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 811-03855
Fidelity Advisor Series VIII
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
245 Summer St., Boston, Massachusetts 02210
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Margaret Carey, Secretary
245 Summer St.
Boston, Massachusetts 02210
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
617-563-7000
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Date of fiscal year end: | October 31 |
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Date of reporting period: | October 31, 2023 |
Item 1.
Reports to Stockholders
Fidelity Advisor® Global Equity Income Fund
Annual Report
October 31, 2023
Contents
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NOT FDIC INSURED •MAY LOSE VALUE •NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the Fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of distributions from dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The hypothetical investment and the average annual total returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns |
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Periods ended October 31, 2023 | Past 1 year | Past 5 years | Past 10 years |
Class A (incl. 5.75% sales charge) | -1.31% | 7.02% | 6.44% |
Class M (incl. 3.50% sales charge) | 0.75% | 7.25% | 6.42% |
Class C (incl. contingent deferred sales charge) | 2.94% | 7.49% | 6.43% |
Class I | 4.96% | 8.57% | 7.34% |
Class Z | 5.09% | 8.72% | 7.42% |
Class C shares' contingent deferred sales charges included in the past one year, past five years and past ten years total return figures are 1%, 0% and 0%, respectively.
The initial offering of Class Z shares took place on October 2, 2018. Returns prior to October 2, 2018, are those of Class I.
$10,000 Over 10 Years |
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Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity Advisor® Global Equity Income Fund - Class A, a class of the fund, on October 31, 2013, and the current 5.75% sales charge was paid. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Index performed over the same period. |
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Market Recap:
Global equities gained 10.91% for the 12 months ending October 31, 2023, according to the MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Index, as global economic expansion and a slowing in the pace of inflation in some markets provided a favorable backdrop for risk assets. After returning -18.07% in 2022, the index's upturn has been largely driven by a narrow set of companies in the information technology and communication services sectors, in part due to excitement for generative artificial intelligence applications. The index gained 18.36% year to date through July, including gains in June (+5.83%) and July (+3.68%). The rally for international equities sputtered for the next three months (-9.54%) amid a stalling pattern in disinflationary trends, heightened global recession and geopolitical risks, soaring yields on longer-term U.S. government bonds, and particularly weak economic conditions in the eurozone and China. Even still, the three-month decline left global stocks up 7.07% year to date through October. For the full 12 months, nearly all regions advanced, with Europe ex U.K. (+18%) and Japan (+17%) leading, whereas Canada (-0.38%) lagged by the widest margin, while the U.S. middled (+10%). All but three of 11 sectors advanced, with information technology (+29%) and communication services (+27%) leading. Conversely, the real estate sector (-3%) lagged most, followed by health care and utilities (-1% each).
Comments from Portfolio Manager Ramona Persaud:
For the fiscal year, the fund's share classes (excluding sales charges, if applicable) gained about 4% to 5%, versus 10.91% for the benchmark MSCI All Country World Index (Net MA). From a regional standpoint, stock selection in the United States and picks and an overweight in Europe ex the U.K. detracted from the fund's performance versus the benchmark. By sector, security selection was the primary detractor, especially within communication services. Security selection in financials, primarily within the banks industry, also hurt. Stock selection in information technology, primarily within the semiconductors & semiconductor equipment industry, also hampered the fund's result. Also detracting from our result were stock picking and an overweight in consumer staples. Not owning Nvidia, a benchmark component that gained approximately 202%, was the largest individual relative detractor. A second notable relative detractor this period was avoiding Meta Platforms, a benchmark component that gained roughly 223%. In contrast, from a regional standpoint, picks in Canada and an underweight in Asia Pacific ex Japan contributed to the fund's performance versus the benchmark. By sector, the biggest contributor to performance versus the benchmark was security selection in industrials, primarily within the capital goods industry. An underweight in financials, primarily within the financial services industry, also boosted relative performance. Also helping our relative result was stock picking in consumer discretionary. The top individual relative contributor was an overweight in Eli Lilly (+55%). Eli Lilly was one of our biggest holdings. The second-largest relative contributor was an overweight in General Electric (+81%). Notable changes in positioning include higher allocations to the information technology and consumer discretionary sectors.
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
Top Holdings (% of Fund's net assets) |
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Apple, Inc. (United States of America, Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals) | 5.5 | |
Microsoft Corp. (United States of America, Software) | 5.3 | |
Eli Lilly & Co. (United States of America, Pharmaceuticals) | 2.7 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (United States of America, Health Care Providers & Services) | 2.2 | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Taiwan, Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment) | 2.0 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (United States of America, Banks) | 2.0 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. (United States of America, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) | 1.8 | |
Linde PLC (United States of America, Chemicals) | 1.8 | |
Accenture PLC Class A (United States of America, IT Services) | 1.7 | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. (United States of America, Communications Equipment) | 1.5 | |
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Market Sectors (% of Fund's net assets) |
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Information Technology | 21.8 | |
Health Care | 13.8 | |
Financials | 12.2 | |
Consumer Staples | 11.4 | |
Industrials | 9.6 | |
Consumer Discretionary | 9.1 | |
Communication Services | 5.9 | |
Energy | 5.2 | |
Materials | 5.2 | |
Utilities | 3.9 | |
Real Estate | 1.1 | |
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Asset Allocation (% of Fund's net assets) |
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Geographic Diversification (% of Fund's net assets) |
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* Includes Short-Term investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities). Percentages are adjusted for the effect of derivatives, if applicable. |
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Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 99.2% |
| | Shares | Value ($) |
Belgium - 0.7% | | | |
KBC Group NV | | 8,395 | 461,015 |
UCB SA | | 2,201 | 160,832 |
TOTAL BELGIUM | | | 621,847 |
Brazil - 0.9% | | | |
Equatorial Energia SA | | 137,420 | 861,303 |
Canada - 5.1% | | | |
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. Class A (multi-vtg.) | | 23,116 | 1,258,357 |
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. | | 12,234 | 776,871 |
Constellation Software, Inc. | | 219 | 439,028 |
Constellation Software, Inc. warrants 8/22/28 (a)(b) | | 219 | 0 |
Imperial Oil Ltd. | | 12,119 | 690,654 |
Metro, Inc. | | 19,393 | 985,068 |
PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. | | 36,606 | 642,766 |
TOTAL CANADA | | | 4,792,744 |
China - 1.9% | | | |
Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd. (A Shares) | | 1,016 | 234,040 |
NXP Semiconductors NV | | 7,901 | 1,362,369 |
SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd. | | 111,487 | 171,735 |
TOTAL CHINA | | | 1,768,144 |
Denmark - 0.4% | | | |
DSV A/S | | 2,776 | 414,014 |
Finland - 1.1% | | | |
Elisa Corp. (A Shares) | | 20,520 | 870,225 |
Neste OYJ | | 4,672 | 156,757 |
TOTAL FINLAND | | | 1,026,982 |
France - 4.3% | | | |
Airbus Group NV | | 6,426 | 861,574 |
Capgemini SA | | 3,724 | 658,138 |
Edenred SA | | 16,675 | 886,425 |
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | | 1,905 | 1,363,848 |
VINCI SA | | 2,536 | 280,417 |
TOTAL FRANCE | | | 4,050,402 |
Germany - 2.5% | | | |
Deutsche Telekom AG | | 33,588 | 728,983 |
Rheinmetall AG | | 3,980 | 1,138,719 |
Siemens AG | | 3,999 | 530,663 |
TOTAL GERMANY | | | 2,398,365 |
Hong Kong - 0.8% | | | |
AIA Group Ltd. | | 74,907 | 650,478 |
HKBN Ltd. | | 271,997 | 94,225 |
TOTAL HONG KONG | | | 744,703 |
Hungary - 0.3% | | | |
Richter Gedeon PLC | | 11,200 | 262,609 |
India - 0.3% | | | |
HDFC Bank Ltd. sponsored ADR | | 3,540 | 200,187 |
Redington (India) Ltd. | | 45,659 | 78,203 |
TOTAL INDIA | | | 278,390 |
Japan - 6.6% | | | |
Capcom Co. Ltd. | | 11,594 | 373,203 |
Daiichikosho Co. Ltd. | | 35,847 | 529,871 |
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. | | 5,027 | 274,966 |
Hitachi Ltd. | | 9,310 | 590,130 |
Hoya Corp. | | 7,117 | 685,144 |
Inaba Denki Sangyo Co. Ltd. | | 22,843 | 476,343 |
Minebea Mitsumi, Inc. | | 19,198 | 301,011 |
Renesas Electronics Corp. (a) | | 37,669 | 494,806 |
Roland Corp. | | 10,695 | 309,235 |
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. | | 22,463 | 671,720 |
Sony Group Corp. | | 12,206 | 1,014,793 |
Toyota Motor Corp. | | 30,673 | 536,586 |
TOTAL JAPAN | | | 6,257,808 |
Kenya - 0.1% | | | |
Safaricom Ltd. | | 1,435,064 | 118,675 |
Korea (South) - 1.2% | | | |
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | | 22,181 | 1,102,420 |
Luxembourg - 0.1% | | | |
L'Occitane Ltd. | | 49,000 | 125,941 |
Sweden - 0.3% | | | |
HEXPOL AB (B Shares) | | 29,602 | 261,745 |
Switzerland - 0.5% | | | |
Sika AG | | 2,040 | 486,424 |
Taiwan - 2.0% | | | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | | 117,961 | 1,925,116 |
United Kingdom - 6.8% | | | |
AstraZeneca PLC sponsored ADR | | 21,094 | 1,333,774 |
B&M European Value Retail SA | | 103,032 | 662,218 |
BAE Systems PLC | | 68,895 | 926,388 |
Compass Group PLC | | 26,425 | 666,211 |
Diageo PLC | | 11,263 | 425,922 |
JD Sports Fashion PLC | | 233,953 | 362,557 |
London Stock Exchange Group PLC | | 4,200 | 423,759 |
RELX PLC (London Stock Exchange) | | 17,618 | 615,356 |
RS GROUP PLC | | 43,505 | 358,091 |
Starling Bank Ltd. Series D (a)(b)(c) | | 20,800 | 74,327 |
Unilever PLC | | 8,542 | 404,555 |
WH Smith PLC | | 15,592 | 219,835 |
TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM | | | 6,472,993 |
United States of America - 63.0% | | | |
Accenture PLC Class A | | 5,507 | 1,636,075 |
Albertsons Companies, Inc. | | 9,300 | 201,810 |
Amdocs Ltd. | | 11,396 | 913,503 |
Ameren Corp. | | 7,125 | 539,434 |
American Tower Corp. | | 2,196 | 391,305 |
Apple, Inc. | | 30,596 | 5,224,880 |
AT&T, Inc. | | 18,808 | 289,643 |
Ball Corp. | | 3,698 | 178,059 |
Bank of America Corp. | | 46,161 | 1,215,881 |
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (a) | | 8,334 | 567,712 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | 10,882 | 560,749 |
Capital One Financial Corp. | | 5,032 | 509,691 |
Chubb Ltd. | | 3,306 | 709,534 |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | 26,803 | 1,397,240 |
Comcast Corp. Class A | | 19,523 | 806,105 |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | | 1,198 | 661,823 |
Crane Co. | | 2,421 | 235,636 |
Crane Nxt Co. | | 2,421 | 125,892 |
Crown Holdings, Inc. | | 6,704 | 540,342 |
Danaher Corp. | | 5,976 | 1,147,512 |
Dollar Tree, Inc. (a) | | 7,225 | 802,625 |
Eli Lilly & Co. | | 4,608 | 2,552,509 |
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. Class A | | 1,757 | 226,425 |
Experian PLC | | 21,315 | 645,351 |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | 16,470 | 1,743,350 |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | | 22,784 | 769,644 |
General Electric Co. | | 8,215 | 892,395 |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | | 10,276 | 807,077 |
H&R Block, Inc. | | 13,225 | 542,886 |
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | | 12,509 | 918,786 |
Hess Corp. | | 4,193 | 605,469 |
Johnson Controls International PLC | | 5,906 | 289,512 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | 13,732 | 1,909,572 |
Kenvue, Inc. | | 6,800 | 126,480 |
Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc. | | 16,737 | 507,633 |
Lamar Advertising Co. Class A | | 7,860 | 646,642 |
Linde PLC | | 4,477 | 1,710,930 |
Lowe's Companies, Inc. | | 2,696 | 513,777 |
M&T Bank Corp. | | 4,671 | 526,655 |
McDonald's Corp. | | 3,167 | 830,292 |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | 9,625 | 988,488 |
Microsoft Corp. | | 14,749 | 4,986,784 |
Mondelez International, Inc. | | 6,578 | 435,529 |
MSCI, Inc. | | 562 | 265,011 |
Nestle SA (Reg. S) | | 6,291 | 678,414 |
NextEra Energy, Inc. | | 10,089 | 588,189 |
PG&E Corp. (a) | | 10,827 | 176,480 |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | | 5,313 | 473,707 |
Phillips 66 Co. | | 1,943 | 221,638 |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | | 8,354 | 956,282 |
Procter & Gamble Co. | | 7,284 | 1,092,819 |
Roche Holding AG (participation certificate) | | 5,412 | 1,394,725 |
Sanofi SA | | 11,670 | 1,059,709 |
Southern Co. | | 8,578 | 577,299 |
T-Mobile U.S., Inc. | | 9,024 | 1,298,193 |
Tapestry, Inc. | | 6,108 | 168,336 |
Target Corp. | | 1,969 | 218,146 |
The Coca-Cola Co. | | 12,885 | 727,874 |
The Travelers Companies, Inc. | | 5,229 | 875,544 |
TJX Companies, Inc. | | 14,825 | 1,305,638 |
United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B | | 3,035 | 428,694 |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | 3,858 | 2,066,190 |
Valero Energy Corp. | | 1,558 | 197,866 |
Veralto Corp. | | 1,992 | 137,448 |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | | 10,023 | 352,108 |
Vistra Corp. | | 20,446 | 668,993 |
Walmart, Inc. | | 4,186 | 684,034 |
WEC Energy Group, Inc. | | 3,365 | 273,877 |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | 24,804 | 986,455 |
TOTAL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | | | 59,705,306 |
Zambia - 0.3% | | | |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. | | 26,950 | 312,303 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $87,036,095) | | | 93,988,234 |
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Money Market Funds - 2.0% |
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Fidelity Cash Central Fund 5.40% (d) (Cost $1,880,612) | | 1,880,236 | 1,880,612 |
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TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 101.2% (Cost $88,916,707) | 95,868,846 |
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (1.2)% | (1,133,634) |
NET ASSETS - 100.0% | 94,735,212 |
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(c) | Restricted securities (including private placements) - Investment in securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (excluding 144A issues). At the end of the period, the value of restricted securities (excluding 144A issues) amounted to $74,327 or 0.1% of net assets. |
(d) | Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request. |
Additional information on each restricted holding is as follows: |
Security | Acquisition Date | Acquisition Cost ($) |
Starling Bank Ltd. Series D | 6/18/21 - 4/05/22 | 40,298 |
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Affiliated Central Funds
Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund's investments in Fidelity Central Funds, including the ownership percentage, is presented below.
Affiliate | Value, beginning of period ($) | Purchases ($) | Sales Proceeds ($) | Dividend Income ($) | Realized Gain (loss) ($) | Change in Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) ($) | Value, end of period ($) | % ownership, end of period |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 5.40% | 3,668,251 | 56,098,391 | 57,886,030 | 247,268 | - | - | 1,880,612 | 0.0% |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 5.40% | - | 3,405,254 | 3,405,254 | 3,091 | - | - | - | 0.0% |
Total | 3,668,251 | 59,503,645 | 61,291,284 | 250,359 | - | - | 1,880,612 | |
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Amounts in the dividend income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable.
Amounts in the dividend income column for Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities.
Amounts included in the purchases and sales proceeds columns may include in-kind transactions, if applicable.
Investment Valuation
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2023, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: |
Description | Total ($) | Level 1 ($) | Level 2 ($) | Level 3 ($) |
Investments in Securities: | | | | |
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Equities: | | | | |
Communication Services | 5,461,231 | 3,734,949 | 1,726,282 | - |
Consumer Discretionary | 8,496,212 | 4,605,539 | 3,890,673 | - |
Consumer Staples | 10,838,914 | 8,970,042 | 1,868,872 | - |
Energy | 5,035,371 | 5,035,371 | - | - |
Financials | 11,569,602 | 10,421,038 | 1,074,237 | 74,327 |
Health Care | 13,019,318 | 9,879,740 | 3,139,578 | - |
Industrials | 9,293,477 | 4,539,860 | 4,753,617 | - |
Information Technology | 20,619,420 | 16,085,771 | 4,533,649 | - |
Materials | 4,931,167 | 4,259,447 | 671,720 | - |
Real Estate | 1,037,947 | 1,037,947 | - | - |
Utilities | 3,685,575 | 3,685,575 | - | - |
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Money Market Funds | 1,880,612 | 1,880,612 | - | - |
Total Investments in Securities: | 95,868,846 | 74,135,891 | 21,658,628 | 74,327 |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
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Assets | | | | |
Investment in securities, at value - See accompanying schedule: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $87,036,095) | $ | 93,988,234 | | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $1,880,612) | | 1,880,612 | | |
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Total Investment in Securities (cost $88,916,707) | | | $ | 95,868,846 |
Foreign currency held at value (cost $55,209) | | | | 55,202 |
Receivable for investments sold | | | | 34,406 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | | | 12,594 |
Dividends receivable | | | | 114,915 |
Reclaims receivable | | | | 63,738 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | | | 4,265 |
Prepaid expenses | | | | 143 |
Total assets | | | | 96,154,109 |
Liabilities | | | | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | $ | 1,271,409 | | |
Accrued management fee | | 62,849 | | |
Distribution and service plan fees payable | | 12,868 | | |
Other affiliated payables | | 14,051 | | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | | 57,720 | | |
Total Liabilities | | | | 1,418,897 |
Net Assets | | | $ | 94,735,212 |
Net Assets consist of: | | | | |
Paid in capital | | | $ | 89,243,124 |
Total accumulated earnings (loss) | | | | 5,492,088 |
Net Assets | | | $ | 94,735,212 |
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Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price | | | | |
Class A : | | | | |
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($18,786,450 ÷ 1,066,850 shares)(a) | | | $ | 17.61 |
Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $17.61) | | | $ | 18.68 |
Class M : | | | | |
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($12,429,887 ÷ 706,531 shares)(a) | | | $ | 17.59 |
Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $17.59) | | | $ | 18.23 |
Class C : | | | | |
Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($4,313,477 ÷ 247,775 shares)(a) | | | $ | 17.41 |
Class I : | | | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($14,281,797 ÷ 810,248 shares) | | | $ | 17.63 |
Class Z : | | | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($44,923,601 ÷ 2,530,261 shares) | | | $ | 17.75 |
(a)Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge. |
Statement of Operations |
| | | | Year ended October 31, 2023 |
Investment Income | | | | |
Dividends | | | $ | 2,064,985 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $3,091 from security lending) | | | | 250,359 |
Income before foreign taxes withheld | | | $ | 2,315,344 |
Less foreign taxes withheld | | | | (114,179) |
Total Income | | | | 2,201,165 |
Expenses | | | | |
Management fee | $ | 618,879 | | |
Transfer agent fees | | 119,978 | | |
Distribution and service plan fees | | 147,920 | | |
Accounting fees | | 45,688 | | |
Custodian fees and expenses | | 14,905 | | |
Independent trustees' fees and expenses | | 450 | | |
Registration fees | | 95,566 | | |
Audit | | 85,862 | | |
Legal | | 1,634 | | |
Miscellaneous | | 301 | | |
Total expenses before reductions | | 1,131,183 | | |
Expense reductions | | (76,578) | | |
Total expenses after reductions | | | | 1,054,605 |
Net Investment income (loss) | | | | 1,146,560 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | |
Investment Securities: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes of $10,377) | | (948,088) | | |
Foreign currency transactions | | (20,727) | | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | | | (968,815) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | |
Investment Securities: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers(net of decrease in deferred foreign taxes of $11,284) | | 2,149,126 | | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | 973 | | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | | 2,150,099 |
Net gain (loss) | | | | 1,181,284 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | $ | 2,327,844 |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
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| | Year ended October 31, 2023 | | Year ended October 31, 2022 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | |
Operations | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 1,146,560 | $ | 324,981 |
Net realized gain (loss) | | (968,815) | | (476,484) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | 2,150,099 | | (4,969,189) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | 2,327,844 | | (5,120,692) |
Distributions to shareholders | | (1,156,098) | | (3,032,586) |
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Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | | 37,571,402 | | 29,771,568 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | 38,743,148 | | 21,618,290 |
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Net Assets | | | | |
Beginning of period | | 55,992,064 | | 34,373,774 |
End of period | $ | 94,735,212 | $ | 55,992,064 |
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Financial Highlights
Fidelity Advisor® Global Equity Income Fund Class A |
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Years ended October 31, | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 17.01 | $ | 21.07 | $ | 15.95 | $ | 15.33 | $ | 13.86 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | .20 | | .15 | | .10 | | .13 | | .19 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | .61 | | (2.41) | | 5.32 | | .61 | | 1.76 |
Total from investment operations | | .81 | | (2.26) | | 5.42 | | .74 | | 1.95 |
Distributions from net investment income | | (.21) | | (.11) | | (.10) C | | (.12) | | (.20) |
Distributions from net realized gain | | - | | (1.69) | | (.20) C | | - | | (.28) |
Total distributions | | (.21) | | (1.80) | | (.30) | | (.12) | | (.48) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 17.61 | $ | 17.01 | $ | 21.07 | $ | 15.95 | $ | 15.33 |
Total Return D,E | | 4.71% | | (11.78)% | | 34.23% | | 4.87% | | 14.52% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | 1.40% | | 1.54% | | 1.72% | | 1.97% | | 2.18% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | 1.29% | | 1.30% | | 1.34% | | 1.39% | | 1.45% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | 1.29% | | 1.30% | | 1.34% | | 1.38% | | 1.45% |
Net investment income (loss) | | 1.10% | | .81% | | .49% | | .81% | | 1.32% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 18,786 | $ | 16,093 | $ | 12,640 | $ | 8,362 | $ | 8,314 |
Portfolio turnover rate H | | 25% | | 17% | | 40% | | 52% | | 18% I |
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
CThe amount shown reflects reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.
DTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
ETotal returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
FFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
GExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
HAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
IPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
Fidelity Advisor® Global Equity Income Fund Class M |
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Years ended October 31, | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 17.00 | $ | 21.05 | $ | 15.94 | $ | 15.32 | $ | 13.85 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | .16 | | .10 | | .05 | | .09 | | .15 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | .60 | | (2.40) | | 5.31 | | .61 | | 1.76 |
Total from investment operations | | .76 | | (2.30) | | 5.36 | | .70 | | 1.91 |
Distributions from net investment income | | (.17) | | (.05) | | (.06) C | | (.08) | | (.16) |
Distributions from net realized gain | | - | | (1.69) | | (.20) C | | - | | (.28) |
Total distributions | | (.17) | | (1.75) D | | (.25) D | | (.08) | | (.44) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 17.59 | $ | 17.00 | $ | 21.05 | $ | 15.94 | $ | 15.32 |
Total Return E,F | | 4.41% | | (11.98)% | | 33.89% | | 4.63% | | 14.23% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,G,H | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | 1.62% | | 1.76% | | 1.95% | | 2.24% | | 2.49% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | 1.54% | | 1.55% | | 1.60% | | 1.64% | | 1.70% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | 1.54% | | 1.55% | | 1.60% | | 1.63% | | 1.70% |
Net investment income (loss) | | .85% | | .56% | | .23% | | .56% | | 1.07% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 12,430 | $ | 8,535 | $ | 8,442 | $ | 3,545 | $ | 3,135 |
Portfolio turnover rate I | | 25% | | 17% | | 40% | | 52% | | 18% J |
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
CThe amount shown reflects reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.
DTotal distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
ETotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
FTotal returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
GFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
HExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
IAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
JPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
Fidelity Advisor® Global Equity Income Fund Class C |
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Years ended October 31, | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 16.82 | $ | 20.88 | $ | 15.84 | $ | 15.24 | $ | 13.77 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | .06 | | .01 | | (.05) | | .01 | | .08 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | .61 | | (2.39) | | 5.28 | | .62 | | 1.75 |
Total from investment operations | | .67 | | (2.38) | | 5.23 | | .63 | | 1.83 |
Distributions from net investment income | | (.08) | | (.02) | | - C,D | | (.03) | | (.09) |
Distributions from net realized gain | | - | | (1.66) | | (.19) C | | - | | (.28) |
Total distributions | | (.08) | | (1.68) | | (.19) | | (.03) | | (.36) E |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 17.41 | $ | 16.82 | $ | 20.88 | $ | 15.84 | $ | 15.24 |
Total Return F,G | | 3.94% | | (12.46)% | | 33.22% | | 4.12% | | 13.71% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,H,I | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | 2.17% | | 2.31% | | 2.47% | | 2.75% | | 2.99% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | 2.04% | | 2.05% | | 2.09% | | 2.14% | | 2.20% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | 2.04% | | 2.05% | | 2.09% | | 2.13% | | 2.20% |
Net investment income (loss) | | .35% | | .06% | | (.26)% | | .06% | | .57% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 4,313 | $ | 4,437 | $ | 5,891 | $ | 4,082 | $ | 4,173 |
Portfolio turnover rate J | | 25% | | 17% | | 40% | | 52% | | 18% K |
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
CThe amount shown reflects reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.
DAmount represents less than $.005 per share.
ETotal distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
FTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
GTotal returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.
HFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
IExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
JAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
KPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
Fidelity Advisor® Global Equity Income Fund Class I |
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Years ended October 31, | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 17.03 | $ | 21.09 | $ | 15.96 | $ | 15.35 | $ | 13.88 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | .25 | | .19 | | .15 | | .17 | | .22 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | .60 | | (2.40) | | 5.32 | | .60 | | 1.77 |
Total from investment operations | | .85 | | (2.21) | | 5.47 | | .77 | | 1.99 |
Distributions from net investment income | | (.25) | | (.15) | | (.15) C | | (.16) | | (.24) |
Distributions from net realized gain | | - | | (1.69) | | (.20) C | | - | | (.28) |
Total distributions | | (.25) | | (1.85) D | | (.34) D | | (.16) | | (.52) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 17.63 | $ | 17.03 | $ | 21.09 | $ | 15.96 | $ | 15.35 |
Total Return E | | 4.96% | | (11.53)% | | 34.59% | | 5.08% | | 14.84% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | 1.11% | | 1.15% | | 1.37% | | 1.63% | | 1.83% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | 1.05% | | 1.04% | | 1.07% | | 1.13% | | 1.20% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | 1.05% | | 1.04% | | 1.07% | | 1.12% | | 1.20% |
Net investment income (loss) | | 1.35% | | 1.06% | | .75% | | 1.06% | | 1.57% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 14,282 | $ | 16,953 | $ | 2,823 | $ | 2,378 | $ | 2,188 |
Portfolio turnover rate H | | 25% | | 17% | | 40% | | 52% | | 18% I |
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
CThe amount shown reflects reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.
DTotal distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
ETotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
FFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
GExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
HAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
IPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
Fidelity Advisor® Global Equity Income Fund Class Z |
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Years ended October 31, | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 17.13 | $ | 21.18 | $ | 16.01 | $ | 15.37 | $ | 13.88 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | .28 | | .22 | | .18 | | .19 | | .25 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | .60 | | (2.42) | | 5.34 | | .61 | | 1.76 |
Total from investment operations | | .88 | | (2.20) | | 5.52 | | .80 | | 2.01 |
Distributions from net investment income | | (.26) | | (.16) | | (.15) C | | (.16) | | (.24) |
Distributions from net realized gain | | - | | (1.69) | | (.20) C | | - | | (.28) |
Total distributions | | (.26) | | (1.85) | | (.35) | | (.16) | | (.52) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 17.75 | $ | 17.13 | $ | 21.18 | $ | 16.01 | $ | 15.37 |
Total Return D | | 5.09% | | (11.41)% | | 34.75% | | 5.29% | | 15.00% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,E,F | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | .97% | | 1.09% | | 1.29% | | 1.50% | | 1.37% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | .89% | | .89% | | .93% | | .98% | | 1.04% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | .89% | | .89% | | .93% | | .97% | | 1.04% |
Net investment income (loss) | | 1.50% | | 1.21% | | .90% | | 1.21% | | 1.73% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 44,924 | $ | 9,974 | $ | 4,579 | $ | 3,354 | $ | 3,599 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | | 25% | | 17% | | 40% | | 52% | | 18% H |
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
CThe amount shown reflects reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.
DTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
EFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
FExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
GAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
HPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
For the period ended October 31, 2023
1. Organization.
Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Income Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Advisor Series VIII (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. The Fund offers Class A, Class M, Class C, Class I and Class Z shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Class A, Class M, Class C, Class I and Class Z are Fidelity Advisor classes. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after a holding period of eight years from the initial date of purchase, with certain exceptions.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
Funds may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The Schedule of Investments lists any Fidelity Central Funds held as an investment as of period end, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. An investing fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
Based on its investment objective, each Fidelity Central Fund may invest or participate in various investment vehicles or strategies that are similar to those of the investing fund. These strategies are consistent with the investment objectives of the investing fund and may involve certain economic risks which may cause a decline in value of each of the Fidelity Central Funds and thus a decline in the value of the investing fund.
Fidelity Central Fund | Investment Manager | Investment Objective | Investment Practices | Expense RatioA |
Fidelity Money Market Central Funds | Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR) | Each fund seeks to obtain a high level of current income consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity. | Short-term Investments | Less than .005% |
A Expenses expressed as a percentage of average net assets and are as of each underlying Central Fund's most recent annual or semi-annual shareholder report.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds which contain the significant accounting policies (including investment valuation policies) of those funds, and are not covered by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission website or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services - Investment Companies. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) but does not include the underlying holdings of these funds. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Fund's investment adviser as the valuation designee responsible for the fair valuation function and performing fair value determinations as needed. The investment adviser has established a Fair Value Committee (the Committee) to carry out the day-to-day fair valuation responsibilities and has adopted policies and procedures to govern the fair valuation process and the activities of the Committee. In accordance with these fair valuation policies and procedures, which have been approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing services or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with the policies and procedures. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, transaction data, estimated cash flows, and market observations of comparable investments. The frequency that the fair valuation procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee manages the Fund's fair valuation practices and maintains the fair valuation policies and procedures. The Fund's investment adviser reports to the Board information regarding the fair valuation process and related material matters.
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, ETFs and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level as of October 31, 2023 is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
Foreign Currency. Certain Funds may use foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Gains and losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received, and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and include proceeds received from litigation. Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of a fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to a fund. Any such rebates are included in net realized gain (loss) on investments in the Statement of Operations. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain distributions received by the Fund represent a return of capital or capital gain. The Fund determines the components of these distributions subsequent to the ex-dividend date, based upon receipt of tax filings or other correspondence relating to the underlying investment. These distributions are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain. Funds may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. Any withholding tax reclaims income is included in the Statement of Operations in foreign taxes withheld. Any receivables for withholding tax reclaims are included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities in reclaims receivable.
Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of a fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of a fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred, as applicable. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class, if applicable. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expenses included in the accompanying financial statements reflect the expenses of that fund and do not include any expenses associated with any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Although not included in a fund's expenses, a fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses through the net asset value of each underlying mutual fund or exchange-traded fund (ETF). Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. As of October 31, 2023, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests. The Fund is subject to a tax imposed on capital gains by certain countries in which it invests. An estimated deferred tax liability for net unrealized appreciation on the applicable securities is included in Other payables and accrued expenses on the Statement of Assets & Liabilities.
Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, certain foreign taxes, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales.
As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities, and derivatives if applicable, for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation | $13,718,262 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (6,927,168) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $6,791,094 |
Tax Cost | $89,077,752 |
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income | $55,658 |
Capital loss carryforward | $(1,347,127) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments | $6,785,508 |
Capital loss carryforwards are only available to offset future capital gains of the Fund to the extent provided by regulations and may be limited. The capital loss carryforward information presented below, including any applicable limitation, is estimated as of fiscal period end and is subject to adjustment.
Short-term | $(1,012,416) |
Long-term | (334,711) |
Total capital loss carryforward | $(1,347,127) |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| October 31, 2023 | October 31, 2022 |
Ordinary Income | $1,156,098 | $442,476 |
Long-term Capital Gains | - | 2,590,110 |
Total | $1,156,098 | $3,032,586 |
Restricted Securities (including Private Placements). Funds may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities held at period end is included at the end of the Schedule of Investments, if applicable.
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities and in-kind transactions, as applicable, are noted in the table below.
| Purchases ($) | Sales ($) |
Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Income Fund | 62,257,458 | 21,284,449 |
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (the investment adviser) and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .45% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .23% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the monthly average net assets of a group of registered investment companies with which the investment adviser has management contracts. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the reporting period, the total annual management fee rate was .67% of the Fund's average net assets.
Distribution and Service Plan Fees. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate Distribution and Service Plans for each class of shares. Certain classes pay Fidelity Distributors Company LLC (FDC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, separate Distribution and Service Fees, each of which is based on an annual percentage of each class' average net assets. In addition, FDC may pay financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund and providing shareholder support services. For the period, the Distribution and Service Fee rates, total fees and amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
| Distribution Fee | Service Fee | Total Fees | Retained by FDC |
Class A | - % | .25% | $46,513 | $4,585 |
Class M | .25% | .25% | 55,934 | 46 |
Class C | .75% | .25% | 45,473 | 5,017 |
| | | $147,920 | $9,648 |
Sales Load. FDC may receive a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for selling Class A shares and 3.50% for selling Class M shares, some of which is paid to financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund. Depending on the holding period, FDC may receive contingent deferred sales charges levied on Class A, Class M and Class C redemptions. The deferred sales charges are 1.00% for Class C shares, 1.00% for certain purchases of Class A shares and .25% for certain purchases of Class M shares.
For the period, sales charge amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
| Retained by FDC |
Class A | $11,181 |
Class M | 1,335 |
Class CA | 334 |
| $12,850 |
A When Class C shares are initially sold, FDC pays commissions from its own resources to financial intermediaries through which the sales are made.
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company LLC (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, 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 the account size and type of account of the shareholders of the respective classes of the Fund, except for Class Z. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee of Class Z's average net assets. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements.
For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
| Amount | % of Class-Level Average Net Assets |
Class A | $38,494 | .21 |
Class M | 20,065 | .18 |
Class C | 10,014 | .22 |
Class I | 37,021 | .16 |
Class Z | 14,384 | .04 |
| $119,978 | |
During November 2023, the Board approved a change in the transfer agent fees effective December 1, 2023 to a fixed annual rate of class-level average net assets as follows:
| % of Class-Level Average Net Assets |
Class A | 0.2000% |
Class M | 0.1768% |
Class C | 0.2000% |
Class I | 0.1644% |
Accounting Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. For the period, the fees were equivalent to the following annual rates:
| % of Average Net Assets |
Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Income Fund | .05 |
During November 2023, the Board approved a change in the accounting fees effective December 1, 2023 to a fixed annual rate of average net assets as follows:
| % of Average Net Assets |
Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Income Fund | 0.0497% |
Brokerage Commissions. A portion of portfolio transactions were placed with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were as follows:
| Amount |
Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Income Fund | $378 |
Interfund Trades. Funds may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Any interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note. Interfund trades during the period are noted in the table below.
| Purchases ($) | Sales ($) | Realized Gain (Loss) ($) |
Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Income Fund | 5,489,551 | 2,948,029 | (1,315) |
6. Committed Line of Credit.
Certain Funds participate with other funds managed by the investment adviser or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The participating funds have agreed to pay commitment fees on their pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which are reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations, and are listed below. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
| Amount |
Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Income Fund | $157 |
7. Security Lending.
Funds lend portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. Lending agents are used, including National Financial Services (NFS), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, NFS will receive a fee, which is capped at 9.9% of a fund's daily lending revenue, for its services as lending agent. A fund may lend securities to certain qualified borrowers, including NFS. On the settlement date of the loan, a 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 a fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to a fund on the next business day. A fund or borrower may terminate the loan at any time, and if the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. A fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. Any loaned securities are identified as such in the Schedule of Investments, and the value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end, as applicable, are presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Affiliated security lending activity, if any, was as follows:
| Total Security Lending Fees Paid to NFS | Security Lending Income From Securities Loaned to NFS | Value of Securities Loaned to NFS at Period End |
Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Income Fund | $300 | $- | $- |
8. Expense Reductions.
The investment adviser contractually agreed to reimburse expenses of each class to the extent annual operating expenses exceeded certain levels of class-level average net assets as noted in the table below. This reimbursement will remain in place through February 28, 2025. Some expenses, for example the compensation of the independent Trustees, and certain miscellaneous expenses such as proxy and shareholder meeting expenses, are excluded from this reimbursement.
The following classes were in reimbursement during the period:
| Expense Limitations | Reimbursement |
Class A | 1.30% | $18,413 |
Class M | 1.55% | 7,505 |
Class C | 2.05% | 5,228 |
Class I | 1.05% | 13,910 |
Class Z | .90% | 25,451 |
| | $70,507 |
Through arrangements with the Fund's custodian and each class' transfer agent, credits realized as a result of certain uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, custodian credits reduced the Fund's expenses by $268. During the period, transfer agent credits reduced each class' expenses as noted in the table below.
| Expense reduction |
Class A | $79 |
Class M | 51 |
| $130 |
In addition, during the period the investment adviser or an affiliate reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $5,673.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
| Year ended October 31, 2023 | Year ended October 31, 2022 |
Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Income Fund | | |
Distributions to shareholders | | |
Class A | $214,532 | $1,161,549 |
Class M | 103,575 | 727,027 |
Class C | 18,505 | 438,290 |
Class I | 291,932 | 304,398 |
Class Z | 527,554 | 401,322 |
Total | $1,156,098 | $3,032,586 |
10. Share Transactions.
Share transactions for each class were as follows and may contain in-kind transactions, automatic conversions between classes or exchanges between affiliated funds:
| Shares | Shares | Dollars | Dollars |
| Year ended October 31, 2023 | Year ended October 31, 2022 | Year ended October 31, 2023 | Year ended October 31, 2022 |
Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Income Fund | | | | |
Class A | | | | |
Shares sold | 417,192 | 422,904 | $7,613,221 | $7,682,449 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 11,701 | 58,695 | 214,004 | 1,140,971 |
Shares redeemed | (308,132) | (135,332) | (5,632,749) | (2,463,385) |
Net increase (decrease) | 120,761 | 346,267 | $2,194,476 | $6,360,035 |
Class M | | | | |
Shares sold | 277,079 | 187,839 | $5,046,852 | $3,454,901 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 5,646 | 37,279 | 103,558 | 726,929 |
Shares redeemed | (78,376) | (123,934) | (1,420,621) | (2,223,736) |
Net increase (decrease) | 204,349 | 101,184 | $3,729,789 | $1,958,094 |
Class C | | | | |
Shares sold | 57,136 | 51,783 | $1,042,747 | $965,694 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 1,009 | 22,518 | 18,498 | 437,451 |
Shares redeemed | (74,169) | (92,657) | (1,330,726) | (1,755,261) |
Net increase (decrease) | (16,024) | (18,356) | $(269,481) | $(352,116) |
Class I | | | | |
Shares sold | 1,260,460 | 928,989 | $22,822,669 | $16,746,678 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 13,415 | 13,473 | 244,927 | 251,798 |
Shares redeemed | (1,459,343) | (80,579) | (26,791,245) | (1,470,040) |
Net increase (decrease) | (185,468) | 861,883 | $(3,723,649) | $15,528,436 |
Class Z | | | | |
Shares sold | 2,511,253 | 434,610 | $45,972,252 | $7,540,263 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 27,802 | 19,889 | 513,800 | 385,895 |
Shares redeemed | (591,088) | (88,338) | (10,845,785) | (1,649,039) |
Net increase (decrease) | 1,947,967 | 366,161 | $35,640,267 | $6,277,119 |
11. Other.
A 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, a fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. A fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
12. Risk and Uncertainties.
Many factors affect a fund's performance. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as pandemics, epidemics, outbreaks of infectious diseases, war, terrorism, and environmental disasters, may significantly affect a fund's investment performance. The effects of these developments to a fund will be impacted by the types of securities in which a fund invests, the financial condition, industry, economic sector, and geographic location of an issuer, and a fund's level of investment in the securities of that issuer. Significant concentrations in security types, issuers, industries, sectors, and geographic locations may magnify the factors that affect a fund's performance.
To the Board of Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Series VIII and Shareholders of Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Income Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Income Fund (one of the funds constituting Fidelity Advisor Series VIII, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of October 31, 2023, the related statement of operations for the year ended October 31, 2023, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2023, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2023 (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October 31, 2023, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2023 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2023 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2023 by correspondence with the custodian and issuer of privately offered securities. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
December 14, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Fidelity group of funds since 1932.
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board (if any), and officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for Jonathan Chiel, each of the Trustees oversees 322 funds. Mr. Chiel oversees 191 funds.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the trust and the fund is referred to herein as an Independent Trustee. Each Independent Trustee shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. Officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer or Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098.
Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Trustees. The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.
In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.
Board Structure and Oversight Function. Robert A. Lawrence is an interested person and currently serves as Chair. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chair is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chair has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chair, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chair and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. David M. Thomas serves as Lead Independent Trustee and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.
Fidelity® funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's high income and certain equity funds, and other Boards oversee Fidelity's alternative investment, investment-grade bond, money market, asset allocation, and other equity funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity® funds overseen by the fund's Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity® funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity® funds overseen by each Board.
The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates, and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations, Audit, and Compliance Committees. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of Fidelity's risk management program for the Fidelity® funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Trustees."
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for a Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Jonathan Chiel (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
Trustee
Mr. Chiel also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Chiel is General Counsel (2012-present) and Head of Legal, Risk and Compliance (2022-present). Mr Chiel serves as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2012-present) and Director and President for OH Company LLC (holding company, 2018-present). Previously, Mr. Chiel served as general counsel (2004-2012) and senior vice president and deputy general counsel (2000-2004) for John Hancock Financial Services; a partner with Choate, Hall & Stewart (1996-2000) (law firm); and an Assistant United States Attorney for the United States Attorney's Office of the District of Massachusetts (1986-95), including Chief of the Criminal Division (1993-1995). Mr. Chiel is a director on the boards of the Boston Bar Foundation and the Maimonides School.
Bettina Doulton (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Ms. Doulton also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Doulton served in a variety of positions at Fidelity Investments, including as a managing director of research (2006-2007), portfolio manager to certain Fidelity® funds (1993-2005), equity analyst and portfolio assistant (1990-1993), and research assistant (1987-1990). Ms. Doulton currently owns and operates Phi Builders + Architects and Cellardoor Winery. Previously, Ms. Doulton served as a member of the Board of Brown Capital Management, LLC (2014-2018).
Robert A. Lawrence (1952)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Lawrence also serves as Trustee of other funds. Previously, Mr. Lawrence served as a Trustee and Member of the Advisory Board of certain funds. Prior to his retirement in 2008, Mr. Lawrence served as Vice President of certain Fidelity® funds (2006-2008), Senior Vice President, Head of High Income Division of Fidelity Management & Research Company (investment adviser firm, 2006-2008), and President of Fidelity Strategic Investments (investment adviser firm, 2002-2005).
* Determined to be an "Interested Trustee" by virtue of, among other things, his or her affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for an Independent Trustee may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Thomas P. Bostick (1956)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Lieutenant General Bostick also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, General Bostick (United States Army, Retired) held a variety of positions within the U.S. Army, including Commanding General and Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (2012-2016) and Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Human Resources, U.S. Army (2009-2012). General Bostick currently serves as a member of the Board and Finance and Governance & Sustainability Committees of CSX Corporation (transportation, 2020-present) and a member of the Board and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (nuclear waste management, 2020-present). General Bostick serves as Chief Executive Officer of Bostick Global Strategies, LLC (consulting, 2016-present), as a member of the Board of HireVue, Inc. (video interview and assessment, 2020-present), as a member of the Board of Allonnia (biotechnology and engineering solutions, 2022-present) and on the Advisory Board of Solugen, Inc. (specialty bio-based chemicals manufacturer, 2022-present). Previously, General Bostick served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021), President, Intrexon Bioengineering (2018-2020) and Chief Operating Officer (2017-2020) and Senior Vice President of the Environment Sector (2016-2017) of Intrexon Corporation (biopharmaceutical company).
Dennis J. Dirks (1948)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Trustee
Mr. Dirks also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Operating Officer and as a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure), President, Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust Company (DTC), President and a member of the Board of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation. Mr. Dirks currently serves as a member of the Finance Committee (2016-present) and Board (2017-present) and is Treasurer (2018-present) of the Asolo Repertory Theatre.
Donald F. Donahue (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Donahue also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Donahue serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Miranda Partners, LLC (risk consulting for the financial services industry, 2012-present). Previously, Mr. Donahue served as Chief Executive Officer (2006-2012), Chief Operating Officer (2003-2006) and Managing Director, Customer Marketing and Development (1999-2003) of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure). Mr. Donahue currently serves as a member (2007-present) and Co-Chairman (2016-present) of the Board of United Way of New York. Mr. Donahue previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2018) and as a member of the Board of The Leadership Academy (previously NYC Leadership Academy) (2012-2022).
Vicki L. Fuller (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Fuller also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Ms. Fuller served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2018-2020), Chief Investment Officer of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (2012-2018) and held a variety of positions at AllianceBernstein L.P. (global asset management, 1985-2012), including Managing Director (2006-2012) and Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager (2001-2006). Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of two Blackstone business development companies (2020-present), as a member of the Board of Treliant, LLC (consulting, 2019-present), as a member of the Board of Ariel Alternatives, LLC (private equity, 2022-present) and as a member of the Board and Chair of the Audit Committee of Gusto, Inc. (software, 2021-present). In addition, Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board of Roosevelt University (2019-present) and as a member of the Executive Board of New York University's Stern School of Business. Ms. Fuller previously served as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of The Williams Companies, Inc. (natural gas infrastructure, 2018-2021).
Patricia L. Kampling (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Kampling also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Kampling served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (2012-2019), President and Chief Operating Officer (2011-2012) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2010-2011) of Alliant Energy Corporation. Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board, Finance Committee and Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee of Xcel Energy Inc. (utilities company, 2020-present) and as a member of the Board, Audit, Finance and Risk Committee and Safety, Environmental, Technology and Operations Committee and Chair of the Executive Development and Compensation Committee of American Water Works Company, Inc. (utilities company, 2019-present). In addition, Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board of the Nature Conservancy, Wisconsin Chapter (2019-present). Previously, Ms. Kampling served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), a member of the Board, Compensation Committee and Executive Committee and Chair of the Audit Committee of Briggs & Stratton Corporation (manufacturing, 2011-2021), a member of the Board of Interstate Power and Light Company (2012-2019) and Wisconsin Power and Light Company (2012-2019) (each a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation) and as a member of the Board and Workforce Development Committee of the Business Roundtable (2018-2019).
Thomas A. Kennedy (1955)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Kennedy also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Kennedy served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020) and held a variety of positions at Raytheon Company (aerospace and defense, 1983-2020), including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2014-2020) and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (2013-2014). Mr. Kennedy served as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Raytheon Technologies Corporation (aerospace and defense, 2020-2021). Mr. Kennedy serves as a Director of the Board of Directors of Textron Inc. (aerospace and defense, 2023-present).
Oscar Munoz (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Munoz also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Munoz served as Executive Chairman (2020-2021), Chief Executive Officer (2015-2020), President (2015-2016) and a member of the Board (2010-2021) of United Airlines Holdings, Inc. Mr. Munoz currently serves as a member of the Board of CBRE Group, Inc. (commercial real estate, 2020-present), a member of the Board of Univision Communications, Inc. (Hispanic media, 2020-present), a member of the Board of Archer Aviation Inc. (2021-present), a member of the Defense Business Board of the United States Department of Defense (2021-present) and a member of the Board of Salesforce.com, Inc. (cloud-based software, 2022-present). Previously, Mr. Munoz served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021).
David M. Thomas (1949)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Trustee
Lead Independent Trustee
Mr. Thomas also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). Mr. Thomas currently serves as a member of the Board of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2004-present) and as Director (2013-present) and Non-Executive Chairman of the Board (2022-present) of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication).
Susan Tomasky (1953)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Tomasky also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Tomasky served in various executive officer positions at American Electric Power Company, Inc. (1998-2011), including most recently as President of AEP Transmission (2007-2011). Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member of the Board and Sustainability Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Marathon Petroleum Corporation (2018-present) and as a member of the Board, Executive Committee, Corporate Governance Committee and Organization and Compensation Committee and as Lead Director of the Board of Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (utilities company, 2012-present) and as a member of the Board of its subsidiary company, Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (2021-present). In addition, Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member (2009-present) and President (2020-present) of the Board of the Royal Shakespeare Company - America (2009-present), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (2011-present) and as a member of the Board and Kenyon in the World Committee of Kenyon College (2016-present). Previously, Ms. Tomasky served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority (2007-2020), as a member of the Board (2011-2018) and Lead Independent Director (2015-2018) of Andeavor Corporation (previously Tesoro Corporation) (independent oil refiner and marketer) and as a member of the Board of Summit Midstream Partners LP (energy, 2012-2018).
Michael E. Wiley (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Mr. Wiley also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2018-2020), Chairman, President and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004). Mr. Wiley also previously served as a member of the Board of Andeavor Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-2018), a member of the Board of Andeavor Logistics LP (natural resources logistics, 2015-2018) and a member of the Board of High Point Resources (exploration and production, 2005-2020).
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Advisory Board Members and Officers:
Correspondence intended for a Member of the Advisory Board (if any) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for an officer or Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation
Vijay C. Advani (1960)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Advani also serves as Trustee or Member of the Advisory Board of other funds. Previously, Mr. Advani served as Executive Chairman (2020-2022), Chief Executive Officer (2017-2020) and Chief Operating Officer (2016-2017) of Nuveen (global investment manager). He also served in various capacities at Franklin Resources (global investment manager), including Co-President (2015-2016), Executive Vice President, Global Advisory Services (2008-2015), Head of Global Retail Distribution (2005-2008), Executive Managing Director, International Retail Development (2002-2005), Managing Director, Product Developments, Sales & Marketing, Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa (2000-2002) and President, Templeton Asset Management India (1995-2000). Mr. Advani also served as Senior Investment Officer of International Finance Corporation (private equity and venture capital arm of The World Bank, 1984-1995). Mr. Advani is Chairman Emeritus of the U.S. India Business Council (2018-present), a Director of The Global Impact Investing Network (2019-present), a Director of LOK Capital (Mauritius) (2022-present), a member of the Advisory Council of LOK Capital (2022-present), a Senior Advisor of Neuberger Berman (2021-present), a Senior Advisor of Seviora Holdings Pte. Ltd (Temasek-Singapore) (2021-present), a Director of Seviora Capital (Singapore) (2021-present) and an Advisor of EQUIAM (2021-present). Mr. Advani formerly served as a member of the Board of BowX Acquisition Corp. (special purpose acquisition company, 2020-2021), a member of the Board of Intellecap (advisory arm of The Aavishkaar Group, 2018-2020), a member of the Board of Nuveen Investments, Inc. (2017-2020) and a member of the Board of Docusign (software, 2016-2019).
Peter S. Lynch (1944)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Lynch also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm). In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served as Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm) and on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006).
Karen B. Peetz (1955)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Member of the Advisory Board
Ms. Peetz also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other funds. Previously, Ms. Peetz served as Chief Administration Officer (2020-2023) of Citigroup Inc. (a diversified financial service company). She also served in various capacities at Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, including President (2013-2016), Vice Chairman, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Financial Markets & Treasury Services (2010-2013), Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Global Corporate Trust (2003-2008), Senior Vice President and Division Manager of Global Payments & Trade Services (2002-2003) and Senior Vice President and Division Manager of Domestic Corporate Trust (1998-2002). Ms. Peetz also served in various capacities at Chase Manhattan Corporation (1982-1998), including Senior Vice President and Manager of Corporate Trust International Business (1996-1998), Managing Director and Manager of Corporate Trust Services (1994-1996) and Managing Director and Group Manager of Financial Institution Sales (1990-1993). Ms. Peetz currently serves as Chair of Amherst Holdings Advisory Council (2018-present), Trustee of Johns Hopkins University (2016-present), Chair of the Carey Business School Advisory Council, Member of the Johns Hopkins Medicine Board and Finance Committee and Chair of the Lyme and Tick Related Disease Institute Advisory Council. Ms. Peetz previously served as a member of the Board of Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (2019-2023), a member of the Board of Trane Technologies (2018-2022), a member of the Board of Wells Fargo Corp. (2017-2019), a member of the Board of SunCoke Energy Inc. (2012-2016), a member of the Board of Private Export Funding Corporation (2010-2016) and as a Trustee of Penn State University (2010-2014) and the United Way of New York City (2008-2010).
Heather Bonner (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Bonner also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Bonner is a Senior Vice President (2022-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2022-present). Ms. Bonner serves as Vice President, Treasurer, or Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Prior to joining Fidelity, Ms. Bonner served as Managing Director at AQR Capital Management (2013-2022) and was the Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer of the AQR Funds (2013-2022).
Craig S. Brown (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2022
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Brown also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Brown is a Vice President (2015-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Brown serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present). Previously, Mr. Brown served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2019-2022).
John J. Burke III (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Burke also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other funds. Mr. Burke is Head of Fidelity Fund and Investment Operations (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Burke serves as President, Executive Vice President, or Director of certain Fidelity entities. Previously Mr. Burke served as head of Asset Management Investment Operations (2012-2018).
Margaret Carey (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO)
Ms. Carey also serves as an officer of other funds and as CLO of certain Fidelity entities. Ms. Carey is a Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2019-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.
William C. Coffey (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Secretary
Mr. Coffey also serves as Assistant Secretary of other funds. Mr. Coffey is a Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2010-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey served as Secretary and CLO of certain funds (2018-2019); CLO, Secretary, or Senior Vice President of certain Fidelity entities and Assistant Secretary of certain funds (2009-2018).
Timothy M. Cohen (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Mr. Cohen also serves as Vice President of other funds. Mr. Cohen is Co-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Cohen serves a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2016-present). Previously, Mr. Cohen served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and Head of Global Equity Research (2016-2018).
Jonathan Davis (1968)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Davis also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Davis is a Vice President (2006-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Davis serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities.
Laura M. Del Prato (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Del Prato also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Del Prato is a Senior Vice President (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Ms. Del Prato serves as Vice President or Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Previously, Ms. Del Prato served as President and Treasurer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash Portfolio and Term Portfolio (2018-2020).
Colm A. Hogan (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Hogan also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Hogan is a Vice President (2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Hogan serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Deputy Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2020) and Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2018).
Pamela R. Holding (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Ms. Holding also serves as Vice President of other funds. Ms. Holding is Co-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Holding served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Institutional Asset Management (2013-2018).
Chris Maher (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Maher also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Maher is a Vice President (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Maher serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Previously, Mr. Maher served as Assistant Treasurer of certain funds (2013-2020).
Jason P. Pogorelec (1975)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Chief Compliance Officer
Mr. Pogorelec also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other funds. Mr. Pogorelec is a Senior Vice President of Asset Management Compliance (2020-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Pogorelec serves as Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm, 2023-present) and Ballyrock Investment Advisors LLC (2023-present). Previously, Mr. Pogorelec served as a Vice President, Associate General Counsel for Fidelity Investments (2010-2020) and Assistant Secretary of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2020).
Brett Segaloff (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer
Mr. Segaloff also serves as AML Officer of other funds. Mr. Segaloff is a Vice President (2022-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Segaloff serves as Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer or Anti Money Laundering/Bank Secrecy Act Compliance Officer of certain Fidelity entities.
Stacie M. Smith (1974)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
President and Treasurer
Ms. Smith also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Smith is a Senior Vice President (2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Ms. Smith serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities and has served in other fund officer roles.
Jim Wegmann (1979)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Wegmann also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Wegmann is a Vice President (2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Wegmann serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present). Previously, Mr. Wegmann served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2019-2021).
As a shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, as applicable and (2) ongoing costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a 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 (May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023). |
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 for a class/Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. If any fund is a shareholder of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) (the Underlying Funds), such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses incurred presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the 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 actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the 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. If any fund is a shareholder of any Underlying Funds, such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses as presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
| | | | Annualized Expense Ratio- A | | Beginning Account Value May 1, 2023 | | Ending Account Value October 31, 2023 | | Expenses Paid During Period- C May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023 |
Fidelity Advisor® Global Equity Income Fund | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | 1.30% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 953.80 | | $ 6.40 |
Hypothetical-B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,018.65 | | $ 6.61 |
Class M | | | | 1.55% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 952.00 | | $ 7.63 |
Hypothetical-B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,017.39 | | $ 7.88 |
Class C | | | | 2.04% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 950.30 | | $ 10.03 |
Hypothetical-B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,014.92 | | $ 10.36 |
Class I | | | | 1.04% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 955.10 | | $ 5.13 |
Hypothetical-B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,019.96 | | $ 5.30 |
Class Z | | | | .90% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 955.30 | | $ 4.44 |
Hypothetical-B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,020.67 | | $ 4.58 |
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A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
B 5% return per year before expenses
C Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
The dividend and capital gains distributions for the fund(s) are available on Fidelity.com or Institutional.Fidelity.com.
A total of 0.17% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year was derived from interest on U.S. Government securities which is generally exempt from state income tax.
Class A designates 100%, 100%, 92%, and 100%; Class M designates 100%, 100%, 100%, and 100%; Class C designates 100%, -%, 100%, and -%; Class I designates 100%, 86%, 83%, and 82%; and Class Z designates 100%, 80%, 83% and 82%; of the dividends distributed in December, April, July and October, respectively during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.
Class A, Class M, Class C, Class I, and Class Z designate 100% of dividends distributed during the fiscal year as amounts which may be taken into account as a dividend for purposes of the maximum rate under section 1(h)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2024 of amounts for use in preparing 2023 income tax returns.
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Income Fund
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), considers the renewal of the fund's management contract with Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR) and the sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. FMR and the sub-advisers are referred to herein as the Investment Advisers. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, covers an extensive agenda of topics and materials and considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees (each of which is composed of and chaired by Independent Trustees), requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to review matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of the Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through joint ad hoc committees to discuss certain matters relevant to all of the Fidelity funds.
Approval of Stub Period Continuation. At its May 2023 meeting, the Board of Trustees voted to continue the fund's management contract with FMR, and the sub-advisory agreements and sub-sub-advisory agreements, in each case, where applicable (together, the Advisory Contracts), without modification, for two months from June 1, 2023 through July 31, 2023. The Board considered that the approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts will not result in any changes in (i) the investment process or strategies employed in the management of the fund's assets; (ii) the fees and expenses paid by shareholders; (iii) the nature, extent or quality of services provided under the fund's Advisory Contracts; or (iv) the day-to-day management of the fund or the persons primarily responsible for such management. The Board also considered that since its last approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts, FMR had provided additional information on the fund in support of the annual contract renewal process, including competitive analyses on total expenses and management fees and in-depth reviews of fund performance and fund profitability information. The Board concluded that the fund's Advisory Contracts are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed, without modification, through July 31, 2023, with the understanding that the Board would consider the annual renewal for a full one year period in July 2023.
At its July 2023 meeting, the Board unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness relative to peer funds of the fund's management fee and the total expense ratio of a representative class (Class I, which was selected because it was the largest class without 12b-1 fees); (iii) the total costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by FMR and its affiliates (Fidelity) from its relationships with the fund; and (iv) the extent to which, if any, economies of scale exist and are realized as the fund grows, and whether any economies of scale are appropriately shared with fund shareholders. The Board also considered the broad range of investment choices available to shareholders from FMR's competitors and that the fund's shareholders have chosen to invest in the fund, which is part of the Fidelity family of funds. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor.
The Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts was fair and reasonable in light of all of the surrounding circumstances.
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing as it relates to the fund, including the backgrounds and experience of investment personnel of the Investment Advisers, and also considered the Investment Advisers' implementation of the fund's investment program. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the investment personnel compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund. Additionally, the Board considered the portfolio managers' investments, if any, in the funds that they manage.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of Fidelity's investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as Fidelity's approach to recruiting, training, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board noted the resources devoted to expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization, and that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. Further, the Board considered that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered Fidelity's trading, risk management, compliance, and technology and operations capabilities and resources, which are integral parts of the investment management process.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of Fidelity's supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians, subcustodians, and pricing vendors; and (iii) the resources devoted by Fidelity to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services. The Board also considered the fund's securities lending activities and any payments made to Fidelity relating to securities lending.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value and convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information over the Internet and through telephone representatives, investor education materials and asset allocation tools. The Board also considered that it reviews customer service metrics such as telephone response times, continuity of services on the website and metrics addressing services at Fidelity Investor Centers.
Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing a large variety of fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds and/or the Fidelity funds in general.
Investment Performance. The Board took into account discussions that occur with representatives of the Investment Advisers, and reports that it receives, at Board meetings throughout the year, relating to fund investment performance. In this regard the Board noted that as part of regularly scheduled fund reviews and other reports to the Board on fund performance, the Board considered annualized return information for the fund for different time periods, measured against an appropriate securities market index (benchmark index) and an appropriate peer group of funds with similar objectives (peer group). The Board also considered information about performance attribution. In its ongoing evaluation of fund investment performance, the Board gives particular attention to information indicating changes in performance of the funds over different time periods and discussed with the Investment Advisers the reasons for any overperformance or underperformance.
In addition to reviewing absolute and relative fund performance, the Independent Trustees periodically consider the appropriateness of fund performance metrics in evaluating the results achieved. The Independent Trustees generally give greater weight to fund performance over longer time periods than over shorter time periods. Depending on the circumstances, the Independent Trustees may be satisfied with a fund's performance notwithstanding that it lags its benchmark index or peer group for certain periods.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should continue to benefit the shareholders of the fund.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio. The Board was provided with information regarding industry trends in management fees and expenses. In its review of the fund's management fee and the total expense ratio of Class I, the Board considered the fund's management fee rate as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board noted that Fidelity may agree to waive fees or reimburse expenses from time to time, and the extent to which, if any, it has done so for the fund.
Comparisons of Management Fees and Total Expense Ratios. Among other things, the Board reviewed data for selected groups of competitive funds and classes (referred to as "mapped groups") that were compiled by Fidelity based on combining similar investment objective categories (as classified by Lipper) that have comparable investment mandates. The data reviewed by the Board included (i) gross management fee comparisons (before taking into account expense reimbursements or caps) relative to the total universe of funds within the mapped group; (ii) gross management fee comparisons relative to a subset of non-Fidelity funds in the mapped group that are similar in size and management fee structure to the fund (referred to as the "asset size peer group"); (iii) total expense comparisons of Class I of the fund relative to funds and classes in the mapped group that have a similar sales load structure to Class I of the fund (referred to as the "similar sales load structure group"); and (iv) total expense comparisons of Class I of the fund relative to funds and classes in the similar sales load structure group that are similar in size and management fee structure to the fund (referred to as the "total expense asset size peer group"). The total expense asset size peer group comparison excludes performance adjustments and fund-paid 12b-1 fees to eliminate variability in fee structures.
The information provided to the Board indicated that the fund's management fee rate ranked below the competitive median of the mapped group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022 and below the competitive median of the asset size peer group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022. Further, the information provided to the Board indicated that the total expense ratio of Class I of the fund ranked above the competitive median of the similar sales load structure group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022 and above the competitive median of the total expense asset size peer group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022. The Board considered that, in general, various factors can affect total expense ratios. The Board noted that, although Class I is categorized by Lipper as an institutional class, Class I has no investment minimum, unlike most other funds and classes categorized as institutional. As a result, FMR believes Class I is generally more comparable to retail funds and classes. The Board considered that, when compared to retail funds and classes, Class I would not be above the similar sales load structure growth competitive median for 2022.
The Board noted that the fund offers multiple classes, each of which has a different sales load and 12b-1 fee structure, and that the multiple structures are intended to offer a range of pricing options for the intermediary market. The Board also noted that the total expense ratios of the classes vary primarily by the level of their 12b-1 fees, although differences in transfer agent fees may also cause expenses to vary from class to class.
The Board also considered that, for funds subject to the group fee, FMR agreed to voluntarily waive fees over a specified period of time in amounts designed to account for assets converted from certain funds to certain collective investment trusts.
Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients. The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of Fidelity, such as other funds advised or subadvised by Fidelity, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients with similar mandates. The Board noted that a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically reviews and compares Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds and also noted the most recent findings of the committee. The Board noted that the committee's review included a consideration of the differences in services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in the markets serving the different categories of clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered. Further, based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that the total expense ratio of each class of the fund was reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and servicing the fund's shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, Fidelity presents to the Board information about the profitability of its relationships with the fund. Fidelity calculates profitability information for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability information for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies and the full Board approves such changes.
A public accounting firm has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. The engagement includes the review and assessment of the methodologies used by Fidelity in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures in respect of the mathematical accuracy of certain fund profitability information and its conformity to established allocation methodologies. After considering the reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and potential indirect benefits such businesses may have received as a result of their association with Fidelity's fund business (i.e., fall-out benefits) as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from the funds' business. The Board considered areas where potential indirect benefits to the Fidelity funds from their relationships with Fidelity may exist. The Board's consideration of these matters was informed by the findings of a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds to evaluate potential fall-out benefits.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale as assets grow through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense ratio reductions. The Board also noted that a committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically analyzes whether Fidelity attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total "group assets" increase, and for higher group fee rates as total "group assets" decrease ("group assets" as defined in the management contract). FMR calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total Fidelity fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board further considered that Fidelity agreed to impose a temporary fee waiver in the form of additional breakpoints to the current breakpoint schedule. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will benefit from lower management fees as "group assets" increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board concluded, taking into account the analysis of the Economies of Scale Committee, that economies of scale, if any, are being appropriately shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' advisory contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including: (i) fund flow and performance trends, in particular the underperformance of certain funds and strategies, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds, including any consideration of fund liquidations or mergers; (ii) the operation of performance fees and competitor use of performance fees; (iii) Fidelity's pricing philosophy compared to competitors; (iv) fund profitability methodology and data; (v) evaluation of competitive fund data and peer group classifications and fee and expense comparisons; (vi) the management fee and expense structures for different funds and classes and information about the differences between various fee and expense structures; (vii) group fee breakpoints and related voluntary fee waivers; and (viii) information regarding other accounts managed by Fidelity and the funds' sub-advisory arrangements.
