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 811-03329
Variable Insurance Products Fund
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
245 Summer St., Boston, MA 02210
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
William C. Coffey, Secretary
245 Summer St.
Boston, Massachusetts 02210
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
617-563-7000
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Date of fiscal year end: | December 31 |
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Date of reporting period: | June 30, 2019 |
Item 1.
Reports to Stockholders
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products: High Income Portfolio
Semi-Annual Report June 30, 2019 |
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Investment Summary (Unaudited)
Top Five Holdings as of June 30, 2019
(by issuer, excluding cash equivalents) | % of fund's net assets |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp. | 2.9 |
Ally Financial, Inc. | 2.4 |
Community Health Systems, Inc. | 2.1 |
Tenet Healthcare Corp. | 2.1 |
JBS U.S.A. LLC/JBS U.S.A. Finance, Inc. | 1.9 |
| 11.4 |
Top Five Market Sectors as of June 30, 2019
| % of fund's net assets |
Energy | 16.3 |
Telecommunications | 10.5 |
Healthcare | 8.7 |
Cable/Satellite TV | 7.2 |
Diversified Financial Services | 5.8 |
Quality Diversification (% of fund's net assets)
As of June 30, 2019 |
| BBB | 3.5% |
| BB | 41.8% |
| B | 34.4% |
| CCC,CC,C | 14.0% |
| Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets | 6.3% |
We have used ratings from Moody's Investors Service, Inc. Where Moody's® ratings are not available, we have used S&P® ratings. All ratings are as of the date indicated and do not reflect subsequent changes.
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)
As of June 30, 2019* |
| Nonconvertible Bonds | 88.2% |
| Convertible Bonds, Preferred Stocks | 0.6% |
| Bank Loan Obligations | 2.0% |
| Other Investments | 2.9% |
| Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities) | 6.3% |
* Foreign investments - 22.6%
Schedule of Investments June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Corporate Bonds - 88.8% | | | |
| | Principal Amount | Value |
Convertible Bonds - 0.6% | | | |
Broadcasting - 0.6% | | | |
DISH Network Corp.: | | | |
2.375% 3/15/24 | | $4,480,000 | $4,138,469 |
3.375% 8/15/26 | | 1,580,000 | 1,536,051 |
| | | 5,674,520 |
Nonconvertible Bonds - 88.2% | | | |
Aerospace - 3.1% | | | |
BBA U.S. Holdings, Inc. 5.375% 5/1/26 (a) | | 5,085,000 | 5,313,825 |
Bombardier, Inc.: | | | |
6.125% 1/15/23 (a) | | 7,925,000 | 8,033,969 |
7.5% 12/1/24 (a) | | 1,705,000 | 1,739,100 |
7.875% 4/15/27 (a) | | 2,920,000 | 2,923,650 |
BWX Technologies, Inc. 5.375% 7/15/26 (a) | | 2,935,000 | 3,030,241 |
TransDigm, Inc.: | | | |
6% 7/15/22 | | 1,725,000 | 1,742,250 |
6.25% 3/15/26 (a) | | 4,300,000 | 4,498,875 |
6.375% 6/15/26 | | 4,340,000 | 4,394,250 |
| | | 31,676,160 |
Air Transportation - 0.5% | | | |
Aercap Global Aviation Trust 6.5% 6/15/45 (a)(b) | | 5,330,000 | 5,569,850 |
Banks & Thrifts - 2.4% | | | |
Ally Financial, Inc.: | | | |
3.875% 5/21/24 | | 1,560,000 | 1,590,888 |
5.75% 11/20/25 | | 13,625,000 | 15,071,263 |
8% 11/1/31 | | 6,215,000 | 8,214,428 |
| | | 24,876,579 |
Broadcasting - 1.3% | | | |
Sirius XM Radio, Inc.: | | | |
3.875% 8/1/22 (a) | | 3,435,000 | 3,443,588 |
4.625% 7/15/24 (a)(c) | | 1,390,000 | 1,422,359 |
5% 8/1/27 (a) | | 3,455,000 | 3,515,117 |
5.375% 4/15/25 (a) | | 1,495,000 | 1,541,719 |
6% 7/15/24 (a) | | 3,330,000 | 3,422,408 |
| | | 13,345,191 |
Cable/Satellite TV - 7.1% | | | |
Altice SA 7.75% 5/15/22 (a) | | 562,000 | 571,133 |
Cablevision Systems Corp. 5.875% 9/15/22 | | 1,695,000 | 1,794,581 |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.: | | | |
4% 3/1/23 (a) | | 7,775,000 | 7,792,008 |
5% 2/1/28 (a) | | 8,430,000 | 8,608,716 |
5.125% 5/1/23 (a) | | 1,065,000 | 1,087,298 |
5.125% 5/1/27 (a) | | 5,530,000 | 5,725,541 |
5.5% 5/1/26 (a) | | 4,285,000 | 4,484,467 |
5.875% 4/1/24 (a) | | 2,000,000 | 2,090,000 |
CSC Holdings LLC: | | | |
5.375% 7/15/23 (a) | | 5,000,000 | 5,137,500 |
5.5% 5/15/26 (a) | | 7,580,000 | 7,949,146 |
7.5% 4/1/28 (a) | | 2,370,000 | 2,601,786 |
7.75% 7/15/25 (a) | | 2,825,000 | 3,056,368 |
DISH DBS Corp.: | | | |
5.875% 11/15/24 | | 3,685,000 | 3,486,931 |
6.75% 6/1/21 | | 2,110,000 | 2,212,863 |
7.75% 7/1/26 | | 2,070,000 | 2,028,600 |
Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC 5.5% 8/15/26 (a) | | 3,170,000 | 3,284,913 |
Ziggo Bond Finance BV: | | | |
5.875% 1/15/25 (a) | | 3,965,000 | 4,006,315 |
6% 1/15/27 (a) | | 3,095,000 | 3,102,738 |
Ziggo Secured Finance BV 5.5% 1/15/27 (a) | | 3,230,000 | 3,285,588 |
| | | 72,306,492 |
Capital Goods - 0.9% | | | |
AECOM: | | | |
5.125% 3/15/27 | | 4,750,000 | 4,940,000 |
5.875% 10/15/24 | | 3,735,000 | 4,045,005 |
| | | 8,985,005 |
Chemicals - 2.6% | | | |
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. 5.15% 3/15/34 | | 170,000 | 165,750 |
Element Solutions, Inc. 5.875% 12/1/25 (a) | | 6,140,000 | 6,393,275 |
OCI NV 6.625% 4/15/23 (a) | | 3,285,000 | 3,416,400 |
Olin Corp. 5.125% 9/15/27 | | 2,270,000 | 2,329,588 |
The Chemours Co. LLC 5.375% 5/15/27 | | 2,675,000 | 2,547,938 |
TPC Group, Inc. 8.75% 12/15/20 (a) | | 6,400,000 | 6,376,000 |
Trinseo Materials Operating SCA/Trinseo Materials Finance, Inc. 5.375% 9/1/25 (a) | | 2,810,000 | 2,704,625 |
Valvoline, Inc. 4.375% 8/15/25 | | 2,355,000 | 2,349,113 |
| | | 26,282,689 |
Consumer Products - 0.1% | | | |
Prestige Brands, Inc. 6.375% 3/1/24 (a) | | 945,000 | 988,706 |
Containers - 2.3% | | | |
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh MP Holdings U.S.A., Inc.: | | | |
4.625% 5/15/23 (a) | | 4,155,000 | 4,222,519 |
6% 2/15/25 (a) | | 2,920,000 | 3,025,850 |
7.25% 5/15/24 (a) | | 1,275,000 | 1,343,531 |
Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. V 4.25% 9/30/26 | | 3,105,000 | 3,167,100 |
OI European Group BV 4% 3/15/23 (a) | | 2,850,000 | 2,864,250 |
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc. 5.375% 1/15/25 (a) | | 2,115,000 | 2,204,888 |
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC/Reynolds Group Issuer (Luxembourg) SA: | | | |
5.125% 7/15/23 (a) | | 1,790,000 | 1,823,563 |
7% 7/15/24 (a) | | 1,855,000 | 1,918,107 |
Silgan Holdings, Inc. 4.75% 3/15/25 | | 2,680,000 | 2,700,100 |
| | | 23,269,908 |
Diversified Financial Services - 5.8% | | | |
Chobani LLC/Finance Corp., Inc. 7.5% 4/15/25 (a) | | 1,585,000 | 1,481,975 |
FLY Leasing Ltd.: | | | |
5.25% 10/15/24 | | 4,917,000 | 5,015,340 |
6.375% 10/15/21 | | 2,890,000 | 2,958,638 |
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.: | | | |
5.875% 2/1/22 | | 5,280,000 | 5,332,800 |
6.25% 2/1/22 | | 2,390,000 | 2,455,725 |
6.25% 5/15/26 (a) | | 2,335,000 | 2,361,269 |
6.75% 2/1/24 | | 4,500,000 | 4,674,375 |
MSCI, Inc. 4.75% 8/1/26 (a) | | 3,120,000 | 3,237,000 |
Navient Corp.: | | | |
5.5% 1/25/23 | | 3,150,000 | 3,236,625 |
5.875% 10/25/24 | | 345,000 | 348,881 |
6.125% 3/25/24 | | 947,000 | 970,675 |
6.5% 6/15/22 | | 2,795,000 | 2,976,759 |
6.75% 6/15/26 | | 2,050,000 | 2,126,875 |
7.25% 1/25/22 | | 1,925,000 | 2,076,594 |
7.25% 9/25/23 | | 2,423,000 | 2,586,553 |
Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd.: | | | |
4.5% 3/15/23 (a) | | 820,000 | 846,371 |
5.5% 2/15/24 (a) | | 1,220,000 | 1,315,136 |
Quicken Loans, Inc. 5.25% 1/15/28 (a) | | 3,840,000 | 3,820,800 |
Radiate Holdco LLC/Radiate Financial Service Ltd.: | | | |
6.625% 2/15/25 (a) | | 3,185,000 | 3,081,488 |
6.875% 2/15/23 (a) | | 1,050,000 | 1,050,000 |
Springleaf Financial Corp.: | | | |
6.875% 3/15/25 | | 2,180,000 | 2,387,056 |
7.125% 3/15/26 | | 1,300,000 | 1,409,850 |
Tempo Acquisition LLC 6.75% 6/1/25 (a) | | 2,920,000 | 3,007,600 |
| | | 58,758,385 |
Diversified Media - 0.9% | | | |
MDC Partners, Inc. 6.5% 5/1/24 (a) | | 3,085,000 | 2,834,992 |
Nielsen Co. SARL (Luxembourg): | | | |
5% 2/1/25 (a) | | 3,295,000 | 3,237,338 |
5.5% 10/1/21 (a) | | 450,000 | 451,688 |
Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co. 5% 4/15/22 (a) | | 2,250,000 | 2,247,188 |
| | | 8,771,206 |
Electric Utilities No Longer Use - 0.2% | | | |
Vistra Operations Co. LLC 5% 7/31/27 (a) | | 1,885,000 | 1,949,740 |
Energy - 15.9% | | | |
Archrock Partners LP / Archrock Partners Finance Corp. 6.875% 4/1/27 (a) | | 1,385,000 | 1,447,464 |
California Resources Corp. 8% 12/15/22 (a) | | 8,140,000 | 6,135,525 |
Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC: | | | |
5.125% 6/30/27 | | 5,325,000 | 5,784,281 |
5.875% 3/31/25 | | 2,935,000 | 3,268,856 |
7% 6/30/24 | | 4,335,000 | 4,985,684 |
Cheniere Energy Partners LP: | | | |
5.25% 10/1/25 | | 6,355,000 | 6,569,481 |
5.625% 10/1/26 (a) | | 3,190,000 | 3,365,450 |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. 8% 1/15/25 | | 5,120,000 | 4,723,200 |
Citgo Petroleum Corp. 6.25% 8/15/22 (a) | | 3,500,000 | 3,500,000 |
Comstock Escrow Corp. 9.75% 8/15/26 | | 4,250,000 | 3,261,875 |
Consolidated Energy Finance SA: | | | |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 6.1603% 6/15/22 (a)(b)(d) | | 4,095,000 | 4,091,781 |
6.875% 6/15/25 (a) | | 2,230,000 | 2,283,877 |
Crestwood Midstream Partners LP/Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp.: | | | |
5.75% 4/1/25 | | 4,545,000 | 4,601,813 |
6.25% 4/1/23 | | 2,710,000 | 2,764,200 |
DCP Midstream Operating LP 5.375% 7/15/25 | | 3,420,000 | 3,603,825 |
Denbury Resources, Inc.: | | | |
9% 5/15/21 (a) | | 3,350,000 | 3,299,750 |
9.25% 3/31/22 (a) | | 4,095,000 | 3,839,063 |
Endeavor Energy Resources LP/EER Finance, Inc.: | | | |
5.5% 1/30/26 (a) | | 455,000 | 471,494 |
5.75% 1/30/28 (a) | | 455,000 | 478,888 |
Ensco PLC 7.75% 2/1/26 | | 2,725,000 | 2,030,125 |
EP Energy LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc.: | | | |
7.75% 5/15/26 (a) | | 1,670,000 | 1,490,475 |
8% 11/29/24 (a) | | 5,930,000 | 4,032,400 |
Hess Infrastructure Partners LP 5.625% 2/15/26 (a) | | 5,445,000 | 5,601,544 |
Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co.: | | | |
5% 12/1/24 (a) | | 3,140,000 | 3,124,300 |
5.75% 10/1/25 (a) | | 1,995,000 | 1,999,988 |
Indigo Natural Resources LLC 6.875% 2/15/26 (a) | | 1,285,000 | 1,153,288 |
Jonah Energy LLC 7.25% 10/15/25 (a) | | 3,695,000 | 1,764,363 |
Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC 6% 8/1/26 (a) | | 2,405,000 | 2,453,100 |
MEG Energy Corp.: | | | |
6.375% 1/30/23 (a) | | 815,000 | 776,288 |
7% 3/31/24 (a) | | 2,625,000 | 2,493,750 |
Nabors Industries, Inc. 5.5% 1/15/23 | | 2,662,000 | 2,488,970 |
NextEra Energy Partners LP: | | | |
4.25% 9/15/24 (a) | | 3,810,000 | 3,830,193 |
4.5% 9/15/27 (a) | | 565,000 | 557,938 |
Noble Holding International Ltd. 7.875% 2/1/26 (a) | | 3,435,000 | 2,955,199 |
Parsley Energy LLC/Parsley: | | | |
5.25% 8/15/25 (a) | | 410,000 | 416,150 |
5.375% 1/15/25 (a) | | 3,950,000 | 4,048,750 |
PBF Logistics LP/PBF Logistics Finance, Inc. 6.875% 5/15/23 | | 4,315,000 | 4,449,844 |
Rose Rock Midstream LP/Rose Rock Finance Corp. 5.625% 11/15/23 | | 4,045,000 | 3,862,975 |
Sanchez Energy Corp. 7.25% 2/15/23 (a) | | 6,380,000 | 4,832,850 |
SemGroup Corp.: | | | |
6.375% 3/15/25 | | 3,375,000 | 3,273,750 |
7.25% 3/15/26 | | 3,395,000 | 3,310,125 |
Summit Midstream Holdings LLC 5.75% 4/15/25 | | 3,515,000 | 3,075,625 |
Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp.: | | | |
4.875% 1/15/23 | | 1,465,000 | 1,496,131 |
5.5% 2/15/26 | | 1,045,000 | 1,088,106 |
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp.: | | | |
5.125% 2/1/25 | | 5,120,000 | 5,286,400 |
5.25% 5/1/23 | | 400,000 | 405,540 |
5.375% 2/1/27 | | 665,000 | 688,275 |
6.75% 3/15/24 | | 3,035,000 | 3,156,400 |
Teine Energy Ltd. 6.875% 9/30/22 (a) | | 1,885,000 | 1,917,988 |
TerraForm Power Operating LLC: | | | |
4.25% 1/31/23 (a) | | 935,000 | 936,169 |
5% 1/31/28 (a) | | 3,030,000 | 3,041,363 |
6.625% 6/15/25 (a)(b) | | 2,095,000 | 2,199,750 |
U.S.A. Compression Partners LP: | | | |
6.875% 4/1/26 | | 2,981,000 | 3,152,109 |
6.875% 9/1/27 (a) | | 775,000 | 813,835 |
Weatherford International Ltd.: | | | |
5.95% 4/15/42 | | 665,000 | 337,488 |
6.5% 8/1/36 | | 2,160,000 | 1,112,400 |
7% 3/15/38 | | 771,000 | 393,210 |
9.875% 2/15/24 | | 725,000 | 378,813 |
Weatherford International, Inc. 9.875% 3/1/25 | | 4,945,000 | 2,571,400 |
| | | 161,473,874 |
Environmental - 0.4% | | | |
LBC Tank Terminals Holding Netherlands BV 6.875% 5/15/23 (a) | | 3,630,000 | 3,593,700 |
Tervita Escrow Corp. 7.625% 12/1/21 (a) | | 475,000 | 483,175 |
| | | 4,076,875 |
Food/Beverage/Tobacco - 3.6% | | | |
C&S Group Enterprises LLC 5.375% 7/15/22 (a) | | 3,150,000 | 3,150,000 |
JBS U.S.A. LLC/JBS U.S.A. Finance, Inc.: | | | |
5.75% 6/15/25 (a) | | 7,925,000 | 8,242,000 |
5.875% 7/15/24 (a) | | 9,570,000 | 9,845,138 |
6.75% 2/15/28 (a) | | 940,000 | 1,021,075 |
JBS U.S.A. Lux SA / JBS Food Co. 6.5% 4/15/29 (a) | | 2,550,000 | 2,769,938 |
Post Holdings, Inc.: | | | |
5% 8/15/26 (a) | | 1,950,000 | 1,976,813 |
5.75% 3/1/27 (a) | | 1,635,000 | 1,688,138 |
Vector Group Ltd. 6.125% 2/1/25 (a) | | 8,649,000 | 8,015,720 |
| | | 36,708,822 |
Gaming - 4.7% | | | |
CRC Escrow Issuer LLC/CRC Finance LLC 5.25% 10/15/25 (a) | | 6,330,000 | 6,330,000 |
Eldorado Resorts, Inc.: | | | |
6% 4/1/25 | | 1,395,000 | 1,466,494 |
6% 9/15/26 | | 485,000 | 529,863 |
GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc. 5.25% 6/1/25 | | 2,645,000 | 2,833,853 |
Golden Entertainment, Inc. 7.625% 4/15/26 (a) | | 1,845,000 | 1,886,513 |
MCE Finance Ltd. 4.875% 6/6/25 (a) | | 2,075,000 | 2,058,755 |
MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP: | | | |
4.5% 9/1/26 | | 5,695,000 | 5,823,138 |
4.5% 1/15/28 | | 2,895,000 | 2,873,288 |
5.75% 2/1/27 (a) | | 870,000 | 937,425 |
Scientific Games Corp.: | | | |
5% 10/15/25 (a) | | 1,800,000 | 1,818,000 |
10% 12/1/22 | | 1,891,000 | 1,983,186 |
Stars Group Holdings BV 7% 7/15/26 (a) | | 6,325,000 | 6,688,688 |
Station Casinos LLC 5% 10/1/25 (a) | | 2,575,000 | 2,581,438 |
Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc. 6.75% 6/1/27 (a) | | 605,000 | 630,713 |
Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp. 5.25% 5/15/27 (a) | | 1,515,000 | 1,520,681 |
Wynn Macau Ltd.: | | | |
4.875% 10/1/24 (a) | | 3,560,000 | 3,501,038 |
5.5% 10/1/27 (a) | | 4,680,000 | 4,516,200 |
| | | 47,979,273 |
Healthcare - 8.7% | | | |
Catalent Pharma Solutions 4.875% 1/15/26 (a) | | 400,000 | 406,000 |
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. 5.5% 4/1/26 (a) | | 1,325,000 | 1,394,298 |
Community Health Systems, Inc.: | | | |
5.125% 8/1/21 | | 4,150,000 | 4,056,625 |
6.25% 3/31/23 | | 12,320,000 | 11,858,000 |
8% 3/15/26 (a) | | 1,715,000 | 1,648,166 |
8.625% 1/15/24 (a) | | 2,785,000 | 2,793,661 |
CTR Partnership LP/CareTrust Capital Corp. 5.25% 6/1/25 | | 5,145,000 | 5,337,938 |
HCA Holdings, Inc.: | | | |
4.5% 2/15/27 | | 3,855,000 | 4,111,130 |
5.875% 2/15/26 | | 1,670,000 | 1,845,350 |
Hologic, Inc.: | | | |
4.375% 10/15/25 (a) | | 2,070,000 | 2,098,463 |
4.625% 2/1/28 (a) | | 395,000 | 400,925 |
IMS Health, Inc. 5% 5/15/27 (a) | | 2,745,000 | 2,834,213 |
MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp.: | | | |
5.25% 8/1/26 | | 1,515,000 | 1,579,388 |
5.5% 5/1/24 | | 2,870,000 | 2,941,750 |
6.375% 3/1/24 | | 1,275,000 | 1,335,563 |
Sabra Health Care LP/Sabra Capital Corp. 5.375% 6/1/23 | | 765,000 | 776,475 |
Service Corp. International 5.125% 6/1/29 | | 1,420,000 | 1,494,550 |
Teleflex, Inc. 4.875% 6/1/26 | | 2,115,000 | 2,194,313 |
Tenet Healthcare Corp.: | | | |
4.625% 7/15/24 | | 1,540,000 | 1,559,250 |
5.125% 5/1/25 | | 1,030,000 | 1,035,150 |
6.25% 2/1/27 (a) | | 1,530,000 | 1,575,900 |
6.75% 6/15/23 | | 4,805,000 | 4,823,019 |
8.125% 4/1/22 | | 10,820,000 | 11,361,000 |
THC Escrow Corp. III 7% 8/1/25 | | 3,425,000 | 3,412,156 |
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.: | | | |
5.875% 5/15/23 (a) | | 302,000 | 305,509 |
7% 3/15/24 (a) | | 5,000,000 | 5,313,000 |
9.25% 4/1/26 (a) | | 5,000,000 | 5,594,000 |
Vizient, Inc. 6.25% 5/15/27 (a) | | 240,000 | 253,512 |
Wellcare Health Plans, Inc. 5.375% 8/15/26 (a) | | 3,945,000 | 4,181,700 |
| | | 88,521,004 |
Homebuilders/Real Estate - 0.7% | | | |
Howard Hughes Corp. 5.375% 3/15/25 (a) | | 6,200,000 | 6,405,840 |
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. 4.75% 3/15/25 | | 1,015,000 | 1,025,150 |
| | | 7,430,990 |
Hotels - 0.3% | | | |
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. 5.375% 4/15/26 (a) | | 2,525,000 | 2,641,781 |
Insurance - 0.6% | | | |
AmWINS Group, Inc. 7.75% 7/1/26 (a) | | 3,110,000 | 3,218,850 |
USIS Merger Sub, Inc. 6.875% 5/1/25 (a) | | 2,440,000 | 2,415,600 |
| | | 5,634,450 |
Leisure - 0.3% | | | |
Mattel, Inc. 6.75% 12/31/25 (a) | | 2,870,000 | 2,952,513 |
Metals/Mining - 1.0% | | | |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd.: | | | |
7.25% 5/15/22 (a) | | 1,360,000 | 1,353,200 |
7.25% 4/1/23 (a) | | 3,110,000 | 3,028,363 |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. 3.875% 3/15/23 | | 2,770,000 | 2,770,000 |
Nufarm Australia Ltd. 5.75% 4/30/26 (a) | | 3,188,000 | 3,028,600 |
| | | 10,180,163 |
Paper - 0.5% | | | |
Berry Global Escrow Corp. 4.875% 7/15/26 (a) | | 2,055,000 | 2,098,669 |
Flex Acquisition Co., Inc.: | | | |
6.875% 1/15/25 (a) | | 2,545,000 | 2,303,225 |
7.875% 7/15/26 (a) | | 550,000 | 507,375 |
| | | 4,909,269 |
Restaurants - 0.9% | | | |
1011778 BC Unlimited Liability Co./New Red Finance, Inc.: | | | |
4.25% 5/15/24 (a) | | 1,785,000 | 1,805,081 |
5% 10/15/25 (a) | | 3,190,000 | 3,214,882 |
Golden Nugget, Inc. 6.75% 10/15/24 (a) | | 4,515,000 | 4,650,450 |
| | | 9,670,413 |
Services - 2.7% | | | |
APX Group, Inc.: | | | |
7.625% 9/1/23 | | 2,890,000 | 2,326,450 |
7.875% 12/1/22 | | 2,065,000 | 1,979,819 |
8.75% 12/1/20 | | 2,197,000 | 2,081,658 |
Aramark Services, Inc.: | | | |
4.75% 6/1/26 | | 2,250,000 | 2,289,375 |
5.125% 1/15/24 | | 1,475,000 | 1,515,563 |
Avantor, Inc. 6% 10/1/24 (a) | | 1,760,000 | 1,872,640 |
Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc. 8.5% 7/15/25 (a) | | 2,320,000 | 2,102,500 |
CDK Global, Inc.: | | | |
4.875% 6/1/27 | | 1,105,000 | 1,138,526 |
5.25% 5/15/29 (a) | | 465,000 | 481,856 |
5.875% 6/15/26 | | 1,940,000 | 2,053,975 |
Corrections Corp. of America: | | | |
4.625% 5/1/23 | | 495,000 | 485,669 |
5% 10/15/22 | | 1,430,000 | 1,422,850 |
Frontdoor, Inc. 6.75% 8/15/26 (a) | | 1,570,000 | 1,672,050 |
Laureate Education, Inc. 8.25% 5/1/25 (a) | | 3,875,000 | 4,233,438 |
Prime Security One MS, Inc. 4.875% 7/15/32 (a) | | 1,520,000 | 1,311,000 |
| | | 26,967,369 |
Super Retail - 0.2% | | | |
The William Carter Co. 5.625% 3/15/27 (a) | | 1,575,000 | 1,649,813 |
Technology - 4.9% | | | |
Ascend Learning LLC: | | | |
6.875% 8/1/25 (a) | | 2,080,000 | 2,115,776 |
6.875% 8/1/25 (a) | | 210,000 | 213,675 |
Ensemble S Merger Sub, Inc. 9% 9/30/23 (a) | | 2,975,000 | 3,067,969 |
Fair Isaac Corp. 5.25% 5/15/26 (a) | | 4,065,000 | 4,268,250 |
Gartner, Inc. 5.125% 4/1/25 (a) | | 795,000 | 819,971 |
Nuance Communications, Inc. 5.625% 12/15/26 | | 3,135,000 | 3,269,178 |
Open Text Corp. 5.875% 6/1/26 (a) | | 3,385,000 | 3,580,653 |
Qorvo, Inc. 5.5% 7/15/26 | | 3,385,000 | 3,582,346 |
Sensata Technologies BV 5% 10/1/25 (a) | | 4,960,000 | 5,170,800 |
Sensata Technologies UK Financing Co. PLC 6.25% 2/15/26 (a) | | 1,740,000 | 1,848,750 |
Solera LLC/Solera Finance, Inc. 10.5% 3/1/24 (a) | | 6,065,000 | 6,557,781 |
SS&C Technologies, Inc. 5.5% 9/30/27 (a) | | 2,060,000 | 2,137,250 |
Symantec Corp. 5% 4/15/25 (a) | | 5,765,000 | 5,908,366 |
TTM Technologies, Inc. 5.625% 10/1/25 (a) | | 7,895,000 | 7,719,415 |
| | | 50,260,180 |
Telecommunications - 9.5% | | | |
Altice Financing SA: | | | |
6.625% 2/15/23 (a) | | 1,195,000 | 1,224,875 |
7.5% 5/15/26 (a) | | 6,800,000 | 6,834,680 |
Altice Finco SA 7.625% 2/15/25 (a) | | 4,190,000 | 4,022,400 |
C&W Senior Financing Designated Activity Co.: | | | |
6.875% 9/15/27 (a) | | 1,560,000 | 1,610,856 |
7.5% 10/15/26 (a) | | 2,780,000 | 2,898,150 |
Citizens Utilities Co. 7.05% 10/1/46 | | 4,407,000 | 2,302,658 |
Frontier Communications Corp. 8% 4/1/27 (a) | | 1,490,000 | 1,549,600 |
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA 8.5% 10/15/24 (a) | | 3,560,000 | 3,524,400 |
Level 3 Communications, Inc. 5.75% 12/1/22 | | 2,425,000 | 2,446,219 |
Level 3 Financing, Inc. 5.25% 3/15/26 | | 5,620,000 | 5,816,700 |
Millicom International Cellular SA: | | | |
6% 3/15/25 (a) | | 350,000 | 363,563 |
6.625% 10/15/26 (a) | | 6,780,000 | 7,387,276 |
Neptune Finco Corp. 6.625% 10/15/25 (a) | | 6,315,000 | 6,757,050 |
Qwest Corp. 6.75% 12/1/21 | | 2,000,000 | 2,147,500 |
SFR Group SA: | | | |
7.375% 5/1/26 (a) | | 6,925,000 | 7,098,125 |
8.125% 2/1/27 (a) | | 2,945,000 | 3,092,250 |
Sprint Communications, Inc. 6% 11/15/22 | | 7,195,000 | 7,500,788 |
Sprint Corp. 7.875% 9/15/23 | | 10,255,000 | 11,152,313 |
T-Mobile U.S.A., Inc.: | | | |
4.5% 2/1/26 | | 1,245,000 | 1,274,569 |
6.375% 3/1/25 | | 1,000,000 | 1,038,500 |
Telecom Italia Capital SA: | | | |
6% 9/30/34 | | 1,005,000 | 1,025,100 |
6.375% 11/15/33 | | 565,000 | 586,188 |
Telecom Italia SpA 5.303% 5/30/24 (a) | | 5,450,000 | 5,640,750 |
Telenet Finance Luxembourg Notes SARL 5.5% 3/1/28 (a) | | 3,000,000 | 3,045,000 |
U.S. West Communications 7.25% 9/15/25 | | 1,380,000 | 1,535,635 |
Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital, Inc.: | | | |
5.75% 1/15/27 (a) | | 3,585,000 | 3,647,738 |
6.375% 5/15/25 | | 765,000 | 780,262 |
| | | 96,303,145 |
Transportation Ex Air/Rail - 1.0% | | | |
Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd.: | | | |
5.125% 10/1/23 (a) | | 7,115,000 | 7,538,058 |
5.5% 1/15/23 (a) | | 2,560,000 | 2,729,216 |
| | | 10,267,274 |
Utilities - 5.1% | | | |
Clearway Energy Operating LLC 5.75% 10/15/25 (a) | | 1,720,000 | 1,745,800 |
DCP Midstream Operating LP 5.125% 5/15/29 | | 3,300,000 | 3,390,750 |
Global Partners LP/GLP Finance Corp.: | | | |
6.25% 7/15/22 | | 4,546,000 | 4,591,460 |
7% 6/15/23 | | 2,750,000 | 2,784,375 |
InterGen NV 7% 6/30/23 (a) | | 6,695,000 | 6,197,059 |
NRG Energy, Inc.: | | | |
5.25% 6/15/29 (a) | | 2,105,000 | 2,244,456 |
6.625% 1/15/27 | | 900,000 | 977,625 |
NRG Yield Operating LLC 5% 9/15/26 | | 2,150,000 | 2,090,875 |
NSG Holdings II LLC/NSG Holdings, Inc. 7.75% 12/15/25 (a) | | 9,836,307 | 10,549,440 |
Talen Energy Supply LLC: | | | |
6.5% 6/1/25 | | 325,000 | 272,188 |
10.5% 1/15/26 (a) | | 6,580,000 | 6,563,550 |
Vistra Operations Co. LLC 5.5% 9/1/26 (a) | | 9,584,000 | 10,123,100 |
| | | 51,530,678 |
|
TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS | | | 895,937,797 |
|
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS | | | |
(Cost $889,884,287) | | | 901,612,317 |
| | Shares | Value |
|
Common Stocks - 0.0% | | | |
Energy - 0.0% | | | |
Forbes Energy Services Ltd. (e) | | 123,683 | 278,287 |
Telecommunications - 0.0% | | | |
CUI Acquisition Corp. Class E (e)(f) | | 1 | 35,011 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | | | |
(Cost $7,154,776) | | | 313,298 |
| | Principal Amount | Value |
|
Bank Loan Obligations - 2.0% | | | |
Cable/Satellite TV - 0.1% | | | |
WideOpenWest Finance LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 5.6536% 8/19/23 (b)(d) | | 1,316,239 | 1,283,991 |
Energy - 0.1% | | | |
California Resources Corp. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.750% 7.1524% 12/31/22 (b)(d) | | 1,020,000 | 973,376 |
Gaming - 0.3% | | | |
Golden Entertainment, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 5.41% 10/20/24 (b)(d) | | 2,977,025 | 2,962,140 |
Publishing/Printing - 0.1% | | | |
Springer Science+Business Media Deutschland GmbH Tranche B 13LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 5.9024% 8/24/22 (b)(d) | | 1,141,389 | 1,140,247 |
Services - 0.4% | | | |
Almonde, Inc.: | | | |
Tranche 2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 7.250% 9.6524% 6/13/25 (b)(d) | | 130,000 | 128,727 |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 5.9024% 6/13/24 (b)(d) | | 555,460 | 540,496 |
Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 6.7881% 6/21/24 (b)(d) | | 3,297,700 | 3,183,666 |
|
TOTAL SERVICES | | | 3,852,889 |
|
Telecommunications - 1.0% | | | |
Frontier Communications Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 6.16% 6/15/24 (b)(d) | | 4,783,392 | 4,683,754 |
Level 3 Financing, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 4.6524% 2/22/24 (b)(d) | | 2,490,000 | 2,468,835 |
Radiate Holdco LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 5.4024% 2/1/24 (b)(d) | | 2,991,150 | 2,918,405 |
|
TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS | | | 10,070,994 |
|
TOTAL BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS | | | |
(Cost $20,322,667) | | | 20,283,637 |
|
Preferred Securities - 2.9% | | | |
Banks & Thrifts - 2.6% | | | |
Bank of America Corp.: | | | |
5.2% (b)(g) | | 6,000,000 | 6,085,574 |
6.25% (b)(g) | | 2,590,000 | 2,873,633 |
Barclays PLC: | | | |
7.75% (b)(g) | | 3,000,000 | 3,085,107 |
7.875% (Reg. S) (b)(g) | | 4,445,000 | 4,665,801 |
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC: | | | |
7.5% (b)(g) | | 3,390,000 | 3,475,441 |
8.625% (b)(g) | | 2,065,000 | 2,226,038 |
Wells Fargo & Co. 5.9% (b)(g) | | 4,145,000 | 4,347,397 |
|
TOTAL BANKS & THRIFTS | | | 26,758,991 |
|
Energy - 0.3% | | | |
Andeavor Logistics LP 6.875% (b)(g) | | 2,630,000 | 2,686,369 |
TOTAL PREFERRED SECURITIES | | | |
(Cost $28,665,000) | | | 29,445,360 |
| | Shares | Value |
|
Money Market Funds - 4.9% | | | |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 2.42% (h) | | | |
(Cost $49,629,338) | | 49,619,741 | 49,629,665 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 98.6% | | | |
(Cost $995,656,068) | | | 1,001,284,277 |
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 1.4% | | | 14,383,693 |
NET ASSETS - 100% | | | $1,015,667,970 |
Legend
(a) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $559,593,759 or 55.1% of net assets.
(b) Coupon rates for floating and adjustable rate securities reflect the rates in effect at period end.
(c) Security or a portion of the security purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis.
(d) Coupon is indexed to a floating interest rate which may be multiplied by a specified factor and/or subject to caps or floors.
(e) Non-income producing
(f) Level 3 security
(g) Security is perpetual in nature with no stated maturity date.
(h) Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements are available on the SEC's website or upon request.
Affiliated Central Funds
Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows:
Fund | Income earned |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund | $410,253 |
Total | $410,253 |
Amounts in the income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line-item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable.
Investment Valuation
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of June 30, 2019, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
| Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: |
Description | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Investments in Securities: | | | | |
Equities: | | | | |
Communication Services | $35,011 | $-- | $-- | $35,011 |
Energy | 278,287 | 278,287 | -- | -- |
Corporate Bonds | 901,612,317 | -- | 901,612,317 | -- |
Bank Loan Obligations | 20,283,637 | -- | 20,283,637 | -- |
Preferred Securities | 29,445,360 | -- | 29,445,360 | -- |
Money Market Funds | 49,629,665 | 49,629,665 | -- | -- |
Total Investments in Securities: | $1,001,284,277 | $49,907,952 | $951,341,314 | $35,011 |
Other Information
Distribution of investments by country or territory of incorporation, as a percentage of Total Net Assets, is as follows (Unaudited):
United States of America | 77.4% |
Luxembourg | 4.1% |
Netherlands | 3.9% |
Canada | 3.8% |
Cayman Islands | 2.4% |
Multi-National | 2.2% |
United Kingdom | 2.0% |
Ireland | 1.3% |
France | 1.0% |
Others (Individually Less Than 1%) | 1.9% |
| 100.0% |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| | June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value — See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $946,026,730) | $951,654,612 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $49,629,338) | 49,629,665 | |
Total Investment in Securities (cost $995,656,068) | | $1,001,284,277 |
Receivable for investments sold | | 43,595 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 1,002,190 |
Interest receivable | | 15,697,827 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 53,773 |
Total assets | | 1,018,081,662 |
Liabilities | | |
Payable for investments purchased on a delayed delivery basis | $1,390,000 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 363,202 | |
Accrued management fee | 468,381 | |
Distribution and service plan fees payable | 43,359 | |
Other affiliated payables | 100,185 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 48,565 | |
Total liabilities | | 2,413,692 |
Net Assets | | $1,015,667,970 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $1,047,854,587 |
Total distributable earnings (loss) | | (32,186,617) |
Net Assets | | $1,015,667,970 |
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price | | |
Initial Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($326,343,975 ÷ 59,884,745 shares) | | $5.45 |
Service Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($66,951,450 ÷ 12,382,462 shares) | | $5.41 |
Service Class 2: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($181,368,725 ÷ 34,591,375 shares) | | $5.24 |
Investor Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($441,003,820 ÷ 81,361,541 shares) | | $5.42 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Operations
| | Six months ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) |
Investment Income | | |
Dividends | | $958,232 |
Interest | | 28,728,624 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds | | 410,253 |
Total income | | 30,097,109 |
Expenses | | |
Management fee | $2,717,438 | |
Transfer agent fees | 405,490 | |
Distribution and service plan fees | 251,852 | |
Accounting fees and expenses | 176,035 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 6,005 | |
Independent trustees' fees and expenses | 2,322 | |
Audit | 47,512 | |
Legal | 774 | |
Miscellaneous | 3,764 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 3,611,192 | |
Expense reductions | (7,550) | |
Total expenses after reductions | | 3,603,642 |
Net investment income (loss) | | 26,493,467 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | (7,226,191) | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | (7,226,191) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities | | 75,595,163 |
Net gain (loss) | | 68,368,972 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $94,862,439 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Six months ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) | Year ended December 31, 2018 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $26,493,467 | $53,689,686 |
Net realized gain (loss) | (7,226,191) | (5,131,565) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 75,595,163 | (83,118,826) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 94,862,439 | (34,560,705) |
Distributions to shareholders | (8,304,011) | (55,130,050) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | 40,901,041 | (69,649,995) |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 127,459,469 | (159,340,750) |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 888,208,501 | 1,047,549,251 |
End of period | $1,015,667,970 | $888,208,501 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Highlights
VIP High Income Portfolio Initial Class
| Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, | Years endedDecember 31, | | | | |
| 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $4.97 | $5.46 | $5.38 | $4.95 | $5.52 | $5.80 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .145 | .288 | .290 | .320 | .333 | .317 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | .380 | (.473) | .091 | .402 | (.531) | (.251) |
Total from investment operations | .525 | (.185) | .381 | .722 | (.198) | .066 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.045) | (.305) | (.301) | (.292) | (.364) | (.347) |
Tax return of capital | – | – | – | – | (.008) | – |
Total distributions | (.045) | (.305) | (.301) | (.292) | (.372) | (.347) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA | – | – | – | – | –B | .001 |
Net asset value, end of period | $5.45 | $4.97 | $5.46 | $5.38 | $4.95 | $5.52 |
Total ReturnC,D,E | 10.61% | (3.46)% | 7.13% | 14.61% | (3.63)% | 1.16% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsF,G | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .68%H | .67% | .67% | .68% | .68% | .68% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .68%H | .67% | .67% | .68% | .68% | .68% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .68%H | .67% | .67% | .68% | .68% | .68% |
Net investment income (loss) | 5.55%H | 5.33% | 5.22% | 6.05% | 5.94% | 5.31% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $326,344 | $299,239 | $355,469 | $457,620 | $437,798 | $493,390 |
Portfolio turnover rateI | 31%H | 69% | 70% | 73% | 69% | 79% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Amount represents less than $.0005 per share.
C Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
D Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
E Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
F Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G 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.
H Annualized
I Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
VIP High Income Portfolio Service Class
| Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, | Years endedDecember 31, | | | | |
| 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $4.93 | $5.42 | $5.34 | $4.92 | $5.49 | $5.77 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .142 | .280 | .283 | .311 | .324 | .309 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | .382 | (.471) | .092 | .395 | (.528) | (.248) |
Total from investment operations | .524 | (.191) | .375 | .706 | (.204) | .061 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.044) | (.299) | (.295) | (.286) | (.358) | (.342) |
Tax return of capital | – | – | – | – | (.008) | – |
Total distributions | (.044) | (.299) | (.295) | (.286) | (.366) | (.342) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA | – | – | – | – | –B | .001 |
Net asset value, end of period | $5.41 | $4.93 | $5.42 | $5.34 | $4.92 | $5.49 |
Total ReturnC,D,E | 10.67% | (3.60)% | 7.07% | 14.37% | (3.76)% | 1.07% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsF,G | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .78%H | .77% | .77% | .78% | .78% | .78% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .78%H | .77% | .77% | .78% | .78% | .78% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .78%H | .77% | .77% | .78% | .77% | .78% |
Net investment income (loss) | 5.44%H | 5.23% | 5.12% | 5.95% | 5.84% | 5.22% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $66,951 | $58,231 | $68,104 | $84,945 | $73,313 | $59,961 |
Portfolio turnover rateI | 31%H | 69% | 70% | 73% | 69% | 79% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Amount represents less than $.0005 per share.
C Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
D Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
E Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
F Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G 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.
H Annualized
I Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
VIP High Income Portfolio Service Class 2
| Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, | Years endedDecember 31, | | | | |
| 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $4.79 | $5.27 | $5.20 | $4.80 | $5.36 | $5.64 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .134 | .264 | .267 | .296 | .309 | .294 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | .359 | (.451) | .090 | .383 | (.514) | (.244) |
Total from investment operations | .493 | (.187) | .357 | .679 | (.205) | .050 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.043) | (.293) | (.287) | (.279) | (.347) | (.331) |
Tax return of capital | – | – | – | – | (.008) | – |
Total distributions | (.043) | (.293) | (.287) | (.279) | (.355) | (.331) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA | – | – | – | – | –B | .001 |
Net asset value, end of period | $5.24 | $4.79 | $5.27 | $5.20 | $4.80 | $5.36 |
Total ReturnC,D,E | 10.34% | (3.63)% | 6.91% | 14.17% | (3.87)% | .90% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsF,G | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .94%H | .92% | .92% | .93% | .93% | .93% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .94%H | .92% | .92% | .93% | .93% | .93% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .93%H | .92% | .92% | .93% | .93% | .93% |
Net investment income (loss) | 5.29%H | 5.08% | 4.97% | 5.80% | 5.68% | 5.06% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $181,369 | $139,564 | $166,993 | $189,179 | $160,639 | $190,873 |
Portfolio turnover rateI | 31%H | 69% | 70% | 73% | 69% | 79% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Amount represents less than $.0005 per share.
C Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
D Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
E Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
F Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G 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.
H Annualized
I Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
VIP High Income Portfolio Investor Class
| Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, | Years endedDecember 31, | | | | |
| 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $4.94 | $5.43 | $5.36 | $4.93 | $5.50 | $5.78 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .144 | .284 | .287 | .317 | .329 | .314 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | .380 | (.470) | .083 | .403 | (.529) | (.250) |
Total from investment operations | .524 | (.186) | .370 | .720 | (.200) | .064 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.044) | (.304) | (.300) | (.290) | (.362) | (.345) |
Tax return of capital | – | – | – | – | (.008) | – |
Total distributions | (.044) | (.304) | (.300) | (.290) | (.370) | (.345) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA | – | – | – | – | –B | .001 |
Net asset value, end of period | $5.42 | $4.94 | $5.43 | $5.36 | $4.93 | $5.50 |
Total ReturnC,D,E | 10.65% | (3.50)% | 6.95% | 14.64% | (3.68)% | 1.12% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsF,G | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .71%H | .71% | .71% | .71% | .71% | .71% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .71%H | .71% | .71% | .71% | .71% | .71% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .71%H | .71% | .71% | .71% | .71% | .71% |
Net investment income (loss) | 5.51%H | 5.30% | 5.18% | 6.02% | 5.90% | 5.28% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $441,004 | $391,173 | $456,983 | $469,732 | $398,719 | $448,590 |
Portfolio turnover rateI | 31%H | 69% | 70% | 73% | 69% | 79% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Amount represents less than $.0005 per share.
C Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
D Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
E Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
F Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G 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.
H Annualized
I Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
For the period ended June 30, 2019
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 and Investor Class shares. All classes have equal rights and voting privileges, except for matters affecting a single class.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund invests in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Annualized expenses of the Money Market Central Funds as of their most recent shareholder report date ranged from less than .005% to .01%.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds are available on the SEC website or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investments Companies. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Board of Trustees (the Board) has delegated the day to day responsibility for the valuation of the Fund's investments to the Fair Value Committee (the Committee) established by the Fund's investment adviser. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and reports to the Board on the Committee's activities and fair value determinations. The Board monitors the appropriateness of the procedures used in valuing the Fund's investments and ratifies the fair value determinations of the Committee.
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
- Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
- Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
- Level 3 – unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on evaluated prices received from third party pricing vendors or from brokers who make markets in such securities. Corporate bonds, bank loan obligations and preferred securities are valued by pricing vendors who utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type or by broker-supplied prices. When independent prices are unavailable or unreliable, debt securities may be valued utilizing pricing methodologies which consider similar factors that would be used by third party pricing vendors. Debt securities are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy but may be Level 3 depending on the circumstances. The Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in below investment grade securities. The value of these securities can be more volatile due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer and is sensitive to changes in economic, market and regulatory conditions.
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level as of June 30, 2019 is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and include proceeds received from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is accrued as earned and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Paid in Kind (PIK) income is recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Debt obligations may be placed on non-accrual status and related interest income may be reduced by ceasing current accruals and writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful based on consistently applied procedures. A debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectability of interest is reasonably assured.
Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily 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 may also differ by class. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction.
Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income 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 GAAP.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to market discount, deferred trustees compensation, capital loss carryforwards, partnerships and losses deferred due to wash sales.
As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities, and derivatives if applicable, for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation | $30,990,037 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (22,730,612) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $8,259,425 |
Tax cost | $993,024,852 |
Capital loss carryforwards are only available to offset future capital gains of the Fund to the extent provided by regulations and may be limited. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the Act), the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period and such capital losses are required to be used prior to any losses that expire. The capital loss carryforward information presented below, including any applicable limitation, is estimated as of prior fiscal period end and is subject to adjustment.
No expiration | |
Short-term | $(29,389,142) |
Long-term | (30,748,936) |
Total capital loss carryforward | $(60,138,078) |
Delayed Delivery Transactions and When-Issued Securities. During the period, the Fund transacted in securities on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis. Payment and delivery may take place after the customary settlement period for that security. The price of the underlying securities and the date when the securities will be delivered and paid for are fixed at the time the transaction is negotiated. The securities purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis are identified as such in the Fund's Schedule of Investments. The Fund may receive compensation for interest forgone in the purchase of a delayed delivery or when-issued security. With respect to purchase commitments, the Fund identifies securities as segregated in its records with a value at least equal to the amount of the commitment. Losses may arise due to changes in the value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract's terms, or if the issuer does not issue the securities due to political, economic, or other factors.
Restricted Securities. The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
Loans and Other Direct Debt Instruments. The Fund invests in direct debt instruments which are interests in amounts owed to lenders by corporate or other borrowers. These instruments may be in the form of loans, trade claims or other receivables and may include standby financing commitments such as revolving credit facilities that obligate the Fund to supply additional cash to the borrower on demand. Loans may be acquired through assignment or participation. The Fund did not have any unfunded loan commitments, which are contractual obligations for future funding, at period end.
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $155,887,932 and $139,875,903, respectively.
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company (the investment adviser) 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 an annualized group fee rate that averaged .10% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by the investment adviser, including any mutual funds previously advised by the investment adviser that are currently advised by Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, an affiliate of the investment adviser. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the reporting period, the total annualized management fee rate was .56% of the Fund's average net assets.
Distribution and Service Plan Fees. 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 the investment adviser, 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, total fees, all of which were re-allowed to insurance companies for the distribution of shares and providing shareholder support services, were as follows:
Service Class | $32,372 |
Service Class 2 | 219,480 |
| $251,852 |
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, is the Fund's transfer, dividend disbursing, and shareholder servicing agent. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee with respect to each class. Each class pays a fee for transfer agent services, typesetting and printing and mailing of shareholder reports, excluding mailing of proxy statements, equal to an annual rate of class-level average net assets. The annual rate for Investor Class is .10% and the annual rate for all other classes is .07%. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
Initial Class | $107,216 |
Service Class | 22,013 |
Service Class 2 | 59,699 |
Investor Class | 216,562 |
| $405,490 |
Accounting Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. For the period, the fees were equivalent to an annualized rate of .04%.
Interfund Trades. The Fund may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note.
6. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by the investment adviser or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $1,368 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, the Fund did not borrow on this line of credit.
7. Expense Reductions.
Through arrangements with the Fund's custodian, credits realized as a result of certain uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by $5,244.
In addition, during the period the investment adviser reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $2,306.
8. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
| Six months ended June 30, 2019 | Year ended December 31, 2018 |
Distributions to shareholders | | |
Initial Class | $2,673,749 | $17,907,229 |
Service Class | 556,316 | 3,943,733 |
Service Class 2 | 1,567,478 | 9,832,056 |
Investor Class | 3,506,468 | 23,447,032 |
Total | $8,304,011 | $55,130,050 |
9. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
| Shares | Shares | Dollars | Dollars |
| Six months ended June 30, 2019 | Year ended December 31, 2018 | Six months ended June 30, 2019 | Year ended December 31, 2018 |
Initial Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 4,747,736 | 6,202,476 | $25,230,510 | $33,493,973 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 515,173 | 3,524,845 | 2,673,749 | 17,907,229 |
Shares redeemed | (5,589,344) | (14,662,295) | (29,432,293) | (79,112,854) |
Net increase (decrease) | (326,435) | (4,934,974) | $(1,528,034) | $(27,711,652) |
Service Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 2,496,908 | 12,191,684 | $13,185,731 | $66,067,244 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 108,022 | 780,144 | 556,316 | 3,943,733 |
Shares redeemed | (2,025,375) | (13,739,826) | (10,651,607) | (73,072,494) |
Net increase (decrease) | 579,555 | (767,998) | $3,090,440 | $(3,061,517) |
Service Class 2 | | | | |
Shares sold | 14,607,836 | 23,010,572 | $74,505,851 | $120,750,917 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 313,496 | 2,004,336 | 1,567,478 | 9,832,056 |
Shares redeemed | (9,471,895) | (27,570,257) | (48,428,656) | (141,357,243) |
Net increase (decrease) | 5,449,437 | (2,555,349) | $27,644,673 | $(10,774,270) |
Investor Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 5,539,547 | 12,105,958 | $29,032,834 | $65,315,595 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 679,548 | 4,641,386 | 3,506,468 | 23,447,032 |
Shares redeemed | (3,982,791) | (21,784,916) | (20,845,340) | (116,865,183) |
Net increase (decrease) | 2,236,304 | (5,037,572) | $11,693,962 | $(28,102,556) |
10. 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, the investment adviser or its affiliates were the owners of record of 50% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund and one otherwise unaffiliated shareholder was the owner of record of 13% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund.
Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, 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 (January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019).
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-A | Beginning Account Value January 1, 2019 | Ending Account Value June 30, 2019 | Expenses Paid During Period-B January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019 |
Initial Class | .68% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $1,106.10 | $3.55 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,021.42 | $3.41 |
Service Class | .78% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $1,106.70 | $4.07 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,020.93 | $3.91 |
Service Class 2 | .94% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $1,103.40 | $4.90 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,020.13 | $4.71 |
Investor Class | .71% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $1,106.50 | $3.71 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,021.27 | $3.56 |
A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
B Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
C 5% return per year before expenses
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
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Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract with Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and the sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. FMR and the sub-advisers are referred to herein as the Investment Advisers. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, covers an extensive agenda of topics and materials and considers 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 (Committees), each composed of and chaired by 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. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees, requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to review matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of the Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through joint ad hoc committees to discuss certain matters relevant to all of the Fidelity funds.
At its January 2019 meeting, the Board 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 expense ratio relative to peer funds; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationships with the fund; and (iv) the extent to which, if any, economies of scale exist and would be realized as the fund grows, and whether any economies of scale are appropriately shared with fund shareholders.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board 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 was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts was fair and reasonable. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor, 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, was aware that shareholders of the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among funds offered by Fidelity's competitors, and that the fund's shareholders, who have 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, which is part of the Fidelity family of funds.
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered Fidelity's staffing as it relates to the fund, including the backgrounds of investment personnel of Fidelity, and also considered the fund's investment objective, strategies, and related investment philosophy. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the investment personnel compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund. Additionally, the Board considered the portfolio managers' investments, if any, in the funds that they manage.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of Fidelity's investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as Fidelity's approach to recruiting, training, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board noted that Fidelity has continued to increase the resources devoted to non-U.S. offices, including expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization. The Board also noted that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. Further, the Board considered that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered Fidelity's trading, risk management, compliance, and technology and operations capabilities and resources, which are integral parts of the investment management process.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, 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 supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians, subcustodians, and pricing vendors; 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 over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value and convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through telephone representatives and over the Internet, investor education materials and asset allocation tools, and the expanded availability of Fidelity Investor Centers.
The Board noted that it and the boards of certain other Fidelity funds had formed an ad hoc Committee on Transfer Agency Fees to review the variety of transfer agency fee structures throughout the industry and Fidelity's competitive positioning with respect to industry participants.
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 a large variety of mutual fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including: (i) continuing to dedicate additional resources to Fidelity's investment research process, which includes meetings with management of issuers of securities in which the funds invest, and to the support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) continuing efforts to enhance Fidelity's global research capabilities; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs; (iv) launching new share classes of existing funds; (v) eliminating purchase minimums and broadening eligibility requirements for certain funds and share classes; (vi) reducing management fees and total expenses for certain growth equity funds and index funds; (vii) lowering expense caps for certain existing funds and classes, and converting certain voluntary expense caps to contractual caps, to reduce expenses borne by shareholders; (viii) eliminating short-term redemption fees for funds that had such fees; (ix) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies from fund mergers and share class consolidations; (x) continuing to develop, acquire and implement systems and technology to improve services to the funds and shareholders, strengthen information security, and increase efficiency; and (xi) continuing to implement enhancements to further strengthen Fidelity's product line to increase investors' probability of success in achieving their investment goals, including retirement income goals.
Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated in accordance with its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions and its performance history. The fund had portfolio manager changes in April 2018 and November 2018. The Board will continue to monitor closely the fund's performance, taking into account the portfolio manager changes.
The Board took into account discussions that occur at Board meetings throughout the year with representatives of the Investment Advisers about fund investment performance. In this regard the Board noted that as part of regularly scheduled fund reviews and other reports to the Board on fund performance, the Board considers annualized return information for the fund for different time periods, measured against an appropriate securities market index ("benchmark index") and a peer group of funds with similar objectives ("peer group"), if any. In its evaluation of fund investment performance, the Board gave particular attention to information indicating changes in performance of certain Fidelity funds for specific time periods and discussed with the Investment Advisers the reasons for any overperformance or underperformance.
In addition to reviewing absolute and relative fund performance, the Independent Trustees periodically consider the appropriateness of fund performance metrics in evaluating the results achieved. In general, the Independent Trustees believe that fund performance should be evaluated based on net performance (after fees and expenses) of both the highest performing and lowest performing fund share classes, where applicable, compared to appropriate benchmark indices, over appropriate time periods that may include full market cycles, and compared to peer groups, as applicable, over the same periods, taking into account relevant factors including the following: general market conditions; issuer-specific information; and fund cash flows and other factors.
The Independent Trustees recognize that shareholders evaluate performance on a net basis over their own holding periods, for which one-, three-, and five-year periods are often used as a proxy. For this reason, the performance information reviewed by the Board also included net cumulative total return information for the fund and an appropriate benchmark index and peer group for the most recent one-, three-, and five-year periods ended June 30, 2018, as shown below. Returns are shown compared to the 25th percentile (top of box, 75% beaten) and 75th percentile (bottom of box, 25% beaten) of the peer universe.
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Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should continue to benefit the shareholders of the fund.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expense ratio compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes created for the purpose of facilitating the Trustees' competitive analysis of management fees and total expenses. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable investment mandates. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense ratio comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison.
Management Fee. The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods (ended June 30 for 2018 and December 31 for prior periods) shown in basis points (BP) 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 in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps relative to the total universe of funds with comparable investment mandates, regardless of whether their management fee structures also are comparable. Funds with comparable investment mandates offer exposure to similar types of securities. Funds with comparable management fee structures have similar management fee contractual arrangements (
e.g., flat rate charged for advisory services, all-inclusive fee rate,
etc.). "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 hypothetical TMG % of 20% would mean that 80% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher, and 20% had lower, management fees than the fund. The fund's actual TMG %s and the number of funds in the Total Mapped Group are in the chart below. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to a subset of non-Fidelity funds within the Total Mapped Group that are similar in size and management fee structure. For example, if a fund is in the first quartile of the ASPG, the fund's management fee ranks in the least expensive or lowest 25% of funds in the ASPG. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee structures, 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 rate ranked, is also included in the chart and was considered by the Board.
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The Board noted that the fund's management fee rate ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for the 12-month period ended June 30, 2018.
The Board noted that it and the boards of other Fidelity funds formed an ad hoc Committee on Group Fee, which meets periodically, to conduct an in-depth review of the "group fee" component of the management fee of funds with such management fee structures. The Committee's focus included the mechanics of the group fee, the competitive landscape of group fee structures, Fidelity funds with no group fee component and investment products not included in group fee assets. The Board also considered that, for funds subject to the group fee, FMR agreed to voluntarily waive fees over a specified period of time in amounts designed to account for assets converted from certain funds to certain collective investment trusts.
The Board also noted that, in 2013, the ad hoc Committee on Management Fees was formed to conduct an in-depth review of the management fee rates of Fidelity's active equity mutual funds. The Committee focused on the following areas: (i) standard fee structures; (ii) research consumption and trading evolution; (iii) management fee competitiveness/profitability by category; and (iv) factors that drive institutional pricing.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.
Total Expense Ratio. In its review of each class's total expense ratio, the Board considered the fund's management fee rate 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 that Fidelity may agree to waive fees and expenses from time to time, and the extent to which, if any, it has done so for the fund. As part of its review, the Board also considered the current and historical total expense ratios 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 expense ratio of each of Initial Class, Investor Class, and Service Class ranked below the competitive median for the 12-month period ended June 30, 2018, and the total expense ratio of Service Class 2 ranked above the competitive median for the 12-month period ended June 30, 2018. The Board considered that, in general, various factors can affect total expense ratios. The Board noted that the total expense ratio of Service Class 2 was above the competitive median because of its 12b-1 fees and that excluding 12b-1 fees of both the class and the competitor classes, the total expense ratio of Service Class 2 ranked below the median. 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 expense ratios 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.
Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients. The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of Fidelity, such as other funds advised or subadvised by Fidelity, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients with similar mandates. The Board noted that a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically reviews and compares Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds and also noted the most recent findings of the committee. The Board noted that the committee's review included a consideration of the differences in services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in the markets serving the different categories of clients.
Based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that the total expense ratio of each class of the fund was 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 servicing the fund's shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, Fidelity presents to the Board information about the profitability of its relationships with the fund. Fidelity calculates profitability information for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability information for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), 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 the methodologies used by Fidelity in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures in respect of the mathematical accuracy of the fund profitability information and its conformity to established allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and potential indirect benefits such businesses may have received as a result of their association with Fidelity's mutual fund business (i.e., fall-out benefits) as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from the fund's business. The Board noted that changes to fall-out benefits year-over-year reflect business developments at Fidelity's various businesses.
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 was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive.
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 as assets grow through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense ratio reductions. The Board also noted that a committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically analyzes whether Fidelity 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 group assets increase, and for higher group fee rates as total group assets decrease (with "group assets" defined to include fund assets under FMR's management plus the assets of sector funds previously under FMR's management). FMR calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total Fidelity 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 benefit from lower management fees as group assets increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board concluded, taking into account the analysis of the Economies of Scale Committee, that economies of scale, if any, are being appropriately shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity.
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, in particular the underperformance of certain funds, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) Fidelity's fund profitability methodology, profitability trends for certain funds, and the impact of certain factors on fund profitability results; (iii) metrics for evaluating index fund and ETF performance and information about ETF trading characteristics; (iv) the methodology with respect to the evaluation of competitive fund data and peer group classifications and fee comparisons; (v) the expense structures for different funds and classes; (vi) information regarding other accounts managed by Fidelity, including collective investment trusts; and (vii) Fidelity's philosophies and strategies for evaluating funds and classes with lower or declining asset levels.
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board concluded that the advisory fee arrangements are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products: Value Portfolio
Semi-Annual Report June 30, 2019 |
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Investment Summary (Unaudited)
Top Ten Stocks as of June 30, 2019
| % of fund's net assets |
The Travelers Companies, Inc. | 2.4 |
SunTrust Banks, Inc. | 2.4 |
U.S. Bancorp | 2.2 |
Sanofi SA sponsored ADR | 2.1 |
GCI Liberty, Inc. | 2.0 |
Capital One Financial Corp. | 1.9 |
Roche Holding AG (participation certificate) | 1.8 |
Chubb Ltd. | 1.6 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 1.6 |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | 1.5 |
| 19.5 |
Top Five Market Sectors as of June 30, 2019
| % of fund's net assets |
Financials | 22.2 |
Health Care | 10.7 |
Industrials | 10.5 |
Energy | 10.2 |
Consumer Discretionary | 8.9 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)
As of June 30, 2019 * |
| Stocks | 99.5% |
| Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities) | 0.5% |
* Foreign investments - 21.8%
Schedule of Investments June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 99.5% | | | |
| | Shares | Value |
COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 5.2% | | | |
Media - 4.4% | | | |
GCI Liberty, Inc. (a) | | 103,600 | $6,367,256 |
Liberty Global PLC Class C (a) | | 143,700 | 3,812,361 |
Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. Class A | | 37,000 | 3,737,000 |
| | | 13,916,617 |
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.8% | | | |
T-Mobile U.S., Inc. (a) | | 36,400 | 2,698,696 |
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TOTAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES | | | 16,615,313 |
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CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 8.9% | | | |
Distributors - 0.7% | | | |
LKQ Corp. (a) | | 83,100 | 2,211,291 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 2.9% | | | |
Eldorado Resorts, Inc. (a) | | 57,200 | 2,635,204 |
The Stars Group, Inc. (a)(b) | | 112,300 | 1,916,961 |
U.S. Foods Holding Corp. (a) | | 132,100 | 4,723,896 |
| | | 9,276,061 |
Household Durables - 1.4% | | | |
D.R. Horton, Inc. | | 43,600 | 1,880,468 |
Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a) | | 17,000 | 2,506,990 |
| | | 4,387,458 |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 1.4% | | | |
eBay, Inc. | | 111,800 | 4,416,100 |
Specialty Retail - 1.2% | | | |
Lowe's Companies, Inc. | | 28,100 | 2,835,571 |
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (a)(b) | | 88,300 | 1,177,922 |
| | | 4,013,493 |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.3% | | | |
Capri Holdings Ltd. (a) | | 64,600 | 2,240,328 |
Tapestry, Inc. | | 60,700 | 1,926,011 |
| | | 4,166,339 |
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TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | | 28,470,742 |
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CONSUMER STAPLES - 6.4% | | | |
Food Products - 4.6% | | | |
Conagra Brands, Inc. | | 160,400 | 4,253,808 |
Danone SA | | 34,000 | 2,878,855 |
Darling International, Inc. (a) | | 203,800 | 4,053,582 |
Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A | | 43,300 | 3,496,042 |
| | | 14,682,287 |
Household Products - 0.8% | | | |
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. | | 48,500 | 2,607,845 |
Tobacco - 1.0% | | | |
Altria Group, Inc. | | 67,600 | 3,200,860 |
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TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | | | 20,490,992 |
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ENERGY - 10.2% | | | |
Energy Equipment & Services - 0.4% | | | |
Baker Hughes, a GE Co. Class A | | 45,514 | 1,121,010 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 9.8% | | | |
BP PLC sponsored ADR | | 99,070 | 4,131,219 |
Cenovus Energy, Inc. (Canada) | | 216,100 | 1,905,964 |
Cheniere Energy, Inc. (a) | | 59,800 | 4,093,310 |
ConocoPhillips Co. | | 77,300 | 4,715,300 |
Hess Corp. | | 52,100 | 3,311,997 |
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | | 21,200 | 1,184,656 |
Noble Energy, Inc. | | 99,200 | 2,222,080 |
Suncor Energy, Inc. | | 84,500 | 2,635,886 |
Teekay LNG Partners LP | | 157,700 | 2,223,570 |
Teekay Offshore Partners LP | | 579,100 | 729,666 |
Valero Energy Corp. | | 49,700 | 4,254,817 |
| | | 31,408,465 |
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TOTAL ENERGY | | | 32,529,475 |
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FINANCIALS - 22.2% | | | |
Banks - 6.0% | | | |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | | 33,000 | 4,530,240 |
SunTrust Banks, Inc. | | 124,900 | 7,849,965 |
U.S. Bancorp | | 132,847 | 6,961,183 |
| | | 19,341,388 |
Capital Markets - 7.6% | | | |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | | 32,700 | 4,746,732 |
Apollo Global Management LLC Class A | | 128,300 | 4,400,690 |
Ares Management Corp. | | 41,698 | 1,091,237 |
BlackRock, Inc. Class A | | 4,768 | 2,237,622 |
E*TRADE Financial Corp. | | 49,500 | 2,207,700 |
LPL Financial | | 47,000 | 3,833,790 |
Northern Trust Corp. | | 15,568 | 1,401,120 |
The Blackstone Group LP | | 100,600 | 4,468,652 |
| | | 24,387,543 |
Consumer Finance - 3.2% | | | |
Capital One Financial Corp. | | 66,122 | 5,999,910 |
OneMain Holdings, Inc. | | 122,700 | 4,148,487 |
| | | 10,148,397 |
Insurance - 5.4% | | | |
American International Group, Inc. | | 81,800 | 4,358,304 |
Chubb Ltd. | | 34,500 | 5,081,505 |
The Travelers Companies, Inc. | | 52,600 | 7,864,753 |
| | | 17,304,562 |
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TOTAL FINANCIALS | | | 71,181,890 |
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HEALTH CARE - 10.7% | | | |
Health Care Providers & Services - 2.3% | | | |
Centene Corp. (a) | | 59,900 | 3,141,156 |
Cigna Corp. | | 26,700 | 4,206,585 |
| | | 7,347,741 |
Pharmaceuticals - 8.4% | | | |
Allergan PLC | | 11,300 | 1,891,959 |
Bayer AG | | 41,400 | 2,871,517 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | 111,400 | 5,051,990 |
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (a) | | 31,474 | 4,486,933 |
Roche Holding AG (participation certificate) | | 20,974 | 5,897,634 |
Sanofi SA sponsored ADR | | 152,900 | 6,615,983 |
| | | 26,816,016 |
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TOTAL HEALTH CARE | | | 34,163,757 |
|
INDUSTRIALS - 10.5% | | | |
Aerospace & Defense - 2.0% | | | |
General Dynamics Corp. | | 17,700 | 3,218,214 |
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. | | 14,600 | 3,281,204 |
| | | 6,499,418 |
Airlines - 0.8% | | | |
American Airlines Group, Inc. | | 78,100 | 2,546,841 |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 1.0% | | | |
The Brink's Co. | | 39,700 | 3,222,846 |
Construction & Engineering - 1.1% | | | |
AECOM (a) | | 91,985 | 3,481,632 |
Industrial Conglomerates - 1.0% | | | |
General Electric Co. | | 301,800 | 3,168,900 |
Road & Rail - 1.1% | | | |
Norfolk Southern Corp. | | 17,900 | 3,568,007 |
Trading Companies & Distributors - 3.5% | | | |
AerCap Holdings NV (a) | | 64,400 | 3,349,444 |
Fortress Transportation & Infrastructure Investors LLC | | 121,400 | 1,833,140 |
HD Supply Holdings, Inc. (a) | | 86,900 | 3,500,332 |
Univar, Inc. (a) | | 116,200 | 2,561,048 |
| | | 11,243,964 |
|
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | | 33,731,608 |
|
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 7.5% | | | |
Communications Equipment - 0.5% | | | |
CommScope Holding Co., Inc. (a) | | 104,800 | 1,648,504 |
Electronic Equipment & Components - 0.5% | | | |
Jabil, Inc. | | 54,500 | 1,722,200 |
IT Services - 3.0% | | | |
Amdocs Ltd. | | 34,539 | 2,144,527 |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A | | 44,800 | 2,839,872 |
DXC Technology Co. | | 64,200 | 3,540,630 |
Leidos Holdings, Inc. | | 13,517 | 1,079,332 |
| | | 9,604,361 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 2.5% | | | |
Lam Research Corp. | | 8,400 | 1,577,856 |
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. | | 122,000 | 2,912,140 |
NXP Semiconductors NV | | 34,800 | 3,396,828 |
| | | 7,886,824 |
Software - 1.0% | | | |
Micro Focus International PLC | | 125,734 | 3,306,804 |
|
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | | | 24,168,693 |
|
MATERIALS - 6.6% | | | |
Chemicals - 5.1% | | | |
DowDuPont, Inc. | | 49,460 | 3,712,962 |
Nutrien Ltd. | | 36,420 | 1,948,166 |
Olin Corp. | | 104,910 | 2,298,578 |
The Mosaic Co. | | 115,800 | 2,898,474 |
Tronox Holdings PLC | | 129,300 | 1,652,454 |
Westlake Chemical Corp. | | 51,800 | 3,598,028 |
| | | 16,108,662 |
Construction Materials - 0.1% | | | |
Eagle Materials, Inc. | | 4,276 | 396,385 |
Containers & Packaging - 0.8% | | | |
Crown Holdings, Inc. (a) | | 42,209 | 2,578,970 |
Metals & Mining - 0.6% | | | |
Constellium NV (a) | | 187,700 | 1,884,508 |
|
TOTAL MATERIALS | | | 20,968,525 |
|
REAL ESTATE - 6.1% | | | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 6.1% | | | |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | | 15,700 | 2,215,113 |
American Tower Corp. | | 21,400 | 4,375,230 |
CubeSmart | | 125,438 | 4,194,647 |
Equinix, Inc. | | 6,900 | 3,479,601 |
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. | | 26,200 | 3,179,108 |
Outfront Media, Inc. | | 77,041 | 1,986,887 |
| | | 19,430,586 |
UTILITIES - 5.2% | | | |
Electric Utilities - 3.9% | | | |
Exelon Corp. | | 89,100 | 4,271,454 |
FirstEnergy Corp. | | 92,300 | 3,951,363 |
Vistra Energy Corp. | | 190,500 | 4,312,920 |
| | | 12,535,737 |
Multi-Utilities - 1.3% | | | |
Sempra Energy | | 30,800 | 4,233,152 |
|
TOTAL UTILITIES | | | 16,768,889 |
|
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | | | |
(Cost $293,988,404) | | | 318,520,470 |
|
Money Market Funds - 0.7% | | | |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 2.42% (c) | | 1,444,639 | 1,444,928 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 2.42% (c)(d) | | 900,749 | 900,839 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS | | | |
(Cost $2,345,767) | | | 2,345,767 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 100.2% | | | |
(Cost $296,334,171) | | | 320,866,237 |
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (0.2)% | | | (725,065) |
NET ASSETS - 100% | | | $320,141,172 |
Legend
(a) Non-income producing
(b) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end.
(c) Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements are available on the SEC's website or upon request.
(d) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
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 | $34,307 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund | 1,139 |
Total | $35,446 |
Amounts in the income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line-item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable. Amount for Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of payments to and from borrowers of securities.
Investment Valuation
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of June 30, 2019, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
| Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: |
Description | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Investments in Securities: | | | | |
Equities: | | | | |
Communication Services | $16,615,313 | $16,615,313 | $-- | $-- |
Consumer Discretionary | 28,470,742 | 28,470,742 | -- | -- |
Consumer Staples | 20,490,992 | 17,612,137 | 2,878,855 | -- |
Energy | 32,529,475 | 32,529,475 | -- | -- |
Financials | 71,181,890 | 71,181,890 | -- | -- |
Health Care | 34,163,757 | 25,394,606 | 8,769,151 | -- |
Industrials | 33,731,608 | 33,731,608 | -- | -- |
Information Technology | 24,168,693 | 20,861,889 | 3,306,804 | -- |
Materials | 20,968,525 | 20,968,525 | -- | -- |
Real Estate | 19,430,586 | 19,430,586 | -- | -- |
Utilities | 16,768,889 | 16,768,889 | -- | -- |
Money Market Funds | 2,345,767 | 2,345,767 | -- | -- |
Total Investments in Securities: | $320,866,237 | $305,911,427 | $14,954,810 | $-- |
Other Information
Distribution of investments by country or territory of incorporation, as a percentage of Total Net Assets, is as follows (Unaudited):
United States of America | 78.2% |
United Kingdom | 4.0% |
Switzerland | 3.4% |
France | 3.0% |
Netherlands | 2.7% |
Canada | 2.6% |
Ireland | 2.0% |
Others (Individually Less Than 1%) | 4.1% |
| 100.0% |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| | June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $891,500) — See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $293,988,404) | $318,520,470 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $2,345,767) | 2,345,767 | |
Total Investment in Securities (cost $296,334,171) | | $320,866,237 |
Cash | | 9 |
Foreign currency held at value (cost $6,990) | | 6,990 |
Receivable for investments sold | | 43,006,594 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 27,171 |
Dividends receivable | | 331,869 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 3,605 |
Other receivables | | 3,779 |
Total assets | | 364,246,254 |
Liabilities | | |
Payable for investments purchased | $38,529,730 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 4,455,182 | |
Accrued management fee | 143,488 | |
Distribution and service plan fees payable | 1,901 | |
Other affiliated payables | 40,353 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 33,678 | |
Collateral on securities loaned | 900,750 | |
Total liabilities | | 44,105,082 |
Net Assets | | $320,141,172 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $285,395,694 |
Total distributable earnings (loss) | | 34,745,478 |
Net Assets | | $320,141,172 |
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price | | |
Initial Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($121,364,894 ÷ 8,351,999 shares) | | $14.53 |
Service Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($250,480 ÷ 17,241 shares) | | $14.53 |
Service Class 2: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($9,186,360 ÷ 641,992 shares) | | $14.31 |
Investor Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($189,339,438 ÷ 13,058,131 shares) | | $14.50 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Operations
| | Six months ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) |
Investment Income | | |
Dividends | | $4,397,180 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $1,139 from security lending) | | 35,446 |
Total income | | 4,432,626 |
Expenses | | |
Management fee | $853,374 | |
Transfer agent fees | 178,265 | |
Distribution and service plan fees | 10,940 | |
Accounting and security lending fees | 61,832 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 5,239 | |
Independent trustees' fees and expenses | 750 | |
Audit | 28,047 | |
Legal | 4,124 | |
Interest | 1,266 | |
Miscellaneous | 997 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 1,144,834 | |
Expense reductions | (7,000) | |
Total expenses after reductions | | 1,137,834 |
Net investment income (loss) | | 3,294,792 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | 6,809,785 | |
Fidelity Central Funds | 1 | |
Foreign currency transactions | (8,355) | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | 6,801,431 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | 43,277,380 | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 1,873 | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | 43,279,253 |
Net gain (loss) | | 50,080,684 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $53,375,476 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Six months ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) | Year ended December 31, 2018 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $3,294,792 | $4,339,531 |
Net realized gain (loss) | 6,801,431 | 25,830,115 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 43,279,253 | (75,101,192) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 53,375,476 | (44,931,546) |
Distributions to shareholders | (20,201,547) | (22,324,536) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | (1,460,754) | 11,033,164 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 31,713,175 | (56,222,918) |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 288,427,997 | 344,650,915 |
End of period | $320,141,172 | $288,427,997 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Highlights
VIP Value Portfolio Initial Class
| Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, | Years endedDecember 31, | | | | |
| 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $13.08 | $16.36 | $14.74 | $13.36 | $16.04 | $15.18 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .15 | .21 | .21B | .18 | .21 | .24C |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 2.24 | (2.41) | 2.07 | 1.43 | (.35) | 1.47 |
Total from investment operations | 2.39 | (2.20) | 2.28 | 1.61 | (.14) | 1.71 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.04) | (.18) | (.21) | (.15) | (.21) | (.22) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.90) | (.90) | (.45) | (.07) | (2.33) | (.63) |
Total distributions | (.94) | (1.08) | (.66) | (.23)D | (2.54) | (.85) |
Net asset value, end of period | $14.53 | $13.08 | $16.36 | $14.74 | $13.36 | $16.04 |
Total ReturnE,F,G | 18.86% | (13.84)% | 15.58% | 12.08% | (.75)% | 11.41% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsH,I | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .67%J | .67% | .68% | .69% | .69% | .69% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .67%J | .67% | .68% | .69% | .69% | .69% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .66%J | .66% | .67% | .69% | .68% | .69% |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.13%J | 1.36% | 1.34%B | 1.33% | 1.35% | 1.54%C |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $121,365 | $110,203 | $130,365 | $126,526 | $129,151 | $130,678 |
Portfolio turnover rateK | 88%J | 64% | 55% | 63% | 78%L | 53% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.04 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.09%.
