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)
Cynthia Lo Bessette, 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, 2020 |
Item 1.
Reports to Stockholders
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:
High Income Portfolio
Semi-Annual Report
June 30, 2020
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Investment Summary (Unaudited)
Top Five Holdings as of June 30, 2020
(by issuer, excluding cash equivalents) | % of fund's net assets |
Tenet Healthcare Corp. | 3.0 |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp. | 2.6 |
TransDigm, Inc. | 2.5 |
JBS U.S.A. LLC/JBS U.S.A. Finance, Inc. | 2.1 |
C&W Senior Financing Designated Activity Co. | 2.0 |
| 12.2 |
Top Five Market Sectors as of June 30, 2020
| % of fund's net assets |
Telecommunications | 14.5 |
Energy | 12.6 |
Healthcare | 8.7 |
Technology | 7.3 |
Cable/Satellite TV | 6.3 |
Quality Diversification (% of fund's net assets)
As of June 30, 2020 |
| BBB | 1.4% |
| BB | 39.6% |
| B | 38.5% |
| CCC,CC,C | 15.1% |
| Not Rated | 3.0% |
| Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets | 2.4% |
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, 2020* |
| Nonconvertible Bonds | 94.4% |
| Convertible Bonds, Preferred Stocks | 0.9% |
| Bank Loan Obligations | 1.7% |
| Other Investments | 0.6% |
| Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities) | 2.4% |
* Foreign investments - 22.4%
Schedule of Investments June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Corporate Bonds - 95.3% | | | |
| | Principal Amount | Value |
Convertible Bonds - 0.9% | | | |
Broadcasting - 0.9% | | | |
DISH Network Corp.: | | | |
2.375% 3/15/24 | | $7,126,000 | $6,376,676 |
3.375% 8/15/26 | | 1,580,000 | 1,451,411 |
| | | 7,828,087 |
Nonconvertible Bonds - 94.4% | | | |
Aerospace - 4.4% | | | |
BBA U.S. Holdings, Inc. 5.375% 5/1/26 (a) | | 5,085,000 | 5,088,560 |
Bombardier, Inc.: | | | |
6.125% 1/15/23 (a) | | 5,425,000 | 3,731,315 |
7.875% 4/15/27 (a) | | 1,220,000 | 799,100 |
BWX Technologies, Inc.: | | | |
4.125% 6/30/28 (a) | | 1,785,000 | 1,780,538 |
5.375% 7/15/26 (a) | | 2,935,000 | 3,024,165 |
Moog, Inc. 4.25% 12/15/27 (a) | | 2,140,000 | 2,085,858 |
TransDigm UK Holdings PLC 6.875% 5/15/26 | | 975,000 | 906,750 |
TransDigm, Inc.: | | | |
5.5% 11/15/27 | | 9,785,000 | 8,541,718 |
6.25% 3/15/26 (a) | | 7,860,000 | 7,855,088 |
6.5% 5/15/25 | | 425,000 | 397,413 |
7.5% 3/15/27 | | 850,000 | 816,918 |
8% 12/15/25 (a) | | 4,020,000 | 4,224,980 |
| | | 39,252,403 |
Air Transportation - 0.7% | | | |
Aercap Global Aviation Trust 6.5% 6/15/45 (a)(b) | | 3,755,000 | 2,816,250 |
XPO Logistics, Inc. 6.25% 5/1/25 (a) | | 3,000,000 | 3,142,500 |
| | | 5,958,750 |
Automotive & Auto Parts - 0.7% | | | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC: | | | |
3.219% 1/9/22 | | 1,070,000 | 1,040,800 |
3.339% 3/28/22 | | 815,000 | 788,268 |
4.687% 6/9/25 | | 1,600,000 | 1,562,480 |
5.113% 5/3/29 | | 1,905,000 | 1,858,099 |
5.125% 6/16/25 | | 1,185,000 | 1,187,702 |
| | | 6,437,349 |
Banks & Thrifts - 1.3% | | | |
Ally Financial, Inc.: | | | |
5.75% 11/20/25 | | 8,640,000 | 9,230,249 |
8% 11/1/31 | | 1,415,000 | 1,825,393 |
| | | 11,055,642 |
Broadcasting - 1.2% | | | |
Netflix, Inc.: | | | |
4.875% 4/15/28 | | 1,385,000 | 1,480,939 |
5.375% 11/15/29 (a) | | 525,000 | 576,629 |
5.875% 11/15/28 | | 1,785,000 | 2,032,669 |
6.375% 5/15/29 | | 560,000 | 649,600 |
Sirius XM Radio, Inc.: | | | |
4.125% 7/1/30 (a) | | 575,000 | 567,215 |
5% 8/1/27 (a) | | 3,455,000 | 3,544,208 |
5.375% 4/15/25 (a) | | 1,495,000 | 1,535,365 |
| | | 10,386,625 |
Building Materials - 0.4% | | | |
Advanced Drain Systems, Inc. 5% 9/30/27 (a) | | 3,680,000 | 3,707,600 |
Cable/Satellite TV - 6.1% | | | |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.: | | | |
4% 3/1/23 (a) | | 2,975,000 | 2,982,438 |
4.5% 8/15/30 (a) | | 1,750,000 | 1,785,875 |
5% 2/1/28 (a) | | 8,430,000 | 8,703,975 |
5.125% 5/1/27 (a) | | 5,530,000 | 5,721,338 |
5.5% 5/1/26 (a) | | 4,285,000 | 4,440,331 |
CSC Holdings LLC: | | | |
4.125% 12/1/30 (a) | | 1,895,000 | 1,878,532 |
5.5% 5/15/26 (a) | | 7,580,000 | 7,779,885 |
7.75% 7/15/25 (a) | | 2,825,000 | 2,938,283 |
DISH DBS Corp.: | | | |
5.875% 11/15/24 | | 3,685,000 | 3,666,575 |
7.75% 7/1/26 | | 2,070,000 | 2,194,428 |
Dolya Holdco 18 DAC 5% 7/15/28 (a) | | 2,285,000 | 2,255,752 |
Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC 5.5% 8/15/26 (a) | | 3,170,000 | 3,242,720 |
Ziggo Bond Co. BV: | | | |
5.125% 2/28/30 (a) | | 185,000 | 183,557 |
6% 1/15/27 (a) | | 3,095,000 | 3,141,425 |
Ziggo BV 5.5% 1/15/27 (a) | | 2,607,000 | 2,639,744 |
| | | 53,554,858 |
Capital Goods - 1.0% | | | |
AECOM: | | | |
5.125% 3/15/27 | | 4,750,000 | 5,106,250 |
5.875% 10/15/24 | | 3,735,000 | 4,033,800 |
| | | 9,140,050 |
Chemicals - 2.0% | | | |
Axalta Coating Systems/Dutch Holding BV 4.75% 6/15/27 (a) | | 2,155,000 | 2,166,206 |
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. 5.15% 3/15/34 | | 170,000 | 181,783 |
Element Solutions, Inc. 5.875% 12/1/25 (a) | | 6,140,000 | 6,199,481 |
Olin Corp. 5.125% 9/15/27 | | 2,270,000 | 2,122,450 |
The Chemours Co. LLC 5.375% 5/15/27 | | 3,185,000 | 2,878,253 |
Valvoline, Inc.: | | | |
4.25% 2/15/30 (a) | | 660,000 | 650,100 |
4.375% 8/15/25 | | 2,355,000 | 2,366,775 |
W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn. 4.875% 6/15/27 (a) | | 1,140,000 | 1,154,854 |
| | | 17,719,902 |
Consumer Products - 0.4% | | | |
Prestige Brands, Inc. 6.375% 3/1/24 (a) | | 945,000 | 973,350 |
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. 6.375% 5/15/25 (a) | | 2,335,000 | 2,445,913 |
| | | 3,419,263 |
Containers - 1.7% | | | |
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh MP Holdings U.S.A., Inc. 6% 2/15/25 (a) | | 1,213,000 | 1,243,834 |
Berry Global, Inc. 4.875% 7/15/26 (a) | | 2,055,000 | 2,085,825 |
OI European Group BV 4% 3/15/23 (a) | | 850,000 | 837,191 |
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc. 5.375% 1/15/25 (a) | | 2,115,000 | 2,136,150 |
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC/Reynolds Group Issuer (Luxembourg) SA 5.125% 7/15/23 (a) | | 1,790,000 | 1,811,068 |
Silgan Holdings, Inc. 4.75% 3/15/25 | | 2,680,000 | 2,714,063 |
Trivium Packaging Finance BV: | | | |
5.5% 8/15/26 (a) | | 3,555,000 | 3,586,106 |
8.5% 8/15/27 (a) | | 600,000 | 641,250 |
| | | 15,055,487 |
Diversified Financial Services - 2.8% | | | |
FLY Leasing Ltd.: | | | |
5.25% 10/15/24 | | 1,837,000 | 1,487,970 |
6.375% 10/15/21 | | 1,290,000 | 1,173,900 |
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.: | | | |
4.75% 9/15/24 | | 3,085,000 | 2,915,325 |
5.25% 5/15/27 | | 130,000 | 125,450 |
6.25% 5/15/26 | | 4,405,000 | 4,411,079 |
Navient Corp. 7.25% 1/25/22 | | 1,925,000 | 1,929,813 |
Radiate Holdco LLC/Radiate Financial Service Ltd.: | | | |
6.625% 2/15/25 (a) | | 4,115,000 | 4,095,289 |
6.875% 2/15/23 (a) | | 1,050,000 | 1,063,125 |
Springleaf Finance Corp.: | | | |
6.875% 3/15/25 | | 2,180,000 | 2,236,544 |
7.125% 3/15/26 | | 1,300,000 | 1,345,487 |
Ypso Finance BIS SA 6% 2/15/28 (a) | | 4,250,000 | 4,013,615 |
| | | 24,797,597 |
Diversified Media - 0.9% | | | |
Nielsen Co. SARL (Luxembourg) 5% 2/1/25 (a) | | 5,420,000 | 5,325,150 |
Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co. 5% 4/15/22 (a) | | 2,250,000 | 2,243,700 |
| | | 7,568,850 |
Energy - 12.2% | | | |
Cheniere Energy Partners LP: | | | |
5.25% 10/1/25 | | 6,250,000 | 6,229,375 |
5.625% 10/1/26 | | 3,190,000 | 3,158,706 |
Chesapeake Energy Corp.: | | | |
7% 10/1/24 | | 875,000 | 21,875 |
8% 1/15/25 | | 4,350,000 | 97,875 |
8% 6/15/27 | | 4,176,000 | 93,960 |
Citgo Petroleum Corp. 6.25% 8/15/22 (a) | | 3,500,000 | 3,478,195 |
Comstock Resources, Inc.: | | | |
9.75% 8/15/26 | | 1,140,000 | 1,066,333 |
9.75% 8/15/26 | | 615,000 | 574,256 |
Consolidated Energy Finance SA 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.0634% 6/15/22 (a)(b)(c) | | 4,035,000 | 3,591,741 |
Crestwood Midstream Partners LP/Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp.: | | | |
5.75% 4/1/25 | | 4,545,000 | 3,925,835 |
6.25% 4/1/23 | | 2,710,000 | 2,411,900 |
CVR Energy, Inc.: | | | |
5.25% 2/15/25 (a) | | 3,265,000 | 3,003,800 |
5.75% 2/15/28 (a) | | 390,000 | 341,250 |
DCP Midstream Operating LP 5.375% 7/15/25 | | 3,420,000 | 3,394,350 |
Denbury Resources, Inc.: | | | |
7.75% 2/15/24 (a) | | 3,170,000 | 1,204,600 |
9% 5/15/21 (a) | | 3,350,000 | 1,298,125 |
9.25% 3/31/22 (a) | | 4,400,000 | 1,760,000 |
EG Global Finance PLC: | | | |
6.75% 2/7/25 (a) | | 2,170,000 | 2,118,463 |
8.5% 10/30/25 (a) | | 3,690,000 | 3,782,250 |
Endeavor Energy Resources LP/EER Finance, Inc.: | | | |
5.5% 1/30/26 (a) | | 165,000 | 157,988 |
5.75% 1/30/28 (a) | | 1,635,000 | 1,569,600 |
6.625% 7/15/25 (a) | | 395,000 | 398,089 |
EQM Midstream Partners LP 6.5% 7/1/27 (a) | | 1,135,000 | 1,162,615 |
Hess Midstream Partners LP: | | | |
5.125% 6/15/28 (a) | | 2,465,000 | 2,372,365 |
5.625% 2/15/26 (a) | | 5,785,000 | 5,724,200 |
Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co. 5% 12/1/24 (a) | | 2,250,000 | 1,935,000 |
Holly Energy Partners LP/Holly Energy Finance Corp. 5% 2/1/28 (a) | | 2,885,000 | 2,747,963 |
Jonah Energy LLC 7.25% 10/15/25 (a) | | 3,695,000 | 452,638 |
MEG Energy Corp. 7.125% 2/1/27 (a) | | 1,090,000 | 906,063 |
Occidental Petroleum Corp.: | | | |
2.9% 8/15/24 | | 835,000 | 713,925 |
3.4% 4/15/26 | | 1,140,000 | 931,950 |
3.5% 8/15/29 | | 1,070,000 | 785,701 |
4.2% 3/15/48 | | 865,000 | 585,778 |
4.3% 8/15/39 | | 590,000 | 406,929 |
4.4% 4/15/46 | | 850,000 | 592,620 |
4.4% 8/15/49 | | 455,000 | 316,321 |
5.55% 3/15/26 | | 2,880,000 | 2,628,605 |
6.2% 3/15/40 | | 575,000 | 481,563 |
6.45% 9/15/36 | | 3,050,000 | 2,610,526 |
7.5% 5/1/31 | | 3,730,000 | 3,467,818 |
7.875% 9/15/31 | | 375,000 | 355,080 |
8.875% 7/15/30 (d) | | 1,270,000 | 1,268,413 |
PBF Holding Co. LLC/PBF Finance Corp. 9.25% 5/15/25 (a) | | 2,405,000 | 2,567,338 |
PBF Logistics LP/PBF Logistics Finance, Inc. 6.875% 5/15/23 | | 4,315,000 | 4,155,690 |
Sanchez Energy Corp. 7.25% 2/15/23 (a)(e) | | 5,722,000 | 57,220 |
Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp.: | | | |
4.875% 1/15/23 | | 1,595,000 | 1,571,075 |
5.5% 2/15/26 | | 1,580,000 | 1,532,600 |
5.875% 3/15/28 | | 500,000 | 496,330 |
6% 4/15/27 | | 65,000 | 64,350 |
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp.: | | | |
5.125% 2/1/25 | | 5,120,000 | 4,928,000 |
5.375% 2/1/27 | | 665,000 | 641,725 |
6.75% 3/15/24 | | 3,035,000 | 3,027,413 |
TerraForm Power Operating LLC: | | | |
4.25% 1/31/23 (a) | | 935,000 | 939,675 |
5% 1/31/28 (a) | | 1,030,000 | 1,076,350 |
U.S.A. Compression Partners LP: | | | |
6.875% 4/1/26 | | 8,000 | 7,730 |
6.875% 9/1/27 | | 775,000 | 736,095 |
Viper Energy Partners LP 5.375% 11/1/27 (a) | | 3,965,000 | 3,889,348 |
Weatherford International Ltd. 11% 12/1/24 (a) | | 1,753,000 | 1,222,718 |
Western Gas Partners LP: | | | |
3.1% 2/1/25 | | 1,750,000 | 1,655,885 |
3.95% 6/1/25 | | 430,000 | 402,790 |
4% 7/1/22 | | 450,000 | 448,560 |
4.05% 2/1/30 | | 2,965,000 | 2,853,635 |
4.65% 7/1/26 | | 660,000 | 632,148 |
5.25% 2/1/50 | | 310,000 | 268,618 |
5.3% 3/1/48 | | 880,000 | 713,900 |
| | | 108,013,832 |
Entertainment/Film - 0.5% | | | |
Altice Finco SA 7.625% 2/15/25 (a) | | 4,190,000 | 4,357,642 |
Environmental - 0.4% | | | |
LBC Tank Terminals Holding Netherlands BV 6.875% 5/15/23 (a) | | 3,630,000 | 3,663,650 |
Food & Drug Retail - 0.3% | | | |
Performance Food Group, Inc. 6.875% 5/1/25 (a) | | 2,480,000 | 2,560,600 |
Food/Beverage/Tobacco - 4.0% | | | |
ESAL GmbH 6.25% 2/5/23 (a) | | 1,060,000 | 1,052,050 |
JBS U.S.A. LLC/JBS U.S.A. Finance, Inc.: | | | |
5.75% 6/15/25 (a) | | 7,925,000 | 8,024,063 |
5.875% 7/15/24 (a) | | 9,570,000 | 9,701,588 |
6.75% 2/15/28 (a) | | 940,000 | 992,884 |
JBS U.S.A. Lux SA / JBS Food Co.: | | | |
5.5% 1/15/30 (a) | | 2,735,000 | 2,803,375 |
6.5% 4/15/29 (a) | | 5,495,000 | 5,831,569 |
Post Holdings, Inc.: | | | |
4.625% 4/15/30 (a) | | 360,000 | 353,268 |
5% 8/15/26 (a) | | 2,300,000 | 2,308,625 |
5.625% 1/15/28 (a) | | 1,050,000 | 1,086,750 |
5.75% 3/1/27 (a) | | 1,635,000 | 1,692,225 |
U.S. Foods, Inc. 6.25% 4/15/25 (a) | | 1,645,000 | 1,673,788 |
| | | 35,520,185 |
Gaming - 5.7% | | | |
Boyd Gaming Corp.: | | | |
4.75% 12/1/27 (a) | | 1,090,000 | 935,416 |
6% 8/15/26 | | 930,000 | 864,900 |
6.375% 4/1/26 | | 2,460,000 | 2,337,000 |
Caesars Resort Collection LLC 5.25% 10/15/25 (a) | | 6,330,000 | 5,507,100 |
Eldorado Resorts, Inc.: | | | |
6% 4/1/25 | | 1,395,000 | 1,452,251 |
6% 9/15/26 | | 485,000 | 523,955 |
6.25% 7/1/25 (a)(d) | | 3,365,000 | 3,338,753 |
8.125% 7/1/27 (a)(d) | | 1,645,000 | 1,599,763 |
GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc. 5.25% 6/1/25 | | 2,645,000 | 2,876,199 |
Golden Entertainment, Inc. 7.625% 4/15/26 (a) | | 2,935,000 | 2,700,200 |
MCE Finance Ltd. 4.875% 6/6/25 (a) | | 2,075,000 | 2,085,464 |
MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP: | | | |
4.5% 9/1/26 | | 5,695,000 | 5,655,648 |
4.5% 1/15/28 | | 2,895,000 | 2,819,093 |
4.625% 6/15/25 (a) | | 560,000 | 548,845 |
5.75% 2/1/27 | | 870,000 | 891,750 |
Scientific Games Corp. 5% 10/15/25 (a) | | 1,800,000 | 1,661,868 |
Stars Group Holdings BV 7% 7/15/26 (a) | | 2,315,000 | 2,440,288 |
Station Casinos LLC 5% 10/1/25 (a) | | 2,975,000 | 2,618,000 |
Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc. 6.75% 6/1/27 (a) | | 1,645,000 | 1,562,750 |
Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp. 5.25% 5/15/27 (a) | | 2,495,000 | 2,156,928 |
Wynn Macau Ltd.: | | | |
4.875% 10/1/24 (a) | | 2,560,000 | 2,508,800 |
5.5% 10/1/27 (a) | | 2,950,000 | 2,903,906 |
| | | 49,988,877 |
Healthcare - 8.7% | | | |
BCPE Cycle Merger Sub II, Inc. 10.625% 7/15/27 (a) | | 580,000 | 597,400 |
Catalent Pharma Solutions 4.875% 1/15/26 (a) | | 400,000 | 406,080 |
Centene Corp.: | | | |
4.25% 12/15/27 | | 980,000 | 1,011,272 |
4.625% 12/15/29 | | 5,100,000 | 5,399,727 |
5.375% 8/15/26 (a) | | 3,945,000 | 4,103,628 |
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.: | | | |
4.25% 5/1/28 (a) | | 290,000 | 289,852 |
5.5% 4/1/26 (a) | | 1,325,000 | 1,378,000 |
Community Health Systems, Inc.: | | | |
6.25% 3/31/23 | | 3,570,000 | 3,362,797 |
8% 3/15/26 (a) | | 2,480,000 | 2,344,096 |
CTR Partnership LP/CareTrust Capital Corp. 5.25% 6/1/25 | | 3,145,000 | 3,176,450 |
DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc. 4.625% 6/1/30 (a) | | 3,060,000 | 3,043,170 |
HCA Holdings, Inc. 5.875% 2/15/26 | | 170,000 | 186,575 |
Hologic, Inc.: | | | |
4.375% 10/15/25 (a) | | 2,070,000 | 2,090,265 |
4.625% 2/1/28 (a) | | 395,000 | 409,813 |
IMS Health, Inc. 5% 5/15/27 (a) | | 2,745,000 | 2,807,970 |
MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC 7.125% 6/1/24 (a) | | 1,845,000 | 1,715,850 |
MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp.: | | | |
5.25% 8/1/26 | | 1,515,000 | 1,571,813 |
5.5% 5/1/24 | | 2,870,000 | 2,913,050 |
6.375% 3/1/24 | | 1,275,000 | 1,313,250 |
Service Corp. International 5.125% 6/1/29 | | 1,420,000 | 1,527,920 |
Teleflex, Inc.: | | | |
4.25% 6/1/28 (a) | | 535,000 | 548,375 |
4.875% 6/1/26 | | 2,115,000 | 2,182,469 |
Tenet Healthcare Corp.: | | | |
4.625% 6/15/28 (a) | | 680,000 | 666,182 |
4.875% 1/1/26 (a) | | 1,550,000 | 1,518,163 |
5.125% 5/1/25 | | 1,030,000 | 994,166 |
6.25% 2/1/27 (a) | | 2,720,000 | 2,699,600 |
6.75% 6/15/23 | | 4,805,000 | 4,768,963 |
7% 8/1/25 | | 7,260,000 | 7,115,453 |
7.5% 4/1/25 (a) | | 2,335,000 | 2,480,938 |
8.125% 4/1/22 | | 6,055,000 | 6,357,750 |
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.: | | | |
5.875% 5/15/23 (a) | | 39,000 | 38,903 |
7% 3/15/24 (a) | | 4,500,000 | 4,668,750 |
9.25% 4/1/26 (a) | | 2,500,000 | 2,712,250 |
Vizient, Inc. 6.25% 5/15/27 (a) | | 240,000 | 251,400 |
| | | 76,652,340 |
Homebuilders/Real Estate - 1.7% | | | |
Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC 6.75% 10/15/27 (a) | | 7,272,000 | 7,247,421 |
Howard Hughes Corp. 5.375% 3/15/25 (a) | | 3,200,000 | 2,977,920 |
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. 4.75% 3/15/25 | | 1,015,000 | 923,650 |
VICI Properties, Inc.: | | | |
3.5% 2/15/25 (a) | | 1,265,000 | 1,189,100 |
4.625% 12/1/29 (a) | | 2,410,000 | 2,349,750 |
| | | 14,687,841 |
Hotels - 0.3% | | | |
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. 5.375% 4/15/26 (a) | | 2,525,000 | 2,430,313 |
Insurance - 1.5% | | | |
AmWINS Group, Inc. 7.75% 7/1/26 (a) | | 5,465,000 | 5,738,250 |
HUB International Ltd. 7% 5/1/26 (a) | | 2,155,000 | 2,155,000 |
USI, Inc. 6.875% 5/1/25 (a) | | 5,270,000 | 5,316,113 |
| | | 13,209,363 |
Leisure - 0.3% | | | |
Mattel, Inc.: | | | |
5.875% 12/15/27 (a) | | 85,000 | 88,188 |
6.75% 12/31/25 (a) | | 2,610,000 | 2,707,875 |
| | | 2,796,063 |
Metals/Mining - 1.7% | | | |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd.: | | | |
7.25% 5/15/22 (a) | | 1,775,000 | 1,704,444 |
7.25% 4/1/23 (a) | | 4,195,000 | 4,006,225 |
FMG Resources (August 2006) Pty Ltd. 4.5% 9/15/27 (a) | | 40,000 | 40,015 |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. 3.875% 3/15/23 | | 2,770,000 | 2,773,601 |
Kaiser Aluminum Corp.: | | | |
4.625% 3/1/28 (a) | | 2,500,000 | 2,390,800 |
6.5% 5/1/25 (a) | | 970,000 | 1,006,375 |
Nufarm Australia Ltd. 5.75% 4/30/26 (a) | | 3,603,000 | 3,476,895 |
| | | 15,398,355 |
Paper - 0.4% | | | |
Flex Acquisition Co., Inc.: | | | |
6.875% 1/15/25 (a) | | 1,600,000 | 1,544,000 |
7.875% 7/15/26 (a) | | 1,720,000 | 1,668,400 |
| | | 3,212,400 |
Restaurants - 1.0% | | | |
1011778 BC Unlimited Liability Co./New Red Finance, Inc.: | | | |
5% 10/15/25 (a) | | 2,190,000 | 2,179,050 |
5.75% 4/15/25 (a) | | 755,000 | 792,750 |
Golden Nugget, Inc. 6.75% 10/15/24 (a) | | 4,845,000 | 3,482,344 |
Yum! Brands, Inc. 7.75% 4/1/25 (a) | | 2,250,000 | 2,427,188 |
| | | 8,881,332 |
Services - 4.7% | | | |
Aramark Services, Inc.: | | | |
4.75% 6/1/26 | | 1,955,000 | 1,881,688 |
5% 2/1/28 (a) | | 4,330,000 | 4,113,500 |
6.375% 5/1/25 (a) | | 4,365,000 | 4,507,430 |
ASGN, Inc. 4.625% 5/15/28 (a) | | 1,020,000 | 996,152 |
Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc. 8.5% 7/15/25 (a) | | 3,910,000 | 3,519,000 |
CDK Global, Inc.: | | | |
4.875% 6/1/27 | | 1,105,000 | 1,134,271 |
5.25% 5/15/29 (a) | | 465,000 | 482,865 |
5.875% 6/15/26 | | 1,940,000 | 2,014,923 |
CoreCivic, Inc.: | | | |
4.625% 5/1/23 | | 495,000 | 475,200 |
5% 10/15/22 | | 1,430,000 | 1,401,400 |
Frontdoor, Inc. 6.75% 8/15/26 (a) | | 1,570,000 | 1,668,125 |
GEMS MENASA Cayman Ltd. 7.125% 7/31/26 (a) | | 5,245,000 | 4,977,833 |
Laureate Education, Inc. 8.25% 5/1/25 (a) | | 3,875,000 | 4,020,313 |
Sotheby's 7.375% 10/15/27 (a) | | 2,930,000 | 2,768,850 |
Tempo Acquisition LLC: | | | |
5.75% 6/1/25 (a) | | 1,345,000 | 1,378,625 |
6.75% 6/1/25 (a) | | 3,210,000 | 3,250,125 |
The GEO Group, Inc.: | | | |
5.875% 10/15/24 | | 710,000 | 557,847 |
6% 4/15/26 | | 2,600,000 | 1,995,500 |
| | | 41,143,647 |
Steel - 0.4% | | | |
Allegheny Technologies, Inc. 5.875% 12/1/27 | | 3,820,000 | 3,533,500 |
Super Retail - 0.2% | | | |
The William Carter Co. 5.625% 3/15/27 (a) | | 1,575,000 | 1,622,250 |
Technology - 7.2% | | | |
Ascend Learning LLC: | | | |
6.875% 8/1/25 (a) | | 335,000 | 337,471 |
6.875% 8/1/25 (a) | | 2,470,000 | 2,482,350 |
Banff Merger Sub, Inc. 9.75% 9/1/26 (a) | | 6,615,000 | 6,656,344 |
Boxer Parent Co., Inc. 7.125% 10/2/25 (a) | | 800,000 | 840,240 |
Camelot Finance SA 4.5% 11/1/26 (a) | | 2,410,000 | 2,410,000 |
Ensemble S Merger Sub, Inc. 9% 9/30/23 (a) | | 4,000,000 | 4,040,000 |
Entegris, Inc. 4.375% 4/15/28 (a) | | 1,820,000 | 1,851,850 |
Fair Isaac Corp. 5.25% 5/15/26 (a) | | 4,065,000 | 4,430,850 |
Financial & Risk U.S. Holdings, Inc. 8.25% 11/15/26 (a) | | 1,160,000 | 1,256,245 |
Gartner, Inc.: | | | |
4.5% 7/1/28 (a) | | 1,470,000 | 1,487,199 |
5.125% 4/1/25 (a) | | 795,000 | 814,120 |
Match Group, Inc. 4.125% 8/1/30 (a) | | 685,000 | 670,656 |
Northwest Fiber LLC/Northwest Fiber Finance Sub, Inc. 10.75% 6/1/28 (a) | | 2,025,000 | 2,106,000 |
Nortonlifelock, Inc. 5% 4/15/25 (a) | | 4,765,000 | 4,836,475 |
Nuance Communications, Inc. 5.625% 12/15/26 | | 3,135,000 | 3,260,400 |
Qorvo, Inc.: | | | |
4.375% 10/15/29 (a) | | 1,500,000 | 1,536,120 |
5.5% 7/15/26 | | 3,385,000 | 3,520,400 |
Rackspace Hosting, Inc. 8.625% 11/15/24 (a) | | 8,790,000 | 8,948,220 |
Sensata Technologies BV 5% 10/1/25 (a) | | 1,960,000 | 2,086,812 |
SS&C Technologies, Inc. 5.5% 9/30/27 (a) | | 2,415,000 | 2,459,412 |
TTM Technologies, Inc. 5.625% 10/1/25 (a) | | 7,895,000 | 7,830,893 |
| | | 63,862,057 |
Telecommunications - 13.9% | | | |
Altice Financing SA: | | | |
5% 1/15/28 (a) | | 940,000 | 933,758 |
7.5% 5/15/26 (a) | | 8,260,000 | 8,652,350 |
C&W Senior Financing Designated Activity Co.: | | | |
6.875% 9/15/27 (a) | | 11,260,000 | 11,175,528 |
7.5% 10/15/26 (a) | | 5,750,000 | 5,879,375 |
Century Telephone Enterprises, Inc. 6.875% 1/15/28 | | 162,000 | 172,319 |
CenturyLink, Inc.: | | | |
5.125% 12/15/26 (a) | | 4,810,000 | 4,797,975 |
5.625% 4/1/25 | | 1,725,000 | 1,783,650 |
Front Range BidCo, Inc.: | | | |
4% 3/1/27 (a) | | 1,600,000 | 1,518,496 |
6.125% 3/1/28 (a) | | 1,810,000 | 1,760,225 |
Frontier Communications Corp. 8% 4/1/27 (a) | | 10,120,000 | 10,271,800 |
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA: | | | |
8% 2/15/24 (a) | | 5,305,000 | 5,380,225 |
8.5% 10/15/24 (a)(e) | | 3,560,000 | 2,140,450 |
Level 3 Financing, Inc.: | | | |
4.25% 7/1/28 (a) | | 2,320,000 | 2,316,938 |
5.25% 3/15/26 | | 2,620,000 | 2,699,517 |
Millicom International Cellular SA: | | | |
6% 3/15/25 (a) | | 1,345,000 | 1,385,350 |
6.625% 10/15/26 (a) | | 6,780,000 | 7,198,538 |
Neptune Finco Corp.: | | | |
6.625% 10/15/25 (a) | | 6,315,000 | 6,559,706 |
10.875% 10/15/25 (a) | | 205,000 | 220,375 |
Sable International Finance Ltd. 5.75% 9/7/27 (a) | | 515,000 | 525,300 |
SFR Group SA: | | | |
7.375% 5/1/26 (a) | | 5,850,000 | 6,100,380 |
8.125% 2/1/27 (a) | | 6,580,000 | 7,196,875 |
Sprint Capital Corp. 6.875% 11/15/28 | | 3,165,000 | 3,857,186 |
Sprint Communications, Inc. 6% 11/15/22 | | 2,145,000 | 2,262,396 |
Sprint Corp.: | | | |
7.125% 6/15/24 | | 2,450,000 | 2,766,393 |
7.875% 9/15/23 | | 9,660,000 | 10,879,575 |
T-Mobile U.S.A., Inc.: | | | |
3.75% 4/15/27 (a) | | 2,340,000 | 2,596,230 |
3.875% 4/15/30 (a) | | 2,340,000 | 2,608,094 |
4.5% 2/1/26 | | 1,245,000 | 1,259,890 |
6.375% 3/1/25 | | 25,000 | 25,688 |
Telecom Italia Capital SA: | | | |
6% 9/30/34 | | 1,005,000 | 1,092,435 |
6.375% 11/15/33 | | 565,000 | 637,038 |
Telecom Italia SpA 5.303% 5/30/24 (a) | | 2,950,000 | 3,071,747 |
Telenet Finance Luxembourg Notes SARL 5.5% 3/1/28 (a) | | 3,000,000 | 3,127,500 |
| | | 122,853,302 |
Utilities - 5.7% | | | |
Clearway Energy Operating LLC: | | | |
4.75% 3/15/28 (a) | | 585,000 | 596,665 |
5.75% 10/15/25 | | 1,720,000 | 1,786,048 |
DCP Midstream Operating LP: | | | |
5.125% 5/15/29 | | 3,300,000 | 3,151,500 |
5.625% 7/15/27 | | 2,305,000 | 2,322,288 |
Global Partners LP/GLP Finance Corp.: | | | |
7% 6/15/23 | | 2,750,000 | 2,643,438 |
7% 8/1/27 | | 2,200,000 | 2,035,000 |
InterGen NV 7% 6/30/23 (a) | | 6,695,000 | 6,427,200 |
NextEra Energy Partners LP 4.5% 9/15/27 (a) | | 565,000 | 590,611 |
NRG Energy, Inc.: | | | |
5.25% 6/15/29 (a) | | 2,105,000 | 2,215,070 |
5.75% 1/15/28 | | 1,190,000 | 1,255,450 |
6.625% 1/15/27 | | 900,000 | 940,500 |
NRG Yield Operating LLC 5% 9/15/26 | | 2,150,000 | 2,176,875 |
NSG Holdings II LLC/NSG Holdings, Inc. 7.75% 12/15/25 (a) | | 8,480,837 | 8,565,646 |
PG&E Corp. 5.25% 7/1/30 | | 1,845,000 | 1,854,225 |
Talen Energy Supply LLC 10.5% 1/15/26 (a) | | 1,110,000 | 876,900 |
Vistra Operations Co. LLC: | | | |
5% 7/31/27 (a) | | 3,790,000 | 3,853,483 |
5.5% 9/1/26 (a) | | 7,084,000 | 7,247,924 |
5.625% 2/15/27 (a) | | 2,175,000 | 2,233,682 |
| | | 50,772,505 |
|
TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS | | | 833,214,430 |
|
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS | | | |
(Cost $868,532,284) | | | 841,042,517 |
| | Shares | Value |
|
Common Stocks - 0.0% | | | |
Automotive & Auto Parts - 0.0% | | | |
Motors Liquidation Co. GUC Trust (f) | | 3 | 5 |
Energy - 0.0% | | | |
Weatherford International PLC (f) | | 12,948 | 25,508 |
Telecommunications - 0.0% | | | |
CUI Acquisition Corp. Class E (f)(g) | | 1 | 35,011 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | | | |
(Cost $1,473,972) | | | 60,524 |
| | Principal Amount | Value |
|
Bank Loan Obligations - 1.7% | | | |
Cable/Satellite TV - 0.2% | | | |
WideOpenWest Finance LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 4.25% 8/19/23 (b)(c)(h) | | 1,302,842 | 1,238,247 |
Energy - 0.1% | | | |
California Resources Corp. Tranche 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 10.375% 11.375% 12/31/21 (b)(c)(h) | | 3,060,000 | 137,700 |
Gavilan Resources LLC Tranche 2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 6.000% 0% 3/1/24 (c)(e)(h) | | 4,810,000 | 12,025 |
Sanchez Energy Corp.: | | | |
1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 8.000% 0% 12/31/49 (c)(e)(g)(h) | | 1,525,908 | 534,068 |
term loan 0% 12/31/49 (e)(g)(h) | | 658,000 | 230,300 |
|
TOTAL ENERGY | | | 914,093 |
|
Gaming - 0.3% | | | |
Golden Entertainment, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.75% 10/20/24 (b)(c)(h) | | 2,977,025 | 2,681,793 |
Services - 0.4% | | | |
Almonde, Inc.: | | | |
Tranche 2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 7.250% 8.25% 6/13/25 (b)(c)(h) | | 130,000 | 111,944 |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4.5% 6/13/24 (b)(c)(h) | | 549,510 | 479,074 |
Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 5.4519% 6/21/24 (b)(c)(h) | | 3,264,050 | 2,978,446 |
|
TOTAL SERVICES | | | 3,569,464 |
|
Technology - 0.1% | | | |
Ultimate Software Group, Inc. 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 5/3/26 (c)(h)(i) | | 1,245,000 | 1,228,080 |
Telecommunications - 0.6% | | | |
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA: | | | |
Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 8% 11/27/23 (b)(c)(h) | | 3,125,000 | 3,103,531 |
Tranche B-4, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 8.75% 1/2/24 (b)(c)(h) | | 280,000 | 279,300 |
Tranche DD 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.500% 5.05% 7/13/21 (b)(c)(h)(j) | | 2,116,460 | 2,144,249 |
|
TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS | | | 5,527,080 |
|
TOTAL BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS | | | |
(Cost $21,273,137) | | | 15,158,757 |
|
Preferred Securities - 0.6% | | | |
Banks & Thrifts - 0.3% | | | |
Bank of America Corp. 5.2% (b)(k) | | 1,400,000 | 1,355,668 |
Wells Fargo & Co. 5.9% (b)(k) | | 1,820,000 | 1,806,300 |
|
TOTAL BANKS & THRIFTS | | | 3,161,968 |
|
Energy - 0.3% | | | |
MPLX LP 6.875% (b)(k) | | 2,630,000 | 2,408,761 |
TOTAL PREFERRED SECURITIES | | | |
(Cost $5,908,421) | | | 5,570,729 |
| | Shares | Value |
|
Money Market Funds - 4.0% | | | |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 0.12% (l) | | | |
(Cost $35,259,731) | | 35,253,007 | 35,260,057 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 101.6% | | | |
(Cost $932,447,545) | | | 897,092,584 |
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (1.6)% | | | (14,485,453) |
NET ASSETS - 100% | | | $882,607,131 |
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 $571,373,007 or 64.7% of net assets.