Conclusion. Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the advisory and sub-advisory fee arrangements are fair and reasonable in light of all of the surrounding circumstances and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed through July 31, 2024.
1.938151.111
AGED-ANN-1223
Fidelity Advisor® Focused Emerging Markets Fund
Annual Report
October 31, 2023
Contents
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NOT FDIC INSURED •MAY LOSE VALUE •NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the Fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of distributions from dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The hypothetical investment and the average annual total returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns |
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Periods ended October 31, 2023 | Past 1 year | Past 5 years | Past 10 years |
Class A (incl. 5.75% sales charge) | 6.12% | 3.51% | 2.63% |
Class M (incl. 3.50% sales charge) | 8.37% | 3.70% | 2.59% |
Class C (incl. contingent deferred sales charge) | 10.69% | 3.93% | 2.61% |
Class I | 12.92% | 5.07% | 3.58% |
Class Z | 13.10% | 5.21% | 3.73% |
Class C shares' contingent deferred sales charges included in the past one year, past five years and past ten years total return figures are 1%, 0% and 0%, respectively.
$10,000 Over 10 Years |
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Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity Advisor® Focused Emerging Markets Fund - Class A, a class of the fund, on October 31, 2013, and the current 5.75% sales charge was paid. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the MSCI Emerging Markets Index performed over the same period. |
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Market Recap:
International (non-U.S.) equities gained 12.27% for the 12 months ending October 31, 2023, according to the MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) ex USA Index, as global economic expansion and a slowing in the pace of inflation in some markets provided a favorable backdrop for risk assets. After returning -15.86% in 2022, the index's upturn has been largely driven by a narrow set of companies in the information technology and communication services sectors, in part due to excitement for generative artificial intelligence applications. The index gained 14.07% year to date through July, including strong gains in both June (+4.50%) and July (+4.07%). The rally for international equities sputtered for the next three months (-11.33%) amid a stalling pattern in disinflationary trends, heightened global recession and geopolitical risks, soaring yields on longer-term U.S. government bonds and particularly weak economic conditions in the eurozone and China. The three-month decline left non-U.S. stocks up 1.15% year to date through October. Currency fluctuation also helped bolster non-U.S. equity performance overall. For the full 12 months, nearly all regions advanced, with Europe ex U.K. (+18%) and Japan (+17%) leading, whereas Canada (-0.38%) lagged by the widest margin. Each of the 11 sectors advanced, with information technology (+21%) and consumer discretionary (+19%) leading the way. Energy and industrials each rose about 14%. Conversely, four defensive-oriented sectors lagged by the widest margin: real estate (+4%), health care (+6%), consumer staples (+7%) and utilities (+8%).
Comments from Portfolio Manager Sam Polyak:
For the fiscal year ending October 31, 2023, the fund's share classes (excluding sales charges, if applicable) gained about 12% to 13%, versus 10.84% for the benchmark MSCI Emerging Markets (Net MA) Index. From a regional standpoint, a sizable underweight in the Middle East - primarily Saudi Arabia - along with security selection in Emerging Asia, India and South Korea in particular, contributed to the fund's performance versus the benchmark. By sector, picks among communication services and financials stocks helped most. Investment choices in energy further boosted relative performance. The portfolio's underweight in utilities proved beneficial as well. The top individual relative contributor was a meaningful overweight in Tencent Holdings (+49%), one of the fund's top holdings at period end. A second notable relative contributor was an outsized stake in POSCO (+126%), a stock that was no longer held on October 31. A larger-than-benchmark position in National Bank of Greece (+58%) also contributed. The stock was among the fund's biggest holdings this period. In contrast, from a regional standpoint, stock selection in Africa, primarily South Africa, and in China detracted from the portfolio's relative return. On a sector-specific basis, the biggest detractor from performance versus the benchmark was security selection in consumer discretionary. Also pressuring relative performance were an underweight in energy and an overweight in industrials, primarily within the capital goods industry. Lastly, the fund's position in cash was a notable detractor these past 12 months. The largest individual relative detractor was an overweight in Impala Platinum Holdings (-58%) where we increased our investment this period. Another noteworthy relative detractor was an overweight in Meituan (-12%), one of the portfolio's larger holdings. An outsized position in Li Ning (-40%) also hurt. Notable changes in positioning include increased exposure to equity markets in Brazil and a lower allocation to South Korea. By sector, meaningful shifts include decreased exposure to energy and a higher allocation to consumer staples stocks.
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
Top Holdings (% of Fund's net assets) |
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Tencent Holdings Ltd. (China, Interactive Media & Services) | 9.0 | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Taiwan, Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment) | 9.0 | |
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Korea (South), Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals) | 7.7 | |
HDFC Bank Ltd. (India, Banks) | 4.4 | |
Meituan Class B (China, Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure) | 3.8 | |
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (China, Broadline Retail) | 3.1 | |
Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd. (A Shares) (China, Household Durables) | 3.1 | |
China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (H Shares) (China, Insurance) | 2.9 | |
Barrick Gold Corp. (Canada, Metals & Mining) | 2.7 | |
Itau Unibanco Holding SA (Brazil, Banks) | 2.2 | |
| 47.9 | |
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Market Sectors (% of Fund's net assets) |
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Financials | 19.6 | |
Consumer Discretionary | 18.8 | |
Information Technology | 18.2 | |
Materials | 10.7 | |
Industrials | 10.7 | |
Communication Services | 10.6 | |
Consumer Staples | 5.8 | |
Health Care | 3.2 | |
Energy | 1.7 | |
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Asset Allocation (% of Fund's net assets) |
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Geographic Diversification (% of Fund's net assets) |
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* Includes Short-Term investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities). Percentages are adjusted for the effect of derivatives, if applicable. |
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Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 94.3% |
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Brazil - 4.5% | | | |
Localiza Rent a Car SA | | 4,058,282 | 40,947,053 |
Localiza Rent a Car SA rights 11/10/23 (a) | | 36,284 | 50,377 |
Raia Drogasil SA | | 7,624,700 | 39,017,655 |
Suzano Papel e Celulose SA | | 5,306,800 | 54,281,088 |
XP, Inc. Class A | | 1,505,000 | 30,100,000 |
TOTAL BRAZIL | | | 164,396,173 |
Canada - 2.7% | | | |
Barrick Gold Corp. | | 6,302,400 | 100,712,352 |
Chile - 1.7% | | | |
Antofagasta PLC | | 3,832,800 | 62,657,857 |
China - 35.1% | | | |
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (a) | | 11,140,500 | 114,692,328 |
China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (H Shares) | | 79,924,000 | 108,248,974 |
Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd. (A Shares) | | 37,722,499 | 114,638,443 |
Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. (b) | | 36,088,000 | 67,899,329 |
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. (H Shares) | | 136,731,000 | 65,527,616 |
Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd. (A Shares) | | 345,002 | 79,472,671 |
Meituan Class B (a)(b) | | 9,781,440 | 138,652,050 |
New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. (a) | | 8,374,600 | 54,602,705 |
PDD Holdings, Inc. ADR (a) | | 753,500 | 76,419,970 |
Shangri-La Asia Ltd. (a) | | 31,476,000 | 20,080,983 |
Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co. Ltd. (A Shares) | | 9,041,308 | 74,751,842 |
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | | 8,993,900 | 332,853,056 |
Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd. (H Shares) | | 6,652,510 | 50,449,502 |
TOTAL CHINA | | | 1,298,289,469 |
Greece - 1.8% | | | |
National Bank of Greece SA (a) | | 11,817,221 | 67,520,528 |
Hong Kong - 0.7% | | | |
Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd. | | 93,771,000 | 27,134,858 |
Hungary - 1.4% | | | |
Richter Gedeon PLC | | 2,235,908 | 52,425,870 |
India - 12.3% | | | |
Axis Bank Ltd. | | 4,790,100 | 56,505,490 |
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. | | 31,513,500 | 45,761,536 |
HDFC Bank Ltd. | | 9,182,696 | 162,894,282 |
Larsen & Toubro Ltd. | | 1,312,045 | 46,158,328 |
Shree Cement Ltd. | | 173,583 | 53,484,598 |
Solar Industries India Ltd. | | 768,850 | 50,774,265 |
Zomato Ltd. (a) | | 31,620,156 | 39,982,084 |
TOTAL INDIA | | | 455,560,583 |
Korea (South) - 12.5% | | | |
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd. (a) | | 786,292 | 40,459,476 |
Hyundai Motor Co. Ltd. | | 489,140 | 61,532,542 |
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. | | 2,265,658 | 74,440,317 |
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | | 5,734,501 | 285,010,966 |
TOTAL KOREA (SOUTH) | | | 461,443,301 |
Mexico - 2.2% | | | |
Grupo Financiero Banorte S.A.B. de CV Series O | | 4,314,900 | 35,018,923 |
Wal-Mart de Mexico SA de CV Series V | | 12,826,600 | 45,909,396 |
TOTAL MEXICO | | | 80,928,319 |
Peru - 1.6% | | | |
Credicorp Ltd. (United States) | | 474,400 | 59,281,024 |
Russia - 0.3% | | | |
LUKOIL PJSC sponsored ADR (a)(c) | | 782,000 | 221,220 |
Sberbank of Russia sponsored ADR (a)(c) | | 3,242,100 | 57,709 |
Yandex NV Series A (a)(c) | | 798,300 | 8,701,470 |
TOTAL RUSSIA | | | 8,980,399 |
South Africa - 3.9% | | | |
Absa Group Ltd. | | 6,415,400 | 58,489,860 |
Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. | | 8,015,900 | 33,390,968 |
MTN Group Ltd. | | 10,755,192 | 52,502,072 |
TOTAL SOUTH AFRICA | | | 144,382,900 |
Taiwan - 13.6% | | | |
ECLAT Textile Co. Ltd. | | 4,297,000 | 68,339,424 |
HIWIN Technologies Corp. | | 7,596,159 | 45,998,352 |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | | 20,380,554 | 332,609,420 |
Yageo Corp. | | 3,487,237 | 56,810,536 |
TOTAL TAIWAN | | | 503,757,732 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $3,820,625,993) | | | 3,487,471,365 |
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Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 5.0% |
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Brazil - 5.0% | | | |
Gerdau SA sponsored ADR | | 9,811,300 | 42,581,042 |
Itau Unibanco Holding SA | | 15,102,680 | 80,339,937 |
Petroleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras sponsored ADR | | 4,206,878 | 63,103,170 |
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TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $162,871,016) | | | 186,024,149 |
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Money Market Funds - 0.6% |
| | Shares | Value ($) |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 5.40% (d) (Cost $21,497,428) | | 21,493,130 | 21,497,428 |
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TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 99.9% (Cost $4,004,994,437) | 3,694,992,942 |
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 0.1% | 3,079,189 |
NET ASSETS - 100.0% | 3,698,072,131 |
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(b) | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $206,551,379 or 5.6% of net assets. |
(d) | Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request. |
Affiliated Central Funds
Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund's investments in Fidelity Central Funds, including the ownership percentage, is presented below.
Affiliate | Value, beginning of period ($) | Purchases ($) | Sales Proceeds ($) | Dividend Income ($) | Realized Gain (loss) ($) | Change in Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) ($) | Value, end of period ($) | % ownership, end of period |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 5.40% | 6,565,053 | 2,006,881,591 | 1,991,949,216 | 4,474,626 | - | - | 21,497,428 | 0.0% |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 5.40% | - | 234,102,701 | 234,102,701 | 120,870 | - | - | - | 0.0% |
Total | 6,565,053 | 2,240,984,292 | 2,226,051,917 | 4,595,496 | - | - | 21,497,428 | |
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Amounts in the dividend income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable.
Amounts in the dividend income column for Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities.
Amounts included in the purchases and sales proceeds columns may include in-kind transactions, if applicable.
Investment Valuation
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2023, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: |
Description | Total ($) | Level 1 ($) | Level 2 ($) | Level 3 ($) |
Investments in Securities: | | | | |
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Equities: | | | | |
Communication Services | 394,056,598 | 52,502,072 | 332,853,056 | 8,701,470 |
Consumer Discretionary | 688,940,529 | 76,419,970 | 612,520,559 | - |
Consumer Staples | 214,849,224 | 84,927,051 | 129,922,173 | - |
Energy | 63,324,390 | 63,103,170 | - | 221,220 |
Financials | 723,984,343 | 330,750,272 | 393,176,362 | 57,709 |
Health Care | 120,325,199 | 52,425,870 | 67,899,329 | - |
Industrials | 395,702,139 | 40,997,430 | 354,704,709 | - |
Information Technology | 674,430,922 | - | 674,430,922 | - |
Materials | 397,882,170 | 260,232,339 | 137,649,831 | - |
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Money Market Funds | 21,497,428 | 21,497,428 | - | - |
Total Investments in Securities: | 3,694,992,942 | 982,855,602 | 2,703,156,941 | 8,980,399 |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
| | | | October 31, 2023 |
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Assets | | | | |
Investment in securities, at value - See accompanying schedule: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $3,983,497,009) | $ | 3,673,495,514 | | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $21,497,428) | | 21,497,428 | | |
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Total Investment in Securities (cost $4,004,994,437) | | | $ | 3,694,992,942 |
Foreign currency held at value (cost $7,559) | | | | 7,504 |
Receivable for investments sold | | | | 12,712,888 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | | | 7,648,990 |
Dividends receivable | | | | 6,503,857 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | | | 405,572 |
Prepaid expenses | | | | 4,597 |
Other receivables | | | | 393,855 |
Total assets | | | | 3,722,670,205 |
Liabilities | | | | |
Payable for investments purchased | $ | 2,144,807 | | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | | 10,110,390 | | |
Accrued management fee | | 2,477,748 | | |
Distribution and service plan fees payable | | 57,225 | | |
Other affiliated payables | | 494,647 | | |
Deferred taxes | | 8,808,147 | | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | | 505,110 | | |
Total Liabilities | | | | 24,598,074 |
Net Assets | | | $ | 3,698,072,131 |
Net Assets consist of: | | | | |
Paid in capital | | | $ | 4,276,046,612 |
Total accumulated earnings (loss) | | | | (577,974,481) |
Net Assets | | | $ | 3,698,072,131 |
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Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price | | | | |
Class A : | | | | |
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($130,156,250 ÷ 5,088,462 shares)(a) | | | $ | 25.58 |
Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $25.58) | | | $ | 27.14 |
Class M : | | | | |
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($29,401,629 ÷ 1,163,895 shares)(a) | | | $ | 25.26 |
Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $25.26) | | | $ | 26.18 |
Class C : | | | | |
Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($19,041,329 ÷ 803,692 shares)(a) | | | $ | 23.69 |
Class I : | | | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($2,063,159,035 ÷ 80,122,234 shares) | | | $ | 25.75 |
Class Z : | | | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,456,313,888 ÷ 56,651,484 shares) | | | $ | 25.71 |
(a)Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge. |
Statement of Operations |
| | | | Year ended October 31, 2023 |
Investment Income | | | | |
Dividends | | | $ | 84,974,378 |
Non-Cash dividends | | | | 10,384,761 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $120,870 from security lending) | | | | 4,595,496 |
Income before foreign taxes withheld | | | $ | 99,954,635 |
Less foreign taxes withheld | | | | (9,350,034) |
Total Income | | | | 90,604,601 |
Expenses | | | | |
Management fee | $ | 22,975,678 | | |
Transfer agent fees | | 3,437,964 | | |
Distribution and service plan fees | | 744,203 | | |
Accounting fees | | 1,209,076 | | |
Custodian fees and expenses | | 597,132 | | |
Independent trustees' fees and expenses | | 14,924 | | |
Registration fees | | 283,810 | | |
Audit | | 96,135 | | |
Legal | | 2,672 | | |
Miscellaneous | | 11,850 | | |
Total expenses before reductions | | 29,373,444 | | |
Expense reductions | | (190,506) | | |
Total expenses after reductions | | | | 29,182,938 |
Net Investment income (loss) | | | | 61,421,663 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | |
Investment Securities: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes of $4,734,636) | | (121,789,482) | | |
Foreign currency transactions | | (1,409,498) | | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | | | (123,198,980) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | |
Investment Securities: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers(net of increase in deferred foreign taxes of $2,222,865) | | 170,269,046 | | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | (84,656) | | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | | 170,184,390 |
Net gain (loss) | | | | 46,985,410 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | $ | 108,407,073 |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
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| | Year ended October 31, 2023 | | Year ended October 31, 2022 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | |
Operations | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 61,421,663 | $ | 46,613,538 |
Net realized gain (loss) | | (123,198,980) | | (174,498,539) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | 170,184,390 | | (692,484,030) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | 108,407,073 | | (820,369,031) |
Distributions to shareholders | | (23,514,660) | | (103,925,954) |
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Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | | 1,894,591,299 | | 576,650,941 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | 1,979,483,712 | | (347,644,044) |
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Net Assets | | | | |
Beginning of period | | 1,718,588,419 | | 2,066,232,463 |
End of period | $ | 3,698,072,131 | $ | 1,718,588,419 |
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Financial Highlights
Fidelity Advisor® Focused Emerging Markets Fund Class A |
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Years ended October 31, | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 22.89 | $ | 36.01 | $ | 30.73 | $ | 26.18 | $ | 24.48 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | .47 C | | .59 | | .31 | | .15 | | .44 D |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 2.42 | | (12.07) | | 5.64 | | 4.48 | | 4.26 |
Total from investment operations | | 2.89 | | (11.48) | | 5.95 | | 4.63 | | 4.70 |
Distributions from net investment income | | (.20) | | (.52) | | (.05) | | (.08) | | (.06) E |
Distributions from net realized gain | | - | | (1.12) | | (.62) | | - | | (2.94) E |
Total distributions | | (.20) | | (1.64) | | (.67) | | (.08) | | (3.00) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 25.58 | $ | 22.89 | $ | 36.01 | $ | 30.73 | $ | 26.18 |
Total Return F,G | | 12.59% | | (33.30)% | | 19.43% | | 17.71% | | 19.42% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets A,H,I | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | 1.33% | | 1.34% | | 1.32% | | 1.39% | | 1.41% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | 1.33% | | 1.34% | | 1.32% | | 1.39% | | 1.41% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | 1.33% | | 1.34% | | 1.32% | | 1.36% | | 1.39% |
Net investment income (loss) | | 1.72% C | | 1.99% | | .83% | | .54% | | 1.62% D |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 130,156 | $ | 117,404 | $ | 191,955 | $ | 150,749 | $ | 144,062 |
Portfolio turnover rate J | | 33% | | 63% | | 51% | | 66% | | 166% K |
ANet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
BCalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
CNet investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.10 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.37%.
DNet investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.32 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .44%.
EThe amount shown reflects reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.
FTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
GTotal returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
HFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
IExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
JAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
KPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
Fidelity Advisor® Focused Emerging Markets Fund Class M |
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Years ended October 31, | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 22.60 | $ | 35.56 | $ | 30.36 | $ | 25.86 | $ | 24.25 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | .39 C | | .50 | | .20 | | .07 | | .36 D |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 2.40 | | (11.94) | | 5.58 | | 4.43 | | 4.20 |
Total from investment operations | | 2.79 | | (11.44) | | 5.78 | | 4.50 | | 4.56 |
Distributions from net investment income | | (.13) | | (.41) | | - | | - | | (.02) E |
Distributions from net realized gain | | - | | (1.12) | | (.58) | | - | | (2.93) E |
Total distributions | | (.13) | | (1.52) F | | (.58) | | - | | (2.95) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 25.26 | $ | 22.60 | $ | 35.56 | $ | 30.36 | $ | 25.86 |
Total Return G,H | | 12.30% | | (33.50)% | | 19.10% | | 17.40% | | 19.03% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,I,J | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | 1.60% | | 1.62% | | 1.61% | | 1.68% | | 1.70% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | 1.60% | | 1.62% | | 1.60% | | 1.67% | | 1.70% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | 1.59% | | 1.62% | | 1.60% | | 1.64% | | 1.68% |
Net investment income (loss) | | 1.45% C | | 1.71% | | .55% | | .25% | | 1.33% D |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 29,402 | $ | 28,497 | $ | 48,494 | $ | 42,509 | $ | 45,310 |
Portfolio turnover rate K | | 33% | | 63% | | 51% | | 66% | | 166% L |
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
CNet investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.09 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.10%.
DNet investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.32 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .15%.
EThe amount shown reflects reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.
FTotal distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
GTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
HTotal returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
IFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
JExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
KAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
LPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
Fidelity Advisor® Focused Emerging Markets Fund Class C |
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Years ended October 31, | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 21.21 | $ | 33.42 | $ | 28.57 | $ | 24.46 | $ | 23.18 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | .24 C | | .33 | | .01 | | (.06) | | .22 D |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 2.24 | | (11.21) | | 5.27 | | 4.17 | | 4.02 |
Total from investment operations | | 2.48 | | (10.88) | | 5.28 | | 4.11 | | 4.24 |
Distributions from net investment income | | - | | (.21) | | - | | - | | (.02) E |
Distributions from net realized gain | | - | | (1.12) | | (.43) | | - | | (2.94) E |
Total distributions | | - | | (1.33) | | (.43) | | - | | (2.96) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 23.69 | $ | 21.21 | $ | 33.42 | $ | 28.57 | $ | 24.46 |
Total Return F,G | | 11.69% | | (33.82)% | | 18.52% | | 16.80% | | 18.48% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,H,I | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | 2.10% | | 2.12% | | 2.11% | | 2.18% | | 2.20% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | 2.10% | | 2.12% | | 2.11% | | 2.17% | | 2.20% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | 2.10% | | 2.12% | | 2.11% | | 2.14% | | 2.17% |
Net investment income (loss) | | .95% C | | 1.21% | | .04% | | (.25)% | | .83% D |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 19,041 | $ | 19,733 | $ | 37,777 | $ | 35,268 | $ | 41,615 |
Portfolio turnover rate J | | 33% | | 63% | | 51% | | 66% | | 166% K |
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
CNet investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.09 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .60%.
DNet investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.30 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (.34)%.
EThe amount shown reflects reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.
FTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
GTotal returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.
HFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
IExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
JAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
KPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
Fidelity Advisor® Focused Emerging Markets Fund Class I |
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Years ended October 31, | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 23.06 | $ | 36.27 | $ | 30.94 | $ | 26.34 | $ | 24.65 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | .56 C | | .66 | | .42 | | .24 | | .54 D |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 2.43 | | (12.12) | | 5.67 | | 4.51 | | 4.26 |
Total from investment operations | | 2.99 | | (11.46) | | 6.09 | | 4.75 | | 4.80 |
Distributions from net investment income | | (.30) | | (.63) | | (.15) | | (.15) | | (.17) E |
Distributions from net realized gain | | - | | (1.12) | | (.62) | | - | | (2.94) E |
Total distributions | | (.30) | | (1.75) | | (.76) F | | (.15) | | (3.11) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 25.75 | $ | 23.06 | $ | 36.27 | $ | 30.94 | $ | 26.34 |
Total Return G | | 12.92% | | (33.08)% | | 19.77% | | 18.13% | | 19.78% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,H,I | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | 1.02% | | 1.03% | | 1.03% | | 1.06% | | 1.09% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | 1.01% | | 1.03% | | 1.03% | | 1.06% | | 1.09% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | 1.01% | | 1.03% | | 1.03% | | 1.03% | | 1.06% |
Net investment income (loss) | | 2.04% C | | 2.31% | | 1.13% | | .86% | | 1.94% D |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 2,063,159 | $ | 696,741 | $ | 660,307 | $ | 312,731 | $ | 288,485 |
Portfolio turnover rate J | | 33% | | 63% | | 51% | | 66% | | 166% K |
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
CNet investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.10 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.69%.
DNet investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.33 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .77%.
EThe amount shown reflects reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.
FTotal distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
GTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
HFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
IExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
JAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
KPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
Fidelity Advisor® Focused Emerging Markets Fund Class Z |
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Years ended October 31, | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 23.01 | $ | 36.21 | $ | 30.89 | $ | 26.33 | $ | 24.65 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | .59 C | | .71 | | .47 | | .28 | | .57 D |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 2.44 | | (12.11) | | 5.66 | | 4.50 | | 4.26 |
Total from investment operations | | 3.03 | | (11.40) | | 6.13 | | 4.78 | | 4.83 |
Distributions from net investment income | | (.33) | | (.68) | | (.20) | | (.22) | | (.21) E |
Distributions from net realized gain | | - | | (1.12) | | (.62) | | - | | (2.94) E |
Total distributions | | (.33) | | (1.80) | | (.81) F | | (.22) | | (3.15) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 25.71 | $ | 23.01 | $ | 36.21 | $ | 30.89 | $ | 26.33 |
Total Return G | | 13.10% | | (33.01)% | | 19.94% | | 18.29% | | 19.93% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,H,I | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | .89% | | .90% | | .90% | | .94% | | .95% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | .88% | | .90% | | .90% | | .93% | | .95% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | .88% | | .90% | | .90% | | .90% | | .92% |
Net investment income (loss) | | 2.16% C | | 2.43% | | 1.25% | | .99% | | 2.09% D |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 1,456,314 | $ | 856,213 | $ | 1,127,699 | $ | 542,418 | $ | 90,032 |
Portfolio turnover rate J | | 33% | | 63% | | 51% | | 66% | | 166% K |
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
CNet investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.10 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.81%.
DNet investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.32 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .91%.
EThe amount shown reflects reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.
FTotal distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
GTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
HFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
IExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
JAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
KPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
For the period ended October 31, 2023
1. Organization.
Fidelity Advisor Focused Emerging Markets Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Advisor Series VIII (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. The Fund offers Class A, Class M, Class C, Class I and Class Z shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Class A, Class M, Class C, Class I and Class Z are Fidelity Advisor classes. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after a holding period of eight years from the initial date of purchase, with certain exceptions. The Fund's investments in emerging markets can be subject to social, economic, regulatory, and political uncertainties and can be extremely volatile.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
Funds may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The Schedule of Investments lists any Fidelity Central Funds held as an investment as of period end, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. An investing fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
Based on its investment objective, each Fidelity Central Fund may invest or participate in various investment vehicles or strategies that are similar to those of the investing fund. These strategies are consistent with the investment objectives of the investing fund and may involve certain economic risks which may cause a decline in value of each of the Fidelity Central Funds and thus a decline in the value of the investing fund.
Fidelity Central Fund | Investment Manager | Investment Objective | Investment Practices | Expense RatioA |
Fidelity Money Market Central Funds | Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR) | Each fund seeks to obtain a high level of current income consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity. | Short-term Investments | Less than .005% |
A Expenses expressed as a percentage of average net assets and are as of each underlying Central Fund's most recent annual or semi-annual shareholder report.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds which contain the significant accounting policies (including investment valuation policies) of those funds, and are not covered by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission website or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services - Investment Companies. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) but does not include the underlying holdings of these funds. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Fund's investment adviser as the valuation designee responsible for the fair valuation function and performing fair value determinations as needed. The investment adviser has established a Fair Value Committee (the Committee) to carry out the day-to-day fair valuation responsibilities and has adopted policies and procedures to govern the fair valuation process and the activities of the Committee. In accordance with these fair valuation policies and procedures, which have been approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing services or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with the policies and procedures. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, transaction data, estimated cash flows, and market observations of comparable investments. The frequency that the fair valuation procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee manages the Fund's fair valuation practices and maintains the fair valuation policies and procedures. The Fund's investment adviser reports to the Board information regarding the fair valuation process and related material matters.
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, ETFs and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level as of October 31, 2023 is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
Foreign Currency. Certain Funds may use foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Gains and losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received, and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and include proceeds received from litigation. Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of a fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to a fund. Any such rebates are included in net realized gain (loss) on investments in the Statement of Operations. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Large, non-recurring dividends recognized by the Fund are presented separately on the Statement of Operations in "Non-cash dividends" and the impact of these dividends is presented in the Financial Highlights. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain. Funds may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. Any withholding tax reclaims income is included in the Statement of Operations in foreign taxes withheld. Any receivables for withholding tax reclaims are included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities in dividends receivable.
Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of a fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of a fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred, as applicable. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class, if applicable. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expenses included in the accompanying financial statements reflect the expenses of that fund and do not include any expenses associated with any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Although not included in a fund's expenses, a fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses through the net asset value of each underlying mutual fund or exchange-traded fund (ETF). Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. As of October 31, 2023, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests. The Fund is subject to a tax imposed on capital gains by certain countries in which it invests. An estimated deferred tax liability for net unrealized appreciation on the applicable securities is included in Deferred taxes on the Statement of Assets & Liabilities.
Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. 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. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, certain foreign taxes, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales.
As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities, and derivatives if applicable, for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation | $308,940,669 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (667,813,404) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $(358,872,735) |
Tax Cost | $4,053,865,677 |
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income | $53,021,779 |
Capital loss carryforward | $(263,259,018) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments | $(358,929,092) |
Capital loss carryforwards are only available to offset future capital gains of the Fund to the extent provided by regulations and may be limited. The capital loss carryforward information presented below, including any applicable limitation, is estimated as of fiscal period end and is subject to adjustment.
Short-term | $(158,619,457) |
Long-term | (104,639,561) |
Total capital loss carryforward | $(263,259,018) |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| October 31, 2023 | October 31, 2022 |
Ordinary Income | $23,514,660 | $ 37,764,731 |
Long-term Capital Gains | - | 66,161,223 |
Total | $23,514,660 | $ 103,925,954 |
Restricted Securities (including Private Placements). Funds 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 held at period end is included at the end of the Schedule of Investments, if applicable.
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities and in-kind transactions, as applicable, are noted in the table below.
| Purchases ($) | Sales ($) |
Fidelity Advisor Focused Emerging Markets Fund | 2,856,190,390 | 942,304,039 |
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (the investment adviser) and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .55% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .23% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the monthly average net assets of a group of registered investment companies with which the investment adviser has management contracts. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the reporting period, the total annual management fee rate was .77% of the Fund's average net assets.
Distribution and Service Plan Fees. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate Distribution and Service Plans for each class of shares. Certain classes pay Fidelity Distributors Company LLC (FDC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, separate Distribution and Service Fees, each of which is based on an annual percentage of each class' average net assets. In addition, FDC may pay financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund and providing shareholder support services. For the period, the Distribution and Service Fee rates, total fees and amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
| Distribution Fee | Service Fee | Total Fees | Retained by FDC |
Class A | - % | .25% | $356,930 | $6,888 |
Class M | .25% | .25% | 165,704 | 601 |
Class C | .75% | .25% | 221,569 | 25,133 |
| | | $744,203 | $32,622 |
Sales Load. FDC may receive a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for selling Class A shares and 3.50% for selling Class M shares, some of which is paid to financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund. Depending on the holding period, FDC may receive contingent deferred sales charges levied on Class A, Class M and Class C redemptions. The deferred sales charges are 1.00% for Class C shares, 1.00% for certain purchases of Class A shares and .25% for certain purchases of Class M shares.
For the period, sales charge amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
| Retained by FDC |
Class A | $ 23,168 |
Class M | 1,932 |
Class CA | 249 |
| $25,349 |
A When Class C shares are initially sold, FDC pays commissions from its own resources to financial intermediaries through which the sales are made.
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company LLC (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, 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 the account size and type of account of the shareholders of the respective classes of the Fund, except for Class Z. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee of Class Z's average net assets. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements.
For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
| Amount | % of Class-Level Average Net Assets |
Class A | $ 335,817 | .24 |
Class M | 84,562 | .26 |
Class C | 56,672 | .26 |
Class I | 2,388,823 | .17 |
Class Z | 572,090 | .04 |
| $3,437,964 | |
During November 2023, the Board approved a change in the transfer agent fees effective December 1, 2023 to a fixed annual rate of class-level average net assets as follows:
| % of Class-Level Average Net Assets |
Class A | 0.2000% |
Class M | 0.2000% |
Class C | 0.2000% |
Class I | 0.1658% |
Accounting Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. For the period, the fees were equivalent to the following annual rates:
| % of Average Net Assets |
Fidelity Advisor Focused Emerging Markets Fund | .04 |
During November 2023, the Board approved a change in the accounting fees effective December 1, 2023 to a fixed annual rate of average net assets as follows:
| % of Average Net Assets |
Fidelity Advisor Focused Emerging Markets Fund | 0.0409% |
Brokerage Commissions. A portion of portfolio transactions were placed with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were as follows:
| Amount |
Fidelity Advisor Focused Emerging Markets Fund | $ 9,756 |
Interfund Trades. Funds may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Any interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note. Interfund trades during the period are noted in the table below.
| Purchases ($) | Sales ($) | Realized Gain (Loss) ($) |
Fidelity Advisor Focused Emerging Markets Fund | 64,831,086 | 13,656,911 | (3,294,066) |
Other. During the period, the investment adviser reimbursed the Fund for certain losses as follows:
| Amount ($) |
Fidelity Advisor Focused Emerging Markets Fund | 2,748 |
6. Committed Line of Credit.
Certain Funds participate with other funds managed by the investment adviser or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The participating funds have agreed to pay commitment fees on their pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which are reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations, and are listed below. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
| Amount |
Fidelity Advisor Focused Emerging Markets Fund | $4,992 |
7. Security Lending.
Funds lend portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. Lending agents are used, including National Financial Services (NFS), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, NFS will receive a fee, which is capped at 9.9% of a fund's daily lending revenue, for its services as lending agent. A fund may lend securities to certain qualified borrowers, including NFS. On the settlement date of the loan, a 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 a fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to a fund on the next business day. A fund or borrower may terminate the loan at any time, and if the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. A fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. Any loaned securities are identified as such in the Schedule of Investments, and the value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end, as applicable, are presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Affiliated security lending activity, if any, was as follows:
| Total Security Lending Fees Paid to NFS | Security Lending Income From Securities Loaned to NFS | Value of Securities Loaned to NFS at Period End |
Fidelity Advisor Focused Emerging Markets Fund | $13,131 | $- | $- |
8. Expense Reductions.
Through arrangements with the Fund's custodian and each class' transfer agent, credits realized as a result of certain uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, custodian credits reduced the Fund's expenses by $4,227. During the period, transfer agent credits reduced each class' expenses as noted in the table below.
| Expense reduction |
| |
Class M | $816 |
In addition, during the period the investment adviser or an affiliate reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $185,463.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
| Year ended October 31, 2023 | Year ended October 31, 2022 |
Fidelity Advisor Focused Emerging Markets Fund | | |
Distributions to shareholders | | |
Class A | $ 1,026,327 | $8,660,415 |
Class M | 156,866 | 2,051,478 |
Class C | - | 1,462,486 |
Class I | 9,611,585 | 31,181,994 |
Class Z | 12,719,882 | 60,569,581 |
Total | $23,514,660 | $103,925,954 |
10. Share Transactions.
Share transactions for each class were as follows and may contain in-kind transactions, automatic conversions between classes or exchanges between affiliated funds:
| Shares | Shares | Dollars | Dollars |
| Year ended October 31, 2023 | Year ended October 31, 2022 | Year ended October 31, 2023 | Year ended October 31, 2022 |
Fidelity Advisor Focused Emerging Markets Fund | | | | |
Class A | | | | |
Shares sold | 1,139,512 | 732,604 | $31,480,973 | $21,550,619 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 37,305 | 253,984 | 1,002,465 | 8,427,188 |
Shares redeemed | (1,217,283) | (1,188,006) | (33,144,535) | (34,900,722) |
Net increase (decrease) | (40,466) | (201,418) | $(661,097) | $(4,922,915) |
Class M | | | | |
Shares sold | 87,737 | 100,139 | $2,388,915 | $3,004,711 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 5,728 | 60,785 | 152,271 | 1,996,161 |
Shares redeemed | (190,279) | (263,943) | (5,187,284) | (7,829,465) |
Net increase (decrease) | (96,814) | (103,019) | $(2,646,098) | $(2,828,593) |
Class C | | | | |
Shares sold | 141,189 | 137,110 | $3,648,827 | $3,891,163 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 46,491 | - | 1,438,907 |
Shares redeemed | (268,014) | (383,630) | (6,759,598) | (10,688,130) |
Net increase (decrease) | (126,825) | (200,029) | $(3,110,771) | $(5,358,060) |
Class I | | | | |
Shares sold | 67,051,000 | 27,816,024 | $1,830,571,553 | $802,198,610 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 286,193 | 853,376 | 7,724,700 | 28,434,488 |
Shares redeemed | (17,433,766) | (16,656,406) | (475,311,650) | (483,134,283) |
Net increase (decrease) | 49,903,427 | 12,012,994 | $1,362,984,603 | $347,498,815 |
Class Z | | | | |
Shares sold | 44,675,967 | 98,299,666 | $1,215,199,674 | $2,794,348,582 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 177,977 | 617,102 | 4,789,905 | 20,493,941 |
Shares redeemed | (25,413,754) | (92,852,372) | (681,964,917) | (2,572,580,829) |
Net increase (decrease) | 19,440,190 | 6,064,396 | $538,024,662 | $242,261,694 |
11. Other.
A 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, a fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. A fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
12. Risk and Uncertainties.
Many factors affect a fund's performance. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as pandemics, epidemics, outbreaks of infectious diseases, war, terrorism, and environmental disasters, may significantly affect a fund's investment performance. The effects of these developments to a fund will be impacted by the types of securities in which a fund invests, the financial condition, industry, economic sector, and geographic location of an issuer, and a fund's level of investment in the securities of that issuer. Significant concentrations in security types, issuers, industries, sectors, and geographic locations may magnify the factors that affect a fund's performance.
To the Board of Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Series VIII and the Shareholders of Fidelity Advisor Focused Emerging Markets Fund:
Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Fidelity Advisor Focused Emerging Markets Fund (the "Fund"), a fund of Fidelity Advisor Series VIII, including the schedule of investments, as of October 31, 2023, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October 31, 2023, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund's financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2023, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
December 14, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more of the Fidelity investment companies since 1999.
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board (if any), and officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for Jonathan Chiel, each of the Trustees oversees 322 funds. Mr. Chiel oversees 191 funds.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the trust and the fund is referred to herein as an Independent Trustee. Each Independent Trustee shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. Officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer or Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098.
Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Trustees. The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.
In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.
Board Structure and Oversight Function. Robert A. Lawrence is an interested person and currently serves as Chair. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chair is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chair has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chair, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chair and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. David M. Thomas serves as Lead Independent Trustee and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.
Fidelity® funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's high income and certain equity funds, and other Boards oversee Fidelity's alternative investment, investment-grade bond, money market, asset allocation, and other equity funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity® funds overseen by the fund's Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity® funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity® funds overseen by each Board.
The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates, and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations, Audit, and Compliance Committees. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of Fidelity's risk management program for the Fidelity® funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Trustees."
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for a Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Jonathan Chiel (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
Trustee
Mr. Chiel also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Chiel is General Counsel (2012-present) and Head of Legal, Risk and Compliance (2022-present). Mr Chiel serves as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2012-present) and Director and President for OH Company LLC (holding company, 2018-present). Previously, Mr. Chiel served as general counsel (2004-2012) and senior vice president and deputy general counsel (2000-2004) for John Hancock Financial Services; a partner with Choate, Hall & Stewart (1996-2000) (law firm); and an Assistant United States Attorney for the United States Attorney's Office of the District of Massachusetts (1986-95), including Chief of the Criminal Division (1993-1995). Mr. Chiel is a director on the boards of the Boston Bar Foundation and the Maimonides School.
Bettina Doulton (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Ms. Doulton also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Doulton served in a variety of positions at Fidelity Investments, including as a managing director of research (2006-2007), portfolio manager to certain Fidelity® funds (1993-2005), equity analyst and portfolio assistant (1990-1993), and research assistant (1987-1990). Ms. Doulton currently owns and operates Phi Builders + Architects and Cellardoor Winery. Previously, Ms. Doulton served as a member of the Board of Brown Capital Management, LLC (2014-2018).
Robert A. Lawrence (1952)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Lawrence also serves as Trustee of other funds. Previously, Mr. Lawrence served as a Trustee and Member of the Advisory Board of certain funds. Prior to his retirement in 2008, Mr. Lawrence served as Vice President of certain Fidelity® funds (2006-2008), Senior Vice President, Head of High Income Division of Fidelity Management & Research Company (investment adviser firm, 2006-2008), and President of Fidelity Strategic Investments (investment adviser firm, 2002-2005).
* Determined to be an "Interested Trustee" by virtue of, among other things, his or her affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for an Independent Trustee may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Thomas P. Bostick (1956)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Lieutenant General Bostick also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, General Bostick (United States Army, Retired) held a variety of positions within the U.S. Army, including Commanding General and Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (2012-2016) and Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Human Resources, U.S. Army (2009-2012). General Bostick currently serves as a member of the Board and Finance and Governance & Sustainability Committees of CSX Corporation (transportation, 2020-present) and a member of the Board and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (nuclear waste management, 2020-present). General Bostick serves as Chief Executive Officer of Bostick Global Strategies, LLC (consulting, 2016-present), as a member of the Board of HireVue, Inc. (video interview and assessment, 2020-present), as a member of the Board of Allonnia (biotechnology and engineering solutions, 2022-present) and on the Advisory Board of Solugen, Inc. (specialty bio-based chemicals manufacturer, 2022-present). Previously, General Bostick served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021), President, Intrexon Bioengineering (2018-2020) and Chief Operating Officer (2017-2020) and Senior Vice President of the Environment Sector (2016-2017) of Intrexon Corporation (biopharmaceutical company).
Dennis J. Dirks (1948)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Trustee
Mr. Dirks also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Operating Officer and as a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure), President, Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust Company (DTC), President and a member of the Board of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation. Mr. Dirks currently serves as a member of the Finance Committee (2016-present) and Board (2017-present) and is Treasurer (2018-present) of the Asolo Repertory Theatre.
Donald F. Donahue (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Donahue also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Donahue serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Miranda Partners, LLC (risk consulting for the financial services industry, 2012-present). Previously, Mr. Donahue served as Chief Executive Officer (2006-2012), Chief Operating Officer (2003-2006) and Managing Director, Customer Marketing and Development (1999-2003) of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure). Mr. Donahue currently serves as a member (2007-present) and Co-Chairman (2016-present) of the Board of United Way of New York. Mr. Donahue previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2018) and as a member of the Board of The Leadership Academy (previously NYC Leadership Academy) (2012-2022).
Vicki L. Fuller (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Fuller also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Ms. Fuller served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2018-2020), Chief Investment Officer of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (2012-2018) and held a variety of positions at AllianceBernstein L.P. (global asset management, 1985-2012), including Managing Director (2006-2012) and Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager (2001-2006). Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of two Blackstone business development companies (2020-present), as a member of the Board of Treliant, LLC (consulting, 2019-present), as a member of the Board of Ariel Alternatives, LLC (private equity, 2022-present) and as a member of the Board and Chair of the Audit Committee of Gusto, Inc. (software, 2021-present). In addition, Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board of Roosevelt University (2019-present) and as a member of the Executive Board of New York University's Stern School of Business. Ms. Fuller previously served as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of The Williams Companies, Inc. (natural gas infrastructure, 2018-2021).
Patricia L. Kampling (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Kampling also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Kampling served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (2012-2019), President and Chief Operating Officer (2011-2012) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2010-2011) of Alliant Energy Corporation. Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board, Finance Committee and Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee of Xcel Energy Inc. (utilities company, 2020-present) and as a member of the Board, Audit, Finance and Risk Committee and Safety, Environmental, Technology and Operations Committee and Chair of the Executive Development and Compensation Committee of American Water Works Company, Inc. (utilities company, 2019-present). In addition, Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board of the Nature Conservancy, Wisconsin Chapter (2019-present). Previously, Ms. Kampling served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), a member of the Board, Compensation Committee and Executive Committee and Chair of the Audit Committee of Briggs & Stratton Corporation (manufacturing, 2011-2021), a member of the Board of Interstate Power and Light Company (2012-2019) and Wisconsin Power and Light Company (2012-2019) (each a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation) and as a member of the Board and Workforce Development Committee of the Business Roundtable (2018-2019).
Thomas A. Kennedy (1955)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Kennedy also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Kennedy served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020) and held a variety of positions at Raytheon Company (aerospace and defense, 1983-2020), including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2014-2020) and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (2013-2014). Mr. Kennedy served as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Raytheon Technologies Corporation (aerospace and defense, 2020-2021). Mr. Kennedy serves as a Director of the Board of Directors of Textron Inc. (aerospace and defense, 2023-present).
Oscar Munoz (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Munoz also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Munoz served as Executive Chairman (2020-2021), Chief Executive Officer (2015-2020), President (2015-2016) and a member of the Board (2010-2021) of United Airlines Holdings, Inc. Mr. Munoz currently serves as a member of the Board of CBRE Group, Inc. (commercial real estate, 2020-present), a member of the Board of Univision Communications, Inc. (Hispanic media, 2020-present), a member of the Board of Archer Aviation Inc. (2021-present), a member of the Defense Business Board of the United States Department of Defense (2021-present) and a member of the Board of Salesforce.com, Inc. (cloud-based software, 2022-present). Previously, Mr. Munoz served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021).
David M. Thomas (1949)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Trustee
Lead Independent Trustee
Mr. Thomas also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). Mr. Thomas currently serves as a member of the Board of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2004-present) and as Director (2013-present) and Non-Executive Chairman of the Board (2022-present) of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication).
Susan Tomasky (1953)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Tomasky also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Tomasky served in various executive officer positions at American Electric Power Company, Inc. (1998-2011), including most recently as President of AEP Transmission (2007-2011). Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member of the Board and Sustainability Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Marathon Petroleum Corporation (2018-present) and as a member of the Board, Executive Committee, Corporate Governance Committee and Organization and Compensation Committee and as Lead Director of the Board of Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (utilities company, 2012-present) and as a member of the Board of its subsidiary company, Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (2021-present). In addition, Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member (2009-present) and President (2020-present) of the Board of the Royal Shakespeare Company - America (2009-present), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (2011-present) and as a member of the Board and Kenyon in the World Committee of Kenyon College (2016-present). Previously, Ms. Tomasky served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority (2007-2020), as a member of the Board (2011-2018) and Lead Independent Director (2015-2018) of Andeavor Corporation (previously Tesoro Corporation) (independent oil refiner and marketer) and as a member of the Board of Summit Midstream Partners LP (energy, 2012-2018).
Michael E. Wiley (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Mr. Wiley also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2018-2020), Chairman, President and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004). Mr. Wiley also previously served as a member of the Board of Andeavor Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-2018), a member of the Board of Andeavor Logistics LP (natural resources logistics, 2015-2018) and a member of the Board of High Point Resources (exploration and production, 2005-2020).
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Advisory Board Members and Officers:
Correspondence intended for a Member of the Advisory Board (if any) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for an officer or Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation
Vijay C. Advani (1960)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Advani also serves as Trustee or Member of the Advisory Board of other funds. Previously, Mr. Advani served as Executive Chairman (2020-2022), Chief Executive Officer (2017-2020) and Chief Operating Officer (2016-2017) of Nuveen (global investment manager). He also served in various capacities at Franklin Resources (global investment manager), including Co-President (2015-2016), Executive Vice President, Global Advisory Services (2008-2015), Head of Global Retail Distribution (2005-2008), Executive Managing Director, International Retail Development (2002-2005), Managing Director, Product Developments, Sales & Marketing, Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa (2000-2002) and President, Templeton Asset Management India (1995-2000). Mr. Advani also served as Senior Investment Officer of International Finance Corporation (private equity and venture capital arm of The World Bank, 1984-1995). Mr. Advani is Chairman Emeritus of the U.S. India Business Council (2018-present), a Director of The Global Impact Investing Network (2019-present), a Director of LOK Capital (Mauritius) (2022-present), a member of the Advisory Council of LOK Capital (2022-present), a Senior Advisor of Neuberger Berman (2021-present), a Senior Advisor of Seviora Holdings Pte. Ltd (Temasek-Singapore) (2021-present), a Director of Seviora Capital (Singapore) (2021-present) and an Advisor of EQUIAM (2021-present). Mr. Advani formerly served as a member of the Board of BowX Acquisition Corp. (special purpose acquisition company, 2020-2021), a member of the Board of Intellecap (advisory arm of The Aavishkaar Group, 2018-2020), a member of the Board of Nuveen Investments, Inc. (2017-2020) and a member of the Board of Docusign (software, 2016-2019).
Peter S. Lynch (1944)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Lynch also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm). In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served as Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm) and on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006).
Karen B. Peetz (1955)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Member of the Advisory Board
Ms. Peetz also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other funds. Previously, Ms. Peetz served as Chief Administration Officer (2020-2023) of Citigroup Inc. (a diversified financial service company). She also served in various capacities at Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, including President (2013-2016), Vice Chairman, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Financial Markets & Treasury Services (2010-2013), Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Global Corporate Trust (2003-2008), Senior Vice President and Division Manager of Global Payments & Trade Services (2002-2003) and Senior Vice President and Division Manager of Domestic Corporate Trust (1998-2002). Ms. Peetz also served in various capacities at Chase Manhattan Corporation (1982-1998), including Senior Vice President and Manager of Corporate Trust International Business (1996-1998), Managing Director and Manager of Corporate Trust Services (1994-1996) and Managing Director and Group Manager of Financial Institution Sales (1990-1993). Ms. Peetz currently serves as Chair of Amherst Holdings Advisory Council (2018-present), Trustee of Johns Hopkins University (2016-present), Chair of the Carey Business School Advisory Council, Member of the Johns Hopkins Medicine Board and Finance Committee and Chair of the Lyme and Tick Related Disease Institute Advisory Council. Ms. Peetz previously served as a member of the Board of Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (2019-2023), a member of the Board of Trane Technologies (2018-2022), a member of the Board of Wells Fargo Corp. (2017-2019), a member of the Board of SunCoke Energy Inc. (2012-2016), a member of the Board of Private Export Funding Corporation (2010-2016) and as a Trustee of Penn State University (2010-2014) and the United Way of New York City (2008-2010).
Heather Bonner (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Bonner also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Bonner is a Senior Vice President (2022-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2022-present). Ms. Bonner serves as Vice President, Treasurer, or Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Prior to joining Fidelity, Ms. Bonner served as Managing Director at AQR Capital Management (2013-2022) and was the Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer of the AQR Funds (2013-2022).
Craig S. Brown (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2022
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Brown also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Brown is a Vice President (2015-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Brown serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present). Previously, Mr. Brown served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2019-2022).
John J. Burke III (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Burke also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other funds. Mr. Burke is Head of Fidelity Fund and Investment Operations (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Burke serves as President, Executive Vice President, or Director of certain Fidelity entities. Previously Mr. Burke served as head of Asset Management Investment Operations (2012-2018).
Margaret Carey (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO)
Ms. Carey also serves as an officer of other funds and as CLO of certain Fidelity entities. Ms. Carey is a Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2019-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.
William C. Coffey (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Secretary
Mr. Coffey also serves as Assistant Secretary of other funds. Mr. Coffey is a Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2010-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey served as Secretary and CLO of certain funds (2018-2019); CLO, Secretary, or Senior Vice President of certain Fidelity entities and Assistant Secretary of certain funds (2009-2018).
Timothy M. Cohen (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Mr. Cohen also serves as Vice President of other funds. Mr. Cohen is Co-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Cohen serves a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2016-present). Previously, Mr. Cohen served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and Head of Global Equity Research (2016-2018).
Jonathan Davis (1968)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Davis also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Davis is a Vice President (2006-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Davis serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities.
Laura M. Del Prato (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Del Prato also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Del Prato is a Senior Vice President (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Ms. Del Prato serves as Vice President or Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Previously, Ms. Del Prato served as President and Treasurer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash Portfolio and Term Portfolio (2018-2020).
Colm A. Hogan (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Hogan also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Hogan is a Vice President (2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Hogan serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Deputy Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2020) and Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2018).
Pamela R. Holding (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Ms. Holding also serves as Vice President of other funds. Ms. Holding is Co-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Holding served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Institutional Asset Management (2013-2018).
Chris Maher (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Maher also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Maher is a Vice President (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Maher serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Previously, Mr. Maher served as Assistant Treasurer of certain funds (2013-2020).
Jason P. Pogorelec (1975)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Chief Compliance Officer
Mr. Pogorelec also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other funds. Mr. Pogorelec is a Senior Vice President of Asset Management Compliance (2020-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Pogorelec serves as Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm, 2023-present) and Ballyrock Investment Advisors LLC (2023-present). Previously, Mr. Pogorelec served as a Vice President, Associate General Counsel for Fidelity Investments (2010-2020) and Assistant Secretary of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2020).
Brett Segaloff (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer
Mr. Segaloff also serves as AML Officer of other funds. Mr. Segaloff is a Vice President (2022-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Segaloff serves as Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer or Anti Money Laundering/Bank Secrecy Act Compliance Officer of certain Fidelity entities.
Stacie M. Smith (1974)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
President and Treasurer
Ms. Smith also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Smith is a Senior Vice President (2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Ms. Smith serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities and has served in other fund officer roles.
Jim Wegmann (1979)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Wegmann also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Wegmann is a Vice President (2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Wegmann serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present). Previously, Mr. Wegmann served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2019-2021).
As a shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, as applicable and (2) ongoing costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a 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 (May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023). |
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 for a class/Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. If any fund is a shareholder of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) (the Underlying Funds), such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses incurred presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the 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 actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the 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. If any fund is a shareholder of any Underlying Funds, such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses as presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
| | | | Annualized Expense Ratio- A | | Beginning Account Value May 1, 2023 | | Ending Account Value October 31, 2023 | | Expenses Paid During Period- C May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023 |
Fidelity Advisor® Focused Emerging Markets Fund | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | 1.32% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 931.20 | | $ 6.43 |
Hypothetical-B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,018.55 | | $ 6.72 |
Class M | | | | 1.58% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 930.00 | | $ 7.69 |
Hypothetical-B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,017.24 | | $ 8.03 |
Class C | | | | 2.08% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 927.60 | | $ 10.11 |
Hypothetical-B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,014.72 | | $ 10.56 |
Class I | | | | 1.01% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 932.60 | | $ 4.92 |
Hypothetical-B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,020.11 | | $ 5.14 |
Class Z | | | | .88% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 933.60 | | $ 4.29 |
Hypothetical-B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,020.77 | | $ 4.48 |
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A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
B 5% return per year before expenses
C Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
The dividend and capital gains distributions for the fund(s) are available on Fidelity.com or Institutional.Fidelity.com.
The fund designates $406,330 of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended 2023 as qualifying to be taxed as section 163(j) interest dividends.
A percentage of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year for the following funds may be taken into account as a dividend for purposes of the maximum rate under section 1(h)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code.
| Class A | Class M | Class I | Class Z |
Fidelity Advisor Focused Emerging Markets Fund | | | | |
December 9, 2022 | 100% | 100% | 99.88% | 94.42% |
December 28, 2022 | 86.56% | 86.56% | 86.56% | 86.56% |
The amounts per share which represent income derived from sources within, and taxes paid to, foreign countries or possessions of the United States are as follows:
| Pay Date | Income | Taxes |
Fidelity Advisor Focused Emerging Markets Fund | | | |
Class A | 12/12/2022 | $0.3126 | $0.1266 |
Class A | 12/29/2022 | $0.0160 | $0.0000 |
Class M | 12/12/2022 | $0.2356 | $0.1266 |
Class M | 12/29/2022 | $0.0160 | $0.0000 |
Class I | 12/12/2022 | $0.4146 | $0.1266 |
Class I | 12/29/2022 | $0.0160 | $0.0000 |
Class Z | 12/12/2022 | $0.4386 | $0.1266 |
Class Z | 12/29/2022 | $0.0160 | $0.0000 |
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2024 of amounts for use in preparing 2023 income tax returns.
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity Advisor Focused Emerging Markets Fund
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), considers the renewal of the fund's management contract with Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR) and the sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. FMR and the sub-advisers are referred to herein as the Investment Advisers. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, covers an extensive agenda of topics and materials and considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees (each of which is composed of and chaired by Independent Trustees), requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to review matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of the Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through joint ad hoc committees to discuss certain matters relevant to all of the Fidelity funds.
Approval of Stub Period Continuation. At its May 2023 meeting, the Board of Trustees voted to continue the fund's management contract with FMR, and the sub-advisory agreements and sub-sub-advisory agreements, in each case, where applicable (together, the Advisory Contracts), without modification, for two months from June 1, 2023 through July 31, 2023. The Board considered that the approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts will not result in any changes in (i) the investment process or strategies employed in the management of the fund's assets; (ii) the fees and expenses paid by shareholders; (iii) the nature, extent or quality of services provided under the fund's Advisory Contracts; or (iv) the day-to-day management of the fund or the persons primarily responsible for such management. The Board also considered that since its last approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts, FMR had provided additional information on the fund in support of the annual contract renewal process, including competitive analyses on total expenses and management fees and in-depth reviews of fund performance and fund profitability information. The Board concluded that the fund's Advisory Contracts are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed, without modification, through July 31, 2023, with the understanding that the Board would consider the annual renewal for a full one year period in July 2023.
At its July 2023 meeting, the Board unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness relative to peer funds of the fund's management fee and the total expense ratio of a representative class (Class I, which was selected because it was the largest class without 12b-1 fees); (iii) the total costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by FMR and its affiliates (Fidelity) from its relationships with the fund; and (iv) the extent to which, if any, economies of scale exist and are realized as the fund grows, and whether any economies of scale are appropriately shared with fund shareholders. The Board also considered the broad range of investment choices available to shareholders from FMR's competitors and that the fund's shareholders have chosen to invest in the fund, which is part of the Fidelity family of funds. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor.
The Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts was fair and reasonable in light of all of the surrounding circumstances.
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing as it relates to the fund, including the backgrounds and experience of investment personnel of the Investment Advisers, and also considered the Investment Advisers' implementation of the fund's investment program. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the investment personnel compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund. Additionally, the Board considered the portfolio managers' investments, if any, in the funds that they manage.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of Fidelity's investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as Fidelity's approach to recruiting, training, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board noted the resources devoted to expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization, and that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. Further, the Board considered that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered Fidelity's trading, risk management, compliance, and technology and operations capabilities and resources, which are integral parts of the investment management process.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of Fidelity's supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians, subcustodians, and pricing vendors; and (iii) the resources devoted by Fidelity to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services. The Board also considered the fund's securities lending activities and any payments made to Fidelity relating to securities lending.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value and convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information over the Internet and through telephone representatives, investor education materials and asset allocation tools. The Board also considered that it reviews customer service metrics such as telephone response times, continuity of services on the website and metrics addressing services at Fidelity Investor Centers.
Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing a large variety of fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds and/or the Fidelity funds in general.
Investment Performance. The Board took into account discussions that occur with representatives of the Investment Advisers, and reports that it receives, at Board meetings throughout the year, relating to fund investment performance. In this regard the Board noted that as part of regularly scheduled fund reviews and other reports to the Board on fund performance, the Board considered annualized return information for the fund for different time periods, measured against an appropriate securities market index (benchmark index) and an appropriate peer group of funds with similar objectives (peer group). The Board also considered information about performance attribution. In its ongoing evaluation of fund investment performance, the Board gives particular attention to information indicating changes in performance of the funds over different time periods and discussed with the Investment Advisers the reasons for any overperformance or underperformance.
In addition to reviewing absolute and relative fund performance, the Independent Trustees periodically consider the appropriateness of fund performance metrics in evaluating the results achieved. The Independent Trustees generally give greater weight to fund performance over longer time periods than over shorter time periods. Depending on the circumstances, the Independent Trustees may be satisfied with a fund's performance notwithstanding that it lags its benchmark index or peer group for certain periods.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should continue to benefit the shareholders of the fund.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio. The Board was provided with information regarding industry trends in management fees and expenses. In its review of the fund's management fee and the total expense ratio of Class I, the Board considered the fund's management fee rate as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board noted that Fidelity may agree to waive fees or reimburse expenses from time to time, and the extent to which, if any, it has done so for the fund.
Comparisons of Management Fees and Total Expense Ratios. Among other things, the Board reviewed data for selected groups of competitive funds and classes (referred to as "mapped groups") that were compiled by Fidelity based on combining similar investment objective categories (as classified by Lipper) that have comparable investment mandates. The data reviewed by the Board included (i) gross management fee comparisons (before taking into account expense reimbursements or caps) relative to the total universe of funds within the mapped group; (ii) gross management fee comparisons relative to a subset of non-Fidelity funds in the mapped group that are similar in size and management fee structure to the fund (referred to as the "asset size peer group"); (iii) total expense comparisons of Class I of the fund relative to funds and classes in the mapped group that have a similar sales load structure to Class I of the fund (referred to as the "similar sales load structure group"); and (iv) total expense comparisons of Class I of the fund relative to funds and classes in the similar sales load structure group that are similar in size and management fee structure to the fund (referred to as the "total expense asset size peer group"). The total expense asset size peer group comparison excludes performance adjustments and fund-paid 12b-1 fees to eliminate variability in fee structures.
The information provided to the Board indicated that the fund's management fee rate ranked below the competitive median of the mapped group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022 and below the competitive median of the asset size peer group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022. Further, the information provided to the Board indicated that the total expense ratio of Class I of the fund ranked below the competitive median of the similar sales load structure group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022 and below the competitive median of the total expense asset size peer group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022.
The Board also considered that, for funds subject to the group fee, FMR agreed to voluntarily waive fees over a specified period of time in amounts designed to account for assets converted from certain funds to certain collective investment trusts.
Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients. The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of Fidelity, such as other funds advised or subadvised by Fidelity, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients with similar mandates. The Board noted that a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically reviews and compares Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds and also noted the most recent findings of the committee. The Board noted that the committee's review included a consideration of the differences in services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in the markets serving the different categories of clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered. Further, based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that the total expense ratio of each class of the fund was reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and servicing the fund's shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, Fidelity presents to the Board information about the profitability of its relationships with the fund. Fidelity calculates profitability information for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability information for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies and the full Board approves such changes.
A public accounting firm has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. The engagement includes the review and assessment of the methodologies used by Fidelity in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures in respect of the mathematical accuracy of certain fund profitability information and its conformity to established allocation methodologies. After considering the reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and potential indirect benefits such businesses may have received as a result of their association with Fidelity's fund business (i.e., fall-out benefits) as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from the funds' business. The Board considered areas where potential indirect benefits to the Fidelity funds from their relationships with Fidelity may exist. The Board's consideration of these matters was informed by the findings of a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds to evaluate potential fall-out benefits.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale as assets grow through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense ratio reductions. The Board also noted that a committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically analyzes whether Fidelity attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total "group assets" increase, and for higher group fee rates as total "group assets" decrease ("group assets" as defined in the management contract). FMR calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total Fidelity fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board further considered that Fidelity agreed to impose a temporary fee waiver in the form of additional breakpoints to the current breakpoint schedule. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will benefit from lower management fees as "group assets" increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board concluded, taking into account the analysis of the Economies of Scale Committee, that economies of scale, if any, are being appropriately shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' advisory contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including: (i) fund flow and performance trends, in particular the underperformance of certain funds and strategies, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds, including any consideration of fund liquidations or mergers; (ii) the operation of performance fees and competitor use of performance fees; (iii) Fidelity's pricing philosophy compared to competitors; (iv) fund profitability methodology and data; (v) evaluation of competitive fund data and peer group classifications and fee and expense comparisons; (vi) the management fee and expense structures for different funds and classes and information about the differences between various fee and expense structures; (vii) group fee breakpoints and related voluntary fee waivers; and (viii) information regarding other accounts managed by Fidelity and the funds' sub-advisory arrangements.
Conclusion. Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the advisory and sub-advisory fee arrangements are fair and reasonable in light of all of the surrounding circumstances and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed through July 31, 2024.
1.809299.119
FAEM-ANN-1223
Fidelity Advisor® International Capital Appreciation Fund
Annual Report
October 31, 2023
Contents
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NOT FDIC INSURED •MAY LOSE VALUE •NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the Fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of distributions from dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The hypothetical investment and the average annual total returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns |
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Periods ended October 31, 2023 | Past 1 year | Past 5 years | Past 10 years |
Class A (incl. 5.75% sales charge) | 8.99% | 5.63% | 5.30% |
Class M (incl. 3.50% sales charge) | 11.33% | 5.86% | 5.28% |
Class C (incl. contingent deferred sales charge) | 13.74% | 6.08% | 5.29% |
Class I | 15.93% | 7.17% | 6.20% |
Class Z | 16.12% | 7.31% | 6.30% |
Class C shares' contingent deferred sales charges included in the past one year, past five years and past ten years total return figures are 1%, 0% and 0%, respectively.
The initial offering of Class Z shares took place on February 1, 2017. Returns prior to February 1, 2017, are those of Class I.
$10,000 Over 10 Years |
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Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity Advisor® International Capital Appreciation Fund - Class A, a class of the fund, on October 31, 2013, and the current 5.75% sales charge was paid. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) ex USA Index performed over the same period. |
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Market Recap:
International (non-U.S.) equities gained 12.27% for the 12 months ending October 31, 2023, according to the MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) ex USA Index, as global economic expansion and a slowing in the pace of inflation in some markets provided a favorable backdrop for risk assets. After returning -15.86% in 2022, the index's upturn has been largely driven by a narrow set of companies in the information technology and communication services sectors, in part due to excitement for generative artificial intelligence applications. The index gained 14.07% year to date through July, including strong gains in both June (+4.50%) and July (+4.07%). The rally for international equities sputtered for the next three months (-11.33%) amid a stalling pattern in disinflationary trends, heightened global recession and geopolitical risks, soaring yields on longer-term U.S. government bonds and particularly weak economic conditions in the eurozone and China. The three-month decline left non-U.S. stocks up 1.15% year to date through October. Currency fluctuation also helped bolster non-U.S. equity performance overall. For the full 12 months, nearly all regions advanced, with Europe ex U.K. (+18%) and Japan (+17%) leading, whereas Canada (-0.38%) lagged by the widest margin. Each of the 11 sectors advanced, with information technology (+21%) and consumer discretionary (+19%) leading the way. Energy and industrials each rose about 14%. Conversely, four defensive-oriented sectors lagged by the widest margin: real estate (+4%), health care (+6%), consumer staples (+7%) and utilities (+8%).
