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 811-7139
Fidelity Hereford Street Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
82 Devonshire St., Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Scott C. Goebel, Secretary
82 Devonshire St.
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 617-563-7000
Date of fiscal year end: | April 30 |
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Date of reporting period: | April 30, 2009 |
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders
Fidelity®
Money Market
Fund
Annual Report
April 30, 2009
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Contents
Chairman's Message | Ned Johnson's message to shareholders. | |
Shareholder Expense Example | An example of shareholder expenses. | |
Investment Changes/ | A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months and one year. | |
Investments | A complete list of the fund's investments. | |
Financial Statements | Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights. | |
Notes | Notes to the financial statements. | |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
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Trustees and Officers |
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Distributions |
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Neither the fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
Annual Report
Chairman's Message
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Dear Shareholder:
Although there has been some encouraging news in the capital markets this spring, many economic uncertainties remain - including still-weak corporate earnings and sluggish consumer spending - which could call into question the sustainability and overall strength of the markets' recent forward momentum. Financial markets are always unpredictable, of course, but there also are several time-tested investment principles that can help put the historical odds in your favor.
One of the basic tenets is to invest for the long term. Over time, riding out the markets' inevitable ups and downs has proven much more effective than selling into panic or chasing the hottest trend. Even missing only a few of the markets' best days can significantly diminish investor returns. Patience also affords the benefits of compounding - of earning interest on additional income or reinvested dividends and capital gains. There can be tax advantages and cost benefits to consider as well. While staying the course doesn't eliminate risk, it can considerably lessen the effect of short-term declines.
You can further manage your investing risk through diversification. And today,
more than ever, geographic diversification should be taken into account. Studies indicate that asset allocation is the single most important determinant of a portfolio's long-term success. The right mix of stocks, bonds and cash - aligned to your particular risk tolerance and investment objective - is very important. Age-appropriate rebalancing is also an essential aspect of asset allocation. For younger investors, an emphasis on equities - which historically have been the best-performing asset class over time - is encouraged. As investors near their specific goal, such as retirement or sending a child to college, consideration may be given to replacing volatile assets (e.g. common stocks) with more-stable fixed investments (bonds or savings plans).
A third principle - investing regularly - can help lower the average cost of your purchases. Investing a certain amount of money each month or quarter helps ensure you won't pay for all your shares at market highs. This strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - also reduces "emotion" from investing, helping shareholders avoid selling weak performers just prior to an upswing, or chasing a hot performer just before a correction.
We invite you to contact us via the Internet, through our Investor Centers or by phone. It is our privilege to provide you the information you need to make the investments that are right for you.
Sincerely,
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d
Edward C. Johnson 3d
Annual Report
Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (November 1, 2008 to April 30, 2009).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
| Annualized | Beginning | Ending | Expenses Paid |
Actual | .46% | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,007.80 | $ 2.29 |
Hypothetical (5% return per year before expenses) |
| $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,022.51 | $ 2.31 |
* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
Annual Report
Investment Changes/Performance (Unaudited)
Maturity Diversification | |||
Days | % of fund's investments 4/30/09 | % of fund's investments 10/31/08 | % of fund's investments 4/30/08 |
0 - 30 | 30.8 | 47.2 | 51.9 |
31 - 90 | 43.6 | 36.6 | 37.4 |
91 - 180 | 15.4 | 11.5 | 6.1 |
181 - 397 | 10.2 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
Weighted Average Maturity | |||
| 4/30/09 | 10/31/08 | 4/30/08 |
Fidelity Money Market Fund | 78 Days | 52 Days | 51 Days |
All Taxable Money Market Funds Average * | 49 Days | 42 Days | 46 Days |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) | |||||||
As of April 30, 2009 | As of October 31, 2008 | ||||||
Corporate Bonds 1.2% |
| Corporate Bonds 0.0% |
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Commercial Paper 13.7% |
| Commercial Paper 16.0% |
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Bank CDs, BAs, |
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Government |
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Repurchase |
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Net Other |
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† Includes FDIC Guaranteed Corporate Securities |
** Net Other Assets are not included in the pie chart.
Current and Historical Seven-Day Yields
| 4/28/09 | 2/3/09 | 10/28/08 | 7/29/08 | 4/29/08 |
Fidelity Money Market Fund | 0.85% | 1.34% | 3.08% | 2.45% | 2.67% |
Yield refers to the income paid by the fund over a given period. Yields for money market funds are usually for seven-day periods, as they are here, though they are expressed as annual percentage rates. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Yield will vary and it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund.
* Source: iMoneyNet, Inc.
Annual Report
Investments April 30, 2009
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Corporate Bonds - 1.2% | ||||
| Due Date | Yield (a) | Principal Amount (000s) | Value (000s) |
LP Pinewood SPV LLC | ||||
| 5/7/09 | 0.75% (d) | $ 11,700 | $ 11,700 |
Roche Holdings, Inc. | ||||
| 9/18/09 | 1.91 (e) | 89,250 | 89,250 |
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS | 100,950 | |||
Certificates of Deposit - 44.5% | ||||
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Domestic Certificates Of Deposit - 0.7% | ||||
State Street Bank & Trust Co., Boston | ||||
| 5/22/09 to 6/18/09 | 1.00 to 1.25 | 65,000 | 65,000 |
London Branch, Eurodollar, Foreign Banks - 11.7% | ||||
Commonwealth Bank of Australia | ||||
| 6/29/09 | 0.49 | 29,000 | 29,000 |
Credit Agricole SA | ||||
| 5/6/09 to 10/22/09 | 1.10 to 1.20 | 175,000 | 175,000 |
Credit Industriel et Commercial | ||||
| 5/19/09 to 7/16/09 | 1.18 to 1.50 | 158,000 | 158,000 |
Danske Bank AS | ||||
| 6/24/09 to 6/29/09 | 0.60 to 0.61 | 58,000 | 58,001 |
HSBC Bank PLC | ||||
| 6/3/09 to 10/30/09 | 1.00 to 1.05 | 117,000 | 117,000 |
ING Bank NV | ||||
| 5/13/09 to 7/16/09 | 1.00 to 1.15 | 159,000 | 159,000 |
Landesbank Hessen-Thuringen | ||||
| 6/3/09 to 7/23/09 | 1.15 to 1.50 | 44,000 | 44,000 |
National Australia Bank Ltd. | ||||
| 5/11/09 to 11/5/09 | 1.00 to 1.05 | 115,000 | 115,000 |
UniCredit SpA | ||||
| 5/5/09 to 6/5/09 | 0.90 to 1.50 | 185,000 | 185,000 |
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New York Branch, Yankee Dollar, Foreign Banks - 32.1% | ||||
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA | ||||
| 6/2/09 | 1.00 | 15,000 | 15,000 |
Certificates of Deposit - continued | ||||
| Due Date | Yield (a) | Principal Amount (000s) | Value (000s) |
New York Branch, Yankee Dollar, Foreign Banks - continued | ||||
Bank of Montreal | ||||
| 5/7/09 to 5/26/09 | 0.99 to 1.02% (d) | $ 97,000 | $ 97,000 |
Bank of Nova Scotia | ||||
| 6/5/09 to 9/9/09 | 1.00 to 1.57 (d) | 232,000 | 232,000 |
Bank of Scotland PLC | ||||
| 5/6/09 | 1.47 (d) | 161,000 | 161,000 |
Bank Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd. | ||||
| 5/21/09 to 7/23/09 | 0.77 to 1.10 | 189,000 | 189,000 |
Barclays Bank PLC | ||||
| 5/11/09 to 5/20/09 | 1.09 to 1.38 (d) | 203,000 | 203,000 |
BNP Paribas SA | ||||
| 5/11/09 to 10/22/09 | 1.05 to 1.20 | 233,000 | 233,000 |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | ||||
| 5/4/09 to 6/12/09 | 0.80 to 1.23 | 47,000 | 47,000 |
Commerzbank AG | ||||
| 7/1/09 | 1.01 | 27,000 | 27,000 |
Deutsche Bank AG | ||||
| 6/30/09 to 7/6/09 | 0.50 to 1.40 (d) | 251,000 | 251,000 |
DnB NOR Bank ASA | ||||
| 8/13/09 to 8/14/09 | 1.00 | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA | ||||
| 5/1/09 to 7/13/09 | 0.98 to 1.20 (d) | 89,000 | 89,000 |
Landesbank Hessen-Thuringen | ||||
| 5/29/09 | 1.50 | 15,000 | 15,000 |
Lloyds TSB Bank PLC | ||||
| 6/29/09 | 0.80 | 46,000 | 46,000 |
Natixis SA | ||||
| 5/5/09 to 5/6/09 | 1.10 to 1.18 (d) | 134,000 | 134,000 |
Rabobank Nederland | ||||
| 6/15/09 to 1/12/10 | 0.95 to 1.40 | 325,000 | 325,000 |
Royal Bank of Canada | ||||
| 7/1/09 to 1/12/10 | 1.00 to 1.51 (d) | 96,000 | 96,000 |
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | ||||
| 5/4/09 to 7/14/09 | 1.10 to 1.25 | 171,000 | 171,000 |
Societe Generale | ||||
| 8/12/09 to 10/27/09 | 1.00 to 1.03 | 133,000 | 133,000 |
Certificates of Deposit - continued | ||||
| Due Date | Yield (a) | Principal Amount (000s) | Value (000s) |
New York Branch, Yankee Dollar, Foreign Banks - continued | ||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. | ||||
| 5/7/09 | 1.18% | $ 15,000 | $ 15,000 |
Svenska Handelsbanken AB | ||||
| 5/26/09 | 1.60 (d) | 14,000 | 14,000 |
Toronto-Dominion Bank | ||||
| 5/14/09 to 1/14/10 | 1.00 to 2.50 | 324,000 | 324,000 |
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| 2,847,000 | ||
TOTAL CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT | 3,952,001 | |||
Commercial Paper - 13.7% | ||||
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Altria Group, Inc. | ||||
| 5/1/09 | 1.75 | 24,000 | 24,000 |
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (London Branch) | ||||
| 6/3/09 to 6/10/09 | 1.00 | 122,000 | 121,873 |
Caisse Nationale des Caisses d' Epargne et de Prevoyance | ||||
| 7/22/09 to 7/27/09 | 0.85 to 0.89 | 21,000 | 20,957 |
Canadian Imperial Holdings, Inc. | ||||
| 5/18/09 | 1.00 | 12,000 | 11,994 |
Commerzbank U.S. Finance, Inc. | ||||
| 7/20/09 | 1.12 | 31,000 | 30,923 |
CVS Caremark Corp. | ||||
| 6/10/09 | 6.10 | 24,000 | 24,000 |
Dakota Notes (Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust) | ||||
| 5/1/09 to 7/17/09 | 0.65 to 1.15 | 146,000 | 145,905 |
DnB NOR Bank ASA | ||||