C Net investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.05 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.22%.
D Total distributions of $.23 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.152 and distributions from net realized gain of $.074 per share.
E Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
F Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
G Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
H Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
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. 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 Annualized
K Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
L The portfolio turnover rate does not include the assets acquired in the merger.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
VIP Value Portfolio Service Class
| Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, | Years endedDecember 31, | | | | |
| 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $13.08 | $16.36 | $14.73 | $13.36 | $16.04 | $15.18 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .14 | .20 | .19B | .17 | .19 | .23C |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 2.25 | (2.42) | 2.08 | 1.41 | (.34) | 1.47 |
Total from investment operations | 2.39 | (2.22) | 2.27 | 1.58 | (.15) | 1.70 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.04) | (.15) | (.20) | (.14) | (.20) | (.21) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.90) | (.90) | (.45) | (.07) | (2.33) | (.63) |
Total distributions | (.94) | (1.06)D | (.64)E | (.21) | (2.53) | (.84) |
Net asset value, end of period | $14.53 | $13.08 | $16.36 | $14.73 | $13.36 | $16.04 |
Total ReturnF,G,H | 18.84% | (13.97)% | 15.53% | 11.90% | (.82)% | 11.31% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsI,J | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .77%K | .77% | .78% | .79% | .78% | .79% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .77%K | .77% | .78% | .79% | .78% | .79% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .76%K | .76% | .77% | .79% | .78% | .79% |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.03%K | 1.26% | 1.24%B | 1.23% | 1.25% | 1.44%C |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $250 | $233 | $368 | $400 | $520 | $230 |
Portfolio turnover rateL | 88%K | 64% | 55% | 63% | 78%M | 53% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.04 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .99%.
C Net investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.05 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.12%.
D Total distributions of $1.06 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.154 and distributions from net realized gain of $.904 per share.
E Total distributions of $.64 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.195 and distributions from net realized gain of $.449 per share.
F Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
G Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
H Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
I Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
J 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.
K Annualized
L Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
M The portfolio turnover rate does not include the assets acquired in the merger.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
VIP Value Portfolio Service Class 2
| Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, | Years endedDecember 31, | | | | |
| 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $12.91 | $16.15 | $14.55 | $13.21 | $15.89 | $15.05 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .13 | .17 | .17B | .15 | .17 | .20C |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 2.20 | (2.37) | 2.05 | 1.39 | (.34) | 1.45 |
Total from investment operations | 2.33 | (2.20) | 2.22 | 1.54 | (.17) | 1.65 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.04) | (.14) | (.17) | (.13) | (.18) | (.18) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.90) | (.90) | (.45) | (.07) | (2.33) | (.63) |
Total distributions | (.93)D | (1.04) | (.62) | (.20) | (2.51) | (.81) |
Net asset value, end of period | $14.31 | $12.91 | $16.15 | $14.55 | $13.21 | $15.89 |
Total ReturnE,F,G | 18.67% | (14.02)% | 15.36% | 11.71% | (.97)% | 11.11% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsH,I | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .92%J | .92% | .93% | .94% | .93% | .94% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .92%J | .92% | .93% | .94% | .93% | .94% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .91%J | .91% | .92% | .94% | .93% | .94% |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.88%J | 1.11% | 1.09%B | 1.08% | 1.10% | 1.29%C |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $9,186 | $7,764 | $9,474 | $9,050 | $9,026 | $7,945 |
Portfolio turnover rateK | 88%J | 64% | 55% | 63% | 78%L | 53% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.04 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .84%.
C Net investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.05 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .97%.
D Total distributions of $.93 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.038 and distributions from net realized gain of $.895 per share.
E Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
F Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
G Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
H Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
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. 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 Annualized
K Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
L The portfolio turnover rate does not include the assets acquired in the merger.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
VIP Value Portfolio Investor Class
| Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, | Years endedDecember 31, | | | | |
| 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $13.06 | $16.33 | $14.71 | $13.35 | $16.02 | $15.17 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .14 | .20 | .20B | .17 | .19 | .23C |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 2.24 | (2.40) | 2.07 | 1.41 | (.33) | 1.46 |
Total from investment operations | 2.38 | (2.20) | 2.27 | 1.58 | (.14) | 1.69 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.04) | (.16) | (.20) | (.14) | (.20) | (.21) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.90) | (.90) | (.45) | (.07) | (2.33) | (.63) |
Total distributions | (.94) | (1.07)D | (.65) | (.22)E | (2.53) | (.84) |
Net asset value, end of period | $14.50 | $13.06 | $16.33 | $14.71 | $13.35 | $16.02 |
Total ReturnF,G,H | 18.80% | (13.88)% | 15.52% | 11.88% | (.76)% | 11.28% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsI,J | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .75%K | .75% | .76% | .77% | .77% | .77% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .75%K | .75% | .76% | .77% | .76% | .77% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .74%K | .74% | .75% | .77% | .76% | .77% |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.05%K | 1.28% | 1.26%B | 1.25% | 1.27% | 1.46%C |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $189,339 | $170,228 | $204,443 | $194,723 | $170,782 | $154,089 |
Portfolio turnover rateL | 88%K | 64% | 55% | 63% | 78%M | 53% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.04 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.01%.
C Net investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.05 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.14%.
D Total distributions of $1.07 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.163 and distributions from net realized gain of $.904 per share.
E Total distributions of $.22 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.144 and distributions from net realized gain of $.074 per share.
F Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
G Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
H Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
I Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
J 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.
K Annualized
L Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
M The portfolio turnover rate does not include the assets acquired in the merger.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
For the period ended June 30, 2019
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.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund invests in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Annualized expenses of the Money Market Central Funds as of their most recent shareholder report date ranged from less than .005% to .01%.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds are available on the SEC website or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investments Companies. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Board of Trustees (the Board) has delegated the day to day responsibility for the valuation of the Fund's investments to the Fair Value Committee (the Committee) established by the Fund's investment adviser. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and reports to the Board on the Committee's activities and fair value determinations. The Board monitors the appropriateness of the procedures used in valuing the Fund's investments and ratifies the fair value determinations of the Committee.
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
- Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
- Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
- Level 3 – unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level as of June 30, 2019 is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
Foreign Currency. The Fund may use foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Gains and losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and include proceeds received from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain distributions received by the Fund represent a return of capital or capital gain. The Fund determines the components of these distributions subsequent to the ex-dividend date, based upon receipt of tax filings or other correspondence relating to the underlying investment. These distributions are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.
Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily 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 may also differ by class. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, partnerships, and losses deferred due to wash sales.
As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities, and derivatives if applicable, for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation | $40,991,085 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (16,449,149) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $24,541,936 |
Tax cost | $296,324,301 |
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $137,112,025 and $155,283,011, respectively.
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company (the investment adviser) 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 an annualized group fee rate that averaged .24% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by the investment adviser, including any mutual funds previously advised by the investment adviser that are currently advised by Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, an affiliate of the investment adviser. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the reporting period, the total annualized management fee rate was .54% of the Fund's average net assets.
Distribution and Service Plan Fees. 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 the investment adviser, 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, total fees, all of which were re-allowed to insurance companies for the distribution of shares and providing shareholder support services, were as follows:
Service Class | $127 |
Service Class 2 | 10,813 |
| $10,940 |
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, is the Fund's transfer, dividend disbursing, and shareholder servicing agent. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee with respect to each class. Each class pays a fee for transfer agent services, typesetting and printing and mailing of shareholder reports, excluding mailing of proxy statements, equal to an annual rate of class-level average net assets. The annual rate for Investor Class is .15% and the annual rate for all other classes is .07%. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
Initial Class | $39,119 |
Service Class | 82 |
Service Class 2 | 2,811 |
Investor Class | 136,253 |
| $178,265 |
Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. Prior to April 1, 2019, FSC had a separate agreement with the Fund for administration of the security lending program, based on the number and duration of lending transactions. For the period, the total fees paid for accounting and administration of securities lending were equivalent to an annualized rate of .04%.
Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $4,745 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 Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) or other affiliated entities of FMR, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the funds to borrow from, or lend money to, other participating affiliated funds. At period end, there were no interfund loans outstanding. The Fund's activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:
Borrower or Lender | Average Loan Balance | Weighted Average Interest Rate | Interest Expense |
Borrower | $5,688,000 | 2.67% | $1,266 |
Interfund Trades. The Fund may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note.
Other. During the period, the investment adviser reimbursed the Fund for certain losses in the amount of $1,714.
6. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by the investment adviser or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $444 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, the Fund did not borrow on this line of credit.
7. Security Lending.
The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. For equity securities, lending agents are used, including National Financial Services (NFS), an affiliate of the Fund. Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, NFS will receive a fee, which is capped at 9.9% of daily lending revenue, for its services as lending agent. The Fund may lend securities to certain qualified borrowers, including NFS. 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. The Fund or borrower may terminate the loan at any time, and if the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, the Fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. The Fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. 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 rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. During the period, there were no securities loaned to NFS.
8. Expense Reductions.
Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of the Fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to the Fund to offset certain expenses. This amount totaled $5,847 for the period.
In addition, during the period the investment adviser reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $1,153.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
| Six months ended June 30, 2019 | Year ended December 31, 2018 |
Distributions to shareholders | | |
Initial Class | $7,605,268 | $8,445,927 |
Service Class | 16,646 | 21,054 |
Service Class 2 | 563,639 | 598,956 |
Investor Class | 12,015,994 | 13,258,599 |
Total | $20,201,547 | $22,324,536 |
10. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
| Shares | Shares | Dollars | Dollars |
| Six months ended June 30, 2019 | Year ended December 31, 2018 | Six months ended June 30, 2019 | Year ended December 31, 2018 |
Initial Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 684,793 | 2,016,369 | $9,611,222 | $30,357,284 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 567,134 | 596,354 | 7,605,268 | 8,445,927 |
Shares redeemed | (1,323,486) | (2,156,975) | (18,822,917) | (33,939,916) |
Net increase (decrease) | (71,559) | 455,748 | $(1,606,427) | $4,863,295 |
Service Class | | | | |
Shares sold | – | 747 | $– | $9,250 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 857 | 1,018 | 11,493 | 14,604 |
Shares redeemed | (1,414) | (6,479) | (19,910) | (100,580) |
Net increase (decrease) | (557) | (4,714) | $(8,417) | $(76,726) |
Service Class 2 | | | | |
Shares sold | 101,018 | 147,447 | $1,405,914 | $2,258,209 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 42,635 | 42,814 | 563,639 | 598,956 |
Shares redeemed | (103,202) | (175,382) | (1,394,943) | (2,715,579) |
Net increase (decrease) | 40,451 | 14,879 | $574,610 | $141,586 |
Investor Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 558,678 | 1,442,696 | $7,813,482 | $21,908,274 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 898,056 | 937,436 | 12,015,994 | 13,258,599 |
Shares redeemed | (1,433,482) | (1,862,200) | (20,249,996) | (29,061,864) |
Net increase (decrease) | 23,252 | 517,932 | $(420,520) | $6,105,009 |
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, the investment adviser or its affiliates were the owners of record of 50% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund. Mutual funds managed by the investment adviser or its affiliates were the owners of record, in the aggregate, of approximately 45% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund.
Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, 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 (January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019).
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-A | Beginning Account Value January 1, 2019 | Ending Account Value June 30, 2019 | Expenses Paid During Period-B January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019 |
Initial Class | .67% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $1,188.60 | $3.64 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,021.47 | $3.36 |
Service Class | .77% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $1,188.40 | $4.18 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,020.98 | $3.86 |
Service Class 2 | .92% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $1,186.70 | $4.99 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,020.23 | $4.61 |
Investor Class | .75% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $1,188.00 | $4.07 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,021.08 | $3.76 |
A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
B Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
C 5% return per year before expenses
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 with Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and the sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. FMR and the sub-advisers are referred to herein as the Investment Advisers. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, covers an extensive agenda of topics and materials and considers 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 (Committees), each composed of and chaired by 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. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees, requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to review matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of the Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through joint ad hoc committees to discuss certain matters relevant to all of the Fidelity funds.
At its January 2019 meeting, the Board 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 expense ratio relative to peer funds; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationships with the fund; and (iv) the extent to which, if any, economies of scale exist and would be realized as the fund grows, and whether any economies of scale are appropriately shared with fund shareholders.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board 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 was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts was fair and reasonable. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor, 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, was aware that shareholders of the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among funds offered by Fidelity's competitors, and that the fund's shareholders, who have 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, which is part of the Fidelity family of funds.
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered Fidelity's staffing as it relates to the fund, including the backgrounds of investment personnel of Fidelity, and also considered the fund's investment objective, strategies, and related investment philosophy. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the investment personnel compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund. Additionally, the Board considered the portfolio managers' investments, if any, in the funds that they manage.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of Fidelity's investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as Fidelity's approach to recruiting, training, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board noted that Fidelity has continued to increase the resources devoted to non-U.S. offices, including expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization. The Board also noted that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. Further, the Board considered that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered Fidelity's trading, risk management, compliance, and technology and operations capabilities and resources, which are integral parts of the investment management process.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, 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 supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians, subcustodians, and pricing vendors; 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 over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value and convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through telephone representatives and over the Internet, investor education materials and asset allocation tools, and the expanded availability of Fidelity Investor Centers.
The Board noted that it and the boards of certain other Fidelity funds had formed an ad hoc Committee on Transfer Agency Fees to review the variety of transfer agency fee structures throughout the industry and Fidelity's competitive positioning with respect to industry participants.
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 a large variety of mutual fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including: (i) continuing to dedicate additional resources to Fidelity's investment research process, which includes meetings with management of issuers of securities in which the funds invest, and to the support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) continuing efforts to enhance Fidelity's global research capabilities; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs; (iv) launching new share classes of existing funds; (v) eliminating purchase minimums and broadening eligibility requirements for certain funds and share classes; (vi) reducing management fees and total expenses for certain growth equity funds and index funds; (vii) lowering expense caps for certain existing funds and classes, and converting certain voluntary expense caps to contractual caps, to reduce expenses borne by shareholders; (viii) eliminating short-term redemption fees for funds that had such fees; (ix) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies from fund mergers and share class consolidations; (x) continuing to develop, acquire and implement systems and technology to improve services to the funds and shareholders, strengthen information security, and increase efficiency; and (xi) continuing to implement enhancements to further strengthen Fidelity's product line to increase investors' probability of success in achieving their investment goals, including retirement income goals.
Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated in accordance with its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions and its performance history. The Board noted that there was a portfolio management change for the fund in September 2016. The Board will continue to monitor closely the fund's performance, taking into account the portfolio manager changes.
The Board took into account discussions that occur at Board meetings throughout the year with representatives of the Investment Advisers about fund investment performance. In this regard the Board noted that as part of regularly scheduled fund reviews and other reports to the Board on fund performance, the Board considers annualized return information for the fund for different time periods, measured against an appropriate securities market index ("benchmark index") and a peer group of funds with similar objectives ("peer group"), if any. In its evaluation of fund investment performance, the Board gave particular attention to information indicating changes in performance of certain Fidelity funds for specific time periods and discussed with the Investment Advisers the reasons for any overperformance or underperformance.
In addition to reviewing absolute and relative fund performance, the Independent Trustees periodically consider the appropriateness of fund performance metrics in evaluating the results achieved. In general, the Independent Trustees believe that fund performance should be evaluated based on net performance (after fees and expenses) of both the highest performing and lowest performing fund share classes, where applicable, compared to appropriate benchmark indices, over appropriate time periods that may include full market cycles, and compared to peer groups, as applicable, over the same periods, taking into account relevant factors including the following: general market conditions; issuer-specific information; and fund cash flows and other factors.
The Independent Trustees recognize that shareholders evaluate performance on a net basis over their own holding periods, for which one-, three-, and five-year periods are often used as a proxy. For this reason, the performance information reviewed by the Board also included net cumulative total return information for the fund and an appropriate benchmark index and peer group for the most recent one-, three-, and five-year periods ended June 30, 2018, as shown below. Returns are shown compared to the 25th percentile (top of box, 75% beaten) and 75th percentile (bottom of box, 25% beaten) of the peer universe.
VIP Value Portfolio
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should continue to benefit the shareholders of the fund.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expense ratio compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes created for the purpose of facilitating the Trustees' competitive analysis of management fees and total expenses. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable investment mandates. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense ratio comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison.
Management Fee. The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods (ended June 30 for 2018 and December 31 for prior periods) shown in basis points (BP) 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 in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps relative to the total universe of funds with comparable investment mandates, regardless of whether their management fee structures also are comparable. Funds with comparable investment mandates offer exposure to similar types of securities. Funds with comparable management fee structures have similar management fee contractual arrangements (
e.g., flat rate charged for advisory services, all-inclusive fee rate,
etc.). "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 hypothetical TMG % of 20% would mean that 80% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher, and 20% had lower, management fees than the fund. The fund's actual TMG %s and the number of funds in the Total Mapped Group are in the chart below. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to a subset of non-Fidelity funds within the Total Mapped Group that are similar in size and management fee structure. For example, if a fund is in the first quartile of the ASPG, the fund's management fee ranks in the least expensive or lowest 25% of funds in the ASPG. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee structures, 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 rate ranked, is also included in the chart and was considered by the Board.
VIP Value Portfolio
The Board noted that the fund's management fee rate ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for the 12-month period ended June 30, 2018.
The Board noted that it and the boards of other Fidelity funds formed an ad hoc Committee on Group Fee, which meets periodically, to conduct an in-depth review of the "group fee" component of the management fee of funds with such management fee structures. The Committee's focus included the mechanics of the group fee, the competitive landscape of group fee structures, Fidelity funds with no group fee component and investment products not included in group fee assets. The Board also considered that, for funds subject to the group fee, FMR agreed to voluntarily waive fees over a specified period of time in amounts designed to account for assets converted from certain funds to certain collective investment trusts.
The Board also noted that, in 2013, the ad hoc Committee on Management Fees was formed to conduct an in-depth review of the management fee rates of Fidelity's active equity mutual funds. The Committee focused on the following areas: (i) standard fee structures; (ii) research consumption and trading evolution; (iii) management fee competitiveness/profitability by category; and (iv) factors that drive institutional pricing.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.
Total Expense Ratio. In its review of each class's total expense ratio, the Board considered the fund's management fee rate 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 that Fidelity may agree to waive fees and expenses from time to time, and the extent to which, if any, it has done so for the fund. As part of its review, the Board also considered the current and historical total expense ratios 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 expense ratio of each of Initial Class, Investor Class, and Service Class ranked below the competitive median for the 12-month period ended June 30, 2018, and the total expense ratio of Service Class 2 ranked above the competitive median for the 12-month period ended June 30, 2018. The Board considered that, in general, various factors can affect total expense ratios. The Board noted that the total expense ratio of Service Class 2 was above the competitive median because of its 12b-1 fees and that excluding 12b-1 fees of both the class and the competitor classes, the total expense ratio of Service Class 2 ranked below the median. 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 expense ratios 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.
Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients. The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of Fidelity, such as other funds advised or subadvised by Fidelity, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients with similar mandates. The Board noted that a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically reviews and compares Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds and also noted the most recent findings of the committee. The Board noted that the committee's review included a consideration of the differences in services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in the markets serving the different categories of clients.
Based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that the total expense ratio of each class of the fund was 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 servicing the fund's shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, Fidelity presents to the Board information about the profitability of its relationships with the fund. Fidelity calculates profitability information for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability information for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), 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 the methodologies used by Fidelity in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures in respect of the mathematical accuracy of the fund profitability information and its conformity to established allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and potential indirect benefits such businesses may have received as a result of their association with Fidelity's mutual fund business (i.e., fall-out benefits) as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from the fund's business. The Board noted that changes to fall-out benefits year-over-year reflect business developments at Fidelity's various businesses.
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 was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive.
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 as assets grow through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense ratio reductions. The Board also noted that a committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically analyzes whether Fidelity 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 group assets increase, and for higher group fee rates as total group assets decrease (with "group assets" defined to include fund assets under FMR's management plus the assets of sector funds previously under FMR's management). FMR calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total Fidelity 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 benefit from lower management fees as group assets increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board concluded, taking into account the analysis of the Economies of Scale Committee, that economies of scale, if any, are being appropriately shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity.
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, in particular the underperformance of certain funds, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) Fidelity's fund profitability methodology, profitability trends for certain funds, and the impact of certain factors on fund profitability results; (iii) metrics for evaluating index fund and ETF performance and information about ETF trading characteristics; (iv) the methodology with respect to the evaluation of competitive fund data and peer group classifications and fee comparisons; (v) the expense structures for different funds and classes; (vi) information regarding other accounts managed by Fidelity, including collective investment trusts; and (vii) Fidelity's philosophies and strategies for evaluating funds and classes with lower or declining asset levels.
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board concluded that the advisory fee arrangements are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products: Equity-Income Portfolio
Semi-Annual Report June 30, 2019 |
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Investment Summary (Unaudited)
Top Ten Stocks as of June 30, 2019
| % of fund's net assets |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 3.5 |
Johnson & Johnson | 3.0 |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 2.6 |
Bank of America Corp. | 2.5 |
Chevron Corp. | 2.4 |
Comcast Corp. Class A | 2.4 |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B | 2.3 |
Walmart, Inc. | 2.2 |
Citigroup, Inc. | 2.2 |
Wells Fargo & Co. | 2.1 |
| 25.2 |
Top Five Market Sectors as of June 30, 2019
| % of fund's net assets |
Financials | 22.4 |
Health Care | 14.1 |
Energy | 9.3 |
Consumer Staples | 8.8 |
Communication Services | 8.8 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)
As of June 30, 2019 * |
| Stocks | 94.3% |
| Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities) | 5.7% |
* Foreign investments - 13.1%
Schedule of Investments June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 94.3% | | | |
| | Shares | Value |
COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 8.8% | | | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 3.7% | | | |
AT&T, Inc. | | 1,669,893 | $55,958,114 |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | | 2,390,859 | 136,589,775 |
| | | 192,547,889 |
Entertainment - 1.7% | | | |
The Walt Disney Co. | | 636,133 | 88,829,612 |
Media - 2.8% | | | |
Comcast Corp. Class A | | 2,883,586 | 121,918,016 |
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. | | 936,600 | 21,157,794 |
| | | 143,075,810 |
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.6% | | | |
T-Mobile U.S., Inc. (a) | | 404,400 | 29,982,216 |
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TOTAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES | | | 454,435,527 |
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CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 6.6% | | | |
Automobiles - 0.4% | | | |
General Motors Co. | | 569,100 | 21,927,423 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 2.6% | | | |
McDonald's Corp. | | 478,500 | 99,365,310 |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | | 274,300 | 33,247,903 |
| | | 132,613,213 |
Leisure Products - 0.1% | | | |
New Academy Holding Co. LLC unit (a)(b)(c)(d) | | 127,200 | 3,131,664 |
Multiline Retail - 0.3% | | | |
Dollar General Corp. | | 110,300 | 14,908,148 |
Specialty Retail - 2.8% | | | |
Burlington Stores, Inc. (a) | | 49,000 | 8,337,350 |
Lowe's Companies, Inc. | | 566,000 | 57,115,060 |
The Home Depot, Inc. | | 192,400 | 40,013,428 |
TJX Companies, Inc. | | 727,800 | 38,486,064 |
| | | 143,951,902 |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.4% | | | |
PVH Corp. | | 164,800 | 15,596,672 |
Tapestry, Inc. | | 228,062 | 7,236,407 |
| | | 22,833,079 |
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TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | | 339,365,429 |
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CONSUMER STAPLES - 8.8% | | | |
Beverages - 1.5% | | | |
Diageo PLC | | 318,700 | 13,716,938 |
PepsiCo, Inc. | | 470,400 | 61,683,552 |
| | | 75,400,490 |
Food & Staples Retailing - 2.6% | | | |
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. Class B (sub. vtg.) | | 124,300 | 7,822,201 |
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. | | 181,600 | 4,794,240 |
Kroger Co. | | 527,400 | 11,449,854 |
Walmart, Inc. | | 1,021,178 | 112,829,957 |
| | | 136,896,252 |
Food Products - 2.1% | | | |
Hilton Food Group PLC | | 487,100 | 5,987,977 |
McCormick & Co., Inc. (non-vtg.) | | 79,900 | 12,385,299 |
Mondelez International, Inc. | | 708,500 | 38,188,150 |
Nestle SA (Reg. S) | | 323,449 | 33,484,166 |
The J.M. Smucker Co. | | 150,000 | 17,278,500 |
| | | 107,324,092 |
Household Products - 0.6% | | | |
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | | 219,900 | 29,308,272 |
Personal Products - 0.6% | | | |
Unilever NV (Certificaten Van Aandelen) (Bearer) | | 551,700 | 33,520,289 |
Tobacco - 1.4% | | | |
Altria Group, Inc. | | 614,700 | 29,106,045 |
British American Tobacco PLC (United Kingdom) | | 365,400 | 12,756,452 |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | | 396,700 | 31,152,851 |
| | | 73,015,348 |
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TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | | | 455,464,743 |
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ENERGY - 9.3% | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 9.3% | | | |
BP PLC | | 4,758,800 | 33,153,452 |
Chevron Corp. | | 995,980 | 123,939,751 |
ConocoPhillips Co. | | 1,254,500 | 76,524,500 |
Enterprise Products Partners LP | | 944,000 | 27,253,280 |
Equinor ASA | | 683,600 | 13,498,985 |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | 677,100 | 51,886,173 |
Imperial Oil Ltd. (e) | | 815,400 | 22,577,530 |
Phillips 66 Co. | | 437,100 | 40,886,334 |
Suncor Energy, Inc. | | 951,700 | 29,687,255 |
The Williams Companies, Inc. | | 852,965 | 23,917,139 |
Valero Energy Corp. | | 448,800 | 38,421,768 |
| | | 481,746,167 |
FINANCIALS - 22.4% | | | |
Banks - 11.9% | | | |
Bank of America Corp. | | 4,397,900 | 127,539,100 |
Citigroup, Inc. | | 1,592,500 | 111,522,775 |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | | 1,282,300 | 17,721,386 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | 1,612,264 | 180,251,117 |
M&T Bank Corp. | | 147,000 | 25,000,290 |
SunTrust Banks, Inc. | | 705,700 | 44,353,245 |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | 2,279,586 | 107,870,010 |
| | | 614,257,923 |
Capital Markets - 3.3% | | | |
KKR & Co. LP | | 3,660,736 | 92,506,799 |
The Blackstone Group LP | | 1,746,977 | 77,600,718 |
| | | 170,107,517 |
Consumer Finance - 1.0% | | | |
Capital One Financial Corp. | | 496,977 | 45,095,693 |
Discover Financial Services | | 106,126 | 8,234,316 |
| | | 53,330,009 |
Diversified Financial Services - 2.3% | | | |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B (a) | | 549,376 | 117,110,482 |
Insurance - 3.9% | | | |
Chubb Ltd. | | 495,371 | 72,963,195 |
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | | 299,100 | 29,835,225 |
MetLife, Inc. | | 901,370 | 44,771,048 |
The Travelers Companies, Inc. | | 337,800 | 50,507,856 |
| | | 198,077,324 |
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TOTAL FINANCIALS | | | 1,152,883,255 |
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HEALTH CARE - 14.1% | | | |
Biotechnology - 1.3% | | | |
Amgen, Inc. | | 350,571 | 64,603,224 |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 2.5% | | | |
Alcon, Inc. (a) | | 92,500 | 5,739,625 |
Becton, Dickinson & Co. | | 272,335 | 68,631,143 |
Danaher Corp. | | 396,700 | 56,696,364 |
| | | 131,067,132 |
Health Care Providers & Services - 1.9% | | | |
Cigna Corp. | | 200,200 | 31,541,510 |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | 278,600 | 67,981,186 |
| | | 99,522,696 |
Pharmaceuticals - 8.4% | | | |
AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom) | | 801,938 | 65,559,791 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | 1,102,600 | 50,002,910 |
Eli Lilly & Co. | | 227,100 | 25,160,409 |
Johnson & Johnson | | 1,119,368 | 155,905,575 |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | 201,200 | 16,870,620 |
Roche Holding AG (participation certificate) | | 284,532 | 80,006,945 |
Sanofi SA | | 456,181 | 39,424,215 |
| | | 432,930,465 |
|
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | | | 728,123,517 |
|
INDUSTRIALS - 7.8% | | | |
Aerospace & Defense - 3.2% | | | |
General Dynamics Corp. | | 229,300 | 41,691,326 |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | | 104,400 | 33,732,684 |
United Technologies Corp. | | 687,871 | 89,560,804 |
| | | 164,984,814 |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.3% | | | |
Waste Connection, Inc. (Canada) | | 145,927 | 13,940,260 |
Electrical Equipment - 1.3% | | | |
AMETEK, Inc. | | 455,700 | 41,395,788 |
Fortive Corp. | | 244,900 | 19,964,248 |
Regal Beloit Corp. | | 69,429 | 5,673,044 |
| | | 67,033,080 |
Industrial Conglomerates - 2.3% | | | |
General Electric Co. | | 4,764,947 | 50,031,944 |
Roper Technologies, Inc. | | 183,300 | 67,135,458 |
| | | 117,167,402 |
Machinery - 0.4% | | | |
Ingersoll-Rand PLC | | 159,100 | 20,153,197 |
Professional Services - 0.2% | | | |
Equifax, Inc. | | 100,300 | 13,564,572 |
Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.1% | | | |
Bunzl PLC | | 163,300 | 4,307,341 |
|
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | | 401,150,666 |
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 7.7% | | | |
Communications Equipment - 1.7% | | | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | 1,545,339 | 84,576,403 |
Electronic Equipment & Components - 0.3% | | | |
TE Connectivity Ltd. | | 167,799 | 16,071,788 |
IT Services - 1.4% | | | |
Amdocs Ltd. | | 338,800 | 21,036,092 |
First Data Corp. Class A (a) | | 583,516 | 15,795,778 |
Paychex, Inc. | | 317,969 | 26,165,669 |
Visa, Inc. Class A | | 52,500 | 9,111,375 |
| | | 72,108,914 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 1.9% | | | |
NXP Semiconductors NV | | 418,600 | 40,859,546 |
Qualcomm, Inc. | | 338,800 | 25,772,516 |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. sponsored ADR | | 812,500 | 31,825,625 |
| | | 98,457,687 |
Software - 1.6% | | | |
Micro Focus International PLC | | 265,242 | 6,975,864 |
Microsoft Corp. | | 572,224 | 76,655,127 |
| | | 83,630,991 |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 0.8% | | | |
Apple, Inc. | | 207,900 | 41,147,568 |
|
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | | | 395,993,351 |
|
MATERIALS - 1.6% | | | |
Chemicals - 1.6% | | | |
Dow, Inc. (a) | | 158,396 | 7,810,507 |
DowDuPont, Inc. | | 616,166 | 46,255,582 |
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. | | 51,870 | 7,525,818 |
LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A | | 262,500 | 22,609,125 |
| | | 84,201,032 |
REAL ESTATE - 2.2% | | | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 2.2% | | | |
American Tower Corp. | | 411,500 | 84,131,175 |
Public Storage | | 118,500 | 28,223,145 |
| | | 112,354,320 |
UTILITIES - 5.0% | | | |
Electric Utilities - 3.2% | | | |
Exelon Corp. | | 1,975,000 | 94,681,500 |
NextEra Energy, Inc. | | 234,900 | 48,121,614 |
Vistra Energy Corp. | | 964,700 | 21,840,808 |
| | | 164,643,922 |
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 0.4% | | | |
NRG Energy, Inc. | | 630,500 | 22,143,160 |
Multi-Utilities - 1.4% | | | |
Ameren Corp. | | 298,500 | 22,420,335 |
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | | 666,400 | 19,079,032 |
WEC Energy Group, Inc. | | 330,700 | 27,570,459 |
| | | 69,069,826 |
|
TOTAL UTILITIES | | | 255,856,908 |
|
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | | | |
(Cost $3,707,240,535) | | | 4,861,574,915 |
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Money Market Funds - 3.7% | | | |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 2.42% (f) | | 166,311,206 | 166,344,468 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 2.42% (f)(g) | | 23,432,929 | 23,435,273 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS | | | |
(Cost $189,776,615) | | | 189,779,741 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 98.0% | | | |
(Cost $3,897,017,150) | | | 5,051,354,656 |
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 2.0% | | | 103,153,615 |
NET ASSETS - 100% | | | $5,154,508,271 |
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(a) Non-income producing
(b) Investment is owned by an entity that is treated as a U.S. Corporation for tax purposes in which the Fund holds a percentage ownership.
(c) 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 $3,131,664 or 0.1% of net assets.
(d) Level 3 security
(e) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end.
(f) Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements are available on the SEC's website or upon request.
(g) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
Additional information on each restricted holding is as follows:
Security | Acquisition Date | Acquisition Cost |
New Academy Holding Co. LLC unit | 8/1/11 | $13,406,880 |
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 | $3,431,851 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund | 172,646 |
Total | $3,604,497 |
Amounts in the income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line-item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable. Amount for Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of payments to and from borrowers of securities.
Investment Valuation
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of June 30, 2019, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
| Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: |
Description | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Investments in Securities: | | | | |
Equities: | | | | |
Communication Services | $454,435,527 | $454,435,527 | $-- | $-- |
Consumer Discretionary | 339,365,429 | 336,233,765 | -- | 3,131,664 |
Consumer Staples | 455,464,743 | 374,743,350 | 80,721,393 | -- |
Energy | 481,746,167 | 448,592,715 | 33,153,452 | -- |
Financials | 1,152,883,255 | 1,152,883,255 | -- | -- |
Health Care | 728,123,517 | 543,132,566 | 184,990,951 | -- |
Industrials | 401,150,666 | 401,150,666 | -- | -- |
Information Technology | 395,993,351 | 389,017,487 | 6,975,864 | -- |
Materials | 84,201,032 | 84,201,032 | -- | -- |
Real Estate | 112,354,320 | 112,354,320 | -- | -- |
Utilities | 255,856,908 | 255,856,908 | -- | -- |
Money Market Funds | 189,779,741 | 189,779,741 | -- | -- |
Total Investments in Securities: | $5,051,354,656 | $4,742,381,332 | $305,841,660 | $3,131,664 |
Other Information
Distribution of investments by country or territory of incorporation, as a percentage of Total Net Assets, is as follows (Unaudited):
United States of America | 86.9% |
Switzerland | 4.0% |
United Kingdom | 2.7% |
Netherlands | 1.8% |
Canada | 1.4% |
Others (Individually Less Than 1%) | 3.2% |
| 100.0% |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| | June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $22,617,583) — See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $3,707,240,535) | $4,861,574,915 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $189,776,615) | 189,779,741 | |
Total Investment in Securities (cost $3,897,017,150) | | $5,051,354,656 |
Foreign currency held at value (cost $97,738) | | 97,738 |
Receivable for investments sold | | 488,184,596 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 480,727 |
Dividends receivable | | 5,421,954 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 431,155 |
Other receivables | | 74,952 |
Total assets | | 5,546,045,778 |
Liabilities | | |
Payable for investments purchased | $355,904,530 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 9,555,186 | |
Accrued management fee | 1,862,838 | |
Distribution and service plan fees payable | 302,067 | |
Other affiliated payables | 396,259 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 82,502 | |
Collateral on securities loaned | 23,434,125 | |
Total liabilities | | 391,537,507 |
Net Assets | | $5,154,508,271 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $3,821,287,565 |
Total distributable earnings (loss) | | 1,333,220,706 |
Net Assets | | $5,154,508,271 |
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price | | |
Initial Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($3,080,841,293 ÷ 139,839,106 shares) | | $22.03 |
Service Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($291,578,354 ÷ 13,317,178 shares) | | $21.89 |
Service Class 2: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,346,630,790 ÷ 62,903,094 shares) | | $21.41 |
Investor Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($435,457,834 ÷ 19,886,731 shares) | | $21.90 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Operations
| | Six months ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) |
Investment Income | | |
Dividends | | $69,365,706 |
Interest | | 79,723 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $172,646 from security lending) | | 3,604,497 |
Total income | | 73,049,926 |
Expenses | | |
Management fee | $11,044,287 | |
Transfer agent fees | 1,806,733 | |
Distribution and service plan fees | 1,784,580 | |
Accounting and security lending fees | 541,487 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 42,287 | |
Independent trustees' fees and expenses | 12,004 | |
Audit | 45,442 | |
Legal | 6,557 | |
Miscellaneous | 19,588 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 15,302,965 | |
Expense reductions | (145,937) | |
Total expenses after reductions | | 15,157,028 |
Net investment income (loss) | | 57,892,898 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | 145,777,949 | |
Fidelity Central Funds | 1,148 | |
Foreign currency transactions | 78,434 | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | 145,857,531 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | 532,041,748 | |
Fidelity Central Funds | 1 | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 27,532 | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | 532,069,281 |
Net gain (loss) | | 677,926,812 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $735,819,710 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Six months ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) | Year ended December 31, 2018 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $57,892,898 | $131,000,004 |
Net realized gain (loss) | 145,857,531 | 326,025,910 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 532,069,281 | (882,937,409) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 735,819,710 | (425,911,495) |
Distributions to shareholders | (338,628,408) | (366,612,580) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | 106,205,739 | (232,668,560) |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 503,397,041 | (1,025,192,635) |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 4,651,111,230 | 5,676,303,865 |
End of period | $5,154,508,271 | $4,651,111,230 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Highlights
VIP Equity-Income Portfolio Initial Class
| Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, | Years endedDecember 31, | | | | |
| 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $20.37 | $23.89 | $21.97 | $20.46 | $24.30 | $23.29 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .25 | .58 | .50 | .49 | .63 | .71B |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 2.90 | (2.50) | 2.29 | 2.85 | (1.57)C | 1.35 |
Total from investment operations | 3.15 | (1.92) | 2.79 | 3.34 | (.94) | 2.06 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.09) | (.52) | (.40) | (.48) | (.71) | (.71) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (1.40) | (1.07) | (.47) | (1.34) | (2.19) | (.34) |
Total distributions | (1.49) | (1.60)D | (.87) | (1.83)E | (2.90) | (1.05) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA | – | – | – | – | –F | –F |
Net asset value, end of period | $22.03 | $20.37 | $23.89 | $21.97 | $20.46 | $24.30 |
Total ReturnG,H,I | 16.07% | (8.29)% | 12.89% | 18.02% | (4.08)%C | 8.85% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsJ,K | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .53%L | .53% | .53% | .54% | .54% | .54% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .53%L | .53% | .53% | .54% | .54% | .54% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .52%L | .52% | .53% | .54% | .53% | .54% |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.37%L | 2.53% | 2.19% | 2.39% | 2.85% | 2.94%B |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $3,080,841 | $2,804,988 | $3,440,095 | $3,550,158 | $3,238,580 | $3,817,228 |
Portfolio turnover rateM | 52%L | 39% | 36% | 38% | 46% | 40% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.08 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 2.59%.
C Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share reflects proceeds received from litigation which amounted to $.02 per share. Excluding these litigation proceeds, the total return would have been (4.18)%.
D Total distributions of $1.60 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.524 and distributions from net realized gain of $1.073 per share.
E Total distributions of $1.83 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.484 and distributions from net realized gain of $1.342 per share.
F Amount represents less than $.005 per share.
G Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
H Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
I Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
J Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
K 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.
L Annualized
M Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
VIP Equity-Income Portfolio Service Class
| Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, | Years endedDecember 31, | | | | |
| 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $20.26 | $23.77 | $21.86 | $20.37 | $24.20 | $23.20 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .24 | .55 | .47 | .46 | .61 | .69B |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 2.88 | (2.49) | 2.29 | 2.84 | (1.56)C | 1.34 |
Total from investment operations | 3.12 | (1.94) | 2.76 | 3.30 | (.95) | 2.03 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.08) | (.50) | (.38) | (.47) | (.69) | (.68) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (1.40) | (1.07) | (.47) | (1.34) | (2.19) | (.34) |
Total distributions | (1.49)D | (1.57) | (.85) | (1.81) | (2.88) | (1.03)E |
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA | – | – | – | – | –F | –F |
Net asset value, end of period | $21.89 | $20.26 | $23.77 | $21.86 | $20.37 | $24.20 |
Total ReturnG,H,I | 15.99% | (8.40)% | 12.80% | 17.90% | (4.17)%C | 8.74% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsJ,K | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .63%L | .63% | .63% | .64% | .64% | .64% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .63%L | .63% | .63% | .64% | .64% | .64% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .62%L | .62% | .63% | .64% | .63% | .64% |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.27%L | 2.43% | 2.09% | 2.29% | 2.75% | 2.84%B |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $291,578 | $264,055 | $326,565 | $325,602 | $309,669 | $369,024 |
Portfolio turnover rateM | 52%L | 39% | 36% | 38% | 46% | 40% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.08 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 2.49%.
C Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share reflects proceeds received from litigation which amounted to $.02 per share. Excluding these litigation proceeds, the total return would have been (4.27)%.
D Total distributions of $1.49 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.084 and distributions from net realized gain of $1.403 per share.
E Total distributions of $1.03 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.684 and distributions from net realized gain of $.342 per share.
F Amount represents less than $.005 per share.
G Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
H Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
I Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
J Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
K 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.
L Annualized
M Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
VIP Equity-Income Portfolio Service Class 2
| Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, | Years endedDecember 31, | | | | |
| 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $19.85 | $23.32 | $21.46 | $20.04 | $23.85 | $22.88 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .22 | .51 | .43 | .42 | .57 | .64B |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 2.82 | (2.44) | 2.24 | 2.78 | (1.54)C | 1.32 |
Total from investment operations | 3.04 | (1.93) | 2.67 | 3.20 | (.97) | 1.96 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.08) | (.47) | (.34) | (.44) | (.65) | (.65) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (1.40) | (1.07) | (.47) | (1.34) | (2.19) | (.34) |
Total distributions | (1.48) | (1.54) | (.81) | (1.78) | (2.84) | (.99) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA | – | – | – | – | –D | –D |
Net asset value, end of period | $21.41 | $19.85 | $23.32 | $21.46 | $20.04 | $23.85 |
Total ReturnE,F,G | 15.94% | (8.54)% | 12.65% | 17.71% | (4.32)%C | 8.57% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsH,I | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .78%J | .78% | .78% | .79% | .79% | .79% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .78%J | .78% | .78% | .79% | .79% | .79% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .77%J | .77% | .78% | .79% | .78% | .79% |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.12%J | 2.28% | 1.94% | 2.14% | 2.60% | 2.69%B |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $1,346,631 | $1,200,026 | $1,452,633 | $1,397,762 | $1,348,912 | $1,702,854 |
Portfolio turnover rateK | 52%J | 39% | 36% | 38% | 46% | 40% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.08 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 2.34%.
C Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share reflects proceeds received from litigation which amounted to $.02 per share. Excluding these litigation proceeds, the total return would have been (4.42)%.
D Amount represents less than $.005 per share.
E Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
F Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
G Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
H Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
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. 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 Annualized
K Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
VIP Equity-Income Portfolio Investor Class
| Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, | Years endedDecember 31, | | | | |
| 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $20.26 | $23.77 | $21.86 | $20.37 | $24.21 | $23.21 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .24 | .55 | .48 | .47 | .61 | .69B |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 2.89 | (2.48) | 2.28 | 2.83 | (1.56)C | 1.34 |
Total from investment operations | 3.13 | (1.93) | 2.76 | 3.30 | (.95) | 2.03 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.09) | (.51) | (.38) | (.47) | (.70) | (.69) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (1.40) | (1.07) | (.47) | (1.34) | (2.19) | (.34) |
Total distributions | (1.49) | (1.58) | (.85) | (1.81) | (2.89) | (1.03) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA | – | – | – | – | –D | –D |
Net asset value, end of period | $21.90 | $20.26 | $23.77 | $21.86 | $20.37 | $24.21 |
Total ReturnE,F,G | 16.05% | (8.37)% | 12.83% | 17.93% | (4.18)%C | 8.77% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsH,I | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .61%J | .61% | .62% | .62% | .62% | .62% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .61%J | .61% | .61% | .62% | .62% | .62% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .60%J | .60% | .61% | .62% | .61% | .62% |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.29%J | 2.45% | 2.11% | 2.31% | 2.77% | 2.86%B |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $435,458 | $382,041 | $457,011 | $428,682 | $349,685 | $388,773 |
Portfolio turnover rateK | 52%J | 39% | 36% | 38% | 46% | 40% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.08 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 2.51%.
C Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share reflects proceeds received from litigation which amounted to $.02 per share. Excluding these litigation proceeds, the total return would have been (4.28)%.
D Amount represents less than $.005 per share.
E Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
F Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
G Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
H Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
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. 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 Annualized
K Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
For the period ended June 30, 2019
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 and Investor Class shares. All classes have equal rights and voting privileges, except for matters affecting a single class.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund invests in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Annualized expenses of the Money Market Central Funds as of their most recent shareholder report date ranged from less than .005% to .01%.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds are available on the SEC website or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investments Companies. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Board of Trustees (the Board) has delegated the day to day responsibility for the valuation of the Fund's investments to the Fair Value Committee (the Committee) established by the Fund's investment adviser. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and reports to the Board on the Committee's activities and fair value determinations. The Board monitors the appropriateness of the procedures used in valuing the Fund's investments and ratifies the fair value determinations of the Committee.
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
- Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
- Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
- Level 3 – unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level as of June 30, 2019 is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
Foreign Currency. The Fund may use foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Gains and losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and include proceeds received from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain distributions received by the Fund represent a return of capital or capital gain. The Fund determines the components of these distributions subsequent to the ex-dividend date, based upon receipt of tax filings or other correspondence relating to the underlying investment. These distributions are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Interest income is accrued as earned and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.
Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily 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 may also differ by class. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, market discount, equity-debt classifications, contingent interest, certain conversion ratio adjustments, deferred trustees compensation, partnerships and losses deferred due to wash sales.
As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities, and derivatives if applicable, for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation | $1,242,926,460 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (100,670,979) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $1,142,255,481 |
Tax cost | $3,909,099,175 |
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.
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $1,215,130,459 and $1,426,157,544, respectively.
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company (the investment adviser) and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .20% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .24% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by the investment adviser, including any mutual funds previously advised by the investment adviser that are currently advised by Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, an affiliate of the investment adviser. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the reporting period, the total annualized management fee rate was .44% of the Fund's average net assets.
Distribution and Service Plan Fees. 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 the investment adviser, 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, total fees, all of which were re-allowed to insurance companies for the distribution of shares and providing shareholder support services, were as follows:
Service Class | $142,767 |
Service Class 2 | 1,641,813 |
| $1,784,580 |
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, is the Fund's transfer, dividend disbursing, and shareholder servicing agent. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee with respect to each class. Each class pays a fee for transfer agent services, typesetting and printing and mailing of shareholder reports, excluding mailing of proxy statements, equal to an annual rate of class-level average net assets. The annual rate for Investor Class is .15% and the annual rate for all other classes is .07%. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
Initial Class | $982,579 |
Service Class | 92,798 |
Service Class 2 | 426,871 |
Investor Class | 304,485 |
| $1,806,733 |
Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. Prior to April 1, 2019, FSC had a separate agreement with the Fund for administration of the security lending program, based on the number and duration of lending transactions. For the period, the total fees paid for accounting and administration of securities lending were equivalent to an annualized rate of .02%.
Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $32,080 for the period.
Interfund Trades. The Fund may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note.
6. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by the investment adviser or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $7,152 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, the Fund did not borrow on this line of credit.
7. Security Lending.
The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. For equity securities, lending agents are used, including National Financial Services (NFS), an affiliate of the Fund. Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, NFS will receive a fee, which is capped at 9.9% of daily lending revenue, for its services as lending agent. The Fund may lend securities to certain qualified borrowers, including NFS. 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. The Fund or borrower may terminate the loan at any time, and if the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, the Fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. The Fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. 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 rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. During the period, there were no securities loaned to NFS.
8. Expense Reductions.
Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of the Fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to the Fund to offset certain expenses. This amount totaled $126,926 for the period.
In addition, during the period the investment adviser reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $19,011.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
| Six months ended June 30, 2019 | Year ended December 31, 2018 |
Distributions to shareholders | | |
Initial Class | $202,357,392 | $222,800,478 |
Service Class | 19,169,625 | 20,936,377 |
Service Class 2 | 89,305,750 | 93,014,239 |
Investor Class | 27,795,641 | 29,861,486 |
Total | $338,628,408 | $366,612,580 |
10. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
| Shares | Shares | Dollars | Dollars |
| Six months ended June 30, 2019 | Year ended December 31, 2018 | Six months ended June 30, 2019 | Year ended December 31, 2018 |
Initial Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 1,593,540 | 3,655,285 | $33,969,746 | $82,178,952 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 9,948,741 | 10,361,692 | 202,357,392 | 222,800,478 |
Shares redeemed | (9,430,424) | (20,272,553) | (201,395,811) | (462,105,188) |
Net increase (decrease) | 2,111,857 | (6,255,576) | $34,931,327 | $(157,125,758) |
Service Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 202,337 | 367,840 | $4,314,441 | $8,259,272 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 948,053 | 978,261 | 19,169,625 | 20,936,377 |
Shares redeemed | (869,450) | (2,049,998) | (18,469,744) | (46,212,879) |
Net increase (decrease) | 280,940 | (703,897) | $5,014,322 | $(17,017,230) |
Service Class 2 | | | | |
Shares sold | 3,077,588 | 4,840,048 | $63,730,697 | $105,924,713 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 4,514,952 | 4,432,220 | 89,305,750 | 93,014,239 |
Shares redeemed | (5,158,486) | (11,102,644) | (107,193,096) | (247,224,576) |
Net increase (decrease) | 2,434,054 | (1,830,376) | $45,843,351 | $(48,285,624) |
Investor Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 715,214 | 1,493,108 | $15,226,391 | $33,487,332 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 1,374,661 | 1,395,950 | 27,795,641 | 29,861,486 |
Shares redeemed | (1,063,489) | (3,255,148) | (22,605,293) | (73,588,766) |
Net increase (decrease) | 1,026,386 | (366,090) | $20,416,739 | $(10,239,948) |
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, the investment adviser or its affiliates were the owners of record of 15% 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.
Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, 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 (January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019).
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-A | Beginning Account Value January 1, 2019 | Ending Account Value June 30, 2019 | Expenses Paid During Period-B January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019 |
Initial Class | .53% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $1,160.70 | $2.84 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,022.17 | $2.66 |
Service Class | .63% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $1,159.90 | $3.37 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,021.67 | $3.16 |
Service Class 2 | .78% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $1,159.40 | $4.18 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,020.93 | $3.91 |
Investor Class | .61% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $1,160.50 | $3.27 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,021.77 | $3.06 |
A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
B Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
C 5% return per year before expenses
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
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Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract with Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and the sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. FMR and the sub-advisers are referred to herein as the Investment Advisers. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, covers an extensive agenda of topics and materials and considers 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 (Committees), each composed of and chaired by 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. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees, requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to review matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of the Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through joint ad hoc committees to discuss certain matters relevant to all of the Fidelity funds.
At its January 2019 meeting, the Board 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 expense ratio relative to peer funds; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationships with the fund; and (iv) the extent to which, if any, economies of scale exist and would be realized as the fund grows, and whether any economies of scale are appropriately shared with fund shareholders.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board 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 was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts was fair and reasonable. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor, 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, was aware that shareholders of the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among funds offered by Fidelity's competitors, and that the fund's shareholders, who have 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, which is part of the Fidelity family of funds.
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered Fidelity's staffing as it relates to the fund, including the backgrounds of investment personnel of Fidelity, and also considered the fund's investment objective, strategies, and related investment philosophy. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the investment personnel compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund. Additionally, the Board considered the portfolio managers' investments, if any, in the funds that they manage.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of Fidelity's investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as Fidelity's approach to recruiting, training, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board noted that Fidelity has continued to increase the resources devoted to non-U.S. offices, including expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization. The Board also noted that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. Further, the Board considered that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered Fidelity's trading, risk management, compliance, and technology and operations capabilities and resources, which are integral parts of the investment management process.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, 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 supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians, subcustodians, and pricing vendors; 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 over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value and convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through telephone representatives and over the Internet, investor education materials and asset allocation tools, and the expanded availability of Fidelity Investor Centers.
The Board noted that it and the boards of certain other Fidelity funds had formed an ad hoc Committee on Transfer Agency Fees to review the variety of transfer agency fee structures throughout the industry and Fidelity's competitive positioning with respect to industry participants.
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 a large variety of mutual fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including: (i) continuing to dedicate additional resources to Fidelity's investment research process, which includes meetings with management of issuers of securities in which the funds invest, and to the support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) continuing efforts to enhance Fidelity's global research capabilities; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs; (iv) launching new share classes of existing funds; (v) eliminating purchase minimums and broadening eligibility requirements for certain funds and share classes; (vi) reducing management fees and total expenses for certain growth equity funds and index funds; (vii) lowering expense caps for certain existing funds and classes, and converting certain voluntary expense caps to contractual caps, to reduce expenses borne by shareholders; (viii) eliminating short-term redemption fees for funds that had such fees; (ix) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies from fund mergers and share class consolidations; (x) continuing to develop, acquire and implement systems and technology to improve services to the funds and shareholders, strengthen information security, and increase efficiency; and (xi) continuing to implement enhancements to further strengthen Fidelity's product line to increase investors' probability of success in achieving their investment goals, including retirement income goals.
Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated in accordance with its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions and its performance history. The fund had a portfolio manager change in April 2017 and January 2018. The Board will continue to monitor closely the fund's performance, taking into account the portfolio manager changes.
The Board took into account discussions that occur at Board meetings throughout the year with representatives of the Investment Advisers about fund investment performance. In this regard the Board noted that as part of regularly scheduled fund reviews and other reports to the Board on fund performance, the Board considers annualized return information for the fund for different time periods, measured against an appropriate securities market index ("benchmark index") and a peer group of funds with similar objectives ("peer group"), if any. In its evaluation of fund investment performance, the Board gave particular attention to information indicating changes in performance of certain Fidelity funds for specific time periods and discussed with the Investment Advisers the reasons for any overperformance or underperformance.
In addition to reviewing absolute and relative fund performance, the Independent Trustees periodically consider the appropriateness of fund performance metrics in evaluating the results achieved. In general, the Independent Trustees believe that fund performance should be evaluated based on net performance (after fees and expenses) of both the highest performing and lowest performing fund share classes, where applicable, compared to appropriate benchmark indices, over appropriate time periods that may include full market cycles, and compared to peer groups, as applicable, over the same periods, taking into account relevant factors including the following: general market conditions; issuer-specific information; and fund cash flows and other factors.
The Independent Trustees recognize that shareholders evaluate performance on a net basis over their own holding periods, for which one-, three-, and five-year periods are often used as a proxy. For this reason, the performance information reviewed by the Board also included net cumulative total return information for the fund and an appropriate benchmark index and peer group for the most recent one-, three-, and five-year periods ended June 30, 2018, as shown below. Returns are shown compared to the 25th percentile (top of box, 75% beaten) and 75th percentile (bottom of box, 25% beaten) of the peer universe.
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The Board considered the fund's underperformance for different time periods based on the June 30, 2018 data presented above and based on earlier periods ended prior to June 30, 2018. The Board's discussions with FMR regarding underperformance cover topics including, but not limited to: the longer-term track record of a fund's portfolio manager(s); broader trends in the market that may adversely impact a fund's performance; attribution reports on contributors to the fund's underperformance; and the applicable portfolio manager's explanation of his or her underperformance. The Board engages with FMR on steps that might be taken to address a fund's underperformance.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should continue to benefit the shareholders of the fund.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expense ratio compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes created for the purpose of facilitating the Trustees' competitive analysis of management fees and total expenses. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable investment mandates. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense ratio comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison.
Management Fee. The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods (ended June 30 for 2018 and December 31 for prior periods) shown in basis points (BP) 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 in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps relative to the total universe of funds with comparable investment mandates, regardless of whether their management fee structures also are comparable. Funds with comparable investment mandates offer exposure to similar types of securities. Funds with comparable management fee structures have similar management fee contractual arrangements (
e.g., flat rate charged for advisory services, all-inclusive fee rate,
etc.). "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 hypothetical TMG % of 20% would mean that 80% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher, and 20% had lower, management fees than the fund. The fund's actual TMG %s and the number of funds in the Total Mapped Group are in the chart below. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to a subset of non-Fidelity funds within the Total Mapped Group that are similar in size and management fee structure. For example, if a fund is in the first quartile of the ASPG, the fund's management fee ranks in the least expensive or lowest 25% of funds in the ASPG. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee structures, 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 rate ranked, is also included in the chart and was considered by the Board.
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The Board noted that the fund's management fee rate ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for the 12-month period ended June 30, 2018.
The Board noted that it and the boards of other Fidelity funds formed an ad hoc Committee on Group Fee, which meets periodically, to conduct an in-depth review of the "group fee" component of the management fee of funds with such management fee structures. The Committee's focus included the mechanics of the group fee, the competitive landscape of group fee structures, Fidelity funds with no group fee component and investment products not included in group fee assets. The Board also considered that, for funds subject to the group fee, FMR agreed to voluntarily waive fees over a specified period of time in amounts designed to account for assets converted from certain funds to certain collective investment trusts.
The Board also noted that, in 2013, the ad hoc Committee on Management Fees was formed to conduct an in-depth review of the management fee rates of Fidelity's active equity mutual funds. The Committee focused on the following areas: (i) standard fee structures; (ii) research consumption and trading evolution; (iii) management fee competitiveness/profitability by category; and (iv) factors that drive institutional pricing.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.
Total Expense Ratio. In its review of each class's total expense ratio, the Board considered the fund's management fee rate 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 that Fidelity may agree to waive fees and expenses from time to time, and the extent to which, if any, it has done so for the fund. As part of its review, the Board also considered the current and historical total expense ratios 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 expense ratio of each class ranked below the competitive median for the 12-month period ended June 30, 2018.
Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients. The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of Fidelity, such as other funds advised or subadvised by Fidelity, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients with similar mandates. The Board noted that a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically reviews and compares Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds and also noted the most recent findings of the committee. The Board noted that the committee's review included a consideration of the differences in services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in the markets serving the different categories of clients.
Based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that the total expense ratio of each class of the fund was 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 servicing the fund's shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, Fidelity presents to the Board information about the profitability of its relationships with the fund. Fidelity calculates profitability information for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability information for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), 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 the methodologies used by Fidelity in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures in respect of the mathematical accuracy of the fund profitability information and its conformity to established allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and potential indirect benefits such businesses may have received as a result of their association with Fidelity's mutual fund business (i.e., fall-out benefits) as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from the fund's business. The Board noted that changes to fall-out benefits year-over-year reflect business developments at Fidelity's various businesses.
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 was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive.
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 as assets grow through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense ratio reductions. The Board also noted that a committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically analyzes whether Fidelity 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 group assets increase, and for higher group fee rates as total group assets decrease (with "group assets" defined to include fund assets under FMR's management plus the assets of sector funds previously under FMR's management). FMR calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total Fidelity 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 benefit from lower management fees as group assets increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board concluded, taking into account the analysis of the Economies of Scale Committee, that economies of scale, if any, are being appropriately shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity.
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, in particular the underperformance of certain funds, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) Fidelity's fund profitability methodology, profitability trends for certain funds, and the impact of certain factors on fund profitability results; (iii) metrics for evaluating index fund and ETF performance and information about ETF trading characteristics; (iv) the methodology with respect to the evaluation of competitive fund data and peer group classifications and fee comparisons; (v) the expense structures for different funds and classes; (vi) information regarding other accounts managed by Fidelity, including collective investment trusts; and (vii) Fidelity's philosophies and strategies for evaluating funds and classes with lower or declining asset levels.
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board concluded that the advisory fee arrangements are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products: Growth Portfolio
Semi-Annual Report June 30, 2019 |
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Investment Summary (Unaudited)
Top Ten Stocks as of June 30, 2019
| % of fund's net assets |
Microsoft Corp. | 7.9 |
Amazon.com, Inc. | 6.1 |
Alphabet, Inc. Class A | 4.3 |
Apple, Inc. | 4.1 |
Visa, Inc. Class A | 3.9 |
Adobe, Inc. | 2.9 |
American Tower Corp. | 2.4 |
PayPal Holdings, Inc. | 2.2 |
Qualcomm, Inc. | 2.1 |
Facebook, Inc. Class A | 2.0 |
| 37.9 |
Top Five Market Sectors as of June 30, 2019
| % of fund's net assets |
Information Technology | 38.4 |
Health Care | 14.5 |
Consumer Discretionary | 14.0 |
Industrials | 8.7 |
Communication Services | 8.0 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)
As of June 30, 2019 * |
| Stocks | 99.9% |
| Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities) | 0.1% |
* Foreign investments - 12.3%
Schedule of Investments June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 99.5% | | | |
| | Shares | Value |
COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 8.0% | | | |
Entertainment - 0.5% | | | |
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a) | | 285,821 | $28,942,234 |
Interactive Media & Services - 7.4% | | | |
Alphabet, Inc. Class A (a) | | 228,198 | 247,092,794 |
Facebook, Inc. Class A (a) | | 579,109 | 111,768,037 |
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | | 1,327,800 | 60,068,901 |
| | | 418,929,732 |
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.1% | | | |
Boingo Wireless, Inc. (a) | | 443,309 | 7,966,263 |
|
TOTAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES | | | 455,838,229 |
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CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 14.0% | | | |
Automobiles - 0.6% | | | |
Ferrari NV | | 211,000 | 34,059,620 |
Diversified Consumer Services - 1.2% | | | |
Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (a) | | 325,700 | 38,113,414 |
Laureate Education, Inc. Class A (a) | | 1,676,200 | 26,333,102 |
| | | 64,446,516 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.5% | | | |
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a) | | 19,400 | 14,217,872 |
McDonald's Corp. | | 231,800 | 48,135,588 |
Wingstop, Inc. | | 252,200 | 23,895,950 |
| | | 86,249,410 |
Household Durables - 1.2% | | | |
Blu Homes, Inc. (a)(b)(c) | | 14,533,890 | 25,138 |
D.R. Horton, Inc. | | 701,000 | 30,234,130 |
NVR, Inc. (a) | | 11,110 | 37,443,478 |
| | | 67,702,746 |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 6.9% | | | |
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. sponsored ADR (a) | | 249,300 | 42,243,885 |
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) | | 181,100 | 342,936,393 |
Pinduoduo, Inc. ADR (d) | | 394,000 | 8,128,220 |
| | | 393,308,498 |
Specialty Retail - 1.8% | | | |
Five Below, Inc. (a) | | 84,100 | 10,093,682 |
Ross Stores, Inc. | | 457,000 | 45,297,840 |
Ulta Beauty, Inc. (a) | | 132,900 | 46,101,681 |
| | | 101,493,203 |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.8% | | | |
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | | 108,315 | 46,047,473 |
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TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | | 793,307,466 |
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CONSUMER STAPLES - 3.7% | | | |
Beverages - 1.2% | | | |
Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A (sub. vtg.) | | 400 | 78,776 |
Fever-Tree Drinks PLC | | 479,630 | 14,119,080 |
Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd. (A Shares) | | 141,870 | 20,329,714 |
Pernod Ricard SA | | 101,000 | 18,610,973 |
Pernod Ricard SA ADR | | 408,400 | 15,078,128 |
| | | 68,216,671 |
Food Products - 0.2% | | | |
The Simply Good Foods Co. (a) | | 439,700 | 10,587,976 |
Household Products - 1.6% | | | |
Energizer Holdings, Inc. | | 795,200 | 30,726,528 |
Procter & Gamble Co. | | 539,700 | 59,178,105 |
| | | 89,904,633 |
Personal Products - 0.7% | | | |
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. Class A | | 238,200 | 43,616,802 |
|
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | | | 212,326,082 |
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ENERGY - 1.9% | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 1.9% | | | |
Cheniere Energy, Inc. (a) | | 1,088,100 | 74,480,445 |
Reliance Industries Ltd. | | 1,990,388 | 36,173,389 |
| | | 110,653,834 |
FINANCIALS - 4.8% | | | |
Banks - 1.9% | | | |
First Republic Bank | | 420,000 | 41,013,000 |
HDFC Bank Ltd. | | 117,289 | 4,159,192 |
HDFC Bank Ltd. sponsored ADR | | 283,600 | 36,879,344 |
M&T Bank Corp. | | 141,300 | 24,030,891 |
Metro Bank PLC (a) | | 85,000 | 567,255 |
| | | 106,649,682 |
Capital Markets - 2.9% | | | |
Charles Schwab Corp. | | 1,273,700 | 51,190,003 |
CME Group, Inc. | | 414,897 | 80,535,657 |
HDFC Asset Management Co. Ltd. (e) | | 50,000 | 1,494,996 |
JMP Group, Inc. | | 240,100 | 941,192 |
MSCI, Inc. | | 14,800 | 3,534,092 |
The Blackstone Group LP | | 574,200 | 25,505,964 |
Tradeweb Markets, Inc. Class A | | 24,600 | 1,077,726 |
| | | 164,279,630 |
Diversified Financial Services - 0.0% | | | |
Prosegur Cash SA (e) | | 1,477,600 | 2,923,511 |
|
TOTAL FINANCIALS | | | 273,852,823 |
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HEALTH CARE - 14.3% | | | |
Biotechnology - 4.2% | | | |
AbbVie, Inc. | | 551,600 | 40,112,352 |
AC Immune SA (a) | | 421,500 | 2,339,325 |
Acceleron Pharma, Inc. (a) | | 161,900 | 6,650,852 |
Affimed NV (a)(d) | | 615,487 | 1,766,448 |
Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(d) | | 356,200 | 7,416,084 |
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | 209,900 | 27,492,702 |
Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. (a) | | 136,000 | 2,734,960 |
Biogen, Inc. (a) | | 126,200 | 29,514,394 |
Calyxt, Inc. (a) | | 317,793 | 3,966,057 |
Cytokinetics, Inc. (a) | | 497,720 | 5,599,350 |
Gamida Cell Ltd. (a) | | 1,029,200 | 5,228,336 |
Immunomedics, Inc. (a)(d) | | 162,287 | 2,250,921 |
Insmed, Inc. (a) | | 1,312,783 | 33,607,245 |
Prothena Corp. PLC (a) | | 288,500 | 3,049,445 |
Rubius Therapeutics, Inc. | | 55,300 | 869,869 |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | 341,798 | 62,678,917 |
| | | 235,277,257 |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 5.2% | | | |
Alcon, Inc. (a) | | 205,930 | 12,716,104 |
Alcon, Inc. (a) | | 367,940 | 22,830,677 |
Align Technology, Inc. (a) | | 98,700 | 27,014,190 |
Boston Scientific Corp. (a) | | 1,802,700 | 77,480,046 |
Danaher Corp. | | 335,326 | 47,924,792 |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a) | | 150,900 | 79,154,595 |
Penumbra, Inc. (a) | | 61,200 | 9,792,000 |
ResMed, Inc. | | 163,100 | 19,903,093 |
| | | 296,815,497 |
Health Care Providers & Services - 0.8% | | | |
Guardant Health, Inc. | | 36,300 | 3,133,779 |
National Vision Holdings, Inc. (a) | | 461,800 | 14,191,114 |
Neuronetics, Inc. | | 82,400 | 1,030,824 |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | 109,000 | 26,597,090 |
| | | 44,952,807 |
Health Care Technology - 0.5% | | | |
Veeva Systems, Inc. Class A (a) | | 165,700 | 26,861,627 |
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 1.7% | | | |
Avantor, Inc. | | 794,200 | 15,161,278 |
Bio-Techne Corp. | | 2,800 | 583,772 |
Codexis, Inc. (a) | | 249,100 | 4,590,913 |
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a) | | 37,900 | 31,836,000 |
QIAGEN NV (a) | | 360,500 | 14,618,275 |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | 106,500 | 31,276,920 |
| | | 98,067,158 |
Pharmaceuticals - 1.9% | | | |
AstraZeneca PLC sponsored ADR | | 1,627,400 | 67,179,072 |
Corteva, Inc. | | 334,000 | 9,876,380 |
Nektar Therapeutics (a) | | 77,500 | 2,757,450 |
Perrigo Co. PLC | | 565,300 | 26,919,586 |
| | | 106,732,488 |
|
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | | | 808,706,834 |
|
INDUSTRIALS - 8.7% | | | |
Aerospace & Defense - 0.5% | | | |
TransDigm Group, Inc. (a) | | 56,096 | 27,139,245 |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.9% | | | |
Copart, Inc. (a) | | 638,400 | 47,714,016 |
Electrical Equipment - 1.7% | | | |
AMETEK, Inc. | | 506,100 | 45,974,124 |
Fortive Corp. | | 640,413 | 52,206,468 |
| | | 98,180,592 |
Industrial Conglomerates - 0.5% | | | |
Roper Technologies, Inc. | | 83,417 | 30,552,310 |
Machinery - 1.9% | | | |
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. | | 229,400 | 10,632,690 |
Deere & Co. | | 226,500 | 37,533,315 |
Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc. (a) | | 1,628,100 | 56,332,260 |
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | | 65,800 | 5,416,656 |
| | | 109,914,921 |
Professional Services - 2.1% | | | |
Equifax, Inc. | | 271,300 | 36,690,612 |
IHS Markit Ltd. (a) | | 519,800 | 33,121,656 |
TransUnion Holding Co., Inc. | | 673,561 | 49,513,469 |
| | | 119,325,737 |
Road & Rail - 1.1% | | | |
Norfolk Southern Corp. | | 176,400 | 35,161,812 |
Uber Technologies, Inc. | | 636,240 | 26,557,930 |
| | | 61,719,742 |
|
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | | 494,546,563 |
|
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 38.4% | | | |
Communications Equipment - 0.5% | | | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | 500,100 | 27,370,473 |
Electronic Equipment & Components - 0.4% | | | |
Zebra Technologies Corp. Class A (a) | | 94,700 | 19,838,703 |
IT Services - 10.1% | | | |
Adyen BV (e) | | 9,700 | 7,484,870 |
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | | 26,600 | 3,396,288 |
Elastic NV | | 5,300 | 395,698 |
Fiserv, Inc. (a) | | 532,400 | 48,533,584 |
Fiverr International Ltd. | | 38,400 | 1,140,480 |
GreenSky, Inc. Class A (a)(d) | | 1,145,700 | 14,080,653 |
MasterCard, Inc. Class A | | 185,500 | 49,070,315 |
Okta, Inc. (a) | | 96,800 | 11,955,768 |
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a) | | 1,084,900 | 124,177,654 |
Shopify, Inc. Class A (a) | | 134,400 | 40,393,381 |
VeriSign, Inc. (a) | | 239,300 | 50,051,988 |
Verra Mobility Corp. (a) | | 386,600 | 5,060,594 |
Visa, Inc. Class A | | 1,263,772 | 219,327,631 |
| | | 575,068,904 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 5.9% | | | |
ASML Holding NV | | 189,200 | 39,340,356 |
Broadcom, Inc. | | 62,700 | 18,048,822 |
Cree, Inc. (a) | | 193,900 | 10,893,302 |
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. | | 385,000 | 9,189,950 |
NVIDIA Corp. | | 317,700 | 52,175,871 |
NXP Semiconductors NV | | 672,000 | 65,593,920 |
Qualcomm, Inc. | | 1,553,700 | 118,189,959 |
Semtech Corp. (a) | | 427,300 | 20,531,765 |
| | | 333,963,945 |
Software - 17.4% | | | |
Adobe, Inc. (a) | | 565,800 | 166,712,970 |
Autodesk, Inc. (a) | | 295,900 | 48,202,110 |
Black Knight, Inc. (a) | | 623,100 | 37,479,465 |
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. | | 9,200 | 628,268 |
DocuSign, Inc. (a) | | 371,900 | 18,487,149 |
Intuit, Inc. | | 236,500 | 61,804,545 |
Microsoft Corp. | | 3,341,300 | 447,600,547 |
Parametric Technology Corp. (a) | | 276,400 | 24,809,664 |
Salesforce.com, Inc. (a) | | 701,862 | 106,493,521 |
Slack Technologies, Inc. Class A (a)(d) | | 120,200 | 4,507,500 |
SolarWinds, Inc. (a) | | 1,493,600 | 27,392,624 |
Splunk, Inc. (a) | | 242,800 | 30,532,100 |
Upwork, Inc. | | 13,400 | 215,472 |
Zscaler, Inc. (a) | | 175,300 | 13,434,992 |
| | | 988,300,927 |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 4.1% | | | |
Apple, Inc. | | 1,183,000 | 234,139,360 |
|
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | | | 2,178,682,312 |
|
MATERIALS - 2.0% | | | |
Chemicals - 1.6% | | | |
DowDuPont, Inc. | | 334,000 | 25,073,380 |
Sherwin-Williams Co. | | 74,100 | 33,959,289 |
The Chemours Co. LLC | | 1,289,900 | 30,957,600 |
| | | 89,990,269 |
Containers & Packaging - 0.4% | | | |
Aptargroup, Inc. | | 181,400 | 22,555,276 |
|
TOTAL MATERIALS | | | 112,545,545 |
|
REAL ESTATE - 3.7% | | | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 3.7% | | | |
American Tower Corp. | | 655,500 | 134,016,975 |
Crown Castle International Corp. | | 435,400 | 56,754,390 |
SBA Communications Corp. Class A (a) | | 73,600 | 16,548,224 |
| | | 207,319,589 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | | | |
(Cost $3,619,349,498) | | | 5,647,779,277 |
|
Preferred Stocks - 0.4% | | | |
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 0.2% | | | |
HEALTH CARE - 0.2% | | | |
Biotechnology - 0.2% | | | |
BioNTech AG Series A (a)(b)(c) | | 22,085 | 7,196,306 |
Nuvation Bio, Inc. Series A (b)(c)(f) | | 1,667,500 | 1,286,276 |
| | | 8,482,582 |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 0.0% | | | |
IT Services - 0.0% | | | |
AppNexus, Inc. Series E (Escrow) (a)(b)(c) | | 181,657 | 175,299 |
|
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS | | | 8,657,881 |
|
Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 0.2% | | | |
FINANCIALS - 0.2% | | | |
Banks - 0.2% | | | |
Itau Unibanco Holding SA sponsored ADR | | 1,236,150 | 11,644,533 |
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS | | | |
(Cost $17,662,328) | | | 20,302,414 |
|
Money Market Funds - 1.0% | | | |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 2.42% (g) | | 31,988,544 | 31,994,942 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 2.42% (g)(h) | | 24,341,582 | 24,344,016 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS | | | |
(Cost $56,338,958) | | | 56,338,958 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 100.9% | | | |
(Cost $3,693,350,784) | | | 5,724,420,649 |
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (0.9)% | | | (51,089,551) |
NET ASSETS - 100% | | | $5,673,331,098 |
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(a) Non-income producing
(b) 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 $8,683,019 or 0.2% of net assets.
(c) Level 3 security
(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 $11,903,377 or 0.2% of net assets.
(f) Security or a portion of the security purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis.
(g) Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements are available on the SEC's website or upon request.
(h) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
Additional information on each restricted holding is as follows:
Security | Acquisition Date | Acquisition Cost |
AppNexus, Inc. Series E (Escrow) | 8/1/14 | $3,638,989 |
BioNTech AG Series A | 12/29/17 | $4,836,805 |
Blu Homes, Inc. | 6/21/13 | $4,848,302 |
Nuvation Bio, Inc. Series A | 6/17/19 | $1,286,276 |
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 | $361,576 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund | 119,562 |
Total | $481,138 |
Amounts in the income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line-item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable. Amount for Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of payments to and from borrowers of securities.
