
Others (individually less than 1%) | 2.8% |
| 100.0% |
Income Tax Information |
At December 31, 2009, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of approximately $238,711,832 of which $88,480,642, $70,783,139 and $79,448,051 will expire on December 31, 2010, 2016 and 2017, respectively. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| December 31, 2009 |
| | |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $1,075,375,429) | $ 1,120,236,775 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $25,097,516) | 25,097,516 | |
Total Investments (cost $1,100,472,945) | | $ 1,145,334,291 |
Cash | | 1,401,780 |
Receivable for investments sold | | 3,984,825 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 277,769 |
Interest receivable | | 20,822,444 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 6,693 |
Prepaid expenses | | 5,081 |
Other receivables | | 286,080 |
Total assets | | 1,172,118,963 |
| | |
Liabilities | | |
Payable for investments purchased | $ 9,121,330 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 1,716,055 | |
Accrued management fee | 541,849 | |
Distribution fees payable | 50,306 | |
Other affiliated payables | 102,050 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 122,861 | |
Total liabilities | | 11,654,451 |
| | |
Net Assets | | $ 1,160,464,512 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $ 1,347,213,165 |
Undistributed net investment income | | 8,082,942 |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments | | (239,682,079) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | 44,850,484 |
Net Assets | | $ 1,160,464,512 |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued
| December 31, 2009 |
| | |
Initial Class: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($608,801,886 ÷ 115,116,980 shares) | | $ 5.29 |
| | |
Service Class: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($103,510,911 ÷ 19,666,092 shares) | | $ 5.26 |
| | |
Service Class 2: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($181,376,617 ÷ 35,007,005 shares) | | $ 5.18 |
| | |
Initial Class R: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($34,080,191 ÷ 6,464,411 shares) | | $ 5.27 |
| | |
Service Class R: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($47,872,804 ÷ 9,125,658 shares) | | $ 5.25 |
| | |
Service Class 2R: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($2,016,215 ÷ 389,704 shares) | | $ 5.17 |
| | |
Investor Class: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($182,805,888 ÷ 34,661,328 shares) | | $ 5.27 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Operations
| Year ended December 31, 2009 |
| | |
Investment Income | | |
Dividends | | $ 317,125 |
Interest | | 95,067,079 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds | | 167,210 |
Total income | | 95,551,414 |
| | |
Expenses | | |
Management fee | $ 5,581,891 | |
Transfer agent fees | 740,817 | |
Distribution fees | 481,051 | |
Accounting fees and expenses | 352,763 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 24,288 | |
Independent trustees' compensation | 6,979 | |
Audit | 75,921 | |
Legal | 53,756 | |
Interest | 143 | |
Miscellaneous | 88,506 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 7,406,115 | |
Expense reductions | (1,220) | 7,404,895 |
Net investment income | | 88,146,519 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | (80,957,504) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities | | 340,753,509 |
Net gain (loss) | | 259,796,005 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ 347,942,524 |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Year ended December 31, 2009 | Year ended December 31, 2008 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income | $ 88,146,519 | $ 85,185,644 |
Net realized gain (loss) | (80,957,504) | (72,607,286) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 340,753,509 | (265,350,744) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 347,942,524 | (252,772,386) |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | (82,969,090) | (81,088,207) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | 122,868,111 | (59,062,712) |
Redemption fees | 89,023 | 147,113 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 387,930,568 | (392,776,192) |
| | |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 772,533,944 | 1,165,310,136 |
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $8,082,942 and undistributed net investment income of $3,850,639, respectively) | $ 1,160,464,512 | $ 772,533,944 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Initial Class
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 3.96 | $ 5.98 | $ 6.35 | $ 6.17 | $ 7.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) C | .438 | .475 | .485 | .476 | .457 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 1.298 | (1.990) | (.311) | .216 | (.281) |
Total from investment operations | 1.736 | (1.515) | .174 | .692 | .176 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.406) | (.506) | (.545) | (.512) | (1.006) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital C | - G | .001 | .001 | - | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 5.29 | $ 3.96 | $ 5.98 | $ 6.35 | $ 6.17 |
Total Return A,B | 43.96% | (24.98)% | 2.79% | 11.24% | 2.70% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets D,F | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .70% | .71% | .68% | .71% | .70% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .70% | .71% | .68% | .71% | .70% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .70% | .70% | .68% | .71% | .70% |
Net investment income (loss) | 9.02% | 8.48% | 7.47% | 7.40% | 6.98% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 608,802 | $ 451,824 | $ 726,409 | $ 922,565 | $ 1,080,002 |
Portfolio turnover rate E | 70% | 58% | 70% | 65% | 95% |
A Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown. B Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. D Fees and expenses of the 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. E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class 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 class. G Amount represents less than $.001 per share. |
Financial Highlights - Service Class
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 3.95 | $ 5.95 | $ 6.32 | $ 6.14 | $ 6.97 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) C | .429 | .469 | .477 | .467 | .448 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 1.281 | (1.971) | (.312) | .218 | (.283) |
Total from investment operations | 1.710 | (1.502) | .165 | .685 | .165 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.400) | (.499) | (.536) | (.505) | (.995) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital C | - G | .001 | .001 | - | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 5.26 | $ 3.95 | $ 5.95 | $ 6.32 | $ 6.14 |
Total Return A,B | 43.41% | (24.87)% | 2.66% | 11.18% | 2.52% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets D,F | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .80% | .80% | .78% | .81% | .80% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .80% | .80% | .78% | .81% | .80% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .80% | .80% | .78% | .81% | .80% |
Net investment income (loss) | 8.92% | 8.39% | 7.37% | 7.30% | 6.88% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 103,511 | $ 95,461 | $ 180,837 | $ 277,546 | $ 319,380 |
Portfolio turnover rate E | 70% | 58% | 70% | 65% | 95% |
A Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown. B Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. D Fees and expenses of the 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. E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class 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 class. G Amount represents less than $.001 per share. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Service Class 2
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 3.89 | $ 5.88 | $ 6.25 | $ 6.08 | $ 6.91 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income C | .422 | .450 | .461 | .453 | .433 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 1.264 | (1.949) | (.305) | .216 | (.284) |
Total from investment operations | 1.686 | (1.499) | .156 | .669 | .149 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.396) | (.492) | (.527) | (.499) | (.979) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital C | - G | .001 | .001 | - | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 5.18 | $ 3.89 | $ 5.88 | $ 6.25 | $ 6.08 |
Total Return A,B | 43.46% | (25.14)% | 2.54% | 11.02% | 2.31% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets D,F | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .95% | .96% | .93% | .97% | .95% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .95% | .96% | .93% | .97% | .95% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .95% | .96% | .93% | .97% | .95% |
Net investment income | 8.77% | 8.23% | 7.22% | 7.14% | 6.72% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 181,377 | $ 87,077 | $ 97,266 | $ 110,503 | $ 86,757 |
Portfolio turnover rate E | 70% | 58% | 70% | 65% | 95% |
A Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown. B Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. D Fees and expenses of the 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. E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class 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 class. G Amount represents less than $.001 per share. |
Financial Highlights - Initial Class R
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 3.95 | $ 5.96 | $ 6.34 | $ 6.16 | $ 7.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income C | .440 | .471 | .479 | .475 | .455 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 1.286 | (1.975) | (.313) | .218 | (.288) |
Total from investment operations | 1.726 | (1.504) | .166 | .693 | .167 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.406) | (.507) | (.547) | (.513) | (1.007) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital C | - G | .001 | .001 | - | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 5.27 | $ 3.95 | $ 5.96 | $ 6.34 | $ 6.16 |
Total Return A,B | 43.82% | (24.88)% | 2.65% | 11.27% | 2.55% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets D,F | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .70% | .70% | .68% | .71% | .70% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .70% | .70% | .68% | .71% | .70% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .69% | .70% | .67% | .71% | .70% |
Net investment income | 9.02% | 8.49% | 7.47% | 7.39% | 6.98% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 34,080 | $ 19,801 | $ 19,401 | $ 93 | $ 83 |
Portfolio turnover rate E | 70% | 58% | 70% | 65% | 95% |
A Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown. B Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. D Fees and expenses of the 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. E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class 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 class. G Amount represents less than $.001 per share. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Service Class R
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 3.94 | $ 5.93 | $ 6.32 | $ 6.14 | $ 6.97 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income C | .431 | .467 | .471 | .467 | .447 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 1.280 | (1.959) | (.318) | .219 | (.282) |
Total from investment operations | 1.711 | (1.492) | .153 | .686 | .165 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.401) | (.499) | (.544) | (.506) | (.995) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital C | - G | .001 | .001 | - | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 5.25 | $ 3.94 | $ 5.93 | $ 6.32 | $ 6.14 |
Total Return A,B | 43.56% | (24.79)% | 2.45% | 11.19% | 2.53% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets D,F | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .80% | .80% | .78% | .81% | .80% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .80% | .80% | .78% | .81% | .80% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .80% | .80% | .77% | .81% | .80% |
Net investment income | 8.92% | 8.39% | 7.37% | 7.30% | 6.88% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 47,873 | $ 26,572 | $ 33,129 | $ 92 | $ 83 |
Portfolio turnover rate E | 70% | 58% | 70% | 65% | 95% |
A Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown. B Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. D Fees and expenses of the 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. E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class 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 class. G Amount represents less than $.001 per share. |
Financial Highlights - Service Class 2R
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 3.89 | $ 5.87 | $ 6.25 | $ 6.08 | $ 6.91 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) C | .416 | .451 | .453 | .453 | .433 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 1.257 | (1.940) | (.294) | .214 | (.282) |
Total from investment operations | 1.673 | (1.489) | .159 | .667 | .151 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.393) | (.492) | (.540) | (.497) | (.981) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital C | - G | .001 | .001 | - | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 5.17 | $ 3.89 | $ 5.87 | $ 6.25 | $ 6.08 |
Total Return A, B | 43.13% | (24.99)% | 2.59% | 10.99% | 2.33% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets D, F | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .95% | .95% | .93% | .96% | .94% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .95% | .95% | .93% | .96% | .94% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .94% | .95% | .92% | .96% | .94% |
Net investment income (loss) | 8.77% | 8.24% | 7.23% | 7.14% | 6.73% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 2,016 | $ 1,487 | $ 2,347 | $ 92 | $ 83 |
Portfolio turnover rate E | 70% | 58% | 70% | 65% | 95% |
A Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown. B Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. D Fees and expenses of the 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. E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class 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 class. G Amount represents less than $.001 per share. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Investor Class
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 H |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 3.96 | $ 5.96 | $ 6.34 | $ 6.16 | $ 6.54 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | .441 | .473 | .477 | .471 | .193 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 1.274 | (1.971) | (.317) | .220 | (.089) |
Total from investment operations | 1.715 | (1.498) | .160 | .691 | .104 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.405) | (.503) | (.541) | (.511) | (.484) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E | - J | .001 | .001 | - | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 5.27 | $ 3.96 | $ 5.96 | $ 6.34 | $ 6.16 |
Total Return B, C, D | 43.43% | (24.76)% | 2.56% | 11.24% | 1.60% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .73% | .74% | .75% | .80% | .82% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .73% | .74% | .75% | .80% | .82% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | .73% | .74% | .75% | .79% | .82% A |
Net investment income (loss) | 8.99% | 8.45% | 7.40% | 7.31% | 6.86% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 182,806 | $ 90,312 | $ 105,920 | $ 78,122 | $ 17,363 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 70% | 58% | 70% | 65% | 95% |
A Annualized B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. C Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown. D Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. F Fees and expenses of the 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. G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. H For the period July 21, 2005 (commencement of sale of shares) to December 31, 2005. I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. 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 class. J Amount represents less than $.001 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 December 31, 2009
1. Organization.
VIP High Income Portfolio (the Fund) is a fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund (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. Shares of the Fund may only be purchased by insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity or variable life insurance contracts. The Fund offers the following classes of shares: Initial Class shares, Service Class shares, Service Class 2 shares, Initial Class R shares, Service Class R shares, Service Class 2R shares, and Investor Class shares. All classes have equal rights and voting privileges, except for matters affecting a single class. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred. Certain expense reductions also differ by class. The Fund's investments in emerging markets can be subject to social, economic, regulatory, and political uncertainties and can be extremely volatile.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies 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) web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC web site 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, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Events or transactions occurring after period end through the date that the financial statements were issued, February 19, 2010, have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Security Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments. When current market prices or quotations are not readily available or reliable, valuations may be determined in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. Factors used in determining value may include significant market or security specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and may be utilized to a significant extent. The value used for net asset value (NAV) calculation under these procedures may differ from published prices for the same securities.
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)
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level, as of December 31, 2009, for the Fund's investments, as well as a roll forward of Level 3 securities, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments. Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows.
Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on evaluated quotations received from independent pricing services or from dealers who make markets in such securities. For corporate bonds and floating rate loans, pricing services utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type as well as dealer supplied prices and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For commercial mortgage securities, pricing services utilize matrix pricing which considers prepayment speed assumptions, attributes of the collateral, yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and types as well as dealer supplied prices and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Dealers who make markets in below investment grade securities, such as asset backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations
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and commercial mortgage securities also consider such factors as the structure of the issue, cash flow assumptions, the value of underlying assets as well as any guarantees. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are valued at amortized cost, which approximates value and are categorized as level 2 in the hierarchy. The Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in below investment grade securities. The value of these securities can be more volatile due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer and is sensitive to changes in economic, market and regulatory conditions.
When independent prices are unavailable or unreliable, debt securities may be valued utilizing pricing matrices which consider similar factors that would be used by independent pricing services. These are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy but may be Level 3 depending on the circumstances.
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 an independent pricing service 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 categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For restricted securities and private placements where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and are categorized as level 3 in the hierarchy.
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Money Market Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
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. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. 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.
Expenses. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among each Fund in the trust. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and filing its U.S. federal tax return. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. As of December 31, 2009, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three years.
Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. 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 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 market discount, deferred trustees compensation, capital loss carryforwards, expiring capital loss carryforwards, and losses deferred due to wash sales.
The federal tax cost of investment securities and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of period end were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation | $ 80,143,769 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (28,169,451) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ 51,974,318 |
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Tax Cost | $ 1,093,359,973 |
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The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
Capital loss carryforward | $ (238,711,832) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ 51,963,456 |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| December 31, 2009 | December 31, 2008 |
Ordinary Income | $ 82,969,090 | $ 81,088,207 |
Trading (Redemption) Fees. Initial Class R shares, Service Class R shares, and Service Class 2 R shares held less than 60 days are subject to a redemption fee equal to 1% of the proceeds of the redeemed shares. All redemption fees, including any estimated redemption fees paid by FMR, are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid in capital.
4. Operating Policies.
Restricted Securities. The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
Loans and Other Direct Debt Instruments. The Fund may invest in loans and loan participations, trade claims or other receivables. These investments may include standby financing commitments, including revolving credit facilities, that obligate the Fund to supply additional cash to the borrower on demand. Loan participations involve a risk of insolvency of the lending bank or other financial intermediary. The Fund may be contractually obligated to receive approval from the agent bank and/or borrower prior to the sale of these investments.
5. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $813,026,181 and $655,055,303, respectively.
6. 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 .45% of the Fund's average net assets and a group fee rate that averaged .12% 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. For the period, the total annual management fee rate was .57% of the Fund's average net assets.
Distribution and Service Plan. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate 12b-1 Plans for each Service Class of shares. Each Service Class pays Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, a service fee. For the period, the service fee is based on an annual rate of .10% of Service Class' and Service Class R's average net assets and .25% of Service Class 2's and Service Class 2R's average net assets.
For the period, each class paid FDC the following amounts, all of which were re-allowed to insurance companies for the distribution of shares and providing shareholder support services:
Service Class | $ 101,466 |
Service Class 2 | 333,765 |
Service Class R | 40,981 |
Service Class 2R | 4,839 |
| $ 481,051 |
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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 an asset-based fee with respect to each class. Each class (with the exception of Investor Class) pays a transfer agent fee, excluding out of pocket expenses, equal to an annual rate of .07% of average net assets. Investor Class pays a monthly asset-based transfer agent fee of .10% of average net assets. The total transfer agent fees paid by each class to FIIOC, including out of pocket expenses, were as follows:
Initial Class | $ 387,263 |
Service Class | 69,698 |
Service Class 2 | 94,620 |
Initial Class R | 19,063 |
Service Class R | 27,074 |
Service Class 2R | 1,280 |
Investor Class | 141,819 |
| $ 740,817 |
Accounting Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The fee is based on the level of average net assets for the month.
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 Daily Loan Balance | Weighted Average Interest Rate | Interest Expense |
Borrower | $ 12,930,000 | .40% | $ 143 |
7. 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, which amounted to $4,587 and is reflected in Miscellaneous Expense on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
8. Expense Reductions.
Through arrangements with the Fund's custodian, 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 expenses by $1,220.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 |
From net investment income | | |
Initial Class | $ 43,747,787 | $ 50,331,327 |
Service Class | 7,425,935 | 10,708,124 |
Service Class 2 | 12,835,833 | 8,200,191 |
Initial Class R | 2,441,349 | 1,730,548 |
Service Class R | 3,419,501 | 2,155,413 |
Service Class 2R | 146,215 | 164,231 |
Investor Class | 12,952,470 | 7,798,373 |
Total | $ 82,969,090 | $ 81,088,207 |
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10. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
| Shares | Dollars |
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 |
Initial Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 20,216,701 | 11,325,778 | $ 94,993,807 | $ 59,074,348 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 8,357,240 | 13,210,472 | 43,747,787 | 50,331,327 |
Shares redeemed | (27,414,117) | (32,087,810) | (129,625,734) | (177,673,130) |
Net increase (decrease) | 1,159,824 | (7,551,560) | $ 9,115,860 | $ (68,267,455) |
Service Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 2,777,781 | 2,103,601 | $ 12,897,331 | $ 11,552,669 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 1,427,657 | 2,825,363 | 7,425,935 | 10,708,124 |
Shares redeemed | (8,725,159) | (11,133,341) | (41,193,317) | (61,774,491) |
Net increase (decrease) | (4,519,721) | (6,204,377) | $ (20,870,051) | $ (39,513,698) |
Service Class 2 | | | | |
Shares sold | 24,366,893 | 12,628,566 | $ 112,451,939 | $ 64,623,990 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 2,502,443 | 2,192,564 | 12,835,833 | 8,200,191 |
Shares redeemed | (14,230,958) | (9,001,486) | (64,857,511) | (50,214,701) |
Net increase (decrease) | 12,638,378 | 5,819,644 | $ 60,430,261 | $ 22,609,480 |
Initial Class R | | | | |
Shares sold | 4,004,167 | 4,746,248 | $ 17,798,935 | $ 24,537,038 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 468,040 | 455,407 | 2,441,349 | 1,730,548 |
Shares redeemed | (3,016,877) | (3,446,209) | (13,725,409) | (19,445,436) |
Net increase (decrease) | 1,455,330 | 1,755,446 | $ 6,514,875 | $ 6,822,150 |
Service Class R | | | | |
Shares sold | 7,453,151 | 7,564,400 | $ 33,119,246 | $ 39,304,602 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 659,445 | 570,215 | 3,419,501 | 2,155,413 |
Shares redeemed | (5,739,021) | (6,965,405) | (26,100,257) | (39,209,237) |
Net increase (decrease) | 2,373,575 | 1,169,210 | $ 10,438,490 | $ 2,250,778 |
Service Class 2R | | | | |
Shares sold | 190,944 | 116,810 | $ 835,730 | $ 631,648 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 28,591 | 44,030 | 146,215 | 164,231 |
Shares redeemed | (212,466) | (178,258) | (995,434) | (993,749) |
Net increase (decrease) | 7,069 | (17,418) | $ (13,489) | $ (197,870) |
Investor Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 20,189,376 | 17,613,879 | $ 92,880,106 | $ 91,879,844 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 2,482,010 | 2,051,733 | 12,952,470 | 7,798,373 |
Shares redeemed | (10,842,692) | (14,594,721) | (48,580,411) | (82,444,314) |
Net increase (decrease) | 11,828,694 | 5,070,891 | $ 57,252,165 | $ 17,233,903 |
11. 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.
At the end of the period, FMR or its affiliates were the owners of record of 31% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund and one otherwise unaffiliated shareholder was the owner of 24% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund.
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To the Trustees of Variable Insurance Products Fund and the Shareholders of VIP High Income Portfolio:
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 VIP High Income Portfolio (a fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund) at December 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the VIP High Income Portfolio'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 the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards 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 December 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 19, 2010
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The Trustees, Member 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 James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 222 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 410 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. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. 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 1-877-208-0098.
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Edward C. Johnson 3d (79) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 1981 Mr. Johnson is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC; Chairman and a Director of FMR; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC); Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Johnson serves as Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as President of FMR LLC (2006-2007). |
James C. Curvey (74) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2006-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. |
* 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.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for each Independent 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 |
Dennis J. Dirks (61) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Currently, Mr. Dirks serves as a member of the Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present). |
Alan J. Lacy (56) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of The Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-present) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2007-present). Mr. Lacy is Chairman (2008-present) and a member (2006-present) of the Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association. |
Ned C. Lautenbach (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr. Lautenbach is an Advisory Partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was with the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. Mr. Lautenbach serves as a Director of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial) as well as the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida. Mr. Lautenbach is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Fairfield University (2005-present), as well as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, Mr. Lautenbach served as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007). |
Joseph Mauriello (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Capital Ltd. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-present) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products, 2007-present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a Director of the Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007). |
Cornelia M. Small (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors of the Teagle Foundation (2009-present). Ms. Small is also a member of the Investment Committee, and Chair (2008-present) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson of the Investment Committee (2002-2008) of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments. |
William S. Stavropoulos (70) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 Mr. Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons (2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004), Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently, Mr. Stavropoulos is a Director of Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Chemical Financial Corporation, Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), Tyco International, Inc. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital (private equity investment, 2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is a special advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science. |
David M. Thomas (60) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products), and Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present). |
Michael E. Wiley (59) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008-present), and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a Sr. Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005). |
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Trustees and Officers - continued
Advisory Board Member and Executive Officers:
Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Peter S. Lynch (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006). |
Kenneth B. Robins (40) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2009-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Robins worked at KPMG LLP, where he was a partner in KPMG's department of professional practice (2002-2004). |
Brian B. Hogan (45) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Vice President of certain Equity Funds and Vice President of Sector Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-present) and President of FMR's Equity Division (2009-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as a portfolio manager. |
Thomas C. Hense (45) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Vice President of Fidelity's High Income and Small Cap Funds. Previously, Mr. Hense served as a portfolio manager for Fidelity's Institutional Money Management Group (Pyramis) (2003-2008). |
Scott C. Goebel (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC; Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). |
William C. Coffey (40) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Holly C. Laurent (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Laurent is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Laurent was Senior Vice President and Head of Legal for Fidelity Business Services India Pvt. Ltd. (2006-2008), and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Group Head for FMR LLC (2005-2006). |
Christine Reynolds (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007). |
Kenneth A. Rathgeber (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2004 Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Rathgeber is Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), FMR (2005-present), FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2005-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2005-present), Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC (2005-present), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2005-present). |
Jeffrey S. Christian (48) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Christian is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Christian served as Chief Financial Officer (2008-2009) of certain Fidelity funds, Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (2004-2009), and as Vice President of Business Analysis (2003-2004). |
Bryan A. Mehrmann (48) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Mehrmann is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Mehrmann served as Vice President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Group (FIIS)/Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC) Client Services (1998-2004). |
Adrien E. Deberghes (42) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005). |
John R. Hebble (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Paul M. Murphy (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Murphy is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2006), Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR (2007), and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1994-2007). |
Gary W. Ryan (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005). |
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
VIP High Income Portfolio
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, acting directly and through its separate committees, requests and receives information concerning, and considers at each of its meetings factors that are relevant to, its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees, each composed of Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. Each committee has a written charter outlining the structure and purposes of the committee. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts.
At its July 2009 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expenses; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board ultimately reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts and the compensation to be received by Fidelity under the management contract is consistent with Fidelity's fiduciary duty under applicable law. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor noted above, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by competitors to Fidelity, and that the fund's shareholders, with the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel and the fund's investment objective and discipline. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the size, education, and experience of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, their use of technology, and the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory, and management personnel. In response to last year's financial crisis, FMR took a number of actions intended to cut costs and improve efficiency without weakening the investment teams or resources. The Board noted that Fidelity's analysts have access to a variety of technological tools and market and securities data that enable them to perform both fundamental and quantitative analysis and to specialize in various disciplines. The Board considered Fidelity's extensive global research capabilities that enable the Investment Advisers to aggregate data from various sources in an effort to produce positive investment results. The Board also considered that Fidelity's portfolio managers and analysts have access to daily portfolio attribution that allows for monitoring of a fund's portfolio, as well as an electronic communication system that provides immediate real-time access to research concerning issuers and credit enhancers.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, distribution, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the Investment Advisers' supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through phone representatives and over the Internet, and investor education materials and asset allocation tools.
Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing for a large variety of mutual fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity has taken a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) dedicating additional resources to investment research and to restructure and broaden the focus of the investment research teams; (ii) bolstering the senior management team that oversees asset management; (iii) contractually agreeing to reduce the management fee on Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund; and (iv) expanding Class A and Class T load waiver categories to increase rollover retention opportunities and create consistent policies across the classes.
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Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated within its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for each class, as well as the fund's relative investment performance for each class measured against (i) a broad-based securities market index, and (ii) a peer group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by the Board over multiple periods. The following charts considered by the Board show, over the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2008, the cumulative total returns of Initial Class and Service Class 2 of the fund, the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of cumulative total returns of a peer group of mutual funds identified by Lipper Inc. as having an investment objective similar to that of the fund. The returns of Initial Class and Service Class 2 show the performance of the highest and lowest performing classes, respectively (based on five-year performance). The box within each chart shows the 25th percentile return (bottom of box) and the 75th percentile return (top of box) of the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten numbers noted below each chart correspond to the percentile box and represent the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of the class indicated.
VIP High Income Portfolio
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The Board reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and stated that the performance of Initial Class of the fund was in the second quartile for all the periods shown. The Board also stated that the investment performance of Initial Class of the fund compared favorably to its benchmark for all the periods shown. The Board considered that the variations in performance among the fund's classes reflect the variations in class expenses, which result in lower performance for higher expense classes.
The Board reviewed the year-to-date performance of Initial Class through May 31, 2009 and stated that it was lower than the fund's benchmark.
Based on its review, and giving particular weight to the nature and quality of the resources dedicated by the Investment Advisers to maintain and improve relative performance and factoring in the unprecedented market events in 2008, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund will benefit the fund's shareholders, particularly in light of the Board's view that the fund's shareholders benefit from investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and services.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Fund Expenses. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expenses compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared.
The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group is broader than the Lipper peer group used by the Board for performance comparisons because the Total Mapped Group combines several Lipper investment objective categories while the Lipper peer group does not. The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors, in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 25% means that 75% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees - continued
VIP High Income Portfolio
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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2008.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee was fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.
In its review of each class's total expenses, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses. As part of its review, the Board also considered current and historical total expenses of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.
The Board noted that the total expenses of each of Initial Class, Initial Class R, and Investor Class ranked below its competitive median for 2008, the total expenses of each of Service Class and Service Class R ranked equal to its competitive median for 2008, and the total expenses of each of Service Class 2 and Service Class 2 R ranked above its competitive median for 2008. The Board noted that the fund offers multiple classes, each of which has a different 12b-1 fee structure, and that the multiple structures are intended to offer a range of pricing options for the intermediary market. The Board also noted that the total expenses of the classes vary primarily by the level of their 12b-1 fees, although differences in transfer agent fees may also cause expenses to vary from class to class.
In its review of total expenses, the Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information on clients that FMR and its affiliates service in other competitive markets, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the total expenses of each class of the fund were reasonable, although in some cases above the median of the universe presented for comparison, in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
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On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the audited books and records of Fidelity. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board believes that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board has also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and any fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and determined that the amount of profit is a fair entrepreneurial profit for the management of the fund.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions.
In February 2009, the Board created an Ad Hoc Committee (the "Committee") to analyze economies of scale. The Committee was formed to consider whether FMR attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR determines the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will achieve a certain level of economies of scale as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board concluded, considering the findings of the Committee, that any potential economies of scale are being shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity in an appropriate manner.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including (i) fund performance trends, actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) portfolio manager changes that have occurred during the past year; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and key personnel, including performance benchmarks used by Fidelity in evaluating incentive compensation for portfolio managers and research analysts; (iv) the structure and process of equity research and actions taken by FMR to improve the quality of research; (v) the selection of and compensation paid by FMR to fund sub-advisers; (vi) Fidelity's fee structures and rationale for recommending different fees among categories of funds; (vii) the rationale for any differences between fund fee structures and fee structures in place for other Fidelity clients; (viii) Fidelity's rationale for recommending which funds should have a performance adjustment component as part of their management fees; and (ix) explanations for the relative total expenses borne by certain funds and classes, total expense competitive trends, and actions that might be taken by FMR to reduce total expenses for certain funds and classes.
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all material factors, the Board ultimately concluded that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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Investment Adviser
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
Investment Sub-Advisers
FMR Co., Inc.
Fidelity Research & Analysis Company
FIL Investments (Japan) Limited
FIL Investment Advisors
FIL Investment Advisors (U.K.) Ltd.
Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc.
Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited
Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc.
General Distributor
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
Transfer and Service Agents
Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Fidelity Service Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Custodian
The Bank of New York Mellon
New York, NY
VIPHI-ANN-0210
1.540029.112
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:
High Income Portfolio - Class R
Annual Report
December 31, 2009
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Contents
Performance | <Click Here> | How the fund has done over time. |
Management's Discussion | <Click Here> | The manager's review of fund performance, strategy and outlook. |
Shareholder Expense Example | <Click Here> | An example of shareholder expenses. |
Investment Changes | <Click Here> | A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months. |
Investments | <Click Here> | A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values. |
Financial Statements | <Click Here> | Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights. |
Notes | <Click Here> | Notes to the financial statements. |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | <Click Here> | |
Trustees and Officers | <Click Here> | |
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees | <Click Here> | |
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 1-877-208-0098 to request a free copy of the proxy voting guidelines.
Fidelity Variable Insurance Products are separate account options which are purchased through a variable insurance contract.
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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 or http://www.advisor.fidelity.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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Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of a class' dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. Performance numbers are net of all underlying fund operating expenses, but do not include any insurance charges imposed by your insurance company's separate account. If performance information included the effect of these additional charges, the total returns would have been lower. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns
Periods ended December 31, 2009 | Past 1 year | Past 5 years | Past 10 years |
VIP High Income - Initial Class R A | 43.82% | 4.82% | 2.24% |
VIP High Income - Service Class R B | 43.56% | 4.75% | 2.15% |
VIP High Income - Service Class 2R C | 43.13% | 4.58% | 1.98% |
A The initial offering of Initial Class R shares took place on April 14, 2004. Returns prior to April 14, 2004 are those of Initial Class.
B The initial offering of Service Class R shares took place on April 14, 2004. Performance for Service Class R shares reflects an asset-based service fee (12b-1 fee). Returns prior to April 14, 2004 are those of Service Class.
C The initial offering of Service Class 2R shares took place on April 14, 2004. Performance for Service Class 2R shares reflects an asset-based service fee (12b-1 fee). Returns from January 12, 2000 to April 14, 2004 are those of Service Class 2. Returns prior to January 12, 2000 are those of Service Class which reflect a different 12b-1 fee. Had Service Class 2R's 12b-1 fee been reflected, returns prior to January 12, 2000 would have been lower.
$10,000 Over 10 Years
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in VIP High Income Portfolio - Initial Class R on December 31, 1999. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the The BofA Merrill Lynch US High Yield Constrained IndexSM performed over the same period. The initial offering of Initial Class R took place on April 14, 2004. See above for additional information regarding the performance of Initial Class R.
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Market Recap: Coming off their worst calendar-year performance in 2008, high-yield bonds enjoyed record gains in the 12 months ending December 31, 2009, with The BofA Merrill Lynch US High Yield Constrained IndexSM up 58.10%. As the year began, the U.S. economy was reeling. In the aftermath of the collapse of investment bank Lehman Brothers, investors retreated sharply from investments well out on the risk spectrum. The U.S. government and the Federal Reserve Board proceeded to intervene with massive fiscal and monetary stimulus measures geared toward restoring liquidity to the debt markets. The pendulum then began to swing the other way in the first half of 2009, largely due to evidence that the stimulus programs were having their desired effect. Starting from very low prices, high-yield bonds enjoyed their best quarter ever in the second quarter of 2009, which included April, the market's strongest month on record. Other factors that helped propel returns included: renewed investor confidence in the markets, which sparked interest in high-yield bonds and other investments that carry risk; improved demand for high-yield products from yield-hungry investors against a backdrop of very low short-term interest rates; signs that the market was working more normally again, including the ability of some high-yield firms to successfully access capital through new issuance; improving business fundamentals; and better performance by the equity markets.
Comments from Matthew Conti, Portfolio Manager of VIP High Income Portfolio: For the year ending December 31, 2009, the fund significantly underperformed the BofA Merrill Lynch index. (For specific portfolio results, please refer to the performance section of this report.) The fund's conservative positioning proved detrimental to relative performance during a period when more-speculative, lower-rated credits outperformed. At the sector level, security selection within casino gaming detracted, as did underweightings in three outperforming groups - homebuilding/real estate, financials and banks/thrifts. Further, the fund's modest cash position created a drag within a vibrant market. On the plus side, the portfolio benefited from positive security selection in the metals/mining and leisure groups, as well as from our positioning within the paper sector. Favorable weightings in broadcasting, shipping, air transportation and energy also contributed, but those gains were wiped out by weak security selection in these areas. Underweighting or not owning several index components that outperformed detracted the most from relative performance: casino operators MGM Mirage and Harrah's, mortgage company Residential Capital, insurance giant AIG (American International Group) and payment-processing company First Data. On the plus side, contributions came from fund holdings in Florida-based theme-park operator Universal City, health care outsourcer Viant Holdings, natural gas exploration and production company SandRidge Energy and underweighting auto financing firm General Motors Acceptance Corp. (GMAC). Some issuers mentioned here were not represented in the fund at period end.