Comments from Portfolio Manager Sammy Simnegar:
For the fiscal year ending October 31, 2023, the fund's share classes (excluding sales charges, if applicable) gained about 15% to 16%, versus 12.27% for the benchmark MSCI All Country World ex USA (Net MA) Index. From a regional standpoint, stock picks and an overweight in Europe ex the U.K., along with positioning in emerging markets and Canada, aided the fund's performance versus the benchmark. By sector, investment choices in consumer discretionary contributed most. Picks among health care stocks, primarily within the pharmaceuticals, biotechnology & life sciences industry, also boosted relative performance. Further helping the portfolio's relative result was a sizable overweight in information technology, especially in the semiconductors & semiconductor equipment category. The top individual relative contributor was an overweight stake in ASM International (+85%), followed by outsized exposure to Novo-Nordisk (+78%), one of our biggest holdings this period. A larger-than-benchmark position in Ferrari (+55%) was another plus. In contrast, on a regional basis, stock selection and a notable underweight in Japan, in addition to subpar picks and an overweight in the U.K., detracted from the fund's relative result. By sector, the biggest detractor from performance versus the benchmark was investment choices in information technology, primarily within the technology hardware & equipment industry. Picks among industrials and financials stocks also hurt. The fund's stake in Brookfield returned approximately -28% and was the largest individual relative detractor. A non-benchmark stake in SolarEdge Technologies (-19%) pressured relative performance as well. Untimely ownership of Siemens (-20%) also detracted. Neither SolarEdge Technologies nor Siemens was held by the fund at period end. Notable changes in positioning include increased exposure to equity markets in India and a lower allocation to Switzerland. By sector, meaningful changes in positioning include increased exposure to financials and materials.
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
Top Holdings (% of Fund's net assets) |
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Taiwan, Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment) | 3.2 | |
Novo Nordisk A/S Series B (Denmark, Pharmaceuticals) | 3.0 | |
ASML Holding NV (Netherlands) (Netherlands, Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment) | 2.7 | |
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (France, Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods) | 2.4 | |
AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom) (United Kingdom, Pharmaceuticals) | 2.3 | |
L'Oreal SA (France, Personal Care Products) | 2.0 | |
RELX PLC (London Stock Exchange) (United Kingdom, Professional Services) | 1.9 | |
Dassault Systemes SA (France, Software) | 1.8 | |
Keyence Corp. (Japan, Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components) | 1.8 | |
Air Liquide SA (France, Chemicals) | 1.8 | |
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Market Sectors (% of Fund's net assets) |
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Information Technology | 22.9 | |
Industrials | 21.8 | |
Financials | 18.1 | |
Consumer Discretionary | 13.8 | |
Health Care | 8.1 | |
Materials | 7.8 | |
Consumer Staples | 5.3 | |
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Asset Allocation (% of Fund's net assets) |
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Geographic Diversification (% of Fund's net assets) |
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* Includes Short-Term investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities). Percentages are adjusted for the effect of derivatives, if applicable. |
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Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 97.8% |
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Brazil - 1.4% | | | |
MercadoLibre, Inc. (a) | | 66,425 | 82,416,155 |
Canada - 10.7% | | | |
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. Class A (multi-vtg.) | | 1,867,373 | 101,653,498 |
Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. Class A | | 2,536,192 | 72,712,625 |
Canadian National Railway Co. | | 807,273 | 85,416,382 |
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. | | 1,284,445 | 91,196,290 |
CGI, Inc. Class A (sub. vtg.) (a) | | 766,640 | 74,013,170 |
Constellation Software, Inc. | | 50,128 | 100,491,322 |
Constellation Software, Inc. warrants 8/22/28 (a)(b) | | 50,717 | 4 |
Thomson Reuters Corp. (c) | | 717,297 | 85,920,465 |
TOTAL CANADA | | | 611,403,756 |
China - 1.6% | | | |
PDD Holdings, Inc. ADR (a) | | 914,369 | 92,735,304 |
Denmark - 4.5% | | | |
DSV A/S | | 602,975 | 89,928,010 |
Novo Nordisk A/S Series B | | 1,762,719 | 170,060,494 |
TOTAL DENMARK | | | 259,988,504 |
France - 12.9% | | | |
Air Liquide SA | | 597,727 | 102,421,868 |
Capgemini SA | | 512,778 | 90,622,636 |
Dassault Systemes SA | | 2,539,448 | 104,608,421 |
Hermes International SCA | | 52,335 | 97,439,017 |
L'Oreal SA | | 267,477 | 112,428,799 |
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | | 195,479 | 139,949,392 |
Safran SA | | 579,394 | 90,512,668 |
TOTAL FRANCE | | | 737,982,801 |
Germany - 2.3% | | | |
Infineon Technologies AG | | 2,891,770 | 84,469,239 |
SAP SE | | 352,890 | 47,333,959 |
TOTAL GERMANY | | | 131,803,198 |
India - 9.6% | | | |
Axis Bank Ltd. | | 6,788,722 | 80,081,849 |
HCL Technologies Ltd. | | 6,378,375 | 97,805,179 |
HDFC Bank Ltd. | | 5,530,837 | 98,112,986 |
ICICI Bank Ltd. | | 8,973,120 | 98,691,157 |
ITC Ltd. | | 16,125,357 | 82,981,260 |
Larsen & Toubro Ltd. | | 2,629,726 | 92,514,934 |
TOTAL INDIA | | | 550,187,365 |
Indonesia - 1.5% | | | |
PT Bank Central Asia Tbk | | 158,663,669 | 87,411,093 |
Ireland - 1.5% | | | |
Kingspan Group PLC (Ireland) | | 1,268,052 | 85,172,755 |
Italy - 1.7% | | | |
Ferrari NV (Italy) | | 314,510 | 95,009,555 |
Japan - 6.3% | | | |
Hoya Corp. | | 679,519 | 65,416,357 |
Keyence Corp. | | 269,612 | 104,371,851 |
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. | | 3,065,108 | 91,657,085 |
Tokyo Electron Ltd. | | 765,607 | 101,165,542 |
TOTAL JAPAN | | | 362,610,835 |
Netherlands - 6.0% | | | |
ASM International NV (Netherlands) | | 221,926 | 91,227,531 |
ASML Holding NV (Netherlands) | | 254,452 | 152,956,291 |
Wolters Kluwer NV | | 781,912 | 100,191,005 |
TOTAL NETHERLANDS | | | 344,374,827 |
Sweden - 1.6% | | | |
Atlas Copco AB (A Shares) | | 6,917,806 | 89,578,820 |
Switzerland - 5.0% | | | |
Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA Series A | | 837,942 | 98,856,641 |
Sika AG | | 358,366 | 85,449,992 |
UBS Group AG | | 4,234,193 | 98,773,787 |
TOTAL SWITZERLAND | | | 283,080,420 |
Taiwan - 3.2% | | | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | | 11,047,750 | 180,298,615 |
United Kingdom - 10.1% | | | |
Ashtead Group PLC | | 1,417,862 | 81,065,931 |
AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom) | | 1,038,105 | 129,974,641 |
BAE Systems PLC | | 4,977,772 | 66,933,024 |
Compass Group PLC | | 4,051,921 | 102,154,545 |
London Stock Exchange Group PLC | | 866,891 | 87,465,050 |
RELX PLC (London Stock Exchange) | | 3,141,196 | 109,714,801 |
TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM | | | 577,307,992 |
United States of America - 17.9% | | | |
Aon PLC | | 28,136 | 8,705,278 |
AutoZone, Inc. (a) | | 32,718 | 81,046,739 |
Linde PLC | | 247,220 | 94,477,595 |
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | | 442,763 | 83,970,003 |
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | | 172,296 | 70,458,726 |
MasterCard, Inc. Class A | | 201,200 | 75,721,620 |
Moody's Corp. | | 279,141 | 85,975,428 |
NVIDIA Corp. | | 193,199 | 78,786,552 |
S&P Global, Inc. | | 232,072 | 81,065,070 |
Schneider Electric SA | | 654,063 | 100,632,350 |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | 182,943 | 97,976,953 |
Visa, Inc. Class A | | 342,224 | 80,456,862 |
Waste Connections, Inc. (Canada) | | 631,358 | 81,749,877 |
TOTAL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | | | 1,021,023,053 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $4,704,242,408) | | | 5,592,385,048 |
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Money Market Funds - 2.1% |
| | Shares | Value ($) |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 5.40% (d) | | 101,097,693 | 101,117,912 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 5.40% (d)(e) | | 21,519,638 | 21,521,790 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $122,639,702) | | | 122,639,702 |
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TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 99.9% (Cost $4,826,882,110) | 5,715,024,750 |
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 0.1% | 4,724,034 |
NET ASSETS - 100.0% | 5,719,748,784 |
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Legend
(c) | Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
(d) | Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request. |
(e) | Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
Affiliated Central Funds
Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund's investments in Fidelity Central Funds, including the ownership percentage, is presented below.
Affiliate | Value, beginning of period ($) | Purchases ($) | Sales Proceeds ($) | Dividend Income ($) | Realized Gain (loss) ($) | Change in Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) ($) | Value, end of period ($) | % ownership, end of period |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 5.40% | 28,494,587 | 1,796,226,388 | 1,723,603,063 | 3,297,412 | - | - | 101,117,912 | 0.2% |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 5.40% | 16,572,566 | 702,640,797 | 697,691,573 | 114,684 | - | - | 21,521,790 | 0.1% |
Total | 45,067,153 | 2,498,867,185 | 2,421,294,636 | 3,412,096 | - | - | 122,639,702 | |
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Amounts in the dividend income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable.
Amounts in the dividend income column for Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities.
Amounts included in the purchases and sales proceeds columns may include in-kind transactions, if applicable.
Investment Valuation
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2023, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: |
Description | Total ($) | Level 1 ($) | Level 2 ($) | Level 3 ($) |
Investments in Securities: | | | | |
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Equities: | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary | 789,607,348 | 448,646,770 | 340,960,578 | - |
Consumer Staples | 297,063,557 | 101,653,498 | 195,410,059 | - |
Financials | 1,039,142,808 | 587,380,673 | 451,762,135 | - |
Health Care | 463,428,445 | 97,976,953 | 365,451,492 | - |
Industrials | 1,250,527,312 | 700,640,715 | 549,886,597 | - |
Information Technology | 1,308,150,312 | 344,518,575 | 963,631,733 | 4 |
Materials | 444,465,266 | 250,386,313 | 194,078,953 | - |
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Money Market Funds | 122,639,702 | 122,639,702 | - | - |
Total Investments in Securities: | 5,715,024,750 | 2,653,843,199 | 3,061,181,547 | 4 |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
| | | | October 31, 2023 |
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Assets | | | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $20,365,152) - See accompanying schedule: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $4,704,242,408) | $ | 5,592,385,048 | | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $122,639,702) | | 122,639,702 | | |
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Total Investment in Securities (cost $4,826,882,110) | | | $ | 5,715,024,750 |
Foreign currency held at value (cost $6,297,802) | | | | 6,291,196 |
Receivable for investments sold | | | | 38,672,784 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | | | 6,497,264 |
Dividends receivable | | | | 2,547,336 |
Reclaims receivable | | | | 10,357,791 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | | | 515,009 |
Prepaid expenses | | | | 7,984 |
Other receivables | | | | 1,961,811 |
Total assets | | | | 5,781,875,925 |
Liabilities | | | | |
Payable for investments purchased | $ | 21,121,217 | | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | | 6,508,822 | | |
Accrued management fee | | 2,277,494 | | |
Distribution and service plan fees payable | | 243,342 | | |
Other affiliated payables | | 824,950 | | |
Deferred taxes | | 9,335,690 | | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | | 293,836 | | |
Collateral on securities loaned | | 21,521,790 | | |
Total Liabilities | | | | 62,127,141 |
Net Assets | | | $ | 5,719,748,784 |
Net Assets consist of: | | | | |
Paid in capital | | | $ | 5,480,290,742 |
Total accumulated earnings (loss) | | | | 239,458,042 |
Net Assets | | | $ | 5,719,748,784 |
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Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price | | | | |
Class A : | | | | |
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($464,374,165 ÷ 19,755,248 shares)(a) | | | $ | 23.51 |
Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $23.51) | | | $ | 24.94 |
Class M : | | | | |
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($149,358,287 ÷ 6,568,811 shares)(a) | | | $ | 22.74 |
Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $22.74) | | | $ | 23.56 |
Class C : | | | | |
Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($96,072,497 ÷ 4,803,313 shares)(a) | | | $ | 20.00 |
Class I : | | | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($3,758,357,046 ÷ 148,360,999 shares) | | | $ | 25.33 |
Class Z : | | | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,251,586,789 ÷ 49,226,269 shares) | | | $ | 25.43 |
(a)Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge. |
Statement of Operations |
| | | | Year ended October 31, 2023 |
Investment Income | | | | |
Dividends | | | $ | 72,910,964 |
Foreign Tax Reclaims | | | | 5,442,599 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $114,684 from security lending) | | | | 3,412,096 |
Income before foreign taxes withheld | | | $ | 81,765,659 |
Less foreign taxes withheld | | | | (10,775,482) |
Total Income | | | | 70,990,177 |
Expenses | | | | |
Management fee | | | | |
Basic fee | $ | 37,270,310 | | |
Performance adjustment | | (5,159,548) | | |
Transfer agent fees | | 7,934,170 | | |
Distribution and service plan fees | | 2,978,799 | | |
Accounting fees | | 1,516,968 | | |
Custodian fees and expenses | | 550,850 | | |
Independent trustees' fees and expenses | | 31,951 | | |
Registration fees | | 223,831 | | |
Audit | | 170,855 | | |
Legal | | 7,901 | | |
Interest | | 142,834 | | |
Miscellaneous | | 26,679 | | |
Total expenses before reductions | | 45,695,600 | | |
Expense reductions | | (338,798) | | |
Total expenses after reductions | | | | 45,356,802 |
Net Investment income (loss) | | | | 25,633,375 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | |
Investment Securities: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes of $764,163) | | 65,237,670 | | |
Foreign currency transactions | | 197,970 | | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | | | 65,435,640 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | |
Investment Securities: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers(net of increase in deferred foreign taxes of $8,040,295) | | 618,852,581 | | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | 710,367 | | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | | 619,562,948 |
Net gain (loss) | | | | 684,998,588 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | $ | 710,631,963 |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
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| | Year ended October 31, 2023 | | Year ended October 31, 2022 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | |
Operations | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 25,633,375 | $ | 3,907,978 |
Net realized gain (loss) | | 65,435,640 | | (676,076,285) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | 619,562,948 | | (1,992,982,884) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | 710,631,963 | | (2,665,151,191) |
Distributions to shareholders | | - | | (331,230,760) |
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Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | | 263,865,104 | | (1,186,280,809) |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | 974,497,067 | | (4,182,662,760) |
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Net Assets | | | | |
Beginning of period | | 4,745,251,717 | | 8,927,914,477 |
End of period | $ | 5,719,748,784 | $ | 4,745,251,717 |
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Financial Highlights
Fidelity Advisor® International Capital Appreciation Fund Class A |
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Years ended October 31, | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 20.33 | $ | 30.72 | $ | 24.14 | $ | 21.45 | $ | 17.63 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | .06 | | (.04) | | (.09) | | - C | | .11 D |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 3.12 | | (9.21) | | 6.67 | | 2.77 | | 3.75 |
Total from investment operations | | 3.18 | | (9.25) | | 6.58 | | 2.77 | | 3.86 |
Distributions from net investment income | | - | | - | | - | | (.08) | | (.04) |
Distributions from net realized gain | | - | | (1.14) | | - | | - | | - |
Total distributions | | - | | (1.14) | | - | | (.08) | | (.04) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 23.51 | $ | 20.33 | $ | 30.72 | $ | 24.14 | $ | 21.45 |
Total Return E,F | | 15.64% | | (31.18)% | | 27.26% | | 12.97% | | 21.93% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,G,H | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | 1.06% | | 1.24% | | 1.23% | | 1.28% | | 1.27% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | 1.06% | | 1.24% | | 1.23% | | 1.28% | | 1.27% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | 1.06% | | 1.24% | | 1.23% | | 1.24% | | 1.25% |
Net investment income (loss) | | .23% | | (.18)% | | (.30)% | | (.01)% | | .57% D |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 464,374 | $ | 400,112 | $ | 592,640 | $ | 382,795 | $ | 278,326 |
Portfolio turnover rate I | | 80% | | 110% J | | 128% | | 121% | | 133% |
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
CAmount represents less than $.005 per share.
DNet investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.08 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .15%.
ETotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
FTotal returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
GFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
HExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
IAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
JPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
Fidelity Advisor® International Capital Appreciation Fund Class M |
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Years ended October 31, | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 19.71 | $ | 29.82 | $ | 23.49 | $ | 20.89 | $ | 17.17 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | (.01) | | (.10) | | (.15) | | (.06) | | .06 C |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 3.04 | | (8.95) | | 6.48 | | 2.70 | | 3.66 |
Total from investment operations | | 3.03 | | (9.05) | | 6.33 | | 2.64 | | 3.72 |
Distributions from net investment income | | - | | - | | - | | (.04) | | - |
Distributions from net realized gain | | - | | (1.06) | | - | | - | | - |
Total distributions | | - | | (1.06) | | - | | (.04) | | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 22.74 | $ | 19.71 | $ | 29.82 | $ | 23.49 | $ | 20.89 |
Total Return D,E | | 15.37% | | (31.39)% | | 26.95% | | 12.67% | | 21.67% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | 1.31% | | 1.49% | | 1.49% | | 1.53% | | 1.53% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | 1.31% | | 1.49% | | 1.48% | | 1.53% | | 1.53% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | 1.31% | | 1.49% | | 1.48% | | 1.49% | | 1.51% |
Net investment income (loss) | | (.02)% | | (.43)% | | (.55)% | | (.26)% | | .31% C |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 149,358 | $ | 126,232 | $ | 191,997 | $ | 143,072 | $ | 127,176 |
Portfolio turnover rate H | | 80% | | 110% I | | 128% | | 121% | | 133% |
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
CNet investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.08 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (.11)%.
DTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
ETotal returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
FFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
GExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
HAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
IPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
Fidelity Advisor® International Capital Appreciation Fund Class C |
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Years ended October 31, | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 17.43 | $ | 26.58 | $ | 21.04 | $ | 18.77 | $ | 15.51 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | (.11) | | (.20) | | (.26) | | (.15) | | (.03) C |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 2.68 | | (7.92) | | 5.80 | | 2.42 | | 3.29 |
Total from investment operations | | 2.57 | | (8.12) | | 5.54 | | 2.27 | | 3.26 |
Distributions from net realized gain | | - | | (1.03) | | - | | - | | - |
Total distributions | | - | | (1.03) | | - | | - | | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 20.00 | $ | 17.43 | $ | 26.58 | $ | 21.04 | $ | 18.77 |
Total Return D,E | | 14.74% | | (31.70)% | | 26.33% | | 12.09% | | 21.02% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | 1.81% | | 1.99% | | 1.98% | | 2.02% | | 2.02% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | 1.81% | | 1.99% | | 1.98% | | 2.02% | | 2.01% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | 1.81% | | 1.99% | | 1.98% | | 1.99% | | 2.00% |
Net investment income (loss) | | (.52)% | | (.93)% | | (1.05)% | | (.75)% | | (.17)% C |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 96,072 | $ | 97,124 | $ | 169,018 | $ | 125,630 | $ | 112,150 |
Portfolio turnover rate H | | 80% | | 110% I | | 128% | | 121% | | 133% |
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
CNet investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.07 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (.60)%.
DTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
ETotal returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.
FFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
GExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
HAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
IPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
Fidelity Advisor® International Capital Appreciation Fund Class I |
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Years ended October 31, | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 21.85 | $ | 32.92 | $ | 25.83 | $ | 22.93 | $ | 18.85 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | .13 | | .02 | | (.01) | | .06 | | .18 C |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 3.35 | | (9.88) | | 7.13 | | 2.97 | | 4.00 |
Total from investment operations | | 3.48 | | (9.86) | | 7.12 | | 3.03 | | 4.18 |
Distributions from net investment income | | - | | - | | (.03) | | (.13) | | (.10) |
Distributions from net realized gain | | - | | (1.21) | | - | | - | | - |
Total distributions | | - | | (1.21) | | (.03) | | (.13) | | (.10) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 25.33 | $ | 21.85 | $ | 32.92 | $ | 25.83 | $ | 22.93 |
Total Return D | | 15.93% | | (31.01)% | | 27.60% | | 13.28% | | 22.29% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,E,F | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | .80% | | .98% | | .97% | | 1.01% | | .99% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | .79% | | .97% | | .97% | | 1.01% | | .99% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | .79% | | .97% | | .97% | | .97% | | .98% |
Net investment income (loss) | | .49% | | .08% | | (.04)% | | .26% | | .85% C |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 3,758,357 | $ | 3,228,604 | $ | 6,128,293 | $ | 3,883,309 | $ | 2,020,956 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | | 80% | | 110% H | | 128% | | 121% | | 133% |
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
CNet investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.09 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .43%.
DTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
EFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
FExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
GAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
HPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
Fidelity Advisor® International Capital Appreciation Fund Class Z |
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Years ended October 31, | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 21.90 | $ | 32.99 | $ | 25.88 | $ | 22.96 | $ | 18.88 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | .16 | | .06 | | .03 | | .09 | | .21 C |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 3.37 | | (9.91) | | 7.14 | | 2.98 | | 3.99 |
Total from investment operations | | 3.53 | | (9.85) | | 7.17 | | 3.07 | | 4.20 |
Distributions from net investment income | | - | | - | | (.06) | | (.15) | | (.12) |
Distributions from net realized gain | | - | | (1.24) | | - | | - | | - |
Total distributions | | - | | (1.24) | | (.06) | | (.15) | | (.12) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 25.43 | $ | 21.90 | $ | 32.99 | $ | 25.88 | $ | 22.96 |
Total Return D | | 16.12% | | (30.93)% | | 27.73% | | 13.45% | | 22.41% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,E,F | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | .67% | | .85% | | .85% | | .88% | | .87% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | .67% | | .85% | | .85% | | .88% | | .87% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | .67% | | .85% | | .85% | | .84% | | .85% |
Net investment income (loss) | | .62% | | .21% | | .09% | | .39% | | .97% C |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 1,251,587 | $ | 893,180 | $ | 1,845,967 | $ | 1,130,329 | $ | 403,241 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | | 80% | | 110% H | | 128% | | 121% | | 133% |
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
CNet investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.09 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .55%.
DTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
EFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
FExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
GAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
HPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
For the period ended October 31, 2023
1. Organization.
Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Advisor Series VIII (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. The Fund offers Class A, Class M, Class C, Class I and Class Z shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Class A, Class M, Class C, Class I and Class Z are Fidelity Advisor classes. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after a holding period of eight years from the initial date of purchase, with certain exceptions. The Fund's investments in emerging markets can be subject to social, economic, regulatory, and political uncertainties and can be extremely volatile.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
Funds may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The Schedule of Investments lists any Fidelity Central Funds held as an investment as of period end, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. An investing fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
Based on its investment objective, each Fidelity Central Fund may invest or participate in various investment vehicles or strategies that are similar to those of the investing fund. These strategies are consistent with the investment objectives of the investing fund and may involve certain economic risks which may cause a decline in value of each of the Fidelity Central Funds and thus a decline in the value of the investing fund.
Fidelity Central Fund | Investment Manager | Investment Objective | Investment Practices | Expense RatioA |
Fidelity Money Market Central Funds | Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR) | Each fund seeks to obtain a high level of current income consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity. | Short-term Investments | Less than .005% |
A Expenses expressed as a percentage of average net assets and are as of each underlying Central Fund's most recent annual or semi-annual shareholder report.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds which contain the significant accounting policies (including investment valuation policies) of those funds, and are not covered by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission website or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services - Investment Companies. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) but does not include the underlying holdings of these funds. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Fund's investment adviser as the valuation designee responsible for the fair valuation function and performing fair value determinations as needed. The investment adviser has established a Fair Value Committee (the Committee) to carry out the day-to-day fair valuation responsibilities and has adopted policies and procedures to govern the fair valuation process and the activities of the Committee. In accordance with these fair valuation policies and procedures, which have been approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing services or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with the policies and procedures. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, transaction data, estimated cash flows, and market observations of comparable investments. The frequency that the fair valuation procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee manages the Fund's fair valuation practices and maintains the fair valuation policies and procedures. The Fund's investment adviser reports to the Board information regarding the fair valuation process and related material matters.
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, ETFs and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level as of October 31, 2023 is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
Foreign Currency. Certain Funds may use foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Gains and losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received, and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and include proceeds received from litigation. Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of a fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to a fund. Any such rebates are included in net realized gain (loss) on investments in the Statement of Operations. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain distributions received by the Fund represent a return of capital or capital gain. The Fund determines the components of these distributions subsequent to the ex-dividend date, based upon receipt of tax filings or other correspondence relating to the underlying investment. These distributions are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain. Funds may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. Any withholding tax reclaims income is included in the Statement of Operations in foreign tax reclaims. Any receivables for withholding tax reclaims are included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities in reclaims receivable. The Fund has filed tax reclaims for previously withheld taxes on dividends earned in certain European Union (EU) countries. These additional filings are subject to various administrative proceedings by the local jurisdictions' tax authorities within the EU, as well as a number of related judicial proceedings. Income recognized for EU reclaims is included with other reclaims in the Statement of Operations in foreign tax reclaims. These reclaims are recorded when the amount is known and there are no significant uncertainties on collectability.
Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of a fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of a fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred, as applicable. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class, if applicable. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expenses included in the accompanying financial statements reflect the expenses of that fund and do not include any expenses associated with any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Although not included in a fund's expenses, a fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses through the net asset value of each underlying mutual fund or exchange-traded fund (ETF). Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. As of October 31, 2023, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests. The Fund is subject to a tax imposed on capital gains by certain countries in which it invests. An estimated deferred tax liability for net unrealized appreciation on the applicable securities is included in Deferred taxes on the Statement of Assets & Liabilities.
Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. 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. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, certain foreign taxes, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), capital loss carryforwards, and losses deferred due to wash sales.
As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities, and derivatives if applicable, for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation | $995,161,600 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (126,684,491) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $868,477,109 |
Tax Cost | $4,846,547,641 |
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income | $23,189,519 |
Capital loss carryforward | $(642,429,234) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments | $868,033,446 |
Capital loss carryforwards are only available to offset future capital gains of the Fund to the extent provided by regulations and may be limited. The capital loss carryforward information presented below, including any applicable limitation, is estimated as of fiscal period end and is subject to adjustment.
Short-term | $(642,429,234) |
Total capital loss carryforward | $(642,429,234) |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| October 31, 2023 | October 31, 2022 |
Ordinary Income | $- | $48,714,667 |
Long-term Capital Gains | - | 282,516,093 |
Total | $- | $331,230,760 |
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities and in-kind transactions, as applicable, are noted in the table below.
| Purchases ($) | Sales ($) |
Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund | 4,530,622,005 | 4,325,869,181 |
Prior Fiscal Year Unaffiliated Redemptions In-Kind. Shares that were redeemed in-kind for investments, including accrued interest and cash, if any, are shown in the table below; along with realized gain or loss on investments delivered through in-kind redemptions. The amount of the in-kind redemptions is included in share transactions in the accompanying Statement of Changes in Net Assets. There was no gain or loss for federal income tax purposes.
| Shares | Total net realized gain or loss ($) | Total Proceeds ($) | Participating classes |
Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund | 3,284,668 | 22,971,788 | 77,879,471 | Class Z |
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (the investment adviser) and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .45% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .23% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the monthly average net assets of a group of registered investment companies with which the investment adviser has management contracts. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. 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 Class I as compared to its benchmark index, the MSCI All Country World ex USA Index, over the same 36 month performance period. For the reporting period, the total annual management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .58% of the Fund's average net assets. The performance adjustment included in the management fee rate may be higher or lower than the maximum performance adjustment rate due to the difference between the average net assets for the reporting and performance periods.
Distribution and Service Plan Fees. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate Distribution and Service Plans for each class of shares. Certain classes pay Fidelity Distributors Company LLC (FDC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, separate Distribution and Service Fees, each of which is based on an annual percentage of each class' average net assets. In addition, FDC may pay financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund and providing shareholder support services. For the period, the Distribution and Service Fee rates, total fees and amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
| Distribution Fee | Service Fee | Total Fees | Retained by FDC |
Class A | - % | .25% | $1,176,439 | $29,465 |
Class M | .25% | .25% | 748,464 | 1,809 |
Class C | .75% | .25% | 1,053,896 | 71,982 |
| | | $2,978,799 | $103,256 |
Sales Load. FDC may receive a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for selling Class A shares and 3.50% for selling Class M shares, some of which is paid to financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund. Depending on the holding period, FDC may receive contingent deferred sales charges levied on Class A, Class M and Class C redemptions. The deferred sales charges are 1.00% for Class C shares, 1.00% for certain purchases of Class A shares and .25% for certain purchases of Class M shares.
For the period, sales charge amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
| Retained by FDC |
Class A | $154,233 |
Class M | 8,254 |
Class CA | 821 |
| $163,308 |
A When Class C shares are initially sold, FDC pays commissions from its own resources to financial intermediaries through which the sales are made.
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company LLC (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, 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 the account size and type of account of the shareholders of the respective classes of the Fund, except for Class Z. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee of Class Z's average net assets. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements.
For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
| Amount | % of Class-Level Average Net Assets |
Class A | $855,041 | .18 |
Class M | 276,000 | .18 |
Class C | 192,536 | .18 |
Class I | 6,144,860 | .17 |
Class Z | 465,733 | .04 |
| $7,934,170 | |
During November 2023, the Board approved a change in the transfer agent fees effective December 1, 2023 to a fixed annual rate of class-level average net assets as follows:
| % of Class-Level Average Net Assets |
Class A | 0.1799% |
Class M | 0.1815% |
Class C | 0.1814% |
Class I | 0.1672% |
Accounting Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. For the period, the fees were equivalent to the following annual rates:
| % of Average Net Assets |
Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund | .03 |
During November 2023, the Board approved a change in the accounting fees effective December 1, 2023 to a fixed annual rate of average net assets as follows:
| % of Average Net Assets |
Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund | 0.0257% |
Brokerage Commissions. A portion of portfolio transactions were placed with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were as follows:
| Amount |
Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund | $5,290 |
Interfund Lending Program. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), the Fund, along with other registered investment companies having management contracts with Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR), or other affiliated entities of FMR, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the Fund to borrow from, or lend money to, other participating affiliated funds. At period end, there were no interfund loans outstanding. Activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:
| Borrower or Lender | Average Loan Balance | Weighted Average Interest Rate | Interest Expense |
Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund | Borrower | $28,795,568 | 4.83% | $142,834 |
Interfund Trades. Funds may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Any interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note. Interfund trades during the period are noted in the table below.
| Purchases ($) | Sales ($) | Realized Gain (Loss) ($) |
Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund | 170,844,441 | 154,458,430 | (208,782) |
Prior Fiscal Year Affiliated Redemptions In-Kind. Shares that were redeemed in-kind for investments, including accrued interest and cash, if any, are shown in the table below; along with realized gain or loss on investments delivered through in-kind redemptions. The amount of the in-kind redemptions is included in share transactions in the accompanying Statement of Changes in Net Assets. There was no gain or loss for federal income tax purposes.
| Shares | Total net realized gain or loss ($) | Total Proceeds ($) | Participating classes |
Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund | 2,686,511 | 22,462,483 | 71,085,075 | Class Z |
6. Committed Line of Credit.
Certain Funds participate with other funds managed by the investment adviser or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The participating funds have agreed to pay commitment fees on their pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which are reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations, and are listed below. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
| Amount |
Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund | $9,824 |
7. Security Lending.
Funds lend portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. Lending agents are used, including National Financial Services (NFS), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, NFS will receive a fee, which is capped at 9.9% of a fund's daily lending revenue, for its services as lending agent. A fund may lend securities to certain qualified borrowers, including NFS. On the settlement date of the loan, a 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 a fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to a fund on the next business day. A fund or borrower may terminate the loan at any time, and if the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. A fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. Any loaned securities are identified as such in the Schedule of Investments, and the value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end, as applicable, are presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Affiliated security lending activity, if any, was as follows:
| Total Security Lending Fees Paid to NFS | Security Lending Income From Securities Loaned to NFS | Value of Securities Loaned to NFS at Period End |
Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund | $12,067 | $- | $- |
8. Expense Reductions.
Through arrangements with the Fund's custodian each class' transfer agent, credits realized as a result of certain uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, custodian credits reduced the Fund's expenses by $1,831. During the period, transfer agent credits reduced each class' expenses as noted in the table below.
| Expense reduction |
Class M | $170 |
In addition, during the period the investment adviser or an affiliate reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $336,797.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
| Year ended October 31, 2023 | Year ended October 31, 2022 |
Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund | | |
Distributions to shareholders | | |
Class A | $- | $22,095,588 |
Class M | - | 6,798,915 |
Class C | - | 6,513,172 |
Class I | - | 225,434,044 |
Class Z | - | 70,389,041 |
Total | $- | $ 331,230,760 |
10. Share Transactions.
Share transactions for each class were as follows and may contain in-kind transactions, automatic conversions between classes or exchanges between affiliated funds:
| Shares | Shares | Dollars | Dollars |
| Year ended October 31, 2023 | Year ended October 31, 2022 | Year ended October 31, 2023 | Year ended October 31, 2022 |
Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund | | | | |
Class A | | | | |
Shares sold | 4,796,858 | 5,318,850 | $115,824,521 | $133,790,081 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 731,540 | - | 20,900,107 |
Shares redeemed | (4,724,109) | (5,656,700) | (113,169,898) | (134,450,301) |
Net increase (decrease) | 72,749 | 393,690 | $2,654,623 | $20,239,887 |
Class M | | | | |
Shares sold | 1,026,152 | 841,710 | $24,224,045 | $20,169,126 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 243,281 | - | 6,755,923 |
Shares redeemed | (861,061) | (1,120,170) | (19,943,927) | (26,759,208) |
Net increase (decrease) | 165,091 | (35,179) | $4,280,118 | $165,841 |
Class C | | | | |
Shares sold | 531,513 | 489,567 | $11,110,295 | $10,790,090 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 247,677 | - | 6,107,712 |
Shares redeemed | (1,301,508) | (1,522,610) | (26,610,764) | (31,050,187) |
Net increase (decrease) | (769,995) | (785,366) | $(15,500,469) | $(14,152,385) |
Class I | | | | |
Shares sold | 48,481,950 | 57,508,310 | $1,261,327,839 | $1,522,042,044 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 5,847,457 | - | 179,166,081 |
Shares redeemed | (47,885,050) | (101,740,037) | (1,214,605,904) | (2,552,570,479) |
Net increase (decrease) | 596,900 | (38,384,270) | $46,721,935 | $(851,362,354) |
Class Z | | | | |
Shares sold | 21,823,068 | 21,509,843 | $566,083,303 | $577,524,025 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 1,780,120 | - | 54,614,079 |
Shares redeemed | (13,377,996) | (38,456,808) | (340,374,406) | (973,309,902) |
Net increase (decrease) | 8,445,072 | (15,166,845) | $225,708,897 | $(341,171,798) |
11. Other.
A 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, a fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. A fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
12. Risk and Uncertainties.
Many factors affect a fund's performance. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as pandemics, epidemics, outbreaks of infectious diseases, war, terrorism, and environmental disasters, may significantly affect a fund's investment performance. The effects of these developments to a fund will be impacted by the types of securities in which a fund invests, the financial condition, industry, economic sector, and geographic location of an issuer, and a fund's level of investment in the securities of that issuer. Significant concentrations in security types, issuers, industries, sectors, and geographic locations may magnify the factors that affect a fund's performance.
To the Board of Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Series VIII and the Shareholders of Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund:
Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund (the "Fund"), a fund of Fidelity Advisor Series VIII, including the schedule of investments, as of October 31, 2023, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October 31, 2023, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund's financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2023, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
December 15, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more of the Fidelity investment companies since 1999.
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board (if any), and officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for Jonathan Chiel, each of the Trustees oversees 322 funds. Mr. Chiel oversees 191 funds.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the trust and the fund is referred to herein as an Independent Trustee. Each Independent Trustee shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. Officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer or Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098.
Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Trustees. The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.
In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.
Board Structure and Oversight Function. Robert A. Lawrence is an interested person and currently serves as Chair. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chair is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chair has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chair, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chair and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. David M. Thomas serves as Lead Independent Trustee and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.
Fidelity® funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's high income and certain equity funds, and other Boards oversee Fidelity's alternative investment, investment-grade bond, money market, asset allocation, and other equity funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity® funds overseen by the fund's Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity® funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity® funds overseen by each Board.
The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates, and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations, Audit, and Compliance Committees. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of Fidelity's risk management program for the Fidelity® funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Trustees."
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for a Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Jonathan Chiel (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
Trustee
Mr. Chiel also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Chiel is General Counsel (2012-present) and Head of Legal, Risk and Compliance (2022-present). Mr Chiel serves as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2012-present) and Director and President for OH Company LLC (holding company, 2018-present). Previously, Mr. Chiel served as general counsel (2004-2012) and senior vice president and deputy general counsel (2000-2004) for John Hancock Financial Services; a partner with Choate, Hall & Stewart (1996-2000) (law firm); and an Assistant United States Attorney for the United States Attorney's Office of the District of Massachusetts (1986-95), including Chief of the Criminal Division (1993-1995). Mr. Chiel is a director on the boards of the Boston Bar Foundation and the Maimonides School.
Bettina Doulton (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Ms. Doulton also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Doulton served in a variety of positions at Fidelity Investments, including as a managing director of research (2006-2007), portfolio manager to certain Fidelity® funds (1993-2005), equity analyst and portfolio assistant (1990-1993), and research assistant (1987-1990). Ms. Doulton currently owns and operates Phi Builders + Architects and Cellardoor Winery. Previously, Ms. Doulton served as a member of the Board of Brown Capital Management, LLC (2014-2018).
Robert A. Lawrence (1952)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Lawrence also serves as Trustee of other funds. Previously, Mr. Lawrence served as a Trustee and Member of the Advisory Board of certain funds. Prior to his retirement in 2008, Mr. Lawrence served as Vice President of certain Fidelity® funds (2006-2008), Senior Vice President, Head of High Income Division of Fidelity Management & Research Company (investment adviser firm, 2006-2008), and President of Fidelity Strategic Investments (investment adviser firm, 2002-2005).
* Determined to be an "Interested Trustee" by virtue of, among other things, his or her affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for an Independent Trustee may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Thomas P. Bostick (1956)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Lieutenant General Bostick also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, General Bostick (United States Army, Retired) held a variety of positions within the U.S. Army, including Commanding General and Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (2012-2016) and Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Human Resources, U.S. Army (2009-2012). General Bostick currently serves as a member of the Board and Finance and Governance & Sustainability Committees of CSX Corporation (transportation, 2020-present) and a member of the Board and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (nuclear waste management, 2020-present). General Bostick serves as Chief Executive Officer of Bostick Global Strategies, LLC (consulting, 2016-present), as a member of the Board of HireVue, Inc. (video interview and assessment, 2020-present), as a member of the Board of Allonnia (biotechnology and engineering solutions, 2022-present) and on the Advisory Board of Solugen, Inc. (specialty bio-based chemicals manufacturer, 2022-present). Previously, General Bostick served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021), President, Intrexon Bioengineering (2018-2020) and Chief Operating Officer (2017-2020) and Senior Vice President of the Environment Sector (2016-2017) of Intrexon Corporation (biopharmaceutical company).
Dennis J. Dirks (1948)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Trustee
Mr. Dirks also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Operating Officer and as a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure), President, Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust Company (DTC), President and a member of the Board of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation. Mr. Dirks currently serves as a member of the Finance Committee (2016-present) and Board (2017-present) and is Treasurer (2018-present) of the Asolo Repertory Theatre.
Donald F. Donahue (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Donahue also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Donahue serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Miranda Partners, LLC (risk consulting for the financial services industry, 2012-present). Previously, Mr. Donahue served as Chief Executive Officer (2006-2012), Chief Operating Officer (2003-2006) and Managing Director, Customer Marketing and Development (1999-2003) of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure). Mr. Donahue currently serves as a member (2007-present) and Co-Chairman (2016-present) of the Board of United Way of New York. Mr. Donahue previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2018) and as a member of the Board of The Leadership Academy (previously NYC Leadership Academy) (2012-2022).
Vicki L. Fuller (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Fuller also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Ms. Fuller served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2018-2020), Chief Investment Officer of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (2012-2018) and held a variety of positions at AllianceBernstein L.P. (global asset management, 1985-2012), including Managing Director (2006-2012) and Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager (2001-2006). Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of two Blackstone business development companies (2020-present), as a member of the Board of Treliant, LLC (consulting, 2019-present), as a member of the Board of Ariel Alternatives, LLC (private equity, 2022-present) and as a member of the Board and Chair of the Audit Committee of Gusto, Inc. (software, 2021-present). In addition, Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board of Roosevelt University (2019-present) and as a member of the Executive Board of New York University's Stern School of Business. Ms. Fuller previously served as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of The Williams Companies, Inc. (natural gas infrastructure, 2018-2021).
Patricia L. Kampling (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Kampling also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Kampling served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (2012-2019), President and Chief Operating Officer (2011-2012) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2010-2011) of Alliant Energy Corporation. Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board, Finance Committee and Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee of Xcel Energy Inc. (utilities company, 2020-present) and as a member of the Board, Audit, Finance and Risk Committee and Safety, Environmental, Technology and Operations Committee and Chair of the Executive Development and Compensation Committee of American Water Works Company, Inc. (utilities company, 2019-present). In addition, Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board of the Nature Conservancy, Wisconsin Chapter (2019-present). Previously, Ms. Kampling served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), a member of the Board, Compensation Committee and Executive Committee and Chair of the Audit Committee of Briggs & Stratton Corporation (manufacturing, 2011-2021), a member of the Board of Interstate Power and Light Company (2012-2019) and Wisconsin Power and Light Company (2012-2019) (each a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation) and as a member of the Board and Workforce Development Committee of the Business Roundtable (2018-2019).
Thomas A. Kennedy (1955)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Kennedy also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Kennedy served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020) and held a variety of positions at Raytheon Company (aerospace and defense, 1983-2020), including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2014-2020) and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (2013-2014). Mr. Kennedy served as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Raytheon Technologies Corporation (aerospace and defense, 2020-2021). Mr. Kennedy serves as a Director of the Board of Directors of Textron Inc. (aerospace and defense, 2023-present).
Oscar Munoz (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Munoz also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Munoz served as Executive Chairman (2020-2021), Chief Executive Officer (2015-2020), President (2015-2016) and a member of the Board (2010-2021) of United Airlines Holdings, Inc. Mr. Munoz currently serves as a member of the Board of CBRE Group, Inc. (commercial real estate, 2020-present), a member of the Board of Univision Communications, Inc. (Hispanic media, 2020-present), a member of the Board of Archer Aviation Inc. (2021-present), a member of the Defense Business Board of the United States Department of Defense (2021-present) and a member of the Board of Salesforce.com, Inc. (cloud-based software, 2022-present). Previously, Mr. Munoz served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021).
David M. Thomas (1949)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Trustee
Lead Independent Trustee
Mr. Thomas also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). Mr. Thomas currently serves as a member of the Board of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2004-present) and as Director (2013-present) and Non-Executive Chairman of the Board (2022-present) of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication).
Susan Tomasky (1953)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Tomasky also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Tomasky served in various executive officer positions at American Electric Power Company, Inc. (1998-2011), including most recently as President of AEP Transmission (2007-2011). Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member of the Board and Sustainability Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Marathon Petroleum Corporation (2018-present) and as a member of the Board, Executive Committee, Corporate Governance Committee and Organization and Compensation Committee and as Lead Director of the Board of Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (utilities company, 2012-present) and as a member of the Board of its subsidiary company, Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (2021-present). In addition, Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member (2009-present) and President (2020-present) of the Board of the Royal Shakespeare Company - America (2009-present), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (2011-present) and as a member of the Board and Kenyon in the World Committee of Kenyon College (2016-present). Previously, Ms. Tomasky served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority (2007-2020), as a member of the Board (2011-2018) and Lead Independent Director (2015-2018) of Andeavor Corporation (previously Tesoro Corporation) (independent oil refiner and marketer) and as a member of the Board of Summit Midstream Partners LP (energy, 2012-2018).
Michael E. Wiley (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Mr. Wiley also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2018-2020), Chairman, President and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004). Mr. Wiley also previously served as a member of the Board of Andeavor Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-2018), a member of the Board of Andeavor Logistics LP (natural resources logistics, 2015-2018) and a member of the Board of High Point Resources (exploration and production, 2005-2020).
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Advisory Board Members and Officers:
Correspondence intended for a Member of the Advisory Board (if any) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for an officer or Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation
Vijay C. Advani (1960)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Advani also serves as Trustee or Member of the Advisory Board of other funds. Previously, Mr. Advani served as Executive Chairman (2020-2022), Chief Executive Officer (2017-2020) and Chief Operating Officer (2016-2017) of Nuveen (global investment manager). He also served in various capacities at Franklin Resources (global investment manager), including Co-President (2015-2016), Executive Vice President, Global Advisory Services (2008-2015), Head of Global Retail Distribution (2005-2008), Executive Managing Director, International Retail Development (2002-2005), Managing Director, Product Developments, Sales & Marketing, Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa (2000-2002) and President, Templeton Asset Management India (1995-2000). Mr. Advani also served as Senior Investment Officer of International Finance Corporation (private equity and venture capital arm of The World Bank, 1984-1995). Mr. Advani is Chairman Emeritus of the U.S. India Business Council (2018-present), a Director of The Global Impact Investing Network (2019-present), a Director of LOK Capital (Mauritius) (2022-present), a member of the Advisory Council of LOK Capital (2022-present), a Senior Advisor of Neuberger Berman (2021-present), a Senior Advisor of Seviora Holdings Pte. Ltd (Temasek-Singapore) (2021-present), a Director of Seviora Capital (Singapore) (2021-present) and an Advisor of EQUIAM (2021-present). Mr. Advani formerly served as a member of the Board of BowX Acquisition Corp. (special purpose acquisition company, 2020-2021), a member of the Board of Intellecap (advisory arm of The Aavishkaar Group, 2018-2020), a member of the Board of Nuveen Investments, Inc. (2017-2020) and a member of the Board of Docusign (software, 2016-2019).
Peter S. Lynch (1944)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Lynch also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm). In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served as Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm) and on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006).
Karen B. Peetz (1955)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Member of the Advisory Board
Ms. Peetz also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other funds. Previously, Ms. Peetz served as Chief Administration Officer (2020-2023) of Citigroup Inc. (a diversified financial service company). She also served in various capacities at Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, including President (2013-2016), Vice Chairman, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Financial Markets & Treasury Services (2010-2013), Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Global Corporate Trust (2003-2008), Senior Vice President and Division Manager of Global Payments & Trade Services (2002-2003) and Senior Vice President and Division Manager of Domestic Corporate Trust (1998-2002). Ms. Peetz also served in various capacities at Chase Manhattan Corporation (1982-1998), including Senior Vice President and Manager of Corporate Trust International Business (1996-1998), Managing Director and Manager of Corporate Trust Services (1994-1996) and Managing Director and Group Manager of Financial Institution Sales (1990-1993). Ms. Peetz currently serves as Chair of Amherst Holdings Advisory Council (2018-present), Trustee of Johns Hopkins University (2016-present), Chair of the Carey Business School Advisory Council, Member of the Johns Hopkins Medicine Board and Finance Committee and Chair of the Lyme and Tick Related Disease Institute Advisory Council. Ms. Peetz previously served as a member of the Board of Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (2019-2023), a member of the Board of Trane Technologies (2018-2022), a member of the Board of Wells Fargo Corp. (2017-2019), a member of the Board of SunCoke Energy Inc. (2012-2016), a member of the Board of Private Export Funding Corporation (2010-2016) and as a Trustee of Penn State University (2010-2014) and the United Way of New York City (2008-2010).
Heather Bonner (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Bonner also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Bonner is a Senior Vice President (2022-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2022-present). Ms. Bonner serves as Vice President, Treasurer, or Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Prior to joining Fidelity, Ms. Bonner served as Managing Director at AQR Capital Management (2013-2022) and was the Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer of the AQR Funds (2013-2022).
Craig S. Brown (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2022
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Brown also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Brown is a Vice President (2015-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Brown serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present). Previously, Mr. Brown served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2019-2022).
John J. Burke III (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Burke also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other funds. Mr. Burke is Head of Fidelity Fund and Investment Operations (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Burke serves as President, Executive Vice President, or Director of certain Fidelity entities. Previously Mr. Burke served as head of Asset Management Investment Operations (2012-2018).
Margaret Carey (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO)
Ms. Carey also serves as an officer of other funds and as CLO of certain Fidelity entities. Ms. Carey is a Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2019-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.
William C. Coffey (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Secretary
Mr. Coffey also serves as Assistant Secretary of other funds. Mr. Coffey is a Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2010-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey served as Secretary and CLO of certain funds (2018-2019); CLO, Secretary, or Senior Vice President of certain Fidelity entities and Assistant Secretary of certain funds (2009-2018).
Timothy M. Cohen (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Mr. Cohen also serves as Vice President of other funds. Mr. Cohen is Co-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Cohen serves a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2016-present). Previously, Mr. Cohen served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and Head of Global Equity Research (2016-2018).
Jonathan Davis (1968)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Davis also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Davis is a Vice President (2006-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Davis serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities.
Laura M. Del Prato (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Del Prato also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Del Prato is a Senior Vice President (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Ms. Del Prato serves as Vice President or Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Previously, Ms. Del Prato served as President and Treasurer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash Portfolio and Term Portfolio (2018-2020).
Colm A. Hogan (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Hogan also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Hogan is a Vice President (2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Hogan serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Deputy Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2020) and Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2018).
Pamela R. Holding (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Ms. Holding also serves as Vice President of other funds. Ms. Holding is Co-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Holding served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Institutional Asset Management (2013-2018).
Chris Maher (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Maher also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Maher is a Vice President (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Maher serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Previously, Mr. Maher served as Assistant Treasurer of certain funds (2013-2020).
Jason P. Pogorelec (1975)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Chief Compliance Officer
Mr. Pogorelec also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other funds. Mr. Pogorelec is a Senior Vice President of Asset Management Compliance (2020-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Pogorelec serves as Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm, 2023-present) and Ballyrock Investment Advisors LLC (2023-present). Previously, Mr. Pogorelec served as a Vice President, Associate General Counsel for Fidelity Investments (2010-2020) and Assistant Secretary of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2020).
Brett Segaloff (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer
Mr. Segaloff also serves as AML Officer of other funds. Mr. Segaloff is a Vice President (2022-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Segaloff serves as Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer or Anti Money Laundering/Bank Secrecy Act Compliance Officer of certain Fidelity entities.
Stacie M. Smith (1974)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
President and Treasurer
Ms. Smith also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Smith is a Senior Vice President (2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Ms. Smith serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities and has served in other fund officer roles.
Jim Wegmann (1979)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Wegmann also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Wegmann is a Vice President (2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Wegmann serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present). Previously, Mr. Wegmann served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2019-2021).
As a shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, as applicable and (2) ongoing costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a 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 (May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023). |
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 for a class/Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. If any fund is a shareholder of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) (the Underlying Funds), such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses incurred presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the 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 actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the 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. If any fund is a shareholder of any Underlying Funds, such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses as presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
| | | | Annualized Expense Ratio- A | | Beginning Account Value May 1, 2023 | | Ending Account Value October 31, 2023 | | Expenses Paid During Period- C May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023 |
Fidelity Advisor® International Capital Appreciation Fund | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | .99% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 948.70 | | $ 4.86 |
Hypothetical-B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,020.21 | | $ 5.04 |
Class M | | | | 1.24% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 947.50 | | $ 6.09 |
Hypothetical-B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,018.95 | | $ 6.31 |
Class C | | | | 1.73% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 945.20 | | $ 8.48 |
Hypothetical-B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,016.48 | | $ 8.79 |
Class I | | | | .72% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 949.80 | | $ 3.54 |
Hypothetical-B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,021.58 | | $ 3.67 |
Class Z | | | | .60% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 950.70 | | $ 2.95 |
Hypothetical-B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,022.18 | | $ 3.06 |
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A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
B 5% return per year before expenses
C Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
The dividend and capital gains distributions for the fund(s) are available on Fidelity.com or Institutional.Fidelity.com.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2024 of amounts for use in preparing 2023 income tax returns.
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), considers the renewal of the fund's management contract with Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR) and the sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. FMR and the sub-advisers are referred to herein as the Investment Advisers. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, covers an extensive agenda of topics and materials and considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees (each of which is composed of and chaired by Independent Trustees), requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to review matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of the Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through joint ad hoc committees to discuss certain matters relevant to all of the Fidelity funds.
Approval of Stub Period Continuation. At its May 2023 meeting, the Board of Trustees voted to continue the fund's management contract with FMR, and the sub-advisory agreements and sub-sub-advisory agreements, in each case, where applicable (together, the Advisory Contracts), without modification, for two months from June 1, 2023 through July 31, 2023. The Board considered that the approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts will not result in any changes in (i) the investment process or strategies employed in the management of the fund's assets; (ii) the fees and expenses paid by shareholders; (iii) the nature, extent or quality of services provided under the fund's Advisory Contracts; or (iv) the day-to-day management of the fund or the persons primarily responsible for such management. The Board also considered that since its last approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts, FMR had provided additional information on the fund in support of the annual contract renewal process, including competitive analyses on total expenses and management fees and in-depth reviews of fund performance and fund profitability information. The Board concluded that the fund's Advisory Contracts are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed, without modification, through July 31, 2023, with the understanding that the Board would consider the annual renewal for a full one year period in July 2023.
At its July 2023 meeting, the Board unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness relative to peer funds of the fund's management fee and the total expense ratio of a representative class (Class I, which was selected because it was the largest class without 12b-1 fees); (iii) the total costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by FMR and its affiliates (Fidelity) from its relationships with the fund; and (iv) the extent to which, if any, economies of scale exist and are realized as the fund grows, and whether any economies of scale are appropriately shared with fund shareholders. The Board also considered the broad range of investment choices available to shareholders from FMR's competitors and that the fund's shareholders have chosen to invest in the fund, which is part of the Fidelity family of funds. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor.
The Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts was fair and reasonable in light of all of the surrounding circumstances.
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing as it relates to the fund, including the backgrounds and experience of investment personnel of the Investment Advisers, and also considered the Investment Advisers' implementation of the fund's investment program. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the investment personnel compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund. Additionally, the Board considered the portfolio managers' investments, if any, in the funds that they manage.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of Fidelity's investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as Fidelity's approach to recruiting, training, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board noted the resources devoted to expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization, and that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. Further, the Board considered that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered Fidelity's trading, risk management, compliance, and technology and operations capabilities and resources, which are integral parts of the investment management process.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of Fidelity's supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians, subcustodians, and pricing vendors; and (iii) the resources devoted by Fidelity to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services. The Board also considered the fund's securities lending activities and any payments made to Fidelity relating to securities lending.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value and convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information over the Internet and through telephone representatives, investor education materials and asset allocation tools. The Board also considered that it reviews customer service metrics such as telephone response times, continuity of services on the website and metrics addressing services at Fidelity Investor Centers.
Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing a large variety of fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds and/or the Fidelity funds in general.
Investment Performance. The Board took into account discussions that occur with representatives of the Investment Advisers, and reports that it receives, at Board meetings throughout the year, relating to fund investment performance. In this regard the Board noted that as part of regularly scheduled fund reviews and other reports to the Board on fund performance, the Board considered annualized return information for the fund for different time periods, measured against an appropriate securities market index (benchmark index) and an appropriate peer group of funds with similar objectives (peer group). The Board also considered information about performance attribution. In its ongoing evaluation of fund investment performance, the Board gives particular attention to information indicating changes in performance of the funds over different time periods and discussed with the Investment Advisers the reasons for any overperformance or underperformance. The fund underperformed its benchmark and peers for the one- and three-year periods ended February 28, 2023, and as a result, the Board continues to engage in discussions with FMR about the steps it is taking to address the fund's performance.
In addition to reviewing absolute and relative fund performance, the Independent Trustees periodically consider the appropriateness of fund performance metrics in evaluating the results achieved. The Independent Trustees generally give greater weight to fund performance over longer time periods than over shorter time periods. Depending on the circumstances, the Independent Trustees may be satisfied with a fund's performance notwithstanding that it lags its benchmark index or peer group for certain periods.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should continue to benefit the shareholders of the fund.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio. The Board was provided with information regarding industry trends in management fees and expenses. In its review of the fund's management fee and the total expense ratio of Class I, the Board considered the fund's management fee rate as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board noted that Fidelity may agree to waive fees or reimburse expenses from time to time, and the extent to which, if any, it has done so for the fund. The Board also considered information about the impact of the fund's performance adjustment.
Comparisons of Management Fees and Total Expense Ratios. Among other things, the Board reviewed data for selected groups of competitive funds and classes (referred to as "mapped groups") that were compiled by Fidelity based on combining similar investment objective categories (as classified by Lipper) that have comparable investment mandates. The data reviewed by the Board included (i) gross management fee comparisons (before taking into account expense reimbursements or caps and without taking into account the fund's performance adjustment) relative to the total universe of funds within the mapped group; (ii) gross management fee comparisons relative to a subset of non-Fidelity funds in the mapped group that are similar in size and management fee structure to the fund (referred to as the "asset size peer group"); (iii) total expense comparisons of Class I of the fund relative to funds and classes in the mapped group that have a similar sales load structure to Class I of the fund (referred to as the "similar sales load structure group"); and (iv) total expense comparisons of Class I of the fund relative to funds and classes in the similar sales load structure group that are similar in size and management fee structure to the fund (referred to as the "total expense asset size peer group"). The total expense asset size peer group comparison excludes performance adjustments and fund-paid 12b-1 fees to eliminate variability in fee structures.
The information provided to the Board indicated that the fund's management fee rate ranked below the competitive median of the mapped group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022 and below the competitive median of the asset size peer group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022. Further, the information provided to the Board indicated that the total expense ratio of Class I of the fund ranked above the competitive median of the similar sales load structure group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022 and above the competitive median of the total expense asset size peer group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022.
The Board noted that the total expense ratio of Class I was above the competitive median of the similar sales load structure group because of the fund's positive performance adjustment. The Board also noted that if funds in a fund complex with a unique at-cost service model were excluded from the total expense asset size peer group, the total expense ratio for Class I was below the total expense asset size peer group for 2022.
The Board noted that the fund offers multiple classes, each of which has a different sales load and 12b-1 fee structure, and that the multiple structures are intended to offer a range of pricing options for the intermediary market. The Board also noted that the total expense ratios of the classes vary primarily by the level of their 12b-1 fees, although differences in transfer agent fees may also cause expenses to vary from class to class.
The Board also considered that, for funds subject to the group fee, FMR agreed to voluntarily waive fees over a specified period of time in amounts designed to account for assets converted from certain funds to certain collective investment trusts.
The Board also considered that the fund's management fee is subject to upward or downward adjustment depending upon whether, and to what extent, the fund's investment performance for the performance period (a rolling 36-month period) exceeds, or is exceeded by, a securities index, thus leading to a performance adjustment for the same period. The Board noted that the performance adjustment provides FMR with a strong economic incentive to seek to achieve superior long-term performance for the fund's shareholders and helps to more closely align the interests of FMR and the shareholders of the fund.
In connection with its consideration of the fund's performance adjustment, the Board noted that the performance of Class I is used for purposes of determining the performance adjustment. The Board noted that to the extent the performance adjustment was based on the performance of a share class with higher total annual operating expenses, the fund would be subject to a smaller positive and larger negative performance adjustment. The Board considered the appropriateness of the use of Class I as the basis for the performance adjustment. The Board noted that Class I is typically the largest class (reflecting the actual investment experience for the plurality of shareholders), employs a standard expense structure, and does not include fund-paid 12b-1 fees, which Fidelity believes makes it a more appropriate measurement of Fidelity's investment skill.
Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients. The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of Fidelity, such as other funds advised or subadvised by Fidelity, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients with similar mandates. The Board noted that a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically reviews and compares Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds and also noted the most recent findings of the committee. The Board noted that the committee's review included a consideration of the differences in services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in the markets serving the different categories of clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee, including the use of Class I as the basis for the performance adjustment, is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered. Further based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that the total expense ratio of each class of the fund was reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and servicing the fund's shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, Fidelity presents to the Board information about the profitability of its relationships with the fund. Fidelity calculates profitability information for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability information for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies and the full Board approves such changes.
A public accounting firm has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. The engagement includes the review and assessment of the methodologies used by Fidelity in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures in respect of the mathematical accuracy of certain fund profitability information and its conformity to established allocation methodologies. After considering the reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and potential indirect benefits such businesses may have received as a result of their association with Fidelity's fund business (i.e., fall-out benefits) as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from the funds' business. The Board considered areas where potential indirect benefits to the Fidelity funds from their relationships with Fidelity may exist. The Board's consideration of these matters was informed by the findings of a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds to evaluate potential fall-out benefits.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale as assets grow through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense ratio reductions. The Board also noted that a committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically analyzes whether Fidelity attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total "group assets" increase, and for higher group fee rates as total "group assets" decrease ("group assets" as defined in the management contract). FMR calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total Fidelity fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board further considered that Fidelity agreed to impose a temporary fee waiver in the form of additional breakpoints to the current breakpoint schedule. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will benefit from lower management fees as "group assets" increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board concluded, taking into account the analysis of the Economies of Scale Committee, that economies of scale, if any, are being appropriately shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' advisory contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including: (i) fund flow and performance trends, in particular the underperformance of certain funds and strategies, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds, including any consideration of fund liquidations or mergers; (ii) the operation of performance fees and competitor use of performance fees; (iii) Fidelity's pricing philosophy compared to competitors; (iv) fund profitability methodology and data; (v) evaluation of competitive fund data and peer group classifications and fee and expense comparisons; (vi) the management fee and expense structures for different funds and classes and information about the differences between various fee and expense structures; (vii) group fee breakpoints and related voluntary fee waivers; and (viii) information regarding other accounts managed by Fidelity and the funds' sub-advisory arrangements.
Conclusion. Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the advisory and sub-advisory fee arrangements are fair and reasonable in light of all of the surrounding circumstances and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed through July 31, 2024.
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AICAP-ANN-1223
Fidelity Advisor® Overseas Fund
Annual Report
October 31, 2023
Contents
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NOT FDIC INSURED •MAY LOSE VALUE •NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the Fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of distributions from dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The hypothetical investment and the average annual total returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns |
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Periods ended October 31, 2023 | Past 1 year | Past 5 years | Past 10 years |
Class A (incl. 5.75% sales charge) | 5.97% | 3.54% | 2.81% |
Class M (incl. 3.50% sales charge) | 8.28% | 3.82% | 2.84% |
Class C (incl. contingent deferred sales charge) | 10.56% | 3.94% | 2.75% |
Class I | 12.78% | 5.10% | 3.74% |
Class Z | 12.90% | 5.23% | 3.82% |
Class C shares' contingent deferred sales charges included in the past one year, past five years and past ten years total return figures are 1%, 0% and 0%, respectively.
The initial offering of Class Z shares took place on February 1, 2017. Returns prior to February 1, 2017, are those of Class I.
$10,000 Over 10 Years |
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Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity Advisor® Overseas Fund - Class A, a class of the fund, on October 31, 2013, and the current 5.75% sales charge was paid. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the MSCI EAFE Index performed over the same period. |
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Market Recap:
International (non-U.S.) equities gained 12.27% for the 12 months ending October 31, 2023, according to the MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) ex USA Index, as global economic expansion and a slowing in the pace of inflation in some markets provided a favorable backdrop for risk assets. After returning -15.86% in 2022, the index's upturn has been largely driven by a narrow set of companies in the information technology and communication services sectors, in part due to excitement for generative artificial intelligence applications. The index gained 14.07% year to date through July, including strong gains in both June (+4.50%) and July (+4.07%). The rally for international equities sputtered for the next three months (-11.33%) amid a stalling pattern in disinflationary trends, heightened global recession and geopolitical risks, soaring yields on longer-term U.S. government bonds and particularly weak economic conditions in the eurozone and China. The three-month decline left non-U.S. stocks up 1.15% year to date through October. For the full 12 months, nearly all regions advanced, with Europe ex U.K. (+18%) and Japan (+17%) leading, whereas Canada (-0.38%) lagged by the widest margin. Each of the 11 sectors advanced, with information technology (+21%) and consumer discretionary (+19%) leading the way. Energy and industrials each rose about 14%. Conversely, four defensive-oriented sectors lagged by the widest margin: real estate (+4%), health care (+6%), consumer staples (+7%) and utilities (+8%).
