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 811-3587
Fidelity Financial Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
82 Devonshire St., Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Scott C. Goebel, Secretary
82 Devonshire St.
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 617-563-7000
Date of fiscal year end: | November 30 |
Date of reporting period: | May 31, 2008 |
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders
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Semiannual Report
May 31, 2008
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Contents
Chairman's Message | Ned Johnson's message to shareholders. | |
Shareholder Expense Example | An example of shareholder expenses. | |
Investment Changes | A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months. | |
Investments | A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values. | |
Financial Statements | Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, | |
Notes | Notes to the financial statements. | |
Proxy Voting Results |
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Chairman's Message
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Dear Shareholder:
Investing momentum appeared to shift back in favor of equities as we approached the mid-point of 2008, offsetting some - but not all - of the market's earlier weakness. However, the outlook for the remainder of the year was far from certain. Financial markets are always unpredictable, but there are a number of time-tested principles that can put the historical odds in your favor.
One of the basic tenets is to invest for the long term. Over time, riding out the markets' inevitable ups and downs has proven much more effective than selling into panic or chasing the hottest trend. Even missing only a few of the markets' best days can significantly diminish investor returns. Patience also affords the benefits of compounding - of earning interest on additional income or reinvested dividends and capital gains. There are tax advantages and cost benefits to consider as well. The more you sell, the more taxes you pay, and the more you trade, the higher the costs. While staying the course doesn't eliminate risk, it can considerably lessen the effect of short-term declines.
You can further manage your investing risk through diversification. And today, more than ever, geographic diversification should be taken into account. Studies indicate that asset allocation is the single most important determinant of a portfolio's long-term success. The right mix of stocks, bonds and cash - aligned to your particular risk tolerance and investment objective - is very important. Age-appropriate rebalancing is also an essential aspect of asset allocation. For younger investors, an emphasis on equities - which historically have been the best-performing asset class over time - is encouraged. As investors near their specific goal, such as retirement or sending a child to college, consideration may be given to replacing volatile assets (e.g. common stocks) with more-stable fixed investments (bonds or savings plans).
A third investment principle - investing regularly - can help lower the average cost of your purchases. Investing a certain amount of money each month or quarter helps ensure you won't pay for all your shares at market highs. This strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - also reduces unconstructive "emotion" from investing, helping shareholders avoid selling weak performers just prior to an upswing, or chasing a hot performer just before a correction.
We invite you to contact us via the Internet, through our Investor Centers or over the phone. It is our privilege to provide you the information you need to make the investments that are right for you.
Sincerely,
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d
Edward C. Johnson 3d
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Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (December 1, 2007 to May 31, 2008).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
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Investments - continued
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.
Beginning | Ending | Expenses Paid | |
Actual | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,065.10 | $ 4.08 |
Hypothetical (5% return per year before expenses) | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,021.05 | $ 3.99 |
* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of .79%; multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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Investment Changes (Unaudited)
Top Ten Investments as of May 31, 2008 | ||
(excluding cash equivalents) | % of fund's | % of fund's net assets |
El Paso Corp. 4.99% | 7.2 | 7.0 |
Celanese Corp. 4.25% | 5.2 | 4.9 |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. 2.5% 5/15/37 | 4.2 | 1.9 |
Peabody Energy Corp. 4.75% 12/15/66 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. 6.75% | 3.8 | 3.7 |
Halliburton Co. 3.125% 7/15/23 | 3.6 | 3.2 |
Bank of America Corp. Series L, 7.25% | 3.0 | 0.0 |
Celanese Corp. Class A | 2.0 | 1.9 |
General Motors Corp. Series C, 6.25% | 2.0 | 1.6 |
Quicksilver Resources, Inc. 1.875% 11/1/24 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
36.6 | ||
Top Five Market Sectors as of May 31, 2008 | ||
% of fund's | % of fund's net assets | |
Energy | 32.5 | 29.7 |
Information Technology | 14.3 | 18.2 |
Materials | 13.4 | 13.0 |
Financials | 10.5 | 0.4 |
Consumer Discretionary | 7.7 | 10.5 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) | |||||||
As of May 31, 2008 * | As of November 30, 2007 ** | ||||||
![]() | Convertible | ![]() | Convertible | ||||
![]() | Stocks 10.7% | ![]() | Stocks 15.0% | ||||
![]() | Nonconvertible | ![]() | Nonconvertible | ||||
![]() | Short-Term | ![]() | Short-Term | ||||
![]() | Floating Rate Loans 0.4% | ![]() | Floating Rate Loans 0.0% | ||||
* Foreign investments | 6.8% | ** Foreign investments | 6.4% |
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Investments May 31, 2008 (Unaudited)
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Corporate Bonds - 51.7% | ||||
Principal Amount (000s) | Value (000s) | |||
Convertible Bonds - 51.3% | ||||
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 4.4% | ||||
Diversified Consumer Services - 0.6% | ||||
Stewart Enterprises, Inc.: | ||||
3.125% 7/15/14 (f) | $ 12,000 | $ 10,854 | ||
3.375% 7/15/16 (f) | 12,000 | 10,736 | ||
21,590 | ||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.2% | ||||
Ambassadors International, Inc. 3.75% 4/15/27 (f) | 8,000 | 4,260 | ||
Six Flags, Inc. 4.5% 5/15/15 | 27,700 | 17,451 | ||
WMS Industries, Inc.: | ||||
2.75% 7/15/10 (f) | 4,000 | 11,350 | ||
2.75% 7/15/10 | 2,800 | 7,945 | ||
41,006 | ||||
Internet & Catalog Retail - 0.2% | ||||
GSI Commerce, Inc. 2.5% 6/1/27 (f) | 10,000 | 7,727 | ||
Media - 1.7% | ||||
Charter Communications, Inc. 6.5% 10/1/27 | 58,654 | 36,324 | ||
Lamar Advertising Co. 2.875% 12/31/10 | 8,200 | 9,962 | ||
Regal Entertainment Group 6.25% 3/15/11 (f) | 10,000 | 9,921 | ||
56,207 | ||||
Specialty Retail - 0.7% | ||||
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. 3% 9/15/12 (f) | 3,000 | 2,335 | ||
Eddie Bauer Holdings, Inc. 5.25% 4/1/14 (f) | 15,750 | 11,776 | ||
United Auto Group, Inc. 3.5% 4/1/26 (f) | 10,000 | 10,920 | ||
25,031 | ||||
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | 151,561 | |||
CONSUMER STAPLES - 2.9% | ||||
Beverages - 0.8% | ||||
Molson Coors Brewing Co. 2.5% 7/30/13 | 20,000 | 25,634 | ||
Food & Staples Retailing - 2.1% | ||||
Nash-Finch Co. 1.6314% 3/15/35 (d) | 72,480 | 33,835 | ||
Rite Aid Corp. 8.5% 5/15/15 | 9,100 | 9,960 | ||
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.: | ||||
5.125% 6/15/11 | 8,000 | 7,931 | ||
Corporate Bonds - continued | ||||
Principal Amount (000s) | Value (000s) | |||
Convertible Bonds - continued | ||||
CONSUMER STAPLES - continued | ||||
Food & Staples Retailing - continued | ||||
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.: - continued | ||||
6.75% 12/15/12 | $ 12,000 | $ 11,627 | ||
The Pantry, Inc. 3% 11/15/12 | 14,000 | 9,917 | ||
73,270 | ||||
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | 98,904 | |||
ENERGY - 19.1% | ||||
Energy Equipment & Services - 6.6% | ||||
Global Industries Ltd. 2.75% 8/1/27 (f) | 10,000 | 7,813 | ||
Grey Wolf, Inc. 2.6475% 4/1/24 (g) | 3,880 | 4,875 | ||
Halliburton Co. 3.125% 7/15/23 | 47,400 | 123,062 | ||
Hercules Offshore, Inc. 3.375% 6/1/38 (f) | 20,000 | 19,772 | ||
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. 1.625% 11/15/26 (d)(f) | 5,000 | 6,264 | ||
Oil States International, Inc. 2.375% 7/1/25 (f) | 4,500 | 8,781 | ||
SESI LLC 1.5% 12/15/26 (d)(f) | 7,000 | 9,196 | ||
Transocean, Inc.: | ||||
Series B, 1.5% 12/15/37 | 20,000 | 22,450 | ||
Series C, 1.5% 12/15/37 | 20,000 | 22,600 | ||
224,813 | ||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 12.5% | ||||
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. 2.375% 4/15/15 | 5,500 | 9,202 | ||
Chesapeake Energy Corp.: | ||||
2.5% 5/15/37 | 97,000 | 143,744 | ||
2.75% 11/15/35 | 17,860 | 27,369 | ||
Goodrich Petroleum Corp. 3.25% 12/1/26 | 6,000 | 5,746 | ||
McMoRan Exploration Co.: | ||||
6% 7/2/08 (f) | 1,000 | 2,243 | ||
6% 7/2/08 | 12,900 | 28,933 | ||
Patriot Coal Corp. 3.25% 5/31/13 (f) | 6,000 | 6,578 | ||
Peabody Energy Corp. 4.75% 12/15/66 | 92,250 | 134,062 | ||
Quicksilver Resources, Inc. 1.875% 11/1/24 (f) | 24,500 | 60,179 | ||
St. Mary Land & Exploration Co. 3.5% 4/1/27 (f) | 8,000 | 9,360 | ||
427,416 | ||||
TOTAL ENERGY | 652,229 | |||
Corporate Bonds - continued | ||||
Principal Amount (000s) | Value (000s) | |||
Convertible Bonds - continued | ||||
FINANCIALS - 0.7% | ||||
Diversified Financial Services - 0.3% | ||||
The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. 2.5% 8/15/13 (f) | $ 10,000 | $ 9,785 | ||
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 0.4% | ||||
Ventas, Inc. 3.875% 11/15/11 (f) | 12,000 | 14,091 | ||
TOTAL FINANCIALS | 23,876 | |||
HEALTH CARE - 4.4% | ||||
Biotechnology - 0.2% | ||||
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. 2.5% 3/29/13 | 2,510 | 6,063 | ||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 2.0% | ||||
Beckman Coulter, Inc. 2.5% 12/15/36 (f) | 8,500 | 9,479 | ||
Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc.: | ||||
3% 5/15/16 (f) | 21,000 | 21,966 | ||
3% 5/15/16 | 10,000 | 10,460 | ||
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. 3.25% 4/15/15 (f) | 10,000 | 10,700 | ||
Medtronic, Inc. 1.625% 4/15/13 | 8,000 | 8,454 | ||
SonoSite, Inc. 3.75% 7/15/14 | 7,000 | 7,323 | ||
68,382 | ||||
Health Care Providers & Services - 0.2% | ||||
Omnicare, Inc. 3.25% 12/15/35 | 9,000 | 6,570 | ||
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 1.7% | ||||
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. 2.25% 6/15/13 (f) | 4,000 | 5,703 | ||
Fisher Scientific International, Inc.: | ||||
2.5% 10/1/23 (f) | 11,100 | 27,983 | ||
2.5% 10/1/23 | 7,400 | 18,656 | ||
Nektar Therapeutics 3.25% 9/28/12 | 9,000 | 6,262 | ||
58,604 | ||||
Pharmaceuticals - 0.3% | ||||
Alpharma, Inc. 2.125% 3/15/27 | 9,000 | 9,127 | ||
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | 148,746 | |||
INDUSTRIALS - 5.7% | ||||
Aerospace & Defense - 0.4% | ||||
AAR Corp. 1.75% 2/1/26 (f) | 2,500 | 2,279 | ||
Alliant Techsystems, Inc. 3% 8/15/24 | 6,400 | 9,729 | ||
12,008 | ||||
Corporate Bonds - continued | ||||
Principal Amount (000s) | Value (000s) | |||
Convertible Bonds - continued | ||||
INDUSTRIALS - continued | ||||
Airlines - 0.5% | ||||
AirTran Holdings, Inc. 7% 7/1/23 | $ 10,000 | $ 6,513 | ||
UAL Corp.: | ||||
4.5% 6/30/21 (f) | 10,500 | 5,205 | ||
4.5% 6/30/21 | 5,000 | 2,479 | ||
US Airways Group, Inc. 7% 9/30/20 (f) | 4,810 | 3,595 | ||
17,792 | ||||
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.2% | ||||
Waste Connections, Inc. 3.75% 4/1/26 | 5,000 | 5,681 | ||
Construction & Engineering - 0.9% | ||||
Fluor Corp. 1.5% 2/15/24 | 6,000 | 20,031 | ||
Quanta Services, Inc. 3.75% 4/30/26 (f) | 7,000 | 11,007 | ||
31,038 | ||||
Electrical Equipment - 1.4% | ||||
C&D Technologies, Inc.: | ||||
5.25% 11/1/25 (f) | 4,400 | 4,422 | ||
5.25% 11/1/25 | 26,361 | 26,493 | ||
General Cable Corp. 1% 10/15/12 (f) | 16,000 | 17,325 | ||
48,240 | ||||
Machinery - 0.5% | ||||
Greenbrier Companies, Inc.: | ||||
2.375% 5/15/26 (f) | 5,500 | 4,547 | ||
2.375% 5/15/26 | 8,000 | 6,614 | ||
Trinity Industries, Inc. 3.875% 6/1/36 | 7,000 | 7,368 | ||
18,529 | ||||
Marine - 1.8% | ||||
Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd. 1.875% 10/15/27 (f) | 34,000 | 30,916 | ||
Horizon Lines, Inc. 4.25% 8/15/12 (f) | 40,000 | 31,836 | ||
62,752 | ||||
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | 196,040 | |||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 13.0% | ||||
Communications Equipment - 1.4% | ||||
Ciena Corp. 0.25% 5/1/13 | 2,650 | 2,497 | ||
Finisar Corp. 2.5% 10/15/10 | 15,760 | 12,431 | ||
JDS Uniphase Corp. 1% 5/15/26 (f) | 15,000 | 11,958 | ||
L-3 Communications Corp. 3% 8/1/35 | 3,000 | 3,686 | ||
Corporate Bonds - continued | ||||
Principal Amount (000s) | Value (000s) | |||
Convertible Bonds - continued | ||||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued | ||||
Communications Equipment - continued | ||||
Nortel Networks Corp. 2.125% 4/15/14 (f) | $ 10,000 | $ 6,794 | ||
Symmetricom, Inc. 3.25% 6/15/25 | 11,000 | 9,792 | ||
47,158 | ||||
Computers & Peripherals - 1.2% | ||||
EMC Corp. 1.75% 12/1/13 (f) | 17,000 | 21,735 | ||
Hutchinson Technology, Inc. 3.25% 1/15/26 | 12,000 | 9,051 | ||
SanDisk Corp. 1% 5/15/13 | 13,000 | 9,853 | ||
40,639 | ||||
Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 3.2% | ||||
Anixter International, Inc. 1% 2/15/13 (f) | 4,540 | 5,340 | ||
Flextronics International Ltd. 1% 8/1/10 | 30,580 | 29,666 | ||
Itron, Inc. 2.5% 8/1/26 | 19,750 | 32,708 | ||
L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc. 3.75% 5/15/27 | 10,000 | 8,896 | ||
Merix Corp.: | ||||
4% 5/15/13 (f) | 11,250 | 5,977 | ||
4% 5/15/13 | 7,600 | 4,038 | ||
Newport Corp. 2.5% 2/15/12 (f) | 3,750 | 3,230 | ||
SYNNEX Corp. 4% 5/15/18 (f) | 10,000 | 10,686 | ||
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. 3.625% 8/1/23 | 9,000 | 8,989 | ||
109,530 | ||||
IT Services - 1.3% | ||||
BearingPoint, Inc. 3.1% 12/15/24 (f) | 8,000 | 3,427 | ||
CACI International, Inc. 2.125% 5/1/14 | 6,000 | 6,639 | ||
DST Systems, Inc. Series A: | ||||
4.125% 8/15/23 (f) | 8,300 | 11,605 | ||
4.125% 8/15/23 | 16,800 | 23,490 | ||
45,161 | ||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 5.1% | ||||