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
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Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) 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 (July 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund 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 for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower. 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 for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' 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. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower. 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. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
| Annualized Expense Ratio | Beginning Account Value July 1, 2009 | Ending Account Value December 31, 2009 | Expenses Paid During Period* July 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009 |
Initial Class | .69% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,171.60 | $ 3.78 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,021.73 | $ 3.52 |
Service Class | .79% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,169.00 | $ 4.32 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,021.22 | $ 4.02 |
Service Class 2 | .94% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,168.60 | $ 5.14 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,020.47 | $ 4.79 |
Initial Class R | .69% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,169.90 | $ 3.77 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,021.73 | $ 3.52 |
Service Class R | .79% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,172.20 | $ 4.33 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,021.22 | $ 4.02 |
Service Class 2R | .94% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,168.30 | $ 5.14 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,020.47 | $ 4.79 |
Investor Class | .73% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,169.70 | $ 3.99 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,021.53 | $ 3.72 |
A 5% return per year before expenses
* Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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Investment Changes (Unaudited)
Top Five Holdings as of December 31, 2009 |
(by issuer, excluding cash equivalents) | % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
HCA, Inc. | 2.8 | 3.1 |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC | 1.9 | 1.5 |
Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co. | 1.9 | 1.8 |
Ship Finance International Ltd. | 1.8 | 1.9 |
Intelsat Ltd. | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| 10.1 | |
Top Five Market Sectors as of December 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Telecommunications | 14.3 | 12.4 |
Electric Utilities | 8.2 | 7.8 |
Energy | 7.8 | 9.9 |
Healthcare | 7.6 | 8.8 |
Technology | 5.7 | 3.4 |
Quality Diversification (% of fund's net assets) |
As of December 31, 2009 | As of June 30, 2009 |
![fid46](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid46.gif) | AAA,AA,A 0.4% | | ![fid46](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid46.gif) | AAA,AA,AA 0.0% | |
![cjc49](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/cjc49.gif) | BBB 2.2% | | ![cjc49](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/cjc49.gif) | BBB 1.7% | |
![fid52](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid52.gif) | BB 30.8% | | ![fid52](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid52.gif) | BB 35.9% | |
![fid55](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid55.gif) | B 39.0% | | ![fid55](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid55.gif) | B 36.2% | |
![fid58](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid58.gif) | CCC,CC,C 21.5% | | ![fid58](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid58.gif) | CCC,CC,C 18.6% | |
![cjc61](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/cjc61.gif) | D 0.0% | | ![cjc61](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/cjc61.gif) | D 0.8% | |
![fid64](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid64.gif) | Not Rated 2.3% | | ![fid64](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid64.gif) | Not Rated 2.5% | |
![fid67](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid67.gif) | Equities 0.3% | | ![fid67](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid67.gif) | Equities 0.3% | |
![fid70](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid70.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 3.5% | | ![fid70](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid70.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 4.0% | |
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We have used ratings from Moody's® Investors Service, Inc. Where Moody's ratings are not available, we have used S&P® ratings. All ratings are as of the report date and do not reflect subsequent downgrades. |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) |
As of December 31, 2009* | As of June 30, 2009** |
![fid46](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid46.gif) | Nonconvertible Bonds 88.8% | | ![fid46](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid46.gif) | Nonconvertible Bonds 88.8% | |
![fid52](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid52.gif) | Convertible Bonds, Preferred Stocks 0.7% | | ![fid52](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid52.gif) | Convertible Bonds, Preferred Stocks 0.7% | |
![fid58](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid58.gif) | Common Stocks 0.1% | | ![fid58](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid58.gif) | Common Stocks 0.1% | |
![fid67](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid67.gif) | Floating Rate Loans 6.9% | | ![fid67](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid67.gif) | Floating Rate Loans 6.4% | |
![fid70](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid70.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 3.5% | | ![fid70](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid70.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 4.0% | |
* Foreign investments | 15.9% | | ** Foreign investments | 14.9% | |
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Investments December 31, 2009
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Corporate Bonds - 89.3% |
| Principal Amount | | Value |
Convertible Bonds - 0.5% |
Energy - 0.2% |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. 2.5% 5/15/37 | | $ 1,361,000 | | $ 1,208,160 |
Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. 3% 6/15/13 | | 1,040,000 | | 655,200 |
| | 1,863,360 |
Technology - 0.3% |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 6% 5/1/15 | | 1,033,000 | | 925,878 |
Lucent Technologies, Inc. 2.875% 6/15/25 | | 2,902,600 | | 2,469,024 |
| | 3,394,902 |
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS | | 5,258,262 |
Nonconvertible Bonds - 88.8% |
Aerospace - 0.6% |
BE Aerospace, Inc. 8.5% 7/1/18 | | 1,900,000 | | 2,014,000 |
Sequa Corp.: | | | | |
11.75% 12/1/15 (d) | | 2,085,000 | | 1,949,475 |
13.5% 12/1/15 pay-in-kind (d) | | 1,315,605 | | 1,223,513 |
Triumph Group, Inc. 8% 11/15/17 (d) | | 2,125,000 | | 2,167,500 |
| | 7,354,488 |
Air Transportation - 2.9% |
American Airlines, Inc. 10.5% 10/15/12 (d) | | 1,990,000 | | 2,069,600 |
American Airlines, Inc. pass-thru trust certificates: | | | | |
6.817% 5/23/11 | | 6,390,000 | | 6,102,450 |
6.977% 11/23/22 | | 535,888 | | 431,390 |
8.608% 10/1/12 | | 535,000 | | 516,275 |
10.375% 7/2/19 | | 1,890,000 | | 2,088,450 |
AMR Corp. 9% 8/1/12 | | 1,980,000 | | 1,603,800 |
Continental Airlines, Inc. pass-thru trust certificates: | | | | |
7.566% 9/15/21 | | 746,591 | | 679,398 |
7.73% 9/15/12 | | 291,916 | | 286,078 |
7.875% 7/2/18 | | 977,038 | | 840,252 |
8.388% 5/1/22 | | 530,099 | | 485,041 |
9.798% 4/1/21 | | 6,265,534 | | 5,012,427 |
Continental Airlines, Inc. 9.25% 5/10/17 | | 1,075,000 | | 1,093,813 |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. 9.5% 9/15/14 (d) | | 1,690,000 | | 1,730,138 |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. pass-thru trust certificates: | | | | |
7.57% 11/18/10 | | 555,000 | | 562,631 |
8.021% 8/10/22 | | 1,476,029 | | 1,295,216 |
8.954% 8/10/14 | | 2,035,205 | | 1,790,980 |
Northwest Airlines, Inc. pass-thru trust certificates 8.028% 11/1/17 | | 1,048,559 | | 912,247 |
|
| Principal Amount | | Value |
United Air Lines, Inc. pass-thru trust certificates: | | | | |
Class B, 7.336% 7/2/19 | | $ 2,886,295 | | $ 2,020,406 |
9.75% 1/15/17 | | 2,445,000 | | 2,512,238 |
12% 1/15/16 (d) | | 875,000 | | 856,406 |
| | 32,889,236 |
Automotive - 3.7% |
ArvinMeritor, Inc. 8.125% 9/15/15 | | 3,250,000 | | 3,103,750 |
Ford Motor Co.: | | | | |
6.375% 2/1/29 | | 1,475,000 | | 1,084,125 |
6.625% 10/1/28 | | 2,500,000 | | 1,875,000 |
7.45% 7/16/31 | | 2,250,000 | | 1,988,438 |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC: | | | | |
7.25% 10/25/11 | | 7,105,000 | | 7,175,283 |
7.5% 8/1/12 | | 3,645,000 | | 3,681,450 |
8% 6/1/14 | | 1,840,000 | | 1,903,259 |
8% 12/15/16 | | 2,185,000 | | 2,187,904 |
8.125% 1/15/20 | | 3,455,000 | | 3,420,450 |
12% 5/15/15 | | 3,495,000 | | 4,071,675 |
General Motors Acceptance Corp.: | | | | |
6.875% 9/15/11 | | 2,320,000 | | 2,296,800 |
6.875% 8/28/12 | | 4,155,000 | | 4,009,575 |
Navistar International Corp. 8.25% 11/1/21 | | 1,650,000 | | 1,683,000 |
Tenneco, Inc. 8.625% 11/15/14 | | 2,140,000 | | 2,140,000 |
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. 10.5% 5/15/16 | | 2,185,000 | | 2,408,963 |
| | 43,029,672 |
Banks and Thrifts - 2.5% |
Bank of America Corp.: | | | | |
8% (e) | | 995,000 | | 960,175 |
8.125% (e) | | 2,985,000 | | 2,880,525 |
CIT Group, Inc.: | | | | |
7% 5/1/13 | | 372,017 | | 349,696 |
7% 5/1/14 | | 558,026 | | 510,594 |
7% 5/1/15 | | 558,026 | | 499,433 |
7% 5/1/16 | | 930,044 | | 813,789 |
7% 5/1/17 | | 1,302,062 | | 1,129,539 |
Citigroup Capital XXI 8.3% 12/21/77 (e) | | 3,628,232 | | 3,492,173 |
Fifth Third Capital Trust IV 6.65% 4/15/37 (e) | | 5,070,000 | | 3,675,750 |
GMAC LLC: | | | | |
6.625% 5/15/12 | | 435,000 | | 424,125 |
6.75% 12/1/14 (d) | | 6,535,000 | | 6,142,900 |
6.875% 9/15/11 (d) | | 2,905,000 | | 2,883,213 |
8% 11/1/31 (d) | | 3,515,000 | | 3,181,075 |
Zions Bancorp 7.75% 9/23/14 | | 3,225,000 | | 2,846,063 |
| | 29,789,050 |
Broadcasting - 1.8% |
Belo Corp. 8% 11/15/16 | | 1,700,000 | | 1,746,750 |
Corporate Bonds - continued |
| Principal Amount | | Value |
Nonconvertible Bonds - continued |
Broadcasting - continued |
Clear Channel Communications, Inc.: | | | | |
4.5% 1/15/10 | | $ 1,060,000 | | $ 1,049,400 |
5.5% 9/15/14 | | 4,480,000 | | 2,934,400 |
6.25% 3/15/11 | | 1,000,000 | | 936,250 |
10.75% 8/1/16 | | 1,000,000 | | 790,000 |
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.: | | | | |
Series A 9.25% 12/15/17 (d) | | 560,000 | | 571,200 |
Series B 9.25% 12/15/17 (d) | | 2,245,000 | | 2,312,350 |
Umbrella Acquisition, Inc. 10.5% 3/15/15 pay-in-kind (c)(d) | | 5,555,000 | | 4,692,586 |
Univision Communications, Inc. 12% 7/1/14 (d) | | 1,975,000 | | 2,172,500 |
UPC Holding BV 9.875% 4/15/18 (d) | | 3,345,000 | | 3,528,975 |
| | 20,734,411 |
Cable TV - 3.6% |
Cablevision Systems Corp. 8.625% 9/15/17 (d) | | 2,960,000 | | 3,056,200 |
Cequel Communications Holdings / LLC and Cequel Capital Corp. 8.625% 11/15/17 (d) | | 4,020,000 | | 4,050,150 |
Charter Communications Holdings II LLC/Charter Communications Holdings II Capital Corp. 13.5% 11/30/16 (d) | | 2,137,797 | | 2,517,256 |
CSC Holdings, Inc.: | | | | |
8.5% 4/15/14 (d) | | 2,370,000 | | 2,515,163 |
8.5% 6/15/15 (d) | | 3,465,000 | | 3,690,225 |
8.625% 2/15/19 (d) | | 1,785,000 | | 1,914,413 |
DISH DBS Corp. 7.875% 9/1/19 | | 5,750,000 | | 5,980,000 |
EchoStar Communications Corp.: | | | | |
7% 10/1/13 | | 4,025,000 | | 4,145,750 |
7.125% 2/1/16 | | 1,670,000 | | 1,703,400 |
Kabel Deutschland GmbH 10.625% 7/1/14 | | 5,050,000 | | 5,302,500 |
UPC Germany GmbH 8.125% 12/1/17 (d) | | 2,880,000 | | 2,908,800 |
Videotron Ltd.: | | | | |
9.125% 4/15/18 (d) | | 1,680,000 | | 1,839,600 |
9.125% 4/15/18 | | 1,705,000 | | 1,866,975 |
| | 41,490,432 |
Capital Goods - 1.2% |
Case Corp. 7.25% 1/15/16 | | 1,460,000 | | 1,441,750 |
Case New Holland, Inc. 7.75% 9/1/13 (d) | | 3,805,000 | | 3,843,050 |
Leucadia National Corp. 7.125% 3/15/17 | | 1,815,000 | | 1,715,175 |
RBS Global, Inc. / Rexnord Corp.: | | | | |
9.5% 8/1/14 | | 2,050,000 | | 2,060,250 |
9.5% 8/1/14 (d) | | 911,000 | | 901,890 |
|
| Principal Amount | | Value |
11.75% 8/1/16 | | $ 2,145,000 | | $ 2,145,000 |
Terex Corp. 8% 11/15/17 | | 2,526,000 | | 2,412,330 |
| | 14,519,445 |
Chemicals - 1.3% |
Huntsman International LLC 5.5% 6/30/16 (d) | | 3,245,000 | | 2,859,819 |
NOVA Chemicals Corp.: | | | | |
3.6494% 11/15/13 (e) | | 5,325,000 | | 4,845,750 |
6.5% 1/15/12 | | 2,905,000 | | 2,905,000 |
8.375% 11/1/16 (d) | | 1,990,000 | | 2,034,775 |
8.625% 11/1/19 (d) | | 1,985,000 | | 2,044,550 |
| | 14,689,894 |
Consumer Products - 0.3% |
Jostens Holding Corp. 10.25% 12/1/13 | | 3,050,000 | | 3,149,125 |
Containers - 1.5% |
Berry Plastics Corp. 5.0344% 2/15/15 (e) | | 1,980,000 | | 1,796,850 |
Berry Plastics Escrow LLC/Berry Plastics Escrow Corp.: | | | | |
8.25% 11/15/15 (d) | | 3,880,000 | | 3,899,400 |
8.875% 9/15/14 (d) | | 1,485,000 | | 1,436,738 |
Crown Cork & Seal, Inc. 7.375% 12/15/26 | | 3,648,000 | | 3,383,520 |
Greif, Inc. 6.75% 2/1/17 | | 4,770,000 | | 4,710,375 |
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc. 7.375% 5/15/16 | | 2,195,000 | | 2,304,750 |
| | 17,531,633 |
Department Stores - 0.0% |
Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. 10.375% 10/15/15 | | 460,000 | | 449,650 |
Diversified Financial Services - 0.9% |
ILFC E-Capital Trust II 6.25% 12/21/65 (d)(e) | | 1,275,000 | | 656,625 |
International Lease Finance Corp.: | | | | |
5.625% 9/20/13 | | 390,000 | | 305,920 |
5.65% 6/1/14 | | 1,315,000 | | 993,823 |
6.375% 3/25/13 | | 360,000 | | 295,985 |
6.625% 11/15/13 | | 820,000 | | 660,088 |
National Money Mart Co. 10.375% 12/15/16 (d) | | 3,010,000 | | 3,089,163 |
Reliance Intermediate Holdings LP 9.5% 12/15/19 (d) | | 3,055,000 | | 3,223,025 |
Sprint Capital Corp. 8.75% 3/15/32 | | 1,820,000 | | 1,715,350 |
| | 10,939,979 |
Diversified Media - 3.2% |
Affinion Group, Inc. 11.5% 10/15/15 | | 2,000,000 | | 2,075,000 |
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.: | | | | |
6.25% 11/15/14 | | 490,000 | | 469,175 |
10% 7/15/17 | | 1,120,000 | | 1,243,200 |
Corporate Bonds - continued |
| Principal Amount | | Value |
Nonconvertible Bonds - continued |
Diversified Media - continued |
Lamar Media Corp.: | | | | |
Series B, 6.625% 8/15/15 | | $ 750,000 | | $ 720,000 |
6.625% 8/15/15 | | 1,030,000 | | 999,100 |
9.75% 4/1/14 | | 1,045,000 | | 1,158,644 |
Liberty Media Corp.: | | | | |
5.7% 5/15/13 | | 1,465,000 | | 1,395,413 |
8.25% 2/1/30 | | 255,000 | | 233,644 |
Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co.: | | | | |
0% 8/1/16 (b) | | 6,890,000 | | 6,304,350 |
10% 8/1/14 | | 5,140,000 | | 5,345,600 |
11.5% 5/1/16 | | 2,275,000 | | 2,542,313 |
11.625% 2/1/14 | | 6,320,000 | | 7,102,100 |
Quebecor Media, Inc.: | | | | |
7.75% 3/15/16 | | 3,905,000 | | 3,875,713 |
7.75% 3/15/16 | | 3,585,000 | | 3,558,113 |
| | 37,022,365 |
Electric Utilities - 7.0% |
AES Corp.: | | | | |
7.75% 3/1/14 | | 905,000 | | 918,575 |
7.75% 10/15/15 | | 3,355,000 | | 3,405,325 |
8% 10/15/17 | | 3,060,000 | | 3,128,850 |
9.75% 4/15/16 (d) | | 1,485,000 | | 1,626,075 |
Aquila, Inc. 11.875% 7/1/12 (e) | | 2,825,000 | | 3,271,234 |
Calpine Construction Finance Co. LP 8% 6/1/16 (d) | | 2,945,000 | | 3,033,350 |
Dynegy Holdings, Inc. 7.5% 6/1/15 (d) | | 2,015,000 | | 1,853,800 |
Edison Mission Energy: | | | | |
7% 5/15/17 | | 1,990,000 | | 1,572,100 |
7.2% 5/15/19 | | 2,530,000 | | 1,903,825 |
7.625% 5/15/27 | | 2,465,000 | | 1,651,550 |
Energy Future Holdings: | | | | |
10.875% 11/1/17 | | 7,770,000 | | 6,293,700 |
12% 11/1/17 pay-in-kind (e) | | 4,841,020 | | 3,290,280 |
Intergen NV 9% 6/30/17 (d) | | 3,250,000 | | 3,388,125 |
IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. 7.25% 4/1/16 (d) | | 2,205,000 | | 2,210,513 |
Mirant Americas Generation LLC: | | | | |
8.5% 10/1/21 | | 4,175,000 | | 3,955,813 |
9.125% 5/1/31 | | 1,605,000 | | 1,444,500 |
NRG Energy, Inc.: | | | | |
7.25% 2/1/14 | | 1,245,000 | | 1,263,675 |
7.375% 2/1/16 | | 3,710,000 | | 3,710,000 |
7.375% 1/15/17 | | 5,340,000 | | 5,353,350 |
NSG Holdings II, LLC 7.75% 12/15/25 (d) | | 7,850,000 | | 7,025,750 |
Otter Tail Corp. 9% 12/15/16 | | 2,460,000 | | 2,527,650 |
RRI Energy, Inc.: | | | | |
7.625% 6/15/14 | | 6,280,000 | | 6,217,200 |
7.875% 6/15/17 | | 970,000 | | 953,025 |
|
| Principal Amount | | Value |
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC/Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Finance, Inc.: | | | | |
Series A, 10.25% 11/1/15 | | $ 4,115,000 | | $ 3,292,000 |
Series B, 10.25% 11/1/15 | | 4,280,000 | | 3,424,000 |
11.25% 11/1/16 pay-in-kind | | 5,910,610 | | 4,086,366 |
| | 80,800,631 |
Energy - 7.6% |
Antero Resources Finance Corp. 9.375% 12/1/17 (d) | | 2,080,000 | | 2,121,600 |
Ashland, Inc. 9.125% 6/1/17 (d) | | 1,130,000 | | 1,234,525 |
Chesapeake Energy Corp.: | | | | |
6.5% 8/15/17 | | 3,765,000 | | 3,689,700 |
6.875% 1/15/16 | | 1,125,000 | | 1,122,188 |
7.625% 7/15/13 | | 1,445,000 | | 1,513,638 |
9.5% 2/15/15 | | 8,330,000 | | 9,142,175 |
Compagnie Generale de Geophysique SA: | | | | |
7.5% 5/15/15 | | 605,000 | | 598,950 |
7.75% 5/15/17 | | 1,235,000 | | 1,225,738 |
9.5% 5/15/16 | | 2,450,000 | | 2,597,000 |
Denbury Resources, Inc. 9.75% 3/1/16 | | 3,675,000 | | 3,923,063 |
Forest Oil Corp.: | | | | |
7.75% 5/1/14 | | 1,780,000 | | 1,806,700 |
8.5% 2/15/14 (d) | | 4,380,000 | | 4,577,100 |
Frontier Oil Corp. 8.5% 9/15/16 | | 2,700,000 | | 2,808,000 |
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. 9.5% 1/15/16 (d) | | 3,055,000 | | 3,123,738 |
Hercules Offshore, Inc. 10.5% 10/15/17 (d) | | 1,990,000 | | 2,099,450 |
Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co. 9% 6/1/16 (d) | | 460,000 | | 466,900 |
Inergy LP/Inergy Finance Corp. 8.75% 3/1/15 | | 2,265,000 | | 2,352,769 |
OPTI Canada, Inc.: | | | | |
8.25% 12/15/14 | | 1,000,000 | | 827,500 |
9% 12/15/12 (d) | | 1,710,000 | | 1,727,100 |
Parker Drilling Co. 9.625% 10/1/13 | | 1,090,000 | | 1,119,975 |
Petrohawk Energy Corp.: | | | | |
7.875% 6/1/15 | | 770,000 | | 777,700 |
9.125% 7/15/13 | | 5,320,000 | | 5,546,100 |
10.5% 8/1/14 | | 725,000 | | 794,781 |
Petroleum Development Corp. 12% 2/15/18 | | 2,810,000 | | 2,897,813 |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.: | | | | |
6.65% 3/15/17 | | 3,365,000 | | 3,322,938 |
7.5% 1/15/20 | | 3,360,000 | | 3,351,600 |
Plains Exploration & Production Co.: | | | | |
7% 3/15/17 | | 4,230,000 | | 4,187,700 |
7.625% 6/1/18 | | 1,535,000 | | 1,577,213 |
10% 3/1/16 | | 3,207,000 | | 3,487,613 |
Corporate Bonds - continued |
| Principal Amount | | Value |
Nonconvertible Bonds - continued |
Energy - continued |
Quicksilver Resources, Inc.: | | | | |
7.125% 4/1/16 | | $ 3,400,000 | | $ 3,162,000 |
9.125% 8/15/19 | | 2,080,000 | | 2,173,600 |
11.75% 1/1/16 | | 2,250,000 | | 2,548,125 |
SandRidge Energy, Inc.: | | | | |
3.9147% 4/1/14 (e) | | 1,920,000 | | 1,718,400 |
8.625% 4/1/15 pay-in-kind (e) | | 460,000 | | 458,850 |
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp. 11.25% 7/15/17 (d) | | 1,895,000 | | 2,093,975 |
Venoco, Inc. 11.5% 10/1/17 (d) | | 1,990,000 | | 2,089,500 |
| | 88,265,717 |
Environmental - 0.1% |
Clean Harbors, Inc. 7.625% 8/15/16 | | 1,085,000 | | 1,099,919 |
Food and Drug Retail - 1.3% |
Albertsons, Inc. 7.75% 6/15/26 | | 435,000 | | 389,325 |
Rite Aid Corp.: | | | | |
8.625% 3/1/15 | | 1,905,000 | | 1,657,350 |
9.375% 12/15/15 | | 730,000 | | 642,400 |
9.5% 6/15/17 | | 800,000 | | 696,000 |
10.25% 10/15/19 (d) | | 770,000 | | 812,350 |
SUPERVALU, Inc.: | | | | |
7.5% 5/15/12 | | 355,000 | | 365,650 |
7.5% 11/15/14 | | 2,725,000 | | 2,759,063 |
8% 5/1/16 | | 3,110,000 | | 3,148,875 |
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. 11.375% 8/1/15 (d) | | 2,345,000 | | 2,468,113 |
Tops Markets LLC 10.125% 10/15/15 (d) | | 1,870,000 | | 1,944,800 |
| | 14,883,926 |
Food/Beverage/Tobacco - 1.4% |
Constellation Brands, Inc.: | | | | |
7.25% 9/1/16 | | 2,100,000 | | 2,131,500 |
8.375% 12/15/14 | | 2,260,000 | | 2,395,600 |
Dean Foods Co.: | | | | |
6.9% 10/15/17 | | 4,450,000 | | 4,227,500 |
7% 6/1/16 | | 2,445,000 | | 2,396,100 |
Dole Food Co., Inc. 8% 10/1/16 (d) | | 3,580,000 | | 3,660,550 |
National Beef Packing Co. LLC/National Beef Finance Corp. 10.5% 8/1/11 | | 1,576,000 | | 1,568,120 |
| | 16,379,370 |
Gaming - 2.7% |
Chukchansi Economic Development Authority: | | | | |
4.0244% 11/15/12 (d)(e) | | 1,010,000 | | 707,000 |
8% 11/15/13 (d) | | 3,410,000 | | 2,489,300 |
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority: | | | | |
6.125% 2/15/13 | | 1,945,000 | | 1,558,431 |
|
| Principal Amount | | Value |
6.875% 2/15/15 | | $ 345,000 | | $ 224,250 |
7.125% 8/15/14 | | 1,940,000 | | 1,299,800 |
11.5% 11/1/17 (d) | | 805,000 | | 817,075 |
Park Place Entertainment Corp. 7.875% 3/15/10 | | 905,000 | | 902,738 |
Scientific Games Corp.: | | | | |
7.875% 6/15/16 (d) | | 3,080,000 | | 3,087,700 |
9.25% 6/15/19 | | 1,920,000 | | 2,016,000 |
Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment, Inc. 2.7536% 3/15/14 (d)(e) | | 2,125,000 | | 1,750,469 |
Seneca Gaming Corp.: | | | | |
Series B, 7.25% 5/1/12 | | 5,055,000 | | 4,928,625 |
7.25% 5/1/12 | | 2,225,000 | | 2,169,375 |
Snoqualmie Entertainment Authority: | | | | |
4.68% 2/1/14 (d)(e) | | 3,525,000 | | 1,727,250 |
9.125% 2/1/15 (d) | | 1,290,000 | | 683,700 |
Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp.: | | | | |
6.625% 12/1/14 | | 3,325,000 | | 3,208,625 |
6.625% 12/1/14 | | 4,035,000 | | 3,893,775 |
| | 31,464,113 |
Healthcare - 7.3% |
Apria Healthcare Group, Inc.: | | | | |
11.25% 11/1/14 (d) | | 1,745,000 | | 1,915,138 |
12.375% 11/1/14 (d) | | 1,000,000 | | 1,100,000 |
Biomet, Inc.: | | | | |
10% 10/15/17 | | 2,490,000 | | 2,701,650 |
10.375% 10/15/17 pay-in-kind (e) | | 995,000 | | 1,079,575 |
11.625% 10/15/17 | | 3,490,000 | | 3,839,000 |
Community Health Systems, Inc. 8.875% 7/15/15 | | 2,915,000 | | 3,017,025 |
DJO Finance LLC / DJO Finance Corp. 10.875% 11/15/14 | | 8,375,000 | | 8,793,750 |
HCA, Inc.: | | | | |
6.5% 2/15/16 | | 6,715,000 | | 6,328,888 |
7.875% 2/15/20 (d) | | 855,000 | | 878,513 |
8.5% 4/15/19 (d) | | 2,125,000 | | 2,289,688 |
9.125% 11/15/14 | | 6,670,000 | | 7,036,850 |
9.25% 11/15/16 | | 8,519,000 | | 9,136,628 |
9.625% 11/15/16 pay-in-kind (e) | | 5,401,000 | | 5,846,583 |
9.875% 2/15/17 (d) | | 580,000 | | 635,100 |
Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc.: | | | | |
7.875% 2/1/16 (d) | | 1,030,000 | | 1,011,975 |
9% 5/15/16 | | 2,875,000 | | 2,946,875 |
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.: | | | | |
7% 4/1/14 | | 9,235,000 | | 9,142,650 |
7% 1/15/16 | | 440,000 | | 433,400 |
Psychiatric Solutions, Inc.: | | | | |
7.75% 7/15/15 | | 80,000 | | 77,200 |
7.75% 7/15/15 (d) | | 800,000 | | 766,000 |
Corporate Bonds - continued |
| Principal Amount | | Value |
Nonconvertible Bonds - continued |
Healthcare - continued |
Service Corp. International 7.5% 4/1/27 | | $ 4,050,000 | | $ 3,604,500 |
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International 8.375% 6/15/16 (d) | | 2,355,000 | | 2,425,650 |
Ventas Realty LP: | | | | |
6.5% 6/1/16 | | 1,200,000 | | 1,161,000 |
6.5% 6/1/16 | | 460,000 | | 445,050 |
6.625% 10/15/14 | | 2,835,000 | | 2,799,563 |
Viant Holdings, Inc. 10.125% 7/15/17 (d) | | 3,679,000 | | 3,660,605 |
VWR Funding, Inc. 11.25% 7/15/15 pay-in-kind (c) | | 2,220,000 | | 2,102,063 |
| | 85,174,919 |
Homebuilding/Real Estate - 2.4% |
American Real Estate Partners/American Real Estate Finance Corp.: | | | | |
7.125% 2/15/13 | | 7,420,000 | | 7,568,400 |
8.125% 6/1/12 | | 8,345,000 | | 8,511,900 |
DuPont Fabros Technology LP 8.5% 12/15/17 (d) | | 1,460,000 | | 1,487,375 |
K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. 10.625% 10/15/16 (d) | | 2,595,000 | | 2,711,775 |
Lennar Corp. 12.25% 6/1/17 | | 1,650,000 | | 1,980,000 |
Ryland Group, Inc. 8.4% 5/15/17 | | 1,705,000 | | 1,803,038 |
Standard Pacific Corp. 7% 8/15/15 | | 1,070,000 | | 936,250 |
Standard Pacific Escrow LLC 10.75% 9/15/16 (d) | | 2,405,000 | | 2,453,100 |
| | 27,451,838 |
Hotels - 1.5% |
Host Hotels & Resorts LP 9% 5/15/17 (d) | | 2,195,000 | | 2,370,600 |
Host Marriott LP 7.125% 11/1/13 | | 6,900,000 | | 6,969,000 |
ITT Corp. 7.375% 11/15/15 | | 2,445,000 | | 2,527,519 |
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.: | | | | |
7.15% 12/1/19 | | 1,740,000 | | 1,740,000 |
7.875% 10/15/14 | | 3,785,000 | | 4,045,219 |
| | 17,652,338 |
Insurance - 0.5% |
American International Group, Inc.: | | | | |
4.25% 5/15/13 | | 660,000 | | 609,647 |
5.05% 10/1/15 | | 455,000 | | 379,586 |
5.45% 5/18/17 | | 1,670,000 | | 1,332,210 |
5.6% 10/18/16 | | 1,860,000 | | 1,539,217 |
5.85% 1/16/18 | | 585,000 | | 480,009 |
|
| Principal Amount | | Value |
8.25% 8/15/18 | | $ 660,000 | | $ 619,641 |
Provident Companies, Inc. 7% 7/15/18 | | 800,000 | | 768,181 |
| | 5,728,491 |
Leisure - 1.3% |
Harrah's Escrow Corp. 11.25% 6/1/17 (d) | | 890,000 | | 936,725 |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.: | | | | |
7.25% 3/15/18 | | 1,815,000 | | 1,683,413 |
11.875% 7/15/15 | | 1,440,000 | | 1,656,000 |
yankee: | | | | |
7% 6/15/13 | | 3,985,000 | | 3,975,038 |
7.25% 6/15/16 | | 3,040,000 | | 2,933,600 |
7.5% 10/15/27 | | 1,400,000 | | 1,162,000 |
Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. 11% 2/1/14 | | 1,772,000 | | 1,072,060 |
Universal City Development Partners Ltd./UCDP Finance, Inc.: | | | | |
8.875% 11/15/15 (d) | | 1,245,000 | | 1,218,544 |
10.875% 11/15/16 (d) | | 430,000 | | 431,075 |
| | 15,068,455 |
Metals/Mining - 1.6% |
Arch Coal, Inc. 8.75% 8/1/16 (d) | | 1,555,000 | | 1,623,031 |
Drummond Co., Inc.: | | | | |
7.375% 2/15/16 | | 7,510,000 | | 7,359,800 |
9% 10/15/14 (d) | | 830,000 | | 867,350 |
FMG Finance Property Ltd. 10% 9/1/13 (d) | | 3,100,000 | | 3,224,000 |
Massey Energy Co. 6.875% 12/15/13 | | 5,595,000 | | 5,588,006 |
| | 18,662,187 |
Paper - 1.7% |
Boise Paper Holdings LLC / Finance Corp. 9% 11/1/17 (d) | | 1,670,000 | | 1,720,100 |
Cascades, Inc. 7.75% 12/15/17 (d) | | 1,745,000 | | 1,766,813 |
Domtar Corp.: | | | | |
5.375% 12/1/13 | | 1,045,000 | | 1,018,875 |
7.125% 8/15/15 | | 1,425,000 | | 1,432,125 |
10.75% 6/1/17 | | 3,665,000 | | 4,297,213 |
Georgia-Pacific Corp.: | | | | |
7% 1/15/15 (d) | | 2,740,000 | | 2,774,250 |
8.875% 5/15/31 | | 1,435,000 | | 1,521,100 |
Georgia-Pacific LLC 8.25% 5/1/16 (d) | | 291,410 | | 308,166 |
Rock-Tenn Co.: | | | | |
9.25% 3/15/16 | | 810,000 | | 874,800 |
9.25% 3/15/16 (d) | | 525,000 | | 567,000 |
Verso Paper Holdings LLC/Verso Paper, Inc.: | | | | |
4.0306% 8/1/14 (e) | | 100,000 | | 78,000 |
11.5% 7/1/14 (d) | | 2,615,000 | | 2,876,500 |
| | 19,234,942 |
Corporate Bonds - continued |
| Principal Amount | | Value |
Nonconvertible Bonds - continued |
Publishing/Printing - 0.2% |
TL Acquisitions, Inc. 10.5% 1/15/15 (d) | | $ 2,795,000 | | $ 2,669,225 |
Restaurants - 0.3% |
Wendy's/Arby's Restaurants LLC 10% 7/15/16 | | 3,460,000 | | 3,736,800 |
Services - 3.3% |
ARAMARK Corp.: | | | | |
3.7806% 2/1/15 (e) | | 6,915,000 | | 6,327,225 |
8.5% 2/1/15 | | 3,080,000 | | 3,172,400 |
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc.: | | | | |
7.625% 5/15/14 | | 4,140,000 | | 3,933,000 |
7.75% 5/15/16 | | 3,075,000 | | 2,875,125 |
FTI Consulting, Inc. 7.625% 6/15/13 | | 2,965,000 | | 3,002,063 |
Hertz Corp.: | | | | |
8.875% 1/1/14 | | 4,155,000 | | 4,258,875 |
10.5% 1/1/16 | | 2,965,000 | | 3,172,550 |
McJunkin Red Man Corp. 9.5% 12/15/16 (d) | | 3,010,000 | | 2,957,325 |
Rural/Metro Corp. 0% 3/15/16 (b) | | 965,000 | | 965,000 |
ServiceMaster Co. 10.75% 7/15/15 pay-in-kind (d) | | 3,000,000 | | 3,135,000 |
United Rentals North America, Inc.: | | | | |
7.75% 11/15/13 | | 2,000,000 | | 1,880,000 |
9.25% 12/15/19 | | 2,005,000 | | 2,072,669 |
| | 37,751,232 |
Shipping - 2.3% |
Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc.: | | | | |
8.875% 11/1/17 (d) | | 1,030,000 | | 1,063,475 |
9.5% 12/15/14 | | 4,737,000 | | 4,713,315 |
Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.: | | | | |
7.5% 2/15/24 | | 475,000 | | 407,313 |
8.75% 12/1/13 | | 85,000 | | 88,931 |
Ship Finance International Ltd. 8.5% 12/15/13 | | 22,075,000 | | 20,750,466 |
| | 27,023,500 |
Specialty Retailing - 0.5% |
Ltd. Brands, Inc. 8.5% 6/15/19 (d) | | 2,855,000 | | 3,090,538 |
Netflix, Inc. 8.5% 11/15/17 (d) | | 2,155,000 | | 2,235,813 |
| | 5,326,351 |
Steels - 1.4% |
Edgen Murray Corp. 12.25% 1/15/15 (d) | | 5,015,000 | | 4,914,700 |
Essar Steel Algoma, Inc. 9.375% 3/15/15 (d) | | 3,155,000 | | 3,111,619 |
Steel Dynamics, Inc.: | | | | |
6.75% 4/1/15 | | 4,030,000 | | 3,999,775 |
|
| Principal Amount | | Value |
7.375% 11/1/12 | | $ 2,805,000 | | $ 2,896,163 |
Tube City IMS Corp. 9.75% 2/1/15 | | 1,695,000 | | 1,637,794 |
| | 16,560,051 |
Super Retail - 1.8% |
Federated Retail Holdings, Inc. 5.9% 12/1/16 | | 2,455,000 | | 2,393,625 |
Intcomex, Inc. 13.25% 12/15/14 (d) | | 1,525,000 | | 1,479,250 |
Macy's Retail Holdings, Inc. 8.875% 7/15/15 | | 1,925,000 | | 2,122,313 |
Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. 9% 10/15/15 pay-in-kind (c) | | 2,120,000 | | 2,056,400 |
Sonic Automotive, Inc. 8.625% 8/15/13 | | 1,705,000 | | 1,696,475 |
The Bon-Ton Department Stores, Inc. 10.25% 3/15/14 | | 3,150,000 | | 2,905,875 |
Toys 'R' Us Property Co. I LLC 10.75% 7/15/17 (d) | | 830,000 | | 900,550 |
Toys 'R' Us Property Co. II LLC 8.5% 12/1/17 (d) | | 2,505,000 | | 2,530,050 |
Toys 'R' Us, Inc.: | | | | |
7.375% 10/15/18 | | 995,000 | | 910,425 |
7.625% 8/1/11 | | 3,840,000 | | 3,888,000 |
| | 20,882,963 |
Technology - 4.4% |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 8.125% 12/15/17 (d) | | 2,585,000 | | 2,572,075 |
Amkor Technology, Inc.: | | | | |
7.75% 5/15/13 | | 3,060,000 | | 3,113,550 |
9.25% 6/1/16 | | 2,180,000 | | 2,305,350 |
Avaya, Inc. 10.125% 11/1/15 pay-in-kind (c)(d) | | 1,826,000 | | 1,691,922 |
Ceridian Corp. 11.25% 11/15/15 | | 2,673,000 | | 2,552,715 |
First Data Corp. 10.55% 9/24/15 pay-in-kind (c) | | 4,505,000 | | 3,864,145 |
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.: | | | | |
9.875% 12/15/14 pay-in-kind (e) | | 2,088,266 | | 1,833,157 |
10.125% 12/15/16 | | 2,600,000 | | 2,132,000 |
Jabil Circuit, Inc.: | | | | |
7.75% 7/15/16 | | 2,385,000 | | 2,504,250 |
8.25% 3/15/18 | | 690,000 | | 738,300 |
Lucent Technologies, Inc.: | | | | |
6.45% 3/15/29 | | 4,675,000 | | 3,348,469 |
6.5% 1/15/28 | | 4,915,000 | | 3,495,794 |
NXP BV: | | | | |
7.875% 10/15/14 | | 1,005,000 | | 919,575 |
9.5% 10/15/15 | | 2,935,000 | | 2,524,100 |
Seagate Technology HDD Holdings 6.8% 10/1/16 | | 2,485,000 | | 2,385,600 |
Seagate Technology International 10% 5/1/14 (d) | | 670,000 | | 740,350 |
Terremark Worldwide, Inc. 12% 6/15/17 (d) | | 3,460,000 | | 3,840,600 |
Corporate Bonds - continued |
| Principal Amount | | Value |
Nonconvertible Bonds - continued |
Technology - continued |
Viasystems, Inc. 12% 1/15/15 (d) | | $ 1,625,000 | | $ 1,738,750 |
Xerox Capital Trust I 8% 2/1/27 | | 9,405,000 | | 9,310,950 |
| | 51,611,652 |
Telecommunications - 14.0% |
Cincinnati Bell, Inc.: | | | | |
8.25% 10/15/17 | | 2,580,000 | | 2,612,250 |
8.375% 1/15/14 | | 4,605,000 | | 4,697,100 |
Citizens Communications Co.: | | | | |
7.875% 1/15/27 | | 940,000 | | 846,000 |
9% 8/15/31 | | 2,685,000 | | 2,638,013 |
Clearwire Communications LLC/Clearwire Finance, Inc. 12% 12/1/15 (d) | | 4,440,000 | | 4,489,950 |
Clearwire Escrow Corp. 12% 12/1/15 (d) | | 5,005,000 | | 5,061,306 |
Cleveland Unlimited, Inc. 12.5% 12/15/10 (d)(e) | | 1,275,000 | | 1,236,750 |
Cricket Communications, Inc.: | | | | |
7.75% 5/15/16 | | 2,915,000 | | 2,915,000 |
9.375% 11/1/14 | | 1,020,000 | | 1,025,100 |
10% 7/15/15 | | 2,590,000 | | 2,641,800 |
Digicel Group Ltd.: | | | | |
8.25% 9/1/17 (d) | | 3,145,000 | | 3,042,788 |
8.875% 1/15/15 (d) | | 7,365,000 | | 7,162,463 |
9.125% 1/15/15 pay-in-kind (d)(e) | | 3,357,000 | | 3,302,449 |
12% 4/1/14 (d) | | 1,430,000 | | 1,598,025 |
Frontier Communications Corp.: | | | | |
8.125% 10/1/18 | | 3,690,000 | | 3,708,450 |
8.25% 5/1/14 | | 1,945,000 | | 2,027,663 |
Intelsat Bermuda Ltd. 12.5% 2/4/17 pay-in-kind (c)(d) | | 3,865,000 | | 3,610,823 |
Intelsat Jackson Holdings Ltd.: | | | | |
9.5% 6/15/16 | | 6,125,000 | | 6,569,063 |
11.5% 6/15/16 | | 1,203,000 | | 1,293,225 |
Intelsat Ltd.: | | | | |
6.5% 11/1/13 | | 10,705,000 | | 10,009,175 |
7.625% 4/15/12 | | 9,280,000 | | 9,280,000 |
Intelsat Subsidiary Holding Co. Ltd.: | | | | |
8.875% 1/15/15 (d) | | 585,000 | | 602,550 |
8.875% 1/15/15 | | 5,180,000 | | 5,335,400 |
MetroPCS Wireless, Inc.: | | | | |
9.25% 11/1/14 | | 5,335,000 | | 5,401,688 |
9.25% 11/1/14 | | 1,755,000 | | 1,770,356 |
Nextel Communications, Inc.: | | | | |
5.95% 3/15/14 | | 4,895,000 | | 4,570,706 |
6.875% 10/31/13 | | 3,945,000 | | 3,826,650 |
7.375% 8/1/15 | | 6,615,000 | | 6,433,088 |
NII Capital Corp.: | | | | |
8.875% 12/15/19 (d) | | 2,735,000 | | 2,670,044 |
|
| Principal Amount | | Value |
10% 8/15/16 (d) | | $ 2,495,000 | | $ 2,613,513 |
Orascom Telecom Finance SCA 7.875% 2/8/14 (d) | | 6,100,000 | | 5,551,000 |
PAETEC Holding Corp.: | | | | |
8.875% 6/30/17 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,017,500 |
9.5% 7/15/15 | | 2,005,000 | | 1,934,825 |
Qwest Communications International, Inc.: | | | | |
7.5% 2/15/14 | | 900,000 | | 903,375 |
8% 10/1/15 (d) | | 3,590,000 | | 3,688,725 |
Qwest Corp.: | | | | |
3.5036% 6/15/13 (e) | | 4,530,000 | | 4,360,125 |
7.5% 10/1/14 | | 1,585,000 | | 1,640,475 |
8.375% 5/1/16 | | 2,615,000 | | 2,798,050 |
Sprint Capital Corp.: | | | | |
6.875% 11/15/28 | | 4,075,000 | | 3,387,344 |
7.625% 1/30/11 | | 1,535,000 | | 1,571,456 |
8.375% 3/15/12 | | 650,000 | | 672,750 |
Sprint Nextel Corp.: | | | | |
6% 12/1/16 | | 7,630,000 | | 6,962,375 |
8.375% 8/15/17 | | 3,200,000 | | 3,248,000 |
U.S. West Communications: | | | | |
6.875% 9/15/33 | | 1,495,000 | | 1,315,600 |
7.5% 6/15/23 | | 1,135,000 | | 1,058,388 |
Wind Acquisition Finance SA 11.75% 7/15/17 (d) | | 4,510,000 | | 4,893,350 |
Wind Acquisition Holdings Finance SA 12.25% 7/15/17 pay-in-kind (d)(e) | | 4,825,000 | | 4,700,589 |
| | 162,695,315 |
Textiles & Apparel - 0.5% |
Hanesbrands, Inc. 3.8308% 12/15/14 (e) | | 2,760,000 | | 2,622,000 |
Levi Strauss & Co.: | | | | |
8.875% 4/1/16 | | 1,295,000 | | 1,359,750 |
9.75% 1/15/15 | | 1,300,000 | | 1,358,500 |
| | 5,340,250 |
Trucking & Freight - 0.2% |
Swift Transportation Co., Inc. 12.5% 5/15/17 (d) | | 2,340,000 | | 1,953,900 |
TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS | | 1,031,007,465 |
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $994,154,045) | 1,036,265,727 |
Commercial Mortgage Securities - 0.0% |
|
LB Multi-family Mortgage Trust Series 1991-4 Class A1, 7.0832% 4/25/21 (d)(e) (Cost $61,406) | | 95,911 | | 74,552 |
Common Stocks - 0.1% |
| Shares | | Value |
Banks and Thrifts - 0.0% |
CIT Group, Inc. (a) | 2 | | $ 55 |
Cable TV - 0.1% |
Charter Communications, Inc. Class A (a) | 23,060 | | 818,630 |
Textiles & Apparel - 0.0% |
Arena Brands Holding Corp. Class B (a)(g) | 48,889 | | 357,379 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $2,735,661) | 1,176,064 |
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 0.2% |
| | | |
Electric Utilities - 0.2% |
AES Trust III 6.75% (Cost $2,507,572) | 51,000 | | 2,359,770 |
Floating Rate Loans - 6.9% |
| Principal Amount | | |
Air Transportation - 0.2% |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. Tranche 2LN, term loan 3.5344% 4/30/14 (e) | | $ 2,983,055 | | 2,490,851 |
Automotive - 1.1% |
Federal-Mogul Corp.: | | | | |
Tranche B, term loan 2.1675% 12/27/14 (e) | | 3,683,492 | | 3,103,342 |
Tranche C, term loan 2.1675% 12/27/15 (e) | | 2,478,690 | | 2,051,116 |
Ford Motor Co. term loan 3.2871% 12/15/13 (e) | | 7,996,460 | | 7,416,717 |
| | 12,571,175 |
Broadcasting - 0.3% |
Univision Communications, Inc. Tranche 1LN, term loan 2.5006% 9/29/14 (e) | | 3,860,000 | | 3,329,250 |
Cable TV - 0.4% |
Charter Communications Operating LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 2.26% 3/6/14 (e) | | 5,049,029 | | 4,720,842 |
Capital Goods - 0.4% |
Dresser, Inc. Tranche 2LN, term loan 6.001% 5/4/15 pay-in-kind (e) | | 4,950,000 | | 4,628,250 |
Chemicals - 0.5% |
Chemtura Corp. term loan 10.5% 3/19/10 (e) | | 3,750,000 | | 3,825,000 |
Gentek Holding LLC Tranche B, term loan 7% 10/29/14 (e) | | 1,700,000 | | 1,700,000 |
| | 5,525,000 |
Diversified Financial Services - 0.3% |
Blackstone UTP Capital LLC term loan 7.75% 11/2/14 | | 3,985,000 | | 3,945,150 |
|
| Principal Amount | | Value |
Electric Utilities - 1.0% |
Ashmore Energy International: | | | | |
Revolving Credit-Linked Deposit 3.2313% 3/30/12 (e) | | $ 1,046,925 | | $ 952,702 |
term loan 3.2506% 3/30/14 (e) | | 7,809,062 | | 7,106,247 |
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC/Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Finance, Inc.: | | | | |
Tranche B1, term loan 3.7751% 10/10/14 (e) | | 960,089 | | 784,873 |
Tranche B3, term loan 3.7349% 10/10/14 (e) | | 3,838,021 | | 3,099,202 |
| | 11,943,024 |
Gaming - 0.5% |
Harrah's Entertainment, Inc.: | | | | |
Tranche B2, term loan 3.2822% 1/28/15 (e) | | 889,616 | | 723,970 |
Tranche B3, term loan 3.2818% 1/28/15 (e) | | 1,062,635 | | 862,116 |
Las Vegas Sands LLC: | | | | |
term loan 2.01% 5/23/14 (e) | | 832,357 | | 719,989 |
Tranche B, term loan 2.01% 5/23/14 (e) | | 4,045,715 | | 3,499,543 |
| | 5,805,618 |
Healthcare - 0.3% |
PTS Acquisition Corp. term loan 2.4809% 4/10/14 (e) | | 1,771,896 | | 1,550,409 |
RehabCare Group, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 6% 11/24/15 (e) | | 1,660,000 | | 1,647,550 |
| | 3,197,959 |
Publishing/Printing - 0.1% |
Newsday LLC term loan 10.5% 8/1/13 | | 925,000 | | 987,438 |
Services - 0.2% |
ServiceMaster Co.: | | | | |
term loan 2.7443% 7/24/14 (e) | | 2,099,122 | | 1,910,201 |
Tranche DD, term loan 2.74% 7/24/14 (e) | | 209,041 | | 190,228 |
| | 2,100,429 |
Technology - 1.0% |
First Data Corp.: | | | | |
Tranche B1, term loan 2.9833% 9/24/14 (e) | | 905,369 | | 808,042 |
Tranche B2, term loan 2.9988% 9/24/14 (e) | | 850,649 | | 759,204 |
Tranche B3, term loan 2.9988% 9/24/14 (e) | | 2,840,471 | | 2,535,120 |
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. term loan 1.9853% 12/1/13 (e) | | 2,188,640 | | 1,926,003 |
Floating Rate Loans - continued |
| Principal Amount | | Value |
Technology - continued |
Kronos, Inc.: | | | | |
Tranche 1LN, term loan 2.2506% 6/11/14 (e) | | $ 3,281,584 | | $ 3,019,057 |
Tranche 2LN, term loan 6.0006% 6/11/15 (e) | | 3,190,000 | | 2,743,400 |
| | 11,790,826 |
Telecommunications - 0.3% |
Asurion Corp. Tranche 2LN, term loan 6.7341% 7/3/15 (e) | | 2,560,000 | | 2,483,200 |
Intelsat Jackson Holdings Ltd. term loan 3.2347% 2/1/14 (e) | | 830,000 | | 751,150 |
| | 3,234,350 |
Textiles & Apparel - 0.3% |
Levi Strauss & Co. term loan 2.4819% 4/4/14 (e) | | 4,545,000 | | 4,090,500 |
TOTAL FLOATING RATE LOANS (Cost $75,916,745) | 80,360,662 |
Money Market Funds - 2.2% |
| Shares | | |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.16% (f) (Cost $25,097,516) | 25,097,516 | | 25,097,516 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 98.7% (Cost $1,100,472,945) | | 1,145,334,291 |
NET OTHER ASSETS - 1.3% | | 15,130,221 |
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 1,160,464,512 |
Legend |
(a) Non-income producing |
(b) Security initially issued in zero coupon form which converts to coupon form at a specified rate and date. The rate shown is the rate at period end. |
(c) Security initially issued at one coupon which converts to a higher coupon at a specified date. The rate shown is the rate at period end. |
(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 end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $277,725,173 or 23.9% of net assets. |
(e) The coupon rate shown on floating or adjustable rate securities represents the rate at period end. |
(f) Affiliated fund that is 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. |
(g) Restricted securities - Investment in securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (excluding 144A issues). At the end of the period, the value of restricted securities (excluding 144A issues) amounted to $357,379 or 0.0% of net assets. |
Additional information on each holding is as follows: |
Security | Acquisition Date | Acquisition Cost |
Arena Brands Holding Corp. Class B | 6/18/97 | $ 1,974,627 |
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 | $ 167,210 |
Other Information |
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2009, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the tables below, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: |
Description | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Investments in Securities: | | | | |
Equities: | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary | $ 1,176,009 | $ 818,630 | $ - | $ 357,379 |
Financials | 55 | 55 | - | - |
Utilities | 2,359,770 | - | 2,359,770 | - |
Corporate Bonds | 1,036,265,727 | - | 1,036,265,727 | - |
Commercial Mortgage Securities | 74,552 | - | - | 74,552 |
Floating Rate Loans | 80,360,662 | - | 80,360,662 | - |
Money Market Funds | 25,097,516 | 25,097,516 | - | - |
Total Investments in Securities: | $ 1,145,334,291 | $ 25,916,201 | $ 1,118,986,159 | $ 431,931 |
The following is a reconciliation of Investments in Securities for which Level 3 inputs were used in determining value: |
Investments in Securities: | |
Beginning Balance | $ 10,627,459 |
Total Realized Gain (Loss) | (4,138,724) |
Total Unrealized Gain (Loss) | 2,888,148 |
Cost of Purchases | 14,335 |
Proceeds of Sales | (6,936,065) |
Amortization/Accretion | (2,816) |
Transfers in/out of Level 3 | (2,020,406) |
Ending Balance | $ 431,931 |
The change in unrealized gain (loss) for the period attributable to Level 3 securities held at December 31, 2009 | $ 65,280 |
The information used in the above reconciliation represents fiscal year to date activity for any Investments in Securities identified as using Level 3 inputs at either the beginning or the end of the current fiscal period. Transfers in or out of Level 3 represents either the beginning value (for transfers in), or the ending value (for transfers out) of any Security or Instrument where a change in the pricing level occurred from the beginning to the end of the period. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) disclosed in the reconciliation are included in Net Gain (Loss) on the Fund's Statement of Operations. |
Distribution of investments by country of issue, as a percentage of total net assets, is as follows: (Unaudited) |
United States of America | 84.1% |
Bermuda | 6.4% |
Canada | 3.4% |
Luxembourg | 1.3% |
Liberia | 1.0% |
Cayman Islands | 1.0% |
Others (individually less than 1%) | 2.8% |
| 100.0% |
Income Tax Information |
At December 31, 2009, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of approximately $238,711,832 of which $88,480,642, $70,783,139 and $79,448,051 will expire on December 31, 2010, 2016 and 2017, respectively. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| December 31, 2009 |
| | |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $1,075,375,429) | $ 1,120,236,775 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $25,097,516) | 25,097,516 | |
Total Investments (cost $1,100,472,945) | | $ 1,145,334,291 |
Cash | | 1,401,780 |