(b) Coupon rates for floating and adjustable rate securities reflect the rates in effect at period end.
(c) Coupon is indexed to a floating interest rate which may be multiplied by a specified factor and/or subject to caps or floors.
(d) Security or a portion of the security purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis.
(e) Non-income producing - Security is in default.
(f) Non-income producing
(g) Level 3 security
(h) Remaining maturities of bank loan obligations may be less than the stated maturities shown as a result of contractual or optional prepayments by the borrower. Such prepayments cannot be predicted with certainty.
(i) The coupon rate will be determined upon settlement of the loan after period end.
(j) Position or a portion of the position represents an unfunded loan commitment. At period end, the total principal amount and market value of unfunded commitments totaled $1,036,612 and $1,050,222, respectively.
(k) Security is perpetual in nature with no stated maturity date.
(l) 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 | $185,421 |
Total | $185,421 |
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, 2020, 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 | 25,508 | 25,508 | -- | -- |
Financials | 5 | 5 | -- | -- |
Corporate Bonds | 841,042,517 | -- | 841,042,517 | -- |
Bank Loan Obligations | 15,158,757 | -- | 14,394,389 | 764,368 |
Preferred Securities | 5,570,729 | -- | 5,570,729 | -- |
Money Market Funds | 35,260,057 | 35,260,057 | -- | -- |
Total Investments in Securities: | $897,092,584 | $35,285,570 | $861,007,635 | $799,379 |
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 | 77.6% |
Luxembourg | 6.4% |
Multi-National | 3.5% |
Netherlands | 2.9% |
Ireland | 2.3% |
Canada | 2.0% |
France | 1.5% |
Cayman Islands | 1.5% |
United Kingdom | 1.1% |
Others (Individually Less Than 1%) | 1.2% |
| 100.0% |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| | June 30, 2020 (Unaudited) |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value — See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $897,187,814) | $861,832,527 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $35,259,731) | 35,260,057 | |
Total Investment in Securities (cost $932,447,545) | | $897,092,584 |
Receivable for investments sold | | 2,831,806 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 1,086,841 |
Interest receivable | | 13,834,429 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 3,841 |
Other receivables | | 494 |
Total assets | | 914,849,995 |
Liabilities | | |
Payable to custodian bank | $156,891 | |
Payable for investments purchased | | |
Regular delivery | 10,815,391 | |
Delayed delivery | 6,280,000 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 14,375,627 | |
Accrued management fee | 420,321 | |
Distribution and service plan fees payable | 36,623 | |
Other affiliated payables | 91,203 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 66,808 | |
Total liabilities | | 32,242,864 |
Net Assets | | $882,607,131 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $989,494,012 |
Total accumulated earnings (loss) | | (106,886,881) |
Net Assets | | $882,607,131 |
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price | | |
Initial Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($292,762,847 ÷ 57,902,323 shares) | | $5.06 |
Service Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($52,219,708 ÷ 10,414,287 shares) | | $5.01 |
Service Class 2: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($145,903,286 ÷ 30,054,344 shares) | | $4.85 |
Investor Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($391,721,290 ÷ 77,928,246 shares) | | $5.03 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Operations
| | Six months ended June 30, 2020 (Unaudited) |
Investment Income | | |
Dividends | | $523,975 |
Interest | | 27,991,285 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds | | 185,421 |
Total income | | 28,700,681 |
Expenses | | |
Management fee | $2,540,348 | |
Transfer agent fees | 383,785 | |
Distribution and service plan fees | 218,562 | |
Accounting fees and expenses | 167,194 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 7,875 | |
Independent trustees' fees and expenses | 2,977 | |
Audit | 42,056 | |
Legal | 1,405 | |
Miscellaneous | 67,646 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 3,431,848 | |
Expense reductions | (8,255) | |
Total expenses after reductions | | 3,423,593 |
Net investment income (loss) | | 25,277,088 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | (28,423,165) | |
Fidelity Central Funds | 3,324 | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | (28,419,841) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities | | (59,432,795) |
Net gain (loss) | | (87,852,636) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $(62,575,548) |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Six months ended June 30, 2020 (Unaudited) | Year ended December 31, 2019 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $25,277,088 | $52,166,800 |
Net realized gain (loss) | (28,419,841) | (12,326,337) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (59,432,795) | 94,044,788 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (62,575,548) | 133,885,251 |
Distributions to shareholders | (7,663,601) | (51,787,940) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | (91,057,883) | 73,598,351 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (161,297,032) | 155,695,662 |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 1,043,904,163 | 888,208,501 |
End of period | $882,607,131 | $1,043,904,163 |
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, | | | | |
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $5.43 | $4.97 | $5.46 | $5.38 | $4.95 | $5.52 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .141 | .286 | .288 | .290 | .320 | .333 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (.470) | .457 | (.473) | .091 | .402 | (.531) |
Total from investment operations | (.329) | .743 | (.185) | .381 | .722 | (.198) |
Distributions from net investment income | (.041) | (.283) | (.305) | (.301) | (.292) | (.364) |
Tax return of capital | – | – | – | – | – | (.008) |
Total distributions | (.041) | (.283) | (.305) | (.301) | (.292) | (.372) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA | – | – | – | – | – | –B |
Net asset value, end of period | $5.06 | $5.43 | $4.97 | $5.46 | $5.38 | $4.95 |
Total ReturnC,D,E | (6.11)% | 15.11% | (3.46)% | 7.13% | 14.61% | (3.63)% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsF,G | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .68%H,I | .67% | .67% | .67% | .68% | .68% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .68%H,I | .67% | .67% | .67% | .68% | .68% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .68%H,I | .67% | .67% | .67% | .68% | .68% |
Net investment income (loss) | 5.64%H,I | 5.31% | 5.33% | 5.22% | 6.05% | 5.94% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $292,763 | $327,442 | $299,239 | $355,469 | $457,620 | $437,798 |
Portfolio turnover rateJ | 73%H | 30% | 69% | 70% | 73% | 69% |
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 Proxy expenses are not 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 High Income Portfolio Service Class
| Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, | Years endedDecember 31, | | | | |
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $5.38 | $4.93 | $5.42 | $5.34 | $4.92 | $5.49 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .138 | .279 | .280 | .283 | .311 | .324 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (.468) | .449 | (.471) | .092 | .395 | (.528) |
Total from investment operations | (.330) | .728 | (.191) | .375 | .706 | (.204) |
Distributions from net investment income | (.040) | (.278) | (.299) | (.295) | (.286) | (.358) |
Tax return of capital | – | – | – | – | – | (.008) |
Total distributions | (.040) | (.278) | (.299) | (.295) | (.286) | (.366) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA | – | – | – | – | – | –B |
Net asset value, end of period | $5.01 | $5.38 | $4.93 | $5.42 | $5.34 | $4.92 |
Total ReturnC,D,E | (6.18)% | 14.92% | (3.60)% | 7.07% | 14.37% | (3.76)% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsF,G | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .78%H,I | .77% | .77% | .77% | .78% | .78% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .78%H,I | .77% | .77% | .77% | .78% | .78% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .78%H,I | .77% | .77% | .77% | .78% | .77% |
Net investment income (loss) | 5.54%H,I | 5.21% | 5.23% | 5.12% | 5.95% | 5.84% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $52,220 | $66,123 | $58,231 | $68,104 | $84,945 | $73,313 |
Portfolio turnover rateJ | 73%H | 30% | 69% | 70% | 73% | 69% |
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 Proxy expenses are not 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 High Income Portfolio Service Class 2
| Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, | Years endedDecember 31, | | | | |
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $5.22 | $4.79 | $5.27 | $5.20 | $4.80 | $5.36 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .130 | .262 | .264 | .267 | .296 | .309 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (.461) | .438 | (.451) | .090 | .383 | (.514) |
Total from investment operations | (.331) | .700 | (.187) | .357 | .679 | (.205) |
Distributions from net investment income | (.039) | (.270) | (.293) | (.287) | (.279) | (.347) |
Tax return of capital | – | – | – | – | – | (.008) |
Total distributions | (.039) | (.270) | (.293) | (.287) | (.279) | (.355) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA | – | – | – | – | – | –B |
Net asset value, end of period | $4.85 | $5.22 | $4.79 | $5.27 | $5.20 | $4.80 |
Total ReturnC,D,E | (6.39)% | 14.77% | (3.63)% | 6.91% | 14.17% | (3.87)% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsF,G | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .93%H,I | .92% | .92% | .92% | .93% | .93% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .93%H,I | .92% | .92% | .92% | .93% | .93% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .93%H,I | .92% | .92% | .92% | .93% | .93% |
Net investment income (loss) | 5.38%H,I | 5.06% | 5.08% | 4.97% | 5.80% | 5.68% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $145,903 | $187,747 | $139,564 | $166,993 | $189,179 | $160,639 |
Portfolio turnover rateJ | 73%H | 30% | 69% | 70% | 73% | 69% |
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 Proxy expenses are not 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 High Income Portfolio Investor Class
| Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, | Years endedDecember 31, | | | | |
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $5.39 | $4.94 | $5.43 | $5.36 | $4.93 | $5.50 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .140 | .283 | .284 | .287 | .317 | .329 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (.459) | .448 | (.470) | .083 | .403 | (.529) |
Total from investment operations | (.319) | .731 | (.186) | .370 | .720 | (.200) |
Distributions from net investment income | (.041) | (.281) | (.304) | (.300) | (.290) | (.362) |
Tax return of capital | – | – | – | – | – | (.008) |
Total distributions | (.041) | (.281) | (.304) | (.300) | (.290) | (.370) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA | – | – | – | – | – | –B |
Net asset value, end of period | $5.03 | $5.39 | $4.94 | $5.43 | $5.36 | $4.93 |
Total ReturnC,D,E | (5.97)% | 14.94% | (3.50)% | 6.95% | 14.64% | (3.68)% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsF,G | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .71%H,I | .70% | .71% | .71% | .71% | .71% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .71%H,I | .70% | .71% | .71% | .71% | .71% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .71%H,I | .70% | .71% | .71% | .71% | .71% |
Net investment income (loss) | 5.60%H,I | 5.28% | 5.30% | 5.18% | 6.02% | 5.90% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $391,721 | $462,593 | $391,173 | $456,983 | $469,732 | $398,719 |
Portfolio turnover rateJ | 73%H | 30% | 69% | 70% | 73% | 69% |
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 Proxy expenses are not 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.
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
For the period ended June 30, 2020
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.
Effective January 1, 2020:
Investment advisers Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc., FMR Co., Inc., and Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, merged with and into Fidelity Management & Research Company. In connection with the merger transactions, the resulting, merged investment adviser was then redomiciled from Massachusetts to Delaware, changed its corporate structure from a corporation to a limited liability company, and changed its name to "Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC".
Broker-dealer Fidelity Distributors Corporation merged with and into Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Company, Inc. ("FIISC"). FIISC was then redomiciled from Massachusetts to Delaware, changed its corporate structure from a corporation to a limited liability company, and changed its name to "Fidelity Distributors Company LLC".
Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. converted from a Massachusetts corporation to a Massachusetts LLC, and changed its name to "Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company LLC".
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 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 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, 2020 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. 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, 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 | $21,766,085 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (54,146,364) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $(32,380,279) |
Tax cost | $929,472,863 |
Capital loss carryforwards are only available to offset future capital gains of the Fund to the extent provided by regulations and may be limited. 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 | $(26,139,758) |
Long-term | (45,323,130) |
Total capital loss carryforward | $(71,462,888) |
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 (including Private Placements). 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. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, are noted in the table below.
| Purchases ($) | Sales ($) |
VIP High Income Portfolio | 317,977,167 | 332,647,987 |
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (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 monthly average net assets of a group of registered investment companies with which the investment adviser has management contracts. 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.
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 Company LLC (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 | $27,932 |
Service Class 2 | 190,630 |
| $218,562 |
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company LLC (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. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
| Amount | % of Class-Level Average Net Assets(a) |
Initial Class | $101,568 | .07 |
Service Class | 18,994 | .07 |
Service Class 2 | 51,851 | .07 |
Investor Class | 211,372 | .10 |
| $383,785 | |
(a) Annualized
Accounting 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. For the period, the fees were equivalent to the following annualized rates:
| % of Average Net Assets |
VIP High Income Portfolio | .04 |
Interfund Trades. Funds 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.
Certain Funds participate 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 participating funds have agreed to pay commitment fees on their pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which are reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations, and are as follows:
| Amount |
VIP High Income Portfolio | $1,230 |
During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
7. 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 $988 for the period. In addition, 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, custodian credits reduced the Fund's expenses by $6,236.
In addition, during the period the investment adviser or an affiliate reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $1,031.
8. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
| Six months ended June 30, 2020 | Year ended December 31, 2019 |
Distributions to shareholders | | |
Initial Class | $2,442,496 | $16,485,830 |
Service Class | 440,855 | 3,337,223 |
Service Class 2 | 1,252,529 | 9,087,326 |
Investor Class | 3,527,721 | 22,877,561 |
Total | $7,663,601 | $51,787,940 |
9. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
| Shares | Shares | Dollars | Dollars |
| Six months ended June 30, 2020 | Year ended December 31, 2019 | Six months ended June 30, 2020 | Year ended December 31, 2019 |
Initial Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 4,357,320 | 8,124,182 | $22,128,594 | $43,792,349 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 453,153 | 3,096,871 | 2,442,496 | 16,485,830 |
Shares redeemed | (7,262,847) | (11,077,536) | (36,612,969) | (59,550,108) |
Net increase (decrease) | (2,452,374) | 143,517 | $(12,041,879) | $728,071 |
Service Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 2,315,427 | 3,875,790 | $11,704,252 | $20,747,165 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 82,403 | 632,722 | 440,855 | 3,337,223 |
Shares redeemed | (4,268,731) | (4,026,231) | (21,801,929) | (21,473,406) |
Net increase (decrease) | (1,870,901) | 482,281 | $(9,656,822) | $2,610,982 |
Service Class 2 | | | | |
Shares sold | 12,252,504 | 22,192,279 | $59,586,530 | $114,467,369 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 241,801 | 1,776,501 | 1,252,529 | 9,087,326 |
Shares redeemed | (18,440,482) | (17,110,197) | (91,011,888) | (88,421,021) |
Net increase (decrease) | (5,946,177) | 6,858,583 | $(30,172,829) | $35,133,674 |
Investor Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 9,933,528 | 9,695,037 | $48,289,187 | $51,724,578 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 658,157 | 4,320,731 | 3,527,721 | 22,877,561 |
Shares redeemed | (18,409,485) | (7,394,959) | (91,003,261) | (39,476,515) |
Net increase (decrease) | (7,817,800) | 6,620,809 | $(39,186,353) | $35,125,624 |
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 51% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund and one otherwise unaffiliated shareholder was the owner of record of 12% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund.
11. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic.
An outbreak of COVID-19 first detected in China during December 2019 has since spread globally and was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization during March 2020. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, may magnify factors that affect the Fund's performance.
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, 2020 to June 30, 2020).
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, 2020 | Ending Account Value June 30, 2020 | Expenses Paid During Period-B January 1, 2020 to June 30, 2020 |
Initial Class | .68% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $938.90 | $3.28 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,021.48 | $3.42 |
Service Class | .78% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $938.20 | $3.76 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,020.98 | $3.92 |
Service Class 2 | .93% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $936.10 | $4.48 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,020.24 | $4.67 |
Investor Class | .71% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $940.30 | $3.43 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,021.33 | $3.57 |
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 182/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).
C 5% return per year before expenses
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
VIP High Income Portfolio
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract with Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (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 2020 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 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 provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity from its relationships with the fund; and (iv) the extent to which, if any, economies of scale exist and are 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 over the Internet and through telephone representatives, 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 ETFs with innovative structures, strategies and pricing 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 target date 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) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies from fund mergers, liquidations, and share class consolidations; (ix) continuing to develop, acquire and implement systems and technology to improve services to the funds and shareholders, strengthen information security, and increase efficiency; and (x) 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 2018. The Board will continue to monitor closely the fund's performance, taking into account the portfolio management 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, 2019, 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 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 periods ended June 30 (December 31 for periods prior to 2018) 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-Sized 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 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, 2019.
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 or reimburse 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, 2019 and the total expense ratio of Service Class 2 ranked above the competitive median for the 12-month period ended June 30, 2019. 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 and the full Board approves such changes.
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 funds' business. The Board noted that changes to fall-out benefits year-over-year reflect business developments at Fidelity's various businesses. The Board considered that a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds had recently been established, and met periodically, to evaluate potential fall-out benefits (PFOB Committee). The Board noted that the PFOB Committee, among other things: (i) discussed the legal framework surrounding potential fall-out benefits; (ii) reviewed the Board's responsibilities and approach to potential fall-out benefits; and (iii) reviewed practices employed by competitor funds regarding the review of potential fall-out benefits.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund, including the conclusions of the PFOB Committee, 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 ("group assets" as defined in the management contract). 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 flow and performance trends, in particular the underperformance of certain funds and strategies, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) consideration of performance fees for additional funds; (iii) changes in Fidelity's non-fund businesses and the impact of such changes on the funds; (iv) metrics for evaluating index fund and ETF performance and information about ETF trading characteristics; (v) the methodology with respect to evaluating competitive fund data and peer group classifications and fee comparisons; (vi) the expense structures for different funds and classes; (vii) information regarding other accounts managed by Fidelity, including collective investment trusts and separately managed accounts; and (viii) 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.
Liquidity Risk Management Program
The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Liquidity Rule) to promote effective liquidity risk management throughout the open-end investment company industry, thereby reducing the risk that funds will be unable to meet their redemption obligations and mitigating dilution of the interests of fund shareholders.
The Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program pursuant to the Liquidity Rule (the Program) effective December 1, 2018. The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and to comply with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule. The Fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Fund’s investment adviser as administrator of the Program. The Fidelity advisers have established a Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the LRM Committee) to manage the Program for each of the Fidelity Funds. The LRM Committee monitors the adequacy and effectiveness of implementation of the Program and on a periodic basis assesses each Fund’s liquidity risk based on a variety of factors including (1) the Fund’s investment strategy, (2) portfolio liquidity and cash flow projections during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, (3) shareholder redemptions, (4) borrowings and other funding sources and (5) in the case of exchange-traded funds, certain additional factors including the effect of the Fund’s prices and spreads, market participants, and basket compositions on the overall liquidity of the Fund’s portfolio, as applicable.
In accordance with the Program, each of the Fund’s portfolio investments is classified into one of four liquidity categories described below based on a determination of a reasonable expectation for how long it would take to convert the investment to cash (or sell or dispose of the investment) without significantly changing its market value.
- Highly liquid investments – cash or convertible to cash within three business days or less
- Moderately liquid investments – convertible to cash in three to seven calendar days
- Less liquid investments – can be sold or disposed of, but not settled, within seven calendar days
- Illiquid investments – cannot be sold or disposed of within seven calendar days
Liquidity classification determinations take into account a variety of factors including various market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth, and generally utilize analysis from a third-party liquidity metrics service.
The Liquidity Rule places a 15% limit on a fund’s illiquid investments and requires funds that do not primarily hold assets that are highly liquid investments to determine and maintain a minimum percentage of the fund’s net assets to be invested in highly liquid investments (highly liquid investment minimum or HLIM). The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments and for determining, periodically reviewing and complying with the HLIM requirement as applicable.
At a recent meeting of the Fund’s Board of Trustees, the LRM Committee provided a written report to the Board pertaining to the operation, adequacy, and effectiveness of implementation of the Program for the annual period from December 1, 2018 through November 30, 2019. The report concluded that the Program has been implemented and is operating effectively and is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk.
Proxy Voting Results
A special meeting of shareholders was held on June 9, 2020. The results of votes taken among shareholders on the proposals before them are reported below. Each vote reported represents one dollar of net asset value held on the record date for the meeting.
PROPOSAL 1
To elect a Board of Trustees.
| # of Votes | % of Votes |
Dennis J. Dirks |
Affirmative | 11,099,447,424.890 | 95.490 |
Withheld | 524,241,637.164 | 4.510 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Donald F. Donahue |
Affirmative | 11,111,963,232.945 | 95.598 |
Withheld | 511,725,829.109 | 4.402 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Bettina Doulton |
Affirmative | 11,132,379,469.922 | 95.773 |
Withheld | 491,309,592.132 | 4.227 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Vicki L. Fuller |
Affirmative | 11,132,346,192.263 | 95.773 |
Withheld | 491,342,869.791 | 4.227 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Patricia L. Kampling |
Affirmative | 11,141,812,359.694 | 95.854 |
Withheld | 481,876,702.360 | 4.146 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Alan J. Lacy |
Affirmative | 11,081,103,173.144 | 95.332 |
Withheld | 542,585,888.910 | 4.668 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Ned C. Lautenbach |
Affirmative | 11,051,092,644.521 | 95.074 |
Withheld | 572,596,417.533 | 4.926 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Robert A. Lawrence |
Affirmative | 11,100,774,895.497 | 95.501 |
Withheld | 522,914,166.556 | 4.499 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Joseph Mauriello |
Affirmative | 11,070,909,380.371 | 95.244 |
Withheld | 552,779,681.683 | 4.756 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Cornelia M. Small |
Affirmative | 11,101,337,946.609 | 95.506 |
Withheld | 522,351,115.445 | 4.494 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Garnett A. Smith |
Affirmative | 11,082,555,490.179 | 95.345 |
Withheld | 541,133,571.875 | 4.655 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
David M. Thomas |
Affirmative | 11,094,352,794.165 | 95.446 |
Withheld | 529,336,267.889 | 4.554 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Susan Tomasky |
Affirmative | 11,124,148,109.894 | 95.702 |
Withheld | 499,540,952.160 | 4.298 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Michael E. Wiley |
Affirmative | 11,096,957,446.084 | 95.468 |
Withheld | 526,731,615.970 | 4.532 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
PROPOSAL 2
To convert a fundamental investment policy to a non-fundamental investment policy.
| # of Votes | % of Votes |
Affirmative | 706,980,941.578 | 82.483 |
Against | 77,726,403.651 | 9.068 |
Abstain | 72,416,126.481 | 8.449 |
Broker Non-Vote | 0.00 | 0.00 |
TOTAL | 857,123,471.710 | 100.000 |
|
Proposal 1 reflects trust wide proposal and voting results. |
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Investment Summary (Unaudited)
Top Ten Stocks as of June 30, 2020
| % of fund's net assets |
The Travelers Companies, Inc. | 3.1 |
Roche Holding AG (participation certificate) | 2.9 |
Cigna Corp. | 2.3 |
Centene Corp. | 2.2 |
Capital One Financial Corp. | 2.1 |
T-Mobile U.S., Inc. | 2.0 |
Discover Financial Services | 1.7 |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | 1.7 |
CubeSmart | 1.7 |
Equinor ASA | 1.6 |
| 21.3 |
Top Five Market Sectors as of June 30, 2020
| % of fund's net assets |
Financials | 18.7 |
Health Care | 14.6 |
Industrials | 11.8 |
Consumer Staples | 8.3 |
Consumer Discretionary | 7.8 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)
As of June 30, 2020 * |
| Stocks II | 97.5% |
| Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities) | 2.5% |
* Foreign investments - 19.0%
Schedule of Investments June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 97.5% | | | |
| | Shares | Value |
COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 6.0% | | | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 1.8% | | | |
GCI Liberty, Inc. (a) | | 26,200 | $1,863,344 |
Liberty Global PLC Class C (a) | | 140,300 | 3,017,853 |
| | | 4,881,197 |
Media - 2.2% | | | |
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. | | 159,600 | 2,738,736 |
Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. Class A | | 37,700 | 3,155,113 |
| | | 5,893,849 |
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 2.0% | | | |
T-Mobile U.S., Inc. | | 50,100 | 5,217,915 |
T-Mobile U.S., Inc. rights 7/28/20 (a) | | 39,800 | 6,686 |
| | | 5,224,601 |
|
TOTAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES | | | 15,999,647 |
|
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 7.8% | | | |
Auto Components - 0.9% | | | |
BorgWarner, Inc. | | 71,967 | 2,540,435 |
Distributors - 0.7% | | | |
LKQ Corp. (a) | | 69,500 | 1,820,900 |
Diversified Consumer Services - 0.6% | | | |
Laureate Education, Inc. Class A (a) | | 168,200 | 1,676,113 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.1% | | | |
Eldorado Resorts, Inc. (a)(b) | | 75,100 | 3,008,506 |
Household Durables - 1.0% | | | |
Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a) | | 26,100 | 2,655,936 |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 1.3% | | | |
eBay, Inc. | | 63,800 | 3,346,310 |
Specialty Retail - 1.5% | | | |
Lowe's Companies, Inc. | | 19,900 | 2,688,888 |
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (a) | | 100,400 | 1,258,012 |
| | | 3,946,900 |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.7% | | | |
Tapestry, Inc. | | 141,100 | 1,873,808 |
|
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | | 20,868,908 |
|
CONSUMER STAPLES - 8.3% | | | |
Food & Staples Retailing - 1.4% | | | |
U.S. Foods Holding Corp. (a) | | 194,900 | 3,843,428 |
Food Products - 3.7% | | | |
Conagra Brands, Inc. | | 9,514 | 334,607 |
Darling Ingredients, Inc. (a) | | 164,000 | 4,037,680 |
Nomad Foods Ltd. (a) | | 122,900 | 2,636,205 |
Post Holdings, Inc. (a) | | 32,800 | 2,873,936 |
| | | 9,882,428 |
Household Products - 1.9% | | | |
Energizer Holdings, Inc. (b) | | 54,800 | 2,602,452 |
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. | | 50,900 | 2,336,310 |
| | | 4,938,762 |
Tobacco - 1.3% | | | |
Altria Group, Inc. | | 89,900 | 3,528,575 |
|
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | | | 22,193,193 |
|
ENERGY - 6.1% | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 6.1% | | | |
Cenovus Energy, Inc. (Canada) | | 268,918 | 1,257,829 |
Cheniere Energy, Inc. (a) | | 76,300 | 3,686,816 |
Equinor ASA | | 307,300 | 4,361,152 |
Hess Corp. | | 57,300 | 2,968,713 |
Noble Energy, Inc. | | 80,100 | 717,696 |
The Williams Companies, Inc. | | 20,880 | 397,138 |
Valero Energy Corp. | | 51,800 | 3,046,876 |
| | | 16,436,220 |
FINANCIALS - 18.7% | | | |
Banks - 1.7% | | | |
M&T Bank Corp. | | 30,200 | 3,139,894 |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | 56,300 | 1,441,280 |
| | | 4,581,174 |
Capital Markets - 3.5% | | | |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | | 29,700 | 4,456,188 |
Lazard Ltd. Class A | | 74,400 | 2,130,072 |
LPL Financial | | 33,900 | 2,657,760 |
Raymond James Financial, Inc. | | 1,264 | 87,001 |
| | | 9,331,021 |
Consumer Finance - 5.6% | | | |
Capital One Financial Corp. | | 89,100 | 5,576,769 |
Discover Financial Services | | 90,900 | 4,553,181 |
OneMain Holdings, Inc. | | 125,500 | 3,079,770 |
SLM Corp. | | 235,600 | 1,656,268 |
| | | 14,865,988 |
Diversified Financial Services - 1.0% | | | |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B (a) | | 14,700 | 2,624,097 |
Insurance - 6.9% | | | |
Allstate Corp. | | 27,400 | 2,657,526 |
American International Group, Inc. | | 84,000 | 2,619,120 |
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (sub. vtg.) | | 6,900 | 2,131,752 |
Old Republic International Corp. | | 167,200 | 2,727,032 |
The Travelers Companies, Inc. | | 74,100 | 8,451,106 |
| | | 18,586,536 |
|
TOTAL FINANCIALS | | | 49,988,816 |
|
HEALTH CARE - 14.6% | | | |
Biotechnology - 1.5% | | | |
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | 34,700 | 3,894,728 |
Health Care Providers & Services - 4.5% | | | |
Centene Corp. (a) | | 91,200 | 5,795,760 |
Cigna Corp. | | 33,600 | 6,305,040 |
| | | 12,100,800 |
Pharmaceuticals - 8.6% | | | |
AstraZeneca PLC sponsored ADR | | 78,100 | 4,130,709 |
Bayer AG | | 39,600 | 2,935,293 |
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (a) | | 23,874 | 2,634,257 |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | 27,500 | 2,126,575 |
Roche Holding AG (participation certificate) | | 22,164 | 7,678,708 |
Sanofi SA sponsored ADR | | 67,200 | 3,430,560 |
| | | 22,936,102 |
|
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | | | 38,931,630 |
|
INDUSTRIALS - 11.8% | | | |
Aerospace & Defense - 1.2% | | | |
General Dynamics Corp. | | 21,400 | 3,198,444 |
Air Freight & Logistics - 0.8% | | | |
FedEx Corp. | | 14,500 | 2,033,190 |
Building Products - 0.7% | | | |
Johnson Controls International PLC | | 55,000 | 1,877,700 |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.7% | | | |
KAR Auction Services, Inc. | | 21,772 | 299,583 |
The Brink's Co. | | 36,100 | 1,642,911 |
| | | 1,942,494 |
Construction & Engineering - 1.9% | | | |
AECOM (a) | | 87,585 | 3,291,444 |
Williams Scotsman Corp. (a) | | 158,100 | 1,943,049 |
| | | 5,234,493 |
Electrical Equipment - 1.2% | | | |
Regal Beloit Corp. | | 4,923 | 429,876 |
Sensata Technologies, Inc. PLC (a) | | 73,578 | 2,739,309 |
| | | 3,169,185 |
Machinery - 1.5% | | | |
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. | | 36,500 | 1,342,470 |
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | | 19,400 | 2,703,972 |
| | | 4,046,442 |
Professional Services - 0.7% | | | |
Manpower, Inc. | | 27,000 | 1,856,250 |
Road & Rail - 0.8% | | | |
Ryder System, Inc. | | 58,200 | 2,183,082 |
Trading Companies & Distributors - 2.3% | | | |
AerCap Holdings NV (a) | | 4,174 | 128,559 |
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (a) | | 80,200 | 2,114,874 |
HD Supply Holdings, Inc. (a) | | 53,100 | 1,839,915 |
Univar, Inc. (a) | | 116,800 | 1,969,248 |
| | | 6,052,596 |
|
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | | 31,593,876 |
|
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 7.0% | | | |
Communications Equipment - 1.0% | | | |
F5 Networks, Inc. (a) | | 19,500 | 2,719,860 |
Electronic Equipment & Components - 0.8% | | | |
Flextronics International Ltd. (a) | | 205,300 | 2,104,325 |
IT Services - 1.5% | | | |
Capgemini SA | | 22,400 | 2,565,714 |
DXC Technology Co. | | 88,500 | 1,460,250 |
| | | 4,025,964 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 2.4% | | | |
Lam Research Corp. | | 6,400 | 2,070,144 |
NXP Semiconductors NV | | 25,500 | 2,908,020 |
ON Semiconductor Corp. (a) | | 67,400 | 1,335,868 |
| | | 6,314,032 |
Software - 1.3% | | | |
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. | | 62,000 | 3,501,760 |
|
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | | | 18,665,941 |
|
MATERIALS - 5.8% | | | |
Chemicals - 3.0% | | | |
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | | 59,360 | 3,153,797 |
Olin Corp. | | 204,363 | 2,348,131 |
Tronox Holdings PLC | | 261,300 | 1,886,586 |
W.R. Grace & Co. | | 10,238 | 520,193 |
| | | 7,908,707 |
Construction Materials - 0.8% | | | |
Summit Materials, Inc. (a) | | 130,500 | 2,098,440 |
Containers & Packaging - 2.0% | | | |
Berry Global Group, Inc. (a) | | 63,100 | 2,796,592 |
Crown Holdings, Inc. (a) | | 39,409 | 2,566,708 |
| | | 5,363,300 |
|
TOTAL MATERIALS | | | 15,370,447 |
|
REAL ESTATE - 6.6% | | | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 5.5% | | | |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | | 13,400 | 2,174,150 |
American Tower Corp. | | 7,200 | 1,861,488 |
CubeSmart | | 164,318 | 4,434,943 |
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | | 11,000 | 1,563,210 |
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. | | 40,600 | 2,536,688 |
Iron Mountain, Inc. | | 74,600 | 1,947,060 |
| | | 14,517,539 |
Real Estate Management & Development - 1.1% | | | |
CBRE Group, Inc. (a) | | 66,400 | 3,002,608 |
|
TOTAL REAL ESTATE | | | 17,520,147 |
|
UTILITIES - 4.8% | | | |
Electric Utilities - 1.2% | | | |
Edison International | | 58,100 | 3,155,411 |
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 1.2% | | | |
Vistra Energy Corp. | | 181,000 | 3,370,220 |
Multi-Utilities - 2.4% | | | |
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | | 144,800 | 2,703,416 |
Dominion Energy, Inc. | | 45,300 | 3,677,454 |
| | | 6,380,870 |
|
TOTAL UTILITIES | | | 12,906,501 |
|
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | | | |
(Cost $261,080,323) | | | 260,475,326 |
|
Money Market Funds - 4.6% | | | |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 0.12% (c) | | 6,920,822 | 6,922,207 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 0.12% (c)(d) | | 5,191,737 | 5,192,256 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS | | | |
(Cost $12,114,463) | | | 12,114,463 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 102.1% | | | |
(Cost $273,194,786) | | | 272,589,789 |
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (2.1)% | | | (5,485,813) |
NET ASSETS - 100% | | | $267,103,976 |
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 | $12,030 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund | 2,618 |
Total | $14,648 |
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 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.
