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 811-4118
Fidelity Securities Fund
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
82 Devonshire St., Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Scott C. Goebel, Secretary
82 Devonshire St.
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 617-563-7000
Date of fiscal year end: | July 31 |
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Date of reporting period: | July 31, 2009 |
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders
Fidelity®
Blue Chip Growth
Fund
Annual Report
July 31, 2009
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Contents
Chairman's Message | <Click Here> | The Chairman's message to shareholders. |
Performance | <Click Here> | How the fund has done over time. |
Management's Discussion | <Click Here> | The manager's review of fund performance, strategy and outlook. |
Shareholder Expense Example | <Click Here> | An example of shareholder expenses. |
Investment Changes | <Click Here> | A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months. |
Investments | <Click Here> | A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values. |
Financial Statements | <Click Here> | Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights. |
Notes | <Click Here> | Notes to the financial statements. |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | <Click Here> | |
Trustees and Officers | <Click Here> | |
Distributions | <Click Here> | |
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees | <Click Here> | |
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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. A fund's Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. For a complete list of a fund's portfolio holdings, view the most recent holdings listing, semiannual report, or annual report on Fidelity's web site at http://www.fidelity.com or http://www.advisor.fidelity.com, as applicable.
NOT FDIC INSURED · MAY LOSE VALUE · NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
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Dear Shareholder:
We've seen a welcome uptick in the global equity markets this spring and summer, as signs of stabilization in some economic indicators have brought many investors back into the marketplace. But there remain other key measures - notably high unemployment and slack consumer spending - that suggest the road back to economic health could still be a bumpy ride. Financial markets are always unpredictable, of course, but there also are several time-tested investment principles that can help put the historical odds in your favor.
One of the basic tenets is to invest for the long term. Over time, riding out the markets' inevitable ups and downs has proven much more effective than selling into panic or chasing the hottest trend. Even missing only a few of the markets' best days can significantly diminish investor returns. Patience also affords the benefits of compounding - of earning interest on additional income or reinvested dividends and capital gains. There can be tax advantages and cost benefits to consider as well. While staying the course doesn't eliminate risk, it can considerably lessen the effect of short-term declines.
You can further manage your investing risk through diversification. And today, more than ever, geographic diversification should be taken into account. Studies indicate that asset allocation is the single most important determinant of a portfolio's long-term success. The right mix of stocks, bonds and cash - aligned to your particular risk tolerance and investment objective - is very important. Age-appropriate rebalancing is also an essential aspect of asset allocation. For younger investors, an emphasis on equities - which historically have been the best-performing asset class over time - is encouraged. As investors near their specific goal, such as retirement or sending a child to college, consideration may be given to replacing volatile assets (e.g. common stocks) with more-stable fixed investments (bonds or savings plans).
A third principle - investing regularly - can help lower the average cost of your purchases. Investing a certain amount of money each month or quarter helps ensure you won't pay for all your shares at market highs. This strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - also reduces "emotion" from investing, helping shareholders avoid selling weak performers just prior to an upswing, or chasing a hot performer just before a correction.
We invite you to contact us via the Internet, through our Investor Centers or by phone. It is our privilege to provide you the information you need to make the investments that are right for you.
Sincerely,
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d
Edward C. Johnson 3d
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Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class' dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The $10,000 table and the fund's 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
Periods ended July 31, 2009 | Past 1 year | Past 5 years | Past 10 years |
Blue Chip Growth | -15.85% | -0.08% | -2.24% |
$10,000 Over 10 Years
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Blue Chip Growth, a class of the fund, on July 31, 1999. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the Russell 1000® Growth Index performed over the same period.
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Market Recap: U.S. stocks - battered by the effects of a global credit crisis for most of the year - were aided by early signs of a healing economy during the final months of the year ending July 31, 2009. For roughly half of the 12-month period, equities were in free fall, as a succession of large financial institutions around the world either collapsed or were forced into mergers or government conservatorship, and harried investors relinquished riskier assets in a massive flight to quality. By March, however, as unprecedented government interventions around the world took root, signs of a potential recovery began to emerge: corporate profits, though still weak, began to stabilize and valuations started to return to normal trading ranges. Against this improving backdrop, major equity indexes posted significant gains in March and April, which carried through to the end of the period. For the year overall, the Standard & Poor's 500SM Index declined 19.96%, while the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market IndexSM - the broadest overall gauge of domestic equities - was down 19.95%. Meanwhile, the blue-chip-laden Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM fell 16.62% and the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite® Index posted a 14.05% loss.
Comments from Sonu Kalra, who became Portfolio Manager of Fidelity® Blue Chip Growth Fund on July 1, 2009: For the year, the fund's Retail Class shares returned -15.85%, topping the -17.57% mark of the Russell 1000® Growth Index. The fund outperformed largely due to favorable sector positioning, in particular an overweighting in consumer discretionary, an underweighting in industrials and being overexposed to pockets of the consumer staples sector. Good stock selection also aided our relative results, including strong picks in the energy and materials sectors, as well as in the capital goods, consumer services, and pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and life science industries. Among the fund's best contributors were biotech firm Genentech, which was acquired; a well-timed investment in offshore drilling firm Transocean; and an underweighted position in integrated oil giant Exxon Mobil. Conversely, being overweighted in the financials sector - particularly in banks - hurt the fund's relative performance, as did some unproductive stock picks in the consumer durables/apparel, diversified financials and software/services groups. The fund's international holdings performed weakly and were further deterred by unfavorable currency fluctuations. The two biggest detractors were Canada-based smartphone maker Research In Motion, an out-of-index holding, and asset management firm Janus Capital. Several of the stocks I've mentioned in this report were no longer held at period end.
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
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Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The actual expense Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (February 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009) for Blue Chip Growth and Class K and for the entire period (June 26, 2009 to July 31, 2009) for Class F. The hypothetical expense Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (February 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
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Shareholder Expense Example - continued
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
| Annualized Expense Ratio | Beginning Account Value | Ending Account Value July 31, 2009 | Expenses Paid During Period* |
Blue Chip Growth | .83% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,309.70 | $ 4.75 B |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,020.68 | $ 4.16 C |
Class K | .58% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,311.30 | $ 3.32 B |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,021.92 | $ 2.91 C |
Class F | .51% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,096.70 | $ .53 B |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,022.27 | $ 2.56 C |
A 5% return per year before expenses
B Actual expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio; multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period) for Blue Chip Growth and Class K, and multiplied by 36/365 (to reflect the period June 26, 2009 to July 31, 2009) for Class F.
C Hypothetical expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period.)
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Investment Changes (Unaudited)
Top Ten Stocks as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Apple, Inc. | 5.0 | 0.5 |
Google, Inc. Class A | 3.3 | 0.9 |
Microsoft Corp. | 3.3 | 1.6 |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 3.3 | 2.6 |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | 2.5 | 0.0 |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 2.5 | 2.7 |
The Coca-Cola Co. | 2.5 | 2.8 |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | 2.1 | 0.8 |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 1.9 | 2.4 |
Johnson & Johnson | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| 28.2 | |
Top Five Market Sectors as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Information Technology | 33.6 | 25.6 |
Health Care | 14.3 | 13.0 |
Consumer Staples | 13.1 | 12.6 |
Consumer Discretionary | 12.5 | 19.6 |
Industrials | 9.3 | 6.4 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) |
As of July 31, 2009* | As of January 31, 2009** |
![fid4838](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4838.gif) | Stocks 99.9% | | ![fid4838](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4838.gif) | Stocks 96.4% | |
![fid4841](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4841.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 0.1% | | ![fid4841](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4841.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 3.6% | |
* Foreign investments | 6.0% | | ** Foreign investments | 9.8% | |
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Investments July 31, 2009
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 99.9% |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 12.5% |
Auto Components - 1.1% |
Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd. | 217,700 | | $ 5,603 |
ArvinMeritor, Inc. | 1,911,712 | | 13,841 |
BorgWarner, Inc. | 569,783 | | 18,911 |
Denso Corp. | 188,100 | | 5,557 |
Federal-Mogul Corp. Class A (a) | 1,005,487 | | 14,208 |
Gentex Corp. | 996,100 | | 14,912 |
Johnson Controls, Inc. | 1,720,600 | | 44,529 |
| | 117,561 |
Automobiles - 0.3% |
Harley-Davidson, Inc. (c) | 1,267,300 | | 28,641 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 2.7% |
Carnival Corp. unit | 704,900 | | 19,730 |
Marriott International, Inc. Class A | 669,492 | | 14,421 |
McDonald's Corp. | 1,286,700 | | 70,846 |
Starbucks Corp. (a) | 6,736,300 | | 119,233 |
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. | 1,322,600 | | 31,227 |
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. | 1,651,672 | | 23,041 |
| | 278,498 |
Household Durables - 2.4% |
Centex Corp. | 1,507,900 | | 16,451 |
D.R. Horton, Inc. | 2,784,900 | | 32,277 |
Furniture Brands International, Inc. (d) | 4,879,579 | | 19,567 |
Harman International Industries, Inc. | 869,300 | | 21,454 |
KB Home | 571,600 | | 9,540 |
Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a) | 707,500 | | 36,493 |
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. | 3,924,300 | | 50,506 |
Pulte Homes, Inc. | 1,313,100 | | 14,930 |
Ryland Group, Inc. | 698,900 | | 13,957 |
Toll Brothers, Inc. (a) | 1,347,800 | | 26,363 |
| | 241,538 |
Internet & Catalog Retail - 1.5% |
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) | 1,781,000 | | 152,739 |
Leisure Equipment & Products - 0.1% |
Brunswick Corp. | 1,330,400 | | 9,552 |
Media - 1.0% |
DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. Class A (a) | 765,288 | | 24,114 |
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (a) | 6,717,500 | | 34,998 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - continued |
Media - continued |
Sirius XM Radio, Inc. (a) | 20,853,400 | | $ 9,384 |
The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (a) | 1,175,700 | | 30,451 |
| | 98,947 |
Multiline Retail - 1.5% |
Kohl's Corp. (a) | 1,026,800 | | 49,851 |
Target Corp. | 2,508,100 | | 109,403 |
| | 159,254 |
Specialty Retail - 1.2% |
Home Depot, Inc. | 1,143,700 | | 29,668 |
Lowe's Companies, Inc. | 1,618,800 | | 36,358 |
Office Depot, Inc. (a) | 2,389,800 | | 10,874 |
Staples, Inc. | 2,367,400 | | 49,763 |
| | 126,663 |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.7% |
Coach, Inc. | 179,600 | | 5,314 |
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (a) | 356,200 | | 6,241 |
Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. Class A | 1,002,600 | | 63,214 |
| | 74,769 |
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | 1,288,162 |
CONSUMER STAPLES - 13.1% |
Beverages - 3.5% |
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA NV | 505,130 | | 20,097 |
PepsiCo, Inc. | 1,529,000 | | 86,771 |
The Coca-Cola Co. | 5,057,700 | | 252,076 |
| | 358,944 |
Food & Staples Retailing - 3.6% |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 1,875,300 | | 92,827 |
CVS Caremark Corp. | 730,700 | | 24,464 |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 5,054,155 | | 252,101 |
| | 369,392 |
Food Products - 1.0% |
General Mills, Inc. | 679,600 | | 40,035 |
Nestle SA (Reg.) | 486,343 | | 20,015 |
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. (a) | 145,100 | | 9,215 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
CONSUMER STAPLES - continued |
Food Products - continued |
Sara Lee Corp. | 1,832,400 | | $ 19,497 |
Smithfield Foods, Inc. (a) | 707,600 | | 9,588 |
| | 98,350 |
Household Products - 1.5% |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 341,800 | | 24,760 |
Procter & Gamble Co. | 2,396,100 | | 133,008 |
| | 157,768 |
Personal Products - 0.9% |
Avon Products, Inc. | 1,301,500 | | 42,143 |
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. Class A | 1,398,000 | | 50,943 |
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. Class A | 139,500 | | 5,079 |
| | 98,165 |
Tobacco - 2.6% |
Altria Group, Inc. | 2,905,200 | | 50,928 |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | 4,571,500 | | 213,032 |
| | 263,960 |
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | | 1,346,579 |
ENERGY - 5.3% |
Energy Equipment & Services - 2.2% |
BJ Services Co. | 1,307,700 | | 18,543 |
Nabors Industries Ltd. (a) | 2,034,000 | | 34,619 |
Noble Corp. | 922,300 | | 31,229 |
Schlumberger Ltd. | 1,414,700 | | 75,686 |
Smith International, Inc. | 1,162,100 | | 29,204 |
Transocean Ltd. (a) | 325,400 | | 25,931 |
Weatherford International Ltd. (a) | 853,800 | | 16,017 |
| | 231,229 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 3.1% |
Chevron Corp. | 298,200 | | 20,716 |
CONSOL Energy, Inc. | 288,100 | | 10,236 |
EXCO Resources, Inc. (a) | 926,600 | | 12,731 |
Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc. | 314,900 | | 11,314 |
Marathon Oil Corp. | 1,208,900 | | 38,987 |
Massey Energy Co. | 520,800 | | 13,853 |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 725,100 | | 51,729 |
Patriot Coal Corp. (a)(c) | 1,735,000 | | 14,522 |
Petrohawk Energy Corp. (a) | 1,803,900 | | 43,799 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
ENERGY - continued |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - continued |
Plains Exploration & Production Co. (a) | 374,600 | | $ 10,732 |
PT Bumi Resources Tbk | 52,120,000 | | 14,704 |
Southwestern Energy Co. (a) | 1,783,300 | | 73,882 |
| | 317,205 |
TOTAL ENERGY | | 548,434 |
FINANCIALS - 6.9% |
Capital Markets - 2.6% |
AllianceBernstein Holding LP | 1,000,000 | | 20,640 |
Charles Schwab Corp. | 603,500 | | 10,785 |
Deutsche Bank AG (NY Shares) | 809,800 | | 52,556 |
GLG Partners, Inc. | 2,500,000 | | 10,075 |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 398,300 | | 65,042 |
Morgan Stanley | 3,432,100 | | 97,815 |
The Blackstone Group LP | 1,012,676 | | 11,403 |
| | 268,316 |
Commercial Banks - 0.8% |
Wells Fargo & Co. | 3,483,600 | | 85,209 |
Consumer Finance - 0.4% |
Capital One Financial Corp. | 1,276,700 | | 39,195 |
Diversified Financial Services - 1.6% |
Bank of America Corp. | 4,404,700 | | 65,146 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 2,433,800 | | 94,066 |
| | 159,212 |
Insurance - 1.1% |
Assured Guaranty Ltd. | 1,693,800 | | 23,662 |
Genworth Financial, Inc. Class A | 4,646,800 | | 32,063 |
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | 1,354,694 | | 22,339 |
Lincoln National Corp. | 1,764,500 | | 37,390 |
| | 115,454 |
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 0.1% |
SL Green Realty Corp. | 422,900 | | 10,902 |
Real Estate Management & Development - 0.3% |
Housing Development and Infrastructure Ltd. | 1,846,919 | | 10,695 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
FINANCIALS - continued |
Real Estate Management & Development - continued |
Indiabulls Real Estate Ltd. | 1,130,000 | | $ 5,820 |
Unitech Ltd. | 5,251,879 | | 9,894 |
| | 26,409 |
TOTAL FINANCIALS | | 704,697 |
HEALTH CARE - 14.3% |
Biotechnology - 5.2% |
Amgen, Inc. (a) | 2,409,100 | | 150,111 |
Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 2,057,700 | | 30,269 |
Celgene Corp. (a) | 2,151,600 | | 122,555 |
Cephalon, Inc. (a) | 676,000 | | 39,647 |
Dendreon Corp. (a) | 566,600 | | 13,717 |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a) | 881,800 | | 43,146 |
Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (a) | 775,000 | | 11,083 |
ImmunoGen, Inc. (a) | 366,237 | | 3,183 |
Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 212,000 | | 3,875 |
Micromet, Inc. (a) | 819,420 | | 5,269 |
OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 317,600 | | 10,732 |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 575,000 | | 12,328 |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 2,456,400 | | 88,455 |
| | 534,370 |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.5% |
Baxter International, Inc. | 281,000 | | 15,840 |
Boston Scientific Corp. (a) | 2,476,800 | | 26,601 |
Covidien PLC | 1,194,000 | | 45,145 |
Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. (a) | 1,210,000 | | 40,717 |
Medtronic, Inc. | 655,000 | | 23,200 |
NuVasive, Inc. (a) | 146,600 | | 6,068 |
| | 157,571 |
Health Care Providers & Services - 3.2% |
CIGNA Corp. | 1,190,000 | | 33,796 |
Express Scripts, Inc. (a) | 1,209,300 | | 84,699 |
Henry Schein, Inc. (a) | 301,500 | | 15,491 |
Humana, Inc. (a) | 1,437,600 | | 47,225 |
Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (a) | 2,028,100 | | 107,205 |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 741,100 | | 20,795 |
WellPoint, Inc. (a) | 381,200 | | 20,066 |
| | 329,277 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
HEALTH CARE - continued |
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.5% |
Illumina, Inc. (a) | 101,000 | | $ 3,650 |
Life Technologies Corp. (a) | 1,085,700 | | 49,432 |
| | 53,082 |
Pharmaceuticals - 3.9% |
Abbott Laboratories | 1,069,100 | | 48,099 |
Allergan, Inc. | 1,180,900 | | 63,095 |
Johnson & Johnson | 3,049,800 | | 185,702 |
Merck & Co., Inc. | 1,236,900 | | 37,119 |
Pfizer, Inc. | 2,708,300 | | 43,143 |
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. sponsored ADR | 397,900 | | 21,224 |
| | 398,382 |
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | | 1,472,682 |
INDUSTRIALS - 9.3% |
Aerospace & Defense - 0.9% |
Honeywell International, Inc. | 2,072,700 | | 71,923 |
Precision Castparts Corp. | 257,800 | | 20,575 |
| | 92,498 |
Airlines - 0.6% |
Continental Airlines, Inc. Class B (a) | 1,930,300 | | 21,561 |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. (a) | 5,799,400 | | 40,190 |
| | 61,751 |
Building Products - 1.0% |
Masco Corp. | 4,395,600 | | 61,231 |
Owens Corning (a) | 2,210,000 | | 40,620 |
| | 101,851 |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.1% |
Avery Dennison Corp. | 498,700 | | 13,330 |
Electrical Equipment - 1.0% |
General Cable Corp. (a) | 775,300 | | 30,058 |
Regal-Beloit Corp. | 267,900 | | 12,420 |
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | 1,214,400 | | 50,288 |
Sunpower Corp. Class A (a) | 378,315 | | 12,182 |
| | 104,948 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
INDUSTRIALS - continued |
Industrial Conglomerates - 0.7% |
3M Co. | 790,000 | | $ 55,711 |
Carlisle Companies, Inc. | 551,600 | | 17,282 |
| | 72,993 |
Machinery - 2.6% |
Caterpillar, Inc. | 536,800 | | 23,651 |
Cummins, Inc. | 1,756,300 | | 75,538 |
Ingersoll-Rand Co. Ltd. | 1,841,100 | | 53,171 |
JTEKT Corp. | 794,500 | | 8,994 |
PACCAR, Inc. | 2,111,300 | | 73,157 |
Toro Co. (c) | 998,500 | | 34,608 |
| | 269,119 |
Professional Services - 0.4% |
Manpower, Inc. | 873,700 | | 41,894 |
Monster Worldwide, Inc. (a) | 351,800 | | 4,584 |
| | 46,478 |
Road & Rail - 1.7% |
Avis Budget Group, Inc. (a) | 2,900,432 | | 24,799 |
CSX Corp. | 1,743,100 | | 69,933 |
Ryder System, Inc. | 685,130 | | 24,069 |
Union Pacific Corp. | 892,600 | | 51,342 |
| | 170,143 |
Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.3% |
Fastenal Co. (c) | 740,500 | | 26,340 |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | 959,451 |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 33.6% |
Communications Equipment - 5.7% |
Adtran, Inc. | 1,352,043 | | 32,665 |
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) | 15,133,000 | | 333,077 |
CommScope, Inc. (a) | 540,200 | | 13,829 |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 4,095,300 | | 189,244 |
Tekelec (a) | 667,200 | | 12,270 |
| | 581,085 |
Computers & Peripherals - 9.6% |
Apple, Inc. (a) | 3,138,400 | | 512,784 |
Dell, Inc. (a) | 7,185,200 | | 96,138 |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | 5,970,100 | | 258,505 |
Lexmark International, Inc. Class A (a) | 2,046,100 | | 29,628 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued |
Computers & Peripherals - continued |
NetApp, Inc. (a) | 221,600 | | $ 4,977 |
SanDisk Corp. (a) | 741,480 | | 13,213 |
Seagate Technology | 2,665,900 | | 32,097 |
Western Digital Corp. (a) | 1,283,200 | | 38,817 |
| | 986,159 |
Electronic Equipment & Components - 1.5% |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | 4,878,600 | | 113,281 |
Jabil Circuit, Inc. | 182,100 | | 1,668 |
Tyco Electronics Ltd. | 1,907,025 | | 40,944 |
| | 155,893 |
Internet Software & Services - 5.2% |
Baidu.com, Inc. sponsored ADR (a) | 144,400 | | 50,271 |
eBay, Inc. (a) | 4,927,600 | | 104,712 |
Google, Inc. Class A (a) | 768,800 | | 340,617 |
Internet Capital Group, Inc. (a) | 200,000 | | 1,494 |
NetEase.com, Inc. sponsored ADR (a) | 378,400 | | 16,672 |
Yahoo!, Inc. (a) | 1,227,200 | | 17,574 |
| | 531,340 |
IT Services - 1.0% |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A (a) | 1,300,000 | | 38,467 |
Visa, Inc. Class A | 1,043,800 | | 68,327 |
| | 106,794 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 4.5% |
Applied Materials, Inc. | 4,992,200 | | 68,892 |
Intel Corp. | 8,319,600 | | 160,152 |
Lam Research Corp. (a) | 1,880,300 | | 56,522 |
Linear Technology Corp. | 2,434,400 | | 65,412 |
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | 1,446,100 | | 25,625 |
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) | 3,919,923 | | 25,048 |
Microsemi Corp. (a) | 2,502,400 | | 34,158 |
NVIDIA Corp. (a) | 1,473,400 | | 19,051 |
Veeco Instruments, Inc. (a) | 348,100 | | 6,558 |
| | 461,418 |
Software - 6.1% |
Activision Blizzard, Inc. (a) | 2,903,600 | | 33,246 |
Adobe Systems, Inc. (a) | 624,900 | | 20,259 |
BMC Software, Inc. (a) | 1,199,200 | | 40,809 |
Citrix Systems, Inc. (a) | 1,655,000 | | 58,918 |
Microsoft Corp. | 14,399,300 | | 338,672 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued |
Software - continued |
Oracle Corp. | 4,850,000 | | $ 107,331 |
Red Hat, Inc. (a) | 1,414,300 | | 32,288 |
| | 631,523 |
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | | 3,454,212 |
MATERIALS - 4.8% |
Chemicals - 2.8% |
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | 439,600 | | 32,794 |
Airgas, Inc. | 760,700 | | 33,912 |
Albemarle Corp. | 1,402,800 | | 41,677 |
Ashland, Inc. | 733,076 | | 24,294 |
Dow Chemical Co. | 2,034,100 | | 43,062 |
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. | 372,100 | | 11,509 |
Praxair, Inc. | 498,900 | | 39,004 |
Terra Industries, Inc. | 377,000 | | 10,993 |
The Mosaic Co. | 946,800 | | 49,376 |
| | 286,621 |
Construction Materials - 0.2% |
Vulcan Materials Co. (c) | 427,500 | | 20,298 |
Containers & Packaging - 0.6% |
Owens-Illinois, Inc. (a) | 665,900 | | 22,601 |
Temple-Inland, Inc. | 2,648,500 | | 41,476 |
| | 64,077 |
Metals & Mining - 1.0% |
AK Steel Holding Corp. | 1,356,000 | | 26,673 |
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. | 1,130,900 | | 68,193 |
Nucor Corp. | 114,800 | | 5,105 |
| | 99,971 |
Paper & Forest Products - 0.2% |
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. (a) | 4,009,000 | | 16,918 |
TOTAL MATERIALS | | 487,885 |
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.1% |
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.1% |
Sprint Nextel Corp. (a) | 2,510,100 | | 10,040 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $9,264,453) | 10,272,142 |
Money Market Funds - 0.8% |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.37% (e) | 14,103,170 | | $ 14,103 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.22% (b)(e) | 70,626,450 | | 70,626 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $84,729) | 84,729 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 100.7% (Cost $9,349,182) | | 10,356,871 |
NET OTHER ASSETS - (0.7)% | | (75,084) |
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 10,281,787 |
Legend |
(a) Non-income producing |
(b) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(c) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
(d) Affiliated company |
(e) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. |
Affiliated Central Funds |
Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows: |
Fund | Income earned (Amounts in thousands) |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund | $ 3,292 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund | 4,922 |
Total | $ 8,214 |
Other Affiliated Issuers |
An affiliated company is a company in which the fund has ownership of at least 5% of the voting securities. Fiscal year to date transactions with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows: |
Affiliates (Amounts in thousands) | Value, beginning of period | Purchases | Sales Proceeds | Dividend Income | Value, end of period |
DineEquity, Inc. | $ 21,437 | $ - | $ 10,947 | $ 232 | $ - |
Furniture Brands International, Inc. | 55,001 | 686 | - | 185 | 19,567 |
La-Z-Boy, Inc. | 35,971 | - | 19,741 | 269 | - |
Total | $ 112,409 | $ 686 | $ 30,688 | $ 686 | $ 19,567 |
Other Information |
All investments are categorized as Level 1 under the Fair Value Hierarchy. 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, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
The fund intends to elect to defer to its fiscal year ending July 31, 2010 approximately $1,443,854,000 of losses recognized during the period November 1, 2008 to July 31, 2009. |
At July 31, 2009, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of approximately $671,371,000 all of which will expire on July 31, 2017. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts) | July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $69,325) - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $9,208,599) | $ 10,252,575 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $84,729) | 84,729 | |
Other affiliated issuers (cost $55,854) | 19,567 | |
Total Investments (cost $9,349,182) | | $ 10,356,871 |
Receivable for investments sold | | 199,382 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 13,416 |
Dividends receivable | | 3,824 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 28 |
Prepaid expenses | | 43 |
Other receivables | | 327 |
Total assets | | 10,573,891 |
| | |
Liabilities | | |
Payable to custodian bank | $ 2 | |
Payable for investments purchased | 197,942 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 16,439 | |
Accrued management fee | 4,226 | |
Other affiliated payables | 2,470 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 399 | |
Collateral on securities loaned, at value | 70,626 | |
Total liabilities | | 292,104 |
| | |
Net Assets | | $ 10,281,787 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $ 11,391,020 |
Undistributed net investment income | | 39,489 |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | | (2,156,412) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | 1,007,690 |
Net Assets | | $ 10,281,787 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts) | July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Blue Chip Growth: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($9,690,852.5 ÷ 303,110.844 shares) | | $ 31.97 |
| | |
Class K: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($590,673.0 ÷ 18,455.274 shares) | | $ 32.01 |
| | |
Class F: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($261.4 ÷ 8.173 shares) | | $ 31.98 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
Amounts in thousands | Year ended July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Investment Income | | |
Dividends (including $686 earned from other affiliated issuers) | | $ 154,756 |
Interest | | 10 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds | | 8,214 |
Total income | | 162,980 |
| | |
Expenses | | |
Management fee Basic fee | $ 54,367 | |
Performance adjustment | (12,253) | |
Transfer agent fees | 27,857 | |
Accounting and security lending fees | 1,380 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 165 | |
Independent trustees' compensation | 65 | |
Depreciation in deferred trustee compensation account | (1) | |
Registration fees | 112 | |
Audit | 102 | |
Legal | 65 | |
Interest | 2 | |
Miscellaneous | 742 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 72,603 | |
Expense reductions | (223) | 72,380 |
Net investment income (loss) | | 90,600 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | (2,036,826) | |
Other affiliated issuers | (89,388) | |
Foreign currency transactions | (890) | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | (2,127,104) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: Investment securities (net of decrease in deferred foreign taxes of $155) | (205,330) | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | (16) | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | (205,346) |
Net gain (loss) | | (2,332,450) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ (2,241,850) |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Amounts in thousands | Year ended July 31, 2009 | Year ended July 31, 2008 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ 90,600 | $ 128,004 |
Net realized gain (loss) | (2,127,104) | 736,209 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (205,346) | (1,621,640) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (2,241,850) | (757,427) |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | (99,426) | (124,380) |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain | (242,439) | (1,882,106) |
Total distributions | (341,865) | (2,006,486) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | (483,151) | (2,503,707) |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (3,066,866) | (5,267,620) |
| | |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 13,348,653 | 18,616,273 |
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $39,489 and undistributed net investment income of $71,533, respectively) | $ 10,281,787 | $ 13,348,653 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Blue Chip Growth
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 39.06 | $ 46.88 | $ 41.54 | $ 42.60 | $ 38.72 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) B | .27 | .35 | .32 | .23 | .42 E |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (6.36) | (2.89) | 6.19 | (1.06) | 3.85 |
Total from investment operations | (6.09) | (2.54) | 6.51 | (.83) | 4.27 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.29) | (.33) | (.24) | (.23) | (.39) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.71) | (4.95) | (.93) | - | - |
Total distributions | (1.00) | (5.28) | (1.17) | (.23) | (.39) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 31.97 | $ 39.06 | $ 46.88 | $ 41.54 | $ 42.60 |
Total Return A | (15.85)% | (6.30)% | 16.02% | (1.97)% | 11.08% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets C, F | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .76% | .58% | .60% | .63% | .66% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .76% | .58% | .60% | .63% | .66% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .76% | .57% | .59% | .61% | .64% |
Net investment income (loss) | .93% | .81% | .72% | .54% | 1.05% E |
Supplemental Data | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $ 9,691 | $ 13,349 | $ 18,616 | $ 19,571 | $ 22,881 |
Portfolio turnover rate D | 134% | 82% | 87% | 48% | 29% |
A Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
C Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
D Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
E Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.20 per share. Excluding the special dividend the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .56%.
F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class K
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 G |
Selected Per-Share Data | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 39.07 | $ 41.81 |
Income from Investment Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) D | .32 | .10 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (6.33) | (2.84) |
Total from investment operations | (6.01) | (2.74) |
Distributions from net investment income | (.34) | - |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.71) | - |
Total distributions | (1.05) | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 32.01 | $ 39.07 |
Total Return B, C | (15.61)% | (6.55)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E, H | |
Expenses before reductions | .53% | .41% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .53% | .41% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | .52% | .41% A |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.16% | 1.09% A |
Supplemental Data | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 590,673 | $ 93 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | 134% | 82% |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G For the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2008.
H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class F
Years ended July 31, | 2009 H |
Selected Per-Share Data |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 29.16 |
Income from Investment Operations | |
Net investment income (loss) D | - J |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 2.82 G |
Total from investment operations | 2.82 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 31.98 |
Total Return B, C | 9.67% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E, I |
Expenses before reductions | .51% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .51% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | .51% A |
Net investment income (loss) | (.05)% A |
Supplemental Data |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | 261 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | 134% |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate net gain (loss) on investments for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of the Fund.
H For the period June 26, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2009.
I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
For the period ended July 31, 2009
1. Organization.
Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Securities Fund (the trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. In January 2009, the Board of Trustees of the Fund approved the creation of an additional class of shares. The Fund commenced sale of Class F shares on June 26, 2009. The Fund offers Blue Chip Growth, Class K and Class F shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. In order to disclose class level financial information dollar amounts presented in the notes are unrounded. Class F shares of the Fund are only available for purchase by mutual funds for which Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) or an affiliate serves as investment manager. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent fees incurred. Certain expense reductions also differ by class.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's web site or upon request.
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3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Events or transactions occurring after period end through the date that the financial statements were issued, September 29, 2009, have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Security Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are classified into three levels. Level 1 includes readily available unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 includes observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable either directly or indirectly. Level 3 includes unobservable inputs when market prices are not readily available or reliable. Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment's assigned level within the hierarchy. The aggregate value by input level, as of July 31, 2009, for the Fund's investments is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments. Valuation techniques of the Fund's major categories of assets and liabilities as presented in the Schedule of Investments are as follows.
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by an independent pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price. Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value each business day. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are valued at amortized cost, which approximates value.
When current market prices or quotations are not readily available or reliable, valuations may be determined in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. Factors used in determining value may include significant market or security specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality, and developments in foreign markets which are monitored by evaluating the performance of ADRs, futures contracts and exchange-traded funds. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and may be utilized to a significant extent. The value of securities used for
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Security Valuation - continued
net asset value (NAV) calculation under these procedures may differ from published prices for the same securities.
Foreign Currency. The Fund uses foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and may include proceeds received from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.
Expenses. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among each Fund in the trust. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
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Deferred Trustee Compensation. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan), independent Trustees must defer receipt of a portion of, and may elect to defer receipt of an additional portion of, their annual compensation. Deferred amounts are invested in a cross-section of Fidelity funds, are marked-to-market and remain in the Fund until distributed in accordance with the Plan. The investment of deferred amounts and the offsetting payable to the Trustees are included in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and filing its U.S. federal tax return. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. The Fund is subject to the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainties in Income Taxes (FIN 48). FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. There are no unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three years. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. In addition, the Fund will claim a portion of the payment made to redeeming shareholders as a distribution for income tax purposes.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, partnerships, capital loss carryforwards, deferred trustees compensation and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued
The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the federal tax cost as of period end were as follows:
Unrealized appreciation | $ 1,425,824,549 | |
Unrealized depreciation | (459,322,061) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 966,502,488 | |
Undistributed ordinary income | $ 39,827,151 | |
Capital loss carryforward | (671,371,103) | |
| | |
Cost for federal income tax purposes | 9,390,368,507 | |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| July 31, 2009 | July 31, 2008 |
Ordinary Income | $ 99,425,655 | $ 124,380,053 |
Long-term Capital Gains | 242,439,162 | 1,882,106,068 |
Total | $ 341,864,817 | $ 2,006,486,121 |
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities other than short-term securities, aggregated $12,996,869,320 and $13,358,398,108, respectively.
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .30% of the Fund's average net assets and a group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. In addition, the management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of ± .20% of the Fund's average net assets over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the relative investment performance of the retail class of the Fund, Blue Chip Growth as compared to an appropriate benchmark index. For the period, the total annual management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .44% of the Fund's average net assets.
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Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of Blue Chip Growth. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee of Class K's average net assets. FIIOC receives no fees for providing transfer agency services to Class F. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, the total transfer agent fees paid by each applicable class were as follows:
| Amount | % of Average Net Assets |
Blue Chip Growth | $ 27,669,840 | .30 |
Class K | 187,645 | .06 |
| $ 27,857,485 | |
Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the month. Under a separate contract, FSC administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions.
Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $280,648 for the period.
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 FMR, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the funds to borrow from, or lend money to, other participating affiliated funds. At period end, there were no interfund loans outstanding. The Fund's activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:
Borrower or Lender | Average Daily Loan Balance | Weighted Average Interest Rate | Interest Expense |
Borrower | $ 30,038,000 | .49% | $ 2,472 |
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6. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR in a $3.5 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $43,986 and is reflected in Miscellaneous Expense on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
7. Security Lending.
The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. On the settlement date of the loan, the Fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less fees and expenses associated with the loan, plus any premium payments that may be received on the loan of certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Net income from lending portfolio securities during the period amounted to $4,921,752.
8. Expense Reductions.
FMR voluntarily agreed to reimburse a portion of the Blue Chip Growth's operating expenses. During the period, this reimbursement reduced the class' expenses by $15,803.
Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $149,343 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian and transfer agent, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by $1,555.
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During the period, credits reduced each class' transfer agent expense as noted in the table below.
| Transfer Agent expense reduction | |
Blue Chip Growth | $ 56,702 | |
Class K | 58 | |
| $ 56,760 | |
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Years ended July 31, | 2009 B | 2008 A |
From net investment income | | |
Blue Chip Growth | $ 97,802,886 | $ 124,380,053 |
Class K | 1,622,768 | - |
Class F | - | - |
Total | $ 99,425,654 | $ 124,380,053 |
From net realized gain | | |
Blue Chip Growth | $ 242,437,464 | $ 1,882,106,068 |
Class K | 1,698 | - |
Class F | - | - |
Total | $ 242,439,162 | $ 1,882,106,068 |
A Distributions for Class K are for the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2008.
B Distributions for Class F are for the period June 26, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2009.
10. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
| Shares | Dollars |
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 |
Blue Chip Growth | | | | |
Shares sold | 53,777,391 | 41,834,063 | $ 1,546,167,445 | $ 1,768,681,051 |
Conversion to Class K | (17,667,860) | - | (497,271,491) | - |
Reinvestment of distributions | 9,381,064 | 45,780,294 | 335,422,205 | 1,982,164,208 |
Shares redeemed | (84,149,947) | (142,989,488) | (2,387,026,199) | (6,254,650,166) |
Net increase (decrease) | (38,659,352) | (55,375,131) | $ (1,002,708,040) | $ (2,503,804,907) |
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10. Share Transactions - continued
| Shares | Dollars |
Years ended July 31, | 2009 B | 2008 A | 2009 B | 2008 A |
Class K | | | | |
Shares sold | 2,762,243 | 2,392 | $ 75,103,611 | $ 100,000 |
Conversion from Blue Chip Growth | 17,662,621 | - | 497,271,492 | - |
Reinvestment of distributions | 62,647 | - | 1,624,466 | - |
Shares redeemed | (2,034,629) | - | (54,677,110) | - |
Net increase (decrease) | 18,452,882 | 2,392 | $ 519,322,459 | $ 100,000 |
Class F | | | | |
Shares sold | 8,183 | - | $ 235,350 | $ - |
Shares redeemed | (10) | - | (294) | - |
Net increase (decrease) | 8,173 | - | $ 235,056 | $ - |
A Share transactions for Class K are for the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2008.
B Share transactions for Class F are for the period June 26, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2009.
11. Other.
The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
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To the Trustees of Fidelity Securities Fund and Shareholders of Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund (the Fund), a fund of Fidelity Securities Fund, including the schedule of investments, as of July 31, 2009, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of July 31, 2009, by correspondence with the custodians and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund as of July 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and its financial highlights for each of the periods presented in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
September 29, 2009
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The Trustees, Member of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, and review the fund's performance. Except for Edward C. Johnson 3d and James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 220 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Johnson oversees 262 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 392 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The executive officers and Advisory Board Member hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-800-544-8544.
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Edward C. Johnson 3d (79) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 1984 Mr. Johnson is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC; Chairman and a Director of FMR; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC); Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Johnson serves as Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as President of FMR LLC (2006-2007). |
James C. Curvey (74) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2006-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. |
* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Dennis J. Dirks (61) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Currently, Mr. Dirks serves as a member of the Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present). |
Alan J. Lacy (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of The Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-present) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2007-present). Mr. Lacy is Chairman (2008-present) and a member (2006-present) of the Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association. |
Ned C. Lautenbach (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr. Lautenbach is an Advisory Partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was with the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. Mr. Lautenbach serves as a Director of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial) as well as the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida. Mr. Lautenbach is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Fairfield University (2005-present), as well as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, Mr. Lautenbach served as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007). |
Joseph Mauriello (64) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Capital Ltd. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-present) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products, 2007-present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a Director of the Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007). |
Cornelia M. Small (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors of the Teagle Foundation (2009-present). Ms. Small is also a member of the Investment Committee, and Chair (2008-present) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson of the Investment Committee (2002-2008) of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments. |
William S. Stavropoulos (70) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Mr. Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons (2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004), Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently, Mr. Stavropoulos is a Director of Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Chemical Financial Corporation, Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), Tyco International, Inc. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital (private equity investment, 2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is a special advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science. |
David M. Thomas (60) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products), and Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present). |
Michael E. Wiley (58) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008-present), and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a Sr. Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005). |
Advisory Board Member and Executive Officers:
Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Mr. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Peter S. Lynch (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006). |
Kenneth B. Robins (39) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2009-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Robins worked at KPMG LLP, where he was a partner in KPMG's department of professional practice (2002-2004). |
Bruce T. Herring (43) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2006 Vice President of certain Equity Funds. Mr. Herring also serves as Group Chief Investments Officer of FMR. Previously, Mr. Herring served as a portfolio manager for Fidelity U.S. Equity Funds. |
Brian B. Hogan (44) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Vice President of certain Equity Funds and Vice President of Sector Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-present) and President of FMR's Equity Division (2009-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as a portfolio manager. |
Scott C. Goebel (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC; Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). |
William C. Coffey (40) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Holly C. Laurent (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Laurent is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Laurent was Senior Vice President and Head of Legal for Fidelity Business Services India Pvt. Ltd. (2006-2008), and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Group Head for FMR LLC (2005-2006). |
Christine Reynolds (50) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007). |
Kenneth A. Rathgeber (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2004 Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Rathgeber is Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), FMR (2005-present), FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2005-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2005-present), Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC (2005-present), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2005-present). |
Jeffrey S. Christian (47) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Christian also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Christian served as Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (2004-2009) and as Vice President of Business Analysis (2003-2004). |
Bryan A. Mehrmann (48) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Mehrmann is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Mehrmann served as Vice President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Group (FIIS)/Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC) Client Services (1998-2004). |
Adrien E. Deberghes (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005). |
John R. Hebble (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Paul M. Murphy (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Murphy is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2006), Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR (2007), and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1994-2007). |
Gary W. Ryan (50) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005). |
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A total of 0.61% 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.
The fund designates 100% of the dividend distributed during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.
The fund designates 100% of the dividend distributed during the fiscal year as amounts which may be taken into account as a dividend for the purposes of the maximum rate under section 1(h)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2010 of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax returns.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, acting directly and through its separate committees, requests and receives information concerning, and considers at each of its meetings factors that are relevant to, its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees, each composed of Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. Each committee has a written charter outlining the structure and purposes of the committee. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts.
At its July 2009 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expenses; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board ultimately reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts and the compensation to be received by Fidelity under the management contract is consistent with Fidelity's fiduciary duty under applicable law. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor noted above, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by competitors to Fidelity, and that the fund's shareholders, with the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.
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Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel and the fund's investment objective and discipline. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the size, education, and experience of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, their use of technology, and the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory, and management personnel. In response to last year's financial crisis, FMR took a number of actions intended to cut costs and improve efficiency without weakening the investment teams or resources. The Board noted that Fidelity's analysts have access to a variety of technological tools and market and securities data that enable them to perform both fundamental and quantitative analysis and to specialize in various disciplines. The Board considered Fidelity's extensive global research capabilities that enable the Investment Advisers to aggregate data from various sources in an effort to produce positive investment results. The Board also considered that Fidelity's portfolio managers and analysts have access to daily portfolio attribution that allows for monitoring of a fund's portfolio, as well as an electronic communication system that provides immediate real-time access to research concerning issuers and credit enhancers.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, distribution, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the Investment Advisers' supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through phone representatives and over the Internet, and investor education materials and asset allocation tools.
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Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing for a large variety of mutual fund investor services. For example, fund shareholders are offered the privilege of exchanging shares of the fund for shares of other Fidelity funds, as set forth in the fund's prospectus, without paying a sales charge. The Board noted that Fidelity has taken a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) dedicating additional resources to investment research and to restructure and broaden the focus of the investment research teams; (ii) bolstering the senior management team that oversees asset management; (iii) contractually agreeing to reduce the management fee on Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund; and (iv) expanding Class A and Class T load waiver categories to increase rollover retention opportunities and create consistent policies across the classes.
Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated within its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for Fidelity Blue Chip Growth (retail class), as well as the fund's relative investment performance for Fidelity Blue Chip Growth (retail class) measured against (i) a broad-based securities market index, and (ii) a peer group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by the Board over multiple periods. The following charts considered by the Board show, over the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2008, the cumulative total returns of Fidelity Blue Chip Growth (retail class) of the fund, the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of cumulative total returns of a peer group of mutual funds identified by Morningstar, Inc. as having an investment style similar to that of the fund based on underlying portfolio holdings. (Class K of the fund had less than one year of performance as of December 31, 2008, and the fund did not offer Class F as of December 31, 2008.) The box within each chart shows the 25th percentile return (bottom of box) and the 75th percentile return (top of box) of the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten number noted below each chart corresponds to the percentile box and represents the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of Fidelity Blue Chip Growth (retail class) of the fund.
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Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund
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The Board reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and stated that the performance of Fidelity Blue Chip Growth (retail class) of the fund was in the second quartile for the one- and three-year periods and the third quartile for the five-year period. The Board also stated that the investment performance of the fund was lower than its benchmark for all the periods shown.
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 exceeds, or is exceeded by, the record (over the same period) of a Board-approved performance adjustment index. The Board realizes that the performance adjustment provides FMR with a strong economic incentive to seek to achieve superior performance for the fund's shareholders and helps to more closely align the interests of FMR and the fund's shareholders.
The Board considered that FMR has taken steps to refocus and strengthen equity research, equity portfolio management, and compliance. The Board reviewed the year-to-date performance of Fidelity Blue Chip Growth (retail class) through May 31, 2009 and stated that it exceeded the fund's benchmark.
Based on its review, and giving particular weight to the nature and quality of the resources dedicated by the Investment Advisers to maintain and improve relative performance and factoring in the unprecedented market events in 2008, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund will benefit the fund's shareholders, particularly in light of the Board's view that the fund's shareholders benefit from investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and services.
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Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Fund Expenses. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expenses compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared.
The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors, in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps, and without giving effect to the fund's performance adjustment. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 11% means that 89% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked and the impact of the fund's performance adjustment, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.
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Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund
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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2008. The Board also noted the effect of the fund's negative performance adjustment on the fund's management fee ranking. The Board noted that the performance adjustment for each year represents calculations for performance periods that differ from the periods shown in the performance charts above.
Furthermore, the Board considered that shareholders approved a prospective change in the index used to calculate the fund's performance adjustment beginning June 1, 2006. The Board also considered that, because the performance adjustment is based on a rolling 36-month measurement period, during a transition period the fund's performance is compared to a blended index return that reflects the performance of the former index for the portion of the measurement period prior to June 1, 2006 and the performance of the current index for the remainder of the measurement period. The Board noted that the fund's performance adjustments for 2006 through 2008 shown in the chart above reflect the effect of using the blended index return to calculate the fund's performance adjustment.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee was fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.
In its review of each class's total expenses, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses, as well as the impact of the fund's performance adjustment. As part of its review, the Board also considered current and historical total expenses of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.
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The Board noted that the total expenses of each class ranked below its competitive median for the period.
In its review of total expenses, the Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information on clients that FMR and its affiliates service in other competitive markets, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the total expenses of each class of the fund were reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the audited books and records of Fidelity. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board believes that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
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The Board has also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and any fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and determined that the amount of profit is a fair entrepreneurial profit for the management of the fund.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions.
In February 2009, the Board created an Ad Hoc Committee (the "Committee") to analyze economies of scale. The Committee was formed to consider whether FMR attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR determines the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will achieve a certain level of economies of scale as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board concluded, considering the findings of the Committee, that any potential economies of scale are being shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity in an appropriate manner.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including (i) fund performance trends, actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) portfolio manager changes that have occurred during the past year; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and key personnel, including performance benchmarks used by Fidelity in evaluating incentive compensation for portfolio managers and research analysts; (iv) the structure and process of equity research and actions taken by FMR to improve the quality of research; (v) the selection of and compensation paid by FMR to fund sub-advisers; (vi) Fidelity's fee structures and rationale for recommending different fees among categories of funds; (vii) the rationale for any differences between fund fee structures and fee structures in place for other Fidelity clients; (viii) Fidelity's rationale for recommending which funds should have a performance adjustment component as part of their management fees; and (ix) explanations for the relative total expenses borne by certain funds and classes, total expense competitive trends, and actions that might be taken by FMR to reduce total expenses for certain funds and classes.
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Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all material factors, the Board ultimately concluded that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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Investment Adviser
Fidelity Management & Research Company
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(Japan) Inc.
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Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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Citibank, N.A.
New York, NY
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Fidelity®
Blue Chip Growth
Fund -
Class F
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Contents
Chairman's Message | <Click Here> | The Chairman's message to shareholders. |
Performance | <Click Here> | How the fund has done over time. |
Management's Discussion | <Click Here> | The manager's review of fund performance, strategy and outlook. |
Shareholder Expense Example | <Click Here> | An example of shareholder expenses. |
Investment Changes | <Click Here> | A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months. |
Investments | <Click Here> | A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values. |
Financial Statements | <Click Here> | Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights. |
Notes | <Click Here> | Notes to the financial statements. |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | <Click Here> | |
Trustees and Officers | <Click Here> | |
Distributions | <Click Here> | |
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees | <Click Here> | |
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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. A fund's Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. For a complete list of a fund's portfolio holdings, view the most recent holdings listing, semiannual report, or annual report on Fidelity's web site at http://www.fidelity.com or http://www.advisor.fidelity.com, as applicable.
NOT FDIC INSURED · MAY LOSE VALUE · NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
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Dear Shareholder:
We've seen a welcome uptick in the global equity markets this spring and summer, as signs of stabilization in some economic indicators have brought many investors back into the marketplace. But there remain other key measures - notably high unemployment and slack consumer spending - that suggest the road back to economic health could still be a bumpy ride. Financial markets are always unpredictable, of course, but there also are several time-tested investment principles that can help put the historical odds in your favor.
One of the basic tenets is to invest for the long term. Over time, riding out the markets' inevitable ups and downs has proven much more effective than selling into panic or chasing the hottest trend. Even missing only a few of the markets' best days can significantly diminish investor returns. Patience also affords the benefits of compounding - of earning interest on additional income or reinvested dividends and capital gains. There can be tax advantages and cost benefits to consider as well. While staying the course doesn't eliminate risk, it can considerably lessen the effect of short-term declines.
You can further manage your investing risk through diversification. And today, more than ever, geographic diversification should be taken into account. Studies indicate that asset allocation is the single most important determinant of a portfolio's long-term success. The right mix of stocks, bonds and cash - aligned to your particular risk tolerance and investment objective - is very important. Age-appropriate rebalancing is also an essential aspect of asset allocation. For younger investors, an emphasis on equities - which historically have been the best-performing asset class over time - is encouraged. As investors near their specific goal, such as retirement or sending a child to college, consideration may be given to replacing volatile assets (e.g. common stocks) with more-stable fixed investments (bonds or savings plans).
A third principle - investing regularly - can help lower the average cost of your purchases. Investing a certain amount of money each month or quarter helps ensure you won't pay for all your shares at market highs. This strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - also reduces "emotion" from investing, helping shareholders avoid selling weak performers just prior to an upswing, or chasing a hot performer just before a correction.
We invite you to contact us via the Internet, through our Investor Centers or by phone. It is our privilege to provide you the information you need to make the investments that are right for you.
Sincerely,
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d
Edward C. Johnson 3d
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Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class' dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The $10,000 table and the fund's 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
Periods ended July 31, 2009 | Past 1 year | Past 5 years | Past 10 years |
Class F A | -15.82% | -0.07% | -2.24% |
A The initial offering of Class F shares took place on June 26, 2009. Returns prior to June 26, 2009 are those of Blue Chip Growth, the original class of the fund.
$10,000 Over 10 Years
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity® Blue Chip Growth Fund - Class F on July 31, 1999. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the Russell 1000® Growth Index performed over the same period. The initial offering of Class F took place on June 26, 2009. See above for additional information regarding the performance of Class F.
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Market Recap: U.S. stocks - battered by the effects of a global credit crisis for most of the year - were aided by early signs of a healing economy during the final months of the year ending July 31, 2009. For roughly half of the 12-month period, equities were in free fall, as a succession of large financial institutions around the world either collapsed or were forced into mergers or government conservatorship, and harried investors relinquished riskier assets in a massive flight to quality. By March, however, as unprecedented government interventions around the world took root, signs of a potential recovery began to emerge: corporate profits, though still weak, began to stabilize and valuations started to return to normal trading ranges. Against this improving backdrop, major equity indexes posted significant gains in March and April, which carried through to the end of the period. For the year overall, the Standard & Poor's 500SM Index declined 19.96%, while the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market IndexSM - the broadest overall gauge of domestic equities - was down 19.95%. Meanwhile, the blue-chip-laden Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM fell 16.62% and the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite® Index posted a 14.05% loss.
Comments from Sonu Kalra, who became Portfolio Manager of Fidelity® Blue Chip Growth Fund on July 1, 2009: For the year, the fund's Class F shares outperformed the -17.57% mark of the Russell 1000® Growth Index. (For specific portfolio results, please refer to the performance section of this annual report.) The fund outperformed largely due to favorable sector positioning, in particular an overweighting in consumer discretionary, an underweighting in industrials and being overexposed to pockets of the consumer staples sector. Good stock selection also aided our relative results, including strong picks in the energy and materials sectors, as well as in the capital goods, consumer services, and pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and life science industries. Among the fund's best contributors were biotech firm Genentech, which was acquired; a well-timed investment in offshore drilling firm Transocean; and an underweighted position in integrated oil giant Exxon Mobil. Conversely, being overweighted in the financials sector - particularly in banks - hurt the fund's relative performance, as did some unproductive stock picks in the consumer durables/apparel, diversified financials and software/services groups. The fund's international holdings performed weakly and were further deterred by unfavorable currency fluctuations. The two biggest detractors were Canada-based smartphone maker Research In Motion, an out-of-index holding, and asset management firm Janus Capital. Several of the stocks I've mentioned in this report were no longer held at period end.
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
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Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The actual expense Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (February 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009) for Blue Chip Growth and Class K and for the entire period (June 26, 2009 to July 31, 2009) for Class F. The hypothetical expense Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (February 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
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Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
| Annualized Expense Ratio | Beginning Account Value | Ending Account Value July 31, 2009 | Expenses Paid During Period* |
Blue Chip Growth | .83% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,309.70 | $ 4.75 B |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,020.68 | $ 4.16 C |
Class K | .58% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,311.30 | $ 3.32 B |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,021.92 | $ 2.91 C |
Class F | .51% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,096.70 | $ .53 B |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,022.27 | $ 2.56 C |
A 5% return per year before expenses
B Actual expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio; multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period) for Blue Chip Growth and Class K, and multiplied by 36/365 (to reflect the period June 26, 2009 to July 31, 2009) for Class F.
C Hypothetical expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period.)
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Investment Changes (Unaudited)
Top Ten Stocks as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Apple, Inc. | 5.0 | 0.5 |
Google, Inc. Class A | 3.3 | 0.9 |
Microsoft Corp. | 3.3 | 1.6 |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 3.3 | 2.6 |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | 2.5 | 0.0 |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 2.5 | 2.7 |
The Coca-Cola Co. | 2.5 | 2.8 |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | 2.1 | 0.8 |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 1.9 | 2.4 |
Johnson & Johnson | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| 28.2 | |
Top Five Market Sectors as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Information Technology | 33.6 | 25.6 |
Health Care | 14.3 | 13.0 |
Consumer Staples | 13.1 | 12.6 |
Consumer Discretionary | 12.5 | 19.6 |
Industrials | 9.3 | 6.4 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) |
As of July 31, 2009* | As of January 31, 2009** |
![fid4838](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4838.gif) | Stocks 99.9% | | ![fid4838](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4838.gif) | Stocks 96.4% | |
![fid4841](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4841.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 0.1% | | ![fid4841](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4841.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 3.6% | |
* Foreign investments | 6.0% | | ** Foreign investments | 9.8% | |
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Investments July 31, 2009
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 99.9% |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 12.5% |
Auto Components - 1.1% |
Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd. | 217,700 | | $ 5,603 |
ArvinMeritor, Inc. | 1,911,712 | | 13,841 |
BorgWarner, Inc. | 569,783 | | 18,911 |
Denso Corp. | 188,100 | | 5,557 |
Federal-Mogul Corp. Class A (a) | 1,005,487 | | 14,208 |
Gentex Corp. | 996,100 | | 14,912 |
Johnson Controls, Inc. | 1,720,600 | | 44,529 |
| | 117,561 |
Automobiles - 0.3% |
Harley-Davidson, Inc. (c) | 1,267,300 | | 28,641 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 2.7% |
Carnival Corp. unit | 704,900 | | 19,730 |
Marriott International, Inc. Class A | 669,492 | | 14,421 |
McDonald's Corp. | 1,286,700 | | 70,846 |
Starbucks Corp. (a) | 6,736,300 | | 119,233 |
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. | 1,322,600 | | 31,227 |
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. | 1,651,672 | | 23,041 |
| | 278,498 |
Household Durables - 2.4% |
Centex Corp. | 1,507,900 | | 16,451 |
D.R. Horton, Inc. | 2,784,900 | | 32,277 |
Furniture Brands International, Inc. (d) | 4,879,579 | | 19,567 |
Harman International Industries, Inc. | 869,300 | | 21,454 |
KB Home | 571,600 | | 9,540 |
Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a) | 707,500 | | 36,493 |
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. | 3,924,300 | | 50,506 |
Pulte Homes, Inc. | 1,313,100 | | 14,930 |
Ryland Group, Inc. | 698,900 | | 13,957 |
Toll Brothers, Inc. (a) | 1,347,800 | | 26,363 |
| | 241,538 |
Internet & Catalog Retail - 1.5% |
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) | 1,781,000 | | 152,739 |
Leisure Equipment & Products - 0.1% |
Brunswick Corp. | 1,330,400 | | 9,552 |
Media - 1.0% |
DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. Class A (a) | 765,288 | | 24,114 |
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (a) | 6,717,500 | | 34,998 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - continued |
Media - continued |
Sirius XM Radio, Inc. (a) | 20,853,400 | | $ 9,384 |
The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (a) | 1,175,700 | | 30,451 |
| | 98,947 |
Multiline Retail - 1.5% |
Kohl's Corp. (a) | 1,026,800 | | 49,851 |
Target Corp. | 2,508,100 | | 109,403 |
| | 159,254 |
Specialty Retail - 1.2% |
Home Depot, Inc. | 1,143,700 | | 29,668 |
Lowe's Companies, Inc. | 1,618,800 | | 36,358 |
Office Depot, Inc. (a) | 2,389,800 | | 10,874 |
Staples, Inc. | 2,367,400 | | 49,763 |
| | 126,663 |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.7% |
Coach, Inc. | 179,600 | | 5,314 |
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (a) | 356,200 | | 6,241 |
Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. Class A | 1,002,600 | | 63,214 |
| | 74,769 |
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | 1,288,162 |
CONSUMER STAPLES - 13.1% |
Beverages - 3.5% |
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA NV | 505,130 | | 20,097 |
PepsiCo, Inc. | 1,529,000 | | 86,771 |
The Coca-Cola Co. | 5,057,700 | | 252,076 |
| | 358,944 |
Food & Staples Retailing - 3.6% |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 1,875,300 | | 92,827 |
CVS Caremark Corp. | 730,700 | | 24,464 |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 5,054,155 | | 252,101 |
| | 369,392 |
Food Products - 1.0% |
General Mills, Inc. | 679,600 | | 40,035 |
Nestle SA (Reg.) | 486,343 | | 20,015 |
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. (a) | 145,100 | | 9,215 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
CONSUMER STAPLES - continued |
Food Products - continued |
Sara Lee Corp. | 1,832,400 | | $ 19,497 |
Smithfield Foods, Inc. (a) | 707,600 | | 9,588 |
| | 98,350 |
Household Products - 1.5% |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 341,800 | | 24,760 |
Procter & Gamble Co. | 2,396,100 | | 133,008 |
| | 157,768 |
Personal Products - 0.9% |
Avon Products, Inc. | 1,301,500 | | 42,143 |
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. Class A | 1,398,000 | | 50,943 |
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. Class A | 139,500 | | 5,079 |
| | 98,165 |
Tobacco - 2.6% |
Altria Group, Inc. | 2,905,200 | | 50,928 |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | 4,571,500 | | 213,032 |
| | 263,960 |
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | | 1,346,579 |
ENERGY - 5.3% |
Energy Equipment & Services - 2.2% |
BJ Services Co. | 1,307,700 | | 18,543 |
Nabors Industries Ltd. (a) | 2,034,000 | | 34,619 |
Noble Corp. | 922,300 | | 31,229 |
Schlumberger Ltd. | 1,414,700 | | 75,686 |
Smith International, Inc. | 1,162,100 | | 29,204 |
Transocean Ltd. (a) | 325,400 | | 25,931 |
Weatherford International Ltd. (a) | 853,800 | | 16,017 |
| | 231,229 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 3.1% |
Chevron Corp. | 298,200 | | 20,716 |
CONSOL Energy, Inc. | 288,100 | | 10,236 |
EXCO Resources, Inc. (a) | 926,600 | | 12,731 |
Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc. | 314,900 | | 11,314 |
Marathon Oil Corp. | 1,208,900 | | 38,987 |
Massey Energy Co. | 520,800 | | 13,853 |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 725,100 | | 51,729 |
Patriot Coal Corp. (a)(c) | 1,735,000 | | 14,522 |
Petrohawk Energy Corp. (a) | 1,803,900 | | 43,799 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
ENERGY - continued |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - continued |
Plains Exploration & Production Co. (a) | 374,600 | | $ 10,732 |
PT Bumi Resources Tbk | 52,120,000 | | 14,704 |
Southwestern Energy Co. (a) | 1,783,300 | | 73,882 |
| | 317,205 |
TOTAL ENERGY | | 548,434 |
FINANCIALS - 6.9% |
Capital Markets - 2.6% |
AllianceBernstein Holding LP | 1,000,000 | | 20,640 |
Charles Schwab Corp. | 603,500 | | 10,785 |
Deutsche Bank AG (NY Shares) | 809,800 | | 52,556 |
GLG Partners, Inc. | 2,500,000 | | 10,075 |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 398,300 | | 65,042 |
Morgan Stanley | 3,432,100 | | 97,815 |
The Blackstone Group LP | 1,012,676 | | 11,403 |
| | 268,316 |
Commercial Banks - 0.8% |
Wells Fargo & Co. | 3,483,600 | | 85,209 |
Consumer Finance - 0.4% |
Capital One Financial Corp. | 1,276,700 | | 39,195 |
Diversified Financial Services - 1.6% |
Bank of America Corp. | 4,404,700 | | 65,146 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 2,433,800 | | 94,066 |
| | 159,212 |
Insurance - 1.1% |
Assured Guaranty Ltd. | 1,693,800 | | 23,662 |
Genworth Financial, Inc. Class A | 4,646,800 | | 32,063 |
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | 1,354,694 | | 22,339 |
Lincoln National Corp. | 1,764,500 | | 37,390 |
| | 115,454 |
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 0.1% |
SL Green Realty Corp. | 422,900 | | 10,902 |
Real Estate Management & Development - 0.3% |
Housing Development and Infrastructure Ltd. | 1,846,919 | | 10,695 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
FINANCIALS - continued |
Real Estate Management & Development - continued |
Indiabulls Real Estate Ltd. | 1,130,000 | | $ 5,820 |
Unitech Ltd. | 5,251,879 | | 9,894 |
| | 26,409 |
TOTAL FINANCIALS | | 704,697 |
HEALTH CARE - 14.3% |
Biotechnology - 5.2% |
Amgen, Inc. (a) | 2,409,100 | | 150,111 |
Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 2,057,700 | | 30,269 |
Celgene Corp. (a) | 2,151,600 | | 122,555 |
Cephalon, Inc. (a) | 676,000 | | 39,647 |
Dendreon Corp. (a) | 566,600 | | 13,717 |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a) | 881,800 | | 43,146 |
Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (a) | 775,000 | | 11,083 |
ImmunoGen, Inc. (a) | 366,237 | | 3,183 |
Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 212,000 | | 3,875 |
Micromet, Inc. (a) | 819,420 | | 5,269 |
OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 317,600 | | 10,732 |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 575,000 | | 12,328 |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 2,456,400 | | 88,455 |
| | 534,370 |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.5% |
Baxter International, Inc. | 281,000 | | 15,840 |
Boston Scientific Corp. (a) | 2,476,800 | | 26,601 |
Covidien PLC | 1,194,000 | | 45,145 |
Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. (a) | 1,210,000 | | 40,717 |
Medtronic, Inc. | 655,000 | | 23,200 |
NuVasive, Inc. (a) | 146,600 | | 6,068 |
| | 157,571 |
Health Care Providers & Services - 3.2% |
CIGNA Corp. | 1,190,000 | | 33,796 |
Express Scripts, Inc. (a) | 1,209,300 | | 84,699 |
Henry Schein, Inc. (a) | 301,500 | | 15,491 |
Humana, Inc. (a) | 1,437,600 | | 47,225 |
Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (a) | 2,028,100 | | 107,205 |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 741,100 | | 20,795 |
WellPoint, Inc. (a) | 381,200 | | 20,066 |
| | 329,277 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
HEALTH CARE - continued |
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.5% |
Illumina, Inc. (a) | 101,000 | | $ 3,650 |
Life Technologies Corp. (a) | 1,085,700 | | 49,432 |
| | 53,082 |
Pharmaceuticals - 3.9% |
Abbott Laboratories | 1,069,100 | | 48,099 |
Allergan, Inc. | 1,180,900 | | 63,095 |
Johnson & Johnson | 3,049,800 | | 185,702 |
Merck & Co., Inc. | 1,236,900 | | 37,119 |
Pfizer, Inc. | 2,708,300 | | 43,143 |
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. sponsored ADR | 397,900 | | 21,224 |
| | 398,382 |
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | | 1,472,682 |
INDUSTRIALS - 9.3% |
Aerospace & Defense - 0.9% |
Honeywell International, Inc. | 2,072,700 | | 71,923 |
Precision Castparts Corp. | 257,800 | | 20,575 |
| | 92,498 |
Airlines - 0.6% |
Continental Airlines, Inc. Class B (a) | 1,930,300 | | 21,561 |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. (a) | 5,799,400 | | 40,190 |
| | 61,751 |
Building Products - 1.0% |
Masco Corp. | 4,395,600 | | 61,231 |
Owens Corning (a) | 2,210,000 | | 40,620 |
| | 101,851 |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.1% |
Avery Dennison Corp. | 498,700 | | 13,330 |
Electrical Equipment - 1.0% |
General Cable Corp. (a) | 775,300 | | 30,058 |
Regal-Beloit Corp. | 267,900 | | 12,420 |
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | 1,214,400 | | 50,288 |
Sunpower Corp. Class A (a) | 378,315 | | 12,182 |
| | 104,948 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
INDUSTRIALS - continued |
Industrial Conglomerates - 0.7% |
3M Co. | 790,000 | | $ 55,711 |
Carlisle Companies, Inc. | 551,600 | | 17,282 |
| | 72,993 |
Machinery - 2.6% |
Caterpillar, Inc. | 536,800 | | 23,651 |
Cummins, Inc. | 1,756,300 | | 75,538 |
Ingersoll-Rand Co. Ltd. | 1,841,100 | | 53,171 |
JTEKT Corp. | 794,500 | | 8,994 |
PACCAR, Inc. | 2,111,300 | | 73,157 |
Toro Co. (c) | 998,500 | | 34,608 |
| | 269,119 |
Professional Services - 0.4% |
Manpower, Inc. | 873,700 | | 41,894 |
Monster Worldwide, Inc. (a) | 351,800 | | 4,584 |
| | 46,478 |
Road & Rail - 1.7% |
Avis Budget Group, Inc. (a) | 2,900,432 | | 24,799 |
CSX Corp. | 1,743,100 | | 69,933 |
Ryder System, Inc. | 685,130 | | 24,069 |
Union Pacific Corp. | 892,600 | | 51,342 |
| | 170,143 |
Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.3% |
Fastenal Co. (c) | 740,500 | | 26,340 |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | 959,451 |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 33.6% |
Communications Equipment - 5.7% |
Adtran, Inc. | 1,352,043 | | 32,665 |
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) | 15,133,000 | | 333,077 |
CommScope, Inc. (a) | 540,200 | | 13,829 |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 4,095,300 | | 189,244 |
Tekelec (a) | 667,200 | | 12,270 |
| | 581,085 |
Computers & Peripherals - 9.6% |
Apple, Inc. (a) | 3,138,400 | | 512,784 |
Dell, Inc. (a) | 7,185,200 | | 96,138 |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | 5,970,100 | | 258,505 |
Lexmark International, Inc. Class A (a) | 2,046,100 | | 29,628 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued |
Computers & Peripherals - continued |
NetApp, Inc. (a) | 221,600 | | $ 4,977 |
SanDisk Corp. (a) | 741,480 | | 13,213 |
Seagate Technology | 2,665,900 | | 32,097 |
Western Digital Corp. (a) | 1,283,200 | | 38,817 |
| | 986,159 |
Electronic Equipment & Components - 1.5% |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | 4,878,600 | | 113,281 |
Jabil Circuit, Inc. | 182,100 | | 1,668 |
Tyco Electronics Ltd. | 1,907,025 | | 40,944 |
| | 155,893 |
Internet Software & Services - 5.2% |
Baidu.com, Inc. sponsored ADR (a) | 144,400 | | 50,271 |
eBay, Inc. (a) | 4,927,600 | | 104,712 |
Google, Inc. Class A (a) | 768,800 | | 340,617 |
Internet Capital Group, Inc. (a) | 200,000 | | 1,494 |
NetEase.com, Inc. sponsored ADR (a) | 378,400 | | 16,672 |
Yahoo!, Inc. (a) | 1,227,200 | | 17,574 |
| | 531,340 |
IT Services - 1.0% |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A (a) | 1,300,000 | | 38,467 |
Visa, Inc. Class A | 1,043,800 | | 68,327 |
| | 106,794 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 4.5% |
Applied Materials, Inc. | 4,992,200 | | 68,892 |
Intel Corp. | 8,319,600 | | 160,152 |
Lam Research Corp. (a) | 1,880,300 | | 56,522 |
Linear Technology Corp. | 2,434,400 | | 65,412 |
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | 1,446,100 | | 25,625 |
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) | 3,919,923 | | 25,048 |
Microsemi Corp. (a) | 2,502,400 | | 34,158 |
NVIDIA Corp. (a) | 1,473,400 | | 19,051 |
Veeco Instruments, Inc. (a) | 348,100 | | 6,558 |
| | 461,418 |
Software - 6.1% |
Activision Blizzard, Inc. (a) | 2,903,600 | | 33,246 |
Adobe Systems, Inc. (a) | 624,900 | | 20,259 |
BMC Software, Inc. (a) | 1,199,200 | | 40,809 |
Citrix Systems, Inc. (a) | 1,655,000 | | 58,918 |
Microsoft Corp. | 14,399,300 | | 338,672 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued |
Software - continued |
Oracle Corp. | 4,850,000 | | $ 107,331 |
Red Hat, Inc. (a) | 1,414,300 | | 32,288 |
| | 631,523 |
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | | 3,454,212 |
MATERIALS - 4.8% |
Chemicals - 2.8% |
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | 439,600 | | 32,794 |
Airgas, Inc. | 760,700 | | 33,912 |
Albemarle Corp. | 1,402,800 | | 41,677 |
Ashland, Inc. | 733,076 | | 24,294 |
Dow Chemical Co. | 2,034,100 | | 43,062 |
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. | 372,100 | | 11,509 |
Praxair, Inc. | 498,900 | | 39,004 |
Terra Industries, Inc. | 377,000 | | 10,993 |
The Mosaic Co. | 946,800 | | 49,376 |
| | 286,621 |
Construction Materials - 0.2% |
Vulcan Materials Co. (c) | 427,500 | | 20,298 |
Containers & Packaging - 0.6% |
Owens-Illinois, Inc. (a) | 665,900 | | 22,601 |
Temple-Inland, Inc. | 2,648,500 | | 41,476 |
| | 64,077 |
Metals & Mining - 1.0% |
AK Steel Holding Corp. | 1,356,000 | | 26,673 |
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. | 1,130,900 | | 68,193 |
Nucor Corp. | 114,800 | | 5,105 |
| | 99,971 |
Paper & Forest Products - 0.2% |
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. (a) | 4,009,000 | | 16,918 |
TOTAL MATERIALS | | 487,885 |
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.1% |
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.1% |
Sprint Nextel Corp. (a) | 2,510,100 | | 10,040 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $9,264,453) | 10,272,142 |
Money Market Funds - 0.8% |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.37% (e) | 14,103,170 | | $ 14,103 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.22% (b)(e) | 70,626,450 | | 70,626 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $84,729) | 84,729 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 100.7% (Cost $9,349,182) | | 10,356,871 |
NET OTHER ASSETS - (0.7)% | | (75,084) |
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 10,281,787 |
Legend |
(a) Non-income producing |
(b) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(c) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
(d) Affiliated company |
(e) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. |
Affiliated Central Funds |
Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows: |
Fund | Income earned (Amounts in thousands) |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund | $ 3,292 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund | 4,922 |
Total | $ 8,214 |
Other Affiliated Issuers |
An affiliated company is a company in which the fund has ownership of at least 5% of the voting securities. Fiscal year to date transactions with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows: |
Affiliates (Amounts in thousands) | Value, beginning of period | Purchases | Sales Proceeds | Dividend Income | Value, end of period |
DineEquity, Inc. | $ 21,437 | $ - | $ 10,947 | $ 232 | $ - |
Furniture Brands International, Inc. | 55,001 | 686 | - | 185 | 19,567 |
La-Z-Boy, Inc. | 35,971 | - | 19,741 | 269 | - |
Total | $ 112,409 | $ 686 | $ 30,688 | $ 686 | $ 19,567 |
Other Information |
All investments are categorized as Level 1 under the Fair Value Hierarchy. 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, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
The fund intends to elect to defer to its fiscal year ending July 31, 2010 approximately $1,443,854,000 of losses recognized during the period November 1, 2008 to July 31, 2009. |
At July 31, 2009, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of approximately $671,371,000 all of which will expire on July 31, 2017. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts) | July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $69,325) - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $9,208,599) | $ 10,252,575 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $84,729) | 84,729 | |
Other affiliated issuers (cost $55,854) | 19,567 | |
Total Investments (cost $9,349,182) | | $ 10,356,871 |
Receivable for investments sold | | 199,382 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 13,416 |
Dividends receivable | | 3,824 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 28 |
Prepaid expenses | | 43 |
Other receivables | | 327 |
Total assets | | 10,573,891 |
| | |
Liabilities | | |
Payable to custodian bank | $ 2 | |
Payable for investments purchased | 197,942 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 16,439 | |
Accrued management fee | 4,226 | |
Other affiliated payables | 2,470 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 399 | |
Collateral on securities loaned, at value | 70,626 | |
Total liabilities | | 292,104 |
| | |
Net Assets | | $ 10,281,787 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $ 11,391,020 |
Undistributed net investment income | | 39,489 |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | | (2,156,412) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | 1,007,690 |
Net Assets | | $ 10,281,787 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts) | July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Blue Chip Growth: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($9,690,852.5 ÷ 303,110.844 shares) | | $ 31.97 |
| | |
Class K: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($590,673.0 ÷ 18,455.274 shares) | | $ 32.01 |
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Class F: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($261.4 ÷ 8.173 shares) | | $ 31.98 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
Amounts in thousands | Year ended July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Investment Income | | |
Dividends (including $686 earned from other affiliated issuers) | | $ 154,756 |
Interest | | 10 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds | | 8,214 |
Total income | | 162,980 |
| | |
Expenses | | |
Management fee Basic fee | $ 54,367 | |
Performance adjustment | (12,253) | |
Transfer agent fees | 27,857 | |
Accounting and security lending fees | 1,380 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 165 | |
Independent trustees' compensation | 65 | |
Depreciation in deferred trustee compensation account | (1) | |
Registration fees | 112 | |
Audit | 102 | |
Legal | 65 | |
Interest | 2 | |
Miscellaneous | 742 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 72,603 | |
Expense reductions | (223) | 72,380 |
Net investment income (loss) | | 90,600 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | (2,036,826) | |
Other affiliated issuers | (89,388) | |
Foreign currency transactions | (890) | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | (2,127,104) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: Investment securities (net of decrease in deferred foreign taxes of $155) | (205,330) | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | (16) | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | (205,346) |
Net gain (loss) | | (2,332,450) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ (2,241,850) |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Amounts in thousands | Year ended July 31, 2009 | Year ended July 31, 2008 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ 90,600 | $ 128,004 |
Net realized gain (loss) | (2,127,104) | 736,209 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (205,346) | (1,621,640) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (2,241,850) | (757,427) |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | (99,426) | (124,380) |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain | (242,439) | (1,882,106) |
Total distributions | (341,865) | (2,006,486) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | (483,151) | (2,503,707) |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (3,066,866) | (5,267,620) |
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Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 13,348,653 | 18,616,273 |
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $39,489 and undistributed net investment income of $71,533, respectively) | $ 10,281,787 | $ 13,348,653 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Blue Chip Growth
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 39.06 | $ 46.88 | $ 41.54 | $ 42.60 | $ 38.72 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) B | .27 | .35 | .32 | .23 | .42 E |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (6.36) | (2.89) | 6.19 | (1.06) | 3.85 |
Total from investment operations | (6.09) | (2.54) | 6.51 | (.83) | 4.27 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.29) | (.33) | (.24) | (.23) | (.39) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.71) | (4.95) | (.93) | - | - |
Total distributions | (1.00) | (5.28) | (1.17) | (.23) | (.39) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 31.97 | $ 39.06 | $ 46.88 | $ 41.54 | $ 42.60 |
Total Return A | (15.85)% | (6.30)% | 16.02% | (1.97)% | 11.08% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets C, F | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .76% | .58% | .60% | .63% | .66% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .76% | .58% | .60% | .63% | .66% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .76% | .57% | .59% | .61% | .64% |
Net investment income (loss) | .93% | .81% | .72% | .54% | 1.05% E |
Supplemental Data | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $ 9,691 | $ 13,349 | $ 18,616 | $ 19,571 | $ 22,881 |
Portfolio turnover rate D | 134% | 82% | 87% | 48% | 29% |
A Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
C Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
D Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
E Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.20 per share. Excluding the special dividend the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .56%.
F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class K
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 G |
Selected Per-Share Data | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 39.07 | $ 41.81 |
Income from Investment Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) D | .32 | .10 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (6.33) | (2.84) |
Total from investment operations | (6.01) | (2.74) |
Distributions from net investment income | (.34) | - |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.71) | - |
Total distributions | (1.05) | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 32.01 | $ 39.07 |
Total Return B, C | (15.61)% | (6.55)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E, H | |
Expenses before reductions | .53% | .41% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .53% | .41% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | .52% | .41% A |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.16% | 1.09% A |
Supplemental Data | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 590,673 | $ 93 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | 134% | 82% |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G For the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2008.
H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class F
Years ended July 31, | 2009 H |
Selected Per-Share Data |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 29.16 |
Income from Investment Operations | |
Net investment income (loss) D | - J |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 2.82 G |
Total from investment operations | 2.82 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 31.98 |
Total Return B, C | 9.67% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E, I |
Expenses before reductions | .51% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .51% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | .51% A |
Net investment income (loss) | (.05)% A |
Supplemental Data |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | 261 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | 134% |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate net gain (loss) on investments for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of the Fund.
H For the period June 26, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2009.
I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
For the period ended July 31, 2009
1. Organization.
Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Securities Fund (the trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. In January 2009, the Board of Trustees of the Fund approved the creation of an additional class of shares. The Fund commenced sale of Class F shares on June 26, 2009. The Fund offers Blue Chip Growth, Class K and Class F shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. In order to disclose class level financial information dollar amounts presented in the notes are unrounded. Class F shares of the Fund are only available for purchase by mutual funds for which Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) or an affiliate serves as investment manager. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent fees incurred. Certain expense reductions also differ by class.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's web site or upon request.
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3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Events or transactions occurring after period end through the date that the financial statements were issued, September 29, 2009, have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Security Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are classified into three levels. Level 1 includes readily available unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 includes observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable either directly or indirectly. Level 3 includes unobservable inputs when market prices are not readily available or reliable. Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment's assigned level within the hierarchy. The aggregate value by input level, as of July 31, 2009, for the Fund's investments is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments. Valuation techniques of the Fund's major categories of assets and liabilities as presented in the Schedule of Investments are as follows.
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by an independent pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price. Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value each business day. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are valued at amortized cost, which approximates value.
When current market prices or quotations are not readily available or reliable, valuations may be determined in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. Factors used in determining value may include significant market or security specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality, and developments in foreign markets which are monitored by evaluating the performance of ADRs, futures contracts and exchange-traded funds. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and may be utilized to a significant extent. The value of securities used for
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Security Valuation - continued
net asset value (NAV) calculation under these procedures may differ from published prices for the same securities.
Foreign Currency. The Fund uses foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and may include proceeds received from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.
Expenses. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among each Fund in the trust. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
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Deferred Trustee Compensation. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan), independent Trustees must defer receipt of a portion of, and may elect to defer receipt of an additional portion of, their annual compensation. Deferred amounts are invested in a cross-section of Fidelity funds, are marked-to-market and remain in the Fund until distributed in accordance with the Plan. The investment of deferred amounts and the offsetting payable to the Trustees are included in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and filing its U.S. federal tax return. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. The Fund is subject to the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainties in Income Taxes (FIN 48). FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. There are no unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three years. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. In addition, the Fund will claim a portion of the payment made to redeeming shareholders as a distribution for income tax purposes.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, partnerships, capital loss carryforwards, deferred trustees compensation and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued
The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the federal tax cost as of period end were as follows:
Unrealized appreciation | $ 1,425,824,549 | |
Unrealized depreciation | (459,322,061) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 966,502,488 | |
Undistributed ordinary income | $ 39,827,151 | |
Capital loss carryforward | (671,371,103) | |
| | |
Cost for federal income tax purposes | 9,390,368,507 | |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| July 31, 2009 | July 31, 2008 |
Ordinary Income | $ 99,425,655 | $ 124,380,053 |
Long-term Capital Gains | 242,439,162 | 1,882,106,068 |
Total | $ 341,864,817 | $ 2,006,486,121 |
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities other than short-term securities, aggregated $12,996,869,320 and $13,358,398,108, respectively.
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .30% of the Fund's average net assets and a group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. In addition, the management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of ± .20% of the Fund's average net assets over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the relative investment performance of the retail class of the Fund, Blue Chip Growth as compared to an appropriate benchmark index. For the period, the total annual management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .44% of the Fund's average net assets.
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Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of Blue Chip Growth. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee of Class K's average net assets. FIIOC receives no fees for providing transfer agency services to Class F. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, the total transfer agent fees paid by each applicable class were as follows:
| Amount | % of Average Net Assets |
Blue Chip Growth | $ 27,669,840 | .30 |
Class K | 187,645 | .06 |
| $ 27,857,485 | |
Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the month. Under a separate contract, FSC administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions.
Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $280,648 for the period.
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 FMR, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the funds to borrow from, or lend money to, other participating affiliated funds. At period end, there were no interfund loans outstanding. The Fund's activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:
Borrower or Lender | Average Daily Loan Balance | Weighted Average Interest Rate | Interest Expense |
Borrower | $ 30,038,000 | .49% | $ 2,472 |
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6. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR in a $3.5 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $43,986 and is reflected in Miscellaneous Expense on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
7. Security Lending.
The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. On the settlement date of the loan, the Fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less fees and expenses associated with the loan, plus any premium payments that may be received on the loan of certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Net income from lending portfolio securities during the period amounted to $4,921,752.
8. Expense Reductions.
FMR voluntarily agreed to reimburse a portion of the Blue Chip Growth's operating expenses. During the period, this reimbursement reduced the class' expenses by $15,803.
Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $149,343 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian and transfer agent, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by $1,555.
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During the period, credits reduced each class' transfer agent expense as noted in the table below.
| Transfer Agent expense reduction | |
Blue Chip Growth | $ 56,702 | |
Class K | 58 | |
| $ 56,760 | |
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Years ended July 31, | 2009 B | 2008 A |
From net investment income | | |
Blue Chip Growth | $ 97,802,886 | $ 124,380,053 |
Class K | 1,622,768 | - |
Class F | - | - |
Total | $ 99,425,654 | $ 124,380,053 |
From net realized gain | | |
Blue Chip Growth | $ 242,437,464 | $ 1,882,106,068 |
Class K | 1,698 | - |
Class F | - | - |
Total | $ 242,439,162 | $ 1,882,106,068 |
A Distributions for Class K are for the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2008.
B Distributions for Class F are for the period June 26, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2009.
10. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
| Shares | Dollars |
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 |
Blue Chip Growth | | | | |
Shares sold | 53,777,391 | 41,834,063 | $ 1,546,167,445 | $ 1,768,681,051 |
Conversion to Class K | (17,667,860) | - | (497,271,491) | - |
Reinvestment of distributions | 9,381,064 | 45,780,294 | 335,422,205 | 1,982,164,208 |
Shares redeemed | (84,149,947) | (142,989,488) | (2,387,026,199) | (6,254,650,166) |
Net increase (decrease) | (38,659,352) | (55,375,131) | $ (1,002,708,040) | $ (2,503,804,907) |
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| Shares | Dollars |
Years ended July 31, | 2009 B | 2008 A | 2009 B | 2008 A |
Class K | | | | |
Shares sold | 2,762,243 | 2,392 | $ 75,103,611 | $ 100,000 |
Conversion from Blue Chip Growth | 17,662,621 | - | 497,271,492 | - |
Reinvestment of distributions | 62,647 | - | 1,624,466 | - |
Shares redeemed | (2,034,629) | - | (54,677,110) | - |
Net increase (decrease) | 18,452,882 | 2,392 | $ 519,322,459 | $ 100,000 |
Class F | | | | |
Shares sold | 8,183 | - | $ 235,350 | $ - |
Shares redeemed | (10) | - | (294) | - |
Net increase (decrease) | 8,173 | - | $ 235,056 | $ - |
A Share transactions for Class K are for the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2008.
B Share transactions for Class F are for the period June 26, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2009.
11. Other.
The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
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To the Trustees of Fidelity Securities Fund and Shareholders of Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund (the Fund), a fund of Fidelity Securities Fund, including the schedule of investments, as of July 31, 2009, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of July 31, 2009, by correspondence with the custodians and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund as of July 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and its financial highlights for each of the periods presented in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
September 29, 2009
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The Trustees, Member of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, and review the fund's performance. Except for Edward C. Johnson 3d and James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 220 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Johnson oversees 262 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 392 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The executive officers and Advisory Board Member hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-800-835-5092.
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Edward C. Johnson 3d (79) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 1984 Mr. Johnson is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC; Chairman and a Director of FMR; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC); Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Johnson serves as Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as President of FMR LLC (2006-2007). |
James C. Curvey (74) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2006-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. |
* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Dennis J. Dirks (61) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Currently, Mr. Dirks serves as a member of the Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present). |
Alan J. Lacy (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of The Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-present) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2007-present). Mr. Lacy is Chairman (2008-present) and a member (2006-present) of the Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association. |
Ned C. Lautenbach (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr. Lautenbach is an Advisory Partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was with the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. Mr. Lautenbach serves as a Director of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial) as well as the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida. Mr. Lautenbach is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Fairfield University (2005-present), as well as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, Mr. Lautenbach served as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007). |
Joseph Mauriello (64) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Capital Ltd. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-present) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products, 2007-present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a Director of the Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007). |
Cornelia M. Small (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors of the Teagle Foundation (2009-present). Ms. Small is also a member of the Investment Committee, and Chair (2008-present) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson of the Investment Committee (2002-2008) of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments. |
William S. Stavropoulos (70) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Mr. Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons (2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004), Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently, Mr. Stavropoulos is a Director of Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Chemical Financial Corporation, Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), Tyco International, Inc. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital (private equity investment, 2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is a special advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science. |
David M. Thomas (60) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products), and Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present). |
Michael E. Wiley (58) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008-present), and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a Sr. Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005). |
Advisory Board Member and Executive Officers:
Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Mr. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Peter S. Lynch (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006). |
Kenneth B. Robins (39) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2009-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Robins worked at KPMG LLP, where he was a partner in KPMG's department of professional practice (2002-2004). |
Bruce T. Herring (43) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2006 Vice President of certain Equity Funds. Mr. Herring also serves as Group Chief Investments Officer of FMR. Previously, Mr. Herring served as a portfolio manager for Fidelity U.S. Equity Funds. |
Brian B. Hogan (44) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Vice President of certain Equity Funds and Vice President of Sector Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-present) and President of FMR's Equity Division (2009-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as a portfolio manager. |
Scott C. Goebel (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC; Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). |
William C. Coffey (40) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Holly C. Laurent (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Laurent is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Laurent was Senior Vice President and Head of Legal for Fidelity Business Services India Pvt. Ltd. (2006-2008), and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Group Head for FMR LLC (2005-2006). |
Christine Reynolds (50) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007). |
Kenneth A. Rathgeber (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2004 Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Rathgeber is Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), FMR (2005-present), FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2005-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2005-present), Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC (2005-present), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2005-present). |
Jeffrey S. Christian (47) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Christian also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Christian served as Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (2004-2009) and as Vice President of Business Analysis (2003-2004). |
Bryan A. Mehrmann (48) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Mehrmann is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Mehrmann served as Vice President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Group (FIIS)/Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC) Client Services (1998-2004). |
Adrien E. Deberghes (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005). |
John R. Hebble (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Paul M. Murphy (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Murphy is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2006), Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR (2007), and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1994-2007). |
Gary W. Ryan (50) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005). |
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A total of 0.61% 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.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2010 of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax returns.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, acting directly and through its separate committees, requests and receives information concerning, and considers at each of its meetings factors that are relevant to, its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees, each composed of Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. Each committee has a written charter outlining the structure and purposes of the committee. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts.
At its July 2009 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expenses; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board ultimately reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts and the compensation to be received by Fidelity under the management contract is consistent with Fidelity's fiduciary duty under applicable law. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor noted above, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by competitors to Fidelity, and that the fund's shareholders, with the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.
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Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel and the fund's investment objective and discipline. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the size, education, and experience of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, their use of technology, and the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory, and management personnel. In response to last year's financial crisis, FMR took a number of actions intended to cut costs and improve efficiency without weakening the investment teams or resources. The Board noted that Fidelity's analysts have access to a variety of technological tools and market and securities data that enable them to perform both fundamental and quantitative analysis and to specialize in various disciplines. The Board considered Fidelity's extensive global research capabilities that enable the Investment Advisers to aggregate data from various sources in an effort to produce positive investment results. The Board also considered that Fidelity's portfolio managers and analysts have access to daily portfolio attribution that allows for monitoring of a fund's portfolio, as well as an electronic communication system that provides immediate real-time access to research concerning issuers and credit enhancers.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, distribution, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the Investment Advisers' supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through phone representatives and over the Internet, and investor education materials and asset allocation tools.
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Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing for a large variety of mutual fund investor services. For example, fund shareholders are offered the privilege of exchanging shares of the fund for shares of other Fidelity funds, as set forth in the fund's prospectus, without paying a sales charge. The Board noted that Fidelity has taken a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) dedicating additional resources to investment research and to restructure and broaden the focus of the investment research teams; (ii) bolstering the senior management team that oversees asset management; (iii) contractually agreeing to reduce the management fee on Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund; and (iv) expanding Class A and Class T load waiver categories to increase rollover retention opportunities and create consistent policies across the classes.
Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated within its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for Fidelity Blue Chip Growth (retail class), as well as the fund's relative investment performance for Fidelity Blue Chip Growth (retail class) measured against (i) a broad-based securities market index, and (ii) a peer group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by the Board over multiple periods. The following charts considered by the Board show, over the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2008, the cumulative total returns of Fidelity Blue Chip Growth (retail class) of the fund, the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of cumulative total returns of a peer group of mutual funds identified by Morningstar, Inc. as having an investment style similar to that of the fund based on underlying portfolio holdings. (Class K of the fund had less than one year of performance as of December 31, 2008, and the fund did not offer Class F as of December 31, 2008.) The box within each chart shows the 25th percentile return (bottom of box) and the 75th percentile return (top of box) of the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten number noted below each chart corresponds to the percentile box and represents the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of Fidelity Blue Chip Growth (retail class) of the fund.
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Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund
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The Board reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and stated that the performance of Fidelity Blue Chip Growth (retail class) of the fund was in the second quartile for the one- and three-year periods and the third quartile for the five-year period. The Board also stated that the investment performance of the fund was lower than its benchmark for all the periods shown.
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 exceeds, or is exceeded by, the record (over the same period) of a Board-approved performance adjustment index. The Board realizes that the performance adjustment provides FMR with a strong economic incentive to seek to achieve superior performance for the fund's shareholders and helps to more closely align the interests of FMR and the fund's shareholders.
The Board considered that FMR has taken steps to refocus and strengthen equity research, equity portfolio management, and compliance. The Board reviewed the year-to-date performance of Fidelity Blue Chip Growth (retail class) through May 31, 2009 and stated that it exceeded the fund's benchmark.
Based on its review, and giving particular weight to the nature and quality of the resources dedicated by the Investment Advisers to maintain and improve relative performance and factoring in the unprecedented market events in 2008, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund will benefit the fund's shareholders, particularly in light of the Board's view that the fund's shareholders benefit from investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and services.
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Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Fund Expenses. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expenses compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared.
The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors, in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps, and without giving effect to the fund's performance adjustment. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 11% means that 89% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked and the impact of the fund's performance adjustment, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.
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Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund
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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2008. The Board also noted the effect of the fund's negative performance adjustment on the fund's management fee ranking. The Board noted that the performance adjustment for each year represents calculations for performance periods that differ from the periods shown in the performance charts above.
Furthermore, the Board considered that shareholders approved a prospective change in the index used to calculate the fund's performance adjustment beginning June 1, 2006. The Board also considered that, because the performance adjustment is based on a rolling 36-month measurement period, during a transition period the fund's performance is compared to a blended index return that reflects the performance of the former index for the portion of the measurement period prior to June 1, 2006 and the performance of the current index for the remainder of the measurement period. The Board noted that the fund's performance adjustments for 2006 through 2008 shown in the chart above reflect the effect of using the blended index return to calculate the fund's performance adjustment.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee was fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.
In its review of each class's total expenses, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses, as well as the impact of the fund's performance adjustment. As part of its review, the Board also considered current and historical total expenses of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.
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The Board noted that the total expenses of each class ranked below its competitive median for the period.
In its review of total expenses, the Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information on clients that FMR and its affiliates service in other competitive markets, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the total expenses of each class of the fund were reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the audited books and records of Fidelity. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board believes that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
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The Board has also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and any fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and determined that the amount of profit is a fair entrepreneurial profit for the management of the fund.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions.
In February 2009, the Board created an Ad Hoc Committee (the "Committee") to analyze economies of scale. The Committee was formed to consider whether FMR attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR determines the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will achieve a certain level of economies of scale as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board concluded, considering the findings of the Committee, that any potential economies of scale are being shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity in an appropriate manner.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including (i) fund performance trends, actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) portfolio manager changes that have occurred during the past year; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and key personnel, including performance benchmarks used by Fidelity in evaluating incentive compensation for portfolio managers and research analysts; (iv) the structure and process of equity research and actions taken by FMR to improve the quality of research; (v) the selection of and compensation paid by FMR to fund sub-advisers; (vi) Fidelity's fee structures and rationale for recommending different fees among categories of funds; (vii) the rationale for any differences between fund fee structures and fee structures in place for other Fidelity clients; (viii) Fidelity's rationale for recommending which funds should have a performance adjustment component as part of their management fees; and (ix) explanations for the relative total expenses borne by certain funds and classes, total expense competitive trends, and actions that might be taken by FMR to reduce total expenses for certain funds and classes.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all material factors, the Board ultimately concluded that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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Investment Adviser
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
Investment Sub-Advisers
FMR Co., Inc.
Fidelity Research & Analysis Company
Fidelity Management & Research
(U.K.) Inc.
Fidelity Investments Japan Limited
FIL Investment Advisors
FIL Investment Advisors (U.K.) Ltd.
Fidelity Management & Research
(Hong Kong) Limited
Fidelity Management & Research
(Japan) Inc.
General Distributor
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
Transfer and Service Agents
Fidelity Investments Institutional
Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Fidelity Service Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Custodian
Citibank, N.A.
New York, NY
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BCF-F-ANN-0909
1.891663.100
Fidelity®
Blue Chip Growth
Fund -
Class K
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July 31, 2009
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Contents
Chairman's Message | <Click Here> | The Chairman's message to shareholders. |
Performance | <Click Here> | How the fund has done over time. |
Management's Discussion | <Click Here> | The manager's review of fund performance, strategy and outlook. |
Shareholder Expense Example | <Click Here> | An example of shareholder expenses. |
Investment Changes | <Click Here> | A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months. |
Investments | <Click Here> | A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values. |
Financial Statements | <Click Here> | Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights. |
Notes | <Click Here> | Notes to the financial statements. |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | <Click Here> | |
Trustees and Officers | <Click Here> | |
Distributions | <Click Here> | |
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees | <Click Here> | |
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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. A fund's Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. For a complete list of a fund's portfolio holdings, view the most recent holdings listing, semiannual report, or annual report on Fidelity's web site at http://www.fidelity.com or http://www.advisor.fidelity.com, as applicable.
NOT FDIC INSURED · MAY LOSE VALUE · NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
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Dear Shareholder:
We've seen a welcome uptick in the global equity markets this spring and summer, as signs of stabilization in some economic indicators have brought many investors back into the marketplace. But there remain other key measures - notably high unemployment and slack consumer spending - that suggest the road back to economic health could still be a bumpy ride. Financial markets are always unpredictable, of course, but there also are several time-tested investment principles that can help put the historical odds in your favor.
One of the basic tenets is to invest for the long term. Over time, riding out the markets' inevitable ups and downs has proven much more effective than selling into panic or chasing the hottest trend. Even missing only a few of the markets' best days can significantly diminish investor returns. Patience also affords the benefits of compounding - of earning interest on additional income or reinvested dividends and capital gains. There can be tax advantages and cost benefits to consider as well. While staying the course doesn't eliminate risk, it can considerably lessen the effect of short-term declines.
You can further manage your investing risk through diversification. And today, more than ever, geographic diversification should be taken into account. Studies indicate that asset allocation is the single most important determinant of a portfolio's long-term success. The right mix of stocks, bonds and cash - aligned to your particular risk tolerance and investment objective - is very important. Age-appropriate rebalancing is also an essential aspect of asset allocation. For younger investors, an emphasis on equities - which historically have been the best-performing asset class over time - is encouraged. As investors near their specific goal, such as retirement or sending a child to college, consideration may be given to replacing volatile assets (e.g. common stocks) with more-stable fixed investments (bonds or savings plans).
A third principle - investing regularly - can help lower the average cost of your purchases. Investing a certain amount of money each month or quarter helps ensure you won't pay for all your shares at market highs. This strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - also reduces "emotion" from investing, helping shareholders avoid selling weak performers just prior to an upswing, or chasing a hot performer just before a correction.
We invite you to contact us via the Internet, through our Investor Centers or by phone. It is our privilege to provide you the information you need to make the investments that are right for you.
Sincerely,
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d
Edward C. Johnson 3d
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Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class' dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The $10,000 table and the fund's 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
Periods ended July 31, 2009 | Past 1 year | Past 5 years | Past 10 years |
Class K A | -15.61% | -0.02% | -2.21% |
A The initial offering of Class K shares took place on May 9, 2008. Returns prior to May 9, 2008 are those of Blue Chip Growth, the original class of the fund.
$10,000 Over 10 Years
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity® Blue Chip Growth Fund - Class K on July 31, 1999. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the Russell 1000® Growth Index performed over the same period. The initial offering of Class K took place on May 9, 2008. See above for additional information regarding the performance of Class K.
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Market Recap: U.S. stocks - battered by the effects of a global credit crisis for most of the year - were aided by early signs of a healing economy during the final months of the year ending July 31, 2009. For roughly half of the 12-month period, equities were in free fall, as a succession of large financial institutions around the world either collapsed or were forced into mergers or government conservatorship, and harried investors relinquished riskier assets in a massive flight to quality. By March, however, as unprecedented government interventions around the world took root, signs of a potential recovery began to emerge: corporate profits, though still weak, began to stabilize and valuations started to return to normal trading ranges. Against this improving backdrop, major equity indexes posted significant gains in March and April, which carried through to the end of the period. For the year overall, the Standard & Poor's 500SM Index declined 19.96%, while the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market IndexSM - the broadest overall gauge of domestic equities - was down 19.95%. Meanwhile, the blue-chip-laden Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM fell 16.62% and the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite® Index posted a 14.05% loss.
Comments from Sonu Kalra, who became Portfolio Manager of Fidelity® Blue Chip Growth Fund on July 1, 2009: For the year, the fund's Class K shares returned -15.61%, topping the -17.57% mark of the Russell 1000® Growth Index. The fund outperformed largely due to favorable sector positioning, in particular an overweighting in consumer discretionary, an underweighting in industrials and being overexposed to pockets of the consumer staples sector. Good stock selection also aided our relative results, including strong picks in the energy and materials sectors, as well as in the capital goods, consumer services, and pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and life science industries. Among the fund's best contributors were biotech firm Genentech, which was acquired; a well-timed investment in offshore drilling firm Transocean; and an underweighted position in integrated oil giant Exxon Mobil. Conversely, being overweighted in the financials sector - particularly in banks - hurt the fund's relative performance, as did some unproductive stock picks in the consumer durables/apparel, diversified financials and software/services groups. The fund's international holdings performed weakly and were further deterred by unfavorable currency fluctuations. The two biggest detractors were Canada-based smartphone maker Research In Motion, an out-of-index holding, and asset management firm Janus Capital. Several of the stocks I've mentioned in this report were no longer held at period end.
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
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Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The actual expense Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (February 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009) for Blue Chip Growth and Class K and for the entire period (June 26, 2009 to July 31, 2009) for Class F. The hypothetical expense Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (February 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
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Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
| Annualized Expense Ratio | Beginning Account Value | Ending Account Value July 31, 2009 | Expenses Paid During Period* |
Blue Chip Growth | .83% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,309.70 | $ 4.75 B |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,020.68 | $ 4.16 C |
Class K | .58% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,311.30 | $ 3.32 B |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,021.92 | $ 2.91 C |
Class F | .51% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,096.70 | $ .53 B |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,022.27 | $ 2.56 C |
A 5% return per year before expenses
B Actual expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio; multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period) for Blue Chip Growth and Class K, and multiplied by 36/365 (to reflect the period June 26, 2009 to July 31, 2009) for Class F.
C Hypothetical expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period.)
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Investment Changes (Unaudited)
Top Ten Stocks as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Apple, Inc. | 5.0 | 0.5 |
Google, Inc. Class A | 3.3 | 0.9 |
Microsoft Corp. | 3.3 | 1.6 |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 3.3 | 2.6 |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | 2.5 | 0.0 |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 2.5 | 2.7 |
The Coca-Cola Co. | 2.5 | 2.8 |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | 2.1 | 0.8 |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 1.9 | 2.4 |
Johnson & Johnson | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| 28.2 | |
Top Five Market Sectors as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Information Technology | 33.6 | 25.6 |
Health Care | 14.3 | 13.0 |
Consumer Staples | 13.1 | 12.6 |
Consumer Discretionary | 12.5 | 19.6 |
Industrials | 9.3 | 6.4 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) |
As of July 31, 2009* | As of January 31, 2009** |
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* Foreign investments | 6.0% | | ** Foreign investments | 9.8% | |
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Investments July 31, 2009
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 99.9% |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 12.5% |
Auto Components - 1.1% |
Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd. | 217,700 | | $ 5,603 |
ArvinMeritor, Inc. | 1,911,712 | | 13,841 |
BorgWarner, Inc. | 569,783 | | 18,911 |
Denso Corp. | 188,100 | | 5,557 |
Federal-Mogul Corp. Class A (a) | 1,005,487 | | 14,208 |
Gentex Corp. | 996,100 | | 14,912 |
Johnson Controls, Inc. | 1,720,600 | | 44,529 |
| | 117,561 |
Automobiles - 0.3% |
Harley-Davidson, Inc. (c) | 1,267,300 | | 28,641 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 2.7% |
Carnival Corp. unit | 704,900 | | 19,730 |
Marriott International, Inc. Class A | 669,492 | | 14,421 |
McDonald's Corp. | 1,286,700 | | 70,846 |
Starbucks Corp. (a) | 6,736,300 | | 119,233 |
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. | 1,322,600 | | 31,227 |
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. | 1,651,672 | | 23,041 |
| | 278,498 |
Household Durables - 2.4% |
Centex Corp. | 1,507,900 | | 16,451 |
D.R. Horton, Inc. | 2,784,900 | | 32,277 |
Furniture Brands International, Inc. (d) | 4,879,579 | | 19,567 |
Harman International Industries, Inc. | 869,300 | | 21,454 |
KB Home | 571,600 | | 9,540 |
Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a) | 707,500 | | 36,493 |
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. | 3,924,300 | | 50,506 |
Pulte Homes, Inc. | 1,313,100 | | 14,930 |
Ryland Group, Inc. | 698,900 | | 13,957 |
Toll Brothers, Inc. (a) | 1,347,800 | | 26,363 |
| | 241,538 |
Internet & Catalog Retail - 1.5% |
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) | 1,781,000 | | 152,739 |
Leisure Equipment & Products - 0.1% |
Brunswick Corp. | 1,330,400 | | 9,552 |
Media - 1.0% |
DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. Class A (a) | 765,288 | | 24,114 |
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (a) | 6,717,500 | | 34,998 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - continued |
Media - continued |
Sirius XM Radio, Inc. (a) | 20,853,400 | | $ 9,384 |
The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (a) | 1,175,700 | | 30,451 |
| | 98,947 |
Multiline Retail - 1.5% |
Kohl's Corp. (a) | 1,026,800 | | 49,851 |
Target Corp. | 2,508,100 | | 109,403 |
| | 159,254 |
Specialty Retail - 1.2% |
Home Depot, Inc. | 1,143,700 | | 29,668 |
Lowe's Companies, Inc. | 1,618,800 | | 36,358 |
Office Depot, Inc. (a) | 2,389,800 | | 10,874 |
Staples, Inc. | 2,367,400 | | 49,763 |
| | 126,663 |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.7% |
Coach, Inc. | 179,600 | | 5,314 |
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (a) | 356,200 | | 6,241 |
Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. Class A | 1,002,600 | | 63,214 |
| | 74,769 |
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | 1,288,162 |
CONSUMER STAPLES - 13.1% |
Beverages - 3.5% |
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA NV | 505,130 | | 20,097 |
PepsiCo, Inc. | 1,529,000 | | 86,771 |
The Coca-Cola Co. | 5,057,700 | | 252,076 |
| | 358,944 |
Food & Staples Retailing - 3.6% |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 1,875,300 | | 92,827 |
CVS Caremark Corp. | 730,700 | | 24,464 |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 5,054,155 | | 252,101 |
| | 369,392 |
Food Products - 1.0% |
General Mills, Inc. | 679,600 | | 40,035 |
Nestle SA (Reg.) | 486,343 | | 20,015 |
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. (a) | 145,100 | | 9,215 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
CONSUMER STAPLES - continued |
Food Products - continued |
Sara Lee Corp. | 1,832,400 | | $ 19,497 |
Smithfield Foods, Inc. (a) | 707,600 | | 9,588 |
| | 98,350 |
Household Products - 1.5% |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 341,800 | | 24,760 |
Procter & Gamble Co. | 2,396,100 | | 133,008 |
| | 157,768 |
Personal Products - 0.9% |
Avon Products, Inc. | 1,301,500 | | 42,143 |
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. Class A | 1,398,000 | | 50,943 |
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. Class A | 139,500 | | 5,079 |
| | 98,165 |
Tobacco - 2.6% |
Altria Group, Inc. | 2,905,200 | | 50,928 |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | 4,571,500 | | 213,032 |
| | 263,960 |
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | | 1,346,579 |
ENERGY - 5.3% |
Energy Equipment & Services - 2.2% |
BJ Services Co. | 1,307,700 | | 18,543 |
Nabors Industries Ltd. (a) | 2,034,000 | | 34,619 |
Noble Corp. | 922,300 | | 31,229 |
Schlumberger Ltd. | 1,414,700 | | 75,686 |
Smith International, Inc. | 1,162,100 | | 29,204 |
Transocean Ltd. (a) | 325,400 | | 25,931 |
Weatherford International Ltd. (a) | 853,800 | | 16,017 |
| | 231,229 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 3.1% |
Chevron Corp. | 298,200 | | 20,716 |
CONSOL Energy, Inc. | 288,100 | | 10,236 |
EXCO Resources, Inc. (a) | 926,600 | | 12,731 |
Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc. | 314,900 | | 11,314 |
Marathon Oil Corp. | 1,208,900 | | 38,987 |
Massey Energy Co. | 520,800 | | 13,853 |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 725,100 | | 51,729 |
Patriot Coal Corp. (a)(c) | 1,735,000 | | 14,522 |
Petrohawk Energy Corp. (a) | 1,803,900 | | 43,799 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
ENERGY - continued |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - continued |
Plains Exploration & Production Co. (a) | 374,600 | | $ 10,732 |
PT Bumi Resources Tbk | 52,120,000 | | 14,704 |
Southwestern Energy Co. (a) | 1,783,300 | | 73,882 |
| | 317,205 |
TOTAL ENERGY | | 548,434 |
FINANCIALS - 6.9% |
Capital Markets - 2.6% |
AllianceBernstein Holding LP | 1,000,000 | | 20,640 |
Charles Schwab Corp. | 603,500 | | 10,785 |
Deutsche Bank AG (NY Shares) | 809,800 | | 52,556 |
GLG Partners, Inc. | 2,500,000 | | 10,075 |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 398,300 | | 65,042 |
Morgan Stanley | 3,432,100 | | 97,815 |
The Blackstone Group LP | 1,012,676 | | 11,403 |
| | 268,316 |
Commercial Banks - 0.8% |
Wells Fargo & Co. | 3,483,600 | | 85,209 |
Consumer Finance - 0.4% |
Capital One Financial Corp. | 1,276,700 | | 39,195 |
Diversified Financial Services - 1.6% |
Bank of America Corp. | 4,404,700 | | 65,146 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 2,433,800 | | 94,066 |
| | 159,212 |
Insurance - 1.1% |
Assured Guaranty Ltd. | 1,693,800 | | 23,662 |
Genworth Financial, Inc. Class A | 4,646,800 | | 32,063 |
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | 1,354,694 | | 22,339 |
Lincoln National Corp. | 1,764,500 | | 37,390 |
| | 115,454 |
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 0.1% |
SL Green Realty Corp. | 422,900 | | 10,902 |
Real Estate Management & Development - 0.3% |
Housing Development and Infrastructure Ltd. | 1,846,919 | | 10,695 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
FINANCIALS - continued |
Real Estate Management & Development - continued |
Indiabulls Real Estate Ltd. | 1,130,000 | | $ 5,820 |
Unitech Ltd. | 5,251,879 | | 9,894 |
| | 26,409 |
TOTAL FINANCIALS | | 704,697 |
HEALTH CARE - 14.3% |
Biotechnology - 5.2% |
Amgen, Inc. (a) | 2,409,100 | | 150,111 |
Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 2,057,700 | | 30,269 |
Celgene Corp. (a) | 2,151,600 | | 122,555 |
Cephalon, Inc. (a) | 676,000 | | 39,647 |
Dendreon Corp. (a) | 566,600 | | 13,717 |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a) | 881,800 | | 43,146 |
Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (a) | 775,000 | | 11,083 |
ImmunoGen, Inc. (a) | 366,237 | | 3,183 |
Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 212,000 | | 3,875 |
Micromet, Inc. (a) | 819,420 | | 5,269 |
OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 317,600 | | 10,732 |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 575,000 | | 12,328 |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 2,456,400 | | 88,455 |
| | 534,370 |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.5% |
Baxter International, Inc. | 281,000 | | 15,840 |
Boston Scientific Corp. (a) | 2,476,800 | | 26,601 |
Covidien PLC | 1,194,000 | | 45,145 |
Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. (a) | 1,210,000 | | 40,717 |
Medtronic, Inc. | 655,000 | | 23,200 |
NuVasive, Inc. (a) | 146,600 | | 6,068 |
| | 157,571 |
Health Care Providers & Services - 3.2% |
CIGNA Corp. | 1,190,000 | | 33,796 |
Express Scripts, Inc. (a) | 1,209,300 | | 84,699 |
Henry Schein, Inc. (a) | 301,500 | | 15,491 |
Humana, Inc. (a) | 1,437,600 | | 47,225 |
Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (a) | 2,028,100 | | 107,205 |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 741,100 | | 20,795 |
WellPoint, Inc. (a) | 381,200 | | 20,066 |
| | 329,277 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
HEALTH CARE - continued |
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.5% |
Illumina, Inc. (a) | 101,000 | | $ 3,650 |
Life Technologies Corp. (a) | 1,085,700 | | 49,432 |
| | 53,082 |
Pharmaceuticals - 3.9% |
Abbott Laboratories | 1,069,100 | | 48,099 |
Allergan, Inc. | 1,180,900 | | 63,095 |
Johnson & Johnson | 3,049,800 | | 185,702 |
Merck & Co., Inc. | 1,236,900 | | 37,119 |
Pfizer, Inc. | 2,708,300 | | 43,143 |
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. sponsored ADR | 397,900 | | 21,224 |
| | 398,382 |
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | | 1,472,682 |
INDUSTRIALS - 9.3% |
Aerospace & Defense - 0.9% |
Honeywell International, Inc. | 2,072,700 | | 71,923 |
Precision Castparts Corp. | 257,800 | | 20,575 |
| | 92,498 |
Airlines - 0.6% |
Continental Airlines, Inc. Class B (a) | 1,930,300 | | 21,561 |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. (a) | 5,799,400 | | 40,190 |
| | 61,751 |
Building Products - 1.0% |
Masco Corp. | 4,395,600 | | 61,231 |
Owens Corning (a) | 2,210,000 | | 40,620 |
| | 101,851 |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.1% |
Avery Dennison Corp. | 498,700 | | 13,330 |
Electrical Equipment - 1.0% |
General Cable Corp. (a) | 775,300 | | 30,058 |
Regal-Beloit Corp. | 267,900 | | 12,420 |
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | 1,214,400 | | 50,288 |
Sunpower Corp. Class A (a) | 378,315 | | 12,182 |
| | 104,948 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
INDUSTRIALS - continued |
Industrial Conglomerates - 0.7% |
3M Co. | 790,000 | | $ 55,711 |
Carlisle Companies, Inc. | 551,600 | | 17,282 |
| | 72,993 |
Machinery - 2.6% |
Caterpillar, Inc. | 536,800 | | 23,651 |
Cummins, Inc. | 1,756,300 | | 75,538 |
Ingersoll-Rand Co. Ltd. | 1,841,100 | | 53,171 |
JTEKT Corp. | 794,500 | | 8,994 |
PACCAR, Inc. | 2,111,300 | | 73,157 |
Toro Co. (c) | 998,500 | | 34,608 |
| | 269,119 |
Professional Services - 0.4% |
Manpower, Inc. | 873,700 | | 41,894 |
Monster Worldwide, Inc. (a) | 351,800 | | 4,584 |
| | 46,478 |
Road & Rail - 1.7% |
Avis Budget Group, Inc. (a) | 2,900,432 | | 24,799 |
CSX Corp. | 1,743,100 | | 69,933 |
Ryder System, Inc. | 685,130 | | 24,069 |
Union Pacific Corp. | 892,600 | | 51,342 |
| | 170,143 |
Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.3% |
Fastenal Co. (c) | 740,500 | | 26,340 |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | 959,451 |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 33.6% |
Communications Equipment - 5.7% |
Adtran, Inc. | 1,352,043 | | 32,665 |
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) | 15,133,000 | | 333,077 |
CommScope, Inc. (a) | 540,200 | | 13,829 |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 4,095,300 | | 189,244 |
Tekelec (a) | 667,200 | | 12,270 |
| | 581,085 |
Computers & Peripherals - 9.6% |
Apple, Inc. (a) | 3,138,400 | | 512,784 |
Dell, Inc. (a) | 7,185,200 | | 96,138 |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | 5,970,100 | | 258,505 |
Lexmark International, Inc. Class A (a) | 2,046,100 | | 29,628 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued |
Computers & Peripherals - continued |
NetApp, Inc. (a) | 221,600 | | $ 4,977 |
SanDisk Corp. (a) | 741,480 | | 13,213 |
Seagate Technology | 2,665,900 | | 32,097 |
Western Digital Corp. (a) | 1,283,200 | | 38,817 |
| | 986,159 |
Electronic Equipment & Components - 1.5% |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | 4,878,600 | | 113,281 |
Jabil Circuit, Inc. | 182,100 | | 1,668 |
Tyco Electronics Ltd. | 1,907,025 | | 40,944 |
| | 155,893 |
Internet Software & Services - 5.2% |
Baidu.com, Inc. sponsored ADR (a) | 144,400 | | 50,271 |
eBay, Inc. (a) | 4,927,600 | | 104,712 |
Google, Inc. Class A (a) | 768,800 | | 340,617 |
Internet Capital Group, Inc. (a) | 200,000 | | 1,494 |
NetEase.com, Inc. sponsored ADR (a) | 378,400 | | 16,672 |
Yahoo!, Inc. (a) | 1,227,200 | | 17,574 |
| | 531,340 |
IT Services - 1.0% |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A (a) | 1,300,000 | | 38,467 |
Visa, Inc. Class A | 1,043,800 | | 68,327 |
| | 106,794 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 4.5% |
Applied Materials, Inc. | 4,992,200 | | 68,892 |
Intel Corp. | 8,319,600 | | 160,152 |
Lam Research Corp. (a) | 1,880,300 | | 56,522 |
Linear Technology Corp. | 2,434,400 | | 65,412 |
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | 1,446,100 | | 25,625 |
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) | 3,919,923 | | 25,048 |
Microsemi Corp. (a) | 2,502,400 | | 34,158 |
NVIDIA Corp. (a) | 1,473,400 | | 19,051 |
Veeco Instruments, Inc. (a) | 348,100 | | 6,558 |
| | 461,418 |
Software - 6.1% |
Activision Blizzard, Inc. (a) | 2,903,600 | | 33,246 |
Adobe Systems, Inc. (a) | 624,900 | | 20,259 |
BMC Software, Inc. (a) | 1,199,200 | | 40,809 |
Citrix Systems, Inc. (a) | 1,655,000 | | 58,918 |
Microsoft Corp. | 14,399,300 | | 338,672 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued |
Software - continued |
Oracle Corp. | 4,850,000 | | $ 107,331 |
Red Hat, Inc. (a) | 1,414,300 | | 32,288 |
| | 631,523 |
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | | 3,454,212 |
MATERIALS - 4.8% |
Chemicals - 2.8% |
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | 439,600 | | 32,794 |
Airgas, Inc. | 760,700 | | 33,912 |
Albemarle Corp. | 1,402,800 | | 41,677 |
Ashland, Inc. | 733,076 | | 24,294 |
Dow Chemical Co. | 2,034,100 | | 43,062 |
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. | 372,100 | | 11,509 |
Praxair, Inc. | 498,900 | | 39,004 |
Terra Industries, Inc. | 377,000 | | 10,993 |
The Mosaic Co. | 946,800 | | 49,376 |
| | 286,621 |
Construction Materials - 0.2% |
Vulcan Materials Co. (c) | 427,500 | | 20,298 |
Containers & Packaging - 0.6% |
Owens-Illinois, Inc. (a) | 665,900 | | 22,601 |
Temple-Inland, Inc. | 2,648,500 | | 41,476 |
| | 64,077 |
Metals & Mining - 1.0% |
AK Steel Holding Corp. | 1,356,000 | | 26,673 |
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. | 1,130,900 | | 68,193 |
Nucor Corp. | 114,800 | | 5,105 |
| | 99,971 |
Paper & Forest Products - 0.2% |
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. (a) | 4,009,000 | | 16,918 |
TOTAL MATERIALS | | 487,885 |
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.1% |
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.1% |
Sprint Nextel Corp. (a) | 2,510,100 | | 10,040 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $9,264,453) | 10,272,142 |
Money Market Funds - 0.8% |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.37% (e) | 14,103,170 | | $ 14,103 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.22% (b)(e) | 70,626,450 | | 70,626 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $84,729) | 84,729 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 100.7% (Cost $9,349,182) | | 10,356,871 |
NET OTHER ASSETS - (0.7)% | | (75,084) |
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 10,281,787 |
Legend |
(a) Non-income producing |
(b) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(c) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
(d) Affiliated company |
(e) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. |
Affiliated Central Funds |
Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows: |
Fund | Income earned (Amounts in thousands) |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund | $ 3,292 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund | 4,922 |
Total | $ 8,214 |
Other Affiliated Issuers |
An affiliated company is a company in which the fund has ownership of at least 5% of the voting securities. Fiscal year to date transactions with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows: |
Affiliates (Amounts in thousands) | Value, beginning of period | Purchases | Sales Proceeds | Dividend Income | Value, end of period |
DineEquity, Inc. | $ 21,437 | $ - | $ 10,947 | $ 232 | $ - |
Furniture Brands International, Inc. | 55,001 | 686 | - | 185 | 19,567 |
La-Z-Boy, Inc. | 35,971 | - | 19,741 | 269 | - |
Total | $ 112,409 | $ 686 | $ 30,688 | $ 686 | $ 19,567 |
Other Information |
All investments are categorized as Level 1 under the Fair Value Hierarchy. 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, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
The fund intends to elect to defer to its fiscal year ending July 31, 2010 approximately $1,443,854,000 of losses recognized during the period November 1, 2008 to July 31, 2009. |
At July 31, 2009, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of approximately $671,371,000 all of which will expire on July 31, 2017. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts) | July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $69,325) - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $9,208,599) | $ 10,252,575 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $84,729) | 84,729 | |
Other affiliated issuers (cost $55,854) | 19,567 | |
Total Investments (cost $9,349,182) | | $ 10,356,871 |
Receivable for investments sold | | 199,382 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 13,416 |
Dividends receivable | | 3,824 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 28 |
Prepaid expenses | | 43 |
Other receivables | | 327 |
Total assets | | 10,573,891 |
| | |
Liabilities | | |
Payable to custodian bank | $ 2 | |
Payable for investments purchased | 197,942 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 16,439 | |
Accrued management fee | 4,226 | |
Other affiliated payables | 2,470 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 399 | |
Collateral on securities loaned, at value | 70,626 | |
Total liabilities | | 292,104 |
| | |
Net Assets | | $ 10,281,787 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $ 11,391,020 |
Undistributed net investment income | | 39,489 |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | | (2,156,412) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | 1,007,690 |
Net Assets | | $ 10,281,787 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts) | July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Blue Chip Growth: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($9,690,852.5 ÷ 303,110.844 shares) | | $ 31.97 |
| | |
Class K: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($590,673.0 ÷ 18,455.274 shares) | | $ 32.01 |
| | |
Class F: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($261.4 ÷ 8.173 shares) | | $ 31.98 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
Amounts in thousands | Year ended July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Investment Income | | |
Dividends (including $686 earned from other affiliated issuers) | | $ 154,756 |
Interest | | 10 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds | | 8,214 |
Total income | | 162,980 |
| | |
Expenses | | |
Management fee Basic fee | $ 54,367 | |
Performance adjustment | (12,253) | |
Transfer agent fees | 27,857 | |
Accounting and security lending fees | 1,380 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 165 | |
Independent trustees' compensation | 65 | |
Depreciation in deferred trustee compensation account | (1) | |
Registration fees | 112 | |
Audit | 102 | |
Legal | 65 | |
Interest | 2 | |
Miscellaneous | 742 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 72,603 | |
Expense reductions | (223) | 72,380 |
Net investment income (loss) | | 90,600 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | (2,036,826) | |
Other affiliated issuers | (89,388) | |
Foreign currency transactions | (890) | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | (2,127,104) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: Investment securities (net of decrease in deferred foreign taxes of $155) | (205,330) | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | (16) | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | (205,346) |
Net gain (loss) | | (2,332,450) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ (2,241,850) |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Amounts in thousands | Year ended July 31, 2009 | Year ended July 31, 2008 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ 90,600 | $ 128,004 |
Net realized gain (loss) | (2,127,104) | 736,209 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (205,346) | (1,621,640) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (2,241,850) | (757,427) |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | (99,426) | (124,380) |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain | (242,439) | (1,882,106) |
Total distributions | (341,865) | (2,006,486) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | (483,151) | (2,503,707) |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (3,066,866) | (5,267,620) |
| | |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 13,348,653 | 18,616,273 |
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $39,489 and undistributed net investment income of $71,533, respectively) | $ 10,281,787 | $ 13,348,653 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Blue Chip Growth
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 39.06 | $ 46.88 | $ 41.54 | $ 42.60 | $ 38.72 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) B | .27 | .35 | .32 | .23 | .42 E |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (6.36) | (2.89) | 6.19 | (1.06) | 3.85 |
Total from investment operations | (6.09) | (2.54) | 6.51 | (.83) | 4.27 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.29) | (.33) | (.24) | (.23) | (.39) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.71) | (4.95) | (.93) | - | - |
Total distributions | (1.00) | (5.28) | (1.17) | (.23) | (.39) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 31.97 | $ 39.06 | $ 46.88 | $ 41.54 | $ 42.60 |
Total Return A | (15.85)% | (6.30)% | 16.02% | (1.97)% | 11.08% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets C, F | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .76% | .58% | .60% | .63% | .66% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .76% | .58% | .60% | .63% | .66% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .76% | .57% | .59% | .61% | .64% |
Net investment income (loss) | .93% | .81% | .72% | .54% | 1.05% E |
Supplemental Data | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $ 9,691 | $ 13,349 | $ 18,616 | $ 19,571 | $ 22,881 |
Portfolio turnover rate D | 134% | 82% | 87% | 48% | 29% |
A Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
C Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
D Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
E Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.20 per share. Excluding the special dividend the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .56%.
F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class K
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 G |
Selected Per-Share Data | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 39.07 | $ 41.81 |
Income from Investment Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) D | .32 | .10 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (6.33) | (2.84) |
Total from investment operations | (6.01) | (2.74) |
Distributions from net investment income | (.34) | - |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.71) | - |
Total distributions | (1.05) | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 32.01 | $ 39.07 |
Total Return B, C | (15.61)% | (6.55)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E, H | |
Expenses before reductions | .53% | .41% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .53% | .41% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | .52% | .41% A |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.16% | 1.09% A |
Supplemental Data | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 590,673 | $ 93 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | 134% | 82% |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G For the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2008.
H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class F
Years ended July 31, | 2009 H |
Selected Per-Share Data |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 29.16 |
Income from Investment Operations | |
Net investment income (loss) D | - J |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 2.82 G |
Total from investment operations | 2.82 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 31.98 |
Total Return B, C | 9.67% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E, I |
Expenses before reductions | .51% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .51% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | .51% A |
Net investment income (loss) | (.05)% A |
Supplemental Data |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | 261 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | 134% |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate net gain (loss) on investments for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of the Fund.
H For the period June 26, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2009.
I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
For the period ended July 31, 2009
1. Organization.
Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Securities Fund (the trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. In January 2009, the Board of Trustees of the Fund approved the creation of an additional class of shares. The Fund commenced sale of Class F shares on June 26, 2009. The Fund offers Blue Chip Growth, Class K and Class F shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. In order to disclose class level financial information dollar amounts presented in the notes are unrounded. Class F shares of the Fund are only available for purchase by mutual funds for which Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) or an affiliate serves as investment manager. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent fees incurred. Certain expense reductions also differ by class.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's web site or upon request.
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3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Events or transactions occurring after period end through the date that the financial statements were issued, September 29, 2009, have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Security Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are classified into three levels. Level 1 includes readily available unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 includes observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable either directly or indirectly. Level 3 includes unobservable inputs when market prices are not readily available or reliable. Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment's assigned level within the hierarchy. The aggregate value by input level, as of July 31, 2009, for the Fund's investments is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments. Valuation techniques of the Fund's major categories of assets and liabilities as presented in the Schedule of Investments are as follows.
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by an independent pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price. Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value each business day. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are valued at amortized cost, which approximates value.
When current market prices or quotations are not readily available or reliable, valuations may be determined in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. Factors used in determining value may include significant market or security specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality, and developments in foreign markets which are monitored by evaluating the performance of ADRs, futures contracts and exchange-traded funds. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and may be utilized to a significant extent. The value of securities used for
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net asset value (NAV) calculation under these procedures may differ from published prices for the same securities.
Foreign Currency. The Fund uses foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and may include proceeds received from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.
Expenses. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among each Fund in the trust. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
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Deferred Trustee Compensation. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan), independent Trustees must defer receipt of a portion of, and may elect to defer receipt of an additional portion of, their annual compensation. Deferred amounts are invested in a cross-section of Fidelity funds, are marked-to-market and remain in the Fund until distributed in accordance with the Plan. The investment of deferred amounts and the offsetting payable to the Trustees are included in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and filing its U.S. federal tax return. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. The Fund is subject to the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainties in Income Taxes (FIN 48). FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. There are no unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three years. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. In addition, the Fund will claim a portion of the payment made to redeeming shareholders as a distribution for income tax purposes.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, partnerships, capital loss carryforwards, deferred trustees compensation and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
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The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the federal tax cost as of period end were as follows:
Unrealized appreciation | $ 1,425,824,549 | |
Unrealized depreciation | (459,322,061) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 966,502,488 | |
Undistributed ordinary income | $ 39,827,151 | |
Capital loss carryforward | (671,371,103) | |
| | |
Cost for federal income tax purposes | 9,390,368,507 | |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| July 31, 2009 | July 31, 2008 |
Ordinary Income | $ 99,425,655 | $ 124,380,053 |
Long-term Capital Gains | 242,439,162 | 1,882,106,068 |
Total | $ 341,864,817 | $ 2,006,486,121 |
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities other than short-term securities, aggregated $12,996,869,320 and $13,358,398,108, respectively.
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .30% of the Fund's average net assets and a group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. In addition, the management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of ± .20% of the Fund's average net assets over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the relative investment performance of the retail class of the Fund, Blue Chip Growth as compared to an appropriate benchmark index. For the period, the total annual management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .44% of the Fund's average net assets.
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Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of Blue Chip Growth. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee of Class K's average net assets. FIIOC receives no fees for providing transfer agency services to Class F. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, the total transfer agent fees paid by each applicable class were as follows:
| Amount | % of Average Net Assets |
Blue Chip Growth | $ 27,669,840 | .30 |
Class K | 187,645 | .06 |
| $ 27,857,485 | |
Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the month. Under a separate contract, FSC administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions.
Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $280,648 for the period.
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 FMR, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the funds to borrow from, or lend money to, other participating affiliated funds. At period end, there were no interfund loans outstanding. The Fund's activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:
Borrower or Lender | Average Daily Loan Balance | Weighted Average Interest Rate | Interest Expense |
Borrower | $ 30,038,000 | .49% | $ 2,472 |
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6. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR in a $3.5 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $43,986 and is reflected in Miscellaneous Expense on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
7. Security Lending.
The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. On the settlement date of the loan, the Fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less fees and expenses associated with the loan, plus any premium payments that may be received on the loan of certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Net income from lending portfolio securities during the period amounted to $4,921,752.
8. Expense Reductions.
FMR voluntarily agreed to reimburse a portion of the Blue Chip Growth's operating expenses. During the period, this reimbursement reduced the class' expenses by $15,803.
Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $149,343 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian and transfer agent, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by $1,555.
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During the period, credits reduced each class' transfer agent expense as noted in the table below.
| Transfer Agent expense reduction | |
Blue Chip Growth | $ 56,702 | |
Class K | 58 | |
| $ 56,760 | |
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Years ended July 31, | 2009 B | 2008 A |
From net investment income | | |
Blue Chip Growth | $ 97,802,886 | $ 124,380,053 |
Class K | 1,622,768 | - |
Class F | - | - |
Total | $ 99,425,654 | $ 124,380,053 |
From net realized gain | | |
Blue Chip Growth | $ 242,437,464 | $ 1,882,106,068 |
Class K | 1,698 | - |
Class F | - | - |
Total | $ 242,439,162 | $ 1,882,106,068 |
A Distributions for Class K are for the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2008.
B Distributions for Class F are for the period June 26, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2009.
10. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
| Shares | Dollars |
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 |
Blue Chip Growth | | | | |
Shares sold | 53,777,391 | 41,834,063 | $ 1,546,167,445 | $ 1,768,681,051 |
Conversion to Class K | (17,667,860) | - | (497,271,491) | - |
Reinvestment of distributions | 9,381,064 | 45,780,294 | 335,422,205 | 1,982,164,208 |
Shares redeemed | (84,149,947) | (142,989,488) | (2,387,026,199) | (6,254,650,166) |
Net increase (decrease) | (38,659,352) | (55,375,131) | $ (1,002,708,040) | $ (2,503,804,907) |
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| Shares | Dollars |
Years ended July 31, | 2009 B | 2008 A | 2009 B | 2008 A |
Class K | | | | |
Shares sold | 2,762,243 | 2,392 | $ 75,103,611 | $ 100,000 |
Conversion from Blue Chip Growth | 17,662,621 | - | 497,271,492 | - |
Reinvestment of distributions | 62,647 | - | 1,624,466 | - |
Shares redeemed | (2,034,629) | - | (54,677,110) | - |
Net increase (decrease) | 18,452,882 | 2,392 | $ 519,322,459 | $ 100,000 |
Class F | | | | |
Shares sold | 8,183 | - | $ 235,350 | $ - |
Shares redeemed | (10) | - | (294) | - |
Net increase (decrease) | 8,173 | - | $ 235,056 | $ - |
A Share transactions for Class K are for the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2008.
B Share transactions for Class F are for the period June 26, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2009.
11. Other.
The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
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To the Trustees of Fidelity Securities Fund and Shareholders of Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund (the Fund), a fund of Fidelity Securities Fund, including the schedule of investments, as of July 31, 2009, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of July 31, 2009, by correspondence with the custodians and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund as of July 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and its financial highlights for each of the periods presented in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
September 29, 2009
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The Trustees, Member of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, and review the fund's performance. Except for Edward C. Johnson 3d and James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 220 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Johnson oversees 262 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 392 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The executive officers and Advisory Board Member hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-800-835-5092.
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Edward C. Johnson 3d (79) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 1984 Mr. Johnson is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC; Chairman and a Director of FMR; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC); Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Johnson serves as Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as President of FMR LLC (2006-2007). |
James C. Curvey (74) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2006-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. |
* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Dennis J. Dirks (61) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Currently, Mr. Dirks serves as a member of the Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present). |
Alan J. Lacy (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of The Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-present) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2007-present). Mr. Lacy is Chairman (2008-present) and a member (2006-present) of the Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association. |
Ned C. Lautenbach (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr. Lautenbach is an Advisory Partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was with the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. Mr. Lautenbach serves as a Director of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial) as well as the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida. Mr. Lautenbach is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Fairfield University (2005-present), as well as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, Mr. Lautenbach served as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007). |
Joseph Mauriello (64) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Capital Ltd. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-present) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products, 2007-present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a Director of the Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007). |
Cornelia M. Small (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors of the Teagle Foundation (2009-present). Ms. Small is also a member of the Investment Committee, and Chair (2008-present) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson of the Investment Committee (2002-2008) of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments. |
William S. Stavropoulos (70) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Mr. Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons (2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004), Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently, Mr. Stavropoulos is a Director of Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Chemical Financial Corporation, Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), Tyco International, Inc. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital (private equity investment, 2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is a special advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science. |
David M. Thomas (60) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products), and Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present). |
Michael E. Wiley (58) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008-present), and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a Sr. Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005). |
Advisory Board Member and Executive Officers:
Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Mr. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Peter S. Lynch (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006). |
Kenneth B. Robins (39) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2009-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Robins worked at KPMG LLP, where he was a partner in KPMG's department of professional practice (2002-2004). |
Bruce T. Herring (43) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2006 Vice President of certain Equity Funds. Mr. Herring also serves as Group Chief Investments Officer of FMR. Previously, Mr. Herring served as a portfolio manager for Fidelity U.S. Equity Funds. |
Brian B. Hogan (44) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Vice President of certain Equity Funds and Vice President of Sector Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-present) and President of FMR's Equity Division (2009-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as a portfolio manager. |
Scott C. Goebel (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC; Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). |
William C. Coffey (40) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Holly C. Laurent (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Laurent is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Laurent was Senior Vice President and Head of Legal for Fidelity Business Services India Pvt. Ltd. (2006-2008), and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Group Head for FMR LLC (2005-2006). |
Christine Reynolds (50) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007). |
Kenneth A. Rathgeber (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2004 Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Rathgeber is Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), FMR (2005-present), FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2005-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2005-present), Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC (2005-present), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2005-present). |
Jeffrey S. Christian (47) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Christian also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Christian served as Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (2004-2009) and as Vice President of Business Analysis (2003-2004). |
Bryan A. Mehrmann (48) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Mehrmann is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Mehrmann served as Vice President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Group (FIIS)/Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC) Client Services (1998-2004). |
Adrien E. Deberghes (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005). |
John R. Hebble (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Paul M. Murphy (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Murphy is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2006), Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR (2007), and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1994-2007). |
Gary W. Ryan (50) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005). |
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A total of 0.61% 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.
The fund designates 100% of the dividend distributed during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.
The fund designates 100% of the dividend distributed during the fiscal year as amounts which may be taken into account as a dividend for the purposes of the maximum rate under section 1(h)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2010 of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax returns.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, acting directly and through its separate committees, requests and receives information concerning, and considers at each of its meetings factors that are relevant to, its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees, each composed of Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. Each committee has a written charter outlining the structure and purposes of the committee. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts.
At its July 2009 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expenses; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board ultimately reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts and the compensation to be received by Fidelity under the management contract is consistent with Fidelity's fiduciary duty under applicable law. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor noted above, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by competitors to Fidelity, and that the fund's shareholders, with the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.
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Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel and the fund's investment objective and discipline. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the size, education, and experience of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, their use of technology, and the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory, and management personnel. In response to last year's financial crisis, FMR took a number of actions intended to cut costs and improve efficiency without weakening the investment teams or resources. The Board noted that Fidelity's analysts have access to a variety of technological tools and market and securities data that enable them to perform both fundamental and quantitative analysis and to specialize in various disciplines. The Board considered Fidelity's extensive global research capabilities that enable the Investment Advisers to aggregate data from various sources in an effort to produce positive investment results. The Board also considered that Fidelity's portfolio managers and analysts have access to daily portfolio attribution that allows for monitoring of a fund's portfolio, as well as an electronic communication system that provides immediate real-time access to research concerning issuers and credit enhancers.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, distribution, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the Investment Advisers' supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through phone representatives and over the Internet, and investor education materials and asset allocation tools.
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Management Fees - continued
Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing for a large variety of mutual fund investor services. For example, fund shareholders are offered the privilege of exchanging shares of the fund for shares of other Fidelity funds, as set forth in the fund's prospectus, without paying a sales charge. The Board noted that Fidelity has taken a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) dedicating additional resources to investment research and to restructure and broaden the focus of the investment research teams; (ii) bolstering the senior management team that oversees asset management; (iii) contractually agreeing to reduce the management fee on Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund; and (iv) expanding Class A and Class T load waiver categories to increase rollover retention opportunities and create consistent policies across the classes.
Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated within its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for Fidelity Blue Chip Growth (retail class), as well as the fund's relative investment performance for Fidelity Blue Chip Growth (retail class) measured against (i) a broad-based securities market index, and (ii) a peer group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by the Board over multiple periods. The following charts considered by the Board show, over the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2008, the cumulative total returns of Fidelity Blue Chip Growth (retail class) of the fund, the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of cumulative total returns of a peer group of mutual funds identified by Morningstar, Inc. as having an investment style similar to that of the fund based on underlying portfolio holdings. (Class K of the fund had less than one year of performance as of December 31, 2008, and the fund did not offer Class F as of December 31, 2008.) The box within each chart shows the 25th percentile return (bottom of box) and the 75th percentile return (top of box) of the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten number noted below each chart corresponds to the percentile box and represents the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of Fidelity Blue Chip Growth (retail class) of the fund.
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Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund
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The Board reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and stated that the performance of Fidelity Blue Chip Growth (retail class) of the fund was in the second quartile for the one- and three-year periods and the third quartile for the five-year period. The Board also stated that the investment performance of the fund was lower than its benchmark for all the periods shown.
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 exceeds, or is exceeded by, the record (over the same period) of a Board-approved performance adjustment index. The Board realizes that the performance adjustment provides FMR with a strong economic incentive to seek to achieve superior performance for the fund's shareholders and helps to more closely align the interests of FMR and the fund's shareholders.
The Board considered that FMR has taken steps to refocus and strengthen equity research, equity portfolio management, and compliance. The Board reviewed the year-to-date performance of Fidelity Blue Chip Growth (retail class) through May 31, 2009 and stated that it exceeded the fund's benchmark.
Based on its review, and giving particular weight to the nature and quality of the resources dedicated by the Investment Advisers to maintain and improve relative performance and factoring in the unprecedented market events in 2008, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund will benefit the fund's shareholders, particularly in light of the Board's view that the fund's shareholders benefit from investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and services.
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Management Fees - continued
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Fund Expenses. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expenses compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared.
The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors, in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps, and without giving effect to the fund's performance adjustment. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 11% means that 89% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked and the impact of the fund's performance adjustment, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.
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Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund
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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2008. The Board also noted the effect of the fund's negative performance adjustment on the fund's management fee ranking. The Board noted that the performance adjustment for each year represents calculations for performance periods that differ from the periods shown in the performance charts above.
Furthermore, the Board considered that shareholders approved a prospective change in the index used to calculate the fund's performance adjustment beginning June 1, 2006. The Board also considered that, because the performance adjustment is based on a rolling 36-month measurement period, during a transition period the fund's performance is compared to a blended index return that reflects the performance of the former index for the portion of the measurement period prior to June 1, 2006 and the performance of the current index for the remainder of the measurement period. The Board noted that the fund's performance adjustments for 2006 through 2008 shown in the chart above reflect the effect of using the blended index return to calculate the fund's performance adjustment.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee was fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.
In its review of each class's total expenses, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses, as well as the impact of the fund's performance adjustment. As part of its review, the Board also considered current and historical total expenses of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.
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Management Fees - continued
The Board noted that the total expenses of each class ranked below its competitive median for the period.
In its review of total expenses, the Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information on clients that FMR and its affiliates service in other competitive markets, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the total expenses of each class of the fund were reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the audited books and records of Fidelity. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board believes that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
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The Board has also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and any fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and determined that the amount of profit is a fair entrepreneurial profit for the management of the fund.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions.
In February 2009, the Board created an Ad Hoc Committee (the "Committee") to analyze economies of scale. The Committee was formed to consider whether FMR attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR determines the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will achieve a certain level of economies of scale as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board concluded, considering the findings of the Committee, that any potential economies of scale are being shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity in an appropriate manner.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including (i) fund performance trends, actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) portfolio manager changes that have occurred during the past year; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and key personnel, including performance benchmarks used by Fidelity in evaluating incentive compensation for portfolio managers and research analysts; (iv) the structure and process of equity research and actions taken by FMR to improve the quality of research; (v) the selection of and compensation paid by FMR to fund sub-advisers; (vi) Fidelity's fee structures and rationale for recommending different fees among categories of funds; (vii) the rationale for any differences between fund fee structures and fee structures in place for other Fidelity clients; (viii) Fidelity's rationale for recommending which funds should have a performance adjustment component as part of their management fees; and (ix) explanations for the relative total expenses borne by certain funds and classes, total expense competitive trends, and actions that might be taken by FMR to reduce total expenses for certain funds and classes.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all material factors, the Board ultimately concluded that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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Investment Adviser
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
Investment Sub-Advisers
FMR Co., Inc.
Fidelity Research & Analysis Company
Fidelity Management & Research
(U.K.) Inc.
Fidelity Investments Japan Limited
FIL Investment Advisors
FIL Investment Advisors (U.K.) Ltd.
Fidelity Management & Research
(Hong Kong) Limited
Fidelity Management & Research
(Japan) Inc.
General Distributor
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
Transfer and Service Agents
Fidelity Investments Institutional
Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Fidelity Service Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Custodian
Citibank, N.A.
New York, NY
BCF-K-UANN-0909
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Fidelity®
Blue Chip Value
Fund
Annual Report
July 31, 2009
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Contents
Chairman's Message | <Click Here> | The Chairman's message to shareholders. |
Performance | <Click Here> | How the fund has done over time. |
Management's Discussion | <Click Here> | The manager's review of fund performance, strategy and outlook. |
Shareholder Expense Example | <Click Here> | An example of shareholder expenses. |
Investment Changes | <Click Here> | A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past 6 months. |
Investments | <Click Here> | A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values. |
Financial Statements | <Click Here> | Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights. |
Notes | <Click Here> | Notes to the financial statements. |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | <Click Here> | |
Trustees and Officers | <Click Here> | |
Distributions | <Click Here> | |
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees | <Click Here> | |
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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. A fund's Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. For a complete list of a fund's portfolio holdings, view the most recent holdings listing, semiannual report, or annual report on Fidelity's web site at http://www.fidelity.com or http://www.advisor.fidelity.com, as applicable.
NOT FDIC INSURED · MAY LOSE VALUE · NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
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Dear Shareholder:
We've seen a welcome uptick in the global equity markets this spring and summer, as signs of stabilization in some economic indicators have brought many investors back into the marketplace. But there remain other key measures - notably high unemployment and slack consumer spending - that suggest the road back to economic health could still be a bumpy ride. Financial markets are always unpredictable, of course, but there also are several time-tested investment principles that can help put the historical odds in your favor.
One of the basic tenets is to invest for the long term. Over time, riding out the markets' inevitable ups and downs has proven much more effective than selling into panic or chasing the hottest trend. Even missing only a few of the markets' best days can significantly diminish investor returns. Patience also affords the benefits of compounding - of earning interest on additional income or reinvested dividends and capital gains. There can be tax advantages and cost benefits to consider as well. While staying the course doesn't eliminate risk, it can considerably lessen the effect of short-term declines.
You can further manage your investing risk through diversification. And today, more than ever, geographic diversification should be taken into account. Studies indicate that asset allocation is the single most important determinant of a portfolio's long-term success. The right mix of stocks, bonds and cash - aligned to your particular risk tolerance and investment objective - is very important. Age-appropriate rebalancing is also an essential aspect of asset allocation. For younger investors, an emphasis on equities - which historically have been the best-performing asset class over time - is encouraged. As investors near their specific goal, such as retirement or sending a child to college, consideration may be given to replacing volatile assets (e.g. common stocks) with more-stable fixed investments (bonds or savings plans).
A third principle - investing regularly - can help lower the average cost of your purchases. Investing a certain amount of money each month or quarter helps ensure you won't pay for all your shares at market highs. This strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - also reduces "emotion" from investing, helping shareholders avoid selling weak performers just prior to an upswing, or chasing a hot performer just before a correction.
We invite you to contact us via the Internet, through our Investor Centers or by phone. It is our privilege to provide you the information you need to make the investments that are right for you.
Sincerely,
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d
Edward C. Johnson 3d
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Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the fund's 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 $10,000 table and the fund's 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
Periods ended July 31, 2009 | Past 1 year | Past 5 years | Life of fund A |
Fidelity® Blue Chip Value Fund | -24.89% | -1.28% | 0.95% |
A From June 17, 2003.
$10,000 Over Life of Fund
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity® Blue Chip Value Fund on June 17, 2003, when the fund started. 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. stocks - battered by the effects of a global credit crisis for most of the year - were aided by early signs of a healing economy during the final months of the year ending July 31, 2009. For roughly half of the 12-month period, equities were in free fall, as a succession of large financial institutions around the world either collapsed or were forced into mergers or government conservatorship, and harried investors relinquished riskier assets in a massive flight to quality. By March, however, as unprecedented government interventions around the world took root, signs of a potential recovery began to emerge: corporate profits, though still weak, began to stabilize and valuations started to return to normal trading ranges. Against this improving backdrop, major equity indexes posted significant gains in March and April, which carried through to the end of the period. For the year overall, the Standard & Poor's 500SM Index declined 19.96%, while the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market IndexSM - the broadest overall gauge of domestic equities - was down 19.95%. Meanwhile, the blue-chip-laden Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM fell 16.62% and the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite® Index posted a 14.05% loss.
Comments from Charles Hebard, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity® Blue Chip Value Fund: For the year ending July 31, 2009, the fund's shares fell 24.89%, underperforming the Russell 1000® Value Index, which declined 22.94%. Most of the underperformance came early in the period, as I misjudged the severity of the recession. This led to some poor stock picking, particularly in energy and utilities. Underweighting large integrated oil companies - including Exxon Mobil and Chevron - while overweighting exploration/production companies leveraged to natural gas prices was costly when commodity prices collapsed early on. In utilities, the fund had too little exposure to large, defensive regulated utilities and too much exposure to independent power producers, a group hurt by falling natural gas prices and by reduced power demand. Weak picks in financials also hurt, including stakes in Bank of America, Wachovia - which was acquired by Wells Fargo - and State Street, all negatively affected by credit market turmoil. On the positive side, although our financials holdings detracted overall, some timely stock picks there offset much of the loss. Underweighting Citigroup contributed when significant credit losses dragged down the company's shares. Likewise, underweighting Goldman Sachs early in the period and then overweighting it later on boosted returns. Similarly, overweighting JPMorgan Chase paid off. Elsewhere, underweighting General Electric was beneficial, as the stock lagged, while Belgian brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev boosted performance with better-than-expected post-merger earnings. Citigroup and GE were sold before period end.
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
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Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (February 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
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Shareholder Expense Example - continued
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
| Annualized Expense Ratio | Beginning Account Value February 1, 2009 | Ending Account Value July 31, 2009 | Expenses Paid During Period* February 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009 |
Actual | .82% | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,274.90 | $ 4.63 |
Hypothetical (5% return per year before expenses) | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,020.73 | $ 4.11 |
* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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Investment Changes (Unaudited)
Top Ten Stocks as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 5.0 | 4.3 |
Bank of America Corp. | 3.7 | 1.5 |
Chevron Corp. | 3.6 | 3.7 |
Wells Fargo & Co. | 3.3 | 3.0 |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 3.2 | 1.8 |
AT&T, Inc. | 2.9 | 3.6 |
Pfizer, Inc. | 2.8 | 2.5 |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 2.2 | 2.5 |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 1.9 | 1.1 |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | 1.7 | 1.1 |
| 30.3 | |
Top Five Market Sectors as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Financials | 24.8 | 20.6 |
Energy | 18.4 | 18.1 |
Health Care | 9.9 | 14.0 |
Consumer Discretionary | 9.6 | 9.2 |
Industrials | 9.0 | 8.0 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) |
As of July 31, 2009* | As of January 31, 2009** |
![fid4838](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4838.gif) | Stocks 99.2% | | ![fid4838](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4838.gif) | Stocks and Investment Companies 99.4% | |
![fid4921](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4921.gif) | Convertible Securities 0.1% | | ![fid4921](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4921.gif) | Convertible Securities 0.1% | |
![fid4841](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4841.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 0.7% | | ![fid4841](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4841.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 0.5% | |
* Foreign investments | 10.1% | | ** Foreign investments | 12.2% | |
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Investments July 31, 2009
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 99.2% |
| Shares | | Value |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 9.6% |
Auto Components - 1.0% |
Autoliv, Inc. | 12,500 | | $ 447,625 |
Johnson Controls, Inc. | 82,600 | | 2,137,688 |
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (a) | 49,000 | | 833,980 |
| | 3,419,293 |
Automobiles - 0.2% |
Renault SA (a) | 18,300 | | 780,376 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.1% |
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. | 34,600 | | 482,670 |
Household Durables - 2.9% |
Black & Decker Corp. | 33,700 | | 1,267,120 |
Centex Corp. | 207,000 | | 2,258,370 |
KB Home (d) | 308,200 | | 5,143,858 |
Whirlpool Corp. | 15,200 | | 867,768 |
| | 9,537,116 |
Media - 2.2% |
Cablevision Systems Corp. - NY Group Class A | 25,700 | | 526,079 |
Comcast Corp. Class A (special) (non-vtg.) | 168,300 | | 2,354,517 |
News Corp. Class A | 105,800 | | 1,092,914 |
Time Warner Cable, Inc. | 27,867 | | 921,283 |
Time Warner, Inc. | 85,400 | | 2,276,764 |
| | 7,171,557 |
Multiline Retail - 0.1% |
Macy's, Inc. | 27,200 | | 378,352 |
Specialty Retail - 3.1% |
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | 23,800 | | 1,100,274 |
Home Depot, Inc. | 59,600 | | 1,546,024 |
Lowe's Companies, Inc. | 100,800 | | 2,263,968 |
Ross Stores, Inc. | 37,400 | | 1,648,966 |
Staples, Inc. | 146,600 | | 3,081,532 |
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | 47,000 | | 660,820 |
| | 10,301,584 |
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | 32,070,948 |
CONSUMER STAPLES - 5.1% |
Beverages - 0.9% |
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA NV | 31,226 | | 1,242,353 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
CONSUMER STAPLES - continued |
Beverages - continued |
Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A (sub. vtg.) (a) | 35,500 | | $ 484,930 |
The Coca-Cola Co. | 24,900 | | 1,241,016 |
| | 2,968,299 |
Food & Staples Retailing - 1.5% |
CVS Caremark Corp. | 93,400 | | 3,127,032 |
Kroger Co. | 39,800 | | 850,924 |
Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. (a) | 71,862 | | 1,018,285 |
| | 4,996,241 |
Food Products - 1.3% |
Marine Harvest ASA (a) | 653,000 | | 409,992 |
Nestle SA (Reg.) | 54,642 | | 2,248,777 |
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. (a) | 16,100 | | 1,022,511 |
Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A | 50,300 | | 574,929 |
| | 4,256,209 |
Household Products - 1.0% |
Energizer Holdings, Inc. (a) | 17,100 | | 1,095,426 |
Procter & Gamble Co. | 42,100 | | 2,336,971 |
| | 3,432,397 |
Tobacco - 0.4% |
British American Tobacco PLC sponsored ADR | 18,700 | | 1,162,953 |
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | | 16,816,099 |
ENERGY - 18.4% |
Energy Equipment & Services - 4.2% |
BJ Services Co. | 57,200 | | 811,096 |
ENSCO International, Inc. | 32,150 | | 1,218,164 |
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | 12,300 | | 422,628 |
Nabors Industries Ltd. (a) | 186,832 | | 3,179,881 |
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (a) | 66,314 | | 2,383,325 |
Noble Corp. | 48,400 | | 1,638,824 |
Transocean Ltd. (a) | 23,900 | | 1,904,591 |
Weatherford International Ltd. (a) | 125,100 | | 2,346,876 |
| | 13,905,385 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 14.2% |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. | 168,400 | | 3,610,496 |
Chevron Corp. | 174,700 | | 12,136,409 |
ConocoPhillips | 72,882 | | 3,185,672 |
EOG Resources, Inc. | 34,800 | | 2,576,244 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
ENERGY - continued |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - continued |
EXCO Resources, Inc. (a) | 29,100 | | $ 399,834 |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 65,900 | | 4,638,701 |
Marathon Oil Corp. | 135,900 | | 4,382,775 |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 147,800 | | 10,544,052 |
Petro-Canada | 14,100 | | 582,270 |
Petrohawk Energy Corp. (a) | 74,200 | | 1,801,576 |
Plains Exploration & Production Co. (a) | 40,300 | | 1,154,595 |
Range Resources Corp. | 34,300 | | 1,591,863 |
Valero Energy Corp. | 36,300 | | 653,400 |
| | 47,257,887 |
TOTAL ENERGY | | 61,163,272 |
FINANCIALS - 24.7% |
Capital Markets - 5.0% |
Charles Schwab Corp. | 40,432 | | 722,520 |
Franklin Resources, Inc. | 16,100 | | 1,427,748 |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 38,200 | | 6,238,060 |
KKR Private Equity Investors, LP (a) | 92,791 | | 630,979 |
KKR Private Equity Investors, LP Restricted Depositary Units (a)(e) | 7,700 | | 52,360 |
Morgan Stanley | 181,900 | | 5,184,150 |
State Street Corp. | 44,370 | | 2,231,811 |
| | 16,487,628 |
Commercial Banks - 4.4% |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 81,872 | | 3,001,428 |
U.S. Bancorp, Delaware | 37,500 | | 765,375 |
Wells Fargo & Co. | 443,937 | | 10,858,699 |
| | 14,625,502 |
Consumer Finance - 0.8% |
Capital One Financial Corp. | 55,800 | | 1,713,060 |
Discover Financial Services | 84,700 | | 1,006,236 |
| | 2,719,296 |
Diversified Financial Services - 8.8% |
Bank of America Corp. | 821,982 | | 12,157,114 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 430,752 | | 16,648,562 |
KKR Financial Holdings LLC | 174,800 | | 356,592 |
| | 29,162,268 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
FINANCIALS - continued |
Insurance - 4.4% |
ACE Ltd. | 64,080 | | $ 3,143,765 |
Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings Ltd. | 16,400 | | 712,744 |
Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (a) | 14,488 | | 486,797 |
Assurant, Inc. | 13,000 | | 331,760 |
Everest Re Group Ltd. | 37,600 | | 3,016,272 |
Genworth Financial, Inc. Class A | 145,727 | | 1,005,516 |
Lincoln National Corp. | 32,700 | | 692,913 |
Loews Corp. | 16,700 | | 501,334 |
MetLife, Inc. | 48,100 | | 1,632,995 |
PartnerRe Ltd. | 8,500 | | 583,015 |
The Travelers Companies, Inc. | 32,914 | | 1,417,606 |
Unum Group | 36,000 | | 675,720 |
XL Capital Ltd. Class A | 40,300 | | 567,424 |
| | 14,767,861 |
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 0.6% |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | 16,600 | | 632,626 |
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. | 32,600 | | 193,644 |
Duke Realty LP | 30,900 | | 293,241 |
ProLogis Trust | 41,900 | | 368,301 |
SL Green Realty Corp. | 21,700 | | 559,426 |
| | 2,047,238 |
Real Estate Management & Development - 0.7% |
CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. Class A (a) | 209,500 | | 2,283,550 |
TOTAL FINANCIALS | | 82,093,343 |
HEALTH CARE - 9.9% |
Biotechnology - 1.2% |
Amgen, Inc. (a) | 37,400 | | 2,330,394 |
Biogen Idec, Inc. (a) | 25,400 | | 1,207,770 |
Cephalon, Inc. (a) | 8,000 | | 469,200 |
| | 4,007,364 |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.9% |
Baxter International, Inc. | 17,200 | | 969,564 |
Boston Scientific Corp. (a) | 146,400 | | 1,572,336 |
Covidien PLC | 101,685 | | 3,844,710 |
| | 6,386,610 |
Health Care Providers & Services - 0.9% |
Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. | 69,500 | | 744,345 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
HEALTH CARE - continued |
Health Care Providers & Services - continued |
CIGNA Corp. | 48,100 | | $ 1,366,040 |
Humana, Inc. (a) | 15,600 | | 512,460 |
Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (a) | 10,000 | | 528,600 |
| | 3,151,445 |
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.2% |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (a) | 12,100 | | 547,888 |
Pharmaceuticals - 5.7% |
Allergan, Inc. | 16,500 | | 881,595 |
King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 41,400 | | 375,498 |
Merck & Co., Inc. | 184,700 | | 5,542,847 |
Pfizer, Inc. | 589,600 | | 9,392,328 |
Sepracor, Inc. (a) | 39,880 | | 691,918 |
Wyeth | 41,900 | | 1,950,445 |
| | 18,834,631 |
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | | 32,927,938 |
INDUSTRIALS - 9.0% |
Aerospace & Defense - 1.8% |
Honeywell International, Inc. | 127,360 | | 4,419,392 |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | 9,800 | | 436,884 |
Precision Castparts Corp. | 8,400 | | 670,404 |
United Technologies Corp. | 8,100 | | 441,207 |
| | 5,967,887 |
Air Freight & Logistics - 0.1% |
United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B | 9,000 | | 483,570 |
Airlines - 0.1% |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. (a) | 51,500 | | 356,895 |
Building Products - 1.1% |
Masco Corp. | 201,900 | | 2,812,467 |
Owens Corning (a) | 47,000 | | 863,860 |
| | 3,676,327 |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.4% |
Republic Services, Inc. | 48,330 | | 1,285,578 |
Electrical Equipment - 0.4% |
Acuity Brands, Inc. | 15,300 | | 451,503 |
Regal-Beloit Corp. | 16,300 | | 755,668 |
| | 1,207,171 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
INDUSTRIALS - continued |
Industrial Conglomerates - 0.4% |
Siemens AG sponsored ADR | 5,400 | | $ 429,192 |
Textron, Inc. | 78,600 | | 1,056,384 |
| | 1,485,576 |
Machinery - 2.2% |
Caterpillar, Inc. | 21,500 | | 947,290 |
Cummins, Inc. | 54,900 | | 2,361,249 |
Deere & Co. | 28,500 | | 1,246,590 |
Ingersoll-Rand Co. Ltd. | 76,000 | | 2,194,880 |
Navistar International Corp. (a) | 11,400 | | 450,756 |
| | 7,200,765 |
Road & Rail - 2.5% |
Con-way, Inc. | 22,400 | | 1,020,320 |
CSX Corp. | 64,900 | | 2,603,788 |
Ryder System, Inc. | 26,300 | | 923,919 |
Union Pacific Corp. | 66,900 | | 3,848,088 |
| | 8,396,115 |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | 30,059,884 |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 7.9% |
Communications Equipment - 1.0% |
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) | 107,400 | | 2,363,874 |
Juniper Networks, Inc. (a) | 33,200 | | 867,516 |
| | 3,231,390 |
Computers & Peripherals - 2.0% |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | 131,000 | | 5,672,300 |
NCR Corp. (a) | 78,100 | | 1,010,614 |
| | 6,682,914 |
Electronic Equipment & Components - 1.8% |
Amphenol Corp. Class A | 9,400 | | 313,490 |
Arrow Electronics, Inc. (a) | 51,800 | | 1,334,886 |
Avnet, Inc. (a) | 92,200 | | 2,249,680 |
Flextronics International Ltd. (a) | 144,100 | | 766,612 |
Tyco Electronics Ltd. | 60,085 | | 1,290,025 |
| | 5,954,693 |
Internet Software & Services - 0.5% |
eBay, Inc. (a) | 71,000 | | 1,508,750 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 2.3% |
Applied Materials, Inc. | 188,800 | | 2,605,440 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - continued |
ASML Holding NV (NY Shares) | 31,000 | | $ 806,310 |
Atmel Corp. (a) | 156,200 | | 651,354 |
KLA-Tencor Corp. | 26,500 | | 844,820 |
Lam Research Corp. (a) | 46,200 | | 1,388,772 |
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | 23,700 | | 419,964 |
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (a) | 22,100 | | 389,402 |
Novellus Systems, Inc. (a) | 27,800 | | 544,046 |
ON Semiconductor Corp. (a) | 23,100 | | 168,630 |
| | 7,818,738 |
Software - 0.3% |
Microsoft Corp. | 42,600 | | 1,001,952 |
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | | 26,198,437 |
MATERIALS - 3.8% |
Chemicals - 1.2% |
Albemarle Corp. | 45,290 | | 1,345,566 |
Celanese Corp. Class A | 33,200 | | 853,240 |
Dow Chemical Co. | 93,500 | | 1,979,395 |
| | 4,178,201 |
Construction Materials - 0.2% |
Vulcan Materials Co. (d) | 11,800 | | 560,264 |
Containers & Packaging - 0.7% |
Owens-Illinois, Inc. (a) | 33,200 | | 1,126,808 |
Temple-Inland, Inc. | 72,900 | | 1,141,614 |
| | 2,268,422 |
Metals & Mining - 1.7% |
Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. (Canada) | 10,300 | | 604,128 |
ArcelorMittal SA (NY Shares) Class A | 32,000 | | 1,153,280 |
Commercial Metals Co. | 25,300 | | 418,462 |
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. | 30,800 | | 1,857,240 |
Newcrest Mining Ltd. | 51,725 | | 1,297,729 |
Steel Dynamics, Inc. | 23,100 | | 377,916 |
| | 5,708,755 |
TOTAL MATERIALS | | 12,715,642 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 5.7% |
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 5.4% |
AT&T, Inc. | 374,310 | | $ 9,818,151 |
Qwest Communications International, Inc. | 221,000 | | 853,060 |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 226,573 | | 7,266,196 |
| | 17,937,407 |
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.3% |
Sprint Nextel Corp. (a) | 277,300 | | 1,109,200 |
TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES | | 19,046,607 |
UTILITIES - 5.1% |
Electric Utilities - 2.8% |
Allegheny Energy, Inc. | 12,600 | | 317,646 |
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | 68,100 | | 2,108,376 |
E.ON AG | 17,732 | | 671,238 |
Entergy Corp. | 23,400 | | 1,879,722 |
Exelon Corp. | 47,900 | | 2,436,194 |
FirstEnergy Corp. | 44,600 | | 1,837,520 |
| | 9,250,696 |
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 0.9% |
AES Corp. | 76,800 | | 982,272 |
Constellation Energy Group, Inc. | 16,600 | | 476,420 |
NRG Energy, Inc. (a) | 53,000 | | 1,442,130 |
| | 2,900,822 |
Multi-Utilities - 1.4% |
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | 82,800 | | 997,740 |
CMS Energy Corp. | 52,800 | | 683,232 |
PG&E Corp. | 31,700 | | 1,279,729 |
Sempra Energy | 34,000 | | 1,782,620 |
| | 4,743,321 |
TOTAL UTILITIES | | 16,894,839 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $365,267,137) | 329,987,009 |
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 0.1% |
| Shares | | Value |
FINANCIALS - 0.1% |
Commercial Banks - 0.1% |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. 8.50% (Cost $523,558) | 700 | | $ 508,900 |
Convertible Bonds - 0.0% |
| Principal Amount | | |
INDUSTRIALS - 0.0% |
Industrial Conglomerates - 0.0% |
Textron, Inc. 4.5% 5/1/13 (Cost $110,000) | | $ 110,000 | | 136,796 |
Money Market Funds - 2.1% |
| Shares | | |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.37% (b) | 1,729,956 | | 1,729,956 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.22% (b)(c) | 5,150,700 | | 5,150,700 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $6,880,656) | 6,880,656 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 101.4% (Cost $372,781,351) | | 337,513,361 |
NET OTHER ASSETS - (1.4)% | | (4,748,183) |
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 332,765,178 |
Legend |
(a) Non-income producing |
(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. |
(c) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(d) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
(e) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $52,360 or 0.0% of net assets. |
Affiliated Central Funds |
Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows: |
Fund | Income earned |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund | $ 26,549 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund | 69,125 |
Total | $ 95,674 |
Other Information |
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of July 31, 2009, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table below, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: |
Description | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Investments in Securities: | | | | |
Equities: | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary | $ 32,070,948 | $ 32,070,948 | $ - | $ - |
Consumer Staples | 16,816,099 | 16,816,099 | - | - |
Energy | 61,163,272 | 61,163,272 | - | - |
Financials | 82,602,243 | 82,602,243 | - | - |
Health Care | 32,927,938 | 32,927,938 | - | - |
Industrials | 30,059,884 | 30,059,884 | - | - |
Information Technology | 26,198,437 | 26,198,437 | - | - |
Materials | 12,715,642 | 12,715,642 | - | - |
Telecommunication Services | 19,046,607 | 19,046,607 | - | - |
Utilities | 16,894,839 | 16,894,839 | - | - |
Corporate Bonds | 136,796 | - | 136,796 | - |
Money Market Funds | 6,880,656 | 6,880,656 | - | - |
Total Investments in Securities: | $ 337,513,361 | $ 337,376,565 | $ 136,796 | $ - |
Distribution of investments by country of issue, as a percentage of total net assets, is as follows: (Unaudited) |
United States of America | 89.9% |
Switzerland | 3.8% |
Ireland | 1.8% |
Bermuda | 1.4% |
Others (individually less than 1%) | 3.1% |
| 100.0% |
Income Tax Information |
At July 31, 2009, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of approximately $112,736,963 all of which will expire on July 31, 2017. |
The fund intends to elect to defer to its fiscal year ending July 31, 2010 approximately $70,691,099 of losses recognized during the period November 1, 2008 to July 31, 2009. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $5,055,284) - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $365,900,695) | $ 330,632,705 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $6,880,656) | 6,880,656 | |
Total Investments (cost $372,781,351) | | $ 337,513,361 |
Receivable for investments sold | | 1,640,061 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 401,575 |
Dividends receivable | | 395,988 |
Interest receivable | | 1,170 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 1,678 |
Prepaid expenses | | 1,491 |
Other receivables | | 78 |
Total assets | | 339,955,402 |
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Liabilities | | |
Payable for investments purchased | $ 1,423,078 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 183,036 | |
Accrued management fee | 131,173 | |
Other affiliated payables | 97,988 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 204,249 | |
Collateral on securities loaned, at value | 5,150,700 | |
Total liabilities | | 7,190,224 |
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Net Assets | | $ 332,765,178 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $ 559,117,627 |
Undistributed net investment income | | 3,423,873 |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | | (194,348,240) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | (35,428,082) |
Net Assets, for 37,173,965 shares outstanding | | $ 332,765,178 |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($332,765,178 ÷ 37,173,965 shares) | | $ 8.95 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
| Year ended July 31, 2009 |
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Investment Income | | |
Dividends | | $ 8,498,568 |
Interest | | 1,187 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds | | 95,674 |
Total income | | 8,595,429 |
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Expenses | | |
Management fee Basic fee | $ 1,836,846 | |
Performance adjustment | (637,213) | |
Transfer agent fees | 1,025,562 | |
Accounting and security lending fees | 128,193 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 22,423 | |
Independent trustees' compensation | 2,229 | |
Registration fees | 24,345 | |
Audit | 55,456 | |
Legal | 2,419 | |
Interest | 1,375 | |
Miscellaneous | 49,376 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 2,511,011 | |
Expense reductions | (1,775) | 2,509,236 |
Net investment income (loss) | | 6,086,193 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | (145,149,804) | |
Investment not meeting investment restrictions | (2,115) | |
Foreign currency transactions | 22,289 | |
Payment from investment advisor for loss on investment not meeting investment restrictions | 2,115 | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | (145,127,515) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: Investment securities | 11,009,097 | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | (3,731) | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | 11,005,366 |
Net gain (loss) | | (134,122,149) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ (128,035,956) |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Year ended July 31, 2009 | Year ended July 31, 2008 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ 6,086,193 | $ 9,441,294 |
Net realized gain (loss) | (145,127,515) | (41,156,524) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 11,005,366 | (78,658,033) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (128,035,956) | (110,373,263) |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | (7,269,944) | (7,478,440) |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain | (412,628) | (31,750,791) |
Total distributions | (7,682,572) | (39,229,231) |
Share transactions Proceeds from sales of shares | 80,005,344 | 228,027,796 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 7,439,489 | 37,874,831 |
Cost of shares redeemed | (136,690,953) | (329,921,789) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | (49,246,120) | (64,019,162) |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (184,964,648) | (213,621,656) |
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Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 517,729,826 | 731,351,482 |
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $3,423,873 and undistributed net investment income of $5,379,168, respectively) | $ 332,765,178 | $ 517,729,826 |
Other Information Shares | | |
Sold | 9,742,336 | 15,903,414 |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 760,861 | 2,583,422 |
Redeemed | (15,943,607) | (23,187,845) |
Net increase (decrease) | (5,440,410) | (4,701,009) |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 12.15 | $ 15.46 | $ 13.95 | $ 13.21 | $ 11.24 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) B | .16 | .21 | .19 | .10 | .11 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (3.17) | (2.68) | 2.05 | .95 | 2.03 |
Total from investment operations | (3.01) | (2.47) | 2.24 | 1.05 | 2.14 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.18) | (.16) | (.13) | (.08) | (.09) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.01) | (.68) | (.60) | (.23) | (.08) |
Total distributions | (.19) | (.84) | (.73) | (.31) | (.17) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 8.95 | $ 12.15 | $ 15.46 | $ 13.95 | $ 13.21 |
Total Return A | (24.89)% | (16.86)% | 16.60% | 8.05% | 19.20% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets C, E | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .77% | .92% | .87% | .94% | .97% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .77% | .92% | .87% | .94% | .97% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .77% | .91% | .87% | .93% | .93% |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.87% | 1.46% | 1.25% | .76% | .85% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 332,765 | $ 517,730 | $ 731,351 | $ 272,702 | $ 182,071 |
Portfolio turnover rate D | 69% | 61% | 92% | 74% | 81% |
A Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
C Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
D Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
E Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the Fund. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the Fund during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the Fund.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
For the period ended July 31, 2009
1. Organization.
Fidelity Blue Chip Value Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Securities Fund (the trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's web site or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Events or transactions occurring after period end through the date that the financial statements were issued, September 21, 2009, have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Security Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are classified into three levels. Level 1 includes readily available unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 includes observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable either directly or indirectly.