Receivable for investments sold | | 3,984,825 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 277,769 |
Interest receivable | | 20,822,444 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 6,693 |
Prepaid expenses | | 5,081 |
Other receivables | | 286,080 |
Total assets | | 1,172,118,963 |
| | |
Liabilities | | |
Payable for investments purchased | $ 9,121,330 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 1,716,055 | |
Accrued management fee | 541,849 | |
Distribution fees payable | 50,306 | |
Other affiliated payables | 102,050 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 122,861 | |
Total liabilities | | 11,654,451 |
| | |
Net Assets | | $ 1,160,464,512 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $ 1,347,213,165 |
Undistributed net investment income | | 8,082,942 |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments | | (239,682,079) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | 44,850,484 |
Net Assets | | $ 1,160,464,512 |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued
| December 31, 2009 |
| | |
Initial Class: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($608,801,886 ÷ 115,116,980 shares) | | $ 5.29 |
| | |
Service Class: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($103,510,911 ÷ 19,666,092 shares) | | $ 5.26 |
| | |
Service Class 2: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($181,376,617 ÷ 35,007,005 shares) | | $ 5.18 |
| | |
Initial Class R: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($34,080,191 ÷ 6,464,411 shares) | | $ 5.27 |
| | |
Service Class R: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($47,872,804 ÷ 9,125,658 shares) | | $ 5.25 |
| | |
Service Class 2R: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($2,016,215 ÷ 389,704 shares) | | $ 5.17 |
| | |
Investor Class: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($182,805,888 ÷ 34,661,328 shares) | | $ 5.27 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Operations
| Year ended December 31, 2009 |
| | |
Investment Income | | |
Dividends | | $ 317,125 |
Interest | | 95,067,079 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds | | 167,210 |
Total income | | 95,551,414 |
| | |
Expenses | | |
Management fee | $ 5,581,891 | |
Transfer agent fees | 740,817 | |
Distribution fees | 481,051 | |
Accounting fees and expenses | 352,763 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 24,288 | |
Independent trustees' compensation | 6,979 | |
Audit | 75,921 | |
Legal | 53,756 | |
Interest | 143 | |
Miscellaneous | 88,506 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 7,406,115 | |
Expense reductions | (1,220) | 7,404,895 |
Net investment income | | 88,146,519 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | (80,957,504) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities | | 340,753,509 |
Net gain (loss) | | 259,796,005 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ 347,942,524 |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Year ended December 31, 2009 | Year ended December 31, 2008 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income | $ 88,146,519 | $ 85,185,644 |
Net realized gain (loss) | (80,957,504) | (72,607,286) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 340,753,509 | (265,350,744) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 347,942,524 | (252,772,386) |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | (82,969,090) | (81,088,207) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | 122,868,111 | (59,062,712) |
Redemption fees | 89,023 | 147,113 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 387,930,568 | (392,776,192) |
| | |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 772,533,944 | 1,165,310,136 |
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $8,082,942 and undistributed net investment income of $3,850,639, respectively) | $ 1,160,464,512 | $ 772,533,944 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Initial Class
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 3.96 | $ 5.98 | $ 6.35 | $ 6.17 | $ 7.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) C | .438 | .475 | .485 | .476 | .457 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 1.298 | (1.990) | (.311) | .216 | (.281) |
Total from investment operations | 1.736 | (1.515) | .174 | .692 | .176 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.406) | (.506) | (.545) | (.512) | (1.006) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital C | - G | .001 | .001 | - | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 5.29 | $ 3.96 | $ 5.98 | $ 6.35 | $ 6.17 |
Total Return A,B | 43.96% | (24.98)% | 2.79% | 11.24% | 2.70% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets D,F | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .70% | .71% | .68% | .71% | .70% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .70% | .71% | .68% | .71% | .70% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .70% | .70% | .68% | .71% | .70% |
Net investment income (loss) | 9.02% | 8.48% | 7.47% | 7.40% | 6.98% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 608,802 | $ 451,824 | $ 726,409 | $ 922,565 | $ 1,080,002 |
Portfolio turnover rate E | 70% | 58% | 70% | 65% | 95% |
A Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown. B Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. D Fees and expenses of the 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. E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class 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 class. G Amount represents less than $.001 per share. |
Financial Highlights - Service Class
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 3.95 | $ 5.95 | $ 6.32 | $ 6.14 | $ 6.97 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) C | .429 | .469 | .477 | .467 | .448 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 1.281 | (1.971) | (.312) | .218 | (.283) |
Total from investment operations | 1.710 | (1.502) | .165 | .685 | .165 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.400) | (.499) | (.536) | (.505) | (.995) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital C | - G | .001 | .001 | - | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 5.26 | $ 3.95 | $ 5.95 | $ 6.32 | $ 6.14 |
Total Return A,B | 43.41% | (24.87)% | 2.66% | 11.18% | 2.52% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets D,F | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .80% | .80% | .78% | .81% | .80% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .80% | .80% | .78% | .81% | .80% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .80% | .80% | .78% | .81% | .80% |
Net investment income (loss) | 8.92% | 8.39% | 7.37% | 7.30% | 6.88% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 103,511 | $ 95,461 | $ 180,837 | $ 277,546 | $ 319,380 |
Portfolio turnover rate E | 70% | 58% | 70% | 65% | 95% |
A Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown. B Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. D Fees and expenses of the 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. E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class 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 class. G Amount represents less than $.001 per share. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Service Class 2
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 3.89 | $ 5.88 | $ 6.25 | $ 6.08 | $ 6.91 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income C | .422 | .450 | .461 | .453 | .433 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 1.264 | (1.949) | (.305) | .216 | (.284) |
Total from investment operations | 1.686 | (1.499) | .156 | .669 | .149 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.396) | (.492) | (.527) | (.499) | (.979) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital C | - G | .001 | .001 | - | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 5.18 | $ 3.89 | $ 5.88 | $ 6.25 | $ 6.08 |
Total Return A,B | 43.46% | (25.14)% | 2.54% | 11.02% | 2.31% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets D,F | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .95% | .96% | .93% | .97% | .95% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .95% | .96% | .93% | .97% | .95% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .95% | .96% | .93% | .97% | .95% |
Net investment income | 8.77% | 8.23% | 7.22% | 7.14% | 6.72% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 181,377 | $ 87,077 | $ 97,266 | $ 110,503 | $ 86,757 |
Portfolio turnover rate E | 70% | 58% | 70% | 65% | 95% |
A Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown. B Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. D Fees and expenses of the 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. E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class 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 class. G Amount represents less than $.001 per share. |
Financial Highlights - Initial Class R
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 3.95 | $ 5.96 | $ 6.34 | $ 6.16 | $ 7.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income C | .440 | .471 | .479 | .475 | .455 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 1.286 | (1.975) | (.313) | .218 | (.288) |
Total from investment operations | 1.726 | (1.504) | .166 | .693 | .167 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.406) | (.507) | (.547) | (.513) | (1.007) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital C | - G | .001 | .001 | - | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 5.27 | $ 3.95 | $ 5.96 | $ 6.34 | $ 6.16 |
Total Return A,B | 43.82% | (24.88)% | 2.65% | 11.27% | 2.55% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets D,F | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .70% | .70% | .68% | .71% | .70% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .70% | .70% | .68% | .71% | .70% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .69% | .70% | .67% | .71% | .70% |
Net investment income | 9.02% | 8.49% | 7.47% | 7.39% | 6.98% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 34,080 | $ 19,801 | $ 19,401 | $ 93 | $ 83 |
Portfolio turnover rate E | 70% | 58% | 70% | 65% | 95% |
A Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown. B Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. D Fees and expenses of the 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. E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class 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 class. G Amount represents less than $.001 per share. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Service Class R
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 3.94 | $ 5.93 | $ 6.32 | $ 6.14 | $ 6.97 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income C | .431 | .467 | .471 | .467 | .447 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 1.280 | (1.959) | (.318) | .219 | (.282) |
Total from investment operations | 1.711 | (1.492) | .153 | .686 | .165 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.401) | (.499) | (.544) | (.506) | (.995) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital C | - G | .001 | .001 | - | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 5.25 | $ 3.94 | $ 5.93 | $ 6.32 | $ 6.14 |
Total Return A,B | 43.56% | (24.79)% | 2.45% | 11.19% | 2.53% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets D,F | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .80% | .80% | .78% | .81% | .80% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .80% | .80% | .78% | .81% | .80% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .80% | .80% | .77% | .81% | .80% |
Net investment income | 8.92% | 8.39% | 7.37% | 7.30% | 6.88% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 47,873 | $ 26,572 | $ 33,129 | $ 92 | $ 83 |
Portfolio turnover rate E | 70% | 58% | 70% | 65% | 95% |
A Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown. B Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. D Fees and expenses of the 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. E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class 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 class. G Amount represents less than $.001 per share. |
Financial Highlights - Service Class 2R
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 3.89 | $ 5.87 | $ 6.25 | $ 6.08 | $ 6.91 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) C | .416 | .451 | .453 | .453 | .433 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 1.257 | (1.940) | (.294) | .214 | (.282) |
Total from investment operations | 1.673 | (1.489) | .159 | .667 | .151 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.393) | (.492) | (.540) | (.497) | (.981) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital C | - G | .001 | .001 | - | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 5.17 | $ 3.89 | $ 5.87 | $ 6.25 | $ 6.08 |
Total Return A, B | 43.13% | (24.99)% | 2.59% | 10.99% | 2.33% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets D, F | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .95% | .95% | .93% | .96% | .94% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .95% | .95% | .93% | .96% | .94% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .94% | .95% | .92% | .96% | .94% |
Net investment income (loss) | 8.77% | 8.24% | 7.23% | 7.14% | 6.73% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 2,016 | $ 1,487 | $ 2,347 | $ 92 | $ 83 |
Portfolio turnover rate E | 70% | 58% | 70% | 65% | 95% |
A Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown. B Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. D Fees and expenses of the 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. E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class 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 class. G Amount represents less than $.001 per share. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Investor Class
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 H |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 3.96 | $ 5.96 | $ 6.34 | $ 6.16 | $ 6.54 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | .441 | .473 | .477 | .471 | .193 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 1.274 | (1.971) | (.317) | .220 | (.089) |
Total from investment operations | 1.715 | (1.498) | .160 | .691 | .104 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.405) | (.503) | (.541) | (.511) | (.484) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E | - J | .001 | .001 | - | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 5.27 | $ 3.96 | $ 5.96 | $ 6.34 | $ 6.16 |
Total Return B, C, D | 43.43% | (24.76)% | 2.56% | 11.24% | 1.60% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .73% | .74% | .75% | .80% | .82% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .73% | .74% | .75% | .80% | .82% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | .73% | .74% | .75% | .79% | .82% A |
Net investment income (loss) | 8.99% | 8.45% | 7.40% | 7.31% | 6.86% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 182,806 | $ 90,312 | $ 105,920 | $ 78,122 | $ 17,363 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 70% | 58% | 70% | 65% | 95% |
A Annualized B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. C Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown. D Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. F Fees and expenses of the 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. G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. H For the period July 21, 2005 (commencement of sale of shares) to December 31, 2005. I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. 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 class. J Amount represents less than $.001 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 December 31, 2009
1. Organization.
VIP High Income Portfolio (the Fund) is a fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund (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. Shares of the Fund may only be purchased by insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity or variable life insurance contracts. The Fund offers the following classes of shares: Initial Class shares, Service Class shares, Service Class 2 shares, Initial Class R shares, Service Class R shares, Service Class 2R shares, and Investor Class shares. All classes have equal rights and voting privileges, except for matters affecting a single class. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred. Certain expense reductions also differ by class. The Fund's investments in emerging markets can be subject to social, economic, regulatory, and political uncertainties and can be extremely volatile.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies 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) web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC web site 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, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Events or transactions occurring after period end through the date that the financial statements were issued, February 19, 2010, have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Security Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments. When current market prices or quotations are not readily available or reliable, valuations may be determined in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. Factors used in determining value may include significant market or security specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and may be utilized to a significant extent. The value used for net asset value (NAV) calculation under these procedures may differ from published prices for the same securities.
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)
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level, as of December 31, 2009, for the Fund's investments, as well as a roll forward of Level 3 securities, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments. Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows.
Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on evaluated quotations received from independent pricing services or from dealers who make markets in such securities. For corporate bonds and floating rate loans, pricing services utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type as well as dealer supplied prices and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For commercial mortgage securities, pricing services utilize matrix pricing which considers prepayment speed assumptions, attributes of the collateral, yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and types as well as dealer supplied prices and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Dealers who make markets in below investment grade securities, such as asset backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Security Valuation - continued
and commercial mortgage securities also consider such factors as the structure of the issue, cash flow assumptions, the value of underlying assets as well as any guarantees. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are valued at amortized cost, which approximates value and are categorized as level 2 in the hierarchy. The Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in below investment grade securities. The value of these securities can be more volatile due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer and is sensitive to changes in economic, market and regulatory conditions.
When independent prices are unavailable or unreliable, debt securities may be valued utilizing pricing matrices which consider similar factors that would be used by independent pricing services. These are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy but may be Level 3 depending on the circumstances.
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 an independent pricing service 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 categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For restricted securities and private placements where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and are categorized as level 3 in the hierarchy.
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Money Market Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
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. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. 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.
Expenses. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among each Fund in the trust. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and filing its U.S. federal tax return. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. As of December 31, 2009, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three years.
Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. 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 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 market discount, deferred trustees compensation, capital loss carryforwards, expiring capital loss carryforwards, and losses deferred due to wash sales.
The federal tax cost of investment securities and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of period end were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation | $ 80,143,769 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (28,169,451) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ 51,974,318 |
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Tax Cost | $ 1,093,359,973 |
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Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
Capital loss carryforward | $ (238,711,832) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ 51,963,456 |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| December 31, 2009 | December 31, 2008 |
Ordinary Income | $ 82,969,090 | $ 81,088,207 |
Trading (Redemption) Fees. Initial Class R shares, Service Class R shares, and Service Class 2 R shares held less than 60 days are subject to a redemption fee equal to 1% of the proceeds of the redeemed shares. All redemption fees, including any estimated redemption fees paid by FMR, are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid in capital.
4. Operating Policies.
Restricted Securities. The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
Loans and Other Direct Debt Instruments. The Fund may invest in loans and loan participations, trade claims or other receivables. These investments may include standby financing commitments, including revolving credit facilities, that obligate the Fund to supply additional cash to the borrower on demand. Loan participations involve a risk of insolvency of the lending bank or other financial intermediary. The Fund may be contractually obligated to receive approval from the agent bank and/or borrower prior to the sale of these investments.
5. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $813,026,181 and $655,055,303, respectively.
6. 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 .45% of the Fund's average net assets and a group fee rate that averaged .12% 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. For the period, the total annual management fee rate was .57% of the Fund's average net assets.
Distribution and Service Plan. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate 12b-1 Plans for each Service Class of shares. Each Service Class pays Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, a service fee. For the period, the service fee is based on an annual rate of .10% of Service Class' and Service Class R's average net assets and .25% of Service Class 2's and Service Class 2R's average net assets.
For the period, each class paid FDC the following amounts, all of which were re-allowed to insurance companies for the distribution of shares and providing shareholder support services:
Service Class | $ 101,466 |
Service Class 2 | 333,765 |
Service Class R | 40,981 |
Service Class 2R | 4,839 |
| $ 481,051 |
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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 an asset-based fee with respect to each class. Each class (with the exception of Investor Class) pays a transfer agent fee, excluding out of pocket expenses, equal to an annual rate of .07% of average net assets. Investor Class pays a monthly asset-based transfer agent fee of .10% of average net assets. The total transfer agent fees paid by each class to FIIOC, including out of pocket expenses, were as follows:
Initial Class | $ 387,263 |
Service Class | 69,698 |
Service Class 2 | 94,620 |
Initial Class R | 19,063 |
Service Class R | 27,074 |
Service Class 2R | 1,280 |
Investor Class | 141,819 |
| $ 740,817 |
Accounting Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The fee is based on the level of average net assets for the month.
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 Daily Loan Balance | Weighted Average Interest Rate | Interest Expense |
Borrower | $ 12,930,000 | .40% | $ 143 |
7. 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, which amounted to $4,587 and is reflected in Miscellaneous Expense on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
8. Expense Reductions.
Through arrangements with the Fund's custodian, 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 expenses by $1,220.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 |
From net investment income | | |
Initial Class | $ 43,747,787 | $ 50,331,327 |
Service Class | 7,425,935 | 10,708,124 |
Service Class 2 | 12,835,833 | 8,200,191 |
Initial Class R | 2,441,349 | 1,730,548 |
Service Class R | 3,419,501 | 2,155,413 |
Service Class 2R | 146,215 | 164,231 |
Investor Class | 12,952,470 | 7,798,373 |
Total | $ 82,969,090 | $ 81,088,207 |
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10. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
| Shares | Dollars |
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 |
Initial Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 20,216,701 | 11,325,778 | $ 94,993,807 | $ 59,074,348 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 8,357,240 | 13,210,472 | 43,747,787 | 50,331,327 |
Shares redeemed | (27,414,117) | (32,087,810) | (129,625,734) | (177,673,130) |
Net increase (decrease) | 1,159,824 | (7,551,560) | $ 9,115,860 | $ (68,267,455) |
Service Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 2,777,781 | 2,103,601 | $ 12,897,331 | $ 11,552,669 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 1,427,657 | 2,825,363 | 7,425,935 | 10,708,124 |
Shares redeemed | (8,725,159) | (11,133,341) | (41,193,317) | (61,774,491) |
Net increase (decrease) | (4,519,721) | (6,204,377) | $ (20,870,051) | $ (39,513,698) |
Service Class 2 | | | | |
Shares sold | 24,366,893 | 12,628,566 | $ 112,451,939 | $ 64,623,990 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 2,502,443 | 2,192,564 | 12,835,833 | 8,200,191 |
Shares redeemed | (14,230,958) | (9,001,486) | (64,857,511) | (50,214,701) |
Net increase (decrease) | 12,638,378 | 5,819,644 | $ 60,430,261 | $ 22,609,480 |
Initial Class R | | | | |
Shares sold | 4,004,167 | 4,746,248 | $ 17,798,935 | $ 24,537,038 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 468,040 | 455,407 | 2,441,349 | 1,730,548 |
Shares redeemed | (3,016,877) | (3,446,209) | (13,725,409) | (19,445,436) |
Net increase (decrease) | 1,455,330 | 1,755,446 | $ 6,514,875 | $ 6,822,150 |
Service Class R | | | | |
Shares sold | 7,453,151 | 7,564,400 | $ 33,119,246 | $ 39,304,602 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 659,445 | 570,215 | 3,419,501 | 2,155,413 |
Shares redeemed | (5,739,021) | (6,965,405) | (26,100,257) | (39,209,237) |
Net increase (decrease) | 2,373,575 | 1,169,210 | $ 10,438,490 | $ 2,250,778 |
Service Class 2R | | | | |
Shares sold | 190,944 | 116,810 | $ 835,730 | $ 631,648 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 28,591 | 44,030 | 146,215 | 164,231 |
Shares redeemed | (212,466) | (178,258) | (995,434) | (993,749) |
Net increase (decrease) | 7,069 | (17,418) | $ (13,489) | $ (197,870) |
Investor Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 20,189,376 | 17,613,879 | $ 92,880,106 | $ 91,879,844 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 2,482,010 | 2,051,733 | 12,952,470 | 7,798,373 |
Shares redeemed | (10,842,692) | (14,594,721) | (48,580,411) | (82,444,314) |
Net increase (decrease) | 11,828,694 | 5,070,891 | $ 57,252,165 | $ 17,233,903 |
11. 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.
At the end of the period, FMR or its affiliates were the owners of record of 31% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund and one otherwise unaffiliated shareholder was the owner of 24% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Trustees of Variable Insurance Products Fund and the Shareholders of VIP High Income Portfolio:
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 VIP High Income Portfolio (a fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund) at December 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the VIP High Income Portfolio'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 the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards 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 December 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 19, 2010
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The Trustees, Member 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 James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 222 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 410 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. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. 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 1-877-208-0098.
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Edward C. Johnson 3d (79) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 1981 Mr. Johnson is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC; Chairman and a Director of FMR; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC); Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Johnson serves as Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as President of FMR LLC (2006-2007). |
James C. Curvey (74) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2006-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. |
* 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.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for each Independent 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 |
Dennis J. Dirks (61) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Currently, Mr. Dirks serves as a member of the Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present). |
Alan J. Lacy (56) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of The Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-present) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2007-present). Mr. Lacy is Chairman (2008-present) and a member (2006-present) of the Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association. |
Ned C. Lautenbach (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr. Lautenbach is an Advisory Partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was with the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. Mr. Lautenbach serves as a Director of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial) as well as the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida. Mr. Lautenbach is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Fairfield University (2005-present), as well as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, Mr. Lautenbach served as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007). |
Joseph Mauriello (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Capital Ltd. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-present) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products, 2007-present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a Director of the Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007). |
Cornelia M. Small (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors of the Teagle Foundation (2009-present). Ms. Small is also a member of the Investment Committee, and Chair (2008-present) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson of the Investment Committee (2002-2008) of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments. |
William S. Stavropoulos (70) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 Mr. Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons (2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004), Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently, Mr. Stavropoulos is a Director of Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Chemical Financial Corporation, Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), Tyco International, Inc. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital (private equity investment, 2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is a special advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science. |
David M. Thomas (60) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products), and Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present). |
Michael E. Wiley (59) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008-present), and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a Sr. Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005). |
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Trustees and Officers - continued
Advisory Board Member and Executive Officers:
Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Peter S. Lynch (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006). |
Kenneth B. Robins (40) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2009-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Robins worked at KPMG LLP, where he was a partner in KPMG's department of professional practice (2002-2004). |
Brian B. Hogan (45) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Vice President of certain Equity Funds and Vice President of Sector Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-present) and President of FMR's Equity Division (2009-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as a portfolio manager. |
Thomas C. Hense (45) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Vice President of Fidelity's High Income and Small Cap Funds. Previously, Mr. Hense served as a portfolio manager for Fidelity's Institutional Money Management Group (Pyramis) (2003-2008). |
Scott C. Goebel (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC; Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). |
William C. Coffey (40) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Holly C. Laurent (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Laurent is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Laurent was Senior Vice President and Head of Legal for Fidelity Business Services India Pvt. Ltd. (2006-2008), and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Group Head for FMR LLC (2005-2006). |
Christine Reynolds (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007). |
Kenneth A. Rathgeber (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2004 Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Rathgeber is Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), FMR (2005-present), FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2005-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2005-present), Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC (2005-present), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2005-present). |
Jeffrey S. Christian (48) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Christian is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Christian served as Chief Financial Officer (2008-2009) of certain Fidelity funds, Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (2004-2009), and as Vice President of Business Analysis (2003-2004). |
Bryan A. Mehrmann (48) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Mehrmann is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Mehrmann served as Vice President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Group (FIIS)/Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC) Client Services (1998-2004). |
Adrien E. Deberghes (42) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005). |
John R. Hebble (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Paul M. Murphy (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Murphy is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2006), Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR (2007), and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1994-2007). |
Gary W. Ryan (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005). |
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
VIP High Income Portfolio
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, acting directly and through its separate committees, requests and receives information concerning, and considers at each of its meetings factors that are relevant to, its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees, each composed of Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. Each committee has a written charter outlining the structure and purposes of the committee. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts.
At its July 2009 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expenses; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board ultimately reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts and the compensation to be received by Fidelity under the management contract is consistent with Fidelity's fiduciary duty under applicable law. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor noted above, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by competitors to Fidelity, and that the fund's shareholders, with the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel and the fund's investment objective and discipline. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the size, education, and experience of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, their use of technology, and the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory, and management personnel. In response to last year's financial crisis, FMR took a number of actions intended to cut costs and improve efficiency without weakening the investment teams or resources. The Board noted that Fidelity's analysts have access to a variety of technological tools and market and securities data that enable them to perform both fundamental and quantitative analysis and to specialize in various disciplines. The Board considered Fidelity's extensive global research capabilities that enable the Investment Advisers to aggregate data from various sources in an effort to produce positive investment results. The Board also considered that Fidelity's portfolio managers and analysts have access to daily portfolio attribution that allows for monitoring of a fund's portfolio, as well as an electronic communication system that provides immediate real-time access to research concerning issuers and credit enhancers.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, distribution, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the Investment Advisers' supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through phone representatives and over the Internet, and investor education materials and asset allocation tools.
Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing for a large variety of mutual fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity has taken a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) dedicating additional resources to investment research and to restructure and broaden the focus of the investment research teams; (ii) bolstering the senior management team that oversees asset management; (iii) contractually agreeing to reduce the management fee on Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund; and (iv) expanding Class A and Class T load waiver categories to increase rollover retention opportunities and create consistent policies across the classes.
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Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated within its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for each class, as well as the fund's relative investment performance for each class measured against (i) a broad-based securities market index, and (ii) a peer group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by the Board over multiple periods. The following charts considered by the Board show, over the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2008, the cumulative total returns of Initial Class and Service Class 2 of the fund, the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of cumulative total returns of a peer group of mutual funds identified by Lipper Inc. as having an investment objective similar to that of the fund. The returns of Initial Class and Service Class 2 show the performance of the highest and lowest performing classes, respectively (based on five-year performance). The box within each chart shows the 25th percentile return (bottom of box) and the 75th percentile return (top of box) of the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten numbers noted below each chart correspond to the percentile box and represent the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of the class indicated.
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The Board reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and stated that the performance of Initial Class of the fund was in the second quartile for all the periods shown. The Board also stated that the investment performance of Initial Class of the fund compared favorably to its benchmark for all the periods shown. The Board considered that the variations in performance among the fund's classes reflect the variations in class expenses, which result in lower performance for higher expense classes.
The Board reviewed the year-to-date performance of Initial Class through May 31, 2009 and stated that it was lower than the fund's benchmark.
Based on its review, and giving particular weight to the nature and quality of the resources dedicated by the Investment Advisers to maintain and improve relative performance and factoring in the unprecedented market events in 2008, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund will benefit the fund's shareholders, particularly in light of the Board's view that the fund's shareholders benefit from investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and services.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Fund Expenses. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expenses compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared.
The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group is broader than the Lipper peer group used by the Board for performance comparisons because the Total Mapped Group combines several Lipper investment objective categories while the Lipper peer group does not. The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors, in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 25% means that 75% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.
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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2008.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee was fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.
In its review of each class's total expenses, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses. As part of its review, the Board also considered current and historical total expenses of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.