Investment Valuation
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of June 30, 2020, 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 | $15,999,647 | $15,999,647 | $-- | $-- |
Consumer Discretionary | 20,868,908 | 20,868,908 | -- | -- |
Consumer Staples | 22,193,193 | 22,193,193 | -- | -- |
Energy | 16,436,220 | 16,436,220 | -- | -- |
Financials | 49,988,816 | 49,988,816 | -- | -- |
Health Care | 38,931,630 | 28,317,629 | 10,614,001 | -- |
Industrials | 31,593,876 | 31,593,876 | -- | -- |
Information Technology | 18,665,941 | 18,665,941 | -- | -- |
Materials | 15,370,447 | 15,370,447 | -- | -- |
Real Estate | 17,520,147 | 17,520,147 | -- | -- |
Utilities | 12,906,501 | 12,906,501 | -- | -- |
Money Market Funds | 12,114,463 | 12,114,463 | -- | -- |
Total Investments in Securities: | $272,589,789 | $261,975,788 | $10,614,001 | $-- |
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 | 81.0% |
United Kingdom | 4.3% |
Switzerland | 2.9% |
France | 2.3% |
Ireland | 1.7% |
Norway | 1.6% |
Canada | 1.3% |
Netherlands | 1.2% |
Germany | 1.1% |
British Virgin Islands | 1.0% |
Others (Individually Less Than 1%) | 1.6% |
| 100.0% |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| | June 30, 2020 (Unaudited) |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $5,170,044) — See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $261,080,323) | $260,475,326 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $12,114,463) | 12,114,463 | |
Total Investment in Securities (cost $273,194,786) | | $272,589,789 |
Cash | | 174,540 |
Foreign currency held at value (cost $14) | | 15 |
Receivable for investments sold | | 5,356,128 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 3,700,422 |
Dividends receivable | | 349,510 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 1,115 |
Other receivables | | 10,457 |
Total assets | | 282,181,976 |
Liabilities | | |
Payable for investments purchased | $9,593,791 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 101,801 | |
Accrued management fee | 120,181 | |
Distribution and service plan fees payable | 1,373 | |
Other affiliated payables | 33,364 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 35,390 | |
Collateral on securities loaned | 5,192,100 | |
Total liabilities | | 15,078,000 |
Net Assets | | $267,103,976 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $280,978,969 |
Total accumulated earnings (loss) | | (13,874,993) |
Net Assets | | $267,103,976 |
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price | | |
Initial Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($109,336,950 ÷ 8,960,508 shares) | | $12.20 |
Service Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($214,453 ÷ 17,581 shares) | | $12.20 |
Service Class 2: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($6,183,062 ÷ 515,140 shares) | | $12.00 |
Investor Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($151,369,511 ÷ 12,434,551 shares) | | $12.17 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Operations
| | Six months ended June 30, 2020 (Unaudited) |
Investment Income | | |
Dividends | | $3,413,460 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $2,618 from security lending) | | 14,648 |
Total income | | 3,428,108 |
Expenses | | |
Management fee | $719,384 | |
Transfer agent fees | 146,221 | |
Distribution and service plan fees | 9,247 | |
Accounting fees | 52,556 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 9,880 | |
Independent trustees' fees and expenses | 874 | |
Audit | 27,523 | |
Legal | 2,995 | |
Interest | 56 | |
Miscellaneous | 8,828 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 977,564 | |
Expense reductions | (20,337) | |
Total expenses after reductions | | 957,227 |
Net investment income (loss) | | 2,470,881 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | (15,274,647) | |
Fidelity Central Funds | 152 | |
Foreign currency transactions | 628 | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | (15,273,867) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | (48,816,860) | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 3,598 | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | (48,813,262) |
Net gain (loss) | | (64,087,129) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $(61,616,248) |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Six months ended June 30, 2020 (Unaudited) | Year ended December 31, 2019 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $2,470,881 | $5,427,973 |
Net realized gain (loss) | (15,273,867) | 13,811,765 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (48,813,262) | 66,959,179 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (61,616,248) | 86,198,917 |
Distributions to shareholders | (12,650,778) | (27,348,082) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | 17,535,580 | (23,443,410) |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (56,731,446) | 35,407,425 |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 323,835,422 | 288,427,997 |
End of period | $267,103,976 | $323,835,422 |
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, | | | | |
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $15.78 | $13.08 | $16.36 | $14.74 | $13.36 | $16.04 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .12 | .26 | .21 | .21B | .18 | .21 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (3.09) | 3.74 | (2.41) | 2.07 | 1.43 | (.35) |
Total from investment operations | (2.97) | 4.00 | (2.20) | 2.28 | 1.61 | (.14) |
Distributions from net investment income | (.05) | (.27) | (.18) | (.21) | (.15) | (.21) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.56) | (1.03) | (.90) | (.45) | (.07) | (2.33) |
Total distributions | (.61) | (1.30) | (1.08) | (.66) | (.23)C | (2.54) |
Net asset value, end of period | $12.20 | $15.78 | $13.08 | $16.36 | $14.74 | $13.36 |
Total ReturnD,E,F | (19.53)% | 32.13% | (13.84)% | 15.58% | 12.08% | (.75)% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsG,H | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .67%I | .67% | .67% | .68% | .69% | .69% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .67%I | .67% | .67% | .68% | .69% | .69% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .66%I | .66% | .66% | .67% | .69% | .68% |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.89%I | 1.78% | 1.36% | 1.34%B | 1.33% | 1.35% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $109,337 | $116,401 | $110,203 | $130,365 | $126,526 | $129,151 |
Portfolio turnover rateJ | 110%I | 67% | 64% | 55% | 63% | 78%K |
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 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.
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.
K 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, | | | | |
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $15.78 | $13.08 | $16.36 | $14.73 | $13.36 | $16.04 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .11 | .24 | .20 | .19B | .17 | .19 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (3.08) | 3.75 | (2.42) | 2.08 | 1.41 | (.34) |
Total from investment operations | (2.97) | 3.99 | (2.22) | 2.27 | 1.58 | (.15) |
Distributions from net investment income | (.04) | (.25) | (.15) | (.20) | (.14) | (.20) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.56) | (1.03) | (.90) | (.45) | (.07) | (2.33) |
Total distributions | (.61)C | (1.29)D | (1.06)E | (.64)F | (.21) | (2.53) |
Net asset value, end of period | $12.20 | $15.78 | $13.08 | $16.36 | $14.73 | $13.36 |
Total ReturnG,H,I | (19.54)% | 32.01% | (13.97)% | 15.53% | 11.90% | (.82)% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsJ,K | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .78%L | .77% | .77% | .78% | .79% | .78% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .77%L | .77% | .77% | .78% | .79% | .78% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .76%L | .76% | .76% | .77% | .79% | .78% |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.79%L | 1.68% | 1.26% | 1.24%B | 1.23% | 1.25% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $214 | $270 | $233 | $368 | $400 | $520 |
Portfolio turnover rateM | 110%L | 67% | 64% | 55% | 63% | 78%N |
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 Total distributions of $.61 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.044 and distributions from net realized gain of $.561 per share.
D Total distributions of $1.29 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.254 and distributions from net realized gain of $1.032 per share.
E 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.
F 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.
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.
N 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, | | | | |
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $15.55 | $12.91 | $16.15 | $14.55 | $13.21 | $15.89 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .10 | .22 | .17 | .17B | .15 | .17 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (3.05) | 3.68 | (2.37) | 2.05 | 1.39 | (.34) |
Total from investment operations | (2.95) | 3.90 | (2.20) | 2.22 | 1.54 | (.17) |
Distributions from net investment income | (.04) | (.23) | (.14) | (.17) | (.13) | (.18) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.56) | (1.03) | (.90) | (.45) | (.07) | (2.33) |
Total distributions | (.60) | (1.26) | (1.04) | (.62) | (.20) | (2.51) |
Net asset value, end of period | $12.00 | $15.55 | $12.91 | $16.15 | $14.55 | $13.21 |
Total ReturnC,D,E | (19.66)% | 31.77% | (14.02)% | 15.36% | 11.71% | (.97)% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsF,G | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .93%H | .92% | .92% | .93% | .94% | .93% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .93%H | .92% | .92% | .93% | .94% | .93% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .91%H | .91% | .91% | .92% | .94% | .93% |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.64%H | 1.53% | 1.11% | 1.09%B | 1.08% | 1.10% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $6,183 | $9,262 | $7,764 | $9,474 | $9,050 | $9,026 |
Portfolio turnover rateI | 110%H | 67% | 64% | 55% | 63% | 78%J |
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 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.
J 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, | | | | |
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $15.75 | $13.06 | $16.33 | $14.71 | $13.35 | $16.02 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .11 | .25 | .20 | .20B | .17 | .19 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (3.08) | 3.73 | (2.40) | 2.07 | 1.41 | (.33) |
Total from investment operations | (2.97) | 3.98 | (2.20) | 2.27 | 1.58 | (.14) |
Distributions from net investment income | (.05) | (.26) | (.16) | (.20) | (.14) | (.20) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.56) | (1.03) | (.90) | (.45) | (.07) | (2.33) |
Total distributions | (.61) | (1.29) | (1.07)C | (.65) | (.22)D | (2.53) |
Net asset value, end of period | $12.17 | $15.75 | $13.06 | $16.33 | $14.71 | $13.35 |
Total ReturnE,F,G | (19.57)% | 32.01% | (13.88)% | 15.52% | 11.88% | (.76)% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsH,I | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .75%J | .75% | .75% | .76% | .77% | .77% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .75%J | .75% | .75% | .76% | .77% | .76% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .74%J | .74% | .74% | .75% | .77% | .76% |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.81%J | 1.70% | 1.28% | 1.26%B | 1.25% | 1.27% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $151,370 | $197,903 | $170,228 | $204,443 | $194,723 | $170,782 |
Portfolio turnover rateK | 110%J | 67% | 64% | 55% | 63% | 78%L |
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 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.
D 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.
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.
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
For the period ended June 30, 2020
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.
Effective January 1, 2020:
Investment advisers Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc., FMR Co., Inc., and Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, merged with and into Fidelity Management & Research Company. In connection with the merger transactions, the resulting, merged investment adviser was then redomiciled from Massachusetts to Delaware, changed its corporate structure from a corporation to a limited liability company, and changed its name to "Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC".
Broker-dealer Fidelity Distributors Corporation merged with and into Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Company, Inc. ("FIISC"). FIISC was then redomiciled from Massachusetts to Delaware, changed its corporate structure from a corporation to a limited liability company, and changed its name to "Fidelity Distributors Company LLC".
Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. converted from a Massachusetts corporation to a Massachusetts LLC, and changed its name to "Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company LLC".
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 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, 2020 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 | $29,034,658 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (32,653,129) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $(3,618,471) |
Tax cost | $276,208,260 |
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, are noted in the table below.
| Purchases ($) | Sales ($) |
VIP Value Portfolio | 151,665,616 | 148,016,262 |
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (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 .23% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the monthly average net assets of a group of registered investment companies with which the investment adviser has management contracts. 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 .53% 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 Company LLC (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 | $111 |
Service Class 2 | 9,136 |
| $9,247 |
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company LLC (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. Effective February 1, 2020, the Board approved to change the fee from .145% to .142% for Investor Class, and from .065% to .064% for all other classes. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
| Amount | % of Class-Level Average Net Assets(a) |
Initial Class | $32,510 | .06 |
Service Class | 70 | .06 |
Service Class 2 | 2,295 | .06 |
Investor Class | 111,346 | .14 |
| $146,221 | |
(a) Annualized
Accounting 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. For the period, the fees were equivalent to the following annualized rates:
| % of Average Net Assets |
VIP Value Portfolio | .04 |
Brokerage Commissions. A portion of portfolio transactions were placed 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 as follows:
| Amount |
VIP Value Portfolio | $4,684 |
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 LLC (FMR), or other affiliated entities of FMR, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the fund to borrow from, or lend money to, other participating affiliated funds. At period end, there were no interfund loans outstanding. 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 |
VIP Value Portfolio | Borrower | $6,847,000 | .30% | $56 |
Interfund Trades. Funds 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.
Certain Funds participate 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 participating funds have agreed to pay commitment fees on their pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which are reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations, and are as follows:
| Amount |
VIP Value Portfolio | $373 |
During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
7. Security Lending.
The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. 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. Total fees paid by the Fund to NFS, as lending agent, amounted to $231. 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 $19,698 for the period.
In addition, during the period the investment adviser or an affiliate reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $639.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
| Six months ended June 30, 2020 | Year ended December 31, 2019 |
Distributions to shareholders | | |
Initial Class | $4,618,926 | $10,236,052 |
Service Class | 10,356 | 22,546 |
Service Class 2 | 390,094 | 760,135 |
Investor Class | 7,631,402 | 16,329,349 |
Total | $12,650,778 | $27,348,082 |
10. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
| Shares | Shares | Dollars | Dollars |
| Six months ended June 30, 2020 | Year ended December 31, 2019 | Six months ended June 30, 2020 | Year ended December 31, 2019 |
Initial Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 3,416,157 | 1,607,672 | $40,540,865 | $23,411,892 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 310,620 | 738,632 | 4,618,926 | 10,236,052 |
Shares redeemed | (2,141,727) | (3,394,404) | (26,474,324) | (49,678,548) |
Net increase (decrease) | 1,585,050 | (1,048,100) | $18,685,467 | $(16,030,604) |
Service Class | | | | |
Shares sold | –(a) | – | $4 | $– |
Reinvestment of distributions | 510 | 1,137 | 7,577 | 15,785 |
Shares redeemed | (61) | (1,803) | (776) | (25,852) |
Net increase (decrease) | 449 | (666) | $6,805 | $(10,067) |
Service Class 2 | | | | |
Shares sold | 152,614 | 190,276 | $2,000,575 | $2,727,164 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 26,646 | 55,631 | 390,094 | 760,135 |
Shares redeemed | (259,861) | (251,707) | (3,160,044) | (3,576,495) |
Net increase (decrease) | (80,601) | (5,800) | $(769,375) | $(89,196) |
Investor Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 1,920,492 | 1,209,146 | $22,592,572 | $17,645,013 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 514,245 | 1,179,791 | 7,631,402 | 16,329,349 |
Shares redeemed | (2,565,475) | (2,858,527) | (30,611,291) | (41,287,905) |
Net increase (decrease) | (130,738) | (469,590) | $(387,317) | $(7,313,543) |
(a) Amount less than $500.
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 49% 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 48% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund.
12. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic.
An outbreak of COVID-19 first detected in China during December 2019 has since spread globally and was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization during March 2020. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, may magnify factors that affect the Fund's performance.
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, 2020 to June 30, 2020).
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, 2020 | Ending Account Value June 30, 2020 | Expenses Paid During Period-B January 1, 2020 to June 30, 2020 |
Initial Class | .67% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $804.70 | $3.01 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,021.53 | $3.37 |
Service Class | .77% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $804.60 | $3.45 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,021.03 | $3.87 |
Service Class 2 | .93% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $803.40 | $4.17 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,020.24 | $4.67 |
Investor Class | .75% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $804.30 | $3.36 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,021.13 | $3.77 |
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 182/366 (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 LLC (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 2020 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 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 provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity from its relationships with the fund; and (iv) the extent to which, if any, economies of scale exist and are 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 over the Internet and through telephone representatives, 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 ETFs with innovative structures, strategies and pricing 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 target date 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) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies from fund mergers, liquidations, and share class consolidations; (ix) continuing to develop, acquire and implement systems and technology to improve services to the funds and shareholders, strengthen information security, and increase efficiency; and (x) 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-, three-, and five-year periods ended June 30, 2019, 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
The Board considered the fund's underperformance for different time periods ended June 30, 2019 (based on the performance of Initial Class shares of the fund). 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; and attribution reports on contributors to the fund's 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 (December 31 for periods prior to 2018) 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-Sized 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, 2019.
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 or reimburse 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, 2019 and the total expense ratio of Service Class 2 ranked above the competitive median for the 12-month period ended June 30, 2019. 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 and the full Board approves such changes.
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 funds' business. The Board noted that changes to fall-out benefits year-over-year reflect business developments at Fidelity's various businesses. The Board considered that a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds had recently been established, and met periodically, to evaluate potential fall-out benefits (PFOB Committee). The Board noted that the PFOB Committee, among other things: (i) discussed the legal framework surrounding potential fall-out benefits; (ii) reviewed the Board's responsibilities and approach to potential fall-out benefits; and (iii) reviewed practices employed by competitor funds regarding the review of potential fall-out benefits.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund, including the conclusions of the PFOB Committee, 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 ("group assets" as defined in the management contract). 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 flow and performance trends, in particular the underperformance of certain funds and strategies, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) consideration of performance fees for additional funds; (iii) changes in Fidelity's non-fund businesses and the impact of such changes on the funds; (iv) metrics for evaluating index fund and ETF performance and information about ETF trading characteristics; (v) the methodology with respect to evaluating competitive fund data and peer group classifications and fee comparisons; (vi) the expense structures for different funds and classes; (vii) information regarding other accounts managed by Fidelity, including collective investment trusts and separately managed accounts; and (viii) 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.
Liquidity Risk Management Program
The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Liquidity Rule) to promote effective liquidity risk management throughout the open-end investment company industry, thereby reducing the risk that funds will be unable to meet their redemption obligations and mitigating dilution of the interests of fund shareholders.
The Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program pursuant to the Liquidity Rule (the Program) effective December 1, 2018. The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and to comply with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule. The Fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Fund’s investment adviser as administrator of the Program. The Fidelity advisers have established a Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the LRM Committee) to manage the Program for each of the Fidelity Funds. The LRM Committee monitors the adequacy and effectiveness of implementation of the Program and on a periodic basis assesses each Fund’s liquidity risk based on a variety of factors including (1) the Fund’s investment strategy, (2) portfolio liquidity and cash flow projections during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, (3) shareholder redemptions, (4) borrowings and other funding sources and (5) in the case of exchange-traded funds, certain additional factors including the effect of the Fund’s prices and spreads, market participants, and basket compositions on the overall liquidity of the Fund’s portfolio, as applicable.
In accordance with the Program, each of the Fund’s portfolio investments is classified into one of four liquidity categories described below based on a determination of a reasonable expectation for how long it would take to convert the investment to cash (or sell or dispose of the investment) without significantly changing its market value.
- Highly liquid investments – cash or convertible to cash within three business days or less
- Moderately liquid investments – convertible to cash in three to seven calendar days
- Less liquid investments – can be sold or disposed of, but not settled, within seven calendar days
- Illiquid investments – cannot be sold or disposed of within seven calendar days
Liquidity classification determinations take into account a variety of factors including various market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth, and generally utilize analysis from a third-party liquidity metrics service.
The Liquidity Rule places a 15% limit on a fund’s illiquid investments and requires funds that do not primarily hold assets that are highly liquid investments to determine and maintain a minimum percentage of the fund’s net assets to be invested in highly liquid investments (highly liquid investment minimum or HLIM). The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments and for determining, periodically reviewing and complying with the HLIM requirement as applicable.
At a recent meeting of the Fund’s Board of Trustees, the LRM Committee provided a written report to the Board pertaining to the operation, adequacy, and effectiveness of implementation of the Program for the annual period from December 1, 2018 through November 30, 2019. The report concluded that the Program has been implemented and is operating effectively and is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk.
Proxy Voting Results
A special meeting of shareholders was held on June 9, 2020. The results of votes taken among shareholders on the proposals before them are reported below. Each vote reported represents one dollar of net asset value held on the record date for the meeting.
PROPOSAL 1
To elect a Board of Trustees.
| # of Votes | % of Votes |
Dennis J. Dirks |
Affirmative | 11,099,447,424.890 | 95.490 |
Withheld | 524,241,637.164 | 4.510 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Donald F. Donahue |
Affirmative | 11,111,963,232.945 | 95.598 |
Withheld | 511,725,829.109 | 4.402 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Bettina Doulton |
Affirmative | 11,132,379,469.922 | 95.773 |
Withheld | 491,309,592.132 | 4.227 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Vicki L. Fuller |
Affirmative | 11,132,346,192.263 | 95.773 |
Withheld | 491,342,869.791 | 4.227 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Patricia L. Kampling |
Affirmative | 11,141,812,359.694 | 95.854 |
Withheld | 481,876,702.360 | 4.146 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Alan J. Lacy |
Affirmative | 11,081,103,173.144 | 95.332 |
Withheld | 542,585,888.910 | 4.668 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Ned C. Lautenbach |
Affirmative | 11,051,092,644.521 | 95.074 |
Withheld | 572,596,417.533 | 4.926 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Robert A. Lawrence |
Affirmative | 11,100,774,895.497 | 95.501 |
Withheld | 522,914,166.556 | 4.499 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Joseph Mauriello |
Affirmative | 11,070,909,380.371 | 95.244 |
Withheld | 552,779,681.683 | 4.756 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Cornelia M. Small |
Affirmative | 11,101,337,946.609 | 95.506 |
Withheld | 522,351,115.445 | 4.494 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Garnett A. Smith |
Affirmative | 11,082,555,490.179 | 95.345 |
Withheld | 541,133,571.875 | 4.655 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
David M. Thomas |
Affirmative | 11,094,352,794.165 | 95.446 |
Withheld | 529,336,267.889 | 4.554 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Susan Tomasky |
Affirmative | 11,124,148,109.894 | 95.702 |
Withheld | 499,540,952.160 | 4.298 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Michael E. Wiley |
Affirmative | 11,096,957,446.084 | 95.468 |
Withheld | 526,731,615.970 | 4.532 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
PROPOSAL 2
To convert a fundamental investment policy to a non-fundamental investment policy.
| # of Votes | % of Votes |
Affirmative | 192,677,000.438 | 82.684 |
Against | 29,712,875.073 | 12.751 |
Abstain | 10,637,271.554 | 4.565 |
Broker Non-Vote | 0.00 | 0.00 |
TOTAL | 233,027,147.065 | 100.000 |
|
Proposal 1 reflects trust wide proposal and voting results. |
VIPVAL-SANN-0820
1.761034.119
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:
Equity-Income Portfolio
Semi-Annual Report
June 30, 2020
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Note to Shareholders:
Early in 2020, the outbreak and spread of a new coronavirus emerged as a public health emergency that had a major influence on financial markets, primarily based on its impact on the global economy and the outlook for corporate earnings. The virus causes a respiratory disease known as COVID-19. On March 11, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic, citing sustained risk of further global spread.
In the weeks following, as the crisis worsened, we witnessed an escalating human tragedy with wide-scale social and economic consequences from coronavirus-containment measures. The outbreak of COVID-19 prompted a number of measures to limit the spread, including travel and border restrictions, quarantines, and restrictions on large gatherings. In turn, these resulted in lower consumer activity, diminished demand for a wide range of products and services, disruption in manufacturing and supply chains, and – given the wide variability in outcomes regarding the outbreak – significant market uncertainty and volatility. Amid the turmoil, the U.S. government took unprecedented action – in concert with the U.S. Federal Reserve and central banks around the world – to help support consumers, businesses, and the broader economy, and to limit disruption to the financial system.
The situation continues to unfold, and the extent and duration of its impact on financial markets and the economy remain highly uncertain. Extreme events such as the coronavirus crisis are “exogenous shocks” that can have significant adverse effects on mutual funds and their investments. Although multiple asset classes may be affected by market disruption, the duration and impact may not be the same for all types of assets.
Fidelity is committed to helping you stay informed amid news about COVID-19 and during increased market volatility, and we’re taking extra steps to be responsive to customer needs. We encourage you to visit our websites, where we offer ongoing updates, commentary, and analysis on the markets and our funds.
Investment Summary (Unaudited)
Top Ten Stocks as of June 30, 2020
| % of fund's net assets |
Johnson & Johnson | 3.1 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 3.1 |
The Walt Disney Co. | 2.4 |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 2.3 |
Bank of America Corp. | 2.2 |
Walmart, Inc. | 2.1 |
Microsoft Corp. | 2.0 |
Chevron Corp. | 1.9 |
McDonald's Corp. | 1.8 |
Citigroup, Inc. | 1.7 |
| 22.6 |
Top Five Market Sectors as of June 30, 2020
| % of fund's net assets |
Health Care | 16.3 |
Financials | 15.9 |
Information Technology | 12.2 |
Industrials | 10.2 |
Consumer Discretionary | 9.8 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)
As of June 30, 2020 * |
| Stocks | 96.8% |
| Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities) | 3.2% |
* Foreign investments - 13.8%
Schedule of Investments June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 96.8% | | | |
| | Shares | Value |
COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 8.0% | | | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 1.5% | | | |
AT&T, Inc. | | 1,063,286 | $32,143,136 |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | | 674,159 | 37,166,386 |
| | | 69,309,522 |
Entertainment - 2.9% | | | |
Activision Blizzard, Inc. | | 280,900 | 21,320,310 |
The Walt Disney Co. | | 982,366 | 109,543,633 |
| | | 130,863,943 |
Interactive Media & Services - 0.9% | | | |
Alphabet, Inc. Class A (a) | | 27,700 | 39,279,985 |
Media - 1.6% | | | |
Comcast Corp. Class A | | 1,697,943 | 66,185,818 |
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. | | 540,235 | 9,270,433 |
| | | 75,456,251 |
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 1.1% | | | |
T-Mobile U.S., Inc. | | 504,822 | 52,577,211 |
T-Mobile U.S., Inc. rights 7/28/20 (a) | | 552,122 | 92,757 |
| | | 52,669,968 |
|
TOTAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES | | | 367,579,669 |
|
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 9.8% | | | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 3.3% | | | |
Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. | | 258,300 | 16,848,909 |
McDonald's Corp. | | 449,700 | 82,956,159 |
Restaurant Brands International, Inc. | | 289,200 | 15,740,268 |
Starbucks Corp. | | 464,400 | 34,175,196 |
| | | 149,720,532 |
Household Durables - 0.4% | | | |
Lennar Corp. Class A | | 287,800 | 17,734,236 |
Leisure Products - 0.1% | | | |
New Academy Holding Co. LLC unit (a)(b)(c)(d) | | 127,200 | 4,023,336 |
Multiline Retail - 1.6% | | | |
Dollar General Corp. | | 236,043 | 44,968,552 |
Dollar Tree, Inc. (a) | | 281,588 | 26,097,576 |
| | | 71,066,128 |
Specialty Retail - 4.3% | | | |
Burlington Stores, Inc. (a) | | 113,800 | 22,410,634 |
Lowe's Companies, Inc. | | 347,143 | 46,905,962 |
Ross Stores, Inc. | | 158,100 | 13,476,444 |
The Home Depot, Inc. | | 206,100 | 51,630,111 |
Tiffany & Co., Inc. | | 129,800 | 15,827,812 |
TJX Companies, Inc. | | 970,100 | 49,048,256 |
| | | 199,299,219 |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.1% | | | |
Columbia Sportswear Co. | | 68,500 | 5,519,730 |
|
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | | 447,363,181 |
|
CONSUMER STAPLES - 8.8% | | | |
Beverages - 1.5% | | | |
Diageo PLC | | 318,900 | 10,599,391 |
Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc. (e) | | 499,200 | 14,177,280 |
Monster Beverage Corp. (a) | | 107,100 | 7,424,172 |
The Coca-Cola Co. | | 847,400 | 37,861,832 |
| | | 70,062,675 |
Food & Staples Retailing - 4.2% | | | |
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. Class B (sub. vtg.) | | 358,239 | 11,233,231 |
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (a) | | 623,738 | 23,246,715 |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | | 53,200 | 16,130,772 |
Kroger Co. | | 916,986 | 31,039,976 |
Sysco Corp. | | 325,400 | 17,786,364 |
Walmart, Inc. | | 793,423 | 95,036,207 |
| | | 194,473,265 |
Food Products - 1.5% | | | |
Hilton Food Group PLC | | 554,478 | 8,684,359 |
Mondelez International, Inc. | | 650,563 | 33,263,286 |
Nestle SA (Reg. S) | | 219,079 | 24,289,426 |
| | | 66,237,071 |
Household Products - 1.3% | | | |
Procter & Gamble Co. | | 496,900 | 59,414,333 |
Personal Products - 0.3% | | | |
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. Class A | | 62,600 | 11,811,368 |
|
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | | | 401,998,712 |
|
ENERGY - 6.0% | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 6.0% | | | |
BP PLC | | 3,978,053 | 15,240,094 |
Chevron Corp. | | 970,963 | 86,639,028 |
ConocoPhillips Co. | | 885,585 | 37,212,282 |
Enterprise Products Partners LP | | 1,512,009 | 27,473,204 |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | 834,087 | 37,300,371 |
Imperial Oil Ltd. | | 925,535 | 14,889,278 |
Phillips 66 Co. | | 284,100 | 20,426,790 |
Suncor Energy, Inc. | | 988,600 | 16,668,425 |
Valero Energy Corp. | | 366,233 | 21,541,825 |
| | | 277,391,297 |
FINANCIALS - 15.9% | | | |
Banks - 9.2% | | | |
Bank of America Corp. | | 4,225,016 | 100,344,130 |
Citigroup, Inc. | | 1,516,065 | 77,470,922 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | 1,520,951 | 143,060,651 |
M&T Bank Corp. | | 257,800 | 26,803,466 |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | 2,854,401 | 73,072,666 |
| | | 420,751,835 |
Capital Markets - 2.2% | | | |
BlackRock, Inc. Class A | | 63,700 | 34,658,533 |
KKR & Co. LP (e) | | 826,572 | 25,524,543 |
Raymond James Financial, Inc. | | 268,300 | 18,467,089 |
The Blackstone Group LP | | 397,059 | 22,497,363 |
| | | 101,147,528 |
Consumer Finance - 1.1% | | | |
Capital One Financial Corp. | | 823,597 | 51,548,936 |
Insurance - 3.4% | | | |
Chubb Ltd. | | 490,147 | 62,062,413 |
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | | 354,100 | 38,019,717 |
The Travelers Companies, Inc. | | 486,700 | 55,508,135 |
| | | 155,590,265 |
|
TOTAL FINANCIALS | | | 729,038,564 |
|
HEALTH CARE - 16.3% | | | |
Biotechnology - 2.2% | | | |
AbbVie, Inc. | | 195,374 | 19,181,819 |
Amgen, Inc. | | 303,371 | 71,553,084 |
CSL Ltd. | | 56,002 | 11,091,683 |
| | | 101,826,586 |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 2.5% | | | |
Becton, Dickinson & Co. | | 181,300 | 43,379,651 |
Danaher Corp. | | 386,470 | 68,339,490 |
| | | 111,719,141 |
Health Care Providers & Services - 1.9% | | | |
Cigna Corp. | | 204,100 | 38,299,365 |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | 161,700 | 47,693,415 |
| | | 85,992,780 |
Pharmaceuticals - 9.7% | | | |
AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom) | | 539,512 | 56,149,382 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | 1,205,600 | 70,889,280 |
Eli Lilly & Co. | | 420,200 | 68,988,436 |
Johnson & Johnson | | 1,025,573 | 144,226,330 |
Roche Holding AG (participation certificate) | | 159,172 | 55,145,066 |
Royalty Pharma PLC | | 79,500 | 3,859,725 |
Sanofi SA | | 456,681 | 46,574,470 |
| | | 445,832,689 |
|
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | | | 745,371,196 |
|
INDUSTRIALS - 10.2% | | | |
Aerospace & Defense - 1.8% | | | |
General Dynamics Corp. | | 233,600 | 34,913,856 |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | | 155,000 | 47,653,200 |
| | | 82,567,056 |
Air Freight & Logistics - 0.8% | | | |
DSV A/S | | 95,400 | 11,647,934 |
United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B | | 212,100 | 23,581,278 |
| | | 35,229,212 |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.3% | | | |
Waste Connection, Inc. (Canada) | | 151,927 | 14,233,644 |
Electrical Equipment - 0.9% | | | |
AMETEK, Inc. | | 467,305 | 41,763,048 |
Industrial Conglomerates - 2.7% | | | |
3M Co. | | 132,100 | 20,606,279 |
General Electric Co. | | 6,322,347 | 43,181,630 |
Roper Technologies, Inc. | | 143,339 | 55,652,800 |
Siemens AG | | 59,200 | 6,981,884 |
| | | 126,422,593 |
Machinery - 1.5% | | | |
Fortive Corp. | | 342,400 | 23,166,784 |
ITT, Inc. | | 202,230 | 11,878,990 |
Snap-On, Inc. | | 68,800 | 9,529,488 |
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | | 164,300 | 22,900,134 |
| | | 67,475,396 |
Marine - 0.1% | | | |
A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S Series B | | 2,826 | 3,312,093 |
Professional Services - 1.0% | | | |
Clarivate Analytics PLC (a) | | 513,100 | 11,457,523 |
Equifax, Inc. | | 104,200 | 17,909,896 |
IHS Markit Ltd. | | 210,100 | 15,862,550 |
| | | 45,229,969 |
Road & Rail - 0.8% | | | |
Norfolk Southern Corp. | | 215,100 | 37,765,107 |
Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.3% | | | |
Watsco, Inc. | | 77,774 | 13,820,440 |
|
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | | 467,818,558 |
|
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 12.2% | | | |
Communications Equipment - 2.3% | | | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | 2,304,334 | 107,474,138 |
Electronic Equipment & Components - 0.3% | | | |
TE Connectivity Ltd. | | 141,261 | 11,519,835 |
IT Services - 3.0% | | | |
Amdocs Ltd. | | 422,598 | 25,727,766 |
Black Knight, Inc. (a) | | 60,100 | 4,360,856 |
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | | 531,723 | 71,298,737 |
Genpact Ltd. | | 351,300 | 12,829,476 |
Visa, Inc. Class A | | 131,480 | 25,397,992 |
| | | 139,614,827 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 2.0% | | | |
NXP Semiconductors NV | | 311,000 | 35,466,440 |
Qualcomm, Inc. | | 384,200 | 35,042,882 |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. sponsored ADR | | 399,400 | 22,673,938 |
| | | 93,183,260 |
Software - 2.6% | | | |
Microsoft Corp. | | 445,724 | 90,709,291 |
Open Text Corp. | | 367,800 | 15,618,496 |
SAP SE | | 83,400 | 11,658,446 |
| | | 117,986,233 |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 2.0% | | | |
Apple, Inc. | | 187,200 | 68,290,560 |
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | | 524,700 | 23,285,690 |
| | | 91,576,250 |
|
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | | | 561,354,543 |
|
MATERIALS - 2.2% | | | |
Chemicals - 1.2% | | | |
Linde PLC | | 265,500 | 56,315,205 |
Containers & Packaging - 1.0% | | | |
Crown Holdings, Inc. (a) | | 402,000 | 26,182,260 |
WestRock Co. | | 686,800 | 19,408,968 |
| | | 45,591,228 |
|
TOTAL MATERIALS | | | 101,906,433 |
|
REAL ESTATE - 1.5% | | | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 1.5% | | | |
American Tower Corp. | | 179,500 | 46,407,930 |
Public Storage | | 125,700 | 24,120,573 |
| | | 70,528,503 |
UTILITIES - 5.9% | | | |
Electric Utilities - 3.4% | | | |
Exelon Corp. | | 1,614,200 | 58,579,318 |
NextEra Energy, Inc. | | 296,571 | 71,227,457 |
NRG Energy, Inc. | | 675,200 | 21,984,512 |
PG&E Corp. (a) | | 662,300 | 5,874,601 |
| | | 157,665,888 |
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 0.6% | | | |
Vistra Energy Corp. | | 1,375,300 | 25,608,086 |
Multi-Utilities - 1.9% | | | |
Ameren Corp. | | 577,300 | 40,618,828 |
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | | 1,036,700 | 19,355,189 |
WEC Energy Group, Inc. | | 287,000 | 25,155,550 |
| | | 85,129,567 |
|
TOTAL UTILITIES | | | 268,403,541 |
|
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | | | |
(Cost $3,663,974,776) | | | 4,438,754,197 |
|
Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 0.0% | | | |
HEALTH CARE - 0.0% | | | |
Biotechnology - 0.0% | | | |
Grifols SA Class B | | | |
(Cost $1,574,943) | | 74,958 | 1,374,932 |
|
Money Market Funds - 4.1% | | | |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 0.12% (f) | | 150,067,364 | 150,097,377 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 0.12% (f)(g) | | 37,539,646 | 37,543,400 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS | | | |
(Cost $187,637,652) | | | 187,640,777 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 100.9% | | | |
(Cost $3,853,187,371) | | | 4,627,769,906 |
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (0.9)% | | | (39,781,416) |
NET ASSETS - 100% | | | $4,587,988,490 |
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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 (including private placements) - 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 $4,023,336 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 | $741,017 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund | 49,280 |
Total | $790,297 |
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 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.