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.: | ||||
5.75% 8/15/12 | 49,705 | 38,646 | ||
6% 5/1/15 | 15,000 | 10,200 | ||
Conexant Systems, Inc. 4% 3/1/26 | 7,000 | 4,868 | ||
Credence Systems Corp.: | ||||
3.5% 5/15/10 (f) | 8,000 | 6,710 | ||
3.5% 5/15/10 | 7,500 | 6,291 | ||
Intel Corp. 2.95% 12/15/35 | 38,000 | 38,564 | ||
Micron Technology, Inc. 1.875% 6/1/14 | 10,000 | 8,228 | ||
Corporate Bonds - continued | ||||
Principal Amount (000s) | Value (000s) | |||
Convertible Bonds - continued | ||||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued | ||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - continued | ||||
ON Semiconductor Corp.: | ||||
1.875% 12/15/25 (f) | $ 3,750 | $ 5,817 | ||
2.625% 12/15/26 | 34,400 | 39,815 | ||
PMC-Sierra, Inc. 2.25% 10/15/25 | 10,000 | 12,128 | ||
Spansion, Inc. 2.25% 6/15/16 (f) | 7,267 | 3,125 | ||
174,392 | ||||
Software - 0.8% | ||||
Borland Software Corp. 2.75% 2/15/12 (f) | 13,000 | 9,070 | ||
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 1.5% 12/15/13 (f) | 5,500 | 4,779 | ||
Symantec Corp. 1% 6/15/13 (f) | 9,000 | 11,321 | ||
25,170 | ||||
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | 442,050 | |||
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.6% | ||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.4% | ||||
Level 3 Communications, Inc. 3.5% 6/15/12 | 8,000 | 6,928 | ||
Time Warner Telecom, Inc. 2.375% 4/1/26 | 6,000 | 7,110 | ||
14,038 | ||||
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.2% | ||||
ICO North America, Inc. 7.5% 8/15/09 (h) | 8,074 | 7,024 | ||
TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES | 21,062 | |||
UTILITIES - 0.5% | ||||
Multi-Utilities - 0.5% | ||||
CMS Energy Corp. 3.375% 7/15/23 | 11,800 | 17,652 | ||
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS | 1,752,120 | |||
Corporate Bonds - continued | ||||
Principal Amount (000s) | Value (000s) | |||
Nonconvertible Bonds - 0.4% | ||||
FINANCIALS - 0.4% | ||||
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.4% | ||||
Residential Capital Corp.: | ||||
6% 2/22/11 | $ 10,000 | $ 5,000 | ||
8.375% 6/30/10 | 15,000 | 8,025 | ||
13,025 | ||||
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $1,564,300) | 1,765,145 |
Common Stocks - 10.7% | |||
Shares | |||
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.7% | |||
Auto Components - 0.2% | |||
WABCO Holdings, Inc. | 117,866 | 6,160 | |
Diversified Consumer Services - 0.4% | |||
Service Corp. International | 1,143,000 | 12,230 | |
Media - 0.1% | |||
Charter Communications, Inc. Class A (a) | 3,343,900 | 5,317 | |
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | 23,707 | ||
CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.1% | |||
Food & Staples Retailing - 0.1% | |||
Rite Aid Corp. (a) | 2,247,569 | 5,057 | |
ENERGY - 3.3% | |||
Energy Equipment & Services - 1.6% | |||
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (a) | 641,800 | 53,475 | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 1.7% | |||
Sasol Ltd. sponsored ADR | 212,600 | 13,373 | |
Teekay Corp. | 895,625 | 45,032 | |
58,405 | |||
TOTAL ENERGY | 111,880 | ||
FINANCIALS - 0.6% | |||
Commercial Banks - 0.4% | |||
Wachovia Corp. | 624,100 | 14,854 | |
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (000s) | ||
FINANCIALS - continued | |||
Diversified Financial Services - 0.1% | |||
CIT Group, Inc. | 136,300 | $ 1,363 | |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.1% | |||
Washington Mutual, Inc. | 421,900 | 3,806 | |
TOTAL FINANCIALS | 20,023 | ||
HEALTH CARE - 0.8% | |||
Pharmaceuticals - 0.8% | |||
Roche Holding AG ADR (f) | 320,340 | 27,789 | |
INDUSTRIALS - 0.6% | |||
Building Products - 0.5% | |||
Trane, Inc. | 353,600 | 16,414 | |
Machinery - 0.1% | |||
FreightCar America, Inc. | 76,700 | 3,344 | |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | 19,758 | ||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 1.3% | |||
Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 0.1% | |||
L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc. (a)(e) | 200,000 | 3,168 | |
IT Services - 0.0% | |||
Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. (a) | 71,600 | 512 | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 1.2% | |||
Amkor Technology, Inc. (a) | 843,200 | 8,989 | |
EMCORE Corp. (a)(e) | 1,129,814 | 8,880 | |
ON Semiconductor Corp. (a) | 2,169,500 | 21,456 | |
39,325 | |||
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | 43,005 | ||
MATERIALS - 3.0% | |||
Chemicals - 2.8% | |||
Celanese Corp. Class A | 1,413,500 | 68,837 | |
Monsanto Co. | 200,000 | 25,480 | |
94,317 | |||
Paper & Forest Products - 0.2% | |||
Weyerhaeuser Co. | 141,800 | 8,838 | |
TOTAL MATERIALS | 103,155 | ||
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (000s) | ||
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.1% | |||
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.1% | |||
NII Holdings, Inc. (a)(f) | 75,132 | $ 3,772 | |
UTILITIES - 0.2% | |||
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 0.2% | |||
Mirant Corp. (a) | 194,441 | 7,898 | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $219,933) | 366,044 | ||
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 33.6% | |||
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 2.6% | |||
Automobiles - 2.4% | |||
Ford Motor Co. Capital Trust II 6.50% | 450,000 | 14,882 | |
General Motors Corp. Series C, 6.25% | 4,056,500 | 66,202 | |
81,084 | |||
Media - 0.2% | |||
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. Series B, 5.25% (f) | 10,000 | 9,129 | |
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | 90,213 | ||
CONSUMER STAPLES - 1.8% | |||
Food Products - 1.8% | |||
Archer Daniels Midland Co. 6.25% | 600,000 | 29,775 | |
Bunge Ltd.: | |||
4.875% | 137,000 | 19,522 | |
5.125% | 10,000 | 10,921 | |
60,218 | |||
ENERGY - 10.1% | |||
Energy Equipment & Services - 0.1% | |||
Bristow Group, Inc. 5.50% | 80,000 | 5,115 | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 10.0% | |||
Chesapeake Energy Corp.: | |||
4.50% | 170,000 | 22,950 | |
5.00% (f) | 149,600 | 23,094 | |
El Paso Corp. 4.99% | 154,990 | 245,644 | |
EXCO Resources, Inc. Series A1, 7.00% (h) | 2,500 | 34,808 | |
Convertible Preferred Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (000s) | ||
ENERGY - continued | |||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - continued | |||
Goodrich Petroleum Corp. 5.375% | 100,000 | $ 7,244 | |
Williams Companies, Inc. 5.50% | 35,000 | 6,121 | |
339,861 | |||
TOTAL ENERGY | 344,976 | ||
FINANCIALS - 8.4% | |||
Capital Markets - 1.0% | |||
Legg Mason, Inc. 7.00% | 151,400 | 7,389 | |
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. 7.25% | 25,000 | 27,125 | |
34,514 | |||
Commercial Banks - 1.5% | |||
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. 8.50% | 30,000 | 29,940 | |
Wachovia Corp. 7.50% | 20,000 | 21,184 | |
51,124 | |||
Consumer Finance - 0.6% | |||
SLM Corp. Series C, 7.25% | 18,300 | 20,288 | |
Diversified Financial Services - 3.0% | |||
Bank of America Corp. Series L, 7.25% | 100,885 | 102,020 | |
CIT Group, Inc. Series C, 8.75% | 25,300 | 1,356 | |
103,376 | |||
Insurance - 1.2% | |||
American International Group, Inc. Series A, 8.50% | 533,300 | 39,328 | |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 1.1% | |||
Fannie Mae 8.75% | 322,800 | 15,938 | |
Washington Mutual, Inc. | 222 | 22,885 | |
38,823 | |||
TOTAL FINANCIALS | 287,453 | ||
MATERIALS - 10.4% | |||
Chemicals - 5.2% | |||
Celanese Corp. 4.25% | 2,893,200 | 179,205 | |
Convertible Preferred Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (000s) | ||
MATERIALS - continued | |||
Metals & Mining - 5.2% | |||
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.: | |||
5.50% | 18,400 | $ 45,870 | |
6.75% | 786,500 | 130,201 | |
176,071 | |||
TOTAL MATERIALS | 355,276 | ||
UTILITIES - 0.3% | |||
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 0.3% | |||
NRG Energy, Inc. Series A, 5.75% | 26,800 | 9,506 | |
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $904,726) | 1,147,642 |
Floating Rate Loans - 0.4% | ||||
Principal Amount (000s) | ||||
FINANCIALS - 0.4% | ||||
Diversified Financial Services - 0.4% | ||||
CCO Holdings, LLC Tranche 3LN, term loan 5.1713% 9/6/14 (g) (Cost $12,797) | $ 15,000 | 12,525 |
Money Market Funds - 5.2% | |||
Shares | |||
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 2.44% (b) | 166,210,029 | 166,210 | |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 2.42% (b)(c) | 9,187,500 | 9,188 | |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $175,398) | 175,398 | ||
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 101.6% (Cost $2,877,154) | 3,466,754 | ||
NET OTHER ASSETS - (1.6)% | (55,041) | ||
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 3,411,713 |
Legend |
(a) Non-income producing |
(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. |
(c) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(d) Security initially issued at one coupon which converts to a higher coupon at a specified date. The rate shown is the rate at period end. |
(e) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
(f) 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 $606,262,000 or 17.8% of net assets. |
(g) The coupon rate shown on floating or adjustable rate securities represents the rate at period end. |
(h) Restricted securities - Investment in securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (excluding 144A issues). At the end of the period, the value of restricted securities (excluding 144A issues) amounted to $41,832,000 or 1.2% of net assets. |
Additional information on each holding is as follows: |
Security | Acquisition Date | Acquisition Cost (000s) |
EXCO Resources, Inc. Series A1, 7.00% | 3/28/07 | $ 25,000 |
ICO North America, Inc. 7.5% 8/15/09 | 8/12/05 - 2/15/08 | $ 8,141 |
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 | $ 1,370 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund | 60 |
Total | $ 1,430 |
Other Information |
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of May 31, 2008, involving the Fund's assets carried at value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the tables below, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: | ||||
Description | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Investments in Securities | $ 3,466,754 | $ 541,442 | $ 2,890,504 | $ 34,808 |
The following is a reconciliation of assets for which Level 3 inputs were used in determining value: |
Investments in Securities | ||
Beginning Balance | $ 21,676 | |
Total Realized Gain (Loss) | - | |
Total Unrealized Gain (Loss) | 13,132 | |
Cost of Purchases | - | |
Proceeds of Sales | - | |
Amortization/Accretion | - | |
Transfer in/out of Level 3 | - | |
Ending Balance | $ 34,808 |
The information used in the above reconciliation represents fiscal year to date activity for any Investment Securities identified as using Level 3 inputs at either the beginning or the end of the current fiscal period. Transfers in or out of Level 3 represents either the beginning value (for transfers in), or the ending value (for transfers out) of any Security or Instrument where a change in the pricing level occurred from the beginning to the end of the period. |
The composition of credit quality ratings as a percentage of net assets is as follows (ratings are unaudited): |
AAA,AA,A | 5.6% |
BBB | 3.6% |
BB | 14.4% |
B | 8.6% |
CCC,CC,C | 4.5% |
Not Rated | 15.4% |
Equities | 44.3% |
Short-Term Investments and Net | 3.6% |
Other Assets | 100.0% |
We have used ratings from Moody's® Investors Services, Inc. Where Moody's ratings are not available, we have used S&P® ratings. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amount) | May 31, 2008 (Unaudited) | |
Assets | ||
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $8,972) - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $2,701,756) | $ 3,291,356 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $175,398) | 175,398 | |
Total Investments (cost $2,877,154) | $ 3,466,754 | |
Cash | 966 | |
Receivable for fund shares sold | 6,221 | |
Dividends receivable | 1,937 | |
Interest receivable | 13,756 | |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | 327 | |
Prepaid expenses | 5 | |
Total assets | 3,489,966 | |
Liabilities | ||
Payable for investments purchased | $ 61,909 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 5,023 | |
Accrued management fee | 1,545 | |
Other affiliated payables | 531 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 57 | |
Collateral on securities loaned, at value | 9,188 | |
Total liabilities | 78,253 | |
Net Assets | $ 3,411,713 | |
Net Assets consist of: | ||
Paid in capital | $ 2,730,891 | |
Undistributed net investment income | 16,647 | |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments | 74,575 | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 589,600 | |
Net Assets, for 116,468 shares outstanding | $ 3,411,713 | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($3,411,713 ÷ 116,468 shares) | $ 29.29 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
Amounts in thousands | Six months ended May 31, 2008 (Unaudited) | |
Investment Income | ||
Dividends | $ 19,332 | |
Interest | 27,884 | |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds | 1,430 | |
Total income | 48,646 | |
Expenses | ||
Management fee | $ 6,750 | |
Performance adjustment | 1,645 | |
Transfer agent fees | 2,594 | |
Accounting and security lending fees | 435 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 21 | |
Independent trustees' compensation | 6 | |
Registration fees | 63 | |
Audit | 41 | |
Legal | 28 | |
Miscellaneous | 101 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 11,684 | |
Expense reductions | (27) | 11,657 |
Net investment income (loss) | 36,989 | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||
Investment securities: | ||
Unaffiliated issuers | 75,557 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities | 85,550 | |
Net gain (loss) | 161,107 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | $ 198,096 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Amounts in thousands | Six months ended May 31, 2008 | Year ended |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | ||
Operations | ||
Net investment income (loss) | $ 36,989 | $ 53,300 |
Net realized gain (loss) | 75,557 | 100,609 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 85,550 | 180,797 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting | 198,096 | 334,706 |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | (37,512) | (44,903) |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain | (86,711) | (1,653) |
