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 811-04707
Fidelity Advisor Series II
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
245 Summer St., Boston, Massachusetts 02210
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Cynthia Lo Bessette, Secretary
245 Summer St.
Boston, Massachusetts 02210
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
617-563-7000
Date of fiscal year end: | December 31 |
Date of reporting period: | December 31, 2020 |
Item 1.
Reports to Stockholders
Fidelity Advisor® Strategic Income Fund
December 31, 2020
Includes Fidelity and Fidelity Advisor share classes
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Note to Shareholders:
Early in 2020, the outbreak and spread of a new coronavirus emerged as a public health emergency that had a major influence on financial markets, primarily based on its impact on the global economy and the outlook for corporate earnings. The virus causes a respiratory disease known as COVID-19. On March 11, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic, citing sustained risk of further global spread.
In the weeks following, as the crisis worsened, we witnessed an escalating human tragedy with wide-scale social and economic consequences from coronavirus-containment measures. The outbreak of COVID-19 prompted a number of measures to limit the spread, including travel and border restrictions, quarantines, and restrictions on large gatherings. In turn, these resulted in lower consumer activity, diminished demand for a wide range of products and services, disruption in manufacturing and supply chains, and – given the wide variability in outcomes regarding the outbreak – significant market uncertainty and volatility. Amid the turmoil, global governments and central banks took unprecedented action to help support consumers, businesses, and the broader economies, and to limit disruption to financial systems.
The situation continues to unfold, and the extent and duration of its impact on financial markets and the economy remain highly uncertain. Extreme events such as the coronavirus crisis are “exogenous shocks” that can have significant adverse effects on mutual funds and their investments. Although multiple asset classes may be affected by market disruption, the duration and impact may not be the same for all types of assets.
Fidelity is committed to helping you stay informed amid news about COVID-19 and during increased market volatility, and we’re taking extra steps to be responsive to customer needs. We encourage you to visit our websites, where we offer ongoing updates, commentary, and analysis on the markets and our funds.
Performance: The Bottom Line
Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of distributions from dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The hypothetical investment and the average annual total returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund’s total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns
For the periods ended December 31, 2020 | Past 1 year | Past 5 years | Past 10 years |
Class A (incl. 4.00% sales charge) | 2.91% | 5.28% | 4.27% |
Class M (incl. 4.00% sales charge) | 3.00% | 5.30% | 4.28% |
Class C (incl. contingent deferred sales charge) | 5.41% | 5.37% | 3.92% |
Fidelity® Strategic Income Fund | 7.53% | 6.43% | 4.95% |
Class I | 7.48% | 6.42% | 4.94% |
Class Z | 7.59% | 6.47% | 4.97% |
Class C shares' contingent deferred sales charges included in the past one year, past five years and past ten years total return figures are 1%, 0% and 0%, respectively.
The initial offering of Class Z shares took place on October 2, 2018. Returns prior to October 2, 2018, are those of Class I.
The initial offering of Fidelity® Strategic Income Fund shares took place on April 13, 2018. Returns prior to April 13, 2018 are those of Class I.
$10,000 Over 10 Years
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity Advisor® Strategic Income Fund - Class A on December 31, 2010, and the current 4.00% sales charge was paid.
The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Universal Bond Index performed over the same period.
Period Ending Values | ||
$15,194 | Fidelity Advisor® Strategic Income Fund - Class A | |
$15,036 | Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Universal Bond Index |
Management's Discussion of Fund Performance
Market Recap: Financial markets experienced a highly volatile and unpredictable year that will be remembered by most investors for the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The early-2020 outbreak and spread of COVID-19 resulted in high-yield bonds suffering a swift decline through March 23, followed by a historic rebound through year-end. Declared a pandemic on March 11, the crisis and containment efforts caused broad economic contraction, along with extreme uncertainty, volatility and dislocation in financial markets. A historically rapid and expansive U.S. monetary/fiscal-policy response provided a partial offset to the economic disruption and fueled the market surge, as did resilient corporate earnings and potential for a COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough. Against this backdrop, the Fidelity Strategic Income Composite Index℠ gained 6.63%. Within the index, high-yield bonds fared best, with the ICE BofA® U.S. High Yield Constrained Index, a proxy for the high-yield bond market, gaining 8.24%, as credit spreads narrowed from historically wide levels at the height of the pandemic in early 2020. U.S. government bonds, as measured by the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government Bond Index, rose 7.94%, compared with an advance of 4.87% for non-U.S. developed-markets debt, as measured by the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Developed Markets GDP Weighted Ex USD Index (Hedged). Elsewhere, floating-rate bonds, as measured by the S&P/LSTA® Leveraged Performing Loan Index, were up 3.50% in 2020.Comments from Co-Lead Portfolio Manager Adam Kramer: For the year, the fund's share classes (excluding sales charges, if applicable) rose roughly 6% to 8%, with most share classes outperforming the 6.63% gain of the Fidelity Strategic Income Composite Index. Favorable security selection was the main driver of the funds' relative outperformance, while asset allocation also contributed to a lesser extent. By far, security selection in the fund's high-yield bond subportfolio helped the most, while overweighting this outperforming asset class also added value. Much of the relative outperformance came from this subportfolio's out-of-benchmark equity allocation, as stocks notably outpaced corporate bonds during the year. In industry terms, security selection in the technology, telecommunications and gaming categories particularly helped, even as security selection and industry allocation in energy and air transportation hurt. Also contributing was security selection combined with a helpful overweighting in the fund's non-U.S. developed debt subportfolio. Here, defensive positioning contributed during the first-quarter sell-off in global financial markets, as did the manager's subsequent decision to tactically add back risk as asset prices recovered. Favorably timed asset class positioning in the fund's U.S. government bond subportfolio further helped. On the negative side, bond selection in the emerging-markets debt subportfolio detracted due to weak bond picks in Mexico and Ukraine, as well as an overweighting in the lagging Argentinian market. Security selection and an overweighting in the lagging floating-rate debt subportfolio also modestly detracted.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.
Investment Summary (Unaudited)
The information in the following tables is based on the combined investments of the Fund and its pro-rata share of the investments of Fidelity's Fixed-Income Central Funds.Top Five Holdings as of December 31, 2020
(by issuer, excluding cash equivalents) | % of fund's net assets |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | 17.8 |
German Federal Republic | 4.2 |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp. | 1.7 |
Ally Financial, Inc. | 1.7 |
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 1.2 |
26.6 |
Top Five Market Sectors as of December 31, 2020
% of fund's net assets | |
Financials | 10.5 |
Energy | 10.0 |
Communication Services | 9.8 |
Consumer Discretionary | 6.4 |
Industrials | 5.6 |
Quality Diversification (% of fund's net assets)
As of December 31, 2020 | ||
U.S. Government and U.S. Government Agency Obligations* | 18.3% | |
AAA,AA,A | 5.0% | |
BBB | 7.3% | |
BB | 21.3% | |
B | 23.5% | |
CCC,CC,C | 5.9% | |
Not Rated | 5.8% | |
Equities | 7.5% | |
Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets | 5.4% |
* Includes NCUA Guaranteed Notes
We have used ratings from Moody's Investors Service, Inc. Where Moody's® ratings are not available, we have used S&P® ratings. All ratings are as of the date indicated and do not reflect subsequent changes.
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)
As of December 31, 2020*,**,***,† | ||
Preferred Securities | 7.7% | |
Corporate Bonds | 39.0% | |
U.S. Government and U.S. Government Agency Obligations†† | 15.0% | |
Foreign Government & Government Agency Obligations | 15.5% | |
Bank Loan Obligations | 9.3% | |
Stocks | 7.4% | |
Other Investments | 0.7% | |
Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities) | 5.4% |
* Foreign investments – 32.3%
** Futures and Swaps – 3.1%
*** Written options – (0.7)%
† Forward Currency Contracts – (8.5)%
†† Includes NCUA Guaranteed Notes
An unaudited holdings listing for the Fund, which presents direct holdings as well as the pro-rata share of any securities and other investments held indirectly through its investment in underlying non-money market Fidelity Central Funds, is available at fidelity.com and/or institutional.fidelity.com, as applicable.
Schedule of Investments December 31, 2020
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Corporate Bonds - 32.3% | |||
Principal Amount (000s)(a) | Value (000s) | ||
Convertible Bonds - 0.1% | |||
ENERGY - 0.1% | |||
Energy Equipment & Services - 0.1% | |||
Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. 9% 8/4/25 | $10,998 | $7,039 | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.0% | |||
Mesquite Energy, Inc.: | |||
15% 7/15/23 (b)(c) | 2,109 | 2,109 | |
15% 7/15/23 (b)(c) | 1,209 | 1,209 | |
3,318 | |||
TOTAL ENERGY | 10,357 | ||
Nonconvertible Bonds - 32.2% | |||
COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 6.7% | |||
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 2.3% | |||
C&W Senior Financing Designated Activity Co. 6.875% 9/15/27 (d) | 11,810 | 12,741 | |
Cablevision Lightpath LLC: | |||
3.875% 9/15/27 (d) | 3,300 | 3,321 | |
5.625% 9/15/28 (d) | 2,610 | 2,731 | |
Frontier Communications Corp.: | |||
5% 5/1/28 (d) | 11,730 | 12,229 | |
5.875% 10/15/27 (d) | 6,300 | 6,812 | |
6.75% 5/1/29 (d) | 7,510 | 8,036 | |
Qwest Corp. 7.25% 9/15/25 | 955 | 1,129 | |
Sable International Finance Ltd. 5.75% 9/7/27 (d) | 12,405 | 13,196 | |
SFR Group SA: | |||
5.5% 1/15/28 (d) | 13,345 | 13,952 | |
7.375% 5/1/26 (d) | 62,475 | 65,755 | |
8.125% 2/1/27 (d) | 4,495 | 4,956 | |
Sprint Capital Corp.: | |||
6.875% 11/15/28 | 78,162 | 103,055 | |
8.75% 3/15/32 | 39,078 | 61,875 | |
Telenet Finance Luxembourg Notes SARL 5.5% 3/1/28 (d) | 9,200 | 9,812 | |
Virgin Media Finance PLC 5% 7/15/30 (d) | 14,025 | 14,551 | |
Windstream Escrow LLC 7.75% 8/15/28 (d) | 19,370 | 19,506 | |
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. 4% 3/1/27 (d) | 9,545 | 9,569 | |
363,226 | |||
Entertainment - 0.5% | |||
Allen Media LLC 10.5% 2/15/28 (d) | 6,415 | 6,656 | |
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. 5.875% 11/1/24 (d) | 2,640 | 2,680 | |
Livent, Inc. 9.375% 10/15/04 (c)(e) | 300 | 0 | |
Netflix, Inc.: | |||
4.375% 11/15/26 | 3,920 | 4,346 | |
4.875% 4/15/28 | 16,980 | 19,148 | |
5.375% 11/15/29 (d) | 6,760 | 7,968 | |
5.875% 11/15/28 | 38,210 | 45,804 | |
86,602 | |||
Interactive Media & Services - 0.0% | |||
ANGI Homeservices, Inc. 3.875% 8/15/28 (d) | 3,385 | 3,445 | |
Media - 3.5% | |||
Altice Financing SA 5% 1/15/28 (d) | 6,470 | 6,629 | |
Block Communications, Inc. 4.875% 3/1/28 (d) | 4,405 | 4,537 | |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.: | |||
4.25% 2/1/31 (d) | 10,205 | 10,755 | |
4.5% 8/15/30 (d) | 16,805 | 17,834 | |
4.5% 5/1/32 (d) | 6,745 | 7,202 | |
4.75% 3/1/30 (d) | 51,010 | 55,040 | |
5% 2/1/28 (d) | 54,720 | 57,866 | |
5.125% 5/1/27 (d) | 42,005 | 44,575 | |
5.375% 6/1/29 (d) | 34,085 | 37,366 | |
5.5% 5/1/26 (d) | 12,355 | 12,803 | |
5.875% 5/1/27 (d) | 10,315 | 10,715 | |
Clear Channel International BV 6.625% 8/1/25 (d) | 9,800 | 10,339 | |
CSC Holdings LLC: | |||
5.375% 2/1/28 (d) | 13,855 | 14,790 | |
5.5% 5/15/26 (d) | 31,192 | 32,440 | |
5.75% 1/15/30 (d) | 61,690 | 67,628 | |
6.5% 2/1/29 (d) | 15,380 | 17,365 | |
7.5% 4/1/28 (d) | 8,475 | 9,531 | |
Diamond Sports Group LLC/Diamond Sports Finance Co. 5.375% 8/15/26 (d) | 13,370 | 10,863 | |
LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC 6.75% 10/15/27 (d) | 6,785 | 7,302 | |
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.: | |||
4.75% 11/1/28 (d) | 13,395 | 14,015 | |
5.625% 7/15/27 (d) | 14,270 | 15,287 | |
Quebecor Media, Inc. 5.75% 1/15/23 | 14,205 | 15,341 | |
Scripps Escrow II, Inc.: | |||
3.875% 1/15/29 (d) | 1,655 | 1,725 | |
5.375% 1/15/31 (d) | 3,195 | 3,360 | |
Sirius XM Radio, Inc.: | |||
5% 8/1/27 (d) | 8,740 | 9,286 | |
5.375% 7/15/26 (d) | 7,940 | 8,277 | |
Townsquare Media, Inc. 6.875% 2/1/26 (d)(f) | 3,305 | 3,465 | |
Videotron Ltd. 5.125% 4/15/27 (d) | 7,325 | 7,774 | |
Ziggo Bond Co. BV: | |||
5.125% 2/28/30 (d) | 3,375 | 3,562 | |
6% 1/15/27 (d) | 7,930 | 8,380 | |
Ziggo BV: | |||
4.875% 1/15/30 (d) | 4,805 | 5,051 | |
5.5% 1/15/27 (d) | 14,355 | 14,983 | |
546,086 | |||
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.4% | |||
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA: | |||
5.5% 8/1/23 (e) | 19,430 | 13,164 | |
8% 2/15/24 (d) | 12,960 | 13,268 | |
8.5% 10/15/24 (d)(e) | 12,990 | 9,288 | |
9.75% 7/15/25 (d)(e) | 22,015 | 15,851 | |
Millicom International Cellular SA 4.5% 4/27/31 (d) | 1,040 | 1,123 | |
Sprint Corp. 7.625% 3/1/26 | 3,615 | 4,487 | |
57,181 | |||
TOTAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES | 1,056,540 | ||
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 2.9% | |||
Auto Components - 0.0% | |||
Allison Transmission, Inc. 5.875% 6/1/29 (d) | 4,830 | 5,349 | |
Exide Technologies: | |||
11% 10/31/24 pay-in-kind (c)(d)(e)(g) | 1,280 | 0 | |
11% 10/31/24 pay-in-kind (c)(d)(e)(g) | 632 | 285 | |
5,634 | |||
Automobiles - 0.0% | |||
Tesla, Inc. 5.3% 8/15/25 (d) | 835 | 870 | |
Diversified Consumer Services - 0.0% | |||
GEMS MENASA Cayman Ltd. 7.125% 7/31/26 (d) | 5,300 | 5,499 | |
Sotheby's 7.375% 10/15/27 (d) | 2,970 | 3,182 | |
8,681 | |||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 2.2% | |||
1011778 BC Unlimited Liability Co./New Red Finance, Inc.: | |||
4% 10/15/30 (d) | 23,490 | 23,666 | |
4.375% 1/15/28 (d) | 6,265 | 6,453 | |
Affinity Gaming LLC 6.875% 12/15/27 (d) | 2,520 | 2,637 | |
Caesars Entertainment, Inc.: | |||
6.25% 7/1/25 (d) | 25,535 | 27,195 | |
8.125% 7/1/27 (d) | 34,045 | 37,689 | |
Caesars Resort Collection LLC 5.75% 7/1/25 (d) | 8,510 | 9,017 | |
Carnival Corp.: | |||
7.625% 3/1/26 (d) | 5,040 | 5,491 | |
9.875% 8/1/27 (d) | 10,150 | 11,673 | |
10.5% 2/1/26 (d) | 7,395 | 8,615 | |
11.5% 4/1/23 (d) | 20,180 | 23,343 | |
Choice Hotels International, Inc. 5.75% 7/1/22 | 2,690 | 2,859 | |
Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc.: | |||
3.75% 5/1/29 (d) | 3,350 | 3,493 | |
4% 5/1/31 (d) | 5,020 | 5,297 | |
4.875% 1/15/30 | 11,025 | 12,045 | |
5.125% 5/1/26 | 10,820 | 11,172 | |
Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC/Hilton Worldwide Finance Corp. 4.875% 4/1/27 | 5,210 | 5,514 | |
MCE Finance Ltd.: | |||
4.875% 6/6/25 (d) | 17,840 | 18,384 | |
5.25% 4/26/26 (d) | 7,345 | 7,679 | |
5.375% 12/4/29 (d) | 4,785 | 4,968 | |
5.75% 7/21/28 (d) | 3,385 | 3,607 | |
Merlin Entertainments PLC 5.75% 6/15/26 (d) | 4,580 | 4,808 | |
MGM Resorts International: | |||
4.75% 10/15/28 | 6,740 | 7,224 | |
6.75% 5/1/25 | 15,075 | 16,317 | |
NCL Corp. Ltd.: | |||
5.875% 3/15/26 (d) | 3,915 | 4,125 | |
12.25% 5/15/24 (d) | 9,110 | 10,932 | |
Peninsula Pacific Entertainment LLC 8.5% 11/15/27 (d) | 6,740 | 7,212 | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.: | |||
10.875% 6/1/23 (d) | 8,545 | 9,723 | |
11.5% 6/1/25 (d) | 12,420 | 14,485 | |
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc. 9.5% 8/1/25 (d) | 5,505 | 5,976 | |
Vail Resorts, Inc. 6.25% 5/15/25 (d) | 3,855 | 4,115 | |
Viking Cruises Ltd.: | |||
5.875% 9/15/27 (d) | 3,395 | 3,320 | |
13% 5/15/25 (d) | 5,740 | 6,859 | |
Voc Escrow Ltd. 5% 2/15/28 (d) | 6,285 | 6,238 | |
Wynn Macau Ltd. 5.125% 12/15/29 (d) | 9,840 | 10,049 | |
342,180 | |||
Household Durables - 0.2% | |||
Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc./Brookfield Residential U.S. Corp. 4.875% 2/15/30 (d) | 4,370 | 4,517 | |
LGI Homes, Inc. 6.875% 7/15/26 (d) | 7,205 | 7,565 | |
Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc./Monarch Communities, Inc. 5.625% 3/1/24 (d) | 775 | 832 | |
TRI Pointe Group, Inc./TRI Pointe Holdings, Inc. 5.875% 6/15/24 | 11,770 | 12,847 | |
TRI Pointe Homes, Inc. 5.7% 6/15/28 | 8,715 | 9,839 | |
35,600 | |||
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 0.2% | |||
Terrier Media Buyer, Inc. 8.875% 12/15/27 (d) | 23,835 | 26,278 | |
Specialty Retail - 0.3% | |||
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.: | |||
4.5% 3/1/28 | 1,987 | 2,071 | |
4.75% 3/1/30 | 1,980 | 2,124 | |
Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp. 6.25% 4/15/25 (d) | 2,035 | 2,162 | |
L Brands, Inc.: | |||
6.625% 10/1/30 (d) | 3,355 | 3,707 | |
6.75% 7/1/36 | 10,365 | 11,548 | |
6.875% 11/1/35 | 3,370 | 3,783 | |
7.5% 6/15/29 | 5,030 | 5,596 | |
LBM Acquisition LLC 6.25% 1/15/29 (d) | 2,745 | 2,856 | |
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. 5.5% 5/15/26 | 5,975 | 6,207 | |
40,054 | |||