Investment Valuation
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of June 30, 2020, 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 | $367,579,669 | $367,579,669 | $-- | $-- |
Consumer Discretionary | 447,363,181 | 443,339,845 | -- | 4,023,336 |
Consumer Staples | 401,998,712 | 367,109,895 | 34,888,817 | -- |
Energy | 277,391,297 | 262,151,203 | 15,240,094 | -- |
Financials | 729,038,564 | 729,038,564 | -- | -- |
Health Care | 746,746,128 | 587,502,278 | 159,243,850 | -- |
Industrials | 467,818,558 | 457,524,581 | 10,293,977 | -- |
Information Technology | 561,354,543 | 526,410,407 | 34,944,136 | -- |
Materials | 101,906,433 | 101,906,433 | -- | -- |
Real Estate | 70,528,503 | 70,528,503 | -- | -- |
Utilities | 268,403,541 | 268,403,541 | -- | -- |
Money Market Funds | 187,640,777 | 187,640,777 | -- | -- |
Total Investments in Securities: | $4,627,769,906 | $4,369,135,696 | $254,610,874 | $4,023,336 |
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 | 86.2% |
Switzerland | 3.5% |
United Kingdom | 1.9% |
Canada | 1.8% |
Ireland | 1.2% |
France | 1.0% |
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, 2020 (Unaudited) |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $37,197,560) — See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $3,665,549,719) | $4,440,129,129 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $187,637,652) | 187,640,777 | |
Total Investment in Securities (cost $3,853,187,371) | | $4,627,769,906 |
Cash | | 127,826 |
Receivable for investments sold | | 15,598,818 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 5,582,944 |
Dividends receivable | | 4,997,465 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 25,487 |
Other receivables | | 101,801 |
Total assets | | 4,654,204,247 |
Liabilities | | |
Payable for investments purchased | $24,636,106 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 1,547,852 | |
Accrued management fee | 1,684,255 | |
Distribution and service plan fees payable | 286,445 | |
Other affiliated payables | 363,712 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 153,987 | |
Collateral on securities loaned | 37,543,400 | |
Total liabilities | | 66,215,757 |
Net Assets | | $4,587,988,490 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $3,761,373,029 |
Total accumulated earnings (loss) | | 826,615,461 |
Net Assets | | $4,587,988,490 |
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price | | |
Initial Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($2,707,663,433 ÷ 136,058,038 shares) | | $19.90 |
Service Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($246,466,764 ÷ 12,466,931 shares) | | $19.77 |
Service Class 2: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,251,055,081 ÷ 64,823,851 shares) | | $19.30 |
Investor Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($382,803,212 ÷ 19,361,307 shares) | | $19.77 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Operations
| | Six months ended June 30, 2020 (Unaudited) |
Investment Income | | |
Dividends | | $60,500,819 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $49,280 from security lending) | | 790,297 |
Total income | | 61,291,116 |
Expenses | | |
Management fee | $10,192,063 | |
Transfer agent fees | 1,635,266 | |
Distribution and service plan fees | 1,712,940 | |
Accounting fees | 534,615 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 40,324 | |
Independent trustees' fees and expenses | 15,220 | |
Audit | 37,041 | |
Legal | 8,149 | |
Miscellaneous | 220,589 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 14,396,207 | |
Expense reductions | (181,928) | |
Total expenses after reductions | | 14,214,279 |
Net investment income (loss) | | 47,076,837 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | 22,882,042 | |
Fidelity Central Funds | 2,991 | |
Foreign currency transactions | (477,870) | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | 22,407,163 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | (731,319,788) | |
Fidelity Central Funds | (1) | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 31,403 | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | (731,288,386) |
Net gain (loss) | | (708,881,223) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $(661,804,386) |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Six months ended June 30, 2020 (Unaudited) | Year ended December 31, 2019 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $47,076,837 | $103,608,845 |
Net realized gain (loss) | 22,407,163 | 232,956,581 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (731,288,386) | 883,636,737 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (661,804,386) | 1,220,202,163 |
Distributions to shareholders | (240,288,136) | (427,526,635) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | 106,899,671 | (60,605,417) |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (795,192,851) | 732,070,111 |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 5,383,181,341 | 4,651,111,230 |
End of period | $4,587,988,490 | $5,383,181,341 |
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, | | | | |
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $23.77 | $20.37 | $23.89 | $21.97 | $20.46 | $24.30 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .21 | .46 | .58 | .50 | .49 | .63 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (3.01) | 4.84 | (2.50) | 2.29 | 2.85 | (1.57)B |
Total from investment operations | (2.80) | 5.30 | (1.92) | 2.79 | 3.34 | (.94) |
Distributions from net investment income | (.07) | (.45) | (.52) | (.40) | (.48) | (.71) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.99) | (1.45) | (1.07) | (.47) | (1.34) | (2.19) |
Total distributions | (1.07)C | (1.90) | (1.60)D | (.87) | (1.83)E | (2.90) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA | – | – | – | – | – | –F |
Net asset value, end of period | $19.90 | $23.77 | $20.37 | $23.89 | $21.97 | $20.46 |
Total ReturnG,H,I | (12.37)% | 27.44% | (8.29)% | 12.89% | 18.02% | (4.08)%B |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsJ,K | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .53%L | .53% | .53% | .53% | .54% | .54% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .53%L | .53% | .53% | .53% | .54% | .54% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .53%L | .52% | .52% | .53% | .54% | .53% |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.08%L | 2.11% | 2.53% | 2.19% | 2.39% | 2.85% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $2,707,663 | $3,202,982 | $2,804,988 | $3,440,095 | $3,550,158 | $3,238,580 |
Portfolio turnover rateM | 82%L | 32% | 39% | 36% | 38% | 46% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B 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)%
C Total distributions of $1.07 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.074 and distributions from net realized gain of $.992 per share.
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, | | | | |
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $23.63 | $20.26 | $23.77 | $21.86 | $20.37 | $24.20 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .20 | .44 | .55 | .47 | .46 | .61 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (3.00) | 4.81 | (2.49) | 2.29 | 2.84 | (1.56)B |
Total from investment operations | (2.80) | 5.25 | (1.94) | 2.76 | 3.30 | (.95) |
Distributions from net investment income | (.07) | (.43) | (.50) | (.38) | (.47) | (.69) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.99) | (1.45) | (1.07) | (.47) | (1.34) | (2.19) |
Total distributions | (1.06) | (1.88) | (1.57) | (.85) | (1.81) | (2.88) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA | – | – | – | – | – | –C |
Net asset value, end of period | $19.77 | $23.63 | $20.26 | $23.77 | $21.86 | $20.37 |
Total ReturnD,E,F | (12.42)% | 27.32% | (8.40)% | 12.80% | 17.90% | (4.17)%B |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsG,H | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .63%I | .63% | .63% | .63% | .64% | .64% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .63%I | .63% | .63% | .63% | .64% | .64% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .63%I | .62% | .62% | .63% | .64% | .63% |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.98%I | 2.01% | 2.43% | 2.09% | 2.29% | 2.75% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $246,467 | $299,079 | $264,055 | $326,565 | $325,602 | $309,669 |
Portfolio turnover rateJ | 82%I | 32% | 39% | 36% | 38% | 46% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B 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)%
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 Equity-Income Portfolio Service Class 2
| Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, | Years endedDecember 31, | | | | |
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $23.10 | $19.85 | $23.32 | $21.46 | $20.04 | $23.85 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .18 | .40 | .51 | .43 | .42 | .57 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.92) | 4.70 | (2.44) | 2.24 | 2.78 | (1.54)B |
Total from investment operations | (2.74) | 5.10 | (1.93) | 2.67 | 3.20 | (.97) |
Distributions from net investment income | (.07) | (.40) | (.47) | (.34) | (.44) | (.65) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.99) | (1.45) | (1.07) | (.47) | (1.34) | (2.19) |
Total distributions | (1.06) | (1.85) | (1.54) | (.81) | (1.78) | (2.84) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA | – | – | – | – | – | –C |
Net asset value, end of period | $19.30 | $23.10 | $19.85 | $23.32 | $21.46 | $20.04 |
Total ReturnD,E,F | (12.46)% | 27.11% | (8.54)% | 12.65% | 17.71% | (4.32)%B |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsG,H | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .78%I | .78% | .78% | .78% | .79% | .79% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .78%I | .78% | .78% | .78% | .79% | .79% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .78%I | .77% | .77% | .78% | .79% | .78% |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.83%I | 1.86% | 2.28% | 1.94% | 2.14% | 2.60% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $1,251,055 | $1,431,212 | $1,200,026 | $1,452,633 | $1,397,762 | $1,348,912 |
Portfolio turnover rateJ | 82%I | 32% | 39% | 36% | 38% | 46% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B 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)%
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 Equity-Income Portfolio Investor Class
| Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, | Years endedDecember 31, | | | | |
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $23.63 | $20.26 | $23.77 | $21.86 | $20.37 | $24.21 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .20 | .44 | .55 | .48 | .47 | .61 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (3.00) | 4.81 | (2.48) | 2.28 | 2.83 | (1.56)B |
Total from investment operations | (2.80) | 5.25 | (1.93) | 2.76 | 3.30 | (.95) |
Distributions from net investment income | (.07) | (.44) | (.51) | (.38) | (.47) | (.70) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.99) | (1.45) | (1.07) | (.47) | (1.34) | (2.19) |
Total distributions | (1.06) | (1.88)C | (1.58) | (.85) | (1.81) | (2.89) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA | – | – | – | – | – | –D |
Net asset value, end of period | $19.77 | $23.63 | $20.26 | $23.77 | $21.86 | $20.37 |
Total ReturnE,F,G | (12.41)% | 27.35% | (8.37)% | 12.83% | 17.93% | (4.18)%B |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsH,I | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .61%J | .61% | .61% | .62% | .62% | .62% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .61%J | .61% | .61% | .61% | .62% | .62% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .60%J | .60% | .60% | .61% | .62% | .61% |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.01%J | 2.03% | 2.45% | 2.11% | 2.31% | 2.77% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $382,803 | $449,909 | $382,041 | $457,011 | $428,682 | $349,685 |
Portfolio turnover rateK | 82%J | 32% | 39% | 36% | 38% | 46% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B 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)%
C Total distributions of $1.88 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.436 and distributions from net realized gain of $1.445 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, 2020
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.
Effective January 1, 2020:
Investment advisers Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc., FMR Co., Inc., and Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, merged with and into Fidelity Management & Research Company. In connection with the merger transactions, the resulting, merged investment adviser was then redomiciled from Massachusetts to Delaware, changed its corporate structure from a corporation to a limited liability company, and changed its name to "Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC".
Broker-dealer Fidelity Distributors Corporation merged with and into Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Company, Inc. ("FIISC"). FIISC was then redomiciled from Massachusetts to Delaware, changed its corporate structure from a corporation to a limited liability company, and changed its name to "Fidelity Distributors Company LLC".
Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. converted from a Massachusetts corporation to a Massachusetts LLC, and changed its name to "Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company LLC".
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 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, 2020 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, 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 | $988,083,455 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (275,356,037) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $712,727,418 |
Tax cost | $3,915,042,488 |
Restricted Securities (including Private Placements). The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, are noted in the table below.
| Purchases ($) | Sales ($) |
VIP Equity-Income Portfolio | 1,857,896,944 | 1,904,894,487 |
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (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 .23% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the monthly average net assets of a group of registered investment companies with which the investment adviser has management contracts. 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 .43% 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 Company LLC (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 | $129,030 |
Service Class 2 | 1,583,910 |
| $1,712,940 |
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company LLC (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. Effective February 1, 2020, the Board approved to change the fee from .145% to .142% for Investor Class, and from .065% to .064% for all other classes. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
| Amount | % of Class-Level Average Net Assets(a) |
Initial Class | $879,810 | .06 |
Service Class | 81,239 | .06 |
Service Class 2 | 399,075 | .06 |
Investor Class | 275,142 | .14 |
| $1,635,266 | |
(a) Annualized
Accounting 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. For the period, the fees were equivalent to the following annualized rates:
| % of Average Net Assets |
VIP Equity-Income Portfolio | .02 |
Brokerage Commissions. A portion of portfolio transactions were placed 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 as follows:
| Amount |
VIP Equity-Income Portfolio | $55,128 |
Interfund Trades. Funds 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.
Certain Funds participate 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 participating funds have agreed to pay commitment fees on their pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which are reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations, and are as follows:
| Amount |
VIP Equity-Income Portfolio | $6,287 |
During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
7. Security Lending.
The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. 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. Total fees paid by the Fund to NFS, as lending agent, amounted to $1,016. 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 $171,130 for the period. In addition, 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, custodian credits reduced the Fund's expenses by $159.
In addition, during the period the investment adviser or an affiliate reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $10,639.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
| Six months ended June 30, 2020 | Year ended December 31, 2019 |
Distributions to shareholders | | |
Initial Class | $141,961,851 | $256,722,074 |
Service Class | 13,208,524 | 24,063,816 |
Service Class 2 | 64,882,030 | 111,518,340 |
Investor Class | 20,235,731 | 35,222,405 |
Total | $240,288,136 | $427,526,635 |
10. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
| Shares | Shares | Dollars | Dollars |
| Six months ended June 30, 2020 | Year ended December 31, 2019 | Six months ended June 30, 2020 | Year ended December 31, 2019 |
Initial Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 4,356,656 | 3,636,451 | $87,424,362 | $80,164,788 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 6,220,940 | 12,293,057 | 141,961,851 | 256,722,074 |
Shares redeemed | (9,282,039) | (18,894,276) | (189,457,195) | (415,149,779) |
Net increase (decrease) | 1,295,557 | (2,964,768) | $39,929,018 | $(78,262,917) |
Service Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 211,899 | 433,489 | $4,252,229 | $9,487,821 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 582,386 | 1,160,382 | 13,208,524 | 24,063,816 |
Shares redeemed | (986,582) | (1,970,881) | (19,936,593) | (43,164,764) |
Net increase (decrease) | (192,297) | (377,010) | $(2,475,840) | $(9,613,127) |
Service Class 2 | | | | |
Shares sold | 4,599,752 | 5,892,036 | $87,690,741 | $125,416,664 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 2,929,211 | 5,500,426 | 64,882,030 | 111,518,340 |
Shares redeemed | (4,661,819) | (9,904,795) | (92,984,564) | (211,330,285) |
Net increase (decrease) | 2,867,144 | 1,487,667 | $59,588,207 | $25,604,719 |
Investor Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 1,290,179 | 1,415,515 | $25,811,882 | $31,025,170 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 892,228 | 1,696,863 | 20,235,731 | 35,222,405 |
Shares redeemed | (1,864,127) | (2,929,696) | (36,189,327) | (64,581,667) |
Net increase (decrease) | 318,280 | 182,682 | $9,858,286 | $1,665,908 |
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.
12. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic.
An outbreak of COVID-19 first detected in China during December 2019 has since spread globally and was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization during March 2020. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, may magnify factors that affect the Fund's performance.
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, 2020 to June 30, 2020).
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, 2020 | Ending Account Value June 30, 2020 | Expenses Paid During Period-B January 1, 2020 to June 30, 2020 |
Initial Class | .53% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $876.30 | $2.47 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,022.23 | $2.66 |
Service Class | .63% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $875.80 | $2.94 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,021.73 | $3.17 |
Service Class 2 | .78% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $875.40 | $3.64 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,020.98 | $3.92 |
Investor Class | .61% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $875.90 | $2.85 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,021.83 | $3.07 |
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 182/366 (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 LLC (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 2020 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 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 provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity from its relationships with the fund; and (iv) the extent to which, if any, economies of scale exist and are 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 over the Internet and through telephone representatives, 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 ETFs with innovative structures, strategies and pricing 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 target date 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) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies from fund mergers, liquidations, and share class consolidations; (ix) continuing to develop, acquire and implement systems and technology to improve services to the funds and shareholders, strengthen information security, and increase efficiency; and (x) 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 were portfolio management changes for the fund in April 2017, January 2018, and May 2019. The Board will continue to monitor closely the fund's performance, taking into account the portfolio management 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, 2019, 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 (December 31 for periods prior to 2018) 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-Sized 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 Equity-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, 2019.
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 or reimburse 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, 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 and the full Board approves such changes.
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 funds' business. The Board noted that changes to fall-out benefits year-over-year reflect business developments at Fidelity's various businesses. The Board considered that a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds had recently been established, and met periodically, to evaluate potential fall-out benefits (PFOB Committee). The Board noted that the PFOB Committee, among other things: (i) discussed the legal framework surrounding potential fall-out benefits; (ii) reviewed the Board's responsibilities and approach to potential fall-out benefits; and (iii) reviewed practices employed by competitor funds regarding the review of potential fall-out benefits.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund, including the conclusions of the PFOB Committee, 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 ("group assets" as defined in the management contract). 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 flow and performance trends, in particular the underperformance of certain funds and strategies, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) consideration of performance fees for additional funds; (iii) changes in Fidelity's non-fund businesses and the impact of such changes on the funds; (iv) metrics for evaluating index fund and ETF performance and information about ETF trading characteristics; (v) the methodology with respect to evaluating competitive fund data and peer group classifications and fee comparisons; (vi) the expense structures for different funds and classes; (vii) information regarding other accounts managed by Fidelity, including collective investment trusts and separately managed accounts; and (viii) 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.
Liquidity Risk Management Program
The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Liquidity Rule) to promote effective liquidity risk management throughout the open-end investment company industry, thereby reducing the risk that funds will be unable to meet their redemption obligations and mitigating dilution of the interests of fund shareholders.
The Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program pursuant to the Liquidity Rule (the Program) effective December 1, 2018. The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and to comply with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule. The Fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Fund’s investment adviser as administrator of the Program. The Fidelity advisers have established a Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the LRM Committee) to manage the Program for each of the Fidelity Funds. The LRM Committee monitors the adequacy and effectiveness of implementation of the Program and on a periodic basis assesses each Fund’s liquidity risk based on a variety of factors including (1) the Fund’s investment strategy, (2) portfolio liquidity and cash flow projections during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, (3) shareholder redemptions, (4) borrowings and other funding sources and (5) in the case of exchange-traded funds, certain additional factors including the effect of the Fund’s prices and spreads, market participants, and basket compositions on the overall liquidity of the Fund’s portfolio, as applicable.
In accordance with the Program, each of the Fund’s portfolio investments is classified into one of four liquidity categories described below based on a determination of a reasonable expectation for how long it would take to convert the investment to cash (or sell or dispose of the investment) without significantly changing its market value.
- Highly liquid investments – cash or convertible to cash within three business days or less
- Moderately liquid investments – convertible to cash in three to seven calendar days
- Less liquid investments – can be sold or disposed of, but not settled, within seven calendar days
- Illiquid investments – cannot be sold or disposed of within seven calendar days
Liquidity classification determinations take into account a variety of factors including various market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth, and generally utilize analysis from a third-party liquidity metrics service.
The Liquidity Rule places a 15% limit on a fund’s illiquid investments and requires funds that do not primarily hold assets that are highly liquid investments to determine and maintain a minimum percentage of the fund’s net assets to be invested in highly liquid investments (highly liquid investment minimum or HLIM). The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments and for determining, periodically reviewing and complying with the HLIM requirement as applicable.
At a recent meeting of the Fund’s Board of Trustees, the LRM Committee provided a written report to the Board pertaining to the operation, adequacy, and effectiveness of implementation of the Program for the annual period from December 1, 2018 through November 30, 2019. The report concluded that the Program has been implemented and is operating effectively and is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk.
Proxy Voting Results
A special meeting of shareholders was held on June 9, 2020. The results of votes taken among shareholders on the proposals before them are reported below. Each vote reported represents one dollar of net asset value held on the record date for the meeting.
PROPOSAL 1
To elect a Board of Trustees.
| # of Votes | % of Votes |
Dennis J. Dirks |
Affirmative | 11,099,447,424.890 | 95.490 |
Withheld | 524,241,637.164 | 4.510 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Donald F. Donahue |
Affirmative | 11,111,963,232.945 | 95.598 |
Withheld | 511,725,829.109 | 4.402 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Bettina Doulton |
Affirmative | 11,132,379,469.922 | 95.773 |
Withheld | 491,309,592.132 | 4.227 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Vicki L. Fuller |
Affirmative | 11,132,346,192.263 | 95.773 |
Withheld | 491,342,869.791 | 4.227 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Patricia L. Kampling |
Affirmative | 11,141,812,359.694 | 95.854 |
Withheld | 481,876,702.360 | 4.146 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Alan J. Lacy |
Affirmative | 11,081,103,173.144 | 95.332 |
Withheld | 542,585,888.910 | 4.668 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Ned C. Lautenbach |
Affirmative | 11,051,092,644.521 | 95.074 |
Withheld | 572,596,417.533 | 4.926 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Robert A. Lawrence |
Affirmative | 11,100,774,895.497 | 95.501 |
Withheld | 522,914,166.556 | 4.499 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Joseph Mauriello |
Affirmative | 11,070,909,380.371 | 95.244 |
Withheld | 552,779,681.683 | 4.756 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Cornelia M. Small |
Affirmative | 11,101,337,946.609 | 95.506 |
Withheld | 522,351,115.445 | 4.494 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Garnett A. Smith |
Affirmative | 11,082,555,490.179 | 95.345 |
Withheld | 541,133,571.875 | 4.655 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
David M. Thomas |
Affirmative | 11,094,352,794.165 | 95.446 |
Withheld | 529,336,267.889 | 4.554 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Susan Tomasky |
Affirmative | 11,124,148,109.894 | 95.702 |
Withheld | 499,540,952.160 | 4.298 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Michael E. Wiley |
Affirmative | 11,096,957,446.084 | 95.468 |
Withheld | 526,731,615.970 | 4.532 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
PROPOSAL 2
To convert a fundamental investment policy to a non-fundamental investment policy.
| # of Votes | % of Votes |
Affirmative | 3,363,505,979.729 | 80.831 |
Against | 415,471,204.530 | 9.984 |
Abstain | 382,193,640.635 | 9.185 |
Broker Non-Vote | 0.00 | 0.00 |
TOTAL | 4,161,170,824.894 | 100.000 |
|
Proposal 1 reflects trust wide proposal and voting results. |
VIPEI-SANN-0820
1.705693.122
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:
Growth Portfolio
Semi-Annual Report
June 30, 2020
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Note to Shareholders:
Early in 2020, the outbreak and spread of a new coronavirus emerged as a public health emergency that had a major influence on financial markets, primarily based on its impact on the global economy and the outlook for corporate earnings. The virus causes a respiratory disease known as COVID-19. On March 11, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic, citing sustained risk of further global spread.
In the weeks following, as the crisis worsened, we witnessed an escalating human tragedy with wide-scale social and economic consequences from coronavirus-containment measures. The outbreak of COVID-19 prompted a number of measures to limit the spread, including travel and border restrictions, quarantines, and restrictions on large gatherings. In turn, these resulted in lower consumer activity, diminished demand for a wide range of products and services, disruption in manufacturing and supply chains, and – given the wide variability in outcomes regarding the outbreak – significant market uncertainty and volatility. Amid the turmoil, the U.S. government took unprecedented action – in concert with the U.S. Federal Reserve and central banks around the world – to help support consumers, businesses, and the broader economy, and to limit disruption to the financial system.
The situation continues to unfold, and the extent and duration of its impact on financial markets and the economy remain highly uncertain. Extreme events such as the coronavirus crisis are “exogenous shocks” that can have significant adverse effects on mutual funds and their investments. Although multiple asset classes may be affected by market disruption, the duration and impact may not be the same for all types of assets.
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Investment Summary (Unaudited)
Top Ten Stocks as of June 30, 2020
| % of fund's net assets |
Microsoft Corp. | 9.6 |
Alphabet, Inc. Class A | 6.0 |
Amazon.com, Inc. | 5.6 |
Apple, Inc. | 5.2 |
Facebook, Inc. Class A | 4.5 |
Adobe, Inc. | 3.7 |
NVIDIA Corp. | 3.4 |
Visa, Inc. Class A | 2.7 |
Qualcomm, Inc. | 2.3 |
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | 2.1 |
| 45.1 |
Top Five Market Sectors as of June 30, 2020
| % of fund's net assets |
Information Technology | 38.5 |
Health Care | 17.6 |
Communication Services | 15.3 |
Consumer Discretionary | 12.5 |
Industrials | 5.4 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)
As of June 30, 2020* |
| Stocks | 100.1% |
| Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities)** | (0.1)% |
* Foreign investments - 16.3%
** Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities) are not included in the pie chart
Schedule of Investments June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 100.0% | | | |
| | Shares | Value |
COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 15.3% | | | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.2% | | | |
Bandwidth, Inc. (a)(b) | | 102,400 | $13,004,800 |
Entertainment - 2.1% | | | |
Activision Blizzard, Inc. | | 939,100 | 71,277,690 |
CD Projekt RED SA | | 187,200 | 18,685,459 |
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a) | | 336,121 | 44,384,778 |
| | | 134,347,927 |
Interactive Media & Services - 13.0% | | | |
Alphabet, Inc. Class A (a) | | 272,098 | 385,848,569 |
Facebook, Inc. Class A (a) | | 1,277,109 | 289,993,141 |
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | | 2,122,900 | 136,031,002 |
Wise Talent Information Technology Co. Ltd. (a) | | 3,280,200 | 7,270,994 |
Zoominfo Technologies, Inc. | | 443,000 | 22,606,290 |
| | | 841,749,996 |
|
TOTAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES | | | 989,102,723 |
|
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 12.5% | | | |
Automobiles - 1.0% | | | |
Ferrari NV | | 214,500 | 36,681,645 |
Tesla, Inc. (a) | | 28,400 | 30,666,604 |
| | | 67,348,249 |
Diversified Consumer Services - 0.3% | | | |
Laureate Education, Inc. Class A (a) | | 2,183,900 | 21,762,564 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.1% | | | |
Dalata Hotel Group PLC | | 810,800 | 2,596,161 |
Household Durables - 1.2% | | | |
Blu Investments LLC (c) | | 14,533,890 | 25,138 |
D.R. Horton, Inc. | | 838,500 | 46,494,825 |
NVR, Inc. (a) | | 8,510 | 27,731,963 |
| | | 74,251,926 |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 8.3% | | | |
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. sponsored ADR (a) | | 489,100 | 105,498,870 |
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) | | 132,300 | 364,991,886 |
Delivery Hero AG (a)(d) | | 77,400 | 7,909,782 |
Fiverr International Ltd. (b) | | 38,400 | 2,834,688 |
Pinduoduo, Inc. ADR (a) | | 595,300 | 51,100,552 |
The RealReal, Inc. | | 637,700 | 8,156,183 |
| | | 540,491,961 |
Leisure Products - 0.2% | | | |
Peloton Interactive, Inc. Class A (a) | | 255,700 | 14,771,789 |
Specialty Retail - 0.5% | | | |
Ross Stores, Inc. | | 339,000 | 28,896,360 |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.9% | | | |
Aritzia LP (a) | | 161,600 | 2,262,829 |
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | | 99,815 | 44,067,852 |
Prada SpA (a) | | 3,301,400 | 11,458,314 |
| | | 57,788,995 |
|
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | | 807,908,005 |
|
CONSUMER STAPLES - 4.5% | | | |
Beverages - 1.4% | | | |
Fever-Tree Drinks PLC | | 1,057 | 26,797 |
Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd. (A Shares) | | 180,070 | 37,282,684 |
Monster Beverage Corp. (a) | | 814,800 | 56,481,936 |
| | | 93,791,417 |
Food & Staples Retailing - 0.2% | | | |
Performance Food Group Co. (a) | | 403,100 | 11,746,334 |
Food Products - 0.1% | | | |
The Simply Good Foods Co. (a) | | 439,700 | 8,169,626 |
Household Products - 1.4% | | | |
Energizer Holdings, Inc. | | 947,000 | 44,973,030 |
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC | | 467,010 | 42,964,187 |
| | | 87,937,217 |
Personal Products - 1.4% | | | |
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. Class A | | 225,600 | 42,566,208 |
Herbalife Nutrition Ltd. (a) | | 1,106,336 | 49,762,993 |
| | | 92,329,201 |
|
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | | | 293,973,795 |
|
ENERGY - 1.2% | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 1.2% | | | |
Reliance Industries Ltd. (a) | | 235,605 | 2,487,505 |
Reliance Industries Ltd. | | 3,404,188 | 76,789,685 |
| | | 79,277,190 |
FINANCIALS - 1.6% | | | |
Banks - 0.4% | | | |
HDFC Bank Ltd. | | 234,578 | 3,295,316 |
HDFC Bank Ltd. sponsored ADR | | 443,800 | 20,175,148 |
Metro Bank PLC (a)(b) | | 85,000 | 110,537 |
| | | 23,581,001 |
Capital Markets - 1.1% | | | |
CME Group, Inc. | | 257,597 | 41,869,816 |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | | 102,100 | 20,177,002 |
JMP Group, Inc. | | 240,100 | 667,478 |
MSCI, Inc. | | 10,200 | 3,404,964 |
Tradeweb Markets, Inc. Class A | | 75,300 | 4,377,942 |
XP, Inc. Class A (a) | | 56,000 | 2,352,560 |
| | | 72,849,762 |
Consumer Finance - 0.1% | | | |
Capital One Financial Corp. | | 158,900 | 9,945,551 |
|
TOTAL FINANCIALS | | | 106,376,314 |
|
HEALTH CARE - 17.5% | | | |
Biotechnology - 7.9% | | | |
AbbVie, Inc. | | 905,400 | 88,892,172 |
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | 304,300 | 14,749,421 |
Affimed NV (a) | | 615,487 | 2,840,473 |
Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b) | | 356,200 | 5,952,102 |
Applied Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | | 288,300 | 10,422,045 |
Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. (a) | | 424,000 | 6,177,680 |
BioNTech SE ADR (a) | | 473,730 | 31,616,740 |
CRISPR Therapeutics AG (a)(b) | | 99,700 | 7,326,953 |
Cytokinetics, Inc. (a)(b) | | 482,320 | 11,368,282 |
Galapagos Genomics NV sponsored ADR (a) | | 100,600 | 19,847,374 |
Gamida Cell Ltd. (a) | | 1,358,900 | 6,210,173 |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | | 369,200 | 28,406,248 |
Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | | 40,500 | 2,556,765 |
Innovent Biologics, Inc. (a)(d) | | 1,111,000 | 8,242,371 |
Insmed, Inc. (a) | | 1,334,983 | 36,765,432 |
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (a) | | 453,600 | 55,339,200 |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | 183,200 | 114,252,680 |
Rubius Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | | 55,300 | 330,694 |
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | | 22,800 | 3,655,752 |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | 199,998 | 58,061,419 |
Viela Bio, Inc. | | 55,800 | 2,417,256 |
| | | 515,431,232 |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 2.8% | | | |
Axonics Modulation Technologies, Inc. (a) | | 244,600 | 8,587,906 |
Danaher Corp. | | 278,226 | 49,198,704 |
Haemonetics Corp. (a) | | 115,900 | 10,380,004 |
Hologic, Inc. (a) | | 526,900 | 30,033,300 |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a) | | 105,900 | 60,344,997 |
Nevro Corp. (a) | | 89,700 | 10,716,459 |
Penumbra, Inc. (a) | | 61,200 | 10,943,784 |
| | | 180,205,154 |
Health Care Providers & Services - 1.4% | | | |
Guardant Health, Inc. (a) | | 36,300 | 2,945,019 |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | 286,600 | 84,532,670 |
| | | 87,477,689 |
Health Care Technology - 0.9% | | | |
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. (a) | | 230,681 | 20,073,861 |
Veeva Systems, Inc. Class A (a) | | 165,700 | 38,843,394 |
| | | 58,917,255 |
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 1.8% | | | |
10X Genomics, Inc. (a) | | 109,614 | 9,789,626 |
Bruker Corp. | | 565,300 | 22,996,404 |
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (a) | | 70,400 | 12,274,240 |
Codexis, Inc. (a) | | 506,400 | 5,772,960 |
Nanostring Technologies, Inc. (a) | | 300,900 | 8,831,415 |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | 163,900 | 59,387,526 |
| | | 119,052,171 |
Pharmaceuticals - 2.7% | | | |
AstraZeneca PLC sponsored ADR | | 1,285,000 | 67,963,650 |
Eli Lilly & Co. | | 442,800 | 72,698,904 |
Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | 39,100 | 6,100,382 |
Royalty Pharma PLC | | 107,900 | 5,238,545 |
Sanofi SA | | 218,500 | 22,283,655 |
| | | 174,285,136 |
|
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | | | 1,135,368,637 |
|
INDUSTRIALS - 5.4% | | | |
Aerospace & Defense - 0.3% | | | |
TransDigm Group, Inc. | | 43,396 | 19,183,202 |
Airlines - 0.3% | | | |
Ryanair Holdings PLC sponsored ADR (a) | | 323,300 | 21,447,722 |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.3% | | | |
Cintas Corp. | | 84,400 | 22,480,784 |
Electrical Equipment - 0.5% | | | |
Generac Holdings, Inc. (a) | | 284,000 | 34,628,120 |
Industrial Conglomerates - 0.9% | | | |
General Electric Co. | | 4,314,200 | 29,465,986 |
Roper Technologies, Inc. | | 72,417 | 28,116,624 |
| | | 57,582,610 |
Machinery - 0.5% | | | |
Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc. (a) | | 1,263,100 | 35,518,372 |
Professional Services - 1.2% | | | |
Equifax, Inc. | | 440,200 | 75,661,576 |
Upwork, Inc. (a) | | 13,400 | 193,496 |
| | | 75,855,072 |
Road & Rail - 1.3% | | | |
Rumo SA (a) | | 3,610,000 | 14,929,645 |
Uber Technologies, Inc. (a) | | 2,193,840 | 68,184,547 |
| | | 83,114,192 |
Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.1% | | | |
Fastenal Co. | | 75,900 | 3,251,556 |
|
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | | 353,061,630 |
|
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 38.5% | | | |
Electronic Equipment & Components - 0.8% | | | |
Corning, Inc. | | 234,300 | 6,068,370 |
FLIR Systems, Inc. | | 156,900 | 6,365,433 |
II-VI, Inc. (a) | | 213,300 | 10,072,026 |
Novanta, Inc. (a) | | 13,200 | 1,409,364 |
SYNNEX Corp. | | 209,500 | 25,091,815 |
Zebra Technologies Corp. Class A (a) | | 21,200 | 5,426,140 |
| | | 54,433,148 |
IT Services - 7.0% | | | |
Adyen BV (a)(d) | | 10,600 | 15,428,239 |
Black Knight, Inc. (a) | | 645,000 | 46,801,200 |
CACI International, Inc. Class A (a) | | 11,700 | 2,537,496 |
Edenred SA | | 2,675 | 116,999 |
MasterCard, Inc. Class A | | 153,100 | 45,271,670 |
MongoDB, Inc. Class A (a) | | 157,500 | 35,648,550 |
Okta, Inc. (a) | | 87,500 | 17,520,125 |
Shopify, Inc. Class A (a) | | 68,800 | 65,362,534 |
Square, Inc. (a) | | 466,000 | 48,902,040 |
Visa, Inc. Class A (b) | | 922,772 | 178,251,867 |
| | | 455,840,720 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 9.6% | | | |
ASML Holding NV | | 160,900 | 59,216,027 |
Enphase Energy, Inc. (a)(b) | | 220,900 | 10,508,213 |
Lam Research Corp. | | 21,900 | 7,083,774 |
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) | | 887,300 | 45,713,696 |
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | | 18,100 | 4,289,700 |
NVIDIA Corp. | | 586,700 | 222,893,197 |
NXP Semiconductors NV | | 537,600 | 61,307,904 |
Qualcomm, Inc. | | 1,600,000 | 145,936,000 |
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (a) | | 536,000 | 1,880,263 |
SiTime Corp. | | 96,300 | 4,565,583 |
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (a) | | 62,200 | 8,632,116 |
Teradyne, Inc. | | 246,900 | 20,865,519 |
Universal Display Corp. | | 189,100 | 28,293,142 |
| | | 621,185,134 |
Software - 15.9% | | | |
Adobe, Inc. (a) | | 549,400 | 239,159,314 |
Agora, Inc. ADR (a) | | 9,400 | 415,198 |
Cloudflare, Inc. (a) | | 131,700 | 4,734,615 |
Datadog, Inc. Class A (a) | | 13,700 | 1,191,215 |
Elastic NV (a) | | 5,300 | 488,713 |
Manhattan Associates, Inc. (a) | | 275,600 | 25,961,520 |
Microsoft Corp. | | 3,056,700 | 622,069,014 |
NICE Systems Ltd. sponsored ADR (a) | | 51,200 | 9,689,088 |
Salesforce.com, Inc. (a) | | 696,862 | 130,543,158 |
| | | 1,034,251,835 |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 5.2% | | | |
Apple, Inc. | | 915,300 | 333,901,440 |
|
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | | | 2,499,612,277 |
|
MATERIALS - 1.3% | | | |
Chemicals - 1.3% | | | |
Albemarle Corp. U.S. | | 151,500 | 11,697,315 |
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | | 540,700 | 28,727,391 |
Ecolab, Inc. | | 29,100 | 5,789,445 |
Sherwin-Williams Co. | | 64,600 | 37,329,110 |
| | | 83,543,261 |
REAL ESTATE - 2.2% | | | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 1.9% | | | |
American Tower Corp. | | 473,000 | 122,289,420 |
Real Estate Management & Development - 0.3% | | | |
CBRE Group, Inc. (a) | | 375,500 | 16,980,110 |
|
TOTAL REAL ESTATE | | | 139,269,530 |
|
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | | | |
(Cost $3,629,753,609) | | | 6,487,493,362 |
|
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 0.1% | | | |
HEALTH CARE - 0.1% | | | |
Biotechnology - 0.0% | | | |
Nuvation Bio, Inc. Series A (c)(e)(f) | | 1,667,500 | 1,567,450 |
Health Care Technology - 0.1% | | | |
Vor Biopharma, Inc. (c)(f) | | 6,187,935 | 3,217,726 |
|
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | | | 4,785,176 |
|
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 0.0% | | | |
IT Services - 0.0% | | | |
AppNexus, Inc. Series E (Escrow) (a)(c)(f) | | 181,657 | 5,690 |
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS | | | |
(Cost $4,504,002) | | | 4,790,866 |
|
Money Market Funds - 3.1% | | | |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 0.12% (g) | | 4,930,215 | 4,931,201 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 0.12% (g)(h) | | 195,745,267 | 195,764,841 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS | | | |
(Cost $200,696,042) | | | 200,696,042 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 103.2% | | | |
(Cost $3,834,953,653) | | | 6,692,980,270 |
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (3.2)% | | | (208,075,366) |
NET ASSETS - 100% | | | $6,484,904,904 |
Legend
(a) Non-income producing
(b) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end.