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Level 3 includes unobservable inputs when market prices are not readily available or reliable. Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment's assigned level within the hierarchy. The aggregate value by input level, as of July 31, 2009, for the Fund's investments, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments. Valuation techniques of the Fund's major categories of assets and liabilities as presented in the Schedule of Investments are as follows.
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by an independent pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price. Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on quotations received from dealers who make markets in such securities or by independent pricing services. For corporate bonds, pricing services generally utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type as well as dealer supplied prices. Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value each business day. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are valued at amortized cost, which approximates value.
When current market prices or quotations are not readily available or reliable, valuations may be determined in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. Factors used in determining value may include significant market or security specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality, and developments in foreign markets which are monitored by evaluating the performance of ADRs, futures contracts and exchange-traded funds. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and may be utilized to a significant extent. The value of securities used for net asset value (NAV) calculation under these procedures may differ from published prices for the same securities.
Foreign Currency. The Fund uses foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received and expenses denominated in foreign
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currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and may include proceeds received from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.
Expenses. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among each Fund in the trust. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and filing its U.S. federal tax return. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. The Fund is subject to the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainties in Income Taxes (FIN 48). FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. There are no unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the
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Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three years. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, partnerships, capital loss carryforwards, losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the federal tax cost as of period end were as follows:
Unrealized appreciation | $ 30,162,810 |
Unrealized depreciation | (76,511,066) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ (46,348,256) |
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Undistributed ordinary income | $ 3,423,873 |
Capital loss carryforward | $ (112,736,963) |
| |
Cost for federal income tax purposes | $ 383,861,617 |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| July 31, 2009 | July 31, 2008 |
Ordinary Income | $ 7,269,944 | $ 19,140,744 |
Long-term Capital Gains | 412,628 | 20,088,487 |
Total | $ 7,682,572 | $ 39,229,231 |
4. Operating Policies.
Restricted Securities. The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
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5. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $231,641,817 and $280,795,335, respectively.
The Fund realized a loss on the sale of an investment not meeting the investment restrictions of the Fund. The loss was fully reimbursed by the Fund's investment advisor.
6. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .30% of the Fund's average net assets and a group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. In addition, the management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of ± .20% of the Fund's average net assets over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the Fund's relative investment performance as compared to an appropriate benchmark index. For the period, the total annual management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .37% of the Fund's average net assets.
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the Fund's transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to account size and type of account. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, the transfer agent fees were equivalent to an annual rate of .31% of average net assets.
Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the month. Under a separate contract, FSC administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions.
Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $13,748 for the period.
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 FMR, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the funds
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to borrow from, or lend money to, other participating affiliated funds. At period end, there were no interfund loans outstanding. The Fund's activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:
Borrower or Lender | Average Daily Loan Balance | Weighted Average Interest Rate | Interest Expense |
Borrower | $ 5,667,000 | 2.18% | $ 1,375 |
7. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR in a $3.5 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $1,490 and is reflected in Miscellaneous Expense on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
8. Security Lending.
The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. On the settlement date of the loan, the Fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less fees and expenses associated with the loan, plus any premium payments that may be received on the loan of certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Net income from lending portfolio securities during the period amounted to $69,125.
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9. Expense Reductions.
Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $1,364 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's transfer agent, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's transfer agent expenses by $411.
10. Other.
The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
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To the Trustees of Fidelity Securities Fund and the Shareholders of Fidelity Blue Chip Value Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Blue Chip Value Fund (a fund of Fidelity Securities Fund) at July 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity Blue Chip Value Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at July 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
September 21, 2009
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The Trustees, Member of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, and review the fund's performance. Except for Edward C. Johnson 3d and James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 220 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Johnson oversees 262 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 392 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The executive officers and Advisory Board Member hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-800-544-8544.
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Edward C. Johnson 3d (79) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 1984 Mr. Johnson is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC; Chairman and a Director of FMR; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC); Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Johnson serves as Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as President of FMR LLC (2006-2007). |
James C. Curvey (74) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2006- present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. |
* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Dennis J. Dirks (61) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Currently, Mr. Dirks serves as a member of the Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present). |
Alan J. Lacy (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of The Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-present) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2007-present). Mr. Lacy is Chairman (2008-present) and a member (2006-present) of the Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association. |
Ned C. Lautenbach (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr. Lautenbach is an Advisory Partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was with the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. Mr. Lautenbach serves as a Director of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial) as well as the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida. Mr. Lautenbach is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Fairfield University (2005-present), as well as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, Mr. Lautenbach served as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007). |
Joseph Mauriello (64) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Capital Ltd. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-present) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products, 2007- present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a Director of the Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007). |
Cornelia M. Small (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors of the Teagle Foundation (2009-present). Ms. Small is also a member of the Investment Committee, and Chair (2008-present) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008- present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson of the Investment Committee (2002-2008) of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments. |
William S. Stavropoulos (70) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Mr. Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons (2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002- 2004), Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently, Mr. Stavropoulos is a Director of Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Chemical Financial Corporation, Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), Tyco International, Inc. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital (private equity investment, 2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is a special advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science. |
David M. Thomas (60) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products), and Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present). |
Michael E. Wiley (58) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008- present), and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005- present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a Sr. Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005). |
Advisory Board Member and Executive Officers:
Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Mr. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Peter S. Lynch (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006). |
Kenneth B. Robins (39) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2009-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004- present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Robins worked at KPMG LLP, where he was a partner in KPMG's department of professional practice (2002-2004). |
Bruce T. Herring (43) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2006 Vice President of certain Equity Funds. Mr. Herring also serves as Group Chief Investments Officer of FMR. Previously, Mr. Herring served as a portfolio manager for Fidelity U.S. Equity Funds. |
Brian B. Hogan (44) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Vice President of certain Equity Funds and Vice President of Sector Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-present) and President of FMR's Equity Division (2009- present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as a portfolio manager. |
Scott C. Goebel (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC; Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2008- present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). |
William C. Coffey (40) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Holly C. Laurent (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Laurent is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Laurent was Senior Vice President and Head of Legal for Fidelity Business Services India Pvt. Ltd. (2006-2008), and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Group Head for FMR LLC (2005-2006). |
Christine Reynolds (50) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007). |
Kenneth A. Rathgeber (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2004 Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Rathgeber is Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), FMR (2005-present), FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2005- present), Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2005-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2005-present), Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC (2005-present), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2005-present). |
Jeffrey S. Christian (47) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Christian also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Christian served as Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (2004-2009) and as Vice President of Business Analysis (2003-2004). |
Bryan A. Mehrmann (48) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Mehrmann is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Mehrmann served as Vice President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Group (FIIS)/Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC) Client Services (1998-2004). |
Adrien E. Deberghes (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005). |
John R. Hebble (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Paul M. Murphy (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Murphy is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2006), Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR (2007), and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1994-2007). |
Gary W. Ryan (50) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005). |
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The fund designates 100% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.
The fund designates 100% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year as amounts which may be taken into account as a dividend for the purposes of the maximum rate under section 1(h)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2010 of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax returns.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity Blue Chip Value Fund
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, acting directly and through its separate committees, requests and receives information concerning, and considers at each of its meetings factors that are relevant to, its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees, each composed of Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. Each committee has a written charter outlining the structure and purposes of the committee. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts.
At its July 2009 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expenses; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board ultimately reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts and the compensation to be received by Fidelity under the management contract is consistent with Fidelity's fiduciary duty under applicable law. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor noted above, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by competitors to Fidelity, and that the fund's shareholders, with the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.
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Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel and the fund's investment objective and discipline. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the size, education, and experience of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, their use of technology, and the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory, and management personnel. In response to last year's financial crisis, FMR took a number of actions intended to cut costs and improve efficiency without weakening the investment teams or resources. The Board noted that Fidelity's analysts have access to a variety of technological tools and market and securities data that enable them to perform both fundamental and quantitative analysis and to specialize in various disciplines. The Board considered Fidelity's extensive global research capabilities that enable the Investment Advisers to aggregate data from various sources in an effort to produce positive investment results. The Board also considered that Fidelity's portfolio managers and analysts have access to daily portfolio attribution that allows for monitoring of a fund's portfolio, as well as an electronic communication system that provides immediate real-time access to research concerning issuers and credit enhancers.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, distribution, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the Investment Advisers' supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through phone representatives and over the Internet, and investor education materials and asset allocation tools.
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Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing for a large variety of mutual fund investor services. For example, fund shareholders are offered the privilege of exchanging shares of the fund for shares of other Fidelity funds, as set forth in the fund's prospectus, without paying a sales charge. The Board noted that Fidelity has taken a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) dedicating additional resources to investment research and to restructure and broaden the focus of the investment research teams; (ii) bolstering the senior management team that oversees asset management; (iii) contractually agreeing to reduce the management fee on Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund; and (iv) expanding Class A and Class T load waiver categories to increase rollover retention opportunities and create consistent policies across the classes.
Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated within its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance, as well as the fund's relative investment performance measured against (i) a broad-based securities market index, and (ii) a peer group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by the Board over multiple periods. The following charts considered by the Board show, over the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2008, the fund's cumulative total returns, the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of cumulative total returns of a peer group of mutual funds identified by Morningstar, Inc. as having an investment style similar to that of the fund based on underlying portfolio holdings. The box within each chart shows the 25th percentile return (bottom of box) and the 75th percentile return (top of box) of the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten number noted below each chart corresponds to the percentile box and represents the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of the fund.
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Fidelity Blue Chip Value Fund
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The Board reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and stated that the performance of the fund was in the fourth quartile for all the periods shown. The Board also stated that the investment performance of the fund was lower than its benchmark for all the periods shown. The Board discussed with FMR actions that have been taken by FMR to improve the fund's disappointing performance relative to its peer group and benchmark. The Board will continue to closely monitor the performance of the fund in the coming year and discuss with FMR other appropriate actions to address the performance of the fund.
The Board 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 exceeds, or is exceeded by, the record (over the same period) of a Board-approved performance adjustment index. The Board realizes that the performance adjustment provides FMR with a strong economic incentive to seek to achieve superior performance for the fund's shareholders and helps to more closely align the interests of FMR and the fund's shareholders.
The Board considered that FMR has taken steps to refocus and strengthen equity research, equity portfolio management, and compliance. The Board reviewed the year-to-date performance of the fund through May 31, 2009 and stated that it exceeded the fund's benchmark.
Based on its review, and giving particular weight to the nature and quality of the resources dedicated by the Investment Advisers to maintain and improve relative performance and factoring in the unprecedented market events in 2008, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund will benefit the fund's shareholders, particularly in light of the Board's view that the fund's shareholders benefit from investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and services.
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Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Fund Expenses. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expenses compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared.
The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors, in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps, and without giving effect to the fund's performance adjustment. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 11% means that 89% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked and the impact of the fund's performance adjustment, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.
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Fidelity Blue Chip Value Fund
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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2008. The Board also noted the effect of the fund's negative performance adjustment on the fund's management fee ranking. The Board noted that the performance adjustment for each year represents calculations for performance periods that differ from the periods shown in the performance charts above.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee was fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.
In its review of the fund's total expenses, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund expenses, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses, as well as the impact of the fund's performance adjustment. As part of its review, the Board also considered current and historical total expenses of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. The fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.
The Board noted that the fund's total expenses ranked below its competitive median for 2008.
In its review of total expenses, the Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information on clients that FMR and its affiliates service in other competitive markets, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients.
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Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's total expenses were reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the audited books and records of Fidelity. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board believes that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board has also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and any fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and determined that the amount of profit is a fair entrepreneurial profit for the management of the fund.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions.
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In February 2009, the Board created an Ad Hoc Committee (the "Committee") to analyze economies of scale. The Committee was formed to consider whether FMR attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR determines the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will achieve a certain level of economies of scale as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board concluded, considering the findings of the Committee, that any potential economies of scale are being shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity in an appropriate manner.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including (i) fund performance trends, actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) portfolio manager changes that have occurred during the past year; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and key personnel, including performance benchmarks used by Fidelity in evaluating incentive compensation for portfolio managers and research analysts; (iv) the structure and process of equity research and actions taken by FMR to improve the quality of research; (v) the selection of and compensation paid by FMR to fund sub-advisers; (vi) Fidelity's fee structures and rationale for recommending different fees among categories of funds; (vii) the rationale for any differences between fund fee structures and fee structures in place for other Fidelity clients; (viii) Fidelity's rationale for recommending which funds should have a performance adjustment component as part of their management fees; and (ix) explanations for the relative total expenses borne by certain funds and classes, total expense competitive trends, and actions that might be taken by FMR to reduce total expenses for certain funds and classes.
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Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all material factors, the Board ultimately concluded that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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Managing Your Investments
Fidelity offers several ways to conveniently manage your personal investments via your telephone or PC. You can access your account information, conduct trades and research your investments 24 hours a day.
By Phone
Fidelity Automated Service Telephone provides a single toll-free number to access account balances, positions, quotes and trading. It's easy to navigate the service, and on your first call, the system will help you create a personal identification number (PIN) for security.
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Fidelity Automated
Service Telephone (FAST®)
1-800-544-5555
Press
For mutual fund and brokerage trading.
For quotes.*
For account balances and holdings.
To review orders and mutual
fund activity.
To change your PIN.
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To speak to a Fidelity representative.
By PC
Fidelity's web site on the Internet provides a wide range of information, including daily financial news, fund performance, interactive planning tools and news about Fidelity products and services.
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Fidelity's Web Site
www.fidelity.com
* When you call the quotes line, please remember that a fund's yield and return will vary and, except for money market funds, share price will also vary. This means that you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. There is no assurance that money market funds will be able to maintain a stable $1 share price; an investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government. Total returns are historical and include changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, and the effects of any sales charges.
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To Visit Fidelity
For directions and hours,
please call 1-800-544-9797.
Arizona
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7676 Hazard Center Drive
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11943 El Camino Real
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6326 Canoga Avenue
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Colorado
281 East Flatiron Circle
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1625 Broadway
Denver, CO
9185 Westview Road
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Connecticut
48 West Putnam Avenue
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265 Church Street
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300 Atlantic Street
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29 South Main Street
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Delaware
400 Delaware Avenue
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Florida
175 East Altamonte Drive
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4400 N. Federal Highway
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4671 Town Center Parkway
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Georgia
3445 Peachtree Road, N.E.
Atlanta, GA
1000 Abernathy Road
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Illinois
One North LaSalle Street
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401 North Michigan Avenue
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Highland Park, IL
1415 West 22nd Street
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15105 S LaGrange Road
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1572 East Golf Road
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Indiana
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8480 Keystone Crossing
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Kansas
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Maine
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Maryland
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Massachusetts
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238 Main Street
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Nevada
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530 Broad Street
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New Mexico
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New York
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200 Fifth Avenue
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Contents
Chairman's Message | <Click Here> | The Chairman's message to shareholders. |
Performance | <Click Here> | How the fund has done over time. |
Management's Discussion | <Click Here> | The manager's review of fund performance, strategy and outlook. |
Shareholder Expense Example | <Click Here> | An example of shareholder expenses. |
Investment Changes | <Click Here> | A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months. |
Investments | <Click Here> | A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values. |
Financial Statements | <Click Here> | Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights. |
Notes | <Click Here> | Notes to the financial statements. |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | <Click Here> | |
Trustees and Officers | <Click Here> | |
Distributions | <Click Here> | |
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees | <Click Here> | |
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Dear Shareholder:
We've seen a welcome uptick in the global equity markets this spring and summer, as signs of stabilization in some economic indicators have brought many investors back into the marketplace. But there remain other key measures - notably high unemployment and slack consumer spending - that suggest the road back to economic health could still be a bumpy ride. Financial markets are always unpredictable, of course, but there also are several time-tested investment principles that can help put the historical odds in your favor.
One of the basic tenets is to invest for the long term. Over time, riding out the markets' inevitable ups and downs has proven much more effective than selling into panic or chasing the hottest trend. Even missing only a few of the markets' best days can significantly diminish investor returns. Patience also affords the benefits of compounding - of earning interest on additional income or reinvested dividends and capital gains. There can be tax advantages and cost benefits to consider as well. While staying the course doesn't eliminate risk, it can considerably lessen the effect of short-term declines.
You can further manage your investing risk through diversification. And today, more than ever, geographic diversification should be taken into account. Studies indicate that asset allocation is the single most important determinant of a portfolio's long-term success. The right mix of stocks, bonds and cash - aligned to your particular risk tolerance and investment objective - is very important. Age-appropriate rebalancing is also an essential aspect of asset allocation. For younger investors, an emphasis on equities - which historically have been the best-performing asset class over time - is encouraged. As investors near their specific goal, such as retirement or sending a child to college, consideration may be given to replacing volatile assets (e.g. common stocks) with more-stable fixed investments (bonds or savings plans).
A third principle - investing regularly - can help lower the average cost of your purchases. Investing a certain amount of money each month or quarter helps ensure you won't pay for all your shares at market highs. This strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - also reduces "emotion" from investing, helping shareholders avoid selling weak performers just prior to an upswing, or chasing a hot performer just before a correction.
We invite you to contact us via the Internet, through our Investor Centers or by phone. It is our privilege to provide you the information you need to make the investments that are right for you.
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/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d
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Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class' dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The $10,000 table and the fund's 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
Periods ended July 31, 2009 | Past 1 year | Past 5 years | Past 10 years |
Dividend Growth | -15.33% | -0.93% | -0.11% |
$10,000 Over 10 Years
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Dividend Growth, a class of the fund, on July 31, 1999. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the Standard & Poor's 500SM Index performed over the same period.
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Market Recap: U.S. stocks - battered by the effects of a global credit crisis for most of the year - were aided by early signs of a healing economy during the final months of the year ending July 31, 2009. For roughly half of the 12-month period, equities were in free fall, as a succession of large financial institutions around the world either collapsed or were forced into mergers or government conservatorship, and harried investors relinquished riskier assets in a massive flight to quality. By March, however, as unprecedented government interventions around the world took root, signs of a potential recovery began to emerge: corporate profits, though still weak, began to stabilize and valuations started to return to normal trading ranges. Against this improving backdrop, major equity indexes posted significant gains in March and April, which carried through to the end of the period. For the year overall, the Standard & Poor's 500SM Index declined 19.96%, while the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market IndexSM - the broadest overall gauge of domestic equities - was down 19.95%. Meanwhile, the blue-chip-laden Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM fell 16.62% and the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite® Index posted a 14.05% loss.
Comments from Lawrence Rakers, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity® Dividend Growth Fund: During the past year, the fund's Retail Class shares returned -15.33%, handily beating the S&P 500®. Versus the index, solid stock selection in materials and industrials aided performance. Also helping were rewarding stock picks and an overweighting in information technology, as well as an overweighting in consumer discretionary. Stock selection in diversified financials provided a further boost, although unfavorable positioning elsewhere within the financials sector cancelled out that benefit. A lighter-than-index exposure to General Electric proved rewarding, as the company's finance unit continued to be a drag on earnings. Other timely underweightings included commercial bank Citigroup and energy services provider Schlumberger. GE and Citigroup were not held at period end. Two out-of-index positions - natural gas producer Petrohawk Energy and Belgian brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev - further aided performance. Conversely, stock selection in energy and utilities detracted a bit. Not owning integrated energy heavyweight Exxon Mobil, a major index component, hurt our results - mainly in the fourth quarter of 2008, when the stock benefited from a flight to quality. Other detractors included Chesapeake Energy, a natural gas producer, insurer AIG (American International Group) and banking company Wachovia, which was acquired during the period.
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
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Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (February 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
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Shareholder Expense Example - continued
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
| Annualized Expense Ratio | Beginning Account Value February 1, 2009 | Ending Account Value July 31, 2009 | Expenses Paid During Period* February 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009 |
Dividend Growth | .76% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,391.80 | $ 4.51 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,021.03 | $ 3.81 |
Class K | .50% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,392.40 | $ 2.97 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,022.32 | $ 2.51 |
A 5% return per year before expenses
* Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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Top Ten Stocks as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Wells Fargo & Co. | 2.2 | 1.6 |
Bank of America Corp. | 2.2 | 0.7 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 1.9 | 1.6 |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 1.6 | 1.6 |
Pfizer, Inc. | 1.6 | 1.0 |
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. | 1.3 | 1.8 |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | 1.2 | 1.0 |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 1.0 | 0.4 |
Microsoft Corp. | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Petrohawk Energy Corp. | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| 15.0 | |
Top Five Market Sectors as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Information Technology | 18.0 | 17.9 |
Financials | 16.4 | 15.3 |
Health Care | 12.3 | 13.5 |
Energy | 11.9 | 12.4 |
Consumer Discretionary | 11.2 | 11.3 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) |
As of July 31, 2009* | As of January 31, 2009** |
![fid4838](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4838.gif) | Stocks and Investment Companies 98.2% | | ![fid4838](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4838.gif) | Stocks and Investment Companies 97.7% | |
![fid4965](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4965.gif) | Bonds 0.2% | | ![fid4965](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4965.gif) | Bonds 0.2% | |
![fid4968](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4968.gif) | Convertible Securities 1.2% | | ![fid4968](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4968.gif) | Convertible Securities 1.5% | |
![fid4841](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4841.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 0.4% | | ![fid4841](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4841.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net OtherAssets 0.6% | |
* Foreign investments | 12.0% | | ** Foreign investments | 11.2% | |
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Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 97.7% |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 11.1% |
Auto Components - 1.0% |
Autoliv, Inc. | 218,200 | | $ 7,814 |
BorgWarner, Inc. | 174,800 | | 5,802 |
Federal-Mogul Corp. Class A (a) | 839,205 | | 11,858 |
Johnson Controls, Inc. | 902,200 | | 23,349 |
Magna International, Inc. Class A (sub. vtg.) | 43,900 | | 2,221 |
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (a) | 1,020,900 | | 17,376 |
| | 68,420 |
Automobiles - 0.1% |
Thor Industries, Inc. | 168,000 | | 4,017 |
Winnebago Industries, Inc. | 311,154 | | 3,273 |
| | 7,290 |
Diversified Consumer Services - 0.6% |
Hillenbrand, Inc. | 402,300 | | 7,290 |
Princeton Review, Inc. (a) | 435,960 | | 2,363 |
Regis Corp. | 550,870 | | 7,525 |
Service Corp. International | 1,072,000 | | 6,775 |
Stewart Enterprises, Inc. Class A | 2,784,932 | | 13,618 |
| | 37,571 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.9% |
Brinker International, Inc. | 772,100 | | 12,848 |
Burger King Holdings, Inc. | 344,100 | | 5,857 |
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | 28,000 | | 808 |
DineEquity, Inc. (e) | 635,100 | | 15,693 |
Las Vegas Sands Corp. unit | 98,351 | | 15,527 |
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (a) | 152,200 | | 2,849 |
Sonic Corp. (a) | 1,097,100 | | 12,101 |
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. | 919,400 | | 21,707 |
Vail Resorts, Inc. (a) | 216,963 | | 6,207 |
WMS Industries, Inc. (a) | 270,300 | | 9,774 |
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. | 2,108,015 | | 29,407 |
| | 132,778 |
Household Durables - 1.4% |
Black & Decker Corp. | 225,400 | | 8,475 |
Centex Corp. | 200,700 | | 2,190 |
Dorel Industries, Inc. Class B (sub. vtg.) | 175,200 | | 4,066 |
Funai Electric Co. Ltd. | 28,000 | | 1,169 |
Hooker Furniture Corp. | 360,242 | | 4,946 |
Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a) | 396,900 | | 20,472 |
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. | 760,200 | | 9,784 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - continued |
Household Durables - continued |
Pulte Homes, Inc. | 860,500 | | $ 9,784 |
Stanley Furniture Co., Inc. | 228,560 | | 2,514 |
The Stanley Works | 158,100 | | 6,348 |
Whirlpool Corp. | 417,500 | | 23,835 |
| | 93,583 |
Internet & Catalog Retail - 0.0% |
Liberty Media Corp. Interactive Series A (a) | 480,400 | | 3,199 |
Leisure Equipment & Products - 0.1% |
Hasbro, Inc. | 264,200 | | 7,001 |
Media - 2.6% |
Cablevision Systems Corp. - NY Group Class A | 581,500 | | 11,903 |
CC Media Holdings, Inc. Class A (a) | 1,200,000 | | 1,200 |
Comcast Corp.: | | | |
Class A | 373,870 | | 5,556 |
Class A (special) (non-vtg.) | 2,008,900 | | 28,105 |
DISH Network Corp. Class A (a) | 1,018,573 | | 17,265 |
Informa PLC | 1,626,762 | | 6,516 |
Lamar Advertising Co. Class A (a)(e) | 358,170 | | 7,536 |
Liberty Media Corp. Entertainment Series A (a) | 982,468 | | 27,480 |
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. | 20,000 | | 627 |
The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (a) | 472,400 | | 12,235 |
The Walt Disney Co. | 761,667 | | 19,133 |
Time Warner Cable, Inc. | 826,326 | | 27,318 |
Viacom, Inc. Class B (non-vtg.) (a) | 395,600 | | 9,162 |
| | 174,036 |
Multiline Retail - 0.4% |
Macy's, Inc. | 12,000 | | 167 |
Target Corp. | 579,664 | | 25,285 |
| | 25,452 |
Specialty Retail - 2.9% |
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | 545,600 | | 25,223 |
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. | 432,400 | | 6,049 |
Best Buy Co., Inc. | 272,200 | | 10,172 |
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. | 368,300 | | 4,788 |
Carphone Warehouse Group PLC | 761,031 | | 2,282 |
Collective Brands, Inc. (a) | 678,429 | | 10,801 |
Gymboree Corp. (a) | 159,100 | | 6,329 |
Home Depot, Inc. | 638,968 | | 16,575 |
Lowe's Companies, Inc. | 1,872,900 | | 42,065 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - continued |
Specialty Retail - continued |
Lumber Liquidators, Inc. (a)(e) | 560,297 | | $ 9,200 |
OfficeMax, Inc. | 844,706 | | 7,864 |
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (a) | 1,437,900 | | 10,037 |
Staples, Inc. | 1,202,182 | | 25,270 |
The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. (a) | 800 | | 26 |
The Men's Wearhouse, Inc. | 132,300 | | 2,859 |
Tween Brands, Inc. (a)(f) | 2,009,197 | | 14,547 |
Zale Corp. (a) | 284,003 | | 1,681 |
| | 195,768 |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.1% |
American Apparel, Inc. (a) | 1,680,900 | | 6,455 |
VF Corp. | 40,000 | | 2,588 |
| | 9,043 |
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | 754,141 |
CONSUMER STAPLES - 8.3% |
Beverages - 1.6% |
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA NV | 779,960 | | 31,031 |
Carlsberg AS Series B | 20,058 | | 1,392 |
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. | 800,752 | | 15,046 |
The Coca-Cola Co. | 1,145,700 | | 57,102 |
| | 104,571 |
Food & Staples Retailing - 2.0% |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 344,400 | | 17,048 |
CVS Caremark Corp. | 1,318,200 | | 44,133 |
Kroger Co. | 582,400 | | 12,452 |
Pricesmart, Inc. | 204,100 | | 3,329 |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 745,800 | | 37,201 |
Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. (a) | 1,667,696 | | 23,631 |
| | 137,794 |
Food Products - 2.5% |
Bunge Ltd. | 44,000 | | 3,079 |
Cermaq ASA (a) | 975,700 | | 6,922 |
Corn Products International, Inc. | 451,198 | | 12,634 |
Danone | 131,576 | | 7,060 |
Global Bio-Chem Technology Group Co. Ltd. | 32,396,000 | | 6,312 |
Kellogg Co. | 148,128 | | 7,036 |
Leroy Seafood Group ASA | 861,500 | | 14,330 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
CONSUMER STAPLES - continued |
Food Products - continued |
Marine Harvest ASA (a)(e) | 66,789,000 | | $ 41,934 |
Nestle SA (Reg.) | 402,968 | | 16,584 |
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. (a) | 124,100 | | 7,882 |
Smithfield Foods, Inc. (a)(e) | 992,100 | | 13,443 |
Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A | 2,568,300 | | 29,356 |
Unilever NV (Certificaten Van Aandelen) | 180,000 | | 4,918 |
| | 171,490 |
Household Products - 1.1% |
Clorox Co. | 56,500 | | 3,447 |
Energizer Holdings, Inc. (a) | 255,587 | | 16,373 |
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | 393,001 | | 22,971 |
Procter & Gamble Co. | 500,351 | | 27,774 |
| | 70,565 |
Personal Products - 0.3% |
Avon Products, Inc. | 407,033 | | 13,180 |
Hengan International Group Co. Ltd. | 520,000 | | 3,026 |
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. Class A | 176,100 | | 6,412 |
| | 22,618 |
Tobacco - 0.8% |
Lorillard, Inc. | 186,500 | | 13,749 |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | 882,400 | | 41,120 |
| | 54,869 |
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | | 561,907 |
ENERGY - 11.6% |
Energy Equipment & Services - 4.5% |
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (e) | 100,300 | | 9,014 |
Global Industries Ltd. (a) | 2,936,002 | | 20,053 |
Halliburton Co. | 762,400 | | 16,841 |
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (a) | 682,500 | | 7,159 |
Nabors Industries Ltd. (a) | 562,382 | | 9,572 |
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (a) | 2,391,100 | | 85,936 |
Noble Corp. | 959,734 | | 32,497 |
Parker Drilling Co. (a) | 877,300 | | 4,053 |
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. | 164,200 | | 2,268 |
Pride International, Inc. (a) | 406,327 | | 10,187 |
Schlumberger Ltd. | 156,000 | | 8,346 |
Smith International, Inc. | 887,400 | | 22,300 |
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Tidewater, Inc. | 396,200 | | $ 17,829 |
Union Drilling, Inc. (a) | 392,150 | | 2,804 |
Weatherford International Ltd. (a) | 2,903,900 | | 54,477 |
| | 303,336 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 7.1% |
Arch Coal, Inc. | 501,600 | | 8,733 |
Atlas America, Inc. | 80,000 | | 1,609 |
Berry Petroleum Co. Class A | 686,700 | | 16,289 |
Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP | 200,475 | | 4,817 |
Brigham Exploration Co. (a) | 1,920,300 | | 9,371 |
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. | 305,406 | | 10,729 |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. | 2,101,700 | | 45,060 |
Cimarex Energy Co. | 184,200 | | 6,591 |
Concho Resources, Inc. (a) | 257,665 | | 7,910 |
Denbury Resources, Inc. (a) | 846,890 | | 14,058 |
El Paso Corp. | 999,000 | | 10,050 |
EXCO Resources, Inc. (a) | 1,798,100 | | 24,706 |
Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc. | 617,599 | | 22,190 |
Frontier Oil Corp. | 524,900 | | 7,296 |
Hess Corp. | 417,300 | | 23,035 |
Holly Corp. | 328,100 | | 6,979 |
Keyera Facilities Income Fund | 216,100 | | 3,819 |
Marathon Oil Corp. | 123,900 | | 3,996 |
Niko Resources Ltd. | 48,000 | | 3,382 |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 256,200 | | 18,277 |
OPTI Canada, Inc. (a)(e) | 5,365,900 | | 7,820 |
OPTI Canada, Inc. (a)(g) | 4,564,800 | | 6,652 |
Peabody Energy Corp. | 171,100 | | 5,665 |
Penn Virginia Corp. | 320,900 | | 6,164 |
Petro-Canada | 740,000 | | 30,559 |
Petrohawk Energy Corp. (a) | 2,714,838 | | 65,916 |
Plains Exploration & Production Co. (a) | 1,291,068 | | 36,989 |
Quicksilver Resources, Inc. (a) | 25,600 | | 293 |
Range Resources Corp. | 587,900 | | 27,284 |
Rosetta Resources, Inc. (a) | 784,852 | | 8,139 |
Southwestern Energy Co. (a) | 631,637 | | 26,169 |
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Sunoco, Inc. | 203,698 | | $ 5,029 |
Venoco, Inc. (a) | 960,819 | | 8,494 |
| | 484,070 |
TOTAL ENERGY | | 787,406 |
FINANCIALS - 16.2% |
Capital Markets - 2.5% |
AllianceBernstein Holding LP | 220,100 | | 4,543 |
Bank Sarasin & Co. Ltd.: | | | |
rights 9/15/09 (a) | 197,868 | | 181 |
Series B (Reg.) | 197,868 | | 6,453 |
Deutsche Bank AG (NY Shares) | 88,000 | | 5,711 |
Fortress Investment Group LLC (e) | 1,637,300 | | 6,533 |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 388,398 | | 63,425 |
Janus Capital Group, Inc. | 599,300 | | 8,186 |
Morgan Stanley | 1,511,944 | | 43,090 |
Nomura Holdings, Inc. sponsored ADR (e) | 400,100 | | 3,525 |
State Street Corp. | 382,300 | | 19,230 |
The Blackstone Group LP | 525,000 | | 5,912 |
| | 166,789 |
Commercial Banks - 4.5% |
Associated Banc-Corp. | 612,300 | | 6,637 |
CapitalSource, Inc. | 5,560,045 | | 25,799 |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | 1,684,500 | | 6,890 |
KeyCorp | 556,800 | | 3,218 |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | 1,251,200 | | 7,643 |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 1,898,794 | | 69,610 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | 231,700 | | 9,918 |
SunTrust Banks, Inc. | 203,100 | | 3,960 |
U.S. Bancorp, Delaware | 950,100 | | 19,392 |
Wells Fargo & Co. | 6,217,641 | | 152,082 |
| | 305,149 |
Consumer Finance - 0.6% |
Capital One Financial Corp. | 817,300 | | 25,091 |
Discover Financial Services | 1,107,332 | | 13,155 |
ORIX Corp. | 48,860 | | 3,093 |
| | 41,339 |
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Diversified Financial Services - 4.8% |
Bank of America Corp. | 9,963,527 | | $ 147,361 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 3,312,300 | | 128,020 |
PHH Corp. (a) | 36,000 | | 660 |
PICO Holdings, Inc. (a) | 1,607,700 | | 48,762 |
Ricoh Leasing Co. Ltd. | 96,100 | | 1,912 |
| | 326,715 |
Insurance - 2.3% |
ACE Ltd. | 238,700 | | 11,711 |
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | 160,100 | | 3,666 |
Assurant, Inc. | 193,871 | | 4,948 |
Assured Guaranty Ltd. | 280,200 | | 3,914 |
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. | 140,400 | | 4,685 |
Everest Re Group Ltd. | 141,300 | | 11,335 |
Genworth Financial, Inc. Class A | 1,701,300 | | 11,739 |
Lincoln National Corp. | 784,500 | | 16,624 |
Loews Corp. | 183,900 | | 5,521 |
Maiden Holdings Ltd. (g) | 764,342 | | 5,817 |
MBIA, Inc. (a)(e) | 1,300,900 | | 5,451 |
MetLife, Inc. | 399,976 | | 13,579 |
Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. | 453,900 | | 7,117 |
Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd. | 184,700 | | 6,234 |
Protective Life Corp. | 539,000 | | 8,058 |
Prudential Financial, Inc. | 123,300 | | 5,458 |
The Travelers Companies, Inc. | 414,140 | | 17,837 |
Validus Holdings Ltd. | 156,200 | | 3,546 |
XL Capital Ltd. Class A | 668,555 | | 9,413 |
| | 156,653 |
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 0.6% |
Brandywine Realty Trust (SBI) | 199,700 | | 1,634 |
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. | 633,200 | | 3,761 |
Developers Diversified Realty Corp. | 273,677 | | 1,535 |
Duke Realty LP | 298,000 | | 2,828 |
Kite Realty Group Trust | 80,100 | | 256 |
ProLogis Trust | 1,332,900 | | 11,716 |
SL Green Realty Corp. | 321,200 | | 8,281 |
U-Store-It Trust | 32,001 | | 155 |
Unibail-Rodamco (e) | 8,800 | | 1,538 |
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Ventas, Inc. | 70,000 | | $ 2,471 |
Vornado Realty Trust | 134,025 | | 6,838 |
| | 41,013 |
Real Estate Management & Development - 0.9% |
CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. Class A (a) | 4,349,000 | | 47,404 |
Forestar Group, Inc. (a) | 153,200 | | 1,995 |
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. | 294,500 | | 11,179 |
Unite Group PLC | 883,582 | | 1,860 |
| | 62,438 |
TOTAL FINANCIALS | | 1,100,096 |
HEALTH CARE - 12.2% |
Biotechnology - 2.8% |
Actelion Ltd. (Reg.) (a) | 15,970 | | 881 |
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 126,500 | | 5,572 |
Amgen, Inc. (a) | 717,700 | | 44,720 |
Biogen Idec, Inc. (a) | 162,400 | | 7,722 |
Cephalon, Inc. (a) | 262,000 | | 15,366 |
Dendreon Corp. (a)(e) | 280,800 | | 6,798 |
DUSA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(e)(f) | 1,363,953 | | 1,459 |
Genzyme Corp. (a) | 246,545 | | 12,793 |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a) | 435,413 | | 21,305 |
Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (a) | 717,900 | | 10,266 |
Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 24,000 | | 91 |
ImmunoGen, Inc. (a) | 47,800 | | 415 |
Maxygen, Inc. (a) | 80,000 | | 639 |
Micromet, Inc. (a) | 437,800 | | 2,815 |
Theravance, Inc. (a) | 1,753,861 | | 26,483 |
United Therapeutics Corp. (a) | 124,000 | | 11,485 |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 628,329 | | 22,626 |
| | 191,436 |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.8% |
C.R. Bard, Inc. | 233,950 | | 17,212 |
Cooper Companies, Inc. | 119,900 | | 3,290 |
Covidien PLC | 996,300 | | 37,670 |
DENTSPLY International, Inc. | 241,300 | | 8,047 |
ev3, Inc. (a) | 116,036 | | 1,424 |
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp. (a) | 438,300 | | 13,877 |
Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. (a) | 266,400 | | 8,964 |
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Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (a) | 244,500 | | $ 7,731 |
Orthofix International NV (a) | 238,913 | | 6,656 |
Sonova Holding AG | 169,201 | | 14,923 |
William Demant Holding AS (a) | 24,300 | | 1,446 |
| | 121,240 |
Health Care Providers & Services - 2.6% |
Aetna, Inc. | 144,000 | | 3,884 |
Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. | 1,227,700 | | 13,149 |
CIGNA Corp. | 1,442,400 | | 40,964 |
Express Scripts, Inc. (a) | 317,500 | | 22,238 |
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA | 140,271 | | 6,441 |
Genoptix, Inc. (a) | 146,600 | | 4,590 |
Health Net, Inc. (a) | 251,483 | | 3,403 |
Henry Schein, Inc. (a) | 44,000 | | 2,261 |
Humana, Inc. (a) | 244,200 | | 8,022 |
McKesson Corp. | 171,300 | | 8,762 |
Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (a) | 455,300 | | 24,067 |
Triple-S Management Corp. (a) | 607,210 | | 10,377 |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 593,300 | | 16,648 |
Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B | 265,800 | | 14,781 |
| | 179,587 |
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.3% |
Bruker BioSciences Corp. (a) | 626,819 | | 6,306 |
Clinical Data, Inc. (a)(e) | 140,044 | | 2,074 |
Life Technologies Corp. (a) | 210,500 | | 9,584 |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (a) | 87,500 | | 3,962 |
| | 21,926 |
Pharmaceuticals - 4.7% |
Abbott Laboratories | 284,200 | | 12,786 |
Allergan, Inc. | 400,200 | | 21,383 |
Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 651,721 | | 7,886 |
King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 178,900 | | 1,623 |
Merck & Co., Inc. | 1,818,105 | | 54,561 |
Novo Nordisk AS Series B | 130,981 | | 7,709 |
Pfizer, Inc. | 6,716,925 | | 107,001 |
Sanofi-Aventis | 168,051 | | 10,995 |
Schering-Plough Corp. | 989,600 | | 26,234 |
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. sponsored ADR | 280,000 | | 14,935 |
ViroPharma, Inc. (a) | 440,500 | | 3,246 |
Vivus, Inc. (a) | 1,141,849 | | 8,461 |
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Wyeth | 820,560 | | $ 38,197 |
XenoPort, Inc. (a) | 224,700 | | 4,564 |
| | 319,581 |
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | | 833,770 |
INDUSTRIALS - 9.9% |
Aerospace & Defense - 1.4% |
Alliant Techsystems, Inc. (a) | 72,100 | | 5,676 |
Honeywell International, Inc. | 728,000 | | 25,262 |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | 114,000 | | 8,523 |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | 216,200 | | 9,638 |
Orbital Sciences Corp. (a) | 561,900 | | 7,608 |
United Technologies Corp. | 757,300 | | 41,250 |
| | 97,957 |
Air Freight & Logistics - 0.1% |
FedEx Corp. | 69,500 | | 4,715 |
Airlines - 0.4% |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. (a) | 3,841,075 | | 26,619 |
Building Products - 0.4% |
Masco Corp. | 1,305,200 | | 18,181 |
Owens Corning (a) | 664,325 | | 12,210 |
| | 30,391 |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.9% |
ACCO Brands Corp. (a) | 56,232 | | 246 |
Clean Harbors, Inc. (a) | 196,090 | | 10,230 |
Consolidated Graphics, Inc. (a) | 104,500 | | 1,912 |
EnergySolutions, Inc. | 245,288 | | 2,112 |
GeoEye, Inc. (a) | 735,162 | | 18,232 |
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. | 1,362,600 | | 18,940 |
Republic Services, Inc. | 378,595 | | 10,071 |
| | 61,743 |
Construction & Engineering - 0.7% |
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV (NY Shares) | 880,200 | | 12,279 |
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. (f) | 3,074,870 | | 17,803 |
MYR Group, Inc. (a) | 316,357 | | 5,701 |
Tutor Perini Corp. (a) | 320,300 | | 5,910 |
URS Corp. (a) | 145,500 | | 7,362 |
| | 49,055 |
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Electrical Equipment - 1.1% |
AMETEK, Inc. | 202,455 | | $ 6,551 |
Cooper Industries Ltd. Class A | 1,013,651 | | 33,400 |
First Solar, Inc. (a) | 44,400 | | 6,855 |
Renewable Energy Corp. AS (a)(e) | 1,821,703 | | 14,459 |
Roper Industries, Inc. | 76,100 | | 3,639 |
Sunpower Corp.: | | | |
Class A (a)(e) | 204,100 | | 6,572 |
Class B (a) | 262,100 | | 7,155 |
| | 78,631 |
Industrial Conglomerates - 1.2% |
Carlisle Companies, Inc. | 24,000 | | 752 |
Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV | 318,200 | | 7,244 |
McDermott International, Inc. (a) | 1,060,478 | | 20,722 |
Rheinmetall AG | 165,100 | | 8,038 |
Siemens AG sponsored ADR | 185,600 | | 14,751 |
Textron, Inc. | 2,062,132 | | 27,715 |
| | 79,222 |
Machinery - 1.5% |
Briggs & Stratton Corp. | 448,432 | | 7,700 |
Columbus McKinnon Corp. (NY Shares) (a) | 56,000 | | 810 |
Cummins, Inc. | 660,500 | | 28,408 |
Danaher Corp. | 207,500 | | 12,707 |
Ingersoll-Rand Co. Ltd. | 401,700 | | 11,601 |
JTEKT Corp. | 525,600 | | 5,950 |
Navistar International Corp. (a) | 586,400 | | 23,186 |
Vallourec SA | 86,300 | | 11,353 |
| | 101,715 |
Marine - 0.1% |
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. | 134,100 | | 3,918 |
Professional Services - 0.2% |
Manpower, Inc. | 79,400 | | 3,807 |
Monster Worldwide, Inc. (a) | 578,300 | | 7,535 |
Robert Half International, Inc. | 112,000 | | 2,776 |
| | 14,118 |
Road & Rail - 1.9% |
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. | 52,600 | | 4,134 |
Con-way, Inc. | 328,119 | | 14,946 |
CSX Corp. | 529,200 | | 21,232 |
Norfolk Southern Corp. | 268,200 | | 11,600 |
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Ryder System, Inc. | 431,200 | | $ 15,148 |
Saia, Inc. (a) | 232,035 | | 4,191 |
Union Pacific Corp. | 684,900 | | 39,395 |
Universal Truckload Services, Inc. (f) | 1,138,499 | | 18,364 |
| | 129,010 |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | 677,094 |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 17.6% |
Communications Equipment - 3.5% |
3Com Corp. (a) | 200,200 | | 755 |
Adtran, Inc. | 563,471 | | 13,613 |
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) | 4,905,000 | | 107,959 |
CommScope, Inc. (a) | 60,000 | | 1,536 |
Comverse Technology, Inc. (a) | 1,687,600 | | 13,349 |
Infinera Corp. (a) | 196,668 | | 1,331 |
Juniper Networks, Inc. (a) | 1,712,800 | | 44,755 |
Motorola, Inc. | 4,780,304 | | 34,227 |
Palm, Inc. (a)(e) | 340,900 | | 5,362 |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 381,100 | | 17,611 |
| | 240,498 |
Computers & Peripherals - 2.2% |
Apple, Inc. (a) | 214,100 | | 34,982 |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | 1,847,200 | | 79,984 |
Netezza Corp. (a) | 440,088 | | 3,978 |
QLogic Corp. (a) | 152,000 | | 1,984 |
SanDisk Corp. (a) | 280,201 | | 4,993 |
Seagate Technology | 1,917,100 | | 23,082 |
| | 149,003 |
Electronic Equipment & Components - 2.0% |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | 460,500 | | 10,693 |
Amphenol Corp. Class A | 491,700 | | 16,398 |
Arrow Electronics, Inc. (a) | 627,100 | | 16,160 |
Avnet, Inc. (a) | 1,239,389 | | 30,241 |
Bell Microproducts, Inc. (a)(f) | 2,045,259 | | 3,211 |
BYD Co. Ltd. (H Shares) (a) | 240,500 | | 1,333 |
Corning, Inc. | 1,741,300 | | 29,602 |
Ingram Micro, Inc. Class A (a) | 716,650 | | 12,054 |
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Itron, Inc. (a) | 163,124 | | $ 8,510 |
Tyco Electronics Ltd. | 466,572 | | 10,017 |
| | 138,219 |
Internet Software & Services - 0.8% |
Google, Inc. Class A (a) | 78,700 | | 34,868 |
VeriSign, Inc. (a) | 984,232 | | 20,118 |
| | 54,986 |
IT Services - 1.7% |
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. Class A (a) | 103,200 | | 4,893 |
Alliance Data Systems Corp. (a)(e) | 345,552 | | 17,623 |
Atos Origin SA | 172,136 | | 7,847 |
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | 1,031,100 | | 24,148 |
Lender Processing Services, Inc. | 607,865 | | 20,777 |
Metavante Technologies, Inc. (a) | 400,018 | | 12,321 |
Perot Systems Corp. Class A (a) | 634,800 | | 10,144 |
The Western Union Co. | 220,594 | | 3,856 |
Visa, Inc. Class A | 93,300 | | 6,107 |
Wright Express Corp. (a) | 171,996 | | 4,864 |
| | 112,580 |
Office Electronics - 0.1% |
Xerox Corp. | 715,600 | | 5,861 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 4.7% |
Analog Devices, Inc. | 548,300 | | 15,007 |
Applied Materials, Inc. | 1,881,900 | | 25,970 |
Atmel Corp. (a) | 13,661,161 | | 56,967 |
Cymer, Inc. (a) | 456,900 | | 15,631 |
Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. (a) | 2,637,600 | | 23,290 |
Globe Specialty Metals, Inc. | 200,000 | | 1,440 |
International Rectifier Corp. (a) | 606,502 | | 10,044 |
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. (a) | 440,300 | | 2,585 |
Lam Research Corp. (a) | 1,962,693 | | 58,999 |
LTX-Credence Corp. (a)(f) | 7,536,843 | | 6,783 |
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | 1,132,800 | | 20,073 |
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (a) | 441,600 | | 7,781 |
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) | 2,238,100 | | 14,301 |
National Semiconductor Corp. | 762,677 | | 11,486 |
ON Semiconductor Corp. (a) | 3,138,654 | | 22,912 |
Semitool, Inc. (a) | 1,089,100 | | 6,447 |
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Standard Microsystems Corp. (a) | 44,000 | | $ 1,021 |
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. (a) | 628,750 | | 20,145 |
| | 320,882 |
Software - 2.6% |
Adobe Systems, Inc. (a) | 96,000 | | 3,112 |
ANSYS, Inc. (a) | 240,250 | | 7,510 |
BMC Software, Inc. (a) | 266,400 | | 9,066 |
Citrix Systems, Inc. (a) | 376,062 | | 13,388 |
Informatica Corp. (a) | 386,100 | | 7,100 |
Microsoft Corp. | 2,804,100 | | 65,952 |
Misys PLC | 1,876,400 | | 5,682 |
Nice Systems Ltd. sponsored ADR (a) | 32,000 | | 876 |
Oracle Corp. | 1,909,700 | | 42,262 |
Sourcefire, Inc. (a) | 881,315 | | 15,546 |
Ubisoft Entertainment SA (a) | 308,270 | | 5,266 |
| | 175,760 |
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | | 1,197,789 |
MATERIALS - 6.5% |
Chemicals - 3.4% |
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | 176,200 | | 13,145 |
Airgas, Inc. | 199,200 | | 8,880 |
Albemarle Corp. | 311,600 | | 9,258 |
Ashland, Inc. | 699,123 | | 23,169 |
Celanese Corp. Class A | 1,187,200 | | 30,511 |
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | 44,100 | | 3,481 |
Cytec Industries, Inc. | 120,002 | | 3,012 |
Dow Chemical Co. | 663,900 | | 14,055 |
Huabao International Holdings Ltd. | 1,720,000 | | 1,795 |
Monsanto Co. | 339,300 | | 28,501 |
Rockwood Holdings, Inc. (a) | 316,293 | | 5,668 |
Solutia, Inc. (a) | 1,832,800 | | 16,385 |
Spartech Corp. | 1,367,190 | | 17,090 |
Terra Industries, Inc. | 445,574 | | 12,993 |
The Mosaic Co. | 264,000 | | 13,768 |
W.R. Grace & Co. (a) | 1,573,025 | | 26,159 |
| | 227,870 |
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Construction Materials - 0.1% |
Eagle Materials, Inc. | 111,400 | | $ 3,041 |
Vulcan Materials Co. | 143,500 | | 6,813 |
| | 9,854 |
Containers & Packaging - 1.1% |
Ball Corp. | 139,362 | | 6,740 |
Owens-Illinois, Inc. (a) | 785,376 | | 26,656 |
Rock-Tenn Co. Class A | 227,444 | | 10,226 |
Temple-Inland, Inc. | 1,779,700 | | 27,870 |
| | 71,492 |
Metals & Mining - 1.9% |
Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. (Canada) | 58,300 | | 3,419 |
ArcelorMittal SA (NY Shares) Class A | 313,000 | | 11,281 |
Commercial Metals Co. | 869,900 | | 14,388 |
Eldorado Gold Corp. (a) | 3,180,700 | | 31,974 |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. | 20,000 | | 1,332 |
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (a) | 2,052,800 | | 16,577 |
Lihir Gold Ltd. (a) | 4,086,470 | | 9,467 |
Newcrest Mining Ltd. | 483,902 | | 12,141 |
Newmont Mining Corp. | 198,700 | | 8,216 |
Nucor Corp. | 96,000 | | 4,269 |
Rio Tinto PLC (Reg.) | 182,200 | | 7,589 |
Timminco Ltd. (a)(e) | 1,450,275 | | 1,413 |
United States Steel Corp. | 67,400 | | 2,679 |
Vale SA sponsored ADR | 144,400 | | 2,849 |
| | 127,594 |
Paper & Forest Products - 0.0% |
Weyerhaeuser Co. | 72,100 | | 2,526 |
TOTAL MATERIALS | | 439,336 |
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 1.7% |
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 1.3% |
AT&T, Inc. | 1,495,546 | | 39,228 |
Cincinnati Bell, Inc. (a) | 1,769,942 | | 5,540 |
Qwest Communications International, Inc. | 5,970,371 | | 23,046 |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 746,532 | | 23,941 |
| | 91,755 |
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| Shares | | Value (000s) |
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - continued |
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.4% |
Sprint Nextel Corp. (a) | 4,724,200 | | $ 18,897 |
Vivo Participacoes SA sponsored ADR | 331,600 | | 7,551 |
| | 26,448 |
TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES | | 118,203 |
UTILITIES - 2.6% |
Electric Utilities - 0.9% |
Allegheny Energy, Inc. | 826,300 | | 20,831 |
Entergy Corp. | 214,712 | | 17,248 |
FirstEnergy Corp. | 560,900 | | 23,109 |
| | 61,188 |
Gas Utilities - 0.3% |
EQT Corp. | 297,200 | | 11,407 |
Questar Corp. | 53,900 | | 1,782 |
Xinao Gas Holdings Ltd. | 3,604,000 | | 5,971 |
| | 19,160 |
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 1.2% |
AES Corp. | 1,057,600 | | 13,527 |
Constellation Energy Group, Inc. | 825,200 | | 23,683 |
NRG Energy, Inc. (a) | 1,383,053 | | 37,633 |
RRI Energy, Inc. (a) | 1,773,750 | | 9,490 |
| | 84,333 |
Multi-Utilities - 0.2% |
CMS Energy Corp. | 257,400 | | 3,331 |
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | 79,500 | | 2,580 |
Sempra Energy | 174,900 | | 9,170 |
| | 15,081 |
TOTAL UTILITIES | | 179,762 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $6,617,884) | 6,649,504 |
Preferred Stocks - 0.6% |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 0.5% |
ENERGY - 0.2% |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.2% |
McMoRan Exploration Co. 6.75% | 48,000 | | $ 2,605 |
SandRidge Energy, Inc. 8.50% (a)(g) | 80,500 | | 10,777 |
| | 13,382 |
FINANCIALS - 0.0% |
Diversified Financial Services - 0.0% |
CIT Group, Inc. Series C, 8.75% | 435,450 | | 1,834 |
MATERIALS - 0.3% |
Metals & Mining - 0.3% |
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. 6.75% | 230,400 | | 21,262 |
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS | | 36,478 |
Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 0.1% |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.1% |
Automobiles - 0.1% |
Fiat SpA (a) | 936,600 | | 5,897 |
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $59,735) | 42,375 |
Investment Companies - 0.4% |
| | | |
Ares Capital Corp. (Cost $32,167) | 2,550,900 | | 23,035 |
Corporate Bonds - 0.9% |
| Principal Amount (000s) | | |
Convertible Bonds - 0.7% |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.0% |
Media - 0.0% |
Virgin Media, Inc. 6.5% 11/15/16 (g) | | $ 3,040 | | 2,678 |
FINANCIALS - 0.2% |
Capital Markets - 0.0% |
Janus Capital Group, Inc. 3.25% 7/15/14 | | 1,310 | | 1,573 |
Corporate Bonds - continued |
| Principal Amount (000s) | | Value (000s) |
Convertible Bonds - continued |
FINANCIALS - continued |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.2% |
MGIC Investment Corp. 9% 4/1/63 (d)(g) | | $ 15,533 | | $ 9,067 |
TOTAL FINANCIALS | | 10,640 |
HEALTH CARE - 0.1% |
Pharmaceuticals - 0.1% |
Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. 1.75% 4/15/15 (g) | | 8,010 | | 7,288 |
INDUSTRIALS - 0.1% |
Airlines - 0.0% |
U.S. Airways Group, Inc. 7.25% 5/15/14 | | 3,200 | | 2,621 |
Construction & Engineering - 0.1% |
MasTec, Inc. 4% 6/15/14 | | 3,990 | | 3,795 |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | 6,416 |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 0.3% |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.3% |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 6% 5/1/15 | | 14,820 | | 8,966 |
Amkor Technology, Inc. 6% 4/15/14 (g) | | 4,010 | | 8,887 |
| | 17,853 |
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS | | 44,875 |
Nonconvertible Bonds - 0.2% |
ENERGY - 0.1% |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.1% |
OPTI Canada, Inc.: | | | | |
7.875% 12/15/14 | | 5,385 | | 3,446 |
8.25% 12/15/14 | | 5,330 | | 3,544 |
| | 6,990 |
Corporate Bonds - continued |
| Principal Amount (000s) | | Value (000s) |
Nonconvertible Bonds - continued |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 0.1% |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.1% |
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. 10.125% 12/15/16 | $ 19,510 | | $ 10,145 |
TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS | | 17,135 |
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $52,937) | 62,010 |
Money Market Funds - 0.9% |
| Shares | | |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.37% (b) | 18,716,928 | | 18,717 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.22% (b) (c) | 43,857,767 | | 43,858 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $62,575) | 62,575 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 100.5% (Cost $6,825,298) | | 6,839,499 |
NET OTHER ASSETS - (0.5)% | | (34,445) |
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 6,805,054 |
Legend |
(a) Non-income producing |
(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. |
(c) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(d) Non-income producing - Issuer is in default. |
(e) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
(f) Affiliated company |
(g) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $51,166,000 or 0.8% of net assets. |
Affiliated Central Funds |
Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows: |
Fund | Income earned (Amounts in thousands) |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund | $ 1,590 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund | 1,696 |
Total | $ 3,286 |
Other Affiliated Issuers |
An affiliated company is a company in which the fund has ownership of at least 5% of the voting securities. Fiscal year to date transactions with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows: |
Affiliates (Amounts in thousands) | Value, beginning of period | Purchases | Sales Proceeds | Dividend Income | Value, end of period |
Bell Microproducts, Inc. | $ - | $ 3,861 | $ - | $ - | $ 3,211 |
DUSA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | - | 2,024 | 255 | - | 1,459 |
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. | - | 31,981 | 6,701 | 205 | 17,803 |
LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc. | - | 15,713 | 2,492 | - | - |
LTX-Credence Corp. | - | 14,429 | - | - | 6,783 |
Tween Brands, Inc. | - | 24,152 | 714 | - | 14,547 |
Universal Truckload Services, Inc. | - | 28,875 | 2,127 | 1,172 | 18,364 |
Total | $ - | $ 121,035 | $ 12,289 | $ 1,377 | $ 62,167 |
Other Information |
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of July 31, 2009, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table below, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: |
Description (Amounts in thousands) | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Investments in Securities: | | | | |
Equities: | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary | $ 760,038 | $ 744,511 | $ 15,527 | $ - |
Consumer Staples | 561,907 | 561,907 | - | - |
Energy | 800,788 | 787,406 | 13,382 | - |
Financials | 1,101,930 | 1,092,453 | 9,477 | - |
Health Care | 833,770 | 822,775 | 10,995 | - |
Industrials | 677,094 | 669,850 | 7,244 | - |
Information Technology | 1,197,789 | 1,197,789 | - | - |
Materials | 460,598 | 431,747 | 28,851 | - |
Telecommunication Services | 118,203 | 118,203 | - | - |
Utilities | 179,762 | 179,762 | - | - |
Corporate Bonds | 62,010 | - | 62,010 | - |
Investment Companies | 23,035 | 23,035 | - | - |
Money Market Funds | 62,575 | 62,575 | - | - |
Total Investments in Securities: | $ 6,839,499 | $ 6,692,013 | $ 147,486 | $ - |
Distribution of investments by country of issue, as a percentage of total net assets, is as follows: (Unaudited) |
United States of America | 88.0% |
Switzerland | 2.2% |
Canada | 1.9% |
Bermuda | 1.2% |
Norway | 1.1% |
Others (individually less than 1%) | 5.6% |
| 100.0% |
Income Tax Information |
At July 31, 2009, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of approximately $698,365,000 all of which will expire on July 31, 2017. |
The fund intends to elect to defer to its fiscal year ending July 31, 2010 approximately $988,540,000 of losses recognized during the period November 1, 2008 to July 31, 2009. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts) | July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $42,619) - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $6,671,321) | $ 6,714,757 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $62,575) | 62,575 | |
Other affiliated issuers (cost $91,402) | 62,167 | |
Total Investments (cost $6,825,298) | | $ 6,839,499 |
Cash | | 352 |
Receivable for investments sold | | 73,405 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 6,208 |
Dividends receivable | | 3,090 |
Interest receivable | | 811 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 159 |
Prepaid expenses | | 27 |
Other receivables | | 198 |
Total assets | | 6,923,749 |
| | |
Liabilities | | |
Payable for investments purchased | $ 63,774 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 5,293 | |
Accrued management fee | 2,909 | |
Other affiliated payables | 1,631 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 1,230 | |
Collateral on securities loaned, at value | 43,858 | |
Total liabilities | | 118,695 |
| | |
Net Assets | | $ 6,805,054 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $ 8,561,025 |
Undistributed net investment income | | 23,975 |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | | (1,793,179) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | 13,233 |
Net Assets | | $ 6,805,054 |
Dividend Growth: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($6,603,429 ÷ 326,173 shares) | | $ 20.25 |
| | |
Class K: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($201,625 ÷ 9,951 shares) | | $ 20.26 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
Amounts in thousands | Year ended July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Investment Income | | |
Dividends (including $1,377 earned from other affiliated issuers) | | $ 113,442 |
Interest | | 4,269 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds | | 3,286 |
Total income | | 120,997 |
| | |
Expenses | | |
Management fee Basic fee | $ 34,738 | |
Performance adjustment | (16,365) | |
Transfer agent fees | 17,616 | |
Accounting and security lending fees | 1,221 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 184 | |
Independent trustees' compensation | 43 | |
Registration fees | 99 | |
Audit | 83 | |
Legal | 47 | |
Interest | 1 | |
Miscellaneous | 652 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 38,319 | |
Expense reductions | (195) | 38,124 |
Net investment income (loss) | | 82,873 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | (1,733,967) | |
Other affiliated issuers | (17,344) | |
Foreign currency transactions | (355) | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | (1,751,666) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: Investment securities | 144,862 | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | (11) | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | 144,851 |
Net gain (loss) | | (1,606,815) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ (1,523,942) |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Amounts in thousands | Year ended July 31, 2009 | Year ended July 31, 2008 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ 82,873 | $ 193,226 |
Net realized gain (loss) | (1,751,666) | 719,192 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 144,851 | (2,925,394) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (1,523,942) | (2,012,976) |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | (132,865) | (220,835) |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain | (361,284) | (1,096,481) |
Total distributions | (494,149) | (1,317,316) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | (678,997) | (3,432,228) |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (2,697,088) | (6,762,520) |
| | |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 9,502,142 | 16,264,662 |
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $23,975 and undistributed net investment income of $96,848, respectively) | $ 6,805,054 | $ 9,502,142 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Dividend Growth
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 25.40 | $ 32.73 | $ 29.50 | $ 28.85 | $ 26.58 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) B | .24 | .43 | .52 E | .35 | .45 F |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (4.01) | (5.08) | 3.98 | .99 | 2.21 |
Total from investment operations | (3.77) | (4.65) | 4.50 | 1.34 | 2.66 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.37) | (.45) | (.45) | (.31) | (.39) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (1.01) | (2.23) | (.82) | (.38) | - |
Total distributions | (1.38) H | (2.68) | (1.27) | (.69) | (.39) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 20.25 | $ 25.40 | $ 32.73 | $ 29.50 | $ 28.85 |
Total Return A | (15.33)% | (15.45)% | 15.62% | 4.73% | 10.08% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets C,G | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .62% | .64% | .61% | .60% | .68% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .62% | .64% | .61% | .60% | .68% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .62% | .63% | .60% | .59% | .66% |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.34% | 1.47% | 1.62% E | 1.21% | 1.64% F |
Supplemental Data | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $ 6,603 | $ 9,502 | $ 16,265 | $ 15,523 | $ 17,399 |
Portfolio turnover rate D | 177% | 52% | 36% | 30% | 26% |
A Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
C Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
D Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
E Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.07 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.40%.
F Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.16 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.06%.
G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
H Total distributions of $1.38 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.374 and distributions from net realized gain of $1.005 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class K
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 G |
Selected Per-Share Data | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 25.41 | $ 27.72 |
Income from Investment Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) D | .26 | .10 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (4.00) | (2.41) |
Total from investment operations | (3.74) | (2.31) |
Distributions from net investment income | (.41) | - |
Distributions from net realized gain | (1.01) | - |
Total distributions | (1.41) I | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 20.26 | $ 25.41 |
Total Return B,C | (15.16)% | (8.33)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E,H | | |
Expenses before reductions | .40% | .47% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .40% | .47% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | .39% | .47% A |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.57% | 1.66% A |
Supplemental Data | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 201,625 | $ 92 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | 177% | 52% |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G For the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2008.
H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
I Total distributions of $1.41 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.407 and distributions from net realized gain of $1.005 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
For the period ended July 31, 2009
(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
1. Organization.
Fidelity Dividend Growth Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Securities Fund (the trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund offers Dividend Growth and Class K shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. After the commencement of Class K, the Fund began offering conversion privileges between Dividend Growth and Class K to eligible shareholders of Dividend Growth. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent fees incurred. Certain expense reductions also differ by class.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's web site or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Events or transactions occurring after period end through the date that the financial statements were issued, September 29, 2009, have
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been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Security Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are classified into three levels. Level 1 includes readily available unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 includes observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable either directly or indirectly. Level 3 includes unobservable inputs when market prices are not readily available or reliable. Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment's assigned level within the hierarchy. The aggregate value by input level, as of July 31, 2009, for the Fund's investments is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments. Valuation techniques of the Fund's major categories of assets and liabilities as presented in the Schedule of Investments are as follows.
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by an independent pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price. Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on quotations received from dealers who make markets in such securities or by independent pricing services. For corporate bonds pricing services generally utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type as well as dealer supplied prices. Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value each business day. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are valued at amortized cost, which approximates value.
When current market prices or quotations are not readily available or reliable, valuations may be determined in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. Factors used in determining value may include significant market or security specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality, and developments in foreign markets which are monitored by evaluating the performance of ADRs, futures contracts and exchange-traded funds. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and may be utilized to a significant extent. The value of securities used for net asset value (NAV) calculation under these procedures may differ from published prices for the same securities.
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(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Foreign Currency. The Fund uses foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and may include proceeds received from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain. Debt obligations may be placed on non-accrual status and related interest income may be reduced by ceasing current accruals and writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful based on consistently applied procedures. A debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectability of interest is reasonably assured.
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Expenses. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among each Fund in the trust. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Deferred Trustee Compensation. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan), independent Trustees must defer receipt of a portion of, and may elect to defer receipt of an additional portion of, their annual compensation. Deferred amounts are invested in a cross-section of Fidelity funds, are marked-to-market and remain in the Fund until distributed in accordance with the Plan. The investment of deferred amounts and the offsetting payable to the Trustees are included in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and filing its U.S. federal tax return. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. The Fund is subject to the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainties in Income Taxes (FIN 48). FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. There are no unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three years. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), market discount, partnerships, deferred trustee compensation, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
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(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued
The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the federal tax cost as of period end were as follows:
Unrealized appreciation | $ 935,146 | |
Unrealized depreciation | (1,036,595) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ (101,449) | |
| | |
Undistributed ordinary income | $ 32,569 | |
Capital loss carryforward | $ (698,365) | |
| | |
Cost for federal income tax purposes | $ 6,940,948 | |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| July 31, 2009 | July 31, 2008 |
Ordinary Income | $ 134,581 | $ 363,336 |
Long-term Capital Gains | 359,568 | 953,980 |
Total | $ 494,149 | $ 1,317,316 |
4. Operating Policies.
Restricted Securities. The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
5. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $11,112,300 and $11,753,323, respectively.
6. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .30% of the Fund's average net assets and a group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and
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increases as assets under management decrease. In addition, the management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of ±.20% of the Fund's average net assets over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the relative investment performance of the retail class of the Fund, Dividend Growth, as compared to an appropriate benchmark index. For the period, the total annual management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .30% of the Fund's average net assets.
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of Dividend Growth. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee of Class K's average net assets. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, the total transfer agent fees paid by each class were as follows:
| Amount | % of Average Net Assets |
Dividend Growth | $ 17,546 | .29 |
Class K | 70 | .06 |
| $ 17,616 | |
Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the month. Under a separate contract, FSC administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions.
Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $165 for the period.
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 FMR, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the funds to borrow from, or lend money to, other participating affiliated funds. At period end,
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(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
6. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued
Interfund Lending Program - continued
there were no interfund loans outstanding. The Fund's activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:
Borrower or Lender | Average Daily Loan Balance | Weighted Average Interest Rate | Interest Expense |
Borrower | $ 8,117 | .79% | $ 1 |
7. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR in a $3.5 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $28 and is reflected in Miscellaneous Expense on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
8. Security Lending.
The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. On the settlement date of the loan, the Fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less fees and expenses associated with the loan, plus any premium payments that may be received on the loan of certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Net income from lending portfolio securities during the period amounted to $1,696.
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9. Expense Reductions.
FMR voluntarily agreed to reimburse a portion of Dividend Growth's operating expenses. During the period, this reimbursement reduced the class' expenses by $12.
Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $117 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian and each class' transfer agent, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by $35. During the period, credits reduced each class' transfer agent expense as noted in the table below.
| Transfer Agent expense reduction | |
Dividend Growth | $ 31 | |
10. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 |
From net investment income | | |
Dividend Growth | $ 131,611 | $ 220,835 |
Class K | 1,254 | - |
Total | $ 132,865 | $ 220,835 |
From net realized gain | | |
Dividend Growth | $ 361,247 | $ 1,096,481 |
Class K | 37 | - |
Total | $ 361,284 | $ 1,096,481 |
11. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
| Shares | Dollars |
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 A | 2009 | 2008 A |
Dividend Growth | | | | |
Shares sold | 75,287 | 49,077 | $ 1,282,313 | $ 1,434,899 |
Conversion to Class K | (9,623) | - | (178,188) | - |
Reinvestment of distributions | 21,264 | 41,883 | 478,613 | 1,277,084 |
Shares redeemed | (134,869) | (213,761) | (2,446,584) | (6,144,311) |
Net increase (decrease) | (47,941) | (122,801) | $ (863,846) | $ (3,432,328) |
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(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
11. Share Transactions - continued
| Shares | Dollars |
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 A | 2009 | 2008 A |
Class K | | | | |
Shares sold | 2,088 | 4 | $ 35,139 | $ 100 |
Conversion from Dividend Growth | 9,623 | - | 178,188 | - |
Reinvestment of distributions | 86 | - | 1,291 | - |
Shares redeemed | (1,850) | - | (29,769) | - |
Net increase (decrease) | 9,947 | 4 | $ 184,849 | $ 100 |
A Share transactions for Class K are for the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2008.
12. Other.
The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
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To the Trustees of Fidelity Securities Fund and the Shareholders of Fidelity Dividend Growth Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Dividend Growth Fund (a fund of Fidelity Securities Fund) at July 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity Dividend Growth Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at July 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
September 29, 2009
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The Trustees, Member of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, and review the fund's performance. Except for Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d and Mr. James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 220 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Johnson oversees 262 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 392 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The executive officers and Advisory Board Member hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-800-544-8544.
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Edward C. Johnson 3d (79) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 1984 Mr. Johnson is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC; Chairman and a Director of FMR; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC); Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Johnson serves as Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as President of FMR LLC (2006-2007). |
James C. Curvey (74) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2006-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. |
* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Dennis J. Dirks (61) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Currently, Mr. Dirks serves as a member of the Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present). |
Alan J. Lacy (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of The Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-present) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2007-present). Mr. Lacy is Chairman (2008-present) and a member (2006-present) of the Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association. |
Ned C. Lautenbach (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr. Lautenbach is an Advisory Partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was with the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. Mr. Lautenbach serves as a Director of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial) as well as the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida. Mr. Lautenbach is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Fairfield University (2005-present), as well as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, Mr. Lautenbach served as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007). |
Joseph Mauriello (64) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Capital Ltd. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-present) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products, 2007-present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a Director of the Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007). |
Cornelia M. Small (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors of the Teagle Foundation (2009-present). Ms. Small is also a member of the Investment Committee, and Chair (2008-present) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson of the Investment Committee (2002-2008) of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments. |
William S. Stavropoulos (70) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 Mr. Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons (2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004), Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently, Mr. Stavropoulos is a Director of Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Chemical Financial Corporation, Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), Tyco International, Inc. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital (private equity investment, 2005- present). Mr. Stavropoulos is a special advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science. |
David M. Thomas (60) |
| Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products), and Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present). |
Michael E. Wiley (58) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008-present), and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a Sr. Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005). |
Advisory Board Member and Executive Officers:
Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Mr. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Peter S. Lynch (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006). |
Kenneth B. Robins (39) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2009-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Robins worked at KPMG LLP, where he was a partner in KPMG's department of professional practice (2002-2004). |
Bruce T. Herring (43) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2006 Vice President of certain Equity Funds. Mr. Herring also serves as Group Chief Investments Officer of FMR. Previously, Mr. Herring served as a portfolio manager for Fidelity U.S. Equity Funds. |
Brian B. Hogan (44) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Vice President of certain Equity Funds and Vice President of Sector Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-present) and President of FMR's Equity Division (2009-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as a portfolio manager. |
Scott C. Goebel (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC; Chief Legal Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). |
William C. Coffey (40) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Holly C. Laurent (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Laurent is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Laurent was Senior Vice President and Head of Legal for Fidelity Business Services India Pvt. Ltd. (2006-2008), and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Group Head for FMR LLC (2005-2006). |
Christine Reynolds (50) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007). |
Kenneth A. Rathgeber (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2004 Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Rathgeber is Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), FMR (2005-present), FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2005-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2005-present), Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC (2005-present), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2005-present). |
Jeffrey S. Christian (47) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Christian also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Christian served as Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (2004-2009) and as Vice President of Business Analysis (2003-2004). |
Bryan A. Mehrmann (48) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Mehrmann is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Mehrmann served as Vice President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Group (FIIS)/Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC) Client Services (1998-2004). |
Adrien E. Deberghes (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005). |
John R. Hebble (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Paul M. Murphy (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Murphy is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2006), Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR (2007), and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1994-2007). |
Gary W. Ryan (50) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005). |
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The Board of Trustees of Fidelity Dividend Growth Fund voted to pay on record date, the following distributions per share derived from capital gains realized from sales of portfolio securities, and dividends derived from net investment income:
| Pay Date | Record Date | Dividends | Capital Gains |
Dividend Growth | 9/14/09 | 9/11/09 | $0.069 | $0.029 |
Dividend Growth designates 100% and 96% of the dividends distributed in September and December respectively, during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.
Dividend Growth designates 100% and 99% of the dividends distributed in September and December, respectively during the fiscal year as amounts which can be taken into account as a dividend for the purposes of the maximum rate under section 1(h)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2010 of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax returns.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity Dividend Growth Fund
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, acting directly and through its separate committees, requests and receives information concerning, and considers at each of its meetings factors that are relevant to, its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees, each composed of Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. Each committee has a written charter outlining the structure and purposes of the committee. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts.
At its July 2009 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expenses; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board ultimately reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts and the compensation to be received by Fidelity under the management contract is consistent with Fidelity's fiduciary duty under applicable law. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor noted above, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by competitors to Fidelity, and that the fund's shareholders, with the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.
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Management Fees - continued
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel and the fund's investment objective and discipline. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the size, education, and experience of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, their use of technology, and the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory, and management personnel. In response to last year's financial crisis, FMR took a number of actions intended to cut costs and improve efficiency without weakening the investment teams or resources. The Board noted that Fidelity's analysts have access to a variety of technological tools and market and securities data that enable them to perform both fundamental and quantitative analysis and to specialize in various disciplines. The Board considered Fidelity's extensive global research capabilities that enable the Investment Advisers to aggregate data from various sources in an effort to produce positive investment results. The Board also considered that Fidelity's portfolio managers and analysts have access to daily portfolio attribution that allows for monitoring of a fund's portfolio, as well as an electronic communication system that provides immediate real-time access to research concerning issuers and credit enhancers.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, distribution, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the Investment Advisers' supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through phone representatives and over the Internet, and investor education materials and asset allocation tools.
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Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing for a large variety of mutual fund investor services. For example, fund shareholders are offered the privilege of exchanging shares of the fund for shares of other Fidelity funds, as set forth in the fund's prospectus, without paying a sales charge. The Board noted that Fidelity has taken a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) dedicating additional resources to investment research and to restructure and broaden the focus of the investment research teams; (ii) bolstering the senior management team that oversees asset management; (iii) contractually agreeing to reduce the management fee on Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund; and (iv) expanding Class A and Class T load waiver categories to increase rollover retention opportunities and create consistent policies across the classes.
Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated within its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for Fidelity Dividend Growth (retail class), as well as the fund's relative investment performance for Fidelity Dividend Growth (retail class) measured against (i) a broad-based securities market index, and (ii) a peer group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by the Board over multiple periods. The following charts considered by the Board show, over the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2008, the cumulative total returns of Fidelity Dividend Growth (retail class) of the fund, the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of cumulative total returns of a peer group of mutual funds identified by Morningstar, Inc. as having an investment style similar to that of the fund based on underlying portfolio holdings. (Class K of the fund had less than one year of performance as of December 31, 2008.) The box within each chart shows the 25th percentile return (bottom of box) and the 75th percentile return (top of box) of the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten number noted below each chart corresponds to the percentile box and represents the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of Fidelity Dividend Growth (retail class) of the fund.
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Fidelity Dividend Growth Fund
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The Board reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and stated that the performance of Fidelity Dividend Growth (retail class) of the fund was in the fourth quartile for all the periods shown. The Board also stated that the investment performance of the fund was lower than its benchmark for all the periods shown. The Board discussed with FMR actions that have been taken by FMR to improve the fund's disappointing performance relative to its peer group and benchmark. The Board noted that this fund had underperformed in the previous year and discussed with FMR its disappointment with the continued underperformance of the fund. The Board will continue to closely monitor the performance of the fund in the coming year and discuss with FMR other appropriate actions to address the performance of the fund.
The Board 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 exceeds, or is exceeded by, the record (over the same period) of a Board-approved performance adjustment index. The Board realizes that the performance adjustment provides FMR with a strong economic incentive to seek to achieve superior performance for the fund's shareholders and helps to more closely align the interests of FMR and the fund's shareholders.
The Board considered that FMR has taken steps to refocus and strengthen equity research, equity portfolio management, and compliance. The Board reviewed the year-to-date performance of Fidelity Dividend Growth (retail class) through May 31, 2009 and stated that it exceeded the fund's benchmark.
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Based on its review, and giving particular weight to the nature and quality of the resources dedicated by the Investment Advisers to maintain and improve relative performance and factoring in the unprecedented market events in 2008, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund will benefit the fund's shareholders, particularly in light of the Board's view that the fund's shareholders benefit from investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and services.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Fund Expenses. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expenses compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared.
The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors, in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps, and without giving effect to the fund's performance adjustment. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 11% means that 89% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked and the impact of the fund's performance adjustment, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.
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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2008. The Board also noted the effect of the fund's negative performance adjustment on the fund's management fee ranking. The Board noted that the performance adjustment for each year represents calculations for performance periods that differ from the periods shown in the performance charts above.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee was fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.
In its review of each class's total expenses, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses, as well as the impact of the fund's performance adjustment. As part of its review, the Board also considered current and historical total expenses of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.
The Board noted that the total expenses of each class ranked below its competitive median for the period.
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In its review of total expenses, the Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information on clients that FMR and its affiliates service in other competitive markets, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the total expenses of each class of the fund were reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the audited books and records of Fidelity. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board believes that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board has also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and any fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and determined that the amount of profit is a fair entrepreneurial profit for the management of the fund.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions.
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In February 2009, the Board created an Ad Hoc Committee (the "Committee") to analyze economies of scale. The Committee was formed to consider whether FMR attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR determines the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will achieve a certain level of economies of scale as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board concluded, considering the findings of the Committee, that any potential economies of scale are being shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity in an appropriate manner.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including (i) fund performance trends, actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) portfolio manager changes that have occurred during the past year; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and key personnel, including performance benchmarks used by Fidelity in evaluating incentive compensation for portfolio managers and research analysts; (iv) the structure and process of equity research and actions taken by FMR to improve the quality of research; (v) the selection of and compensation paid by FMR to fund sub-advisers; (vi) Fidelity's fee structures and rationale for recommending different fees among categories of funds; (vii) the rationale for any differences between fund fee structures and fee structures in place for other Fidelity clients; (viii) Fidelity's rationale for recommending which funds should have a performance adjustment component as part of their management fees; and (ix) explanations for the relative total expenses borne by certain funds and classes, total expense competitive trends, and actions that might be taken by FMR to reduce total expenses for certain funds and classes.
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Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all material factors, the Board ultimately concluded that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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Investment Adviser
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
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FMR Co., Inc.
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(U.K.) Inc.
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(Hong Kong) Limited
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(Japan) Inc.
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Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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Fidelity®
Dividend Growth
Fund -
Class K
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Contents
Chairman's Message | <Click Here> | The Chairman's message to shareholders. |
Performance | <Click Here> | How the fund has done over time. |
Management's Discussion | <Click Here> | The manager's review of fund performance, strategy and outlook. |
Shareholder Expense Example | <Click Here> | An example of shareholder expenses. |
Investment Changes | <Click Here> | A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months. |
Investments | <Click Here> | A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values. |
Financial Statements | <Click Here> | Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights. |
Notes | <Click Here> | Notes to the financial statements. |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | <Click Here> | |
Trustees and Officers | <Click Here> | |
Distributions | <Click Here> | |
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees | <Click Here> | |
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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. A fund's Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. For a complete list of a fund's portfolio holdings, view the most recent holdings listing, semiannual report, or annual report on Fidelity's web site at http://www.fidelity.com or http://www.advisor.fidelity.com, as applicable.
NOT FDIC INSURED · MAY LOSE VALUE · NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
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Dear Shareholder:
We've seen a welcome uptick in the global equity markets this spring and summer, as signs of stabilization in some economic indicators have brought many investors back into the marketplace. But there remain other key measures - notably high unemployment and slack consumer spending - that suggest the road back to economic health could still be a bumpy ride. Financial markets are always unpredictable, of course, but there also are several time-tested investment principles that can help put the historical odds in your favor.
One of the basic tenets is to invest for the long term. Over time, riding out the markets' inevitable ups and downs has proven much more effective than selling into panic or chasing the hottest trend. Even missing only a few of the markets' best days can significantly diminish investor returns. Patience also affords the benefits of compounding - of earning interest on additional income or reinvested dividends and capital gains. There can be tax advantages and cost benefits to consider as well. While staying the course doesn't eliminate risk, it can considerably lessen the effect of short-term declines.
You can further manage your investing risk through diversification. And today, more than ever, geographic diversification should be taken into account. Studies indicate that asset allocation is the single most important determinant of a portfolio's long-term success. The right mix of stocks, bonds and cash - aligned to your particular risk tolerance and investment objective - is very important. Age-appropriate rebalancing is also an essential aspect of asset allocation. For younger investors, an emphasis on equities - which historically have been the best-performing asset class over time - is encouraged. As investors near their specific goal, such as retirement or sending a child to college, consideration may be given to replacing volatile assets (e.g. common stocks) with more-stable fixed investments (bonds or savings plans).
A third principle - investing regularly - can help lower the average cost of your purchases. Investing a certain amount of money each month or quarter helps ensure you won't pay for all your shares at market highs. This strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - also reduces "emotion" from investing, helping shareholders avoid selling weak performers just prior to an upswing, or chasing a hot performer just before a correction.
We invite you to contact us via the Internet, through our Investor Centers or by phone. It is our privilege to provide you the information you need to make the investments that are right for you.
Sincerely,
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d
Edward C. Johnson 3d
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Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class' dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The $10,000 table and the fund's 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
Periods ended July 31, 2009 | Past 1 year | Past 5 years | Past 10 years |
Class K A | -15.16% | -0.89% | -0.09% |
A The initial offering of Class K shares took place on May 9, 2008. Returns prior to May 9, 2008 are those of Dividend Growth, the original class of the fund.
$10,000 Over 10 Years
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Dividend Growth - Class K, a class of the fund, on July 31, 1999. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the Standard & Poor's 500SM Index performed over the same period. The initial offering of Class K took place on May 9, 2008. See above for additional information regarding the performance of Class K.
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Market Recap: U.S. stocks - battered by the effects of a global credit crisis for most of the year - were aided by early signs of a healing economy during the final months of the year ending July 31, 2009. For roughly half of the 12-month period, equities were in free fall, as a succession of large financial institutions around the world either collapsed or were forced into mergers or government conservatorship, and harried investors relinquished riskier assets in a massive flight to quality. By March, however, as unprecedented government interventions around the world took root, signs of a potential recovery began to emerge: corporate profits, though still weak, began to stabilize and valuations started to return to normal trading ranges. Against this improving backdrop, major equity indexes posted significant gains in March and April, which carried through to the end of the period. For the year overall, the Standard & Poor's 500SM Index declined 19.96%, while the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market IndexSM - the broadest overall gauge of domestic equities - was down 19.95%. Meanwhile, the blue-chip-laden Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM fell 16.62% and the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite® Index posted a 14.05% loss.
Comments from Lawrence Rakers, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity® Dividend Growth Fund: During the past year, the fund's Class K shares returned -15.16%, handily beating the S&P 500®. Versus the index, solid stock selection in materials and industrials aided performance. Also helping were rewarding stock picks and an overweighting in information technology, as well as an overweighting in consumer discretionary. Stock selection in diversified financials provided a further boost, although unfavorable positioning elsewhere within the financials sector cancelled out that benefit. A lighter-than-index exposure to General Electric proved rewarding, as the company's finance unit continued to be a drag on earnings. Other timely underweightings included commercial bank Citigroup and energy services provider Schlumberger. GE and Citigroup were not held at period end. Two out-of-index positions - natural gas producer Petrohawk Energy and Belgian brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev - further aided performance. Conversely, stock selection in energy and utilities detracted a bit. Not owning integrated energy heavyweight Exxon Mobil, a major index component, hurt our results - mainly in the fourth quarter of 2008, when the stock benefited from a flight to quality. Other detractors included Chesapeake Energy, a natural gas producer, insurer AIG (American International Group) and banking company Wachovia, which was acquired during the period.
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
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Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (February 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
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Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
| Annualized Expense Ratio | Beginning Account Value February 1, 2009 | Ending Account Value July 31, 2009 | Expenses Paid During Period* February 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009 |
Dividend Growth | .76% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,391.80 | $ 4.51 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,021.03 | $ 3.81 |
Class K | .50% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,392.40 | $ 2.97 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,022.32 | $ 2.51 |
A 5% return per year before expenses
* Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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Top Ten Stocks as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Wells Fargo & Co. | 2.2 | 1.6 |
Bank of America Corp. | 2.2 | 0.7 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 1.9 | 1.6 |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 1.6 | 1.6 |
Pfizer, Inc. | 1.6 | 1.0 |
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. | 1.3 | 1.8 |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | 1.2 | 1.0 |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 1.0 | 0.4 |
Microsoft Corp. | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Petrohawk Energy Corp. | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| 15.0 | |
Top Five Market Sectors as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Information Technology | 18.0 | 17.9 |
Financials | 16.4 | 15.3 |
Health Care | 12.3 | 13.5 |
Energy | 11.9 | 12.4 |
Consumer Discretionary | 11.2 | 11.3 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) |
As of July 31, 2009* | As of January 31, 2009** |
![fid4838](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4838.gif) | Stocks and Investment Companies 98.2% | | ![fid4838](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4838.gif) | Stocks and Investment Companies 97.7% | |
![fid4965](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4965.gif) | Bonds 0.2% | | ![fid4965](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4965.gif) | Bonds 0.2% | |
![fid4968](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4968.gif) | Convertible Securities 1.2% | | ![fid4968](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4968.gif) | Convertible Securities 1.5% | |
![fid4841](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4841.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 0.4% | | ![fid4841](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4841.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net OtherAssets 0.6% | |
* Foreign investments | 12.0% | | ** Foreign investments | 11.2% | |
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Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 97.7% |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 11.1% |
Auto Components - 1.0% |
Autoliv, Inc. | 218,200 | | $ 7,814 |
BorgWarner, Inc. | 174,800 | | 5,802 |
Federal-Mogul Corp. Class A (a) | 839,205 | | 11,858 |
Johnson Controls, Inc. | 902,200 | | 23,349 |
Magna International, Inc. Class A (sub. vtg.) | 43,900 | | 2,221 |
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (a) | 1,020,900 | | 17,376 |
| | 68,420 |
Automobiles - 0.1% |
Thor Industries, Inc. | 168,000 | | 4,017 |
Winnebago Industries, Inc. | 311,154 | | 3,273 |
| | 7,290 |
Diversified Consumer Services - 0.6% |
Hillenbrand, Inc. | 402,300 | | 7,290 |
Princeton Review, Inc. (a) | 435,960 | | 2,363 |
Regis Corp. | 550,870 | | 7,525 |
Service Corp. International | 1,072,000 | | 6,775 |
Stewart Enterprises, Inc. Class A | 2,784,932 | | 13,618 |
| | 37,571 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.9% |
Brinker International, Inc. | 772,100 | | 12,848 |
Burger King Holdings, Inc. | 344,100 | | 5,857 |
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | 28,000 | | 808 |
DineEquity, Inc. (e) | 635,100 | | 15,693 |
Las Vegas Sands Corp. unit | 98,351 | | 15,527 |
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (a) | 152,200 | | 2,849 |
Sonic Corp. (a) | 1,097,100 | | 12,101 |
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. | 919,400 | | 21,707 |
Vail Resorts, Inc. (a) | 216,963 | | 6,207 |
WMS Industries, Inc. (a) | 270,300 | | 9,774 |
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. | 2,108,015 | | 29,407 |
| | 132,778 |
Household Durables - 1.4% |
Black & Decker Corp. | 225,400 | | 8,475 |
Centex Corp. | 200,700 | | 2,190 |
Dorel Industries, Inc. Class B (sub. vtg.) | 175,200 | | 4,066 |
Funai Electric Co. Ltd. | 28,000 | | 1,169 |
Hooker Furniture Corp. | 360,242 | | 4,946 |
Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a) | 396,900 | | 20,472 |
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. | 760,200 | | 9,784 |
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Pulte Homes, Inc. | 860,500 | | $ 9,784 |
Stanley Furniture Co., Inc. | 228,560 | | 2,514 |
The Stanley Works | 158,100 | | 6,348 |
Whirlpool Corp. | 417,500 | | 23,835 |
| | 93,583 |
Internet & Catalog Retail - 0.0% |
Liberty Media Corp. Interactive Series A (a) | 480,400 | | 3,199 |
Leisure Equipment & Products - 0.1% |
Hasbro, Inc. | 264,200 | | 7,001 |
Media - 2.6% |
Cablevision Systems Corp. - NY Group Class A | 581,500 | | 11,903 |
CC Media Holdings, Inc. Class A (a) | 1,200,000 | | 1,200 |
Comcast Corp.: | | | |
Class A | 373,870 | | 5,556 |
Class A (special) (non-vtg.) | 2,008,900 | | 28,105 |
DISH Network Corp. Class A (a) | 1,018,573 | | 17,265 |
Informa PLC | 1,626,762 | | 6,516 |
Lamar Advertising Co. Class A (a)(e) | 358,170 | | 7,536 |
Liberty Media Corp. Entertainment Series A (a) | 982,468 | | 27,480 |
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. | 20,000 | | 627 |
The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (a) | 472,400 | | 12,235 |
The Walt Disney Co. | 761,667 | | 19,133 |
Time Warner Cable, Inc. | 826,326 | | 27,318 |
Viacom, Inc. Class B (non-vtg.) (a) | 395,600 | | 9,162 |
| | 174,036 |
Multiline Retail - 0.4% |
Macy's, Inc. | 12,000 | | 167 |
Target Corp. | 579,664 | | 25,285 |
| | 25,452 |
Specialty Retail - 2.9% |
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | 545,600 | | 25,223 |
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. | 432,400 | | 6,049 |
Best Buy Co., Inc. | 272,200 | | 10,172 |
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. | 368,300 | | 4,788 |
Carphone Warehouse Group PLC | 761,031 | | 2,282 |
Collective Brands, Inc. (a) | 678,429 | | 10,801 |
Gymboree Corp. (a) | 159,100 | | 6,329 |
Home Depot, Inc. | 638,968 | | 16,575 |
Lowe's Companies, Inc. | 1,872,900 | | 42,065 |
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Lumber Liquidators, Inc. (a)(e) | 560,297 | | $ 9,200 |
OfficeMax, Inc. | 844,706 | | 7,864 |
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (a) | 1,437,900 | | 10,037 |
Staples, Inc. | 1,202,182 | | 25,270 |
The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. (a) | 800 | | 26 |
The Men's Wearhouse, Inc. | 132,300 | | 2,859 |
Tween Brands, Inc. (a)(f) | 2,009,197 | | 14,547 |
Zale Corp. (a) | 284,003 | | 1,681 |
| | 195,768 |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.1% |
American Apparel, Inc. (a) | 1,680,900 | | 6,455 |
VF Corp. | 40,000 | | 2,588 |
| | 9,043 |
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | 754,141 |
CONSUMER STAPLES - 8.3% |
Beverages - 1.6% |
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA NV | 779,960 | | 31,031 |
Carlsberg AS Series B | 20,058 | | 1,392 |
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. | 800,752 | | 15,046 |
The Coca-Cola Co. | 1,145,700 | | 57,102 |
| | 104,571 |
Food & Staples Retailing - 2.0% |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 344,400 | | 17,048 |
CVS Caremark Corp. | 1,318,200 | | 44,133 |
Kroger Co. | 582,400 | | 12,452 |
Pricesmart, Inc. | 204,100 | | 3,329 |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 745,800 | | 37,201 |
Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. (a) | 1,667,696 | | 23,631 |
| | 137,794 |
Food Products - 2.5% |
Bunge Ltd. | 44,000 | | 3,079 |
Cermaq ASA (a) | 975,700 | | 6,922 |
Corn Products International, Inc. | 451,198 | | 12,634 |
Danone | 131,576 | | 7,060 |
Global Bio-Chem Technology Group Co. Ltd. | 32,396,000 | | 6,312 |
Kellogg Co. | 148,128 | | 7,036 |
Leroy Seafood Group ASA | 861,500 | | 14,330 |
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Marine Harvest ASA (a)(e) | 66,789,000 | | $ 41,934 |
Nestle SA (Reg.) | 402,968 | | 16,584 |
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. (a) | 124,100 | | 7,882 |
Smithfield Foods, Inc. (a)(e) | 992,100 | | 13,443 |
Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A | 2,568,300 | | 29,356 |
Unilever NV (Certificaten Van Aandelen) | 180,000 | | 4,918 |
| | 171,490 |
Household Products - 1.1% |
Clorox Co. | 56,500 | | 3,447 |
Energizer Holdings, Inc. (a) | 255,587 | | 16,373 |
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | 393,001 | | 22,971 |
Procter & Gamble Co. | 500,351 | | 27,774 |
| | 70,565 |
Personal Products - 0.3% |
Avon Products, Inc. | 407,033 | | 13,180 |
Hengan International Group Co. Ltd. | 520,000 | | 3,026 |
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. Class A | 176,100 | | 6,412 |
| | 22,618 |
Tobacco - 0.8% |
Lorillard, Inc. | 186,500 | | 13,749 |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | 882,400 | | 41,120 |
| | 54,869 |
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | | 561,907 |
ENERGY - 11.6% |
Energy Equipment & Services - 4.5% |
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (e) | 100,300 | | 9,014 |
Global Industries Ltd. (a) | 2,936,002 | | 20,053 |
Halliburton Co. | 762,400 | | 16,841 |
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (a) | 682,500 | | 7,159 |
Nabors Industries Ltd. (a) | 562,382 | | 9,572 |
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (a) | 2,391,100 | | 85,936 |
Noble Corp. | 959,734 | | 32,497 |
Parker Drilling Co. (a) | 877,300 | | 4,053 |
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. | 164,200 | | 2,268 |
Pride International, Inc. (a) | 406,327 | | 10,187 |
Schlumberger Ltd. | 156,000 | | 8,346 |
Smith International, Inc. | 887,400 | | 22,300 |
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Tidewater, Inc. | 396,200 | | $ 17,829 |
Union Drilling, Inc. (a) | 392,150 | | 2,804 |
Weatherford International Ltd. (a) | 2,903,900 | | 54,477 |
| | 303,336 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 7.1% |
Arch Coal, Inc. | 501,600 | | 8,733 |
Atlas America, Inc. | 80,000 | | 1,609 |
Berry Petroleum Co. Class A | 686,700 | | 16,289 |
Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP | 200,475 | | 4,817 |
Brigham Exploration Co. (a) | 1,920,300 | | 9,371 |
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. | 305,406 | | 10,729 |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. | 2,101,700 | | 45,060 |
Cimarex Energy Co. | 184,200 | | 6,591 |
Concho Resources, Inc. (a) | 257,665 | | 7,910 |
Denbury Resources, Inc. (a) | 846,890 | | 14,058 |
El Paso Corp. | 999,000 | | 10,050 |
EXCO Resources, Inc. (a) | 1,798,100 | | 24,706 |
Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc. | 617,599 | | 22,190 |
Frontier Oil Corp. | 524,900 | | 7,296 |
Hess Corp. | 417,300 | | 23,035 |
Holly Corp. | 328,100 | | 6,979 |
Keyera Facilities Income Fund | 216,100 | | 3,819 |
Marathon Oil Corp. | 123,900 | | 3,996 |
Niko Resources Ltd. | 48,000 | | 3,382 |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 256,200 | | 18,277 |
OPTI Canada, Inc. (a)(e) | 5,365,900 | | 7,820 |
OPTI Canada, Inc. (a)(g) | 4,564,800 | | 6,652 |
Peabody Energy Corp. | 171,100 | | 5,665 |
Penn Virginia Corp. | 320,900 | | 6,164 |
Petro-Canada | 740,000 | | 30,559 |
Petrohawk Energy Corp. (a) | 2,714,838 | | 65,916 |
Plains Exploration & Production Co. (a) | 1,291,068 | | 36,989 |
Quicksilver Resources, Inc. (a) | 25,600 | | 293 |
Range Resources Corp. | 587,900 | | 27,284 |
Rosetta Resources, Inc. (a) | 784,852 | | 8,139 |
Southwestern Energy Co. (a) | 631,637 | | 26,169 |
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Sunoco, Inc. | 203,698 | | $ 5,029 |
Venoco, Inc. (a) | 960,819 | | 8,494 |
| | 484,070 |
TOTAL ENERGY | | 787,406 |
FINANCIALS - 16.2% |
Capital Markets - 2.5% |
AllianceBernstein Holding LP | 220,100 | | 4,543 |
Bank Sarasin & Co. Ltd.: | | | |
rights 9/15/09 (a) | 197,868 | | 181 |
Series B (Reg.) | 197,868 | | 6,453 |
Deutsche Bank AG (NY Shares) | 88,000 | | 5,711 |
Fortress Investment Group LLC (e) | 1,637,300 | | 6,533 |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 388,398 | | 63,425 |
Janus Capital Group, Inc. | 599,300 | | 8,186 |
Morgan Stanley | 1,511,944 | | 43,090 |
Nomura Holdings, Inc. sponsored ADR (e) | 400,100 | | 3,525 |
State Street Corp. | 382,300 | | 19,230 |
The Blackstone Group LP | 525,000 | | 5,912 |
| | 166,789 |
Commercial Banks - 4.5% |
Associated Banc-Corp. | 612,300 | | 6,637 |
CapitalSource, Inc. | 5,560,045 | | 25,799 |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | 1,684,500 | | 6,890 |
KeyCorp | 556,800 | | 3,218 |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | 1,251,200 | | 7,643 |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 1,898,794 | | 69,610 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | 231,700 | | 9,918 |
SunTrust Banks, Inc. | 203,100 | | 3,960 |
U.S. Bancorp, Delaware | 950,100 | | 19,392 |
Wells Fargo & Co. | 6,217,641 | | 152,082 |
| | 305,149 |
Consumer Finance - 0.6% |
Capital One Financial Corp. | 817,300 | | 25,091 |
Discover Financial Services | 1,107,332 | | 13,155 |
ORIX Corp. | 48,860 | | 3,093 |
| | 41,339 |
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Diversified Financial Services - 4.8% |
Bank of America Corp. | 9,963,527 | | $ 147,361 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 3,312,300 | | 128,020 |
PHH Corp. (a) | 36,000 | | 660 |
PICO Holdings, Inc. (a) | 1,607,700 | | 48,762 |
Ricoh Leasing Co. Ltd. | 96,100 | | 1,912 |
| | 326,715 |
Insurance - 2.3% |
ACE Ltd. | 238,700 | | 11,711 |
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | 160,100 | | 3,666 |
Assurant, Inc. | 193,871 | | 4,948 |
Assured Guaranty Ltd. | 280,200 | | 3,914 |
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. | 140,400 | | 4,685 |
Everest Re Group Ltd. | 141,300 | | 11,335 |
Genworth Financial, Inc. Class A | 1,701,300 | | 11,739 |
Lincoln National Corp. | 784,500 | | 16,624 |
Loews Corp. | 183,900 | | 5,521 |
Maiden Holdings Ltd. (g) | 764,342 | | 5,817 |
MBIA, Inc. (a)(e) | 1,300,900 | | 5,451 |
MetLife, Inc. | 399,976 | | 13,579 |
Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. | 453,900 | | 7,117 |
Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd. | 184,700 | | 6,234 |
Protective Life Corp. | 539,000 | | 8,058 |
Prudential Financial, Inc. | 123,300 | | 5,458 |
The Travelers Companies, Inc. | 414,140 | | 17,837 |
Validus Holdings Ltd. | 156,200 | | 3,546 |
XL Capital Ltd. Class A | 668,555 | | 9,413 |
| | 156,653 |
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 0.6% |
Brandywine Realty Trust (SBI) | 199,700 | | 1,634 |
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. | 633,200 | | 3,761 |
Developers Diversified Realty Corp. | 273,677 | | 1,535 |
Duke Realty LP | 298,000 | | 2,828 |
Kite Realty Group Trust | 80,100 | | 256 |
ProLogis Trust | 1,332,900 | | 11,716 |
SL Green Realty Corp. | 321,200 | | 8,281 |
U-Store-It Trust | 32,001 | | 155 |
Unibail-Rodamco (e) | 8,800 | | 1,538 |
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Ventas, Inc. | 70,000 | | $ 2,471 |
Vornado Realty Trust | 134,025 | | 6,838 |
| | 41,013 |
Real Estate Management & Development - 0.9% |
CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. Class A (a) | 4,349,000 | | 47,404 |
Forestar Group, Inc. (a) | 153,200 | | 1,995 |
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. | 294,500 | | 11,179 |
Unite Group PLC | 883,582 | | 1,860 |
| | 62,438 |
TOTAL FINANCIALS | | 1,100,096 |
HEALTH CARE - 12.2% |
Biotechnology - 2.8% |
Actelion Ltd. (Reg.) (a) | 15,970 | | 881 |
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 126,500 | | 5,572 |
Amgen, Inc. (a) | 717,700 | | 44,720 |
Biogen Idec, Inc. (a) | 162,400 | | 7,722 |
Cephalon, Inc. (a) | 262,000 | | 15,366 |
Dendreon Corp. (a)(e) | 280,800 | | 6,798 |
DUSA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(e)(f) | 1,363,953 | | 1,459 |
Genzyme Corp. (a) | 246,545 | | 12,793 |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a) | 435,413 | | 21,305 |
Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (a) | 717,900 | | 10,266 |
Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 24,000 | | 91 |
ImmunoGen, Inc. (a) | 47,800 | | 415 |
Maxygen, Inc. (a) | 80,000 | | 639 |
Micromet, Inc. (a) | 437,800 | | 2,815 |
Theravance, Inc. (a) | 1,753,861 | | 26,483 |
United Therapeutics Corp. (a) | 124,000 | | 11,485 |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 628,329 | | 22,626 |
| | 191,436 |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.8% |
C.R. Bard, Inc. | 233,950 | | 17,212 |
Cooper Companies, Inc. | 119,900 | | 3,290 |
Covidien PLC | 996,300 | | 37,670 |
DENTSPLY International, Inc. | 241,300 | | 8,047 |
ev3, Inc. (a) | 116,036 | | 1,424 |
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp. (a) | 438,300 | | 13,877 |
Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. (a) | 266,400 | | 8,964 |
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Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (a) | 244,500 | | $ 7,731 |
Orthofix International NV (a) | 238,913 | | 6,656 |
Sonova Holding AG | 169,201 | | 14,923 |
William Demant Holding AS (a) | 24,300 | | 1,446 |
| | 121,240 |
Health Care Providers & Services - 2.6% |
Aetna, Inc. | 144,000 | | 3,884 |
Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. | 1,227,700 | | 13,149 |
CIGNA Corp. | 1,442,400 | | 40,964 |
Express Scripts, Inc. (a) | 317,500 | | 22,238 |
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA | 140,271 | | 6,441 |
Genoptix, Inc. (a) | 146,600 | | 4,590 |
Health Net, Inc. (a) | 251,483 | | 3,403 |
Henry Schein, Inc. (a) | 44,000 | | 2,261 |
Humana, Inc. (a) | 244,200 | | 8,022 |
McKesson Corp. | 171,300 | | 8,762 |
Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (a) | 455,300 | | 24,067 |
Triple-S Management Corp. (a) | 607,210 | | 10,377 |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 593,300 | | 16,648 |
Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B | 265,800 | | 14,781 |
| | 179,587 |
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.3% |
Bruker BioSciences Corp. (a) | 626,819 | | 6,306 |
Clinical Data, Inc. (a)(e) | 140,044 | | 2,074 |
Life Technologies Corp. (a) | 210,500 | | 9,584 |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (a) | 87,500 | | 3,962 |
| | 21,926 |
Pharmaceuticals - 4.7% |
Abbott Laboratories | 284,200 | | 12,786 |
Allergan, Inc. | 400,200 | | 21,383 |
Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 651,721 | | 7,886 |
King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 178,900 | | 1,623 |
Merck & Co., Inc. | 1,818,105 | | 54,561 |
Novo Nordisk AS Series B | 130,981 | | 7,709 |
Pfizer, Inc. | 6,716,925 | | 107,001 |
Sanofi-Aventis | 168,051 | | 10,995 |
Schering-Plough Corp. | 989,600 | | 26,234 |
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. sponsored ADR | 280,000 | | 14,935 |
ViroPharma, Inc. (a) | 440,500 | | 3,246 |
Vivus, Inc. (a) | 1,141,849 | | 8,461 |
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Wyeth | 820,560 | | $ 38,197 |
XenoPort, Inc. (a) | 224,700 | | 4,564 |
| | 319,581 |
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | | 833,770 |
INDUSTRIALS - 9.9% |
Aerospace & Defense - 1.4% |
Alliant Techsystems, Inc. (a) | 72,100 | | 5,676 |
Honeywell International, Inc. | 728,000 | | 25,262 |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | 114,000 | | 8,523 |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | 216,200 | | 9,638 |
Orbital Sciences Corp. (a) | 561,900 | | 7,608 |
United Technologies Corp. | 757,300 | | 41,250 |
| | 97,957 |
Air Freight & Logistics - 0.1% |
FedEx Corp. | 69,500 | | 4,715 |
Airlines - 0.4% |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. (a) | 3,841,075 | | 26,619 |
Building Products - 0.4% |
Masco Corp. | 1,305,200 | | 18,181 |
Owens Corning (a) | 664,325 | | 12,210 |
| | 30,391 |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.9% |
ACCO Brands Corp. (a) | 56,232 | | 246 |
Clean Harbors, Inc. (a) | 196,090 | | 10,230 |
Consolidated Graphics, Inc. (a) | 104,500 | | 1,912 |
EnergySolutions, Inc. | 245,288 | | 2,112 |
GeoEye, Inc. (a) | 735,162 | | 18,232 |
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. | 1,362,600 | | 18,940 |
Republic Services, Inc. | 378,595 | | 10,071 |
| | 61,743 |
Construction & Engineering - 0.7% |
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV (NY Shares) | 880,200 | | 12,279 |
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. (f) | 3,074,870 | | 17,803 |
MYR Group, Inc. (a) | 316,357 | | 5,701 |
Tutor Perini Corp. (a) | 320,300 | | 5,910 |
URS Corp. (a) | 145,500 | | 7,362 |
| | 49,055 |
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Electrical Equipment - 1.1% |
AMETEK, Inc. | 202,455 | | $ 6,551 |
Cooper Industries Ltd. Class A | 1,013,651 | | 33,400 |
First Solar, Inc. (a) | 44,400 | | 6,855 |
Renewable Energy Corp. AS (a)(e) | 1,821,703 | | 14,459 |
Roper Industries, Inc. | 76,100 | | 3,639 |
Sunpower Corp.: | | | |
Class A (a)(e) | 204,100 | | 6,572 |
Class B (a) | 262,100 | | 7,155 |
| | 78,631 |
Industrial Conglomerates - 1.2% |
Carlisle Companies, Inc. | 24,000 | | 752 |
Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV | 318,200 | | 7,244 |
McDermott International, Inc. (a) | 1,060,478 | | 20,722 |
Rheinmetall AG | 165,100 | | 8,038 |
Siemens AG sponsored ADR | 185,600 | | 14,751 |
Textron, Inc. | 2,062,132 | | 27,715 |
| | 79,222 |
Machinery - 1.5% |
Briggs & Stratton Corp. | 448,432 | | 7,700 |
Columbus McKinnon Corp. (NY Shares) (a) | 56,000 | | 810 |
Cummins, Inc. | 660,500 | | 28,408 |
Danaher Corp. | 207,500 | | 12,707 |
Ingersoll-Rand Co. Ltd. | 401,700 | | 11,601 |
JTEKT Corp. | 525,600 | | 5,950 |
Navistar International Corp. (a) | 586,400 | | 23,186 |
Vallourec SA | 86,300 | | 11,353 |
| | 101,715 |
Marine - 0.1% |
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. | 134,100 | | 3,918 |
Professional Services - 0.2% |
Manpower, Inc. | 79,400 | | 3,807 |
Monster Worldwide, Inc. (a) | 578,300 | | 7,535 |
Robert Half International, Inc. | 112,000 | | 2,776 |
| | 14,118 |
Road & Rail - 1.9% |
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. | 52,600 | | 4,134 |
Con-way, Inc. | 328,119 | | 14,946 |
CSX Corp. | 529,200 | | 21,232 |
Norfolk Southern Corp. | 268,200 | | 11,600 |
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Ryder System, Inc. | 431,200 | | $ 15,148 |
Saia, Inc. (a) | 232,035 | | 4,191 |
Union Pacific Corp. | 684,900 | | 39,395 |
Universal Truckload Services, Inc. (f) | 1,138,499 | | 18,364 |
| | 129,010 |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | 677,094 |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 17.6% |
Communications Equipment - 3.5% |
3Com Corp. (a) | 200,200 | | 755 |
Adtran, Inc. | 563,471 | | 13,613 |
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) | 4,905,000 | | 107,959 |
CommScope, Inc. (a) | 60,000 | | 1,536 |
Comverse Technology, Inc. (a) | 1,687,600 | | 13,349 |
Infinera Corp. (a) | 196,668 | | 1,331 |
Juniper Networks, Inc. (a) | 1,712,800 | | 44,755 |
Motorola, Inc. | 4,780,304 | | 34,227 |
Palm, Inc. (a)(e) | 340,900 | | 5,362 |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 381,100 | | 17,611 |
| | 240,498 |
Computers & Peripherals - 2.2% |
Apple, Inc. (a) | 214,100 | | 34,982 |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | 1,847,200 | | 79,984 |
Netezza Corp. (a) | 440,088 | | 3,978 |
QLogic Corp. (a) | 152,000 | | 1,984 |
SanDisk Corp. (a) | 280,201 | | 4,993 |
Seagate Technology | 1,917,100 | | 23,082 |
| | 149,003 |
Electronic Equipment & Components - 2.0% |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | 460,500 | | 10,693 |
Amphenol Corp. Class A | 491,700 | | 16,398 |
Arrow Electronics, Inc. (a) | 627,100 | | 16,160 |
Avnet, Inc. (a) | 1,239,389 | | 30,241 |
Bell Microproducts, Inc. (a)(f) | 2,045,259 | | 3,211 |
BYD Co. Ltd. (H Shares) (a) | 240,500 | | 1,333 |
Corning, Inc. | 1,741,300 | | 29,602 |
Ingram Micro, Inc. Class A (a) | 716,650 | | 12,054 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued |
Electronic Equipment & Components - continued |
Itron, Inc. (a) | 163,124 | | $ 8,510 |
Tyco Electronics Ltd. | 466,572 | | 10,017 |
| | 138,219 |
Internet Software & Services - 0.8% |
Google, Inc. Class A (a) | 78,700 | | 34,868 |
VeriSign, Inc. (a) | 984,232 | | 20,118 |
| | 54,986 |
IT Services - 1.7% |
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. Class A (a) | 103,200 | | 4,893 |
Alliance Data Systems Corp. (a)(e) | 345,552 | | 17,623 |
Atos Origin SA | 172,136 | | 7,847 |
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | 1,031,100 | | 24,148 |
Lender Processing Services, Inc. | 607,865 | | 20,777 |
Metavante Technologies, Inc. (a) | 400,018 | | 12,321 |
Perot Systems Corp. Class A (a) | 634,800 | | 10,144 |
The Western Union Co. | 220,594 | | 3,856 |
Visa, Inc. Class A | 93,300 | | 6,107 |
Wright Express Corp. (a) | 171,996 | | 4,864 |
| | 112,580 |
Office Electronics - 0.1% |
Xerox Corp. | 715,600 | | 5,861 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 4.7% |
Analog Devices, Inc. | 548,300 | | 15,007 |
Applied Materials, Inc. | 1,881,900 | | 25,970 |
Atmel Corp. (a) | 13,661,161 | | 56,967 |
Cymer, Inc. (a) | 456,900 | | 15,631 |
Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. (a) | 2,637,600 | | 23,290 |
Globe Specialty Metals, Inc. | 200,000 | | 1,440 |
International Rectifier Corp. (a) | 606,502 | | 10,044 |
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. (a) | 440,300 | | 2,585 |
Lam Research Corp. (a) | 1,962,693 | | 58,999 |
LTX-Credence Corp. (a)(f) | 7,536,843 | | 6,783 |
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | 1,132,800 | | 20,073 |
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (a) | 441,600 | | 7,781 |
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) | 2,238,100 | | 14,301 |
National Semiconductor Corp. | 762,677 | | 11,486 |
ON Semiconductor Corp. (a) | 3,138,654 | | 22,912 |
Semitool, Inc. (a) | 1,089,100 | | 6,447 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - continued |
Standard Microsystems Corp. (a) | 44,000 | | $ 1,021 |
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. (a) | 628,750 | | 20,145 |
| | 320,882 |
Software - 2.6% |
Adobe Systems, Inc. (a) | 96,000 | | 3,112 |
ANSYS, Inc. (a) | 240,250 | | 7,510 |
BMC Software, Inc. (a) | 266,400 | | 9,066 |
Citrix Systems, Inc. (a) | 376,062 | | 13,388 |
Informatica Corp. (a) | 386,100 | | 7,100 |
Microsoft Corp. | 2,804,100 | | 65,952 |
Misys PLC | 1,876,400 | | 5,682 |
Nice Systems Ltd. sponsored ADR (a) | 32,000 | | 876 |
Oracle Corp. | 1,909,700 | | 42,262 |
Sourcefire, Inc. (a) | 881,315 | | 15,546 |
Ubisoft Entertainment SA (a) | 308,270 | | 5,266 |
| | 175,760 |
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | | 1,197,789 |
MATERIALS - 6.5% |
Chemicals - 3.4% |
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | 176,200 | | 13,145 |
Airgas, Inc. | 199,200 | | 8,880 |
Albemarle Corp. | 311,600 | | 9,258 |
Ashland, Inc. | 699,123 | | 23,169 |
Celanese Corp. Class A | 1,187,200 | | 30,511 |
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | 44,100 | | 3,481 |
Cytec Industries, Inc. | 120,002 | | 3,012 |
Dow Chemical Co. | 663,900 | | 14,055 |
Huabao International Holdings Ltd. | 1,720,000 | | 1,795 |
Monsanto Co. | 339,300 | | 28,501 |
Rockwood Holdings, Inc. (a) | 316,293 | | 5,668 |
Solutia, Inc. (a) | 1,832,800 | | 16,385 |
Spartech Corp. | 1,367,190 | | 17,090 |
Terra Industries, Inc. | 445,574 | | 12,993 |
The Mosaic Co. | 264,000 | | 13,768 |
W.R. Grace & Co. (a) | 1,573,025 | | 26,159 |
| | 227,870 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
MATERIALS - continued |
Construction Materials - 0.1% |
Eagle Materials, Inc. | 111,400 | | $ 3,041 |
Vulcan Materials Co. | 143,500 | | 6,813 |
| | 9,854 |
Containers & Packaging - 1.1% |
Ball Corp. | 139,362 | | 6,740 |
Owens-Illinois, Inc. (a) | 785,376 | | 26,656 |
Rock-Tenn Co. Class A | 227,444 | | 10,226 |
Temple-Inland, Inc. | 1,779,700 | | 27,870 |
| | 71,492 |
Metals & Mining - 1.9% |
Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. (Canada) | 58,300 | | 3,419 |
ArcelorMittal SA (NY Shares) Class A | 313,000 | | 11,281 |
Commercial Metals Co. | 869,900 | | 14,388 |
Eldorado Gold Corp. (a) | 3,180,700 | | 31,974 |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. | 20,000 | | 1,332 |
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (a) | 2,052,800 | | 16,577 |
Lihir Gold Ltd. (a) | 4,086,470 | | 9,467 |
Newcrest Mining Ltd. | 483,902 | | 12,141 |
Newmont Mining Corp. | 198,700 | | 8,216 |
Nucor Corp. | 96,000 | | 4,269 |
Rio Tinto PLC (Reg.) | 182,200 | | 7,589 |
Timminco Ltd. (a)(e) | 1,450,275 | | 1,413 |
United States Steel Corp. | 67,400 | | 2,679 |
Vale SA sponsored ADR | 144,400 | | 2,849 |
| | 127,594 |
Paper & Forest Products - 0.0% |
Weyerhaeuser Co. | 72,100 | | 2,526 |
TOTAL MATERIALS | | 439,336 |
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 1.7% |
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 1.3% |
AT&T, Inc. | 1,495,546 | | 39,228 |
Cincinnati Bell, Inc. (a) | 1,769,942 | | 5,540 |
Qwest Communications International, Inc. | 5,970,371 | | 23,046 |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 746,532 | | 23,941 |
| | 91,755 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - continued |
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.4% |
Sprint Nextel Corp. (a) | 4,724,200 | | $ 18,897 |
Vivo Participacoes SA sponsored ADR | 331,600 | | 7,551 |
| | 26,448 |
TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES | | 118,203 |
UTILITIES - 2.6% |
Electric Utilities - 0.9% |
Allegheny Energy, Inc. | 826,300 | | 20,831 |
Entergy Corp. | 214,712 | | 17,248 |
FirstEnergy Corp. | 560,900 | | 23,109 |
| | 61,188 |
Gas Utilities - 0.3% |
EQT Corp. | 297,200 | | 11,407 |
Questar Corp. | 53,900 | | 1,782 |
Xinao Gas Holdings Ltd. | 3,604,000 | | 5,971 |
| | 19,160 |
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 1.2% |
AES Corp. | 1,057,600 | | 13,527 |
Constellation Energy Group, Inc. | 825,200 | | 23,683 |
NRG Energy, Inc. (a) | 1,383,053 | | 37,633 |
RRI Energy, Inc. (a) | 1,773,750 | | 9,490 |
| | 84,333 |
Multi-Utilities - 0.2% |
CMS Energy Corp. | 257,400 | | 3,331 |
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | 79,500 | | 2,580 |
Sempra Energy | 174,900 | | 9,170 |
| | 15,081 |
TOTAL UTILITIES | | 179,762 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $6,617,884) | 6,649,504 |
Preferred Stocks - 0.6% |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 0.5% |
ENERGY - 0.2% |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.2% |
McMoRan Exploration Co. 6.75% | 48,000 | | $ 2,605 |
SandRidge Energy, Inc. 8.50% (a)(g) | 80,500 | | 10,777 |
| | 13,382 |
FINANCIALS - 0.0% |
Diversified Financial Services - 0.0% |
CIT Group, Inc. Series C, 8.75% | 435,450 | | 1,834 |
MATERIALS - 0.3% |
Metals & Mining - 0.3% |
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. 6.75% | 230,400 | | 21,262 |
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS | | 36,478 |
Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 0.1% |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.1% |
Automobiles - 0.1% |
Fiat SpA (a) | 936,600 | | 5,897 |
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $59,735) | 42,375 |
Investment Companies - 0.4% |
| | | |
Ares Capital Corp. (Cost $32,167) | 2,550,900 | | 23,035 |
Corporate Bonds - 0.9% |
| Principal Amount (000s) | | |
Convertible Bonds - 0.7% |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.0% |
Media - 0.0% |
Virgin Media, Inc. 6.5% 11/15/16 (g) | | $ 3,040 | | 2,678 |
FINANCIALS - 0.2% |
Capital Markets - 0.0% |
Janus Capital Group, Inc. 3.25% 7/15/14 | | 1,310 | | 1,573 |
Corporate Bonds - continued |
| Principal Amount (000s) | | Value (000s) |
Convertible Bonds - continued |
FINANCIALS - continued |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.2% |
MGIC Investment Corp. 9% 4/1/63 (d)(g) | | $ 15,533 | | $ 9,067 |
TOTAL FINANCIALS | | 10,640 |
HEALTH CARE - 0.1% |
Pharmaceuticals - 0.1% |
Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. 1.75% 4/15/15 (g) | | 8,010 | | 7,288 |
INDUSTRIALS - 0.1% |
Airlines - 0.0% |
U.S. Airways Group, Inc. 7.25% 5/15/14 | | 3,200 | | 2,621 |
Construction & Engineering - 0.1% |
MasTec, Inc. 4% 6/15/14 | | 3,990 | | 3,795 |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | 6,416 |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 0.3% |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.3% |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 6% 5/1/15 | | 14,820 | | 8,966 |
Amkor Technology, Inc. 6% 4/15/14 (g) | | 4,010 | | 8,887 |
| | 17,853 |
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS | | 44,875 |
Nonconvertible Bonds - 0.2% |
ENERGY - 0.1% |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.1% |
OPTI Canada, Inc.: | | | | |
7.875% 12/15/14 | | 5,385 | | 3,446 |
8.25% 12/15/14 | | 5,330 | | 3,544 |
| | 6,990 |
Corporate Bonds - continued |
| Principal Amount (000s) | | Value (000s) |
Nonconvertible Bonds - continued |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 0.1% |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.1% |
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. 10.125% 12/15/16 | $ 19,510 | | $ 10,145 |
TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS | | 17,135 |
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $52,937) | 62,010 |
Money Market Funds - 0.9% |
| Shares | | |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.37% (b) | 18,716,928 | | 18,717 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.22% (b) (c) | 43,857,767 | | 43,858 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $62,575) | 62,575 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 100.5% (Cost $6,825,298) | | 6,839,499 |
NET OTHER ASSETS - (0.5)% | | (34,445) |
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 6,805,054 |
Legend |
(a) Non-income producing |
(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. |
(c) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(d) Non-income producing - Issuer is in default. |
(e) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
(f) Affiliated company |
(g) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $51,166,000 or 0.8% of net assets. |
Affiliated Central Funds |
Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows: |
Fund | Income earned (Amounts in thousands) |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund | $ 1,590 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund | 1,696 |
Total | $ 3,286 |
Other Affiliated Issuers |
An affiliated company is a company in which the fund has ownership of at least 5% of the voting securities. Fiscal year to date transactions with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows: |
Affiliates (Amounts in thousands) | Value, beginning of period | Purchases | Sales Proceeds | Dividend Income | Value, end of period |
Bell Microproducts, Inc. | $ - | $ 3,861 | $ - | $ - | $ 3,211 |
DUSA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | - | 2,024 | 255 | - | 1,459 |
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. | - | 31,981 | 6,701 | 205 | 17,803 |
LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc. | - | 15,713 | 2,492 | - | - |
LTX-Credence Corp. | - | 14,429 | - | - | 6,783 |
Tween Brands, Inc. | - | 24,152 | 714 | - | 14,547 |
Universal Truckload Services, Inc. | - | 28,875 | 2,127 | 1,172 | 18,364 |
Total | $ - | $ 121,035 | $ 12,289 | $ 1,377 | $ 62,167 |
Other Information |
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of July 31, 2009, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table below, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: |
Description (Amounts in thousands) | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Investments in Securities: | | | | |
Equities: | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary | $ 760,038 | $ 744,511 | $ 15,527 | $ - |
Consumer Staples | 561,907 | 561,907 | - | - |
Energy | 800,788 | 787,406 | 13,382 | - |
Financials | 1,101,930 | 1,092,453 | 9,477 | - |
Health Care | 833,770 | 822,775 | 10,995 | - |
Industrials | 677,094 | 669,850 | 7,244 | - |
Information Technology | 1,197,789 | 1,197,789 | - | - |
Materials | 460,598 | 431,747 | 28,851 | - |
Telecommunication Services | 118,203 | 118,203 | - | - |
Utilities | 179,762 | 179,762 | - | - |
Corporate Bonds | 62,010 | - | 62,010 | - |
Investment Companies | 23,035 | 23,035 | - | - |
Money Market Funds | 62,575 | 62,575 | - | - |
Total Investments in Securities: | $ 6,839,499 | $ 6,692,013 | $ 147,486 | $ - |
Distribution of investments by country of issue, as a percentage of total net assets, is as follows: (Unaudited) |
United States of America | 88.0% |
Switzerland | 2.2% |
Canada | 1.9% |
Bermuda | 1.2% |
Norway | 1.1% |
Others (individually less than 1%) | 5.6% |
| 100.0% |
Income Tax Information |
At July 31, 2009, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of approximately $698,365,000 all of which will expire on July 31, 2017. |
The fund intends to elect to defer to its fiscal year ending July 31, 2010 approximately $988,540,000 of losses recognized during the period November 1, 2008 to July 31, 2009. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts) | July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $42,619) - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $6,671,321) | $ 6,714,757 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $62,575) | 62,575 | |
Other affiliated issuers (cost $91,402) | 62,167 | |
Total Investments (cost $6,825,298) | | $ 6,839,499 |
Cash | | 352 |
Receivable for investments sold | | 73,405 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 6,208 |
Dividends receivable | | 3,090 |
Interest receivable | | 811 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 159 |
Prepaid expenses | | 27 |
Other receivables | | 198 |
Total assets | | 6,923,749 |
| | |
Liabilities | | |
Payable for investments purchased | $ 63,774 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 5,293 | |
Accrued management fee | 2,909 | |
Other affiliated payables | 1,631 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 1,230 | |
Collateral on securities loaned, at value | 43,858 | |
Total liabilities | | 118,695 |
| | |
Net Assets | | $ 6,805,054 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $ 8,561,025 |
Undistributed net investment income | | 23,975 |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | | (1,793,179) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | 13,233 |
Net Assets | | $ 6,805,054 |
Dividend Growth: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($6,603,429 ÷ 326,173 shares) | | $ 20.25 |
| | |
Class K: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($201,625 ÷ 9,951 shares) | | $ 20.26 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
Amounts in thousands | Year ended July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Investment Income | | |
Dividends (including $1,377 earned from other affiliated issuers) | | $ 113,442 |
Interest | | 4,269 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds | | 3,286 |
Total income | | 120,997 |
| | |
Expenses | | |
Management fee Basic fee | $ 34,738 | |
Performance adjustment | (16,365) | |
Transfer agent fees | 17,616 | |
Accounting and security lending fees | 1,221 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 184 | |
Independent trustees' compensation | 43 | |
Registration fees | 99 | |
Audit | 83 | |
Legal | 47 | |
Interest | 1 | |
Miscellaneous | 652 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 38,319 | |
Expense reductions | (195) | 38,124 |
Net investment income (loss) | | 82,873 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | (1,733,967) | |
Other affiliated issuers | (17,344) | |
Foreign currency transactions | (355) | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | (1,751,666) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: Investment securities | 144,862 | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | (11) | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | 144,851 |
Net gain (loss) | | (1,606,815) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ (1,523,942) |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Amounts in thousands | Year ended July 31, 2009 | Year ended July 31, 2008 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ 82,873 | $ 193,226 |
Net realized gain (loss) | (1,751,666) | 719,192 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 144,851 | (2,925,394) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (1,523,942) | (2,012,976) |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | (132,865) | (220,835) |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain | (361,284) | (1,096,481) |
Total distributions | (494,149) | (1,317,316) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | (678,997) | (3,432,228) |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (2,697,088) | (6,762,520) |
| | |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 9,502,142 | 16,264,662 |
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $23,975 and undistributed net investment income of $96,848, respectively) | $ 6,805,054 | $ 9,502,142 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Dividend Growth
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 25.40 | $ 32.73 | $ 29.50 | $ 28.85 | $ 26.58 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) B | .24 | .43 | .52 E | .35 | .45 F |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (4.01) | (5.08) | 3.98 | .99 | 2.21 |
Total from investment operations | (3.77) | (4.65) | 4.50 | 1.34 | 2.66 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.37) | (.45) | (.45) | (.31) | (.39) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (1.01) | (2.23) | (.82) | (.38) | - |
Total distributions | (1.38) H | (2.68) | (1.27) | (.69) | (.39) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 20.25 | $ 25.40 | $ 32.73 | $ 29.50 | $ 28.85 |
Total Return A | (15.33)% | (15.45)% | 15.62% | 4.73% | 10.08% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets C,G | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .62% | .64% | .61% | .60% | .68% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .62% | .64% | .61% | .60% | .68% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .62% | .63% | .60% | .59% | .66% |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.34% | 1.47% | 1.62% E | 1.21% | 1.64% F |
Supplemental Data | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $ 6,603 | $ 9,502 | $ 16,265 | $ 15,523 | $ 17,399 |
Portfolio turnover rate D | 177% | 52% | 36% | 30% | 26% |
A Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
C Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
D Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
E Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.07 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.40%.
F Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.16 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.06%.
G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
H Total distributions of $1.38 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.374 and distributions from net realized gain of $1.005 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class K
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 G |
Selected Per-Share Data | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 25.41 | $ 27.72 |
Income from Investment Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) D | .26 | .10 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (4.00) | (2.41) |
Total from investment operations | (3.74) | (2.31) |
Distributions from net investment income | (.41) | - |
Distributions from net realized gain | (1.01) | - |
Total distributions | (1.41) I | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 20.26 | $ 25.41 |
Total Return B,C | (15.16)% | (8.33)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E,H | | |
Expenses before reductions | .40% | .47% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .40% | .47% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | .39% | .47% A |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.57% | 1.66% A |
Supplemental Data | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 201,625 | $ 92 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | 177% | 52% |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G For the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2008.
H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
I Total distributions of $1.41 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.407 and distributions from net realized gain of $1.005 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
For the period ended July 31, 2009
(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
1. Organization.
Fidelity Dividend Growth Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Securities Fund (the trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund offers Dividend Growth and Class K shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. After the commencement of Class K, the Fund began offering conversion privileges between Dividend Growth and Class K to eligible shareholders of Dividend Growth. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent fees incurred. Certain expense reductions also differ by class.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's web site or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Events or transactions occurring after period end through the date that the financial statements were issued, September 29, 2009, have
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been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Security Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are classified into three levels. Level 1 includes readily available unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 includes observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable either directly or indirectly. Level 3 includes unobservable inputs when market prices are not readily available or reliable. Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment's assigned level within the hierarchy. The aggregate value by input level, as of July 31, 2009, for the Fund's investments is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments. Valuation techniques of the Fund's major categories of assets and liabilities as presented in the Schedule of Investments are as follows.
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by an independent pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price. Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on quotations received from dealers who make markets in such securities or by independent pricing services. For corporate bonds pricing services generally utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type as well as dealer supplied prices. Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value each business day. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are valued at amortized cost, which approximates value.
When current market prices or quotations are not readily available or reliable, valuations may be determined in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. Factors used in determining value may include significant market or security specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality, and developments in foreign markets which are monitored by evaluating the performance of ADRs, futures contracts and exchange-traded funds. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and may be utilized to a significant extent. The value of securities used for net asset value (NAV) calculation under these procedures may differ from published prices for the same securities.
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Foreign Currency. The Fund uses foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and may include proceeds received from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain. Debt obligations may be placed on non-accrual status and related interest income may be reduced by ceasing current accruals and writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful based on consistently applied procedures. A debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectability of interest is reasonably assured.
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Expenses. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among each Fund in the trust. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Deferred Trustee Compensation. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan), independent Trustees must defer receipt of a portion of, and may elect to defer receipt of an additional portion of, their annual compensation. Deferred amounts are invested in a cross-section of Fidelity funds, are marked-to-market and remain in the Fund until distributed in accordance with the Plan. The investment of deferred amounts and the offsetting payable to the Trustees are included in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and filing its U.S. federal tax return. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. The Fund is subject to the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainties in Income Taxes (FIN 48). FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. There are no unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three years. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), market discount, partnerships, deferred trustee compensation, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
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(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued
The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the federal tax cost as of period end were as follows:
Unrealized appreciation | $ 935,146 | |
Unrealized depreciation | (1,036,595) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ (101,449) | |
| | |
Undistributed ordinary income | $ 32,569 | |
Capital loss carryforward | $ (698,365) | |
| | |
Cost for federal income tax purposes | $ 6,940,948 | |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| July 31, 2009 | July 31, 2008 |
Ordinary Income | $ 134,581 | $ 363,336 |
Long-term Capital Gains | 359,568 | 953,980 |
Total | $ 494,149 | $ 1,317,316 |
4. Operating Policies.
Restricted Securities. The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
5. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $11,112,300 and $11,753,323, respectively.
6. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .30% of the Fund's average net assets and a group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and
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increases as assets under management decrease. In addition, the management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of ±.20% of the Fund's average net assets over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the relative investment performance of the retail class of the Fund, Dividend Growth, as compared to an appropriate benchmark index. For the period, the total annual management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .30% of the Fund's average net assets.
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of Dividend Growth. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee of Class K's average net assets. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, the total transfer agent fees paid by each class were as follows:
| Amount | % of Average Net Assets |
Dividend Growth | $ 17,546 | .29 |
Class K | 70 | .06 |
| $ 17,616 | |
Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the month. Under a separate contract, FSC administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions.
Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $165 for the period.
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 FMR, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the funds to borrow from, or lend money to, other participating affiliated funds. At period end,
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6. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued
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there were no interfund loans outstanding. The Fund's activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:
Borrower or Lender | Average Daily Loan Balance | Weighted Average Interest Rate | Interest Expense |
Borrower | $ 8,117 | .79% | $ 1 |
7. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR in a $3.5 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $28 and is reflected in Miscellaneous Expense on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
8. Security Lending.
The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. On the settlement date of the loan, the Fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less fees and expenses associated with the loan, plus any premium payments that may be received on the loan of certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Net income from lending portfolio securities during the period amounted to $1,696.
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9. Expense Reductions.
FMR voluntarily agreed to reimburse a portion of Dividend Growth's operating expenses. During the period, this reimbursement reduced the class' expenses by $12.
Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $117 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian and each class' transfer agent, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by $35. During the period, credits reduced each class' transfer agent expense as noted in the table below.
| Transfer Agent expense reduction | |
Dividend Growth | $ 31 | |
10. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 |
From net investment income | | |
Dividend Growth | $ 131,611 | $ 220,835 |
Class K | 1,254 | - |
Total | $ 132,865 | $ 220,835 |
From net realized gain | | |
Dividend Growth | $ 361,247 | $ 1,096,481 |
Class K | 37 | - |
Total | $ 361,284 | $ 1,096,481 |
11. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
| Shares | Dollars |
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 A | 2009 | 2008 A |
Dividend Growth | | | | |
Shares sold | 75,287 | 49,077 | $ 1,282,313 | $ 1,434,899 |
Conversion to Class K | (9,623) | - | (178,188) | - |
Reinvestment of distributions | 21,264 | 41,883 | 478,613 | 1,277,084 |
Shares redeemed | (134,869) | (213,761) | (2,446,584) | (6,144,311) |
Net increase (decrease) | (47,941) | (122,801) | $ (863,846) | $ (3,432,328) |
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11. Share Transactions - continued
| Shares | Dollars |
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 A | 2009 | 2008 A |
Class K | | | | |
Shares sold | 2,088 | 4 | $ 35,139 | $ 100 |
Conversion from Dividend Growth | 9,623 | - | 178,188 | - |
Reinvestment of distributions | 86 | - | 1,291 | - |
Shares redeemed | (1,850) | - | (29,769) | - |
Net increase (decrease) | 9,947 | 4 | $ 184,849 | $ 100 |
A Share transactions for Class K are for the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2008.
12. Other.
The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
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To the Trustees of Fidelity Securities Fund and the Shareholders of Fidelity Dividend Growth Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Dividend Growth Fund (a fund of Fidelity Securities Fund) at July 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity Dividend Growth Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at July 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
September 29, 2009
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The Trustees, Member of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, and review the fund's performance. Except for Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d and Mr. James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 220 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Johnson oversees 262 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 392 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The executive officers and Advisory Board Member hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-800-835-5092.
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Edward C. Johnson 3d (79) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 1984 Mr. Johnson is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC; Chairman and a Director of FMR; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC); Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Johnson serves as Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as President of FMR LLC (2006-2007). |
James C. Curvey (74) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2006-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. |
* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Dennis J. Dirks (61) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Currently, Mr. Dirks serves as a member of the Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present). |
Alan J. Lacy (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of The Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-present) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2007-present). Mr. Lacy is Chairman (2008-present) and a member (2006-present) of the Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association. |
Ned C. Lautenbach (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr. Lautenbach is an Advisory Partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was with the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. Mr. Lautenbach serves as a Director of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial) as well as the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida. Mr. Lautenbach is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Fairfield University (2005-present), as well as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, Mr. Lautenbach served as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007). |
Joseph Mauriello (64) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Capital Ltd. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-present) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products, 2007-present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a Director of the Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007). |
Cornelia M. Small (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors of the Teagle Foundation (2009-present). Ms. Small is also a member of the Investment Committee, and Chair (2008-present) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson of the Investment Committee (2002-2008) of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments. |
William S. Stavropoulos (70) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 Mr. Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons (2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004), Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently, Mr. Stavropoulos is a Director of Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Chemical Financial Corporation, Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), Tyco International, Inc. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital (private equity investment, 2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is a special advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science. |
David M. Thomas (60) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products), and Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present). |
Michael E. Wiley (58) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008-present), and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a Sr. Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005). |
Advisory Board Member and Executive Officers:
Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Mr. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Peter S. Lynch (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006). |
Kenneth B. Robins (39) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2009-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Robins worked at KPMG LLP, where he was a partner in KPMG's department of professional practice (2002-2004). |
Bruce T. Herring (43) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2006 Vice President of certain Equity Funds. Mr. Herring also serves as Group Chief Investments Officer of FMR. Previously, Mr. Herring served as a portfolio manager for Fidelity U.S. Equity Funds. |
Brian B. Hogan (44) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Vice President of certain Equity Funds and Vice President of Sector Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-present) and President of FMR's Equity Division (2009-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as a portfolio manager. |
Scott C. Goebel (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC; Chief Legal Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). |
William C. Coffey (40) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Holly C. Laurent (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Laurent is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Laurent was Senior Vice President and Head of Legal for Fidelity Business Services India Pvt. Ltd. (2006-2008), and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Group Head for FMR LLC (2005-2006). |
Christine Reynolds (50) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007). |
Kenneth A. Rathgeber (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2004 Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Rathgeber is Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), FMR (2005-present), FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2005-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2005-present), Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC (2005-present), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2005-present). |
Jeffrey S. Christian (47) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Christian also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Christian served as Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (2004-2009) and as Vice President of Business Analysis (2003-2004). |
Bryan A. Mehrmann (48) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Mehrmann is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Mehrmann served as Vice President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Group (FIIS)/Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC) Client Services (1998-2004). |
Adrien E. Deberghes (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005). |
John R. Hebble (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Paul M. Murphy (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Murphy is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2006), Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR (2007), and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1994-2007). |
Gary W. Ryan (50) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005). |
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The Board of Trustees of Fidelity Dividend Growth Fund voted to pay on record date, the following distributions per share derived from capital gains realized from sales of portfolio securities, and dividends derived from net investment income:
| Pay Date | Record Date | Dividends | Capital Gains |
Class K | 9/14/09 | 9/11/09 | $0.093 | $0.029 |
Class K designates 100% and 85% of the dividends distributed in September and December, respectively during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividend-received deduction for corporate shareholders.
Class K designates 100% and 88% of the dividends distributed in September and December, respectively during the fiscal year as amounts which can be taken into account as a dividend for the purposes of the maximum rate under section 1(h)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2010 of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax returns.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity Dividend Growth Fund
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, acting directly and through its separate committees, requests and receives information concerning, and considers at each of its meetings factors that are relevant to, its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees, each composed of Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. Each committee has a written charter outlining the structure and purposes of the committee. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts.
At its July 2009 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expenses; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board ultimately reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts and the compensation to be received by Fidelity under the management contract is consistent with Fidelity's fiduciary duty under applicable law. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor noted above, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by competitors to Fidelity, and that the fund's shareholders, with the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.
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Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel and the fund's investment objective and discipline. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the size, education, and experience of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, their use of technology, and the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory, and management personnel. In response to last year's financial crisis, FMR took a number of actions intended to cut costs and improve efficiency without weakening the investment teams or resources. The Board noted that Fidelity's analysts have access to a variety of technological tools and market and securities data that enable them to perform both fundamental and quantitative analysis and to specialize in various disciplines. The Board considered Fidelity's extensive global research capabilities that enable the Investment Advisers to aggregate data from various sources in an effort to produce positive investment results. The Board also considered that Fidelity's portfolio managers and analysts have access to daily portfolio attribution that allows for monitoring of a fund's portfolio, as well as an electronic communication system that provides immediate real-time access to research concerning issuers and credit enhancers.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, distribution, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the Investment Advisers' supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through phone representatives and over the Internet, and investor education materials and asset allocation tools.
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Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing for a large variety of mutual fund investor services. For example, fund shareholders are offered the privilege of exchanging shares of the fund for shares of other Fidelity funds, as set forth in the fund's prospectus, without paying a sales charge. The Board noted that Fidelity has taken a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) dedicating additional resources to investment research and to restructure and broaden the focus of the investment research teams; (ii) bolstering the senior management team that oversees asset management; (iii) contractually agreeing to reduce the management fee on Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund; and (iv) expanding Class A and Class T load waiver categories to increase rollover retention opportunities and create consistent policies across the classes.
Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated within its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for Fidelity Dividend Growth (retail class), as well as the fund's relative investment performance for Fidelity Dividend Growth (retail class) measured against (i) a broad-based securities market index, and (ii) a peer group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by the Board over multiple periods. The following charts considered by the Board show, over the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2008, the cumulative total returns of Fidelity Dividend Growth (retail class) of the fund, the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of cumulative total returns of a peer group of mutual funds identified by Morningstar, Inc. as having an investment style similar to that of the fund based on underlying portfolio holdings. (Class K of the fund had less than one year of performance as of December 31, 2008.) The box within each chart shows the 25th percentile return (bottom of box) and the 75th percentile return (top of box) of the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten number noted below each chart corresponds to the percentile box and represents the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of Fidelity Dividend Growth (retail class) of the fund.
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The Board reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and stated that the performance of Fidelity Dividend Growth (retail class) of the fund was in the fourth quartile for all the periods shown. The Board also stated that the investment performance of the fund was lower than its benchmark for all the periods shown. The Board discussed with FMR actions that have been taken by FMR to improve the fund's disappointing performance relative to its peer group and benchmark. The Board noted that this fund had underperformed in the previous year and discussed with FMR its disappointment with the continued underperformance of the fund. The Board will continue to closely monitor the performance of the fund in the coming year and discuss with FMR other appropriate actions to address the performance of the fund.
The Board 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 exceeds, or is exceeded by, the record (over the same period) of a Board-approved performance adjustment index. The Board realizes that the performance adjustment provides FMR with a strong economic incentive to seek to achieve superior performance for the fund's shareholders and helps to more closely align the interests of FMR and the fund's shareholders.
The Board considered that FMR has taken steps to refocus and strengthen equity research, equity portfolio management, and compliance. The Board reviewed the year-to-date performance of Fidelity Dividend Growth (retail class) through May 31, 2009 and stated that it exceeded the fund's benchmark.
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Based on its review, and giving particular weight to the nature and quality of the resources dedicated by the Investment Advisers to maintain and improve relative performance and factoring in the unprecedented market events in 2008, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund will benefit the fund's shareholders, particularly in light of the Board's view that the fund's shareholders benefit from investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and services.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Fund Expenses. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expenses compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared.
The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors, in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps, and without giving effect to the fund's performance adjustment. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 11% means that 89% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked and the impact of the fund's performance adjustment, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.
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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2008. The Board also noted the effect of the fund's negative performance adjustment on the fund's management fee ranking. The Board noted that the performance adjustment for each year represents calculations for performance periods that differ from the periods shown in the performance charts above.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee was fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.
In its review of each class's total expenses, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses, as well as the impact of the fund's performance adjustment. As part of its review, the Board also considered current and historical total expenses of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.
The Board noted that the total expenses of each class ranked below its competitive median for the period.
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In its review of total expenses, the Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information on clients that FMR and its affiliates service in other competitive markets, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the total expenses of each class of the fund were reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the audited books and records of Fidelity. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board believes that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board has also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and any fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and determined that the amount of profit is a fair entrepreneurial profit for the management of the fund.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions.
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In February 2009, the Board created an Ad Hoc Committee (the "Committee") to analyze economies of scale. The Committee was formed to consider whether FMR attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR determines the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will achieve a certain level of economies of scale as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board concluded, considering the findings of the Committee, that any potential economies of scale are being shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity in an appropriate manner.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including (i) fund performance trends, actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) portfolio manager changes that have occurred during the past year; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and key personnel, including performance benchmarks used by Fidelity in evaluating incentive compensation for portfolio managers and research analysts; (iv) the structure and process of equity research and actions taken by FMR to improve the quality of research; (v) the selection of and compensation paid by FMR to fund sub-advisers; (vi) Fidelity's fee structures and rationale for recommending different fees among categories of funds; (vii) the rationale for any differences between fund fee structures and fee structures in place for other Fidelity clients; (viii) Fidelity's rationale for recommending which funds should have a performance adjustment component as part of their management fees; and (ix) explanations for the relative total expenses borne by certain funds and classes, total expense competitive trends, and actions that might be taken by FMR to reduce total expenses for certain funds and classes.
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Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all material factors, the Board ultimately concluded that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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Investment Adviser
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
Investment Sub Advisers
FMR Co., Inc.
Fidelity Research & Analysis Company
Fidelity Management & Research
(U.K.) Inc.
FIL Investment Advisors
Fidelity Investments Japan Limited
FIL Investment Advisors (U.K.) Ltd.
Fidelity Management & Research
(Hong Kong) Limited
Fidelity Management & Research
(Japan) Inc.
General Distributor
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
Transfer and Service Agents
Fidelity Investments Institutional
Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Fidelity Service Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Custodian
Citibank, N.A.,
New York, NY
DGF-K-UANN-0909
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Fidelity®
Growth & Income
Portfolio
Annual Report
July 31, 2009
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Contents
Chairman's Message | <Click Here> | The Chairman's message to shareholders. |
Performance | <Click Here> | How the fund has done over time. |
Management's Discussion | <Click Here> | The manager's review of fund performance, strategy and outlook. |
Shareholder Expense Example | <Click Here> | An example of shareholder expenses. |
Investment Changes | <Click Here> | A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months. |
Investments | <Click Here> | A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values. |
Financial Statements | <Click Here> | Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights. |
Notes | <Click Here> | Notes to the financial statements. |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | <Click Here> | |
Trustees and Officers | <Click Here> | |
Distributions | <Click Here> | |
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees | <Click Here> | |
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A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. A fund's Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. For a complete list of a fund's portfolio holdings, view the most recent holdings listing, semiannual report, or annual report on Fidelity's web site at http://www.fidelity.com or http://www.fidelity.advisor.com, as applicable.
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Dear Shareholder:
We've seen a welcome uptick in the global equity markets this spring and summer, as signs of stabilization in some economic indicators have brought many investors back into the marketplace. But there remain other key measures - notably high unemployment and slack consumer spending - that suggest the road back to economic health could still be a bumpy ride. Financial markets are always unpredictable, of course, but there also are several time-tested investment principles that can help put the historical odds in your favor.
One of the basic tenets is to invest for the long term. Over time, riding out the markets' inevitable ups and downs has proven much more effective than selling into panic or chasing the hottest trend. Even missing only a few of the markets' best days can significantly diminish investor returns. Patience also affords the benefits of compounding - of earning interest on additional income or reinvested dividends and capital gains. There can be tax advantages and cost benefits to consider as well. While staying the course doesn't eliminate risk, it can considerably lessen the effect of short-term declines.
You can further manage your investing risk through diversification. And today, more than ever, geographic diversification should be taken into account. Studies indicate that asset allocation is the single most important determinant of a portfolio's long-term success. The right mix of stocks, bonds and cash - aligned to your particular risk tolerance and investment objective - is very important. Age-appropriate rebalancing is also an essential aspect of asset allocation. For younger investors, an emphasis on equities - which historically have been the best-performing asset class over time - is encouraged. As investors near their specific goal, such as retirement or sending a child to college, consideration may be given to replacing volatile assets (e.g. common stocks) with more-stable fixed investments (bonds or savings plans).
A third principle - investing regularly - can help lower the average cost of your purchases. Investing a certain amount of money each month or quarter helps ensure you won't pay for all your shares at market highs. This strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - also reduces "emotion" from investing, helping shareholders avoid selling weak performers just prior to an upswing, or chasing a hot performer just before a correction.
We invite you to contact us via the Internet, through our Investor Centers or by phone. It is our privilege to provide you the information you need to make the investments that are right for you.
Sincerely,
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d
Edward C. Johnson 3d
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Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class' dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The $10,000 table and the fund's 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
Periods ended July 31, 2009 | Past 1 year | Past 5 years | Past 10 years |
Growth & Income | -33.32% | -7.48% | -4.57% |
$10,000 Over 10 Years
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Growth & Income, a class of the fund, on July 31, 1999. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the Standard & Poor's 500SM Index (S&P 500®) performed over the same period.
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Market Recap: U.S. stocks - battered by the effects of a global credit crisis for most of the year - were aided by early signs of a healing economy during the final months of the year ending July 31, 2009. For roughly half of the 12-month period, equities were in free fall, as a succession of large financial institutions around the world either collapsed or were forced into mergers or government conservatorship, and harried investors relinquished riskier assets in a massive flight to quality. By March, however, as unprecedented government interventions around the world took root, signs of a potential recovery began to emerge: corporate profits, though still weak, began to stabilize and valuations started to return to normal trading ranges. Against this improving backdrop, major equity indexes posted significant gains in March and April, which carried through to the end of the period. For the year overall, the Standard & Poor's 500SM Index declined 19.96%, while the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market IndexSM - the broadest overall gauge of domestic equities - was down 19.95%. Meanwhile, the blue-chip-laden Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM fell 16.62% and the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite® Index posted a 14.05% loss.
Comments from James Catudal, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity® Growth & Income Portfolio: The fund's Retail Class shares fell 33.32% during the year, lagging the S&P 500®. An overweighting and poor security selection in financials played a big role in our underperformance. Stock picking in energy, consumer discretionary, industrials, health care and consumer staples also held back returns, as did underweightings in the last two groups. The fund's foreign holdings were particularly weak, hurt in part by a stronger dollar. Conversely, an overweighting and good security selection in information technology helped. Within financials, American International Group (AIG) - since sold from the portfolio - was by far the fund's largest detractor, followed by Bank of America, Wachovia and an out-of-index position in KKR Private Equity. The KKR holding was sold. Wachovia was eventually taken over by Wells Fargo, another holding of the fund. Elsewhere, underweighting oil giant Exxon Mobil made it a notable detractor. The fund benefited from underweighting industrials conglomerate General Electric, which struggled on multiple fronts. Another boost came from overweighting consumer giant Procter & Gamble in the first half of the year and underweighting it in the second half. That position was sold. Investment bank Goldman Sachs was a standout, while in technology, Apple and ASML Holding - a Dutch semiconductor equipment manufacturer - both contributed.
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
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Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (February 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
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.
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Shareholder Expense Example - continued
| Annualized Expense Ratio | Beginning Account Value February 1, 2009 | Ending Account Value July 31, 2009 | Expenses Paid During Period* February 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009 |
Growth and Income | .82% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,239.40 | $ 4.55 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,020.73 | $ 4.11 |
Class K | .56% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,242.20 | $ 3.11 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,022.02 | $ 2.81 |
A 5% return per year before expenses
* Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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Investment Changes (Unaudited)
Top Ten Stocks as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 3.2 | 3.0 |
Microsoft Corp. | 2.8 | 0.9 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 2.2 | 2.8 |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 2.1 | 2.4 |
State Street Corp. | 1.9 | 1.0 |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 1.8 | 1.3 |
Apple, Inc. | 1.7 | 1.9 |
Applied Materials, Inc. | 1.7 | 1.3 |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | 1.7 | 2.4 |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 1.6 | 0.3 |
| 20.7 | |
Top Five Market Sectors as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Information Technology | 22.8 | 22.6 |
Financials | 15.9 | 17.4 |
Health Care | 15.1 | 18.4 |
Consumer Discretionary | 12.0 | 9.2 |
Energy | 10.5 | 8.9 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) |
As of July 31, 2009* | As of January 31, 2009** |
![fid4838](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4838.gif) | Stocks 98.5% | | ![fid4838](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4838.gif) | Stocks 96.3% | |
![fid4841](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4841.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 1.5% | | ![fid4841](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4841.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 3.7% | |
* Foreign investments | 10.6% | | ** Foreign investments | 15.9% | |
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Investments July 31, 2009
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 98.5% |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 12.0% |
Auto Components - 1.0% |
Johnson Controls, Inc. | 1,100,000 | | $ 28,468 |
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (a) | 1,915,677 | | 32,605 |
| | 61,073 |
Automobiles - 0.5% |
Ford Motor Co. (a) | 1,850,000 | | 14,800 |
Toyota Motor Corp. sponsored ADR | 215,000 | | 18,099 |
| | 32,899 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.1% |
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. (a) | 310,000 | | 12,509 |
Burger King Holdings, Inc. | 70,000 | | 1,191 |
Carnival Corp. unit | 335,000 | | 9,377 |
Darden Restaurants, Inc. | 565,000 | | 18,300 |
Marriott International, Inc. Class A | 423,400 | | 9,120 |
Sonic Corp. (a) | 365,000 | | 4,026 |
Starbucks Corp. (a) | 850,000 | | 15,045 |
| | 69,568 |
Household Durables - 2.7% |
Centex Corp. | 2,310,124 | | 25,203 |
KB Home (d) | 2,800,000 | | 46,732 |
Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a) | 280,000 | | 14,442 |
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. | 825,000 | | 10,618 |
Ryland Group, Inc. | 1,800,000 | | 35,946 |
Toll Brothers, Inc. (a) | 1,025,092 | | 20,051 |
Whirlpool Corp. | 310,000 | | 17,698 |
| | 170,690 |
Internet & Catalog Retail - 0.1% |
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) | 85,000 | | 7,290 |
Media - 2.2% |
Comcast Corp. Class A | 1,930,000 | | 28,680 |
Lamar Advertising Co. Class A (a)(d) | 295,000 | | 6,207 |
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. | 460,000 | | 14,421 |
The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (a) | 700,000 | | 18,130 |
The Walt Disney Co. | 1,710,000 | | 42,955 |
Time Warner, Inc. | 1,143,333 | | 30,481 |
| | 140,874 |
Multiline Retail - 1.0% |
Kohl's Corp. (a) | 430,000 | | 20,877 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - continued |
Multiline Retail - continued |
Macy's, Inc. | 625,000 | | $ 8,694 |
Target Corp. | 830,000 | | 36,205 |
| | 65,776 |
Specialty Retail - 3.1% |
Best Buy Co., Inc. | 475,000 | | 17,751 |
Lowe's Companies, Inc. | 3,050,000 | | 68,503 |
PetSmart, Inc. | 100,000 | | 2,237 |
Sherwin-Williams Co. | 435,000 | | 25,121 |
Staples, Inc. | 2,130,000 | | 44,773 |
Tiffany & Co., Inc. | 480,000 | | 14,318 |
TJX Companies, Inc. | 675,000 | | 24,455 |
| | 197,158 |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.3% |
Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. Class A | 260,000 | | 16,393 |
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | 761,721 |
CONSUMER STAPLES - 7.2% |
Beverages - 1.2% |
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. | 605,000 | | 11,368 |
The Coca-Cola Co. | 1,315,000 | | 65,540 |
| | 76,908 |
Food & Staples Retailing - 2.7% |
CVS Caremark Corp. | 1,257,900 | | 42,114 |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 2,635,000 | | 131,434 |
| | 173,548 |
Food Products - 1.7% |
Bunge Ltd. | 50,000 | | 3,499 |
Corn Products International, Inc. | 265,000 | | 7,420 |
Kraft Foods, Inc. Class A | 1,110,000 | | 31,457 |
Nestle SA (Reg.) | 1,197,000 | | 49,262 |
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. (a) | 250,000 | | 15,878 |
| | 107,516 |
Household Products - 0.6% |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 490,000 | | 35,496 |
Tobacco - 1.0% |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | 1,425,000 | | 66,405 |
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | | 459,873 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
ENERGY - 10.5% |
Energy Equipment & Services - 2.8% |
BJ Services Co. | 375,000 | | $ 5,318 |
Cameron International Corp. (a) | 1,280,000 | | 39,974 |
Halliburton Co. | 645,000 | | 14,248 |
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | 285,000 | | 9,793 |
Nabors Industries Ltd. (a) | 1,020,000 | | 17,360 |
Schlumberger Ltd. | 1,020,000 | | 54,570 |
Smith International, Inc. | 395,000 | | 9,926 |
Weatherford International Ltd. (a) | 1,265,000 | | 23,731 |
| | 174,920 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 7.7% |
Apache Corp. | 325,000 | | 27,284 |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. | 730,000 | | 15,651 |
EOG Resources, Inc. | 270,000 | | 19,988 |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 2,915,000 | | 205,175 |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 1,105,000 | | 78,831 |
Peabody Energy Corp. | 190,000 | | 6,291 |
Petrohawk Energy Corp. (a) | 640,000 | | 15,539 |
Plains Exploration & Production Co. (a) | 526,300 | | 15,078 |
Range Resources Corp. | 830,000 | | 38,520 |
Southwestern Energy Co. (a) | 965,000 | | 39,980 |
Ultra Petroleum Corp. (a) | 645,000 | | 28,457 |
| | 490,794 |
TOTAL ENERGY | | 665,714 |
FINANCIALS - 15.9% |
Capital Markets - 5.0% |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | 490,000 | | 13,622 |
AP Alternative Assets, L.P. Restricted Depositary Units (a)(e) | 4,454,200 | | 13,363 |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | 240,000 | | 6,562 |
Charles Schwab Corp. | 730,000 | | 13,045 |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 619,200 | | 101,115 |
Janus Capital Group, Inc. | 517,375 | | 7,067 |
Morgan Stanley | 1,573,800 | | 44,853 |
State Street Corp. | 2,345,600 | | 117,984 |
| | 317,611 |
Commercial Banks - 1.7% |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | 878,800 | | 3,594 |
KeyCorp | 1,495,000 | | 8,641 |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 56,800 | | 2,082 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
FINANCIALS - continued |
Commercial Banks - continued |
U.S. Bancorp, Delaware | 525,000 | | $ 10,715 |
Wells Fargo & Co. | 3,453,900 | | 84,482 |
| | 109,514 |
Consumer Finance - 0.5% |
American Express Co. | 120,000 | | 3,400 |
Capital One Financial Corp. | 360,000 | | 11,052 |
Discover Financial Services | 28,321 | | 336 |
SLM Corp. (a) | 1,975,000 | | 17,558 |
| | 32,346 |
Diversified Financial Services - 3.7% |
Bank of America Corp. | 6,473,000 | | 95,736 |
CME Group, Inc. | 8,000 | | 2,231 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 3,535,000 | | 136,628 |
| | 234,595 |
Insurance - 4.3% |
ACE Ltd. | 1,175,000 | | 57,646 |
AFLAC, Inc. | 70,000 | | 2,650 |
Assured Guaranty Ltd. | 695,000 | | 9,709 |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class A (a) | 495 | | 48,015 |
Everest Re Group Ltd. | 300,000 | | 24,066 |
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | 130,000 | | 2,144 |
Lincoln National Corp. | 953,800 | | 20,211 |
MBIA, Inc. (a) | 625,000 | | 2,619 |
MetLife, Inc. | 1,460,000 | | 49,567 |
PartnerRe Ltd. | 180,000 | | 12,346 |
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. | 393,000 | | 19,748 |
The Travelers Companies, Inc. | 575,000 | | 24,765 |
| | 273,486 |
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 0.3% |
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. | 459,200 | | 2,728 |
Simon Property Group, Inc. | 172,587 | | 9,617 |
SL Green Realty Corp. | 151,600 | | 3,908 |
| | 16,253 |
Real Estate Management & Development - 0.4% |
CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. Class A (a) | 2,300,000 | | 25,070 |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.0% |
Radian Group, Inc. | 800,000 | | 2,664 |
TOTAL FINANCIALS | | 1,011,539 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
HEALTH CARE - 15.1% |
Biotechnology - 3.5% |
Amgen, Inc. (a) | 1,144,000 | | $ 71,283 |
Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 900,000 | | 13,239 |
Biogen Idec, Inc. (a) | 62,800 | | 2,986 |
Celgene Corp. (a) | 365,000 | | 20,790 |
Cephalon, Inc. (a) | 308,000 | | 18,064 |
Dendreon Corp. (a)(d) | 265,000 | | 6,416 |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a) | 705,000 | | 34,496 |
MannKind Corp. (a)(d) | 420,144 | | 3,365 |
Myriad Genetics, Inc. (a) | 615,000 | | 16,863 |
OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 240,000 | | 8,110 |
PDL BioPharma, Inc. | 1,100,000 | | 9,053 |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 515,000 | | 18,545 |
| | 223,210 |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 2.3% |
Baxter International, Inc. | 760,000 | | 42,841 |
Boston Scientific Corp. (a) | 1,425,000 | | 15,305 |
C.R. Bard, Inc. | 80,000 | | 5,886 |
China Medical Technologies, Inc. sponsored ADR (d) | 100,000 | | 1,583 |
Covidien PLC | 1,610,800 | | 60,904 |
ev3, Inc. (a) | 181,500 | | 2,227 |
St. Jude Medical, Inc. (a) | 430,000 | | 16,215 |
| | 144,961 |
Health Care Providers & Services - 3.2% |
Express Scripts, Inc. (a) | 729,600 | | 51,101 |
Henry Schein, Inc. (a) | 835,000 | | 42,902 |
Humana, Inc. (a) | 370,000 | | 12,155 |
Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (a) | 1,080,000 | | 57,089 |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 1,350,000 | | 37,881 |
| | 201,128 |
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.2% |
Illumina, Inc. (a) | 425,000 | | 15,360 |
Pharmaceuticals - 5.9% |
Abbott Laboratories | 1,390,000 | | 62,536 |
Allergan, Inc. | 235,000 | | 12,556 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 390,000 | | 8,479 |
Johnson & Johnson | 875,000 | | 53,279 |
Merck & Co., Inc. | 1,485,000 | | 44,565 |
Pfizer, Inc. | 6,123,600 | | 97,549 |
Roche Holding AG (participation certificate) | 145,000 | | 22,863 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
HEALTH CARE - continued |
Pharmaceuticals - continued |
Schering-Plough Corp. | 1,130,000 | | $ 29,956 |
Wyeth | 880,000 | | 40,964 |
| | 372,747 |
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | | 957,406 |
INDUSTRIALS - 8.5% |
Aerospace & Defense - 1.7% |
DigitalGlobe, Inc. | 104,800 | | 1,907 |
Honeywell International, Inc. | 475,000 | | 16,483 |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | 285,000 | | 21,307 |
United Technologies Corp. | 1,190,000 | | 64,819 |
| | 104,516 |
Air Freight & Logistics - 0.4% |
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | 260,000 | | 14,178 |
FedEx Corp. | 135,000 | | 9,158 |
| | 23,336 |
Airlines - 0.0% |
UAL Corp. (a) | 150,000 | | 618 |
Building Products - 0.1% |
Masco Corp. | 600,000 | | 8,358 |
Electrical Equipment - 0.9% |
Alstom SA | 10,000 | | 687 |
Evergreen Solar, Inc. (a)(d) | 750,000 | | 1,575 |
First Solar, Inc. (a) | 15,000 | | 2,316 |
Renewable Energy Corp. AS (a)(d) | 43,103 | | 342 |
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | 435,000 | | 18,013 |
Sunpower Corp. Class B (a) | 445,000 | | 12,149 |
Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. sponsored ADR (a)(d) | 230,000 | | 4,230 |
Vestas Wind Systems AS (a) | 245,000 | | 17,256 |
| | 56,568 |
Industrial Conglomerates - 1.6% |
3M Co. | 835,000 | | 58,884 |
General Electric Co. | 1,065,000 | | 14,271 |
McDermott International, Inc. (a) | 1,015,000 | | 19,833 |
Textron, Inc. | 653,100 | | 8,778 |
| | 101,766 |
Machinery - 1.4% |
Caterpillar, Inc. | 75,000 | | 3,305 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
INDUSTRIALS - continued |
Machinery - continued |
Danaher Corp. | 400,000 | | $ 24,496 |
Eaton Corp. | 250,000 | | 12,980 |
Ingersoll-Rand Co. Ltd. | 900,000 | | 25,992 |
Navistar International Corp. (a) | 525,000 | | 20,759 |
| | 87,532 |
Professional Services - 0.7% |
Robert Half International, Inc. | 1,850,000 | | 45,862 |
Road & Rail - 1.5% |
CSX Corp. | 470,000 | | 18,856 |
Landstar System, Inc. | 725,000 | | 26,593 |
Union Pacific Corp. | 880,000 | | 50,618 |
| | 96,067 |
Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.2% |
W.W. Grainger, Inc. | 150,000 | | 13,487 |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | 538,110 |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 22.8% |
Communications Equipment - 3.2% |
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) | 5,075,000 | | 111,701 |
Juniper Networks, Inc. (a) | 853,000 | | 22,289 |
Motorola, Inc. | 50,000 | | 358 |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 1,315,000 | | 60,766 |
Tellabs, Inc. (a) | 880,000 | | 5,104 |
| | 200,218 |
Computers & Peripherals - 4.7% |
Apple, Inc. (a) | 680,000 | | 111,105 |
Dell, Inc. (a) | 1,680,000 | | 22,478 |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | 2,455,000 | | 106,302 |
International Business Machines Corp. | 505,000 | | 59,555 |
| | 299,440 |
Electronic Equipment & Components - 1.3% |
Corning, Inc. | 4,150,000 | | 70,550 |
Tyco Electronics Ltd. | 600,000 | | 12,882 |
| | 83,432 |
Internet Software & Services - 1.8% |
eBay, Inc. (a) | 1,350,000 | | 28,688 |
Google, Inc. Class A (a) | 180,000 | | 79,749 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued |
Internet Software & Services - continued |
Move, Inc. (a) | 1,142,925 | | $ 3,052 |
Yahoo!, Inc. (a) | 410,000 | | 5,871 |
| | 117,360 |
IT Services - 1.0% |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A (a) | 600,000 | | 17,754 |
Paychex, Inc. | 445,000 | | 11,793 |
Visa, Inc. Class A | 474,400 | | 31,054 |
| | 60,601 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 5.6% |
Applied Materials, Inc. | 7,925,400 | | 109,371 |
ARM Holdings PLC | 4,400,000 | | 9,281 |
ASML Holding NV (NY Shares) | 3,300,000 | | 85,833 |
Broadcom Corp. Class A (a) | 260,000 | | 7,340 |
Intel Corp. | 3,431,300 | | 66,053 |
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (a) | 1,150,000 | | 20,263 |
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) | 1,840,000 | | 11,758 |
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | 7,000 | | 4,145 |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. sponsored ADR | 351,374 | | 3,679 |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | 650,000 | | 15,633 |
Xilinx, Inc. | 930,000 | | 20,172 |
| | 353,528 |
Software - 5.2% |
Adobe Systems, Inc. (a) | 575,000 | | 18,642 |
BMC Software, Inc. (a) | 360,000 | | 12,251 |
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a) | 300,000 | | 6,441 |
Microsoft Corp. | 7,470,000 | | 175,694 |
Oracle Corp. | 4,415,000 | | 97,704 |
Quest Software, Inc. (a) | 720,000 | | 10,613 |
Ubisoft Entertainment SA (a) | 445,000 | | 7,601 |
| | 328,946 |
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | | 1,443,525 |
MATERIALS - 3.9% |
Chemicals - 2.5% |
Airgas, Inc. | 185,000 | | 8,247 |
Albemarle Corp. | 700,000 | | 20,797 |
Ashland, Inc. | 475,000 | | 15,742 |
Dow Chemical Co. | 1,420,000 | | 30,061 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
MATERIALS - continued |
Chemicals - continued |
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. | 550,000 | | $ 17,012 |
Ecolab, Inc. | 430,000 | | 17,849 |
FMC Corp. | 45,000 | | 2,189 |
Monsanto Co. | 120,700 | | 10,139 |
Praxair, Inc. | 355,000 | | 27,754 |
The Mosaic Co. | 165,000 | | 8,605 |
| | 158,395 |
Containers & Packaging - 0.2% |
Crown Holdings, Inc. (a) | 385,000 | | 9,664 |
Metals & Mining - 1.2% |
ArcelorMittal SA (NY Shares) Class A | 542,500 | | 19,552 |
Barrick Gold Corp. | 810,000 | | 28,284 |
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. | 380,000 | | 22,914 |
Nucor Corp. | 125,000 | | 5,559 |
| | 76,309 |
TOTAL MATERIALS | | 244,368 |
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 1.9% |
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 1.3% |
AT&T, Inc. | 220,000 | | 5,771 |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 2,439,900 | | 78,248 |
| | 84,019 |
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.6% |
American Tower Corp. Class A (a) | 825,000 | | 28,124 |
Sprint Nextel Corp. (a) | 2,660,000 | | 10,640 |
| | 38,764 |
TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES | | 122,783 |
UTILITIES - 0.7% |
Electric Utilities - 0.7% |
Exelon Corp. | 835,000 | | 42,468 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $5,820,831) | 6,247,507 |
Money Market Funds - 1.0% |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.37% (b) | 43,656,140 | | $ 43,656 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.22% (b)(c) | 17,807,986 | | 17,808 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $61,464) | 61,464 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 99.5% (Cost $5,882,295) | | 6,308,971 |
NET OTHER ASSETS - 0.5% | | 33,139 |
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 6,342,110 |
Legend |
(a) Non-income producing |
(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. |
(c) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(d) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
(e) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $13,363,000 or 0.2% of net assets. |
Affiliated Central Funds |
Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows: |
Fund | Income earned (Amounts in thousands) |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund | $ 790 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund | 6,229 |
Total | $ 7,019 |
Other Affiliated Issuers |
An affiliated company is a company in which the fund has ownership of at least 5% of the voting securities. Fiscal year to date transactions with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows: |
Affiliates (Amounts in thousands) | Value, beginning of period | Purchases | Sales Proceeds | Dividend Income | Value, end of period |
AMBAC Financial Group, Inc. | $ 52,920 | $ 8,577 | $ 48,933 | $ 360 | $ - |
Assured Guaranty Ltd. | 68,760 | 5,545 | 47,118 | 641 | - |
Evergreen Solar, Inc. | 84,060 | 3,942 | 17,569 | - | - |
Ryland Group, Inc. | 51,475 | - | 11,255 | 489 | - |
Total | $ 257,215 | $ 18,064 | $ 124,875 | $ 1,490 | $ - |
Other Information |
All investments are categorized as Level 1 under the Fair Value Hierarchy. 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, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
Distribution of investments by country of issue, as a percentage of total net assets, is as follows: (Unaudited) |
United States of America | 89.4% |
Switzerland | 2.7% |
Ireland | 1.4% |
Netherlands | 1.4% |
Bermuda | 1.2% |
Others (individually less than 1%) | 3.9% |
| 100.0% |
Income Tax Information |
The fund intends to elect to defer to its fiscal year ending July 31, 2010 approximately $3,596,087,000 of losses recognized during the period November 1, 2008 to July 31, 2009. |
At July 31, 2009, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of approximately $3,048,336,000 all of which will expire on July 31, 2017. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts) | July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $17,091) - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $5,820,831) | $ 6,247,507 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $61,464) | 61,464 | |
Total Investments (cost $5,882,295) | | $ 6,308,971 |
Cash | | 2,681 |
Receivable for investments sold | | 87,704 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 3,448 |
Dividends receivable | | 4,335 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 211 |
Prepaid expenses | | 35 |
Other receivables | | 485 |
Total assets | | 6,407,870 |
| | |
Liabilities | | |
Payable for investments purchased | $ 37,218 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 6,254 | |
Accrued management fee | 2,311 | |
Other affiliated payables | 1,622 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 547 | |
Collateral on securities loaned, at value | 17,808 | |
Total liabilities | | 65,760 |
| | |
Net Assets | | $ 6,342,110 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $ 12,722,884 |
Distributions in excess of net investment income | | (94) |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | | (6,807,348) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | 426,668 |
Net Assets | | $ 6,342,110 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts) | July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Growth and Income: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($5,992,786 ÷ 416,689 shares) | | $ 14.38 |
| | |
Class K: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($349,324 ÷ 24,300 shares) | | $ 14.38 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
Amounts in thousands | Year ended July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Investment Income | | |
Dividends (including $1,490 earned from other affiliated issuers) | | $ 123,508 |
Interest | | 20 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds | | 7,019 |
Total income | | 130,547 |
| | |
Expenses | | |
Management fee | $ 32,741 | |
Transfer agent fees | 19,735 | |
Accounting and security lending fees | 1,310 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 321 | |
Independent trustees' compensation | 51 | |
Depreciation in deferred trustee compensation account | (6) | |
Registration fees | 59 | |
Audit | 102 | |
Legal | 75 | |
Interest | 62 | |
Miscellaneous | 179 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 54,629 | |
Expense reductions | (297) | 54,332 |
Net investment income (loss) | | 76,215 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | (6,161,768) | |
Other affiliated issuers | (472,758) | |
Foreign currency transactions | (460) | |
Futures contracts | 5,630 | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | (6,629,356) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: Investment securities | 2,408,234 | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 64 | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | 2,408,298 |
Net gain (loss) | | (4,221,058) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ (4,144,843) |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Amounts in thousands | Year ended July 31, 2009 | Year ended July 31, 2008 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ 76,215 | $ 229,303 |
Net realized gain (loss) | (6,629,356) | 734,862 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 2,408,298 | (4,659,604) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (4,144,843) | (3,695,439) |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | (95,086) | (214,589) |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain | (16,566) | (2,632,786) |
Total distributions | (111,652) | (2,847,375) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | (1,953,179) | (3,598,621) |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (6,209,674) | (10,141,435) |
| | |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 12,551,784 | 22,693,219 |
End of period (including distributions in excess of net investment income of $94 and undistributed net investment income of $17,315, respectively) | $ 6,342,110 | $ 12,551,784 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Growth and Income
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 21.88 | $ 31.92 | $ 34.16 | $ 38.42 | $ 35.46 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) B | .15 | .35 | .27 | .34 | .60 E |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (7.43) | (6.25) | 3.84 | .18 | 3.31 |
Total from investment operations | (7.28) | (5.90) | 4.11 | .52 | 3.91 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.19) | (.33) | (.27) | (.38) | (.61) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.03) | (3.81) | (6.08) | (4.40) | (.34) |
Total distributions | (.22) | (4.14) | (6.35) | (4.78) | (.95) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 14.38 | $ 21.88 | $ 31.92 | $ 34.16 | $ 38.42 |
Total Return A | (33.32)% | (20.91)% | 14.28% | 1.22% | 11.15% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets C, F | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .78% | .68% | .68% | .69% | .69% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .78% | .68% | .68% | .69% | .69% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .78% | .67% | .67% | .65% | .68% |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.07% | 1.29% | .84% | .94% | 1.63% E |
Supplemental Data | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $ 5,993 | $ 12,552 | $ 22,693 | $ 28,861 | $ 31,789 |
Portfolio turnover rate D | 122% | 52% | 52% | 120% | 31% |
A Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
C Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
D Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
E Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.13 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.27%.