The Board noted that the total expenses of each of Initial Class, Initial Class R, and Investor Class ranked below its competitive median for 2008, the total expenses of each of Service Class and Service Class R ranked equal to its competitive median for 2008, and the total expenses of each of Service Class 2 and Service Class 2 R ranked above its competitive median for 2008. The Board noted that the fund offers multiple classes, each of which has a different 12b-1 fee structure, and that the multiple structures are intended to offer a range of pricing options for the intermediary market. The Board also noted that the total expenses of the classes vary primarily by the level of their 12b-1 fees, although differences in transfer agent fees may also cause expenses to vary from class to class.
In its review of total expenses, the Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information on clients that FMR and its affiliates service in other competitive markets, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the total expenses of each class of the fund were reasonable, although in some cases above the median of the universe presented for comparison, in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
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On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the audited books and records of Fidelity. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board believes that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board has also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and any fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and determined that the amount of profit is a fair entrepreneurial profit for the management of the fund.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions.
In February 2009, the Board created an Ad Hoc Committee (the "Committee") to analyze economies of scale. The Committee was formed to consider whether FMR attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR determines the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will achieve a certain level of economies of scale as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board concluded, considering the findings of the Committee, that any potential economies of scale are being shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity in an appropriate manner.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including (i) fund performance trends, actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) portfolio manager changes that have occurred during the past year; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and key personnel, including performance benchmarks used by Fidelity in evaluating incentive compensation for portfolio managers and research analysts; (iv) the structure and process of equity research and actions taken by FMR to improve the quality of research; (v) the selection of and compensation paid by FMR to fund sub-advisers; (vi) Fidelity's fee structures and rationale for recommending different fees among categories of funds; (vii) the rationale for any differences between fund fee structures and fee structures in place for other Fidelity clients; (viii) Fidelity's rationale for recommending which funds should have a performance adjustment component as part of their management fees; and (ix) explanations for the relative total expenses borne by certain funds and classes, total expense competitive trends, and actions that might be taken by FMR to reduce total expenses for certain funds and classes.
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all material factors, the Board ultimately concluded that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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Investment Adviser
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
Investment Sub-Advisers
FMR Co., Inc.
Fidelity Research & Analysis Company
FIL Investments (Japan) Limited
FIL Investment Advisors
FIL Investment Advisors (U.K.) Ltd.
Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc.
Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited
Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc.
General Distributor
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
Transfer and Service Agents
Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Fidelity Service Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Custodian
The Bank of New York Mellon
New York, NY
VIPHIR-ANN-0210
1.811842.105
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:
Overseas Portfolio
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December 31, 2009
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Contents
Performance | <Click Here> | How the fund has done over time. |
Management's Discussion | <Click Here> | The manager's review of fund performance, strategy and outlook. |
Shareholder Expense Example | <Click Here> | An example of shareholder expenses. |
Investment Changes | <Click Here> | A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months. |
Investments | <Click Here> | A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values. |
Financial Statements | <Click Here> | Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights. |
Notes | <Click Here> | Notes to the financial statements. |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | <Click Here> | |
Trustees and Officers | <Click Here> | |
Distributions | <Click Here> | |
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees | <Click Here> | |
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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 or http://www.advisor.fidelity.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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Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class' dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. Performance numbers are net of all underlying fund operating expenses, but do not include any insurance charges imposed by your insurance company's separate account. If performance information included the effect of these additional charges, the total returns would have been lower. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns
Periods ended December 31, 2009 | Past 1 year | Past 5 years | Past 10 years |
VIP Overseas - Initial Class | 26.53% | 3.25% | -0.29% |
VIP Overseas - Service Class A | 26.44% | 3.14% | -0.39% |
VIP Overseas - Service Class 2 B | 26.22% | 2.98% | -0.52% |
A Performance for Service Class shares reflects an asset-based distribution fee (12b-1 fee).
B The initial offering of Service Class 2 shares took place on January 12, 2000. Performance for Service Class 2 shares reflects an asset-based distribution fee (12b-1 fee). Returns prior to January 12, 2000 are those of Service Class which reflect a different 12b-1 fee. Had Service Class 2 shares' 12b-1 fee been reflected, returns prior to January 12, 2000 would have been lower.
$10,000 Over 10 Years
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in VIP Overseas Portfolio - Initial Class on December 31, 1999. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the MSCI® EAFE® Index (Europe, Australasia, Far East) performed over the same period.
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Market Recap: In 2009, most global markets saw both crippling lows and considerable highs. After a dismal start, the economy began to show signs of improvement, suggesting that a recovery was on the horizon. Credit markets began to heal as fiscal and monetary stimulus efforts around the world started to take effect, and corporate earnings staged an impressive rebound, fueled in large part by massive cost cutting. As a result, the flight to quality that marked most of 2008 and early 2009 shifted in March as investors flocked to riskier asset categories. The U.S. equity market, as measured by the bellwether Standard & Poor's 500SM Index and the blue-chip proxy Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM, reflected this changing environment, gaining 26.46% and 22.68%, respectively. Meanwhile, the technology-laden Nasdaq Composite® Index rose 45.32%. Foreign stocks also produced strong gains, as illustrated by the 31.93% jump of the MSCI® EAFE® Index (Europe, Australasia, Far East), a gauge of developed stock markets outside the U.S. and Canada. Emerging-markets stocks, which suffered their worst calendar-year performance ever in 2008, posted record returns this past year, with the MSCI Emerging Markets Index soaring 79.02%. A depreciating U.S. dollar helped bolster returns for U.S. investors in foreign equities.
Comments from Graeme Rockett, Portfolio Manager of VIP Overseas Portfolio: For the 12 months ending December 31, 2009, the fund underperformed the MSCI EAFE index, largely because it was too defensive at the market bottom and too invested in quality names when the market turned upward in March. (For specific portfolio results, please refer to the performance section of this report.) Stockpicking in financials hurt a lot, and my choices within industrials and energy also detracted. Security selection in technology offset some of these relative losses. Individual detractors from performance included four Japanese financials: Promise, a consumer lender that missed its earnings estimates; Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, two banks that lacked positive catalysts; and Nomura Holdings, a diversified financial company that raised capital on terms injurious to shareholders. The position in Promise was sold by period end. The fund's ownership of UniCredit, an Italian bank, was poorly timed, and an overweighting in Swiss food giant Nestlé also hurt. On the other hand, Signet Jewelers, a Bermuda-registered mass-market retailer, contributed to fund performance, as did Belgian and U.S. beer maker Anheuser-Busch InBev. Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing also helped. The fund benefited as well from not owning German automaker and index component Volkswagen.
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
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Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) 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 (July 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund 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 for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower. 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 for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' 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. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower. 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. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
| Annualized Expense Ratio | Beginning Account Value July 1, 2009 | Ending Account Value December 31, 2009 | Expenses Paid During Period* July 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009 |
Initial Class | .87% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,227.00 | $ 4.88 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,020.82 | $ 4.43 |
Service Class | .97% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,225.90 | $ 5.44 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,020.32 | $ 4.94 |
Service Class 2 | 1.12% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,224.70 | $ 6.28 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,019.56 | $ 5.70 |
Initial Class R | .87% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,226.60 | $ 4.88 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,020.82 | $ 4.43 |
Service Class R | .97% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,226.40 | $ 5.44 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,020.32 | $ 4.94 |
Service Class 2R | 1.12% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,225.20 | $ 6.28 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,019.56 | $ 5.70 |
Investor Class R | .96% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,225.80 | $ 5.39 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,020.37 | $ 4.89 |
A 5% return per year before expenses
* Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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Investment Changes (Unaudited)
Geographic Diversification (% of fund's net assets) |
As of December 31, 2009 |
![fid116](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid116.gif) | United Kingdom | 19.6% | |
![fid118](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid118.gif) | Japan | 17.2% | |
![fid120](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid120.gif) | France | 12.0% | |
![fid122](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid122.gif) | Germany | 10.8% | |
![fid124](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid124.gif) | Switzerland | 5.9% | |
![fid126](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid126.gif) | Australia | 4.7% | |
![fid128](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid128.gif) | Spain | 3.6% | |
![fid130](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid130.gif) | Hong Kong | 2.9% | |
![fid132](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid132.gif) | Italy | 2.7% | |
![fid134](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid134.gif) | Other | 20.6% | |
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Percentages are adjusted for the effect of futures contracts, if applicable. |
As of June 30, 2009 |
![fid116](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid116.gif) | United Kingdom | 23.0% | |
![fid118](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid118.gif) | Japan | 17.5% | |
![fid120](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid120.gif) | France | 11.3% | |
![fid122](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid122.gif) | Germany | 10.0% | |
![fid124](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid124.gif) | Switzerland | 7.1% | |
![fid126](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid126.gif) | Hong Kong | 3.4% | |
![fid144](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid144.gif) | Australia | 3.3% | |
![fid130](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid130.gif) | Spain | 3.2% | |
![fid132](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid132.gif) | United States of America | 3.1% | |
![fid134](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid134.gif) | Other | 18.1% | |
![fid149](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid149.gif)
Percentages are adjusted for the effect of futures contracts, if applicable. |
Asset Allocation |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Stocks | 99.6 | 99.9 |
Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets | 0.4 | 0.1 |
Top Ten Stocks as of December 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom, Commercial Banks) | 2.6 | 2.1 |
Roche Holding AG (participation certificate) (Switzerland, Pharmaceuticals) | 1.9 | 1.7 |
Vodafone Group PLC (United Kingdom, Wireless Telecommunication Services) | 1.7 | 2.0 |
Total SA (France, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) | 1.7 | 1.9 |
BP PLC (United Kingdom, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) | 1.6 | 1.3 |
Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan, Automobiles) | 1.6 | 1.9 |
BHP Billiton PLC (United Kingdom, Metals & Mining) | 1.4 | 1.2 |
LVMH Moet Hennessy - Louis Vuitton (France, Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods) | 1.3 | 0.0 |
E.ON AG (Germany, Electric Utilities) | 1.3 | 1.3 |
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA NV (Belgium, Beverages) | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| 16.3 | |
Market Sectors as of December 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Financials | 26.6 | 28.0 |
Consumer Discretionary | 16.6 | 11.0 |
Materials | 11.3 | 8.7 |
Industrials | 9.9 | 7.4 |
Energy | 8.0 | 8.7 |
Information Technology | 8.2 | 7.4 |
Health Care | 5.9 | 6.9 |
Consumer Staples | 5.2 | 11.6 |
Telecommunication Services | 5.3 | 6.7 |
Utilities | 2.6 | 3.5 |
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Investments December 31, 2009
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 99.4% |
| Shares | | Value |
Australia - 4.7% |
AMP Ltd. | 1,348,842 | | $ 8,202,514 |
Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. | 1,524,596 | | 5,505,263 |
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. | 200,176 | | 4,114,009 |
BHP Billiton Ltd. | 338,994 | | 12,972,204 |
Commonwealth Bank of Australia | 309,710 | | 15,259,106 |
National Australia Bank Ltd. | 394,279 | | 9,704,015 |
Newcrest Mining Ltd. | 120,084 | | 3,810,886 |
Rio Tinto Ltd. | 120,780 | | 8,124,864 |
SEEK Ltd. | 593,800 | | 3,680,328 |
Wesfarmers Ltd. | 93,194 | | 2,617,659 |
Westfield Group unit | 945,730 | | 10,652,755 |
TOTAL AUSTRALIA | | 84,643,603 |
Austria - 0.5% |
Wienerberger AG (a)(c) | 479,120 | | 8,766,213 |
Bailiwick of Jersey - 0.8% |
Informa PLC | 1,288,973 | | 6,666,156 |
WPP PLC | 779,322 | | 7,626,489 |
TOTAL BAILIWICK OF JERSEY | | 14,292,645 |
Belgium - 1.5% |
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA NV | 420,093 | | 21,888,905 |
Fortis (a) | 420,100 | | 1,577,567 |
Hamon & Compagnie International SA | 73,974 | | 2,901,794 |
TOTAL BELGIUM | | 26,368,266 |
Bermuda - 0.4% |
Huabao International Holdings Ltd. | 2,642,000 | | 2,840,863 |
Signet Jewelers Ltd. (United Kingdom) (a) | 197,365 | | 5,278,977 |
TOTAL BERMUDA | | 8,119,840 |
Brazil - 0.7% |
TIM Participacoes SA sponsored ADR (non-vtg.) | 160,500 | | 4,768,455 |
Vivo Participacoes SA sponsored ADR | 246,200 | | 7,632,200 |
TOTAL BRAZIL | | 12,400,655 |
Canada - 0.6% |
Open Text Corp. (a) | 59,700 | | 2,426,866 |
Suncor Energy, Inc. | 232,400 | | 8,230,718 |
TOTAL CANADA | | 10,657,584 |
Cayman Islands - 1.3% |
Anta Sports Products Ltd. | 2,100,000 | | 3,096,752 |
BaWang International (Group) Holding Ltd. | 7,271,000 | | 5,034,736 |
Bosideng International Holdings Ltd. | 26,702,000 | | 5,951,203 |
China Dongxiang Group Co. Ltd. | 3,995,000 | | 3,082,370 |
Hengdeli Holdings Ltd. | 17,914,000 | | 6,763,871 |
TOTAL CAYMAN ISLANDS | | 23,928,932 |
China - 1.6% |
Baidu.com, Inc. sponsored ADR (a) | 17,400 | | 7,155,402 |
|
| Shares | | Value |
BYD Co. Ltd. (H Shares) (a) | 417,000 | | $ 3,655,183 |
China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd. (H Shares) | 1,963,650 | | 5,109,026 |
Home Inns & Hotels Management, Inc. sponsored ADR (a) | 65,710 | | 2,322,849 |
Li Ning Co. Ltd. | 768,000 | | 2,912,001 |
Parkson Retail Group Ltd. | 1,296,500 | | 2,281,379 |
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | 244,800 | | 5,294,261 |
TOTAL CHINA | | 28,730,101 |
Denmark - 1.4% |
Danske Bank AS (a) | 96,100 | | 2,181,549 |
Novo Nordisk AS: | | | |
Series B | 119,642 | | 7,641,547 |
Series B sponsored ADR | 151,900 | | 9,698,815 |
Vestas Wind Systems AS (a) | 52,200 | | 3,183,386 |
William Demant Holding AS (a) | 37,700 | | 2,846,693 |
TOTAL DENMARK | | 25,551,990 |
France - 12.0% |
Accor SA | 130,202 | | 7,129,941 |
Alstom SA | 80,193 | | 5,632,496 |
AXA SA | 209,420 | | 4,910,455 |
AXA SA sponsored ADR | 158,600 | | 3,755,648 |
BNP Paribas SA | 208,799 | | 16,710,024 |
CNP Assurances | 19,045 | | 1,847,529 |
Compagnie de St. Gobain | 234,927 | | 12,804,207 |
Credit Agricole SA | 251,600 | | 4,452,111 |
Danone | 264,112 | | 16,194,706 |
Essilor International SA | 70,800 | | 4,231,814 |
Iliad Group SA | 28,200 | | 3,371,914 |
Ingenico SA | 141,620 | | 3,438,645 |
Ipsos SA | 113,100 | | 3,426,219 |
Laurent-Perrier Group | 21,000 | | 1,623,792 |
LVMH Moet Hennessy - Louis Vuitton | 211,699 | | 23,755,322 |
Michelin CGDE Series B | 86,156 | | 6,608,838 |
Remy Cointreau SA | 55,496 | | 2,828,847 |
Sanofi-Aventis sponsored ADR | 416,400 | | 16,352,028 |
Schneider Electric SA | 92,273 | | 10,803,354 |
Societe Generale Series A | 180,737 | | 12,665,917 |
Total SA: | | | |
Series B | 286,700 | | 18,390,328 |
sponsored ADR | 194,700 | | 12,468,588 |
Unibail-Rodamco | 32,205 | | 7,086,537 |
Vallourec SA | 26,321 | | 4,787,557 |
Veolia Environnement | 133,597 | | 4,422,983 |
Wendel | 84,800 | | 5,196,088 |
TOTAL FRANCE | | 214,895,888 |
Germany - 10.6% |
Aixtron AG | 203,400 | | 6,843,144 |
Allianz AG (Reg.) | 77,600 | | 9,661,200 |
BASF AG | 117,800 | | 7,329,458 |
Bayer AG | 134,710 | | 10,792,310 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
Germany - continued |
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) | 241,660 | | $ 11,001,927 |
Daimler AG | 93,800 | | 4,999,540 |
Daimler AG (Reg.) | 130,200 | | 6,939,660 |
Deutsche Bank AG (c) | 119,346 | | 8,462,825 |
Deutsche Bank AG (NY Shares) | 33,900 | | 2,403,849 |
Deutsche Boerse AG | 191,620 | | 15,911,301 |
Deutsche Lufthansa AG (Reg.) | 248,900 | | 4,186,968 |
Deutsche Post AG | 273,501 | | 5,280,156 |
Deutsche Postbank AG (a) | 60,800 | | 1,991,574 |
Deutsche Telekom AG (Reg.) | 132,049 | | 1,941,120 |
E.ON AG | 551,573 | | 23,081,747 |
HeidelbergCement AG | 191,786 | | 13,242,532 |
Linde AG | 74,315 | | 8,954,041 |
Metro AG | 269,000 | | 16,394,297 |
Munich Re Group (Reg.) | 27,109 | | 4,217,548 |
Puma AG | 15,683 | | 5,205,403 |
SAP AG | 154,842 | | 7,248,154 |
SAP AG sponsored ADR (c) | 79,000 | | 3,697,990 |
SGL Carbon AG (a) | 72,100 | | 2,141,856 |
Siemens AG (Reg.) | 87,749 | | 8,046,583 |
TOTAL GERMANY | | 189,975,183 |
Hong Kong - 2.9% |
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. (a) | 4,003,000 | | 7,433,626 |
China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd. sponsored ADR | 340,600 | | 4,465,266 |
Hang Lung Properties Ltd. | 1,939,000 | | 7,601,267 |
Hang Seng Bank Ltd. | 131,600 | | 1,936,022 |
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd. | 644,100 | | 11,459,640 |
Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. | 1,328,000 | | 9,085,639 |
Swire Pacific Ltd. (A Shares) | 750,000 | | 9,069,674 |
Tingyi (Cayman Island) Holding Corp. | 682,000 | | 1,687,543 |
TOTAL HONG KONG | | 52,738,677 |
Indonesia - 0.2% |
PT Telkomunikasi Indonesia Tbk Series B | 4,106,500 | | 4,117,400 |
Ireland - 1.1% |
CRH PLC | 432,989 | | 11,839,874 |
Kingspan Group PLC (United Kingdom) (a) | 398,800 | | 3,388,541 |
Paddy Power PLC (Ireland) | 146,800 | | 5,201,614 |
TOTAL IRELAND | | 20,430,029 |
Israel - 0.2% |
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. sponsored ADR | 71,200 | | 4,000,016 |
Italy - 2.7% |
Bulgari SpA | 550,500 | | 4,535,650 |
ENI SpA | 260,871 | | 6,634,487 |
ENI SpA sponsored ADR (c) | 43,100 | | 2,181,291 |
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA | 3,187,500 | | 14,374,661 |
Mediaset SpA | 567,600 | | 4,660,287 |
|
| Shares | | Value |
Tod's SpA | 43,100 | | $ 3,200,592 |
UniCredit SpA | 2,558,038 | | 8,578,739 |
Unione di Banche Italiane SCPA | 246,904 | | 3,548,940 |
TOTAL ITALY | | 47,714,647 |
Japan - 17.2% |
Asahi Glass Co. Ltd. | 234,000 | | 2,226,901 |
Canon, Inc. | 218,000 | | 9,277,870 |
Canon, Inc. sponsored ADR | 124,900 | | 5,285,768 |
Citizen Holdings Co. Ltd. | 776,600 | | 4,489,991 |
Denso Corp. | 334,800 | | 10,121,563 |
East Japan Railway Co. | 68,200 | | 4,317,832 |
Fanuc Ltd. | 49,400 | | 4,606,405 |
Fuji Media Holdings, Inc. | 1,132 | | 1,569,236 |
Honda Motor Co. Ltd. | 407,000 | | 13,815,655 |
Hoya Corp. | 131,100 | | 3,499,770 |
Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp. | 1,205 | | 5,421,803 |
JFE Holdings, Inc. | 123,900 | | 4,899,992 |
JSR Corp. | 121,600 | | 2,475,977 |
JTEKT Corp. | 434,100 | | 5,585,975 |
Keyence Corp. | 30,200 | | 6,270,848 |
Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd. | 426,000 | | 6,835,061 |
Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. | 114,000 | | 1,175,363 |
Mazda Motor Corp. (a) | 3,229,000 | | 7,428,439 |
Mitsubishi Corp. | 150,800 | | 3,758,031 |
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. | 1,084,000 | | 8,056,555 |
Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd. | 537,000 | | 8,577,817 |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | 3,112,600 | | 15,339,412 |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. sponsored ADR | 710,800 | | 3,497,136 |
Mitsui & Co. Ltd. | 393,600 | | 5,586,353 |
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. | 141,900 | | 3,626,048 |
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | 1,836,800 | | 3,304,718 |
Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 98,100 | | 4,898,264 |
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. | 87,200 | | 3,446,333 |
Nomura Holdings, Inc. | 1,325,200 | | 9,859,845 |
NSK Ltd. | 480,000 | | 3,523,936 |
Omron Corp. | 564,700 | | 10,160,929 |
ORIX Corp. | 110,910 | | 7,554,876 |
Rakuten, Inc. | 10,484 | | 7,985,643 |
Ricoh Co. Ltd. | 616,000 | | 8,830,787 |
Sharp Corp. | 473,000 | | 5,976,071 |
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. | 121,400 | | 6,857,357 |
SMC Corp. | 66,100 | | 7,551,076 |
SOFTBANK CORP. | 85,600 | | 2,007,668 |
Sony Corp. | 98,600 | | 2,867,862 |
Sony Corp. sponsored ADR | 34,500 | | 1,000,500 |
Sumitomo Corp. | 611,100 | | 6,225,684 |
Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd. | 2,621,000 | | 7,048,760 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | 394,700 | | 11,331,541 |
T&D Holdings, Inc. | 186,650 | | 3,840,375 |
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. | 128,400 | | 3,505,628 |
Tokyo Electron Ltd. | 68,900 | | 4,424,694 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
Japan - continued |
Toshiba Corp. | 1,203,000 | | $ 6,678,554 |
Toyota Motor Corp. | 541,100 | | 22,824,324 |
Toyota Motor Corp. sponsored ADR | 63,600 | | 5,352,576 |
Yahoo! Japan Corp. | 12,647 | | 3,804,388 |
TOTAL JAPAN | | 308,608,190 |
Korea (South) - 0.3% |
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | 8,594 | | 5,888,650 |
Luxembourg - 0.7% |
ArcelorMittal SA (NY Shares) Class A (c) | 266,600 | | 12,196,950 |
Netherlands - 2.2% |
Aegon NV (a) | 308,300 | | 2,003,855 |
ASML Holding NV (NY Shares) | 146,200 | | 4,983,958 |
ING Groep NV (Certificaten Van Aandelen) unit (a) | 574,784 | | 5,528,059 |
Koninklijke KPN NV | 362,401 | | 6,142,964 |
Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV | 359,400 | | 10,609,549 |
Randstad Holdings NV (a) | 116,500 | | 5,820,874 |
Royal DSM NV | 72,462 | | 3,574,888 |
TOTAL NETHERLANDS | | 38,664,147 |
Norway - 1.3% |
Aker Solutions ASA | 437,400 | | 5,693,947 |
DnB NOR ASA (a) | 413,200 | | 4,473,520 |
Petroleum Geo-Services ASA (a) | 374,300 | | 4,294,542 |
Sevan Marine ASA (a) | 431,000 | | 755,521 |
StatoilHydro ASA | 203,600 | | 5,086,531 |
StatoilHydro ASA sponsored ADR | 109,200 | | 2,720,172 |
TOTAL NORWAY | | 23,024,233 |
Papua New Guinea - 0.3% |
Lihir Gold Ltd. | 2,003,574 | | 5,903,050 |
Singapore - 0.5% |
CapitaCommercial Trust (REIT) | 4,340,000 | | 3,613,835 |
United Overseas Bank Ltd. | 390,000 | | 5,467,938 |
TOTAL SINGAPORE | | 9,081,773 |
South Africa - 1.0% |
Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd. (a) | 640,300 | | 6,359,795 |
Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. | 246,800 | | 6,760,855 |
MTN Group Ltd. | 295,100 | | 4,695,316 |
TOTAL SOUTH AFRICA | | 17,815,966 |
Spain - 3.6% |
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA | 404,189 | | 7,356,596 |
Banco Santander SA | 1,164,703 | | 19,220,831 |
EDP Renovaveis SA (a) | 492,400 | | 4,673,782 |
Iberdrola SA | 663,400 | | 6,334,877 |
NH Hoteles SA (a) | 1,319,200 | | 7,025,714 |
Telefonica SA | 655,538 | | 18,323,575 |
Telefonica SA sponsored ADR | 25,900 | | 2,163,168 |
TOTAL SPAIN | | 65,098,543 |
|
| Shares | | Value |
Sweden - 1.0% |
Elekta AB (B Shares) | 477,700 | | $ 11,410,829 |
Nordea Bank AB | 188,800 | | 1,922,628 |
Svenska Handelsbanken AB (A Shares) | 98,900 | | 2,821,096 |
Swedbank AB (A Shares) | 181,632 | | 1,801,427 |
TOTAL SWEDEN | | 17,955,980 |
Switzerland - 5.9% |
ABB Ltd. sponsored ADR (c) | 138,200 | | 2,639,620 |
Adecco SA (Reg.) | 93,720 | | 5,163,674 |
Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA Series A | 362,264 | | 12,150,687 |
Credit Suisse Group sponsored ADR | 117,600 | | 5,781,216 |
Credit Suisse Group (Reg.) | 71,082 | | 3,518,098 |
Nestle SA (Reg.) | 169,550 | | 8,220,011 |
Panalpina Welttransport Holding AG | 18,695 | | 1,188,016 |
Roche Holding AG (participation certificate) | 196,664 | | 33,389,861 |
Swiss Reinsurance Co. (Reg.) | 40,826 | | 1,967,865 |
The Swatch Group AG (Bearer) | 49,060 | | 12,408,918 |
UBS AG: | | | |
(For. Reg.) (a) | 447,317 | | 6,958,993 |
(NY Shares) (a) | 300,443 | | 4,659,871 |
Zurich Financial Services AG (Reg.) | 32,844 | | 7,184,476 |
TOTAL SWITZERLAND | | 105,231,306 |
Taiwan - 0.5% |
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. (Foxconn) | 874,000 | | 4,139,137 |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. sponsored ADR | 376,267 | | 4,304,494 |
TOTAL TAIWAN | | 8,443,631 |
United Kingdom - 19.6% |
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC | 359,922 | | 779,462 |
AMEC PLC | 202,752 | | 2,595,207 |
Anglo American PLC: | | | |
ADR (a) | 404,400 | | 8,767,392 |
(United Kingdom) (a) | 287,380 | | 12,591,217 |
Aviva PLC | 431,600 | | 2,775,473 |
Barclays PLC | 1,612,200 | | 7,108,278 |
Barclays PLC Sponsored ADR | 390,500 | | 6,872,800 |
BG Group PLC | 615,172 | | 11,155,039 |
BHP Billiton PLC | 766,229 | | 24,704,903 |
BP PLC | 2,534,906 | | 24,491,915 |
BP PLC sponsored ADR | 79,600 | | 4,614,412 |
British Land Co. PLC | 1,162,323 | | 9,016,744 |
Cairn Energy PLC (a) | 1,169,990 | | 6,289,065 |
Carphone Warehouse Group PLC | 878,391 | | 2,666,031 |
Centrica PLC | 2,184,600 | | 9,924,633 |
Debenhams PLC | 2,924,200 | | 3,681,512 |
Great Portland Estates PLC | 805,600 | | 3,737,957 |
Hays PLC | 1,754,300 | | 2,951,456 |
Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC | 223,300 | | 1,840,520 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
United Kingdom - continued |
HSBC Holdings PLC: | | | |
(United Kingdom) (Reg.) | 915,380 | | $ 10,449,119 |
sponsored ADR | 629,832 | | 35,957,099 |
InterContinental Hotel Group PLC | 443,064 | | 6,394,397 |
ITV PLC | 6,089,400 | | 5,151,964 |
Johnson Matthey PLC | 254,570 | | 6,298,891 |
Kesa Electricals PLC | 4,752,600 | | 11,459,924 |
Land Securities Group PLC | 373,700 | | 4,137,093 |
Legal & General Group PLC | 948,319 | | 1,235,296 |
Lloyds TSB Group PLC | 1,749,544 | | 1,433,273 |
Man Group PLC | 1,810,904 | | 9,028,846 |
Prudential PLC | 658,006 | | 6,805,993 |
Rio Tinto PLC: | | | |
(Reg.) | 186,315 | | 10,066,335 |
sponsored ADR | 69,500 | | 14,969,605 |
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (a) | 1,668,800 | | 787,533 |
Royal Dutch Shell PLC: | | | |
Class A (United Kingdom) | 547,000 | | 16,637,521 |
Class A sponsored ADR | 97,000 | | 5,830,670 |
Class B | 236,000 | | 6,877,128 |
Standard Chartered PLC (United Kingdom) | 290,623 | | 7,397,623 |
Sthree PLC | 229,400 | | 1,092,585 |
Vedanta Resources PLC | 69,300 | | 2,924,299 |
Vodafone Group PLC | 12,843,498 | | 29,759,355 |
William Hill PLC | 1,690,331 | | 5,073,005 |
Xstrata PLC (a) | 344,400 | | 6,239,509 |
TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM | | 352,571,079 |
United States of America - 2.1% |
Apple, Inc. (a) | 17,100 | | 3,605,706 |
Deckers Outdoor Corp. (a) | 86,900 | | 8,839,468 |
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. Class A | 146,300 | | 7,075,068 |
|
| Shares | | Value |
Google, Inc. Class A (a) | 21,600 | | $ 13,391,568 |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | 86,700 | | 4,178,073 |
TOTAL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | | 37,089,883 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $1,556,023,492) | 1,784,905,050 |
Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 0.2% |
| | | |
Germany - 0.2% |
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG (Cost $2,563,634) | 292,300 | | 3,372,879 |
Money Market Funds - 1.9% |
| | | |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.16% (d) | 6,880,664 | | 6,880,664 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.15% (b)(d) | 26,777,975 | | 26,777,975 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $33,658,639) | 33,658,639 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 101.5% (Cost $1,592,245,765) | | 1,821,936,568 |
NET OTHER ASSETS - (1.5)% | | (26,985,556) |
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 1,794,951,012 |
Legend |
(a) Non-income producing |
(b) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(c) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
(d) Affiliated fund that is 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. |
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 | $ 41,060 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund | 1,657,246 |
Total | $ 1,698,306 |
Other Information |
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2009, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the tables below, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: |
Description | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Investments in Securities: | | | | |
Equities: | | | | |
United Kingdom | $ 352,571,079 | $ 263,818,949 | $ 88,752,130 | $ - |
Japan | 308,608,190 | 15,135,980 | 293,472,210 | - |
France | 214,895,888 | 191,595,105 | 23,300,783 | - |
Germany | 193,348,062 | 151,048,520 | 42,299,542 | - |
Switzerland | 105,231,306 | 94,754,215 | 10,477,091 | - |
Australia | 84,643,603 | 71,671,399 | 12,972,204 | - |
Spain | 65,098,543 | 20,197,541 | 44,901,002 | - |
Hong Kong | 52,738,677 | 4,465,266 | 48,273,411 | - |
Italy | 47,714,647 | 41,080,160 | 6,634,487 | - |
Other | 363,427,934 | 293,642,192 | 69,785,742 | - |
Money Market Funds | 33,658,639 | 33,658,639 | - | - |
Total Investments in Securities: | $ 1,821,936,568 | $ 1,181,067,966 | $ 640,868,602 | $ - |
The following is a reconciliation of Investments in Securities for which Level 3 inputs were used in determining value: |
Investments in Securities: | |
Beginning Balance | $ 37,656,594 |
Total Realized Gain (Loss) | (20,215,322) |
Total Unrealized Gain (Loss) | 2,806,090 |
Cost of Purchases | 29,255,436 |
Proceeds of Sales | (27,102,374) |
Amortization/Accretion | - |
Transfers in/out of Level 3 | (22,400,424) |
Ending Balance | $ - |
The change in unrealized gain (loss) for the period attributable to Level 3 securities held at December 31, 2009 | $ - |
The information used in the above reconciliation represents fiscal year to date activity for any Investments in Securities identified as using Level 3 inputs at either the beginning or the end of the current fiscal period. Transfers in or out of Level 3 represents either the beginning value (for transfers in), or the ending value (for transfers out) of any Security or Instrument where a change in the pricing level occurred from the beginning to the end of the period. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) disclosed in the reconciliation are included in Net Gain (Loss) on the Fund's Statement of Operations. |
Income Tax Information |
At December 31, 2009, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of approximately $523,704,930 of which $243,257,460 and $280,447,470 will expire on December 31, 2016 and 2017, respectively. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| December 31, 2009 |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $25,792,543) - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $1,558,587,126) | $ 1,788,277,929 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $33,658,639) | 33,658,639 | |
Total Investments (cost $1,592,245,765) | | $ 1,821,936,568 |
Receivable for investments sold | | 618,530 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 982,015 |
Dividends receivable | | 2,491,959 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 14,545 |
Prepaid expenses | | 7,976 |
Other receivables | | 489,983 |
Total assets | | 1,826,541,576 |
| | |
Liabilities | | |
Payable to custodian bank | $ 36,388 | |
Payable for investments purchased | 815,162 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 1,760,655 | |
Accrued management fee | 1,058,938 | |
Distribution fees payable | 128,026 | |
Other affiliated payables | 175,679 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 837,741 | |
Collateral on securities loaned, at value | 26,777,975 | |
Total liabilities | | 31,590,564 |
| | |
Net Assets | | $ 1,794,951,012 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $ 2,114,356,908 |
Distributions in excess of net investment income | | (45,440) |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | | (549,062,851) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | 229,702,395 |
Net Assets | | $ 1,794,951,012 |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued
| December 31, 2009 |
Initial Class: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($758,018,432 ÷ 50,362,360 shares) | | $ 15.05 |
| | |
Service Class: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($171,252,211 ÷ 11,424,611 shares) | | $ 14.99 |
| | |
Service Class 2: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($457,971,192 ÷ 30,692,005 shares) | | $ 14.92 |
| | |
Initial Class R: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($128,688,597 ÷ 8,570,296 shares) | | $ 15.02 |
| | |
Service Class R: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($66,014,049 ÷ 4,411,023 shares) | | $ 14.97 |
| | |
Service Class 2R: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($64,200,140 ÷ 4,337,624 shares) | | $ 14.80 |
| | |
Investor Class R: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($148,806,391 ÷ 9,910,844 shares) | | $ 15.01 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
| Year ended December 31, 2009 |
| | |
Investment Income | | |
Dividends | | $ 50,526,806 |
Interest | | 3,332 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds | | 1,698,306 |
| | 52,228,444 |
Less foreign taxes withheld | | (4,134,060) |
Total income | | 48,094,384 |
| | |
Expenses | | |
Management fee | $ 11,353,371 | |
Transfer agent fees | 1,411,837 | |
Distribution fees | 1,362,137 | |
Accounting and security lending fees | 728,364 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 288,018 | |
Independent trustees' compensation | 11,405 | |
Appreciation in deferred trustee compensation account | 119 | |
Audit | 97,262 | |
Legal | 49,612 | |
Interest | 5,062 | |
Miscellaneous | 150,606 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 15,457,793 | |
Expense reductions | (575,901) | 14,881,892 |
Net investment income (loss) | | 33,212,492 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | (285,481,723) | |
Capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds | 5,710 | |
Foreign currency transactions | (423,404) | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | (285,899,417) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: Investment securities | 627,364,536 | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 70,859 | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | 627,435,395 |
Net gain (loss) | | 341,535,978 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ 374,748,470 |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Year ended December 31, 2009 | Year ended December 31, 2008 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ 33,212,492 | $ 62,527,697 |
Net realized gain (loss) | (285,899,417) | (249,321,918) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 627,435,395 | (1,217,207,504) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 374,748,470 | (1,404,001,725) |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | (32,759,678) | (61,798,099) |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain | (5,176,451) | (348,490,470) |
Total distributions | (37,936,129) | (410,288,569) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | (176,347,409) | (178,683,659) |
Redemption fees | 22,016 | 67,067 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 160,486,948 | (1,992,906,886) |
| | |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 1,634,464,064 | 3,627,370,950 |
End of period (including distributions in excess of net investment income of $45,440 and undistributed net investment income of $34,945, respectively) | $ 1,794,951,012 | $ 1,634,464,064 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Initial Class
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 12.17 | $ 25.33 | $ 23.96 | $ 20.60 | $ 17.51 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) C | .28 | .46 | .45 | .38 | .20 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 2.93 | (10.67) | 3.42 | 3.30 | 3.10 |
Total from investment operations | 3.21 | (10.21) | 3.87 | 3.68 | 3.30 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.29) | (.49) | (.84) | (.19) | (.12) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.04) | (2.46) | (1.66) | (.13) | (.09) |
Total distributions | (.33) | (2.95) | (2.50) | (.32) | (.21) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital C, G | - | - | - | - | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 15.05 | $ 12.17 | $ 25.33 | $ 23.96 | $ 20.60 |
Total Return A, B | 26.53% | (43.83)% | 17.41% | 18.09% | 19.06% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets D, F | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .88% | .87% | .85% | .88% | .89% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .88% | .87% | .85% | .88% | .89% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .84% | .84% | .82% | .81% | .82% |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.17% | 2.45% | 1.85% | 1.76% | 1.11% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 758,018 | $ 703,357 | $ 1,702,235 | $ 1,624,901 | $ 1,549,179 |
Portfolio turnover rate E | 78% | 77% | 62% | 123% | 92% |
A Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
B Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
D Fees and expenses of the 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.
E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class 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 class.
G Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
Financial Highlights - Service Class
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 12.12 | $ 25.23 | $ 23.86 | $ 20.52 | $ 17.44 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) C | .26 | .44 | .43 | .36 | .18 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 2.93 | (10.61) | 3.39 | 3.28 | 3.09 |
Total from investment operations | 3.19 | (10.17) | 3.82 | 3.64 | 3.27 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.28) | (.48) | (.79) | (.17) | (.10) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.04) | (2.46) | (1.66) | (.13) | (.09) |
Total distributions | (.32) | (2.94) | (2.45) | (.30) | (.19) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital C, G | - | - | - | - | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 14.99 | $ 12.12 | $ 25.23 | $ 23.86 | $ 20.52 |
Total Return A, B | 26.44% | (43.89)% | 17.25% | 17.95% | 18.97% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets D, F | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .98% | .97% | .95% | .98% | .99% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .98% | .97% | .95% | .98% | .99% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .94% | .94% | .92% | .91% | .92% |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.07% | 2.35% | 1.75% | 1.66% | 1.02% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 171,252 | $ 165,608 | $ 366,777 | $ 362,060 | $ 329,759 |
Portfolio turnover rate E | 78% | 77% | 62% | 123% | 92% |
A Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
B Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
D Fees and expenses of the 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.
E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class 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 class.
G Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Service Class 2
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 12.07 | $ 25.12 | $ 23.75 | $ 20.43 | $ 17.39 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) C | .24 | .40 | .39 | .33 | .14 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 2.91 | (10.54) | 3.37 | 3.27 | 3.08 |
Total from investment operations | 3.15 | (10.14) | 3.76 | 3.60 | 3.22 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.26) | (.45) | (.73) | (.15) | (.09) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.04) | (2.46) | (1.66) | (.13) | (.09) |
Total distributions | (.30) | (2.91) | (2.39) | (.28) | (.18) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital C, G | - | - | - | - | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 14.92 | $ 12.07 | $ 25.12 | $ 23.75 | $ 20.43 |
Total Return A, B | 26.22% | (43.96)% | 17.05% | 17.83% | 18.72% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets D, F | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.12% | 1.12% | 1.10% | 1.13% | 1.14% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.12% | 1.12% | 1.10% | 1.13% | 1.14% |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.09% | 1.09% | 1.07% | 1.06% | 1.07% |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.93% | 2.21% | 1.60% | 1.51% | .79% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 457,971 | $ 414,492 | $ 821,943 | $ 703,421 | $ 502,801 |
Portfolio turnover rate E | 78% | 77% | 62% | 123% | 92% |
A Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
B Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
D Fees and expenses of the 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.
E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class 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 class.
G Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
Financial Highlights - Initial Class R
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 12.14 | $ 25.28 | $ 23.92 | $ 20.57 | $ 17.49 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) C | .28 | .46 | .45 | .38 | .19 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 2.93 | (10.65) | 3.41 | 3.29 | 3.10 |
Total from investment operations | 3.21 | (10.19) | 3.86 | 3.67 | 3.29 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.29) | (.49) | (.84) | (.19) | (.12) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.04) | (2.46) | (1.66) | (.13) | (.09) |
Total distributions | (.33) | (2.95) | (2.50) | (.32) | (.21) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital C, G | - | - | - | - | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 15.02 | $ 12.14 | $ 25.28 | $ 23.92 | $ 20.57 |
Total Return A, B | 26.60% | (43.84)% | 17.40% | 18.08% | 19.05% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets D, F | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .88% | .87% | .85% | .88% | .89% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .88% | .87% | .85% | .88% | .89% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .84% | .84% | .82% | .81% | .82% |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.17% | 2.46% | 1.85% | 1.76% | 1.08% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 128,689 | $ 118,749 | $ 275,678 | $ 240,693 | $ 184,245 |
Portfolio turnover rate E | 78% | 77% | 62% | 123% | 92% |
A Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
B Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
D Fees and expenses of the 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.
E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class 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 class.
G Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Service Class R
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 12.10 | $ 25.19 | $ 23.83 | $ 20.50 | $ 17.43 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) C | .27 | .43 | .43 | .36 | .17 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 2.92 | (10.58) | 3.38 | 3.27 | 3.09 |
Total from investment operations | 3.19 | (10.15) | 3.81 | 3.63 | 3.26 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.28) | (.48) | (.79) | (.17) | (.10) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.04) | (2.46) | (1.66) | (.13) | (.09) |
Total distributions | (.32) | (2.94) | (2.45) | (.30) | (.19) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital C, G | - | - | - | - | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 14.97 | $ 12.10 | $ 25.19 | $ 23.83 | $ 20.50 |
Total Return A. B | 26.49% | (43.88)% | 17.23% | 17.95% | 18.92% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets D, F | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .97% | .96% | .94% | .98% | .99% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .97% | .96% | .94% | .98% | .99% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .94% | .94% | .92% | .91% | .92% |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.08% | 2.36% | 1.75% | 1.66% | .96% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 66,014 | $ 61,825 | $ 135,038 | $ 133,934 | $ 115,449 |
Portfolio turnover rate E | 78% | 77% | 62% | 123% | 92% |
A Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
B Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
D Fees and expenses of the 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.
E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class 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 class.
G Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
Financial Highlights - Service Class 2R
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 11.98 | $ 24.95 | $ 23.61 | $ 20.32 | $ 17.30 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) C | .25 | .40 | .39 | .32 | .14 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 2.87 | (10.46) | 3.35 | 3.26 | 3.07 |
Total from investment operations | 3.12 | (10.06) | 3.74 | 3.58 | 3.21 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.26) | (.45) | (.74) | (.16) | (.10) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.04) | (2.46) | (1.66) | (.13) | (.09) |
Total distributions | (.30) | (2.91) | (2.40) | (.29) | (.19) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital C, G | - | - | - | - | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 14.80 | $ 11.98 | $ 24.95 | $ 23.61 | $ 20.32 |
Total Return A, B | 26.20% | (43.94)% | 17.06% | 17.81% | 18.74% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets D, F | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.12% | 1.11% | 1.09% | 1.13% | 1.14% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.12% | 1.11% | 1.09% | 1.13% | 1.14% |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.09% | 1.09% | 1.07% | 1.06% | 1.07% |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.93% | 2.21% | 1.60% | 1.51% | .77% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 64,200 | $ 46,323 | $ 95,871 | $ 68,729 | $ 49,373 |
Portfolio turnover rate E | 78% | 77% | 62% | 123% | 92% |
A Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
B Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
D Fees and expenses of the 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.
E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class 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 class.
G Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Investor Class R
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 H |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 12.14 | $ 25.27 | $ 23.91 | $ 20.59 | $ 17.69 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | .27 | .43 | .42 | .36 | .02 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 2.92 | (10.62) | 3.41 | 3.29 | 2.88 |
Total from investment operations | 3.19 | (10.19) | 3.83 | 3.65 | 2.90 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.28) | (.48) | (.81) | (.20) | - |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.04) | (2.46) | (1.66) | (.13) | - |
Total distributions | (.32) | (2.94) | (2.47) | (.33) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E, J | - | - | - | - | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 15.01 | $ 12.14 | $ 25.27 | $ 23.91 | $ 20.59 |
Total Return B, C, D | 26.42% | (43.89)% | 17.25% | 17.94% | 16.39% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .97% | .96% | .96% | 1.01% | 1.07% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .97% | .96% | .96% | 1.01% | 1.07% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | .94% | .93% | .94% | .93% | 1.00% A |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.08% | 2.36% | 1.74% | 1.64% | .23% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 148,806 | $ 124,111 | $ 229,829 | $ 122,018 | $ 29,544 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 78% | 77% | 62% | 123% | 92% |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
D Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F Fees and expenses of the 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.
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H For the period July 21, 2005 (commencement of sale of shares) to December 31, 2005.
I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. 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 class.
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 December 31, 2009
1. Organization.
VIP Overseas Portfolio (the Fund) is a fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund (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. Shares of the Fund may only be purchased by insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity or variable life insurance contracts. The Fund offers the following classes of shares: Initial Class shares, Service Class shares, Service Class 2 shares, Initial Class R shares, Service Class R shares, Service Class 2R shares, and Investor Class R shares. All classes have equal rights and voting privileges, except for matters affecting a single class. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred. Certain expense reductions also differ by class.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies 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) web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC web site 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, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Events or transactions occurring after period end through the date that the financial statements were issued, February 12, 2010, have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Security Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments. When current market prices or quotations are not readily available or reliable, valuations may be determined in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. Factors used in determining value may include significant market or security specific events. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and may be utilized to a significant extent. The value used for net asset value (NAV) calculation under these procedures may differ from published prices for the same securities.
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)
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level, as of December 31, 2009, as well as a roll forward of Level 3 securities, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments. 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 an independent pricing service 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 categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when significant market or security events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities are used and are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy in these circumstances.
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Security Valuation - continued
For restricted securities and private placements where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and are categorized as level 3 in the hierarchy.
Investments in open-end mutual funds including the Fidelity Money Market Central Funds are valued at their closing net asset value each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are valued at amortized cost, which approximates value and are categorized as level 2 in the hierarchy.
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.
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. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. 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. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among each Fund in the trust. 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 must defer receipt of a portion of, and may elect to defer receipt of an additional 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 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 by distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and filing its U.S. federal tax return. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. As of December 31, 2009, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three years. 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 recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. 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 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 short-term gain distributions from the Underlying Funds, foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), deferred trustees compensation, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales.
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued
The federal tax cost of investment securities and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of period end were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation | $ 363,115,495 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (158,782,613) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ 204,332,882 |
| |
Tax Cost | $ 1,617,603,686 |
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
Capital loss carryforward | $ (523,704,930) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ 204,344,474 |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| December 31, 2009 | December 31, 2008 |
Ordinary Income | $ 37,936,129 | $ 129,796,240 |
Long-term Capital Gains | - | 280,492,329 |
Total | $ 37,936,129 | $ 410,288,569 |
Trading (Redemption) Fees. Initial Class R shares, Service Class R shares, Service Class 2 R shares, and Investor Class R shares held less than 60 days are subject to a redemption fee equal to 1% of the proceeds of the redeemed shares. All redemption fees, including any estimated redemption fees paid by FMR, are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid in capital.
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $1,235,794,737 and $1,388,794,451, 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 .45% of the Fund's average net assets and a group fee rate that averaged .26% 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. For the period, the total annual management fee rate was .71% of the Fund's average net assets.
Distribution and Service Plan. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate 12b-1 Plans for each Service Class of shares. Each Service Class pays Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, a service fee. For the period, the service fee is based on an annual rate of .10% of Service Class' and Service Class R's average net assets and .25% of Service Class 2's and Service Class 2R's average net assets.
For the period, each class paid FDC the following amounts, all of which were re-allowed to insurance companies for the distribution of shares and providing shareholder support services:
Service Class | $ 157,863 |
Service Class 2 | 1,015,748 |
Service Class R | 59,353 |
Service Class 2 R | 129,173 |
| $ 1,362,137 |
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5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued
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 an asset-based fee with respect to each class. Each class (with the exception of Investor Class R) pays a transfer agent fee, excluding out of pocket expenses, equal to an annual rate of .07% of average net assets. Investor Class R pays a monthly asset-based transfer agent fee of .15% of average net assets. The total transfer agent fees paid by each class to FIIOC, including out of pocket expenses, were as follows:
Initial Class | $ 556,149 |
Service Class | 127,850 |
Service Class 2 | 324,897 |
Initial Class R | 91,962 |
Service Class R | 46,147 |
Service Class 2R | 39,780 |
Investor Class R | 225,052 |
| $ 1,411,837 |
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 the 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. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $1,696 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 Daily Loan Balance | Weighted Average Interest Rate | Interest Expense |
Borrower | $ 6,924,943 | .45% | $ 4,550 |
6. 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, which amounted to $8,212 and is reflected in Miscellaneous Expense 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 from time to time in order to earn additional income. 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 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. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less fees and expenses associated with the loan, plus any premium payments that may be received on the loan of certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Net income from lending portfolio securities during the period amounted to $1,657,246.
8. Bank Borrowings.
The Fund is permitted to have bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions. The Fund has established borrowing arrangements with certain banks. The interest rate on the borrowings is the bank's base rate, as revised from time to time. The average daily loan balance during the period for which loans were outstanding amounted to $11,933,500. The weighted average interest rate was .77%. The interest expense amounted to $512 under the bank borrowing program. At period end, there were no bank borrowings outstanding.
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9. 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 $575,901 for the period.
10. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 |
From net investment income | | |
Initial Class | $ 14,372,278 | $ 27,449,630 |
Service Class | 3,138,360 | 6,285,159 |
Service Class 2 | 7,783,553 | 14,726,472 |
Initial Class R | 2,454,887 | 4,651,583 |
Service Class R | 1,206,143 | 2,342,494 |
Service Class 2R | 1,088,142 | 1,653,621 |
Investor Class R | 2,716,315 | 4,689,140 |
Total | $ 32,759,678 | $ 61,798,099 |
From net realized gain | | |
Initial Class | $ 2,196,333 | $ 163,022,999 |
Service Class | 510,078 | 34,891,161 |
Service Class 2 | 1,322,412 | 79,417,694 |
Initial Class R | 370,967 | 26,045,726 |
Service Class R | 192,822 | 12,931,868 |
Service Class 2R | 169,786 | 9,495,528 |
Investor Class R | 414,053 | 22,685,494 |
Total | $ 5,176,451 | $ 348,490,470 |
11. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
| Shares | Dollars |
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 |
Initial Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 5,347,946 | 5,742,422 | $ 70,803,136 | $ 105,330,600 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 1,154,164 | 10,416,592 | 16,568,611 | 190,472,629 |
Shares redeemed | (13,947,134) | (25,565,528) | (175,327,331) | (491,629,057) |
Net increase (decrease) | (7,445,024) | (9,406,514) | $ (87,955,584) | $ (195,825,828) |
Service Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 959,799 | 1,370,007 | $ 12,824,467 | $ 23,974,828 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 255,575 | 2,274,580 | 3,648,438 | 41,176,320 |
Shares redeemed | (3,455,536) | (4,518,541) | (43,871,038) | (82,046,840) |
Net increase (decrease) | (2,240,162) | (873,954) | $ (27,398,133) | $ (16,895,692) |
Service Class 2 | | | | |
Shares sold | 2,952,474 | 5,449,407 | $ 36,740,955 | $ 97,500,340 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 640,998 | 5,238,634 | 9,105,965 | 94,144,166 |
Shares redeemed | (7,248,281) | (9,062,599) | (89,623,254) | (161,377,161) |
Net increase (decrease) | (3,654,809) | 1,625,442 | $ (43,776,334) | $ 30,267,345 |
Initial Class R | | | | |
Shares sold | 612,315 | 600,161 | $ 8,157,631 | $ 11,570,605 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 197,166 | 1,690,588 | 2,825,854 | 30,697,309 |
Shares redeemed | (2,020,970) | (3,415,687) | (24,694,123) | (60,745,148) |
Net increase (decrease) | (1,211,489) | (1,124,938) | $ (13,710,638) | $ (18,477,234) |
Service Class R | | | | |
Shares sold | 305,936 | 517,294 | $ 4,003,822 | $ 9,780,288 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 98,069 | 845,462 | 1,398,965 | 15,274,362 |
Shares redeemed | (1,102,231) | (1,613,463) | (13,550,063) | (28,583,442) |
Net increase (decrease) | (698,226) | (250,707) | $ (8,147,276) | $ (3,528,792) |
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11. Share Transactions - continued
| Shares | Dollars |
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 |
Service Class 2R | | | | |
Shares sold | 1,006,368 | 716,923 | $ 12,396,135 | $ 13,560,422 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 88,897 | 621,801 | 1,257,928 | 11,149,149 |
Shares redeemed | (625,865) | (1,313,080) | (7,643,458) | (23,348,326) |
Net increase (decrease) | 469,400 | 25,644 | $ 6,010,605 | $ 1,361,245 |
Investor Class R | | | | |
Shares sold | 1,131,791 | 1,767,383 | $ 15,649,216 | $ 32,933,570 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 218,381 | 1,527,774 | 3,130,368 | 27,374,634 |
Shares redeemed | (1,661,407) | (2,169,278) | (20,149,633) | (35,892,907) |
Net increase (decrease) | (311,235) | 1,125,879 | $ (1,370,049) | $ 24,415,297 |
12. 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.
At the end of the period, FMR or its affiliates were the owners of record of 16% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund and three otherwise unaffiliated shareholders were the owners of record of 46% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Trustees of Variable Insurance Products Fund and the Shareholders of VIP Overseas Portfolio:
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 VIP Overseas Portfolio (a fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund) at December 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the 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 VIP Overseas Portfolio'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 the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards 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 December 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 12, 2010
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The Trustees, Member 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 James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 222 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 410 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. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. 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 1-877-208-0098.
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Edward C. Johnson 3d (79) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 1981 Mr. Johnson is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC; Chairman and a Director of FMR; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC); Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Johnson serves as Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as President of FMR LLC (2006-2007). |
James C. Curvey (74) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2006-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. |
* 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.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for each Independent 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 |
Dennis J. Dirks (61) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Currently, Mr. Dirks serves as a member of the Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present). |
Alan J. Lacy (56) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of The Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-present) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2007-present). Mr. Lacy is Chairman (2008-present) and a member (2006-present) of the Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association. |
Ned C. Lautenbach (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr. Lautenbach is an Advisory Partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was with the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. Mr. Lautenbach serves as a Director of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial) as well as the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida. Mr. Lautenbach is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Fairfield University (2005-present), as well as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, Mr. Lautenbach served as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007). |
Joseph Mauriello (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Capital Ltd. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-present) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products, 2007-present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a Director of the Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007). |
Cornelia M. Small (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors of the Teagle Foundation (2009-present). Ms. Small is also a member of the Investment Committee, and Chair (2008-present) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson of the Investment Committee (2002-2008) of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments. |
William S. Stavropoulos (70) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 Mr. Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons (2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004), Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently, Mr. Stavropoulos is a Director of Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Chemical Financial Corporation, Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), Tyco International, Inc. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital (private equity investment, 2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is a special advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science. |
David M. Thomas (60) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products), and Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present). |
Michael E. Wiley (59) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008-present), and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a Sr. Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005). |
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Advisory Board Member and Executive Officers:
Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Peter S. Lynch (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006). |
Kenneth B. Robins (40) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2009-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Robins worked at KPMG LLP, where he was a partner in KPMG's department of professional practice (2002-2004). |
Brian B. Hogan (45) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Vice President of certain Equity Funds and Vice President of Sector Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-present) and President of FMR's Equity Division (2009-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as a portfolio manager. |
Eric M. Wetlaufer (47) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2006 Vice President of Fidelity's International Equity Funds. Mr. Wetlaufer also serves as Group Chief Investment Officer of FMR. Mr. Wetlaufer is a Director (2007-present), Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present); Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President, and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2007-present) and President and a Director (2006-present) of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. and President and a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2006-present). Before joining Fidelity Investments in 2005, Mr. Wetlaufer was a partner in Oxhead Capital Management (2004-2005). |
Scott C. Goebel (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC; Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). |
William C. Coffey (40) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Holly C. Laurent (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Laurent is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Laurent was Senior Vice President and Head of Legal for Fidelity Business Services India Pvt. Ltd. (2006-2008), and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Group Head for FMR LLC (2005-2006). |
Christine Reynolds (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007). |
Kenneth A. Rathgeber (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2004 Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Rathgeber is Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), FMR (2005-present), FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2005-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2005-present), Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC (2005-present), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2005-present). |
Jeffrey S. Christian (48) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Christian is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Christian served as Chief Financial Officer (2008-2009) of certain Fidelity funds, Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (2004-2009), and as Vice President of Business Analysis (2003-2004). |
Bryan A. Mehrmann (48) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Mehrmann is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Mehrmann served as Vice President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Group (FIIS)/Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC) Client Services (1998-2004). |
Adrien E. Deberghes (42) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005). |
John R. Hebble (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Paul M. Murphy (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Murphy is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2006), Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR (2007), and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1994-2007). |
Gary W. Ryan (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005). |
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The amounts per share which represent income derived from sources within, and taxes paid to, foreign countries or possessions of the United States are as follows:
| Pay Date | Income | Taxes |
Initial Class | 2/13/2009 | $.017 | $.000 |
Initial Class | 12/18/2009 | $.331 | $.015 |
Service Class | 2/13/2009 | $.017 | $.000 |
Service Class | 12/18/2009 | $.317 | $.015 |
Service Class 2 | 2/13/2009 | $.017 | $.000 |
Service Class 2 | 12/18/2009 | $.298 | $.015 |
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2010 of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax returns.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
VIP Overseas Portfolio
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, acting directly and through its separate committees, requests and receives information concerning, and considers at each of its meetings factors that are relevant to, its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees, each composed of Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. Each committee has a written charter outlining the structure and purposes of the committee. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts.
At its July 2009 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expenses; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board ultimately reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts and the compensation to be received by Fidelity under the management contract is consistent with Fidelity's fiduciary duty under applicable law. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor noted above, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by competitors to Fidelity, and that the fund's shareholders, with the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel and the fund's investment objective and discipline. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the size, education, and experience of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, their use of technology, and the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory, and management personnel. In response to last year's financial crisis, FMR took a number of actions intended to cut costs and improve efficiency without weakening the investment teams or resources. The Board noted that Fidelity's analysts have access to a variety of technological tools and market and securities data that enable them to perform both fundamental and quantitative analysis and to specialize in various disciplines. The Board considered Fidelity's extensive global research capabilities that enable the Investment Advisers to aggregate data from various sources in an effort to produce positive investment results. The Board also considered that Fidelity's portfolio managers and analysts have access to daily portfolio attribution that allows for monitoring of a fund's portfolio, as well as an electronic communication system that provides immediate real-time access to research concerning issuers and credit enhancers.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, distribution, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the Investment Advisers' supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through phone representatives and over the Internet, and investor education materials and asset allocation tools.
Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing for a large variety of mutual fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity has taken a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) dedicating additional resources to investment research and to restructure and broaden the focus of the investment research teams; (ii) bolstering the senior management team that oversees asset management; (iii) contractually agreeing to reduce the management fee on Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund; and (iv) expanding Class A and Class T load waiver categories to increase rollover retention opportunities and create consistent policies across the classes.
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Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated within its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for each class, as well as the fund's relative investment performance for each class measured against (i) a broad-based securities market index, and (ii) a peer group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by the Board over multiple periods. The following charts considered by the Board show, over the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2008, the cumulative total returns of Initial Class and Service Class 2 of the fund, the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of cumulative total returns of a peer group of mutual funds identified by Morningstar, Inc. as having an investment style similar to that of the fund based on underlying portfolio holdings. The returns of Initial Class and Service Class 2 show the performance of the highest and lowest performing classes, respectively (based on five-year performance). The box within each chart shows the 25th percentile return (bottom of box) and the 75th percentile return (top of box) of the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten numbers noted below each chart correspond to the percentile box and represent the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of the class indicated.
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The Board reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and stated that the performance of Initial Class of the fund was in the second quartile for the one-year period and the third quartile for the three- and five-year periods. The Board also stated that the investment performance of the fund was lower than its benchmark for all the periods shown. The Board considered that the variations in performance among the fund's classes reflect the variations in class expenses, which result in lower performance for higher expense classes.
The Board considered that FMR has taken steps to refocus and strengthen equity research, equity portfolio management, and compliance. The Board reviewed the year-to-date performance of Initial Class through May 31, 2009 and stated that it was lower than the fund's benchmark.
Based on its review, and giving particular weight to the nature and quality of the resources dedicated by the Investment Advisers to maintain and improve relative performance and factoring in the unprecedented market events in 2008, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund will benefit the fund's shareholders, particularly in light of the Board's view that the fund's shareholders benefit from investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and services.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Fund Expenses. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expenses compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared.
The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors, in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 18% means that 82% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees - continued
VIP Overseas Portfolio
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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2008.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee was fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.
In its review of each class's total expenses, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses. As part of its review, the Board also considered current and historical total expenses of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.
The Board noted that the total expenses of each of Initial Class, Initial Class R, Investor Class R, Service Class, and Service Class R ranked below its competitive median for 2008 and the total expenses of each of Service Class 2 and Service Class 2 R ranked above its competitive median for 2008. The Board noted that the fund offers multiple classes, each of which has a different 12b-1 fee structure, and that the multiple structures are intended to offer a range of pricing options for the intermediary market. The Board also noted that the total expenses of the classes vary primarily by the level of their 12b-1 fees, although differences in transfer agent fees may also cause expenses to vary from class to class.
In its review of total expenses, the Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information on clients that FMR and its affiliates service in other competitive markets, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the total expenses of each class of the fund were reasonable, although in some cases above the median of the universe presented for comparison, in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the audited books and records of Fidelity. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board believes that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board has also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and any fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and determined that the amount of profit is a fair entrepreneurial profit for the management of the fund.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions.
In February 2009, the Board created an Ad Hoc Committee (the "Committee") to analyze economies of scale. The Committee was formed to consider whether FMR attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR determines the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will achieve a certain level of economies of scale as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board concluded, considering the findings of the Committee, that any potential economies of scale are being shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity in an appropriate manner.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including (i) fund performance trends, actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) portfolio manager changes that have occurred during the past year; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and key personnel, including performance benchmarks used by Fidelity in evaluating incentive compensation for portfolio managers and research analysts; (iv) the structure and process of equity research and actions taken by FMR to improve the quality of research; (v) the selection of and compensation paid by FMR to fund sub-advisers; (vi) Fidelity's fee structures and rationale for recommending different fees among categories of funds; (vii) the rationale for any differences between fund fee structures and fee structures in place for other Fidelity clients; (viii) Fidelity's rationale for recommending which funds should have a performance adjustment component as part of their management fees; and (ix) explanations for the relative total expenses borne by certain funds and classes, total expense competitive trends, and actions that might be taken by FMR to reduce total expenses for certain funds and classes.
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all material factors, the Board ultimately concluded that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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Investment Adviser
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
Investment Sub-Advisers
FMR Co., Inc.
Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc.
Fidelity Research & Analysis Company
FIL Investment Advisors
FIL Investment Advisors (U.K.) Ltd.
FIL Investments (Japan) Limited
Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc.
Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited
General Distributor
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
Transfer and Service Agents
Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Fidelity Service Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Custodian
JPMorgan Chase Bank
New York, NY
VIPOVRS-ANN-0210
1.540205.112
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:
Overseas Portfolio - Class R
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December 31, 2009
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Contents
Performance | <Click Here> | How the fund has done over time. |
Management's Discussion | <Click Here> | The manager's review of fund performance, strategy and outlook. |
Shareholder Expense Example | <Click Here> | An example of shareholder expenses. |
Investment Changes | <Click Here> | A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months. |
Investments | <Click Here> | A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values. |
Financial Statements | <Click Here> | Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights. |
Notes | <Click Here> | Notes to the financial statements. |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | <Click Here> | |
Trustees and Officers | <Click Here> | |
Distributions | <Click Here> | |
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees | <Click Here> | |
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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 or http://www.advisor.fidelity.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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Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class' dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. Performance numbers are net of all underlying fund operating expenses, but do not include any insurance charges imposed by your insurance company's separate account. If performance information included the effect of these additional charges, the total returns would be lower. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns
Periods ended December 31, 2009 | Past 1 year | Past 5 years | Past 10 years |
VIP Overseas - Initial Class R A | 26.60% | 3.25% | -0.29% |
VIP Overseas - Service Class R B | 26.49% | 3.14% | -0.39% |
VIP Overseas - Service Class 2R C | 26.20% | 2.99% | -0.52% |
VIP Overseas - Investor Class R D | 26.42% | 3.14% | -0.34% |
A The initial offering of Initial Class R shares took place on April 24, 2002. Returns prior to April 24, 2002 are those of Initial Class.
B The initial offering of Service Class R shares took place on April 24, 2002. Performance for Service Class R shares reflects an asset-based service fee (12b-1 fee). Returns from November 3, 1997 to April 24, 2002 are those of Service Class.
C The initial offering of Service Class 2R shares took place on April 24, 2002. Performance for Service Class 2R shares reflects an asset-based service fee (12b-1 fee). Returns from January 12, 2000 to April 24, 2002 are those of Service Class 2. Returns prior to January 12, 2000 are those of Service Class which reflect a different 12b-1 fee. Had Service Class 2R's 12b-1 fee been reflected, returns prior to January 12, 2000 would have been lower.
D The initial offering of Investor Class R shares took place on July 21, 2005. Returns prior to July 21, 2005 are those of Initial Class. If Investor Class R's transfer agent fee had been reflected, returns prior to July 21, 2005 would have been lower.
$10,000 Over 10 Years
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in VIP Overseas Portfolio - Initial Class R on December 31, 1999. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the MSCI® EAFE® Index (Europe, Australasia, Far East) performed over the same period. The initial offering of Initial Class R took place on April 24, 2002. See above for additional information regarding the performance of Initial Class R.
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Market Recap: In 2009, most global markets saw both crippling lows and considerable highs. After a dismal start, the economy began to show signs of improvement, suggesting that a recovery was on the horizon. Credit markets began to heal as fiscal and monetary stimulus efforts around the world started to take effect, and corporate earnings staged an impressive rebound, fueled in large part by massive cost cutting. As a result, the flight to quality that marked most of 2008 and early 2009 shifted in March as investors flocked to riskier asset categories. The U.S. equity market, as measured by the bellwether Standard & Poor's 500SM Index and the blue-chip proxy Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM, reflected this changing environment, gaining 26.46% and 22.68%, respectively. Meanwhile, the technology-laden Nasdaq Composite® Index rose 45.32%. Foreign stocks also produced strong gains, as illustrated by the 31.93% jump of the MSCI® EAFE® Index (Europe, Australasia, Far East), a gauge of developed stock markets outside the U.S. and Canada. Emerging-markets stocks, which suffered their worst calendar-year performance ever in 2008, posted record returns this past year, with the MSCI Emerging Markets Index soaring 79.02%. A depreciating U.S. dollar helped bolster returns for U.S. investors in foreign equities.
Comments from Graeme Rockett, Portfolio Manager of VIP Overseas Portfolio: For the 12 months ending December 31, 2009, the fund underperformed the MSCI EAFE index, largely because it was too defensive at the market bottom and too invested in quality names when the market turned upward in March. (For specific portfolio results, please refer to the performance section of this report.) Stockpicking in financials hurt a lot, and my choices within industrials and energy also detracted. Security selection in technology offset some of these relative losses. Individual detractors from performance included four Japanese financials: Promise, a consumer lender that missed its earnings estimates; Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, two banks that lacked positive catalysts; and Nomura Holdings, a diversified financial company that raised capital on terms injurious to shareholders. The position in Promise was sold by period end. The fund's ownership of UniCredit, an Italian bank, was poorly timed, and an overweighting in Swiss food giant Nestlé also hurt. On the other hand, Signet Jewelers, a Bermuda-registered mass-market retailer, contributed to fund performance, as did Belgian and U.S. beer maker Anheuser-Busch InBev. Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing also helped. The fund benefited as well from not owning German automaker and index component Volkswagen.