(c) Level 3 security
(d) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $31,580,392 or 0.5% of net assets.
(e) Security or a portion of the security purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis.
(f) Restricted securities (including private placements) - 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 $4,790,866 or 0.1% of net assets.
(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 | $0 |
Nuvation Bio, Inc. Series A | 6/17/19 | $1,286,276 |
Vor Biopharma, Inc. | 6/30/20 | $3,217,726 |
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 | $56,806 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund | 1,120,540 |
Total | $1,177,346 |
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 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.
Investment Valuation
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of June 30, 2020, 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 | $989,102,723 | $853,071,721 | $136,031,002 | $-- |
Consumer Discretionary | 807,908,005 | 763,815,015 | 44,067,852 | 25,138 |
Consumer Staples | 293,973,795 | 251,009,608 | 42,964,187 | -- |
Energy | 79,277,190 | 79,277,190 | -- | -- |
Financials | 106,376,314 | 103,080,998 | 3,295,316 | -- |
Health Care | 1,140,153,813 | 1,113,084,982 | 22,283,655 | 4,785,176 |
Industrials | 353,061,630 | 353,061,630 | -- | -- |
Information Technology | 2,499,617,967 | 2,497,732,014 | 1,880,263 | 5,690 |
Materials | 83,543,261 | 83,543,261 | -- | -- |
Real Estate | 139,269,530 | 139,269,530 | -- | -- |
Money Market Funds | 200,696,042 | 200,696,042 | -- | -- |
Total Investments in Securities: | $6,692,980,270 | $6,437,641,991 | $250,522,275 | $4,816,004 |
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 | 83.7% |
Cayman Islands | 5.5% |
Netherlands | 2.6% |
United Kingdom | 1.8% |
India | 1.6% |
Canada | 1.0% |
France | 1.0% |
Others (Individually Less Than 1%) | 2.8% |
| 100.0% |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| | June 30, 2020 (Unaudited) |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $193,265,979) — See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $3,634,257,611) | $6,492,284,228 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $200,696,042) | 200,696,042 | |
Total Investment in Securities (cost $3,834,953,653) | | $6,692,980,270 |
Foreign currency held at value (cost $58) | | 58 |
Receivable for investments sold | | 25,138 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 1,631,794 |
Dividends receivable | | 1,133,923 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 81,564 |
Other receivables | | 190,295 |
Total assets | | 6,696,043,042 |
Liabilities | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | |
Regular delivery | $25,138 | |
Delayed delivery | 643,138 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 8,301,852 | |
Accrued management fee | 2,818,180 | |
Distribution and service plan fees payable | 328,221 | |
Other affiliated payables | 473,565 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 2,803,944 | |
Collateral on securities loaned | 195,744,100 | |
Total liabilities | | 211,138,138 |
Net Assets | | $6,484,904,904 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $3,368,402,938 |
Total accumulated earnings (loss) | | 3,116,501,966 |
Net Assets | | $6,484,904,904 |
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price | | |
Initial Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($3,752,747,120 ÷ 45,449,329 shares) | | $82.57 |
Service Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($822,666,621 ÷ 10,020,975 shares) | | $82.09 |
Service Class 2: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,278,768,485 ÷ 15,863,044 shares) | | $80.61 |
Investor Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($630,722,678 ÷ 7,685,337 shares) | | $82.07 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Operations
| | Six months ended June 30, 2020 (Unaudited) |
Investment Income | | |
Dividends | | $21,221,093 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $1,120,540 from security lending) | | 1,177,346 |
Total income | | 22,398,439 |
Expenses | | |
Management fee | $15,443,792 | |
Transfer agent fees | 2,040,284 | |
Distribution and service plan fees | 1,805,028 | |
Accounting fees | 556,905 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 36,915 | |
Independent trustees' fees and expenses | 17,949 | |
Audit | 35,078 | |
Legal | 10,626 | |
Interest | 11,887 | |
Miscellaneous | 171,500 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 20,129,964 | |
Expense reductions | (172,208) | |
Total expenses after reductions | | 19,957,756 |
Net investment income (loss) | | 2,440,683 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | 264,869,879 | |
Fidelity Central Funds | 1,586 | |
Foreign currency transactions | 23,466 | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | 264,894,931 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers (net of increase in deferred foreign taxes of $1,599,545) | 515,992,307 | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 497 | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | 515,992,804 |
Net gain (loss) | | 780,887,735 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $783,328,418 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Six months ended June 30, 2020 (Unaudited) | Year ended December 31, 2019 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $2,440,683 | $10,143,028 |
Net realized gain (loss) | 264,894,931 | 522,191,049 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 515,992,804 | 1,069,976,572 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 783,328,418 | 1,602,310,649 |
Distributions to shareholders | (528,079,936) | (353,860,861) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | 312,202,162 | (229,474,297) |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 567,450,644 | 1,018,975,491 |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 5,917,454,260 | 4,898,478,769 |
End of period | $6,484,904,904 | $5,917,454,260 |
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, | | | | |
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $79.09 | $63.12 | $74.05 | $59.31 | $65.75 | $63.48 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .06 | .18 | .21 | .15 | .12 | .19 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 10.52 | 20.42 | (.25)B | 19.66 | (.48) | 4.24 |
Total from investment operations | 10.58 | 20.60 | (.04) | 19.81 | (.36) | 4.43 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.07) | (.19) | (.18) | (.15) | (.02) | (.17) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (7.04) | (4.44) | (10.72) | (4.92) | (6.06) | (1.98) |
Total distributions | (7.10)C | (4.63) | (10.89)D | (5.07) | (6.08) | (2.16)E |
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA | – | – | – | – | – | –F |
Net asset value, end of period | $82.57 | $79.09 | $63.12 | $74.05 | $59.31 | $65.75 |
Total ReturnG,H,I | 13.97% | 34.31% | (.17)%B | 35.13% | .80% | 7.17% |
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 | .62% | .63% | .64% | .64% | .64% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .62%L | .62% | .62% | .63% | .64% | .64% |
Net investment income (loss) | .15%L | .25% | .30% | .22% | .21% | .29% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $3,752,747 | $3,441,605 | $2,869,484 | $3,165,086 | $2,736,295 | $3,045,732 |
Portfolio turnover rateM | 57%L | 47% | 34% | 50% | 61% | 63% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B 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)%
C Total distributions of $7.10 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.065 and distributions from net realized gain of $7.037 per share.
D 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.
E 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.
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
| Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, | Years endedDecember 31, | | | | |
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $78.69 | $62.83 | $73.76 | $59.10 | $65.57 | $63.32 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .02 | .11 | .14 | .08 | .06 | .12 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 10.47 | 20.31 | (.25)B | 19.59 | (.47) | 4.22 |
Total from investment operations | 10.49 | 20.42 | (.11) | 19.67 | (.41) | 4.34 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.05) | (.12) | (.11) | (.09) | – | (.11) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (7.04) | (4.44) | (10.72) | (4.92) | (6.06) | (1.98) |
Total distributions | (7.09) | (4.56) | (10.82)C | (5.01) | (6.06) | (2.09) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA | – | – | – | – | – | –D |
Net asset value, end of period | $82.09 | $78.69 | $62.83 | $73.76 | $59.10 | $65.57 |
Total ReturnE,F,G | 13.92% | 34.17% | (.27)%B | 35.00% | .71% | 7.05% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsH,I | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .73%J | .73% | .73% | .74% | .74% | .74% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .73%J | .72% | .73% | .74% | .74% | .74% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .72%J | .72% | .72% | .73% | .74% | .74% |
Net investment income (loss) | .05%J | .15% | .20% | .12% | .11% | .19% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $822,667 | $745,767 | $600,590 | $624,381 | $482,603 | $527,178 |
Portfolio turnover rateK | 57%J | 47% | 34% | 50% | 61% | 63% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B 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)%
C Total distributions of $10.82 share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.109 and distributions from net realized gain of $10.715 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 Growth Portfolio Service Class 2
| Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, | Years endedDecember 31, | | | | |
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $77.43 | $61.91 | $72.86 | $58.44 | $65.01 | $62.80 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | (.03) | –B | .03 | (.02) | (.03) | .02 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 10.28 | 20.00 | (.23)C | 19.36 | (.48) | 4.20 |
Total from investment operations | 10.25 | 20.00 | (.20) | 19.34 | (.51) | 4.22 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.04) | (.04) | (.03) | (.06) | – | (.02) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (7.04) | (4.44) | (10.72) | (4.86) | (6.06) | (1.98) |
Total distributions | (7.07)D | (4.48) | (10.75) | (4.92) | (6.06) | (2.01)E |
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA | – | – | – | – | – | –B |
Net asset value, end of period | $80.61 | $77.43 | $61.91 | $72.86 | $58.44 | $65.01 |
Total ReturnF,G,H | 13.83% | 33.98% | (.43)%C | 34.81% | .55% | 6.90% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsI,J | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .88%K | .88% | .88% | .89% | .89% | .89% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .88%K | .87% | .88% | .89% | .89% | .89% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .87%K | .87% | .87% | .88% | .89% | .89% |
Net investment income (loss) | (.10)%K | - %L | .05% | (.03)% | (.04)% | .04% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $1,278,768 | $1,182,162 | $971,010 | $1,069,117 | $783,297 | $958,371 |
Portfolio turnover rateM | 57%K | 47% | 34% | 50% | 61% | 63% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Amount represents less than $.005 per share.
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 $7.07 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.035 and distributions from net realized gain of $7.037 per share.
E 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.
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 represents less than .005%.
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 Investor Class
| Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, | Years endedDecember 31, | | | | |
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $78.66 | $62.81 | $73.73 | $59.08 | $65.55 | $63.30 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .03 | .12 | .15 | .10 | .07 | .13 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 10.47 | 20.30 | (.23)B | 19.58 | (.48) | 4.23 |
Total from investment operations | 10.50 | 20.42 | (.08) | 19.68 | (.41) | 4.36 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.06) | (.13) | (.12) | (.10) | – | (.13) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (7.04) | (4.44) | (10.72) | (4.92) | (6.06) | (1.98) |
Total distributions | (7.09)C | (4.57) | (10.84) | (5.03)D | (6.06) | (2.11) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA | – | – | – | – | – | –E |
Net asset value, end of period | $82.07 | $78.66 | $62.81 | $73.73 | $59.08 | $65.55 |
Total ReturnF,G,H | 13.94% | 34.18% | (.24)%B | 35.03% | .71% | 7.09% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsI,J | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .70%K | .70% | .71% | .72% | .73% | .72% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .70%K | .70% | .71% | .72% | .72% | .72% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .70%K | .70% | .70% | .71% | .72% | .72% |
Net investment income (loss) | .08%K | .17% | .22% | .14% | .12% | .21% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $630,723 | $547,920 | $457,395 | $448,392 | $291,497 | $308,555 |
Portfolio turnover rateL | 57%K | 47% | 34% | 50% | 61% | 63% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B 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)%
C Total distributions of $7.09 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.055 and distributions from net realized gain of $7.037 per share.
D 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.
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.
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
For the period ended June 30, 2020
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.
Effective January 1, 2020:
Investment advisers Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc., FMR Co., Inc., and Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, merged with and into Fidelity Management & Research Company. In connection with the merger transactions, the resulting, merged investment adviser was then redomiciled from Massachusetts to Delaware, changed its corporate structure from a corporation to a limited liability company, and changed its name to "Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC".
Broker-dealer Fidelity Distributors Corporation merged with and into Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Company, Inc. ("FIISC"). FIISC was then redomiciled from Massachusetts to Delaware, changed its corporate structure from a corporation to a limited liability company, and changed its name to "Fidelity Distributors Company LLC".
Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. converted from a Massachusetts corporation to a Massachusetts LLC, and changed its name to "Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company LLC".
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 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, 2020 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 $102,725 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, deferred trustees compensation 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 | $2,905,011,370 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (56,325,620) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $2,848,685,750 |
Tax cost | $3,844,294,520 |
Delayed Delivery Transactions and When-Issued Securities. During the period, the Fund transacted in securities on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis. Payment and delivery may take place after the customary settlement period for that security. The price of the underlying securities and the date when the securities will be delivered and paid for are fixed at the time the transaction is negotiated. The securities purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis are identified as such in the Fund's Schedule of Investments. Losses may arise due to changes in the value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract's terms, or if the issuer does not issue the securities due to political, economic, or other factors.
Restricted Securities (including Private Placements). The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, are noted in the table below.
| Purchases ($) | Sales ($) |
VIP Growth Portfolio | 1,654,874,655 | 1,850,731,397 |
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (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 .23% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the monthly average net assets of a group of registered investment companies with which the investment adviser has management contracts. 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 .53% 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 Company LLC (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 | $367,196 |
Service Class 2 | 1,437,832 |
| $1,805,028 |
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company LLC (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. Effective February 1, 2020, the Board approved to change the fee from .145% to .142% for Investor Class, and from .065% to .064% for all other classes. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
| Amount | % of Class-Level Average Net Assets(a) |
Initial Class | $1,062,093 | .06 |
Service Class | 231,638 | .06 |
Service Class 2 | 362,737 | .06 |
Investor Class | 383,816 | .14 |
| $2,040,284 | |
(a) Annualized
Accounting 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. For the period, the fees were equivalent to the following annualized rates:
| % of Average Net Assets |
VIP Growth Portfolio | .02 |
Brokerage Commissions. A portion of portfolio transactions were placed 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 as follows:
| Amount |
VIP Growth Portfolio | $45,799 |
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 LLC (FMR), or other affiliated entities of FMR, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the fund to borrow from, or lend money to, other participating affiliated funds. At period end, there were no interfund loans outstanding. 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 |
VIP Growth Portfolio | Borrower | $14,737,417 | 1.21% | $11,887 |
Interfund Trades. Funds 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 $29,137.
6. Committed Line of Credit.
Certain Funds participate 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 participating funds have agreed to pay commitment fees on their pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which are reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations, and are as follows:
| Amount |
VIP Growth Portfolio | $7,049 |
During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
7. Security Lending.
The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. 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. At period end, there were no security loans outstanding with NFS, as affiliated borrower. Total fees paid by the Fund to NFS, as lending agent, amounted to $109,552. 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 $32,850 from securities loaned to NFS, as affiliated borrower.
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 $160,572 for the period.
In addition, during the period the investment adviser or an affiliate reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $11,636.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
| Six months ended June 30, 2020 | Year ended December 31, 2019 |
Distributions to shareholders | | |
Initial Class | $304,933,833 | $207,743,506 |
Service Class | 66,584,103 | 43,128,216 |
Service Class 2 | 107,140,449 | 69,934,259 |
Investor Class | 49,421,551 | 33,054,880 |
Total | $528,079,936 | $353,860,861 |
10. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
| Shares | Shares | Dollars | Dollars |
| Six months ended June 30, 2020 | Year ended December 31, 2019 | Six months ended June 30, 2020 | Year ended December 31, 2019 |
Initial Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 1,534,976 | 1,099,064 | $113,772,556 | $78,545,018 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 3,936,154 | 3,220,905 | 304,933,833 | 207,743,506 |
Shares redeemed | (3,539,377) | (6,264,206) | (258,170,383) | (444,812,741) |
Net increase (decrease) | 1,931,753 | (1,944,237) | $160,536,006 | $(158,524,217) |
Service Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 635,501 | 825,622 | $45,671,516 | $58,366,161 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 864,167 | 673,207 | 66,584,103 | 43,128,216 |
Shares redeemed | (955,470) | (1,581,012) | (69,511,901) | (110,959,261) |
Net increase (decrease) | 544,198 | (82,183) | $42,743,718 | $(9,464,884) |
Service Class 2 | | | | |
Shares sold | 1,268,726 | 1,471,839 | $89,604,844 | $101,254,658 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 1,415,143 | 1,111,462 | 107,140,449 | 69,934,259 |
Shares redeemed | (2,088,100) | (2,999,804) | (146,609,873) | (206,473,143) |
Net increase (decrease) | 595,769 | (416,503) | $50,135,420 | $(35,284,226) |
Investor Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 720,986 | 490,294 | $52,907,866 | $34,545,073 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 641,672 | 516,075 | 49,421,551 | 33,054,880 |
Shares redeemed | (642,588) | (1,323,847) | (43,542,399) | (93,800,923) |
Net increase (decrease) | 720,070 | (317,478) | $58,787,018 | $(26,200,970) |
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.
12. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic.
An outbreak of COVID-19 first detected in China during December 2019 has since spread globally and was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization during March 2020. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, may magnify factors that affect the Fund's performance.
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, 2020 to June 30, 2020).
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, 2020 | Ending Account Value June 30, 2020 | Expenses Paid During Period-B January 1, 2020 to June 30, 2020 |
Initial Class | .63% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $1,139.70 | $3.35 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,021.73 | $3.17 |
Service Class | .73% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $1,139.20 | $3.88 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,021.23 | $3.67 |
Service Class 2 | .88% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $1,138.30 | $4.68 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,020.49 | $4.42 |
Investor Class | .70% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $1,139.40 | $3.72 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,021.38 | $3.52 |
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 182/366 (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 LLC (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 2020 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 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 provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity from its relationships with the fund; and (iv) the extent to which, if any, economies of scale exist and are 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 over the Internet and through telephone representatives, 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 ETFs with innovative structures, strategies and pricing 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 target date 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) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies from fund mergers, liquidations, and share class consolidations; (ix) continuing to develop, acquire and implement systems and technology to improve services to the funds and shareholders, strengthen information security, and increase efficiency; and (x) 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 management 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, 2019, 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 (December 31 for periods prior to 2018) 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-Sized 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, 2019.
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 or reimburse 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, 2019 and the total expense ratio of Service Class 2 ranked equal to the competitive median for the 12-month period ended June 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 and the full Board approves such changes.
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 funds' business. The Board noted that changes to fall-out benefits year-over-year reflect business developments at Fidelity's various businesses. The Board considered that a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds had recently been established, and met periodically, to evaluate potential fall-out benefits (PFOB Committee). The Board noted that the PFOB Committee, among other things: (i) discussed the legal framework surrounding potential fall-out benefits; (ii) reviewed the Board's responsibilities and approach to potential fall-out benefits; and (iii) reviewed practices employed by competitor funds regarding the review of potential fall-out benefits.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund, including the conclusions of the PFOB Committee, 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 ("group assets" as defined in the management contract). 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 flow and performance trends, in particular the underperformance of certain funds and strategies, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) consideration of performance fees for additional funds; (iii) changes in Fidelity's non-fund businesses and the impact of such changes on the funds; (iv) metrics for evaluating index fund and ETF performance and information about ETF trading characteristics; (v) the methodology with respect to evaluating competitive fund data and peer group classifications and fee comparisons; (vi) the expense structures for different funds and classes; (vii) information regarding other accounts managed by Fidelity, including collective investment trusts and separately managed accounts; and (viii) 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.
Liquidity Risk Management Program
The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Liquidity Rule) to promote effective liquidity risk management throughout the open-end investment company industry, thereby reducing the risk that funds will be unable to meet their redemption obligations and mitigating dilution of the interests of fund shareholders.
The Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program pursuant to the Liquidity Rule (the Program) effective December 1, 2018. The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and to comply with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule. The Fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Fund’s investment adviser as administrator of the Program. The Fidelity advisers have established a Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the LRM Committee) to manage the Program for each of the Fidelity Funds. The LRM Committee monitors the adequacy and effectiveness of implementation of the Program and on a periodic basis assesses each Fund’s liquidity risk based on a variety of factors including (1) the Fund’s investment strategy, (2) portfolio liquidity and cash flow projections during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, (3) shareholder redemptions, (4) borrowings and other funding sources and (5) in the case of exchange-traded funds, certain additional factors including the effect of the Fund’s prices and spreads, market participants, and basket compositions on the overall liquidity of the Fund’s portfolio, as applicable.
In accordance with the Program, each of the Fund’s portfolio investments is classified into one of four liquidity categories described below based on a determination of a reasonable expectation for how long it would take to convert the investment to cash (or sell or dispose of the investment) without significantly changing its market value.
- Highly liquid investments – cash or convertible to cash within three business days or less
- Moderately liquid investments – convertible to cash in three to seven calendar days
- Less liquid investments – can be sold or disposed of, but not settled, within seven calendar days
- Illiquid investments – cannot be sold or disposed of within seven calendar days
Liquidity classification determinations take into account a variety of factors including various market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth, and generally utilize analysis from a third-party liquidity metrics service.
The Liquidity Rule places a 15% limit on a fund’s illiquid investments and requires funds that do not primarily hold assets that are highly liquid investments to determine and maintain a minimum percentage of the fund’s net assets to be invested in highly liquid investments (highly liquid investment minimum or HLIM). The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments and for determining, periodically reviewing and complying with the HLIM requirement as applicable.
At a recent meeting of the Fund’s Board of Trustees, the LRM Committee provided a written report to the Board pertaining to the operation, adequacy, and effectiveness of implementation of the Program for the annual period from December 1, 2018 through November 30, 2019. The report concluded that the Program has been implemented and is operating effectively and is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk.
Proxy Voting Results
A special meeting of shareholders was held on June 9, 2020. The results of votes taken among shareholders on the proposals before them are reported below. Each vote reported represents one dollar of net asset value held on the record date for the meeting.
PROPOSAL 1
To elect a Board of Trustees.
| # of Votes | % of Votes |
Dennis J. Dirks |
Affirmative | 11,099,447,424.890 | 95.490 |
Withheld | 524,241,637.164 | 4.510 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Donald F. Donahue |
Affirmative | 11,111,963,232.945 | 95.598 |
Withheld | 511,725,829.109 | 4.402 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Bettina Doulton |
Affirmative | 11,132,379,469.922 | 95.773 |
Withheld | 491,309,592.132 | 4.227 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Vicki L. Fuller |
Affirmative | 11,132,346,192.263 | 95.773 |
Withheld | 491,342,869.791 | 4.227 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Patricia L. Kampling |
Affirmative | 11,141,812,359.694 | 95.854 |
Withheld | 481,876,702.360 | 4.146 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Alan J. Lacy |
Affirmative | 11,081,103,173.144 | 95.332 |
Withheld | 542,585,888.910 | 4.668 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Ned C. Lautenbach |
Affirmative | 11,051,092,644.521 | 95.074 |
Withheld | 572,596,417.533 | 4.926 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Robert A. Lawrence |
Affirmative | 11,100,774,895.497 | 95.501 |
Withheld | 522,914,166.556 | 4.499 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Joseph Mauriello |
Affirmative | 11,070,909,380.371 | 95.244 |
Withheld | 552,779,681.683 | 4.756 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Cornelia M. Small |
Affirmative | 11,101,337,946.609 | 95.506 |
Withheld | 522,351,115.445 | 4.494 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Garnett A. Smith |
Affirmative | 11,082,555,490.179 | 95.345 |
Withheld | 541,133,571.875 | 4.655 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
David M. Thomas |
Affirmative | 11,094,352,794.165 | 95.446 |
Withheld | 529,336,267.889 | 4.554 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Susan Tomasky |
Affirmative | 11,124,148,109.894 | 95.702 |
Withheld | 499,540,952.160 | 4.298 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Michael E. Wiley |
Affirmative | 11,096,957,446.084 | 95.468 |
Withheld | 526,731,615.970 | 4.532 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
PROPOSAL 2
To convert a fundamental investment policy to a non-fundamental investment policy.
| # of Votes | % of Votes |
Affirmative | 3,822,222,097.497 | 79.261 |
Against | 563,324,331.002 | 11.682 |
Abstain | 436,780,758.588 | 9.057 |
Broker Non-Vote | 0.00 | 0.00 |
TOTAL | 4,822,327,187.087 | 100.000 |
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Proposal 1 reflects trust wide proposal and voting results. |
VIPGRWT-SANN-0820
1.705692.122
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:
Overseas Portfolio
Semi-Annual Report
June 30, 2020
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Note to Shareholders:
Early in 2020, the outbreak and spread of a new coronavirus emerged as a public health emergency that had a major influence on financial markets, primarily based on its impact on the global economy and the outlook for corporate earnings. The virus causes a respiratory disease known as COVID-19. On March 11, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic, citing sustained risk of further global spread.
In the weeks following, as the crisis worsened, we witnessed an escalating human tragedy with wide-scale social and economic consequences from coronavirus-containment measures. The outbreak of COVID-19 prompted a number of measures to limit the spread, including travel and border restrictions, quarantines, and restrictions on large gatherings. In turn, these resulted in lower consumer activity, diminished demand for a wide range of products and services, disruption in manufacturing and supply chains, and – given the wide variability in outcomes regarding the outbreak – significant market uncertainty and volatility. Amid the turmoil, the U.S. government took unprecedented action – in concert with the U.S. Federal Reserve and central banks around the world – to help support consumers, businesses, and the broader economy, and to limit disruption to the financial system.
The situation continues to unfold, and the extent and duration of its impact on financial markets and the economy remain highly uncertain. Extreme events such as the coronavirus crisis are “exogenous shocks” that can have significant adverse effects on mutual funds and their investments. Although multiple asset classes may be affected by market disruption, the duration and impact may not be the same for all types of assets.
Fidelity is committed to helping you stay informed amid news about COVID-19 and during increased market volatility, and we’re taking extra steps to be responsive to customer needs. We encourage you to visit our websites, where we offer ongoing updates, commentary, and analysis on the markets and our funds.