Total distributions | (124,223) | (46,556) |
Share transactions | 671,341 | 1,065,380 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 114,047 | 42,271 |
Cost of shares redeemed | (366,383) | (560,059) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | 419,005 | 547,592 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 492,878 | 835,742 |
Net Assets | ||
Beginning of period | 2,918,835 | 2,083,093 |
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $16,647 and undistributed net investment income of $17,170, respectively) | $ 3,411,713 | $ 2,918,835 |
Other Information Shares | ||
Sold | 24,223 | 37,535 |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 4,121 | 1,510 |
Redeemed | (13,546) | (20,000) |
Net increase (decrease) | 14,798 | 19,045 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
Six months ended May 31, 2008 | Years ended November 30, | |||||
(Unaudited) | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | |
Selected Per-Share Data | ||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 28.71 | $ 25.21 | $ 22.14 | $ 21.06 | $ 19.71 | $ 16.88 |
Income from Investment Operations | ||||||
Net investment income (loss) D | .34 | .59 | .49 | .41 | .46 | .79 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 1.45 | 3.43 | 3.09 | 1.03 | 1.55 | 2.87 |
Total from investment operations | 1.79 | 4.02 | 3.58 | 1.44 | 2.01 | 3.66 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.36) | (.50) | (.50) | (.34) | (.66) | (.83) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.85) | (.02) | (.01) | (.02) | - | - |
Total distributions | (1.21) | (.52) | (.51) | (.36) | (.66) | (.83) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 29.29 | $ 28.71 | $ 25.21 | $ 22.14 | $ 21.06 | $ 19.71 |
Total Return B,C | 6.51% | 16.02% | 16.38% | 6.91% | 10.39% | 22.48% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E,G | ||||||
Expenses before reductions | .79% A | .79% | .83% | .70% | .67% | .84% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .79% A | .79% | .83% | .70% | .67% | .84% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .79% A | .79% | .83% | .69% | .66% | .82% |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.50% A | 2.11% | 2.09% | 1.95% | 2.26% | 4.46% |
Supplemental Data | ||||||
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $ 3,412 | $ 2,919 | $ 2,083 | $ 1,754 | $ 1,835 | $ 1,767 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | 34% A | 24% | 35% | 81% | 112% | 136% |
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the Fund. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the Fund during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the Fund.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
For the period ended May 31, 2008 (Unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
1. Organization.
Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Financial Trust (the trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds are available on the SEC's web site or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Security Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. Wherever possible, the Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments.
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by an independent pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded. 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. Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued by independent pricing services or by dealers who make markets in such securities. Pricing services consider yield or price of bonds of comparable quality,
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
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coupon, maturity and type as well as dealer supplied prices. Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value each business day. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are valued at amortized cost, which approximates value.
When current market prices or quotations are not readily available or reliable, valuations may be determined in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. Factors used in determining value may include monitoring news to identify significant market or security specific events such as changes in the value of U.S. securities markets, monitoring changes in interest rates and credit quality, reviewing developments in foreign markets by evaluating the performance of ADRs, futures contracts and exchange-traded funds. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and may be utilized to a significant extent. The value of securities used for net asset value (NAV) calculation under these procedures may differ from published prices for the same securities.
The Fund is subject to the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements" (SFAS 157), effective with the beginning of the Funds' fiscal year. SFAS 157 establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements) when market prices are not readily available or reliable. The three levels of the hierarchy under SFAS 157 are described below:
Level 1 | Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. |
Level 2 | Prices determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants would use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others. |
Level 3 | Prices determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund's own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment, and would be based on the best information available. |
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment's assigned level within the hierarchy.
A summary of the inputs used as of May 31, 2008, in valuing the Fund's investments, as well as a reconciliation of assets for which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)
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Security Valuation - continued
were used in determining value, 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 may include proceeds received from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities.
Expenses. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among each Fund in the trust. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and filing its U.S. federal tax return. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. The Fund is subject to the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainties in Income Taxes (FIN 48). FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The implementation of FIN 48 did not result in any unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. Each of the Fund's federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued
generally accepted accounting principles. In addition, the Fund claimed a portion of the payment made to redeeming shareholders as a distribution for income tax purposes.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to market discount, deferred trustees compensation and losses deferred due to wash sales.
The federal tax cost of investments and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of period end were as follows:
Unrealized appreciation | $ 759,438 | |
Unrealized depreciation | (166,296) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ 593,142 | |
Cost for federal income tax purposes | $ 2,873,612 |
4. Operating Policies.
Repurchase Agreements. FMR has received an Exemptive Order from the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) which permits the Fund and other affiliated entities of FMR to transfer uninvested cash balances into joint trading accounts which are then invested in repurchase agreements. The Fund may also invest directly with institutions in repurchase agreements. Repurchase agreements are collateralized by government or non-government securities. Upon settlement date, collateral is held in segregated accounts with custodian banks and may be obtained in the event of a default of the counterparty. The Fund monitors, on a daily basis, the value of the collateral to ensure it is at least equal to the principal amount of the repurchase agreement (including accrued interest). In the event of a default by the counterparty, realization of the collateral proceeds could be delayed, during which time the value of the collateral may decline.
Restricted Securities. The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
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Loans and Other Direct Debt Instruments. The Fund may invest in loans and loan participations, trade claims or other receivables. These investments may include standby financing commitments, including revolving credit facilities, that obligate the Fund to supply additional cash to the borrower on demand. Loan participations involve a risk of insolvency of the lending bank or other financial intermediary. The Fund may be contractually obligated to receive approval from the agent bank and/or borrower prior to the sale of these investments.
5. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $815,618 and $487,315, respectively.
6. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .20% of the Fund's average net assets and a group fee rate that averaged ..26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. In addition, the management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of ± .15% of the Fund's average net assets over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the Fund's relative investment performance as compared to an appropriate benchmark index. For the period, the total annualized management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .57% of the Fund's average net assets.
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the Fund's transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to account size and type of account. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. Prior to January 1, 2008, Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), also an affiliate of FMR was the Fund's transfer agent. For the period the transfer agent fees were equivalent to an annualized rate of .18% of average net assets.
Accounting and Security Lending Fees. FSC maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the month.
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Under a separate contract, FSC administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions.
Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $1 for the period.
7. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR in a $4.2 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $3 and is reflected in Miscellaneous Expense on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
8. Security Lending.
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9. Expense Reductions.
Through arrangements with the Fund's custodian and transfer agent, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During
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the period, these credits reduced the Fund's custody and transfer agent expenses by $13 and $14, respectively.
10. Other.
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In December 2006, the Independent Trustees, with the assistance of independent counsel, completed an investigation regarding gifts, gratuities and business entertainment provided by certain brokers to certain individuals who were employed on FMR's domestic equity trading desk during the period 2002 to 2004. The Independent Trustees and FMR agreed that, despite the absence of proof that the Fidelity mutual funds experienced diminished execution quality as a result of the improper receipt of gifts and business entertainment, the conduct at issue was serious and was worthy of redress. Accordingly, the Independent Trustees requested, and FMR agreed to make, a payment of $42 million plus accrued interest, which equaled approximately $7.3 million, to certain Fidelity mutual funds.
In March 2008, the Trustees approved a method for allocating this payment among the funds and, in total, FMR paid the fund $78, which is recorded in the accompanying Statement of Operations.
In a related administrative order dated March 5, 2008, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") announced a settlement with FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (an affiliate of FMR) involving the SEC's regulatory rules for investment advisers and the improper receipt of gifts, gratuities and business entertainment. Without admitting or denying the SEC's findings, FMR agreed to pay an $8 million civil penalty to the United States Treasury.
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Proxy Voting Results
A special meeting of the fund's shareholders was held on May 14, 2008. The results of votes taken among shareholders on the proposals before them are reported below. Each vote reported represents one dollar of net asset value held on the record date for the meeting.
PROPOSAL 1 | ||
To elect a Board of Trustees.A | ||
# of | % of | |
James C. Curvey | ||
Affirmative | 9,571,534,061.90 | 94.706 |
Withheld | 535,046,550.56 | 5.294 |
TOTAL | 10,106,580,612.46 | 100.000 |
Dennis J. Dirks | ||
Affirmative | 9,617,796,990.25 | 95.164 |
Withheld | 488,783,622.21 | 4.836 |
TOTAL | 10,106,580,612.46 | 100.000 |
Edward C. Johnson 3d | ||
Affirmative | 9,539,083,686.89 | 94.385 |
Withheld | 567,496,925.57 | 5.615 |
TOTAL | 10,106,580,612.46 | 100.000 |
Alan J. Lacy | ||
Affirmative | 9,607,563,862.04 | 95.062 |
Withheld | 499,016,750.42 | 4.938 |
TOTAL | 10,106,580,612.46 | 100.000 |
Ned C. Lautenbach | ||
Affirmative | 9,603,806,416.74 | 95.025 |
Withheld | 502,774,195.72 | 4.975 |
TOTAL | 10,106,580,612.46 | 100.000 |
Joseph Mauriello | ||
Affirmative | 9,612,659,446.51 | 95.113 |
Withheld | 493,921,165.95 | 4.887 |
TOTAL | 10,106,580,612.46 | 100.000 |
Cornelia M. Small | ||
Affirmative | 9,614,816,782.29 | 95.134 |
Withheld | 491,763,830.17 | 4.866 |
TOTAL | 10,106,580,612.46 | 100.000 |
William S. Stavropoulos | ||
Affirmative | 9,571,153,931.46 | 94.702 |
Withheld | 535,426,681.00 | 5.298 |
TOTAL | 10,106,580,612.46 | 100.000 |
# of | % of | |
David M. Thomas | ||
Affirmative | 9,621,852,551.96 | 95.204 |
Withheld | 484,728,060.50 | 4.796 |
TOTAL | 10,106,580,612.46 | 100.000 |
Michael E. Wiley | ||
Affirmative | 9,612,026,895.94 | 95.107 |
Withheld | 494,553,716.52 | 4.893 |
TOTAL | 10,106,580,612.46 | 100.000 |
PROPOSAL 2 | ||
To amend the Declaration of Trust to reduce the required quorum for future shareholder meetings.A | ||
# of | % of | |
Affirmative | 7,368,931,360.00 | 72.912 |
Against | 1,653,337,279.78 | 16.359 |
Abstain | 567,396,068.00 | 5.614 |
Broker | 516,915,904.68 | 5.115 |
TOTAL | 10,106,580,612.46 | 100.000 |
A Denotes trust-wide proposal and voting results.