Investment Valuation
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of June 30, 2019, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
| Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: |
Description | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Investments in Securities: | | | | |
Equities: | | | | |
Communication Services | $455,838,229 | $395,769,328 | $60,068,901 | $-- |
Consumer Discretionary | 793,307,466 | 747,234,855 | 46,047,473 | 25,138 |
Consumer Staples | 212,326,082 | 212,326,082 | -- | -- |
Energy | 110,653,834 | 110,653,834 | -- | -- |
Financials | 285,497,356 | 281,338,164 | 4,159,192 | -- |
Health Care | 817,189,416 | 808,706,834 | -- | 8,482,582 |
Industrials | 494,546,563 | 467,988,633 | 26,557,930 | -- |
Information Technology | 2,178,857,611 | 2,178,682,312 | -- | 175,299 |
Materials | 112,545,545 | 112,545,545 | -- | -- |
Real Estate | 207,319,589 | 207,319,589 | -- | -- |
Money Market Funds | 56,338,958 | 56,338,958 | -- | -- |
Total Investments in Securities: | $5,724,420,649 | $5,578,904,134 | $136,833,496 | $8,683,019 |
Other Information
Distribution of investments by country or territory of incorporation, as a percentage of Total Net Assets, is as follows (Unaudited):
United States of America | 87.7% |
Netherlands | 2.5% |
Cayman Islands | 1.9% |
United Kingdom | 1.4% |
France | 1.4% |
India | 1.4% |
Others (Individually Less Than 1%) | 3.7% |
| 100.0% |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| | June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $24,775,950) — See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $3,637,011,826) | $5,668,081,691 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $56,338,958) | 56,338,958 | |
Total Investment in Securities (cost $3,693,350,784) | | $5,724,420,649 |
Foreign currency held at value (cost $273,714) | | 273,720 |
Receivable for investments sold | | 970,609 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 1,286,416 |
Dividends receivable | | 1,612,185 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 129,932 |
Other receivables | | 106,848 |
Total assets | | 5,728,800,359 |
Liabilities | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | |
Regular delivery | $15,731,321 | |
Delayed delivery | 643,138 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 11,297,329 | |
Accrued management fee | 2,497,207 | |
Distribution and service plan fees payable | 286,239 | |
Other affiliated payables | 429,438 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 254,957 | |
Collateral on securities loaned | 24,329,632 | |
Total liabilities | | 55,469,261 |
Net Assets | | $5,673,331,098 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $3,361,583,556 |
Total distributable earnings (loss) | | 2,311,747,542 |
Net Assets | | $5,673,331,098 |
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price | | |
Initial Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($3,313,301,988 ÷ 46,140,389 shares) | | $71.81 |
Service Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($707,931,181 ÷ 9,910,298 shares) | | $71.43 |
Service Class 2: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,114,513,584 ÷ 15,857,970 shares) | | $70.28 |
Investor Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($537,584,345 ÷ 7,528,235 shares) | | $71.41 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Operations
| | Six months ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) |
Investment Income | | |
Dividends | | $22,721,402 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $119,562 from security lending) | | 481,138 |
Total income | | 23,202,540 |
Expenses | | |
Management fee | $14,707,201 | |
Transfer agent fees | 1,982,938 | |
Distribution and service plan fees | 1,688,117 | |
Accounting and security lending fees | 552,442 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 55,021 | |
Independent trustees' fees and expenses | 12,920 | |
Audit | 34,697 | |
Legal | 4,912 | |
Interest | 22,321 | |
Miscellaneous | 49,738 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 19,110,307 | |
Expense reductions | (20,062) | |
Total expenses after reductions | | 19,090,245 |
Net investment income (loss) | | 4,112,295 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | 280,268,532 | |
Fidelity Central Funds | (770) | |
Foreign currency transactions | (23,152) | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | 280,244,610 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers (net of increase in deferred foreign taxes of $77,423) | 761,525,082 | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 3,795 | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | 761,528,877 |
Net gain (loss) | | 1,041,773,487 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $1,045,885,782 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Six months ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) | Year ended December 31, 2018 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $4,112,295 | $12,727,650 |
Net realized gain (loss) | 280,244,610 | 343,008,138 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 761,528,877 | (340,044,533) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 1,045,885,782 | 15,691,255 |
Distributions to shareholders | (346,941,934) | (772,624,604) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | 75,908,481 | 348,437,104 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 774,852,329 | (408,496,245) |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 4,898,478,769 | 5,306,975,014 |
End of period | $5,673,331,098 | $4,898,478,769 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Highlights
VIP Growth Portfolio Initial Class
| Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, | Years endedDecember 31, | | | | |
| 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $63.12 | $74.05 | $59.31 | $65.75 | $63.48 | $57.14 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .08 | .21 | .15 | .12 | .19 | .20 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 13.11 | (.25)B,C | 19.66 | (.48) | 4.24 | 6.26 |
Total from investment operations | 13.19 | (.04) | 19.81 | (.36) | 4.43 | 6.46 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.07) | (.18) | (.15) | (.02) | (.17) | (.12) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (4.44) | (10.72) | (4.92) | (6.06) | (1.98) | – |
Total distributions | (4.50)D | (10.89)E | (5.07) | (6.08) | (2.16)F | (.12) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA | – | – | – | – | –G | –G |
Net asset value, end of period | $71.81 | $63.12 | $74.05 | $59.31 | $65.75 | $63.48 |
Total ReturnH,I,J | 21.74% | (.17)%C | 35.13% | .80% | 7.17% | 11.30% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsK,L | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .63%M | .63% | .64% | .64% | .64% | .65% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .63%M | .63% | .64% | .64% | .64% | .65% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .63%M | .62% | .63% | .64% | .64% | .64% |
Net investment income (loss) | .22%M | .30% | .22% | .21% | .29% | .34% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $3,313,302 | $2,869,484 | $3,165,086 | $2,736,295 | $3,045,732 | $3,143,666 |
Portfolio turnover rateN | 51%M | 34% | 50% | 61% | 63% | 46% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate net gain (loss) on investments for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of the Fund.
C Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share reflects proceeds received from litigation which amounted to $.02 per share. Excluding these litigation proceeds, the total return would have been (.20)%.
D Total distributions of $4.50 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.066 and distributions from net realized gain of $4.437 per share.
E Total distributions of $10.89 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.177 and distributions from net realized gain of $10.715 per share.
F Total distributions of $2.16 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.171 and distributions from net realized gain of $1.984 per share.
G Amount represents less than $.005 per share.
H Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
I Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
J Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
K Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
L 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.
M Annualized
N Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
VIP Growth Portfolio Service Class
| Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, | Years endedDecember 31, | | | | |
| 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $62.83 | $73.76 | $59.10 | $65.57 | $63.32 | $57.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .04 | .14 | .08 | .06 | .12 | .14 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 13.05 | (.25)B,C | 19.59 | (.47) | 4.22 | 6.24 |
Total from investment operations | 13.09 | (.11) | 19.67 | (.41) | 4.34 | 6.38 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.06) | (.11) | (.09) | – | (.11) | (.06) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (4.44) | (10.72) | (4.92) | (6.06) | (1.98) | – |
Total distributions | (4.49)D | (10.82)E | (5.01) | (6.06) | (2.09) | (.06) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA | – | – | – | – | –F | –F |
Net asset value, end of period | $71.43 | $62.83 | $73.76 | $59.10 | $65.57 | $63.32 |
Total ReturnG,H,I | 21.68% | (.27)%C | 35.00% | .71% | 7.05% | 11.19% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsJ,K | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .73%L | .73% | .74% | .74% | .74% | .75% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .73%L | .73% | .74% | .74% | .74% | .75% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .73%L | .72% | .73% | .74% | .74% | .74% |
Net investment income (loss) | .12%L | .20% | .12% | .11% | .19% | .24% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $707,931 | $600,590 | $624,381 | $482,603 | $527,178 | $521,455 |
Portfolio turnover rateM | 51%L | 34% | 50% | 61% | 63% | 46% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate net gain (loss) on investments for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of the Fund.
C Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share reflects proceeds received from litigation which amounted to $.02 per share. Excluding these litigation proceeds, the total return would have been (.30)%.
D Total distributions of $4.49 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.055 and distributions from net realized gain of $4.437 per share.
E Total distributions of $10.82 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.109 and distributions from net realized gain of $10.715 per share.
F Amount represents less than $.005 per share.
G Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
H Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
I Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
J Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
K 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.
L Annualized
M Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
VIP Growth Portfolio Service Class 2
| Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, | Years endedDecember 31, | | | | |
| 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $61.91 | $72.86 | $58.44 | $65.01 | $62.80 | $56.57 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | (.01) | .03 | (.02) | (.03) | .02 | .05 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 12.86 | (.23)B,C | 19.36 | (.48) | 4.20 | 6.18 |
Total from investment operations | 12.85 | (.20) | 19.34 | (.51) | 4.22 | 6.23 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.04) | (.03) | (.06) | – | (.02) | – |
Distributions from net realized gain | (4.44) | (10.72) | (4.86) | (6.06) | (1.98) | – |
Total distributions | (4.48) | (10.75) | (4.92) | (6.06) | (2.01)D | – |
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA | – | – | – | – | –E | –E |
Net asset value, end of period | $70.28 | $61.91 | $72.86 | $58.44 | $65.01 | $62.80 |
Total ReturnF,G,H | 21.60% | (.43)%C | 34.81% | .55% | 6.90% | 11.01% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsI,J | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .88%K | .88% | .89% | .89% | .89% | .90% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .88%K | .88% | .89% | .89% | .89% | .90% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .88%K | .87% | .88% | .89% | .89% | .89% |
Net investment income (loss) | (.03)%K | .05% | (.03)% | (.04)% | .04% | .09% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $1,114,514 | $971,010 | $1,069,117 | $783,297 | $958,371 | $845,165 |
Portfolio turnover rateL | 51%K | 34% | 50% | 61% | 63% | 46% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate net gain (loss) on investments for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of the Fund.
C Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share reflects proceeds received from litigation which amounted to $.02 per share. Excluding these litigation proceeds, the total return would have been (.46)%.
D Total distributions of $2.01 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.021 and distributions from net realized gain of $1.984 per share.
E Amount represents less than $.005 per share.
F Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
G Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
H Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
I Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
J 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.
K Annualized
L Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
VIP Growth Portfolio Investor Class
| Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, | Years endedDecember 31, | | | | |
| 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $62.81 | $73.73 | $59.08 | $65.55 | $63.30 | $56.99 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .05 | .15 | .10 | .07 | .13 | .15 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 13.04 | (.23)B,C | 19.58 | (.48) | 4.23 | 6.24 |
Total from investment operations | 13.09 | (.08) | 19.68 | (.41) | 4.36 | 6.39 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.06) | (.12) | (.10) | – | (.13) | (.08) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (4.44) | (10.72) | (4.92) | (6.06) | (1.98) | – |
Total distributions | (4.49)D | (10.84) | (5.03)E | (6.06) | (2.11) | (.08) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA | – | – | – | – | –F | –F |
Net asset value, end of period | $71.41 | $62.81 | $73.73 | $59.08 | $65.55 | $63.30 |
Total ReturnG,H,I | 21.69% | (.24)%C | 35.03% | .71% | 7.09% | 11.20% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsJ,K | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .71%L | .71% | .72% | .73% | .72% | .73% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .71%L | .71% | .72% | .72% | .72% | .73% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .71%L | .70% | .71% | .72% | .72% | .73% |
Net investment income (loss) | .14%L | .22% | .14% | .12% | .21% | .25% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $537,584 | $457,395 | $448,392 | $291,497 | $308,555 | $269,599 |
Portfolio turnover rateM | 51%L | 34% | 50% | 61% | 63% | 46% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate net gain (loss) on investments for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of the Fund.
C Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share reflects proceeds received from litigation which amounted to $.02 per share. Excluding these litigation proceeds, the total return would have been (.27)%.
D Total distributions of $4.49 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.057 and distributions from net realized gain of $4.437 per share.
E Total distributions of $5.03 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.104 and distributions from net realized gain of $4.921 per share.
F Amount represents less than $.005 per share.
G Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
H Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
I Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
J Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
K 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.
L Annualized
M Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
For the period ended June 30, 2019
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 and Investor Class shares. All classes have equal rights and voting privileges, except for matters affecting a single class.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund invests in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Annualized expenses of the Money Market Central Funds as of their most recent shareholder report date ranged from less than .005% to .01%.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds are available on the SEC website or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investments Companies. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Board of Trustees (the Board) has delegated the day to day responsibility for the valuation of the Fund's investments to the Fair Value Committee (the Committee) established by the Fund's investment adviser. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and reports to the Board on the Committee's activities and fair value determinations. The Board monitors the appropriateness of the procedures used in valuing the Fund's investments and ratifies the fair value determinations of the Committee.
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
- Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
- Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
- Level 3 – unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level as of June 30, 2019 is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
Foreign Currency. The Fund may use foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Gains and losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and include proceeds received from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain distributions received by the Fund represent a return of capital or capital gain. The Fund determines the components of these distributions subsequent to the ex-dividend date, based upon receipt of tax filings or other correspondence relating to the underlying investment. These distributions are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.
Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily 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 may also differ by class. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Deferred Trustee Compensation. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan), certain independent Trustees have elected to defer receipt of a portion of their annual compensation. Deferred amounts are invested in a cross-section of Fidelity funds, are marked-to-market and remain in the Fund until distributed in accordance with the Plan. The investment of deferred amounts and the offsetting payable to the Trustees of $91,713 are included in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities in other receivables and other payables and accrued expenses, respectively.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. 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 capital gains by certain countries in which it invests. An estimated deferred tax liability for net unrealized appreciation on the applicable securities is included in Other payables and accrued expenses on the Statement of Assets & Liabilities.
Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income 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 GAAP.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, partnerships, deferred trustees compensation and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities, and derivatives if applicable, for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation | $2,143,920,537 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (116,955,513) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $2,026,965,024 |
Tax cost | $3,697,455,625 |
Delayed Delivery Transactions and When-Issued Securities. During the period, the Fund transacted in securities on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis. Payment and delivery may take place after the customary settlement period for that security. The price of the underlying securities and the date when the securities will be delivered and paid for are fixed at the time the transaction is negotiated. The securities purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis are identified as such in the Fund's Schedule of Investments. Losses may arise due to changes in the value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract's terms, or if the issuer does not issue the securities due to political, economic, or other factors.
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.
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $1,372,358,290 and $1,625,636,904, respectively.
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company (the investment adviser) 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 an annualized group fee rate that averaged .24% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by the investment adviser, including any mutual funds previously advised by the investment adviser that are currently advised by Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, an affiliate of the investment adviser. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the reporting period, the total annualized management fee rate was .54% of the Fund's average net assets.
Distribution and Service Plan Fees. 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 the investment adviser, 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, total fees, all of which were re-allowed to insurance companies for the distribution of shares and providing shareholder support services, were as follows:
Service Class | $335,882 |
Service Class 2 | 1,352,235 |
| $1,688,117 |
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, is the Fund's transfer, dividend disbursing, and shareholder servicing agent. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee with respect to each class. Each class pays a fee for transfer agent services, typesetting and printing and mailing of shareholder reports, excluding mailing of proxy statements, equal to an annual rate of class-level average net assets. The annual rate for Investor Class is .15% and the annual rate for all other classes is .07%. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
Initial Class | $1,039,276 |
Service Class | 218,323 |
Service Class 2 | 351,581 |
Investor Class | 373,758 |
| $1,982,938 |
Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. Prior to April 1, 2019, FSC had a separate agreement with the Fund for administration of the security lending program, based on the number and duration of lending transactions. For the period, the total fees paid for accounting and administration of securities lending were equivalent to an annualized rate of .02%.
Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $36,222 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 Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) or other affiliated entities of FMR, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the funds to borrow from, or lend money to, other participating affiliated funds. At period end, there were no interfund loans outstanding. The Fund's activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:
Borrower or Lender | Average Loan Balance | Weighted Average Interest Rate | Interest Expense |
Borrower | $24,239,000 | 2.61% | $22,321 |
Interfund Trades. The Fund may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note.
6. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by the investment adviser or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $7,620 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, the Fund did not borrow on this line of credit.
7. Security Lending.
The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. For equity securities, lending agents are used, including National Financial Services (NFS), an affiliate of the Fund. Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, NFS will receive a fee, which is capped at 9.9% of daily lending revenue, for its services as lending agent. The Fund may lend securities to certain qualified borrowers, including NFS. 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. The Fund or borrower may terminate the loan at any time, and if the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, the Fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. The Fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The value of securities loaned to NFS, as affiliated borrower, at period end was $2,891,837. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds, and includes $10,558 from securities loaned to NFS, as affiliated borrower.
8. Expense Reductions.
During the period the investment adviser reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $20,062.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
| Six months ended June 30, 2019 | Year ended December 31, 2018 |
Distributions to shareholders | | |
Initial Class | $202,105,390 | $459,477,138 |
Service Class | 42,477,202 | 91,255,337 |
Service Class 2 | 69,857,526 | 154,036,104 |
Investor Class | 32,501,816 | 67,856,025 |
Total | $346,941,934 | $772,624,604 |
10. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
| Shares | Shares | Dollars | Dollars |
| Six months ended June 30, 2019 | Year ended December 31, 2018 | Six months ended June 30, 2019 | Year ended December 31, 2018 |
Initial Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 537,576 | 2,407,126 | $36,882,587 | $165,525,089 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 3,147,079 | 7,206,690 | 202,105,390 | 459,477,138 |
Shares redeemed | (3,006,079) | (6,892,103) | (206,089,418) | (481,727,817) |
Net increase (decrease) | 678,576 | 2,721,713 | $32,898,559 | $143,274,410 |
Service Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 496,554 | 904,170 | $33,930,504 | $62,840,270 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 664,641 | 1,437,721 | 42,477,202 | 91,255,337 |
Shares redeemed | (809,857) | (1,247,831) | (54,829,245) | (86,955,090) |
Net increase (decrease) | 351,338 | 1,094,060 | $21,578,461 | $67,140,517 |
Service Class 2 | | | | |
Shares sold | 802,523 | 2,712,268 | $53,338,673 | $187,536,336 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 1,110,436 | 2,461,880 | 69,857,526 | 154,036,104 |
Shares redeemed | (1,738,767) | (4,164,555) | (116,244,824) | (282,470,762) |
Net increase (decrease) | 174,192 | 1,009,593 | $6,951,375 | $59,101,678 |
Investor Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 253,038 | 1,535,840 | $17,300,980 | $107,510,371 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 508,795 | 1,069,589 | 32,501,816 | 67,856,025 |
Shares redeemed | (516,343) | (1,403,875) | (35,322,710) | (96,445,897) |
Net increase (decrease) | 245,490 | 1,201,554 | $14,480,086 | $78,920,499 |
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, the investment adviser or its affiliates were the owners of record of 18% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund and two otherwise unaffiliated shareholders were the owners of record of 37% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund.
Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, 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 (January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019).
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-A | Beginning Account Value January 1, 2019 | Ending Account Value June 30, 2019 | Expenses Paid During Period-B January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019 |
Initial Class | .63% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $1,217.40 | $3.46 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,021.67 | $3.16 |
Service Class | .73% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $1,216.80 | $4.01 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,021.17 | $3.66 |
Service Class 2 | .88% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $1,216.00 | $4.84 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,020.43 | $4.41 |
Investor Class | .71% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $1,216.90 | $3.90 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,021.27 | $3.56 |
A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
B Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
C 5% return per year before expenses
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 with Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and the sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. FMR and the sub-advisers are referred to herein as the Investment Advisers. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, covers an extensive agenda of topics and materials and considers 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 (Committees), each composed of and chaired by 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. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees, requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to review matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of the Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through joint ad hoc committees to discuss certain matters relevant to all of the Fidelity funds.
At its January 2019 meeting, the Board 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 expense ratio relative to peer funds; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationships with the fund; and (iv) the extent to which, if any, economies of scale exist and would be realized as the fund grows, and whether any economies of scale are appropriately shared with fund shareholders.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board 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 was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts was fair and reasonable. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor, 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, was aware that shareholders of the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among funds offered by Fidelity's competitors, and that the fund's shareholders, who have 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, which is part of the Fidelity family of funds.
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered Fidelity's staffing as it relates to the fund, including the backgrounds of investment personnel of Fidelity, and also considered the fund's investment objective, strategies, and related investment philosophy. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the investment personnel compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund. Additionally, the Board considered the portfolio managers' investments, if any, in the funds that they manage.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of Fidelity's investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as Fidelity's approach to recruiting, training, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board noted that Fidelity has continued to increase the resources devoted to non-U.S. offices, including expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization. The Board also noted that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. Further, the Board considered that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered Fidelity's trading, risk management, compliance, and technology and operations capabilities and resources, which are integral parts of the investment management process.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, 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 supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians, subcustodians, and pricing vendors; 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 over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value and convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through telephone representatives and over the Internet, investor education materials and asset allocation tools, and the expanded availability of Fidelity Investor Centers.
The Board noted that it and the boards of certain other Fidelity funds had formed an ad hoc Committee on Transfer Agency Fees to review the variety of transfer agency fee structures throughout the industry and Fidelity's competitive positioning with respect to industry participants.
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 a large variety of mutual fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including: (i) continuing to dedicate additional resources to Fidelity's investment research process, which includes meetings with management of issuers of securities in which the funds invest, and to the support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) continuing efforts to enhance Fidelity's global research capabilities; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs; (iv) launching new share classes of existing funds; (v) eliminating purchase minimums and broadening eligibility requirements for certain funds and share classes; (vi) reducing management fees and total expenses for certain growth equity funds and index funds; (vii) lowering expense caps for certain existing funds and classes, and converting certain voluntary expense caps to contractual caps, to reduce expenses borne by shareholders; (viii) eliminating short-term redemption fees for funds that had such fees; (ix) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies from fund mergers and share class consolidations; (x) continuing to develop, acquire and implement systems and technology to improve services to the funds and shareholders, strengthen information security, and increase efficiency; and (xi) continuing to implement enhancements to further strengthen Fidelity's product line to increase investors' probability of success in achieving their investment goals, including retirement income goals.
Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated in accordance with its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions and its performance history. The Board noted that there was a portfolio management change for the fund in June 2017. The Board will continue to monitor closely the fund's performance, taking into account the portfolio manager changes.
The Board took into account discussions that occur at Board meetings throughout the year with representatives of the Investment Advisers about fund investment performance. In this regard the Board noted that as part of regularly scheduled fund reviews and other reports to the Board on fund performance, the Board considers annualized return information for the fund for different time periods, measured against an appropriate securities market index ("benchmark index") and a peer group of funds with similar objectives ("peer group"), if any. In its evaluation of fund investment performance, the Board gave particular attention to information indicating changes in performance of certain Fidelity funds for specific time periods and discussed with the Investment Advisers the reasons for any overperformance or underperformance.
In addition to reviewing absolute and relative fund performance, the Independent Trustees periodically consider the appropriateness of fund performance metrics in evaluating the results achieved. In general, the Independent Trustees believe that fund performance should be evaluated based on net performance (after fees and expenses) of both the highest performing and lowest performing fund share classes, where applicable, compared to appropriate benchmark indices, over appropriate time periods that may include full market cycles, and compared to peer groups, as applicable, over the same periods, taking into account relevant factors including the following: general market conditions; issuer-specific information; and fund cash flows and other factors.
The Independent Trustees recognize that shareholders evaluate performance on a net basis over their own holding periods, for which one-, three-, and five-year periods are often used as a proxy. For this reason, the performance information reviewed by the Board also included net cumulative total return information for the fund and an appropriate benchmark index and peer group for the most recent one-, three-, and five-year periods ended June 30, 2018, as shown below. Returns are shown compared to the 25th percentile (top of box, 75% beaten) and 75th percentile (bottom of box, 25% beaten) of the peer universe.
VIP Growth Portfolio
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should continue to benefit the shareholders of the fund.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expense ratio compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes created for the purpose of facilitating the Trustees' competitive analysis of management fees and total expenses. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable investment mandates. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense ratio comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison.
Management Fee. The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods (ended June 30 for 2018 and December 31 for prior periods) shown in basis points (BP) 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 in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps relative to the total universe of funds with comparable investment mandates, regardless of whether their management fee structures also are comparable. Funds with comparable investment mandates offer exposure to similar types of securities. Funds with comparable management fee structures have similar management fee contractual arrangements (
e.g., flat rate charged for advisory services, all-inclusive fee rate,
etc.). "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 hypothetical TMG % of 20% would mean that 80% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher, and 20% had lower, management fees than the fund. The fund's actual TMG %s and the number of funds in the Total Mapped Group are in the chart below. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to a subset of non-Fidelity funds within the Total Mapped Group that are similar in size and management fee structure. For example, if a fund is in the first quartile of the ASPG, the fund's management fee ranks in the least expensive or lowest 25% of funds in the ASPG. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee structures, 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 rate ranked, is also included in the chart and was considered by the Board.
VIP Growth Portfolio
The Board noted that the fund's management fee rate ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for the 12-month period ended June 30, 2018.
The Board noted that it and the boards of other Fidelity funds formed an ad hoc Committee on Group Fee, which meets periodically, to conduct an in-depth review of the "group fee" component of the management fee of funds with such management fee structures. The Committee's focus included the mechanics of the group fee, the competitive landscape of group fee structures, Fidelity funds with no group fee component and investment products not included in group fee assets. The Board also considered that, for funds subject to the group fee, FMR agreed to voluntarily waive fees over a specified period of time in amounts designed to account for assets converted from certain funds to certain collective investment trusts.
The Board also noted that, in 2013, the ad hoc Committee on Management Fees was formed to conduct an in-depth review of the management fee rates of Fidelity's active equity mutual funds. The Committee focused on the following areas: (i) standard fee structures; (ii) research consumption and trading evolution; (iii) management fee competitiveness/profitability by category; and (iv) factors that drive institutional pricing.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.
Total Expense Ratio. In its review of each class's total expense ratio, the Board considered the fund's management fee rate 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 that Fidelity may agree to waive fees and expenses from time to time, and the extent to which, if any, it has done so for the fund. As part of its review, the Board also considered the current and historical total expense ratios 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 expense ratio of each of Initial Class, Investor Class, and Service Class ranked below the competitive median for the 12-month period ended June 30, 2018, and the total expense ratio of Service Class 2 ranked equal to the competitive median for the 12-month period ended June 30, 2018.
Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients. The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of Fidelity, such as other funds advised or subadvised by Fidelity, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients with similar mandates. The Board noted that a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically reviews and compares Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds and also noted the most recent findings of the committee. The Board noted that the committee's review included a consideration of the differences in services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in the markets serving the different categories of clients.
Based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that the total expense ratio of each class of the fund was 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 servicing the fund's shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, Fidelity presents to the Board information about the profitability of its relationships with the fund. Fidelity calculates profitability information for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability information for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), 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 the methodologies used by Fidelity in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures in respect of the mathematical accuracy of the fund profitability information and its conformity to established allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and potential indirect benefits such businesses may have received as a result of their association with Fidelity's mutual fund business (i.e., fall-out benefits) as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from the fund's business. The Board noted that changes to fall-out benefits year-over-year reflect business developments at Fidelity's various businesses.
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 was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive.
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 as assets grow through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense ratio reductions. The Board also noted that a committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically analyzes whether Fidelity 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 group assets increase, and for higher group fee rates as total group assets decrease (with "group assets" defined to include fund assets under FMR's management plus the assets of sector funds previously under FMR's management). FMR calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total Fidelity 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 benefit from lower management fees as group assets increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board concluded, taking into account the analysis of the Economies of Scale Committee, that economies of scale, if any, are being appropriately shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity.
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, in particular the underperformance of certain funds, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) Fidelity's fund profitability methodology, profitability trends for certain funds, and the impact of certain factors on fund profitability results; (iii) metrics for evaluating index fund and ETF performance and information about ETF trading characteristics; (iv) the methodology with respect to the evaluation of competitive fund data and peer group classifications and fee comparisons; (v) the expense structures for different funds and classes; (vi) information regarding other accounts managed by Fidelity, including collective investment trusts; and (vii) Fidelity's philosophies and strategies for evaluating funds and classes with lower or declining asset levels.
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board concluded that the advisory fee arrangements are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
VIPGRWT-SANN-0819
1.705692.121
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products: Overseas Portfolio
Semi-Annual Report June 30, 2019 |
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Investment Summary (Unaudited)
Geographic Diversification (% of fund's net assets)
As of June 30, 2019 |
| Japan | 16.1% |
| United Kingdom | 15.7% |
| France | 10.4% |
| Switzerland | 8.6% |
| Netherlands | 7.9% |
| United States of America * | 7.7% |
| Germany | 7.0% |
| Sweden | 4.4% |
| Ireland | 2.9% |
| Other | 19.3% |
* Includes Short-Term investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities).
Percentages are based on country or territory of incorporation and are adjusted for the effect of futures contracts, if applicable.
Asset Allocation as of June 30, 2019
| % of fund's net assets |
Stocks | 97.0 |
Investment Companies | 0.9 |
Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities) | 2.1 |
Top Ten Stocks as of June 30, 2019
| % of fund's net assets |
Roche Holding AG (participation certificate) (Switzerland, Pharmaceuticals) | 2.4 |
AIA Group Ltd. (Hong Kong, Insurance) | 1.8 |
SAP SE (Germany, Software) | 1.8 |
Diageo PLC (United Kingdom, Beverages) | 1.8 |
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (France, Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods) | 1.7 |
Unilever NV (Certificaten Van Aandelen) (Bearer) (Netherlands, Personal Products) | 1.7 |
Total SA (France, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) | 1.6 |
Sanofi SA (France, Pharmaceuticals) | 1.3 |
Hoya Corp. (Japan, Health Care Equipment & Supplies) | 1.3 |
Heineken NV (Bearer) (Netherlands, Beverages) | 1.2 |
| 16.6 |
Top Market Sectors as of June 30, 2019
| % of fund's net assets |
Financials | 20.2 |
Industrials | 17.7 |
Health Care | 14.8 |
Information Technology | 12.6 |
Consumer Staples | 12.4 |
Consumer Discretionary | 8.9 |
Communication Services | 3.5 |
Materials | 3.5 |
Energy | 2.7 |
Real Estate | 0.7 |
Schedule of Investments June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 96.6% | | | |
| | Shares | Value |
Australia - 0.3% | | | |
Insurance Australia Group Ltd. | | 363,943 | $2,110,481 |
Lovisa Holdings Ltd. (a) | | 119,300 | 951,452 |
National Storage (REIT) unit | | 863,700 | 1,061,131 |
realestate.com.au Ltd. | | 17,345 | 1,169,485 |
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TOTAL AUSTRALIA | | | 5,292,549 |
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Austria - 0.6% | | | |
Andritz AG | | 9,757 | 367,234 |
Erste Group Bank AG | | 211,600 | 7,853,522 |
Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG | | 9,000 | 1,131,869 |
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TOTAL AUSTRIA | | | 9,352,625 |
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Bailiwick of Jersey - 1.6% | | | |
Experian PLC | | 466,000 | 14,108,433 |
Glencore Xstrata PLC | | 392,700 | 1,359,106 |
Sanne Group PLC | | 1,079,326 | 9,635,951 |
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TOTAL BAILIWICK OF JERSEY | | | 25,103,490 |
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Belgium - 1.2% | | | |
KBC Groep NV | | 280,168 | 18,362,895 |
Bermuda - 2.2% | | | |
Credicorp Ltd. (United States) | | 35,400 | 8,103,414 |
Hiscox Ltd. | | 510,400 | 10,967,248 |
Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd. | | 131,800 | 848,792 |
IHS Markit Ltd. (b) | | 215,972 | 13,761,736 |
SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Ltd. | | 1,049,000 | 999,086 |
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TOTAL BERMUDA | | | 34,680,276 |
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Canada - 0.9% | | | |
Constellation Software, Inc. | | 15,670 | 14,768,965 |
Cayman Islands - 0.3% | | | |
SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd. | | 1,974,000 | 2,011,475 |
Value Partners Group Ltd. | | 2,224,000 | 1,483,293 |
ZTO Express (Cayman), Inc. sponsored ADR | | 81,300 | 1,554,456 |
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TOTAL CAYMAN ISLANDS | | | 5,049,224 |
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China - 0.2% | | | |
Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai (A Shares) | | 192,000 | 1,537,834 |
Suofeiya Home Collection Co. Ltd. (A Shares) | | 256,000 | 691,932 |
Yunnan Baiyao Group Co. Ltd. (A Shares) | | 113,900 | 1,383,692 |
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TOTAL CHINA | | | 3,613,458 |
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Denmark - 1.5% | | | |
A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S Series A | | 923 | 1,071,465 |
DSV de Sammensluttede Vognmaend A/S | | 152,500 | 14,975,511 |
Netcompany Group A/S (c) | | 146,281 | 5,892,110 |
Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S (c) | | 118,471 | 1,380,686 |
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TOTAL DENMARK | | | 23,319,772 |
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Finland - 0.1% | | | |
Nokian Tyres PLC | | 53,400 | 1,667,403 |
France - 10.4% | | | |
Altarea SCA | | 5,300 | 1,102,873 |
Altarea SCA rights (b)(d) | | 6,800 | 98,587 |
ALTEN | | 76,770 | 9,200,911 |
Amundi SA (c) | | 134,153 | 9,366,286 |
Capgemini SA | | 140,000 | 17,407,864 |
Compagnie de St. Gobain | | 42,800 | 1,668,092 |
Danone SA | | 214,700 | 18,179,126 |
Edenred SA | | 174,761 | 8,914,612 |
Elior SA (c) | | 233,100 | 3,204,551 |
Essilor International SA | | 60,600 | 7,907,223 |
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | | 62,833 | 26,711,913 |
Natixis SA | | 214,200 | 861,983 |
Sanofi SA | | 236,914 | 20,474,655 |
SR Teleperformance SA | | 72,800 | 14,585,991 |
Total SA | | 447,307 | 25,091,142 |
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TOTAL FRANCE | | | 164,775,809 |
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Germany - 6.6% | | | |
adidas AG | | 56,464 | 17,431,716 |
Axel Springer Verlag AG (a) | | 73,000 | 5,142,364 |
Bayer AG | | 122,853 | 8,521,121 |
Bertrandt AG | | 23,982 | 1,704,371 |
Deutsche Borse AG | | 89,100 | 12,578,245 |
Deutsche Post AG | | 309,781 | 10,180,082 |
Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA | | 104,757 | 5,679,603 |
Hannover Reuck SE | | 81,600 | 13,194,363 |
Instone Real Estate Group BV (b)(c) | | 56,500 | 1,269,504 |
JOST Werke AG (c) | | 23,700 | 830,038 |
SAP SE | | 203,763 | 27,934,244 |
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TOTAL GERMANY | | | 104,465,651 |
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Hong Kong - 2.0% | | | |
AIA Group Ltd. | | 2,625,300 | 28,350,360 |
Dah Sing Banking Group Ltd. | | 778,400 | 1,405,000 |
Dah Sing Financial Holdings Ltd. | | 311,600 | 1,455,944 |
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TOTAL HONG KONG | | | 31,211,304 |
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India - 1.6% | | | |
Axis Bank Ltd. (b) | | 717,730 | 8,416,542 |
HDFC Bank Ltd. sponsored ADR | | 87,400 | 11,365,496 |
LIC Housing Finance Ltd. | | 644,700 | 5,191,728 |
Shriram Transport Finance Co. Ltd. | | 81,700 | 1,280,243 |
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TOTAL INDIA | | | 26,254,009 |
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Indonesia - 0.5% | | | |
PT Astra International Tbk | | 4,009,300 | 2,114,265 |
PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk | | 20,000,900 | 6,172,637 |
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TOTAL INDONESIA | | | 8,286,902 |
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Ireland - 2.9% | | | |
DCC PLC (United Kingdom) | | 148,950 | 13,278,965 |
Irish Residential Properties REIT PLC | | 483,900 | 927,709 |
Kerry Group PLC Class A | | 122,900 | 14,673,707 |
Kingspan Group PLC (Ireland) | | 162,520 | 8,826,119 |
United Drug PLC (United Kingdom) | | 863,102 | 8,757,810 |
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TOTAL IRELAND | | | 46,464,310 |
|
Italy - 1.4% | | | |
Banca Generali SpA | | 32,330 | 930,825 |
FinecoBank SpA | | 609,600 | 6,800,058 |
Recordati SpA | | 332,200 | 13,848,118 |
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TOTAL ITALY | | | 21,579,001 |
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Japan - 16.1% | | | |
AEON Financial Service Co. Ltd. | | 85,900 | 1,382,335 |
Arata Corp. | | 33,900 | 1,152,377 |
Credit Saison Co. Ltd. | | 93,700 | 1,095,912 |
Daiichikosho Co. Ltd. | | 159,900 | 7,430,311 |
Elecom Co. Ltd. | | 119,900 | 4,059,129 |
GMO Internet, Inc. | | 114,040 | 2,064,704 |
Hoya Corp. | | 260,900 | 19,973,738 |
Iriso Electronics Co. Ltd. | | 134,300 | 6,751,435 |
Kao Corp. | | 161,400 | 12,290,442 |
Keyence Corp. | | 29,056 | 17,821,948 |
KH Neochem Co. Ltd. | | 339,100 | 8,306,480 |
Miroku Jyoho Service Co., Ltd. | | 188,410 | 5,915,391 |
Nabtesco Corp. | | 67,000 | 1,860,576 |
Nakanishi, Inc. | | 46,600 | 855,367 |
Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd. | | 75,620 | 10,015,801 |
NOF Corp. | | 242,800 | 9,041,803 |
OBIC Co. Ltd. | | 39,340 | 4,451,588 |
Olympus Corp. | | 848,500 | 9,412,475 |
Oracle Corp. Japan | | 81,500 | 5,949,126 |
ORIX Corp. | | 886,330 | 13,219,113 |
Otsuka Corp. | | 238,800 | 9,601,614 |
PALTAC Corp. | | 105,800 | 5,809,359 |
Paramount Bed Holdings Co. Ltd. | | 30,100 | 1,144,646 |
Persol Holdings Co., Ltd. | | 422,100 | 9,908,965 |
Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd. | | 386,060 | 12,869,263 |
Relo Group, Inc. | | 172,900 | 4,350,765 |
Renesas Electronics Corp. (b) | | 199,500 | 989,960 |
S Foods, Inc. | | 173,600 | 5,893,206 |
Shiseido Co. Ltd. | | 158,400 | 11,931,238 |
SMC Corp. | | 34,500 | 12,854,102 |
Subaru Corp. | | 85,600 | 2,079,362 |
Sundrug Co. Ltd. | | 17,140 | 463,574 |
Suzuki Motor Corp. | | 166,300 | 7,811,002 |
Tsuruha Holdings, Inc. | | 110,500 | 10,208,042 |
USS Co. Ltd. | | 443,327 | 8,729,613 |
Welcia Holdings Co. Ltd. | | 172,820 | 7,028,852 |
Zozo, Inc. | | 80,700 | 1,511,230 |
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TOTAL JAPAN | | | 256,234,844 |
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Kenya - 0.3% | | | |
Safaricom Ltd. | | 19,310,400 | 5,291,294 |
Korea (South) - 0.3% | | | |
LG Chemical Ltd. | | 14,585 | 4,467,895 |
Luxembourg - 0.1% | | | |
Eurofins Scientific SA | | 3,591 | 1,588,414 |
Mexico - 0.2% | | | |
Grupo Financiero Banorte S.A.B. de CV Series O | | 694,100 | 4,027,091 |
Netherlands - 7.9% | | | |
ASML Holding NV (Netherlands) | | 80,100 | 16,668,000 |
ASR Nederland NV | | 24,400 | 992,170 |
Grandvision NV (c) | | 291,100 | 6,765,841 |
Heineken NV (Bearer) | | 177,300 | 19,785,792 |
IMCD Group BV | | 202,210 | 18,532,599 |
Intertrust NV (c) | | 90,454 | 1,868,880 |
Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV | | 383,520 | 16,673,895 |
QIAGEN NV (Germany) (b) | | 193,600 | 7,856,888 |
Unilever NV (Certificaten Van Aandelen) (Bearer) | | 438,100 | 26,618,159 |
Wolters Kluwer NV | | 136,600 | 9,944,090 |
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TOTAL NETHERLANDS | | | 125,706,314 |
|
New Zealand - 0.5% | | | |
EBOS Group Ltd. | | 470,136 | 7,311,635 |
Norway - 1.8% | | | |
Adevinta ASA: | | | |
Class A (b) | | 323,100 | 3,590,652 |
Class B | | 258,822 | 2,852,050 |
Equinor ASA | | 677,200 | 13,372,605 |
Schibsted ASA: | | | |
(A Shares) | | 270,400 | 7,458,589 |
(B Shares) | | 29,022 | 756,642 |
Skandiabanken ASA (c) | | 118,472 | 1,011,056 |
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TOTAL NORWAY | | | 29,041,594 |
|
Spain - 1.2% | | | |
Amadeus IT Holding SA Class A | | 113,667 | 9,003,607 |
CaixaBank SA | | 1,187,100 | 3,404,614 |
Prosegur Cash SA (c) | | 3,283,600 | 6,496,780 |
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TOTAL SPAIN | | | 18,905,001 |
|
Sweden - 4.4% | | | |
Addlife AB | | 250,591 | 7,825,782 |
AddTech AB (B Shares) | | 180,907 | 5,493,749 |
ASSA ABLOY AB (B Shares) | | 526,800 | 11,886,027 |
Essity AB Class B | | 46,160 | 1,418,679 |
Hexagon AB (B Shares) | | 188,500 | 10,466,189 |
HEXPOL AB (B Shares) | | 117,030 | 953,390 |
Indutrade AB | | 368,590 | 11,780,718 |
Securitas AB (B Shares) | | 76,200 | 1,336,720 |
Svenska Handelsbanken AB (A Shares) | | 1,040,700 | 10,270,350 |
Swedbank AB (A Shares) | | 359,862 | 5,417,488 |
Swedish Match Co. AB | | 22,700 | 958,244 |
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (B Shares) | | 247,500 | 2,349,202 |
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TOTAL SWEDEN | | | 70,156,538 |
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Switzerland - 8.6% | | | |
Alcon, Inc. (b) | | 207,100 | 12,850,555 |
Julius Baer Group Ltd. | | 219,410 | 9,775,611 |
Lonza Group AG | | 44,290 | 14,951,988 |
Nestle SA (Reg. S) | | 175,600 | 18,178,506 |
Roche Holding AG (participation certificate) | | 135,225 | 38,023,625 |
Sika AG | | 82,831 | 14,136,083 |
Sonova Holding AG Class B | | 39,220 | 8,911,080 |
Swiss Re Ltd. | | 99,660 | 10,131,385 |
UBS Group AG | | 817,800 | 9,717,763 |
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TOTAL SWITZERLAND | | | 136,676,596 |
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Taiwan - 0.5% | | | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | | 1,116,600 | 8,562,378 |
United Kingdom - 15.7% | | | |
Aggreko PLC | | 129,700 | 1,301,229 |
Ascential PLC (c) | | 1,085,863 | 4,911,968 |
AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom) | | 30,900 | 2,526,127 |
BCA Marketplace PLC | | 759,900 | 2,345,035 |
Beazley PLC | | 1,307,100 | 9,154,633 |
BP PLC | | 568,663 | 3,961,743 |
Cineworld Group PLC | | 2,619,800 | 8,430,656 |
Close Brothers Group PLC | | 41,590 | 746,835 |
Compass Group PLC | | 697,101 | 16,710,751 |
Cranswick PLC | | 191,873 | 6,301,283 |
Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC | | 158,930 | 5,542,338 |
Diageo PLC | | 648,400 | 27,907,320 |
Diploma PLC | | 466,020 | 9,066,715 |
Hilton Food Group PLC | | 392,469 | 4,824,667 |
InterContinental Hotel Group PLC | | 231,420 | 15,200,085 |
Intertek Group PLC | | 165,010 | 11,529,686 |
James Fisher and Sons PLC | | 184,130 | 4,484,972 |
John Wood Group PLC | | 92,760 | 532,459 |
JTC PLC (c) | | 529,100 | 2,499,582 |
Keywords Studios PLC | | 53,100 | 1,230,677 |
Lloyds Banking Group PLC | | 2,702,479 | 1,940,975 |
London Stock Exchange Group PLC | | 179,980 | 12,539,109 |
Micro Focus International PLC | | 51,468 | 1,353,608 |
Mondi PLC | | 443,500 | 10,081,689 |
Prudential PLC | | 903,742 | 19,729,575 |
RELX PLC (London Stock Exchange) | | 453,800 | 11,004,512 |
Rentokil Initial PLC | | 1,985,800 | 10,024,420 |
Rightmove PLC | | 149,200 | 1,013,131 |
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (e) | | 135,022 | 1,442,432 |
Rotork PLC | | 2,035,457 | 8,183,884 |
Sabre Insurance Group PLC (c) | | 556,141 | 1,928,121 |
Spectris PLC | | 184,840 | 6,755,747 |
St. James's Place Capital PLC | | 119,950 | 1,672,589 |
Standard Life PLC | | 478,516 | 1,790,259 |
The Weir Group PLC | | 49,404 | 970,284 |
Ultra Electronics Holdings PLC | | 299,700 | 6,279,966 |
Unilever PLC | | 50,300 | 3,122,387 |
Victrex PLC | | 198,314 | 5,450,009 |
Volution Group PLC | | 1,942,395 | 4,440,140 |
|
TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM | | | 248,931,598 |
|
United States of America - 4.7% | | | |
Alphabet, Inc. Class C (b) | | 5,772 | 6,239,013 |
Becton, Dickinson & Co. | | 35,900 | 9,047,159 |
Boston Scientific Corp. (b) | | 224,700 | 9,657,606 |
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | | 127,100 | 12,678,225 |
Moody's Corp. | | 38,100 | 7,441,311 |
Roper Technologies, Inc. | | 24,500 | 8,973,370 |
S&P Global, Inc. | | 44,077 | 10,040,300 |
Total System Services, Inc. | | 78,200 | 10,030,714 |
|
TOTAL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | | | 74,107,698 |
|
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | | | |
(Cost $1,231,683,718) | | | 1,535,256,533 |
|
Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 0.4% | | | |
Germany - 0.4% | | | |
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA | | | |
(Cost $8,868,525) | | 69,212 | 6,769,857 |
|
Investment Companies - 0.9% | | | |
United States of America - 0.9% | | | |
iShares MSCI Japan ETF | | | |
(Cost $12,932,226) | | 245,800 | 13,415,764 |
|
Money Market Funds - 1.9% | | | |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 2.42% (f) | | 25,179,176 | 25,184,212 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 2.42% (f)(g) | | 4,685,821 | 4,686,290 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS | | | |
(Cost $29,870,083) | | | 29,870,502 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 99.8% | | | |
(Cost $1,283,354,552) | | | 1,585,312,656 |
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 0.2% | | | 3,386,850 |
NET ASSETS - 100% | | | $1,588,699,506 |
Security Type Abbreviations
ETF – Exchange-Traded Fund
Categorizations in the Schedule of Investments are based on country or territory of incorporation.