Comments from Portfolio Manager Vincent Montemaggiore:
For the fiscal year ending October 31, 2023, the fund's share classes (excluding sales charges, if applicable) gained about 12% to 13%, versus 14.65% for the benchmark MSCI EAFE Index (Net MA). From a regional standpoint, security selection in Europe ex U.K., primarily in France, and stock picking and an underweight in Japan meaningfully detracted from the fund's relative result. By sector, security selection detracted overall, especially within industrials and financials. The fund's outsized stake in Teleperformance returned roughly -33% and was the largest individual relative detractor. Teleperformance was not held at period end. A second notable relative detractor was our overweight stake in Olympus (-24%). Olympus was not held at period end. An overweight in Rentokil Initial (-17%) also detracted. In contrast, from a regional standpoint, underweighting the lagging Asia-Pacific ex-Japan area notably bolstered the fund's relative result. An overweight in Europe ex U.K. and a non-benchmark allocation to Canada also contributed to the fund's performance versus the benchmark. By sector, the biggest contributors to performance versus the benchmark were stock selection and an overweight in information technology. An underweight in communication services also boosted the fund's relative performance. The top individual relative contributor was an overweight in ASM International (+88%). A non-benchmark stake in Constellation Software gained 41% and was the second-largest relative contributor. An overweight in Safran (+41%) also helped. Safran was among the fund's largest holdings at period end. Notable changes in positioning include increased exposure to the information technology and materials sectors.
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
Top Holdings (% of Fund's net assets) |
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Novo Nordisk A/S Series B (Denmark, Pharmaceuticals) | 3.3 | |
ASML Holding NV (Netherlands) (Netherlands, Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment) | 3.2 | |
AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom) (United Kingdom, Pharmaceuticals) | 2.8 | |
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (France, Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods) | 2.6 | |
TotalEnergies SE (France, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) | 2.1 | |
RELX PLC (London Stock Exchange) (United Kingdom, Professional Services) | 2.0 | |
Compass Group PLC (United Kingdom, Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure) | 1.9 | |
Diageo PLC (United Kingdom, Beverages) | 1.9 | |
Wolters Kluwer NV (Netherlands, Professional Services) | 1.9 | |
Safran SA (France, Aerospace & Defense) | 1.8 | |
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Market Sectors (% of Fund's net assets) |
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Financials | 22.6 | |
Industrials | 19.6 | |
Information Technology | 15.2 | |
Health Care | 14.2 | |
Consumer Discretionary | 9.4 | |
Consumer Staples | 6.7 | |
Materials | 6.3 | |
Energy | 2.1 | |
Real Estate | 1.1 | |
Communication Services | 0.5 | |
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Asset Allocation (% of Fund's net assets) |
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Geographic Diversification (% of Fund's net assets) |
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* Includes Short-Term investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities). Percentages are adjusted for the effect of derivatives, if applicable. |
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Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 97.7% |
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Australia - 0.2% | | | |
Flutter Entertainment PLC (a) | | 4,924 | 772 |
Bailiwick of Jersey - 0.3% | | | |
JTC PLC (b) | | 129,400 | 1,004 |
Belgium - 0.6% | | | |
Azelis Group NV | | 46,500 | 792 |
KBC Group NV | | 22,975 | 1,262 |
TOTAL BELGIUM | | | 2,054 |
Canada - 2.6% | | | |
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. Class A (multi-vtg.) | | 60,900 | 3,315 |
Constellation Software, Inc. | | 2,580 | 5,172 |
Constellation Software, Inc. warrants 8/22/28 (a)(c) | | 2,780 | 0 |
Lumine Group, Inc. | | 8,341 | 105 |
TOTAL CANADA | | | 8,592 |
China - 0.0% | | | |
Chervon Holdings Ltd. | | 32,500 | 80 |
Denmark - 5.2% | | | |
Carlsberg A/S Series B | | 14,300 | 1,704 |
DSV A/S | | 31,904 | 4,758 |
Novo Nordisk A/S Series B | | 110,500 | 10,658 |
TOTAL DENMARK | | | 17,120 |
Finland - 1.1% | | | |
Nordea Bank Abp | | 337,926 | 3,551 |
France - 15.3% | | | |
Air Liquide SA | | 30,110 | 5,159 |
ALTEN | | 22,975 | 2,706 |
Antin Infrastructure Partners SA | | 9,500 | 113 |
Capgemini SA | | 28,019 | 4,952 |
Edenred SA | | 80,354 | 4,272 |
EssilorLuxottica SA | | 27,825 | 5,024 |
L'Oreal SA | | 11,400 | 4,792 |
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | | 11,595 | 8,301 |
Pernod Ricard SA | | 11,543 | 2,046 |
Safran SA | | 36,500 | 5,702 |
TotalEnergies SE | | 104,000 | 6,953 |
TOTAL FRANCE | | | 50,020 |
Germany - 8.0% | | | |
Allianz SE | | 19,923 | 4,667 |
Deutsche Borse AG | | 25,003 | 4,115 |
Hannover Reuck SE | | 21,629 | 4,767 |
Infineon Technologies AG | | 107,100 | 3,128 |
Merck KGaA | | 25,900 | 3,901 |
SAP SE | | 16,600 | 2,227 |
Siemens Healthineers AG (b) | | 68,700 | 3,367 |
TOTAL GERMANY | | | 26,172 |
India - 1.7% | | | |
HCL Technologies Ltd. | | 95,000 | 1,457 |
HDFC Bank Ltd. | | 231,484 | 4,106 |
TOTAL INDIA | | | 5,563 |
Indonesia - 0.6% | | | |
PT Bank Central Asia Tbk | | 3,605,300 | 1,986 |
Ireland - 0.9% | | | |
Kingspan Group PLC (Ireland) | | 42,900 | 2,882 |
Italy - 3.4% | | | |
FinecoBank SpA | | 219,563 | 2,582 |
GVS SpA (a)(b) | | 28,462 | 127 |
Industrie de Nora SpA | | 16,200 | 228 |
Recordati SpA | | 84,220 | 3,885 |
UniCredit SpA | | 167,300 | 4,194 |
TOTAL ITALY | | | 11,016 |
Japan - 12.9% | | | |
Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc. | | 52,900 | 1,096 |
BayCurrent Consulting, Inc. | | 30,500 | 766 |
Capcom Co. Ltd. | | 52,000 | 1,674 |
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. | | 45,800 | 2,505 |
Hoya Corp. | | 39,731 | 3,825 |
Iriso Electronics Co. Ltd. | | 23,784 | 562 |
Misumi Group, Inc. | | 78,400 | 1,187 |
NOF Corp. | | 44,671 | 1,762 |
Persol Holdings Co. Ltd. | | 1,065,600 | 1,598 |
Relo Group, Inc. | | 86,446 | 857 |
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. | | 125,100 | 3,741 |
Sony Group Corp. | | 66,124 | 5,497 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | | 101,100 | 4,874 |
Suzuki Motor Corp. | | 65,571 | 2,545 |
TIS, Inc. | | 56,827 | 1,217 |
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. | | 242,000 | 5,414 |
Tokyo Electron Ltd. | | 22,781 | 3,010 |
TOTAL JAPAN | | | 42,130 |
Netherlands - 7.1% | | | |
ASM International NV (Netherlands) | | 7,000 | 2,878 |
ASML Holding NV (Netherlands) | | 17,306 | 10,403 |
IMCD NV | | 28,850 | 3,465 |
Topicus.Com, Inc. (a) | | 6,230 | 410 |
Wolters Kluwer NV | | 48,341 | 6,194 |
TOTAL NETHERLANDS | | | 23,350 |
Spain - 0.6% | | | |
Amadeus IT Holding SA Class A | | 31,496 | 1,794 |
Sweden - 3.4% | | | |
Addlife AB | | 124,837 | 813 |
AddTech AB (B Shares) | | 170,987 | 2,503 |
Atlas Copco AB (A Shares) | | 326,992 | 4,234 |
Indutrade AB | | 199,025 | 3,515 |
Kry International AB (a)(c)(d) | | 156 | 6 |
TOTAL SWEDEN | | | 11,071 |
Switzerland - 4.9% | | | |
Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA Series A | | 37,204 | 4,389 |
Julius Baer Group Ltd. | | 59,907 | 3,550 |
Partners Group Holding AG | | 3,110 | 3,271 |
Sika AG | | 20,238 | 4,826 |
TOTAL SWITZERLAND | | | 16,036 |
Taiwan - 0.6% | | | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | | 120,300 | 1,963 |
United Kingdom - 16.3% | | | |
3i Group PLC | | 140,100 | 3,303 |
AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom) | | 73,900 | 9,253 |
BAE Systems PLC | | 308,300 | 4,146 |
Beazley PLC | | 111,546 | 698 |
Compass Group PLC | | 248,654 | 6,269 |
Diageo PLC | | 165,376 | 6,254 |
Diploma PLC | | 69,767 | 2,410 |
Halma PLC | | 76,700 | 1,720 |
Hiscox Ltd. | | 103,473 | 1,180 |
London Stock Exchange Group PLC | | 44,900 | 4,530 |
RELX PLC (London Stock Exchange) | | 189,684 | 6,625 |
Rentokil Initial PLC | | 460,233 | 2,344 |
Sage Group PLC | | 260,700 | 3,076 |
Volution Group PLC | | 320,051 | 1,411 |
TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM | | | 53,219 |
United States of America - 12.0% | | | |
CBRE Group, Inc. (a) | | 38,000 | 2,635 |
CDW Corp. | | 11,500 | 2,305 |
Experian PLC | | 98,200 | 2,973 |
Ferguson PLC | | 23,700 | 3,552 |
Fiserv, Inc. (a) | | 6,900 | 785 |
ICON PLC (a) | | 14,500 | 3,537 |
Linde PLC | | 13,834 | 5,287 |
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | | 28,330 | 5,373 |
Nestle SA (Reg. S) | | 36,005 | 3,883 |
S&P Global, Inc. | | 11,931 | 4,168 |
Schneider Electric SA | | 17,400 | 2,677 |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | 5,000 | 2,224 |
TOTAL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | | | 39,399 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $259,844) | | | 319,774 |
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Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 0.0% |
| | Shares | Value ($) (000s) |
Sweden - 0.0% | | | |
Kry International AB Series E (a)(c)(d) (Cost $412) | | 901 | 33 |
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Money Market Funds - 1.3% |
| | Shares | Value ($) (000s) |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 5.40% (e) (Cost $4,244) | | 4,243,057 | 4,244 |
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TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 99.0% (Cost $264,500) | 324,051 |
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 1.0% | 3,254 |
NET ASSETS - 100.0% | 327,305 |
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Any values shown as $0 in the Schedule of Investments may reflect amounts less than $500.
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(b) | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $4,498,000 or 1.4% of net assets. |
(d) | Restricted securities (including private placements) - Investment in securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (excluding 144A issues). At the end of the period, the value of restricted securities (excluding 144A issues) amounted to $39,000 or 0.0% of net assets. |
(e) | Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request. |
Additional information on each restricted holding is as follows: |
Security | Acquisition Date | Acquisition Cost ($) (000s) |
Kry International AB | 5/14/21 | 68 |
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Kry International AB Series E | 5/14/21 | 412 |
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Affiliated Central Funds
Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund's investments in Fidelity Central Funds, including the ownership percentage, is presented below.
Affiliate (Amounts in thousands) | Value, beginning of period ($) | Purchases ($) | Sales Proceeds ($) | Dividend Income ($) | Realized Gain (loss) ($) | Change in Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) ($) | Value, end of period ($) | % ownership, end of period |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 5.40% | 5,991 | 86,236 | 87,983 | 170 | - | - | 4,244 | 0.0% |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 5.40% | - | 20,099 | 20,099 | 19 | - | - | - | 0.0% |
Total | 5,991 | 106,335 | 108,082 | 189 | - | - | 4,244 | |
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Amounts in the dividend income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable.
Amounts in the dividend income column for Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities.
Amounts included in the purchases and sales proceeds columns may include in-kind transactions, if applicable.
Investment Valuation
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2023, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: |
Description (Amounts in thousands) | Total ($) | Level 1 ($) | Level 2 ($) | Level 3 ($) |
Investments in Securities: | | | | |
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Equities: | | | | |
Communication Services | 1,674 | - | 1,674 | - |
Consumer Discretionary | 30,743 | 2,566 | 28,177 | - |
Consumer Staples | 21,994 | 5,361 | 16,633 | - |
Energy | 6,953 | - | 6,953 | - |
Financials | 73,765 | 33,026 | 40,739 | - |
Health Care | 46,487 | 22,751 | 23,736 | - |
Industrials | 64,089 | 34,810 | 29,279 | - |
Information Technology | 49,835 | 18,372 | 31,424 | 39 |
Materials | 20,775 | 10,113 | 10,662 | - |
Real Estate | 3,492 | 2,635 | 857 | - |
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Money Market Funds | 4,244 | 4,244 | - | - |
Total Investments in Securities: | 324,051 | 133,878 | 190,134 | 39 |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts) | | | | October 31, 2023 |
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Assets | | | | |
Investment in securities, at value - See accompanying schedule: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $260,256) | $ | 319,807 | | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $4,244) | | 4,244 | | |
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Total Investment in Securities (cost $264,500) | | | $ | 324,051 |
Cash | | | | 180 |
Foreign currency held at value (cost $11) | | | | 11 |
Receivable for investments sold | | | | 1,439 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | | | 502 |
Dividends receivable | | | | 444 |
Reclaims receivable | | | | 1,929 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | | | 15 |
Prepaid expenses | | | | 1 |
Other receivables | | | | 64 |
Total assets | | | | 328,636 |
Liabilities | | | | |
Payable for investments purchased | $ | 346 | | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | | 308 | | |
Accrued management fee | | 111 | | |
Distribution and service plan fees payable | | 76 | | |
Other affiliated payables | | 58 | | |
Payable to affiliate | | 294 | | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | | 138 | | |
Total Liabilities | | | | 1,331 |
Net Assets | | | $ | 327,305 |
Net Assets consist of: | | | | |
Paid in capital | | | $ | 299,548 |
Total accumulated earnings (loss) | | | | 27,757 |
Net Assets | | | $ | 327,305 |
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Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price | | | | |
Class A : | | | | |
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($37,604 ÷ 1,441 shares)(a)(b) | | | $ | 26.09 |
Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $26.09) | | | $ | 27.68 |
Class M : | | | | |
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($155,184 ÷ 5,806 shares)(a) | | | $ | 26.73 |
Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $26.73) | | | $ | 27.70 |
Class C : | | | | |
Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($2,426 ÷ 98 shares)(a)(b) | | | $ | 24.71 |
Class I : | | | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($48,960 ÷ 1,818 shares)(b) | | | $ | 26.94 |
Class Z : | | | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($83,131 ÷ 3,089 shares) | | | $ | 26.91 |
(a)Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge. |
(b)Corresponding Net Asset Value does not calculate due to rounding of fractional net assets and/or shares. |
Statement of Operations |
Amounts in thousands | | | | Year ended October 31, 2023 |
Investment Income | | | | |
Dividends | | | $ | 7,517 |
Foreign Tax Reclaims | | | | 592 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $19 from security lending) | | | | 189 |
Income before foreign taxes withheld | | | $ | 8,298 |
Less foreign taxes withheld | | | | (1,137) |
Total Income | | | | 7,161 |
Expenses | | | | |
Management fee | | | | |
Basic fee | $ | 2,368 | | |
Performance adjustment | | (424) | | |
Transfer agent fees | | 543 | | |
Distribution and service plan fees | | 990 | | |
Accounting fees | | 182 | | |
Custodian fees and expenses | | 48 | | |
Independent trustees' fees and expenses | | 2 | | |
Registration fees | | 74 | | |
Audit | | 141 | | |
Legal | | 2 | | |
Miscellaneous | | 2 | | |
Total expenses before reductions | | 3,928 | | |
Expense reductions | | (22) | | |
Total expenses after reductions | | | | 3,906 |
Net Investment income (loss) | | | | 3,255 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | |
Investment Securities: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes of $20) | | 7,172 | | |
Foreign currency transactions | | (45) | | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | | | 7,127 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | |
Investment Securities: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers(net of increase in deferred foreign taxes of $8) | | 30,578 | | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | 127 | | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | | 30,705 |
Net gain (loss) | | | | 37,832 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | $ | 41,087 |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
|
Amount in thousands | | Year ended October 31, 2023 | | Year ended October 31, 2022 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | |
Operations | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 3,255 | $ | 2,567 |
Net realized gain (loss) | | 7,127 | | (41,139) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | 30,705 | | (131,616) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | 41,087 | | (170,188) |
Distributions to shareholders | | (1,443) | | (10,213) |
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Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | | (26,879) | | 3,366 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | 12,765 | | (177,035) |
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Net Assets | | | | |
Beginning of period | | 314,540 | | 491,575 |
End of period | $ | 327,305 | $ | 314,540 |
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Financial Highlights
Fidelity Advisor® Overseas Fund Class A |
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Years ended October 31, | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 23.29 | $ | 34.07 | $ | 24.73 | $ | 24.27 | $ | 22.48 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | .23 | | .14 | | (.04) | | (.02) | | .35 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 2.67 | | (10.20) | | 9.38 | | .83 | | 2.38 |
Total from investment operations | | 2.90 | | (10.06) | | 9.34 | | .81 | | 2.73 |
Distributions from net investment income | | (.10) | | - | | - | | (.35) | | (.21) |
Distributions from net realized gain | | - | | (.72) | | - | | - | | (.73) |
Total distributions | | (.10) | | (.72) | | - | | (.35) | | (.94) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 26.09 | $ | 23.29 | $ | 34.07 | $ | 24.73 | $ | 24.27 |
Total Return C,D | | 12.43% | | (30.12)% | | 37.77% | | 3.33% | | 12.86% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,E,F | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | 1.13% | | 1.36% | | 1.43% | | 1.49% | | 1.21% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | 1.12% | | 1.36% | | 1.43% | | 1.49% | | 1.21% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | 1.12% | | 1.36% | | 1.43% | | 1.48% | | 1.19% |
Net investment income (loss) | | .84% | | .51% | | (.12)% | | (.08)% | | 1.53% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $ | 38 | $ | 35 | $ | 56 | $ | 46 | $ | 49 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | | 37% | | 46% | | 33% H | | 46% | | 45% H |
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
CTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
DTotal returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
EFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
FExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
GAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
HPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
Fidelity Advisor® Overseas Fund Class M |
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Years ended October 31, | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 23.85 | $ | 34.94 | $ | 25.41 | $ | 24.94 | $ | 23.06 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | .18 | | .09 | | (.11) | | (.07) | | .31 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 2.73 | | (10.46) | | 9.64 | | .84 | | 2.45 |
Total from investment operations | | 2.91 | | (10.37) | | 9.53 | | .77 | | 2.76 |
Distributions from net investment income | | (.03) | | - | | - | | (.30) | | (.15) |
Distributions from net realized gain | | - | | (.72) | | - | | - | | (.73) |
Total distributions | | (.03) | | (.72) | | - | | (.30) | | (.88) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 26.73 | $ | 23.85 | $ | 34.94 | $ | 25.41 | $ | 24.94 |
Total Return C,D | | 12.21% | | (30.26)% | | 37.50% | | 3.09% | | 12.65% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,E,F | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | 1.33% | | 1.57% | | 1.65% | | 1.71% | | 1.42% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | 1.33% | | 1.57% | | 1.65% | | 1.70% | | 1.42% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | 1.33% | | 1.57% | | 1.65% | | 1.70% | | 1.40% |
Net investment income (loss) | | .64% | | .30% | | (.34)% | | (.29)% | | 1.32% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $ | 155 | $ | 150 | $ | 238 | $ | 194 | $ | 221 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | | 37% | | 46% | | 33% H | | 46% | | 45% H |
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
CTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
DTotal returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
EFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
FExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
GAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
HPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
Fidelity Advisor® Overseas Fund Class C |
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Years ended October 31, | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 22.15 | $ | 32.69 | $ | 23.92 | $ | 23.46 | $ | 21.72 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | .01 | | (.08) | | (.28) | | (.21) | | .15 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 2.55 | | (9.74) | | 9.05 | | .80 | | 2.32 |
Total from investment operations | | 2.56 | | (9.82) | | 8.77 | | .59 | | 2.47 |
Distributions from net investment income | | - | | - | | - | | (.13) | | - |
Distributions from net realized gain | | - | | (.72) | | - | | - | | (.73) |
Total distributions | | - | | (.72) | | - | | (.13) | | (.73) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 24.71 | $ | 22.15 | $ | 32.69 | $ | 23.92 | $ | 23.46 |
Total Return C,D | | 11.56% | | (30.66)% | | 36.66% | | 2.50% | | 11.94% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,E,F | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | 1.92% | | 2.16% | | 2.25% | | 2.31% | | 2.03% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | 1.91% | | 2.16% | | 2.25% | | 2.31% | | 2.03% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | 1.91% | | 2.16% | | 2.25% | | 2.30% | | 2.02% |
Net investment income (loss) | | .05% | | (.29)% | | (.94)% | | (.89)% | | .70% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $ | 2 | $ | 3 | $ | 5 | $ | 5 | $ | 6 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | | 37% | | 46% | | 33% H | | 46% | | 45% H |
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
CTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
DTotal returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.
EFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
FExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
GAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
HPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
Fidelity Advisor® Overseas Fund Class I |
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Years ended October 31, | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 24.03 | $ | 35.03 | $ | 25.35 | $ | 24.79 | $ | 22.99 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | .32 | | .23 | | .06 | | .07 | | .42 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 2.75 | | (10.51) | | 9.62 | | .84 | | 2.43 |
Total from investment operations | | 3.07 | | (10.28) | | 9.68 | | .91 | | 2.85 |
Distributions from net investment income | | (.16) | | - | | - | | (.35) | | (.32) |
Distributions from net realized gain | | - | | (.72) | | - | | - | | (.73) |
Total distributions | | (.16) | | (.72) | | - | | (.35) | | (1.05) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 26.94 | $ | 24.03 | $ | 35.03 | $ | 25.35 | $ | 24.79 |
Total Return C | | 12.78% | | (29.91)% | | 38.19% | | 3.68% | | 13.21% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,D,E | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | .83% | | 1.08% | | 1.12% | | 1.15% | | .91% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | .83% | | 1.08% | | 1.12% | | 1.15% | | .91% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | .83% | | 1.08% | | 1.12% | | 1.14% | | .90% |
Net investment income (loss) | | 1.14% | | .79% | | .19% | | .27% | | 1.82% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $ | 49 | $ | 48 | $ | 85 | $ | 121 | $ | 117 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | | 37% | | 46% | | 33% G | | 46% | | 45% G |
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
CTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
DFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
EExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
FAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
GPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
Fidelity Advisor® Overseas Fund Class Z |
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Years ended October 31, | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 24.03 | $ | 34.97 | $ | 25.28 | $ | 24.79 | $ | 23.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | .36 | | .27 | | .09 | | .09 | | .45 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 2.74 | | (10.49) | | 9.60 | | .84 | | 2.43 |
Total from investment operations | | 3.10 | | (10.22) | | 9.69 | | .93 | | 2.88 |
Distributions from net investment income | | (.22) | | - | | - | | (.44) | | (.36) |
Distributions from net realized gain | | - | | (.72) | | - | | - | | (.73) |
Total distributions | | (.22) | | (.72) | | - | | (.44) | | (1.09) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 26.91 | $ | 24.03 | $ | 34.97 | $ | 25.28 | $ | 24.79 |
Total Return C | | 12.90% | | (29.79)% | | 38.33% | | 3.77% | | 13.38% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,D,E | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | .70% | | .94% | | 1.02% | | 1.07% | | .77% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | .69% | | .93% | | 1.02% | | 1.06% | | .77% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | .69% | | .93% | | 1.02% | | 1.05% | | .76% |
Net investment income (loss) | | 1.27% | | .94% | | .29% | | .35% | | 1.96% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $ | 83 | $ | 80 | $ | 108 | $ | 47 | $ | 38 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | | 37% | | 46% | | 33% G | | 46% | | 45% G |
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
CTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
DFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
EExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
FAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
GPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
For the period ended October 31, 2023
(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
1. Organization.
Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Advisor Series VIII (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. The Fund offers Class A, Class M, Class C, Class I and Class Z shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Class A, Class M, Class C, Class I and Class Z are Fidelity Advisor classes. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after a holding period of eight years from the initial date of purchase, with certain exceptions.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
Funds may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The Schedule of Investments lists any Fidelity Central Funds held as an investment as of period end, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. An investing fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
Based on its investment objective, each Fidelity Central Fund may invest or participate in various investment vehicles or strategies that are similar to those of the investing fund. These strategies are consistent with the investment objectives of the investing fund and may involve certain economic risks which may cause a decline in value of each of the Fidelity Central Funds and thus a decline in the value of the investing fund.
Fidelity Central Fund | Investment Manager | Investment Objective | Investment Practices | Expense RatioA |
Fidelity Money Market Central Funds | Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR) | Each fund seeks to obtain a high level of current income consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity. | Short-term Investments | Less than .005% |
A Expenses expressed as a percentage of average net assets and are as of each underlying Central Fund's most recent annual or semi-annual shareholder report.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds which contain the significant accounting policies (including investment valuation policies) of those funds, and are not covered by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission website or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services - Investment Companies. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) but does not include the underlying holdings of these funds. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Fund's investment adviser as the valuation designee responsible for the fair valuation function and performing fair value determinations as needed. The investment adviser has established a Fair Value Committee (the Committee) to carry out the day-to-day fair valuation responsibilities and has adopted policies and procedures to govern the fair valuation process and the activities of the Committee. In accordance with these fair valuation policies and procedures, which have been approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing services or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with the policies and procedures. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, transaction data, estimated cash flows, and market observations of comparable investments. The frequency that the fair valuation procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee manages the Fund's fair valuation practices and maintains the fair valuation policies and procedures. The Fund's investment adviser reports to the Board information regarding the fair valuation process and related material matters.
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, ETFs and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level as of October 31, 2023 is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
Foreign Currency. Certain Funds may use foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Gains and losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received, and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and include proceeds received from litigation. Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of a fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to a fund. Any such rebates are included in net realized gain (loss) on investments in the Statement of Operations. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain distributions received by the Fund represent a return of capital or capital gain. The Fund determines the components of these distributions subsequent to the ex-dividend date, based upon receipt of tax filings or other correspondence relating to the underlying investment. These distributions are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain. Funds may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. Any withholding tax reclaims income is included in the Statement of Operations in foreign tax reclaims. Any receivables for withholding tax reclaims are included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities in reclaims receivable. The Fund has filed tax reclaims for previously withheld taxes on dividends earned in certain European Union (EU) countries. These additional filings are subject to various administrative proceedings by the local jurisdictions' tax authorities within the EU, as well as a number of related judicial proceedings. Income recognized for EU reclaims is included with other reclaims in the Statement of Operations in foreign tax reclaims. These reclaims are recorded when the amount is known and there are no significant uncertainties on collectability.
Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of a fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of a fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred, as applicable. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class, if applicable. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expenses included in the accompanying financial statements reflect the expenses of that fund and do not include any expenses associated with any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Although not included in a fund's expenses, a fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses through the net asset value of each underlying mutual fund or exchange-traded fund (ETF). Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. As of October 31, 2023, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests. The Fund is subject to a tax imposed on capital gains by certain countries in which it invests. An estimated deferred tax liability for net unrealized appreciation on the applicable securities is included in Other payables and accrued expenses on the Statement of Assets & Liabilities.
Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. 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. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, certain foreign taxes, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales.
As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities, and derivatives if applicable, for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation | $73,399 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (14,368) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $59,031 |
Tax Cost | $265,020 |
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income | $2,799 |
Capital loss carryforward | $(33,940) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments | $58,961 |
Capital loss carryforwards are only available to offset future capital gains of the Fund to the extent provided by regulations and may be limited. The capital loss carryforward information presented below, including any applicable limitation, is estimated as of fiscal period end and is subject to adjustment.
Short-term | $(33,940) |
Total capital loss carryforward | $(33,940) |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| October 31, 2023 | October 31, 2022 |
Ordinary Income | $1,443 | $- |
Long-term Capital Gains | - | 10,213 |
Total | $1,443 | $ 10,213 |
Restricted Securities (including Private Placements). Funds 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 held at period end is included at the end of the Schedule of Investments, if applicable.
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities and in-kind transactions, as applicable, are noted in the table below.
| Purchases ($) | Sales ($) |
Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund | 132,070 | 156,807 |
5.Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (the investment adviser) and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .424% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .23% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the monthly average net assets of a group of registered investment companies with which the investment adviser has management contracts. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. 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 investment performance of the asset-weighted return of all classes as compared to its benchmark index, the MSCI EAFE Index, over the same 36 month performance period. For the reporting period, the total annual management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .53% of the Fund's average net assets. The performance adjustment included in the management fee rate may be higher or lower than the maximum performance adjustment rate due to the difference between the average net assets for the reporting and performance periods.
Distribution and Service Plan Fees. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate Distribution and Service Plans for each class of shares. Certain classes pay Fidelity Distributors Company LLC (FDC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, separate Distribution and Service Fees, each of which is based on an annual percentage of each class' average net assets. In addition, FDC may pay financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund and providing shareholder support services. For the period, the Distribution and Service Fee rates, total fees and amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
| Distribution Fee | Service Fee | Total Fees | Retained by FDC |
Class A | -% | .25% | $104 | $2 |
Class M | .25% | .25% | 857 | 4 |
Class C | .75% | .25% | 29 | 2 |
| | | $990 | $8 |
Sales Load. FDC may receive a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for selling Class A shares and 3.50% for selling Class M shares, some of which is paid to financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund. Depending on the holding period, FDC may receive contingent deferred sales charges levied on Class A, Class M and Class C redemptions. The deferred sales charges are 1.00% for Class C shares, 1.00% for certain purchases of Class A shares and .25% for certain purchases of Class M shares.
For the period, sales charge amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
| Retained by FDC |
Class A | $3 |
Class M | 1 |
Class CA | -B |
| $4 |
A When Class C shares are initially sold, FDC pays commissions from its own resources to financial intermediaries through which the sales are made.
B In the amount of less than five hundred dollars.
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company LLC (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, 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 the account size and type of account of the shareholders of the respective classes of the Fund, except for Class Z. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee of Class Z's average net assets. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements.
For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
| Amount | | % of Class-Level Average Net Assets |
Class A | $92 | | .22 |
Class M | 301 | | .18 |
Class C | 7 | | .26 |
Class I | 105 | | .18 |
Class Z | 38 | | .04 |
| $543 | | |
During November 2023, the Board approved a change in the transfer agent fees effective December 1, 2023 to a fixed annual rate of class-level average net assets as follows:
| % of Class-Level Average Net Assets |
Class A | 0.2000% |
Class M | 0.1739% |
Class C | 0.2000% |
Class I | 0.1679% |
Accounting Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. For the period, the fees were equivalent to the following annual rates:
| % of Average Net Assets |
Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund | .05 |
During November 2023, the Board approved a change in the accounting fees effective December 1, 2023 to a fixed annual rate of average net assets as follows:
| % of Average Net Assets |
Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund | 0.0497% |
Brokerage Commissions. A portion of portfolio transactions were placed with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were as follows:
| Amount |
Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund | $-A |
A In the amount of less than five hundred dollars. | |
Interfund Trades. Funds may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Any interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note. Interfund trades during the period are noted in the table below.
| Purchases ($) | Sales ($) | Realized Gain (Loss) ($) |
Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund | 7,625 | 14,107 | 321 |
| | | |
6. Committed Line of Credit.
Certain Funds participate with other funds managed by the investment adviser or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The participating funds have agreed to pay commitment fees on their pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which are reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations, and are listed below. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
| Amount |
Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund | $1 |
7. Security Lending.
Funds lend portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. Lending agents are used, including National Financial Services (NFS), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, NFS will receive a fee, which is capped at 9.9% of a fund's daily lending revenue, for its services as lending agent. A fund may lend securities to certain qualified borrowers, including NFS. On the settlement date of the loan, a 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 a fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to a fund on the next business day. A fund or borrower may terminate the loan at any time, and if the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. A fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. Any loaned securities are identified as such in the Schedule of Investments, and the value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end, as applicable, are presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Affiliated security lending activity, if any, was as follows:
| Total Security Lending Fees Paid to NFS | Security Lending Income From Securities Loaned to NFS | Value of Securities Loaned to NFS at Period End |
Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund | $2 | $- | $- |
8. Expense Reductions.
During the period the investment adviser or an affiliate reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $22.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
| Year ended October 31, 2023 | Year ended October 31, 2022 |
Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund | | |
Distributions to shareholders | | |
Class A | $143 | $1,176 |
Class M | 199 | 4,856 |
Class C | - | 105 |
Class I | 328 | 1,736 |
Class Z | 773 | 2,340 |
Total | $1,443 | $10,213 |
10. Share Transactions.
Share transactions for each class were as follows and may contain in-kind transactions, automatic conversions between classes or exchanges between affiliated funds:
| Shares | Shares | Dollars | Dollars |
| Year ended October 31, 2023 | Year ended October 31, 2022 | Year ended October 31, 2023 | Year ended October 31, 2022 |
Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund | | | | |
Class A | | | | |
Shares sold | 252 | 96 | $7,037 | $2,742 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 5 | 34 | 135 | 1,106 |
Shares redeemed | (319) | (269) | (8,807) | (7,683) |
Net increase (decrease) | (62) | (139) | $(1,635) | $(3,835) |
Class M | | | | |
Shares sold | 675 | 720 | $19,002 | $20,697 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 7 | 145 | 197 | 4,791 |
Shares redeemed | (1,149) | (1,412) | (32,405) | (40,564) |
Net increase (decrease) | (467) | (547) | $(13,206) | $(15,076) |
Class C | | | | |
Shares sold | 13 | 14 | $351 | $353 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 3 | - | 99 |
Shares redeemed | (36) | (45) | (934) | (1,241) |
Net increase (decrease) | (23) | (28) | $(583) | $(789) |
Class I | | | | |
Shares sold | 971 | 1,779 | $28,244 | $55,143 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 11 | 47 | 290 | 1,556 |
Shares redeemed | (1,147) | (2,261) | (33,319) | (60,496) |
Net increase (decrease) | (165) | (435) | $(4,785) | $(3,797) |
Class Z | | | | |
Shares sold | 618 | 3,671 | $17,103 | $115,070 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 6 | 30 | 165 | 982 |
Shares redeemed | (846) | (3,471) | (23,938) | (89,189) |
Net increase (decrease) | (222) | 230 | $(6,670) | $26,863 |
11. Other.
A 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, a fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. A fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
12. Risk and Uncertainties.
Many factors affect a fund's performance. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as pandemics, epidemics, outbreaks of infectious diseases, war, terrorism, and environmental disasters, may significantly affect a fund's investment performance. The effects of these developments to a fund will be impacted by the types of securities in which a fund invests, the financial condition, industry, economic sector, and geographic location of an issuer, and a fund's level of investment in the securities of that issuer. Significant concentrations in security types, issuers, industries, sectors, and geographic locations may magnify the factors that affect a fund's performance.
To the Board of Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Series VIII and Shareholders of Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund (one of the funds constituting Fidelity Advisor Series VIII, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of October 31, 2023, the related statement of operations for the year ended October 31, 2023, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2023, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2023 (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October 31, 2023, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2023 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2023 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2023 by correspondence with the custodian, issuer of privately offered securities and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
December 20, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Fidelity group of funds since 1932.
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board (if any), and officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for Jonathan Chiel, each of the Trustees oversees 322 funds. Mr. Chiel oversees 191 funds.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the trust and the fund is referred to herein as an Independent Trustee. Each Independent Trustee shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. Officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer or Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098.
Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Trustees. The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.
In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.
Board Structure and Oversight Function. Robert A. Lawrence is an interested person and currently serves as Chair. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chair is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chair has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chair, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chair and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. David M. Thomas serves as Lead Independent Trustee and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.
Fidelity® funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's high income and certain equity funds, and other Boards oversee Fidelity's alternative investment, investment-grade bond, money market, asset allocation, and other equity funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity® funds overseen by the fund's Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity® funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity® funds overseen by each Board.
The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates, and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations, Audit, and Compliance Committees. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of Fidelity's risk management program for the Fidelity® funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Trustees."
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for a Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Jonathan Chiel (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
Trustee
Mr. Chiel also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Chiel is General Counsel (2012-present) and Head of Legal, Risk and Compliance (2022-present). Mr Chiel serves as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2012-present) and Director and President for OH Company LLC (holding company, 2018-present). Previously, Mr. Chiel served as general counsel (2004-2012) and senior vice president and deputy general counsel (2000-2004) for John Hancock Financial Services; a partner with Choate, Hall & Stewart (1996-2000) (law firm); and an Assistant United States Attorney for the United States Attorney's Office of the District of Massachusetts (1986-95), including Chief of the Criminal Division (1993-1995). Mr. Chiel is a director on the boards of the Boston Bar Foundation and the Maimonides School.
Bettina Doulton (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Ms. Doulton also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Doulton served in a variety of positions at Fidelity Investments, including as a managing director of research (2006-2007), portfolio manager to certain Fidelity® funds (1993-2005), equity analyst and portfolio assistant (1990-1993), and research assistant (1987-1990). Ms. Doulton currently owns and operates Phi Builders + Architects and Cellardoor Winery. Previously, Ms. Doulton served as a member of the Board of Brown Capital Management, LLC (2014-2018).
Robert A. Lawrence (1952)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Lawrence also serves as Trustee of other funds. Previously, Mr. Lawrence served as a Trustee and Member of the Advisory Board of certain funds. Prior to his retirement in 2008, Mr. Lawrence served as Vice President of certain Fidelity® funds (2006-2008), Senior Vice President, Head of High Income Division of Fidelity Management & Research Company (investment adviser firm, 2006-2008), and President of Fidelity Strategic Investments (investment adviser firm, 2002-2005).
* Determined to be an "Interested Trustee" by virtue of, among other things, his or her affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for an Independent Trustee may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Thomas P. Bostick (1956)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Lieutenant General Bostick also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, General Bostick (United States Army, Retired) held a variety of positions within the U.S. Army, including Commanding General and Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (2012-2016) and Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Human Resources, U.S. Army (2009-2012). General Bostick currently serves as a member of the Board and Finance and Governance & Sustainability Committees of CSX Corporation (transportation, 2020-present) and a member of the Board and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (nuclear waste management, 2020-present). General Bostick serves as Chief Executive Officer of Bostick Global Strategies, LLC (consulting, 2016-present), as a member of the Board of HireVue, Inc. (video interview and assessment, 2020-present), as a member of the Board of Allonnia (biotechnology and engineering solutions, 2022-present) and on the Advisory Board of Solugen, Inc. (specialty bio-based chemicals manufacturer, 2022-present). Previously, General Bostick served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021), President, Intrexon Bioengineering (2018-2020) and Chief Operating Officer (2017-2020) and Senior Vice President of the Environment Sector (2016-2017) of Intrexon Corporation (biopharmaceutical company).
Dennis J. Dirks (1948)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Trustee
Mr. Dirks also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Operating Officer and as a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure), President, Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust Company (DTC), President and a member of the Board of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation. Mr. Dirks currently serves as a member of the Finance Committee (2016-present) and Board (2017-present) and is Treasurer (2018-present) of the Asolo Repertory Theatre.
Donald F. Donahue (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Donahue also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Donahue serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Miranda Partners, LLC (risk consulting for the financial services industry, 2012-present). Previously, Mr. Donahue served as Chief Executive Officer (2006-2012), Chief Operating Officer (2003-2006) and Managing Director, Customer Marketing and Development (1999-2003) of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure). Mr. Donahue currently serves as a member (2007-present) and Co-Chairman (2016-present) of the Board of United Way of New York. Mr. Donahue previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2018) and as a member of the Board of The Leadership Academy (previously NYC Leadership Academy) (2012-2022).
Vicki L. Fuller (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Fuller also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Ms. Fuller served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2018-2020), Chief Investment Officer of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (2012-2018) and held a variety of positions at AllianceBernstein L.P. (global asset management, 1985-2012), including Managing Director (2006-2012) and Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager (2001-2006). Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of two Blackstone business development companies (2020-present), as a member of the Board of Treliant, LLC (consulting, 2019-present), as a member of the Board of Ariel Alternatives, LLC (private equity, 2022-present) and as a member of the Board and Chair of the Audit Committee of Gusto, Inc. (software, 2021-present). In addition, Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board of Roosevelt University (2019-present) and as a member of the Executive Board of New York University's Stern School of Business. Ms. Fuller previously served as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of The Williams Companies, Inc. (natural gas infrastructure, 2018-2021).
Patricia L. Kampling (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Kampling also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Kampling served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (2012-2019), President and Chief Operating Officer (2011-2012) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2010-2011) of Alliant Energy Corporation. Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board, Finance Committee and Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee of Xcel Energy Inc. (utilities company, 2020-present) and as a member of the Board, Audit, Finance and Risk Committee and Safety, Environmental, Technology and Operations Committee and Chair of the Executive Development and Compensation Committee of American Water Works Company, Inc. (utilities company, 2019-present). In addition, Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board of the Nature Conservancy, Wisconsin Chapter (2019-present). Previously, Ms. Kampling served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), a member of the Board, Compensation Committee and Executive Committee and Chair of the Audit Committee of Briggs & Stratton Corporation (manufacturing, 2011-2021), a member of the Board of Interstate Power and Light Company (2012-2019) and Wisconsin Power and Light Company (2012-2019) (each a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation) and as a member of the Board and Workforce Development Committee of the Business Roundtable (2018-2019).
Thomas A. Kennedy (1955)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Kennedy also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Kennedy served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020) and held a variety of positions at Raytheon Company (aerospace and defense, 1983-2020), including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2014-2020) and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (2013-2014). Mr. Kennedy served as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Raytheon Technologies Corporation (aerospace and defense, 2020-2021). Mr. Kennedy serves as a Director of the Board of Directors of Textron Inc. (aerospace and defense, 2023-present).
Oscar Munoz (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Munoz also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Munoz served as Executive Chairman (2020-2021), Chief Executive Officer (2015-2020), President (2015-2016) and a member of the Board (2010-2021) of United Airlines Holdings, Inc. Mr. Munoz currently serves as a member of the Board of CBRE Group, Inc. (commercial real estate, 2020-present), a member of the Board of Univision Communications, Inc. (Hispanic media, 2020-present), a member of the Board of Archer Aviation Inc. (2021-present), a member of the Defense Business Board of the United States Department of Defense (2021-present) and a member of the Board of Salesforce.com, Inc. (cloud-based software, 2022-present). Previously, Mr. Munoz served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021).
David M. Thomas (1949)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Trustee
Lead Independent Trustee
Mr. Thomas also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). Mr. Thomas currently serves as a member of the Board of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2004-present) and as Director (2013-present) and Non-Executive Chairman of the Board (2022-present) of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication).
Susan Tomasky (1953)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Tomasky also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Tomasky served in various executive officer positions at American Electric Power Company, Inc. (1998-2011), including most recently as President of AEP Transmission (2007-2011). Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member of the Board and Sustainability Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Marathon Petroleum Corporation (2018-present) and as a member of the Board, Executive Committee, Corporate Governance Committee and Organization and Compensation Committee and as Lead Director of the Board of Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (utilities company, 2012-present) and as a member of the Board of its subsidiary company, Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (2021-present). In addition, Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member (2009-present) and President (2020-present) of the Board of the Royal Shakespeare Company - America (2009-present), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (2011-present) and as a member of the Board and Kenyon in the World Committee of Kenyon College (2016-present). Previously, Ms. Tomasky served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority (2007-2020), as a member of the Board (2011-2018) and Lead Independent Director (2015-2018) of Andeavor Corporation (previously Tesoro Corporation) (independent oil refiner and marketer) and as a member of the Board of Summit Midstream Partners LP (energy, 2012-2018).
Michael E. Wiley (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Mr. Wiley also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2018-2020), Chairman, President and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004). Mr. Wiley also previously served as a member of the Board of Andeavor Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-2018), a member of the Board of Andeavor Logistics LP (natural resources logistics, 2015-2018) and a member of the Board of High Point Resources (exploration and production, 2005-2020).
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Advisory Board Members and Officers:
Correspondence intended for a Member of the Advisory Board (if any) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for an officer or Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation
Vijay C. Advani (1960)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Advani also serves as Trustee or Member of the Advisory Board of other funds. Previously, Mr. Advani served as Executive Chairman (2020-2022), Chief Executive Officer (2017-2020) and Chief Operating Officer (2016-2017) of Nuveen (global investment manager). He also served in various capacities at Franklin Resources (global investment manager), including Co-President (2015-2016), Executive Vice President, Global Advisory Services (2008-2015), Head of Global Retail Distribution (2005-2008), Executive Managing Director, International Retail Development (2002-2005), Managing Director, Product Developments, Sales & Marketing, Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa (2000-2002) and President, Templeton Asset Management India (1995-2000). Mr. Advani also served as Senior Investment Officer of International Finance Corporation (private equity and venture capital arm of The World Bank, 1984-1995). Mr. Advani is Chairman Emeritus of the U.S. India Business Council (2018-present), a Director of The Global Impact Investing Network (2019-present), a Director of LOK Capital (Mauritius) (2022-present), a member of the Advisory Council of LOK Capital (2022-present), a Senior Advisor of Neuberger Berman (2021-present), a Senior Advisor of Seviora Holdings Pte. Ltd (Temasek-Singapore) (2021-present), a Director of Seviora Capital (Singapore) (2021-present) and an Advisor of EQUIAM (2021-present). Mr. Advani formerly served as a member of the Board of BowX Acquisition Corp. (special purpose acquisition company, 2020-2021), a member of the Board of Intellecap (advisory arm of The Aavishkaar Group, 2018-2020), a member of the Board of Nuveen Investments, Inc. (2017-2020) and a member of the Board of Docusign (software, 2016-2019).
Peter S. Lynch (1944)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Lynch also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm). In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served as Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm) and on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006).
Karen B. Peetz (1955)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Member of the Advisory Board
Ms. Peetz also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other funds. Previously, Ms. Peetz served as Chief Administration Officer (2020-2023) of Citigroup Inc. (a diversified financial service company). She also served in various capacities at Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, including President (2013-2016), Vice Chairman, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Financial Markets & Treasury Services (2010-2013), Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Global Corporate Trust (2003-2008), Senior Vice President and Division Manager of Global Payments & Trade Services (2002-2003) and Senior Vice President and Division Manager of Domestic Corporate Trust (1998-2002). Ms. Peetz also served in various capacities at Chase Manhattan Corporation (1982-1998), including Senior Vice President and Manager of Corporate Trust International Business (1996-1998), Managing Director and Manager of Corporate Trust Services (1994-1996) and Managing Director and Group Manager of Financial Institution Sales (1990-1993). Ms. Peetz currently serves as Chair of Amherst Holdings Advisory Council (2018-present), Trustee of Johns Hopkins University (2016-present), Chair of the Carey Business School Advisory Council, Member of the Johns Hopkins Medicine Board and Finance Committee and Chair of the Lyme and Tick Related Disease Institute Advisory Council. Ms. Peetz previously served as a member of the Board of Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (2019-2023), a member of the Board of Trane Technologies (2018-2022), a member of the Board of Wells Fargo Corp. (2017-2019), a member of the Board of SunCoke Energy Inc. (2012-2016), a member of the Board of Private Export Funding Corporation (2010-2016) and as a Trustee of Penn State University (2010-2014) and the United Way of New York City (2008-2010).
Heather Bonner (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Bonner also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Bonner is a Senior Vice President (2022-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2022-present). Ms. Bonner serves as Vice President, Treasurer, or Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Prior to joining Fidelity, Ms. Bonner served as Managing Director at AQR Capital Management (2013-2022) and was the Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer of the AQR Funds (2013-2022).
Craig S. Brown (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2022
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Brown also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Brown is a Vice President (2015-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Brown serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present). Previously, Mr. Brown served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2019-2022).
John J. Burke III (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Burke also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other funds. Mr. Burke is Head of Fidelity Fund and Investment Operations (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Burke serves as President, Executive Vice President, or Director of certain Fidelity entities. Previously Mr. Burke served as head of Asset Management Investment Operations (2012-2018).
Margaret Carey (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO)
Ms. Carey also serves as an officer of other funds and as CLO of certain Fidelity entities. Ms. Carey is a Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2019-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.
William C. Coffey (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Secretary
Mr. Coffey also serves as Assistant Secretary of other funds. Mr. Coffey is a Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2010-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey served as Secretary and CLO of certain funds (2018-2019); CLO, Secretary, or Senior Vice President of certain Fidelity entities and Assistant Secretary of certain funds (2009-2018).
Timothy M. Cohen (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Mr. Cohen also serves as Vice President of other funds. Mr. Cohen is Co-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Cohen serves a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2016-present). Previously, Mr. Cohen served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and Head of Global Equity Research (2016-2018).
Jonathan Davis (1968)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Davis also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Davis is a Vice President (2006-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Davis serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities.
Laura M. Del Prato (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Del Prato also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Del Prato is a Senior Vice President (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Ms. Del Prato serves as Vice President or Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Previously, Ms. Del Prato served as President and Treasurer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash Portfolio and Term Portfolio (2018-2020).
Colm A. Hogan (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Hogan also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Hogan is a Vice President (2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Hogan serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Deputy Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2020) and Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2018).
Pamela R. Holding (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Ms. Holding also serves as Vice President of other funds. Ms. Holding is Co-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Holding served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Institutional Asset Management (2013-2018).
Chris Maher (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Maher also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Maher is a Vice President (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Maher serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Previously, Mr. Maher served as Assistant Treasurer of certain funds (2013-2020).
Jason P. Pogorelec (1975)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Chief Compliance Officer
Mr. Pogorelec also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other funds. Mr. Pogorelec is a Senior Vice President of Asset Management Compliance (2020-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Pogorelec serves as Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm, 2023-present) and Ballyrock Investment Advisors LLC (2023-present). Previously, Mr. Pogorelec served as a Vice President, Associate General Counsel for Fidelity Investments (2010-2020) and Assistant Secretary of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2020).
Brett Segaloff (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer
Mr. Segaloff also serves as AML Officer of other funds. Mr. Segaloff is a Vice President (2022-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Segaloff serves as Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer or Anti Money Laundering/Bank Secrecy Act Compliance Officer of certain Fidelity entities.
Stacie M. Smith (1974)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
President and Treasurer
Ms. Smith also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Smith is a Senior Vice President (2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Ms. Smith serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities and has served in other fund officer roles.
Jim Wegmann (1979)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Wegmann also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Wegmann is a Vice President (2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Wegmann serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present). Previously, Mr. Wegmann served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2019-2021).
As a shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, as applicable and (2) ongoing costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a 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 (May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023). |
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 for a class/Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. If any fund is a shareholder of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) (the Underlying Funds), such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses incurred presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the 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 actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the 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. If any fund is a shareholder of any Underlying Funds, such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses as presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
| | | | Annualized Expense Ratio- A | | Beginning Account Value May 1, 2023 | | Ending Account Value October 31, 2023 | | Expenses Paid During Period- C May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023 |
Fidelity Advisor® Overseas Fund | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | 1.03% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 907.20 | | $ 4.95 |
Hypothetical-B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,020.01 | | $ 5.24 |
Class M | | | | 1.23% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 906.40 | | $ 5.91 |
Hypothetical-B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,019.00 | | $ 6.26 |
Class C | | | | 1.81% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 903.80 | | $ 8.69 |
Hypothetical-B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,016.08 | | $ 9.20 |
Class I | | | | .75% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 908.90 | | $ 3.61 |
Hypothetical-B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,021.42 | | $ 3.82 |
Class Z | | | | .59% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 909.40 | | $ 2.84 |
Hypothetical-B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,022.23 | | $ 3.01 |
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A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
B 5% return per year before expenses
C Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
The dividend and capital gains distributions for the fund(s) are available on Fidelity.com or Institutional.Fidelity.com.
The fund designates $28,130 of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended 2023 as qualifying to be taxed as section 163(j) interest dividends.
Class A designates 13%; Class M designates 20%; Class I designates 9%; and Class Z designates 7%; of the dividend distributed during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.
Class A, Class M, Class I, and Class Z designate 100% of the dividend distributed during the fiscal year as amounts which may be taken into account as a dividend for purposes of the maximum rate under section 1(h)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The amounts per share which represent income derived from sources within, and taxes paid to, foreign countries or possessions of the United States are as follows:
| Pay Date | Income | Taxes |
Fidelity Advisor Overseas Funds | | | |
Class A | 12/05/2022 | $0.1735 | $0.0765 |
Class M | 12/05/2022 | $0.1085 | $0.0765 |
Class C | 12/05/2022 | $0.0000 | $0.0000 |
Class I | 12/05/2022 | $0.2405 | $0.0765 |
Class Z | 12/05/2022 | $0.2985 | $0.0765 |
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2024 of amounts for use in preparing 2023 income tax returns.
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), considers the renewal of the fund's management contract with Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR) and the sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. FMR and the sub-advisers are referred to herein as the Investment Advisers. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, covers an extensive agenda of topics and materials and considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees (each of which is composed of and chaired by Independent Trustees), requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to review matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of the Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through joint ad hoc committees to discuss certain matters relevant to all of the Fidelity funds.
Approval of Stub Period Continuation. At its May 2023 meeting, the Board of Trustees voted to continue the fund's management contract with FMR, and the sub-advisory agreements and sub-sub-advisory agreements, in each case, where applicable (together, the Advisory Contracts), without modification, for two months from June 1, 2023 through July 31, 2023. The Board considered that the approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts will not result in any changes in (i) the investment process or strategies employed in the management of the fund's assets; (ii) the fees and expenses paid by shareholders; (iii) the nature, extent or quality of services provided under the fund's Advisory Contracts; or (iv) the day-to-day management of the fund or the persons primarily responsible for such management. The Board also considered that since its last approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts, FMR had provided additional information on the fund in support of the annual contract renewal process, including competitive analyses on total expenses and management fees and in-depth reviews of fund performance and fund profitability information. The Board concluded that the fund's Advisory Contracts are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed, without modification, through July 31, 2023, with the understanding that the Board would consider the annual renewal for a full one year period in July 2023.
At its July 2023 meeting, the Board unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness relative to peer funds of the fund's management fee and the total expense ratio of a representative class (Class I, which was selected because it was the largest class without 12b-1 fees); (iii) the total costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by FMR and its affiliates (Fidelity) from its relationships with the fund; and (iv) the extent to which, if any, economies of scale exist and are realized as the fund grows, and whether any economies of scale are appropriately shared with fund shareholders. The Board also considered the broad range of investment choices available to shareholders from FMR's competitors and that the fund's shareholders have chosen to invest in the fund, which is part of the Fidelity family of funds. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor.
The Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts was fair and reasonable in light of all of the surrounding circumstances.
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing as it relates to the fund, including the backgrounds and experience of investment personnel of the Investment Advisers, and also considered the Investment Advisers' implementation of the fund's investment program. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the investment personnel compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund. Additionally, the Board considered the portfolio managers' investments, if any, in the funds that they manage.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of Fidelity's investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as Fidelity's approach to recruiting, training, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board noted the resources devoted to expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization, and that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. Further, the Board considered that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered Fidelity's trading, risk management, compliance, and technology and operations capabilities and resources, which are integral parts of the investment management process.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of Fidelity's supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians, subcustodians, and pricing vendors; and (iii) the resources devoted by Fidelity to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services. The Board also considered the fund's securities lending activities and any payments made to Fidelity relating to securities lending.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value and convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information over the Internet and through telephone representatives, investor education materials and asset allocation tools. The Board also considered that it reviews customer service metrics such as telephone response times, continuity of services on the website and metrics addressing services at Fidelity Investor Centers.
Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing a large variety of fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds and/or the Fidelity funds in general.
Investment Performance. The Board took into account discussions that occur with representatives of the Investment Advisers, and reports that it receives, at Board meetings throughout the year, relating to fund investment performance. In this regard the Board noted that as part of regularly scheduled fund reviews and other reports to the Board on fund performance, the Board considered annualized return information for the fund for different time periods, measured against an appropriate securities market index (benchmark index) and an appropriate peer group of funds with similar objectives (peer group). The Board also considered information about performance attribution. In its ongoing evaluation of fund investment performance, the Board gives particular attention to information indicating changes in performance of the funds over different time periods and discussed with the Investment Advisers the reasons for any overperformance or underperformance. The fund underperformed its benchmark and peers for the one- and three-year periods ended February 28, 2023, and as a result, the Board continues to engage in discussions with FMR about the steps it is taking to address the fund's performance.
In addition to reviewing absolute and relative fund performance, the Independent Trustees periodically consider the appropriateness of fund performance metrics in evaluating the results achieved. The Independent Trustees generally give greater weight to fund performance over longer time periods than over shorter time periods. Depending on the circumstances, the Independent Trustees may be satisfied with a fund's performance notwithstanding that it lags its benchmark index or peer group for certain periods.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should continue to benefit the shareholders of the fund.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio. The Board was provided with information regarding industry trends in management fees and expenses. In its review of the fund's management fee and the total expense ratio of Class I, the Board considered the fund's management fee rate as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board noted that Fidelity may agree to waive fees or reimburse expenses from time to time, and the extent to which, if any, it has done so for the fund. The Board also considered information about the impact of the fund's performance adjustment.
Comparisons of Management Fees and Total Expense Ratios. Among other things, the Board reviewed data for selected groups of competitive funds and classes (referred to as "mapped groups") that were compiled by Fidelity based on combining similar investment objective categories (as classified by Lipper) that have comparable investment mandates. The data reviewed by the Board included (i) gross management fee comparisons (before taking into account expense reimbursements or caps and without taking into account the fund's performance adjustment) relative to the total universe of funds within the mapped group; (ii) gross management fee comparisons relative to a subset of non-Fidelity funds in the mapped group that are similar in size and management fee structure to the fund (referred to as the "asset size peer group"); (iii) total expense comparisons of Class I of the fund relative to funds and classes in the mapped group that have a similar sales load structure to Class I of the fund (referred to as the "similar sales load structure group"); and (iv) total expense comparisons of Class I of the fund relative to funds and classes in the similar sales load structure group that are similar in size and management fee structure to the fund (referred to as the "total expense asset size peer group"). The total expense asset size peer group comparison excludes performance adjustments and fund-paid 12b-1 fees to eliminate variability in fee structures.
The information provided to the Board indicated that the fund's management fee rate ranked below the competitive median of the mapped group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022 and below the competitive median of the asset size peer group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022. Further, the information provided to the Board indicated that the total expense ratio of Class I of the fund ranked above the competitive median of the similar sales load structure group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022 and below the competitive median of the total expense asset size peer group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022. The Board noted that, although Class I is categorized by Lipper as an institutional class, Class I has no investment minimum, unlike most other funds and classes categorized as institutional. As a result, FMR believes Class I is generally more comparable to retail funds and classes. The Board considered that, when compared to retail funds and classes, Class I would not be above the similar sales load structure growth competitive median for 2022.
The Board noted that the fund offers multiple classes, each of which has a different sales load and 12b-1 fee structure, and that the multiple structures are intended to offer a range of pricing options for the intermediary market. The Board also noted that the total expense ratios of the classes vary primarily by the level of their 12b-1 fees, although differences in transfer agent fees may also cause expenses to vary from class to class.
The Board also considered that, for funds subject to the group fee, FMR agreed to voluntarily waive fees over a specified period of time in amounts designed to account for assets converted from certain funds to certain collective investment trusts.
The Board also considered that the fund's management fee is subject to upward or downward adjustment depending upon whether, and to what extent, the fund's investment performance for the performance period (a rolling 36-month period) exceeds, or is exceeded by, a securities index, thus leading to a performance adjustment for the same period. The Board noted that the performance adjustment provides FMR with a strong economic incentive to seek to achieve superior long-term performance for the fund's shareholders and helps to more closely align the interests of FMR and the shareholders of the fund.
Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients. The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of Fidelity, such as other funds advised or subadvised by Fidelity, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients with similar mandates. The Board noted that a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically reviews and compares Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds and also noted the most recent findings of the committee. The Board noted that the committee's review included a consideration of the differences in services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in the markets serving the different categories of clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered. Further based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that the total expense ratio of each class of the fund was reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and servicing the fund's shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, Fidelity presents to the Board information about the profitability of its relationships with the fund. Fidelity calculates profitability information for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability information for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies and the full Board approves such changes.
A public accounting firm has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. The engagement includes the review and assessment of the methodologies used by Fidelity in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures in respect of the mathematical accuracy of certain fund profitability information and its conformity to established allocation methodologies. After considering the reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and potential indirect benefits such businesses may have received as a result of their association with Fidelity's fund business (i.e., fall-out benefits) as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from the funds' business. The Board considered areas where potential indirect benefits to the Fidelity funds from their relationships with Fidelity may exist. The Board's consideration of these matters was informed by the findings of a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds to evaluate potential fall-out benefits.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale as assets grow through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense ratio reductions. The Board also noted that a committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically analyzes whether Fidelity attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total "group assets" increase, and for higher group fee rates as total "group assets" decrease ("group assets" as defined in the management contract). FMR calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total Fidelity fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board further considered that Fidelity agreed to impose a temporary fee waiver in the form of additional breakpoints to the current breakpoint schedule. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will benefit from lower management fees as "group assets" increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board concluded, taking into account the analysis of the Economies of Scale Committee, that economies of scale, if any, are being appropriately shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' advisory contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including: (i) fund flow and performance trends, in particular the underperformance of certain funds and strategies, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds, including any consideration of fund liquidations or mergers; (ii) the operation of performance fees and competitor use of performance fees; (iii) Fidelity's pricing philosophy compared to competitors; (iv) fund profitability methodology and data; (v) evaluation of competitive fund data and peer group classifications and fee and expense comparisons; (vi) the management fee and expense structures for different funds and classes and information about the differences between various fee and expense structures; (vii) group fee breakpoints and related voluntary fee waivers; and (viii) information regarding other accounts managed by Fidelity and the funds' sub-advisory arrangements.
Conclusion. Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the advisory and sub-advisory fee arrangements are fair and reasonable in light of all of the surrounding circumstances and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed through July 31, 2024.
1.538536.126
OS-ANN-1223
Fidelity Advisor® Diversified International Fund
Annual Report
October 31, 2023
Contents
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NOT FDIC INSURED •MAY LOSE VALUE •NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the Fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of distributions from dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The hypothetical investment and the average annual total returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns |
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Periods ended October 31, 2023 | Past 1 year | Past 5 years | Past 10 years |
Class A (incl. 5.75% sales charge) | 5.14% | 4.01% | 3.39% |
Class M (incl. 3.50% sales charge) | 7.35% | 4.22% | 3.37% |
Class C (incl. contingent deferred sales charge) | 9.67% | 4.42% | 3.38% |
Class I | 11.80% | 5.52% | 4.29% |
Class Z | 11.96% | 5.67% | 4.45% |
Class C shares' contingent deferred sales charges included in the past one year, past five years and past ten years total return figures are 1%, 0% and 0%, respectively.
$10,000 Over 10 Years |
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Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity Advisor® Diversified International Fund - Class A, a class of the fund, on October 31, 2013, and the current 5.75% sales charge was paid. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the MSCI EAFE Index performed over the same period. |
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Market Recap:
International (non-U.S.) equities gained 12.27% for the 12 months ending October 31, 2023, according to the MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) ex USA Index, as global economic expansion and a slowing in the pace of inflation in some markets provided a favorable backdrop for risk assets. After returning -15.86% in 2022, the index's upturn has been largely driven by a narrow set of companies in the information technology and communication services sectors, in part due to excitement for generative artificial intelligence applications. The index gained 14.07% year to date through July, including strong gains in both June (+4.50%) and July (+4.07%). The rally for international equities sputtered for the next three months (-11.33%) amid a stalling pattern in disinflationary trends, heightened global recession and geopolitical risks, soaring yields on longer-term U.S. government bonds and particularly weak economic conditions in the eurozone and China. The three-month decline left non-U.S. stocks up 1.15% year to date through October. Currency fluctuation also helped bolster non-U.S. equity performance overall. For the full 12 months, nearly all regions advanced, with Europe ex U.K. (+18%) and Japan (+17%) leading, whereas Canada (-0.38%) lagged by the widest margin. Each of the 11 sectors advanced, with information technology (+21%) and consumer discretionary (+19%) leading the way. Energy and industrials each rose about 14%. Conversely, four defensive-oriented sectors lagged by the widest margin: real estate (+4%), health care (+6%), consumer staples (+7%) and utilities (+8%).
Comments from Portfolio Manager Bill Bower:
For the fiscal year ending October 31, 2023, the fund's share classes (excluding sales charges, if applicable) gained about 11% to 12%, versus 14.65% for the benchmark MSCI EAFE Index (Net MA). From a regional standpoint, stock selection in Europe ex U.K. and a non-benchmark allocation to Canada detracted from the fund's relative result. By sector, security selection was the primary detractor, especially within financials. Stock selection in industrials also hurt. Also hurting our result were picks in energy and health care. The biggest individual relative detractor was our non-benchmark stake in First Quantum Minerals (-34%). The second-largest relative detractor this period was avoiding Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, a benchmark component that gained roughly 83%. Another notable relative detractor was our non-benchmark stake in HDFC Bank (-1%). HDFC Bank was one of the fund's largest holdings. In contrast, from a regional standpoint, underweights in Europe ex U.K., primarily in Switzerland, and Asia Pacific ex Japan, primarily in Australia, contributed to the fund's performance versus the benchmark. By sector, the biggest contributor to performance versus the benchmark was an underweight in consumer staples. An underweight in communication services and an overweight in financials, primarily within the insurance industry, also boosted the fund's relative performance. The top individual relative contributor was our non-benchmark stake in B&M European Value Retail (+85%). A second notable relative contributor was an overweight in BAE Systems (+48%). An overweight in Hitachi (+40%) also contributed. Hitachi was one of our biggest holdings. Notable changes in positioning include decreased exposure to the health care sector and a higher allocation to materials.