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
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Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) 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 (July 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund 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 for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower. 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 for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' 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. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower. 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. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
| Annualized Expense Ratio | Beginning Account Value July 1, 2009 | Ending Account Value December 31, 2009 | Expenses Paid During Period* July 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009 |
Initial Class | .87% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,227.00 | $ 4.88 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,020.82 | $ 4.43 |
Service Class | .97% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,225.90 | $ 5.44 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,020.32 | $ 4.94 |
Service Class 2 | 1.12% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,224.70 | $ 6.28 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,019.56 | $ 5.70 |
Initial Class R | .87% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,226.60 | $ 4.88 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,020.82 | $ 4.43 |
Service Class R | .97% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,226.40 | $ 5.44 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,020.32 | $ 4.94 |
Service Class 2R | 1.12% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,225.20 | $ 6.28 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,019.56 | $ 5.70 |
Investor Class R | .96% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,225.80 | $ 5.39 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,020.37 | $ 4.89 |
A 5% return per year before expenses
* Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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Investment Changes (Unaudited)
Geographic Diversification (% of fund's net assets) |
As of December 31, 2009 |
![fid116](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid116.gif) | United Kingdom | 19.6% | |
![fid118](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid118.gif) | Japan | 17.2% | |
![fid120](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid120.gif) | France | 12.0% | |
![fid122](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid122.gif) | Germany | 10.8% | |
![fid124](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid124.gif) | Switzerland | 5.9% | |
![fid126](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid126.gif) | Australia | 4.7% | |
![fid144](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid144.gif) | Spain | 3.6% | |
![fid130](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid130.gif) | Hong Kong | 2.9% | |
![fid132](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid132.gif) | Italy | 2.7% | |
![fid134](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid134.gif) | Other | 20.6% | |
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Percentages are adjusted for the effect of futures contracts, if applicable. |
As of June 30, 2009 |
![fid116](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid116.gif) | United Kingdom | 23.0% | |
![fid118](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid118.gif) | Japan | 17.5% | |
![fid120](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid120.gif) | France | 11.3% | |
![fid122](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid122.gif) | Germany | 10.0% | |
![fid124](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid124.gif) | Switzerland | 7.1% | |
![fid126](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid126.gif) | Hong Kong | 3.4% | |
![fid144](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid144.gif) | Australia | 3.3% | |
![fid130](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid130.gif) | Spain | 3.2% | |
![fid132](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid132.gif) | United States of America | 3.1% | |
![fid134](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid134.gif) | Other | 18.1% | |
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Percentages are adjusted for the effect of futures contracts, if applicable. |
Asset Allocation |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Stocks | 99.6 | 99.9 |
Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets | 0.4 | 0.1 |
Top Ten Stocks as of December 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom, Commercial Banks) | 2.6 | 2.1 |
Roche Holding AG (participation certificate) (Switzerland, Pharmaceuticals) | 1.9 | 1.7 |
Vodafone Group PLC (United Kingdom, Wireless Telecommunication Services) | 1.7 | 2.0 |
Total SA (France, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) | 1.7 | 1.9 |
BP PLC (United Kingdom, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) | 1.6 | 1.3 |
Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan, Automobiles) | 1.6 | 1.9 |
BHP Billiton PLC (United Kingdom, Metals & Mining) | 1.4 | 1.2 |
LVMH Moet Hennessy - Louis Vuitton (France, Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods) | 1.3 | 0.0 |
E.ON AG (Germany, Electric Utilities) | 1.3 | 1.3 |
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA NV (Belgium, Beverages) | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| 16.3 | |
Market Sectors as of December 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Financials | 26.6 | 28.0 |
Consumer Discretionary | 16.6 | 11.0 |
Materials | 11.3 | 8.7 |
Industrials | 9.9 | 7.4 |
Energy | 8.0 | 8.7 |
Information Technology | 8.2 | 7.4 |
Health Care | 5.9 | 6.9 |
Consumer Staples | 5.2 | 11.6 |
Telecommunication Services | 5.3 | 6.7 |
Utilities | 2.6 | 3.5 |
Annual Report
Investments December 31, 2009
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 99.4% |
| Shares | | Value |
Australia - 4.7% |
AMP Ltd. | 1,348,842 | | $ 8,202,514 |
Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. | 1,524,596 | | 5,505,263 |
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. | 200,176 | | 4,114,009 |
BHP Billiton Ltd. | 338,994 | | 12,972,204 |
Commonwealth Bank of Australia | 309,710 | | 15,259,106 |
National Australia Bank Ltd. | 394,279 | | 9,704,015 |
Newcrest Mining Ltd. | 120,084 | | 3,810,886 |
Rio Tinto Ltd. | 120,780 | | 8,124,864 |
SEEK Ltd. | 593,800 | | 3,680,328 |
Wesfarmers Ltd. | 93,194 | | 2,617,659 |
Westfield Group unit | 945,730 | | 10,652,755 |
TOTAL AUSTRALIA | | 84,643,603 |
Austria - 0.5% |
Wienerberger AG (a)(c) | 479,120 | | 8,766,213 |
Bailiwick of Jersey - 0.8% |
Informa PLC | 1,288,973 | | 6,666,156 |
WPP PLC | 779,322 | | 7,626,489 |
TOTAL BAILIWICK OF JERSEY | | 14,292,645 |
Belgium - 1.5% |
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA NV | 420,093 | | 21,888,905 |
Fortis (a) | 420,100 | | 1,577,567 |
Hamon & Compagnie International SA | 73,974 | | 2,901,794 |
TOTAL BELGIUM | | 26,368,266 |
Bermuda - 0.4% |
Huabao International Holdings Ltd. | 2,642,000 | | 2,840,863 |
Signet Jewelers Ltd. (United Kingdom) (a) | 197,365 | | 5,278,977 |
TOTAL BERMUDA | | 8,119,840 |
Brazil - 0.7% |
TIM Participacoes SA sponsored ADR (non-vtg.) | 160,500 | | 4,768,455 |
Vivo Participacoes SA sponsored ADR | 246,200 | | 7,632,200 |
TOTAL BRAZIL | | 12,400,655 |
Canada - 0.6% |
Open Text Corp. (a) | 59,700 | | 2,426,866 |
Suncor Energy, Inc. | 232,400 | | 8,230,718 |
TOTAL CANADA | | 10,657,584 |
Cayman Islands - 1.3% |
Anta Sports Products Ltd. | 2,100,000 | | 3,096,752 |
BaWang International (Group) Holding Ltd. | 7,271,000 | | 5,034,736 |
Bosideng International Holdings Ltd. | 26,702,000 | | 5,951,203 |
China Dongxiang Group Co. Ltd. | 3,995,000 | | 3,082,370 |
Hengdeli Holdings Ltd. | 17,914,000 | | 6,763,871 |
TOTAL CAYMAN ISLANDS | | 23,928,932 |
China - 1.6% |
Baidu.com, Inc. sponsored ADR (a) | 17,400 | | 7,155,402 |
|
| Shares | | Value |
BYD Co. Ltd. (H Shares) (a) | 417,000 | | $ 3,655,183 |
China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd. (H Shares) | 1,963,650 | | 5,109,026 |
Home Inns & Hotels Management, Inc. sponsored ADR (a) | 65,710 | | 2,322,849 |
Li Ning Co. Ltd. | 768,000 | | 2,912,001 |
Parkson Retail Group Ltd. | 1,296,500 | | 2,281,379 |
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | 244,800 | | 5,294,261 |
TOTAL CHINA | | 28,730,101 |
Denmark - 1.4% |
Danske Bank AS (a) | 96,100 | | 2,181,549 |
Novo Nordisk AS: | | | |
Series B | 119,642 | | 7,641,547 |
Series B sponsored ADR | 151,900 | | 9,698,815 |
Vestas Wind Systems AS (a) | 52,200 | | 3,183,386 |
William Demant Holding AS (a) | 37,700 | | 2,846,693 |
TOTAL DENMARK | | 25,551,990 |
France - 12.0% |
Accor SA | 130,202 | | 7,129,941 |
Alstom SA | 80,193 | | 5,632,496 |
AXA SA | 209,420 | | 4,910,455 |
AXA SA sponsored ADR | 158,600 | | 3,755,648 |
BNP Paribas SA | 208,799 | | 16,710,024 |
CNP Assurances | 19,045 | | 1,847,529 |
Compagnie de St. Gobain | 234,927 | | 12,804,207 |
Credit Agricole SA | 251,600 | | 4,452,111 |
Danone | 264,112 | | 16,194,706 |
Essilor International SA | 70,800 | | 4,231,814 |
Iliad Group SA | 28,200 | | 3,371,914 |
Ingenico SA | 141,620 | | 3,438,645 |
Ipsos SA | 113,100 | | 3,426,219 |
Laurent-Perrier Group | 21,000 | | 1,623,792 |
LVMH Moet Hennessy - Louis Vuitton | 211,699 | | 23,755,322 |
Michelin CGDE Series B | 86,156 | | 6,608,838 |
Remy Cointreau SA | 55,496 | | 2,828,847 |
Sanofi-Aventis sponsored ADR | 416,400 | | 16,352,028 |
Schneider Electric SA | 92,273 | | 10,803,354 |
Societe Generale Series A | 180,737 | | 12,665,917 |
Total SA: | | | |
Series B | 286,700 | | 18,390,328 |
sponsored ADR | 194,700 | | 12,468,588 |
Unibail-Rodamco | 32,205 | | 7,086,537 |
Vallourec SA | 26,321 | | 4,787,557 |
Veolia Environnement | 133,597 | | 4,422,983 |
Wendel | 84,800 | | 5,196,088 |
TOTAL FRANCE | | 214,895,888 |
Germany - 10.6% |
Aixtron AG | 203,400 | | 6,843,144 |
Allianz AG (Reg.) | 77,600 | | 9,661,200 |
BASF AG | 117,800 | | 7,329,458 |
Bayer AG | 134,710 | | 10,792,310 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
Germany - continued |
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) | 241,660 | | $ 11,001,927 |
Daimler AG | 93,800 | | 4,999,540 |
Daimler AG (Reg.) | 130,200 | | 6,939,660 |
Deutsche Bank AG (c) | 119,346 | | 8,462,825 |
Deutsche Bank AG (NY Shares) | 33,900 | | 2,403,849 |
Deutsche Boerse AG | 191,620 | | 15,911,301 |
Deutsche Lufthansa AG (Reg.) | 248,900 | | 4,186,968 |
Deutsche Post AG | 273,501 | | 5,280,156 |
Deutsche Postbank AG (a) | 60,800 | | 1,991,574 |
Deutsche Telekom AG (Reg.) | 132,049 | | 1,941,120 |
E.ON AG | 551,573 | | 23,081,747 |
HeidelbergCement AG | 191,786 | | 13,242,532 |
Linde AG | 74,315 | | 8,954,041 |
Metro AG | 269,000 | | 16,394,297 |
Munich Re Group (Reg.) | 27,109 | | 4,217,548 |
Puma AG | 15,683 | | 5,205,403 |
SAP AG | 154,842 | | 7,248,154 |
SAP AG sponsored ADR (c) | 79,000 | | 3,697,990 |
SGL Carbon AG (a) | 72,100 | | 2,141,856 |
Siemens AG (Reg.) | 87,749 | | 8,046,583 |
TOTAL GERMANY | | 189,975,183 |
Hong Kong - 2.9% |
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. (a) | 4,003,000 | | 7,433,626 |
China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd. sponsored ADR | 340,600 | | 4,465,266 |
Hang Lung Properties Ltd. | 1,939,000 | | 7,601,267 |
Hang Seng Bank Ltd. | 131,600 | | 1,936,022 |
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd. | 644,100 | | 11,459,640 |
Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. | 1,328,000 | | 9,085,639 |
Swire Pacific Ltd. (A Shares) | 750,000 | | 9,069,674 |
Tingyi (Cayman Island) Holding Corp. | 682,000 | | 1,687,543 |
TOTAL HONG KONG | | 52,738,677 |
Indonesia - 0.2% |
PT Telkomunikasi Indonesia Tbk Series B | 4,106,500 | | 4,117,400 |
Ireland - 1.1% |
CRH PLC | 432,989 | | 11,839,874 |
Kingspan Group PLC (United Kingdom) (a) | 398,800 | | 3,388,541 |
Paddy Power PLC (Ireland) | 146,800 | | 5,201,614 |
TOTAL IRELAND | | 20,430,029 |
Israel - 0.2% |
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. sponsored ADR | 71,200 | | 4,000,016 |
Italy - 2.7% |
Bulgari SpA | 550,500 | | 4,535,650 |
ENI SpA | 260,871 | | 6,634,487 |
ENI SpA sponsored ADR (c) | 43,100 | | 2,181,291 |
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA | 3,187,500 | | 14,374,661 |
Mediaset SpA | 567,600 | | 4,660,287 |
|
| Shares | | Value |
Tod's SpA | 43,100 | | $ 3,200,592 |
UniCredit SpA | 2,558,038 | | 8,578,739 |
Unione di Banche Italiane SCPA | 246,904 | | 3,548,940 |
TOTAL ITALY | | 47,714,647 |
Japan - 17.2% |
Asahi Glass Co. Ltd. | 234,000 | | 2,226,901 |
Canon, Inc. | 218,000 | | 9,277,870 |
Canon, Inc. sponsored ADR | 124,900 | | 5,285,768 |
Citizen Holdings Co. Ltd. | 776,600 | | 4,489,991 |
Denso Corp. | 334,800 | | 10,121,563 |
East Japan Railway Co. | 68,200 | | 4,317,832 |
Fanuc Ltd. | 49,400 | | 4,606,405 |
Fuji Media Holdings, Inc. | 1,132 | | 1,569,236 |
Honda Motor Co. Ltd. | 407,000 | | 13,815,655 |
Hoya Corp. | 131,100 | | 3,499,770 |
Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp. | 1,205 | | 5,421,803 |
JFE Holdings, Inc. | 123,900 | | 4,899,992 |
JSR Corp. | 121,600 | | 2,475,977 |
JTEKT Corp. | 434,100 | | 5,585,975 |
Keyence Corp. | 30,200 | | 6,270,848 |
Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd. | 426,000 | | 6,835,061 |
Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. | 114,000 | | 1,175,363 |
Mazda Motor Corp. (a) | 3,229,000 | | 7,428,439 |
Mitsubishi Corp. | 150,800 | | 3,758,031 |
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. | 1,084,000 | | 8,056,555 |
Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd. | 537,000 | | 8,577,817 |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | 3,112,600 | | 15,339,412 |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. sponsored ADR | 710,800 | | 3,497,136 |
Mitsui & Co. Ltd. | 393,600 | | 5,586,353 |
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. | 141,900 | | 3,626,048 |
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | 1,836,800 | | 3,304,718 |
Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 98,100 | | 4,898,264 |
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. | 87,200 | | 3,446,333 |
Nomura Holdings, Inc. | 1,325,200 | | 9,859,845 |
NSK Ltd. | 480,000 | | 3,523,936 |
Omron Corp. | 564,700 | | 10,160,929 |
ORIX Corp. | 110,910 | | 7,554,876 |
Rakuten, Inc. | 10,484 | | 7,985,643 |
Ricoh Co. Ltd. | 616,000 | | 8,830,787 |
Sharp Corp. | 473,000 | | 5,976,071 |
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. | 121,400 | | 6,857,357 |
SMC Corp. | 66,100 | | 7,551,076 |
SOFTBANK CORP. | 85,600 | | 2,007,668 |
Sony Corp. | 98,600 | | 2,867,862 |
Sony Corp. sponsored ADR | 34,500 | | 1,000,500 |
Sumitomo Corp. | 611,100 | | 6,225,684 |
Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd. | 2,621,000 | | 7,048,760 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | 394,700 | | 11,331,541 |
T&D Holdings, Inc. | 186,650 | | 3,840,375 |
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. | 128,400 | | 3,505,628 |
Tokyo Electron Ltd. | 68,900 | | 4,424,694 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
Japan - continued |
Toshiba Corp. | 1,203,000 | | $ 6,678,554 |
Toyota Motor Corp. | 541,100 | | 22,824,324 |
Toyota Motor Corp. sponsored ADR | 63,600 | | 5,352,576 |
Yahoo! Japan Corp. | 12,647 | | 3,804,388 |
TOTAL JAPAN | | 308,608,190 |
Korea (South) - 0.3% |
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | 8,594 | | 5,888,650 |
Luxembourg - 0.7% |
ArcelorMittal SA (NY Shares) Class A (c) | 266,600 | | 12,196,950 |
Netherlands - 2.2% |
Aegon NV (a) | 308,300 | | 2,003,855 |
ASML Holding NV (NY Shares) | 146,200 | | 4,983,958 |
ING Groep NV (Certificaten Van Aandelen) unit (a) | 574,784 | | 5,528,059 |
Koninklijke KPN NV | 362,401 | | 6,142,964 |
Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV | 359,400 | | 10,609,549 |
Randstad Holdings NV (a) | 116,500 | | 5,820,874 |
Royal DSM NV | 72,462 | | 3,574,888 |
TOTAL NETHERLANDS | | 38,664,147 |
Norway - 1.3% |
Aker Solutions ASA | 437,400 | | 5,693,947 |
DnB NOR ASA (a) | 413,200 | | 4,473,520 |
Petroleum Geo-Services ASA (a) | 374,300 | | 4,294,542 |
Sevan Marine ASA (a) | 431,000 | | 755,521 |
StatoilHydro ASA | 203,600 | | 5,086,531 |
StatoilHydro ASA sponsored ADR | 109,200 | | 2,720,172 |
TOTAL NORWAY | | 23,024,233 |
Papua New Guinea - 0.3% |
Lihir Gold Ltd. | 2,003,574 | | 5,903,050 |
Singapore - 0.5% |
CapitaCommercial Trust (REIT) | 4,340,000 | | 3,613,835 |
United Overseas Bank Ltd. | 390,000 | | 5,467,938 |
TOTAL SINGAPORE | | 9,081,773 |
South Africa - 1.0% |
Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd. (a) | 640,300 | | 6,359,795 |
Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. | 246,800 | | 6,760,855 |
MTN Group Ltd. | 295,100 | | 4,695,316 |
TOTAL SOUTH AFRICA | | 17,815,966 |
Spain - 3.6% |
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA | 404,189 | | 7,356,596 |
Banco Santander SA | 1,164,703 | | 19,220,831 |
EDP Renovaveis SA (a) | 492,400 | | 4,673,782 |
Iberdrola SA | 663,400 | | 6,334,877 |
NH Hoteles SA (a) | 1,319,200 | | 7,025,714 |
Telefonica SA | 655,538 | | 18,323,575 |
Telefonica SA sponsored ADR | 25,900 | | 2,163,168 |
TOTAL SPAIN | | 65,098,543 |
|
| Shares | | Value |
Sweden - 1.0% |
Elekta AB (B Shares) | 477,700 | | $ 11,410,829 |
Nordea Bank AB | 188,800 | | 1,922,628 |
Svenska Handelsbanken AB (A Shares) | 98,900 | | 2,821,096 |
Swedbank AB (A Shares) | 181,632 | | 1,801,427 |
TOTAL SWEDEN | | 17,955,980 |
Switzerland - 5.9% |
ABB Ltd. sponsored ADR (c) | 138,200 | | 2,639,620 |
Adecco SA (Reg.) | 93,720 | | 5,163,674 |
Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA Series A | 362,264 | | 12,150,687 |
Credit Suisse Group sponsored ADR | 117,600 | | 5,781,216 |
Credit Suisse Group (Reg.) | 71,082 | | 3,518,098 |
Nestle SA (Reg.) | 169,550 | | 8,220,011 |
Panalpina Welttransport Holding AG | 18,695 | | 1,188,016 |
Roche Holding AG (participation certificate) | 196,664 | | 33,389,861 |
Swiss Reinsurance Co. (Reg.) | 40,826 | | 1,967,865 |
The Swatch Group AG (Bearer) | 49,060 | | 12,408,918 |
UBS AG: | | | |
(For. Reg.) (a) | 447,317 | | 6,958,993 |
(NY Shares) (a) | 300,443 | | 4,659,871 |
Zurich Financial Services AG (Reg.) | 32,844 | | 7,184,476 |
TOTAL SWITZERLAND | | 105,231,306 |
Taiwan - 0.5% |
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. (Foxconn) | 874,000 | | 4,139,137 |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. sponsored ADR | 376,267 | | 4,304,494 |
TOTAL TAIWAN | | 8,443,631 |
United Kingdom - 19.6% |
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC | 359,922 | | 779,462 |
AMEC PLC | 202,752 | | 2,595,207 |
Anglo American PLC: | | | |
ADR (a) | 404,400 | | 8,767,392 |
(United Kingdom) (a) | 287,380 | | 12,591,217 |
Aviva PLC | 431,600 | | 2,775,473 |
Barclays PLC | 1,612,200 | | 7,108,278 |
Barclays PLC Sponsored ADR | 390,500 | | 6,872,800 |
BG Group PLC | 615,172 | | 11,155,039 |
BHP Billiton PLC | 766,229 | | 24,704,903 |
BP PLC | 2,534,906 | | 24,491,915 |
BP PLC sponsored ADR | 79,600 | | 4,614,412 |
British Land Co. PLC | 1,162,323 | | 9,016,744 |
Cairn Energy PLC (a) | 1,169,990 | | 6,289,065 |
Carphone Warehouse Group PLC | 878,391 | | 2,666,031 |
Centrica PLC | 2,184,600 | | 9,924,633 |
Debenhams PLC | 2,924,200 | | 3,681,512 |
Great Portland Estates PLC | 805,600 | | 3,737,957 |
Hays PLC | 1,754,300 | | 2,951,456 |
Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC | 223,300 | | 1,840,520 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
United Kingdom - continued |
HSBC Holdings PLC: | | | |
(United Kingdom) (Reg.) | 915,380 | | $ 10,449,119 |
sponsored ADR | 629,832 | | 35,957,099 |
InterContinental Hotel Group PLC | 443,064 | | 6,394,397 |
ITV PLC | 6,089,400 | | 5,151,964 |
Johnson Matthey PLC | 254,570 | | 6,298,891 |
Kesa Electricals PLC | 4,752,600 | | 11,459,924 |
Land Securities Group PLC | 373,700 | | 4,137,093 |
Legal & General Group PLC | 948,319 | | 1,235,296 |
Lloyds TSB Group PLC | 1,749,544 | | 1,433,273 |
Man Group PLC | 1,810,904 | | 9,028,846 |
Prudential PLC | 658,006 | | 6,805,993 |
Rio Tinto PLC: | | | |
(Reg.) | 186,315 | | 10,066,335 |
sponsored ADR | 69,500 | | 14,969,605 |
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (a) | 1,668,800 | | 787,533 |
Royal Dutch Shell PLC: | | | |
Class A (United Kingdom) | 547,000 | | 16,637,521 |
Class A sponsored ADR | 97,000 | | 5,830,670 |
Class B | 236,000 | | 6,877,128 |
Standard Chartered PLC (United Kingdom) | 290,623 | | 7,397,623 |
Sthree PLC | 229,400 | | 1,092,585 |
Vedanta Resources PLC | 69,300 | | 2,924,299 |
Vodafone Group PLC | 12,843,498 | | 29,759,355 |
William Hill PLC | 1,690,331 | | 5,073,005 |
Xstrata PLC (a) | 344,400 | | 6,239,509 |
TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM | | 352,571,079 |
United States of America - 2.1% |
Apple, Inc. (a) | 17,100 | | 3,605,706 |
Deckers Outdoor Corp. (a) | 86,900 | | 8,839,468 |
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. Class A | 146,300 | | 7,075,068 |
|
| Shares | | Value |
Google, Inc. Class A (a) | 21,600 | | $ 13,391,568 |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | 86,700 | | 4,178,073 |
TOTAL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | | 37,089,883 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $1,556,023,492) | 1,784,905,050 |
Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 0.2% |
| | | |
Germany - 0.2% |
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG (Cost $2,563,634) | 292,300 | | 3,372,879 |
Money Market Funds - 1.9% |
| | | |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.16% (d) | 6,880,664 | | 6,880,664 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.15% (b)(d) | 26,777,975 | | 26,777,975 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $33,658,639) | 33,658,639 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 101.5% (Cost $1,592,245,765) | | 1,821,936,568 |
NET OTHER ASSETS - (1.5)% | | (26,985,556) |
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 1,794,951,012 |
Legend |
(a) Non-income producing |
(b) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(c) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
(d) Affiliated fund that is 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. |
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 | $ 41,060 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund | 1,657,246 |
Total | $ 1,698,306 |
Other Information |
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2009, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the tables below, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: |
Description | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Investments in Securities: | | | | |
Equities: | | | | |
United Kingdom | $ 352,571,079 | $ 263,818,949 | $ 88,752,130 | $ - |
Japan | 308,608,190 | 15,135,980 | 293,472,210 | - |
France | 214,895,888 | 191,595,105 | 23,300,783 | - |
Germany | 193,348,062 | 151,048,520 | 42,299,542 | - |
Switzerland | 105,231,306 | 94,754,215 | 10,477,091 | - |
Australia | 84,643,603 | 71,671,399 | 12,972,204 | - |
Spain | 65,098,543 | 20,197,541 | 44,901,002 | - |
Hong Kong | 52,738,677 | 4,465,266 | 48,273,411 | - |
Italy | 47,714,647 | 41,080,160 | 6,634,487 | - |
Other | 363,427,934 | 293,642,192 | 69,785,742 | - |
Money Market Funds | 33,658,639 | 33,658,639 | - | - |
Total Investments in Securities: | $ 1,821,936,568 | $ 1,181,067,966 | $ 640,868,602 | $ - |
The following is a reconciliation of Investments in Securities for which Level 3 inputs were used in determining value: |
Investments in Securities: | |
Beginning Balance | $ 37,656,594 |
Total Realized Gain (Loss) | (20,215,322) |
Total Unrealized Gain (Loss) | 2,806,090 |
Cost of Purchases | 29,255,436 |
Proceeds of Sales | (27,102,374) |
Amortization/Accretion | - |
Transfers in/out of Level 3 | (22,400,424) |
Ending Balance | $ - |
The change in unrealized gain (loss) for the period attributable to Level 3 securities held at December 31, 2009 | $ - |
The information used in the above reconciliation represents fiscal year to date activity for any Investments in Securities identified as using Level 3 inputs at either the beginning or the end of the current fiscal period. Transfers in or out of Level 3 represents either the beginning value (for transfers in), or the ending value (for transfers out) of any Security or Instrument where a change in the pricing level occurred from the beginning to the end of the period. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) disclosed in the reconciliation are included in Net Gain (Loss) on the Fund's Statement of Operations. |
Income Tax Information |
At December 31, 2009, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of approximately $523,704,930 of which $243,257,460 and $280,447,470 will expire on December 31, 2016 and 2017, respectively. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| December 31, 2009 |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $25,792,543) - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $1,558,587,126) | $ 1,788,277,929 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $33,658,639) | 33,658,639 | |
Total Investments (cost $1,592,245,765) | | $ 1,821,936,568 |
Receivable for investments sold | | 618,530 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 982,015 |
Dividends receivable | | 2,491,959 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 14,545 |
Prepaid expenses | | 7,976 |
Other receivables | | 489,983 |
Total assets | | 1,826,541,576 |
| | |
Liabilities | | |
Payable to custodian bank | $ 36,388 | |
Payable for investments purchased | 815,162 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 1,760,655 | |
Accrued management fee | 1,058,938 | |
Distribution fees payable | 128,026 | |
Other affiliated payables | 175,679 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 837,741 | |
Collateral on securities loaned, at value | 26,777,975 | |
Total liabilities | | 31,590,564 |
| | |
Net Assets | | $ 1,794,951,012 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $ 2,114,356,908 |
Distributions in excess of net investment income | | (45,440) |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | | (549,062,851) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | 229,702,395 |
Net Assets | | $ 1,794,951,012 |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued
| December 31, 2009 |
Initial Class: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($758,018,432 ÷ 50,362,360 shares) | | $ 15.05 |
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Service Class: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($171,252,211 ÷ 11,424,611 shares) | | $ 14.99 |
| | |
Service Class 2: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($457,971,192 ÷ 30,692,005 shares) | | $ 14.92 |
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Initial Class R: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($128,688,597 ÷ 8,570,296 shares) | | $ 15.02 |
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Service Class R: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($66,014,049 ÷ 4,411,023 shares) | | $ 14.97 |
| | |
Service Class 2R: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($64,200,140 ÷ 4,337,624 shares) | | $ 14.80 |
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Investor Class R: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($148,806,391 ÷ 9,910,844 shares) | | $ 15.01 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
| Year ended December 31, 2009 |
| | |
Investment Income | | |
Dividends | | $ 50,526,806 |
Interest | | 3,332 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds | | 1,698,306 |
| | 52,228,444 |
Less foreign taxes withheld | | (4,134,060) |
Total income | | 48,094,384 |
| | |
Expenses | | |
Management fee | $ 11,353,371 | |
Transfer agent fees | 1,411,837 | |
Distribution fees | 1,362,137 | |
Accounting and security lending fees | 728,364 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 288,018 | |
Independent trustees' compensation | 11,405 | |
Appreciation in deferred trustee compensation account | 119 | |
Audit | 97,262 | |
Legal | 49,612 | |
Interest | 5,062 | |
Miscellaneous | 150,606 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 15,457,793 | |
Expense reductions | (575,901) | 14,881,892 |
Net investment income (loss) | | 33,212,492 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | (285,481,723) | |
Capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds | 5,710 | |
Foreign currency transactions | (423,404) | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | (285,899,417) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: Investment securities | 627,364,536 | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 70,859 | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | 627,435,395 |
Net gain (loss) | | 341,535,978 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ 374,748,470 |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Year ended December 31, 2009 | Year ended December 31, 2008 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ 33,212,492 | $ 62,527,697 |
Net realized gain (loss) | (285,899,417) | (249,321,918) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 627,435,395 | (1,217,207,504) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 374,748,470 | (1,404,001,725) |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | (32,759,678) | (61,798,099) |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain | (5,176,451) | (348,490,470) |
Total distributions | (37,936,129) | (410,288,569) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | (176,347,409) | (178,683,659) |
Redemption fees | 22,016 | 67,067 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 160,486,948 | (1,992,906,886) |
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Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 1,634,464,064 | 3,627,370,950 |
End of period (including distributions in excess of net investment income of $45,440 and undistributed net investment income of $34,945, respectively) | $ 1,794,951,012 | $ 1,634,464,064 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Initial Class
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 12.17 | $ 25.33 | $ 23.96 | $ 20.60 | $ 17.51 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) C | .28 | .46 | .45 | .38 | .20 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 2.93 | (10.67) | 3.42 | 3.30 | 3.10 |
Total from investment operations | 3.21 | (10.21) | 3.87 | 3.68 | 3.30 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.29) | (.49) | (.84) | (.19) | (.12) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.04) | (2.46) | (1.66) | (.13) | (.09) |
Total distributions | (.33) | (2.95) | (2.50) | (.32) | (.21) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital C, G | - | - | - | - | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 15.05 | $ 12.17 | $ 25.33 | $ 23.96 | $ 20.60 |
Total Return A, B | 26.53% | (43.83)% | 17.41% | 18.09% | 19.06% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets D, F | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .88% | .87% | .85% | .88% | .89% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .88% | .87% | .85% | .88% | .89% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .84% | .84% | .82% | .81% | .82% |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.17% | 2.45% | 1.85% | 1.76% | 1.11% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 758,018 | $ 703,357 | $ 1,702,235 | $ 1,624,901 | $ 1,549,179 |
Portfolio turnover rate E | 78% | 77% | 62% | 123% | 92% |
A Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
B Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
D Fees and expenses of the 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.
E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class 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 class.
G Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
Financial Highlights - Service Class
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 12.12 | $ 25.23 | $ 23.86 | $ 20.52 | $ 17.44 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) C | .26 | .44 | .43 | .36 | .18 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 2.93 | (10.61) | 3.39 | 3.28 | 3.09 |
Total from investment operations | 3.19 | (10.17) | 3.82 | 3.64 | 3.27 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.28) | (.48) | (.79) | (.17) | (.10) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.04) | (2.46) | (1.66) | (.13) | (.09) |
Total distributions | (.32) | (2.94) | (2.45) | (.30) | (.19) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital C, G | - | - | - | - | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 14.99 | $ 12.12 | $ 25.23 | $ 23.86 | $ 20.52 |
Total Return A, B | 26.44% | (43.89)% | 17.25% | 17.95% | 18.97% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets D, F | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .98% | .97% | .95% | .98% | .99% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .98% | .97% | .95% | .98% | .99% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .94% | .94% | .92% | .91% | .92% |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.07% | 2.35% | 1.75% | 1.66% | 1.02% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 171,252 | $ 165,608 | $ 366,777 | $ 362,060 | $ 329,759 |
Portfolio turnover rate E | 78% | 77% | 62% | 123% | 92% |
A Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
B Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
D Fees and expenses of the 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.
E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class 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 class.
G Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Service Class 2
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 12.07 | $ 25.12 | $ 23.75 | $ 20.43 | $ 17.39 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) C | .24 | .40 | .39 | .33 | .14 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 2.91 | (10.54) | 3.37 | 3.27 | 3.08 |
Total from investment operations | 3.15 | (10.14) | 3.76 | 3.60 | 3.22 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.26) | (.45) | (.73) | (.15) | (.09) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.04) | (2.46) | (1.66) | (.13) | (.09) |
Total distributions | (.30) | (2.91) | (2.39) | (.28) | (.18) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital C, G | - | - | - | - | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 14.92 | $ 12.07 | $ 25.12 | $ 23.75 | $ 20.43 |
Total Return A, B | 26.22% | (43.96)% | 17.05% | 17.83% | 18.72% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets D, F | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.12% | 1.12% | 1.10% | 1.13% | 1.14% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.12% | 1.12% | 1.10% | 1.13% | 1.14% |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.09% | 1.09% | 1.07% | 1.06% | 1.07% |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.93% | 2.21% | 1.60% | 1.51% | .79% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 457,971 | $ 414,492 | $ 821,943 | $ 703,421 | $ 502,801 |
Portfolio turnover rate E | 78% | 77% | 62% | 123% | 92% |
A Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
B Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
D Fees and expenses of the 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.
E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class 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 class.
G Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
Financial Highlights - Initial Class R
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 12.14 | $ 25.28 | $ 23.92 | $ 20.57 | $ 17.49 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) C | .28 | .46 | .45 | .38 | .19 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 2.93 | (10.65) | 3.41 | 3.29 | 3.10 |
Total from investment operations | 3.21 | (10.19) | 3.86 | 3.67 | 3.29 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.29) | (.49) | (.84) | (.19) | (.12) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.04) | (2.46) | (1.66) | (.13) | (.09) |
Total distributions | (.33) | (2.95) | (2.50) | (.32) | (.21) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital C, G | - | - | - | - | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 15.02 | $ 12.14 | $ 25.28 | $ 23.92 | $ 20.57 |
Total Return A, B | 26.60% | (43.84)% | 17.40% | 18.08% | 19.05% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets D, F | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .88% | .87% | .85% | .88% | .89% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .88% | .87% | .85% | .88% | .89% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .84% | .84% | .82% | .81% | .82% |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.17% | 2.46% | 1.85% | 1.76% | 1.08% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 128,689 | $ 118,749 | $ 275,678 | $ 240,693 | $ 184,245 |
Portfolio turnover rate E | 78% | 77% | 62% | 123% | 92% |
A Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
B Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
D Fees and expenses of the 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.
E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class 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 class.
G Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Service Class R
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 12.10 | $ 25.19 | $ 23.83 | $ 20.50 | $ 17.43 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) C | .27 | .43 | .43 | .36 | .17 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 2.92 | (10.58) | 3.38 | 3.27 | 3.09 |
Total from investment operations | 3.19 | (10.15) | 3.81 | 3.63 | 3.26 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.28) | (.48) | (.79) | (.17) | (.10) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.04) | (2.46) | (1.66) | (.13) | (.09) |
Total distributions | (.32) | (2.94) | (2.45) | (.30) | (.19) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital C, G | - | - | - | - | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 14.97 | $ 12.10 | $ 25.19 | $ 23.83 | $ 20.50 |
Total Return A. B | 26.49% | (43.88)% | 17.23% | 17.95% | 18.92% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets D, F | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .97% | .96% | .94% | .98% | .99% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .97% | .96% | .94% | .98% | .99% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .94% | .94% | .92% | .91% | .92% |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.08% | 2.36% | 1.75% | 1.66% | .96% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 66,014 | $ 61,825 | $ 135,038 | $ 133,934 | $ 115,449 |
Portfolio turnover rate E | 78% | 77% | 62% | 123% | 92% |
A Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
B Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
D Fees and expenses of the 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.
E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class 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 class.
G Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
Financial Highlights - Service Class 2R
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 11.98 | $ 24.95 | $ 23.61 | $ 20.32 | $ 17.30 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) C | .25 | .40 | .39 | .32 | .14 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 2.87 | (10.46) | 3.35 | 3.26 | 3.07 |
Total from investment operations | 3.12 | (10.06) | 3.74 | 3.58 | 3.21 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.26) | (.45) | (.74) | (.16) | (.10) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.04) | (2.46) | (1.66) | (.13) | (.09) |
Total distributions | (.30) | (2.91) | (2.40) | (.29) | (.19) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital C, G | - | - | - | - | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 14.80 | $ 11.98 | $ 24.95 | $ 23.61 | $ 20.32 |
Total Return A, B | 26.20% | (43.94)% | 17.06% | 17.81% | 18.74% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets D, F | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.12% | 1.11% | 1.09% | 1.13% | 1.14% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.12% | 1.11% | 1.09% | 1.13% | 1.14% |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.09% | 1.09% | 1.07% | 1.06% | 1.07% |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.93% | 2.21% | 1.60% | 1.51% | .77% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 64,200 | $ 46,323 | $ 95,871 | $ 68,729 | $ 49,373 |
Portfolio turnover rate E | 78% | 77% | 62% | 123% | 92% |
A Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
B Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
D Fees and expenses of the 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.
E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class 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 class.
G Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Investor Class R
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 H |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 12.14 | $ 25.27 | $ 23.91 | $ 20.59 | $ 17.69 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | .27 | .43 | .42 | .36 | .02 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 2.92 | (10.62) | 3.41 | 3.29 | 2.88 |
Total from investment operations | 3.19 | (10.19) | 3.83 | 3.65 | 2.90 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.28) | (.48) | (.81) | (.20) | - |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.04) | (2.46) | (1.66) | (.13) | - |
Total distributions | (.32) | (2.94) | (2.47) | (.33) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E, J | - | - | - | - | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 15.01 | $ 12.14 | $ 25.27 | $ 23.91 | $ 20.59 |
Total Return B, C, D | 26.42% | (43.89)% | 17.25% | 17.94% | 16.39% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .97% | .96% | .96% | 1.01% | 1.07% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .97% | .96% | .96% | 1.01% | 1.07% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | .94% | .93% | .94% | .93% | 1.00% A |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.08% | 2.36% | 1.74% | 1.64% | .23% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 148,806 | $ 124,111 | $ 229,829 | $ 122,018 | $ 29,544 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 78% | 77% | 62% | 123% | 92% |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
D Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F Fees and expenses of the 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.
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H For the period July 21, 2005 (commencement of sale of shares) to December 31, 2005.
I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. 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 class.
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 December 31, 2009
1. Organization.
VIP Overseas Portfolio (the Fund) is a fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund (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. Shares of the Fund may only be purchased by insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity or variable life insurance contracts. The Fund offers the following classes of shares: Initial Class shares, Service Class shares, Service Class 2 shares, Initial Class R shares, Service Class R shares, Service Class 2R shares, and Investor Class R shares. All classes have equal rights and voting privileges, except for matters affecting a single class. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred. Certain expense reductions also differ by class.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies 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) web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC web site 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, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Events or transactions occurring after period end through the date that the financial statements were issued, February 12, 2010, have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Security Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments. When current market prices or quotations are not readily available or reliable, valuations may be determined in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. Factors used in determining value may include significant market or security specific events. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and may be utilized to a significant extent. The value used for net asset value (NAV) calculation under these procedures may differ from published prices for the same securities.
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)
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level, as of December 31, 2009, as well as a roll forward of Level 3 securities, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments. 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 an independent pricing service 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 categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when significant market or security events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities are used and are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy in these circumstances.
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For restricted securities and private placements where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and are categorized as level 3 in the hierarchy.
Investments in open-end mutual funds including the Fidelity Money Market Central Funds are valued at their closing net asset value each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are valued at amortized cost, which approximates value and are categorized as level 2 in the hierarchy.
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.
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. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. 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. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among each Fund in the trust. 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 must defer receipt of a portion of, and may elect to defer receipt of an additional 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 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 by distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and filing its U.S. federal tax return. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. As of December 31, 2009, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three years. 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 recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. 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 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 short-term gain distributions from the Underlying Funds, foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), deferred trustees compensation, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales.
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The federal tax cost of investment securities and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of period end were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation | $ 363,115,495 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (158,782,613) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ 204,332,882 |
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Tax Cost | $ 1,617,603,686 |
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
Capital loss carryforward | $ (523,704,930) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ 204,344,474 |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| December 31, 2009 | December 31, 2008 |
Ordinary Income | $ 37,936,129 | $ 129,796,240 |
Long-term Capital Gains | - | 280,492,329 |
Total | $ 37,936,129 | $ 410,288,569 |
Trading (Redemption) Fees. Initial Class R shares, Service Class R shares, Service Class 2 R shares, and Investor Class R shares held less than 60 days are subject to a redemption fee equal to 1% of the proceeds of the redeemed shares. All redemption fees, including any estimated redemption fees paid by FMR, are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid in capital.
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $1,235,794,737 and $1,388,794,451, 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 .45% of the Fund's average net assets and a group fee rate that averaged .26% 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. For the period, the total annual management fee rate was .71% of the Fund's average net assets.
Distribution and Service Plan. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate 12b-1 Plans for each Service Class of shares. Each Service Class pays Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, a service fee. For the period, the service fee is based on an annual rate of .10% of Service Class' and Service Class R's average net assets and .25% of Service Class 2's and Service Class 2R's average net assets.
For the period, each class paid FDC the following amounts, all of which were re-allowed to insurance companies for the distribution of shares and providing shareholder support services:
Service Class | $ 157,863 |
Service Class 2 | 1,015,748 |
Service Class R | 59,353 |
Service Class 2 R | 129,173 |
| $ 1,362,137 |
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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 an asset-based fee with respect to each class. Each class (with the exception of Investor Class R) pays a transfer agent fee, excluding out of pocket expenses, equal to an annual rate of .07% of average net assets. Investor Class R pays a monthly asset-based transfer agent fee of .15% of average net assets. The total transfer agent fees paid by each class to FIIOC, including out of pocket expenses, were as follows:
Initial Class | $ 556,149 |
Service Class | 127,850 |
Service Class 2 | 324,897 |
Initial Class R | 91,962 |
Service Class R | 46,147 |
Service Class 2R | 39,780 |
Investor Class R | 225,052 |
| $ 1,411,837 |
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 the 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. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $1,696 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 Daily Loan Balance | Weighted Average Interest Rate | Interest Expense |
Borrower | $ 6,924,943 | .45% | $ 4,550 |
6. 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, which amounted to $8,212 and is reflected in Miscellaneous Expense 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 from time to time in order to earn additional income. 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 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. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less fees and expenses associated with the loan, plus any premium payments that may be received on the loan of certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Net income from lending portfolio securities during the period amounted to $1,657,246.
8. Bank Borrowings.
The Fund is permitted to have bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions. The Fund has established borrowing arrangements with certain banks. The interest rate on the borrowings is the bank's base rate, as revised from time to time. The average daily loan balance during the period for which loans were outstanding amounted to $11,933,500. The weighted average interest rate was .77%. The interest expense amounted to $512 under the bank borrowing program. At period end, there were no bank borrowings outstanding.
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9. 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 $575,901 for the period.
10. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 |
From net investment income | | |
Initial Class | $ 14,372,278 | $ 27,449,630 |
Service Class | 3,138,360 | 6,285,159 |
Service Class 2 | 7,783,553 | 14,726,472 |
Initial Class R | 2,454,887 | 4,651,583 |
Service Class R | 1,206,143 | 2,342,494 |
Service Class 2R | 1,088,142 | 1,653,621 |
Investor Class R | 2,716,315 | 4,689,140 |
Total | $ 32,759,678 | $ 61,798,099 |
From net realized gain | | |
Initial Class | $ 2,196,333 | $ 163,022,999 |
Service Class | 510,078 | 34,891,161 |
Service Class 2 | 1,322,412 | 79,417,694 |
Initial Class R | 370,967 | 26,045,726 |
Service Class R | 192,822 | 12,931,868 |
Service Class 2R | 169,786 | 9,495,528 |
Investor Class R | 414,053 | 22,685,494 |
Total | $ 5,176,451 | $ 348,490,470 |
11. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
| Shares | Dollars |
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 |
Initial Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 5,347,946 | 5,742,422 | $ 70,803,136 | $ 105,330,600 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 1,154,164 | 10,416,592 | 16,568,611 | 190,472,629 |
Shares redeemed | (13,947,134) | (25,565,528) | (175,327,331) | (491,629,057) |
Net increase (decrease) | (7,445,024) | (9,406,514) | $ (87,955,584) | $ (195,825,828) |
Service Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 959,799 | 1,370,007 | $ 12,824,467 | $ 23,974,828 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 255,575 | 2,274,580 | 3,648,438 | 41,176,320 |
Shares redeemed | (3,455,536) | (4,518,541) | (43,871,038) | (82,046,840) |
Net increase (decrease) | (2,240,162) | (873,954) | $ (27,398,133) | $ (16,895,692) |
Service Class 2 | | | | |
Shares sold | 2,952,474 | 5,449,407 | $ 36,740,955 | $ 97,500,340 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 640,998 | 5,238,634 | 9,105,965 | 94,144,166 |
Shares redeemed | (7,248,281) | (9,062,599) | (89,623,254) | (161,377,161) |
Net increase (decrease) | (3,654,809) | 1,625,442 | $ (43,776,334) | $ 30,267,345 |
Initial Class R | | | | |
Shares sold | 612,315 | 600,161 | $ 8,157,631 | $ 11,570,605 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 197,166 | 1,690,588 | 2,825,854 | 30,697,309 |
Shares redeemed | (2,020,970) | (3,415,687) | (24,694,123) | (60,745,148) |
Net increase (decrease) | (1,211,489) | (1,124,938) | $ (13,710,638) | $ (18,477,234) |
Service Class R | | | | |
Shares sold | 305,936 | 517,294 | $ 4,003,822 | $ 9,780,288 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 98,069 | 845,462 | 1,398,965 | 15,274,362 |
Shares redeemed | (1,102,231) | (1,613,463) | (13,550,063) | (28,583,442) |
Net increase (decrease) | (698,226) | (250,707) | $ (8,147,276) | $ (3,528,792) |
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| Shares | Dollars |
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 |
Service Class 2R | | | | |
Shares sold | 1,006,368 | 716,923 | $ 12,396,135 | $ 13,560,422 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 88,897 | 621,801 | 1,257,928 | 11,149,149 |
Shares redeemed | (625,865) | (1,313,080) | (7,643,458) | (23,348,326) |
Net increase (decrease) | 469,400 | 25,644 | $ 6,010,605 | $ 1,361,245 |
Investor Class R | | | | |
Shares sold | 1,131,791 | 1,767,383 | $ 15,649,216 | $ 32,933,570 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 218,381 | 1,527,774 | 3,130,368 | 27,374,634 |
Shares redeemed | (1,661,407) | (2,169,278) | (20,149,633) | (35,892,907) |
Net increase (decrease) | (311,235) | 1,125,879 | $ (1,370,049) | $ 24,415,297 |
12. 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.