Legend
(a) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end.
(b) Non-income producing
(c) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $47,425,403 or 3.0% of net assets.
(d) Security or a portion of the security purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis.
(e) A portion of the security sold on a delayed delivery basis.
(f) Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements are available on the SEC's website or upon request.
(g) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
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 | $268,424 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund | 177,622 |
Total | $446,046 |
Amounts in the income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line-item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable. Amount for Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of payments to and from borrowers of securities.
Investment Valuation
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of June 30, 2019, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
| Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: |
Description | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Investments in Securities: | | | | |
Equities: | | | | |
Communication Services | $55,285,241 | $55,285,241 | $-- | $-- |
Consumer Discretionary | 142,733,239 | 99,310,575 | 43,422,664 | -- |
Consumer Staples | 197,933,767 | 103,928,269 | 94,005,498 | -- |
Energy | 42,957,949 | 13,905,064 | 29,052,885 | -- |
Financials | 324,989,696 | 233,522,478 | 91,467,218 | -- |
Health Care | 232,818,317 | 131,646,906 | 101,171,411 | -- |
Industrials | 281,491,385 | 268,162,926 | 13,328,459 | -- |
Information Technology | 199,229,111 | 142,361,679 | 56,867,432 | -- |
Materials | 54,928,324 | 53,569,218 | 1,359,106 | -- |
Real Estate | 9,659,361 | 9,659,361 | -- | -- |
Investment Companies | 13,415,764 | 13,415,764 | -- | -- |
Money Market Funds | 29,870,502 | 29,870,502 | -- | -- |
Total Investments in Securities: | $1,585,312,656 | $1,154,637,983 | $430,674,673 | $-- |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| | June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $4,452,707) — See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $1,253,484,469) | $1,555,442,154 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $29,870,083) | 29,870,502 | |
Total Investment in Securities (cost $1,283,354,552) | | $1,585,312,656 |
Cash | | 761,499 |
Foreign currency held at value (cost $23) | | 23 |
Receivable for investments sold | | |
Regular delivery | | 2,822,098 |
Delayed delivery | | 75,304 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 3,468,838 |
Dividends receivable | | 6,041,469 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 56,347 |
Other receivables | | 144,959 |
Total assets | | 1,598,683,193 |
Liabilities | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | |
Regular delivery | $2,113,191 | |
Delayed delivery | 98,587 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 1,369,145 | |
Accrued management fee | 864,551 | |
Distribution and service plan fees payable | 77,909 | |
Other affiliated payables | 168,564 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 607,777 | |
Collateral on securities loaned | 4,683,963 | |
Total liabilities | | 9,983,687 |
Net Assets | | $1,588,699,506 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $1,278,909,084 |
Total distributable earnings (loss) | | 309,790,422 |
Net Assets | | $1,588,699,506 |
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price | | |
Initial Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($743,335,372 ÷ 33,993,428 shares) | | $21.87 |
Service Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($132,390,621 ÷ 6,083,799 shares) | | $21.76 |
Service Class 2: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($328,688,394 ÷ 15,194,818 shares) | | $21.63 |
Investor Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($384,285,119 ÷ 17,641,028 shares) | | $21.78 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Operations
| | Six months ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) |
Investment Income | | |
Dividends | | $27,332,625 |
Non-Cash dividends | | 3,982,333 |
Interest | | 12,702 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $177,622 from security lending) | | 446,046 |
Income before foreign taxes withheld | | 31,773,706 |
Less foreign taxes withheld | | (2,416,392) |
Total income | | 29,357,314 |
Expenses | | |
Management fee | $5,055,627 | |
Transfer agent fees | 642,775 | |
Distribution and service plan fees | 460,174 | |
Accounting and security lending fees | 343,588 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 91,190 | |
Independent trustees' fees and expenses | 3,616 | |
Audit | 44,197 | |
Legal | 2,073 | |
Interest | 3,578 | |
Miscellaneous | 5,823 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 6,652,641 | |
Expense reductions | (130,632) | |
Total expenses after reductions | | 6,522,009 |
Net investment income (loss) | | 22,835,305 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | (2,918,159) | |
Fidelity Central Funds | 3,377 | |
Foreign currency transactions | (68,089) | |
Futures contracts | (1,527,055) | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | (4,509,926) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers (net of increase in deferred foreign taxes of $452,115) | 239,689,766 | |
Fidelity Central Funds | (1,050) | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | (708) | |
Futures contracts | 1,972,800 | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | 241,660,808 |
Net gain (loss) | | 237,150,882 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $259,986,187 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Six months ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) | Year ended December 31, 2018 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $22,835,305 | $25,219,328 |
Net realized gain (loss) | (4,509,926) | 53,148,477 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 241,660,808 | (324,927,475) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 259,986,187 | (246,559,670) |
Distributions to shareholders | (55,532,491) | (24,318,096) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | (23,956,677) | (91,834,407) |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 180,497,019 | (362,712,173) |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 1,408,202,487 | 1,770,914,660 |
End of period | $1,588,699,506 | $1,408,202,487 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Highlights
VIP Overseas Portfolio Initial Class
| Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, | Years endedDecember 31, | | | | |
| 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $19.13 | $22.87 | $17.81 | $19.08 | $18.70 | $20.64 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .32 | .36 | .31 | .28 | .29 | .32B |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 3.18 | (3.75) | 5.08 | (1.25) | .38 | (1.98) |
Total from investment operations | 3.50 | (3.39) | 5.39 | (.97) | .67 | (1.66) |
Distributions from net investment income | – | (.35) | (.31) | (.27) | (.27) | (.27) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.76) | – | (.02) | (.03) | (.02) | (.01) |
Total distributions | (.76) | (.35) | (.33) | (.30) | (.29) | (.28) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital | – | – | – | – | –A,C | –A,C |
Net asset value, end of period | $21.87 | $19.13 | $22.87 | $17.81 | $19.08 | $18.70 |
Total ReturnD,E,F | 18.77% | (14.81)% | 30.28% | (5.06)% | 3.62% | (8.08)% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsG,H | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .79%I | .79% | .80% | .80% | .80% | .82% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .79%I | .79% | .80% | .80% | .80% | .82% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .77%I | .78% | .78% | .80% | .80% | .82% |
Net investment income (loss) | 3.07%I | 1.59% | 1.46% | 1.56% | 1.46% | 1.62%B |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $743,335 | $662,011 | $822,994 | $702,946 | $758,522 | $726,566 |
Portfolio turnover rateJ | 44%I | 40% | 35% | 102% | 29% | 39% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.08 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.24%.
C Amount represents less than $.005 per share.
D Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
E Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
F Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
G Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H 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.
I Annualized
J Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
VIP Overseas Portfolio Service Class
| Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, | Years endedDecember 31, | | | | |
| 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $19.05 | $22.77 | $17.74 | $19.00 | $18.63 | $20.56 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .30 | .33 | .28 | .27 | .27 | .30B |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 3.17 | (3.72) | 5.05 | (1.24) | .37 | (1.97) |
Total from investment operations | 3.47 | (3.39) | 5.33 | (.97) | .64 | (1.67) |
Distributions from net investment income | – | (.33) | (.28) | (.25) | (.25) | (.25) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.76) | – | (.02) | (.03) | (.02) | (.01) |
Total distributions | (.76) | (.33) | (.30) | (.29)C | (.27) | (.26) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital | – | – | – | – | –A,D | –A,D |
Net asset value, end of period | $21.76 | $19.05 | $22.77 | $17.74 | $19.00 | $18.63 |
Total ReturnE,F,G | 18.69% | (14.88)% | 30.10% | (5.12)% | 3.49% | (8.16)% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsH,I | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .89%J | .89% | .90% | .90% | .90% | .92% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .89%J | .89% | .90% | .90% | .90% | .92% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .87%J | .88% | .88% | .90% | .90% | .92% |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.97%J | 1.49% | 1.36% | 1.46% | 1.36% | 1.52%B |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $132,391 | $114,094 | $141,047 | $118,444 | $138,766 | $100,058 |
Portfolio turnover rateK | 44%J | 40% | 35% | 102% | 29% | 39% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.07 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.14%.
C Total distributions of $.29 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.253 and distributions from net realized gain of $.032 per share.
D Amount represents less than $.005 per share.
E Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
F Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
G Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
H Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
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. 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 Annualized
K Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
VIP Overseas Portfolio Service Class 2
| Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, | Years endedDecember 31, | | | | |
| 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $18.95 | $22.66 | $17.65 | $18.92 | $18.55 | $20.47 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .29 | .30 | .25 | .24 | .24 | .27B |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 3.15 | (3.71) | 5.04 | (1.25) | .38 | (1.96) |
Total from investment operations | 3.44 | (3.41) | 5.29 | (1.01) | .62 | (1.69) |
Distributions from net investment income | – | (.30) | (.26) | (.23) | (.23) | (.22) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.76) | – | (.02) | (.03) | (.02) | (.01) |
Total distributions | (.76) | (.30) | (.28) | (.26) | (.25) | (.23) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital | – | – | – | – | –A,C | –A,C |
Net asset value, end of period | $21.63 | $18.95 | $22.66 | $17.65 | $18.92 | $18.55 |
Total ReturnD,E,F | 18.63% | (15.06)% | 29.99% | (5.32)% | 3.35% | (8.30)% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsG,H | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.04%I | 1.04% | 1.05% | 1.05% | 1.05% | 1.07% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.04%I | 1.04% | 1.05% | 1.05% | 1.05% | 1.07% |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.02%I | 1.03% | 1.03% | 1.05% | 1.05% | 1.07% |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.82%I | 1.34% | 1.21% | 1.31% | 1.21% | 1.37%B |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $328,688 | $291,392 | $361,446 | $302,443 | $345,818 | $266,860 |
Portfolio turnover rateJ | 44%I | 40% | 35% | 102% | 29% | 39% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.07 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .99%.
C Amount represents less than $.005 per share.
D Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
E Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
F Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
G Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H 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.
I Annualized
J Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
VIP Overseas Portfolio Investor Class
| Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, | Years endedDecember 31, | | | | |
| 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $19.06 | $22.79 | $17.75 | $19.02 | $18.64 | $20.58 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .31 | .34 | .29 | .27 | .27 | .30B |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 3.17 | (3.74) | 5.06 | (1.25) | .39 | (1.98) |
Total from investment operations | 3.48 | (3.40) | 5.35 | (.98) | .66 | (1.68) |
Distributions from net investment income | – | (.33) | (.29) | (.26) | (.26) | (.26) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.76) | – | (.02) | (.03) | (.02) | (.01) |
Total distributions | (.76) | (.33) | (.31) | (.29) | (.28) | (.26)C |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital | – | – | – | – | –A,D | –A,D |
Net asset value, end of period | $21.78 | $19.06 | $22.79 | $17.75 | $19.02 | $18.64 |
Total ReturnE,F,G | 18.74% | (14.90)% | 30.18% | (5.14)% | 3.55% | (8.17)% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsH,I | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .87%J | .87% | .88% | .88% | .88% | .90% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .87%J | .87% | .88% | .88% | .88% | .90% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .85%J | .86% | .86% | .88% | .88% | .90% |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.99%J | 1.51% | 1.38% | 1.48% | 1.38% | 1.54%B |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $384,285 | $340,705 | $445,429 | $303,787 | $315,254 | $279,760 |
Portfolio turnover rateK | 44%J | 40% | 35% | 102% | 29% | 39% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.07 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.16%.
C Total distributions of $.26 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.257 and distributions from net realized gain of $.005 per share.
D Amount represents less than $.005 per share.
E Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
F Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
G Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
H Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
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. 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 Annualized
K Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
For the period ended June 30, 2019
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 and Investor Class shares. All classes have equal rights and voting privileges, except for matters affecting a single class.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund invests in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Annualized expenses of the Money Market Central Funds as of their most recent shareholder report date ranged from less than .005% to .01%.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds are available on the SEC website or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investments Companies. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Board of Trustees (the Board) has delegated the day to day responsibility for the valuation of the Fund's investments to the Fair Value Committee (the Committee) established by the Fund's investment adviser. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and reports to the Board on the Committee's activities and fair value determinations. The Board monitors the appropriateness of the procedures used in valuing the Fund's investments and ratifies the fair value determinations of the Committee.
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
- Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
- Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
- Level 3 – unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level as of June 30, 2019 is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
Foreign Currency. The Fund may use foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Gains and losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and include proceeds received from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is accrued as earned and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.
Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily 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 may also differ by class. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Deferred Trustee Compensation. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan), certain independent Trustees have elected to defer receipt of a portion of their annual compensation. Deferred amounts are invested in a cross-section of Fidelity funds, are marked-to-market and remain in the Fund until distributed in accordance with the Plan. The investment of deferred amounts and the offsetting payable to the Trustees of $25,903 are included in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities in other receivables and other payables and accrued expenses, respectively.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. 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 capital gains by certain countries in which it invests. An estimated deferred tax liability for net unrealized appreciation on the applicable securities is included in Other payables and accrued expenses on the Statement of Assets & Liabilities.
Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income 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 GAAP.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), market discount, deferred trustees compensation and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities, and derivatives if applicable, for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation | $332,011,148 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (36,806,132) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $295,205,016 |
Tax cost | $1,290,107,640 |
The Fund intends to elect to defer to its next fiscal year $1,225,845 of ordinary losses recognized during the period November 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018.
Delayed Delivery Transactions and When-Issued Securities. During the period, the Fund transacted in securities on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis. Payment and delivery may take place after the customary settlement period for that security. The price of the underlying securities and the date when the securities will be delivered and paid for are fixed at the time the transaction is negotiated. The securities purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis are identified as such in the Fund's Schedule of Investments. Losses may arise due to changes in the value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract's terms, or if the issuer does not issue the securities due to political, economic, or other factors.
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.
4. Derivative Instruments.
Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments. The Fund's investment objective allows the Fund to enter into various types of derivative contracts, including futures contracts. Derivatives are investments whose value is primarily derived from underlying assets, indices or reference rates and may be transacted on an exchange or over-the-counter (OTC). Derivatives may involve a future commitment to buy or sell a specified asset based on specified terms, to exchange future cash flows at periodic intervals based on a notional principal amount, or for one party to make one or more payments upon the occurrence of specified events in exchange for periodic payments from the other party.
The Fund used derivatives to increase returns and to manage exposure to certain risks as defined below. The success of any strategy involving derivatives depends on analysis of numerous economic factors, and if the strategies for investment do not work as intended, the Fund may not achieve its objectives.
The Fund's use of derivatives increased or decreased its exposure to the following risk:
Equity Risk | Equity risk relates to the fluctuations in the value of financial instruments as a result of changes in market prices (other than those arising from interest rate risk or foreign exchange risk), whether caused by factors specific to an individual investment, its issuer, or all factors affecting all instruments traded in a market or market segment. |
The Fund is also exposed to additional risks from investing in derivatives, such as liquidity risk and counterparty credit risk. Liquidity risk is the risk that the Fund will be unable to close out the derivative in the open market in a timely manner. Counterparty credit risk is the risk that the counterparty will not be able to fulfill its obligation to the Fund. Counterparty credit risk related to exchange-traded futures contracts may be mitigated by the protection provided by the exchange on which they trade.
Investing in derivatives may involve greater risks than investing in the underlying assets directly and, to varying degrees, may involve risk of loss in excess of any initial investment and collateral received and amounts recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. In addition, there may be the risk that the change in value of the derivative contract does not correspond to the change in value of the underlying instrument.
Futures Contracts. A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell a specified underlying instrument for a fixed price at a specified future date. The Fund used futures contracts to manage its exposure to the stock market.
Upon entering into a futures contract, a fund is required to deposit either cash or securities (initial margin) with a clearing broker in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the face value of the contract. Futures contracts are marked-to-market daily and subsequent daily payments (variation margin) are made or received by a fund depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the futures contracts and are recorded as unrealized appreciation or (depreciation). This receivable and/or payable, if any, is included in daily variation margin on futures contracts in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized gain or (loss) is recorded upon the expiration or closing of a futures contract. The net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts during the period is presented in the Statement of Operations.
Any open futures contracts at period end are presented in the Schedule of Investments under the caption "Futures Contracts". The notional amount at value reflects each contract's exposure to the underlying instrument or index at period end.
5. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $329,058,711 and $356,934,493, respectively.
6. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company (the investment adviser) 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 .424% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .24% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by the investment adviser, including any mutual funds previously advised by the investment adviser that are currently advised by Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, an affiliate of the investment adviser. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the reporting period, the total annualized management fee rate was .66% of the Fund's average net assets.
Distribution and Service Plan Fees. 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 the investment adviser, 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, total fees, all of which were re-allowed to insurance companies for the distribution of shares and providing shareholder support services, were as follows:
Service Class | $62,682 |
Service Class 2 | 397,492 |
| $460,174 |
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, is the Fund's transfer, dividend disbursing, and shareholder servicing agent. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee with respect to each class. Each class pays a fee for transfer agent services, typesetting and printing and mailing of shareholder reports, excluding mailing of proxy statements, equal to an annual rate of class-level average net assets. The annual rate for Investor Class is .15% and the annual rate for all other classes is .07%. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
Initial Class | $233,292 |
Service Class | 40,744 |
Service Class 2 | 103,348 |
Investor Class | 265,391 |
| $642,775 |
Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. Prior to April 1, 2019, FSC had a separate agreement with the Fund for administration of the security lending program, based on the number and duration of lending transactions. For the period, the total fees paid for accounting and administration of securities lending were equivalent to an annualized rate of .04%.
Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $220 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 Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) or other affiliated entities of FMR, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the funds to borrow from, or lend money to, other participating affiliated funds. At period end, there were no interfund loans outstanding. The Fund's activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:
Borrower or Lender | Average Loan Balance | Weighted Average Interest Rate | Interest Expense |
Borrower | $12,316,750 | 2.61% | $3,578 |
Interfund Trades. The Fund may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note.
7. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by the investment adviser or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $2,142 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, the Fund did not borrow on this line of credit.
8. Security Lending.
The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. For equity securities, lending agents are used, including National Financial Services (NFS), an affiliate of the Fund. Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, NFS will receive a fee, which is capped at 9.9% of daily lending revenue, for its services as lending agent. The Fund may lend securities to certain qualified borrowers, including NFS. 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. The Fund or borrower may terminate the loan at any time, and if the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, the Fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. The Fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. 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 rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. During the period, there were no securities loaned to NFS.
9. Expense Reductions.
Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of the Fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to the Fund to offset certain expenses. This amount totaled $124,951 for the period.
In addition, during the period the investment adviser reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $5,681.
10. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
| Six months ended June 30, 2019 | Year ended December 31, 2018 |
Distributions to shareholders | | |
Initial Class | $25,886,735 | $11,995,444 |
Service Class | 4,551,474 | 1,950,931 |
Service Class 2 | 11,706,390 | 4,482,500 |
Investor Class | 13,387,892 | 5,889,221 |
Total | $55,532,491 | $24,318,096 |
11. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
| Shares | Shares | Dollars | Dollars |
| Six months ended June 30, 2019 | Year ended December 31, 2018 | Six months ended June 30, 2019 | Year ended December 31, 2018 |
Initial Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 2,216,991 | 4,623,817 | $45,688,665 | $101,317,877 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 1,329,570 | 627,836 | 25,886,735 | 11,995,444 |
Shares redeemed | (4,166,312) | (6,621,663) | (86,930,317) | (147,932,406) |
Net increase (decrease) | (619,751) | (1,370,010) | $(15,354,917) | $(34,619,085) |
Service Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 256,710 | 546,824 | $5,273,567 | $12,072,904 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 234,854 | 102,660 | 4,551,474 | 1,950,931 |
Shares redeemed | (398,395) | (852,369) | (8,159,491) | (18,864,341) |
Net increase (decrease) | 93,169 | (202,885) | $1,665,550 | $(4,840,506) |
Service Class 2 | | | | |
Shares sold | 409,611 | 1,368,652 | $8,092,752 | $29,685,400 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 607,178 | 237,546 | 11,706,390 | 4,482,500 |
Shares redeemed | (1,198,533) | (2,182,363) | (24,488,965) | (48,413,888) |
Net increase (decrease) | (181,744) | (576,165) | $(4,689,823) | $(14,245,988) |
Investor Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 859,130 | 2,227,804 | $17,591,392 | $49,686,587 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 690,098 | 309,380 | 13,387,892 | 5,889,221 |
Shares redeemed | (1,780,497) | (4,206,328) | (36,556,771) | (93,704,636) |
Net increase (decrease) | (231,269) | (1,669,144) | $(5,577,487) | $(38,128,828) |
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, the investment adviser or its affiliates were the owners of record of 21% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund and one otherwise unaffiliated shareholder was the owner of record of 16% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund. Mutual funds managed by the investment adviser or its affiliates were the owners of record, in the aggregate, of approximately 28% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund.
Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, 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 (January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019).
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-A | Beginning Account Value January 1, 2019 | Ending Account Value June 30, 2019 | Expenses Paid During Period-B January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019 |
Initial Class | .79% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $1,187.70 | $4.29 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,020.88 | $3.96 |
Service Class | .89% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $1,186.90 | $4.83 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,020.38 | $4.46 |
Service Class 2 | 1.04% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $1,186.30 | $5.64 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,019.64 | $5.21 |
Investor Class | .87% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $1,187.40 | $4.72 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,020.48 | $4.36 |
A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
B Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
C 5% return per year before expenses
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 with Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and the sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. FMR and the sub-advisers are referred to herein as the Investment Advisers. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, covers an extensive agenda of topics and materials and considers 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 (Committees), each composed of and chaired by 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. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees, requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to review matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of the Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through joint ad hoc committees to discuss certain matters relevant to all of the Fidelity funds.
At its January 2019 meeting, the Board 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 expense ratio relative to peer funds; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationships with the fund; and (iv) the extent to which, if any, economies of scale exist and would be realized as the fund grows, and whether any economies of scale are appropriately shared with fund shareholders.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board 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 was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts was fair and reasonable. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor, 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, was aware that shareholders of the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among funds offered by Fidelity's competitors, and that the fund's shareholders, who have 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, which is part of the Fidelity family of funds.
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered Fidelity's staffing as it relates to the fund, including the backgrounds of investment personnel of Fidelity, and also considered the fund's investment objective, strategies, and related investment philosophy. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the investment personnel compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund. Additionally, the Board considered the portfolio managers' investments, if any, in the funds that they manage.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of Fidelity's investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as Fidelity's approach to recruiting, training, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board noted that Fidelity has continued to increase the resources devoted to non-U.S. offices, including expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization. The Board also noted that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. Further, the Board considered that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered Fidelity's trading, risk management, compliance, and technology and operations capabilities and resources, which are integral parts of the investment management process.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, 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 supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians, subcustodians, and pricing vendors; 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 over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value and convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through telephone representatives and over the Internet, investor education materials and asset allocation tools, and the expanded availability of Fidelity Investor Centers.
The Board noted that it and the boards of certain other Fidelity funds had formed an ad hoc Committee on Transfer Agency Fees to review the variety of transfer agency fee structures throughout the industry and Fidelity's competitive positioning with respect to industry participants.
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 a large variety of mutual fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including: (i) continuing to dedicate additional resources to Fidelity's investment research process, which includes meetings with management of issuers of securities in which the funds invest, and to the support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) continuing efforts to enhance Fidelity's global research capabilities; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs; (iv) launching new share classes of existing funds; (v) eliminating purchase minimums and broadening eligibility requirements for certain funds and share classes; (vi) reducing management fees and total expenses for certain growth equity funds and index funds; (vii) lowering expense caps for certain existing funds and classes, and converting certain voluntary expense caps to contractual caps, to reduce expenses borne by shareholders; (viii) eliminating short-term redemption fees for funds that had such fees; (ix) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies from fund mergers and share class consolidations; (x) continuing to develop, acquire and implement systems and technology to improve services to the funds and shareholders, strengthen information security, and increase efficiency; and (xi) continuing to implement enhancements to further strengthen Fidelity's product line to increase investors' probability of success in achieving their investment goals, including retirement income goals.
Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated in accordance with its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions and its performance history. The Board noted that there was a portfolio management change for
the fund in December 2016. The Board will continue to monitor closely the fund's performance, taking into account the portfolio manager change.
The Board took into account discussions that occur at Board meetings throughout the year with representatives of the Investment Advisers about fund investment performance. In this regard the Board noted that as part of regularly scheduled fund reviews and other reports to the Board on fund performance, the Board considers annualized return information for the fund for different time periods, measured against an appropriate securities market index ("benchmark index") and a peer group of funds with similar objectives ("peer group"), if any. In its evaluation of fund investment performance, the Board gave particular attention to information indicating changes in performance of certain Fidelity funds for specific time periods and discussed with the Investment Advisers the reasons for any overperformance or underperformance.
In addition to reviewing absolute and relative fund performance, the Independent Trustees periodically consider the appropriateness of fund performance metrics in evaluating the results achieved. In general, the Independent Trustees believe that fund performance should be evaluated based on net performance (after fees and expenses) of both the highest performing and lowest performing fund share classes, where applicable, compared to appropriate benchmark indices, over appropriate time periods that may include full market cycles, and compared to peer groups, as applicable, over the same periods, taking into account relevant factors including the following: general market conditions; issuer-specific information; and fund cash flows and other factors.
The Independent Trustees recognize that shareholders evaluate performance on a net basis over their own holding periods, for which one-, three-, and five-year periods are often used as a proxy. For this reason, the performance information reviewed by the Board also included net cumulative total return information for the fund and an appropriate benchmark index and peer group for the most recent
one-, three-, and five-year periods ended June 30, 2018, as shown below. Returns are shown compared to the 25th percentile (top of box, 75% beaten) and 75th percentile (bottom of box, 25% beaten) of the peer universe. Returns of the benchmark index are "net MA," i.e., adjusted for tax withholding rates applicable to U.S.-based funds organized as Massachusetts business trusts.VIP Overseas Portfolio
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should continue to benefit the shareholders of the fund.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expense ratio compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes created for the purpose of facilitating the Trustees' competitive analysis of management fees and total expenses. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable investment mandates. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense ratio comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison.
Management Fee. The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods (ended June 30 for 2018 and December 31 for prior periods) shown in basis points (BP) 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 in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps relative to the total universe of funds with comparable investment mandates, regardless of whether their management fee structures also are comparable. Funds with comparable investment mandates offer exposure to similar types of securities. Funds with comparable management fee structures have similar management fee contractual arrangements (
e.g., flat rate charged for advisory services, all-inclusive fee rate,
etc.). "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 hypothetical TMG % of 20% would mean that 80% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher, and 20% had lower, management fees than the fund. The fund's actual TMG %s and the number of funds in the Total Mapped Group are in the chart below. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to a subset of non-Fidelity funds within the Total Mapped Group that are similar in size and management fee structure. For example, if a fund is in the first quartile of the ASPG, the fund's management fee ranks in the least expensive or lowest 25% of funds in the ASPG. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee structures, 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 rate ranked, is also included in the chart and was considered by the Board.
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The Board considered that effective August 1, 2014, the fund's individual fund fee rate was reduced from 0.450% to 0.424%. The Board considered that the chart below reflects the fund's lower management fee rate for 2014, as if the lower fee rate were in effect for the entire year.
The Board noted that the fund's management fee rate ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for the 12-month period ended June 30, 2018.
The Board noted that it and the boards of other Fidelity funds formed an ad hoc Committee on Group Fee, which meets periodically, to conduct an in-depth review of the "group fee" component of the management fee of funds with such management fee structures. The Committee's focus included the mechanics of the group fee, the competitive landscape of group fee structures, Fidelity funds with no group fee component and investment products not included in group fee assets. The Board also considered that, for funds subject to the group fee, FMR agreed to voluntarily waive fees over a specified period of time in amounts designed to account for assets converted from certain funds to certain collective investment trusts.
The Board also noted that, in 2013, the ad hoc Committee on Management Fees was formed to conduct an in-depth review of the management fee rates of Fidelity's active equity mutual funds. The Committee focused on the following areas: (i) standard fee structures; (ii) research consumption and trading evolution; (iii) management fee competitiveness/profitability by category; and (iv) factors that drive institutional pricing.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.
Total Expense Ratio. In its review of each class's total expense ratio, the Board considered the fund's management fee rate 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 that Fidelity may agree to waive fees and expenses from time to time, and the extent to which, if any, it has done so for the fund. As part of its review, the Board also considered the current and historical total expense ratios 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 expense ratio of each of Initial Class, Investor Class, and Service Class ranked below the competitive median for the 12-month period ended June 30, 2018, and the total expense ratio of Service Class 2 ranked above the competitive median for the 12-month period ended June 30, 2018. The Board considered that, in general, various factors can affect total expense ratios. The Board noted that the total expense ratio of Service Class 2 was above the competitive median because of its 12b-1 fees and that excluding 12b-1 fees of both the class and the competitor classes, the total expense ratio of Service Class 2 ranked below the median. 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 expense ratios 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.
Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients. The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of Fidelity, such as other funds advised or subadvised by Fidelity, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients with similar mandates. The Board noted that a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically reviews and compares Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds and also noted the most recent findings of the committee. The Board noted that the committee's review included a consideration of the differences in services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in the markets serving the different categories of clients.
Based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that the total expense ratio of each class of the fund was 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 servicing the fund's shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, Fidelity presents to the Board information about the profitability of its relationships with the fund. Fidelity calculates profitability information for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability information for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), 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 the methodologies used by Fidelity in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures in respect of the mathematical accuracy of the fund profitability information and its conformity to established allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and potential indirect benefits such businesses may have received as a result of their association with Fidelity's mutual fund business (i.e., fall-out benefits) as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from the fund's business. The Board noted that changes to fall-out benefits year-over-year reflect business developments at Fidelity's various businesses.
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 was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive.
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 as assets grow through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense ratio reductions. The Board also noted that a committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically analyzes whether Fidelity 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 group assets increase, and for higher group fee rates as total group assets decrease (with "group assets" defined to include fund assets under FMR's management plus the assets of sector funds previously under FMR's management). FMR calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total Fidelity 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 benefit from lower management fees as group assets increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board concluded, taking into account the analysis of the Economies of Scale Committee, that economies of scale, if any, are being appropriately shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity.
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, in particular the underperformance of certain funds, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) Fidelity's fund profitability methodology, profitability trends for certain funds, and the impact of certain factors on fund profitability results; (iii) metrics for evaluating index fund and ETF performance and information about ETF trading characteristics; (iv) the methodology with respect to the evaluation of competitive fund data and peer group classifications and fee comparisons; (v) the expense structures for different funds and classes; (vi) information regarding other accounts managed by Fidelity, including collective investment trusts; and (vii) Fidelity's philosophies and strategies for evaluating funds and classes with lower or declining asset levels.
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board concluded that the advisory fee arrangements are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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1.705696.121
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products: Floating Rate High Income Portfolio
Semi-Annual Report June 30, 2019 |
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Neither the Fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
Investment Summary (Unaudited)
Top Five Holdings as of June 30, 2019
(by issuer, excluding cash equivalents) | % of fund's net assets |
Bass Pro Shops LLC. | 2.3 |
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA | 1.8 |
Asurion LLC | 1.5 |
MA FinanceCo. LLC | 1.2 |
TransDigm, Inc. | 1.2 |
| 8.0 |
Top Five Market Sectors as of June 30, 2019
| % of fund's net assets |
Technology | 15.5 |
Telecommunications | 6.8 |
Energy | 6.1 |
Gaming | 5.7 |
Healthcare | 5.5 |
Quality Diversification (% of fund's net assets)
As of June 30, 2019 |
| BBB | 3.6% |
| BB | 28.6% |
| B | 54.7% |
| CCC,CC,C | 4.5% |
| Not Rated | 1.1% |
| Equities | 0.1% |
| Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets | 7.4% |
We have used ratings from Moody's Investors Service, Inc. Where Moody's® ratings are not available, we have used S&P® ratings. All ratings are as of the date indicated and do not reflect subsequent changes.