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | 459,297 | ||
CONSUMER STAPLES - 1.4% | |||
Food & Staples Retailing - 0.4% | |||
Albertsons Companies LLC/Safeway, Inc./New Albertson's, Inc./Albertson's LLC: | |||
3.5% 3/15/29 (d) | 5,285 | 5,338 | |
4.625% 1/15/27 (d) | 9,415 | 10,015 | |
4.875% 2/15/30 (d) | 18,930 | 20,859 | |
C&S Group Enterprises LLC 5% 12/15/28 (d) | 5,155 | 5,142 | |
KeHE Distributors LLC / KeHE Finance Corp. 8.625% 10/15/26 (d) | 5,880 | 6,600 | |
Performance Food Group, Inc. 5.5% 10/15/27 (d) | 5,345 | 5,639 | |
SEG Holding LLC/SEG Finance Corp. 5.625% 10/15/28 (d) | 6,735 | 7,105 | |
United Natural Foods, Inc. 6.75% 10/15/28 (d) | 4,680 | 4,896 | |
65,594 | |||
Food Products - 1.0% | |||
Chobani LLC/Finance Corp., Inc. 4.625% 11/15/28 (d) | 3,790 | 3,847 | |
Del Monte Foods, Inc. 11.875% 5/15/25 (d) | 3,895 | 4,421 | |
JBS Investments II GmbH: | |||
5.75% 1/15/28 (d) | 6,485 | 6,939 | |
7% 1/15/26 (d) | 6,745 | 7,283 | |
JBS U.S.A. LLC/JBS U.S.A. Finance, Inc.: | |||
5.75% 6/15/25 (d) | 17,240 | 17,800 | |
6.75% 2/15/28 (d) | 10,725 | 12,050 | |
JBS U.S.A. Lux SA / JBS Food Co.: | |||
5.5% 1/15/30 (d) | 12,225 | 14,044 | |
6.5% 4/15/29 (d) | 17,835 | 20,778 | |
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.: | |||
4.625% 11/1/24 (d) | 5,230 | 5,452 | |
4.875% 11/1/26 (d) | 5,285 | 5,524 | |
Pilgrim's Pride Corp. 5.75% 3/15/25 (d) | 12,675 | 13,012 | |
Post Holdings, Inc.: | |||
4.625% 4/15/30 (d) | 6,415 | 6,748 | |
5% 8/15/26 (d) | 12,030 | 12,421 | |
5.5% 12/15/29 (d) | 9,145 | 9,979 | |
5.75% 3/1/27 (d) | 4,885 | 5,172 | |
TreeHouse Foods, Inc. 4% 9/1/28 | 2,250 | 2,327 | |
147,797 | |||
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | 213,391 | ||
ENERGY - 4.1% | |||
Energy Equipment & Services - 0.2% | |||
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.: | |||
4.875% 11/1/43 (e) | 308 | 38 | |
5.7% 10/15/39 (e) | 1,585 | 194 | |
Exterran Energy Solutions LP 8.125% 5/1/25 | 3,270 | 2,730 | |
Nabors Industries Ltd.: | |||
7.25% 1/15/26 (d) | 6,565 | 4,603 | |
7.5% 1/15/28 (d) | 5,660 | 3,875 | |
Nine Energy Service, Inc. 8.75% 11/1/23 (d) | 3,620 | 1,611 | |
NuStar Logistics LP 6% 6/1/26 | 7,285 | 7,879 | |
SESI LLC 7.75% 9/15/24 (e) | 4,340 | 1,389 | |
Summit Midstream Holdings LLC 5.75% 4/15/25 | 3,405 | 2,179 | |
24,498 | |||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 3.9% | |||
Antero Midstream Partners LP/Antero Midstream Finance Corp. 5.75% 1/15/28 (d) | 10,640 | 10,217 | |
Antero Resources Corp. 5.625% 6/1/23 (Reg. S) | 1,645 | 1,612 | |
Callon Petroleum Co.: | |||
6.125% 10/1/24 | 2,855 | 1,642 | |
6.25% 4/15/23 | 5,395 | 3,426 | |
Cheniere Energy, Inc. 4.625% 10/15/28 (d) | 13,395 | 14,065 | |
Chesapeake Energy Corp.: | |||
7% 10/1/24 (e) | 3,985 | 179 | |
8% 1/15/25 (e) | 1,955 | 88 | |
8% 6/15/27 (e) | 1,240 | 56 | |
11.5% 1/1/25 (d)(e) | 14,711 | 2,574 | |
Citgo Holding, Inc. 9.25% 8/1/24 (d) | 16,430 | 15,116 | |
Citgo Petroleum Corp. 7% 6/15/25 (d) | 13,580 | 13,546 | |
CNX Midstream Partners LP 6.5% 3/15/26 (d) | 3,935 | 4,004 | |
CNX Resources Corp. 6% 1/15/29 (d) | 3,200 | 3,278 | |
Comstock Resources, Inc.: | |||
7.5% 5/15/25 (d) | 6,555 | 6,637 | |
9.75% 8/15/26 | 4,500 | 4,826 | |
9.75% 8/15/26 | 36,490 | 39,136 | |
Continental Resources, Inc.: | |||
3.8% 6/1/24 | 11,880 | 12,236 | |
4.375% 1/15/28 | 3,040 | 3,101 | |
4.5% 4/15/23 | 330 | 340 | |
4.9% 6/1/44 | 7,565 | 7,433 | |
Crestwood Midstream Partners LP/Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp.: | |||
5.625% 5/1/27 (d) | 11,025 | 10,915 | |
5.75% 4/1/25 | 2,960 | 3,012 | |
CVR Energy, Inc.: | |||
5.25% 2/15/25 (d) | 9,740 | 9,399 | |
5.75% 2/15/28 (d) | 24,505 | 23,218 | |
DCP Midstream Operating LP 5.85% 5/21/43 (d)(g) | 10,780 | 9,271 | |
EG Global Finance PLC 8.5% 10/30/25 (d) | 9,545 | 10,165 | |
Endeavor Energy Resources LP/EER Finance, Inc.: | |||
5.5% 1/30/26 (d) | 5,820 | 5,972 | |
5.75% 1/30/28 (d) | 10,149 | 10,948 | |
6.625% 7/15/25 (d) | 3,395 | 3,633 | |
Energy Transfer Equity LP 5.5% 6/1/27 | 12,065 | 12,318 | |
EQT Corp. 3.9% 10/1/27 | 15,848 | 15,744 | |
Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc. 7.375% 5/15/24 (d)(e) | 4,315 | 777 | |
Hess Midstream Partners LP: | |||
5.125% 6/15/28 (d) | 6,600 | 6,899 | |
5.625% 2/15/26 (d) | 9,140 | 9,506 | |
Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co.: | |||
5% 12/1/24 (d) | 7,550 | 7,493 | |
5.75% 10/1/25 (d) | 8,135 | 8,227 | |
6.25% 11/1/28 (d) | 7,130 | 7,290 | |
Holly Energy Partners LP/Holly Energy Finance Corp. 5% 2/1/28 (d) | 4,350 | 4,383 | |
Indigo Natural Resources LLC 6.875% 2/15/26 (d) | 13,168 | 13,464 | |
Laredo Petroleum, Inc. 10.125% 1/15/28 | 2,595 | 2,206 | |
MEG Energy Corp. 7.125% 2/1/27 (d) | 6,490 | 6,701 | |
Murphy Oil U.S.A., Inc.: | |||
4.75% 9/15/29 | 4,155 | 4,420 | |
5.625% 5/1/27 | 3,665 | 3,876 | |
New Fortress Energy LLC 6.75% 9/15/25 (d) | 27,005 | 28,600 | |
Newfield Exploration Co. 5.375% 1/1/26 | 6,813 | 7,310 | |
NGL Energy Partners LP/NGL Energy Finance Corp.: | |||
6.125% 3/1/25 | 7,480 | 4,740 | |
7.5% 4/15/26 | 9,630 | 5,971 | |
NGPL PipeCo LLC: | |||
4.375% 8/15/22 (d) | 1,800 | 1,875 | |
4.875% 8/15/27 (d) | 1,800 | 2,039 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp.: | |||
2.9% 8/15/24 | 8,270 | 7,960 | |
3.2% 8/15/26 | 515 | 482 | |
3.4% 4/15/26 | 670 | 639 | |
4.4% 4/15/46 | 5,820 | 5,072 | |
4.4% 8/15/49 | 14,725 | 12,410 | |
4.625% 6/15/45 | 4,795 | 4,179 | |
5.875% 9/1/25 | 6,775 | 7,215 | |
6.2% 3/15/40 | 3,565 | 3,538 | |
6.375% 9/1/28 | 6,775 | 7,148 | |
6.45% 9/15/36 | 11,875 | 12,433 | |
6.6% 3/15/46 | 9,520 | 9,663 | |
6.625% 9/1/30 | 13,550 | 14,712 | |
7.2% 3/15/29 | 2,440 | 2,489 | |
7.5% 5/1/31 | 680 | 758 | |
PBF Holding Co. LLC/PBF Finance Corp.: | |||
6% 2/15/28 | 15,760 | 9,003 | |
7.25% 6/15/25 | 13,580 | 8,803 | |
9.25% 5/15/25 (d) | 13,465 | 13,205 | |
PBF Logistics LP/PBF Logistics Finance, Inc. 6.875% 5/15/23 | 6,110 | 5,850 | |
PDC Energy, Inc.: | |||
6.125% 9/15/24 | 2,480 | 2,548 | |
6.25% 12/1/25 | 4,370 | 4,315 | |
Sanchez Energy Corp. 7.25% 2/15/23 (c)(d)(e) | 12,834 | 0 | |
SM Energy Co.: | |||
5.625% 6/1/25 | 4,400 | 3,564 | |
6.625% 1/15/27 | 12,830 | 10,232 | |
6.75% 9/15/26 | 3,175 | 2,572 | |
Southwestern Energy Co.: | |||
6.45% 1/23/25 (g) | 1,095 | 1,139 | |
7.5% 4/1/26 | 12,420 | 13,029 | |
7.75% 10/1/27 | 7,830 | 8,454 | |
Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp.: | |||
4.5% 5/15/29 (d) | 5,515 | 5,736 | |
5.5% 2/15/26 | 6,865 | 7,037 | |
Tallgrass Energy Partners LP / Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp. 7.5% 10/1/25 (d) | 5,035 | 5,436 | |
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp. 4.875% 2/1/31 (d) | 6,345 | 6,884 | |
Teine Energy Ltd. 6.875% 9/30/22 (d) | 8,820 | 8,798 | |
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. 7.625% 4/1/37 | 2,585 | 3,655 | |
Ultra Resources, Inc. 11% 7/12/24 pay-in-kind (c)(e) | 6,493 | 325 | |
W&T Offshore, Inc. 9.75% 11/1/23 (d) | 24,200 | 17,122 | |
610,289 | |||
TOTAL ENERGY | 634,787 | ||
FINANCIALS - 4.2% | |||
Banks - 0.5% | |||
AIB Group PLC 2.875% 5/30/31 (Reg. S) (g) | EUR | 14,715 | 19,164 |
Citigroup, Inc. 1.25% 7/6/26 (Reg. S) (g) | EUR | 7,333 | 9,426 |
Commerzbank AG 4% 3/23/26 (Reg. S) | EUR | 12,050 | 16,482 |
Danske Bank A/S 2.5% 6/21/29 (Reg. S) (g) | EUR | 14,402 | 18,613 |
Lloyds Banking Group PLC 4.5% 3/18/30 (Reg. S) (g) | EUR | 9,760 | 13,635 |
77,320 | |||
Capital Markets - 0.1% | |||
AssuredPartners, Inc.: | |||
5.625% 1/15/29 (d) | 3,905 | 4,076 | |
7% 8/15/25 (d) | 2,930 | 3,037 | |
MSCI, Inc. 4% 11/15/29 (d) | 3,780 | 4,026 | |
UBS Group AG 0.25% 11/5/28 (Reg. S) (g) | EUR | 9,024 | 11,062 |
22,201 | |||
Consumer Finance - 2.6% | |||
Ally Financial, Inc.: | |||
8% 11/1/31 | 16,761 | 23,846 | |
8% 11/1/31 | 155,842 | 228,634 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC: | |||
3.375% 11/13/25 | 15,970 | 16,354 | |
4% 11/13/30 | 25,360 | 26,677 | |
5.113% 5/3/29 | 6,160 | 6,860 | |
Springleaf Finance Corp.: | |||
4% 9/15/30 | 3,340 | 3,466 | |
5.375% 11/15/29 | 5,560 | 6,255 | |
6.625% 1/15/28 | 4,415 | 5,243 | |
6.875% 3/15/25 | 30,605 | 35,540 | |
7.125% 3/15/26 | 41,215 | 48,737 | |
401,612 | |||
Diversified Financial Services - 0.6% | |||
Enviva Partners LP / Enviva Partners Finance Corp. 6.5% 1/15/26 (d) | 6,600 | 7,013 | |
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.: | |||
5.25% 5/15/27 | 17,335 | 18,583 | |
6.25% 5/15/26 | 14,625 | 15,486 | |
6.375% 12/15/25 | 32,405 | 33,523 | |
6.75% 2/1/24 | 6,490 | 6,600 | |
James Hardie International Finance Ltd.: | |||
4.75% 1/15/25 (d) | 5,220 | 5,310 | |
5% 1/15/28 (d) | 5,270 | 5,598 | |
Shift4 Payments LLC / Shift4 Payments Finance Sub, Inc. 4.625% 11/1/26 (d) | 2,265 | 2,356 | |
94,469 | |||
Insurance - 0.4% | |||
Acrisure LLC / Acrisure Finance, Inc.: | |||
7% 11/15/25 (d) | 20,290 | 21,123 | |
8.125% 2/15/24 (d) | 7,875 | 8,337 | |
10.125% 8/1/26 (d) | 6,810 | 7,814 | |
Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC: | |||
4.25% 10/15/27 (d) | 6,740 | 6,892 | |
6.75% 10/15/27 (d) | 10,080 | 10,786 | |
HUB International Ltd. 7% 5/1/26 (d) | 6,980 | 7,300 | |
62,252 | |||
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.0% | |||
MGIC Investment Corp. 5.25% 8/15/28 | 4,725 | 5,056 | |
TOTAL FINANCIALS | 662,910 | ||
HEALTH CARE - 2.4% | |||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.0% | |||
Hologic, Inc. 4.625% 2/1/28 (d) | 2,505 | 2,658 | |
Health Care Providers & Services - 2.0% | |||
Akumin, Inc. 7% 11/1/25 (d) | 3,360 | 3,528 | |
AMN Healthcare 4.625% 10/1/27 (d) | 1,695 | 1,776 | |
Centene Corp.: | |||
4.25% 12/15/27 | 6,820 | 7,229 | |
4.625% 12/15/29 | 23,795 | 26,417 | |
4.75% 1/15/25 | 5,425 | 5,567 | |
5.375% 6/1/26 (d) | 18,035 | 19,022 | |
5.375% 8/15/26 (d) | 4,655 | 4,917 | |
Community Health Systems, Inc.: | |||
5.625% 3/15/27 (d) | 3,305 | 3,554 | |
6% 1/15/29 (d) | 3,310 | 3,576 | |
6.625% 2/15/25 (d) | 7,415 | 7,804 | |
8% 3/15/26 (d) | 37,390 | 40,288 | |
8.125% 6/30/24 (d) | 25,507 | 26,400 | |
9.875% 6/30/23 (d) | 21,652 | 22,762 | |
Horizon Pharma U.S.A., Inc. 5.5% 8/1/27 (d) | 7,300 | 7,839 | |
Jaguar Holding Co. II/Pharmaceutical Product Development LLC 5% 6/15/28 (d) | 7,220 | 7,707 | |
Molina Healthcare, Inc.: | |||
3.875% 11/15/30 (d) | 6,345 | 6,805 | |
4.375% 6/15/28 (d) | 4,690 | 4,936 | |
Radiology Partners, Inc. 9.25% 2/1/28 (d) | 11,755 | 13,228 | |
RP Escrow Issuer LLC 5.25% 12/15/25 (d) | 6,200 | 6,485 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp.: | |||
4.625% 7/15/24 | 3,640 | 3,731 | |
4.625% 9/1/24 (d) | 7,305 | 7,542 | |
4.875% 1/1/26 (d) | 18,260 | 19,102 | |
5.125% 5/1/25 | 3,640 | 3,711 | |
5.125% 11/1/27 (d) | 10,955 | 11,599 | |
6.125% 10/1/28 (d) | 10,130 | 10,572 | |
6.25% 2/1/27 (d) | 11,115 | 11,782 | |
U.S. Renal Care, Inc. 10.625% 7/15/27 (d) | 12,865 | 14,216 | |
Vizient, Inc. 6.25% 5/15/27 (d) | 1,690 | 1,817 | |
303,912 | |||
Health Care Technology - 0.0% | |||
IMS Health, Inc. 5% 5/15/27 (d) | 5,660 | 6,017 | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.1% | |||
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. 4.25% 5/1/28 (d) | 2,045 | 2,142 | |
Syneos Health, Inc. 3.625% 1/15/29 (d) | 5,025 | 5,039 | |
7,181 | |||
Pharmaceuticals - 0.3% | |||
Bausch Health Companies, Inc.: | |||
5% 2/15/29 (d) | 5,025 | 5,167 | |
5.25% 2/15/31 (d) | 5,025 | 5,250 | |
Catalent Pharma Solutions: | |||
4.875% 1/15/26 (d) | 2,365 | 2,412 | |
5% 7/15/27 (d) | 2,295 | 2,424 | |
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. 2% 7/9/40 | EUR | 11,100 | 15,394 |
Utah Acquisition Sub, Inc. 3.125% 11/22/28 (Reg. S) | EUR | 12,410 | 18,034 |
48,681 | |||
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | 368,449 | ||
INDUSTRIALS - 3.4% | |||
Aerospace & Defense - 1.7% | |||
BBA U.S. Holdings, Inc. 5.375% 5/1/26 (d) | 2,610 | 2,675 | |
Bombardier, Inc.: | |||
6.125% 1/15/23 (d) | 6,590 | 6,442 | |
7.5% 12/1/24 (d) | 5,505 | 5,281 | |
7.5% 3/15/25 (d) | 9,175 | 8,510 | |
7.875% 4/15/27 (d) | 28,965 | 26,632 | |
BWX Technologies, Inc.: | |||
4.125% 6/30/28 (d) | 6,400 | 6,664 | |
5.375% 7/15/26 (d) | 4,990 | 5,183 | |
Moog, Inc. 4.25% 12/15/27 (d) | 2,025 | 2,101 | |
Rolls-Royce PLC 5.75% 10/15/27 (d) | 6,560 | 7,265 | |
Spirit Aerosystems, Inc. 7.5% 4/15/25 (d) | 9,205 | 9,872 | |
TransDigm UK Holdings PLC 6.875% 5/15/26 | 21,085 | 22,277 | |
TransDigm, Inc.: | |||
5.5% 11/15/27 | 57,420 | 60,435 | |
6.25% 3/15/26 (d) | 11,120 | 11,843 | |
6.375% 6/15/26 | 37,890 | 39,216 | |
6.5% 5/15/25 | 9,710 | 9,977 | |
7.5% 3/15/27 | 11,028 | 11,772 | |
Wolverine Escrow LLC: | |||
8.5% 11/15/24 (d) | 13,041 | 12,442 | |
9% 11/15/26 (d) | 13,634 | 12,905 | |
261,492 | |||
Air Freight & Logistics - 0.1% | |||
Cargo Aircraft Management, Inc. 4.75% 2/1/28 (d) | 3,960 | 4,084 | |
XPO Logistics, Inc. 6.25% 5/1/25 (d) | 11,590 | 12,472 | |
16,556 | |||
Airlines - 0.4% | |||
Air Canada 2013-1 Pass Through Trust 5.375% 11/15/22 (d) | 1,479 | 1,483 | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. 7% 5/1/25 (d) | 2,860 | 3,301 | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. / SkyMiles IP Ltd. 4.75% 10/20/28 (d) | 23,940 | 26,125 | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. pass-thru trust certificates 8.021% 2/10/24 | 1,922 | 1,878 | |
Hawaiian Airlines pass-thru certificates Series 2013-1 Class B, 4.95% 7/15/23 | 2,950 | 2,690 | |
Mileage Plus Holdings LLC 6.5% 6/20/27 (d) | 20,660 | 22,210 | |
Spirit Loyalty Cayman Ltd. / Spirit IP Cayman Ltd. 8% 9/20/25 (d) | 7,805 | 8,742 | |
66,429 | |||
Building Products - 0.1% | |||
Advanced Drain Systems, Inc. 5% 9/30/27 (d) | 1,400 | 1,471 | |
CP Atlas Buyer, Inc. 7% 12/1/28 (d) | 3,280 | 3,403 | |
Shea Homes Ltd. Partnership/Corp. 4.75% 4/1/29 (d) | 4,830 | 4,963 | |
9,837 | |||
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.2% | |||
Covanta Holding Corp.: | |||
5% 9/1/30 | 6,775 | 7,249 | |
5.875% 7/1/25 | 1,995 | 2,075 | |
6% 1/1/27 | 7,080 | 7,436 | |
IAA Spinco, Inc. 5.5% 6/15/27 (d) | 2,830 | 3,000 | |
KAR Auction Services, Inc. 5.125% 6/1/25 (d) | 6,210 | 6,390 | |
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, Inc. 5.375% 1/15/25 (d) | 2,315 | 2,383 | |
The Brink's Co. 4.625% 10/15/27 (d) | 7,200 | 7,524 | |
36,057 | |||
Construction & Engineering - 0.1% | |||
AECOM 5.125% 3/15/27 | 7,490 | 8,335 | |
Odebrecht Finance Ltd.: | |||
4.375% 4/25/25 (d)(e) | 7,474 | 304 | |
5.25% 6/27/29 (d)(e) | 6,800 | 287 | |
7.125% 6/26/42 (d)(e) | 3,310 | 147 | |
Pike Corp. 5.5% 9/1/28 (d) | 5,315 | 5,614 | |
14,687 | |||
Electrical Equipment - 0.1% | |||
Sensata Technologies BV 5% 10/1/25 (d) | 8,215 | 9,139 | |
Machinery - 0.0% | |||
ATS Automation Tooling System, Inc. 4.125% 12/15/28 (d) | 4,630 | 4,711 | |
Stevens Holding Co., Inc. 6.125% 10/1/26 (d) | 1,880 | 2,030 | |
6,741 | |||
Professional Services - 0.1% | |||
ASGN, Inc. 4.625% 5/15/28 (d) | 5,670 | 5,897 | |
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. 3.875% 9/1/28 (d) | 6,270 | 6,458 | |
12,355 | |||
Road & Rail - 0.5% | |||
Hertz Corp.: | |||
5.5% 10/15/24 (d)(e) | 5,950 | 3,213 | |
6% 1/15/28 (d)(e) | 3,435 | 1,855 | |
6.25% 10/15/22 (e) | 4,635 | 2,503 | |
7.125% 8/1/26 (d)(e) | 6,315 | 3,410 | |
Uber Technologies, Inc.: | |||
6.25% 1/15/28 (d) | 5,520 | 6,003 | |
7.5% 9/15/27 (d) | 31,625 | 34,788 | |
8% 11/1/26 (d) | 29,170 | 31,759 | |
83,531 | |||
Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.1% | |||
H&E Equipment Services, Inc. 3.875% 12/15/28 (d) | 10,040 | 10,116 | |
United Rentals North America, Inc.: | |||
3.875% 11/15/27 | 3,345 | 3,504 | |
5.5% 5/15/27 | 4,980 | 5,335 | |
18,955 | |||
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | 535,779 | ||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 1.0% | |||
Electronic Equipment & Components - 0.0% | |||
MTS Systems Corp. 5.75% 8/15/27 (d) | 1,905 | 2,067 | |
IT Services - 0.3% | |||
Banff Merger Sub, Inc. 9.75% 9/1/26 (d) | 5,645 | 6,097 | |
Camelot Finance SA 4.5% 11/1/26 (d) | 6,365 | 6,643 | |
Gartner, Inc. 3.75% 10/1/30 (d) | 6,920 | 7,266 | |
Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC / GD Finance Co., Inc. 5.25% 12/1/27 (d) | 5,665 | 5,962 | |
GTT Communications, Inc. 7.875% 12/31/24 (d) | 640 | 256 | |
Northwest Fiber LLC/Northwest Fiber Finance Sub, Inc. 10.75% 6/1/28 (d) | 3,695 | 4,212 | |
Rackspace Hosting, Inc. 5.375% 12/1/28 (d) | 3,845 | 4,028 | |
RP Crown Parent, LLC 7.375% 10/15/24 (d) | 2,820 | 2,869 | |
Unisys Corp. 6.875% 11/1/27 (d) | 3,685 | 4,026 | |
41,359 | |||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.1% | |||
ON Semiconductor Corp. 3.875% 9/1/28 (d) | 6,765 | 6,985 | |
Software - 0.5% | |||
Ascend Learning LLC: | |||
6.875% 8/1/25 (d) | 2,480 | 2,551 | |
6.875% 8/1/25 (d) | 7,330 | 7,541 | |
Black Knight InfoServ LLC 3.625% 9/1/28 (d) | 6,975 | 7,141 | |
Boxer Parent Co., Inc. 7.125% 10/2/25 (d) | 3,445 | 3,739 | |
Fair Isaac Corp. 4% 6/15/28 (d) | 6,420 | 6,757 | |
NortonLifeLock, Inc. 5% 4/15/25 (d) | 6,360 | 6,487 | |
Open Text Corp.: | |||
3.875% 2/15/28 (d) | 3,220 | 3,341 | |
5.875% 6/1/26 (d) | 6,000 | 6,233 | |
Open Text Holdings, Inc. 4.125% 2/15/30 (d) | 3,220 | 3,425 | |
PTC, Inc.: | |||
3.625% 2/15/25 (d) | 3,755 | 3,860 | |
4% 2/15/28 (d) | 3,715 | 3,894 | |
Veritas U.S., Inc./Veritas Bermuda Ltd.: | |||
7.5% 2/1/23 (d) | 9,915 | 9,939 | |
7.5% 9/1/25 (d) | 11,835 | 12,146 | |
77,054 | |||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 0.1% | |||
NCR Corp.: | |||
5% 10/1/28 (d) | 3,385 | 3,571 | |
5.25% 10/1/30 (d) | 3,385 | 3,630 | |
5.75% 9/1/27 (d) | 5,480 | 5,823 | |
6.125% 9/1/29 (d) | 5,480 | 6,069 | |
8.125% 4/15/25 (d) | 2,910 | 3,241 | |
22,334 | |||
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | 149,799 | ||
MATERIALS - 2.8% | |||
Chemicals - 1.5% | |||
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.: | |||
4.95% 6/1/43 | 40,343 | 49,521 | |
5.15% 3/15/34 | 19,208 | 23,603 | |
5.375% 3/15/44 | 34,489 | 43,655 | |
Consolidated Energy Finance SA: | |||
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 3.9665% 6/15/22 (d)(g)(h) | 1,820 | 1,787 | |
6.5% 5/15/26 (d) | 31,160 | 31,160 | |
6.875% 6/15/25 (d) | 6,400 | 6,488 | |
Ingevity Corp. 3.875% 11/1/28 (d) | 6,715 | 6,765 | |
Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc. / KIK Custom Products, Inc.: | |||
5% 12/31/26 (d) | 1,530 | 1,595 | |
7% 12/31/27 (d) | 1,940 | 2,031 | |
LSB Industries, Inc. 9.625% 5/1/23 (d) | 3,600 | 3,708 | |
Neon Holdings, Inc. 10.125% 4/1/26 (d) | 7,305 | 7,981 | |
OCI NV 5.25% 11/1/24 (d) | 10,040 | 10,429 | |
The Chemours Co. LLC: | |||
5.375% 5/15/27 | 18,470 | 19,671 | |
5.75% 11/15/28 (d) | 10,075 | 10,277 | |
Tronox, Inc. 6.5% 5/1/25 (d) | 5,410 | 5,789 | |
Valvoline, Inc. 4.25% 2/15/30 (d) | 4,680 | 4,961 | |
229,421 | |||
Construction Materials - 0.1% | |||
Summit Materials LLC/Summit Materials Finance Corp.: | |||
5.125% 6/1/25 (d) | 3,060 | 3,114 | |
5.25% 1/15/29 (d) | 6,525 | 6,851 | |
U.S. Concrete, Inc.: | |||
5.125% 3/1/29 (d) | 5,035 | 5,186 | |
6.375% 6/1/24 | 1,295 | 1,327 | |
16,478 | |||
Containers & Packaging - 0.3% | |||
ARD Finance SA 6.5% 6/30/27 pay-in-kind (d)(g) | 6,625 | 7,072 | |
Cascades, Inc.: | |||
5.125% 1/15/26 (d) | 3,310 | 3,496 | |
5.375% 1/15/28 (d) | 3,310 | 3,518 | |
Crown Cork & Seal, Inc.: | |||
7.375% 12/15/26 | 16,535 | 20,131 | |
7.5% 12/15/96 | 7,695 | 8,522 | |
Graham Packaging Co., Inc. 7.125% 8/15/28 (d) | 3,720 | 4,111 | |
Intelligent Packaging Ltd. Finco, Inc. 6% 9/15/28 (d) | 2,570 | 2,641 | |
Trivium Packaging Finance BV 5.5% 8/15/26 (d) | 4,195 | 4,436 | |
53,927 | |||
Metals & Mining - 0.9% | |||
Alcoa Nederland Holding BV: | |||
6.125% 5/15/28 (d) | 2,110 | 2,305 | |
6.75% 9/30/24 (d) | 5,350 | 5,572 | |
7% 9/30/26 (d) | 4,430 | 4,718 | |
Algoma Steel SCA 0% 12/31/23 (c) | 1,518 | 0 | |
Arconic Rolled Products Corp.: | |||
6% 5/15/25 (d) | 4,090 | 4,366 | |
6.125% 2/15/28 (d) | 9,123 | 9,836 | |
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.: | |||
4.875% 1/15/24 (d) | 7,215 | 7,341 | |
5.75% 3/1/25 | 1,889 | 1,917 | |
5.875% 6/1/27 | 11,010 | 11,226 | |
Commercial Metals Co. 5.75% 4/15/26 | 5,405 | 5,581 | |
Compass Minerals International, Inc. 6.75% 12/1/27 (d) | 9,315 | 10,099 | |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd.: | |||
6.5% 3/1/24 (d) | 6,560 | 6,730 | |
6.875% 3/1/26 (d) | 14,330 | 14,970 | |
7.25% 4/1/23 (d) | 1,985 | 2,035 | |
7.5% 4/1/25 (d) | 12,105 | 12,559 | |
FMG Resources (August 2006) Pty Ltd. 4.5% 9/15/27 (d) | 5,450 | 6,055 | |
Infrabuild Australia Pty Ltd. 12% 10/1/24 (d) | 5,460 | 5,521 | |
Kaiser Aluminum Corp. 4.625% 3/1/28 (d) | 6,615 | 6,863 | |
Mineral Resources Ltd. 8.125% 5/1/27 (d) | 11,025 | 12,196 | |
Murray Energy Corp.: | |||
11.25% 4/15/21 (c)(d)(e) | 5,925 | 0 | |
12% 4/15/24 pay-in-kind (c)(d)(e)(g) | 6,364 | 0 | |
United States Steel Corp. 6.25% 3/15/26 | 7,180 | 6,570 | |
136,460 | |||
TOTAL MATERIALS | 436,286 | ||
REAL ESTATE - 1.2% | |||
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 0.9% | |||
Iron Mountain, Inc.: | |||
4.875% 9/15/29 (d) | 14,590 | 15,392 | |
5% 7/15/28 (d) | 6,370 | 6,767 | |
5.25% 7/15/30 (d) | 5,915 | 6,388 | |
5.625% 7/15/32 (d) | 5,915 | 6,521 | |
MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP 3.875% 2/15/29 (d) | 6,695 | 6,846 | |
MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp.: | |||
3.5% 3/15/31 | 6,700 | 6,918 | |
4.625% 8/1/29 | 10,950 | 11,771 | |
5% 10/15/27 | 15,435 | 16,419 | |
SBA Communications Corp. 3.875% 2/15/27 | 9,720 | 10,206 | |
The GEO Group, Inc.: | |||
5.125% 4/1/23 | 7,555 | 6,828 | |
5.875% 10/15/24 | 8,575 | 7,117 | |
6% 4/15/26 | 5,755 | 4,575 | |
Uniti Group, Inc. 7.875% 2/15/25 (d) | 9,940 | 10,678 | |
VICI Properties, Inc.: | |||
4.25% 12/1/26 (d) | 12,650 | 13,120 | |
4.625% 12/1/29 (d) | 7,220 | 7,725 | |
137,271 | |||
Real Estate Management & Development - 0.3% | |||
DTZ U.S. Borrower LLC 6.75% 5/15/28 (d) | 6,575 | 7,249 | |
Realogy Group LLC/Realogy Co-Issuer Corp. 7.625% 6/15/25 (d) | 20,305 | 22,046 | |
Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc./Monarch Communities, Inc.: | |||
5.125% 8/1/30 (d) | 6,480 | 7,258 | |
5.875% 6/15/27 (d) | 5,610 | 6,358 | |
Weekley Homes LLC/Weekley Finance Corp. 4.875% 9/15/28 (d) | 3,045 | 3,182 | |
46,093 | |||
TOTAL REAL ESTATE | 183,364 | ||
UTILITIES - 2.1% | |||
Electric Utilities - 1.9% | |||
Clearway Energy Operating LLC 4.75% 3/15/28 (d) | 4,055 | 4,349 | |
NextEra Energy Partners LP: | |||
4.25% 7/15/24 (d) | 4,030 | 4,312 | |
4.25% 9/15/24 (d) | 989 | 1,058 | |
NRG Energy, Inc.: | |||
3.375% 2/15/29 (d) | 3,080 | 3,153 | |
3.625% 2/15/31 (d) | 6,110 | 6,286 | |
5.75% 1/15/28 | 20,240 | 22,112 | |
6.625% 1/15/27 | 15,685 | 16,564 | |
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.: | |||
3.45% 7/1/25 | 1,675 | 1,815 | |
3.75% 7/1/28 | 1,675 | 1,828 | |
3.75% 8/15/42 | 6,290 | 6,316 | |
3.95% 12/1/47 | 32,835 | 33,925 | |
4% 12/1/46 | 14,690 | 15,232 | |
4.25% 3/15/46 | 1,475 | 1,581 | |
4.3% 3/15/45 | 3,690 | 3,934 | |
4.55% 7/1/30 | 49,355 | 56,191 | |
4.95% 7/1/50 | 49,355 | 58,718 | |
PG&E Corp.: | |||
5% 7/1/28 | 13,615 | 14,500 | |
5.25% 7/1/30 | 5,150 | 5,665 | |
Vistra Operations Co. LLC: | |||
5% 7/31/27 (d) | 13,800 | 14,628 | |
5.5% 9/1/26 (d) | 9,975 | 10,396 | |
5.625% 2/15/27 (d) | 17,455 | 18,566 | |
301,129 | |||
Gas Utilities - 0.2% | |||
Southern Natural Gas Co. LLC: | |||
7.35% 2/15/31 | 14,890 | 19,971 | |
8% 3/1/32 | 9,400 | 13,467 | |
33,438 | |||
TOTAL UTILITIES | 334,567 | ||
TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS | 5,035,169 | ||
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS | |||
(Cost $4,667,684) | 5,045,526 | ||
U.S. Government and Government Agency Obligations - 18.3% | |||
U.S. Government Agency Obligations - 0.1% | |||
Fannie Mae 0.625% 4/22/25 | 2,128 | 2,153 | |
Tennessee Valley Authority: | |||
5.25% 9/15/39 | $2,106 | $3,160 | |
5.375% 4/1/56 | 3,503 | 5,964 | |
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS | 11,277 | ||
U.S. Treasury Obligations - 17.8% | |||
U.S. Treasury Bonds: | |||
1.375% 8/15/50 | 9,713 | 9,076 | |
1.625% 11/15/50 | 77,535 | 77,075 | |
2.5% 2/15/45 (i)(j)(k) | 216,056 | 257,174 | |
3% 5/15/45 | 20,100 | 26,031 | |
3% 2/15/49 | 145,860 | 192,022 | |
4.75% 2/15/37 (i)(j)(k) | 74,200 | 112,996 | |
5.25% 2/15/29 (i) | 5,406 | 7,325 | |
6.125% 8/15/29 (i) | 3,663 | 5,302 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes: | |||
0.125% 5/31/22 | 66,923 | 66,936 | |
0.125% 6/30/22 | 46,344 | 46,349 | |
0.125% 8/31/22 | 82,000 | 82,003 | |
0.125% 10/31/22 | 55,500 | 55,507 | |
0.125% 11/30/22 | 35,000 | 35,003 | |
0.125% 8/15/23 | 2,411 | 2,409 | |
0.125% 10/15/23 | 2,852 | 2,850 | |
0.125% 12/15/23 | 537 | 536 | |
0.25% 7/31/25 | 35,866 | 35,754 | |
0.25% 9/30/25 | 26,037 | 25,933 | |
0.25% 10/31/25 | 17,600 | 17,520 | |
0.375% 3/31/22 | 92,800 | 93,094 | |
0.375% 4/30/25 | 82,771 | 83,059 | |
0.375% 12/31/25 | 147,057 | 147,137 | |
0.625% 11/30/27 | 154,748 | 154,651 | |
0.625% 12/31/27 | 110,765 | 110,592 | |
0.875% 11/15/30 | 120,944 | 120,472 | |
1.375% 8/31/23 | 11,000 | 11,358 | |
1.5% 8/31/21 | 22,000 | 22,203 | |
1.5% 9/30/21 | 25,180 | 25,440 | |
1.5% 10/31/24 | 480 | 503 | |
1.5% 1/31/27 | 34,389 | 36,438 | |
1.625% 11/15/22 | 14,901 | 15,315 | |
1.625% 5/31/23 | 19,717 | 20,419 | |
1.625% 9/30/26 | 3,093 | 3,296 | |
1.75% 7/31/21 | 9,325 | 9,413 | |
1.875% 7/31/22 | 43,433 | 44,631 | |
2.125% 3/31/24 | 56,643 | 60,174 | |
2.125% 7/31/24 | 118,408 | 126,484 | |
2.125% 5/15/25 | 12,033 | 12,985 | |
2.25% 3/31/21 | 9,900 | 9,950 | |
2.25% 7/31/21 | 52,019 | 52,657 | |
2.25% 4/30/24 | 24,428 | 26,089 | |
2.25% 3/31/26 | 34,717 | 38,067 | |
2.375% 4/15/21 | 74,550 | 75,028 | |
2.5% 1/31/21 | 42,832 | 42,906 | |
2.5% 2/28/21 | 90,000 | 90,321 | |
2.5% 1/15/22 | 136,816 | 140,167 | |
2.5% 2/28/26 | 38,997 | 43,223 | |
2.625% 12/31/23 | 69,183 | 74,247 | |
2.75% 6/30/25 | 197 | 218 | |
3.125% 11/15/28 | 31,330 | 37,076 | |
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS | 2,785,414 | ||
Other Government Related - 0.4% | |||
National Credit Union Administration Guaranteed Notes Master Trust 3.45% 6/12/21 (NCUA Guaranteed) | 49,900 | 50,586 | |
Private Export Funding Corp. Secured 1.75% 11/15/24 | 11,520 | 12,057 | |
TOTAL OTHER GOVERNMENT RELATED | 62,643 | ||
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AND GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS | |||
(Cost $2,681,484) | 2,859,334 | ||
Foreign Government and Government Agency Obligations - 8.6% | |||
Australian Commonwealth 1.75% 6/21/51 (Reg. S) | AUD | $66,406 | $48,716 |
Buoni del Tesoro Poliennali: | |||
1.65% 12/1/30 (Reg. S) (d) | EUR | 17,960 | 24,340 |
1.7% 9/1/51 (Reg. S) (d) | EUR | 7,030 | 9,133 |
Canadian Government: | |||
0.25% 11/1/22 | CAD | 189,660 | 149,131 |
2% 12/1/51 | CAD | 13,170 | 12,443 |
Dutch Government 0% 7/15/30 (Reg. S) (d) | EUR | 76,810 | 98,319 |
German Federal Republic: | |||
0% 9/16/22 (Reg. S) | EUR | 271,930 | 336,236 |
0% 2/15/30 (Reg. S) | EUR | 143,700 | 185,428 |
0% 8/15/50 | EUR | 11,210 | 14,368 |
0.25% 2/15/29 | EUR | 96,380 | 126,632 |
Israeli State (guaranteed by U.S. Government through Agency for International Development): | |||
5.5% 9/18/23 | 54,954 | 62,562 | |
5.5% 12/4/23 | 19,812 | 22,830 | |
Japan Government: | |||
0.1% 9/20/29 | JPY | 7,655,450 | 74,974 |
0.4% 3/20/56 | JPY | 4,039,750 | 35,807 |
0.9% 6/20/22 | JPY | 6,450,000 | 63,387 |
Ukraine Government 1.471% 9/29/21 | 6,753 | 6,814 | |
United Kingdom, Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.125% 1/31/23 (Reg. S) | GBP | 36,050 | 49,495 |
United Kingdom, Great Britain and Northern Ireland Treasury GILT 2.5% 7/22/65 (Reg. S) | GBP | 11,850 | 27,787 |
TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AND GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS | |||
(Cost $1,287,555) | 1,348,402 | ||
Shares | Value (000s) | ||
Common Stocks - 7.4% | |||
COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.9% | |||
Entertainment - 0.1% | |||
New Cotai LLC/New Cotai Capital Corp. (b)(c) | 2,242,893 | 8,613 | |
Interactive Media & Services - 0.4% | |||
Alphabet, Inc. Class A (l) | 13,900 | 24,362 | |
Facebook, Inc. Class A (l) | 92,900 | 25,377 | |
Tencent Holdings Ltd. sponsored ADR | 120,900 | 8,692 | |
58,431 | |||
Media - 0.2% | |||
Altice U.S.A., Inc. Class A (l) | 482,800 | 18,284 | |
iHeartMedia, Inc. warrants 5/1/39 (l) | 26 | 0 | |
Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. Class A | 137,200 | 14,981 | |
33,265 | |||
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.2% | |||
T-Mobile U.S., Inc. | 274,800 | 37,057 | |
TOTAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES | 137,366 | ||
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 1.2% | |||
Auto Components - 0.0% | |||
Exide Technologies (c) | 280 | 182 | |
Exide Technologies (c)(l) | 7,093 | 7 | |
Exide Technologies (c)(l) | 418,807 | 0 | |
UC Holdings, Inc. (c)(l) | 560,355 | 5,889 | |
6,078 | |||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.7% | |||
Boyd Gaming Corp. | 449,600 | 19,297 | |
Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (l) | 696,800 | 51,751 | |
MGM Resorts International (m) | 241,800 | 7,619 | |
Penn National Gaming, Inc. (l) | 343,406 | 29,660 | |
Studio City International Holdings Ltd. ADR (l) | 133,400 | 1,583 | |
109,910 | |||
Household Durables - 0.2% | |||
Tempur Sealy International, Inc. (l) | 947,448 | 25,581 | |
Whirlpool Corp. | 53,800 | 9,710 | |
35,291 | |||
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 0.2% | |||
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. sponsored ADR (l) | 40,500 | 9,426 | |
Amazon.com, Inc. (l) | 4,900 | 15,959 | |
25,385 | |||
Specialty Retail - 0.1% | |||
Lowe's Companies, Inc. | 86,800 | 13,932 | |
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | 190,596 | ||
CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.4% | |||
Food & Staples Retailing - 0.1% | |||
Southeastern Grocers, Inc. (c)(l) | 134,915 | 9,895 | |
Food Products - 0.3% | |||
Darling Ingredients, Inc. (l) | 489,800 | 28,252 | |
JBS SA | 4,515,500 | 20,568 | |
Reddy Ice Holdings, Inc. (c)(l) | 331,236 | 0 | |
Reddy Ice Holdings, Inc. (c)(l) | 133,255 | 7 | |
48,827 | |||
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | 58,722 | ||
ENERGY - 1.0% | |||
Energy Equipment & Services - 0.0% | |||
Forbes Energy Services Ltd. (l) | 135,187 | 12 | |
Jonah Energy LLC (c) | 183,159 | 2,747 | |
2,759 | |||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 1.0% | |||
California Resources Corp. (l) | 2,495,848 | 58,877 | |
California Resources Corp. (b) | 1,113,606 | 26,270 | |
California Resources Corp. warrants 10/27/24 (l) | 34,633 | 139 | |
Chaparral Energy, Inc.: | |||
Series A warrants 10/1/24 (c)(l) | 289 | 0 | |
Series B warrants 10/1/25 (c)(l) | 289 | 0 | |
Denbury, Inc. (l) | 2,016,335 | 51,800 | |
Denbury, Inc. warrants 9/18/25 (l) | 288,114 | 1,441 | |
EP Energy Corp. (c) | 611,545 | 12,188 | |
Goodrich Petroleum Corp. (l) | 90,737 | 916 | |
Harvest Oil & Gas Corp. | 19,388 | 401 | |
Sanchez Energy Corp. (c) | 185,122 | 2,962 | |
Unit Corp. (c)(l) | 26,886 | 217 | |
Whiting Petroleum Corp. (l) | 77,283 | 1,932 | |
157,143 | |||
TOTAL ENERGY | 159,902 | ||
FINANCIALS - 0.2% | |||
Capital Markets - 0.0% | |||
Motors Liquidation Co. GUC Trust (l) | 5,066 | 9 | |
Penson Worldwide, Inc. Class A (c)(l) | 7,403,098 | 0 | |
9 | |||
Consumer Finance - 0.1% | |||
OneMain Holdings, Inc. | 374,300 | 18,026 | |
Diversified Financial Services - 0.0% | |||
ACNR Holdings, Inc. (c) | 25,226 | 174 | |
Insurance - 0.1% | |||
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | 80,700 | 9,983 | |
TOTAL FINANCIALS | 28,192 | ||
HEALTH CARE - 0.7% | |||
Biotechnology - 0.0% | |||
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (l) | 900 | 435 | |
Health Care Providers & Services - 0.3% | |||
HCA Holdings, Inc. | 101,300 | 16,660 | |
Humana, Inc. | 37,500 | 15,385 | |
Rotech Healthcare, Inc. (c)(l) | 129,242 | 1,345 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 51,300 | 17,990 | |
51,380 | |||
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.4% | |||
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (l) | 45,100 | 11,269 | |
IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (l) | 139,300 | 24,958 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | 39,200 | 18,259 | |
54,486 | |||
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | 106,301 | ||
INDUSTRIALS - 0.4% | |||
Air Freight & Logistics - 0.1% | |||
XPO Logistics, Inc. (l) | 100,100 | 11,932 | |
Airlines - 0.0% | |||
Air Canada (l) | 225,700 | 4,037 | |
Building Products - 0.1% | |||
Carrier Global Corp. | 459,000 | 17,313 | |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.0% | |||
Novus Holdings Ltd. (l) | 48,111 | 3 | |
Machinery - 0.1% | |||
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. | 151,000 | 6,513 | |
Fortive Corp. | 134,900 | 9,554 | |
16,067 | |||
Marine - 0.0% | |||
U.S. Shipping Partners Corp. (c)(l) | 22,876 | 0 | |
U.S. Shipping Partners Corp. warrants 12/31/29 (c)(l) | 214,176 | 0 | |
0 | |||
Professional Services - 0.0% | |||
ASGN, Inc. (l) | 101,200 | 8,453 | |
Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.1% | |||
Penhall Acquisition Co.: | |||
Class A (c)(l) | 11,553 | 866 | |
Class B (c)(l) | 3,850 | 289 | |
United Rentals, Inc. (l) | 40,470 | 9,385 | |
10,540 | |||
Transportation Infrastructure - 0.0% | |||
Tricer Holdco SCA: | |||
Class A1 (b)(c)(l) | 403,760 | 0 | |
Class A2 (b)(c)(l) | 403,760 | 0 | |
Class A3 (b)(c)(l) | 403,760 | 0 | |
Class A4 (b)(c)(l) | 403,760 | 0 | |
Class A5 (b)(c)(l) | 403,760 | 0 | |
Class A6 (b)(c)(l) | 403,760 | 0 | |
Class A7 (b)(c)(l) | 403,760 | 0 | |
Class A8 (b)(c)(l) | 403,760 | 0 | |
Class A9 (b)(c)(l) | 403,760 | 0 | |
0 | |||
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | 68,345 | ||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 2.0% | |||
Electronic Equipment & Components - 0.3% | |||
CDW Corp. | 60,900 | 8,026 | |
Vontier Corp. (l) | 53,960 | 1,802 | |
Zebra Technologies Corp. Class A (l) | 78,200 | 30,055 | |
39,883 | |||
IT Services - 0.7% | |||
EPAM Systems, Inc. (l) | 63,900 | 22,899 | |
Global Payments, Inc. | 122,500 | 26,389 | |
GoDaddy, Inc. (l) | 113,400 | 9,407 | |
MasterCard, Inc. Class A | 45,800 | 16,348 | |
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (l) | 100,900 | 23,631 | |
Visa, Inc. Class A | 70,600 | 15,442 | |
114,116 | |||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.4% | |||
Array Technologies, Inc. | 500 | 22 | |
Lam Research Corp. | 60,200 | 28,431 | |
Microchip Technology, Inc. | 76,000 | 10,496 | |
Micron Technology, Inc. (l) | 134,200 | 10,089 | |
ON Semiconductor Corp. (l) | 357,100 | 11,688 | |
60,726 | |||
Software - 0.6% | |||
Adobe, Inc. (l) | 56,500 | 28,257 | |
Microsoft Corp. | 157,800 | 35,098 | |
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (l) | 42,900 | 15,246 | |
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. | 193,939 | 14,109 | |
92,710 | |||
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | 307,435 | ||
MATERIALS - 0.4% | |||
Chemicals - 0.2% | |||
Albemarle Corp. U.S. | 74,500 | 10,990 | |
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | 269,200 | 10,421 | |
The Chemours Co. LLC | 481,210 | 11,929 | |
33,340 | |||
Containers & Packaging - 0.1% | |||
Berry Global Group, Inc. (l) | 247,500 | 13,907 | |
WestRock Co. | 279,900 | 12,184 | |
26,091 | |||
Metals & Mining - 0.1% | |||
Algoma Steel GP (c)(l) | 151,792 | 0 | |
Algoma Steel SCA (c)(l) | 151,792 | 0 | |
Elah Holdings, Inc. (l) | 517 | 42 | |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. | 709,700 | 12,740 | |
12,782 | |||
TOTAL MATERIALS | 72,213 | ||
UTILITIES - 0.2% | |||
Electric Utilities - 0.1% | |||
NRG Energy, Inc. | 329,000 | 12,354 | |
PG&E Corp. (l) | 901,968 | 11,239 | |
Portland General Electric Co. | 13,962 | 597 | |
24,190 | |||
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 0.1% | |||
Vistra Corp. | 483,900 | 9,513 | |
TOTAL UTILITIES | 33,703 | ||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | |||
(Cost $935,628) | 1,162,775 | ||
Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 0.0% | |||
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.0% | |||
Auto Components - 0.0% | |||
Exide Technologies (c) | 624 | 581 | |
FINANCIALS - 0.0% | |||
Diversified Financial Services - 0.0% | |||