F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class K
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 G |
Selected Per-Share Data | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 21.88 | $ 25.34 |
Income from Investment Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) D | .16 | .09 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (7.40) | (3.45) |
Total from investment operations | (7.24) | (3.36) |
Distributions from net investment income | (.23) | (.10) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.03) | - |
Total distributions | (.26) | (.10) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 14.38 | $ 21.88 |
Total Return B, C | (33.12)% | (13.22)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E, H | | |
Expenses before reductions | .56% | .55% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .56% | .55% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | .55% | .55% A |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.29% | 1.73% A |
Supplemental Data | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 349,324 | $ 87 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | 122% | 52% |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G For the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2008.
H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
For the period ended July 31, 2009
1. Organization.
Fidelity Growth & Income Portfolio (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Securities Fund (the trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund offers Growth & Income and Class K shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. After the commencement of Class K, the Fund began offering conversion privileges between Growth & Income and Class K to eligible shareholders of Growth and Income. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. In order to disclose class level financial information dollar amounts presented in the notes are unrounded. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent fees incurred. Certain expense reductions also differ by class.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's web site or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Events or transactions occurring after period end through the date that the financial statements were issued, September 28, 2009, have
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been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Security Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are classified into three levels. Level 1 includes readily available unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 includes observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable either directly or indirectly. Level 3 includes unobservable inputs when market prices are not readily available or reliable. Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment's assigned level within the hierarchy. The aggregate value by input level, as of July 31, 2009, for the Fund's investments is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments. Valuation techniques of the Fund's major categories of assets and liabilities as presented in the Schedule of Investments are as follows.
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by an independent pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price. Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value each business day. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are valued at amortized cost, which approximates value.
When current market prices or quotations are not readily available or reliable, valuations may be determined in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. Factors used in determining value may include significant market or security specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality, and developments in foreign markets which are monitored by evaluating the performance of ADRs, futures contracts and exchange-traded funds. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and may be utilized to a significant extent. The value of securities used for net asset value (NAV) calculation under these procedures may differ from published prices for the same securities.
Foreign Currency. The Fund uses foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Foreign Currency - continued
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and may include proceeds received from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.
Expenses. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among each Fund in the trust. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Deferred Trustee Compensation. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan), independent Trustees must defer receipt of a portion of, and may elect to defer receipt of an additional portion of, their annual compensation. Deferred amounts are invested in a cross-section of Fidelity funds, are marked-to-market and remain in the Fund until distributed in accordance with the Plan. The investment of deferred amounts and the
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Deferred Trustee Compensation - continued
offsetting payable to the Trustees are included in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and filing its U.S. federal tax return. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. The Fund is subject to the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainties in Income Taxes (FIN 48). FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. There are no unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three years. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, partnerships, futures transactions, market discount, deferred trustees compensation, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the federal tax cost as of period end were as follows:
Unrealized appreciation | $ 816,856,909 | |
Unrealized depreciation | (556,606,208) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ 260,250,701 | |
Undistributed ordinary income | $ 3,881,932 | |
Capital loss carryforward | $ (3,048,336,476) | |
| | |
Cost for federal income tax purposes | $ 6,048,720,498 | |
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| July 31, 2009 | July 31, 2008 |
Ordinary Income | $ 95,086,040 | $ 576,239,769 |
Long-term Capital Gains | 16,565,698 | 2,271,135,045 |
Total | $ 111,651,738 | $ 2,847,374,814 |
4. Operating Policies.
Restricted Securities. The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
5. Investments in Derivative Instruments.
Objectives and Strategies for Investing in Derivative Instruments. The Fund uses derivative instruments ("derivatives"), including futures contracts, in order to meet its investment objectives. The Fund's strategy is to use derivatives as a risk management tool and as an additional way to gain exposure to certain types of assets. The success of any strategy involving derivatives depends on analysis of numerous economic factors, and if the strategies for investment do not work as intended, the Fund may not achieve its objectives.
While utilizing derivatives in pursuit of its investment objectives, the Fund is exposed to certain financial risks relative to those derivatives. This risk is further explained below:
Equity Risk | Equity risk is the risk that the value of financial instruments will fluctuate as a result of changes in market prices (other than those arising from interest rate risk or foreign exchange risk), whether caused by factors specific to an individual investment, its issuer, or all factors affecting all instruments traded in a market or market segment. |
The following notes provide more detailed information about each derivative type held by the Fund:
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Futures Contracts. The Fund uses futures contracts to manage its exposure to the stock market. A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell a specified underlying instrument for a fixed price at a specified future date. Buying futures tends to increase a fund's exposure to the underlying instrument, while selling futures tends to decrease a fund's exposure to the underlying instrument. Risks of loss may include equity risk and potential lack of liquidity in the market. Futures have minimal counterparty risk to the Fund since the exchange's clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default.
The purchaser or seller of a futures contract is not required to pay for or deliver the instrument unless the contract is held until the delivery date. Upon entering into a futures contract, a fund is required to deposit with a clearing broker, no later than the following business day, an amount ("initial margin") equal to a certain percentage of the face value of the contract. The initial margin may be in the form of cash or securities and is transferred to a segregated account on settlement date. Securities deposited to meet margin requirements are identified in the Fund's Schedule of Investments. Futures contracts are marked-to-market daily and subsequent payments ("variation margin") are made or received by a fund depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the futures contract. These amounts are reflected as receivables or payables on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and changes in value are recognized as unrealized gain (loss). Realized gain (loss) is recorded upon the expiration or closing of the futures contract. The net realized gain (loss) and change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts during the period is included on the Statement of Operations. The total underlying face amount of all open futures contracts at period end is indicative of the volume of this derivative type.
Realized and Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments. A summary of the Fund's value of derivatives by primary risk exposure as of period end, if any, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments. The table below reflects the Fund's realized gain (loss) and change in unrealized gain (loss) for derivatives during the period.
Risk Exposure / Derivative Type | Realized Gain (Loss) | Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss) |
Equity Risk | | |
Futures Contracts | $ 5,629,675 | $ - |
Total Derivatives Realized and Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss) (a) | $ 5,629,675 | $ - |
(a) Total derivatives realized gain (loss) included in the Statement of Operations is comprised of $5,629,675 for futures contracts.
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6. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $8,839,448,112 and $10,830,026,317, respectively.
7. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .20% of the Fund's average net assets and a group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the period, the total annual management fee rate was .46% of the Fund's average net assets.
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of Growth & Income. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee of Class K's average net assets. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, the total transfer agent fees paid by each class were as follows:
| Amount | % of Average Net Assets |
Growth and Income | $ 19,599,835 | .29 |
Class K | 135,079 | .06 |
| $ 19,734,914 | |
Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the month. Under a separate contract, FSC administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions.
Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $322,874 for the period.
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 FMR, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the funds
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to borrow from, or lend money to, other participating affiliated funds. At period end, there were no interfund loans outstanding. The Fund's activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:
Borrower or Lender | Average Daily Loan Balance | Weighted Average Interest Rate | Interest Expense |
Borrower | $ 20,650,208 | 1.87% | $ 56,920 |
8. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR in a $3.5 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $32,250 and is reflected in Miscellaneous Expense on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
9. Security Lending.
The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. On the settlement date of the loan, the Fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less fees and expenses associated with the loan, plus any premium payments that may be received on the loan of certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Net income from lending portfolio securities during the period amounted to $6,229,401.
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10. Bank Borrowings.
The Fund is permitted to have bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions. The Fund has established borrowing arrangements with certain banks. The interest rate on the borrowings is the bank's base rate, as revised from time to time. The average daily loan balance during the period for which loans were outstanding amounted to $22,257,600. The weighted average interest rate was 1.54%. The interest expense amounted to $4,752 under the bank borrowing program. At period end, there were no bank borrowings outstanding.
11. Expense Reductions.
FMR voluntarily agreed to reimburse a portion of Growth & Income's operating expenses. During the period, this reimbursement reduced the class' expenses by $15,480.
Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $247,006 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian and each class' transfer agent, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by $4,966, respectively. During the period, credits reduced each class' transfer agent expense as noted in the table below.
| Transfer Agent expense reduction | |
Growth and Income | $ 29,616 | |
12. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008A |
From net investment income | | |
Growth and Income | $ 92,019,137 | $ 214,588,903 |
Class K | 3,066,902 | 406 |
Total | $ 95,086,039 | $ 214,589,309 |
From net realized gain | | |
Growth and Income | $ 16,536,450 | $ 2,632,785,503 |
Class K | 29,248 | - |
Total | $ 16,565,698 | $ 2,632,785,503 |
A Distributions for Class K are for the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2008.
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13. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
| Shares | Dollars |
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 A | 2009 | 2008 A |
Growth and Income | | | | |
Shares sold | 34,825,024 | 47,943,646 | $ 492,140,825 | $ 1,282,795,975 |
Conversion to Class K | (26,363,039) | - | (389,259,362) | - |
Reinvestment of distributions | 6,899,449 | 99,265,243 | 105,156,695 | 2,778,444,196 |
Shares redeemed | (172,362,455) | (284,542,625) | (2,530,517,323) | (7,659,963,140) |
Net increase (decrease) | (157,001,021) | (137,333,736) | $ (2,322,479,165) | $ (3,598,722,969) |
Class K | | | | |
Shares sold | 3,335,451 | 3,946 | $ 44,335,144 | $ 100,000 |
Conversion from Growth and Income | 26,372,189 | - | 389,259,362 | - |
Reinvestment of distributions | 231,936 | 20 | 3,096,150 | 406 |
Shares redeemed | (5,643,810) | - | (67,387,133) | - |
Net increase (decrease) | 24,295,766 | 3,966 | $ 369,303,523 | $ 100,406 |
A Share transactions for Class K are for the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2008.
14. Other.
The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
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To the Trustees of Fidelity Securities Fund and the Shareholders of Fidelity Growth & Income Portfolio:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Growth & Income Portfolio (a fund of Fidelity Securities Fund) at July 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity Growth & Income Portfolio's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at July 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
September 28, 2009
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The Trustees, Member of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, and review the fund's performance. Except for Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d and Mr. James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 220 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Johnson oversees 262 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 392 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The executive officers and Advisory Board Member hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-800-544-8544.
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Edward C. Johnson 3d (79) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 1984 Mr. Johnson is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC; Chairman and a Director of FMR; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC); Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Johnson serves as Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as President of FMR LLC (2006-2007). |
James C. Curvey (74) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2006-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. |
* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Dennis J. Dirks (61) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Currently, Mr. Dirks serves as a member of the Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present). |
Alan J. Lacy (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of The Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-present) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2007-present). Mr. Lacy is Chairman (2008-present) and a member (2006-present) of the Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association. |
Ned C. Lautenbach (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr. Lautenbach is an Advisory Partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was with the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. Mr. Lautenbach serves as a Director of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial) as well as the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida. Mr. Lautenbach is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Fairfield University (2005-present), as well as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, Mr. Lautenbach served as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007). |
Joseph Mauriello (64) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Capital Ltd. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-present) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products, 2007-present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a Director of the Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007). |
Cornelia M. Small (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors of the Teagle Foundation (2009-present). Ms. Small is also a member of the Investment Committee, and Chair (2008-present) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson of the Investment Committee (2002-2008) of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments. |
William S. Stavropoulos (70) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Mr. Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons (2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004), Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently, Mr. Stavropoulos is a Director of Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Chemical Financial Corporation, Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), Tyco International, Inc. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital (private equity investment, 2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is a special advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science. |
David M. Thomas (60) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products), and Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present). |
Michael E. Wiley (58) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008-present), and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a Sr. Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005). |
Advisory Board Member and Executive Officers:
Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Mr. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Peter S. Lynch (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006). |
Kenneth B. Robins (39) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2009-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Robins worked at KPMG LLP, where he was a partner in KPMG's department of professional practice (2002-2004). |
Bruce T. Herring (43) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2006 Vice President of certain Equity Funds. Mr. Herring also serves as Group Chief Investments Officer of FMR. Previously, Mr. Herring served as a portfolio manager for Fidelity U.S. Equity Funds. |
Brian B. Hogan (44) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Vice President of certain Equity Funds and Vice President of Sector Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-present) and President of FMR's Equity Division (2009-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as a portfolio manager. |
Scott C. Goebel (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC; Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). |
William C. Coffey (40) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Holly C. Laurent (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Laurent is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Laurent was Senior Vice President and Head of Legal for Fidelity Business Services India Pvt. Ltd. (2006-2008), and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Group Head for FMR LLC (2005-2006). |
Christine Reynolds (50) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007). |
Kenneth A. Rathgeber (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2004 Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Rathgeber is Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), FMR (2005-present), FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2005-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2005-present), Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC (2005-present), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2005-present). |
Jeffrey S. Christian (47) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Christian also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Christian served as Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (2004-2009) and as Vice President of Business Analysis (2003-2004). |
Bryan A. Mehrmann (48) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Mehrmann is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Mehrmann served as Vice President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Group (FIIS)/Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC) Client Services (1998-2004). |
Adrien E. Deberghes (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005). |
John R. Hebble (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Paul M. Murphy (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Murphy is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2006), Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR (2007), and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1994-2007). |
Gary W. Ryan (50) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005). |
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The Board of Trustees of Fidelity Growth & Income Portfolio voted to pay on record date, the following distributions per share derived from capital gains realized from sales of portfolio securities:
| Pay Date | Record Date | Dividends | Capital Gains |
Growth & Income | 09/14/09 | 09/11/09 | $0.00 | $0.008 |
Growth and Income designates 100% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.
Growth and Income designates 100% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year as amounts which may be taken into account as a dividend for the purposes of the maximum rate under section 1(h)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code.
A total of 0.27% 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.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2010 of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax returns.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
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Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, acting directly and through its separate committees, requests and receives information concerning, and considers at each of its meetings factors that are relevant to, its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees, each composed of Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. Each committee has a written charter outlining the structure and purposes of the committee. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts.
At its July 2009 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expenses; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board ultimately reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts and the compensation to be received by Fidelity under the management contract is consistent with Fidelity's fiduciary duty under applicable law. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor noted above, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by competitors to Fidelity, and that the fund's shareholders, with the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.
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Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel and the fund's investment objective and discipline. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the size, education, and experience of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, their use of technology, and the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory, and management personnel. In response to last year's financial crisis, FMR took a number of actions intended to cut costs and improve efficiency without weakening the investment teams or resources. The Board noted that Fidelity's analysts have access to a variety of technological tools and market and securities data that enable them to perform both fundamental and quantitative analysis and to specialize in various disciplines. The Board considered Fidelity's extensive global research capabilities that enable the Investment Advisers to aggregate data from various sources in an effort to produce positive investment results. The Board also considered that Fidelity's portfolio managers and analysts have access to daily portfolio attribution that allows for monitoring of a fund's portfolio, as well as an electronic communication system that provides immediate real-time access to research concerning issuers and credit enhancers.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, distribution, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the Investment Advisers' supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through phone representatives and over the Internet, and investor education materials and asset allocation tools.
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Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing for a large variety of mutual fund investor services. For example, fund shareholders are offered the privilege of exchanging shares of the fund for shares of other Fidelity funds, as set forth in the fund's prospectus, without paying a sales charge. The Board noted that Fidelity has taken a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) dedicating additional resources to investment research and to restructure and broaden the focus of the investment research teams; (ii) bolstering the senior management team that oversees asset management; (iii) contractually agreeing to reduce the management fee on Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund; and (iv) expanding Class A and Class T load waiver categories to increase rollover retention opportunities and create consistent policies across the classes.
Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated within its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for Fidelity Growth & Income (retail class), as well as the fund's relative investment performance for Fidelity Growth & Income (retail class) measured against (i) a broad-based securities market index, and (ii) a peer group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by the Board over multiple periods. The following charts considered by the Board show, over the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2008, the cumulative total returns of Fidelity Growth & Income (retail class) of the fund, the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of cumulative total returns of a peer group of mutual funds identified by Morningstar, Inc. as having an investment style similar to that of the fund based on underlying portfolio holdings. (Class K of the fund had less than one year of performance as of December 31, 2008.) The box within each chart shows the 25th percentile return (bottom of box) and the 75th percentile return (top of box) of the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten number noted below each chart corresponds to the percentile box and represents the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of Fidelity Growth & Income (retail class) of the fund.
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The Board reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and stated that the performance of Fidelity Growth & Income (retail class) of the fund was in the fourth quartile for all the periods shown. The Board also stated that the investment performance of the fund was lower than its benchmark for all the periods shown. The Board discussed with FMR actions that have been taken by FMR to improve the fund's disappointing performance relative to its peer group and benchmark. The Board noted that this fund had underperformed in the previous year and discussed with FMR its disappointment with the continued underperformance of the fund. The Board will continue to closely monitor the performance of the fund in the coming year and discuss with FMR other appropriate actions to address the performance of the fund.
The Board considered that FMR has taken steps to refocus and strengthen equity research, equity portfolio management, and compliance. The Board reviewed the year-to-date performance of Fidelity Growth & Income (retail class) through May 31, 2009 and stated that it was lower than the fund's benchmark.
Based on its review, and giving particular weight to the nature and quality of the resources dedicated by the Investment Advisers to maintain and improve relative performance and factoring in the unprecedented market events in 2008, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund will benefit the fund's shareholders, particularly in light of the Board's view that the fund's shareholders benefit from investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and services.
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Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Fund Expenses. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expenses compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared.
The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors, in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 13% means that 87% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.
Fidelity Growth & Income Portfolio
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued
The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2008.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee was fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.
In its review of each class's total expenses, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses. As part of its review, the Board also considered current and historical total expenses of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.
The Board noted that the total expenses of each class ranked below its competitive median for the period.
In its review of total expenses, the Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information on clients that FMR and its affiliates service in other competitive markets, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the total expenses of each class of the fund were reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the audited books and records of Fidelity. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board believes that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
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The Board has also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and any fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and determined that the amount of profit is a fair entrepreneurial profit for the management of the fund.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions.
In February 2009, the Board created an Ad Hoc Committee (the "Committee") to analyze economies of scale. The Committee was formed to consider whether FMR attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR determines the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will achieve a certain level of economies of scale as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued
The Board concluded, considering the findings of the Committee, that any potential economies of scale are being shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity in an appropriate manner.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including (i) fund performance trends, actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) portfolio manager changes that have occurred during the past year; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and key personnel, including performance benchmarks used by Fidelity in evaluating incentive compensation for portfolio managers and research analysts; (iv) the structure and process of equity research and actions taken by FMR to improve the quality of research; (v) the selection of and compensation paid by FMR to fund sub-advisers; (vi) Fidelity's fee structures and rationale for recommending different fees among categories of funds; (vii) the rationale for any differences between fund fee structures and fee structures in place for other Fidelity clients; (viii) Fidelity's rationale for recommending which funds should have a performance adjustment component as part of their management fees; and (ix) explanations for the relative total expenses borne by certain funds and classes, total expense competitive trends, and actions that might be taken by FMR to reduce total expenses for certain funds and classes.
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all material factors, the Board ultimately concluded that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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Managing Your Investments
Fidelity offers several ways to conveniently manage your personal investments via your telephone or PC. You can access your account information, conduct trades and research your investments 24 hours a day.
By Phone
Fidelity Automated Service Telephone provides a single toll-free number to access account balances, positions, quotes and trading. It's easy to navigate the service, and on your first call, the system will help you create a personal identification number (PIN) for security.
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Fidelity's web site on the Internet provides a wide range of information, including daily financial news, fund performance, interactive planning tools and news about Fidelity products and services.
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* When you call the quotes line, please remember that a fund's yield and return will vary and, except for money market funds, share price will also vary. This means that you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. There is no assurance that money market funds will be able to maintain a stable $1 share price; an investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government. Total returns are historical and include changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, and the effects of any sales charges.
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Investment Adviser
Fidelity Management & Research Company
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Fidelity®
Growth & Income
Portfolio -
Class K
Annual Report
July 31, 2009
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Contents
Chairman's Message | <Click Here> | The Chairman's message to shareholders. |
Performance | <Click Here> | How the fund has done over time. |
Management's Discussion | <Click Here> | The manager's review of fund performance, strategy and outlook. |
Shareholder Expense Example | <Click Here> | An example of shareholder expenses. |
Investment Changes | <Click Here> | A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months. |
Investments | <Click Here> | A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values. |
Financial Statements | <Click Here> | Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights. |
Notes | <Click Here> | Notes to the financial statements. |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | <Click Here> | |
Trustees and Officers | <Click Here> | |
Distributions | <Click Here> | |
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees | <Click Here> | |
To view a fund's proxy voting guidelines and proxy voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30, visit http://www.fidelity.com/proxyvotingresults or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) web site at http://www.sec.gov. You may also call 1-800-544-8544 to request a free copy of the proxy voting guidelines.
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All other marks appearing herein are registered or unregistered trademarks or service marks of FMR LLC or an affiliated company.
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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. A fund's Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. For a complete list of a fund's portfolio holdings, view the most recent holdings listing, semiannual report, or annual report on Fidelity's web site at http://www.fidelity.com or http://www.fidelity.advisor.com, as applicable.
NOT FDIC INSURED · MAY LOSE VALUE · NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
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Dear Shareholder:
We've seen a welcome uptick in the global equity markets this spring and summer, as signs of stabilization in some economic indicators have brought many investors back into the marketplace. But there remain other key measures - notably high unemployment and slack consumer spending - that suggest the road back to economic health could still be a bumpy ride. Financial markets are always unpredictable, of course, but there also are several time-tested investment principles that can help put the historical odds in your favor.
One of the basic tenets is to invest for the long term. Over time, riding out the markets' inevitable ups and downs has proven much more effective than selling into panic or chasing the hottest trend. Even missing only a few of the markets' best days can significantly diminish investor returns. Patience also affords the benefits of compounding - of earning interest on additional income or reinvested dividends and capital gains. There can be tax advantages and cost benefits to consider as well. While staying the course doesn't eliminate risk, it can considerably lessen the effect of short-term declines.
You can further manage your investing risk through diversification. And today, more than ever, geographic diversification should be taken into account. Studies indicate that asset allocation is the single most important determinant of a portfolio's long-term success. The right mix of stocks, bonds and cash - aligned to your particular risk tolerance and investment objective - is very important. Age-appropriate rebalancing is also an essential aspect of asset allocation. For younger investors, an emphasis on equities - which historically have been the best-performing asset class over time - is encouraged. As investors near their specific goal, such as retirement or sending a child to college, consideration may be given to replacing volatile assets (e.g. common stocks) with more-stable fixed investments (bonds or savings plans).
A third principle - investing regularly - can help lower the average cost of your purchases. Investing a certain amount of money each month or quarter helps ensure you won't pay for all your shares at market highs. This strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - also reduces "emotion" from investing, helping shareholders avoid selling weak performers just prior to an upswing, or chasing a hot performer just before a correction.
We invite you to contact us via the Internet, through our Investor Centers or by phone. It is our privilege to provide you the information you need to make the investments that are right for you.
Sincerely,
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d
Edward C. Johnson 3d
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Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class' dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The $10,000 table and the fund's 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
Periods ended July 31, 2009 | Past 1 year | Past 5 years | Past 10 years |
Class K A | -33.12% | -7.42% | -4.54% |
A The initial offering of Class K shares took place on May 9, 2008. Returns prior to May 9, 2008 are those of Growth & Income, the original class of the fund.
$10,000 Over 10 Years
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity® Growth & Income Fund - Class K on July 31, 1999. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the Standard & Poor's 500SM Index (S&P 500®) performed over the same period. The initial offering of Class K took place on May 9, 2008. See above for additional information regarding the performance of Class K.
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Market Recap: U.S. stocks - battered by the effects of a global credit crisis for most of the year - were aided by early signs of a healing economy during the final months of the year ending July 31, 2009. For roughly half of the 12-month period, equities were in free fall, as a succession of large financial institutions around the world either collapsed or were forced into mergers or government conservatorship, and harried investors relinquished riskier assets in a massive flight to quality. By March, however, as unprecedented government interventions around the world took root, signs of a potential recovery began to emerge: corporate profits, though still weak, began to stabilize and valuations started to return to normal trading ranges. Against this improving backdrop, major equity indexes posted significant gains in March and April, which carried through to the end of the period. For the year overall, the Standard & Poor's 500SM Index declined 19.96%, while the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market IndexSM - the broadest overall gauge of domestic equities - was down 19.95%. Meanwhile, the blue-chip-laden Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM fell 16.62% and the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite® Index posted a 14.05% loss.
Comments from James Catudal, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity® Growth & Income Portfolio: The fund's Class K shares fell 33.12% during the year, lagging the S&P 500®. An overweighting and poor security selection in financials played a big role in our underperformance. Stock picking in energy, consumer discretionary, industrials, health care and consumer staples also held back returns, as did underweightings in the last two groups. The fund's foreign holdings were particularly weak, hurt in part by a stronger dollar. Conversely, an overweighting and good security selection in information technology helped. Within financials, American International Group (AIG) - since sold from the portfolio - was by far the fund's largest detractor, followed by Bank of America, Wachovia and an out-of-index position in KKR Private Equity. The KKR holding was sold. Wachovia was eventually taken over by Wells Fargo, another holding of the fund. Elsewhere, underweighting oil giant Exxon Mobil made it a notable detractor. The fund benefited from underweighting industrials conglomerate General Electric, which struggled on multiple fronts. Another boost came from overweighting consumer giant Procter & Gamble in the first half of the year and underweighting it in the second half. That position was sold. Investment bank Goldman Sachs was a standout, while in technology, Apple and ASML Holding - a Dutch semiconductor equipment manufacturer - both contributed.
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
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Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (February 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
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.
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| Annualized Expense Ratio | Beginning Account Value February 1, 2009 | Ending Account Value July 31, 2009 | Expenses Paid During Period* February 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009 |
Growth and Income | .82% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,239.40 | $ 4.55 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,020.73 | $ 4.11 |
Class K | .56% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,242.20 | $ 3.11 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,022.02 | $ 2.81 |
A 5% return per year before expenses
* Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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Investment Changes (Unaudited)
Top Ten Stocks as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 3.2 | 3.0 |
Microsoft Corp. | 2.8 | 0.9 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 2.2 | 2.8 |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 2.1 | 2.4 |
State Street Corp. | 1.9 | 1.0 |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 1.8 | 1.3 |
Apple, Inc. | 1.7 | 1.9 |
Applied Materials, Inc. | 1.7 | 1.3 |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | 1.7 | 2.4 |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 1.6 | 0.3 |
| 20.7 | |
Top Five Market Sectors as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Information Technology | 22.8 | 22.6 |
Financials | 15.9 | 17.4 |
Health Care | 15.1 | 18.4 |
Consumer Discretionary | 12.0 | 9.2 |
Energy | 10.5 | 8.9 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) |
As of July 31, 2009* | As of January 31, 2009** |
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* Foreign investments | 10.6% | | ** Foreign investments | 15.9% | |
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Investments July 31, 2009
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 98.5% |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 12.0% |
Auto Components - 1.0% |
Johnson Controls, Inc. | 1,100,000 | | $ 28,468 |
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (a) | 1,915,677 | | 32,605 |
| | 61,073 |
Automobiles - 0.5% |
Ford Motor Co. (a) | 1,850,000 | | 14,800 |
Toyota Motor Corp. sponsored ADR | 215,000 | | 18,099 |
| | 32,899 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.1% |
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. (a) | 310,000 | | 12,509 |
Burger King Holdings, Inc. | 70,000 | | 1,191 |
Carnival Corp. unit | 335,000 | | 9,377 |
Darden Restaurants, Inc. | 565,000 | | 18,300 |
Marriott International, Inc. Class A | 423,400 | | 9,120 |
Sonic Corp. (a) | 365,000 | | 4,026 |
Starbucks Corp. (a) | 850,000 | | 15,045 |
| | 69,568 |
Household Durables - 2.7% |
Centex Corp. | 2,310,124 | | 25,203 |
KB Home (d) | 2,800,000 | | 46,732 |
Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a) | 280,000 | | 14,442 |
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. | 825,000 | | 10,618 |
Ryland Group, Inc. | 1,800,000 | | 35,946 |
Toll Brothers, Inc. (a) | 1,025,092 | | 20,051 |
Whirlpool Corp. | 310,000 | | 17,698 |
| | 170,690 |
Internet & Catalog Retail - 0.1% |
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) | 85,000 | | 7,290 |
Media - 2.2% |
Comcast Corp. Class A | 1,930,000 | | 28,680 |
Lamar Advertising Co. Class A (a)(d) | 295,000 | | 6,207 |
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. | 460,000 | | 14,421 |
The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (a) | 700,000 | | 18,130 |
The Walt Disney Co. | 1,710,000 | | 42,955 |
Time Warner, Inc. | 1,143,333 | | 30,481 |
| | 140,874 |
Multiline Retail - 1.0% |
Kohl's Corp. (a) | 430,000 | | 20,877 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - continued |
Multiline Retail - continued |
Macy's, Inc. | 625,000 | | $ 8,694 |
Target Corp. | 830,000 | | 36,205 |
| | 65,776 |
Specialty Retail - 3.1% |
Best Buy Co., Inc. | 475,000 | | 17,751 |
Lowe's Companies, Inc. | 3,050,000 | | 68,503 |
PetSmart, Inc. | 100,000 | | 2,237 |
Sherwin-Williams Co. | 435,000 | | 25,121 |
Staples, Inc. | 2,130,000 | | 44,773 |
Tiffany & Co., Inc. | 480,000 | | 14,318 |
TJX Companies, Inc. | 675,000 | | 24,455 |
| | 197,158 |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.3% |
Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. Class A | 260,000 | | 16,393 |
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | 761,721 |
CONSUMER STAPLES - 7.2% |
Beverages - 1.2% |
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. | 605,000 | | 11,368 |
The Coca-Cola Co. | 1,315,000 | | 65,540 |
| | 76,908 |
Food & Staples Retailing - 2.7% |
CVS Caremark Corp. | 1,257,900 | | 42,114 |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 2,635,000 | | 131,434 |
| | 173,548 |
Food Products - 1.7% |
Bunge Ltd. | 50,000 | | 3,499 |
Corn Products International, Inc. | 265,000 | | 7,420 |
Kraft Foods, Inc. Class A | 1,110,000 | | 31,457 |
Nestle SA (Reg.) | 1,197,000 | | 49,262 |
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. (a) | 250,000 | | 15,878 |
| | 107,516 |
Household Products - 0.6% |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 490,000 | | 35,496 |
Tobacco - 1.0% |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | 1,425,000 | | 66,405 |
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | | 459,873 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
ENERGY - 10.5% |
Energy Equipment & Services - 2.8% |
BJ Services Co. | 375,000 | | $ 5,318 |
Cameron International Corp. (a) | 1,280,000 | | 39,974 |
Halliburton Co. | 645,000 | | 14,248 |
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | 285,000 | | 9,793 |
Nabors Industries Ltd. (a) | 1,020,000 | | 17,360 |
Schlumberger Ltd. | 1,020,000 | | 54,570 |
Smith International, Inc. | 395,000 | | 9,926 |
Weatherford International Ltd. (a) | 1,265,000 | | 23,731 |
| | 174,920 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 7.7% |
Apache Corp. | 325,000 | | 27,284 |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. | 730,000 | | 15,651 |
EOG Resources, Inc. | 270,000 | | 19,988 |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 2,915,000 | | 205,175 |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 1,105,000 | | 78,831 |
Peabody Energy Corp. | 190,000 | | 6,291 |
Petrohawk Energy Corp. (a) | 640,000 | | 15,539 |
Plains Exploration & Production Co. (a) | 526,300 | | 15,078 |
Range Resources Corp. | 830,000 | | 38,520 |
Southwestern Energy Co. (a) | 965,000 | | 39,980 |
Ultra Petroleum Corp. (a) | 645,000 | | 28,457 |
| | 490,794 |
TOTAL ENERGY | | 665,714 |
FINANCIALS - 15.9% |
Capital Markets - 5.0% |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | 490,000 | | 13,622 |
AP Alternative Assets, L.P. Restricted Depositary Units (a)(e) | 4,454,200 | | 13,363 |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | 240,000 | | 6,562 |
Charles Schwab Corp. | 730,000 | | 13,045 |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 619,200 | | 101,115 |
Janus Capital Group, Inc. | 517,375 | | 7,067 |
Morgan Stanley | 1,573,800 | | 44,853 |
State Street Corp. | 2,345,600 | | 117,984 |
| | 317,611 |
Commercial Banks - 1.7% |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | 878,800 | | 3,594 |
KeyCorp | 1,495,000 | | 8,641 |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 56,800 | | 2,082 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
FINANCIALS - continued |
Commercial Banks - continued |
U.S. Bancorp, Delaware | 525,000 | | $ 10,715 |
Wells Fargo & Co. | 3,453,900 | | 84,482 |
| | 109,514 |
Consumer Finance - 0.5% |
American Express Co. | 120,000 | | 3,400 |
Capital One Financial Corp. | 360,000 | | 11,052 |
Discover Financial Services | 28,321 | | 336 |
SLM Corp. (a) | 1,975,000 | | 17,558 |
| | 32,346 |
Diversified Financial Services - 3.7% |
Bank of America Corp. | 6,473,000 | | 95,736 |
CME Group, Inc. | 8,000 | | 2,231 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 3,535,000 | | 136,628 |
| | 234,595 |
Insurance - 4.3% |
ACE Ltd. | 1,175,000 | | 57,646 |
AFLAC, Inc. | 70,000 | | 2,650 |
Assured Guaranty Ltd. | 695,000 | | 9,709 |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class A (a) | 495 | | 48,015 |
Everest Re Group Ltd. | 300,000 | | 24,066 |
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | 130,000 | | 2,144 |
Lincoln National Corp. | 953,800 | | 20,211 |
MBIA, Inc. (a) | 625,000 | | 2,619 |
MetLife, Inc. | 1,460,000 | | 49,567 |
PartnerRe Ltd. | 180,000 | | 12,346 |
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. | 393,000 | | 19,748 |
The Travelers Companies, Inc. | 575,000 | | 24,765 |
| | 273,486 |
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 0.3% |
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. | 459,200 | | 2,728 |
Simon Property Group, Inc. | 172,587 | | 9,617 |
SL Green Realty Corp. | 151,600 | | 3,908 |
| | 16,253 |
Real Estate Management & Development - 0.4% |
CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. Class A (a) | 2,300,000 | | 25,070 |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.0% |
Radian Group, Inc. | 800,000 | | 2,664 |
TOTAL FINANCIALS | | 1,011,539 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
HEALTH CARE - 15.1% |
Biotechnology - 3.5% |
Amgen, Inc. (a) | 1,144,000 | | $ 71,283 |
Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 900,000 | | 13,239 |
Biogen Idec, Inc. (a) | 62,800 | | 2,986 |
Celgene Corp. (a) | 365,000 | | 20,790 |
Cephalon, Inc. (a) | 308,000 | | 18,064 |
Dendreon Corp. (a)(d) | 265,000 | | 6,416 |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a) | 705,000 | | 34,496 |
MannKind Corp. (a)(d) | 420,144 | | 3,365 |
Myriad Genetics, Inc. (a) | 615,000 | | 16,863 |
OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 240,000 | | 8,110 |
PDL BioPharma, Inc. | 1,100,000 | | 9,053 |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 515,000 | | 18,545 |
| | 223,210 |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 2.3% |
Baxter International, Inc. | 760,000 | | 42,841 |
Boston Scientific Corp. (a) | 1,425,000 | | 15,305 |
C.R. Bard, Inc. | 80,000 | | 5,886 |
China Medical Technologies, Inc. sponsored ADR (d) | 100,000 | | 1,583 |
Covidien PLC | 1,610,800 | | 60,904 |
ev3, Inc. (a) | 181,500 | | 2,227 |
St. Jude Medical, Inc. (a) | 430,000 | | 16,215 |
| | 144,961 |
Health Care Providers & Services - 3.2% |
Express Scripts, Inc. (a) | 729,600 | | 51,101 |
Henry Schein, Inc. (a) | 835,000 | | 42,902 |
Humana, Inc. (a) | 370,000 | | 12,155 |
Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (a) | 1,080,000 | | 57,089 |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 1,350,000 | | 37,881 |
| | 201,128 |
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.2% |
Illumina, Inc. (a) | 425,000 | | 15,360 |
Pharmaceuticals - 5.9% |
Abbott Laboratories | 1,390,000 | | 62,536 |
Allergan, Inc. | 235,000 | | 12,556 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 390,000 | | 8,479 |
Johnson & Johnson | 875,000 | | 53,279 |
Merck & Co., Inc. | 1,485,000 | | 44,565 |
Pfizer, Inc. | 6,123,600 | | 97,549 |
Roche Holding AG (participation certificate) | 145,000 | | 22,863 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
HEALTH CARE - continued |
Pharmaceuticals - continued |
Schering-Plough Corp. | 1,130,000 | | $ 29,956 |
Wyeth | 880,000 | | 40,964 |
| | 372,747 |
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | | 957,406 |
INDUSTRIALS - 8.5% |
Aerospace & Defense - 1.7% |
DigitalGlobe, Inc. | 104,800 | | 1,907 |
Honeywell International, Inc. | 475,000 | | 16,483 |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | 285,000 | | 21,307 |
United Technologies Corp. | 1,190,000 | | 64,819 |
| | 104,516 |
Air Freight & Logistics - 0.4% |
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | 260,000 | | 14,178 |
FedEx Corp. | 135,000 | | 9,158 |
| | 23,336 |
Airlines - 0.0% |
UAL Corp. (a) | 150,000 | | 618 |
Building Products - 0.1% |
Masco Corp. | 600,000 | | 8,358 |
Electrical Equipment - 0.9% |
Alstom SA | 10,000 | | 687 |
Evergreen Solar, Inc. (a)(d) | 750,000 | | 1,575 |
First Solar, Inc. (a) | 15,000 | | 2,316 |
Renewable Energy Corp. AS (a)(d) | 43,103 | | 342 |
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | 435,000 | | 18,013 |
Sunpower Corp. Class B (a) | 445,000 | | 12,149 |
Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. sponsored ADR (a)(d) | 230,000 | | 4,230 |
Vestas Wind Systems AS (a) | 245,000 | | 17,256 |
| | 56,568 |
Industrial Conglomerates - 1.6% |
3M Co. | 835,000 | | 58,884 |
General Electric Co. | 1,065,000 | | 14,271 |
McDermott International, Inc. (a) | 1,015,000 | | 19,833 |
Textron, Inc. | 653,100 | | 8,778 |
| | 101,766 |
Machinery - 1.4% |
Caterpillar, Inc. | 75,000 | | 3,305 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
INDUSTRIALS - continued |
Machinery - continued |
Danaher Corp. | 400,000 | | $ 24,496 |
Eaton Corp. | 250,000 | | 12,980 |
Ingersoll-Rand Co. Ltd. | 900,000 | | 25,992 |
Navistar International Corp. (a) | 525,000 | | 20,759 |
| | 87,532 |
Professional Services - 0.7% |
Robert Half International, Inc. | 1,850,000 | | 45,862 |
Road & Rail - 1.5% |
CSX Corp. | 470,000 | | 18,856 |
Landstar System, Inc. | 725,000 | | 26,593 |
Union Pacific Corp. | 880,000 | | 50,618 |
| | 96,067 |
Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.2% |
W.W. Grainger, Inc. | 150,000 | | 13,487 |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | 538,110 |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 22.8% |
Communications Equipment - 3.2% |
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) | 5,075,000 | | 111,701 |
Juniper Networks, Inc. (a) | 853,000 | | 22,289 |
Motorola, Inc. | 50,000 | | 358 |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 1,315,000 | | 60,766 |
Tellabs, Inc. (a) | 880,000 | | 5,104 |
| | 200,218 |
Computers & Peripherals - 4.7% |
Apple, Inc. (a) | 680,000 | | 111,105 |
Dell, Inc. (a) | 1,680,000 | | 22,478 |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | 2,455,000 | | 106,302 |
International Business Machines Corp. | 505,000 | | 59,555 |
| | 299,440 |
Electronic Equipment & Components - 1.3% |
Corning, Inc. | 4,150,000 | | 70,550 |
Tyco Electronics Ltd. | 600,000 | | 12,882 |
| | 83,432 |
Internet Software & Services - 1.8% |
eBay, Inc. (a) | 1,350,000 | | 28,688 |
Google, Inc. Class A (a) | 180,000 | | 79,749 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued |
Internet Software & Services - continued |
Move, Inc. (a) | 1,142,925 | | $ 3,052 |
Yahoo!, Inc. (a) | 410,000 | | 5,871 |
| | 117,360 |
IT Services - 1.0% |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A (a) | 600,000 | | 17,754 |
Paychex, Inc. | 445,000 | | 11,793 |
Visa, Inc. Class A | 474,400 | | 31,054 |
| | 60,601 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 5.6% |
Applied Materials, Inc. | 7,925,400 | | 109,371 |
ARM Holdings PLC | 4,400,000 | | 9,281 |
ASML Holding NV (NY Shares) | 3,300,000 | | 85,833 |
Broadcom Corp. Class A (a) | 260,000 | | 7,340 |
Intel Corp. | 3,431,300 | | 66,053 |
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (a) | 1,150,000 | | 20,263 |
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) | 1,840,000 | | 11,758 |
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | 7,000 | | 4,145 |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. sponsored ADR | 351,374 | | 3,679 |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | 650,000 | | 15,633 |
Xilinx, Inc. | 930,000 | | 20,172 |
| | 353,528 |
Software - 5.2% |
Adobe Systems, Inc. (a) | 575,000 | | 18,642 |
BMC Software, Inc. (a) | 360,000 | | 12,251 |
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a) | 300,000 | | 6,441 |
Microsoft Corp. | 7,470,000 | | 175,694 |
Oracle Corp. | 4,415,000 | | 97,704 |
Quest Software, Inc. (a) | 720,000 | | 10,613 |
Ubisoft Entertainment SA (a) | 445,000 | | 7,601 |
| | 328,946 |
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | | 1,443,525 |
MATERIALS - 3.9% |
Chemicals - 2.5% |
Airgas, Inc. | 185,000 | | 8,247 |
Albemarle Corp. | 700,000 | | 20,797 |
Ashland, Inc. | 475,000 | | 15,742 |
Dow Chemical Co. | 1,420,000 | | 30,061 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
MATERIALS - continued |
Chemicals - continued |
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. | 550,000 | | $ 17,012 |
Ecolab, Inc. | 430,000 | | 17,849 |
FMC Corp. | 45,000 | | 2,189 |
Monsanto Co. | 120,700 | | 10,139 |
Praxair, Inc. | 355,000 | | 27,754 |
The Mosaic Co. | 165,000 | | 8,605 |
| | 158,395 |
Containers & Packaging - 0.2% |
Crown Holdings, Inc. (a) | 385,000 | | 9,664 |
Metals & Mining - 1.2% |
ArcelorMittal SA (NY Shares) Class A | 542,500 | | 19,552 |
Barrick Gold Corp. | 810,000 | | 28,284 |
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. | 380,000 | | 22,914 |
Nucor Corp. | 125,000 | | 5,559 |
| | 76,309 |
TOTAL MATERIALS | | 244,368 |
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 1.9% |
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 1.3% |
AT&T, Inc. | 220,000 | | 5,771 |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 2,439,900 | | 78,248 |
| | 84,019 |
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.6% |
American Tower Corp. Class A (a) | 825,000 | | 28,124 |
Sprint Nextel Corp. (a) | 2,660,000 | | 10,640 |
| | 38,764 |
TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES | | 122,783 |
UTILITIES - 0.7% |
Electric Utilities - 0.7% |
Exelon Corp. | 835,000 | | 42,468 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $5,820,831) | 6,247,507 |
Money Market Funds - 1.0% |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.37% (b) | 43,656,140 | | $ 43,656 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.22% (b)(c) | 17,807,986 | | 17,808 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $61,464) | 61,464 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 99.5% (Cost $5,882,295) | | 6,308,971 |
NET OTHER ASSETS - 0.5% | | 33,139 |
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 6,342,110 |
Legend |
(a) Non-income producing |
(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. |
(c) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(d) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
(e) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $13,363,000 or 0.2% of net assets. |
Affiliated Central Funds |
Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows: |
Fund | Income earned (Amounts in thousands) |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund | $ 790 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund | 6,229 |
Total | $ 7,019 |
Other Affiliated Issuers |
An affiliated company is a company in which the fund has ownership of at least 5% of the voting securities. Fiscal year to date transactions with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows: |
Affiliates (Amounts in thousands) | Value, beginning of period | Purchases | Sales Proceeds | Dividend Income | Value, end of period |
AMBAC Financial Group, Inc. | $ 52,920 | $ 8,577 | $ 48,933 | $ 360 | $ - |
Assured Guaranty Ltd. | 68,760 | 5,545 | 47,118 | 641 | - |
Evergreen Solar, Inc. | 84,060 | 3,942 | 17,569 | - | - |
Ryland Group, Inc. | 51,475 | - | 11,255 | 489 | - |
Total | $ 257,215 | $ 18,064 | $ 124,875 | $ 1,490 | $ - |
Other Information |
All investments are categorized as Level 1 under the Fair Value Hierarchy. 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, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
Distribution of investments by country of issue, as a percentage of total net assets, is as follows: (Unaudited) |
United States of America | 89.4% |
Switzerland | 2.7% |
Ireland | 1.4% |
Netherlands | 1.4% |
Bermuda | 1.2% |
Others (individually less than 1%) | 3.9% |
| 100.0% |
Income Tax Information |
The fund intends to elect to defer to its fiscal year ending July 31, 2010 approximately $3,596,087,000 of losses recognized during the period November 1, 2008 to July 31, 2009. |
At July 31, 2009, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of approximately $3,048,336,000 all of which will expire on July 31, 2017. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts) | July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $17,091) - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $5,820,831) | $ 6,247,507 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $61,464) | 61,464 | |
Total Investments (cost $5,882,295) | | $ 6,308,971 |
Cash | | 2,681 |
Receivable for investments sold | | 87,704 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 3,448 |
Dividends receivable | | 4,335 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 211 |
Prepaid expenses | | 35 |
Other receivables | | 485 |
Total assets | | 6,407,870 |
| | |
Liabilities | | |
Payable for investments purchased | $ 37,218 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 6,254 | |
Accrued management fee | 2,311 | |
Other affiliated payables | 1,622 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 547 | |
Collateral on securities loaned, at value | 17,808 | |
Total liabilities | | 65,760 |
| | |
Net Assets | | $ 6,342,110 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $ 12,722,884 |
Distributions in excess of net investment income | | (94) |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | | (6,807,348) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | 426,668 |
Net Assets | | $ 6,342,110 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts) | July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Growth and Income: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($5,992,786 ÷ 416,689 shares) | | $ 14.38 |
| | |
Class K: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($349,324 ÷ 24,300 shares) | | $ 14.38 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
Amounts in thousands | Year ended July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Investment Income | | |
Dividends (including $1,490 earned from other affiliated issuers) | | $ 123,508 |
Interest | | 20 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds | | 7,019 |
Total income | | 130,547 |
| | |
Expenses | | |
Management fee | $ 32,741 | |
Transfer agent fees | 19,735 | |
Accounting and security lending fees | 1,310 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 321 | |
Independent trustees' compensation | 51 | |
Depreciation in deferred trustee compensation account | (6) | |
Registration fees | 59 | |
Audit | 102 | |
Legal | 75 | |
Interest | 62 | |
Miscellaneous | 179 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 54,629 | |
Expense reductions | (297) | 54,332 |
Net investment income (loss) | | 76,215 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | (6,161,768) | |
Other affiliated issuers | (472,758) | |
Foreign currency transactions | (460) | |
Futures contracts | 5,630 | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | (6,629,356) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: Investment securities | 2,408,234 | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 64 | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | 2,408,298 |
Net gain (loss) | | (4,221,058) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ (4,144,843) |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Amounts in thousands | Year ended July 31, 2009 | Year ended July 31, 2008 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ 76,215 | $ 229,303 |
Net realized gain (loss) | (6,629,356) | 734,862 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 2,408,298 | (4,659,604) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (4,144,843) | (3,695,439) |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | (95,086) | (214,589) |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain | (16,566) | (2,632,786) |
Total distributions | (111,652) | (2,847,375) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | (1,953,179) | (3,598,621) |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (6,209,674) | (10,141,435) |
| | |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 12,551,784 | 22,693,219 |
End of period (including distributions in excess of net investment income of $94 and undistributed net investment income of $17,315, respectively) | $ 6,342,110 | $ 12,551,784 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Growth and Income
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 21.88 | $ 31.92 | $ 34.16 | $ 38.42 | $ 35.46 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) B | .15 | .35 | .27 | .34 | .60 E |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (7.43) | (6.25) | 3.84 | .18 | 3.31 |
Total from investment operations | (7.28) | (5.90) | 4.11 | .52 | 3.91 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.19) | (.33) | (.27) | (.38) | (.61) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.03) | (3.81) | (6.08) | (4.40) | (.34) |
Total distributions | (.22) | (4.14) | (6.35) | (4.78) | (.95) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 14.38 | $ 21.88 | $ 31.92 | $ 34.16 | $ 38.42 |
Total Return A | (33.32)% | (20.91)% | 14.28% | 1.22% | 11.15% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets C, F | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .78% | .68% | .68% | .69% | .69% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .78% | .68% | .68% | .69% | .69% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .78% | .67% | .67% | .65% | .68% |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.07% | 1.29% | .84% | .94% | 1.63% E |
Supplemental Data | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $ 5,993 | $ 12,552 | $ 22,693 | $ 28,861 | $ 31,789 |
Portfolio turnover rate D | 122% | 52% | 52% | 120% | 31% |
A Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
C Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
D Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
E Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.13 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.27%.
F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class K
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 G |
Selected Per-Share Data | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 21.88 | $ 25.34 |
Income from Investment Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) D | .16 | .09 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (7.40) | (3.45) |
Total from investment operations | (7.24) | (3.36) |
Distributions from net investment income | (.23) | (.10) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.03) | - |
Total distributions | (.26) | (.10) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 14.38 | $ 21.88 |
Total Return B, C | (33.12)% | (13.22)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E, H | | |
Expenses before reductions | .56% | .55% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .56% | .55% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | .55% | .55% A |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.29% | 1.73% A |
Supplemental Data | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 349,324 | $ 87 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | 122% | 52% |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G For the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2008.
H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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For the period ended July 31, 2009
1. Organization.
Fidelity Growth & Income Portfolio (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Securities Fund (the trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund offers Growth & Income and Class K shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. After the commencement of Class K, the Fund began offering conversion privileges between Growth & Income and Class K to eligible shareholders of Growth and Income. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. In order to disclose class level financial information dollar amounts presented in the notes are unrounded. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent fees incurred. Certain expense reductions also differ by class.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's web site or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Events or transactions occurring after period end through the date that the financial statements were issued, September 28, 2009, have
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been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Security Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are classified into three levels. Level 1 includes readily available unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 includes observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable either directly or indirectly. Level 3 includes unobservable inputs when market prices are not readily available or reliable. Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment's assigned level within the hierarchy. The aggregate value by input level, as of July 31, 2009, for the Fund's investments is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments. Valuation techniques of the Fund's major categories of assets and liabilities as presented in the Schedule of Investments are as follows.
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by an independent pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price. Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value each business day. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are valued at amortized cost, which approximates value.
When current market prices or quotations are not readily available or reliable, valuations may be determined in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. Factors used in determining value may include significant market or security specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality, and developments in foreign markets which are monitored by evaluating the performance of ADRs, futures contracts and exchange-traded funds. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and may be utilized to a significant extent. The value of securities used for net asset value (NAV) calculation under these procedures may differ from published prices for the same securities.
Foreign Currency. The Fund uses foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
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Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and may include proceeds received from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.
Expenses. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among each Fund in the trust. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Deferred Trustee Compensation. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan), independent Trustees must defer receipt of a portion of, and may elect to defer receipt of an additional portion of, their annual compensation. Deferred amounts are invested in a cross-section of Fidelity funds, are marked-to-market and remain in the Fund until distributed in accordance with the Plan. The investment of deferred amounts and the
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offsetting payable to the Trustees are included in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and filing its U.S. federal tax return. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. The Fund is subject to the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainties in Income Taxes (FIN 48). FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. There are no unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three years. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, partnerships, futures transactions, market discount, deferred trustees compensation, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the federal tax cost as of period end were as follows:
Unrealized appreciation | $ 816,856,909 | |
Unrealized depreciation | (556,606,208) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ 260,250,701 | |
Undistributed ordinary income | $ 3,881,932 | |
Capital loss carryforward | $ (3,048,336,476) | |
| | |
Cost for federal income tax purposes | $ 6,048,720,498 | |
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The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| July 31, 2009 | July 31, 2008 |
Ordinary Income | $ 95,086,040 | $ 576,239,769 |
Long-term Capital Gains | 16,565,698 | 2,271,135,045 |
Total | $ 111,651,738 | $ 2,847,374,814 |
4. Operating Policies.
Restricted Securities. The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
5. Investments in Derivative Instruments.
Objectives and Strategies for Investing in Derivative Instruments. The Fund uses derivative instruments ("derivatives"), including futures contracts, in order to meet its investment objectives. The Fund's strategy is to use derivatives as a risk management tool and as an additional way to gain exposure to certain types of assets. The success of any strategy involving derivatives depends on analysis of numerous economic factors, and if the strategies for investment do not work as intended, the Fund may not achieve its objectives.
While utilizing derivatives in pursuit of its investment objectives, the Fund is exposed to certain financial risks relative to those derivatives. This risk is further explained below:
Equity Risk | Equity risk is the risk that the value of financial instruments will fluctuate as a result of changes in market prices (other than those arising from interest rate risk or foreign exchange risk), whether caused by factors specific to an individual investment, its issuer, or all factors affecting all instruments traded in a market or market segment. |
The following notes provide more detailed information about each derivative type held by the Fund:
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Futures Contracts. The Fund uses futures contracts to manage its exposure to the stock market. A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell a specified underlying instrument for a fixed price at a specified future date. Buying futures tends to increase a fund's exposure to the underlying instrument, while selling futures tends to decrease a fund's exposure to the underlying instrument. Risks of loss may include equity risk and potential lack of liquidity in the market. Futures have minimal counterparty risk to the Fund since the exchange's clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default.
The purchaser or seller of a futures contract is not required to pay for or deliver the instrument unless the contract is held until the delivery date. Upon entering into a futures contract, a fund is required to deposit with a clearing broker, no later than the following business day, an amount ("initial margin") equal to a certain percentage of the face value of the contract. The initial margin may be in the form of cash or securities and is transferred to a segregated account on settlement date. Securities deposited to meet margin requirements are identified in the Fund's Schedule of Investments. Futures contracts are marked-to-market daily and subsequent payments ("variation margin") are made or received by a fund depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the futures contract. These amounts are reflected as receivables or payables on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and changes in value are recognized as unrealized gain (loss). Realized gain (loss) is recorded upon the expiration or closing of the futures contract. The net realized gain (loss) and change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts during the period is included on the Statement of Operations. The total underlying face amount of all open futures contracts at period end is indicative of the volume of this derivative type.
Realized and Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments. A summary of the Fund's value of derivatives by primary risk exposure as of period end, if any, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments. The table below reflects the Fund's realized gain (loss) and change in unrealized gain (loss) for derivatives during the period.
Risk Exposure / Derivative Type | Realized Gain (Loss) | Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss) |
Equity Risk | | |
Futures Contracts | $ 5,629,675 | $ - |
Total Derivatives Realized and Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss) (a) | $ 5,629,675 | $ - |
(a) Total derivatives realized gain (loss) included in the Statement of Operations is comprised of $5,629,675 for futures contracts.
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6. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $8,839,448,112 and $10,830,026,317, respectively.
7. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .20% of the Fund's average net assets and a group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the period, the total annual management fee rate was .46% of the Fund's average net assets.
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of Growth & Income. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee of Class K's average net assets. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, the total transfer agent fees paid by each class were as follows:
| Amount | % of Average Net Assets |
Growth and Income | $ 19,599,835 | .29 |
Class K | 135,079 | .06 |
| $ 19,734,914 | |
Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the month. Under a separate contract, FSC administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions.
Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $322,874 for the period.
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 FMR, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the funds
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to borrow from, or lend money to, other participating affiliated funds. At period end, there were no interfund loans outstanding. The Fund's activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:
Borrower or Lender | Average Daily Loan Balance | Weighted Average Interest Rate | Interest Expense |
Borrower | $ 20,650,208 | 1.87% | $ 56,920 |
8. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR in a $3.5 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $32,250 and is reflected in Miscellaneous Expense on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
9. Security Lending.
The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. On the settlement date of the loan, the Fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less fees and expenses associated with the loan, plus any premium payments that may be received on the loan of certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Net income from lending portfolio securities during the period amounted to $6,229,401.
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10. Bank Borrowings.
The Fund is permitted to have bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions. The Fund has established borrowing arrangements with certain banks. The interest rate on the borrowings is the bank's base rate, as revised from time to time. The average daily loan balance during the period for which loans were outstanding amounted to $22,257,600. The weighted average interest rate was 1.54%. The interest expense amounted to $4,752 under the bank borrowing program. At period end, there were no bank borrowings outstanding.
11. Expense Reductions.
FMR voluntarily agreed to reimburse a portion of Growth & Income's operating expenses. During the period, this reimbursement reduced the class' expenses by $15,480.
Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $247,006 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian and each class' transfer agent, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by $4,966, respectively. During the period, credits reduced each class' transfer agent expense as noted in the table below.
| Transfer Agent expense reduction | |
Growth and Income | $ 29,616 | |
12. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008A |
From net investment income | | |
Growth and Income | $ 92,019,137 | $ 214,588,903 |
Class K | 3,066,902 | 406 |
Total | $ 95,086,039 | $ 214,589,309 |
From net realized gain | | |
Growth and Income | $ 16,536,450 | $ 2,632,785,503 |
Class K | 29,248 | - |
Total | $ 16,565,698 | $ 2,632,785,503 |
A Distributions for Class K are for the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2008.
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13. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
| Shares | Dollars |
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 A | 2009 | 2008 A |
Growth and Income | | | | |
Shares sold | 34,825,024 | 47,943,646 | $ 492,140,825 | $ 1,282,795,975 |
Conversion to Class K | (26,363,039) | - | (389,259,362) | - |
Reinvestment of distributions | 6,899,449 | 99,265,243 | 105,156,695 | 2,778,444,196 |
Shares redeemed | (172,362,455) | (284,542,625) | (2,530,517,323) | (7,659,963,140) |
Net increase (decrease) | (157,001,021) | (137,333,736) | $ (2,322,479,165) | $ (3,598,722,969) |
Class K | | | | |
Shares sold | 3,335,451 | 3,946 | $ 44,335,144 | $ 100,000 |
Conversion from Growth and Income | 26,372,189 | - | 389,259,362 | - |
Reinvestment of distributions | 231,936 | 20 | 3,096,150 | 406 |
Shares redeemed | (5,643,810) | - | (67,387,133) | - |
Net increase (decrease) | 24,295,766 | 3,966 | $ 369,303,523 | $ 100,406 |
A Share transactions for Class K are for the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2008.
14. Other.
The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
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To the Trustees of Fidelity Securities Fund and the Shareholders of Fidelity Growth & Income Portfolio:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Growth & Income Portfolio (a fund of Fidelity Securities Fund) at July 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity Growth & Income Portfolio's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at July 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
September 28, 2009
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The Trustees, Member of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, and review the fund's performance. Except for Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d and Mr. James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 220 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Johnson oversees 262 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 392 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The executive officers and Advisory Board Member hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-800-835-5092.
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Edward C. Johnson 3d (79) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 1984 Mr. Johnson is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC; Chairman and a Director of FMR; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC); Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Johnson serves as Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as President of FMR LLC (2006-2007). |
James C. Curvey (74) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2006- present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. |
* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Dennis J. Dirks (61) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Currently, Mr. Dirks serves as a member of the Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present). |
Alan J. Lacy (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of The Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-present) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2007-present). Mr. Lacy is Chairman (2008-present) and a member (2006-present) of the Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association. |
Ned C. Lautenbach (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr. Lautenbach is an Advisory Partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was with the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. Mr. Lautenbach serves as a Director of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial) as well as the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida. Mr. Lautenbach is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Fairfield University (2005-present), as well as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, Mr. Lautenbach served as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007). |
Joseph Mauriello (64) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Capital Ltd. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-present) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products, 2007- present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a Director of the Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007). |
Cornelia M. Small (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors of the Teagle Foundation (2009-present). Ms. Small is also a member of the Investment Committee, and Chair (2008-present) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008- present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson of the Investment Committee (2002-2008) of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments. |
William S. Stavropoulos (70) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Mr. Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons (2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002- 2004), Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently, Mr. Stavropoulos is a Director of Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Chemical Financial Corporation, Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), Tyco International, Inc. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital (private equity investment, 2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is a special advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science. |
David M. Thomas (60) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products), and Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present). |
Michael E. Wiley (58) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008- present), and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005- present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a Sr. Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005). |
Advisory Board Member and Executive Officers:
Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Mr. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Peter S. Lynch (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006). |
Kenneth B. Robins (39) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2009-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004- present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Robins worked at KPMG LLP, where he was a partner in KPMG's department of professional practice (2002-2004). |
Bruce T. Herring (43) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2006 Vice President of certain Equity Funds. Mr. Herring also serves as Group Chief Investments Officer of FMR. Previously, Mr. Herring served as a portfolio manager for Fidelity U.S. Equity Funds. |
Brian B. Hogan (44) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Vice President of certain Equity Funds and Vice President of Sector Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-present) and President of FMR's Equity Division (2009-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as a portfolio manager. |
Scott C. Goebel (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC; Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2008- present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). |
William C. Coffey (40) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Holly C. Laurent (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Laurent is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Laurent was Senior Vice President and Head of Legal for Fidelity Business Services India Pvt. Ltd. (2006-2008), and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Group Head for FMR LLC (2005-2006). |
Christine Reynolds (50) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007). |
Kenneth A. Rathgeber (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2004 Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Rathgeber is Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), FMR (2005-present), FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2005- present), Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2005-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2005-present), Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC (2005-present), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2005-present). |
Jeffrey S. Christian (47) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Christian also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Christian served as Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (2004-2009) and as Vice President of Business Analysis (2003-2004). |
Bryan A. Mehrmann (48) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Mehrmann is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Mehrmann served as Vice President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Group (FIIS)/Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC) Client Services (1998-2004). |
Adrien E. Deberghes (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005). |
John R. Hebble (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Paul M. Murphy (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Murphy is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2006), Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR (2007), and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1994-2007). |
Gary W. Ryan (50) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005). |
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The Board of Trustees of Fidelity Growth & Income Portfolio voted to pay on record date, the following distributions per share derived from capital gains realized from sales of portfolio securities:
| Pay Date | Record Date | Dividends | Capital Gains |
Class K | 09/14/09 | 09/11/09 | $0.00 | $0.008 |
Class K designates 100% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.
Class K designates 100% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year as amounts which may be taken into account as a dividend for the purposes of the maximum rate under section 1(h)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code.
A total of 0.27% 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.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2010 of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax returns.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity Growth & Income Portfolio
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, acting directly and through its separate committees, requests and receives information concerning, and considers at each of its meetings factors that are relevant to, its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees, each composed of Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. Each committee has a written charter outlining the structure and purposes of the committee. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts.
At its July 2009 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expenses; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board ultimately reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts and the compensation to be received by Fidelity under the management contract is consistent with Fidelity's fiduciary duty under applicable law. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor noted above, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by competitors to Fidelity, and that the fund's shareholders, with the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.
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Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel and the fund's investment objective and discipline. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the size, education, and experience of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, their use of technology, and the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory, and management personnel. In response to last year's financial crisis, FMR took a number of actions intended to cut costs and improve efficiency without weakening the investment teams or resources. The Board noted that Fidelity's analysts have access to a variety of technological tools and market and securities data that enable them to perform both fundamental and quantitative analysis and to specialize in various disciplines. The Board considered Fidelity's extensive global research capabilities that enable the Investment Advisers to aggregate data from various sources in an effort to produce positive investment results. The Board also considered that Fidelity's portfolio managers and analysts have access to daily portfolio attribution that allows for monitoring of a fund's portfolio, as well as an electronic communication system that provides immediate real-time access to research concerning issuers and credit enhancers.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, distribution, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the Investment Advisers' supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through phone representatives and over the Internet, and investor education materials and asset allocation tools.
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Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing for a large variety of mutual fund investor services. For example, fund shareholders are offered the privilege of exchanging shares of the fund for shares of other Fidelity funds, as set forth in the fund's prospectus, without paying a sales charge. The Board noted that Fidelity has taken a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) dedicating additional resources to investment research and to restructure and broaden the focus of the investment research teams; (ii) bolstering the senior management team that oversees asset management; (iii) contractually agreeing to reduce the management fee on Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund; and (iv) expanding Class A and Class T load waiver categories to increase rollover retention opportunities and create consistent policies across the classes.
Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated within its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for Fidelity Growth & Income (retail class), as well as the fund's relative investment performance for Fidelity Growth & Income (retail class) measured against (i) a broad-based securities market index, and (ii) a peer group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by the Board over multiple periods. The following charts considered by the Board show, over the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2008, the cumulative total returns of Fidelity Growth & Income (retail class) of the fund, the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of cumulative total returns of a peer group of mutual funds identified by Morningstar, Inc. as having an investment style similar to that of the fund based on underlying portfolio holdings. (Class K of the fund had less than one year of performance as of December 31, 2008.) The box within each chart shows the 25th percentile return (bottom of box) and the 75th percentile return (top of box) of the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten number noted below each chart corresponds to the percentile box and represents the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of Fidelity Growth & Income (retail class) of the fund.
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The Board reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and stated that the performance of Fidelity Growth & Income (retail class) of the fund was in the fourth quartile for all the periods shown. The Board also stated that the investment performance of the fund was lower than its benchmark for all the periods shown. The Board discussed with FMR actions that have been taken by FMR to improve the fund's disappointing performance relative to its peer group and benchmark. The Board noted that this fund had underperformed in the previous year and discussed with FMR its disappointment with the continued underperformance of the fund. The Board will continue to closely monitor the performance of the fund in the coming year and discuss with FMR other appropriate actions to address the performance of the fund.
The Board considered that FMR has taken steps to refocus and strengthen equity research, equity portfolio management, and compliance. The Board reviewed the year-to-date performance of Fidelity Growth & Income (retail class) through May 31, 2009 and stated that it was lower than the fund's benchmark.
Based on its review, and giving particular weight to the nature and quality of the resources dedicated by the Investment Advisers to maintain and improve relative performance and factoring in the unprecedented market events in 2008, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund will benefit the fund's shareholders, particularly in light of the Board's view that the fund's shareholders benefit from investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and services.
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Management Fees - continued
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Fund Expenses. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expenses compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared.
The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors, in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 13% means that 87% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.
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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2008.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee was fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.
In its review of each class's total expenses, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses. As part of its review, the Board also considered current and historical total expenses of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.
The Board noted that the total expenses of each class ranked below its competitive median for the period.
In its review of total expenses, the Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information on clients that FMR and its affiliates service in other competitive markets, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the total expenses of each class of the fund were reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the audited books and records of Fidelity. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board believes that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
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The Board has also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and any fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and determined that the amount of profit is a fair entrepreneurial profit for the management of the fund.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions.
In February 2009, the Board created an Ad Hoc Committee (the "Committee") to analyze economies of scale. The Committee was formed to consider whether FMR attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR determines the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will achieve a certain level of economies of scale as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
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The Board concluded, considering the findings of the Committee, that any potential economies of scale are being shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity in an appropriate manner.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including (i) fund performance trends, actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) portfolio manager changes that have occurred during the past year; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and key personnel, including performance benchmarks used by Fidelity in evaluating incentive compensation for portfolio managers and research analysts; (iv) the structure and process of equity research and actions taken by FMR to improve the quality of research; (v) the selection of and compensation paid by FMR to fund sub-advisers; (vi) Fidelity's fee structures and rationale for recommending different fees among categories of funds; (vii) the rationale for any differences between fund fee structures and fee structures in place for other Fidelity clients; (viii) Fidelity's rationale for recommending which funds should have a performance adjustment component as part of their management fees; and (ix) explanations for the relative total expenses borne by certain funds and classes, total expense competitive trends, and actions that might be taken by FMR to reduce total expenses for certain funds and classes.
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all material factors, the Board ultimately concluded that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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Managing Your Investments
Fidelity offers several ways to conveniently manage your workplace benefits (including your workplace savings plan, investments, and additional services) via your telephone or PC. You can access your plan and account information and research your investments 24 hours a day.
By Phone
Fidelity provides a single toll-free number to access plan information, account balances, positions, and quotes*. It's easy to navigate the service, and on your first call, the system will help you create a personal identification number (PIN) for security.
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Fidelity Workplace
Investing
1-800-835-5092
By PC
Fidelity's web site on the Internet provides a wide range of information, including plan information, daily financial news, fund performance, interactive planning tools, and news about Fidelity products and services.
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Fidelity's Web Site
www.401k.com
* When you call the quotes line, please remember that a fund's yield and return will vary and, except for money market funds, share price will also vary. This means that you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. There is no assurance that money market funds will be able to maintain a stable $1 share price; an investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government. Total returns are historical and include changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, and the effects of any sales charges.
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Investment Adviser
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
Investment Sub-Advisers
FMR Co., Inc.
Fidelity Research & Analysis Company
Fidelity Management & Research
(U.K.) Inc.
Fidelity Investments Japan Limited
FIL Investment Advisors
FIL Investment Advisors (U.K.) Ltd.
Fidelity Management & Research
(Japan) Inc.
Fidelity Management & Research
(Hong Kong) Limited
General Distributor
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
Transfer and Service Agents
Fidelity Investments Institutional
Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Fidelity Service Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Custodian
JPMorgan Chase Bank
New York, NY
GAI-K-UANN-0909
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Fidelity®
International Real Estate
Fund
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Contents
Chairman's Message | <Click Here> | Ned Johnson's message to shareholders. |
Performance | <Click Here> | How the fund has done over time. |
Management's Discussion | <Click Here> | The manager's review of fund performance, strategy and outlook. |
Shareholder Expense Example | <Click Here> | An example of shareholder expenses. |
Investment Changes | <Click Here> | A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months. |
Investments | <Click Here> | A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values. |
Financial Statements | <Click Here> | Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights. |
Notes | <Click Here> | Notes to the financial statements. |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | <Click Here> | |
Trustees and Officers | <Click Here> | |
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees | <Click Here> | |
To view a fund's proxy voting guidelines and proxy voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30, visit http://www.fidelity.com/proxyvotingresults or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) web site at http://www.sec.gov. You may also call 1-800-544-8544 to request a free copy of the proxy voting guidelines.
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All other marks appearing herein are registered or unregistered trademarks or service marks of FMR LLC or an affiliated company.
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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. A fund's Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. For a complete list of a fund's portfolio holdings, view the most recent holdings listing, semiannual report, or annual report on Fidelity's web site at http://www.fidelity.com or http://www.advisor.fidelity.com, as applicable.
NOT FDIC INSURED · MAY LOSE VALUE · NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
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Dear Shareholder:
We've seen a welcome uptick in the global equity markets this spring and summer, as signs of stabilization in some economic indicators have brought many investors back into the marketplace. But there remain other key measures - notably high unemployment and slack consumer spending - that suggest the road back to economic health could still be a bumpy ride. Financial markets are always unpredictable, of course, but there also are several time-tested investment principles that can help put the historical odds in your favor.
One of the basic tenets is to invest for the long term. Over time, riding out the markets' inevitable ups and downs has proven much more effective than selling into panic or chasing the hottest trend. Even missing only a few of the markets' best days can significantly diminish investor returns. Patience also affords the benefits of compounding - of earning interest on additional income or reinvested dividends and capital gains. There can be tax advantages and cost benefits to consider as well. While staying the course doesn't eliminate risk, it can considerably lessen the effect of short-term declines.
You can further manage your investing risk through diversification. And today, more than ever, geographic diversification should be taken into account. Studies indicate that asset allocation is the single most important determinant of a portfolio's long-term success. The right mix of stocks, bonds and cash - aligned to your particular risk tolerance and investment objective - is very important. Age-appropriate rebalancing is also an essential aspect of asset allocation. For younger investors, an emphasis on equities - which historically have been the best-performing asset class over time - is encouraged. As investors near their specific goal, such as retirement or sending a child to college, consideration may be given to replacing volatile assets (e.g. common stocks) with more-stable fixed investments (bonds or savings plans).
A third principle - investing regularly - can help lower the average cost of your purchases. Investing a certain amount of money each month or quarter helps ensure you won't pay for all your shares at market highs. This strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - also reduces "emotion" from investing, helping shareholders avoid selling weak performers just prior to an upswing, or chasing a hot performer just before a correction.
We invite you to contact us via the Internet, through our Investor Centers or by phone. It is our privilege to provide you the information you need to make the investments that are right for you.
Sincerely,
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d
Edward C. Johnson 3d
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Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class' dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The $10,000 table and the fund's 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
Periods ended July 31, 2008 | Past 1 year | Life of fund A |
International Real Estate | -22.38% | 2.07% |
A From September 8, 2004.
$10,000 Over Life of Fund
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in International Real Estate, a class of the fund, on September 8, 2004, when the fund started. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the MSCI® EAFE® Index (Europe, Australasia, Far East) performed over the same period.
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Market Recap: Stocks around the globe were battered by an escalating crisis in the capital and credit markets for a majority of the year ending July 31, 2009, with the capital-intensive international real estate sector hit particularly hard. For roughly half of the period, property stocks overseas saw negative returns, as occupancy and rental rates continued to decline and credit became severely limited. By March, however, as unprecedented government interventions around the world took root, bright spots began to emerge for global equities and real estate securities: Corporate profits, though still weak, began to stabilize, and capital and credit markets saw dramatic improvements. Against this improving backdrop, international property stocks soared more than 43% for the final six months of the period - as measured by the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed ex North America Index - bolstered by huge gains in the residential market. For the year overall, however, returns were still decidedly negative, due in part to a stronger U.S. dollar. The EPRA/NAREIT index tumbled 22.78%, performing roughly in line with the broader international stock market, as measured by the MSCI® EAFE® Index (Europe, Australasia, Far East), which fell 22.48% during the 12-month period.
Comments from Steven Buller, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity® International Real Estate Fund: The fund's Retail Class shares declined 22.38% during the past year, performing roughly in line with the EPRA/NAREIT and MSCI EAFE indexes. Versus the EPRA/NAREIT benchmark, the fund benefited from an underweighting and strong stock selection in the weak-performing Australian market and having no holdings in index constituent Austria. A modest cash position also helped. On the negative side, stock and market selection in the U.K. was relatively weak, and my positioning in Greece was an additional source of underperformance. One of my top individual contributors was Hang Lung Properties, a Hong Kong-based retail property developer focused on mainland China. Not owning index component Immofinanz, an Austrian company involved in a high-profile scandal, was an additional positive. Timely ownership of GPT Group, an Australian property trust, contributed when it rebounded in the final months of the period. In contrast, the fund's biggest laggard of the past year was Greece's Babis Vovos, a diversified property developer forced to halt construction on a large retail mall project. Germany's DIC Asset Management, an office properties company, and Kerry Properties, a Hong Kong-listed developer and asset manager, also detracted. I sold Babis Vovos, DIC and Kerry Properties prior to period end.
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
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Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, redemption fees, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (February 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
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.
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Annualized Expense Ratio
| Beginning Account Value February 1, 2009
| Ending Account Value July 31, 2009
| Expenses Paid During Period* February 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009 |
Class A | 1.46% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,435.50 | $ 8.82 |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,017.55 | $ 7.30 |
Class T | 1.73% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,432.80 | $ 10.44 |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,016.22 | $ 8.65 |
Class B | 2.21% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,430.60 | $ 13.32 |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,013.84 | $ 11.04 |
Class C | 2.21% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,431.30 | $ 13.32 |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,013.84 | $ 11.04 |
International Real Estate | 1.21% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,436.70 | $ 7.31 |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,018.79 | $ 6.06 |
Institutional Class | 1.22% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,437.50 | $ 7.37 |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,018.74 | $ 6.11 |
A 5% return per year before expenses
* Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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Investment Changes (Unaudited)
Top Ten Stocks as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. | 10.7 | 6.4 |
Westfield Group unit | 6.5 | 7.0 |
Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd. | 6.2 | 6.6 |
Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd. | 4.7 | 8.1 |
China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd. | 4.6 | 4.0 |
Unibail-Rodamco | 4.5 | 7.7 |
CapitaLand Ltd. | 4.0 | 2.1 |
Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd. | 4.0 | 0.0 |
Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd. | 3.8 | 0.0 |
British Land Co. PLC | 3.7 | 2.4 |
| 52.7 | |
Top Five Countries as of July 31, 2009 |
(excluding cash equivalents) | % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Hong Kong | 30.5 | 23.0 |
Japan | 21.2 | 29.1 |
Australia | 11.4 | 12.2 |
United Kingdom | 9.9 | 9.1 |
Singapore | 7.3 | 5.9 |
Percentages are adjusted for the effect of open futures contracts, if applicable. |
Top Five REIT Sectors as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
REITs - Management/Investment | 18.7 | 27.7 |
REITs - Office Buildings | 9.1 | 12.9 |
REITs - Shopping Centers | 5.8 | 7.0 |
REITs - Industrial Buildings | 4.9 | 2.9 |
REITs - Apartments | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) |
As of July 31, 2009* | As of January 31, 2009** |
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* Foreign investments | 96.6% | | ** Foreign investments | 95.7% | |
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Investments July 31, 2009
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 96.6% |
| Shares | | Value |
Australia - 11.4% |
CFS Retail Property Trust | 3,116,244 | | $ 4,469,486 |
DEXUS Property Group unit | 6,061,610 | | 3,700,607 |
Stockland Corp. Ltd. unit | 2,188,748 | | 5,765,917 |
The GPT Group unit | 7,625,950 | | 3,380,118 |
Westfield Group unit | 2,391,771 | | 22,662,698 |
TOTAL AUSTRALIA | | 39,978,826 |
Brazil - 0.2% |
BR Malls Participacoes SA (a) | 63,700 | | 662,262 |
Cayman Islands - 2.9% |
Agile Property Holdings Ltd. | 1,724,000 | | 2,438,117 |
New World China Land Ltd. | 4,446,000 | | 2,805,337 |
Shimao Property Holdings Ltd. | 2,355,000 | | 4,734,401 |
TOTAL CAYMAN ISLANDS | | 9,977,855 |
China - 3.3% |
China Resources Land Ltd. | 4,682,000 | | 11,442,425 |
Finland - 0.6% |
Citycon Oyj | 808,403 | | 2,120,005 |
France - 6.1% |
Fonciere Des Regions (d) | 39,700 | | 3,480,385 |
ICADE | 26,700 | | 2,336,526 |
Unibail-Rodamco (d) | 89,617 | | 15,659,285 |
TOTAL FRANCE | | 21,476,196 |
Germany - 0.2% |
alstria office REIT-AG | 92,206 | | 737,247 |
Hong Kong - 30.5% |
China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd. | 6,483,680 | | 15,996,176 |
Hang Lung Properties Ltd. | 3,513,000 | | 12,873,694 |
Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd. | 2,114,000 | | 13,966,309 |
Hong Kong Land Holdings Ltd. | 3,096,000 | | 12,043,440 |
Link (REIT) | 2,950,915 | | 6,701,563 |
New World Development Co. Ltd. | 2,543,000 | | 6,070,505 |
Sino Land Co. | 852,174 | | 1,739,568 |
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. | 2,459,000 | | 37,409,253 |
TOTAL HONG KONG | | 106,800,508 |
India - 0.2% |
Housing Development and Infrastructure Ltd. | 121,911 | | 705,975 |
Japan - 21.2% |
Japan Real Estate Investment Corp. | 442 | | 3,700,074 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
Japan - continued |
Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp. | 602 | | $ 3,022,408 |
Kenedix Realty Investment Corp. | 439 | | 1,470,912 |
Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd. | 988,000 | | 16,468,407 |
Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd. | 1,179,000 | | 21,683,331 |
Nippon Accommodations Fund, Inc. | 51 | | 253,356 |
Nippon Building Fund, Inc. | 455 | | 4,087,834 |
Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc. | 73,200 | | 1,287,441 |
Nomura Real Estate Office Fund, Inc. | 509 | | 3,346,348 |
NTT Urban Development Co. | 3,256 | | 3,083,581 |
ORIX JREIT, Inc. | 520 | | 2,561,251 |
Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd. | 643,000 | | 13,252,827 |
TOTAL JAPAN | | 74,217,770 |
Netherlands - 1.8% |
Corio NV | 82,111 | | 4,550,076 |
VastNed Retail NV | 32,203 | | 1,732,624 |
TOTAL NETHERLANDS | | 6,282,700 |
Norway - 0.3% |
Norwegian Property ASA (a)(d) | 996,000 | | 945,331 |
Singapore - 7.3% |
Allgreen Properties Ltd. | 1,550,000 | | 1,292,385 |
Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust (A-REIT) | 3,329,193 | | 3,932,482 |
CapitaCommercial Trust (REIT) | 4,404,000 | | 2,616,329 |
CapitaLand Ltd. | 5,307,900 | | 14,088,506 |
CapitaMall Trust | 3,305,000 | | 3,628,335 |
TOTAL SINGAPORE | | 25,558,037 |
Sweden - 0.7% |
Castellum AB | 325,000 | | 2,397,934 |
United Kingdom - 9.9% |
Big Yellow Group PLC (d) | 536,300 | | 3,062,068 |
British Land Co. PLC (d) | 1,807,666 | | 13,137,294 |
Brixton PLC | 420,000 | | 329,796 |
Great Portland Estates PLC | 706,454 | | 2,744,134 |
Hammerson PLC (d) | 898,500 | | 5,175,125 |
Hansteen Holdings PLC | 178,456 | | 234,045 |
Land Securities Group PLC | 493,902 | | 4,406,365 |
London & Stamford Property | 167,751 | | 344,021 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
United Kingdom - continued |
Segro PLC | 613,700 | | $ 2,829,852 |
Unite Group PLC | 1,082,900 | | 2,279,593 |
TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM | | 34,542,293 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $378,562,353) | 337,845,364 |
Money Market Funds - 11.4% |
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Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.37% (b) | 8,133,097 | | 8,133,097 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.22% (b) (c) | 31,512,900 | | 31,512,900 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $39,645,997) | 39,645,997 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 108.0% (Cost $418,208,350) | | 377,491,361 |
NET OTHER ASSETS - (8.0)% | | (27,838,243) |
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 349,653,118 |
Legend |
(a) Non-income producing |
(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. |
(c) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(d) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
Affiliated Central Funds |
Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows: |
Fund | Income earned |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund | $ 132,727 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund | 393,883 |
Total | $ 526,610 |
Other Information |
All investments are categorized as Level 1 under the Fair Value Hierarchy. 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, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
Income Tax Information |
At July 31, 2009, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of approximately $159,443,097 all of which will expire on July 31, 2017. |
The fund intends to elect to defer to its fiscal year ending July 31, 2010 approximately $142,053,103 of losses recognized during the period November 1, 2008 to July 31, 2009. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $29,910,985) - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $378,562,353) | $ 337,845,364 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $39,645,997) | 39,645,997 | |
Total Investments (cost $418,208,350) | | $ 377,491,361 |
Foreign currency held at value (cost $38,993) | | 39,166 |
Receivable for investments sold | | 1,629,817 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 758,469 |
Dividends receivable | | 1,543,606 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 29,322 |
Prepaid expenses | | 1,558 |
Other receivables | | 289,738 |
Total assets | | 381,783,037 |
| | |
Liabilities | | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | $ 166,297 | |
Accrued management fee | 189,834 | |
Distribution fees payable | 4,415 | |
Other affiliated payables | 101,680 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 154,793 | |
Collateral on securities loaned, at value | 31,512,900 | |
Total liabilities | | 32,129,919 |
| | |
Net Assets | | $ 349,653,118 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $ 700,172,255 |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | | (309,808,817) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | (40,710,320) |
Net Assets | | $ 349,653,118 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued
| July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Calculation of Maximum Offering Price Class A: Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($6,745,204 ÷ 818,878 shares) | | $ 8.24 |
| | |
Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $8.24) | | $ 8.74 |
Class T: Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($2,080,113 ÷ 253,507 shares) | | $ 8.21 |
| | |
Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $8.21) | | $ 8.51 |
Class B: Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($606,162 ÷ 74,487 shares)A | | $ 8.14 |
| | |
Class C: Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($2,496,061 ÷ 307,118 shares)A | | $ 8.13 |
| | |
| | |
International Real Estate: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($336,125,982 ÷ 40,530,234 shares) | | $ 8.29 |
| | |
Institutional Class: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,599,596 ÷ 193,265 shares) | | $ 8.28 |
A Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
| Year ended July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Investment Income | | |
Dividends | | $ 13,674,980 |
Interest | | 51,103 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds | | 526,610 |
| | 14,252,693 |
Less foreign taxes withheld | | (1,435,859) |
Total income | | 12,816,834 |
| | |
Expenses | | |
Management fee | $ 2,293,252 | |
Transfer agent fees | 1,003,003 | |
Distribution fees | 55,994 | |
Accounting and security lending fees | 168,986 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 190,901 | |
Independent trustees' compensation | 2,197 | |
Registration fees | 83,550 | |
Audit | 72,670 | |
Legal | 4,079 | |
Miscellaneous | 21,148 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 3,895,780 | |
Expense reductions | (82,454) | 3,813,326 |
Net investment income (loss) | | 9,003,508 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes of $120,129) | (204,454,592) | |
Foreign currency transactions | (1,037,653) | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | (205,492,245) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: Investment securities (net of increase in deferred foreign taxes of $15,863) | 43,008,450 | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 57,403 | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | 43,065,853 |
Net gain (loss) | | (162,426,392) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ (153,422,884) |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Year ended July 31, 2009 | Year ended July 31, 2008 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ 9,003,508 | $ 14,898,195 |
Net realized gain (loss) | (205,492,245) | (74,876,486) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 43,065,853 | (134,244,778) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (153,422,884) | (194,223,069) |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | - | (18,764,211) |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain | - | (91,321,071) |
Total distributions | - | (110,085,282) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | (95,264,955) | (143,878,212) |
Redemption fees | 117,919 | 522,585 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (248,569,920) | (447,663,978) |
| | |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 598,223,038 | 1,045,887,016 |
End of period (including distributions in excess of net investment income of $0 and $51,983,093, respectively) | $ 349,653,118 | $ 598,223,038 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class A
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 H |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 10.63 | $ 15.71 | $ 17.46 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | .18 | .20 | .11 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.57) | (3.48) | (1.87) |
Total from investment operations | (2.39) | (3.28) | (1.76) |
Distributions from net investment income | - | (.31) | - |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (1.50) | - |
Total distributions | - | (1.81) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E | - J | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 8.24 | $ 10.63 | $ 15.71 |
Total Return B, C, D | (22.48)% | (23.20)% | (10.02)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.45% | 1.38% | 1.37% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.45% | 1.38% | 1.37% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.42% | 1.35% | 1.26% A |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.55% | 1.58% | 2.08% A |
Supplemental Data | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 6,745 | $ 9,976 | $ 5,087 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 55% | 63% | 144% |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H For the period April 4, 2007 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2007.
I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class T
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 H |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 10.62 | $ 15.70 | $ 17.46 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | .17 | .17 | .10 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.58) | (3.48) | (1.87) |
Total from investment operations | (2.41) | (3.31) | (1.77) |
Distributions from net investment income | - | (.28) | - |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (1.50) | - |
Total distributions | - | (1.78) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E | - J | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 8.21 | $ 10.62 | $ 15.70 |
Total Return B, C, D | (22.69)% | (23.39)% | (10.08)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.71% | 1.64% | 1.61% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.71% | 1.64% | 1.61% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.68% | 1.60% | 1.51% A |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.29% | 1.32% | 1.90% A |
Supplemental Data | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 2,080 | $ 7,566 | $ 2,398 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 55% | 63% | 144% |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H For the period April 4, 2007 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2007.
I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class B
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 H |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 10.58 | $ 15.67 | $ 17.46 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | .13 | .11 | .07 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.57) | (3.48) | (1.87) |
Total from investment operations | (2.44) | (3.37) | (1.80) |
Distributions from net investment income | - | (.23) | - |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (1.50) | - |
Total distributions | - | (1.73) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E | - J | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 8.14 | $ 10.58 | $ 15.67 |
Total Return B, C, D | (23.06)% | (23.80)% | (10.25)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 2.19% | 2.14% | 2.11% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 2.19% | 2.14% | 2.11% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 2.17% | 2.11% | 2.01% A |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.81% | .82% | 1.38% A |
Supplemental Data | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 606 | $ 930 | $ 1,158 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 55% | 63% | 144% |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.
E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H For the period April 4, 2007 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2007.
I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class C
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 H |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 10.57 | $ 15.67 | $ 17.46 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | .13 | .11 | .07 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.57) | (3.48) | (1.87) |
Total from investment operations | (2.44) | (3.37) | (1.80) |
Distributions from net investment income | - | (.24) | - |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (1.50) | - |
Total distributions | - | (1.74) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E | - J | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 8.13 | $ 10.57 | $ 15.67 |
Total Return B, C, D | (23.08)% | (23.78)% | (10.25)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 2.19% | 2.14% | 2.10% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 2.19% | 2.14% | 2.10% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 2.17% | 2.11% | 2.00% A |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.81% | .82% | 1.35% A |
Supplemental Data | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 2,496 | $ 3,477 | $ 2,629 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 55% | 63% | 144% |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.
E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H For the period April 4, 2007 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2007.
I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - International Real Estate
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 G |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 10.68 | $ 15.73 | $ 14.69 | $ 12.09 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) D | .20 | .25 | .31 | .30 | .23 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.59) | (3.50) | 2.35 | 2.93 | 1.91 |
Total from investment operations | (2.39) | (3.25) | 2.66 | 3.23 | 2.14 |
Distributions from net investment income | - | (.31) | (.22) | (.24) | (.03) |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (1.50) | (1.42) | (.40) | (.03) |
Total distributions | - | (1.81) | (1.64) | (.64) | (.06) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital D | - I | .01 | .02 | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 8.29 | $ 10.68 | $ 15.73 | $ 14.69 | $ 12.09 |
Total Return B, C | (22.38)% | (22.97)% | 19.01% | 27.85% | 21.53% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E, H | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.19% | 1.11% | 1.07% | 1.12% | 1.29% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.19% | 1.10% | 1.06% | 1.12% | 1.29% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.16% | 1.07% | .96% | .91% | 1.27% A |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.81% | 1.86% | 1.86% | 2.23% | 2.21% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 336,126 | $ 572,985 | $ 1,032,138 | $ 447,854 | $ 160,980 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | 55% | 63% | 144% | 234% | 36% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G For the period September 8, 2004 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2005.
H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
I Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Institutional Class
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 G |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 10.66 | $ 15.73 | $ 17.46 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | |
Net investment income (loss) D | .20 | .24 | .12 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.58) | (3.49) | (1.86) |
Total from investment operations | (2.38) | (3.25) | (1.74) |
Distributions from net investment income | - | (.33) | - |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (1.50) | - |
Total distributions | - | (1.83) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital D | - I | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 8.28 | $ 10.66 | $ 15.73 |
Total Return B, C | (22.33)% | (22.98)% | (9.91)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E, H | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.19% | 1.13% | 1.08% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.19% | 1.13% | 1.08% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.17% | 1.10% | .97% A |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.81% | 1.83% | 2.27% A |
Supplemental Data | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 1,600 | $ 3,289 | $ 2,477 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | 55% | 63% | 144% |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G For the period April 4, 2007 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2007.
H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
I Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
For the period ended July 31, 2009
1. Organization.
Fidelity International Real Estate Fund (the Fund) is a non-diversified fund of Fidelity Securities Fund (the trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust.
The Fund offers Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, International Real Estate, and Institutional Class shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after a holding period of seven years from the initial date of purchase. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred. Certain expense reductions also differ by class. The Fund's investments in emerging markets can be subject to social, economic, regulatory, and political uncertainties and can be extremely volatile.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's web site or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results
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could differ from those estimates. Events or transactions occurring after period end through the date that the financial statements were issued, September 29, 2009, have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Security Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are classified into three levels. Level 1 includes readily available unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 includes observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable either directly or indirectly. Level 3 includes unobservable inputs when market prices are not readily available or reliable. Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment's assigned level within the hierarchy. The aggregate value by input level, as of July 31, 2009, for the Fund's investments is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments. Valuation techniques of the Fund's major categories of assets and liabilities as presented in the Schedule of Investments are as follows.
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by an independent pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price. Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value each business day. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are valued at amortized cost, which approximates value.
When current market prices or quotations are not readily available or reliable, valuations may be determined in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. Factors used in determining value may include significant market or security specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality, and developments in foreign markets which are monitored by evaluating the performance of ADRs, futures contracts and exchange-traded funds. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and may be utilized to a significant extent. The value of securities used for net asset value (NAV) calculation under these procedures may differ from published prices for the same securities.
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Foreign Currency. The Fund uses foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.
Expenses. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among each Fund in the trust. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code
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and filing its U.S. federal tax return. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. The Fund is subject to the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainties in Income Taxes (FIN 48). FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. There are no unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three years. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests. The Fund is subject to a tax imposed on short term capital gains on securities of certain issuers domiciled in India. The Fund records an estimated deferred tax liability included in Other payables and accrued expenses in the accompanying Statement of Assets & Liabilities for net unrealized gains on these securities in an amount that would be payable if the securities were disposed of at period end.
Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, certain foreign taxes, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), net operating losses, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the federal tax cost as of period end were as follows:
Unrealized appreciation | $ 37,535,830 | |
Unrealized depreciation | (86,558,771) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ (49,022,941) | |
Capital loss carryforward | $ (159,443,097) | |
| | |
Cost for federal income tax purposes | $ 426,514,302 | |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| July 31, 2009 | July 31, 2008 |
Ordinary Income | $ - | $ 104,576,814 |
Long-term Capital Gains | - | 5,508,468 |
Total | $ - | $ 110,085,282 |
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Short-Term Trading (Redemption) Fees. Shares held in the Fund less than 90 days are subject to a redemption fee equal to 1.50% of the proceeds of the redeemed shares. All redemption fees, including any estimated redemption fees paid by FMR, are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid in capital.
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $178,381,697 and $259,070,400, respectively.
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .45% of the Fund's average net assets and a group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the period, the total annual management fee rate was .71% of the Fund's average net assets.
Distribution and Service Plan. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate Distribution and Service Plans for each class of shares. Certain classes pay Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, 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 and the total amounts paid to and retained by FDC were as follows:
| Distribution Fee | Service Fee | Paid to FDC | Retained by FDC |
Class A | 0% | .25% | $ 15,048 | $ 1,113 |
Class T | .25% | .25% | 13,368 | - |
Class B | .75% | .25% | 5,675 | 4,255 |
Class C | .75% | .25% | 21,903 | 7,007 |
| | | $ 55,994 | $ 12,375 |
Sales Load. FDC receives a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for selling Class A shares, and 3.50% for selling Class T shares, some of which is paid to financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund. FDC receives the proceeds of contingent deferred sales charges levied on Class A, Class T, Class B, and Class C redemptions. These charges depend on the holding period. The deferred sales charges range from 5% to 1% for
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Class B, 1% for Class C, 1.00% to .50% for certain purchases of Class A shares and .25% for certain purchases of Class T shares.
For the period, sales charge amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
| Retained by FDC |
Class A | $ 4,346 |
Class T | 1,170 |
Class B* | 983 |
Class C* | 781 |
| $ 7,280 |
* When Class B and 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, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to 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, the total transfer agent fees paid by each class were as follows:
| Amount | % of Average Net Assets |
Class A | $ 19,181 | .32 |
Class T | 8,764 | .33 |
Class B | 1,803 | .32 |
Class C | 6,945 | .32 |
International Real Estate | 961,069 | .31 |
Institutional Class | 5,241 | .31 |
| $ 1,003,003 | |
Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the month. Under a separate contract, FSC administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions.
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6. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR in a $3.5 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $1,449 and is reflected in Miscellaneous Expense on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
7. Security Lending.
The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. On the settlement date of the loan, the Fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less fees and expenses associated with the loan, plus any premium payments that may be received on the loan of certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Net income from lending portfolio securities during the period amounted to $393,883.
8. Expense Reductions.
Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $82,105 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with each class' transfer agent, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, credits reduced each class' transfer agent expense as noted in the table below.
| Transfer Agent expense reduction | |
International Real Estate | $ 345 | |
Institutional Class | 4 | |
| $ 349 | |
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9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 |
From net investment income | | |
Class A | $ - | $ 129,243 |
Class T | - | 47,714 |
Class B | - | 18,349 |
Class C | - | 47,789 |
International Real Estate | - | 18,458,440 |
Institutional Class | - | 62,676 |
Total | $ - | $ 18,764,211 |
From net realized gain | | |
Class A | $ - | $ 682,544 |
Class T | - | 265,212 |
Class B | - | 121,612 |
Class C | - | 311,919 |
International Real Estate | - | 89,636,941 |
Institutional Class | - | 302,843 |
Total | $ - | $ 91,321,071 |
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10. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
| Shares | Dollars |
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 |
Class A | | | | |
Shares sold | 276,074 | 900,194 | $ 2,073,370 | $ 11,742,685 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 55,923 | - | 765,385 |
Shares redeemed | (395,339) | (341,825) | (2,671,924) | (4,339,419) |
Net increase (decrease) | (119,265) | 614,292 | $ (598,554) | $ 8,168,651 |
Class T | | | | |
Shares sold | 127,919 | 633,863 | $ 986,052 | $ 7,676,814 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 21,513 | - | 296,970 |
Shares redeemed | (586,866) | (95,643) | (4,132,628) | (1,262,734) |
Net increase (decrease) | (458,947) | 559,733 | $ (3,146,576) | $ 6,711,050 |
Class B | | | | |
Shares sold | 23,179 | 50,624 | $ 177,395 | $ 676,962 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 9,315 | - | 128,955 |
Shares redeemed | (36,555) | (45,973) | (251,823) | (599,735) |
Net increase (decrease) | (13,376) | 13,966 | $ (74,428) | $ 206,182 |
Class C | | | | |
Shares sold | 103,043 | 207,359 | $ 772,724 | $ 2,751,080 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 24,058 | - | 331,352 |
Shares redeemed | (124,838) | (70,253) | (872,457) | (919,320) |
Net increase (decrease) | (21,795) | 161,164 | $ (99,733) | $ 2,163,112 |
International Real Estate | | | | |
Shares sold | 11,251,723 | 21,686,399 | $ 83,151,001 | $ 295,025,902 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 7,157,452 | - | 99,352,759 |
Shares redeemed | (24,377,998) | (40,815,706) | (173,652,133) | (557,680,698) |
Net increase (decrease) | (13,126,275) | (11,971,855) | $ (90,501,132) | $ (163,302,037) |
Institutional Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 83,584 | 282,296 | $ 621,361 | $ 3,825,173 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 22,489 | - | 308,363 |
Shares redeemed | (198,948) | (153,644) | (1,465,893) | (1,958,706) |
Net increase (decrease) | (115,364) | 151,141 | $ (844,532) | $ 2,174,830 |
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11. Other.
The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
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To the Trustees of Fidelity Securities Fund and the Shareholders of Fidelity International Real Estate Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity International Real Estate Fund (a fund of Fidelity Securities Fund) at July 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity International Real Estate Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at July 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
September 29, 2009
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The Trustees, Member of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, and review the fund's performance. Except for Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3rd and Mr. James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 220 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Johnson oversees 262 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 392 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The executive officers and Advisory Board Member hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-800-544-8544.
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Edward C. Johnson 3d (79) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 1984 Mr. Johnson is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC; Chairman and a Director of FMR; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC); Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Johnson serves as Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as President of FMR LLC (2006-2007). |
James C. Curvey (74) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2006-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. |
* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Dennis J. Dirks (61) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Currently, Mr. Dirks serves as a member of the Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present). |
Alan J. Lacy (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of The Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-present) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2007-present). Mr. Lacy is Chairman (2008-present) and a member (2006-present) of the Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association. |
Ned C. Lautenbach (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr. Lautenbach is an Advisory Partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was with the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. Mr. Lautenbach serves as a Director of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial) as well as the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida. Mr. Lautenbach is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Fairfield University (2005-present), as well as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, Mr. Lautenbach served as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007). |
Joseph Mauriello (64) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Capital Ltd. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-present) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products, 2007-present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a Director of the Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007). |
Cornelia M. Small (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors of the Teagle Foundation (2009-present). Ms. Small is also a member of the Investment Committee, and Chair (2008-present) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson of the Investment Committee (2002-2008) of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments. |
William S. Stavropoulos (70) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Mr. Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons (2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004), Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently, Mr. Stavropoulos is a Director of Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Chemical Financial Corporation, Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), Tyco International, Inc. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital (private equity investment, 2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is a special advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science. |
David M. Thomas (60) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products), and Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present). |
Michael E. Wiley (58) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008-present), and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a Sr. Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005). |
Advisory Board Member and Executive Officers:
Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Mr. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Peter S. Lynch (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006). |
Kenneth B. Robins (39) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2009-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Robins worked at KPMG LLP, where he was a partner in KPMG's department of professional practice (2002-2004). |
Brian B. Hogan (44) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Vice President of certain Equity Funds and Vice President of Sector Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-present) and President of FMR's Equity Division (2009-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as a portfolio manager. |
Christopher S. Bartel (37) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Vice President of Fidelity's Sector and Real Estate Equity Funds. Mr. Bartel also serves as Senior Vice President of Equity Research (2009-present). Previously, Mr. Bartel served as Managing Director of Research (2006-2009) and an analyst and portfolio manager (2000-2006). |
Scott C. Goebel (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC; Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). |
William C. Coffey (40) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Holly C. Laurent (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Laurent is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Laurent was Senior Vice President and Head of Legal for Fidelity Business Services India Pvt. Ltd. (2006-2008), and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Group Head for FMR LLC (2005-2006). |
Christine Reynolds (50) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007). |
Kenneth A. Rathgeber (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2004 Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Rathgeber is Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), FMR (2005-present), FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2005-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2005-present), Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC (2005-present), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2005-present). |
Jeffrey S. Christian (47) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Christian also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Christian served as Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (2004-2009) and as Vice President of Business Analysis (2003-2004). |
Bryan A. Mehrmann (48) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Mehrmann is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Mehrmann served as Vice President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Group (FIIS)/Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC) Client Services (1998-2004). |
Adrien E. Deberghes (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005). |
John R. Hebble (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Paul M. Murphy (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Murphy is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2006), Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR (2007), and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1994-2007). |
Gary W. Ryan (50) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005). |
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity International Real Estate Fund
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, acting directly and through its separate committees, requests and receives information concerning, and considers at each of its meetings factors that are relevant to, its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees, each composed of Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. Each committee has a written charter outlining the structure and purposes of the committee. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts.
At its July 2009 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expenses; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board ultimately reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts and the compensation to be received by Fidelity under the management contract is consistent with Fidelity's fiduciary duty under applicable law. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor noted above, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by competitors to Fidelity, and that the fund's shareholders, with the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.
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Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel and the fund's investment objective and discipline. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the size, education, and experience of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, their use of technology, and the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory, and management personnel. In response to last year's financial crisis, FMR took a number of actions intended to cut costs and improve efficiency without weakening the investment teams or resources. The Board noted that Fidelity's analysts have access to a variety of technological tools and market and securities data that enable them to perform both fundamental and quantitative analysis and to specialize in various disciplines. The Board considered Fidelity's extensive global research capabilities that enable the Investment Advisers to aggregate data from various sources in an effort to produce positive investment results. The Board also considered that Fidelity's portfolio managers and analysts have access to daily portfolio attribution that allows for monitoring of a fund's portfolio, as well as an electronic communication system that provides immediate real-time access to research concerning issuers and credit enhancers.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, distribution, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the Investment Advisers' supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through phone representatives and over the Internet, and investor education materials and asset allocation tools.
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Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing for a large variety of mutual fund investor services. For example, fund shareholders are offered the privilege of exchanging shares of the fund for shares of other Fidelity funds, as set forth in the fund's prospectus, without paying a sales charge. The Board noted that Fidelity has taken a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) dedicating additional resources to investment research and to restructure and broaden the focus of the investment research teams; (ii) bolstering the senior management team that oversees asset management; (iii) contractually agreeing to reduce the management fee on Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund; and (iv) expanding Class A and Class T load waiver categories to increase rollover retention opportunities and create consistent policies across the classes.
Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated within its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for each class, as well as the fund's relative investment performance for each class measured against a broad-based securities market index. The Board noted that FMR does not believe that a meaningful peer group exists against which to compare the fund's performance. Because the fund had been in existence less than five calendar years, the following charts considered by the Board show, over the one- and three-year periods ended December 31, 2008, as available, the cumulative total returns of Fidelity International Real Estate (retail class) and Class C of the fund and the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"). The returns of Fidelity International Real Estate (retail class) and Class C show the performance of the highest performing class (based on three-year performance) and the lowest performing class (based on one-year performance), respectively.
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The Board stated that the investment performance of Fidelity International Real Estate (retail class) of the fund compared favorably to its benchmark for the one-year period, although the fund's three-year cumulative total return was lower than its benchmark. The Board considered that the variations in performance among the fund's classes reflect the variations in class expenses, which result in lower performance for higher expense classes.
The Board considered that FMR has taken steps to refocus and strengthen equity research, equity portfolio management, and compliance. The Board reviewed the year-to-date performance of Fidelity International Real Estate (retail class) through May 31, 2009 and stated that it was lower than the fund's benchmark.
Based on its review, and giving particular weight to the nature and quality of the resources dedicated by the Investment Advisers to maintain and improve relative performance and factoring in the unprecedented market events in 2008, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund will benefit the fund's shareholders, particularly in light of the Board's view that the fund's shareholders benefit from investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and services.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Fund Expenses. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expenses compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared.
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The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month (or shorter) periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors, in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 29% means that 71% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.
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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2008.
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Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee was fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.
In its review of each class's total expenses, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses. As part of its review, the Board also considered current and historical total expenses of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.
The Board noted that the total expenses each of Class A, Class C, and Fidelity International Real Estate (retail class) ranked below its competitive median for 2008 and the total expenses of each of Class T, Class B, and Institutional Class ranked above its competitive median for 2008. The Board considered that the total expenses for Class T were above the median primarily because its 12b-1 fee is higher than the typical front-end load class. 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 expenses of the classes vary primarily by the level of their 12b-1 fees, although differences in transfer agent fees may also cause expenses to vary from class to class.
In its review of total expenses, the Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information on clients that FMR and its affiliates service in other competitive markets, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the total expenses of each class of the fund were reasonable, although in some cases above the median of the universe presented for comparison, in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
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In February 2009, the Board created an Ad Hoc Committee (the "Committee") to analyze economies of scale. The Committee was formed to consider whether FMR attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR determines the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will achieve a certain level of economies of scale as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
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Class B, and Class C
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Contents
Chairman's Message | <Click Here> | The Chairman's message to shareholders. |
Performance | <Click Here> | How the fund has done over time. |
Management's Discussion | <Click Here> | The manager's review of fund performance, strategy and outlook. |
Shareholder Expense Example | <Click Here> | An example of shareholder expenses. |
Investment Changes | <Click Here> | A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months. |
Investments | <Click Here> | A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values. |
Financial Statements | <Click Here> | Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights. |
Notes | <Click Here> | Notes to the financial statements. |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | <Click Here> | |
Trustees and Officers | <Click Here> | |
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees | <Click Here> | |
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Dear Shareholder:
We've seen a welcome uptick in the global equity markets this spring and summer, as signs of stabilization in some economic indicators have brought many investors back into the marketplace. But there remain other key measures - notably high unemployment and slack consumer spending - that suggest the road back to economic health could still be a bumpy ride. Financial markets are always unpredictable, of course, but there also are several time-tested investment principles that can help put the historical odds in your favor.
One of the basic tenets is to invest for the long term. Over time, riding out the markets' inevitable ups and downs has proven much more effective than selling into panic or chasing the hottest trend. Even missing only a few of the markets' best days can significantly diminish investor returns. Patience also affords the benefits of compounding - of earning interest on additional income or reinvested dividends and capital gains. There can be tax advantages and cost benefits to consider as well. While staying the course doesn't eliminate risk, it can considerably lessen the effect of short-term declines.
You can further manage your investing risk through diversification. And today, more than ever, geographic diversification should be taken into account. Studies indicate that asset allocation is the single most important determinant of a portfolio's long-term success. The right mix of stocks, bonds and cash - aligned to your particular risk tolerance and investment objective - is very important. Age-appropriate rebalancing is also an essential aspect of asset allocation. For younger investors, an emphasis on equities - which historically have been the best-performing asset class over time - is encouraged. As investors near their specific goal, such as retirement or sending a child to college, consideration may be given to replacing volatile assets (e.g. common stocks) with more-stable fixed investments (bonds or savings plans).
A third principle - investing regularly - can help lower the average cost of your purchases. Investing a certain amount of money each month or quarter helps ensure you won't pay for all your shares at market highs. This strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - also reduces "emotion" from investing, helping shareholders avoid selling weak performers just prior to an upswing, or chasing a hot performer just before a correction.
We invite you to contact us via the Internet, through our Investor Centers or by phone. It is our privilege to provide you the information you need to make the investments that are right for you.
Sincerely,
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d
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Fidelity Advisor International Real Estate Fund - Class A, T, B, and C
Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class' dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The $10,000 table and the fund's 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
Periods ended July 31, 2009 | Past 1 year | Life of Fund A |
Class A (incl. 5.75% sales charge) B | -26.94% | 0.73% |
Class T (incl. 3.50% sales charge) C | -25.40% | 1.09% |
Class B (incl. contingent deferred sales charge) D | -26.91% | 1.27% |
Class C (incl. contingent deferred sales charge)E | -23.85% | 1.58% |
A From September 8, 2004.
B Class A shares bear a 0.25% 12b-1 fee. The initial offering of Class A shares took place on April 4, 2007. Returns prior to April 4, 2007 are those of International Real Estate, the original retail class of the fund, which does not bear a 12b-1 fee. Had Class A shares' 12b-1 fee been reflected, returns prior to April 4, 2007 would have been lower.
C Class T shares bear a 0.50% 12b-1 fee. The initial offering of Class T shares took place on April 4, 2007. Returns prior to April 4, 2007 are those of International Real Estate, the original retail class of the fund, which does not bear a 12b-1 fee. Had Class T shares' 12b-1 fee been reflected, returns prior to April 4, 2007 would have been lower.
D Class B shares bear a 1.00% 12b-1 fee. The initial offering of Class B shares took place on April 4, 2007. Returns prior to April 4, 2007 are those of International Real Estate, the original retail class of the fund, which does not bear a 12b-1 fee. Had Class B shares' 12b-1 fee been reflected, returns prior to April 4, 2007 would have been lower. Class B shares' contingent deferred sales charges included in past one year and life of fund total return figures are 5% and 2%, respectively.
E Class C shares bear a 1.00% 12b-1 fee. The initial offering of Class C shares took place on April 4, 2007. Returns prior to April 4, 2007 are those of International Real Estate, the original retail class of the fund, which does not bear a 12b-1 fee. Had Class C shares' 12b-1 fee been reflected, returns prior to April 4, 2007 would have been lower. Class C shares' contingent deferred sales charges included in the past one year and life of fund total return figures are 1% and 0%, respectively.
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$10,000 Over Life of Fund
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity Advisor International Real Estate Fund - Class A on September 8, 2004, when the fund started, 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 (Europe, Australasia, Far East) performed over the same period. The initial offering of International Real Estate took place on September 8, 2004. See previous page for additional information regarding the performance of Class A.
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Market Recap: Stocks around the globe were battered by an escalating crisis in the capital and credit markets for a majority of the year ending July 31, 2009, with the capital-intensive international real estate sector hit particularly hard. For roughly half of the period, property stocks overseas saw negative returns, as occupancy and rental rates continued to decline and credit became severely limited. By March, however, as unprecedented government interventions around the world took root, bright spots began to emerge for global equities and real estate securities: corporate profits, though still weak, began to stabilize, and capital and credit markets saw dramatic improvements. Against this improving backdrop, international property stocks soared more than 43% for the final six months of the period - as measured by the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed ex North America Index - bolstered by huge gains in the residential market. For the year overall, however, returns were still decidedly negative, due in part to the declining U.S. dollar: The EPRA/NAREIT index tumbled 22.78%, performing roughly in line with the broader international stock market, as measured by the MSCI® EAFE® Index (Europe, Australasia, Far East), which fell 22.48% during the 12-month period.
Comments from Steven Buller, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity Advisor International Real Estate Fund: The fund's Class A, Class T, Class B and Class C shares lost 22.48%, 22.69%, 23.06% and 23.08%, respectively (excluding sales charges), performing roughly in line with the EPRA/NAREIT and MSCI EAFE indexes. Versus the EPRA/NAREIT benchmark, the fund benefited from an underweighting and strong stock selection in the weak-performing Australian market and having no holdings in index constituent Austria. A modest cash position also helped. On the negative side, stock and market selection in the U.K. was relatively weak, and my positioning in Greece was an additional source of underperformance. One of my top individual contributors was Hang Lung Properties, a Hong Kong-based retail property developer focused on mainland China. Not owning index component Immofinanz, an Austrian company involved in a high-profile scandal, was an additional positive. Timely ownership of GPT Group, an Australian property trust, contributed when it rebounded in the final months of the period. In contrast, the fund's biggest laggard of the past year was Greece's Babis Vovos, a diversified property developer forced to halt construction on a large retail mall project. Germany's DIC Asset Management, an office properties company, and Kerry Properties, a Hong Kong-listed developer and asset manager, also detracted. I sold Babis Vovos, DIC and Kerry Properties prior to period end.
Comments from Steven Buller, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity Advisor International Real Estate Fund: The fund's Institutional Class shares lost 22.33%, performing right in line with the EPRA/NAREIT and MSCI EAFE indexes. Versus the EPRA/NAREIT benchmark, the fund benefited from an underweighting and strong stock selection in the weak-performing Australian market and having no holdings in index constituent Austria. A modest cash position also helped. On the negative side, stock and market selection in the U.K. was relatively weak, and my positioning in Greece was an additional source of underperformance. One of my top individual contributors was Hang Lung Properties, a Hong Kong-based retail property developer focused on mainland China. Not owning index component Immofinanz, an Austrian company involved in a high-profile scandal, was an additional positive. Timely ownership of GPT Group, an Australian property trust, contributed when it rebounded in the final months of the period. In contrast, the fund's biggest laggard of the past year was Greece's Babis Vovos, a diversified property developer forced to halt construction on a large retail mall project. Germany's DIC Asset Management, an office properties company, and Kerry Properties, a Hong Kong-listed developer and asset manager, also detracted. I sold Babis Vovos, DIC and Kerry Properties prior to period end.
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Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, redemption fees, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (February 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
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.
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Annualized Expense Ratio
| Beginning Account Value February 1, 2009
| Ending Account Value July 31, 2009
| Expenses Paid During Period* February 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009 |
Class A | 1.46% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,435.50 | $ 8.82 |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,017.55 | $ 7.30 |
Class T | 1.73% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,432.80 | $ 10.44 |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,016.22 | $ 8.65 |
Class B | 2.21% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,430.60 | $ 13.32 |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,013.84 | $ 11.04 |
Class C | 2.21% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,431.30 | $ 13.32 |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,013.84 | $ 11.04 |
International Real Estate | 1.21% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,436.70 | $ 7.31 |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,018.79 | $ 6.06 |
Institutional Class | 1.22% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,437.50 | $ 7.37 |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,018.74 | $ 6.11 |
A 5% return per year before expenses
* Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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Investment Changes (Unaudited)
Top Ten Stocks as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. | 10.7 | 6.4 |
Westfield Group unit | 6.5 | 7.0 |
Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd. | 6.2 | 6.6 |
Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd. | 4.7 | 8.1 |
China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd. | 4.6 | 4.0 |
Unibail-Rodamco | 4.5 | 7.7 |
CapitaLand Ltd. | 4.0 | 2.1 |
Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd. | 4.0 | 0.0 |
Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd. | 3.8 | 0.0 |
British Land Co. PLC | 3.7 | 2.4 |
| 52.7 | |
Top Five Countries as of July 31, 2009 |
(excluding cash equivalents) | % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Hong Kong | 30.5 | 23.0 |
Japan | 21.2 | 29.1 |
Australia | 11.4 | 12.2 |
United Kingdom | 9.9 | 9.1 |
Singapore | 7.3 | 5.9 |
Percentages are adjusted for the effect of open futures contracts, if applicable. |
Top Five REIT Sectors as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
REITs - Management/Investment | 18.7 | 27.7 |
REITs - Office Buildings | 9.1 | 12.9 |
REITs - Shopping Centers | 5.8 | 7.0 |
REITs - Industrial Buildings | 4.9 | 2.9 |
REITs - Apartments | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) |
As of July 31, 2009* | As of January 31, 2009** |
![fid5081](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid5081.gif) | Stocks 96.6% | | ![fid4838](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4838.gif) | Stocks 95.7% | |
![fid5084](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid5084.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 3.4% | | ![fid4841](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4841.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 4.3% | |
* Foreign investments | 96.6% | | ** Foreign investments | 95.7% | |
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Investments July 31, 2009
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 96.6% |
| Shares | | Value |
Australia - 11.4% |
CFS Retail Property Trust | 3,116,244 | | $ 4,469,486 |
DEXUS Property Group unit | 6,061,610 | | 3,700,607 |
Stockland Corp. Ltd. unit | 2,188,748 | | 5,765,917 |
The GPT Group unit | 7,625,950 | | 3,380,118 |
Westfield Group unit | 2,391,771 | | 22,662,698 |
TOTAL AUSTRALIA | | 39,978,826 |
Brazil - 0.2% |
BR Malls Participacoes SA (a) | 63,700 | | 662,262 |
Cayman Islands - 2.9% |
Agile Property Holdings Ltd. | 1,724,000 | | 2,438,117 |
New World China Land Ltd. | 4,446,000 | | 2,805,337 |
Shimao Property Holdings Ltd. | 2,355,000 | | 4,734,401 |
TOTAL CAYMAN ISLANDS | | 9,977,855 |
China - 3.3% |
China Resources Land Ltd. | 4,682,000 | | 11,442,425 |
Finland - 0.6% |
Citycon Oyj | 808,403 | | 2,120,005 |
France - 6.1% |
Fonciere Des Regions (d) | 39,700 | | 3,480,385 |
ICADE | 26,700 | | 2,336,526 |
Unibail-Rodamco (d) | 89,617 | | 15,659,285 |
TOTAL FRANCE | | 21,476,196 |
Germany - 0.2% |
alstria office REIT-AG | 92,206 | | 737,247 |
Hong Kong - 30.5% |
China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd. | 6,483,680 | | 15,996,176 |
Hang Lung Properties Ltd. | 3,513,000 | | 12,873,694 |
Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd. | 2,114,000 | | 13,966,309 |
Hong Kong Land Holdings Ltd. | 3,096,000 | | 12,043,440 |
Link (REIT) | 2,950,915 | | 6,701,563 |
New World Development Co. Ltd. | 2,543,000 | | 6,070,505 |
Sino Land Co. | 852,174 | | 1,739,568 |
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. | 2,459,000 | | 37,409,253 |
TOTAL HONG KONG | | 106,800,508 |
India - 0.2% |
Housing Development and Infrastructure Ltd. | 121,911 | | 705,975 |
Japan - 21.2% |
Japan Real Estate Investment Corp. | 442 | | 3,700,074 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
Japan - continued |
Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp. | 602 | | $ 3,022,408 |
Kenedix Realty Investment Corp. | 439 | | 1,470,912 |
Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd. | 988,000 | | 16,468,407 |
Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd. | 1,179,000 | | 21,683,331 |
Nippon Accommodations Fund, Inc. | 51 | | 253,356 |
Nippon Building Fund, Inc. | 455 | | 4,087,834 |
Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc. | 73,200 | | 1,287,441 |
Nomura Real Estate Office Fund, Inc. | 509 | | 3,346,348 |
NTT Urban Development Co. | 3,256 | | 3,083,581 |
ORIX JREIT, Inc. | 520 | | 2,561,251 |
Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd. | 643,000 | | 13,252,827 |
TOTAL JAPAN | | 74,217,770 |
Netherlands - 1.8% |
Corio NV | 82,111 | | 4,550,076 |
VastNed Retail NV | 32,203 | | 1,732,624 |
TOTAL NETHERLANDS | | 6,282,700 |
Norway - 0.3% |
Norwegian Property ASA (a)(d) | 996,000 | | 945,331 |
Singapore - 7.3% |
Allgreen Properties Ltd. | 1,550,000 | | 1,292,385 |
Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust (A-REIT) | 3,329,193 | | 3,932,482 |
CapitaCommercial Trust (REIT) | 4,404,000 | | 2,616,329 |
CapitaLand Ltd. | 5,307,900 | | 14,088,506 |
CapitaMall Trust | 3,305,000 | | 3,628,335 |
TOTAL SINGAPORE | | 25,558,037 |
Sweden - 0.7% |
Castellum AB | 325,000 | | 2,397,934 |
United Kingdom - 9.9% |
Big Yellow Group PLC (d) | 536,300 | | 3,062,068 |
British Land Co. PLC (d) | 1,807,666 | | 13,137,294 |
Brixton PLC | 420,000 | | 329,796 |
Great Portland Estates PLC | 706,454 | | 2,744,134 |
Hammerson PLC (d) | 898,500 | | 5,175,125 |
Hansteen Holdings PLC | 178,456 | | 234,045 |
Land Securities Group PLC | 493,902 | | 4,406,365 |
London & Stamford Property | 167,751 | | 344,021 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
United Kingdom - continued |
Segro PLC | 613,700 | | $ 2,829,852 |
Unite Group PLC | 1,082,900 | | 2,279,593 |
TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM | | 34,542,293 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $378,562,353) | 337,845,364 |
Money Market Funds - 11.4% |
| | | |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.37% (b) | 8,133,097 | | 8,133,097 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.22% (b) (c) | 31,512,900 | | 31,512,900 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $39,645,997) | 39,645,997 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 108.0% (Cost $418,208,350) | | 377,491,361 |
NET OTHER ASSETS - (8.0)% | | (27,838,243) |
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 349,653,118 |
Legend |
(a) Non-income producing |
(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. |
(c) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(d) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
Affiliated Central Funds |
Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows: |
Fund | Income earned |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund | $ 132,727 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund | 393,883 |
Total | $ 526,610 |
Other Information |
All investments are categorized as Level 1 under the Fair Value Hierarchy. 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, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
Income Tax Information |
At July 31, 2009, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of approximately $159,443,097 all of which will expire on July 31, 2017. |
The fund intends to elect to defer to its fiscal year ending July 31, 2010 approximately $142,053,103 of losses recognized during the period November 1, 2008 to July 31, 2009. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $29,910,985) - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $378,562,353) | $ 337,845,364 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $39,645,997) | 39,645,997 | |
Total Investments (cost $418,208,350) | | $ 377,491,361 |
Foreign currency held at value (cost $38,993) | | 39,166 |
Receivable for investments sold | | 1,629,817 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 758,469 |
Dividends receivable | | 1,543,606 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 29,322 |
Prepaid expenses | | 1,558 |
Other receivables | | 289,738 |
Total assets | | 381,783,037 |
| | |
Liabilities | | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | $ 166,297 | |
Accrued management fee | 189,834 | |
Distribution fees payable | 4,415 | |
Other affiliated payables | 101,680 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 154,793 | |
Collateral on securities loaned, at value | 31,512,900 | |
Total liabilities | | 32,129,919 |
| | |
Net Assets | | $ 349,653,118 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $ 700,172,255 |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | | (309,808,817) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | (40,710,320) |
Net Assets | | $ 349,653,118 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued
| July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Calculation of Maximum Offering Price Class A: Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($6,745,204 ÷ 818,878 shares) | | $ 8.24 |
| | |
Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $8.24) | | $ 8.74 |
Class T: Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($2,080,113 ÷ 253,507 shares) | | $ 8.21 |
| | |
Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $8.21) | | $ 8.51 |
Class B: Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($606,162 ÷ 74,487 shares)A | | $ 8.14 |
| | |
Class C: Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($2,496,061 ÷ 307,118 shares)A | | $ 8.13 |
| | |
| | |
International Real Estate: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($336,125,982 ÷ 40,530,234 shares) | | $ 8.29 |
| | |
Institutional Class: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,599,596 ÷ 193,265 shares) | | $ 8.28 |
A Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
| Year ended July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Investment Income | | |
Dividends | | $ 13,674,980 |
Interest | | 51,103 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds | | 526,610 |
| | 14,252,693 |
Less foreign taxes withheld | | (1,435,859) |
Total income | | 12,816,834 |
| | |
Expenses | | |
Management fee | $ 2,293,252 | |
Transfer agent fees | 1,003,003 | |
Distribution fees | 55,994 | |
Accounting and security lending fees | 168,986 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 190,901 | |
Independent trustees' compensation | 2,197 | |
Registration fees | 83,550 | |
Audit | 72,670 | |
Legal | 4,079 | |
Miscellaneous | 21,148 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 3,895,780 | |
Expense reductions | (82,454) | 3,813,326 |
Net investment income (loss) | | 9,003,508 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes of $120,129) | (204,454,592) | |
Foreign currency transactions | (1,037,653) | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | (205,492,245) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: Investment securities (net of increase in deferred foreign taxes of $15,863) | 43,008,450 | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 57,403 | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | 43,065,853 |
Net gain (loss) | | (162,426,392) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ (153,422,884) |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Year ended July 31, 2009 | Year ended July 31, 2008 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ 9,003,508 | $ 14,898,195 |
Net realized gain (loss) | (205,492,245) | (74,876,486) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 43,065,853 | (134,244,778) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (153,422,884) | (194,223,069) |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | - | (18,764,211) |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain | - | (91,321,071) |
Total distributions | - | (110,085,282) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | (95,264,955) | (143,878,212) |
Redemption fees | 117,919 | 522,585 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (248,569,920) | (447,663,978) |
| | |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 598,223,038 | 1,045,887,016 |
End of period (including distributions in excess of net investment income of $0 and $51,983,093, respectively) | $ 349,653,118 | $ 598,223,038 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class A
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 H |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 10.63 | $ 15.71 | $ 17.46 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | .18 | .20 | .11 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.57) | (3.48) | (1.87) |
Total from investment operations | (2.39) | (3.28) | (1.76) |
Distributions from net investment income | - | (.31) | - |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (1.50) | - |
Total distributions | - | (1.81) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E | - J | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 8.24 | $ 10.63 | $ 15.71 |
Total Return B, C, D | (22.48)% | (23.20)% | (10.02)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.45% | 1.38% | 1.37% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.45% | 1.38% | 1.37% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.42% | 1.35% | 1.26% A |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.55% | 1.58% | 2.08% A |
Supplemental Data | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 6,745 | $ 9,976 | $ 5,087 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 55% | 63% | 144% |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H For the period April 4, 2007 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2007.
I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class T
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 H |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 10.62 | $ 15.70 | $ 17.46 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | .17 | .17 | .10 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.58) | (3.48) | (1.87) |
Total from investment operations | (2.41) | (3.31) | (1.77) |
Distributions from net investment income | - | (.28) | - |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (1.50) | - |
Total distributions | - | (1.78) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E | - J | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 8.21 | $ 10.62 | $ 15.70 |
Total Return B, C, D | (22.69)% | (23.39)% | (10.08)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.71% | 1.64% | 1.61% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.71% | 1.64% | 1.61% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.68% | 1.60% | 1.51% A |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.29% | 1.32% | 1.90% A |
Supplemental Data | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 2,080 | $ 7,566 | $ 2,398 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 55% | 63% | 144% |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H For the period April 4, 2007 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2007.
I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class B
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 H |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 10.58 | $ 15.67 | $ 17.46 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | .13 | .11 | .07 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.57) | (3.48) | (1.87) |
Total from investment operations | (2.44) | (3.37) | (1.80) |
Distributions from net investment income | - | (.23) | - |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (1.50) | - |
Total distributions | - | (1.73) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E | - J | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 8.14 | $ 10.58 | $ 15.67 |
Total Return B, C, D | (23.06)% | (23.80)% | (10.25)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 2.19% | 2.14% | 2.11% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 2.19% | 2.14% | 2.11% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 2.17% | 2.11% | 2.01% A |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.81% | .82% | 1.38% A |
Supplemental Data | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 606 | $ 930 | $ 1,158 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 55% | 63% | 144% |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.
E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H For the period April 4, 2007 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2007.
I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class C
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 H |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 10.57 | $ 15.67 | $ 17.46 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | .13 | .11 | .07 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.57) | (3.48) | (1.87) |
Total from investment operations | (2.44) | (3.37) | (1.80) |
Distributions from net investment income | - | (.24) | - |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (1.50) | - |
Total distributions | - | (1.74) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E | - J | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 8.13 | $ 10.57 | $ 15.67 |
Total Return B, C, D | (23.08)% | (23.78)% | (10.25)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 2.19% | 2.14% | 2.10% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 2.19% | 2.14% | 2.10% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 2.17% | 2.11% | 2.00% A |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.81% | .82% | 1.35% A |
Supplemental Data | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 2,496 | $ 3,477 | $ 2,629 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 55% | 63% | 144% |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.
E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H For the period April 4, 2007 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2007.
I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 G |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 10.68 | $ 15.73 | $ 14.69 | $ 12.09 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) D | .20 | .25 | .31 | .30 | .23 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.59) | (3.50) | 2.35 | 2.93 | 1.91 |
Total from investment operations | (2.39) | (3.25) | 2.66 | 3.23 | 2.14 |
Distributions from net investment income | - | (.31) | (.22) | (.24) | (.03) |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (1.50) | (1.42) | (.40) | (.03) |
Total distributions | - | (1.81) | (1.64) | (.64) | (.06) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital D | - I | .01 | .02 | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 8.29 | $ 10.68 | $ 15.73 | $ 14.69 | $ 12.09 |
Total Return B, C | (22.38)% | (22.97)% | 19.01% | 27.85% | 21.53% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E, H | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.19% | 1.11% | 1.07% | 1.12% | 1.29% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.19% | 1.10% | 1.06% | 1.12% | 1.29% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.16% | 1.07% | .96% | .91% | 1.27% A |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.81% | 1.86% | 1.86% | 2.23% | 2.21% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 336,126 | $ 572,985 | $ 1,032,138 | $ 447,854 | $ 160,980 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | 55% | 63% | 144% | 234% | 36% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G For the period September 8, 2004 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2005.
H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
I Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 G |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 10.66 | $ 15.73 | $ 17.46 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | |
Net investment income (loss) D | .20 | .24 | .12 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.58) | (3.49) | (1.86) |
Total from investment operations | (2.38) | (3.25) | (1.74) |
Distributions from net investment income | - | (.33) | - |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (1.50) | - |
Total distributions | - | (1.83) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital D | - I | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 8.28 | $ 10.66 | $ 15.73 |
Total Return B, C | (22.33)% | (22.98)% | (9.91)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E, H | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.19% | 1.13% | 1.08% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.19% | 1.13% | 1.08% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.17% | 1.10% | .97% A |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.81% | 1.83% | 2.27% A |
Supplemental Data | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 1,600 | $ 3,289 | $ 2,477 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | 55% | 63% | 144% |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G For the period April 4, 2007 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2007.
H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
I Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
For the period ended July 31, 2009
1. Organization.
Fidelity International Real Estate Fund (the Fund) is a non-diversified fund of Fidelity Securities Fund (the trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust.
The Fund offers Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, International Real Estate, and Institutional Class shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after a holding period of seven years from the initial date of purchase. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred. Certain expense reductions also differ by class. The Fund's investments in emerging markets can be subject to social, economic, regulatory, and political uncertainties and can be extremely volatile.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's web site or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results
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could differ from those estimates. Events or transactions occurring after period end through the date that the financial statements were issued, September 29, 2009, have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Security Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are classified into three levels. Level 1 includes readily available unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 includes observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable either directly or indirectly. Level 3 includes unobservable inputs when market prices are not readily available or reliable. Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment's assigned level within the hierarchy. The aggregate value by input level, as of July 31, 2009, for the Fund's investments is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments. Valuation techniques of the Fund's major categories of assets and liabilities as presented in the Schedule of Investments are as follows.
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by an independent pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price. Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value each business day. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are valued at amortized cost, which approximates value.
When current market prices or quotations are not readily available or reliable, valuations may be determined in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. Factors used in determining value may include significant market or security specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality, and developments in foreign markets which are monitored by evaluating the performance of ADRs, futures contracts and exchange-traded funds. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and may be utilized to a significant extent. The value of securities used for net asset value (NAV) calculation under these procedures may differ from published prices for the same securities.
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Foreign Currency. The Fund uses foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.
Expenses. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among each Fund in the trust. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code
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and filing its U.S. federal tax return. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. The Fund is subject to the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainties in Income Taxes (FIN 48). FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. There are no unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three years. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests. The Fund is subject to a tax imposed on short term capital gains on securities of certain issuers domiciled in India. The Fund records an estimated deferred tax liability included in Other payables and accrued expenses in the accompanying Statement of Assets & Liabilities for net unrealized gains on these securities in an amount that would be payable if the securities were disposed of at period end.
Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, certain foreign taxes, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), net operating losses, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the federal tax cost as of period end were as follows:
Unrealized appreciation | $ 37,535,830 | |
Unrealized depreciation | (86,558,771) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ (49,022,941) | |
Capital loss carryforward | $ (159,443,097) | |
| | |
Cost for federal income tax purposes | $ 426,514,302 | |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| July 31, 2009 | July 31, 2008 |
Ordinary Income | $ - | $ 104,576,814 |
Long-term Capital Gains | - | 5,508,468 |
Total | $ - | $ 110,085,282 |
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Short-Term Trading (Redemption) Fees. Shares held in the Fund less than 90 days are subject to a redemption fee equal to 1.50% of the proceeds of the redeemed shares. All redemption fees, including any estimated redemption fees paid by FMR, are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid in capital.
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $178,381,697 and $259,070,400, respectively.
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .45% of the Fund's average net assets and a group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the period, the total annual management fee rate was .71% of the Fund's average net assets.
Distribution and Service Plan. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate Distribution and Service Plans for each class of shares. Certain classes pay Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, 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 and the total amounts paid to and retained by FDC were as follows:
| Distribution Fee | Service Fee | Paid to FDC | Retained by FDC |
Class A | 0% | .25% | $ 15,048 | $ 1,113 |
Class T | .25% | .25% | 13,368 | - |
Class B | .75% | .25% | 5,675 | 4,255 |
Class C | .75% | .25% | 21,903 | 7,007 |
| | | $ 55,994 | $ 12,375 |
Sales Load. FDC receives a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for selling Class A shares, and 3.50% for selling Class T shares, some of which is paid to financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund. FDC receives the proceeds of contingent deferred sales charges levied on Class A, Class T, Class B, and Class C redemptions. These charges depend on the holding period. The deferred sales charges range from 5% to 1% for
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Class B, 1% for Class C, 1.00% to .50% for certain purchases of Class A shares and .25% for certain purchases of Class T shares.
For the period, sales charge amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
| Retained by FDC |
Class A | $ 4,346 |
Class T | 1,170 |
Class B* | 983 |
Class C* | 781 |
| $ 7,280 |
* When Class B and 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, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to 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, the total transfer agent fees paid by each class were as follows:
| Amount | % of Average Net Assets |
Class A | $ 19,181 | .32 |
Class T | 8,764 | .33 |
Class B | 1,803 | .32 |
Class C | 6,945 | .32 |
International Real Estate | 961,069 | .31 |
Institutional Class | 5,241 | .31 |
| $ 1,003,003 | |
Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the month. Under a separate contract, FSC administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions.
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6. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR in a $3.5 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $1,449 and is reflected in Miscellaneous Expense on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
7. Security Lending.
The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. On the settlement date of the loan, the Fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less fees and expenses associated with the loan, plus any premium payments that may be received on the loan of certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Net income from lending portfolio securities during the period amounted to $393,883.
8. Expense Reductions.
Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $82,105 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with each class' transfer agent, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, credits reduced each class' transfer agent expense as noted in the table below.
| Transfer Agent expense reduction | |
International Real Estate | $ 345 | |
Institutional Class | 4 | |
| $ 349 | |
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9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 |
From net investment income | | |
Class A | $ - | $ 129,243 |
Class T | - | 47,714 |
Class B | - | 18,349 |
Class C | - | 47,789 |
International Real Estate | - | 18,458,440 |
Institutional Class | - | 62,676 |
Total | $ - | $ 18,764,211 |
From net realized gain | | |
Class A | $ - | $ 682,544 |
Class T | - | 265,212 |
Class B | - | 121,612 |
Class C | - | 311,919 |
International Real Estate | - | 89,636,941 |
Institutional Class | - | 302,843 |
Total | $ - | $ 91,321,071 |
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10. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
| Shares | Dollars |
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 |
Class A | | | | |
Shares sold | 276,074 | 900,194 | $ 2,073,370 | $ 11,742,685 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 55,923 | - | 765,385 |
Shares redeemed | (395,339) | (341,825) | (2,671,924) | (4,339,419) |
Net increase (decrease) | (119,265) | 614,292 | $ (598,554) | $ 8,168,651 |
Class T | | | | |
Shares sold | 127,919 | 633,863 | $ 986,052 | $ 7,676,814 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 21,513 | - | 296,970 |
Shares redeemed | (586,866) | (95,643) | (4,132,628) | (1,262,734) |
Net increase (decrease) | (458,947) | 559,733 | $ (3,146,576) | $ 6,711,050 |
Class B | | | | |
Shares sold | 23,179 | 50,624 | $ 177,395 | $ 676,962 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 9,315 | - | 128,955 |
Shares redeemed | (36,555) | (45,973) | (251,823) | (599,735) |
Net increase (decrease) | (13,376) | 13,966 | $ (74,428) | $ 206,182 |
Class C | | | | |
Shares sold | 103,043 | 207,359 | $ 772,724 | $ 2,751,080 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 24,058 | - | 331,352 |
Shares redeemed | (124,838) | (70,253) | (872,457) | (919,320) |
Net increase (decrease) | (21,795) | 161,164 | $ (99,733) | $ 2,163,112 |
International Real Estate | | | | |
Shares sold | 11,251,723 | 21,686,399 | $ 83,151,001 | $ 295,025,902 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 7,157,452 | - | 99,352,759 |
Shares redeemed | (24,377,998) | (40,815,706) | (173,652,133) | (557,680,698) |
Net increase (decrease) | (13,126,275) | (11,971,855) | $ (90,501,132) | $ (163,302,037) |
Institutional Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 83,584 | 282,296 | $ 621,361 | $ 3,825,173 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 22,489 | - | 308,363 |
Shares redeemed | (198,948) | (153,644) | (1,465,893) | (1,958,706) |
Net increase (decrease) | (115,364) | 151,141 | $ (844,532) | $ 2,174,830 |
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11. Other.
The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
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To the Trustees of Fidelity Securities Fund and the Shareholders of Fidelity International Real Estate Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity International Real Estate Fund (a fund of Fidelity Securities Fund) at July 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity International Real Estate Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at July 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
September 29, 2009
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The Trustees, Member of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, and review the fund's performance. Except for Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3rd and Mr. James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 220 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Johnson oversees 262 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 392 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The executive officers and Advisory Board Member hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098.
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Edward C. Johnson 3d (79) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 1984 Mr. Johnson is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC; Chairman and a Director of FMR; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC); Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Johnson serves as Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as President of FMR LLC (2006-2007). |
James C. Curvey (74) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2006-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. |
* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Dennis J. Dirks (61) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Currently, Mr. Dirks serves as a member of the Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present). |
Alan J. Lacy (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of The Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-present) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2007-present). Mr. Lacy is Chairman (2008-present) and a member (2006-present) of the Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association. |
Ned C. Lautenbach (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr. Lautenbach is an Advisory Partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was with the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. Mr. Lautenbach serves as a Director of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial) as well as the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida. Mr. Lautenbach is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Fairfield University (2005-present), as well as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, Mr. Lautenbach served as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007). |
Joseph Mauriello (64) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Capital Ltd. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-present) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products, 2007-present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a Director of the Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007). |
Cornelia M. Small (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors of the Teagle Foundation (2009-present). Ms. Small is also a member of the Investment Committee, and Chair (2008-present) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson of the Investment Committee (2002-2008) of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments. |
William S. Stavropoulos (70) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Mr. Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons (2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004), Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently, Mr. Stavropoulos is a Director of Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Chemical Financial Corporation, Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), Tyco International, Inc. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital (private equity investment, 2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is a special advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science. |
David M. Thomas (60) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products), and Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present). |
Michael E. Wiley (58) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008-present), and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a Sr. Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005). |
Advisory Board Member and Executive Officers:
Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Mr. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Peter S. Lynch (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006). |
Kenneth B. Robins (39) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2009-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Robins worked at KPMG LLP, where he was a partner in KPMG's department of professional practice (2002-2004). |
Brian B. Hogan (44) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Vice President of certain Equity Funds and Vice President of Sector Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-present) and President of FMR's Equity Division (2009-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as a portfolio manager. |
Christopher S. Bartel (37) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Vice President of Fidelity's Sector and Real Estate Equity Funds. Mr. Bartel also serves as Senior Vice President of Equity Research (2009-present). Previously, Mr. Bartel served as Managing Director of Research (2006-2009) and an analyst and portfolio manager (2000-2006). |
Scott C. Goebel (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC; Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). |
William C. Coffey (40) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Holly C. Laurent (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Laurent is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Laurent was Senior Vice President and Head of Legal for Fidelity Business Services India Pvt. Ltd. (2006-2008), and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Group Head for FMR LLC (2005-2006). |
Christine Reynolds (50) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007). |
Kenneth A. Rathgeber (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2004 Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Rathgeber is Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), FMR (2005-present), FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2005-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2005-present), Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC (2005-present), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2005-present). |
Jeffrey S. Christian (47) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Christian also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Christian served as Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (2004-2009) and as Vice President of Business Analysis (2003-2004). |
Bryan A. Mehrmann (48) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Mehrmann is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Mehrmann served as Vice President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Group (FIIS)/Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC) Client Services (1998-2004). |
Adrien E. Deberghes (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005). |
John R. Hebble (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Paul M. Murphy (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Murphy is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2006), Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR (2007), and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1994-2007). |
Gary W. Ryan (50) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005). |
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity International Real Estate Fund
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, acting directly and through its separate committees, requests and receives information concerning, and considers at each of its meetings factors that are relevant to, its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees, each composed of Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. Each committee has a written charter outlining the structure and purposes of the committee. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts.
At its July 2009 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expenses; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board ultimately reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts and the compensation to be received by Fidelity under the management contract is consistent with Fidelity's fiduciary duty under applicable law. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor noted above, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by competitors to Fidelity, and that the fund's shareholders, with the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.
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Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel and the fund's investment objective and discipline. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the size, education, and experience of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, their use of technology, and the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory, and management personnel. In response to last year's financial crisis, FMR took a number of actions intended to cut costs and improve efficiency without weakening the investment teams or resources. The Board noted that Fidelity's analysts have access to a variety of technological tools and market and securities data that enable them to perform both fundamental and quantitative analysis and to specialize in various disciplines. The Board considered Fidelity's extensive global research capabilities that enable the Investment Advisers to aggregate data from various sources in an effort to produce positive investment results. The Board also considered that Fidelity's portfolio managers and analysts have access to daily portfolio attribution that allows for monitoring of a fund's portfolio, as well as an electronic communication system that provides immediate real-time access to research concerning issuers and credit enhancers.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, distribution, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the Investment Advisers' supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through phone representatives and over the Internet, and investor education materials and asset allocation tools.
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Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing for a large variety of mutual fund investor services. For example, fund shareholders are offered the privilege of exchanging shares of the fund for shares of other Fidelity funds, as set forth in the fund's prospectus, without paying a sales charge. The Board noted that Fidelity has taken a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) dedicating additional resources to investment research and to restructure and broaden the focus of the investment research teams; (ii) bolstering the senior management team that oversees asset management; (iii) contractually agreeing to reduce the management fee on Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund; and (iv) expanding Class A and Class T load waiver categories to increase rollover retention opportunities and create consistent policies across the classes.
Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated within its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for each class, as well as the fund's relative investment performance for each class measured against a broad-based securities market index. The Board noted that FMR does not believe that a meaningful peer group exists against which to compare the fund's performance. Because the fund had been in existence less than five calendar years, the following charts considered by the Board show, over the one- and three-year periods ended December 31, 2008, as available, the cumulative total returns of Fidelity International Real Estate (retail class) and Class C of the fund and the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"). The returns of Fidelity International Real Estate (retail class) and Class C show the performance of the highest performing class (based on three-year performance) and the lowest performing class (based on one-year performance), respectively.
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Fidelity International Real Estate Fund
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The Board stated that the investment performance of Fidelity International Real Estate (retail class) of the fund compared favorably to its benchmark for the one-year period, although the fund's three-year cumulative total return was lower than its benchmark. The Board considered that the variations in performance among the fund's classes reflect the variations in class expenses, which result in lower performance for higher expense classes.
The Board considered that FMR has taken steps to refocus and strengthen equity research, equity portfolio management, and compliance. The Board reviewed the year-to-date performance of Fidelity International Real Estate (retail class) through May 31, 2009 and stated that it was lower than the fund's benchmark.
Based on its review, and giving particular weight to the nature and quality of the resources dedicated by the Investment Advisers to maintain and improve relative performance and factoring in the unprecedented market events in 2008, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund will benefit the fund's shareholders, particularly in light of the Board's view that the fund's shareholders benefit from investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and services.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Fund Expenses. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expenses compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared.
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The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month (or shorter) periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors, in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 29% means that 71% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.
Fidelity International Real Estate Fund
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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2008.
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Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee was fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.
In its review of each class's total expenses, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses. As part of its review, the Board also considered current and historical total expenses of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.
The Board noted that the total expenses each of Class A, Class C, and Fidelity International Real Estate (retail class) ranked below its competitive median for 2008 and the total expenses of each of Class T, Class B, and Institutional Class ranked above its competitive median for 2008. The Board considered that the total expenses for Class T were above the median primarily because its 12b-1 fee is higher than the typical front-end load class. 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 expenses of the classes vary primarily by the level of their 12b-1 fees, although differences in transfer agent fees may also cause expenses to vary from class to class.
In its review of total expenses, the Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information on clients that FMR and its affiliates service in other competitive markets, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the total expenses of each class of the fund were reasonable, although in some cases above the median of the universe presented for comparison, in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the audited books and records of Fidelity. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board believes that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board has also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and any fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and determined that the amount of profit is a fair entrepreneurial profit for the management of the fund.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions.
In February 2009, the Board created an Ad Hoc Committee (the "Committee") to analyze economies of scale. The Committee was formed to consider whether FMR attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR determines the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will achieve a certain level of economies of scale as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
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The Board concluded, considering the findings of the Committee, that any potential economies of scale are being shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity in an appropriate manner.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including (i) fund performance trends, actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) portfolio manager changes that have occurred during the past year; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and key personnel, including performance benchmarks used by Fidelity in evaluating incentive compensation for portfolio managers and research analysts; (iv) the structure and process of equity research and actions taken by FMR to improve the quality of research; (v) the selection of and compensation paid by FMR to fund sub-advisers; (vi) Fidelity's fee structures and rationale for recommending different fees among categories of funds; (vii) the rationale for any differences between fund fee structures and fee structures in place for other Fidelity clients; (viii) Fidelity's rationale for recommending which funds should have a performance adjustment component as part of their management fees; and (ix) explanations for the relative total expenses borne by certain funds and classes, total expense competitive trends, and actions that might be taken by FMR to reduce total expenses for certain funds and classes.
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all material factors, the Board ultimately concluded that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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Investment Adviser
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
Investment Sub-Advisers
FMR Co., Inc.
Fidelity Research & Analysis Company
Fidelity Management & Research
(U.K.) Inc.
Fidelity Investments Japan Limited
FIL Investment Advisers
FIL Investment Advisers (U.K.) Ltd.
Fidelity Management & Research
(Hong Kong) Limited
Fidelity Management & Research
(Japan) Inc.
General Distributor
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
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Fidelity Advisor
International Real Estate
Fund - Institutional Class
Annual Report
July 31, 2009
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Institutional Class is a
class of Fidelity®
International Real Estate Fund
Contents
Chairman's Message | <Click Here> | The Chairman's message to shareholders. |
Performance | <Click Here> | How the fund has done over time. |
Management's Discussion | <Click Here> | The manager's review of fund performance, strategy and outlook. |
Shareholder Expense Example | <Click Here> | An example of shareholder expenses. |
Investment Changes | <Click Here> | A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months. |
Investments | <Click Here> | A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values. |
Financial Statements | <Click Here> | Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights. |
Notes | <Click Here> | Notes to the financial statements. |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | <Click Here> | |
Trustees and Officers | <Click Here> | |
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees | <Click Here> | |
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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. A fund's Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. For a complete list of a fund's portfolio holdings, view the most recent holdings listing, semiannual report, or annual report on Fidelity's web site at http://www.fidelity.com or http://www.advisor.fidelity.com, as applicable.
NOT FDIC INSURED · MAY LOSE VALUE · NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
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Dear Shareholder:
We've seen a welcome uptick in the global equity markets this spring and summer, as signs of stabilization in some economic indicators have brought many investors back into the marketplace. But there remain other key measures - notably high unemployment and slack consumer spending - that suggest the road back to economic health could still be a bumpy ride. Financial markets are always unpredictable, of course, but there also are several time-tested investment principles that can help put the historical odds in your favor.
One of the basic tenets is to invest for the long term. Over time, riding out the markets' inevitable ups and downs has proven much more effective than selling into panic or chasing the hottest trend. Even missing only a few of the markets' best days can significantly diminish investor returns. Patience also affords the benefits of compounding - of earning interest on additional income or reinvested dividends and capital gains. There can be tax advantages and cost benefits to consider as well. While staying the course doesn't eliminate risk, it can considerably lessen the effect of short-term declines.
You can further manage your investing risk through diversification. And today, more than ever, geographic diversification should be taken into account. Studies indicate that asset allocation is the single most important determinant of a portfolio's long-term success. The right mix of stocks, bonds and cash - aligned to your particular risk tolerance and investment objective - is very important. Age-appropriate rebalancing is also an essential aspect of asset allocation. For younger investors, an emphasis on equities - which historically have been the best-performing asset class over time - is encouraged. As investors near their specific goal, such as retirement or sending a child to college, consideration may be given to replacing volatile assets (e.g. common stocks) with more-stable fixed investments (bonds or savings plans).
A third principle - investing regularly - can help lower the average cost of your purchases. Investing a certain amount of money each month or quarter helps ensure you won't pay for all your shares at market highs. This strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - also reduces "emotion" from investing, helping shareholders avoid selling weak performers just prior to an upswing, or chasing a hot performer just before a correction.
We invite you to contact us via the Internet, through our Investor Centers or by phone. It is our privilege to provide you the information you need to make the investments that are right for you.
Sincerely,
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d
Edward C. Johnson 3d
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Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class' dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The $10,000 table and the fund's 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
Periods ended July 31, 2009 | Past 1 year | Life of fund A |
Institutional Class B | -22.33% | 2.08% |
A From September 8, 2004.
B The initial offering of Institutional Class shares took place on April 4, 2007. Returns prior to April 4, 2007 are those of International Real Estate, the original class of the fund.
$10,000 Over Life of Fund
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity Advisor International Real Estate Fund - Institutional Class on September 8, 2004, when the fund started. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the MSCI® EAFE® Index (Europe, Australasia, Far East) performed over the same period. The initial offering of International Real Estate took place on September 8, 2004. See above for additional information regarding the performance of Institutional Class.
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Market Recap: Stocks around the globe were battered by an escalating crisis in the capital and credit markets for a majority of the year ending July 31, 2009, with the capital-intensive international real estate sector hit particularly hard. For roughly half of the period, property stocks overseas saw negative returns, as occupancy and rental rates continued to decline and credit became severely limited. By March, however, as unprecedented government interventions around the world took root, bright spots began to emerge for global equities and real estate securities: corporate profits, though still weak, began to stabilize, and capital and credit markets saw dramatic improvements. Against this improving backdrop, international property stocks soared more than 43% for the final six months of the period - as measured by the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed ex North America Index - bolstered by huge gains in the residential market. For the year overall, however, returns were still decidedly negative, due in part to the declining U.S. dollar: The EPRA/NAREIT index tumbled 22.78%, performing roughly in line with the broader international stock market, as measured by the MSCI® EAFE® Index (Europe, Australasia, Far East), which fell 22.48% during the 12-month period.
Comments from Steven Buller, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity Advisor International Real Estate Fund: The fund's Class A, Class T, Class B and Class C shares lost 22.48%, 22.69%, 23.06% and 23.08%, respectively (excluding sales charges), performing roughly in line with the EPRA/NAREIT and MSCI EAFE indexes. Versus the EPRA/NAREIT benchmark, the fund benefited from an underweighting and strong stock selection in the weak-performing Australian market and having no holdings in index constituent Austria. A modest cash position also helped. On the negative side, stock and market selection in the U.K. was relatively weak, and my positioning in Greece was an additional source of underperformance. One of my top individual contributors was Hang Lung Properties, a Hong Kong-based retail property developer focused on mainland China. Not owning index component Immofinanz, an Austrian company involved in a high-profile scandal, was an additional positive. Timely ownership of GPT Group, an Australian property trust, contributed when it rebounded in the final months of the period. In contrast, the fund's biggest laggard of the past year was Greece's Babis Vovos, a diversified property developer forced to halt construction on a large retail mall project. Germany's DIC Asset Management, an office properties company, and Kerry Properties, a Hong Kong-listed developer and asset manager, also detracted. I sold Babis Vovos, DIC and Kerry Properties prior to period end.
Comments from Steven Buller, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity Advisor International Real Estate Fund: The fund's Institutional Class shares lost 22.33%, performing right in line with the EPRA/NAREIT and MSCI EAFE indexes. Versus the EPRA/NAREIT benchmark, the fund benefited from an underweighting and strong stock selection in the weak-performing Australian market and having no holdings in index constituent Austria. A modest cash position also helped. On the negative side, stock and market selection in the U.K. was relatively weak, and my positioning in Greece was an additional source of underperformance. One of my top individual contributors was Hang Lung Properties, a Hong Kong-based retail property developer focused on mainland China. Not owning index component Immofinanz, an Austrian company involved in a high-profile scandal, was an additional positive. Timely ownership of GPT Group, an Australian property trust, contributed when it rebounded in the final months of the period. In contrast, the fund's biggest laggard of the past year was Greece's Babis Vovos, a diversified property developer forced to halt construction on a large retail mall project. Germany's DIC Asset Management, an office properties company, and Kerry Properties, a Hong Kong-listed developer and asset manager, also detracted. I sold Babis Vovos, DIC and Kerry Properties prior to period end.
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The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
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Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, redemption fees, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (February 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
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.