Investment Summary (Unaudited)
Geographic Diversification (% of fund's net assets)
As of June 30, 2020 |
| Japan | 15.8% |
| United Kingdom | 12.1% |
| Switzerland | 10.9% |
| France | 9.5% |
| Netherlands | 8.9% |
| Germany | 7.9% |
| Sweden | 7.0% |
| United States of America* | 6.1% |
| Ireland | 2.5% |
| 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, 2020
| % of fund's net assets |
Stocks | 100.5 |
Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities) | (0.5) |
Top Ten Stocks as of June 30, 2020
| % of fund's net assets |
Nestle SA (Reg. S) (Switzerland, Food Products) | 2.9 |
Roche Holding AG (participation certificate) (Switzerland, Pharmaceuticals) | 2.8 |
SAP SE (Germany, Software) | 2.0 |
ASML Holding NV (Netherlands) (Netherlands, Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment) | 2.0 |
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (France, Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods) | 1.7 |
Sanofi SA (France, Pharmaceuticals) | 1.6 |
AIA Group Ltd. (Hong Kong, Insurance) | 1.6 |
London Stock Exchange Group PLC (United Kingdom, Capital Markets) | 1.3 |
Hoya Corp. (Japan, Health Care Equipment & Supplies) | 1.3 |
Unilever NV (Netherlands, Personal Products) | 1.2 |
| 18.4 |
Top Market Sectors as of June 30, 2020
| % of fund's net assets |
Industrials | 18.4 |
Financials | 18.4 |
Information Technology | 17.1 |
Health Care | 16.9 |
Consumer Staples | 13.5 |
Consumer Discretionary | 7.8 |
Materials | 4.2 |
Communication Services | 1.8 |
Real Estate | 1.6 |
Energy | 0.8 |
Schedule of Investments June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 100.5% | | | |
| | Shares | Value |
Australia - 0.3% | | | |
IDP Education Ltd. | | 53,000 | $566,551 |
Insurance Australia Group Ltd. | | 202,611 | 806,772 |
National Storage (REIT) unit | | 1,740,100 | 2,215,555 |
realestate.com.au Ltd. | | 8,258 | 614,791 |
|
TOTAL AUSTRALIA | | | 4,203,669 |
|
Austria - 0.4% | | | |
Erste Group Bank AG | | 214,600 | 5,051,110 |
Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG | | 3,800 | 585,748 |
|
TOTAL AUSTRIA | | | 5,636,858 |
|
Bailiwick of Jersey - 1.3% | | | |
Experian PLC | | 344,200 | 12,081,026 |
Glencore Xstrata PLC | | 392,700 | 836,532 |
Sanne Group PLC | | 1,001,526 | 7,818,242 |
|
TOTAL BAILIWICK OF JERSEY | | | 20,735,800 |
|
Belgium - 0.9% | | | |
KBC Groep NV | | 223,468 | 12,819,445 |
UCB SA | | 7,200 | 833,997 |
|
TOTAL BELGIUM | | | 13,653,442 |
|
Bermuda - 2.2% | | | |
Credicorp Ltd. (United States) | | 42,100 | 5,627,507 |
Genpact Ltd. | | 208,500 | 7,614,420 |
Haier Electronics Group Co. Ltd. | | 371,000 | 1,122,502 |
Hiscox Ltd. | | 666,900 | 6,516,642 |
Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd. | | 131,800 | 544,334 |
IHS Markit Ltd. | | 170,172 | 12,847,986 |
SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Ltd. | | 1,049,000 | 561,686 |
|
TOTAL BERMUDA | | | 34,835,077 |
|
Canada - 1.0% | | | |
Constellation Software, Inc. | | 13,970 | 15,773,772 |
Cayman Islands - 0.9% | | | |
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. sponsored ADR (a) | | 39,500 | 8,520,150 |
SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd. | | 1,720,000 | 1,835,288 |
Value Partners Group Ltd. | | 2,224,000 | 1,127,710 |
ZTO Express (Cayman), Inc. sponsored ADR | | 78,600 | 2,885,406 |
|
TOTAL CAYMAN ISLANDS | | | 14,368,554 |
|
China - 0.2% | | | |
Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai (A Shares) | | 273,100 | 2,186,578 |
Yunnan Baiyao Group Co. Ltd. (A Shares) | | 113,900 | 1,512,272 |
|
TOTAL CHINA | | | 3,698,850 |
|
Denmark - 1.5% | | | |
A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S Series A | | 923 | 1,001,975 |
DSV A/S | | 152,300 | 18,595,181 |
GN Store Nord A/S | | 25,700 | 1,369,375 |
Vestas Wind Systems A/S | | 15,900 | 1,628,205 |
|
TOTAL DENMARK | | | 22,594,736 |
|
Finland - 1.0% | | | |
Kone OYJ (B Shares) | | 180,300 | 12,401,155 |
Nokian Tyres PLC | | 51,600 | 1,132,785 |
UPM-Kymmene Corp. | | 47,600 | 1,375,470 |
|
TOTAL FINLAND | | | 14,909,410 |
|
France - 9.5% | | | |
ALTEN | | 86,270 | 7,419,559 |
Amundi SA (b) | | 112,810 | 8,833,920 |
Capgemini SA | | 137,520 | 15,751,654 |
Edenred SA | | 249,053 | 10,893,044 |
Elior SA (b)(c) | | 233,100 | 1,327,771 |
Kering SA | | 20,296 | 11,096,214 |
Legrand SA | | 142,100 | 10,797,113 |
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | | 60,933 | 26,901,632 |
Pernod Ricard SA | | 76,800 | 12,084,186 |
Sanofi SA | | 239,015 | 24,375,871 |
SR Teleperformance SA | | 63,060 | 16,004,543 |
Total SA | | 50,642 | 1,933,051 |
Total SA rights (a)(d) | | 50,642 | 38,689 |
|
TOTAL FRANCE | | | 147,457,247 |
|
Germany - 7.9% | | | |
adidas AG | | 55,664 | 14,675,915 |
Allianz SE | | 81,600 | 16,663,321 |
Bayer AG | | 147,853 | 10,959,391 |
Bertrandt AG | | 18,282 | 720,948 |
Delivery Hero AG (a)(b) | | 6,800 | 694,916 |
Deutsche Borse AG | | 85,900 | 15,542,718 |
Deutsche Post AG | | 46,007 | 1,689,372 |
Hannover Reuck SE | | 80,800 | 13,925,468 |
Instone Real Estate Group BV (a)(b) | | 56,500 | 1,225,121 |
JOST Werke AG (b) | | 23,700 | 800,140 |
SAP SE | | 222,263 | 31,070,038 |
Vonovia SE | | 240,100 | 14,723,083 |
|
TOTAL GERMANY | | | 122,690,431 |
|
Hong Kong - 1.7% | | | |
AIA Group Ltd. | | 2,578,700 | 24,130,456 |
Dah Sing Banking Group Ltd. | | 778,400 | 711,060 |
Dah Sing Financial Holdings Ltd. | | 311,600 | 872,424 |
|
TOTAL HONG KONG | | | 25,713,940 |
|
Hungary - 0.0% | | | |
Richter Gedeon PLC | | 32,800 | 678,510 |
India - 1.3% | | | |
HDFC Bank Ltd. | | 655,900 | 9,213,983 |
Reliance Industries Ltd. (a) | | 29,840 | 315,049 |
Reliance Industries Ltd. | | 439,800 | 9,920,752 |
Shriram Transport Finance Co. Ltd. | | 89,500 | 816,986 |
|
TOTAL INDIA | | | 20,266,770 |
|
Indonesia - 0.4% | | | |
PT Astra International Tbk | | 4,009,300 | 1,347,192 |
PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk | | 22,773,700 | 4,860,890 |
|
TOTAL INDONESIA | | | 6,208,082 |
|
Ireland - 2.5% | | | |
DCC PLC (United Kingdom) | | 146,050 | 12,179,318 |
Irish Residential Properties REIT PLC | | 541,800 | 860,719 |
Kerry Group PLC Class A | | 96,400 | 11,946,086 |
Linde PLC | | 33,800 | 7,169,318 |
United Drug PLC (United Kingdom) | | 809,312 | 7,200,237 |
|
TOTAL IRELAND | | | 39,355,678 |
|
Italy - 1.8% | | | |
FinecoBank SpA | | 785,700 | 10,606,048 |
GVS SpA | | 120,900 | 1,405,852 |
Recordati SpA | | 334,500 | 16,704,788 |
|
TOTAL ITALY | | | 28,716,688 |
|
Japan - 15.8% | | | |
A/S One Corp. | | 33,000 | 3,600,278 |
Arata Corp. | | 33,900 | 1,519,574 |
Astellas Pharma, Inc. | | 678,200 | 11,325,643 |
Curves Holdings Co. Ltd. (a) | | 213,300 | 1,159,593 |
Daiichikosho Co. Ltd. | | 16,880 | 504,172 |
Elecom Co. Ltd. | | 130,500 | 6,357,305 |
GMO Internet, Inc. | | 70,340 | 1,939,358 |
Hoya Corp. | | 205,400 | 19,517,518 |
Iriso Electronics Co. Ltd. | | 141,700 | 4,619,440 |
Kao Corp. | | 148,000 | 11,744,957 |
Keyence Corp. | | 42,312 | 17,645,838 |
KH Neochem Co. Ltd. | | 335,600 | 6,325,038 |
Koshidaka Holdings Co. Ltd. | | 213,300 | 821,790 |
Miroku Jyoho Service Co., Ltd. | | 170,510 | 3,568,906 |
Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd. | | 70,420 | 13,777,472 |
NOF Corp. | | 244,900 | 8,460,079 |
Olympus Corp. | | 525,100 | 10,109,485 |
Oracle Corp. Japan | | 66,900 | 7,881,158 |
ORIX Corp. | | 610,330 | 7,578,624 |
Otsuka Corp. | | 222,300 | 11,694,040 |
PALTAC Corp. | | 103,300 | 4,740,463 |
Paramount Bed Holdings Co. Ltd. | | 30,100 | 1,223,793 |
Persol Holdings Co., Ltd. | | 434,500 | 5,955,638 |
Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd. | | 368,560 | 12,674,852 |
Relo Group, Inc. | | 271,900 | 5,106,860 |
Renesas Electronics Corp. (a) | | 192,900 | 984,375 |
S Foods, Inc. | | 173,600 | 4,231,676 |
Shiseido Co. Ltd. | | 142,600 | 9,086,562 |
SMC Corp. | | 33,300 | 17,017,773 |
Sundrug Co. Ltd. | | 15,040 | 497,271 |
Suzuki Motor Corp. | | 202,100 | 6,900,929 |
Tokyo Electron Ltd. | | 33,800 | 8,339,940 |
Tsuruha Holdings, Inc. | | 100,400 | 13,808,196 |
Welcia Holdings Co. Ltd. | | 44,620 | 3,591,089 |
Zozo, Inc. | | 78,000 | 1,730,845 |
|
TOTAL JAPAN | | | 246,040,530 |
|
Kenya - 0.4% | | | |
Safaricom Ltd. | | 21,075,300 | 5,666,892 |
Korea (South) - 0.4% | | | |
LG Chemical Ltd. | | 15,985 | 6,613,279 |
Malta - 0.1% | | | |
Kambi Group PLC (a) | | 92,400 | 2,052,628 |
Mexico - 0.2% | | | |
Grupo Financiero Banorte S.A.B. de CV Series O | | 700,900 | 2,431,019 |
Netherlands - 8.9% | | | |
ASML Holding NV (Netherlands) | | 83,600 | 30,581,983 |
ASR Nederland NV | | 41,500 | 1,274,734 |
Euronext NV (b) | | 67,800 | 6,798,467 |
Heineken NV (Bearer) | | 131,000 | 12,077,468 |
Imcd NV | | 160,410 | 15,080,863 |
Intertrust NV (b) | | 81,554 | 1,389,049 |
JDE Peet's BV | | 378,800 | 15,354,991 |
Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV | | 385,220 | 18,337,510 |
Prosus NV | | 42,900 | 3,999,890 |
Unilever NV | | 354,100 | 18,879,825 |
Wolters Kluwer NV | | 183,800 | 14,355,831 |
|
TOTAL NETHERLANDS | | | 138,130,611 |
|
New Zealand - 0.4% | | | |
Auckland International Airport Ltd. | | 1,400 | 5,935 |
EBOS Group Ltd. | | 485,036 | 6,763,795 |
|
TOTAL NEW ZEALAND | | | 6,769,730 |
|
Norway - 0.9% | | | |
Adevinta ASA Class B (a) | | 455,110 | 4,581,716 |
Schibsted ASA: | | | |
(A Shares) | | 273,300 | 7,121,232 |
(B Shares) | | 35,322 | 831,559 |
Skandiabanken ASA (b) | | 76,872 | 499,156 |
TGS Nopec Geophysical Co. ASA | | 35,700 | 516,848 |
|
TOTAL NORWAY | | | 13,550,511 |
|
South Africa - 0.7% | | | |
Naspers Ltd. Class N | | 55,400 | 10,181,433 |
Spain - 0.7% | | | |
Amadeus IT Holding SA Class A | | 191,067 | 10,031,431 |
Prosegur Cash SA (b) | | 906,300 | 761,635 |
Prosegur Cash SA | | 16,497 | 13,864 |
|
TOTAL SPAIN | | | 10,806,930 |
|
Sweden - 7.0% | | | |
Addlife AB | | 1,002,364 | 10,595,700 |
AddTech AB (B Shares) | | 204,507 | 8,216,975 |
ASSA ABLOY AB (B Shares) | | 531,600 | 10,880,520 |
Atlas Copco AB (A Shares) | | 292,700 | 12,464,760 |
Dustin Group AB (b) | | 117,800 | 640,946 |
EQT AB | | 529,633 | 9,500,564 |
Ericsson (B Shares) | | 160,000 | 1,483,129 |
Hexagon AB (B Shares) (a) | | 220,390 | 12,866,451 |
HEXPOL AB (B Shares) | | 132,530 | 981,367 |
Indutrade AB (a) | | 357,163 | 14,105,298 |
Securitas AB (B Shares) | | 95,100 | 1,281,342 |
Svenska Handelsbanken AB (A Shares) (a) | | 1,129,200 | 10,722,119 |
Swedbank AB (A Shares) (a) | | 168,100 | 2,158,552 |
Swedish Match Co. AB | | 188,500 | 13,250,145 |
|
TOTAL SWEDEN | | | 109,147,868 |
|
Switzerland - 10.9% | | | |
Alcon, Inc. (a) | | 152,300 | 8,729,836 |
Julius Baer Group Ltd. | | 293,640 | 12,332,174 |
Lonza Group AG | | 33,990 | 18,004,426 |
Nestle SA (Reg. S) | | 406,730 | 45,094,409 |
Roche Holding AG (participation certificate) | | 124,735 | 43,214,383 |
Sika AG | | 86,423 | 16,659,975 |
Sonova Holding AG Class B | | 48,873 | 9,757,062 |
Zurich Insurance Group Ltd. | | 45,130 | 15,990,936 |
|
TOTAL SWITZERLAND | | | 169,783,201 |
|
Taiwan - 0.6% | | | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | | 825,600 | 8,842,637 |
United Kingdom - 12.1% | | | |
Aggreko PLC | | 79,242 | 434,780 |
AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom) | | 29,900 | 3,111,824 |
Auto Trader Group PLC (b) | | 214,100 | 1,393,953 |
Beazley PLC | | 1,496,800 | 7,604,208 |
BP PLC | | 549,763 | 2,106,166 |
Close Brothers Group PLC | | 42,814 | 586,212 |
Compass Group PLC | | 559,110 | 7,692,490 |
Cranswick PLC | | 188,198 | 8,437,036 |
Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC | | 182,230 | 6,426,302 |
Diageo PLC | | 559,600 | 18,599,622 |
Diploma PLC | | 280,190 | 6,231,943 |
Hastings Group Holdings PLC (b) | | 359,600 | 859,079 |
Hilton Food Group PLC | | 392,469 | 6,146,937 |
Intertek Group PLC | | 81,110 | 5,467,385 |
James Fisher and Sons PLC | | 193,630 | 3,272,603 |
JTC PLC (b) | | 538,200 | 3,094,340 |
Keywords Studios PLC | | 53,900 | 1,210,189 |
Lloyds Banking Group PLC | | 3,253,278 | 1,254,986 |
London Stock Exchange Group PLC | | 196,780 | 20,464,175 |
M&G PLC | | 298,167 | 619,028 |
Mondi PLC | | 542,800 | 10,159,373 |
Prudential PLC | | 994,843 | 14,990,360 |
RELX PLC (London Stock Exchange) | | 683,900 | 15,846,763 |
Rentokil Initial PLC | | 1,995,800 | 12,602,386 |
Rightmove PLC | | 76,500 | 517,105 |
Sabre Insurance Group PLC (b) | | 556,141 | 1,819,262 |
Smith & Nephew PLC | | 500,500 | 9,326,136 |
Ultra Electronics Holdings PLC | | 184,600 | 4,570,182 |
Unilever PLC | | 57,443 | 3,098,537 |
Victrex PLC | | 234,014 | 5,668,850 |
Volution Group PLC | | 1,748,495 | 4,029,802 |
|
TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM | | | 187,642,014 |
|
United States of America - 6.6% | | | |
Alphabet, Inc. Class C (a) | | 4,872 | 6,887,108 |
Aspen Technology, Inc. (a) | | 69,600 | 7,211,256 |
Becton, Dickinson & Co. | | 36,800 | 8,805,136 |
Black Knight, Inc. (a) | | 106,100 | 7,698,616 |
Boston Scientific Corp. (a) | | 211,600 | 7,429,276 |
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | | 55,500 | 7,441,995 |
Global Payments, Inc. | | 65,526 | 11,114,520 |
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | | 84,200 | 7,712,720 |
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | | 114,100 | 12,250,917 |
NICE Systems Ltd. sponsored ADR (a) | | 54,978 | 10,404,037 |
Roper Technologies, Inc. | | 23,800 | 9,240,588 |
Visa, Inc. Class A | | 31,400 | 6,065,538 |
|
TOTAL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | | | 102,261,707 |
|
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | | | |
(Cost $1,254,715,725) | | | 1,561,418,504 |
|
Money Market Funds - 1.3% | | | |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 0.12% (e) | | 17,600,117 | 17,603,637 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 0.12% (e)(f) | | 1,444,198 | 1,444,343 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS | | | |
(Cost $19,047,561) | | | 19,047,980 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 101.8% | | | |
(Cost $1,273,763,286) | | | 1,580,466,484 |
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (1.8)% | | | (27,218,700) |
NET ASSETS - 100% | | | $1,553,247,784 |
Categorizations in the Schedule of Investments are based on country or territory of incorporation.
Legend
(a) Non-income producing
(b) 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 $30,137,755 or 1.9% of net assets.
(c)��Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end.
(d) Security or a portion of the security purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis.
(e) 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.
(f) 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 | $87,130 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund | 69,376 |
Total | $156,506 |
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 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.
Investment Valuation
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of June 30, 2020, 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 | $28,680,214 | $26,769,156 | $1,911,058 | $-- |
Consumer Discretionary | 124,790,259 | 43,341,756 | 81,448,503 | -- |
Consumer Staples | 207,928,993 | 101,425,081 | 106,503,912 | -- |
Energy | 14,830,555 | 12,724,389 | 2,106,166 | -- |
Financials | 283,391,994 | 159,694,739 | 123,697,255 | -- |
Health Care | 261,318,396 | 130,891,237 | 130,427,159 | -- |
Industrials | 284,462,763 | 222,246,915 | 62,215,848 | -- |
Information Technology | 266,504,629 | 176,155,471 | 90,349,158 | -- |
Materials | 64,835,029 | 40,725,243 | 24,109,786 | -- |
Real Estate | 24,675,672 | 24,675,672 | -- | -- |
Money Market Funds | 19,047,980 | 19,047,980 | -- | -- |
Total Investments in Securities: | $1,580,466,484 | $957,697,639 | $622,768,845 | $-- |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| | June 30, 2020 (Unaudited) |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $1,326,788) — See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $1,254,715,725) | $1,561,418,504 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $19,047,561) | 19,047,980 | |
Total Investment in Securities (cost $1,273,763,286) | | $1,580,466,484 |
Cash | | 25,565 |
Foreign currency held at value (cost $25) | | 25 |
Receivable for investments sold | | |
Regular delivery | | 1,823,819 |
Delayed delivery | | 7,440 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 253,981 |
Dividends receivable | | 4,607,154 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 6,172 |
Other receivables | | 245,229 |
Total assets | | 1,587,435,869 |
Liabilities | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | |
Regular delivery | $3,469,684 | |
Delayed delivery | 38,689 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 27,826,192 | |
Accrued management fee | 866,186 | |
Distribution and service plan fees payable | 74,953 | |
Other affiliated payables | 167,935 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 299,846 | |
Collateral on securities loaned | 1,444,600 | |
Total liabilities | | 34,188,085 |
Net Assets | | $1,553,247,784 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $1,244,940,425 |
Total accumulated earnings (loss) | | 308,307,359 |
Net Assets | | $1,553,247,784 |
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price | | |
Initial Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($755,565,826 ÷ 34,430,788 shares) | | $21.94 |
Service Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($124,279,262 ÷ 5,691,347 shares) | | $21.84 |
Service Class 2: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($307,118,757 ÷ 14,150,888 shares) | | $21.70 |
Investor Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($366,283,939 ÷ 16,757,121 shares) | | $21.86 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Operations
| | Six months ended June 30, 2020 (Unaudited) |
Investment Income | | |
Dividends | | $16,597,158 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $69,376 from security lending) | | 156,506 |
Income before foreign taxes withheld | | 16,753,664 |
Less foreign taxes withheld | | (1,800,340) |
Total income | | 14,953,324 |
Expenses | | |
Management fee | $5,089,138 | |
Transfer agent fees | 632,336 | |
Distribution and service plan fees | 433,696 | |
Accounting fees | 347,443 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 100,104 | |
Independent trustees' fees and expenses | 4,940 | |
Audit | 46,952 | |
Legal | 2,537 | |
Interest | 47 | |
Miscellaneous | 50,061 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 6,707,254 | |
Expense reductions | (156,908) | |
Total expenses after reductions | | 6,550,346 |
Net investment income (loss) | | 8,402,978 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | 2,215,623 | |
Fidelity Central Funds | 705 | |
Foreign currency transactions | (67,371) | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | 2,148,957 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers (net of increase in deferred foreign taxes of $22,086) | (97,763,211) | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 40,047 | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | (97,723,164) |
Net gain (loss) | | (95,574,207) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $(87,171,229) |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Six months ended June 30, 2020 (Unaudited) | Year ended December 31, 2019 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $8,402,978 | $27,928,918 |
Net realized gain (loss) | 2,148,957 | 7,850,060 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (97,723,164) | 344,473,008 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (87,171,229) | 380,251,986 |
Distributions to shareholders | (7,530,185) | (82,595,455) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | (65,506,640) | 7,596,820 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (160,208,054) | 305,253,351 |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 1,713,455,838 | 1,408,202,487 |
End of period | $1,553,247,784 | $1,713,455,838 |
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, | | | | |
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $23.13 | $19.13 | $22.87 | $17.81 | $19.08 | $18.70 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .12 | .40 | .36 | .31 | .28 | .29 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (1.21) | 4.74 | (3.75) | 5.08 | (1.25) | .38 |
Total from investment operations | (1.09) | 5.14 | (3.39) | 5.39 | (.97) | .67 |
Distributions from net investment income | –B | (.38) | (.35) | (.31) | (.27) | (.27) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.10) | (.77) | – | (.02) | (.03) | (.02) |
Total distributions | (.10) | (1.14)C | (.35) | (.33) | (.30) | (.29) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA | – | – | – | – | – | –B |
Net asset value, end of period | $21.94 | $23.13 | $19.13 | $22.87 | $17.81 | $19.08 |
Total ReturnD,E,F | (4.72)% | 27.77% | (14.81)% | 30.28% | (5.06)% | 3.62% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsG,H | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .79%I | .79% | .79% | .80% | .80% | .80% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .79%I | .79% | .79% | .80% | .80% | .80% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .77%I | .78% | .78% | .78% | .80% | .80% |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.16%I | 1.87% | 1.59% | 1.46% | 1.56% | 1.46% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $755,566 | $826,554 | $662,011 | $822,994 | $702,946 | $758,522 |
Portfolio turnover rateJ | 45%I | 38% | 40% | 35% | 102% | 29% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Amount represents less than $.005 per share.
C Total distributions of $1.14 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.377 and distributions from net realized gain of $.765 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, | | | | |
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $23.03 | $19.05 | $22.77 | $17.74 | $19.00 | $18.63 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .11 | .37 | .33 | .28 | .27 | .27 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (1.20) | 4.73 | (3.72) | 5.05 | (1.24) | .37 |
Total from investment operations | (1.09) | 5.10 | (3.39) | 5.33 | (.97) | .64 |
Distributions from net investment income | – | (.36) | (.33) | (.28) | (.25) | (.25) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.10) | (.77) | – | (.02) | (.03) | (.02) |
Total distributions | (.10) | (1.12)B | (.33) | (.30) | (.29)C | (.27) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA | – | – | – | – | – | –D |
Net asset value, end of period | $21.84 | $23.03 | $19.05 | $22.77 | $17.74 | $19.00 |
Total ReturnE,F,G | (4.76)% | 27.67% | (14.88)% | 30.10% | (5.12)% | 3.49% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsH,I | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .89%J | .89% | .89% | .90% | .90% | .90% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .89%J | .89% | .89% | .90% | .90% | .90% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .87%J | .88% | .88% | .88% | .90% | .90% |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.06%J | 1.77% | 1.49% | 1.36% | 1.46% | 1.36% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $124,279 | $134,648 | $114,094 | $141,047 | $118,444 | $138,766 |
Portfolio turnover rateK | 45%J | 38% | 40% | 35% | 102% | 29% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Total distributions of $1.12 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.358 and distributions from net realized gain of $.765 per share.
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, | | | | |
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $22.90 | $18.95 | $22.66 | $17.65 | $18.92 | $18.55 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .09 | .34 | .30 | .25 | .24 | .24 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (1.19) | 4.71 | (3.71) | 5.04 | (1.25) | .38 |
Total from investment operations | (1.10) | 5.05 | (3.41) | 5.29 | (1.01) | .62 |
Distributions from net investment income | – | (.33) | (.30) | (.26) | (.23) | (.23) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.10) | (.77) | – | (.02) | (.03) | (.02) |
Total distributions | (.10) | (1.10) | (.30) | (.28) | (.26) | (.25) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA | – | – | – | – | – | –B |
Net asset value, end of period | $21.70 | $22.90 | $18.95 | $22.66 | $17.65 | $18.92 |
Total ReturnC,D,E | (4.85)% | 27.50% | (15.06)% | 29.99% | (5.32)% | 3.35% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsF,G | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.04%H | 1.04% | 1.04% | 1.05% | 1.05% | 1.05% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.04%H | 1.04% | 1.04% | 1.05% | 1.05% | 1.05% |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.02%H | 1.03% | 1.03% | 1.03% | 1.05% | 1.05% |
Net investment income (loss) | .91%H | 1.62% | 1.34% | 1.21% | 1.31% | 1.21% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $307,119 | $331,113 | $291,392 | $361,446 | $302,443 | $345,818 |
Portfolio turnover rateI | 45%H | 38% | 40% | 35% | 102% | 29% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Amount represents less than $.005 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 Overseas Portfolio Investor Class
| Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, | Years endedDecember 31, | | | | |
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $23.05 | $19.06 | $22.79 | $17.75 | $19.02 | $18.64 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .11 | .38 | .34 | .29 | .27 | .27 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (1.20) | 4.74 | (3.74) | 5.06 | (1.25) | .39 |
Total from investment operations | (1.09) | 5.12 | (3.40) | 5.35 | (.98) | .66 |
Distributions from net investment income | –B | (.36) | (.33) | (.29) | (.26) | (.26) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.10) | (.77) | – | (.02) | (.03) | (.02) |
Total distributions | (.10) | (1.13) | (.33) | (.31) | (.29) | (.28) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA | – | – | – | – | – | –B |
Net asset value, end of period | $21.86 | $23.05 | $19.06 | $22.79 | $17.75 | $19.02 |
Total ReturnC,D,E | (4.75)% | 27.74% | (14.90)% | 30.18% | (5.14)% | 3.55% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsF,G | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .87%H | .87% | .87% | .88% | .88% | .88% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .87%H | .87% | .87% | .88% | .88% | .88% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .85%H | .86% | .86% | .86% | .88% | .88% |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.08%H | 1.79% | 1.51% | 1.38% | 1.48% | 1.38% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $366,284 | $421,140 | $340,705 | $445,429 | $303,787 | $315,254 |
Portfolio turnover rateI | 45%H | 38% | 40% | 35% | 102% | 29% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Amount represents less than $.005 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, 2020
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.
Effective January 1, 2020:
Investment advisers Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc., FMR Co., Inc., and Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, merged with and into Fidelity Management & Research Company. In connection with the merger transactions, the resulting, merged investment adviser was then redomiciled from Massachusetts to Delaware, changed its corporate structure from a corporation to a limited liability company, and changed its name to "Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC".
Broker-dealer Fidelity Distributors Corporation merged with and into Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Company, Inc. ("FIISC"). FIISC was then redomiciled from Massachusetts to Delaware, changed its corporate structure from a corporation to a limited liability company, and changed its name to "Fidelity Distributors Company LLC".
Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. converted from a Massachusetts corporation to a Massachusetts LLC, and changed its name to "Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company LLC".
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 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.
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, 2020 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. 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 $28,740 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, certain foreign taxes, 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 | $371,999,520 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (75,383,089) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $296,616,431 |
Tax cost | $1,283,850,053 |
Delayed Delivery Transactions and When-Issued Securities. During the period, the Fund transacted in securities on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis. Payment and delivery may take place after the customary settlement period for that security. The price of the underlying securities and the date when the securities will be delivered and paid for are fixed at the time the transaction is negotiated. The securities purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis are identified as such in the Fund's Schedule of Investments. Losses may arise due to changes in the value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract's terms, or if the issuer does not issue the securities due to political, economic, or other factors.
Restricted Securities (including Private Placements). The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities are noted in the table below.
| Purchases ($) | Sales ($) |
VIP Overseas Portfolio | 348,625,712 | 377,824,365 |
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (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 .23% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the monthly average net assets of a group of registered investment companies with which the investment adviser has management contracts. 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 Company LLC (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 | $60,778 |
Service Class 2 | 372,918 |
| $433,696 |
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company LLC (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. Effective February 1, 2020, the Board approved to change the fee from .145% to .142% for Investor Class, and from .065% to .064% for all other classes. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
| Amount | % of Class-Level Average Net Assets(a) |
Initial Class | $238,317 | .06 |
Service Class | 38,293 | .06 |
Service Class 2 | 93,984 | .06 |
Investor Class | 261,742 | .14 |
| $632,336 | |
(a) Annualized
Accounting 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. For the period, the fees were equivalent to the following annualized rates:
| % of Average Net Assets |
VIP Overseas Portfolio | .04 |
Brokerage Commissions. A portion of portfolio transactions were placed 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 as follows:
| Amount |
VIP Overseas Portfolio | $1,667 |
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 LLC (FMR), or other affiliated entities of FMR, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the fund to borrow from, or lend money to, other participating affiliated funds. At period end, there were no interfund loans outstanding. 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 |
VIP Overseas Portfolio | Borrower | $5,921,000 | .28% | $47 |
Interfund Trades. Funds 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.
Certain Funds participate 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 participating funds have agreed to pay commitment fees on their pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which are reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations, and are as follows:
| Amount |
VIP Overseas Portfolio | $1,995 |
During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
7. Security Lending.
The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. 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 $153,550 for the period.
In addition, during the period the investment adviser or an affiliate reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $3,358.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
| Six months ended June 30, 2020 | Year ended December 31, 2019 |
Distributions to shareholders | | |
Initial Class | $3,734,885 | $39,313,910 |
Service Class | 593,168 | 6,672,484 |
Service Class 2 | 1,366,506 | 16,547,564 |
Investor Class | 1,835,626 | 20,061,497 |
Total | $7,530,185 | $82,595,455 |
10. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
| Shares | Shares | Dollars | Dollars |
| Six months ended June 30, 2020 | Year ended December 31, 2019 | Six months ended June 30, 2020 | Year ended December 31, 2019 |
Initial Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 5,040,487 | 6,754,504 | $104,153,671 | $144,874,699 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 160,709 | 1,927,663 | 3,734,885 | 39,313,910 |
Shares redeemed | (6,501,799) | (7,563,955) | (133,987,593) | (161,041,185) |
Net increase (decrease) | (1,300,603) | 1,118,212 | $(26,099,037) | $23,147,424 |
Service Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 341,754 | 437,947 | $7,354,995 | $9,216,435 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 25,645 | 329,796 | 593,168 | 6,672,484 |
Shares redeemed | (523,603) | (910,822) | (10,712,109) | (19,274,934) |
Net increase (decrease) | (156,204) | (143,079) | $(2,763,946) | $(3,386,015) |
Service Class 2 | | | | |
Shares sold | 715,034 | 690,561 | $14,447,433 | $14,157,013 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 59,388 | 825,053 | 1,366,506 | 16,547,564 |
Shares redeemed | (1,083,529) | (2,432,181) | (22,668,294) | (51,165,435) |
Net increase (decrease) | (309,107) | (916,567) | $(6,854,355) | $(20,460,858) |
Investor Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 1,960,742 | 2,445,080 | $39,946,450 | $51,998,485 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 79,293 | 988,426 | 1,835,626 | 20,061,497 |
Shares redeemed | (3,555,305) | (3,033,412) | (71,571,378) | (63,763,713) |
Net increase (decrease) | (1,515,270) | 400,094 | $(29,789,302) | $8,296,269 |
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 one otherwise unaffiliated shareholder was the owner of record of 15% 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 33% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund.
12. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic.
An outbreak of COVID-19 first detected in China during December 2019 has since spread globally and was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization during March 2020. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, may magnify factors that affect the Fund's performance.
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, 2020 to June 30, 2020).
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, 2020 | Ending Account Value June 30, 2020 | Expenses Paid During Period-B January 1, 2020 to June 30, 2020 |
Initial Class | .79% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $952.80 | $3.84 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,020.93 | $3.97 |
Service Class | .89% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $952.40 | $4.32 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,020.44 | $4.47 |
Service Class 2 | 1.04% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $951.50 | $5.05 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,019.69 | $5.22 |
Investor Class | .87% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $952.50 | $4.22 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,020.54 | $4.37 |
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 182/366 (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 LLC (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 2020 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 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 provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity from its relationships with the fund; and (iv) the extent to which, if any, economies of scale exist and are 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 over the Internet and through telephone representatives, 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 ETFs with innovative structures, strategies and pricing 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 target date 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) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies from fund mergers, liquidations, and share class consolidations; (ix) continuing to develop, acquire and implement systems and technology to improve services to the funds and shareholders, strengthen information security, and increase efficiency; and (x) 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 management 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, 2019, 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 (December 31 for periods prior to 2018) 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-Sized 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 Overseas Portfolio
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, 2019.
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 or reimburse 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, 2019 and the total expense ratio of Service Class 2 ranked above the competitive median for the 12-month period ended June 30, 2019. 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 and the full Board approves such changes.
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 funds' business. The Board noted that changes to fall-out benefits year-over-year reflect business developments at Fidelity's various businesses. The Board considered that a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds had recently been established, and met periodically, to evaluate potential fall-out benefits (PFOB Committee). The Board noted that the PFOB Committee, among other things: (i) discussed the legal framework surrounding potential fall-out benefits; (ii) reviewed the Board's responsibilities and approach to potential fall-out benefits; and (iii) reviewed practices employed by competitor funds regarding the review of potential fall-out benefits.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund, including the conclusions of the PFOB Committee, 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 ("group assets" as defined in the management contract). 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 flow and performance trends, in particular the underperformance of certain funds and strategies, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) consideration of performance fees for additional funds; (iii) changes in Fidelity's non-fund businesses and the impact of such changes on the funds; (iv) metrics for evaluating index fund and ETF performance and information about ETF trading characteristics; (v) the methodology with respect to evaluating competitive fund data and peer group classifications and fee comparisons; (vi) the expense structures for different funds and classes; (vii) information regarding other accounts managed by Fidelity, including collective investment trusts and separately managed accounts; and (viii) 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.
Liquidity Risk Management Program
The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Liquidity Rule) to promote effective liquidity risk management throughout the open-end investment company industry, thereby reducing the risk that funds will be unable to meet their redemption obligations and mitigating dilution of the interests of fund shareholders.
The Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program pursuant to the Liquidity Rule (the Program) effective December 1, 2018. The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and to comply with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule. The Fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Fund’s investment adviser as administrator of the Program. The Fidelity advisers have established a Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the LRM Committee) to manage the Program for each of the Fidelity Funds. The LRM Committee monitors the adequacy and effectiveness of implementation of the Program and on a periodic basis assesses each Fund’s liquidity risk based on a variety of factors including (1) the Fund’s investment strategy, (2) portfolio liquidity and cash flow projections during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, (3) shareholder redemptions, (4) borrowings and other funding sources and (5) in the case of exchange-traded funds, certain additional factors including the effect of the Fund’s prices and spreads, market participants, and basket compositions on the overall liquidity of the Fund’s portfolio, as applicable
In accordance with the Program, each of the Fund’s portfolio investments is classified into one of four liquidity categories described below based on a determination of a reasonable expectation for how long it would take to convert the investment to cash (or sell or dispose of the investment) without significantly changing its market value.