| 5/13/09 to 8/17/09 | 0.97 to 1.00 | 51,000 | 50,898 |
Emerald Notes (BA Credit Card Trust) | ||||
| 5/1/09 to 7/6/09 | 1.05 to 1.71 | 109,000 | 108,914 |
Intesa Funding LLC | ||||
| 5/19/09 to 7/6/09 | 1.10 to 1.80 | 48,000 | 47,920 |
ITT Corp. | ||||
| 5/14/09 to 5/15/09 | 1.35 | 6,000 | 5,997 |
Natexis Banques Populaires US Finance Co. LLC | ||||
| 7/28/09 | 1.20 | 52,000 | 51,847 |
Commercial Paper - continued | ||||
| Due Date | Yield (a) | Principal Amount (000s) | Value (000s) |
Nationwide Building Society | ||||
| 6/8/09 to 7/31/09 | 0.95 to 1.14% | $ 69,000 | $ 68,865 |
Palisades Notes (Citibank Omni Master Trust) | ||||
| 5/4/09 to 5/7/09 | 0.85 | 96,000 | 95,991 |
Santander Finance, Inc. | ||||
| 7/22/09 to 8/3/09 | 1.51 to 1.66 | 60,000 | 59,756 |
Societe Generale North America, Inc. | ||||
| 7/13/09 | 1.15 | 92,000 | 91,787 |
Toronto Dominion Holdings (USA) | ||||
| 6/15/09 to 10/5/09 | 1.65 to 2.14 | 88,000 | 87,415 |
Transocean Ltd. | ||||
| 5/21/09 to 5/26/09 | 0.90 | 10,000 | 9,994 |
UBS Finance, Inc. | ||||
| 6/2/09 | 0.77 | 90,000 | 89,938 |
UniCredito Italiano Bank (Ireland) PLC | ||||
| 6/9/09 | 0.92 | 14,000 | 13,986 |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | ||||
| 5/5/09 to 5/12/09 | 1.25 | 14,000 | 13,997 |
Vodafone Group PLC | ||||
| 8/10/09 to 8/26/09 | 1.08 to 1.20 (b) | 42,000 | 41,853 |
TOTAL COMMERCIAL PAPER | 1,218,810 | |||
U.S. Government and Government Agency Obligations - 2.5% | ||||
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Other Government Related - 2.5% | ||||
Bank of America NA (FDIC Guaranteed) | ||||
| 6/15/09 to 7/29/09 | 1.10 to 1.36 (c)(d) | 125,728 | 125,728 |
Citibank NA (FDIC Guaranteed) | ||||
| 6/30/09 | 1.28 (c)(d) | 20,000 | 20,000 |
General Electric Capital Corp. (FDIC Guaranteed) | ||||
| 7/8/09 | 1.21 (c)(d) | 73,580 | 73,580 |
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AND GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS | 219,308 | |||
Federal Agencies - 15.2% | ||||
| Due Date | Yield (a) | Principal Amount (000s) | Value (000s) |
Fannie Mae - 5.3% | ||||
| 7/23/09 to 2/22/10 | 0.61 to 3.37% | $ 477,000 | $ 473,851 |
Federal Home Loan Bank - 6.0% | ||||
| 5/1/09 to 3/26/10 | 0.36 to 3.05 (d) | 529,000 | 529,135 |
Freddie Mac - 3.9% | ||||
| 5/21/09 to 11/3/09 | 0.43 to 1.26 (d) | 349,000 | 348,528 |
TOTAL FEDERAL AGENCIES | 1,351,514 | |||
U.S. Treasury Obligations - 3.3% | ||||
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U.S. Treasury Bills - 3.3% | ||||
| 7/2/09 to 3/11/10 | 0.71 to 1.36 | 293,916 | 292,748 |
Bank Notes - 0.8% | ||||
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Bank of America NA | ||||
| 7/30/09 | 1.24 (d) | 71,000 | 70,887 |
Medium-Term Notes - 16.9% | ||||
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AT&T, Inc. | ||||
| 7/2/09 | 1.64 (b)(d) | 72,000 | 72,000 |
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. | ||||
| 5/1/09 | 1.49 (b)(d) | 155,000 | 155,000 |
Bank of America NA | ||||
| 7/6/09 | 1.40 (d) | 82,000 | 82,000 |
Bank of Montreal | ||||
| 5/5/09 | 0.99 (b)(d) | 42,000 | 42,000 |
Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel | ||||
| 5/28/09 | 1.46 (b)(d) | 35,000 | 35,000 |
BP Capital Markets PLC | ||||
| 6/11/09 | 1.44 (d) | 35,000 | 35,000 |
Comcast Corp. | ||||
| 7/14/09 | 1.44 (d) | 24,000 | 24,000 |
Commonwealth Bank of Australia | ||||
| 7/3/09 | 1.40 (b)(d) | 67,000 | 67,000 |
Credit Agricole SA | ||||
| 6/22/09 | 1.48 (b)(d) | 160,000 | 160,000 |
Medium-Term Notes - continued | ||||
| Due Date | Yield (a) | Principal Amount (000s) | Value (000s) |
General Electric Capital Corp. | ||||
| 5/7/09 | 0.54% (d) | $ 64,000 | $ 64,000 |
Lloyds TSB Group PLC | ||||
| 5/7/09 | 1.54 (b)(d) | 76,000 | 76,000 |
National Australia Bank Ltd. | ||||
| 6/8/09 | 1.51 (b)(d) | 42,000 | 42,000 |
New York Life Insurance Co. | ||||
| 5/15/09 to 6/30/09 | 1.43 to 2.37 (d)(e) | 59,000 | 59,000 |
Nordea Bank AB | ||||
| 7/24/09 | 1.45 (d) | 155,000 | 155,000 |
Procter & Gamble Co. | ||||
| 6/6/09 | 1.31 (d) | 17,000 | 17,000 |
Royal Bank of Canada | ||||
| 5/15/09 | 0.85 to 1.54 (b)(d) | 80,000 | 80,000 |
Svenska Handelsbanken AB | ||||
| 5/6/09 | 1.40 (b)(d) | 60,000 | 60,000 |
Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Co. | ||||
| 7/1/09 | 1.46 (d)(e) | 29,000 | 29,000 |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | ||||
| 6/15/09 | 1.38 (d) | 45,000 | 45,000 |
Wells Fargo & Co. | ||||
| 5/1/09 | 3.55 (d) | 80,000 | 80,000 |
| 5/15/09 | 0.60 (b)(d) | 52,500 | 52,500 |
Westpac Banking Corp. | ||||
| 6/4/09 | 1.51 (b)(d) | 70,000 | 69,997 |
TOTAL MEDIUM-TERM NOTES | 1,501,497 | |||
Short-Term Notes - 0.3% | ||||
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Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. | ||||
| 7/1/09 | 2.71 (d)(e) | 25,000 | 25,000 |
Repurchase Agreements - 2.2% | |||
Maturity Amount (000s) | Value (000s) | ||
In a joint trading account at 0.18% dated 4/30/09 due 5/1/09 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations) # | $ 234 | $ 234 | |
With: | |||
Barclays Capital, Inc. at 0.58%, dated 4/14/09 due 5/14/09 (Collateralized by Equity Securities valued at $31,908,739) | 29,014 | 29,000 | |
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. at 0.6%, dated 4/30/09 due 5/1/09 (Collateralized by Equity Securities valued at $2,200,043) | 2,000 | 2,000 | |
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. at: | |||
0.5%, dated 4/30/09 due 5/1/09 (Collateralized by Equity Securities valued at $38,500,580) | 35,000 | 35,000 | |
0.55%, dated: | |||
4/21/09 due 5/26/09 (Collateralized by Equity Securities valued at $15,529,709) | 14,007 | 14,000 | |
4/30/09 due 6/1/09 (Collateralized by Equity Securities valued at $9,900,166) | 9,004 | 9,000 | |
0.8%, dated: | |||
3/19/09 due 5/18/09 (Collateralized by Commercial Paper Obligations valued at $30,924,179, 5/27/09) | 30,040 | 30,000 | |
3/25/09 due 5/27/09 (Collateralized by Commercial Paper Obligations valued at $18,554,508, 5/27/09) | 18,025 | 18,000 | |
ING Financial Markets LLC at 0.7%, dated 4/13/09 due 5/11/09 (Collateralized by Corporate Obligations valued at $6,304,068, 5.25%, 9/1/35) | 6,003 | 6,000 | |
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith at 0.5%, dated 4/30/09 due 5/1/09 (Collateralized by Equity Securities valued at $60,500,886) | 55,001 | 55,000 | |
TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS | 198,234 | ||
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 100.6% | 8,930,949 | ||
NET OTHER ASSETS - (0.6)% | (55,400) | ||
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 8,875,549 |
Security Type Abbreviation |
CP - COMMERCIAL PAPER |
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(a) Yield represents either the annualized yield at the date of purchase, or the stated coupon rate, or, for floating rate securities, the rate at period end. |
(b) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $953,350,000 or 10.7% of net assets. |
(c) Under the Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation guarantees principal and interest in the event of payment default or bankruptcy until the earlier of maturity date of the debt or until June 30, 2012. At the end of the period these securities amounted to $219,308,000 or 2.5% of net assets. |
(d) Coupon rates for floating and adjustable rate securities reflect the rates in effect at period end. Due dates for these security types are the next interest rate reset date or, when applicable, the final maturity date. |
(e) Restricted securities - Investment in securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (excluding 144A issues). At the end of the period, the value of restricted securities (excluding 144A issues) amounted to $202,250,000 or 2.3% of net assets. |
Additional information on each holding is as follows: |
Security | Acquisition Date | Cost |
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. 2.71%, 7/1/09 | 3/26/02 | $ 25,000 |
New York Life Insurance Co.: 1.43%, 5/15/09 | 5/12/08 | $ 28,000 |
2.37%, 6/30/09 | 3/23/09 | $ 31,000 |
Roche Holdings, Inc. | 3/13/09 | $ 89,250 |
Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Co. 1.46%, 7/1/09 | 3/27/08 | $ 29,000 |
# Additional Information on each counterparty to the repurchase agreement is as follows: |
Repurchase Agreement / Counterparty | Value |
$234,000 due 5/01/09 at 0.18% | |
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $ 15 |
Banc of America Securities LLC | 12 |
Bank of America, NA | 8 |
Barclays Capital, Inc. | 37 |
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. | 16 |
Goldman, Sachs & Co. | 16 |
Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc. | 5 |
ING Financial Markets LLC | 23 |
J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc. | 52 |
Merrill Lynch Government Securities, Inc. | 5 |
RBC Capital Markets Corp. | 3 |
Societe Generale, New York Branch | 18 |
UBS Securities LLC | 22 |
Wachovia Capital Markets LLC | 2 |
| $ 234 |
Other Information |
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of April 30, 2009, involving the Fund's assets carried at value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table below, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: | ||||
Description | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Investments in Securities | $ 8,930,949 | $ - | $ 8,930,949 | $ - |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amount) | April 30, 2009 | |
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Investment in securities, at value (including repurchase agreements of $198,234) - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $8,930,949) |
| $ 8,930,949 |
Cash | 244 | |
Receivable for fund shares sold | 16,786 | |
Interest receivable | 14,307 | |
Prepaid expenses | 1,103 | |
Other receivables | 90 | |
Total assets | 8,963,479 | |
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Payable for investments purchased | $ 50,910 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 33,253 | |
Distributions payable | 536 | |
Accrued management fee | 3,135 | |
Other affiliated payables | 8 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 88 | |
Total liabilities | 87,930 | |
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Net Assets | $ 8,875,549 | |
Net Assets consist of: |
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Paid in capital | $ 8,874,595 | |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments | 954 | |
Net Assets, for 8,874,164 shares outstanding | $ 8,875,549 | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($8,875,549 ÷ 8,874,164 shares) | $ 1.00 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
Amounts in thousands | Year ended April 30, 2009 | |
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Investment Income |
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Interest |
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Expenses | ||
Management fee | $ 33,859 | |
Independent trustees' compensation | 31 | |
Money Market Guarantee Program fee | 1,839 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 35,729 | |
Expense reductions | (37) | 35,692 |
