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)
245 Summer St., Boston, Massachusetts 02210
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Scott C. Goebel, Secretary
245 Summer St.
Boston, Massachusetts 02210
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 617-563-7000
Date of fiscal year end: | April 30 |
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Date of reporting period: | April 30, 2014 |
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders
Fidelity® Government
Money Market
Fund
Annual Report
April 30, 2014
(Fidelity Cover Art)
Contents
Shareholder Expense Example | An example of shareholder expenses. | |
Investment Changes/Performance | 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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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, http://www.advisor.fidelity.com, or http://www.401k.com, as applicable.
NOT FDIC INSURED • MAY LOSE VALUE • NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
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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, 2013 to April 30, 2014).
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 | .11% | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,000.05 | $ .55 |
Hypothetical A |
| $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,024.25 | $ .55 |
A 5% return per year before expenses
B Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
* 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)
Effective Maturity Diversification | |||
Days | % of fund's investments 4/30/14 | % of fund's investments 10/31/13 | % of fund's |
1 - 7 | 42.5 | 44.5 | 65.0 |
8 - 30 | 20.3 | 20.8 | 6.2 |
31 - 60 | 14.0 | 5.4 | 4.3 |
61 - 90 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.8 |
91 - 180 | 11.4 | 16.8 | 6.3 |
> 180 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 13.4 |
Effective maturity is determined in accordance with the requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
Weighted Average Maturity | |||
| 4/30/14 | 10/31/13 | 4/30/13 |
Fidelity Government Money Market Fund | 45 Days | 51 Days | 51 Days |
Government Retail Money Market Funds Average * | 49 Days | 52 Days | 51 Days |
This is a weighted average of all the maturities of the securities held in a fund. Weighted Average Maturity (WAM) can be used as a measure of sensitivity to interest rate changes and market changes. Generally, the longer the maturity, the greater the sensitivity to such changes. WAM is based on the dollar-weighted average length of time until principal payments must be paid. Depending on the types of securities held in a fund, certain maturity shortening devices (e.g., demand features, interest rate resets, and call options) may be taken into account when calculating the WAM. |
Weighted Average Life | |||
| 4/30/14 | 10/31/13 | 4/30/13 |
Fidelity Government Money Market Fund | 107 Days | 102 Days | 80 Days |
Weighted Average Life (WAL) is the weighted average of the life of the securities held in a fund or portfolio and can be used as a measure of sensitivity to changes in liquidity and/or credit risk. Generally, the higher the value, the greater the sensitivity. WAL is based on the dollar-weighted average length of time until principal payments must be paid, taking into account any call options exercised by the issuer and any permissible maturity shortening features other than interest rate resets. The difference between WAM and WAL is that WAM takes into account interest rate resets and WAL does not. WAL for money market funds is not the same as WAL of a mortgage- or asset-backed security. |
* Source: iMoneyNet, Inc.
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Investment Changes (Unaudited) - continued
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) | |||||||
As of April 30, 2014 | As of October 31, 2013 | ||||||
Treasury Debt 5.1% |
| Treasury Debt 7.5% |
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Government |
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Repurchase |
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Net Other Assets (Liabilities)** (0.1)% |
| Net Other Assets (Liabilities) 0.1% |
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** Net Other Assets (Liabilities) are not included in the pie chart.
Current and Historical Seven-Day Yields
| 4/30/14 | 1/31/14 | 10/31/13 | 7/31/13 | 4/30/13 |
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Fidelity Government Money Market Fund | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% |
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's possible to lose money investing in the Fund. A portion of the Fund's expenses was reimbursed and/or waived. Absent such reimbursements and/or waivers the yield for the period ending April 30, 2014, the most recent period shown in the table, would have been -0.31%.