ACNR Holdings, Inc. (c) | 8,779 | 1,097 | |
INDUSTRIALS - 0.0% | |||
Transportation Infrastructure - 0.0% | |||
Tricer Holdco SCA (b)(c)(l) | 193,792,711 | 65 | |
TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS | |||
(Cost $8,586) | 1,743 | ||
Principal Amount (000s)(a) | Value (000s) | ||
Bank Loan Obligations - 1.6% | |||
COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.2% | |||
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.1% | |||
Connect Finco Sarl Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 5.5% 12/11/26 (g)(h)(n) | 5,424 | 5,437 | |
Frontier Communications Corp. 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.750% 5.75% 10/8/27 (g)(h)(n) | 955 | 958 | |
Securus Technologies Holdings Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 5.5% 11/1/24 (g)(h)(n) | 4,280 | 3,999 | |
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.1468% 3/9/27 (g)(h)(n) | 4,347 | 4,314 | |
14,708 | |||
Entertainment - 0.1% | |||
Allen Media LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.500% 5.7539% 2/10/27 (g)(h)(n) | 4,773 | 4,747 | |
Media - 0.0% | |||
LCPR Loan Financing LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.000% 5.1586% 10/22/26 (g)(h)(n) | 1,285 | 1,288 | |
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 2.9048% 9/19/26 (g)(h)(n) | 2,338 | 2,320 | |
3,608 | |||
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.0% | |||
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA Tranche DD 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.500% 6.5% 7/13/22 (g)(h)(n) | 3,215 | 3,274 | |
TOTAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES | 26,337 | ||
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.2% | |||
Auto Components - 0.0% | �� | ||
Midas Intermediate Holdco II LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 6.750% 12/16/25 (g)(h)(n)(o) | 505 | 511 | |
Diversified Consumer Services - 0.1% | |||
KUEHG Corp. Tranche B 2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 8.250% 9.25% 8/22/25 (g)(h)(n) | 3,640 | 3,453 | |
Sotheby's 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.500% 6.5% 1/3/27 (g)(h)(n) | 6,728 | 6,745 | |
10,198 | |||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.0% | |||
Travelport Finance Luxembourg SARL 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.000% 5.2539% 5/30/26 (g)(h)(n) | 5,712 | 3,855 | |
Specialty Retail - 0.1% | |||
Wand NewCo 3, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.1468% 2/5/26 (g)(h)(n) | 11,266 | 11,091 | |
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | 25,655 | ||
ENERGY - 0.4% | |||
Energy Equipment & Services - 0.0% | |||
Forbes Energy Services LLC Tranche B, term loan 18% 4/13/21 (c)(g)(n) | 1,434 | 1,445 | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.4% | |||
California Resources Corp. 2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 9.000% 10% 10/27/25 (g)(h)(n) | 10,359 | 10,281 | |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 8.000% 9% 6/9/24 (e)(g)(h)(n) | 57,825 | 47,995 | |
Citgo Holding, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 7.000% 8% 8/1/23 (g)(h)(n) | 839 | 772 | |
EG America LLC 2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 8.000% 9% 3/23/26 (g)(h)(n) | 3,290 | 3,181 | |
Sanchez Energy Corp.: | |||
1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 8.000% 0% 5/11/20 (c)(e)(g)(h)(n) | 3,423 | 0 | |
term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 0.000% 7.25% 5/11/20 (c)(e)(g)(h)(n) | 1,476 | 0 | |
62,229 | |||
TOTAL ENERGY | 63,674 | ||
FINANCIALS - 0.0% | |||
Capital Markets - 0.0% | |||
Citadel Securities LP Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 2.8968% 2/27/26 (g)(h)(n) | 2,194 | 2,193 | |
Diversified Financial Services - 0.0% | |||
ACNR Holdings, Inc. term loan 17% 9/21/27 (c)(g)(n) | 3,594 | 3,594 | |
New Cotai LLC 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 12.000% 14% 9/9/25 (c)(g)(h)(n) | 607 | 607 | |
4,201 | |||
TOTAL FINANCIALS | 6,394 | ||
HEALTH CARE - 0.2% | |||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.0% | |||
CPI Holdco LLC 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 4.3968% 11/4/26 (g)(h)(n) | 357 | 357 | |
Health Care Providers & Services - 0.2% | |||
Milano Acquisition Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.75% 10/1/27 (g)(h)(n) | 3,745 | 3,739 | |
U.S. Renal Care, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.000% 5.1875% 6/13/26 (g)(h)(n) | 26,208 | 26,044 | |
29,783 | |||
Pharmaceuticals - 0.0% | |||
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.148% 6/1/25 (g)(h)(n) | 986 | 982 | |
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | 31,122 | ||
INDUSTRIALS - 0.1% | |||
Air Freight & Logistics - 0.0% | |||
Dynasty Acquisition Co., Inc.: | |||
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 3.7539% 4/8/26 (g)(h)(n) | 1,537 | 1,460 | |
Tranche B2 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 3.7539% 4/4/26 (g)(h)(n) | 826 | 785 | |
2,245 | |||
Airlines - 0.0% | |||
SkyMiles IP Ltd. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.75% 10/20/27 (g)(h)(n) | 2,095 | 2,169 | |
Building Products - 0.0% | |||
ACProducts, Inc. 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 6.500% 7.5% 8/13/25 (g)(h)(n) | 2,605 | 2,670 | |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.1% | |||
Maverick Purchaser Sub LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 3.6468% 1/23/27 (g)(h)(n) | 1,249 | 1,244 | |
Sabert Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 5.5% 12/10/26 (g)(h)(n) | 4,678 | 4,659 | |
5,903 | |||
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | 12,987 | ||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 0.4% | |||
IT Services - 0.2% | |||
Camelot Finance SA Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.1468% 10/31/26 (g)(h)(n) | 683 | 679 | |
GTT Communications, Inc.: | |||
1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.000% 8.5% 12/31/21 (c)(g)(h)(n) | 1,029 | 1,029 | |
Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 3% 5/31/25 (g)(h)(n) | 15,499 | 12,065 | |
Tranche DD 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 12/31/21 (c)(h)(n)(p) | 1,800 | 1,800 | |
Web.com Group, Inc.: | |||
2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 7.750% 7.898% 10/11/26 (g)(h)(n) | 2,191 | 2,085 | |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 3.898% 10/11/25 (g)(h)(n) | 6,574 | 6,473 | |
24,131 | |||
Software - 0.2% | |||
Boxer Parent Co., Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 4.3968% 10/2/25 (g)(h)(n) | 21,663 | 21,548 | |
McAfee LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 3.898% 9/29/24 (g)(h)(n) | 2,466 | 2,464 | |
Ultimate Software Group, Inc.: | |||
1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.75% 5/3/26 (g)(h)(n) | 6,788 | 6,818 | |
2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 6.750% 7.5% 5/3/27 (g)(h)(n) | 1,430 | 1,468 | |
VS Buyer LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.3968% 2/28/27 (g)(h)(n) | 1,300 | 1,292 | |
33,590 | |||
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | 57,721 | ||
UTILITIES - 0.1% | |||
Electric Utilities - 0.1% | |||
PG&E Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 5.5% 6/23/25 (g)(h)(n) | 16,930 | 17,103 | |
TOTAL BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS | |||
(Cost $235,874) | 240,993 | ||
Shares | Value (000s) | ||
Fixed-Income Funds - 23.9% | |||
Fidelity Emerging Markets Debt Central Fund (q) | 256,429,090 | 2,402,741 | |
Fidelity Floating Rate Central Fund (q) | 13,490,288 | 1,336,213 | |
Fidelity Mortgage Backed Securities Central Fund (q) | 263 | 29 | |
TOTAL FIXED-INCOME FUNDS | |||
(Cost $3,809,150) | 3,738,983 | ||
Principal Amount (000s)(a) | Value (000s) | ||
Preferred Securities - 4.7% | |||
ENERGY - 0.5% | |||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.5% | |||
DCP Midstream Partners LP 7.375% (g)(r) | 8,965 | 7,472 | |
Energy Transfer Partners LP: | |||
6.25% (g)(r) | 40,712 | 33,327 | |
6.625% (g)(r) | 15,640 | 13,615 | |
Eni SpA 3.375% (Reg. S) (g)(r) | EUR | 6,185 | 8,159 |
MPLX LP 6.875% (g)(r) | 18,000 | 17,831 | |
Summit Midstream Partners LP 9.5% (g)(r) | 1,711 | 555 | |
80,959 | |||
FINANCIALS - 4.2% | |||
Banks - 3.6% | |||
Bank of America Corp.: | |||
5.125% (g)(r) | 22,020 | 23,318 | |
5.2% (g)(r) | 48,090 | 50,347 | |
5.875% (g)(r) | 60,475 | 69,397 | |
6.25% (g)(r) | 18,480 | 20,872 | |
Citigroup, Inc.: | |||
4.7% (g)(r) | 8,755 | 9,169 | |
5% (g)(r) | 36,455 | 38,439 | |
5.9% (g)(r) | 25,875 | 27,750 | |
5.95% (g)(r) | 46,925 | 50,422 | |
6.3% (g)(r) | 4,120 | 4,499 | |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. 5.7% (g)(r) | 7,660 | 7,791 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co.: | |||
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.320% 3.5451% (g)(h)(r) | 30,810 | 30,542 | |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.800% 4.0144% (g)(h)(r) | 12,280 | 12,322 | |
4% (g)(r) | 19,100 | 19,603 | |
4.6% (g)(r) | 13,385 | 14,076 | |
5% (g)(r) | 18,675 | 20,035 | |
6% (g)(r) | 54,840 | 59,480 | |
6.125% (g)(r) | 12,865 | 14,159 | |
6.75% (g)(r) | 6,270 | 7,213 | |
Wells Fargo & Co.: | |||
5.875% (g)(r) | 36,775 | 41,795 | |
5.9% (g)(r) | 46,445 | 49,418 | |
570,647 | |||
Capital Markets - 0.6% | |||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.: | |||
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.920% 4.1279% (g)(h)(r) | 22,175 | 22,260 | |
4.4% (g)(r) | 4,530 | 4,710 | |
4.95% (g)(r) | 7,885 | 8,494 | |
5% (g)(r) | 50,754 | 51,626 | |
87,090 | |||
TOTAL FINANCIALS | 657,737 | ||
INDUSTRIALS - 0.0% | |||
Construction & Engineering - 0.0% | |||
Odebrecht Finance Ltd. 7.5% (d)(e)(r) | 1,825 | 81 | |
TOTAL PREFERRED SECURITIES | |||
(Cost $714,361) | 738,777 | ||
Shares | Value (000s) | ||
Money Market Funds - 2.9% | |||
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 0.11% (s) | 449,515,944 | 449,606 | |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 0.11%(s)(t) | 331,179 | 331 | |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS | |||
(Cost $449,894) | 449,937 |
Purchased Swaptions - 0.0% | ||||
Expiration Date | Notional Amount (000s) | Value (000s) | ||
Put Options - 0.0% | ||||
Option on an interest rate swap with Bank of America N.A. to pay semi-annually a fixed rate of 1.7375% and receive quarterly a floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring September 2029 | 9/20/24 | 55,600 | $676 | |
Option on an interest rate swap with Bank of America, N.A. to pay semi-annually a fixed rate of 2.3275% and receive quarterly a floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring June 2029 | 6/11/24 | 19,200 | 99 | |
Option on an interest rate swap with Goldman Sachs Bank U.S.A. to pay semi-annually a fixed rate of 1.4025% and receive quarterly a floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring February 2030 | 2/26/25 | 20,100 | 425 | |
Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. to pay semi-annually a fixed rate of 1.57125% and receive quarterly a floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring September 2029 | 9/5/24 | 19,800 | 286 | |
TOTAL PUT OPTIONS | 1,486 | |||
Call Options - 0.0% | ||||
Option on an interest rate swap with Bank of America N.A. to receive semi-annually a fixed rate of 1.7375% and pay quarterly a floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring September 2029 | 9/20/24 | 55,600 | 2,062 | |
Option on an interest rate swap with Bank of America, N.A. to receive semi-annually a fixed rate of 2.3275% and pay quarterly a floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring June 2029 | 6/11/24 | 19,200 | 1,183 | |
Option on an interest rate swap with Goldman Sachs Bank U.S.A. to receive semi-annually a fixed rate of 1.4025% and pay quarterly a floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring February 2030 | 2/26/25 | 20,100 | 520 | |
Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. to receive semi-annually a fixed rate of 1.57125% and pay quarterly a floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring September 2029 | 9/5/24 | 19,800 | 627 | |
TOTAL CALL OPTIONS | 4,392 | |||
TOTAL PURCHASED SWAPTIONS | ||||
(Cost $6,470) | 5,878 | |||
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 99.7% | ||||
(Cost $14,796,686) | 15,592,348 | |||
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 0.3% | 50,004 | |||
NET ASSETS - 100% | $15,642,352 |
Written Swaptions | |||
Expiration Date | Notional Amount | Value (000s) | |
Put Swaptions | |||
Option on an interest rate swap with Goldman Sachs Bank U.S.A. to pay semi-annually a fixed rate of 1.27% and receive quarterly a floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring March 2030 | 3/18/25 | 32,000 | $(788) |
Option on an interest rate swap with Goldman Sachs Bank U.S.A. to pay semi-annually a fixed rate of 1.27% and receive quarterly a floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring November 2030 | 11/25/25 | 20,200 | (604) |
TOTAL PUT SWAPTIONS | (1,392) | ||
Call Swaptions | |||
Option on an interest rate swap with Goldman Sachs Bank U.S.A. to receive semi-annually a fixed rate of 1.27% and pay quarterly a floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring March 2030 | 3/18/25 | 32,000 | (719) |
Option on an interest rate swap with Goldman Sachs Bank U.S.A. to receive semi-annually a fixed rate of 1.27% and pay quarterly a floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring November 2030 | 11/25/25 | 20,200 | (452) |
TOTAL CALL SWAPTIONS | (1,171) | ||
TOTAL WRITTEN SWAPTIONS | $(2,563) |
Futures Contracts | |||||
Number of contracts | Expiration Date | Notional Amount (000s) | Value (000s) | Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) (000s) | |
Purchased | |||||
Treasury Contracts | |||||
CBOT 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Contracts (United States) | 1,142 | March 2021 | $157,685 | $215 | $215 |
CBOT 2-Year U.S. Treasury Note Contracts (United States) | 1,278 | March 2021 | 282,408 | 234 | 234 |
CBOT 5-Year U.S. Treasury Note Contracts (United States) | 445 | March 2021 | 56,143 | 133 | 133 |
TOTAL PURCHASED | 582 | ||||
Sold | |||||
Treasury Contracts | |||||
CBOT Long Term U.S. Treasury Bond Contracts (United States) | 29 | March 2021 | 5,022 | 64 | 64 |
TOTAL FUTURES CONTRACTS | $646 |
The notional amount of futures purchased as a percentage of Net Assets is 3.2%
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | ||||||
Currency Purchased | Currency Sold | Counterparty | Settlement Date | Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) (000s) | ||
AUD | 2,461 | USD | 1,792 | BNP Paribas | 2/9/21 | $106 |
AUD | 74,791 | USD | 54,216 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | 2/9/21 | 3,466 |
CAD | 12,712 | USD | 9,911 | Morgan Stanley | 2/9/21 | 77 |
EUR | 2,892 | USD | 3,517 | Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. | 2/9/21 | 19 |
EUR | 14,749 | USD | 17,837 | HSBC Bank PLC | 2/9/21 | 196 |
EUR | 3,647 | USD | 4,431 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | 2/9/21 | 28 |
EUR | 62,134 | USD | 75,418 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | 2/9/21 | 552 |
EUR | 1,847 | USD | 2,266 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | 2/9/21 | (8) |
EUR | 14,601 | USD | 17,406 | Morgan Stanley | 2/9/21 | 447 |
GBP | 24,207 | USD | 32,342 | BNP Paribas | 2/9/21 | 770 |
GBP | 15,816 | USD | 20,971 | State Street Bank | 2/9/21 | 663 |
USD | 99,445 | AUD | 139,242 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | 2/9/21 | (7,944) |
USD | 164,133 | CAD | 216,217 | CIBC World Markets | 2/9/21 | (5,751) |
USD | 56,107 | EUR | 47,335 | BNP Paribas | 2/9/21 | (1,769) |
USD | 12,688 | EUR | 10,716 | BNP Paribas | 2/9/21 | (415) |
USD | 2,395 | EUR | 2,023 | BNP Paribas | 2/9/21 | (78) |
USD | 17,126 | EUR | 14,260 | BNP Paribas | 2/9/21 | (310) |
USD | 34,969 | EUR | 28,813 | BNP Paribas | 2/9/21 | (260) |
USD | 246,505 | EUR | 210,000 | Barclays Bank PLC | 2/9/21 | (10,259) |
USD | 2,762 | EUR | 2,335 | CIBC World Markets | 2/9/21 | (93) |
USD | 30,138 | EUR | 24,749 | Citibank NA | 2/9/21 | (123) |
USD | 4,051 | EUR | 3,407 | HSBC Bank PLC | 2/9/21 | (114) |
USD | 248,782 | EUR | 212,002 | HSBC Bank PLC | 2/9/21 | (10,429) |
USD | 26,508 | EUR | 22,502 | HSBC Bank PLC | 2/9/21 | (1,005) |
USD | 247,541 | EUR | 211,000 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | 2/9/21 | (10,445) |
USD | 2,585 | EUR | 2,171 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | 2/9/21 | (70) |
USD | 20,794 | EUR | 17,039 | National Australia Bank | 2/9/21 | (39) |
USD | 90,558 | GBP | 69,756 | Barclays Bank PLC | 2/9/21 | (4,858) |
USD | 32,807 | GBP | 24,828 | Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. | 2/9/21 | (1,154) |
USD | 171,956 | JPY | 17,938,996 | HSBC Bank PLC | 2/9/21 | (1,853) |
TOTAL FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS | $(50,653) | |||||
Unrealized Appreciation | 6,324 | |||||
Unrealized Depreciation | (56,977) |
For the period, the average contract value for forward foreign currency contracts was $2,242,574. Contract value represents contract amount in United States dollars plus or minus unrealized appreciation or depreciation, respectively
Swaps
Payment Received | Payment Frequency | Payment Paid | Payment Frequency | Clearinghouse / Counterparty(1) | Maturity Date | Notional Amount (000s) | Value (000s) | Upfront Premium Received/(Paid) (000s)(2) | Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) (000s) |
Interest Rate Swaps | |||||||||
0.25% | Semi - annual | 3-month LIBOR(3) | Quarterly | LCH | Mar. 2023 | $24,210 | $7 | $0 | $7 |
0.5% | Semi - annual | 3-month LIBOR(3) | Quarterly | LCH | Mar. 2026 | 6,132 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
3-month LIBOR(3) | Quarterly | 0.5% | Semi - annual | LCH | Mar. 2028 | 10,329 | 118 | 0 | 118 |
3-month LIBOR(3) | Quarterly | 0.75% | Semi - annual | LCH | Mar. 2031 | 25,237 | 497 | 0 | 497 |
1% | Semi - annual | 3-month LIBOR(3) | Quarterly | LCH | Mar. 2051 | 465 | (42) | 0 | (42) |
TOTAL INTEREST RATE SWAPS | $595 | $0 | $595 | ||||||
(1) Swaps with LCH Clearnet Group (LCH) are centrally cleared over-the-counter (OTC) swaps.