- Highly liquid investments – cash or convertible to cash within three business days or less
- Moderately liquid investments – convertible to cash in three to seven calendar days
- Less liquid investments – can be sold or disposed of, but not settled, within seven calendar days
- Illiquid investments – cannot be sold or disposed of within seven calendar days
Liquidity classification determinations take into account a variety of factors including various market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth, and generally utilize analysis from a third-party liquidity metrics service.
The Liquidity Rule places a 15% limit on a fund’s illiquid investments and requires funds that do not primarily hold assets that are highly liquid investments to determine and maintain a minimum percentage of the fund’s net assets to be invested in highly liquid investments (highly liquid investment minimum or HLIM). The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments and for determining, periodically reviewing and complying with the HLIM requirement as applicable.
At a recent meeting of the Fund’s Board of Trustees, the LRM Committee provided a written report to the Board pertaining to the operation, adequacy, and effectiveness of implementation of the Program for the annual period from December 1, 2018 through November 30, 2019. The report concluded that the Program has been implemented and is operating effectively and is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk.
Proxy Voting Results
A special meeting of shareholders was held on June 9, 2020. The results of votes taken among shareholders on the proposals before them are reported below. Each vote reported represents one dollar of net asset value held on the record date for the meeting.
PROPOSAL 1
To elect a Board of Trustees.
| # of Votes | % of Votes |
Dennis J. Dirks |
Affirmative | 11,099,447,424.890 | 95.490 |
Withheld | 524,241,637.164 | 4.510 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Donald F. Donahue |
Affirmative | 11,111,963,232.945 | 95.598 |
Withheld | 511,725,829.109 | 4.402 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Bettina Doulton |
Affirmative | 11,132,379,469.922 | 95.773 |
Withheld | 491,309,592.132 | 4.227 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Vicki L. Fuller |
Affirmative | 11,132,346,192.263 | 95.773 |
Withheld | 491,342,869.791 | 4.227 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Patricia L. Kampling |
Affirmative | 11,141,812,359.694 | 95.854 |
Withheld | 481,876,702.360 | 4.146 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Alan J. Lacy |
Affirmative | 11,081,103,173.144 | 95.332 |
Withheld | 542,585,888.910 | 4.668 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Ned C. Lautenbach |
Affirmative | 11,051,092,644.521 | 95.074 |
Withheld | 572,596,417.533 | 4.926 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Robert A. Lawrence |
Affirmative | 11,100,774,895.497 | 95.501 |
Withheld | 522,914,166.556 | 4.499 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Joseph Mauriello |
Affirmative | 11,070,909,380.371 | 95.244 |
Withheld | 552,779,681.683 | 4.756 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Cornelia M. Small |
Affirmative | 11,101,337,946.609 | 95.506 |
Withheld | 522,351,115.445 | 4.494 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Garnett A. Smith |
Affirmative | 11,082,555,490.179 | 95.345 |
Withheld | 541,133,571.875 | 4.655 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
David M. Thomas |
Affirmative | 11,094,352,794.165 | 95.446 |
Withheld | 529,336,267.889 | 4.554 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Susan Tomasky |
Affirmative | 11,124,148,109.894 | 95.702 |
Withheld | 499,540,952.160 | 4.298 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Michael E. Wiley |
Affirmative | 11,096,957,446.084 | 95.468 |
Withheld | 526,731,615.970 | 4.532 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
PROPOSAL 2
To convert a fundamental investment policy to a non-fundamental investment policy.
| # of Votes | % of Votes |
Affirmative | 1,099,059,801.392 | 79.845 |
Against | 160,601,995.813 | 11.668 |
Abstain | 116,825,222.406 | 8.487 |
Broker Non-Vote | 0.00 | 0.00 |
TOTAL | 1,376,487,019.611 | 100.000 |
|
Proposal 1 reflects trust wide proposal and voting results. |
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Investment Summary (Unaudited)
Top Five Holdings as of June 30, 2020
(by issuer, excluding cash equivalents) | % of fund's net assets |
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA | 2.9 |
Bass Pro Shops LLC. | 2.4 |
Asurion LLC | 1.5 |
Ultimate Software Group, Inc. | 1.3 |
MA FinanceCo. LLC | 1.3 |
| 9.4 |
Top Five Market Sectors as of June 30, 2020
| % of fund's net assets |
Technology | 15.1 |
Telecommunications | 9.0 |
Services | 8.0 |
Energy | 5.7 |
Gaming | 5.5 |
Quality Diversification (% of fund's net assets)
As of June 30, 2020 |
| BBB | 3.9% |
| BB | 22.4% |
| B | 57.2% |
| CCC,CC,C | 6.8% |
| D | 0.1% |
| Not Rated | 5.3% |
| Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets | 4.3% |
We have used ratings from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. Where Moody’s® ratings are notavailable, we have used S&P® ratings. All ratings are as of the date indicated and do notreflect subsequent changes.
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)
As of June 30, 2020* |
| Bank Loan Obligations | 89.5% |
| Nonconvertible Bonds | 6.1% |
| Common Stocks | 0.1% |
| Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities) | 4.3% |
* Foreign investments - 11.9%
Schedule of Investments June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Bank Loan Obligations - 89.5% | | | |
| | Principal Amount | Value |
Aerospace - 1.5% | | | |
AI Convoy Luxembourg SARL Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4.6501% 1/20/27 (a)(b)(c) | | $364,088 | $346,338 |
Jazz Acquisition, Inc. 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 4.43% 6/19/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 248,125 | 196,252 |
TransDigm, Inc.: | | | |
Tranche E 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 2.4283% 5/30/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 413,261 | 370,129 |
Tranche F 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 2.4282% 12/9/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 960,874 | 862,039 |
WP CPP Holdings LLC: | | | |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.5% 4/30/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 671,471 | 577,881 |
Tranche B 2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 7.750% 8.75% 4/30/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 120,000 | 88,800 |
|
TOTAL AEROSPACE | | | 2,441,439 |
|
Air Transportation - 1.1% | | | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.750% 5.75% 4/29/23 (a)(b)(c) | | 125,000 | 122,423 |
Dynasty Acquisition Co., Inc.: | | | |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 3.8079% 4/8/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 329,191 | 280,224 |
Tranche B2 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 3.8079% 4/8/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 176,984 | 150,658 |
JetBlue Airways Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.250% 6.25% 6/12/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 190,000 | 185,725 |
Mileage Plus Holdings, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.250% 6/25/27 (a)(b)(c)(d) | | 570,000 | 565,486 |
Transplace Holding, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.822% 10/5/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 117,241 | 109,327 |
WestJet Airlines Ltd. 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 4% 12/11/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 441,902 | 353,155 |
|
TOTAL AIR TRANSPORTATION | | | 1,766,998 |
|
Automotive & Auto Parts - 0.7% | | | |
IAA Spinco, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 2.4375% 6/29/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 212,813 | 202,970 |
North American Lifting Holdings, Inc.: | | | |
Tranche 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 5.5% 11/27/20 (a)(b)(c) | | 146,640 | 106,864 |
Tranche 2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 9.000% 10% 11/27/21 (a)(b)(c) | | 500,000 | 80,000 |
Thor Industries, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 3.9375% 2/1/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 362,940 | 354,320 |
UOS LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 4.44% 4/18/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 355,397 | 348,289 |
|
TOTAL AUTOMOTIVE & AUTO PARTS | | | 1,092,443 |
|
Banks & Thrifts - 0.7% | | | |
Blackstone CQP Holdco LP Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 3.8064% 9/30/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 477,597 | 456,105 |
Citadel Securities LP Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 2.9282% 2/27/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 492,836 | 478,460 |
Victory Capital Holdings, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 3.9365% 7/1/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 141,525 | 137,014 |
|
TOTAL BANKS & THRIFTS | | | 1,071,579 |
|
Broadcasting - 1.3% | | | |
AppLovin Corp. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 3.6783% 8/15/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 70,077 | 67,857 |
Diamond Sports Group LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.43% 8/24/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 1,238,131 | 1,004,434 |
ION Media Networks, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.8125% 12/18/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 460,965 | 434,229 |
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 2.9226% 9/19/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 572,526 | 543,390 |
|
TOTAL BROADCASTING | | | 2,049,910 |
|
Building Materials - 1.2% | | | |
APi Group DE, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 2.6783% 10/1/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 557,038 | 535,915 |
GYP Holdings III Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 2.9282% 6/1/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 138,758 | 133,728 |
Hamilton Holdco LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 2.31% 1/4/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 363,136 | 348,611 |
Ingersoll-Rand Services Co. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 1.9282% 2/28/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 354,113 | 336,187 |
Traverse Midstream Partners Ll Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 5% 9/27/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 193,882 | 160,679 |
Ventia Deco LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 5% 5/21/26 (a)(b)(c)(e) | | 448,418 | 437,207 |
|
TOTAL BUILDING MATERIALS | | | 1,952,327 |
|
Cable/Satellite TV - 3.9% | | | |
Charter Communication Operating LLC Tranche B2 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 1.93% 2/1/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 1,447,160 | 1,389,462 |
Coral-U.S. Co.-Borrower LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 2.4282% 1/31/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 1,075,000 | 1,019,240 |
CSC Holdings LLC Tranche B3 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 2.4348% 1/15/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 987,500 | 932,309 |
LCPR Loan Financing LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.000% 5.1848% 10/22/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 455,000 | 450,450 |
Neptune Finco Corp. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 2.4348% 7/17/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 923,346 | 871,408 |
Virgin Media Bristol LLC Tranche N, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 2.6848% 1/31/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 375,000 | 357,281 |
WideOpenWest Finance LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 4.25% 8/19/23 (a)(b)(c) | | 1,317,544 | 1,252,221 |
|
TOTAL CABLE/SATELLITE TV | | | 6,272,371 |
|
Capital Goods - 0.5% | | | |
Altra Industrial Motion Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 2.1783% 10/1/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 344,660 | 327,427 |
CPM Holdings, Inc.: | | | |
2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 8.250% 8.4619% 11/15/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 85,000 | 71,506 |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 3.9619% 11/15/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 285,650 | 258,870 |
Vertical U.S. Newco, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 6/30/27 (a)(b)(c)(d) | | 190,000 | 186,200 |
|
TOTAL CAPITAL GOODS | | | 844,003 |
|
Chemicals - 1.6% | | | |
Element Solutions, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 2.1783% 1/31/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 209,301 | 199,010 |
Hexion, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4.94% 7/1/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 262,350 | 255,135 |
Messer Industries U.S.A., Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 2.8079% 3/1/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 265,901 | 252,938 |
Oxea Corp. Tranche B2, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 3.6875% 10/11/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 402,512 | 369,305 |
SCIH Salt Holdings, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 5.5% 3/16/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 250,000 | 243,333 |
Starfruit U.S. Holdco LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.1879% 10/1/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 781,669 | 731,510 |
The Chemours Co. LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 1.93% 4/3/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 372,534 | 350,647 |
Thermon Holding Corp. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.75% 10/30/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 189,405 | 180,882 |
|
TOTAL CHEMICALS | | | 2,582,760 |
|
Consumer Products - 1.2% | | | |
BCPE Empire Holdings, Inc.: | | | |
1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.1782% 6/11/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 207,294 | 200,211 |
Tranche DD 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.1418% 6/11/26 (a)(b)(c)(f) | | 40,963 | 39,563 |
Bombardier Recreational Products, Inc. Tranche B2 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.000% 6% 5/24/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 375,000 | 377,186 |
Rodan & Fields LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 3.1938% 6/15/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 191,099 | 94,833 |
Terrier Media Buyer, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 4.4282% 12/12/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 1,368,125 | 1,302,004 |
|
TOTAL CONSUMER PRODUCTS | | | 2,013,797 |
|
Containers - 3.2% | | | |
Anchor Glass Container Corp. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 4.1205% 12/7/23 (a)(b)(c) | | 530,832 | 396,134 |
Ball Metalpack Finco LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 4.8625% 7/31/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 357,700 | 327,296 |
Berlin Packaging, LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.1814% 11/7/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 397,972 | 376,084 |
Berry Global, Inc.: | | | |
1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 2.1766% 10/1/22 (a)(b)(c) | | 132,699 | 129,020 |
Tranche X 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 2.1766% 1/19/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 322,241 | 312,748 |
Tranche Y 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 2.1766% 7/1/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 354,121 | 337,743 |
BWAY Holding Co. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 4.5614% 4/3/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 485,000 | 434,279 |
Canister International Group, Inc. 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.750% 4.9282% 12/21/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 124,688 | 119,700 |
Charter Nex U.S., Inc.: | | | |
1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.4283% 5/16/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 122,297 | 116,732 |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.75% 5/16/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 441,472 | 421,544 |
Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 6.500% 7.5% 10/31/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 123,422 | 116,016 |
Pregis TopCo Corp. 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.1782% 7/31/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 248,750 | 239,317 |
Reynolds Consumer Products LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 1.9282% 1/30/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 693,263 | 666,891 |
Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 2.9283% 2/5/23 (a)(b)(c) | | 1,339,025 | 1,275,957 |
|
TOTAL CONTAINERS | | | 5,269,461 |
|
Diversified Financial Services - 2.6% | | | |
Alpine Finance Merger Sub LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 4% 7/12/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 44,488 | 42,236 |
AssuredPartners, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 3.6783% 2/13/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 373,125 | 356,069 |
AVSC Holding Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 5.5% 10/15/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 373,125 | 261,188 |
BCP Renaissance Parent LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4.5% 10/31/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 201,591 | 167,897 |
CDS Canada 4 LP term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 5% 6/5/21 (a)(b)(c)(e) | | 29,059 | 29,059 |
Fly Funding II SARL Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 2.2% 8/9/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 111,252 | 92,988 |
HarbourVest Partners LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 2.5653% 3/1/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 657,587 | 629,916 |
Kingpin Intermediate Holdings LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4.5% 7/3/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 291,803 | 248,397 |
RPI 2019 Intermediate Finance Trust: | | | |
Tranche A 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.500% 1.6782% 2/11/25 (a)(b)(c)(e) | | 609,375 | 589,570 |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 1.9282% 2/11/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 825,401 | 802,703 |
RPI Intermediate Finance Trust Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 1.9283% 2/11/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 844,342 | 816,200 |
TransUnion LLC Tranche B5 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 1.9282% 11/16/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 189,661 | 181,068 |
|
TOTAL DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES | | | 4,217,291 |
|
Energy - 4.4% | | | |
Apro LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 5% 11/14/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 298,666 | 291,946 |
BCP Raptor II LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.750% 4.9282% 11/3/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 454,166 | 292,937 |
BCP Raptor LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 5.25% 6/24/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 616,741 | 440,970 |
Brazos Delaware II LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.19% 5/21/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 218,318 | 146,138 |
BW Gas & Convenience Holdings LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 6.250% 6.43% 11/18/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 341,250 | 328,027 |
California Resources Corp.: | | | |
Tranche 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 10.375% 11.375% 12/31/21 (a)(b)(c) | | 1,532,333 | 68,955 |
Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.750% 5.75% 12/31/22 (a)(b)(c) | | 675,000 | 230,344 |
ChampionX Holding, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.000% 6% 5/29/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 200,000 | 196,500 |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 8.000% 0% 6/9/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 375,000 | 215,089 |
Citgo Holding, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 7.000% 8% 8/1/23 (a)(b)(c) | | 312,638 | 296,355 |
Citgo Petroleum Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.000% 6% 3/28/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 421,897 | 402,912 |
Consolidated Energy Finance SA Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 2.6938% 5/7/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 769,662 | 696,544 |
Delek U.S. Holdings, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 2.4282% 3/31/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 483,794 | 447,510 |
EG America LLC: | | | |
2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 8.000% 9.072% 3/23/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 94,010 | 85,550 |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 5.072% 2/6/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 227,706 | 213,285 |
Epic Crude Services LP Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.000% 5.37% 3/1/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 415,000 | 316,782 |
Gavilan Resources LLC Tranche 2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 6.000% 0% 3/1/24 (a)(b)(c)(g) | | 1,300,000 | 3,250 |
GIP III Stetson I LP Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 4.4295% 7/18/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 562,885 | 375,900 |
Gulf Finance LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.250% 6.25% 8/25/23 (a)(b)(c) | | 192,225 | 123,024 |
Hamilton Projs. Acquiror LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.750% 5.75% 6/11/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 420,000 | 410,374 |
Lower Cadence Holdings LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.1782% 5/22/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 289,907 | 256,568 |
Matador Bidco SARL Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.750% 4.9336% 10/15/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 124,688 | 117,206 |
Natgasoline LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4.3125% 11/14/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 571,300 | 548,448 |
Oregon Clean Energy LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.75% 3/1/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 182,028 | 176,567 |
Rockwood Service Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 4.5579% 1/23/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 249,375 | 239,400 |
Terra-Gen Finance Co. LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 5.25% 12/9/21 (a)(b)(c) | | 298,700 | 285,259 |
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TOTAL ENERGY | | | 7,205,840 |
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Entertainment/Film - 0.9% | | | |
Allen Media LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.500% 5.8079% 2/10/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 997,342 | 944,154 |
CDS U.S. Intermediate Holdings, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 6.5% 7/8/22 (a)(b)(c) | | 249,361 | 111,277 |
SMG U.S. Midco 2, Inc. 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 3.2713% 1/23/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 402,987 | 354,629 |
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TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT/FILM | | | 1,410,060 |
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Environmental - 0.5% | | | |
ADS Waste Holdings, Inc. term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 3% 11/10/23 (a)(b)(c) | | 237,136 | 234,039 |
Tunnel Hill Partners LP Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 3.8079% 2/8/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 300,090 | 270,831 |
WTG Holdings III Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 2.9282% 12/20/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 278,300 | 269,372 |
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TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL | | | 774,242 |
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Food & Drug Retail - 2.5% | | | |
Agro Merchants Intermediate Holdings LP Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.75% 12/6/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 492,069 | 467,466 |
BellRing Brands, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.000% 6% 10/10/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 365,625 | 363,113 |
BI-LO LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 8.000% 9% 5/31/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 1,350,938 | 1,337,428 |
Froneri U.S., Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 2.4282% 1/30/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 490,000 | 459,684 |
JBS U.S.A. Lux SA Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 3.072% 5/1/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 648,019 | 617,510 |
JP Intermediate B LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.500% 6.5% 11/20/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 226,592 | 156,802 |
Lannett Co., Inc.: | | | |
Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.000% 6% 11/25/20 (a)(b)(c) | | 8,743 | 8,525 |
Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.370% 6.375% 11/25/22 (a)(b)(c) | | 728,186 | 712,486 |
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TOTAL FOOD & DRUG RETAIL | | | 4,123,014 |
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Food/Beverage/Tobacco - 1.7% | | | |
8th Avenue Food & Provisions, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 3.6848% 10/1/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 147,750 | 142,979 |
Atkins Nutritional Holdings II, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.75% 7/7/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 242,372 | 235,707 |
Chobani LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4.5% 10/7/23 (a)(b)(c) | | 1,208,391 | 1,159,306 |
EG Finco Ltd. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 5.072% 2/6/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 245,194 | 229,666 |
Saffron Borrowco LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 6.750% 6.9282% 6/20/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 247,500 | 240,075 |
Shearer's Foods, Inc.: | | | |
Tranche 2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 6.750% 7.75% 6/30/22 (a)(b)(c) | | 250,467 | 245,457 |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 5.25% 3/31/22 (a)(b)(c) | | 459,048 | 449,486 |
U.S. Foods, Inc. 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 3.072% 9/13/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 122,819 | 114,094 |
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TOTAL FOOD/BEVERAGE/TOBACCO | | | 2,816,770 |
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Gaming - 5.3% | | | |
Affinity Gaming LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 4.25% 7/1/23 (a)(b)(c) | | 226,690 | 192,686 |
AP Gaming I LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4.5% 2/15/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 193,983 | 168,829 |
Aristocrat International Pty Ltd. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.75% 10/19/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 95,000 | 94,050 |
Boyd Gaming Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 2.3585% 9/15/23 (a)(b)(c) | | 231,009 | 216,642 |
Caesars Growth Properties Holdings LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 6/19/25 (a)(b)(c)(d) | | 1,220,000 | 1,144,519 |
Caesars Resort Collection LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 2.9283% 12/22/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 817,194 | 724,492 |
CCM Merger, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 3% 8/8/21 (a)(b)(c) | | 197,652 | 191,376 |
CityCenter Holdings LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 3% 4/18/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 559,633 | 507,727 |
Eldorado Resorts, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 3.25% 4/17/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 214,039 | 212,301 |
Gaming VC Holdings SA Tranche B3 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 3.3076% 3/16/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 196,398 | 190,015 |
Golden Entertainment, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.75% 10/20/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 482,500 | 434,650 |
Golden Nugget, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 3.25% 10/4/23 (a)(b)(c) | | 1,266,284 | 1,000,364 |
PCI Gaming Authority 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 2.6783% 5/29/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 329,351 | 312,883 |
Penn National Gaming, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 3% 10/15/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 496,856 | 461,937 |
Playtika Holding Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 6.000% 7.072% 12/10/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 975,000 | 972,563 |
Stars Group Holdings BV Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 3.8079% 7/10/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 581,325 | 577,232 |
Station Casinos LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 2.5% 2/7/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 993,478 | 901,581 |
Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 8.000% 9% 5/10/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 280,000 | 287,000 |
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TOTAL GAMING | | | 8,590,847 |
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Healthcare - 4.2% | | | |
Aldevron LLC 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 5.25% 10/11/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 488,775 | 480,832 |
American Renal Holdings, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.000% 5.1783% 6/22/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 508,457 | 476,679 |
Da Vinci Purchaser Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 5.2382% 12/13/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 635,000 | 616,744 |
Elanco Animal Health, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 2/4/27 (a)(b)(c)(d) | | 1,250,000 | 1,189,588 |
MED ParentCo LP: | | | |
1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 4.6125% 8/31/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 226,344 | 204,275 |
2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 8.250% 8.6125% 8/30/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 180,000 | 155,475 |
Tranche DD 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 4.5038% 8/31/26 (a)(b)(c)(f) | | 56,716 | 51,186 |
MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 3.75% 6/7/23 (a)(b)(c) | | 645,237 | 612,169 |
Pathway Vet Alliance LLC: | | | |
1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 3/31/27 (a)(b)(c)(d) | | 22,549 | 21,873 |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 3/31/27 (a)(b)(c)(d) | | 277,451 | 269,127 |
RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 3.9283% 11/16/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 346,655 | 324,077 |
Surgery Center Holdings, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 4.25% 8/31/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 0 | 0 |
U.S. Anesthesia Partners, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 4% 6/23/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 529,462 | 466,117 |
U.S. Renal Care, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.000% 5.1782% 6/13/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 991,315 | 951,523 |
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.19% 6/1/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 98,856 | 95,928 |
VVC Holding Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 4.8184% 2/11/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 573,969 | 554,838 |
Wink Holdco, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 4% 12/1/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 365,625 | 349,402 |
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TOTAL HEALTHCARE | | | 6,819,833 |
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Homebuilders/Real Estate - 0.8% | | | |
DTZ U.S. Borrower LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 2.9282% 1/30/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 474,134 | 445,449 |
Landry's Finance Acquisition Co. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 12.000% 13% 10/4/23 (a)(b)(c) | | 120,000 | 126,000 |
Lightstone Holdco LLC: | | | |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.75% 1/30/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 438,873 | 371,124 |
Tranche C 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.75% 1/30/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 24,753 | 20,932 |
VICI Properties, LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 1.94% 12/22/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 443,182 | 412,106 |
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TOTAL HOMEBUILDERS/REAL ESTATE | | | 1,375,611 |
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Hotels - 1.4% | | | |
Aimbridge Acquisition Co., Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 3.9282% 2/1/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 171,775 | 148,586 |
Four Seasons Holdings, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 2.1783% 11/30/23 (a)(b)(c) | | 490,557 | 463,576 |
Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 1.9282% 8/31/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 555,429 | 520,021 |
Travelport Finance Luxembourg SARL: | | | |
1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.000% 6.072% 5/29/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 635,200 | 415,408 |
Tranche B 2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 9.000% 10.072% 5/28/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 250,000 | 71,000 |
Wyndham Destinations, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 2.4283% 5/31/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 491,250 | 455,173 |
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 1.9282% 5/30/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 202,914 | 191,145 |
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TOTAL HOTELS | | | 2,264,909 |
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Insurance - 3.9% | | | |
Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC: | | | |
Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 2.9283% 5/10/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 205,655 | 194,486 |
Tranche B-2 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.44% 5/9/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 495,000 | 470,869 |
AmeriLife Holdings LLC: | | | |
1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4% 3/18/27 (a)(b)(c)(f) | | 39,205 | 37,195 |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.1726% 3/18/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 305,795 | 290,123 |
AmWINS Group, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 3.75% 1/25/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 686,365 | 665,561 |
Asurion LLC: | | | |
Tranche B 6LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.1782% 11/3/23 (a)(b)(c) | | 1,113,692 | 1,075,638 |
Tranche B, term loan: | | | |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.1783% 8/4/22 (a)(b)(c) | | 593,171 | 576,367 |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 6.500% 6.6783% 8/4/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 770,000 | 764,225 |
HUB International Ltd. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 4.0202% 4/25/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 1,665,305 | 1,580,658 |
USI, Inc.: | | | |
1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.3079% 12/2/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 124,375 | 120,541 |
Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.3079% 5/16/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 593,815 | 562,343 |
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TOTAL INSURANCE | | | 6,338,006 |
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Leisure - 2.3% | | | |
Alterra Mountain Co. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 5.5% 5/13/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 129,675 | 127,082 |
Callaway Golf Co. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4.6848% 1/4/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 176,190 | 173,768 |
Carnival Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 7.500% 6/29/25 (a)(b)(c)(d) | | 255,000 | 245,438 |
Crown Finance U.S., Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 3.322% 2/28/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 832,494 | 623,196 |
Delta 2 SARL Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 3.5% 2/1/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 705,522 | 669,809 |
Equinox Holdings, Inc.: | | | |
Tranche 2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 7.000% 8.072% 9/8/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 115,000 | 76,798 |
Tranche B-1, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 4.072% 3/8/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 304,806 | 233,774 |
LTF Merger Sub, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 3.75% 6/10/22 (a)(b)(c) | | 315,682 | 278,788 |
PlayPower, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.500% 5.8079% 5/10/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 243,870 | 213,386 |
Seminole Tribe of Florida Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 1.9283% 7/6/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 456,669 | 436,406 |
SP PF Buyer LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 4.6782% 12/21/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 121,572 | 97,713 |
United PF Holdings LLC: | | | |
1LN, term loan: | | | |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.3079% 12/30/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 355,042 | 313,030 |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.3079% 12/30/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 13,559 | 11,955 |
2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 8.500% 8.8079% 12/30/27 (a)(b)(c)(e) | | 100,000 | 82,000 |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 8.500% 9.5% 12/30/26 (a)(b)(c)(e) | | 85,000 | 85,000 |
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TOTAL LEISURE | | | 3,668,143 |
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Metals/Mining - 0.3% | | | |
American Rock Salt Co. LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4.5% 3/21/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 283,795 | 275,755 |
Murray Energy Corp.: | | | |
term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 11.000% 13% 7/31/20 (a)(b)(c) | | 275,229 | 146,559 |
Tranche B 2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 7.250% 0% 10/17/22 (a)(b)(c)(g) | | 813,684 | 10,846 |
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TOTAL METALS/MINING | | | 433,160 |
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Paper - 1.0% | | | |
Clearwater Paper Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 4.25% 7/26/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 99,688 | 98,691 |
Flex Acquisition Co., Inc.: | | | |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 4.4334% 12/29/23 (a)(b)(c) | | 636,021 | 606,377 |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 4.6834% 6/29/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 856,204 | 804,831 |
Neenah, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 6/26/27 (a)(b)(c)(d) | | 100,000 | 99,750 |
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TOTAL PAPER | | | 1,609,649 |
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Publishing/Printing - 0.9% | | | |
Cengage Learning, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 5.25% 6/7/23 (a)(b)(c) | | 485,165 | 389,103 |
Harland Clarke Holdings Corp. Tranche B 7LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.750% 5.75% 11/3/23 (a)(b)(c) | | 480,916 | 348,732 |
Learning Care Group (U.S.) No 2, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan: | | | |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 4.25% 3/13/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 123,760 | 108,328 |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 8.500% 8.8595% 3/13/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 160,000 | 160,400 |
Proquest LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 3.6783% 10/17/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 159,200 | 153,478 |
Scripps (E.W.) Co. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 2.1783% 10/2/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 243,125 | 227,424 |
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TOTAL PUBLISHING/PRINTING | | | 1,387,465 |
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Railroad - 0.2% | | | |
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 2.3079% 12/30/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 329,175 | 316,186 |
Restaurants - 1.3% | | | |
Burger King Worldwide, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 1.9282% 11/19/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 497,500 | 470,635 |
CEC Entertainment, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 6.500% 9.572% 8/30/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 372,188 | 208,425 |
KFC Holding Co. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 1.9438% 4/3/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 312,938 | 299,247 |
PFC Acquisition Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 6.250% 6.6783% 3/1/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 370,313 | 240,240 |
Red Lobster Hospitality LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.250% 6.25% 7/28/21 (a)(b)(c) | | 488,342 | 407,766 |
Whatabrands LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 2.9252% 8/3/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 545,882 | 521,661 |
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TOTAL RESTAURANTS | | | 2,147,974 |
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Services - 7.8% | | | |
Airbnb, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 7.500% 8.5% 4/17/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 390,000 | 403,650 |
Almonde, Inc.: | | | |
Tranche 2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 7.250% 8.25% 6/13/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 695,000 | 598,471 |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4.5% 6/13/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 1,499,809 | 1,307,564 |
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.75% 10/19/23 (a)(b)(c) | | 691,586 | 660,465 |
Aramark Services, Inc.: | | | |
Tranche B 3LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 1.9282% 3/11/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 699,497 | 659,276 |
Tranche B-4 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 1.9282% 1/15/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 124,688 | 117,129 |
Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 5.4519% 6/21/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 728,719 | 664,956 |
Cast & Crew Payroll LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 3.93% 2/7/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 493,750 | 449,006 |
CoreCivic, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 5.5% 12/18/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 316,875 | 312,122 |
Creative Artists Agency LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 3.9282% 11/26/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 248,750 | 234,696 |
Ensemble RCM LLC 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.4366% 8/1/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 372,188 | 361,952 |
Filtration Group Corp. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.1782% 3/29/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 332,691 | 316,057 |
Fleet U.S. Bidco, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 4.322% 10/5/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 124,063 | 117,859 |
Flexera Software LLC 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4.5% 2/26/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 124,364 | 120,574 |
GEMS MENASA Cayman Ltd. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.000% 6% 7/30/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 270,894 | 255,656 |
Ion Trading Finance Ltd. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 5.072% 11/21/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 732,413 | 701,022 |
KUEHG Corp. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.75% 2/21/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 1,088,774 | 918,065 |
Lineage Logistics Holdings, LLC. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 4% 2/27/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 1,567,921 | 1,515,662 |
Maverick Purchaser Sub LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.1782% 1/23/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 470,000 | 460,403 |
Sabert Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 5.5% 12/10/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 498,750 | 484,620 |
Sotheby's 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.500% 6.5% 1/3/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 223,549 | 208,274 |
Spin Holdco, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 4.25% 11/14/22 (a)(b)(c) | | 799,250 | 763,156 |
SuperMoose Borrower LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 3.9282% 8/29/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 287,583 | 251,037 |
WASH Multifamily Acquisition, Inc.: | | | |
2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 7.000% 8% 5/15/23 (a)(b)(c) | | 5,962 | 5,246 |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan: | | | |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 4.25% 5/14/22 (a)(b)(c) | | 62,562 | 59,747 |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 4.25% 5/14/22 (a)(b)(c) | | 433,877 | 414,352 |
Tranche B 2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 7.000% 8% 5/14/23 (a)(b)(c) | | 34,038 | 29,954 |
WaterBridge Operating LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.750% 6.75% 6/21/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 236,903 | 192,780 |
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TOTAL SERVICES | | | 12,583,751 |
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Steel - 0.2% | | | |
JMC Steel Group, Inc. 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 2.4295% 1/24/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 399,000 | 381,544 |
Super Retail - 4.1% | | | |
Academy Ltd. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 5% 7/2/22 (a)(b)(c) | | 254,222 | 203,060 |
Bass Pro Shops LLC. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.000% 6.072% 9/25/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 4,120,408 | 3,954,096 |
David's Bridal, Inc.: | | | |
2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 8.000% 9% 1/18/24 (a)(b)(c)(e) | | 41,155 | 0 |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 6.000% 7% 6/30/23 (a)(b)(c)(e) | | 29,738 | 0 |
G-III Apparel Group Ltd. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.250% 6.25% 12/1/22 (a)(b)(c) | | 375,000 | 355,939 |
Harbor Freight Tools U.S.A., Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 3.25% 8/19/23 (a)(b)(c) | | 115,494 | 110,947 |
Party City Holdings, Inc. term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 4.0717% 8/19/22 (a)(b)(c) | | 560,258 | 264,486 |
PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 4.25% 1/26/23 (a)(b)(c) | | 320,567 | 260,194 |
Red Ventures LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 2.6783% 11/8/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 555,611 | 523,491 |
Sports Authority, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 6.000% 0% 11/16/17 (a)(b)(c)(e)(g) | | 180,849 | 0 |
Staples, Inc.: | | | |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.000% 5.6866% 4/16/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 313,995 | 269,250 |
Tranche B 2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 5.1866% 9/12/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 99,000 | 86,955 |
The Hillman Group, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 5.072% 5/31/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 610,013 | 570,362 |
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TOTAL SUPER RETAIL | | | 6,598,780 |