At the end of the period, FMR or its affiliates were the owners of record of 16% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund and three otherwise unaffiliated shareholders were the owners of record of 46% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund.
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To the Trustees of Variable Insurance Products Fund and the Shareholders of VIP Overseas Portfolio:
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 VIP Overseas Portfolio (a fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund) at December 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the 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 VIP Overseas Portfolio'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 the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards 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 December 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 12, 2010
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The Trustees, Member 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 James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 222 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 410 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. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. 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 1-877-208-0098.
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Edward C. Johnson 3d (79) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 1981 Mr. Johnson is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC; Chairman and a Director of FMR; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC); Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Johnson serves as Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as President of FMR LLC (2006-2007). |
James C. Curvey (74) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2006-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. |
* 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.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for each Independent 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 |
Dennis J. Dirks (61) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Currently, Mr. Dirks serves as a member of the Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present). |
Alan J. Lacy (56) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of The Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-present) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2007-present). Mr. Lacy is Chairman (2008-present) and a member (2006-present) of the Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association. |
Ned C. Lautenbach (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr. Lautenbach is an Advisory Partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was with the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. Mr. Lautenbach serves as a Director of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial) as well as the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida. Mr. Lautenbach is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Fairfield University (2005-present), as well as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, Mr. Lautenbach served as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007). |
Joseph Mauriello (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Capital Ltd. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-present) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products, 2007-present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a Director of the Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007). |
Cornelia M. Small (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors of the Teagle Foundation (2009-present). Ms. Small is also a member of the Investment Committee, and Chair (2008-present) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson of the Investment Committee (2002-2008) of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments. |
William S. Stavropoulos (70) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 Mr. Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons (2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004), Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently, Mr. Stavropoulos is a Director of Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Chemical Financial Corporation, Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), Tyco International, Inc. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital (private equity investment, 2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is a special advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science. |
David M. Thomas (60) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products), and Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present). |
Michael E. Wiley (59) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008-present), and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a Sr. Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005). |
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Advisory Board Member and Executive Officers:
Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Peter S. Lynch (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006). |
Kenneth B. Robins (40) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2009-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Robins worked at KPMG LLP, where he was a partner in KPMG's department of professional practice (2002-2004). |
Brian B. Hogan (45) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Vice President of certain Equity Funds and Vice President of Sector Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-present) and President of FMR's Equity Division (2009-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as a portfolio manager. |
Eric M. Wetlaufer (47) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2006 Vice President of Fidelity's International Equity Funds. Mr. Wetlaufer also serves as Group Chief Investment Officer of FMR. Mr. Wetlaufer is a Director (2007-present), Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present); Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President, and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2007-present) and President and a Director (2006-present) of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. and President and a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2006-present). Before joining Fidelity Investments in 2005, Mr. Wetlaufer was a partner in Oxhead Capital Management (2004-2005). |
Scott C. Goebel (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC; Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). |
William C. Coffey (40) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Holly C. Laurent (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Laurent is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Laurent was Senior Vice President and Head of Legal for Fidelity Business Services India Pvt. Ltd. (2006-2008), and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Group Head for FMR LLC (2005-2006). |
Christine Reynolds (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007). |
Kenneth A. Rathgeber (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2004 Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Rathgeber is Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), FMR (2005-present), FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2005-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2005-present), Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC (2005-present), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2005-present). |
Jeffrey S. Christian (48) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Christian is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Christian served as Chief Financial Officer (2008-2009) of certain Fidelity funds, Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (2004-2009), and as Vice President of Business Analysis (2003-2004). |
Bryan A. Mehrmann (48) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Mehrmann is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Mehrmann served as Vice President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Group (FIIS)/Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC) Client Services (1998-2004). |
Adrien E. Deberghes (42) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005). |
John R. Hebble (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Paul M. Murphy (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Murphy is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2006), Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR (2007), and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1994-2007). |
Gary W. Ryan (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005). |
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The amounts per share which represent income derived from sources within, and taxes paid to, foreign countries or possessions of the United States are as follows:
| Pay Date | Income | Taxes |
Initial Class R | 2/13/2009 | $.017 | $.000 |
Initial Class R | 12/18/2009 | $.332 | $.015 |
Service Class R | 2/13/2009 | $.017 | $.000 |
Service Class R | 12/18/2009 | $.318 | $.015 |
Service Class 2R | 2/13/2009 | $.017 | $.000 |
Service Class 2R | 12/18/2009 | $.302 | $.015 |
Investor Class R | 2/13/2009 | $0.017 | $.000 |
Investor Class R | 12/18/2009 | $0.320 | $.015 |
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2010 of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax returns.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
VIP Overseas Portfolio
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, acting directly and through its separate committees, requests and receives information concerning, and considers at each of its meetings factors that are relevant to, its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees, each composed of Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. Each committee has a written charter outlining the structure and purposes of the committee. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts.
At its July 2009 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expenses; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board ultimately reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts and the compensation to be received by Fidelity under the management contract is consistent with Fidelity's fiduciary duty under applicable law. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor noted above, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by competitors to Fidelity, and that the fund's shareholders, with the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel and the fund's investment objective and discipline. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the size, education, and experience of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, their use of technology, and the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory, and management personnel. In response to last year's financial crisis, FMR took a number of actions intended to cut costs and improve efficiency without weakening the investment teams or resources. The Board noted that Fidelity's analysts have access to a variety of technological tools and market and securities data that enable them to perform both fundamental and quantitative analysis and to specialize in various disciplines. The Board considered Fidelity's extensive global research capabilities that enable the Investment Advisers to aggregate data from various sources in an effort to produce positive investment results. The Board also considered that Fidelity's portfolio managers and analysts have access to daily portfolio attribution that allows for monitoring of a fund's portfolio, as well as an electronic communication system that provides immediate real-time access to research concerning issuers and credit enhancers.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, distribution, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the Investment Advisers' supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through phone representatives and over the Internet, and investor education materials and asset allocation tools.
Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing for a large variety of mutual fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity has taken a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) dedicating additional resources to investment research and to restructure and broaden the focus of the investment research teams; (ii) bolstering the senior management team that oversees asset management; (iii) contractually agreeing to reduce the management fee on Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund; and (iv) expanding Class A and Class T load waiver categories to increase rollover retention opportunities and create consistent policies across the classes.
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Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated within its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for each class, as well as the fund's relative investment performance for each class measured against (i) a broad-based securities market index, and (ii) a peer group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by the Board over multiple periods. The following charts considered by the Board show, over the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2008, the cumulative total returns of Initial Class and Service Class 2 of the fund, the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of cumulative total returns of a peer group of mutual funds identified by Morningstar, Inc. as having an investment style similar to that of the fund based on underlying portfolio holdings. The returns of Initial Class and Service Class 2 show the performance of the highest and lowest performing classes, respectively (based on five-year performance). The box within each chart shows the 25th percentile return (bottom of box) and the 75th percentile return (top of box) of the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten numbers noted below each chart correspond to the percentile box and represent the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of the class indicated.
VIP Overseas Portfolio
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The Board reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and stated that the performance of Initial Class of the fund was in the second quartile for the one-year period and the third quartile for the three- and five-year periods. The Board also stated that the investment performance of the fund was lower than its benchmark for all the periods shown. The Board considered that the variations in performance among the fund's classes reflect the variations in class expenses, which result in lower performance for higher expense classes.
The Board considered that FMR has taken steps to refocus and strengthen equity research, equity portfolio management, and compliance. The Board reviewed the year-to-date performance of Initial Class through May 31, 2009 and stated that it was lower than the fund's benchmark.
Based on its review, and giving particular weight to the nature and quality of the resources dedicated by the Investment Advisers to maintain and improve relative performance and factoring in the unprecedented market events in 2008, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund will benefit the fund's shareholders, particularly in light of the Board's view that the fund's shareholders benefit from investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and services.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Fund Expenses. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expenses compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared.
The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors, in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 18% means that 82% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees - continued
VIP Overseas Portfolio
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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2008.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee was fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.
In its review of each class's total expenses, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses. As part of its review, the Board also considered current and historical total expenses of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.
The Board noted that the total expenses of each of Initial Class, Initial Class R, Investor Class R, Service Class, and Service Class R ranked below its competitive median for 2008 and the total expenses of each of Service Class 2 and Service Class 2 R ranked above its competitive median for 2008. The Board noted that the fund offers multiple classes, each of which has a different 12b-1 fee structure, and that the multiple structures are intended to offer a range of pricing options for the intermediary market. The Board also noted that the total expenses of the classes vary primarily by the level of their 12b-1 fees, although differences in transfer agent fees may also cause expenses to vary from class to class.
In its review of total expenses, the Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information on clients that FMR and its affiliates service in other competitive markets, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the total expenses of each class of the fund were reasonable, although in some cases above the median of the universe presented for comparison, in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the audited books and records of Fidelity. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board believes that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board has also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and any fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and determined that the amount of profit is a fair entrepreneurial profit for the management of the fund.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions.
In February 2009, the Board created an Ad Hoc Committee (the "Committee") to analyze economies of scale. The Committee was formed to consider whether FMR attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR determines the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will achieve a certain level of economies of scale as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board concluded, considering the findings of the Committee, that any potential economies of scale are being shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity in an appropriate manner.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including (i) fund performance trends, actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) portfolio manager changes that have occurred during the past year; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and key personnel, including performance benchmarks used by Fidelity in evaluating incentive compensation for portfolio managers and research analysts; (iv) the structure and process of equity research and actions taken by FMR to improve the quality of research; (v) the selection of and compensation paid by FMR to fund sub-advisers; (vi) Fidelity's fee structures and rationale for recommending different fees among categories of funds; (vii) the rationale for any differences between fund fee structures and fee structures in place for other Fidelity clients; (viii) Fidelity's rationale for recommending which funds should have a performance adjustment component as part of their management fees; and (ix) explanations for the relative total expenses borne by certain funds and classes, total expense competitive trends, and actions that might be taken by FMR to reduce total expenses for certain funds and classes.
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all material factors, the Board ultimately concluded that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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Investment Adviser
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
Investment Sub-Advisers
FMR Co., Inc.
Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc.
Fidelity Research & Analysis Company
FIL Investment Advisors
FIL Investment Advisors (U.K.) Ltd.
FIL Investments (Japan) Limited
Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc.
Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited
General Distributor
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
Transfer and Service Agents
Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Fidelity Service Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Custodian
JPMorgan Chase Bank
New York, NY
VIPOVRSR-ANN-0210
1.781996.107
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:
Value Portfolio
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December 31, 2009
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Contents
Performance | <Click Here> | How the fund has done over time. |
Management's Discussion | <Click Here> | The manager's review of fund performance, strategy and outlook. |
Shareholder Expense Example | <Click Here> | An example of shareholder expenses. |
Investment Changes | <Click Here> | A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months. |
Investments | <Click Here> | A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values. |
Financial Statements | <Click Here> | Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights. |
Notes | <Click Here> | Notes to the financial statements. |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | <Click Here> | |
Trustees and Officers | <Click Here> | |
Distributions | <Click Here> | |
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees | <Click Here> | |
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Fidelity Variable Insurance Products are separate account options which are purchased through a variable insurance contract.
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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 or http://www.advisor.fidelity.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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Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class' dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. Performance numbers are net of all underlying fund operating expenses, but do not include any insurance charges imposed by your insurance company's separate account. If performance information included the effect of these additional charges, the total returns would have been lower. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns
Periods ended December 31, 2009 | Past 1 year | Past 5 years | Life of fundA |
VIP Value - Initial Class | 42.66% | -1.06% | 1.65% |
VIP Value - Service ClassB | 42.35% | -1.16% | 1.55% |
VIP Value - Service Class 2 C | 42.32% | -1.32% | 1.39% |
VIP Value - Investor Class D | 42.41% | -1.16% | 1.59% |
A From May 9, 2001.
B Performance for Service Class shares reflects an asset-based service fee (12b-1 fee).
C Performance for Service Class 2 shares reflects an asset-based service fee (12b-1 fee).
D The initial offering of Investor Class shares took place on July 21, 2005. Returns prior to July 21, 2005 are those of Initial Class. Had Investor Class's transfer agent fee been reflected, returns prior to July 21, 2005 would have been lower.
$10,000 Over Life of Fund
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in VIP Value Portfolio - Initial Class on May 9, 2001, when the fund started. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the Russell 3000® Value Index performed over the same period.
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Market Recap: In 2009, most global markets saw both crippling lows and considerable highs. After a dismal start, the economy began to show signs of improvement, suggesting that a recovery was on the horizon. Credit markets began to heal as fiscal and monetary stimulus efforts around the world started to take effect, and corporate earnings staged an impressive rebound, fueled in large part by massive cost cutting. As a result, the flight to quality that marked most of 2008 and early 2009 shifted in March as investors flocked to riskier asset categories. The U.S. equity market, as measured by the bellwether Standard & Poor's 500SM Index and the blue-chip proxy Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM, reflected this changing environment, gaining 26.46% and 22.68%, respectively. Meanwhile, the technology-laden Nasdaq Composite® Index rose 45.32%. Foreign stocks also produced strong gains, as illustrated by the 31.93% jump of the MSCI® EAFE® Index (Europe, Australasia, Far East), a gauge of developed stock markets outside the U.S. and Canada. Emerging-markets stocks, which suffered their worst calendar-year performance ever in 2008, posted record returns this past year, with the MSCI Emerging Markets Index soaring 79.02%. A depreciating U.S. dollar helped bolster returns for U.S. investors in foreign equities.
Comments from Richard Fentin, Portfolio Manager of VIP Value Portfolio: During the year, the fund's shares strongly outpaced the Russell 3000® Value Index, which returned 19.76%. (For specific portfolio results, please refer to the performance section of this report.) Overweighting the consumer discretionary area was key to the fund's relative outperformance, including stakes in upscale home-goods retailer Williams-Sonoma, appliance manufacturer Whirlpool and an out-of-index position in automaker Ford Motor's convertible bonds. Unfortunately, not owning Ford's common stock, an index component, offset most of the gains from the company's bonds. Elsewhere, overweighting technology along with good stock picks in energy - including not owning major index component Exxon Mobil, which lagged when the markets rebounded - were positives, as was stock picking in industrials, consumer discretionary and financials. The biggest drag on relative performance was from stock picking in the materials sector, including not owning Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, which benefited from an improved outlook for the global economy. Some weak picks in technology detracted, including overweighting NCR, which hurt when sales of the company's point-of-sale terminals and ATMs were hit hard by the weak economy. Some picks in financials also hurt, including not owning index component Goldman Sachs and overweighting Zions Bancorp.
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
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As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) 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 (July 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund 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 for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower. 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 for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' 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. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
|
Annualized Expense Ratio
| Beginning Account Value July 1, 2009
| Ending Account Value December 31, 2009
| Expenses Paid During Period* July 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009 |
Initial Class | .79% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,323.30 | $ 4.63 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,021.22 | $ 4.02 |
Service Class | .87% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,322.20 | $ 5.09 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,020.82 | $ 4.43 |
Service Class 2 | 1.04% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,321.10 | $ 6.08 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,019.96 | $ 5.30 |
Investor Class | .87% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,320.90 | $ 5.09 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,020.82 | $ 4.43 |
A 5% return per year before expenses
* Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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Top Ten Stocks as of December 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 1.4 | 1.2 |
Avnet, Inc. | 1.4 | 1.4 |
The Stanley Works | 1.3 | 1.1 |
Wells Fargo & Co. | 1.2 | 1.1 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 1.2 | 1.3 |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | 1.2 | 1.0 |
Arrow Electronics, Inc. | 1.2 | 1.2 |
Xerox Corp. | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Avon Products, Inc. | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Tyco Electronics Ltd. | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| 11.8 | |
Top Five Market Sectors as of December 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Financials | 24.7 | 21.5 |
Industrials | 15.0 | 13.1 |
Information Technology | 13.5 | 16.8 |
Consumer Discretionary | 11.8 | 15.8 |
Energy | 10.1 | 8.2 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) |
As of December 31, 2009* | As of June 30, 2009** |
![fid23](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid23.gif) | Stocks 99.3% | | ![fid23](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid23.gif) | Stocks 98.0% | |
![fid26](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid26.gif) | Bonds 0.4% | | ![fid26](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid26.gif) | Bonds 1.0% | |
![fid29](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid29.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 0.3% | | ![fid29](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000803013-10-000004/fid29.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 1.0% | |
* Foreign investments | 11.9% | | ** Foreign investments | 11.7% | |
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Investments December 31, 2009
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 99.1% |
| Shares | | Value |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 11.8% |
Auto Components - 1.5% |
Johnson Controls, Inc. | 29,151 | | $ 794,073 |
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (a) | 83,800 | | 1,181,580 |
| | 1,975,653 |
Automobiles - 1.0% |
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) | 4,074 | | 185,475 |
Harley-Davidson, Inc. | 12,627 | | 318,200 |
Thor Industries, Inc. | 11,333 | | 355,856 |
Winnebago Industries, Inc. (a) | 40,964 | | 499,761 |
| | 1,359,292 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 2.9% |
Ameristar Casinos, Inc. | 4,900 | | 74,627 |
Brinker International, Inc. | 30,200 | | 450,584 |
Burger King Holdings, Inc. | 7,590 | | 142,844 |
Carnival Corp. unit | 3,500 | | 110,915 |
Darden Restaurants, Inc. | 13,300 | | 466,431 |
DineEquity, Inc. (a) | 6,800 | | 165,172 |
NH Hoteles SA (a) | 7,229 | | 38,500 |
Penn National Gaming, Inc. (a) | 11,855 | | 322,219 |
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. | 14,700 | | 537,579 |
Vail Resorts, Inc. (a)(d) | 6,400 | | 241,920 |
WMS Industries, Inc. (a) | 11,126 | | 445,040 |
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. | 36,396 | | 734,107 |
| | 3,729,938 |
Household Durables - 2.4% |
Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. | 38,105 | | 511,369 |
Jarden Corp. | 700 | | 21,637 |
KB Home | 12,700 | | 173,736 |
La-Z-Boy, Inc. | 16,000 | | 152,480 |
Leggett & Platt, Inc. | 34,400 | | 701,760 |
Pulte Homes, Inc. | 28,957 | | 289,570 |
Standard Pacific Corp. (a) | 14,900 | | 55,726 |
Whirlpool Corp. | 14,300 | | 1,153,438 |
| | 3,059,716 |
Leisure Equipment & Products - 0.7% |
Brunswick Corp. | 44,052 | | 559,901 |
Eastman Kodak Co. (d) | 70,800 | | 298,776 |
Polaris Industries, Inc. | 1,300 | | 56,719 |
| | 915,396 |
Media - 1.3% |
Discovery Communications, Inc. Class C (a) | 8,590 | | 227,807 |
DISH Network Corp. Class A | 12,100 | | 251,317 |
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (a) | 20,777 | | 153,334 |
Live Nation, Inc. (a) | 19,300 | | 164,243 |
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. | 7,700 | | 258,027 |
United Business Media Ltd. | 15,100 | | 113,332 |
|
| Shares | | Value |
Virgin Media, Inc. | 21,200 | | $ 356,796 |
WPP PLC | 14,119 | | 138,169 |
| | 1,663,025 |
Multiline Retail - 0.2% |
Macy's, Inc. | 16,518 | | 276,842 |
Specialty Retail - 1.6% |
AnnTaylor Stores Corp. (a) | 10,677 | | 145,634 |
AutoZone, Inc. (a) | 800 | | 126,456 |
bebe Stores, Inc. | 5,100 | | 31,977 |
Best Buy Co., Inc. | 3,700 | | 146,002 |
Limited Brands, Inc. | 11,200 | | 215,488 |
OfficeMax, Inc. (a) | 68,625 | | 870,851 |
RadioShack Corp. | 6,300 | | 122,850 |
Sherwin-Williams Co. | 1,210 | | 74,597 |
Talbots, Inc. (d) | 12,015 | | 107,054 |
The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. (a) | 2,200 | | 72,622 |
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | 4,817 | | 100,097 |
| | 2,013,628 |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.2% |
Bosideng International Holdings Ltd. | 16,000 | | 3,566 |
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (a) | 9,999 | | 126,487 |
Liz Claiborne, Inc. | 17,736 | | 99,854 |
| | 229,907 |
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | 15,223,397 |
CONSUMER STAPLES - 4.7% |
Beverages - 0.7% |
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA NV | 7,265 | | 378,542 |
Carlsberg AS: | | | |
Series A | 2,675 | | 201,472 |
Series B | 3,000 | | 221,622 |
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. | 3,300 | | 93,390 |
Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B | 1,200 | | 54,192 |
| | 949,218 |
Food & Staples Retailing - 1.1% |
Safeway, Inc. | 30,600 | | 651,474 |
SUPERVALU, Inc. | 25,500 | | 324,105 |
Sysco Corp. | 13,500 | | 377,190 |
Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. (a) | 12,487 | | 125,369 |
| | 1,478,138 |
Food Products - 1.6% |
Bunge Ltd. | 15,200 | | 970,216 |
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. (a) | 6,700 | | 400,057 |
Sara Lee Corp. | 3,400 | | 41,412 |
Smithfield Foods, Inc. (a) | 18,600 | | 282,534 |
Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A | 30,131 | | 369,707 |
| | 2,063,926 |
Household Products - 0.2% |
Energizer Holdings, Inc. (a) | 3,474 | | 212,887 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
CONSUMER STAPLES - continued |
Personal Products - 1.1% |
Avon Products, Inc. | 40,300 | | $ 1,269,450 |
Herbalife Ltd. | 2,000 | | 81,140 |
| | 1,350,590 |
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | | 6,054,759 |
ENERGY - 10.1% |
Energy Equipment & Services - 3.9% |
BJ Services Co. | 32,540 | | 605,244 |
Ensco International Ltd. ADR | 9,900 | | 395,406 |
Exterran Holdings, Inc. (a) | 3,800 | | 81,510 |
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | 15,866 | | 632,736 |
Nabors Industries Ltd. (a) | 25,600 | | 560,384 |
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. | 18,228 | | 803,673 |
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. | 44,900 | | 689,215 |
Pride International, Inc. (a) | 5,611 | | 179,047 |
Seahawk Drilling, Inc. (a) | 1,600 | | 36,064 |
Smith International, Inc. | 13,997 | | 380,298 |
Weatherford International Ltd. (a) | 37,966 | | 679,971 |
| | 5,043,548 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 6.2% |
Arch Coal, Inc. | 11,600 | | 258,100 |
Brigham Exploration Co. (a) | 1,700 | | 23,035 |
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. | 17,000 | | 741,030 |
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. | 6,200 | | 448,484 |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. | 15,500 | | 401,140 |
Cloud Peak Energy, Inc. | 5,200 | | 75,712 |
Compton Petroleum Corp. (a) | 29,400 | | 26,304 |
EOG Resources, Inc. | 9,900 | | 963,270 |
EXCO Resources, Inc. | 24,800 | | 526,504 |
Frontier Oil Corp. | 5,000 | | 60,200 |
Holly Corp. | 1,800 | | 46,134 |
Iteration Energy Ltd. (a) | 29,400 | | 33,859 |
Marathon Oil Corp. | 23,872 | | 745,284 |
Painted Pony Petroleum Ltd. (a)(e) | 1,100 | | 6,072 |
Painted Pony Petroleum Ltd. Class A (a) | 1,200 | | 6,624 |
PetroBakken Energy Ltd. Class A | 1,800 | | 55,389 |
Petrohawk Energy Corp. (a) | 25,500 | | 611,745 |
Plains Exploration & Production Co. (a) | 4,800 | | 132,768 |
Range Resources Corp. | 11,600 | | 578,260 |
Reliance Industries Ltd. | 1,329 | | 31,229 |
SandRidge Energy, Inc. (a) | 11,500 | | 108,445 |
Southwestern Energy Co. (a) | 16,900 | | 814,580 |
Suncor Energy, Inc. | 18,000 | | 637,491 |
Ultra Petroleum Corp. (a) | 14,100 | | 703,026 |
| | 8,034,685 |
TOTAL ENERGY | | 13,078,233 |
|
| Shares | | Value |
FINANCIALS - 24.4% |
Capital Markets - 1.6% |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | 24,575 | | $ 687,363 |
Invesco Ltd. | 10,700 | | 251,343 |
Morgan Stanley | 12,260 | | 362,896 |
Northern Trust Corp. | 2,600 | | 136,240 |
Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC Class A | 11,357 | | 156,045 |
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. (a) | 26,900 | | 521,322 |
| | 2,115,209 |
Commercial Banks - 8.2% |
Associated Banc-Corp. | 17,351 | | 191,035 |
Banco Santander (Brasil) SA ADR | 4,700 | | 65,518 |
BB&T Corp. | 7,800 | | 197,886 |
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. | 11,063 | | 63,834 |
CapitalSource, Inc. | 56,600 | | 224,702 |
Comerica, Inc. | 27,200 | | 804,304 |
Fifth Third Bancorp | 86,000 | | 838,500 |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | 149,911 | | 547,175 |
KeyCorp | 120,916 | | 671,084 |
Marshall & Ilsley Corp. | 48,759 | | 265,737 |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | 21,800 | | 107,434 |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 34,990 | | 1,847,114 |
Regions Financial Corp. | 82,800 | | 438,012 |
SunTrust Banks, Inc. | 25,600 | | 519,424 |
SVB Financial Group (a) | 2,442 | | 101,807 |
TCF Financial Corp. | 23,200 | | 315,984 |
U.S. Bancorp, Delaware | 38,600 | | 868,886 |
Umpqua Holdings Corp. | 16,700 | | 223,947 |
Wells Fargo & Co. | 59,295 | | 1,600,372 |
Wilmington Trust Corp., Delaware | 33,758 | | 416,574 |
Zions Bancorp | 20,504 | | 263,066 |
| | 10,572,395 |
Consumer Finance - 1.6% |
American Express Co. | 18,477 | | 748,688 |
Capital One Financial Corp. | 17,803 | | 682,567 |
Discover Financial Services | 42,539 | | 625,749 |
| | 2,057,004 |
Diversified Financial Services - 2.4% |
Bank of America Corp. | 75,210 | | 1,132,663 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 38,186 | | 1,591,211 |
Moody's Corp. | 15,367 | | 411,836 |
| | 3,135,710 |
Insurance - 4.2% |
Aon Corp. | 4,300 | | 164,862 |
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | 9,333 | | 210,086 |
Everest Re Group Ltd. | 6,767 | | 579,797 |
Lincoln National Corp. | 22,268 | | 554,028 |
Loews Corp. | 22,986 | | 835,541 |
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | 41,100 | | 907,488 |
MBIA, Inc. (a)(d) | 33,100 | | 131,738 |
MetLife, Inc. | 5,600 | | 197,960 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
FINANCIALS - continued |
Insurance - continued |
PartnerRe Ltd. | 7,000 | | $ 522,620 |
StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. | 7,300 | | 292,146 |
The First American Corp. | 7,228 | | 239,319 |
Unum Group | 28,920 | | 564,518 |
Willis Group Holdings Ltd. | 2,400 | | 63,312 |
XL Capital Ltd. Class A | 6,000 | | 109,980 |
| | 5,373,395 |
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 4.6% |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | 6,100 | | 392,169 |
Camden Property Trust (SBI) | 2,953 | | 125,119 |
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. | 9,400 | | 90,898 |
Corporate Office Properties Trust (SBI) | 6,688 | | 244,981 |
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | 4,008 | | 201,522 |
Duke Realty LP | 30,200 | | 367,534 |
Franklin Street Properties Corp. | 24,901 | | 363,804 |
Highwoods Properties, Inc. (SBI) | 870 | | 29,015 |
ProLogis Trust | 57,991 | | 793,897 |
Public Storage | 7,500 | | 610,875 |
Regency Centers Corp. | 4,800 | | 168,288 |
Segro PLC | 26,750 | | 148,978 |
Simon Property Group, Inc. | 7,683 | | 613,103 |
SL Green Realty Corp. | 4,705 | | 236,379 |
The Macerich Co. (d) | 12,584 | | 452,395 |
U-Store-It Trust | 3,000 | | 21,960 |
Ventas, Inc. | 14,000 | | 612,360 |
Vornado Realty Trust | 7,007 | | 490,070 |
| | 5,963,347 |
Real Estate Management & Development - 1.3% |
Allgreen Properties Ltd. | 48,000 | | 42,018 |
Avatar Holdings, Inc. (a) | 1,500 | | 25,515 |
Brookfield Properties Corp. | 20,800 | | 253,405 |
CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. Class A (a) | 66,322 | | 899,990 |
Forest City Enterprises, Inc. Class A | 29,683 | | 349,666 |
The St. Joe Co. (a) | 1,700 | | 49,113 |
Unite Group PLC (a) | 7,800 | | 37,755 |
| | 1,657,462 |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.5% |
New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (d) | 41,700 | | 605,067 |
TOTAL FINANCIALS | | 31,479,589 |
HEALTH CARE - 4.5% |
Biotechnology - 0.4% |
AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 1,100 | | 41,833 |
Biogen Idec, Inc. (a) | 4,100 | | 219,350 |
Cephalon, Inc. (a) | 981 | | 61,224 |
Clinical Data, Inc. (a) | 5,321 | | 97,161 |
Dendreon Corp. (a) | 2,300 | | 60,444 |
|
| Shares | | Value |
Genzyme Corp. (a) | 700 | | $ 34,307 |
OREXIGEN Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | 7,300 | | 54,312 |
| | 568,631 |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.0% |
C. R. Bard, Inc. | 4,700 | | 366,130 |
Cooper Companies, Inc. | 4,226 | | 161,095 |
Covidien PLC | 5,300 | | 253,817 |
ev3, Inc. (a) | 14,686 | | 195,911 |
Hologic, Inc. (a) | 6,500 | | 94,250 |
Orthofix International NV (a) | 3,475 | | 107,621 |
Stryker Corp. | 1,200 | | 60,444 |
| | 1,239,268 |
Health Care Providers & Services - 2.5% |
Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. (a) | 21,047 | | 382,845 |
CIGNA Corp. | 10,700 | | 377,389 |
Henry Schein, Inc. (a) | 12,598 | | 662,655 |
Humana, Inc. (a) | 9,163 | | 402,164 |
McKesson Corp. | 7,800 | | 487,500 |
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | 1,900 | | 114,722 |
Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B | 17,584 | | 536,312 |
VCA Antech, Inc. (a) | 7,931 | | 197,641 |
| | 3,161,228 |
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.1% |
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (a) | 3,100 | | 104,439 |
Pharmaceuticals - 0.5% |
Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 6,647 | | 64,276 |
King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 36,000 | | 441,720 |
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. sponsored ADR | 2,052 | | 115,281 |
ViroPharma, Inc. (a) | 9,000 | | 75,510 |
| | 696,787 |
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | | 5,770,353 |
INDUSTRIALS - 14.9% |
Aerospace & Defense - 1.2% |
DigitalGlobe, Inc. | 3,000 | | 72,600 |
Heico Corp. Class A | 11,617 | | 417,747 |
Precision Castparts Corp. | 6,700 | | 739,345 |
Raytheon Co. | 5,580 | | 287,482 |
| | 1,517,174 |
Air Freight & Logistics - 0.4% |
United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B | 9,600 | | 550,752 |
Airlines - 0.5% |
Alaska Air Group, Inc. (a) | 700 | | 24,192 |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. (a) | 32,500 | | 369,850 |
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (a) | 4,984 | | 34,888 |
Southwest Airlines Co. | 14,441 | | 165,061 |
| | 593,991 |
Building Products - 1.7% |
Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (a) | 1,684 | | 65,558 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
INDUSTRIALS - continued |
Building Products - continued |
Masco Corp. | 86,300 | | $ 1,191,803 |
Owens Corning (a) | 38,775 | | 994,191 |
| | 2,251,552 |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 2.3% |
ACCO Brands Corp. (a) | 41,321 | | 300,817 |
Clean Harbors, Inc. (a) | 8,100 | | 482,841 |
Consolidated Graphics, Inc. (a) | 11,788 | | 412,816 |
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. | 13,717 | | 305,478 |
Republic Services, Inc. | 40,890 | | 1,157,596 |
The Brink's Co. | 12,100 | | 294,514 |
| | 2,954,062 |
Construction & Engineering - 0.5% |
Aveng Ltd. | 6,650 | | 35,808 |
Dycom Industries, Inc. (a) | 20,545 | | 164,976 |
Fluor Corp. | 3,000 | | 135,120 |
Granite Construction, Inc. | 5,423 | | 182,538 |
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (a) | 4,101 | | 154,239 |
| | 672,681 |
Electrical Equipment - 0.9% |
Acuity Brands, Inc. (d) | 8,200 | | 292,248 |
Baldor Electric Co. | 3,600 | | 101,124 |
Regal-Beloit Corp. | 4,100 | | 212,954 |
Renewable Energy Corp. AS (a)(d) | 14,000 | | 108,093 |
SunPower Corp. Class B (a) | 12,374 | | 259,235 |
Zumtobel AG (a) | 7,373 | | 144,611 |
| | 1,118,265 |
Industrial Conglomerates - 0.3% |
Carlisle Companies, Inc. | 12,400 | | 424,824 |
Machinery - 3.8% |
AGCO Corp. (a) | 2,500 | | 80,850 |
Albany International Corp. Class A | 13,065 | | 293,440 |
Crane Co. | 3,200 | | 97,984 |
Cummins, Inc. | 16,981 | | 778,749 |
Deere & Co. | 2,800 | | 151,452 |
Eaton Corp. | 7,000 | | 445,340 |
Ingersoll-Rand Co. Ltd. | 11,400 | | 407,436 |
Kennametal, Inc. | 13,100 | | 339,552 |
Navistar International Corp. (a) | 12,200 | | 471,530 |
Oshkosh Co. | 1,800 | | 66,654 |
Pentair, Inc. | 2,623 | | 84,723 |
Robbins & Myers, Inc. | 1,000 | | 23,520 |
The Stanley Works | 32,800 | | 1,689,528 |
| | 4,930,758 |
Professional Services - 1.1% |
Equifax, Inc. | 3,400 | | 105,026 |
Experian PLC | 22,172 | | 220,375 |
IHS, Inc. Class A (a) | 2,750 | | 150,728 |
Manpower, Inc. | 8,708 | | 475,283 |
|
| Shares | | Value |
Monster Worldwide, Inc. (a) | 24,141 | | $ 420,053 |
Robert Half International, Inc. | 2,000 | | 53,460 |
| | 1,424,925 |
Road & Rail - 1.9% |
Avis Budget Group, Inc. (a) | 7,300 | | 95,776 |
Canadian National Railway Co. | 6,200 | | 338,370 |
Con-way, Inc. | 14,403 | | 502,809 |
CSX Corp. | 13,600 | | 659,464 |
Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (a) | 1,200 | | 30,732 |
Ryder System, Inc. | 4,301 | | 177,072 |
Union Pacific Corp. | 9,500 | | 607,050 |
| | 2,411,273 |
Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.0% |
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (a) | 1,300 | | 20,800 |
Transportation Infrastructure - 0.3% |
Macquarie Infrastructure Co. LLC | 25,861 | | 317,573 |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | 19,188,630 |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 13.4% |
Communications Equipment - 0.5% |
Motorola, Inc. | 89,400 | | 693,744 |
Computers & Peripherals - 1.1% |
NCR Corp. (a) | 67,398 | | 750,140 |
Seagate Technology | 20,900 | | 380,171 |
Western Digital Corp. (a) | 5,300 | | 233,995 |
| | 1,364,306 |
Electronic Equipment & Components - 5.8% |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. (a) | 50,549 | | 1,570,557 |
Arrow Electronics, Inc. (a) | 52,153 | | 1,544,250 |
Avnet, Inc. (a) | 58,334 | | 1,759,353 |
Corning, Inc. | 6,222 | | 120,147 |
Flextronics International Ltd. (a) | 139,900 | | 1,022,669 |
Itron, Inc. (a) | 1,973 | | 133,316 |
Keyence Corp. | 700 | | 145,351 |
Tyco Electronics Ltd. | 48,800 | | 1,198,040 |
| | 7,493,683 |
Internet Software & Services - 0.5% |
VeriSign, Inc. (a) | 20,538 | | 497,841 |
Yahoo!, Inc. (a) | 12,000 | | 201,360 |
| | 699,201 |
IT Services - 1.1% |
Accenture PLC Class A | 6,250 | | 259,375 |
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | 8,724 | | 204,491 |
Fiserv, Inc. (a) | 2,500 | | 121,200 |
Hewitt Associates, Inc. Class A (a) | 6,479 | | 273,803 |
The Western Union Co. | 5,526 | | 104,165 |
Visa, Inc. Class A | 4,864 | | 425,405 |
| | 1,388,439 |
Office Electronics - 1.0% |
Xerox Corp. | 155,900 | | 1,318,914 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 3.2% |
Applied Materials, Inc. | 43,600 | | $ 607,784 |
ASM International NV (NASDAQ) (a) | 3,786 | | 97,414 |
ASML Holding NV (NY Shares) | 9,144 | | 311,719 |
Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. (a) | 107,500 | | 1,073,925 |
KLA-Tencor Corp. | 5,100 | | 184,416 |
Lam Research Corp. (a) | 3,400 | | 133,314 |
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | 9,000 | | 182,700 |
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) | 65,554 | | 692,250 |
MKS Instruments, Inc. (a) | 10,105 | | 175,928 |
National Semiconductor Corp. | 26,662 | | 409,528 |
Standard Microsystems Corp. (a) | 12,354 | | 256,716 |
| | 4,125,694 |
Software - 0.2% |
BMC Software, Inc. (a) | 4,300 | | 172,430 |
Software AG (Bearer) | 700 | | 76,565 |
| | 248,995 |
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | | 17,332,976 |
MATERIALS - 7.5% |
Chemicals - 2.8% |
Albemarle Corp. | 25,726 | | 935,655 |
Ashland, Inc. | 3,500 | | 138,670 |
Calgon Carbon Corp. (a) | 8,943 | | 124,308 |
Celanese Corp. Class A | 12,200 | | 391,620 |
Clariant AG (Reg.) (a) | 15,340 | | 181,037 |
Cytec Industries, Inc. | 3,940 | | 143,495 |
Ferro Corp. | 21,300 | | 175,512 |
FMC Corp. | 7,948 | | 443,180 |
Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. | 2,300 | | 31,188 |
Solutia, Inc. (a) | 36,191 | | 459,626 |
Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co. Ltd. | 2,600 | | 48,384 |
W.R. Grace & Co. (a) | 20,255 | | 513,464 |
| | 3,586,139 |
Construction Materials - 0.7% |
HeidelbergCement AG | 6,794 | | 469,115 |
Texas Industries, Inc. | 4,300 | | 150,457 |
Vulcan Materials Co. (d) | 5,556 | | 292,635 |
| | 912,207 |
Containers & Packaging - 1.7% |
Ball Corp. | 9,500 | | 491,150 |
Owens-Illinois, Inc. (a) | 33,212 | | 1,091,678 |
Packaging Corp. of America | 12,900 | | 296,829 |
Rexam PLC | 55,014 | | 258,375 |
| | 2,138,032 |
Metals & Mining - 1.7% |
Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. (Canada) | 2,300 | | 124,605 |
|
| Shares | | Value |
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. sponsored ADR | 4,200 | | $ 168,756 |
Barrick Gold Corp. | 7,700 | | 303,852 |
Commercial Metals Co. | 9,358 | | 146,453 |
Goldcorp, Inc. | 1,900 | | 74,778 |
Lihir Gold Ltd. | 68,621 | | 202,175 |
Newcrest Mining Ltd. | 11,823 | | 375,205 |
Newmont Mining Corp. | 7,714 | | 364,949 |
Randgold Resources Ltd. sponsored ADR | 5,234 | | 414,114 |
Steel Dynamics, Inc. | 1,000 | | 17,720 |
| | 2,192,607 |
Paper & Forest Products - 0.6% |
Weyerhaeuser Co. | 18,345 | | 791,403 |
TOTAL MATERIALS | | 9,620,388 |
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.6% |
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.2% |
Iliad Group SA | 489 | | 58,470 |
Qwest Communications International, Inc. | 62,666 | | 263,824 |
| | 322,294 |
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.4% |
Sprint Nextel Corp. (a) | 136,730 | | 500,432 |
TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES | | 822,726 |
UTILITIES - 7.2% |
Electric Utilities - 3.5% |
Allegheny Energy, Inc. | 26,721 | | 627,409 |
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | 25,429 | | 884,675 |
Entergy Corp. | 13,800 | | 1,129,392 |
FirstEnergy Corp. | 23,600 | | 1,096,220 |
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | 22,044 | | 806,370 |
| | 4,544,066 |
Gas Utilities - 0.2% |
Energen Corp. | 4,400 | | 205,920 |
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 1.6% |
AES Corp. | 62,900 | | 837,199 |
Calpine Corp. (a) | 8,908 | | 97,988 |
Constellation Energy Group, Inc. | 18,300 | | 643,611 |
Dynegy, Inc. Class A (a) | 19,700 | | 35,657 |
NRG Energy, Inc. (a) | 18,634 | | 439,949 |
| | 2,054,404 |
Multi-Utilities - 1.9% |
Alliant Energy Corp. | 2,500 | | 75,650 |
CMS Energy Corp. | 14,500 | | 227,070 |
DTE Energy Co. | 8,100 | | 353,079 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
UTILITIES - continued |
Multi-Utilities - continued |
PG&E Corp. | 18,470 | | $ 824,686 |
Sempra Energy | 18,600 | | 1,041,228 |
| | 2,521,713 |
TOTAL UTILITIES | | 9,326,103 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $132,177,262) | 127,897,154 |
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 0.2% |
| | | |
FINANCIALS - 0.2% |
Capital Markets - 0.1% |
Legg Mason, Inc. 7.00% | 2,900 | | 100,485 |
Diversified Financial Services - 0.1% |
Bank of America Corp. | 8,000 | | 119,360 |
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $265,000) | 219,845 |
Convertible Bonds - 0.4% |
| Principal Amount | | |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.0% |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.0% |
Gaylord Entertainment Co. 3.75% 10/1/14 (e) | | $ 30,000 | | 30,506 |
FINANCIALS - 0.1% |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.1% |
MGIC Investment Corp. 9% 4/1/63 (c)(e) | | 182,000 | | 114,888 |
INDUSTRIALS - 0.1% |
Electrical Equipment - 0.1% |
SunPower Corp. 4.75% 4/15/14 | | 50,000 | | 56,690 |
Industrial Conglomerates - 0.0% |
Textron, Inc. 4.5% 5/1/13 | | 30,000 | | 48,336 |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | 105,026 |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 0.1% |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.1% |
Micron Technology, Inc. 4.25% 10/15/13 | | 30,000 | | 65,213 |
|
| Principal Amount | | Value |
MATERIALS - 0.1% |
Metals & Mining - 0.1% |
Newmont Mining Corp. 3% 2/15/12 | | $ 50,000 | | $ 62,780 |
United States Steel Corp. 4% 5/15/14 | | 60,000 | | 112,275 |
| | 175,055 |
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS (Cost $299,715) | 490,688 |
Money Market Funds - 3.6% |
| Shares | | |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.16% (f) | 3,369,584 | | 3,369,584 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.15% (b)(f) | 1,333,027 | | 1,333,027 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $4,702,611) | 4,702,611 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 103.3% (Cost $137,444,588) | 133,310,298 |