(2) Any premiums for centrally cleared over-the-counter (OTC) swaps are recorded periodically throughout the term of the swap to variation margin and included in unrealized appreciation (depreciation).
(3) Represents floating rate.
Currency Abbreviations
AUD – Australian dollar
CAD – Canadian dollar
EUR – European Monetary Unit
GBP – British pound
JPY – Japanese yen
Values shown as $0 in the Schedule of Investments may reflect amounts less than $500.
Legend
(a) Amount is stated in United States dollars unless otherwise noted.
(b) Restricted securities (including private placements) - Investment in securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (excluding 144A issues). At the end of the period, the value of restricted securities (excluding 144A issues) amounted to $38,270,000 or 0.2% of net assets.
(c) Level 3 security
(d) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $3,108,531,000 or 19.9% of net assets.
(e) Non-income producing - Security is in default.
(f) Security or a portion of the security purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis.
(g) Coupon rates for floating and adjustable rate securities reflect the rates in effect at period end.
(h) Coupon is indexed to a floating interest rate which may be multiplied by a specified factor and/or subject to caps or floors.
(i) Security or a portion of the security was pledged to cover margin requirements for futures contracts. At period end, the value of securities pledged amounted to $2,360,000.
(j) Security or a portion of the security has been segregated as collateral for open options. At period end, the value of securities pledged amounted to $532,000.
(k) Security or a portion of the security was pledged to cover margin requirements for centrally cleared OTC swaps. At period end, the value of securities pledged amounted to $1,564,000.
(l) Non-income producing
(m) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end.
(n) Remaining maturities of bank loan obligations may be less than the stated maturities shown as a result of contractual or optional prepayments by the borrower. Such prepayments cannot be predicted with certainty.
(o) The coupon rate will be determined upon settlement of the loan after period end.
(p) Position or a portion of the position represents an unfunded loan commitment. At period end, the total principal amount and market value of unfunded commitments totaled $1,800,000 and $1,800,000, respectively.
(q) Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. A complete unaudited schedule of portfolio holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is filed with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT and is available upon request or at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. An unaudited holdings listing for the Fund, which presents direct holdings as well as the pro-rata share of securities and other investments held indirectly through its investment in underlying non-money market Fidelity Central Funds, is available at fidelity.com and/or institutional.fidelity.com, as applicable. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request.
(r) Security is perpetual in nature with no stated maturity date.
(s) Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request.
(t) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
Additional information on each restricted holding is as follows:
Security | Acquisition Date | Acquisition Cost (000s) |
California Resources Corp. | 10/27/20 | $12,175 |
Mesquite Energy, Inc. 15% 7/15/23 | 7/10/20 - 11/5/20 | $3,319 |
New Cotai LLC/New Cotai Capital Corp. | 9/11/20 | $11,111 |
Tricer Holdco SCA | 10/16/09 - 12/30/17 | $6,909 |
Tricer Holdco SCA Class A1 | 10/16/09 - 10/29/09 | $1,100 |
Tricer Holdco SCA Class A2 | 10/16/09 - 10/29/09 | $1,100 |
Tricer Holdco SCA Class A3 | 10/16/09 - 10/29/09 | $1,100 |
Tricer Holdco SCA Class A4 | 10/16/09 - 10/29/09 | $1,100 |
Tricer Holdco SCA Class A5 | 10/16/09 - 10/29/09 | $1,100 |
Tricer Holdco SCA Class A6 | 10/16/09 - 10/29/09 | $1,100 |
Tricer Holdco SCA Class A7 | 10/16/09 - 10/29/09 | $1,100 |
Tricer Holdco SCA Class A8 | 10/16/09 - 10/29/09 | $1,100 |
Tricer Holdco SCA Class A9 | 10/16/09 - 10/29/09 | $1,100 |
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 | $2,580 |
Fidelity Emerging Markets Debt Central Fund | 119,364 |
Fidelity Floating Rate Central Fund | 70,963 |
Fidelity Mortgage Backed Securities Central Fund | 2,591 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund | 31 |
Total | $195,529 |
Amounts in the income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line-item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable. Amount for Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities.
Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund’s investments in non-Money Market Central Funds, including the ownership percentage, is presented below.
Fund (Amounts in thousands) | Value, beginning of period | Purchases(a) | Sales Proceeds | Realized Gain/Loss | Change in Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | Value, end of period | % ownership, end of period |
Fidelity Emerging Markets Debt Central Fund | $2,613,139 | $119,365 | $312,374 | $(3,757) | $(13,632) | $2,402,741 | 87.3% |
Fidelity Floating Rate Central Fund | 1,518,627 | 122,465 | 273,081 | (16,913) | (14,885) | 1,336,213 | 71.3% |
Fidelity Mortgage Backed Securities Central Fund | -- | 400,075 | 397,693 | (2,353) | -- | 29 | 0.0% |
Total | $4,131,766 | $641,905 | $983,148 | $(23,023) | $(28,517) | $3,738,983 |
(a) Includes the value of shares purchased or redeemed through in-kind transactions, if applicable.
Investment Valuation
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2020, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: | ||||
Description | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
(Amounts in thousands) | ||||
Investments in Securities: | ||||
Equities: | ||||
Communication Services | $137,366 | $128,753 | $-- | $8,613 |
Consumer Discretionary | 191,177 | 184,518 | -- | 6,659 |
Consumer Staples | 58,722 | 48,820 | -- | 9,902 |
Energy | 159,902 | 141,788 | -- | 18,114 |
Financials | 29,289 | 28,018 | -- | 1,271 |
Health Care | 106,301 | 104,956 | -- | 1,345 |
Industrials | 68,410 | 67,187 | 3 | 1,220 |
Information Technology | 307,435 | 307,435 | -- | -- |
Materials | 72,213 | 72,213 | -- | -- |
Utilities | 33,703 | 33,703 | -- | -- |
Corporate Bonds | 5,045,526 | -- | 5,041,598 | 3,928 |
U.S. Government and Government Agency Obligations | 2,859,334 | -- | 2,859,334 | -- |
Foreign Government and Government Agency Obligations | 1,348,402 | -- | 1,348,402 | -- |
Bank Loan Obligations | 240,993 | -- | 232,518 | 8,475 |
Fixed-Income Funds | 3,738,983 | 3,738,983 | -- | -- |
Preferred Securities | 738,777 | -- | 738,777 | -- |
Money Market Funds | 449,937 | 449,937 | -- | -- |
Purchased Swaptions | 5,878 | -- | 5,878 | -- |
Total Investments in Securities: | $15,592,348 | $5,306,311 | $10,226,510 | $59,527 |
Derivative Instruments: | ||||
Assets | ||||
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | $6,324 | $-- | $6,324 | $-- |
Futures Contracts | 646 | 646 | -- | -- |
Swaps | 637 | -- | 637 | -- |
Total Assets | $7,607 | $646 | $6,961 | $-- |
Liabilities | ||||
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | $(56,977) | $-- | $(56,977) | $-- |
Swaps | (42) | -- | (42) | -- |
Written Swaptions | (2,563) | -- | (2,563) | -- |
Total Liabilities | $(59,582) | $-- | $(59,582) | $-- |
Total Derivative Instruments: | $(51,975) | $646 | $(52,621) | $-- |
Value of Derivative Instruments
The following table is a summary of the Fund's value of derivative instruments by primary risk exposure as of December 31, 2020. For additional information on derivative instruments, please refer to the Derivative Instruments section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
Primary Risk Exposure / Derivative Type | Value | |
Asset | Liability | |
(Amounts in thousands) | ||
Foreign Exchange Risk | ||
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts(a) | $6,324 | $(56,977) |
Total Foreign Exchange Risk | 6,324 | (56,977) |
Interest Rate Risk | ||
Futures Contracts(b) | 646 | 0 |
Purchased Swaptions(c) | 5,878 | 0 |
Swaps(d) | 637 | (42) |
Written Swaptions(e) | 0 | (2,563) |
Total Interest Rate Risk | 7,161 | (2,605) |
Total Value of Derivatives | $13,485 | $(59,582) |
(a) Gross value is presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities in the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts line-items.
(b) Reflects gross cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts as presented in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, the period end daily variation margin is included in receivable or payable for daily variation margin on futures contracts, and the net cumulative appreciation (depreciation) is included in Total accumulated earnings (loss).
(c) Gross value is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities in the investments, at value line-item.
(d) For centrally cleared over-the-counter (OTC) swaps, reflects gross cumulative appreciation (depreciation) as presented in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, the period end daily variation marginfor centrally cleared OTC swaps is included in receivable or payable for daily variation margin on centrally cleared OTC swaps, and the net cumulative appreciation (depreciation) for centrally cleared OTC swaps is included in netunrealized appreciation (depreciation).
(e) Gross value is presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities in the written options, at value line-item.
Other Information
Distribution of investments by country or territory of incorporation, as a percentage of Total Net Assets, is as follows (Unaudited):
United States of America | 70.4% |
Germany | 4.3% |
Canada | 2.5% |
Cayman Islands | 2.5% |
Luxembourg | 2.2% |
Netherlands | 2.1% |
United Kingdom | 2.0% |
Mexico | 1.7% |
Japan | 1.2% |
Turkey | 1.1% |
Others (Individually Less Than 1%) | 10.0% |
100% |
The information in the above tables is based on the combined investments of the fund and its pro-rata share of the investments of Fidelity's Fixed-Income Central Funds
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts) | December 31, 2020 | |
Assets | ||
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $325) — See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $10,537,642) | $11,403,428 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $4,259,044) | 4,188,920 | |
Total Investment in Securities (cost $14,796,686) | $15,592,348 | |
Cash | 73,769 | |
Foreign currency held at value (cost $12) | 12 | |
Receivable for investments sold | 18,049 | |
Receivable for premium on written options | 2,839 | |
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts | 6,324 | |
Receivable for fund shares sold | 13,978 | |
Dividends receivable | 370 | |
Interest receivable | 96,212 | |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | 39 | |
Receivable for daily variation margin on futures contracts | 166 | |
Prepaid expenses | 16 | |
Other receivables | 13 | |
Total assets | 15,804,135 | |
Liabilities | ||
Payable for investments purchased | ||
Regular delivery | $43,211 | |
Delayed delivery | 3,305 | |
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts | 56,977 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 43,192 | |
Distributions payable | 2,243 | |
Accrued management fee | 7,115 | |
Distribution and service plan fees payable | 1,035 | |
Payable for daily variation margin on centrally cleared OTC swaps | 29 | |
Written options, at value (premium receivable $2,839) | 2,563 | |
Other affiliated payables | 1,754 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 29 | |
Collateral on securities loaned | 330 | |
Total liabilities | 161,783 | |
Net Assets | $15,642,352 | |
Net Assets consist of: | ||
Paid in capital | $14,859,464 | |
Total accumulated earnings (loss) | 782,888 | |
Net Assets | $15,642,352 | |
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price | ||
Class A: | ||
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($1,903,581 ÷ 150,915 shares)(a) | $12.61 | |
Maximum offering price per share (100/96.00 of $12.61) | $13.14 | |
Class M: | ||
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($792,143 ÷ 62,835 shares)(a) | $12.61 | |
Maximum offering price per share (100/96.00 of $12.61) | $13.14 | |
Class C: | ||
Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($572,280 ÷ 45,495 shares)(a) | $12.58 | |
Fidelity Strategic Income Fund: | ||
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($6,822,541 ÷ 533,324 shares) | $12.79 | |
Class I: | ||
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($4,889,531 ÷ 382,180 shares) | $12.79 | |
Class Z: | ||
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($662,276 ÷ 51,744 shares) | $12.80 |
(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.
Statement of Operations
Amounts in thousands | Year ended December 31, 2020 | |
Investment Income | ||
Dividends | $46,875 | |
Interest (including $22 from security lending) | 368,412 | |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $31 from security lending) | 193,363 | |
Total income | 608,650 | |
Expenses | ||
Management fee | $83,933 | |
Transfer agent fees | 19,281 | |
Distribution and service plan fees | 12,483 | |
Accounting fees | 1,787 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 53 | |
Independent trustees' fees and expenses | 50 | |
Registration fees | 293 | |
Audit | 141 | |
Legal | (328) | |
Miscellaneous | 166 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 117,859 | |
Expense reductions | (104) | |
Total expenses after reductions | 117,755 | |
Net investment income (loss) | 490,895 | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | ||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||
Investment securities: | ||
Unaffiliated issuers | 302,706 | |
Affiliated in-kind | 8,659 | |
Fidelity Central Funds | (23,009) | |
Forward foreign currency contracts | (39,122) | |
Foreign currency transactions | 2,048 | |
Futures contracts | 31,706 | |
Swaps | (9,949) | |
Written options | (2,891) | |
Capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds | 2,166 | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | 272,314 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||
Investment securities: | ||
Unaffiliated issuers | 292,862 | |
Fidelity Central Funds | (28,517) | |
Forward foreign currency contracts | (40,344) | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | (18) | |
Futures contracts | 4,468 | |
Swaps | (989) | |
Written options | 117 | |
Delayed delivery commitments | 371 | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 227,950 | |
Net gain (loss) | 500,264 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | $991,159 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Amounts in thousands | Year ended December 31, 2020 | Year ended December 31, 2019 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | ||
Operations | ||
Net investment income (loss) | $490,895 | $600,996 |
Net realized gain (loss) | 272,314 | 159,227 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 227,950 | 976,082 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 991,159 | 1,736,305 |
Distributions to shareholders | (700,879) | (718,416) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | (1,674,850) | (195,579) |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (1,384,570) | 822,310 |
Net Assets | ||
Beginning of period | 17,026,922 | 16,204,612 |
End of period | $15,642,352 | $17,026,922 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Highlights
Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund Class A
Years ended December 31, | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
Selected Per–Share Data | |||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $12.29 | $11.56 | $12.32 | $11.88 | $11.32 |
Income from Investment Operations | |||||
Net investment income (loss)A | .367 | .412 | .424 | .399 | .428 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | .497 | .818 | (.780) | .526 | .516 |
Total from investment operations | .864 | 1.230 | (.356) | .925 | .944 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.386) | (.390) | (.392) | (.382) | (.384) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.158) | (.110) | (.012) | (.103) | – |
Total distributions | (.544) | (.500) | (.404) | (.485) | (.384) |
Net asset value, end of period | $12.61 | $12.29 | $11.56 | $12.32 | $11.88 |
Total ReturnB,C | 7.19% | 10.74% | (2.95)% | 7.87% | 8.42% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsD,E | |||||
Expenses before reductions | .97% | .98% | .98% | 1.00% | 1.01% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .97% | .97% | .98% | .99% | 1.01% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .97% | .97% | .98% | .99% | 1.01% |
Net investment income (loss) | 3.02% | 3.38% | 3.52% | 3.24% | 3.64% |
Supplemental Data | |||||
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $1,904 | $1,918 | $1,631 | $1,921 | $3,098 |
Portfolio turnover rateF | 96% | 138%G | 113%H | 123% | 76% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
C Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
D Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
E Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
G Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
H The portfolio turnover rate does not include the assets acquired in the merger.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund Class M
Years ended December 31, | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
Selected Per–Share Data | |||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $12.28 | $11.55 | $12.31 | $11.88 | $11.31 |
Income from Investment Operations | |||||
Net investment income (loss)A | .368 | .412 | .424 | .398 | .428 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | .506 | .818 | (.779) | .517 | .526 |
Total from investment operations | .874 | 1.230 | (.355) | .915 | .954 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.386) | (.390) | (.393) | (.382) | (.384) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.158) | (.110) | (.012) | (.103) | – |
Total distributions | (.544) | (.500) | (.405) | (.485) | (.384) |
Net asset value, end of period | $12.61 | $12.28 | $11.55 | $12.31 | $11.88 |
Total ReturnB,C | 7.29% | 10.75% | (2.95)% | 7.78% | 8.52% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsD,E | |||||
Expenses before reductions | .96% | .97% | .98% | .99% | 1.01% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .96% | .97% | .97% | .99% | 1.00% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .96% | .97% | .97% | .99% | 1.00% |
Net investment income (loss) | 3.03% | 3.39% | 3.52% | 3.24% | 3.64% |
Supplemental Data | |||||
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $792 | $806 | $755 | $864 | $967 |
Portfolio turnover rateF | 96% | 138%G | 113%H | 123% | 76% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
C Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
D Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
E Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
G Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
H The portfolio turnover rate does not include the assets acquired in the merger.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund Class C
Years ended December 31, | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
Selected Per–Share Data | |||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $12.26 | $11.53 | $12.28 | $11.85 | $11.29 |
Income from Investment Operations | |||||
Net investment income (loss)A | .276 | .320 | .334 | .305 | .339 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | .496 | .818 | (.770) | .518 | .516 |
Total from investment operations | .772 | 1.138 | (.436) | .823 | .855 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.294) | (.298) | (.302) | (.290) | (.295) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.158) | (.110) | (.012) | (.103) | – |
Total distributions | (.452) | (.408) | (.314) | (.393) | (.295) |
Net asset value, end of period | $12.58 | $12.26 | $11.53 | $12.28 | $11.85 |
Total ReturnB,C | 6.41% | 9.94% | (3.60)% | 7.00% | 7.63% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsD,E | |||||
Expenses before reductions | 1.72% | 1.72% | 1.72% | 1.74% | 1.75% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.72% | 1.72% | 1.72% | 1.74% | 1.75% |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.72% | 1.72% | 1.72% | 1.74% | 1.75% |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.27% | 2.63% | 2.78% | 2.50% | 2.90% |
Supplemental Data | |||||
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $572 | $678 | $1,006 | $1,302 | $1,376 |
Portfolio turnover rateF | 96% | 138%G | 113%H | 123% | 76% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
C Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.
D Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
E Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
G Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
H The portfolio turnover rate does not include the assets acquired in the merger.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund
Years ended December 31, | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 A |
Selected Per–Share Data | |||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $12.46 | $11.72 | $12.38 |
Income from Investment Operations | |||
Net investment income (loss)B | .410 | .454 | .314 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | .504 | .827 | (.657) |
Total from investment operations | .914 | 1.281 | (.343) |
Distributions from net investment income | (.426) | (.431) | (.317) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.158) | (.110) | – |
Total distributions | (.584) | (.541) | (.317) |
Net asset value, end of period | $12.79 | $12.46 | $11.72 |
Total ReturnC,D | 7.53% | 11.04% | (2.78)% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsE,F | |||
Expenses before reductions | .67% | .68% | .69%G |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .67% | .68% | .68%G |
Expenses net of all reductions | .67% | .68% | .68%G |
Net investment income (loss) | 3.32% | 3.68% | 3.64%G |
Supplemental Data | |||
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $6,823 | $8,139 | $7,817 |
Portfolio turnover rateH | 96% | 138%I | 113%J |
A For the period April 13, 2018 (commencement of sale of shares) to December 31, 2018.
B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
C Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
D Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
E Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
G Annualized
H Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
I Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
J The portfolio turnover rate does not include the assets acquired in the merger.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund Class I
Years ended December 31, | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
Selected Per–Share Data | |||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $12.46 | $11.72 | $12.49 | $12.05 | $11.47 |
Income from Investment Operations | |||||
Net investment income (loss)A | .404 | .449 | .458 | .432 | .463 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | .505 | .827 | (.789) | .528 | .535 |
Total from investment operations | .909 | 1.276 | (.331) | .960 | .998 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.421) | (.426) | (.427) | (.417) | (.418) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.158) | (.110) | (.012) | (.103) | – |
Total distributions | (.579) | (.536) | (.439) | (.520) | (.418) |
Net asset value, end of period | $12.79 | $12.46 | $11.72 | $12.49 | $12.05 |
Total ReturnB | 7.48% | 11.00% | (2.71)% | 8.06% | 8.80% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsC,D | |||||
Expenses before reductions | .71% | .72% | .73% | .75% | .76% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .71% | .72% | .73% | .74% | .76% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .71% | .72% | .73% | .74% | .76% |
Net investment income (loss) | 3.28% | 3.64% | 3.76% | 3.49% | 3.89% |
Supplemental Data | |||||
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $4,890 | $4,899 | $4,831 | $5,039 | $2,827 |
Portfolio turnover rateE | 96% | 138%F | 113%G | 123% | 76% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
C Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
D Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
F Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
G The portfolio turnover rate does not include the assets acquired in the merger.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund Class Z
Years ended December 31, | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 A |
Selected Per–Share Data | |||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $12.47 | $11.72 | $12.17 |
Income from Investment Operations | |||
Net investment income (loss)B | .417 | .461 | .119 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | .504 | .837 | (.437) |
Total from investment operations | .921 | 1.298 | (.318) |
Distributions from net investment income | (.433) | (.438) | (.132) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.158) | (.110) | – |
Total distributions | (.591) | (.548) | (.132) |
Net asset value, end of period | $12.80 | $12.47 | $11.72 |
Total ReturnC,D | 7.59% | 11.19% | (2.62)% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsE,F | |||
Expenses before reductions | .61% | .62% | .62%G |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .61% | .62% | .62%G |
Expenses net of all reductions | .61% | .62% | .62%G |
Net investment income (loss) | 3.38% | 3.74% | 3.95%G |
Supplemental Data | |||
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $662 | $587 | $166 |
Portfolio turnover rateH | 96% | 138%I | 113%J |
A For the period October 2, 2018 (commencement of sale of shares) to December 31, 2018.
B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
C Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
D Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
E Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
G Annualized
H Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
I Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
J The portfolio turnover rate does not include the assets acquired in the merger.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Notes to Financial Statements
For the period ended December 31, 2020
(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
1. Organization.
Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Advisor Series II (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund offers Class A Class M, Class C, Fidelity Strategic Income Fund, Class I and Class Z 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 C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after a holding period of ten years from the initial date of purchase, with certain exceptions. The Fund's investments in emerging markets can be subject to social, economic, regulatory, and political uncertainties and can be extremely volatile.
Effective January 1, 2020:
Investment advisers Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc., FMR Co., Inc., and Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, merged with and into Fidelity Management & Research Company. In connection with the merger transactions, the resulting, merged investment adviser was then redomiciled from Massachusetts to Delaware, changed its corporate structure from a corporation to a limited liability company, and changed its name to "Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC".
Broker-dealer Fidelity Distributors Corporation merged with and into Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Company, Inc. ("FIISC"). FIISC was then redomiciled from Massachusetts to Delaware, changed its corporate structure from a corporation to a limited liability company, and changed its name to "Fidelity Distributors Company LLC".
Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. converted from a Massachusetts corporation to a Massachusetts LLC, and changed its name to "Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company LLC".
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund invests in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
Based on its investment objective, each Fidelity Central Fund may invest or participate in various investment vehicles or strategies that are similar to those of the Fund. These strategies are consistent with the investment objectives of the Fund and may involve certain economic risks which may cause a decline in value of each of the Fidelity Central Funds and thus a decline in the value of the Fund. The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by the investment adviser. Annualized expenses of the Money Market Central Funds as of their most recent shareholder report date ranged from less than .005% to .01%. The following summarizes the Fund's investment in each non-money market Fidelity Central Fund.
Fidelity Central Fund | Investment Manager | Investment Objective | Investment Practices | Expense Ratio(a) |
Fidelity Emerging Markets Debt Central Fund | FMR Co., Inc. (FMR) | Seeks high total return by normally investing in debt securities of issuers in emerging markets and other debt investments that are tied economically to emerging markets. | Foreign Securities Restricted Securities | Less than .005% |
Fidelity Floating Rate Central Fund | FMR | Seeks a high level of income by normally investing in floating rate loans and other floating rate securities. | Foreign Securities Loans & Direct Debt Instruments Restricted Securities | Less than .005% |
Fidelity Mortgage Backed Securities Central Fund | FMR | Seeks a high level of income by normally investing in investment-grade mortgage-related securities and repurchase agreements for those securities. | Delayed Delivery & When Issued Securities Futures Options Restricted Securities Swaps | .01% |
(a) Expenses expressed as a percentage of average net assets and are as of each underlying Central Fund's most recent annual or semi-annual shareholder report.
An unaudited holdings listing for the Fund, which presents direct holdings as well as the pro-rata share of any securities and other investments held indirectly through its investment in underlying non-money market Fidelity Central Funds, is available at fidelity.com and/or institutional.fidelity.com, as applicable. A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds which contain the significant accounting policies (including investment valuation policies) of those funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC website or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services - Investment Companies. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Board of Trustees (the Board) has delegated the day to day responsibility for the valuation of the Fund's investments to the Fair Value Committee (the Committee) established by the Fund's investment adviser. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and reports to the Board on the Committee's activities and fair value determinations. The Board monitors the appropriateness of the procedures used in valuing the Fund's investments and ratifies the fair value determinations of the Committee.
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
- Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
- Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
- Level 3 – unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on evaluated prices received from third party pricing vendors or from brokers who make markets in such securities. Corporate bonds, bank loan obligations, foreign government and government agency obligations, preferred securities and U.S. government and government agency obligations are valued by pricing vendors who utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type or by broker-supplied prices. Swaps are marked-to-market daily based on valuations from third party pricing vendors, registered derivatives clearing organizations (clearinghouses) or broker-supplied valuations. These pricing sources may utilize inputs such as interest rate curves, credit spread curves, default possibilities and recovery rates. When independent prices are unavailable or unreliable, debt securities and swaps may be valued utilizing pricing methodologies which consider similar factors that would be used by third party pricing vendors. For foreign debt securities, when significant market or security specific events arise, valuations may be determined in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Debt securities and swaps are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy but may be Level 3 depending on the circumstances. The Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in below investment grade securities. The value of these securities can be more volatile due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer and is sensitive to changes in economic, market and regulatory conditions.
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
The U.S. dollar value of foreign currency contracts is determined using currency exchange rates supplied by a pricing service and are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. Options traded over-the-counter are valued using vendor or broker-supplied valuations and are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level as of December 31, 2020 is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
Foreign Currency. Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received, and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
Realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions arise from the disposition of foreign currency, realized changes in the value of foreign currency between the trade and settlement dates on security transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on transaction date and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Unrealized gains and losses on assets and liabilities in foreign currencies arise from changes in the value of foreign currency, and from assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, other than investments, which are held at period end.
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and include proceeds received from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain distributions received by the Fund represent a return of capital or capital gain. The Fund determines the components of these distributions subsequent to the ex-dividend date, based upon receipt of tax filings or other correspondence relating to the underlying investment. These distributions are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Interest income is accrued as earned and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Paid in Kind (PIK) income is recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. 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.
Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. As of December 31, 2020, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
Distributions are declared and recorded daily and paid monthly from net investment income. Distributions from realized gains, if any, are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. In addition, the Fund claimed a portion of the payment made to redeeming shareholders as a distribution for income tax purposes.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to short-term gain distributions from the underlying mutual funds, futures contracts, swaps, foreign currency transactions, market discount, partnerships and losses deferred due to futures contracts, wash sales and excise tax regulations.
As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities, and derivatives if applicable, for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation | $1,247,157 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (475,884) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $771,273 |
Tax Cost | $14,759,920 |
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income | $9,975 |
Undistributed long-term capital gain | $30,242 |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments | $765,796 |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
December 31, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | |
Ordinary Income | $572,994 | $ 619,636 |
Long-term Capital Gains | 127,885 | 98,780 |
Total | $700,879 | $ 718,416 |
Delayed Delivery Transactions and When-Issued Securities. During the period, certain Funds transacted in securities on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis. Payment and delivery may take place after the customary settlement period for that security. The price of the underlying securities and the date when the securities will be delivered and paid for are fixed at the time the transaction is negotiated. Securities purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis are identified as such in the Schedule of Investments. Compensation for interest forgone in the purchase of a delayed delivery or when-issued debt security may be received. With respect to purchase commitments, each applicable Fund identifies securities as segregated in its records with a value at least equal to the amount of the commitment. Payables and receivables associated with the purchases and sales of delayed delivery securities having the same coupon, settlement date and broker are offset. Delayed delivery or when-issued securities that have been purchased from and sold to different brokers are reflected as both payables and receivables in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the caption "Delayed delivery", as applicable. Losses may arise due to changes in the value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract's terms, or if the issuer does not issue the securities due to political, economic, or other factors.
Restricted Securities (including Private Placements). 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. Direct debt instruments are interests in amounts owed to lenders by corporate or other borrowers. These instruments may be in the form of loans, trade claims or other receivables and may include standby financing commitments such as revolving credit facilities that obligate a fund to supply additional cash to the borrower on demand. Loans may be acquired through assignment, participation, or may be made directly to a borrower. Such instruments are presented in the Bank Loan Obligations section in the Schedule of Investments. Certain funds may also invest in unfunded loan commitments, which are contractual obligations for future funding. Information regarding unfunded commitments is included at the end of the Schedule of Investments, if applicable.
4. Derivative Instruments.
Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments. The Fund's investment objective allows the Fund to enter into various types of derivative contracts, including futures contracts, forward foreign currency contracts, options and swaps. Derivatives are investments whose value is primarily derived from underlying assets, indices or reference rates and may be transacted on an exchange or over-the-counter (OTC). Derivatives may involve a future commitment to buy or sell a specified asset based on specified terms, to exchange future cash flows at periodic intervals based on a notional principal amount, or for one party to make one or more payments upon the occurrence of specified events in exchange for periodic payments from the other party.
The Fund used derivatives to increase returns, to gain exposure to certain types of assets, to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities and to manage exposure to certain risks as defined below. The success of any strategy involving derivatives depends on analysis of numerous economic factors, and if the strategies for investment do not work as intended, the Fund may not achieve its objectives.
The Fund's use of derivatives increased or decreased its exposure to the following risks:
Foreign Exchange Risk | Foreign exchange rate risk relates to fluctuations in the value of an asset or liability due to changes in currency exchange rates. |
Interest Rate Risk | Interest rate risk relates to the fluctuations in the value of interest-bearing securities due to changes in the prevailing levels of market interest rates. |
The Fund is also exposed to additional risks from investing in derivatives, such as liquidity risk and counterparty credit risk. Liquidity risk is the risk that the Fund will be unable to close out the derivative in the open market in a timely manner. Counterparty credit risk is the risk that the counterparty will not be able to fulfill its obligation to the Fund. Derivative counterparty credit risk is managed through formal evaluation of the creditworthiness of all potential counterparties. On certain OTC derivatives such as forward foreign currency contracts and options, the Fund attempts to reduce its exposure to counterparty credit risk by entering into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) Master Agreement with each of its counterparties. The ISDA Master Agreement gives the Fund the right to terminate all transactions traded under such agreement upon the deterioration in the credit quality of the counterparty beyond specified levels. The ISDA Master Agreement gives each party the right, upon an event of default by the other party or a termination of the agreement, to close out all transactions traded under such agreement and to net amounts owed under each transaction to one net payable by one party to the other. To mitigate counterparty credit risk on bi-lateral OTC derivatives, the Fund receives collateral in the form of cash or securities once the Fund's net unrealized appreciation on outstanding derivative contracts under an ISDA Master Agreement exceeds certain applicable thresholds, subject to certain minimum transfer provisions. The collateral received is held in segregated accounts with the Fund's custodian bank in accordance with the collateral agreements entered into between the Fund, the counterparty and the Fund's custodian bank. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral even though it is held by the Fund's custodian bank. The Fund's maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk related to bi-lateral OTC derivatives is generally the aggregate unrealized appreciation and unpaid counterparty payments in excess of any collateral pledged by the counterparty to the Fund. For OTC written options with upfront premiums received, the Fund is obligated to perform and therefore does not have counterparty risk. For OTC written options with premiums to be received at a future date, the maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the amount of the premium in excess of any collateral pledged by the counterparty. The Fund may be required to pledge collateral for the benefit of the counterparties on bi-lateral OTC derivatives in an amount not less than each counterparty's unrealized appreciation on outstanding derivative contracts, subject to certain minimum transfer provisions, and any such pledged collateral is identified in the Schedule of Investments. Exchange-traded futures contracts are not covered by the ISDA Master Agreement; however counterparty credit risk related to exchange-traded futures contracts may be mitigated by the protection provided by the exchange on which they trade. Counterparty credit risk related to centrally cleared OTC swaps may be mitigated by the protection provided by the clearinghouse.
Investing in derivatives may involve greater risks than investing in the underlying assets directly and, to varying degrees, may involve risk of loss in excess of any initial investment and collateral received and amounts recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. In addition, there may be the risk that the change in value of the derivative contract does not correspond to the change in value of the underlying instrument.
Net Realized Gain (Loss) and Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives. The table below, which reflects the impacts of derivatives on the financial performance of the Fund, summarizes the net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for derivatives during the period as presented in the Statement of Operations.
Primary Risk Exposure / Derivative Type | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Foreign Exchange Risk | ||
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | $(39,122) | $(40,344) |
Total Foreign Exchange Risk | (39,122) | (40,344) |
Interest Rate Risk | ||
Futures Contracts | 31,706 | 4,468 |
Purchased Options | 22,483 | (1,150) |
Written Options | (2,891) | 117 |
Swaps | (9,949) | (989) |
Total Interest Rate Risk | $41,349 | $2,446 |
Totals | $2,227 | $(37,898) |
A summary of the value of derivatives by primary risk exposure as of period end, if any, is included at the end of the Schedule of Investments.
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts. Forward foreign currency contracts represent obligations to purchase or sell foreign currency on a specified future date at a price fixed at the time the contracts are entered into. The Fund used forward foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities and to manage exposure to certain foreign currencies.
Forward foreign currency contracts are valued daily and fluctuations in exchange rates on open contracts are recorded as unrealized appreciation or (depreciation) and reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When the contract is closed, the Fund realizes a gain or loss equal to the difference between the closing value and the value at the time it was opened. Non-deliverable forward foreign currency exchange contracts are settled with the counterparty in cash without the delivery of foreign currency. The net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency contracts during the period is presented in the Statement of Operations.
Any open forward foreign currency contracts at period end are presented in the Schedule of Investments under the caption "Forward Foreign Currency Contracts." The contract amount and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) reflects each contract's exposure to the underlying currency at period end and is representative of volume of activity during the period.
Futures Contracts. A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell a specified underlying instrument for a fixed price at a specified future date. The Fund used futures contracts to manage its exposure to the bond market and fluctuations in interest rates.
Upon entering into a futures contract, a fund is required to deposit either cash or securities (initial margin) with a clearing broker in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the face value of the contract. Futures contracts are marked-to-market daily and subsequent daily payments (variation margin) are made or received by a fund depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the futures contracts and are recorded as unrealized appreciation or (depreciation). This receivable and/or payable, if any, is included in daily variation margin on futures contracts in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized gain or (loss) is recorded upon the expiration or closing of a futures contract. The net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts during the period is presented in the Statement of Operations.
Any open futures contracts at period end are presented in the Schedule of Investments under the caption "Futures Contracts". The notional amount at value reflects each contract's exposure to the underlying instrument or index at period end and is representative of volume of activity during the period. Securities deposited to meet initial margin requirements are identified in the Schedule of Investments.
Options. Options give the purchaser the right, but not the obligation, to buy (call) or sell (put) an underlying security or financial instrument at an agreed exercise or strike price between or on certain dates. Options obligate the seller (writer) to buy (put) or sell (call) an underlying instrument at the exercise or strike price or cash settle an underlying derivative instrument if the holder exercises the option on or before the expiration date. The Fund uses OTC options, such as swaptions, which are options where the underlying instrument is a swap, to manage its exposure to fluctuations in interest rates.
Upon entering into an options contract, a fund will pay or receive a premium. Premiums paid on purchased options are reflected as cost of investments and premiums received on written options are reflected as a liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Certain options may be purchased or written with premiums to be paid or received on a future date. Options are valued daily and any unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When an option is exercised, the cost or proceeds of the underlying instrument purchased or sold is adjusted by the amount of the premium. When an option is closed the Fund will realize a gain or loss depending on whether the proceeds or amount paid for the closing sale transaction is greater or less than the premium received or paid. When an option expires, gains and losses are realized to the extent of premiums received and paid, respectively. The net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on purchased options are included in the Statement of Operations in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities. The net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on written options are presented in the Statement of Operations.
Any open options at period end are presented in the Schedule of Investments under the captions "Purchased Options," "Purchased Swaptions," "Written Options" and "Written Swaptions," as applicable, and are representative of volume of activity during the period.
Writing puts and buying calls tend to increase exposure to the underlying instrument while buying puts and writing calls tend to decrease exposure to the underlying instrument. For purchased options, risk of loss is limited to the premium paid, and for written options, risk of loss is the change in value in excess of the premium received.
Swaps. A swap is a contract between two parties to exchange future cash flows at periodic intervals based on a notional principal amount. A centrally cleared OTC swap is a transaction executed between a fund and a dealer counterparty, then cleared by a futures commission merchant (FCM) through a clearinghouse. Once cleared, the clearinghouse serves as a central counterparty, with whom a fund exchanges cash flows for the life of the transaction, similar to transactions in futures contracts.