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
Top Holdings (% of Fund's net assets) |
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ASML Holding NV (depository receipt) (Netherlands, Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment) | 2.8 | |
Novo Nordisk A/S Series B (Denmark, Pharmaceuticals) | 2.5 | |
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (France, Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods) | 2.5 | |
HDFC Bank Ltd. (India, Banks) | 2.1 | |
AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom) (United Kingdom, Pharmaceuticals) | 2.0 | |
Hitachi Ltd. (Japan, Industrial Conglomerates) | 1.9 | |
Linde PLC (United States of America, Chemicals) | 1.8 | |
RELX PLC (Euronext N.V.) (United Kingdom, Professional Services) | 1.8 | |
Nestle SA (Reg. S) (United States of America, Food Products) | 1.8 | |
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. (Japan, Chemicals) | 1.5 | |
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Market Sectors (% of Fund's net assets) |
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Financials | 23.4 | |
Industrials | 19.3 | |
Information Technology | 13.9 | |
Health Care | 9.7 | |
Consumer Discretionary | 8.9 | |
Materials | 7.4 | |
Energy | 5.8 | |
Consumer Staples | 5.5 | |
Real Estate | 0.4 | |
Communication Services | 0.4 | |
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Asset Allocation (% of Fund's net assets) |
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Geographic Diversification (% of Fund's net assets) |
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* Includes Short-Term investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities). Percentages are adjusted for the effect of derivatives, if applicable. |
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Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 94.2% |
| | Shares | Value ($) (000s) |
Australia - 1.4% | | | |
Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. | | 182,971 | 4,497 |
Flutter Entertainment PLC (a) | | 30,912 | 4,849 |
Glencore PLC | | 1,577,630 | 8,356 |
TOTAL AUSTRALIA | | | 17,702 |
Belgium - 0.6% | | | |
KBC Group NV | | 137,341 | 7,542 |
Canada - 7.1% | | | |
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. Class A (multi-vtg.) | | 216,690 | 11,796 |
Cameco Corp. | | 122,206 | 4,999 |
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. | | 257,660 | 16,362 |
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. | | 93,098 | 6,607 |
Constellation Software, Inc. | | 7,074 | 14,181 |
Constellation Software, Inc. warrants 8/22/28 (a)(b) | | 7,474 | 0 |
Franco-Nevada Corp. | | 57,755 | 7,026 |
GFL Environmental, Inc. | | 268,536 | 7,739 |
Imperial Oil Ltd. | | 117,446 | 6,693 |
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (a) | | 519,700 | 3,830 |
Lumine Group, Inc. | | 22,419 | 282 |
MEG Energy Corp. (a) | | 226,600 | 4,477 |
Thomson Reuters Corp. | | 45,011 | 5,392 |
Tourmaline Oil Corp. | | 60,483 | 3,198 |
TOTAL CANADA | | | 92,582 |
China - 1.0% | | | |
Anta Sports Products Ltd. | | 119,346 | 1,350 |
Chervon Holdings Ltd. | | 455,200 | 1,121 |
Li Ning Co. Ltd. | | 479,952 | 1,471 |
NXP Semiconductors NV | | 52,702 | 9,087 |
TOTAL CHINA | | | 13,029 |
Denmark - 3.7% | | | |
Carlsberg A/S Series B | | 42,007 | 5,006 |
DSV A/S | | 68,303 | 10,187 |
Novo Nordisk A/S Series B | | 346,348 | 33,414 |
TOTAL DENMARK | | | 48,607 |
France - 10.0% | | | |
Air Liquide SA | | 71,626 | 12,273 |
Airbus Group NV | | 76,549 | 10,263 |
AXA SA | | 303,507 | 8,993 |
BNP Paribas SA | | 211,967 | 12,189 |
Capgemini SA | | 76,628 | 13,542 |
Edenred SA | | 56,676 | 3,013 |
EssilorLuxottica SA | | 73,840 | 13,332 |
Legrand SA | | 78,307 | 6,774 |
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | | 44,764 | 32,048 |
Pernod Ricard SA | | 79,009 | 14,003 |
Sartorius Stedim Biotech | | 2,873 | 537 |
Thales SA | | 26,300 | 3,872 |
Worldline SA (a)(c) | | 50,900 | 645 |
TOTAL FRANCE | | | 131,484 |
Germany - 6.1% | | | |
Allianz SE | | 79,997 | 18,739 |
Bayer AG | | 60,369 | 2,608 |
Deutsche Borse AG | | 48,224 | 7,937 |
DHL Group | | 273,355 | 10,632 |
Hannover Reuck SE | | 40,435 | 8,912 |
Infineon Technologies AG | | 184,198 | 5,380 |
Merck KGaA | | 73,326 | 11,044 |
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen | | 24,250 | 9,712 |
SAP SE | | 10,000 | 1,341 |
Siemens Healthineers AG (c) | | 80,152 | 3,928 |
TOTAL GERMANY | | | 80,233 |
Greece - 0.1% | | | |
Piraeus Financial Holdings SA (a) | | 556,500 | 1,643 |
Hong Kong - 1.4% | | | |
AIA Group Ltd. | | 2,140,562 | 18,588 |
India - 3.5% | | | |
Axis Bank Ltd. | | 402,300 | 4,746 |
Fairfax India Holdings Corp. (a)(c) | | 181,806 | 2,216 |
HDFC Bank Ltd. | | 1,587,100 | 28,154 |
HDFC Standard Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (c) | | 174,600 | 1,297 |
Reliance Industries Ltd. | | 346,175 | 9,516 |
TOTAL INDIA | | | 45,929 |
Indonesia - 1.0% | | | |
PT Bank Central Asia Tbk | | 12,214,857 | 6,729 |
PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk | | 21,254,394 | 6,646 |
TOTAL INDONESIA | | | 13,375 |
Ireland - 0.9% | | | |
Kingspan Group PLC (Ireland) | | 92,328 | 6,202 |
Ryanair Holdings PLC sponsored ADR (a) | | 35,703 | 3,131 |
Smurfit Kappa Group PLC | | 76,100 | 2,475 |
TOTAL IRELAND | | | 11,808 |
Israel - 0.4% | | | |
NICE Ltd. sponsored ADR (a) | | 30,214 | 4,664 |
Italy - 1.4% | | | |
FinecoBank SpA | | 522,879 | 6,149 |
UniCredit SpA | | 483,729 | 12,127 |
TOTAL ITALY | | | 18,276 |
Japan - 16.2% | | | |
Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc. | | 151,015 | 3,129 |
BayCurrent Consulting, Inc. | | 89,500 | 2,247 |
CUC, Inc. (a)(d) | | 7,500 | 129 |
Daikin Industries Ltd. | | 16,551 | 2,386 |
Fast Retailing Co. Ltd. | | 5,900 | 1,306 |
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. | | 166,511 | 9,108 |
Fujitsu Ltd. | | 28,534 | 3,697 |
Hitachi Ltd. | | 382,868 | 24,269 |
Hoya Corp. | | 161,682 | 15,565 |
Itochu Corp. | | 371,878 | 13,395 |
Keyence Corp. | | 35,191 | 13,623 |
Marui Group Co. Ltd. | | 42,300 | 669 |
Minebea Mitsumi, Inc. | | 572,111 | 8,970 |
Misumi Group, Inc. | | 248,191 | 3,757 |
Nomura Research Institute Ltd. | | 155,908 | 4,093 |
NSD Co. Ltd. | | 23,900 | 416 |
ORIX Corp. | | 502,829 | 9,145 |
Persol Holdings Co. Ltd. | | 3,247,560 | 4,869 |
Relo Group, Inc. | | 250,229 | 2,481 |
Renesas Electronics Corp. (a) | | 134,931 | 1,772 |
Resona Holdings, Inc. | | 272,900 | 1,458 |
Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd. | | 105,724 | 3,874 |
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. | | 659,469 | 19,720 |
SMC Corp. | | 22,975 | 10,609 |
SMS Co., Ltd. | | 41,000 | 651 |
Sony Group Corp. | | 200,687 | 16,685 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | | 297,158 | 14,325 |
Suzuki Motor Corp. | | 94,401 | 3,664 |
TechnoPro Holdings, Inc. | | 124,400 | 2,464 |
TIS, Inc. | | 141,944 | 3,040 |
Tokyo Electron Ltd. | | 82,019 | 10,838 |
TOTAL JAPAN | | | 212,354 |
Korea (South) - 0.8% | | | |
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | | 215,710 | 10,721 |
Netherlands - 6.3% | | | |
Argenx SE (a) | | 15,148 | 7,125 |
ASML Holding NV (depository receipt) | | 61,004 | 36,537 |
BE Semiconductor Industries NV | | 32,944 | 3,392 |
IMCD NV | | 73,234 | 8,795 |
Shell PLC (London) | | 247,600 | 7,979 |
Wolters Kluwer NV | | 147,105 | 18,849 |
TOTAL NETHERLANDS | | | 82,677 |
Norway - 0.5% | | | |
Equinor ASA | | 200,200 | 6,711 |
Spain - 1.6% | | | |
Banco Santander SA (Spain) | | 1,646,665 | 6,039 |
CaixaBank SA | | 2,039,605 | 8,292 |
Industria de Diseno Textil SA (d) | | 204,572 | 7,046 |
TOTAL SPAIN | | | 21,377 |
Sweden - 2.0% | | | |
Autoliv, Inc. | | 35,200 | 3,226 |
Indutrade AB | | 606,226 | 10,707 |
Investor AB (B Shares) | | 673,741 | 12,337 |
Kry International AB (a)(b)(e) | | 332 | 12 |
TOTAL SWEDEN | | | 26,282 |
Switzerland - 2.0% | | | |
Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA Series A | | 36,446 | 4,300 |
Partners Group Holding AG | | 4,010 | 4,218 |
Sika AG | | 39,583 | 9,438 |
UBS Group AG | | 109,130 | 2,546 |
Zurich Insurance Group Ltd. | | 11,638 | 5,509 |
TOTAL SWITZERLAND | | | 26,011 |
Taiwan - 1.3% | | | |
ECLAT Textile Co. Ltd. | | 94,000 | 1,495 |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. sponsored ADR | | 172,781 | 14,913 |
TOTAL TAIWAN | | | 16,408 |
United Kingdom - 13.5% | | | |
3i Group PLC | | 173,800 | 4,098 |
AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom) | | 204,928 | 25,658 |
B&M European Value Retail SA | | 1,771,202 | 11,384 |
BAE Systems PLC | | 1,273,747 | 17,127 |
Beazley PLC | | 569,080 | 3,559 |
Big Yellow Group PLC | | 261,431 | 3,035 |
Cab Payments Holdings Ltd. | | 375,100 | 279 |
Compass Group PLC | | 390,993 | 9,857 |
Diageo PLC | | 363,242 | 13,736 |
Games Workshop Group PLC | | 24,397 | 2,928 |
Hiscox Ltd. | | 572,825 | 6,531 |
JD Sports Fashion PLC | | 1,536,981 | 2,382 |
London Stock Exchange Group PLC | | 134,300 | 13,550 |
RELX PLC (Euronext N.V.) | | 670,357 | 23,343 |
Rentokil Initial PLC | | 1,599,403 | 8,145 |
RS GROUP PLC | | 386,200 | 3,179 |
Sage Group PLC | | 656,900 | 7,750 |
Smith & Nephew PLC | | 581,187 | 6,504 |
Standard Chartered PLC (United Kingdom) | | 651,384 | 4,988 |
Starling Bank Ltd. Series D (a)(b)(e) | | 1,191,700 | 4,258 |
WPP PLC | | 552,469 | 4,757 |
TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM | | | 177,048 |
United States of America - 11.1% | | | |
Aon PLC | | 18,712 | 5,789 |
CRH PLC | | 145,118 | 7,798 |
Experian PLC | | 183,255 | 5,548 |
Ferguson PLC | | 90,456 | 13,556 |
ICON PLC (a) | | 27,805 | 6,783 |
Linde PLC | | 62,507 | 23,888 |
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | | 72,644 | 13,777 |
Marvell Technology, Inc. | | 176,478 | 8,333 |
MasterCard, Inc. Class A | | 25,592 | 9,632 |
Nestle SA (Reg. S) | | 212,994 | 22,969 |
S&P Global, Inc. | | 30,338 | 10,597 |
Sanofi SA | | 12,800 | 1,162 |
Schlumberger Ltd. | | 270,875 | 15,077 |
TOTAL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | | | 144,909 |
Zambia - 0.3% | | | |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. | | 310,048 | 3,593 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $915,233) | | | 1,233,553 |
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Preferred Stocks - 0.5% |
| | Shares | Value ($) (000s) |
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 0.5% | | | |
Estonia - 0.1% | | | |
Bolt Technology OU Series E (a)(b)(e) | | 10,541 | 1,245 |
United States of America - 0.4% | | | |
Wasabi Holdings, Inc.: | | | |
Series C (a)(b)(e) | | 372,910 | 4,270 |
Series D (a)(b)(e) | | 39,419 | 590 |
| | | 4,860 |
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS | | | 6,105 |
Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 0.0% | | | |
Sweden - 0.0% | | | |
Kry International AB Series E (a)(b)(e) | | 1,920 | 70 |
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $8,229) | | | 6,175 |
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Money Market Funds - 5.3% |
| | Shares | Value ($) (000s) |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 5.40% (f) | | 62,947,263 | 62,960 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 5.40% (f)(g) | | 6,176,252 | 6,177 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $69,137) | | | 69,137 |
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TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 100.0% (Cost $992,599) | 1,308,865 |
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 0.0% | 608 |
NET ASSETS - 100.0% | 1,309,473 |
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Any values shown as $0 in the Schedule of Investments may reflect amounts less than $500.
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(c) | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $8,086,000 or 0.6% of net assets. |
(d) | Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
(e) | Restricted securities (including private placements) - Investment in securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (excluding 144A issues). At the end of the period, the value of restricted securities (excluding 144A issues) amounted to $10,445,000 or 0.8% of net assets. |
(f) | Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request. |
(g) | Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
Additional information on each restricted holding is as follows: |
Security | Acquisition Date | Acquisition Cost ($) (000s) |
Bolt Technology OU Series E | 1/03/22 | 2,739 |
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Kry International AB | 5/14/21 | 144 |
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Kry International AB Series E | 5/14/21 | 878 |
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Starling Bank Ltd. Series D | 6/18/21 - 4/05/22 | 2,274 |
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Wasabi Holdings, Inc. Series C | 3/31/21 | 4,052 |
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Wasabi Holdings, Inc. Series D | 9/09/22 | 560 |
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Affiliated Central Funds
Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund's investments in Fidelity Central Funds, including the ownership percentage, is presented below.
Affiliate (Amounts in thousands) | Value, beginning of period ($) | Purchases ($) | Sales Proceeds ($) | Dividend Income ($) | Realized Gain (loss) ($) | Change in Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) ($) | Value, end of period ($) | % ownership, end of period |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 5.40% | 65,850 | 170,492 | 173,381 | 2,825 | - | (1) | 62,960 | 0.1% |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 5.40% | 30,934 | 238,057 | 262,814 | 110 | - | - | 6,177 | 0.0% |
Total | 96,784 | 408,549 | 436,195 | 2,935 | - | (1) | 69,137 | |
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Amounts in the dividend income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable.
Amounts in the dividend income column for Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities.
Amounts included in the purchases and sales proceeds columns may include in-kind transactions, if applicable.
Investment Valuation
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2023, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: |
Description (Amounts in thousands) | Total ($) | Level 1 ($) | Level 2 ($) | Level 3 ($) |
Investments in Securities: | | | | |
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Equities: | | | | |
Communication Services | 4,757 | - | 4,757 | - |
Consumer Discretionary | 112,738 | 31,815 | 80,923 | - |
Consumer Staples | 71,384 | 25,799 | 45,585 | - |
Energy | 75,012 | 50,806 | 24,206 | - |
Financials | 307,573 | 125,633 | 177,682 | 4,258 |
Health Care | 127,789 | 35,624 | 92,165 | - |
Industrials | 253,665 | 137,739 | 115,926 | - |
Information Technology | 182,897 | 99,139 | 77,571 | 6,187 |
Materials | 98,397 | 58,048 | 40,349 | - |
Real Estate | 5,516 | 3,035 | 2,481 | - |
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Money Market Funds | 69,137 | 69,137 | - | - |
Total Investments in Securities: | 1,308,865 | 636,775 | 661,645 | 10,445 |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts) | | | | October 31, 2023 |
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Assets | | | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $5,762) - See accompanying schedule: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $923,462) | $ | 1,239,728 | | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $69,137) | | 69,137 | | |
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Total Investment in Securities (cost $992,599) | | | $ | 1,308,865 |
Cash | | | | 577 |
Receivable for investments sold | | | | 3,326 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | | | 399 |
Dividends receivable | | | | 2,488 |
Reclaims receivable | | | | 4,442 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | | | 268 |
Prepaid expenses | | | | 2 |
Other receivables | | | | 94 |
Total assets | | | | 1,320,461 |
Liabilities | | | | |
Payable to custodian bank | $ | 3 | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | 1,423 | | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | | 840 | | |
Accrued management fee | | 721 | | |
Distribution and service plan fees payable | | 157 | | |
Other affiliated payables | | 241 | | |
Deferred taxes | | 1,296 | | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | | 130 | | |
Collateral on securities loaned | | 6,177 | | |
Total Liabilities | | | | 10,988 |
Net Assets | | | $ | 1,309,473 |
Net Assets consist of: | | | | |
Paid in capital | | | $ | 946,869 |
Total accumulated earnings (loss) | | | | 362,604 |
Net Assets | | | $ | 1,309,473 |
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Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price | | | | |
Class A : | | | | |
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($420,844 ÷ 18,556 shares)(a) | | | $ | 22.68 |
Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $22.68) | | | $ | 24.06 |
Class M : | | | | |
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($120,050 ÷ 5,366 shares)(a) | | | $ | 22.37 |
Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $22.37) | | | $ | 23.18 |
Class C : | | | | |
Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($18,165 ÷ 854 shares)(a) | | | $ | 21.27 |
Class I : | | | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($456,881 ÷ 19,692 shares) | | | $ | 23.20 |
Class Z : | | | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($293,533 ÷ 12,667 shares) | | | $ | 23.17 |
(a)Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge. |
Statement of Operations |
Amounts in thousands | | | | Year ended October 31, 2023 |
Investment Income | | | | |
Dividends | | | $ | 30,249 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $110 from security lending) | | | | 2,935 |
Income before foreign taxes withheld | | | $ | 33,184 |
Less foreign taxes withheld | | | | (2,618) |
Total Income | | | | 30,566 |
Expenses | | | | |
Management fee | $ | 9,196 | | |
Transfer agent fees | | 2,364 | | |
Distribution and service plan fees | | 2,013 | | |
Accounting fees | | 611 | | |
Custodian fees and expenses | | 113 | | |
Independent trustees' fees and expenses | | 8 | | |
Registration fees | | 89 | | |
Audit | | 345 | | |
Legal | | 1 | | |
Miscellaneous | | 8 | | |
Total expenses before reductions | | 14,748 | | |
Expense reductions | | (87) | | |
Total expenses after reductions | | | | 14,661 |
Net Investment income (loss) | | | | 15,905 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | |
Investment Securities: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes of $456) | | 40,838 | | |
Redemptions in-kind | | 15,675 | | |
Foreign currency transactions | | (44) | | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | | | 56,469 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | |
Investment Securities: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers(net of decrease in deferred foreign taxes of $613) | | 81,819 | | |
Fidelity Central Funds | | (1) | | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | 295 | | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | | 82,113 |
Net gain (loss) | | | | 138,582 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | $ | 154,487 |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
|
Amount in thousands | | Year ended October 31, 2023 | | Year ended October 31, 2022 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | |
Operations | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 15,905 | $ | 12,430 |
Net realized gain (loss) | | 56,469 | | 22,941 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | 82,113 | | (588,375) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | 154,487 | | (553,004) |
Distributions to shareholders | | (28,131) | | (190,296) |
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Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | | (103,254) | | 67,418 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | 23,102 | | (675,882) |
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Net Assets | | | | |
Beginning of period | | 1,286,371 | | 1,962,253 |
End of period | $ | 1,309,473 | $ | 1,286,371 |
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Financial Highlights
Fidelity Advisor® Diversified International Fund Class A |
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Years ended October 31, | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 20.71 | $ | 32.52 | $ | 25.10 | $ | 23.28 | $ | 21.08 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | .23 | | .16 | | .09 | | .04 | | .21 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 2.16 | | (8.81) | | 7.33 | | 2.11 | | 2.90 |
Total from investment operations | | 2.39 | | (8.65) | | 7.42 | | 2.15 | | 3.11 |
Distributions from net investment income | | (.02) | | (.31) | | - | | (.26) | | (.17) |
Distributions from net realized gain | | (.40) | | (2.85) | | - | | (.07) | | (.74) |
Total distributions | | (.42) | | (3.16) | | - | | (.33) | | (.91) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 22.68 | $ | 20.71 | $ | 32.52 | $ | 25.10 | $ | 23.28 |
Total Return C,D | | 11.55% | | (29.28)% | | 29.56% | | 9.32% | | 15.57% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,E,F | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | 1.18% | | 1.16% | | 1.16% | | 1.18% | | 1.19% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | 1.17% | | 1.16% | | 1.15% | | 1.18% | | 1.19% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | 1.17% | | 1.16% | | 1.15% | | 1.17% | | 1.19% |
Net investment income (loss) | | .98% | | .65% | | .30% | | .16% | | .97% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $ | 421 | $ | 400 | $ | 621 | $ | 514 | $ | 530 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | | 23% H | | 20% | | 30% | | 30% | | 37% H |
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
CTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
DTotal returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
EFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
FExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
GAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
HPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
Fidelity Advisor® Diversified International Fund Class M |
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Years ended October 31, | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 20.47 | $ | 32.17 | $ | 24.90 | $ | 23.10 | $ | 20.91 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | .17 | | .10 | | .01 | | (.03) | | .15 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 2.13 | | (8.72) | | 7.26 | | 2.10 | | 2.88 |
Total from investment operations | | 2.30 | | (8.62) | | 7.27 | | 2.07 | | 3.03 |
Distributions from net investment income | | - | | (.23) | | - | | (.20) | | (.11) |
Distributions from net realized gain | | (.40) | | (2.85) | | - | | (.07) | | (.74) |
Total distributions | | (.40) | | (3.08) | | - | | (.27) | | (.84) C |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 22.37 | $ | 20.47 | $ | 32.17 | $ | 24.90 | $ | 23.10 |
Total Return D,E | | 11.24% | | (29.46)% | | 29.20% | | 9.04% | | 15.27% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | 1.44% | | 1.42% | | 1.41% | | 1.45% | | 1.46% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | 1.43% | | 1.41% | | 1.41% | | 1.45% | | 1.46% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | 1.43% | | 1.41% | | 1.41% | | 1.44% | | 1.46% |
Net investment income (loss) | | .73% | | .39% | | .04% | | (.11)% | | .70% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $ | 120 | $ | 118 | $ | 183 | $ | 159 | $ | 173 |
Portfolio turnover rate H | | 23% I | | 20% | | 30% | | 30% | | 37% I |
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
CTotal distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
DTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
ETotal returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
FFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
GExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
HAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
IPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
Fidelity Advisor® Diversified International Fund Class C |
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Years ended October 31, | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 19.58 | $ | 30.84 | $ | 23.99 | $ | 22.20 | $ | 20.11 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | .04 | | (.04) | | (.14) | | (.14) | | .04 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 2.05 | | (8.37) | | 6.99 | | 2.01 | | 2.79 |
Total from investment operations | | 2.09 | | (8.41) | | 6.85 | | 1.87 | | 2.83 |
Distributions from net investment income | | - | | - | | - | | (.01) | | - |
Distributions from net realized gain | | (.40) | | (2.85) | | - | | (.07) | | (.74) |
Total distributions | | (.40) | | (2.85) | | - | | (.08) | | (.74) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 21.27 | $ | 19.58 | $ | 30.84 | $ | 23.99 | $ | 22.20 |
Total Return C,D | | 10.67% | | (29.88)% | | 28.55% | | 8.44% | | 14.72% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,E,F | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | 1.99% | | 1.96% | | 1.95% | | 1.98% | | 1.98% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | 1.98% | | 1.96% | | 1.95% | | 1.98% | | 1.98% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | 1.98% | | 1.96% | | 1.95% | | 1.96% | | 1.97% |
Net investment income (loss) | | .18% | | (.16)% | | (.50)% | | (.64)% | | .18% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $ | 18 | $ | 21 | $ | 39 | $ | 48 | $ | 59 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | | 23% H | | 20% | | 30% | | 30% | | 37% H |
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
CTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
DTotal returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.
EFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
FExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
GAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
HPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
Fidelity Advisor® Diversified International Fund Class I |
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Years ended October 31, | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 21.19 | $ | 33.20 | $ | 25.57 | $ | 23.68 | $ | 21.44 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | .30 | | .23 | | .17 | | .10 | | .27 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 2.20 | | (9.00) | | 7.47 | | 2.16 | | 2.95 |
Total from investment operations | | 2.50 | | (8.77) | | 7.64 | | 2.26 | | 3.22 |
Distributions from net investment income | | (.09) | | (.39) | | (.01) | | (.30) | | (.24) |
Distributions from net realized gain | | (.40) | | (2.85) | | - | | (.07) | | (.74) |
Total distributions | | (.49) | | (3.24) | | (.01) | | (.37) | | (.98) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 23.20 | $ | 21.19 | $ | 33.20 | $ | 25.57 | $ | 23.68 |
Total Return C | | 11.80% | | (29.09)% | | 29.87% | | 9.63% | | 15.89% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,D,E | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | .94% | | .91% | | .90% | | .92% | | .92% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | .93% | | .91% | | .90% | | .92% | | .92% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | .93% | | .91% | | .90% | | .91% | | .91% |
Net investment income (loss) | | 1.23% | | .90% | | .55% | | .42% | | 1.24% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $ | 457 | $ | 457 | $ | 725 | $ | 595 | $ | 583 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | | 23% G | | 20% | | 30% | | 30% | | 37% G |
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
CTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
DFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
EExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
FAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
GPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
Fidelity Advisor® Diversified International Fund Class Z |
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Years ended October 31, | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 21.18 | $ | 33.19 | $ | 25.55 | $ | 23.67 | $ | 21.44 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | .34 | | .26 | | .22 | | .14 | | .30 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 2.19 | | (8.98) | | 7.46 | | 2.15 | | 2.94 |
Total from investment operations | | 2.53 | | (8.72) | | 7.68 | | 2.29 | | 3.24 |
Distributions from net investment income | | (.14) | | (.44) | | (.04) | | (.34) | | (.28) |
Distributions from net realized gain | | (.40) | | (2.85) | | - | | (.07) | | (.74) |
Total distributions | | (.54) | | (3.29) | | (.04) | | (.41) | | (1.01) C |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 23.17 | $ | 21.18 | $ | 33.19 | $ | 25.55 | $ | 23.67 |
Total Return D | | 11.96% | | (28.99)% | | 30.10% | | 9.78% | | 16.04% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,E,F | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | .77% | | .76% | | .76% | | .77% | | .77% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | .77% | | .75% | | .76% | | .77% | | .77% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | .77% | | .75% | | .76% | | .76% | | .77% |
Net investment income (loss) | | 1.39% | | 1.05% | | .70% | | .57% | | 1.39% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $ | 294 | $ | 290 | $ | 393 | $ | 289 | $ | 274 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | | 23% H | | 20% | | 30% | | 30% | | 37% H |
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
CTotal distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
DTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
EFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
FExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
GAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
HPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
For the period ended October 31, 2023
(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
1. Organization.
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Advisor Series VIII (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. The Fund offers Class A, Class M, Class C, Class I and Class Z shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Class A, Class M, Class C, Class I and Class Z are Fidelity Advisor classes. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after a holding period of eight years from the initial date of purchase, with certain exceptions.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
Funds may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The Schedule of Investments lists any Fidelity Central Funds held as an investment as of period end, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. An investing fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
Based on its investment objective, each Fidelity Central Fund may invest or participate in various investment vehicles or strategies that are similar to those of the investing fund. These strategies are consistent with the investment objectives of the investing fund and may involve certain economic risks which may cause a decline in value of each of the Fidelity Central Funds and thus a decline in the value of the investing fund.
Fidelity Central Fund | Investment Manager | Investment Objective | Investment Practices | Expense RatioA |
Fidelity Money Market Central Funds | Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR) | Each fund seeks to obtain a high level of current income consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity. | Short-term Investments | Less than .005% |
A Expenses expressed as a percentage of average net assets and are as of each underlying Central Fund's most recent annual or semi-annual shareholder report.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds which contain the significant accounting policies (including investment valuation policies) of those funds, and are not covered by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission website or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services - Investment Companies. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) but does not include the underlying holdings of these funds. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Fund's investment adviser as the valuation designee responsible for the fair valuation function and performing fair value determinations as needed. The investment adviser has established a Fair Value Committee (the Committee) to carry out the day-to-day fair valuation responsibilities and has adopted policies and procedures to govern the fair valuation process and the activities of the Committee. In accordance with these fair valuation policies and procedures, which have been approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing services or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with the policies and procedures. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, transaction data, estimated cash flows, and market observations of comparable investments. The frequency that the fair valuation procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee manages the Fund's fair valuation practices and maintains the fair valuation policies and procedures. The Fund's investment adviser reports to the Board information regarding the fair valuation process and related material matters.
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, ETFs and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level as of October 31, 2023 is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
Foreign Currency. Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received, and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
Realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions arise from the disposition of foreign currency, realized changes in the value of foreign currency between the trade and settlement dates on security transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on transaction date and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Unrealized gains and losses on assets and liabilities in foreign currencies arise from changes in the value of foreign currency, and from assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, other than investments, which are held at period end.
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and include proceeds received from litigation. Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of a fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to a fund. Any such rebates are included in net realized gain (loss) on investments in the Statement of Operations. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain. Funds may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. Any withholding tax reclaims income is included in the Statement of Operations in foreign taxes withheld. Any receivables for withholding tax reclaims are included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities in reclaims receivable. The Fund has filed tax reclaims for previously withheld taxes on dividends earned in certain European Union (EU) countries. These additional filings are subject to various administrative proceedings by the local jurisdictions' tax authorities within the EU, as well as a number of related judicial proceedings. Income recognized for EU reclaims is included with other reclaims in the Statement of Operations in foreign taxes withheld. These reclaims are recorded when the amount is known and there are no significant uncertainties on collectability.
Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of a fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of a fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred, as applicable. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class, if applicable. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expenses included in the accompanying financial statements reflect the expenses of that fund and do not include any expenses associated with any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Although not included in a fund's expenses, a fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses through the net asset value of each underlying mutual fund or exchange-traded fund (ETF). Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. As of October 31, 2023, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests. The Fund is subject to a tax imposed on capital gains by certain countries in which it invests. An estimated deferred tax liability for net unrealized appreciation on the applicable securities is included in Deferred taxes on the Statement of Assets & Liabilities.
Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, certain foreign taxes, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), redemptions in-kind and losses deferred due to wash sales.
As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities, and derivatives if applicable, for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation | $367,157 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (61,207) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $305,950 |
Tax Cost | $1,002,915 |
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income | $18,421 |
Undistributed long-term capital gain | $39,716 |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments | $305,764 |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| October 31, 2023 | October 31, 2022 |
Ordinary Income | $4,096 | $ 22,986 |
Long-term Capital Gains | 24,035 | 167,310 |
Total | $28,131 | $ 190,296 |
Restricted Securities (including Private Placements). Funds 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 held at period end is included at the end of the Schedule of Investments, if applicable.
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities and in-kind transactions, as applicable, are noted in the table below.
| Purchases ($) | Sales ($) |
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund | 303,595 | 382,095 |
Unaffiliated Redemptions In-Kind. Shares that were redeemed in-kind for investments, including accrued interest and cash, if any, are shown in the table below. The net realized gain or loss on investments delivered through in-kind redemptions is included in the "Net realized gain (loss) on: Redemptions in-kind" line in the accompanying Statement of Operations. The amount of the in-kind redemptions is included in share transactions in the accompanying Statement of Changes in Net Assets. There was no gain or loss for federal income tax purposes.
| Shares | Total net realized gain or loss ($) | Total Proceeds ($) | Participating classes |
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund | 1,648 | 15,675 | 39,881 | Class Z |
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (the investment adviser) and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .424% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .23% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the monthly average net assets of a group of registered investment companies with which the investment adviser has management contracts. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the reporting period, the total annual management fee rate was .65% of the Fund's average net assets.
Distribution and Service Plan Fees. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate Distribution and Service Plans for each class of shares. Certain classes pay Fidelity Distributors Company LLC (FDC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, separate Distribution and Service Fees, each of which is based on an annual percentage of each class' average net assets. In addition, FDC may pay financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund and providing shareholder support services. For the period, the Distribution and Service Fee rates, total fees and amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
| Distribution Fee | Service Fee | Total Fees | Retained by FDC |
Class A | - % | .25% | $1,134 | $13 |
Class M | .25% | .25% | 657 | 2 |
Class C | .75% | .25% | 222 | 19 |
| | | $2,013 | $34 |
Sales Load. FDC may receive a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for selling Class A shares and 3.50% for selling Class M shares, some of which is paid to financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund. Depending on the holding period, FDC may receive contingent deferred sales charges levied on Class A, Class M and Class C redemptions. The deferred sales charges are 1.00% for Class C shares, 1.00% for certain purchases of Class A shares and .25% for certain purchases of Class M shares.
For the period, sales charge amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
| Retained by FDC |
Class A | $ 31 |
Class M | 5 |
Class CA | -B |
| $36 |
A When Class C shares are initially sold, FDC pays commissions from its own resources to financial intermediaries through which the sales are made.
B In the amount of less than five-hundred dollars.
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company LLC (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, 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 the account size and type of account of the shareholders of the respective classes of the Fund, except for Class Z. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee of Class Z's average net assets. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements.
For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
| Amount | % of Class-Level Average Net Assets |
Class A | $ 894 | .20 |
Class M | 270 | .21 |
Class C | 56 | .25 |
Class I | 1,011 | .21 |
Class Z | 133 | .04 |
| $2,364 | |
During November 2023, the Board approved a change in the transfer agent fees effective December 1, 2023 to a fixed annual rate of class-level average net assets as follows:
| % of Class-Level Average Net Assets |
Class A | 0.1933% |
Class M | 0.2000% |
Class C | 0.2000% |
Class I | 0.2000% |
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Accounting Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. For the period, the fees were equivalent to the following annual rates:
| % of Average Net Assets |
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund | .04 |
During November 2023, the Board approved a change in the accounting fees effective December 1, 2023 to a fixed annual rate of average net assets as follows:
| % of Average Net Assets |
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund | 0.0429% |
Brokerage Commissions. A portion of portfolio transactions were placed with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were as follows:
| Amount |
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund | -A |
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A In the amount of less than five-hundred dollars
Interfund Trades. Funds may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Any interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note. Interfund trades during the period are noted in the table below.
| Purchases ($) | Sales ($) | Realized Gain (Loss) ($) |
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund | 6,929 | 14,054 | 2,186 |
6. Committed Line of Credit.
Certain Funds participate with other funds managed by the investment adviser or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The participating funds have agreed to pay commitment fees on their pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which are reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations, and are listed below. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
| Amount |
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund | $3 |
7. Security Lending.
Funds lend portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. Lending agents are used, including National Financial Services (NFS), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, NFS will receive a fee, which is capped at 9.9% of a fund's daily lending revenue, for its services as lending agent. A fund may lend securities to certain qualified borrowers, including NFS. On the settlement date of the loan, a 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 a fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to a fund on the next business day. A fund or borrower may terminate the loan at any time, and if the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. A fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. Any loaned securities are identified as such in the Schedule of Investments, and the value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end, as applicable, are presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Affiliated security lending activity, if any, was as follows:
| Total Security Lending Fees Paid to NFS | Security Lending Income From Securities Loaned to NFS | Value of Securities Loaned to NFS at Period End |
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund | $12 | $- | $- |
8. Expense Reductions.
Through arrangements with the Fund's custodian and each class' transfer agent, credits realized as a result of certain uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, custodian credits reduced the Fund's expenses by an amount less than five hundred dollars. During the period, transfer agent credits reduced each class' expenses as noted in the table below.
| Expense reduction |
| |
Class M | $1 |
In addition, during the period the investment adviser or an affiliate reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $86.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
| Year ended October 31, 2023 | Year ended October 31, 2022 |
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund | | |
Distributions to shareholders | | |
Class A | $ 8,055 | $59,821 |
Class M | 2,274 | 17,464 |
Class C | 428 | 3,600 |
Class I | 9,902 | 70,433 |
Class Z | 7,472 | 38,978 |
Total | $28,131 | $190,296 |
10. Share Transactions.
Share transactions for each class were as follows and may contain in-kind transactions, automatic conversions between classes or exchanges between affiliated funds:
| Shares | Shares | Dollars | Dollars |
| Year ended October 31, 2023 | Year ended October 31, 2022 | Year ended October 31, 2023 | Year ended October 31, 2022 |
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund | | | | |
Class A | | | | |
Shares sold | 1,201 | 1,088 | $28,447 | $27,140 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 336 | 1,965 | 7,596 | 56,205 |
Shares redeemed | (2,309) | (2,828) | (54,664) | (70,824) |
Net increase (decrease) | (772) | 225 | $(18,621) | $12,521 |
Class M | | | | |
Shares sold | 266 | 225 | $6,211 | $5,610 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 100 | 606 | 2,237 | 17,157 |
Shares redeemed | (743) | (785) | (17,392) | (19,245) |
Net increase (decrease) | (377) | 46 | $(8,944) | $3,522 |
Class C | | | | |
Shares sold | 105 | 112 | $2,330 | $2,679 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 19 | 131 | 416 | 3,566 |
Shares redeemed | (361) | (432) | (8,084) | (10,156) |
Net increase (decrease) | (237) | (189) | $(5,338) | $(3,911) |
Class I | | | | |
Shares sold | 3,192 | 3,478 | $77,403 | $89,952 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 346 | 1,796 | 7,975 | 52,420 |
Shares redeemed | (5,428) | (5,540) | (130,786) | (138,177) |
Net increase (decrease) | (1,890) | (266) | $(45,408) | $4,195 |
Class Z | | | | |
Shares sold | 2,604 | 2,807 | $62,842 | $69,476 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 307 | 1,264 | 7,055 | 36,834 |
Shares redeemed | (3,933) | (2,219) | (94,840) | (55,219) |
Net increase (decrease) | (1,022) | 1,852 | $(24,943) | $51,091 |
11. Other.
A 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, a fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. A fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
12. Risk and Uncertainties.
Many factors affect a fund's performance. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as pandemics, epidemics, outbreaks of infectious diseases, war, terrorism, and environmental disasters, may significantly affect a fund's investment performance. The effects of these developments to a fund will be impacted by the types of securities in which a fund invests, the financial condition, industry, economic sector, and geographic location of an issuer, and a fund's level of investment in the securities of that issuer. Significant concentrations in security types, issuers, industries, sectors, and geographic locations may magnify the factors that affect a fund's performance.
To the Board of Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Series VIII and Shareholders of Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund (one of the funds constituting Fidelity Advisor Series VIII, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of October 31, 2023, the related statement of operations for the year ended October 31, 2023, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2023, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2023 (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October 31, 2023, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2023 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2023 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2023 by correspondence with the custodian, issuers of privately offered securities and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
December 13, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Fidelity group of funds since 1932.
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board (if any), and officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for Jonathan Chiel, each of the Trustees oversees 322 funds. Mr. Chiel oversees 191 funds.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the trust and the fund is referred to herein as an Independent Trustee. Each Independent Trustee shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. Officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer or Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098.
Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Trustees. The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.
In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.
Board Structure and Oversight Function. Robert A. Lawrence is an interested person and currently serves as Chair. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chair is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chair has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chair, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chair and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. David M. Thomas serves as Lead Independent Trustee and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.
Fidelity® funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's high income and certain equity funds, and other Boards oversee Fidelity's alternative investment, investment-grade bond, money market, asset allocation, and other equity funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity® funds overseen by the fund's Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity® funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity® funds overseen by each Board.
The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates, and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations, Audit, and Compliance Committees. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of Fidelity's risk management program for the Fidelity® funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Trustees."
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for a Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Jonathan Chiel (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
Trustee
Mr. Chiel also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Chiel is General Counsel (2012-present) and Head of Legal, Risk and Compliance (2022-present). Mr Chiel serves as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2012-present) and Director and President for OH Company LLC (holding company, 2018-present). Previously, Mr. Chiel served as general counsel (2004-2012) and senior vice president and deputy general counsel (2000-2004) for John Hancock Financial Services; a partner with Choate, Hall & Stewart (1996-2000) (law firm); and an Assistant United States Attorney for the United States Attorney's Office of the District of Massachusetts (1986-95), including Chief of the Criminal Division (1993-1995). Mr. Chiel is a director on the boards of the Boston Bar Foundation and the Maimonides School.
Bettina Doulton (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Ms. Doulton also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Doulton served in a variety of positions at Fidelity Investments, including as a managing director of research (2006-2007), portfolio manager to certain Fidelity® funds (1993-2005), equity analyst and portfolio assistant (1990-1993), and research assistant (1987-1990). Ms. Doulton currently owns and operates Phi Builders + Architects and Cellardoor Winery. Previously, Ms. Doulton served as a member of the Board of Brown Capital Management, LLC (2014-2018).
Robert A. Lawrence (1952)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Lawrence also serves as Trustee of other funds. Previously, Mr. Lawrence served as a Trustee and Member of the Advisory Board of certain funds. Prior to his retirement in 2008, Mr. Lawrence served as Vice President of certain Fidelity® funds (2006-2008), Senior Vice President, Head of High Income Division of Fidelity Management & Research Company (investment adviser firm, 2006-2008), and President of Fidelity Strategic Investments (investment adviser firm, 2002-2005).
* Determined to be an "Interested Trustee" by virtue of, among other things, his or her affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for an Independent Trustee may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Thomas P. Bostick (1956)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Lieutenant General Bostick also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, General Bostick (United States Army, Retired) held a variety of positions within the U.S. Army, including Commanding General and Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (2012-2016) and Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Human Resources, U.S. Army (2009-2012). General Bostick currently serves as a member of the Board and Finance and Governance & Sustainability Committees of CSX Corporation (transportation, 2020-present) and a member of the Board and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (nuclear waste management, 2020-present). General Bostick serves as Chief Executive Officer of Bostick Global Strategies, LLC (consulting, 2016-present), as a member of the Board of HireVue, Inc. (video interview and assessment, 2020-present), as a member of the Board of Allonnia (biotechnology and engineering solutions, 2022-present) and on the Advisory Board of Solugen, Inc. (specialty bio-based chemicals manufacturer, 2022-present). Previously, General Bostick served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021), President, Intrexon Bioengineering (2018-2020) and Chief Operating Officer (2017-2020) and Senior Vice President of the Environment Sector (2016-2017) of Intrexon Corporation (biopharmaceutical company).
Dennis J. Dirks (1948)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Trustee
Mr. Dirks also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Operating Officer and as a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure), President, Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust Company (DTC), President and a member of the Board of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation. Mr. Dirks currently serves as a member of the Finance Committee (2016-present) and Board (2017-present) and is Treasurer (2018-present) of the Asolo Repertory Theatre.
Donald F. Donahue (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Donahue also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Donahue serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Miranda Partners, LLC (risk consulting for the financial services industry, 2012-present). Previously, Mr. Donahue served as Chief Executive Officer (2006-2012), Chief Operating Officer (2003-2006) and Managing Director, Customer Marketing and Development (1999-2003) of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure). Mr. Donahue currently serves as a member (2007-present) and Co-Chairman (2016-present) of the Board of United Way of New York. Mr. Donahue previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2018) and as a member of the Board of The Leadership Academy (previously NYC Leadership Academy) (2012-2022).
Vicki L. Fuller (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Fuller also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Ms. Fuller served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2018-2020), Chief Investment Officer of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (2012-2018) and held a variety of positions at AllianceBernstein L.P. (global asset management, 1985-2012), including Managing Director (2006-2012) and Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager (2001-2006). Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of two Blackstone business development companies (2020-present), as a member of the Board of Treliant, LLC (consulting, 2019-present), as a member of the Board of Ariel Alternatives, LLC (private equity, 2022-present) and as a member of the Board and Chair of the Audit Committee of Gusto, Inc. (software, 2021-present). In addition, Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board of Roosevelt University (2019-present) and as a member of the Executive Board of New York University's Stern School of Business. Ms. Fuller previously served as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of The Williams Companies, Inc. (natural gas infrastructure, 2018-2021).
Patricia L. Kampling (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Kampling also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Kampling served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (2012-2019), President and Chief Operating Officer (2011-2012) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2010-2011) of Alliant Energy Corporation. Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board, Finance Committee and Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee of Xcel Energy Inc. (utilities company, 2020-present) and as a member of the Board, Audit, Finance and Risk Committee and Safety, Environmental, Technology and Operations Committee and Chair of the Executive Development and Compensation Committee of American Water Works Company, Inc. (utilities company, 2019-present). In addition, Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board of the Nature Conservancy, Wisconsin Chapter (2019-present). Previously, Ms. Kampling served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), a member of the Board, Compensation Committee and Executive Committee and Chair of the Audit Committee of Briggs & Stratton Corporation (manufacturing, 2011-2021), a member of the Board of Interstate Power and Light Company (2012-2019) and Wisconsin Power and Light Company (2012-2019) (each a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation) and as a member of the Board and Workforce Development Committee of the Business Roundtable (2018-2019).
Thomas A. Kennedy (1955)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Kennedy also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Kennedy served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020) and held a variety of positions at Raytheon Company (aerospace and defense, 1983-2020), including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2014-2020) and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (2013-2014). Mr. Kennedy served as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Raytheon Technologies Corporation (aerospace and defense, 2020-2021). Mr. Kennedy serves as a Director of the Board of Directors of Textron Inc. (aerospace and defense, 2023-present).
Oscar Munoz (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Munoz also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Munoz served as Executive Chairman (2020-2021), Chief Executive Officer (2015-2020), President (2015-2016) and a member of the Board (2010-2021) of United Airlines Holdings, Inc. Mr. Munoz currently serves as a member of the Board of CBRE Group, Inc. (commercial real estate, 2020-present), a member of the Board of Univision Communications, Inc. (Hispanic media, 2020-present), a member of the Board of Archer Aviation Inc. (2021-present), a member of the Defense Business Board of the United States Department of Defense (2021-present) and a member of the Board of Salesforce.com, Inc. (cloud-based software, 2022-present). Previously, Mr. Munoz served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021).
David M. Thomas (1949)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Trustee
Lead Independent Trustee
Mr. Thomas also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). Mr. Thomas currently serves as a member of the Board of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2004-present) and as Director (2013-present) and Non-Executive Chairman of the Board (2022-present) of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication).
Susan Tomasky (1953)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Tomasky also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Tomasky served in various executive officer positions at American Electric Power Company, Inc. (1998-2011), including most recently as President of AEP Transmission (2007-2011). Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member of the Board and Sustainability Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Marathon Petroleum Corporation (2018-present) and as a member of the Board, Executive Committee, Corporate Governance Committee and Organization and Compensation Committee and as Lead Director of the Board of Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (utilities company, 2012-present) and as a member of the Board of its subsidiary company, Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (2021-present). In addition, Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member (2009-present) and President (2020-present) of the Board of the Royal Shakespeare Company - America (2009-present), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (2011-present) and as a member of the Board and Kenyon in the World Committee of Kenyon College (2016-present). Previously, Ms. Tomasky served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority (2007-2020), as a member of the Board (2011-2018) and Lead Independent Director (2015-2018) of Andeavor Corporation (previously Tesoro Corporation) (independent oil refiner and marketer) and as a member of the Board of Summit Midstream Partners LP (energy, 2012-2018).
Michael E. Wiley (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Mr. Wiley also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2018-2020), Chairman, President and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004). Mr. Wiley also previously served as a member of the Board of Andeavor Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-2018), a member of the Board of Andeavor Logistics LP (natural resources logistics, 2015-2018) and a member of the Board of High Point Resources (exploration and production, 2005-2020).
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Advisory Board Members and Officers:
Correspondence intended for a Member of the Advisory Board (if any) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for an officer or Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation
Vijay C. Advani (1960)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Advani also serves as Trustee or Member of the Advisory Board of other funds. Previously, Mr. Advani served as Executive Chairman (2020-2022), Chief Executive Officer (2017-2020) and Chief Operating Officer (2016-2017) of Nuveen (global investment manager). He also served in various capacities at Franklin Resources (global investment manager), including Co-President (2015-2016), Executive Vice President, Global Advisory Services (2008-2015), Head of Global Retail Distribution (2005-2008), Executive Managing Director, International Retail Development (2002-2005), Managing Director, Product Developments, Sales & Marketing, Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa (2000-2002) and President, Templeton Asset Management India (1995-2000). Mr. Advani also served as Senior Investment Officer of International Finance Corporation (private equity and venture capital arm of The World Bank, 1984-1995). Mr. Advani is Chairman Emeritus of the U.S. India Business Council (2018-present), a Director of The Global Impact Investing Network (2019-present), a Director of LOK Capital (Mauritius) (2022-present), a member of the Advisory Council of LOK Capital (2022-present), a Senior Advisor of Neuberger Berman (2021-present), a Senior Advisor of Seviora Holdings Pte. Ltd (Temasek-Singapore) (2021-present), a Director of Seviora Capital (Singapore) (2021-present) and an Advisor of EQUIAM (2021-present). Mr. Advani formerly served as a member of the Board of BowX Acquisition Corp. (special purpose acquisition company, 2020-2021), a member of the Board of Intellecap (advisory arm of The Aavishkaar Group, 2018-2020), a member of the Board of Nuveen Investments, Inc. (2017-2020) and a member of the Board of Docusign (software, 2016-2019).
Peter S. Lynch (1944)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Lynch also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm). In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served as Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm) and on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006).
Karen B. Peetz (1955)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Member of the Advisory Board
Ms. Peetz also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other funds. Previously, Ms. Peetz served as Chief Administration Officer (2020-2023) of Citigroup Inc. (a diversified financial service company). She also served in various capacities at Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, including President (2013-2016), Vice Chairman, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Financial Markets & Treasury Services (2010-2013), Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Global Corporate Trust (2003-2008), Senior Vice President and Division Manager of Global Payments & Trade Services (2002-2003) and Senior Vice President and Division Manager of Domestic Corporate Trust (1998-2002). Ms. Peetz also served in various capacities at Chase Manhattan Corporation (1982-1998), including Senior Vice President and Manager of Corporate Trust International Business (1996-1998), Managing Director and Manager of Corporate Trust Services (1994-1996) and Managing Director and Group Manager of Financial Institution Sales (1990-1993). Ms. Peetz currently serves as Chair of Amherst Holdings Advisory Council (2018-present), Trustee of Johns Hopkins University (2016-present), Chair of the Carey Business School Advisory Council, Member of the Johns Hopkins Medicine Board and Finance Committee and Chair of the Lyme and Tick Related Disease Institute Advisory Council. Ms. Peetz previously served as a member of the Board of Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (2019-2023), a member of the Board of Trane Technologies (2018-2022), a member of the Board of Wells Fargo Corp. (2017-2019), a member of the Board of SunCoke Energy Inc. (2012-2016), a member of the Board of Private Export Funding Corporation (2010-2016) and as a Trustee of Penn State University (2010-2014) and the United Way of New York City (2008-2010).
Heather Bonner (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Bonner also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Bonner is a Senior Vice President (2022-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2022-present). Ms. Bonner serves as Vice President, Treasurer, or Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Prior to joining Fidelity, Ms. Bonner served as Managing Director at AQR Capital Management (2013-2022) and was the Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer of the AQR Funds (2013-2022).
Craig S. Brown (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2022
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Brown also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Brown is a Vice President (2015-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Brown serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present). Previously, Mr. Brown served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2019-2022).
John J. Burke III (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Burke also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other funds. Mr. Burke is Head of Fidelity Fund and Investment Operations (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Burke serves as President, Executive Vice President, or Director of certain Fidelity entities. Previously Mr. Burke served as head of Asset Management Investment Operations (2012-2018).
Margaret Carey (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO)
Ms. Carey also serves as an officer of other funds and as CLO of certain Fidelity entities. Ms. Carey is a Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2019-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.
William C. Coffey (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Secretary
Mr. Coffey also serves as Assistant Secretary of other funds. Mr. Coffey is a Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2010-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey served as Secretary and CLO of certain funds (2018-2019); CLO, Secretary, or Senior Vice President of certain Fidelity entities and Assistant Secretary of certain funds (2009-2018).
Timothy M. Cohen (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Mr. Cohen also serves as Vice President of other funds. Mr. Cohen is Co-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Cohen serves a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2016-present). Previously, Mr. Cohen served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and Head of Global Equity Research (2016-2018).
Jonathan Davis (1968)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Davis also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Davis is a Vice President (2006-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Davis serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities.
Laura M. Del Prato (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Del Prato also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Del Prato is a Senior Vice President (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Ms. Del Prato serves as Vice President or Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Previously, Ms. Del Prato served as President and Treasurer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash Portfolio and Term Portfolio (2018-2020).
Colm A. Hogan (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Hogan also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Hogan is a Vice President (2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Hogan serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Deputy Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2020) and Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2018).
Pamela R. Holding (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Ms. Holding also serves as Vice President of other funds. Ms. Holding is Co-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Holding served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Institutional Asset Management (2013-2018).
Chris Maher (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Maher also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Maher is a Vice President (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Maher serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Previously, Mr. Maher served as Assistant Treasurer of certain funds (2013-2020).
Jason P. Pogorelec (1975)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Chief Compliance Officer
Mr. Pogorelec also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other funds. Mr. Pogorelec is a Senior Vice President of Asset Management Compliance (2020-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Pogorelec serves as Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm, 2023-present) and Ballyrock Investment Advisors LLC (2023-present). Previously, Mr. Pogorelec served as a Vice President, Associate General Counsel for Fidelity Investments (2010-2020) and Assistant Secretary of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2020).
Brett Segaloff (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer
Mr. Segaloff also serves as AML Officer of other funds. Mr. Segaloff is a Vice President (2022-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Segaloff serves as Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer or Anti Money Laundering/Bank Secrecy Act Compliance Officer of certain Fidelity entities.
Stacie M. Smith (1974)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
President and Treasurer
Ms. Smith also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Smith is a Senior Vice President (2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Ms. Smith serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities and has served in other fund officer roles.
Jim Wegmann (1979)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Wegmann also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Wegmann is a Vice President (2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Wegmann serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present). Previously, Mr. Wegmann served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2019-2021).
As a shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, as applicable and (2) ongoing costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a 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 (May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023). |
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 for a class/Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. If any fund is a shareholder of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) (the Underlying Funds), such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses incurred presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the 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 actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the 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. If any fund is a shareholder of any Underlying Funds, such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses as presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
| | | | Annualized Expense Ratio- A | | Beginning Account Value May 1, 2023 | | Ending Account Value October 31, 2023 | | Expenses Paid During Period- C May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023 |
Fidelity Advisor® Diversified International Fund | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | 1.15% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 929.10 | | $ 5.59 |
Hypothetical-B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,019.41 | | $ 5.85 |
Class M | | | | 1.41% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 927.80 | | $ 6.85 |
Hypothetical-B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,018.10 | | $ 7.17 |
Class C | | | | 1.95% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 925.20 | | $ 9.46 |
Hypothetical-B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,015.38 | | $ 9.91 |
Class I | | | | .91% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 930.20 | | $ 4.43 |
Hypothetical-B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,020.62 | | $ 4.63 |
Class Z | | | | .74% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 930.90 | | $ 3.60 |
Hypothetical-B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,021.48 | | $ 3.77 |
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A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
B 5% return per year before expenses
C Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
The dividend and capital gains distributions for the fund(s) are available on Fidelity.com or Institutional.Fidelity.com.
The fund hereby designates as a capital gain dividend with respect to the taxable year ended October 31, 2023, $39,761,495, or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.
Class A designates 9%; Class I designates 5%; and Class Z designates 4%; of the dividend distributed during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.
Class A, Class I, and Class Z designate 100% of the dividend distributed during the fiscal year as amounts which may be taken into account as a dividend for purposes of the maximum rate under section 1(h)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The amounts per share which represent income derived from sources within, and taxes paid to, foreign countries or possessions of the United States are as follows:
| Pay Date | Income | Taxes |
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund | | | |
Class A | 12/12/2022 | $0.0797 | $0.0597 |
Class M | 12/12/2022 | $0.0000 | $0.0000 |
Class C | 12/12/2022 | $0.0000 | $0.0000 |
Class I | 12/12/2022 | $0.1477 | $0.0597 |
Class Z | 12/12/2022 | $0.1987 | $0.0597 |
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2024 of amounts for use in preparing 2023 income tax returns.
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), considers the renewal of the fund's management contract with Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR) and the sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. FMR and the sub-advisers are referred to herein as the Investment Advisers. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, covers an extensive agenda of topics and materials and considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees (each of which is composed of and chaired by Independent Trustees), requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to review matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of the Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through joint ad hoc committees to discuss certain matters relevant to all of the Fidelity funds.
Approval of Stub Period Continuation. At its May 2023 meeting, the Board of Trustees voted to continue the fund's management contract with FMR, and the sub-advisory agreements and sub-sub-advisory agreements, in each case, where applicable (together, the Advisory Contracts), without modification, for two months from June 1, 2023 through July 31, 2023. The Board considered that the approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts will not result in any changes in (i) the investment process or strategies employed in the management of the fund's assets; (ii) the fees and expenses paid by shareholders; (iii) the nature, extent or quality of services provided under the fund's Advisory Contracts; or (iv) the day-to-day management of the fund or the persons primarily responsible for such management. The Board also considered that since its last approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts, FMR had provided additional information on the fund in support of the annual contract renewal process, including competitive analyses on total expenses and management fees and in-depth reviews of fund performance and fund profitability information. The Board concluded that the fund's Advisory Contracts are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed, without modification, through July 31, 2023, with the understanding that the Board would consider the annual renewal for a full one year period in July 2023.
At its July 2023 meeting, the Board unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness relative to peer funds of the fund's management fee and the total expense ratio of a representative class (Class I, which was selected because it was the largest class without 12b-1 fees); (iii) the total costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by FMR and its affiliates (Fidelity) from its relationships with the fund; and (iv) the extent to which, if any, economies of scale exist and are realized as the fund grows, and whether any economies of scale are appropriately shared with fund shareholders. The Board also considered the broad range of investment choices available to shareholders from FMR's competitors and that the fund's shareholders have chosen to invest in the fund, which is part of the Fidelity family of funds. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor.
The Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts was fair and reasonable in light of all of the surrounding circumstances.
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing as it relates to the fund, including the backgrounds and experience of investment personnel of the Investment Advisers, and also considered the Investment Advisers' implementation of the fund's investment program. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the investment personnel compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund. Additionally, the Board considered the portfolio managers' investments, if any, in the funds that they manage.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of Fidelity's investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as Fidelity's approach to recruiting, training, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board noted the resources devoted to expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization, and that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. Further, the Board considered that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered Fidelity's trading, risk management, compliance, and technology and operations capabilities and resources, which are integral parts of the investment management process.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of Fidelity's supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians, subcustodians, and pricing vendors; and (iii) the resources devoted by Fidelity to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services. The Board also considered the fund's securities lending activities and any payments made to Fidelity relating to securities lending.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value and convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information over the Internet and through telephone representatives, investor education materials and asset allocation tools. The Board also considered that it reviews customer service metrics such as telephone response times, continuity of services on the website and metrics addressing services at Fidelity Investor Centers.
Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing a large variety of fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds and/or the Fidelity funds in general.
Investment Performance. The Board took into account discussions that occur with representatives of the Investment Advisers, and reports that it receives, at Board meetings throughout the year, relating to fund investment performance. In this regard the Board noted that as part of regularly scheduled fund reviews and other reports to the Board on fund performance, the Board considered annualized return information for the fund for different time periods, measured against an appropriate securities market index (benchmark index) and an appropriate peer group of funds with similar objectives (peer group). The Board also considered information about performance attribution. In its ongoing evaluation of fund investment performance, the Board gives particular attention to information indicating changes in performance of the funds over different time periods and discussed with the Investment Advisers the reasons for any overperformance or underperformance.
In addition to reviewing absolute and relative fund performance, the Independent Trustees periodically consider the appropriateness of fund performance metrics in evaluating the results achieved. The Independent Trustees generally give greater weight to fund performance over longer time periods than over shorter time periods. Depending on the circumstances, the Independent Trustees may be satisfied with a fund's performance notwithstanding that it lags its benchmark index or peer group for certain periods.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should continue to benefit the shareholders of the fund.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio. The Board was provided with information regarding industry trends in management fees and expenses. In its review of the fund's management fee and the total expense ratio of Class I, the Board considered the fund's management fee rate as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board noted that Fidelity may agree to waive fees or reimburse expenses from time to time, and the extent to which, if any, it has done so for the fund.
Comparisons of Management Fees and Total Expense Ratios. Among other things, the Board reviewed data for selected groups of competitive funds and classes (referred to as "mapped groups") that were compiled by Fidelity based on combining similar investment objective categories (as classified by Lipper) that have comparable investment mandates. The data reviewed by the Board included (i) gross management fee comparisons (before taking into account expense reimbursements or caps) relative to the total universe of funds within the mapped group; (ii) gross management fee comparisons relative to a subset of non-Fidelity funds in the mapped group that are similar in size and management fee structure to the fund (referred to as the "asset size peer group"); (iii) total expense comparisons of Class I of the fund relative to funds and classes in the mapped group that have a similar sales load structure to Class I of the fund (referred to as the "similar sales load structure group"); and (iv) total expense comparisons of Class I of the fund relative to funds and classes in the similar sales load structure group that are similar in size and management fee structure to the fund (referred to as the "total expense asset size peer group"). The total expense asset size peer group comparison excludes performance adjustments and fund-paid 12b-1 fees to eliminate variability in fee structures.
The information provided to the Board indicated that the fund's management fee rate ranked below the competitive median of the mapped group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022 and below the competitive median of the asset size peer group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022. Further, the information provided to the Board indicated that the total expense ratio of Class I of the fund ranked above the competitive median of the similar sales load structure group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022 and below the competitive median of the total expense asset size peer group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022. The Board considered that, in general, various factors can affect total expense ratios. The Board noted that, although Class I is categorized by Lipper as an institutional class, Class I has no investment minimum, unlike most other funds and classes categorized as institutional. As a result, FMR believes Class I is generally more comparable to retail funds and classes. The Board considered that, when compared to retail funds and classes, Class I would not be above the similar sales load structure growth competitive median for 2022.
The Board noted that the fund offers multiple classes, each of which has a different sales load and 12b-1 fee structure, and that the multiple structures are intended to offer a range of pricing options for the intermediary market. The Board also noted that the total expense ratios of the classes vary primarily by the level of their 12b-1 fees, although differences in transfer agent fees may also cause expenses to vary from class to class.
The Board also considered that, for funds subject to the group fee, FMR agreed to voluntarily waive fees over a specified period of time in amounts designed to account for assets converted from certain funds to certain collective investment trusts.
Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients. The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of Fidelity, such as other funds advised or subadvised by Fidelity, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients with similar mandates. The Board noted that a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically reviews and compares Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds and also noted the most recent findings of the committee. The Board noted that the committee's review included a consideration of the differences in services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in the markets serving the different categories of clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered. Further, based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that the total expense ratio of each class of the fund was reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and servicing the fund's shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, Fidelity presents to the Board information about the profitability of its relationships with the fund. Fidelity calculates profitability information for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability information for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies and the full Board approves such changes.
A public accounting firm has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. The engagement includes the review and assessment of the methodologies used by Fidelity in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures in respect of the mathematical accuracy of certain fund profitability information and its conformity to established allocation methodologies. After considering the reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and potential indirect benefits such businesses may have received as a result of their association with Fidelity's fund business (i.e., fall-out benefits) as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from the funds' business. The Board considered areas where potential indirect benefits to the Fidelity funds from their relationships with Fidelity may exist. The Board's consideration of these matters was informed by the findings of a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds to evaluate potential fall-out benefits.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale as assets grow through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense ratio reductions. The Board also noted that a committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically analyzes whether Fidelity attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total "group assets" increase, and for higher group fee rates as total "group assets" decrease ("group assets" as defined in the management contract). FMR calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total Fidelity fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board further considered that Fidelity agreed to impose a temporary fee waiver in the form of additional breakpoints to the current breakpoint schedule. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will benefit from lower management fees as "group assets" increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board concluded, taking into account the analysis of the Economies of Scale Committee, that economies of scale, if any, are being appropriately shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' advisory contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including: (i) fund flow and performance trends, in particular the underperformance of certain funds and strategies, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds, including any consideration of fund liquidations or mergers; (ii) the operation of performance fees and competitor use of performance fees; (iii) Fidelity's pricing philosophy compared to competitors; (iv) fund profitability methodology and data; (v) evaluation of competitive fund data and peer group classifications and fee and expense comparisons; (vi) the management fee and expense structures for different funds and classes and information about the differences between various fee and expense structures; (vii) group fee breakpoints and related voluntary fee waivers; and (viii) information regarding other accounts managed by Fidelity and the funds' sub-advisory arrangements.
Conclusion. Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the advisory and sub-advisory fee arrangements are fair and reasonable in light of all of the surrounding circumstances and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed through July 31, 2024.
1.728709.124
ADIF-ANN-1223
Fidelity Advisor® Global Capital Appreciation Fund
Annual Report
October 31, 2023
Contents
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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. A fund's Forms N-PORT 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, http://www.institutional.fidelity.com, or http://www.401k.com, as applicable.
NOT FDIC INSURED •MAY LOSE VALUE •NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the Fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of distributions from dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The hypothetical investment and the average annual total returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns |
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Periods ended October 31, 2023 | Past 1 year | Past 5 years | Past 10 years |
Class A (incl. 5.75% sales charge) | 10.18% | 5.91% | 6.53% |
Class M (incl. 3.50% sales charge) | 12.49% | 6.13% | 6.51% |
Class C (incl. contingent deferred sales charge) | 14.96% | 6.36% | 6.51% |
Class I | 17.33% | 7.54% | 7.48% |
Class C shares' contingent deferred sales charges included in the past one year, past five years and past ten years total return figures are 1%, 0% and 0%, respectively.