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Annualized Expense Ratio
| Beginning Account Value February 1, 2009
| Ending Account Value July 31, 2009
| Expenses Paid During Period* February 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009 |
Class A | 1.46% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,435.50 | $ 8.82 |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,017.55 | $ 7.30 |
Class T | 1.73% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,432.80 | $ 10.44 |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,016.22 | $ 8.65 |
Class B | 2.21% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,430.60 | $ 13.32 |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,013.84 | $ 11.04 |
Class C | 2.21% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,431.30 | $ 13.32 |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,013.84 | $ 11.04 |
International Real Estate | 1.21% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,436.70 | $ 7.31 |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,018.79 | $ 6.06 |
Institutional Class | 1.22% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,437.50 | $ 7.37 |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,018.74 | $ 6.11 |
A 5% return per year before expenses
* Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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Investment Changes (Unaudited)
Top Ten Stocks as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. | 10.7 | 6.4 |
Westfield Group unit | 6.5 | 7.0 |
Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd. | 6.2 | 6.6 |
Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd. | 4.7 | 8.1 |
China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd. | 4.6 | 4.0 |
Unibail-Rodamco | 4.5 | 7.7 |
CapitaLand Ltd. | 4.0 | 2.1 |
Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd. | 4.0 | 0.0 |
Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd. | 3.8 | 0.0 |
British Land Co. PLC | 3.7 | 2.4 |
| 52.7 | |
Top Five Countries as of July 31, 2009 |
(excluding cash equivalents) | % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Hong Kong | 30.5 | 23.0 |
Japan | 21.2 | 29.1 |
Australia | 11.4 | 12.2 |
United Kingdom | 9.9 | 9.1 |
Singapore | 7.3 | 5.9 |
Percentages are adjusted for the effect of open futures contracts, if applicable. |
Top Five REIT Sectors as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
REITs - Management/Investment | 18.7 | 27.7 |
REITs - Office Buildings | 9.1 | 12.9 |
REITs - Shopping Centers | 5.8 | 7.0 |
REITs - Industrial Buildings | 4.9 | 2.9 |
REITs - Apartments | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) |
As of July 31, 2009* | As of January 31, 2009** |
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* Foreign investments | 96.6% | | ** Foreign investments | 95.7% | |
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Investments July 31, 2009
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 96.6% |
| Shares | | Value |
Australia - 11.4% |
CFS Retail Property Trust | 3,116,244 | | $ 4,469,486 |
DEXUS Property Group unit | 6,061,610 | | 3,700,607 |
Stockland Corp. Ltd. unit | 2,188,748 | | 5,765,917 |
The GPT Group unit | 7,625,950 | | 3,380,118 |
Westfield Group unit | 2,391,771 | | 22,662,698 |
TOTAL AUSTRALIA | | 39,978,826 |
Brazil - 0.2% |
BR Malls Participacoes SA (a) | 63,700 | | 662,262 |
Cayman Islands - 2.9% |
Agile Property Holdings Ltd. | 1,724,000 | | 2,438,117 |
New World China Land Ltd. | 4,446,000 | | 2,805,337 |
Shimao Property Holdings Ltd. | 2,355,000 | | 4,734,401 |
TOTAL CAYMAN ISLANDS | | 9,977,855 |
China - 3.3% |
China Resources Land Ltd. | 4,682,000 | | 11,442,425 |
Finland - 0.6% |
Citycon Oyj | 808,403 | | 2,120,005 |
France - 6.1% |
Fonciere Des Regions (d) | 39,700 | | 3,480,385 |
ICADE | 26,700 | | 2,336,526 |
Unibail-Rodamco (d) | 89,617 | | 15,659,285 |
TOTAL FRANCE | | 21,476,196 |
Germany - 0.2% |
alstria office REIT-AG | 92,206 | | 737,247 |
Hong Kong - 30.5% |
China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd. | 6,483,680 | | 15,996,176 |
Hang Lung Properties Ltd. | 3,513,000 | | 12,873,694 |
Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd. | 2,114,000 | | 13,966,309 |
Hong Kong Land Holdings Ltd. | 3,096,000 | | 12,043,440 |
Link (REIT) | 2,950,915 | | 6,701,563 |
New World Development Co. Ltd. | 2,543,000 | | 6,070,505 |
Sino Land Co. | 852,174 | | 1,739,568 |
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. | 2,459,000 | | 37,409,253 |
TOTAL HONG KONG | | 106,800,508 |
India - 0.2% |
Housing Development and Infrastructure Ltd. | 121,911 | | 705,975 |
Japan - 21.2% |
Japan Real Estate Investment Corp. | 442 | | 3,700,074 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
Japan - continued |
Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp. | 602 | | $ 3,022,408 |
Kenedix Realty Investment Corp. | 439 | | 1,470,912 |
Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd. | 988,000 | | 16,468,407 |
Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd. | 1,179,000 | | 21,683,331 |
Nippon Accommodations Fund, Inc. | 51 | | 253,356 |
Nippon Building Fund, Inc. | 455 | | 4,087,834 |
Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc. | 73,200 | | 1,287,441 |
Nomura Real Estate Office Fund, Inc. | 509 | | 3,346,348 |
NTT Urban Development Co. | 3,256 | | 3,083,581 |
ORIX JREIT, Inc. | 520 | | 2,561,251 |
Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd. | 643,000 | | 13,252,827 |
TOTAL JAPAN | | 74,217,770 |
Netherlands - 1.8% |
Corio NV | 82,111 | | 4,550,076 |
VastNed Retail NV | 32,203 | | 1,732,624 |
TOTAL NETHERLANDS | | 6,282,700 |
Norway - 0.3% |
Norwegian Property ASA (a)(d) | 996,000 | | 945,331 |
Singapore - 7.3% |
Allgreen Properties Ltd. | 1,550,000 | | 1,292,385 |
Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust (A-REIT) | 3,329,193 | | 3,932,482 |
CapitaCommercial Trust (REIT) | 4,404,000 | | 2,616,329 |
CapitaLand Ltd. | 5,307,900 | | 14,088,506 |
CapitaMall Trust | 3,305,000 | | 3,628,335 |
TOTAL SINGAPORE | | 25,558,037 |
Sweden - 0.7% |
Castellum AB | 325,000 | | 2,397,934 |
United Kingdom - 9.9% |
Big Yellow Group PLC (d) | 536,300 | | 3,062,068 |
British Land Co. PLC (d) | 1,807,666 | | 13,137,294 |
Brixton PLC | 420,000 | | 329,796 |
Great Portland Estates PLC | 706,454 | | 2,744,134 |
Hammerson PLC (d) | 898,500 | | 5,175,125 |
Hansteen Holdings PLC | 178,456 | | 234,045 |
Land Securities Group PLC | 493,902 | | 4,406,365 |
London & Stamford Property | 167,751 | | 344,021 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
United Kingdom - continued |
Segro PLC | 613,700 | | $ 2,829,852 |
Unite Group PLC | 1,082,900 | | 2,279,593 |
TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM | | 34,542,293 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $378,562,353) | 337,845,364 |
Money Market Funds - 11.4% |
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Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.37% (b) | 8,133,097 | | 8,133,097 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.22% (b) (c) | 31,512,900 | | 31,512,900 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $39,645,997) | 39,645,997 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 108.0% (Cost $418,208,350) | | 377,491,361 |
NET OTHER ASSETS - (8.0)% | | (27,838,243) |
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 349,653,118 |
Legend |
(a) Non-income producing |
(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. |
(c) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(d) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
Affiliated Central Funds |
Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows: |
Fund | Income earned |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund | $ 132,727 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund | 393,883 |
Total | $ 526,610 |
Other Information |
All investments are categorized as Level 1 under the Fair Value Hierarchy. 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, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
Income Tax Information |
At July 31, 2009, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of approximately $159,443,097 all of which will expire on July 31, 2017. |
The fund intends to elect to defer to its fiscal year ending July 31, 2010 approximately $142,053,103 of losses recognized during the period November 1, 2008 to July 31, 2009. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $29,910,985) - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $378,562,353) | $ 337,845,364 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $39,645,997) | 39,645,997 | |
Total Investments (cost $418,208,350) | | $ 377,491,361 |
Foreign currency held at value (cost $38,993) | | 39,166 |
Receivable for investments sold | | 1,629,817 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 758,469 |
Dividends receivable | | 1,543,606 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 29,322 |
Prepaid expenses | | 1,558 |
Other receivables | | 289,738 |
Total assets | | 381,783,037 |
| | |
Liabilities | | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | $ 166,297 | |
Accrued management fee | 189,834 | |
Distribution fees payable | 4,415 | |
Other affiliated payables | 101,680 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 154,793 | |
Collateral on securities loaned, at value | 31,512,900 | |
Total liabilities | | 32,129,919 |
| | |
Net Assets | | $ 349,653,118 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $ 700,172,255 |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | | (309,808,817) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | (40,710,320) |
Net Assets | | $ 349,653,118 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued
| July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Calculation of Maximum Offering Price Class A: Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($6,745,204 ÷ 818,878 shares) | | $ 8.24 |
| | |
Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $8.24) | | $ 8.74 |
Class T: Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($2,080,113 ÷ 253,507 shares) | | $ 8.21 |
| | |
Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $8.21) | | $ 8.51 |
Class B: Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($606,162 ÷ 74,487 shares)A | | $ 8.14 |
| | |
Class C: Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($2,496,061 ÷ 307,118 shares)A | | $ 8.13 |
| | |
| | |
International Real Estate: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($336,125,982 ÷ 40,530,234 shares) | | $ 8.29 |
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Institutional Class: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,599,596 ÷ 193,265 shares) | | $ 8.28 |
A Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
| Year ended July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Investment Income | | |
Dividends | | $ 13,674,980 |
Interest | | 51,103 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds | | 526,610 |
| | 14,252,693 |
Less foreign taxes withheld | | (1,435,859) |
Total income | | 12,816,834 |
| | |
Expenses | | |
Management fee | $ 2,293,252 | |
Transfer agent fees | 1,003,003 | |
Distribution fees | 55,994 | |
Accounting and security lending fees | 168,986 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 190,901 | |
Independent trustees' compensation | 2,197 | |
Registration fees | 83,550 | |
Audit | 72,670 | |
Legal | 4,079 | |
Miscellaneous | 21,148 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 3,895,780 | |
Expense reductions | (82,454) | 3,813,326 |
Net investment income (loss) | | 9,003,508 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes of $120,129) | (204,454,592) | |
Foreign currency transactions | (1,037,653) | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | (205,492,245) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: Investment securities (net of increase in deferred foreign taxes of $15,863) | 43,008,450 | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 57,403 | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | 43,065,853 |
Net gain (loss) | | (162,426,392) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ (153,422,884) |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Year ended July 31, 2009 | Year ended July 31, 2008 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ 9,003,508 | $ 14,898,195 |
Net realized gain (loss) | (205,492,245) | (74,876,486) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 43,065,853 | (134,244,778) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (153,422,884) | (194,223,069) |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | - | (18,764,211) |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain | - | (91,321,071) |
Total distributions | - | (110,085,282) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | (95,264,955) | (143,878,212) |
Redemption fees | 117,919 | 522,585 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (248,569,920) | (447,663,978) |
| | |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 598,223,038 | 1,045,887,016 |
End of period (including distributions in excess of net investment income of $0 and $51,983,093, respectively) | $ 349,653,118 | $ 598,223,038 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class A
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 H |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 10.63 | $ 15.71 | $ 17.46 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | .18 | .20 | .11 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.57) | (3.48) | (1.87) |
Total from investment operations | (2.39) | (3.28) | (1.76) |
Distributions from net investment income | - | (.31) | - |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (1.50) | - |
Total distributions | - | (1.81) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E | - J | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 8.24 | $ 10.63 | $ 15.71 |
Total Return B, C, D | (22.48)% | (23.20)% | (10.02)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.45% | 1.38% | 1.37% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.45% | 1.38% | 1.37% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.42% | 1.35% | 1.26% A |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.55% | 1.58% | 2.08% A |
Supplemental Data | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 6,745 | $ 9,976 | $ 5,087 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 55% | 63% | 144% |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H For the period April 4, 2007 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2007.
I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class T
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 H |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 10.62 | $ 15.70 | $ 17.46 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | .17 | .17 | .10 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.58) | (3.48) | (1.87) |
Total from investment operations | (2.41) | (3.31) | (1.77) |
Distributions from net investment income | - | (.28) | - |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (1.50) | - |
Total distributions | - | (1.78) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E | - J | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 8.21 | $ 10.62 | $ 15.70 |
Total Return B, C, D | (22.69)% | (23.39)% | (10.08)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.71% | 1.64% | 1.61% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.71% | 1.64% | 1.61% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.68% | 1.60% | 1.51% A |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.29% | 1.32% | 1.90% A |
Supplemental Data | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 2,080 | $ 7,566 | $ 2,398 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 55% | 63% | 144% |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H For the period April 4, 2007 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2007.
I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class B
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 H |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 10.58 | $ 15.67 | $ 17.46 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | .13 | .11 | .07 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.57) | (3.48) | (1.87) |
Total from investment operations | (2.44) | (3.37) | (1.80) |
Distributions from net investment income | - | (.23) | - |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (1.50) | - |
Total distributions | - | (1.73) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E | - J | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 8.14 | $ 10.58 | $ 15.67 |
Total Return B, C, D | (23.06)% | (23.80)% | (10.25)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 2.19% | 2.14% | 2.11% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 2.19% | 2.14% | 2.11% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 2.17% | 2.11% | 2.01% A |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.81% | .82% | 1.38% A |
Supplemental Data | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 606 | $ 930 | $ 1,158 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 55% | 63% | 144% |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.
E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H For the period April 4, 2007 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2007.
I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class C
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 H |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 10.57 | $ 15.67 | $ 17.46 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | .13 | .11 | .07 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.57) | (3.48) | (1.87) |
Total from investment operations | (2.44) | (3.37) | (1.80) |
Distributions from net investment income | - | (.24) | - |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (1.50) | - |
Total distributions | - | (1.74) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E | - J | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 8.13 | $ 10.57 | $ 15.67 |
Total Return B, C, D | (23.08)% | (23.78)% | (10.25)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 2.19% | 2.14% | 2.10% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 2.19% | 2.14% | 2.10% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 2.17% | 2.11% | 2.00% A |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.81% | .82% | 1.35% A |
Supplemental Data | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 2,496 | $ 3,477 | $ 2,629 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 55% | 63% | 144% |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.
E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H For the period April 4, 2007 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2007.
I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - International Real Estate
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 G |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 10.68 | $ 15.73 | $ 14.69 | $ 12.09 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) D | .20 | .25 | .31 | .30 | .23 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.59) | (3.50) | 2.35 | 2.93 | 1.91 |
Total from investment operations | (2.39) | (3.25) | 2.66 | 3.23 | 2.14 |
Distributions from net investment income | - | (.31) | (.22) | (.24) | (.03) |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (1.50) | (1.42) | (.40) | (.03) |
Total distributions | - | (1.81) | (1.64) | (.64) | (.06) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital D | - I | .01 | .02 | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 8.29 | $ 10.68 | $ 15.73 | $ 14.69 | $ 12.09 |
Total Return B, C | (22.38)% | (22.97)% | 19.01% | 27.85% | 21.53% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E, H | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.19% | 1.11% | 1.07% | 1.12% | 1.29% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.19% | 1.10% | 1.06% | 1.12% | 1.29% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.16% | 1.07% | .96% | .91% | 1.27% A |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.81% | 1.86% | 1.86% | 2.23% | 2.21% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 336,126 | $ 572,985 | $ 1,032,138 | $ 447,854 | $ 160,980 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | 55% | 63% | 144% | 234% | 36% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G For the period September 8, 2004 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2005.
H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
I Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Institutional Class
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 G |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 10.66 | $ 15.73 | $ 17.46 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | |
Net investment income (loss) D | .20 | .24 | .12 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.58) | (3.49) | (1.86) |
Total from investment operations | (2.38) | (3.25) | (1.74) |
Distributions from net investment income | - | (.33) | - |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (1.50) | - |
Total distributions | - | (1.83) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital D | - I | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 8.28 | $ 10.66 | $ 15.73 |
Total Return B, C | (22.33)% | (22.98)% | (9.91)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E, H | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.19% | 1.13% | 1.08% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.19% | 1.13% | 1.08% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.17% | 1.10% | .97% A |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.81% | 1.83% | 2.27% A |
Supplemental Data | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 1,600 | $ 3,289 | $ 2,477 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | 55% | 63% | 144% |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G For the period April 4, 2007 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2007.
H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
I Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
For the period ended July 31, 2009
1. Organization.
Fidelity International Real Estate Fund (the Fund) is a non-diversified fund of Fidelity Securities Fund (the trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust.
The Fund offers Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, International Real Estate, and Institutional Class shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after a holding period of seven years from the initial date of purchase. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred. Certain expense reductions also differ by class. The Fund's investments in emerging markets can be subject to social, economic, regulatory, and political uncertainties and can be extremely volatile.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's web site or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results
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could differ from those estimates. Events or transactions occurring after period end through the date that the financial statements were issued, September 29, 2009, have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Security Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are classified into three levels. Level 1 includes readily available unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 includes observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable either directly or indirectly. Level 3 includes unobservable inputs when market prices are not readily available or reliable. Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment's assigned level within the hierarchy. The aggregate value by input level, as of July 31, 2009, for the Fund's investments is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments. Valuation techniques of the Fund's major categories of assets and liabilities as presented in the Schedule of Investments are as follows.
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by an independent pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price. Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value each business day. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are valued at amortized cost, which approximates value.
When current market prices or quotations are not readily available or reliable, valuations may be determined in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. Factors used in determining value may include significant market or security specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality, and developments in foreign markets which are monitored by evaluating the performance of ADRs, futures contracts and exchange-traded funds. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and may be utilized to a significant extent. The value of securities used for net asset value (NAV) calculation under these procedures may differ from published prices for the same securities.
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Foreign Currency. The Fund uses foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.
Expenses. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among each Fund in the trust. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code
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Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued
and filing its U.S. federal tax return. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. The Fund is subject to the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainties in Income Taxes (FIN 48). FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. There are no unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three years. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests. The Fund is subject to a tax imposed on short term capital gains on securities of certain issuers domiciled in India. The Fund records an estimated deferred tax liability included in Other payables and accrued expenses in the accompanying Statement of Assets & Liabilities for net unrealized gains on these securities in an amount that would be payable if the securities were disposed of at period end.
Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, certain foreign taxes, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), net operating losses, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the federal tax cost as of period end were as follows:
Unrealized appreciation | $ 37,535,830 | |
Unrealized depreciation | (86,558,771) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ (49,022,941) | |
Capital loss carryforward | $ (159,443,097) | |
| | |
Cost for federal income tax purposes | $ 426,514,302 | |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| July 31, 2009 | July 31, 2008 |
Ordinary Income | $ - | $ 104,576,814 |
Long-term Capital Gains | - | 5,508,468 |
Total | $ - | $ 110,085,282 |
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Short-Term Trading (Redemption) Fees. Shares held in the Fund less than 90 days are subject to a redemption fee equal to 1.50% of the proceeds of the redeemed shares. All redemption fees, including any estimated redemption fees paid by FMR, are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid in capital.
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $178,381,697 and $259,070,400, respectively.
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .45% of the Fund's average net assets and a group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the period, the total annual management fee rate was .71% of the Fund's average net assets.
Distribution and Service Plan. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate Distribution and Service Plans for each class of shares. Certain classes pay Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, 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 and the total amounts paid to and retained by FDC were as follows:
| Distribution Fee | Service Fee | Paid to FDC | Retained by FDC |
Class A | 0% | .25% | $ 15,048 | $ 1,113 |
Class T | .25% | .25% | 13,368 | - |
Class B | .75% | .25% | 5,675 | 4,255 |
Class C | .75% | .25% | 21,903 | 7,007 |
| | | $ 55,994 | $ 12,375 |
Sales Load. FDC receives a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for selling Class A shares, and 3.50% for selling Class T shares, some of which is paid to financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund. FDC receives the proceeds of contingent deferred sales charges levied on Class A, Class T, Class B, and Class C redemptions. These charges depend on the holding period. The deferred sales charges range from 5% to 1% for
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Class B, 1% for Class C, 1.00% to .50% for certain purchases of Class A shares and .25% for certain purchases of Class T shares.
For the period, sales charge amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
| Retained by FDC |
Class A | $ 4,346 |
Class T | 1,170 |
Class B* | 983 |
Class C* | 781 |
| $ 7,280 |
* When Class B and 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, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to 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, the total transfer agent fees paid by each class were as follows:
| Amount | % of Average Net Assets |
Class A | $ 19,181 | .32 |
Class T | 8,764 | .33 |
Class B | 1,803 | .32 |
Class C | 6,945 | .32 |
International Real Estate | 961,069 | .31 |
Institutional Class | 5,241 | .31 |
| $ 1,003,003 | |
Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the month. Under a separate contract, FSC administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions.
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6. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR in a $3.5 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $1,449 and is reflected in Miscellaneous Expense on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
7. Security Lending.
The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. On the settlement date of the loan, the Fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less fees and expenses associated with the loan, plus any premium payments that may be received on the loan of certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Net income from lending portfolio securities during the period amounted to $393,883.
8. Expense Reductions.
Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $82,105 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with each class' transfer agent, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, credits reduced each class' transfer agent expense as noted in the table below.
| Transfer Agent expense reduction | |
International Real Estate | $ 345 | |
Institutional Class | 4 | |
| $ 349 | |
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9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 |
From net investment income | | |
Class A | $ - | $ 129,243 |
Class T | - | 47,714 |
Class B | - | 18,349 |
Class C | - | 47,789 |
International Real Estate | - | 18,458,440 |
Institutional Class | - | 62,676 |
Total | $ - | $ 18,764,211 |
From net realized gain | | |
Class A | $ - | $ 682,544 |
Class T | - | 265,212 |
Class B | - | 121,612 |
Class C | - | 311,919 |
International Real Estate | - | 89,636,941 |
Institutional Class | - | 302,843 |
Total | $ - | $ 91,321,071 |
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10. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
| Shares | Dollars |
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 |
Class A | | | | |
Shares sold | 276,074 | 900,194 | $ 2,073,370 | $ 11,742,685 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 55,923 | - | 765,385 |
Shares redeemed | (395,339) | (341,825) | (2,671,924) | (4,339,419) |
Net increase (decrease) | (119,265) | 614,292 | $ (598,554) | $ 8,168,651 |
Class T | | | | |
Shares sold | 127,919 | 633,863 | $ 986,052 | $ 7,676,814 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 21,513 | - | 296,970 |
Shares redeemed | (586,866) | (95,643) | (4,132,628) | (1,262,734) |
Net increase (decrease) | (458,947) | 559,733 | $ (3,146,576) | $ 6,711,050 |
Class B | | | | |
Shares sold | 23,179 | 50,624 | $ 177,395 | $ 676,962 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 9,315 | - | 128,955 |
Shares redeemed | (36,555) | (45,973) | (251,823) | (599,735) |
Net increase (decrease) | (13,376) | 13,966 | $ (74,428) | $ 206,182 |
Class C | | | | |
Shares sold | 103,043 | 207,359 | $ 772,724 | $ 2,751,080 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 24,058 | - | 331,352 |
Shares redeemed | (124,838) | (70,253) | (872,457) | (919,320) |
Net increase (decrease) | (21,795) | 161,164 | $ (99,733) | $ 2,163,112 |
International Real Estate | | | | |
Shares sold | 11,251,723 | 21,686,399 | $ 83,151,001 | $ 295,025,902 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 7,157,452 | - | 99,352,759 |
Shares redeemed | (24,377,998) | (40,815,706) | (173,652,133) | (557,680,698) |
Net increase (decrease) | (13,126,275) | (11,971,855) | $ (90,501,132) | $ (163,302,037) |
Institutional Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 83,584 | 282,296 | $ 621,361 | $ 3,825,173 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 22,489 | - | 308,363 |
Shares redeemed | (198,948) | (153,644) | (1,465,893) | (1,958,706) |
Net increase (decrease) | (115,364) | 151,141 | $ (844,532) | $ 2,174,830 |
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11. Other.
The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
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To the Trustees of Fidelity Securities Fund and the Shareholders of Fidelity International Real Estate Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity International Real Estate Fund (a fund of Fidelity Securities Fund) at July 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity International Real Estate Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at July 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
September 29, 2009
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The Trustees, Member of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, and review the fund's performance. Except for Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3rd and Mr. James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 220 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Johnson oversees 262 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 392 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The executive officers and Advisory Board Member hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098.
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Edward C. Johnson 3d (79) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 1984 Mr. Johnson is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC; Chairman and a Director of FMR; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC); Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Johnson serves as Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as President of FMR LLC (2006-2007). |
James C. Curvey (74) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2006-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. |
* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Dennis J. Dirks (61) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Currently, Mr. Dirks serves as a member of the Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present). |
Alan J. Lacy (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of The Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-present) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2007-present). Mr. Lacy is Chairman (2008-present) and a member (2006-present) of the Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association. |
Ned C. Lautenbach (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr. Lautenbach is an Advisory Partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was with the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. Mr. Lautenbach serves as a Director of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial) as well as the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida. Mr. Lautenbach is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Fairfield University (2005-present), as well as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, Mr. Lautenbach served as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007). |
Joseph Mauriello (64) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Capital Ltd. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-present) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products, 2007-present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a Director of the Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007). |
Cornelia M. Small (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors of the Teagle Foundation (2009-present). Ms. Small is also a member of the Investment Committee, and Chair (2008-present) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson of the Investment Committee (2002-2008) of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments. |
William S. Stavropoulos (70) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Mr. Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons (2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004), Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently, Mr. Stavropoulos is a Director of Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Chemical Financial Corporation, Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), Tyco International, Inc. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital (private equity investment, 2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is a special advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science. |
David M. Thomas (60) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products), and Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present). |
Michael E. Wiley (58) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008-present), and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a Sr. Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005). |
Advisory Board Member and Executive Officers:
Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Mr. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Peter S. Lynch (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006). |
Kenneth B. Robins (39) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2009-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Robins worked at KPMG LLP, where he was a partner in KPMG's department of professional practice (2002-2004). |
Brian B. Hogan (44) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Vice President of certain Equity Funds and Vice President of Sector Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-present) and President of FMR's Equity Division (2009-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as a portfolio manager. |
Christopher S. Bartel (37) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Vice President of Fidelity's Sector and Real Estate Equity Funds. Mr. Bartel also serves as Senior Vice President of Equity Research (2009-present). Previously, Mr. Bartel served as Managing Director of Research (2006-2009) and an analyst and portfolio manager (2000-2006). |
Scott C. Goebel (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC; Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). |
William C. Coffey (40) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Holly C. Laurent (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Laurent is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Laurent was Senior Vice President and Head of Legal for Fidelity Business Services India Pvt. Ltd. (2006-2008), and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Group Head for FMR LLC (2005-2006). |
Christine Reynolds (50) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007). |
Kenneth A. Rathgeber (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2004 Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Rathgeber is Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), FMR (2005-present), FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2005-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2005-present), Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC (2005-present), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2005-present). |
Jeffrey S. Christian (47) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Christian also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Christian served as Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (2004-2009) and as Vice President of Business Analysis (2003-2004). |
Bryan A. Mehrmann (48) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Mehrmann is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Mehrmann served as Vice President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Group (FIIS)/Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC) Client Services (1998-2004). |
Adrien E. Deberghes (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005). |
John R. Hebble (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Paul M. Murphy (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Murphy is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2006), Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR (2007), and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1994-2007). |
Gary W. Ryan (50) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005). |
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity International Real Estate Fund
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, acting directly and through its separate committees, requests and receives information concerning, and considers at each of its meetings factors that are relevant to, its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees, each composed of Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. Each committee has a written charter outlining the structure and purposes of the committee. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts.
At its July 2009 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expenses; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board ultimately reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts and the compensation to be received by Fidelity under the management contract is consistent with Fidelity's fiduciary duty under applicable law. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor noted above, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by competitors to Fidelity, and that the fund's shareholders, with the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.
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Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel and the fund's investment objective and discipline. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the size, education, and experience of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, their use of technology, and the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory, and management personnel. In response to last year's financial crisis, FMR took a number of actions intended to cut costs and improve efficiency without weakening the investment teams or resources. The Board noted that Fidelity's analysts have access to a variety of technological tools and market and securities data that enable them to perform both fundamental and quantitative analysis and to specialize in various disciplines. The Board considered Fidelity's extensive global research capabilities that enable the Investment Advisers to aggregate data from various sources in an effort to produce positive investment results. The Board also considered that Fidelity's portfolio managers and analysts have access to daily portfolio attribution that allows for monitoring of a fund's portfolio, as well as an electronic communication system that provides immediate real-time access to research concerning issuers and credit enhancers.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, distribution, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the Investment Advisers' supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through phone representatives and over the Internet, and investor education materials and asset allocation tools.
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Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing for a large variety of mutual fund investor services. For example, fund shareholders are offered the privilege of exchanging shares of the fund for shares of other Fidelity funds, as set forth in the fund's prospectus, without paying a sales charge. The Board noted that Fidelity has taken a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) dedicating additional resources to investment research and to restructure and broaden the focus of the investment research teams; (ii) bolstering the senior management team that oversees asset management; (iii) contractually agreeing to reduce the management fee on Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund; and (iv) expanding Class A and Class T load waiver categories to increase rollover retention opportunities and create consistent policies across the classes.
Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated within its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for each class, as well as the fund's relative investment performance for each class measured against a broad-based securities market index. The Board noted that FMR does not believe that a meaningful peer group exists against which to compare the fund's performance. Because the fund had been in existence less than five calendar years, the following charts considered by the Board show, over the one- and three-year periods ended December 31, 2008, as available, the cumulative total returns of Fidelity International Real Estate (retail class) and Class C of the fund and the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"). The returns of Fidelity International Real Estate (retail class) and Class C show the performance of the highest performing class (based on three-year performance) and the lowest performing class (based on one-year performance), respectively.
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Fidelity International Real Estate Fund
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The Board stated that the investment performance of Fidelity International Real Estate (retail class) of the fund compared favorably to its benchmark for the one-year period, although the fund's three-year cumulative total return was lower than its benchmark. The Board considered that the variations in performance among the fund's classes reflect the variations in class expenses, which result in lower performance for higher expense classes.
The Board considered that FMR has taken steps to refocus and strengthen equity research, equity portfolio management, and compliance. The Board reviewed the year-to-date performance of Fidelity International Real Estate (retail class) through May 31, 2009 and stated that it was lower than the fund's benchmark.
Based on its review, and giving particular weight to the nature and quality of the resources dedicated by the Investment Advisers to maintain and improve relative performance and factoring in the unprecedented market events in 2008, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund will benefit the fund's shareholders, particularly in light of the Board's view that the fund's shareholders benefit from investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and services.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Fund Expenses. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expenses compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared.
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The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month (or shorter) periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors, in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 29% means that 71% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.
Fidelity International Real Estate Fund
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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2008.
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Management Fees - continued
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee was fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.
In its review of each class's total expenses, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses. As part of its review, the Board also considered current and historical total expenses of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.
The Board noted that the total expenses each of Class A, Class C, and Fidelity International Real Estate (retail class) ranked below its competitive median for 2008 and the total expenses of each of Class T, Class B, and Institutional Class ranked above its competitive median for 2008. The Board considered that the total expenses for Class T were above the median primarily because its 12b-1 fee is higher than the typical front-end load class. 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 expenses of the classes vary primarily by the level of their 12b-1 fees, although differences in transfer agent fees may also cause expenses to vary from class to class.
In its review of total expenses, the Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information on clients that FMR and its affiliates service in other competitive markets, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the total expenses of each class of the fund were reasonable, although in some cases above the median of the universe presented for comparison, in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the audited books and records of Fidelity. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board believes that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board has also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and any fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and determined that the amount of profit is a fair entrepreneurial profit for the management of the fund.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions.
In February 2009, the Board created an Ad Hoc Committee (the "Committee") to analyze economies of scale. The Committee was formed to consider whether FMR attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR determines the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will achieve a certain level of economies of scale as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
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Management Fees - continued
The Board concluded, considering the findings of the Committee, that any potential economies of scale are being shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity in an appropriate manner.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including (i) fund performance trends, actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) portfolio manager changes that have occurred during the past year; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and key personnel, including performance benchmarks used by Fidelity in evaluating incentive compensation for portfolio managers and research analysts; (iv) the structure and process of equity research and actions taken by FMR to improve the quality of research; (v) the selection of and compensation paid by FMR to fund sub-advisers; (vi) Fidelity's fee structures and rationale for recommending different fees among categories of funds; (vii) the rationale for any differences between fund fee structures and fee structures in place for other Fidelity clients; (viii) Fidelity's rationale for recommending which funds should have a performance adjustment component as part of their management fees; and (ix) explanations for the relative total expenses borne by certain funds and classes, total expense competitive trends, and actions that might be taken by FMR to reduce total expenses for certain funds and classes.
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all material factors, the Board ultimately concluded that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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Investment Adviser
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
Investment Sub-Advisers
FMR Co., Inc.
Fidelity Research & Analysis Company
Fidelity Management & Research
(U.K.) Inc.
Fidelity Investments Japan Limited
FIL Investment Advisers
FIL Investment Advisers (U.K.) Ltd.
Fidelity Management & Research
(Hong Kong) Limited
Fidelity Management & Research
(Japan) Inc.
General Distributor
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
Transfer and Service Agents
Fidelity Investments Institutional
Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Fidelity Service Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Custodian
The Bank of New York Mellon
New York, NY
AIREI-UANN-0909
1.843171.102
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Fidelity®
Leveraged Company Stock
Fund
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July 31, 2009
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Contents
Chairman's Message | <Click Here> | The Chairman's message to shareholders. |
Performance | <Click Here> | How the fund has done over time. |
Management's Discussion | <Click Here> | The manager's review of fund performance, strategy and outlook. |
Shareholder Expense Example | <Click Here> | An example of shareholder expenses. |
Investment Changes | <Click Here> | A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the last six months. |
Investments | <Click Here> | A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values. |
Financial Statements | <Click Here> | Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights. |
Notes | <Click Here> | Notes to the financial statements. |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | <Click Here> | |
Trustees and Officers | <Click Here> | |
Distributions | <Click Here> | |
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees | <Click Here> | |
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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. A fund's Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. For a complete list of a fund's portfolio holdings, view the most recent holdings listing, semiannual report, or annual report on Fidelity's web site at http://www.fidelity.com or http://www.advisor.fidelity.com, as applicable.
NOT FDIC INSURED · MAY LOSE VALUE · NO BANK GUARANTEE
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Dear Shareholder:
We've seen a welcome uptick in the global equity markets this spring and summer, as signs of stabilization in some economic indicators have brought many investors back into the marketplace. But there remain other key measures - notably high unemployment and slack consumer spending - that suggest the road back to economic health could still be a bumpy ride. Financial markets are always unpredictable, of course, but there also are several time-tested investment principles that can help put the historical odds in your favor.
One of the basic tenets is to invest for the long term. Over time, riding out the markets' inevitable ups and downs has proven much more effective than selling into panic or chasing the hottest trend. Even missing only a few of the markets' best days can significantly diminish investor returns. Patience also affords the benefits of compounding - of earning interest on additional income or reinvested dividends and capital gains. There can be tax advantages and cost benefits to consider as well. While staying the course doesn't eliminate risk, it can considerably lessen the effect of short-term declines.
You can further manage your investing risk through diversification. And today, more than ever, geographic diversification should be taken into account. Studies indicate that asset allocation is the single most important determinant of a portfolio's long-term success. The right mix of stocks, bonds and cash - aligned to your particular risk tolerance and investment objective - is very important. Age-appropriate rebalancing is also an essential aspect of asset allocation. For younger investors, an emphasis on equities - which historically have been the best-performing asset class over time - is encouraged. As investors near their specific goal, such as retirement or sending a child to college, consideration may be given to replacing volatile assets (e.g. common stocks) with more-stable fixed investments (bonds or savings plans).
A third principle - investing regularly - can help lower the average cost of your purchases. Investing a certain amount of money each month or quarter helps ensure you won't pay for all your shares at market highs. This strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - also reduces "emotion" from investing, helping shareholders avoid selling weak performers just prior to an upswing, or chasing a hot performer just before a correction.
We invite you to contact us via the Internet, through our Investor Centers or by phone. It is our privilege to provide you the information you need to make the investments that are right for you.
Sincerely,
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d
Edward C. Johnson 3d
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Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class' dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The $10,000 table and the fund's 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
Periods ended July 31, 2009 | Past 1 year | Past 5 years | Life of class A |
Leveraged Company Stock | -35.99% | 3.63% | 11.22% |
A From December 19, 2000.
$10,000 Over Life of Fund
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Leveraged Company Stock, a class of the fund, on December 19, 2000, when the fund started. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the Standard & Poor's 500SM Index (S&P 500®) performed over the same period.
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Market Recap: U.S. stocks - battered by the effects of a global credit crisis for most of the year - were aided by early signs of a healing economy during the final months of the year ending July 31, 2009. For roughly half of the 12-month period, equities were in free fall, as a succession of large financial institutions around the world either collapsed or were forced into mergers or government conservatorship, and harried investors relinquished riskier assets in a massive flight to quality. By March, however, as unprecedented government interventions around the world took root, signs of a potential recovery began to emerge: corporate profits, though still weak, began to stabilize and valuations started to return to normal trading ranges. Against this improving backdrop, major equity indexes posted significant gains in March and April, which carried through to the end of the period. For the year overall, the Standard & Poor's 500SM Index declined 19.96%, while the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market IndexSM - the broadest overall gauge of domestic equities - was down 19.95%. Meanwhile, the blue-chip-laden Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM fell 16.62% and the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite® Index posted a 14.05% loss.
Comments from Thomas Soviero, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity® Leveraged Company Stock Fund: During the past year, the fund's Retail Class shares returned -35.99%, trailing the S&P 500® and the -31.67% return of the Credit Suisse Leveraged Equity Index. The fund significantly underperformed the S&P® despite a strong showing in the second half of the period. The biggest drag on results came from unfavorable security selection and market weighting decisions in the energy and consumer staples sectors. On the plus side, underweighting hard-hit financials helped, as did the fund's high-yield bond holdings and my decision to maintain a modest cash balance, which held its value during a down market. Six energy companies were among the main detractors from performance: Forest Oil, Alpha Natural Resources, Chesapeake Energy, Exterran Holdings, Peabody Energy and Overseas Shipholding Group. Top relative contributions came from underweighting three index components that were negatively affected by the crisis in the financial markets: Bank of America, industrial conglomerate General Electric and diversified financial services provider Citigroup. Timely ownership of telecommunication services provider Crown Castle International also helped. Several of the stocks I've mentioned were not part of the S&P benchmark, and some were not held at period end.
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
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Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (February 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
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.
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Shareholder Expense Example - continued
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Annualized Expense Ratio
| Beginning Account Value February 1, 2009
| Ending Account Value July 31, 2009
| Expenses Paid During Period* February 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009 |
Leveraged Company Stock | .98% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,434.30 | $ 5.92 |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,019.93 | $ 4.91 |
Class K | .72% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,436.10 | $ 4.35 |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,021.22 | $ 3.61 |
A 5% return per year before expenses
* Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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Investment Changes (Unaudited)
Top Ten Stocks as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
ON Semiconductor Corp. | 4.2 | 3.3 |
AES Corp. | 3.5 | 2.8 |
El Paso Corp. | 3.3 | 3.8 |
Celanese Corp. Class A | 3.0 | 1.7 |
Bank of America Corp. | 2.9 | 0.1 |
Service Corp. International | 2.8 | 2.7 |
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. | 2.6 | 3.9 |
Tenet Healthcare Corp. | 2.6 | 1.0 |
Peabody Energy Corp. | 2.4 | 2.6 |
Owens Corning | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| 29.6 | |
Top Five Market Sectors as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Energy | 15.4 | 28.3 |
Industrials | 15.3 | 16.5 |
Financials | 13.1 | 3.4 |
Consumer Discretionary | 11.6 | 10.3 |
Information Technology | 11.1 | 8.4 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) |
As of July 31, 2009* | As of January 31, 2009** |
![fid5161](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid5161.gif) | Stocks 88.5% | | ![fid4838](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4838.gif) | Stocks 89.1% | |
![fid5164](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid5164.gif) | Bonds 5.4% | | ![fid5164](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid5164.gif) | Bonds 5.5% | |
![fid4921](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4921.gif) | Convertible Securities 0.3% | | ![fid4921](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4921.gif) | Convertible Securities 0.4% | |
![fid4968](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4968.gif) | Other Investments 2.1% | | ![fid4968](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4968.gif) | Other Investments 2.3% | |
![fid4841](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4841.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 3.7% | | ![fid4841](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4841.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 2.7% | |
* Foreign investments | 6.0% | | ** Foreign investments | 9.2% | |
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Investments July 31, 2009
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 88.5% |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 10.1% |
Auto Components - 0.9% |
Johnson Controls, Inc. | 548,300 | | $ 14,190 |
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (a) | 564,063 | | 9,600 |
TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. (a) | 430,300 | | 7,242 |
WABCO Holdings, Inc. | 211,533 | | 4,021 |
| | 35,053 |
Automobiles - 0.3% |
Daimler AG | 209,400 | | 9,727 |
Diversified Consumer Services - 3.2% |
Brinks Home Security Holdings, Inc. (a) | 244,500 | | 7,291 |
Carriage Services, Inc. Class A (a) | 266,200 | | 977 |
Service Corp. International (g) | 17,505,900 | | 110,637 |
Stewart Enterprises, Inc. Class A | 1,515,242 | | 7,410 |
| | 126,315 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.3% |
Bally Technologies, Inc. (a) | 254,460 | | 9,214 |
Domino's Pizza, Inc. (a) | 549,700 | | 4,519 |
Las Vegas Sands Corp. (a)(f) | 1,651,811 | | 15,444 |
Penn National Gaming, Inc. (a) | 537,836 | | 17,055 |
The Steak n Shake Co. (a) | 659,400 | | 6,739 |
| | 52,971 |
Household Durables - 1.6% |
Black & Decker Corp. | 223,800 | | 8,415 |
Lennar Corp. Class A | 983,400 | | 11,643 |
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. | 3,304,500 | | 42,529 |
| | 62,587 |
Leisure Equipment & Products - 0.1% |
Callaway Golf Co. | 870,287 | | 5,544 |
Media - 1.7% |
Cablevision Systems Corp. - NY Group Class A | 541,324 | | 11,081 |
Cinemark Holdings, Inc. | 1,554,497 | | 17,239 |
Comcast Corp. Class A | 2,590,900 | | 38,501 |
Gray Television, Inc. | 1,995,535 | | 978 |
Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. Class A (a) | 1,130,500 | | 904 |
| | 68,703 |
Specialty Retail - 0.4% |
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. | 385,122 | | 5,388 |
The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack | 996,671 | | 9,897 |
| | 15,285 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - continued |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.6% |
Coach, Inc. | 456,220 | | $ 13,500 |
Hanesbrands, Inc. (a) | 562,400 | | 11,192 |
| | 24,692 |
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | 400,877 |
CONSUMER STAPLES - 1.4% |
Food & Staples Retailing - 0.3% |
Kroger Co. | 339,300 | | 7,254 |
Safeway, Inc. | 310,100 | | 5,870 |
| | 13,124 |
Food Products - 1.0% |
Corn Products International, Inc. | 281,534 | | 7,883 |
Darling International, Inc. (a) | 2,498,930 | | 17,642 |
Dean Foods Co. (a) | 569,900 | | 12,076 |
Smithfield Foods, Inc. (a) | 274,706 | | 3,722 |
| | 41,323 |
Personal Products - 0.1% |
Revlon, Inc. (a) | 639,576 | | 3,876 |
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | | 58,323 |
ENERGY - 14.6% |
Energy Equipment & Services - 2.7% |
ENSCO International, Inc. | 110,000 | | 4,168 |
Exterran Holdings, Inc. (a) | 1,468,740 | | 25,541 |
Hercules Offshore, Inc. (a) | 1,493,431 | | 7,079 |
Noble Corp. | 524,700 | | 17,766 |
Oil States International, Inc. (a) | 270,700 | | 7,341 |
Parker Drilling Co. (a) | 1,200,000 | | 5,544 |
Precision Drilling Trust | 1,466,889 | | 8,319 |
Pride International, Inc. (a) | 346,100 | | 8,677 |
Rowan Companies, Inc. | 321,100 | | 6,849 |
Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG | 387,300 | | 13,800 |
| | 105,084 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 11.9% |
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (a)(f) | 1,647,695 | | 54,885 |
Arch Coal, Inc. | 688,255 | | 11,983 |
CONSOL Energy, Inc. | 327,200 | | 11,625 |
El Paso Corp. | 13,047,976 | | 131,263 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
ENERGY - continued |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - continued |
Forest Oil Corp. (a) | 2,481,586 | | $ 41,815 |
Frontier Oil Corp. | 1,972,600 | | 27,419 |
Mariner Energy, Inc. (a) | 2,721,653 | | 32,633 |
Nexen, Inc. | 188,000 | | 3,897 |
Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. | 1,214,992 | | 41,735 |
Paladin Energy Ltd. (a) | 2,042,400 | | 7,789 |
Peabody Energy Corp. | 2,893,208 | | 95,794 |
Plains Exploration & Production Co. (a) | 360,660 | | 10,333 |
Western Refining, Inc. (a)(f) | 560,758 | | 3,651 |
| | 474,822 |
TOTAL ENERGY | | 579,906 |
FINANCIALS - 11.8% |
Capital Markets - 0.4% |
Morgan Stanley | 548,900 | | 15,644 |
Commercial Banks - 7.6% |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | 11,363,080 | | 46,475 |
KeyCorp | 12,450,468 | | 71,964 |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 2,225,253 | | 81,578 |
SunTrust Banks, Inc. | 2,549,800 | | 49,721 |
Wells Fargo & Co. | 2,158,688 | | 52,802 |
| | 302,540 |
Diversified Financial Services - 3.0% |
Bank of America Corp. | 7,745,800 | | 114,560 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 109,900 | | 4,248 |
| | 118,808 |
Insurance - 0.8% |
Assured Guaranty Ltd. | 1,995,395 | | 27,876 |
Lincoln National Corp. | 327,900 | | 6,948 |
| | 34,824 |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.0% |
Washington Mutual, Inc. | 5,352,200 | | 503 |
TOTAL FINANCIALS | | 472,319 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
HEALTH CARE - 6.5% |
Biotechnology - 0.0% |
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 392,187 | | $ 522 |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.8% |
Baxter International, Inc. | 154,300 | | 8,698 |
Beckman Coulter, Inc. | 304,200 | | 19,162 |
Boston Scientific Corp. (a) | 1,062,100 | | 11,407 |
Hospira, Inc. (a) | 361,900 | | 13,908 |
Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. (a) | 518,708 | | 17,455 |
| | 70,630 |
Health Care Providers & Services - 3.9% |
Community Health Systems, Inc. (a) | 617,776 | | 17,495 |
DaVita, Inc. (a) | 394,947 | | 19,629 |
Rural/Metro Corp. (a) | 834,200 | | 3,162 |
Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. (a) | 1,205,054 | | 11,725 |
Tenet Healthcare Corp. (a)(g) | 26,164,783 | | 103,351 |
| | 155,362 |
Health Care Technology - 0.6% |
Cerner Corp. (a) | 387,205 | | 25,199 |
Pharmaceuticals - 0.2% |
Allergan, Inc. | 109,700 | | 5,861 |
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | | 257,574 |
INDUSTRIALS - 14.7% |
Aerospace & Defense - 0.4% |
American Science & Engineering, Inc. | 85,370 | | 5,955 |
Teledyne Technologies, Inc. (a) | 340,694 | | 11,151 |
| | 17,106 |
Air Freight & Logistics - 0.0% |
Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. (a) | 78,022 | | 487 |
Airlines - 1.4% |
AirTran Holdings, Inc. (a) | 861,500 | | 6,237 |
AMR Corp. (a) | 670,630 | | 3,588 |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. (a) | 6,662,522 | | 46,171 |
UAL Corp. (a) | 280,400 | | 1,155 |
| | 57,151 |
Building Products - 3.2% |
Masco Corp. | 2,688,779 | | 37,455 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
INDUSTRIALS - continued |
Building Products - continued |
Owens Corning (a) | 4,928,290 | | $ 90,582 |
Owens Corning warrants 10/31/13 (a) | 406,600 | | 553 |
| | 128,590 |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 3.3% |
Cenveo, Inc. (a)(f)(g) | 3,858,300 | | 18,636 |
Deluxe Corp. | 1,481,104 | | 23,179 |
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. | 450,900 | | 6,268 |
Republic Services, Inc. | 2,170,375 | | 57,732 |
The Brink's Co. | 244,500 | | 6,638 |
Waste Management, Inc. | 599,400 | | 16,849 |
| | 129,302 |
Construction & Engineering - 0.3% |
Fluor Corp. | 189,300 | | 9,995 |
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. | 429,400 | | 2,486 |
| | 12,481 |
Electrical Equipment - 1.6% |
Baldor Electric Co. | 404,900 | | 10,430 |
Belden, Inc. | 1,270,366 | | 22,282 |
EnerSys (a) | 575,138 | | 11,382 |
General Cable Corp. (a)(f) | 274,100 | | 10,627 |
JA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd. ADR (a) | 839,500 | | 4,038 |
Sunpower Corp. Class B (a) | 178,606 | | 4,876 |
| | 63,635 |
Industrial Conglomerates - 0.5% |
Carlisle Companies, Inc. | 109,910 | | 3,443 |
General Electric Co. | 1,103,883 | | 14,792 |
| | 18,235 |
Machinery - 2.5% |
Accuride Corp. (a) | 1,384,197 | | 512 |
Badger Meter, Inc. (f) | 228,561 | | 8,422 |
Cummins, Inc. | 738,900 | | 31,780 |
Ingersoll-Rand Co. Ltd. | 849,600 | | 24,536 |
John Bean Technologies Corp. | 26,049 | | 361 |
Middleby Corp. (a) | 665,379 | | 32,537 |
Thermadyne Holdings Corp. (a) | 64,900 | | 310 |
Timken Co. | 92,800 | | 1,891 |
| | 100,349 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
INDUSTRIALS - continued |
Marine - 0.6% |
Diana Shipping, Inc. | 277,900 | | $ 3,957 |
Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd. (f) | 380,323 | | 9,094 |
Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc. | 2,162,794 | | 10,295 |
OceanFreight, Inc. | 740,600 | | 1,155 |
| | 24,501 |
Road & Rail - 0.6% |
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (a)(f) | 2,598,600 | | 24,531 |
Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.2% |
H&E Equipment Services, Inc. (a) | 12,900 | | 137 |
Houston Wire & Cable Co. | 559,595 | | 6,016 |
| | 6,153 |
Transportation Infrastructure - 0.1% |
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network, Inc. | 215,300 | | 3,660 |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | 586,181 |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 10.3% |
Electronic Equipment & Components - 2.5% |
Avnet, Inc. (a) | 298,600 | | 7,286 |
Bell Microproducts, Inc. (a) | 623,761 | | 979 |
DDi Corp. (a) | 295,899 | | 1,421 |
Flextronics International Ltd. (a) | 13,177,863 | | 70,106 |
Merix Corp. (a)(g) | 1,545,123 | | 2,766 |
TTM Technologies, Inc. (a) | 1,402,619 | | 13,844 |
Viasystems Group, Inc. (a) | 775,300 | | 775 |
Viasystems Group, Inc. (a)(j) | 625,780 | | 626 |
| | 97,803 |
Internet Software & Services - 0.3% |
NetEase.com, Inc. sponsored ADR (a) | 191,500 | | 8,437 |
VeriSign, Inc. (a) | 194,300 | | 3,971 |
| | 12,408 |
IT Services - 1.7% |
Alliance Data Systems Corp. (a)(f) | 815,827 | | 41,607 |
CACI International, Inc. Class A (a) | 348,000 | | 16,078 |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A (a) | 56,200 | | 1,663 |
SAIC, Inc. (a) | 407,500 | | 7,372 |
| | 66,720 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 5.8% |
Amkor Technology, Inc. (a)(f) | 5,242,218 | | $ 32,816 |
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (a) | 651,200 | | 6,916 |
Intel Corp. | 693,100 | | 13,342 |
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) | 1,645,200 | | 10,513 |
ON Semiconductor Corp. (a)(g) | 23,079,802 | | 168,477 |
| | 232,064 |
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | | 408,995 |
MATERIALS - 10.4% |
Chemicals - 6.7% |
Albemarle Corp. | 1,163,406 | | 34,565 |
Arch Chemicals, Inc. | 344,342 | | 9,142 |
Celanese Corp. Class A | 4,687,200 | | 120,461 |
Dow Chemical Co. | 535,794 | | 11,343 |
FMC Corp. | 178,600 | | 8,687 |
Georgia Gulf Corp. (a)(f) | 21,760 | | 376 |
H.B. Fuller Co. | 1,582,241 | | 31,898 |
Nalco Holding Co. | 894,300 | | 15,820 |
Phosphate Holdings, Inc. (a)(j) | 307,500 | | 1,507 |
Pliant Corp. (a) | 567 | | 0 |
Solutia, Inc. (a) | 556,700 | | 4,977 |
W.R. Grace & Co. (a) | 1,589,619 | | 26,435 |
| | 265,211 |
Containers & Packaging - 0.8% |
Owens-Illinois, Inc. (a) | 421,000 | | 14,289 |
Rock-Tenn Co. Class A | 355,202 | | 15,970 |
Temple-Inland, Inc. | 107,200 | | 1,679 |
| | 31,938 |
Metals & Mining - 2.7% |
Compass Minerals International, Inc. | 55,000 | | 2,925 |
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. | 1,735,440 | | 104,647 |
Ormet Corp. (a) | 330,000 | | 109 |
Ormet Corp. (a)(j) | 1,075,000 | | 323 |
| | 108,004 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
MATERIALS - continued |
Paper & Forest Products - 0.2% |
Domtar Corp. (a)(f) | 171,641 | | $ 3,254 |
Neenah Paper, Inc. | 518,300 | | 5,079 |
| | 8,333 |
TOTAL MATERIALS | | 413,486 |
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 3.6% |
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.8% |
Level 3 Communications, Inc. (a) | 2,000,000 | | 2,460 |
PAETEC Holding Corp. (a) | 2,980,233 | | 8,762 |
Qwest Communications International, Inc. | 4,637,500 | | 17,901 |
tw telecom, inc. (a) | 332,497 | | 3,292 |
| | 32,415 |
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 2.8% |
Centennial Communications Corp. Class A (a) | 827,032 | | 6,343 |
Crown Castle International Corp. (a) | 1,478,020 | | 42,478 |
Sprint Nextel Corp. (a) | 5,692,987 | | 22,772 |
Syniverse Holdings, Inc. (a) | 2,244,438 | | 39,345 |
| | 110,938 |
TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES | | 143,353 |
UTILITIES - 5.1% |
Gas Utilities - 0.3% |
ONEOK, Inc. | 317,600 | | 10,513 |
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 4.8% |
AES Corp. | 10,901,923 | | 139,436 |
Calpine Corp. (a) | 1,995,200 | | 25,698 |
Mirant Corp. (a) | 714,500 | | 12,904 |
NRG Energy, Inc. (a) | 550,128 | | 14,969 |
| | 193,007 |
TOTAL UTILITIES | | 203,520 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $4,213,874) | 3,524,534 |
Preferred Stocks - 0.3% |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 0.3% |
ENERGY - 0.3% |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.3% |
El Paso Corp. 4.99% | 11,200 | | $ 9,833 |
Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 0.0% |
FINANCIALS - 0.0% |
Diversified Financial Services - 0.0% |
Preferred Blocker, Inc. 7.00% (h) | 944 | | 430 |
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $8,747) | 10,263 |
Nonconvertible Bonds - 5.4% |
| Principal Amount (000s) | | |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 1.2% |
Automobiles - 0.4% |
General Motors Corp.: | | | | |
6.75% 5/1/28 (d) | | $ 3,075 | | 423 |
7.125% 7/15/13 (d) | | 8,320 | | 1,123 |
7.2% 1/15/11 (d) | | 22,980 | | 3,217 |
8.25% 7/15/23 (d) | | 25,035 | | 3,693 |
8.375% 7/15/33 (d) | | 39,290 | | 5,992 |
8.8% 3/1/21 (d) | | 10,765 | | 1,534 |
| | 15,982 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.7% |
MGM Mirage, Inc.: | | | | |
5.875% 2/27/14 | | 1,955 | | 1,378 |
6.625% 7/15/15 | | 3,020 | | 2,129 |
6.75% 4/1/13 | | 7,855 | | 5,754 |
11.125% 11/15/17 (h) | | 6,530 | | 7,101 |
13% 11/15/13 (h) | | 6,150 | | 6,873 |
Station Casinos, Inc.: | | | | |
6% 4/1/12 (d) | | 8,360 | | 2,592 |
7.75% 8/15/16 (d) | | 9,380 | | 2,861 |
| | 28,688 |
Media - 0.1% |
Umbrella Acquisition, Inc. 10.5% 3/15/15 pay-in-kind (e)(h) | | 5,380 | | 3,360 |
Nonconvertible Bonds - continued |
| Principal Amount (000s) | | Value (000s) |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - continued |
Specialty Retail - 0.0% |
Sonic Automotive, Inc. 8.625% 8/15/13 | | $ 2,545 | | $ 2,036 |
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | 50,066 |
CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.3% |
Food Products - 0.3% |
Smithfield Foods, Inc.: | | | | |
7% 8/1/11 | | 13,215 | | 12,554 |
7.75% 7/1/17 | | 805 | | 606 |
| | 13,160 |
ENERGY - 0.5% |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.5% |
El Paso Energy Corp.: | | | | |
7.75% 1/15/32 | | 8,985 | | 8,053 |
7.8% 8/1/31 | | 1,960 | | 1,666 |
Forest Oil Corp. 7.25% 6/15/19 | | 11,165 | | 10,607 |
Range Resources Corp. 7.25% 5/1/18 | | 560 | | 545 |
| | 20,871 |
FINANCIALS - 1.3% |
Consumer Finance - 1.3% |
GMAC LLC: | | | | |
6% 12/15/11 | | 1,455 | | 1,310 |
6% 12/15/11 (h) | | 11,465 | | 10,605 |
6.625% 5/15/12 (h) | | 7,825 | | 7,121 |
7.5% 12/31/13 (h) | | 25,363 | | 21,685 |
8% 12/31/18 (h) | | 13,924 | | 10,652 |
| | 51,373 |
INDUSTRIALS - 0.2% |
Airlines - 0.0% |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. 8% 12/15/07 (a)(h) | | 4,145 | | 41 |
Northwest Airlines, Inc. 9.875% 3/15/07 (a) | | 7,000 | | 53 |
| | 94 |
Building Products - 0.0% |
Owens Corning 7% 12/1/36 | | 1,055 | | 818 |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.1% |
Cenveo Corp. 7.875% 12/1/13 | | 2,680 | | 1,916 |
Nonconvertible Bonds - continued |
| Principal Amount (000s) | | Value (000s) |
INDUSTRIALS - continued |
Road & Rail - 0.1% |
Hertz Corp. 8.875% 1/1/14 | | $ 3,965 | | $ 3,816 |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | 6,644 |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 0.2% |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.2% |
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.: | | | | |
8.875% 12/15/14 | | 3,885 | | 2,564 |
10.125% 12/15/16 | | 2,730 | | 1,420 |
NXP BV: | | | | |
7.875% 10/15/14 | | 4,362 | | 2,923 |
10% 7/15/13 (h) | | 1,655 | | 1,407 |
| | 8,314 |
MATERIALS - 0.2% |
Chemicals - 0.2% |
Chemtura Corp. 6.875% 6/1/16 (d) | | 5,550 | | 4,523 |
Georgia Gulf Corp. 9.5% 10/15/14 (d) | | 3,519 | | 2,252 |
| | 6,775 |
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 1.3% |
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.5% |
Sprint Capital Corp.: | | | | |
6.875% 11/15/28 | | 14,800 | | 11,174 |
6.9% 5/1/19 | | 10,410 | | 9,252 |
| | 20,426 |
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.8% |
Digicel Group Ltd. 8.875% 1/15/15 (h) | | 1,890 | | 1,654 |
Nextel Communications, Inc. 7.375% 8/1/15 | | 16,405 | | 14,723 |
Sprint Nextel Corp. 6% 12/1/16 | | 15,340 | | 13,403 |
| | 29,780 |
TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES | | 50,206 |
UTILITIES - 0.2% |
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 0.2% |
AES Corp. 7.75% 10/15/15 | | 8,405 | | 8,153 |
TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS (Cost $172,298) | 215,562 |
Floating Rate Loans - 2.1% |
| Principal Amount (000s) | | Value (000s) |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.3% |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.0% |
Venetian Macau Ltd.: | | | | |
Tranche B, term loan 2.85% 5/26/13 (i) | | $ 1,416 | | $ 1,317 |
Tranche DD, term loan 2.85% 5/26/12 (i) | | 818 | | 761 |
| | 2,078 |
Media - 0.3% |
Univision Communications, Inc. Tranche 1LN, term loan 2.535% 9/29/14 (i) | | 13,885 | | 11,212 |
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | 13,290 |
CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.2% |
Personal Products - 0.2% |
Revlon Consumer Products Corp. term loan 4.3931% 1/15/12 (i) | | 8,075 | | 7,550 |
INDUSTRIALS - 0.4% |
Airlines - 0.3% |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. Tranche 2LN, term loan 3.5519% 4/30/14 (i) | | 17,296 | | 11,588 |
Industrial Conglomerates - 0.1% |
Sequa Corp. term loan 3.8441% 12/3/14 (i) | | 5,605 | | 4,624 |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | 16,212 |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 0.6% |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.6% |
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. term loan: | | | | |
2.0588% 12/1/13 (i) | | 22,715 | | 16,752 |
12.5% 12/15/14 | | 9,950 | | 8,781 |
| | 25,533 |
MATERIALS - 0.3% |
Chemicals - 0.3% |
Georgia Gulf Corp. term loan 10% 10/3/13 (i) | | 5,919 | | 5,505 |
Solutia, Inc. term loan 7.25% 2/28/14 (i) | | 4,367 | | 4,279 |
| | 9,784 |
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.2% |
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.2% |
Level 3 Financing, Inc. term loan 2.6979% 3/13/14 (i) | | 10,000 | | 8,550 |
Floating Rate Loans - continued |
| Principal Amount (000s) | | Value (000s) |
UTILITIES - 0.1% |
Electric Utilities - 0.1% |
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC Tranche B2, term loan 3.8018% 10/10/14 (i) | | $ 5,765 | | $ 4,425 |
TOTAL FLOATING RATE LOANS (Cost $71,714) | 85,344 |
Money Market Funds - 5.6% |
| Shares | | |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.37% (b) | 134,255,809 | | 134,256 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.22% (b)(c) | 87,539,150 | | 87,539 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $221,795) | 221,795 |
Other - 0.0% |
| | | |
Other - 0.0% |
Delta Air Lines ALPA Claim (a) (Cost $519) | 64,750,000 | | 486 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 101.9% (Cost $4,688,947) | | 4,057,984 |
NET OTHER ASSETS - (1.9)% | | (77,112) |
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 3,980,872 |
Legend |
(a) Non-income producing |
(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. |
(c) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(d) Non-income producing - Issuer is in default. |
(e) Security initially issued at one coupon which converts to a higher coupon at a specified date. The rate shown is the rate at period end. |
(f) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
(g) Affiliated company |
(h) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $70,929,000 or 1.8% of net assets. |
(i) The coupon rate shown on floating or adjustable rate securities represents the rate at period end. |
(j) Restricted securities - Investment in securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (excluding 144A issues). At the end of the period, the value of restricted securities (excluding 144A issues) amounted to $2,456,000 or 0.1% of net assets. |
Additional information on each holding is as follows: |
Security | Acquisition Date | Acquisition Cost (000s) |
Ormet Corp. | 2/27/07 - 4/4/07 | $ 20,556 |
Phosphate Holdings, Inc. | 1/25/08 | $ 9,994 |
Viasystems Group, Inc. | 2/13/04 | $ 12,594 |
Affiliated Central Funds |
Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows: |
Fund | Income earned (Amounts in thousands) |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund | $ 1,541 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund | 1,815 |
Total | $ 3,356 |
Other Affiliated Issuers |
An affiliated company is a company in which the fund has ownership of at least 5% of the voting securities. Fiscal year to date transactions with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows: |
Affiliates (Amounts in thousands) | Value, beginning of period | Purchases | Sales Proceeds | Dividend Income | Value, end of period |
American Science & Engineering, Inc. | $ 28,830 | $ - | $ 30,390 | $ 178 | $ - |
Cenveo, Inc. | 35,651 | - | - | - | 18,636 |
Exterran Holdings, Inc. | 239,059 | - | 49,498 | - | - |
Forest Oil Corp. | 274,548 | - | 32,904 | - | - |
General Maritime Corp. | 76,757 | - | 37,291 | 4,176 | - |
Grey Wolf, Inc. | 90,434 | - | 67,370 | - | - |
H.B. Fuller Co. | 74,575 | - | 22,365 | 458 | - |
Affiliates (Amounts in thousands) | Value, beginning of period | Purchases | Sales Proceeds | Dividend Income | Value, end of period |
Merix Corp. | $ 3,059 | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ 2,766 |
OceanFreight, Inc. | 14,375 | - | - | 342 | - |
ON Semiconductor Corp. | 216,719 | - | - | - | 168,477 |
Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. | 158,169 | - | 23,608 | 2,993 | - |
Service Corp. International | 167,531 | - | - | 2,801 | 110,637 |
Tenet Healthcare Corp. | 132,911 | 9,444 | - | - | 103,351 |
Total | $ 1,512,618 | $ 9,444 | $ 263,426 | $ 10,948 | $ 403,867 |
Other Information |
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of July 31, 2009, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the tables below, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: |
Description (Amounts in thousands) | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Investments in Securities: | | | | |
Equities: | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary | $ 400,877 | $ 400,877 | $ - | $ - |
Consumer Staples | 58,323 | 58,323 | - | - |
Energy | 589,739 | 579,906 | 9,833 | - |
Financials | 472,749 | 472,319 | 430 | - |
Health Care | 257,574 | 257,574 | - | - |
Industrials | 586,181 | 585,628 | - | 553 |
Information Technology | 408,995 | 407,594 | - | 1,401 |
Materials | 413,486 | 413,486 | - | - |
Telecommunication Services | 143,353 | 143,353 | - | - |
Utilities | 203,520 | 203,520 | - | - |
Corporate Bonds | 215,562 | - | 215,468 | 94 |
Floating Rate Loans | 85,344 | - | 85,344 | - |
Money Market Funds | 221,795 | 221,795 | - | - |
Other | 486 | - | - | 486 |
Total Investments in Securities: | $ 4,057,984 | $ 3,744,375 | $ 311,075 | $ 2,534 |
The following is a reconciliation of Investments in Securities for which Level 3 inputs were used in determining value: |
(Amounts in thousands) | Investments in Securities |
Beginning Balance | $ 1,457 |
Total Realized Gain (Loss) | - |
Total Unrealized Gain (Loss) | (12,864) |
Cost of Purchases | - |
Proceeds of Sales | (279) |
Amortization/Accretion | - |
Transfer in/out of Level 3 | 14,220 |
Ending Balance | $ 2,534 |
The change in unrealized gain (loss) attributable to Level 3 securities at July 31, 2009 | $ (12,864) |
The information used in the above reconciliation represents fiscal year to date activity for any Investment in Securities identified as using Level 3 inputs at either the beginning or the end of the current fiscal period. Transfers in or out of Level 3 represents either the beginning value (for transfers in), or the ending value (for transfers out) of any Security or Instrument where a change in the pricing level occurred from the beginning to the end of the period. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) disclosed in the reconciliation are included in Net Gain (Loss) on the Fund's Statement of Operations. |
The composition of credit quality ratings as a percentage of net assets is as follows (ratings are unaudited): |
AAA,AA,A | 0.0% |
BBB | 0.0% |
BB | 1.4% |
B | 3.1% |
CCC,CC,C | 2.5% |
D | 0.1% |
Not Rated | 0.4% |
Equities | 88.8% |
Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets | 3.7% |
| 100.0% |
We have used ratings from Moody's® Investors Services, Inc. Where Moody's ratings are not available, we have used S&P® ratings. All ratings are as of the report date and do not reflect subsequent downgrades. |
Income Tax Information |
At July 31, 2009, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of approximately $297,190,000 all of which will expire on July 31, 2017. |
The fund intends to elect to defer to its fiscal year ending July 31, 2010 approximately $858,385,000 of losses recognized during the period November 1, 2008 to July 31, 2009. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts) | July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $83,453) - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $4,015,508) | $ 3,432,322 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $221,795) | 221,795 | |
Other affiliated issuers (cost $451,644) | 403,867 | |
Total Investments (cost $4,688,947) | | $ 4,057,984 |
Cash | | 31 |
Foreign currency held at value (cost $496) | | 511 |
Receivable for investments sold | | 1,770 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 10,276 |
Dividends receivable | | 720 |
Interest receivable | | 4,056 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 95 |
Prepaid expenses | | 18 |
Other receivables | | 1 |
Total assets | | 4,075,462 |
| | |
Liabilities | | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | $ 4,176 | |
Accrued management fee | 1,867 | |
Other affiliated payables | 961 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 47 | |
Collateral on securities loaned, at value | 87,539 | |
Total liabilities | | 94,590 |
| | |
Net Assets | | $ 3,980,872 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $ 5,798,986 |
Undistributed net investment income | | 21,357 |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | | (1,208,522) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | (630,949) |
Net Assets | | $ 3,980,872 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts) | July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Leveraged Company Stock: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($3,713,521 ÷ 189,946 shares) | | $ 19.55 |
| | |
Class K: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($267,351 ÷ 13,665 shares) | | $ 19.56 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
Amounts in thousands | Year ended July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Investment Income | | |
Dividends (including $10,948 earned from other affiliated issuers) | | $ 48,405 |
Interest | | 30,089 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds | | 3,356 |
Total income | | 81,850 |
| | |
Expenses | | |
Management fee | $ 23,913 | |
Transfer agent fees | 10,452 | |
Accounting and security lending fees | 1,024 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 57 | |
Independent trustees' compensation | 27 | |
Registration fees | 110 | |
Audit | 68 | |
Legal | 28 | |
Miscellaneous | 61 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 35,740 | |
Expense reductions | (45) | 35,695 |
Net investment income (loss) | | 46,155 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | (1,022,226) | |
Other affiliated issuers | (188,642) | |
Foreign currency transactions | (68) | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | (1,210,936) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: Investment securities | (1,921,086) | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 14 | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | (1,921,072) |
Net gain (loss) | | (3,132,008) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ (3,085,853) |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Amounts in thousands | Year ended July 31, 2009 | Year ended July 31, 2008 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ 46,155 | $ 33,470 |
Net realized gain (loss) | (1,210,936) | 151,060 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (1,921,072) | (527,187) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (3,085,853) | (342,657) |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | (31,749) | (89,831) |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain | (63,967) | (319,818) |
Total distributions | (95,716) | (409,649) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | (872,099) | 950,964 |
Redemption fees | 2,433 | 3,350 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (4,051,235) | 202,008 |
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Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 8,032,107 | 7,830,099 |
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $21,357 and undistributed net investment income of $11,678, respectively) | $ 3,980,872 | $ 8,032,107 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Leveraged Company Stock
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 31.09 | $ 33.78 | $ 28.07 | $ 25.48 | $ 20.18 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) B | .21 | .14 | .44 E | .16 | .24 F |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (11.37) | (1.06) | 6.78 | 3.04 | 6.21 |
Total from investment operations | (11.16) | (.92) | 7.22 | 3.20 | 6.45 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.14) | (.39) | (.12) | (.21) | (.04) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.25) | (1.39) | (1.40) | (.41) | (1.12) |
Total distributions | (.39) | (1.78) | (1.52) | (.62) | (1.16) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital B | .01 | .01 | .01 | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 19.55 | $ 31.09 | $ 33.78 | $ 28.07 | $ 25.48 |
Total Return A | (35.99)% | (2.76)% | 27.08% | 12.80% | 33.93% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets C, G | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .92% | .83% | .83% | .86% | .87% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .92% | .83% | .83% | .86% | .87% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .92% | .83% | .83% | .85% | .84% |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.17% | .44% | 1.43% E | .60% | 1.04% F |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $ 3,714 | $ 8,032 | $ 7,830 | $ 4,174 | $ 3,328 |
Portfolio turnover rate D | 34% | 30% | 20% | 23% | 16% |
A Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
C Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
D Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
E Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.26 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .59%.
F Investment income per share reflects an in-kind dividend received in a corporate reorganization which amounted to $.10 per share. Excluding this dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .61%.
G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class K
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 G |
Selected Per-Share Data | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 31.11 | $ 34.10 |
Income from Investment Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) D | .21 | .05 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (11.35) | (3.04) |
Total from investment operations | (11.14) | (2.99) |
Distributions from net investment income | (.17) | - |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.25) | - |
Total distributions | (.42) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital D | .01 | - I |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 19.56 | $ 31.11 |
Total Return B, C | (35.86)% | (8.77)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E, H | | |
Expenses before reductions | .71% | .70% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .71% | .70% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | .71% | .70% A |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.39% | .58% A |
Supplemental Data | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 267,351 | $ 91 |
Portfolio turnover rateF | 34% | 30% |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G For the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2008.
H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
I Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
For the period ended July 31, 2009
(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
1. Organization.
Fidelity Leveraged Company Stock Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Securities Fund (the trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund offers Leveraged Company Stock and Class K shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. After the commencement of Class K, the Fund began offering conversion privileges between Leveraged Company Stock and Class K to eligible shareholders of Leveraged Company Stock. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent fees incurred. Certain expense reductions also differ by class.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's web site or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Events or transactions occurring after period end through the date that the financial statements were issued, September 28, 2009, have
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been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Security Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are classified into three levels. Level 1 includes readily available unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 includes observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable either directly or indirectly. Level 3 includes unobservable inputs when market prices are not readily available or reliable. Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment's assigned level within the hierarchy. The aggregate value by input level, as of July 31, 2009, for the Fund's investments, as well as a reconciliation of assets and liabilities for which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments. Valuation techniques of the Fund's major categories of assets and liabilities as presented in the Schedule of Investments are as follows.
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by an independent pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price. Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on quotations received from dealers who make markets in such securities or by independent pricing services. For corporate bonds and floating rate loans, pricing services generally utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type as well as dealer supplied prices. Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value each business day. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are valued at amortized cost, which approximates value.
When current market prices or quotations are not readily available or reliable, valuations may be determined in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. Factors used in determining value may include significant market or security specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality, and developments in foreign markets which are monitored by evaluating the performance of ADRs, futures contracts and exchange-traded funds. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and may be utilized to a significant extent. The value of securities used for
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(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
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net asset value (NAV) calculation under these procedures may differ from published prices for the same securities.
Foreign Currency. The Fund uses foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and may include proceeds received from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain. Debt obligations may be placed on non-accrual status and related interest income may be reduced by ceasing current accruals and writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful based on consistently applied procedures. A debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectability of interest is reasonably assured.
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Expenses. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among each Fund in the trust. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and filing its U.S. federal tax return. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. The Fund is subject to the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainties in Income Taxes (FIN 48). FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. There are no unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three years. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. In addition, the Fund will claim a portion of the payment made to redeeming shareholders as a distribution for income tax purposes.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, market discount, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the federal tax cost as of period end were as follows:
Unrealized appreciation | $ 591,299 | |
Unrealized depreciation | (1,269,895) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ (678,596) | |
| | |
Undistributed ordinary income | $ 16,056 | |
Capital loss carryforward | $ (297,190) | |
| | |
Cost for federal income tax purposes | $ 4,736,580 | |
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(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| July 31, 2009 | July 31, 2008 |
Ordinary Income | $ 47,101 | $ 113,320 |
Long-term Capital Gains | 48,615 | 296,329 |
Total | $ 95,716 | $ 409,649 |
Short-Term Trading (Redemption) Fees. Shares held in the Fund less than 90 days are subject to a redemption fee equal to 1.50% of the proceeds of the redeemed shares. All redemption fees, including any estimated redemption fees paid by FMR, are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid in capital.
4. Operating Policies.
Restricted Securities. The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
Loans and Other Direct Debt Instruments. The Fund may invest in loans and loan participations, trade claims or other receivables. These investments may include standby financing commitments, including revolving credit facilities, that obligate the Fund to supply additional cash to the borrower on demand. Loan participations involve a risk of insolvency of the lending bank or other financial intermediary. The Fund may be contractually obligated to receive approval from the agent bank and/or borrower prior to the sale of these investments.
5. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $1,363,934 and $2,252,718, respectively.
6. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .35% of the Fund's average net assets and a group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds
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advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the period, the total annual management fee rate was .61% of the Fund's average net assets.
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of Leveraged Company Stock. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee of Class K's average net assets. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, the total transfer agent fees paid by each class were as follows:
| Amount | % of Average Net Assets |
Leveraged Company Stock | $ 10,345 | .28 |
Class K | 107 | .06 |
| $ 10,452 | |
Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the month. Under a separate contract, FSC administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions.
Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $78 for the period.
7. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR in a $3.5 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $17 and is reflected in Miscellaneous Expense on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
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(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
8. Security Lending.
The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. On the settlement date of the loan, the Fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less fees and expenses associated with the loan, plus any premium payments that may be received on the loan of certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Net income from lending portfolio securities during the period amounted to $1,815.
9. Expense Reductions.
FMR voluntarily agreed to reimburse a portion of Leveraged Company Stock's operating expenses. During the period, this reimbursement reduced the class' expenses by $14.
Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $19 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian and each class' transfer agent, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by $2. During the period, credits reduced each class' transfer agent expense as noted in the table below.
| Transfer Agent expense reduction | |
Leveraged Company Stock | $ 10 | |
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10. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 |
From net investment income | | |
Leveraged Company Stock | $ 30,127 | $ 89,831 |
Class K | 1,622 | - |
Total | $ 31,749 | $ 89,831 |
From net realized gain | | |
Leveraged Company Stock | $ 63,966 | $ 319,818 |
Class K | 1 | - |
Total | $ 63,967 | $ 319,818 |
11. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
| Shares | Dollars |
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008A | 2009 | 2008A |
Leveraged Company Stock | | | | |
Shares sold | 52,607 | 100,393 | $ 972,232 | $ 3,279,172 |
Conversion to Class K | (12,957) | - | (289,406) | - |
Reinvestment of distributions | 3,995 | 12,305 | 89,681 | 391,353 |
Shares redeemed | (112,023) | (86,186) | (1,955,126) | (2,719,661) |
Net increase (decrease) | (68,378) | 26,512 | $ (1,182,619) | $ 950,864 |
Class K | | | | |
Shares sold | 6,741 | 3 | $ 105,087 | $ 100 |
Conversion from Leveraged Company Stock | 12,954 | - | 289,406 | - |
Reinvestment of distributions | 118 | - | 1,623 | - |
Shares redeemed | (6,151) | - | (85,596) | - |
Net increase (decrease) | 13,662 | 3 | $ 310,520 | $ 100 |
A Share transactions for Class K are for the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2008.
12. Other.
The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
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To the Trustees of Fidelity Securities Fund and the Shareholders of Fidelity Leveraged Company Stock Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Leveraged Company Stock Fund (a fund of Fidelity Securities Fund) at July 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity Leveraged Company Stock Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at July 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
September 28, 2009
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The Trustees, Member of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, and review the fund's performance. Except for Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d and Mr. James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 220 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Johnson oversees 262 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 392 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The executive officers and Advisory Board Member hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-800-544-8544.
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Edward C. Johnson 3d (79) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 1984 Mr. Johnson is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC; Chairman and a Director of FMR; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC); Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Johnson serves as Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as President of FMR LLC (2006-2007). |
James C. Curvey (74) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2006-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. |
* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Dennis J. Dirks (61) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Currently, Mr. Dirks serves as a member of the Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present). |
Alan J. Lacy (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of The Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-present) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2007-present). Mr. Lacy is Chairman (2008-present) and a member (2006-present) of the Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association. |
Ned C. Lautenbach (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr. Lautenbach is an Advisory Partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was with the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. Mr. Lautenbach serves as a Director of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial) as well as the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida. Mr. Lautenbach is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Fairfield University (2005-present), as well as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, Mr. Lautenbach served as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007). |
Joseph Mauriello (64) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Capital Ltd. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-present) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products, 2007-present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a Director of the Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007). |
Cornelia M. Small (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors of the Teagle Foundation (2009-present). Ms. Small is also a member of the Investment Committee, and Chair (2008-present) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson of the Investment Committee (2002-2008) of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments. |
William S. Stavropoulos (70) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Mr. Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons (2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004), Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently, Mr. Stavropoulos is a Director of Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Chemical Financial Corporation, Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), Tyco International, Inc. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital (private equity investment, 2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is a special advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science. |
David M. Thomas (60) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products), and Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present). |
Michael E. Wiley (58) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008-present), and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a Sr. Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005). |
Advisory Board Member and Executive Officers:
Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Mr. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Peter S. Lynch (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006). |
Kenneth B. Robins (39) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2009-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Robins worked at KPMG LLP, where he was a partner in KPMG's department of professional practice (2002-2004). |
Bruce T. Herring (43) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2006 Vice President of certain Equity Funds. Mr. Herring also serves as Group Chief Investments Officer of FMR. Previously, Mr. Herring served as a portfolio manager for Fidelity U.S. Equity Funds. |
Brian B. Hogan (44) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Vice President of certain Equity Funds and Vice President of Sector Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-present) and President of FMR's Equity Division (2009-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as a portfolio manager. |
Scott C. Goebel (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC; Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). |
William C. Coffey (40) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Holly C. Laurent (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Laurent is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Laurent was Senior Vice President and Head of Legal for Fidelity Business Services India Pvt. Ltd. (2006-2008), and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Group Head for FMR LLC (2005-2006). |
Christine Reynolds (50) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007). |
Kenneth A. Rathgeber (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2004 Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Rathgeber is Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), FMR (2005-present), FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2005-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2005-present), Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC (2005-present), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2005-present). |
Jeffrey S. Christian (47) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Christian also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Christian served as Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (2004-2009) and as Vice President of Business Analysis (2003-2004). |
Bryan A. Mehrmann (48) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Mehrmann is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Mehrmann served as Vice President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Group (FIIS)/Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC) Client Services (1998-2004). |
Adrien E. Deberghes (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005). |
John R. Hebble (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Paul M. Murphy (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Murphy is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2006), Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR (2007), and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1994-2007). |
Gary W. Ryan (50) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005). |
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Leveraged Company Stock designates 99% of the dividends distributed in September, and 82% and 81% of the dividends distributed in December during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders
Leveraged Company Stock designates 100% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year as amounts which may be taken into account as a dividend for the purposes of the maximum rate under section 1(h)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2010 of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax returns.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity Leveraged Company Stock Fund
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, acting directly and through its separate committees, requests and receives information concerning, and considers at each of its meetings factors that are relevant to, its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees, each composed of Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. Each committee has a written charter outlining the structure and purposes of the committee. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts.
At its July 2009 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expenses; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board ultimately reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts and the compensation to be received by Fidelity under the management contract is consistent with Fidelity's fiduciary duty under applicable law. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor noted above, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by competitors to Fidelity, and that the fund's shareholders, with the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.
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Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel and the fund's investment objective and discipline. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the size, education, and experience of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, their use of technology, and the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory, and management personnel. In response to last year's financial crisis, FMR took a number of actions intended to cut costs and improve efficiency without weakening the investment teams or resources. The Board noted that Fidelity's analysts have access to a variety of technological tools and market and securities data that enable them to perform both fundamental and quantitative analysis and to specialize in various disciplines. The Board considered Fidelity's extensive global research capabilities that enable the Investment Advisers to aggregate data from various sources in an effort to produce positive investment results. The Board also considered that Fidelity's portfolio managers and analysts have access to daily portfolio attribution that allows for monitoring of a fund's portfolio, as well as an electronic communication system that provides immediate real-time access to research concerning issuers and credit enhancers.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, distribution, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the Investment Advisers' supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through phone representatives and over the Internet, and investor education materials and asset allocation tools.
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Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing for a large variety of mutual fund investor services. For example, fund shareholders are offered the privilege of exchanging shares of the fund for shares of other Fidelity funds, as set forth in the fund's prospectus, without paying a sales charge. The Board noted that Fidelity has taken a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) dedicating additional resources to investment research and to restructure and broaden the focus of the investment research teams; (ii) bolstering the senior management team that oversees asset management; (iii) contractually agreeing to reduce the management fee on Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund; and (iv) expanding Class A and Class T load waiver categories to increase rollover retention opportunities and create consistent policies across the classes.
Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated within its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for Fidelity Leveraged Company Stock (retail class), as well as the fund's relative investment performance for Fidelity Leveraged Company Stock (retail class) measured against (i) a broad-based securities market index, and (ii) a custom peer group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by the Board over multiple periods. The following charts considered by the Board show, over the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2008, the cumulative total returns of Fidelity Leveraged Company Stock (retail class) of the fund, the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of cumulative total returns of a custom peer group of mutual funds defined by FMR based on categories assigned by Morningstar, Inc. (Class K of the fund had less than one year of performance as of December 31, 2008.) The box within each chart shows the 25th percentile return (bottom of box) and the 75th percentile return (top of box) of the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten number noted below each chart corresponds to the percentile box and represents the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of Fidelity Leveraged Company Stock (retail class) of the fund. The fund's custom peer group, defined by FMR, is a peer group that FMR believes provides a more meaningful performance comparison than the peer group assigned by Morningstar, Inc., which assigns mutual funds to categories based on their investment styles as measured by their underlying portfolio holdings.
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The Board reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and stated that the performance of Fidelity Leveraged Company Stock (retail class) of the fund was in the fourth quartile for the one- and three-year periods and the second quartile for the five-year period. The Board also stated that the investment performance of Fidelity Leveraged Company Stock (retail class) compared favorably to its benchmark for the three- and five-year periods, although the fund's one-year cumulative total return was lower than its benchmark. The Board discussed with FMR actions that have been taken by FMR to improve the fund's more recent disappointing performance relative to its peer group. The Board will continue to closely monitor the performance of the fund in the coming year and discuss with FMR other appropriate actions to address the performance of the fund.
The Board considered that FMR has taken steps to refocus and strengthen equity research, equity portfolio management, and compliance. The Board reviewed the year-to-date performance of Fidelity Leveraged Company Stock (retail class) through May 31, 2009 and stated that it exceeded the fund's benchmark.
Based on its review, and giving particular weight to the nature and quality of the resources dedicated by the Investment Advisers to maintain and improve relative performance and factoring in the unprecedented market events in 2008, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund will benefit the fund's shareholders, particularly in light of the Board's view that the fund's shareholders benefit from investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and services.
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Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Fund Expenses. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expenses compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared.
The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors, in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 17% means that 83% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.
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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2008.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee was fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.
In its review of each class's total expenses, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses. As part of its review, the Board also considered current and historical total expenses of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.
The Board noted that the total expenses of each class ranked below its competitive median for the period.
In its review of total expenses, the Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information on clients that FMR and its affiliates service in other competitive markets, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the total expenses of each class of the fund were reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the audited books and records of Fidelity. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
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Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions.
In February 2009, the Board created an Ad Hoc Committee (the "Committee") to analyze economies of scale. The Committee was formed to consider whether FMR attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR determines the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will achieve a certain level of economies of scale as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
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The Board concluded, considering the findings of the Committee, that any potential economies of scale are being shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity in an appropriate manner.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including (i) fund performance trends, actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) portfolio manager changes that have occurred during the past year; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and key personnel, including performance benchmarks used by Fidelity in evaluating incentive compensation for portfolio managers and research analysts; (iv) the structure and process of equity research and actions taken by FMR to improve the quality of research; (v) the selection of and compensation paid by FMR to fund sub-advisers; (vi) Fidelity's fee structures and rationale for recommending different fees among categories of funds; (vii) the rationale for any differences between fund fee structures and fee structures in place for other Fidelity clients; (viii) Fidelity's rationale for recommending which funds should have a performance adjustment component as part of their management fees; and (ix) explanations for the relative total expenses borne by certain funds and classes, total expense competitive trends, and actions that might be taken by FMR to reduce total expenses for certain funds and classes.
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all material factors, the Board ultimately concluded that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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Fidelity®
Leveraged Company Stock
Fund -
Class K
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Contents
Chairman's Message | <Click Here> | The Chairman's message to shareholders. |
Performance | <Click Here> | How the fund has done over time. |
Management's Discussion | <Click Here> | The manager's review of fund performance, strategy and outlook. |
Shareholder Expense Example | <Click Here> | An example of shareholder expenses. |
Investment Changes | <Click Here> | A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the last six months. |
Investments | <Click Here> | A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values. |
Financial Statements | <Click Here> | Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights. |
Notes | <Click Here> | Notes to the financial statements. |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | <Click Here> | |
Trustees and Officers | <Click Here> | |
Distributions | <Click Here> | |
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees | <Click Here> | |
To view a fund's proxy voting guidelines and proxy voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30, visit http://www.fidelity.com/proxyvotingresults or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) web site at http://www.sec.gov. You may also call 1-800-835-5092 to request a free copy of the proxy voting guidelines.
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All other marks appearing herein are registered or unregistered trademarks or service marks of FMR LLC or an affiliated company.
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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. A fund's Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. For a complete list of a fund's portfolio holdings, view the most recent holdings listing, semiannual report, or annual report on Fidelity's web site at http://www.fidelity.com or http://www.advisor.fidelity.com, as applicable.
NOT FDIC INSURED · MAY LOSE VALUE · NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
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Dear Shareholder:
We've seen a welcome uptick in the global equity markets this spring and summer, as signs of stabilization in some economic indicators have brought many investors back into the marketplace. But there remain other key measures - notably high unemployment and slack consumer spending - that suggest the road back to economic health could still be a bumpy ride. Financial markets are always unpredictable, of course, but there also are several time-tested investment principles that can help put the historical odds in your favor.
One of the basic tenets is to invest for the long term. Over time, riding out the markets' inevitable ups and downs has proven much more effective than selling into panic or chasing the hottest trend. Even missing only a few of the markets' best days can significantly diminish investor returns. Patience also affords the benefits of compounding - of earning interest on additional income or reinvested dividends and capital gains. There can be tax advantages and cost benefits to consider as well. While staying the course doesn't eliminate risk, it can considerably lessen the effect of short-term declines.
You can further manage your investing risk through diversification. And today, more than ever, geographic diversification should be taken into account. Studies indicate that asset allocation is the single most important determinant of a portfolio's long-term success. The right mix of stocks, bonds and cash - aligned to your particular risk tolerance and investment objective - is very important. Age-appropriate rebalancing is also an essential aspect of asset allocation. For younger investors, an emphasis on equities - which historically have been the best-performing asset class over time - is encouraged. As investors near their specific goal, such as retirement or sending a child to college, consideration may be given to replacing volatile assets (e.g. common stocks) with more-stable fixed investments (bonds or savings plans).
A third principle - investing regularly - can help lower the average cost of your purchases. Investing a certain amount of money each month or quarter helps ensure you won't pay for all your shares at market highs. This strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - also reduces "emotion" from investing, helping shareholders avoid selling weak performers just prior to an upswing, or chasing a hot performer just before a correction.
We invite you to contact us via the Internet, through our Investor Centers or by phone. It is our privilege to provide you the information you need to make the investments that are right for you.
Sincerely,
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d
Edward C. Johnson 3d
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Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class' dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The $10,000 table and the fund's 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
Periods ended July 31, 2009 | Past 1 year | Past 5 years | Life of fundB |
Class K A | -35.86% | 3.68% | 11.26% |
A The initial offering of Class K shares took place on May 9, 2008. Returns prior to May 9, 2008 are those of Leveraged Company Stock, the original class of the fund.
B From December 19, 2000.
$10,000 Over Life of Fund
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity® Leveraged Company Stock Fund - Class K on December 19, 2000, when the fund started. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the Standard & Poor's 500SM Index (S&P 500®) performed over the same period.
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Market Recap: U.S. stocks - battered by the effects of a global credit crisis for most of the year - were aided by early signs of a healing economy during the final months of the year ending July 31, 2009. For roughly half of the 12-month period, equities were in free fall, as a succession of large financial institutions around the world either collapsed or were forced into mergers or government conservatorship, and harried investors relinquished riskier assets in a massive flight to quality. By March, however, as unprecedented government interventions around the world took root, signs of a potential recovery began to emerge: corporate profits, though still weak, began to stabilize and valuations started to return to normal trading ranges. Against this improving backdrop, major equity indexes posted significant gains in March and April, which carried through to the end of the period. For the year overall, the Standard & Poor's 500SM Index declined 19.96%, while the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market IndexSM - the broadest overall gauge of domestic equities - was down 19.95%. Meanwhile, the blue-chip-laden Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM fell 16.62% and the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite® Index posted a 14.05% loss.
Comments from Thomas Soviero, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity® Leveraged Company Stock Fund: During the past year, the fund's Class K shares returned -35.86%, trailing the S&P 500® and the -31.67% return of the Credit Suisse Leveraged Equity Index. The fund significantly underperformed the S&P® despite a strong showing in the second half of the period. The biggest drag on results came from unfavorable security selection and market weighting decisions in the energy and consumer staples sectors. On the plus side, underweighting hard-hit financials helped, as did the fund's high-yield bond holdings and my decision to maintain a modest cash balance, which held its value during a down market. Six energy companies were among the main detractors from performance: Forest Oil, Alpha Natural Resources, Chesapeake Energy, Exterran Holdings, Peabody Energy and Overseas Shipholding Group. Top relative contributions came from underweighting three index components that were negatively affected by the crisis in the financial markets: Bank of America, industrial conglomerate General Electric and diversified financial services provider Citigroup. Timely ownership of telecommunication services provider Crown Castle International also helped. Several of the stocks I've mentioned were not part of the S&P benchmark, and some were not held at period end.
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
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Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (February 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
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.
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Annualized Expense Ratio
| Beginning Account Value February 1, 2009
| Ending Account Value July 31, 2009
| Expenses Paid During Period* February 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009 |
Leveraged Company Stock | .98% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,434.30 | $ 5.92 |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,019.93 | $ 4.91 |
Class K | .72% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,436.10 | $ 4.35 |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,021.22 | $ 3.61 |
A 5% return per year before expenses
* Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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Investment Changes (Unaudited)
Top Ten Stocks as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
ON Semiconductor Corp. | 4.2 | 3.3 |
AES Corp. | 3.5 | 2.8 |
El Paso Corp. | 3.3 | 3.8 |
Celanese Corp. Class A | 3.0 | 1.7 |
Bank of America Corp. | 2.9 | 0.1 |
Service Corp. International | 2.8 | 2.7 |
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. | 2.6 | 3.9 |
Tenet Healthcare Corp. | 2.6 | 1.0 |
Peabody Energy Corp. | 2.4 | 2.6 |
Owens Corning | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| 29.6 | |
Top Five Market Sectors as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Energy | 15.4 | 28.3 |
Industrials | 15.3 | 16.5 |
Financials | 13.1 | 3.4 |
Consumer Discretionary | 11.6 | 10.3 |
Information Technology | 11.1 | 8.4 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) |
As of July 31, 2009* | As of January 31, 2009** |
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![fid5164](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid5164.gif) | Bonds 5.4% | | ![fid5164](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid5164.gif) | Bonds 5.5% | |
![fid4921](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4921.gif) | Convertible Securities 0.3% | | ![fid4921](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4921.gif) | Convertible Securities 0.4% | |
![fid4968](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4968.gif) | Other Investments 2.1% | | ![fid4968](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4968.gif) | Other Investments 2.3% | |
![fid4841](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4841.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 3.7% | | ![fid4841](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4841.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 2.7% | |
* Foreign investments | 6.0% | | ** Foreign investments | 9.2% | |
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Annual Report
Investments July 31, 2009
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 88.5% |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 10.1% |
Auto Components - 0.9% |
Johnson Controls, Inc. | 548,300 | | $ 14,190 |
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (a) | 564,063 | | 9,600 |
TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. (a) | 430,300 | | 7,242 |
WABCO Holdings, Inc. | 211,533 | | 4,021 |
| | 35,053 |
Automobiles - 0.3% |
Daimler AG | 209,400 | | 9,727 |
Diversified Consumer Services - 3.2% |
Brinks Home Security Holdings, Inc. (a) | 244,500 | | 7,291 |
Carriage Services, Inc. Class A (a) | 266,200 | | 977 |
Service Corp. International (g) | 17,505,900 | | 110,637 |
Stewart Enterprises, Inc. Class A | 1,515,242 | | 7,410 |
| | 126,315 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.3% |
Bally Technologies, Inc. (a) | 254,460 | | 9,214 |
Domino's Pizza, Inc. (a) | 549,700 | | 4,519 |
Las Vegas Sands Corp. (a)(f) | 1,651,811 | | 15,444 |
Penn National Gaming, Inc. (a) | 537,836 | | 17,055 |
The Steak n Shake Co. (a) | 659,400 | | 6,739 |
| | 52,971 |
Household Durables - 1.6% |
Black & Decker Corp. | 223,800 | | 8,415 |
Lennar Corp. Class A | 983,400 | | 11,643 |
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. | 3,304,500 | | 42,529 |
| | 62,587 |
Leisure Equipment & Products - 0.1% |
Callaway Golf Co. | 870,287 | | 5,544 |
Media - 1.7% |
Cablevision Systems Corp. - NY Group Class A | 541,324 | | 11,081 |
Cinemark Holdings, Inc. | 1,554,497 | | 17,239 |
Comcast Corp. Class A | 2,590,900 | | 38,501 |
Gray Television, Inc. | 1,995,535 | | 978 |
Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. Class A (a) | 1,130,500 | | 904 |
| | 68,703 |
Specialty Retail - 0.4% |
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. | 385,122 | | 5,388 |
The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack | 996,671 | | 9,897 |
| | 15,285 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - continued |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.6% |
Coach, Inc. | 456,220 | | $ 13,500 |
Hanesbrands, Inc. (a) | 562,400 | | 11,192 |
| | 24,692 |
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | 400,877 |
CONSUMER STAPLES - 1.4% |
Food & Staples Retailing - 0.3% |
Kroger Co. | 339,300 | | 7,254 |
Safeway, Inc. | 310,100 | | 5,870 |
| | 13,124 |
Food Products - 1.0% |
Corn Products International, Inc. | 281,534 | | 7,883 |
Darling International, Inc. (a) | 2,498,930 | | 17,642 |
Dean Foods Co. (a) | 569,900 | | 12,076 |
Smithfield Foods, Inc. (a) | 274,706 | | 3,722 |
| | 41,323 |
Personal Products - 0.1% |
Revlon, Inc. (a) | 639,576 | | 3,876 |
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | | 58,323 |
ENERGY - 14.6% |
Energy Equipment & Services - 2.7% |
ENSCO International, Inc. | 110,000 | | 4,168 |
Exterran Holdings, Inc. (a) | 1,468,740 | | 25,541 |
Hercules Offshore, Inc. (a) | 1,493,431 | | 7,079 |
Noble Corp. | 524,700 | | 17,766 |
Oil States International, Inc. (a) | 270,700 | | 7,341 |
Parker Drilling Co. (a) | 1,200,000 | | 5,544 |
Precision Drilling Trust | 1,466,889 | | 8,319 |
Pride International, Inc. (a) | 346,100 | | 8,677 |
Rowan Companies, Inc. | 321,100 | | 6,849 |
Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG | 387,300 | | 13,800 |
| | 105,084 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 11.9% |
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (a)(f) | 1,647,695 | | 54,885 |
Arch Coal, Inc. | 688,255 | | 11,983 |
CONSOL Energy, Inc. | 327,200 | | 11,625 |
El Paso Corp. | 13,047,976 | | 131,263 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
ENERGY - continued |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - continued |
Forest Oil Corp. (a) | 2,481,586 | | $ 41,815 |
Frontier Oil Corp. | 1,972,600 | | 27,419 |
Mariner Energy, Inc. (a) | 2,721,653 | | 32,633 |
Nexen, Inc. | 188,000 | | 3,897 |
Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. | 1,214,992 | | 41,735 |
Paladin Energy Ltd. (a) | 2,042,400 | | 7,789 |
Peabody Energy Corp. | 2,893,208 | | 95,794 |
Plains Exploration & Production Co. (a) | 360,660 | | 10,333 |
Western Refining, Inc. (a)(f) | 560,758 | | 3,651 |
| | 474,822 |
TOTAL ENERGY | | 579,906 |
FINANCIALS - 11.8% |
Capital Markets - 0.4% |
Morgan Stanley | 548,900 | | 15,644 |
Commercial Banks - 7.6% |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | 11,363,080 | | 46,475 |
KeyCorp | 12,450,468 | | 71,964 |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 2,225,253 | | 81,578 |
SunTrust Banks, Inc. | 2,549,800 | | 49,721 |
Wells Fargo & Co. | 2,158,688 | | 52,802 |
| | 302,540 |
Diversified Financial Services - 3.0% |
Bank of America Corp. | 7,745,800 | | 114,560 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 109,900 | | 4,248 |
| | 118,808 |
Insurance - 0.8% |
Assured Guaranty Ltd. | 1,995,395 | | 27,876 |
Lincoln National Corp. | 327,900 | | 6,948 |
| | 34,824 |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.0% |
Washington Mutual, Inc. | 5,352,200 | | 503 |
TOTAL FINANCIALS | | 472,319 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
HEALTH CARE - 6.5% |
Biotechnology - 0.0% |
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 392,187 | | $ 522 |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.8% |
Baxter International, Inc. | 154,300 | | 8,698 |
Beckman Coulter, Inc. | 304,200 | | 19,162 |
Boston Scientific Corp. (a) | 1,062,100 | | 11,407 |
Hospira, Inc. (a) | 361,900 | | 13,908 |
Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. (a) | 518,708 | | 17,455 |
| | 70,630 |
Health Care Providers & Services - 3.9% |
Community Health Systems, Inc. (a) | 617,776 | | 17,495 |
DaVita, Inc. (a) | 394,947 | | 19,629 |
Rural/Metro Corp. (a) | 834,200 | | 3,162 |
Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. (a) | 1,205,054 | | 11,725 |
Tenet Healthcare Corp. (a)(g) | 26,164,783 | | 103,351 |
| | 155,362 |
Health Care Technology - 0.6% |
Cerner Corp. (a) | 387,205 | | 25,199 |
Pharmaceuticals - 0.2% |
Allergan, Inc. | 109,700 | | 5,861 |
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | | 257,574 |
INDUSTRIALS - 14.7% |
Aerospace & Defense - 0.4% |
American Science & Engineering, Inc. | 85,370 | | 5,955 |
Teledyne Technologies, Inc. (a) | 340,694 | | 11,151 |
| | 17,106 |
Air Freight & Logistics - 0.0% |
Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. (a) | 78,022 | | 487 |
Airlines - 1.4% |
AirTran Holdings, Inc. (a) | 861,500 | | 6,237 |
AMR Corp. (a) | 670,630 | | 3,588 |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. (a) | 6,662,522 | | 46,171 |
UAL Corp. (a) | 280,400 | | 1,155 |
| | 57,151 |
Building Products - 3.2% |
Masco Corp. | 2,688,779 | | 37,455 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
INDUSTRIALS - continued |
Building Products - continued |
Owens Corning (a) | 4,928,290 | | $ 90,582 |
Owens Corning warrants 10/31/13 (a) | 406,600 | | 553 |
| | 128,590 |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 3.3% |
Cenveo, Inc. (a)(f)(g) | 3,858,300 | | 18,636 |
Deluxe Corp. | 1,481,104 | | 23,179 |
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. | 450,900 | | 6,268 |
Republic Services, Inc. | 2,170,375 | | 57,732 |
The Brink's Co. | 244,500 | | 6,638 |
Waste Management, Inc. | 599,400 | | 16,849 |
| | 129,302 |
Construction & Engineering - 0.3% |
Fluor Corp. | 189,300 | | 9,995 |
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. | 429,400 | | 2,486 |
| | 12,481 |
Electrical Equipment - 1.6% |
Baldor Electric Co. | 404,900 | | 10,430 |
Belden, Inc. | 1,270,366 | | 22,282 |
EnerSys (a) | 575,138 | | 11,382 |
General Cable Corp. (a)(f) | 274,100 | | 10,627 |
JA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd. ADR (a) | 839,500 | | 4,038 |
Sunpower Corp. Class B (a) | 178,606 | | 4,876 |
| | 63,635 |
Industrial Conglomerates - 0.5% |
Carlisle Companies, Inc. | 109,910 | | 3,443 |
General Electric Co. | 1,103,883 | | 14,792 |
| | 18,235 |
Machinery - 2.5% |
Accuride Corp. (a) | 1,384,197 | | 512 |
Badger Meter, Inc. (f) | 228,561 | | 8,422 |
Cummins, Inc. | 738,900 | | 31,780 |
Ingersoll-Rand Co. Ltd. | 849,600 | | 24,536 |
John Bean Technologies Corp. | 26,049 | | 361 |
Middleby Corp. (a) | 665,379 | | 32,537 |
Thermadyne Holdings Corp. (a) | 64,900 | | 310 |
Timken Co. | 92,800 | | 1,891 |
| | 100,349 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
INDUSTRIALS - continued |
Marine - 0.6% |
Diana Shipping, Inc. | 277,900 | | $ 3,957 |
Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd. (f) | 380,323 | | 9,094 |
Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc. | 2,162,794 | | 10,295 |
OceanFreight, Inc. | 740,600 | | 1,155 |
| | 24,501 |
Road & Rail - 0.6% |
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (a)(f) | 2,598,600 | | 24,531 |
Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.2% |
H&E Equipment Services, Inc. (a) | 12,900 | | 137 |
Houston Wire & Cable Co. | 559,595 | | 6,016 |
| | 6,153 |
Transportation Infrastructure - 0.1% |
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network, Inc. | 215,300 | | 3,660 |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | 586,181 |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 10.3% |
Electronic Equipment & Components - 2.5% |
Avnet, Inc. (a) | 298,600 | | 7,286 |
Bell Microproducts, Inc. (a) | 623,761 | | 979 |
DDi Corp. (a) | 295,899 | | 1,421 |
Flextronics International Ltd. (a) | 13,177,863 | | 70,106 |
Merix Corp. (a)(g) | 1,545,123 | | 2,766 |
TTM Technologies, Inc. (a) | 1,402,619 | | 13,844 |
Viasystems Group, Inc. (a) | 775,300 | | 775 |
Viasystems Group, Inc. (a)(j) | 625,780 | | 626 |
| | 97,803 |
Internet Software & Services - 0.3% |
NetEase.com, Inc. sponsored ADR (a) | 191,500 | | 8,437 |
VeriSign, Inc. (a) | 194,300 | | 3,971 |
| | 12,408 |
IT Services - 1.7% |
Alliance Data Systems Corp. (a)(f) | 815,827 | | 41,607 |
CACI International, Inc. Class A (a) | 348,000 | | 16,078 |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A (a) | 56,200 | | 1,663 |
SAIC, Inc. (a) | 407,500 | | 7,372 |
| | 66,720 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 5.8% |
Amkor Technology, Inc. (a)(f) | 5,242,218 | | $ 32,816 |
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (a) | 651,200 | | 6,916 |
Intel Corp. | 693,100 | | 13,342 |
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) | 1,645,200 | | 10,513 |
ON Semiconductor Corp. (a)(g) | 23,079,802 | | 168,477 |
| | 232,064 |
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | | 408,995 |
MATERIALS - 10.4% |
Chemicals - 6.7% |
Albemarle Corp. | 1,163,406 | | 34,565 |
Arch Chemicals, Inc. | 344,342 | | 9,142 |
Celanese Corp. Class A | 4,687,200 | | 120,461 |
Dow Chemical Co. | 535,794 | | 11,343 |
FMC Corp. | 178,600 | | 8,687 |
Georgia Gulf Corp. (a)(f) | 21,760 | | 376 |
H.B. Fuller Co. | 1,582,241 | | 31,898 |
Nalco Holding Co. | 894,300 | | 15,820 |
Phosphate Holdings, Inc. (a)(j) | 307,500 | | 1,507 |
Pliant Corp. (a) | 567 | | 0 |
Solutia, Inc. (a) | 556,700 | | 4,977 |
W.R. Grace & Co. (a) | 1,589,619 | | 26,435 |
| | 265,211 |
Containers & Packaging - 0.8% |
Owens-Illinois, Inc. (a) | 421,000 | | 14,289 |
Rock-Tenn Co. Class A | 355,202 | | 15,970 |
Temple-Inland, Inc. | 107,200 | | 1,679 |
| | 31,938 |
Metals & Mining - 2.7% |
Compass Minerals International, Inc. | 55,000 | | 2,925 |
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. | 1,735,440 | | 104,647 |
Ormet Corp. (a) | 330,000 | | 109 |
Ormet Corp. (a)(j) | 1,075,000 | | 323 |
| | 108,004 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
MATERIALS - continued |
Paper & Forest Products - 0.2% |
Domtar Corp. (a)(f) | 171,641 | | $ 3,254 |
Neenah Paper, Inc. | 518,300 | | 5,079 |
| | 8,333 |
TOTAL MATERIALS | | 413,486 |
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 3.6% |
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.8% |
Level 3 Communications, Inc. (a) | 2,000,000 | | 2,460 |
PAETEC Holding Corp. (a) | 2,980,233 | | 8,762 |
Qwest Communications International, Inc. | 4,637,500 | | 17,901 |
tw telecom, inc. (a) | 332,497 | | 3,292 |
| | 32,415 |
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 2.8% |
Centennial Communications Corp. Class A (a) | 827,032 | | 6,343 |
Crown Castle International Corp. (a) | 1,478,020 | | 42,478 |
Sprint Nextel Corp. (a) | 5,692,987 | | 22,772 |
Syniverse Holdings, Inc. (a) | 2,244,438 | | 39,345 |
| | 110,938 |
TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES | | 143,353 |
UTILITIES - 5.1% |
Gas Utilities - 0.3% |
ONEOK, Inc. | 317,600 | | 10,513 |
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 4.8% |
AES Corp. | 10,901,923 | | 139,436 |
Calpine Corp. (a) | 1,995,200 | | 25,698 |
Mirant Corp. (a) | 714,500 | | 12,904 |
NRG Energy, Inc. (a) | 550,128 | | 14,969 |
| | 193,007 |
TOTAL UTILITIES | | 203,520 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $4,213,874) | 3,524,534 |
Preferred Stocks - 0.3% |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 0.3% |
ENERGY - 0.3% |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.3% |
El Paso Corp. 4.99% | 11,200 | | $ 9,833 |
Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 0.0% |
FINANCIALS - 0.0% |
Diversified Financial Services - 0.0% |
Preferred Blocker, Inc. 7.00% (h) | 944 | | 430 |
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $8,747) | 10,263 |
Nonconvertible Bonds - 5.4% |
| Principal Amount (000s) | | |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 1.2% |
Automobiles - 0.4% |
General Motors Corp.: | | | | |
6.75% 5/1/28 (d) | | $ 3,075 | | 423 |
7.125% 7/15/13 (d) | | 8,320 | | 1,123 |
7.2% 1/15/11 (d) | | 22,980 | | 3,217 |
8.25% 7/15/23 (d) | | 25,035 | | 3,693 |
8.375% 7/15/33 (d) | | 39,290 | | 5,992 |
8.8% 3/1/21 (d) | | 10,765 | | 1,534 |
| | 15,982 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.7% |
MGM Mirage, Inc.: | | | | |
5.875% 2/27/14 | | 1,955 | | 1,378 |
6.625% 7/15/15 | | 3,020 | | 2,129 |
6.75% 4/1/13 | | 7,855 | | 5,754 |
11.125% 11/15/17 (h) | | 6,530 | | 7,101 |
13% 11/15/13 (h) | | 6,150 | | 6,873 |
Station Casinos, Inc.: | | | | |
6% 4/1/12 (d) | | 8,360 | | 2,592 |
7.75% 8/15/16 (d) | | 9,380 | | 2,861 |
| | 28,688 |
Media - 0.1% |
Umbrella Acquisition, Inc. 10.5% 3/15/15 pay-in-kind (e)(h) | | 5,380 | | 3,360 |
Nonconvertible Bonds - continued |
| Principal Amount (000s) | | Value (000s) |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - continued |
Specialty Retail - 0.0% |
Sonic Automotive, Inc. 8.625% 8/15/13 | | $ 2,545 | | $ 2,036 |
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | 50,066 |
CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.3% |
Food Products - 0.3% |
Smithfield Foods, Inc.: | | | | |
7% 8/1/11 | | 13,215 | | 12,554 |
7.75% 7/1/17 | | 805 | | 606 |
| | 13,160 |
ENERGY - 0.5% |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.5% |
El Paso Energy Corp.: | | | | |
7.75% 1/15/32 | | 8,985 | | 8,053 |
7.8% 8/1/31 | | 1,960 | | 1,666 |
Forest Oil Corp. 7.25% 6/15/19 | | 11,165 | | 10,607 |
Range Resources Corp. 7.25% 5/1/18 | | 560 | | 545 |
| | 20,871 |
FINANCIALS - 1.3% |
Consumer Finance - 1.3% |
GMAC LLC: | | | | |
6% 12/15/11 | | 1,455 | | 1,310 |
6% 12/15/11 (h) | | 11,465 | | 10,605 |
6.625% 5/15/12 (h) | | 7,825 | | 7,121 |
7.5% 12/31/13 (h) | | 25,363 | | 21,685 |
8% 12/31/18 (h) | | 13,924 | | 10,652 |
| | 51,373 |
INDUSTRIALS - 0.2% |
Airlines - 0.0% |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. 8% 12/15/07 (a)(h) | | 4,145 | | 41 |
Northwest Airlines, Inc. 9.875% 3/15/07 (a) | | 7,000 | | 53 |
| | 94 |
Building Products - 0.0% |
Owens Corning 7% 12/1/36 | | 1,055 | | 818 |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.1% |
Cenveo Corp. 7.875% 12/1/13 | | 2,680 | | 1,916 |
Nonconvertible Bonds - continued |
| Principal Amount (000s) | | Value (000s) |
INDUSTRIALS - continued |
Road & Rail - 0.1% |
Hertz Corp. 8.875% 1/1/14 | | $ 3,965 | | $ 3,816 |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | 6,644 |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 0.2% |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.2% |
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.: | | | | |
8.875% 12/15/14 | | 3,885 | | 2,564 |
10.125% 12/15/16 | | 2,730 | | 1,420 |
NXP BV: | | | | |
7.875% 10/15/14 | | 4,362 | | 2,923 |
10% 7/15/13 (h) | | 1,655 | | 1,407 |
| | 8,314 |
MATERIALS - 0.2% |
Chemicals - 0.2% |
Chemtura Corp. 6.875% 6/1/16 (d) | | 5,550 | | 4,523 |
Georgia Gulf Corp. 9.5% 10/15/14 (d) | | 3,519 | | 2,252 |
| | 6,775 |
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 1.3% |
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.5% |
Sprint Capital Corp.: | | | | |
6.875% 11/15/28 | | 14,800 | | 11,174 |
6.9% 5/1/19 | | 10,410 | | 9,252 |
| | 20,426 |
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.8% |
Digicel Group Ltd. 8.875% 1/15/15 (h) | | 1,890 | | 1,654 |
Nextel Communications, Inc. 7.375% 8/1/15 | | 16,405 | | 14,723 |
Sprint Nextel Corp. 6% 12/1/16 | | 15,340 | | 13,403 |
| | 29,780 |
TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES | | 50,206 |
UTILITIES - 0.2% |
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 0.2% |
AES Corp. 7.75% 10/15/15 | | 8,405 | | 8,153 |
TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS (Cost $172,298) | 215,562 |
Floating Rate Loans - 2.1% |
| Principal Amount (000s) | | Value (000s) |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.3% |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.0% |
Venetian Macau Ltd.: | | | | |
Tranche B, term loan 2.85% 5/26/13 (i) | | $ 1,416 | | $ 1,317 |
Tranche DD, term loan 2.85% 5/26/12 (i) | | 818 | | 761 |
| | 2,078 |
Media - 0.3% |
Univision Communications, Inc. Tranche 1LN, term loan 2.535% 9/29/14 (i) | | 13,885 | | 11,212 |
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | 13,290 |
CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.2% |
Personal Products - 0.2% |
Revlon Consumer Products Corp. term loan 4.3931% 1/15/12 (i) | | 8,075 | | 7,550 |
INDUSTRIALS - 0.4% |
Airlines - 0.3% |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. Tranche 2LN, term loan 3.5519% 4/30/14 (i) | | 17,296 | | 11,588 |
Industrial Conglomerates - 0.1% |
Sequa Corp. term loan 3.8441% 12/3/14 (i) | | 5,605 | | 4,624 |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | 16,212 |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 0.6% |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.6% |
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. term loan: | | | | |
2.0588% 12/1/13 (i) | | 22,715 | | 16,752 |
12.5% 12/15/14 | | 9,950 | | 8,781 |
| | 25,533 |
MATERIALS - 0.3% |
Chemicals - 0.3% |
Georgia Gulf Corp. term loan 10% 10/3/13 (i) | | 5,919 | | 5,505 |
Solutia, Inc. term loan 7.25% 2/28/14 (i) | | 4,367 | | 4,279 |
| | 9,784 |
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.2% |
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.2% |
Level 3 Financing, Inc. term loan 2.6979% 3/13/14 (i) | | 10,000 | | 8,550 |
Floating Rate Loans - continued |
| Principal Amount (000s) | | Value (000s) |
UTILITIES - 0.1% |
Electric Utilities - 0.1% |
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC Tranche B2, term loan 3.8018% 10/10/14 (i) | | $ 5,765 | | $ 4,425 |
TOTAL FLOATING RATE LOANS (Cost $71,714) | 85,344 |
Money Market Funds - 5.6% |
| Shares | | |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.37% (b) | 134,255,809 | | 134,256 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.22% (b)(c) | 87,539,150 | | 87,539 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $221,795) | 221,795 |
Other - 0.0% |
| | | |
Other - 0.0% |
Delta Air Lines ALPA Claim (a) (Cost $519) | 64,750,000 | | 486 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 101.9% (Cost $4,688,947) | | 4,057,984 |
NET OTHER ASSETS - (1.9)% | | (77,112) |
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 3,980,872 |
Legend |
(a) Non-income producing |
(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. |
(c) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(d) Non-income producing - Issuer is in default. |
(e) Security initially issued at one coupon which converts to a higher coupon at a specified date. The rate shown is the rate at period end. |
(f) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
(g) Affiliated company |
(h) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $70,929,000 or 1.8% of net assets. |
(i) The coupon rate shown on floating or adjustable rate securities represents the rate at period end. |
(j) Restricted securities - Investment in securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (excluding 144A issues). At the end of the period, the value of restricted securities (excluding 144A issues) amounted to $2,456,000 or 0.1% of net assets. |
Additional information on each holding is as follows: |
Security | Acquisition Date | Acquisition Cost (000s) |
Ormet Corp. | 2/27/07 - 4/4/07 | $ 20,556 |
Phosphate Holdings, Inc. | 1/25/08 | $ 9,994 |
Viasystems Group, Inc. | 2/13/04 | $ 12,594 |
Affiliated Central Funds |
Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows: |
Fund | Income earned (Amounts in thousands) |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund | $ 1,541 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund | 1,815 |
Total | $ 3,356 |
Other Affiliated Issuers |
An affiliated company is a company in which the fund has ownership of at least 5% of the voting securities. Fiscal year to date transactions with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows: |
Affiliates (Amounts in thousands) | Value, beginning of period | Purchases | Sales Proceeds | Dividend Income | Value, end of period |
American Science & Engineering, Inc. | $ 28,830 | $ - | $ 30,390 | $ 178 | $ - |
Cenveo, Inc. | 35,651 | - | - | - | 18,636 |
Exterran Holdings, Inc. | 239,059 | - | 49,498 | - | - |
Forest Oil Corp. | 274,548 | - | 32,904 | - | - |
General Maritime Corp. | 76,757 | - | 37,291 | 4,176 | - |
Grey Wolf, Inc. | 90,434 | - | 67,370 | - | - |
H.B. Fuller Co. | 74,575 | - | 22,365 | 458 | - |
Affiliates (Amounts in thousands) | Value, beginning of period | Purchases | Sales Proceeds | Dividend Income | Value, end of period |
Merix Corp. | $ 3,059 | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ 2,766 |
OceanFreight, Inc. | 14,375 | - | - | 342 | - |
ON Semiconductor Corp. | 216,719 | - | - | - | 168,477 |
Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. | 158,169 | - | 23,608 | 2,993 | - |
Service Corp. International | 167,531 | - | - | 2,801 | 110,637 |
Tenet Healthcare Corp. | 132,911 | 9,444 | - | - | 103,351 |
Total | $ 1,512,618 | $ 9,444 | $ 263,426 | $ 10,948 | $ 403,867 |
Other Information |
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of July 31, 2009, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the tables below, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: |
Description (Amounts in thousands) | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Investments in Securities: | | | | |
Equities: | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary | $ 400,877 | $ 400,877 | $ - | $ - |
Consumer Staples | 58,323 | 58,323 | - | - |
Energy | 589,739 | 579,906 | 9,833 | - |
Financials | 472,749 | 472,319 | 430 | - |
Health Care | 257,574 | 257,574 | - | - |
Industrials | 586,181 | 585,628 | - | 553 |
Information Technology | 408,995 | 407,594 | - | 1,401 |
Materials | 413,486 | 413,486 | - | - |
Telecommunication Services | 143,353 | 143,353 | - | - |
Utilities | 203,520 | 203,520 | - | - |
Corporate Bonds | 215,562 | - | 215,468 | 94 |
Floating Rate Loans | 85,344 | - | 85,344 | - |
Money Market Funds | 221,795 | 221,795 | - | - |
Other | 486 | - | - | 486 |
Total Investments in Securities: | $ 4,057,984 | $ 3,744,375 | $ 311,075 | $ 2,534 |
The following is a reconciliation of Investments in Securities for which Level 3 inputs were used in determining value: |
(Amounts in thousands) | Investments in Securities |
Beginning Balance | $ 1,457 |
Total Realized Gain (Loss) | - |
Total Unrealized Gain (Loss) | (12,864) |
Cost of Purchases | - |
Proceeds of Sales | (279) |
Amortization/Accretion | - |
Transfer in/out of Level 3 | 14,220 |
Ending Balance | $ 2,534 |
The change in unrealized gain (loss) attributable to Level 3 securities at July 31, 2009 | $ (12,864) |
The information used in the above reconciliation represents fiscal year to date activity for any Investment in Securities identified as using Level 3 inputs at either the beginning or the end of the current fiscal period. Transfers in or out of Level 3 represents either the beginning value (for transfers in), or the ending value (for transfers out) of any Security or Instrument where a change in the pricing level occurred from the beginning to the end of the period. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) disclosed in the reconciliation are included in Net Gain (Loss) on the Fund's Statement of Operations. |
The composition of credit quality ratings as a percentage of net assets is as follows (ratings are unaudited): |
AAA,AA,A | 0.0% |
BBB | 0.0% |
BB | 1.4% |
B | 3.1% |
CCC,CC,C | 2.5% |
D | 0.1% |
Not Rated | 0.4% |
Equities | 88.8% |
Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets | 3.7% |
| 100.0% |
We have used ratings from Moody's® Investors Services, Inc. Where Moody's ratings are not available, we have used S&P® ratings. All ratings are as of the report date and do not reflect subsequent downgrades. |
Income Tax Information |
At July 31, 2009, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of approximately $297,190,000 all of which will expire on July 31, 2017. |
The fund intends to elect to defer to its fiscal year ending July 31, 2010 approximately $858,385,000 of losses recognized during the period November 1, 2008 to July 31, 2009. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts) | July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $83,453) - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $4,015,508) | $ 3,432,322 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $221,795) | 221,795 | |
Other affiliated issuers (cost $451,644) | 403,867 | |
Total Investments (cost $4,688,947) | | $ 4,057,984 |
Cash | | 31 |
Foreign currency held at value (cost $496) | | 511 |
Receivable for investments sold | | 1,770 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 10,276 |
Dividends receivable | | 720 |
Interest receivable | | 4,056 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 95 |
Prepaid expenses | | 18 |
Other receivables | | 1 |
Total assets | | 4,075,462 |
| | |
Liabilities | | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | $ 4,176 | |
Accrued management fee | 1,867 | |
Other affiliated payables | 961 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 47 | |
Collateral on securities loaned, at value | 87,539 | |
Total liabilities | | 94,590 |
| | |
Net Assets | | $ 3,980,872 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $ 5,798,986 |
Undistributed net investment income | | 21,357 |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | | (1,208,522) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | (630,949) |
Net Assets | | $ 3,980,872 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts) | July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Leveraged Company Stock: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($3,713,521 ÷ 189,946 shares) | | $ 19.55 |
| | |
Class K: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($267,351 ÷ 13,665 shares) | | $ 19.56 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
Amounts in thousands | Year ended July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Investment Income | | |
Dividends (including $10,948 earned from other affiliated issuers) | | $ 48,405 |
Interest | | 30,089 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds | | 3,356 |
Total income | | 81,850 |
| | |
Expenses | | |
Management fee | $ 23,913 | |
Transfer agent fees | 10,452 | |
Accounting and security lending fees | 1,024 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 57 | |
Independent trustees' compensation | 27 | |
Registration fees | 110 | |
Audit | 68 | |
Legal | 28 | |
Miscellaneous | 61 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 35,740 | |
Expense reductions | (45) | 35,695 |
Net investment income (loss) | | 46,155 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | (1,022,226) | |
Other affiliated issuers | (188,642) | |
Foreign currency transactions | (68) | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | (1,210,936) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: Investment securities | (1,921,086) | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 14 | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | (1,921,072) |
Net gain (loss) | | (3,132,008) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ (3,085,853) |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Amounts in thousands | Year ended July 31, 2009 | Year ended July 31, 2008 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ 46,155 | $ 33,470 |
Net realized gain (loss) | (1,210,936) | 151,060 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (1,921,072) | (527,187) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (3,085,853) | (342,657) |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | (31,749) | (89,831) |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain | (63,967) | (319,818) |
Total distributions | (95,716) | (409,649) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | (872,099) | 950,964 |
Redemption fees | 2,433 | 3,350 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (4,051,235) | 202,008 |
| | |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 8,032,107 | 7,830,099 |
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $21,357 and undistributed net investment income of $11,678, respectively) | $ 3,980,872 | $ 8,032,107 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Leveraged Company Stock
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 31.09 | $ 33.78 | $ 28.07 | $ 25.48 | $ 20.18 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) B | .21 | .14 | .44 E | .16 | .24 F |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (11.37) | (1.06) | 6.78 | 3.04 | 6.21 |
Total from investment operations | (11.16) | (.92) | 7.22 | 3.20 | 6.45 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.14) | (.39) | (.12) | (.21) | (.04) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.25) | (1.39) | (1.40) | (.41) | (1.12) |
Total distributions | (.39) | (1.78) | (1.52) | (.62) | (1.16) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital B | .01 | .01 | .01 | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 19.55 | $ 31.09 | $ 33.78 | $ 28.07 | $ 25.48 |
Total Return A | (35.99)% | (2.76)% | 27.08% | 12.80% | 33.93% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets C, G | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .92% | .83% | .83% | .86% | .87% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .92% | .83% | .83% | .86% | .87% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .92% | .83% | .83% | .85% | .84% |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.17% | .44% | 1.43% E | .60% | 1.04% F |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $ 3,714 | $ 8,032 | $ 7,830 | $ 4,174 | $ 3,328 |
Portfolio turnover rate D | 34% | 30% | 20% | 23% | 16% |
A Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
C Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
D Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
E Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.26 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .59%.
F Investment income per share reflects an in-kind dividend received in a corporate reorganization which amounted to $.10 per share. Excluding this dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .61%.
G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class K
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 G |
Selected Per-Share Data | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 31.11 | $ 34.10 |
Income from Investment Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) D | .21 | .05 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (11.35) | (3.04) |
Total from investment operations | (11.14) | (2.99) |
Distributions from net investment income | (.17) | - |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.25) | - |
Total distributions | (.42) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital D | .01 | - I |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 19.56 | $ 31.11 |
Total Return B, C | (35.86)% | (8.77)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E, H | | |
Expenses before reductions | .71% | .70% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .71% | .70% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | .71% | .70% A |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.39% | .58% A |
Supplemental Data | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 267,351 | $ 91 |
Portfolio turnover rateF | 34% | 30% |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G For the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2008.
H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
I Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
For the period ended July 31, 2009
(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
1. Organization.
Fidelity Leveraged Company Stock Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Securities Fund (the trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund offers Leveraged Company Stock and Class K shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. After the commencement of Class K, the Fund began offering conversion privileges between Leveraged Company Stock and Class K to eligible shareholders of Leveraged Company Stock. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent fees incurred. Certain expense reductions also differ by class.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's web site or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Events or transactions occurring after period end through the date that the financial statements were issued, September 28, 2009, have
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been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Security Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are classified into three levels. Level 1 includes readily available unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 includes observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable either directly or indirectly. Level 3 includes unobservable inputs when market prices are not readily available or reliable. Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment's assigned level within the hierarchy. The aggregate value by input level, as of July 31, 2009, for the Fund's investments, as well as a reconciliation of assets and liabilities for which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments. Valuation techniques of the Fund's major categories of assets and liabilities as presented in the Schedule of Investments are as follows.
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by an independent pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price. Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on quotations received from dealers who make markets in such securities or by independent pricing services. For corporate bonds and floating rate loans, pricing services generally utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type as well as dealer supplied prices. Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value each business day. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are valued at amortized cost, which approximates value.
When current market prices or quotations are not readily available or reliable, valuations may be determined in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. Factors used in determining value may include significant market or security specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality, and developments in foreign markets which are monitored by evaluating the performance of ADRs, futures contracts and exchange-traded funds. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and may be utilized to a significant extent. The value of securities used for
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(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
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net asset value (NAV) calculation under these procedures may differ from published prices for the same securities.
Foreign Currency. The Fund uses foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and may include proceeds received from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain. Debt obligations may be placed on non-accrual status and related interest income may be reduced by ceasing current accruals and writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful based on consistently applied procedures. A debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectability of interest is reasonably assured.
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Expenses. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among each Fund in the trust. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and filing its U.S. federal tax return. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. The Fund is subject to the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainties in Income Taxes (FIN 48). FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. There are no unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three years. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. In addition, the Fund will claim a portion of the payment made to redeeming shareholders as a distribution for income tax purposes.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, market discount, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the federal tax cost as of period end were as follows:
Unrealized appreciation | $ 591,299 | |
Unrealized depreciation | (1,269,895) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ (678,596) | |
| | |
Undistributed ordinary income | $ 16,056 | |
Capital loss carryforward | $ (297,190) | |
| | |
Cost for federal income tax purposes | $ 4,736,580 | |
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(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| July 31, 2009 | July 31, 2008 |
Ordinary Income | $ 47,101 | $ 113,320 |
Long-term Capital Gains | 48,615 | 296,329 |
Total | $ 95,716 | $ 409,649 |
Short-Term Trading (Redemption) Fees. Shares held in the Fund less than 90 days are subject to a redemption fee equal to 1.50% of the proceeds of the redeemed shares. All redemption fees, including any estimated redemption fees paid by FMR, are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid in capital.
4. Operating Policies.
Restricted Securities. The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
Loans and Other Direct Debt Instruments. The Fund may invest in loans and loan participations, trade claims or other receivables. These investments may include standby financing commitments, including revolving credit facilities, that obligate the Fund to supply additional cash to the borrower on demand. Loan participations involve a risk of insolvency of the lending bank or other financial intermediary. The Fund may be contractually obligated to receive approval from the agent bank and/or borrower prior to the sale of these investments.
5. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $1,363,934 and $2,252,718, respectively.
6. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .35% of the Fund's average net assets and a group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds
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advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the period, the total annual management fee rate was .61% of the Fund's average net assets.
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of Leveraged Company Stock. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee of Class K's average net assets. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, the total transfer agent fees paid by each class were as follows:
| Amount | % of Average Net Assets |
Leveraged Company Stock | $ 10,345 | .28 |
Class K | 107 | .06 |
| $ 10,452 | |
Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the month. Under a separate contract, FSC administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions.
Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $78 for the period.
7. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR in a $3.5 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $17 and is reflected in Miscellaneous Expense on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
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(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
8. Security Lending.
The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. On the settlement date of the loan, the Fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less fees and expenses associated with the loan, plus any premium payments that may be received on the loan of certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Net income from lending portfolio securities during the period amounted to $1,815.
9. Expense Reductions.
FMR voluntarily agreed to reimburse a portion of Leveraged Company Stock's operating expenses. During the period, this reimbursement reduced the class' expenses by $14.
Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $19 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian and each class' transfer agent, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by $2. During the period, credits reduced each class' transfer agent expense as noted in the table below.
| Transfer Agent expense reduction | |
Leveraged Company Stock | $ 10 | |
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10. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 |
From net investment income | | |
Leveraged Company Stock | $ 30,127 | $ 89,831 |
Class K | 1,622 | - |
Total | $ 31,749 | $ 89,831 |
From net realized gain | | |
Leveraged Company Stock | $ 63,966 | $ 319,818 |
Class K | 1 | - |
Total | $ 63,967 | $ 319,818 |
11. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
| Shares | Dollars |
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008A | 2009 | 2008A |
Leveraged Company Stock | | | | |
Shares sold | 52,607 | 100,393 | $ 972,232 | $ 3,279,172 |
Conversion to Class K | (12,957) | - | (289,406) | - |
Reinvestment of distributions | 3,995 | 12,305 | 89,681 | 391,353 |
Shares redeemed | (112,023) | (86,186) | (1,955,126) | (2,719,661) |
Net increase (decrease) | (68,378) | 26,512 | $ (1,182,619) | $ 950,864 |
Class K | | | | |
Shares sold | 6,741 | 3 | $ 105,087 | $ 100 |
Conversion from Leveraged Company Stock | 12,954 | - | 289,406 | - |
Reinvestment of distributions | 118 | - | 1,623 | - |
Shares redeemed | (6,151) | - | (85,596) | - |
Net increase (decrease) | 13,662 | 3 | $ 310,520 | $ 100 |
A Share transactions for Class K are for the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2008.
12. Other.
The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
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To the Trustees of Fidelity Securities Fund and the Shareholders of Fidelity Leveraged Company Stock Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Leveraged Company Stock Fund (a fund of Fidelity Securities Fund) at July 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity Leveraged Company Stock Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at July 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
September 28, 2009
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The Trustees, Member of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, and review the fund's performance. Except for Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d and Mr. James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 220 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Johnson oversees 262 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 392 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The executive officers and Advisory Board Member hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-800-835-5092.
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Edward C. Johnson 3d (79) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 1984 Mr. Johnson is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC; Chairman and a Director of FMR; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC); Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Johnson serves as Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as President of FMR LLC (2006-2007). |
James C. Curvey (74) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2006-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. |
* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Dennis J. Dirks (61) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Currently, Mr. Dirks serves as a member of the Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present). |
Alan J. Lacy (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of The Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-present) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2007-present). Mr. Lacy is Chairman (2008-present) and a member (2006-present) of the Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association. |
Ned C. Lautenbach (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr. Lautenbach is an Advisory Partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was with the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. Mr. Lautenbach serves as a Director of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial) as well as the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida. Mr. Lautenbach is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Fairfield University (2005-present), as well as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, Mr. Lautenbach served as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007). |
Joseph Mauriello (64) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Capital Ltd. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-present) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products, 2007-present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a Director of the Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007). |
Cornelia M. Small (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors of the Teagle Foundation (2009-present). Ms. Small is also a member of the Investment Committee, and Chair (2008-present) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson of the Investment Committee (2002-2008) of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments. |
William S. Stavropoulos (70) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Mr. Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons (2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004), Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently, Mr. Stavropoulos is a Director of Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Chemical Financial Corporation, Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), Tyco International, Inc. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital (private equity investment, 2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is a special advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science. |
David M. Thomas (60) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products), and Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present). |
Michael E. Wiley (58) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008-present), and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a Sr. Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005). |
Advisory Board Member and Executive Officers:
Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Mr. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Peter S. Lynch (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006). |
Kenneth B. Robins (39) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2009-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Robins worked at KPMG LLP, where he was a partner in KPMG's department of professional practice (2002-2004). |
Bruce T. Herring (43) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2006 Vice President of certain Equity Funds. Mr. Herring also serves as Group Chief Investments Officer of FMR. Previously, Mr. Herring served as a portfolio manager for Fidelity U.S. Equity Funds. |
Brian B. Hogan (44) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Vice President of certain Equity Funds and Vice President of Sector Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-present) and President of FMR's Equity Division (2009-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as a portfolio manager. |
Scott C. Goebel (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC; Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). |
William C. Coffey (40) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Holly C. Laurent (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Laurent is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Laurent was Senior Vice President and Head of Legal for Fidelity Business Services India Pvt. Ltd. (2006-2008), and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Group Head for FMR LLC (2005-2006). |
Christine Reynolds (50) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007). |
Kenneth A. Rathgeber (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2004 Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Rathgeber is Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), FMR (2005-present), FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2005-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2005-present), Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC (2005-present), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2005-present). |
Jeffrey S. Christian (47) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Christian also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Christian served as Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (2004-2009) and as Vice President of Business Analysis (2003-2004). |
Bryan A. Mehrmann (48) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Mehrmann is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Mehrmann served as Vice President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Group (FIIS)/Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC) Client Services (1998-2004). |
Adrien E. Deberghes (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005). |
John R. Hebble (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Paul M. Murphy (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Murphy is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2006), Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR (2007), and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1994-2007). |
Gary W. Ryan (50) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005). |
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Class K designates 90% of the dividends distributed in September, and 65% and 81% of the dividends distributed in December during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders
Class K designates 100% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year as amounts which may be taken into account as a dividend for the purposes of the maximum rate under section 1(h)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2010 of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax returns.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity Leveraged Company Stock Fund
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, acting directly and through its separate committees, requests and receives information concerning, and considers at each of its meetings factors that are relevant to, its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees, each composed of Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. Each committee has a written charter outlining the structure and purposes of the committee. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts.
At its July 2009 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expenses; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board ultimately reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts and the compensation to be received by Fidelity under the management contract is consistent with Fidelity's fiduciary duty under applicable law. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor noted above, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by competitors to Fidelity, and that the fund's shareholders, with the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.
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Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel and the fund's investment objective and discipline. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the size, education, and experience of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, their use of technology, and the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory, and management personnel. In response to last year's financial crisis, FMR took a number of actions intended to cut costs and improve efficiency without weakening the investment teams or resources. The Board noted that Fidelity's analysts have access to a variety of technological tools and market and securities data that enable them to perform both fundamental and quantitative analysis and to specialize in various disciplines. The Board considered Fidelity's extensive global research capabilities that enable the Investment Advisers to aggregate data from various sources in an effort to produce positive investment results. The Board also considered that Fidelity's portfolio managers and analysts have access to daily portfolio attribution that allows for monitoring of a fund's portfolio, as well as an electronic communication system that provides immediate real-time access to research concerning issuers and credit enhancers.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, distribution, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the Investment Advisers' supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through phone representatives and over the Internet, and investor education materials and asset allocation tools.
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Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing for a large variety of mutual fund investor services. For example, fund shareholders are offered the privilege of exchanging shares of the fund for shares of other Fidelity funds, as set forth in the fund's prospectus, without paying a sales charge. The Board noted that Fidelity has taken a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) dedicating additional resources to investment research and to restructure and broaden the focus of the investment research teams; (ii) bolstering the senior management team that oversees asset management; (iii) contractually agreeing to reduce the management fee on Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund; and (iv) expanding Class A and Class T load waiver categories to increase rollover retention opportunities and create consistent policies across the classes.
Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated within its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for Fidelity Leveraged Company Stock (retail class), as well as the fund's relative investment performance for Fidelity Leveraged Company Stock (retail class) measured against (i) a broad-based securities market index, and (ii) a custom peer group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by the Board over multiple periods. The following charts considered by the Board show, over the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2008, the cumulative total returns of Fidelity Leveraged Company Stock (retail class) of the fund, the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of cumulative total returns of a custom peer group of mutual funds defined by FMR based on categories assigned by Morningstar, Inc. (Class K of the fund had less than one year of performance as of December 31, 2008.) The box within each chart shows the 25th percentile return (bottom of box) and the 75th percentile return (top of box) of the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten number noted below each chart corresponds to the percentile box and represents the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of Fidelity Leveraged Company Stock (retail class) of the fund. The fund's custom peer group, defined by FMR, is a peer group that FMR believes provides a more meaningful performance comparison than the peer group assigned by Morningstar, Inc., which assigns mutual funds to categories based on their investment styles as measured by their underlying portfolio holdings.
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The Board reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and stated that the performance of Fidelity Leveraged Company Stock (retail class) of the fund was in the fourth quartile for the one- and three-year periods and the second quartile for the five-year period. The Board also stated that the investment performance of Fidelity Leveraged Company Stock (retail class) compared favorably to its benchmark for the three- and five-year periods, although the fund's one-year cumulative total return was lower than its benchmark. The Board discussed with FMR actions that have been taken by FMR to improve the fund's more recent disappointing performance relative to its peer group. The Board will continue to closely monitor the performance of the fund in the coming year and discuss with FMR other appropriate actions to address the performance of the fund.
The Board considered that FMR has taken steps to refocus and strengthen equity research, equity portfolio management, and compliance. The Board reviewed the year-to-date performance of Fidelity Leveraged Company Stock (retail class) through May 31, 2009 and stated that it exceeded the fund's benchmark.
Based on its review, and giving particular weight to the nature and quality of the resources dedicated by the Investment Advisers to maintain and improve relative performance and factoring in the unprecedented market events in 2008, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund will benefit the fund's shareholders, particularly in light of the Board's view that the fund's shareholders benefit from investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and services.
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Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Fund Expenses. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expenses compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared.
The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors, in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 17% means that 83% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.
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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2008.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee was fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.
In its review of each class's total expenses, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses. As part of its review, the Board also considered current and historical total expenses of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.
The Board noted that the total expenses of each class ranked below its competitive median for the period.
In its review of total expenses, the Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information on clients that FMR and its affiliates service in other competitive markets, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the total expenses of each class of the fund were reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the audited books and records of Fidelity. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board believes that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
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The Board has also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and any fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and determined that the amount of profit is a fair entrepreneurial profit for the management of the fund.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions.
In February 2009, the Board created an Ad Hoc Committee (the "Committee") to analyze economies of scale. The Committee was formed to consider whether FMR attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR determines the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will achieve a certain level of economies of scale as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
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The Board concluded, considering the findings of the Committee, that any potential economies of scale are being shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity in an appropriate manner.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including (i) fund performance trends, actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) portfolio manager changes that have occurred during the past year; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and key personnel, including performance benchmarks used by Fidelity in evaluating incentive compensation for portfolio managers and research analysts; (iv) the structure and process of equity research and actions taken by FMR to improve the quality of research; (v) the selection of and compensation paid by FMR to fund sub-advisers; (vi) Fidelity's fee structures and rationale for recommending different fees among categories of funds; (vii) the rationale for any differences between fund fee structures and fee structures in place for other Fidelity clients; (viii) Fidelity's rationale for recommending which funds should have a performance adjustment component as part of their management fees; and (ix) explanations for the relative total expenses borne by certain funds and classes, total expense competitive trends, and actions that might be taken by FMR to reduce total expenses for certain funds and classes.
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all material factors, the Board ultimately concluded that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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OTC
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July 31, 2009
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Contents
Chairman's Message | <Click Here> | The Chairman's message to shareholders. |
Performance | <Click Here> | How the fund has done over time. |
Management's Discussion | <Click Here> | The manager's review of fund performance, strategy and outlook. |
Shareholder Expense Example | <Click Here> | An example of shareholder expenses. |
Investment Changes | <Click Here> | A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months. |
Investments | <Click Here> | A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values. |
Financial Statements | <Click Here> | Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights. |
Notes | <Click Here> | Notes to the financial statements. |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | <Click Here> | |
Trustees and Officers | <Click Here> | |
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees | <Click Here> | |
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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. A fund's Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. For a complete list of a fund's portfolio holdings, view the most recent holdings listing, semiannual report, or annual report on Fidelity's web site at http://www.fidelity.com or http://www.advisor.fidelity.com, as applicable.
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Dear Shareholder:
We've seen a welcome uptick in the global equity markets this spring and summer, as signs of stabilization in some economic indicators have brought many investors back into the marketplace. But there remain other key measures - notably high unemployment and slack consumer spending - that suggest the road back to economic health could still be a bumpy ride. Financial markets are always unpredictable, of course, but there also are several time-tested investment principles that can help put the historical odds in your favor.
One of the basic tenets is to invest for the long term. Over time, riding out the markets' inevitable ups and downs has proven much more effective than selling into panic or chasing the hottest trend. Even missing only a few of the markets' best days can significantly diminish investor returns. Patience also affords the benefits of compounding - of earning interest on additional income or reinvested dividends and capital gains. There can be tax advantages and cost benefits to consider as well. While staying the course doesn't eliminate risk, it can considerably lessen the effect of short-term declines.
You can further manage your investing risk through diversification. And today, more than ever, geographic diversification should be taken into account. Studies indicate that asset allocation is the single most important determinant of a portfolio's long-term success. The right mix of stocks, bonds and cash - aligned to your particular risk tolerance and investment objective - is very important. Age-appropriate rebalancing is also an essential aspect of asset allocation. For younger investors, an emphasis on equities - which historically have been the best-performing asset class over time - is encouraged. As investors near their specific goal, such as retirement or sending a child to college, consideration may be given to replacing volatile assets (e.g. common stocks) with more-stable fixed investments (bonds or savings plans).
A third principle - investing regularly - can help lower the average cost of your purchases. Investing a certain amount of money each month or quarter helps ensure you won't pay for all your shares at market highs. This strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - also reduces "emotion" from investing, helping shareholders avoid selling weak performers just prior to an upswing, or chasing a hot performer just before a correction.
We invite you to contact us via the Internet, through our Investor Centers or by phone. It is our privilege to provide you the information you need to make the investments that are right for you.
Sincerely,
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d
Edward C. Johnson 3d
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Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class' dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The $10,000 table and the fund's 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
Periods ended July 31, 2009 | Past 1 year | Past 5 years | Past 10 years |
OTC | -13.28% | 5.19% | 0.21% |
$10,000 Over 10 Years
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in OTC, a class of the fund, on July 31, 1999. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the Nasdaq Composite® Index performed over the same period.
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Market Recap: U.S. stocks - battered by the effects of a global credit crisis for most of the year - were aided by early signs of a healing economy during the final months of the year ending July 31, 2009. For roughly half of the 12-month period, equities were in free fall, as a succession of large financial institutions around the world either collapsed or were forced into mergers or government conservatorship, and harried investors relinquished riskier assets in a massive flight to quality. By March, however, as unprecedented government interventions around the world took root, signs of a potential recovery began to emerge: corporate profits, though still weak, began to stabilize and valuations started to return to normal trading ranges. Against this improving backdrop, major equity indexes posted significant gains in March and April, which carried through to the end of the period. For the year overall, the Standard & Poor's 500SM Index declined 19.96%, while the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market IndexSM - the broadest overall gauge of domestic equities - was down 19.95%. Meanwhile, the blue-chip-laden Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM fell 16.62% and the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite® Index posted a 14.03% loss.
Comments from Sonu Kalra, who managed Fidelity® OTC Portfolio during most of the period covered by this report: During the past year, the fund's Retail Class shares returned -13.28%, topping the Nasdaq Composite Index. Versus the index, favorable stock selection in information technology lifted performance the most. Stock picking in financials and in consumer discretionary helped as well. Smartphone maker Palm was the fund's top contributor. Strong demand for the company's newest phone aided the stock. Hard-disk drive maker Seagate Technology was a successful restructuring story. Out-of-index holdings Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, the two major survivors in the investment banking space, both rebounded strongly later in the period. In the case of computer maker Dell, I underweighted that index component when it suffered its worst decline. Conversely, unrewarding stock and sector selection in energy and industrials hurt, as did overweighting the weak-performing materials sector. Fertilizer producer Mosaic, an out-of-index position that I sold, was our largest relative detractor, beset by declining fertilizer usage. Canada-based Research In Motion suffered from intensifying competition for its BlackBerry smartphones. Underweighting two strong-performing index components - software giants Microsoft and Oracle - also worked against us.
Note to shareholders: Gavin Baker became Portfolio Manager of Fidelity OTC Portfolio on July 1, 2009.
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
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Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (February 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
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.
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Shareholder Expense Example - continued
| Annualized Expense Ratio | Beginning Account Value February 1, 2009 | Ending Account Value July 31, 2009 | Expenses Paid During Period* February 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009 |
OTC | 1.24% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,415.10 | $ 7.43 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,018.65 | $ 6.21 |
Class K | 1.01% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,416.60 | $ 6.05 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,019.79 | $ 5.06 |
A 5% return per year before expenses
* Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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Investment Changes (Unaudited)
Top Ten Stocks as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Microsoft Corp. | 7.4 | 5.3 |
Apple, Inc. | 5.6 | 4.3 |
Google, Inc. Class A | 4.5 | 6.2 |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 2.9 | 4.5 |
Amgen, Inc. | 2.8 | 2.9 |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 2.7 | 4.2 |
Intel Corp. | 2.0 | 0.4 |
Dell, Inc. | 1.9 | 0.3 |
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. sponsored ADR | 1.8 | 1.4 |
Amazon.com, Inc. | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| 33.3 | |
Top Five Market Sectors as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Information Technology | 52.1 | 48.3 |
Health Care | 17.2 | 23.3 |
Consumer Discretionary | 12.5 | 10.8 |
Financials | 6.8 | 5.9 |
Industrials | 4.1 | 5.3 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) |
As of July 31, 2009 * | As of January 31, 2009 ** |
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* Foreign investments | 10.8% | | ** Foreign investments | 9.2% | |
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Investments July 31, 2009
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 99.0% |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 12.5% |
Auto Components - 0.4% |
BorgWarner, Inc. | 267,400 | | $ 8,875 |
Federal-Mogul Corp. Class A (a) | 957,500 | | 13,529 |
| | 22,404 |
Diversified Consumer Services - 0.6% |
Brinks Home Security Holdings, Inc. (a) | 270,293 | | 8,060 |
Coinstar, Inc. (a) | 264,600 | | 8,793 |
Strayer Education, Inc. (d) | 69,500 | | 14,760 |
| | 31,613 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.8% |
Ameristar Casinos, Inc. | 704,800 | | 13,173 |
Marriott International, Inc. Class A | 392 | | 8 |
P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc. (a)(d) | 356,100 | | 12,075 |
Papa John's International, Inc. (a) | 230,000 | | 5,844 |
Penn National Gaming, Inc. (a) | 119,281 | | 3,782 |
Starbucks Corp. (a) | 1,999,700 | | 35,395 |
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. | 272,700 | | 6,438 |
The Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (a) | 286,100 | | 5,542 |
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. | 626,200 | | 8,735 |
| | 90,992 |
Household Durables - 1.9% |
Harman International Industries, Inc. | 397,500 | | 9,810 |
Lennar Corp. Class A | 231,900 | | 2,746 |
Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a) | 583,800 | | 30,112 |
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. | 2,059,800 | | 26,510 |
Pulte Homes, Inc. | 809,500 | | 9,204 |
Whirlpool Corp. | 362,200 | | 20,678 |
| | 99,060 |
Internet & Catalog Retail - 1.7% |
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) | 999,600 | | 85,726 |
Media - 3.4% |
CKX, Inc. (a) | 126,830 | | 913 |
Comcast Corp. Class A | 2,329,100 | | 34,610 |
DISH Network Corp. Class A (a) | 918,000 | | 15,560 |
DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. Class A (a) | 164,507 | | 5,184 |
News Corp. Class A | 827,700 | | 8,550 |
The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (a)(d) | 3,084,900 | | 79,899 |
Virgin Media, Inc. | 3,039,300 | | 31,761 |
| | 176,477 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - continued |
Specialty Retail - 1.7% |
Citi Trends, Inc. (a) | 644,637 | | $ 18,823 |
Collective Brands, Inc. (a) | 173,200 | | 2,757 |
Office Depot, Inc. (a) | 543,300 | | 2,472 |
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. (a) | 1,848,713 | | 6,138 |
Staples, Inc. | 1,858,200 | | 39,059 |
Urban Outfitters, Inc. (a) | 774,900 | | 18,629 |
| | 87,878 |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.0% |
American Apparel, Inc. (a) | 2,196,300 | | 8,434 |
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (a) | 540,700 | | 9,473 |
Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (a)(d) | 1,259,873 | | 22,325 |
Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. Class A | 166,600 | | 10,504 |
| | 50,736 |
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | 644,886 |
CONSUMER STAPLES - 1.3% |
Beverages - 0.1% |
Cott Corp. (a) | 827,100 | | 4,591 |
Food & Staples Retailing - 1.0% |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 1,043,300 | | 51,643 |
Diedrich Coffee, Inc. (a)(d) | 64,479 | | 1,533 |
| | 53,176 |
Household Products - 0.2% |
Energizer Holdings, Inc. (a) | 129,100 | | 8,270 |
Personal Products - 0.0% |
Bare Escentuals, Inc. (a) | 68,600 | | 608 |
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | | 66,645 |
ENERGY - 1.0% |
Energy Equipment & Services - 0.3% |
ENSCO International, Inc. | 94,700 | | 3,588 |
Hercules Offshore, Inc. (a) | 703,700 | | 3,336 |
Noble Corp. | 105,400 | | 3,569 |
Transocean Ltd. (a) | 93,100 | | 7,419 |
| | 17,912 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.7% |
Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. (a) | 24,500 | | 466 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
ENERGY - continued |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - continued |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. | 133,675 | | $ 2,866 |
CONSOL Energy, Inc. | 74,400 | | 2,643 |
Marathon Oil Corp. | 68,100 | | 2,196 |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 97,600 | | 6,963 |
Peabody Energy Corp. | 147,300 | | 4,877 |
Range Resources Corp. | 49,000 | | 2,274 |
Rosetta Resources, Inc. (a) | 598,100 | | 6,202 |
Southwestern Energy Co. (a) | 135,400 | | 5,610 |
| | 34,097 |
TOTAL ENERGY | | 52,009 |
FINANCIALS - 6.8% |
Capital Markets - 2.2% |
Charles Schwab Corp. | 965,600 | | 17,255 |
Deutsche Bank AG (NY Shares) | 344,300 | | 22,345 |
GLG Partners, Inc. (d) | 2,599,200 | | 10,475 |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 148,100 | | 24,185 |
Morgan Stanley | 980,000 | | 27,930 |
The Blackstone Group LP | 884,400 | | 9,958 |
| | 112,148 |
Commercial Banks - 1.6% |
Associated Banc-Corp. | 384,100 | | 4,164 |
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. | 473,400 | | 2,168 |
CapitalSource, Inc. | 2,918,500 | | 13,542 |
Fifth Third Bancorp | 1,953,700 | | 18,560 |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | 2,402,400 | | 9,826 |
PrivateBancorp, Inc. | 466,500 | | 11,583 |
Wells Fargo & Co. | 973,300 | | 23,807 |
| | 83,650 |
Consumer Finance - 0.2% |
American Express Co. | 399,500 | | 11,318 |
Diversified Financial Services - 2.1% |
Bank of America Corp. | 2,853,000 | | 42,196 |
CME Group, Inc. | 103,400 | | 28,831 |
Hong Kong Exchange & Clearing Ltd. | 208,100 | | 3,926 |
Indiabulls Financial Services Ltd. | 1,044,600 | | 4,364 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
FINANCIALS - continued |
Diversified Financial Services - continued |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 657,600 | | $ 25,416 |
Moody's Corp. | 132,100 | | 3,136 |
| | 107,869 |
Insurance - 0.4% |
Genworth Financial, Inc. Class A | 1,000,000 | | 6,900 |
Protective Life Corp. | 284,700 | | 4,256 |
XL Capital Ltd. Class A | 537,000 | | 7,561 |
| | 18,717 |
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 0.1% |
DiamondRock Hospitality Co. | 813,800 | | 5,501 |
Real Estate Management & Development - 0.2% |
Housing Development and Infrastructure Ltd. | 899,210 | | 5,207 |
Indiabulls Real Estate Ltd. | 700,000 | | 3,605 |
Unitech Ltd. | 1,610,000 | | 3,033 |
| | 11,845 |
TOTAL FINANCIALS | | 351,048 |
HEALTH CARE - 17.2% |
Biotechnology - 10.8% |
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 477,360 | | 21,028 |
Alkermes, Inc. (a) | 1,109,941 | | 11,455 |
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 574,300 | | 13,364 |
Amgen, Inc. (a) | 2,350,600 | | 146,466 |
Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 1,557,009 | | 22,904 |
Celgene Corp. (a) | 823,192 | | 46,889 |
Cephalon, Inc. (a) | 208,700 | | 12,240 |
Cepheid, Inc. (a) | 689,600 | | 7,289 |
Dendreon Corp. (a)(d) | 1,459,800 | | 35,342 |
Genzyme Corp. (a) | 335,200 | | 17,394 |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a) | 1,118,100 | | 54,709 |
GTx, Inc. (a)(d) | 544,100 | | 5,724 |
Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (a)(d) | 2,086,250 | | 29,833 |
ImmunoGen, Inc. (a) | 222,700 | | 1,935 |
InterMune, Inc. | 478,200 | | 7,307 |
Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 1,548,049 | | 28,298 |
Medivation, Inc. (a) | 104,762 | | 2,593 |
Myriad Genetics, Inc. (a) | 115,278 | | 3,161 |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 876,700 | | 18,796 |
Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 833,284 | | 6,941 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
HEALTH CARE - continued |
Biotechnology - continued |
Seattle Genetics, Inc. (a) | 1,354,703 | | $ 16,324 |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 1,343,388 | | 48,375 |
| | 558,367 |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.3% |
Abiomed, Inc. (a) | 1,000,600 | | 7,555 |
ev3, Inc. (a) | 223,600 | | 2,744 |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)(d) | 88,300 | | 20,072 |
NuVasive, Inc. (a) | 207,100 | | 8,572 |
Thoratec Corp. (a) | 1,035,024 | | 26,021 |
| | 64,964 |
Health Care Providers & Services - 1.2% |
Express Scripts, Inc. (a) | 880,610 | | 61,678 |
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 1.5% |
Exelixis, Inc. (a) | 1,699,972 | | 9,095 |
Illumina, Inc. (a) | 882,392 | | 31,890 |
Illumina, Inc.: | | | |
warrants 11/20/10 (a)(f) | 354,776 | | 3,951 |
warrants 1/19/11 (a)(f) | 452,917 | | 5,127 |
Life Technologies Corp. (a) | 582,498 | | 26,521 |
| | 76,584 |
Pharmaceuticals - 2.4% |
Elan Corp. PLC sponsored ADR (a) | 3,925,700 | | 30,935 |
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. sponsored ADR | 1,764,873 | | 94,138 |
| | 125,073 |
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | | 886,666 |
INDUSTRIALS - 4.1% |
Aerospace & Defense - 0.1% |
Precision Castparts Corp. | 96,400 | | 7,694 |
Air Freight & Logistics - 0.4% |
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | 597,300 | | 20,266 |
Airlines - 0.1% |
JetBlue Airways Corp. (a) | 837,320 | | 4,279 |
Building Products - 0.0% |
AAON, Inc. | 125,000 | | 2,451 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
INDUSTRIALS - continued |
Construction & Engineering - 0.2% |
Foster Wheeler AG (a) | 389,900 | | $ 9,007 |
MYR Group, Inc. (a) | 150,130 | | 2,705 |
| | 11,712 |
Electrical Equipment - 0.6% |
Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (a)(d) | 281,300 | | 4,006 |
First Solar, Inc. (a)(d) | 150,000 | | 23,159 |
Sunpower Corp. Class A (a)(d) | 170,100 | | 5,477 |
| | 32,642 |
Machinery - 1.4% |
AGCO Corp. (a) | 634,700 | | 19,968 |
Altra Holdings, Inc. (a) | 573,800 | | 5,044 |
Navistar International Corp. (a) | 203,789 | | 8,058 |
PACCAR, Inc. | 1,184,600 | | 41,046 |
| | 74,116 |
Professional Services - 0.1% |
Monster Worldwide, Inc. (a) | 243,500 | | 3,173 |
Road & Rail - 0.9% |
CSX Corp. | 298,600 | | 11,980 |
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (a)(d) | 1,015,000 | | 9,582 |
Landstar System, Inc. | 179,400 | | 6,580 |
Ryder System, Inc. | 301,000 | | 10,574 |
Saia, Inc. (a) | 300,000 | | 5,418 |
| | 44,134 |
Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.3% |
DXP Enterprises, Inc. (a) | 312,715 | | 3,171 |
Interline Brands, Inc. (a) | 409,400 | | 6,931 |
Rush Enterprises, Inc. Class A (a) | 258,100 | | 3,381 |
| | 13,483 |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | 213,950 |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 52.1% |
Communications Equipment - 11.1% |
Aruba Networks, Inc. (a) | 869,500 | | 7,721 |
Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (a) | 1,231,900 | | 23,024 |
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) | 6,346,800 | | 139,693 |
Palm, Inc. (a)(d) | 4,555,159 | | 71,653 |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 3,210,100 | | 148,339 |
Research In Motion Ltd. (a) | 1,063,366 | | 80,816 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued |
Communications Equipment - continued |
Riverbed Technology, Inc. (a) | 1,822,000 | | $ 36,458 |
Starent Networks Corp. (a) | 2,451,100 | | 58,777 |
Tellabs, Inc. (a) | 804,300 | | 4,665 |
| | 571,146 |
Computers & Peripherals - 9.8% |
3PAR, Inc. (a) | 2,133,471 | | 20,460 |
Apple, Inc. (a) | 1,768,500 | | 288,955 |
Compellent Technologies, Inc. (a)(d) | 791,484 | | 12,577 |
Dell, Inc. (a) | 7,177,956 | | 96,041 |
SanDisk Corp. (a) | 2,165,550 | | 38,590 |
Seagate Technology | 4,335,100 | | 52,195 |
| | 508,818 |
Electronic Equipment & Components - 0.8% |
BYD Co. Ltd. (H Shares) (a) | 1,132,000 | | 6,274 |
Flextronics International Ltd. (a) | 5,069,900 | | 26,972 |
Itron, Inc. (a) | 121,800 | | 6,354 |
| | 39,600 |
Internet Software & Services - 7.7% |
Baidu.com, Inc. sponsored ADR (a) | 93,100 | | 32,412 |
Dice Holdings, Inc. (a) | 702,300 | | 3,301 |
eBay, Inc. (a) | 3,415,900 | | 72,588 |
Google, Inc. Class A (a) | 525,440 | | 232,796 |
NetEase.com, Inc. sponsored ADR (a) | 472,200 | | 20,805 |
SAVVIS, Inc. | 395,900 | | 5,745 |
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | 548,800 | | 7,407 |
Yahoo!, Inc. (a) | 1,746,300 | | 25,007 |
| | 400,061 |
IT Services - 0.9% |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A (a) | 904,245 | | 26,757 |
CyberSource Corp. (a) | 300,000 | | 5,202 |
Visa, Inc. Class A | 222,200 | | 14,545 |
| | 46,504 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 9.7% |
Amkor Technology, Inc. (a) | 1,753,200 | | 10,975 |
Applied Materials, Inc. | 2,549,351 | | 35,181 |
Broadcom Corp. Class A (a) | 1,215,100 | | 34,302 |
Cavium Networks, Inc. (a) | 298,000 | | 5,623 |
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (a) | 863,950 | | 9,175 |
Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. (a) | 694,800 | | 6,135 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - continued |
Infineon Technologies AG sponsored ADR (a) | 8,347,120 | | $ 33,722 |
Intel Corp. | 5,398,000 | | 103,912 |
KLA-Tencor Corp. | 1,202,500 | | 38,336 |
Lam Research Corp. (a) | 788,200 | | 23,693 |
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (a) | 2,068,400 | | 27,592 |
Mellanox Technologies Ltd. (a) | 692,100 | | 10,956 |
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (a) | 2,028,300 | | 35,739 |
NVIDIA Corp. (a) | 1,854,400 | | 23,977 |
O2Micro International Ltd. sponsored ADR (a) | 2,282,700 | | 11,824 |
Silicon Laboratories, Inc. (a) | 205,706 | | 8,810 |
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (a) | 1,574,608 | | 19,021 |
Standard Microsystems Corp. (a) | 444,600 | | 10,315 |
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. (a) | 996,000 | | 31,912 |
Volterra Semiconductor Corp. (a) | 1,227,900 | | 20,371 |
| | 501,571 |
Software - 12.1% |
Activision Blizzard, Inc. (a) | 3,870,000 | | 44,312 |
ArcSight, Inc. (a) | 225,412 | | 4,276 |
BMC Software, Inc. (a) | 233,800 | | 7,956 |
Citrix Systems, Inc. (a) | 867,200 | | 30,872 |
Concur Technologies, Inc. (a) | 76,800 | | 2,649 |
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a) | 665,290 | | 14,284 |
Gameloft (a)(e) | 5,859,800 | | 23,134 |
Mentor Graphics Corp. (a) | 627,100 | | 4,352 |
Microsoft Corp. | 16,179,900 | | 380,551 |
Oracle Corp. | 2,597,000 | | 57,472 |
Red Hat, Inc. (a) | 230,900 | | 5,271 |
SolarWinds, Inc. | 221,750 | | 4,435 |
Sourcefire, Inc. (a) | 241,265 | | 4,256 |
SuccessFactors, Inc. (a) | 305,000 | | 3,218 |
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. | 1,700,990 | | 16,193 |
TiVo, Inc. (a) | 909,175 | | 9,319 |
Ubisoft Entertainment SA (a) | 693,104 | | 11,839 |
| | 624,389 |
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | | 2,692,089 |
MATERIALS - 1.5% |
Chemicals - 0.9% |
Celanese Corp. Class A | 344,700 | | 8,859 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
MATERIALS - continued |
Chemicals - continued |
Dow Chemical Co. | 541,900 | | $ 11,472 |
Solutia, Inc. (a) | 652,000 | | 5,829 |
Terra Industries, Inc. | 371,100 | | 10,821 |
W.R. Grace & Co. (a) | 461,300 | | 7,671 |
| | 44,652 |
Construction Materials - 0.1% |
Vulcan Materials Co. | 124,400 | | 5,907 |
Containers & Packaging - 0.1% |
Temple-Inland, Inc. | 401,000 | | 6,280 |
Metals & Mining - 0.4% |
ArcelorMittal SA (NY Shares) Class A | 96,000 | | 3,460 |
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. | 79,400 | | 4,788 |
Rio Tinto PLC sponsored ADR | 3,200 | | 536 |
Steel Dynamics, Inc. | 666,800 | | 10,909 |
| | 19,693 |
TOTAL MATERIALS | | 76,532 |
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 2.5% |
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 1.3% |
Cbeyond, Inc. (a) | 819,536 | | 11,490 |
Clearwire Corp. Class A (a)(d) | 3,171,300 | | 25,688 |
Global Crossing Ltd. (a) | 2,231,000 | | 24,251 |
Neutral Tandem, Inc. (a) | 158,400 | | 4,910 |
| | 66,339 |
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 1.2% |
Leap Wireless International, Inc. (a) | 926,000 | | 22,178 |
Millicom International Cellular SA (a) | 82,000 | | 6,080 |
Sprint Nextel Corp. (a) | 8,823,600 | | 35,294 |
| | 63,552 |
TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES | | 129,891 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $4,884,222) | 5,113,716 |
Money Market Funds - 5.4% |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.37% (b) | 72,229,924 | | $ 72,230 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.22% (b)(c) | 208,879,225 | | 208,879 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $281,109) | 281,109 |
Cash Equivalents - 0.1% |
| Maturity Amount (000s) | | |
Investments in repurchase agreements in a joint trading account at 0.19%, dated 7/31/09 due 8/3/09 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations) # (Cost $2,503) | $ 2,503 | | 2,503 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 104.5% (Cost $5,167,834) | | 5,397,328 |
NET OTHER ASSETS - (4.5)% | | (231,552) |
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 5,165,776 |
Legend |
(a) Non-income producing |
(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. |
(c) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(d) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
(e) Affiliated company |
(f) Restricted securities - Investment in securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (excluding 144A issues). At the end of the period, the value of restricted securities (excluding 144A issues) amounted to $9,078,000 or 0.2% of net assets. |
Additional information on each holding is as follows: |
Security | Acquisition Date | Acquisition Cost (000s) |
Illumina, Inc. warrants 11/20/10 | 11/21/05 | $ - |
Illumina, Inc. warrants 1/19/11 | 1/18/06 | $ - |
# Additional information on each counterparty to the repurchase agreement is as follows: |
Repurchase Agreement / Counterparty | Value (000s) |
$2,503,000 due 8/03/09 at 0.19% |
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $ 1,213 |
Banc of America Securities LLC | 447 |
Barclays Capital, Inc. | 646 |
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. | 197 |
| $ 2,503 |
Affiliated Central Funds |
Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows: |
Fund | Income earned (Amounts in thousands) |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund | $ 273 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund | 2,972 |
Total | $ 3,245 |
Other Affiliated Issuers |
An affiliated company is a company in which the fund has ownership of at least 5% of the voting securities. Fiscal year to date transactions with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows: |
Affiliate (Amounts in thousands) | Value, beginning of period | Purchases | Sales Proceeds | Dividend Income | Value, end of period |
FreightCar America, Inc. | $ 24,187 | $ - | $ 16,975 | $ 38 | $ - |
Gameloft | - | 22,720 | - | - | 23,134 |
Provogue (India) Ltd. | 22,092 | 16 | 5,998 | 44 | - |
Total | $ 46,279 | $ 22,736 | $ 22,973 | $ 82 | $ 23,134 |
Other Information |
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of July 31, 2009, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table below, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: |
Description (Amounts in thousands) | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Investments in Securities: | | | | |
Equities: | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary | $ 644,886 | $ 644,886 | $ - | $ - |
Consumer Staples | 66,645 | 66,645 | - | - |
Energy | 52,009 | 52,009 | - | - |
Financials | 351,048 | 351,048 | - | - |
Health Care | 886,666 | 877,588 | 9,078 | - |
Industrials | 213,950 | 213,950 | - | - |
Information Technology | 2,692,089 | 2,692,089 | - | - |
Materials | 76,532 | 76,532 | - | - |
Telecommunication Services | 129,891 | 129,891 | - | - |
Cash Equivalents | 2,503 | - | 2,503 | - |
Money Market Funds | 281,109 | 281,109 | - | - |
Total Investments in Securities: | $ 5,397,328 | $ 5,385,747 | $ 11,581 | $ - |
Distribution of investments by country of issue, as a percentage of total net assets, is as follows: (Unaudited) |
United States of America | 89.2% |
Israel | 2.0% |
Canada | 1.7% |
China | 1.2% |
Cayman Islands | 1.2% |
Germany | 1.0% |
Bermuda | 1.0% |
Others (individually less than 1%) | 2.7% |
| 100.0% |
Income Tax Information |
At July 31, 2009, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of approximately $2,529,643,000 of which $878,595,000, $1,249,895,000 and $401,153,000 will expire on July 31, 2010, 2011 and 2017, respectively. |
The fund intends to elect to defer to its fiscal year ending July 31, 2010 approximately $240,601,000 of losses recognized during the period November 1, 2008 to July 31, 2009. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts) | July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $201,313 and repurchase agreements of $2,503) - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $4,864,005) | $ 5,093,085 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $281,109) | 281,109 | |
Other affiliated issuers (cost $22,720) | 23,134 | |
Total Investments (cost $5,167,834) | | $ 5,397,328 |
Cash | | 1 |
Receivable for investments sold | | 13,230 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 10,717 |
Dividends receivable | | 309 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 115 |
Prepaid expenses | | 18 |
Other receivables | | 607 |
Total assets | | 5,422,325 |
| | |
Liabilities | | |
Payable for investments purchased | $ 39,347 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 3,479 | |
Accrued management fee | 3,629 | |
Other affiliated payables | 1,044 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 171 | |
Collateral on securities loaned, at value | 208,879 | |
Total liabilities | | 256,549 |
| | |
Net Assets | | $ 5,165,776 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $ 7,800,577 |
Accumulated net investment loss | | (108) |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | | (2,864,118) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | 229,425 |
Net Assets | | $ 5,165,776 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts) | July 31, 2009 |
| | |
OTC: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($4,677,093 ÷ 120,756 shares) | | $ 38.73 |
| | |
Class K: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($488,683 ÷ 12,585 shares) | | $ 38.83 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Operations
Amounts in thousands | Year ended July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Investment Income | | |
Dividends (including $82 earned from other affiliated issuers) | | $ 29,353 |
Interest | | 4 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $2,972 from security lending) | | 3,245 |
Total income | | 32,602 |
| | |
Expenses | | |
Management fee Basic fee | $ 26,470 | |
Performance adjustment | 9,244 | |
Transfer agent fees | 11,049 | |
Accounting and security lending fees | 1,135 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 152 | |
Independent trustees' compensation | 30 | |
Depreciation in deferred trustee compensation account | (2) | |
Registration fees | 134 | |
Audit | 88 | |
Legal | 29 | |
Interest | 22 | |
Miscellaneous | (54) | |
Total expenses before reductions | 48,297 | |
Expense reductions | (90) | 48,207 |
Net investment income (loss) | | (15,605) |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | (654,329) | |
Redemption in-kind with affiliated entities | (11,026) | |
Other affiliated issuers | (13,714) | |
Investments not meeting investment restrictions | 175 | |
Foreign currency transactions | (612) | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | (679,506) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: Investment securities (net of increase in deferred foreign taxes of $389) | (298,322) | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | (52) | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | (298,374) |
Net gain (loss) | | (977,880) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ (993,485) |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Amounts in thousands | Year ended July 31, 2009 | Year ended July 31, 2008 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ (15,605) | $ (34,156) |
Net realized gain (loss) | (679,506) | 849,834 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (298,374) | (1,152,439) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (993,485) | (336,761) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | (711,460) | (1,570,431) |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (1,704,945) | (1,907,192) |
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Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 6,870,721 | 8,777,913 |
End of period (including accumulated net investment loss of $108 and accumulated net investment loss of $170, respectively) | $ 5,165,776 | $ 6,870,721 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - OTC
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 44.66 | $ 47.09 | $ 34.70 | $ 35.99 | $ 30.43 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) B | (.12) | (.20) | (.19) | (.10) E | .37 F |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (5.81) | (2.23) | 12.58 | (1.19) | 5.60 |
Total from investment operations | (5.93) | (2.43) | 12.39 | (1.29) | 5.97 |
Distributions from net investment income | - | - | - | - | (.41) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 38.73 | $ 44.66 | $ 47.09 | $ 34.70 | $ 35.99 |
Total Return A | (13.28)% | (5.16)% | 35.71% | (3.58)% | 19.70% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets C, G | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.13% | 1.06% | .96% | .80% | .81% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.13% | 1.06% | .96% | .80% | .81% |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.13% | 1.05% | .95% | .75% | .75% |
Net investment income (loss) | (.37)% | (.42)% | (.45)% | (.26)% E | 1.13% F |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $ 4,677 | $ 6,871 | $ 8,778 | $ 7,370 | $ 8,063 |
Portfolio turnover rate D | 151% | 145% | 121% | 149% | 117% |
A Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
C Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
D Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
E Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.03 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (.34)%.
F Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.46 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (.27)%.
G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class K
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 G |
Selected Per-Share Data | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 44.68 | $ 47.79 |
Income from Investment Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) D | (.05) | (.05) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (5.80) | (3.06) |
Total from investment operations | (5.85) | (3.11) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 38.83 | $ 44.68 |
Total Return B, C | (13.09)% | (6.51)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E, H | | |
Expenses before reductions | .92% | .91% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .92% | .91% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | .92% | .91% A |
Net investment income (loss) | (.17)% | (.47)% A |
Supplemental Data | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 488,683 | $ 93 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | 151% | 145% |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G For the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2008.
H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
For the period ended July 31, 2009
(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
1. Organization.
Fidelity OTC Portfolio (the Fund) is a non-diversified fund of Fidelity Securities Fund (the trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund offers OTC and Class K shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. After the commencement of Class K, the Fund began offering conversion privileges between OTC and Class K to eligible shareholders of OTC. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent fees incurred. Certain expense reductions also differ by class.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's web site or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Events or transactions occurring after period end through the date that the financial statements were issued, September 28, 2009, have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
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Security Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are classified into three levels. Level 1 includes readily available unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 includes observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable either directly or indirectly. Level 3 includes unobservable inputs when market prices are not readily available or reliable. Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment's assigned level within the hierarchy. The aggregate value by input level, as of July 31, 2009, for the Fund's investments is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments. Valuation techniques of the Fund's major categories of assets and liabilities as presented in the Schedule of Investments are as follows.
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by an independent pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price. Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value each business day. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are valued at amortized cost, which approximates value.
When current market prices or quotations are not readily available or reliable, valuations may be determined in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. Factors used in determining value may include significant market or security specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality, and developments in foreign markets which are monitored by evaluating the performance of ADRs, futures contracts and exchange-traded funds. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and may be utilized to a significant extent. The value of securities used for net asset value (NAV) calculation under these procedures may differ from published prices for the same securities.
Foreign Currency. The Fund uses foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
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(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Foreign Currency - continued
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and may include proceeds received from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.
Expenses. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among each Fund in the trust. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Deferred Trustee Compensation. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan), independent Trustees must defer receipt of a portion of, and may elect to defer receipt of an additional portion of, their annual compensation. Deferred amounts are invested in a cross-section of Fidelity funds, are marked-to-market and remain in the Fund until
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distributed in accordance with the Plan. The investment of deferred amounts and the offsetting payable to the Trustees are included in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and filing its U.S. federal tax return. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. The Fund is subject to the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainties in Income Taxes (FIN 48). FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. There are no unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three years. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to partnerships, deferred trustees compensation, capital loss carryforwards, foreign currency transactions, certain foreign taxes, redemptions-in-kind and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the federal tax cost as of period end were as follows:
Unrealized appreciation | $ 680,592 | |
Unrealized depreciation | (545,042) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ 135,550 | |
| | |
Capital loss carryforward | $ (2,529,643) | |
| | |
Cost for federal income tax purposes | $ 5,261,778 | |
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(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
4. Operating Policies.
Repurchase Agreements. FMR has received an Exemptive Order from the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) which permits the Fund and other affiliated entities of FMR to transfer uninvested cash balances into joint trading accounts which are then invested in repurchase agreements. The Fund may also invest directly with institutions in repurchase agreements. Repurchase agreements are collateralized by government or non-government securities. Upon settlement date, collateral is held in segregated accounts with custodian banks and may be obtained in the event of a default of the counterparty. The Fund monitors, on a daily basis, the value of the collateral to ensure it is at least equal to the principal amount of the repurchase agreement (including accrued interest). In the event of a default by the counterparty, realization of the collateral proceeds could be delayed, during which time the value of the collateral may decline.
Restricted Securities. The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
5. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $6,764,410 and $7,524,595, respectively.
OTC Portfolio realized a net gain of $175 on sales of investments which did not meet the investment restrictions of the Fund.
6. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .35% of the Fund's average net assets and a group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. In addition, the management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of ± .20% of the Fund's average net assets over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the relative investment performance of the retail class
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of the Fund, OTC as compared to an appropriate benchmark index. For the period, the total annual management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .83% of the Fund's average net assets.
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of OTC. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee of Class K's average net assets. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, the total transfer agent fees paid by each class were as follows:
| Amount | % of Average Net Assets |
OTC | $ 10,893 | .27 |
Class K | 156 | .06 |
| $ 11,049 | |
Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the month. Under a separate contract, FSC administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions.
Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $193 for the period.
Interfund Lending Program. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the SEC, the Fund, along with other registered investment companies having management contracts with FMR, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the funds to borrow from, or lend money to, other participating affiliated funds. At period end, there were no interfund loans outstanding. The Fund's activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:
Borrower or Lender | Average Daily Loan Balance | Weighted Average Interest Rate | Interest Expense |
Borrower | $ 13,111 | 2.18% | $ 21 |
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(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
6. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued
Redemption-in-Kind. On October 17, 2008, 11,638 fund shares held by affiliated entities were redeemed in kind for cash and securities with a value of $359,735. The realized loss of $11,026 on securities delivered through the in-kind redemption is included in the accompanying Statement of Operations and is not taxable to the Fund.
7. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR in a $3.5 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $19 and is reflected in Miscellaneous Expense on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
8. Security Lending.
The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. On the settlement date of the loan, the Fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less fees and expenses associated with the loan, plus any premium payments that may be received on the loan of certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds.
9. Bank Borrowings.
The Fund is permitted to have bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions. The Fund has established borrowing arrangements with certain banks. The interest rate on the borrowings is the bank's base rate, as revised from time to time. The average daily loan balance during the period for which loans were
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outstanding amounted to $6,641. The weighted average interest rate was 1.48%. The interest expense amounted to $1 under the bank borrowing program. At period end, there were no bank borrowings outstanding.
10. Expense Reductions.
FMR voluntarily agreed to reimburse a portion of OTC's operating expenses. During the period, this reimbursement reduced the class' expenses by $16.
Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $41 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian and each class' transfer agent, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by $4. During the period, credits reduced each class' transfer agent expense as noted in the table below.
| Transfer Agent expense reduction | |
OTC | $ 29 | |
11. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
| Shares | Dollars |
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008A | 2009 | 2008A |
OTC | | | | |
Shares sold | 30,393 | 36,635 | $ 1,008,444 | $ 1,795,997 |
Conversion to Class K | (11,534) | - | (344,688) | - |
Shares redeemed | (51,952) | (69,178) | (1,755,471) | (3,366,528) |
Net increase (decrease) | (33,093) | (32,543) | $ (1,091,715) | $ (1,570,531) |
Class K | | | | |
Shares sold | 2,992 | 2 | $ 95,604 | $ 100 |
Conversion from OTC | 11,521 | - | 344,688 | - |
Shares redeemed | (1,930) | - | (60,037) | - |
Net increase (decrease) | 12,583 | 2 | $ 380,255 | $ 100 |
A Share transactions for Class K are for the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2008.
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(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
12. Other.
The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
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To the Trustees of Fidelity Securities Fund and Shareholders of Fidelity OTC Portfolio:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Fidelity OTC Portfolio (the Fund), a fund of Fidelity Securities Fund, including the schedule of investments, as of July 31, 2009, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of July 31, 2009, by correspondence with the custodians and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity OTC Portfolio as of July 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and its financial highlights for each of the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
September 28, 2009
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The Trustees, Member of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, and review the fund's performance. Except for Edward C. Johnson 3d and James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 220 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Johnson oversees 262 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 392 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The executive officers and Advisory Board Member hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-800-544-8544.
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Edward C. Johnson 3d (79) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 1984 Mr. Johnson is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC; Chairman and a Director of FMR; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC); Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Johnson serves as Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as President of FMR LLC (2006-2007). |
James C. Curvey (74) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2006- present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. |
* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Dennis J. Dirks (61) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Currently, Mr. Dirks serves as a member of the Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present). |
Alan J. Lacy (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of The Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-present) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2007-present). Mr. Lacy is Chairman (2008-present) and a member (2006-present) of the Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association. |
Ned C. Lautenbach (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr. Lautenbach is an Advisory Partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was with the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. Mr. Lautenbach serves as a Director of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial) as well as the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida. Mr. Lautenbach is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Fairfield University (2005-present), as well as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, Mr. Lautenbach served as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007). |
Joseph Mauriello (64) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Capital Ltd. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-present) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products, 2007- present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a Director of the Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007). |
Cornelia M. Small (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors of the Teagle Foundation (2009-present). Ms. Small is also a member of the Investment Committee, and Chair (2008-present) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008- present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson of the Investment Committee (2002-2008) of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments. |
William S. Stavropoulos (70) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Mr. Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons (2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004), Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently, Mr. Stavropoulos is a Director of Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Chemical Financial Corporation, Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), Tyco International, Inc. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital (private equity investment, 2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is a special advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science. |
David M. Thomas (60) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products), and Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present). |
Michael E. Wiley (58) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008- present), and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005- present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a Sr. Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005). |
Advisory Board Member and Executive Officers:
Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Mr. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Peter S. Lynch (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006). |
Kenneth B. Robins (39) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2009-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004- present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Robins worked at KPMG LLP, where he was a partner in KPMG's department of professional practice (2002-2004). |
Bruce T. Herring (43) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2006 Vice President of certain Equity Funds. Mr. Herring also serves as Group Chief Investments Officer of FMR. Previously, Mr. Herring served as a portfolio manager for Fidelity U.S. Equity Funds. |
Brian B. Hogan (44) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Vice President of certain Equity Funds and Vice President of Sector Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-present) and President of FMR's Equity Division (2009- present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as a portfolio manager. |
Scott C. Goebel (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC; Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008- present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). |
William C. Coffey (40) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Holly C. Laurent (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Laurent is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Laurent was Senior Vice President and Head of Legal for Fidelity Business Services India Pvt. Ltd. (2006-2008), and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Group Head for FMR LLC (2005-2006). |
Christine Reynolds (50) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007). |
Kenneth A. Rathgeber (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2004 Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Rathgeber is Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), FMR (2005-present), FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2005- present), Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2005-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2005-present), Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC (2005-present), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2005- present). |
Jeffrey S. Christian (47) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Christian also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Christian served as Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (2004-2009) and as Vice President of Business Analysis (2003-2004). |
Bryan A. Mehrmann (48) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Mehrmann is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Mehrmann served as Vice President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Group (FIIS)/Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC) Client Services (1998-2004). |
Adrien E. Deberghes (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005). |
John R. Hebble (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Paul M. Murphy (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Murphy is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2006), Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR (2007), and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1994-2007). |
Gary W. Ryan (50) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005). |
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity OTC Portfolio
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, acting directly and through its separate committees, requests and receives information concerning, and considers at each of its meetings factors that are relevant to, its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees, each composed of Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. Each committee has a written charter outlining the structure and purposes of the committee. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts.
At its July 2009 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expenses; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board ultimately reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts and the compensation to be received by Fidelity under the management contract is consistent with Fidelity's fiduciary duty under applicable law. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor noted above, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by competitors to Fidelity, and that the fund's shareholders, with the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.
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Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel and the fund's investment objective and discipline. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the size, education, and experience of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, their use of technology, and the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory, and management personnel. In response to last year's financial crisis, FMR took a number of actions intended to cut costs and improve efficiency without weakening the investment teams or resources. The Board noted that Fidelity's analysts have access to a variety of technological tools and market and securities data that enable them to perform both fundamental and quantitative analysis and to specialize in various disciplines. The Board considered Fidelity's extensive global research capabilities that enable the Investment Advisers to aggregate data from various sources in an effort to produce positive investment results. The Board also considered that Fidelity's portfolio managers and analysts have access to daily portfolio attribution that allows for monitoring of a fund's portfolio, as well as an electronic communication system that provides immediate real-time access to research concerning issuers and credit enhancers.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, distribution, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the Investment Advisers' supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through phone representatives and over the Internet, and investor education materials and asset allocation tools.
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Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing for a large variety of mutual fund investor services. For example, fund shareholders are offered the privilege of exchanging shares of the fund for shares of other Fidelity funds, as set forth in the fund's prospectus, without paying a sales charge. The Board noted that Fidelity has taken a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) dedicating additional resources to investment research and to restructure and broaden the focus of the investment research teams; (ii) bolstering the senior management team that oversees asset management; (iii) contractually agreeing to reduce the management fee on Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund; and (iv) expanding Class A and Class T load waiver categories to increase rollover retention opportunities and create consistent policies across the classes.
Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated within its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for Fidelity OTC (retail class), as well as the fund's relative investment performance for Fidelity OTC (retail class) measured against a broad-based securities market index over multiple periods. The Board noted that FMR does not believe that a meaningful peer group exists against which to compare the fund's performance. The following charts considered by the Board show, over the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2008, the cumulative total returns of Fidelity OTC (retail class) of the fund and the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"). (Class K of the fund had less than one year of performance as of December 31, 2008.)
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The Board stated that the investment performance of Fidelity OTC (retail class) of the fund compared favorably to its benchmark for the three- and five-year periods, although the fund's one-year cumulative total return was lower than its benchmark.
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 exceeds, or is exceeded by, the record (over the same period) of a Board-approved performance adjustment index. The Board realizes that the performance adjustment provides FMR with a strong economic incentive to seek to achieve superior performance for the fund's shareholders and helps to more closely align the interests of FMR and the fund's shareholders.
The Board considered that FMR has taken steps to refocus and strengthen equity research, equity portfolio management, and compliance. The Board reviewed the year-to-date performance of Fidelity OTC (retail class) through May 31, 2009 and stated that it exceeded the fund's benchmark.
Based on its review, and giving particular weight to the nature and quality of the resources dedicated by the Investment Advisers to maintain and improve relative performance and factoring in the unprecedented market events in 2008, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund will benefit the fund's shareholders, particularly in light of the Board's view that the fund's shareholders benefit from investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and services.
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Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Fund Expenses. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expenses compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared.
The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors, in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps, and without giving effect to the fund's performance adjustment. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 17% means that 83% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked and the impact of the fund's performance adjustment, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.
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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2008. The Board also noted the effect of the fund's positive performance adjustment on the fund's management fee ranking. The Board noted that the performance adjustment for each year represents calculations for performance periods that differ from the periods shown in the performance charts above.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee was fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.
In its review of each class's total expenses, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses, as well as the impact of the fund's performance adjustment. As part of its review, the Board also considered current and historical total expenses of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.
The Board noted that the total expenses of each class ranked below its competitive median for the period.
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In its review of total expenses, the Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information on clients that FMR and its affiliates service in other competitive markets, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the total expenses of each class of the fund were reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the audited books and records of Fidelity. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board believes that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board has also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and any fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and determined that the amount of profit is a fair entrepreneurial profit for the management of the fund.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions.
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In February 2009, the Board created an Ad Hoc Committee (the "Committee") to analyze economies of scale. The Committee was formed to consider whether FMR attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR determines the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will achieve a certain level of economies of scale as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board concluded, considering the findings of the Committee, that any potential economies of scale are being shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity in an appropriate manner.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including (i) fund performance trends, actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) portfolio manager changes that have occurred during the past year; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and key personnel, including performance benchmarks used by Fidelity in evaluating incentive compensation for portfolio managers and research analysts; (iv) the structure and process of equity research and actions taken by FMR to improve the quality of research; (v) the selection of and compensation paid by FMR to fund sub-advisers; (vi) Fidelity's fee structures and rationale for recommending different fees among categories of funds; (vii) the rationale for any differences between fund fee structures and fee structures in place for other Fidelity clients; (viii) Fidelity's rationale for recommending which funds should have a performance adjustment component as part of their management fees; and (ix) explanations for the relative total expenses borne by certain funds and classes, total expense competitive trends, and actions that might be taken by FMR to reduce total expenses for certain funds and classes.
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Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all material factors, the Board ultimately concluded that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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Managing Your Investments
Fidelity offers several ways to conveniently manage your personal investments via your telephone or PC. You can access your account information, conduct trades and research your investments 24 hours a day.
By Phone
Fidelity Automated Service Telephone provides a single toll-free number to access account balances, positions, quotes and trading. It's easy to navigate the service, and on your first call, the system will help you create a personal identification number (PIN) for security.
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Fidelity Automated
Service Telephone (FAST®)
1-800-544-5555
Press
For mutual fund and brokerage trading.
For quotes.*
For account balances and holdings.
To review orders and mutual
fund activity.
To change your PIN.
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To speak to a Fidelity representative.
By PC
Fidelity's web site on the Internet provides a wide range of information, including daily financial news, fund performance, interactive planning tools and news about Fidelity products and services.
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Fidelity's Web Site
www.fidelity.com
* When you call the quotes line, please remember that a fund's yield and return will vary and, except for money market funds, share price will also vary. This means that you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. There is no assurance that money market funds will be able to maintain a stable $1 share price; an investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government. Total returns are historical and include changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, and the effects of any sales charges.
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Investment Adviser
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
Investment Sub-Advisers
FMR Co., Inc.
Fidelity Research & Analysis Company
Fidelity Management & Research
(U.K.) Inc.
Fidelity Investments Japan Limited
FIL Investment Advisors
FIL Investment Advisors
(U.K.) Ltd.
Fidelity Management & Research
(Hong Kong) Limited
Fidelity Management & Research
(Japan) Inc.
General Distributor
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
Transfer and Service Agents
Fidelity Investments Institutional
Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Fidelity Service Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Custodian
The Northern Trust Company
Chicago, IL
The Fidelity Telephone Connection
Mutual Fund 24-Hour Service
Exchanges/Redemptions
and Account Assistance 1-800-544-6666
Product Information 1-800-544-6666
Retirement Accounts 1-800-544-4774
(8 a.m. - 9 p.m.)
TDD Service 1-800-544-0118
for the deaf and hearing impaired
(9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Eastern time)
Fidelity Automated Service
Telephone (FAST®)
1-800-544-5555
Automated line for quickest service
OTC-UANN-0909
1.789250.106
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Fidelity®
OTC
Portfolio -
Class K
Annual Report
July 31, 2009
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Contents
Chairman's Message | <Click Here> | The Chairman's message to shareholders. |
Performance | <Click Here> | How the fund has done over time. |
Management's Discussion | <Click Here> | The manager's review of fund performance, strategy and outlook. |
Shareholder Expense Example | <Click Here> | An example of shareholder expenses. |
Investment Changes | <Click Here> | A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months. |
Investments | <Click Here> | A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values. |
Financial Statements | <Click Here> | Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights. |
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Dear Shareholder:
We've seen a welcome uptick in the global equity markets this spring and summer, as signs of stabilization in some economic indicators have brought many investors back into the marketplace. But there remain other key measures - notably high unemployment and slack consumer spending - that suggest the road back to economic health could still be a bumpy ride. Financial markets are always unpredictable, of course, but there also are several time-tested investment principles that can help put the historical odds in your favor.
One of the basic tenets is to invest for the long term. Over time, riding out the markets' inevitable ups and downs has proven much more effective than selling into panic or chasing the hottest trend. Even missing only a few of the markets' best days can significantly diminish investor returns. Patience also affords the benefits of compounding - of earning interest on additional income or reinvested dividends and capital gains. There can be tax advantages and cost benefits to consider as well. While staying the course doesn't eliminate risk, it can considerably lessen the effect of short-term declines.
You can further manage your investing risk through diversification. And today, more than ever, geographic diversification should be taken into account. Studies indicate that asset allocation is the single most important determinant of a portfolio's long-term success. The right mix of stocks, bonds and cash - aligned to your particular risk tolerance and investment objective - is very important. Age-appropriate rebalancing is also an essential aspect of asset allocation. For younger investors, an emphasis on equities - which historically have been the best-performing asset class over time - is encouraged. As investors near their specific goal, such as retirement or sending a child to college, consideration may be given to replacing volatile assets (e.g. common stocks) with more-stable fixed investments (bonds or savings plans).
A third principle - investing regularly - can help lower the average cost of your purchases. Investing a certain amount of money each month or quarter helps ensure you won't pay for all your shares at market highs. This strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - also reduces "emotion" from investing, helping shareholders avoid selling weak performers just prior to an upswing, or chasing a hot performer just before a correction.
We invite you to contact us via the Internet, through our Investor Centers or by phone. It is our privilege to provide you the information you need to make the investments that are right for you.
Sincerely,
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d
Edward C. Johnson 3d
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Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class' dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The $10,000 table and the fund's 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
Periods ended July 31, 2009 | Past 1 year | Past 5 years | Past 10 years |
Class K A | -13.09% | 5.25% | 0.23% |
A The initial offering of Class K shares took place on May 9, 2008. Returns prior to May 9, 2008 are those of OTC, the original class of the fund.
$10,000 Over 10 Years
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity® OTC Portfolio - Class K on July 31, 1999. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the Nasdaq Composite® Index performed over the same period. The initial offering of Class K took place on May 9, 2008. See above for additional information regarding the performance of Class K.
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Market Recap: U.S. stocks - battered by the effects of a global credit crisis for most of the year - were aided by early signs of a healing economy during the final months of the year ending July 31, 2009. For roughly half of the 12-month period, equities were in free fall, as a succession of large financial institutions around the world either collapsed or were forced into mergers or government conservatorship, and harried investors relinquished riskier assets in a massive flight to quality. By March, however, as unprecedented government interventions around the world took root, signs of a potential recovery began to emerge: corporate profits, though still weak, began to stabilize and valuations started to return to normal trading ranges. Against this improving backdrop, major equity indexes posted significant gains in March and April, which carried through to the end of the period. For the year overall, the Standard & Poor's 500SM Index declined 19.96%, while the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market IndexSM - the broadest overall gauge of domestic equities - was down 19.95%. Meanwhile, the blue-chip-laden Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM fell 16.62% and the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite® Index posted a 14.03% loss.
Comments from Sonu Kalra, who managed Fidelity® OTC Portfolio during most of the period covered by this report: During the past year, the fund's Class K shares returned -13.09%, topping the Nasdaq Composite Index. Versus the index, favorable stock selection in information technology lifted performance the most. Stock picking in financials and in consumer discretionary helped as well. Smartphone maker Palm was the fund's top contributor. Strong demand for the company's newest phone aided the stock. Hard-disk drive maker Seagate Technology was a successful restructuring story. Out-of-index holdings Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, the two major survivors in the investment banking space, both rebounded strongly later in the period. In the case of computer maker Dell, I underweighted that index component when it suffered its worst decline. Conversely, unrewarding stock and sector selection in energy and industrials hurt, as did overweighting the weak-performing materials sector. Fertilizer producer Mosaic, an out-of-index position that I sold, was our largest relative detractor, beset by declining fertilizer usage. Canada-based Research In Motion suffered from intensifying competition for its BlackBerry smartphones. Underweighting two strong-performing index components - software giants Microsoft and Oracle - also worked against us.
Note to shareholders: Gavin Baker became Portfolio Manager of Fidelity OTC Portfolio on July 1, 2009.
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
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Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (February 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
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.
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| Annualized Expense Ratio | Beginning Account Value February 1, 2009 | Ending Account Value July 31, 2009 | Expenses Paid During Period* February 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009 |
OTC | 1.24% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,415.10 | $ 7.43 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,018.65 | $ 6.21 |
Class K | 1.01% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,416.60 | $ 6.05 |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,019.79 | $ 5.06 |
A 5% return per year before expenses
* Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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Investment Changes (Unaudited)
Top Ten Stocks as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Microsoft Corp. | 7.4 | 5.3 |
Apple, Inc. | 5.6 | 4.3 |
Google, Inc. Class A | 4.5 | 6.2 |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 2.9 | 4.5 |
Amgen, Inc. | 2.8 | 2.9 |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 2.7 | 4.2 |
Intel Corp. | 2.0 | 0.4 |
Dell, Inc. | 1.9 | 0.3 |
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. sponsored ADR | 1.8 | 1.4 |
Amazon.com, Inc. | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| 33.3 | |
Top Five Market Sectors as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Information Technology | 52.1 | 48.3 |
Health Care | 17.2 | 23.3 |
Consumer Discretionary | 12.5 | 10.8 |
Financials | 6.8 | 5.9 |
Industrials | 4.1 | 5.3 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) |
As of July 31, 2009 * | As of January 31, 2009 ** |
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![fid4841](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4841.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 1.0% | | ![fid4841](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4841.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 0.1% | |
* Foreign investments | 10.8% | | ** Foreign investments | 9.2% | |
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Investments July 31, 2009
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 99.0% |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 12.5% |
Auto Components - 0.4% |
BorgWarner, Inc. | 267,400 | | $ 8,875 |
Federal-Mogul Corp. Class A (a) | 957,500 | | 13,529 |
| | 22,404 |
Diversified Consumer Services - 0.6% |
Brinks Home Security Holdings, Inc. (a) | 270,293 | | 8,060 |
Coinstar, Inc. (a) | 264,600 | | 8,793 |
Strayer Education, Inc. (d) | 69,500 | | 14,760 |
| | 31,613 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.8% |
Ameristar Casinos, Inc. | 704,800 | | 13,173 |
Marriott International, Inc. Class A | 392 | | 8 |
P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc. (a)(d) | 356,100 | | 12,075 |
Papa John's International, Inc. (a) | 230,000 | | 5,844 |
Penn National Gaming, Inc. (a) | 119,281 | | 3,782 |
Starbucks Corp. (a) | 1,999,700 | | 35,395 |
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. | 272,700 | | 6,438 |
The Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (a) | 286,100 | | 5,542 |
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. | 626,200 | | 8,735 |
| | 90,992 |
Household Durables - 1.9% |
Harman International Industries, Inc. | 397,500 | | 9,810 |
Lennar Corp. Class A | 231,900 | | 2,746 |
Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a) | 583,800 | | 30,112 |
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. | 2,059,800 | | 26,510 |
Pulte Homes, Inc. | 809,500 | | 9,204 |
Whirlpool Corp. | 362,200 | | 20,678 |
| | 99,060 |
Internet & Catalog Retail - 1.7% |
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) | 999,600 | | 85,726 |
Media - 3.4% |
CKX, Inc. (a) | 126,830 | | 913 |
Comcast Corp. Class A | 2,329,100 | | 34,610 |
DISH Network Corp. Class A (a) | 918,000 | | 15,560 |
DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. Class A (a) | 164,507 | | 5,184 |
News Corp. Class A | 827,700 | | 8,550 |
The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (a)(d) | 3,084,900 | | 79,899 |
Virgin Media, Inc. | 3,039,300 | | 31,761 |
| | 176,477 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - continued |
Specialty Retail - 1.7% |
Citi Trends, Inc. (a) | 644,637 | | $ 18,823 |
Collective Brands, Inc. (a) | 173,200 | | 2,757 |
Office Depot, Inc. (a) | 543,300 | | 2,472 |
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. (a) | 1,848,713 | | 6,138 |
Staples, Inc. | 1,858,200 | | 39,059 |
Urban Outfitters, Inc. (a) | 774,900 | | 18,629 |
| | 87,878 |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.0% |
American Apparel, Inc. (a) | 2,196,300 | | 8,434 |
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (a) | 540,700 | | 9,473 |
Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (a)(d) | 1,259,873 | | 22,325 |
Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. Class A | 166,600 | | 10,504 |
| | 50,736 |
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | 644,886 |
CONSUMER STAPLES - 1.3% |
Beverages - 0.1% |
Cott Corp. (a) | 827,100 | | 4,591 |
Food & Staples Retailing - 1.0% |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 1,043,300 | | 51,643 |
Diedrich Coffee, Inc. (a)(d) | 64,479 | | 1,533 |
| | 53,176 |
Household Products - 0.2% |
Energizer Holdings, Inc. (a) | 129,100 | | 8,270 |
Personal Products - 0.0% |
Bare Escentuals, Inc. (a) | 68,600 | | 608 |
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | | 66,645 |
ENERGY - 1.0% |
Energy Equipment & Services - 0.3% |
ENSCO International, Inc. | 94,700 | | 3,588 |
Hercules Offshore, Inc. (a) | 703,700 | | 3,336 |
Noble Corp. | 105,400 | | 3,569 |
Transocean Ltd. (a) | 93,100 | | 7,419 |
| | 17,912 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.7% |
Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. (a) | 24,500 | | 466 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
ENERGY - continued |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - continued |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. | 133,675 | | $ 2,866 |
CONSOL Energy, Inc. | 74,400 | | 2,643 |
Marathon Oil Corp. | 68,100 | | 2,196 |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 97,600 | | 6,963 |
Peabody Energy Corp. | 147,300 | | 4,877 |
Range Resources Corp. | 49,000 | | 2,274 |
Rosetta Resources, Inc. (a) | 598,100 | | 6,202 |
Southwestern Energy Co. (a) | 135,400 | | 5,610 |
| | 34,097 |
TOTAL ENERGY | | 52,009 |
FINANCIALS - 6.8% |
Capital Markets - 2.2% |
Charles Schwab Corp. | 965,600 | | 17,255 |
Deutsche Bank AG (NY Shares) | 344,300 | | 22,345 |
GLG Partners, Inc. (d) | 2,599,200 | | 10,475 |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 148,100 | | 24,185 |
Morgan Stanley | 980,000 | | 27,930 |
The Blackstone Group LP | 884,400 | | 9,958 |
| | 112,148 |
Commercial Banks - 1.6% |
Associated Banc-Corp. | 384,100 | | 4,164 |
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. | 473,400 | | 2,168 |
CapitalSource, Inc. | 2,918,500 | | 13,542 |
Fifth Third Bancorp | 1,953,700 | | 18,560 |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | 2,402,400 | | 9,826 |
PrivateBancorp, Inc. | 466,500 | | 11,583 |
Wells Fargo & Co. | 973,300 | | 23,807 |
| | 83,650 |
Consumer Finance - 0.2% |
American Express Co. | 399,500 | | 11,318 |
Diversified Financial Services - 2.1% |
Bank of America Corp. | 2,853,000 | | 42,196 |
CME Group, Inc. | 103,400 | | 28,831 |
Hong Kong Exchange & Clearing Ltd. | 208,100 | | 3,926 |
Indiabulls Financial Services Ltd. | 1,044,600 | | 4,364 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
FINANCIALS - continued |
Diversified Financial Services - continued |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 657,600 | | $ 25,416 |
Moody's Corp. | 132,100 | | 3,136 |
| | 107,869 |
Insurance - 0.4% |
Genworth Financial, Inc. Class A | 1,000,000 | | 6,900 |
Protective Life Corp. | 284,700 | | 4,256 |
XL Capital Ltd. Class A | 537,000 | | 7,561 |
| | 18,717 |
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 0.1% |
DiamondRock Hospitality Co. | 813,800 | | 5,501 |
Real Estate Management & Development - 0.2% |
Housing Development and Infrastructure Ltd. | 899,210 | | 5,207 |
Indiabulls Real Estate Ltd. | 700,000 | | 3,605 |
Unitech Ltd. | 1,610,000 | | 3,033 |
| | 11,845 |
TOTAL FINANCIALS | | 351,048 |
HEALTH CARE - 17.2% |
Biotechnology - 10.8% |
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 477,360 | | 21,028 |
Alkermes, Inc. (a) | 1,109,941 | | 11,455 |
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 574,300 | | 13,364 |
Amgen, Inc. (a) | 2,350,600 | | 146,466 |
Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 1,557,009 | | 22,904 |
Celgene Corp. (a) | 823,192 | | 46,889 |
Cephalon, Inc. (a) | 208,700 | | 12,240 |
Cepheid, Inc. (a) | 689,600 | | 7,289 |
Dendreon Corp. (a)(d) | 1,459,800 | | 35,342 |
Genzyme Corp. (a) | 335,200 | | 17,394 |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a) | 1,118,100 | | 54,709 |
GTx, Inc. (a)(d) | 544,100 | | 5,724 |
Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (a)(d) | 2,086,250 | | 29,833 |
ImmunoGen, Inc. (a) | 222,700 | | 1,935 |
InterMune, Inc. | 478,200 | | 7,307 |
Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 1,548,049 | | 28,298 |
Medivation, Inc. (a) | 104,762 | | 2,593 |
Myriad Genetics, Inc. (a) | 115,278 | | 3,161 |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 876,700 | | 18,796 |
Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 833,284 | | 6,941 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
HEALTH CARE - continued |
Biotechnology - continued |
Seattle Genetics, Inc. (a) | 1,354,703 | | $ 16,324 |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 1,343,388 | | 48,375 |
| | 558,367 |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.3% |
Abiomed, Inc. (a) | 1,000,600 | | 7,555 |
ev3, Inc. (a) | 223,600 | | 2,744 |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)(d) | 88,300 | | 20,072 |
NuVasive, Inc. (a) | 207,100 | | 8,572 |
Thoratec Corp. (a) | 1,035,024 | | 26,021 |
| | 64,964 |
Health Care Providers & Services - 1.2% |
Express Scripts, Inc. (a) | 880,610 | | 61,678 |
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 1.5% |
Exelixis, Inc. (a) | 1,699,972 | | 9,095 |
Illumina, Inc. (a) | 882,392 | | 31,890 |
Illumina, Inc.: | | | |
warrants 11/20/10 (a)(f) | 354,776 | | 3,951 |
warrants 1/19/11 (a)(f) | 452,917 | | 5,127 |
Life Technologies Corp. (a) | 582,498 | | 26,521 |
| | 76,584 |
Pharmaceuticals - 2.4% |
Elan Corp. PLC sponsored ADR (a) | 3,925,700 | | 30,935 |
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. sponsored ADR | 1,764,873 | | 94,138 |
| | 125,073 |
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | | 886,666 |
INDUSTRIALS - 4.1% |
Aerospace & Defense - 0.1% |
Precision Castparts Corp. | 96,400 | | 7,694 |
Air Freight & Logistics - 0.4% |
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | 597,300 | | 20,266 |
Airlines - 0.1% |
JetBlue Airways Corp. (a) | 837,320 | | 4,279 |
Building Products - 0.0% |
AAON, Inc. | 125,000 | | 2,451 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
INDUSTRIALS - continued |
Construction & Engineering - 0.2% |
Foster Wheeler AG (a) | 389,900 | | $ 9,007 |
MYR Group, Inc. (a) | 150,130 | | 2,705 |
| | 11,712 |
Electrical Equipment - 0.6% |
Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (a)(d) | 281,300 | | 4,006 |
First Solar, Inc. (a)(d) | 150,000 | | 23,159 |
Sunpower Corp. Class A (a)(d) | 170,100 | | 5,477 |
| | 32,642 |
Machinery - 1.4% |
AGCO Corp. (a) | 634,700 | | 19,968 |
Altra Holdings, Inc. (a) | 573,800 | | 5,044 |
Navistar International Corp. (a) | 203,789 | | 8,058 |
PACCAR, Inc. | 1,184,600 | | 41,046 |
| | 74,116 |
Professional Services - 0.1% |
Monster Worldwide, Inc. (a) | 243,500 | | 3,173 |
Road & Rail - 0.9% |
CSX Corp. | 298,600 | | 11,980 |
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (a)(d) | 1,015,000 | | 9,582 |
Landstar System, Inc. | 179,400 | | 6,580 |
Ryder System, Inc. | 301,000 | | 10,574 |
Saia, Inc. (a) | 300,000 | | 5,418 |
| | 44,134 |
Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.3% |
DXP Enterprises, Inc. (a) | 312,715 | | 3,171 |
Interline Brands, Inc. (a) | 409,400 | | 6,931 |
Rush Enterprises, Inc. Class A (a) | 258,100 | | 3,381 |
| | 13,483 |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | 213,950 |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 52.1% |
Communications Equipment - 11.1% |
Aruba Networks, Inc. (a) | 869,500 | | 7,721 |
Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (a) | 1,231,900 | | 23,024 |
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) | 6,346,800 | | 139,693 |
Palm, Inc. (a)(d) | 4,555,159 | | 71,653 |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 3,210,100 | | 148,339 |
Research In Motion Ltd. (a) | 1,063,366 | | 80,816 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued |
Communications Equipment - continued |
Riverbed Technology, Inc. (a) | 1,822,000 | | $ 36,458 |
Starent Networks Corp. (a) | 2,451,100 | | 58,777 |
Tellabs, Inc. (a) | 804,300 | | 4,665 |
| | 571,146 |
Computers & Peripherals - 9.8% |
3PAR, Inc. (a) | 2,133,471 | | 20,460 |
Apple, Inc. (a) | 1,768,500 | | 288,955 |
Compellent Technologies, Inc. (a)(d) | 791,484 | | 12,577 |
Dell, Inc. (a) | 7,177,956 | | 96,041 |
SanDisk Corp. (a) | 2,165,550 | | 38,590 |
Seagate Technology | 4,335,100 | | 52,195 |
| | 508,818 |
Electronic Equipment & Components - 0.8% |
BYD Co. Ltd. (H Shares) (a) | 1,132,000 | | 6,274 |
Flextronics International Ltd. (a) | 5,069,900 | | 26,972 |
Itron, Inc. (a) | 121,800 | | 6,354 |
| | 39,600 |
Internet Software & Services - 7.7% |
Baidu.com, Inc. sponsored ADR (a) | 93,100 | | 32,412 |
Dice Holdings, Inc. (a) | 702,300 | | 3,301 |
eBay, Inc. (a) | 3,415,900 | | 72,588 |
Google, Inc. Class A (a) | 525,440 | | 232,796 |
NetEase.com, Inc. sponsored ADR (a) | 472,200 | | 20,805 |
SAVVIS, Inc. | 395,900 | | 5,745 |
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | 548,800 | | 7,407 |
Yahoo!, Inc. (a) | 1,746,300 | | 25,007 |
| | 400,061 |
IT Services - 0.9% |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A (a) | 904,245 | | 26,757 |
CyberSource Corp. (a) | 300,000 | | 5,202 |
Visa, Inc. Class A | 222,200 | | 14,545 |
| | 46,504 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 9.7% |
Amkor Technology, Inc. (a) | 1,753,200 | | 10,975 |
Applied Materials, Inc. | 2,549,351 | | 35,181 |
Broadcom Corp. Class A (a) | 1,215,100 | | 34,302 |
Cavium Networks, Inc. (a) | 298,000 | | 5,623 |
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (a) | 863,950 | | 9,175 |
Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. (a) | 694,800 | | 6,135 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - continued |
Infineon Technologies AG sponsored ADR (a) | 8,347,120 | | $ 33,722 |
Intel Corp. | 5,398,000 | | 103,912 |
KLA-Tencor Corp. | 1,202,500 | | 38,336 |
Lam Research Corp. (a) | 788,200 | | 23,693 |
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (a) | 2,068,400 | | 27,592 |
Mellanox Technologies Ltd. (a) | 692,100 | | 10,956 |
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (a) | 2,028,300 | | 35,739 |
NVIDIA Corp. (a) | 1,854,400 | | 23,977 |
O2Micro International Ltd. sponsored ADR (a) | 2,282,700 | | 11,824 |
Silicon Laboratories, Inc. (a) | 205,706 | | 8,810 |
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (a) | 1,574,608 | | 19,021 |
Standard Microsystems Corp. (a) | 444,600 | | 10,315 |
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. (a) | 996,000 | | 31,912 |
Volterra Semiconductor Corp. (a) | 1,227,900 | | 20,371 |
| | 501,571 |
Software - 12.1% |
Activision Blizzard, Inc. (a) | 3,870,000 | | 44,312 |
ArcSight, Inc. (a) | 225,412 | | 4,276 |
BMC Software, Inc. (a) | 233,800 | | 7,956 |
Citrix Systems, Inc. (a) | 867,200 | | 30,872 |
Concur Technologies, Inc. (a) | 76,800 | | 2,649 |
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a) | 665,290 | | 14,284 |
Gameloft (a)(e) | 5,859,800 | | 23,134 |
Mentor Graphics Corp. (a) | 627,100 | | 4,352 |
Microsoft Corp. | 16,179,900 | | 380,551 |
Oracle Corp. | 2,597,000 | | 57,472 |
Red Hat, Inc. (a) | 230,900 | | 5,271 |
SolarWinds, Inc. | 221,750 | | 4,435 |
Sourcefire, Inc. (a) | 241,265 | | 4,256 |
SuccessFactors, Inc. (a) | 305,000 | | 3,218 |
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. | 1,700,990 | | 16,193 |
TiVo, Inc. (a) | 909,175 | | 9,319 |
Ubisoft Entertainment SA (a) | 693,104 | | 11,839 |
| | 624,389 |
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | | 2,692,089 |
MATERIALS - 1.5% |
Chemicals - 0.9% |
Celanese Corp. Class A | 344,700 | | 8,859 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
MATERIALS - continued |
Chemicals - continued |
Dow Chemical Co. | 541,900 | | $ 11,472 |
Solutia, Inc. (a) | 652,000 | | 5,829 |
Terra Industries, Inc. | 371,100 | | 10,821 |
W.R. Grace & Co. (a) | 461,300 | | 7,671 |
| | 44,652 |
Construction Materials - 0.1% |
Vulcan Materials Co. | 124,400 | | 5,907 |
Containers & Packaging - 0.1% |
Temple-Inland, Inc. | 401,000 | | 6,280 |
Metals & Mining - 0.4% |
ArcelorMittal SA (NY Shares) Class A | 96,000 | | 3,460 |
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. | 79,400 | | 4,788 |
Rio Tinto PLC sponsored ADR | 3,200 | | 536 |
Steel Dynamics, Inc. | 666,800 | | 10,909 |
| | 19,693 |
TOTAL MATERIALS | | 76,532 |
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 2.5% |
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 1.3% |
Cbeyond, Inc. (a) | 819,536 | | 11,490 |
Clearwire Corp. Class A (a)(d) | 3,171,300 | | 25,688 |
Global Crossing Ltd. (a) | 2,231,000 | | 24,251 |
Neutral Tandem, Inc. (a) | 158,400 | | 4,910 |
| | 66,339 |
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 1.2% |
Leap Wireless International, Inc. (a) | 926,000 | | 22,178 |
Millicom International Cellular SA (a) | 82,000 | | 6,080 |
Sprint Nextel Corp. (a) | 8,823,600 | | 35,294 |
| | 63,552 |
TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES | | 129,891 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $4,884,222) | 5,113,716 |
Money Market Funds - 5.4% |
| Shares | | Value (000s) |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.37% (b) | 72,229,924 | | $ 72,230 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.22% (b)(c) | 208,879,225 | | 208,879 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $281,109) | 281,109 |
Cash Equivalents - 0.1% |
| Maturity Amount (000s) | | |
Investments in repurchase agreements in a joint trading account at 0.19%, dated 7/31/09 due 8/3/09 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations) # (Cost $2,503) | $ 2,503 | | 2,503 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 104.5% (Cost $5,167,834) | | 5,397,328 |
NET OTHER ASSETS - (4.5)% | | (231,552) |
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 5,165,776 |
Legend |
(a) Non-income producing |
(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. |
(c) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(d) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
(e) Affiliated company |
(f) Restricted securities - Investment in securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (excluding 144A issues). At the end of the period, the value of restricted securities (excluding 144A issues) amounted to $9,078,000 or 0.2% of net assets. |
Additional information on each holding is as follows: |
Security | Acquisition Date | Acquisition Cost (000s) |
Illumina, Inc. warrants 11/20/10 | 11/21/05 | $ - |
Illumina, Inc. warrants 1/19/11 | 1/18/06 | $ - |
# Additional information on each counterparty to the repurchase agreement is as follows: |
Repurchase Agreement / Counterparty | Value (000s) |
$2,503,000 due 8/03/09 at 0.19% |
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $ 1,213 |
Banc of America Securities LLC | 447 |
Barclays Capital, Inc. | 646 |
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. | 197 |
| $ 2,503 |
Affiliated Central Funds |
Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows: |
Fund | Income earned (Amounts in thousands) |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund | $ 273 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund | 2,972 |
Total | $ 3,245 |
Other Affiliated Issuers |
An affiliated company is a company in which the fund has ownership of at least 5% of the voting securities. Fiscal year to date transactions with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows: |
Affiliate (Amounts in thousands) | Value, beginning of period | Purchases | Sales Proceeds | Dividend Income | Value, end of period |
FreightCar America, Inc. | $ 24,187 | $ - | $ 16,975 | $ 38 | $ - |
Gameloft | - | 22,720 | - | - | 23,134 |
Provogue (India) Ltd. | 22,092 | 16 | 5,998 | 44 | - |
Total | $ 46,279 | $ 22,736 | $ 22,973 | $ 82 | $ 23,134 |
Other Information |
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of July 31, 2009, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table below, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: |
Description (Amounts in thousands) | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Investments in Securities: | | | | |
Equities: | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary | $ 644,886 | $ 644,886 | $ - | $ - |
Consumer Staples | 66,645 | 66,645 | - | - |
Energy | 52,009 | 52,009 | - | - |
Financials | 351,048 | 351,048 | - | - |
Health Care | 886,666 | 877,588 | 9,078 | - |
Industrials | 213,950 | 213,950 | - | - |
Information Technology | 2,692,089 | 2,692,089 | - | - |
Materials | 76,532 | 76,532 | - | - |
Telecommunication Services | 129,891 | 129,891 | - | - |
Cash Equivalents | 2,503 | - | 2,503 | - |
Money Market Funds | 281,109 | 281,109 | - | - |
Total Investments in Securities: | $ 5,397,328 | $ 5,385,747 | $ 11,581 | $ - |
Distribution of investments by country of issue, as a percentage of total net assets, is as follows: (Unaudited) |
United States of America | 89.2% |
Israel | 2.0% |
Canada | 1.7% |
China | 1.2% |
Cayman Islands | 1.2% |
Germany | 1.0% |
Bermuda | 1.0% |
Others (individually less than 1%) | 2.7% |
| 100.0% |
Income Tax Information |
At July 31, 2009, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of approximately $2,529,643,000 of which $878,595,000, $1,249,895,000 and $401,153,000 will expire on July 31, 2010, 2011 and 2017, respectively. |
The fund intends to elect to defer to its fiscal year ending July 31, 2010 approximately $240,601,000 of losses recognized during the period November 1, 2008 to July 31, 2009. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts) | July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $201,313 and repurchase agreements of $2,503) - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $4,864,005) | $ 5,093,085 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $281,109) | 281,109 | |
Other affiliated issuers (cost $22,720) | 23,134 | |
Total Investments (cost $5,167,834) | | $ 5,397,328 |
Cash | | 1 |
Receivable for investments sold | | 13,230 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 10,717 |
Dividends receivable | | 309 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 115 |
Prepaid expenses | | 18 |
Other receivables | | 607 |
Total assets | | 5,422,325 |
| | |
Liabilities | | |
Payable for investments purchased | $ 39,347 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 3,479 | |
Accrued management fee | 3,629 | |
Other affiliated payables | 1,044 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 171 | |
Collateral on securities loaned, at value | 208,879 | |
Total liabilities | | 256,549 |
| | |
Net Assets | | $ 5,165,776 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $ 7,800,577 |
Accumulated net investment loss | | (108) |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | | (2,864,118) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | 229,425 |
Net Assets | | $ 5,165,776 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts) | July 31, 2009 |
| | |
OTC: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($4,677,093 ÷ 120,756 shares) | | $ 38.73 |
| | |
Class K: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($488,683 ÷ 12,585 shares) | | $ 38.83 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
Amounts in thousands | Year ended July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Investment Income | | |
Dividends (including $82 earned from other affiliated issuers) | | $ 29,353 |
Interest | | 4 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $2,972 from security lending) | | 3,245 |
Total income | | 32,602 |
| | |
Expenses | | |
Management fee Basic fee | $ 26,470 | |
Performance adjustment | 9,244 | |
Transfer agent fees | 11,049 | |
Accounting and security lending fees | 1,135 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 152 | |
Independent trustees' compensation | 30 | |
Depreciation in deferred trustee compensation account | (2) | |
Registration fees | 134 | |
Audit | 88 | |
Legal | 29 | |
Interest | 22 | |
Miscellaneous | (54) | |
Total expenses before reductions | 48,297 | |
Expense reductions | (90) | 48,207 |
Net investment income (loss) | | (15,605) |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | (654,329) | |
Redemption in-kind with affiliated entities | (11,026) | |
Other affiliated issuers | (13,714) | |
Investments not meeting investment restrictions | 175 | |
Foreign currency transactions | (612) | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | (679,506) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: Investment securities (net of increase in deferred foreign taxes of $389) | (298,322) | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | (52) | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | (298,374) |
Net gain (loss) | | (977,880) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ (993,485) |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Amounts in thousands | Year ended July 31, 2009 | Year ended July 31, 2008 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ (15,605) | $ (34,156) |
Net realized gain (loss) | (679,506) | 849,834 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (298,374) | (1,152,439) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (993,485) | (336,761) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | (711,460) | (1,570,431) |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (1,704,945) | (1,907,192) |
| | |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 6,870,721 | 8,777,913 |
End of period (including accumulated net investment loss of $108 and accumulated net investment loss of $170, respectively) | $ 5,165,776 | $ 6,870,721 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - OTC
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 44.66 | $ 47.09 | $ 34.70 | $ 35.99 | $ 30.43 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) B | (.12) | (.20) | (.19) | (.10) E | .37 F |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (5.81) | (2.23) | 12.58 | (1.19) | 5.60 |
Total from investment operations | (5.93) | (2.43) | 12.39 | (1.29) | 5.97 |
Distributions from net investment income | - | - | - | - | (.41) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 38.73 | $ 44.66 | $ 47.09 | $ 34.70 | $ 35.99 |
Total Return A | (13.28)% | (5.16)% | 35.71% | (3.58)% | 19.70% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets C, G | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.13% | 1.06% | .96% | .80% | .81% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.13% | 1.06% | .96% | .80% | .81% |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.13% | 1.05% | .95% | .75% | .75% |
Net investment income (loss) | (.37)% | (.42)% | (.45)% | (.26)% E | 1.13% F |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $ 4,677 | $ 6,871 | $ 8,778 | $ 7,370 | $ 8,063 |
Portfolio turnover rate D | 151% | 145% | 121% | 149% | 117% |
A Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
C Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
D Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
E Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.03 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (.34)%.
F Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.46 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (.27)%.
G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class K
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 G |
Selected Per-Share Data | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 44.68 | $ 47.79 |
Income from Investment Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) D | (.05) | (.05) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (5.80) | (3.06) |
Total from investment operations | (5.85) | (3.11) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 38.83 | $ 44.68 |
Total Return B, C | (13.09)% | (6.51)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E, H | | |
Expenses before reductions | .92% | .91% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .92% | .91% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | .92% | .91% A |
Net investment income (loss) | (.17)% | (.47)% A |
Supplemental Data | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 488,683 | $ 93 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | 151% | 145% |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G For the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2008.
H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
For the period ended July 31, 2009
(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
1. Organization.
Fidelity OTC Portfolio (the Fund) is a non-diversified fund of Fidelity Securities Fund (the trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund offers OTC and Class K shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. After the commencement of Class K, the Fund began offering conversion privileges between OTC and Class K to eligible shareholders of OTC. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent fees incurred. Certain expense reductions also differ by class.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's web site or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Events or transactions occurring after period end through the date that the financial statements were issued, September 28, 2009, have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
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Security Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are classified into three levels. Level 1 includes readily available unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 includes observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable either directly or indirectly. Level 3 includes unobservable inputs when market prices are not readily available or reliable. Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment's assigned level within the hierarchy. The aggregate value by input level, as of July 31, 2009, for the Fund's investments is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments. Valuation techniques of the Fund's major categories of assets and liabilities as presented in the Schedule of Investments are as follows.
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by an independent pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price. Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value each business day. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are valued at amortized cost, which approximates value.
When current market prices or quotations are not readily available or reliable, valuations may be determined in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. Factors used in determining value may include significant market or security specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality, and developments in foreign markets which are monitored by evaluating the performance of ADRs, futures contracts and exchange-traded funds. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and may be utilized to a significant extent. The value of securities used for net asset value (NAV) calculation under these procedures may differ from published prices for the same securities.
Foreign Currency. The Fund uses foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
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(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Foreign Currency - continued
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and may include proceeds received from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.
Expenses. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among each Fund in the trust. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Deferred Trustee Compensation. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan), independent Trustees must defer receipt of a portion of, and may elect to defer receipt of an additional portion of, their annual compensation. Deferred amounts are invested in a cross-section of Fidelity funds, are marked-to-market and remain in the Fund until
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distributed in accordance with the Plan. The investment of deferred amounts and the offsetting payable to the Trustees are included in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and filing its U.S. federal tax return. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. The Fund is subject to the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainties in Income Taxes (FIN 48). FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. There are no unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three years. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to partnerships, deferred trustees compensation, capital loss carryforwards, foreign currency transactions, certain foreign taxes, redemptions-in-kind and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the federal tax cost as of period end were as follows:
Unrealized appreciation | $ 680,592 | |
Unrealized depreciation | (545,042) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ 135,550 | |
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Capital loss carryforward | $ (2,529,643) | |
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Cost for federal income tax purposes | $ 5,261,778 | |
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(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
4. Operating Policies.
Repurchase Agreements. FMR has received an Exemptive Order from the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) which permits the Fund and other affiliated entities of FMR to transfer uninvested cash balances into joint trading accounts which are then invested in repurchase agreements. The Fund may also invest directly with institutions in repurchase agreements. Repurchase agreements are collateralized by government or non-government securities. Upon settlement date, collateral is held in segregated accounts with custodian banks and may be obtained in the event of a default of the counterparty. The Fund monitors, on a daily basis, the value of the collateral to ensure it is at least equal to the principal amount of the repurchase agreement (including accrued interest). In the event of a default by the counterparty, realization of the collateral proceeds could be delayed, during which time the value of the collateral may decline.
Restricted Securities. The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
5. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $6,764,410 and $7,524,595, respectively.
OTC Portfolio realized a net gain of $175 on sales of investments which did not meet the investment restrictions of the Fund.
6. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .35% of the Fund's average net assets and a group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. In addition, the management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of ± .20% of the Fund's average net assets over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the relative investment performance of the retail class
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of the Fund, OTC as compared to an appropriate benchmark index. For the period, the total annual management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .83% of the Fund's average net assets.
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of OTC. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee of Class K's average net assets. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, the total transfer agent fees paid by each class were as follows:
| Amount | % of Average Net Assets |
OTC | $ 10,893 | .27 |
Class K | 156 | .06 |
| $ 11,049 | |
Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the month. Under a separate contract, FSC administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions.
Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $193 for the period.
Interfund Lending Program. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the SEC, the Fund, along with other registered investment companies having management contracts with FMR, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the funds to borrow from, or lend money to, other participating affiliated funds. At period end, there were no interfund loans outstanding. The Fund's activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:
Borrower or Lender | Average Daily Loan Balance | Weighted Average Interest Rate | Interest Expense |
Borrower | $ 13,111 | 2.18% | $ 21 |
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Redemption-in-Kind. On October 17, 2008, 11,638 fund shares held by affiliated entities were redeemed in kind for cash and securities with a value of $359,735. The realized loss of $11,026 on securities delivered through the in-kind redemption is included in the accompanying Statement of Operations and is not taxable to the Fund.
7. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR in a $3.5 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $19 and is reflected in Miscellaneous Expense on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
8. Security Lending.
The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. On the settlement date of the loan, the Fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less fees and expenses associated with the loan, plus any premium payments that may be received on the loan of certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds.
9. Bank Borrowings.
The Fund is permitted to have bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions. The Fund has established borrowing arrangements with certain banks. The interest rate on the borrowings is the bank's base rate, as revised from time to time. The average daily loan balance during the period for which loans were
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outstanding amounted to $6,641. The weighted average interest rate was 1.48%. The interest expense amounted to $1 under the bank borrowing program. At period end, there were no bank borrowings outstanding.
10. Expense Reductions.
FMR voluntarily agreed to reimburse a portion of OTC's operating expenses. During the period, this reimbursement reduced the class' expenses by $16.
Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $41 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian and each class' transfer agent, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by $4. During the period, credits reduced each class' transfer agent expense as noted in the table below.
| Transfer Agent expense reduction | |
OTC | $ 29 | |
11. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
| Shares | Dollars |
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008A | 2009 | 2008A |
OTC | | | | |
Shares sold | 30,393 | 36,635 | $ 1,008,444 | $ 1,795,997 |
Conversion to Class K | (11,534) | - | (344,688) | - |
Shares redeemed | (51,952) | (69,178) | (1,755,471) | (3,366,528) |
Net increase (decrease) | (33,093) | (32,543) | $ (1,091,715) | $ (1,570,531) |
Class K | | | | |
Shares sold | 2,992 | 2 | $ 95,604 | $ 100 |
Conversion from OTC | 11,521 | - | 344,688 | - |
Shares redeemed | (1,930) | - | (60,037) | - |
Net increase (decrease) | 12,583 | 2 | $ 380,255 | $ 100 |
A Share transactions for Class K are for the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2008.
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(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
12. Other.
The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
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To the Trustees of Fidelity Securities Fund and Shareholders of Fidelity OTC Portfolio:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Fidelity OTC Portfolio (the Fund), a fund of Fidelity Securities Fund, including the schedule of investments, as of July 31, 2009, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of July 31, 2009, by correspondence with the custodians and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity OTC Portfolio as of July 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and its financial highlights for each of the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
September 28, 2009
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The Trustees, Member of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, and review the fund's performance. Except for Edward C. Johnson 3d and James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 220 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Johnson oversees 262 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 392 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The executive officers and Advisory Board Member hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-800-835-5092.
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Edward C. Johnson 3d (79) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 1984 Mr. Johnson is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC; Chairman and a Director of FMR; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC); Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Johnson serves as Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as President of FMR LLC (2006-2007). |
James C. Curvey (74) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2006- present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. |
* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Dennis J. Dirks (61) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Currently, Mr. Dirks serves as a member of the Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present). |
Alan J. Lacy (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of The Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-present) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2007-present). Mr. Lacy is Chairman (2008-present) and a member (2006-present) of the Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association. |
Ned C. Lautenbach (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr. Lautenbach is an Advisory Partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was with the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. Mr. Lautenbach serves as a Director of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial) as well as the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida. Mr. Lautenbach is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Fairfield University (2005-present), as well as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, Mr. Lautenbach served as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007). |
Joseph Mauriello (64) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Capital Ltd. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-present) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products, 2007- present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a Director of the Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007). |
Cornelia M. Small (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors of the Teagle Foundation (2009-present). Ms. Small is also a member of the Investment Committee, and Chair (2008-present) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008- present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson of the Investment Committee (2002-2008) of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments. |
William S. Stavropoulos (70) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Mr. Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons (2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004), Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently, Mr. Stavropoulos is a Director of Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Chemical Financial Corporation, Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), Tyco International, Inc. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital (private equity investment, 2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is a special advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science. |
David M. Thomas (60) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products), and Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present). |
Michael E. Wiley (58) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008- present), and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005- present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a Sr. Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005). |
Advisory Board Member and Executive Officers:
Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Mr. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Peter S. Lynch (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006). |
Kenneth B. Robins (39) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2009- present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Robins worked at KPMG LLP, where he was a partner in KPMG's department of professional practice (2002-2004). |
Bruce T. Herring (43) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2006 Vice President of certain Equity Funds. Mr. Herring also serves as Group Chief Investments Officer of FMR. Previously, Mr. Herring served as a portfolio manager for Fidelity U.S. Equity Funds. |
Brian B. Hogan (44) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Vice President of certain Equity Funds and Vice President of Sector Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-present) and President of FMR's Equity Division (2009- present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as a portfolio manager. |
Scott C. Goebel (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC; Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008- present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). |
William C. Coffey (40) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Holly C. Laurent (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Laurent is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Laurent was Senior Vice President and Head of Legal for Fidelity Business Services India Pvt. Ltd. (2006-2008), and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Group Head for FMR LLC (2005-2006). |
Christine Reynolds (50) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007). |
Kenneth A. Rathgeber (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2004 Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Rathgeber is Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), FMR (2005-present), FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2005- present), Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2005-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2005-present), Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC (2005-present), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2005- present). |
Jeffrey S. Christian (47) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Christian also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Christian served as Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (2004-2009) and as Vice President of Business Analysis (2003-2004). |
Bryan A. Mehrmann (48) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Mehrmann is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Mehrmann served as Vice President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Group (FIIS)/Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC) Client Services (1998-2004). |
Adrien E. Deberghes (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005). |
John R. Hebble (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Paul M. Murphy (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Murphy is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2006), Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR (2007), and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1994-2007). |
Gary W. Ryan (50) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005). |
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity OTC Portfolio
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, acting directly and through its separate committees, requests and receives information concerning, and considers at each of its meetings factors that are relevant to, its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees, each composed of Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. Each committee has a written charter outlining the structure and purposes of the committee. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts.
At its July 2009 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expenses; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board ultimately reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts and the compensation to be received by Fidelity under the management contract is consistent with Fidelity's fiduciary duty under applicable law. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor noted above, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by competitors to Fidelity, and that the fund's shareholders, with the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.
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Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel and the fund's investment objective and discipline. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the size, education, and experience of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, their use of technology, and the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory, and management personnel. In response to last year's financial crisis, FMR took a number of actions intended to cut costs and improve efficiency without weakening the investment teams or resources. The Board noted that Fidelity's analysts have access to a variety of technological tools and market and securities data that enable them to perform both fundamental and quantitative analysis and to specialize in various disciplines. The Board considered Fidelity's extensive global research capabilities that enable the Investment Advisers to aggregate data from various sources in an effort to produce positive investment results. The Board also considered that Fidelity's portfolio managers and analysts have access to daily portfolio attribution that allows for monitoring of a fund's portfolio, as well as an electronic communication system that provides immediate real-time access to research concerning issuers and credit enhancers.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, distribution, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the Investment Advisers' supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through phone representatives and over the Internet, and investor education materials and asset allocation tools.
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Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing for a large variety of mutual fund investor services. For example, fund shareholders are offered the privilege of exchanging shares of the fund for shares of other Fidelity funds, as set forth in the fund's prospectus, without paying a sales charge. The Board noted that Fidelity has taken a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) dedicating additional resources to investment research and to restructure and broaden the focus of the investment research teams; (ii) bolstering the senior management team that oversees asset management; (iii) contractually agreeing to reduce the management fee on Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund; and (iv) expanding Class A and Class T load waiver categories to increase rollover retention opportunities and create consistent policies across the classes.
Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated within its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for Fidelity OTC (retail class), as well as the fund's relative investment performance for Fidelity OTC (retail class) measured against a broad-based securities market index over multiple periods. The Board noted that FMR does not believe that a meaningful peer group exists against which to compare the fund's performance. The following charts considered by the Board show, over the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2008, the cumulative total returns of Fidelity OTC (retail class) of the fund and the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"). (Class K of the fund had less than one year of performance as of December 31, 2008.)
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Fidelity OTC Portfolio
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The Board stated that the investment performance of Fidelity OTC (retail class) of the fund compared favorably to its benchmark for the three- and five-year periods, although the fund's one-year cumulative total return was lower than its benchmark.
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 exceeds, or is exceeded by, the record (over the same period) of a Board-approved performance adjustment index. The Board realizes that the performance adjustment provides FMR with a strong economic incentive to seek to achieve superior performance for the fund's shareholders and helps to more closely align the interests of FMR and the fund's shareholders.
The Board considered that FMR has taken steps to refocus and strengthen equity research, equity portfolio management, and compliance. The Board reviewed the year-to-date performance of Fidelity OTC (retail class) through May 31, 2009 and stated that it exceeded the fund's benchmark.
Based on its review, and giving particular weight to the nature and quality of the resources dedicated by the Investment Advisers to maintain and improve relative performance and factoring in the unprecedented market events in 2008, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund will benefit the fund's shareholders, particularly in light of the Board's view that the fund's shareholders benefit from investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and services.
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Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Fund Expenses. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expenses compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared.
The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors, in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps, and without giving effect to the fund's performance adjustment. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 17% means that 83% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked and the impact of the fund's performance adjustment, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.
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Fidelity OTC Portfolio
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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2008. The Board also noted the effect of the fund's positive performance adjustment on the fund's management fee ranking. The Board noted that the performance adjustment for each year represents calculations for performance periods that differ from the periods shown in the performance charts above.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee was fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.
In its review of each class's total expenses, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses, as well as the impact of the fund's performance adjustment. As part of its review, the Board also considered current and historical total expenses of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.
The Board noted that the total expenses of each class ranked below its competitive median for the period.
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In its review of total expenses, the Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information on clients that FMR and its affiliates service in other competitive markets, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the total expenses of each class of the fund were reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the audited books and records of Fidelity. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board believes that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board has also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and any fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and determined that the amount of profit is a fair entrepreneurial profit for the management of the fund.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions.
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In February 2009, the Board created an Ad Hoc Committee (the "Committee") to analyze economies of scale. The Committee was formed to consider whether FMR attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR determines the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will achieve a certain level of economies of scale as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board concluded, considering the findings of the Committee, that any potential economies of scale are being shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity in an appropriate manner.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including (i) fund performance trends, actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) portfolio manager changes that have occurred during the past year; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and key personnel, including performance benchmarks used by Fidelity in evaluating incentive compensation for portfolio managers and research analysts; (iv) the structure and process of equity research and actions taken by FMR to improve the quality of research; (v) the selection of and compensation paid by FMR to fund sub-advisers; (vi) Fidelity's fee structures and rationale for recommending different fees among categories of funds; (vii) the rationale for any differences between fund fee structures and fee structures in place for other Fidelity clients; (viii) Fidelity's rationale for recommending which funds should have a performance adjustment component as part of their management fees; and (ix) explanations for the relative total expenses borne by certain funds and classes, total expense competitive trends, and actions that might be taken by FMR to reduce total expenses for certain funds and classes.
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Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all material factors, the Board ultimately concluded that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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Managing Your Investments
Fidelity offers several ways to conveniently manage your workplace benefits (including your workplace savings plan, investments, and additional services) via your telephone or PC. You can access your plan and account information and research your investments 24 hours a day.
By Phone
Fidelity provides a single toll-free number to access plan information, account balances, positions, and quotes*. It's easy to navigate the service, and on your first call, the system will help you create a personal identification number (PIN) for security.
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Fidelity Workplace
Investing
1-800-835-5092
By PC
Fidelity's web site on the Internet provides a wide range of information, including plan information, daily financial news, fund performance, interactive planning tools, and news about Fidelity products and services.
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Fidelity's Web Site
www.401k.com
* When you call the quotes line, please remember that a fund's yield and return will vary and, except for money market funds, share price will also vary. This means that you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. There is no assurance that money market funds will be able to maintain a stable $1 share price; an investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government. Total returns are historical and include changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, and the effects of any sales charges.
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Investment Adviser
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
Investment Sub-Advisers
FMR Co., Inc.
Fidelity Research & Analysis Company
Fidelity Management & Research
(U.K.) Inc.
Fidelity Investments Japan Limited
FIL Investment Advisors
FIL Investment Advisors
(U.K.) Ltd.
Fidelity Management & Research
(Hong Kong) Limited
Fidelity Management & Research
(Japan) Inc.
General Distributor
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
Transfer and Service Agents
Fidelity Investments Institutional
Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Fidelity Service Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Custodian
The Northern Trust Company
Chicago, IL
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Fidelity®
Real Estate Income
Fund
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July 31, 2009
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Contents
Chairman's Message | <Click Here> | The Chairman's message to shareholders. |
Performance | <Click Here> | How the fund has done over time. |
Management's Discussion | <Click Here> | The manager's review of fund performance, strategy and outlook. |
Shareholder Expense Example | <Click Here> | An example of shareholder expenses. |
Investment Changes | <Click Here> | A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months. |
Investments | <Click Here> | A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values. |
Financial Statements | <Click Here> | Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights. |
Notes | <Click Here> | Notes to the financial statements. |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | <Click Here> | |
Trustees and Officers | <Click Here> | |
Distributions | <Click Here> | |
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees | <Click Here> | |
To view a fund's proxy voting guidelines and proxy voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30, visit http://www.fidelity.com/proxyvotingresults or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) web site at http://www.sec.gov. You may also call 1-800-544-8544 to request a free copy of the proxy voting guidelines.
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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. A fund's Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. For a complete list of a fund's portfolio holdings, view the most recent holdings listing, semiannual report, or annual report on Fidelity's web site at http://www.fidelity.com or http://www.advisor.fidelity.com, as applicable.
NOT FDIC INSURED · MAY LOSE VALUE · NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
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Dear Shareholder:
We've seen a welcome uptick in the global equity markets this spring and summer, as signs of stabilization in some economic indicators have brought many investors back into the marketplace. But there remain other key measures - notably high unemployment and slack consumer spending - that suggest the road back to economic health could still be a bumpy ride. Financial markets are always unpredictable, of course, but there also are several time-tested investment principles that can help put the historical odds in your favor.
One of the basic tenets is to invest for the long term. Over time, riding out the markets' inevitable ups and downs has proven much more effective than selling into panic or chasing the hottest trend. Even missing only a few of the markets' best days can significantly diminish investor returns. Patience also affords the benefits of compounding - of earning interest on additional income or reinvested dividends and capital gains. There can be tax advantages and cost benefits to consider as well. While staying the course doesn't eliminate risk, it can considerably lessen the effect of short-term declines.
You can further manage your investing risk through diversification. And today, more than ever, geographic diversification should be taken into account. Studies indicate that asset allocation is the single most important determinant of a portfolio's long-term success. The right mix of stocks, bonds and cash - aligned to your particular risk tolerance and investment objective - is very important. Age-appropriate rebalancing is also an essential aspect of asset allocation. For younger investors, an emphasis on equities - which historically have been the best-performing asset class over time - is encouraged. As investors near their specific goal, such as retirement or sending a child to college, consideration may be given to replacing volatile assets (e.g. common stocks) with more-stable fixed investments (bonds or savings plans).
A third principle - investing regularly - can help lower the average cost of your purchases. Investing a certain amount of money each month or quarter helps ensure you won't pay for all your shares at market highs. This strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - also reduces "emotion" from investing, helping shareholders avoid selling weak performers just prior to an upswing, or chasing a hot performer just before a correction.
We invite you to contact us via the Internet, through our Investor Centers or by phone. It is our privilege to provide you the information you need to make the investments that are right for you.
Sincerely,
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d
Edward C. Johnson 3d
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Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the fund's 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 $10,000 table and the fund's 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
Periods ended July 31, 2009 | Past 1 year | Past 5 years | Life of fund A |
Fidelity Real Estate Income Fund | -6.92% | 0.57% | 3.60% |
A From February 4, 2003.
$10,000 Over Life of Fund
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity® Real Estate Income Fund on February 4, 2003, when the fund started. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the Standard and Poor's 500SM Index (S&P 500®)performed over the same period.![fid5289](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid5289.gif)
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Market recap: The year ending July 31, 2009, was quite eventful for investors in real estate securities. In the fixed-income market, the period began with a steep decline and finished with a strong rally that lasted several months. Entering last fall, demand for bonds fell away, and credit spreads - indicating the amount of additional income investors receive in exchange for assuming credit risk - widened dramatically. The Merrill Lynch® U.S. Real Estate Corporate Bond Index - a market-capitalization-weighted index that measures the performance of investment-grade public debt of corporate issuers in the domestic real estate sector - gained 3.73%. In comparison, the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, a proxy for the broad U.S. investment-grade bond market, rose 7.85%. Conditions were similar but more severe in the U.S. real estate investment trust (REIT) equity market, with a sharp drop followed by a big recovery in a highly volatile environment for investors. Overall, REITs, as measured by the FTSE NAREIT All REIT Index (NAREIT index), finished down 36.37%, much worse than the 19.96% decline in the Standard & Poor's 500SM Index - a proxy for the overall stock market. As big as REITs' losses were as of period end, they reflected a significant improvement over their March lows.
Comments from Mark Snyderman, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity® Real Estate Income Fund: Despite a strong double-digit return year-to-date, the fund returned -6.92% for the 12 months ending July 31, 2009, trailing the -2.69% return of the Fidelity Real Estate Income Composite Index - a 40/40/20 blend of the Morgan Stanley® REIT Preferred Index, the Merrill Lynch U.S. Real Estate Corporate Bond Index and the NAREIT index, respectively. Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) were the biggest negatives. Credit spreads widened considerably on both investment-grade and lower-rated CMBS and did not narrow to the same extent when market conditions eventually improved. On the equity side, the fund lacked sufficient exposure to preferred stocks when the market rallied in the second half of the year. The fund's real estate common stocks turned in negative performance in absolute terms, although those I owned did much better than the average REIT. The biggest positive by far was my position in investment-grade real estate bonds. Security selection in this category was helpful, in large part because of my high level of exposure to strong-performing convertible bonds.
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
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Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (February 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
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.
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Shareholder Expense Example - continued
| Annualized Expense Ratio | Beginning Account Value February 1, 2009 | Ending Account Value July 31, 2009 | Expenses Paid During Period* February 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009 |
Actual | 1.03% | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,243.90 | $ 5.73 |
Hypothetical (5% return per year before expenses) | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,019.69 | $ 5.16 |
* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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Investment Changes (Unaudited)
Top Five Stocks as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
MFA Financial, Inc. | 2.8 | 2.3 |
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. | 1.4 | 1.5 |
Ventas, Inc. | 1.4 | 1.4 |
MFA Financial, Inc. Series A, 8.50% | 1.4 | 1.8 |
Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp. Series A, 8.625% | 1.1 | 1.5 |
| 8.1 | |
Top 5 Bonds as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
BRE Properties, Inc. 4.125% 8/15/26 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
Lexington Master Ltd. Partnership 5.45% 1/15/27 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
Banc of America Large Loan, Inc. Series 2005-MIB1 Class A2, 0.4981% 3/15/22 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 3.7% 1/15/27 | 1.3 | 0.5 |
United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. 3.625% 9/15/11 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| 6.6 | |
Top Five REIT Sectors as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
REITs - Health Care Facilities | 12.6 | 15.4 |
REITs - Mortgage | 10.0 | 9.3 |
REITs - Apartments | 8.3 | 8.8 |
REITs - Shopping Centers | 8.3 | 7.3 |
REITs - Office Buildings | 5.9 | 4.9 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) |
As of July 31, 2009* | As of January 31, 2009** |
![fid4838](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4838.gif) | Common Stocks 20.5% | | ![fid4838](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4838.gif) | Common Stocks 15.6% | |
![fid5293](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid5293.gif) | Preferred Stocks 10.9% | | ![fid5293](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid5293.gif) | Preferred Stocks 13.5% | |
![fid4965](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4965.gif) | Bonds 42.8% | | ![fid4965](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4965.gif) | Bonds 52.4% | |
![fid4921](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4921.gif) | Convertible Securities 17.9% | | ![fid4921](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4921.gif) | Convertible Securities 11.9% | |
![fid5300](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid5300.gif) | Other Investments 0.3% | | ![fid5300](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid5300.gif) | Other Investments 1.1% | |
![fid4841](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4841.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 7.6% | | ![fid4841](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4841.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 5.5% | |
* Foreign investments | 3.5% | | ** Foreign investments | 3.1% | |
![fid5305](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid5305.gif) | Annual Report
Investments July 31, 2009
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 20.5% |
| Shares | | Value |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.1% |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.1% |
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. | 27,500 | | $ 649,275 |
FINANCIALS - 19.5% |
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 19.5% |
Acadia Realty Trust (SBI) | 297,749 | | 4,079,161 |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | 21,600 | | 823,176 |
AMB Property Corp. (SBI) | 215,500 | | 4,269,055 |
American Campus Communities, Inc. | 46,300 | | 1,061,659 |
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. | 393,350 | | 6,627,948 |
Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp. | 65,000 | | 490,100 |
Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A | 108,441 | | 1,017,177 |
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | 40,125 | | 2,335,275 |
Brandywine Realty Trust (SBI) | 219,000 | | 1,791,420 |
Camden Property Trust (SBI) | 16,400 | | 483,964 |
CapLease, Inc. | 113,000 | | 342,390 |
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. | 288,400 | | 1,713,096 |
Cypress Sharpridge Investments, Inc. | 242,800 | | 3,217,100 |
Cypress Sharpridge Investments, Inc. (e) | 146,458 | | 1,746,512 |
Cypress Sharpridge Investments, Inc. warrants 4/30/11 (a)(e) | 40,000 | | 42,392 |
DiamondRock Hospitality Co. | 40,200 | | 271,752 |
Duke Realty LP | 328,683 | | 3,119,202 |
Education Realty Trust, Inc. | 121,900 | | 591,215 |
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. | 98,030 | | 4,084,910 |
Equity Residential (SBI) | 83,800 | | 2,011,200 |
Federal Realty Investment Trust (SBI) | 13,300 | | 758,765 |
Government Properties Income Trust | 38,500 | | 755,755 |
HCP, Inc. | 31,280 | | 805,773 |
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. | 41,200 | | 799,692 |
Highwoods Properties, Inc. (SBI) | 112,000 | | 2,868,320 |
Home Properties, Inc. | 17,500 | | 624,750 |
Inland Real Estate Corp. | 183,500 | | 1,354,230 |
Kimco Realty Corp. | 80,000 | | 787,200 |
LaSalle Hotel Properties (SBI) | 24,700 | | 368,277 |
Lexington Corporate Properties Trust | 88,985 | | 380,856 |
Liberty Property Trust (SBI) | 32,000 | | 888,640 |
MFA Financial, Inc. | 1,735,981 | | 12,846,253 |
National Retail Properties, Inc. | 79,600 | | 1,568,916 |
Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. | 56,780 | | 1,647,756 |
ProLogis Trust | 246,266 | | 2,164,678 |
Redwood Trust, Inc. | 49,100 | | 797,875 |
Regency Centers Corp. | 156,900 | | 5,033,352 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
FINANCIALS - continued |
Real Estate Investment Trusts - continued |
Simon Property Group, Inc. | 41,568 | | $ 2,316,169 |
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. | 390,500 | | 2,171,180 |
The Macerich Co. | 103,756 | | 2,040,881 |
UDR, Inc. | 155,201 | | 1,621,850 |
Ventas, Inc. | 185,580 | | 6,550,974 |
Vornado Realty Trust | 18,498 | | 943,768 |
| | 90,214,614 |
HEALTH CARE - 0.9% |
Health Care Providers & Services - 0.9% |
Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. | 107,700 | | 1,153,467 |
Capital Senior Living Corp. (a) | 109,900 | | 540,708 |
Emeritus Corp. (a) | 145,600 | | 1,696,240 |
Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. (a) | 78,400 | | 762,832 |
| | 4,153,247 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $93,364,920) | 95,017,136 |
Preferred Stocks - 11.4% |
| | | |
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 0.5% |
FINANCIALS - 0.5% |
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 0.5% |
HRPT Properties Trust 6.50% | 80,000 | | 1,113,040 |
Lexington Corporate Properties Trust Series C 6.50% | 7,800 | | 175,422 |
Simon Property Group, Inc. 6.00% | 20,600 | | 1,015,168 |
| | 2,303,630 |
Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 10.9% |
FINANCIALS - 10.9% |
Diversified Financial Services - 0.3% |
DRA CRT Acquisition Corp. Series A, 8.50% | 25,000 | | 235,000 |
Red Lion Hotels Capital Trust 9.50% | 77,750 | | 1,302,313 |
W2007 Grace Acquisition I, Inc. Series B, 8.75% (a) | 35,300 | | 10,943 |
| | 1,548,256 |
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 10.6% |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. Series C, 8.375% | 67,000 | | 1,541,000 |
American Home Mortgage Investment Corp.: | | | |
Series A, 9.375% (c) | 120,300 | | 120 |
Preferred Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - continued |
FINANCIALS - continued |
Real Estate Investment Trusts - continued |
American Home Mortgage Investment Corp.: - continued | | | |
Series B, 9.25% (c) | 124,100 | | $ 12 |
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. Series A, 7.875% | 144,900 | | 3,395,007 |
Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp. Series A, 8.625% | 219,327 | | 5,066,454 |
Apartment Investment & Management Co.: | | | |
Series G, 9.375% | 84,400 | | 1,850,892 |
Series T, 8.00% | 57,500 | | 1,052,250 |
Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc. 8.875% | 66,000 | | 1,194,600 |
CenterPoint Properties Trust Series D, 5.377% | 3,575 | | 1,608,750 |
Colonial Properties Trust (depositary shares) Series D, 8.125% | 39,000 | | 714,870 |
Cousins Properties, Inc. Series A, 7.75% | 71,700 | | 1,296,336 |
Developers Diversified Realty Corp. (depositary shares) Series G, 8.00% | 25,500 | | 374,340 |
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. Series A, 8.50% | 75,000 | | 1,869,000 |
Duke Realty LP 8.375% | 54,800 | | 1,168,884 |
Eagle Hospitality Properties Trust, Inc. 8.25% | 24,000 | | 6,000 |
HomeBanc Mortgage Corp. Series A, 0.00% (a) | 104,685 | | 628 |
Hospitality Properties Trust: | | | |
Series B, 8.875% | 68,275 | | 1,444,016 |
Series C, 7.00% | 58,500 | | 1,012,050 |
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Series E, 8.875% | 38,800 | | 855,152 |
HRPT Properties Trust Series B, 8.75% | 23,961 | | 466,041 |
Innkeepers USA Trust Series C, 8.00% | 62,400 | | 31,200 |
Kimco Realty Corp. Series G, 7.75% | 77,300 | | 1,687,459 |
LaSalle Hotel Properties: | | | |
Series B, 8.375% | 21,800 | | 421,830 |
Series E, 8.00% | 42,750 | | 780,615 |
Series G, 7.25% | 21,960 | | 369,806 |
LBA Realty Fund II: | | | |
Series A, 8.75% (a) | 69,000 | | 1,380,000 |
Series B, 7.625% (a) | 31,240 | | 249,920 |
Lexington Corporate Properties Trust Series B, 8.05% | 29,000 | | 403,100 |
Lexington Realty Trust 7.55% | 23,800 | | 321,538 |
LTC Properties, Inc. Series F, 8.00% | 56,800 | | 1,274,592 |
MFA Financial, Inc. Series A, 8.50% | 275,900 | | 6,513,999 |
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. Series H, 8.30% | 30,800 | | 717,640 |
Newcastle Investment Corp.: | | | |
Series B, 9.75% | 161,900 | | 433,892 |
Series D, 8.375% | 24,300 | | 57,105 |
Preferred Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - continued |
FINANCIALS - continued |
Real Estate Investment Trusts - continued |
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. Series D, 8.375% | 59,600 | | $ 1,370,800 |
ProLogis Trust Series C, 8.54% | 6,446 | | 245,335 |
PS Business Parks, Inc.: | | | |
(depositary shares) Series L, 7.60% | 5,890 | | 131,053 |
Series P, 6.70% | 35,000 | | 682,150 |
Public Storage: | | | |
(depositary shares) | 104,800 | | 2,569,696 |
Series K, 7.25% | 2,918 | | 70,178 |
Series L, 6.75% | 1,900 | | 41,534 |
Series N, 7.00% | 4,200 | | 95,760 |
Realty Income Corp. 6.75% | 600 | | 12,840 |
Regency Centers Corp. 7.25% | 10,000 | | 208,000 |
Saul Centers, Inc. 8.00% | 93,700 | | 2,014,550 |
Strategic Hotel & Resorts, Inc. 8.50% (e) | 119,500 | | 620,205 |
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. Series A, 8.00% | 20,000 | | 320,000 |
Weingarten Realty Investors (SBI) Series F, 6.50% | 56,230 | | 1,011,578 |
| | 48,952,777 |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.0% |
MFH Financial Trust I 9.50% (a)(e) | 22,660 | | 67,980 |
TOTAL FINANCIALS | | 50,569,013 |
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $85,178,232) | 52,872,643 |
Corporate Bonds - 41.8% |
| Principal Amount (d) | | |
Convertible Bonds - 17.4% |
FINANCIALS - 17.4% |
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 15.1% |
Acadia Realty Trust 3.75% 12/15/26 | | $ 5,600,000 | | 5,072,312 |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 3.7% 1/15/27 (e) | | 6,895,000 | | 5,991,066 |
BioMed Realty LP 4.5% 10/1/26 (e) | | 2,500,000 | | 2,175,000 |
Boston Properties, Inc. 3.75% 5/15/36 | | 600,000 | | 562,860 |
Brandywine Operating Partnership LP 3.875% 10/15/26 | | 1,000,000 | | 902,500 |
BRE Properties, Inc. 4.125% 8/15/26 | | 7,800,000 | | 7,087,782 |
Corporate Bonds - continued |
| Principal Amount (d) | | Value |
Convertible Bonds - continued |
FINANCIALS - continued |
Real Estate Investment Trusts - continued |
CapLease, Inc. 7.5% 10/1/27 (e) | | $ 4,180,000 | | $ 2,800,600 |
Corporate Office Properties LP 3.5% 9/15/26 (e) | | 1,380,000 | | 1,264,356 |
Duke Realty LP 3.75% 12/1/11 (e) | | 2,650,000 | | 2,418,125 |
Home Properties, Inc. 4.125% 11/1/26 (e) | | 2,100,000 | | 1,919,610 |
Hospitality Properties Trust 3.8% 3/15/27 | | 5,100,000 | | 4,577,250 |
Inland Real Estate Corp. 4.625% 11/15/26 | | 4,300,000 | | 3,730,010 |
Lexington Master Ltd. Partnership 5.45% 1/15/27 (e) | | 6,800,000 | | 6,128,500 |
MPT Operating Partnership LP 9.25% 4/1/13 (e) | | 1,000,000 | | 878,200 |
National Retail Properties, Inc. 3.95% 9/15/26 | | 2,000,000 | | 1,986,516 |
ProLogis Trust 1.875% 11/15/37 | | 2,450,000 | | 1,923,299 |
SL Green Realty Corp. 3% 3/30/27 (e) | | 500,000 | | 425,000 |
The Macerich Co. 3.25% 3/15/12 (e) | | 3,800,000 | | 3,068,500 |
United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. 3.625% 9/15/11 | | 6,000,000 | | 5,482,500 |
Ventas, Inc. 3.875% 11/15/11 (e) | | 4,565,000 | | 4,602,753 |
Vornado Realty Trust 2.85% 4/1/27 | | 3,490,000 | | 3,148,224 |
Washington (REIT): | | | | |
3.875% 9/15/26 | | 1,600,000 | | 1,508,000 |
3.875% 9/15/26 | | 2,450,000 | | 2,309,125 |
| | 69,962,088 |
Real Estate Management & Development - 2.3% |
ERP Operating LP 3.85% 8/15/26 | | 5,500,000 | | 5,293,915 |
First Potomac Realty Investment LP 4% 12/15/11 (e) | | 1,600,000 | | 1,318,000 |
Kilroy Realty LP 3.25% 4/15/12 (e) | | 4,730,000 | | 3,949,550 |
| | 10,561,465 |
TOTAL FINANCIALS | | 80,523,553 |
Nonconvertible Bonds - 24.4% |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 4.4% |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.9% |
Host Marriott LP 7% 8/15/12 | | 2,000,000 | | 1,985,000 |
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. 6.25% 2/15/13 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,432,500 |
Times Square Hotel Trust 8.528% 8/1/26 (e) | | 868,695 | | 743,603 |
| | 4,161,103 |
Household Durables - 3.5% |
D.R. Horton, Inc. 5.375% 6/15/12 | | 1,100,000 | | 1,050,500 |
Corporate Bonds - continued |
| Principal Amount (d) | | Value |
Nonconvertible Bonds - continued |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - continued |
Household Durables - continued |
K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. 7.75% 5/15/13 | | $ 4,000,000 | | $ 1,940,000 |
KB Home: | | | | |
5.875% 1/15/15 | | 2,000,000 | | 1,780,000 |
6.25% 6/15/15 | | 3,500,000 | | 3,167,500 |
9.1% 9/15/17 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,010,000 |
Lennar Corp.: | | | | |
5.5% 9/1/14 | | 1,000,000 | | 860,000 |
5.95% 10/17/11 | | 1,000,000 | | 960,000 |
M/I Homes, Inc. 6.875% 4/1/12 | | 2,150,000 | | 1,763,000 |
Meritage Homes Corp. 6.25% 3/15/15 | | 2,500,000 | | 2,043,750 |
Ryland Group, Inc. 8.4% 5/15/17 | | 745,000 | | 737,550 |
Stanley-Martin Communities LLC 9.75% 8/15/15 | | 4,620,000 | | 1,155,000 |
| | 16,467,300 |
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | 20,628,403 |
CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.3% |
Food & Staples Retailing - 0.3% |
Ahold Lease Series 2001 A1 pass thru trust certificates 7.82% 1/2/20 | | 1,314,590 | | 1,196,277 |
FINANCIALS - 18.8% |
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 17.2% |
AMB Property LP: | | | | |
5.9% 8/15/13 | | 400,000 | | 366,310 |
6.3% 6/1/13 | | 1,000,000 | | 932,912 |
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.: | | | | |
4.95% 3/15/13 | | 1,000,000 | | 967,429 |
5.5% 1/15/12 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,018,025 |
6.625% 9/15/11 | | 894,000 | | 929,747 |
Brandywine Operating Partnership LP: | | | | |
4.5% 11/1/09 | | 1,000,000 | | 997,344 |
5.75% 4/1/12 | | 1,000,000 | | 913,364 |
Camden Property Trust 5% 6/15/15 | | 1,100,000 | | 997,808 |
Colonial Properties Trust 6.875% 8/15/12 | | 1,000,000 | | 940,833 |
Colonial Realty LP 6.05% 9/1/16 | | 1,000,000 | | 815,658 |
Commercial Net Lease Realty, Inc.: | | | | |
6.15% 12/15/15 | | 100,000 | | 88,950 |
6.25% 6/15/14 | | 500,000 | | 459,124 |
Corporate Bonds - continued |
| Principal Amount (d) | | Value |
Nonconvertible Bonds - continued |
FINANCIALS - continued |
Real Estate Investment Trusts - continued |
Developers Diversified Realty Corp.: | | | | |
4.625% 8/1/10 | | $ 900,000 | | $ 869,210 |
5% 5/3/10 | | 1,000,000 | | 965,640 |
5.375% 10/15/12 | | 500,000 | | 426,280 |
7.5% 7/15/18 | | 200,000 | | 141,401 |
Duke Realty LP: | | | | |
5.25% 1/15/10 | | 200,000 | | 199,394 |
5.625% 8/15/11 | | 560,000 | | 537,482 |
6.25% 5/15/13 | | 750,000 | | 692,513 |
Federal Realty Investment Trust: | | | | |
4.5% 2/15/11 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,427,060 |
5.65% 6/1/16 | | 725,000 | | 657,924 |
Health Care Property Investors, Inc.: | | | | |
6% 3/1/15 | | 500,000 | | 455,622 |
6% 1/30/17 | | 1,000,000 | | 886,079 |
6.3% 9/15/16 | | 4,500,000 | | 4,096,490 |
Health Care REIT, Inc.: | | | | |
6% 11/15/13 | | 1,000,000 | | 937,185 |
6.2% 6/1/16 | | 750,000 | | 659,316 |
8% 9/12/12 | | 2,450,000 | | 2,423,898 |
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. 8.125% 5/1/11 | | 2,290,000 | | 2,360,706 |
Highwoods/Forsyth LP 5.85% 3/15/17 | | 2,800,000 | | 2,284,464 |
HMB Capital Trust V 4.2294% 12/15/36 (c)(e)(f) | | 2,530,000 | | 253 |
Hospitality Properties Trust: | | | | |
5.625% 3/15/17 | | 915,000 | | 706,185 |
6.75% 2/15/13 | | 610,000 | | 568,238 |
Host Hotels & Resorts LP: | | | | |
6.875% 11/1/14 | | 500,000 | | 460,000 |
9% 5/15/17 (e) | | 750,000 | | 761,250 |
HRPT Properties Trust: | | | | |
1.2244% 3/16/11 (f) | | 787,000 | | 690,329 |
6.5% 1/15/13 | | 200,000 | | 184,398 |
iStar Financial, Inc. 5.95% 10/15/13 | | 4,830,000 | | 1,787,100 |
Kimco Realty Corp. 5.783% 3/15/16 | | 450,000 | | 389,147 |
Liberty Property LP: | | | | |
5.125% 3/2/15 | | 2,200,000 | | 1,887,415 |
6.375% 8/15/12 | | 2,679,000 | | 2,585,744 |
Nationwide Health Properties, Inc.: | | | | |
6% 5/20/15 | | 2,522,000 | | 2,190,289 |
Corporate Bonds - continued |
| Principal Amount (d) | | Value |
Nonconvertible Bonds - continued |
FINANCIALS - continued |
Real Estate Investment Trusts - continued |
Nationwide Health Properties, Inc.: - continued | | | | |
6.25% 2/1/13 | | $ 1,000,000 | | $ 922,527 |
6.5% 7/15/11 | | 2,000,000 | | 1,939,034 |
8.25% 7/1/12 | | 1,300,000 | | 1,275,551 |
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. 7% 4/1/14 | | 4,970,000 | | 4,684,225 |
Pan Pacific Retail Properties, Inc. 5.95% 6/1/14 | | 1,750,000 | | 1,545,821 |
Rouse Co. 7.2% 9/15/12 (c) | | 3,920,000 | | 2,900,800 |
Rouse Co. LP/TRC, Inc. 6.75% 5/1/13 (c)(e) | | 650,000 | | 471,250 |
Senior Housing Properties Trust: | | | | |
7.875% 4/15/15 | | 355,000 | | 328,375 |
8.625% 1/15/12 | | 5,400,000 | | 5,373,000 |
Shurgard Storage Centers, Inc.: | | | | |
5.875% 3/15/13 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,005,534 |
7.75% 2/22/11 | | 500,000 | | 523,863 |
Simon Property Group LP: | | | | |
5% 3/1/12 | | 800,000 | | 809,766 |
5.75% 5/1/12 | | 500,000 | | 509,945 |
6.1% 5/1/16 | | 1,000,000 | | 957,308 |
6.75% 5/15/14 | | 1,200,000 | | 1,241,285 |
UDR, Inc. 5.5% 4/1/14 | | 500,000 | | 471,598 |
United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc.: | | | | |
5% 1/15/12 | | 1,000,000 | | 967,153 |
5.13% 1/15/14 | | 500,000 | | 466,043 |
6.05% 6/1/13 | | 2,500,000 | | 2,440,803 |
Ventas Realty LP: | | | | |
6.5% 6/1/16 | | 3,170,000 | | 2,971,875 |
6.625% 10/15/14 | | 3,160,000 | | 3,049,400 |
7.125% 6/1/15 | | 2,147,000 | | 2,109,428 |
Weingarten Realty Invstors 5.263% 5/15/12 | | 1,000,000 | | 928,116 |
| | 79,551,216 |
Real Estate Management & Development - 1.3% |
American Real Estate Partners/American Real Estate Finance Corp. 8.125% 6/1/12 | | 1,190,000 | | 1,130,500 |
CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc. 11.625% 6/15/17 (e) | | 1,000,000 | | 1,020,000 |
ERP Operating LP 5.2% 4/1/13 | | 1,000,000 | | 992,405 |
Corporate Bonds - continued |
| Principal Amount (d) | | Value |
Nonconvertible Bonds - continued |
FINANCIALS - continued |
Real Estate Management & Development - continued |
Regency Centers LP: | | | | |
5.25% 8/1/15 | | $ 3,009,000 | | $ 2,580,031 |
5.875% 6/15/17 | | 400,000 | | 346,249 |
| | 6,069,185 |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.3% |
Wrightwood Capital LLC 9% 6/1/14 (e) | | 4,000,000 | | 1,600,000 |
TOTAL FINANCIALS | | 87,220,401 |
HEALTH CARE - 0.6% |
Health Care Providers & Services - 0.6% |
Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc. 11% 1/15/14 | | 500,000 | | 515,000 |
Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. 9.125% 4/15/15 | | 2,150,000 | | 2,160,750 |
| | 2,675,750 |
INDUSTRIALS - 0.3% |
Construction & Engineering - 0.3% |
Toys 'R' Us Property Co. I LLC 10.75% 7/15/17 (e) | | 1,500,000 | | 1,552,500 |
TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS | | 113,273,331 |
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $197,392,940) | 193,796,884 |
Asset-Backed Securities - 3.9% |
|
Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc. pass-thru certificates Series 2004-R9 Class M9, 2.785% 10/25/34 (e)(f) | | 96,922 | | 167 |
Anthracite CDO II Ltd. Series 2002-2A Class F, 7.6% 12/24/37 (e) | | 2,260,000 | | 904,000 |
Anthracite CDO III Ltd./Anthracite CDO III Corp. Series 2004-1A Class A, 0.645% 3/23/19 (e)(f) | | 425,003 | | 276,252 |
Brascan Real Estate CDO Ltd./Brascan Real Estate CDO Corp. Series 2004-1A Class A, 0.86% 1/20/40 (e)(f) | | 3,440,497 | | 2,305,133 |
Capital Trust RE CDO Ltd. Series 2005-1A Class D, 1.7888% 3/20/50 (e)(f) | | 2,250,000 | | 225,000 |
Capital Trust RE CDO Ltd./Capital Trust RE CDO Corp. Series 2005-3A Class A2, 5.16% 6/25/35 (e) | | 5,009,000 | | 3,606,480 |
Asset-Backed Securities - continued |
| Principal Amount (d) | | Value |
CapitalSource Real Estate Loan Trust Series 2006-1A Class A2A, 0.76% 1/20/37 (e)(f) | | $ 1,329,412 | | $ 598,235 |
CapLease CDO Ltd. Series 2005-1A Class A, 4.926% 1/29/40 (e) | | 2,500,000 | | 1,375,000 |
Conseco Finance Securitizations Corp. Series 2002-2 Class M2, 9.163% 3/1/33 | | 500,000 | | 290,865 |
Crest Clarendon Street Ltd./Crest Clarendon Corp. Series 2002-1A: | | | | |
Class B1, 6.065% 12/28/35 (e) | | 1,570,000 | | 667,250 |
Class B2, 1.9513% 12/28/35 (e)(f) | | 1,575,000 | | 511,875 |
Class D, 9% 12/28/35 (e) | | 500,000 | | 130,450 |
Crest Dartmouth Street Ltd./Crest Dartmouth Street Corp. Series 2003-1A Class D, 9% 6/28/38 (e) | | 850,000 | | 212,500 |
Crown Castle Towers LLC/Crown Atlantic Holdings Sub LLC/Crown Communication, Inc. Series 2005-1 Class D, 5.612% 6/15/35 (e) | | 2,050,000 | | 2,029,500 |
Fairfield Street Solar Corp. Series 2004-1A Class E1, 4.0288% 11/28/39 (e)(f) | | 550,000 | | 22,000 |
Green Tree Financial Corp. Series 1996-4 Class M1, 7.75% 6/15/27 | | 1,788,179 | | 661,626 |
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2005-HE3 Class B3, 2.785% 6/25/35 (f)(h) | | 1,259,000 | | 35,144 |
Guggenheim Structured Real Estate Funding Ltd./Guggenheim Structured Real Estate Funding LLC Series 2005-2A: | | | | |
Class D, 1.835% 8/26/30 (e)(f) | | 735,000 | | 73,500 |
Class E, 2.285% 8/26/30 (e)(f) | | 1,420,000 | | 71,000 |
Lehman ABS Manufactured Housing Contract Trust Series 2001-B Class M2, 7.17% 3/15/28 | | 1,500,000 | | 164,305 |
Merit Securities Corp. Series 13 Class M1, 7.9882% 12/28/33 | | 1,923,000 | | 730,740 |
N-Star Real Estate CDO Ltd. Series 1A Class C1B, 7.696% 8/28/38 (e) | | 883,000 | | 390,728 |
Prima Capital CDO Ltd./Prima Capital CDO Corp. Series 2005-1A Class A2, 4.646% 7/24/39 (e) | | 3,042,568 | | 2,555,757 |
Taberna Preferred Funding III Ltd. Series 2005-3A Class D, 3.6663% 2/5/36 (e)(f) | | 3,264,415 | | 32,644 |
Wachovia Ltd./Wachovia LLC Series 2006-1 Class 1ML, 6.7222% 9/25/26 (e)(f) | | 2,000,000 | | 120,000 |
Wrightwood Capital Real Estate CDO Ltd. Series 2005-1A Class F, 2.7025% 11/21/40 (e)(f) | | 250,000 | | 7,500 |
TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $35,245,458) | 17,997,651 |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations - 2.5% |
| Principal Amount (d) | | Value |
Private Sponsor - 2.5% |
Banc of America Large Loan, Inc. Series 2005-MIB1 Class A2, 0.4981% 3/15/22 (e)(f) | | $ 8,060,000 | | $ 6,120,882 |
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.: | | | | |
Series 2002-38 Class B3, 5% 2/25/18 (e) | | 146,359 | | 14,753 |
Series 2002-R2 Class 2B3, 5.4033% 7/25/33 (e)(f) | | 247,224 | | 67,915 |
Series 2003-40 Class B3, 4.5% 10/25/18 (e) | | 196,615 | | 26,799 |
Series 2003-R2 Class B3, 5.5% 5/25/43 (e) | | 495,240 | | 40,645 |
Series 2003-R3: | | | | |
Class B2, 5.5% 11/25/33 (e) | | 1,685,708 | | 397,578 |
Class B3, 5.5% 11/25/33 (e) | | 504,755 | | 92,526 |
Series 2004-R1 Class 1B3, 5.5% 11/25/34 (e)(f) | | 478,058 | | 37,055 |
Diversified REIT Trust Series 2000-1A: | | | | |
Class F, 6.971% 3/8/10 (e) | | 1,512,000 | | 211,680 |
Class G, 6.971% 3/8/10 (e) | | 1,720,000 | | 206,400 |
Merrill Lynch Floating Trust floater Series 2006-1 Class TM, 0.7881% 6/15/22 (e)(f) | | 2,449,089 | | 1,591,908 |
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust Series 2002-MW1 Class E, 6.219% 7/12/34 (e) | | 1,465,000 | | 1,033,858 |
RESI Finance LP/RESI Finance DE Corp. floater: | | | | |
Series 2003-B Class B9, 12.25% 7/10/35 (e)(f) | | 734,587 | | 362,739 |
Series 2004-C Class B5, 1.65% 9/10/36 (e)(f) | | 369,645 | | 104,092 |
Series 2005-A Class B6, 2.3% 3/10/37 (e)(f) | | 1,861,618 | | 249,271 |
Series 2005-B Class B6, 1.9% 6/10/37 (e)(f) | | 916,732 | | 66,096 |
Series 2005-D Class B6, 2.5381% 12/15/37 (e)(f) | | 462,490 | | 25,992 |
Series 2006-B Class B6, 1.9881% 7/15/38 (e)(f) | | 927,150 | | 26,517 |
Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I, Inc. Series 2002-S20 Class M3, 5.25% 12/25/17 | | 58,997 | | 39,126 |
Residential Funding Securities Corp. Series 2002-RM1 Class BI1, 5.5% 12/25/17 (e) | | 120,140 | | 30,570 |
RESIX Finance Ltd. floater: | | | | |
Series 2003-D Class B8, 6.8% 12/10/35 (e)(f) | | 619,254 | | 190,668 |
Series 2004-A Class B7, 4.55% 2/10/36 (e)(f) | | 617,452 | | 203,821 |
Series 2004-B Class B7, 4.3% 2/10/36 (e)(f) | | 742,132 | | 188,131 |
Series 2005-C Class B7, 3.4% 9/10/37 (e)(f) | | 1,883,168 | | 129,562 |
Series 2006-B Class B7, 4.1381% 7/15/38 (e)(f) | | 927,150 | | 38,291 |
Series 2007-A Class BB, 3.6381% 2/15/39 (e)(f) | | 785,673 | | 17,285 |
TOTAL PRIVATE SPONSOR | | 11,514,160 |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations - continued |
| Principal Amount (d) | | Value |
U.S. Government Agency - 0.0% |
Fannie Mae REMIC Trust: | | | | |
Series 2001-W3 subordinate REMIC pass thru certificates, Class B3, 7% 9/25/41 (h) | | $ 222,324 | | $ 73,048 |
Series 2002-W1 subordinate REMIC pass thru certificates, Class 3B3, 5.1381% 2/25/42 (e)(f) | | 135,373 | | 36,035 |
Series 2003-W1 subordinate REMIC pass thru certificates, Class B3, 5.75% 12/25/42 (h) | | 294,334 | | 65,454 |
Series 2003-W10 subordinate REMIC pass thru certificates, Class 2B3, 5.334% 6/25/43 (e)(f) | | 177,307 | | 38,973 |
Series 2003-W4 subordinate REMIC pass thru certificates, Class 2B3, 5.4333% 10/25/42 (e)(f) | | 76,754 | | 17,194 |
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY | | 230,704 |
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (Cost $26,886,405) | 11,744,864 |
Commercial Mortgage Securities - 12.0% |
|
American Tower Trust I Series 2007-1A Class D, 5.9568% 4/15/37 (e) | | 3,200,000 | | 2,912,000 |
Asset Securitization Corp. Series 1997-D4: | | | | |
Class B1, 7.525% 4/14/29 | | 1,565,000 | | 1,589,496 |
Class B2, 7.525% 4/14/29 | | 515,000 | | 463,500 |
Banc of America Large Loan, Inc. floater Series 2005-MIB1 Class K, 2.2881% 3/15/22 (e)(f) | | 700,000 | | 210,000 |
COMM pass-thru certificates Series 2001-J1A Class F, 6.958% 2/14/34 (e) | | 1,475,000 | | 1,392,315 |
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.: | | | | |
Series 1997-C2 Class F, 7.46% 1/17/35 (f) | | 3,500,000 | | 3,504,166 |
Series 2004-TF2A Class AX, 0% 11/15/19 (e)(f)(g) | | 4,742,624 | | 474 |
Credit Suisse/Morgan Stanley Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2006-HC1A Class A1, 0.4781% 5/15/23 (e)(f) | | 4,296,208 | | 3,581,350 |
Crest Ltd. Series 2001-1A Class C, 9% 2/25/34 (e) | | 1,000,000 | | 400,000 |
Crown Castle Towers LLC/Crown Atlantic Holdings Sub LLC/Crown Communication, Inc. Series 2006-1A: | | | | |
Class D, 5.7724% 11/15/36 (e) | | 915,000 | | 896,700 |
Class E, 6.0652% 11/15/36 (e) | | 800,000 | | 784,000 |
Deutsche Mortgage & Asset Receiving Corp. Series 1998-C1 Class J, 6.22% 6/15/31 | | 1,200,000 | | 600,000 |
DLJ Commercial Mortgage Corp. Series 1998-CG1 Class B4, 7.4611% 6/10/31 (e)(f) | | 2,500,000 | | 2,301,273 |
Commercial Mortgage Securities - continued |
| Principal Amount (d) | | Value |
First Chicago/Lennar Trust I Series 1997-CHL1 Class E, 7.7498% 4/29/39 (e)(f) | | $ 105,533 | | $ 104,477 |
G-Force LLC sequential payer Series 2005-RRA Class A2, 4.83% 8/22/36 (e) | | 1,000,000 | | 760,000 |
GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp.: | | | | |
Series 2001-3 Class C, 6.51% 6/10/38 | | 820,000 | | 774,275 |
Series 2002-1A Class H, 7.3988% 12/10/35 (e)(f) | | 921,000 | | 632,970 |
Global Signal Trust II Series 2004-2A Class E, 5.587% 12/15/14 (e) | | 1,245,000 | | 1,245,000 |
Global Towers Partners Acquisition Partners I LLC Series 2007-1A Class G, 7.8737% 5/15/37 (e) | | 1,000,000 | | 870,000 |
GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.: | | | | |
Series 1997-C2: | | | | |
Class F, 6.75% 4/15/29 (f) | | 2,767,000 | | 2,590,161 |
Class G, 6.75% 4/15/29 (f) | | 1,000,000 | | 510,120 |
Series 1999-C3 Class J, 6.974% 8/15/36 (e) | | 1,500,000 | | 1,365,653 |
Series 2000-C1: | | | | |
Class H, 7% 3/15/33 (e) | | 950,000 | | 714,355 |
Class K, 7% 3/15/33 | | 1,100,000 | | 613,464 |
Series 2002-C3 Class D, 5.27% 7/10/39 | | 3,000,000 | | 2,544,418 |
Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp. Series 2002-C1 Class H, 5.903% 1/11/35 (e) | | 750,000 | | 495,670 |
GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II floater Series 2007-EOP Class L, 1.6044% 3/1/20 (e)(f) | | 1,400,000 | | 868,000 |
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp. Series 2001-A: | | | | |
Class G, 6% 10/15/32 (e)(f) | | 2,895,000 | | 521,100 |
Class X, 1.7385% 10/15/32 (e)(f)(g) | | 13,606,107 | | 89,528 |
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust floater Series 2005-FL1A Class A2, 0.4681% 2/15/19 (e)(f) | | 4,450,000 | | 3,560,000 |
JPMorgan Commercial Mortgage Finance Corp.: | | | | |
Series 1997-C5 Class F, 7.5605% 9/15/29 | | 2,720,000 | | 2,616,814 |
Series 1999-C8: | | | | |
Class G, 6% 7/15/31 (e) | | 1,385,000 | | 276,999 |
Class H, 6% 7/15/31 (e) | | 2,638,000 | | 213,542 |
Leafs CMBS I Ltd./Leafs CMBS I Corp. Series 2002-1A Class B, 4.13% 11/20/37 (e) | | 1,850,000 | | 1,498,500 |
Merrill Lynch Financial Asset, Inc. Series 2005-CA16: | | | | |
Class F, 4.384% 7/12/15 | CAD | 710,000 | | 303,547 |
Class G, 4.384% 7/12/15 | CAD | 355,000 | | 145,353 |
Class H, 4.384% 7/12/15 | CAD | 236,000 | | 92,582 |
Class J, 4.384% 7/12/15 | CAD | 355,000 | | 133,509 |
Class K, 4.384% 7/12/15 | CAD | 355,000 | | 128,048 |
Commercial Mortgage Securities - continued |
| Principal Amount (d) | | Value |
Merrill Lynch Financial Asset, Inc. Series 2005-CA16: - continued | | | | |
Class L, 4.384% 7/12/15 | CAD | 236,000 | | $ 81,679 |
Class M, 4.384% 7/12/15 | CAD | 995,000 | | 225,166 |
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust: | | | | |
Series 1999-C1 Class G, 6.71% 11/15/31 (e) | | $ 3,359,000 | | 453,465 |
Series 2001-HRPA Class H, 6.778% 2/3/16 (e) | | 1,965,000 | | 1,670,250 |
Mezz Capital Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2004-C1: | | | | |
Class D, 6.988% 9/15/13 | | 750,000 | | 30,000 |
Class E, 7.983% 10/15/13 | | 1,453,000 | | 43,590 |
Class IO, 8.1778% 1/15/18 (f)(g) | | 5,923,404 | | 592,340 |
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust: | | | | |
sequential payer Series 2004-RR2 Class A2, 5.45% 10/28/33 (e) | | 2,558,990 | | 2,136,757 |
Series 2005-HQ7 Class E, 5.378% 11/14/42 (f) | | 750,000 | | 186,690 |
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Capital I Trust Series 2001-IQA Class F, 6.79% 12/18/32 (e) | | 1,396,185 | | 1,286,715 |
Multi Security Asset Trust sequential payer Series 2005-RR4A Class A2, 4.83% 11/28/35 (e) | | 5,000,000 | | 4,125,000 |
SBA CMBS Trust Series 2006-1A Class J, 7.825% 11/15/36 (e) | | 1,000,000 | | 950,000 |
TimberStar Trust I Series 2006-1 Class F, 7.5296% 10/15/36 (e) | | 2,000,000 | | 1,460,000 |
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2007-FL1 Class F, 0.8631% 9/15/09 (e)(f) | | 1,200,000 | | 153,636 |
TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES (Cost $71,829,825) | 55,698,647 |
Floating Rate Loans - 0.3% |
|
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.0% |
Specialty Retail - 0.0% |
The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack term loan 2.67% 10/27/13 (f) | | 28,358 | | 25,523 |
Floating Rate Loans - continued |
| Principal Amount (d) | | Value |
FINANCIALS - 0.3% |
Real Estate Management & Development - 0.3% |
Realogy Corp.: | | | | |
Credit-Linked Deposit 3.3088% 10/10/13 (f) | | $ 313,401 | | $ 239,752 |
Tranche B, term loan 3.3088% 10/10/13 (f) | | 1,164,061 | | 890,507 |
| | 1,130,259 |
TOTAL FLOATING RATE LOANS (Cost $1,317,190) | 1,155,782 |
Preferred Securities - 0.0% |
| | | |
FINANCIALS - 0.0% |
Diversified Financial Services - 0.0% |
Cairn High Grade ABS CDO PLC Series 2006-2A Class SUB, 1/13/47 (e) | 1,000,000 | | 0 |
Crest Clarendon Street 2002-1 Ltd. Series 2002-1A Class PS, 12/28/35 (e) | 500,000 | | 57,450 |
Crest Dartmouth Street 2003 1 Ltd. Series 2003-1A Class PS, 6/28/38 (e) | 590,000 | | 101,657 |
Harp High Grade CDO I Ltd. Series 2006-1, 7/8/46 (e) | 810,000 | | 8 |
Ipswich Street CDO Series 2006-1, 6/27/46 (c)(e) | 1,350,000 | | 0 |
Kent Funding III Ltd. 11/5/47 (e) | 1,650,000 | | 0 |
TOTAL PREFERRED SECURITIES (Cost $5,658,986) | 159,115 |
Money Market Funds - 7.0% |
| Shares | | |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.37% (b) (Cost $32,133,407) | 32,133,407 | | 32,133,407 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 99.4% (Cost $549,007,363) | | 460,576,129 |
NET OTHER ASSETS - 0.6% | | 2,692,713 |
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 463,268,842 |
Currency Abbreviation |
CAD | - | Canadian dollar |
Legend |
(a) Non-income producing |
(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. |
(c) Non-income producing - Issuer is in default. |
(d) Principal amount is stated in United States dollars unless otherwise noted. |
(e) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $111,336,256 or 24.0% of net assets. |
(f) The coupon rate shown on floating or adjustable rate securities represents the rate at period end. |
(g) Security represents right to receive monthly interest payments on an underlying pool of mortgages or assets. Principal shown is the outstanding par amount of the pool held as of the end of the period. |
(h) Restricted securities - Investment in securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (excluding 144A issues). At the end of the period, the value of restricted securities (excluding 144A issues) amounted to $173,646 or 0.0% of net assets. |
Additional information on each holding is as follows: |
Security | Acquisition Date | Acquisition Cost |
Fannie Mae REMIC Trust: | | |
Series 2001-W3 subordinate REMIC pass thru certificates, Class B3, 7% 9/25/41 | 5/21/03 | $ 192,657 |
Series 2003-W1 subordinate REMIC pass thru certificates, Class B3, 5.75% 12/25/42 | 3/25/03 | $ 221,808 |
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2005-HE3 Class B3, 2.785% 6/25/35 | 6/3/05 | $ 1,110,697 |
Affiliated Central Funds |
Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows: |
Fund | Income earned |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund | $ 202,666 |
Other Information |
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of July 31, 2009, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the tables below, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: |
Description | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Investments in Securities: | | | | |
Equities: | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary | $ 649,275 | $ 649,275 | $ - | $ - |
Financials | 143,087,257 | 135,845,804 | 4,141,583 | 3,099,870 |
Health Care | 4,153,247 | 4,153,247 | - | - |
Asset-Backed Securities | 17,997,651 | - | 6,164,803 | 11,832,848 |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | 11,744,864 | - | 9,708,663 | 2,036,201 |
Commercial Mortgage Securities | 55,698,647 | - | 49,541,375 | 6,157,272 |
Corporate Bonds | 193,796,884 | - | 191,453,028 | 2,343,856 |
Floating Rate Loans | 1,155,782 | - | 1,155,782 | - |
Money Market Funds | 32,133,407 | 32,133,407 | - | - |
Preferred Securities | 159,115 | - | - | 159,115 |
Total Investments in Securities: | $ 460,576,129 | $ 172,781,733 | $ 262,165,234 | $ 25,629,162 |
The following is a reconciliation of Investments in Securities for which Level 3 inputs were used in determining value: |
Investments in Securities: | |
Equities-Financials | |
Beginning Balance | $ 3,168,485 |
Total Realized Gain (Loss) | - |
Total Unrealized Gain (Loss) | (3,448,931) |
Cost of Purchases | - |
Proceeds of Sales | - |
Amortization/Accretion | - |
Transfer in/out of Level 3 | 3,380,316 |
Ending Balance | $ 3,099,870 |
The change in unrealized gain (loss) attributable to Level 3 securities at July 31, 2009 | $ (2,910,698) |
Asset-Backed Securities | |
Beginning Balance | $ 4,826,289 |
Total Realized Gain (Loss) | 137,665 |
Total Unrealized Gain (Loss) | (7,427,747) |
Cost of Purchases | 7,593,620 |
Proceeds of Sales | (889,759) |
Amortization/Accretion | (1,671,911) |
Transfer in/out of Level 3 | 9,264,691 |
Ending Balance | $ 11,832,848 |
The change in unrealized gain (loss) attributable to Level 3 securities at July 31, 2009 | $ (8,026,693) |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | |
Beginning Balance | $ 4,704,909 |
Total Realized Gain (Loss) | - |
Total Unrealized Gain (Loss) | (3,183,376) |
Cost of Purchases | - |
Proceeds of Sales | (545,621) |
Amortization/Accretion | (1,830,762) |
Transfer in/out of Level 3 | 2,891,051 |
Ending Balance | $ 2,036,201 |
The change in unrealized gain (loss) attributable to Level 3 securities at July 31, 2009 | $ (3,068,329) |
Collateralized Mortgage Securities | |
Beginning Balance | $ 15,317,973 |
Total Realized Gain (Loss) | - |
Total Unrealized Gain (Loss) | (8,514,580) |
Cost of Purchases | 2,047,056 |
Proceeds of Sales | (1,314) |
Amortization/Accretion | (1,837,463) |
Transfer in/out of Level 3 | (854,400) |
Ending Balance | $ 6,157,272 |
The change in unrealized gain (loss) attributable to Level 3 securities at July 31, 2009 | $ (5,384,440) |
Corporate Bonds | |
Beginning Balance | $ 4,295,611 |
Total Realized Gain (Loss) | - |
Total Unrealized Gain (Loss) | (1,930,139) |
Cost of Purchases | - |
Proceeds of Sales | (21,616) |
Amortization/Accretion | - |
Transfer in/out of Level 3 | - |
Ending Balance | $ 2,343,856 |
The change in unrealized gain (loss) attributable to Level 3 securities at July 31, 2009 | $ (1,930,139) |
Floating Rate Loans | |
Beginning Balance | $ 52,269 |
Total Realized Gain (Loss) | - |
Total Unrealized Gain (Loss) | 2,751 |
Cost of Purchases | - |
Proceeds of Sales | (55,020) |
Amortization/Accretion | - |
Transfer in/out of Level 3 | - |
Ending Balance | $ - |
The change in unrealized gain (loss) attributable to Level 3 securities at July 31, 2009 | $ - |
Preferred Securities | |
Beginning Balance | $ 25,538 |
Total Realized Gain (Loss) | - |
Total Unrealized Gain (Loss) | (472,928) |
Cost of Purchases | - |
Proceeds of Sales | - |
Amortization/Accretion | (3,344) |
Transfer in/out of Level 3 | 609,849 |
Ending Balance | $ 159,115 |
The change in unrealized gain (loss) attributable to Level 3 securities at July 31, 2009 | $ (472,928) |
The information used in the above reconciliation represents fiscal year to date activity for any Investments in Securities identified as using Level 3 inputs at either the beginning or the end of the current fiscal period. Transfers in or out of Level 3 represents either the beginning value (for transfer in), or the ending value (for transfer out) of any Security or Instrument where a change in the pricing level occurred from the beginning to the end of the period. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) disclosed in the reconciliation are included in Net Gain (Loss) on the Fund's Statement of Operations. |
The composition of credit quality ratings as a percentage of net assets is as follows (ratings are unaudited): |
U.S. Government and U.S. Government Agency Obligations | 0.0% |
AAA,AA,A | 11.8% |
BBB | 20.5% |
BB | 9.4% |
B | 3.9% |
CCC,CC,C | 2.9% |
D | 0.1% |
Not Rated | 11.9% |
Equities | 31.9% |
Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets | 7.6% |
| 100.0% |
We have used ratings from Moody's® Investors Services, Inc. Where Moody's ratings are not available, we have used S&P® ratings. All ratings are as of the report date and do not reflect subsequent downgrades. |
Income Tax Information |
At July 31, 2009, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of approximately $15,326,444 of which $1,722,470 and $13,603,974 will expire on July 31, 2016 and 2017, respectively. |
The fund intends to elect to defer to its fiscal year ending July 31, 2010 approximately $17,537,042 of losses recognized during the period November 1, 2008 to July 31, 2009. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $516,873,956) | $ 428,442,722 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $32,133,407) | 32,133,407 | |
Total Investments (cost $549,007,363) | | $ 460,576,129 |
Receivable for investments sold | | 1,821,624 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 2,640,423 |
Dividends receivable | | 297,993 |
Interest receivable | | 3,867,459 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 10,456 |
Prepaid expenses | | 1,395 |
Other receivables | | 62 |
Total assets | | 469,215,541 |
| | |
Liabilities | | |
Payable to custodian bank | $ 25,951 | |
Payable for investments purchased | 5,162,065 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 354,172 | |
Accrued management fee | 202,044 | |
Other affiliated payables | 132,963 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 69,504 | |
Total liabilities | | 5,946,699 |
| | |
Net Assets | | $ 463,268,842 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $ 578,924,454 |
Undistributed net investment income | | 8,560,696 |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | | (35,789,457) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | (88,426,851) |
Net Assets, for 56,430,364 shares outstanding | | $ 463,268,842 |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($463,268,842 ÷ 56,430,364 shares) | | $ 8.21 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Operations
| Year ended July 31, 2009 |
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Investment Income | | |
Dividends | | $ 8,256,840 |
Interest | | 19,047,837 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds | | 202,666 |
Total income | | 27,507,343 |
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Expenses | | |
Management fee | $ 1,899,351 | |
Transfer agent fees | 1,073,298 | |
Accounting fees and expenses | 165,692 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 12,378 | |
Independent trustees' compensation | 2,224 | |
Registration fees | 47,098 | |
Audit | 160,821 | |
Legal | 5,360 | |
Miscellaneous | 10,879 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 3,377,101 | |
Expense reductions | (11,427) | 3,365,674 |
Net investment income (loss) | | 24,141,669 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | (25,449,883) | |
Foreign currency transactions | (3,605) | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | (25,453,488) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: Investment securities | (12,259,817) | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 4,511 | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | (12,255,306) |
Net gain (loss) | | (37,708,794) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ (13,567,125) |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Year ended July 31, 2009 | Year ended July 31, 2008 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ 24,141,669 | $ 24,866,061 |
Net realized gain (loss) | (25,453,488) | (9,815,357) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (12,255,306) | (53,367,340) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (13,567,125) | (38,316,636) |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | (21,152,317) | (27,623,042) |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain | - | (10,229,882) |
Total distributions | (21,152,317) | (37,852,924) |
Share transactions Proceeds from sales of shares | 268,384,038 | 160,139,773 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 19,305,679 | 33,576,156 |
Cost of shares redeemed | (183,099,387) | (240,856,702) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | 104,590,330 | (47,140,773) |
Redemption fees | 250,779 | 189,883 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 70,121,667 | (123,120,450) |
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Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 393,147,175 | 516,267,625 |
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $8,560,696 and undistributed net investment income of $5,213,042, respectively) | $ 463,268,842 | $ 393,147,175 |
Other Information Shares | | |
Sold | 36,427,202 | 15,810,826 |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 2,602,609 | 3,247,810 |
Redeemed | (24,280,916) | (23,376,733) |
Net increase (decrease) | 14,748,895 | (4,318,097) |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 9.43 | $ 11.22 | $ 11.78 | $ 12.17 | $ 11.49 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) B | .54 | .59 | .63 | .66 | .60 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (1.27) | (1.48) | (.37) | (.11) | .83 |
Total from investment operations | (.73) | (.89) | .26 | .55 | 1.43 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.50) | (.66) | (.58) | (.67) | (.57) |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (.24) | (.24) | (.27) | (.18) |
Total distributions | (.50) | (.90) | (.82) | (.94) | (.75) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital B | .01 | - F | - F | - F | - F |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 8.21 | $ 9.43 | $ 11.22 | $ 11.78 | $ 12.17 |
Total Return A | (6.92)% | (8.43)% | 2.00% | 4.82% | 12.90% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets C, E | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.00% | .94% | .88% | .85% | .85% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.00% | .94% | .88% | .85% | .85% |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.00% | .94% | .88% | .85% | .85% |
Net investment income (loss) | 7.15% | 5.77% | 5.30% | 5.61% | 5.13% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 463,269 | $ 393,147 | $ 516,268 | $ 521,265 | $ 667,403 |
Portfolio turnover rate D | 47% | 32% | 45% | 27% | 30% |
A Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
C Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
D Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
E Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the Fund. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the Fund during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the Fund.
F Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
For the period ended July 31, 2009
1. Organization.
Fidelity Real Estate Income Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Securities Fund (the trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's web site or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Events or transactions occurring after period end through the date that the financial statements were issued, September 29, 2009, have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Security Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are classified into three levels. Level 1 includes readily available unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 includes observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable either directly or indirectly.
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Level 3 includes unobservable inputs when market prices are not readily available or reliable. Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment's assigned level within the hierarchy. The aggregate value by input level, as of July 31, 2009, for the Fund's investments, as well as a reconciliation of assets and liabilities for which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments. Valuation techniques of the Fund's major categories of assets and liabilities as presented in the Schedule of Investments are as follows.
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by an independent pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price. Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on quotations received from dealers who make markets in such securities or by independent pricing services. Certain of the Fund's securities are valued at period end by a single source or dealer. For corporate bonds, floating rate loans and preferred securities pricing services generally utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type as well as dealer supplied prices. For asset backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and commercial mortgage securities, pricing services generally utilize matrix pricing which considers prepayment speed assumptions, attributes of the collateral, yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and types as well as dealer supplied prices. Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value each business day. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are valued at amortized cost, which approximates value.
When current market prices or quotations are not readily available or reliable, valuations may be determined in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. Factors used in determining value may include significant market or security specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality, and developments in foreign markets which are monitored by evaluating the performance of ADRs, futures contracts and exchange-traded funds. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and may be utilized to a significant extent. The value of securities used for net asset value (NAV) calculation under these procedures may differ from published prices for the same securities.
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Foreign Currency. The Fund uses foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. The Fund follows the provisions of Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 99-20 (EITF 99-20), "Recognition of Interest Income and Impairment on Purchased and Retained Beneficial Interests in Securitized Financial Assets" for certain lower credit quality securitized assets that have contractual cash flows (for example, asset backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and commercial mortgage-backed securities). Changes in estimated cash flows are periodically evaluated and the estimated yield is adjusted on a prospective basis over the remaining life of the security, resulting in increases or decreases to Interest income in the accompanying Statement of Operations. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain. Debt obligations may be placed on non-accrual status and related
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interest income may be reduced by ceasing current accruals and writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful based on consistently applied procedures. A debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectability of interest is reasonably assured.
Expenses. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among each Fund in the trust. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and filing its U.S. federal tax return. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. The Fund is subject to the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainties in Income Taxes (FIN 48). FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. There are no unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three years. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), defaulted bonds, market discount, partnerships, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued
The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the federal tax cost as of period end were as follows:
Unrealized appreciation | $ 28,062,396 | |
Unrealized depreciation | (119,916,646) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ (91,854,250) | |
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Undistributed ordinary income | $ 9,062,126 | |
Capital loss carryforward | $ (15,326,444) | |
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Cost for federal income tax purposes | $ 552,430,379 | |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| July 31, 2009 | July 31, 2008 |
Ordinary Income | $ 21,152,317 | $ 27,623,042 |
Long-term Capital Gains | - | 10,229,882 |
Total | $ 21,152,317 | $ 37,852,924 |
Short-Term Trading (Redemption) Fees. Shares held in the Fund less than 90 days are subject to a redemption fee equal to .75% of the proceeds of the redeemed shares. All redemption fees, including any estimated redemption fees paid by FMR, are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid in capital.
4. Operating Policies.
Restricted Securities. The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
Loans and Other Direct Debt Instruments. The Fund may invest in loans and loan participations, trade claims or other receivables. These investments may include standby financing commitments, including revolving credit facilities, that obligate the Fund to supply additional cash to the borrower on demand. Loan participations involve a risk of insolvency of the lending bank or other financial intermediary. The Fund may be contractually obligated to receive approval from the agent bank and/or borrower prior to the sale of these investments.
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5. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities and U.S. government securities, aggregated $249,908,466 and $150,561,586, respectively.
6. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .30% of the Fund's average net assets and a group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the period, the total annual management fee rate was .56% of the Fund's average net assets.
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the Fund's transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to account size and type of account. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, the transfer agent fees were equivalent to an annual rate of .32% of average net assets.
Accounting Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The fee is based on the level of average net assets for the month.
Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $6,963 for the period.
7. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR in a $3.5 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $1,502 and is reflected in Miscellaneous Expense on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
8. Expense Reductions.
Through arrangements with the Fund's custodian, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by $11,427.
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9. Other.
The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
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To the Trustees of Fidelity Securities Fund and Shareholders of Fidelity Real Estate Income Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Fidelity Real Estate Income Fund (the Fund), a fund of Fidelity Securities Fund, including the schedule of investments, as of July 31, 2009, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of July 31, 2009, by correspondence with the custodians and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Real Estate Income Fund as of July 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
September 29, 2009
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The Trustees, Member of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, and review the fund's performance. Except for Edward C. Johnson 3d and James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 220 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Johnson oversees 262 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 392 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The executive officers and Advisory Board Member hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-800-544-8544.
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Edward C. Johnson 3d (79) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 1984 Mr. Johnson is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC; Chairman and a Director of FMR; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC); Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Johnson serves as Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as President of FMR LLC (2006-2007). |
James C. Curvey (74) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2006- present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. |
* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Dennis J. Dirks (61) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Currently, Mr. Dirks serves as a member of the Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present). |
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Alan J. Lacy (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of The Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-present) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2007-present). Mr. Lacy is Chairman (2008-present) and a member (2006-present) of the Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association. |
Ned C. Lautenbach (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr. Lautenbach is an Advisory Partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was with the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. Mr. Lautenbach serves as a Director of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial) as well as the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida. Mr. Lautenbach is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Fairfield University (2005-present), as well as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, Mr. Lautenbach served as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007). |
Joseph Mauriello (64) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Capital Ltd. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-present) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products, 2007- present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a Director of the Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007). |
Cornelia M. Small (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors of the Teagle Foundation (2009-present). Ms. Small is also a member of the Investment Committee, and Chair (2008-present) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008- present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson of the Investment Committee (2002-2008) of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments. |
William S. Stavropoulos (70) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Mr. Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons (2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004), Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently, Mr. Stavropoulos is a Director of Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Chemical Financial Corporation, Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), Tyco International, Inc. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital (private equity investment, 2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is a special advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science. |
David M. Thomas (60) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products), and Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present). |
Michael E. Wiley (58) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008- present), and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005- present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a Sr. Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005). |
Advisory Board Member and Executive Officers:
Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Mr. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Peter S. Lynch (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006). |
Kenneth B. Robins (39) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2009- present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Robins worked at KPMG LLP, where he was a partner in KPMG's department of professional practice (2002-2004). |
Bruce T. Herring (43) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2006 Vice President of certain Equity Funds. Mr. Herring also serves as Group Chief Investments Officer of FMR. Previously, Mr. Herring served as a portfolio manager for Fidelity U.S. Equity Funds. |
Brian B. Hogan (44) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Vice President of certain Equity Funds and Vice President of Sector Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-present) and President of FMR's Equity Division (2009-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as a portfolio manager. |
Christopher S. Bartel (37) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Vice President of Fidelity's Sector and Real Estate Equity Funds. Mr. Bartel also serves as Senior Vice President of Equity Research (2009- present). Previously, Mr. Bartel served as Managing Director of Research (2006-2009) and an analyst and portfolio manager (2000-2006). |
Scott C. Goebel (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC; Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2008- present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). |
William C. Coffey (40) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Holly C. Laurent (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Laurent is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Laurent was Senior Vice President and Head of Legal for Fidelity Business Services India Pvt. Ltd. (2006-2008), and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Group Head for FMR LLC (2005-2006). |
Christine Reynolds (50) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007). |
Kenneth A. Rathgeber (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2004 Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Rathgeber is Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), FMR (2005-present), FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2005-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2005-present), Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC (2005-present), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2005-present). |
Jeffrey S. Christian (47) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Christian also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Christian served as Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (2004-2009) and as Vice President of Business Analysis (2003-2004). |
Bryan A. Mehrmann (48) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Mehrmann is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Mehrmann served as Vice President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Group (FIIS)/Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC) Client Services (1998-2004). |
Adrien E. Deberghes (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005). |
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
John R. Hebble (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Paul M. Murphy (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Murphy is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2006), Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR (2007), and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1994-2007). |
Gary W. Ryan (50) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005). |
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A total of 0.28% 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.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2010 of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax returns.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity Real Estate Income Fund
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, acting directly and through its separate committees, requests and receives information concerning, and considers at each of its meetings factors that are relevant to, its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees, each composed of Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. Each committee has a written charter outlining the structure and purposes of the committee. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts.
At its July 2009 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expenses; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board ultimately reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts and the compensation to be received by Fidelity under the management contract is consistent with Fidelity's fiduciary duty under applicable law. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor noted above, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by competitors to Fidelity, and that the fund's shareholders, with the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.
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Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel and the fund's investment objective and discipline. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the size, education, and experience of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, their use of technology, and the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory, and management personnel. In response to last year's financial crisis, FMR took a number of actions intended to cut costs and improve efficiency without weakening the investment teams or resources. The Board noted that Fidelity's analysts have access to a variety of technological tools and market and securities data that enable them to perform both fundamental and quantitative analysis and to specialize in various disciplines. The Board considered Fidelity's extensive global research capabilities that enable the Investment Advisers to aggregate data from various sources in an effort to produce positive investment results. The Board also considered that Fidelity's portfolio managers and analysts have access to daily portfolio attribution that allows for monitoring of a fund's portfolio, as well as an electronic communication system that provides immediate real-time access to research concerning issuers and credit enhancers.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, distribution, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the Investment Advisers' supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through phone representatives and over the Internet, and investor education materials and asset allocation tools.
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Management Fees - continued
Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing for a large variety of mutual fund investor services. For example, fund shareholders are offered the privilege of exchanging shares of the fund for shares of other Fidelity funds, as set forth in the fund's prospectus, without paying a sales charge. The Board noted that Fidelity has taken a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) dedicating additional resources to investment research and to restructure and broaden the focus of the investment research teams; (ii) bolstering the senior management team that oversees asset management; (iii) contractually agreeing to reduce the management fee on Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund; and (iv) expanding Class A and Class T load waiver categories to increase rollover retention opportunities and create consistent policies across the classes.
Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated within its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance, as well as the fund's relative investment performance measured against (i) a proprietary custom index, and (ii) a peer group of mutual funds over multiple periods. The following charts considered by the Board show, over the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2008, the fund's cumulative total returns, the cumulative total returns of a proprietary custom index ("benchmark"), and a range of cumulative total returns of a peer group of mutual funds identified by Lipper Inc. as having an investment objective similar to that of the fund. The box within each chart shows the 25th percentile return (bottom of box) and the 75th percentile return (top of box) of the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten number noted below each chart corresponds to the percentile box and represents the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of the fund. The fund's proprietary custom index is an index developed by FMR that represents the performance of the fund's unmanaged indexes.
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Fidelity Real Estate Income Fund
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The Board reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and stated that the performance of the fund was in the first quartile for the one- and three-year periods and the fourth quartile for the five-year period. The Board noted that FMR does not consider that peer group to be a particularly meaningful comparison for the fund, however, because unlike many of its peers, which invest primarily in common stocks of real estate companies, the fund invests primarily in common, preferred and debt securities of real estate entities. The Board also stated that the investment performance of the fund was lower than its benchmark for the one- and three-year periods, although the fund's five-year cumulative total return compared favorably to its benchmark.
The Board considered that FMR has taken steps to refocus and strengthen equity research, equity portfolio management, and compliance. The Board reviewed the year-to-date performance of the fund through May 31, 2009 and stated that it was lower than the fund's benchmark.
Based on its review, and giving particular weight to the nature and quality of the resources dedicated by the Investment Advisers to maintain and improve relative performance and factoring in the unprecedented market events in 2008, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund will benefit the fund's shareholders, particularly in light of the Board's view that the fund's shareholders benefit from investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and services.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Fund Expenses. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expenses compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared.
The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group is broader than the Lipper peer group used by the Board for performance comparisons because the Total Mapped Group combines several Lipper investment objective categories while the Lipper peer group does not. The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors, in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 6% means that 94% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.
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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2008.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee was fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.
In its review of the fund's total expenses, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund expenses, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses. As part of its review, the Board also considered current and historical total expenses of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. The fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.
The Board noted that the fund's total expenses ranked below its competitive median for 2008.
In its review of total expenses, the Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information on clients that FMR and its affiliates service in other competitive markets, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's total expenses were reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the audited books and records of Fidelity. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board believes that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board has also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and any fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and determined that the amount of profit is a fair entrepreneurial profit for the management of the fund.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions.
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In February 2009, the Board created an Ad Hoc Committee (the "Committee") to analyze economies of scale. The Committee was formed to consider whether FMR attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR determines the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will achieve a certain level of economies of scale as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board concluded, considering the findings of the Committee, that any potential economies of scale are being shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity in an appropriate manner.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including (i) fund performance trends, actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) portfolio manager changes that have occurred during the past year; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and key personnel, including performance benchmarks used by Fidelity in evaluating incentive compensation for portfolio managers and research analysts; (iv) the structure and process of equity research and actions taken by FMR to improve the quality of research; (v) the selection of and compensation paid by FMR to fund sub-advisers; (vi) Fidelity's fee structures and rationale for recommending different fees among categories of funds; (vii) the rationale for any differences between fund fee structures and fee structures in place for other Fidelity clients; (viii) Fidelity's rationale for recommending which funds should have a performance adjustment component as part of their management fees; and (ix) explanations for the relative total expenses borne by certain funds and classes, total expense competitive trends, and actions that might be taken by FMR to reduce total expenses for certain funds and classes.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all material factors, the Board ultimately concluded that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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Managing Your Investments
Fidelity offers several ways to conveniently manage your personal investments via your telephone or PC. You can access your account information, conduct trades and research your investments 24 hours a day.
By Phone
Fidelity Automated Service Telephone provides a single toll-free number to access account balances, positions, quotes and trading. It's easy to navigate the service, and on your first call, the system will help you create a personal identification number (PIN) for security.
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Fidelity Automated
Service Telephone (FAST®)
1-800-544-5555
Press
For mutual fund and brokerage trading.
For quotes.*
For account balances and holdings.
To review orders and mutual
fund activity.
To change your PIN.
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To speak to a Fidelity representative.
By PC
Fidelity's web site on the Internet provides a wide range of information, including daily financial news, fund performance, interactive planning tools and news about Fidelity products and services.
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Fidelity's Web Site
www.fidelity.com
* When you call the quotes line, please remember that a fund's yield and return will vary and, except for money market funds, share price will also vary. This means that you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. There is no assurance that money market funds will be able to maintain a stable $1 share price; an investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government. Total returns are historical and include changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, and the effects of any sales charges.
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To Write Fidelity
We'll give your correspondence immediate attention and send you written confirmation upon completion of your request.
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Making Changes
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General Correspondence
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For Retirement
Accounts
Buying shares
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Selling shares
Fidelity Investments
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Overnight Express
Fidelity Investments
Attn: Distribution Services
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Covington, KY 41015
General Correspondence
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Fidelity®
Series Small Cap Opportunities
Fund
(formerly Fidelity Small Cap Opportunities Fund)
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July 31, 2009
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Contents
Chairman's Message | <Click Here> | The Chairman's message to shareholders. |
Performance | <Click Here> | How the fund has done over time. |
Management's Discussion | <Click Here> | The manager's review of fund performance, strategy and outlook. |
Shareholder Expense Example | <Click Here> | An example of shareholder expenses. |
Investment Changes | <Click Here> | A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months. |
Investments | <Click Here> | A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values. |
Financial Statements | <Click Here> | Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights. |
Notes | <Click Here> | Notes to the financial statements. |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | <Click Here> | |
Trustees and Officers | <Click Here> | |
Distributions | <Click Here> | |
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees | <Click Here> | |
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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
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Dear Shareholder:
We've seen a welcome uptick in the global equity markets this spring and summer, as signs of stabilization in some economic indicators have brought many investors back into the marketplace. But there remain other key measures - notably high unemployment and slack consumer spending - that suggest the road back to economic health could still be a bumpy ride. Financial markets are always unpredictable, of course, but there also are several time-tested investment principles that can help put the historical odds in your favor.
One of the basic tenets is to invest for the long term. Over time, riding out the markets' inevitable ups and downs has proven much more effective than selling into panic or chasing the hottest trend. Even missing only a few of the markets' best days can significantly diminish investor returns. Patience also affords the benefits of compounding - of earning interest on additional income or reinvested dividends and capital gains. There can be tax advantages and cost benefits to consider as well. While staying the course doesn't eliminate risk, it can considerably lessen the effect of short-term declines.
You can further manage your investing risk through diversification. And today, more than ever, geographic diversification should be taken into account. Studies indicate that asset allocation is the single most important determinant of a portfolio's long-term success. The right mix of stocks, bonds and cash - aligned to your particular risk tolerance and investment objective - is very important. Age-appropriate rebalancing is also an essential aspect of asset allocation. For younger investors, an emphasis on equities - which historically have been the best-performing asset class over time - is encouraged. As investors near their specific goal, such as retirement or sending a child to college, consideration may be given to replacing volatile assets (e.g. common stocks) with more-stable fixed investments (bonds or savings plans).
A third principle - investing regularly - can help lower the average cost of your purchases. Investing a certain amount of money each month or quarter helps ensure you won't pay for all your shares at market highs. This strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - also reduces "emotion" from investing, helping shareholders avoid selling weak performers just prior to an upswing, or chasing a hot performer just before a correction.
We invite you to contact us via the Internet, through our Investor Centers or by phone. It is our privilege to provide you the information you need to make the investments that are right for you.
Sincerely,
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d
Edward C. Johnson 3d
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Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the fund's 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 $10,000 table and the fund's 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
Periods ended July 31, 2009 | Past 1 year | Life of fund A |
Fidelity ® Series Small Cap Opportunities | -12.34% | -13.95% |
A From March 22, 2007.
$10,000 Over Life of Fund
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity ® Series Small Cap Opportunities Fund on March 22, 2007, when the fund started. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the Russell 2000® Index performed over the same period.
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Market Recap: U.S. stocks - battered by the effects of a global credit crisis for most of the year - were aided by early signs of a healing economy during the final months of the year ending July 31, 2009. For roughly half of the 12-month period, equities were in free fall, as a succession of large financial institutions around the world either collapsed or were forced into mergers or government conservatorship, and harried investors relinquished riskier assets in a massive flight to quality. By March, however, as unprecedented government interventions around the world took root, signs of a potential recovery began to emerge: corporate profits, though still weak, began to stabilize and valuations started to return to normal trading ranges. Against this improving backdrop, major equity indexes posted significant gains in March and April, which carried through to the end of the period. For the year overall, the Standard & Poor's 500SM Index declined 19.96%, while the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market IndexSM - the broadest overall gauge of domestic equities - was down 19.95%. Meanwhile, the blue-chip-laden Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM fell 16.62% and the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite® Index posted a 14.05% loss.
Comments from Lionel Harris, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity® Series Small Cap Opportunities Fund: For the year ending July 31, 2009, Series Small Cap Opportunities returned -12.34%, compared with -20.72% for the Russell 2000® Index. Strong stock selection in the information technology, industrials, consumer discretionary, materials and energy sectors helped relative performance, as did favorable market weightings in most of these areas. A modest cash position added value as well. Few sectors detracted, and those that did - consumer staples, utilities and telecommunication services - did so only modestly. The fund's top individual contributor during the year was biopharmaceutical company Questcor Pharmaceuticals. Other standouts included real estate company Forestar Group; technology hardware, software and services provider Insight Enterprises; apparel retailer Chico's FAS; and steelmaker Steel Dynamics, an out-of-index position. Timely ownership was the key to our success in each of these cases. On the down side, private-equity firm KKR Financial Holdings was the biggest drag on performance, followed by financial institution Huntington Bancshares and mall operator General Growth Properties - the latter of which declared bankruptcy. None of these detractors were part of the benchmark. Also, many of the stocks I've mentioned were no longer held at period end.
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
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Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The actual expense Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (February 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009) for Series Small Cap Opportunities and for the entire period (June 26, 2009 to July 31, 2009) for Class F. The hypothetical expense Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested for the one-half year period (February 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
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Shareholder Expense Example - continued
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
| Annualized Expense Ratio | Beginning Account Value | Ending Account Value July 31, 2009 | Expenses Paid During Period |
Series Small Cap Opportunities | 1.01% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,368.80 | $ 5.93 B |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,019.79 | $ 5.06 C |
Class F | .68% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,112.20 | $ .71 B |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,021.42 | $ 3.41 C |
A 5% return per year before expenses
B Actual expenses are equal to each class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period for Series Small Cap Opportunities and multiplied by 36/365 (to reflect the period June 26, 2009 to July 31, 2009) for Class F.
C Hypothetical expenses are equal for each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half period).
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Investment Changes (Unaudited)
Top Ten Stocks as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Wright Express Corp. | 1.7 | 0.0 |
Sapient Corp. | 1.2 | 0.0 |
Astoria Financial Corp. | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. | 1.0 | 1.1 |
Forestar Group, Inc. | 1.0 | 1.6 |
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. Class A | 1.0 | 1.1 |
CapitalSource, Inc. | 0.9 | 0.8 |
SVB Financial Group | 0.9 | 0.6 |
United Stationers, Inc. | 0.8 | 0.6 |
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| 10.4 | |
Top Five Market Sectors as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Financials | 19.7 | 20.8 |
Information Technology | 19.4 | 16.3 |
Industrials | 13.9 | 14.5 |
Health Care | 13.6 | 15.3 |
Consumer Discretionary | 13.4 | 10.1 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) |
As of July 31, 2009* | As of January 31, 2009** |
![fid4838](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4838.gif) | Stocks and Equity Futures 98.7% | | ![fid4838](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4838.gif) | Stocks and Equity Futures 95.6% | |
![fid4921](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4921.gif) | Convertible Securities 0.0% | | ![fid4921](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4921.gif) | Convertible Securities 0.7% | |
![fid4841](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4841.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 1.3% | | ![fid4841](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4841.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 3.7% | |
* Foreign investments | 8.5% | | ** Foreign investments | 7.4% | |
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Investments July 31, 2009
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 97.1% |
| Shares | | Value |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 13.4% |
Diversified Consumer Services - 2.0% |
Brinks Home Security Holdings, Inc. (a) | 300,200 | | $ 8,951,964 |
Coinstar, Inc. (a) | 201,866 | | 6,708,007 |
Regis Corp. | 522,700 | | 7,140,082 |
Steiner Leisure Ltd. (a) | 90,500 | | 2,869,755 |
| | 25,669,808 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 2.5% |
Bally Technologies, Inc. (a) | 148,700 | | 5,384,427 |
Jack in the Box, Inc. (a) | 362,800 | | 7,655,080 |
Orient Express Hotels Ltd. Class A | 713,500 | | 6,314,475 |
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (a) | 218,360 | | 4,087,699 |
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. | 655,500 | | 9,144,225 |
| | 32,585,906 |
Household Durables - 0.8% |
Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a) | 188,200 | | 9,707,356 |
Internet & Catalog Retail - 1.1% |
dELiA*s, Inc. (a) | 1,245,134 | | 3,137,738 |
Expedia, Inc. (a) | 239,900 | | 4,968,329 |
HSN, Inc. (a) | 584,048 | | 5,916,406 |
| | 14,022,473 |
Media - 0.7% |
CKX, Inc. (a) | 1,189,014 | | 8,560,901 |
Specialty Retail - 3.4% |
Cabela's, Inc. Class A (a) | 309,100 | | 5,010,511 |
Chico's FAS, Inc. (a) | 624,900 | | 7,167,603 |
Genesco, Inc. (a) | 294,655 | | 6,399,907 |
New York & Co., Inc. (a) | 334,579 | | 1,204,484 |
Shoe Carnival, Inc. (a) | 457,761 | | 5,722,013 |
Signet Jewelers Ltd. | 365,800 | | 8,076,864 |
Tiffany & Co., Inc. | 199,000 | | 5,936,170 |
Zumiez, Inc. (a) | 418,578 | | 3,997,420 |
| | 43,514,972 |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 2.9% |
American Apparel, Inc. (a)(d) | 1,484,000 | | 5,698,560 |
Deckers Outdoor Corp. (a) | 95,300 | | 6,443,233 |
FGX International Ltd. (a) | 196,791 | | 2,599,609 |
Gildan Activewear, Inc. (a) | 404,700 | | 6,746,565 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - continued |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - continued |
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (a) | 465,200 | | $ 8,150,304 |
Jones Apparel Group, Inc. | 601,400 | | 8,275,264 |
| | 37,913,535 |
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | 171,974,951 |
CONSUMER STAPLES - 3.8% |
Food & Staples Retailing - 1.0% |
BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. (a) | 232,800 | | 7,763,880 |
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. (a)(d) | 832,300 | | 4,802,371 |
| | 12,566,251 |
Food Products - 1.8% |
Cosan Ltd. Class A (a) | 1,119,900 | | 7,525,728 |
Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (a) | 251,500 | | 4,177,415 |
PureCircle Ltd. (a) | 1,336,200 | | 5,313,087 |
Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A | 511,300 | | 5,844,159 |
| | 22,860,389 |
Personal Products - 1.0% |
Elizabeth Arden, Inc. (a) | 693,500 | | 6,657,600 |
Inter Parfums, Inc. | 672,000 | | 6,867,840 |
| | 13,525,440 |
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | | 48,952,080 |
ENERGY - 4.4% |
Energy Equipment & Services - 1.0% |
Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (a) | 228,700 | | 6,595,708 |
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (a) | 248,800 | | 5,418,864 |
| | 12,014,572 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 3.4% |
Comstock Resources, Inc. (a) | 242,600 | | 9,340,100 |
Encore Acquisition Co. (a) | 171,500 | | 6,105,400 |
EXCO Resources, Inc. (a) | 554,048 | | 7,612,620 |
Goodrich Petroleum Corp. (a)(d) | 161,800 | | 4,150,170 |
Mariner Energy, Inc. (a) | 378,200 | | 4,534,618 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
ENERGY - continued |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - continued |
Massey Energy Co. | 229,300 | | $ 6,099,380 |
Whiting Petroleum Corp. (a) | 136,100 | | 6,255,156 |
| | 44,097,444 |
TOTAL ENERGY | | 56,112,016 |
FINANCIALS - 19.1% |
Capital Markets - 3.8% |
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (a) | 203,700 | | 13,448,274 |
Cohen & Steers, Inc. (d) | 425,000 | | 7,764,750 |
FCStone Group, Inc. (a)(e) | 1,400,400 | | 7,828,236 |
optionsXpress Holdings, Inc. | 403,100 | | 7,284,017 |
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. Class A | 450,900 | | 12,792,033 |
| | 49,117,310 |
Commercial Banks - 4.6% |
Associated Banc-Corp. | 535,928 | | 5,809,460 |
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. (d) | 428,300 | | 1,961,614 |
CapitalSource, Inc. | 2,531,000 | | 11,743,840 |
City National Corp. (d) | 222,400 | | 8,771,456 |
Intervest Bancshares Corp. Class A (a) | 330,262 | | 1,053,536 |
PacWest Bancorp | 520,000 | | 8,361,600 |
SVB Financial Group (a)(d) | 330,000 | | 11,632,500 |
TCF Financial Corp. (d) | 650,000 | | 9,191,000 |
| | 58,525,006 |
Insurance - 4.5% |
Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings Ltd. | 99,400 | | 4,319,924 |
American Safety Insurance Group Ltd. (a) | 458,700 | | 7,536,441 |
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. | 244,100 | | 6,070,767 |
eHealth, Inc. (a) | 387,000 | | 6,284,880 |
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. | 191,200 | | 6,380,344 |
IPC Holdings Ltd. | 254,200 | | 7,356,548 |
Max Capital Group Ltd. | 225,400 | | 4,501,238 |
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | 265,300 | | 11,009,950 |
W.R. Berkley Corp. | 190,300 | | 4,420,669 |
| | 57,880,761 |
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 2.6% |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | 275,000 | | 10,480,250 |
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | 114,200 | | 4,630,810 |
Highwoods Properties, Inc. (SBI) | 226,900 | | 5,810,909 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
FINANCIALS - continued |
Real Estate Investment Trusts - continued |
Home Properties, Inc. | 151,600 | | $ 5,412,120 |
National Retail Properties, Inc. | 365,400 | | 7,202,034 |
| | 33,536,123 |
Real Estate Management & Development - 1.7% |
Forestar Group, Inc. (a)(d) | 1,022,000 | | 13,306,440 |
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. | 236,000 | | 8,958,560 |
| | 22,265,000 |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 1.9% |
Astoria Financial Corp. | 1,390,000 | | 13,496,900 |
Washington Federal, Inc. | 785,600 | | 10,943,408 |
| | 24,440,308 |
TOTAL FINANCIALS | | 245,764,508 |
HEALTH CARE - 13.6% |
Biotechnology - 2.3% |
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | 21,900 | | 553,194 |
Alkermes, Inc. (a) | 419,400 | | 4,328,208 |
Cephalon, Inc. (a) | 72,000 | | 4,222,800 |
Dendreon Corp. (a) | 133,000 | | 3,219,930 |
Micromet, Inc. (a) | 99,300 | | 638,499 |
PDL BioPharma, Inc. | 703,200 | | 5,787,336 |
Theravance, Inc. (a) | 419,000 | | 6,326,900 |
United Therapeutics Corp. (a) | 55,100 | | 5,103,362 |
| | 30,180,229 |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 3.5% |
ev3, Inc. (a) | 550,200 | | 6,750,954 |
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp. (a) | 224,300 | | 7,101,338 |
Meridian Bioscience, Inc. | 88,900 | | 1,957,578 |
Orthofix International NV (a) | 269,616 | | 7,511,502 |
Orthovita, Inc. (a) | 1,512,944 | | 9,849,265 |
Sirona Dental Systems, Inc. (a) | 316,200 | | 8,218,038 |
Wright Medical Group, Inc. (a) | 246,400 | | 3,429,888 |
| | 44,818,563 |
Health Care Providers & Services - 3.1% |
Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. | 648,500 | | 6,945,435 |
Genoptix, Inc. (a) | 162,100 | | 5,075,351 |
Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. (a) | 238,000 | | 3,265,360 |
IPC The Hospitalist Co., Inc. (a) | 260,813 | | 7,263,642 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
HEALTH CARE - continued |
Health Care Providers & Services - continued |
Providence Service Corp. (a) | 567,000 | | $ 5,981,850 |
Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (a) | 262,300 | | 7,087,346 |
ResCare, Inc. (a) | 276,500 | | 4,318,930 |
| | 39,937,914 |
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 2.4% |
Bruker BioSciences Corp. (a) | 809,000 | | 8,138,540 |
Life Technologies Corp. (a) | 131,000 | | 5,964,430 |
Medtox Scientific, Inc. (a) | 76,214 | | 685,926 |
QIAGEN NV (a) | 368,400 | | 6,984,864 |
Varian, Inc. (a) | 168,000 | | 8,527,680 |
| | 30,301,440 |
Pharmaceuticals - 2.3% |
Ardea Biosciences, Inc. (a) | 258,000 | | 5,025,840 |
Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(d) | 338,700 | | 4,098,270 |
Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 264,000 | | 3,719,760 |
ViroPharma, Inc. (a) | 609,900 | | 4,494,963 |
Vivus, Inc. (a) | 790,400 | | 5,856,864 |
XenoPort, Inc. (a) | 299,800 | | 6,088,938 |
| | 29,284,635 |
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | | 174,522,781 |
INDUSTRIALS - 13.9% |
Aerospace & Defense - 1.0% |
Alliant Techsystems, Inc. (a) | 69,900 | | 5,502,528 |
Teledyne Technologies, Inc. (a) | 222,900 | | 7,295,517 |
| | 12,798,045 |
Air Freight & Logistics - 0.5% |
UTI Worldwide, Inc. (a) | 479,400 | | 6,050,028 |
Airlines - 0.3% |
Alaska Air Group, Inc. (a) | 151,900 | | 3,502,814 |
Building Products - 1.8% |
AAON, Inc. | 363,500 | | 7,128,235 |
Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (a) | 357,100 | | 8,784,660 |
Masco Corp. | 548,900 | | 7,646,177 |
| | 23,559,072 |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.8% |
United Stationers, Inc. (a) | 237,800 | | 11,038,676 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
INDUSTRIALS - continued |
Construction & Engineering - 1.0% |
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV (NY Shares) | 523,400 | | $ 7,301,430 |
Granite Construction, Inc. | 175,600 | | 5,949,328 |
| | 13,250,758 |
Electrical Equipment - 1.6% |
Encore Wire Corp. (d) | 245,781 | | 5,330,990 |
Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (a)(d) | 350,710 | | 4,994,110 |
Regal-Beloit Corp. | 117,700 | | 5,456,572 |
Sunpower Corp. Class A (a)(d) | 149,300 | | 4,807,460 |
| | 20,589,132 |
Industrial Conglomerates - 0.7% |
Carlisle Companies, Inc. | 305,400 | | 9,568,182 |
Machinery - 3.5% |
Bucyrus International, Inc. Class A | 262,719 | | 7,744,956 |
Cummins, Inc. | 169,900 | | 7,307,399 |
Graco, Inc. | 304,900 | | 7,543,226 |
John Bean Technologies Corp. | 560,400 | | 7,767,144 |
Oshkosh Co. | 283,700 | | 7,787,565 |
Timken Co. | 338,200 | | 6,892,516 |
| | 45,042,806 |
Professional Services - 1.0% |
ICF International, Inc. (a) | 221,800 | | 5,744,620 |
Kforce, Inc. (a) | 676,400 | | 6,588,136 |
| | 12,332,756 |
Road & Rail - 0.4% |
Kansas City Southern (a) | 249,200 | | 5,061,252 |
Trading Companies & Distributors - 1.3% |
Interline Brands, Inc. (a) | 598,600 | | 10,134,298 |
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. Class A | 156,200 | | 6,129,288 |
| | 16,263,586 |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | 179,057,107 |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 19.4% |
Communications Equipment - 1.5% |
Adtran, Inc. | 205,200 | | 4,957,632 |
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (a) | 768,100 | | 6,037,266 |
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (a) | 214,500 | | 6,836,115 |
SeaChange International, Inc. (a) | 174,453 | | 1,596,245 |
| | 19,427,258 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued |
Computers & Peripherals - 1.4% |
QLogic Corp. (a) | 561,100 | | $ 7,322,355 |
Super Micro Computer, Inc. (a) | 908,391 | | 7,212,625 |
Synaptics, Inc. (a)(d) | 139,218 | | 3,337,055 |
| | 17,872,035 |
Electronic Equipment & Components - 1.1% |
Insight Enterprises, Inc. (a) | 589,000 | | 6,066,700 |
Trimble Navigation Ltd. (a) | 345,300 | | 8,187,063 |
| | 14,253,763 |
Internet Software & Services - 2.2% |
Art Technology Group, Inc. (a) | 1,648,632 | | 6,248,315 |
DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. (a) | 344,000 | | 6,821,520 |
j2 Global Communications, Inc. (a) | 352,930 | | 8,466,791 |
Open Text Corp. (a) | 159,100 | | 6,029,659 |
| | 27,566,285 |
IT Services - 4.3% |
Alliance Data Systems Corp. (a)(d) | 195,400 | | 9,965,400 |
NCI, Inc. Class A (a) | 243,173 | | 7,706,152 |
Sapient Corp. (a) | 2,267,200 | | 15,144,896 |
Wright Express Corp. (a) | 783,000 | | 22,143,240 |
| | 54,959,688 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 5.0% |
Amkor Technology, Inc. (a) | 1,380,600 | | 8,642,556 |
Atheros Communications, Inc. (a) | 365,600 | | 9,140,000 |
Brooks Automation, Inc. (a) | 682,756 | | 4,048,743 |
Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. (a) | 561,851 | | 4,961,144 |
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) | 960,800 | | 6,139,512 |
PMC-Sierra, Inc. (a) | 696,972 | | 6,377,294 |
Power Integrations, Inc. | 215,000 | | 6,297,350 |
Standard Microsystems Corp. (a) | 175,192 | | 4,064,454 |
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. (a) | 278,000 | | 8,907,120 |
Volterra Semiconductor Corp. (a) | 364,700 | | 6,050,373 |
| | 64,628,546 |
Software - 3.9% |
Ariba, Inc. (a) | 789,571 | | 8,298,391 |
i2 Technologies, Inc. (a)(d) | 753,800 | | 10,146,148 |
Kenexa Corp. (a) | 653,100 | | 7,967,820 |
Mentor Graphics Corp. (a) | 511,850 | | 3,552,239 |
Nuance Communications, Inc. (a) | 460,100 | | 6,073,320 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued |
Software - continued |
Radiant Systems, Inc. (a) | 725,800 | | $ 7,301,548 |
Sybase, Inc. (a) | 181,000 | | 6,479,800 |
| | 49,819,266 |
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | | 248,526,841 |
MATERIALS - 4.7% |
Chemicals - 1.0% |
Rockwood Holdings, Inc. (a) | 467,900 | | 8,384,768 |
W.R. Grace & Co. (a) | 303,500 | | 5,047,205 |
| | 13,431,973 |
Construction Materials - 0.6% |
Texas Industries, Inc. (d) | 164,800 | | 7,498,400 |
Metals & Mining - 2.6% |
Carpenter Technology Corp. | 318,600 | | 5,954,634 |
Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. | 136,400 | | 3,735,996 |
Commercial Metals Co. | 446,800 | | 7,390,072 |
Compass Minerals International, Inc. | 146,100 | | 7,771,059 |
Red Back Mining, Inc. (a) | 855,200 | | 7,945,934 |
| | 32,797,695 |
Paper & Forest Products - 0.5% |
Domtar Corp. (a)(d) | 364,300 | | 6,907,128 |
TOTAL MATERIALS | | 60,635,196 |
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 1.3% |
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.4% |
Premiere Global Services, Inc. (a) | 507,700 | | 4,868,843 |
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.9% |
NII Holdings, Inc. (a) | 226,300 | | 5,209,426 |
SBA Communications Corp. Class A (a) | 76,930 | | 2,007,104 |
Syniverse Holdings, Inc. (a) | 296,700 | | 5,201,151 |
| | 12,417,681 |
TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES | | 17,286,524 |
UTILITIES - 3.5% |
Electric Utilities - 1.2% |
Cleco Corp. | 252,400 | | 5,979,356 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
UTILITIES - continued |
Electric Utilities - continued |
Portland General Electric Co. | 237,700 | | $ 4,523,431 |
Westar Energy, Inc. | 244,600 | | 4,811,282 |
| | 15,314,069 |
Gas Utilities - 1.1% |
Northwest Natural Gas Co. | 156,900 | | 7,004,016 |
Southwest Gas Corp. | 275,300 | | 6,667,766 |
| | 13,671,782 |
Multi-Utilities - 1.0% |
NorthWestern Energy Corp. | 223,400 | | 5,406,280 |
PNM Resources, Inc. | 589,900 | | 7,196,780 |
| | 12,603,060 |
Water Utilities - 0.2% |
SJW Corp. | 52,500 | | 1,177,050 |
Southwest Water Co. | 436,600 | | 2,134,974 |
| | 3,312,024 |
TOTAL UTILITIES | | 44,900,935 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $1,098,301,179) | 1,247,732,939 |
Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 0.6% |
| | | |
FINANCIALS - 0.6% |
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 0.6% |
Developers Diversified Realty Corp. (depositary shares) Series G, 8.00% (Cost $4,215,656) | 515,284 | | 7,564,369 |
U.S. Treasury Obligations - 0.2% |
| Principal Amount | | |
U.S. Treasury Bills, yield at date of purchase 0.15% to 0.18% 8/6/09 to 9/24/09 (f) (Cost $2,319,651) | | $ 2,320,000 | | 2,319,695 |
Money Market Funds - 9.0% |
| Shares | | Value |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.37% (b) | 50,705,808 | | $ 50,705,808 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.22% (b)(c) | 65,007,592 | | 65,007,592 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $115,713,400) | 115,713,400 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 106.9% (Cost $1,220,549,886) | | 1,373,330,403 |
NET OTHER ASSETS - (6.9)% | | (89,054,210) |
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 1,284,276,193 |
Futures Contracts |
| Expiration Date | | Underlying Face Amount at Value | | Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) |
Purchased |
Equity Index Contracts |
237 NYFE Russell 2000 Mini Index Contracts | Sept. 2009 | | $ 13,063,440 | | $ 737,758 |
|
The face value of futures purchased as a percentage of net assets - 1% |
Legend |
(a) Non-income producing |
(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. |
(c) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(d) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
(e) Affiliated company |
(f) Security or a portion of the security was pledged to cover margin requirements for futures contracts. At the period end, the value of securities pledged amounted to $2,319,695. |
Affiliated Central Funds |
Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows: |
Fund | Income earned |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund | $ 494,584 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund | 1,241,706 |
Total | $ 1,736,290 |
Other Affiliated Issuers |
An affiliated company is a company in which the fund has ownership of at least 5% of the voting securities. Fiscal year to date transactions with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows: |
Affiliate | Value, beginning of period | Purchases | Sales Proceeds | Dividend Income | Value, end of period |
Diamond Management & Technology Consultants, Inc. | $ 6,569,238 | $ 896,904 | $ 3,752,268 | $ - | $ - |
Digital Ally, Inc. | - | 8,184,389 | 4,940,816 | - | - |
FCStone Group, Inc. | 6,182,460 | 4,176,331 | - | - | 7,828,236 |
Intervest Bancshares Corp. Class A | 2,981,758 | - | 228,879 | - | - |
Summer Infant, Inc. | 3,322,239 | 53,055 | 1,390,772 | - | - |
Total | $ 19,055,695 | $ 13,310,679 | $ 10,312,735 | $ - | $ 7,828,236 |
Other Information |
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of July 31, 2009, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table below, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: |
Description | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Investments in Securities: | | | | |
Equities: | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary | $ 171,974,951 | $ 171,974,951 | $ - | $ - |
Consumer Staples | 48,952,080 | 48,952,080 | - | - |
Energy | 56,112,016 | 56,112,016 | - | - |
Financials | 253,328,877 | 253,328,877 | - | - |
Health Care | 174,522,781 | 174,522,781 | - | - |
Industrials | 179,057,107 | 179,057,107 | - | - |
Information Technology | 248,526,841 | 248,526,841 | - | - |
Materials | 60,635,196 | 60,635,196 | - | - |
Telecommunication Services | 17,286,524 | 17,286,524 | - | - |
Utilities | 44,900,935 | 44,900,935 | - | - |
Money Market Funds | 115,713,400 | 115,713,400 | - | - |
U.S. Government and Government Agency Obligations | 2,319,695 | - | 2,319,695 | - |
Total Investments in Securities: | $ 1,373,330,403 | $ 1,371,010,708 | $ 2,319,695 | $ - |
Derivative Instruments: | | | | |
Assets | | | | |
Futures Contracts | $ 737,758 | $ 737,758 | $ - | $ - |
Total Derivative Instruments: | $ 737,758 | $ 737,758 | $ - | $ - |
Value of Derivative Instruments |
The following table is a summary of the Fund's value of derivative instruments by risk exposure as of July 31, 2009. For additional information on derivative instruments, please refer to the Derivative Instruments section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
Risk Exposure / Derivative Type | Value |
| Asset | Liability |
Equity Risk | | |
Futures Contracts (a) | $ 737,758 | $ - |
Total Value of Derivatives | $ 737,758 | $ - |
(a) Reflects cumulative appreciation/(depreciation) on futures contracts as disclosed on the Schedule of Investments. Only the period end variation margin is separately disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
Income Tax Information |
At July 31, 2009, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of approximately $328,938,313 of which $3,862,752, $19,665,075 and $305,410,486 will expire on July 31, 2015, 2016 and 2017, respectively. |
The fund intends to elect to defer to its fiscal year ending July 31, 2010 approximately $257,575,605 of losses recognized during the period November 1, 2008 to July 31, 2009. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $62,637,453) - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $1,094,798,047) | $ 1,249,788,767 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $115,713,400) | 115,713,400 | |
Other affiliated issuers (cost $10,038,439) | 7,828,236 | |
Total Investments (cost $1,220,549,886) | | $ 1,373,330,403 |
Cash | | 79,764 |
Receivable for investments sold | | 16,105,611 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 1,642,759 |
Dividends receivable | | 663,702 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 74,977 |
Prepaid expenses | | 4,350 |
Other receivables | | 206 |
Total assets | | 1,391,901,772 |
| | |
Liabilities | | |
Payable for investments purchased | $ 41,436,962 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 161,078 | |
Accrued management fee | 651,171 | |
Payable for daily variation on futures contracts | 3,023 | |
Other affiliated payables | 309,426 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 56,327 | |
Collateral on securities loaned, at value | 65,007,592 | |
Total liabilities | | 107,625,579 |
| | |
Net Assets | | $ 1,284,276,193 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $ 1,723,038,562 |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | | (592,285,624) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | 153,523,255 |
Net Assets | | $ 1,284,276,193 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued
| July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Series Small Cap Opportunities: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,284,079,147 ÷ 185,148,185 shares) | | $ 6.94 |
| | |
Class F: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($197,046 ÷ 28,398 shares) | | $ 6.94 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
| Year ended July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Investment Income | | |
Dividends | | $ 12,744,787 |
Interest | | 321,147 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $1,241,706 from security lending) | | 1,736,290 |
Total income | | 14,802,224 |
| | |
Expenses | | |
Management fee Basic fee | $ 7,450,508 | |
Performance adjustment | (1,238,006) | |
Transfer agent fees | 3,036,463 | |
Accounting and security lending fees | 377,947 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 74,373 | |
Independent trustees' compensation | 6,974 | |
Audit | 61,967 | |
Legal | 4,993 | |
Miscellaneous | (41,243) | |
Total expenses before reductions | 9,733,976 | |
Expense reductions | (25,233) | 9,708,743 |
Net investment income (loss) | | 5,093,481 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes of $479,171) | (326,028,246) | |
Other affiliated issuers | (12,887,675) | |
Foreign currency transactions | 22,045 | |
Futures contracts | 2,716,804 | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | (336,177,072) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: Investment securities | 195,238,857 | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 5,116 | |
Futures contracts | 901,603 | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | 196,145,576 |
Net gain (loss) | | (140,031,496) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ (134,938,015) |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Year ended July 31, 2009 | Year ended July 31, 2008 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ 5,093,481 | $ 2,463,379 |
Net realized gain (loss) | (336,177,072) | (252,868,274) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 196,145,576 | 21,436,338 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (134,938,015) | (228,968,557) |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | (5,991,213) | (1,830,941) |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain | - | (2,229,984) |
Total distributions | (5,991,213) | (4,060,925) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | 76,947,174 | 596,799,565 |
Redemption fees | - | 17,795 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (63,982,054) | 363,787,878 |
| | |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 1,348,258,247 | 984,470,369 |
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $0 and undistributed net investment income of $184,561, respectively) | $ 1,284,276,193 | $ 1,348,258,247 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Series Small Cap Opportunities
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 G |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 7.97 | $ 9.65 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | |
Net investment income (loss) D | .03 | .02 | .01 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (1.02) | (1.66) | (.36) |
Total from investment operations | (.99) | (1.64) | (.35) |
Distributions from net investment income | (.04) | (.02) | - |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (.02) | - |
Total distributions | (.04) | (.04) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital D, J | - | - I | - I |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 6.94 | $ 7.97 | $ 9.65 |
Total Return B, C | (12.34)% | (17.10)% | (3.50)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E, H | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .93% | .93% | 1.00% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .93% | .93% | 1.00% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | .93% | .92% | .98% A |
Net investment income (loss) | .49% | .20% | .20% A |
Supplemental Data | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 1,284,079 | $ 1,348,258 | $ 984,470 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | 167% | 179% | 176% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G For the period March 22, 2007 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2007.