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Contents
Chairman's Message | Ned Johnson's message to shareholders. | |
Shareholder Expense Example | An example of shareholder expenses. | |
Investment Changes | A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months. | |
Investments | A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values. | |
Financial Statements | Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, | |
Notes | Notes to the financial statements. | |
Proxy Voting Results |
To view a fund's proxy voting guidelines and proxy voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30, visit http://www.fidelity.com (search for "proxy voting guidelines") or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) web site at http://www.sec.gov. You may also call 1-800-544-8544 to request a free copy of the proxy voting guidelines.
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All other marks appearing herein are registered or unregistered trademarks or service marks of FMR LLC or an affiliated company.
This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. A fund's Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. For a complete list of a fund's portfolio holdings, view the most recent holdings listing, semiannual report, or annual report on Fidelity's web site at http://www.fidelity.com or http://www.advisor.fidelity.com, as applicable.
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Chairman's Message
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Dear Shareholder:
Investing momentum appeared to shift back in favor of equities as we approached the mid-point of 2008, offsetting some - but not all - of the market's earlier weakness. However, the outlook for the remainder of the year was far from certain. Financial markets are always unpredictable, but there are a number of time-tested principles that can put the historical odds in your favor.
One of the basic tenets is to invest for the long term. Over time, riding out the markets' inevitable ups and downs has proven much more effective than selling into panic or chasing the hottest trend. Even missing only a few of the markets' best days can significantly diminish investor returns. Patience also affords the benefits of compounding - of earning interest on additional income or reinvested dividends and capital gains. There are tax advantages and cost benefits to consider as well. The more you sell, the more taxes you pay, and the more you trade, the higher the costs. While staying the course doesn't eliminate risk, it can considerably lessen the effect of short-term declines.
You can further manage your investing risk through diversification. And today, more than ever, geographic diversification should be taken into account. Studies indicate that asset allocation is the single most important determinant of a portfolio's long-term success. The right mix of stocks, bonds and cash - aligned to your particular risk tolerance and investment objective - is very important. Age-appropriate rebalancing is also an essential aspect of asset allocation. For younger investors, an emphasis on equities - which historically have been the best-performing asset class over time - is encouraged. As investors near their specific goal, such as retirement or sending a child to college, consideration may be given to replacing volatile assets (e.g. common stocks) with more-stable fixed investments (bonds or savings plans).
A third investment principle - investing regularly - can help lower the average cost of your purchases. Investing a certain amount of money each month or quarter helps ensure you won't pay for all your shares at market highs. This strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - also reduces unconstructive "emotion" from investing, helping shareholders avoid selling weak performers just prior to an upswing, or chasing a hot performer just before a correction.
We invite you to contact us via the Internet, through our Investor Centers or over the phone. It is our privilege to provide you the information you need to make the investments that are right for you.
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/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d
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Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The actual expense Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (December 1, 2007 to May 31, 2008) for Equity-Income II and for the entire period (May 9, 2008 to May 31, 2008) for Class K. The hypothetical expense Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested for the one half year period (December 1, 2007 to May 31, 2008).
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. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table 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. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
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Investments - continued
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.
Beginning | Ending | Expenses Paid | |
Equity-Income II | |||
Actual | $ 1,000.00 | $ 937.40 | $ 3.20 B |
HypotheticalA | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,021.70 | $ 3.34 C |
Class K | |||
Actual | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,000.50 | $ .34 B |
HypotheticalA | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,022.30 | $ 2.73 C |
A 5% return per year before expenses
B Actual expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio (shown in the table below); multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period) for Equity-Income II and multiplied by 23/366 (to reflect the period (May 9, 2008 to May 31, 2008) for Class K.
C Hypothetical expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio (shown in the table below); multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).
Annualized | |
Equity-Income II | .66% |
Class K | .54% |
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Investment Changes (Unaudited)
Top Ten Stocks as of May 31, 2008 | ||
% of fund's | % of fund's net assets | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 5.2 | 5.1 |
Bank of America Corp. | 3.3 | 2.7 |
American International Group, Inc. | 3.2 | 4.3 |
AT&T, Inc. | 3.1 | 3.2 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 2.5 | 2.1 |
Chevron Corp. | 2.2 | 1.8 |
ConocoPhillips | 2.1 | 1.6 |
Halliburton Co. | 1.9 | 2.2 |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 1.8 | 1.3 |
Citigroup, Inc. | 1.8 | 2.5 |
27.1 | ||
Top Five Market Sectors as of May 31, 2008 | ||
% of fund's | % of fund's net assets | |
Financials | 27.2 | 26.6 |
Energy | 14.7 | 13.8 |
Industrials | 14.0 | 12.9 |
Information Technology | 10.3 | 9.6 |
Consumer Staples | 7.8 | 8.9 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) | |||||||
As of May 31, 2008 * | As of November 30, 2007 ** | ||||||
![]() | Stocks 98.8% | ![]() | Stocks 99.9% | ||||
![]() | Convertible | ![]() | Convertible | ||||
![]() | Short-Term | ![]() | Short-Term | ||||
* Foreign investments | 3.5% | ** Foreign investments | 3.4% |
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Investments May 31, 2008 (Unaudited)
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 98.8% | |||
Shares | Value (000s) | ||
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 6.9% | |||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.8% | |||
Panera Bread Co. Class A (a)(d) | 840,000 | $ 43,630 | |
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (a)(d) | 460,000 | 15,461 | |
Starbucks Corp. (a) | 933,000 | 16,971 | |
76,062 | |||
Household Durables - 2.2% | |||
Garmin Ltd. | 560,000 | 27,244 | |
Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a)(d) | 600,000 | 45,048 | |
Toll Brothers, Inc. (a) | 4,200,000 | 88,494 | |
Whirlpool Corp. | 540,000 | 39,787 | |
200,573 | |||
Media - 1.9% | |||
News Corp. Class A | 2,500,000 | 44,875 | |
The Walt Disney Co. | 1,800,000 | 60,480 | |
Time Warner, Inc. | 4,500,000 | 71,460 | |
176,815 | |||
Multiline Retail - 0.3% | |||
Target Corp. | 500,000 | 26,680 | |
Specialty Retail - 0.8% | |||
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. | 1,900,000 | 34,618 | |
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. (e) | 2,000,000 | 17,980 | |
Christopher & Banks Corp. (d) | 1,511,569 | 17,005 | |
69,603 | |||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.9% | |||
Coach, Inc. (a) | 1,600,000 | 58,080 | |
Columbia Sportswear Co. (d) | 660,000 | 28,921 | |
87,001 | |||
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | 636,734 | ||
CONSUMER STAPLES - 7.8% | |||
Food & Staples Retailing - 1.9% | |||
CVS Caremark Corp. | 800,000 | 34,232 | |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 2,500,000 | 144,350 | |
178,582 | |||
Food Products - 1.7% | |||
General Mills, Inc. | 1,000,000 | 63,200 | |
Hershey Co. (d) | 2,300,000 | 90,137 | |
153,337 | |||
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (000s) | ||
CONSUMER STAPLES - continued | |||
Household Products - 2.6% | |||
Clorox Co. (d) | 2,500,000 | $ 142,825 | |
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | 1,600,000 | 102,080 | |
244,905 | |||
Personal Products - 0.5% | |||
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. Class A | 900,000 | 42,840 | |
Tobacco - 1.1% | |||
Altria Group, Inc. | 1,400,000 | 31,164 | |
Philip Morris International, Inc. (a) | 1,400,000 | 73,724 | |
104,888 | |||
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | 724,552 | ||
ENERGY - 14.7% | |||
Energy Equipment & Services - 4.1% | |||
Halliburton Co. | 3,700,000 | 179,746 | |
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (a) | 900,000 | 74,988 | |
Schlumberger Ltd. (NY Shares) | 600,000 | 60,678 | |
Smith International, Inc. | 860,000 | 67,871 | |
383,283 | |||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 10.6% | |||
Apache Corp. | 360,000 | 48,262 | |
Chevron Corp. | 2,100,000 | 208,215 | |
ConocoPhillips | 2,100,000 | 195,510 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 5,400,000 | 479,304 | |
Valero Energy Corp. | 1,000,000 | 50,840 | |
982,131 | |||
TOTAL ENERGY | 1,365,414 | ||
FINANCIALS - 26.5% | |||
Capital Markets - 4.8% | |||
Franklin Resources, Inc. | 1,400,000 | 141,708 | |
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. | 2,700,000 | 99,387 | |
Northern Trust Corp. | 700,000 | 53,200 | |
State Street Corp. | 1,300,000 | 93,626 | |
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | 1,000,000 | 57,920 | |
445,841 | |||
Commercial Banks - 3.9% | |||
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 1,300,000 | 83,525 | |
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (000s) | ||
FINANCIALS - continued | |||
Commercial Banks - continued | |||
SunTrust Banks, Inc. | 1,200,000 | $ 62,652 | |
U.S. Bancorp, Delaware | 1,600,000 | 53,104 | |
Wachovia Corp. | 3,100,000 | 73,780 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | 3,100,000 | 85,467 | |
358,528 | |||
Diversified Financial Services - 7.6% | |||
Bank of America Corp. | 9,100,000 | 309,491 | |
Citigroup, Inc. | 7,500,000 | 164,175 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 5,500,000 | 236,500 | |
710,166 | |||
Insurance - 7.5% | |||
AFLAC, Inc. | 780,000 | 52,361 | |
American International Group, Inc. | 8,200,000 | 295,200 | |
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | 2,000,000 | 142,140 | |
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | 2,700,000 | 73,521 | |
MetLife, Inc. | 1,500,000 | 90,045 | |
Prudential Financial, Inc. | 600,000 | 44,820 | |
698,087 | |||
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 1.6% | |||
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. | 2,700,000 | 48,087 | |
General Growth Properties, Inc. | 2,300,000 | 95,588 | |
143,675 | |||
Real Estate Management & Development - 0.6% | |||
CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. Class A (a)(d) | 2,600,000 | 58,396 | |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.5% | |||
Fannie Mae | 900,000 | 24,318 | |
Freddie Mac | 1,000,000 | 25,420 | |
49,738 | |||
TOTAL FINANCIALS | 2,464,431 | ||
HEALTH CARE - 7.3% | |||
Biotechnology - 0.4% | |||
Amgen, Inc. (a) | 840,000 | 36,985 | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 2.6% | |||
Baxter International, Inc. | 600,000 | 36,660 | |
Becton, Dickinson & Co. | 1,000,000 | 84,450 | |
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (000s) | ||
HEALTH CARE - continued | |||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - continued | |||
Covidien Ltd. | 2,300,000 | $ 115,207 | |
Stryker Corp. | 100,000 | 6,455 | |
242,772 | |||
Health Care Providers & Services - 1.4% | |||
Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (a) | 960,000 | 46,512 | |
Patterson Companies, Inc. (a) | 1,200,000 | 40,812 | |
Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. (a) | 457,508 | 24,628 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 500,000 | 17,105 | |
129,057 | |||
Pharmaceuticals - 2.9% | |||
Johnson & Johnson | 1,800,000 | 120,132 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | 2,700,000 | 105,192 | |
Pfizer, Inc. | 2,400,000 | 46,464 | |
271,788 | |||
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | 680,602 | ||
INDUSTRIALS - 14.0% | |||
Aerospace & Defense - 3.3% | |||
General Dynamics Corp. | 560,000 | 51,604 | |
Honeywell International, Inc. | 1,000,000 | 59,620 | |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | 440,000 | 48,154 | |
The Boeing Co. | 540,000 | 44,696 | |
United Technologies Corp. | 1,500,000 | 106,560 | |
310,634 | |||
Air Freight & Logistics - 1.7% | |||
United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B | 1,800,000 | 127,836 | |
UTI Worldwide, Inc. | 1,400,000 | 33,264 | |
161,100 | |||
Airlines - 0.4% | |||
AMR Corp. (a)(d) | 4,600,000 | 33,074 | |
Construction & Engineering - 0.7% | |||
KBR, Inc. | 1,800,000 | 62,478 | |
Electrical Equipment - 0.5% | |||
Roper Industries, Inc. | 680,000 | 44,227 | |
Industrial Conglomerates - 2.3% | |||
3M Co. | 1,100,000 | 85,316 | |
General Electric Co. | 4,200,000 | 129,024 | |
214,340 | |||
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (000s) | ||
INDUSTRIALS - continued | |||
Machinery - 3.1% | |||
Caterpillar, Inc. | 1,100,000 | $ 90,904 | |
Deere & Co. | 500,000 | 40,670 | |
Eaton Corp. | 1,100,000 | 106,348 | |
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | 1,000,000 | 53,700 | |
291,622 | |||
Road & Rail - 1.7% | |||
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. | 1,400,000 | 158,270 | |
Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.3% | |||
Fastenal Co. (d) | 500,000 | 24,720 | |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | 1,300,465 | ||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 10.3% | |||
Communications Equipment - 1.5% | |||
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) | 2,000,000 | 53,440 | |
Corning, Inc. | 2,300,000 | 62,882 | |
Harris Corp. | 360,000 | 23,681 | |
140,003 | |||
Computers & Peripherals - 2.5% | |||
Apple, Inc. (a) | 120,000 | 22,650 | |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | 2,400,000 | 112,944 | |
International Business Machines Corp. | 760,000 | 98,367 | |
233,961 | |||
Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 1.2% | |||
Avnet, Inc. (a) | 1,400,000 | 41,328 | |
Tyco Electronics Ltd. | 1,700,000 | 68,204 | |
109,532 | |||
Internet Software & Services - 0.7% | |||
eBay, Inc. (a) | 2,200,000 | 66,022 | |
IT Services - 1.0% | |||
Accenture Ltd. Class A | 800,000 | 32,656 | |
Convergys Corp. (a) | 1,600,000 | 25,808 | |
Visa, Inc. | 379,100 | 32,739 | |
91,203 | |||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 2.3% | |||
Applied Materials, Inc. | 3,100,000 | 61,411 | |
Intel Corp. | 4,300,000 | 99,674 | |
Lam Research Corp. (a) | 1,200,000 | 48,840 | |
209,925 | |||
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (000s) | ||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued | |||
Software - 1.1% | |||
Microsoft Corp. | 1,800,000 | $ 50,976 | |
Oracle Corp. (a) | 2,200,000 | 50,248 | |
101,224 | |||
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | 951,870 | ||
MATERIALS - 2.7% | |||
Chemicals - 1.6% | |||
Airgas, Inc. | 1,900,000 | 112,423 | |
Sigma Aldrich Corp. | 700,000 | 41,132 | |
153,555 | |||
Containers & Packaging - 0.4% | |||
Aptargroup, Inc. | 800,000 | 35,776 | |
Metals & Mining - 0.7% | |||
Alcoa, Inc. | 1,600,000 | 64,944 | |
TOTAL MATERIALS | 254,275 | ||
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 4.9% | |||
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 4.9% | |||
AT&T, Inc. | 7,100,000 | 283,290 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 4,400,000 | 169,268 | |
452,558 | |||
UTILITIES - 3.7% | |||
Electric Utilities - 2.9% | |||
Entergy Corp. | 600,000 | 72,462 | |
Exelon Corp. | 1,100,000 | 96,800 | |
FirstEnergy Corp. | 640,000 | 50,374 | |
PPL Corp. | 1,000,000 | 51,310 | |
270,946 | |||
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 0.8% | |||
Constellation Energy Group, Inc. | 440,000 | 37,941 | |
Reliant Energy, Inc. (a) | 1,400,000 | 35,784 | |
73,725 | |||
TOTAL UTILITIES | 344,671 | ||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $8,251,895) | 9,175,572 | ||
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 0.7% | |||
Shares | Value (000s) | ||
FINANCIALS - 0.7% | |||
Capital Markets - 0.3% | |||
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. 7.25% | 30,000 | $ 32,550 | |
Insurance - 0.4% | |||
American International Group, Inc. Series A, 8.50% | 466,700 | 34,416 | |
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $65,003) | 66,966 | ||
Money Market Funds - 2.3% | |||
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 2.44% (b) | 87,873,628 | 87,874 | |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 2.42% (b)(c) | 127,129,625 | 127,130 | |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $215,004) | 215,004 | ||