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)
As of June 30, 2019* |
| Bank Loan Obligations | 87.8% |
| Nonconvertible Bonds | 4.7% |
| Common Stocks | 0.1% |
| Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities) | 7.4% |
* Foreign investments - 11.1%
Schedule of Investments June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Bank Loan Obligations - 87.8% | | | |
| | Principal Amount | Value |
Aerospace - 1.4% | | | |
Jazz Acquisition, Inc. 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 6.64% 6/13/26 (a)(b) | | $250,000 | $247,658 |
TransDigm, Inc.: | | | |
Tranche E, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 4.8299% 5/30/25 (a)(b) | | 974,961 | 951,396 |
Tranche F, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 4.8299% 6/9/23 (a)(b) | | 1,724,434 | 1,691,567 |
Wesco Aircraft Hardware Corp. Tranche A, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 5.41% 11/30/20 (a)(b) | | 299,000 | 296,384 |
WP CPP Holdings LLC: | | | |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 6.3396% 4/30/25 (a)(b) | | 372,188 | 371,257 |
Tranche B 2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 7.750% 10.34% 4/30/26 (a)(b) | | 120,000 | 119,250 |
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TOTAL AEROSPACE | | | 3,677,512 |
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Air Transportation - 0.3% | | | |
Dynasty Acquisition Co., Inc.: | | | |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 6.3299% 4/4/26 (a)(b) | | 331,678 | 332,862 |
Tranche B 2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 6.3299% 4/4/26 (a)(b) | | 178,322 | 178,958 |
Transplace Holding, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 6.1536% 10/5/24 (a)(b) | | 369,695 | 367,155 |
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TOTAL AIR TRANSPORTATION | | | 878,975 |
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Automotive & Auto Parts - 0.8% | | | |
Hertz Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 5.16% 6/30/23 (a)(b) | | 734,576 | 731,131 |
IAA Spinco, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 5/22/26 (b)(c) | | 375,000 | 375,938 |
North American Lifting Holdings, Inc.: | | | |
Tranche 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 7.101% 11/27/20 (a)(b) | | 147,812 | 139,775 |
Tranche 2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 9.000% 11.601% 11/27/21 (a)(b) | | 500,000 | 410,000 |
UOS LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.500% 7.8299% 4/18/23 (a)(b) | | 359,014 | 359,912 |
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TOTAL AUTOMOTIVE & AUTO PARTS | | | 2,016,756 |
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Banks & Thrifts - 0.8% | | | |
Blackstone CQP Holdco LP Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 5.8866% 6/7/24 (a)(b) | | 910,000 | 910,910 |
Citadel Securities LP Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 5.9024% 2/27/26 (a)(b)(d) | | 623,438 | 623,438 |
Deerfield Dakota Holding LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 6.4024% 2/13/25 (a)(b) | | 109,725 | 109,451 |
Victory Capital Holdings, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 6/7/26 (b)(c) | | 415,000 | 415,174 |
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TOTAL BANKS & THRIFTS | | | 2,058,973 |
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Broadcasting - 1.5% | | | |
AppLovin Corp. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 5.9024% 8/15/25 (a)(b) | | 1,020,561 | 1,017,377 |
CBS Radio, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 5.1524% 11/18/24 (a)(b) | | 782,802 | 781,173 |
iHeartCommunications, Inc. 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 5/1/26 (b)(c) | | 325,000 | 325,306 |
ION Media Networks, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 5.16% 12/18/20 (a)(b) | | 515,956 | 514,666 |
NEP/NCP Holdco, Inc.: | | | |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 5.6524% 10/19/25 (a)(b) | | 169,150 | 168,622 |
Tranche B 2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 7.000% 9.4024% 10/19/26 (a)(b) | | 125,000 | 123,125 |
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 6/19/26 (b)(c) | | 1,020,000 | 1,016,175 |
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TOTAL BROADCASTING | | | 3,946,444 |
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Building Materials - 0.9% | | | |
ACProducts, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.500% 7.9024% 2/15/24 (a)(b)(d) | | 124,219 | 118,008 |
COVIA Corp. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 6.5978% 6/1/25 (a)(b) | | 371,250 | 298,325 |
GYP Holdings III Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 5.1524% 6/1/25 (a)(b) | | 223,492 | 217,393 |
Hamilton Holdco LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 4.33% 7/2/25 (a)(b) | | 618,750 | 614,109 |
HD Supply, Inc. Tranche B 5LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 4.1524% 10/17/23 (a)(b) | | 496,250 | 495,451 |
Traverse Midstream Partners Ll Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 6.59% 9/27/24 (a)(b) | | 372,188 | 367,401 |
Ventia Deco LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 5.8422% 5/21/22 (a)(b) | | 326,684 | 326,074 |
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TOTAL BUILDING MATERIALS | | | 2,436,761 |
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Cable/Satellite TV - 2.6% | | | |
Cable One, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 4.16% 5/1/24 (a)(b) | | 127,400 | 126,869 |
Charter Communication Operating LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 4.33% 4/30/25 (a)(b) | | 2,341,850 | 2,338,337 |
CSC Holdings LLC: | | | |
Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 4.8943% 1/25/26 (a)(b) | | 495,000 | 487,926 |
Tranche B3 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 4.6443% 1/15/26 (a)(b) | | 997,500 | 980,672 |
Mediacom Illinois LLC Tranche N, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 4.14% 2/15/24 (a)(b) | | 490,973 | 486,799 |
Unitymedia Finance LLC Tranche E, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 4.3942% 6/1/23 (a)(b) | | 500,000 | 498,580 |
Virgin Media Bristol LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 4.8943% 1/15/26 (a)(b) | | 150,000 | 149,351 |
WideOpenWest Finance LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 5.6536% 8/19/23 (a)(b) | | 1,582,371 | 1,543,603 |
Zayo Group LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 4.4024% 1/19/21 (a)(b) | | 244,375 | 244,109 |
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TOTAL CABLE/SATELLITE TV | | | 6,856,246 |
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Capital Goods - 0.5% | | | |
AECOM Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 4.1524% 3/13/25 (a)(b) | | 244,125 | 242,965 |
Altra Industrial Motion Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 4.4024% 10/1/25 (a)(b) | | 473,881 | 464,702 |
Apergy Corp. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 4.9375% 5/9/25 (a)(b) | | 134,940 | 134,434 |
CPM Holdings, Inc.: | | | |
2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 8.250% 10.6524% 11/15/26 (a)(b) | | 85,000 | 83,583 |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 6.1524% 11/15/25 (a)(b) | | 288,550 | 284,461 |
Sundyne U.S. Purchaser, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 6.4385% 5/15/26 (a)(b) | | 200,000 | 200,000 |
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TOTAL CAPITAL GOODS | | | 1,410,145 |
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Chemicals - 2.4% | | | |
Hexion, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 6/27/26 (b)(c) | | 265,000 | 264,669 |
Jade Germany GmbH Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.500% 8.1508% 5/31/23 (a)(b) | | 367,500 | 349,125 |
MacDermid, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 4.6524% 1/31/26 (a)(b) | | 412,925 | 411,249 |
Messer Industries U.S.A., Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 4.8299% 3/1/26 (a)(b) | | 997,500 | 983,166 |
OCI Partners LP Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 6.3299% 3/13/25 (a)(b) | | 864,063 | 862,982 |
Oxea Corp. Tranche B2, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 6.125% 10/11/24 (a)(b) | | 710,275 | 708,058 |
Starfruit U.S. Holdco LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 5.6685% 10/1/25 (a)(b) | | 1,496,250 | 1,470,694 |
The Chemours Co. LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 4.16% 4/3/25 (a)(b) | | 754,215 | 731,400 |
Thermon Holding Corp. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 6.19% 10/30/24 (a)(b) | | 222,345 | 222,067 |
Trinseo Materials Operating SCA/Trinseo Materials Finance, Inc. term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 4.4024% 9/6/24 (a)(b) | | 126,534 | 125,006 |
Univar, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 4.6524% 7/1/24 (a)(b) | | 359,145 | 357,910 |
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TOTAL CHEMICALS | | | 6,486,326 |
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Consumer Products - 1.0% | | | |
BCPE Empire Holdings, Inc.: | | | |
1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 6.4121% 6/11/26 (a)(b) | | 208,861 | 207,816 |
Tranche DD 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 6/11/26 (b)(c)(e) | | 41,139 | 40,934 |
Coty, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 4.6685% 4/5/25 (a)(b) | | 990,000 | 965,250 |
Owens & Minor Distribution, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 6.94% 4/30/25 (a)(b) | | 496,250 | 407,918 |
Prestige Brands, Inc. term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 4.4024% 1/26/24 (a)(b) | | 135,720 | 134,973 |
Rodan & Fields LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 6.3942% 6/15/25 (a)(b) | | 193,050 | 173,102 |
Weight Watchers International, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.750% 7.35% 11/29/24 (a)(b) | | 660,474 | 647,813 |
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TOTAL CONSUMER PRODUCTS | | | 2,577,806 |
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Containers - 3.2% | | | |
Anchor Glass Container Corp. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 5.1676% 12/7/23 (a)(b) | | 536,305 | 482,449 |
Ball Metalpack Finco LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 7.0218% 7/31/25 (a)(b) | | 361,350 | 355,478 |
Berlin Packaging, LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 5.4331% 11/7/25 (a)(b) | | 905,850 | 878,167 |
Berry Global Group, Inc. Tranche U, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 5/17/26 (b)(c) | | 750,000 | 744,458 |
Berry Global, Inc.: | | | |
Tranche Q, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 4.4116% 10/1/22 (a)(b) | | 632,699 | 627,821 |
Tranche R, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 4.4116% 1/19/24 (a)(b) | | 325,833 | 322,350 |
Tranche S, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 4.1616% 2/8/20 (a)(b) | | 41,421 | 41,362 |
Tranche T, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 4.1616% 1/6/21 (a)(b) | | 859,167 | 855,945 |
BWAY Holding Co. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 5.8535% 4/3/24 (a)(b) | | 490,000 | 472,644 |
Charter Nex U.S., Inc.: | | | |
1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 5.9024% 5/16/24 (a)(b) | | 125,000 | 124,438 |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 5.4024% 5/16/24 (a)(b) | | 706,238 | 692,410 |
Consolidated Container Co. 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 5/22/26 (b)(c) | | 250,000 | 248,750 |
Crown Americas LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 4.4011% 4/3/25 (a)(b) | | 166,355 | 167,062 |
Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 5.1524% 2/5/23 (a)(b) | | 2,358,082 | 2,338,510 |
Tank Holding Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 6.6402% 3/26/26 (a)(b) | | 210,000 | 209,803 |
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TOTAL CONTAINERS | | | 8,561,647 |
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Diversified Financial Services - 3.9% | | | |
AlixPartners LLP Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 5.1524% 4/4/24 (a)(b) | | 364,678 | 363,413 |
Alpine Finance Merger Sub LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 5.4024% 7/12/24 (a)(b) | | 147,375 | 145,026 |
AssuredPartners, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 5.9024% 10/22/24 (a)(b) | | 483,937 | 478,492 |
Avolon TLB Borrower 1 (U.S.) LLC Tranche B3 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 4.1329% 1/15/25 (a)(b) | | 1,344,781 | 1,342,266 |
BCP Renaissance Parent LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 6.0828% 10/31/24 (a)(b) | | 445,500 | 443,910 |
Cypress Intermediate Holdings, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 5.16% 4/27/24 (a)(b) | | 612,500 | 603,466 |
Eagle 4 Ltd. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 6/27/26 (b)(c) | | 250,000 | 250,000 |
Financial & Risk U.S. Holdings, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 6.1524% 10/1/25 (a)(b) | | 1,841,373 | 1,784,401 |
Finco I LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 4.4024% 12/27/22 (a)(b) | | 398,981 | 398,107 |
Fly Funding II SARL Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 4.56% 2/9/23 (a)(b) | | 658,451 | 655,159 |
Flying Fortress Holdings, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 4.0799% 10/30/22 (a)(b) | | 500,000 | 499,465 |
Focus Financial Partners LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 4.9024% 7/3/24 (a)(b) | | 179,315 | 178,911 |
HarbourVest Partners LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 4.7453% 3/1/25 (a)(b) | | 741,651 | 734,791 |
Kingpin Intermediate Holdings LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 5.9% 7/3/24 (a)(b) | | 294,773 | 294,159 |
NAB Holdings LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 5.3299% 6/30/24 (a)(b) | | 225,989 | 222,787 |
Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.000% 7.4024% 12/5/20 (a)(b) | | 384,762 | 382,839 |
TransUnion LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 4.4024% 4/9/23 (a)(b) | | 552,613 | 551,331 |
Tricorbraun Holdings, Inc. Tranche 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 6.1545% 11/30/23 (a)(b) | | 243,920 | 239,713 |
Trident Holdings, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 5.6524% 10/17/24 (a)(b) | | 912,483 | 861,730 |
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TOTAL DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES | | | 10,429,966 |
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Energy - 5.3% | | | |
Arctic LNG Carriers Ltd. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 6.8299% 5/18/23 (a)(b) | | 966,475 | 947,146 |
BCP Raptor II LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.750% 7.1524% 11/3/25 (a)(b) | | 625,000 | 593,231 |
BCP Raptor LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 6.6524% 6/22/24 (a)(b) | | 915,336 | 867,281 |
Brazos Delaware II LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 6.3834% 5/21/25 (a)(b) | | 346,500 | 325,277 |
California Resources Corp.: | | | |
Tranche 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 10.375% 12.7774% 12/31/21 (a)(b) | | 1,457,333 | 1,476,279 |
Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.750% 7.1524% 12/31/22 (a)(b) | | 625,000 | 596,431 |
Calpine Construction Finance Co. LP Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 4.9024% 1/15/25 (a)(b) | | 369,375 | 366,257 |
Citgo Petroleum Corp.: | | | |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.000% 7.5998% 3/27/24 (a)(b) | | 1,050,000 | 1,050,000 |
Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 7.0998% 7/29/21 (a)(b) | | 538,363 | 537,690 |
Consolidated Energy Finance SA Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 4.9011% 5/7/25 (a)(b) | | 1,039,500 | 1,010,914 |
Delek U.S. Holdings, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 4.5799% 3/13/25 (a)(b) | | 740,630 | 729,061 |
EG America LLC: | | | |
2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 8.000% 10.3299% 3/23/26 (a)(b) | | 94,010 | 92,835 |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 6.3299% 2/6/25 (a)(b) | | 89,322 | 87,721 |
Epic Crude Services LP Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.000% 7.41% 3/1/26 (a)(b) | | 600,000 | 589,314 |
Equitrans Midstream Corp. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 6.9024% 1/31/24 (a)(b) | | 373,125 | 374,759 |
Foresight Energy LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.750% 8.2718% 3/28/22 (a)(b) | | 224,700 | 182,382 |
FTS International, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.750% 7.1524% 4/16/21 (a)(b) | | 228,509 | 227,880 |
Gavilan Resources LLC Tranche 2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 6.000% 8.4024% 3/1/24 (a)(b) | | 1,300,000 | 663,000 |
GIP III Stetson I LP Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 6.6329% 7/18/25 (a)(b) | | 1,023,084 | 1,018,398 |
Gulf Finance LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.250% 7.649% 8/25/23 (a)(b) | | 441,029 | 359,254 |
Lower Cadence Holdings LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 6.4036% 5/22/26 (a)(b) | | 625,000 | 621,094 |
Matador Bidco SARL Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.750% 6/13/26 (b)(c) | | 125,000 | 125,156 |
Medallion Midland Acquisition Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 5.6524% 10/30/24 (a)(b) | | 236,004 | 229,514 |
Natgasoline LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 5.9375% 11/14/25 (a)(b) | | 577,100 | 575,657 |
Oregon Clean Energy LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 6.1524% 3/1/26 (a)(b) | | 189,525 | 189,525 |
Terra-Gen Finance Co. LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 6.66% 12/9/21 (a)(b) | | 344,062 | 311,376 |
TerraForm Power Operating LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 4.4024% 11/8/22 (a)(b) | | 108,350 | 107,673 |
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TOTAL ENERGY | | | 14,255,105 |
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Entertainment/Film - 0.2% | | | |
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 5.23% 4/22/26 (a)(b) | | 249,375 | 248,627 |
SMG U.S. Midco 2, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 5.4024% 1/23/25 (a)(b) | | 281,438 | 279,504 |
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TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT/FILM | | | 528,131 |
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Environmental - 0.8% | | | |
ADS Waste Holdings, Inc. term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 4.6354% 11/10/23 (a)(b) | | 243,146 | 242,720 |
GFL Environmental, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 5.4024% 5/31/25 (a)(b) | | 496,241 | 487,735 |
The Brickman Group, Ltd. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 4.9375% 8/15/25 (a)(b) | | 742,500 | 740,644 |
Tunnel Hill Partners LP Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 5.9024% 2/8/26 (a)(b) | | 413,963 | 412,410 |
WTG Holdings III Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 5.4024% 12/20/24 (a)(b) | | 315,381 | 313,804 |
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TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL | | | 2,197,313 |
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Food & Drug Retail - 2.4% | | | |
Agro Merchants Intermediate Ho Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 6.0799% 12/6/24 (a)(b) | | 246,354 | 244,507 |
Albertson's LLC: | | | |
Tranche B 7LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 5.4024% 10/29/25 (a)(b) | | 497,500 | 494,669 |
Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 5.3113% 12/21/22 (a)(b) | | 404,057 | 403,956 |
BI-LO LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 8.000% 10.5424% 5/31/24 (a)(b) | | 1,364,688 | 1,303,850 |
GOBP Holdings, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 6.1354% 10/22/25 (a)(b) | | 317,884 | 317,487 |
JBS U.S.A. Lux SA Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 4.9024% 5/1/26 (a)(b) | | 1,157,100 | 1,154,207 |
JP Intermediate B LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.500% 8.0828% 11/20/25 (a)(b) | | 238,875 | 204,238 |
Lannett Co., Inc.: | | | |
Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.000% 7.4024% 11/25/20 (a)(b) | | 27,555 | 27,142 |
Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.375% 7.7774% 11/25/22 (a)(b) | | 1,519,252 | 1,415,441 |
RPI Finance Trust Tranche B 6LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 4.4024% 3/27/23 (a)(b) | | 701,818 | 702,260 |
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TOTAL FOOD & DRUG RETAIL | | | 6,267,757 |
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Food/Beverage/Tobacco - 1.7% | | | |
8th Avenue Food & Provisions, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 6.1685% 10/1/25 (a)(b) | | 149,250 | 149,110 |
Chobani LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 5.9024% 10/7/23 (a)(b) | | 1,220,903 | 1,199,159 |
Eg Finco Ltd. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 6.3299% 2/6/25 (a)(b) | | 499,616 | 490,662 |
Post Holdings, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 4.4036% 5/24/24 (a)(b) | | 940,489 | 935,260 |
Saffron Borrowco LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 6.750% 9.1269% 6/20/25 (a)(b) | | 250,000 | 230,313 |
Sage Borrowco LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.750% 7.1269% 6/6/26 (a)(b) | | 500,000 | 501,250 |
Shearer's Foods, Inc.: | | | |
Tranche 2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 6.750% 9.1524% 6/30/22 (a)(b) | | 250,467 | 248,588 |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 6.6524% 6/30/21 (a)(b) | | 477,592 | 475,404 |
U.S. Foods, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 4.4024% 6/27/23 (a)(b) | | 363,750 | 360,982 |
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TOTAL FOOD/BEVERAGE/TOBACCO | | | 4,590,728 |
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Gaming - 5.5% | | | |
Affinity Gaming LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 5.6524% 7/1/23 (a)(b) | | 229,146 | 220,171 |
AP Gaming I LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 5.9024% 2/15/24 (a)(b) | | 246,210 | 245,518 |
Aristocrat Technologies, Inc. Tranche B 3LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 4.3415% 10/19/24 (a)(b) | | 1,054,426 | 1,044,546 |
Boyd Gaming Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 4.6218% 9/15/23 (a)(b) | | 329,471 | 327,375 |
Caesars Resort Collection LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 5.1524% 12/22/24 (a)(b) | | 1,708,863 | 1,678,599 |
CCM Merger, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 4.6524% 8/8/21 (a)(b) | | 210,268 | 209,831 |
CityCenter Holdings LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 4.6524% 4/18/24 (a)(b) | | 817,331 | 813,538 |
Eldorado Resorts, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 4.6875% 4/17/24 (a)(b) | | 418,991 | 417,025 |
Gaming VC Holdings SA Tranche B2 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 4.6524% 3/15/24 (a)(b) | | 399,938 | 398,138 |
Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 5.3299% 3/13/25 (a)(b) | | 668,250 | 656,556 |
Golden Entertainment, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 5.41% 10/20/24 (a)(b) | | 482,500 | 480,088 |
Golden Nugget, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 5.1488% 10/4/23 (a)(b) | | 1,573,648 | 1,559,170 |
Las Vegas Sands LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 4.1885% 3/27/25 (a)(b) | | 1,399,340 | 1,387,725 |
PCI Gaming Authority 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 5.4024% 5/29/26 (a)(b) | | 375,000 | 375,390 |
Penn National Gaming, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 4.6524% 10/15/25 (a)(b) | | 616,900 | 614,105 |
Scientific Games Corp. Tranche B 5LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 5.2159% 8/14/24 (a)(b) | | 1,439,241 | 1,416,256 |
Stars Group Holdings BV Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 5.8299% 7/10/25 (a)(b) | | 1,338,147 | 1,337,451 |
Station Casinos LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 4.91% 6/8/23 (a)(b) | | 667,731 | 664,272 |
Twin River Management Group, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 5.1616% 5/10/26 (a)(b) | | 70,000 | 69,796 |
Wynn America LLC Tranche A 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 4.16% 12/31/21 (a)(b) | | 360,000 | 354,600 |
Wynn Resorts Ltd. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 4.69% 10/30/24 (a)(b) | | 374,063 | 370,685 |
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TOTAL GAMING | | | 14,640,835 |
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Healthcare - 4.6% | | | |
American Renal Holdings, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.500% 7.9024% 6/22/24 (a)(b) | | 516,361 | 515,555 |
Catalent Pharma Solutions Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 4.6524% 5/9/26 (a)(b) | | 249,375 | 249,168 |
CVS Holdings I LP Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 5.16% 2/6/25 (a)(b) | | 158,000 | 157,736 |
Excelsior Merger Sub LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 5.4024% 7/2/25 (a)(b) | | 495,000 | 482,625 |
Innoviva, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 7.0219% 8/18/22 (a)(b)(d) | | 14,850 | 14,553 |
MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 5.0799% 6/7/23 (a)(b) | | 620,237 | 592,103 |
NVA Holdings, Inc. Tranche B 3LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 5.1524% 2/2/25 (a)(b) | | 1,608,107 | 1,605,421 |
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 5.6799% 6/30/25 (a)(b) | | 332,601 | 319,436 |
PAREXEL International Corp. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 5.1524% 9/27/24 (a)(b) | | 429,674 | 411,030 |
Press Ganey Holdings, Inc. Tranche 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 5.1524% 10/21/23 (a)(b) | | 286,701 | 286,342 |
Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc. Tranche 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.500% 7.9375% 2/22/24 (a)(b) | | 276,500 | 260,140 |
RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 6.9036% 11/16/25 (a)(b) | | 1,243,750 | 1,235,529 |
Surgery Center Holdings, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 5.66% 8/31/24 (a)(b) | | 865,878 | 834,126 |
Tivity Health, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.250% 7.6524% 3/8/26 (a)(b) | | 119,541 | 119,391 |
U.S. Anesthesia Partners, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 5.4024% 6/23/24 (a)(b) | | 536,209 | 524,144 |
U.S. Renal Care, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.000% 6/13/26 (b)(c) | | 1,000,000 | 980,160 |
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.: | | | |
Tranche B 2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 5.1616% 11/27/25 (a)(b) | | 585,938 | 582,129 |
Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 5.4116% 6/1/25 (a)(b) | | 903,710 | 903,150 |
Vizient, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 5.1524% 5/6/26 (a)(b) | | 124,688 | 124,464 |
VVC Holding Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 7.0448% 2/11/26 (a)(b) | | 1,745,625 | 1,739,812 |
Wink Holdco, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 5.4024% 12/1/24 (a)(b) | | 369,375 | 360,510 |
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TOTAL HEALTHCARE | | | 12,297,524 |
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Homebuilders/Real Estate - 1.5% | | | |
DTZ U.S. Borrower LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 5.6524% 8/21/25 (a)(b) | | 868,438 | 864,460 |
Forest City Enterprises LP Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 6.4024% 12/7/25 (a)(b) | | 248,750 | 249,372 |
Lightstone Holdco LLC: | | | |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 6.1524% 1/30/24 (a)(b) | | 438,873 | 432,566 |
Tranche C 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 6.1524% 1/30/24 (a)(b) | | 24,753 | 24,397 |
MGM Growth Properties Operating Partner LP Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 4.4024% 3/23/25 (a)(b) | | 527,288 | 523,581 |
Uniti Group, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.000% 7.4024% 10/24/22 (a)(b) | | 224,425 | 218,569 |
VICI Properties, LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 4.4036% 12/22/24 (a)(b) | | 1,693,182 | 1,672,017 |
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TOTAL HOMEBUILDERS/REAL ESTATE | | | 3,984,962 |
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Hotels - 1.8% | | | |
Aimbridge Acquisition Co., Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 6.19% 2/1/26 (a)(b) | | 259,350 | 259,998 |
ESH Hospitality, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 4.4024% 8/30/23 (a)(b) | | 282,727 | 282,198 |
Four Seasons Holdings, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 4.4024% 11/30/23 (a)(b) | | 978,712 | 976,128 |
Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 4.6524% 8/31/25 (a)(b) | | 1,313,400 | 1,312,310 |
Travelport Finance Luxembourg SARL: | | | |
1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.000% 7.5413% 3/18/26 (a)(b) | | 500,000 | 469,295 |
Tranche B 2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 9.000% 11.5412% 3/18/27 (a)(b) | | 250,000 | 238,750 |
Wyndham Destinations, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 4.6524% 5/31/25 (a)(b) | | 496,250 | 494,181 |
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 4.1524% 5/30/25 (a)(b) | | 794,000 | 791,150 |
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TOTAL HOTELS | | | 4,824,010 |
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Insurance - 4.0% | | | |
Acrisure LLC: | | | |
Tranche B 2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 6.2718% 11/22/23 (a)(b) | | 990,000 | 981,338 |
Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 6.7718% 11/22/23 (a)(b) | | 65,679 | 65,296 |
Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC: | | | |
Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 5.4036% 5/10/25 (a)(b) | | 835,926 | 810,940 |
Tranche B-2 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 5.6616% 5/10/25 (a)(b) | | 500,000 | 492,815 |
AmWINS Group, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 5.1566% 1/25/24 (a)(b) | | 243,750 | 241,820 |
Asurion LLC: | | | |
Tranche B 6LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 5.4024% 11/3/23 (a)(b) | | 1,286,307 | 1,283,092 |
Tranche B 7LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 5.4024% 11/3/24 (a)(b) | | 495,000 | 493,763 |
Tranche B, term loan: | | | |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 5.4024% 8/4/22 (a)(b) | | 659,118 | 657,233 |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 6.500% 8.9024% 8/4/25 (a)(b) | | 1,645,000 | 1,666,599 |
HUB International Ltd. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 5.5864% 4/25/25 (a)(b) | | 2,432,931 | 2,370,162 |
USI, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 5.3299% 5/16/24 (a)(b) | | 1,603,754 | 1,561,655 |
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TOTAL INSURANCE | | | 10,624,713 |
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Leisure - 2.5% | | | |
Alterra Mountain Co. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 5.4024% 7/31/24 (a)(b) | | 399,297 | 397,301 |
Callaway Golf Co. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 6.9185% 1/4/26 (a)(b) | | 190,000 | 191,583 |
Crown Finance U.S., Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 4.6524% 2/28/25 (a)(b) | | 1,130,369 | 1,110,938 |
Delta 2 SARL Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 4.9024% 2/1/24 (a)(b) | | 2,260,522 | 2,205,139 |
Equinox Holdings, Inc.: | | | |
Tranche 2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 7.000% 9.4024% 9/8/24 (a)(b) | | 75,000 | 75,188 |
Tranche B-1, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 5.4024% 3/8/24 (a)(b) | | 307,940 | 306,915 |
LTF Merger Sub, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 5.2718% 6/10/22 (a)(b) | | 444,889 | 442,665 |
PlayPower, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.500% 7.9024% 5/7/26 (a)(b)(d) | | 250,000 | 250,313 |
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc. Tranche B 5LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 5.4024% 3/31/24 (a)(b) | | 218,325 | 217,388 |
Seminole Tribe of Florida Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 4.1524% 7/6/24 (a)(b) | | 245,625 | 245,473 |
SP PF Buyer LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 6.8299% 12/21/25 (a)(b) | | 374,063 | 354,892 |
United PF Holdings LLC: | | | |
1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 6.9011% 6/10/26 (a)(b) | | 268,287 | 267,952 |
2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 8.500% 10.9011% 6/10/27 (a)(b) | | 60,000 | 59,250 |
Tranche DD 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 6/10/26 (b)(c)(e) | | 36,713 | 36,667 |
Varsity Brands Holding Co., Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 5.9024% 12/15/24 (a)(b) | | 615,631 | 603,060 |
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TOTAL LEISURE | | | 6,764,724 |
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Metals/Mining - 0.2% | | | |
American Rock Salt Co. LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 6.1524% 3/21/25 (a)(b) | | 286,749 | 285,674 |
Murray Energy Corp. Tranche B 2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 7.250% 9.7717% 10/17/22 (a)(b) | | 465,745 | 309,138 |
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TOTAL METALS/MINING | | | 594,812 |
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Paper - 0.6% | | | |
Flex Acquisition Co., Inc.: | | | |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 5.44% 12/29/23 (a)(b) | | 700,077 | 664,198 |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 5.69% 6/29/25 (a)(b) | | 860,891 | 815,384 |
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TOTAL PAPER | | | 1,479,582 |
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Publishing/Printing - 1.7% | | | |
Cengage Learning, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 6.6524% 6/7/23 (a)(b) | | 777,440 | 743,956 |
Getty Images, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 6.9375% 2/12/26 (a)(b) | | 248,750 | 247,091 |
Harland Clarke Holdings Corp. Tranche B 7LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.750% 7.0799% 11/3/23 (a)(b) | | 643,774 | 554,720 |
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 5.4024% 5/29/21 (a)(b) | | 355,325 | 334,538 |
Learning Care Group (U.S.) No 2 Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 5.8108% 3/13/25 (a)(b) | | 790,000 | 776,373 |
McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings, LLC term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 6.4024% 5/4/22 (a)(b) | | 572,192 | 544,658 |
Merrill Communications LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.250% 7.8328% 6/1/22 (a)(b) | | 108,339 | 108,881 |
Proquest LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 5.6524% 10/24/21 (a)(b) | | 477,247 | 475,458 |
Scripps (E.W.) Co. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 4.4385% 10/2/24 (a)(b) | | 245,625 | 238,256 |
Springer Science+Business Media Deutschland GmbH Tranche B 13LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 5.9024% 8/24/22 (a)(b) | | 565,414 | 564,849 |
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TOTAL PUBLISHING/PRINTING | | | 4,588,780 |
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Restaurants - 1.5% | | | |
Burger King Worldwide, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 4.6524% 2/17/24 (a)(b) | | 2,069,899 | 2,052,657 |
K-Mac Holdings Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 5.6798% 3/16/25 (a)(b) | | 368,087 | 363,394 |
KFC Holding Co. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 4.1318% 4/3/25 (a)(b) | | 316,139 | 314,903 |
PFC Acquisition Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 6.500% 8.7001% 3/1/26 (a)(b) | | 374,063 | 359,257 |
Red Lobster Hospitality LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.250% 7.6524% 7/28/21 (a)(b) | | 493,523 | 486,431 |
Restaurant Technologies, Inc. 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 5.6885% 10/1/25 (a)(b) | | 149,250 | 148,784 |
Tacala Investment Corp. term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 5.6524% 2/1/25 (a)(b) | | 251,813 | 248,665 |
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TOTAL RESTAURANTS | | | 3,974,091 |
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Services - 5.2% | | | |
Acosta, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 5.6524% 9/26/21 (a)(b) | | 249,402 | 89,707 |
Almonde, Inc.: | | | |
Tranche 2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 7.250% 9.6524% 6/13/25 (a)(b) | | 695,000 | 688,196 |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 5.9024% 6/13/24 (a)(b) | | 1,403,548 | 1,365,737 |
Ancestry.Com Operations, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 5.66% 10/19/23 (a)(b) | | 447,350 | 445,672 |
Aramark Services, Inc.: | | | |
Tranche B 3LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 4.0799% 3/11/25 (a)(b) | | 699,497 | 696,524 |
Tranche B2 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 4.0799% 3/28/24 (a)(b) | | 242,794 | 241,884 |
Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 6.7881% 6/21/24 (a)(b) | | 736,231 | 710,772 |
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 4.1524% 11/7/23 (a)(b) | | 139,078 | 138,938 |
Cast & Crew Payroll LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 6.41% 2/7/26 (a)(b) | | 498,750 | 500,371 |
Filtration Group Corp. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 5.4024% 3/29/25 (a)(b) | | 715,987 | 713,811 |
Ion Trading Finance Ltd. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 6.6508% 11/21/24 (a)(b) | | 738,497 | 714,363 |
KAR Auction Services, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 4.875% 3/9/23 (a)(b) | | 39,096 | 38,986 |
KUEHG Corp. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 6.0799% 2/21/25 (a)(b) | | 1,099,884 | 1,094,384 |
Lineage Logistics Holdings, LLC. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 5.4024% 2/27/25 (a)(b) | | 1,478,427 | 1,463,184 |
Science Applications International Corp. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 4.1524% 10/31/25 (a)(b) | | 497,500 | 493,923 |
Spin Holdco, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 5.851% 11/14/22 (a)(b) | | 1,811,332 | 1,773,167 |
SSH Group Holdings, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 6.8328% 7/30/25 (a)(b) | | 372,188 | 369,552 |
SuperMoose Borrower LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 6.1524% 8/29/25 (a)(b) | | 930,325 | 917,924 |
WASH Multifamily Acquisition, Inc.: | | | |
2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 7.000% 9.4024% 5/15/23 (a)(b) | | 5,962 | 5,783 |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan: | | | |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 5.6524% 5/14/22 (a)(b) | | 97,024 | 95,084 |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 5.6524% 5/14/22 (a)(b) | | 656,608 | 643,476 |
Tranche B 2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 7.000% 9.4024% 5/14/23 (a)(b) | | 34,038 | 33,017 |
WaterBridge Operating LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.750% 8.1361% 6/21/26 (a)(b) | | 375,000 | 365,625 |
Xerox Business Services LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 4.9024% 12/7/23 (a)(b) | | 266,533 | 260,203 |
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TOTAL SERVICES | | | 13,860,283 |
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Steel - 0.1% | | | |
JMC Steel Group, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 4.6524% 6/14/21 (a)(b) | | 158,442 | 157,979 |
Super Retail - 4.3% | | | |
Academy Ltd. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 6.439% 7/2/22 (a)(b) | | 418,408 | 297,488 |
Bass Pro Shops LLC. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.000% 7.4024% 9/25/24 (a)(b) | | 6,426,541 | 6,127,950 |
BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 5.1443% 2/3/24 (a)(b) | | 992,211 | 992,311 |
Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 4.4% 11/17/24 (a)(b) | | 430,356 | 431,165 |
David's Bridal, Inc. term loan: | | | |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 7.500% 9.89% 7/18/23 (a)(b) | | 29,889 | 29,889 |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 8.000% 10.39% 1/18/24 (a)(b) | | 119,558 | 90,864 |
G-III Apparel Group Ltd. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.250% 7.6875% 12/1/22 (a)(b) | | 375,000 | 375,626 |
Harbor Freight Tools U.S.A., Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 4.9024% 8/19/23 (a)(b) | | 493,302 | 479,658 |
Party City Holdings, Inc. term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 4.91% 8/19/22 (a)(b) | | 242,581 | 240,718 |
PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 5.8328% 1/26/23 (a)(b) | | 323,915 | 250,406 |
PetSmart, Inc. term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 6.67% 3/11/22 (a)(b) | | 363,292 | 353,189 |
Red Ventures LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 11/8/24 (b)(c) | | 310,000 | 308,881 |
Sports Authority, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 6.000% 11/16/17 (a)(b)(d)(f) | | 189,955 | 190 |
Staples, Inc.: | | | |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.000% 7.601% 4/9/26 (a)(b) | | 695,000 | 666,220 |
Tranche B 2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 7.101% 9/12/24 (a)(b) | | 100,000 | 95,000 |
The Hillman Group, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 6.4024% 5/31/25 (a)(b) | | 866,870 | 833,279 |
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TOTAL SUPER RETAIL | | | 11,572,834 |
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Technology - 15.2% | | | |
Anastasia Parent LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 6.1524% 8/10/25 (a)(b) | | 992,500 | 847,099 |
Aptean, Inc. 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 6.5799% 4/23/26 (a)(b) | | 249,375 | 247,974 |
ATS Consolidated, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 6.1524% 2/28/25 (a)(b) | | 653,361 | 654,720 |
Boxer Parent Co., Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 6.5799% 10/2/25 (a)(b) | | 995,000 | 940,583 |
Bracket Intermediate Holding Corp. 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 6.8151% 9/5/25 (a)(b) | | 377,150 | 375,264 |
Brave Parent Holdings, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 6.5828% 4/19/25 (a)(b) | | 223,308 | 220,937 |
Cabot Microelectronics Corp. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 4.6875% 11/15/25 (a)(b) | | 567,695 | 566,633 |
Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 5.4024% 4/30/25 (a)(b) | | 620,313 | 621,460 |
CommScope, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 5.6524% 4/4/26 (a)(b) | | 1,365,000 | 1,359,540 |
Compuware Corp. 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 5.9024% 8/23/25 (a)(b) | | 518,023 | 516,728 |
Cvent, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 6.1524% 11/29/24 (a)(b) | | 370,313 | 365,684 |
Datto, Inc. 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 6.5799% 4/2/26 (a)(b) | | 250,000 | 250,625 |
Dell International LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 4.41% 9/7/23 (a)(b) | | 515,498 | 512,622 |
DG Investment Intermediate Holdings, Inc.: | | | |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 5.4024% 2/1/25 (a)(b) | | 767,287 | 740,432 |
Tranche B 2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 6.750% 9.1524% 2/1/26 (a)(b)(d) | | 55,000 | 52,800 |
Digicert Holdings, Inc. Tranche B, term loan: | | | |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 6.4024% 10/31/24 (a)(b) | | 1,149,290 | 1,143,544 |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 8.000% 10.4024% 10/31/25 (a)(b) | | 200,000 | 198,000 |
Dynatrace LLC: | | | |
2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 7.000% 9.4024% 8/23/26 (a)(b) | | 41,029 | 41,235 |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 5.4024% 8/23/25 (a)(b) | | 474,088 | 472,784 |
EagleView Technology Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 5.9036% 8/14/25 (a)(b) | | 323,375 | 309,092 |
EIG Investors Corp. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 6.2706% 2/9/23 (a)(b) | | 488,777 | 484,808 |
Electro Rent Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.000% 7.5411% 1/31/24 (a)(b) | | 133,629 | 133,964 |
Epicor Software Corp. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 5.66% 6/1/22 (a)(b) | | 916,093 | 909,387 |
EPV Merger Sub, Inc.: | | | |
Tranche 2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 7.250% 9.6524% 3/8/26 (a)(b) | | 45,000 | 43,313 |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 5.6524% 3/8/25 (a)(b) | | 589,050 | 566,224 |
EXC Holdings III Corp. Tranche B, term loan: | | | |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 5.8299% 12/2/24 (a)(b) | | 157,600 | 157,009 |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 7.500% 10.0955% 12/1/25 (a)(b) | | 125,000 | 124,791 |
First Data Corp. Tranche B, term loan: | | | |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 4.4036% 7/10/22 (a)(b) | | 1,185,720 | 1,184,250 |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 4.4036% 4/26/24 (a)(b) | | 347,483 | 347,053 |
Global Payments, Inc.: | | | |
Tranche B 3LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 4.1524% 4/22/23 (a)(b) | | 302,277 | 301,824 |
Tranche B4 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 4.1524% 10/12/25 (a)(b) | | 497,500 | 496,410 |
Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 4.4024% 2/15/24 (a)(b) | | 740,146 | 739,961 |
Hyland Software, Inc.: | | | |
Tranche 2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 7.000% 9.4024% 7/7/25 (a)(b) | | 40,000 | 40,100 |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 5.6524% 7/1/24 (a)(b) | | 374,171 | 371,365 |
Infor U.S., Inc. Tranche B 6LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 5.0799% 2/1/22 (a)(b) | | 769,230 | 766,760 |
Kronos, Inc.: | | | |
2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 8.250% 10.829% 11/1/24 (a)(b) | | 960,000 | 990,605 |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 5.579% 11/1/23 (a)(b) | | 1,666,733 | 1,662,366 |
Landesk Group, Inc. term loan: | | | |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 6.67% 1/20/24 (a)(b) | | 702,706 | 700,071 |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 9.000% 11.42% 1/20/25 (a)(b) | | 250,000 | 246,000 |
MA FinanceCo. LLC: | | | |
Tranche B 2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 4.6524% 11/20/21 (a)(b) | | 372,828 | 368,324 |
Tranche B 3LN, term loan: | | | |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 4.9024% 6/21/24 (a)(b) | | 2,536,542 | 2,482,641 |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 4.9024% 6/21/24 (a)(b) | | 371,926 | 364,022 |
McAfee LLC Tranche B, term loan: | | | |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 6.1524% 9/29/24 (a)(b) | | 1,378,185 | 1,375,387 |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 8.500% 10.9024% 9/29/25 (a)(b) | | 218,750 | 220,938 |
MH Sub I LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 6.1798% 9/15/24 (a)(b) | | 442,741 | 434,439 |
NAVEX TopCo, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 5.66% 9/4/25 (a)(b) | | 198,500 | 194,083 |
Open Text Corp. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 4.1524% 5/30/25 (a)(b) | | 182,688 | 182,803 |
Project Alpha Intermediate Holding, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 6.78% 4/26/24 (a)(b) | | 375,000 | 372,188 |
Project Boost Purchaser LLC 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 6.0238% 5/22/26 (a)(b) | | 250,000 | 248,645 |
Renaissance Holding Corp.: | | | |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 5.7311% 5/31/25 (a)(b) | | 385,165 | 372,967 |
Tranche B 2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 7.000% 9.4811% 5/31/26 (a)(b) | | 225,000 | 213,750 |
Severin Acquisition LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 5.8151% 8/1/25 (a)(b) | | 363,175 | 358,069 |
Solera LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 5.1524% 3/3/23 (a)(b) | | 1,221,892 | 1,212,349 |
Sophia L.P. term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 5.5799% 9/30/22 (a)(b) | | 654,442 | 652,315 |
SS&C Technologies, Inc.: | | | |
Tranche B 3LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 4.6524% 4/16/25 (a)(b) | | 749,941 | 746,566 |
Tranche B 4LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 4.6524% 4/16/25 (a)(b) | | 514,302 | 511,988 |
Tranche B 5LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 4.6524% 4/16/25 (a)(b) | | 1,037,062 | 1,032,883 |
Sybil Software LLC. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 4.5799% 9/30/23 (a)(b) | | 403,567 | 402,308 |
Syniverse Holdings, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.000% 7.4011% 3/9/23 (a)(b) | | 395,000 | 362,413 |
Tempo Acquisition LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 5.4024% 5/1/24 (a)(b) | | 612,500 | 609,566 |
TIBCO Software, Inc.: | | | |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 6/11/26 (b)(c) | | 375,000 | 375,469 |
Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 5.91% 12/4/20 (a)(b) | | 224,636 | 224,847 |
TTM Technologies, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 4.9385% 9/28/24 (a)(b) | | 882,755 | 874,483 |
Uber Technologies, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 6.4106% 4/4/25 (a)(b) | | 1,137,747 | 1,137,269 |
Ultimate Software Group, Inc. 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 6.0799% 4/8/26 (a)(b) | | 820,000 | 821,025 |
Vantiv LLC Tranche B 4LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 4.1444% 8/9/24 (a)(b) | | 370,313 | 369,913 |