Net investment income | 163,841 | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||
Investment securities: |
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Unaffiliated issuers |
| 803 |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ 164,644 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Amounts in thousands | Year ended | Year ended |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
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Operations |
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Net investment income | $ 163,841 | $ 345,678 |
Net realized gain (loss) | 803 | 1,079 |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 164,644 | 346,757 |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | (163,844) | (345,676) |
Share transactions at net asset value of $1.00 per share | 8,389,136 | 7,099,240 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 152,067 | 322,274 |
Cost of shares redeemed | (7,456,044) | (6,892,418) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets and shares resulting from share transactions | 1,085,159 | 529,096 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 1,085,959 | 530,177 |
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Net Assets | ||
Beginning of period | 7,789,590 | 7,259,413 |
End of period | $ 8,875,549 | $ 7,789,590 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
Years ended April 30, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data |
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Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 |
Income from Investment Operations |
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Net investment income | .021 | .045 | .049 | .036 | .015 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.021) | (.045) | (.049) | (.036) | (.015) |
Net asset value, | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 |
Total Return A,B | 2.10% | 4.60% | 5.06% | 3.64% | 1.54% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsC |
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Expenses before reductions | .44% | .42% | .42% | .42% | .42% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .44% | .42% | .42% | .42% | .42% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .44% | .41% | .42% | .42% | .42% |
Net investment income | 2.03% | 4.49% | 4.95% | 3.59% | 1.52% |
Supplemental Data |
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Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $ 8,876 | $ 7,790 | $ 7,259 | $ 5,469 | $ 5,565 |
A Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
B Total returns do not include the effect of the account closeout fee.
C Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the Fund. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the Fund during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the Fund.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
For the period ended April 30, 2009
(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
1. Organization.
Fidelity Money Market Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Hereford Street Trust (the trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust.
2. Significant Accounting Policies.
The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Security Valuation. As permitted by compliance with certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act, securities are valued at amortized cost, which approximates value.
The Fund adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements" (SFAS 157), effective with the beginning of the Fund's fiscal year. SFAS 157 establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements) when market prices are not readily available or reliable. The three levels of the hierarchy under SFAS 157 are described below:
Level 1 | Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. |
Level 2 | Prices determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others. |
Level 3 | Prices determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or deemed less relevant (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund's own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment, and would be based on the best information available. |
The aggregate value by input level, as of April 30, 2009, for the Fund's investments is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
Investment Transactions and Income. The net asset value 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. Security transactions are accounted for as of trade date. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities.
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(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
2. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Expenses. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among each Fund in the trust. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
The Board of Trustees of the Fund approved the participation by the Fund in the U.S. Treasury Department's Temporary Guarantee Program for Money Market Funds (the "Program") through September 18, 2009. Under the Program, if the Fund's market value per share drops below $0.995 on any day while the Program is in effect, shareholders of record on that date who also held shares in the Fund on September 19, 2008 may be eligible to receive a payment from the U.S. Treasury Department upon liquidation of the Fund. The Fund paid the U.S. Treasury Department fees equal to 0.04% based on the number of shares outstanding as of September 19, 2008 to participate in the Program. The fees are being amortized over the length of the participation in the Program. The expense is borne by the Fund without regard to any expense limitation currently in effect for the Fund.
Deferred Trustee Compensation. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan), independent Trustees must defer receipt of a portion of, and may elect to defer receipt of an additional portion of, their annual compensation. Deferred amounts are invested in a cross-section of Fidelity funds, are marked-to-market and remain in the Fund until distributed in accordance with the Plan. The investment of deferred amounts and the offsetting payable to the Trustees are included in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and filing its U.S. federal tax return. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. The Fund is subject to the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainties in Income Taxes (FIN 48). FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. There are no unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three years.
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2. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued
Dividends are declared daily and paid monthly from net investment income. Distributions from realized gains, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. In addition, the Fund will claim a portion of the payment made to redeeming shareholders as a distribution for income tax purposes.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to deferred trustees compensation.
The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the federal tax cost as of period end were as follows:
Unrealized appreciation | $ - |
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Unrealized depreciation | - |
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Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | - |
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Undistributed ordinary income | 1,050 |
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Cost for federal income tax purposes | $ 8,930,949 |
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The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| April 30, 2009 | April 30, 2008 |
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Ordinary Income | $ 163,844 | $ 345,676 |
3. Operating Policies.
Repurchase Agreements. Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) has received an Exemptive Order from the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) which permits the Fund and other affiliated entities of FMR to transfer uninvested cash balances into joint trading accounts which are then invested in repurchase agreements. The Fund may also invest directly with institutions in repurchase agreements. Repurchase agreements are collateralized by government or non-government securities. Upon settlement date, collateral is held in segregated accounts with custodian banks and may be obtained in the event of a default of the counterparty. The Fund monitors, on a daily
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
3. Operating Policies - continued
Repurchase Agreements - continued
basis, the value of the collateral to ensure it is at least equal to the principal amount of the repurchase agreement (including accrued interest). In the event of a default by the counterparty, realization of the collateral proceeds could be delayed, during which time the value of the collateral may decline.
Restricted Securities. The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
4. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee that is based on an annual rate of .42% of the Fund's average net assets. FMR pays all other expenses, except the compensation of the independent Trustees and certain exceptions such as interest expense. The management fee paid to FMR by the Fund is reduced by an amount equal to the fees and expenses paid by the Fund to the independent Trustees.
FMR also bears the cost of providing shareholder services to the Fund. To offset the cost of providing these services, FMR or its affiliates collected certain transaction fees from shareholders which amounted to $89 for the period.
5. Expense Reductions.
Through arrangements with the Fund's custodian and transfer agent, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's management fee. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's management fee by $37.
6. Other.
The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Trustees of Fidelity Hereford Street Trust and the Shareholders of Fidelity Money Market Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Money Market Fund (a fund of Fidelity Hereford Street Trust) at April 30, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity Money Market Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at April 30, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
June 11, 2009
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Trustees and Officers
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, and review the fund's performance. Except for Edward C. Johnson 3d and James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 161 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Johnson oversees 360 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 383 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The executive officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and Advisory Board Members may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-800-544-8544.