Centrally cleared OTC swaps require a fund to deposit either cash or securities (initial margin) with the FCM, at the instruction of and for the benefit of the clearinghouse. Securities deposited to meet initial margin requirements are identified in the Schedule of Investments. Centrally cleared OTC swaps are marked-to-market daily and subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the swaps and are recorded as unrealized appreciation or (depreciation). These daily payments, if any, are included in receivable or payable for daily variation margin on centrally cleared OTC swaps in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Any premiums for centrally cleared OTC swaps are recorded periodically throughout the term of the swap to variation margin and included in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Any premiums are recognized as realized gain (loss) upon termination or maturity of the swap.
Payments are exchanged at specified intervals, accrued daily commencing with the effective date of the contract and recorded as realized gain or (loss). Some swaps may be terminated prior to the effective date and realize a gain or loss upon termination. The net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swaps during the period is presented in the Statement of Operations.
Any open swaps at period end are included in the Schedule of Investments under the caption "Swaps" and are representative of volume of activity during the period.
Interest Rate Swaps. Interest rate swaps are agreements between counterparties to exchange cash flows, one based on a fixed rate, and the other on a floating rate. The Fund entered into interest rate swaps to manage its exposure to interest rate changes. Changes in interest rates can have an effect on both the value of bond holdings as well as the amount of interest income earned. In general, the value of bonds can fall when interest rates rise and can rise when interest rates fall.
5. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities and U.S. government securities, are noted in the table below.
Purchases ($) | Sales ($) | |
Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund | 9,422,068 | 10,109,749 |
6. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (the investment adviser) and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .45% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .10% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the monthly average net assets of a group of registered investment companies with which the investment adviser has management contracts. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the reporting period, the total annual management fee rate was .55% of the Fund's average net assets.
Distribution and Service Plan Fees. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate Distribution and Service Plans for each class of shares. Certain classes pay Fidelity Distributors Company LLC (FDC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, separate Distribution and Service Fees, each of which is based on an annual percentage of each class' average net assets. In addition, FDC may pay financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund and providing shareholder support services. For the period, the Distribution and Service Fee rates, total fees and amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
Distribution Fee | Service Fee | Total Fees | Retained by FDC | |
Class A | -% | .25% | $4,582 | $83 |
Class M | -% | .25% | 1,894 | 15 |
Class C | .75% | .25% | 6,007 | 471 |
$12,483 | $569 |
Sales Load. FDC may receive a front-end sales charge of up to 4.00% for selling Class A shares and Class M shares, some of which is paid to financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund. Depending on the holding period, FDC may receive contingent deferred sales charges levied on Class A, Class M and Class C redemptions. The deferred sales charges are 1.00% for Class C shares, 1.00% for certain purchases of Class A shares and .25% for certain purchases of Class M shares.
For the period, sales charge amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
Retained by FDC | |
Class A | $157 |
Class M | 20 |
Class C(a) | 46 |
$223 |
(a) When Class C shares are initially sold, FDC pays commissions from its own resources to financial intermediaries through which the sales are made.
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company LLC (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of the respective classes of the Fund, except for Class Z. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee of Class Z's average net assets. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements.
For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
Amount | % of Class-Level Average Net Assets | |
Class A | $2,860 | .16 |
Class M | 1,137 | .15 |
Class C | 937 | .16 |
Fidelity Strategic Income Fund | 7,153 | .10 |
Class I | 6,910 | .15 |
Class Z | 284 | .05 |
$19,281 |
Accounting Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. For the period, the fees were equivalent to the following annual rates:
% of Average Net Assets | |
Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund | .01 |
Brokerage Commissions. A portion of portfolio transactions were placed with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were as follows:
Amount | |
Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund | $6 |
Interfund Trades. Funds may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note, and amounted to $6,352 and $27,002, respectively.
Other. During the period, the investment adviser reimbursed the Fund for certain losses in the amount of $22.
Affiliated Exchanges In-Kind. During the period, the Fund completed an exchange in-kind with Fidelity Mortgage Backed Securities Central Fund. The Fund delivered investments, including accrued interest, and cash valued at $384,685 in exchange for 3,397 shares of the Central Fund. The net realized gain of $8,659 on investments delivered in-kind is included in the accompanying Statement of Operations. The Fund recognized net gains for federal income tax purposes.
Prior Fiscal Year Affiliated Exchanges In-Kind. During the prior period, the Fund completed and exchange in-kind with Fidelity Emerging Markets Debt Central Fund. The Fund delivered investments, including accrued interest, valued at $2,529,799, (which included $23,124 of unrealized depreciation) in exchange for 268,001 shares of the Central Fund. The Fund generally did not recognize gain or loss for federal income tax purposes.
7. Committed Line of Credit.
Certain Funds participate with other funds managed by the investment adviser or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The participating funds have agreed to pay commitment fees on their pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which are reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations, and are as follows:
Amount | |
Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund | $37 |
During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
8. Security Lending.
Funds lend portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. Lending agents are used, including National Financial Services (NFS), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, NFS will receive a fee, which is capped at 9.9% of a fund's daily lending revenue, for its services as lending agent. A fund may lend securities to certain qualified borrowers, including NFS. On the settlement date of the loan, a fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of a fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to a fund on the next business day. A fund or borrower may terminate the loan at any time, and if the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. A fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. Any loaned securities are identified as such in the Schedule of Investments, and the value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end, as applicable, are presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of interest income and as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Affiliated security lending activity, if any, was as follows:
Total Security Lending Income Fees Paid to NFS | Security Lending Income From Securities Loaned to NFS | Value of Securities Loaned to NFS at Period End | |
Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund | $3 | $–(a) | $– |
(a) Amounts less than five hundreds.
9. Expense Reductions.
Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of the Fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to the Fund to offset certain expenses. This amount totaled $18 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian, credits realized as a result of certain uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, custodian credits reduced the Fund's expenses by $52.
In addition, during the period the investment adviser or an affiliate reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $34.
10. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Year ended December 31, 2020 | Year ended December 31, 2019 | |
Distributions to shareholders | ||
Class A | $81,452 | $76,009 |
Class M | 33,769 | 32,492 |
Class C | 21,284 | 25,288 |
Fidelity Strategic Income Fund | 318,634 | 353,007 |
Class I | 217,580 | 211,541 |
Class Z | 28,160 | 20,079 |
Total | $700,879 | $718,416 |
11. Share Transactions.
Share transactions for each class were as follows and may contain automatic conversions between classes or exchanges between affiliated funds:
Shares | Shares | Dollars | Dollars | |
Year ended December 31, 2020 | Year ended December 31, 2019 | Year ended December 31, 2020 | Year ended December 31, 2019 | |
Class A | ||||
Shares sold | 24,267 | 43,566 | $295,597 | $528,485 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 6,273 | 5,960 | 77,642 | 72,944 |
Shares redeemed | (35,732) | (34,497) | (429,247) | (420,095) |
Net increase (decrease) | (5,192) | 15,029 | $(56,008) | $181,334 |
Class M | ||||
Shares sold | 9,600 | 9,378 | $117,229 | $113,952 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 2,674 | 2,601 | 33,071 | 31,804 |
Shares redeemed | (15,066) | (11,692) | (180,452) | (142,125) |
Net increase (decrease) | (2,792) | 287 | $(30,152) | $3,631 |
Class C | ||||
Shares sold | 5,507 | 7,648 | $66,750 | $92,857 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 1,664 | 1,951 | 20,599 | 23,766 |
Shares redeemed | (17,012) | (41,561) | (204,693) | (501,565) |
Net increase (decrease) | (9,841) | (31,962) | $(117,344) | $(384,942) |
Fidelity Strategic Income Fund | ||||
Shares sold | 75,272 | 100,407 | $929,569 | $1,238,415 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 22,834 | 24,054 | 286,019 | 298,403 |
Shares redeemed | (217,992) | (138,469) | (2,657,138) | (1,706,366) |
Net increase (decrease) | (119,886) | (14,008) | $(1,441,550) | $(169,548) |
Class I | ||||
Shares sold | 113,187 | 115,327 | $1,393,852 | $1,420,553 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 16,184 | 15,859 | 202,999 | 196,642 |
Shares redeemed | (140,370) | (150,285) | (1,692,556) | (1,848,390) |
Net increase (decrease) | (10,999) | (19,099) | $(95,705) | $(231,195) |
Class Z | ||||
Shares sold | 21,489 | 40,054 | $266,260 | $493,698 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 1,850 | 1,315 | 23,240 | 16,369 |
Shares redeemed | (18,655) | (8,437) | (223,592) | (104,926) |
Net increase (decrease) | 4,684 | 32,932 | $65,908 | $405,141 |
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.
13. Credit Risk.
The Fund's relatively large investment in countries with limited or developing capital markets may involve greater risks than investments in more developed markets and the prices of such investments may be volatile. The yields of emerging market debt obligations reflect, among other things, perceived credit risk. The consequences of political, social or economic changes in these markets may have disruptive effects on the market prices of the Fund's investments and the income they generate, as well as the Fund's ability to repatriate such amounts.
14. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic.
An outbreak of COVID-19 first detected in China during December 2019 has since spread globally and was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization during March 2020. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, may magnify factors that affect the Fund's performance.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Series II and the Shareholders of Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund (the "Fund"), a fund of Fidelity Advisor Series II, including the schedule of investments, as of December 31, 2020, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2020, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinions
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund's financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2020, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 17, 2021
We have served as the auditor of one or more of the Fidelity investment companies since 1999.
Trustees and Officers
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board (if any), and officers of the trust and funds, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs each fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee each fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to each fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review each fund's performance. Each of the Trustees oversees 305 funds.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the trust and the funds is referred to herein as an Independent Trustee. Each Independent Trustee shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. Officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer or Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
Each 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 if you’re an individual investing directly with Fidelity, call 1-800-835-5092 if you’re a plan sponsor or participant with Fidelity as your recordkeeper or call 1-877-208-0098 on institutional accounts or if you’re an advisor or invest through one.
Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Trustees. The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.
In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing each fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the funds, is provided below.
Board Structure and Oversight Function. Abigail P. Johnson is an interested person and currently serves as Chairman. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chairman is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chairman has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the funds. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chairman, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chairman and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. Arthur E. Johnson serves as Chairman of the Independent Trustees and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.
Robert A. Lawrence is an interested person and currently serves as Acting Chairman. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chairman is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chairman has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the funds. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chairman, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chairman and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. David M. Thomas serves as Lead Independent Trustee and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.
Fidelity® funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The funds' Board oversees Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, asset allocation and certain equity funds, and other Boards oversee Fidelity's high income and other equity funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity® funds that are overseen by such other Boards. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity® funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity® funds overseen by each Board.
Fidelity® funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The funds' Board oversees Fidelity's high income and certain equity funds, and other Boards oversee Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, asset allocation, and other equity funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity® funds overseen by the funds' Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity® funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity® funds overseen by each Board.
The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, each fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the funds' activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the funds' business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the funds are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates, and other service providers, the funds' exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the funds' activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations and Audit Committees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the funds' activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations, Audit, and Compliance Committees. In addition, an ad hoc Board committee of Independent Trustees has worked with FMR to enhance the Board's oversight of investment and financial risks, legal and regulatory risks, technology risks, and operational risks, including the development of additional risk reporting to the Board. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the funds' Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the funds' Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of Fidelity's risk management program for the Fidelity® funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Trustees."
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for a Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Abigail P. Johnson (1961)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2009
Trustee
Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Ms. Johnson also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Ms. Johnson serves as Chairman (2016-present), Chief Executive Officer (2014-present), and Director (2007-present) of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company), President of Fidelity Financial Services (2012-present) and President of Personal, Workplace and Institutional Services (2005-present). Ms. Johnson is Chairman and Director of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm, 2011-present). Previously, Ms. Johnson served as Chairman and Director of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2011-2019), Vice Chairman (2007-2016) and President (2013-2016) of FMR LLC, President and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research Company (2001-2005), a Trustee of other investment companies advised by Fidelity Management & Research Company, Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firm), and FMR Co., Inc. (2001-2005), Senior Vice President of the Fidelity® funds (2001-2005), and managed a number of Fidelity® funds. Ms. Abigail P. Johnson and Mr. Arthur E. Johnson are not related.
Jennifer Toolin McAuliffe (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
Trustee
Ms. McAuliffe also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Ms. McAuliffe served as Co-Head of Fixed Income of Fidelity Investments Limited (now known as FIL Limited (FIL)) (diversified financial services company), Director of Research for FIL’s credit and quantitative teams in London, Hong Kong and Tokyo and Director of Research for taxable and municipal bonds at Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. Ms. McAuliffe previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2016). Ms. McAuliffe was previously a lawyer at Ropes & Gray LLP and currently serves as director or trustee of several not-for-profit entities.
Bettina Doulton (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Doulton also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Doulton served in a variety of positions at Fidelity Investments, including as a managing director of research (2006-2007), portfolio manager to certain Fidelity® funds (1993-2005), equity analyst and portfolio assistant (1990-1993), and research assistant (1987-1990). Ms. Doulton currently owns and operates Phi Builders + Architects and Cellardoor Winery. Previously, Ms. Doulton served as a member of the Board of Brown Capital Management, LLC (2013-2018).
Robert A. Lawrence (1952)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Acting Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Lawrence also serves as Trustee of other funds. Previously, Mr. Lawrence served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain funds. Prior to his retirement in 2008, Mr. Lawrence served as Vice President of certain Fidelity® funds (2006-2008), Senior Vice President, Head of High Income Division of Fidelity Management & Research Company (investment adviser firm, 2006-2008), and President of Fidelity Strategic Investments (investment adviser firm, 2002-2005).
* Determined to be an “Interested Trustee” by virtue of, among other things, his or her affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for each fund.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for an Independent Trustee may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Elizabeth S. Acton (1951)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
Trustee
Ms. Acton also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Acton served as Executive Vice President, Finance (2011-2012), Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (2002-2011) and Treasurer (2004-2005) of Comerica Incorporated (financial services). Prior to joining Comerica, Ms. Acton held a variety of positions at Ford Motor Company (1983-2002), including Vice President and Treasurer (2000-2002) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ford Motor Credit Company (1998-2000). Ms. Acton currently serves as a member of the Board and Audit and Finance Committees of Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (homebuilding, 2012-present). Ms. Acton previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2013-2016).
Ann E. Dunwoody (1953)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
General Dunwoody also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. General Dunwoody (United States Army, Retired) was the first woman in U.S. military history to achieve the rank of four-star general and prior to her retirement in 2012 held a variety of positions within the U.S. Army, including Commanding General, U.S. Army Material Command (2008-2012). General Dunwoody currently serves as President of First to Four LLC (leadership and mentoring services, 2012-present), a member of the Board and Nomination and Corporate Governance Committees of Kforce Inc. (professional staffing services, 2016-present) and a member of the Board of Automattic Inc. (software engineering, 2018-present). Previously, General Dunwoody served as a member of the Advisory Board and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of L3 Technologies, Inc. (communication, electronic, sensor and aerospace systems, 2013-2019) and a member of the Board and Audit and Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Committees of Republic Services, Inc. (waste collection, disposal and recycling, 2013-2016). Ms. Dunwoody also serves on several boards for non-profit organizations, including as a member of the Board, Chair of the Nomination and Governance Committee and a member of the Audit Committee of Logistics Management Institute (consulting non-profit, 2012-present), a member of the Council of Trustees for the Association of the United States Army (advocacy non-profit, 2013-present), a member of the Board of Florida Institute of Technology (2015-present) and a member of the Board of ThanksUSA (military family education non-profit, 2014-present). General Dunwoody previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2018).
Dennis J. Dirks (1948)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2007
Trustee
Mr. Dirks also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Operating Officer and as a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure), President, Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust Company (DTC), President and a member of the Board of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation. Mr. Dirks currently serves as a member of the Finance Committee (2016-present) and Board (2017-present) and is Treasurer (2018-present) of the Asolo Repertory Theatre.
John Engler (1948)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
Trustee
Mr. Engler also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Engler served as Governor of Michigan (1991-2003), President of the Business Roundtable (2011-2017) and interim President of Michigan State University (2018-2019). Mr. Engler currently serves as a member of the Board of K12 Inc. (technology-based education company, 2012-present). Previously, Mr. Engler served as a member of the Board of Universal Forest Products (manufacturer and distributor of wood and wood-alternative products, 2003-2019) and Trustee of The Munder Funds (2003-2014). Mr. Engler previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2014-2016).
Robert F. Gartland (1951)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Trustee
Mr. Gartland also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Gartland held a variety of positions at Morgan Stanley (financial services, 1979-2007), including Managing Director (1987-2007) and Chase Manhattan Bank (1975-1978). Mr. Gartland previously served as Chairman and an investor in Gartland & Mellina Group Corp. (consulting, 2009-2019), as a member of the Board of National Securities Clearing Corporation (1993-1996) and as Chairman of TradeWeb (2003-2004).
Donald F. Donahue (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Donahue also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Donahue serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Miranda Partners, LLC (risk consulting for the financial services industry, 2012-present). Previously, Mr. Donahue served as Chief Executive Officer (2006-2012), Chief Operating Officer (2003-2006) and Managing Director, Customer Marketing and Development (1999-2003) of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure). Mr. Donahue currently serves as a member (2007-present) and Co-Chairman (2016-present) of the Board of United Way of New York, a member of the Board of NYC Leadership Academy (2012-present) and a member of the Board of Advisors of Ripple Labs, Inc. (financial services, 2015-present). Mr. Donahue previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2018).
Arthur E. Johnson (1947)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Trustee
Chairman of the Independent Trustees
Mr. Johnson also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Johnson served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategic Development of Lockheed Martin Corporation (defense contractor, 1999-2009). Mr. Johnson currently serves as a member of the Board of Booz Allen Hamilton (management consulting, 2011-present). Mr. Johnson previously served as a member of the Board of Eaton Corporation plc (diversified power management, 2009-2019) and a member of the Board of AGL Resources, Inc. (holding company, 2002-2016). Mr. Johnson previously served as Vice Chairman (2015-2018) of the Independent Trustees of certain Fidelity® funds. Mr. Arthur E. Johnson is not related to Ms. Abigail P. Johnson.
Michael E. Kenneally (1954)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2009
Trustee
Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees
Mr. Kenneally also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Kenneally served as Chairman and Global Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse Asset Management and Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of Bank of America Corporation. Earlier roles at Bank of America included Director of Research, Senior Portfolio Manager for various institutional equity accounts and mutual funds and Portfolio Manager for a number of institutional fixed-income clients. Mr. Kenneally began his career as a Research Analyst in 1983 and was awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 1991.
Vicki L. Fuller (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Fuller also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Ms. Fuller served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2018-2020), Chief Investment Officer of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (2012-2018) and held a variety of positions at AllianceBernstein L.P. (global asset management, 1985-2012), including Managing Director (2006-2012) and Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager (2001-2006). Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of The Williams Companies, Inc. (natural gas infrastructure, 2018-present), as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of two Blackstone business development companies (2020-present) and as a member of the Board of Treliant, LLC (consulting, 2019-present).
Patricia L. Kampling (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Kampling also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Kampling served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (2012-2019), President and Chief Operating Officer (2011-2012) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2010-2011) of Alliant Energy Corporation. Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board, Compensation Committee and Executive Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Briggs & Stratton Corporation (manufacturing, 2011-present) and as a member of the Board, Audit, Finance and Risk Committee and Safety, Environmental, Technology and Operations Committee of American Water Works Company, Inc. (utilities company, 2019-present). In addition, Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board of the Nature Conservancy, Wisconsin Chapter (2019-present). Previously, Ms. Kampling served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), a member of the Board of Interstate Power and Light Company (2012-2019) and Wisconsin Power and Light Company (2012-2019) (each a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation) and as a member of the Board and Workforce Development Committee of the Business Roundtable (2018-2019).
Marie L. Knowles (1946)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2001
Trustee
Ms. Knowles also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Knowles held several positions at Atlantic Richfield Company (diversified energy), including Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (1996-2000), Senior Vice President (1993-1996) and President of ARCO Transportation Company (pipeline and tanker operations, 1993-1996). Ms. Knowles currently serves as a member of the Board of McKesson Corporation (healthcare service, since 2002), a member of the Board of the Santa Catalina Island Company (real estate, 2009-present), a member of the Investment Company Institute Board of Governors and a member of the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council (2014-present). Ms. Knowles also serves as a member of the Advisory Board for the School of Engineering of the University of Southern California. Ms. Knowles previously served as Chairman (2015-2018) and Vice Chairman (2012-2015) of the Independent Trustees of certain Fidelity® funds.
Thomas A. Kennedy (1955)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Kennedy also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Kennedy served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020) and held a variety of positions at Raytheon Company (aerospace and defense, 1983-2020), including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2014-2020) and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (2013-2014). Mr. Kennedy currently serves as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Raytheon Technologies Corporation (aerospace and defense, 2020-present). He is also a member of the Rutgers School of Engineering Industry Advisory Board (2011-present) and a member of the UCLA Engineering Dean’s Executive Board (2016-present).
Mark A. Murray (1954)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
Trustee
Mr. Murray also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Murray served as Co-Chief Executive Officer (2013-2016), President (2006-2013) and Vice Chairman (2013-2020) of Meijer, Inc. Mr. Murray serves as a member of the Board and Nuclear Review and Public Policy and Responsibility Committees of DTE Energy Company (diversified energy company, 2009-present) and a member of the Board and Audit Committee and Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of Universal Forest Products, Inc. (manufacturer and distributor of wood and wood-alternative products, 2004-2016). Mr. Murray previously served as a member of the Board of Spectrum Health (not-for-profit health system, 2015-2019). Mr. Murray also serves as a member of the Board of many community and professional organizations. Mr. Murray previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2016).