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Investments April 30, 2014
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Treasury Debt - 5.1% | ||||
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U.S. Treasury Obligations - 5.1% | ||||
U.S. Treasury Bills | ||||
| 5/15/14 to 8/14/14 | 0.10 to 0.11% | $ 443,160,000 | $ 443,099,695 |
U.S. Treasury Notes | ||||
| 5/15/14 to 2/28/15 | 0.08 to 0.16 | 344,820,000 | 346,840,452 |
TOTAL TREASURY DEBT (Cost $789,940,147) |
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Government Agency Debt - 51.2% | ||||
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Federal Agencies - 51.2% | ||||
Fannie Mae | ||||
| 8/28/14 to 10/21/15 | 0.12 to 0.20 (b) | 446,000,000 | 446,095,740 |
Federal Farm Credit Bank | ||||
| 8/12/14 to 1/13/15 | 0.12 to 0.15 (b) | 125,000,000 | 124,989,830 |
Federal Home Loan Bank | ||||
| 5/1/14 to 12/11/15 | 0.08 to 0.24 (b) | 6,447,600,000 | 6,447,105,465 |
Freddie Mac | ||||
| 6/9/14 to 7/17/15 | 0.11 to 0.20 (b) | 808,000,000 | 808,203,911 |
TOTAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY DEBT (Cost $7,826,394,946) |
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Government Agency Repurchase Agreement - 43.8% | |||
Maturity |
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In a joint trading account at 0.07% dated 4/30/14 due 5/1/14 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations) # | $ 2,021,941,880 | 2,021,938,000 | |
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BNP Paribas Securities Corp. at 0.08%, dated 3/24/14 due 5/7/14 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $164,099,217, 1.63% - 5%, 11/1/28 - 10/20/43) | 160,889,449 | 160,868,000 | |
Citibank NA at 0.07%, dated 4/29/14 due 5/6/14 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $510,057,064, 1.63% - 6.5%, 9/1/18 - 11/15/48) | 500,060,806 | 500,054,000 | |
Government Agency Repurchase Agreement - continued | |||
Maturity Amount | Value | ||
With: - continued | |||
Credit Suisse Securities (U.S.A.) LLC at 0.12%, dated 1/8/14 due 5/8/14 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $81,401,992, 3.5% - 8.5%, 3/25/21 - 2/25/44) | $ 79,031,600 | $ 79,000,000 | |
ING Financial Markets LLC at: | |||
0.08%, dated: | |||
3/28/14 due 5/7/14 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $247,992,147, 3% - 7%, 6/1/30 - 4/1/43) | 243,141,955 | 243,109,000 | |
4/4/14 due 5/7/14 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $205,001,360, 3.5% - 4%, 10/1/25 - 1/1/43) | 200,996,136 | 200,968,000 | |
4/21/14 due 5/7/14 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $103,912,540, 3.5%, 8/1/42) | 101,884,583 | 101,871,000 | |
0.09%, dated 4/14/14 due 5/7/14 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $154,853,279, 3.5% - 4.5%, 11/1/26 - 8/1/42) | 151,832,392 | 151,810,000 | |
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith at 0.08%, dated: | |||
3/14/14 due 5/7/14 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $937,263,724, 2.17% - 6%, 11/1/20 - 2/1/44) | 918,914,589 | 918,788,000 | |
3/17/14 due 5/7/14 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $161,302,609, 2.28% - 4.5%, 10/1/20 - 4/1/44) | 158,146,137 | 158,124,000 | |
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (U.S.A.), Inc. at: | |||
0.1%, dated: | |||
4/14/14 due 5/7/14 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at: | |||
$49,982,361, 2.45% - 4%, 1/1/27 - 9/1/43 | 49,003,131 | 49,000,000 | |
$56,102,650, 2.72% - 4%, 1/1/27 - 1/1/42) | 55,004,583 | 55,000,000 | |
4/24/14 due 5/7/14 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $51,000,992, 2.59% - 4%, 1/1/27 - 5/1/42) | 50,004,583 | 50,000,000 | |
0.15%, dated: | |||
2/18/14 due 5/7/14 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $38,771,628, 2.16% - 5%, 8/1/39 - 5/1/42) | 38,015,675 | 38,000,000 | |
2/19/14 due 5/7/14 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $38,771,467, 2.1% - 5%, 8/1/39 - 10/1/42) | 38,015,833 | 38,000,000 | |
RBC Capital Markets Corp. at 0.08%, dated: | |||
3/5/14 due 5/5/14 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $438,035,480, 1.1% - 6%, 4/28/17 - 3/1/44) | 429,298,186 | 429,240,000 | |
Government Agency Repurchase Agreement - continued | |||
Maturity Amount | Value | ||
With: - continued | |||
RBC Capital Markets Corp. at 0.08%, dated: - continued | |||
3/17/14 due 5/7/14 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $456,620,733, 1.1% - 7.13%, 4/28/17 - 10/1/43) | $ 447,531,646 | $ 447,469,000 | |