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 101.8% (Cost $8,531,902) | 9,457,542 | ||
NET OTHER ASSETS - (1.8)% | (170,642) | ||
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 9,286,900 |
Legend |
(a) Non-income producing |
(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. |
(c) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(d) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
(e) Affiliated company |
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 | $ 527 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund | 776 |
Total | $ 1,303 |
Other Affiliated Issuers |
An affiliated company is a company in which the fund has ownership of at least 5% of the voting securities. Fiscal year to date transactions with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows: |
Affiliate | Value, beginning of period | Purchases | Sales Proceeds | Dividend Income | Value, |
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. | $ 32,860 | $ - | $ - | $ 360 | $ 17,980 |
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. | 34,022 | - | 15,010 | - | - |
Total | $ 66,882 | $ - | $ 15,010 | $ 360 | $ 17,980 |
Other Information |
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of May 31, 2008, involving the Fund's assets carried at value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table below, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
<Click Here>Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: | ||||
Description | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Investments in Securities | $ 9,457,542 | $ 9,390,576 | $ 66,966 | $ - |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts) | May 31, 2008 (Unaudited) | |
Assets | ||
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $123,079) - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $8,267,340) | $ 9,224,558 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $215,004) | 215,004 | |
Other affiliated issuers (cost $49,558) | 17,980 | |
Total Investments (cost $8,531,902) | $ 9,457,542 | |
Receivable for investments sold | 11,431 | |
Receivable for fund shares sold | 2,547 | |
Dividends receivable | 18,729 | |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | 314 | |
Prepaid expenses | 19 | |
Other receivables | 315 | |
Total assets | 9,490,897 | |
Liabilities | ||
Payable for investments purchased | $ 63,404 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 7,991 | |
Accrued management fee | 3,571 | |
Other affiliated payables | 1,511 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 390 | |
Collateral on securities loaned, at value | 127,130 | |
Total liabilities | 203,997 | |
Net Assets | $ 9,286,900 | |
Net Assets consist of: | ||
Paid in capital | $ 8,538,509 | |
Undistributed net investment income | 29,109 | |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | (206,359) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 925,641 | |
Net Assets | $ 9,286,900 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts) | May 31, 2008 (Unaudited) | |
Equity-Income II: | $ 21.43 | |
Class K: | $ 21.43 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
Amounts in thousands | Six months ended May 31, 2008 (Unaudited) | |
Investment Income | ||
Dividends (including $360 earned from other affiliated issuers) | $ 107,486 | |
Interest | 446 | |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds | 1,303 | |
Total income | 109,235 | |
Expenses | ||
Management fee | $ 21,786 | |
Transfer agent fees | 8,458 | |
Accounting and security lending fees | 644 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 68 | |
Independent trustees' compensation | 20 | |
Depreciation in deferred trustee compensation account | (2) | |
Registration fees | 25 | |
Audit | 46 | |
Legal | 34 | |
Interest | 24 | |
Miscellaneous | 320 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 31,423 | |
Expense reductions | (103) | 31,320 |
Net investment income (loss) | 77,915 | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||
Investment securities: | ||
Unaffiliated issuers | (195,453) | |
Other affiliated issuers | 767 | |
Foreign currency transactions | 133 | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | (194,553) | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: Investment securities | (542,603) | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 1 | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (542,602) | |
Net gain (loss) | (737,155) | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | $ (659,240) |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Amounts in thousands | Six months ended | Year ended |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | ||
Operations | ||
Net investment income (loss) | $ 77,915 | $ 151,081 |
Net realized gain (loss) | (194,553) | 609,828 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (542,602) | 23,768 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting | (659,240) | 784,677 |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | (78,119) | (173,262) |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain | (530,265) | (971,102) |
Total distributions | (608,384) | (1,144,364) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | 24,974 | (745,382) |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (1,242,650) | (1,105,069) |
Net Assets | ||
Beginning of period | 10,529,550 | 11,634,619 |
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $29,109 and undistributed net investment income of $29,313, respectively) | $ 9,286,900 | $ 10,529,550 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Equity-Income II
Six months ended May 31, 2008 | Years ended May 31, | |||||
(Unaudited) | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | |
Selected Per-Share Data | ||||||
Net asset value, | $ 24.29 | $ 25.12 | $ 24.57 | $ 23.90 | $ 21.52 | $ 18.72 |
Income from Investment Operations | ||||||
Net investment | .18 | .33 | .35 | .35 | .35 G | .25 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (1.64) | 1.29 | 2.44 | 1.36 | 2.49 | 2.78 |
Total from investment operations | (1.46) | 1.62 | 2.79 | 1.71 | 2.84 | 3.03 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.18) | (.38) | (.33) | (.41) | (.29) | (.23) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (1.22) | (2.07) | (1.91) | (.63) | (.17) | - |
Total distributions | (1.40) | (2.45) | (2.24) | (1.04) | (.46) | (.23) |
Net asset value, | $ 21.43 | $ 24.29 | $ 25.12 | $ 24.57 | $ 23.90 | $ 21.52 |
Total Return B, C | (6.26)% | 6.90% | 12.28% | 7.41% | 13.32% | 16.40% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E, H | ||||||
Expenses before reductions | .66% A | .65% | .67% | .68% | .68% | .70% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .66%A | .65% | .67% | .68% | .68% | .70% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .66%A | .65% | .66% | .62% | .64% | .64% |
Net investment | 1.64%A | 1.34% | 1.50% | 1.49% | 1.56% | 1.31% |
Supplemental Data | ||||||
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $ 9,287 | $ 10,530 | $ 11,635 | $ 12,248 | $ 12,632 | $ 11,525 |
Portfolio turnover rateF | 49%A | 47% | 160% | 143% | 123% | 131% |
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.06 per share.
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 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.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class K
Six months ended May 31, 2008G | |
(Unaudited) | |
Selected Per-Share Data | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 21.42 |
Income from Investment Operations | |
Net investment income (loss)D | .02 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (.01) |
Total from investment operations | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 21.43 |
Total ReturnB, C | .05% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsE, H | |
Expenses before reductions | .54%A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .54%A |
Expenses net of all reductions | .54%A |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.89%A |
Supplemental Data | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 100 |
Portfolio turnover rateF | 49%A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G For the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to May 31, 2008.
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 other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
For the period ended May 31, 2008 (Unaudited)
(Amounts in Thousands except ratios)
1. Organization.
Fidelity Equity-Income II Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Financial Trust (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. On January 17, 2008, the Board of Trustees of the Fund approved the creation of an additional class of shares. The Fund commenced sale of shares of Class K and the existing class was designated Equity-Income II on May 9, 2008. The Fund offers Equity-Income II and Class K shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent fees incurred. Certain expense reductions also differ by class.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and its affiliates. The Fund Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds as an investment of each Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's web site or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
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(Amounts in Thousands except ratios)
3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Security Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. Wherever possible, the Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments.
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by an independent pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded. 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. Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value each business day. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are valued at amortized cost, which approximates value.
When current market prices or quotations are not readily available or reliable, valuations may be determined in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. Factors used in determining value may include monitoring news to identify significant market or security specific events such as changes in the value of U.S. securities markets, monitoring changes in interest rates and credit quality, reviewing developments in foreign markets by evaluating the performance of ADRs, futures contracts and exchange-traded funds. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and may be utilized to a significant extent. The value of securities used for net asset value (NAV) calculation under these procedures may differ from published prices for the same securities.
The Fund is subject to the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements" (SFAS 157), effective with the beginning of the Fund's fiscal year. SFAS 157 establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements) when market prices are not readily available or reliable. The three levels of the hierarchy under SFAS 157 are described below:
Level 1 | Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. |
Level 2 | Prices determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants would use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others. |
Level 3 | Prices determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund's own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment, and would be based on the best information available. |
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Security Valuation - continued
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment's assigned level within the hierarchy.
A summary of the inputs used as of May 31, 2008 in valuing the Fund's investments is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
Foreign Currency. The Fund uses foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and may include proceeds received from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.
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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) - continued
(Amounts in Thousands except ratios)
3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Expenses. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among each Fund in the trust. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Deferred Trustee Compensation. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan), Independent Trustees must defer receipt of a portion of, and may elect to defer receipt of an additional portion of, their annual compensation. Deferred amounts are invested in a cross-section of Fidelity funds, are marked-to-market and remain in the Fund until distributed in accordance with the Plan. The investment of deferred amounts and the offsetting payable to the Trustees are included in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and filing its U.S. federal tax return. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. The Fund is subject to the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainties in Income Taxes (FIN 48). FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The implementation of FIN 48 did not result in any unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. Each of the Fund's federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. 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 from net investment income and realized gains are recorded on the ex-dividend date for all other Funds. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. In addition, the Fund claimed a portion of the payment made to redeeming shareholders as a distribution for income tax purposes.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, futures transactions, deferred trustees compensation and losses deferred due to wash sales.
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued
The federal tax cost of investments and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of period end were as follows:
Unrealized appreciation | $ 1,618,593 | |
Unrealized depreciation | (718,607) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ 899,986 | |
Cost for federal income tax purposes | $ 8,557,556 |
4. Operating Policies.
Repurchase Agreements. FMR has received an Exemptive Order from the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) which permits the Fund and other affiliated entities of FMR to transfer uninvested cash balances into joint trading accounts which are then invested in repurchase agreements. The Fund may also invest directly with institutions in repurchase agreements. Repurchase agreements are collateralized by government or non-government securities. Upon settlement date, collateral is held in segregated accounts with custodian banks and may be obtained in the event of a default of the counterparty. The Fund monitors, on a daily basis, the value of the collateral to ensure it is at least equal to the principal amount of the repurchase agreement (including accrued interest). In the event of a default by the counterparty, realization of the collateral proceeds could be delayed, during which time the value of the collateral may decline.
5. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $2,350,528 and $2,893,211, respectively.
6. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .20% of the Fund's average net assets and a group fee rate that averaged ..26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the period, the total annualized management fee rate was .46% of the Fund's average net assets.
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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) - continued
(Amounts in Thousands except ratios)
6. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc., (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to account size and type of account of the shareholders of Equity-Income II and asset-based fees of .05% of average net assets for Class K. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. Prior to January 1, 2008, Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), also an affiliate of FMR, was the transfer agent for Equity-Income II. For the period, the transfer agent fees for Equity-Income II were equivalent to an annualized rate of .18% of average net assets.
Accounting and Security Lending Fees. FSC, an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the month. Under a separate contract, FSC administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions.
Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $28 for the period.
Interfund Lending Program. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the SEC, the Fund, along with other registered investment companies having management contracts with FMR, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the funds to borrow from, or lend money to, other participating affiliated funds. At period end, there were no interfund loans outstanding. The Fund's activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:
Borrower or Lender | Average Daily | Weighted Average Interest Rate | Interest |
Borrower | $ 7,702 | 3.44% | $ 24 |
7. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR in a $4.2 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $10 and is reflected in Miscellaneous Expense on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
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8. Security Lending.
The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. On the settlement date of the loan, the Fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less fees and expenses associated with the loan, plus any premium payments that may be received on the loan of certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of interest income. Net income from lending portfolio securities during the period amounted to $776.
9. Expense Reductions.
Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $20 for the period.