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Technology - 14.7% | | | |
Anastasia Parent LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.0579% 8/10/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 982,500 | 323,920 |
Aptean, Inc. 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 4.4282% 4/23/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 246,875 | 234,531 |
Boxer Parent Co., Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 4.4282% 10/2/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 824,956 | 778,552 |
Cabot Microelectronics Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 2.1875% 11/15/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 187,229 | 181,144 |
Camelot Finance SA Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.1782% 10/31/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 243,775 | 235,701 |
Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 2.6085% 4/30/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 315,581 | 301,185 |
CommScope, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.4283% 4/4/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 205,052 | 193,774 |
Cvent, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 3.9283% 11/29/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 366,563 | 313,257 |
DCert Buyer, Inc. 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.1782% 10/16/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 498,750 | 480,670 |
DG Investment Intermediate Holdings, Inc.: | | | |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.75% 2/1/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 510,154 | 483,851 |
Tranche B 2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 6.750% 7.5% 2/1/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 55,000 | 48,950 |
EIG Investors Corp. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.75% 2/9/23 (a)(b)(c) | | 693,411 | 667,984 |
Electro Rent Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.000% 6.0202% 1/31/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 132,259 | 128,291 |
Emerald TopCo, Inc. 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4.2601% 7/22/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 173,066 | 167,441 |
Epicor Software Corp. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.43% 6/1/22 (a)(b)(c) | | 160,477 | 156,884 |
EPV Merger Sub, Inc.: | | | |
Tranche 2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 7.250% 7.4283% 3/8/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 45,000 | 41,475 |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.4283% 3/8/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 583,100 | 543,887 |
EXC Holdings III Corp. Tranche B, term loan: | | | |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4.5% 12/2/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 156,000 | 151,839 |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 7.500% 8.9365% 12/1/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 125,000 | 118,156 |
Fastball Merger Sub LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4.572% 1/22/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 60,000 | 55,775 |
Financial & Risk U.S. Holdings, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.4283% 10/1/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 524,458 | 511,740 |
Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 1.9283% 2/15/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 481,830 | 462,956 |
Hyland Software, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 4% 7/1/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 276,321 | 267,902 |
II-VI, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 3.6072% 9/24/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 248,125 | 240,681 |
Kronos, Inc.: | | | |
2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 8.250% 9.25% 11/1/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 960,000 | 959,405 |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.1788% 11/1/23 (a)(b)(c) | | 787,178 | 785,454 |
Landesk Group, Inc. term loan: | | | |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 5.25% 1/20/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 571,222 | 544,803 |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 9.000% 10% 1/20/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 250,000 | 220,938 |
MA FinanceCo. LLC: | | | |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 5.25% 6/5/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 150,000 | 146,000 |
Tranche B 3LN, term loan: | | | |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 2.6783% 6/21/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 1,743,226 | 1,621,200 |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 2.6783% 6/21/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 275,243 | 255,976 |
McAfee LLC Tranche B, term loan: | | | |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 3.9336% 9/29/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 836,074 | 812,154 |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 8.500% 9.5% 9/29/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 118,750 | 117,919 |
MH Sub I LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.822% 9/15/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 209,411 | 201,154 |
NAVEX TopCo, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.43% 9/4/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 315,291 | 303,073 |
Northwest Fiber LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.500% 5.6728% 5/1/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 625,000 | 618,750 |
Rackspace Hosting, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 4% 11/3/23 (a)(b)(c) | | 596,211 | 567,145 |
Renaissance Holding Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 4.0101% 5/31/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 257,224 | 247,020 |
Severin Acquisition LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.4252% 8/1/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 235,156 | 225,162 |
Sophia L.P. term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 4.25% 9/30/22 (a)(b)(c) | | 729,636 | 711,395 |
SS&C Technologies, Inc.: | | | |
Tranche B 3LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 1.9283% 4/16/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 348,441 | 332,869 |
Tranche B 4LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 1.9283% 4/16/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 244,804 | 233,864 |
Tranche B 5LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 1.9282% 4/16/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 877,286 | 835,247 |
Tempo Acquisition LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 2.9283% 5/1/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 356,898 | 338,160 |
TTM Technologies, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 2.6726% 9/28/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 632,755 | 610,608 |
Uber Technologies, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 5% 4/4/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 736,711 | 705,069 |
Ultimate Software Group, Inc.: | | | |
1LN, term loan: | | | |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 3.9282% 5/4/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 813,850 | 787,123 |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 5/3/26 (a)(b)(c)(d) | | 960,000 | 946,954 |
2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 6.750% 5/3/27 (a)(b)(c)(d) | | 350,000 | 355,250 |
Veritas U.S., Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 5.5% 1/27/23 (a)(b)(c) | | 97,979 | 90,337 |
Vertafore, Inc.: | | | |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.4283% 7/2/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 982,513 | 924,181 |
Tranche B 2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 7.250% 7.4282% 7/2/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 290,000 | 284,510 |
VFH Parent LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.1879% 3/1/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 219,337 | 213,397 |
VM Consolidated, Inc. Tranche B L1N, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.5579% 2/28/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 497,797 | 472,908 |
VS Buyer LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.4283% 2/28/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 259,350 | 249,624 |
Web.com Group, Inc.: | | | |
2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 7.750% 7.9401% 10/11/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 182,952 | 154,778 |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 3.9401% 10/11/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 404,772 | 381,833 |
Xperi Holding Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.1726% 6/1/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 390,000 | 369,525 |
Zelis Payments Buyer, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.750% 4.9282% 9/30/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 124,375 | 121,732 |
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TOTAL TECHNOLOGY | | | 23,836,063 |
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Telecommunications - 8.5% | | | |
Altice Financing SA Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 2.9348% 7/15/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 485,304 | 458,107 |
Blucora, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 4% 5/22/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 301,242 | 295,970 |
CenturyLink, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 3/15/27 (a)(b)(c)(d) | | 110,000 | 104,225 |
Connect Finco Sarl Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 5.5% 12/11/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 249,375 | 233,946 |
Evo Payments International LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.44% 12/22/23 (a)(b)(c) | | 313,606 | 304,590 |
Frontier Communications Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 5.3522% 6/15/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 696,754 | 677,217 |
GTT Communications, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 2.93% 5/31/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 490,000 | 359,131 |
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA: | | | |
Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 8% 11/27/23 (a)(b)(c) | | 1,970,000 | 1,956,466 |
Tranche B-4, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 8.75% 1/2/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 200,000 | 199,500 |
Tranche B-5, term loan 6.625% 1/2/24 (c) | | 1,635,000 | 1,631,681 |
Tranche DD 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.500% 5.05% 7/13/21 (a)(b)(c)(f) | | 943,786 | 956,177 |
Iridium Satellite LLC 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.75% 11/4/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 349,125 | 341,793 |
Level 3 Financing, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 1.9282% 3/1/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 317,652 | 299,841 |
Onvoy LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 5.5% 2/10/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 140,303 | 131,990 |
Radiate Holdco LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.75% 2/1/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 847,396 | 807,144 |
SBA Senior Finance II, LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 1.93% 4/11/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 337,404 | 324,049 |
Securus Technologies, Inc. Tranche B, term loan: | | | |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 5.5% 11/1/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 560,808 | 462,667 |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 8.250% 9.25% 11/1/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 685,000 | 411,000 |
SFR Group SA: | | | |
Tranche B 11LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 2.9283% 7/31/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 572,129 | 540,639 |
Tranche B 12LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.680% 3.8723% 1/31/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 489,950 | 468,740 |
Tranche B 13LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.1848% 8/14/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 123,125 | 118,134 |
T-Mobile U.S.A., Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.1782% 4/1/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 1,085,000 | 1,082,656 |
Windstream Services LLC 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 2.68% 2/26/21 (a)(b)(c) | | 250,000 | 245,313 |
Xplornet Communications, Inc. 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.750% 4.9282% 5/28/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 235,000 | 223,838 |
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.1782% 3/9/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 1,311,713 | 1,242,087 |
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TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS | | | 13,876,901 |
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Utilities - 3.1% | | | |
Brookfield WEC Holdings, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.75% 8/1/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 1,175,553 | 1,132,692 |
ExGen Renewables IV, LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 4% 11/28/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 227,802 | 220,399 |
Granite Generation LLC 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.75% 11/1/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 365,277 | 355,005 |
Green Energy Partners/Stonewall LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.500% 6.5% 11/13/21 (a)(b)(c) | | 257,713 | 222,094 |
Invenergy Thermal Operating I LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.1736% 8/28/25 (a)(b)(c)(e) | | 363,962 | 356,683 |
LMBE-MC HoldCo II LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 5% 12/3/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 391,675 | 380,904 |
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 6/18/25 (a)(b)(c)(d) | | 520,000 | 510,250 |
Pike Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 4.25% 7/24/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 409,059 | 396,341 |
UGI Energy Services LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 3.9282% 8/13/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 247,500 | 239,147 |
Vertiv Group Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.1825% 3/2/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 748,125 | 705,108 |
Vistra Operations Co. LLC Tranche B 3LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 1.9313% 12/31/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 562,899 | 542,392 |
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TOTAL UTILITIES | | | 5,061,015 |
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TOTAL BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS | | | |
(Cost $160,586,280) | | | 145,194,142 |
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Nonconvertible Bonds - 6.1% | | | |
Aerospace - 0.3% | | | |
TransDigm, Inc.: | | | |
6.25% 3/15/26 (h) | | 500,000 | 499,688 |
8% 12/15/25 (h) | | 40,000 | 42,040 |
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TOTAL AEROSPACE | | | 541,728 |
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Broadcasting - 0.1% | | | |
Univision Communications, Inc.: | | | |
6.625% 6/1/27 (h) | | 105,000 | 100,275 |
9.5% 5/1/25 (h) | | 115,000 | 121,900 |
|
TOTAL BROADCASTING | | | 222,175 |
|
Cable/Satellite TV - 0.2% | | | |
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp. 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.650% 2.3366% 2/1/24 (a)(b) | | 250,000 | 250,804 |
Containers - 0.7% | | | |
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh MP Holdings U.S.A., Inc. 4.125% 8/15/26 (h) | | 260,000 | 255,801 |
Berry Global, Inc. 4.875% 7/15/26 (h) | | 500,000 | 507,500 |
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC/Reynolds Group Issuer (Luxembourg) SA 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4.7189% 7/15/21 (a)(b)(h) | | 145,000 | 143,913 |
Trivium Packaging Finance BV 5.5% 8/15/26 (h) | | 150,000 | 151,313 |
|
TOTAL CONTAINERS | | | 1,058,527 |
|
Diversified Financial Services - 0.2% | | | |
Financial & Risk U.S. Holdings, Inc. 6.25% 5/15/26 (h) | | 250,000 | 265,000 |
Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd. 5.25% 8/15/22 (h) | | 100,000 | 93,867 |
|
TOTAL DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES | | | 358,867 |
|
Energy - 1.3% | | | |
Citgo Petroleum Corp.: | | | |
6.25% 8/15/22 (h) | | 385,000 | 382,601 |
7% 6/15/25 (h) | | 200,000 | 200,250 |
Consolidated Energy Finance SA 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.0634% 6/15/22 (a)(b)(h) | | 735,000 | 654,258 |
Denbury Resources, Inc.: | | | |
7.75% 2/15/24 (h) | | 125,000 | 47,500 |
9% 5/15/21 (h) | | 125,000 | 48,438 |
9.25% 3/31/22 (h) | | 125,000 | 50,000 |
EG Global Finance PLC: | | | |
6.75% 2/7/25 (h) | | 125,000 | 122,031 |
8.5% 10/30/25 (h) | | 250,000 | 256,250 |
PBF Holding Co. LLC/PBF Finance Corp. 9.25% 5/15/25 (h) | | 25,000 | 26,688 |
W&T Offshore, Inc. 9.75% 11/1/23 (h) | | 500,000 | 313,000 |
|
TOTAL ENERGY | | | 2,101,016 |
|
Food & Drug Retail - 0.0% | | | |
Albertsons Companies LLC/Safeway, Inc./New Albertson's, Inc./Albertson's LLC 3.5% 2/15/23 (h) | | 30,000 | 30,375 |
Gaming - 0.2% | | | |
Golden Entertainment, Inc. 7.625% 4/15/26 (h) | | 145,000 | 133,400 |
Scientific Games Corp. 5% 10/15/25 (h) | | 200,000 | 184,652 |
|
TOTAL GAMING | | | 318,052 |
|
Healthcare - 0.9% | | | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp.: | | | |
4.625% 7/15/24 | | 375,000 | 367,474 |
5.125% 5/1/25 | | 375,000 | 361,954 |
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.: | | | |
5.5% 11/1/25 (h) | | 125,000 | 127,758 |
7% 3/15/24 (h) | | 470,000 | 487,625 |
9% 12/15/25 (h) | | 180,000 | 193,898 |
|
TOTAL HEALTHCARE | | | 1,538,709 |
|
Homebuilders/Real Estate - 0.1% | | | |
VICI Properties, Inc.: | | | |
3.5% 2/15/25 (h) | | 30,000 | 28,200 |
4.25% 12/1/26 (h) | | 45,000 | 43,182 |
4.625% 12/1/29 (h) | | 25,000 | 24,375 |
|
TOTAL HOMEBUILDERS/REAL ESTATE | | | 95,757 |
|
Hotels - 0.1% | | | |
Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc. 6.125% 9/15/25 (h) | | 170,000 | 173,825 |
Leisure - 0.3% | | | |
NCL Corp. Ltd. 12.25% 5/15/24 (h) | | 25,000 | 26,149 |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.: | | | |
9.125% 6/15/23 (h) | | 25,000 | 24,781 |
10.875% 6/1/23 (h) | | 120,000 | 123,307 |
Studio City Co. Ltd. 7.25% 11/30/21 (h) | | 265,000 | 267,733 |
|
TOTAL LEISURE | | | 441,970 |
|
Restaurants - 0.2% | | | |
1011778 BC Unlimited Liability Co./New Red Finance, Inc. 4.25% 5/15/24 (h) | | 250,000 | 250,443 |
Services - 0.2% | | | |
APX Group, Inc. 7.625% 9/1/23 | | 85,000 | 78,200 |
Aramark Services, Inc. 6.375% 5/1/25 (h) | | 60,000 | 61,958 |
Expedia, Inc.: | | | |
6.25% 5/1/25 (h) | | 70,000 | 74,745 |
7% 5/1/25 (h) | | 25,000 | 25,986 |
GEMS MENASA Cayman Ltd. 7.125% 7/31/26 (h) | | 115,000 | 109,142 |
|
TOTAL SERVICES | | | 350,031 |
|
Super Retail - 0.0% | | | |
Staples, Inc. 10.75% 4/15/27 (h) | | 125,000 | 76,236 |
Technology - 0.4% | | | |
CommScope, Inc.: | | | |
5.5% 3/1/24 (h) | | 125,000 | 126,250 |
6% 3/1/26 (h) | | 125,000 | 128,125 |
Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp. 4.42% 6/15/21 (h) | | 235,000 | 241,548 |
SSL Robotics LLC 9.75% 12/31/23 (h) | | 150,000 | 160,500 |
|
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY | | | 656,423 |
|
Telecommunications - 0.5% | | | |
Altice Financing SA 7.5% 5/15/26 (h) | | 225,000 | 235,688 |
SFR Group SA 7.375% 5/1/26 (h) | | 485,000 | 505,758 |
|
TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS | | | 741,446 |
|
Transportation Ex Air/Rail - 0.4% | | | |
Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd.: | | | |
5.125% 10/1/23 (h) | | 500,000 | 462,429 |
5.25% 5/15/24 (h) | | 200,000 | 182,608 |
|
TOTAL TRANSPORTATION EX AIR/RAIL | | | 645,037 |
|
TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS | | | |
(Cost $10,373,800) | | | 9,851,421 |
| | Shares | Value |
|
Common Stocks - 0.0% | | | |
Energy - 0.0% | | | |
Expro Holdings U.S., Inc. (e)(i) | | 7,968 | 79,680 |
Expro Holdings U.S., Inc. (e)(h)(i) | | 2,922 | 29,220 |
|
TOTAL ENERGY | | | 108,900 |
|
Super Retail - 0.0% | | | |
David's Bridal, Inc. (e) | | 1,375 | 0 |
David's Bridal, Inc. rights (e)(i) | | 347 | 0 |
|
TOTAL SUPER RETAIL | | | 0 |
|
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | | | |
(Cost $272,056) | | | 108,900 |
| | Principal Amount | Value |
|
Preferred Securities - 0.1% | | | |
Banks & Thrifts - 0.1% | | | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co.: | | | |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.320% 4.7534% (a)(b)(j) | | 80,000 | 70,600 |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.470% 4.2301% (a)(b)(j) | | 80,000 | 72,824 |
TOTAL PREFERRED SECURITIES | | | |
(Cost $145,800) | | | 143,424 |
| | Shares | Value |
|
Money Market Funds - 5.9% | | | |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 0.12% (k) | | | |
(Cost $9,564,463) | | 9,562,550 | 9,564,463 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 101.6% | | | |
(Cost $180,942,399) | | | 164,862,350 |
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (1.6)% | | | (2,648,659) |
NET ASSETS - 100% | | | $162,213,691 |
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) Remaining maturities of bank loan obligations may be less than the stated maturities shown as a result of contractual or optional prepayments by the borrower. Such prepayments cannot be predicted with certainty.
(d) The coupon rate will be determined upon settlement of the loan after period end.
(e) Level 3 security
(f) Position or a portion of the position represents an unfunded loan commitment. At period end, the total principal amount and market value of unfunded commitments totaled $526,528 and $528,639, respectively.
(g) Non-income producing - Security is in default.
(h) 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 $8,822,209 or 5.4% of net assets.
(i) Non-income producing
(j) Security is perpetual in nature with no stated maturity date.
(k) 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 | $70,347 |
Total | $70,347 |
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, 2020, 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 | $-- | $-- | $-- | $-- |
Energy | 108,900 | -- | -- | 108,900 |
Bank Loan Obligations | 145,194,142 | -- | 143,614,623 | 1,579,519 |
Corporate Bonds | 9,851,421 | -- | 9,851,421 | -- |
Preferred Securities | 143,424 | -- | 143,424 | -- |
Money Market Funds | 9,564,463 | 9,564,463 | -- | -- |
Total Investments in Securities: | $164,862,350 | $9,564,463 | $153,609,468 | $1,688,419 |
The following is a reconciliation of Investments in Securities for which Level 3 inputs were used in determining value:
Investments in Securities: | |
Beginning Balance | $1,357,733 |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities | 5,230 |
Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities | (161,367) |
Cost of Purchases | 859,749 |
Proceeds of Sales | (152,325) |
Amortization/Accretion | (228) |
Transfers into Level 3 | 481,913 |
Transfers out of Level 3 | (702,286) |
Ending Balance | $1,688,419 |
The change in unrealized gain (loss) for the period attributable to Level 3 securities held at June 30, 2020 | $(156,981) |
The information used in the above reconciliation represents fiscal year to date activity for any Investments in Securities identified as using Level 3 inputs at either the beginning or the end of the current fiscal period. Cost of purchases and proceeds of sales may include securities received and/or delivered through in-kind transactions. Transfers in or out of Level 3 represent the beginning value of any Security or Instrument where a change in the pricing level occurred from the beginning to the end of the period. The cost of purchases and the proceeds of sales may include securities received or delivered through corporate actions or exchanges. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) disclosed in the reconciliation are included in Net Gain (Loss) on the Fund's Statement of Operations.
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 | 88.1% |
Luxembourg | 5.9% |
Canada | 1.8% |
France | 1.0% |
Cayman Islands | 1.0% |
Others (Individually Less Than 1%) | 2.2% |
| 100.0% |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| | June 30, 2020 (Unaudited) |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value — See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $171,377,936) | $155,297,887 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $9,564,463) | 9,564,463 | |
Total Investment in Securities (cost $180,942,399) | | $164,862,350 |
Cash | | 6,612 |
Receivable for investments sold | | 3,552,064 |
Interest receivable | | 1,211,705 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 1,098 |
Other receivables | | 9,227 |
Total assets | | 169,643,056 |
Liabilities | | |
Payable for investments purchased | $7,217,222 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 61,145 | |
Accrued management fee | 75,960 | |
Other affiliated payables | 20,618 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 54,420 | |
Total liabilities | | 7,429,365 |
Net Assets | | $162,213,691 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $186,281,085 |
Total accumulated earnings (loss) | | (24,067,394) |
Net Assets | | $162,213,691 |
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price | | |
Initial Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($7,648,864 ÷ 818,418 shares) | | $9.35 |
Investor Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($154,564,827 ÷ 16,549,385 shares) | | $9.34 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Operations
| | Six months ended June 30, 2020 (Unaudited) |
Investment Income | | |
Interest | | $5,422,509 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds | | 70,347 |
Total income | | 5,492,856 |
Expenses | | |
Management fee | $570,035 | |
Transfer agent fees | 103,808 | |
Accounting fees and expenses | 50,871 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 26,473 | |
Independent trustees' fees and expenses | 708 | |
Audit | 35,219 | |
Legal | 142 | |
Interest | 1,347 | |
Miscellaneous | 7,135 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 795,738 | |
Expense reductions | (4,111) | |
Total expenses after reductions | | 791,627 |
Net investment income (loss) | | 4,701,229 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | (8,590,811) | |
Fidelity Central Funds | 3,565 | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | (8,587,246) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | (13,132,450) | |
Fidelity Central Funds | (1,894) | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | (13,134,344) |
Net gain (loss) | | (21,721,590) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $(17,020,361) |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Six months ended June 30, 2020 (Unaudited) | Year ended December 31, 2019 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $4,701,229 | $13,192,787 |
Net realized gain (loss) | (8,587,246) | (931,797) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (13,134,344) | 10,021,251 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (17,020,361) | 22,282,241 |
Distributions to shareholders | (1,883,264) | (13,475,219) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | (84,884,481) | (8,952,103) |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (103,788,106) | (145,081) |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 266,001,797 | 266,146,878 |
End of period | $162,213,691 | $266,001,797 |
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, | | | | |
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $9.85 | $9.55 | $9.93 | $9.86 | $9.34 | $9.73 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .215 | .505 | .438 | .402 | .412 | .400 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (.644) | .325 | (.452) | (.027) | .445 | (.408) |
Total from investment operations | (.429) | .830 | (.014) | .375 | .857 | (.008) |
Distributions from net investment income | (.071) | (.530) | (.366) | (.305) | (.337) | (.359) |
Tax return of capital | – | – | – | – | – | (.023) |
Total distributions | (.071) | (.530) | (.366) | (.305) | (.337) | (.382) |
Net asset value, end of period | $9.35 | $9.85 | $9.55 | $9.93 | $9.86 | $9.34 |
Total ReturnB,C,D | (4.39)% | 8.79% | (.16)% | 3.81% | 9.18% | (.09)% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsE,F | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .74%G | .71% | .71% | .73% | .76% | .76% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .74%G | .71% | .71% | .73% | .76% | .76% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .74%G | .70% | .71% | .72% | .76% | .76% |
Net investment income (loss) | 4.61%G | 5.06% | 4.37% | 4.01% | 4.23% | 4.03% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $7,649 | $12,292 | $12,905 | $6,602 | $6,810 | $7,326 |
Portfolio turnover rateH | 47%G | 29% | 45% | 68% | 54% | 55% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
D Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
E Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
G Annualized
H 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, | | | | |
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $9.85 | $9.54 | $9.93 | $9.86 | $9.34 | $9.73 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .214 | .502 | .434 | .398 | .409 | .394 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (.654) | .335 | (.461) | (.025) | .446 | (.402) |
Total from investment operations | (.440) | .837 | (.027) | .373 | .855 | (.008) |
Distributions from net investment income | (.070) | (.527) | (.363) | (.303) | (.335) | (.359) |
Tax return of capital | – | – | – | – | – | (.023) |
Total distributions | (.070) | (.527) | (.363) | (.303) | (.335) | (.382) |
Net asset value, end of period | $9.34 | $9.85 | $9.54 | $9.93 | $9.86 | $9.34 |
Total ReturnB,C,D | (4.50)% | 8.88% | (.30)% | 3.79% | 9.16% | (.09)% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsE,F | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .78%G | .74% | .74% | .76% | .79% | .79% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .78%G | .74% | .74% | .76% | .79% | .79% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .77%G | .74% | .74% | .76% | .79% | .79% |
Net investment income (loss) | 4.58%G | 5.03% | 4.33% | 3.97% | 4.20% | 3.99% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $154,565 | $253,710 | $253,242 | $180,482 | $145,821 | $106,675 |
Portfolio turnover rateH | 47%G | 29% | 45% | 68% | 54% | 55% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
D Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
E Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
G Annualized
H 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, 2020
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.
Effective January 1, 2020:
Investment advisers Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc., FMR Co., Inc., and Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, merged with and into Fidelity Management & Research Company. In connection with the merger transactions, the resulting, merged investment adviser was then redomiciled from Massachusetts to Delaware, changed its corporate structure from a corporation to a limited liability company, and changed its name to "Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC".
Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. converted from a Massachusetts corporation to a Massachusetts LLC, and changed its name to "Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company LLC".
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 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.
The following provides information on Level 3 securities held by the Fund that were valued at period end based on unobservable inputs. These amounts exclude valuations provided by a broker.
Asset Type | Fair Value | Valuation Technique(s) | Unobservable Input | Amount or Range/Weighted Average | Impact to Valuation from an Increase in Input(a) |
Equities | $ 108,900 | Market approach | Broker quote | $10.00 | Increase |
| | Market comparable | Enterprise Value/EBITDA multiple (EV/EBITDA) | 5.3 | Increase |
Bank Loan Obligations | $ 1,579,519 | Market approach | Par value | $100.00 | Increase |
| | | Bid price | $82.00 - $100.00 / $96.65 | Increase |
| | Recovery value | Recovery value | 0.0% | Increase |
| | Market comparable | Enterprise Value/EBITDA multiple (EV/EBITDA) | 5.3 | Increase |
(a) Represents the directional change in the fair value of the Level 3 investments that could have resulted from an increase in the corresponding input as of period end. A decrease to the unobservable input would have had the opposite effect. Significant changes in these inputs may have resulted in a significantly higher or lower fair value measurement at period end.
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, 2020 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. 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 | $558,559 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (16,308,354) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $(15,749,795) |
Tax cost | $180,612,145 |
Capital loss carryforwards are only available to offset future capital gains of the Fund to the extent provided by regulations and may be limited. 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 | $(1,340,730) |
Long-term | (3,037,349) |
Total capital loss carryforward | $(4,378,080) |
Restricted Securities (including Private Placements). 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.
New Accounting Pronouncement. In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU), ASU 2020-04, which provides optional, temporary relief with respect to the financial reporting of contracts subject to certain types of modifications due to the planned discontinuation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and other IBOR-based reference rates as of the end of 2021. The temporary relief provided by ASU 2020-04 is effective for certain reference rate-related contract modifications that occur during the period March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Management is currently evaluating the potential impact of ASU 2020-04 to the financial statements.
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities (including principal repayments of bank loan obligations), other than short-term securities, are noted in the table below.
| Purchases ($) | Sales ($) |
VIP Floating Rate High Income Portfolio | 45,118,990 | 110,640,091 |
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (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 monthly average net assets of a group of registered investment companies with which the investment adviser has management contracts. 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.
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company LLC (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. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
| Amount | % of Class-Level Average Net Assets(a) |
Initial Class | $3,312 | .07 |
Investor Class | 100,496 | .10 |
| $103,808 | |
(a) Annualized
Accounting 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. For the period, the fees were equivalent to the following annualized rates:
| % of Average Net Assets |
VIP Floating Rate High Income Portfolio | .05 |
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 LLC (FMR), or other affiliated entities of FMR, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the fund to borrow from, or lend money to, other participating affiliated funds. At period end, there were no interfund loans outstanding. 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 |
VIP Floating Rate High Income Portfolio | Borrower | $5,979,238 | .39% | $1,347 |
Interfund Trades. Funds 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.
Certain Funds participate 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 participating funds have agreed to pay commitment fees on their pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which are reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations, and are as follows:
| Amount |
VIP Floating Rate High Income Portfolio | $313 |
During the period, there were no borrowings 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, custodian credits reduced the Fund's expenses by $3,851.
In addition, during the period the investment adviser or an affiliate reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $260.
8. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
| Six months ended June 30, 2020 | Year ended December 31, 2019 |
Distributions to shareholders | | |
Initial Class | $90,722 | $644,638 |
Investor Class | 1,792,542 | 12,830,581 |
Total | $1,883,264 | $13,475,219 |
9. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
| Shares | Shares | Dollars | Dollars |
| Six months ended June 30, 2020 | Year ended December 31, 2019 | Six months ended June 30, 2020 | Year ended December 31, 2019 |
Initial Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 149,875 | 227,187 | $1,411,771 | $2,266,876 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 9,257 | 66,117 | 90,722 | 644,638 |
Shares redeemed | (588,230) | (397,435) | (5,298,554) | (3,969,146) |
Net increase (decrease) | (429,098) | (104,131) | $(3,796,061) | $(1,057,632) |
Investor Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 604,341 | 4,073,181 | $5,845,903 | $40,493,664 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 182,856 | 1,316,883 | 1,791,992 | 12,826,440 |
Shares redeemed | (10,002,066) | (6,160,197) | (88,726,315) | (61,214,575) |
Net increase (decrease) | (9,214,869) | (770,133) | $(81,088,420) | $(7,894,471) |
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.
11. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic.
An outbreak of COVID-19 first detected in China during December 2019 has since spread globally and was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization during March 2020. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, may magnify factors that affect the Fund's performance.
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, 2020 to June 30, 2020).
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, 2020 | Ending Account Value June 30, 2020 | Expenses Paid During Period-B January 1, 2020 to June 30, 2020 |
Initial Class | .74% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $956.10 | $3.60 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,021.18 | $3.72 |
Investor Class | .78% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $955.00 | $3.79 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,020.98 | $3.92 |
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 182/366 (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 LLC (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 2020 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 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 provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity from its relationships with the fund; and (iv) the extent to which, if any, economies of scale exist and are 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 over the Internet and through telephone representatives, 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 ETFs with innovative structures, strategies and pricing 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 target date 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) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies from fund mergers, liquidations, and share class consolidations; (ix) continuing to develop, acquire and implement systems and technology to improve services to the funds and shareholders, strengthen information security, and increase efficiency; and (x) 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-, three-, and five-year periods ended June 30, 2019, 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 (December 31 for periods prior to 2018) 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-Sized 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, 2019.
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 or reimburse 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, 2019.
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, 2020.
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 and the full Board approves such changes.
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 funds' business. The Board noted that changes to fall-out benefits year-over-year reflect business developments at Fidelity's various businesses. The Board considered that a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds had recently been established, and met periodically, to evaluate potential fall-out benefits (PFOB Committee). The Board noted that the PFOB Committee, among other things: (i) discussed the legal framework surrounding potential fall-out benefits; (ii) reviewed the Board's responsibilities and approach to potential fall-out benefits; and (iii) reviewed practices employed by competitor funds regarding the review of potential fall-out benefits.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund, including the conclusions of the PFOB Committee, 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 ("group assets" as defined in the management contract). 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 flow and performance trends, in particular the underperformance of certain funds and strategies, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) consideration of performance fees for additional funds; (iii) changes in Fidelity's non-fund businesses and the impact of such changes on the funds; (iv) metrics for evaluating index fund and ETF performance and information about ETF trading characteristics; (v) the methodology with respect to evaluating competitive fund data and peer group classifications and fee comparisons; (vi) the expense structures for different funds and classes; (vii) information regarding other accounts managed by Fidelity, including collective investment trusts and separately managed accounts; and (viii) 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.
Liquidity Risk Management Program
The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Liquidity Rule) to promote effective liquidity risk management throughout the open-end investment company industry, thereby reducing the risk that funds will be unable to meet their redemption obligations and mitigating dilution of the interests of fund shareholders.
The Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program pursuant to the Liquidity Rule (the Program) effective December 1, 2018. The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and to comply with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule. The Fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Fund’s investment adviser as administrator of the Program. The Fidelity advisers have established a Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the LRM Committee) to manage the Program for each of the Fidelity Funds. The LRM Committee monitors the adequacy and effectiveness of implementation of the Program and on a periodic basis assesses each Fund’s liquidity risk based on a variety of factors including (1) the Fund’s investment strategy, (2) portfolio liquidity and cash flow projections during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, (3) shareholder redemptions, (4) borrowings and other funding sources and (5) in the case of exchange-traded funds, certain additional factors including the effect of the Fund’s prices and spreads, market participants, and basket compositions on the overall liquidity of the Fund’s portfolio, as applicable.
In accordance with the Program, each of the Fund’s portfolio investments is classified into one of four liquidity categories described below based on a determination of a reasonable expectation for how long it would take to convert the investment to cash (or sell or dispose of the investment) without significantly changing its market value.
- Highly liquid investments – cash or convertible to cash within three business days or less
- Moderately liquid investments – convertible to cash in three to seven calendar days
- Less liquid investments – can be sold or disposed of, but not settled, within seven calendar days
- Illiquid investments – cannot be sold or disposed of within seven calendar days
Liquidity classification determinations take into account a variety of factors including various market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth, and generally utilize analysis from a third-party liquidity metrics service.
The Liquidity Rule places a 15% limit on a fund’s illiquid investments and requires funds that do not primarily hold assets that are highly liquid investments to determine and maintain a minimum percentage of the fund’s net assets to be invested in highly liquid investments (highly liquid investment minimum or HLIM). The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments and for determining, periodically reviewing and complying with the HLIM requirement as applicable.
At a recent meeting of the Fund’s Board of Trustees, the LRM Committee provided a written report to the Board pertaining to the operation, adequacy, and effectiveness of implementation of the Program for the annual period from December 1, 2018 through November 30, 2019. The report concluded that the Program has been implemented and is operating effectively and is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk.
Proxy Voting Results
A special meeting of shareholders was held on June 9, 2020. The results of votes taken among shareholders on the proposals before them are reported below. Each vote reported represents one dollar of net asset value held on the record date for the meeting.
PROPOSAL 1
To elect a Board of Trustees.
| # of Votes | % of Votes |
Dennis J. Dirks |
Affirmative | 11,099,447,424.890 | 95.490 |
Withheld | 524,241,637.164 | 4.510 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Donald F. Donahue |
Affirmative | 11,111,963,232.945 | 95.598 |
Withheld | 511,725,829.109 | 4.402 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Bettina Doulton |
Affirmative | 11,132,379,469.922 | 95.773 |
Withheld | 491,309,592.132 | 4.227 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Vicki L. Fuller |
Affirmative | 11,132,346,192.263 | 95.773 |
Withheld | 491,342,869.791 | 4.227 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Patricia L. Kampling |
Affirmative | 11,141,812,359.694 | 95.854 |
Withheld | 481,876,702.360 | 4.146 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Alan J. Lacy |
Affirmative | 11,081,103,173.144 | 95.332 |
Withheld | 542,585,888.910 | 4.668 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Ned C. Lautenbach |
Affirmative | 11,051,092,644.521 | 95.074 |
Withheld | 572,596,417.533 | 4.926 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Robert A. Lawrence |
Affirmative | 11,100,774,895.497 | 95.501 |
Withheld | 522,914,166.556 | 4.499 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Joseph Mauriello |
Affirmative | 11,070,909,380.371 | 95.244 |
Withheld | 552,779,681.683 | 4.756 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Cornelia M. Small |
Affirmative | 11,101,337,946.609 | 95.506 |
Withheld | 522,351,115.445 | 4.494 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Garnett A. Smith |
Affirmative | 11,082,555,490.179 | 95.345 |
Withheld | 541,133,571.875 | 4.655 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
David M. Thomas |
Affirmative | 11,094,352,794.165 | 95.446 |
Withheld | 529,336,267.889 | 4.554 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Susan Tomasky |
Affirmative | 11,124,148,109.894 | 95.702 |
Withheld | 499,540,952.160 | 4.298 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
Michael E. Wiley |
Affirmative | 11,096,957,446.084 | 95.468 |
Withheld | 526,731,615.970 | 4.532 |
TOTAL | 11,623,689,062.054 | 100.000 |
PROPOSAL 2
To convert a fundamental investment policy to a non-fundamental investment policy.
| # of Votes | % of Votes |
Affirmative | 136,574,965.535 | 78.693 |
Against | 20,173,814.529 | 11.624 |
Abstain | 16,804,631.622 | 9.683 |
Broker Non-Vote | 0.00 | 0.00 |
TOTAL | 173,553,411.686 | 100.000 |
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Proposal 1 reflects trust wide proposal and voting results. |
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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
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 20, 2020 |
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 20, 2020 |
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By: | /s/John J. Burke III |
| John J. Burke III |
| Chief Financial Officer |
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Date: | August 20, 2020 |