Verscend Holding Corp. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 6.9024% 8/27/25 (a)(b) | | 868,438 | 867,899 |
Vertafore, Inc.: | | | |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 5.6524% 7/2/25 (a)(b) | | 1,243,750 | 1,193,478 |
Tranche B 2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 7.250% 9.6524% 7/2/26 (a)(b) | | 325,000 | 315,387 |
Web.com Group, Inc.: | | | |
2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 7.750% 10.1606% 10/11/26 (a)(b) | | 182,952 | 179,293 |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 6.1606% 10/11/25 (a)(b) | | 499,772 | 492,275 |
WEX, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 4.6524% 5/17/26 (a)(b) | | 291,759 | 288,894 |
|
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY | | | 40,562,893 |
|
Telecommunications - 6.2% | | | |
Altice Financing SA Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 5.1443% 7/15/25 (a)(b) | | 490,307 | 464,105 |
Blucora, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 5.4811% 5/22/24 (a)(b) | | 176,667 | 176,151 |
Evo Payments International LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 5.66% 12/22/23 (a)(b) | | 397,222 | 395,609 |
Frontier Communications Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 6.16% 6/15/24 (a)(b) | | 2,209,820 | 2,163,789 |
GTT Communications, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 5.15% 5/31/25 (a)(b) | | 495,000 | 442,406 |
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA: | | | |
Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 6.1541% 11/27/23 (a)(b) | | 2,970,000 | 2,936,588 |
Tranche B-4, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 6.9041% 1/2/24 (a)(b) | | 200,000 | 200,392 |
Tranche B-5, term loan 6.625% 1/2/24 | | 1,635,000 | 1,640,445 |
Level 3 Financing, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 4.6524% 2/22/24 (a)(b) | | 1,375,000 | 1,363,313 |
Neptune Finco Corp. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 4.6443% 7/17/25 (a)(b) | | 932,865 | 916,829 |
Onvoy LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 6.8299% 2/10/24 (a)(b) | | 307,913 | 250,949 |
Radiate Holdco LLC: | | | |
1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 5.9024% 2/1/24 (a)(b) | | 250,000 | 247,188 |
Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 5.4024% 2/1/24 (a)(b) | | 982,435 | 958,543 |
Sable International Finance Ltd. Tranche B 4LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 5.6524% 2/2/26 (a)(b) | | 656,000 | 656,820 |
Sabre Industries, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 6.8942% 4/15/26 (a)(b) | | 375,000 | 374,299 |
SBA Senior Finance II, LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 4.41% 4/11/25 (a)(b) | | 717,750 | 708,204 |
Securus Technologies, Inc. Tranche B, term loan: | | | |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 6.8299% 11/1/24 (a)(b) | | 566,560 | 523,598 |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 8.250% 10.5799% 11/1/25 (a)(b) | | 175,000 | 161,438 |
SFR Group SA: | | | |
Tranche B 11LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 5.1524% 7/31/25 (a)(b) | | 578,028 | 549,334 |
Tranche B 12LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.688% 6.0818% 1/31/26 (a)(b) | | 494,975 | 478,888 |
Tranche B 13LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 6.3942% 8/14/26 (a)(b) | | 124,375 | 121,577 |
Sprint Communications, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 4.9375% 2/3/24 (a)(b) | | 576,910 | 567,535 |
Windstream Services LLC 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 4.91% 2/26/21 (a)(b) | | 250,000 | 250,000 |
|
TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS | | | 16,548,000 |
|
Textiles/Apparel - 0.1% | | | |
ABB Optical Group LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.000% 7.5611% 6/15/23 (a)(b) | | 262,575 | 246,492 |
Transportation Ex Air/Rail - 0.5% | | | |
IBC Capital Ltd. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 6.152% 9/11/23 (a)(b) | | 370,313 | 369,079 |
International Seaways Operating Corp. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.500% 8.44% 6/22/22 (a)(b) | | 670,161 | 668,485 |
Navios Maritime Partners LP Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.000% 7.44% 9/14/20 (a)(b) | | 221,941 | 220,277 |
|
TOTAL TRANSPORTATION EX AIR/RAIL | | | 1,257,841 |
|
Utilities - 2.6% | | | |
Brookfield WEC Holdings, Inc.: | | | |
2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 6.750% 9.1524% 8/1/26 (a)(b) | | 230,000 | 232,516 |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan: | | | |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 8/1/25 (b)(c) | | 195,000 | 194,756 |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 5.9024% 8/1/25 (a)(b) | | 1,243,750 | 1,240,641 |
ExGen Renewables IV, LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 5.53% 11/28/24 (a)(b) | | 234,163 | 223,918 |
Green Energy Partners/Stonewall LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.500% 7.8299% 11/13/21 (a)(b) | | 260,363 | 253,203 |
Houston Fuel Oil Terminal Co. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 5.16% 6/26/25 (a)(b) | | 1,064,250 | 1,062,920 |
Invenergy Thermal Operating I LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 6.101% 8/28/25 (a)(b) | | 389,584 | 391,045 |
Limetree Bay Terminals LLC term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 6.4024% 2/15/24 (a)(b) | | 322,576 | 308,966 |
LMBE-MC HoldCo II LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 6.33% 12/3/25 (a)(b) | | 429,254 | 428,988 |
Moxie Patriot LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.750% 8.0799% 12/19/20 (a)(b) | | 360,020 | 342,919 |
Pike Corp. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 5.91% 3/23/25 (a)(b) | | 217,112 | 217,230 |
Tex Operations Co. LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 4.4024% 8/4/23 (a)(b) | | 508,017 | 507,067 |
Vertiv Group Corp. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 6.3299% 11/30/23 (a)(b) | | 844,450 | 802,228 |
Vistra Operations Co. LLC Tranche B 3LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 4.4067% 12/31/25 (a)(b) | | 811,563 | 810,248 |
|
TOTAL UTILITIES | | | 7,016,645 |
|
TOTAL BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS | | | |
(Cost $238,748,448) | | | 234,173,591 |
|
Nonconvertible Bonds - 4.7% | | | |
Aerospace - 0.2% | | | |
TransDigm, Inc. 6.25% 3/15/26 (g) | | 500,000 | 523,125 |
Broadcasting - 0.0% | | | |
Cumulus Media New Holdings, Inc. 6.75% 7/1/26 (g) | | 125,000 | 124,688 |
Chemicals - 0.1% | | | |
OCI NV 6.625% 4/15/23 (g) | | 95,000 | 98,800 |
TPC Group, Inc. 8.75% 12/15/20 (g) | | 215,000 | 214,194 |
|
TOTAL CHEMICALS | | | 312,994 |
|
Containers - 0.3% | | | |
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh MP Holdings U.S.A., Inc. 4.25% 9/15/22 (g) | | 255,000 | 257,550 |
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC/Reynolds Group Issuer (Luxembourg) SA: | | | |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 6.0968% 7/15/21 (a)(b)(g) | | 145,000 | 145,000 |
6.875% 2/15/21 (a) | | 86,634 | 86,851 |
Silgan Holdings, Inc. 4.75% 3/15/25 | | 180,000 | 181,350 |
|
TOTAL CONTAINERS | | | 670,751 |
|
Diversified Financial Services - 0.3% | | | |
AerCap Ireland Capital Ltd./AerCap Global Aviation Trust 4.625% 10/30/20 | | 320,000 | 328,069 |
EG Global Finance PLC 6.75% 2/7/25 (g) | | 125,000 | 124,025 |
Financial & Risk U.S. Holdings, Inc. 6.25% 5/15/26 (g) | | 250,000 | 257,125 |
Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd. 5.25% 8/15/22 (g) | | 100,000 | 105,580 |
|
TOTAL DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES | | | 814,799 |
|
Energy - 0.7% | | | |
Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC 7% 6/30/24 | | 115,000 | 132,262 |
Citgo Petroleum Corp. 6.25% 8/15/22 (g) | | 385,000 | 385,000 |
Consolidated Energy Finance SA 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 6.1603% 6/15/22 (a)(b)(g) | | 525,000 | 524,587 |
Denbury Resources, Inc.: | | | |
7.75% 2/15/24 (g) | | 125,000 | 103,750 |
9% 5/15/21 (g) | | 125,000 | 123,125 |
9.25% 3/31/22 (g) | | 125,000 | 117,188 |
W&T Offshore, Inc. 9.75% 11/1/23 (g) | | 500,000 | 478,750 |
|
TOTAL ENERGY | | | 1,864,662 |
|
Environmental - 0.0% | | | |
Tervita Escrow Corp. 7.625% 12/1/21 (g) | | 105,000 | 106,807 |
Food/Beverage/Tobacco - 0.2% | | | |
Vector Group Ltd. 6.125% 2/1/25 (g) | | 450,000 | 417,051 |
Gaming - 0.2% | | | |
Golden Entertainment, Inc. 7.625% 4/15/26 (g) | | 200,000 | 204,500 |
Scientific Games Corp. 5% 10/15/25 (g) | | 200,000 | 202,000 |
|
TOTAL GAMING | | | 406,500 |
|
Healthcare - 0.9% | | | |
Community Health Systems, Inc. 6.25% 3/31/23 | | 200,000 | 192,500 |
HCA Holdings, Inc. 4.25% 10/15/19 | | 500,000 | 502,025 |
Tenet Healthcare Corp.: | | | |
4.625% 7/15/24 | | 375,000 | 379,688 |
5.125% 5/1/25 | | 375,000 | 376,875 |
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.: | | | |
5.5% 11/1/25 (g) | | 125,000 | 130,313 |
6.5% 3/15/22 (g) | | 220,000 | 227,975 |
7% 3/15/24 (g) | | 250,000 | 265,650 |
9% 12/15/25 (g) | | 180,000 | 201,114 |
|
TOTAL HEALTHCARE | | | 2,276,140 |
|
Insurance - 0.2% | | | |
Acrisure LLC / Acrisure Finance, Inc. 8.125% 2/15/24 (g) | | 210,000 | 216,825 |
HUB International Ltd. 7% 5/1/26 (g) | | 300,000 | 304,125 |
|
TOTAL INSURANCE | | | 520,950 |
|
Leisure - 0.2% | | | |
Studio City Co. Ltd.: | | | |
5.875% 11/30/19 (g) | | 200,000 | 201,000 |
7.25% 11/30/21 (g) | | 265,000 | 273,944 |
|
TOTAL LEISURE | | | 474,944 |
|
Paper - 0.1% | | | |
CommScope Finance LLC: | | | |
5.5% 3/1/24 (g) | | 125,000 | 128,281 |
6% 3/1/26 (g) | | 125,000 | 128,125 |
|
TOTAL PAPER | | | 256,406 |
|
Restaurants - 0.1% | | | |
1011778 BC Unlimited Liability Co./New Red Finance, Inc. 4.25% 5/15/24 (g) | | 250,000 | 252,813 |
Services - 0.0% | | | |
APX Group, Inc. 7.625% 9/1/23 | | 170,000 | 136,850 |
Super Retail - 0.0% | | | |
Staples, Inc. 10.75% 4/15/27 (g) | | 125,000 | 124,375 |
Technology - 0.3% | | | |
Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp. 4.42% 6/15/21 (g) | | 235,000 | 242,016 |
Uber Technologies, Inc. 7.5% 11/1/23 (g) | | 500,000 | 530,000 |
|
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY | | | 772,016 |
|
Telecommunications - 0.6% | | | |
Altice Financing SA 7.5% 5/15/26 (g) | | 225,000 | 226,148 |
Frontier Communications Corp. 8% 4/1/27 (g) | | 685,000 | 712,400 |
SFR Group SA: | | | |
6.25% 5/15/24 (g) | | 216,000 | 222,480 |
7.375% 5/1/26 (g) | | 485,000 | 497,125 |
|
TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS | | | 1,658,153 |
|
Textiles/Apparel - 0.0% | | | |
Eagle Intermediate Global Holding BV 7.5% 5/1/25 (g) | | 80,000 | 76,975 |
Transportation Ex Air/Rail - 0.3% | | | |
Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd.: | | | |
5.125% 10/1/23 (g) | | 500,000 | 529,730 |
5.25% 5/15/24 (g) | | 200,000 | 213,678 |
|
TOTAL TRANSPORTATION EX AIR/RAIL | | | 743,408 |
|
TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS | | | |
(Cost $12,360,182) | | | 12,534,407 |
| | Shares | Value |
|
Common Stocks - 0.1% | | | |
Energy - 0.1% | | | |
Expro Holdings U.S., Inc. (d)(h) | | 7,968 | 139,440 |
Expro Holdings U.S., Inc. (d)(g)(h) | | 2,922 | 51,135 |
|
TOTAL ENERGY | | | 190,575 |
|
Super Retail - 0.0% | | | |
David's Bridal, Inc. (d) | | 2,295 | 1,193 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | | | |
(Cost $271,843) | | | 191,768 |
|
Money Market Funds - 8.7% | | | |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 2.42% (i) | | | |
(Cost $23,198,567) | | 23,195,823 | 23,200,462 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 101.3% | | | |
(Cost $274,579,040) | | | 270,100,228 |
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (1.3)% | | | (3,373,176) |
NET ASSETS - 100% | | | $266,727,052 |
Legend
(a) Coupon rates for floating and adjustable rate securities reflect the rates in effect at period end.
(b) Coupon is indexed to a floating interest rate which may be multiplied by a specified factor and/or subject to caps or floors.
(c) The coupon rate will be determined upon settlement of the loan after period end.
(d) Level 3 security
(e) Position represents an unfunded loan commitment. At period end, the total principal amount and market value of unfunded commitments totaled $77,852 and $77,601, respectively.
(f) Non-income producing - Security is in default.
(g) 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 $10,269,072 or 3.9% of net assets.
(h) Non-income producing
(i) Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements are available on the SEC's website or upon request.
Affiliated Central Funds
Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows:
Fund | Income earned |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund | $209,517 |
Total | $209,517 |
Amounts in the income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line-item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable.
Investment Valuation
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of June 30, 2019, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
| Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: |
Description | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Investments in Securities: | | | | |
Equities: | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary | $1,193 | $-- | $-- | $1,193 |
Energy | 190,575 | -- | -- | 190,575 |
Bank Loan Obligations | 234,173,591 | -- | 233,114,289 | 1,059,302 |
Corporate Bonds | 12,534,407 | -- | 12,534,407 | -- |
Money Market Funds | 23,200,462 | 23,200,462 | -- | -- |
Total Investments in Securities: | $270,100,228 | $23,200,462 | $245,648,696 | $1,251,070 |
Other Information
Distribution of investments by country or territory of incorporation, as a percentage of Total Net Assets, is as follows (Unaudited):
United States of America | 88.9% |
Luxembourg | 4.5% |
Canada | 2.2% |
Others (Individually Less Than 1%) | 4.4% |
| 100.0% |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| | June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value — See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $251,380,473) | $246,899,766 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $23,198,567) | 23,200,462 | |
Total Investment in Securities (cost $274,579,040) | | $270,100,228 |
Cash | | 131,117 |
Receivable for investments sold | | 3,220,202 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 19,134 |
Interest receivable | | 1,648,630 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 41,376 |
Other receivables | | 1,283 |
Total assets | | 275,161,970 |
Liabilities | | |
Payable for investments purchased | $7,754,623 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 481,041 | |
Accrued management fee | 123,294 | |
Other affiliated payables | 33,285 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 42,675 | |
Total liabilities | | 8,434,918 |
Net Assets | | $266,727,052 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $268,213,715 |
Total distributable earnings (loss) | | (1,486,663) |
Net Assets | | $266,727,052 |
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price | | |
Initial Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($13,144,016 ÷ 1,313,524 shares) | | $10.01 |
Investor Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($253,583,036 ÷ 25,358,848 shares) | | $10.00 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Operations
| | Six months ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) |
Investment Income | | |
Dividends | | $44 |
Interest | | 7,580,023 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds | | 209,517 |
Total income | | 7,789,584 |
Expenses | | |
Management fee | $736,078 | |
Transfer agent fees | 133,177 | |
Accounting fees and expenses | 65,319 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 12,033 | |
Independent trustees' fees and expenses | 651 | |
Audit | 32,068 | |
Legal | 1,836 | |
Miscellaneous | 732 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 981,894 | |
Expense reductions | (3,587) | |
Total expenses after reductions | | 978,307 |
Net investment income (loss) | | 6,811,277 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | (447,743) | |
Fidelity Central Funds | 400 | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | (447,343) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | 8,488,544 | |
Fidelity Central Funds | (400) | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | 8,488,144 |
Net gain (loss) | | 8,040,801 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $14,852,078 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Six months ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) | Year ended December 31, 2018 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $6,811,277 | $10,694,401 |
Net realized gain (loss) | (447,343) | (773,653) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 8,488,144 | (12,535,397) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 14,852,078 | (2,614,649) |
Distributions to shareholders | (2,367,950) | (9,661,163) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | (11,903,954) | 91,338,767 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 580,174 | 79,062,955 |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 266,146,878 | 187,083,923 |
End of period | $266,727,052 | $266,146,878 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Highlights
VIP Floating Rate High Income Portfolio Initial Class
| Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, | Years endedDecember 31, | | | | |
| 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 A |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $9.55 | $9.93 | $9.86 | $9.34 | $9.73 | $10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)B | .256 | .438 | .402 | .412 | .400 | .242 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | .293 | (.452) | (.027) | .445 | (.408) | (.322) |
Total from investment operations | .549 | (.014) | .375 | .857 | (.008) | (.080) |
Distributions from net investment income | (.089) | (.366) | (.305) | (.337) | (.359) | (.190) |
Tax return of capital | – | – | – | – | (.023) | – |
Total distributions | (.089) | (.366) | (.305) | (.337) | (.382) | (.190) |
Net asset value, end of period | $10.01 | $9.55 | $9.93 | $9.86 | $9.34 | $9.73 |
Total ReturnC,D,E | 5.77% | (.16)% | 3.81% | 9.18% | (.09)% | (.79)% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsF,G | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .71%H | .71% | .73% | .76% | .76% | .84%H |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .71%H | .71% | .73% | .76% | .76% | .77%H |
Expenses net of all reductions | .71%H | .71% | .72% | .76% | .76% | .77%H |
Net investment income (loss) | 5.20%H | 4.37% | 4.01% | 4.23% | 4.03% | 3.31%H |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $13,144 | $12,905 | $6,602 | $6,810 | $7,326 | $10,912 |
Portfolio turnover rateI | 25%H | 45% | 68% | 54% | 55% | 41%H |
A For the period April 9, 2014 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2014.
B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
C Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
D Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
E Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
F Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G 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.
H Annualized
I Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
VIP Floating Rate High Income Portfolio Investor Class
| Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, | Years endedDecember 31, | | | | |
| 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 A |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $9.54 | $9.93 | $9.86 | $9.34 | $9.73 | $10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)B | .254 | .434 | .398 | .409 | .394 | .238 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | .295 | (.461) | (.025) | .446 | (.402) | (.322) |
Total from investment operations | .549 | (.027) | .373 | .855 | (.008) | (.084) |
Distributions from net investment income | (.089) | (.363) | (.303) | (.335) | (.359) | (.186) |
Tax return of capital | – | – | – | – | (.023) | – |
Total distributions | (.089) | (.363) | (.303) | (.335) | (.382) | (.186) |
Net asset value, end of period | $10.00 | $9.54 | $9.93 | $9.86 | $9.34 | $9.73 |
Total ReturnC,D,E | 5.78% | (.30)% | 3.79% | 9.16% | (.09)% | (.83)% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsF,G | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .75%H | .74% | .76% | .79% | .79% | .82%H |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .75%H | .74% | .76% | .79% | .79% | .80%H |
Expenses net of all reductions | .74%H | .74% | .76% | .79% | .79% | .80%H |
Net investment income (loss) | 5.17%H | 4.33% | 3.97% | 4.20% | 3.99% | 3.28%H |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $253,583 | $253,242 | $180,482 | $145,821 | $106,675 | $95,300 |
Portfolio turnover rateI | 25%H | 45% | 68% | 54% | 55% | 41%H |
A For the period April 9, 2014 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2014.
B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
C Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
D Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
E Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
F Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G 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.
H Annualized
I Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
For the period ended June 30, 2019
1. Organization.
VIP Floating Rate 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 and Investor Class shares. All classes have equal rights and voting privileges, except for matters affecting a single class.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund invests in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Annualized expenses of the Money Market Central Funds as of their most recent shareholder report date ranged from less than .005% to .01%.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds are available on the SEC website or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investments Companies. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Board of Trustees (the Board) has delegated the day to day responsibility for the valuation of the Fund's investments to the Fair Value Committee (the Committee) established by the Fund's investment adviser. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and reports to the Board on the Committee's activities and fair value determinations. The Board monitors the appropriateness of the procedures used in valuing the Fund's investments and ratifies the fair value determinations of the Committee.
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
- Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
- Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
- Level 3 – unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on evaluated prices received from third party pricing vendors or from brokers who make markets in such securities. Corporate bonds and bank loan obligations are valued by pricing vendors who utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type or by broker-supplied prices. When independent prices are unavailable or unreliable, debt securities may be valued utilizing pricing methodologies which consider similar factors that would be used by third party pricing vendors. Debt securities are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy but may be Level 3 depending on the circumstances. The Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in below investment grade securities. The value of these securities can be more volatile due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer and is sensitive to changes in economic, market and regulatory conditions.
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level as of June 30, 2019 is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain distributions received by the Fund represent a return of capital or capital gain. The Fund determines the components of these distributions subsequent to the ex-dividend date, based upon receipt of tax filings or other correspondence relating to the underlying investment. These distributions are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Interest income is accrued as earned and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. 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. The Fund earns certain fees in connection with its floating rate loan purchasing activities. These fees are in addition to interest payments earned and may include amendment fees, consent fees and prepayment fees. These fees are recorded as Interest in the accompanying financial statements.
Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily 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 fees incurred. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction.
Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income 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 GAAP.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to market discount, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales.
As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities, and derivatives if applicable, for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation | $746,704 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (4,964,310) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $(4,217,606) |
Tax cost | $274,317,834 |
Capital loss carryforwards are only available to offset future capital gains of the Fund to the extent provided by regulations and may be limited. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the Act), the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period and such capital losses are required to be used prior to any losses that expire. The capital loss carryforward information presented below, including any applicable limitation, is estimated as of prior fiscal period end and is subject to adjustment.
No expiration | |
Short-term | $(1,263,983) |
Long-term | (2,250,138) |
Total capital loss carryforward | $(3,514,121) |
Restricted Securities. The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
Loans and Other Direct Debt Instruments. The Fund invests in direct debt instruments which are interests in amounts owed to lenders by corporate or other borrowers. These instruments may be in the form of loans, trade claims or other receivables and may include standby financing commitments such as revolving credit facilities that obligate the Fund to supply additional cash to the borrower on demand. Loans may be acquired through assignment or participation. The Fund also invests in unfunded loan commitments, which are contractual obligations for future funding. Information regarding unfunded commitments is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
4. Purchase and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities (including principal repayments of bank loan obligations), other than short-term securities, aggregated $30,759,966 and $41,173,387, respectively.
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company (the investment adviser) 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 an annualized group fee rate that averaged .10% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by the investment adviser, including any mutual funds previously advised by the investment adviser that are currently advised by Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, an affiliate of the investment adviser. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the reporting period, the total annualized management fee rate was .55% of the Fund's average net assets.
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, is the Fund's transfer, dividend disbursing, and shareholder servicing agent. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee with respect to each class. Each class pays a fee for transfer agent services, typesetting and printing and mailing of shareholder reports, excluding mailing of proxy statements, equal to an annual rate of class-level average net assets. The annual rate for Investor Class is .10% and the annual rate for all other classes is .07%. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
Initial Class | $4,479 |
Investor Class | 128,698 |
| $133,177 |
Accounting Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. For the period, the fees were equivalent to an annualized rate of .05%.
Interfund Trades. The Fund may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note.
6. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by the investment adviser or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $350 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, the Fund did not borrow on this line of credit.
7. Expense Reductions.
Through arrangements with the Fund's custodian, credits realized as a result of certain uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by $2,881.
In addition, during the period the investment adviser reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $706.
8. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
| Six months ended June 30, 2019 | Year ended December 31, 2018 |
Distributions to shareholders | | |
Initial Class | $118,263 | $463,181 |
Investor Class | 2,249,687 | 9,197,982 |
Total | $2,367,950 | $9,661,163 |
9. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
| Shares | Shares | Dollars | Dollars |
| Six months ended June 30, 2019 | Year ended December 31, 2018 | Six months ended June 30, 2019 | Year ended December 31, 2018 |
Initial Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 134,533 | 1,122,777 | $1,336,064 | $11,274,590 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 12,130 | 48,021 | 118,263 | 463,181 |
Shares redeemed | (184,786) | (483,839) | (1,829,079) | (4,817,338) |
Net increase (decrease) | (38,123) | 686,959 | $(374,752) | $6,920,433 |
Investor Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 2,099,429 | 13,087,336 | $20,747,164 | $131,674,927 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 230,902 | 952,701 | 2,248,987 | 9,195,129 |
Shares redeemed | (3,505,870) | (5,685,256) | (34,525,353) | (56,451,722) |
Net increase (decrease) | (1,175,539) | 8,354,781 | $(11,529,202) | $84,418,334 |
10. 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, the investment adviser or its affiliates were the owners of record of 100% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund.
Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019).
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-A | Beginning Account Value January 1, 2019 | Ending Account Value June 30, 2019 | Expenses Paid During Period-B January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019 |
Initial Class | .71% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $1,057.70 | $3.62 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,021.27 | $3.56 |
Investor Class | .75% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $1,057.80 | $3.83 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,021.08 | $3.76 |
A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
B Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
C 5% return per year before expenses
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
VIP Floating Rate High Income Portfolio
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract with Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and the sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. FMR and the sub-advisers are referred to herein as the Investment Advisers. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, covers an extensive agenda of topics and materials and considers 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 (Committees), each composed of and chaired by 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. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees, requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to review matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of the Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through joint ad hoc committees to discuss certain matters relevant to all of the Fidelity funds.
At its January 2019 meeting, the Board 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 expense ratio relative to peer funds; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationships with the fund; and (iv) the extent to which, if any, economies of scale exist and would be realized as the fund grows, and whether any economies of scale are appropriately shared with fund shareholders.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board 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 was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts was fair and reasonable. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor, 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, was aware that shareholders of the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among funds offered by Fidelity's competitors, and that the fund's shareholders, who have 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, which is part of the Fidelity family of funds.
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered Fidelity's staffing as it relates to the fund, including the backgrounds of investment personnel of Fidelity, and also considered the fund's investment objective, strategies, and related investment philosophy. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the investment personnel compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund. Additionally, the Board considered the portfolio managers' investments, if any, in the funds that they manage.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of Fidelity's investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as Fidelity's approach to recruiting, training, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board noted that Fidelity has continued to increase the resources devoted to non-U.S. offices, including expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization. The Board also noted that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. Further, the Board considered that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered Fidelity's trading, risk management, compliance, and technology and operations capabilities and resources, which are integral parts of the investment management process.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, 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 supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians, subcustodians, and pricing vendors; 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 over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value and convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through telephone representatives and over the Internet, investor education materials and asset allocation tools, and the expanded availability of Fidelity Investor Centers.
The Board noted that it and the boards of certain other Fidelity funds had formed an ad hoc Committee on Transfer Agency Fees to review the variety of transfer agency fee structures throughout the industry and Fidelity's competitive positioning with respect to industry participants.
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 a large variety of mutual fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including: (i) continuing to dedicate additional resources to Fidelity's investment research process, which includes meetings with management of issuers of securities in which the funds invest, and to the support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) continuing efforts to enhance Fidelity's global research capabilities; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs; (iv) launching new share classes of existing funds; (v) eliminating purchase minimums and broadening eligibility requirements for certain funds and share classes; (vi) reducing management fees and total expenses for certain growth equity funds and index funds; (vii) lowering expense caps for certain existing funds and classes, and converting certain voluntary expense caps to contractual caps, to reduce expenses borne by shareholders; (viii) eliminating short-term redemption fees for funds that had such fees; (ix) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies from fund mergers and share class consolidations; (x) continuing to develop, acquire and implement systems and technology to improve services to the funds and shareholders, strengthen information security, and increase efficiency; and (xi) continuing to implement enhancements to further strengthen Fidelity's product line to increase investors' probability of success in achieving their investment goals, including retirement income goals.
Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated in accordance with its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions and its performance history.
The Board took into account discussions that occur at Board meetings throughout the year with representatives of the Investment Advisers about fund investment performance. In this regard the Board noted that as part of regularly scheduled fund reviews and other reports to the Board on fund performance, the Board considers annualized return information for the fund for different time periods, measured against an appropriate securities market index ("benchmark index") and a peer group of funds with similar objectives ("peer group"), if any. In its evaluation of fund investment performance, the Board gave particular attention to information indicating changes in performance of certain Fidelity funds for specific time periods and discussed with the Investment Advisers the reasons for any overperformance or underperformance.
In addition to reviewing absolute and relative fund performance, the Independent Trustees periodically consider the appropriateness of fund performance metrics in evaluating the results achieved. In general, the Independent Trustees believe that fund performance should be evaluated based on net performance (after fees and expenses) of both the highest performing and lowest performing fund share classes, where applicable, compared to appropriate benchmark indices, over appropriate time periods that may include full market cycles, and compared to peer groups, as applicable, over the same periods, taking into account relevant factors including the following: general market conditions; issuer-specific information; and fund cash flows and other factors.
The Independent Trustees recognize that shareholders evaluate performance on a net basis over their own holding periods, for which one-, three-, and five-year periods are often used as a proxy. For this reason, the performance information reviewed by the Board also included net cumulative total return information for the fund and an appropriate benchmark index and peer group for the most recent one- and three-year periods ended June 30, 2018, as shown below. Returns are shown compared to the 25th percentile (top of box, 75% beaten) and 75th percentile (bottom of box, 25% beaten) of the peer universe.
VIP Floating Rate High Income Portfolio
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should continue to benefit the shareholders of the fund.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expense ratio compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes created for the purpose of facilitating the Trustees' competitive analysis of management fees and total expenses. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable investment mandates. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense ratio comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison.
Management Fee. The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month (or shorter) periods (ended June 30 for 2018 and December 31 for prior periods) shown in basis points (BP) 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 in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps relative to the total universe of funds with comparable investment mandates, regardless of whether their management fee structures also are comparable. Funds with comparable investment mandates offer exposure to similar types of securities. Funds with comparable management fee structures have similar management fee contractual arrangements (
e.g., flat rate charged for advisory services, all-inclusive fee rate,
etc.). "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 hypothetical TMG % of 20% would mean that 80% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher, and 20% had lower, management fees than the fund. The fund's actual TMG %s and the number of funds in the Total Mapped Group are in the chart below. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to a subset of non-Fidelity funds within the Total Mapped Group that are similar in size and management fee structure. For example, if a fund is in the first quartile of the ASPG, the fund's management fee ranks in the least expensive or lowest 25% of funds in the ASPG. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee structures, 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 rate ranked, is also included in the chart and was considered by the Board.
VIP Floating Rate High Income Portfolio
The Board noted that the fund's management fee rate ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for the 12-month period ended June 30, 2018.
The Board noted that it and the boards of other Fidelity funds formed an ad hoc Committee on Group Fee, which meets periodically, to conduct an in-depth review of the "group fee" component of the management fee of funds with such management fee structures. The Committee's focus included the mechanics of the group fee, the competitive landscape of group fee structures, Fidelity funds with no group fee component and investment products not included in group fee assets. The Board also considered that, for funds subject to the group fee, FMR agreed to voluntarily waive fees over a specified period of time in amounts designed to account for assets converted from certain funds to certain collective investment trusts.
The Board also noted that, in 2013, the ad hoc Committee on Management Fees was formed to conduct an in-depth review of the management fee rates of Fidelity's active equity mutual funds. The Committee focused on the following areas: (i) standard fee structures; (ii) research consumption and trading evolution; (iii) management fee competitiveness/profitability by category; and (iv) factors that drive institutional pricing.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.
Total Expense Ratio. In its review of each class's total expense ratio, the Board considered the fund's management fee rate as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted that Fidelity may agree to waive fees and expenses from time to time, and the extent to which, if any, it has done so for the fund. As part of its review, the Board also considered the current and historical total expense ratios 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 expense ratio of each class ranked below the competitive median for the 12-month period ended June 30, 2018.
The Board further considered that FMR has contractually agreed to reimburse Initial Class and Investor Class of the fund to the extent that total operating expenses, with certain exceptions, as a percentage of their respective average net assets, exceed 0.77% and 0.80% through April 30, 2019.
Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients. The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of Fidelity, such as other funds advised or subadvised by Fidelity, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients with similar mandates. The Board noted that a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically reviews and compares Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds and also noted the most recent findings of the committee. The Board noted that the committee's review included a consideration of the differences in services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in the markets serving the different categories of clients.
Based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that the total expense ratio of each class of the fund was 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 servicing the fund's shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, Fidelity presents to the Board information about the profitability of its relationships with the fund. Fidelity calculates profitability information for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability information for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), 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 the methodologies used by Fidelity in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures in respect of the mathematical accuracy of the fund profitability information and its conformity to established allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and potential indirect benefits such businesses may have received as a result of their association with Fidelity's mutual fund business (i.e., fall-out benefits) as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from the fund's business. The Board noted that changes to fall-out benefits year-over-year reflect business developments at Fidelity's various businesses.
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 was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive.
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 as assets grow through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense ratio reductions. The Board also noted that a committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically analyzes whether Fidelity 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 group assets increase, and for higher group fee rates as total group assets decrease (with "group assets" defined to include fund assets under FMR's management plus the assets of sector funds previously under FMR's management). FMR calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total Fidelity 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 benefit from lower management fees as group assets increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board concluded, taking into account the analysis of the Economies of Scale Committee, that economies of scale, if any, are being appropriately shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity.
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, in particular the underperformance of certain funds, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) Fidelity's fund profitability methodology, profitability trends for certain funds, and the impact of certain factors on fund profitability results; (iii) metrics for evaluating index fund and ETF performance and information about ETF trading characteristics; (iv) the methodology with respect to the evaluation of competitive fund data and peer group classifications and fee comparisons; (v) the expense structures for different funds and classes; (vi) information regarding other accounts managed by Fidelity, including collective investment trusts; and (vii) Fidelity's philosophies and strategies for evaluating funds and classes with lower or declining asset levels.
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board concluded that the advisory fee arrangements are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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Item 2.
Code of Ethics
Not applicable.
Item 3.
Audit Committee Financial Expert
Not applicable.
Item 4.
Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Not applicable.
Item 5.
Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
Not applicable.
Item 6.
Investments
(a)
Not applicable.
(b)
Not applicable
Item 7.
Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 9.
Purchase of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers
Not applicable.
Item 10.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Variable Insurance Products Fund’s Board of Trustees.
Item 11.
Controls and Procedures
(a)(i) The President and Treasurer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Variable Insurance Products Fund’s (the “Trust”) disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act) provide reasonable
assurances that material information relating to the Trust is made known to them by the appropriate persons, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.
(a)(ii) There was no change in the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12.
Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management
Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 13.
Exhibits
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(a) | (1) | Not applicable. |
(a) | (2) | Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) is filed and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT. |
(a) | (3) | Not applicable. |
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| 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
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By: | /s/Stacie M. Smith |
| Stacie M. Smith |
| President and Treasurer |
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Date: | August 26, 2019 |
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.
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By: | /s/Stacie M. Smith |
| Stacie M. Smith |
| President and Treasurer |
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Date: | August 26, 2019 |
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By: | /s/John J. Burke III |
| John J. Burke III |
| Chief Financial Officer |
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Date: | August 26, 2019 |