In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian and each class' transfer agent, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, credits reduced each class' transfer agent expense as noted in the table below.
Transfer Agent | |
Equity-Income II | $ 83 |
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 Funds. In the normal course of business, the Funds may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) - continued
(Amounts in Thousands except ratios)
10. Other - continued
In December 2006, the Independent Trustees, with the assistance of independent counsel, completed an investigation regarding gifts, gratuities and business entertainment provided by certain brokers to certain individuals who were employed on FMR's domestic equity trading desk during the period 2002 to 2004. The Independent Trustees and FMR agreed that, despite the absence of proof that the Fidelity mutual funds experienced diminished execution quality as a result of the improper receipt of gifts and business entertainment, the conduct at issue was serious and was worthy of redress. Accordingly, the Independent Trustees requested, and FMR agreed to make, a payment of $42 million plus accrued interest, which equaled approximately $7.3 million, to certain Fidelity mutual funds.
In March 2008, the Trustees approved a method for allocating this payment among the funds and, in total, FMR paid the fund $2,958, which is recorded in the accompanying Statement of Operations.
In a related administrative order dated March 5, 2008, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") announced a settlement with FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (an affiliate of FMR) involving the SEC's regulatory rules for investment advisers and the improper receipt of gifts, gratuities and business entertainment. Without admitting or denying the SEC's findings, FMR agreed to pay an $8 million civil penalty to the United States Treasury.
11. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Six months ended | Year ended | |
From net investment income | ||
Equity-Income II | $ 78,119 | $ 173,262 |
From net realized gain | ||
Equity-Income II | $ 530,265 | $ 971,102 |
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12. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
Shares | Dollars | |||
Six months ended May 31, 2008A | Year ended | Six months ended May 31, 2008A | Year ended | |
Equity-Income II | ||||
Shares sold | (23,652) | 36,002 | $ 509,954 | $ 874,139 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 25,718 | 45,909 | 581,818 | 1,097,129 |
Shares redeemed | (49,480) | (111,515) | (1,066,898) | (2,716,650) |
Net increase (decrease) | (47,414) | (29,604) | $ 24,874 | $ (745,382) |
Class K | ||||
Shares sold | 5 | - | $ 100 | $ - |
A Share transactions for Class K are for the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to May 31, 2008.
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Proxy Voting Results
A special meeting of the fund's shareholders was held on May 14, 2008. The results of votes taken among shareholders on the proposals before them are reported below. Each vote reported represents one dollar of net asset value held on the record date for the meeting.
PROPOSAL 1 | ||
To elect a Board of Trustees.A | ||
# of | % of | |
James C. Curvey | ||
Affirmative | 9,571,534,061.90 | 94.706 |
Withheld | 535,046,550.56 | 5.294 |
TOTAL | 10,106,580,612.46 | 100.000 |
Dennis J. Dirks | ||
Affirmative | 9,617,796,990.25 | 95.164 |
Withheld | 488,783,622.21 | 4.836 |
TOTAL | 10,106,580,612.46 | 100.000 |
Edward C. Johnson 3d | ||
Affirmative | 9,539,083,686.89 | 94.385 |
Withheld | 567,496,925.57 | 5.615 |
TOTAL | 10,106,580,612.46 | 100.000 |
Alan J. Lacy | ||
Affirmative | 9,607,563,862.04 | 95.062 |
Withheld | 499,016,750.42 | 4.938 |
TOTAL | 10,106,580,612.46 | 100.000 |
Ned C. Lautenbach | ||
Affirmative | 9,603,806,416.74 | 95.025 |
Withheld | 502,774,195.72 | 4.975 |
TOTAL | 10,106,580,612.46 | 100.000 |
Joseph Mauriello | ||
Affirmative | 9,612,659,446.51 | 95.113 |
Withheld | 493,921,165.95 | 4.887 |
TOTAL | 10,106,580,612.46 | 100.000 |
Cornelia M. Small | ||
Affirmative | 9,614,816,782.29 | 95.134 |
Withheld | 491,763,830.17 | 4.866 |
TOTAL | 10,106,580,612.46 | 100.000 |
William S. Stavropoulos | ||
Affirmative | 9,571,153,931.46 | 94.702 |
Withheld | 535,426,681.00 | 5.298 |
TOTAL | 10,106,580,612.46 | 100.000 |
# of | % of | |
David M. Thomas | ||
Affirmative | 9,621,852,551.96 | 95.204 |
Withheld | 484,728,060.50 | 4.796 |
TOTAL | 10,106,580,612.46 | 100.000 |
Michael E. Wiley | ||
Affirmative | 9,612,026,895.94 | 95.107 |
Withheld | 494,553,716.52 | 4.893 |
TOTAL | 10,106,580,612.46 | 100.000 |
PROPOSAL 2 | ||
To amend the Declaration of Trust to reduce the required quorum for future shareholder meetings.A | ||
# of | % of | |
Affirmative | 7,368,931,360.00 | 72.912 |
Against | 1,653,337,279.78 | 16.359 |
Abstain | 567,396,068.00 | 5.614 |
Broker | 516,915,904.68 | 5.115 |
TOTAL | 10,106,580,612.46 | 100.000 |
A Denotes trust-wide proposal and voting results.
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Managing Your Investments
Fidelity offers several ways to conveniently manage your personal investments via your telephone or PC. You can access your account information, conduct trades and research your investments 24 hours a day.
By Phone
Fidelity Automated Service Telephone provides a single toll-free number to access account balances, positions, quotes and trading. It's easy to navigate the service, and on your first call, the system will help you create a personal identification number (PIN) for security.
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Fidelity Automated
Service Telephone (FAST®)
1-800-544-5555
Press
1 For mutual fund and brokerage trading.
2 For quotes.*
3 For account balances and holdings.
4 To review orders and mutual
fund activity.
5 To change your PIN.
*0 To speak to a Fidelity representative.
By PC
Fidelity's web site on the Internet provides a wide range of information, including daily financial news, fund performance, interactive planning tools and news about Fidelity products and services.
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Fidelity's Web Site
www.fidelity.com
* When you call the quotes line, please remember that a fund's yield and return will vary and, except for money market funds, share price will also vary. This means that you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. There is no assurance that money market funds will be able to maintain a stable $1 share price; an investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government. Total returns are historical and include changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, and the effects of any sales charges.
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Investment Adviser
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
Investment Sub-Advisers
FMR Co., Inc.
Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc.
Fidelity Research & Analysis Company
Fidelity International Investment Advisors
Fidelity Investments Japan Limited
Fidelity International Investment Advisors (U.K.) Limited
General Distributor
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
Transfer and Service Agents
Fidelity Investments Institutional
Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Fidelity Service Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Custodian
The Northern Trust Company
Chicago, IL
(Fidelity Investment logo)(registered trademark)
Corporate Headquarters
82 Devonshire St., Boston, MA 02109
www.fidelity.com
EII-USAN-0708
1.786811.105
Fidelity®
Independence
Fund -
Independence
Class K
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Contents
Chairman's Message | Ned Johnson's message to shareholders. | |
Shareholder Expense Example | An example of shareholder expenses. | |
Investment Changes | A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months. | |
Investments | A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values. | |
Financial Statements | Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, | |
Notes | Notes to the financial statements. | |
Proxy Voting Results |
To view a fund's proxy voting guidelines and proxy voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30, visit http://www.fidelity.com (search for "proxy voting guidelines") or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) website at http://www.sec.gov. You may also call 1-800-544-8544 to request a free copy of the proxy voting guidelines.
Standard & Poor's, S&P and S&P 500 are registered service marks of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and have been licensed for use by Fidelity Distributors Corporation.
Other third party marks appearing herein are the property of their respective owners.
All other marks appearing herein are registered or unregistered trademarks or service marks of FMR LLC or an affiliated company.
This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. A fund's Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. For a complete list of a fund's portfolio holdings, view the most recent holdings listing, semiannual report, or annual report on Fidelity's web site at http://www.fidelity.com or http://www.advisor.fidelity.com, as applicable.
NOT FDIC INSURED · MAY LOSE VALUE · NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
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Chairman's Message
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Dear Shareholder:
Investing momentum appeared to shift back in favor of equities as we approached the mid-point of 2008, offsetting some - but not all - of the market's earlier weakness. However, the outlook for the remainder of the year was far from certain. Financial markets are always unpredictable, but there are a number of time-tested principles that can put the historical odds in your favor.
One of the basic tenets is to invest for the long term. Over time, riding out the markets' inevitable ups and downs has proven much more effective than selling into panic or chasing the hottest trend. Even missing only a few of the markets' best days can significantly diminish investor returns. Patience also affords the benefits of compounding - of earning interest on additional income or reinvested dividends and capital gains. There are tax advantages and cost benefits to consider as well. The more you sell, the more taxes you pay, and the more you trade, the higher the costs. While staying the course doesn't eliminate risk, it can considerably lessen the effect of short-term declines.
You can further manage your investing risk through diversification. And today, more than ever, geographic diversification should be taken into account. Studies indicate that asset allocation is the single most important determinant of a portfolio's long-term success. The right mix of stocks, bonds and cash - aligned to your particular risk tolerance and investment objective - is very important. Age-appropriate rebalancing is also an essential aspect of asset allocation. For younger investors, an emphasis on equities - which historically have been the best-performing asset class over time - is encouraged. As investors near their specific goal, such as retirement or sending a child to college, consideration may be given to replacing volatile assets (e.g. common stocks) with more-stable fixed investments (bonds or savings plans).
A third investment principle - investing regularly - can help lower the average cost of your purchases. Investing a certain amount of money each month or quarter helps ensure you won't pay for all your shares at market highs. This strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - also reduces unconstructive "emotion" from investing, helping shareholders avoid selling weak performers just prior to an upswing, or chasing a hot performer just before a correction.
We invite you to contact us via the Internet, through our Investor Centers or over the phone. It is our privilege to provide you the information you need to make the investments that are right for you.
Sincerely,
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d
Edward C. Johnson 3d
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Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The actual expense Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (December 1, 2007 to May 31, 2008) for Independence and for the entire period (May 9, 2008 to May 31, 2008) for Class K. The hypothetical expense Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested for the one half year period (December 1, 2007 to May 31, 2008).
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. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table 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. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
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Investments - continued
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.
Beginning | Ending | Expenses Paid | |
Independence | |||
Actual | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,077.40 | $ 4.73 B |
HypotheticalA | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,020.45 | $ 4.60 C |
Class K | |||
Actual | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,012.60 | $ .51 B |
HypotheticalA | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,020.95 | $ 4.09 C |
A 5% return per year before expenses
B Actual expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio (shown in the table below); multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period) for Independence and multiplied by 23/366 (to reflect the period May 9, 2008 to May 31, 2008) for Class K.
C Hypothetical expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio (shown in the table below); multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).