NET OTHER ASSETS - (3.3)% | | (4,204,341) |
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 129,105,957 |
Legend |
(a) Non-income producing |
(b) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(c) Non-income producing - Issuer is in default. |
(d) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
(e) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $151,466 or 0.1% of net assets. |
(f) Affiliated fund that is 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. |
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 | $ 5,573 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund | 6,442 |
Total | $ 12,015 |
Other Information |
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2009, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: |
Description | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Investments in Securities: | | | | |
Equities: | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary | $ 15,223,397 | $ 15,081,662 | $ 141,735 | $ - |
Consumer Staples | 6,054,759 | 6,054,759 | - | - |
Energy | 13,078,233 | 13,078,233 | - | - |
Financials | 31,699,434 | 31,491,515 | 207,919 | - |
Health Care | 5,770,353 | 5,770,353 | - | - |
Industrials | 19,188,630 | 19,188,630 | - | - |
Information Technology | 17,332,976 | 17,187,625 | 145,351 | - |
Materials | 9,620,388 | 9,572,004 | 48,384 | - |
Telecommunication Services | 822,726 | 822,726 | - | - |
Utilities | 9,326,103 | 9,326,103 | - | - |
Corporate Bonds | 490,688 | - | 490,688 | - |
Money Market Funds | 4,702,611 | 4,702,611 | - | - |
Total Investments in Securities: | $ 133,310,298 | $ 132,276,221 | $ 1,034,077 | $ - |
Distribution of investments by country of issue, as a percentage of total net assets, is as follows: (Unaudited) |
United States of America | 88.1% |
Canada | 2.3% |
Bermuda | 2.0% |
Switzerland | 1.6% |
Others (individually less than 1%) | 6.0% |
| 100.0% |
Income Tax Information |
At December 31, 2009, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of approximately $24,662,354 of which $9,078,392 and $15,583,962 will expire on December 31, 2016 and 2017, respectively. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| December 31, 2009 |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $1,278,652) - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $132,741,977) | $ 128,607,687 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $4,702,611) | 4,702,611 | |
Total Investments (cost $137,444,588) | | $ 133,310,298 |
Foreign currency held at value (cost $1,242) | | 1,242 |
Receivable for investments sold | | 217,943 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 76,157 |
Dividends receivable | | 115,154 |
Interest receivable | | 2,151 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 639 |
Prepaid expenses | | 546 |
Other receivables | | 1,552 |
Total assets | | 133,725,682 |
Liabilities | | |
Payable to custodian bank | $ 2 | |
Payable for investments purchased | 2,990,735 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 168,173 | |
Accrued management fee | 58,960 | |
Distribution fees payable | 1,764 | |
Other affiliated payables | 14,931 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 52,133 | |
Collateral on securities loaned, at value | 1,333,027 | |
Total liabilities | | 4,619,725 |
Net Assets | | $ 129,105,957 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $ 159,903,690 |
Undistributed net investment income | | 136 |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | | (26,663,561) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | (4,134,308) |
Net Assets | | $ 129,105,957 |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued
| December 31, 2009 |
Initial Class: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($64,198,243 ÷ 6,781,413 shares) | | $ 9.47 |
| | |
Service Class: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($250,781 ÷ 26,512 shares) | | $ 9.46 |
| | |
Service Class 2: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($8,276,954 ÷ 882,374 shares) | | $ 9.38 |
| | |
Investor Class: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($56,379,979 ÷ 5,960,018 shares) | | $ 9.46 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
| Year ended December 31, 2009 |
Investment Income | | |
Dividends | | $ 1,701,678 |
Interest | | 21,471 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds | | 12,015 |
Total income | | 1,735,164 |
Expenses | | |
Management fee | $ 557,877 | |
Transfer agent fees | 134,351 | |
Distribution fees | 16,009 | |
Accounting and security lending fees | 39,574 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 42,889 | |
Independent trustees' compensation | 657 | |
Audit | 50,670 | |
Legal | 578 | |
Miscellaneous | 8,070 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 850,675 | |
Expense reductions | (3,844) | 846,831 |
Net investment income (loss) | | 888,333 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | (11,419,280) | |
Foreign currency transactions | (1,121) | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | (11,420,401) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: Investment securities (net of increase in deferred foreign taxes of $56) | 47,254,802 | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 362 | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | 47,255,164 |
Net gain (loss) | | 35,834,763 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ 36,723,096 |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Year ended December 31, 2009 | Year ended December 31, 2008 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ 888,333 | $ 1,292,768 |
Net realized gain (loss) | (11,420,401) | (15,033,581) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 47,255,164 | (45,673,621) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 36,723,096 | (59,414,434) |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | (908,042) | (1,169,017) |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain | - | (3,606,092) |
Total distributions | (908,042) | (4,775,109) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | 10,552,112 | 21,293,415 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 46,367,166 | (42,896,128) |
| | |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 82,738,791 | 125,634,919 |
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $136 and undistributed net investment income of $7,426, respectively) | $ 129,105,957 | $ 82,738,791 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Initial Class
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 6.69 | $ 13.10 | $ 14.28 | $ 12.63 | $ 11.97 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) C | .07 | .13 | .10 | .16 | .15 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 2.78 | (6.07) | .22 | 1.70 | .58 |
Total from investment operations | 2.85 | (5.94) | .32 | 1.86 | .73 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.07) | (.10) | (.09) | (.13) | (.07) |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (.37) | (1.41) | (.08) | - |
Total distributions | (.07) | (.47) | (1.50) G | (.21) | (.07) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 9.47 | $ 6.69 | $ 13.10 | $ 14.28 | $ 12.63 |
Total Return A,B | 42.66% | (46.50)% | 2.02% | 14.75% | 6.09% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets D,F | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .80% | .79% | .77% | .88% | 1.19% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .80% | .79% | .77% | .85% | .85% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .80% | .79% | .77% | .84% | .78% |
Net investment income (loss) | .95% | 1.25% | .68% | 1.16% | 1.21% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 64,198 | $ 41,306 | $ 52,544 | $ 35,416 | $ 18,478 |
Portfolio turnover rate E | 73% | 53% | 52% | 263% | 181% |
A Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
B Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
D Fees and expenses of the 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.
E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class 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 class.
G Total distributions of $1.50 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.092 and distributions from net realized gain of $1.405 per share.
Financial Highlights - Service Class
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 6.69 | $ 13.06 | $ 14.24 | $ 12.60 | $ 11.93 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) C | .06 | .13 | .09 | .14 | .13 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 2.77 | (6.05) | .21 | 1.69 | .60 |
Total from investment operations | 2.83 | (5.92) | .30 | 1.83 | .73 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.06) | (.08) | (.08) | (.11) | (.06) |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (.37) | (1.41) | (.08) | - |
Total distributions | (.06) | (.45) | (1.48) G | (.19) | (.06) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 9.46 | $ 6.69 | $ 13.06 | $ 14.24 | $ 12.60 |
Total Return A,B | 42.35% | (46.49)% | 1.92% | 14.56% | 6.08% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets D,F | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .91% | .88% | .86% | .96% | 1.60% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .91% | .88% | .86% | .95% | .97% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .90% | .88% | .86% | .94% | .90% |
Net investment income (loss) | .84% | 1.17% | .60% | 1.06% | 1.09% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 251 | $ 293 | $ 958 | $ 1,017 | $ 1,232 |
Portfolio turnover rate E | 73% | 53% | 52% | 263% | 181% |
A Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
B Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
D Fees and expenses of the 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.
E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class 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 class.
G Total distributions of $1.48 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.077 and distributions from net realized gain of $1.405 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Service Class 2
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 6.63 | $ 12.97 | $ 14.14 | $ 12.53 | $ 11.87 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) C | .05 | .11 | .06 | .12 | .11 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 2.75 | (6.01) | .23 | 1.67 | .59 |
Total from investment operations | 2.80 | (5.90) | .29 | 1.79 | .70 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.05) | (.07) | (.06) | (.10) | (.04) |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (.37) | (1.41) | (.08) | - |
Total distributions | (.05) | (.44) | (1.46) G | (.18) | (.04) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 9.38 | $ 6.63 | $ 12.97 | $ 14.14 | $ 12.53 |
Total Return A,B | 42.32% | (46.68)% | 1.86% | 14.32% | 5.92% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets D,F | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.05% | 1.04% | 1.02% | 1.15% | 1.76% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.05% | 1.04% | 1.02% | 1.10% | 1.11% |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.05% | 1.04% | 1.02% | 1.09% | .05% |
Net investment income (loss) | .70% | 1.01% | .43% | .91% | .94% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 8,277 | $ 4,941 | $ 11,081 | $ 7,803 | $ 5,262 |
Portfolio turnover rate E | 73% | 53% | 52% | 263% | 181% |
A Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
B Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
D Fees and expenses of the 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.
E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class 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 class.
G Total distributions of $1.46 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.058 and distributions from net realized gain of $1.405 per share.
Financial Highlights - Investor Class
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 H |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 6.69 | $ 13.09 | $ 14.26 | $ 12.63 | $ 12.23 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | .07 | .12 | .08 | .14 | .06 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 2.77 | (6.06) | .23 | 1.69 | .40 |
Total from investment operations | 2.84 | (5.94) | .31 | 1.83 | .46 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.07) | (.09) | (.08) | (.12) | (.06) |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (.37) | (1.41) | (.08) | - |
Total distributions | (.07) | (.46) | (1.48) J | (.20) | (.06) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 9.46 | $ 6.69 | $ 13.09 | $ 14.26 | $ 12.63 |
Total Return B,C,D | 42.41% | (46.53)% | 1.99% | 14.49% | 3.77% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F,I | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .89% | .87% | .88% | .99% | 1.27% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .89% | .87% | .88% | .99% | 1.00%A |
Expenses net of all reductions | .88% | .87% | .88% | .98% | .93%A |
Net investment income (loss) | .86% | 1.17% | .58% | 1.01% | 1.06%A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 56,380 | $ 36,199 | $ 61,052 | $ 37,239 | $ 11,034 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 73% | 53% | 52% | 263% | 181% |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
D Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F Fees and expenses of the 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.
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H For the period July 21, 2005 (commencement of sale of shares) to December 31, 2005.
I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. 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 class.
J Total distributions of $1.48 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.078 and distributions from net realized gain of $1.405 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 December 31, 2009
1. Organization.
VIP Value Portfolio (the Fund) is a fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund (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. Shares of the Fund may only be purchased by insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity or variable life insurance contracts. The Fund offers the following classes of shares: Initial Class shares, Service Class shares, Service Class 2 shares, and Investor Class shares. All classes have equal rights and voting privileges, except for matters affecting a single class. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred. Certain expense reductions also differ by class.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies 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) web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC web site 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, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Events or transactions occurring after period end through the date that the financial statements were issued, February 12, 2010, have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Security Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments. When current market prices or quotations are not readily available or reliable, valuations may be determined in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. Factors used in determining value may include significant market or security specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and may be utilized to a significant extent. The value used for net asset value (NAV) calculation under these procedures may differ from published prices for the same securities.
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)
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level, as of December 31, 2009 is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments. 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 an independent pricing service 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 categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when significant market or security events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities are used and are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy in these circumstances. For restricted securities and private placements where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and are categorized as level 3 in the hierarchy.
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Security Valuation - continued
Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on evaluated quotations received from independent pricing services or from dealers who make markets in such securities. For corporate bonds pricing services utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type as well as dealer supplied prices and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.
Investments in open-end mutual funds including the Fidelity Money Market Central Funds are valued at their closing net asset value each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are valued at amortized cost, which approximates value and are categorized as level 2 in the hierarchy.
When independent prices are unavailable or unreliable, debt securities may be valued utilizing pricing matrices which consider similar factors that would be used by independent pricing services. These are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy but may be Level 3 depending on the circumstances.
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.
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. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. 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. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among each Fund in the trust. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and filing its U.S. federal tax return. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. As of December 31, 2009, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three years. 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. The Fund is subject to a tax imposed on short term capital gains on securities of certain issuers domiciled in India. The Fund records an estimated deferred tax liability included in Other payables and accrued expenses in the accompanying Statement of Assets & Liabilities for net unrealized gains on these securities in an amount that would be payable if the securities were disposed of at period end.
Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. 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 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 the short-term gain distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds, foreign currency transactions, market discount, partnerships, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued
The federal tax cost of investment securities and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of period end were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation | $ 18,894,847 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (23,907,461) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ (5,012,614) |
| |
Tax Cost | $ 138,322,912 |
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
Capital loss carryforward | $ (24,662,354) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ (5,012,576) |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| December 31, 2009 | December 31, 2008 |
Ordinary Income | $ 908,042 | $ 2,728,408 |
Long-term Capital Gains | - | 2,046,701 |
Total | $ 908,042 | $ 4,775,109 |
4. Operating Policies.
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.
5. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $82,973,630 and $71,583,850, respectively.
6. 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 .26% 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. For the period, the total annual management fee rate was .56% of the Fund's average net assets.
Distribution and Service Plan. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate 12b-1 Plans for each Service Class of shares. Each Service Class pays Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, a service fee. For the period, the service fee is based on an annual rate of .10% of Service Class' average net assets and .25% of Service Class 2's average net assets.
For the period, each class paid FDC the following amounts, all of which were re-allowed to insurance companies for the distribution of shares and providing shareholder support services:
Service Class | $ 229 |
Service Class 2 | 15,780 |
| $ 16,009 |
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6. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued
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 an asset-based fee with respect to each class. Each class (with the exception of Investor Class) pays a transfer agent fee, excluding out of pocket expenses, equal to an annual rate of .07% of average net assets. Investor Class pays a monthly asset-based transfer agent fee of .15% of average net assets. The total transfer agent fees paid by each class to FIIOC, including out of pocket expenses, were as follows:
Initial Class | $ 48,173 |
Service Class | 233 |
Service Class 2 | 6,212 |
Investor Class | 79,733 |
| $ 134,351 |
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 the 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. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $1,843 for the period.
7. 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, which amounted to $447 and is reflected in Miscellaneous Expense on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
8. Security Lending.
The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. 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 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. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less fees and expenses associated with the loan, plus any premium payments that may be received on the loan of certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Net income from lending portfolio securities during the period amounted to $6,442.
9. 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 $3,844 for the period.
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10. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 |
From net investment income | | |
Initial Class | $ 478,243 | $ 616,899 |
Service Class | 1,636 | 3,725 |
Service Class 2 | 47,870 | 51,555 |
Investor Class | 380,293 | 496,838 |
Total | $ 908,042 | $ 1,169,017 |
From net realized gain | | |
Initial Class | $ - | $ 1,550,219 |
Service Class | - | 27,064 |
Service Class 2 | - | 300,918 |
Investor Class | - | 1,727,891 |
Total | $ - | $ 3,606,092 |
11. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
| Shares | Dollars |
Years ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 |
Initial Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 2,751,446 | 3,223,694 | $ 21,075,692 | $ 28,731,973 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 51,811 | 226,797 | 478,243 | 2,167,047 |
Shares redeemed | (2,194,877) | (1,287,498) | (16,803,915) | (13,483,541) |
Net increase (decrease) | 608,380 | 2,162,993 | $ 4,750,020 | $ 17,415,479 |
Service Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 1,781 | 388 | $ 15,343 | $ 4,284 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 180 | 2,886 | 1,636 | 30,789 |
Shares redeemed | (19,214) | (32,811) | (127,485) | (294,997) |
Net increase (decrease) | (17,253) | (29,537) | $ (110,506) | $ (259,924) |
Service Class 2 | | | | |
Shares sold | 426,973 | 332,542 | $ 3,212,958 | $ 3,626,908 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 5,254 | 33,900 | 47,870 | 352,473 |
Shares redeemed | (294,560) | (476,305) | (2,309,735) | (5,036,302) |
Net increase (decrease) | 137,667 | (109,863) | $ 951,093 | $ (1,056,921) |
Investor Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 2,278,184 | 2,041,288 | $ 17,900,905 | $ 18,461,315 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 41,298 | 223,750 | 380,293 | 2,224,729 |
Shares redeemed | (1,772,319) | (1,516,336) | (13,319,693) | (15,491,263) |
Net increase (decrease) | 547,163 | 748,702 | $ 4,961,505 | $ 5,194,781 |
12. 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.
At the end of the period, VIP Freedom 2020 Portfolio was the owner of record of approximately 16% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund. The VIP Freedom Funds were the owners of record, in the aggregate, of approximately 35% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund. FMR or its affiliates were the owners of record of 39% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Trustees of Variable Insurance Products Fund and Shareholders of VIP Value Portfolio:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of VIP Value Portfolio (the Fund), a fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund, including the schedule of investments, as of December 31, 2009, 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 the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). 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. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also 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, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2009, by correspondence with the custodians and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. 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 VIP Value Portfolio as of December 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 12, 2010
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The Trustees, Member 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 James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 222 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 410 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. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. 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 1-877-208-0098.
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Edward C. Johnson 3d (79) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 1981 Mr. Johnson is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC; Chairman and a Director of FMR; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC); Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Johnson serves as Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as President of FMR LLC (2006-2007). |
James C. Curvey (74) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2006-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. |
* 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.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for each Independent 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 |
Dennis J. Dirks (61) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Currently, Mr. Dirks serves as a member of the Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present). |
Alan J. Lacy (56) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of The Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-present) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2007-present). Mr. Lacy is Chairman (2008-present) and a member (2006-present) of the Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association. |
Ned C. Lautenbach (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr. Lautenbach is an Advisory Partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was with the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. Mr. Lautenbach serves as a Director of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial) as well as the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida. Mr. Lautenbach is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Fairfield University (2005-present), as well as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, Mr. Lautenbach served as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007). |
Joseph Mauriello (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Capital Ltd. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-present) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products, 2007-present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a Director of the Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007). |
Cornelia M. Small (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors of the Teagle Foundation (2009-present). Ms. Small is also a member of the Investment Committee, and Chair (2008-present) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson of the Investment Committee (2002-2008) of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments. |
William S. Stavropoulos (70) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 Mr. Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons (2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004), Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently, Mr. Stavropoulos is a Director of Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Chemical Financial Corporation, Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), Tyco International, Inc. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital (private equity investment, 2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is a special advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science. |
David M. Thomas (60) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products), and Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present). |
Michael E. Wiley (59) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008-present), and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a Sr. Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005). |
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Trustees and Officers - continued
Advisory Board Member and Executive Officers:
Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Peter S. Lynch (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006). |
Kenneth B. Robins (40) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2009-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Robins worked at KPMG LLP, where he was a partner in KPMG's department of professional practice (2002-2004). |
Bruce T. Herring (44) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2006 Vice President of certain Equity Funds. Mr. Herring also serves as Group Chief Investments Officer of FMR. Previously, Mr. Herring served as a portfolio manager for Fidelity U.S. Equity Funds. |
Brian B. Hogan (45) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Vice President of certain Equity Funds and Vice President of Sector Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-present) and President of FMR's Equity Division (2009-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as a portfolio manager. |
Scott C. Goebel (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC; Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). |
William C. Coffey (40) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Holly C. Laurent (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Laurent is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Laurent was Senior Vice President and Head of Legal for Fidelity Business Services India Pvt. Ltd. (2006-2008), and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Group Head for FMR LLC (2005-2006). |
Christine Reynolds (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007). |
Kenneth A. Rathgeber (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2004 Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Rathgeber is Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), FMR (2005-present), FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2005-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2005-present), Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC (2005-present), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2005-present). |
Jeffrey S. Christian (48) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Christian is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Christian served as Chief Financial Officer (2008-2009) of certain Fidelity funds, Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (2004-2009), and as Vice President of Business Analysis (2003-2004). |
Bryan A. Mehrmann (48) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Mehrmann is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Mehrmann served as Vice President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Group (FIIS)/Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC) Client Services (1998-2004). |
Adrien E. Deberghes (42) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005). |
John R. Hebble (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Paul M. Murphy (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Murphy is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2006), Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR (2007), and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1994-2007). |
Gary W. Ryan (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005). |
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A percentage of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year for the following classes qualifies for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders:
Initial Class | 100% |
Service Class | 100% |
Service Class 2 | 100% |
Investor Class | 100% |
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2010 of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax returns.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
VIP Value Portfolio
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, acting directly and through its separate committees, requests and receives information concerning, and considers at each of its meetings factors that are relevant to, its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees, each composed of Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. Each committee has a written charter outlining the structure and purposes of the committee. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts.
At its July 2009 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expenses; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board ultimately reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts and the compensation to be received by Fidelity under the management contract is consistent with Fidelity's fiduciary duty under applicable law. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor noted above, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by competitors to Fidelity, and that the fund's shareholders, with the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel and the fund's investment objective and discipline. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the size, education, and experience of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, their use of technology, and the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory, and management personnel. In response to last year's financial crisis, FMR took a number of actions intended to cut costs and improve efficiency without weakening the investment teams or resources. The Board noted that Fidelity's analysts have access to a variety of technological tools and market and securities data that enable them to perform both fundamental and quantitative analysis and to specialize in various disciplines. The Board considered Fidelity's extensive global research capabilities that enable the Investment Advisers to aggregate data from various sources in an effort to produce positive investment results. The Board also considered that Fidelity's portfolio managers and analysts have access to daily portfolio attribution that allows for monitoring of a fund's portfolio, as well as an electronic communication system that provides immediate real-time access to research concerning issuers and credit enhancers.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, distribution, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the Investment Advisers' supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through phone representatives and over the Internet, and investor education materials and asset allocation tools.
Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing for a large variety of mutual fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity has taken a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) dedicating additional resources to investment research and to restructure and broaden the focus of the investment research teams; (ii) bolstering the senior management team that oversees asset management; (iii) contractually agreeing to reduce the management fee on Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund; and (iv) expanding Class A and Class T load waiver categories to increase rollover retention opportunities and create consistent policies across the classes.
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Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated within its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for each class, as well as the fund's relative investment performance for each class measured against (i) a broad-based securities market index, and (ii) a peer group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by the Board over multiple periods. The following charts considered by the Board show, over the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2008, the cumulative total returns of Initial Class and Service Class 2 of the fund, the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of cumulative total returns of a peer group of mutual funds identified by Morningstar, Inc. as having an investment style similar to that of the fund based on underlying portfolio holdings. The returns of Initial Class and Service Class 2 show the performance of the highest and lowest performing classes, respectively (based on five-year performance). The box within each chart shows the 25th percentile return (bottom of box) and the 75th percentile return (top of box) of the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten numbers noted below each chart correspond to the percentile box and represent the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of the class indicated.
VIP Value Portfolio
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The Board reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and stated that the performance of Initial Class of the fund was in the fourth quartile for all the periods shown. The Board also stated that the investment performance of the fund was lower than its benchmark for all the periods shown. The Board considered that the variations in performance among the fund's classes reflect the variations in class expenses, which result in lower performance for higher expense classes. The Board discussed with FMR actions that have been taken by FMR to improve the fund's disappointing performance relative to its peer group and benchmark. The Board will continue to closely monitor the performance of the fund in the coming year and discuss with FMR other appropriate actions to address the performance of the fund.
The Board considered that FMR has taken steps to refocus and strengthen equity research, equity portfolio management, and compliance. The Board reviewed the year-to-date performance of Initial Class through May 31, 2009 and stated that it exceeded the fund's benchmark.
Based on its review, and giving particular weight to the nature and quality of the resources dedicated by the Investment Advisers to maintain and improve relative performance and factoring in the unprecedented market events in 2008, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund will benefit the fund's shareholders, particularly in light of the Board's view that the fund's shareholders benefit from investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and services.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Fund Expenses. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expenses compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared.
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The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors, in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 9% means that 91% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.
VIP Value Portfolio
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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2008.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee was fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.
In its review of each class's total expenses, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses. As part of its review, the Board also considered current and historical total expenses of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.
The Board noted that the total expenses of each of Initial Class, Investor Class, and Service Class ranked below its competitive median for 2008 and the total expenses of Service Class 2 ranked above its competitive median for 2008. The Board noted that the fund offers multiple classes, each of which has a different 12b-1 fee structure, and that the multiple structures are intended to offer a range of pricing options for the intermediary market. The Board also noted that the total expenses of the classes vary primarily by the level of their 12b-1 fees, although differences in transfer agent fees may also cause expenses to vary from class to class.
In its review of total expenses, the Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information on clients that FMR and its affiliates service in other competitive markets, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the total expenses of each class of the fund were reasonable, although in one case above the median of the universe presented for comparison, in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees - continued
On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the audited books and records of Fidelity. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board believes that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board has also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and any fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and determined that the amount of profit is a fair entrepreneurial profit for the management of the fund.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions.
In February 2009, the Board created an Ad Hoc Committee (the "Committee") to analyze economies of scale. The Committee was formed to consider whether FMR attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR determines the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will achieve a certain level of economies of scale as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board concluded, considering the findings of the Committee, that any potential economies of scale are being shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity in an appropriate manner.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including (i) fund performance trends, actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) portfolio manager changes that have occurred during the past year; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and key personnel, including performance benchmarks used by Fidelity in evaluating incentive compensation for portfolio managers and research analysts; (iv) the structure and process of equity research and actions taken by FMR to improve the quality of research; (v) the selection of and compensation paid by FMR to fund sub-advisers; (vi) Fidelity's fee structures and rationale for recommending different fees among categories of funds; (vii) the rationale for any differences between fund fee structures and fee structures in place for other Fidelity clients; (viii) Fidelity's rationale for recommending which funds should have a performance adjustment component as part of their management fees; and (ix) explanations for the relative total expenses borne by certain funds and classes, total expense competitive trends, and actions that might be taken by FMR to reduce total expenses for certain funds and classes.
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all material factors, the Board ultimately concluded that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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Investment Adviser
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
Investment Sub-Advisers
FMR Co., Inc.
Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc.
Fidelity Research & Analysis Company
FIL Investments (Japan) Limited
FIL Investment Advisors
FIL Investment Advisors (U.K.) Ltd.
Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited
Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc.
General Distributor
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
Transfer and Service Agents
Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Fidelity Service Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Quincy, MA
VIPVAL-ANN-0210
1.768949.108
Item 2. Code of Ethics
As of the end of the period, December 31, 2009, Variable Insurance Products Fund (the trust) has adopted a code of ethics, as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR, that applies to its President and Treasurer and its Chief Financial Officer. A copy of the code of ethics is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
The Board of Trustees of the trust has determined that Joseph Mauriello is an audit committee financial expert, as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR. Mr. Mauriello is independent for purposes of Item 3 of Form N-CSR.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Fees and Services
The following table presents fees billed by Deloitte & Touche LLP, the member firms of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, and their respective affiliates (collectively, "Deloitte Entities") in each of the last two fiscal years for services rendered to Value Portfolio (the "Fund"):
Services Billed by Deloitte Entities
December 31, 2009 FeesA
| Audit Fees | Audit-Related Fees | Tax Fees | All Other Fees |
Value Portfolio | $42,000 | $- | $7,000 | $- |
December 31, 2008 FeesA
| Audit Fees | Audit-Related Fees | Tax Fees | All Other Fees |
Value Portfolio | $39,000 | $- | $5,700 | $- |
A Amounts may reflect rounding.
The following table presents fees billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PwC") in each of the last two fiscal years for services rendered to Equity-Income Portfolio, Growth Portfolio, High Income Portfolio and Overseas Portfolio (the "Funds"):
Services Billed by PwC
December 31, 2009 FeesA
| Audit Fees | Audit-Related Fees | Tax Fees | All Other Fees |
Equity-Income Portfolio | $70,000 | $- | $5,900 | $5,500 |
Growth Portfolio | $64,000 | $- | $4,000 | $4,000 |
High Income Portfolio | $76,000 | $- | $3,200 | $2,200 |
Overseas Portfolio | $64,000 | $- | $5,100 | $2,700 |
December 31, 2008 FeesA
| Audit Fees | Audit-Related Fees | Tax Fees | All Other Fees |
Equity-Income Portfolio | $76,000 | $- | $6,200 | $8,400 |
Growth Portfolio | $65,000 | $- | $3,600 | $6,300 |
High Income Portfolio | $72,000 | $- | $4,000 | $2,300 |
Overseas Portfolio | $61,000 | $- | $6,000 | $3,700 |
A Amounts may reflect rounding.
The following table presents fees billed by PwC and Deloitte Entities that were required to be approved by the Audit Committee for services that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds and that are rendered on behalf of Fidelity Management & Research Company ("FMR") and entities controlling, controlled by, or under common control with FMR (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) that provide ongoing services to the Funds ("Fund Service Providers"):
Services Billed by Deloitte Entities
| December 31, 2009A | December 31, 2008A |
Audit-Related Fees | $725,000 | $815,000 |
Tax Fees | $- | $2,000 |
All Other Fees | $515,000 | $225,000B |
A Amounts may reflect rounding.
B Reflects current period presentation.
Services Billed by PwC
| December 31, 2009A | December 31, 2008A |
Audit-Related Fees | $2,655,000 | $2,530,000B |
Tax Fees | $- | $2,000 |
All Other Fees | $- | $- B |
A Amounts may reflect rounding.
B Reflects current period presentation.
"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 assurance services provided to the fund or Fund Service Provider that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the fund, excluding those services that are reported under Audit Fees, Audit-Related Fees or Tax Fees.
Assurance services must be performed by an independent public accountant.
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The aggregate non-audit fees billed by PwC and Deloitte Entities for services rendered to the Funds, FMR (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any Fund Service Provider for each of the last two fiscal years of the Funds are as follows:
Billed By | December 31, 2009 A | December 31, 2008 A,B |
PwC | $4,575,000 | $3,125,000 |
Deloitte Entities | $1,245,000 | $1,260,000 |
A Amounts may reflect rounding.
B Reflects current period presentation.
The trust's Audit Committee has considered non-audit services that were not pre-approved that were provided by PwC and Deloitte Entities to Fund Service Providers to be compatible with maintaining the independence of PwC and Deloitte Entities in their audits of the Funds, taking into account representations from PwC and Deloitte Entities, in accordance with Public Company Accounting Oversight Board rules, regarding their independence from the Funds and their related entities and FMR's review of the appropriateness and permissibility under applicable law of such non-audit services prior to their provision to the Fund Service Providers.
Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures
The trust's Audit Committee must pre-approve all audit and non-audit services provided by a fund's independent registered public accounting firm relating to the operations or financial reporting of the fund. Prior to the commencement of any audit or non-audit services to a fund, the Audit Committee reviews the services to determine whether they are appropriate and permissible under applicable law.
The Audit Committee has adopted policies and procedures to, among other purposes, provide a framework for the Committee's consideration of non-audit services by the audit firms that audit the Fidelity funds. The policies and procedures require that any non-audit service provided by a fund audit firm to a Fidelity fund and any non-audit service provided by a fund auditor to a Fund Service Provider that relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of a Fidelity fund ("Covered Service") are subject to approval by the Audit Committee before such service is provided.
All Covered Services must be approved in advance of provision of the service either: (i) by formal resolution of the Audit Committee, or (ii) by oral or written approval of the service by the Chair of the Audit Committee (or if the Chair is unavailable, such other member of the Audit Committee as may be designated by the Chair to act in the Chair's absence). The approval contemplated by (ii) above is permitted where the Treasurer determines that action on such an engagement is necessary before the next meeting of the Audit Committee.
Non-audit services provided by a fund audit firm to a Fund Service Provider that do not relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of a Fidelity fund are reported to the Audit Committee on a periodic basis.
Non-Audit Services Approved Pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) and (ii) of Regulation S-X ("De Minimis Exception")
There were no non-audit services approved or required to be approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to the De Minimis Exception during the Funds' last two fiscal years relating to services provided to (i) the Funds or (ii) any Fund Service Provider that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
Not applicable.
Item 6. Investments
(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 9. Purchase of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers
Not applicable.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the trust's Board of Trustees.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
(a)(i) The President and Treasurer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the trust's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act) provide reasonable assurances that material information relating to the trust is made known to them by the appropriate persons, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.
(a)(ii) There was no change in the trust's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act) that occurred during the 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) | Code of Ethics pursuant to Item 2 of Form N-CSR is filed and attached hereto as EX-99.CODE ETH. |
(a) | (2) | Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) is filed and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT. |
(a) | (3) | Not applicable. |
(b) | | Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) is furnished and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906CERT. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Variable Insurance Products Fund
By: | /s/Kenneth B. Robins |
| Kenneth B. Robins |
| President and Treasurer |
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Date: | February 26, 2010 |
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: | February 26, 2010 |
By: | /s/Christine Reynolds |
| Christine Reynolds |
| Chief Financial Officer |
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Date: | February 26, 2010 |