Garnett A. Smith (1947)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Smith also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Smith served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (1990-1997) and President (1986-1990) of Inbrand Corp. (manufacturer of personal absorbent products). Prior to his employment with Inbrand Corp., he was employed by a retail fabric chain and North Carolina National Bank (now Bank of America). Mr. Smith previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2012-2013).
David M. Thomas (1949)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Trustee
Lead Independent Trustee
Mr. Thomas also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). Mr. Thomas currently serves as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2011-present), and a member of the Board (2004-present) and Presiding Director (2013-present) of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication).
Susan Tomasky (1953)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Tomasky also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Tomasky served in various executive officer positions at American Electric Power Company, Inc. (1998-2011), including most recently as President of AEP Transmission (2007-2011). Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member of the Board and Sustainability Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Marathon Petroleum Corporation (2018-present) and as a member of the Board, Corporate Governance Committee and Organization and Compensation Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (utilities company, 2012-present). In addition, Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member of the Board of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority (2007-present), as a member of the Board of the Royal Shakespeare Company – America (2009-present), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (2011-present) and as a member of the Board of Kenyon College (2016-present). Previously, Ms. Tomasky served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), a member of the Board (2011-2019) and as Lead Independent Director (2015-2018) of Andeavor Corporation (previously Tesoro Corporation) (independent oil refiner and marketer) and as a member of the Board of Summit Midstream Partners LP (energy, 2012-2018).
Michael E. Wiley (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Wiley also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2018-2020), Chairman, President and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004). Mr. Wiley also previously served as a member of the Board of Andeavor Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-2018), a member of the Board of Andeavor Logistics LP (natural resources logistics, 2015-2018) and a member of the Board of High Point Resources (exploration and production, 2005-2020).
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for each fund.
Advisory Board Members and Officers:
Correspondence intended for a Member of the Advisory Board (if any) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for an officer or Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. Correspondence intended for an officer may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. Officers appear below in alphabetical order.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation
Ned C. Lautenbach (1944)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Lautenbach also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Lautenbach currently serves as Chair of the Board of Governors, State University System of Florida (2013-present) and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (1994-present). He is also a member and has in the past served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Artis-Naples (2012-present). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach served as a Trustee of certain Fidelity® funds (2000-2020) and a member and then Lead Director of the Board of Directors of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial, 1997-2016). He was also a Partner at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (private equity investment, 1998-2010); as well as Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007). In addition, Mr. Lautenbach had a 30-year career with IBM (technology company), during which time he served as Senior Vice President and as a member of the Corporate Executive Committee (1968-1998).
Peter S. Lynch (1944)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Lynch also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm). In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served as Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm) and on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006).
Craig S. Brown (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Brown also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other funds. Mr. Brown is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2013-present).
John J. Burke III (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Burke also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other funds. Mr. Burke serves as Head of Investment Operations for Fidelity Fund and Investment Operations (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1998-present). Previously Mr. Burke served as head of Asset Management Investment Operations (2012-2018).
William C. Coffey (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Secretary
Mr. Coffey also serves as Assistant Secretary of other funds. He is Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2010-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey served as Secretary and CLO of certain funds (2018-2019); CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Management & Research Company and FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); Secretary of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); CLO of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited, and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); and Assistant Secretary of certain funds (2009-2018).
David J. Carter (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Assistant Secretary
Mr. Carter also serves as Assistant Secretary of other funds. Mr. Carter serves as Vice President, Associate General Counsel (2010-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2005-present).
Timothy M. Cohen (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Mr. Cohen also serves as Vice President of other funds. Mr. Cohen serves as Co-Head of Equity (2018-present), a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2016-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Cohen served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019), Head of Global Equity Research (2016-2018), Chief Investment Officer - Equity and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2013-2015) and as a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2017).
Jonathan Davis (1968)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Davis also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other funds. Mr. Davis serves as Assistant Treasurer of FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2003-2010).
Laura M. Del Prato (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Assistant Treasurer
President and Treasurer
Ms. Del Prato also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Del Prato is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2017-present). Previously, Ms. Del Prato served as President and Treasurer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash Portfolio and Term Portfolio (2018-2020). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Del Prato served as a Managing Director and Treasurer of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds (2014-2017). Prior to JPMorgan, Ms. Del Prato served as a partner at Cohen Fund Audit Services (accounting firm, 2012-2013) and KPMG LLP (accounting firm, 2004-2012).
Colm A. Hogan (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Hogan also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Hogan serves as Assistant Treasurer of FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2005-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Deputy Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2020) and Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2018).
Pamela R. Holding (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Ms. Holding also serves as Vice President of other funds. Ms. Holding serves as Co-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2013-present). Previously, Ms. Holding served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Institutional Asset Management (2013-2018).
Cynthia Lo Bessette (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO)
Ms. Lo Bessette also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Lo Bessette serves as CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm, 2019-present); and CLO of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited, and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firms, 2019-present). She is a Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2019-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Lo Bessette served as CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2019); Secretary of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2019). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Lo Bessette was Executive Vice President, General Counsel (2016-2019) and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2015-2016) of OppenheimerFunds (investment management company) and Deputy Chief Legal Officer (2013-2015) of Jennison Associates LLC (investment adviser firm).
Chris Maher (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Year of Election or Appointment: 2013
Assistant Treasurer
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Maher also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Maher serves as Assistant Treasurer of FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Maher served as Assistant Treasurer of certain funds (2013-2020); Vice President of Asset Management Compliance (2013), Vice President of the Program Management Group of FMR (investment adviser firm, 2010-2013), and Vice President of Valuation Oversight (2008-2010).
Jason P. Pogorelec (1975)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Chief Compliance Officer
Mr. Pogorelec also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other funds. Mr. Pogorelec is a senior Vice President of Asset Management Compliance for Fidelity Investments and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2006-present). Previously, Mr. Pogorelec served as Vice President, Associate General Counsel for Fidelity Investments (2010-2020) and Assistant Secretary of certain Fidelity funds (2015-2020).
Kenneth B. Robins (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Chief Compliance Officer
Mr. Robins also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Robins serves as Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm, 2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Previously, Mr. Robins served as Compliance Officer of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2016-2019), as Executive Vice President of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2013-2016) and served in other fund officer roles.
Brett Segaloff (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer
Mr. Segaloff also serves as an AML Officer of other funds and other related entities. He is Director, Anti-Money Laundering (2007-present) of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1996-present).
Stacie M. Smith (1974)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
Year of Election or Appointment: 2013
President and Treasurer
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Smith also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Smith serves as Assistant Treasurer of FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2009-present), and has served in other fund officer roles. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Smith served as Senior Audit Manager of Ernst & Young LLP (accounting firm, 1996-2009). Previously, Ms. Smith served as Assistant Treasurer (2013-2019) and Deputy Treasurer (2013-2016) of certain Fidelity® funds.
Marc L. Spector (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
Assistant Treasurer
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Spector also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Spector serves as Assistant Treasurer of FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2016-present). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Spector served as Director at the Siegfried Group (accounting firm, 2013-2016), and prior to Siegfried Group as audit senior manager at Deloitte & Touche LLP (accounting firm, 2005-2013).
Jim Wegmann (1979)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Wegmann also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other funds. Mr. Wegmann is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2011-present).
Vadim Zlotnikov (1962)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Vice President
Mr. Zlotnikov also serves as Vice President of other funds. Mr. Zlotnikov serves as President of FIAM (Fidelity Institutional Asset Management) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2018-present). Previously, Mr. Zlotnikov served as President and Chief Investment Officer of Global Asset Allocation (2018-2020). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Zlotnikov served as Co-Head of Multi-Asset Solutions, Chief Market Strategist, and CIO of Systematic Strategies with AllianceBernstein (investment adviser firm, 2002-2018).
Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, as applicable and (2) ongoing costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (July 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class/Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. If any fund is a shareholder of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) (the Underlying Funds), such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses incurred presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. If any fund is a shareholder of any Underlying Funds, such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses as presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
Annualized Expense Ratio-A | Beginning Account Value July 1, 2020 | Ending Account Value December 31, 2020 | Expenses Paid During Period-B July 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 | |
Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund | ||||
Class A | .97% | |||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,085.70 | $5.09 | |
Hypothetical-C | $1,000.00 | $1,020.26 | $4.93 | |
Class M | .96% | |||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,085.70 | $5.03 | |
Hypothetical-C | $1,000.00 | $1,020.31 | $4.88 | |
Class C | 1.71% | |||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,081.80 | $8.95 | |
Hypothetical-C | $1,000.00 | $1,016.54 | $8.67 | |
Fidelity Strategic Income Fund | .67% | |||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,087.10 | $3.51 | |
Hypothetical-C | $1,000.00 | $1,021.77 | $3.40 | |
Class I | .71% | |||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,086.80 | $3.72 | |
Hypothetical-C | $1,000.00 | $1,021.57 | $3.61 | |
Class Z | .61% | |||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,087.30 | $3.20 | |
Hypothetical-C | $1,000.00 | $1,022.07 | $3.10 |
A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
B Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/ 366 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
C 5% return per year before expenses
Fidelity® Strategic Income FundDistributions (Unaudited)
The Board of Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund voted to pay to shareholders of record at the opening of business on record date, the following distributions per share derived from capital gains realized from sales of portfolio securities:
Pay Date | Record Date | Capital Gains | |
Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund | |||
Class A | 02/16/2021 | 02/12/2021 | $0.037 |
Class M | 02/16/2021 | 02/12/2021 | $0.037 |
Class C | 02/16/2021 | 02/12/2021 | $0.037 |
Fidelity Strategic Income Fund | 02/16/2021 | 02/12/2021 | $0.037 |
Class I | 02/16/2021 | 02/12/2021 | $0.037 |
Class Z | 02/16/2021 | 02/12/2021 | $0.037 |
The fund hereby designates as a capital gain dividend with respect to the taxable year ended December 31, 2020, $147,098,656, or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.
A total of 7.30% 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 $330,456,615 of distributions paid during the period January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 as qualifying to be taxed as interest-related dividends for nonresident alien shareholders.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2021 of amounts for use in preparing 2020 income tax returns.
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract with Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR) and the sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. FMR and the sub-advisers are referred to herein as the Investment Advisers. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, covers an extensive agenda of topics and materials and considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established four standing committees (Committees) — Operations, Audit, Fair Valuation, and Governance and Nominating — each composed of and chaired by Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. The Operations Committee, of which all of the Independent Trustees are members, meets regularly throughout the year and considers, among other matters, information specifically related to the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees, requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to review matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of the Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through joint ad hoc committees to discuss certain matters relevant to all of the Fidelity funds.At its September 2020 meeting, the Board unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expense ratio relative to peer funds; (iii) the total costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity from its relationships with the fund; and (iv) the extent to which, if any, economies of scale exist and are realized as the fund grows, and whether any economies of scale are appropriately shared with fund shareholders.In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts was fair and reasonable. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, was aware that shareholders of the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among funds offered by Fidelity's competitors, and that the fund's shareholders, who have the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, which is part of the Fidelity family of funds.Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should continue to benefit the shareholders of the fund.The Board considered Fidelity's staffing as it relates to the fund, including the backgrounds of investment personnel of Fidelity, and also considered the fund's investment objective, strategies, and related investment philosophy. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the investment personnel compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund. Additionally, the Board considered the portfolio managers' investments, if any, in the funds that they manage.Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of Fidelity's investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as Fidelity's approach to recruiting, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board noted that Fidelity has continued to increase the resources devoted to non-U.S. offices, including expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization. The Board also noted that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. Further, the Board considered that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered Fidelity's trading, risk management, compliance, and technology and operations capabilities and resources, which are integral parts of the investment management process. The Board also considered Fidelity's investments in business continuity planning, and its success in continuously providing services to the fund notwithstanding the severe disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians, subcustodians, and pricing vendors; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.The Board noted that the growth of fund assets over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value and convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information over the Internet and through telephone representatives, investor education materials and asset allocation tools, and the expanded availability of Fidelity Investor Centers.Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing a large variety of mutual fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including: (i) continuing to dedicate additional resources to Fidelity's investment research process, which includes meetings with management of issuers of securities in which the funds invest, and to the support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) continuing efforts to enhance Fidelity's global research capabilities; (iii) launching new funds and ETFs with innovative structures, strategies and pricing and making other enhancements to meet client needs; (iv) launching new share classes of existing funds; (v) eliminating purchase minimums and broadening eligibility requirements for certain funds and share classes; (vi) reducing management fees and total expenses for certain target date funds or classes and index funds; (vii) lowering expenses for certain funds and classes by implementing or lowering expense caps; (viii) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies from fund mergers, liquidations, and share class consolidations; (ix) continuing to develop, acquire and implement systems and technology to improve services to the funds and shareholders, strengthen information security, and increase efficiency; and (x) continuing to implement enhancements to further strengthen Fidelity's product line to increase investors' probability of success in achieving their investment goals, including retirement income goals.Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated in accordance with its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions and its performance history. The Board noted that there were portfolio management changes for the fund in October 2019 and April 2020.The Board took into account discussions that occur at Board meetings throughout the year with representatives of the Investment Advisers about fund investment performance. In this regard the Board noted that as part of regularly scheduled fund reviews and other reports to the Board on fund performance, the Board considers annualized return information for the fund for different time periods, measured against one or more appropriate securities market indices, including a customized blended index that reflects the respective weights of the fund's asset classes (each a benchmark index) and an appropriate peer group of funds with similar objectives (peer group). In its evaluation of fund investment performance at meetings throughout the year, the Board gave particular attention to information indicating underperformance of certain Fidelity funds for specific time periods and discussed with the Investment Advisers the reasons for such underperformance.In addition to reviewing absolute and relative fund performance, the Independent Trustees periodically consider the appropriateness of fund performance metrics in evaluating the results achieved. In general, the Independent Trustees believe that fund performance should be evaluated based on gross performance (before fees and expenses but after transaction costs) compared to appropriate benchmark indices, over appropriate time periods that may include full market cycles, and on net performance (after fees and expenses) compared to appropriate peer groups, as applicable, over the same periods, taking into account relevant factors including the following: general market conditions; expectations for interest rate levels and credit conditions; issuer-specific information including credit quality; and fund cash flows and other factors. The Independent Trustees generally give greater weight to fund performance over longer time periods than over shorter time periods. Depending on the circumstances, the Independent Trustees may be satisfied with a fund's performance notwithstanding that it lags its benchmark index or peer group for certain periods.The Independent Trustees recognize that shareholders evaluate performance on a net basis over their own holding periods, for which one-, three-, and five-year periods are often used as a proxy. For this reason, the performance information reviewed by the Board also included net cumulative calendar year total return information for the fund and an appropriate benchmark index and peer group for the most recent one-, three-, and five-year periods. The Independent Trustees recognize that shareholders who are not investing through a tax-advantaged retirement account also consider tax consequences in evaluating performance.Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should continue to benefit the shareholders of the fund.Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio. The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of Fidelity, such as other funds advised or subadvised by Fidelity, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients with similar mandates. The Board noted that a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically reviews and compares Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds and also noted the most recent findings of the committee. The Board noted that the committee's review included a consideration of the differences in services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in the markets serving the different categories of clients.The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expense ratio compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes created for the purpose of facilitating the Trustees' competitive analysis of management fees and total expenses. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable investment mandates. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense ratio comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison.Management Fee. The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in basis points (BP) in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps relative to the total universe of funds with comparable investment mandates, regardless of whether their management fee structures also are comparable. Funds with comparable investment mandates offer exposure to similar types of securities. Funds with comparable management fee structures have similar management fee contractual arrangements (e.g., flat rate charged for advisory services, all-inclusive fee rate, etc.). "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a hypothetical TMG % of 20% would mean that 80% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher, and 20% had lower, management fees than the fund. The fund's actual TMG %s and the number of funds in the Total Mapped Group are in the chart below. The "Asset-Sized Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to a subset of non-Fidelity funds within the Total Mapped Group that are similar in size and management fee structure. For example, if a fund is in the first quartile of the ASPG, the fund's management fee ranks in the least expensive or lowest 25% of funds in the ASPG. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee structures, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee rate ranked, is also included in the chart and was considered by the Board.Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund
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Item 2.
Code of Ethics
As of the end of the period, December 31, 2020, Fidelity Advisor Series II (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 Elizabeth S. Acton is an audit committee financial expert, as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR. Ms. Acton is independent for purposes of Item 3 of Form N-CSR.
Item 4.
Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Fees and Services
The following table presents fees billed by Deloitte & Touche LLP, the member firms of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, and their respective affiliates (collectively, “Deloitte Entities”) in each of the last two fiscal years for services rendered to Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund (the “Fund”):
Services Billed by Deloitte Entities
December 31, 2020 FeesA
Audit Fees | Audit-Related Fees | Tax Fees | All Other Fees | |
Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund | $116,000 | $- | $9,300 | $2,300 |
December 31, 2019 FeesA
Audit Fees | Audit-Related Fees | Tax Fees | All Other Fees | |
Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund | $119,000 | $200 | $6,700 | $2,400 |
A Amounts may reflect rounding.
The following table(s) present(s) fees billed by 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 Fund(s) and that are rendered on behalf of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC ("FMR") and entities controlling, controlled by, or under common control with FMR (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily
portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) that provide ongoing services to the Fund(s) (“Fund Service Providers”):
Services Billed by Deloitte Entities
December 31, 2020A | December 31, 2019A | |
Audit-Related Fees | $- | $290,000 |
Tax Fees | $- | $5,000 |
All Other Fees | $- | $- |
A Amounts may reflect rounding.
“Audit-Related Fees” represent fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the fund audit or the review of the fund's financial statements and that are not reported under Audit Fees.
“Tax Fees” represent fees billed for tax compliance, tax advice or tax planning that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the fund.
“All Other Fees” represent fees billed for services provided to the fund or Fund Service Provider, a significant portion of which are assurance related, that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the fund, excluding those services that are reported under Audit Fees, Audit-Related Fees or Tax Fees.
Assurance services must be performed by an independent public accountant.
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The aggregate non-audit fees billed by Deloitte Entities for services rendered to the Fund(s), FMR (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any Fund Service Provider for each of the last two fiscal years of the Fund(s) are as follows:
Billed By | December 31, 2020A | December 31, 2019A |
Deloitte Entities | $513,200 | $585,000 |
A Amounts may reflect rounding.
The trust's Audit Committee has considered non-audit services that were not pre-approved that were provided by Deloitte Entities to Fund Service Providers to be compatible with maintaining the independence of Deloitte Entities in its(their) audit of the Fund(s), taking into account representations from Deloitte Entities, in accordance with Public Company Accounting Oversight Board rules, regarding its independence from the Fund(s) and its(their) related entities and FMR’s review of the appropriateness
and permissibility under applicable law of such non-audit services prior to their provision to the Fund(s) Service Providers.
Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures
The trust’s Audit Committee must pre-approve all audit and non-audit services provided by a fund’s independent registered public accounting firm relating to the operations or financial reporting of the fund. Prior to the commencement of any audit or non-audit services to a fund, the Audit Committee reviews the services to determine whether they are appropriate and permissible under applicable law.
The Audit Committee has adopted policies and procedures to, among other purposes, provide a framework for the Committee’s consideration of non-audit services by the audit firms that audit the Fidelity funds. The policies and procedures require that any non-audit service provided by a fund audit firm to a Fidelity fund and any non-audit service provided by a fund auditor to a Fund Service Provider that relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of a Fidelity fund (“Covered Service”) are subject to approval by the Audit Committee before such service is provided.
All Covered Services must be approved in advance of provision of the service either: (i) by formal resolution of the Audit Committee, or (ii) by oral or written approval of the service by the Chair of the Audit Committee (or if the Chair is unavailable, such other member of the Audit Committee as may be designated by the Chair to act in the Chair’s absence). The approval contemplated by (ii) above is permitted where the Treasurer determines that action on such an engagement is necessary before the next meeting of the Audit Committee.
Non-audit services provided by a fund audit firm to a Fund Service Provider that do not relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of a Fidelity fund are reported to the Audit Committee periodically.
Non-Audit Services Approved Pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) and (ii) of Regulation S-X (“De Minimis Exception”)
There were no non-audit services approved or required to be approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to the De Minimis Exception during the Fund’s(s’) last two fiscal years relating to services provided to (i) the Fund(s) or (ii) any Fund Service Provider that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund(s).
Item 5.
Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
Not applicable.
Item 6.
Investments
(a)
Not applicable.
(b)
Not applicable.
Item 7.
Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 9.
Purchase of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers
Not applicable.
Item 10.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the trust’s Board of Trustees.
Item 11.
Controls and Procedures
(a)(i) The President and Treasurer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the trust’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act) provide reasonable assurances that material information relating to the trust is made known to them by the appropriate persons, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.
(a)(ii) There was no change in the trust’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the trust’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12.
Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management
Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 13.
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) | |
(a) | (3) | Not applicable. |
(b) |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Fidelity Advisor Series II
By: | /s/Laura M. Del Prato |
Laura M. Del Prato | |
President and Treasurer | |
Date: | February 18, 2021 |
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/Laura M. Del Prato |
Laura M. Del Prato | |
President and Treasurer | |
Date: | February 18, 2021 |
By: | /s/John J. Burke III |
John J. Burke III | |
Chief Financial Officer | |
Date: | February 18, 2021 |