$10,000 Over 10 Years |
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Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity Advisor® Global Capital Appreciation Fund - Class A, a class of the fund, on October 31, 2013, and the current 5.75% sales charge was paid. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Index performed over the same period. |
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Market Recap:
Global equities gained 10.91% for the 12 months ending October 31, 2023, according to the MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Index, as global economic expansion and a slowing in the pace of inflation in some markets provided a favorable backdrop for risk assets. After returning -18.07% in 2022, the index's upturn has been largely driven by a narrow set of companies in the information technology and communication services sectors, in part due to excitement for generative artificial intelligence applications. The index rose 18.36% year to date through July, including gains in June (+5.83%) and July (+3.68%). The rally for global equities sputtered for the next three months (-9.54%) amid a stalling pattern in disinflationary trends, heightened global recession and geopolitical risks, soaring yields on longer-term U.S. government bonds, and particularly weak economic conditions in the eurozone and China. Even still, the three-month decline left global stocks up 7.07% year to date through October. Currency fluctuation bolstered non-U.S. equity performance this period. For the full 12 months, nearly all regions advanced, with Europe ex U.K. (+18%) and Japan (+17%) leading, whereas Canada (-0.38%) lagged by the widest margin, while the U.S. middled (+10%). All but three of 11 sectors advanced, with information technology (+29%) and communication services (+27%) leading. Conversely, the real estate sector (-3%) lagged most, followed by health care and utilities (-1% each).
Comments from Portfolio Manager Bill Bower:
For the fiscal year ending October 31, 2023, the fund's share classes (excluding sales charges, if applicable) gained about 16% to 17%, versus 10.91% for the benchmark MSCI AC World (Net MA) Index. From a regional standpoint, security selection in the United States notably contributed to the fund's performance versus the benchmark, as did stock picking in Japan. By sector, the biggest contributor to performance versus the benchmark was security selection in consumer discretionary, primarily within the consumer durables & apparel industry. Stock picking and an overweight in information technology, primarily within the semiconductors & semiconductor equipment industry, also boosted relative performance. Also helping our relative result was an underweight in consumer staples, primarily within the food, beverage & tobacco industry. The top individual relative contributor was an overweight in Nvidia (+201%). Nvidia was one of the fund's largest holdings. The second-largest relative contributor was an overweight in Deckers Outdoor (+71%). Though we reduced the position, Deckers Outdoor was among our biggest holdings. An overweight in Microsoft (+47%) also helped. Although we trimmed our stake, Microsoft was the fund's top holding. In contrast, from a regional standpoint, security selection in Europe ex U.K., primarily in France, and an underweight in emerging markets, primarily in China, detracted from the fund's relative result. By sector, the biggest detractor from performance versus the benchmark was an overweight in financials, primarily within the financial services industry. An overweight in energy also hampered the fund's result. The fund's stake in Cigna returned roughly -17% and was the largest individual relative detractor. Cigna was not held at period end. The second-largest relative detractor was our overweight stake in Wells Fargo (-3%). Wells Fargo was not held at period end. An overweight position in Adobe gained 3% and notably hurt the fund's relative performance. Adobe was not held at period end. Notable changes in positioning include a lower allocation to France and, from a sector standpoint, a lower allocation to health care. In addition, the fund's cash position increased.
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
Top Holdings (% of Fund's net assets) |
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Microsoft Corp. (United States of America, Software) | 6.9 | |
Amazon.com, Inc. (United States of America, Broadline Retail) | 4.9 | |
NVIDIA Corp. (United States of America, Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment) | 3.6 | |
Deckers Outdoor Corp. (United States of America, Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods) | 3.2 | |
Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A (United States of America, Interactive Media & Services) | 3.1 | |
MasterCard, Inc. Class A (United States of America, Financial Services) | 2.9 | |
AMETEK, Inc. (United States of America, Electrical Equipment) | 2.6 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (United States of America, Health Care Providers & Services) | 2.6 | |
Fiserv, Inc. (United States of America, Financial Services) | 2.2 | |
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Japan, Banks) | 2.2 | |
| 34.2 | |
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Market Sectors (% of Fund's net assets) |
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Information Technology | 23.7 | |
Financials | 20.7 | |
Consumer Discretionary | 11.7 | |
Industrials | 10.9 | |
Communication Services | 7.1 | |
Health Care | 7.1 | |
Energy | 6.2 | |
Consumer Staples | 0.2 | |
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Asset Allocation (% of Fund's net assets) |
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Geographic Diversification (% of Fund's net assets) |
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* Includes Short-Term investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities). Percentages are adjusted for the effect of derivatives, if applicable. |
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Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 86.2% |
| | Shares | Value ($) |
Canada - 3.5% | | | |
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. | | 30,400 | 1,931,312 |
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. | | 11,500 | 816,155 |
Tourmaline Oil Corp. (a) | | 13,300 | 703,291 |
TOTAL CANADA | | | 3,450,758 |
China - 2.5% | | | |
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (b) | | 54,000 | 555,934 |
NXP Semiconductors NV | | 7,200 | 1,241,496 |
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | | 17,700 | 655,055 |
TOTAL CHINA | | | 2,452,485 |
Denmark - 0.5% | | | |
DSV A/S | | 3,500 | 521,992 |
France - 1.3% | | | |
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | | 1,850 | 1,324,472 |
Hong Kong - 0.9% | | | |
AIA Group Ltd. | | 109,000 | 946,535 |
India - 2.8% | | | |
HDFC Bank Ltd. | | 103,400 | 1,834,240 |
Reliance Industries Ltd. | | 35,300 | 970,383 |
TOTAL INDIA | | | 2,804,623 |
Indonesia - 1.0% | | | |
PT Bank Central Asia Tbk | | 1,797,700 | 990,390 |
Japan - 4.0% | | | |
Hitachi Ltd. | | 29,200 | 1,850,890 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | | 44,600 | 2,150,076 |
TOTAL JAPAN | | | 4,000,966 |
Netherlands - 2.0% | | | |
ASML Holding NV (Netherlands) | | 3,300 | 1,983,697 |
Sweden - 0.7% | | | |
Bergman & Beving AB (B Shares) | | 50,443 | 676,041 |
Taiwan - 1.6% | | | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. sponsored ADR | | 18,800 | 1,622,628 |
United Kingdom - 1.4% | | | |
B&M European Value Retail SA | | 178,700 | 1,148,558 |
Starling Bank Ltd. Series D (b)(c)(d) | | 72,300 | 258,358 |
TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM | | | 1,406,916 |
United States of America - 64.0% | | | |
Accenture PLC Class A | | 5,400 | 1,604,286 |
Alphabet, Inc. Class A (b) | | 15,300 | 1,898,424 |
Amazon.com, Inc. (b) | | 36,700 | 4,884,403 |
American Express Co. | | 9,700 | 1,416,491 |
AMETEK, Inc. | | 18,500 | 2,604,245 |
Amphenol Corp. Class A | | 14,000 | 1,127,700 |
Apollo Global Management, Inc. | | 18,500 | 1,432,640 |
Apple, Inc. | | 7,800 | 1,332,006 |
Booking Holdings, Inc. (b) | | 200 | 557,912 |
Boston Scientific Corp. (b) | | 31,600 | 1,617,604 |
Cintas Corp. | | 2,900 | 1,470,648 |
Deckers Outdoor Corp. (b) | | 5,300 | 3,164,418 |
Eaton Corp. PLC | | 9,000 | 1,871,190 |
Eli Lilly & Co. | | 3,050 | 1,689,487 |
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. Class A | | 1,600 | 206,192 |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | 11,100 | 1,174,935 |
Fiserv, Inc. (b) | | 19,050 | 2,166,938 |
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | | 13,900 | 1,493,416 |
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. | | 49,100 | 1,394,440 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | 12,300 | 1,710,438 |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | | 2,500 | 1,136,600 |
Marvell Technology, Inc. | | 21,200 | 1,001,064 |
MasterCard, Inc. Class A | | 7,600 | 2,860,260 |
Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A (b) | | 10,400 | 3,133,208 |
Microsoft Corp. | | 20,450 | 6,914,350 |
Moody's Corp. | | 4,900 | 1,509,200 |
NVIDIA Corp. | | 8,800 | 3,588,640 |
Permian Resource Corp. Class A (a) | | 27,200 | 396,304 |
Pure Storage, Inc. Class A (b) | | 14,400 | 486,864 |
S&P Global, Inc. | | 5,300 | 1,851,343 |
Salesforce, Inc. (b) | | 7,300 | 1,466,059 |
Schlumberger Ltd. | | 16,100 | 896,126 |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | 2,600 | 1,156,402 |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | 4,800 | 2,570,688 |
TOTAL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | | | 63,784,921 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $67,988,670) | | | 85,966,424 |
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Preferred Stocks - 1.4% |
| | Shares | Value ($) |
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 0.6% | | | |
United States of America - 0.6% | | | |
Wasabi Holdings, Inc. Series C (b)(c)(d) | | 50,623 | 579,633 |
Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 0.8% | | | |
Korea (South) - 0.8% | | | |
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | | 20,000 | 797,311 |
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $1,281,810) | | | 1,376,944 |
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Money Market Funds - 13.1% |
| | Shares | Value ($) |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 5.40% (e) | | 12,422,360 | 12,424,845 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 5.40% (e)(f) | | 610,309 | 610,370 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $13,035,215) | | | 13,035,215 |
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TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 100.7% (Cost $82,305,695) | 100,378,583 |
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (0.7)% | (663,405) |
NET ASSETS - 100.0% | 99,715,178 |
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Legend
(a) | Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
(c) | Restricted securities (including private placements) - Investment in securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (excluding 144A issues). At the end of the period, the value of restricted securities (excluding 144A issues) amounted to $837,991 or 0.8% of net assets. |
(e) | Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request. |
(f) | Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
Additional information on each restricted holding is as follows: |
Security | Acquisition Date | Acquisition Cost ($) |
Starling Bank Ltd. Series D | 6/18/21 - 4/05/22 | 138,336 |
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Wasabi Holdings, Inc. Series C | 3/31/21 - 4/30/21 | 549,998 |
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Affiliated Central Funds
Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund's investments in Fidelity Central Funds, including the ownership percentage, is presented below.
Affiliate | Value, beginning of period ($) | Purchases ($) | Sales Proceeds ($) | Dividend Income ($) | Realized Gain (loss) ($) | Change in Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) ($) | Value, end of period ($) | % ownership, end of period |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 5.40% | 4,041,859 | 32,240,645 | 23,857,659 | 308,640 | - | - | 12,424,845 | 0.0% |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 5.40% | - | 14,570,251 | 13,959,881 | 2,039 | - | - | 610,370 | 0.0% |
Total | 4,041,859 | 46,810,896 | 37,817,540 | 310,679 | - | - | 13,035,215 | |
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Amounts in the dividend income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable.
Amounts in the dividend income column for Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities.
Amounts included in the purchases and sales proceeds columns may include in-kind transactions, if applicable.
Investment Valuation
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2023, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: |
Description | Total ($) | Level 1 ($) | Level 2 ($) | Level 3 ($) |
Investments in Securities: | | | | |
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Equities: | | | | |
Communication Services | 7,081,127 | 6,426,072 | 655,055 | - |
Consumer Discretionary | 11,635,697 | 9,755,291 | 1,880,406 | - |
Consumer Staples | 206,192 | 206,192 | - | - |
Energy | 6,072,351 | 5,101,968 | 970,383 | - |
Financials | 20,620,325 | 14,440,726 | 5,921,241 | 258,358 |
Health Care | 7,034,181 | 7,034,181 | - | - |
Industrials | 10,947,761 | 9,096,871 | 1,850,890 | - |
Information Technology | 23,745,734 | 20,385,093 | 2,781,008 | 579,633 |
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Money Market Funds | 13,035,215 | 13,035,215 | - | - |
Total Investments in Securities: | 100,378,583 | 85,481,609 | 14,058,983 | 837,991 |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
| | | | October 31, 2023 |
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Assets | | | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $590,288) - See accompanying schedule: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $69,270,480) | $ | 87,343,368 | | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $13,035,215) | | 13,035,215 | | |
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Total Investment in Securities (cost $82,305,695) | | | $ | 100,378,583 |
Cash | | | | 15,116 |
Foreign currency held at value (cost $151) | | | | 151 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | | | 14,127 |
Dividends receivable | | | | 120,936 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | | | 47,433 |
Prepaid expenses | | | | 138 |
Other receivables | | | | 45,369 |
Total assets | | | | 100,621,853 |
Liabilities | | | | |
Payable for investments purchased | $ | 102,314 | | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | | 37,738 | | |
Accrued management fee | | 43,472 | | |
Distribution and service plan fees payable | | 17,789 | | |
Other affiliated payables | | 18,291 | | |
Audit fee payable | | 55,443 | | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | | 21,258 | | |
Collateral on securities loaned | | 610,370 | | |
Total Liabilities | | | | 906,675 |
Net Assets | | | $ | 99,715,178 |
Net Assets consist of: | | | | |
Paid in capital | | | $ | 74,928,499 |
Total accumulated earnings (loss) | | | | 24,786,679 |
Net Assets | | | $ | 99,715,178 |
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Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price | | | | |
Class A : | | | | |
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($32,432,720 ÷ 1,663,413 shares)(a) | | | $ | 19.50 |
Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $19.50) | | | $ | 20.69 |
Class M : | | | | |
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($17,748,450 ÷ 974,100 shares)(a) | | | $ | 18.22 |
Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $18.22) | | | $ | 18.88 |
Class C : | | | | |
Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($4,191,760 ÷ 268,390 shares)(a) | | | $ | 15.62 |
Class I : | | | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($45,342,248 ÷ 2,160,548 shares) | | | $ | 20.99 |
(a)Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge. |
Statement of Operations |
| | | | Year ended October 31, 2023 |
Investment Income | | | | |
Dividends | | | $ | 1,295,879 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $2,039 from security lending) | | | | 310,679 |
Income before foreign taxes withheld | | | $ | 1,606,558 |
Less foreign taxes withheld | | | | (67,133) |
Total Income | | | | 1,539,425 |
Expenses | | | | |
Management fee | | | | |
Basic fee | $ | 632,143 | | |
Performance adjustment | | (111,844) | | |
Transfer agent fees | | 172,352 | | |
Distribution and service plan fees | | 214,971 | | |
Accounting fees | | 33,167 | | |
Custodian fees and expenses | | 10,798 | | |
Independent trustees' fees and expenses | | 524 | | |
Registration fees | | 56,463 | | |
Audit | | 79,948 | | |
Legal | | 5,366 | | |
Miscellaneous | | 368 | | |
Total expenses before reductions | | 1,094,256 | | |
Expense reductions | | (6,407) | | |
Total expenses after reductions | | | | 1,087,849 |
Net Investment income (loss) | | | | 451,576 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | |
Investment Securities: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes of $8,721) | | 7,005,394 | | |
Foreign currency transactions | | (6,366) | | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | | | 6,999,028 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | |
Investment Securities: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers(net of decrease in deferred foreign taxes of $11,432) | | 6,086,060 | | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | 3,715 | | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | | 6,089,775 |
Net gain (loss) | | | | 13,088,803 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | $ | 13,540,379 |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
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| | Year ended October 31, 2023 | | Year ended October 31, 2022 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | |
Operations | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 451,576 | $ | (282,993) |
Net realized gain (loss) | | 6,999,028 | | (141,610) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | 6,089,775 | | (29,163,180) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | 13,540,379 | | (29,587,783) |
Distributions to shareholders | | - | | (9,072,211) |
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Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | | 4,868,472 | | (239,167) |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | 18,408,851 | | (38,899,161) |
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Net Assets | | | | |
Beginning of period | | 81,306,327 | | 120,205,488 |
End of period | $ | 99,715,178 | $ | 81,306,327 |
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Financial Highlights
Fidelity Advisor® Global Capital Appreciation Fund Class A |
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Years ended October 31, | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 16.68 | $ | 24.21 | $ | 18.53 | $ | 15.65 | $ | 16.48 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | .08 | | (.06) | | (.09) C | | (.08) | | .10 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 2.74 | | (5.64) | | 5.77 | | 3.03 | | .50 |
Total from investment operations | | 2.82 | | (5.70) | | 5.68 | | 2.95 | | .60 |
Distributions from net investment income | | - | | - | | - | | (.07) | | (.02) |
Distributions from net realized gain | | - | | (1.83) | | - | | - | | (1.41) |
Total distributions | | - | | (1.83) | | - | | (.07) | | (1.43) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 19.50 | $ | 16.68 | $ | 24.21 | $ | 18.53 | $ | 15.65 |
Total Return D,E | | 16.91% | | (25.40)% | | 30.65% | | 18.89% | | 4.39% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | 1.22% | | 1.31% | | 1.15% | | 1.23% | | 1.14% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | 1.22% | | 1.30% | | 1.15% | | 1.23% | | 1.14% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | 1.22% | | 1.30% | | 1.15% | | 1.21% | | 1.14% |
Net investment income (loss) | | .42% | | (.32)% | | (.42)% C | | (.45)% | | .66% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 32,433 | $ | 28,069 | $ | 40,398 | $ | 31,247 | $ | 30,046 |
Portfolio turnover rate H | | 39% | | 42% | | 58% | | 44% | | 142% |
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
CNet investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.02 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (.50)%.
DTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
ETotal returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
FFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
GExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
HAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
Fidelity Advisor® Global Capital Appreciation Fund Class M |
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Years ended October 31, | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 15.63 | $ | 22.85 | $ | 17.54 | $ | 14.82 | $ | 15.70 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | .03 | | (.10) | | (.14) C | | (.12) | | .05 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 2.56 | | (5.29) | | 5.45 | | 2.87 | | .48 |
Total from investment operations | | 2.59 | | (5.39) | | 5.31 | | 2.75 | | .53 |
Distributions from net investment income | | - | | - | | - | | (.03) | | - |
Distributions from net realized gain | | - | | (1.83) | | - | | - | | (1.41) |
Total distributions | | - | | (1.83) | | - | | (.03) | | (1.41) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 18.22 | $ | 15.63 | $ | 22.85 | $ | 17.54 | $ | 14.82 |
Total Return D,E | | 16.57% | | (25.56)% | | 30.27% | | 18.59% | | 4.10% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | 1.47% | | 1.56% | | 1.41% | | 1.51% | | 1.43% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | 1.47% | | 1.55% | | 1.41% | | 1.50% | | 1.43% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | 1.47% | | 1.55% | | 1.41% | | 1.49% | | 1.42% |
Net investment income (loss) | | .18% | | (.58)% | | (.68)% C | | (.73)% | | .37% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 17,748 | $ | 16,273 | $ | 22,618 | $ | 18,864 | $ | 18,611 |
Portfolio turnover rate H | | 39% | | 42% | | 58% | | 44% | | 142% |
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
CNet investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.02 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (.76)%.
DTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
ETotal returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
FFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
GExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
HAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
Fidelity Advisor® Global Capital Appreciation Fund Class C |
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Years ended October 31, | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 13.47 | $ | 20.04 | $ | 15.46 | $ | 13.10 | $ | 14.11 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | (.06) | | (.17) | | (.22) C | | (.17) | | (.01) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 2.21 | | (4.57) | | 4.80 | | 2.53 | | .41 |
Total from investment operations | | 2.15 | | (4.74) | | 4.58 | | 2.36 | | .40 |
Distributions from net realized gain | | - | | (1.83) | | - | | - | | (1.41) |
Total distributions | | - | | (1.83) | | - | | - | | (1.41) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 15.62 | $ | 13.47 | $ | 20.04 | $ | 15.46 | $ | 13.10 |
Total Return D,E | | 15.96% | | (25.94)% | | 29.62% | | 18.02% | | 3.59% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | 2.01% | | 2.08% | | 1.92% | | 1.99% | | 1.90% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | 2.01% | | 2.05% | | 1.92% | | 1.98% | | 1.90% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | 2.01% | | 2.05% | | 1.92% | | 1.97% | | 1.89% |
Net investment income (loss) | | (.36)% | | (1.07)% | | (1.19)% C | | (1.21)% | | (.10)% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 4,192 | $ | 4,907 | $ | 8,044 | $ | 9,134 | $ | 12,540 |
Portfolio turnover rate H | | 39% | | 42% | | 58% | | 44% | | 142% |
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
CNet investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (1.27)%.
DTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
ETotal returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.
FFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
GExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
HAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
Fidelity Advisor® Global Capital Appreciation Fund Class I |
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Years ended October 31, | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 17.89 | $ | 25.75 | $ | 19.65 | $ | 16.57 | $ | 17.37 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | .16 | | - C | | (.02) D | | (.02) | | .16 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 2.94 | | (6.03) | | 6.12 | | 3.21 | | .52 |
Total from investment operations | | 3.10 | | (6.03) | | 6.10 | | 3.19 | | .68 |
Distributions from net investment income | | - | | - | | - | | (.11) | | (.08) |
Distributions from net realized gain | | - | | (1.83) | | - | | - | | (1.41) |
Total distributions | | - | | (1.83) | | - | | (.11) | | (1.48) E |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 20.99 | $ | 17.89 | $ | 25.75 | $ | 19.65 | $ | 16.57 |
Total Return F | | 17.33% | | (25.14)% | | 31.04% | | 19.37% | | 4.69% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,G,H | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | .88% | | .97% | | .82% | | .89% | | .82% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | .88% | | .96% | | .82% | | .89% | | .82% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | .88% | | .96% | | .82% | | .87% | | .82% |
Net investment income (loss) | | .76% | | .01% | | (.09)% D | | (.11)% | | .97% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 45,342 | $ | 32,058 | $ | 49,146 | $ | 38,359 | $ | 37,068 |
Portfolio turnover rate I | | 39% | | 42% | | 58% | | 44% | | 142% |
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
CAmount represents less than $.005 per share.
DNet investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.02 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (.17)%.
ETotal distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
FTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
GFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
HExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
IAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
For the period ended October 31, 2023
1. Organization.
Fidelity Advisor Global Capital Appreciation Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Advisor Series VIII (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. The Fund offers Class A, Class M, Class C and Class I shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Class A, Class M, Class C, and Class I are Fidelity Advisor classes. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after a holding period of eight years from the initial date of purchase, with certain exceptions.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
Funds may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The Schedule of Investments lists any Fidelity Central Funds held as an investment as of period end, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. An investing fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
Based on its investment objective, each Fidelity Central Fund may invest or participate in various investment vehicles or strategies that are similar to those of the investing fund. These strategies are consistent with the investment objectives of the investing fund and may involve certain economic risks which may cause a decline in value of each of the Fidelity Central Funds and thus a decline in the value of the investing fund.
Fidelity Central Fund | Investment Manager | Investment Objective | Investment Practices | Expense RatioA |
Fidelity Money Market Central Funds | Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR) | Each fund seeks to obtain a high level of current income consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity. | Short-term Investments | Less than .005% |
A Expenses expressed as a percentage of average net assets and are as of each underlying Central Fund's most recent annual or semi-annual shareholder report.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds which contain the significant accounting policies (including investment valuation policies) of those funds, and are not covered by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission website or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services - Investment Companies. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) but does not include the underlying holdings of these funds. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Fund's investment adviser as the valuation designee responsible for the fair valuation function and performing fair value determinations as needed. The investment adviser has established a Fair Value Committee (the Committee) to carry out the day-to-day fair valuation responsibilities and has adopted policies and procedures to govern the fair valuation process and the activities of the Committee. In accordance with these fair valuation policies and procedures, which have been approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing services or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with the policies and procedures. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, transaction data, estimated cash flows, and market observations of comparable investments. The frequency that the fair valuation procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee manages the Fund's fair valuation practices and maintains the fair valuation policies and procedures. The Fund's investment adviser reports to the Board information regarding the fair valuation process and related material matters.
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, ETFs and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level as of October 31, 2023 is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
Foreign Currency. Certain Funds may use foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Gains and losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received, and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and include proceeds received from litigation. Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of a fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to a fund. Any such rebates are included in net realized gain (loss) on investments in the Statement of Operations. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain. Funds may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. Any withholding tax reclaims income is included in the Statement of Operations in foreign taxes withheld. Any receivables for withholding tax reclaims are included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities in dividends receivable.
Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of a fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of a fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred, as applicable. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class, if applicable. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expenses included in the accompanying financial statements reflect the expenses of that fund and do not include any expenses associated with any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Although not included in a fund's expenses, a fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses through the net asset value of each underlying mutual fund or exchange-traded fund (ETF). Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. As of October 31, 2023, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests. The Fund is subject to a tax imposed on capital gains by certain countries in which it invests. An estimated deferred tax liability for net unrealized appreciation on the applicable securities is included in Other payables and accrued expenses on the Statement of Assets & Liabilities.
Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. 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. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, certain foreign taxes, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities, and derivatives if applicable, for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation | $20,615,729 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (2,559,475) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $18,056,254 |
Tax Cost | $82,322,329 |
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income | $337,976 |
Undistributed long-term capital gain | $6,442,950 |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments | $18,018,759 |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| October 31, 2023 | October 31, 2022 |
Long-term Capital Gains | $- | $9,072,211 |
Restricted Securities (including Private Placements). Funds may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities held at period end is included at the end of the Schedule of Investments, if applicable.
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities and in-kind transactions, as applicable, are noted in the table below.
| Purchases ($) | Sales ($) |
Fidelity Advisor Global Capital Appreciation Fund | 34,299,794 | 37,185,183 |
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (the investment adviser) and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .45% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .23% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the monthly average net assets of a group of registered investment companies with which the investment adviser has management contracts. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. 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 Class I as compared to its benchmark index, the MSCI All Country World Index, over the same 36 month performance period. For the reporting period, the total annual management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .56% of the Fund's average net assets. The performance adjustment included in the management fee rate may be higher or lower than the maximum performance adjustment rate due to the difference between the average net assets for the reporting and performance periods.
Distribution and Service Plan Fees. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate Distribution and Service Plans for each class of shares. Certain classes pay Fidelity Distributors Company LLC (FDC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, separate Distribution and Service Fees, each of which is based on an annual percentage of each class' average net assets. In addition, FDC may pay financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund and providing shareholder support services. For the period, the Distribution and Service Fee rates, total fees and amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
| Distribution Fee | Service Fee | Total Fees | Retained by FDC |
Class A | - % | .25% | $78,187 | $1,082 |
Class M | .25% | .25% | 89,124 | 221 |
Class C | .75% | .25% | 47,660 | 4,034 |
| | | $214,971 | $5,337 |
Sales Load. FDC may receive a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for selling Class A shares and 3.50% for selling Class M shares, some of which is paid to financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund. Depending on the holding period, FDC may receive contingent deferred sales charges levied on Class A, Class M and Class C redemptions. The deferred sales charges are 1.00% for Class C shares, 1.00% for certain purchases of Class A shares and .25% for certain purchases of Class M shares.
For the period, sales charge amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
| Retained by FDC |
Class A | $5,900 |
Class M | 908 |
Class CA | 174 |
| $6,982 |
A When Class C shares are initially sold, FDC pays commissions from its own resources to financial intermediaries through which the sales are made.
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company LLC (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, 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 the account size and type of account of the shareholders of the respective classes of the Fund. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements.
For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
| Amount | % of Class-Level Average Net Assets |
Class A | $68,898 | .22 |
Class M | 39,246 | .22 |
Class C | 12,235 | .26 |
Class I | 51,973 | .13 |
| $172,352 | |
During November 2023, the Board approved a change in the transfer agent fees effective December 1, 2023 to a fixed annual rate of class-level average net assets as follows:
| % of Class-Level Average Net Assets |
Class A | 0.2000% |
Class M | 0.2000% |
Class C | 0.2000% |
Class I | 0.1317% |
Accounting Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. For the period, the fees were equivalent to the following annual rates:
| % of Average Net Assets |
Fidelity Advisor Global Capital Appreciation Fund | .04 |
During November 2023, the Board approved a change in the accounting fees effective December 1, 2023 to a fixed annual rate of average net assets as follows:
| % of Average Net Assets |
Fidelity Advisor Global Capital Appreciation Fund | 0.0354% |
Brokerage Commissions. A portion of portfolio transactions were placed with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were as follows:
| Amount |
Fidelity Advisor Global Capital Appreciation Fund | $207 |
Interfund Trades. Funds may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Any interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note. Interfund trades during the period are noted in the table below.
| Purchases ($) | Sales ($) | Realized Gain (Loss) ($) |
Fidelity Advisor Global Capital Appreciation Fund | 1,414,334 | 1,544,568 | 615,029 |
6. Committed Line of Credit.
Certain Funds participate with other funds managed by the investment adviser or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The participating funds have agreed to pay commitment fees on their pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which are reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations, and are listed below. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
| Amount |
Fidelity Advisor Global Capital Appreciation Fund | $166 |
7. Security Lending.
Funds lend portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. Lending agents are used, including National Financial Services (NFS), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, NFS will receive a fee, which is capped at 9.9% of a fund's daily lending revenue, for its services as lending agent. A fund may lend securities to certain qualified borrowers, including NFS. On the settlement date of the loan, a 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 a fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to a fund on the next business day. A fund or borrower may terminate the loan at any time, and if the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. A fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. Any loaned securities are identified as such in the Schedule of Investments, and the value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end, as applicable, are presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Affiliated security lending activity, if any, was as follows:
| Total Security Lending Fees Paid to NFS | Security Lending Income From Securities Loaned to NFS | Value of Securities Loaned to NFS at Period End |
Fidelity Advisor Global Capital Appreciation Fund | $219 | $- | $- |
8. Expense Reductions.
Through arrangements with the Fund's custodian and each class' transfer agent, credits realized as a result of certain uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, custodian credits reduced the Fund's expenses by $182. During the period, transfer agent credits reduced each class' expenses as noted in the table below.
| Expense reduction |
Class A | $32 |
Class M | 429 |
| $461 |
In addition, during the period the investment adviser or an affiliate reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $5,764.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
| Year ended October 31, 2023 | Year ended October 31, 2022 |
Fidelity Advisor Global Capital Appreciation Fund | | |
Distributions to shareholders | | |
Class A | $- | $3,042,311 |
Class M | - | 1,796,615 |
Class C | - | 718,694 |
Class I | - | 3,514,591 |
Total | $- | $9,072,211 |
10. Share Transactions.
Share transactions for each class were as follows and may contain in-kind transactions, automatic conversions between classes or exchanges between affiliated funds:
| Shares | Shares | Dollars | Dollars |
| Year ended October 31, 2023 | Year ended October 31, 2022 | Year ended October 31, 2023 | Year ended October 31, 2022 |
Fidelity Advisor Global Capital Appreciation Fund | | | | |
Class A | | | | |
Shares sold | 236,799 | 171,702 | $4,608,114 | $3,462,466 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 134,237 | - | 2,959,935 |
Shares redeemed | (256,152) | (291,926) | (4,908,049) | (5,697,835) |
Net increase (decrease) | (19,353) | 14,013 | $(299,935) | $724,566 |
Class M | | | | |
Shares sold | 43,515 | 88,946 | $776,382 | $1,567,242 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 86,174 | - | 1,783,793 |
Shares redeemed | (110,804) | (123,632) | (1,962,893) | (2,259,388) |
Net increase (decrease) | (67,289) | 51,488 | $(1,186,511) | $1,091,647 |
Class C | | | | |
Shares sold | 37,916 | 41,127 | $590,266 | $658,941 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 39,691 | - | 711,270 |
Shares redeemed | (133,865) | (117,887) | (2,055,865) | (1,846,656) |
Net increase (decrease) | (95,949) | (37,069) | $(1,465,599) | $(476,445) |
Class I | | | | |
Shares sold | 661,612 | 202,718 | $13,832,392 | $4,407,045 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 135,399 | - | 3,191,354 |
Shares redeemed | (292,717) | (454,950) | (6,011,875) | (9,177,334) |
Net increase (decrease) | 368,895 | (116,833) | $7,820,517 | $(1,578,935) |
11. Other.
A 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, a fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. A fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
12. Risk and Uncertainties.
Many factors affect a fund's performance. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as pandemics, epidemics, outbreaks of infectious diseases, war, terrorism, and environmental disasters, may significantly affect a fund's investment performance. The effects of these developments to a fund will be impacted by the types of securities in which a fund invests, the financial condition, industry, economic sector, and geographic location of an issuer, and a fund's level of investment in the securities of that issuer. Significant concentrations in security types, issuers, industries, sectors, and geographic locations may magnify the factors that affect a fund's performance.
To the Board of Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Series VIII and Shareholders of Fidelity Advisor Global Capital Appreciation Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Fidelity Advisor Global Capital Appreciation Fund (one of the funds constituting Fidelity Advisor Series VIII, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of October 31, 2023, the related statement of operations for the year ended October 31, 2023, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2023, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2023 (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October 31, 2023, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2023 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2023 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2023 by correspondence with the custodian, issuers of privately offered securities and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
December 15, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Fidelity group of funds since 1932.
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board (if any), and officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for Jonathan Chiel, each of the Trustees oversees 322 funds. Mr. Chiel oversees 191 funds.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the trust and the fund is referred to herein as an Independent Trustee. Each Independent Trustee shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. Officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer or Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098.
Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Trustees. The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.
In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.
Board Structure and Oversight Function. Robert A. Lawrence is an interested person and currently serves as Chair. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chair is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chair has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chair, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chair and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. David M. Thomas serves as Lead Independent Trustee and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.
Fidelity® funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's high income and certain equity funds, and other Boards oversee Fidelity's alternative investment, investment-grade bond, money market, asset allocation, and other equity funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity® funds overseen by the fund's Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity® funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity® funds overseen by each Board.
The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates, and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations, Audit, and Compliance Committees. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of Fidelity's risk management program for the Fidelity® funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Trustees."
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for a Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Jonathan Chiel (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
Trustee
Mr. Chiel also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Chiel is General Counsel (2012-present) and Head of Legal, Risk and Compliance (2022-present). Mr Chiel serves as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2012-present) and Director and President for OH Company LLC (holding company, 2018-present). Previously, Mr. Chiel served as general counsel (2004-2012) and senior vice president and deputy general counsel (2000-2004) for John Hancock Financial Services; a partner with Choate, Hall & Stewart (1996-2000) (law firm); and an Assistant United States Attorney for the United States Attorney's Office of the District of Massachusetts (1986-95), including Chief of the Criminal Division (1993-1995). Mr. Chiel is a director on the boards of the Boston Bar Foundation and the Maimonides School.
Bettina Doulton (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Ms. Doulton also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Doulton served in a variety of positions at Fidelity Investments, including as a managing director of research (2006-2007), portfolio manager to certain Fidelity® funds (1993-2005), equity analyst and portfolio assistant (1990-1993), and research assistant (1987-1990). Ms. Doulton currently owns and operates Phi Builders + Architects and Cellardoor Winery. Previously, Ms. Doulton served as a member of the Board of Brown Capital Management, LLC (2014-2018).
Robert A. Lawrence (1952)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Lawrence also serves as Trustee of other funds. Previously, Mr. Lawrence served as a Trustee and Member of the Advisory Board of certain funds. Prior to his retirement in 2008, Mr. Lawrence served as Vice President of certain Fidelity® funds (2006-2008), Senior Vice President, Head of High Income Division of Fidelity Management & Research Company (investment adviser firm, 2006-2008), and President of Fidelity Strategic Investments (investment adviser firm, 2002-2005).
* Determined to be an "Interested Trustee" by virtue of, among other things, his or her affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for an Independent Trustee may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Thomas P. Bostick (1956)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Lieutenant General Bostick also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, General Bostick (United States Army, Retired) held a variety of positions within the U.S. Army, including Commanding General and Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (2012-2016) and Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Human Resources, U.S. Army (2009-2012). General Bostick currently serves as a member of the Board and Finance and Governance & Sustainability Committees of CSX Corporation (transportation, 2020-present) and a member of the Board and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (nuclear waste management, 2020-present). General Bostick serves as Chief Executive Officer of Bostick Global Strategies, LLC (consulting, 2016-present), as a member of the Board of HireVue, Inc. (video interview and assessment, 2020-present), as a member of the Board of Allonnia (biotechnology and engineering solutions, 2022-present) and on the Advisory Board of Solugen, Inc. (specialty bio-based chemicals manufacturer, 2022-present). Previously, General Bostick served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021), President, Intrexon Bioengineering (2018-2020) and Chief Operating Officer (2017-2020) and Senior Vice President of the Environment Sector (2016-2017) of Intrexon Corporation (biopharmaceutical company).
Dennis J. Dirks (1948)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Trustee
Mr. Dirks also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Operating Officer and as a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure), President, Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust Company (DTC), President and a member of the Board of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation. Mr. Dirks currently serves as a member of the Finance Committee (2016-present) and Board (2017-present) and is Treasurer (2018-present) of the Asolo Repertory Theatre.
Donald F. Donahue (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Donahue also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Donahue serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Miranda Partners, LLC (risk consulting for the financial services industry, 2012-present). Previously, Mr. Donahue served as Chief Executive Officer (2006-2012), Chief Operating Officer (2003-2006) and Managing Director, Customer Marketing and Development (1999-2003) of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure). Mr. Donahue currently serves as a member (2007-present) and Co-Chairman (2016-present) of the Board of United Way of New York. Mr. Donahue previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2018) and as a member of the Board of The Leadership Academy (previously NYC Leadership Academy) (2012-2022).
Vicki L. Fuller (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Fuller also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Ms. Fuller served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2018-2020), Chief Investment Officer of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (2012-2018) and held a variety of positions at AllianceBernstein L.P. (global asset management, 1985-2012), including Managing Director (2006-2012) and Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager (2001-2006). Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of two Blackstone business development companies (2020-present), as a member of the Board of Treliant, LLC (consulting, 2019-present), as a member of the Board of Ariel Alternatives, LLC (private equity, 2022-present) and as a member of the Board and Chair of the Audit Committee of Gusto, Inc. (software, 2021-present). In addition, Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board of Roosevelt University (2019-present) and as a member of the Executive Board of New York University's Stern School of Business. Ms. Fuller previously served as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of The Williams Companies, Inc. (natural gas infrastructure, 2018-2021).
Patricia L. Kampling (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Kampling also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Kampling served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (2012-2019), President and Chief Operating Officer (2011-2012) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2010-2011) of Alliant Energy Corporation. Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board, Finance Committee and Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee of Xcel Energy Inc. (utilities company, 2020-present) and as a member of the Board, Audit, Finance and Risk Committee and Safety, Environmental, Technology and Operations Committee and Chair of the Executive Development and Compensation Committee of American Water Works Company, Inc. (utilities company, 2019-present). In addition, Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board of the Nature Conservancy, Wisconsin Chapter (2019-present). Previously, Ms. Kampling served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), a member of the Board, Compensation Committee and Executive Committee and Chair of the Audit Committee of Briggs & Stratton Corporation (manufacturing, 2011-2021), a member of the Board of Interstate Power and Light Company (2012-2019) and Wisconsin Power and Light Company (2012-2019) (each a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation) and as a member of the Board and Workforce Development Committee of the Business Roundtable (2018-2019).
Thomas A. Kennedy (1955)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Kennedy also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Kennedy served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020) and held a variety of positions at Raytheon Company (aerospace and defense, 1983-2020), including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2014-2020) and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (2013-2014). Mr. Kennedy served as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Raytheon Technologies Corporation (aerospace and defense, 2020-2021). Mr. Kennedy serves as a Director of the Board of Directors of Textron Inc. (aerospace and defense, 2023-present).
Oscar Munoz (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Munoz also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Munoz served as Executive Chairman (2020-2021), Chief Executive Officer (2015-2020), President (2015-2016) and a member of the Board (2010-2021) of United Airlines Holdings, Inc. Mr. Munoz currently serves as a member of the Board of CBRE Group, Inc. (commercial real estate, 2020-present), a member of the Board of Univision Communications, Inc. (Hispanic media, 2020-present), a member of the Board of Archer Aviation Inc. (2021-present), a member of the Defense Business Board of the United States Department of Defense (2021-present) and a member of the Board of Salesforce.com, Inc. (cloud-based software, 2022-present). Previously, Mr. Munoz served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021).
David M. Thomas (1949)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Trustee
Lead Independent Trustee
Mr. Thomas also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). Mr. Thomas currently serves as a member of the Board of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2004-present) and as Director (2013-present) and Non-Executive Chairman of the Board (2022-present) of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication).
Susan Tomasky (1953)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Tomasky also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Tomasky served in various executive officer positions at American Electric Power Company, Inc. (1998-2011), including most recently as President of AEP Transmission (2007-2011). Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member of the Board and Sustainability Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Marathon Petroleum Corporation (2018-present) and as a member of the Board, Executive Committee, Corporate Governance Committee and Organization and Compensation Committee and as Lead Director of the Board of Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (utilities company, 2012-present) and as a member of the Board of its subsidiary company, Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (2021-present). In addition, Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member (2009-present) and President (2020-present) of the Board of the Royal Shakespeare Company - America (2009-present), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (2011-present) and as a member of the Board and Kenyon in the World Committee of Kenyon College (2016-present). Previously, Ms. Tomasky served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority (2007-2020), as a member of the Board (2011-2018) and Lead Independent Director (2015-2018) of Andeavor Corporation (previously Tesoro Corporation) (independent oil refiner and marketer) and as a member of the Board of Summit Midstream Partners LP (energy, 2012-2018).
Michael E. Wiley (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Mr. Wiley also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2018-2020), Chairman, President and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004). Mr. Wiley also previously served as a member of the Board of Andeavor Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-2018), a member of the Board of Andeavor Logistics LP (natural resources logistics, 2015-2018) and a member of the Board of High Point Resources (exploration and production, 2005-2020).
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Advisory Board Members and Officers:
Correspondence intended for a Member of the Advisory Board (if any) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for an officer or Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation
Vijay C. Advani (1960)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Advani also serves as Trustee or Member of the Advisory Board of other funds. Previously, Mr. Advani served as Executive Chairman (2020-2022), Chief Executive Officer (2017-2020) and Chief Operating Officer (2016-2017) of Nuveen (global investment manager). He also served in various capacities at Franklin Resources (global investment manager), including Co-President (2015-2016), Executive Vice President, Global Advisory Services (2008-2015), Head of Global Retail Distribution (2005-2008), Executive Managing Director, International Retail Development (2002-2005), Managing Director, Product Developments, Sales & Marketing, Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa (2000-2002) and President, Templeton Asset Management India (1995-2000). Mr. Advani also served as Senior Investment Officer of International Finance Corporation (private equity and venture capital arm of The World Bank, 1984-1995). Mr. Advani is Chairman Emeritus of the U.S. India Business Council (2018-present), a Director of The Global Impact Investing Network (2019-present), a Director of LOK Capital (Mauritius) (2022-present), a member of the Advisory Council of LOK Capital (2022-present), a Senior Advisor of Neuberger Berman (2021-present), a Senior Advisor of Seviora Holdings Pte. Ltd (Temasek-Singapore) (2021-present), a Director of Seviora Capital (Singapore) (2021-present) and an Advisor of EQUIAM (2021-present). Mr. Advani formerly served as a member of the Board of BowX Acquisition Corp. (special purpose acquisition company, 2020-2021), a member of the Board of Intellecap (advisory arm of The Aavishkaar Group, 2018-2020), a member of the Board of Nuveen Investments, Inc. (2017-2020) and a member of the Board of Docusign (software, 2016-2019).
Peter S. Lynch (1944)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Lynch also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm). In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served as Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm) and on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006).
Karen B. Peetz (1955)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Member of the Advisory Board
Ms. Peetz also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other funds. Previously, Ms. Peetz served as Chief Administration Officer (2020-2023) of Citigroup Inc. (a diversified financial service company). She also served in various capacities at Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, including President (2013-2016), Vice Chairman, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Financial Markets & Treasury Services (2010-2013), Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Global Corporate Trust (2003-2008), Senior Vice President and Division Manager of Global Payments & Trade Services (2002-2003) and Senior Vice President and Division Manager of Domestic Corporate Trust (1998-2002). Ms. Peetz also served in various capacities at Chase Manhattan Corporation (1982-1998), including Senior Vice President and Manager of Corporate Trust International Business (1996-1998), Managing Director and Manager of Corporate Trust Services (1994-1996) and Managing Director and Group Manager of Financial Institution Sales (1990-1993). Ms. Peetz currently serves as Chair of Amherst Holdings Advisory Council (2018-present), Trustee of Johns Hopkins University (2016-present), Chair of the Carey Business School Advisory Council, Member of the Johns Hopkins Medicine Board and Finance Committee and Chair of the Lyme and Tick Related Disease Institute Advisory Council. Ms. Peetz previously served as a member of the Board of Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (2019-2023), a member of the Board of Trane Technologies (2018-2022), a member of the Board of Wells Fargo Corp. (2017-2019), a member of the Board of SunCoke Energy Inc. (2012-2016), a member of the Board of Private Export Funding Corporation (2010-2016) and as a Trustee of Penn State University (2010-2014) and the United Way of New York City (2008-2010).
Heather Bonner (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Bonner also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Bonner is a Senior Vice President (2022-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2022-present). Ms. Bonner serves as Vice President, Treasurer, or Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Prior to joining Fidelity, Ms. Bonner served as Managing Director at AQR Capital Management (2013-2022) and was the Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer of the AQR Funds (2013-2022).
Craig S. Brown (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2022
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Brown also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Brown is a Vice President (2015-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Brown serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present). Previously, Mr. Brown served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2019-2022).
John J. Burke III (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Burke also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other funds. Mr. Burke is Head of Fidelity Fund and Investment Operations (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Burke serves as President, Executive Vice President, or Director of certain Fidelity entities. Previously Mr. Burke served as head of Asset Management Investment Operations (2012-2018).
Margaret Carey (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO)
Ms. Carey also serves as an officer of other funds and as CLO of certain Fidelity entities. Ms. Carey is a Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2019-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.
William C. Coffey (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Secretary
Mr. Coffey also serves as Assistant Secretary of other funds. Mr. Coffey is a Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2010-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey served as Secretary and CLO of certain funds (2018-2019); CLO, Secretary, or Senior Vice President of certain Fidelity entities and Assistant Secretary of certain funds (2009-2018).
Timothy M. Cohen (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Mr. Cohen also serves as Vice President of other funds. Mr. Cohen is Co-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Cohen serves a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2016-present). Previously, Mr. Cohen served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and Head of Global Equity Research (2016-2018).
Jonathan Davis (1968)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Davis also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Davis is a Vice President (2006-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Davis serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities.
Laura M. Del Prato (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Del Prato also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Del Prato is a Senior Vice President (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Ms. Del Prato serves as Vice President or Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Previously, Ms. Del Prato served as President and Treasurer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash Portfolio and Term Portfolio (2018-2020).
Colm A. Hogan (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Hogan also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Hogan is a Vice President (2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Hogan serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Deputy Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2020) and Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2018).
Pamela R. Holding (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Ms. Holding also serves as Vice President of other funds. Ms. Holding is Co-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Holding served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Institutional Asset Management (2013-2018).
Chris Maher (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Maher also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Maher is a Vice President (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Maher serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Previously, Mr. Maher served as Assistant Treasurer of certain funds (2013-2020).
Jason P. Pogorelec (1975)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Chief Compliance Officer
Mr. Pogorelec also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other funds. Mr. Pogorelec is a Senior Vice President of Asset Management Compliance (2020-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Pogorelec serves as Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm, 2023-present) and Ballyrock Investment Advisors LLC (2023-present). Previously, Mr. Pogorelec served as a Vice President, Associate General Counsel for Fidelity Investments (2010-2020) and Assistant Secretary of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2020).
Brett Segaloff (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer
Mr. Segaloff also serves as AML Officer of other funds. Mr. Segaloff is a Vice President (2022-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Segaloff serves as Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer or Anti Money Laundering/Bank Secrecy Act Compliance Officer of certain Fidelity entities.
Stacie M. Smith (1974)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
President and Treasurer
Ms. Smith also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Smith is a Senior Vice President (2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Ms. Smith serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities and has served in other fund officer roles.
Jim Wegmann (1979)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Wegmann also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Wegmann is a Vice President (2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Wegmann serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present). Previously, Mr. Wegmann served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2019-2021).
As a shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, as applicable and (2) ongoing costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a 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 (May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023). |
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 for a class/Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. If any fund is a shareholder of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) (the Underlying Funds), such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses incurred presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the 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 actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the 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. If any fund is a shareholder of any Underlying Funds, such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses as presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
| | | | Annualized Expense Ratio- A | | Beginning Account Value May 1, 2023 | | Ending Account Value October 31, 2023 | | Expenses Paid During Period- C May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023 |
Fidelity Advisor® Global Capital Appreciation Fund | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | 1.15% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,038.30 | | $ 5.91 |
Hypothetical-B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,019.41 | | $ 5.85 |
Class M | | | | 1.40% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,037.00 | | $ 7.19 |
Hypothetical-B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,018.15 | | $ 7.12 |
Class C | | | | 1.96% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,033.80 | | $ 10.05 |
Hypothetical-B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,015.32 | | $ 9.96 |
Class I | | | | .81% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,040.10 | | $ 4.17 |
Hypothetical-B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,021.12 | | $ 4.13 |
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A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
B 5% return per year before expenses
C Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
The dividend and capital gains distributions for the fund(s) are available on Fidelity.com or Institutional.Fidelity.com.
The fund hereby designates as a capital gain dividend with respect to the taxable year ended October 31, 2023, $6,442,950, or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2024 of amounts for use in preparing 2023 income tax returns.
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity Advisor Global Capital Appreciation Fund
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), considers the renewal of the fund's management contract with Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR) and the sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. FMR and the sub-advisers are referred to herein as the Investment Advisers. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, covers an extensive agenda of topics and materials and considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees (each of which is composed of and chaired by Independent Trustees), requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to review matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of the Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through joint ad hoc committees to discuss certain matters relevant to all of the Fidelity funds.
Approval of Stub Period Continuation. At its May 2023 meeting, the Board of Trustees voted to continue the fund's management contract with FMR, and the sub-advisory agreements and sub-sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts), in each case, where applicable, without modification, for two months from June 1, 2023 through July 31, 2023. The Board considered that the approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts will not result in any changes in (i) the investment process or strategies employed in the management of the fund's assets; (ii) the fees and expenses paid by shareholders; (iii) the nature, extent or quality of services provided under the fund's Advisory Contracts; or (iv) the day-to-day management of the fund or the persons primarily responsible for such management. The Board also considered that since its last approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts, FMR had provided additional information on the fund in support of the annual contract renewal process, including competitive analyses on total expenses and management fees and in-depth reviews of fund performance and fund profitability information. The Board concluded that the fund's Advisory Contracts are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed, without modification, through July 31, 2023, with the understanding that the Board would consider the annual renewal for a full one year period in July 2023.
At its July 2023 meeting, the Board unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness relative to peer funds of the fund's management fee and the total expense ratio of a representative class (Class I, which was selected because it was the largest class without 12b-1 fees); (iii) the total costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by FMR and its affiliates (Fidelity) from its relationships with the fund; and (iv) the extent to which, if any, economies of scale exist and are realized as the fund grows, and whether any economies of scale are appropriately shared with fund shareholders. The Board also considered the broad range of investment choices available to shareholders from FMR's competitors and that the fund's shareholders have chosen to invest in the fund, which is part of the Fidelity family of funds. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor.
The Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts was fair and reasonable in light of all of the surrounding circumstances.
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing as it relates to the fund, including the backgrounds and experience of investment personnel of the Investment Advisers, and also considered the Investment Advisers' implementation of the fund's investment program. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the investment personnel compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund. Additionally, the Board considered the portfolio managers' investments, if any, in the funds that they manage.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of Fidelity's investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as Fidelity's approach to recruiting, training, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board noted the resources devoted to expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization, and that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. Further, the Board considered that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered Fidelity's trading, risk management, compliance, and technology and operations capabilities and resources, which are integral parts of the investment management process.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of Fidelity's supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians, subcustodians, and pricing vendors; and (iii) the resources devoted by Fidelity to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services. The Board also considered the fund's securities lending activities and any payments made to Fidelity relating to securities lending.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value and convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information over the Internet and through telephone representatives, investor education materials and asset allocation tools. The Board also considered that it reviews customer service metrics such as telephone response times, continuity of services on the website and metrics addressing services at Fidelity Investor Centers.
Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing a large variety of fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds and/or the Fidelity funds in general.
Investment Performance. The Board took into account discussions that occur with representatives of the Investment Advisers, and reports that it receives, at Board meetings throughout the year, relating to fund investment performance. In this regard, the Board noted that as part of regularly scheduled fund reviews and other reports to the Board on fund performance, the Board considered annualized return information for the fund for different time periods, measured against an appropriate securities market index (benchmark index) and an appropriate peer group of funds with similar objectives (peer group). The Board also considered information about performance attribution. In its ongoing evaluation of fund investment performance , the Board gives particular attention to information indicating changes in performance of the funds over different time periods and discussed with the Investment Advisers the reasons for any overperformance or underperformance. The fund underperformed its benchmark and peers for the one- and three-year periods ended February 28, 2023, and as a result, the Board continues to engage in discussions with FMR about the steps it is taking to address the fund's performance.
In addition to reviewing absolute and relative fund performance, the Independent Trustees periodically consider the appropriateness of fund performance metrics in evaluating the results achieved. The Independent Trustees generally give greater weight to fund performance over longer time periods than over shorter time periods. Depending on the circumstances, the Independent Trustees may be satisfied with a fund's performance notwithstanding that it lags its benchmark index or peer group for certain periods.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should continue to benefit the shareholders of the fund.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio. The Board was provided with information regarding industry trends in management fees and expenses. In its review of the fund's management fee and the total expense ratio of Class I, the Board considered the fund's management fee rate as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board noted that Fidelity may agree to waive fees or reimburse expenses from time to time, and the extent to which, if any, it has done so for the fund. The Board also considered information about the impact of the fund's performance adjustment.
Comparisons of Management Fees and Total Expense Ratios. Among other things, the Board reviewed data for selected groups of competitive funds and classes (referred to as "mapped groups") that were compiled by Fidelity based on combining similar investment objective categories (as classified by Lipper) that have comparable investment mandates. The data reviewed by the Board included (i) gross management fee comparisons (before taking into account expense reimbursements or caps and without taking into account the fund's performance adjustment) relative to the total universe of funds within the mapped group; (ii) gross management fee comparisons relative to a subset of non-Fidelity funds in the mapped group that are similar in size and management fee structure to the fund (referred to as the "asset size peer group"); (iii) total expense comparisons of Class I of the fund relative to funds and classes in the mapped group that have a similar sales load structure to Class I of the fund (referred to as the "similar sales load structure group"); and (iv) total expense comparisons of Class I of the fund relative to funds and classes in the similar sales load structure group that are similar in size and management fee structure to the fund (referred to as the "total expense asset size peer group"). The total expense asset size peer group comparison excludes performance adjustments and fund-paid 12b-1 fees to eliminate variability in fee structures.
The information provided to the Board indicated that the fund's management fee rate ranked below the competitive median of the mapped group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022 and below the competitive median of the asset size peer group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022. Further, the information provided to the Board indicated that the total expense ratio of Class I of the fund ranked above the competitive median of the similar sales load structure group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022 and below the competitive median of the total expense asset size peer group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022. The Board considered that, in general, various factors can affect total expense ratios. The Board noted that, although Class I is categorized by Lipper as an institutional class, Class I has no investment minimum, unlike most other funds and classes categorized as institutional. As a result, FMR believes Class I is generally more comparable to retail funds and classes. The Board considered that, when compared to retail funds and classes, Class I would not be above the similar sales load structure growth competitive median for 2022.
The Board noted that the fund offers multiple classes, each of which has a different sales load and 12b-1 fee structure, and that the multiple structures are intended to offer a range of pricing options for the intermediary market. The Board also noted that the total expense ratios of the classes vary primarily by the level of their 12b-1 fees, although differences in transfer agent fees may also cause expenses to vary from class to class.
The Board also considered that, for funds subject to the group fee, FMR agreed to voluntarily waive fees over a specified period of time in amounts designed to account for assets converted from certain funds to certain collective investment trusts.
The Board also considered that the fund's management fee is subject to upward or downward adjustment depending upon whether, and to what extent, the fund's investment performance for the performance period (a rolling 36-month period) exceeds, or is exceeded by, a securities index, thus leading to a performance adjustment for the same period. The Board noted that the performance adjustment provides FMR with a strong economic incentive to seek to achieve superior long-term performance for the fund's shareholders and helps to more closely align the interests of FMR and the shareholders of the fund.
In connection with its consideration of the fund's performance adjustment, the Board noted that the performance of Class I is used for purposes of determining the performance adjustment. The Board noted that to the extent the performance adjustment was based on the performance of a share class with higher total annual operating expenses, the fund would be subject to a smaller positive and larger negative performance adjustment. The Board considered the appropriateness of the use of Class I as the basis for the performance adjustment. The Board noted that Class I is typically the largest class (reflecting the actual investment experience for the plurality of shareholders), employs a standard expense structure, and does not include fund-paid 12b-1 fees, which Fidelity believes makes it a more appropriate measurement of Fidelity's investment skill.
Other Contractual Arrangements. The Board further considered that FMR has contractually agreed to reimburse Class A, Class M, Class C, and Class I of the fund to the extent that total operating expenses, with certain exceptions, as a percentage of their respective average net assets, exceed 1.30%, 1.55%, 2.05%, and 1.05% through February 29, 2024.
Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients. The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of Fidelity, such as other funds advised or subadvised by Fidelity, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients with similar mandates. The Board noted that a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically reviews and compares Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds and also noted the most recent findings of the committee. The Board noted that the committee's review included a consideration of the differences in services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in the markets serving the different categories of clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee, including the use of Class I as the basis for the performance adjustment, is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered. Further, based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that the total expense ratio of each class of the fund was reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and servicing the fund's shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, Fidelity presents to the Board information about the profitability of its relationships with the fund. Fidelity calculates profitability information for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability information for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies and the full Board approves such changes.
A public accounting firm has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. The engagement includes the review and assessment of the methodologies used by Fidelity in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures in respect of the mathematical accuracy of certain fund profitability information and its conformity to established allocation methodologies. After considering the reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and potential indirect benefits such businesses may have received as a result of their association with Fidelity's fund business (i.e., fall-out benefits) as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from the funds' business. The Board considered areas where potential indirect benefits to the Fidelity funds from their relationships with Fidelity may exist. The Board's consideration of these matters was informed by the findings of a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds to evaluate potential fall-out benefits.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale as assets grow through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense ratio reductions. The Board also noted that a committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically analyzes whether Fidelity attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total "group assets" increase, and for higher group fee rates as total "group assets" decrease ("group assets" as defined in the management contract). FMR calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total Fidelity fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board further considered that Fidelity agreed to impose a temporary fee waiver in the form of additional breakpoints to the current breakpoint schedule. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will benefit from lower management fees as "group assets" increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board concluded, taking into account the analysis of the Economies of Scale Committee, that economies of scale, if any, are being appropriately shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' advisory contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including: (i) fund flow and performance trends, in particular the underperformance of certain funds and strategies, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds, including any consideration of fund liquidations or mergers; (ii) the operation of performance fees and competitor use of performance fees; (iii) Fidelity's pricing philosophy compared to competitors; (iv) fund profitability methodology and data; (v) evaluation of competitive fund data and peer group classifications and fee and expense comparisons; (vi) the management fee and expense structures for different funds and classes and information about the differences between various fee and expense structures; (vii) group fee breakpoints and related voluntary fee waivers; and (viii) information regarding other accounts managed by Fidelity and the funds' sub-advisory arrangements.
Conclusion. Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the advisory and sub-advisory fee arrangements are fair and reasonable in light of all of the surrounding circumstances and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed through July 31, 2024.
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AGLO-ANN-1223
Fidelity Advisor® Value Leaders Fund
Annual Report
October 31, 2023
Contents
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NOT FDIC INSURED •MAY LOSE VALUE •NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the Fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of distributions from dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The hypothetical investment and the average annual total returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns |
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Periods ended October 31, 2023 | Past 1 year | Past 5 years | Past 10 years |
Class A (incl. 5.75% sales charge) | -5.95% | 4.10% | 5.95% |
Class M (incl. 3.50% sales charge) | -3.92% | 4.34% | 5.94% |
Class C (incl. contingent deferred sales charge) | -1.97% | 4.55% | 5.95% |
Class I | 0.05% | 5.63% | 6.87% |
Class C shares' contingent deferred sales charges included in the past one year, past five years and past ten years total return figures are 1%, 0% and 0%, respectively.
$10,000 Over 10 Years |
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Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity Advisor® Value Leaders Fund - Class A, a class of the fund, on October 31, 2013, and the current 5.75% sales charge was paid. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the Russell 1000® Value Index performed over the same period. |
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Market Recap:
U.S. equities gained 10.14% for the 12 months ending October 31, 2023, according to the S&P 500® index, as global economic expansion and a slowing in the pace of inflation provided a favorable backdrop for higher-risk assets through July. After returning -18.11% in 2022, the index's upturn has been driven by a narrow set of companies in the information technology and communication services sectors, largely due to excitement for generative artificial intelligence. Monetary tightening by the U.S. Federal Reserve continued amid consistent pressure on core inflation. Since March 2022, the Fed has hiked its benchmark interest rate 11 times. The latest bump came in late July, a fourth consecutive raise of 25 basis points, followed by the decision to hold rates in September at a 22-year high so the Fed can observe the pause's effect on inflation and the economy. The year-to-date equity rally sputtered in August and continued to lose steam through October amid a stalling pattern in disinflationary trends, soaring yields on longer-term government bonds and mixed earnings from some big and influential firms. The S&P 500® closed at its 2023 high on July 31 before returning -3.27% in Q3 and -2.10% in October. Still, U.S. stocks ended October up 10.69% year to date. By sector for the full 12 months, communications services (+36%) and tech (+33%) led. In contrast, two defensive, rate-sensitive sectors lagged most: utilities (-8%) and real estate (-7%).
Comments from Portfolio Manager Sean Gavin:
For the fiscal year ending October 31, 2023, the fund's share classes (excluding sales charges, if applicable) returned about -1% to 0%, versus 0.13% for the benchmark Russell 1000 Value Index. The biggest detractor from performance versus the benchmark was stock picking in information technology, primarily within the software & services industry. Security selection in consumer staples, primarily within the consumer staples distribution & retail industry, also hampered the fund's result. Also detracting from our result was an overweight in health care, primarily within the health care equipment & services industry. Not owning Meta Platforms, a benchmark component that gained 210%, was the fund's largest individual relative detractor. The second-largest relative detractor was an overweight in AES (-42%). An overweight in Centene (-19%) also hurt. Centene was one of the fund's largest holdings. In contrast, the biggest contributor to performance versus the benchmark was stock picking in health care, primarily within the pharmaceuticals, biotechnology & life sciences industry. Security selection and an overweight in communication services also boosted relative performance. Also lifting the fund's relative result was stock selection in consumer discretionary. The top individual relative contributor was our stake in Activision Blizzard (+32%). Activision Blizzard was not held at period end. A second notable relative contributor was an overweight in Comcast (+34%). Comcast was among our biggest holdings. A stake in Boeing gained roughly 46% and notably helped. Boeing was not held at period end. Notable changes in positioning include higher allocations to the consumer staples and information technology sectors.
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
Top Holdings (% of Fund's net assets) |
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Cigna Group | 5.6 | |
Comcast Corp. Class A | 5.3 | |
PG&E Corp. | 4.9 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 4.4 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 4.4 | |
Centene Corp. | 4.3 | |
Amdocs Ltd. | 4.0 | |
H&R Block, Inc. | 3.9 | |
Bank of America Corp. | 3.2 | |
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | 3.2 | |
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Market Sectors (% of Fund's net assets) |
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Health Care | 21.6 | |
Financials | 19.4 | |
Utilities | 12.2 | |
Energy | 11.1 | |
Information Technology | 8.6 | |
Consumer Staples | 8.2 | |
Communication Services | 5.3 | |
Industrials | 5.3 | |
Consumer Discretionary | 3.9 | |
Materials | 1.7 | |
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Asset Allocation (% of Fund's net assets) |
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Geographic Diversification (% of Fund's net assets) |
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* Includes Short-Term investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities). Percentages are adjusted for the effect of derivatives, if applicable. |
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Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 94.1% |
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COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 5.3% | | | |
Media - 5.3% | | | |
Comcast Corp. Class A | | 40,933 | 1,690,124 |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 3.9% | | | |
Diversified Consumer Services - 3.9% | | | |
H&R Block, Inc. | | 30,206 | 1,239,956 |
CONSUMER STAPLES - 8.2% | | | |
Food Products - 3.5% | | | |
Mondelez International, Inc. | | 10,670 | 706,461 |
Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A | | 8,888 | 411,959 |
| | | 1,118,420 |
Household Products - 1.7% | | | |
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC | | 8,266 | 553,053 |
Personal Care Products - 3.0% | | | |
Kenvue, Inc. | | 50,600 | 941,160 |
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | | | 2,612,633 |
ENERGY - 11.1% | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 11.1% | | | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | 13,191 | 1,396,267 |
Ovintiv, Inc. | | 7,647 | 367,056 |
Parex Resources, Inc. | | 49,900 | 956,439 |
Shell PLC ADR | | 12,500 | 814,250 |
| | | 3,534,012 |
FINANCIALS - 19.4% | | | |
Banks - 12.3% | | | |
Bank of America Corp. | | 39,114 | 1,030,263 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | 10,041 | 1,396,301 |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | | 4,401 | 503,782 |
U.S. Bancorp | | 14,451 | 460,698 |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | 13,217 | 525,640 |
| | | 3,916,684 |
Financial Services - 3.1% | | | |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B (a) | | 2,887 | 985,420 |
Insurance - 4.0% | | | |
Chubb Ltd. | | 3,413 | 732,498 |
The Travelers Companies, Inc. | | 3,149 | 527,269 |
| | | 1,259,767 |
TOTAL FINANCIALS | | | 6,161,871 |
HEALTH CARE - 21.6% | | | |
Health Care Providers & Services - 17.0% | | | |
Centene Corp. (a) | | 19,943 | 1,375,668 |
Cigna Group | | 5,701 | 1,762,748 |
Elevance Health, Inc. | | 1,577 | 709,792 |
Humana, Inc. | | 1,237 | 647,805 |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | 1,672 | 895,456 |
| | | 5,391,469 |
Pharmaceuticals - 4.6% | | | |
AstraZeneca PLC sponsored ADR | | 8,629 | 545,612 |
Roche Holding AG (participation certificate) | | 1,367 | 352,289 |
Sanofi SA sponsored ADR | | 12,338 | 558,295 |
| | | 1,456,196 |
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | | | 6,847,665 |
INDUSTRIALS - 5.3% | | | |
Aerospace & Defense - 2.0% | | | |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | | 1,364 | 643,031 |
Electrical Equipment - 1.7% | | | |
Regal Rexnord Corp. | | 4,466 | 528,819 |
Industrial Conglomerates - 1.6% | | | |
Siemens AG | | 3,731 | 495,099 |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | | 1,666,949 |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 5.4% | | | |
IT Services - 4.0% | | | |
Amdocs Ltd. | | 15,785 | 1,265,326 |
Software - 1.4% | | | |
Gen Digital, Inc. | | 26,413 | 440,041 |
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | | | 1,705,367 |
MATERIALS - 1.7% | | | |
Chemicals - 1.7% | | | |
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | | 7,166 | 522,258 |
UTILITIES - 12.2% | | | |
Electric Utilities - 10.8% | | | |
Constellation Energy Corp. | | 5,274 | 595,540 |
Edison International | | 10,100 | 636,906 |
PG&E Corp. (a) | | 95,399 | 1,555,004 |
Southern Co. | | 9,283 | 624,746 |
| | | 3,412,196 |
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 1.4% | | | |
The AES Corp. | | 30,737 | 457,981 |
TOTAL UTILITIES | | | 3,870,177 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $25,396,194) | | | 29,851,012 |
| | | |
Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 3.2% |
| | Shares | Value ($) |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 3.2% | | | |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 3.2% | | | |
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Cost $1,038,571) | | 25,678 | 1,023,667 |
| | | |
Money Market Funds - 1.9% |
| | Shares | Value ($) |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 5.40% (b) (Cost $604,938) | | 604,817 | 604,938 |
| | | |
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 99.2% (Cost $27,039,703) | 31,479,617 |
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 0.8% | 245,943 |
NET ASSETS - 100.0% | 31,725,560 |
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(b) | Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request. |
Affiliated Central Funds
Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund's investments in Fidelity Central Funds, including the ownership percentage, is presented below.