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Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation | |
Edward C. Johnson 3d (78) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 1993 Mr. Johnson is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC; Chairman and a Director of FMR; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC); Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Johnson serves as Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as President of FMR LLC (2006-2007). Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d and Mr. Arthur E. Johnson are not related. Ms. Abigail P. Johnson is Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d's daughter. |
James C. Curvey (73) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2006- present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. |
* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
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Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation | |
Albert R. Gamper, Jr. (67) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2006 Prior to his retirement in December 2004, Mr. Gamper served as Chairman of the Board of CIT Group Inc. (commercial finance). During his tenure with CIT Group Inc. Mr. Gamper served in numerous senior management positions, including Chairman (1987-1989; 1999-2001; 2002-2004), Chief Executive Officer (1987-2004), and President. Mr. Gamper currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Public Service Enterprise Group (utilities), a member of the Board of Governors, Rutgers University (2004-present), and Chairman of the Board of Saint Barnabas Health Care System. Previously, Mr. Gamper served as Chairman of the Board of Governors, Rutgers University (2004-2007). |
Arthur E. Johnson (62) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Johnson serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Eaton Corporation (diversified power management, 2009-present) and AGL Resources, Inc. (holding company). Previously, Mr. Johnson served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategic Development of Lockheed Martin Corporation (defense contractor, 1999-2009), and on the Board of Directors of IKON Office Solutions, Inc. (1999-2008). Mr. Arthur E. Johnson and Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d are not related. Mr. Arthur E. Johnson and Ms. Abigail P. Johnson are not related. |
James H. Keyes (68) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Mr. Keyes serves as a member of the Boards of Navistar International Corporation (manufacture and sale of trucks, buses, and diesel engines) and Pitney Bowes, Inc. (integrated mail, messaging, and document management solutions). Previously, Mr. Keyes served as a member of the Board of LSI Logic Corporation (semiconductor technologies, 1984-2008). |
Marie L. Knowles (62) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 Prior to Ms. Knowles' retirement in June 2000, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) (diversified energy, 1996-2000). From 1993 to 1996, she was a Senior Vice President of ARCO and President of ARCO Transportation Company. She served as a Director of ARCO from 1996 to 1998. Ms. Knowles currently serves as a Director of McKesson Corporation (healthcare service). Ms. Knowles is a Trustee of the Brookings Institution and the Catalina Island Conservancy and also serves as a member of the Advisory Board for the School of Engineering of the University of Southern California and the Foundation Board of the School of Architecture at the University of Virginia (2007-present). Previously, Ms. Knowles served as a Director of Phelps Dodge Corporation (copper mining and manufacturing, 1994-2007). |
Kenneth L. Wolfe (70) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Mr. Wolfe currently serves as a member of the Board of Revlon Inc. (2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wolfe served as Chairman and a Director (2007-2009) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hershey Foods Corporation, and as a member of the Boards of Adelphia Communications Corporation (telecommunications, 2003-2006) and Bausch & Lomb, Inc. (medical/pharmaceutical, 1993-2007). |
Advisory Board Members and Executive Officers**:
Correspondence intended for Michael E. Kenneally may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Abigail P. Johnson may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation | |
Michael E. Kenneally (55) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Kenneally also serves as Trustee (2009-present) or Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Previously, Mr. Kenneally served as Chairman and Global Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse Asset Management (2003-2005). Mr. Kenneally was a Director of The Credit Suisse Funds (U.S. Mutual Fund, 2004-2008) and was awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 1991. |
Name, Age; Principal Occupation | |
Abigail P. Johnson (47) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Member of the Advisory Board. Ms. Johnson also serves as Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees (2009-present) or Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Ms. Johnson serves as President of Fidelity Employer Services Company (FESCO) (2005-present). Ms. Johnson is President and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc., FMR Co., Inc., and a Director of FMR LLC. Previously, Ms. Johnson served as President and a Director of FMR (2001-2005), a Trustee of other investment companies advised by FMR (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. Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d is Ms. Johnson's father. |
John R. Hebble (50) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Mr. Hebble is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Boyce I. Greer (53) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 or 2006 Vice President of Fidelity's Fixed Income Funds (2006) and Asset Allocation Funds (2005). Mr. Greer is also a Trustee of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Greer is President and a Director of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2008-present), President and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2007-present), and an Executive Vice President of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present). Previously, Mr. Greer served as a Director and Managing Director of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2002-2005). |
Charles S. Morrison (48) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Vice President of Fidelity's Money Market Funds. Mr. Morrison also serves as Senior Vice President, Money Market Group Leader of FMR, and as Executive Vice President of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Morrison served as Vice President of Fidelity's Bond Funds and certain Balanced, and Asset Allocation Funds. |
Scott C. Goebel (41) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC; Chief Legal Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008- |
Holly C. Laurent (54) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Laurent is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Laurent was Senior Vice President and Head of Legal for Fidelity Business Services India Pvt. Ltd. (2006-2008), and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Group Head for FMR LLC (2005-2006). |
Christine Reynolds (50) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007). |
Michael H. Whitaker (41) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Mr. Whitaker is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2007- |
Bryan A. Mehrmann (48) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Mehrmann is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Mehrmann served as Vice President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Group (FIIS)/Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC) Client Services (1998-2004). |
Stephanie J. Dorsey (39) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Ms. Dorsey is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Dorsey served as Treasurer (2004-2008) of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds and Vice President (2004-2008) of JPMorgan Chase Bank. |
Robert G. Byrnes (42) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Byrnes is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2005-present). Previously, Mr. Byrnes served as Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (2003-2005). |
Paul M. Murphy (62) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Murphy is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2007-present). Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2006), Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR (2007), and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1994-2007). |
Gary W. Ryan (50) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005). |
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Distributions (Unaudited)
A total of 3.83% 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 $33,007,837 of distributions paid during the period January 1, 2009 to April 30, 2009 as qualifying to be taxed as interest-related dividends for nonresident alien shareholders.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2010 of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax returns.
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Investment Adviser
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
Investment Sub-Advisers
Fidelity Investments
Money Management, Inc.
Fidelity Research & Analysis Company
FIL Investment Advisors
FIL Investment Advisors
(U.K.) Ltd.
Fidelity Management & Research
(Hong Kong) Limited
Fidelity Management & Research
(Japan) Inc.
Fidelity Management & Research
(U.K.) Inc.
General Distributor
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
Transfer and Service Agents
Fidelity Investments Institutional
Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Fidelity Service Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Custodian
JPMorgan Chase Bank
New York, NY
The Fidelity Telephone Connection
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Contents
Chairman's Message | Ned Johnson's message to shareholders. | |
Shareholder Expense Example | An example of shareholder expenses. | |
Investment Changes/ | A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months and one year. | |
Investments | A complete list of the fund's investments. | |
Financial Statements | Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights. | |
Notes | Notes to the financial statements. | |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
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Trustees and Officers |
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Distributions |
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Chairman's Message
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Dear Shareholder:
Although there has been some encouraging news in the capital markets this spring, many economic uncertainties remain - including still-weak corporate earnings and sluggish consumer spending - which could call into question the sustainability and overall strength of the markets' recent forward momentum. Financial markets are always unpredictable, of course, but there also are several time-tested investment principles that can help put the historical odds in your favor.
One of the basic tenets is to invest for the long term. Over time, riding out the markets' inevitable ups and downs has proven much more effective than selling into panic or chasing the hottest trend. Even missing only a few of the markets' best days can significantly diminish investor returns. Patience also affords the benefits of compounding - of earning interest on additional income or reinvested dividends and capital gains. There can be tax advantages and cost benefits to consider as well. While staying the course doesn't eliminate risk, it can considerably lessen the effect of short-term declines.
You can further manage your investing risk through diversification. And today,
more than ever, geographic diversification should be taken into account. Studies indicate that asset allocation is the single most important determinant of a portfolio's long-term success. The right mix of stocks, bonds and cash - aligned to your particular risk tolerance and investment objective - is very important. Age-appropriate rebalancing is also an essential aspect of asset allocation. For younger investors, an emphasis on equities - which historically have been the best-performing asset class over time - is encouraged. As investors near their specific goal, such as retirement or sending a child to college, consideration may be given to replacing volatile assets (e.g. common stocks) with more-stable fixed investments (bonds or savings plans).
A third principle - investing regularly - can help lower the average cost of your purchases. Investing a certain amount of money each month or quarter helps ensure you won't pay for all your shares at market highs. This strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - also reduces "emotion" from investing, helping shareholders avoid selling weak performers just prior to an upswing, or chasing a hot performer just before a correction.
We invite you to contact us via the Internet, through our Investor Centers or by phone. It is our privilege to provide you the information you need to make the investments that are right for you.
Sincerely,
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d
Edward C. Johnson 3d
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Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (November 1, 2008 to April 30, 2009).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
| Annualized Expense Ratio | Beginning | Ending | Expenses Paid |
Actual | .46% | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,004.70 | $ 2.29 |
Hypothetical (5% return per year before expenses) |
| $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,022.51 | $ 2.31 |
* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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Investment Changes/Performance (Unaudited)
Maturity Diversification | |||
Days | % of fund's investments 4/30/09 | % of fund's investments 10/31/08 | % of fund's |
0 - 30 | 55.5 | 57.5 | 73.7 |
31 - 90 | 26.8 | 21.1 | 16.2 |
91 - 180 | 6.0 | 12.9 | 2.6 |
181 - 397 | 11.7 | 8.5 | 7.5 |
Weighted Average Maturity | |||
| 4/30/09 | 10/31/08 | 4/30/08 |
Fidelity Government Money Market Fund | 60 Days | 55 Days | 41 Days |
Government Retail Money Market Funds Average* | 53 Days | 49 Days | 48 Days |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) | |||||||
As of April 30, 2009 | As of October 31, 2008 | ||||||
Federal Agency |
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U.S. Treasury |
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Repurchase |
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Net Other Assets** (0.2)% |
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**Net Other Assets are not included in the pie chart.
Current and Historical Seven-Day Yields
| 4/28/09 | 2/3/09 | 10/28/08 | 7/29/08 | 4/29/08 |
Fidelity Government Money Market Fund | 0.41% | 0.80% | 1.92% |
2.03% | 2.01% |
Yield refers to the income paid by the fund over a given period. Yields for money market funds are usually for seven-day periods, as they are here, though they are expressed as annual percentage rates. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Yield will vary and it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund.
*Source: iMoneyNet, Inc.