Annualized | |
Independence | .91% |
Class K | .81% |
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Investment Changes (Unaudited)
Top Ten Stocks as of May 31, 2008 | ||
% of fund's | % of fund's net assets | |
The Mosaic Co. | 5.3 | 3.2 |
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc. | 3.4 | 2.8 |
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. Class B | 3.1 | 1.0 |
Monsanto Co. | 2.4 | 2.7 |
Ultra Petroleum Corp. | 2.2 | 2.0 |
United States Steel Corp. | 2.2 | 0.0 |
Peabody Energy Corp. | 2.1 | 0.9 |
Hess Corp. | 2.0 | 0.8 |
Southwestern Energy Co. | 2.0 | 0.0 |
Goldcorp, Inc. | 1.9 | 1.7 |
26.6 | ||
Top Five Market Sectors as of May 31, 2008 | ||
% of fund's | % of fund's net assets | |
Materials | 31.4 | 14.4 |
Energy | 29.7 | 22.8 |
Industrials | 11.0 | 13.5 |
Information Technology | 6.8 | 9.2 |
Financials | 4.7 | 10.9 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) | |||||||
As of May 31, 2008* | As of November 30, 2007** | ||||||
![]() | Stocks 90.7% | ![]() | Stocks 92.0% | ||||
![]() | Short-Term | ![]() | Short-Term | ||||
* Foreign investments | 23.5% | ** Foreign investments | 25.1% |
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Investments May 31, 2008 (Unaudited)
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 90.7% | |||
Shares | Value (000s) | ||
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 2.7% | |||
Diversified Consumer Services - 0.3% | |||
Sotheby's Class A (ltd. vtg.) (d) | 683,400 | $ 18,329 | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.6% | |||
McDonald's Corp. | 778,800 | 46,198 | |
Household Durables - 0.4% | |||
Gafisa SA sponsored ADR (d) | 674,200 | 30,123 | |
Internet & Catalog Retail - 0.6% | |||
Priceline.com, Inc. (a)(d) | 329,400 | 44,314 | |
Media - 0.3% | |||
Grupo Televisa SA de CV (CPO) sponsored ADR | 875,000 | 22,925 | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.5% | |||
Crocs, Inc. (a)(d) | 2,713,100 | 27,701 | |
Lululemon Athletica, Inc. | 300,000 | 9,597 | |
37,298 | |||
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | 199,187 | ||
CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.9% | |||
Food & Staples Retailing - 0.9% | |||
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 500,000 | 35,660 | |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 500,000 | 28,870 | |
64,530 | |||
ENERGY - 29.7% | |||
Energy Equipment & Services - 4.9% | |||
Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (a) | 600,000 | 61,146 | |
BJ Services Co. | 1,300,000 | 39,260 | |
FMC Technologies, Inc. (a) | 400,000 | 28,740 | |
Nabors Industries Ltd. (a) | 1,000,000 | 42,040 | |
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (a) | 400,000 | 33,328 | |
Transocean, Inc. (a) | 419,340 | 62,981 | |
Weatherford International Ltd. (a) | 2,016,400 | 92,008 | |
359,503 | |||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 24.8% | |||
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (a) | 400,000 | 32,672 | |
Apache Corp. | 800,000 | 107,248 | |
Arch Coal, Inc. | 1,400,000 | 90,874 | |
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. | 1,025,200 | 61,768 | |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. | 2,236,500 | 122,493 | |
Chevron Corp. | 500,000 | 49,575 | |
China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd. (H Shares) | 4,885,000 | 21,784 | |
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (000s) | ||
ENERGY - continued | |||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - continued | |||
EOG Resources, Inc. | 1,000,000 | $ 128,630 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 1,500,000 | 133,140 | |
Hess Corp. | 1,200,000 | 147,372 | |
Peabody Energy Corp. | 2,100,000 | 155,232 | |
Petroplus Holdings AG (a) | 568,020 | 34,932 | |
PT Bumi Resources Tbk | 20,000,000 | 17,336 | |
Quicksilver Resources, Inc. (a) | 3,567,800 | 129,975 | |
Range Resources Corp. | 1,450,100 | 95,359 | |
Southwestern Energy Co. (a) | 3,300,000 | 146,322 | |
Ultra Petroleum Corp. (a) | 1,887,079 | 164,119 | |
Valero Energy Corp. | 2,788,700 | 141,778 | |
XTO Energy, Inc. | 900,000 | 57,258 | |
1,837,867 | |||
TOTAL ENERGY | 2,197,370 | ||
FINANCIALS - 4.7% | |||
Capital Markets - 0.4% | |||
GLG Partners, Inc. (d) | 1,150,000 | 9,557 | |
Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC Class A (d) | 800,400 | 16,520 | |
26,077 | |||
Commercial Banks - 1.9% | |||
Banco do Brasil SA | 1,200,000 | 24,022 | |
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China | 8,700,000 | 6,499 | |
Uniao de Bancos Brasileiros SA (Unibanco) GDR | 679,100 | 106,530 | |
137,051 | |||
Diversified Financial Services - 0.3% | |||
Apollo Global Management LLC (e) | 1,703,400 | 25,977 | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 2.1% | |||
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. | 1,262,100 | 22,478 | |
General Growth Properties, Inc. | 1,000,000 | 41,560 | |
SL Green Realty Corp. | 700,000 | 69,790 | |
Taubman Centers, Inc. | 400,000 | 21,500 | |
155,328 | |||
TOTAL FINANCIALS | 344,433 | ||
HEALTH CARE - 2.3% | |||
Biotechnology - 1.0% | |||
Celgene Corp. (a) | 1,183,300 | 72,016 | |
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (000s) | ||
HEALTH CARE - continued | |||
Health Care Providers & Services - 1.2% | |||
Express Scripts, Inc. (a) | 850,000 | $ 61,294 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp. (a) | 4,500,000 | 26,550 | |
87,844 | |||
Pharmaceuticals - 0.1% | |||
Elan Corp. PLC sponsored ADR (a) | 499,600 | 12,510 | |
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | 172,370 | ||
INDUSTRIALS - 11.0% | |||
Aerospace & Defense - 4.0% | |||
General Dynamics Corp. | 100,000 | 9,215 | |
Honeywell International, Inc. | 200,000 | 11,924 | |
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. | 485,700 | 52,159 | |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | 200,000 | 21,888 | |
Precision Castparts Corp. | 700,000 | 84,560 | |
Raytheon Co. | 400,000 | 25,544 | |
The Boeing Co. | 1,100,000 | 91,047 | |
296,337 | |||
Airlines - 0.5% | |||
Delta Air Lines, Inc. (a) | 2,500,000 | 15,375 | |
Northwest Airlines Corp. (a) | 2,000,000 | 14,120 | |
UAL Corp. | 1,000,000 | 8,540 | |
38,035 | |||
Construction & Engineering - 0.1% | |||
China Communications Construction Co. Ltd. (H Shares) | 2,000,000 | 4,398 | |
Electrical Equipment - 1.7% | |||
ABB Ltd. sponsored ADR | 1,575,300 | 51,166 | |
Alstom SA | 300,000 | 75,621 | |
126,787 | |||
Machinery - 2.6% | |||
Caterpillar, Inc. | 478,600 | 39,552 | |
Cummins, Inc. | 900,000 | 63,378 | |
Eaton Corp. | 534,800 | 51,704 | |
Valmont Industries, Inc. | 300,000 | 34,452 | |
189,086 | |||
Marine - 1.0% | |||
DryShips, Inc. (d) | 682,200 | 63,990 | |
Eagle Bulk Shipping, Inc. | 367,300 | 12,246 | |
76,236 | |||
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (000s) | ||
INDUSTRIALS - continued | |||
Road & Rail - 1.1% | |||
CSX Corp. | 300,000 | $ 20,718 | |
Norfolk Southern Corp. | 900,000 | 60,642 | |
81,360 | |||
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | 812,239 | ||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 6.8% | |||
Communications Equipment - 2.5% | |||
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) | 1,668,800 | 44,590 | |
Harris Corp. | 490,500 | 32,265 | |
Juniper Networks, Inc. (a) | 500,000 | 13,760 | |
Research In Motion Ltd. (a) | 599,700 | 83,280 | |
Starent Networks Corp. (d) | 500,000 | 8,755 | |
182,650 | |||
Computers & Peripherals - 1.1% | |||
Apple, Inc. (a) | 364,200 | 68,743 | |
International Business Machines Corp. | 100,000 | 12,943 | |
81,686 | |||
Internet Software & Services - 0.2% | |||
Google, Inc. Class A (sub. vtg.) (a) | 22,151 | 12,976 | |
IT Services - 1.6% | |||
MasterCard, Inc. Class A | 200,000 | 61,730 | |
Visa, Inc. | 700,000 | 60,452 | |
122,182 | |||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.4% | |||
Cree, Inc. (a) | 400,000 | 10,168 | |
Entropic Communications, Inc. | 626,000 | 3,243 | |
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (a) | 300,000 | 20,598 | |
34,009 | |||
Software - 1.0% | |||
Nintendo Co. Ltd. | 131,700 | 72,646 | |
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | 506,149 | ||
MATERIALS - 31.4% | |||
Chemicals - 13.6% | |||
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | 400,000 | 54,760 | |
FMC Corp. | 1,000,000 | 73,980 | |
Monsanto Co. | 1,415,401 | 180,322 | |
Common Stocks - continued | |||
Shares | Value (000s) | ||
MATERIALS - continued | |||
Chemicals - continued | |||
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc. | 1,273,900 | $ 253,595 | |
Terra Industries, Inc. (d) | 600,000 | 26,178 | |
The Mosaic Co. (a) | 3,147,700 | 394,469 | |
Uralkali JSC GDR unit (a) | 383,300 | 23,190 | |
1,006,494 | |||
Metals & Mining - 17.8% | |||
ArcelorMittal SA (NY Shares) Class A | 569,100 | 56,529 | |
Barrick Gold Corp. | 1,500,000 | 60,438 | |
BHP Billiton Ltd. sponsored ADR (d) | 1,250,000 | 105,425 | |
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. (d) | 200,000 | 21,340 | |
Companhia Vale do Rio Doce sponsored ADR | 1,621,400 | 64,499 | |
Fording Canadian Coal Trust | 1,300,000 | 103,045 | |
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. Class B | 1,988,100 | 230,043 | |
Goldcorp, Inc. | 3,600,000 | 144,833 | |
Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. | 1,420,800 | 60,686 | |
Kinross Gold Corp. | 3,600,000 | 71,819 | |
Newmont Mining Corp. | 1,500,000 | 71,295 | |
Nucor Corp. | 1,000,000 | 74,800 | |
Steel Dynamics, Inc. | 2,400,000 | 86,640 | |
United States Steel Corp. | 950,000 | 164,075 | |
1,315,467 | |||
TOTAL MATERIALS | 2,321,961 | ||
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.5% | |||
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.5% | |||
AT&T, Inc. | 500,000 | 19,950 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 500,000 | 19,235 | |
39,185 | |||
UTILITIES - 0.7% | |||
Gas Utilities - 0.0% | |||
Equitable Resources, Inc. | 25,800 | 1,812 | |
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 0.7% | |||
NRG Energy, Inc. (a) | 1,257,200 | 52,287 | |
TOTAL UTILITIES | 54,099 | ||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $5,184,855) | 6,711,523 | ||
Money Market Funds - 13.0% | |||
Shares | Value (000s) | ||
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 2.44% (b) | 826,370,750 | $ 826,371 | |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 2.42% (b)(c) | 137,627,857 | 137,628 | |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $963,999) | 963,999 | ||
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 103.7% (Cost $6,148,854) | 7,675,522 | ||
NET OTHER ASSETS - (3.7)% | (272,472) | ||
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 7,403,050 |
Legend |
(a) Non-income producing |
(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. |
(c) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(d) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
(e) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $25,977,000 or 0.4% of net assets. |
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 | $ 2,677 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund | 942 |
Total | $ 3,619 |
Other Information |
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of May 31, 2008, involving the Fund's assets carried at value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table below, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
<Click Here>Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: | ||||
Description | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Investments in Securities | $ 7,675,522 | $ 7,602,876 | $ 72,646 | $ - |
Distribution of investments by country of issue, as a percentage of total net assets, is as follows: (Unaudited) |
United States of America | 76.5% |
Canada | 11.8% |
Brazil | 3.1% |
Australia | 1.4% |
Switzerland | 1.2% |
Marshall Islands | 1.0% |
France | 1.0% |
Japan | 1.0% |
Others (individually less than 1%) | 3.0% |
100.0% |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts) | May 31, 2008 (Unaudited) | |
Assets | ||
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $137,054) - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $5,184,855) | $ 6,711,523 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $963,999) | 963,999 | |
Total Investments (cost $6,148,854) | $ 7,675,522 | |
Receivable for investments sold | 23,160 | |
Receivable for fund shares sold | 17,926 | |
Dividends receivable | 7,154 | |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | 634 | |
Prepaid expenses | 10 | |
Other receivables | 175 | |
Total assets | 7,724,581 | |
Liabilities | ||
Payable to custodian bank | $ 480 | |
Payable for investments purchased | 170,365 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 7,653 | |
Accrued management fee | 4,175 | |
Other affiliated payables | 1,047 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 183 | |
Collateral on securities loaned, at value | 137,628 | |
Total liabilities | 321,531 | |
Net Assets | $ 7,403,050 | |
Net Assets consist of: | ||
Paid in capital | $ 5,985,361 | |
Undistributed net investment income | 4,571 | |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | (113,395) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 1,526,513 | |
Net Assets | $ 7,403,050 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts) | May 31, 2008 (Unaudited) | |
Independence: | $ 28.91 | |
Class K: | $ 28.92 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
Amounts in thousands | Six months ended May 31, 2008 (Unaudited) | |
Investment Income | ||
Dividends | $ 29,700 | |
Interest | 262 | |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds | 3,619 | |
Total income | 33,581 | |
Expenses | ||
Management fee | $ 17,486 | |
Performance adjustment | 4,827 | |
Transfer agent fees | 5,190 | |
Accounting and security lending fees | 585 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 106 | |
Independent trustees' compensation | 13 | |
Depreciation in deferred trustee compensation account | (1) | |
Registration fees | 160 | |
Audit | 43 | |
Legal | 22 | |
Interest | 4 | |
Miscellaneous | 163 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 28,598 | |
Expense reductions | (285) | 28,313 |
Net investment income (loss) | 5,268 | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||
Investment securities: | ||
Unaffiliated issuers | (99,677) | |
Foreign currency transactions | 163 | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | (99,514) | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: Investment securities | 604,210 | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | (144) | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 604,066 | |
Net gain (loss) | 504,552 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | $ 509,820 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Amounts in thousands | Six months ended | Year ended |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | ||
Operations | ||
Net investment income (loss) | $ 5,268 | $ 15,330 |
Net realized gain (loss) | (99,514) | 500,299 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 604,066 | 622,564 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting | 509,820 | 1,138,193 |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | (2,158) | (21,377) |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain | (166,844) | - |
Total distributions | (169,002) | (21,377) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | 1,163,004 | 59,736 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 1,503,822 | 1,176,552 |
Net Assets | ||
Beginning of period | 5,899,228 | 4,722,676 |
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $4,571 and undistributed net investment income of $1,666, respectively) | $ 7,403,050 | $ 5,899,228 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Independence
Six months ended May 31, 2008 | Years ended May 31, | |||||
(Unaudited) | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | |
Selected Per-Share Data | ||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 27.60 | $ 22.03 | $ 19.46 | $ 17.39 | $ 15.45 | $ 13.83 |
Income from Investment Operations | ||||||
Net investment income (loss) D | .02 | .07 | .08 | .04 | .11 G, I | .14 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 2.05 | 5.60 | 2.54 | 2.14 | 1.93 | 1.69 |
Total from investment operations | 2.07 | 5.67 | 2.62 | 2.18 | 2.04 | 1.83 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.01) | (.10) | (.05) | (.11) | (.10) | (.21) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.75) | - | - | - | - | - |
Total distributions | (.76) | (.10) | (.05) | (.11) | (.10) | (.21) |
Net asset value, | $ 28.91 | $ 27.60 | $ 22.03 | $ 19.46 | $ 17.39 | $ 15.45 |
Total Return B, C | 7.74% | 25.85% | 13.49% | 12.61% | 13.28% | 13.47% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E, H | ||||||
Expenses before reductions | .91% A | .90% | .87% | .77% | .76% | .62% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .91% A | .90% | .87% | .77% | .76% | .62% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .90% A | .89% | .86% | .72% | .71% | .55% |
Net investment income (loss) | .17% A | .31% | .41% | .24% | .66% I | 1.00% |
Supplemental Data | ||||||
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $ 7,403 | $ 5,899 | $ 4,723 | $ 4,654 | $ 4,584 | $ 4,591 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | 158% A | 175% | 169% | 119% | 119% | 166% |
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.07 per share.