Affiliate | Value, beginning of period ($) | Purchases ($) | Sales Proceeds ($) | Dividend Income ($) | Realized Gain (loss) ($) | Change in Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) ($) | Value, end of period ($) | % ownership, end of period |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 5.40% | 1,657,491 | 14,528,421 | 15,580,974 | 50,958 | - | - | 604,938 | 0.0% |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 5.40% | - | 333,252 | 333,252 | 1,198 | - | - | - | 0.0% |
Total | 1,657,491 | 14,861,673 | 15,914,226 | 52,156 | - | - | 604,938 | |
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Amounts in the dividend income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable.
Amounts in the dividend income column for Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities.
Amounts included in the purchases and sales proceeds columns may include in-kind transactions, if applicable.
Investment Valuation
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2023, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: |
Description | Total ($) | Level 1 ($) | Level 2 ($) | Level 3 ($) |
Investments in Securities: | | | | |
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Equities: | | | | |
Communication Services | 1,690,124 | 1,690,124 | - | - |
Consumer Discretionary | 1,239,956 | 1,239,956 | - | - |
Consumer Staples | 2,612,633 | 2,059,580 | 553,053 | - |
Energy | 3,534,012 | 3,534,012 | - | - |
Financials | 6,161,871 | 6,161,871 | - | - |
Health Care | 6,847,665 | 6,495,376 | 352,289 | - |
Industrials | 1,666,949 | 1,171,850 | 495,099 | - |
Information Technology | 2,729,034 | 1,705,367 | 1,023,667 | - |
Materials | 522,258 | 522,258 | - | - |
Utilities | 3,870,177 | 3,870,177 | - | - |
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Money Market Funds | 604,938 | 604,938 | - | - |
Total Investments in Securities: | 31,479,617 | 29,055,509 | 2,424,108 | - |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
| | | | October 31, 2023 |
| | | | |
Assets | | | | |
Investment in securities, at value - See accompanying schedule: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $26,434,765) | $ | 30,874,679 | | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $604,938) | | 604,938 | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
Total Investment in Securities (cost $27,039,703) | | | $ | 31,479,617 |
Receivable for investments sold | | | | 396,705 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | | | 1,177 |
Dividends receivable | | | | 21,285 |
Reclaims receivable | | | | 22,347 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | | | 4,200 |
Prepaid expenses | | | | 47 |
Receivable from investment adviser for expense reductions | | | | 6,019 |
Total assets | | | | 31,931,397 |
Liabilities | | | | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | $ | 130,397 | | |
Accrued management fee | | 19,171 | | |
Distribution and service plan fees payable | | 8,287 | | |
Other affiliated payables | | 6,485 | | |
Audit fee payable | | 40,895 | | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | | 602 | | |
Total Liabilities | | | | 205,837 |
Net Assets | | | $ | 31,725,560 |
Net Assets consist of: | | | | |
Paid in capital | | | $ | 25,795,516 |
Total accumulated earnings (loss) | | | | 5,930,044 |
Net Assets | | | $ | 31,725,560 |
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Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price | | | | |
Class A : | | | | |
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($18,484,106 ÷ 899,987 shares)(a) | | | $ | 20.54 |
Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $20.54) | | | $ | 21.79 |
Class M : | | | | |
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($5,375,917 ÷ 260,768 shares)(a) | | | $ | 20.62 |
Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $20.62) | | | $ | 21.37 |
Class C : | | | | |
Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($2,468,685 ÷ 124,606 shares)(a) | | | $ | 19.81 |
Class I : | | | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($5,396,852 ÷ 260,774 shares) | | | $ | 20.70 |
(a)Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge. |
Statement of Operations |
| | | | Year ended October 31, 2023 |
Investment Income | | | | |
Dividends | | | $ | 787,685 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $1,198 from security lending) | | | | 52,156 |
Total Income | | | | 839,841 |
Expenses | | | | |
Management fee | | | | |
Basic fee | $ | 196,155 | | |
Performance adjustment | | 24,053 | | |
Transfer agent fees | | 73,847 | | |
Distribution and service plan fees | | 109,391 | | |
Accounting fees | | 13,227 | | |
Custodian fees and expenses | | 7,444 | | |
Independent trustees' fees and expenses | | 205 | | |
Registration fees | | 59,422 | | |
Audit | | 46,261 | | |
Legal | | 5,165 | | |
Miscellaneous | | 140 | | |
Total expenses before reductions | | 535,310 | | |
Expense reductions | | (92,506) | | |
Total expenses after reductions | | | | 442,804 |
Net Investment income (loss) | | | | 397,037 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | |
Investment Securities: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | 1,232,535 | | |
Foreign currency transactions | | 488 | | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | | | 1,233,023 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | |
Investment Securities: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | (1,682,494) | | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | 1,177 | | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | | (1,681,317) |
Net gain (loss) | | | | (448,294) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | $ | (51,257) |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
|
| | Year ended October 31, 2023 | | Year ended October 31, 2022 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | |
Operations | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 397,037 | $ | 224,794 |
Net realized gain (loss) | | 1,233,023 | | 456,468 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | (1,681,317) | | 150,614 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | (51,257) | | 831,876 |
Distributions to shareholders | | (767,694) | | (1,882,632) |
| | | | |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | | (6,072,225) | | 12,963,960 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | (6,891,176) | | 11,913,204 |
| | | | |
Net Assets | | | | |
Beginning of period | | 38,616,736 | | 26,703,532 |
End of period | $ | 31,725,560 | $ | 38,616,736 |
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Financial Highlights
Fidelity Advisor® Value Leaders Fund Class A |
|
Years ended October 31, | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 20.97 | $ | 22.22 | $ | 15.67 | $ | 18.62 | $ | 19.31 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | .23 | | .17 | | .17 | | .15 | | .20 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | (.26) | | .18 | | 6.49 | | (2.81) | | .58 C |
Total from investment operations | | (.03) | | .35 | | 6.66 | | (2.66) | | .78 |
Distributions from net investment income | | (.13) | | (.15) | | (.11) | | (.20) | | (.19) |
Distributions from net realized gain | | (.27) | | (1.45) | | - | | (.09) | | (1.28) |
Total distributions | | (.40) | | (1.60) | | (.11) | | (.29) | | (1.47) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 20.54 | $ | 20.97 | $ | 22.22 | $ | 15.67 | $ | 18.62 |
Total Return D,E | | (.21)% | | 1.92% | | 42.68% | | (14.57)% | | 4.64% C |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | 1.41% | | 1.29% | | 1.27% | | 1.35% | | 1.29% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | 1.14% | | 1.15% | | 1.15% | | 1.25% | | 1.25% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | 1.14% | | 1.15% | | 1.15% | | 1.24% | | 1.25% |
Net investment income (loss) | | 1.11% | | .83% | | .83% | | .91% | | 1.12% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 18,484 | $ | 20,328 | $ | 16,513 | $ | 10,954 | $ | 16,648 |
Portfolio turnover rate H | | 40% | | 39% | | 51% | | 144% | | 37% |
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
CNet realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share reflects proceeds received from litigation which amounted to $.03 per share. Excluding these litigation proceeds, the total return would have been 4.45%.
DTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
ETotal returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
FFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
GExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
HAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
Fidelity Advisor® Value Leaders Fund Class M |
|
Years ended October 31, | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 21.05 | $ | 22.30 | $ | 15.72 | $ | 18.68 | $ | 19.34 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | .18 | | .12 | | .12 | | .11 | | .16 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | (.26) | | .17 | | 6.52 | | (2.83) | | .59 C |
Total from investment operations | | (.08) | | .29 | | 6.64 | | (2.72) | | .75 |
Distributions from net investment income | | (.08) | | (.09) | | (.06) | | (.15) | | (.13) |
Distributions from net realized gain | | (.27) | | (1.45) | | - | | (.09) | | (1.28) |
Total distributions | | (.35) | | (1.54) | | (.06) | | (.24) | | (1.41) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 20.62 | $ | 21.05 | $ | 22.30 | $ | 15.72 | $ | 18.68 |
Total Return D,E | | (.43)% | | 1.63% | | 42.32% | | (14.79)% | | 4.42% C |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | 1.65% | | 1.55% | | 1.54% | | 1.64% | | 1.58% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | 1.40% | | 1.40% | | 1.41% | | 1.50% | | 1.50% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | 1.39% | | 1.40% | | 1.41% | | 1.49% | | 1.50% |
Net investment income (loss) | | .86% | | .57% | | .57% | | .66% | | .87% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 5,376 | $ | 5,569 | $ | 5,275 | $ | 3,821 | $ | 5,146 |
Portfolio turnover rate H | | 40% | | 39% | | 51% | | 144% | | 37% |
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
CNet realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share reflects proceeds received from litigation which amounted to $.03 per share. Excluding these litigation proceeds, the total return would have been 4.23%.
DTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
ETotal returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
FFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
GExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
HAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
Fidelity Advisor® Value Leaders Fund Class C |
|
Years ended October 31, | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 20.29 | $ | 21.49 | $ | 15.18 | $ | 17.99 | $ | 18.67 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | .07 | | .02 | | .01 | | .03 | | .06 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | (.26) | | .18 | | 6.30 | | (2.75) | | .58 C |
Total from investment operations | | (.19) | | .20 | | 6.31 | | (2.72) | | .64 |
Distributions from net investment income | | (.02) | | - | | - | | - | | (.04) |
Distributions from net realized gain | | (.27) | | (1.40) | | - | | (.09) | | (1.28) |
Total distributions | | (.29) | | (1.40) | | - | | (.09) | | (1.32) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 19.81 | $ | 20.29 | $ | 21.49 | $ | 15.18 | $ | 17.99 |
Total Return D,E | | (.99)% | | 1.19% | | 41.57% | | (15.22)% | | 3.90% C |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | 2.21% | | 2.10% | | 2.09% | | 2.18% | | 2.13% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | 1.90% | | 1.90% | | 1.93% | | 2.00% | | 2.00% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | 1.90% | | 1.89% | | 1.93% | | 1.99% | | 2.00% |
Net investment income (loss) | | .36% | | .08% | | .05% | | .16% | | .37% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 2,469 | $ | 2,847 | $ | 1,875 | $ | 1,763 | $ | 2,733 |
Portfolio turnover rate H | | 40% | | 39% | | 51% | | 144% | | 37% |
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
CNet realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share reflects proceeds received from litigation which amounted to $.03 per share. Excluding these litigation proceeds, the total return would have been 3.71%.
DTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
ETotal returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.
FFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
GExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
HAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
Fidelity Advisor® Value Leaders Fund Class I |
|
Years ended October 31, | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 21.12 | $ | 22.39 | $ | 15.80 | $ | 18.78 | $ | 19.47 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | .29 | | .22 | | .23 | | .20 | | .25 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | (.27) | | .18 | | 6.54 | | (2.82) | | .59 C |
Total from investment operations | | .02 | | .40 | | 6.77 | | (2.62) | | .84 |
Distributions from net investment income | | (.17) | | (.22) | | (.18) | | (.27) | | (.26) |
Distributions from net realized gain | | (.27) | | (1.45) | | - | | (.09) | | (1.28) |
Total distributions | | (.44) | | (1.67) | | (.18) | | (.36) | | (1.53) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 20.70 | $ | 21.12 | $ | 22.39 | $ | 15.80 | $ | 18.78 |
Total Return D | | .05% | | 2.16% | | 43.08% | | (14.31)% | | 4.96% C |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,E,F | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | 1.08% | | .94% | | .94% | | .99% | | .97% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | .90% | | .89% | | .87% | | .99% | | .97% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | .90% | | .89% | | .87% | | .98% | | .96% |
Net investment income (loss) | | 1.36% | | 1.08% | | 1.11% | | 1.17% | | 1.41% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 5,397 | $ | 9,872 | $ | 3,041 | $ | 1,898 | $ | 2,342 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | | 40% | | 39% | | 51% | | 144% | | 37% |
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
CNet realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share reflects proceeds received from litigation which amounted to $.03 per share. Excluding these litigation proceeds, the total return would have been 4.77%.
DTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
EFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
FExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
GAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
For the period ended October 31, 2023
1. Organization.
Fidelity Advisor Value Leaders Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Advisor Series VIII (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. The Fund offers Class A, Class M, Class C and Class I shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Class A, Class M, Class C, Class I and Class Z are Fidelity Advisor classes. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after a holding period of eight years from the initial date of purchase, with certain exceptions.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
Funds may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The Schedule of Investments lists any Fidelity Central Funds held as an investment as of period end, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. An investing fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
Based on its investment objective, each Fidelity Central Fund may invest or participate in various investment vehicles or strategies that are similar to those of the investing fund. These strategies are consistent with the investment objectives of the investing fund and may involve certain economic risks which may cause a decline in value of each of the Fidelity Central Funds and thus a decline in the value of the investing fund.
Fidelity Central Fund | Investment Manager | Investment Objective | Investment Practices | Expense RatioA |
Fidelity Money Market Central Funds | Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR) | Each fund seeks to obtain a high level of current income consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity. | Short-term Investments | Less than .005% |
A Expenses expressed as a percentage of average net assets and are as of each underlying Central Fund's most recent annual or semi-annual shareholder report.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds which contain the significant accounting policies (including investment valuation policies) of those funds, and are not covered by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission website or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services - Investment Companies. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) but does not include the underlying holdings of these funds. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Fund's investment adviser as the valuation designee responsible for the fair valuation function and performing fair value determinations as needed. The investment adviser has established a Fair Value Committee (the Committee) to carry out the day-to-day fair valuation responsibilities and has adopted policies and procedures to govern the fair valuation process and the activities of the Committee. In accordance with these fair valuation policies and procedures, which have been approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing services or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with the policies and procedures. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, transaction data, estimated cash flows, and market observations of comparable investments. The frequency that the fair valuation procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee manages the Fund's fair valuation practices and maintains the fair valuation policies and procedures. The Fund's investment adviser reports to the Board information regarding the fair valuation process and related material matters.
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, ETFs and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level as of October 31, 2023 is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
Foreign Currency. Certain Funds may use foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Gains and losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received, and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and include proceeds received from litigation. Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of a fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to a fund. Any such rebates are included in net realized gain (loss) on investments in the Statement of Operations. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain. Funds may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. Any withholding tax reclaims income is included in the Statement of Operations in dividends. Any receivables for withholding tax reclaims are included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities in reclaims receivable.
Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of a fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of a fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred, as applicable. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class, if applicable. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expenses included in the accompanying financial statements reflect the expenses of that fund and do not include any expenses associated with any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Although not included in a fund's expenses, a fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses through the net asset value of each underlying mutual fund or exchange-traded fund (ETF). Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. As of October 31, 2023, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions and losses deferred due to wash sales.
As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities, and derivatives if applicable, for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation | $5,764,249 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (1,433,213) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $4,331,036 |
Tax Cost | $27,148,581 |
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income | $761,148 |
Undistributed long-term capital gain | $837,757 |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments | $4,331,139 |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| October 31, 2023 | October 31, 2022 |
Ordinary Income | $242,274 | $ 385,496 |
Long-term Capital Gains | 525,420 | 1,497,136 |
Total | $767,694 | $ 1,882,632 |
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities and in-kind transactions, as applicable, are noted in the table below.
| Purchases ($) | Sales ($) |
Fidelity Advisor Value Leaders Fund | 14,573,938 | 18,291,980 |
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (the investment adviser) and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .30% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .23% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the monthly average net assets of a group of registered investment companies with which the investment adviser has management contracts. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. 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 Class I as compared to its benchmark index, the Russell 1000 Value Index, over the same 36 month performance period. For the reporting period, the total annual management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .59% of the Fund's average net assets. The performance adjustment included in the management fee rate may be higher or lower than the maximum performance adjustment rate due to the difference between the average net assets for the reporting and performance periods.
Distribution and Service Plan Fees. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate Distribution and Service Plans for each class of shares. Certain classes pay Fidelity Distributors Company LLC (FDC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, separate Distribution and Service Fees, each of which is based on an annual percentage of each class' average net assets. In addition, FDC may pay financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund and providing shareholder support services. For the period, the Distribution and Service Fee rates, total fees and amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
| Distribution Fee | Service Fee | Total Fees | Retained by FDC |
Class A | - % | .25% | $50,198 | $705 |
Class M | .25% | .25% | 29,878 | 91 |
Class C | .75% | .25% | 29,315 | 5,997 |
| | | $109,391 | $6,793 |
Sales Load. FDC may receive a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for selling Class A shares and 3.50% for selling Class M shares, some of which is paid to financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund. Depending on the holding period, FDC may receive contingent deferred sales charges levied on Class A, Class M and Class C redemptions. The deferred sales charges are 1.00% for Class C shares, 1.00% for certain purchases of Class A shares and .25% for certain purchases of Class M shares.
For the period, sales charge amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
| Retained by FDC |
Class A | $7,133 |
Class M | 626 |
Class CA | 281 |
| $8,040 |
A When Class C shares are initially sold, FDC pays commissions from its own resources to financial intermediaries through which the sales are made.
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company LLC (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, 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 the account size and type of account of the shareholders of the respective classes of the Fund. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements.
For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
| Amount | % of Class-Level Average Net Assets |
Class A | $41,638 | .21 |
Class M | 11,776 | .20 |
Class C | 7,418 | .25 |
Class I | 13,015 | .16 |
| $73,847 | |
During November 2023, the Board approved a change in the transfer agent fees effective December 1, 2023 to a fixed annual rate of class-level average net assets as follows:
| % of Class-Level Average Net Assets |
Class A | 0.2000% |
Class M | 0.1933% |
Class C | 0.2000% |
Class I | 0.1412% |
Accounting Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. For the period, the fees were equivalent to the following annual rates:
| % of Average Net Assets |
Fidelity Advisor Value Leaders Fund | .04 |
During November 2023, the Board approved a change in the accounting fees effective December 1, 2023 to a fixed annual rate of average net assets as follows:
| % of Average Net Assets |
Fidelity Advisor Value Leaders Fund | 0.0354% |
Brokerage Commissions. A portion of portfolio transactions were placed with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were as follows:
| Amount |
Fidelity Advisor Value Leaders Fund | $204 |
Interfund Trades. Funds may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Any interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note. Interfund trades during the period are noted in the table below.
| Purchases ($) | Sales ($) | Realized Gain (Loss) ($) |
Fidelity Advisor Value Leaders Fund | 787,632 | 903,704 | 17,112 |
6. Committed Line of Credit.
Certain Funds participate with other funds managed by the investment adviser or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The participating funds have agreed to pay commitment fees on their pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which are reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations, and are listed below. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
| Amount |
Fidelity Advisor Value Leaders Fund | $69 |
7. Security Lending.
Funds lend portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. Lending agents are used, including National Financial Services (NFS), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, NFS will receive a fee, which is capped at 9.9% of a fund's daily lending revenue, for its services as lending agent. A fund may lend securities to certain qualified borrowers, including NFS. On the settlement date of the loan, a 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 a fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to a fund on the next business day. A fund or borrower may terminate the loan at any time, and if the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. A fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. Any loaned securities are identified as such in the Schedule of Investments, and the value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end, as applicable, are presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Affiliated security lending activity, if any, was as follows:
| Total Security Lending Fees Paid to NFS | Security Lending Income From Securities Loaned to NFS | Value of Securities Loaned to NFS at Period End |
Fidelity Advisor Value Leaders Fund | $109 | $- | $- |
8. Expense Reductions.
The investment adviser contractually agreed to reimburse expenses of each class to the extent annual operating expenses exceeded certain levels of class-level average net assets as noted in the table below. This reimbursement will remain in place through February 28, 2025. Some expenses, for example the compensation of the independent Trustees, and certain miscellaneous expenses such as proxy and shareholder meeting expenses, are excluded from this reimbursement.
The following classes were in reimbursement during the period:
| Expense Limitations | Reimbursement |
Class A | 1.15% | $51,211 |
Class M | 1.40% | 14,723 |
Class C | 1.90% | 9,010 |
Class I | .90% | 15,266 |
| | $90,210 |
During the period, transfer agent credits reduced each class' expenses as noted in the table below.
| Expense reduction |
| |
Class M | $65 |
| $65 |
In addition, during the period the investment adviser or an affiliate reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $2,231.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
| Year ended October 31, 2023 | Year ended October 31, 2022 |
Fidelity Advisor Value Leaders Fund | | |
Distributions to shareholders | | |
Class A | $ 392,714 | $1,169,693 |
Class M | 101,153 | 368,978 |
Class C | 43,995 | 121,226 |
Class I | 229,832 | 222,735 |
Total | $767,694 | $1,882,632 |
10. Share Transactions.
Share transactions for each class were as follows and may contain in-kind transactions, automatic conversions between classes or exchanges between affiliated funds:
| Shares | Shares | Dollars | Dollars |
| Year ended October 31, 2023 | Year ended October 31, 2022 | Year ended October 31, 2023 | Year ended October 31, 2022 |
Fidelity Advisor Value Leaders Fund | | | | |
Class A | | | | |
Shares sold | 191,201 | 327,282 | $4,013,617 | $6,867,625 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 18,365 | 57,208 | 386,214 | 1,145,881 |
Shares redeemed | (279,017) | (158,093) | (5,815,069) | (3,273,456) |
Net increase (decrease) | (69,451) | 226,397 | $(1,415,238) | $4,740,050 |
Class M | | | | |
Shares sold | 62,208 | 63,036 | $1,314,625 | $1,323,264 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 4,759 | 18,182 | 100,652 | 366,362 |
Shares redeemed | (70,749) | (53,217) | (1,475,048) | (1,091,336) |
Net increase (decrease) | (3,782) | 28,001 | $(59,771) | $598,290 |
Class C | | | | |
Shares sold | 42,856 | 85,042 | $873,648 | $1,720,316 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 2,154 | 6,217 | 43,995 | 121,226 |
Shares redeemed | (60,744) | (38,135) | (1,220,460) | (778,322) |
Net increase (decrease) | (15,734) | 53,124 | $(302,817) | $1,063,220 |
Class I | | | | |
Shares sold | 133,971 | 366,638 | $2,861,829 | $7,292,873 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 10,836 | 10,963 | 229,069 | 220,577 |
Shares redeemed | (351,523) | (45,956) | (7,385,297) | (951,050) |
Net increase (decrease) | (206,716) | 331,645 | $(4,294,399) | $6,562,400 |
11. Other.
A 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, a fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. A fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
12. Risk and Uncertainties.
Many factors affect a fund's performance. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as pandemics, epidemics, outbreaks of infectious diseases, war, terrorism, and environmental disasters, may significantly affect a fund's investment performance. The effects of these developments to a fund will be impacted by the types of securities in which a fund invests, the financial condition, industry, economic sector, and geographic location of an issuer, and a fund's level of investment in the securities of that issuer. Significant concentrations in security types, issuers, industries, sectors, and geographic locations may magnify the factors that affect a fund's performance.
To the Board of Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Series VIII and Shareholders of Fidelity Advisor Value Leaders Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Fidelity Advisor Value Leaders Fund (one of the funds constituting Fidelity Advisor Series VIII, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of October 31, 2023, the related statement of operations for the year ended October 31, 2023, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2023, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2023 (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October 31, 2023, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2023 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2023 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2023 by correspondence with the custodian. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
December 12, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Fidelity group of funds since 1932.
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board (if any), and officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for Jonathan Chiel, each of the Trustees oversees 322 funds. Mr. Chiel oversees 191 funds.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the trust and the fund is referred to herein as an Independent Trustee. Each Independent Trustee shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. Officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer or Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098.
Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Trustees. The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.
In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.
Board Structure and Oversight Function. Robert A. Lawrence is an interested person and currently serves as Chair. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chair is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chair has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chair, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chair and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. David M. Thomas serves as Lead Independent Trustee and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.
Fidelity® funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's high income and certain equity funds, and other Boards oversee Fidelity's alternative investment, investment-grade bond, money market, asset allocation, and other equity funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity® funds overseen by the fund's Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity® funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity® funds overseen by each Board.
The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates, and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations, Audit, and Compliance Committees. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of Fidelity's risk management program for the Fidelity® funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Trustees."
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for a Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Jonathan Chiel (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
Trustee
Mr. Chiel also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Chiel is General Counsel (2012-present) and Head of Legal, Risk and Compliance (2022-present). Mr Chiel serves as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2012-present) and Director and President for OH Company LLC (holding company, 2018-present). Previously, Mr. Chiel served as general counsel (2004-2012) and senior vice president and deputy general counsel (2000-2004) for John Hancock Financial Services; a partner with Choate, Hall & Stewart (1996-2000) (law firm); and an Assistant United States Attorney for the United States Attorney's Office of the District of Massachusetts (1986-95), including Chief of the Criminal Division (1993-1995). Mr. Chiel is a director on the boards of the Boston Bar Foundation and the Maimonides School.
Bettina Doulton (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Ms. Doulton also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Doulton served in a variety of positions at Fidelity Investments, including as a managing director of research (2006-2007), portfolio manager to certain Fidelity® funds (1993-2005), equity analyst and portfolio assistant (1990-1993), and research assistant (1987-1990). Ms. Doulton currently owns and operates Phi Builders + Architects and Cellardoor Winery. Previously, Ms. Doulton served as a member of the Board of Brown Capital Management, LLC (2014-2018).
Robert A. Lawrence (1952)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Lawrence also serves as Trustee of other funds. Previously, Mr. Lawrence served as a Trustee and Member of the Advisory Board of certain funds. Prior to his retirement in 2008, Mr. Lawrence served as Vice President of certain Fidelity® funds (2006-2008), Senior Vice President, Head of High Income Division of Fidelity Management & Research Company (investment adviser firm, 2006-2008), and President of Fidelity Strategic Investments (investment adviser firm, 2002-2005).
* Determined to be an "Interested Trustee" by virtue of, among other things, his or her affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for an Independent Trustee may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Thomas P. Bostick (1956)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Lieutenant General Bostick also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, General Bostick (United States Army, Retired) held a variety of positions within the U.S. Army, including Commanding General and Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (2012-2016) and Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Human Resources, U.S. Army (2009-2012). General Bostick currently serves as a member of the Board and Finance and Governance & Sustainability Committees of CSX Corporation (transportation, 2020-present) and a member of the Board and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (nuclear waste management, 2020-present). General Bostick serves as Chief Executive Officer of Bostick Global Strategies, LLC (consulting, 2016-present), as a member of the Board of HireVue, Inc. (video interview and assessment, 2020-present), as a member of the Board of Allonnia (biotechnology and engineering solutions, 2022-present) and on the Advisory Board of Solugen, Inc. (specialty bio-based chemicals manufacturer, 2022-present). Previously, General Bostick served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021), President, Intrexon Bioengineering (2018-2020) and Chief Operating Officer (2017-2020) and Senior Vice President of the Environment Sector (2016-2017) of Intrexon Corporation (biopharmaceutical company).
Dennis J. Dirks (1948)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Trustee
Mr. Dirks also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Operating Officer and as a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure), President, Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust Company (DTC), President and a member of the Board of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation. Mr. Dirks currently serves as a member of the Finance Committee (2016-present) and Board (2017-present) and is Treasurer (2018-present) of the Asolo Repertory Theatre.
Donald F. Donahue (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Donahue also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Donahue serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Miranda Partners, LLC (risk consulting for the financial services industry, 2012-present). Previously, Mr. Donahue served as Chief Executive Officer (2006-2012), Chief Operating Officer (2003-2006) and Managing Director, Customer Marketing and Development (1999-2003) of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure). Mr. Donahue currently serves as a member (2007-present) and Co-Chairman (2016-present) of the Board of United Way of New York. Mr. Donahue previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2018) and as a member of the Board of The Leadership Academy (previously NYC Leadership Academy) (2012-2022).
Vicki L. Fuller (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Fuller also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Ms. Fuller served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2018-2020), Chief Investment Officer of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (2012-2018) and held a variety of positions at AllianceBernstein L.P. (global asset management, 1985-2012), including Managing Director (2006-2012) and Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager (2001-2006). Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of two Blackstone business development companies (2020-present), as a member of the Board of Treliant, LLC (consulting, 2019-present), as a member of the Board of Ariel Alternatives, LLC (private equity, 2022-present) and as a member of the Board and Chair of the Audit Committee of Gusto, Inc. (software, 2021-present). In addition, Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board of Roosevelt University (2019-present) and as a member of the Executive Board of New York University's Stern School of Business. Ms. Fuller previously served as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of The Williams Companies, Inc. (natural gas infrastructure, 2018-2021).
Patricia L. Kampling (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Kampling also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Kampling served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (2012-2019), President and Chief Operating Officer (2011-2012) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2010-2011) of Alliant Energy Corporation. Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board, Finance Committee and Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee of Xcel Energy Inc. (utilities company, 2020-present) and as a member of the Board, Audit, Finance and Risk Committee and Safety, Environmental, Technology and Operations Committee and Chair of the Executive Development and Compensation Committee of American Water Works Company, Inc. (utilities company, 2019-present). In addition, Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board of the Nature Conservancy, Wisconsin Chapter (2019-present). Previously, Ms. Kampling served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), a member of the Board, Compensation Committee and Executive Committee and Chair of the Audit Committee of Briggs & Stratton Corporation (manufacturing, 2011-2021), a member of the Board of Interstate Power and Light Company (2012-2019) and Wisconsin Power and Light Company (2012-2019) (each a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation) and as a member of the Board and Workforce Development Committee of the Business Roundtable (2018-2019).
Thomas A. Kennedy (1955)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Kennedy also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Kennedy served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020) and held a variety of positions at Raytheon Company (aerospace and defense, 1983-2020), including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2014-2020) and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (2013-2014). Mr. Kennedy served as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Raytheon Technologies Corporation (aerospace and defense, 2020-2021). Mr. Kennedy serves as a Director of the Board of Directors of Textron Inc. (aerospace and defense, 2023-present).
Oscar Munoz (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Munoz also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Munoz served as Executive Chairman (2020-2021), Chief Executive Officer (2015-2020), President (2015-2016) and a member of the Board (2010-2021) of United Airlines Holdings, Inc. Mr. Munoz currently serves as a member of the Board of CBRE Group, Inc. (commercial real estate, 2020-present), a member of the Board of Univision Communications, Inc. (Hispanic media, 2020-present), a member of the Board of Archer Aviation Inc. (2021-present), a member of the Defense Business Board of the United States Department of Defense (2021-present) and a member of the Board of Salesforce.com, Inc. (cloud-based software, 2022-present). Previously, Mr. Munoz served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021).
David M. Thomas (1949)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Trustee
Lead Independent Trustee
Mr. Thomas also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). Mr. Thomas currently serves as a member of the Board of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2004-present) and as Director (2013-present) and Non-Executive Chairman of the Board (2022-present) of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication).
Susan Tomasky (1953)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Tomasky also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Tomasky served in various executive officer positions at American Electric Power Company, Inc. (1998-2011), including most recently as President of AEP Transmission (2007-2011). Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member of the Board and Sustainability Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Marathon Petroleum Corporation (2018-present) and as a member of the Board, Executive Committee, Corporate Governance Committee and Organization and Compensation Committee and as Lead Director of the Board of Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (utilities company, 2012-present) and as a member of the Board of its subsidiary company, Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (2021-present). In addition, Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member (2009-present) and President (2020-present) of the Board of the Royal Shakespeare Company - America (2009-present), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (2011-present) and as a member of the Board and Kenyon in the World Committee of Kenyon College (2016-present). Previously, Ms. Tomasky served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority (2007-2020), as a member of the Board (2011-2018) and Lead Independent Director (2015-2018) of Andeavor Corporation (previously Tesoro Corporation) (independent oil refiner and marketer) and as a member of the Board of Summit Midstream Partners LP (energy, 2012-2018).
Michael E. Wiley (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Mr. Wiley also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2018-2020), Chairman, President and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004). Mr. Wiley also previously served as a member of the Board of Andeavor Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-2018), a member of the Board of Andeavor Logistics LP (natural resources logistics, 2015-2018) and a member of the Board of High Point Resources (exploration and production, 2005-2020).
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Advisory Board Members and Officers:
Correspondence intended for a Member of the Advisory Board (if any) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for an officer or Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation
Vijay C. Advani (1960)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Advani also serves as Trustee or Member of the Advisory Board of other funds. Previously, Mr. Advani served as Executive Chairman (2020-2022), Chief Executive Officer (2017-2020) and Chief Operating Officer (2016-2017) of Nuveen (global investment manager). He also served in various capacities at Franklin Resources (global investment manager), including Co-President (2015-2016), Executive Vice President, Global Advisory Services (2008-2015), Head of Global Retail Distribution (2005-2008), Executive Managing Director, International Retail Development (2002-2005), Managing Director, Product Developments, Sales & Marketing, Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa (2000-2002) and President, Templeton Asset Management India (1995-2000). Mr. Advani also served as Senior Investment Officer of International Finance Corporation (private equity and venture capital arm of The World Bank, 1984-1995). Mr. Advani is Chairman Emeritus of the U.S. India Business Council (2018-present), a Director of The Global Impact Investing Network (2019-present), a Director of LOK Capital (Mauritius) (2022-present), a member of the Advisory Council of LOK Capital (2022-present), a Senior Advisor of Neuberger Berman (2021-present), a Senior Advisor of Seviora Holdings Pte. Ltd (Temasek-Singapore) (2021-present), a Director of Seviora Capital (Singapore) (2021-present) and an Advisor of EQUIAM (2021-present). Mr. Advani formerly served as a member of the Board of BowX Acquisition Corp. (special purpose acquisition company, 2020-2021), a member of the Board of Intellecap (advisory arm of The Aavishkaar Group, 2018-2020), a member of the Board of Nuveen Investments, Inc. (2017-2020) and a member of the Board of Docusign (software, 2016-2019).
Peter S. Lynch (1944)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Lynch also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm). In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served as Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm) and on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006).
Karen B. Peetz (1955)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Member of the Advisory Board
Ms. Peetz also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other funds. Previously, Ms. Peetz served as Chief Administration Officer (2020-2023) of Citigroup Inc. (a diversified financial service company). She also served in various capacities at Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, including President (2013-2016), Vice Chairman, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Financial Markets & Treasury Services (2010-2013), Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Global Corporate Trust (2003-2008), Senior Vice President and Division Manager of Global Payments & Trade Services (2002-2003) and Senior Vice President and Division Manager of Domestic Corporate Trust (1998-2002). Ms. Peetz also served in various capacities at Chase Manhattan Corporation (1982-1998), including Senior Vice President and Manager of Corporate Trust International Business (1996-1998), Managing Director and Manager of Corporate Trust Services (1994-1996) and Managing Director and Group Manager of Financial Institution Sales (1990-1993). Ms. Peetz currently serves as Chair of Amherst Holdings Advisory Council (2018-present), Trustee of Johns Hopkins University (2016-present), Chair of the Carey Business School Advisory Council, Member of the Johns Hopkins Medicine Board and Finance Committee and Chair of the Lyme and Tick Related Disease Institute Advisory Council. Ms. Peetz previously served as a member of the Board of Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (2019-2023), a member of the Board of Trane Technologies (2018-2022), a member of the Board of Wells Fargo Corp. (2017-2019), a member of the Board of SunCoke Energy Inc. (2012-2016), a member of the Board of Private Export Funding Corporation (2010-2016) and as a Trustee of Penn State University (2010-2014) and the United Way of New York City (2008-2010).
Heather Bonner (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Bonner also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Bonner is a Senior Vice President (2022-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2022-present). Ms. Bonner serves as Vice President, Treasurer, or Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Prior to joining Fidelity, Ms. Bonner served as Managing Director at AQR Capital Management (2013-2022) and was the Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer of the AQR Funds (2013-2022).
Craig S. Brown (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2022
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Brown also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Brown is a Vice President (2015-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Brown serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present). Previously, Mr. Brown served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2019-2022).
John J. Burke III (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Burke also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other funds. Mr. Burke is Head of Fidelity Fund and Investment Operations (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Burke serves as President, Executive Vice President, or Director of certain Fidelity entities. Previously Mr. Burke served as head of Asset Management Investment Operations (2012-2018).
Margaret Carey (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO)
Ms. Carey also serves as an officer of other funds and as CLO of certain Fidelity entities. Ms. Carey is a Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2019-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.
William C. Coffey (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Secretary
Mr. Coffey also serves as Assistant Secretary of other funds. Mr. Coffey is a Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2010-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey served as Secretary and CLO of certain funds (2018-2019); CLO, Secretary, or Senior Vice President of certain Fidelity entities and Assistant Secretary of certain funds (2009-2018).
Timothy M. Cohen (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Mr. Cohen also serves as Vice President of other funds. Mr. Cohen is Co-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Cohen serves a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2016-present). Previously, Mr. Cohen served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and Head of Global Equity Research (2016-2018).
Jonathan Davis (1968)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Davis also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Davis is a Vice President (2006-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Davis serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities.
Laura M. Del Prato (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Del Prato also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Del Prato is a Senior Vice President (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Ms. Del Prato serves as Vice President or Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Previously, Ms. Del Prato served as President and Treasurer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash Portfolio and Term Portfolio (2018-2020).
Colm A. Hogan (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Hogan also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Hogan is a Vice President (2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Hogan serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Deputy Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2020) and Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2018).
Pamela R. Holding (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Ms. Holding also serves as Vice President of other funds. Ms. Holding is Co-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Holding served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Institutional Asset Management (2013-2018).
Chris Maher (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Maher also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Maher is a Vice President (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Maher serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Previously, Mr. Maher served as Assistant Treasurer of certain funds (2013-2020).
Jason P. Pogorelec (1975)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Chief Compliance Officer
Mr. Pogorelec also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other funds. Mr. Pogorelec is a Senior Vice President of Asset Management Compliance (2020-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Pogorelec serves as Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm, 2023-present) and Ballyrock Investment Advisors LLC (2023-present). Previously, Mr. Pogorelec served as a Vice President, Associate General Counsel for Fidelity Investments (2010-2020) and Assistant Secretary of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2020).
Brett Segaloff (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer
Mr. Segaloff also serves as AML Officer of other funds. Mr. Segaloff is a Vice President (2022-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Segaloff serves as Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer or Anti Money Laundering/Bank Secrecy Act Compliance Officer of certain Fidelity entities.
Stacie M. Smith (1974)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
President and Treasurer
Ms. Smith also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Smith is a Senior Vice President (2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Ms. Smith serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities and has served in other fund officer roles.
Jim Wegmann (1979)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Wegmann also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Wegmann is a Vice President (2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Wegmann serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present). Previously, Mr. Wegmann served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2019-2021).
As a shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, as applicable and (2) ongoing costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a 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 (May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023). |
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 for a class/Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. If any fund is a shareholder of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) (the Underlying Funds), such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses incurred presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the 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 actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the 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. If any fund is a shareholder of any Underlying Funds, such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses as presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
| | | | Annualized Expense Ratio- A | | Beginning Account Value May 1, 2023 | | Ending Account Value October 31, 2023 | | Expenses Paid During Period- C May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023 |
Fidelity Advisor® Value Leaders Fund | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | 1.14% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 981.80 | | $ 5.69 |
Hypothetical-B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,019.46 | | $ 5.80 |
Class M | | | | 1.39% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 981.00 | | $ 6.94 |
Hypothetical-B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,018.20 | | $ 7.07 |
Class C | | | | 1.89% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 977.80 | | $ 9.42 |
Hypothetical-B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,015.68 | | $ 9.60 |
Class I | | | | .88% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 983.40 | | $ 4.40 |
Hypothetical-B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,020.77 | | $ 4.48 |
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A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
B 5% return per year before expenses
C Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
The dividend and capital gains distributions for the fund(s) are available on Fidelity.com or Institutional.Fidelity.com.
The fund hereby designates as a capital gain dividend with respect to the taxable year ended October 31, 2023, $840,180, or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.
Class A, Class M, Class C, and Class I designate 100% of the dividend distributed during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.
Class A, Class M, Class C, and Class I designate 100% of the dividend distributed during the fiscal year as amounts which may be taken into account as a dividend for purposes of the maximum rate under section 1(h)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2024 of amounts for use in preparing 2023 income tax returns.
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity Advisor Value Leaders Fund
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), considers the renewal of the fund's management contract with Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR) and the sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. FMR and the sub-advisers are referred to herein as the Investment Advisers. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, covers an extensive agenda of topics and materials and considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees (each of which is composed of and chaired by Independent Trustees), requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to review matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of the Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through joint ad hoc committees to discuss certain matters relevant to all of the Fidelity funds.
Approval of Stub Period Continuation. At its May 2023 meeting, the Board of Trustees voted to continue the fund's management contract with FMR, and the sub-advisory agreements and sub-sub-advisory agreements, in each case, where applicable (together, the Advisory Contracts), without modification, for two months from June 1, 2023 through July 31, 2023. The Board considered that the approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts will not result in any changes in (i) the investment process or strategies employed in the management of the fund's assets; (ii) the fees and expenses paid by shareholders; (iii) the nature, extent or quality of services provided under the fund's Advisory Contracts; or (iv) the day-to-day management of the fund or the persons primarily responsible for such management. The Board also considered that since its last approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts, FMR had provided additional information on the fund in support of the annual contract renewal process, including competitive analyses on total expenses and management fees and in-depth reviews of fund performance and fund profitability information. The Board concluded that the fund's Advisory Contracts are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed, without modification, through July 31, 2023, with the understanding that the Board would consider the annual renewal for a full one year period in July 2023.
At its July 2023 meeting, the Board unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness relative to peer funds of the fund's management fee and the total expense ratio of a representative class (Class I, which was selected because it was the largest class without 12b-1 fees); (iii) the total costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by FMR and its affiliates (Fidelity) from its relationships with the fund; and (iv) the extent to which, if any, economies of scale exist and are realized as the fund grows, and whether any economies of scale are appropriately shared with fund shareholders. The Board also considered the broad range of investment choices available to shareholders from FMR's competitors and that the fund's shareholders have chosen to invest in the fund, which is part of the Fidelity family of funds. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor.
The Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts was fair and reasonable in light of all of the surrounding circumstances.
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing as it relates to the fund, including the backgrounds and experience of investment personnel of the Investment Advisers, and also considered the Investment Advisers' implementation of the fund's investment program. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the investment personnel compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund. Additionally, the Board considered the portfolio managers' investments, if any, in the funds that they manage.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of Fidelity's investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as Fidelity's approach to recruiting, training, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board noted the resources devoted to expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization, and that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. Further, the Board considered that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered Fidelity's trading, risk management, compliance, and technology and operations capabilities and resources, which are integral parts of the investment management process.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of Fidelity's supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians, subcustodians, and pricing vendors; and (iii) the resources devoted by Fidelity to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services. The Board also considered the fund's securities lending activities and any payments made to Fidelity relating to securities lending.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value and convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information over the Internet and through telephone representatives, investor education materials and asset allocation tools. The Board also considered that it reviews customer service metrics such as telephone response times, continuity of services on the website and metrics addressing services at Fidelity Investor Centers.
Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing a large variety of fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds and/or the Fidelity funds in general.
Investment Performance. The Board took into account discussions that occur with representatives of the Investment Advisers, and reports that it receives, at Board meetings throughout the year, relating to fund investment performance. In this regard the Board noted that as part of regularly scheduled fund reviews and other reports to the Board on fund performance, the Board considered annualized return information for the fund for different time periods, measured against an appropriate securities market index (benchmark index) and an appropriate peer group of funds with similar objectives (peer group). The Board also considered information about performance attribution. In its ongoing evaluation of fund investment performance, the Board gives particular attention to information indicating changes in performance of the funds over different time periods and discussed with the Investment Advisers the reasons for any overperformance or underperformance.
In addition to reviewing absolute and relative fund performance, the Independent Trustees periodically consider the appropriateness of fund performance metrics in evaluating the results achieved. The Independent Trustees generally give greater weight to fund performance over longer time periods than over shorter time periods. Depending on the circumstances, the Independent Trustees may be satisfied with a fund's performance notwithstanding that it lags its benchmark index or peer group for certain periods.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should continue to benefit the shareholders of the fund.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio. The Board was provided with information regarding industry trends in management fees and expenses. In its review of the fund's management fee and the total expense ratio of Class I, the Board considered the fund's management fee rate as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board noted that Fidelity may agree to waive fees or reimburse expenses from time to time, and the extent to which, if any, it has done so for the fund. The Board also considered information about the impact of the fund's performance adjustment.
Comparisons of Management Fees and Total Expense Ratios. Among other things, the Board reviewed data for selected groups of competitive funds and classes (referred to as "mapped groups") that were compiled by Fidelity based on combining similar investment objective categories (as classified by Lipper) that have comparable investment mandates. The data reviewed by the Board included (i) gross management fee comparisons (before taking into account expense reimbursements or caps and without taking into account the fund's performance adjustment) relative to the total universe of funds within the mapped group; (ii) gross management fee comparisons relative to a subset of non-Fidelity funds in the mapped group that are similar in size and management fee structure to the fund (referred to as the "asset size peer group"); (iii) total expense comparisons of Class I of the fund relative to funds and classes in the mapped group that have a similar sales load structure to Class I of the fund (referred to as the "similar sales load structure group"); and (iv) total expense comparisons of Class I of the fund relative to funds and classes in the similar sales load structure group that are similar in size and management fee structure to the fund (referred to as the "total expense asset size peer group"). The total expense asset size peer group comparison excludes performance adjustments and fund-paid 12b-1 fees to eliminate variability in fee structures.
The information provided to the Board indicated that the fund's management fee rate ranked below the competitive median of the mapped group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022 and below the competitive median of the asset size peer group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022. Further, the information provided to the Board indicated that the total expense ratio of Class I of the fund ranked above the competitive median of the similar sales load structure group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022 and below the competitive median of the total expense asset size peer group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022.
The Board noted that Class I was above the similar sales load structure group competitive median due to higher other expenses as a result of low asset levels. The Board noted that the fund offers multiple classes, each of which has a different sales load and 12b-1 fee structure, and that the multiple structures are intended to offer a range of pricing options for the intermediary market. The Board also noted that the total expense ratios of the classes vary primarily by the level of their 12b-1 fees, although differences in transfer agent fees may also cause expenses to vary from class to class.
The Board also considered that, for funds subject to the group fee, FMR agreed to voluntarily waive fees over a specified period of time in amounts designed to account for assets converted from certain funds to certain collective investment trusts.
The Board also considered that the fund's management fee is subject to upward or downward adjustment depending upon whether, and to what extent, the fund's investment performance for the performance period (a rolling 36-month period) exceeds, or is exceeded by, a securities index, thus leading to a performance adjustment for the same period. The Board noted that the performance adjustment provides FMR with a strong economic incentive to seek to achieve superior long-term performance for the fund's shareholders and helps to more closely align the interests of FMR and the shareholders of the fund.
In connection with its consideration of the fund's performance adjustment, the Board noted that the performance of Class I is used for purposes of determining the performance adjustment. The Board noted that to the extent the performance adjustment was based on the performance of a share class with higher total annual operating expenses, the fund would be subject to a smaller positive and larger negative performance adjustment. The Board considered the appropriateness of the use of Class I as the basis for the performance adjustment. The Board noted that Class I is typically the largest class (reflecting the actual investment experience for the plurality of shareholders), employs a standard expense structure, and does not include fund-paid 12b-1 fees, which Fidelity believes makes it a more appropriate measurement of Fidelity's investment skill.
Other Contractual Arrangements. The Board further considered that FMR has contractually agreed to reimburse Class A, Class M, Class C, and Class I of the fund to the extent that total operating expenses, with certain exceptions, as a percentage of their respective average net assets, exceed 1.15%, 1.40%, 1.90%, and 0.90% through February 29, 2024.
Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients. The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of Fidelity, such as other funds advised or subadvised by Fidelity, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients with similar mandates. The Board noted that a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically reviews and compares Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds and also noted the most recent findings of the committee. The Board noted that the committee's review included a consideration of the differences in services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in the markets serving the different categories of clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee, including the use of Class I as the basis for the performance adjustment, is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered. Further based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that the total expense ratio of each class of the fund was reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and servicing the fund's shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, Fidelity presents to the Board information about the profitability of its relationships with the fund. Fidelity calculates profitability information for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability information for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies and the full Board approves such changes.
A public accounting firm has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. The engagement includes the review and assessment of the methodologies used by Fidelity in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures in respect of the mathematical accuracy of certain fund profitability information and its conformity to established allocation methodologies. After considering the reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and potential indirect benefits such businesses may have received as a result of their association with Fidelity's fund business (i.e., fall-out benefits) as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from the funds' business. The Board considered areas where potential indirect benefits to the Fidelity funds from their relationships with Fidelity may exist. The Board's consideration of these matters was informed by the findings of a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds to evaluate potential fall-out benefits.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale as assets grow through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense ratio reductions. The Board also noted that a committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically analyzes whether Fidelity attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total "group assets" increase, and for higher group fee rates as total "group assets" decrease ("group assets" as defined in the management contract). FMR calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total Fidelity fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board further considered that Fidelity agreed to impose a temporary fee waiver in the form of additional breakpoints to the current breakpoint schedule. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will benefit from lower management fees as "group assets" increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board concluded, taking into account the analysis of the Economies of Scale Committee, that economies of scale, if any, are being appropriately shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' advisory contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including: (i) fund flow and performance trends, in particular the underperformance of certain funds and strategies, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds, including any consideration of fund liquidations or mergers; (ii) the operation of performance fees and competitor use of performance fees; (iii) Fidelity's pricing philosophy compared to competitors; (iv) fund profitability methodology and data; (v) evaluation of competitive fund data and peer group classifications and fee and expense comparisons; (vi) the management fee and expense structures for different funds and classes and information about the differences between various fee and expense structures; (vii) group fee breakpoints and related voluntary fee waivers; and (viii) information regarding other accounts managed by Fidelity and the funds' sub-advisory arrangements.
Conclusion. Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the advisory and sub-advisory fee arrangements are fair and reasonable in light of all of the surrounding circumstances and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed through July 31, 2024.
1.793577.120
AVLF-ANN-1223
Fidelity Advisor® Emerging Asia Fund
Annual Report
October 31, 2023
Contents
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Neither the Fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of distributions from dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The hypothetical investment and the average annual total returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns |
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Periods ended October 31, 2023 | Past 1 year | Past 5 years | Past 10 years |
Class A (incl. 5.75% sales charge) | 12.26% | 5.88% | 5.09% |
Class M (incl. 3.50% sales charge) | 14.58% | 6.09% | 5.04% |
Class C (incl. contingent deferred sales charge) | 17.17% | 6.34% | 5.09% |
Class I | 19.44% | 7.43% | 6.02% |
Class Z | 19.57% | 7.58% | 6.09% |
Class C shares' contingent deferred sales charges included in the past one year, past five years and past ten years total return figures are 1%, 0% and 0%, respectively.
The initial offering of Class Z shares took place on October 2, 2018. Returns prior to October 2, 2018, are those of Class I.
$10,000 Over 10 Years |
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Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity Advisor® Emerging Asia Fund - Class A, a class of the fund, on October 31, 2013, and the current 5.75% sales charge was paid. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the MSCI AC (All Country) Asia ex Japan Index performed over the same period. |
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Market Recap:
International (non-U.S.) equities gained 12.27% for the 12 months ending October 31, 2023, according to the MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) ex USA Index, as global economic expansion and a slowing in the pace of inflation in some markets provided a favorable backdrop for risk assets. After returning -15.86% in 2022, the index's upturn has been largely driven by a narrow set of companies in the information technology and communication services sectors, in part due to excitement for generative artificial intelligence applications. The index gained 14.07% year to date through July, including strong gains in both June (+4.50%) and July (+4.07%). The rally for international equities sputtered the next three months (-11.33%) amid a stalling pattern in disinflationary trends, heightened global recession and geopolitical risks, soaring yields on longer-term U.S. government bonds and particularly weak economic conditions in the eurozone and China. The three-month decline left non-U.S. stocks up 1.15% year to date through October. Currency fluctuation also helped bolster non-U.S. equity performance overall. For the full 12 months, nearly all regions advanced, with Europe ex U.K. (+18%) and Japan (+17%) leading, whereas Canada (-0.38%) lagged by the widest margin. Each of the 11 sectors advanced, with information technology (+21%) and consumer discretionary (+19%) leading the way. Energy and industrials each rose about 14%. Conversely, four defensive-oriented sectors lagged by the widest margin: real estate (+4%), health care (+6%), consumer staples (+7%) and utilities (+8%).
Comments from Portfolio Manager Xiaoting Zhao:
For the fiscal year ending October 31, 2023, the fund's share classes (excluding sales charges, if applicable) gained about 18% to 20%, versus 13.52% for the benchmark MSCI AC Asia Ex Japan (Net Mass) Linked Index. From a regional standpoint, positioning in emerging markets, primarily in India and South Korea, and a non-benchmark allocation to the United States meaningfully contributed to the fund's performance versus the benchmark. By sector, the biggest contributor to relative performance was stock selection in consumer discretionary, primarily within the consumer discretionary distribution & retail industry. Not holding any utilities stocks, the weakest-performing benchmark sector, also boosted relative performance. Further lifting the fund's relative result were stock selection and an overweight in information technology, primarily within the semiconductors & semiconductor equipment industry. The top individual relative contributor was an overweight in PDD Holdings (+86%), a stock which was among the fund's biggest positions. The second-largest relative contributor was an overweight in Zomato (+66%), also among our largest holdings. A non-benchmark stake in Nvidia gained about 204% and notably helped. We decreased our position in Nvidia during the 12-month period. In contrast, from a regional standpoint, non-benchmark allocations to Europe ex-U.K., primarily in Netherlands and Switzerland, detracted from the fund's relative result. By sector, the biggest detractors from performance versus the benchmark were stock picks and an underweight in communication services. Picks in industrials and materials also hurt. The biggest individual relative detractor was an underweight in Tencent Holdings (+50%), a stock that was not held at period end. The second-largest relative detractor was our non-benchmark stake in Adyen (-61%). This was a stake we established this period. Our overweight stake in Sungrow Power Supply (-21%) also hurt. The stock was not held at period end. Notable changes in positioning include decreased exposure to Japan and a higher allocation to South Korea. By sector, meaningful positioning changes include decreased exposure to the industrials sector and a higher allocation to health care.
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
Top Holdings (% of Fund's net assets) |
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 8.6 | |
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | 5.6 | |
PDD Holdings, Inc. ADR | 5.4 | |
Zomato Ltd. | 4.1 | |
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. | 3.6 | |
MakeMyTrip Ltd. | 3.2 | |
Sea Ltd. ADR | 2.7 | |
Reliance Industries Ltd. | 2.7 | |
One97 Communications Ltd. | 2.5 | |
Wuxi Biologics (Cayman), Inc. | 2.4 | |
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Market Sectors (% of Fund's net assets) |
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Information Technology | 29.0 | |
Consumer Discretionary | 25.6 | |
Financials | 14.3 | |
Health Care | 13.2 | |
Communication Services | 6.4 | |
Industrials | 5.2 | |
Energy | 2.7 | |
Materials | 1.2 | |
Consumer Staples | 0.9 | |
Real Estate | 0.5 | |
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Asset Allocation (% of Fund's net assets) |
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Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 96.9% |
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China - 32.9% | | | |
Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment, Inc., China (A Shares) | | 112,600 | 2,637,929 |
AK Medical Holdings Ltd. (a) | | 1,279,704 | 1,245,812 |
Akeso, Inc. (a)(b) | | 264,877 | 1,487,432 |
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (b) | | 1,328,240 | 13,674,336 |
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. sponsored ADR (b) | | 21,890 | 1,806,801 |
Asymchem Laboratories Tianjin Co. Ltd.: | | | |
(A Shares) | | 99,221 | 2,047,983 |
(H Shares) (a) | | 97,100 | 1,262,720 |
Baidu, Inc. Class A (b) | | 46,023 | 604,227 |
BC Technology Group Ltd. (b) | | 675,329 | 303,120 |
Beijing Chunlizhengda Medical Instruments Co. Ltd. | | 337,000 | 1,393,315 |
Beijing Sinohytec Co. Ltd. (A Shares) | | 254,768 | 1,715,415 |
BYD Co. Ltd.: | | | |
(A Shares) | | 40,847 | 1,333,108 |
(H Shares) | | 284,723 | 8,658,463 |
Empyrean Technology Co. Ltd. (A Shares) | | 95,300 | 1,347,174 |
Estun Automation Co. Ltd. (A Shares) | | 1,366,500 | 3,515,222 |
Glodon Co. Ltd. (A Shares) | | 501,581 | 1,264,271 |
GRG Metrology & Test Co. Ltd. (A Shares) | | 450,269 | 865,995 |
Guangzhou Kingmed Diagnostics Group Co. Ltd. (A Shares) | | 229,156 | 1,939,707 |
Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting Co. Ltd. (A Shares) | | 192,508 | 1,756,686 |
Hundsun Technologies, Inc. (A Shares) | | 477,170 | 2,032,362 |
Innovent Biologics, Inc. (a)(b) | | 292,065 | 1,721,187 |
Joinn Laboratories China Co. Ltd. (A Shares) | | 359,636 | 1,317,899 |
JOYY, Inc. ADR | | 7,459 | 290,304 |
Kangji Medical Holdings Ltd. | | 643,038 | 528,183 |
Kindstar Globalgene Technology, Inc. (a)(b) | | 3,019,945 | 598,482 |
Maxscend Microelectronics Co. Ltd. (A Shares) | | 70,600 | 1,456,857 |
Meituan Class B (a)(b) | | 478,500 | 6,782,744 |
Microport Cardioflow Medtech Corp. (a)(b)(c) | | 5,262,682 | 1,238,522 |
MicroTech Medical (Hangzhou) Co. Ltd. (H Shares) (a)(b) | | 594,305 | 321,211 |
Ming Yuan Cloud Group Holdings Ltd. (b)(c) | | 3,392,579 | 1,418,554 |
NAURA Technology Group Co. Ltd. | | 35,200 | 1,234,771 |
NXP Semiconductors NV | | 18,758 | 3,234,442 |
PDD Holdings, Inc. ADR (b) | | 205,606 | 20,852,561 |
RLX Technology, Inc. ADR (b)(c) | | 333,301 | 566,612 |
SG Micro Corp. (A Shares) | | 38,400 | 470,953 |
Shandong Weigao Orthopaedic Device Co. Ltd. (A Shares) | | 169,700 | 960,405 |
Shanghai Aohua Photoelectricity Endoscope Co. Ltd. (A Shares) (b) | | 79,600 | 721,011 |
Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co. Ltd. (A Shares) (b) | | 179,339 | 7,010,976 |
Silergy Corp. | | 108,000 | 964,543 |
Smoore International Holdings Ltd. (a)(c) | | 903,863 | 696,569 |
SonoScape Medical Corp. | | 101,200 | 667,414 |
Tofflon Science & Technology Group Co. Ltd. (A Shares) | | 587,386 | 1,523,223 |
Venus MedTech Hangzhou, Inc. (H Shares) (a)(b)(c) | | 1,074,577 | 609,562 |
Weihai Guangwei Composites Co. Ltd. (A Shares) | | 443,744 | 1,554,437 |
WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd. (H Shares) (a)(c) | | 638,394 | 7,671,291 |
Wuxi Biologics (Cayman), Inc. (a)(b) | | 1,494,190 | 9,290,488 |
Zai Lab Ltd. ADR (b)(c) | | 52,721 | 1,328,569 |
TOTAL CHINA | | | 125,923,848 |
Hong Kong - 2.1% | | | |
AIA Group Ltd. | | 827,857 | 7,188,951 |
Huanxi Media Group Ltd. (b)(c) | | 9,140,292 | 840,566 |
TOTAL HONG KONG | | | 8,029,517 |
India - 26.0% | | | |
Amber Enterprises India Ltd. (b) | | 34,228 | 1,206,837 |
Aster DM Healthcare Ltd. (a)(b) | | 286,646 | 1,135,755 |
Bajaj Finance Ltd. | | 41,114 | 3,699,961 |
Campus Activewear Ltd. (b) | | 204,775 | 654,423 |
Computer Age Management Services Private Ltd. | | 164,988 | 4,452,203 |
Delhivery Private Ltd. (b) | | 687,385 | 3,411,308 |
Devyani International Ltd. (b) | | 699,177 | 1,509,944 |
HDFC Asset Management Co. Ltd. (a) | | 147,457 | 4,842,112 |
HDFC Bank Ltd. | | 515,436 | 9,143,456 |
HDFC Standard Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (a) | | 514,924 | 3,824,065 |
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. | | 140,963 | 3,084,024 |
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. | | 85,817 | 1,793,457 |
Larsen & Toubro Ltd. | | 62,700 | 2,205,814 |
MakeMyTrip Ltd. (b) | | 311,635 | 12,069,624 |
One97 Communications Ltd. (b) | | 870,476 | 9,630,759 |
Page Industries Ltd. | | 2,328 | 1,057,493 |
Reliance Industries Ltd. | | 380,002 | 10,446,109 |
Sapphire Foods India Ltd. (b) | | 131,771 | 2,051,270 |
SRF Ltd. | | 56,358 | 1,485,647 |
Tata Motors Ltd. | | 472,209 | 3,565,542 |
Ultratech Cement Ltd. | | 16,200 | 1,639,018 |
Vijaya Diagnostic Centre Pvt Ltd. | | 83,095 | 585,365 |
Zomato Ltd. (b) | | 12,553,115 | 15,872,777 |
TOTAL INDIA | | | 99,366,963 |
Indonesia - 1.7% | | | |
PT Bank Central Asia Tbk | | 7,024,220 | 3,869,788 |
PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk | | 8,758,101 | 2,738,517 |
TOTAL INDONESIA | | | 6,608,305 |
Japan - 0.7% | | | |
Money Forward, Inc. (b) | | 97,338 | 2,458,566 |
Korea (South) - 12.0% | | | |
ASICLAND Co. Ltd. (d) | | 300 | 5,545 |
Coupang, Inc. Class A (b) | | 126,395 | 2,148,715 |
Delivery Hero AG (a)(b) | | 132,333 | 3,356,316 |
Gabia, Inc. | | 64,100 | 691,562 |
Kakao Corp. | | 51,518 | 1,449,925 |
Kakao Pay Corp. (b) | | 78,579 | 2,000,289 |
Kia Corp. | | 21,697 | 1,237,743 |
LG Energy Solution (b) | | 1,468 | 420,206 |
NAVER Corp. | | 41,983 | 5,860,656 |
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | | 430,267 | 21,384,740 |
SK Hynix, Inc. | | 83,236 | 7,217,676 |
TOTAL KOREA (SOUTH) | | | 45,773,373 |
Netherlands - 0.9% | | | |
Adyen BV (a)(b) | | 2,398 | 1,617,417 |
ASML Holding NV (Netherlands) | | 3,200 | 1,923,585 |
TOTAL NETHERLANDS | | | 3,541,002 |
Russia - 0.2% | | | |
Yandex NV Series A (b)(e) | | 79,813 | 869,962 |
Singapore - 3.7% | | | |
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd. | | 228,269 | 2,116,308 |
Sea Ltd. ADR (b) | | 250,978 | 10,465,783 |
United Overseas Bank Ltd. | | 83,177 | 1,640,641 |
TOTAL SINGAPORE | | | 14,222,732 |
Switzerland - 0.6% | | | |
Yunnan Botanee Bio-Technology Group Co. Ltd. ELS (UBS AG London Branch Bank Warrant Programme) Class A warrants 3/10/25 (a)(b) | | 87,100 | 948,207 |
Zwsoft Co. Ltd. Guangzhou ELS (UBS AG London Branch Bank Warrant Programme) Class A warrants 9/25/25 (a)(b) | | 97,608 | 1,448,794 |
TOTAL SWITZERLAND | | | 2,397,001 |
Taiwan - 9.6% | | | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | | 2,011,393 | 32,825,813 |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. sponsored ADR | | 8,088 | 698,075 |
Unimicron Technology Corp. | | 749,000 | 3,337,903 |
TOTAL TAIWAN | | | 36,861,791 |
United Kingdom - 0.8% | | | |
Endava PLC ADR (b) | | 62,198 | 3,119,852 |
United States of America - 5.3% | | | |
EPAM Systems, Inc. (b) | | 13,952 | 3,035,537 |
Frontage Holdings Corp. (a)(b) | | 7,301,979 | 1,816,916 |
Micron Technology, Inc. | | 83,358 | 5,574,149 |
NVIDIA Corp. | | 8,616 | 3,513,605 |
ON Semiconductor Corp. (b) | | 40,086 | 2,510,987 |
Snap, Inc. Class A (b) | | 173,912 | 1,740,859 |
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. Class A (b)(e)(f) | | 6,000 | 486,000 |
Teradyne, Inc. | | 18,325 | 1,525,923 |
TOTAL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | | | 20,203,976 |
Vietnam - 0.4% | | | |
Vietnam Dairy Products Corp. | | 491,921 | 1,362,433 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $348,174,424) | | | 370,739,321 |
| | | |
Preferred Stocks - 2.1% |
| | Shares | Value ($) |
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 1.3% | | | |
China - 1.3% | | | |
ByteDance Ltd. Series E1 (b)(e)(f) | | 11,980 | 2,799,127 |
dMed Biopharmaceutical Co. Ltd. Series C (b)(e)(f) | | 65,318 | 384,723 |
ZKH Group Ltd. Series F (e)(f) | | 4,697,991 | 1,738,257 |
| | | 4,922,107 |
Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 0.8% | | | |
Korea (South) - 0.8% | | | |
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | | 82,661 | 3,295,326 |
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $7,654,686) | | | 8,217,433 |
| | | |
Money Market Funds - 1.9% |
| | Shares | Value ($) |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 5.40% (g)(h) (Cost $7,074,240) | | 7,073,532 | 7,074,240 |
| | | |
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 100.9% (Cost $362,903,350) | 386,030,994 |
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (0.9)% | (3,291,428) |
NET ASSETS - 100.0% | 382,739,566 |
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Security Type Abbreviations
ELS | - | EQUITY-LINKED SECURITY |
Legend
(a) | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $51,915,602 or 13.6% of net assets. |
(c) | Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
(d) | Security or a portion of the security purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis. |
(f) | Restricted securities (including private placements) - Investment in securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (excluding 144A issues). At the end of the period, the value of restricted securities (excluding 144A issues) amounted to $5,408,107 or 1.4% of net assets. |
(g) | Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request. |
(h) | Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
Additional information on each restricted holding is as follows: |
Security | Acquisition Date | Acquisition Cost ($) |
ByteDance Ltd. Series E1 | 11/18/20 | 1,312,699 |
| | |
dMed Biopharmaceutical Co. Ltd. Series C | 12/01/20 | 927,721 |
| | |
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. Class A | 2/16/21 | 251,994 |
| | |
ZKH Group Ltd. Series F | 2/24/22 | 2,658,520 |
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Affiliated Central Funds
Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund's investments in Fidelity Central Funds, including the ownership percentage, is presented below.