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Investments April 30, 2009
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Federal Agencies - 65.8% | ||||
| Due Date | Yield (a) | Principal Amount | Value |
Fannie Mae - 18.9% | ||||
| 5/1/09 to 2/22/10 | 0.42 to 3.37% (b) | $ 217,600,000 | $ 217,122,993 |
Federal Home Loan Bank - 26.4% | ||||
| 5/1/09 to 3/26/10 | 0.34 to 3.04 (b) | 302,020,000 | 301,965,506 |
Freddie Mac - 20.5% | ||||
| 5/5/09 to 12/2/09 | 0.35 to 3.14 (b) | 234,405,000 | 234,463,255 |
TOTAL FEDERAL AGENCIES | 753,551,754 | |||
U.S. Treasury Obligations - 6.5% | ||||
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U.S. Treasury Bills - 6.5% | ||||
| 6/4/09 to 3/11/10 | 0.48 to 1.62 | 74,065,000 | 73,836,488 |
Repurchase Agreements - 27.9% | |||
Maturity Amount |
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In a joint trading account at 0.18% dated 4/30/09 due 5/1/09 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations) # | $ 303,740,534 | 303,739,000 | |
With Banc of America Securities LLC at 0.25%, dated 4/9/09 due 5/11/09 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $16,322,494, 5%, 4/1/38) | 16,003,556 | 16,000,000 | |
TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS | 319,739,000 | ||
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 100.2% (Cost $1,147,127,242) | 1,147,127,242 | ||
NET OTHER ASSETS - (0.2)% | (2,694,595) | ||
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 1,144,432,647 |
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(a) Yield represents either the annualized yield at the date of purchase, or the stated coupon rate, or, for floating rate securities, the rate at period end. |
(b) Coupon rates for floating and adjustable rate securities reflect the rates in effect at period end. Due dates for these security types are the next interest rate reset date or, when applicable, the final maturity date. |
# Additional Information on each counterparty to the repurchase agreement is as follows: |
Repurchase Agreement / Counterparty | Value |
$303,739,000 due 5/01/09 at 0.18% | |
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $ 18,929,798 |
Banc of America Securities LLC | 15,691,660 |
Bank of America, NA | 10,450,127 |
Barclays Capital, Inc. | 48,411,444 |
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. | 20,281,926 |
Goldman, Sachs & Co. | 20,281,926 |
Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc. | 6,760,642 |
ING Financial Markets LLC | 30,422,890 |
J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc. | 67,606,423 |
Merrill Lynch Government Securities, Inc. | 6,760,642 |
RBC Capital Markets Corp. | 3,380,321 |
Societe Generale, New York Branch | 23,662,247 |
UBS Securities LLC | 29,070,761 |
Wachovia Capital Markets LLC | 2,028,193 |
| $ 303,739,000 |
Other Information |
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of April 30, 2009, involving the Fund's assets carried at value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table below, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: | ||||
Description | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Investments in Securities | $ 1,147,127,242 | $ - | $ 1,147,127,242 | $ - |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
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Investment in securities, at value (including repurchase agreements of $319,739,000) - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $1,147,127,242) |
| $ 1,147,127,242 |
Cash | 41,959 | |
Receivable for fund shares sold | 1,069,756 | |
Interest receivable | 1,442,902 | |
Total assets | 1,149,681,859 | |
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Payable for fund shares redeemed | $ 4,808,302 | |
Distributions payable | 29,313 | |
Accrued management fee | 410,722 | |
Other affiliated payables | 875 | |
Total liabilities | 5,249,212 | |
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Net Assets | $ 1,144,432,647 | |
Net Assets consist of: |
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Paid in capital | $ 1,144,289,818 | |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments | 142,829 | |
Net Assets, for 1,144,240,159 shares outstanding | $ 1,144,432,647 | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,144,432,647 ÷ 1,144,240,159 shares) | $ 1.00 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Operations
| Year ended April 30, 2009 | |
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Investment Income |
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Interest |
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Management fee | $ 4,377,023 | |
Independent trustees' compensation | 4,072 | |
Money Market Guarantee Program fee | 266,087 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 4,647,182 | |
Expense reductions | (3,499) | 4,643,683 |
Net investment income | 14,511,843 | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||
Investment securities: |
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Unaffiliated issuers |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ 14,641,151 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Year ended | Year ended |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
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Operations |
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Net investment income | $ 14,511,843 | $ 27,310,833 |
Net realized gain (loss) | 129,308 | 87,559 |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 14,641,151 | 27,398,392 |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | (14,512,638) | (27,310,690) |
Share transactions at net asset value of $1.00 per share | 1,679,905,814 | 1,573,583,955 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 13,703,989 | 25,790,232 |
Cost of shares redeemed | (1,386,714,236) | (1,247,577,219) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets and shares resulting from share transactions | 306,895,567 | 351,796,968 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 307,024,080 | 351,884,670 |
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Net Assets | ||
Beginning of period | 837,408,567 | 485,523,897 |
End of period | $ 1,144,432,647 | $ 837,408,567 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
Years ended April 30, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data |
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Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 |
Income from Investment Operations |
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Net investment income | .015 | .042 | .049 | .035 | .015 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.015) | (.042) | (.049) | (.035) | (.015) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 |
Total Return A, B | 1.48% | 4.31% | 4.96% | 3.56% | 1.49% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets C |
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Expenses before reductions | .45% | .42% | .42% | .42% | .42% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .45% | .42% | .42% | .42% | .42% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .44% | .41% | .42% | .42% | .42% |
Net investment income | 1.39% | 4.02% | 4.86% | 3.50% | 1.45% |
Supplemental Data |
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Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 1,144,433 | $ 837,409 | $ 485,524 | $ 469,213 | $ 502,255 |
A Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
B Total returns do not include the effect of the account closeout fee.
C Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the Fund. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the Fund during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the Fund.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
For the period ended April 30, 2009
1. Organization.
Fidelity Government Money Market Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Hereford Street Trust (the trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust.
2. Significant Accounting Policies.
The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Security Valuation. As permitted by compliance with certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act, securities are valued at amortized cost, which approximates value.
The Fund adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements" (SFAS 157), effective with the beginning of the Fund's fiscal year. SFAS 157 establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements) when market prices are not readily available or reliable. The three levels of the hierarchy under SFAS 157 are described below:
Level 1 | Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. |
Level 2 | Prices determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others. |
Level 3 | Prices determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or deemed less relevant (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund's own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment, and would be based on the best information available. |
The aggregate value by input level, as of April 30, 2009, for the Fund's investments is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
2. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Investment Transactions and Income. The net asset value 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. Security transactions are accounted for as of trade date. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities.
Expenses. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among each Fund in the trust. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
The Board of Trustees of the Fund approved the participation by the Fund in the U.S. Treasury Department's Temporary Guarantee Program for Money Market Funds (the "Program") through April 30, 2009. The Fund paid the U.S. Treasury Department fees equal to 0.025% based on the number of shares outstanding as of September 19, 2008 to participate in the Program. The fees were amortized over the length of the participation in the Program. The expense was borne by the Fund without regard to any expense limitation currently in effect for the Fund.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and filing its U.S. federal tax return. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. The Fund is subject to the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainties in Income Taxes (FIN 48). FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. There are no unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three years.
Dividends are declared daily and paid monthly from net investment income. Distributions from realized gains, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. In addition, the Fund will claim a portion of the payment made to redeeming shareholders as a distribution for income tax purposes.
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2. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to deferred trustees compensation.
The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the federal tax cost as of period end were as follows:
Unrealized appreciation | $ - |
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Unrealized depreciation | - |
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Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | - |
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Undistributed ordinary income | 143,705 |
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Cost for federal income tax purposes | $ 1,147,127,242 |
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The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| April 30, 2009 | April 30, 2008 |
Ordinary Income | $ 14,512,638 | $ 27,310,690 |
3. Operating Policies.
Repurchase Agreements. Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) has received an Exemptive Order from the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) which permits the Fund and other affiliated entities of FMR to transfer uninvested cash balances into joint trading accounts which are then invested in repurchase agreements. The Fund may also invest directly with institutions in repurchase agreements. Repurchase agreements are collateralized by government or non-government securities. Upon settlement date, collateral is held in segregated accounts with custodian banks and may be obtained in the event of a default of the counterparty. The Fund monitors, on a daily basis, the value of the collateral to ensure it is at least equal to the principal amount of the repurchase agreement (including accrued interest). In the event of a default by the counterparty, realization of the collateral proceeds could be delayed, during which time the value of the collateral may decline.
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
4. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee that is based on an annual rate of .42% of the Fund's average net assets. FMR pays all other expenses, except the compensation of the independent Trustees and certain exceptions such as interest expense. The management fee paid to FMR by the Fund is reduced by an amount equal to the fees and expenses paid by the Fund to the independent Trustees.
FMR also bears the cost of providing shareholder services to the Fund. To offset the cost of providing these services, FMR or its affiliates collected certain transaction fees from shareholders which amounted to $3,084 for the period.
5. Expense Reductions.
Through arrangements with the Fund's custodian and transfer agent, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's management fee. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's management fee by $3,499.
6. Other.
The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Trustees of Fidelity Hereford Street Trust and the Shareholders of Fidelity Government Money Market Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Government Money Market Fund (a fund of Fidelity Hereford Street Trust) at April 30, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity Government Money Market Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at April 30, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
June 11, 2009
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Trustees and Officers
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, and review the fund's performance. Except for Edward C. Johnson 3d and James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 161 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Johnson oversees 360 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 383 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The executive officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and Advisory Board Members may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-800-544-8544.