H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
I Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
J The redemption fee was eliminated during the year ended July 31, 2009.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class F
Years ended July 31, | 2009 G |
Selected Per-Share Data | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 6.24 |
Income from Investment Operations | |
Net investment income (loss) D | - I |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | .70 |
Total from investment operations | .70 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 6.94 |
Total Return B, C | 11.22% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E, H | |
Expenses before reductions | .68% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .68% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | .68% A |
Net investment income (loss) | .11% A |
Supplemental Data | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 197 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | 167% |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G For the period June 26, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2009.
H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
I Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
For the period ended July 31, 2009
1. Organization.
Fidelity Series Small Cap Opportunities Fund (formerly Fidelity Small Cap Opportunities Fund) (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Securities Fund (the trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. Shares of the Fund are only available for purchase by authorized intermediaries and mutual funds for which Fidelity Management and Research Company (FMR) or an affiliate serves as an investment manager and FMR investment professionals. 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. In January 2009, the Board of Trustees of the Fund approved the creation of an additional class of shares. The Fund commenced sale of Class F shares and the existing class was designated Series Small Cap Opportunities on June 26, 2009. The Fund offers Series Small Cap Opportunities and Class F shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent fees incurred. Certain expense reductions also differ by class.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by FMR and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's web site or upon request.
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3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Events or transactions occurring after period end through the date that the financial statements were issued, September 28, 2009, have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Security Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are classified into three levels. Level 1 includes readily available unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 includes observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable either directly or indirectly. Level 3 includes unobservable inputs when market prices are not readily available or reliable. Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment's assigned level within the hierarchy. The aggregate value by input level, as of July 31, 2009, for the Fund's investments is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments. Valuation techniques of the Fund's major categories of assets and liabilities as presented in the Schedule of Investments are as follows.
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by an independent pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price. Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on quotations received from dealers who make markets in such securities or by independent pricing services. For U.S. government and government agency obligations pricing services generally utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type as well as dealer supplied prices. Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value each business day. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are valued at amortized cost, which approximates value.
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When current market prices or quotations are not readily available or reliable, valuations may be determined in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. Factors used in determining value may include significant market or security specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality, and developments in foreign markets which are monitored by evaluating the performance of ADRs, futures contracts and exchange-traded funds. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and may be utilized to a significant extent. The value of securities used for net asset value (NAV) calculation under these procedures may differ from published prices for the same securities.
Foreign Currency. The Fund uses foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon
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interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.
Expenses. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among each Fund in the trust. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and filing its U.S. federal tax return. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. The Fund is subject to the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainties in Income Taxes (FIN 48). FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. There are no unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three years. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to futures, foreign currency transactions, certain foreign taxes, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), market discount, partnerships, capital loss carryforwards, and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
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The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the federal tax cost as of period end were as follows:
Unrealized appreciation | $ 232,459,701 | |
Unrealized depreciation | (84,708,150) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ 147,751,551 | |
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Capital loss carryforward | $ (328,938,313) | |
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Cost for federal income tax purposes | $ 1,225,578,852 | |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| July 31, 2009 | July 31, 2008 |
Ordinary Income | $ 5,991,213 | $ 4,060,925 |
Short-Term Trading (Redemption) Fees. During the period, shares held in the Fund less than 90 days were subject to a redemption fee equal to 1.50% of the proceeds of the redeemed shares. All redemption fees, including any estimated redemption fees paid by FMR, are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid in capital. On March 18, 2009, the Board of Trustees approved the removal of the redemption fee effective April 1, 2009, for shares held less than 90 days.
4. Investments in Derivative Instruments.
Objectives and Strategies for Investing in Derivative Instruments. The Fund uses derivative instruments ("derivatives"), including futures contracts, in order to meet its investment objectives. The Fund's strategy is to use derivatives as a risk management tool and as an additional way to gain exposure to certain types of assets. The success of any strategy involving derivatives depends on analysis of numerous economic factors, and if the strategies for investment do not work as intended, the Fund may not achieve its objectives.
While utilizing derivatives in pursuit of its investment objectives, the Fund is exposed to certain financial risks relative to those derivatives. This risk is further explained below:
Equity Risk | Equity risk is the risk that the value of financial instruments will fluctuate as a result of changes in market prices (other than those arising from interest rate risk or foreign exchange risk), whether caused by factors specific to an individual investment, its issuer, or all factors affecting all instruments traded in a market or market segment. |
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The following notes provide more detailed information about each derivative type held by the Fund:
Futures Contracts. The Fund uses futures contracts to manage its exposure to the stock market. A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell a specified underlying instrument for a fixed price at a specified future date. Buying futures tends to increase a fund's exposure to the underlying instrument, while selling futures tends to decrease a fund's exposure to the underlying instrument. Risks of loss may exceed any futures variation margin reflected in the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities and may include equity risk and potential lack of liquidity in the market. Futures have minimal counterparty risk to the Fund since the exchange's clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. The underlying face amount at value of any open futures contracts at period end is shown in the Schedule of Investments under the caption "Futures Contracts." This amount reflects each contract's exposure to the underlying instrument at period end.
The purchaser or seller of a futures contract is not required to pay for or deliver the instrument unless the contract is held until the delivery date. Upon entering into a futures contract, a fund is required to deposit with a clearing broker, no later than the following business day, an amount ("initial margin") equal to a certain percentage of the face value of the contract. The initial margin may be in the form of cash or securities and is transferred to a segregated account on settlement date. Securities deposited to meet margin requirements are identified in the Fund's Schedule of Investments. Futures contracts are marked-to-market daily and subsequent payments ("variation margin") are made or received by a fund depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the futures contract. These amounts are reflected as receivables or payables on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and changes in value are recognized as unrealized gain (loss). Realized gain (loss) is recorded upon the expiration or closing of the futures contract. The net realized gain (loss) and change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts during the period is included on the Statement of Operations. The total underlying face amount of all open futures contracts at period end is indicative of the volume of this derivative type.
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Realized and Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments. A summary of the Fund's value of derivatives by primary risk exposure as of period end, if any, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments. The table below reflects the Fund's realized gain (loss) and change in unrealized gain (loss) for derivatives during the period.
Risk Exposure / Derivative Type | Realized Gain (Loss) | Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss) |
Equity Risk | | |
Futures Contracts | $ 2,716,804 | $ 901,603 |
Total Derivatives Realized and Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss) (a)(b) | $ 2,716,804 | $ 901,603 |
(a) Total derivatives realized gain (loss) included in the Statement of Operations is comprised of $2,716,804 for futures contracts.
(b) Total derivatives change in unrealized gain (loss) included in the Statement of Operations is comprised of $901,603 for futures contracts.
5. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $1,848,372,215 and $1,741,394,811, respectively.
6. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .45% of the Fund's average net assets and a group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. In addition, the management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of ± .20% of the Fund's average net assets over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the relative investment performance of the retail class of the Fund, Series Small Cap Opportunities as compared to an appropriate benchmark index. For the period, the total annual management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .59% of the Fund's average net assets.
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of each class, except for Class F. FIIOC receives no fees for providing transfer agency services to
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Class F. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, the total transfer agent fees paid by each applicable class were as follows:
| Amount | % of Average Net Assets |
Series Small Cap Opportunities | $ 3,036,463 | .29 |
Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the month. Under a separate contract, FSC administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions.
Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $87,736 for the period.
7. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR in a $3.5 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $4,670 and is reflected in Miscellaneous Expense on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
8. Security Lending.
The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. On the settlement date of the loan, the Fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are
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disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less fees and expenses associated with the loan, plus any premium payments that may be received on the loan of certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds.
9. Expense Reductions.
Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $12,184 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian and each class' transfer agent, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by $2,308. During the period, credits reduced each class' transfer agent expense as noted in the table below.
| Transfer Agent expense reduction |
Series Small Cap Opportunities | $ 10,741 |
10. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 |
From net investment income | | |
Series Small Cap Opportunities | $ 5,991,213 | $ 1,830,941 |
From net realized gain | | |
Series Small Cap Opportunities | $ - | $ 2,229,984 |
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11. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
| Shares | Dollars |
Years ended July 31, | 2009 A | 2008 | 2009 A | 2008 |
Series Small Cap Opportunities | | | | |
Shares sold | 29,784,876 | 73,476,787 | $ 160,099,974 | $ 653,632,580 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 1,140,271 | 436,164 | 5,991,213 | 4,060,925 |
Shares redeemed | (15,013,563) | (6,737,185) | (89,319,366) | (60,893,940) |
Net increase (decrease) | 15,911,584 | 67,175,766 | $ 76,771,821 | $ 596,799,565 |
Class F | | | | |
Shares sold | 28,431 | - | $ 175,553 | $ - |
Shares redeemed | (33) | - | (200) | - |
Net increase (decrease) | 28,398 | - | $ 175,353 | $ - |
A Share transactions for Class F are for the period June 26, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2009.
12. Other.
The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
At period end, mutual funds managed by FMR or an affiliate were the owners of record of substantially all of the outstanding shares of the Fund.
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To the Trustees of Fidelity Securities Fund and Shareholders of Fidelity Series Small Cap Opportunities Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Fidelity Series Small Cap Opportunities Fund (the Fund) (formerly Fidelity Small Cap Opportunities Fund), a fund of Fidelity Securities Fund, including the schedule of investments, as of July 31, 2009, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of July 31, 2009, by correspondence with the custodians and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Series Small Cap Opportunities Fund as of July 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and its financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
September 28, 2009
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The Trustees, Member of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, and review the fund's performance. Except for Edward C. Johnson 3d and James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 220 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Johnson oversees 262 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 392 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The executive officers and Advisory Board Member hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-800-544-8544.
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Edward C. Johnson 3d (79) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 1984 Mr. Johnson is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC; Chairman and a Director of FMR; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC); Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Johnson serves as Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as President of FMR LLC (2006-2007). |
James C. Curvey (74) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2006- present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. |
* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Dennis J. Dirks (61) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Currently, Mr. Dirks serves as a member of the Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present). |
Alan J. Lacy (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of The Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-present) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2007-present). Mr. Lacy is Chairman (2008-present) and a member (2006-present) of the Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association. |
Ned C. Lautenbach (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr. Lautenbach is an Advisory Partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was with the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. Mr. Lautenbach serves as a Director of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial) as well as the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida. Mr. Lautenbach is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Fairfield University (2005-present), as well as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, Mr. Lautenbach served as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007). |
Joseph Mauriello (64) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Capital Ltd. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-present) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products, 2007- present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a Director of the Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007). |
Cornelia M. Small (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors of the Teagle Foundation (2009-present). Ms. Small is also a member of the Investment Committee, and Chair (2008-present) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson of the Investment Committee (2002-2008) of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments. |
William S. Stavropoulos (70) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Mr. Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons (2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004), Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently, Mr. Stavropoulos is a Director of Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Chemical Financial Corporation, Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), Tyco International, Inc. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital (private equity investment, 2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is a special advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science. |
David M. Thomas (60) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products), and Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present). |
Michael E. Wiley (58) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008- present), and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005- present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a Sr. Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005). |
Advisory Board Member and Executive Officers:
Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Mr. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Peter S. Lynch (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006). |
Kenneth B. Robins (39) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2009-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004- present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Robins worked at KPMG LLP, where he was a partner in KPMG's department of professional practice (2002-2004). |
Brian B. Hogan (44) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Vice President of certain Equity Funds and Vice President of Sector Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-present) and President of FMR's Equity Division (2009- present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as a portfolio manager. |
Thomas C. Hense (45) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Vice President of Fidelity's High Income and Small Cap Funds. Previously, Mr. Hense served as a portfolio manager for Fidelity's Institutional Money Management Group (Pyramis) (2003-2008). |
Scott C. Goebel (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC; Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2008- present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). |
William C. Coffey (40) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Holly C. Laurent (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Laurent is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Laurent was Senior Vice President and Head of Legal for Fidelity Business Services India Pvt. Ltd. (2006-2008), and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Group Head for FMR LLC (2005-2006). |
Christine Reynolds (50) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007). |
Kenneth A. Rathgeber (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2004 Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Rathgeber is Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), FMR (2005-present), FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2005-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2005-present), Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC (2005-present), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2005-present). |
Jeffrey S. Christian (47) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Christian also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Christian served as Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (2004-2009) and as Vice President of Business Analysis (2003-2004). |
Bryan A. Mehrmann (48) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Mehrmann is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Mehrmann served as Vice President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Group (FIIS)/Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC) Client Services (1998-2004). |
Adrien E. Deberghes (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005). |
John R. Hebble (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Paul M. Murphy (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Murphy is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2006), Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR (2007), and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1994-2007). |
Gary W. Ryan (50) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005). |
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A total of 0.96% 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.
The fund designates 85% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.
The fund designates 100%, of the dividend distributed during the fiscal year as amounts which may be taken into account as a dividend for the purposes of the maximum rate under section 1(h)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2010 of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax returns.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity Series Small Cap Opportunities Fund (formerly known as Fidelity Small Cap Opportunities Fund)
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, acting directly and through its separate committees, requests and receives information concerning, and considers at each of its meetings factors that are relevant to, its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees, each composed of Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. Each committee has a written charter outlining the structure and purposes of the committee. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts.
At its July 2009 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expenses; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board ultimately reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts and the compensation to be received by Fidelity under the management contract is consistent with Fidelity's fiduciary duty under applicable law. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor noted above, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by competitors to Fidelity, and that the fund's shareholders, with the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.
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Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel and the fund's investment objective and discipline. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the size, education, and experience of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, their use of technology, and the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory, and management personnel. In response to last year's financial crisis, FMR took a number of actions intended to cut costs and improve efficiency without weakening the investment teams or resources. The Board noted that Fidelity's analysts have access to a variety of technological tools and market and securities data that enable them to perform both fundamental and quantitative analysis and to specialize in various disciplines. The Board considered Fidelity's extensive global research capabilities that enable the Investment Advisers to aggregate data from various sources in an effort to produce positive investment results. The Board also considered that Fidelity's portfolio managers and analysts have access to daily portfolio attribution that allows for monitoring of a fund's portfolio, as well as an electronic communication system that provides immediate real-time access to research concerning issuers and credit enhancers.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, distribution, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the Investment Advisers' supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through phone representatives and over the Internet, and investor education materials and asset allocation tools.
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Management Fees - continued
Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing for a large variety of mutual fund investor services. For example, fund shareholders are offered the privilege of exchanging shares of the fund for shares of other Fidelity funds, as set forth in the fund's prospectus, without paying a sales charge. The Board noted that Fidelity has taken a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) dedicating additional resources to investment research and to restructure and broaden the focus of the investment research teams; (ii) bolstering the senior management team that oversees asset management; (iii) contractually agreeing to reduce the management fee on Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund; and (iv) expanding Class A and Class T load waiver categories to increase rollover retention opportunities and create consistent policies across the classes.
Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated within its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance, as well as the fund's relative investment performance measured against (i) a broad-based securities market index, and (ii) a peer group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by the Board. Because the fund had been in existence less than three calendar years, the following chart considered by the Board shows, for the one-year period ended December 31, 2008, the fund's total return, the total return of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of total returns of a peer group of mutual funds identified by Morningstar, Inc. as having an investment style similar to that of the fund based on underlying portfolio holdings. (The fund did not offer Class F as of December 31, 2008.) The box within the chart shows the 25th percentile return (bottom of box) and the 75th percentile return (top of box) of the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten number noted below the chart corresponds to the percentile box and represents the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of the fund.
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The Board reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and stated that the performance of the fund was in the fourth quartile for all the periods shown. The Board also stated that the investment performance of the fund was lower than its benchmark for all the periods shown. The Board stated that it is difficult to evaluate in any comprehensive fashion the performance of the fund, in light of its relatively recent commencement of operations.
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 exceeds, or is exceeded by, the record (over the same period) of a Board-approved performance adjustment index. The Board realizes that the performance adjustment provides FMR with a strong economic incentive to seek to achieve superior performance for the fund's shareholders and helps to more closely align the interests of FMR and the fund's shareholders.
The Board considered that FMR has taken steps to refocus and strengthen equity research, equity portfolio management, and compliance. The Board reviewed the year-to-date performance of the fund through May 31, 2009 and stated that it exceeded the fund's benchmark.
Based on its review, and giving particular weight to the nature and quality of the resources dedicated by the Investment Advisers to maintain and improve relative performance and factoring in the unprecedented market events in 2008, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund will benefit the fund's shareholders, particularly in light of the Board's view that the fund's shareholders benefit from investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and services.
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Management Fees - continued
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Fund Expenses. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expenses compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared.
The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month (or shorter) periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors, in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps, and without giving effect to the fund's performance adjustment. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 12% means that 88% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked and the impact of the fund's performance adjustment, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.
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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2008. The Board also noted the effect of the fund's negative performance adjustment on the fund's management fee ranking. The Board noted that the performance adjustment for 2008 represents calculations for performance periods that differ from the period shown in the performance chart above.
In connection with the renewal of the fund's management contract, the Board also approved non-material amendments to the fund's management contract to clarify certain provisions regarding the calculation of the fund's performance adjustment.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee was fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.
In its review of the fund's total expenses, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund expenses, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses, as well as the impact of the fund's performance adjustment. As part of its review, the Board also considered current and historical total expenses of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. The fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued
The Board noted that the fund's total expenses ranked below its competitive median for 2008.
In its review of total expenses, the Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information on clients that FMR and its affiliates service in other competitive markets, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's total expenses were reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the audited books and records of Fidelity. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board believes that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board has also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and any fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and determined that the amount of profit is a fair entrepreneurial profit for the management of the fund.
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Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions.
In February 2009, the Board created an Ad Hoc Committee (the "Committee") to analyze economies of scale. The Committee was formed to consider whether FMR attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR determines the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board also considered that although the fund is offered only to other funds advised by FMR or an affiliate, it continues to incur management expenses. The Board further noted that the fund may continue to realize benefits from the group fee structure, even though assets may not be expected to grow significantly at the fund level. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will achieve a certain level of economies of scale as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board concluded, considering the findings of the Committee, that any potential economies of scale are being shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity in an appropriate manner.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including (i) fund performance trends, actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) portfolio manager changes that have occurred during the past year; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and key personnel, including performance benchmarks used by Fidelity in evaluating incentive compensation for portfolio managers and research analysts; (iv) the structure and process of equity research and actions taken by FMR to improve the quality of research; (v) the selection of and compensation paid by FMR to fund sub-advisers; (vi) Fidelity's fee structures and rationale for recommending different fees among categories of funds; (vii) the rationale for any differences between fund fee structures and fee structures in place for other Fidelity clients; (viii) Fidelity's rationale for recommending which funds should have a performance adjustment component as part of their management fees; and (ix) explanations for the relative total expenses borne by certain funds and classes, total expense competitive trends, and actions that might be taken by FMR to reduce total expenses for certain funds and classes.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all material factors, the Board ultimately concluded that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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Managing Your Investments
Fidelity offers several ways to conveniently manage your personal investments via your telephone or PC. You can access your account information, conduct trades and research your investments 24 hours a day.
By Phone
Fidelity Automated Service Telephone provides a single toll-free number to access account balances, positions, quotes and trading. It's easy to navigate the service, and on your first call, the system will help you create a personal identification number (PIN) for security.
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Fidelity Automated
Service Telephone (FAST®)
1-800-544-5555
Press
For mutual fund and brokerage trading.
For quotes.*
For account balances and holdings.
To review orders and mutual
fund activity.
To change your PIN.
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To speak to a Fidelity representative.
By PC
Fidelity's web site on the Internet provides a wide range of information, including daily financial news, fund performance, interactive planning tools and news about Fidelity products and services.
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Fidelity's Web Site
www.fidelity.com
* When you call the quotes line, please remember that a fund's yield and return will vary and, except for money market funds, share price will also vary. This means that you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. There is no assurance that money market funds will be able to maintain a stable $1 share price; an investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government. Total returns are historical and include changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, and the effects of any sales charges.
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To Write Fidelity
We'll give your correspondence immediate attention and send you written confirmation upon completion of your request.
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Making Changes
To Your Account
(such as changing name, address, bank, etc.)
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For Non-Retirement
Accounts
Buying shares
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Attn: Distribution Services
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Selling shares
Fidelity Investments
P.O. Box 770001
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Overnight Express
Fidelity Investments
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General Correspondence
Fidelity Investments
P.O. Box 500
Merrimack, NH 03054-0500
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For Retirement
Accounts
Buying shares
Fidelity Investments
P.O. Box 770001
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Selling shares
Fidelity Investments
P.O. Box 770001
Cincinnati, OH 45277-0035
Overnight Express
Fidelity Investments
Attn: Distribution Services
100 Crosby Parkway - KC1H
Covington, KY 41015
General Correspondence
Fidelity Investments
P.O. Box 500
Merrimack, NH 03054-0500
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For directions and hours,
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Investment Adviser
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
Investment Sub-Advisers
FMR Co., Inc.
Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc.
Fidelity Research & Analysis Company
Fidelity Investments Japan Limited
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Fidelity®
Series Small Cap Opportunities
Fund
(formerly Fidelity Small Cap Opportunities Fund)
Class F
Annual Report
July 31, 2009
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Contents
Chairman's Message | <Click Here> | Ned Johnson's message to shareholders. |
Performance | <Click Here> | How the fund has done over time. |
Management's Discussion of Fund Performance | <Click Here> | The manager's review of fund performance, strategy and outlook. |
Shareholder Expense Example | <Click Here> | An example of shareholder expenses. |
Investment Changes | <Click Here> | A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months. |
Investments | <Click Here> | A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values. |
Financial Statements | <Click Here> | Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights. |
Notes | <Click Here> | Notes to the financial statements. |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | <Click Here> | |
Trustees and Officers | <Click Here> | |
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees | <Click Here> | |
To view a fund's proxy voting guidelines and proxy voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30, visit http://www.fidelity.com/proxyvotingresults or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) web site at http://www.sec.gov. You may also call 1-800-835-5092 to request a free copy of the proxy voting guidelines.
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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. A fund's Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. For a complete list of a fund's portfolio holdings, view the most recent holdings listing, semiannual report, or annual report on Fidelity's web site at http://www.fidelity.com or http://www.advisor.fidelity.com, as applicable.
NOT FDIC INSURED · MAY LOSE VALUE · NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
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Dear Shareholder:
We've seen a welcome uptick in the global equity markets this spring and summer, as signs of stabilization in some economic indicators have brought many investors back into the marketplace. But there remain other key measures - notably high unemployment and slack consumer spending - that suggest the road back to economic health could still be a bumpy ride. Financial markets are always unpredictable, of course, but there also are several time-tested investment principles that can help put the historical odds in your favor.
One of the basic tenets is to invest for the long term. Over time, riding out the markets' inevitable ups and downs has proven much more effective than selling into panic or chasing the hottest trend. Even missing only a few of the markets' best days can significantly diminish investor returns. Patience also affords the benefits of compounding - of earning interest on additional income or reinvested dividends and capital gains. There can be tax advantages and cost benefits to consider as well. While staying the course doesn't eliminate risk, it can considerably lessen the effect of short-term declines.
You can further manage your investing risk through diversification. And today, more than ever, geographic diversification should be taken into account. Studies indicate that asset allocation is the single most important determinant of a portfolio's long-term success. The right mix of stocks, bonds and cash - aligned to your particular risk tolerance and investment objective - is very important. Age-appropriate rebalancing is also an essential aspect of asset allocation. For younger investors, an emphasis on equities - which historically have been the best-performing asset class over time - is encouraged. As investors near their specific goal, such as retirement or sending a child to college, consideration may be given to replacing volatile assets (e.g. common stocks) with more-stable fixed investments (bonds or savings plans).
A third principle - investing regularly - can help lower the average cost of your purchases. Investing a certain amount of money each month or quarter helps ensure you won't pay for all your shares at market highs. This strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - also reduces "emotion" from investing, helping shareholders avoid selling weak performers just prior to an upswing, or chasing a hot performer just before a correction.
We invite you to contact us via the Internet, through our Investor Centers or by phone. It is our privilege to provide you the information you need to make the investments that are right for you.
Sincerely,
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d
Edward C. Johnson 3d
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Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class' dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The $10,000 table and the fund's 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
Periods ended July 31, 2009 | Past 1 year | Life of fund B |
Class F A | -12.34% | -13.95% |
A The initial offering of Class F shares took place on June 26, 2009. Returns prior to June 26, 2009 are those of Series Small Cap Opportunities, the original class of the fund.
B From March 22, 2007.
$10,000 Over 10 Years
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity® Series Small Cap Opportunities Fund - Class F on March 22, 2007, when the fund started. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the Russell 2000® Index performed over the same period. The initial offering of Class F took place on June 26, 2009. See above for additional information regarding the performance of Class F.
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Market Recap: U.S. stocks - battered by the effects of a global credit crisis for most of the year - were aided by early signs of a healing economy during the final months of the year ending July 31, 2009. For roughly half of the 12-month period, equities were in free fall, as a succession of large financial institutions around the world either collapsed or were forced into mergers or government conservatorship, and harried investors relinquished riskier assets in a massive flight to quality. By March, however, as unprecedented government interventions around the world took root, signs of a potential recovery began to emerge: corporate profits, though still weak, began to stabilize and valuations started to return to normal trading ranges. Against this improving backdrop, major equity indexes posted significant gains in March and April, which carried through to the end of the period. For the year overall, the Standard & Poor's 500SM Index declined 19.96%, while the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market IndexSM - the broadest overall gauge of domestic equities - was down 19.95%. Meanwhile, the blue-chip-laden Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM fell 16.62% and the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite® Index posted a 14.05% loss.
Comments from Lionel Harris, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity® Series Small Cap Opportunities Fund: For the year ending July 31, 2009, the fund's Class F shares solidly outperformed the Russell 2000® Index, which returned -20.72%. (For specific class-level results, please see the performance section of this report.) Strong stock selection in the information technology, industrials, consumer discretionary, materials and energy sectors helped relative performance, as did favorable market weightings in most of these areas. A modest cash position added value as well. Few sectors detracted, and those that did - consumer staples, utilities and telecommunication services - did so only modestly. The fund's top individual contributor during the year was biopharmaceutical company Questcor Pharmaceuticals. Other standouts included real estate company Forestar Group; technology hardware, software and services provider Insight Enterprises; apparel retailer Chico's FAS; and steelmaker Steel Dynamics, an out-of-index position. Timely ownership was the key to our success in each of these cases. On the down side, private-equity firm KKR Financial Holdings was the biggest drag on performance, followed by financial institution Huntington Bancshares and mall operator General Growth Properties - the latter of which declared bankruptcy. None of these detractors were part of the benchmark. Also, many of the stocks I've mentioned were no longer held at period end.
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
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Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The actual expense Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (February 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009) for Series Small Cap Opportunities and for the entire period (June 26, 2009 to July 31, 2009) for Class F. The hypothetical expense Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested for the one-half year period (February 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
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Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
| Annualized Expense Ratio | Beginning Account Value | Ending Account Value July 31, 2009 | Expenses Paid During Period |
Series Small Cap Opportunities | 1.01% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,368.80 | $ 5.93 B |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,019.79 | $ 5.06 C |
Class F | .68% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,112.20 | $ .71 B |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,021.42 | $ 3.41 C |
A 5% return per year before expenses
B Actual expenses are equal to each class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period for Series Small Cap Opportunities and multiplied by 36/365 (to reflect the period June 26, 2009 to July 31, 2009) for Class F.
C Hypothetical expenses are equal for each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half period).
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Investment Changes (Unaudited)
Top Ten Stocks as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Wright Express Corp. | 1.7 | 0.0 |
Sapient Corp. | 1.2 | 0.0 |
Astoria Financial Corp. | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. | 1.0 | 1.1 |
Forestar Group, Inc. | 1.0 | 1.6 |
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. Class A | 1.0 | 1.1 |
CapitalSource, Inc. | 0.9 | 0.8 |
SVB Financial Group | 0.9 | 0.6 |
United Stationers, Inc. | 0.8 | 0.6 |
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| 10.4 | |
Top Five Market Sectors as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Financials | 19.7 | 20.8 |
Information Technology | 19.4 | 16.3 |
Industrials | 13.9 | 14.5 |
Health Care | 13.6 | 15.3 |
Consumer Discretionary | 13.4 | 10.1 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) |
As of July 31, 2009* | As of January 31, 2009** |
![fid4838](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4838.gif) | Stocks and Equity Futures 98.7% | | ![fid4838](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4838.gif) | Stocks and Equity Futures 95.6% | |
![fid4921](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4921.gif) | Convertible Securities 0.0% | | ![fid4921](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4921.gif) | Convertible Securities 0.7% | |
![fid4841](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4841.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 1.3% | | ![fid4841](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4841.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 3.7% | |
* Foreign investments | 8.5% | | ** Foreign investments | 7.4% | |
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Investments July 31, 2009
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 97.1% |
| Shares | | Value |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 13.4% |
Diversified Consumer Services - 2.0% |
Brinks Home Security Holdings, Inc. (a) | 300,200 | | $ 8,951,964 |
Coinstar, Inc. (a) | 201,866 | | 6,708,007 |
Regis Corp. | 522,700 | | 7,140,082 |
Steiner Leisure Ltd. (a) | 90,500 | | 2,869,755 |
| | 25,669,808 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 2.5% |
Bally Technologies, Inc. (a) | 148,700 | | 5,384,427 |
Jack in the Box, Inc. (a) | 362,800 | | 7,655,080 |
Orient Express Hotels Ltd. Class A | 713,500 | | 6,314,475 |
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (a) | 218,360 | | 4,087,699 |
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. | 655,500 | | 9,144,225 |
| | 32,585,906 |
Household Durables - 0.8% |
Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a) | 188,200 | | 9,707,356 |
Internet & Catalog Retail - 1.1% |
dELiA*s, Inc. (a) | 1,245,134 | | 3,137,738 |
Expedia, Inc. (a) | 239,900 | | 4,968,329 |
HSN, Inc. (a) | 584,048 | | 5,916,406 |
| | 14,022,473 |
Media - 0.7% |
CKX, Inc. (a) | 1,189,014 | | 8,560,901 |
Specialty Retail - 3.4% |
Cabela's, Inc. Class A (a) | 309,100 | | 5,010,511 |
Chico's FAS, Inc. (a) | 624,900 | | 7,167,603 |
Genesco, Inc. (a) | 294,655 | | 6,399,907 |
New York & Co., Inc. (a) | 334,579 | | 1,204,484 |
Shoe Carnival, Inc. (a) | 457,761 | | 5,722,013 |
Signet Jewelers Ltd. | 365,800 | | 8,076,864 |
Tiffany & Co., Inc. | 199,000 | | 5,936,170 |
Zumiez, Inc. (a) | 418,578 | | 3,997,420 |
| | 43,514,972 |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 2.9% |
American Apparel, Inc. (a)(d) | 1,484,000 | | 5,698,560 |
Deckers Outdoor Corp. (a) | 95,300 | | 6,443,233 |
FGX International Ltd. (a) | 196,791 | | 2,599,609 |
Gildan Activewear, Inc. (a) | 404,700 | | 6,746,565 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - continued |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - continued |
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (a) | 465,200 | | $ 8,150,304 |
Jones Apparel Group, Inc. | 601,400 | | 8,275,264 |
| | 37,913,535 |
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | 171,974,951 |
CONSUMER STAPLES - 3.8% |
Food & Staples Retailing - 1.0% |
BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. (a) | 232,800 | | 7,763,880 |
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. (a)(d) | 832,300 | | 4,802,371 |
| | 12,566,251 |
Food Products - 1.8% |
Cosan Ltd. Class A (a) | 1,119,900 | | 7,525,728 |
Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (a) | 251,500 | | 4,177,415 |
PureCircle Ltd. (a) | 1,336,200 | | 5,313,087 |
Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A | 511,300 | | 5,844,159 |
| | 22,860,389 |
Personal Products - 1.0% |
Elizabeth Arden, Inc. (a) | 693,500 | | 6,657,600 |
Inter Parfums, Inc. | 672,000 | | 6,867,840 |
| | 13,525,440 |
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | | 48,952,080 |
ENERGY - 4.4% |
Energy Equipment & Services - 1.0% |
Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (a) | 228,700 | | 6,595,708 |
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (a) | 248,800 | | 5,418,864 |
| | 12,014,572 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 3.4% |
Comstock Resources, Inc. (a) | 242,600 | | 9,340,100 |
Encore Acquisition Co. (a) | 171,500 | | 6,105,400 |
EXCO Resources, Inc. (a) | 554,048 | | 7,612,620 |
Goodrich Petroleum Corp. (a)(d) | 161,800 | | 4,150,170 |
Mariner Energy, Inc. (a) | 378,200 | | 4,534,618 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
ENERGY - continued |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - continued |
Massey Energy Co. | 229,300 | | $ 6,099,380 |
Whiting Petroleum Corp. (a) | 136,100 | | 6,255,156 |
| | 44,097,444 |
TOTAL ENERGY | | 56,112,016 |
FINANCIALS - 19.1% |
Capital Markets - 3.8% |
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (a) | 203,700 | | 13,448,274 |
Cohen & Steers, Inc. (d) | 425,000 | | 7,764,750 |
FCStone Group, Inc. (a)(e) | 1,400,400 | | 7,828,236 |
optionsXpress Holdings, Inc. | 403,100 | | 7,284,017 |
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. Class A | 450,900 | | 12,792,033 |
| | 49,117,310 |
Commercial Banks - 4.6% |
Associated Banc-Corp. | 535,928 | | 5,809,460 |
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. (d) | 428,300 | | 1,961,614 |
CapitalSource, Inc. | 2,531,000 | | 11,743,840 |
City National Corp. (d) | 222,400 | | 8,771,456 |
Intervest Bancshares Corp. Class A (a) | 330,262 | | 1,053,536 |
PacWest Bancorp | 520,000 | | 8,361,600 |
SVB Financial Group (a)(d) | 330,000 | | 11,632,500 |
TCF Financial Corp. (d) | 650,000 | | 9,191,000 |
| | 58,525,006 |
Insurance - 4.5% |
Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings Ltd. | 99,400 | | 4,319,924 |
American Safety Insurance Group Ltd. (a) | 458,700 | | 7,536,441 |
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. | 244,100 | | 6,070,767 |
eHealth, Inc. (a) | 387,000 | | 6,284,880 |
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. | 191,200 | | 6,380,344 |
IPC Holdings Ltd. | 254,200 | | 7,356,548 |
Max Capital Group Ltd. | 225,400 | | 4,501,238 |
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | 265,300 | | 11,009,950 |
W.R. Berkley Corp. | 190,300 | | 4,420,669 |
| | 57,880,761 |
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 2.6% |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | 275,000 | | 10,480,250 |
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | 114,200 | | 4,630,810 |
Highwoods Properties, Inc. (SBI) | 226,900 | | 5,810,909 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
FINANCIALS - continued |
Real Estate Investment Trusts - continued |
Home Properties, Inc. | 151,600 | | $ 5,412,120 |
National Retail Properties, Inc. | 365,400 | | 7,202,034 |
| | 33,536,123 |
Real Estate Management & Development - 1.7% |
Forestar Group, Inc. (a)(d) | 1,022,000 | | 13,306,440 |
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. | 236,000 | | 8,958,560 |
| | 22,265,000 |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 1.9% |
Astoria Financial Corp. | 1,390,000 | | 13,496,900 |
Washington Federal, Inc. | 785,600 | | 10,943,408 |
| | 24,440,308 |
TOTAL FINANCIALS | | 245,764,508 |
HEALTH CARE - 13.6% |
Biotechnology - 2.3% |
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | 21,900 | | 553,194 |
Alkermes, Inc. (a) | 419,400 | | 4,328,208 |
Cephalon, Inc. (a) | 72,000 | | 4,222,800 |
Dendreon Corp. (a) | 133,000 | | 3,219,930 |
Micromet, Inc. (a) | 99,300 | | 638,499 |
PDL BioPharma, Inc. | 703,200 | | 5,787,336 |
Theravance, Inc. (a) | 419,000 | | 6,326,900 |
United Therapeutics Corp. (a) | 55,100 | | 5,103,362 |
| | 30,180,229 |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 3.5% |
ev3, Inc. (a) | 550,200 | | 6,750,954 |
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp. (a) | 224,300 | | 7,101,338 |
Meridian Bioscience, Inc. | 88,900 | | 1,957,578 |
Orthofix International NV (a) | 269,616 | | 7,511,502 |
Orthovita, Inc. (a) | 1,512,944 | | 9,849,265 |
Sirona Dental Systems, Inc. (a) | 316,200 | | 8,218,038 |
Wright Medical Group, Inc. (a) | 246,400 | | 3,429,888 |
| | 44,818,563 |
Health Care Providers & Services - 3.1% |
Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. | 648,500 | | 6,945,435 |
Genoptix, Inc. (a) | 162,100 | | 5,075,351 |
Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. (a) | 238,000 | | 3,265,360 |
IPC The Hospitalist Co., Inc. (a) | 260,813 | | 7,263,642 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
HEALTH CARE - continued |
Health Care Providers & Services - continued |
Providence Service Corp. (a) | 567,000 | | $ 5,981,850 |
Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (a) | 262,300 | | 7,087,346 |
ResCare, Inc. (a) | 276,500 | | 4,318,930 |
| | 39,937,914 |
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 2.4% |
Bruker BioSciences Corp. (a) | 809,000 | | 8,138,540 |
Life Technologies Corp. (a) | 131,000 | | 5,964,430 |
Medtox Scientific, Inc. (a) | 76,214 | | 685,926 |
QIAGEN NV (a) | 368,400 | | 6,984,864 |
Varian, Inc. (a) | 168,000 | | 8,527,680 |
| | 30,301,440 |
Pharmaceuticals - 2.3% |
Ardea Biosciences, Inc. (a) | 258,000 | | 5,025,840 |
Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(d) | 338,700 | | 4,098,270 |
Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 264,000 | | 3,719,760 |
ViroPharma, Inc. (a) | 609,900 | | 4,494,963 |
Vivus, Inc. (a) | 790,400 | | 5,856,864 |
XenoPort, Inc. (a) | 299,800 | | 6,088,938 |
| | 29,284,635 |
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | | 174,522,781 |
INDUSTRIALS - 13.9% |
Aerospace & Defense - 1.0% |
Alliant Techsystems, Inc. (a) | 69,900 | | 5,502,528 |
Teledyne Technologies, Inc. (a) | 222,900 | | 7,295,517 |
| | 12,798,045 |
Air Freight & Logistics - 0.5% |
UTI Worldwide, Inc. (a) | 479,400 | | 6,050,028 |
Airlines - 0.3% |
Alaska Air Group, Inc. (a) | 151,900 | | 3,502,814 |
Building Products - 1.8% |
AAON, Inc. | 363,500 | | 7,128,235 |
Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (a) | 357,100 | | 8,784,660 |
Masco Corp. | 548,900 | | 7,646,177 |
| | 23,559,072 |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.8% |
United Stationers, Inc. (a) | 237,800 | | 11,038,676 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
INDUSTRIALS - continued |
Construction & Engineering - 1.0% |
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV (NY Shares) | 523,400 | | $ 7,301,430 |
Granite Construction, Inc. | 175,600 | | 5,949,328 |
| | 13,250,758 |
Electrical Equipment - 1.6% |
Encore Wire Corp. (d) | 245,781 | | 5,330,990 |
Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (a)(d) | 350,710 | | 4,994,110 |
Regal-Beloit Corp. | 117,700 | | 5,456,572 |
Sunpower Corp. Class A (a)(d) | 149,300 | | 4,807,460 |
| | 20,589,132 |
Industrial Conglomerates - 0.7% |
Carlisle Companies, Inc. | 305,400 | | 9,568,182 |
Machinery - 3.5% |
Bucyrus International, Inc. Class A | 262,719 | | 7,744,956 |
Cummins, Inc. | 169,900 | | 7,307,399 |
Graco, Inc. | 304,900 | | 7,543,226 |
John Bean Technologies Corp. | 560,400 | | 7,767,144 |
Oshkosh Co. | 283,700 | | 7,787,565 |
Timken Co. | 338,200 | | 6,892,516 |
| | 45,042,806 |
Professional Services - 1.0% |
ICF International, Inc. (a) | 221,800 | | 5,744,620 |
Kforce, Inc. (a) | 676,400 | | 6,588,136 |
| | 12,332,756 |
Road & Rail - 0.4% |
Kansas City Southern (a) | 249,200 | | 5,061,252 |
Trading Companies & Distributors - 1.3% |
Interline Brands, Inc. (a) | 598,600 | | 10,134,298 |
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. Class A | 156,200 | | 6,129,288 |
| | 16,263,586 |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | 179,057,107 |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 19.4% |
Communications Equipment - 1.5% |
Adtran, Inc. | 205,200 | | 4,957,632 |
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (a) | 768,100 | | 6,037,266 |
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (a) | 214,500 | | 6,836,115 |
SeaChange International, Inc. (a) | 174,453 | | 1,596,245 |
| | 19,427,258 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued |
Computers & Peripherals - 1.4% |
QLogic Corp. (a) | 561,100 | | $ 7,322,355 |
Super Micro Computer, Inc. (a) | 908,391 | | 7,212,625 |
Synaptics, Inc. (a)(d) | 139,218 | | 3,337,055 |
| | 17,872,035 |
Electronic Equipment & Components - 1.1% |
Insight Enterprises, Inc. (a) | 589,000 | | 6,066,700 |
Trimble Navigation Ltd. (a) | 345,300 | | 8,187,063 |
| | 14,253,763 |
Internet Software & Services - 2.2% |
Art Technology Group, Inc. (a) | 1,648,632 | | 6,248,315 |
DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. (a) | 344,000 | | 6,821,520 |
j2 Global Communications, Inc. (a) | 352,930 | | 8,466,791 |
Open Text Corp. (a) | 159,100 | | 6,029,659 |
| | 27,566,285 |
IT Services - 4.3% |
Alliance Data Systems Corp. (a)(d) | 195,400 | | 9,965,400 |
NCI, Inc. Class A (a) | 243,173 | | 7,706,152 |
Sapient Corp. (a) | 2,267,200 | | 15,144,896 |
Wright Express Corp. (a) | 783,000 | | 22,143,240 |
| | 54,959,688 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 5.0% |
Amkor Technology, Inc. (a) | 1,380,600 | | 8,642,556 |
Atheros Communications, Inc. (a) | 365,600 | | 9,140,000 |
Brooks Automation, Inc. (a) | 682,756 | | 4,048,743 |
Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. (a) | 561,851 | | 4,961,144 |
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) | 960,800 | | 6,139,512 |
PMC-Sierra, Inc. (a) | 696,972 | | 6,377,294 |
Power Integrations, Inc. | 215,000 | | 6,297,350 |
Standard Microsystems Corp. (a) | 175,192 | | 4,064,454 |
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. (a) | 278,000 | | 8,907,120 |
Volterra Semiconductor Corp. (a) | 364,700 | | 6,050,373 |
| | 64,628,546 |
Software - 3.9% |
Ariba, Inc. (a) | 789,571 | | 8,298,391 |
i2 Technologies, Inc. (a)(d) | 753,800 | | 10,146,148 |
Kenexa Corp. (a) | 653,100 | | 7,967,820 |
Mentor Graphics Corp. (a) | 511,850 | | 3,552,239 |
Nuance Communications, Inc. (a) | 460,100 | | 6,073,320 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued |
Software - continued |
Radiant Systems, Inc. (a) | 725,800 | | $ 7,301,548 |
Sybase, Inc. (a) | 181,000 | | 6,479,800 |
| | 49,819,266 |
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | | 248,526,841 |
MATERIALS - 4.7% |
Chemicals - 1.0% |
Rockwood Holdings, Inc. (a) | 467,900 | | 8,384,768 |
W.R. Grace & Co. (a) | 303,500 | | 5,047,205 |
| | 13,431,973 |
Construction Materials - 0.6% |
Texas Industries, Inc. (d) | 164,800 | | 7,498,400 |
Metals & Mining - 2.6% |
Carpenter Technology Corp. | 318,600 | | 5,954,634 |
Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. | 136,400 | | 3,735,996 |
Commercial Metals Co. | 446,800 | | 7,390,072 |
Compass Minerals International, Inc. | 146,100 | | 7,771,059 |
Red Back Mining, Inc. (a) | 855,200 | | 7,945,934 |
| | 32,797,695 |
Paper & Forest Products - 0.5% |
Domtar Corp. (a)(d) | 364,300 | | 6,907,128 |
TOTAL MATERIALS | | 60,635,196 |
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 1.3% |
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.4% |
Premiere Global Services, Inc. (a) | 507,700 | | 4,868,843 |
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.9% |
NII Holdings, Inc. (a) | 226,300 | | 5,209,426 |
SBA Communications Corp. Class A (a) | 76,930 | | 2,007,104 |
Syniverse Holdings, Inc. (a) | 296,700 | | 5,201,151 |
| | 12,417,681 |
TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES | | 17,286,524 |
UTILITIES - 3.5% |
Electric Utilities - 1.2% |
Cleco Corp. | 252,400 | | 5,979,356 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
UTILITIES - continued |
Electric Utilities - continued |
Portland General Electric Co. | 237,700 | | $ 4,523,431 |
Westar Energy, Inc. | 244,600 | | 4,811,282 |
| | 15,314,069 |
Gas Utilities - 1.1% |
Northwest Natural Gas Co. | 156,900 | | 7,004,016 |
Southwest Gas Corp. | 275,300 | | 6,667,766 |
| | 13,671,782 |
Multi-Utilities - 1.0% |
NorthWestern Energy Corp. | 223,400 | | 5,406,280 |
PNM Resources, Inc. | 589,900 | | 7,196,780 |
| | 12,603,060 |
Water Utilities - 0.2% |
SJW Corp. | 52,500 | | 1,177,050 |
Southwest Water Co. | 436,600 | | 2,134,974 |
| | 3,312,024 |
TOTAL UTILITIES | | 44,900,935 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $1,098,301,179) | 1,247,732,939 |
Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 0.6% |
| | | |
FINANCIALS - 0.6% |
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 0.6% |
Developers Diversified Realty Corp. (depositary shares) Series G, 8.00% (Cost $4,215,656) | 515,284 | | 7,564,369 |
U.S. Treasury Obligations - 0.2% |
| Principal Amount | | |
U.S. Treasury Bills, yield at date of purchase 0.15% to 0.18% 8/6/09 to 9/24/09 (f) (Cost $2,319,651) | | $ 2,320,000 | | 2,319,695 |
Money Market Funds - 9.0% |
| Shares | | Value |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.37% (b) | 50,705,808 | | $ 50,705,808 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.22% (b)(c) | 65,007,592 | | 65,007,592 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $115,713,400) | 115,713,400 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 106.9% (Cost $1,220,549,886) | | 1,373,330,403 |
NET OTHER ASSETS - (6.9)% | | (89,054,210) |
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 1,284,276,193 |
Futures Contracts |
| Expiration Date | | Underlying Face Amount at Value | | Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) |
Purchased |
Equity Index Contracts |
237 NYFE Russell 2000 Mini Index Contracts | Sept. 2009 | | $ 13,063,440 | | $ 737,758 |
|
The face value of futures purchased as a percentage of net assets - 1% |
Legend |
(a) Non-income producing |
(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. |
(c) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(d) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
(e) Affiliated company |
(f) Security or a portion of the security was pledged to cover margin requirements for futures contracts. At the period end, the value of securities pledged amounted to $2,319,695. |
Affiliated Central Funds |
Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows: |
Fund | Income earned |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund | $ 494,584 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund | 1,241,706 |
Total | $ 1,736,290 |
Other Affiliated Issuers |
An affiliated company is a company in which the fund has ownership of at least 5% of the voting securities. Fiscal year to date transactions with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows: |
Affiliate | Value, beginning of period | Purchases | Sales Proceeds | Dividend Income | Value, end of period |
Diamond Management & Technology Consultants, Inc. | $ 6,569,238 | $ 896,904 | $ 3,752,268 | $ - | $ - |
Digital Ally, Inc. | - | 8,184,389 | 4,940,816 | - | - |
FCStone Group, Inc. | 6,182,460 | 4,176,331 | - | - | 7,828,236 |
Intervest Bancshares Corp. Class A | 2,981,758 | - | 228,879 | - | - |
Summer Infant, Inc. | 3,322,239 | 53,055 | 1,390,772 | - | - |
Total | $ 19,055,695 | $ 13,310,679 | $ 10,312,735 | $ - | $ 7,828,236 |
Other Information |
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of July 31, 2009, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table below, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: |
Description | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Investments in Securities: | | | | |
Equities: | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary | $ 171,974,951 | $ 171,974,951 | $ - | $ - |
Consumer Staples | 48,952,080 | 48,952,080 | - | - |
Energy | 56,112,016 | 56,112,016 | - | - |
Financials | 253,328,877 | 253,328,877 | - | - |
Health Care | 174,522,781 | 174,522,781 | - | - |
Industrials | 179,057,107 | 179,057,107 | - | - |
Information Technology | 248,526,841 | 248,526,841 | - | - |
Materials | 60,635,196 | 60,635,196 | - | - |
Telecommunication Services | 17,286,524 | 17,286,524 | - | - |
Utilities | 44,900,935 | 44,900,935 | - | - |
Money Market Funds | 115,713,400 | 115,713,400 | - | - |
U.S. Government and Government Agency Obligations | 2,319,695 | - | 2,319,695 | - |
Total Investments in Securities: | $ 1,373,330,403 | $ 1,371,010,708 | $ 2,319,695 | $ - |
Derivative Instruments: | | | | |
Assets | | | | |
Futures Contracts | $ 737,758 | $ 737,758 | $ - | $ - |
Total Derivative Instruments: | $ 737,758 | $ 737,758 | $ - | $ - |
Value of Derivative Instruments |
The following table is a summary of the Fund's value of derivative instruments by risk exposure as of July 31, 2009. For additional information on derivative instruments, please refer to the Derivative Instruments section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
Risk Exposure / Derivative Type | Value |
| Asset | Liability |
Equity Risk | | |
Futures Contracts (a) | $ 737,758 | $ - |
Total Value of Derivatives | $ 737,758 | $ - |
(a) Reflects cumulative appreciation/(depreciation) on futures contracts as disclosed on the Schedule of Investments. Only the period end variation margin is separately disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
Income Tax Information |
At July 31, 2009, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of approximately $328,938,313 of which $3,862,752, $19,665,075 and $305,410,486 will expire on July 31, 2015, 2016 and 2017, respectively. |
The fund intends to elect to defer to its fiscal year ending July 31, 2010 approximately $257,575,605 of losses recognized during the period November 1, 2008 to July 31, 2009. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $62,637,453) - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $1,094,798,047) | $ 1,249,788,767 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $115,713,400) | 115,713,400 | |
Other affiliated issuers (cost $10,038,439) | 7,828,236 | |
Total Investments (cost $1,220,549,886) | | $ 1,373,330,403 |
Cash | | 79,764 |
Receivable for investments sold | | 16,105,611 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 1,642,759 |
Dividends receivable | | 663,702 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 74,977 |
Prepaid expenses | | 4,350 |
Other receivables | | 206 |
Total assets | | 1,391,901,772 |
| | |
Liabilities | | |
Payable for investments purchased | $ 41,436,962 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 161,078 | |
Accrued management fee | 651,171 | |
Payable for daily variation on futures contracts | 3,023 | |
Other affiliated payables | 309,426 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 56,327 | |
Collateral on securities loaned, at value | 65,007,592 | |
Total liabilities | | 107,625,579 |
| | |
Net Assets | | $ 1,284,276,193 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $ 1,723,038,562 |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | | (592,285,624) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | 153,523,255 |
Net Assets | | $ 1,284,276,193 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued
| July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Series Small Cap Opportunities: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,284,079,147 ÷ 185,148,185 shares) | | $ 6.94 |
| | |
Class F: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($197,046 ÷ 28,398 shares) | | $ 6.94 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Operations
| Year ended July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Investment Income | | |
Dividends | | $ 12,744,787 |
Interest | | 321,147 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $1,241,706 from security lending) | | 1,736,290 |
Total income | | 14,802,224 |
| | |
Expenses | | |
Management fee Basic fee | $ 7,450,508 | |
Performance adjustment | (1,238,006) | |
Transfer agent fees | 3,036,463 | |
Accounting and security lending fees | 377,947 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 74,373 | |
Independent trustees' compensation | 6,974 | |
Audit | 61,967 | |
Legal | 4,993 | |
Miscellaneous | (41,243) | |
Total expenses before reductions | 9,733,976 | |
Expense reductions | (25,233) | 9,708,743 |
Net investment income (loss) | | 5,093,481 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes of $479,171) | (326,028,246) | |
Other affiliated issuers | (12,887,675) | |
Foreign currency transactions | 22,045 | |
Futures contracts | 2,716,804 | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | (336,177,072) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: Investment securities | 195,238,857 | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 5,116 | |
Futures contracts | 901,603 | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | 196,145,576 |
Net gain (loss) | | (140,031,496) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ (134,938,015) |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Year ended July 31, 2009 | Year ended July 31, 2008 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ 5,093,481 | $ 2,463,379 |
Net realized gain (loss) | (336,177,072) | (252,868,274) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 196,145,576 | 21,436,338 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (134,938,015) | (228,968,557) |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | (5,991,213) | (1,830,941) |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain | - | (2,229,984) |
Total distributions | (5,991,213) | (4,060,925) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | 76,947,174 | 596,799,565 |
Redemption fees | - | 17,795 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (63,982,054) | 363,787,878 |
| | |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 1,348,258,247 | 984,470,369 |
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $0 and undistributed net investment income of $184,561, respectively) | $ 1,284,276,193 | $ 1,348,258,247 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Series Small Cap Opportunities
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 G |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 7.97 | $ 9.65 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | |
Net investment income (loss) D | .03 | .02 | .01 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (1.02) | (1.66) | (.36) |
Total from investment operations | (.99) | (1.64) | (.35) |
Distributions from net investment income | (.04) | (.02) | - |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (.02) | - |
Total distributions | (.04) | (.04) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital D, J | - | - I | - I |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 6.94 | $ 7.97 | $ 9.65 |
Total Return B, C | (12.34)% | (17.10)% | (3.50)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E, H | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .93% | .93% | 1.00% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .93% | .93% | 1.00% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | .93% | .92% | .98% A |
Net investment income (loss) | .49% | .20% | .20% A |
Supplemental Data | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 1,284,079 | $ 1,348,258 | $ 984,470 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | 167% | 179% | 176% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G For the period March 22, 2007 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2007.
H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
I Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
J The redemption fee was eliminated during the year ended July 31, 2009.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class F
Years ended July 31, | 2009 G |
Selected Per-Share Data | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 6.24 |
Income from Investment Operations | |
Net investment income (loss) D | - I |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | .70 |
Total from investment operations | .70 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 6.94 |
Total Return B, C | 11.22% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E, H | |
Expenses before reductions | .68% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .68% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | .68% A |
Net investment income (loss) | .11% A |
Supplemental Data | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 197 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | 167% |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G For the period June 26, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2009.
H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
I Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
For the period ended July 31, 2009
1. Organization.
Fidelity Series Small Cap Opportunities Fund (formerly Fidelity Small Cap Opportunities Fund) (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Securities Fund (the trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. Shares of the Fund are only available for purchase by authorized intermediaries and mutual funds for which Fidelity Management and Research Company (FMR) or an affiliate serves as an investment manager and FMR investment professionals. 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. In January 2009, the Board of Trustees of the Fund approved the creation of an additional class of shares. The Fund commenced sale of Class F shares and the existing class was designated Series Small Cap Opportunities on June 26, 2009. The Fund offers Series Small Cap Opportunities and Class F shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent fees incurred. Certain expense reductions also differ by class.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by FMR and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's web site or upon request.
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3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Events or transactions occurring after period end through the date that the financial statements were issued, September 28, 2009, have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Security Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are classified into three levels. Level 1 includes readily available unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 includes observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable either directly or indirectly. Level 3 includes unobservable inputs when market prices are not readily available or reliable. Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment's assigned level within the hierarchy. The aggregate value by input level, as of July 31, 2009, for the Fund's investments is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments. Valuation techniques of the Fund's major categories of assets and liabilities as presented in the Schedule of Investments are as follows.
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by an independent pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price. Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on quotations received from dealers who make markets in such securities or by independent pricing services. For U.S. government and government agency obligations pricing services generally utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type as well as dealer supplied prices. Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value each business day. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are valued at amortized cost, which approximates value.
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When current market prices or quotations are not readily available or reliable, valuations may be determined in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. Factors used in determining value may include significant market or security specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality, and developments in foreign markets which are monitored by evaluating the performance of ADRs, futures contracts and exchange-traded funds. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and may be utilized to a significant extent. The value of securities used for net asset value (NAV) calculation under these procedures may differ from published prices for the same securities.
Foreign Currency. The Fund uses foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon
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interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.
Expenses. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among each Fund in the trust. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and filing its U.S. federal tax return. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. The Fund is subject to the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainties in Income Taxes (FIN 48). FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. There are no unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three years. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to futures, foreign currency transactions, certain foreign taxes, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), market discount, partnerships, capital loss carryforwards, and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
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The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the federal tax cost as of period end were as follows:
Unrealized appreciation | $ 232,459,701 | |
Unrealized depreciation | (84,708,150) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ 147,751,551 | |
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Capital loss carryforward | $ (328,938,313) | |
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Cost for federal income tax purposes | $ 1,225,578,852 | |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| July 31, 2009 | July 31, 2008 |
Ordinary Income | $ 5,991,213 | $ 4,060,925 |
Short-Term Trading (Redemption) Fees. During the period, shares held in the Fund less than 90 days were subject to a redemption fee equal to 1.50% of the proceeds of the redeemed shares. All redemption fees, including any estimated redemption fees paid by FMR, are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid in capital. On March 18, 2009, the Board of Trustees approved the removal of the redemption fee effective April 1, 2009, for shares held less than 90 days.
4. Investments in Derivative Instruments.
Objectives and Strategies for Investing in Derivative Instruments. The Fund uses derivative instruments ("derivatives"), including futures contracts, in order to meet its investment objectives. The Fund's strategy is to use derivatives as a risk management tool and as an additional way to gain exposure to certain types of assets. The success of any strategy involving derivatives depends on analysis of numerous economic factors, and if the strategies for investment do not work as intended, the Fund may not achieve its objectives.
While utilizing derivatives in pursuit of its investment objectives, the Fund is exposed to certain financial risks relative to those derivatives. This risk is further explained below:
Equity Risk | Equity risk is the risk that the value of financial instruments will fluctuate as a result of changes in market prices (other than those arising from interest rate risk or foreign exchange risk), whether caused by factors specific to an individual investment, its issuer, or all factors affecting all instruments traded in a market or market segment. |
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The following notes provide more detailed information about each derivative type held by the Fund:
Futures Contracts. The Fund uses futures contracts to manage its exposure to the stock market. A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell a specified underlying instrument for a fixed price at a specified future date. Buying futures tends to increase a fund's exposure to the underlying instrument, while selling futures tends to decrease a fund's exposure to the underlying instrument. Risks of loss may exceed any futures variation margin reflected in the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities and may include equity risk and potential lack of liquidity in the market. Futures have minimal counterparty risk to the Fund since the exchange's clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. The underlying face amount at value of any open futures contracts at period end is shown in the Schedule of Investments under the caption "Futures Contracts." This amount reflects each contract's exposure to the underlying instrument at period end.
The purchaser or seller of a futures contract is not required to pay for or deliver the instrument unless the contract is held until the delivery date. Upon entering into a futures contract, a fund is required to deposit with a clearing broker, no later than the following business day, an amount ("initial margin") equal to a certain percentage of the face value of the contract. The initial margin may be in the form of cash or securities and is transferred to a segregated account on settlement date. Securities deposited to meet margin requirements are identified in the Fund's Schedule of Investments. Futures contracts are marked-to-market daily and subsequent payments ("variation margin") are made or received by a fund depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the futures contract. These amounts are reflected as receivables or payables on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and changes in value are recognized as unrealized gain (loss). Realized gain (loss) is recorded upon the expiration or closing of the futures contract. The net realized gain (loss) and change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts during the period is included on the Statement of Operations. The total underlying face amount of all open futures contracts at period end is indicative of the volume of this derivative type.
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Realized and Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments. A summary of the Fund's value of derivatives by primary risk exposure as of period end, if any, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments. The table below reflects the Fund's realized gain (loss) and change in unrealized gain (loss) for derivatives during the period.
Risk Exposure / Derivative Type | Realized Gain (Loss) | Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss) |
Equity Risk | | |
Futures Contracts | $ 2,716,804 | $ 901,603 |
Total Derivatives Realized and Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss) (a)(b) | $ 2,716,804 | $ 901,603 |
(a) Total derivatives realized gain (loss) included in the Statement of Operations is comprised of $2,716,804 for futures contracts.
(b) Total derivatives change in unrealized gain (loss) included in the Statement of Operations is comprised of $901,603 for futures contracts.
5. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $1,848,372,215 and $1,741,394,811, respectively.
6. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .45% of the Fund's average net assets and a group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. In addition, the management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of ± .20% of the Fund's average net assets over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the relative investment performance of the retail class of the Fund, Series Small Cap Opportunities as compared to an appropriate benchmark index. For the period, the total annual management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .59% of the Fund's average net assets.
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of each class, except for Class F. FIIOC receives no fees for providing transfer agency services to
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Class F. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, the total transfer agent fees paid by each applicable class were as follows:
| Amount | % of Average Net Assets |
Series Small Cap Opportunities | $ 3,036,463 | .29 |
Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the month. Under a separate contract, FSC administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions.
Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $87,736 for the period.
7. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR in a $3.5 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $4,670 and is reflected in Miscellaneous Expense on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
8. Security Lending.
The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. On the settlement date of the loan, the Fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are
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disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less fees and expenses associated with the loan, plus any premium payments that may be received on the loan of certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds.
9. Expense Reductions.
Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $12,184 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian and each class' transfer agent, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by $2,308. During the period, credits reduced each class' transfer agent expense as noted in the table below.
| Transfer Agent expense reduction |
Series Small Cap Opportunities | $ 10,741 |
10. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 |
From net investment income | | |
Series Small Cap Opportunities | $ 5,991,213 | $ 1,830,941 |
From net realized gain | | |
Series Small Cap Opportunities | $ - | $ 2,229,984 |
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11. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
| Shares | Dollars |
Years ended July 31, | 2009 A | 2008 | 2009 A | 2008 |
Series Small Cap Opportunities | | | | |
Shares sold | 29,784,876 | 73,476,787 | $ 160,099,974 | $ 653,632,580 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 1,140,271 | 436,164 | 5,991,213 | 4,060,925 |
Shares redeemed | (15,013,563) | (6,737,185) | (89,319,366) | (60,893,940) |
Net increase (decrease) | 15,911,584 | 67,175,766 | $ 76,771,821 | $ 596,799,565 |
Class F | | | | |
Shares sold | 28,431 | - | $ 175,553 | $ - |
Shares redeemed | (33) | - | (200) | - |
Net increase (decrease) | 28,398 | - | $ 175,353 | $ - |
A Share transactions for Class F are for the period June 26, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2009.
12. Other.
The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
At period end, mutual funds managed by FMR or an affiliate were the owners of record of substantially all of the outstanding shares of the Fund.
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To the Trustees of Fidelity Securities Fund and Shareholders of Fidelity Series Small Cap Opportunities Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Fidelity Series Small Cap Opportunities Fund (the Fund) (formerly Fidelity Small Cap Opportunities Fund), a fund of Fidelity Securities Fund, including the schedule of investments, as of July 31, 2009, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of July 31, 2009, by correspondence with the custodians and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Series Small Cap Opportunities Fund as of July 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and its financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
September 28, 2009
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The Trustees, Member of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, and review the fund's performance. Except for Edward C. Johnson 3d and James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 220 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Johnson oversees 262 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 392 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The executive officers and Advisory Board Member hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-800-835-5092.
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Edward C. Johnson 3d (79) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 1984 Mr. Johnson is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC; Chairman and a Director of FMR; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC); Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Johnson serves as Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as President of FMR LLC (2006-2007). |
James C. Curvey (74) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2006- present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. |
* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Dennis J. Dirks (61) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Currently, Mr. Dirks serves as a member of the Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present). |
Alan J. Lacy (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of The Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-present) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2007-present). Mr. Lacy is Chairman (2008-present) and a member (2006-present) of the Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association. |
Ned C. Lautenbach (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr. Lautenbach is an Advisory Partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was with the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. Mr. Lautenbach serves as a Director of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial) as well as the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida. Mr. Lautenbach is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Fairfield University (2005-present), as well as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, Mr. Lautenbach served as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007). |
Joseph Mauriello (64) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Capital Ltd. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-present) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products, 2007- present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a Director of the Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007). |
Cornelia M. Small (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors of the Teagle Foundation (2009-present). Ms. Small is also a member of the Investment Committee, and Chair (2008-present) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson of the Investment Committee (2002-2008) of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments. |
William S. Stavropoulos (70) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Mr. Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons (2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004), Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently, Mr. Stavropoulos is a Director of Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Chemical Financial Corporation, Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), Tyco International, Inc. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital (private equity investment, 2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is a special advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science. |
David M. Thomas (60) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products), and Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present). |
Michael E. Wiley (58) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008- present), and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005- present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a Sr. Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005). |
Advisory Board Member and Executive Officers:
Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Mr. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Peter S. Lynch (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006). |
Kenneth B. Robins (39) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2009- present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Robins worked at KPMG LLP, where he was a partner in KPMG's department of professional practice (2002-2004). |
Brian B. Hogan (44) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Vice President of certain Equity Funds and Vice President of Sector Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-present) and President of FMR's Equity Division (2009- present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as a portfolio manager. |
Thomas C. Hense (45) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Vice President of Fidelity's High Income and Small Cap Funds. Previously, Mr. Hense served as a portfolio manager for Fidelity's Institutional Money Management Group (Pyramis) (2003-2008). |
Scott C. Goebel (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC; Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2008- present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). |
William C. Coffey (40) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Holly C. Laurent (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Laurent is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Laurent was Senior Vice President and Head of Legal for Fidelity Business Services India Pvt. Ltd. (2006-2008), and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Group Head for FMR LLC (2005-2006). |
Christine Reynolds (50) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007). |
Kenneth A. Rathgeber (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2004 Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Rathgeber is Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), FMR (2005-present), FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2005-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2005-present), Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC (2005-present), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2005-present). |
Jeffrey S. Christian (47) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Christian also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Christian served as Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (2004-2009) and as Vice President of Business Analysis (2003-2004). |
Bryan A. Mehrmann (48) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Mehrmann is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Mehrmann served as Vice President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Group (FIIS)/Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC) Client Services (1998-2004). |
Adrien E. Deberghes (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005). |
John R. Hebble (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Paul M. Murphy (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Murphy is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2006), Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR (2007), and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1994-2007). |
Gary W. Ryan (50) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005). |
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity Series Small Cap Opportunities Fund (formerly known as Fidelity Small Cap Opportunities Fund)
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, acting directly and through its separate committees, requests and receives information concerning, and considers at each of its meetings factors that are relevant to, its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees, each composed of Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. Each committee has a written charter outlining the structure and purposes of the committee. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts.
At its July 2009 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expenses; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board ultimately reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts and the compensation to be received by Fidelity under the management contract is consistent with Fidelity's fiduciary duty under applicable law. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor noted above, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by competitors to Fidelity, and that the fund's shareholders, with the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.
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Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel and the fund's investment objective and discipline. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the size, education, and experience of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, their use of technology, and the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory, and management personnel. In response to last year's financial crisis, FMR took a number of actions intended to cut costs and improve efficiency without weakening the investment teams or resources. The Board noted that Fidelity's analysts have access to a variety of technological tools and market and securities data that enable them to perform both fundamental and quantitative analysis and to specialize in various disciplines. The Board considered Fidelity's extensive global research capabilities that enable the Investment Advisers to aggregate data from various sources in an effort to produce positive investment results. The Board also considered that Fidelity's portfolio managers and analysts have access to daily portfolio attribution that allows for monitoring of a fund's portfolio, as well as an electronic communication system that provides immediate real-time access to research concerning issuers and credit enhancers.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, distribution, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the Investment Advisers' supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through phone representatives and over the Internet, and investor education materials and asset allocation tools.
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Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing for a large variety of mutual fund investor services. For example, fund shareholders are offered the privilege of exchanging shares of the fund for shares of other Fidelity funds, as set forth in the fund's prospectus, without paying a sales charge. The Board noted that Fidelity has taken a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) dedicating additional resources to investment research and to restructure and broaden the focus of the investment research teams; (ii) bolstering the senior management team that oversees asset management; (iii) contractually agreeing to reduce the management fee on Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund; and (iv) expanding Class A and Class T load waiver categories to increase rollover retention opportunities and create consistent policies across the classes.
Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated within its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance, as well as the fund's relative investment performance measured against (i) a broad-based securities market index, and (ii) a peer group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by the Board. Because the fund had been in existence less than three calendar years, the following chart considered by the Board shows, for the one-year period ended December 31, 2008, the fund's total return, the total return of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of total returns of a peer group of mutual funds identified by Morningstar, Inc. as having an investment style similar to that of the fund based on underlying portfolio holdings. (The fund did not offer Class F as of December 31, 2008.) The box within the chart shows the 25th percentile return (bottom of box) and the 75th percentile return (top of box) of the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten number noted below the chart corresponds to the percentile box and represents the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of the fund.
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Fidelity Series Small Cap Opportunities Fund
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The Board reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and stated that the performance of the fund was in the fourth quartile for all the periods shown. The Board also stated that the investment performance of the fund was lower than its benchmark for all the periods shown. The Board stated that it is difficult to evaluate in any comprehensive fashion the performance of the fund, in light of its relatively recent commencement of operations.
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 exceeds, or is exceeded by, the record (over the same period) of a Board-approved performance adjustment index. The Board realizes that the performance adjustment provides FMR with a strong economic incentive to seek to achieve superior performance for the fund's shareholders and helps to more closely align the interests of FMR and the fund's shareholders.
The Board considered that FMR has taken steps to refocus and strengthen equity research, equity portfolio management, and compliance. The Board reviewed the year-to-date performance of the fund through May 31, 2009 and stated that it exceeded the fund's benchmark.
Based on its review, and giving particular weight to the nature and quality of the resources dedicated by the Investment Advisers to maintain and improve relative performance and factoring in the unprecedented market events in 2008, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund will benefit the fund's shareholders, particularly in light of the Board's view that the fund's shareholders benefit from investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and services.
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Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Fund Expenses. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expenses compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared.
The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month (or shorter) periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors, in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps, and without giving effect to the fund's performance adjustment. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 12% means that 88% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked and the impact of the fund's performance adjustment, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.
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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2008. The Board also noted the effect of the fund's negative performance adjustment on the fund's management fee ranking. The Board noted that the performance adjustment for 2008 represents calculations for performance periods that differ from the period shown in the performance chart above.
In connection with the renewal of the fund's management contract, the Board also approved non-material amendments to the fund's management contract to clarify certain provisions regarding the calculation of the fund's performance adjustment.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee was fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.
In its review of the fund's total expenses, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund expenses, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses, as well as the impact of the fund's performance adjustment. As part of its review, the Board also considered current and historical total expenses of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. The fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.
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The Board noted that the fund's total expenses ranked below its competitive median for 2008.
In its review of total expenses, the Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information on clients that FMR and its affiliates service in other competitive markets, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's total expenses were reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the audited books and records of Fidelity. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board believes that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board has also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and any fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and determined that the amount of profit is a fair entrepreneurial profit for the management of the fund.
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Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions.
In February 2009, the Board created an Ad Hoc Committee (the "Committee") to analyze economies of scale. The Committee was formed to consider whether FMR attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR determines the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board also considered that although the fund is offered only to other funds advised by FMR or an affiliate, it continues to incur management expenses. The Board further noted that the fund may continue to realize benefits from the group fee structure, even though assets may not be expected to grow significantly at the fund level. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will achieve a certain level of economies of scale as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board concluded, considering the findings of the Committee, that any potential economies of scale are being shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity in an appropriate manner.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including (i) fund performance trends, actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) portfolio manager changes that have occurred during the past year; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and key personnel, including performance benchmarks used by Fidelity in evaluating incentive compensation for portfolio managers and research analysts; (iv) the structure and process of equity research and actions taken by FMR to improve the quality of research; (v) the selection of and compensation paid by FMR to fund sub-advisers; (vi) Fidelity's fee structures and rationale for recommending different fees among categories of funds; (vii) the rationale for any differences between fund fee structures and fee structures in place for other Fidelity clients; (viii) Fidelity's rationale for recommending which funds should have a performance adjustment component as part of their management fees; and (ix) explanations for the relative total expenses borne by certain funds and classes, total expense competitive trends, and actions that might be taken by FMR to reduce total expenses for certain funds and classes.
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Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all material factors, the Board ultimately concluded that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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Managing Your Investments
Fidelity offers several ways to conveniently manage your workplace benefits (including your workplace savings plan, investments, and additional services) via your telephone or PC. You can access your plan and account information and research your investments 24 hours a day.
By Phone
Fidelity provides a single toll-free number to access plan information, account balances, positions, and quotes*. It's easy to navigate the service, and on your first call, the system will help you create a personal identification number (PIN) for security.
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Fidelity Workplace
Investing
1-800-835-5092
By PC
Fidelity's web site on the Internet provides a wide range of information, including plan information, daily financial news, fund performance, interactive planning tools, and news about Fidelity products and services.
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Fidelity's Web Site
www.401k.com
* When you call the quotes line, please remember that a fund's yield and return will vary and, except for money market funds, share price will also vary. This means that you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. There is no assurance that money market funds will be able to maintain a stable $1 share price; an investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government. Total returns are historical and include changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, and the effects of any sales charges.
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To Write Fidelity
We'll give your correspondence immediate attention and send you written confirmation upon completion of your request.
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For Non-Retirement
Accounts
Buying shares
Fidelity Investments
P.O. Box 770001
Cincinnati, OH 45277-0003
Overnight Express
Fidelity Investments
Attn: Distribution Services
100 Crosby Parkway - KC1H
Covington, KY 41015
Selling shares
Fidelity Investments
P.O. Box 770001
Cincinnati, OH 45277-0035
Overnight Express
Fidelity Investments
Attn: Distribution Services
100 Crosby Parkway - KC1H
Covington, KY 41015
General Correspondence
Fidelity Investments
P.O. Box 500
Merrimack, NH 03054-0500
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For Retirement
Accounts
Buying shares
Fidelity Investments
P.O. Box 770001
Cincinnati, OH 45277-0003
Selling shares
Fidelity Investments
P.O. Box 770001
Cincinnati, OH 45277-0035
Overnight Express
Fidelity Investments
Attn: Distribution Services
100 Crosby Parkway - KC1H
Covington, KY 41015
General Correspondence
Fidelity Investments
P.O. Box 500
Merrimack, NH 03054-0500
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Investment Adviser
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
Investment Sub-Advisers
FMR Co., Inc.
Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc.
Fidelity Research & Analysis Company
Fidelity Investments Japan Limited
FIL Investment Advisors
FIL Investment Advisors (U.K.) Ltd.
Fidelity Management & Research
(Hong Kong) Limited
Fidelity Management & Research
(Japan) Inc.
General Distributor
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
Transfer and Service Agents
Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Fidelity Service Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Custodian
Citibank, N.A.
New York, NY
SMO-F-ANN-0909
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Fidelity®
Small Cap Growth
Fund
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July 31, 2009
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Contents
Chairman's Message | <Click Here> | The Chairman's message to shareholders. |
Performance | <Click Here> | How the fund has done over time. |
Management's Discussion | <Click Here> | The manager's review of fund performance, strategy and outlook. |
Shareholder Expense Example | <Click Here> | An example of shareholder expenses. |
Investment Changes | <Click Here> | A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months. |
Investments | <Click Here> | A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values. |
Financial Statements | <Click Here> | Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights. |
Notes | <Click Here> | Notes to the financial statements. |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | <Click Here> | |
Trustees and Officers | <Click Here> | |
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees | <Click Here> | |
To view a fund's proxy voting guidelines and proxy voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30, visit http://www.fidelity.com/proxyvotingresults or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) web site at http://www.sec.gov. You may also call 1-800-544-8544 to request a free copy of the proxy voting guidelines.
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All other marks appearing herein are registered or unregistered trademarks or service marks of FMR LLC or an affiliated company.
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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. A fund's Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. For a complete list of a fund's portfolio holdings, view the fund's most recent holdings listing, semiannual report, or annual report on Fidelity's web site at http://www.fidelity.com or http://www.advisor.fidelity.com, as applicable.
NOT FDIC INSURED · MAY LOSE VALUE · NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
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Dear Shareholder:
We've seen a welcome uptick in the global equity markets this spring and summer, as signs of stabilization in some economic indicators have brought many investors back into the marketplace. But there remain other key measures - notably high unemployment and slack consumer spending - that suggest the road back to economic health could still be a bumpy ride. Financial markets are always unpredictable, of course, but there also are several time-tested investment principles that can help put the historical odds in your favor.
One of the basic tenets is to invest for the long term. Over time, riding out the markets' inevitable ups and downs has proven much more effective than selling into panic or chasing the hottest trend. Even missing only a few of the markets' best days can significantly diminish investor returns. Patience also affords the benefits of compounding - of earning interest on additional income or reinvested dividends and capital gains. There can be tax advantages and cost benefits to consider as well. While staying the course doesn't eliminate risk, it can considerably lessen the effect of short-term declines.
You can further manage your investing risk through diversification. And today, more than ever, geographic diversification should be taken into account. Studies indicate that asset allocation is the single most important determinant of a portfolio's long-term success. The right mix of stocks, bonds and cash - aligned to your particular risk tolerance and investment objective - is very important. Age-appropriate rebalancing is also an essential aspect of asset allocation. For younger investors, an emphasis on equities - which historically have been the best-performing asset class over time - is encouraged. As investors near their specific goal, such as retirement or sending a child to college, consideration may be given to replacing volatile assets (e.g. common stocks) with more-stable fixed investments (bonds or savings plans).
A third principle - investing regularly - can help lower the average cost of your purchases. Investing a certain amount of money each month or quarter helps ensure you won't pay for all your shares at market highs. This strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - also reduces "emotion" from investing, helping shareholders avoid selling weak performers just prior to an upswing, or chasing a hot performer just before a correction.
We invite you to contact us via the Internet, through our Investor Centers or by phone. It is our privilege to provide you the information you need to make the investments that are right for you.
Sincerely,
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d
Edward C. Johnson 3d
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Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class' dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The $10,000 table and the fund's 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
Periods ended July 31, 2009 | Past 1 year | Life of classA |
Small Cap Growth | -18.06% | 3.74% |
A From November 3, 2004.
$10,000 Over Life of Fund
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Small Cap Growth, a class of the fund, on November 3, 2004, when the fund started. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the Russell 2000® Growth Index performed over the same period.
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Market Recap: U.S. stocks - battered by the effects of a global credit crisis for most of the year - were aided by early signs of a healing economy during the final months of the year ending July 31, 2009. For roughly half of the 12-month period, equities were in free fall, as a succession of large financial institutions around the world either collapsed or were forced into mergers or government conservatorship, and harried investors relinquished riskier assets in a massive flight to quality. By March, however, as unprecedented government interventions around the world took root, signs of a potential recovery began to emerge: corporate profits, though still weak, began to stabilize and valuations started to return to normal trading ranges. Against this improving backdrop, major equity indexes posted significant gains in March and April, which carried through to the end of the period. For the year overall, the Standard & Poor's 500SM Index declined 19.96%, while the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market IndexSM - the broadest overall gauge of domestic equities - was down 19.95%. Meanwhile, the blue-chip-laden Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM fell 16.62% and the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite® Index posted a 14.05% loss.
Comments from Lionel Harris, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity® Small Cap Growth Fund: For the year ending July 31, 2009, the fund's Retail Class shares dropped 18.06%, beating the 20.86% decline of the Russell 2000® Growth Index. Security selection in the energy sector helped the most versus the index. My stock picks in technology - led by hardware/equipment names - also contributed, as did favorable positioning within consumer discretionary and a modest cash position. In contrast, the fund was hurt by an underweighting and weak stock selection in the pharmaceuticals/biotechnology/life science segment of health care. Currency fluctuations also detracted given the fund's exposure to foreign stocks. Our top individual contributor was Insight Enterprises, a provider of technology hardware, software and services that bounced back strongly after an earnings restatement. Also outperforming was private post-secondary education company Apollo Group and Iconix Brand Group, which markets a variety of consumer fashion and home brands. The biggest detractor by far was China-based JA Solar Holdings, a maker of solar cells whose share price collapsed as financing dried up for solar energy projects. Another negative was coal company Foundation Coal Holdings, which fell along with coal prices. Some of the stocks I've mentioned were not part of the benchmark, and many were no longer held in the fund as of period end.
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
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Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, redemption fees, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The actual expense Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (February 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009) for Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, Small Cap Growth and Institutional Class and for the entire period (June 26, 2009 to July 31, 2009) for Class F. The hypothetical expense Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested for the one-half year period (February 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
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Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
| Annualized Expense Ratio | Beginning Account Value | Ending Account Value July 31, 2009 | Expenses Paid During Period |
Class A | 1.39% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,315.90 | $ 7.98 B |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,017.90 | $ 6.95 C |
Class T | 1.65% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,314.60 | $ 9.47 B |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,016.61 | $ 8.25 C |
Class B | 2.14% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,311.40 | $ 12.26 B |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,014.18 | $ 10.69 C |
Class C | 2.14% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,312.20 | $ 12.27 B |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,014.18 | $ 10.69 C |
Small Cap Growth | 1.14% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,318.40 | $ 6.55 B |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,019.14 | $ 5.71 C |
Class F | .74% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,086.70 | $ .76 B |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,021.12 | $ 3.71 C |
Institutional Class | 1.11% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,319.20 | $ 6.38 B |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,019.29 | $ 5.56 C |
A 5% return per year before expenses
B Actual expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio; multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period) for Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, Small Cap Growth and Institutional Class and multiplied by 36/365 (to reflect the period June 26, 2009 to July 31, 2009) for Class F.
C Hypothetical expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio; multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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Investment Changes (Unaudited)
Top Ten Stocks as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
EXCO Resources, Inc. | 1.8 | 1.3 |
j2 Global Communications, Inc. | 1.5 | 1.8 |
Janus Capital Group, Inc. | 1.3 | 0.3 |
CACI International, Inc. Class A | 1.3 | 1.7 |
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. | 1.2 | 0.9 |
Alaska Air Group, Inc. | 1.2 | 0.9 |
Bally Technologies, Inc. | 1.2 | 0.9 |
Life Technologies Corp. | 1.1 | 0.0 |
Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. | 1.1 | 0.7 |
Insight Enterprises, Inc. | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| 12.8 | |
Top Five Market Sectors as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Information Technology | 24.0 | 18.9 |
Health Care | 20.7 | 23.0 |
Consumer Discretionary | 15.9 | 12.6 |
Industrials | 15.5 | 15.1 |
Financials | 6.2 | 6.7 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) |
As of July 31, 2009* | As of January 31, 2009** |
![fid4838](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4838.gif) | Stocks 95.7% | | ![fid4838](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4838.gif) | Stocks 94.7% | |
![fid4841](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4841.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 4.3% | | ![fid4841](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4841.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 5.3% | |
* Foreign investments | 11.2% | | ** Foreign investments | 12.8% | |
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Investments July 31, 2009
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 95.7% |
| Shares | | Value |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 15.9% |
Auto Components - 1.6% |
BorgWarner, Inc. | 349,000 | | $ 11,583,310 |
Gentex Corp. | 480,000 | | 7,185,600 |
| | 18,768,910 |
Diversified Consumer Services - 2.0% |
Brinks Home Security Holdings, Inc. (a) | 274,600 | | 8,188,572 |
Regis Corp. | 544,400 | | 7,436,504 |
Steiner Leisure Ltd. (a) | 248,000 | | 7,864,080 |
| | 23,489,156 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 4.8% |
Bally Technologies, Inc. (a) | 385,600 | | 13,962,576 |
Jack in the Box, Inc. (a) | 291,000 | | 6,140,100 |
Life Time Fitness, Inc. (a)(d) | 205,000 | | 5,217,250 |
Penn National Gaming, Inc. (a) | 213,000 | | 6,754,230 |
Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. (a)(e) | 1,205,000 | | 4,060,850 |
WMS Industries, Inc. (a) | 267,000 | | 9,654,720 |
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. | 800,000 | | 11,160,000 |
| | 56,949,726 |
Household Durables - 1.1% |
Dorel Industries, Inc. Class B (sub. vtg.) | 289,550 | | 6,719,033 |
Hooker Furniture Corp. | 477,476 | | 6,555,745 |
| | 13,274,778 |
Internet & Catalog Retail - 0.7% |
Priceline.com, Inc. (a)(d) | 64,900 | | 8,412,338 |
Media - 0.9% |
Virgin Media, Inc. | 1,003,000 | | 10,481,350 |
Specialty Retail - 2.0% |
Casual Male Retail Group, Inc. (a)(d) | 1,479,113 | | 3,150,511 |
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. (a) | 315,000 | | 6,252,750 |
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (a) | 1,111,000 | | 7,754,780 |
The Men's Wearhouse, Inc. | 306,900 | | 6,632,109 |
| | 23,790,150 |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 2.8% |
FGX International Ltd. (a) | 618,000 | | 8,163,780 |
G-III Apparel Group Ltd. (a) | 655,300 | | 7,922,577 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - continued |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - continued |
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (a) | 834,500 | | $ 14,620,440 |
Liz Claiborne, Inc. | 823,300 | | 2,601,628 |
| | 33,308,425 |
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | 188,474,833 |
CONSUMER STAPLES - 3.5% |
Beverages - 0.5% |
Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A (sub. vtg.) (a) | 475,000 | | 6,488,500 |
Food Products - 2.1% |
Calavo Growers, Inc. | 395,000 | | 8,018,500 |
Corn Products International, Inc. | 237,900 | | 6,661,200 |
Smithfield Foods, Inc. (a)(d) | 750,000 | | 10,162,500 |
| | 24,842,200 |
Personal Products - 0.9% |
Chattem, Inc. (a) | 160,300 | | 10,046,001 |
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | | 41,376,701 |
ENERGY - 6.1% |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 6.1% |
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. | 215,600 | | 7,574,028 |
Comstock Resources, Inc. (a) | 239,198 | | 9,209,123 |
EXCO Resources, Inc. (a) | 1,561,400 | | 21,453,637 |
Mariner Energy, Inc. (a) | 725,000 | | 8,692,750 |
Massey Energy Co. | 367,000 | | 9,762,200 |
Petroleum Development Corp. (a) | 313,217 | | 5,274,574 |
Whiting Petroleum Corp. (a) | 212,000 | | 9,743,520 |
| | 71,709,832 |
FINANCIALS - 6.2% |
Capital Markets - 2.5% |
Cohen & Steers, Inc. | 389,406 | | 7,114,448 |
FCStone Group, Inc. (a) | 1,248,200 | | 6,977,438 |
Janus Capital Group, Inc. | 1,167,800 | | 15,952,148 |
VZ Holding AG | 3,342 | | 170,438 |
| | 30,214,472 |
Commercial Banks - 1.5% |
CapitalSource, Inc. | 1,295,000 | | 6,008,800 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
FINANCIALS - continued |
Commercial Banks - continued |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | 1,352,900 | | $ 5,533,361 |
Signature Bank, New York (a) | 200,000 | | 5,896,000 |
| | 17,438,161 |
Diversified Financial Services - 0.1% |
Fifth Street Finance Corp. | 142,200 | | 1,471,770 |
Insurance - 1.7% |
Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings Ltd. | 143,000 | | 6,214,780 |
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. | 230,100 | | 5,722,587 |
eHealth, Inc. (a) | 470,125 | | 7,634,830 |
| | 19,572,197 |
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 0.4% |
American Campus Communities, Inc. | 224,200 | | 5,140,906 |
TOTAL FINANCIALS | | 73,837,506 |
HEALTH CARE - 20.7% |
Biotechnology - 4.0% |
Cephalon, Inc. (a)(d) | 185,800 | | 10,897,170 |
Dendreon Corp. (a)(d) | 270,000 | | 6,536,700 |
Micromet, Inc. (a) | 92,500 | | 594,775 |
PDL BioPharma, Inc. | 900,000 | | 7,407,000 |
Theravance, Inc. (a)(d) | 444,000 | | 6,704,400 |
United Therapeutics Corp. (a) | 125,000 | | 11,577,500 |
Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 250,000 | | 3,800,000 |
| | 47,517,545 |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 4.9% |
ev3, Inc. (a) | 695,000 | | 8,527,650 |
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp. (a) | 376,400 | | 11,916,824 |
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (a) | 215,267 | | 6,806,743 |
Meridian Bioscience, Inc. | 353,505 | | 7,784,180 |
Orthovita, Inc. (a) | 1,150,000 | | 7,486,500 |
Sirona Dental Systems, Inc. (a) | 348,000 | | 9,044,520 |
Wright Medical Group, Inc. (a) | 447,000 | | 6,222,240 |
| | 57,788,657 |
Health Care Providers & Services - 6.2% |
Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. (d) | 1,173,000 | | 12,562,830 |
Centene Corp. (a) | 417,433 | | 8,060,631 |
Genoptix, Inc. (a) | 170,800 | | 5,347,748 |
Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. (a) | 445,000 | | 6,105,400 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
HEALTH CARE - continued |
Health Care Providers & Services - continued |
Health Management Associates, Inc. Class A (a) | 750,000 | | $ 4,522,500 |
IPC The Hospitalist Co., Inc. (a) | 234,000 | | 6,516,900 |
Providence Service Corp. (a) | 393,800 | | 4,154,590 |
PSS World Medical, Inc. (a) | 344,499 | | 6,962,325 |
Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (a) | 235,000 | | 6,349,700 |
ResCare, Inc. (a) | 275,000 | | 4,295,500 |
Synergy Health PLC | 975,411 | | 8,013,652 |
| | 72,891,776 |
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 2.6% |
Life Technologies Corp. (a) | 289,000 | | 13,158,170 |
QIAGEN NV (a) | 468,000 | | 8,873,280 |
Varian, Inc. (a) | 165,000 | | 8,375,400 |
| | 30,406,850 |
Pharmaceuticals - 3.0% |
Ardea Biosciences, Inc. (a)(d) | 327,000 | | 6,369,960 |
Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(d) | 440,000 | | 5,324,000 |
Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(d) | 433,000 | | 6,100,970 |
ViroPharma, Inc. (a) | 800,000 | | 5,896,000 |
Vivus, Inc. (a) | 745,000 | | 5,520,450 |
XenoPort, Inc. (a) | 341,000 | | 6,925,710 |
| | 36,137,090 |
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | | 244,741,918 |
INDUSTRIALS - 15.5% |
Aerospace & Defense - 1.8% |
Alliant Techsystems, Inc. (a) | 62,000 | | 4,880,640 |
Stanley, Inc. (a) | 284,000 | | 8,730,160 |
Teledyne Technologies, Inc. (a) | 221,000 | | 7,233,330 |
| | 20,844,130 |
Airlines - 1.2% |
Alaska Air Group, Inc. (a) | 625,000 | | 14,412,500 |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 1.2% |
InnerWorkings, Inc. (a) | 1,330,238 | | 6,877,330 |
The Geo Group, Inc. (a) | 378,000 | | 6,796,440 |
| | 13,673,770 |
Construction & Engineering - 0.9% |
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV (NY Shares) | 741,000 | | 10,336,950 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
INDUSTRIALS - continued |
Electrical Equipment - 2.8% |
Acuity Brands, Inc. | 231,100 | | $ 6,819,761 |
Regal-Beloit Corp. | 188,000 | | 8,715,680 |
SMA Solar Technology AG | 115,300 | | 9,220,631 |
Sunpower Corp. Class B (a) | 307,400 | | 8,392,020 |
| | 33,148,092 |
Machinery - 1.8% |
Blount International, Inc. (a) | 735,000 | | 6,835,500 |
Navistar International Corp. (a) | 138,000 | | 5,456,520 |
OSG Corp. | 980,000 | | 9,001,374 |
| | 21,293,394 |
Professional Services - 1.7% |
CoStar Group, Inc. (a)(d) | 92,136 | | 3,384,155 |
Kforce, Inc. (a) | 143,806 | | 1,400,670 |
Monster Worldwide, Inc. (a)(d) | 675,880 | | 8,806,716 |
Navigant Consulting, Inc. (a) | 533,800 | | 6,352,220 |
| | 19,943,761 |
Road & Rail - 1.3% |
Con-way, Inc. | 195,000 | | 8,882,250 |
Knight Transportation, Inc. | 387,300 | | 7,025,622 |
| | 15,907,872 |
Trading Companies & Distributors - 2.1% |
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (a) | 577,000 | | 9,676,290 |
Interline Brands, Inc. (a) | 505,000 | | 8,549,650 |
Rush Enterprises, Inc. Class A (a) | 538,954 | | 7,060,297 |
| | 25,286,237 |
Transportation Infrastructure - 0.7% |
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network, Inc. | 515,200 | | 8,758,400 |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | 183,605,106 |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 24.0% |
Communications Equipment - 4.2% |
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (a) | 361,000 | | 11,505,070 |
Plantronics, Inc. | 510,000 | | 12,071,700 |
Riverbed Technology, Inc. (a) | 290,000 | | 5,802,900 |
Starent Networks Corp. (a) | 364,000 | | 8,728,720 |
ViaSat, Inc. (a) | 415,700 | | 11,223,900 |
| | 49,332,290 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued |
Computers & Peripherals - 1.4% |
Super Micro Computer, Inc. (a) | 1,050,000 | | $ 8,337,000 |
Wincor Nixdorf AG | 162,400 | | 8,716,806 |
| | 17,053,806 |
Electronic Equipment & Components - 2.2% |
Ingram Micro, Inc. Class A (a) | 380,000 | | 6,391,600 |
Insight Enterprises, Inc. (a) | 1,200,000 | | 12,360,000 |
SYNNEX Corp. (a) | 250,000 | | 7,105,000 |
| | 25,856,600 |
Internet Software & Services - 3.6% |
Art Technology Group, Inc. (a) | 1,506,752 | | 5,710,590 |
Equinix, Inc. (a)(d) | 85,600 | | 6,996,088 |
j2 Global Communications, Inc. (a) | 752,500 | | 18,052,475 |
Telecity Group PLC (a) | 2,116,600 | | 11,917,006 |
| | 42,676,159 |
IT Services - 4.6% |
CACI International, Inc. Class A (a) | 319,400 | | 14,756,280 |
CyberSource Corp. (a) | 427,466 | | 7,412,260 |
Datacash Group PLC | 1,671,200 | | 7,217,511 |
Online Resources Corp. (a) | 1,135,000 | | 7,502,350 |
WNS Holdings Ltd. sponsored ADR (a) | 692,300 | | 8,826,825 |
Wright Express Corp. (a) | 316,000 | | 8,936,480 |
| | 54,651,706 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 4.3% |
Brooks Automation, Inc. (a) | 326,300 | | 1,934,959 |
Diodes, Inc. (a) | 593,000 | | 10,946,780 |
Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. (a) | 957,000 | | 8,450,310 |
FormFactor, Inc. (a) | 305,000 | | 7,030,250 |
Hittite Microwave Corp. (a) | 198,821 | | 6,982,594 |
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. (a) | 48,100 | | 282,347 |
Lam Research Corp. (a) | 284,000 | | 8,537,040 |
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. (a) | 196,490 | | 6,295,540 |
| | 50,459,820 |
Software - 3.7% |
Blackbaud, Inc. | 361,059 | | 6,751,803 |
Informatica Corp. (a) | 381,000 | | 7,006,590 |
PROS Holdings, Inc. (a) | 1,168,857 | | 9,187,216 |
Radiant Systems, Inc. (a) | 700,000 | | 7,042,000 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued |
Software - continued |
Taleo Corp. Class A (a) | 494,639 | | $ 8,656,183 |
TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. Class A (a) | 680,000 | | 5,630,400 |
| | 44,274,192 |
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | | 284,304,573 |
MATERIALS - 3.0% |
Chemicals - 0.9% |
Solutia, Inc. (a) | 1,232,000 | | 11,014,080 |
Containers & Packaging - 0.8% |
Myers Industries, Inc. | 888,000 | | 8,737,920 |
Metals & Mining - 1.3% |
Commercial Metals Co. | 480,000 | | 7,939,200 |
Red Back Mining, Inc. (a) | 834,400 | | 7,752,675 |
| | 15,691,875 |
TOTAL MATERIALS | | 35,443,875 |
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.6% |
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.6% |
Premiere Global Services, Inc. (a) | 772,000 | | 7,403,480 |
UTILITIES - 0.2% |
Water Utilities - 0.2% |
Southwest Water Co. | 612,499 | | 2,995,120 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $1,024,742,072) | 1,133,892,944 |
Money Market Funds - 8.6% |
| Shares | | Value |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.37% (b) | 59,331,146 | | $ 59,331,146 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.22% (b)(c) | 42,851,450 | | 42,851,450 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $102,182,596) | 102,182,596 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 104.3% (Cost $1,126,924,668) | | 1,236,075,540 |
NET OTHER ASSETS - (4.3)% | | (51,346,303) |
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 1,184,729,237 |
Legend |
(a) Non-income producing |
(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. |
(c) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(d) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
(e) Affiliated company |
Affiliated Central Funds |
Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows: |
Fund | Income earned |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund | $ 517,487 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund | 961,427 |
Total | $ 1,478,914 |
Other Affiliated Issuers |
An affiliated company is a company in which the fund has ownership of at least 5% of the voting securities. Fiscal year to date transactions with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows: |
Affiliate | Value, beginning of period | Purchases | Sales Proceeds | Dividend Income | Value, end of period |
Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. | $ - | $ 4,725,971 | $ - | $ - | $ 4,060,850 |
Other Information |
All investments are categorized as Level 1 under the Fair Value Hierarchy. 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, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
Distribution of investments by country of issue, as a percentage of total net assets, is as follows: (Unaudited) |
United States of America | 88.8% |
United Kingdom | 3.0% |
Netherlands | 1.7% |
Germany | 1.5% |
Canada | 1.2% |
Bermuda | 1.0% |
Others (individually less than 1%) | 2.8% |
| 100.0% |
Income Tax Information |
At July 31, 2009, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of approximately $225,666,789 all of which will expire on July 31, 2017. |
The fund intends to elect to defer to its fiscal year ending July 31, 2010 approximately $200,880,622 of losses recognized during the period November 1, 2008 to July 31, 2009. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $41,513,365) - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $1,020,016,101) | $ 1,129,832,094 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $102,182,596) | 102,182,596 | |
Other affiliated issuers (cost $4,725,971) | 4,060,850 | |
Total Investments (cost $1,126,924,668) | | $ 1,236,075,540 |
Receivable for investments sold | | 1,187,026 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 2,786,784 |
Dividends receivable | | 131,925 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 35,020 |
Prepaid expenses | | 4,196 |
Other receivables | | 2,520 |
Total assets | | 1,240,223,011 |
| | |
Liabilities | | |
Payable for investments purchased | $ 10,975,489 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 568,428 | |
Accrued management fee | 673,586 | |
Distribution fees payable | 29,425 | |
Other affiliated payables | 344,774 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 50,622 | |
Collateral on securities loaned, at value | 42,851,450 | |
Total liabilities | | 55,493,774 |
| | |
Net Assets | | $ 1,184,729,237 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $ 1,517,801,153 |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | | (442,223,340) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | 109,151,424 |
Net Assets | | $ 1,184,729,237 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued
| July 31, 2009 |
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Calculation of Maximum Offering Price Class A: Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($40,211,246 ÷ 3,725,157 shares) | | $ 10.79 |
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Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $10.79) | | $ 11.45 |
Class T: Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($21,533,044 ÷ 2,004,293 shares) | | $ 10.74 |
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Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $10.74) | | $ 11.13 |
Class B: Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($4,170,875 ÷ 394,499 shares) A | | $ 10.57 |
| | |
Class C: Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($14,267,023 ÷ 1,351,893 shares) A | | $ 10.55 |
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| | |
Small Cap Growth: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,085,184,165 ÷ 99,624,971 shares) | | $ 10.89 |
| | |
Class F: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($158,876 ÷ 14,578 shares) | | $ 10.90 |
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Institutional Class: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($19,204,008 ÷ 1,760,702 shares) | | $ 10.91 |
A Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
| Year ended July 31, 2009 |
Investment Income | | |
Dividends | | $ 5,314,790 |
Interest | | 160 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $961,427 from security lending) | | 1,478,914 |
Total income | | 6,793,864 |
| | |
Expenses | | |
Management fee Basic fee | $ 7,084,137 | |
Performance adjustment | (88,225) | |
Transfer agent fees | 3,134,604 | |
Distribution fees | 313,513 | |
Accounting and security lending fees | 366,910 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 49,190 | |
Independent trustees' compensation | 6,657 | |
Registration fees | 104,283 | |
Audit | 57,632 | |
Legal | 4,978 | |
Miscellaneous | 29,154 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 11,062,833 | |
Expense reductions | (56,408) | 11,006,425 |
Net investment income (loss) | | (4,212,561) |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | (335,295,629) | |
Foreign currency transactions | (356) | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | (335,295,985) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: Investment securities | 109,377,918 | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 2,762 | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | 109,380,680 |
Net gain (loss) | | (225,915,305) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ (230,127,866) |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Year ended July 31, 2009 | Year ended July 31, 2008 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ (4,212,561) | $ (6,524,319) |
Net realized gain (loss) | (335,295,985) | (103,756,345) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 109,380,680 | (72,236,255) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (230,127,866) | (182,516,919) |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain | - | (81,199,740) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | 89,233,558 | 331,568,501 |
Redemption fees | 255,734 | 439,174 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (140,638,574) | 68,291,016 |
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Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 1,325,367,811 | 1,257,076,795 |
End of period | $ 1,184,729,237 | $ 1,325,367,811 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class A
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 J |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 13.20 | $ 16.06 | $ 12.88 | $ 12.95 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | (.06) | (.11) | (.12) H | (.10) I | (.07) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.35) | (1.73) | 3.39 | .18 | 3.01 |
Total from investment operations | (2.41) | (1.84) | 3.27 | .08 | 2.94 |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (1.02) | (.09) | (.16) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E | - L | - L | - L | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 10.79 | $ 13.20 | $ 16.06 | $ 12.88 | $ 12.95 |
Total Return B,C,D | (18.26)% | (12.26)% | 25.52% | .70% | 29.50% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F,K | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.33% | 1.40% | 1.44% | 1.53% | 1.55% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.33% | 1.40% | 1.40% | 1.40% | 1.45% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.33% | 1.39% | 1.39% | 1.35% | 1.36% A |
Net investment income (loss) | (.64)% | (.74)% | (.80)% H | (.79)% I | (.78)% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 40,211 | $ 42,187 | $ 33,588 | $ 18,104 | $ 4,719 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 150% | 113% | 91% | 129% | 93% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (.84)%.
I Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (.85)%.
J For the period November 3, 2004 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2005.
K Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
L Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class T
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 J |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 13.17 | $ 16.01 | $ 12.86 | $ 12.93 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | (.09) | (.15) | (.16) H | (.14) I | (.09) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.34) | (1.73) | 3.38 | .19 | 3.01 |
Total from investment operations | (2.43) | (1.88) | 3.22 | .05 | 2.92 |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (.96) | (.07) | (.13) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E | - L | - L | - L | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 10.74 | $ 13.17 | $ 16.01 | $ 12.86 | $ 12.93 |
Total Return B,C,D | (18.45)% | (12.50)% | 25.18% | .48% | 29.30% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F,K | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.60% | 1.65% | 1.67% | 1.73% | 1.79% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.60% | 1.65% | 1.65% | 1.65% | 1.70% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.59% | 1.65% | 1.65% | 1.60% | 1.61% A |
Net investment income (loss) | (.91)% | (.99)% | (1.05)% H | (1.04)% I | (1.03)% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 21,533 | $ 21,754 | $ 26,419 | $ 19,205 | $ 5,240 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 150% | 113% | 91% | 129% | 93% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (1.09)%.
I Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (1.10)%.
J For the period November 3, 2004 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2005.
K Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
L Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class B
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 J |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 13.03 | $ 15.85 | $ 12.78 | $ 12.87 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | (.13) | (.22) | (.23) H | (.20) I | (.13) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.33) | (1.71) | 3.36 | .19 | 2.99 |
Total from investment operations | (2.46) | (1.93) | 3.13 | (.01) | 2.86 |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (.89) | (.06) | (.09) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E | - L | - L | - L | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 10.57 | $ 13.03 | $ 15.85 | $ 12.78 | $ 12.87 |
Total Return B,C,D | (18.88)% | (12.92)% | 24.57% | (.03)% | 28.70% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F,K | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 2.08% | 2.15% | 2.20% | 2.28% | 2.33% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 2.08% | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.20% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 2.08% | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.10% | 2.11% A |
Net investment income (loss) | (1.39)% | (1.49)% | (1.55)% H | (1.54)% I | (1.53)% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 4,171 | $ 5,517 | $ 6,242 | $ 5,191 | $ 2,055 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 150% | 113% | 91% | 129% | 93% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.
E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (1.59)%.
I Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (1.60)%.
J For the period November 3, 2004 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2005.
K Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
L Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class C
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 J |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 13.00 | $ 15.84 | $ 12.77 | $ 12.88 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | (.13) | (.22) | (.23) H | (.20) I | (.13) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.32) | (1.71) | 3.36 | .18 | 3.00 |
Total from investment operations | (2.45) | (1.93) | 3.13 | (.02) | 2.87 |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (.91) | (.06) | (.10) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E | - L | - L | - L | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 10.55 | $ 13.00 | $ 15.84 | $ 12.77 | $ 12.88 |
Total Return B,C,D | (18.85)% | (12.94)% | 24.59% | (.08)% | 28.80% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F,K | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 2.08% | 2.15% | 2.20% | 2.25% | 2.24% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 2.08% | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.17% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 2.07% | 2.14% | 2.14% | 2.10% | 2.09% A |
Net investment income (loss) | (1.39)% | (1.49)% | (1.55)% H | (1.54)% I | (1.50)% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 14,267 | $ 15,946 | $ 22,348 | $ 14,682 | $ 8,372 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 150% | 113% | 91% | 129% | 93% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.
E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (1.59)%.
I Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (1.60)%.
J For the period November 3, 2004 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2005.
K Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
L Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Small Cap Growth
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 I |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 13.29 | $ 16.15 | $ 12.93 | $ 12.98 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) D | (.04) | (.07) | (.08) G | (.07) H | (.04) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.36) | (1.74) | 3.40 | .19 | 3.01 |
Total from investment operations | (2.40) | (1.81) | 3.32 | .12 | 2.97 |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (1.05) | (.10) | (.18) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital D | - K | - K | - K | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 10.89 | $ 13.29 | $ 16.15 | $ 12.93 | $ 12.98 |
Total Return B,C | (18.06)% | (11.98)% | 25.84% | 1.01% | 29.80% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E,J | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.08% | 1.11% | 1.10% | 1.13% | 1.16% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.08% | 1.11% | 1.10% | 1.13% | 1.16% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.08% | 1.10% | 1.09% | 1.08% | 1.08% A |
Net investment income (loss) | (.39)% | (.45)% | (.50)% G | (.52)% H | (.49)% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 1,085,184 | $ 1,217,520 | $ 1,149,809 | $ 402,353 | $ 205,652 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | 150% | 113% | 91% | 129% | 93% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (.54)%.
H Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (.58)%.
I For the period November 3, 2004 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2005.
J Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
K Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class F
Period ended July 31, | 2009 H |
Selected Per-Share Data | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 10.03 |
Income from Investment Operations | |
Net investment income (loss) D | (.01) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | .88 G |
Total from investment operations | .87 |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital D,J | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 10.90 |
Total Return B,C | 8.67% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E,I | |
Expenses before reductions | .74% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .74% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | .73% A |
Net investment income (loss) | (.54)% A |
Supplemental Data | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 159 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | 150% |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate net gain (loss) on investments for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of the Fund.
H For the period June 26, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2009.
I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Institutional Class
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 I |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 13.30 | $ 16.15 | $ 12.92 | $ 12.97 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) D | (.03) | (.06) | (.07) G | (.07) H | (.04) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.36) | (1.74) | 3.41 | .19 | 3.00 |
Total from investment operations | (2.39) | (1.80) | 3.34 | .12 | 2.96 |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (1.05) | (.11) | (.18) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital D | - K | - K | - K | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 10.91 | $ 13.30 | $ 16.15 | $ 12.92 | $ 12.97 |
Total Return B,C | (17.97)% | (11.93)% | 25.99% | .97% | 29.70% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E,J | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.05% | 1.04% | 1.05% | 1.10% | 1.20% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.05% | 1.04% | 1.05% | 1.10% | 1.18% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.04% | 1.03% | 1.05% | 1.05% | 1.10% A |
Net investment income (loss) | (.36)% | (.38)% | (.46)% G | (.49)% H | (.51)% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 19,204 | $ 22,444 | $ 18,671 | $ 14,233 | $ 1,906 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | 150% | 113% | 91% | 129% | 93% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (.50)%.
H Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (.55)%.
I For the period November 3, 2004 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2005.
J Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
K Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
For the period ended July 31, 2009
1. Organization.
Fidelity Small Cap Growth Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Securities Fund (the trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. In January 2009, the Board of Trustees of the Fund approved the creation of an additional class of shares. The Fund commenced sale of Class F shares on June 26, 2009. The Fund offers Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, Small Cap Growth, Class F, and Institutional Class shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Class F shares of the Fund are only available for purchase by mutual funds for which Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) or an affiliate serves as investment manager. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after a holding period of seven years from the initial date of purchase. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred. Certain expense reductions also differ by class.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by FMR and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's web site or upon request.
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3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Events or transactions occurring after period end through the date that the financial statements were issued, September 29, 2009, have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Security Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are classified into three levels. Level 1 includes readily available unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 includes observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable either directly or indirectly. Level 3 includes unobservable inputs when market prices are not readily available or reliable. Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment's assigned level within the hierarchy. The aggregate value by input level, as of
July 31, 2009, for the Fund's investments is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments. Valuation techniques of the Fund's major categories of assets and liabilities as presented in the Schedule of Investments are as follows.
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by an independent pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price. Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value each business day. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are valued at amortized cost, which approximates value.
When current market prices or quotations are not readily available or reliable, valuations may be determined in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. Factors used in determining value may include significant market or security specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality, and developments in foreign markets which are monitored by evaluating the performance of ADRs, futures contracts and exchange-traded funds. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and may be utilized to a significant extent. The value of securities used for
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net asset value (NAV) calculation under these procedures may differ from published prices for the same securities.
Foreign Currency. The Fund uses foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and may include proceeds received from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.
Expenses. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among each Fund in the trust. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
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Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and filing its U.S. federal tax return. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. The Fund is subject to the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainties in Income Taxes (FIN 48). FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. There are no unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three years. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), net operating losses, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the federal tax cost as of period end were as follows:
Unrealized appreciation | $ 181,012,112 | |
Unrealized depreciation | (87,536,610) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ 93,475,502 | |
Capital loss carryforward | $ (225,666,789) | |
Cost for federal income tax purposes | $ 1,142,600,038 | |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| July 31, 2009 | July 31, 2008 |
Ordinary Income | $ - | $ 58,646,396 |
Long-term Capital Gains | - | 22,553,344 |
Total | $ - | $ 81,199,740 |
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Short-Term Trading (Redemption) Fees. Shares held in the Fund less than 90 days are subject to a redemption fee equal to 1.50% of the proceeds of the redeemed shares. All redemption fees, including any estimated redemption fees paid by FMR, are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid in capital.
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $1,570,773,226 and $1,479,446,364, respectively.
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .45% of the Fund's average net assets and a group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. In addition, the management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of ± .20% of the Fund's average net assets over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the relative investment performance of the retail class of the Fund, Small Cap Growth, as compared to an appropriate benchmark index. For the period, the total annual management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .70% of the Fund's average net assets.
Distribution and Service Plan. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate Distribution and Service Plans for each class of shares. Certain classes pay Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, 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 and the total amounts paid to and retained by FDC were as follows:
| Distribution Fee | Service Fee | Paid to FDC | Retained by FDC |
Class A | 0% | .25% | $ 76,876 | $ 5,323 |
Class T | .25% | .25% | 84,369 | 411 |
Class B | .75% | .25% | 36,662 | 27,543 |
Class C | .75% | .25% | 115,606 | 22,697 |
| | | $ 313,513 | $ 55,974 |
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Sales Load. FDC receives a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for selling Class A shares, and 3.50% for selling Class T shares, some of which is paid to financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund. FDC receives the proceeds of contingent deferred sales charges levied on Class A, Class T, Class B, and Class C redemptions. These charges depend on the holding period. The deferred sales charges range from 5% to 1% for Class B, 1% for Class C, 1.00% to .50% for certain purchases of Class A shares and .25% for certain purchases of Class T shares.
For the period, sales charge amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
| Retained by FDC |
Class A | $ 19,540 |
Class T | 5,412 |
Class B* | 10,063 |
Class C* | 1,951 |
| $ 36,966 |
* When Class B and 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, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of each class, except for Class F. FIIOC receives no fees for providing transfer agency services to Class F. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, the total transfer agent fees paid by each applicable class were as follows:
| Amount | % of Average Net Assets |
Class A | $ 97,925 | .32 |
Class T | 55,774 | .33 |
Class B | 11,708 | .32 |
Class C | 36,729 | .32 |
Small Cap Growth | 2,888,449 | .32 |
Institutional Class | 44,019 | .28 |
| $ 3,134,604 | |
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Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the month. Under a separate contract, FSC administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions.
Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $42,239 for the period.
6. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR in a $3.5 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $4,471 and is reflected in Miscellaneous Expense on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
7. Security Lending.
The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. On the settlement date of the loan, the Fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less fees and expenses associated with the loan, plus any premium payments that may be received on the loan of certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds.
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8. Expense Reductions.
Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $48,874 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian and each class' transfer agent, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by $969. During the period, credits reduced each class' transfer agent expense as noted in the table below.
| Transfer Agent expense reduction |
Small Cap Growth | $ 6,565 |
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 |
From net realized gain | | |
Class A | $ - | $ 2,216,913 |
Class T | - | 1,570,296 |
Class B | - | 348,424 |
Class C | - | 1,307,950 |
Small Cap Growth | - | 74,608,644 |
Institutional Class | - | 1,147,513 |
Total | $ - | $ 81,199,740 |
10. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
| Shares | Dollars |
Years ended July 31, | 2009 A | 2008 | 2009 A | 2008 |
Class A | | | | |
Shares sold | 1,768,538 | 1,742,262 | $ 16,919,128 | $ 25,505,334 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 126,731 | - | 1,912,181 |
Shares redeemed | (1,239,291) | (763,921) | (11,138,983) | (11,052,109) |
Net increase (decrease) | 529,247 | 1,105,072 | $ 5,780,145 | $ 16,365,406 |
Class T | | | | |
Shares sold | 1,485,602 | 487,722 | $ 12,842,623 | $ 7,048,735 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 99,906 | - | 1,507,341 |
Shares redeemed | (1,132,759) | (586,050) | (9,596,209) | (8,531,977) |
Net increase (decrease) | 352,843 | 1,578 | $ 3,246,414 | $ 24,099 |
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| Shares | Dollars |
Years ended July 31, | 2009 A | 2008 | 2009 A | 2008 |
Class B | | | | |
Shares sold | 116,072 | 132,932 | $ 1,042,949 | $ 1,958,446 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 22,166 | - | 332,229 |
Shares redeemed | (145,097) | (125,460) | (1,355,668) | (1,804,323) |
Net increase (decrease) | (29,025) | 29,638 | $ (312,719) | $ 486,352 |
Class C | | | | |
Shares sold | 604,934 | 436,957 | $ 5,793,290 | $ 6,320,995 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 82,544 | - | 1,234,732 |
Shares redeemed | (479,386) | (703,886) | (4,290,700) | (9,901,355) |
Net increase (decrease) | 125,548 | (184,385) | $ 1,502,590 | $ (2,345,628) |
Small Cap Growth | | | | |
Shares sold | 30,718,046 | 38,610,197 | $ 287,281,815 | $ 574,316,675 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 4,701,343 | - | 71,216,320 |
Shares redeemed | (22,726,319) | (22,858,332) | (209,407,815) | (336,543,207) |
Net increase (decrease) | 7,991,727 | 20,453,208 | $ 77,874,000 | $ 308,989,788 |
Class F | | | | |
Shares sold | 14,590 | - | $ 145,457 | $ - |
Shares redeemed | (12) | - | (113) | - |
Net increase (decrease) | 14,578 | - | $ 145,344 | $ - |
Institutional Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 802,152 | 788,829 | $ 7,245,594 | $ 11,907,085 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 66,279 | - | 1,004,006 |
Shares redeemed | (728,847) | (323,911) | (6,247,810) | (4,862,607) |
Net increase (decrease) | 73,305 | 531,197 | $ 997,784 | $ 8,048,484 |
A Share transactions for Class F are for the period June 26, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2009.
11. Other.
The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
At the end of the period, Fidelity Freedom 2020 Fund and Fidelity Freedom 2030 Fund were the owners of record of approximately 12% and 10% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fidelity Freedom Funds were the owners of record, in the aggregate, of approximately 53% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund.
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To the Trustees of Fidelity Securities Fund and the Shareholders of Fidelity Small Cap Growth Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Small Cap Growth Fund (a fund of Fidelity Securities Fund) at July 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity Small Cap Growth Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at July 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
September 29, 2009
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The Trustees, Member of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, and review the fund's performance. Except for Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d and Mr. James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 220 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Johnson oversees 262 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 392 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The executive officers and Advisory Board Member hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-800-544-8544.
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Edward C. Johnson 3d (79) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 1984 Mr. Johnson is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC; Chairman and a Director of FMR; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC); Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Johnson serves as Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as President of FMR LLC (2006-2007). |
James C. Curvey (74) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2006- present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. |
* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Dennis J. Dirks (61) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Currently, Mr. Dirks serves as a member of the Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present). |
Alan J. Lacy (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of The Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-present) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2007-present). Mr. Lacy is Chairman (2008-present) and a member (2006-present) of the Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association. |
Ned C. Lautenbach (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr. Lautenbach is an Advisory Partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was with the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. Mr. Lautenbach serves as a Director of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial) as well as the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida. Mr. Lautenbach is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Fairfield University (2005-present), as well as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, Mr. Lautenbach served as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007). |
Joseph Mauriello (64) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Capital Ltd. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-present) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products, 2007- present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a Director of the Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007). |
Cornelia M. Small (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors of the Teagle Foundation (2009-present). Ms. Small is also a member of the Investment Committee, and Chair (2008-present) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008- present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson of the Investment Committee (2002-2008) of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments. |
William S. Stavropoulos (70) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Mr. Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons (2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002- 2004), Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently, Mr. Stavropoulos is a Director of Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Chemical Financial Corporation, Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), Tyco International, Inc. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital (private equity investment, 2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is a special advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science. |
David M. Thomas (60) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products), and Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present). |
Michael E. Wiley (58) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008- present), and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005- present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a Sr. Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005). |
Advisory Board Member and Executive Officers:
Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Mr. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Peter S. Lynch (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006). |
Kenneth B. Robins (39) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2009- present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Robins worked at KPMG LLP, where he was a partner in KPMG's department of professional practice (2002-2004). |
Brian B. Hogan (44) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Vice President of certain Equity Funds and Vice President of Sector Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-present) and President of FMR's Equity Division (2009- present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as a portfolio manager. |
Thomas C. Hense (45) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Vice President of Fidelity's High Income and Small Cap Funds. Previously, Mr. Hense served as a portfolio manager for Fidelity's Institutional Money Management Group (Pyramis) (2003-2008). |
Scott C. Goebel (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC; Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2008- present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). |
William C. Coffey (40) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Holly C. Laurent (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Laurent is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Laurent was Senior Vice President and Head of Legal for Fidelity Business Services India Pvt. Ltd. (2006-2008), and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Group Head for FMR LLC (2005-2006). |
Christine Reynolds (50) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007). |
Kenneth A. Rathgeber (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2004 Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Rathgeber is Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), FMR (2005-present), FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2005- present), Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2005-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2005-present), Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC (2005-present), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2005-present). |
Jeffrey S. Christian (47) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Christian also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Christian served as Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (2004-2009) and as Vice President of Business Analysis (2003-2004). |
Bryan A. Mehrmann (48) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Mehrmann is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Mehrmann served as Vice President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Group (FIIS)/Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC) Client Services (1998-2004). |
Adrien E. Deberghes (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005). |
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
John R. Hebble (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Paul M. Murphy (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Murphy is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2006), Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR (2007), and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1994-2007). |
Gary W. Ryan (50) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005). |
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity Small Cap Growth Fund
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, acting directly and through its separate committees, requests and receives information concerning, and considers at each of its meetings factors that are relevant to, its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees, each composed of Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. Each committee has a written charter outlining the structure and purposes of the committee. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts.
At its July 2009 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expenses; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board ultimately reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts and the compensation to be received by Fidelity under the management contract is consistent with Fidelity's fiduciary duty under applicable law. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor noted above, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by competitors to Fidelity, and that the fund's shareholders, with the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.
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Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel and the fund's investment objective and discipline. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the size, education, and experience of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, their use of technology, and the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory, and management personnel. In response to last year's financial crisis, FMR took a number of actions intended to cut costs and improve efficiency without weakening the investment teams or resources. The Board noted that Fidelity's analysts have access to a variety of technological tools and market and securities data that enable them to perform both fundamental and quantitative analysis and to specialize in various disciplines. The Board considered Fidelity's extensive global research capabilities that enable the Investment Advisers to aggregate data from various sources in an effort to produce positive investment results. The Board also considered that Fidelity's portfolio managers and analysts have access to daily portfolio attribution that allows for monitoring of a fund's portfolio, as well as an electronic communication system that provides immediate real-time access to research concerning issuers and credit enhancers.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, distribution, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the Investment Advisers' supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through phone representatives and over the Internet, and investor education materials and asset allocation tools.
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Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing for a large variety of mutual fund investor services. For example, fund shareholders are offered the privilege of exchanging shares of the fund for shares of other Fidelity funds, as set forth in the fund's prospectus, without paying a sales charge. The Board noted that Fidelity has taken a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) dedicating additional resources to investment research and to restructure and broaden the focus of the investment research teams; (ii) bolstering the senior management team that oversees asset management; (iii) contractually agreeing to reduce the management fee on Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund; and (iv) expanding Class A and Class T load waiver categories to increase rollover retention opportunities and create consistent policies across the classes.
Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated within its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for each class, as well as the fund's relative investment performance for each class measured against (i) a broad-based securities market index, and (ii) a peer group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by the Board over multiple periods. Because the fund had been in existence less than five calendar years, the following charts considered by the Board show, over the one- and three-year periods ended December 31, 2008, the cumulative total returns of Institutional Class (Class I) and Class C of the fund, the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of cumulative total returns of a peer group of mutual funds identified by Morningstar, Inc. as having an investment style similar to that of the fund based on underlying portfolio holdings. The returns of Institutional Class (Class I) and Class C show the performance of the highest and lowest performing classes, respectively (based on three-year performance). (The fund did not offer Class F as of December 31, 2008.) The box within each chart shows the 25th percentile return (bottom of box) and the 75th percentile return (top of box) of the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten numbers noted below each chart correspond to the percentile box and represent the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of the class indicated.
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Fidelity Small Cap Growth Fund
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The Board reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and stated that the performance of Institutional Class (Class I) of the fund was in the fourth quartile for the one-year period and the second quartile for the three-year period. The Board also stated that the investment performance of the fund was lower than its benchmark for all the periods shown. The Board considered that the variations in performance among the fund's classes reflect the variations in class expenses, which result in lower performance for higher expense classes.
The Board 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 exceeds, or is exceeded by, the record (over the same period) of a Board-approved performance adjustment index. The Board realizes that the performance adjustment provides FMR with a strong economic incentive to seek to achieve superior performance for the fund's shareholders and helps to more closely align the interests of FMR and the fund's shareholders.
The Board considered that FMR has taken steps to refocus and strengthen equity research, equity portfolio management, and compliance. The Board reviewed the year-to-date performance of Fidelity Small Cap Growth (retail class) through May 31, 2009 and stated that it exceeded the fund's benchmark.
Based on its review, and giving particular weight to the nature and quality of the resources dedicated by the Investment Advisers to maintain and improve relative performance and factoring in the unprecedented market events in 2008, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund will benefit the fund's shareholders, particularly in light of the Board's view that the fund's shareholders benefit from investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and services.
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Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Fund Expenses. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expenses compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared.
The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month (or shorter) periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors, in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps, and without giving effect to the fund's performance adjustment. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 12% means that 88% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked and the impact of the fund's performance adjustment, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.
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Fidelity Small Cap Growth Fund
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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2008. The Board also noted the effect of the fund's positive performance adjustment on the fund's management fee ranking. The Board noted that the performance adjustment for each year represents calculations for performance periods that differ from the periods shown in the performance charts above.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee was fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.
In its review of each class's total expenses, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses, as well as the impact of the fund's performance adjustment. As part of its review, the Board also considered current and historical total expenses of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.
The Board noted that the total expenses of each of Class A, Class B, Class C, Institutional Class, and Fidelity Small Cap Growth (retail class) ranked below its competitive median for 2008 and the total expenses of Class T ranked above its competitive median for 2008. The Board considered that the total expenses for Class T were above the median primarily because its 12b-1 fee is higher than the typical front-end load class. 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 expenses of the classes vary primarily by the level of their 12b-1 fees, although differences in transfer agent fees may also cause expenses to vary from class to class.
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In its review of total expenses, the Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information on clients that FMR and its affiliates service in other competitive markets, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the total expenses of each class of the fund were reasonable, although in one case above the median of the universe presented for comparison, in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the audited books and records of Fidelity. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board believes that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board has also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and any fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.
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The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and determined that the amount of profit is a fair entrepreneurial profit for the management of the fund.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions.
In February 2009, the Board created an Ad Hoc Committee (the "Committee") to analyze economies of scale. The Committee was formed to consider whether FMR attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR determines the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will achieve a certain level of economies of scale as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board concluded, considering the findings of the Committee, that any potential economies of scale are being shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity in an appropriate manner.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including (i) fund performance trends, actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) portfolio manager changes that have occurred during the past year; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and key personnel, including performance benchmarks used by Fidelity in evaluating incentive compensation for portfolio managers and research analysts; (iv) the structure and process of equity research and actions taken by FMR to improve the quality of research; (v) the selection of and compensation paid by FMR to fund sub-advisers; (vi) Fidelity's fee structures and rationale for recommending different fees among categories of funds; (vii) the rationale for any differences between fund fee structures and fee structures in place for other Fidelity clients; (viii) Fidelity's rationale for recommending which funds should have a performance adjustment component as part of their management fees; and (ix) explanations for the relative total expenses borne by certain funds and classes, total expense competitive trends, and actions that might be taken by FMR to reduce total expenses for certain funds and classes.
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Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all material factors, the Board ultimately concluded that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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Managing Your Investments
Fidelity offers several ways to conveniently manage your personal investments via your telephone or PC. You can access your account information, conduct trades and research your investments 24 hours a day.
By Phone
Fidelity Automated Service Telephone provides a single toll-free number to access account balances, positions, quotes and trading. It's easy to navigate the service, and on your first call, the system will help you create a personal identification number (PIN) for security.
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Fidelity Automated
Service Telephone (FAST®)
1-800-544-5555
Press
For mutual fund and brokerage trading.
For quotes.*
For account balances and holdings.
To review orders and mutual
fund activity.
To change your PIN.
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To speak to a Fidelity representative.
By PC
Fidelity's web site on the Internet provides a wide range of information, including daily financial news, fund performance, interactive planning tools and news about Fidelity products and services.
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Fidelity's Web Site
www.fidelity.com
* When you call the quotes line, please remember that a fund's yield and return will vary and, except for money market funds, share price will also vary. This means that you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. There is no assurance that money market funds will be able to maintain a stable $1 share price; an investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government. Total returns are historical and include changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, and the effects of any sales charges.
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To Visit Fidelity
For directions and hours,
please call 1-800-544-9797.
Arizona
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Colorado
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Delaware
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Chairman's Message | <Click Here> | The Chairman's message to shareholders. |
Performance | <Click Here> | How the fund has done over time. |
Management's Discussion | <Click Here> | The manager's review of fund performance, strategy and outlook. |
Shareholder Expense Example | <Click Here> | An example of shareholder expenses. |
Investment Changes | <Click Here> | A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months. |
Investments | <Click Here> | A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values. |
Financial Statements | <Click Here> | Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights. |
Notes | <Click Here> | Notes to the financial statements. |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | <Click Here> | |
Trustees and Officers | <Click Here> | |
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees | <Click Here> | |
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Dear Shareholder:
We've seen a welcome uptick in the global equity markets this spring and summer, as signs of stabilization in some economic indicators have brought many investors back into the marketplace. But there remain other key measures - notably high unemployment and slack consumer spending - that suggest the road back to economic health could still be a bumpy ride. Financial markets are always unpredictable, of course, but there also are several time-tested investment principles that can help put the historical odds in your favor.
One of the basic tenets is to invest for the long term. Over time, riding out the markets' inevitable ups and downs has proven much more effective than selling into panic or chasing the hottest trend. Even missing only a few of the markets' best days can significantly diminish investor returns. Patience also affords the benefits of compounding - of earning interest on additional income or reinvested dividends and capital gains. There can be tax advantages and cost benefits to consider as well. While staying the course doesn't eliminate risk, it can considerably lessen the effect of short-term declines.
You can further manage your investing risk through diversification. And today, more than ever, geographic diversification should be taken into account. Studies indicate that asset allocation is the single most important determinant of a portfolio's long-term success. The right mix of stocks, bonds and cash - aligned to your particular risk tolerance and investment objective - is very important. Age-appropriate rebalancing is also an essential aspect of asset allocation. For younger investors, an emphasis on equities - which historically have been the best-performing asset class over time - is encouraged. As investors near their specific goal, such as retirement or sending a child to college, consideration may be given to replacing volatile assets (e.g. common stocks) with more-stable fixed investments (bonds or savings plans).
A third principle - investing regularly - can help lower the average cost of your purchases. Investing a certain amount of money each month or quarter helps ensure you won't pay for all your shares at market highs. This strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - also reduces "emotion" from investing, helping shareholders avoid selling weak performers just prior to an upswing, or chasing a hot performer just before a correction.
We invite you to contact us via the Internet, through our Investor Centers or by phone. It is our privilege to provide you the information you need to make the investments that are right for you.
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/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d
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Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class' dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The $10,000 table and the fund's 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
Periods ended July 31, 2009 | | Past 1 year | Life of fund |
Class F A | | -17.98% | 3.76% |
A The initial offering of Class F shares took place on June 26, 2009. Returns prior to June 26, 2009 are those of Small Cap Growth, the original class of the fund.
$10,000 Over Life of Fund
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity® Small Cap Growth Fund - Class F on November 3, 2004. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the Russell 2000® Growth Index performed over the same period. The initial offering of Class F took place on June 26, 2009. See above for additional information regarding the performance of Class F.
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Market Recap: U.S. stocks - battered by the effects of a global credit crisis for most of the year - were aided by early signs of a healing economy during the final months of the year ending July 31, 2009. For roughly half of the 12-month period, equities were in free fall, as a succession of large financial institutions around the world either collapsed or were forced into mergers or government conservatorship, and harried investors relinquished riskier assets in a massive flight to quality. By March, however, as unprecedented government interventions around the world took root, signs of a potential recovery began to emerge: corporate profits, though still weak, began to stabilize and valuations started to return to normal trading ranges. Against this improving backdrop, major equity indexes posted significant gains in March and April, which carried through to the end of the period. For the year overall, the Standard & Poor's 500SM Index declined 19.96%, while the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market IndexSM - the broadest overall gauge of domestic equities - was down 19.95%. Meanwhile, the blue-chip-laden Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM fell 16.62% and the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite® Index posted a 14.05% loss.
Comments from Lionel Harris, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity® Small Cap Growth Fund: For the year ending July 31, 2009, the fund's Class F shares outperformed the 20.86% decline of the Russell 2000® Growth Index. (For specific class-level results, please see the performance section of this report.) Security selection in the energy sector helped the most versus the index. My stock picks in technology - led by hardware/equipment names - also contributed, as did favorable positioning within consumer discretionary and a modest cash position. In contrast, the fund was hurt by an underweighting and weak stock selection in the pharmaceuticals/biotechnology/life science segment of health care. Currency fluctuations also detracted given the fund's exposure to foreign stocks. Our top individual contributor was Insight Enterprises, a provider of technology hardware, software and services that bounced back strongly after an earnings restatement. Also outperforming was private post-secondary education company Apollo Group and Iconix Brand Group, which markets a variety of consumer fashion and home brands. The biggest detractor by far was China-based JA Solar Holdings, a maker of solar cells whose share price collapsed as financing dried up for solar energy projects. Another negative was coal company Foundation Coal Holdings, which fell along with coal prices. Some of the stocks I've mentioned were not part of the benchmark, and many were no longer held in the fund as of period end.
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
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Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, redemption fees, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The actual expense Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (February 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009) for Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, Small Cap Growth and Institutional Class and for the entire period (June 26, 2009 to July 31, 2009) for Class F. The hypothetical expense Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested for the one-half year period (February 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
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Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
| Annualized Expense Ratio | Beginning Account Value | Ending Account Value July 31, 2009 | Expenses Paid During Period |
Class A | 1.39% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,315.90 | $ 7.98 B |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,017.90 | $ 6.95 C |
Class T | 1.65% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,314.60 | $ 9.47 B |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,016.61 | $ 8.25 C |
Class B | 2.14% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,311.40 | $ 12.26 B |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,014.18 | $ 10.69 C |
Class C | 2.14% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,312.20 | $ 12.27 B |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,014.18 | $ 10.69 C |
Small Cap Growth | 1.14% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,318.40 | $ 6.55 B |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,019.14 | $ 5.71 C |
Class F | .74% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,086.70 | $ .76 B |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,021.12 | $ 3.71 C |
Institutional Class | 1.11% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,319.20 | $ 6.38 B |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,019.29 | $ 5.56 C |
A 5% return per year before expenses
B Actual expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio; multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period) for Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, Small Cap Growth and Institutional Class and multiplied by 36/365 (to reflect the period June 26, 2009 to July 31, 2009) for Class F.
C Hypothetical expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio; multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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Investment Changes (Unaudited)
Top Ten Stocks as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
EXCO Resources, Inc. | 1.8 | 1.3 |
j2 Global Communications, Inc. | 1.5 | 1.8 |
Janus Capital Group, Inc. | 1.3 | 0.3 |
CACI International, Inc. Class A | 1.3 | 1.7 |
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. | 1.2 | 0.9 |
Alaska Air Group, Inc. | 1.2 | 0.9 |
Bally Technologies, Inc. | 1.2 | 0.9 |
Life Technologies Corp. | 1.1 | 0.0 |
Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. | 1.1 | 0.7 |
Insight Enterprises, Inc. | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| 12.8 | |
Top Five Market Sectors as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Information Technology | 24.0 | 18.9 |
Health Care | 20.7 | 23.0 |
Consumer Discretionary | 15.9 | 12.6 |
Industrials | 15.5 | 15.1 |
Financials | 6.2 | 6.7 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) |
As of July 31, 2009* | As of January 31, 2009** |
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* Foreign investments | 11.2% | | ** Foreign investments | 12.8% | |
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Investments July 31, 2009
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 95.7% |
| Shares | | Value |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 15.9% |
Auto Components - 1.6% |
BorgWarner, Inc. | 349,000 | | $ 11,583,310 |
Gentex Corp. | 480,000 | | 7,185,600 |
| | 18,768,910 |
Diversified Consumer Services - 2.0% |
Brinks Home Security Holdings, Inc. (a) | 274,600 | | 8,188,572 |
Regis Corp. | 544,400 | | 7,436,504 |
Steiner Leisure Ltd. (a) | 248,000 | | 7,864,080 |
| | 23,489,156 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 4.8% |
Bally Technologies, Inc. (a) | 385,600 | | 13,962,576 |
Jack in the Box, Inc. (a) | 291,000 | | 6,140,100 |
Life Time Fitness, Inc. (a)(d) | 205,000 | | 5,217,250 |
Penn National Gaming, Inc. (a) | 213,000 | | 6,754,230 |
Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. (a)(e) | 1,205,000 | | 4,060,850 |
WMS Industries, Inc. (a) | 267,000 | | 9,654,720 |
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. | 800,000 | | 11,160,000 |
| | 56,949,726 |
Household Durables - 1.1% |
Dorel Industries, Inc. Class B (sub. vtg.) | 289,550 | | 6,719,033 |
Hooker Furniture Corp. | 477,476 | | 6,555,745 |
| | 13,274,778 |
Internet & Catalog Retail - 0.7% |
Priceline.com, Inc. (a)(d) | 64,900 | | 8,412,338 |
Media - 0.9% |
Virgin Media, Inc. | 1,003,000 | | 10,481,350 |
Specialty Retail - 2.0% |
Casual Male Retail Group, Inc. (a)(d) | 1,479,113 | | 3,150,511 |
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. (a) | 315,000 | | 6,252,750 |
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (a) | 1,111,000 | | 7,754,780 |
The Men's Wearhouse, Inc. | 306,900 | | 6,632,109 |
| | 23,790,150 |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 2.8% |
FGX International Ltd. (a) | 618,000 | | 8,163,780 |
G-III Apparel Group Ltd. (a) | 655,300 | | 7,922,577 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - continued |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - continued |
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (a) | 834,500 | | $ 14,620,440 |
Liz Claiborne, Inc. | 823,300 | | 2,601,628 |
| | 33,308,425 |
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | 188,474,833 |
CONSUMER STAPLES - 3.5% |
Beverages - 0.5% |
Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A (sub. vtg.) (a) | 475,000 | | 6,488,500 |
Food Products - 2.1% |
Calavo Growers, Inc. | 395,000 | | 8,018,500 |
Corn Products International, Inc. | 237,900 | | 6,661,200 |
Smithfield Foods, Inc. (a)(d) | 750,000 | | 10,162,500 |
| | 24,842,200 |
Personal Products - 0.9% |
Chattem, Inc. (a) | 160,300 | | 10,046,001 |
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | | 41,376,701 |
ENERGY - 6.1% |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 6.1% |
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. | 215,600 | | 7,574,028 |
Comstock Resources, Inc. (a) | 239,198 | | 9,209,123 |
EXCO Resources, Inc. (a) | 1,561,400 | | 21,453,637 |
Mariner Energy, Inc. (a) | 725,000 | | 8,692,750 |
Massey Energy Co. | 367,000 | | 9,762,200 |
Petroleum Development Corp. (a) | 313,217 | | 5,274,574 |
Whiting Petroleum Corp. (a) | 212,000 | | 9,743,520 |
| | 71,709,832 |
FINANCIALS - 6.2% |
Capital Markets - 2.5% |
Cohen & Steers, Inc. | 389,406 | | 7,114,448 |
FCStone Group, Inc. (a) | 1,248,200 | | 6,977,438 |
Janus Capital Group, Inc. | 1,167,800 | | 15,952,148 |
VZ Holding AG | 3,342 | | 170,438 |
| | 30,214,472 |
Commercial Banks - 1.5% |
CapitalSource, Inc. | 1,295,000 | | 6,008,800 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
FINANCIALS - continued |
Commercial Banks - continued |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | 1,352,900 | | $ 5,533,361 |
Signature Bank, New York (a) | 200,000 | | 5,896,000 |
| | 17,438,161 |
Diversified Financial Services - 0.1% |
Fifth Street Finance Corp. | 142,200 | | 1,471,770 |
Insurance - 1.7% |
Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings Ltd. | 143,000 | | 6,214,780 |
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. | 230,100 | | 5,722,587 |
eHealth, Inc. (a) | 470,125 | | 7,634,830 |
| | 19,572,197 |
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 0.4% |
American Campus Communities, Inc. | 224,200 | | 5,140,906 |
TOTAL FINANCIALS | | 73,837,506 |
HEALTH CARE - 20.7% |
Biotechnology - 4.0% |
Cephalon, Inc. (a)(d) | 185,800 | | 10,897,170 |
Dendreon Corp. (a)(d) | 270,000 | | 6,536,700 |
Micromet, Inc. (a) | 92,500 | | 594,775 |
PDL BioPharma, Inc. | 900,000 | | 7,407,000 |
Theravance, Inc. (a)(d) | 444,000 | | 6,704,400 |
United Therapeutics Corp. (a) | 125,000 | | 11,577,500 |
Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 250,000 | | 3,800,000 |
| | 47,517,545 |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 4.9% |
ev3, Inc. (a) | 695,000 | | 8,527,650 |
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp. (a) | 376,400 | | 11,916,824 |
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (a) | 215,267 | | 6,806,743 |
Meridian Bioscience, Inc. | 353,505 | | 7,784,180 |
Orthovita, Inc. (a) | 1,150,000 | | 7,486,500 |
Sirona Dental Systems, Inc. (a) | 348,000 | | 9,044,520 |
Wright Medical Group, Inc. (a) | 447,000 | | 6,222,240 |
| | 57,788,657 |
Health Care Providers & Services - 6.2% |
Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. (d) | 1,173,000 | | 12,562,830 |
Centene Corp. (a) | 417,433 | | 8,060,631 |
Genoptix, Inc. (a) | 170,800 | | 5,347,748 |
Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. (a) | 445,000 | | 6,105,400 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
HEALTH CARE - continued |
Health Care Providers & Services - continued |
Health Management Associates, Inc. Class A (a) | 750,000 | | $ 4,522,500 |
IPC The Hospitalist Co., Inc. (a) | 234,000 | | 6,516,900 |
Providence Service Corp. (a) | 393,800 | | 4,154,590 |
PSS World Medical, Inc. (a) | 344,499 | | 6,962,325 |
Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (a) | 235,000 | | 6,349,700 |
ResCare, Inc. (a) | 275,000 | | 4,295,500 |
Synergy Health PLC | 975,411 | | 8,013,652 |
| | 72,891,776 |
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 2.6% |
Life Technologies Corp. (a) | 289,000 | | 13,158,170 |
QIAGEN NV (a) | 468,000 | | 8,873,280 |
Varian, Inc. (a) | 165,000 | | 8,375,400 |
| | 30,406,850 |
Pharmaceuticals - 3.0% |
Ardea Biosciences, Inc. (a)(d) | 327,000 | | 6,369,960 |
Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(d) | 440,000 | | 5,324,000 |
Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(d) | 433,000 | | 6,100,970 |
ViroPharma, Inc. (a) | 800,000 | | 5,896,000 |
Vivus, Inc. (a) | 745,000 | | 5,520,450 |
XenoPort, Inc. (a) | 341,000 | | 6,925,710 |
| | 36,137,090 |
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | | 244,741,918 |
INDUSTRIALS - 15.5% |
Aerospace & Defense - 1.8% |
Alliant Techsystems, Inc. (a) | 62,000 | | 4,880,640 |
Stanley, Inc. (a) | 284,000 | | 8,730,160 |
Teledyne Technologies, Inc. (a) | 221,000 | | 7,233,330 |
| | 20,844,130 |
Airlines - 1.2% |
Alaska Air Group, Inc. (a) | 625,000 | | 14,412,500 |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 1.2% |
InnerWorkings, Inc. (a) | 1,330,238 | | 6,877,330 |
The Geo Group, Inc. (a) | 378,000 | | 6,796,440 |
| | 13,673,770 |
Construction & Engineering - 0.9% |
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV (NY Shares) | 741,000 | | 10,336,950 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
INDUSTRIALS - continued |
Electrical Equipment - 2.8% |
Acuity Brands, Inc. | 231,100 | | $ 6,819,761 |
Regal-Beloit Corp. | 188,000 | | 8,715,680 |
SMA Solar Technology AG | 115,300 | | 9,220,631 |
Sunpower Corp. Class B (a) | 307,400 | | 8,392,020 |
| | 33,148,092 |
Machinery - 1.8% |
Blount International, Inc. (a) | 735,000 | | 6,835,500 |
Navistar International Corp. (a) | 138,000 | | 5,456,520 |
OSG Corp. | 980,000 | | 9,001,374 |
| | 21,293,394 |
Professional Services - 1.7% |
CoStar Group, Inc. (a)(d) | 92,136 | | 3,384,155 |
Kforce, Inc. (a) | 143,806 | | 1,400,670 |
Monster Worldwide, Inc. (a)(d) | 675,880 | | 8,806,716 |
Navigant Consulting, Inc. (a) | 533,800 | | 6,352,220 |
| | 19,943,761 |
Road & Rail - 1.3% |
Con-way, Inc. | 195,000 | | 8,882,250 |
Knight Transportation, Inc. | 387,300 | | 7,025,622 |
| | 15,907,872 |
Trading Companies & Distributors - 2.1% |
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (a) | 577,000 | | 9,676,290 |
Interline Brands, Inc. (a) | 505,000 | | 8,549,650 |
Rush Enterprises, Inc. Class A (a) | 538,954 | | 7,060,297 |
| | 25,286,237 |
Transportation Infrastructure - 0.7% |
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network, Inc. | 515,200 | | 8,758,400 |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | 183,605,106 |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 24.0% |
Communications Equipment - 4.2% |
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (a) | 361,000 | | 11,505,070 |
Plantronics, Inc. | 510,000 | | 12,071,700 |
Riverbed Technology, Inc. (a) | 290,000 | | 5,802,900 |
Starent Networks Corp. (a) | 364,000 | | 8,728,720 |
ViaSat, Inc. (a) | 415,700 | | 11,223,900 |
| | 49,332,290 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued |
Computers & Peripherals - 1.4% |
Super Micro Computer, Inc. (a) | 1,050,000 | | $ 8,337,000 |
Wincor Nixdorf AG | 162,400 | | 8,716,806 |
| | 17,053,806 |
Electronic Equipment & Components - 2.2% |
Ingram Micro, Inc. Class A (a) | 380,000 | | 6,391,600 |
Insight Enterprises, Inc. (a) | 1,200,000 | | 12,360,000 |
SYNNEX Corp. (a) | 250,000 | | 7,105,000 |
| | 25,856,600 |
Internet Software & Services - 3.6% |
Art Technology Group, Inc. (a) | 1,506,752 | | 5,710,590 |
Equinix, Inc. (a)(d) | 85,600 | | 6,996,088 |
j2 Global Communications, Inc. (a) | 752,500 | | 18,052,475 |
Telecity Group PLC (a) | 2,116,600 | | 11,917,006 |
| | 42,676,159 |
IT Services - 4.6% |
CACI International, Inc. Class A (a) | 319,400 | | 14,756,280 |
CyberSource Corp. (a) | 427,466 | | 7,412,260 |
Datacash Group PLC | 1,671,200 | | 7,217,511 |
Online Resources Corp. (a) | 1,135,000 | | 7,502,350 |
WNS Holdings Ltd. sponsored ADR (a) | 692,300 | | 8,826,825 |
Wright Express Corp. (a) | 316,000 | | 8,936,480 |
| | 54,651,706 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 4.3% |
Brooks Automation, Inc. (a) | 326,300 | | 1,934,959 |
Diodes, Inc. (a) | 593,000 | | 10,946,780 |
Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. (a) | 957,000 | | 8,450,310 |
FormFactor, Inc. (a) | 305,000 | | 7,030,250 |
Hittite Microwave Corp. (a) | 198,821 | | 6,982,594 |
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. (a) | 48,100 | | 282,347 |
Lam Research Corp. (a) | 284,000 | | 8,537,040 |
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. (a) | 196,490 | | 6,295,540 |
| | 50,459,820 |
Software - 3.7% |
Blackbaud, Inc. | 361,059 | | 6,751,803 |
Informatica Corp. (a) | 381,000 | | 7,006,590 |
PROS Holdings, Inc. (a) | 1,168,857 | | 9,187,216 |
Radiant Systems, Inc. (a) | 700,000 | | 7,042,000 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued |
Software - continued |
Taleo Corp. Class A (a) | 494,639 | | $ 8,656,183 |
TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. Class A (a) | 680,000 | | 5,630,400 |
| | 44,274,192 |
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | | 284,304,573 |
MATERIALS - 3.0% |
Chemicals - 0.9% |
Solutia, Inc. (a) | 1,232,000 | | 11,014,080 |
Containers & Packaging - 0.8% |
Myers Industries, Inc. | 888,000 | | 8,737,920 |
Metals & Mining - 1.3% |
Commercial Metals Co. | 480,000 | | 7,939,200 |
Red Back Mining, Inc. (a) | 834,400 | | 7,752,675 |
| | 15,691,875 |
TOTAL MATERIALS | | 35,443,875 |
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.6% |
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.6% |
Premiere Global Services, Inc. (a) | 772,000 | | 7,403,480 |
UTILITIES - 0.2% |
Water Utilities - 0.2% |
Southwest Water Co. | 612,499 | | 2,995,120 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $1,024,742,072) | 1,133,892,944 |
Money Market Funds - 8.6% |
| Shares | | Value |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.37% (b) | 59,331,146 | | $ 59,331,146 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.22% (b)(c) | 42,851,450 | | 42,851,450 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $102,182,596) | 102,182,596 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 104.3% (Cost $1,126,924,668) | | 1,236,075,540 |
NET OTHER ASSETS - (4.3)% | | (51,346,303) |
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 1,184,729,237 |
Legend |
(a) Non-income producing |
(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. |
(c) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(d) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
(e) Affiliated company |
Affiliated Central Funds |
Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows: |
Fund | Income earned |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund | $ 517,487 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund | 961,427 |
Total | $ 1,478,914 |
Other Affiliated Issuers |
An affiliated company is a company in which the fund has ownership of at least 5% of the voting securities. Fiscal year to date transactions with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows: |
Affiliate | Value, beginning of period | Purchases | Sales Proceeds | Dividend Income | Value, end of period |
Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. | $ - | $ 4,725,971 | $ - | $ - | $ 4,060,850 |
Other Information |
All investments are categorized as Level 1 under the Fair Value Hierarchy. 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, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
Distribution of investments by country of issue, as a percentage of total net assets, is as follows: (Unaudited) |
United States of America | 88.8% |
United Kingdom | 3.0% |
Netherlands | 1.7% |
Germany | 1.5% |
Canada | 1.2% |
Bermuda | 1.0% |
Others (individually less than 1%) | 2.8% |
| 100.0% |
Income Tax Information |
At July 31, 2009, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of approximately $225,666,789 all of which will expire on July 31, 2017. |
The fund intends to elect to defer to its fiscal year ending July 31, 2010 approximately $200,880,622 of losses recognized during the period November 1, 2008 to July 31, 2009. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $41,513,365) - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $1,020,016,101) | $ 1,129,832,094 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $102,182,596) | 102,182,596 | |
Other affiliated issuers (cost $4,725,971) | 4,060,850 | |
Total Investments (cost $1,126,924,668) | | $ 1,236,075,540 |
Receivable for investments sold | | 1,187,026 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 2,786,784 |
Dividends receivable | | 131,925 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 35,020 |
Prepaid expenses | | 4,196 |
Other receivables | | 2,520 |
Total assets | | 1,240,223,011 |
| | |
Liabilities | | |
Payable for investments purchased | $ 10,975,489 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 568,428 | |
Accrued management fee | 673,586 | |
Distribution fees payable | 29,425 | |
Other affiliated payables | 344,774 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 50,622 | |
Collateral on securities loaned, at value | 42,851,450 | |
Total liabilities | | 55,493,774 |
| | |
Net Assets | | $ 1,184,729,237 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $ 1,517,801,153 |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | | (442,223,340) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | 109,151,424 |
Net Assets | | $ 1,184,729,237 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued
| July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Calculation of Maximum Offering Price Class A: Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($40,211,246 ÷ 3,725,157 shares) | | $ 10.79 |
| | |
Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $10.79) | | $ 11.45 |
Class T: Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($21,533,044 ÷ 2,004,293 shares) | | $ 10.74 |
| | |
Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $10.74) | | $ 11.13 |
Class B: Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($4,170,875 ÷ 394,499 shares) A | | $ 10.57 |
| | |
Class C: Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($14,267,023 ÷ 1,351,893 shares) A | | $ 10.55 |
| | |
| | |
Small Cap Growth: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,085,184,165 ÷ 99,624,971 shares) | | $ 10.89 |
| | |
Class F: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($158,876 ÷ 14,578 shares) | | $ 10.90 |
| | |
Institutional Class: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($19,204,008 ÷ 1,760,702 shares) | | $ 10.91 |
A Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
| Year ended July 31, 2009 |
Investment Income | | |
Dividends | | $ 5,314,790 |
Interest | | 160 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $961,427 from security lending) | | 1,478,914 |
Total income | | 6,793,864 |
| | |
Expenses | | |
Management fee Basic fee | $ 7,084,137 | |
Performance adjustment | (88,225) | |
Transfer agent fees | 3,134,604 | |
Distribution fees | 313,513 | |
Accounting and security lending fees | 366,910 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 49,190 | |
Independent trustees' compensation | 6,657 | |
Registration fees | 104,283 | |
Audit | 57,632 | |
Legal | 4,978 | |
Miscellaneous | 29,154 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 11,062,833 | |
Expense reductions | (56,408) | 11,006,425 |
Net investment income (loss) | | (4,212,561) |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | (335,295,629) | |
Foreign currency transactions | (356) | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | (335,295,985) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: Investment securities | 109,377,918 | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 2,762 | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | 109,380,680 |
Net gain (loss) | | (225,915,305) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ (230,127,866) |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Year ended July 31, 2009 | Year ended July 31, 2008 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ (4,212,561) | $ (6,524,319) |
Net realized gain (loss) | (335,295,985) | (103,756,345) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 109,380,680 | (72,236,255) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (230,127,866) | (182,516,919) |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain | - | (81,199,740) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | 89,233,558 | 331,568,501 |
Redemption fees | 255,734 | 439,174 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (140,638,574) | 68,291,016 |
| | |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 1,325,367,811 | 1,257,076,795 |
End of period | $ 1,184,729,237 | $ 1,325,367,811 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class A
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 J |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 13.20 | $ 16.06 | $ 12.88 | $ 12.95 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | (.06) | (.11) | (.12) H | (.10) I | (.07) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.35) | (1.73) | 3.39 | .18 | 3.01 |
Total from investment operations | (2.41) | (1.84) | 3.27 | .08 | 2.94 |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (1.02) | (.09) | (.16) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E | - L | - L | - L | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 10.79 | $ 13.20 | $ 16.06 | $ 12.88 | $ 12.95 |
Total Return B,C,D | (18.26)% | (12.26)% | 25.52% | .70% | 29.50% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F,K | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.33% | 1.40% | 1.44% | 1.53% | 1.55% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.33% | 1.40% | 1.40% | 1.40% | 1.45% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.33% | 1.39% | 1.39% | 1.35% | 1.36% A |
Net investment income (loss) | (.64)% | (.74)% | (.80)% H | (.79)% I | (.78)% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 40,211 | $ 42,187 | $ 33,588 | $ 18,104 | $ 4,719 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 150% | 113% | 91% | 129% | 93% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (.84)%.
I Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (.85)%.
J For the period November 3, 2004 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2005.
K Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
L Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class T
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 J |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 13.17 | $ 16.01 | $ 12.86 | $ 12.93 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | (.09) | (.15) | (.16) H | (.14) I | (.09) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.34) | (1.73) | 3.38 | .19 | 3.01 |
Total from investment operations | (2.43) | (1.88) | 3.22 | .05 | 2.92 |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (.96) | (.07) | (.13) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E | - L | - L | - L | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 10.74 | $ 13.17 | $ 16.01 | $ 12.86 | $ 12.93 |
Total Return B,C,D | (18.45)% | (12.50)% | 25.18% | .48% | 29.30% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F,K | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.60% | 1.65% | 1.67% | 1.73% | 1.79% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.60% | 1.65% | 1.65% | 1.65% | 1.70% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.59% | 1.65% | 1.65% | 1.60% | 1.61% A |
Net investment income (loss) | (.91)% | (.99)% | (1.05)% H | (1.04)% I | (1.03)% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 21,533 | $ 21,754 | $ 26,419 | $ 19,205 | $ 5,240 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 150% | 113% | 91% | 129% | 93% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (1.09)%.
I Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (1.10)%.
J For the period November 3, 2004 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2005.
K Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
L Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class B
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 J |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 13.03 | $ 15.85 | $ 12.78 | $ 12.87 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | (.13) | (.22) | (.23) H | (.20) I | (.13) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.33) | (1.71) | 3.36 | .19 | 2.99 |
Total from investment operations | (2.46) | (1.93) | 3.13 | (.01) | 2.86 |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (.89) | (.06) | (.09) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E | - L | - L | - L | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 10.57 | $ 13.03 | $ 15.85 | $ 12.78 | $ 12.87 |
Total Return B,C,D | (18.88)% | (12.92)% | 24.57% | (.03)% | 28.70% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F,K | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 2.08% | 2.15% | 2.20% | 2.28% | 2.33% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 2.08% | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.20% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 2.08% | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.10% | 2.11% A |
Net investment income (loss) | (1.39)% | (1.49)% | (1.55)% H | (1.54)% I | (1.53)% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 4,171 | $ 5,517 | $ 6,242 | $ 5,191 | $ 2,055 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 150% | 113% | 91% | 129% | 93% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.
E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (1.59)%.
I Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (1.60)%.
J For the period November 3, 2004 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2005.
K Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
L Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class C
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 J |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 13.00 | $ 15.84 | $ 12.77 | $ 12.88 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | (.13) | (.22) | (.23) H | (.20) I | (.13) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.32) | (1.71) | 3.36 | .18 | 3.00 |
Total from investment operations | (2.45) | (1.93) | 3.13 | (.02) | 2.87 |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (.91) | (.06) | (.10) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E | - L | - L | - L | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 10.55 | $ 13.00 | $ 15.84 | $ 12.77 | $ 12.88 |
Total Return B,C,D | (18.85)% | (12.94)% | 24.59% | (.08)% | 28.80% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F,K | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 2.08% | 2.15% | 2.20% | 2.25% | 2.24% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 2.08% | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.17% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 2.07% | 2.14% | 2.14% | 2.10% | 2.09% A |
Net investment income (loss) | (1.39)% | (1.49)% | (1.55)% H | (1.54)% I | (1.50)% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 14,267 | $ 15,946 | $ 22,348 | $ 14,682 | $ 8,372 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 150% | 113% | 91% | 129% | 93% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.
E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (1.59)%.
I Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (1.60)%.
J For the period November 3, 2004 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2005.
K Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
L Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Small Cap Growth
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 I |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 13.29 | $ 16.15 | $ 12.93 | $ 12.98 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) D | (.04) | (.07) | (.08) G | (.07) H | (.04) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.36) | (1.74) | 3.40 | .19 | 3.01 |
Total from investment operations | (2.40) | (1.81) | 3.32 | .12 | 2.97 |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (1.05) | (.10) | (.18) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital D | - K | - K | - K | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 10.89 | $ 13.29 | $ 16.15 | $ 12.93 | $ 12.98 |
Total Return B,C | (18.06)% | (11.98)% | 25.84% | 1.01% | 29.80% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E,J | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.08% | 1.11% | 1.10% | 1.13% | 1.16% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.08% | 1.11% | 1.10% | 1.13% | 1.16% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.08% | 1.10% | 1.09% | 1.08% | 1.08% A |
Net investment income (loss) | (.39)% | (.45)% | (.50)% G | (.52)% H | (.49)% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 1,085,184 | $ 1,217,520 | $ 1,149,809 | $ 402,353 | $ 205,652 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | 150% | 113% | 91% | 129% | 93% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (.54)%.
H Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (.58)%.
I For the period November 3, 2004 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2005.
J Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
K Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class F
Period ended July 31, | 2009 H |
Selected Per-Share Data | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 10.03 |
Income from Investment Operations | |
Net investment income (loss) D | (.01) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | .88 G |
Total from investment operations | .87 |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital D,J | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 10.90 |
Total Return B,C | 8.67% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E,I | |
Expenses before reductions | .74% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .74% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | .73% A |
Net investment income (loss) | (.54)% A |
Supplemental Data | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 159 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | 150% |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate net gain (loss) on investments for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of the Fund.
H For the period June 26, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2009.
I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Institutional Class
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 I |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 13.30 | $ 16.15 | $ 12.92 | $ 12.97 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) D | (.03) | (.06) | (.07) G | (.07) H | (.04) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.36) | (1.74) | 3.41 | .19 | 3.00 |
Total from investment operations | (2.39) | (1.80) | 3.34 | .12 | 2.96 |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (1.05) | (.11) | (.18) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital D | - K | - K | - K | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 10.91 | $ 13.30 | $ 16.15 | $ 12.92 | $ 12.97 |
Total Return B,C | (17.97)% | (11.93)% | 25.99% | .97% | 29.70% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E,J | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.05% | 1.04% | 1.05% | 1.10% | 1.20% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.05% | 1.04% | 1.05% | 1.10% | 1.18% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.04% | 1.03% | 1.05% | 1.05% | 1.10% A |
Net investment income (loss) | (.36)% | (.38)% | (.46)% G | (.49)% H | (.51)% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 19,204 | $ 22,444 | $ 18,671 | $ 14,233 | $ 1,906 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | 150% | 113% | 91% | 129% | 93% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (.50)%.
H Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (.55)%.
I For the period November 3, 2004 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2005.
J Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
K Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
For the period ended July 31, 2009
1. Organization.
Fidelity Small Cap Growth Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Securities Fund (the trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. In January 2009, the Board of Trustees of the Fund approved the creation of an additional class of shares. The Fund commenced sale of Class F shares on June 26, 2009. The Fund offers Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, Small Cap Growth, Class F, and Institutional Class shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Class F shares of the Fund are only available for purchase by mutual funds for which Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) or an affiliate serves as investment manager. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after a holding period of seven years from the initial date of purchase. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred. Certain expense reductions also differ by class.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by FMR and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's web site or upon request.
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3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Events or transactions occurring after period end through the date that the financial statements were issued, September 29, 2009, have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Security Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are classified into three levels. Level 1 includes readily available unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 includes observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable either directly or indirectly. Level 3 includes unobservable inputs when market prices are not readily available or reliable. Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment's assigned level within the hierarchy. The aggregate value by input level, as of
July 31, 2009, for the Fund's investments is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments. Valuation techniques of the Fund's major categories of assets and liabilities as presented in the Schedule of Investments are as follows.
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by an independent pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price. Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value each business day. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are valued at amortized cost, which approximates value.
When current market prices or quotations are not readily available or reliable, valuations may be determined in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. Factors used in determining value may include significant market or security specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality, and developments in foreign markets which are monitored by evaluating the performance of ADRs, futures contracts and exchange-traded funds. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and may be utilized to a significant extent. The value of securities used for
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net asset value (NAV) calculation under these procedures may differ from published prices for the same securities.
Foreign Currency. The Fund uses foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and may include proceeds received from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.
Expenses. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among each Fund in the trust. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
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Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and filing its U.S. federal tax return. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. The Fund is subject to the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainties in Income Taxes (FIN 48). FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. There are no unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three years. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), net operating losses, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the federal tax cost as of period end were as follows:
Unrealized appreciation | $ 181,012,112 | |
Unrealized depreciation | (87,536,610) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ 93,475,502 | |
Capital loss carryforward | $ (225,666,789) | |
Cost for federal income tax purposes | $ 1,142,600,038 | |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| July 31, 2009 | July 31, 2008 |
Ordinary Income | $ - | $ 58,646,396 |
Long-term Capital Gains | - | 22,553,344 |
Total | $ - | $ 81,199,740 |
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Short-Term Trading (Redemption) Fees. Shares held in the Fund less than 90 days are subject to a redemption fee equal to 1.50% of the proceeds of the redeemed shares. All redemption fees, including any estimated redemption fees paid by FMR, are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid in capital.
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $1,570,773,226 and $1,479,446,364, respectively.
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .45% of the Fund's average net assets and a group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. In addition, the management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of ± .20% of the Fund's average net assets over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the relative investment performance of the retail class of the Fund, Small Cap Growth, as compared to an appropriate benchmark index. For the period, the total annual management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .70% of the Fund's average net assets.
Distribution and Service Plan. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate Distribution and Service Plans for each class of shares. Certain classes pay Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, 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 and the total amounts paid to and retained by FDC were as follows:
| Distribution Fee | Service Fee | Paid to FDC | Retained by FDC |
Class A | 0% | .25% | $ 76,876 | $ 5,323 |
Class T | .25% | .25% | 84,369 | 411 |
Class B | .75% | .25% | 36,662 | 27,543 |
Class C | .75% | .25% | 115,606 | 22,697 |
| | | $ 313,513 | $ 55,974 |
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Sales Load. FDC receives a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for selling Class A shares, and 3.50% for selling Class T shares, some of which is paid to financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund. FDC receives the proceeds of contingent deferred sales charges levied on Class A, Class T, Class B, and Class C redemptions. These charges depend on the holding period. The deferred sales charges range from 5% to 1% for Class B, 1% for Class C, 1.00% to .50% for certain purchases of Class A shares and .25% for certain purchases of Class T shares.
For the period, sales charge amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
| Retained by FDC |
Class A | $ 19,540 |
Class T | 5,412 |
Class B* | 10,063 |
Class C* | 1,951 |
| $ 36,966 |
* When Class B and 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, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of each class, except for Class F. FIIOC receives no fees for providing transfer agency services to Class F. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, the total transfer agent fees paid by each applicable class were as follows:
| Amount | % of Average Net Assets |
Class A | $ 97,925 | .32 |
Class T | 55,774 | .33 |
Class B | 11,708 | .32 |
Class C | 36,729 | .32 |
Small Cap Growth | 2,888,449 | .32 |
Institutional Class | 44,019 | .28 |
| $ 3,134,604 | |
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Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the month. Under a separate contract, FSC administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions.
Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $42,239 for the period.
6. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR in a $3.5 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $4,471 and is reflected in Miscellaneous Expense on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
7. Security Lending.
The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. On the settlement date of the loan, the Fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less fees and expenses associated with the loan, plus any premium payments that may be received on the loan of certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds.
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8. Expense Reductions.
Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $48,874 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian and each class' transfer agent, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by $969. During the period, credits reduced each class' transfer agent expense as noted in the table below.
| Transfer Agent expense reduction |
Small Cap Growth | $ 6,565 |
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 |
From net realized gain | | |
Class A | $ - | $ 2,216,913 |
Class T | - | 1,570,296 |
Class B | - | 348,424 |
Class C | - | 1,307,950 |
Small Cap Growth | - | 74,608,644 |
Institutional Class | - | 1,147,513 |
Total | $ - | $ 81,199,740 |
10. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
| Shares | Dollars |
Years ended July 31, | 2009 A | 2008 | 2009 A | 2008 |
Class A | | | | |
Shares sold | 1,768,538 | 1,742,262 | $ 16,919,128 | $ 25,505,334 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 126,731 | - | 1,912,181 |
Shares redeemed | (1,239,291) | (763,921) | (11,138,983) | (11,052,109) |
Net increase (decrease) | 529,247 | 1,105,072 | $ 5,780,145 | $ 16,365,406 |
Class T | | | | |
Shares sold | 1,485,602 | 487,722 | $ 12,842,623 | $ 7,048,735 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 99,906 | - | 1,507,341 |
Shares redeemed | (1,132,759) | (586,050) | (9,596,209) | (8,531,977) |
Net increase (decrease) | 352,843 | 1,578 | $ 3,246,414 | $ 24,099 |
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| Shares | Dollars |
Years ended July 31, | 2009 A | 2008 | 2009 A | 2008 |
Class B | | | | |
Shares sold | 116,072 | 132,932 | $ 1,042,949 | $ 1,958,446 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 22,166 | - | 332,229 |
Shares redeemed | (145,097) | (125,460) | (1,355,668) | (1,804,323) |
Net increase (decrease) | (29,025) | 29,638 | $ (312,719) | $ 486,352 |
Class C | | | | |
Shares sold | 604,934 | 436,957 | $ 5,793,290 | $ 6,320,995 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 82,544 | - | 1,234,732 |
Shares redeemed | (479,386) | (703,886) | (4,290,700) | (9,901,355) |
Net increase (decrease) | 125,548 | (184,385) | $ 1,502,590 | $ (2,345,628) |
Small Cap Growth | | | | |
Shares sold | 30,718,046 | 38,610,197 | $ 287,281,815 | $ 574,316,675 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 4,701,343 | - | 71,216,320 |
Shares redeemed | (22,726,319) | (22,858,332) | (209,407,815) | (336,543,207) |
Net increase (decrease) | 7,991,727 | 20,453,208 | $ 77,874,000 | $ 308,989,788 |
Class F | | | | |
Shares sold | 14,590 | - | $ 145,457 | $ - |
Shares redeemed | (12) | - | (113) | - |
Net increase (decrease) | 14,578 | - | $ 145,344 | $ - |
Institutional Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 802,152 | 788,829 | $ 7,245,594 | $ 11,907,085 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 66,279 | - | 1,004,006 |
Shares redeemed | (728,847) | (323,911) | (6,247,810) | (4,862,607) |
Net increase (decrease) | 73,305 | 531,197 | $ 997,784 | $ 8,048,484 |
A Share transactions for Class F are for the period June 26, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2009.
11. Other.
The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
At the end of the period, Fidelity Freedom 2020 Fund and Fidelity Freedom 2030 Fund were the owners of record of approximately 12% and 10% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fidelity Freedom Funds were the owners of record, in the aggregate, of approximately 53% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund.
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To the Trustees of Fidelity Securities Fund and the Shareholders of Fidelity Small Cap Growth Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Small Cap Growth Fund (a fund of Fidelity Securities Fund) at July 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity Small Cap Growth Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at July 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
September 29, 2009
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The Trustees, Member of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trusts and funds, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, and review the fund's performance. Except for Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d and Mr. James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 220 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d oversees 262 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. James C. Curvey oversees 392 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The executive officers and Advisory Board Member hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the trustees. The request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-800-835-5092.
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Edward C. Johnson 3d (79) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 1984 Mr. Johnson is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC; Chairman and a Director of FMR; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC); Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Johnson serves as Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as President of FMR LLC (2006-2007). |
James C. Curvey (74) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2006- present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. |
* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trusts or various entities under common control with FMR.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Dennis J. Dirks (61) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Currently, Mr. Dirks serves as a member of the Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present). |
Alan J. Lacy (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of The Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-present) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2007-present). Mr. Lacy is Chairman (2008-present) and a member (2006-present) of the Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association. |
Ned C. Lautenbach (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr. Lautenbach is an Advisory Partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was with the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. Mr. Lautenbach serves as a Director of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial) as well as the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida. Mr. Lautenbach is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Fairfield University (2005-present), as well as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, Mr. Lautenbach served as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007). |
Joseph Mauriello (64) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Capital Ltd. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-present) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products, 2007- present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a Director of the Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007). |
Cornelia M. Small (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors of the Teagle Foundation (2009-present). Ms. Small is also a member of the Investment Committee, and Chair (2008-present) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008- present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson of the Investment Committee (2002-2008) of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments. |
William S. Stavropoulos (70) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Mr. Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons (2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002- 2004), Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently, Mr. Stavropoulos is a Director of Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Chemical Financial Corporation, Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), Tyco International, Inc. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital (private equity investment, 2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is a special advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science. |
David M. Thomas (60) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products), and Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present). |
Michael E. Wiley (58) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008- present), and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005- present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a Sr. Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005). |
Advisory Board Member and Executive Officers:
Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Mr. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Peter S. Lynch (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006). |
Kenneth B. Robins (39) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2009- present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Robins worked at KPMG LLP, where he was a partner in KPMG's department of professional practice (2002-2004). |
Brian B. Hogan (44) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Vice President of certain Equity Funds and Vice President of Sector Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-present) and President of FMR's Equity Division (2009- present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as a portfolio manager. |
Thomas C. Hense (45) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Vice President of Fidelity's High Income and Small Cap Funds. Previously, Mr. Hense served as a portfolio manager for Fidelity's Institutional Money Management Group (Pyramis) (2003-2008). |
Scott C. Goebel (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC; Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2008- present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). |
William C. Coffey (40) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Holly C. Laurent (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Laurent is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Laurent was Senior Vice President and Head of Legal for Fidelity Business Services India Pvt. Ltd. (2006-2008), and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Group Head for FMR LLC (2005-2006). |
Christine Reynolds (50) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007). |
Kenneth A. Rathgeber (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2004 Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Rathgeber is Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), FMR (2005-present), FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2005- present), Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2005-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2005-present), Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC (2005-present), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2005-present). |
Jeffrey S. Christian (47) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Christian also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Christian served as Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (2004-2009) and as Vice President of Business Analysis (2003-2004). |
Bryan A. Mehrmann (48) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Mehrmann is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Mehrmann served as Vice President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Group (FIIS)/Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC) Client Services (1998-2004). |
Adrien E. Deberghes (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005). |
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
John R. Hebble (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Paul M. Murphy (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Murphy is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2006), Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR (2007), and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1994-2007). |
Gary W. Ryan (50) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005). |
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity Small Cap Growth Fund
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, acting directly and through its separate committees, requests and receives information concerning, and considers at each of its meetings factors that are relevant to, its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees, each composed of Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. Each committee has a written charter outlining the structure and purposes of the committee. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts.
At its July 2009 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expenses; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board ultimately reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts and the compensation to be received by Fidelity under the management contract is consistent with Fidelity's fiduciary duty under applicable law. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor noted above, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by competitors to Fidelity, and that the fund's shareholders, with the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.
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Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel and the fund's investment objective and discipline. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the size, education, and experience of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, their use of technology, and the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory, and management personnel. In response to last year's financial crisis, FMR took a number of actions intended to cut costs and improve efficiency without weakening the investment teams or resources. The Board noted that Fidelity's analysts have access to a variety of technological tools and market and securities data that enable them to perform both fundamental and quantitative analysis and to specialize in various disciplines. The Board considered Fidelity's extensive global research capabilities that enable the Investment Advisers to aggregate data from various sources in an effort to produce positive investment results. The Board also considered that Fidelity's portfolio managers and analysts have access to daily portfolio attribution that allows for monitoring of a fund's portfolio, as well as an electronic communication system that provides immediate real-time access to research concerning issuers and credit enhancers.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, distribution, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the Investment Advisers' supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through phone representatives and over the Internet, and investor education materials and asset allocation tools.
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Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing for a large variety of mutual fund investor services. For example, fund shareholders are offered the privilege of exchanging shares of the fund for shares of other Fidelity funds, as set forth in the fund's prospectus, without paying a sales charge. The Board noted that Fidelity has taken a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) dedicating additional resources to investment research and to restructure and broaden the focus of the investment research teams; (ii) bolstering the senior management team that oversees asset management; (iii) contractually agreeing to reduce the management fee on Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund; and (iv) expanding Class A and Class T load waiver categories to increase rollover retention opportunities and create consistent policies across the classes.
Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated within its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for each class, as well as the fund's relative investment performance for each class measured against (i) a broad-based securities market index, and (ii) a peer group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by the Board over multiple periods. Because the fund had been in existence less than five calendar years, the following charts considered by the Board show, over the one- and three-year periods ended December 31, 2008, the cumulative total returns of Institutional Class (Class I) and Class C of the fund, the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of cumulative total returns of a peer group of mutual funds identified by Morningstar, Inc. as having an investment style similar to that of the fund based on underlying portfolio holdings. The returns of Institutional Class (Class I) and Class C show the performance of the highest and lowest performing classes, respectively (based on three-year performance). (The fund did not offer Class F as of December 31, 2008.) The box within each chart shows the 25th percentile return (bottom of box) and the 75th percentile return (top of box) of the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten numbers noted below each chart correspond to the percentile box and represent the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of the class indicated.
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The Board reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and stated that the performance of Institutional Class (Class I) of the fund was in the fourth quartile for the one-year period and the second quartile for the three-year period. The Board also stated that the investment performance of the fund was lower than its benchmark for all the periods shown. The Board considered that the variations in performance among the fund's classes reflect the variations in class expenses, which result in lower performance for higher expense classes.
The Board 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 exceeds, or is exceeded by, the record (over the same period) of a Board-approved performance adjustment index. The Board realizes that the performance adjustment provides FMR with a strong economic incentive to seek to achieve superior performance for the fund's shareholders and helps to more closely align the interests of FMR and the fund's shareholders.
The Board considered that FMR has taken steps to refocus and strengthen equity research, equity portfolio management, and compliance. The Board reviewed the year-to-date performance of Fidelity Small Cap Growth (retail class) through May 31, 2009 and stated that it exceeded the fund's benchmark.
Based on its review, and giving particular weight to the nature and quality of the resources dedicated by the Investment Advisers to maintain and improve relative performance and factoring in the unprecedented market events in 2008, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund will benefit the fund's shareholders, particularly in light of the Board's view that the fund's shareholders benefit from investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and services.
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Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Fund Expenses. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expenses compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared.
The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month (or shorter) periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors, in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps, and without giving effect to the fund's performance adjustment. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 12% means that 88% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked and the impact of the fund's performance adjustment, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.
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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2008. The Board also noted the effect of the fund's positive performance adjustment on the fund's management fee ranking. The Board noted that the performance adjustment for each year represents calculations for performance periods that differ from the periods shown in the performance charts above.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee was fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.
In its review of each class's total expenses, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses, as well as the impact of the fund's performance adjustment. As part of its review, the Board also considered current and historical total expenses of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.
The Board noted that the total expenses of each of Class A, Class B, Class C, Institutional Class, and Fidelity Small Cap Growth (retail class) ranked below its competitive median for 2008 and the total expenses of Class T ranked above its competitive median for 2008. The Board considered that the total expenses for Class T were above the median primarily because its 12b-1 fee is higher than the typical front-end load class. 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 expenses of the classes vary primarily by the level of their 12b-1 fees, although differences in transfer agent fees may also cause expenses to vary from class to class.
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In its review of total expenses, the Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information on clients that FMR and its affiliates service in other competitive markets, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the total expenses of each class of the fund were reasonable, although in one case above the median of the universe presented for comparison, in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the audited books and records of Fidelity. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board believes that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board has also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and any fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and determined that the amount of profit is a fair entrepreneurial profit for the management of the fund.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions.
In February 2009, the Board created an Ad Hoc Committee (the "Committee") to analyze economies of scale. The Committee was formed to consider whether FMR attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR determines the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will achieve a certain level of economies of scale as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board concluded, considering the findings of the Committee, that any potential economies of scale are being shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity in an appropriate manner.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including (i) fund performance trends, actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) portfolio manager changes that have occurred during the past year; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and key personnel, including performance benchmarks used by Fidelity in evaluating incentive compensation for portfolio managers and research analysts; (iv) the structure and process of equity research and actions taken by FMR to improve the quality of research; (v) the selection of and compensation paid by FMR to fund sub-advisers; (vi) Fidelity's fee structures and rationale for recommending different fees among categories of funds; (vii) the rationale for any differences between fund fee structures and fee structures in place for other Fidelity clients; (viii) Fidelity's rationale for recommending which funds should have a performance adjustment component as part of their management fees; and (ix) explanations for the relative total expenses borne by certain funds and classes, total expense competitive trends, and actions that might be taken by FMR to reduce total expenses for certain funds and classes.
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Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all material factors, the Board ultimately concluded that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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Fidelity Advisor
Small Cap Growth
Fund - Class A, Class T,
Class B and Class C
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Class A, Class T, Class B,
and Class C are classes
of Fidelity® Small Cap
Growth Fund
Contents
Chairman's Message | <Click Here> | The Chairman's message to shareholders. |
Performance | <Click Here> | How the fund has done over time. |
Management's Discussion | <Click Here> | The manager's review of fund performance, strategy and outlook. |
Shareholder Expense Example | <Click Here> | An example of shareholder expenses. |
Investment Changes | <Click Here> | A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months. |
Investments | <Click Here> | A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values. |
Financial Statements | <Click Here> | Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights. |
Notes | <Click Here> | Notes to the financial statements. |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | <Click Here> | |
Trustees and Officers | <Click Here> | |
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees | <Click Here> | |
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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. A fund's Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. For a complete list of a fund's portfolio holdings, view the most recent holdings listing, semiannual report, or annual report on Fidelity's web site at http://www.fidelity.com or http://www.advisor.fidelity.com, as applicable.
NOT FDIC INSURED · MAY LOSE VALUE · NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
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Dear Shareholder:
We've seen a welcome uptick in the global equity markets this spring and summer, as signs of stabilization in some economic indicators have brought many investors back into the marketplace. But there remain other key measures - notably high unemployment and slack consumer spending - that suggest the road back to economic health could still be a bumpy ride. Financial markets are always unpredictable, of course, but there also are several time-tested investment principles that can help put the historical odds in your favor.
One of the basic tenets is to invest for the long term. Over time, riding out the markets' inevitable ups and downs has proven much more effective than selling into panic or chasing the hottest trend. Even missing only a few of the markets' best days can significantly diminish investor returns. Patience also affords the benefits of compounding - of earning interest on additional income or reinvested dividends and capital gains. There can be tax advantages and cost benefits to consider as well. While staying the course doesn't eliminate risk, it can considerably lessen the effect of short-term declines.
You can further manage your investing risk through diversification. And today, more than ever, geographic diversification should be taken into account. Studies indicate that asset allocation is the single most important determinant of a portfolio's long-term success. The right mix of stocks, bonds and cash - aligned to your particular risk tolerance and investment objective - is very important. Age-appropriate rebalancing is also an essential aspect of asset allocation. For younger investors, an emphasis on equities - which historically have been the best-performing asset class over time - is encouraged. As investors near their specific goal, such as retirement or sending a child to college, consideration may be given to replacing volatile assets (e.g. common stocks) with more-stable fixed investments (bonds or savings plans).
A third principle - investing regularly - can help lower the average cost of your purchases. Investing a certain amount of money each month or quarter helps ensure you won't pay for all your shares at market highs. This strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - also reduces "emotion" from investing, helping shareholders avoid selling weak performers just prior to an upswing, or chasing a hot performer just before a correction.
We invite you to contact us via the Internet, through our Investor Centers or by phone. It is our privilege to provide you the information you need to make the investments that are right for you.
Sincerely,
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d
Edward C. Johnson 3d
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Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class' dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The $10,000 table and the fund's 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
Periods ended July 31, 2009 | Past 1 year | Life of classA |
Class A (incl. 5.75% sales charge) | -22.96% | 2.16% |
Class T (incl. 3.50% sales charge) | -21.31% | 2.42% |
Class B (incl. contingent deferred sales charge) B | -22.94% | 2.27% |
Class C (incl. contingent deferred sales charge) C | -19.66% | 2.66% |
A From November 3, 2004.
B Class B shares' contingent deferred sales charges included in the past one year and life of fund total return figures are 5% and 2%, respectively.
C Class C shares' contingent deferred sales charges included in the past one year and life of fund total return figures are 1% and 0%, respectively.
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$10,000 Over Life of Fund
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Growth Fund - Class A on November 3, 2004, when the fund started, 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 2000® Growth Index performed over the same period.
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Market Recap: U.S. stocks - battered by the effects of a global credit crisis for most of the year - were aided by early signs of a healing economy during the final months of the year ending July 31, 2009. For roughly half of the 12-month period, equities were in free fall, as a succession of large financial institutions around the world either collapsed or were forced into mergers or government conservatorship, and harried investors relinquished riskier assets in a massive flight to quality. By March, however, as unprecedented government interventions around the world took root, signs of a potential recovery began to emerge: corporate profits, though still weak, began to stabilize and valuations started to return to normal trading ranges. Against this improving backdrop, major equity indexes posted significant gains in March and April, which carried through to the end of the period. For the year overall, the Standard & Poor's 500SM Index declined 19.96%, while the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market IndexSM - the broadest overall gauge of domestic equities - was down 19.95%. Meanwhile, the blue-chip-laden Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM fell 16.62% and the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite® Index posted a 14.05% loss.
Comments from Lionel Harris, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Growth Fund: During the past year, the fund's Class A, Class T, Class B and Class C shares fell 18.26%, 18.45%, 18.88% and 18.85%, respectively (excluding sales charges), beating the 20.86% decline of the Russell 2000® Growth Index. Security selection in the energy sector helped the most versus the index. My stock picks in technology - led by hardware/equipment names - also contributed, as did favorable positioning within consumer discretionary and a modest cash position. In contrast, the fund was hurt by an underweighting and weak stock selection in the pharmaceuticals/biotechnology/life science segment of health care. Currency fluctuations also detracted given the fund's exposure to foreign stocks. Our top individual contributor was Insight Enterprises, a provider of technology hardware, software and services that bounced back strongly after an earnings restatement. Also outperforming was private post-secondary education company Apollo Group and Iconix Brand Group, which markets a variety of consumer fashion and home brands. The biggest detractor by far was China-based JA Solar Holdings, a maker of solar cells whose share price collapsed as financing dried up for solar energy projects. Another negative was coal company Foundation Coal Holdings, which fell along with coal prices. Some of the stocks I've mentioned were not part of the benchmark, and many were no longer held in the fund as of period end.
Comments from Lionel Harris, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Growth Fund: During the past year, the fund's Institutional Class shares fell 17.97%, beating the 20.86% decline of the Russell 2000® Growth Index. Security selection in the energy sector helped the most versus the index. My stock picks in technology - led by hardware/equipment names - also contributed, as did favorable positioning within consumer discretionary and a modest cash position. In contrast, the fund was hurt by an underweighting and weak stock selection in the pharmaceuticals/biotechnology/life science segment of health care. Currency fluctuations also detracted given the fund's exposure to foreign stocks. Our top individual contributor was Insight Enterprises, a provider of technology hardware, software and services that bounced back strongly after an earnings restatement. Also outperforming was private post-secondary education company Apollo Group and Iconix Brand Group, which markets a variety of consumer fashion and home brands. The biggest detractor by far was China-based JA Solar Holdings, a maker of solar cells whose share price collapsed as financing dried up for solar energy projects. Another negative was coal company Foundation Coal Holdings, which fell along with coal prices. Some of the stocks I've mentioned were not part of the benchmark, and many were no longer held in the fund as of period end.
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The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
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Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, redemption fees, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The actual expense Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (February 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009) for Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, Small Cap Growth and Institutional Class and for the entire period (June 26, 2009 to July 31, 2009) for Class F. The hypothetical expense Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested for the one-half year period (February 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
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Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
| Annualized Expense Ratio | Beginning Account Value | Ending Account Value July 31, 2009 | Expenses Paid During Period |
Class A | 1.39% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,315.90 | $ 7.98 B |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,017.90 | $ 6.95 C |
Class T | 1.65% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,314.60 | $ 9.47 B |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,016.61 | $ 8.25 C |
Class B | 2.14% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,311.40 | $ 12.26 B |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,014.18 | $ 10.69 C |
Class C | 2.14% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,312.20 | $ 12.27 B |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,014.18 | $ 10.69 C |
Small Cap Growth | 1.14% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,318.40 | $ 6.55 B |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,019.14 | $ 5.71 C |
Class F | .74% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,086.70 | $ .76 B |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,021.12 | $ 3.71 C |
Institutional Class | 1.11% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,319.20 | $ 6.38 B |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,019.29 | $ 5.56 C |
A 5% return per year before expenses
B Actual expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio; multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period) for Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, Small Cap Growth and Institutional Class and multiplied by 36/365 (to reflect the period June 26, 2009 to July 31, 2009) for Class F.
C Hypothetical expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio; multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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Investment Changes (Unaudited)
Top Ten Stocks as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
EXCO Resources, Inc. | 1.8 | 1.3 |
j2 Global Communications, Inc. | 1.5 | 1.8 |
Janus Capital Group, Inc. | 1.3 | 0.3 |
CACI International, Inc. Class A | 1.3 | 1.7 |
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. | 1.2 | 0.9 |
Alaska Air Group, Inc. | 1.2 | 0.9 |
Bally Technologies, Inc. | 1.2 | 0.9 |
Life Technologies Corp. | 1.1 | 0.0 |
Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. | 1.1 | 0.7 |
Insight Enterprises, Inc. | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| 12.8 | |
Top Five Market Sectors as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Information Technology | 24.0 | 18.9 |
Health Care | 20.7 | 23.0 |
Consumer Discretionary | 15.9 | 12.6 |
Industrials | 15.5 | 15.1 |
Financials | 6.2 | 6.7 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) |
As of July 31, 2009* | As of January 31, 2009** |
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![fid4841](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4841.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 4.3% | | ![fid4841](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4841.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 5.3% | |
* Foreign investments | 11.2% | | ** Foreign investments | 12.8% | |
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Investments July 31, 2009
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 95.7% |
| Shares | | Value |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 15.9% |
Auto Components - 1.6% |
BorgWarner, Inc. | 349,000 | | $ 11,583,310 |
Gentex Corp. | 480,000 | | 7,185,600 |
| | 18,768,910 |
Diversified Consumer Services - 2.0% |
Brinks Home Security Holdings, Inc. (a) | 274,600 | | 8,188,572 |
Regis Corp. | 544,400 | | 7,436,504 |
Steiner Leisure Ltd. (a) | 248,000 | | 7,864,080 |
| | 23,489,156 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 4.8% |
Bally Technologies, Inc. (a) | 385,600 | | 13,962,576 |
Jack in the Box, Inc. (a) | 291,000 | | 6,140,100 |
Life Time Fitness, Inc. (a)(d) | 205,000 | | 5,217,250 |
Penn National Gaming, Inc. (a) | 213,000 | | 6,754,230 |
Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. (a)(e) | 1,205,000 | | 4,060,850 |
WMS Industries, Inc. (a) | 267,000 | | 9,654,720 |
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. | 800,000 | | 11,160,000 |
| | 56,949,726 |
Household Durables - 1.1% |
Dorel Industries, Inc. Class B (sub. vtg.) | 289,550 | | 6,719,033 |
Hooker Furniture Corp. | 477,476 | | 6,555,745 |
| | 13,274,778 |
Internet & Catalog Retail - 0.7% |
Priceline.com, Inc. (a)(d) | 64,900 | | 8,412,338 |
Media - 0.9% |
Virgin Media, Inc. | 1,003,000 | | 10,481,350 |
Specialty Retail - 2.0% |
Casual Male Retail Group, Inc. (a)(d) | 1,479,113 | | 3,150,511 |
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. (a) | 315,000 | | 6,252,750 |
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (a) | 1,111,000 | | 7,754,780 |
The Men's Wearhouse, Inc. | 306,900 | | 6,632,109 |
| | 23,790,150 |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 2.8% |
FGX International Ltd. (a) | 618,000 | | 8,163,780 |
G-III Apparel Group Ltd. (a) | 655,300 | | 7,922,577 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - continued |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - continued |
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (a) | 834,500 | | $ 14,620,440 |
Liz Claiborne, Inc. | 823,300 | | 2,601,628 |
| | 33,308,425 |
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | 188,474,833 |
CONSUMER STAPLES - 3.5% |
Beverages - 0.5% |
Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A (sub. vtg.) (a) | 475,000 | | 6,488,500 |
Food Products - 2.1% |
Calavo Growers, Inc. | 395,000 | | 8,018,500 |
Corn Products International, Inc. | 237,900 | | 6,661,200 |
Smithfield Foods, Inc. (a)(d) | 750,000 | | 10,162,500 |
| | 24,842,200 |
Personal Products - 0.9% |
Chattem, Inc. (a) | 160,300 | | 10,046,001 |
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | | 41,376,701 |
ENERGY - 6.1% |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 6.1% |
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. | 215,600 | | 7,574,028 |
Comstock Resources, Inc. (a) | 239,198 | | 9,209,123 |
EXCO Resources, Inc. (a) | 1,561,400 | | 21,453,637 |
Mariner Energy, Inc. (a) | 725,000 | | 8,692,750 |
Massey Energy Co. | 367,000 | | 9,762,200 |
Petroleum Development Corp. (a) | 313,217 | | 5,274,574 |
Whiting Petroleum Corp. (a) | 212,000 | | 9,743,520 |
| | 71,709,832 |
FINANCIALS - 6.2% |
Capital Markets - 2.5% |
Cohen & Steers, Inc. | 389,406 | | 7,114,448 |
FCStone Group, Inc. (a) | 1,248,200 | | 6,977,438 |
Janus Capital Group, Inc. | 1,167,800 | | 15,952,148 |
VZ Holding AG | 3,342 | | 170,438 |
| | 30,214,472 |
Commercial Banks - 1.5% |
CapitalSource, Inc. | 1,295,000 | | 6,008,800 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
FINANCIALS - continued |
Commercial Banks - continued |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | 1,352,900 | | $ 5,533,361 |
Signature Bank, New York (a) | 200,000 | | 5,896,000 |
| | 17,438,161 |
Diversified Financial Services - 0.1% |
Fifth Street Finance Corp. | 142,200 | | 1,471,770 |
Insurance - 1.7% |
Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings Ltd. | 143,000 | | 6,214,780 |
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. | 230,100 | | 5,722,587 |
eHealth, Inc. (a) | 470,125 | | 7,634,830 |
| | 19,572,197 |
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 0.4% |
American Campus Communities, Inc. | 224,200 | | 5,140,906 |
TOTAL FINANCIALS | | 73,837,506 |
HEALTH CARE - 20.7% |
Biotechnology - 4.0% |
Cephalon, Inc. (a)(d) | 185,800 | | 10,897,170 |
Dendreon Corp. (a)(d) | 270,000 | | 6,536,700 |
Micromet, Inc. (a) | 92,500 | | 594,775 |
PDL BioPharma, Inc. | 900,000 | | 7,407,000 |
Theravance, Inc. (a)(d) | 444,000 | | 6,704,400 |
United Therapeutics Corp. (a) | 125,000 | | 11,577,500 |
Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 250,000 | | 3,800,000 |
| | 47,517,545 |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 4.9% |
ev3, Inc. (a) | 695,000 | | 8,527,650 |
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp. (a) | 376,400 | | 11,916,824 |
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (a) | 215,267 | | 6,806,743 |
Meridian Bioscience, Inc. | 353,505 | | 7,784,180 |
Orthovita, Inc. (a) | 1,150,000 | | 7,486,500 |
Sirona Dental Systems, Inc. (a) | 348,000 | | 9,044,520 |
Wright Medical Group, Inc. (a) | 447,000 | | 6,222,240 |
| | 57,788,657 |
Health Care Providers & Services - 6.2% |
Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. (d) | 1,173,000 | | 12,562,830 |
Centene Corp. (a) | 417,433 | | 8,060,631 |
Genoptix, Inc. (a) | 170,800 | | 5,347,748 |
Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. (a) | 445,000 | | 6,105,400 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
HEALTH CARE - continued |
Health Care Providers & Services - continued |
Health Management Associates, Inc. Class A (a) | 750,000 | | $ 4,522,500 |
IPC The Hospitalist Co., Inc. (a) | 234,000 | | 6,516,900 |
Providence Service Corp. (a) | 393,800 | | 4,154,590 |
PSS World Medical, Inc. (a) | 344,499 | | 6,962,325 |
Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (a) | 235,000 | | 6,349,700 |
ResCare, Inc. (a) | 275,000 | | 4,295,500 |
Synergy Health PLC | 975,411 | | 8,013,652 |
| | 72,891,776 |
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 2.6% |
Life Technologies Corp. (a) | 289,000 | | 13,158,170 |
QIAGEN NV (a) | 468,000 | | 8,873,280 |
Varian, Inc. (a) | 165,000 | | 8,375,400 |
| | 30,406,850 |
Pharmaceuticals - 3.0% |
Ardea Biosciences, Inc. (a)(d) | 327,000 | | 6,369,960 |
Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(d) | 440,000 | | 5,324,000 |
Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(d) | 433,000 | | 6,100,970 |
ViroPharma, Inc. (a) | 800,000 | | 5,896,000 |
Vivus, Inc. (a) | 745,000 | | 5,520,450 |
XenoPort, Inc. (a) | 341,000 | | 6,925,710 |
| | 36,137,090 |
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | | 244,741,918 |
INDUSTRIALS - 15.5% |
Aerospace & Defense - 1.8% |
Alliant Techsystems, Inc. (a) | 62,000 | | 4,880,640 |
Stanley, Inc. (a) | 284,000 | | 8,730,160 |
Teledyne Technologies, Inc. (a) | 221,000 | | 7,233,330 |
| | 20,844,130 |
Airlines - 1.2% |
Alaska Air Group, Inc. (a) | 625,000 | | 14,412,500 |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 1.2% |
InnerWorkings, Inc. (a) | 1,330,238 | | 6,877,330 |
The Geo Group, Inc. (a) | 378,000 | | 6,796,440 |
| | 13,673,770 |
Construction & Engineering - 0.9% |
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV (NY Shares) | 741,000 | | 10,336,950 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
INDUSTRIALS - continued |
Electrical Equipment - 2.8% |
Acuity Brands, Inc. | 231,100 | | $ 6,819,761 |
Regal-Beloit Corp. | 188,000 | | 8,715,680 |
SMA Solar Technology AG | 115,300 | | 9,220,631 |
Sunpower Corp. Class B (a) | 307,400 | | 8,392,020 |
| | 33,148,092 |
Machinery - 1.8% |
Blount International, Inc. (a) | 735,000 | | 6,835,500 |
Navistar International Corp. (a) | 138,000 | | 5,456,520 |
OSG Corp. | 980,000 | | 9,001,374 |
| | 21,293,394 |
Professional Services - 1.7% |
CoStar Group, Inc. (a)(d) | 92,136 | | 3,384,155 |
Kforce, Inc. (a) | 143,806 | | 1,400,670 |
Monster Worldwide, Inc. (a)(d) | 675,880 | | 8,806,716 |
Navigant Consulting, Inc. (a) | 533,800 | | 6,352,220 |
| | 19,943,761 |
Road & Rail - 1.3% |
Con-way, Inc. | 195,000 | | 8,882,250 |
Knight Transportation, Inc. | 387,300 | | 7,025,622 |
| | 15,907,872 |
Trading Companies & Distributors - 2.1% |
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (a) | 577,000 | | 9,676,290 |
Interline Brands, Inc. (a) | 505,000 | | 8,549,650 |
Rush Enterprises, Inc. Class A (a) | 538,954 | | 7,060,297 |
| | 25,286,237 |
Transportation Infrastructure - 0.7% |
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network, Inc. | 515,200 | | 8,758,400 |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | 183,605,106 |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 24.0% |
Communications Equipment - 4.2% |
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (a) | 361,000 | | 11,505,070 |
Plantronics, Inc. | 510,000 | | 12,071,700 |
Riverbed Technology, Inc. (a) | 290,000 | | 5,802,900 |
Starent Networks Corp. (a) | 364,000 | | 8,728,720 |
ViaSat, Inc. (a) | 415,700 | | 11,223,900 |
| | 49,332,290 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued |
Computers & Peripherals - 1.4% |
Super Micro Computer, Inc. (a) | 1,050,000 | | $ 8,337,000 |
Wincor Nixdorf AG | 162,400 | | 8,716,806 |
| | 17,053,806 |
Electronic Equipment & Components - 2.2% |
Ingram Micro, Inc. Class A (a) | 380,000 | | 6,391,600 |
Insight Enterprises, Inc. (a) | 1,200,000 | | 12,360,000 |
SYNNEX Corp. (a) | 250,000 | | 7,105,000 |
| | 25,856,600 |
Internet Software & Services - 3.6% |
Art Technology Group, Inc. (a) | 1,506,752 | | 5,710,590 |
Equinix, Inc. (a)(d) | 85,600 | | 6,996,088 |
j2 Global Communications, Inc. (a) | 752,500 | | 18,052,475 |
Telecity Group PLC (a) | 2,116,600 | | 11,917,006 |
| | 42,676,159 |
IT Services - 4.6% |
CACI International, Inc. Class A (a) | 319,400 | | 14,756,280 |
CyberSource Corp. (a) | 427,466 | | 7,412,260 |
Datacash Group PLC | 1,671,200 | | 7,217,511 |
Online Resources Corp. (a) | 1,135,000 | | 7,502,350 |
WNS Holdings Ltd. sponsored ADR (a) | 692,300 | | 8,826,825 |
Wright Express Corp. (a) | 316,000 | | 8,936,480 |
| | 54,651,706 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 4.3% |
Brooks Automation, Inc. (a) | 326,300 | | 1,934,959 |
Diodes, Inc. (a) | 593,000 | | 10,946,780 |
Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. (a) | 957,000 | | 8,450,310 |
FormFactor, Inc. (a) | 305,000 | | 7,030,250 |
Hittite Microwave Corp. (a) | 198,821 | | 6,982,594 |
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. (a) | 48,100 | | 282,347 |
Lam Research Corp. (a) | 284,000 | | 8,537,040 |
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. (a) | 196,490 | | 6,295,540 |
| | 50,459,820 |
Software - 3.7% |
Blackbaud, Inc. | 361,059 | | 6,751,803 |
Informatica Corp. (a) | 381,000 | | 7,006,590 |
PROS Holdings, Inc. (a) | 1,168,857 | | 9,187,216 |
Radiant Systems, Inc. (a) | 700,000 | | 7,042,000 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued |
Software - continued |
Taleo Corp. Class A (a) | 494,639 | | $ 8,656,183 |
TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. Class A (a) | 680,000 | | 5,630,400 |
| | 44,274,192 |
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | | 284,304,573 |
MATERIALS - 3.0% |
Chemicals - 0.9% |
Solutia, Inc. (a) | 1,232,000 | | 11,014,080 |
Containers & Packaging - 0.8% |
Myers Industries, Inc. | 888,000 | | 8,737,920 |
Metals & Mining - 1.3% |
Commercial Metals Co. | 480,000 | | 7,939,200 |
Red Back Mining, Inc. (a) | 834,400 | | 7,752,675 |
| | 15,691,875 |
TOTAL MATERIALS | | 35,443,875 |
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.6% |
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.6% |
Premiere Global Services, Inc. (a) | 772,000 | | 7,403,480 |
UTILITIES - 0.2% |
Water Utilities - 0.2% |
Southwest Water Co. | 612,499 | | 2,995,120 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $1,024,742,072) | 1,133,892,944 |
Money Market Funds - 8.6% |
| Shares | | Value |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.37% (b) | 59,331,146 | | $ 59,331,146 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.22% (b)(c) | 42,851,450 | | 42,851,450 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $102,182,596) | 102,182,596 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 104.3% (Cost $1,126,924,668) | | 1,236,075,540 |
NET OTHER ASSETS - (4.3)% | | (51,346,303) |
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 1,184,729,237 |
Legend |
(a) Non-income producing |
(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. |
(c) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(d) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
(e) Affiliated company |
Affiliated Central Funds |
Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows: |
Fund | Income earned |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund | $ 517,487 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund | 961,427 |
Total | $ 1,478,914 |
Other Affiliated Issuers |
An affiliated company is a company in which the fund has ownership of at least 5% of the voting securities. Fiscal year to date transactions with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows: |
Affiliate | Value, beginning of period | Purchases | Sales Proceeds | Dividend Income | Value, end of period |
Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. | $ - | $ 4,725,971 | $ - | $ - | $ 4,060,850 |
Other Information |
All investments are categorized as Level 1 under the Fair Value Hierarchy. 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, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
Distribution of investments by country of issue, as a percentage of total net assets, is as follows: (Unaudited) |
United States of America | 88.8% |
United Kingdom | 3.0% |
Netherlands | 1.7% |
Germany | 1.5% |
Canada | 1.2% |
Bermuda | 1.0% |
Others (individually less than 1%) | 2.8% |
| 100.0% |
Income Tax Information |
At July 31, 2009, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of approximately $225,666,789 all of which will expire on July 31, 2017. |
The fund intends to elect to defer to its fiscal year ending July 31, 2010 approximately $200,880,622 of losses recognized during the period November 1, 2008 to July 31, 2009. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $41,513,365) - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $1,020,016,101) | $ 1,129,832,094 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $102,182,596) | 102,182,596 | |
Other affiliated issuers (cost $4,725,971) | 4,060,850 | |
Total Investments (cost $1,126,924,668) | | $ 1,236,075,540 |
Receivable for investments sold | | 1,187,026 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 2,786,784 |
Dividends receivable | | 131,925 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 35,020 |
Prepaid expenses | | 4,196 |
Other receivables | | 2,520 |
Total assets | | 1,240,223,011 |
| | |
Liabilities | | |
Payable for investments purchased | $ 10,975,489 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 568,428 | |
Accrued management fee | 673,586 | |
Distribution fees payable | 29,425 | |
Other affiliated payables | 344,774 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 50,622 | |
Collateral on securities loaned, at value | 42,851,450 | |
Total liabilities | | 55,493,774 |
| | |
Net Assets | | $ 1,184,729,237 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $ 1,517,801,153 |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | | (442,223,340) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | 109,151,424 |
Net Assets | | $ 1,184,729,237 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued
| July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Calculation of Maximum Offering Price Class A: Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($40,211,246 ÷ 3,725,157 shares) | | $ 10.79 |
| | |
Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $10.79) | | $ 11.45 |
Class T: Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($21,533,044 ÷ 2,004,293 shares) | | $ 10.74 |
| | |
Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $10.74) | | $ 11.13 |
Class B: Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($4,170,875 ÷ 394,499 shares) A | | $ 10.57 |
| | |
Class C: Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($14,267,023 ÷ 1,351,893 shares) A | | $ 10.55 |
| | |
| | |
Small Cap Growth: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,085,184,165 ÷ 99,624,971 shares) | | $ 10.89 |
| | |
Class F: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($158,876 ÷ 14,578 shares) | | $ 10.90 |
| | |
Institutional Class: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($19,204,008 ÷ 1,760,702 shares) | | $ 10.91 |
A Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
| Year ended July 31, 2009 |
Investment Income | | |
Dividends | | $ 5,314,790 |
Interest | | 160 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $961,427 from security lending) | | 1,478,914 |
Total income | | 6,793,864 |
| | |
Expenses | | |
Management fee Basic fee | $ 7,084,137 | |
Performance adjustment | (88,225) | |
Transfer agent fees | 3,134,604 | |
Distribution fees | 313,513 | |
Accounting and security lending fees | 366,910 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 49,190 | |
Independent trustees' compensation | 6,657 | |
Registration fees | 104,283 | |
Audit | 57,632 | |
Legal | 4,978 | |
Miscellaneous | 29,154 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 11,062,833 | |
Expense reductions | (56,408) | 11,006,425 |
Net investment income (loss) | | (4,212,561) |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | (335,295,629) | |
Foreign currency transactions | (356) | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | (335,295,985) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: Investment securities | 109,377,918 | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 2,762 | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | 109,380,680 |
Net gain (loss) | | (225,915,305) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ (230,127,866) |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Year ended July 31, 2009 | Year ended July 31, 2008 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ (4,212,561) | $ (6,524,319) |
Net realized gain (loss) | (335,295,985) | (103,756,345) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 109,380,680 | (72,236,255) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (230,127,866) | (182,516,919) |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain | - | (81,199,740) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | 89,233,558 | 331,568,501 |
Redemption fees | 255,734 | 439,174 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (140,638,574) | 68,291,016 |
| | |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 1,325,367,811 | 1,257,076,795 |
End of period | $ 1,184,729,237 | $ 1,325,367,811 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class A
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 J |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 13.20 | $ 16.06 | $ 12.88 | $ 12.95 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | (.06) | (.11) | (.12) H | (.10) I | (.07) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.35) | (1.73) | 3.39 | .18 | 3.01 |
Total from investment operations | (2.41) | (1.84) | 3.27 | .08 | 2.94 |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (1.02) | (.09) | (.16) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E | - L | - L | - L | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 10.79 | $ 13.20 | $ 16.06 | $ 12.88 | $ 12.95 |
Total Return B,C,D | (18.26)% | (12.26)% | 25.52% | .70% | 29.50% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F,K | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.33% | 1.40% | 1.44% | 1.53% | 1.55% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.33% | 1.40% | 1.40% | 1.40% | 1.45% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.33% | 1.39% | 1.39% | 1.35% | 1.36% A |
Net investment income (loss) | (.64)% | (.74)% | (.80)% H | (.79)% I | (.78)% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 40,211 | $ 42,187 | $ 33,588 | $ 18,104 | $ 4,719 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 150% | 113% | 91% | 129% | 93% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (.84)%.
I Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (.85)%.
J For the period November 3, 2004 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2005.
K Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
L Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class T
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 J |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 13.17 | $ 16.01 | $ 12.86 | $ 12.93 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | (.09) | (.15) | (.16) H | (.14) I | (.09) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.34) | (1.73) | 3.38 | .19 | 3.01 |
Total from investment operations | (2.43) | (1.88) | 3.22 | .05 | 2.92 |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (.96) | (.07) | (.13) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E | - L | - L | - L | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 10.74 | $ 13.17 | $ 16.01 | $ 12.86 | $ 12.93 |
Total Return B,C,D | (18.45)% | (12.50)% | 25.18% | .48% | 29.30% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F,K | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.60% | 1.65% | 1.67% | 1.73% | 1.79% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.60% | 1.65% | 1.65% | 1.65% | 1.70% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.59% | 1.65% | 1.65% | 1.60% | 1.61% A |
Net investment income (loss) | (.91)% | (.99)% | (1.05)% H | (1.04)% I | (1.03)% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 21,533 | $ 21,754 | $ 26,419 | $ 19,205 | $ 5,240 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 150% | 113% | 91% | 129% | 93% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (1.09)%.
I Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (1.10)%.
J For the period November 3, 2004 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2005.
K Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
L Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class B
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 J |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 13.03 | $ 15.85 | $ 12.78 | $ 12.87 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | (.13) | (.22) | (.23) H | (.20) I | (.13) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.33) | (1.71) | 3.36 | .19 | 2.99 |
Total from investment operations | (2.46) | (1.93) | 3.13 | (.01) | 2.86 |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (.89) | (.06) | (.09) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E | - L | - L | - L | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 10.57 | $ 13.03 | $ 15.85 | $ 12.78 | $ 12.87 |
Total Return B,C,D | (18.88)% | (12.92)% | 24.57% | (.03)% | 28.70% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F,K | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 2.08% | 2.15% | 2.20% | 2.28% | 2.33% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 2.08% | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.20% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 2.08% | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.10% | 2.11% A |
Net investment income (loss) | (1.39)% | (1.49)% | (1.55)% H | (1.54)% I | (1.53)% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 4,171 | $ 5,517 | $ 6,242 | $ 5,191 | $ 2,055 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 150% | 113% | 91% | 129% | 93% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.
E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (1.59)%.
I Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (1.60)%.
J For the period November 3, 2004 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2005.
K Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
L Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class C
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 J |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 13.00 | $ 15.84 | $ 12.77 | $ 12.88 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | (.13) | (.22) | (.23) H | (.20) I | (.13) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.32) | (1.71) | 3.36 | .18 | 3.00 |
Total from investment operations | (2.45) | (1.93) | 3.13 | (.02) | 2.87 |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (.91) | (.06) | (.10) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E | - L | - L | - L | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 10.55 | $ 13.00 | $ 15.84 | $ 12.77 | $ 12.88 |
Total Return B,C,D | (18.85)% | (12.94)% | 24.59% | (.08)% | 28.80% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F,K | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 2.08% | 2.15% | 2.20% | 2.25% | 2.24% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 2.08% | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.17% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 2.07% | 2.14% | 2.14% | 2.10% | 2.09% A |
Net investment income (loss) | (1.39)% | (1.49)% | (1.55)% H | (1.54)% I | (1.50)% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 14,267 | $ 15,946 | $ 22,348 | $ 14,682 | $ 8,372 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 150% | 113% | 91% | 129% | 93% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.
E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (1.59)%.
I Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (1.60)%.
J For the period November 3, 2004 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2005.
K Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
L Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Small Cap Growth
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 I |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 13.29 | $ 16.15 | $ 12.93 | $ 12.98 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) D | (.04) | (.07) | (.08) G | (.07) H | (.04) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.36) | (1.74) | 3.40 | .19 | 3.01 |
Total from investment operations | (2.40) | (1.81) | 3.32 | .12 | 2.97 |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (1.05) | (.10) | (.18) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital D | - K | - K | - K | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 10.89 | $ 13.29 | $ 16.15 | $ 12.93 | $ 12.98 |
Total Return B,C | (18.06)% | (11.98)% | 25.84% | 1.01% | 29.80% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E,J | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.08% | 1.11% | 1.10% | 1.13% | 1.16% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.08% | 1.11% | 1.10% | 1.13% | 1.16% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.08% | 1.10% | 1.09% | 1.08% | 1.08% A |
Net investment income (loss) | (.39)% | (.45)% | (.50)% G | (.52)% H | (.49)% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 1,085,184 | $ 1,217,520 | $ 1,149,809 | $ 402,353 | $ 205,652 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | 150% | 113% | 91% | 129% | 93% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (.54)%.
H Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (.58)%.
I For the period November 3, 2004 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2005.
J Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
K Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class F
Period ended July 31, | 2009 H |
Selected Per-Share Data | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 10.03 |
Income from Investment Operations | |
Net investment income (loss) D | (.01) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | .88 G |
Total from investment operations | .87 |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital D,J | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 10.90 |
Total Return B,C | 8.67% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E,I | |
Expenses before reductions | .74% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .74% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | .73% A |
Net investment income (loss) | (.54)% A |
Supplemental Data | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 159 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | 150% |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate net gain (loss) on investments for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of the Fund.
H For the period June 26, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2009.
I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Institutional Class
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 I |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 13.30 | $ 16.15 | $ 12.92 | $ 12.97 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) D | (.03) | (.06) | (.07) G | (.07) H | (.04) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.36) | (1.74) | 3.41 | .19 | 3.00 |
Total from investment operations | (2.39) | (1.80) | 3.34 | .12 | 2.96 |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (1.05) | (.11) | (.18) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital D | - K | - K | - K | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 10.91 | $ 13.30 | $ 16.15 | $ 12.92 | $ 12.97 |
Total Return B,C | (17.97)% | (11.93)% | 25.99% | .97% | 29.70% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E,J | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.05% | 1.04% | 1.05% | 1.10% | 1.20% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.05% | 1.04% | 1.05% | 1.10% | 1.18% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.04% | 1.03% | 1.05% | 1.05% | 1.10% A |
Net investment income (loss) | (.36)% | (.38)% | (.46)% G | (.49)% H | (.51)% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 19,204 | $ 22,444 | $ 18,671 | $ 14,233 | $ 1,906 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | 150% | 113% | 91% | 129% | 93% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (.50)%.
H Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (.55)%.
I For the period November 3, 2004 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2005.
J Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
K Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
For the period ended July 31, 2009
1. Organization.
Fidelity Small Cap Growth Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Securities Fund (the trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. In January 2009, the Board of Trustees of the Fund approved the creation of an additional class of shares. The Fund commenced sale of Class F shares on June 26, 2009. The Fund offers Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, Small Cap Growth, Class F, and Institutional Class shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Class F shares of the Fund are only available for purchase by mutual funds for which Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) or an affiliate serves as investment manager. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after a holding period of seven years from the initial date of purchase. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred. Certain expense reductions also differ by class.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by FMR and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's web site or upon request.
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3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Events or transactions occurring after period end through the date that the financial statements were issued, September 29, 2009, have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Security Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are classified into three levels. Level 1 includes readily available unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 includes observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable either directly or indirectly. Level 3 includes unobservable inputs when market prices are not readily available or reliable. Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment's assigned level within the hierarchy. The aggregate value by input level, as of
July 31, 2009, for the Fund's investments is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments. Valuation techniques of the Fund's major categories of assets and liabilities as presented in the Schedule of Investments are as follows.
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by an independent pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price. Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value each business day. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are valued at amortized cost, which approximates value.
When current market prices or quotations are not readily available or reliable, valuations may be determined in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. Factors used in determining value may include significant market or security specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality, and developments in foreign markets which are monitored by evaluating the performance of ADRs, futures contracts and exchange-traded funds. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and may be utilized to a significant extent. The value of securities used for
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net asset value (NAV) calculation under these procedures may differ from published prices for the same securities.
Foreign Currency. The Fund uses foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and may include proceeds received from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.
Expenses. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among each Fund in the trust. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
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Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and filing its U.S. federal tax return. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. The Fund is subject to the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainties in Income Taxes (FIN 48). FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. There are no unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three years. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), net operating losses, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the federal tax cost as of period end were as follows:
Unrealized appreciation | $ 181,012,112 | |
Unrealized depreciation | (87,536,610) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ 93,475,502 | |
Capital loss carryforward | $ (225,666,789) | |
Cost for federal income tax purposes | $ 1,142,600,038 | |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| July 31, 2009 | July 31, 2008 |
Ordinary Income | $ - | $ 58,646,396 |
Long-term Capital Gains | - | 22,553,344 |
Total | $ - | $ 81,199,740 |
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Short-Term Trading (Redemption) Fees. Shares held in the Fund less than 90 days are subject to a redemption fee equal to 1.50% of the proceeds of the redeemed shares. All redemption fees, including any estimated redemption fees paid by FMR, are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid in capital.
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $1,570,773,226 and $1,479,446,364, respectively.
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .45% of the Fund's average net assets and a group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. In addition, the management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of ± .20% of the Fund's average net assets over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the relative investment performance of the retail class of the Fund, Small Cap Growth, as compared to an appropriate benchmark index. For the period, the total annual management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .70% of the Fund's average net assets.
Distribution and Service Plan. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate Distribution and Service Plans for each class of shares. Certain classes pay Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, 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 and the total amounts paid to and retained by FDC were as follows:
| Distribution Fee | Service Fee | Paid to FDC | Retained by FDC |
Class A | 0% | .25% | $ 76,876 | $ 5,323 |
Class T | .25% | .25% | 84,369 | 411 |
Class B | .75% | .25% | 36,662 | 27,543 |
Class C | .75% | .25% | 115,606 | 22,697 |
| | | $ 313,513 | $ 55,974 |
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Sales Load. FDC receives a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for selling Class A shares, and 3.50% for selling Class T shares, some of which is paid to financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund. FDC receives the proceeds of contingent deferred sales charges levied on Class A, Class T, Class B, and Class C redemptions. These charges depend on the holding period. The deferred sales charges range from 5% to 1% for Class B, 1% for Class C, 1.00% to .50% for certain purchases of Class A shares and .25% for certain purchases of Class T shares.
For the period, sales charge amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
| Retained by FDC |
Class A | $ 19,540 |
Class T | 5,412 |
Class B* | 10,063 |
Class C* | 1,951 |
| $ 36,966 |
* When Class B and 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, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of each class, except for Class F. FIIOC receives no fees for providing transfer agency services to Class F. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, the total transfer agent fees paid by each applicable class were as follows:
| Amount | % of Average Net Assets |
Class A | $ 97,925 | .32 |
Class T | 55,774 | .33 |
Class B | 11,708 | .32 |
Class C | 36,729 | .32 |
Small Cap Growth | 2,888,449 | .32 |
Institutional Class | 44,019 | .28 |
| $ 3,134,604 | |
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Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the month. Under a separate contract, FSC administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions.
Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $42,239 for the period.
6. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR in a $3.5 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $4,471 and is reflected in Miscellaneous Expense on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
7. Security Lending.
The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. On the settlement date of the loan, the Fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less fees and expenses associated with the loan, plus any premium payments that may be received on the loan of certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds.
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8. Expense Reductions.
Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $48,874 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian and each class' transfer agent, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by $969. During the period, credits reduced each class' transfer agent expense as noted in the table below.
| Transfer Agent expense reduction |
Small Cap Growth | $ 6,565 |
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 |
From net realized gain | | |
Class A | $ - | $ 2,216,913 |
Class T | - | 1,570,296 |
Class B | - | 348,424 |
Class C | - | 1,307,950 |
Small Cap Growth | - | 74,608,644 |
Institutional Class | - | 1,147,513 |
Total | $ - | $ 81,199,740 |
10. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
| Shares | Dollars |
Years ended July 31, | 2009 A | 2008 | 2009 A | 2008 |
Class A | | | | |
Shares sold | 1,768,538 | 1,742,262 | $ 16,919,128 | $ 25,505,334 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 126,731 | - | 1,912,181 |
Shares redeemed | (1,239,291) | (763,921) | (11,138,983) | (11,052,109) |
Net increase (decrease) | 529,247 | 1,105,072 | $ 5,780,145 | $ 16,365,406 |
Class T | | | | |
Shares sold | 1,485,602 | 487,722 | $ 12,842,623 | $ 7,048,735 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 99,906 | - | 1,507,341 |
Shares redeemed | (1,132,759) | (586,050) | (9,596,209) | (8,531,977) |
Net increase (decrease) | 352,843 | 1,578 | $ 3,246,414 | $ 24,099 |
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| Shares | Dollars |
Years ended July 31, | 2009 A | 2008 | 2009 A | 2008 |
Class B | | | | |
Shares sold | 116,072 | 132,932 | $ 1,042,949 | $ 1,958,446 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 22,166 | - | 332,229 |
Shares redeemed | (145,097) | (125,460) | (1,355,668) | (1,804,323) |
Net increase (decrease) | (29,025) | 29,638 | $ (312,719) | $ 486,352 |
Class C | | | | |
Shares sold | 604,934 | 436,957 | $ 5,793,290 | $ 6,320,995 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 82,544 | - | 1,234,732 |
Shares redeemed | (479,386) | (703,886) | (4,290,700) | (9,901,355) |
Net increase (decrease) | 125,548 | (184,385) | $ 1,502,590 | $ (2,345,628) |
Small Cap Growth | | | | |
Shares sold | 30,718,046 | 38,610,197 | $ 287,281,815 | $ 574,316,675 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 4,701,343 | - | 71,216,320 |
Shares redeemed | (22,726,319) | (22,858,332) | (209,407,815) | (336,543,207) |
Net increase (decrease) | 7,991,727 | 20,453,208 | $ 77,874,000 | $ 308,989,788 |
Class F | | | | |
Shares sold | 14,590 | - | $ 145,457 | $ - |
Shares redeemed | (12) | - | (113) | - |
Net increase (decrease) | 14,578 | - | $ 145,344 | $ - |
Institutional Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 802,152 | 788,829 | $ 7,245,594 | $ 11,907,085 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 66,279 | - | 1,004,006 |
Shares redeemed | (728,847) | (323,911) | (6,247,810) | (4,862,607) |
Net increase (decrease) | 73,305 | 531,197 | $ 997,784 | $ 8,048,484 |
A Share transactions for Class F are for the period June 26, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2009.
11. Other.
The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
At the end of the period, Fidelity Freedom 2020 Fund and Fidelity Freedom 2030 Fund were the owners of record of approximately 12% and 10% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fidelity Freedom Funds were the owners of record, in the aggregate, of approximately 53% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund.
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To the Trustees of Fidelity Securities Fund and the Shareholders of Fidelity Small Cap Growth Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Small Cap Growth Fund (a fund of Fidelity Securities Fund) at July 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity Small Cap Growth Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at July 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
September 29, 2009
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The Trustees, Member of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, and review the fund's performance. Except for Edward C. Johnson 3d and James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 220 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Johnson oversees 262 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 392 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The executive officers and Advisory Board Member hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098.
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Edward C. Johnson 3d (79) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 1984 Mr. Johnson is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC; Chairman and a Director of FMR; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC); Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Johnson serves as Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as President of FMR LLC (2006-2007). |
James C. Curvey (74) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2006-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. |
* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Dennis J. Dirks (61) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Currently, Mr. Dirks serves as a member of the Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present). |
Alan J. Lacy (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of The Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-present) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2007-present). Mr. Lacy is Chairman (2008-present) and a member (2006-present) of the Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association. |
Ned C. Lautenbach (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr. Lautenbach is an Advisory Partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was with the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. Mr. Lautenbach serves as a Director of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial) as well as the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida. Mr. Lautenbach is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Fairfield University (2005-present), as well as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, Mr. Lautenbach served as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007). |
Joseph Mauriello (64) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Capital Ltd. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-present) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products, 2007-present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a Director of the Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007). |
Cornelia M. Small (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors of the Teagle Foundation (2009-present). Ms. Small is also a member of the Investment Committee, and Chair (2008-present) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson of the Investment Committee (2002-2008) of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments. |
William S. Stavropoulos (70) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Mr. Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons (2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004), Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently, Mr. Stavropoulos is a Director of Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Chemical Financial Corporation, Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), Tyco International, Inc. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital (private equity investment, 2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is a special advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science. |
David M. Thomas (60) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products), and Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present). |
Michael E. Wiley (58) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008-present), and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a Sr. Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005). |
Advisory Board Member and Executive Officers:
Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Mr. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Peter S. Lynch (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006). |
Kenneth B. Robins (39) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2009-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Robins worked at KPMG LLP, where he was a partner in KPMG's department of professional practice (2002-2004). |
Brian B. Hogan (44) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Vice President of certain Equity Funds and Vice President of Sector Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-present) and President of FMR's Equity Division (2009-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as a portfolio manager. |
Thomas C. Hense (45) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Vice President of Fidelity's High Income and Small Cap Funds. Previously, Mr. Hense served as a portfolio manager for Fidelity's Institutional Money Management Group (Pyramis) (2003-2008). |
Scott C. Goebel (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC; Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). |
William C. Coffey (40) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Holly C. Laurent (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Laurent is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Laurent was Senior Vice President and Head of Legal for Fidelity Business Services India Pvt. Ltd. (2006-2008), and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Group Head for FMR LLC (2005-2006). |
Christine Reynolds (50) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007). |
Kenneth A. Rathgeber (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2004 Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Rathgeber is Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), FMR (2005-present), FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2005-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2005-present), Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC (2005-present), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2005-present). |
Jeffrey S. Christian (47) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Christian also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Christian served as Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (2004-2009) and as Vice President of Business Analysis (2003-2004). |
Bryan A. Mehrmann (48) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Mehrmann is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Mehrmann served as Vice President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Group (FIIS)/Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC) Client Services (1998-2004). |
Adrien E. Deberghes (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005). |
John R. Hebble (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Paul M. Murphy (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Murphy is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2006), Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR (2007), and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1994-2007). |
Gary W. Ryan (50) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005). |
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity Small Cap Growth Fund
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, acting directly and through its separate committees, requests and receives information concerning, and considers at each of its meetings factors that are relevant to, its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees, each composed of Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. Each committee has a written charter outlining the structure and purposes of the committee. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts.
At its July 2009 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expenses; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board ultimately reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts and the compensation to be received by Fidelity under the management contract is consistent with Fidelity's fiduciary duty under applicable law. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor noted above, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by competitors to Fidelity, and that the fund's shareholders, with the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.
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Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel and the fund's investment objective and discipline. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the size, education, and experience of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, their use of technology, and the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory, and management personnel. In response to last year's financial crisis, FMR took a number of actions intended to cut costs and improve efficiency without weakening the investment teams or resources. The Board noted that Fidelity's analysts have access to a variety of technological tools and market and securities data that enable them to perform both fundamental and quantitative analysis and to specialize in various disciplines. The Board considered Fidelity's extensive global research capabilities that enable the Investment Advisers to aggregate data from various sources in an effort to produce positive investment results. The Board also considered that Fidelity's portfolio managers and analysts have access to daily portfolio attribution that allows for monitoring of a fund's portfolio, as well as an electronic communication system that provides immediate real-time access to research concerning issuers and credit enhancers.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, distribution, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the Investment Advisers' supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through phone representatives and over the Internet, and investor education materials and asset allocation tools.
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Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing for a large variety of mutual fund investor services. For example, fund shareholders are offered the privilege of exchanging shares of the fund for shares of other Fidelity funds, as set forth in the fund's prospectus, without paying a sales charge. The Board noted that Fidelity has taken a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) dedicating additional resources to investment research and to restructure and broaden the focus of the investment research teams; (ii) bolstering the senior management team that oversees asset management; (iii) contractually agreeing to reduce the management fee on Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund; and (iv) expanding Class A and Class T load waiver categories to increase rollover retention opportunities and create consistent policies across the classes.
Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated within its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for each class, as well as the fund's relative investment performance for each class measured against (i) a broad-based securities market index, and (ii) a peer group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by the Board over multiple periods. Because the fund had been in existence less than five calendar years, the following charts considered by the Board show, over the one- and three-year periods ended December 31, 2008, the cumulative total returns of Institutional Class (Class I) and Class C of the fund, the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of cumulative total returns of a peer group of mutual funds identified by Morningstar, Inc. as having an investment style similar to that of the fund based on underlying portfolio holdings. The returns of Institutional Class (Class I) and Class C show the performance of the highest and lowest performing classes, respectively (based on three-year performance). (The fund did not offer Class F as of December 31, 2008.) The box within each chart shows the 25th percentile return (bottom of box) and the 75th percentile return (top of box) of the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten numbers noted below each chart correspond to the percentile box and represent the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of the class indicated.
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The Board reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and stated that the performance of Institutional Class (Class I) of the fund was in the fourth quartile for the one-year period and the second quartile for the three-year period. The Board also stated that the investment performance of the fund was lower than its benchmark for all the periods shown. The Board considered that the variations in performance among the fund's classes reflect the variations in class expenses, which result in lower performance for higher expense classes.
The Board 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 exceeds, or is exceeded by, the record (over the same period) of a Board-approved performance adjustment index. The Board realizes that the performance adjustment provides FMR with a strong economic incentive to seek to achieve superior performance for the fund's shareholders and helps to more closely align the interests of FMR and the fund's shareholders.
The Board considered that FMR has taken steps to refocus and strengthen equity research, equity portfolio management, and compliance. The Board reviewed the year-to-date performance of Fidelity Small Cap Growth (retail class) through May 31, 2009 and stated that it exceeded the fund's benchmark.
Based on its review, and giving particular weight to the nature and quality of the resources dedicated by the Investment Advisers to maintain and improve relative performance and factoring in the unprecedented market events in 2008, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund will benefit the fund's shareholders, particularly in light of the Board's view that the fund's shareholders benefit from investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and services.
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Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Fund Expenses. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expenses compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared.
The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month (or shorter) periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors, in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps, and without giving effect to the fund's performance adjustment. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 12% means that 88% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked and the impact of the fund's performance adjustment, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.
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Management Fees - continued
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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2008. The Board also noted the effect of the fund's positive performance adjustment on the fund's management fee ranking. The Board noted that the performance adjustment for each year represents calculations for performance periods that differ from the periods shown in the performance charts above.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee was fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.
In its review of each class's total expenses, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses, as well as the impact of the fund's performance adjustment. As part of its review, the Board also considered current and historical total expenses of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.
The Board noted that the total expenses of each of Class A, Class B, Class C, Institutional Class, and Fidelity Small Cap Growth (retail class) ranked below its competitive median for 2008 and the total expenses of Class T ranked above its competitive median for 2008. The Board considered that the total expenses for Class T were above the median primarily because its 12b-1 fee is higher than the typical front-end load class. 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 expenses of the classes vary primarily by the level of their 12b-1 fees, although differences in transfer agent fees may also cause expenses to vary from class to class.
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In its review of total expenses, the Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information on clients that FMR and its affiliates service in other competitive markets, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the total expenses of each class of the fund were reasonable, although in one case above the median of the universe presented for comparison, in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the audited books and records of Fidelity. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board believes that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board has also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and any fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and determined that the amount of profit is a fair entrepreneurial profit for the management of the fund.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions.
In February 2009, the Board created an Ad Hoc Committee (the "Committee") to analyze economies of scale. The Committee was formed to consider whether FMR attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR determines the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will achieve a certain level of economies of scale as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board concluded, considering the findings of the Committee, that any potential economies of scale are being shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity in an appropriate manner.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including (i) fund performance trends, actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) portfolio manager changes that have occurred during the past year; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and key personnel, including performance benchmarks used by Fidelity in evaluating incentive compensation for portfolio managers and research analysts; (iv) the structure and process of equity research and actions taken by FMR to improve the quality of research; (v) the selection of and compensation paid by FMR to fund sub-advisers; (vi) Fidelity's fee structures and rationale for recommending different fees among categories of funds; (vii) the rationale for any differences between fund fee structures and fee structures in place for other Fidelity clients; (viii) Fidelity's rationale for recommending which funds should have a performance adjustment component as part of their management fees; and (ix) explanations for the relative total expenses borne by certain funds and classes, total expense competitive trends, and actions that might be taken by FMR to reduce total expenses for certain funds and classes.
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Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all material factors, the Board ultimately concluded that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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Investment Adviser
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
Investment Sub-Advisers
FMR Co., Inc.
Fidelity Management & Research
(U.K.) Inc.
Fidelity Research & Analysis Company
Fidelity Investments Japan Limited
FIL Investment Advisors
FIL Investment Advisors (U.K.) Ltd.
Fidelity Management & Research
(Hong Kong) Limited
Fidelity Management & Research
(Japan) Inc.
General Distributor
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
Transfer and Service Agents
Fidelity Investments Institutional
Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Fidelity Service Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Custodian
Citibank, N.A.
New York, NY
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Fidelity Advisor
Small Cap Growth
Fund - Institutional Class
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July 31, 2009
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Institutional Class
is a class of Fidelity®
Small Cap Growth
Fund
Contents
Chairman's Message | <Click Here> | The Chairman's message to shareholders. |
Performance | <Click Here> | How the fund has done over time. |
Management's Discussion | <Click Here> | The manager's review of fund performance, strategy and outlook. |
Shareholder Expense Example | <Click Here> | An example of shareholder expenses. |
Investment Changes | <Click Here> | A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months. |
Investments | <Click Here> | A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values. |
Financial Statements | <Click Here> | Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights. |
Notes | <Click Here> | Notes to the financial statements. |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | <Click Here> | |
Trustees and Officers | <Click Here> | |
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees | <Click Here> | |
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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. A fund's Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. For a complete list of a fund's portfolio holdings, view the most recent holdings listing, semiannual report, or annual report on Fidelity's web site at http://www.fidelity.com or http://www.advisor.fidelity.com, as applicable.
NOT FDIC INSURED · MAY LOSE VALUE · NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
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Dear Shareholder:
We've seen a welcome uptick in the global equity markets this spring and summer, as signs of stabilization in some economic indicators have brought many investors back into the marketplace. But there remain other key measures - notably high unemployment and slack consumer spending - that suggest the road back to economic health could still be a bumpy ride. Financial markets are always unpredictable, of course, but there also are several time-tested investment principles that can help put the historical odds in your favor.
One of the basic tenets is to invest for the long term. Over time, riding out the markets' inevitable ups and downs has proven much more effective than selling into panic or chasing the hottest trend. Even missing only a few of the markets' best days can significantly diminish investor returns. Patience also affords the benefits of compounding - of earning interest on additional income or reinvested dividends and capital gains. There can be tax advantages and cost benefits to consider as well. While staying the course doesn't eliminate risk, it can considerably lessen the effect of short-term declines.
You can further manage your investing risk through diversification. And today, more than ever, geographic diversification should be taken into account. Studies indicate that asset allocation is the single most important determinant of a portfolio's long-term success. The right mix of stocks, bonds and cash - aligned to your particular risk tolerance and investment objective - is very important. Age-appropriate rebalancing is also an essential aspect of asset allocation. For younger investors, an emphasis on equities - which historically have been the best-performing asset class over time - is encouraged. As investors near their specific goal, such as retirement or sending a child to college, consideration may be given to replacing volatile assets (e.g. common stocks) with more-stable fixed investments (bonds or savings plans).
A third principle - investing regularly - can help lower the average cost of your purchases. Investing a certain amount of money each month or quarter helps ensure you won't pay for all your shares at market highs. This strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - also reduces "emotion" from investing, helping shareholders avoid selling weak performers just prior to an upswing, or chasing a hot performer just before a correction.
We invite you to contact us via the Internet, through our Investor Centers or by phone. It is our privilege to provide you the information you need to make the investments that are right for you.
Sincerely,
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d
Edward C. Johnson 3d
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Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class' dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The $10,000 table and the fund's 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
Periods ended July 31, 2009 | Past 1 year | Life of classA |
Institutional Class | -17.97% | 3.77% |
A From November 3, 2004.
$10,000 Over Life of Fund
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Growth Fund - Institutional Class on November 3, 2004, when the fund started. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the Russell 2000® Growth Index performed over the same period.
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Market Recap: U.S. stocks - battered by the effects of a global credit crisis for most of the year - were aided by early signs of a healing economy during the final months of the year ending July 31, 2009. For roughly half of the 12-month period, equities were in free fall, as a succession of large financial institutions around the world either collapsed or were forced into mergers or government conservatorship, and harried investors relinquished riskier assets in a massive flight to quality. By March, however, as unprecedented government interventions around the world took root, signs of a potential recovery began to emerge: corporate profits, though still weak, began to stabilize and valuations started to return to normal trading ranges. Against this improving backdrop, major equity indexes posted significant gains in March and April, which carried through to the end of the period. For the year overall, the Standard & Poor's 500SM Index declined 19.96%, while the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market IndexSM - the broadest overall gauge of domestic equities - was down 19.95%. Meanwhile, the blue-chip-laden Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM fell 16.62% and the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite® Index posted a 14.05% loss.
Comments from Lionel Harris, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Growth Fund: During the past year, the fund's Class A, Class T, Class B and Class C shares fell 18.26%, 18.45%, 18.88% and 18.85%, respectively (excluding sales charges), beating the 20.86% decline of the Russell 2000® Growth Index. Security selection in the energy sector helped the most versus the index. My stock picks in technology - led by hardware/equipment names - also contributed, as did favorable positioning within consumer discretionary and a modest cash position. In contrast, the fund was hurt by an underweighting and weak stock selection in the pharmaceuticals/biotechnology/life science segment of health care. Currency fluctuations also detracted given the fund's exposure to foreign stocks. Our top individual contributor was Insight Enterprises, a provider of technology hardware, software and services that bounced back strongly after an earnings restatement. Also outperforming was private post-secondary education company Apollo Group and Iconix Brand Group, which markets a variety of consumer fashion and home brands. The biggest detractor by far was China-based JA Solar Holdings, a maker of solar cells whose share price collapsed as financing dried up for solar energy projects. Another negative was coal company Foundation Coal Holdings, which fell along with coal prices. Some of the stocks I've mentioned were not part of the benchmark, and many were no longer held in the fund as of period end.
Comments from Lionel Harris, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Growth Fund: During the past year, the fund's Institutional Class shares fell 17.97%, beating the 20.86% decline of the Russell 2000® Growth Index. Security selection in the energy sector helped the most versus the index. My stock picks in technology - led by hardware/equipment names - also contributed, as did favorable positioning within consumer discretionary and a modest cash position. In contrast, the fund was hurt by an underweighting and weak stock selection in the pharmaceuticals/biotechnology/life science segment of health care. Currency fluctuations also detracted given the fund's exposure to foreign stocks. Our top individual contributor was Insight Enterprises, a provider of technology hardware, software and services that bounced back strongly after an earnings restatement. Also outperforming was private post-secondary education company Apollo Group and Iconix Brand Group, which markets a variety of consumer fashion and home brands. The biggest detractor by far was China-based JA Solar Holdings, a maker of solar cells whose share price collapsed as financing dried up for solar energy projects. Another negative was coal company Foundation Coal Holdings, which fell along with coal prices. Some of the stocks I've mentioned were not part of the benchmark, and many were no longer held in the fund as of period end.
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The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
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Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, redemption fees, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The actual expense Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (February 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009) for Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, Small Cap Growth and Institutional Class and for the entire period (June 26, 2009 to July 31, 2009) for Class F. The hypothetical expense Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested for the one-half year period (February 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
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Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
| Annualized Expense Ratio | Beginning Account Value | Ending Account Value July 31, 2009 | Expenses Paid During Period |
Class A | 1.39% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,315.90 | $ 7.98 B |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,017.90 | $ 6.95 C |
Class T | 1.65% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,314.60 | $ 9.47 B |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,016.61 | $ 8.25 C |
Class B | 2.14% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,311.40 | $ 12.26 B |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,014.18 | $ 10.69 C |
Class C | 2.14% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,312.20 | $ 12.27 B |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,014.18 | $ 10.69 C |
Small Cap Growth | 1.14% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,318.40 | $ 6.55 B |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,019.14 | $ 5.71 C |
Class F | .74% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,086.70 | $ .76 B |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,021.12 | $ 3.71 C |
Institutional Class | 1.11% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,319.20 | $ 6.38 B |
Hypothetical A | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,019.29 | $ 5.56 C |
A 5% return per year before expenses
B Actual expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio; multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period) for Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, Small Cap Growth and Institutional Class and multiplied by 36/365 (to reflect the period June 26, 2009 to July 31, 2009) for Class F.
C Hypothetical expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio; multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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Investment Changes (Unaudited)
Top Ten Stocks as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
EXCO Resources, Inc. | 1.8 | 1.3 |
j2 Global Communications, Inc. | 1.5 | 1.8 |
Janus Capital Group, Inc. | 1.3 | 0.3 |
CACI International, Inc. Class A | 1.3 | 1.7 |
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. | 1.2 | 0.9 |
Alaska Air Group, Inc. | 1.2 | 0.9 |
Bally Technologies, Inc. | 1.2 | 0.9 |
Life Technologies Corp. | 1.1 | 0.0 |
Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. | 1.1 | 0.7 |
Insight Enterprises, Inc. | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| 12.8 | |
Top Five Market Sectors as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Information Technology | 24.0 | 18.9 |
Health Care | 20.7 | 23.0 |
Consumer Discretionary | 15.9 | 12.6 |
Industrials | 15.5 | 15.1 |
Financials | 6.2 | 6.7 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) |
As of July 31, 2009* | As of January 31, 2009** |
![fid4838](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4838.gif) | Stocks 95.7% | | ![fid4838](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4838.gif) | Stocks 94.7% | |
![fid4841](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4841.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 4.3% | | ![fid4841](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4841.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 5.3% | |
* Foreign investments | 11.2% | | ** Foreign investments | 12.8% | |
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Investments July 31, 2009
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 95.7% |
| Shares | | Value |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 15.9% |
Auto Components - 1.6% |
BorgWarner, Inc. | 349,000 | | $ 11,583,310 |
Gentex Corp. | 480,000 | | 7,185,600 |
| | 18,768,910 |
Diversified Consumer Services - 2.0% |
Brinks Home Security Holdings, Inc. (a) | 274,600 | | 8,188,572 |
Regis Corp. | 544,400 | | 7,436,504 |
Steiner Leisure Ltd. (a) | 248,000 | | 7,864,080 |
| | 23,489,156 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 4.8% |
Bally Technologies, Inc. (a) | 385,600 | | 13,962,576 |
Jack in the Box, Inc. (a) | 291,000 | | 6,140,100 |
Life Time Fitness, Inc. (a)(d) | 205,000 | | 5,217,250 |
Penn National Gaming, Inc. (a) | 213,000 | | 6,754,230 |
Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. (a)(e) | 1,205,000 | | 4,060,850 |
WMS Industries, Inc. (a) | 267,000 | | 9,654,720 |
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. | 800,000 | | 11,160,000 |
| | 56,949,726 |
Household Durables - 1.1% |
Dorel Industries, Inc. Class B (sub. vtg.) | 289,550 | | 6,719,033 |
Hooker Furniture Corp. | 477,476 | | 6,555,745 |
| | 13,274,778 |
Internet & Catalog Retail - 0.7% |
Priceline.com, Inc. (a)(d) | 64,900 | | 8,412,338 |
Media - 0.9% |
Virgin Media, Inc. | 1,003,000 | | 10,481,350 |
Specialty Retail - 2.0% |
Casual Male Retail Group, Inc. (a)(d) | 1,479,113 | | 3,150,511 |
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. (a) | 315,000 | | 6,252,750 |
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (a) | 1,111,000 | | 7,754,780 |
The Men's Wearhouse, Inc. | 306,900 | | 6,632,109 |
| | 23,790,150 |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 2.8% |
FGX International Ltd. (a) | 618,000 | | 8,163,780 |
G-III Apparel Group Ltd. (a) | 655,300 | | 7,922,577 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - continued |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - continued |
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (a) | 834,500 | | $ 14,620,440 |
Liz Claiborne, Inc. | 823,300 | | 2,601,628 |
| | 33,308,425 |
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | 188,474,833 |
CONSUMER STAPLES - 3.5% |
Beverages - 0.5% |
Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A (sub. vtg.) (a) | 475,000 | | 6,488,500 |
Food Products - 2.1% |
Calavo Growers, Inc. | 395,000 | | 8,018,500 |
Corn Products International, Inc. | 237,900 | | 6,661,200 |
Smithfield Foods, Inc. (a)(d) | 750,000 | | 10,162,500 |
| | 24,842,200 |
Personal Products - 0.9% |
Chattem, Inc. (a) | 160,300 | | 10,046,001 |
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | | 41,376,701 |
ENERGY - 6.1% |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 6.1% |
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. | 215,600 | | 7,574,028 |
Comstock Resources, Inc. (a) | 239,198 | | 9,209,123 |
EXCO Resources, Inc. (a) | 1,561,400 | | 21,453,637 |
Mariner Energy, Inc. (a) | 725,000 | | 8,692,750 |
Massey Energy Co. | 367,000 | | 9,762,200 |
Petroleum Development Corp. (a) | 313,217 | | 5,274,574 |
Whiting Petroleum Corp. (a) | 212,000 | | 9,743,520 |
| | 71,709,832 |
FINANCIALS - 6.2% |
Capital Markets - 2.5% |
Cohen & Steers, Inc. | 389,406 | | 7,114,448 |
FCStone Group, Inc. (a) | 1,248,200 | | 6,977,438 |
Janus Capital Group, Inc. | 1,167,800 | | 15,952,148 |
VZ Holding AG | 3,342 | | 170,438 |
| | 30,214,472 |
Commercial Banks - 1.5% |
CapitalSource, Inc. | 1,295,000 | | 6,008,800 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
FINANCIALS - continued |
Commercial Banks - continued |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | 1,352,900 | | $ 5,533,361 |
Signature Bank, New York (a) | 200,000 | | 5,896,000 |
| | 17,438,161 |
Diversified Financial Services - 0.1% |
Fifth Street Finance Corp. | 142,200 | | 1,471,770 |
Insurance - 1.7% |
Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings Ltd. | 143,000 | | 6,214,780 |
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. | 230,100 | | 5,722,587 |
eHealth, Inc. (a) | 470,125 | | 7,634,830 |
| | 19,572,197 |
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 0.4% |
American Campus Communities, Inc. | 224,200 | | 5,140,906 |
TOTAL FINANCIALS | | 73,837,506 |
HEALTH CARE - 20.7% |
Biotechnology - 4.0% |
Cephalon, Inc. (a)(d) | 185,800 | | 10,897,170 |
Dendreon Corp. (a)(d) | 270,000 | | 6,536,700 |
Micromet, Inc. (a) | 92,500 | | 594,775 |
PDL BioPharma, Inc. | 900,000 | | 7,407,000 |
Theravance, Inc. (a)(d) | 444,000 | | 6,704,400 |
United Therapeutics Corp. (a) | 125,000 | | 11,577,500 |
Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 250,000 | | 3,800,000 |
| | 47,517,545 |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 4.9% |
ev3, Inc. (a) | 695,000 | | 8,527,650 |
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp. (a) | 376,400 | | 11,916,824 |
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (a) | 215,267 | | 6,806,743 |
Meridian Bioscience, Inc. | 353,505 | | 7,784,180 |
Orthovita, Inc. (a) | 1,150,000 | | 7,486,500 |
Sirona Dental Systems, Inc. (a) | 348,000 | | 9,044,520 |
Wright Medical Group, Inc. (a) | 447,000 | | 6,222,240 |
| | 57,788,657 |
Health Care Providers & Services - 6.2% |
Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. (d) | 1,173,000 | | 12,562,830 |
Centene Corp. (a) | 417,433 | | 8,060,631 |
Genoptix, Inc. (a) | 170,800 | | 5,347,748 |
Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. (a) | 445,000 | | 6,105,400 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
HEALTH CARE - continued |
Health Care Providers & Services - continued |
Health Management Associates, Inc. Class A (a) | 750,000 | | $ 4,522,500 |
IPC The Hospitalist Co., Inc. (a) | 234,000 | | 6,516,900 |
Providence Service Corp. (a) | 393,800 | | 4,154,590 |
PSS World Medical, Inc. (a) | 344,499 | | 6,962,325 |
Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (a) | 235,000 | | 6,349,700 |
ResCare, Inc. (a) | 275,000 | | 4,295,500 |
Synergy Health PLC | 975,411 | | 8,013,652 |
| | 72,891,776 |
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 2.6% |
Life Technologies Corp. (a) | 289,000 | | 13,158,170 |
QIAGEN NV (a) | 468,000 | | 8,873,280 |
Varian, Inc. (a) | 165,000 | | 8,375,400 |
| | 30,406,850 |
Pharmaceuticals - 3.0% |
Ardea Biosciences, Inc. (a)(d) | 327,000 | | 6,369,960 |
Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(d) | 440,000 | | 5,324,000 |
Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(d) | 433,000 | | 6,100,970 |
ViroPharma, Inc. (a) | 800,000 | | 5,896,000 |
Vivus, Inc. (a) | 745,000 | | 5,520,450 |
XenoPort, Inc. (a) | 341,000 | | 6,925,710 |
| | 36,137,090 |
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | | 244,741,918 |
INDUSTRIALS - 15.5% |
Aerospace & Defense - 1.8% |
Alliant Techsystems, Inc. (a) | 62,000 | | 4,880,640 |
Stanley, Inc. (a) | 284,000 | | 8,730,160 |
Teledyne Technologies, Inc. (a) | 221,000 | | 7,233,330 |
| | 20,844,130 |
Airlines - 1.2% |
Alaska Air Group, Inc. (a) | 625,000 | | 14,412,500 |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 1.2% |
InnerWorkings, Inc. (a) | 1,330,238 | | 6,877,330 |
The Geo Group, Inc. (a) | 378,000 | | 6,796,440 |
| | 13,673,770 |
Construction & Engineering - 0.9% |
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV (NY Shares) | 741,000 | | 10,336,950 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
INDUSTRIALS - continued |
Electrical Equipment - 2.8% |
Acuity Brands, Inc. | 231,100 | | $ 6,819,761 |
Regal-Beloit Corp. | 188,000 | | 8,715,680 |
SMA Solar Technology AG | 115,300 | | 9,220,631 |
Sunpower Corp. Class B (a) | 307,400 | | 8,392,020 |
| | 33,148,092 |
Machinery - 1.8% |
Blount International, Inc. (a) | 735,000 | | 6,835,500 |
Navistar International Corp. (a) | 138,000 | | 5,456,520 |
OSG Corp. | 980,000 | | 9,001,374 |
| | 21,293,394 |
Professional Services - 1.7% |
CoStar Group, Inc. (a)(d) | 92,136 | | 3,384,155 |
Kforce, Inc. (a) | 143,806 | | 1,400,670 |
Monster Worldwide, Inc. (a)(d) | 675,880 | | 8,806,716 |
Navigant Consulting, Inc. (a) | 533,800 | | 6,352,220 |
| | 19,943,761 |
Road & Rail - 1.3% |
Con-way, Inc. | 195,000 | | 8,882,250 |
Knight Transportation, Inc. | 387,300 | | 7,025,622 |
| | 15,907,872 |
Trading Companies & Distributors - 2.1% |
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (a) | 577,000 | | 9,676,290 |
Interline Brands, Inc. (a) | 505,000 | | 8,549,650 |
Rush Enterprises, Inc. Class A (a) | 538,954 | | 7,060,297 |
| | 25,286,237 |
Transportation Infrastructure - 0.7% |
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network, Inc. | 515,200 | | 8,758,400 |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | 183,605,106 |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 24.0% |
Communications Equipment - 4.2% |
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (a) | 361,000 | | 11,505,070 |
Plantronics, Inc. | 510,000 | | 12,071,700 |
Riverbed Technology, Inc. (a) | 290,000 | | 5,802,900 |
Starent Networks Corp. (a) | 364,000 | | 8,728,720 |
ViaSat, Inc. (a) | 415,700 | | 11,223,900 |
| | 49,332,290 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued |
Computers & Peripherals - 1.4% |
Super Micro Computer, Inc. (a) | 1,050,000 | | $ 8,337,000 |
Wincor Nixdorf AG | 162,400 | | 8,716,806 |
| | 17,053,806 |
Electronic Equipment & Components - 2.2% |
Ingram Micro, Inc. Class A (a) | 380,000 | | 6,391,600 |
Insight Enterprises, Inc. (a) | 1,200,000 | | 12,360,000 |
SYNNEX Corp. (a) | 250,000 | | 7,105,000 |
| | 25,856,600 |
Internet Software & Services - 3.6% |
Art Technology Group, Inc. (a) | 1,506,752 | | 5,710,590 |
Equinix, Inc. (a)(d) | 85,600 | | 6,996,088 |
j2 Global Communications, Inc. (a) | 752,500 | | 18,052,475 |
Telecity Group PLC (a) | 2,116,600 | | 11,917,006 |
| | 42,676,159 |
IT Services - 4.6% |
CACI International, Inc. Class A (a) | 319,400 | | 14,756,280 |
CyberSource Corp. (a) | 427,466 | | 7,412,260 |
Datacash Group PLC | 1,671,200 | | 7,217,511 |
Online Resources Corp. (a) | 1,135,000 | | 7,502,350 |
WNS Holdings Ltd. sponsored ADR (a) | 692,300 | | 8,826,825 |
Wright Express Corp. (a) | 316,000 | | 8,936,480 |
| | 54,651,706 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 4.3% |
Brooks Automation, Inc. (a) | 326,300 | | 1,934,959 |
Diodes, Inc. (a) | 593,000 | | 10,946,780 |
Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. (a) | 957,000 | | 8,450,310 |
FormFactor, Inc. (a) | 305,000 | | 7,030,250 |
Hittite Microwave Corp. (a) | 198,821 | | 6,982,594 |
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. (a) | 48,100 | | 282,347 |
Lam Research Corp. (a) | 284,000 | | 8,537,040 |
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. (a) | 196,490 | | 6,295,540 |
| | 50,459,820 |
Software - 3.7% |
Blackbaud, Inc. | 361,059 | | 6,751,803 |
Informatica Corp. (a) | 381,000 | | 7,006,590 |
PROS Holdings, Inc. (a) | 1,168,857 | | 9,187,216 |
Radiant Systems, Inc. (a) | 700,000 | | 7,042,000 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued |
Software - continued |
Taleo Corp. Class A (a) | 494,639 | | $ 8,656,183 |
TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. Class A (a) | 680,000 | | 5,630,400 |
| | 44,274,192 |
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | | 284,304,573 |
MATERIALS - 3.0% |
Chemicals - 0.9% |
Solutia, Inc. (a) | 1,232,000 | | 11,014,080 |
Containers & Packaging - 0.8% |
Myers Industries, Inc. | 888,000 | | 8,737,920 |
Metals & Mining - 1.3% |
Commercial Metals Co. | 480,000 | | 7,939,200 |
Red Back Mining, Inc. (a) | 834,400 | | 7,752,675 |
| | 15,691,875 |
TOTAL MATERIALS | | 35,443,875 |
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.6% |
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.6% |
Premiere Global Services, Inc. (a) | 772,000 | | 7,403,480 |
UTILITIES - 0.2% |
Water Utilities - 0.2% |
Southwest Water Co. | 612,499 | | 2,995,120 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $1,024,742,072) | 1,133,892,944 |
Money Market Funds - 8.6% |
| Shares | | Value |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.37% (b) | 59,331,146 | | $ 59,331,146 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.22% (b)(c) | 42,851,450 | | 42,851,450 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $102,182,596) | 102,182,596 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 104.3% (Cost $1,126,924,668) | | 1,236,075,540 |
NET OTHER ASSETS - (4.3)% | | (51,346,303) |
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 1,184,729,237 |
Legend |
(a) Non-income producing |
(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. |
(c) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(d) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
(e) Affiliated company |
Affiliated Central Funds |
Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows: |
Fund | Income earned |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund | $ 517,487 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund | 961,427 |
Total | $ 1,478,914 |
Other Affiliated Issuers |
An affiliated company is a company in which the fund has ownership of at least 5% of the voting securities. Fiscal year to date transactions with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows: |
Affiliate | Value, beginning of period | Purchases | Sales Proceeds | Dividend Income | Value, end of period |
Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. | $ - | $ 4,725,971 | $ - | $ - | $ 4,060,850 |
Other Information |
All investments are categorized as Level 1 under the Fair Value Hierarchy. 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, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
Distribution of investments by country of issue, as a percentage of total net assets, is as follows: (Unaudited) |
United States of America | 88.8% |
United Kingdom | 3.0% |
Netherlands | 1.7% |
Germany | 1.5% |
Canada | 1.2% |
Bermuda | 1.0% |
Others (individually less than 1%) | 2.8% |
| 100.0% |
Income Tax Information |
At July 31, 2009, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of approximately $225,666,789 all of which will expire on July 31, 2017. |
The fund intends to elect to defer to its fiscal year ending July 31, 2010 approximately $200,880,622 of losses recognized during the period November 1, 2008 to July 31, 2009. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $41,513,365) - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $1,020,016,101) | $ 1,129,832,094 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $102,182,596) | 102,182,596 | |
Other affiliated issuers (cost $4,725,971) | 4,060,850 | |
Total Investments (cost $1,126,924,668) | | $ 1,236,075,540 |
Receivable for investments sold | | 1,187,026 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 2,786,784 |
Dividends receivable | | 131,925 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 35,020 |
Prepaid expenses | | 4,196 |
Other receivables | | 2,520 |
Total assets | | 1,240,223,011 |
| | |
Liabilities | | |
Payable for investments purchased | $ 10,975,489 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 568,428 | |
Accrued management fee | 673,586 | |
Distribution fees payable | 29,425 | |
Other affiliated payables | 344,774 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 50,622 | |
Collateral on securities loaned, at value | 42,851,450 | |
Total liabilities | | 55,493,774 |
| | |
Net Assets | | $ 1,184,729,237 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $ 1,517,801,153 |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | | (442,223,340) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | 109,151,424 |
Net Assets | | $ 1,184,729,237 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued
| July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Calculation of Maximum Offering Price Class A: Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($40,211,246 ÷ 3,725,157 shares) | | $ 10.79 |
| | |
Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $10.79) | | $ 11.45 |
Class T: Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($21,533,044 ÷ 2,004,293 shares) | | $ 10.74 |
| | |
Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $10.74) | | $ 11.13 |
Class B: Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($4,170,875 ÷ 394,499 shares) A | | $ 10.57 |
| | |
Class C: Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($14,267,023 ÷ 1,351,893 shares) A | | $ 10.55 |
| | |
| | |
Small Cap Growth: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,085,184,165 ÷ 99,624,971 shares) | | $ 10.89 |
| | |
Class F: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($158,876 ÷ 14,578 shares) | | $ 10.90 |
| | |
Institutional Class: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($19,204,008 ÷ 1,760,702 shares) | | $ 10.91 |
A Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
| Year ended July 31, 2009 |
Investment Income | | |
Dividends | | $ 5,314,790 |
Interest | | 160 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $961,427 from security lending) | | 1,478,914 |
Total income | | 6,793,864 |
| | |
Expenses | | |
Management fee Basic fee | $ 7,084,137 | |
Performance adjustment | (88,225) | |
Transfer agent fees | 3,134,604 | |
Distribution fees | 313,513 | |
Accounting and security lending fees | 366,910 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 49,190 | |
Independent trustees' compensation | 6,657 | |
Registration fees | 104,283 | |
Audit | 57,632 | |
Legal | 4,978 | |
Miscellaneous | 29,154 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 11,062,833 | |
Expense reductions | (56,408) | 11,006,425 |
Net investment income (loss) | | (4,212,561) |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | (335,295,629) | |
Foreign currency transactions | (356) | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | (335,295,985) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: Investment securities | 109,377,918 | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 2,762 | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | 109,380,680 |
Net gain (loss) | | (225,915,305) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ (230,127,866) |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Year ended July 31, 2009 | Year ended July 31, 2008 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ (4,212,561) | $ (6,524,319) |
Net realized gain (loss) | (335,295,985) | (103,756,345) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 109,380,680 | (72,236,255) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (230,127,866) | (182,516,919) |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain | - | (81,199,740) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | 89,233,558 | 331,568,501 |
Redemption fees | 255,734 | 439,174 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (140,638,574) | 68,291,016 |
| | |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 1,325,367,811 | 1,257,076,795 |
End of period | $ 1,184,729,237 | $ 1,325,367,811 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class A
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 J |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 13.20 | $ 16.06 | $ 12.88 | $ 12.95 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | (.06) | (.11) | (.12) H | (.10) I | (.07) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.35) | (1.73) | 3.39 | .18 | 3.01 |
Total from investment operations | (2.41) | (1.84) | 3.27 | .08 | 2.94 |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (1.02) | (.09) | (.16) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E | - L | - L | - L | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 10.79 | $ 13.20 | $ 16.06 | $ 12.88 | $ 12.95 |
Total Return B,C,D | (18.26)% | (12.26)% | 25.52% | .70% | 29.50% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F,K | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.33% | 1.40% | 1.44% | 1.53% | 1.55% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.33% | 1.40% | 1.40% | 1.40% | 1.45% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.33% | 1.39% | 1.39% | 1.35% | 1.36% A |
Net investment income (loss) | (.64)% | (.74)% | (.80)% H | (.79)% I | (.78)% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 40,211 | $ 42,187 | $ 33,588 | $ 18,104 | $ 4,719 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 150% | 113% | 91% | 129% | 93% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (.84)%.
I Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (.85)%.
J For the period November 3, 2004 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2005.
K Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
L Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class T
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 J |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 13.17 | $ 16.01 | $ 12.86 | $ 12.93 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | (.09) | (.15) | (.16) H | (.14) I | (.09) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.34) | (1.73) | 3.38 | .19 | 3.01 |
Total from investment operations | (2.43) | (1.88) | 3.22 | .05 | 2.92 |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (.96) | (.07) | (.13) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E | - L | - L | - L | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 10.74 | $ 13.17 | $ 16.01 | $ 12.86 | $ 12.93 |
Total Return B,C,D | (18.45)% | (12.50)% | 25.18% | .48% | 29.30% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F,K | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.60% | 1.65% | 1.67% | 1.73% | 1.79% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.60% | 1.65% | 1.65% | 1.65% | 1.70% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.59% | 1.65% | 1.65% | 1.60% | 1.61% A |
Net investment income (loss) | (.91)% | (.99)% | (1.05)% H | (1.04)% I | (1.03)% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 21,533 | $ 21,754 | $ 26,419 | $ 19,205 | $ 5,240 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 150% | 113% | 91% | 129% | 93% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (1.09)%.
I Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (1.10)%.
J For the period November 3, 2004 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2005.
K Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
L Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class B
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 J |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 13.03 | $ 15.85 | $ 12.78 | $ 12.87 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | (.13) | (.22) | (.23) H | (.20) I | (.13) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.33) | (1.71) | 3.36 | .19 | 2.99 |
Total from investment operations | (2.46) | (1.93) | 3.13 | (.01) | 2.86 |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (.89) | (.06) | (.09) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E | - L | - L | - L | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 10.57 | $ 13.03 | $ 15.85 | $ 12.78 | $ 12.87 |
Total Return B,C,D | (18.88)% | (12.92)% | 24.57% | (.03)% | 28.70% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F,K | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 2.08% | 2.15% | 2.20% | 2.28% | 2.33% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 2.08% | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.20% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 2.08% | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.10% | 2.11% A |
Net investment income (loss) | (1.39)% | (1.49)% | (1.55)% H | (1.54)% I | (1.53)% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 4,171 | $ 5,517 | $ 6,242 | $ 5,191 | $ 2,055 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 150% | 113% | 91% | 129% | 93% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.
E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (1.59)%.
I Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (1.60)%.
J For the period November 3, 2004 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2005.
K Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
L Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class C
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 J |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 13.00 | $ 15.84 | $ 12.77 | $ 12.88 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | (.13) | (.22) | (.23) H | (.20) I | (.13) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.32) | (1.71) | 3.36 | .18 | 3.00 |
Total from investment operations | (2.45) | (1.93) | 3.13 | (.02) | 2.87 |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (.91) | (.06) | (.10) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E | - L | - L | - L | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 10.55 | $ 13.00 | $ 15.84 | $ 12.77 | $ 12.88 |
Total Return B,C,D | (18.85)% | (12.94)% | 24.59% | (.08)% | 28.80% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F,K | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 2.08% | 2.15% | 2.20% | 2.25% | 2.24% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 2.08% | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.17% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 2.07% | 2.14% | 2.14% | 2.10% | 2.09% A |
Net investment income (loss) | (1.39)% | (1.49)% | (1.55)% H | (1.54)% I | (1.50)% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 14,267 | $ 15,946 | $ 22,348 | $ 14,682 | $ 8,372 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 150% | 113% | 91% | 129% | 93% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.
E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (1.59)%.
I Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (1.60)%.
J For the period November 3, 2004 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2005.
K Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
L Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Small Cap Growth
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 I |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 13.29 | $ 16.15 | $ 12.93 | $ 12.98 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) D | (.04) | (.07) | (.08) G | (.07) H | (.04) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.36) | (1.74) | 3.40 | .19 | 3.01 |
Total from investment operations | (2.40) | (1.81) | 3.32 | .12 | 2.97 |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (1.05) | (.10) | (.18) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital D | - K | - K | - K | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 10.89 | $ 13.29 | $ 16.15 | $ 12.93 | $ 12.98 |
Total Return B,C | (18.06)% | (11.98)% | 25.84% | 1.01% | 29.80% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E,J | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.08% | 1.11% | 1.10% | 1.13% | 1.16% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.08% | 1.11% | 1.10% | 1.13% | 1.16% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.08% | 1.10% | 1.09% | 1.08% | 1.08% A |
Net investment income (loss) | (.39)% | (.45)% | (.50)% G | (.52)% H | (.49)% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 1,085,184 | $ 1,217,520 | $ 1,149,809 | $ 402,353 | $ 205,652 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | 150% | 113% | 91% | 129% | 93% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (.54)%.
H Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (.58)%.
I For the period November 3, 2004 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2005.
J Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
K Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class F
Period ended July 31, | 2009 H |
Selected Per-Share Data | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 10.03 |
Income from Investment Operations | |
Net investment income (loss) D | (.01) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | .88 G |
Total from investment operations | .87 |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital D,J | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 10.90 |
Total Return B,C | 8.67% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E,I | |
Expenses before reductions | .74% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .74% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | .73% A |
Net investment income (loss) | (.54)% A |
Supplemental Data | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 159 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | 150% |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate net gain (loss) on investments for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of the Fund.
H For the period June 26, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2009.
I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Institutional Class
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 I |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 13.30 | $ 16.15 | $ 12.92 | $ 12.97 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) D | (.03) | (.06) | (.07) G | (.07) H | (.04) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.36) | (1.74) | 3.41 | .19 | 3.00 |
Total from investment operations | (2.39) | (1.80) | 3.34 | .12 | 2.96 |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | (1.05) | (.11) | (.18) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital D | - K | - K | - K | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 10.91 | $ 13.30 | $ 16.15 | $ 12.92 | $ 12.97 |
Total Return B,C | (17.97)% | (11.93)% | 25.99% | .97% | 29.70% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E,J | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.05% | 1.04% | 1.05% | 1.10% | 1.20% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.05% | 1.04% | 1.05% | 1.10% | 1.18% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.04% | 1.03% | 1.05% | 1.05% | 1.10% A |
Net investment income (loss) | (.36)% | (.38)% | (.46)% G | (.49)% H | (.51)% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 19,204 | $ 22,444 | $ 18,671 | $ 14,233 | $ 1,906 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | 150% | 113% | 91% | 129% | 93% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (.50)%.
H Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (.55)%.
I For the period November 3, 2004 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2005.
J Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
K Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
For the period ended July 31, 2009
1. Organization.
Fidelity Small Cap Growth Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Securities Fund (the trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. In January 2009, the Board of Trustees of the Fund approved the creation of an additional class of shares. The Fund commenced sale of Class F shares on June 26, 2009. The Fund offers Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, Small Cap Growth, Class F, and Institutional Class shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Class F shares of the Fund are only available for purchase by mutual funds for which Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) or an affiliate serves as investment manager. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after a holding period of seven years from the initial date of purchase. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred. Certain expense reductions also differ by class.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by FMR and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's web site or upon request.
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3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Events or transactions occurring after period end through the date that the financial statements were issued, September 29, 2009, have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Security Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are classified into three levels. Level 1 includes readily available unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 includes observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable either directly or indirectly. Level 3 includes unobservable inputs when market prices are not readily available or reliable. Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment's assigned level within the hierarchy. The aggregate value by input level, as of
July 31, 2009, for the Fund's investments is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments. Valuation techniques of the Fund's major categories of assets and liabilities as presented in the Schedule of Investments are as follows.
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by an independent pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price. Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value each business day. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are valued at amortized cost, which approximates value.
When current market prices or quotations are not readily available or reliable, valuations may be determined in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. Factors used in determining value may include significant market or security specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality, and developments in foreign markets which are monitored by evaluating the performance of ADRs, futures contracts and exchange-traded funds. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and may be utilized to a significant extent. The value of securities used for
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Security Valuation - continued
net asset value (NAV) calculation under these procedures may differ from published prices for the same securities.
Foreign Currency. The Fund uses foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and may include proceeds received from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.
Expenses. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among each Fund in the trust. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and filing its U.S. federal tax return. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. The Fund is subject to the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainties in Income Taxes (FIN 48). FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. There are no unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three years. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), net operating losses, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the federal tax cost as of period end were as follows:
Unrealized appreciation | $ 181,012,112 | |
Unrealized depreciation | (87,536,610) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ 93,475,502 | |
Capital loss carryforward | $ (225,666,789) | |
Cost for federal income tax purposes | $ 1,142,600,038 | |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| July 31, 2009 | July 31, 2008 |
Ordinary Income | $ - | $ 58,646,396 |
Long-term Capital Gains | - | 22,553,344 |
Total | $ - | $ 81,199,740 |
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Short-Term Trading (Redemption) Fees. Shares held in the Fund less than 90 days are subject to a redemption fee equal to 1.50% of the proceeds of the redeemed shares. All redemption fees, including any estimated redemption fees paid by FMR, are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid in capital.
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $1,570,773,226 and $1,479,446,364, respectively.
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .45% of the Fund's average net assets and a group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. In addition, the management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of ± .20% of the Fund's average net assets over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the relative investment performance of the retail class of the Fund, Small Cap Growth, as compared to an appropriate benchmark index. For the period, the total annual management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .70% of the Fund's average net assets.
Distribution and Service Plan. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate Distribution and Service Plans for each class of shares. Certain classes pay Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, 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 and the total amounts paid to and retained by FDC were as follows:
| Distribution Fee | Service Fee | Paid to FDC | Retained by FDC |
Class A | 0% | .25% | $ 76,876 | $ 5,323 |
Class T | .25% | .25% | 84,369 | 411 |
Class B | .75% | .25% | 36,662 | 27,543 |
Class C | .75% | .25% | 115,606 | 22,697 |
| | | $ 313,513 | $ 55,974 |
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Sales Load. FDC receives a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for selling Class A shares, and 3.50% for selling Class T shares, some of which is paid to financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund. FDC receives the proceeds of contingent deferred sales charges levied on Class A, Class T, Class B, and Class C redemptions. These charges depend on the holding period. The deferred sales charges range from 5% to 1% for Class B, 1% for Class C, 1.00% to .50% for certain purchases of Class A shares and .25% for certain purchases of Class T shares.
For the period, sales charge amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
| Retained by FDC |
Class A | $ 19,540 |
Class T | 5,412 |
Class B* | 10,063 |
Class C* | 1,951 |
| $ 36,966 |
* When Class B and 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, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of each class, except for Class F. FIIOC receives no fees for providing transfer agency services to Class F. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, the total transfer agent fees paid by each applicable class were as follows:
| Amount | % of Average Net Assets |
Class A | $ 97,925 | .32 |
Class T | 55,774 | .33 |
Class B | 11,708 | .32 |
Class C | 36,729 | .32 |
Small Cap Growth | 2,888,449 | .32 |
Institutional Class | 44,019 | .28 |
| $ 3,134,604 | |
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5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued
Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the month. Under a separate contract, FSC administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions.
Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $42,239 for the period.
6. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR in a $3.5 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $4,471 and is reflected in Miscellaneous Expense on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
7. Security Lending.
The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. On the settlement date of the loan, the Fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less fees and expenses associated with the loan, plus any premium payments that may be received on the loan of certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds.
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8. Expense Reductions.
Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $48,874 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian and each class' transfer agent, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by $969. During the period, credits reduced each class' transfer agent expense as noted in the table below.
| Transfer Agent expense reduction |
Small Cap Growth | $ 6,565 |
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 |
From net realized gain | | |
Class A | $ - | $ 2,216,913 |
Class T | - | 1,570,296 |
Class B | - | 348,424 |
Class C | - | 1,307,950 |
Small Cap Growth | - | 74,608,644 |
Institutional Class | - | 1,147,513 |
Total | $ - | $ 81,199,740 |
10. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
| Shares | Dollars |
Years ended July 31, | 2009 A | 2008 | 2009 A | 2008 |
Class A | | | | |
Shares sold | 1,768,538 | 1,742,262 | $ 16,919,128 | $ 25,505,334 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 126,731 | - | 1,912,181 |
Shares redeemed | (1,239,291) | (763,921) | (11,138,983) | (11,052,109) |
Net increase (decrease) | 529,247 | 1,105,072 | $ 5,780,145 | $ 16,365,406 |
Class T | | | | |
Shares sold | 1,485,602 | 487,722 | $ 12,842,623 | $ 7,048,735 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 99,906 | - | 1,507,341 |
Shares redeemed | (1,132,759) | (586,050) | (9,596,209) | (8,531,977) |
Net increase (decrease) | 352,843 | 1,578 | $ 3,246,414 | $ 24,099 |
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| Shares | Dollars |
Years ended July 31, | 2009 A | 2008 | 2009 A | 2008 |
Class B | | | | |
Shares sold | 116,072 | 132,932 | $ 1,042,949 | $ 1,958,446 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 22,166 | - | 332,229 |
Shares redeemed | (145,097) | (125,460) | (1,355,668) | (1,804,323) |
Net increase (decrease) | (29,025) | 29,638 | $ (312,719) | $ 486,352 |
Class C | | | | |
Shares sold | 604,934 | 436,957 | $ 5,793,290 | $ 6,320,995 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 82,544 | - | 1,234,732 |
Shares redeemed | (479,386) | (703,886) | (4,290,700) | (9,901,355) |
Net increase (decrease) | 125,548 | (184,385) | $ 1,502,590 | $ (2,345,628) |
Small Cap Growth | | | | |
Shares sold | 30,718,046 | 38,610,197 | $ 287,281,815 | $ 574,316,675 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 4,701,343 | - | 71,216,320 |
Shares redeemed | (22,726,319) | (22,858,332) | (209,407,815) | (336,543,207) |
Net increase (decrease) | 7,991,727 | 20,453,208 | $ 77,874,000 | $ 308,989,788 |
Class F | | | | |
Shares sold | 14,590 | - | $ 145,457 | $ - |
Shares redeemed | (12) | - | (113) | - |
Net increase (decrease) | 14,578 | - | $ 145,344 | $ - |
Institutional Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 802,152 | 788,829 | $ 7,245,594 | $ 11,907,085 |
Reinvestment of distributions | - | 66,279 | - | 1,004,006 |
Shares redeemed | (728,847) | (323,911) | (6,247,810) | (4,862,607) |
Net increase (decrease) | 73,305 | 531,197 | $ 997,784 | $ 8,048,484 |
A Share transactions for Class F are for the period June 26, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2009.
11. Other.
The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
At the end of the period, Fidelity Freedom 2020 Fund and Fidelity Freedom 2030 Fund were the owners of record of approximately 12% and 10% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fidelity Freedom Funds were the owners of record, in the aggregate, of approximately 53% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund.
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To the Trustees of Fidelity Securities Fund and the Shareholders of Fidelity Small Cap Growth Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Small Cap Growth Fund (a fund of Fidelity Securities Fund) at July 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity Small Cap Growth Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at July 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
September 29, 2009
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The Trustees, Member of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, and review the fund's performance. Except for Edward C. Johnson 3d and James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 220 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Johnson oversees 262 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 392 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The executive officers and Advisory Board Member hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098.
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Edward C. Johnson 3d (79) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 1984 Mr. Johnson is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC; Chairman and a Director of FMR; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC); Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Johnson serves as Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as President of FMR LLC (2006-2007). |
James C. Curvey (74) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2006-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. |
* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Dennis J. Dirks (61) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Currently, Mr. Dirks serves as a member of the Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present). |
Alan J. Lacy (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of The Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-present) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2007-present). Mr. Lacy is Chairman (2008-present) and a member (2006-present) of the Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association. |
Ned C. Lautenbach (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr. Lautenbach is an Advisory Partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was with the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. Mr. Lautenbach serves as a Director of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial) as well as the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida. Mr. Lautenbach is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Fairfield University (2005-present), as well as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, Mr. Lautenbach served as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007). |
Joseph Mauriello (64) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Capital Ltd. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-present) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products, 2007-present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a Director of the Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007). |
Cornelia M. Small (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors of the Teagle Foundation (2009-present). Ms. Small is also a member of the Investment Committee, and Chair (2008-present) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson of the Investment Committee (2002-2008) of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments. |
William S. Stavropoulos (70) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Mr. Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons (2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004), Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently, Mr. Stavropoulos is a Director of Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Chemical Financial Corporation, Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), Tyco International, Inc. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital (private equity investment, 2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is a special advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science. |
David M. Thomas (60) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products), and Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present). |
Michael E. Wiley (58) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008-present), and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a Sr. Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005). |
Advisory Board Member and Executive Officers:
Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Mr. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Peter S. Lynch (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006). |
Kenneth B. Robins (39) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2009-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Robins worked at KPMG LLP, where he was a partner in KPMG's department of professional practice (2002-2004). |
Brian B. Hogan (44) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Vice President of certain Equity Funds and Vice President of Sector Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-present) and President of FMR's Equity Division (2009-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as a portfolio manager. |
Thomas C. Hense (45) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Vice President of Fidelity's High Income and Small Cap Funds. Previously, Mr. Hense served as a portfolio manager for Fidelity's Institutional Money Management Group (Pyramis) (2003-2008). |
Scott C. Goebel (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC; Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). |
William C. Coffey (40) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Holly C. Laurent (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Laurent is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Laurent was Senior Vice President and Head of Legal for Fidelity Business Services India Pvt. Ltd. (2006-2008), and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Group Head for FMR LLC (2005-2006). |
Christine Reynolds (50) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007). |
Kenneth A. Rathgeber (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2004 Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Rathgeber is Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), FMR (2005-present), FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2005-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2005-present), Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC (2005-present), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2005-present). |
Jeffrey S. Christian (47) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Christian also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Christian served as Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (2004-2009) and as Vice President of Business Analysis (2003-2004). |
Bryan A. Mehrmann (48) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Mehrmann is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Mehrmann served as Vice President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Group (FIIS)/Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC) Client Services (1998-2004). |
Adrien E. Deberghes (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005). |
John R. Hebble (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Paul M. Murphy (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Murphy is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2006), Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR (2007), and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1994-2007). |
Gary W. Ryan (50) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005). |
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity Small Cap Growth Fund
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, acting directly and through its separate committees, requests and receives information concerning, and considers at each of its meetings factors that are relevant to, its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees, each composed of Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. Each committee has a written charter outlining the structure and purposes of the committee. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts.
At its July 2009 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expenses; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board ultimately reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts and the compensation to be received by Fidelity under the management contract is consistent with Fidelity's fiduciary duty under applicable law. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor noted above, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by competitors to Fidelity, and that the fund's shareholders, with the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.
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Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel and the fund's investment objective and discipline. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the size, education, and experience of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, their use of technology, and the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory, and management personnel. In response to last year's financial crisis, FMR took a number of actions intended to cut costs and improve efficiency without weakening the investment teams or resources. The Board noted that Fidelity's analysts have access to a variety of technological tools and market and securities data that enable them to perform both fundamental and quantitative analysis and to specialize in various disciplines. The Board considered Fidelity's extensive global research capabilities that enable the Investment Advisers to aggregate data from various sources in an effort to produce positive investment results. The Board also considered that Fidelity's portfolio managers and analysts have access to daily portfolio attribution that allows for monitoring of a fund's portfolio, as well as an electronic communication system that provides immediate real-time access to research concerning issuers and credit enhancers.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered��(i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, distribution, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the Investment Advisers' supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through phone representatives and over the Internet, and investor education materials and asset allocation tools.
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Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing for a large variety of mutual fund investor services. For example, fund shareholders are offered the privilege of exchanging shares of the fund for shares of other Fidelity funds, as set forth in the fund's prospectus, without paying a sales charge. The Board noted that Fidelity has taken a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) dedicating additional resources to investment research and to restructure and broaden the focus of the investment research teams; (ii) bolstering the senior management team that oversees asset management; (iii) contractually agreeing to reduce the management fee on Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund; and (iv) expanding Class A and Class T load waiver categories to increase rollover retention opportunities and create consistent policies across the classes.
Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated within its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for each class, as well as the fund's relative investment performance for each class measured against (i) a broad-based securities market index, and (ii) a peer group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by the Board over multiple periods. Because the fund had been in existence less than five calendar years, the following charts considered by the Board show, over the one- and three-year periods ended December 31, 2008, the cumulative total returns of Institutional Class (Class I) and Class C of the fund, the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of cumulative total returns of a peer group of mutual funds identified by Morningstar, Inc. as having an investment style similar to that of the fund based on underlying portfolio holdings. The returns of Institutional Class (Class I) and Class C show the performance of the highest and lowest performing classes, respectively (based on three-year performance). (The fund did not offer Class F as of December 31, 2008.) The box within each chart shows the 25th percentile return (bottom of box) and the 75th percentile return (top of box) of the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten numbers noted below each chart correspond to the percentile box and represent the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of the class indicated.
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Fidelity Small Cap Growth Fund
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The Board reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and stated that the performance of Institutional Class (Class I) of the fund was in the fourth quartile for the one-year period and the second quartile for the three-year period. The Board also stated that the investment performance of the fund was lower than its benchmark for all the periods shown. The Board considered that the variations in performance among the fund's classes reflect the variations in class expenses, which result in lower performance for higher expense classes.
The Board 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 exceeds, or is exceeded by, the record (over the same period) of a Board-approved performance adjustment index. The Board realizes that the performance adjustment provides FMR with a strong economic incentive to seek to achieve superior performance for the fund's shareholders and helps to more closely align the interests of FMR and the fund's shareholders.
The Board considered that FMR has taken steps to refocus and strengthen equity research, equity portfolio management, and compliance. The Board reviewed the year-to-date performance of Fidelity Small Cap Growth (retail class) through May 31, 2009 and stated that it exceeded the fund's benchmark.
Based on its review, and giving particular weight to the nature and quality of the resources dedicated by the Investment Advisers to maintain and improve relative performance and factoring in the unprecedented market events in 2008, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund will benefit the fund's shareholders, particularly in light of the Board's view that the fund's shareholders benefit from investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and services.
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Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Fund Expenses. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expenses compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared.
The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month (or shorter) periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors, in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps, and without giving effect to the fund's performance adjustment. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 12% means that 88% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked and the impact of the fund's performance adjustment, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.
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Management Fees - continued
Fidelity Small Cap Growth Fund
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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2008. The Board also noted the effect of the fund's positive performance adjustment on the fund's management fee ranking. The Board noted that the performance adjustment for each year represents calculations for performance periods that differ from the periods shown in the performance charts above.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee was fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.
In its review of each class's total expenses, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses, as well as the impact of the fund's performance adjustment. As part of its review, the Board also considered current and historical total expenses of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.
The Board noted that the total expenses of each of Class A, Class B, Class C, Institutional Class, and Fidelity Small Cap Growth (retail class) ranked below its competitive median for 2008 and the total expenses of Class T ranked above its competitive median for 2008. The Board considered that the total expenses for Class T were above the median primarily because its 12b-1 fee is higher than the typical front-end load class. 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 expenses of the classes vary primarily by the level of their 12b-1 fees, although differences in transfer agent fees may also cause expenses to vary from class to class.
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In its review of total expenses, the Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information on clients that FMR and its affiliates service in other competitive markets, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the total expenses of each class of the fund were reasonable, although in one case above the median of the universe presented for comparison, in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the audited books and records of Fidelity. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board believes that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board has also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and any fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.
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Management Fees - continued
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and determined that the amount of profit is a fair entrepreneurial profit for the management of the fund.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions.
In February 2009, the Board created an Ad Hoc Committee (the "Committee") to analyze economies of scale. The Committee was formed to consider whether FMR attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR determines the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will achieve a certain level of economies of scale as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board concluded, considering the findings of the Committee, that any potential economies of scale are being shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity in an appropriate manner.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including (i) fund performance trends, actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) portfolio manager changes that have occurred during the past year; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and key personnel, including performance benchmarks used by Fidelity in evaluating incentive compensation for portfolio managers and research analysts; (iv) the structure and process of equity research and actions taken by FMR to improve the quality of research; (v) the selection of and compensation paid by FMR to fund sub-advisers; (vi) Fidelity's fee structures and rationale for recommending different fees among categories of funds; (vii) the rationale for any differences between fund fee structures and fee structures in place for other Fidelity clients; (viii) Fidelity's rationale for recommending which funds should have a performance adjustment component as part of their management fees; and (ix) explanations for the relative total expenses borne by certain funds and classes, total expense competitive trends, and actions that might be taken by FMR to reduce total expenses for certain funds and classes.
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Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all material factors, the Board ultimately concluded that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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Investment Adviser
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
Investment Sub-Advisers
FMR Co., Inc.
Fidelity Management & Research
(U.K.) Inc.
Fidelity Research & Analysis Company
Fidelity Investments Japan Limited
FIL Investment Advisors
FIL Investment Advisors (U.K.) Ltd.
Fidelity Management & Research
(Hong Kong) Limited
Fidelity Management & Research
(Japan) Inc.
General Distributor
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
Transfer and Service Agents
Fidelity Investments Institutional
Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Fidelity Service Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Custodian
Citibank, N.A.
New York, NY
ASCPI-UANN-0909
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Fidelity®
Small Cap Value
Fund
Annual Report
July 31, 2009
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Contents
Chairman's Message | <Click Here> | The Chairman's message to shareholders. |
Performance | <Click Here> | How the fund has done over time. |
Management's Discussion | <Click Here> | The manager's review of fund performance, strategy and outlook. |
Shareholder Expense Example | <Click Here> | An example of shareholder expenses. |
Investment Changes | <Click Here> | A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months. |
Investments | <Click Here> | A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values. |
Financial Statements | <Click Here> | Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights. |
Notes | <Click Here> | Notes to the financial statements. |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | <Click Here> | |
Trustees and Officers | <Click Here> | |
Distributions | <Click Here> | |
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees | <Click Here> | |
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Dear Shareholder:
We've seen a welcome uptick in the global equity markets this spring and summer, as signs of stabilization in some economic indicators have brought many investors back into the marketplace. But there remain other key measures - notably high unemployment and slack consumer spending - that suggest the road back to economic health could still be a bumpy ride. Financial markets are always unpredictable, of course, but there also are several time-tested investment principles that can help put the historical odds in your favor.
One of the basic tenets is to invest for the long term. Over time, riding out the markets' inevitable ups and downs has proven much more effective than selling into panic or chasing the hottest trend. Even missing only a few of the markets' best days can significantly diminish investor returns. Patience also affords the benefits of compounding - of earning interest on additional income or reinvested dividends and capital gains. There can be tax advantages and cost benefits to consider as well. While staying the course doesn't eliminate risk, it can considerably lessen the effect of short-term declines.
You can further manage your investing risk through diversification. And today, more than ever, geographic diversification should be taken into account. Studies indicate that asset allocation is the single most important determinant of a portfolio's long-term success. The right mix of stocks, bonds and cash - aligned to your particular risk tolerance and investment objective - is very important. Age-appropriate rebalancing is also an essential aspect of asset allocation. For younger investors, an emphasis on equities - which historically have been the best-performing asset class over time - is encouraged. As investors near their specific goal, such as retirement or sending a child to college, consideration may be given to replacing volatile assets (e.g. common stocks) with more-stable fixed investments (bonds or savings plans).
A third principle - investing regularly - can help lower the average cost of your purchases. Investing a certain amount of money each month or quarter helps ensure you won't pay for all your shares at market highs. This strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - also reduces "emotion" from investing, helping shareholders avoid selling weak performers just prior to an upswing, or chasing a hot performer just before a correction.
We invite you to contact us via the Internet, through our Investor Centers or by phone. It is our privilege to provide you the information you need to make the investments that are right for you.
Sincerely,
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d
Edward C. Johnson 3d
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Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class' dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The $10,000 table and the fund's 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
Periods ended July 31, 2009 | Past 1 year | Life of classA |
Small Cap Value | -4.15% | 5.49% |
A From November 3, 2004.
$10,000 Over Life of Fund
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Small Cap Value, a class of the fund, on November 3, 2004, when the fund started. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the Russell 2000® Value Index performed over the same period.
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Market Recap: U.S. stocks - battered by the effects of a global credit crisis for most of the year - were aided by early signs of a healing economy during the final months of the year ending July 31, 2009. For roughly half of the 12-month period, equities were in free fall, as a succession of large financial institutions around the world either collapsed or were forced into mergers or government conservatorship, and harried investors relinquished riskier assets in a massive flight to quality. By March, however, as unprecedented government interventions around the world took root, signs of a potential recovery began to emerge: corporate profits, though still weak, began to stabilize and valuations started to return to normal trading ranges. Against this improving backdrop, major equity indexes posted significant gains in March and April, which carried through to the end of the period. For the year overall, the Standard & Poor's 500SM Index declined 19.96%, while the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market IndexSM - the broadest overall gauge of domestic equities - was down 19.95%. Meanwhile, the blue-chip-laden Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM fell 16.62% and the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite® Index posted a 14.05% loss.
Comments from Charles Myers, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity® Small Cap Value Fund: For the year, the fund's Retail Class shares returned -4.15%, compared with -20.67% for the Russell 2000® Value Index. Of the ten sectors in the index, the fund generated positive contributions in nine, and the tenth - utilities - was only moderately negative. Most of the fund's outperformance came from strong stock selection, especially in consumer discretionary, materials, information technology, industrials and health care. Sector selection in consumer discretionary and financials contributed as well. The fund benefited from positions in auto dealer Penske Automotive Group, commercial furniture manufacturer HNI, timely ownership of private-equity firm Affiliated Managers Group and homebuilder Meritage Homes. Of these names, only HNI and Meritage Homes were represented in the index. KKR Financial Holdings, a private-equity firm and asset manager not in the index, was the biggest detractor, hurt by worries about excess debt on its balance sheet. Investors had similar concerns about commercial builder NCI Building Systems. At period end, I no longer owned the equity shares of KKR or NCI, though I did continue to own NCI bonds.
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
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Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, redemption fees, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The actual expense Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (February 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009) for Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, Small Cap Value and Institutional Class and for the entire period (June 26, 2009 to July 31, 2009) for Class F. The hypothetical expense Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested for the one-half year period (February 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
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Shareholder Expense Example - continued
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
| Annualized Expense Ratio | Beginning Account Value | Ending Account Value July 31, 2009 | Expenses Paid During Period |
Class A | 1.40% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,357.30 | $ 8.18 B |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,017.85 | $ 7.00 C |
Class T | 1.65% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,355.80 | $ 9.64 B |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,016.61 | $ 8.25 C |
Class B | 2.15% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,353.20 | $ 12.54 B |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,014.13 | $ 10.74 C |
Class C | 2.15% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,354.50 | $ 12.55 B |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,014.13 | $ 10.74 C |
Small Cap Value | 1.28% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,360.00 | $ 7.49 B |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,018.45 | $ 6.41 C |
Class F | .86% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,092.50 | $ .89 B |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,020.53 | $ 4.31 C |
Institutional Class | 1.15% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,360.80 | $ 6.73 B |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,019.09 | $ 5.76 C |
A 5% return per year before expenses
B Actual expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio; multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period) for Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, Small Cap Value and Institutional Class and multiplied by 36/365 (to reflect the period June 26, 2009 to July 31, 2009) for Class F.
C Hypothetical expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio; multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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Investment Changes (Unaudited)
Top Ten Stocks as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Carpenter Technology Corp. | 3.0 | 2.9 |
HNI Corp. | 3.0 | 2.5 |
United Stationers, Inc. | 3.0 | 2.7 |
WESCO International, Inc. | 2.9 | 0.0 |
Astoria Financial Corp. | 2.8 | 0.6 |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | 2.6 | 0.0 |
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. | 2.5 | 1.7 |
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. | 2.3 | 2.4 |
DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. | 2.2 | 2.2 |
Encore Acquisition Co. | 2.1 | 1.6 |
| 26.4 | |
Top Five Market Sectors as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Financials | 33.4 | 37.5 |
Industrials | 15.9 | 10.6 |
Consumer Discretionary | 12.6 | 12.7 |
Information Technology | 11.6 | 13.5 |
Health Care | 6.0 | 6.9 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) |
As of July 31, 2009 * | As of January 31, 2009 ** |
![fid4838](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4838.gif) | Stocks 98.8% | | ![fid4838](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4838.gif) | Stocks 94.4% | |
![fid4921](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4921.gif) | Convertible Securities 0.4% | | ![fid4921](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4921.gif) | Convertible Securities 4.7% | |
![fid4841](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4841.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 0.8% | | ![fid4841](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4841.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 0.9% | |
* Foreign investments | 8.1% | | ** Foreign investments | 12.1% | |
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Investments July 31, 2009
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 97.2% |
| Shares | | Value |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 12.1% |
Diversified Consumer Services - 1.5% |
Regis Corp. (d) | 1,770,882 | | $ 24,190,248 |
Household Durables - 3.5% |
Centex Corp. | 658,940 | | 7,189,035 |
Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. (d) | 279,513 | | 3,558,200 |
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. | 215,000 | | 7,576,600 |
Meritage Homes Corp. (a) | 1,403,933 | | 30,044,166 |
Ryland Group, Inc. | 417,900 | | 8,345,463 |
| | 56,713,464 |
Specialty Retail - 6.0% |
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. | 1,286,215 | | 17,994,148 |
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. (d) | 1,907,760 | | 39,452,477 |
The Men's Wearhouse, Inc. | 1,059,641 | | 22,898,842 |
Tsutsumi Jewelry Co. Ltd. | 791,400 | | 15,943,435 |
| | 96,288,902 |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.1% |
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (a) | 1,030,087 | | 18,047,124 |
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | 195,239,738 |
CONSUMER STAPLES - 3.6% |
Food & Staples Retailing - 2.4% |
Casey's General Stores, Inc. | 940,000 | | 25,784,200 |
Ingles Markets, Inc. Class A | 815,487 | | 13,626,788 |
| | 39,410,988 |
Personal Products - 1.2% |
Chattem, Inc. (a)(d) | 300,000 | | 18,801,000 |
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | | 58,211,988 |
ENERGY - 5.6% |
Energy Equipment & Services - 2.0% |
Superior Energy Services, Inc. (a) | 1,916,700 | | 31,798,053 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 3.6% |
Encore Acquisition Co. (a) | 968,609 | | 34,482,480 |
Mariner Energy, Inc. (a) | 1,986,700 | | 23,820,533 |
| | 58,303,013 |
TOTAL ENERGY | | 90,101,066 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
FINANCIALS - 32.3% |
Capital Markets - 8.0% |
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (a) | 570,000 | | $ 37,631,400 |
Cohen & Steers, Inc. (d) | 1,080,000 | | 19,731,600 |
optionsXpress Holdings, Inc. | 1,255,000 | | 22,677,850 |
Sparx Group Co. Ltd. (a) | 22,235 | | 3,802,582 |
TradeStation Group, Inc. (a) | 2,062,291 | | 15,446,560 |
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. Class A | 1,040,000 | | 29,504,800 |
| | 128,794,792 |
Commercial Banks - 5.1% |
Associated Banc-Corp. | 2,579,583 | | 27,962,680 |
CapitalSource, Inc. | 5,816,000 | | 26,986,240 |
City National Corp. (d) | 704,900 | | 27,801,256 |
| | 82,750,176 |
Insurance - 8.1% |
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. | 1,090,200 | | 27,113,274 |
IPC Holdings Ltd. | 878,740 | | 25,430,736 |
Max Capital Group Ltd. | 1,149,111 | | 22,947,747 |
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | 693,801 | | 28,792,742 |
W.R. Berkley Corp. | 1,115,000 | | 25,901,450 |
| | 130,185,949 |
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 4.7% |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (d) | 1,100,000 | | 41,921,000 |
Highwoods Properties, Inc. (SBI) | 690,330 | | 17,679,351 |
National Retail Properties, Inc. | 840,000 | | 16,556,400 |
| | 76,156,751 |
Real Estate Management & Development - 1.9% |
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. | 816,000 | | 30,975,360 |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 4.5% |
Astoria Financial Corp. | 4,618,152 | | 44,842,256 |
Washington Federal, Inc. | 1,941,840 | | 27,049,831 |
| | 71,892,087 |
TOTAL FINANCIALS | | 520,755,115 |
HEALTH CARE - 6.0% |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.5% |
Abaxis, Inc. (a) | 886,727 | | 23,737,682 |
Health Care Providers & Services - 3.7% |
MEDNAX, Inc. (a) | 606,500 | | 28,111,275 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
HEALTH CARE - continued |
Health Care Providers & Services - continued |
Providence Service Corp. (a) | 520,235 | | $ 5,488,479 |
VCA Antech, Inc. (a) | 1,015,000 | | 25,963,700 |
| | 59,563,454 |
Pharmaceuticals - 0.8% |
Perrigo Co. | 476,200 | | 12,924,068 |
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | | 96,225,204 |
INDUSTRIALS - 15.5% |
Building Products - 1.2% |
Simpson Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (d) | 665,000 | | 18,886,000 |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 6.3% |
ACCO Brands Corp. (a) | 1,250,923 | | 5,466,534 |
HNI Corp. (d) | 2,175,771 | | 48,476,178 |
United Stationers, Inc. (a) | 1,024,000 | | 47,534,080 |
| | 101,476,792 |
Construction & Engineering - 1.6% |
URS Corp. (a) | 522,376 | | 26,432,226 |
Machinery - 2.4% |
Blount International, Inc. (a) | 1,849,417 | | 17,199,578 |
Graco, Inc. | 890,000 | | 22,018,600 |
| | 39,218,178 |
Trading Companies & Distributors - 4.0% |
H&E Equipment Services, Inc. (a) | 1,675,108 | | 17,823,149 |
WESCO International, Inc. (a) | 1,850,000 | | 45,676,500 |
| | 63,499,649 |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | 249,512,845 |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 11.6% |
Communications Equipment - 1.8% |
Polycom, Inc. (a) | 490,000 | | 11,637,500 |
ViaSat, Inc. (a) | 669,472 | | 18,075,744 |
| | 29,713,244 |
Electronic Equipment & Components - 3.7% |
Ingram Micro, Inc. Class A (a) | 1,553,100 | | 26,123,142 |
Macnica, Inc. | 677,400 | | 11,391,432 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued |
Electronic Equipment & Components - continued |
Ryoyo Electro Corp. | 1,272,700 | | $ 10,896,174 |
SYNNEX Corp. (a) | 379,898 | | 10,796,701 |
| | 59,207,449 |
Internet Software & Services - 3.6% |
DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. (a) | 1,799,434 | | 35,682,776 |
j2 Global Communications, Inc. (a) | 553,149 | | 13,270,045 |
LoopNet, Inc. (a) | 1,064,182 | | 8,513,456 |
| | 57,466,277 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 1.8% |
FormFactor, Inc. (a) | 734,157 | | 16,922,319 |
Miraial Co. Ltd. (e) | 570,200 | | 11,951,237 |
| | 28,873,556 |
Software - 0.7% |
MICROS Systems, Inc. (a) | 440,000 | | 12,051,600 |
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | | 187,312,126 |
MATERIALS - 4.8% |
Chemicals - 1.8% |
Spartech Corp. (e) | 1,583,102 | | 19,788,775 |
Valspar Corp. | 380,000 | | 9,621,600 |
| | 29,410,375 |
Metals & Mining - 3.0% |
Carpenter Technology Corp. (e) | 2,599,380 | | 48,582,409 |
TOTAL MATERIALS | | 77,992,784 |
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.9% |
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.9% |
Cogent Communications Group, Inc. (a)(d) | 1,640,000 | | 13,595,600 |
UTILITIES - 4.8% |
Electric Utilities - 1.6% |
Westar Energy, Inc. | 1,340,000 | | 26,357,800 |
Gas Utilities - 1.3% |
Southwest Gas Corp. | 850,989 | | 20,610,954 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
UTILITIES - continued |
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 1.9% |
RRI Energy, Inc. (a) | 5,750,000 | | $ 30,762,500 |
TOTAL UTILITIES | | 77,731,254 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $1,513,913,473) | 1,566,677,720 |
Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 1.6% |
| | | |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.5% |
Household Durables - 0.5% |
M/I Homes, Inc. Series A, 9.75% (a) | 730,800 | | 8,404,200 |
FINANCIALS - 1.1% |
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 1.1% |
Developers Diversified Realty Corp.: | | | |
(depositary shares) Series H, 7.375% | 818,790 | | 10,685,210 |
Series I, 7.50% | 542,010 | | 7,295,455 |
| | 17,980,665 |
TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $25,252,713) | 26,384,865 |
Convertible Bonds - 0.4% |
| Principal Amount | | |
INDUSTRIALS - 0.4% |
Building Products - 0.4% |
NCI Building Systems, Inc. 2.125% 11/15/24 (Cost $8,377,311) | | $ 10,000,000 | 6,462,000 |
Money Market Funds - 10.1% |
| Shares | | Value |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.37% (b) | 23,239,824 | | $ 23,239,824 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.22% (b)(c) | 138,619,350 | | 138,619,350 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $161,859,174) | 161,859,174 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 109.3% (Cost $1,709,402,671) | | 1,761,383,759 |
NET OTHER ASSETS - (9.3)% | | (150,092,235) |
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 1,611,291,524 |
Legend |
(a) Non-income producing |
(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. |
(c) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(d) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
(e) Affiliated company |
Affiliated Central Funds |
Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows: |
Fund | Income earned |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund | $ 210,541 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund | 1,515,844 |
Total | $ 1,726,385 |
Other Affiliated Issuers |
An affiliated company is a company in which the fund has ownership of at least 5% of the voting securities. Fiscal year to date transactions with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows: |
Affiliate | Value, beginning of period | Purchases | Sales Proceeds | Dividend Income | Value, end of period |
Carpenter Technology Corp. | $ - | $ 55,073,944 | $ 1,652,306 | $ 868,388 | $ 48,582,409 |
Cogent Communications Group, Inc. | - | 18,402,564 | 7,067,267 | - | - |
Miraial Co. Ltd. | - | 7,307,474 | - | 173,717 | 11,951,237 |
Spartech Corp. | 11,202,911 | 4,588,500 | - | 158,310 | 19,788,775 |
The Pantry, Inc. | 18,783,837 | - | 21,698,273 | - | - |
Zoran Corp. | 13,344,836 | 9,473,071 | 17,237,167 | - | - |
Total | $ 43,331,584 | $ 94,845,553 | $ 47,655,013 | $ 1,200,415 | $ 80,322,421 |
Other Information |
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of July 31, 2009, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table below, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: |
Description | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Investments in Securities: | | | |
Equities: | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary | $ 203,643,938 | $ 203,643,938 | $ - | $ - |
Consumer Staples | 58,211,988 | 58,211,988 | - | - |
Energy | 90,101,066 | 90,101,066 | - | - |
Financials | 538,735,780 | 538,735,780 | - | - |
Health Care | 96,225,204 | 96,225,204 | - | - |
Industrials | 249,512,845 | 249,512,845 | - | - |
Information Technology | 187,312,126 | 187,312,126 | - | - |
Materials | 77,992,784 | 77,992,784 | - | - |
Telecommunication Services | 13,595,600 | 13,595,600 | - | - |
Utilities | 77,731,254 | 77,731,254 | - | - |
Corporate Bonds | 6,462,000 | - | 6,462,000 | - |
Money Market Funds | 161,859,174 | 161,859,174 | - | - |
Total Investments in Securities: | $ 1,761,383,759 | $ 1,754,921,759 | $ 6,462,000 | $ - |
Income Tax Information |
At July 31, 2009, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of approximately $19,890,497 all of which will expire on July 31, 2017. |
The fund intends to elect to defer to its fiscal year ending July 31, 2010 approximately $151,920,436 of losses recognized during the period November 1, 2008 to July 31, 2009. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $134,928,323) - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $1,471,551,582) | $ 1,519,202,164 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $161,859,174) | 161,859,174 | |
Other affiliated issuers (cost $75,991,915) | 80,322,421 | |
Total Investments (cost $1,709,402,671) | | $ 1,761,383,759 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 4,901,485 |
Dividends receivable | | 1,036,338 |
Interest receivable | | 44,271 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 55,997 |
Prepaid expenses | | 4,666 |
Receivable from investment adviser for expense reductions | | 12,833 |
Other receivables | | 1,197 |
Total assets | | 1,767,440,546 |
| | |
Liabilities | | |
Payable for investments purchased | $ 14,528,703 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 1,418,180 | |
Accrued management fee | 1,072,617 | |
Distribution fees payable | 43,492 | |
Other affiliated payables | 419,409 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 47,271 | |
Collateral on securities loaned, at value | 138,619,350 | |
Total liabilities | | 156,149,022 |
| | |
Net Assets | | $ 1,611,291,524 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $ 1,734,233,092 |
Undistributed net investment income | | 5,059,582 |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | | (179,983,362) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | 51,982,212 |
Net Assets | | $ 1,611,291,524 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued
| July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Calculation of Maximum Offering Price Class A: Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($55,029,004 ÷ 4,942,891 shares) | | $ 11.13 |
| | |
Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $11.13) | | $ 11.81 |
Class T: Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($28,533,818 ÷ 2,581,724 shares) | | $ 11.05 |
| | |
Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $11.05) | | $ 11.45 |
Class B: Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($7,153,044 ÷ 657,299 shares)A | | $ 10.88 |
| | |
Class C: Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($21,344,610 ÷ 1,960,745 shares)A | | $ 10.89 |
| | |
Small Cap Value: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,488,736,167 ÷ 132,726,510 shares) | | $ 11.22 |
| | |
Class F: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($159,152 ÷ 14,187 shares) | | $ 11.22 |
| | |
Institutional Class: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($10,335,729 ÷ 919,903 shares) | | $ 11.24 |
A Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Operations
| Year ended July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Investment Income | | |
Dividends (including $1,200,415 earned from other affiliated issuers) | | $ 22,003,562 |
Interest | | 1,735,854 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $1,515,844 from security lending) | | 1,726,385 |
Total income | | 25,465,801 |
| | |
Expenses | | |
Management fee Basic fee | $ 8,223,398 | |
Performance adjustment | 1,362,085 | |
Transfer agent fees | 3,605,249 | |
Distribution fees | 481,828 | |
Accounting and security lending fees | 422,662 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 29,161 | |
Independent trustees' compensation | 7,542 | |
Registration fees | 113,233 | |
Audit | 58,411 | |
Legal | 5,099 | |
Interest | 569 | |
Miscellaneous | 34,510 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 14,343,747 | |
Expense reductions | (63,745) | 14,280,002 |
Net investment income (loss) | | 11,185,799 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | (165,788,803) | |
Other affiliated issuers | (10,168,328) | |
Foreign currency transactions | (28,532) | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | (175,985,663) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: Investment securities | 144,790,873 | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 1,110 | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | 144,791,983 |
Net gain (loss) | | (31,193,680) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ (20,007,881) |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Year ended July 31, 2009 | Year ended July 31, 2008 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ 11,185,799 | $ 2,118,900 |
Net realized gain (loss) | (175,985,663) | 26,624,935 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 144,791,983 | (226,824,054) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (20,007,881) | (198,080,219) |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | (8,301,273) | - |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain | (12,095,172) | (53,456,977) |
Total distributions | (20,396,445) | (53,456,977) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | 392,456,300 | 105,675,336 |
Redemption fees | 448,503 | 144,871 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 352,500,477 | (145,716,989) |
| | |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 1,258,791,047 | 1,404,508,036 |
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $5,059,582 and undistributed net investment income of $1,269,467, respectively) | $ 1,611,291,524 | $ 1,258,791,047 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class A
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 H |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 11.82 | $ 14.34 | $ 13.17 | $ 12.80 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | .08 | (.01) | (.06) | (.03) | (.04) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (.60) | (1.98) | 1.90 | .74 | 2.84 |
Total from investment operations | (.52) | (1.99) | 1.84 | .71 | 2.80 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.06) | - | - | - | (.01) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.11) | (.53) | (.67) | (.35) | - |
Total distributions | (.17) | (.53) | (.67) | (.35) | (.01) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E | - J | - J | - J | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 11.13 | $ 11.82 | $ 14.34 | $ 13.17 | $ 12.80 |
Total Return B, C, D | (4.37)% | (14.35)% | 14.59% | 5.72% | 28.06% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.45% | 1.43% | 1.45% | 1.51% | 1.46% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.40% | 1.40% | 1.40% | 1.40% | 1.44% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.40% | 1.40% | 1.40% | 1.36% | 1.38% A |
Net investment income (loss) | .81% | (.05)% | (.44)% | (.24)% | (.46)% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 55,029 | $ 52,446 | $ 61,357 | $ 39,931 | $ 9,390 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 51% | 149% | 67% | 93% | 60% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H For the period November 3, 2004 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2005.
I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class T
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 H |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 11.74 | $ 14.28 | $ 13.13 | $ 12.78 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | .05 | (.04) | (.10) | (.07) | (.06) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (.59) | (1.97) | 1.90 | .74 | 2.83 |
Total from investment operations | (.54) | (2.01) | 1.80 | .67 | 2.77 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.04) | - | - | - | - |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.11) | (.53) | (.65) | (.33) | - |
Total distributions | (.15) | (.53) | (.65) | (.33) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E | - J | - J | - J | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 11.05 | $ 11.74 | $ 14.28 | $ 13.13 | $ 12.78 |
Total Return B, C, D | (4.57)% | (14.58)% | 14.34% | 5.47% | 27.80% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.70% | 1.68% | 1.66% | 1.67% | 1.72% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.65% | 1.65% | 1.65% | 1.65% | 1.68% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.65% | 1.65% | 1.65% | 1.61% | 1.62% A |
Net investment income (loss) | .56% | (.30)% | (.69)% | (.49)% | (.70)% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 28,534 | $ 32,091 | $ 51,518 | $ 45,460 | $ 12,725 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 51% | 149% | 67% | 93% | 60% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H For the period November 3, 2004 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2005.
I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class B
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 H |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 11.60 | $ 14.19 | $ 13.07 | $ 12.73 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | .01 | (.10) | (.17) | (.13) | (.10) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (.59) | (1.96) | 1.90 | .74 | 2.82 |
Total from investment operations | (.58) | (2.06) | 1.73 | .61 | 2.72 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.03) | - | - | - | - |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.11) | (.53) | (.61) | (.28) | - |
Total distributions | (.14) | (.53) | (.61) | (.28) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E | - J | - J | - J | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 10.88 | $ 11.60 | $ 14.19 | $ 13.07 | $ 12.73 |
Total Return B, C, D | (5.05)% | (15.04)% | 13.78% | 4.97% | 27.30% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 2.20% | 2.18% | 2.20% | 2.26% | 2.24% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.19% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.11% | 2.13% A |
Net investment income (loss) | .06% | (.80)% | (1.19)% | (.99)% | (1.21)% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 7,153 | $ 7,886 | $ 12,075 | $ 10,214 | $ 3,931 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 51% | 149% | 67% | 93% | 60% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.
E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H For the period November 3, 2004 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2005.
I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class C
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 H |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 11.60 | $ 14.19 | $ 13.07 | $ 12.74 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | .01 | (.10) | (.17) | (.13) | (.10) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (.58) | (1.96) | 1.90 | .74 | 2.83 |
Total from investment operations | (.57) | (2.06) | 1.73 | .61 | 2.73 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.03) | - | - | - | - |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.11) | (.53) | (.61) | (.29) | - |
Total distributions | (.14) | (.53) | (.61) | (.29) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E | - J | - J | - J | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 10.89 | $ 11.60 | $ 14.19 | $ 13.07 | $ 12.74 |
Total Return B, C, D | (4.98)% | (15.04)% | 13.77% | 4.92% | 27.40% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 2.20% | 2.18% | 2.20% | 2.22% | 2.17% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.17% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.11% | 2.11% A |
Net investment income (loss) | .06% | (.80)% | (1.19)% | (.99)% | (1.19)% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 21,345 | $ 20,924 | $ 34,155 | $ 26,791 | $ 11,732 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 51% | 149% | 67% | 93% | 60% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.
E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H For the period November 3, 2004 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2005.
I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Small Cap Value
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 G |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 11.91 | $ 14.43 | $ 13.22 | $ 12.83 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) D | .10 | .03 | (.02) | .01 | (.01) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (.60) | (1.99) | 1.91 | .74 | 2.84 |
Total from investment operations | (.50) | (1.96) | 1.89 | .75 | 2.83 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.08) | - | - | (.01) | (.01) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.11) | (.56) | (.68) | (.36) | - |
Total distributions | (.19) | (.56) | (.68) | (.37) | (.01) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital D | - I | - I | - I | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 11.22 | $ 11.91 | $ 14.43 | $ 13.22 | $ 12.83 |
Total Return B, C | (4.15)% | (14.10)% | 14.96% | 6.07% | 28.36% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E, H | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.20% | 1.14% | 1.11% | 1.09% | 1.05% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.20% | 1.14% | 1.11% | 1.09% | 1.05% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.20% | 1.13% | 1.11% | 1.06% | .99% A |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.01% | .22% | (.15)% | .06% | (.08)% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 1,488,736 | $ 1,136,860 | $ 1,233,808 | $ 957,720 | $ 582,689 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | 51% | 149% | 67% | 93% | 60% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G For the period November 3, 2004 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2005.
H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
I Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class F
Period ended July 31, | 2009 H |
Selected Per-Share Data | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 10.27 |
Income from Investment Operations | |
Net investment income (loss) D | .01 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | .94 G |
Total from investment operations | .95 |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital D, J | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 11.22 |
Total Return B, C | 9.25% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E, I | |
Expenses before reductions | .86% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .86% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | .86% A |
Net investment income (loss) | .64% A |
Supplemental Data | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 159 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | 51% |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate net gain (loss) on investments for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of the Fund.
H For the period June 26, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2009.
I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Institutional Class
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 G |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 11.91 | $ 14.43 | $ 13.22 | $ 12.83 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) D | .10 | .03 | (.02) | .01 | (.01) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (.59) | (1.99) | 1.91 | .74 | 2.84 |
Total from investment operations | (.49) | (1.96) | 1.89 | .75 | 2.83 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.07) | - | - | (.01) | (.01) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.11) | (.56) | (.68) | (.36) | - |
Total distributions | (.18) | (.56) | (.68) | (.37) | (.01) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital D | - I | - I | - I | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 11.24 | $ 11.91 | $ 14.43 | $ 13.22 | $ 12.83 |
Total Return B, C | (4.04)% | (14.10)% | 14.99% | 6.08% | 28.36% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E, H | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.20% | 1.13% | 1.10% | 1.08% | 1.07% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.15% | 1.13% | 1.10% | 1.08% | 1.07% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.15% | 1.13% | 1.10% | 1.05% | 1.01% A |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.06% | .22% | (.13)% | .08% | (.10)% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 10,336 | $ 8,584 | $ 11,594 | $ 9,422 | $ 3,761 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | 51% | 149% | 67% | 93% | 60% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G For the period November 3, 2004 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2005.
H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
I Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
For the period ended July 31, 2009
1. Organization.
Fidelity Small Cap Value Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Securities Fund (the trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. In January 2009, the Board of Trustees of the Fund approved the creation of an additional class of shares. The Fund commenced sale of Class F shares on June 26, 2009. The Fund offers Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, Small Cap Value, Class F and Institutional Class shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Class F shares of the Fund are only available for purchase by mutual funds for which Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) or an affiliate serves as investment manager. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after a holding period of seven years from the initial date of purchase. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred. Certain expense reductions also differ by class.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by FMR and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's web site or upon request.
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3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Events or transactions occurring after period end through the date that the financial statements were issued, September 29, 2009, have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Security Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are classified into three levels. Level 1 includes readily available unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 includes observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable either directly or indirectly. Level 3 includes unobservable inputs when market prices are not readily available or reliable. Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment's assigned level within the hierarchy. The aggregate value by input level, as of July 31, 2009, for the Fund's investments is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments. Valuation techniques of the Fund's major categories of assets and liabilities as presented in the Schedule of Investments are as follows.
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by an independent pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price. Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on quotations received from dealers who make markets in such securities or by independent pricing services. For corporate bonds pricing services generally utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type as well as dealer supplied prices. Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value each business day. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are valued at amortized cost, which approximates value.
When current market prices or quotations are not readily available or reliable, valuations may be determined in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. Factors used in determining value may include significant market or security specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality, and developments in foreign
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markets which are monitored by evaluating the performance of ADRs, futures contracts and exchange-traded funds. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and may be utilized to a significant extent. The value of securities used for net asset value (NAV) calculation under these procedures may differ from published prices for the same securities.
Foreign Currency. The Fund uses foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and may include proceeds received from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.
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Expenses. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among each Fund in the trust. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and filing its U.S. federal tax return. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. The Fund is subject to the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainties in Income Taxes (FIN 48). FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. There are no unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three years. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. In addition, the Fund will claim a portion of the payment made to redeeming shareholders as a distribution for income tax purposes.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, market discount, partnerships, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the federal tax cost as of period end were as follows:
Unrealized appreciation | $ 235,404,348 | |
Unrealized depreciation | (191,567,256) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ 43,837,092 | |
| | |
Undistributed ordinary income | $ 5,032,270 | |
Capital loss carryforward | $ (19,890,497) | |
| | |
Cost for federal income tax purposes | $ 1,717,546,667 | |
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The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| July 31, 2009 | July 31, 2008 |
Ordinary Income | $ 8,301,273 | $ 2,392,014 |
Long-term Capital Gains | 12,095,172 | 51,064,963 |
Total | $ 20,396,445 | $ 53,456,977 |
Short-Term Trading (Redemption) Fees. Shares held in the Fund less than 90 days are subject to a redemption fee equal to 1.50% of the proceeds of the redeemed shares. All redemption fees, including any estimated redemption fees paid by FMR, are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid in capital.
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $993,300,243 and $596,002,870, respectively.
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .45% of the Fund's average net assets and a group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. In addition, the management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of ± .20% of the Fund's average net assets over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the relative investment performance of the retail class of the Fund, Small Cap Value, as compared to an appropriate benchmark index. For the period, the total annual management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .83% of the Fund's average net assets.
Distribution and Service Plan. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate Distribution and Service Plans for each class of shares. Certain classes pay Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, 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,
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the Distribution and Service Fee rates and the total amounts paid to and retained by FDC were as follows:
| Distribution Fee | Service Fee | Paid to FDC | Retained by FDC |
Class A | 0% | .25% | $ 109,917 | $ 6,056 |
Class T | .25% | .25% | 132,500 | - |
Class B | .75% | .25% | 66,019 | 49,540 |
Class C | .75% | .25% | 173,392 | 27,772 |
| | | $ 481,828 | $ 83,368 |
Sales Load. FDC receives a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for selling Class A shares, and 3.50% for selling Class T shares, some of which is paid to financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund. FDC receives the proceeds of contingent deferred sales charges levied on Class A, Class T, Class B, and Class C redemptions. These charges depend on the holding period. The deferred sales charges range from 5% to 1% for Class B, 1% for Class C, 1.00% to .50% for certain purchases of Class A shares and .25% for certain purchases of Class T shares.
For the period, sales charge amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
| Retained by FDC |
Class A | $ 22,229 |
Class T | 4,321 |
Class B* | 17,973 |
Class C* | 4,098 |
| $ 48,621 |
* When Class B and 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, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of each class, except for Class F. FIIOC receives no fees for providing transfer agency services to Class F. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements.
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For the period, the total transfer agent fees paid by each applicable class were as follows:
| Amount | % of Average Net Assets |
Class A | $ 139,952 | .32 |
Class T | 85,333 | .32 |
Class B | 21,154 | .32 |
Class C | 55,219 | .32 |
Small Cap Value | 3,279,066 | .31 |
Institutional Class | 24,525 | .31 |
| $ 3,605,249 | |
Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the month. Under a separate contract, FSC administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions.
Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $46,623 for the period.
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 FMR, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the funds to borrow from, or lend money to, other participating affiliated funds. At period end, there were no interfund loans outstanding. The Fund's activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:
Borrower or Lender | Average Daily Loan Balance | Weighted Average Interest Rate | Interest Expense |
Borrower | $ 4,746,800 | .43% | $ 569 |
6. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR in a $3.5 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to
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$5,133 and is reflected in Miscellaneous Expense on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
7. Security Lending.
The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. On the settlement date of the loan, the Fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less fees and expenses associated with the loan, plus any premium payments that may be received on the loan of certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds.
8. Expense Reductions.
FMR voluntarily agreed to reimburse each class to the extent annual operating expenses exceeded certain levels of average net assets as noted in the table below. Some expenses, for example interest expense, including commitment fees, are excluded from this reimbursement.
The following classes were in reimbursement during the period:
| Expense Limitations | Reimbursement from adviser |
Class A | 1.40% | $ 23,686 |
Class T | 1.65% | 13,282 |
Class B | 2.15% | 3,522 |
Class C | 2.15% | 9,092 |
Institutional Class | 1.15% | 4,292 |
| | $ 53,874 |
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8. Expense Reductions - continued
Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $826 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian and each class' transfer agent, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by $1,352. During the period, credits reduced each class' transfer agent expense as noted in the table below.
| Transfer Agent expense reduction | |
Small Cap Value | $ 7,586 | |
Institutional Class | 107 | |
| $ 7,693 | |
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 |
From net investment income | | |
Class A | $ 252,162 | $ - |
Class T | 111,704 | - |
Class B | 20,177 | - |
Class C | 45,207 | - |
Small Cap Value | 7,822,387 | - |
Institutional Class | 49,636 | - |
Total | $ 8,301,273 | $ - |
From net realized gain | | |
Class A | $ 496,925 | $ 2,334,219 |
Class T | 350,121 | 1,800,459 |
Class B | 77,046 | 442,697 |
Class C | 207,577 | 1,258,270 |
Small Cap Value | 10,883,170 | 47,176,109 |
Institutional Class | 80,333 | 445,223 |
Total | $ 12,095,172 | $ 53,456,977 |
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10. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
| Shares | Dollars |
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 |
Class A | | | | |
Shares sold | 2,028,986 | 1,801,333 | $ 19,478,233 | $ 23,728,165 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 64,970 | 158,451 | 694,477 | 2,181,126 |
Shares redeemed | (1,588,437) | (1,800,932) | (14,658,645) | (23,386,603) |
Net increase (decrease) | 505,519 | 158,852 | $ 5,514,065 | $ 2,522,688 |
Class T | | | | |
Shares sold | 1,489,054 | 618,951 | $ 15,806,614 | $ 8,024,654 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 40,641 | 127,052 | 449,360 | 1,740,319 |
Shares redeemed | (1,680,727) | (1,620,468) | (14,685,646) | (21,259,209) |
Net increase (decrease) | (151,032) | (874,465) | $ 1,570,328 | $ (11,494,236) |
Class B | | | | |
Shares sold | 305,827 | 128,063 | $ 3,051,319 | $ 1,643,352 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 7,759 | 29,083 | 85,943 | 395,378 |
Shares redeemed | (335,978) | (328,632) | (2,971,686) | (4,160,797) |
Net increase (decrease) | (22,392) | (171,486) | $ 165,576 | $ (2,122,067) |
Class C | | | | |
Shares sold | 832,906 | 565,275 | $ 7,981,000 | $ 7,245,287 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 19,410 | 82,093 | 217,621 | 1,115,865 |
Shares redeemed | (694,752) | (1,251,391) | (6,287,773) | (15,942,770) |
Net increase (decrease) | 157,564 | (604,023) | $ 1,910,848 | $ (7,581,618) |
Small Cap Value | | | | |
Shares sold | 61,277,579 | 33,217,718 | $ 600,357,815 | $ 432,952,106 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 1,741,583 | 3,344,768 | 18,397,974 | 46,241,130 |
Shares redeemed | (25,782,005) | (26,584,070) | (237,589,067) | (353,880,106) |
Net increase (decrease) | 37,237,157 | 9,978,416 | $ 381,166,722 | $ 125,313,130 |
Class F A | | | | |
Shares sold | 14,205 | - | $ 144,857 | $ - |
Shares redeemed | (18) | - | (181) | - |
Net increase (decrease) | 14,187 | - | $ 144,676 | $ - |
Institutional Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 479,087 | 353,080 | $ 4,626,811 | $ 4,711,093 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 8,812 | 21,635 | 93,632 | 299,115 |
Shares redeemed | (288,597) | (457,781) | (2,736,358) | (5,972,769) |
Net increase (decrease) | 199,302 | (83,066) | $ 1,984,085 | $ (962,561) |
A Share transactions for Class F are for the period June 26, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2009.
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11. Other.
The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
At the end of the period, the Fidelity Freedom Funds were the owners of record, in the aggregate, of approximately 38% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund.
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To the Trustees of Fidelity Securities Fund and the Shareholders of Fidelity Small Cap Value Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Small Cap Value Fund (a fund of Fidelity Securities Fund) at July 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity Small Cap Value Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at July 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
September 29, 2009
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The Trustees, Member of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, and review the fund's performance. Except for Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d and Mr. James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 220 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Johnson oversees 262 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 392 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The executive officers and Advisory Board Member hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-800-544-8544.
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Edward C. Johnson 3d (79) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 1984 Mr. Johnson is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC; Chairman and a Director of FMR; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC); Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Johnson serves as Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as President of FMR LLC (2006-2007). |
James C. Curvey (74) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2006- present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. |
* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Dennis J. Dirks (61) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Currently, Mr. Dirks serves as a member of the Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present). |
Alan J. Lacy (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of The Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-present) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2007-present). Mr. Lacy is Chairman (2008-present) and a member (2006-present) of the Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association. |
Ned C. Lautenbach (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr. Lautenbach is an Advisory Partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was with the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. Mr. Lautenbach serves as a Director of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial) as well as the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida. Mr. Lautenbach is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Fairfield University (2005-present), as well as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, Mr. Lautenbach served as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007). |
Joseph Mauriello (64) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Capital Ltd. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-present) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products, 2007-present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a Director of the Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007). |
Cornelia M. Small (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors of the Teagle Foundation (2009-present). Ms. Small is also a member of the Investment Committee, and Chair (2008-present) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson of the Investment Committee (2002-2008) of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments. |
William S. Stavropoulos (70) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Mr. Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons (2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004), Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently, Mr. Stavropoulos is a Director of Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Chemical Financial Corporation, Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), Tyco International, Inc. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital (private equity investment, 2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is a special advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science. |
David M. Thomas (60) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products), and Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present). |
Michael E. Wiley (58) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008- present), and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005- present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a Sr. Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005). |
Advisory Board Member and Executive Officers:
Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Mr. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Peter S. Lynch (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006). |
Kenneth B. Robins (39) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2009- present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Robins worked at KPMG LLP, where he was a partner in KPMG's department of professional practice (2002-2004). |
Brian B. Hogan (44) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Vice President of certain Equity Funds and Vice President of Sector Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-present) and President of FMR's Equity Division (2009- present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as a portfolio manager. |
Thomas C. Hense (45) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Vice President of Fidelity's High Income and Small Cap Funds. Previously, Mr. Hense served as a portfolio manager for Fidelity's Institutional Money Management Group (Pyramis) (2003-2008). |
Scott C. Goebel (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC; Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2008- present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). |
William C. Coffey (40) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Holly C. Laurent (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Laurent is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Laurent was Senior Vice President and Head of Legal for Fidelity Business Services India Pvt. Ltd. (2006-2008), and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Group Head for FMR LLC (2005-2006). |
Christine Reynolds (50) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007). |
Kenneth A. Rathgeber (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2004 Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Rathgeber is Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), FMR (2005-present), FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2005-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2005-present), Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC (2005-present), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2005-present). |
Jeffrey S. Christian (47) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Christian also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Christian served as Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (2004-2009) and as Vice President of Business Analysis (2003-2004). |
Bryan A. Mehrmann (48) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Mehrmann is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Mehrmann served as Vice President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Group (FIIS)/Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC) Client Services (1998-2004). |
Adrien E. Deberghes (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005). |
John R. Hebble (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Paul M. Murphy (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Murphy is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2006), Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR (2007), and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1994-2007). |
Gary W. Ryan (50) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005). |
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Small Cap Value designates 100%, and 71% of the dividends distributed in September and December, respectively, during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.
Small Cap Value designates 100%, and 97% of the dividends distributed in September and December, respectively, during the fiscal year of the dividend distributed in as amounts which may be taken into account as a dividend for the purposes of the maximum rate under section 1(h)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2010 of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax returns.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity Small Cap Value Fund
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, acting directly and through its separate committees, requests and receives information concerning, and considers at each of its meetings factors that are relevant to, its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees, each composed of Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. Each committee has a written charter outlining the structure and purposes of the committee. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts.
At its July 2009 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expenses; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board ultimately reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts and the compensation to be received by Fidelity under the management contract is consistent with Fidelity's fiduciary duty under applicable law. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor noted above, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by competitors to Fidelity, and that the fund's shareholders, with the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.
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Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel and the fund's investment objective and discipline. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the size, education, and experience of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, their use of technology, and the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory, and management personnel. In response to last year's financial crisis, FMR took a number of actions intended to cut costs and improve efficiency without weakening the investment teams or resources. The Board noted that Fidelity's analysts have access to a variety of technological tools and market and securities data that enable them to perform both fundamental and quantitative analysis and to specialize in various disciplines. The Board considered Fidelity's extensive global research capabilities that enable the Investment Advisers to aggregate data from various sources in an effort to produce positive investment results. The Board also considered that Fidelity's portfolio managers and analysts have access to daily portfolio attribution that allows for monitoring of a fund's portfolio, as well as an electronic communication system that provides immediate real-time access to research concerning issuers and credit enhancers.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, distribution, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the Investment Advisers' supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through phone representatives and over the Internet, and investor education materials and asset allocation tools.