Affiliate | Value, beginning of period ($) | Purchases ($) | Sales Proceeds ($) | Dividend Income ($) | Realized Gain (loss) ($) | Change in Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) ($) | Value, end of period ($) | % ownership, end of period |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 5.40% | 3,541,744 | 168,185,809 | 171,727,553 | 295,156 | - | - | - | 0.0% |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 5.40% | 15,212,785 | 119,876,820 | 128,015,365 | 218,625 | - | - | 7,074,240 | 0.0% |
Total | 18,754,529 | 288,062,629 | 299,742,918 | 513,781 | - | - | 7,074,240 | |
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Amounts in the dividend income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable.
Amounts in the dividend income column for Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities.
Amounts included in the purchases and sales proceeds columns may include in-kind transactions, if applicable.
Investment Valuation
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2023, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: |
Description | Total ($) | Level 1 ($) | Level 2 ($) | Level 3 ($) |
Investments in Securities: | | | | |
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Equities: | | | | |
Communication Services | 24,921,409 | 12,496,946 | 8,755,374 | 3,669,089 |
Consumer Discretionary | 97,838,697 | 40,234,017 | 57,604,680 | - |
Consumer Staples | 3,573,821 | 566,612 | 3,007,209 | - |
Energy | 10,446,109 | - | 10,446,109 | - |
Financials | 54,408,841 | - | 54,408,841 | - |
Health Care | 50,564,837 | 1,328,569 | 48,851,545 | 384,723 |
Industrials | 20,156,187 | - | 19,670,187 | 486,000 |
Information Technology | 110,629,494 | 23,212,570 | 87,416,924 | - |
Materials | 4,679,102 | - | 4,679,102 | - |
Real Estate | 1,738,257 | - | - | 1,738,257 |
|
Money Market Funds | 7,074,240 | 7,074,240 | - | - |
Total Investments in Securities: | 386,030,994 | 84,912,954 | 294,839,971 | 6,278,069 |
The following is a reconciliation of Investments in Securities for which Level 3 inputs were used in determining value:
| |
Investments in Securities: | |
Beginning Balance | $ | 6,429,062 | |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities | | (4,323,595) | |
Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities | | 4,609,910 | |
Cost of Purchases | | - | |
Proceeds of Sales | | (437,308) | |
Amortization/Accretion | | - | |
Transfers into Level 3 | | - | |
Transfers out of Level 3 | | - | |
Ending Balance | $ | 6,278,069 | |
The change in unrealized gain (loss) for the period attributable to Level 3 securities held at October 31, 2023 | $ | 458,728 | |
The information used in the above reconciliation represents fiscal year to date activity for any Investments in Securities identified as using Level 3 inputs at either the beginning or the end of the current fiscal period. Cost of purchases and proceeds of sales may include securities received and/or delivered through in-kind transactions, corporate actions or exchanges. Transfers into Level 3 were attributable to a lack of observable market data resulting from decreases in market activity, decreases in liquidity, security restructurings or corporate actions. Transfers out of Level 3 were attributable to observable market data becoming available for those securities. Transfers in or out of Level 3 represent the beginning value of any Security or Instrument where a change in the pricing level occurred from the beginning to the end of the period. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) disclosed in the reconciliation are included in Net Gain (Loss) on the Fund's Statement of Operations. | |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
| | | | October 31, 2023 |
| | | | |
Assets | | | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $6,680,604) - See accompanying schedule: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $355,829,110) | $ | 378,956,754 | | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $7,074,240) | | 7,074,240 | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
Total Investment in Securities (cost $362,903,350) | | | $ | 386,030,994 |
Cash | | | | 491 |
Foreign currency held at value (cost $5,038,427) | | | | 5,038,052 |
Receivable for investments sold | | | | 9,355,383 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | | | 164,014 |
Dividends receivable | | | | 211,965 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | | | 30,359 |
Prepaid expenses | | | | 638 |
Other receivables | | | | 242,596 |
Total assets | | | | 401,074,492 |
Liabilities | | | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | | |
Regular delivery | $ | 417,638 | | |
Delayed delivery | | 5,601 | | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | | 417,748 | | |
Accrued management fee | | 228,728 | | |
Distribution and service plan fees payable | | 47,155 | | |
Notes payable to affiliates | | 7,143,000 | | |
Other affiliated payables | | 75,858 | | |
Deferred taxes | | 2,494,256 | | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | | 435,242 | | |
Collateral on securities loaned | | 7,069,700 | | |
Total Liabilities | | | | 18,334,926 |
Net Assets | | | $ | 382,739,566 |
Net Assets consist of: | | | | |
Paid in capital | | | $ | 549,418,176 |
Total accumulated earnings (loss) | | | | (166,678,610) |
Net Assets | | | $ | 382,739,566 |
| | | | |
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price | | | | |
Class A : | | | | |
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($122,141,752 ÷ 3,499,162 shares)(a) | | | $ | 34.91 |
Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $34.91) | | | $ | 37.04 |
Class M : | | | | |
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($30,814,440 ÷ 924,509 shares)(a) | | | $ | 33.33 |
Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $33.33) | | | $ | 34.54 |
Class C : | | | | |
Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($8,863,801 ÷ 297,534 shares)(a) | | | $ | 29.79 |
Class I : | | | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($152,325,436 ÷ 4,166,795 shares) | | | $ | 36.56 |
Class Z : | | | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($68,594,137 ÷ 1,877,626 shares) | | | $ | 36.53 |
(a)Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge. |
Statement of Operations |
| | | | Year ended October 31, 2023 |
Investment Income | | | | |
Dividends | | | $ | 4,587,803 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $218,625 from security lending) | | | | 513,781 |
Income before foreign taxes withheld | | | $ | 5,101,584 |
Less foreign taxes withheld | | | | (636,174) |
Total Income | | | | 4,465,410 |
Expenses | | | | |
Management fee | $ | 3,046,348 | | |
Transfer agent fees | | 741,566 | | |
Distribution and service plan fees | | 601,747 | | |
Accounting fees | | 224,809 | | |
Custodian fees and expenses | | 168,811 | | |
Independent trustees' fees and expenses | | 2,698 | | |
Registration fees | | 114,146 | | |
Audit | | 100,636 | | |
Legal | | 1,799 | | |
Interest | | 28,464 | | |
Miscellaneous | | 2,241 | | |
Total expenses before reductions | | 5,033,265 | | |
Expense reductions | | (28,336) | | |
Total expenses after reductions | | | | 5,004,929 |
Net Investment income (loss) | | | | (539,519) |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | |
Investment Securities: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes of $1,030,115) | | (80,280,443) | | |
Foreign currency transactions | | (52,061) | | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | | | (80,332,504) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | |
Investment Securities: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers(net of increase in deferred foreign taxes of $905,785) | | 150,325,945 | | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | 24,835 | | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | | 150,350,780 |
Net gain (loss) | | | | 70,018,276 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | $ | 69,478,757 |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
|
| | Year ended October 31, 2023 | | Year ended October 31, 2022 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | |
Operations | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ | (539,519) | $ | (2,731,858) |
Net realized gain (loss) | | (80,332,504) | | (106,499,156) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | 150,350,780 | | (303,909,064) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | 69,478,757 | | (413,140,078) |
Distributions to shareholders | | - | | (104,728,117) |
| | | | |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | | (55,569,856) | | (208,726,360) |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | 13,908,901 | | (726,594,555) |
| | | | |
Net Assets | | | | |
Beginning of period | | 368,830,665 | | 1,095,425,220 |
End of period | $ | 382,739,566 | $ | 368,830,665 |
| | | | |
| | | | |
Financial Highlights
Fidelity Advisor® Emerging Asia Fund Class A |
|
Years ended October 31, | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 29.31 | $ | 61.78 | $ | 56.33 | $ | 39.85 | $ | 33.52 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | (.10) | | (.25) | | (.40) C | | (.18) | | .23 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 5.70 | | (25.86) | | 10.17 | | 18.77 | | 8.23 |
Total from investment operations | | 5.60 | | (26.11) | | 9.77 | | 18.59 | | 8.46 |
Distributions from net investment income | | - | | - | | - | | (.13) D | | (.19) |
Distributions from net realized gain | | - | | (6.36) | | (4.32) | | (1.99) D | | (1.93) |
Total distributions | | - | | (6.36) | | (4.32) | | (2.11) E | | (2.13) E |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 34.91 | $ | 29.31 | $ | 61.78 | $ | 56.33 | $ | 39.85 |
Total Return F,G | | 19.11% | | (46.56)% | | 17.45% | | 49.18% | | 26.60% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,H,I | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | 1.28% | | 1.25% | | 1.20% | | 1.26% | | 1.32% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | 1.27% | | 1.25% | | 1.20% | | 1.26% | | 1.32% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | 1.27% | | 1.25% | | 1.20% | | 1.23% | | 1.31% |
Net investment income (loss) | | (.28)% | | (.61)% | | (.61)% C | | (.40)% | | .62% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 122,142 | $ | 115,657 | $ | 271,275 | $ | 208,546 | $ | 144,577 |
Portfolio turnover rate J | | 58% | | 44% | | 79% | | 110% | | 69% K |
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
CNet investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.06 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (.71)%.
DThe amount shown reflects reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.
ETotal distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
FTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
GTotal returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
HFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
IExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
JAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
KPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
Fidelity Advisor® Emerging Asia Fund Class M |
|
Years ended October 31, | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 28.07 | $ | 59.60 | $ | 54.51 | $ | 38.61 | $ | 32.50 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | (.19) | | (.34) | | (.55) C | | (.29) | | .12 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 5.45 | | (24.83) | | 9.87 | | 18.19 | | 7.98 |
Total from investment operations | | 5.26 | | (25.17) | | 9.32 | | 17.90 | | 8.10 |
Distributions from net investment income | | - | | - | | - | | (.01) D | | (.05) |
Distributions from net realized gain | | - | | (6.36) | | (4.23) | | (1.99) D | | (1.93) |
Total distributions | | - | | (6.36) | | (4.23) | | (2.00) | | (1.99) E |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 33.33 | $ | 28.07 | $ | 59.60 | $ | 54.51 | $ | 38.61 |
Total Return F,G | | 18.74% | | (46.70)% | | 17.18% | | 48.78% | | 26.21% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,H,I | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | 1.55% | | 1.52% | | 1.45% | | 1.54% | | 1.61% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | 1.55% | | 1.52% | | 1.45% | | 1.53% | | 1.61% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | 1.54% | | 1.52% | | 1.45% | | 1.51% | | 1.60% |
Net investment income (loss) | | (.55)% | | (.88)% | | (.87)% C | | (.68)% | | .32% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 30,814 | $ | 27,239 | $ | 60,893 | $ | 54,436 | $ | 39,197 |
Portfolio turnover rate J | | 58% | | 44% | | 79% | | 110% | | 69% K |
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
CNet investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.06 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (.96)%.
DThe amount shown reflects reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.
ETotal distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
FTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
GTotal returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
HFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
IExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
JAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
KPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
Fidelity Advisor® Emerging Asia Fund Class C |
|
Years ended October 31, | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 25.21 | $ | 54.45 | $ | 50.22 | $ | 35.77 | $ | 30.32 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | (.31) | | (.48) | | (.80) C | | (.47) | | (.04) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 4.89 | | (22.40) | | 9.10 | | 16.79 | | 7.42 |
Total from investment operations | | 4.58 | | (22.88) | | 8.30 | | 16.32 | | 7.38 |
Distributions from net realized gain | | - | | (6.36) | | (4.07) | | (1.87) | | (1.93) |
Total distributions | | - | | (6.36) | | (4.07) | | (1.87) | | (1.93) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 29.79 | $ | 25.21 | $ | 54.45 | $ | 50.22 | $ | 35.77 |
Total Return D,E | | 18.17% | | (46.94)% | | 16.58% | | 48.03% | | 25.67% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | 2.01% | | 1.99% | | 1.96% | | 2.03% | | 2.08% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | 2.01% | | 1.99% | | 1.96% | | 2.02% | | 2.07% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | 2.01% | | 1.99% | | 1.96% | | 1.99% | | 2.06% |
Net investment income (loss) | | (1.02)% | | (1.35)% | | (1.37)% C | | (1.17)% | | (.14)% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 8,864 | $ | 9,087 | $ | 26,377 | $ | 28,233 | $ | 23,584 |
Portfolio turnover rate H | | 58% | | 44% | | 79% | | 110% | | 69% I |
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
CNet investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.05 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (1.47)%.
DTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
ETotal returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.
FFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
GExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
HAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
IPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
Fidelity Advisor® Emerging Asia Fund Class I |
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Years ended October 31, | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 30.61 | $ | 64.13 | $ | 58.29 | $ | 41.16 | $ | 34.60 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | - C | | (.14) | | (.24) D | | (.07) | | .34 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 5.95 | | (26.95) | | 10.53 | | 19.42 | | 8.48 |
Total from investment operations | | 5.95 | | (27.09) | | 10.29 | | 19.35 | | 8.82 |
Distributions from net investment income | | - | | (.07) | | - | | (.23) E | | (.33) |
Distributions from net realized gain | | - | | (6.36) | | (4.45) | | (1.99) E | | (1.93) |
Total distributions | | - | | (6.43) | | (4.45) | | (2.22) | | (2.26) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 36.56 | $ | 30.61 | $ | 64.13 | $ | 58.29 | $ | 41.16 |
Total Return F | | 19.44% | | (46.41)% | | 17.77% | | 49.59% | | 26.93% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,G,H | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | .99% | | .97% | | .94% | | 1.00% | | 1.04% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | .99% | | .97% | | .94% | | 1.00% | | 1.03% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | .99% | | .97% | | .94% | | .97% | | 1.03% |
Net investment income (loss) | | -% I | | (.33)% | | (.36)% D | | (.14)% | | .90% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 152,325 | $ | 143,659 | $ | 472,553 | $ | 414,664 | $ | 76,981 |
Portfolio turnover rate J | | 58% | | 44% | | 79% | | 110% | | 69% K |
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
CAmount represents less than $.005 per share.
DNet investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.06 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (.45)%.
EThe amount shown reflects reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.
FTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
GFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
HExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
IAmount represents less than .005%.
JAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
KPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
Fidelity Advisor® Emerging Asia Fund Class Z |
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Years ended October 31, | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 30.55 | $ | 64.10 | $ | 58.22 | $ | 41.12 | $ | 34.60 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | .05 | | (.08) | | (.15) C | | - D | | .40 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 5.93 | | (26.89) | | 10.50 | | 19.38 | | 8.47 |
Total from investment operations | | 5.98 | | (26.97) | | 10.35 | | 19.38 | | 8.87 |
Distributions from net investment income | | - | | (.22) | | - | | (.30) E | | (.42) |
Distributions from net realized gain | | - | | (6.36) | | (4.47) | | (1.99) E | | (1.93) |
Total distributions | | - | | (6.58) | | (4.47) | | (2.28) F | | (2.35) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 36.53 | $ | 30.55 | $ | 64.10 | $ | 58.22 | $ | 41.12 |
Total Return G | | 19.57% | | (46.34)% | | 17.92% | | 49.80% | | 27.14% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,H,I | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | .86% | | .84% | | .81% | | .86% | | .89% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | .85% | | .84% | | .81% | | .85% | | .89% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | .85% | | .84% | | .81% | | .82% | | .89% |
Net investment income (loss) | | .14% | | (.20)% | | (.22)% C | | -% J | | 1.04% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 68,594 | $ | 73,190 | $ | 264,327 | $ | 103,477 | $ | 44,545 |
Portfolio turnover rate K | | 58% | | 44% | | 79% | | 110% | | 69% L |
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
CNet investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.06 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (.32)%.
DAmount represents less than $.005 per share.
EThe amount shown reflects reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.
FTotal distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
GTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
HFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
IExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
JAmount represents less than .005%.
KAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
LPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
For the period ended October 31, 2023
1. Organization.
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Advisor Series VIII (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. The Fund offers Class A, Class M, Class C, Class I and Class Z shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Class A, Class M, Class C, Class I and Class Z are Fidelity Advisor classes. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after a holding period of eight years from the initial date of purchase, with certain exceptions. The Fund's investments in emerging markets can be subject to social, economic, regulatory, and political uncertainties and can be extremely volatile.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
Funds may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The Schedule of Investments lists any Fidelity Central Funds held as an investment as of period end, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. An investing fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
Based on its investment objective, each Fidelity Central Fund may invest or participate in various investment vehicles or strategies that are similar to those of the investing fund. These strategies are consistent with the investment objectives of the investing fund and may involve certain economic risks which may cause a decline in value of each of the Fidelity Central Funds and thus a decline in the value of the investing fund.
Fidelity Central Fund | Investment Manager | Investment Objective | Investment Practices | Expense RatioA |
Fidelity Money Market Central Funds | Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR) | Each fund seeks to obtain a high level of current income consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity. | Short-term Investments | Less than .005% |
A Expenses expressed as a percentage of average net assets and are as of each underlying Central Fund's most recent annual or semi-annual shareholder report.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds which contain the significant accounting policies (including investment valuation policies) of those funds, and are not covered by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission website or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services - Investment Companies. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) but does not include the underlying holdings of these funds. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Fund's investment adviser as the valuation designee responsible for the fair valuation function and performing fair value determinations as needed. The investment adviser has established a Fair Value Committee (the Committee) to carry out the day-to-day fair valuation responsibilities and has adopted policies and procedures to govern the fair valuation process and the activities of the Committee. In accordance with these fair valuation policies and procedures, which have been approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing services or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with the policies and procedures. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, transaction data, estimated cash flows, and market observations of comparable investments. The frequency that the fair valuation procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee manages the Fund's fair valuation practices and maintains the fair valuation policies and procedures. The Fund's investment adviser reports to the Board information regarding the fair valuation process and related material matters.
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, ETFs and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy. Securities, including private placements or other restricted securities, for which observable inputs are not available are valued using alternate valuation approaches, including the market approach, the income approach and cost approach, and are categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy. The market approach considers factors including the price of recent investments in the same or a similar security or financial metrics of comparable securities. The income approach considers factors including expected future cash flows, security specific risks and corresponding discount rates. The cost approach considers factors including the value of the security's underlying assets and liabilities.
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
The following provides information on Level 3 securities held by the Fund that were valued at period end based on unobservable inputs. These amounts exclude valuations provided by a broker.
Asset Type | Fair Value | Valuation Technique(s) | Unobservable Input | Amount or Range/Weighted Average | Impact to Valuation from an Increase in InputA |
Equities | $6,278,069 | Market comparable | Enterprise value/EBITDA multiple (EV/EBITDA) | 13.1 | Increase |
| | | Enterprise value/Revenue multiple (EV/R) | 1.2-4.0/2.9 | Increase |
| | Market approach | Discount rate | 20.0% | Decrease |
| | Black scholes | Discount rate | 4.9% | Increase |
| | | Volatility | 60.0% | Increase |
| | | Term | 3.0 | Increase |
A Represents the directional change in the fair value of the Level 3 investments that could have resulted from an increase in the corresponding input as of period end. A decrease to the unobservable input would have had the opposite effect. Significant changes in these inputs may have resulted in a significantly higher or lower fair value measurement at period end.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level as of October 31, 2023 is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
Foreign Currency. Certain Funds may use foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Gains and losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received, and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and include proceeds received from litigation. Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of a fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to a fund. Any such rebates are included in net realized gain (loss) on investments in the Statement of Operations. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain. Funds may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. Any withholding tax reclaims income is included in the Statement of Operations in foreign taxes withheld. Any receivables for withholding tax reclaims are included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities in dividends receivable.
Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of a fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of a fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred, as applicable. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class, if applicable. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expenses included in the accompanying financial statements reflect the expenses of that fund and do not include any expenses associated with any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Although not included in a fund's expenses, a fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses through the net asset value of each underlying mutual fund or exchange-traded fund (ETF). Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. As of October 31, 2023, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests. The Fund is subject to a tax imposed on capital gains by certain countries in which it invests. An estimated deferred tax liability for net unrealized appreciation on the applicable securities is included in Deferred taxes on the Statement of Assets & Liabilities.
Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, certain foreign taxes, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), net operating losses, capital loss carryforwards, losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities, and derivatives if applicable, for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation | $100,924,457 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (78,488,727) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $22,435,730 |
Tax Cost | $363,595,264 |
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
Capital loss carryforward | $(186,069,676) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments | $22,226,349 |
Capital loss carryforwards are only available to offset future capital gains of the Fund to the extent provided by regulations and may be limited. The capital loss carryforward information presented below, including any applicable limitation, is estimated as of fiscal period end and is subject to adjustment.
Short-term | $(80,563,041) |
Long-term | (105,506,635) |
Total capital loss carryforward | $(186,069,676) |
The Fund intends to elect to defer to its next fiscal year $341,028 of ordinary losses recognized during the period January 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023.
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| October 31, 2023 | October 31, 2022 |
Ordinary Income | $- | $1,267,262 |
Long-term Capital Gains | - | 103,460,855 |
Total | $- | $104,728,117 |
Delayed Delivery Transactions and When-Issued Securities. During the period, certain Funds transacted in securities on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis. Payment and delivery may take place after the customary settlement period for that security. The price of the underlying securities and the date when the securities will be delivered and paid for are fixed at the time the transaction is negotiated. Securities purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis are identified as such in the Schedule of Investments. Compensation for interest forgone in the purchase of a delayed delivery or when-issued debt security may be received. With respect to purchase commitments, each applicable Fund identifies securities as segregated in its records with a value at least equal to the amount of the commitment. Payables and receivables associated with the purchases and sales of delayed delivery securities having the same coupon, settlement date and broker are offset. Delayed delivery or when-issued securities that have been purchased from and sold to different brokers are reflected as both payables and receivables in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the caption "Delayed delivery", as applicable. Losses may arise due to changes in the value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract's terms, or if the issuer does not issue the securities due to political, economic, or other factors.
Restricted Securities (including Private Placements). Funds 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 held at period end is included at the end of the Schedule of Investments, if applicable.
New Accounting Pronouncement. In June 2022, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2022-03 Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions. The amendments in this ASU clarify that a contractual restriction on the sale of an equity security is not considered part of the unit of account of the equity security and, therefore, is not considered in measuring fair value. They also clarify that an entity cannot, as a separate unit of account, recognize and measure a contractual sale restriction. They also require additional disclosures for equity securities subject to contractual sale restrictions. ASU 2022-03 will be effective for fiscal years, including interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2023, and allows for early adoption. ASU 2022-03 will only be applicable to an equity security in which the contractual arrangement that restricts its sale is executed or modified on or after the adoption date. Management is currently evaluating the potential impact of ASU 2022-03 to the financial statements.
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities and in-kind transactions, as applicable, are noted in the table below.
| Purchases ($) | Sales ($) |
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund | 254,453,894 | 315,146,136 |
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (the investment adviser) and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .45% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .23% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the monthly average net assets of a group of registered investment companies with which the investment adviser has management contracts. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the reporting period, the total annual management fee rate was .68% of the Fund's average net assets.
Distribution and Service Plan Fees. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate Distribution and Service Plans for each class of shares. Certain classes pay Fidelity Distributors Company LLC (FDC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, separate Distribution and Service Fees, each of which is based on an annual percentage of each class' average net assets. In addition, FDC may pay financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund and providing shareholder support services. For the period, the Distribution and Service Fee rates, total fees and amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
| Distribution Fee | Service Fee | Total Fees | Retained by FDC |
Class A | - % | .25% | $333,034 | $3,604 |
Class M | .25% | .25% | 164,784 | 687 |
Class C | .75% | .25% | 103,929 | 8,916 |
| | | $601,747 | $13,207 |
Sales Load. FDC may receive a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for selling Class A shares and 3.50% for selling Class M shares, some of which is paid to financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund. Depending on the holding period, FDC may receive contingent deferred sales charges levied on Class A, Class M and Class C redemptions. The deferred sales charges are 1.00% for Class C shares, 1.00% for certain purchases of Class A shares and .25% for certain purchases of Class M shares.
For the period, sales charge amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
| Retained by FDC |
Class A | $ 14,552 |
Class M | 1,014 |
Class CA | 157 |
| $ 15,723 |
A When Class C shares are initially sold, FDC pays commissions from its own resources to financial intermediaries through which the sales are made.
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company LLC (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, 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 the account size and type of account of the shareholders of the respective classes of the Fund, except for Class Z. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee of Class Z's average net assets. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements.
For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
| Amount | % of Class-Level Average Net Assets |
Class A | $277,414 | .21 |
Class M | 77,651 | .24 |
Class C | 19,985 | .19 |
Class I | 330,050 | .18 |
Class Z | 36,466 | .04 |
| $741,566 | |
During November 2023, the Board approved a change in the transfer agent fees effective December 1, 2023 to a fixed annual rate of class-level average net assets as follows:
| % of Class-Level Average Net Assets |
Class A | 0.2000% |
Class M | 0.2000% |
Class C | 0.1874% |
Class I | 0.1732% |
Accounting Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. For the period, the fees were equivalent to the following annual rates:
| % of Average Net Assets |
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund | .05 |
During November 2023, the Board approved a change in the accounting fees effective December 1, 2023 to a fixed annual rate of average net assets as follows:
| % of Average Net Assets |
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund | 0.0497% |
Brokerage Commissions. A portion of portfolio transactions were placed with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were as follows:
| Amount |
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund | $2,485 |
Interfund Lending Program. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), the Fund, along with other registered investment companies having management contracts with Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR), or other affiliated entities of FMR, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the Fund to borrow from, or lend money to, other participating affiliated funds. Any open loans, including accrued interest, at period end are presented as Notes payable to affiliates in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:
| Borrower or Lender | Average Loan Balance | Weighted Average Interest Rate | Interest Expense |
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund | Borrower | $ 8,271,348 | 5.39% | $28,464 |
Interfund Trades. Funds may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Any interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note. Interfund trades during the period are noted in the table below.
| Purchases ($) | Sales ($) | Realized Gain (Loss) ($) |
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund | 4,994,545 | 5,582,764 | (2,575,787) |
6. Committed Line of Credit.
Certain Funds participate with other funds managed by the investment adviser or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The participating funds have agreed to pay commitment fees on their pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which are reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations, and are listed below. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
| Amount |
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund | $821 |
7. Security Lending.
Funds lend portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. Lending agents are used, including National Financial Services (NFS), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, NFS will receive a fee, which is capped at 9.9% of a fund's daily lending revenue, for its services as lending agent. A fund may lend securities to certain qualified borrowers, including NFS. On the settlement date of the loan, a 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 a fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to a fund on the next business day. A fund or borrower may terminate the loan at any time, and if the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. A fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. Any loaned securities are identified as such in the Schedule of Investments, and the value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end, as applicable, are presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Affiliated security lending activity, if any, was as follows:
| Total Security Lending Fees Paid to NFS | Security Lending Income From Securities Loaned to NFS | Value of Securities Loaned to NFS at Period End |
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund | $22,614 | $- | $- |
8. Expense Reductions.
Through arrangements with the Fund's custodian, credits realized as a result of certain uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, transfer agent credits reduced each class' expenses as noted in the table below.
| Expense reduction |
| |
Class M | $1,104 |
| $1,104 |
In addition, during the period the investment adviser or an affiliate reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $27,232.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
| Year ended October 31, 2023 | Year ended October 31, 2022 |
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund | | |
Distributions to shareholders | | |
Class A | $- | $27,605,234 |
Class M | - | 6,405,957 |
Class C | - | 3,015,354 |
Class I | - | 42,937,059 |
Class Z | - | 24,764,513 |
Total | $- | $104,728,117 |
10. Share Transactions.
Share transactions for each class were as follows and may contain in-kind transactions, automatic conversions between classes or exchanges between affiliated funds:
| Shares | Shares | Dollars | Dollars |
| Year ended October 31, 2023 | Year ended October 31, 2022 | Year ended October 31, 2023 | Year ended October 31, 2022 |
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund | | | | |
Class A | | | | |
Shares sold | 281,898 | 474,081 | $10,325,265 | $20,768,431 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 516,286 | - | 25,984,674 |
Shares redeemed | (728,232) | (1,435,593) | (26,132,011) | (60,073,872) |
Net increase (decrease) | (446,334) | (445,226) | $(15,806,746) | $(13,320,767) |
Class M | | | | |
Shares sold | 82,598 | 46,981 | $2,883,095 | $1,881,900 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 130,630 | - | 6,310,726 |
Shares redeemed | (128,553) | (228,864) | (4,423,525) | (9,396,826) |
Net increase (decrease) | (45,955) | (51,253) | $(1,540,430) | $(1,204,200) |
Class C | | | | |
Shares sold | 54,577 | 35,055 | $1,704,473 | $1,345,214 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 67,051 | - | 2,921,417 |
Shares redeemed | (117,545) | (225,989) | (3,620,432) | (7,995,961) |
Net increase (decrease) | (62,968) | (123,883) | $(1,915,959) | $(3,729,330) |
Class I | | | | |
Shares sold | 2,605,228 | 3,164,485 | $100,199,113 | $134,416,746 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 719,977 | - | 37,747,435 |
Shares redeemed | (3,131,075) | (6,560,309) | (117,071,474) | (296,930,506) |
Net increase (decrease) | (525,847) | (2,675,847) | $(16,872,361) | $(124,766,325) |
Class Z | | | | |
Shares sold | 487,825 | 1,627,717 | $18,334,130 | $70,775,268 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 435,106 | - | 22,737,349 |
Shares redeemed | (1,005,778) | (3,790,879) | (37,768,490) | (159,218,355) |
Net increase (decrease) | (517,953) | (1,728,056) | $(19,434,360) | $(65,705,738) |
11. Other.
A 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, a fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. A fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
12. Risk and Uncertainties.
Many factors affect a fund's performance. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as pandemics, epidemics, outbreaks of infectious diseases, war, terrorism, and environmental disasters, may significantly affect a fund's investment performance. The effects of these developments to a fund will be impacted by the types of securities in which a fund invests, the financial condition, industry, economic sector, and geographic location of an issuer, and a fund's level of investment in the securities of that issuer. Significant concentrations in security types, issuers, industries, sectors, and geographic locations may magnify the factors that affect a fund's performance.
To the Board of Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Series VIII and Shareholders of Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund (one of the funds constituting Fidelity Advisor Series VIII, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of October 31, 2023, the related statement of operations for the year ended October 31, 2023, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2023, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2023 (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October 31, 2023, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2023 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2023 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2023 by correspondence with the custodian, issuers of privately offered securities and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
December 14, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Fidelity group of funds since 1932.
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board (if any), and officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for Jonathan Chiel, each of the Trustees oversees 322 funds. Mr. Chiel oversees 191 funds.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the trust and the fund is referred to herein as an Independent Trustee. Each Independent Trustee shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. Officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer or Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098.
Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Trustees. The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.
In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.
Board Structure and Oversight Function. Robert A. Lawrence is an interested person and currently serves as Chair. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chair is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chair has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chair, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chair and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. David M. Thomas serves as Lead Independent Trustee and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.
Fidelity® funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's high income and certain equity funds, and other Boards oversee Fidelity's alternative investment, investment-grade bond, money market, asset allocation, and other equity funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity® funds overseen by the fund's Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity® funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity® funds overseen by each Board.
The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates, and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations, Audit, and Compliance Committees. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of Fidelity's risk management program for the Fidelity® funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Trustees."
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for a Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Jonathan Chiel (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
Trustee
Mr. Chiel also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Chiel is General Counsel (2012-present) and Head of Legal, Risk and Compliance (2022-present). Mr Chiel serves as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2012-present) and Director and President for OH Company LLC (holding company, 2018-present). Previously, Mr. Chiel served as general counsel (2004-2012) and senior vice president and deputy general counsel (2000-2004) for John Hancock Financial Services; a partner with Choate, Hall & Stewart (1996-2000) (law firm); and an Assistant United States Attorney for the United States Attorney's Office of the District of Massachusetts (1986-95), including Chief of the Criminal Division (1993-1995). Mr. Chiel is a director on the boards of the Boston Bar Foundation and the Maimonides School.
Bettina Doulton (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Ms. Doulton also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Doulton served in a variety of positions at Fidelity Investments, including as a managing director of research (2006-2007), portfolio manager to certain Fidelity® funds (1993-2005), equity analyst and portfolio assistant (1990-1993), and research assistant (1987-1990). Ms. Doulton currently owns and operates Phi Builders + Architects and Cellardoor Winery. Previously, Ms. Doulton served as a member of the Board of Brown Capital Management, LLC (2014-2018).
Robert A. Lawrence (1952)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Lawrence also serves as Trustee of other funds. Previously, Mr. Lawrence served as a Trustee and Member of the Advisory Board of certain funds. Prior to his retirement in 2008, Mr. Lawrence served as Vice President of certain Fidelity® funds (2006-2008), Senior Vice President, Head of High Income Division of Fidelity Management & Research Company (investment adviser firm, 2006-2008), and President of Fidelity Strategic Investments (investment adviser firm, 2002-2005).
* Determined to be an "Interested Trustee" by virtue of, among other things, his or her affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for an Independent Trustee may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Thomas P. Bostick (1956)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Lieutenant General Bostick also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, General Bostick (United States Army, Retired) held a variety of positions within the U.S. Army, including Commanding General and Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (2012-2016) and Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Human Resources, U.S. Army (2009-2012). General Bostick currently serves as a member of the Board and Finance and Governance & Sustainability Committees of CSX Corporation (transportation, 2020-present) and a member of the Board and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (nuclear waste management, 2020-present). General Bostick serves as Chief Executive Officer of Bostick Global Strategies, LLC (consulting, 2016-present), as a member of the Board of HireVue, Inc. (video interview and assessment, 2020-present), as a member of the Board of Allonnia (biotechnology and engineering solutions, 2022-present) and on the Advisory Board of Solugen, Inc. (specialty bio-based chemicals manufacturer, 2022-present). Previously, General Bostick served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021), President, Intrexon Bioengineering (2018-2020) and Chief Operating Officer (2017-2020) and Senior Vice President of the Environment Sector (2016-2017) of Intrexon Corporation (biopharmaceutical company).
Dennis J. Dirks (1948)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Trustee
Mr. Dirks also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Operating Officer and as a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure), President, Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust Company (DTC), President and a member of the Board of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation. Mr. Dirks currently serves as a member of the Finance Committee (2016-present) and Board (2017-present) and is Treasurer (2018-present) of the Asolo Repertory Theatre.
Donald F. Donahue (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Donahue also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Donahue serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Miranda Partners, LLC (risk consulting for the financial services industry, 2012-present). Previously, Mr. Donahue served as Chief Executive Officer (2006-2012), Chief Operating Officer (2003-2006) and Managing Director, Customer Marketing and Development (1999-2003) of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure). Mr. Donahue currently serves as a member (2007-present) and Co-Chairman (2016-present) of the Board of United Way of New York. Mr. Donahue previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2018) and as a member of the Board of The Leadership Academy (previously NYC Leadership Academy) (2012-2022).
Vicki L. Fuller (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Fuller also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Ms. Fuller served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2018-2020), Chief Investment Officer of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (2012-2018) and held a variety of positions at AllianceBernstein L.P. (global asset management, 1985-2012), including Managing Director (2006-2012) and Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager (2001-2006). Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of two Blackstone business development companies (2020-present), as a member of the Board of Treliant, LLC (consulting, 2019-present), as a member of the Board of Ariel Alternatives, LLC (private equity, 2022-present) and as a member of the Board and Chair of the Audit Committee of Gusto, Inc. (software, 2021-present). In addition, Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board of Roosevelt University (2019-present) and as a member of the Executive Board of New York University's Stern School of Business. Ms. Fuller previously served as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of The Williams Companies, Inc. (natural gas infrastructure, 2018-2021).
Patricia L. Kampling (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Kampling also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Kampling served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (2012-2019), President and Chief Operating Officer (2011-2012) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2010-2011) of Alliant Energy Corporation. Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board, Finance Committee and Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee of Xcel Energy Inc. (utilities company, 2020-present) and as a member of the Board, Audit, Finance and Risk Committee and Safety, Environmental, Technology and Operations Committee and Chair of the Executive Development and Compensation Committee of American Water Works Company, Inc. (utilities company, 2019-present). In addition, Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board of the Nature Conservancy, Wisconsin Chapter (2019-present). Previously, Ms. Kampling served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), a member of the Board, Compensation Committee and Executive Committee and Chair of the Audit Committee of Briggs & Stratton Corporation (manufacturing, 2011-2021), a member of the Board of Interstate Power and Light Company (2012-2019) and Wisconsin Power and Light Company (2012-2019) (each a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation) and as a member of the Board and Workforce Development Committee of the Business Roundtable (2018-2019).
Thomas A. Kennedy (1955)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Kennedy also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Kennedy served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020) and held a variety of positions at Raytheon Company (aerospace and defense, 1983-2020), including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2014-2020) and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (2013-2014). Mr. Kennedy served as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Raytheon Technologies Corporation (aerospace and defense, 2020-2021). Mr. Kennedy serves as a Director of the Board of Directors of Textron Inc. (aerospace and defense, 2023-present).
Oscar Munoz (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Munoz also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Munoz served as Executive Chairman (2020-2021), Chief Executive Officer (2015-2020), President (2015-2016) and a member of the Board (2010-2021) of United Airlines Holdings, Inc. Mr. Munoz currently serves as a member of the Board of CBRE Group, Inc. (commercial real estate, 2020-present), a member of the Board of Univision Communications, Inc. (Hispanic media, 2020-present), a member of the Board of Archer Aviation Inc. (2021-present), a member of the Defense Business Board of the United States Department of Defense (2021-present) and a member of the Board of Salesforce.com, Inc. (cloud-based software, 2022-present). Previously, Mr. Munoz served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021).
David M. Thomas (1949)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Trustee
Lead Independent Trustee
Mr. Thomas also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). Mr. Thomas currently serves as a member of the Board of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2004-present) and as Director (2013-present) and Non-Executive Chairman of the Board (2022-present) of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication).
Susan Tomasky (1953)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Tomasky also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Tomasky served in various executive officer positions at American Electric Power Company, Inc. (1998-2011), including most recently as President of AEP Transmission (2007-2011). Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member of the Board and Sustainability Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Marathon Petroleum Corporation (2018-present) and as a member of the Board, Executive Committee, Corporate Governance Committee and Organization and Compensation Committee and as Lead Director of the Board of Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (utilities company, 2012-present) and as a member of the Board of its subsidiary company, Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (2021-present). In addition, Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member (2009-present) and President (2020-present) of the Board of the Royal Shakespeare Company - America (2009-present), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (2011-present) and as a member of the Board and Kenyon in the World Committee of Kenyon College (2016-present). Previously, Ms. Tomasky served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority (2007-2020), as a member of the Board (2011-2018) and Lead Independent Director (2015-2018) of Andeavor Corporation (previously Tesoro Corporation) (independent oil refiner and marketer) and as a member of the Board of Summit Midstream Partners LP (energy, 2012-2018).
Michael E. Wiley (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Mr. Wiley also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2018-2020), Chairman, President and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004). Mr. Wiley also previously served as a member of the Board of Andeavor Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-2018), a member of the Board of Andeavor Logistics LP (natural resources logistics, 2015-2018) and a member of the Board of High Point Resources (exploration and production, 2005-2020).
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Advisory Board Members and Officers:
Correspondence intended for a Member of the Advisory Board (if any) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for an officer or Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation
Vijay C. Advani (1960)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Advani also serves as Trustee or Member of the Advisory Board of other funds. Previously, Mr. Advani served as Executive Chairman (2020-2022), Chief Executive Officer (2017-2020) and Chief Operating Officer (2016-2017) of Nuveen (global investment manager). He also served in various capacities at Franklin Resources (global investment manager), including Co-President (2015-2016), Executive Vice President, Global Advisory Services (2008-2015), Head of Global Retail Distribution (2005-2008), Executive Managing Director, International Retail Development (2002-2005), Managing Director, Product Developments, Sales & Marketing, Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa (2000-2002) and President, Templeton Asset Management India (1995-2000). Mr. Advani also served as Senior Investment Officer of International Finance Corporation (private equity and venture capital arm of The World Bank, 1984-1995). Mr. Advani is Chairman Emeritus of the U.S. India Business Council (2018-present), a Director of The Global Impact Investing Network (2019-present), a Director of LOK Capital (Mauritius) (2022-present), a member of the Advisory Council of LOK Capital (2022-present), a Senior Advisor of Neuberger Berman (2021-present), a Senior Advisor of Seviora Holdings Pte. Ltd (Temasek-Singapore) (2021-present), a Director of Seviora Capital (Singapore) (2021-present) and an Advisor of EQUIAM (2021-present). Mr. Advani formerly served as a member of the Board of BowX Acquisition Corp. (special purpose acquisition company, 2020-2021), a member of the Board of Intellecap (advisory arm of The Aavishkaar Group, 2018-2020), a member of the Board of Nuveen Investments, Inc. (2017-2020) and a member of the Board of Docusign (software, 2016-2019).
Peter S. Lynch (1944)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Lynch also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm). In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served as Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm) and on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006).
Karen B. Peetz (1955)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Member of the Advisory Board
Ms. Peetz also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other funds. Previously, Ms. Peetz served as Chief Administration Officer (2020-2023) of Citigroup Inc. (a diversified financial service company). She also served in various capacities at Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, including President (2013-2016), Vice Chairman, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Financial Markets & Treasury Services (2010-2013), Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Global Corporate Trust (2003-2008), Senior Vice President and Division Manager of Global Payments & Trade Services (2002-2003) and Senior Vice President and Division Manager of Domestic Corporate Trust (1998-2002). Ms. Peetz also served in various capacities at Chase Manhattan Corporation (1982-1998), including Senior Vice President and Manager of Corporate Trust International Business (1996-1998), Managing Director and Manager of Corporate Trust Services (1994-1996) and Managing Director and Group Manager of Financial Institution Sales (1990-1993). Ms. Peetz currently serves as Chair of Amherst Holdings Advisory Council (2018-present), Trustee of Johns Hopkins University (2016-present), Chair of the Carey Business School Advisory Council, Member of the Johns Hopkins Medicine Board and Finance Committee and Chair of the Lyme and Tick Related Disease Institute Advisory Council. Ms. Peetz previously served as a member of the Board of Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (2019-2023), a member of the Board of Trane Technologies (2018-2022), a member of the Board of Wells Fargo Corp. (2017-2019), a member of the Board of SunCoke Energy Inc. (2012-2016), a member of the Board of Private Export Funding Corporation (2010-2016) and as a Trustee of Penn State University (2010-2014) and the United Way of New York City (2008-2010).
Heather Bonner (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Bonner also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Bonner is a Senior Vice President (2022-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2022-present). Ms. Bonner serves as Vice President, Treasurer, or Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Prior to joining Fidelity, Ms. Bonner served as Managing Director at AQR Capital Management (2013-2022) and was the Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer of the AQR Funds (2013-2022).
Craig S. Brown (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2022
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Brown also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Brown is a Vice President (2015-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Brown serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present). Previously, Mr. Brown served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2019-2022).
John J. Burke III (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Burke also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other funds. Mr. Burke is Head of Fidelity Fund and Investment Operations (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Burke serves as President, Executive Vice President, or Director of certain Fidelity entities. Previously Mr. Burke served as head of Asset Management Investment Operations (2012-2018).
Margaret Carey (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO)
Ms. Carey also serves as an officer of other funds and as CLO of certain Fidelity entities. Ms. Carey is a Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2019-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.
William C. Coffey (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Secretary
Mr. Coffey also serves as Assistant Secretary of other funds. Mr. Coffey is a Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2010-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey served as Secretary and CLO of certain funds (2018-2019); CLO, Secretary, or Senior Vice President of certain Fidelity entities and Assistant Secretary of certain funds (2009-2018).
Timothy M. Cohen (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Mr. Cohen also serves as Vice President of other funds. Mr. Cohen is Co-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Cohen serves a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2016-present). Previously, Mr. Cohen served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and Head of Global Equity Research (2016-2018).
Jonathan Davis (1968)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Davis also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Davis is a Vice President (2006-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Davis serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities.
Laura M. Del Prato (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Del Prato also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Del Prato is a Senior Vice President (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Ms. Del Prato serves as Vice President or Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Previously, Ms. Del Prato served as President and Treasurer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash Portfolio and Term Portfolio (2018-2020).
Colm A. Hogan (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Hogan also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Hogan is a Vice President (2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Hogan serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Deputy Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2020) and Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2018).
Pamela R. Holding (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Ms. Holding also serves as Vice President of other funds. Ms. Holding is Co-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Holding served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Institutional Asset Management (2013-2018).
Chris Maher (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Maher also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Maher is a Vice President (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Maher serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Previously, Mr. Maher served as Assistant Treasurer of certain funds (2013-2020).
Jason P. Pogorelec (1975)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Chief Compliance Officer
Mr. Pogorelec also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other funds. Mr. Pogorelec is a Senior Vice President of Asset Management Compliance (2020-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Pogorelec serves as Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm, 2023-present) and Ballyrock Investment Advisors LLC (2023-present). Previously, Mr. Pogorelec served as a Vice President, Associate General Counsel for Fidelity Investments (2010-2020) and Assistant Secretary of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2020).
Brett Segaloff (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer
Mr. Segaloff also serves as AML Officer of other funds. Mr. Segaloff is a Vice President (2022-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Segaloff serves as Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer or Anti Money Laundering/Bank Secrecy Act Compliance Officer of certain Fidelity entities.
Stacie M. Smith (1974)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
President and Treasurer
Ms. Smith also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Smith is a Senior Vice President (2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Ms. Smith serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities and has served in other fund officer roles.
Jim Wegmann (1979)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Wegmann also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Wegmann is a Vice President (2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Wegmann serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present). Previously, Mr. Wegmann served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2019-2021).
As a shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, as applicable and (2) ongoing costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a 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 (May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023). |
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 for a class/Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. If any fund is a shareholder of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) (the Underlying Funds), such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses incurred presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the 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 actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the 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. If any fund is a shareholder of any Underlying Funds, such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses as presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
| | | | Annualized Expense Ratio- A | | Beginning Account Value May 1, 2023 | | Ending Account Value October 31, 2023 | | Expenses Paid During Period- C May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023 |
Fidelity Advisor® Emerging Asia Fund | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | 1.26% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 987.00 | | $ 6.31 |
Hypothetical-B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,018.85 | | $ 6.41 |
Class M | | | | 1.54% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 985.50 | | $ 7.71 |
Hypothetical-B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,017.44 | | $ 7.83 |
Class C | | | | 1.99% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 983.20 | | $ 9.95 |
Hypothetical-B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,015.17 | | $ 10.11 |
Class I | | | | .98% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 988.40 | | $ 4.91 |
Hypothetical-B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,020.27 | | $ 4.99 |
Class Z | | | | .84% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 988.90 | | $ 4.21 |
Hypothetical-B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,020.97 | | $ 4.28 |
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A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
B 5% return per year before expenses
C Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
The dividend and capital gains distributions for the fund(s) are available on Fidelity.com or Institutional.Fidelity.com.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2024 of amounts for use in preparing 2023 income tax returns.
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), considers the renewal of the fund's management contract with Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR) and the sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. FMR and the sub-advisers are referred to herein as the Investment Advisers. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, covers an extensive agenda of topics and materials and considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees (each of which is composed of and chaired by Independent Trustees), requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to review matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of the Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through joint ad hoc committees to discuss certain matters relevant to all of the Fidelity funds.
Approval of Stub Period Continuation. At its May 2023 meeting, the Board of Trustees voted to continue the fund's management contract with FMR, and the sub-advisory agreements and sub-sub-advisory agreements, in each case, where applicable (together, the Advisory Contracts), without modification, for two months from June 1, 2023 through July 31, 2023. The Board considered that the approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts will not result in any changes in (i) the investment process or strategies employed in the management of the fund's assets; (ii) the fees and expenses paid by shareholders; (iii) the nature, extent or quality of services provided under the fund's Advisory Contracts; or (iv) the day-to-day management of the fund or the persons primarily responsible for such management. The Board also considered that since its last approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts, FMR had provided additional information on the fund in support of the annual contract renewal process, including competitive analyses on total expenses and management fees and in-depth reviews of fund performance and fund profitability information. The Board concluded that the fund's Advisory Contracts are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed, without modification, through July 31, 2023, with the understanding that the Board would consider the annual renewal for a full one year period in July 2023.
At its July 2023 meeting, the Board unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness relative to peer funds of the fund's management fee and the total expense ratio of a representative class (Class I, which was selected because it was the largest class without 12b-1 fees); (iii) the total costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by FMR and its affiliates (Fidelity) from its relationships with the fund; and (iv) the extent to which, if any, economies of scale exist and are realized as the fund grows, and whether any economies of scale are appropriately shared with fund shareholders. The Board also considered the broad range of investment choices available to shareholders from FMR's competitors and that the fund's shareholders have chosen to invest in the fund, which is part of the Fidelity family of funds. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor.
The Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts was fair and reasonable in light of all of the surrounding circumstances.
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing as it relates to the fund, including the backgrounds and experience of investment personnel of the Investment Advisers, and also considered the Investment Advisers' implementation of the fund's investment program. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the investment personnel compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund. Additionally, the Board considered the portfolio managers' investments, if any, in the funds that they manage.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of Fidelity's investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as Fidelity's approach to recruiting, training, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board noted the resources devoted to expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization, and that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. Further, the Board considered that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered Fidelity's trading, risk management, compliance, and technology and operations capabilities and resources, which are integral parts of the investment management process.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of Fidelity's supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians, subcustodians, and pricing vendors; and (iii) the resources devoted by Fidelity to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services. The Board also considered the fund's securities lending activities and any payments made to Fidelity relating to securities lending.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value and convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information over the Internet and through telephone representatives, investor education materials and asset allocation tools. The Board also considered that it reviews customer service metrics such as telephone response times, continuity of services on the website and metrics addressing services at Fidelity Investor Centers.
Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing a large variety of fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds and/or the Fidelity funds in general.
Investment Performance. The Board took into account discussions that occur with representatives of the Investment Advisers, and reports that it receives, at Board meetings throughout the year, relating to fund investment performance. In this regard the Board noted that as part of regularly scheduled fund reviews and other reports to the Board on fund performance, the Board considered annualized return information for the fund for different time periods, measured against an appropriate securities market index (benchmark index). The Board also considered information about performance attribution. In its ongoing evaluation of fund investment performance, the Board gives particular attention to information indicating changes in performance of the funds over different time periods and discussed with the Investment Advisers the reasons for any overperformance or underperformance.
In addition to reviewing absolute and relative fund performance, the Independent Trustees periodically consider the appropriateness of fund performance metrics in evaluating the results achieved. The Independent Trustees generally give greater weight to fund performance over longer time periods than over shorter time periods. Depending on the circumstances, the Independent Trustees may be satisfied with a fund's performance notwithstanding that it lags its benchmark index or peer group for certain periods.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should continue to benefit the shareholders of the fund.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio. The Board was provided with information regarding industry trends in management fees and expenses. In its review of the fund's management fee and the total expense ratio of Class I, the Board considered the fund's management fee rate as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board noted that Fidelity may agree to waive fees or reimburse expenses from time to time, and the extent to which, if any, it has done so for the fund.
Comparisons of Management Fees and Total Expense Ratios. Among other things, the Board reviewed data for selected groups of competitive funds and classes (referred to as "mapped groups") that were compiled by Fidelity based on combining similar investment objective categories (as classified by Lipper) that have comparable investment mandates. The data reviewed by the Board included (i) gross management fee comparisons (before taking into account expense reimbursements or caps) relative to the total universe of funds within the mapped group; (ii) gross management fee comparisons relative to a subset of non-Fidelity funds in the mapped group that are similar in size and management fee structure to the fund (referred to as the "asset size peer group"); (iii) total expense comparisons of Class I of the fund relative to funds and classes in the mapped group that have a similar sales load structure to Class I of the fund (referred to as the "similar sales load structure group"); and (iv) total expense comparisons of Class I of the fund relative to funds and classes in the similar sales load structure group that are similar in size and management fee structure to the fund (referred to as the "total expense asset size peer group"). The total expense asset size peer group comparison excludes performance adjustments and fund-paid 12b-1 fees to eliminate variability in fee structures.
The information provided to the Board indicated that the fund's management fee rate ranked below the competitive median of the mapped group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022 and below the competitive median of the asset size peer group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022. Further, the information provided to the Board indicated that the total expense ratio of Class I of the fund ranked below the competitive median of the similar sales load structure group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022 and below the competitive median of the total expense asset size peer group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022.
The Board also considered that, for funds subject to the group fee, FMR agreed to voluntarily waive fees over a specified period of time in amounts designed to account for assets converted from certain funds to certain collective investment trusts.
Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients. The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of Fidelity, such as other funds advised or subadvised by Fidelity, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients with similar mandates. The Board noted that a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically reviews and compares Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds and also noted the most recent findings of the committee. The Board noted that the committee's review included a consideration of the differences in services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in the markets serving the different categories of clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered. Further, based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that the total expense ratio of each class of the fund was reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and servicing the fund's shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, Fidelity presents to the Board information about the profitability of its relationships with the fund. Fidelity calculates profitability information for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability information for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies and the full Board approves such changes.
A public accounting firm has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. The engagement includes the review and assessment of the methodologies used by Fidelity in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures in respect of the mathematical accuracy of certain fund profitability information and its conformity to established allocation methodologies. After considering the reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and potential indirect benefits such businesses may have received as a result of their association with Fidelity's fund business (i.e., fall-out benefits) as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from the funds' business. The Board considered areas where potential indirect benefits to the Fidelity funds from their relationships with Fidelity may exist. The Board's consideration of these matters was informed by the findings of a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds to evaluate potential fall-out benefits.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale as assets grow through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense ratio reductions. The Board also noted that a committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically analyzes whether Fidelity attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total "group assets" increase, and for higher group fee rates as total "group assets" decrease ("group assets" as defined in the management contract). FMR calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total Fidelity fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board further considered that Fidelity agreed to impose a temporary fee waiver in the form of additional breakpoints to the current breakpoint schedule. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will benefit from lower management fees as "group assets" increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board concluded, taking into account the analysis of the Economies of Scale Committee, that economies of scale, if any, are being appropriately shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' advisory contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including: (i) fund flow and performance trends, in particular the underperformance of certain funds and strategies, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds, including any consideration of fund liquidations or mergers; (ii) the operation of performance fees and competitor use of performance fees; (iii) Fidelity's pricing philosophy compared to competitors; (iv) fund profitability methodology and data; (v) evaluation of competitive fund data and peer group classifications and fee and expense comparisons; (vi) the management fee and expense structures for different funds and classes and information about the differences between various fee and expense structures; (vii) group fee breakpoints and related voluntary fee waivers; and (viii) information regarding other accounts managed by Fidelity and the funds' sub-advisory arrangements.
Conclusion. Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the advisory and sub-advisory fee arrangements are fair and reasonable in light of all of the surrounding circumstances and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed through July 31, 2024.
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Item 2.
Code of Ethics
As of the end of the period, October 31, 2023, Fidelity Advisor Series VIII (the trust) has adopted a code of ethics, as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR, that applies to its President and Treasurer and its Chief Financial Officer. A copy of the code of ethics is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR.
Item 3.
Audit Committee Financial Expert
The Board of Trustees of the trust has determined that Donald F. Donahue is an audit committee financial expert, as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR. Mr. Donahue is independent for purposes of Item 3 of Form N-CSR.
Item 4.
Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Fees and Services
The following table presents fees billed by Deloitte & Touche LLP, the member firms of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, and their respective affiliates (collectively, “Deloitte Entities”) in each of the last two fiscal years for services rendered to Fidelity Advisor Focused Emerging Markets Fund and Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund (the “Fund(s)”):
Services Billed by Deloitte Entities
October 31, 2023 FeesA
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| Audit Fees | Audit-Related Fees | Tax Fees | All Other Fees |
Fidelity Advisor Focused Emerging Markets Fund | $42,000 | $- | $12,300 | $1,200 |
Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund | $51,100 | $- | $12,000 | $1,300 |
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| Audit Fees | Audit-Related Fees | Tax Fees | All Other Fees |
Fidelity Advisor Focused Emerging Markets Fund | $41,900 | $- | $11,200 | $1,100 |
Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund | $50,300 | $- | $11,200 | $1,200 |
A Amounts may reflect rounding.
The following table presents fees billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) in each of the last two fiscal years for services rendered to Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund, Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund, Fidelity Advisor Global Capital Appreciation Fund, Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Income Fund, Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund and Fidelity Advisor Value Leaders Fund (the “Fund(s)”):
Services Billed by PwC
October 31, 2023 FeesA
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| Audit Fees | Audit-Related Fees | Tax Fees | All Other Fees |
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund | $50,100 | $4,800 | $41,300 | $1,600 |
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund | $57,900 | $5,300 | $13,100 | $1,800 |
Fidelity Advisor Global Capital Appreciation Fund | $49,200 | $4,700 | $13,100 | $1,600 |
Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Income Fund | $42,900 | $4,100 | $11,500 | $1,400 |
Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund | $58,000 | $5,400 | $28,400 | $1,800 |
Fidelity Advisor Value Leaders Fund | $35,800 | $3,600 | $12,100 | $1,200 |
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| Audit Fees | Audit-Related Fees | Tax Fees | All Other Fees |
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund | $47,800 | $4,600 | $30,700 | $1,600 |
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund | $55,300 | $5,100 | $13,300 | $1,700 |
Fidelity Advisor Global Capital Appreciation Fund | $47,000 | $4,500 | $12,400 | $1,500 |
Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Income Fund | $41,000 | $3,900 | $10,900 | $1,300 |
Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund | $57,800 | $5,100 | $25,500 | $1,700 |
Fidelity Advisor Value Leaders Fund | $34,200 | $3,500 | $11,500 | $1,200 |
A Amounts may reflect rounding.
The following table(s) present(s) fees billed by Deloitte Entities and PwC that were required to be approved by the Audit Committee for services that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund(s) and that are rendered on behalf of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC ("FMR") and entities controlling, controlled by, or under common control with FMR (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) that provide ongoing services to the Fund(s) (“Fund Service Providers”):
Services Billed by Deloitte Entities
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| October 31, 2023A | October 31, 2022A |
Audit-Related Fees | $- | $- |
Tax Fees | $- | $- |
All Other Fees | $- | $- |
A Amounts may reflect rounding.
Services Billed by PwC
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| October 31, 2023A | October 31, 2022A |
Audit-Related Fees | $8,284,200 | $7,914,600 |
Tax Fees | $1,000 | $1,000 |
All Other Fees | $- | $- |
A Amounts may reflect rounding.
“Audit-Related Fees” represent fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the fund audit or the review of the fund's financial statements and that are not reported under Audit Fees.
“Tax Fees” represent fees billed for tax compliance, tax advice or tax planning that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the fund.
“All Other Fees” represent fees billed for services provided to the fund or Fund Service Provider, a significant portion of which are assurance related, that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the fund, excluding those services that are reported under Audit Fees, Audit-Related Fees or Tax Fees.
Assurance services must be performed by an independent public accountant.
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The aggregate non-audit fees billed by Deloitte Entities and PwC for services rendered to the Fund(s), FMR (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any Fund Service Provider for each of the last two fiscal years of the Fund(s) are as follows:
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Billed By | October 31, 2023A | October 31, 2022A |
Deloitte Entities | $269,400 | $482,300 |
PwC | $13,744,600 | $13,023,000 |
A Amounts may reflect rounding.
The trust's Audit Committee has considered non-audit services that were not pre-approved that were provided by Deloitte Entities and PwC to Fund Service Providers to be compatible with maintaining the independence of Deloitte Entities and PwC in its(their) audit of the Fund(s), taking into account representations from Deloitte Entities and PwC, in accordance with Public Company Accounting Oversight Board rules, regarding its independence from the Fund(s) and its(their) related entities and FMR’s review of the appropriateness and permissibility under applicable law of such non-audit services prior to their provision to the Fund(s) Service Providers.
Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures
The trust’s Audit Committee must pre-approve all audit and non-audit services provided by a fund’s independent registered public accounting firm relating to the operations or financial reporting of the fund. Prior to the commencement of any audit or non-audit services to a fund, the Audit Committee reviews the services to determine whether they are appropriate and permissible under applicable law.
The Audit Committee has adopted policies and procedures to, among other purposes, provide a framework for the Committee’s consideration of non-audit services by the audit firms that audit the Fidelity funds. The policies and procedures require that any non-audit service provided by a fund audit firm to a Fidelity fund and any non-audit service provided by a fund auditor to a Fund Service Provider that relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of a Fidelity fund (“Covered Service”) are subject to approval by the Audit Committee before such service is provided.
All Covered Services must be approved in advance of provision of the service either: (i) by formal resolution of the Audit Committee, or (ii) by oral or written approval of the service by the Chair of the Audit Committee (or if the Chair is unavailable, such other member of the Audit Committee as may be designated by the Chair to act in the Chair’s absence). The approval contemplated by (ii) above is permitted where the Treasurer determines that action on such an engagement is necessary before the next meeting of the Audit Committee.
Non-audit services provided by a fund audit firm to a Fund Service Provider that do not relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of a Fidelity fund are reported to the Audit Committee periodically.
Non-Audit Services Approved Pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) and (ii) of Regulation S-X (“De Minimis Exception”)
There were no non-audit services approved or required to be approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to the De Minimis Exception during the Fund’s(s’) last two fiscal years relating to services provided to (i) the Fund(s) or (ii) any Fund Service Provider that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund(s).
The Registrant has not retained, for the preparation of the audit report on the financial statements included in the Form N-CSR, a registered public accounting firm that has a branch or office that is located in a foreign jurisdiction and that the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (the “PCAOB”) has determined that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely because of a position taken by an authority in the foreign jurisdiction.
The Registrant is not a “foreign issuer,” as defined in 17 CFR 240.3b-4.
Item 5.
Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
Not applicable.
Item 6.
Investments
(a)
Not applicable.
(b)
Not applicable.
Item 7.
Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 9.
Purchase of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers
Not applicable.
Item 10.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the trust’s Board of Trustees.
Item 11.
Controls and Procedures
(a)(i) The President and Treasurer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the trust’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act) provide reasonable assurances that material information relating to the trust is made known to them by the appropriate persons, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.
(a)(ii) There was no change in the trust’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the trust’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12.
Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management
Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 18.
Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation
(a)
Not applicable.
(b)
Not applicable.
Item 19.
Exhibits
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 Advisor Series VIII
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By: | /s/Stacie M. Smith |
| Stacie M. Smith |
| President and Treasurer |
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Date: | December 22, 2023 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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By: | /s/Stacie M. Smith |
| Stacie M. Smith |
| President and Treasurer |
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Date: | December 22, 2023 |
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By: | /s/John J. Burke III |
| John J. Burke III |
| Chief Financial Officer |
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Date: | December 22, 2023 |