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation | |
Edward C. Johnson 3d (78) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 1993 Mr. Johnson is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC; Chairman and a Director of FMR; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC); Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Johnson serves as Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as President of FMR LLC (2006-2007). Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d and Mr. Arthur E. Johnson are not related. Ms. Abigail P. Johnson is Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d's daughter. |
James C. Curvey (73) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2006- |
* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation | |
Albert R. Gamper, Jr. (67) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2006 Prior to his retirement in December 2004, Mr. Gamper served as Chairman of the Board of CIT Group Inc. (commercial finance). During his tenure with CIT Group Inc. Mr. Gamper served in numerous senior management positions, including Chairman (1987-1989; 1999-2001; 2002-2004), Chief Executive Officer (1987-2004), and President. Mr. Gamper currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Public Service Enterprise Group (utilities), a member of the Board of Governors, Rutgers University (2004-present), and Chairman of the Board of Saint Barnabas Health Care System. Previously, Mr. Gamper served as Chairman of the Board of Governors, Rutgers University (2004-2007). |
Arthur E. Johnson (62) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Johnson serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Eaton Corporation (diversified power management, 2009-present) and AGL Resources, Inc. (holding company). Previously, Mr. Johnson served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategic Development of Lockheed Martin Corporation (defense contractor, 1999-2009), and on the Board of Directors of IKON Office Solutions, Inc. (1999-2008). Mr. Arthur E. Johnson and Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d are not related. Mr. Arthur E. Johnson and Ms. Abigail P. Johnson are not related. |
James H. Keyes (68) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Mr. Keyes serves as a member of the Boards of Navistar International Corporation (manufacture and sale of trucks, buses, and diesel engines) and Pitney Bowes, Inc. (integrated mail, messaging, and document management solutions). Previously, Mr. Keyes served as a member of the Board of LSI Logic Corporation (semiconductor technologies, 1984-2008). |
Marie L. Knowles (62) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 Prior to Ms. Knowles' retirement in June 2000, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) (diversified energy, 1996-2000). From 1993 to 1996, she was a Senior Vice President of ARCO and President of ARCO Transportation Company. She served as a Director of ARCO from 1996 to 1998. Ms. Knowles currently serves as a Director of McKesson Corporation (healthcare service). Ms. Knowles is a Trustee of the Brookings Institution and the Catalina Island Conservancy and also serves as a member of the Advisory Board for the School of Engineering of the University of Southern California and the Foundation Board of the School of Architecture at the University of Virginia (2007-present). Previously, Ms. Knowles served as a Director of Phelps Dodge Corporation (copper mining and manufacturing, 1994-2007). |
Kenneth L. Wolfe (70) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Mr. Wolfe currently serves as a member of the Board of Revlon Inc. (2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wolfe served as Chairman and a Director (2007-2009) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hershey Foods Corporation, and as a member of the Boards of Adelphia Communications Corporation (telecommunications, 2003-2006) and Bausch & Lomb, Inc. (medical/pharmaceutical, 1993-2007). |
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Trustees and Officers - continued
Advisory Board Members and Executive Officers**:
Correspondence intended for Michael E. Kenneally may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Abigail P. Johnson may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
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Michael E. Kenneally (55) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Kenneally also serves as Trustee (2009-present) or Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Previously, Mr. Kenneally served as Chairman and Global Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse Asset Management (2003-2005). Mr. Kenneally was a Director of The Credit Suisse Funds (U.S. Mutual Fund, 2004-2008) and was awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 1991. |
Abigail P. Johnson (47) | |
<R> | Year of Election or Appointment: 2009</R> Member of the Advisory Board. Ms. Johnson also serves as Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees (2009-present) or Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Ms. Johnson serves as President of Fidelity Employer Services Company (FESCO) (2005-present). Ms. Johnson is President and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc., FMR Co., Inc., and a Director of FMR LLC. Previously, Ms. Johnson served as President and a Director of FMR (2001-2005), a Trustee of other investment companies advised by FMR (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. Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d is Ms. Johnson's father. |
John R. Hebble (50) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Mr. Hebble is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Boyce I. Greer (53) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 or 2006 Vice President of Fidelity's Fixed Income Funds (2006) and Asset Allocation Funds (2005). Mr. Greer is also a Trustee of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Greer is President and a Director of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2008-present), President and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2007-present), and an Executive Vice President of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present). Previously, Mr. Greer served as a Director and Managing Director of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2002-2005). |
Charles S. Morrison (48) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Vice President of Fidelity's Money Market Funds. Mr. Morrison also serves as Senior Vice President, Money Market Group Leader of FMR, and as Executive Vice President of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Morrison served as Vice President of Fidelity's Bond Funds and certain Balanced, and Asset Allocation Funds. |
Scott C. Goebel (41) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC; Chief Legal Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). |
Holly C. Laurent (54) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Laurent is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Laurent was Senior Vice President and Head of Legal for Fidelity Business Services India Pvt. Ltd. (2006-2008), and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Group Head for FMR LLC (2005-2006). |
Christine Reynolds (50) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007). |
Michael H. Whitaker (41) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Mr. Whitaker is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2007-present). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Whitaker worked at MFS Investment Management where he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (2004-2006), and Assistant General Counsel. |
Bryan A. Mehrmann (48) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Mehrmann is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Mehrmann served as Vice President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Group (FIIS)/Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC) Client Services (1998-2004). |
Stephanie J. Dorsey (39) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Ms. Dorsey is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Dorsey served as Treasurer (2004-2008) of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds and Vice President (2004-2008) of JPMorgan Chase Bank. |
Robert G. Byrnes (42) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Byrnes is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2005-present). Previously, Mr. Byrnes served as Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (2003-2005). |
Paul M. Murphy (62) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Murphy is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2007-present). Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2006), Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR (2007), and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1994-2007). |
Gary W. Ryan (50) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005). |
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Distributions (Unaudited)
A total of 44.34% 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 $3,155,046 of distributions paid during the period January 1, 2009 to April 30, 2009 as qualifying to be taxed as interest-related dividends for nonresident alien shareholders.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2010 of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax returns.
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Investment Adviser
Fidelity Management & Research Company
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Investment Sub-Advisers
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Money Management, Inc.
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FIL Investment Advisors
FIL Investment Advisors
(U.K.) Ltd.
Fidelity Management & Research
(U.K.) Inc.
Fidelity Management & Research
(Hong Kong) Limited
Fidelity Management & Research
(Japan) Inc.
General Distributor
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
Transfer and Service Agents
Fidelity Investments Institutional
Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Fidelity Service Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Custodian
JPMorgan Chase Bank
New York, NY
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Contents
Chairman's Message | Ned Johnson's message to shareholders. | |
Shareholder Expense Example | An example of shareholder expenses. | |
Investment Changes/ | A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months and one year, and performance information. | |
Investments | A complete list of the fund's investments. | |
Financial Statements | Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights. | |
Notes | Notes to the financial statements. | |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
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Trustees and Officers |
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Distributions |
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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. A fund's Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. For a complete list of a fund's portfolio holdings, view the most recent holdings listing, semiannual report, or annual report on Fidelity's web site at http://www.fidelity.com or http://www.advisor.fidelity.com, as applicable.
NOT FDIC INSURED · MAY LOSE VALUE · NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
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Chairman's Message
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Dear Shareholder:
Although there has been some encouraging news in the capital markets this spring, many economic uncertainties remain - including still-weak corporate earnings and sluggish consumer spending - which could call into question the sustainability and overall strength of the markets' recent forward momentum. Financial markets are always unpredictable, of course, but there also are several time-tested investment principles that can help put the historical odds in your favor.
One of the basic tenets is to invest for the long term. Over time, riding out the markets' inevitable ups and downs has proven much more effective than selling into panic or chasing the hottest trend. Even missing only a few of the markets' best days can significantly diminish investor returns. Patience also affords the benefits of compounding - of earning interest on additional income or reinvested dividends and capital gains. There can be tax advantages and cost benefits to consider as well. While staying the course doesn't eliminate risk, it can considerably lessen the effect of short-term declines.
You can further manage your investing risk through diversification. And today,
more than ever, geographic diversification should be taken into account. Studies indicate that asset allocation is the single most important determinant of a portfolio's long-term success. The right mix of stocks, bonds and cash - aligned to your particular risk tolerance and investment objective - is very important. Age-appropriate rebalancing is also an essential aspect of asset allocation. For younger investors, an emphasis on equities - which historically have been the best-performing asset class over time - is encouraged. As investors near their specific goal, such as retirement or sending a child to college, consideration may be given to replacing volatile assets (e.g. common stocks) with more-stable fixed investments (bonds or savings plans).
A third principle - investing regularly - can help lower the average cost of your purchases. Investing a certain amount of money each month or quarter helps ensure you won't pay for all your shares at market highs. This strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - also reduces "emotion" from investing, helping shareholders avoid selling weak performers just prior to an upswing, or chasing a hot performer just before a correction.
We invite you to contact us via the Internet, through our Investor Centers or by phone. It is our privilege to provide you the information you need to make the investments that are right for you.
Sincerely,
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d
Edward C. Johnson 3d
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Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (November 1, 2008 to April 30, 2009).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
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| Annualized Expense Ratio | Beginning | Ending | Expenses Paid |
Actual | .46% | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,001.30 | $ 2.28 |
Hypothetical (5% return per year before expenses) |
| $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,022.51 | $ 2.31 |
* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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Investment Changes/Performance (Unaudited)
Maturity Diversification | |||
Days | % of fund's investments 4/30/09 | % of fund's investments 10/31/08 | % of fund's |
0 - 30 | 42.3 | 27.2 | 29.0 |
31 - 90 | 31.1 | 57.1 | 42.1 |
91 - 180 | 19.2 | 9.8 | 27.6 |
181 - 397 | 7.4 | 5.9 | 1.3 |
Weighted Average Maturity | |||
| 4/30/09 | 10/31/08 | 4/30/08 |
Fidelity U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund | 68 Days | 68 Days | 63 Days |
Treasury Retail Money Market Funds Average * | 63 Days | 58 Days | 66 Days |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) | |||||||
As of April 30, 2009 | As of October 31, 2008 | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Bills 108.1% |
| U.S. Treasury Bills 93.5% |
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Net Other |
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**Net Other Assets are not included in the pie chart.
Current and Historical Seven-Day Yields
| 4/28/09 | 2/3/09 | 10/28/08 | 7/29/08 | 4/29/08 |
Fidelity U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund | 0.08% | 0.08% | 0.60% | 1.42% | 1.55% |
Yield refers to the income paid by the fund over a given period. Yields for money market funds are usually for seven-day periods, as they are here, though they are expressed as annual percentage rates. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Yield will vary and it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund.
*Source: iMoneyNet, Inc.