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Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing for a large variety of mutual fund investor services. For example, fund shareholders are offered the privilege of exchanging shares of the fund for shares of other Fidelity funds, as set forth in the fund's prospectus, without paying a sales charge. The Board noted that Fidelity has taken a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) dedicating additional resources to investment research and to restructure and broaden the focus of the investment research teams; (ii) bolstering the senior management team that oversees asset management; (iii) contractually agreeing to reduce the management fee on Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund; and (iv) expanding Class A and Class T load waiver categories to increase rollover retention opportunities and create consistent policies across the classes.
Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated within its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for each class, as well as the fund's relative investment performance for each class measured against (i) a broad-based securities market index, and (ii) a peer group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by the Board over multiple periods. Because the fund had been in existence less than five calendar years, the following charts considered by the Board show, over the one- and three-year periods ended December 31, 2008, the cumulative total returns of Institutional Class (Class I) and Class C of the fund, the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of cumulative total returns of a peer group of mutual funds identified by Morningstar, Inc. as having an investment style similar to that of the fund based on underlying portfolio holdings. The returns of Institutional Class (Class I) and Class C show the performance of the highest and lowest performing classes, respectively (based on three-year performance). (The fund did not offer Class F as of December 31, 2008.) The box within each chart shows the 25th percentile return (bottom of box) and the 75th percentile return (top of box) of the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten numbers noted below each chart correspond to the percentile box and represent the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of the class indicated.
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The Board reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and stated that the performance of Institutional Class (Class I) of the fund was in the second quartile for the one-year period and the first quartile for the three-year period. The Board also stated that the investment performance of the fund was lower than its benchmark for the one-year period, although the three-year cumulative total return of Institutional Class (Class I) compared favorably to its benchmark. The Board considered that the variations in performance among the fund's classes reflect the variations in class expenses, which result in lower performance for higher expense classes.
The Board 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 exceeds, or is exceeded by, the record (over the same period) of a Board-approved performance adjustment index. The Board realizes that the performance adjustment provides FMR with a strong economic incentive to seek to achieve superior performance for the fund's shareholders and helps to more closely align the interests of FMR and the fund's shareholders.
The Board considered that FMR has taken steps to refocus and strengthen equity research, equity portfolio management, and compliance. The Board reviewed the year-to-date performance of Fidelity Small Cap Value (retail class) through May 31, 2009 and stated that it exceeded the fund's benchmark.
Based on its review, and giving particular weight to the nature and quality of the resources dedicated by the Investment Advisers to maintain and improve relative performance and factoring in the unprecedented market events in 2008, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund will benefit the fund's shareholders, particularly in light of the Board's view that the fund's shareholders benefit from investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and services.
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Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Fund Expenses. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expenses compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared.
The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month (or shorter) periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors, in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps, and without giving effect to the fund's performance adjustment. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 12% means that 88% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked and the impact of the fund's performance adjustment, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.
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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2008. The Board also noted the effect of the fund's positive performance adjustment on the fund's management fee ranking. The Board noted that the performance adjustment for each year represents calculations for performance periods that differ from the periods shown in the performance charts above.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee was fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.
In its review of each class's total expenses, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses, as well as the impact of the fund's performance adjustment. As part of its review, the Board also considered current and historical total expenses of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.
The Board noted that the total expenses of each of Class A, Institutional Class, and Fidelity Small Cap Value (retail class) ranked below its competitive median for 2008 and the total expenses of each of Class T, Class B, and Class C ranked above its competitive median for 2008. The Board considered that the total expenses for Class T were above the median primarily because its 12b-1 fee is higher than the typical front-end load class. 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 expenses of the classes vary primarily by the level of their 12b-1 fees, although differences in transfer agent fees may also cause expenses to vary from class to class.
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In its review of total expenses, the Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information on clients that FMR and its affiliates service in other competitive markets, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the total expenses of each class of the fund were reasonable, although in some cases above the median of the universe presented for comparison, in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the audited books and records of Fidelity. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board believes that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board has also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and any fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.
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Management Fees - continued
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and determined that the amount of profit is a fair entrepreneurial profit for the management of the fund.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions.
In February 2009, the Board created an Ad Hoc Committee (the "Committee") to analyze economies of scale. The Committee was formed to consider whether FMR attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR determines the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will achieve a certain level of economies of scale as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board concluded, considering the findings of the Committee, that any potential economies of scale are being shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity in an appropriate manner.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including (i) fund performance trends, actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) portfolio manager changes that have occurred during the past year; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and key personnel, including performance benchmarks used by Fidelity in evaluating incentive compensation for portfolio managers and research analysts; (iv) the structure and process of equity research and actions taken by FMR to improve the quality of research; (v) the selection of and compensation paid by FMR to fund sub-advisers; (vi) Fidelity's fee structures and rationale for recommending different fees among categories of funds; (vii) the rationale for any differences between fund fee structures and fee structures in place for other Fidelity clients; (viii) Fidelity's rationale for recommending which funds should have a performance adjustment component as part of their management fees; and (ix) explanations for the relative total expenses borne by certain funds and classes, total expense competitive trends, and actions that might be taken by FMR to reduce total expenses for certain funds and classes.
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Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all material factors, the Board ultimately concluded that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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Fidelity®
Small Cap Value
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Class F
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Contents
Chairman's Message | <Click Here> | The Chairman's message to shareholders. |
Performance | <Click Here> | How the fund has done over time. |
Management's Discussion | <Click Here> | The manager's review of fund performance, strategy and outlook. |
Shareholder Expense Example | <Click Here> | An example of shareholder expenses. |
Investment Changes | <Click Here> | A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months. |
Investments | <Click Here> | A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values. |
Financial Statements | <Click Here> | Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights. |
Notes | <Click Here> | Notes to the financial statements. |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | <Click Here> | |
Trustees and Officers | <Click Here> | |
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees | <Click Here> | |
To view a fund's proxy voting guidelines and proxy voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30, visit http://www.fidelity.com/proxyvotingresults or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) web site at http://www.sec.gov. You may also call 1-800-544-8544 to request a free copy of the proxy voting guidelines.
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All other marks appearing herein are registered or unregistered trademarks or service marks of FMR LLC or an affiliated company.
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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. A fund's Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. For a complete list of a fund's portfolio holdings, view the most recent holdings listing, semiannual report, or annual report on Fidelity's web site at http://www.fidelity.com or http://www.advisor.fidelity.com, as applicable.
NOT FDIC INSURED · MAY LOSE VALUE · NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
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Dear Shareholder:
We've seen a welcome uptick in the global equity markets this spring and summer, as signs of stabilization in some economic indicators have brought many investors back into the marketplace. But there remain other key measures - notably high unemployment and slack consumer spending - that suggest the road back to economic health could still be a bumpy ride. Financial markets are always unpredictable, of course, but there also are several time-tested investment principles that can help put the historical odds in your favor.
One of the basic tenets is to invest for the long term. Over time, riding out the markets' inevitable ups and downs has proven much more effective than selling into panic or chasing the hottest trend. Even missing only a few of the markets' best days can significantly diminish investor returns. Patience also affords the benefits of compounding - of earning interest on additional income or reinvested dividends and capital gains. There can be tax advantages and cost benefits to consider as well. While staying the course doesn't eliminate risk, it can considerably lessen the effect of short-term declines.
You can further manage your investing risk through diversification. And today, more than ever, geographic diversification should be taken into account. Studies indicate that asset allocation is the single most important determinant of a portfolio's long-term success. The right mix of stocks, bonds and cash - aligned to your particular risk tolerance and investment objective - is very important. Age-appropriate rebalancing is also an essential aspect of asset allocation. For younger investors, an emphasis on equities - which historically have been the best-performing asset class over time - is encouraged. As investors near their specific goal, such as retirement or sending a child to college, consideration may be given to replacing volatile assets (e.g. common stocks) with more-stable fixed investments (bonds or savings plans).
A third principle - investing regularly - can help lower the average cost of your purchases. Investing a certain amount of money each month or quarter helps ensure you won't pay for all your shares at market highs. This strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - also reduces "emotion" from investing, helping shareholders avoid selling weak performers just prior to an upswing, or chasing a hot performer just before a correction.
We invite you to contact us via the Internet, through our Investor Centers or by phone. It is our privilege to provide you the information you need to make the investments that are right for you.
Sincerely,
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d
Edward C. Johnson 3d
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Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class' dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The $10,000 table and the fund's 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
Periods ended July 31, 2009 | Past 1 year | Life of Fund |
Class F A | -4.15% | 5.49% |
A The initial offering of Class F shares took place on June 26, 2009. Returns prior to June 26, 2009 are those of Small Cap Value, the original class of the fund.
$10,000 Over Life of Fund
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity® Small Cap Value Fund - Class F on November 3, 2004. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the Russell 2000® Value Index performed over the same period. The initial offering of Class F took place on June 26, 2009. See above for additional information regarding the performance of Class F.
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Market Recap: U.S. stocks - battered by the effects of a global credit crisis for most of the year - were aided by early signs of a healing economy during the final months of the year ending July 31, 2009. For roughly half of the 12-month period, equities were in free fall, as a succession of large financial institutions around the world either collapsed or were forced into mergers or government conservatorship, and harried investors relinquished riskier assets in a massive flight to quality. By March, however, as unprecedented government interventions around the world took root, signs of a potential recovery began to emerge: corporate profits, though still weak, began to stabilize and valuations started to return to normal trading ranges. Against this improving backdrop, major equity indexes posted significant gains in March and April, which carried through to the end of the period. For the year overall, the Standard & Poor's 500SM Index declined 19.96%, while the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market IndexSM - the broadest overall gauge of domestic equities - was down 19.95%. Meanwhile, the blue-chip-laden Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM fell 16.62% and the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite® Index posted a 14.05% loss.
Comments from Charles Myers, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity® Small Cap Value Fund: For the year, the fund's Class F shares significantly outperformed the Russell 2000® Value Index, which returned -20.67%. (For specific class-level results, please see the performance section of this report.) Of the ten sectors in the index, the fund generated positive contributions in nine, and the tenth - utilities - was only moderately negative. Most of the fund's outperformance came from strong stock selection, especially in consumer discretionary, materials, information technology, industrials and health care. Sector selection in consumer discretionary and financials contributed as well. The fund benefited from positions in auto dealer Penske Automotive Group, commercial furniture manufacturer HNI, timely ownership of private-equity firm Affiliated Managers Group and homebuilder Meritage Homes. Of these names, only HNI and Meritage Homes were represented in the index. KKR Financial Holdings, a private-equity firm and asset manager not in the index, was the biggest detractor, hurt by worries about excess debt on its balance sheet. Investors had similar concerns about commercial builder NCI Building Systems. At period end, I no longer owned the equity shares of KKR or NCI, though I did continue to own NCI bonds.
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
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Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, redemption fees, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The actual expense Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (February 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009) for Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, Small Cap Value and Institutional Class and for the entire period (June 26, 2009 to July 31, 2009) for Class F. The hypothetical expense Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested for the one-half year period (February 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
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Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
| Annualized Expense Ratio | Beginning Account Value | Ending Account Value July 31, 2009 | Expenses Paid During Period |
Class A | 1.40% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,357.30 | $ 8.18 B |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,017.85 | $ 7.00 C |
Class T | 1.65% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,355.80 | $ 9.64 B |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,016.61 | $ 8.25 C |
Class B | 2.15% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,353.20 | $ 12.54 B |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,014.13 | $ 10.74 C |
Class C | 2.15% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,354.50 | $ 12.55 B |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,014.13 | $ 10.74 C |
Small Cap Value | 1.28% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,360.00 | $ 7.49 B |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,018.45 | $ 6.41 C |
Class F | .86% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,092.50 | $ .89 B |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,020.53 | $ 4.31 C |
Institutional Class | 1.15% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,360.80 | $ 6.73 B |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,019.09 | $ 5.76 C |
A 5% return per year before expenses
B Actual expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio; multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period) for Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, Small Cap Value and Institutional Class and multiplied by 36/365 (to reflect the period June 26, 2009 to July 31, 2009) for Class F.
C Hypothetical expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio; multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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Investment Changes (Unaudited)
Top Ten Stocks as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Carpenter Technology Corp. | 3.0 | 2.9 |
HNI Corp. | 3.0 | 2.5 |
United Stationers, Inc. | 3.0 | 2.7 |
WESCO International, Inc. | 2.9 | 0.0 |
Astoria Financial Corp. | 2.8 | 0.6 |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | 2.6 | 0.0 |
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. | 2.5 | 1.7 |
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. | 2.3 | 2.4 |
DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. | 2.2 | 2.2 |
Encore Acquisition Co. | 2.1 | 1.6 |
| 26.4 | |
Top Five Market Sectors as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Financials | 33.4 | 37.5 |
Industrials | 15.9 | 10.6 |
Consumer Discretionary | 12.6 | 12.7 |
Information Technology | 11.6 | 13.5 |
Health Care | 6.0 | 6.9 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) |
As of July 31, 2009 * | As of January 31, 2009 ** |
![fid4838](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4838.gif) | Stocks 98.8% | | ![fid4838](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4838.gif) | Stocks 94.4% | |
![fid4921](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4921.gif) | Convertible Securities 0.4% | | ![fid4921](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4921.gif) | Convertible Securities 4.7% | |
![fid4841](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4841.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 0.8% | | ![fid4841](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4841.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 0.9% | |
* Foreign investments | 8.1% | | ** Foreign investments | 12.1% | |
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Investments July 31, 2009
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 97.2% |
| Shares | | Value |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 12.1% |
Diversified Consumer Services - 1.5% |
Regis Corp. (d) | 1,770,882 | | $ 24,190,248 |
Household Durables - 3.5% |
Centex Corp. | 658,940 | | 7,189,035 |
Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. (d) | 279,513 | | 3,558,200 |
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. | 215,000 | | 7,576,600 |
Meritage Homes Corp. (a) | 1,403,933 | | 30,044,166 |
Ryland Group, Inc. | 417,900 | | 8,345,463 |
| | 56,713,464 |
Specialty Retail - 6.0% |
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. | 1,286,215 | | 17,994,148 |
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. (d) | 1,907,760 | | 39,452,477 |
The Men's Wearhouse, Inc. | 1,059,641 | | 22,898,842 |
Tsutsumi Jewelry Co. Ltd. | 791,400 | | 15,943,435 |
| | 96,288,902 |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.1% |
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (a) | 1,030,087 | | 18,047,124 |
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | 195,239,738 |
CONSUMER STAPLES - 3.6% |
Food & Staples Retailing - 2.4% |
Casey's General Stores, Inc. | 940,000 | | 25,784,200 |
Ingles Markets, Inc. Class A | 815,487 | | 13,626,788 |
| | 39,410,988 |
Personal Products - 1.2% |
Chattem, Inc. (a)(d) | 300,000 | | 18,801,000 |
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | | 58,211,988 |
ENERGY - 5.6% |
Energy Equipment & Services - 2.0% |
Superior Energy Services, Inc. (a) | 1,916,700 | | 31,798,053 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 3.6% |
Encore Acquisition Co. (a) | 968,609 | | 34,482,480 |
Mariner Energy, Inc. (a) | 1,986,700 | | 23,820,533 |
| | 58,303,013 |
TOTAL ENERGY | | 90,101,066 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
FINANCIALS - 32.3% |
Capital Markets - 8.0% |
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (a) | 570,000 | | $ 37,631,400 |
Cohen & Steers, Inc. (d) | 1,080,000 | | 19,731,600 |
optionsXpress Holdings, Inc. | 1,255,000 | | 22,677,850 |
Sparx Group Co. Ltd. (a) | 22,235 | | 3,802,582 |
TradeStation Group, Inc. (a) | 2,062,291 | | 15,446,560 |
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. Class A | 1,040,000 | | 29,504,800 |
| | 128,794,792 |
Commercial Banks - 5.1% |
Associated Banc-Corp. | 2,579,583 | | 27,962,680 |
CapitalSource, Inc. | 5,816,000 | | 26,986,240 |
City National Corp. (d) | 704,900 | | 27,801,256 |
| | 82,750,176 |
Insurance - 8.1% |
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. | 1,090,200 | | 27,113,274 |
IPC Holdings Ltd. | 878,740 | | 25,430,736 |
Max Capital Group Ltd. | 1,149,111 | | 22,947,747 |
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | 693,801 | | 28,792,742 |
W.R. Berkley Corp. | 1,115,000 | | 25,901,450 |
| | 130,185,949 |
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 4.7% |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (d) | 1,100,000 | | 41,921,000 |
Highwoods Properties, Inc. (SBI) | 690,330 | | 17,679,351 |
National Retail Properties, Inc. | 840,000 | | 16,556,400 |
| | 76,156,751 |
Real Estate Management & Development - 1.9% |
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. | 816,000 | | 30,975,360 |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 4.5% |
Astoria Financial Corp. | 4,618,152 | | 44,842,256 |
Washington Federal, Inc. | 1,941,840 | | 27,049,831 |
| | 71,892,087 |
TOTAL FINANCIALS | | 520,755,115 |
HEALTH CARE - 6.0% |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.5% |
Abaxis, Inc. (a) | 886,727 | | 23,737,682 |
Health Care Providers & Services - 3.7% |
MEDNAX, Inc. (a) | 606,500 | | 28,111,275 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
HEALTH CARE - continued |
Health Care Providers & Services - continued |
Providence Service Corp. (a) | 520,235 | | $ 5,488,479 |
VCA Antech, Inc. (a) | 1,015,000 | | 25,963,700 |
| | 59,563,454 |
Pharmaceuticals - 0.8% |
Perrigo Co. | 476,200 | | 12,924,068 |
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | | 96,225,204 |
INDUSTRIALS - 15.5% |
Building Products - 1.2% |
Simpson Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (d) | 665,000 | | 18,886,000 |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 6.3% |
ACCO Brands Corp. (a) | 1,250,923 | | 5,466,534 |
HNI Corp. (d) | 2,175,771 | | 48,476,178 |
United Stationers, Inc. (a) | 1,024,000 | | 47,534,080 |
| | 101,476,792 |
Construction & Engineering - 1.6% |
URS Corp. (a) | 522,376 | | 26,432,226 |
Machinery - 2.4% |
Blount International, Inc. (a) | 1,849,417 | | 17,199,578 |
Graco, Inc. | 890,000 | | 22,018,600 |
| | 39,218,178 |
Trading Companies & Distributors - 4.0% |
H&E Equipment Services, Inc. (a) | 1,675,108 | | 17,823,149 |
WESCO International, Inc. (a) | 1,850,000 | | 45,676,500 |
| | 63,499,649 |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | 249,512,845 |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 11.6% |
Communications Equipment - 1.8% |
Polycom, Inc. (a) | 490,000 | | 11,637,500 |
ViaSat, Inc. (a) | 669,472 | | 18,075,744 |
| | 29,713,244 |
Electronic Equipment & Components - 3.7% |
Ingram Micro, Inc. Class A (a) | 1,553,100 | | 26,123,142 |
Macnica, Inc. | 677,400 | | 11,391,432 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued |
Electronic Equipment & Components - continued |
Ryoyo Electro Corp. | 1,272,700 | | $ 10,896,174 |
SYNNEX Corp. (a) | 379,898 | | 10,796,701 |
| | 59,207,449 |
Internet Software & Services - 3.6% |
DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. (a) | 1,799,434 | | 35,682,776 |
j2 Global Communications, Inc. (a) | 553,149 | | 13,270,045 |
LoopNet, Inc. (a) | 1,064,182 | | 8,513,456 |
| | 57,466,277 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 1.8% |
FormFactor, Inc. (a) | 734,157 | | 16,922,319 |
Miraial Co. Ltd. (e) | 570,200 | | 11,951,237 |
| | 28,873,556 |
Software - 0.7% |
MICROS Systems, Inc. (a) | 440,000 | | 12,051,600 |
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | | 187,312,126 |
MATERIALS - 4.8% |
Chemicals - 1.8% |
Spartech Corp. (e) | 1,583,102 | | 19,788,775 |
Valspar Corp. | 380,000 | | 9,621,600 |
| | 29,410,375 |
Metals & Mining - 3.0% |
Carpenter Technology Corp. (e) | 2,599,380 | | 48,582,409 |
TOTAL MATERIALS | | 77,992,784 |
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.9% |
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.9% |
Cogent Communications Group, Inc. (a)(d) | 1,640,000 | | 13,595,600 |
UTILITIES - 4.8% |
Electric Utilities - 1.6% |
Westar Energy, Inc. | 1,340,000 | | 26,357,800 |
Gas Utilities - 1.3% |
Southwest Gas Corp. | 850,989 | | 20,610,954 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
UTILITIES - continued |
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 1.9% |
RRI Energy, Inc. (a) | 5,750,000 | | $ 30,762,500 |
TOTAL UTILITIES | | 77,731,254 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $1,513,913,473) | 1,566,677,720 |
Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 1.6% |
| | | |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.5% |
Household Durables - 0.5% |
M/I Homes, Inc. Series A, 9.75% (a) | 730,800 | | 8,404,200 |
FINANCIALS - 1.1% |
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 1.1% |
Developers Diversified Realty Corp.: | | | |
(depositary shares) Series H, 7.375% | 818,790 | | 10,685,210 |
Series I, 7.50% | 542,010 | | 7,295,455 |
| | 17,980,665 |
TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $25,252,713) | 26,384,865 |
Convertible Bonds - 0.4% |
| Principal Amount | | |
INDUSTRIALS - 0.4% |
Building Products - 0.4% |
NCI Building Systems, Inc. 2.125% 11/15/24 (Cost $8,377,311) | | $ 10,000,000 | 6,462,000 |
Money Market Funds - 10.1% |
| Shares | | Value |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.37% (b) | 23,239,824 | | $ 23,239,824 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.22% (b)(c) | 138,619,350 | | 138,619,350 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $161,859,174) | 161,859,174 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 109.3% (Cost $1,709,402,671) | | 1,761,383,759 |
NET OTHER ASSETS - (9.3)% | | (150,092,235) |
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 1,611,291,524 |
Legend |
(a) Non-income producing |
(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. |
(c) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(d) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
(e) Affiliated company |
Affiliated Central Funds |
Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows: |
Fund | Income earned |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund | $ 210,541 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund | 1,515,844 |
Total | $ 1,726,385 |
Other Affiliated Issuers |
An affiliated company is a company in which the fund has ownership of at least 5% of the voting securities. Fiscal year to date transactions with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows: |
Affiliate | Value, beginning of period | Purchases | Sales Proceeds | Dividend Income | Value, end of period |
Carpenter Technology Corp. | $ - | $ 55,073,944 | $ 1,652,306 | $ 868,388 | $ 48,582,409 |
Cogent Communications Group, Inc. | - | 18,402,564 | 7,067,267 | - | - |
Miraial Co. Ltd. | - | 7,307,474 | - | 173,717 | 11,951,237 |
Spartech Corp. | 11,202,911 | 4,588,500 | - | 158,310 | 19,788,775 |
The Pantry, Inc. | 18,783,837 | - | 21,698,273 | - | - |
Zoran Corp. | 13,344,836 | 9,473,071 | 17,237,167 | - | - |
Total | $ 43,331,584 | $ 94,845,553 | $ 47,655,013 | $ 1,200,415 | $ 80,322,421 |
Other Information |
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of July 31, 2009, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table below, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: |
Description | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Investments in Securities: | | | |
Equities: | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary | $ 203,643,938 | $ 203,643,938 | $ - | $ - |
Consumer Staples | 58,211,988 | 58,211,988 | - | - |
Energy | 90,101,066 | 90,101,066 | - | - |
Financials | 538,735,780 | 538,735,780 | - | - |
Health Care | 96,225,204 | 96,225,204 | - | - |
Industrials | 249,512,845 | 249,512,845 | - | - |
Information Technology | 187,312,126 | 187,312,126 | - | - |
Materials | 77,992,784 | 77,992,784 | - | - |
Telecommunication Services | 13,595,600 | 13,595,600 | - | - |
Utilities | 77,731,254 | 77,731,254 | - | - |
Corporate Bonds | 6,462,000 | - | 6,462,000 | - |
Money Market Funds | 161,859,174 | 161,859,174 | - | - |
Total Investments in Securities: | $ 1,761,383,759 | $ 1,754,921,759 | $ 6,462,000 | $ - |
Income Tax Information |
At July 31, 2009, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of approximately $19,890,497 all of which will expire on July 31, 2017. |
The fund intends to elect to defer to its fiscal year ending July 31, 2010 approximately $151,920,436 of losses recognized during the period November 1, 2008 to July 31, 2009. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $134,928,323) - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $1,471,551,582) | $ 1,519,202,164 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $161,859,174) | 161,859,174 | |
Other affiliated issuers (cost $75,991,915) | 80,322,421 | |
Total Investments (cost $1,709,402,671) | | $ 1,761,383,759 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 4,901,485 |
Dividends receivable | | 1,036,338 |
Interest receivable | | 44,271 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 55,997 |
Prepaid expenses | | 4,666 |
Receivable from investment adviser for expense reductions | | 12,833 |
Other receivables | | 1,197 |
Total assets | | 1,767,440,546 |
| | |
Liabilities | | |
Payable for investments purchased | $ 14,528,703 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 1,418,180 | |
Accrued management fee | 1,072,617 | |
Distribution fees payable | 43,492 | |
Other affiliated payables | 419,409 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 47,271 | |
Collateral on securities loaned, at value | 138,619,350 | |
Total liabilities | | 156,149,022 |
| | |
Net Assets | | $ 1,611,291,524 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $ 1,734,233,092 |
Undistributed net investment income | | 5,059,582 |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | | (179,983,362) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | 51,982,212 |
Net Assets | | $ 1,611,291,524 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued
| July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Calculation of Maximum Offering Price Class A: Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($55,029,004 ÷ 4,942,891 shares) | | $ 11.13 |
| | |
Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $11.13) | | $ 11.81 |
Class T: Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($28,533,818 ÷ 2,581,724 shares) | | $ 11.05 |
| | |
Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $11.05) | | $ 11.45 |
Class B: Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($7,153,044 ÷ 657,299 shares)A | | $ 10.88 |
| | |
Class C: Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($21,344,610 ÷ 1,960,745 shares)A | | $ 10.89 |
| | |
Small Cap Value: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,488,736,167 ÷ 132,726,510 shares) | | $ 11.22 |
| | |
Class F: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($159,152 ÷ 14,187 shares) | | $ 11.22 |
| | |
Institutional Class: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($10,335,729 ÷ 919,903 shares) | | $ 11.24 |
A Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
| Year ended July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Investment Income | | |
Dividends (including $1,200,415 earned from other affiliated issuers) | | $ 22,003,562 |
Interest | | 1,735,854 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $1,515,844 from security lending) | | 1,726,385 |
Total income | | 25,465,801 |
| | |
Expenses | | |
Management fee Basic fee | $ 8,223,398 | |
Performance adjustment | 1,362,085 | |
Transfer agent fees | 3,605,249 | |
Distribution fees | 481,828 | |
Accounting and security lending fees | 422,662 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 29,161 | |
Independent trustees' compensation | 7,542 | |
Registration fees | 113,233 | |
Audit | 58,411 | |
Legal | 5,099 | |
Interest | 569 | |
Miscellaneous | 34,510 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 14,343,747 | |
Expense reductions | (63,745) | 14,280,002 |
Net investment income (loss) | | 11,185,799 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | (165,788,803) | |
Other affiliated issuers | (10,168,328) | |
Foreign currency transactions | (28,532) | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | (175,985,663) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: Investment securities | 144,790,873 | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 1,110 | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | 144,791,983 |
Net gain (loss) | | (31,193,680) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ (20,007,881) |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Year ended July 31, 2009 | Year ended July 31, 2008 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ 11,185,799 | $ 2,118,900 |
Net realized gain (loss) | (175,985,663) | 26,624,935 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 144,791,983 | (226,824,054) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (20,007,881) | (198,080,219) |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | (8,301,273) | - |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain | (12,095,172) | (53,456,977) |
Total distributions | (20,396,445) | (53,456,977) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | 392,456,300 | 105,675,336 |
Redemption fees | 448,503 | 144,871 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 352,500,477 | (145,716,989) |
| | |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 1,258,791,047 | 1,404,508,036 |
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $5,059,582 and undistributed net investment income of $1,269,467, respectively) | $ 1,611,291,524 | $ 1,258,791,047 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class A
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 H |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 11.82 | $ 14.34 | $ 13.17 | $ 12.80 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | .08 | (.01) | (.06) | (.03) | (.04) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (.60) | (1.98) | 1.90 | .74 | 2.84 |
Total from investment operations | (.52) | (1.99) | 1.84 | .71 | 2.80 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.06) | - | - | - | (.01) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.11) | (.53) | (.67) | (.35) | - |
Total distributions | (.17) | (.53) | (.67) | (.35) | (.01) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E | - J | - J | - J | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 11.13 | $ 11.82 | $ 14.34 | $ 13.17 | $ 12.80 |
Total Return B, C, D | (4.37)% | (14.35)% | 14.59% | 5.72% | 28.06% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.45% | 1.43% | 1.45% | 1.51% | 1.46% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.40% | 1.40% | 1.40% | 1.40% | 1.44% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.40% | 1.40% | 1.40% | 1.36% | 1.38% A |
Net investment income (loss) | .81% | (.05)% | (.44)% | (.24)% | (.46)% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 55,029 | $ 52,446 | $ 61,357 | $ 39,931 | $ 9,390 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 51% | 149% | 67% | 93% | 60% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H For the period November 3, 2004 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2005.
I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class T
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 H |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 11.74 | $ 14.28 | $ 13.13 | $ 12.78 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | .05 | (.04) | (.10) | (.07) | (.06) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (.59) | (1.97) | 1.90 | .74 | 2.83 |
Total from investment operations | (.54) | (2.01) | 1.80 | .67 | 2.77 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.04) | - | - | - | - |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.11) | (.53) | (.65) | (.33) | - |
Total distributions | (.15) | (.53) | (.65) | (.33) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E | - J | - J | - J | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 11.05 | $ 11.74 | $ 14.28 | $ 13.13 | $ 12.78 |
Total Return B, C, D | (4.57)% | (14.58)% | 14.34% | 5.47% | 27.80% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.70% | 1.68% | 1.66% | 1.67% | 1.72% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.65% | 1.65% | 1.65% | 1.65% | 1.68% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.65% | 1.65% | 1.65% | 1.61% | 1.62% A |
Net investment income (loss) | .56% | (.30)% | (.69)% | (.49)% | (.70)% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 28,534 | $ 32,091 | $ 51,518 | $ 45,460 | $ 12,725 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 51% | 149% | 67% | 93% | 60% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H For the period November 3, 2004 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2005.
I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class B
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 H |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 11.60 | $ 14.19 | $ 13.07 | $ 12.73 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | .01 | (.10) | (.17) | (.13) | (.10) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (.59) | (1.96) | 1.90 | .74 | 2.82 |
Total from investment operations | (.58) | (2.06) | 1.73 | .61 | 2.72 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.03) | - | - | - | - |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.11) | (.53) | (.61) | (.28) | - |
Total distributions | (.14) | (.53) | (.61) | (.28) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E | - J | - J | - J | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 10.88 | $ 11.60 | $ 14.19 | $ 13.07 | $ 12.73 |
Total Return B, C, D | (5.05)% | (15.04)% | 13.78% | 4.97% | 27.30% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 2.20% | 2.18% | 2.20% | 2.26% | 2.24% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.19% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.11% | 2.13% A |
Net investment income (loss) | .06% | (.80)% | (1.19)% | (.99)% | (1.21)% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 7,153 | $ 7,886 | $ 12,075 | $ 10,214 | $ 3,931 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 51% | 149% | 67% | 93% | 60% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.
E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H For the period November 3, 2004 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2005.
I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class C
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 H |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 11.60 | $ 14.19 | $ 13.07 | $ 12.74 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | .01 | (.10) | (.17) | (.13) | (.10) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (.58) | (1.96) | 1.90 | .74 | 2.83 |
Total from investment operations | (.57) | (2.06) | 1.73 | .61 | 2.73 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.03) | - | - | - | - |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.11) | (.53) | (.61) | (.29) | - |
Total distributions | (.14) | (.53) | (.61) | (.29) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E | - J | - J | - J | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 10.89 | $ 11.60 | $ 14.19 | $ 13.07 | $ 12.74 |
Total Return B, C, D | (4.98)% | (15.04)% | 13.77% | 4.92% | 27.40% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 2.20% | 2.18% | 2.20% | 2.22% | 2.17% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.17% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.11% | 2.11% A |
Net investment income (loss) | .06% | (.80)% | (1.19)% | (.99)% | (1.19)% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 21,345 | $ 20,924 | $ 34,155 | $ 26,791 | $ 11,732 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 51% | 149% | 67% | 93% | 60% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.
E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H For the period November 3, 2004 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2005.
I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Small Cap Value
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 G |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 11.91 | $ 14.43 | $ 13.22 | $ 12.83 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) D | .10 | .03 | (.02) | .01 | (.01) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (.60) | (1.99) | 1.91 | .74 | 2.84 |
Total from investment operations | (.50) | (1.96) | 1.89 | .75 | 2.83 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.08) | - | - | (.01) | (.01) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.11) | (.56) | (.68) | (.36) | - |
Total distributions | (.19) | (.56) | (.68) | (.37) | (.01) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital D | - I | - I | - I | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 11.22 | $ 11.91 | $ 14.43 | $ 13.22 | $ 12.83 |
Total Return B, C | (4.15)% | (14.10)% | 14.96% | 6.07% | 28.36% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E, H | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.20% | 1.14% | 1.11% | 1.09% | 1.05% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.20% | 1.14% | 1.11% | 1.09% | 1.05% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.20% | 1.13% | 1.11% | 1.06% | .99% A |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.01% | .22% | (.15)% | .06% | (.08)% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 1,488,736 | $ 1,136,860 | $ 1,233,808 | $ 957,720 | $ 582,689 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | 51% | 149% | 67% | 93% | 60% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G For the period November 3, 2004 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2005.
H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
I Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class F
Period ended July 31, | 2009 H |
Selected Per-Share Data | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 10.27 |
Income from Investment Operations | |
Net investment income (loss) D | .01 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | .94 G |
Total from investment operations | .95 |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital D, J | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 11.22 |
Total Return B, C | 9.25% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E, I | |
Expenses before reductions | .86% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .86% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | .86% A |
Net investment income (loss) | .64% A |
Supplemental Data | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 159 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | 51% |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate net gain (loss) on investments for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of the Fund.
H For the period June 26, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2009.
I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Institutional Class
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 G |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 11.91 | $ 14.43 | $ 13.22 | $ 12.83 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) D | .10 | .03 | (.02) | .01 | (.01) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (.59) | (1.99) | 1.91 | .74 | 2.84 |
Total from investment operations | (.49) | (1.96) | 1.89 | .75 | 2.83 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.07) | - | - | (.01) | (.01) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.11) | (.56) | (.68) | (.36) | - |
Total distributions | (.18) | (.56) | (.68) | (.37) | (.01) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital D | - I | - I | - I | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 11.24 | $ 11.91 | $ 14.43 | $ 13.22 | $ 12.83 |
Total Return B, C | (4.04)% | (14.10)% | 14.99% | 6.08% | 28.36% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E, H | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.20% | 1.13% | 1.10% | 1.08% | 1.07% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.15% | 1.13% | 1.10% | 1.08% | 1.07% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.15% | 1.13% | 1.10% | 1.05% | 1.01% A |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.06% | .22% | (.13)% | .08% | (.10)% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 10,336 | $ 8,584 | $ 11,594 | $ 9,422 | $ 3,761 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | 51% | 149% | 67% | 93% | 60% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G For the period November 3, 2004 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2005.
H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
I Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
For the period ended July 31, 2009
1. Organization.
Fidelity Small Cap Value Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Securities Fund (the trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. In January 2009, the Board of Trustees of the Fund approved the creation of an additional class of shares. The Fund commenced sale of Class F shares on June 26, 2009. The Fund offers Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, Small Cap Value, Class F and Institutional Class shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Class F shares of the Fund are only available for purchase by mutual funds for which Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) or an affiliate serves as investment manager. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after a holding period of seven years from the initial date of purchase. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred. Certain expense reductions also differ by class.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by FMR and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's web site or upon request.
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Events or transactions occurring after period end through the date that the financial statements were issued, September 29, 2009, have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Security Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are classified into three levels. Level 1 includes readily available unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 includes observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable either directly or indirectly. Level 3 includes unobservable inputs when market prices are not readily available or reliable. Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment's assigned level within the hierarchy. The aggregate value by input level, as of July 31, 2009, for the Fund's investments is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments. Valuation techniques of the Fund's major categories of assets and liabilities as presented in the Schedule of Investments are as follows.
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by an independent pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price. Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on quotations received from dealers who make markets in such securities or by independent pricing services. For corporate bonds pricing services generally utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type as well as dealer supplied prices. Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value each business day. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are valued at amortized cost, which approximates value.
When current market prices or quotations are not readily available or reliable, valuations may be determined in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. Factors used in determining value may include significant market or security specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality, and developments in foreign
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Security Valuation - continued
markets which are monitored by evaluating the performance of ADRs, futures contracts and exchange-traded funds. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and may be utilized to a significant extent. The value of securities used for net asset value (NAV) calculation under these procedures may differ from published prices for the same securities.
Foreign Currency. The Fund uses foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and may include proceeds received from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Expenses. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among each Fund in the trust. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and filing its U.S. federal tax return. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. The Fund is subject to the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainties in Income Taxes (FIN 48). FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. There are no unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three years. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. In addition, the Fund will claim a portion of the payment made to redeeming shareholders as a distribution for income tax purposes.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, market discount, partnerships, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the federal tax cost as of period end were as follows:
Unrealized appreciation | $ 235,404,348 | |
Unrealized depreciation | (191,567,256) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ 43,837,092 | |
| | |
Undistributed ordinary income | $ 5,032,270 | |
Capital loss carryforward | $ (19,890,497) | |
| | |
Cost for federal income tax purposes | $ 1,717,546,667 | |
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The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| July 31, 2009 | July 31, 2008 |
Ordinary Income | $ 8,301,273 | $ 2,392,014 |
Long-term Capital Gains | 12,095,172 | 51,064,963 |
Total | $ 20,396,445 | $ 53,456,977 |
Short-Term Trading (Redemption) Fees. Shares held in the Fund less than 90 days are subject to a redemption fee equal to 1.50% of the proceeds of the redeemed shares. All redemption fees, including any estimated redemption fees paid by FMR, are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid in capital.
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $993,300,243 and $596,002,870, respectively.
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .45% of the Fund's average net assets and a group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. In addition, the management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of ± .20% of the Fund's average net assets over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the relative investment performance of the retail class of the Fund, Small Cap Value, as compared to an appropriate benchmark index. For the period, the total annual management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .83% of the Fund's average net assets.
Distribution and Service Plan. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate Distribution and Service Plans for each class of shares. Certain classes pay Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, 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,
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the Distribution and Service Fee rates and the total amounts paid to and retained by FDC were as follows:
| Distribution Fee | Service Fee | Paid to FDC | Retained by FDC |
Class A | 0% | .25% | $ 109,917 | $ 6,056 |
Class T | .25% | .25% | 132,500 | - |
Class B | .75% | .25% | 66,019 | 49,540 |
Class C | .75% | .25% | 173,392 | 27,772 |
| | | $ 481,828 | $ 83,368 |
Sales Load. FDC receives a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for selling Class A shares, and 3.50% for selling Class T shares, some of which is paid to financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund. FDC receives the proceeds of contingent deferred sales charges levied on Class A, Class T, Class B, and Class C redemptions. These charges depend on the holding period. The deferred sales charges range from 5% to 1% for Class B, 1% for Class C, 1.00% to .50% for certain purchases of Class A shares and .25% for certain purchases of Class T shares.
For the period, sales charge amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
| Retained by FDC |
Class A | $ 22,229 |
Class T | 4,321 |
Class B* | 17,973 |
Class C* | 4,098 |
| $ 48,621 |
* When Class B and 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, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of each class, except for Class F. FIIOC receives no fees for providing transfer agency services to Class F. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements.
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For the period, the total transfer agent fees paid by each applicable class were as follows:
| Amount | % of Average Net Assets |
Class A | $ 139,952 | .32 |
Class T | 85,333 | .32 |
Class B | 21,154 | .32 |
Class C | 55,219 | .32 |
Small Cap Value | 3,279,066 | .31 |
Institutional Class | 24,525 | .31 |
| $ 3,605,249 | |
Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the month. Under a separate contract, FSC administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions.
Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $46,623 for the period.
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 FMR, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the funds to borrow from, or lend money to, other participating affiliated funds. At period end, there were no interfund loans outstanding. The Fund's activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:
Borrower or Lender | Average Daily Loan Balance | Weighted Average Interest Rate | Interest Expense |
Borrower | $ 4,746,800 | .43% | $ 569 |
6. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR in a $3.5 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to
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$5,133 and is reflected in Miscellaneous Expense on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
7. Security Lending.
The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. On the settlement date of the loan, the Fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less fees and expenses associated with the loan, plus any premium payments that may be received on the loan of certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds.
8. Expense Reductions.
FMR voluntarily agreed to reimburse each class to the extent annual operating expenses exceeded certain levels of average net assets as noted in the table below. Some expenses, for example interest expense, including commitment fees, are excluded from this reimbursement.
The following classes were in reimbursement during the period:
| Expense Limitations | Reimbursement from adviser |
Class A | 1.40% | $ 23,686 |
Class T | 1.65% | 13,282 |
Class B | 2.15% | 3,522 |
Class C | 2.15% | 9,092 |
Institutional Class | 1.15% | 4,292 |
| | $ 53,874 |
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Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $826 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian and each class' transfer agent, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by $1,352. During the period, credits reduced each class' transfer agent expense as noted in the table below.
| Transfer Agent expense reduction | |
Small Cap Value | $ 7,586 | |
Institutional Class | 107 | |
| $ 7,693 | |
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 |
From net investment income | | |
Class A | $ 252,162 | $ - |
Class T | 111,704 | - |
Class B | 20,177 | - |
Class C | 45,207 | - |
Small Cap Value | 7,822,387 | - |
Institutional Class | 49,636 | - |
Total | $ 8,301,273 | $ - |
From net realized gain | | |
Class A | $ 496,925 | $ 2,334,219 |
Class T | 350,121 | 1,800,459 |
Class B | 77,046 | 442,697 |
Class C | 207,577 | 1,258,270 |
Small Cap Value | 10,883,170 | 47,176,109 |
Institutional Class | 80,333 | 445,223 |
Total | $ 12,095,172 | $ 53,456,977 |
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10. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
| Shares | Dollars |
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 |
Class A | | | | |
Shares sold | 2,028,986 | 1,801,333 | $ 19,478,233 | $ 23,728,165 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 64,970 | 158,451 | 694,477 | 2,181,126 |
Shares redeemed | (1,588,437) | (1,800,932) | (14,658,645) | (23,386,603) |
Net increase (decrease) | 505,519 | 158,852 | $ 5,514,065 | $ 2,522,688 |
Class T | | | | |
Shares sold | 1,489,054 | 618,951 | $ 15,806,614 | $ 8,024,654 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 40,641 | 127,052 | 449,360 | 1,740,319 |
Shares redeemed | (1,680,727) | (1,620,468) | (14,685,646) | (21,259,209) |
Net increase (decrease) | (151,032) | (874,465) | $ 1,570,328 | $ (11,494,236) |
Class B | | | | |
Shares sold | 305,827 | 128,063 | $ 3,051,319 | $ 1,643,352 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 7,759 | 29,083 | 85,943 | 395,378 |
Shares redeemed | (335,978) | (328,632) | (2,971,686) | (4,160,797) |
Net increase (decrease) | (22,392) | (171,486) | $ 165,576 | $ (2,122,067) |
Class C | | | | |
Shares sold | 832,906 | 565,275 | $ 7,981,000 | $ 7,245,287 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 19,410 | 82,093 | 217,621 | 1,115,865 |
Shares redeemed | (694,752) | (1,251,391) | (6,287,773) | (15,942,770) |
Net increase (decrease) | 157,564 | (604,023) | $ 1,910,848 | $ (7,581,618) |
Small Cap Value | | | | |
Shares sold | 61,277,579 | 33,217,718 | $ 600,357,815 | $ 432,952,106 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 1,741,583 | 3,344,768 | 18,397,974 | 46,241,130 |
Shares redeemed | (25,782,005) | (26,584,070) | (237,589,067) | (353,880,106) |
Net increase (decrease) | 37,237,157 | 9,978,416 | $ 381,166,722 | $ 125,313,130 |
Class F A | | | | |
Shares sold | 14,205 | - | $ 144,857 | $ - |
Shares redeemed | (18) | - | (181) | - |
Net increase (decrease) | 14,187 | - | $ 144,676 | $ - |
Institutional Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 479,087 | 353,080 | $ 4,626,811 | $ 4,711,093 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 8,812 | 21,635 | 93,632 | 299,115 |
Shares redeemed | (288,597) | (457,781) | (2,736,358) | (5,972,769) |
Net increase (decrease) | 199,302 | (83,066) | $ 1,984,085 | $ (962,561) |
A Share transactions for Class F are for the period June 26, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2009.
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11. Other.
The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
At the end of the period, the Fidelity Freedom Funds were the owners of record, in the aggregate, of approximately 38% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund.
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To the Trustees of Fidelity Securities Fund and the Shareholders of Fidelity Small Cap Value Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Small Cap Value Fund (a fund of Fidelity Securities Fund) at July 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity Small Cap Value Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at July 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
September 29, 2009
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The Trustees, Member of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trusts and funds, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, and review the fund's performance. Except for Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d and Mr. James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 220 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d oversees 262 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. James C. Curvey oversees 392 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The executive officers and Advisory Board Member hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-800-835-5092.
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Edward C. Johnson 3d (79) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 1984 Mr. Johnson is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC; Chairman and a Director of FMR; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC); Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Johnson serves as Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as President of FMR LLC (2006-2007). |
James C. Curvey (74) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2006- present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. |
* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trusts or various entities under common control with FMR.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Dennis J. Dirks (61) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Currently, Mr. Dirks serves as a member of the Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present). |
Alan J. Lacy (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of The Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-present) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2007-present). Mr. Lacy is Chairman (2008-present) and a member (2006-present) of the Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association. |
Ned C. Lautenbach (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr. Lautenbach is an Advisory Partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was with the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. Mr. Lautenbach serves as a Director of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial) as well as the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida. Mr. Lautenbach is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Fairfield University (2005-present), as well as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, Mr. Lautenbach served as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007). |
Joseph Mauriello (64) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Capital Ltd. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-present) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products, 2007- present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a Director of the Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007). |
Cornelia M. Small (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors of the Teagle Foundation (2009-present). Ms. Small is also a member of the Investment Committee, and Chair (2008-present) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson of the Investment Committee (2002-2008) of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments. |
William S. Stavropoulos (70) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Mr. Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons (2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004), Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently, Mr. Stavropoulos is a Director of Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Chemical Financial Corporation, Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), Tyco International, Inc. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital (private equity investment, 2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is a special advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science. |
David M. Thomas (60) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products), and Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present). |
Michael E. Wiley (58) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008- present), and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005- present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a Sr. Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005). |
Advisory Board Member and Executive Officers:
Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Mr. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Peter S. Lynch (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006). |
Kenneth B. Robins (39) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2009- present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Robins worked at KPMG LLP, where he was a partner in KPMG's department of professional practice (2002-2004). |
Brian B. Hogan (44) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Vice President of certain Equity Funds and Vice President of Sector Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-present) and President of FMR's Equity Division (2009-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as a portfolio manager. |
Thomas C. Hense (45) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Vice President of Fidelity's High Income and Small Cap Funds. Previously, Mr. Hense served as a portfolio manager for Fidelity's Institutional Money Management Group (Pyramis) (2003-2008). |
Scott C. Goebel (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC; Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2008- present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). |
William C. Coffey (40) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Holly C. Laurent (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Laurent is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Laurent was Senior Vice President and Head of Legal for Fidelity Business Services India Pvt. Ltd. (2006-2008), and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Group Head for FMR LLC (2005-2006). |
Christine Reynolds (50) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007). |
Kenneth A. Rathgeber (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2004 Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Rathgeber is Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), FMR (2005-present), FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2005-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2005-present), Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC (2005-present), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2005-present). |
Jeffrey S. Christian (47) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Christian also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Christian served as Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (2004-2009) and as Vice President of Business Analysis (2003-2004). |
Bryan A. Mehrmann (48) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Mehrmann is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Mehrmann served as Vice President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Group (FIIS)/Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC) Client Services (1998-2004). |
Adrien E. Deberghes (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005). |
John R. Hebble (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Paul M. Murphy (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Murphy is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2006), Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR (2007), and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1994-2007). |
Gary W. Ryan (50) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005). |
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity Small Cap Value Fund
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, acting directly and through its separate committees, requests and receives information concerning, and considers at each of its meetings factors that are relevant to, its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees, each composed of Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. Each committee has a written charter outlining the structure and purposes of the committee. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts.
At its July 2009 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expenses; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board ultimately reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts and the compensation to be received by Fidelity under the management contract is consistent with Fidelity's fiduciary duty under applicable law. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor noted above, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by competitors to Fidelity, and that the fund's shareholders, with the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.
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Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel and the fund's investment objective and discipline. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the size, education, and experience of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, their use of technology, and the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory, and management personnel. In response to last year's financial crisis, FMR took a number of actions intended to cut costs and improve efficiency without weakening the investment teams or resources. The Board noted that Fidelity's analysts have access to a variety of technological tools and market and securities data that enable them to perform both fundamental and quantitative analysis and to specialize in various disciplines. The Board considered Fidelity's extensive global research capabilities that enable the Investment Advisers to aggregate data from various sources in an effort to produce positive investment results. The Board also considered that Fidelity's portfolio managers and analysts have access to daily portfolio attribution that allows for monitoring of a fund's portfolio, as well as an electronic communication system that provides immediate real-time access to research concerning issuers and credit enhancers.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, distribution, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the Investment Advisers' supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through phone representatives and over the Internet, and investor education materials and asset allocation tools.
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Management Fees - continued
Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing for a large variety of mutual fund investor services. For example, fund shareholders are offered the privilege of exchanging shares of the fund for shares of other Fidelity funds, as set forth in the fund's prospectus, without paying a sales charge. The Board noted that Fidelity has taken a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) dedicating additional resources to investment research and to restructure and broaden the focus of the investment research teams; (ii) bolstering the senior management team that oversees asset management; (iii) contractually agreeing to reduce the management fee on Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund; and (iv) expanding Class A and Class T load waiver categories to increase rollover retention opportunities and create consistent policies across the classes.
Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated within its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for each class, as well as the fund's relative investment performance for each class measured against (i) a broad-based securities market index, and (ii) a peer group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by the Board over multiple periods. Because the fund had been in existence less than five calendar years, the following charts considered by the Board show, over the one- and three-year periods ended December 31, 2008, the cumulative total returns of Institutional Class (Class I) and Class C of the fund, the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of cumulative total returns of a peer group of mutual funds identified by Morningstar, Inc. as having an investment style similar to that of the fund based on underlying portfolio holdings. The returns of Institutional Class (Class I) and Class C show the performance of the highest and lowest performing classes, respectively (based on three-year performance). (The fund did not offer Class F as of December 31, 2008.) The box within each chart shows the 25th percentile return (bottom of box) and the 75th percentile return (top of box) of the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten numbers noted below each chart correspond to the percentile box and represent the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of the class indicated.
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Fidelity Small Cap Value Fund
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The Board reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and stated that the performance of Institutional Class (Class I) of the fund was in the second quartile for the one-year period and the first quartile for the three-year period. The Board also stated that the investment performance of the fund was lower than its benchmark for the one-year period, although the three-year cumulative total return of Institutional Class (Class I) compared favorably to its benchmark. The Board considered that the variations in performance among the fund's classes reflect the variations in class expenses, which result in lower performance for higher expense classes.
The Board 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 exceeds, or is exceeded by, the record (over the same period) of a Board-approved performance adjustment index. The Board realizes that the performance adjustment provides FMR with a strong economic incentive to seek to achieve superior performance for the fund's shareholders and helps to more closely align the interests of FMR and the fund's shareholders.
The Board considered that FMR has taken steps to refocus and strengthen equity research, equity portfolio management, and compliance. The Board reviewed the year-to-date performance of Fidelity Small Cap Value (retail class) through May 31, 2009 and stated that it exceeded the fund's benchmark.
Based on its review, and giving particular weight to the nature and quality of the resources dedicated by the Investment Advisers to maintain and improve relative performance and factoring in the unprecedented market events in 2008, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund will benefit the fund's shareholders, particularly in light of the Board's view that the fund's shareholders benefit from investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and services.
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Management Fees - continued
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Fund Expenses. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expenses compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared.
The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month (or shorter) periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors, in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps, and without giving effect to the fund's performance adjustment. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 12% means that 88% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked and the impact of the fund's performance adjustment, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.
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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2008. The Board also noted the effect of the fund's positive performance adjustment on the fund's management fee ranking. The Board noted that the performance adjustment for each year represents calculations for performance periods that differ from the periods shown in the performance charts above.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee was fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.
In its review of each class's total expenses, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses, as well as the impact of the fund's performance adjustment. As part of its review, the Board also considered current and historical total expenses of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.
The Board noted that the total expenses of each of Class A, Institutional Class, and Fidelity Small Cap Value (retail class) ranked below its competitive median for 2008 and the total expenses of each of Class T, Class B, and Class C ranked above its competitive median for 2008. The Board considered that the total expenses for Class T were above the median primarily because its 12b-1 fee is higher than the typical front-end load class. 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 expenses of the classes vary primarily by the level of their 12b-1 fees, although differences in transfer agent fees may also cause expenses to vary from class to class.
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Management Fees - continued
In its review of total expenses, the Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information on clients that FMR and its affiliates service in other competitive markets, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the total expenses of each class of the fund were reasonable, although in some cases above the median of the universe presented for comparison, in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the audited books and records of Fidelity. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board believes that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board has also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and any fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.
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The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and determined that the amount of profit is a fair entrepreneurial profit for the management of the fund.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions.
In February 2009, the Board created an Ad Hoc Committee (the "Committee") to analyze economies of scale. The Committee was formed to consider whether FMR attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR determines the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will achieve a certain level of economies of scale as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board concluded, considering the findings of the Committee, that any potential economies of scale are being shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity in an appropriate manner.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including (i) fund performance trends, actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) portfolio manager changes that have occurred during the past year; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and key personnel, including performance benchmarks used by Fidelity in evaluating incentive compensation for portfolio managers and research analysts; (iv) the structure and process of equity research and actions taken by FMR to improve the quality of research; (v) the selection of and compensation paid by FMR to fund sub-advisers; (vi) Fidelity's fee structures and rationale for recommending different fees among categories of funds; (vii) the rationale for any differences between fund fee structures and fee structures in place for other Fidelity clients; (viii) Fidelity's rationale for recommending which funds should have a performance adjustment component as part of their management fees; and (ix) explanations for the relative total expenses borne by certain funds and classes, total expense competitive trends, and actions that might be taken by FMR to reduce total expenses for certain funds and classes.
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Management Fees - continued
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all material factors, the Board ultimately concluded that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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Managing Your Investments
Fidelity offers several ways to conveniently manage your workplace benefits (including your workplace savings plan, investments, and additional services) via your telephone or PC. You can access your plan and account information and research your investments 24 hours a day.
By Phone
Fidelity provides a single toll-free number to access plan information, account balances, positions, and quotes*. It's easy to navigate the service, and on your first call, the system will help you create a personal identification number (PIN) for security.
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Fidelity Workplace
Investing
1-800-835-5092
By PC
Fidelity's web site on the Internet provides a wide range of information, including plan information, daily financial news, fund performance, interactive planning tools, and news about Fidelity products and services.
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Fidelity's Web Site
www.401k.com
* When you call the quotes line, please remember that a fund's yield and return will vary and, except for money market funds, share price will also vary. This means that you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. There is no assurance that money market funds will be able to maintain a stable $1 share price; an investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government. Total returns are historical and include changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, and the effects of any sales charges.
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To Write Fidelity
We'll give your correspondence immediate attention and send you written confirmation upon completion of your request.
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For Non-Retirement
Accounts
Buying shares
Fidelity Investments
P.O. Box 770001
Cincinnati, OH 45277-0003
Overnight Express
Fidelity Investments
Attn: Distribution Services
100 Crosby Parkway - KC1H
Covington, KY 41015
Selling shares
Fidelity Investments
P.O. Box 770001
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Overnight Express
Fidelity Investments
Attn: Distribution Services
100 Crosby Parkway - KC1H
Covington, KY 41015
General Correspondence
Fidelity Investments
P.O. Box 500
Merrimack, NH 03054-0500
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For Retirement
Accounts
Buying shares
Fidelity Investments
P.O. Box 770001
Cincinnati, OH 45277-0003
Selling shares
Fidelity Investments
P.O. Box 770001
Cincinnati, OH 45277-0035
Overnight Express
Fidelity Investments
Attn: Distribution Services
100 Crosby Parkway - KC1H
Covington, KY 41015
General Correspondence
Fidelity Investments
P.O. Box 500
Merrimack, NH 03054-0500
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Investment Adviser
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
Investment Sub-Advisers
FMR Co., Inc.
Fidelity Research & Analysis Company
Fidelity Management & Research
(U.K.) Inc.
Fidelity Management & Research
(Hong Kong) Limited
Fidelity Management & Research
(Japan) Inc.
Fidelity Investments Japan Limited
FIL Investment Advisors
FIL Investment Advisors (U.K.) Ltd.
General Distributor
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
Transfer and Service Agents
Fidelity Investments Institutional
Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Fidelity Service Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Custodian
Citibank, N.A.
New York, NY
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Fidelity Advisor
Small Cap Value
Fund - Class A, Class T,
Class B and Class C
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July 31, 2009
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Class A, Class T, Class B
and Class C are classes of
Fidelity® Small Cap Value Fund
Contents
Chairman's Message | <Click Here> | The Chairman's message to shareholders. |
Performance | <Click Here> | How the fund has done over time. |
Management's Discussion | <Click Here> | The manager's review of fund performance, strategy and outlook. |
Shareholder Expense Example | <Click Here> | An example of shareholder expenses. |
Investment Changes | <Click Here> | A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months. |
Investments | <Click Here> | A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values. |
Financial Statements | <Click Here> | Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights. |
Notes | <Click Here> | Notes to the financial statements. |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | <Click Here> | |
Trustees and Officers | <Click Here> | |
Distributions | <Click Here> | |
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees | <Click Here> | |
To view a fund's proxy voting guidelines and proxy voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30, visit http://www.fidelity.com/proxyvotingresults or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) web site at http://www.sec.gov. You may also call 1-877-208-0098 to request a free copy of the proxy voting guidelines.
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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. A fund's Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. For a complete list of a fund's portfolio holdings, view the most recent holdings listing, semiannual report, or annual report on Fidelity's web site at http://www.fidelity.com or http://www.advisor.fidelity.com, as applicable.
NOT FDIC INSURED · MAY LOSE VALUE · NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
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Dear Shareholder:
We've seen a welcome uptick in the global equity markets this spring and summer, as signs of stabilization in some economic indicators have brought many investors back into the marketplace. But there remain other key measures - notably high unemployment and slack consumer spending - that suggest the road back to economic health could still be a bumpy ride. Financial markets are always unpredictable, of course, but there also are several time-tested investment principles that can help put the historical odds in your favor.
One of the basic tenets is to invest for the long term. Over time, riding out the markets' inevitable ups and downs has proven much more effective than selling into panic or chasing the hottest trend. Even missing only a few of the markets' best days can significantly diminish investor returns. Patience also affords the benefits of compounding - of earning interest on additional income or reinvested dividends and capital gains. There can be tax advantages and cost benefits to consider as well. While staying the course doesn't eliminate risk, it can considerably lessen the effect of short-term declines.
You can further manage your investing risk through diversification. And today, more than ever, geographic diversification should be taken into account. Studies indicate that asset allocation is the single most important determinant of a portfolio's long-term success. The right mix of stocks, bonds and cash - aligned to your particular risk tolerance and investment objective - is very important. Age-appropriate rebalancing is also an essential aspect of asset allocation. For younger investors, an emphasis on equities - which historically have been the best-performing asset class over time - is encouraged. As investors near their specific goal, such as retirement or sending a child to college, consideration may be given to replacing volatile assets (e.g. common stocks) with more-stable fixed investments (bonds or savings plans).
A third principle - investing regularly - can help lower the average cost of your purchases. Investing a certain amount of money each month or quarter helps ensure you won't pay for all your shares at market highs. This strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - also reduces "emotion" from investing, helping shareholders avoid selling weak performers just prior to an upswing, or chasing a hot performer just before a correction.
We invite you to contact us via the Internet, through our Investor Centers or by phone. It is our privilege to provide you the information you need to make the investments that are right for you.
Sincerely,
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d
Edward C. Johnson 3d
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Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class' dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The $10,000 table and the fund's 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
Periods ended July 31, 2009 | Past 1 year | Life of classA |
Class A (incl. 5.75% sales charge) | -9.87% | 3.88% |
Class T (incl. 3.50% sales charge) | -7.91% | 4.14% |
Class B (incl. contingent deferred sales charge) B | -9.74% | 4.04% |
Class C (incl. contingent deferred sales charge) C | -5.92% | 4.42% |
A From November 3, 2004.
B Class B shares' contingent deferred sales charges included in the past one year and life of class total return figures are 5% and 2%, respectively.
C Class C shares' contingent deferred sales charges included in the past one year and life of class total return figures are 1% and 0%, respectively.
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$10,000 Over Life of Fund
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Value Fund - Class A on November 3, 2004, when the fund started, 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 2000® Value Index performed over the same period.
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Market Recap: U.S. stocks - battered by the effects of a global credit crisis for most of the year - were aided by early signs of a healing economy during the final months of the year ending July 31, 2009. For roughly half of the 12-month period, equities were in free fall, as a succession of large financial institutions around the world either collapsed or were forced into mergers or government conservatorship, and harried investors relinquished riskier assets in a massive flight to quality. By March, however, as unprecedented government interventions around the world took root, signs of a potential recovery began to emerge: corporate profits, though still weak, began to stabilize and valuations started to return to normal trading ranges. Against this improving backdrop, major equity indexes posted significant gains in March and April, which carried through to the end of the period. For the year overall, the Standard & Poor's 500SM Index declined 19.96%, while the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market IndexSM - the broadest overall gauge of domestic equities - was down 19.95%. Meanwhile, the blue-chip-laden Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM fell 16.62% and the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite® Index posted a 14.05% loss.
Comments from Charles Myers, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Value Fund: For the year, the fund's Class A, Class T, Class B and Class C shares returned -4.37%, -4.57%, -5.05% and -4.98%, respectively (excluding sales charges), compared with -20.67% for the Russell 2000® Value Index. Of the ten sectors in the index, the fund generated positive contributions in nine, and the tenth - utilities - was only moderately negative. Most of the fund's outperformance came from strong stock selection, especially in consumer discretionary, materials, information technology, industrials and health care. Sector selection in consumer discretionary and financials contributed as well. The fund benefited from positions in auto dealer Penske Automotive Group, commercial furniture manufacturer HNI, timely ownership of private-equity firm Affiliated Managers Group and homebuilder Meritage Homes. Of these names, only HNI and Meritage Homes were represented in the index. KKR Financial Holdings, a private-equity firm and asset manager not in the index, was the biggest detractor, hurt by worries about excess debt on its balance sheet. Investors had similar concerns about commercial builder NCI Building Systems. At period end, I no longer owned the equity shares of KKR or NCI, though I did continue to own NCI bonds.
Comments from Charles Myers, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Value Fund: For the year, the fund's Institutional Class shares returned -4.04%, compared with -20.67% for the Russell 2000® Value Index. Of the ten sectors in the index, the fund generated positive contributions in nine, and the tenth - utilities - was only moderately negative. Most of the fund's outperformance came from strong stock selection, especially in consumer discretionary, materials, information technology, industrials and health care. Sector selection in consumer discretionary and financials contributed as well. The fund benefited from positions in auto dealer Penske Automotive Group, commercial furniture manufacturer HNI, timely ownership of private-equity firm Affiliated Managers Group and homebuilder Meritage Homes. Of these names, only HNI and Meritage Homes were represented in the index. KKR Financial Holdings, a private-equity firm and asset manager not in the index, was the biggest detractor, hurt by worries about excess debt on its balance sheet. Investors had similar concerns about commercial builder NCI Building Systems. At period end, I no longer owned the equity shares of KKR or NCI, though I did continue to own NCI bonds.
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The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
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Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, redemption fees, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The actual expense Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (February 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009) for Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, Small Cap Value and Institutional Class and for the entire period (June 26, 2009 to July 31, 2009) for Class F. The hypothetical expense Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested for the one-half year period (February 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
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Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
| Annualized Expense Ratio | Beginning Account Value | Ending Account Value July 31, 2009 | Expenses Paid During Period |
Class A | 1.40% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,357.30 | $ 8.18 B |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,017.85 | $ 7.00 C |
Class T | 1.65% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,355.80 | $ 9.64 B |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,016.61 | $ 8.25 C |
Class B | 2.15% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,353.20 | $ 12.54 B |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,014.13 | $ 10.74 C |
Class C | 2.15% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,354.50 | $ 12.55 B |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,014.13 | $ 10.74 C |
Small Cap Value | 1.28% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,360.00 | $ 7.49 B |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,018.45 | $ 6.41 C |
Class F | .86% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,092.50 | $ .89 B |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,020.53 | $ 4.31 C |
Institutional Class | 1.15% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,360.80 | $ 6.73 B |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,019.09 | $ 5.76 C |
A 5% return per year before expenses
B Actual expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio; multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period) for Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, Small Cap Value and Institutional Class and multiplied by 36/365 (to reflect the period June 26, 2009 to July 31, 2009) for Class F.
C Hypothetical expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio; multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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Investment Changes (Unaudited)
Top Ten Stocks as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Carpenter Technology Corp. | 3.0 | 2.9 |
HNI Corp. | 3.0 | 2.5 |
United Stationers, Inc. | 3.0 | 2.7 |
WESCO International, Inc. | 2.9 | 0.0 |
Astoria Financial Corp. | 2.8 | 0.6 |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | 2.6 | 0.0 |
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. | 2.5 | 1.7 |
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. | 2.3 | 2.4 |
DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. | 2.2 | 2.2 |
Encore Acquisition Co. | 2.1 | 1.6 |
| 26.4 | |
Top Five Market Sectors as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Financials | 33.4 | 37.5 |
Industrials | 15.9 | 10.6 |
Consumer Discretionary | 12.6 | 12.7 |
Information Technology | 11.6 | 13.5 |
Health Care | 6.0 | 6.9 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) |
As of July 31, 2009 * | As of January 31, 2009 ** |
![fid4838](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4838.gif) | Stocks 98.8% | | ![fid4838](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4838.gif) | Stocks 94.4% | |
![fid4921](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4921.gif) | Convertible Securities 0.4% | | ![fid4921](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4921.gif) | Convertible Securities 4.7% | |
![fid4841](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4841.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 0.8% | | ![fid4841](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000744822-09-000049/fid4841.gif) | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 0.9% | |
* Foreign investments | 8.1% | | ** Foreign investments | 12.1% | |
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Investments July 31, 2009
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 97.2% |
| Shares | | Value |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 12.1% |
Diversified Consumer Services - 1.5% |
Regis Corp. (d) | 1,770,882 | | $ 24,190,248 |
Household Durables - 3.5% |
Centex Corp. | 658,940 | | 7,189,035 |
Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. (d) | 279,513 | | 3,558,200 |
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. | 215,000 | | 7,576,600 |
Meritage Homes Corp. (a) | 1,403,933 | | 30,044,166 |
Ryland Group, Inc. | 417,900 | | 8,345,463 |
| | 56,713,464 |
Specialty Retail - 6.0% |
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. | 1,286,215 | | 17,994,148 |
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. (d) | 1,907,760 | | 39,452,477 |
The Men's Wearhouse, Inc. | 1,059,641 | | 22,898,842 |
Tsutsumi Jewelry Co. Ltd. | 791,400 | | 15,943,435 |
| | 96,288,902 |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.1% |
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (a) | 1,030,087 | | 18,047,124 |
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | 195,239,738 |
CONSUMER STAPLES - 3.6% |
Food & Staples Retailing - 2.4% |
Casey's General Stores, Inc. | 940,000 | | 25,784,200 |
Ingles Markets, Inc. Class A | 815,487 | | 13,626,788 |
| | 39,410,988 |
Personal Products - 1.2% |
Chattem, Inc. (a)(d) | 300,000 | | 18,801,000 |
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | | 58,211,988 |
ENERGY - 5.6% |
Energy Equipment & Services - 2.0% |
Superior Energy Services, Inc. (a) | 1,916,700 | | 31,798,053 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 3.6% |
Encore Acquisition Co. (a) | 968,609 | | 34,482,480 |
Mariner Energy, Inc. (a) | 1,986,700 | | 23,820,533 |
| | 58,303,013 |
TOTAL ENERGY | | 90,101,066 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
FINANCIALS - 32.3% |
Capital Markets - 8.0% |
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (a) | 570,000 | | $ 37,631,400 |
Cohen & Steers, Inc. (d) | 1,080,000 | | 19,731,600 |
optionsXpress Holdings, Inc. | 1,255,000 | | 22,677,850 |
Sparx Group Co. Ltd. (a) | 22,235 | | 3,802,582 |
TradeStation Group, Inc. (a) | 2,062,291 | | 15,446,560 |
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. Class A | 1,040,000 | | 29,504,800 |
| | 128,794,792 |
Commercial Banks - 5.1% |
Associated Banc-Corp. | 2,579,583 | | 27,962,680 |
CapitalSource, Inc. | 5,816,000 | | 26,986,240 |
City National Corp. (d) | 704,900 | | 27,801,256 |
| | 82,750,176 |
Insurance - 8.1% |
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. | 1,090,200 | | 27,113,274 |
IPC Holdings Ltd. | 878,740 | | 25,430,736 |
Max Capital Group Ltd. | 1,149,111 | | 22,947,747 |
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | 693,801 | | 28,792,742 |
W.R. Berkley Corp. | 1,115,000 | | 25,901,450 |
| | 130,185,949 |
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 4.7% |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (d) | 1,100,000 | | 41,921,000 |
Highwoods Properties, Inc. (SBI) | 690,330 | | 17,679,351 |
National Retail Properties, Inc. | 840,000 | | 16,556,400 |
| | 76,156,751 |
Real Estate Management & Development - 1.9% |
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. | 816,000 | | 30,975,360 |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 4.5% |
Astoria Financial Corp. | 4,618,152 | | 44,842,256 |
Washington Federal, Inc. | 1,941,840 | | 27,049,831 |
| | 71,892,087 |
TOTAL FINANCIALS | | 520,755,115 |
HEALTH CARE - 6.0% |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.5% |
Abaxis, Inc. (a) | 886,727 | | 23,737,682 |
Health Care Providers & Services - 3.7% |
MEDNAX, Inc. (a) | 606,500 | | 28,111,275 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
HEALTH CARE - continued |
Health Care Providers & Services - continued |
Providence Service Corp. (a) | 520,235 | | $ 5,488,479 |
VCA Antech, Inc. (a) | 1,015,000 | | 25,963,700 |
| | 59,563,454 |
Pharmaceuticals - 0.8% |
Perrigo Co. | 476,200 | | 12,924,068 |
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | | 96,225,204 |
INDUSTRIALS - 15.5% |
Building Products - 1.2% |
Simpson Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (d) | 665,000 | | 18,886,000 |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 6.3% |
ACCO Brands Corp. (a) | 1,250,923 | | 5,466,534 |
HNI Corp. (d) | 2,175,771 | | 48,476,178 |
United Stationers, Inc. (a) | 1,024,000 | | 47,534,080 |
| | 101,476,792 |
Construction & Engineering - 1.6% |
URS Corp. (a) | 522,376 | | 26,432,226 |
Machinery - 2.4% |
Blount International, Inc. (a) | 1,849,417 | | 17,199,578 |
Graco, Inc. | 890,000 | | 22,018,600 |
| | 39,218,178 |
Trading Companies & Distributors - 4.0% |
H&E Equipment Services, Inc. (a) | 1,675,108 | | 17,823,149 |
WESCO International, Inc. (a) | 1,850,000 | | 45,676,500 |
| | 63,499,649 |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | 249,512,845 |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 11.6% |
Communications Equipment - 1.8% |
Polycom, Inc. (a) | 490,000 | | 11,637,500 |
ViaSat, Inc. (a) | 669,472 | | 18,075,744 |
| | 29,713,244 |
Electronic Equipment & Components - 3.7% |
Ingram Micro, Inc. Class A (a) | 1,553,100 | | 26,123,142 |
Macnica, Inc. | 677,400 | | 11,391,432 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued |
Electronic Equipment & Components - continued |
Ryoyo Electro Corp. | 1,272,700 | | $ 10,896,174 |
SYNNEX Corp. (a) | 379,898 | | 10,796,701 |
| | 59,207,449 |
Internet Software & Services - 3.6% |
DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. (a) | 1,799,434 | | 35,682,776 |
j2 Global Communications, Inc. (a) | 553,149 | | 13,270,045 |
LoopNet, Inc. (a) | 1,064,182 | | 8,513,456 |
| | 57,466,277 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 1.8% |
FormFactor, Inc. (a) | 734,157 | | 16,922,319 |
Miraial Co. Ltd. (e) | 570,200 | | 11,951,237 |
| | 28,873,556 |
Software - 0.7% |
MICROS Systems, Inc. (a) | 440,000 | | 12,051,600 |
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | | 187,312,126 |
MATERIALS - 4.8% |
Chemicals - 1.8% |
Spartech Corp. (e) | 1,583,102 | | 19,788,775 |
Valspar Corp. | 380,000 | | 9,621,600 |
| | 29,410,375 |
Metals & Mining - 3.0% |
Carpenter Technology Corp. (e) | 2,599,380 | | 48,582,409 |
TOTAL MATERIALS | | 77,992,784 |
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.9% |
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.9% |
Cogent Communications Group, Inc. (a)(d) | 1,640,000 | | 13,595,600 |
UTILITIES - 4.8% |
Electric Utilities - 1.6% |
Westar Energy, Inc. | 1,340,000 | | 26,357,800 |
Gas Utilities - 1.3% |
Southwest Gas Corp. | 850,989 | | 20,610,954 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
UTILITIES - continued |
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 1.9% |
RRI Energy, Inc. (a) | 5,750,000 | | $ 30,762,500 |
TOTAL UTILITIES | | 77,731,254 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $1,513,913,473) | 1,566,677,720 |
Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 1.6% |
| | | |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.5% |
Household Durables - 0.5% |
M/I Homes, Inc. Series A, 9.75% (a) | 730,800 | | 8,404,200 |
FINANCIALS - 1.1% |
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 1.1% |
Developers Diversified Realty Corp.: | | | |
(depositary shares) Series H, 7.375% | 818,790 | | 10,685,210 |
Series I, 7.50% | 542,010 | | 7,295,455 |
| | 17,980,665 |
TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $25,252,713) | 26,384,865 |
Convertible Bonds - 0.4% |
| Principal Amount | | |
INDUSTRIALS - 0.4% |
Building Products - 0.4% |
NCI Building Systems, Inc. 2.125% 11/15/24 (Cost $8,377,311) | | $ 10,000,000 | 6,462,000 |
Money Market Funds - 10.1% |
| Shares | | Value |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.37% (b) | 23,239,824 | | $ 23,239,824 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.22% (b)(c) | 138,619,350 | | 138,619,350 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $161,859,174) | 161,859,174 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 109.3% (Cost $1,709,402,671) | | 1,761,383,759 |
NET OTHER ASSETS - (9.3)% | | (150,092,235) |
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 1,611,291,524 |
Legend |
(a) Non-income producing |
(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. |
(c) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(d) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
(e) Affiliated company |
Affiliated Central Funds |
Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows: |
Fund | Income earned |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund | $ 210,541 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund | 1,515,844 |
Total | $ 1,726,385 |
Other Affiliated Issuers |
An affiliated company is a company in which the fund has ownership of at least 5% of the voting securities. Fiscal year to date transactions with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows: |
Affiliate | Value, beginning of period | Purchases | Sales Proceeds | Dividend Income | Value, end of period |
Carpenter Technology Corp. | $ - | $ 55,073,944 | $ 1,652,306 | $ 868,388 | $ 48,582,409 |
Cogent Communications Group, Inc. | - | 18,402,564 | 7,067,267 | - | - |
Miraial Co. Ltd. | - | 7,307,474 | - | 173,717 | 11,951,237 |
Spartech Corp. | 11,202,911 | 4,588,500 | - | 158,310 | 19,788,775 |
The Pantry, Inc. | 18,783,837 | - | 21,698,273 | - | - |
Zoran Corp. | 13,344,836 | 9,473,071 | 17,237,167 | - | - |
Total | $ 43,331,584 | $ 94,845,553 | $ 47,655,013 | $ 1,200,415 | $ 80,322,421 |
Other Information |
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of July 31, 2009, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table below, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: |
Description | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Investments in Securities: | | | |
Equities: | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary | $ 203,643,938 | $ 203,643,938 | $ - | $ - |
Consumer Staples | 58,211,988 | 58,211,988 | - | - |
Energy | 90,101,066 | 90,101,066 | - | - |
Financials | 538,735,780 | 538,735,780 | - | - |
Health Care | 96,225,204 | 96,225,204 | - | - |
Industrials | 249,512,845 | 249,512,845 | - | - |
Information Technology | 187,312,126 | 187,312,126 | - | - |
Materials | 77,992,784 | 77,992,784 | - | - |
Telecommunication Services | 13,595,600 | 13,595,600 | - | - |
Utilities | 77,731,254 | 77,731,254 | - | - |
Corporate Bonds | 6,462,000 | - | 6,462,000 | - |
Money Market Funds | 161,859,174 | 161,859,174 | - | - |
Total Investments in Securities: | $ 1,761,383,759 | $ 1,754,921,759 | $ 6,462,000 | $ - |
Income Tax Information |
At July 31, 2009, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of approximately $19,890,497 all of which will expire on July 31, 2017. |
The fund intends to elect to defer to its fiscal year ending July 31, 2010 approximately $151,920,436 of losses recognized during the period November 1, 2008 to July 31, 2009. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $134,928,323) - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $1,471,551,582) | $ 1,519,202,164 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $161,859,174) | 161,859,174 | |
Other affiliated issuers (cost $75,991,915) | 80,322,421 | |
Total Investments (cost $1,709,402,671) | | $ 1,761,383,759 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 4,901,485 |
Dividends receivable | | 1,036,338 |
Interest receivable | | 44,271 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 55,997 |
Prepaid expenses | | 4,666 |
Receivable from investment adviser for expense reductions | | 12,833 |
Other receivables | | 1,197 |
Total assets | | 1,767,440,546 |
| | |
Liabilities | | |
Payable for investments purchased | $ 14,528,703 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 1,418,180 | |
Accrued management fee | 1,072,617 | |
Distribution fees payable | 43,492 | |
Other affiliated payables | 419,409 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 47,271 | |
Collateral on securities loaned, at value | 138,619,350 | |
Total liabilities | | 156,149,022 |
| | |
Net Assets | | $ 1,611,291,524 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $ 1,734,233,092 |
Undistributed net investment income | | 5,059,582 |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | | (179,983,362) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | 51,982,212 |
Net Assets | | $ 1,611,291,524 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued
| July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Calculation of Maximum Offering Price Class A: Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($55,029,004 ÷ 4,942,891 shares) | | $ 11.13 |
| | |
Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $11.13) | | $ 11.81 |
Class T: Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($28,533,818 ÷ 2,581,724 shares) | | $ 11.05 |
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Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $11.05) | | $ 11.45 |
Class B: Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($7,153,044 ÷ 657,299 shares)A | | $ 10.88 |
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Class C: Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($21,344,610 ÷ 1,960,745 shares)A | | $ 10.89 |
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Small Cap Value: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,488,736,167 ÷ 132,726,510 shares) | | $ 11.22 |
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Class F: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($159,152 ÷ 14,187 shares) | | $ 11.22 |
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Institutional Class: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($10,335,729 ÷ 919,903 shares) | | $ 11.24 |
A Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
| Year ended July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Investment Income | | |
Dividends (including $1,200,415 earned from other affiliated issuers) | | $ 22,003,562 |
Interest | | 1,735,854 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $1,515,844 from security lending) | | 1,726,385 |
Total income | | 25,465,801 |
| | |
Expenses | | |
Management fee Basic fee | $ 8,223,398 | |
Performance adjustment | 1,362,085 | |
Transfer agent fees | 3,605,249 | |
Distribution fees | 481,828 | |
Accounting and security lending fees | 422,662 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 29,161 | |
Independent trustees' compensation | 7,542 | |
Registration fees | 113,233 | |
Audit | 58,411 | |
Legal | 5,099 | |
Interest | 569 | |
Miscellaneous | 34,510 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 14,343,747 | |
Expense reductions | (63,745) | 14,280,002 |
Net investment income (loss) | | 11,185,799 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | (165,788,803) | |
Other affiliated issuers | (10,168,328) | |
Foreign currency transactions | (28,532) | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | (175,985,663) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: Investment securities | 144,790,873 | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 1,110 | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | 144,791,983 |
Net gain (loss) | | (31,193,680) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ (20,007,881) |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Year ended July 31, 2009 | Year ended July 31, 2008 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ 11,185,799 | $ 2,118,900 |
Net realized gain (loss) | (175,985,663) | 26,624,935 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 144,791,983 | (226,824,054) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (20,007,881) | (198,080,219) |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | (8,301,273) | - |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain | (12,095,172) | (53,456,977) |
Total distributions | (20,396,445) | (53,456,977) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | 392,456,300 | 105,675,336 |
Redemption fees | 448,503 | 144,871 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 352,500,477 | (145,716,989) |
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Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 1,258,791,047 | 1,404,508,036 |
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $5,059,582 and undistributed net investment income of $1,269,467, respectively) | $ 1,611,291,524 | $ 1,258,791,047 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class A
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 H |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 11.82 | $ 14.34 | $ 13.17 | $ 12.80 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | .08 | (.01) | (.06) | (.03) | (.04) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (.60) | (1.98) | 1.90 | .74 | 2.84 |
Total from investment operations | (.52) | (1.99) | 1.84 | .71 | 2.80 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.06) | - | - | - | (.01) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.11) | (.53) | (.67) | (.35) | - |
Total distributions | (.17) | (.53) | (.67) | (.35) | (.01) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E | - J | - J | - J | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 11.13 | $ 11.82 | $ 14.34 | $ 13.17 | $ 12.80 |
Total Return B, C, D | (4.37)% | (14.35)% | 14.59% | 5.72% | 28.06% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.45% | 1.43% | 1.45% | 1.51% | 1.46% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.40% | 1.40% | 1.40% | 1.40% | 1.44% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.40% | 1.40% | 1.40% | 1.36% | 1.38% A |
Net investment income (loss) | .81% | (.05)% | (.44)% | (.24)% | (.46)% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 55,029 | $ 52,446 | $ 61,357 | $ 39,931 | $ 9,390 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 51% | 149% | 67% | 93% | 60% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H For the period November 3, 2004 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2005.
I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class T
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 H |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 11.74 | $ 14.28 | $ 13.13 | $ 12.78 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | .05 | (.04) | (.10) | (.07) | (.06) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (.59) | (1.97) | 1.90 | .74 | 2.83 |
Total from investment operations | (.54) | (2.01) | 1.80 | .67 | 2.77 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.04) | - | - | - | - |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.11) | (.53) | (.65) | (.33) | - |
Total distributions | (.15) | (.53) | (.65) | (.33) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E | - J | - J | - J | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 11.05 | $ 11.74 | $ 14.28 | $ 13.13 | $ 12.78 |
Total Return B, C, D | (4.57)% | (14.58)% | 14.34% | 5.47% | 27.80% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.70% | 1.68% | 1.66% | 1.67% | 1.72% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.65% | 1.65% | 1.65% | 1.65% | 1.68% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.65% | 1.65% | 1.65% | 1.61% | 1.62% A |
Net investment income (loss) | .56% | (.30)% | (.69)% | (.49)% | (.70)% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 28,534 | $ 32,091 | $ 51,518 | $ 45,460 | $ 12,725 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 51% | 149% | 67% | 93% | 60% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H For the period November 3, 2004 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2005.
I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class B
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 H |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 11.60 | $ 14.19 | $ 13.07 | $ 12.73 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | .01 | (.10) | (.17) | (.13) | (.10) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (.59) | (1.96) | 1.90 | .74 | 2.82 |
Total from investment operations | (.58) | (2.06) | 1.73 | .61 | 2.72 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.03) | - | - | - | - |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.11) | (.53) | (.61) | (.28) | - |
Total distributions | (.14) | (.53) | (.61) | (.28) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E | - J | - J | - J | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 10.88 | $ 11.60 | $ 14.19 | $ 13.07 | $ 12.73 |
Total Return B, C, D | (5.05)% | (15.04)% | 13.78% | 4.97% | 27.30% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 2.20% | 2.18% | 2.20% | 2.26% | 2.24% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.19% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.11% | 2.13% A |
Net investment income (loss) | .06% | (.80)% | (1.19)% | (.99)% | (1.21)% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 7,153 | $ 7,886 | $ 12,075 | $ 10,214 | $ 3,931 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 51% | 149% | 67% | 93% | 60% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.
E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H For the period November 3, 2004 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2005.
I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class C
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 H |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 11.60 | $ 14.19 | $ 13.07 | $ 12.74 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | .01 | (.10) | (.17) | (.13) | (.10) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (.58) | (1.96) | 1.90 | .74 | 2.83 |
Total from investment operations | (.57) | (2.06) | 1.73 | .61 | 2.73 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.03) | - | - | - | - |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.11) | (.53) | (.61) | (.29) | - |
Total distributions | (.14) | (.53) | (.61) | (.29) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E | - J | - J | - J | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 10.89 | $ 11.60 | $ 14.19 | $ 13.07 | $ 12.74 |
Total Return B, C, D | (4.98)% | (15.04)% | 13.77% | 4.92% | 27.40% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 2.20% | 2.18% | 2.20% | 2.22% | 2.17% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.17% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.11% | 2.11% A |
Net investment income (loss) | .06% | (.80)% | (1.19)% | (.99)% | (1.19)% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 21,345 | $ 20,924 | $ 34,155 | $ 26,791 | $ 11,732 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 51% | 149% | 67% | 93% | 60% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.
E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H For the period November 3, 2004 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2005.
I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Small Cap Value
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 G |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 11.91 | $ 14.43 | $ 13.22 | $ 12.83 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) D | .10 | .03 | (.02) | .01 | (.01) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (.60) | (1.99) | 1.91 | .74 | 2.84 |
Total from investment operations | (.50) | (1.96) | 1.89 | .75 | 2.83 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.08) | - | - | (.01) | (.01) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.11) | (.56) | (.68) | (.36) | - |
Total distributions | (.19) | (.56) | (.68) | (.37) | (.01) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital D | - I | - I | - I | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 11.22 | $ 11.91 | $ 14.43 | $ 13.22 | $ 12.83 |
Total Return B, C | (4.15)% | (14.10)% | 14.96% | 6.07% | 28.36% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E, H | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.20% | 1.14% | 1.11% | 1.09% | 1.05% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.20% | 1.14% | 1.11% | 1.09% | 1.05% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.20% | 1.13% | 1.11% | 1.06% | .99% A |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.01% | .22% | (.15)% | .06% | (.08)% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 1,488,736 | $ 1,136,860 | $ 1,233,808 | $ 957,720 | $ 582,689 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | 51% | 149% | 67% | 93% | 60% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G For the period November 3, 2004 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2005.
H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
I Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class F
Period ended July 31, | 2009 H |
Selected Per-Share Data | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 10.27 |
Income from Investment Operations | |
Net investment income (loss) D | .01 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | .94 G |
Total from investment operations | .95 |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital D, J | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 11.22 |
Total Return B, C | 9.25% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E, I | |
Expenses before reductions | .86% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .86% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | .86% A |
Net investment income (loss) | .64% A |
Supplemental Data | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 159 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | 51% |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate net gain (loss) on investments for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of the Fund.
H For the period June 26, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2009.
I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Institutional Class
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 G |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 11.91 | $ 14.43 | $ 13.22 | $ 12.83 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) D | .10 | .03 | (.02) | .01 | (.01) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (.59) | (1.99) | 1.91 | .74 | 2.84 |
Total from investment operations | (.49) | (1.96) | 1.89 | .75 | 2.83 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.07) | - | - | (.01) | (.01) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.11) | (.56) | (.68) | (.36) | - |
Total distributions | (.18) | (.56) | (.68) | (.37) | (.01) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital D | - I | - I | - I | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 11.24 | $ 11.91 | $ 14.43 | $ 13.22 | $ 12.83 |
Total Return B, C | (4.04)% | (14.10)% | 14.99% | 6.08% | 28.36% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E, H | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.20% | 1.13% | 1.10% | 1.08% | 1.07% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.15% | 1.13% | 1.10% | 1.08% | 1.07% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.15% | 1.13% | 1.10% | 1.05% | 1.01% A |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.06% | .22% | (.13)% | .08% | (.10)% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 10,336 | $ 8,584 | $ 11,594 | $ 9,422 | $ 3,761 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | 51% | 149% | 67% | 93% | 60% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G For the period November 3, 2004 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2005.
H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
I Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
For the period ended July 31, 2009
1. Organization.
Fidelity Small Cap Value Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Securities Fund (the trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. In January 2009, the Board of Trustees of the Fund approved the creation of an additional class of shares. The Fund commenced sale of Class F shares on June 26, 2009. The Fund offers Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, Small Cap Value, Class F and Institutional Class shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Class F shares of the Fund are only available for purchase by mutual funds for which Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) or an affiliate serves as investment manager. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after a holding period of seven years from the initial date of purchase. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred. Certain expense reductions also differ by class.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by FMR and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's web site or upon request.
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Events or transactions occurring after period end through the date that the financial statements were issued, September 29, 2009, have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Security Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are classified into three levels. Level 1 includes readily available unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 includes observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable either directly or indirectly. Level 3 includes unobservable inputs when market prices are not readily available or reliable. Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment's assigned level within the hierarchy. The aggregate value by input level, as of July 31, 2009, for the Fund's investments is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments. Valuation techniques of the Fund's major categories of assets and liabilities as presented in the Schedule of Investments are as follows.
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by an independent pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price. Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on quotations received from dealers who make markets in such securities or by independent pricing services. For corporate bonds pricing services generally utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type as well as dealer supplied prices. Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value each business day. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are valued at amortized cost, which approximates value.
When current market prices or quotations are not readily available or reliable, valuations may be determined in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. Factors used in determining value may include significant market or security specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality, and developments in foreign
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markets which are monitored by evaluating the performance of ADRs, futures contracts and exchange-traded funds. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and may be utilized to a significant extent. The value of securities used for net asset value (NAV) calculation under these procedures may differ from published prices for the same securities.
Foreign Currency. The Fund uses foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and may include proceeds received from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.
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Expenses. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among each Fund in the trust. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and filing its U.S. federal tax return. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. The Fund is subject to the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainties in Income Taxes (FIN 48). FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. There are no unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three years. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. In addition, the Fund will claim a portion of the payment made to redeeming shareholders as a distribution for income tax purposes.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, market discount, partnerships, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the federal tax cost as of period end were as follows:
Unrealized appreciation | $ 235,404,348 | |
Unrealized depreciation | (191,567,256) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ 43,837,092 | |
| | |
Undistributed ordinary income | $ 5,032,270 | |
Capital loss carryforward | $ (19,890,497) | |
| | |
Cost for federal income tax purposes | $ 1,717,546,667 | |
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The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| July 31, 2009 | July 31, 2008 |
Ordinary Income | $ 8,301,273 | $ 2,392,014 |
Long-term Capital Gains | 12,095,172 | 51,064,963 |
Total | $ 20,396,445 | $ 53,456,977 |
Short-Term Trading (Redemption) Fees. Shares held in the Fund less than 90 days are subject to a redemption fee equal to 1.50% of the proceeds of the redeemed shares. All redemption fees, including any estimated redemption fees paid by FMR, are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid in capital.
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $993,300,243 and $596,002,870, respectively.
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .45% of the Fund's average net assets and a group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. In addition, the management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of ± .20% of the Fund's average net assets over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the relative investment performance of the retail class of the Fund, Small Cap Value, as compared to an appropriate benchmark index. For the period, the total annual management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .83% of the Fund's average net assets.
Distribution and Service Plan. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate Distribution and Service Plans for each class of shares. Certain classes pay Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, 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,
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the Distribution and Service Fee rates and the total amounts paid to and retained by FDC were as follows:
| Distribution Fee | Service Fee | Paid to FDC | Retained by FDC |
Class A | 0% | .25% | $ 109,917 | $ 6,056 |
Class T | .25% | .25% | 132,500 | - |
Class B | .75% | .25% | 66,019 | 49,540 |
Class C | .75% | .25% | 173,392 | 27,772 |
| | | $ 481,828 | $ 83,368 |
Sales Load. FDC receives a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for selling Class A shares, and 3.50% for selling Class T shares, some of which is paid to financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund. FDC receives the proceeds of contingent deferred sales charges levied on Class A, Class T, Class B, and Class C redemptions. These charges depend on the holding period. The deferred sales charges range from 5% to 1% for Class B, 1% for Class C, 1.00% to .50% for certain purchases of Class A shares and .25% for certain purchases of Class T shares.
For the period, sales charge amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
| Retained by FDC |
Class A | $ 22,229 |
Class T | 4,321 |
Class B* | 17,973 |
Class C* | 4,098 |
| $ 48,621 |
* When Class B and 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, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of each class, except for Class F. FIIOC receives no fees for providing transfer agency services to Class F. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements.
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For the period, the total transfer agent fees paid by each applicable class were as follows:
| Amount | % of Average Net Assets |
Class A | $ 139,952 | .32 |
Class T | 85,333 | .32 |
Class B | 21,154 | .32 |
Class C | 55,219 | .32 |
Small Cap Value | 3,279,066 | .31 |
Institutional Class | 24,525 | .31 |
| $ 3,605,249 | |
Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the month. Under a separate contract, FSC administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions.
Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $46,623 for the period.
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 FMR, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the funds to borrow from, or lend money to, other participating affiliated funds. At period end, there were no interfund loans outstanding. The Fund's activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:
Borrower or Lender | Average Daily Loan Balance | Weighted Average Interest Rate | Interest Expense |
Borrower | $ 4,746,800 | .43% | $ 569 |
6. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR in a $3.5 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to
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$5,133 and is reflected in Miscellaneous Expense on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
7. Security Lending.
The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. On the settlement date of the loan, the Fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less fees and expenses associated with the loan, plus any premium payments that may be received on the loan of certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds.
8. Expense Reductions.
FMR voluntarily agreed to reimburse each class to the extent annual operating expenses exceeded certain levels of average net assets as noted in the table below. Some expenses, for example interest expense, including commitment fees, are excluded from this reimbursement.
The following classes were in reimbursement during the period:
| Expense Limitations | Reimbursement from adviser |
Class A | 1.40% | $ 23,686 |
Class T | 1.65% | 13,282 |
Class B | 2.15% | 3,522 |
Class C | 2.15% | 9,092 |
Institutional Class | 1.15% | 4,292 |
| | $ 53,874 |
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Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $826 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian and each class' transfer agent, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by $1,352. During the period, credits reduced each class' transfer agent expense as noted in the table below.
| Transfer Agent expense reduction | |
Small Cap Value | $ 7,586 | |
Institutional Class | 107 | |
| $ 7,693 | |
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 |
From net investment income | | |
Class A | $ 252,162 | $ - |
Class T | 111,704 | - |
Class B | 20,177 | - |
Class C | 45,207 | - |
Small Cap Value | 7,822,387 | - |
Institutional Class | 49,636 | - |
Total | $ 8,301,273 | $ - |
From net realized gain | | |
Class A | $ 496,925 | $ 2,334,219 |
Class T | 350,121 | 1,800,459 |
Class B | 77,046 | 442,697 |
Class C | 207,577 | 1,258,270 |
Small Cap Value | 10,883,170 | 47,176,109 |
Institutional Class | 80,333 | 445,223 |
Total | $ 12,095,172 | $ 53,456,977 |
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10. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
| Shares | Dollars |
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 |
Class A | | | | |
Shares sold | 2,028,986 | 1,801,333 | $ 19,478,233 | $ 23,728,165 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 64,970 | 158,451 | 694,477 | 2,181,126 |
Shares redeemed | (1,588,437) | (1,800,932) | (14,658,645) | (23,386,603) |
Net increase (decrease) | 505,519 | 158,852 | $ 5,514,065 | $ 2,522,688 |
Class T | | | | |
Shares sold | 1,489,054 | 618,951 | $ 15,806,614 | $ 8,024,654 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 40,641 | 127,052 | 449,360 | 1,740,319 |
Shares redeemed | (1,680,727) | (1,620,468) | (14,685,646) | (21,259,209) |
Net increase (decrease) | (151,032) | (874,465) | $ 1,570,328 | $ (11,494,236) |
Class B | | | | |
Shares sold | 305,827 | 128,063 | $ 3,051,319 | $ 1,643,352 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 7,759 | 29,083 | 85,943 | 395,378 |
Shares redeemed | (335,978) | (328,632) | (2,971,686) | (4,160,797) |
Net increase (decrease) | (22,392) | (171,486) | $ 165,576 | $ (2,122,067) |
Class C | | | | |
Shares sold | 832,906 | 565,275 | $ 7,981,000 | $ 7,245,287 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 19,410 | 82,093 | 217,621 | 1,115,865 |
Shares redeemed | (694,752) | (1,251,391) | (6,287,773) | (15,942,770) |
Net increase (decrease) | 157,564 | (604,023) | $ 1,910,848 | $ (7,581,618) |
Small Cap Value | | | | |
Shares sold | 61,277,579 | 33,217,718 | $ 600,357,815 | $ 432,952,106 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 1,741,583 | 3,344,768 | 18,397,974 | 46,241,130 |
Shares redeemed | (25,782,005) | (26,584,070) | (237,589,067) | (353,880,106) |
Net increase (decrease) | 37,237,157 | 9,978,416 | $ 381,166,722 | $ 125,313,130 |
Class F A | | | | |
Shares sold | 14,205 | - | $ 144,857 | $ - |
Shares redeemed | (18) | - | (181) | - |
Net increase (decrease) | 14,187 | - | $ 144,676 | $ - |
Institutional Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 479,087 | 353,080 | $ 4,626,811 | $ 4,711,093 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 8,812 | 21,635 | 93,632 | 299,115 |
Shares redeemed | (288,597) | (457,781) | (2,736,358) | (5,972,769) |
Net increase (decrease) | 199,302 | (83,066) | $ 1,984,085 | $ (962,561) |
A Share transactions for Class F are for the period June 26, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2009.
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11. Other.
The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
At the end of the period, the Fidelity Freedom Funds were the owners of record, in the aggregate, of approximately 38% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund.
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To the Trustees of Fidelity Securities Fund and the Shareholders of Fidelity Small Cap Value Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Small Cap Value Fund (a fund of Fidelity Securities Fund) at July 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity Small Cap Value Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at July 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
September 29, 2009
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The Trustees, Member of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, and review the fund's performance. Except for Edward C. Johnson 3d and James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 220 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Johnson oversees 262 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 392 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The executive officers and Advisory Board Member hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098.
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Edward C. Johnson 3d (79) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 1984 Mr. Johnson is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC; Chairman and a Director of FMR; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC); Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Johnson serves as Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as President of FMR LLC (2006-2007). |
James C. Curvey (74) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2006- present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. |
* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Dennis J. Dirks (61) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Currently, Mr. Dirks serves as a member of the Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present). |
Alan J. Lacy (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of The Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-present) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2007-present). Mr. Lacy is Chairman (2008-present) and a member (2006-present) of the Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association. |
Ned C. Lautenbach (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr. Lautenbach is an Advisory Partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was with the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. Mr. Lautenbach serves as a Director of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial) as well as the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida. Mr. Lautenbach is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Fairfield University (2005-present), as well as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, Mr. Lautenbach served as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007). |
Joseph Mauriello (64) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Capital Ltd. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-present) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products, 2007- present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a Director of the Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007). |
Cornelia M. Small (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors of the Teagle Foundation (2009-present). Ms. Small is also a member of the Investment Committee, and Chair (2008-present) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson of the Investment Committee (2002-2008) of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments. |
William S. Stavropoulos (70) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Mr. Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons (2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004), Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently, Mr. Stavropoulos is a Director of Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Chemical Financial Corporation, Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), Tyco International, Inc. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital (private equity investment, 2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is a special advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science. |
David M. Thomas (60) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products), and Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present). |
Michael E. Wiley (58) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008- present), and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a Sr. Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005). |
Advisory Board Member and Executive Officers:
Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Mr. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Peter S. Lynch (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006). |
Kenneth B. Robins (39) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2009-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004- present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Robins worked at KPMG LLP, where he was a partner in KPMG's department of professional practice (2002-2004). |
Brian B. Hogan (44) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Vice President of certain Equity Funds and Vice President of Sector Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-present) and President of FMR's Equity Division (2009- present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as a portfolio manager. |
Thomas C. Hense (45) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Vice President of Fidelity's High Income and Small Cap Funds. Previously, Mr. Hense served as a portfolio manager for Fidelity's Institutional Money Management Group (Pyramis) (2003-2008). |
Scott C. Goebel (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC; Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). |
William C. Coffey (40) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Holly C. Laurent (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Laurent is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Laurent was Senior Vice President and Head of Legal for Fidelity Business Services India Pvt. Ltd. (2006-2008), and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Group Head for FMR LLC (2005-2006). |
Christine Reynolds (50) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007). |
Kenneth A. Rathgeber (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2004 Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Rathgeber is Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), FMR (2005-present), FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2005-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2005-present), Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC (2005-present), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2005-present). |
Jeffrey S. Christian (47) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Christian also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Christian served as Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (2004-2009) and as Vice President of Business Analysis (2003-2004). |
Bryan A. Mehrmann (48) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Mehrmann is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Mehrmann served as Vice President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Group (FIIS)/Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC) Client Services (1998-2004). |
Adrien E. Deberghes (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005). |
John R. Hebble (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008- present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Paul M. Murphy (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Murphy is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2006), Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR (2007), and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1994-2007). |
Gary W. Ryan (50) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005). |
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Class A designates 86%; Class T designates 100%; Class B designates 100%; and Class C designates 100%; of the dividend distributed during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.
Class A, Class T, Class B, and Class C designates 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 2010 of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax returns.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity Small Cap Value Fund
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, acting directly and through its separate committees, requests and receives information concerning, and considers at each of its meetings factors that are relevant to, its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees, each composed of Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. Each committee has a written charter outlining the structure and purposes of the committee. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts.
At its July 2009 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expenses; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board ultimately reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts and the compensation to be received by Fidelity under the management contract is consistent with Fidelity's fiduciary duty under applicable law. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor noted above, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by competitors to Fidelity, and that the fund's shareholders, with the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.
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Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel and the fund's investment objective and discipline. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the size, education, and experience of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, their use of technology, and the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory, and management personnel. In response to last year's financial crisis, FMR took a number of actions intended to cut costs and improve efficiency without weakening the investment teams or resources. The Board noted that Fidelity's analysts have access to a variety of technological tools and market and securities data that enable them to perform both fundamental and quantitative analysis and to specialize in various disciplines. The Board considered Fidelity's extensive global research capabilities that enable the Investment Advisers to aggregate data from various sources in an effort to produce positive investment results. The Board also considered that Fidelity's portfolio managers and analysts have access to daily portfolio attribution that allows for monitoring of a fund's portfolio, as well as an electronic communication system that provides immediate real-time access to research concerning issuers and credit enhancers.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, distribution, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the Investment Advisers' supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through phone representatives and over the Internet, and investor education materials and asset allocation tools.
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Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing for a large variety of mutual fund investor services. For example, fund shareholders are offered the privilege of exchanging shares of the fund for shares of other Fidelity funds, as set forth in the fund's prospectus, without paying a sales charge. The Board noted that Fidelity has taken a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) dedicating additional resources to investment research and to restructure and broaden the focus of the investment research teams; (ii) bolstering the senior management team that oversees asset management; (iii) contractually agreeing to reduce the management fee on Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund; and (iv) expanding Class A and Class T load waiver categories to increase rollover retention opportunities and create consistent policies across the classes.
Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated within its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for each class, as well as the fund's relative investment performance for each class measured against (i) a broad-based securities market index, and (ii) a peer group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by the Board over multiple periods. Because the fund had been in existence less than five calendar years, the following charts considered by the Board show, over the one- and three-year periods ended December 31, 2008, the cumulative total returns of Institutional Class (Class I) and Class C of the fund, the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of cumulative total returns of a peer group of mutual funds identified by Morningstar, Inc. as having an investment style similar to that of the fund based on underlying portfolio holdings. The returns of Institutional Class (Class I) and Class C show the performance of the highest and lowest performing classes, respectively (based on three-year performance). (The fund did not offer Class F as of December 31, 2008.) The box within each chart shows the 25th percentile return (bottom of box) and the 75th percentile return (top of box) of the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten numbers noted below each chart correspond to the percentile box and represent the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of the class indicated.
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The Board reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and stated that the performance of Institutional Class (Class I) of the fund was in the second quartile for the one-year period and the first quartile for the three-year period. The Board also stated that the investment performance of the fund was lower than its benchmark for the one-year period, although the three-year cumulative total return of Institutional Class (Class I) compared favorably to its benchmark. The Board considered that the variations in performance among the fund's classes reflect the variations in class expenses, which result in lower performance for higher expense classes.
The Board 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 exceeds, or is exceeded by, the record (over the same period) of a Board-approved performance adjustment index. The Board realizes that the performance adjustment provides FMR with a strong economic incentive to seek to achieve superior performance for the fund's shareholders and helps to more closely align the interests of FMR and the fund's shareholders.
The Board considered that FMR has taken steps to refocus and strengthen equity research, equity portfolio management, and compliance. The Board reviewed the year-to-date performance of Fidelity Small Cap Value (retail class) through May 31, 2009 and stated that it exceeded the fund's benchmark.
Based on its review, and giving particular weight to the nature and quality of the resources dedicated by the Investment Advisers to maintain and improve relative performance and factoring in the unprecedented market events in 2008, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund will benefit the fund's shareholders, particularly in light of the Board's view that the fund's shareholders benefit from investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and services.
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Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Fund Expenses. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expenses compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared.
The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month (or shorter) periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors, in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps, and without giving effect to the fund's performance adjustment. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 12% means that 88% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked and the impact of the fund's performance adjustment, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.
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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2008. The Board also noted the effect of the fund's positive performance adjustment on the fund's management fee ranking. The Board noted that the performance adjustment for each year represents calculations for performance periods that differ from the periods shown in the performance charts above.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee was fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.
In its review of each class's total expenses, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses, as well as the impact of the fund's performance adjustment. As part of its review, the Board also considered current and historical total expenses of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.
The Board noted that the total expenses of each of Class A, Institutional Class, and Fidelity Small Cap Value (retail class) ranked below its competitive median for 2008 and the total expenses of each of Class T, Class B, and Class C ranked above its competitive median for 2008. The Board considered that the total expenses for Class T were above the median primarily because its 12b-1 fee is higher than the typical front-end load class. 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 expenses of the classes vary primarily by the level of their 12b-1 fees, although differences in transfer agent fees may also cause expenses to vary from class to class.
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In its review of total expenses, the Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information on clients that FMR and its affiliates service in other competitive markets, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the total expenses of each class of the fund were reasonable, although in some cases above the median of the universe presented for comparison, in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the audited books and records of Fidelity. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board believes that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board has also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and any fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.
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Management Fees - continued
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and determined that the amount of profit is a fair entrepreneurial profit for the management of the fund.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions.
In February 2009, the Board created an Ad Hoc Committee (the "Committee") to analyze economies of scale. The Committee was formed to consider whether FMR attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR determines the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will achieve a certain level of economies of scale as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board concluded, considering the findings of the Committee, that any potential economies of scale are being shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity in an appropriate manner.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including (i) fund performance trends, actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) portfolio manager changes that have occurred during the past year; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and key personnel, including performance benchmarks used by Fidelity in evaluating incentive compensation for portfolio managers and research analysts; (iv) the structure and process of equity research and actions taken by FMR to improve the quality of research; (v) the selection of and compensation paid by FMR to fund sub-advisers; (vi) Fidelity's fee structures and rationale for recommending different fees among categories of funds; (vii) the rationale for any differences between fund fee structures and fee structures in place for other Fidelity clients; (viii) Fidelity's rationale for recommending which funds should have a performance adjustment component as part of their management fees; and (ix) explanations for the relative total expenses borne by certain funds and classes, total expense competitive trends, and actions that might be taken by FMR to reduce total expenses for certain funds and classes.
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Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all material factors, the Board ultimately concluded that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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Investment Adviser
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
Investment Sub-Advisers
FMR Co., Inc.
Fidelity Management & Research
(U.K.) Inc.
Fidelity Management & Research
(Hong Kong) Limited
Fidelity Management & Research
(Japan) Inc.
Fidelity Research & Analysis Company
FIL Investment Advisors
Fidelity Investments Japan Limited
FIL Investment Advisors (U.K.) Ltd.
General Distributor
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
Transfer and Service Agents
Fidelity Investments Institutional
Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Fidelity Service Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Custodian
Citibank, N.A.
New York, NY
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Fidelity Advisor
Small Cap Value
Fund - Institutional Class
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July 31, 2009
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Institutional Class
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Small Cap Value Fund
Contents
Chairman's Message | <Click Here> | The Chairman's message to shareholders. |
Performance | <Click Here> | How the fund has done over time. |
Management's Discussion | <Click Here> | The manager's review of fund performance, strategy and outlook. |
Shareholder Expense Example | <Click Here> | An example of shareholder expenses. |
Investment Changes | <Click Here> | A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months. |
Investments | <Click Here> | A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values. |
Financial Statements | <Click Here> | Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights. |
Notes | <Click Here> | Notes to the financial statements. |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | <Click Here> | |
Trustees and Officers | <Click Here> | |
Distributions | <Click Here> | |
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees | <Click Here> | |
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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. A fund's Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. For a complete list of a fund's portfolio holdings, view the most recent holdings listing, semiannual report, or annual report on Fidelity's web site at http://www.fidelity.com or http://www.advisor.fidelity.com, as applicable.
NOT FDIC INSURED · MAY LOSE VALUE · NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
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Dear Shareholder:
We've seen a welcome uptick in the global equity markets this spring and summer, as signs of stabilization in some economic indicators have brought many investors back into the marketplace. But there remain other key measures - notably high unemployment and slack consumer spending - that suggest the road back to economic health could still be a bumpy ride. Financial markets are always unpredictable, of course, but there also are several time-tested investment principles that can help put the historical odds in your favor.
One of the basic tenets is to invest for the long term. Over time, riding out the markets' inevitable ups and downs has proven much more effective than selling into panic or chasing the hottest trend. Even missing only a few of the markets' best days can significantly diminish investor returns. Patience also affords the benefits of compounding - of earning interest on additional income or reinvested dividends and capital gains. There can be tax advantages and cost benefits to consider as well. While staying the course doesn't eliminate risk, it can considerably lessen the effect of short-term declines.
You can further manage your investing risk through diversification. And today, more than ever, geographic diversification should be taken into account. Studies indicate that asset allocation is the single most important determinant of a portfolio's long-term success. The right mix of stocks, bonds and cash - aligned to your particular risk tolerance and investment objective - is very important. Age-appropriate rebalancing is also an essential aspect of asset allocation. For younger investors, an emphasis on equities - which historically have been the best-performing asset class over time - is encouraged. As investors near their specific goal, such as retirement or sending a child to college, consideration may be given to replacing volatile assets (e.g. common stocks) with more-stable fixed investments (bonds or savings plans).
A third principle - investing regularly - can help lower the average cost of your purchases. Investing a certain amount of money each month or quarter helps ensure you won't pay for all your shares at market highs. This strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - also reduces "emotion" from investing, helping shareholders avoid selling weak performers just prior to an upswing, or chasing a hot performer just before a correction.
We invite you to contact us via the Internet, through our Investor Centers or by phone. It is our privilege to provide you the information you need to make the investments that are right for you.
Sincerely,
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d
Edward C. Johnson 3d
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Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class' dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The $10,000 table and the fund's 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
Periods ended July 31, 2009 | Past 1 year | Life of classA |
Institutional Class | -4.04% | 5.53% |
A From November 3, 2004.
$10,000 Over Life of Fund
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Value Fund - Institutional Class on November 3, 2004, when the fund started. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the Russell 2000® Value Index performed over the same period.
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Market Recap: U.S. stocks - battered by the effects of a global credit crisis for most of the year - were aided by early signs of a healing economy during the final months of the year ending July 31, 2009. For roughly half of the 12-month period, equities were in free fall, as a succession of large financial institutions around the world either collapsed or were forced into mergers or government conservatorship, and harried investors relinquished riskier assets in a massive flight to quality. By March, however, as unprecedented government interventions around the world took root, signs of a potential recovery began to emerge: corporate profits, though still weak, began to stabilize and valuations started to return to normal trading ranges. Against this improving backdrop, major equity indexes posted significant gains in March and April, which carried through to the end of the period. For the year overall, the Standard & Poor's 500SM Index declined 19.96%, while the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market IndexSM - the broadest overall gauge of domestic equities - was down 19.95%. Meanwhile, the blue-chip-laden Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM fell 16.62% and the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite® Index posted a 14.05% loss.
Comments from Charles Myers, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Value Fund: For the year, the fund's Class A, Class T, Class B and Class C shares returned -4.37%, -4.57%, -5.05% and -4.98%, respectively (excluding sales charges), compared with -20.67% for the Russell 2000® Value Index. Of the ten sectors in the index, the fund generated positive contributions in nine, and the tenth - utilities - was only moderately negative. Most of the fund's outperformance came from strong stock selection, especially in consumer discretionary, materials, information technology, industrials and health care. Sector selection in consumer discretionary and financials contributed as well. The fund benefited from positions in auto dealer Penske Automotive Group, commercial furniture manufacturer HNI, timely ownership of private-equity firm Affiliated Managers Group and homebuilder Meritage Homes. Of these names, only HNI and Meritage Homes were represented in the index. KKR Financial Holdings, a private-equity firm and asset manager not in the index, was the biggest detractor, hurt by worries about excess debt on its balance sheet. Investors had similar concerns about commercial builder NCI Building Systems. At period end, I no longer owned the equity shares of KKR or NCI, though I did continue to own NCI bonds.
Comments from Charles Myers, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Value Fund: For the year, the fund's Institutional Class shares returned -4.04%, compared with -20.67% for the Russell 2000® Value Index. Of the ten sectors in the index, the fund generated positive contributions in nine, and the tenth - utilities - was only moderately negative. Most of the fund's outperformance came from strong stock selection, especially in consumer discretionary, materials, information technology, industrials and health care. Sector selection in consumer discretionary and financials contributed as well. The fund benefited from positions in auto dealer Penske Automotive Group, commercial furniture manufacturer HNI, timely ownership of private-equity firm Affiliated Managers Group and homebuilder Meritage Homes. Of these names, only HNI and Meritage Homes were represented in the index. KKR Financial Holdings, a private-equity firm and asset manager not in the index, was the biggest detractor, hurt by worries about excess debt on its balance sheet. Investors had similar concerns about commercial builder NCI Building Systems. At period end, I no longer owned the equity shares of KKR or NCI, though I did continue to own NCI bonds.
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The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
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Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, redemption fees, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The actual expense Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (February 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009) for Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, Small Cap Value and Institutional Class and for the entire period (June 26, 2009 to July 31, 2009) for Class F. The hypothetical expense Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested for the one-half year period (February 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
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Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
| Annualized Expense Ratio | Beginning Account Value | Ending Account Value July 31, 2009 | Expenses Paid During Period |
Class A | 1.40% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,357.30 | $ 8.18 B |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,017.85 | $ 7.00 C |
Class T | 1.65% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,355.80 | $ 9.64 B |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,016.61 | $ 8.25 C |
Class B | 2.15% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,353.20 | $ 12.54 B |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,014.13 | $ 10.74 C |
Class C | 2.15% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,354.50 | $ 12.55 B |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,014.13 | $ 10.74 C |
Small Cap Value | 1.28% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,360.00 | $ 7.49 B |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,018.45 | $ 6.41 C |
Class F | .86% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,092.50 | $ .89 B |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,020.53 | $ 4.31 C |
Institutional Class | 1.15% | | | |
Actual | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,360.80 | $ 6.73 B |
HypotheticalA | | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,019.09 | $ 5.76 C |
A 5% return per year before expenses
B Actual expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio; multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period) for Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, Small Cap Value and Institutional Class and multiplied by 36/365 (to reflect the period June 26, 2009 to July 31, 2009) for Class F.
C Hypothetical expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio; multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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Investment Changes (Unaudited)
Top Ten Stocks as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Carpenter Technology Corp. | 3.0 | 2.9 |
HNI Corp. | 3.0 | 2.5 |
United Stationers, Inc. | 3.0 | 2.7 |
WESCO International, Inc. | 2.9 | 0.0 |
Astoria Financial Corp. | 2.8 | 0.6 |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | 2.6 | 0.0 |
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. | 2.5 | 1.7 |
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. | 2.3 | 2.4 |
DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. | 2.2 | 2.2 |
Encore Acquisition Co. | 2.1 | 1.6 |
| 26.4 | |
Top Five Market Sectors as of July 31, 2009 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Financials | 33.4 | 37.5 |
Industrials | 15.9 | 10.6 |
Consumer Discretionary | 12.6 | 12.7 |
Information Technology | 11.6 | 13.5 |
Health Care | 6.0 | 6.9 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) |
As of July 31, 2009 * | As of January 31, 2009 ** |
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* Foreign investments | 8.1% | | ** Foreign investments | 12.1% | |
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Investments July 31, 2009
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 97.2% |
| Shares | | Value |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 12.1% |
Diversified Consumer Services - 1.5% |
Regis Corp. (d) | 1,770,882 | | $ 24,190,248 |
Household Durables - 3.5% |
Centex Corp. | 658,940 | | 7,189,035 |
Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. (d) | 279,513 | | 3,558,200 |
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. | 215,000 | | 7,576,600 |
Meritage Homes Corp. (a) | 1,403,933 | | 30,044,166 |
Ryland Group, Inc. | 417,900 | | 8,345,463 |
| | 56,713,464 |
Specialty Retail - 6.0% |
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. | 1,286,215 | | 17,994,148 |
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. (d) | 1,907,760 | | 39,452,477 |
The Men's Wearhouse, Inc. | 1,059,641 | | 22,898,842 |
Tsutsumi Jewelry Co. Ltd. | 791,400 | | 15,943,435 |
| | 96,288,902 |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.1% |
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (a) | 1,030,087 | | 18,047,124 |
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | 195,239,738 |
CONSUMER STAPLES - 3.6% |
Food & Staples Retailing - 2.4% |
Casey's General Stores, Inc. | 940,000 | | 25,784,200 |
Ingles Markets, Inc. Class A | 815,487 | | 13,626,788 |
| | 39,410,988 |
Personal Products - 1.2% |
Chattem, Inc. (a)(d) | 300,000 | | 18,801,000 |
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | | 58,211,988 |
ENERGY - 5.6% |
Energy Equipment & Services - 2.0% |
Superior Energy Services, Inc. (a) | 1,916,700 | | 31,798,053 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 3.6% |
Encore Acquisition Co. (a) | 968,609 | | 34,482,480 |
Mariner Energy, Inc. (a) | 1,986,700 | | 23,820,533 |
| | 58,303,013 |
TOTAL ENERGY | | 90,101,066 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
FINANCIALS - 32.3% |
Capital Markets - 8.0% |
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (a) | 570,000 | | $ 37,631,400 |
Cohen & Steers, Inc. (d) | 1,080,000 | | 19,731,600 |
optionsXpress Holdings, Inc. | 1,255,000 | | 22,677,850 |
Sparx Group Co. Ltd. (a) | 22,235 | | 3,802,582 |
TradeStation Group, Inc. (a) | 2,062,291 | | 15,446,560 |
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. Class A | 1,040,000 | | 29,504,800 |
| | 128,794,792 |
Commercial Banks - 5.1% |
Associated Banc-Corp. | 2,579,583 | | 27,962,680 |
CapitalSource, Inc. | 5,816,000 | | 26,986,240 |
City National Corp. (d) | 704,900 | | 27,801,256 |
| | 82,750,176 |
Insurance - 8.1% |
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. | 1,090,200 | | 27,113,274 |
IPC Holdings Ltd. | 878,740 | | 25,430,736 |
Max Capital Group Ltd. | 1,149,111 | | 22,947,747 |
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | 693,801 | | 28,792,742 |
W.R. Berkley Corp. | 1,115,000 | | 25,901,450 |
| | 130,185,949 |
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 4.7% |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (d) | 1,100,000 | | 41,921,000 |
Highwoods Properties, Inc. (SBI) | 690,330 | | 17,679,351 |
National Retail Properties, Inc. | 840,000 | | 16,556,400 |
| | 76,156,751 |
Real Estate Management & Development - 1.9% |
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. | 816,000 | | 30,975,360 |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 4.5% |
Astoria Financial Corp. | 4,618,152 | | 44,842,256 |
Washington Federal, Inc. | 1,941,840 | | 27,049,831 |
| | 71,892,087 |
TOTAL FINANCIALS | | 520,755,115 |
HEALTH CARE - 6.0% |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.5% |
Abaxis, Inc. (a) | 886,727 | | 23,737,682 |
Health Care Providers & Services - 3.7% |
MEDNAX, Inc. (a) | 606,500 | | 28,111,275 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
HEALTH CARE - continued |
Health Care Providers & Services - continued |
Providence Service Corp. (a) | 520,235 | | $ 5,488,479 |
VCA Antech, Inc. (a) | 1,015,000 | | 25,963,700 |
| | 59,563,454 |
Pharmaceuticals - 0.8% |
Perrigo Co. | 476,200 | | 12,924,068 |
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | | 96,225,204 |
INDUSTRIALS - 15.5% |
Building Products - 1.2% |
Simpson Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (d) | 665,000 | | 18,886,000 |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 6.3% |
ACCO Brands Corp. (a) | 1,250,923 | | 5,466,534 |
HNI Corp. (d) | 2,175,771 | | 48,476,178 |
United Stationers, Inc. (a) | 1,024,000 | | 47,534,080 |
| | 101,476,792 |
Construction & Engineering - 1.6% |
URS Corp. (a) | 522,376 | | 26,432,226 |
Machinery - 2.4% |
Blount International, Inc. (a) | 1,849,417 | | 17,199,578 |
Graco, Inc. | 890,000 | | 22,018,600 |
| | 39,218,178 |
Trading Companies & Distributors - 4.0% |
H&E Equipment Services, Inc. (a) | 1,675,108 | | 17,823,149 |
WESCO International, Inc. (a) | 1,850,000 | | 45,676,500 |
| | 63,499,649 |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | 249,512,845 |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 11.6% |
Communications Equipment - 1.8% |
Polycom, Inc. (a) | 490,000 | | 11,637,500 |
ViaSat, Inc. (a) | 669,472 | | 18,075,744 |
| | 29,713,244 |
Electronic Equipment & Components - 3.7% |
Ingram Micro, Inc. Class A (a) | 1,553,100 | | 26,123,142 |
Macnica, Inc. | 677,400 | | 11,391,432 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued |
Electronic Equipment & Components - continued |
Ryoyo Electro Corp. | 1,272,700 | | $ 10,896,174 |
SYNNEX Corp. (a) | 379,898 | | 10,796,701 |
| | 59,207,449 |
Internet Software & Services - 3.6% |
DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. (a) | 1,799,434 | | 35,682,776 |
j2 Global Communications, Inc. (a) | 553,149 | | 13,270,045 |
LoopNet, Inc. (a) | 1,064,182 | | 8,513,456 |
| | 57,466,277 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 1.8% |
FormFactor, Inc. (a) | 734,157 | | 16,922,319 |
Miraial Co. Ltd. (e) | 570,200 | | 11,951,237 |
| | 28,873,556 |
Software - 0.7% |
MICROS Systems, Inc. (a) | 440,000 | | 12,051,600 |
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | | 187,312,126 |
MATERIALS - 4.8% |
Chemicals - 1.8% |
Spartech Corp. (e) | 1,583,102 | | 19,788,775 |
Valspar Corp. | 380,000 | | 9,621,600 |
| | 29,410,375 |
Metals & Mining - 3.0% |
Carpenter Technology Corp. (e) | 2,599,380 | | 48,582,409 |
TOTAL MATERIALS | | 77,992,784 |
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.9% |
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.9% |
Cogent Communications Group, Inc. (a)(d) | 1,640,000 | | 13,595,600 |
UTILITIES - 4.8% |
Electric Utilities - 1.6% |
Westar Energy, Inc. | 1,340,000 | | 26,357,800 |
Gas Utilities - 1.3% |
Southwest Gas Corp. | 850,989 | | 20,610,954 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value |
UTILITIES - continued |
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 1.9% |
RRI Energy, Inc. (a) | 5,750,000 | | $ 30,762,500 |
TOTAL UTILITIES | | 77,731,254 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $1,513,913,473) | 1,566,677,720 |
Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 1.6% |
| | | |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.5% |
Household Durables - 0.5% |
M/I Homes, Inc. Series A, 9.75% (a) | 730,800 | | 8,404,200 |
FINANCIALS - 1.1% |
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 1.1% |
Developers Diversified Realty Corp.: | | | |
(depositary shares) Series H, 7.375% | 818,790 | | 10,685,210 |
Series I, 7.50% | 542,010 | | 7,295,455 |
| | 17,980,665 |
TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $25,252,713) | 26,384,865 |
Convertible Bonds - 0.4% |
| Principal Amount | | |
INDUSTRIALS - 0.4% |
Building Products - 0.4% |
NCI Building Systems, Inc. 2.125% 11/15/24 (Cost $8,377,311) | | $ 10,000,000 | 6,462,000 |
Money Market Funds - 10.1% |
| Shares | | Value |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.37% (b) | 23,239,824 | | $ 23,239,824 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.22% (b)(c) | 138,619,350 | | 138,619,350 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $161,859,174) | 161,859,174 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 109.3% (Cost $1,709,402,671) | | 1,761,383,759 |
NET OTHER ASSETS - (9.3)% | | (150,092,235) |
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 1,611,291,524 |
Legend |
(a) Non-income producing |
(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. |
(c) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(d) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
(e) Affiliated company |
Affiliated Central Funds |
Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows: |
Fund | Income earned |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund | $ 210,541 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund | 1,515,844 |
Total | $ 1,726,385 |
Other Affiliated Issuers |
An affiliated company is a company in which the fund has ownership of at least 5% of the voting securities. Fiscal year to date transactions with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows: |
Affiliate | Value, beginning of period | Purchases | Sales Proceeds | Dividend Income | Value, end of period |
Carpenter Technology Corp. | $ - | $ 55,073,944 | $ 1,652,306 | $ 868,388 | $ 48,582,409 |
Cogent Communications Group, Inc. | - | 18,402,564 | 7,067,267 | - | - |
Miraial Co. Ltd. | - | 7,307,474 | - | 173,717 | 11,951,237 |
Spartech Corp. | 11,202,911 | 4,588,500 | - | 158,310 | 19,788,775 |
The Pantry, Inc. | 18,783,837 | - | 21,698,273 | - | - |
Zoran Corp. | 13,344,836 | 9,473,071 | 17,237,167 | - | - |
Total | $ 43,331,584 | $ 94,845,553 | $ 47,655,013 | $ 1,200,415 | $ 80,322,421 |
Other Information |
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of July 31, 2009, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table below, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: |
Description | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Investments in Securities: | | | |
Equities: | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary | $ 203,643,938 | $ 203,643,938 | $ - | $ - |
Consumer Staples | 58,211,988 | 58,211,988 | - | - |
Energy | 90,101,066 | 90,101,066 | - | - |
Financials | 538,735,780 | 538,735,780 | - | - |
Health Care | 96,225,204 | 96,225,204 | - | - |
Industrials | 249,512,845 | 249,512,845 | - | - |
Information Technology | 187,312,126 | 187,312,126 | - | - |
Materials | 77,992,784 | 77,992,784 | - | - |
Telecommunication Services | 13,595,600 | 13,595,600 | - | - |
Utilities | 77,731,254 | 77,731,254 | - | - |
Corporate Bonds | 6,462,000 | - | 6,462,000 | - |
Money Market Funds | 161,859,174 | 161,859,174 | - | - |
Total Investments in Securities: | $ 1,761,383,759 | $ 1,754,921,759 | $ 6,462,000 | $ - |
Income Tax Information |
At July 31, 2009, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of approximately $19,890,497 all of which will expire on July 31, 2017. |
The fund intends to elect to defer to its fiscal year ending July 31, 2010 approximately $151,920,436 of losses recognized during the period November 1, 2008 to July 31, 2009. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $134,928,323) - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $1,471,551,582) | $ 1,519,202,164 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $161,859,174) | 161,859,174 | |
Other affiliated issuers (cost $75,991,915) | 80,322,421 | |
Total Investments (cost $1,709,402,671) | | $ 1,761,383,759 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 4,901,485 |
Dividends receivable | | 1,036,338 |
Interest receivable | | 44,271 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 55,997 |
Prepaid expenses | | 4,666 |
Receivable from investment adviser for expense reductions | | 12,833 |
Other receivables | | 1,197 |
Total assets | | 1,767,440,546 |
| | |
Liabilities | | |
Payable for investments purchased | $ 14,528,703 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 1,418,180 | |
Accrued management fee | 1,072,617 | |
Distribution fees payable | 43,492 | |
Other affiliated payables | 419,409 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 47,271 | |
Collateral on securities loaned, at value | 138,619,350 | |
Total liabilities | | 156,149,022 |
| | |
Net Assets | | $ 1,611,291,524 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $ 1,734,233,092 |
Undistributed net investment income | | 5,059,582 |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | | (179,983,362) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | 51,982,212 |
Net Assets | | $ 1,611,291,524 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued
| July 31, 2009 |
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Calculation of Maximum Offering Price Class A: Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($55,029,004 ÷ 4,942,891 shares) | | $ 11.13 |
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Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $11.13) | | $ 11.81 |
Class T: Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($28,533,818 ÷ 2,581,724 shares) | | $ 11.05 |
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Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $11.05) | | $ 11.45 |
Class B: Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($7,153,044 ÷ 657,299 shares)A | | $ 10.88 |
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Class C: Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($21,344,610 ÷ 1,960,745 shares)A | | $ 10.89 |
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Small Cap Value: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,488,736,167 ÷ 132,726,510 shares) | | $ 11.22 |
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Class F: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($159,152 ÷ 14,187 shares) | | $ 11.22 |
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Institutional Class: Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($10,335,729 ÷ 919,903 shares) | | $ 11.24 |
A Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
| Year ended July 31, 2009 |
| | |
Investment Income | | |
Dividends (including $1,200,415 earned from other affiliated issuers) | | $ 22,003,562 |
Interest | | 1,735,854 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $1,515,844 from security lending) | | 1,726,385 |
Total income | | 25,465,801 |
| | |
Expenses | | |
Management fee Basic fee | $ 8,223,398 | |
Performance adjustment | 1,362,085 | |
Transfer agent fees | 3,605,249 | |
Distribution fees | 481,828 | |
Accounting and security lending fees | 422,662 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 29,161 | |
Independent trustees' compensation | 7,542 | |
Registration fees | 113,233 | |
Audit | 58,411 | |
Legal | 5,099 | |
Interest | 569 | |
Miscellaneous | 34,510 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 14,343,747 | |
Expense reductions | (63,745) | 14,280,002 |
Net investment income (loss) | | 11,185,799 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | (165,788,803) | |
Other affiliated issuers | (10,168,328) | |
Foreign currency transactions | (28,532) | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | (175,985,663) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: Investment securities | 144,790,873 | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 1,110 | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | 144,791,983 |
Net gain (loss) | | (31,193,680) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ (20,007,881) |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Year ended July 31, 2009 | Year ended July 31, 2008 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ 11,185,799 | $ 2,118,900 |
Net realized gain (loss) | (175,985,663) | 26,624,935 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 144,791,983 | (226,824,054) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (20,007,881) | (198,080,219) |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | (8,301,273) | - |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain | (12,095,172) | (53,456,977) |
Total distributions | (20,396,445) | (53,456,977) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | 392,456,300 | 105,675,336 |
Redemption fees | 448,503 | 144,871 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 352,500,477 | (145,716,989) |
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Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 1,258,791,047 | 1,404,508,036 |
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $5,059,582 and undistributed net investment income of $1,269,467, respectively) | $ 1,611,291,524 | $ 1,258,791,047 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class A
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 H |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 11.82 | $ 14.34 | $ 13.17 | $ 12.80 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | .08 | (.01) | (.06) | (.03) | (.04) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (.60) | (1.98) | 1.90 | .74 | 2.84 |
Total from investment operations | (.52) | (1.99) | 1.84 | .71 | 2.80 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.06) | - | - | - | (.01) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.11) | (.53) | (.67) | (.35) | - |
Total distributions | (.17) | (.53) | (.67) | (.35) | (.01) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E | - J | - J | - J | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 11.13 | $ 11.82 | $ 14.34 | $ 13.17 | $ 12.80 |
Total Return B, C, D | (4.37)% | (14.35)% | 14.59% | 5.72% | 28.06% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.45% | 1.43% | 1.45% | 1.51% | 1.46% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.40% | 1.40% | 1.40% | 1.40% | 1.44% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.40% | 1.40% | 1.40% | 1.36% | 1.38% A |
Net investment income (loss) | .81% | (.05)% | (.44)% | (.24)% | (.46)% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 55,029 | $ 52,446 | $ 61,357 | $ 39,931 | $ 9,390 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 51% | 149% | 67% | 93% | 60% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H For the period November 3, 2004 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2005.
I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class T
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 H |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 11.74 | $ 14.28 | $ 13.13 | $ 12.78 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | .05 | (.04) | (.10) | (.07) | (.06) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (.59) | (1.97) | 1.90 | .74 | 2.83 |
Total from investment operations | (.54) | (2.01) | 1.80 | .67 | 2.77 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.04) | - | - | - | - |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.11) | (.53) | (.65) | (.33) | - |
Total distributions | (.15) | (.53) | (.65) | (.33) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E | - J | - J | - J | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 11.05 | $ 11.74 | $ 14.28 | $ 13.13 | $ 12.78 |
Total Return B, C, D | (4.57)% | (14.58)% | 14.34% | 5.47% | 27.80% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.70% | 1.68% | 1.66% | 1.67% | 1.72% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.65% | 1.65% | 1.65% | 1.65% | 1.68% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.65% | 1.65% | 1.65% | 1.61% | 1.62% A |
Net investment income (loss) | .56% | (.30)% | (.69)% | (.49)% | (.70)% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 28,534 | $ 32,091 | $ 51,518 | $ 45,460 | $ 12,725 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 51% | 149% | 67% | 93% | 60% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H For the period November 3, 2004 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2005.
I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class B
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 H |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 11.60 | $ 14.19 | $ 13.07 | $ 12.73 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | .01 | (.10) | (.17) | (.13) | (.10) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (.59) | (1.96) | 1.90 | .74 | 2.82 |
Total from investment operations | (.58) | (2.06) | 1.73 | .61 | 2.72 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.03) | - | - | - | - |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.11) | (.53) | (.61) | (.28) | - |
Total distributions | (.14) | (.53) | (.61) | (.28) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E | - J | - J | - J | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 10.88 | $ 11.60 | $ 14.19 | $ 13.07 | $ 12.73 |
Total Return B, C, D | (5.05)% | (15.04)% | 13.78% | 4.97% | 27.30% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 2.20% | 2.18% | 2.20% | 2.26% | 2.24% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.19% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.11% | 2.13% A |
Net investment income (loss) | .06% | (.80)% | (1.19)% | (.99)% | (1.21)% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 7,153 | $ 7,886 | $ 12,075 | $ 10,214 | $ 3,931 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 51% | 149% | 67% | 93% | 60% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.
E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H For the period November 3, 2004 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2005.
I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class C
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 H |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 11.60 | $ 14.19 | $ 13.07 | $ 12.74 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) E | .01 | (.10) | (.17) | (.13) | (.10) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (.58) | (1.96) | 1.90 | .74 | 2.83 |
Total from investment operations | (.57) | (2.06) | 1.73 | .61 | 2.73 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.03) | - | - | - | - |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.11) | (.53) | (.61) | (.29) | - |
Total distributions | (.14) | (.53) | (.61) | (.29) | - |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital E | - J | - J | - J | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 10.89 | $ 11.60 | $ 14.19 | $ 13.07 | $ 12.74 |
Total Return B, C, D | (4.98)% | (15.04)% | 13.77% | 4.92% | 27.40% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 2.20% | 2.18% | 2.20% | 2.22% | 2.17% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.17% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.15% | 2.11% | 2.11% A |
Net investment income (loss) | .06% | (.80)% | (1.19)% | (.99)% | (1.19)% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 21,345 | $ 20,924 | $ 34,155 | $ 26,791 | $ 11,732 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | 51% | 149% | 67% | 93% | 60% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.
E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H For the period November 3, 2004 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2005.
I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Small Cap Value
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 G |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 11.91 | $ 14.43 | $ 13.22 | $ 12.83 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) D | .10 | .03 | (.02) | .01 | (.01) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (.60) | (1.99) | 1.91 | .74 | 2.84 |
Total from investment operations | (.50) | (1.96) | 1.89 | .75 | 2.83 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.08) | - | - | (.01) | (.01) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.11) | (.56) | (.68) | (.36) | - |
Total distributions | (.19) | (.56) | (.68) | (.37) | (.01) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital D | - I | - I | - I | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 11.22 | $ 11.91 | $ 14.43 | $ 13.22 | $ 12.83 |
Total Return B, C | (4.15)% | (14.10)% | 14.96% | 6.07% | 28.36% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E, H | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.20% | 1.14% | 1.11% | 1.09% | 1.05% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.20% | 1.14% | 1.11% | 1.09% | 1.05% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.20% | 1.13% | 1.11% | 1.06% | .99% A |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.01% | .22% | (.15)% | .06% | (.08)% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 1,488,736 | $ 1,136,860 | $ 1,233,808 | $ 957,720 | $ 582,689 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | 51% | 149% | 67% | 93% | 60% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G For the period November 3, 2004 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2005.
H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
I Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class F
Period ended July 31, | 2009 H |
Selected Per-Share Data | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 10.27 |
Income from Investment Operations | |
Net investment income (loss) D | .01 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | .94 G |
Total from investment operations | .95 |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital D, J | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 11.22 |
Total Return B, C | 9.25% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E, I | |
Expenses before reductions | .86% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .86% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | .86% A |
Net investment income (loss) | .64% A |
Supplemental Data | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 159 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | 51% |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate net gain (loss) on investments for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of the Fund.
H For the period June 26, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2009.
I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Institutional Class
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 G |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 11.91 | $ 14.43 | $ 13.22 | $ 12.83 | $ 10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) D | .10 | .03 | (.02) | .01 | (.01) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (.59) | (1.99) | 1.91 | .74 | 2.84 |
Total from investment operations | (.49) | (1.96) | 1.89 | .75 | 2.83 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.07) | - | - | (.01) | (.01) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.11) | (.56) | (.68) | (.36) | - |
Total distributions | (.18) | (.56) | (.68) | (.37) | (.01) |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital D | - I | - I | - I | .01 | .01 |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 11.24 | $ 11.91 | $ 14.43 | $ 13.22 | $ 12.83 |
Total Return B, C | (4.04)% | (14.10)% | 14.99% | 6.08% | 28.36% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E, H | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.20% | 1.13% | 1.10% | 1.08% | 1.07% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.15% | 1.13% | 1.10% | 1.08% | 1.07% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.15% | 1.13% | 1.10% | 1.05% | 1.01% A |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.06% | .22% | (.13)% | .08% | (.10)% A |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 10,336 | $ 8,584 | $ 11,594 | $ 9,422 | $ 3,761 |
Portfolio turnover rate F | 51% | 149% | 67% | 93% | 60% A |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G For the period November 3, 2004 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2005.
H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
I Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
For the period ended July 31, 2009
1. Organization.
Fidelity Small Cap Value Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Securities Fund (the trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. In January 2009, the Board of Trustees of the Fund approved the creation of an additional class of shares. The Fund commenced sale of Class F shares on June 26, 2009. The Fund offers Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, Small Cap Value, Class F and Institutional Class shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Class F shares of the Fund are only available for purchase by mutual funds for which Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) or an affiliate serves as investment manager. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after a holding period of seven years from the initial date of purchase. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred. Certain expense reductions also differ by class.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by FMR and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's web site or upon request.
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Events or transactions occurring after period end through the date that the financial statements were issued, September 29, 2009, have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Security Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are classified into three levels. Level 1 includes readily available unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 includes observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable either directly or indirectly. Level 3 includes unobservable inputs when market prices are not readily available or reliable. Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment's assigned level within the hierarchy. The aggregate value by input level, as of July 31, 2009, for the Fund's investments is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments. Valuation techniques of the Fund's major categories of assets and liabilities as presented in the Schedule of Investments are as follows.
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by an independent pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price. Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on quotations received from dealers who make markets in such securities or by independent pricing services. For corporate bonds pricing services generally utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type as well as dealer supplied prices. Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value each business day. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are valued at amortized cost, which approximates value.
When current market prices or quotations are not readily available or reliable, valuations may be determined in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. Factors used in determining value may include significant market or security specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality, and developments in foreign
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markets which are monitored by evaluating the performance of ADRs, futures contracts and exchange-traded funds. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and may be utilized to a significant extent. The value of securities used for net asset value (NAV) calculation under these procedures may differ from published prices for the same securities.
Foreign Currency. The Fund uses foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and may include proceeds received from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.
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Expenses. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among each Fund in the trust. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and filing its U.S. federal tax return. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. The Fund is subject to the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainties in Income Taxes (FIN 48). FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. There are no unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three years. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. In addition, the Fund will claim a portion of the payment made to redeeming shareholders as a distribution for income tax purposes.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, market discount, partnerships, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the federal tax cost as of period end were as follows:
Unrealized appreciation | $ 235,404,348 | |
Unrealized depreciation | (191,567,256) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ 43,837,092 | |
| | |
Undistributed ordinary income | $ 5,032,270 | |
Capital loss carryforward | $ (19,890,497) | |
| | |
Cost for federal income tax purposes | $ 1,717,546,667 | |
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The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| July 31, 2009 | July 31, 2008 |
Ordinary Income | $ 8,301,273 | $ 2,392,014 |
Long-term Capital Gains | 12,095,172 | 51,064,963 |
Total | $ 20,396,445 | $ 53,456,977 |
Short-Term Trading (Redemption) Fees. Shares held in the Fund less than 90 days are subject to a redemption fee equal to 1.50% of the proceeds of the redeemed shares. All redemption fees, including any estimated redemption fees paid by FMR, are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid in capital.
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $993,300,243 and $596,002,870, respectively.
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .45% of the Fund's average net assets and a group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. In addition, the management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of ± .20% of the Fund's average net assets over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the relative investment performance of the retail class of the Fund, Small Cap Value, as compared to an appropriate benchmark index. For the period, the total annual management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .83% of the Fund's average net assets.
Distribution and Service Plan. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate Distribution and Service Plans for each class of shares. Certain classes pay Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, 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,
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the Distribution and Service Fee rates and the total amounts paid to and retained by FDC were as follows:
| Distribution Fee | Service Fee | Paid to FDC | Retained by FDC |
Class A | 0% | .25% | $ 109,917 | $ 6,056 |
Class T | .25% | .25% | 132,500 | - |
Class B | .75% | .25% | 66,019 | 49,540 |
Class C | .75% | .25% | 173,392 | 27,772 |
| | | $ 481,828 | $ 83,368 |
Sales Load. FDC receives a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for selling Class A shares, and 3.50% for selling Class T shares, some of which is paid to financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund. FDC receives the proceeds of contingent deferred sales charges levied on Class A, Class T, Class B, and Class C redemptions. These charges depend on the holding period. The deferred sales charges range from 5% to 1% for Class B, 1% for Class C, 1.00% to .50% for certain purchases of Class A shares and .25% for certain purchases of Class T shares.
For the period, sales charge amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
| Retained by FDC |
Class A | $ 22,229 |
Class T | 4,321 |
Class B* | 17,973 |
Class C* | 4,098 |
| $ 48,621 |
* When Class B and 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, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of each class, except for Class F. FIIOC receives no fees for providing transfer agency services to Class F. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements.
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For the period, the total transfer agent fees paid by each applicable class were as follows:
| Amount | % of Average Net Assets |
Class A | $ 139,952 | .32 |
Class T | 85,333 | .32 |
Class B | 21,154 | .32 |
Class C | 55,219 | .32 |
Small Cap Value | 3,279,066 | .31 |
Institutional Class | 24,525 | .31 |
| $ 3,605,249 | |
Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the month. Under a separate contract, FSC administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions.
Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $46,623 for the period.
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 FMR, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the funds to borrow from, or lend money to, other participating affiliated funds. At period end, there were no interfund loans outstanding. The Fund's activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:
Borrower or Lender | Average Daily Loan Balance | Weighted Average Interest Rate | Interest Expense |
Borrower | $ 4,746,800 | .43% | $ 569 |
6. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR in a $3.5 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to
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$5,133 and is reflected in Miscellaneous Expense on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
7. Security Lending.
The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. On the settlement date of the loan, the Fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less fees and expenses associated with the loan, plus any premium payments that may be received on the loan of certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds.
8. Expense Reductions.
FMR voluntarily agreed to reimburse each class to the extent annual operating expenses exceeded certain levels of average net assets as noted in the table below. Some expenses, for example interest expense, including commitment fees, are excluded from this reimbursement.
The following classes were in reimbursement during the period:
| Expense Limitations | Reimbursement from adviser |
Class A | 1.40% | $ 23,686 |
Class T | 1.65% | 13,282 |
Class B | 2.15% | 3,522 |
Class C | 2.15% | 9,092 |
Institutional Class | 1.15% | 4,292 |
| | $ 53,874 |
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Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $826 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian and each class' transfer agent, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by $1,352. During the period, credits reduced each class' transfer agent expense as noted in the table below.
| Transfer Agent expense reduction | |
Small Cap Value | $ 7,586 | |
Institutional Class | 107 | |
| $ 7,693 | |
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 |
From net investment income | | |
Class A | $ 252,162 | $ - |
Class T | 111,704 | - |
Class B | 20,177 | - |
Class C | 45,207 | - |
Small Cap Value | 7,822,387 | - |
Institutional Class | 49,636 | - |
Total | $ 8,301,273 | $ - |
From net realized gain | | |
Class A | $ 496,925 | $ 2,334,219 |
Class T | 350,121 | 1,800,459 |
Class B | 77,046 | 442,697 |
Class C | 207,577 | 1,258,270 |
Small Cap Value | 10,883,170 | 47,176,109 |
Institutional Class | 80,333 | 445,223 |
Total | $ 12,095,172 | $ 53,456,977 |
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10. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
| Shares | Dollars |
Years ended July 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 |
Class A | | | | |
Shares sold | 2,028,986 | 1,801,333 | $ 19,478,233 | $ 23,728,165 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 64,970 | 158,451 | 694,477 | 2,181,126 |
Shares redeemed | (1,588,437) | (1,800,932) | (14,658,645) | (23,386,603) |
Net increase (decrease) | 505,519 | 158,852 | $ 5,514,065 | $ 2,522,688 |
Class T | | | | |
Shares sold | 1,489,054 | 618,951 | $ 15,806,614 | $ 8,024,654 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 40,641 | 127,052 | 449,360 | 1,740,319 |
Shares redeemed | (1,680,727) | (1,620,468) | (14,685,646) | (21,259,209) |
Net increase (decrease) | (151,032) | (874,465) | $ 1,570,328 | $ (11,494,236) |
Class B | | | | |
Shares sold | 305,827 | 128,063 | $ 3,051,319 | $ 1,643,352 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 7,759 | 29,083 | 85,943 | 395,378 |
Shares redeemed | (335,978) | (328,632) | (2,971,686) | (4,160,797) |
Net increase (decrease) | (22,392) | (171,486) | $ 165,576 | $ (2,122,067) |
Class C | | | | |
Shares sold | 832,906 | 565,275 | $ 7,981,000 | $ 7,245,287 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 19,410 | 82,093 | 217,621 | 1,115,865 |
Shares redeemed | (694,752) | (1,251,391) | (6,287,773) | (15,942,770) |
Net increase (decrease) | 157,564 | (604,023) | $ 1,910,848 | $ (7,581,618) |
Small Cap Value | | | | |
Shares sold | 61,277,579 | 33,217,718 | $ 600,357,815 | $ 432,952,106 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 1,741,583 | 3,344,768 | 18,397,974 | 46,241,130 |
Shares redeemed | (25,782,005) | (26,584,070) | (237,589,067) | (353,880,106) |
Net increase (decrease) | 37,237,157 | 9,978,416 | $ 381,166,722 | $ 125,313,130 |
Class F A | | | | |
Shares sold | 14,205 | - | $ 144,857 | $ - |
Shares redeemed | (18) | - | (181) | - |
Net increase (decrease) | 14,187 | - | $ 144,676 | $ - |
Institutional Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 479,087 | 353,080 | $ 4,626,811 | $ 4,711,093 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 8,812 | 21,635 | 93,632 | 299,115 |
Shares redeemed | (288,597) | (457,781) | (2,736,358) | (5,972,769) |
Net increase (decrease) | 199,302 | (83,066) | $ 1,984,085 | $ (962,561) |
A Share transactions for Class F are for the period June 26, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to July 31, 2009.
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11. Other.
The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
At the end of the period, the Fidelity Freedom Funds were the owners of record, in the aggregate, of approximately 38% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund.
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To the Trustees of Fidelity Securities Fund and the Shareholders of Fidelity Small Cap Value Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Small Cap Value Fund (a fund of Fidelity Securities Fund) at July 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity Small Cap Value Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at July 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
September 29, 2009
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The Trustees, Member of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, and review the fund's performance. Except for Edward C. Johnson 3d and James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 220 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Johnson oversees 262 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 392 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The executive officers and Advisory Board Member hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098.
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Edward C. Johnson 3d (79) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 1984 Mr. Johnson is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC; Chairman and a Director of FMR; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC); Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Johnson serves as Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as President of FMR LLC (2006-2007). |
James C. Curvey (74) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2006- present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. |
* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Dennis J. Dirks (61) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Currently, Mr. Dirks serves as a member of the Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present). |
Alan J. Lacy (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of The Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-present) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2007-present). Mr. Lacy is Chairman (2008-present) and a member (2006-present) of the Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association. |
Ned C. Lautenbach (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr. Lautenbach is an Advisory Partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was with the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. Mr. Lautenbach serves as a Director of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial) as well as the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida. Mr. Lautenbach is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Fairfield University (2005-present), as well as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, Mr. Lautenbach served as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007). |
Joseph Mauriello (64) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Capital Ltd. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-present) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products, 2007- present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a Director of the Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007). |
Cornelia M. Small (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors of the Teagle Foundation (2009-present). Ms. Small is also a member of the Investment Committee, and Chair (2008-present) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson of the Investment Committee (2002-2008) of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments. |
William S. Stavropoulos (70) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Mr. Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons (2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004), Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently, Mr. Stavropoulos is a Director of Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Chemical Financial Corporation, Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), Tyco International, Inc. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital (private equity investment, 2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is a special advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science. |
David M. Thomas (60) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products), and Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present). |
Michael E. Wiley (58) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008- present), and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a Sr. Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005). |
Advisory Board Member and Executive Officers:
Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Mr. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Peter S. Lynch (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006). |
Kenneth B. Robins (39) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2009-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004- present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Robins worked at KPMG LLP, where he was a partner in KPMG's department of professional practice (2002-2004). |
Brian B. Hogan (44) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Vice President of certain Equity Funds and Vice President of Sector Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-present) and President of FMR's Equity Division (2009- present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as a portfolio manager. |
Thomas C. Hense (45) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Vice President of Fidelity's High Income and Small Cap Funds. Previously, Mr. Hense served as a portfolio manager for Fidelity's Institutional Money Management Group (Pyramis) (2003-2008). |
Scott C. Goebel (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC; Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). |
William C. Coffey (40) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Holly C. Laurent (55) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Laurent is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Laurent was Senior Vice President and Head of Legal for Fidelity Business Services India Pvt. Ltd. (2006-2008), and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Group Head for FMR LLC (2005-2006). |
Christine Reynolds (50) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007). |
Kenneth A. Rathgeber (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2004 Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Rathgeber is Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), FMR (2005-present), FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2005-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2005-present), Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC (2005-present), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2005-present). |
Jeffrey S. Christian (47) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Christian also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Christian served as Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (2004-2009) and as Vice President of Business Analysis (2003-2004). |
Bryan A. Mehrmann (48) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Mehrmann is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Mehrmann served as Vice President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Group (FIIS)/Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC) Client Services (1998-2004). |
Adrien E. Deberghes (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005). |
John R. Hebble (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008- present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Paul M. Murphy (62) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Murphy is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2006), Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR (2007), and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1994-2007). |
Gary W. Ryan (50) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005). |
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Institutional Class designates 72% of the dividend distributed during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.
Institutional Class designates 98% of the dividend distributed during the fiscal year as amounts which may be taken into account as a dividend for the purposes of the maximum rate under section 1(h)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2010 of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax returns.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity Small Cap Value Fund
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, acting directly and through its separate committees, requests and receives information concerning, and considers at each of its meetings factors that are relevant to, its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees, each composed of Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. Each committee has a written charter outlining the structure and purposes of the committee. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts.
At its July 2009 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expenses; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board ultimately reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts and the compensation to be received by Fidelity under the management contract is consistent with Fidelity's fiduciary duty under applicable law. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor noted above, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by competitors to Fidelity, and that the fund's shareholders, with the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.
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Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel and the fund's investment objective and discipline. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the size, education, and experience of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, their use of technology, and the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory, and management personnel. In response to last year's financial crisis, FMR took a number of actions intended to cut costs and improve efficiency without weakening the investment teams or resources. The Board noted that Fidelity's analysts have access to a variety of technological tools and market and securities data that enable them to perform both fundamental and quantitative analysis and to specialize in various disciplines. The Board considered Fidelity's extensive global research capabilities that enable the Investment Advisers to aggregate data from various sources in an effort to produce positive investment results. The Board also considered that Fidelity's portfolio managers and analysts have access to daily portfolio attribution that allows for monitoring of a fund's portfolio, as well as an electronic communication system that provides immediate real-time access to research concerning issuers and credit enhancers.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, distribution, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the Investment Advisers' supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through phone representatives and over the Internet, and investor education materials and asset allocation tools.
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Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing for a large variety of mutual fund investor services. For example, fund shareholders are offered the privilege of exchanging shares of the fund for shares of other Fidelity funds, as set forth in the fund's prospectus, without paying a sales charge. The Board noted that Fidelity has taken a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) dedicating additional resources to investment research and to restructure and broaden the focus of the investment research teams; (ii) bolstering the senior management team that oversees asset management; (iii) contractually agreeing to reduce the management fee on Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund; and (iv) expanding Class A and Class T load waiver categories to increase rollover retention opportunities and create consistent policies across the classes.
Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated within its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for each class, as well as the fund's relative investment performance for each class measured against (i) a broad-based securities market index, and (ii) a peer group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by the Board over multiple periods. Because the fund had been in existence less than five calendar years, the following charts considered by the Board show, over the one- and three-year periods ended December 31, 2008, the cumulative total returns of Institutional Class (Class I) and Class C of the fund, the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of cumulative total returns of a peer group of mutual funds identified by Morningstar, Inc. as having an investment style similar to that of the fund based on underlying portfolio holdings. The returns of Institutional Class (Class I) and Class C show the performance of the highest and lowest performing classes, respectively (based on three-year performance). (The fund did not offer Class F as of December 31, 2008.) The box within each chart shows the 25th percentile return (bottom of box) and the 75th percentile return (top of box) of the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten numbers noted below each chart correspond to the percentile box and represent the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of the class indicated.
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Fidelity Small Cap Value Fund
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The Board reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and stated that the performance of Institutional Class (Class I) of the fund was in the second quartile for the one-year period and the first quartile for the three-year period. The Board also stated that the investment performance of the fund was lower than its benchmark for the one-year period, although the three-year cumulative total return of Institutional Class (Class I) compared favorably to its benchmark. The Board considered that the variations in performance among the fund's classes reflect the variations in class expenses, which result in lower performance for higher expense classes.
The Board 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 exceeds, or is exceeded by, the record (over the same period) of a Board-approved performance adjustment index. The Board realizes that the performance adjustment provides FMR with a strong economic incentive to seek to achieve superior performance for the fund's shareholders and helps to more closely align the interests of FMR and the fund's shareholders.
The Board considered that FMR has taken steps to refocus and strengthen equity research, equity portfolio management, and compliance. The Board reviewed the year-to-date performance of Fidelity Small Cap Value (retail class) through May 31, 2009 and stated that it exceeded the fund's benchmark.
Based on its review, and giving particular weight to the nature and quality of the resources dedicated by the Investment Advisers to maintain and improve relative performance and factoring in the unprecedented market events in 2008, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund will benefit the fund's shareholders, particularly in light of the Board's view that the fund's shareholders benefit from investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and services.
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Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Fund Expenses. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expenses compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared.
The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month (or shorter) periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors, in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps, and without giving effect to the fund's performance adjustment. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 12% means that 88% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked and the impact of the fund's performance adjustment, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.
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Fidelity Small Cap Value Fund
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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2008. The Board also noted the effect of the fund's positive performance adjustment on the fund's management fee ranking. The Board noted that the performance adjustment for each year represents calculations for performance periods that differ from the periods shown in the performance charts above.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee was fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.
In its review of each class's total expenses, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses, as well as the impact of the fund's performance adjustment. As part of its review, the Board also considered current and historical total expenses of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.
The Board noted that the total expenses of each of Class A, Institutional Class, and Fidelity Small Cap Value (retail class) ranked below its competitive median for 2008 and the total expenses of each of Class T, Class B, and Class C ranked above its competitive median for 2008. The Board considered that the total expenses for Class T were above the median primarily because its 12b-1 fee is higher than the typical front-end load class. 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 expenses of the classes vary primarily by the level of their 12b-1 fees, although differences in transfer agent fees may also cause expenses to vary from class to class.
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In its review of total expenses, the Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information on clients that FMR and its affiliates service in other competitive markets, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the total expenses of each class of the fund were reasonable, although in some cases above the median of the universe presented for comparison, in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the audited books and records of Fidelity. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board believes that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board has also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and any fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.
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The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and determined that the amount of profit is a fair entrepreneurial profit for the management of the fund.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions.
In February 2009, the Board created an Ad Hoc Committee (the "Committee") to analyze economies of scale. The Committee was formed to consider whether FMR attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR determines the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will achieve a certain level of economies of scale as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board concluded, considering the findings of the Committee, that any potential economies of scale are being shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity in an appropriate manner.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including (i) fund performance trends, actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) portfolio manager changes that have occurred during the past year; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and key personnel, including performance benchmarks used by Fidelity in evaluating incentive compensation for portfolio managers and research analysts; (iv) the structure and process of equity research and actions taken by FMR to improve the quality of research; (v) the selection of and compensation paid by FMR to fund sub-advisers; (vi) Fidelity's fee structures and rationale for recommending different fees among categories of funds; (vii) the rationale for any differences between fund fee structures and fee structures in place for other Fidelity clients; (viii) Fidelity's rationale for recommending which funds should have a performance adjustment component as part of their management fees; and (ix) explanations for the relative total expenses borne by certain funds and classes, total expense competitive trends, and actions that might be taken by FMR to reduce total expenses for certain funds and classes.
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Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all material factors, the Board ultimately concluded that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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Investment Adviser
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
Investment Sub-Advisers
FMR Co., Inc.
Fidelity Management & Research
(U.K.) Inc.
Fidelity Management & Research
(Hong Kong) Limited
Fidelity Management & Research
(Japan) Inc.
Fidelity Research & Analysis Company
FIL Investment Advisors
Fidelity Investments Japan Limited
FIL Investment Advisors (U.K.) Ltd.
General Distributor
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
Transfer and Service Agents
Fidelity Investments Institutional
Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Fidelity Service Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Custodian
Citibank, N.A.
New York, NY
ASCVI-UANN-0909
1.803743.104
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Item 2. Code of Ethics
As of the end of the period, July 31, 2009, Fidelity Securities Fund (the trust) has adopted a code of ethics, as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR, that applies to its President and Treasurer and its Chief Financial Officer. A copy of the code of ethics is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
The Board of Trustees of the trust has determined that Joseph Mauriello is an audit committee financial expert, as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR. Mr. Mauriello is independent for purposes of Item 3 of Form N-CSR.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Fees and Services
The following table presents fees billed by Deloitte & Touche LLP, the member firms of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, and their respective affiliates (collectively, "Deloitte Entities") in each of the last two fiscal years for services rendered to Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund, Fidelity OTC Portfolio, Fidelity Real Estate Income Fund, and Fidelity Series Small Cap Opportunities Fund (the "Funds"):
Services Billed by Deloitte Entities
July 31, 2009 FeesA
| Audit Fees | Audit-Related Fees | Tax Fees | All Other Fees |
Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund | $51,000 | $- | $4,700 | $- |
Fidelity OTC Portfolio | $44,000 | $- | $5,700 | $- |
Fidelity Real Estate Income Fund | $148,000 | $- | $6,900 | $- |
Fidelity Series Small Cap Opportunities Fund | $46,000 | $- | $4,500 | $- |
July 31, 2008 FeesA
| Audit Fees | Audit-Related Fees | Tax Fees | All Other Fees |
Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund | $58,000 | $- | $4,500 | $- |
Fidelity OTC Portfolio | $47,000 | $- | $5,600 | $- |
Fidelity Real Estate Income Fund | $93,000 | $- | $5,600 | $- |
Fidelity Series Small Cap Opportunities Fund | $45,000 | $- | $4,500 | $- |
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 Blue Chip Value Fund, Fidelity Dividend Growth Fund, Fidelity Growth & Income Portfolio, Fidelity International Real Estate Fund, Fidelity Leveraged Company Stock Fund, Fidelity Small Cap Growth Fund, and Fidelity Small Cap Value Fund (the "Funds"):
Services Billed by PwC
July 31, 2009 FeesA
| Audit Fees | Audit-Related Fees | Tax Fees | All Other Fees |
Fidelity Blue Chip Value Fund | $49,000 | $- | $3,200 | $1,900 |
Fidelity Dividend Growth Fund | $72,000 | $- | $3,200 | $7,400 |
Fidelity Growth & Income Portolio | $85,000 | $- | $7,400 | $8,300 |
Fidelity International Real Estate Fund | $55,000 | $- | $8,800 | $1,900 |
Fidelity Leveraged Company Stock Fund | $58,000 | $- | $4,200 | $5,500 |
Fidelity Small Cap Growth Fund | $52,000 | $- | $3,200 | $2,500 |
Fidelity Small Cap Value Fund | $53,000 | $- | $3,200 | $2,600 |
July 31, 2008 FeesA
| Audit Fees | Audit-Related Fees | Tax Fees | All Other Fees |
Fidelity Blue Chip Value Fund | $48,000 | $- | $3,800 | $1,500 |
Fidelity Dividend Growth Fund | $77,000 | $- | $4,500 | $9,100 |
Fidelity Growth & Income Portfolio | $111,000 | $- | $12,700 | $12,300 |
Fidelity International Real Estate Fund | $56,000 | $- | $15,200 | $1,600 |
Fidelity Leveraged Company Stock Fund | $57,000 | $- | $3,400 | $5,800 |
Fidelity Small Cap Growth Fund | $49,000 | $- | $3,200 | $2,000 |
Fidelity Small Cap Value Fund | $49,000 | $- | $3,200 | $1,900 |
A Amounts may reflect rounding.
The following table presents fees billed by PwC and Deloitte Entities that were required to be approved by the Audit Committee for services that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds and that are rendered on behalf of Fidelity Management & Research Company ("FMR") and entities controlling, controlled by, or under common control with FMR (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) that provide ongoing services to the Funds ("Fund Service Providers"):
Services Billed by Deloitte Entities
| July 31, 2009A | July 31, 2008A |
Audit-Related Fees | $815,000 | $410,000 |
Tax Fees | $2,000 | $- |
All Other Fees | $405,000 | $470,000B |
A Amounts may reflect rounding.
B Reflects current period presentation.
Services Billed by PwC
| July 31, 2009A | July 31, 2008A |
Audit-Related Fees | $3,245,000 | $1,245,000B |
Tax Fees | $2,000 | $- |
All Other Fees | $- | $-B |
A Amounts may reflect rounding.
B Reflects current period presentation.
"Audit-Related Fees" represent fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the fund audit or the review of the fund's financial statements and that are not reported under Audit Fees.
"Tax Fees" represent fees billed for tax compliance, tax advice or tax planning that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the fund.
"All Other Fees" represent fees billed for assurance services provided to the fund or Fund Service Provider that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the fund, excluding those services that are reported under Audit Fees, Audit-Related Fees or Tax Fees.
Assurance services must be performed by an independent public accountant.
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The aggregate non-audit fees billed by PwC and Deloitte Entities for services rendered to the Funds, FMR (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any Fund Service Provider for each of the last two fiscal years of the Funds are as follows:
Billed By | July 31, 2009 A | July 31, 2008 A |
PwC | $4,065,000 | $2,300,000 |
Deloitte Entities | $1,355,000 | $1,090,000 |
A Amounts may reflect rounding.
The trust's Audit Committee has considered non-audit services that were not pre-approved that were provided by PwC and Deloitte Entities to Fund Service Providers to be compatible with maintaining the independence of PwC and Deloitte Entities in their audits of the Funds, taking into account representations from PwC and Deloitte Entities, in accordance with Public Company Accounting Oversight Board rules, regarding their independence from the Funds and their related entities and FMR's review of the appropriateness and permissibility under applicable law of such non-audit services prior to their provision to the Fund Service Providers.
Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures
The trust's Audit Committee must pre-approve all audit and non-audit services provided by a fund's independent registered public accounting firm relating to the operations or financial reporting of the fund. Prior to the commencement of any audit or non-audit services to a fund, the Audit Committee reviews the services to determine whether they are appropriate and permissible under applicable law.
The Audit Committee has adopted policies and procedures to, among other purposes, provide a framework for the Committee's consideration of non-audit services by the audit firms that audit the Fidelity funds. The policies and procedures require that any non-audit service provided by a fund audit firm to a Fidelity fund and any non-audit service provided by a fund auditor to a Fund Service Provider that relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of a Fidelity fund ("Covered Service") are subject to approval by the Audit Committee before such service is provided.
All Covered Services must be approved in advance of provision of the service either: (i) by formal resolution of the Audit Committee, or (ii) by oral or written approval of the service by the Chair of the Audit Committee (or if the Chair is unavailable, such other member of the Audit Committee as may be designated by the Chair to act in the Chair's absence). The approval contemplated by (ii) above is permitted where the Treasurer determines that action on such an engagement is necessary before the next meeting of the Audit Committee.
Non-audit services provided by a fund audit firm to a Fund Service Provider that do not relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of a Fidelity fund are reported to the Audit Committee on a periodic basis.
Non-Audit Services Approved Pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) and (ii) of Regulation S-X ("De Minimis Exception")
There were no non-audit services approved or required to be approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to the De Minimis Exception during the Funds' last two fiscal years relating to services provided to (i) the Funds or (ii) any Fund Service Provider that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
Not applicable.
Item 6. Investments
(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 9. Purchase of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers
Not applicable.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the trust's Board of Trustees.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
(a)(i) The President and Treasurer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the trust's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act) provide reasonable assurances that material information relating to the trust is made known to them by the appropriate persons, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.
(a)(ii) There was no change in the trust's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the trust's internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits
(a) | (1) | Code of Ethics pursuant to Item 2 of Form N-CSR is filed and attached hereto as EX-99.CODE ETH. |
(a) | (2) | Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) is filed and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT. |
(a) | (3) | Not applicable. |
(b) | | Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) is furnished and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906CERT. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Fidelity Securities Fund
By: | /s/Kenneth B. Robins |
| Kenneth B. Robins |
| President and Treasurer |
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Date: | October 7, 2009 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: | /s/Kenneth B. Robins |
| Kenneth B. Robins |
| President and Treasurer |
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Date: | October 7, 2009 |
By: | /s/Christine Reynolds |
| Christine Reynolds |
| Chief Financial Officer |
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Date: | October 7, 2009 |