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 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 As a result in the change in the estimate of the return of capital components of dividend income realized in the year ended November 30, 2003, net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets for the year ended November 30, 2004 have been reduced by $.01 per share and .03%, respectively. The change in estimate has no impact on total net assets or total return of the class.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class K
Period ended | |
(Unaudited) | |
Selected Per-Share Data | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 28.56 |
Income from Investment Operations | |
Net investment income (loss) D, I | - |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | .36 |
Total from investment operations | .36 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 28.92 |
Total Return B, C | 1.26% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E, H | |
Expenses before reductions | .81% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .81% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | .80% A |
Net investment income (loss) | .11% A |
Supplemental Data | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 100 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | 158% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G For the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to May 31, 2008.
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 other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
I Amount represents less than .01 per-share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
For the period ended May 31, 2008 (Unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
1. Organization.
Fidelity Independence Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Financial Trust (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. On January 17, 2008, the Board of Trustees of the Fund approved the creation of an additional class of shares. The Fund commenced sale of shares of Class K and the existing class was designated Independence on May 9, 2008. The Fund offers Independence and Class K shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent fees incurred. Certain expense reductions also differ by class.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds are available on the SEC's web site or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
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(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Security Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. Wherever possible, the Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments.
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by an independent pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded. 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. Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value each business day. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are valued at amortized cost, which approximates value.
When current market prices or quotations are not readily available or reliable, valuations may be determined in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. Factors used in determining value may include monitoring news to identify significant market or security specific events such as changes in the value of U.S. securities markets, monitoring changes in interest rates and credit quality, reviewing developments in foreign markets by evaluating the performance of ADRs, futures contracts and exchange-traded funds. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and may be utilized to a significant extent. The value of securities used for net asset value (NAV) calculation under these procedures may differ from published prices for the same securities.
The Fund is subject to the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements" (SFAS 157), effective with the beginning of the Fund's fiscal year. SFAS 157 establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements) when market prices are not readily available or reliable. The three levels of the hierarchy under SFAS 157 are described below:
Level 1 | Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. |
Level 2 | Prices determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants would use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others. |
Level 3 | Prices determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund's own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment, and would be based on the best information available. |
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Security Valuation - continued
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment's assigned level within the hierarchy.
A summary of the inputs used as of May 31, 2008, in valuing the Fund's investments is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
Foreign Currency. The Fund uses foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and may include proceeds received from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.
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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) - continued
(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Expenses. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among each Fund in the trust. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Deferred Trustee Compensation. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan), Independent Trustees must defer receipt of a portion of, and may elect to defer receipt of an additional portion of, their annual compensation. Deferred amounts are invested in a cross-section of Fidelity funds, are marked-to-market and remain in the Fund until distributed in accordance with the Plan. The investment of deferred amounts and the offsetting payable to the Trustees are included in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and filing its U.S. federal tax return. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. The Fund is subject to the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainties in Income Taxes (FIN 48). FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The implementation of FIN 48 did not result in any unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. Each of the Fund's federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. In addition, the Fund claimed a portion of the payment made to redeeming shareholders as a distribution for income tax purposes.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued
Book-tax differences are primarily due to short-term capital gains, foreign currency transactions, certain foreign taxes, partnerships, deferred trustees compensation, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales.
The federal tax cost of investments and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of period end were as follows:
Unrealized appreciation | $ 1,689,514 | |
Unrealized depreciation | (173,397) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ 1,516,117 | |
Cost for federal income tax purposes | $ 6,159,405 |
4. Operating Policies.
Repurchase Agreements. FMR has received an Exemptive Order from the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) which permits the Fund and other affiliated entities of FMR to transfer uninvested cash balances into joint trading accounts which are then invested in repurchase agreements. The Fund may also invest directly with institutions in repurchase agreements. Repurchase agreements are collateralized by government or non-government securities. Upon settlement date, collateral is held in segregated accounts with custodian banks and may be obtained in the event of a default of the counterparty. The Fund monitors, on a daily basis, the value of the collateral to ensure it is at least equal to the principal amount of the repurchase agreement (including accrued interest). In the event of a default by the counterparty, realization of the collateral proceeds could be delayed, during which time the value of the collateral may decline.
Restricted Securities. The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
5. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $5,569,553 and $4,790,280, respectively.
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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) - continued
(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
6. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .30% of the Fund's average net assets and a group fee rate that averaged ..26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. In addition, the management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of ± .20% of the Fund's average net assets over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the relative investment performance of the retail class of the Fund, Independence as compared to an appropriate benchmark index. For the period, the total annualized management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .71% of the Fund's average net assets.
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc., (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to account size and type of account of the shareholders of Independence and asset-based fees of .05% of average net assets for Class K. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. Prior to January 1, 2008, Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), also an affiliate of FMR, was the transfer agent for Independence. For the period, the transfer agent fees for Independence were equivalent to an annualized rate of .17% of average net assets.
Accounting and Security Lending Fees. FSC, an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the month. Under a separate contract, FSC administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions.
Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $27 for the period.
Interfund Lending Program. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the SEC, the Fund, along with other registered investment companies having management contracts with FMR, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the funds to borrow from, or lend money to, other participating affiliated funds. At period end, there were no interfund loans outstanding.
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6. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued
Interfund Lending Program - continued
The Fund's activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:
Borrower or Lender | Average Daily | Weighted Average Interest Rate | Interest |
Borrower | $ 6,719 | 4.02% | $ 4 |
7. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR in a $4.2 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $6 and is reflected in Miscellaneous Expense on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
8. Security Lending.
The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. On the settlement date of the loan, the Fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less fees and expenses associated with the loan, plus any premium payments that may be received on the loan of certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Net income from lending portfolio securities during the period amounted to $942.
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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) - continued
(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
9. Expense Reductions.
Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $240 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian and each class´ transfer agent, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by $5. During the period, credits reduced each class' transfer agent expense as noted in the table below.
Transfer Agent | ||
Independence | $ 40 |
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.
In December 2006, the Independent Trustees, with the assistance of independent counsel, completed an investigation regarding gifts, gratuities and business entertainment provided by certain brokers to certain individuals who were employed on FMR's domestic equity trading desk during the period 2002 to 2004. The Independent Trustees and FMR agreed that, despite the absence of proof that the Fidelity mutual funds experienced diminished execution quality as a result of the improper receipt of gifts and business entertainment, the conduct at issue was serious and was worthy of redress. Accordingly, the Independent Trustees requested, and FMR agreed to make, a payment of $42 million plus accrued interest, which equaled approximately $7.3 million, to certain Fidelity mutual funds.
In March 2008, the Trustees approved a method for allocating this payment among the funds and, in total, FMR paid the fund $1,477, which is recorded in the accompanying Statement of Operations.
In a related administrative order dated March 5, 2008, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") announced a settlement with FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (an affiliate of FMR) involving the SEC's regulatory rules for investment advisers and the improper receipt of gifts, gratuities and business entertainment. Without admitting or denying the SEC's findings, FMR agreed to pay an $8 million civil penalty to the United States Treasury.
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11. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Six months ended | Year ended | |
From net investment income | ||
Independence | $ 2,158 | $ 21,377 |
From net realized gain | ||
Independence | $ 166,844 | $ - |
12. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
Shares | Dollars | |||
Six months ended May 31, | Year ended | Six months ended May 31, | Year ended | |
Independence | ||||
Shares sold | 60,528 | 37,006 | $ 1,641,510 | $ 966,335 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 6,242 | 955 | 166,964 | 21,162 |
Shares redeemed | (24,477) | (38,549) | (645,570) | (927,761) |
Net increase (decrease) | 42,293 | (588) | $ 1,162,904 | $ 59,736 |
Class K | ||||
Shares sold | 4 | - | $ 100 | $ - |
A Share transactions for Class K are for the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to May 31, 2008.
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Proxy Voting Results
A special meeting of the fund's shareholders was held on May 14, 2008. The results of votes taken among shareholders on the proposals before them are reported below. Each vote reported represents one dollar of net asset value held on the record date for the meeting.
PROPOSAL 1 | ||
To elect a Board of Trustees.A | ||
# of | % of | |
James C. Curvey | ||
Affirmative | 9,571,534,061.90 | 94.706 |
Withheld | 535,046,550.56 | 5.294 |
TOTAL | 10,106,580,612.46 | 100.000 |
Dennis J. Dirks | ||
Affirmative | 9,617,796,990.25 | 95.164 |
Withheld | 488,783,622.21 | 4.836 |
TOTAL | 10,106,580,612.46 | 100.000 |
Edward C. Johnson 3d | ||
Affirmative | 9,539,083,686.89 | 94.385 |
Withheld | 567,496,925.57 | 5.615 |
TOTAL | 10,106,580,612.46 | 100.000 |
Alan J. Lacy | ||
Affirmative | 9,607,563,862.04 | 95.062 |
Withheld | 499,016,750.42 | 4.938 |
TOTAL | 10,106,580,612.46 | 100.000 |
Ned C. Lautenbach | ||
Affirmative | 9,603,806,416.74 | 95.025 |
Withheld | 502,774,195.72 | 4.975 |
TOTAL | 10,106,580,612.46 | 100.000 |
Joseph Mauriello | ||
Affirmative | 9,612,659,446.51 | 95.113 |
Withheld | 493,921,165.95 | 4.887 |
TOTAL | 10,106,580,612.46 | 100.000 |
Cornelia M. Small | ||
Affirmative | 9,614,816,782.29 | 95.134 |
Withheld | 491,763,830.17 | 4.866 |
TOTAL | 10,106,580,612.46 | 100.000 |
# of | % of | |
William S. Stavropoulos | ||
Affirmative | 9,571,153,931.46 | 94.702 |
Withheld | 535,426,681.00 | 5.298 |
TOTAL | 10,106,580,612.46 | 100.000 |
David M. Thomas | ||
Affirmative | 9,621,852,551.96 | 95.204 |
Withheld | 484,728,060.50 | 4.796 |
TOTAL | 10,106,580,612.46 | 100.000 |
Michael E. Wiley | ||
Affirmative | 9,612,026,895.94 | 95.107 |
Withheld | 494,553,716.52 | 4.893 |
TOTAL | 10,106,580,612.46 | 100.000 |
PROPOSAL 2 | ||
To amend the Declaration of Trust to reduce the required quorum for future shareholder meetings.A | ||
# of | % of | |
Affirmative | 7,368,931,360.00 | 72.912 |
Against | 1,653,337,279.78 | 16.359 |
Abstain | 567,396,068.00 | 5.614 |
Broker | 516,915,904.68 | 5.115 |
TOTAL | 10,106,580,612.46 | 100.000 |
A Denotes trust-wide proposal and voting results.
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Managing Your Investments
Fidelity offers several ways to conveniently manage your personal investments via your telephone or PC. You can access your account information, conduct trades and research your investments 24 hours a day.
By Phone
Fidelity Automated Service Telephone provides a single toll-free number to access account balances, positions, quotes and trading. It's easy to navigate the service, and on your first call, the system will help you create a personal identification number (PIN) for security.
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Fidelity Automated
Service Telephone (FAST®)
1-800-544-5555
Press
1 For mutual fund and brokerage trading.
2 For quotes.*
3 For account balances and holdings.
4 To review orders and mutual
fund activity.
5 To change your PIN.
*0 To speak to a Fidelity representative.
By PC
Fidelity's web site on the Internet provides a wide range of information, including daily financial news, fund performance, interactive planning tools and news about Fidelity products and services.
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Fidelity's Web Site
www.fidelity.com
* When you call the quotes line, please remember that a fund's yield and return will vary and, except for money market funds, share price will also vary. This means that you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. There is no assurance that money market funds will be able to maintain a stable $1 share price; an investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government. Total returns are historical and include changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, and the effects of any sales charges.
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To Write Fidelity
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Covington, KY 41015
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Investment Adviser
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
Investment Sub-Advisers
FMR Co., Inc.
Fidelity Management & Research
(U.K.) Inc.
Fidelity Research & Analysis Company
Fidelity International Investment
Advisors
Fidelity Investments Japan Limited
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Advisors (U.K.) Limited
General Distributor
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
Transfer and Service Agents
Fidelity Investments Institutional
Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Fidelity Service Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Custodian
Northern Trust Company
Chicago, Illinois
The Fidelity Telephone Connection
Mutual Fund 24-Hour Service
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and Account Assistance 1-800-544-6666
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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 Fidelity Financial Trust's Board of Trustees.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
(a)(i) The President and Treasurer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Fidelity Financial Trust's (the "Trust") disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act) provide reasonable assurances that material information relating to the Trust is made known to them by the appropriate persons, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.
(a)(ii) There was no change in the Trust's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Trust's internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits
(a) | (1) | Not applicable. |
(a) | (2) | Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) is filed and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT. |
(a) | (3) | Not applicable. |
(b) | Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) is furnished and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906CERT. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Fidelity Financial Trust
By: | /s/ Kenneth B. Robins |
Kenneth B. Robins | |
President and Treasurer | |
Date: | July 29, 2008 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: | /s/ Kenneth B. Robins |
Kenneth B. Robins | |
President and Treasurer | |
Date: | July 29, 2008 |
By: | /s/Joseph B. Hollis |
Joseph B. Hollis | |
Chief Financial Officer | |
Date: | July 29, 2008 |