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Investments April 30, 2009
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
U.S. Treasury Obligations - 112.4% | ||||
| Due Date | Yield (a) | Principal Amount (000s) | Value (000s) |
U.S. Treasury Bills - 108.1% | ||||
| 5/7/09 to 4/8/10 | 0.06 to 2.47% | $ 9,105,949 | $ 9,097,748 |
U.S. Treasury Bonds - 0.3% | ||||
| 5/15/09 | 0.26 | 21,000 | 21,105 |
U.S. Treasury Notes - 4.0% | ||||
| 5/15/09 to 11/30/09 | 0.09 to 1.58 | 334,000 | 337,087 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 112.4% | 9,455,940 | ||
NET OTHER ASSETS - (12.4)% | (1,042,677) | ||
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 8,413,263 |
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(a) Yield represents either the annualized yield at the date of purchase, or the stated coupon rate, or, for floating rate securities, the rate at period end. |
Other Information |
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of April 30, 2009, involving the Fund's assets carried at value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table below, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: | ||||
Description | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Investments in Securities | $ 9,455,940 | $ - | $ 9,455,940 | $ - |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amount) | April 30, 2009 | |
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Investment in securities, at value - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $9,455,940) |
| $ 9,455,940 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | 7,883 | |
Interest receivable | 3,381 | |
Other receivables | 32 | |
Total assets | 9,467,236 | |
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Liabilities | ||
Payable for investments purchased | $ 1,019,712 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 31,155 | |
Distributions payable | 53 | |
Accrued management fee | 3,051 | |
Other affiliated payables | 2 | |
Total liabilities | 1,053,973 | |
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Net Assets | $ 8,413,263 | |
Net Assets consist of: |
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Paid in capital | $ 8,412,930 | |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments | 333 | |
Net Assets, for 8,412,461 shares outstanding | $ 8,413,263 | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($8,413,263 ÷ 8,412,461 shares) | $ 1.00 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Operations
Amounts in thousands | Year ended April 30, 2009 | |
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Interest |
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Expenses | ||
Management fee | $ 33,199 | |
Independent trustees' compensation | 29 | |
Interest | 240 | |
Money Market Guarantee Program fee | 2,098 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 35,566 | |
Expense reductions | (84) | 35,482 |
Net investment income | 45,934 | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||
Investment securities: |
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Unaffiliated issuers |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ 46,623 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Amounts in thousands | Year ended | Year ended |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
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Net investment income | $ 45,934 | $ 99,963 |
Net realized gain (loss) | 689 | 232 |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 46,623 | 100,195 |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | (45,936) | (99,962) |
Share transactions at net asset value of $1.00 per share | 15,779,208 | 7,152,852 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 40,898 | 91,287 |
Cost of shares redeemed | (12,193,305) | (4,251,612) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets and shares resulting from share transactions | 3,626,801 | 2,992,527 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 3,627,488 | 2,992,760 |
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Net Assets | ||
Beginning of period | 4,785,775 | 1,793,015 |
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $0 and distributions in excess of net investment income of $3, respectively) | $ 8,413,263 | $ 4,785,775 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
Years ended April 30, | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data |
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Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 |
Income from Investment Operations |
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Net investment income | .007 | .035 | .046 | .032 | .014 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) D | - | - | - | - | - |
Total from investment operations | .007 | .035 | .046 | .032 | .014 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.007) | (.035) | (.046) | (.032) | (.014) |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | - | - | - | - D |
Total distributions | (.007) | (.035) | (.046) | (.032) | (.014) |
Net asset value, | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 |
Total Return A, B | .75% | 3.59% | 4.69% | 3.29% | 1.38% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets C |
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Expenses before reductions | .45% | .45% | .49% | .52% | .46% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .45% | .45% | .49% | .52% | .46% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .45% | .44% | .48% | .52% | .46% |
Net investment income | .58% | 3.21% | 4.59% | 3.22% | 1.34% |
Supplemental Data |
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Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $ 8,413 | $ 4,786 | $ 1,793 | $ 1,763 | $ 2,035 |
A Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
B Total returns do not include the effect of the account closeout fee.
C Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the Fund. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the Fund during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the Fund.
D Amount represents less than $.001 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
For the period ended April 30, 2009
(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
1. Organization.
Fidelity U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Hereford Street Trust (the trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. Effective the close of business on December 23, 2008, the Fund was closed to most new accounts. 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 Delaware statutory trust.
2. Significant Accounting Policies.
The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Security Valuation. As permitted by compliance with certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act, securities are valued at amortized cost, which approximates value.
The Fund adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements" (SFAS 157), effective with the beginning of the Fund's fiscal year. SFAS 157 establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements) when market prices are not readily available or reliable. The three levels of the hierarchy under SFAS 157 are described below:
Level 1 | Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. |
Level 2 | Prices determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others. |
Level 3 | Prices determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or deemed less relevant (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund's own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment, and would be based on the best information available. |
The aggregate value by input level, as of April 30, 2009, for the Fund's investments is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
2. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Investment Transactions and Income. The net asset value 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. Security transactions are accounted for as of trade date. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities.
Expenses. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among each Fund in the trust. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
The Board of Trustees of the Fund approved the participation by the Fund in the U.S. Treasury Department's Temporary Guarantee Program for Money Market Funds (the "Program") through April 30, 2009. The Fund paid the U.S. Treasury Department fees equal to 0.025% based on the number of shares outstanding as of September 19, 2008 to participate in the Program. The fees were amortized over the length of the participation in the Program. The expense was borne by the Fund without regard to any expense limitation currently in effect for the Fund.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and filing its U.S. federal tax return. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. The Fund is subject to the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainties in Income Taxes (FIN 48). FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. There are no unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three years.
Dividends are declared daily and paid monthly from net investment income. Distributions from realized gains, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles.
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2. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to deferred trustees compensation and losses deferred due to wash sales.
The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the federal tax cost as of period end were as follows:
Unrealized appreciation | $ - |
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Unrealized depreciation | - |
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Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | - |
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Undistributed ordinary income | 377 |
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Cost for federal income tax purposes | $ 9,455,940 |
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The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| April 30, 2009 | April 30, 2008 |
Ordinary Income | $ 45,936 | $ 99,962 |
3. Operating Policies.
Repurchase Agreements. Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) has received an Exemptive Order from the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) which permits the Fund and other affiliated entities of FMR to transfer uninvested cash balances into joint trading accounts which are then invested in repurchase agreements. The Fund may also invest directly with institutions in repurchase agreements. Repurchase agreements are collateralized by government or non-government securities. Upon settlement date, collateral is held in segregated accounts with custodian banks and may be obtained in the event of a default of the counterparty. The Fund monitors, on a daily basis, the value of the collateral to ensure it is at least equal to the principal amount of the repurchase agreement (including accrued interest). In the event of a default by the counterparty, realization of the collateral proceeds could be delayed, during which time the value of the collateral may decline.
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
3. Operating Policies - continued
Reverse Repurchase Agreements. To enhance its yield, the Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements whereby the Fund transfers securities to a counterparty who then agrees to transfer them back to the Fund at a future date and agreed upon price, reflecting a rate of interest below market rate. The Fund receives cash proceeds, which are invested in other securities, and agrees to repay the proceeds plus accrued interest in return for the same securities transferred. The Fund continues to receive interest payments on the transferred securities during the term of the reverse repurchase agreement. During the period that a reverse repurchase agreement is outstanding, the Fund identifies cash and liquid securities as segregated in its custodian records with a value at least equal to its obligation under the agreement. If the counterparty defaults on its obligation, because of insolvency or other reasons, the Fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the security or in gaining access to the collateral. The average daily balance during the period for which reverse repurchase agreements were outstanding amounted to $219,276. The weighted average interest rate was .79%. At period end, there were no reverse repurchase agreements outstanding.
4. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee that is based on an annual rate of .42% of the Fund's average net assets. FMR pays all other expenses, except the compensation of the independent Trustees and certain exceptions such as interest expense. The management fee paid to FMR by the Fund is reduced by an amount equal to the fees and expenses paid by the Fund to the independent Trustees.
FMR also bears the cost of providing shareholder services to the Fund. To offset the cost of providing these services, FMR or its affiliates collected certain transaction fees from shareholders which amounted to $13 for the period.
5. Expense Reductions.
Through arrangements with the Fund's custodian and transfer agent, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's management fee. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's management fee by $84.
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6. Other.
The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Trustees of Fidelity Hereford Street Trust and the Shareholders of Fidelity U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund (a fund of Fidelity Hereford Street Trust) at April 30, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at April 30, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
June 11, 2009
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Trustees and Officers
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, and review the fund's performance. Except for Edward C. Johnson 3d and James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 161 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Johnson oversees 360 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 383 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The executive officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and Advisory Board Members may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-800-544-8544.
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation | |
Edward C. Johnson 3d (78) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 1993 Mr. Johnson is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC; Chairman and a Director of FMR; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC); Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Johnson serves as Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as President of FMR LLC (2006-2007). Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d and Mr. Arthur E. Johnson are not related. Ms. Abigail P. Johnson is Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d's daughter. |
James C. Curvey (73) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2006- present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. |
* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation | |
Albert R. Gamper, Jr. (67) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2006 Prior to his retirement in December 2004, Mr. Gamper served as Chairman of the Board of CIT Group Inc. (commercial finance). During his tenure with CIT Group Inc. Mr. Gamper served in numerous senior management positions, including Chairman (1987-1989; 1999-2001; 2002-2004), Chief Executive Officer (1987-2004), and President. Mr. Gamper currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Public Service Enterprise Group (utilities), a member of the Board of Governors, Rutgers University (2004-present), and Chairman of the Board of Saint Barnabas Health Care System. Previously, Mr. Gamper served as Chairman of the Board of Governors, Rutgers University (2004-2007). |
Arthur E. Johnson (62) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Johnson serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Eaton Corporation (diversified power management, 2009-present) and AGL Resources, Inc. (holding company). Previously, Mr. Johnson served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategic Development of Lockheed Martin Corporation (defense contractor, 1999-2009), and on the Board of Directors of IKON Office Solutions, Inc. (1999-2008). Mr. Arthur E. Johnson and Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d are not related. Mr. Arthur E. Johnson and Ms. Abigail P. Johnson are not related. |
James H. Keyes (68) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Mr. Keyes serves as a member of the Boards of Navistar International Corporation (manufacture and sale of trucks, buses, and diesel engines) and Pitney Bowes, Inc. (integrated mail, messaging, and document management solutions). Previously, Mr. Keyes served as a member of the Board of LSI Logic Corporation (semiconductor technologies, 1984-2008). |
Marie L. Knowles (62) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 Prior to Ms. Knowles' retirement in June 2000, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) (diversified energy, 1996-2000). From 1993 to 1996, she was a Senior Vice President of ARCO and President of ARCO Transportation Company. She served as a Director of ARCO from 1996 to 1998. Ms. Knowles currently serves as a Director of McKesson Corporation (healthcare service). Ms. Knowles is a Trustee of the Brookings Institution and the Catalina Island Conservancy and also serves as a member of the Advisory Board for the School of Engineering of the University of Southern California and the Foundation Board of the School of Architecture at the University of Virginia (2007-present). Previously, Ms. Knowles served as a Director of Phelps Dodge Corporation (copper mining and manufacturing, 1994-2007). |
Kenneth L. Wolfe (70) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Mr. Wolfe currently serves as a member of the Board of Revlon Inc. (2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wolfe served as Chairman and a Director (2007-2009) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hershey Foods Corporation, and as a member of the Boards of Adelphia Communications Corporation (telecommunications, 2003-2006) and Bausch & Lomb, Inc. (medical/pharmaceutical, 1993-2007). |
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Advisory Board Members and Executive Officers**:
Correspondence intended for Michael E. Kenneally may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Abigail P. Johnson may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation | |
Michael E. Kenneally (55) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Kenneally also serves as Trustee (2009-present) or Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Previously, Mr. Kenneally served as Chairman and Global Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse Asset Management (2003-2005). Mr. Kenneally was a Director of The Credit Suisse Funds (U.S. Mutual Fund, 2004-2008) and was awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 1991. |
Abigail P. Johnson (47) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Member of the Advisory Board. Ms. Johnson also serves as Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees (2009-present) or Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Ms. Johnson serves as President of Fidelity Employer Services Company (FESCO) (2005-present). Ms. Johnson is President and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc., FMR Co., Inc., and a Director of FMR LLC. Previously, Ms. Johnson served as President and a Director of FMR (2001-2005), a Trustee of other investment companies advised by FMR (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. Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d is Ms. Johnson's father. |
John R. Hebble (50) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Mr. Hebble is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Boyce I. Greer (53) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 or 2006 Vice President of Fidelity's Fixed Income Funds (2006) and Asset Allocation Funds (2005). Mr. Greer is also a Trustee of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Greer is President and a Director of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2008-present), President and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2007-present), and an Executive Vice President of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present). Previously, Mr. Greer served as a Director and Managing Director of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2002-2005). |
Charles S. Morrison (48) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Vice President of Fidelity's Money Market Funds. Mr. Morrison also serves as Senior Vice President, Money Market Group Leader of FMR, and as Executive Vice President of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Morrison served as Vice President of Fidelity's Bond Funds and certain Balanced, and Asset Allocation Funds. |
Scott C. Goebel (41) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC; Chief Legal Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2008- present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of the Funds (2007- 2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). |
Holly C. Laurent (54) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Laurent is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Laurent was Senior Vice President and Head of Legal for Fidelity Business Services India Pvt. Ltd. (2006-2008), and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Group Head for FMR LLC (2005-2006). |
Christine Reynolds (50) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007). |
Michael H. Whitaker (41) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Mr. Whitaker is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2007- |
Bryan A. Mehrmann (48) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Mehrmann is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Mehrmann served as Vice President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Group (FIIS)/Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC) Client Services (1998-2004). |
Stephanie J. Dorsey (39) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Ms. Dorsey is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Dorsey served as Treasurer (2004-2008) of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds and Vice President (2004-2008) of JPMorgan Chase Bank. |
Robert G. Byrnes (42) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Byrnes is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2005-present). Previously, Mr. Byrnes served as Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (2003-2005). |
Paul M. Murphy (62) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Murphy is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2007-present). Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2006), Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR (2007), and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1994-2007). |
Gary W. Ryan (50) | |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005). |
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Distributions (Unaudited)
A total of 100% 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 $5,410,515 of distributions paid during the period May 1, 2008 to April 30, 2009 as qualifying to be taxed as interest-related dividends for nonresident alien shareholders.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2010 of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax returns.
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Managing Your Investments
Fidelity offers several ways to conveniently manage your personal investments via your telephone or PC. You can access your account information, conduct trades and research your investments 24 hours a day.
By Phone
Fidelity Automated Service Telephone provides a single toll-free number to access account balances, positions, quotes and trading. It's easy to navigate the service, and on your first call, the system will help you create a personal identification number (PIN) for security.
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Fidelity Automated
Service Telephone (FAST®)
1-800-544-5555
Press
For mutual fund and brokerage trading.
For quotes.*
For account balances and holdings.
To review orders and mutual
fund activity.
To change your PIN.
To speak to a Fidelity representative.
By PC
Fidelity's web site on the Internet provides a wide range of information, including daily financial news, fund performance, interactive planning tools and news about Fidelity products and services.
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Fidelity's Web Site
www.fidelity.com
* When you call the quotes line, please remember that a fund's yield and return will vary and, except for money market funds, share price will also vary. This means that you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. There is no assurance that money market funds will be able to maintain a stable $1 share price; an investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government. Total returns are historical and include changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, and the effects of any sales charges.
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To Write Fidelity
We'll give your correspondence immediate attention and send you written confirmation upon completion of your request.
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General Correspondence
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For Retirement
Accounts
Buying shares
Fidelity Investments
P.O. Box 770001
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Selling shares
Fidelity Investments
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Attn: Distribution Services
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Covington, KY 41015
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Fidelity Management & Research
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Boston, MA
Investment Sub-Advisers
Fidelity Investments
Money Management, Inc.
Fidelity Research & Analysis Company
FIL Investment Advisors
FIL Investment Advisors
(U.K.) Ltd.
Fidelity Management & Research
(U.K.) Inc.
Fidelity Management & Research
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Fidelity Management & Research
(Japan) Inc.
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Item 2. Code of Ethics
As of the end of the period, April 30, 2009, Fidelity Hereford Street Trust (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 Marie L. Knowles is an audit committee financial expert, as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR. Ms. Knowles 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 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PwC") in each of the last two fiscal years for services rendered to Fidelity Government Money Market Fund, Fidelity Money Market Fund and Fidelity U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund (the "Funds"):
Services Billed by PwC
April 30, 2009 FeesA
| Audit Fees | Audit-Related Fees | Tax Fees | All Other Fees |
Fidelity Government Money Market Fund | $43,000 | $- | $2,000 | $2,000 |
Fidelity Money Market Fund | $61,000 | $- | $2,000 | $7,000 |
Fidelity U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund | $59,000 | $- | $2,000 | $6,200 |
April 30, 2008 FeesA
| Audit Fees | Audit-Related Fees | Tax Fees | All Other Fees |
Fidelity Government Money Market Fund | $41,000 | $- | $2,000 | $1,300 |
Fidelity Money Market Fund | $54,000 | $- | $2,000 | $5,000 |
Fidelity U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund | $45,000 | $- | $2,000 | $2,600 |
A Amounts may reflect rounding.
The following table presents fees billed by PwC that were required to be approved by the Audit Committee for services that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds and that are rendered on behalf of Fidelity Management & Research Company ("FMR") and entities controlling, controlled by, or under common control with FMR (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) that provide ongoing services to the Funds ("Fund Service Providers"):
Services Billed by PwC
| April 30, 2009A | April 30, 2008A |
Audit-Related Fees | $3,305,000 | $510,000B |
Tax Fees | $2,000 | $- |
All Other Fees | $2,000 | $-B |
A Amounts may reflect rounding.
B Reflects current period presentation.
"Audit-Related Fees" represent fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the fund audit or the review of the fund's financial statements and that are not reported under Audit Fees.
"Tax Fees" represent fees billed for tax compliance, tax advice or tax planning that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the fund.
"All Other Fees" represent fees billed for assurance services provided to the fund or Fund Service Provider that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the fund, excluding those services that are reported under Audit Fees, Audit-Related Fees or Tax Fees.
Assurance services must be performed by an independent public accountant.
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The aggregate non-audit fees billed by PwC for services rendered to the Funds, FMR (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any Fund Service Provider for each of the last two fiscal years of the Funds are as follows:
Billed By | April 30, 2009 A | April 30, 2008 A |
PwC | $3,995,000 | $1,685,000 |
A Amounts may reflect rounding.
The trust's Audit Committee has considered non-audit services that were not pre-approved that were provided by PwC to Fund Service Providers to be compatible with maintaining the independence of PwC in its audit of the Funds, taking into account representations from PwC, in accordance with Public Company Accounting Oversight Board rules, regarding its independence from the Funds and their related entities and FMR's review of the appropriateness and permissibility under applicable law of such non-audit services prior to their provision to the Fund Service Providers.
Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures
The trust's Audit Committee must pre-approve all audit and non-audit services provided by a fund's independent registered public accounting firm relating to the operations or financial reporting of the fund. Prior to the commencement of any audit or non-audit services to a fund, the Audit Committee reviews the services to determine whether they are appropriate and permissible under applicable law.
The Audit Committee has adopted policies and procedures to, among other purposes, provide a framework for the Committee's consideration of non-audit services by the audit firms that audit the Fidelity funds. The policies and procedures require that any non-audit service provided by a fund audit firm to a Fidelity fund and any non-audit service provided by a fund auditor to a Fund Service Provider that relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of a Fidelity fund ("Covered Service") are subject to approval by the Audit Committee before such service is provided.
All Covered Services must be approved in advance of provision of the service either: (i) by formal resolution of the Audit Committee, or (ii) by oral or written approval of the service by the Chair of the Audit Committee (or if the Chair is unavailable, such other member of the Audit Committee as may be designated by the Chair to act in the Chair's absence). The approval contemplated by (ii) above is permitted where the Treasurer determines that action on such an engagement is necessary before the next meeting of the Audit Committee.
Non-audit services provided by a fund audit firm to a Fund Service Provider that do not relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of a Fidelity fund are reported to the Audit Committee on a periodic basis.
Non-Audit Services Approved Pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) and (ii) of Regulation S-X ("De Minimis Exception")
There were no non-audit services approved or required to be approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to the De Minimis Exception during the Funds' last two fiscal years relating to services provided to (i) the Funds or (ii) any Fund Service Provider that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
Not applicable.
Item 6. Investments
(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 9. Purchase of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers
Not applicable.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the trust's Board of Trustees.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
(a)(i) The President and Treasurer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the trust's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act) provide reasonable assurances that material information relating to the trust is made known to them by the appropriate persons, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.
(a)(ii) There was no change in the trust's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the trust's internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits
(a) | (1) | Code of Ethics pursuant to Item 2 of Form N-CSR is filed and attached hereto as EX-99.CODE ETH. |
(a) | (2) | Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) is filed and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT. |
(a) | (3) | Not applicable. |
(b) |
| Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) is furnished and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906CERT. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Fidelity Hereford Street Trust
By: | /s/John R. Hebble |
| John R. Hebble |
| President and Treasurer |
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Date: | June 25, 2009 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: | /s/John R. Hebble |
| John R. Hebble |
| President and Treasurer |
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Date: | June 25, 2009 |
By: | /s/Christine Reynolds |
| Christine Reynolds |
| Chief Financial Officer |
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Date: | June 25, 2009 |