3/21/14 due 5/7/14 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $163,542,319, 1.1% - 4.5%, 4/28/17 - 2/1/44) | 160,342,732 | 160,321,000 | |
4/11/14 due 5/7/14 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $201,196,802, 1.1% - 4%, 4/28/17 - 8/1/42) | 197,260,533 | 197,243,000 | |
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC at: | |||
0.12%, dated: | |||
2/12/14 due 5/13/14 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $267,048,140, 0.36% - 6.5%, 12/1/18 - 4/20/44) | 261,539,438 | 261,461,000 | |
2/19/14 due 5/20/14 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $34,830,721, 2.99% - 5.5%, 7/25/19 - 4/20/44) | 34,010,200 | 34,000,000 | |
0.13%, dated 2/6/14 due 5/8/14 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $403,531,487, 0.45% - 8.5%, 2/1/16 - 5/1/44) | 395,003,760 | 394,874,000 | |
TOTAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY REPURCHASE AGREEMENT (Cost $6,691,138,000) |
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TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 100.1% (Cost $15,307,473,093) | 15,307,473,093 | ||
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (0.1)% | (21,100,804) | ||
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 15,286,372,289 |
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(a) Yield represents either the annualized yield at the date of purchase, or the stated coupon rate, or, for floating and adjustable rate securities, the rate at period end. |
(b) Coupon rates for floating and adjustable rate securities reflect the rates in effect at period end. |
# Additional information on each counterparty to the repurchase agreement is as follows: |
Repurchase Agreement / Counterparty | Value |
$2,021,938,000 due 5/01/14 at 0.07% | |
BNY Mellon Capital Markets LLC | $ 447,010,253 |
Bank of America NA | 918,854,410 |
Citibank NA | 204,547,828 |
Mizuho Securities USA, Inc. | 451,525,509 |
| $ 2,021,938,000 |
Other Information |
The date shown for securities represents the date when principal payments must be paid, taking into account any call options exercised by the issuer and any permissible maturity shortening features other than interest rate resets. |
All investments are categorized as Level 2 under the Fair Value Hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| April 30, 2014 | |
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Assets | ||
Investment in securities, at value (including repurchase agreements of $6,691,138,000) - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $15,307,473,093) |
| $ 15,307,473,093 |
Cash |
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Receivable for fund shares sold | 124,644,069 | |
Interest receivable | 3,523,225 | |
Total assets | 15,435,640,576 | |
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Liabilities | ||
Payable for fund shares redeemed | $ 147,936,030 | |
Distributions payable | 3,926 | |
Accrued management fee | 1,327,346 | |
Other affiliated payables | 985 | |
Total liabilities | 149,268,287 | |
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Net Assets | $ 15,286,372,289 | |
Net Assets consist of: |
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Paid in capital | $ 15,286,353,405 | |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments | 18,884 | |
Net Assets, for 15,286,141,780 shares outstanding | $ 15,286,372,289 | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($15,286,372,289 ÷ 15,286,141,780 shares) | $ 1.00 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
| Year ended April 30, 2014 | |
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Investment Income |
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Interest |
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Expenses | ||
Management fee | $ 59,551,485 | |
Independent trustees' compensation | 52,661 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 59,604,146 | |
Expense reductions | (44,295,141) | 15,309,005 |
Net investment income (loss) | 1,421,048 | |
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 | $ 1,486,795 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
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Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
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Operations |
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Net investment income (loss) | $ 1,421,048 | $ 666,347 |
Net realized gain (loss) | 65,747 | 38,193 |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 1,486,795 | 704,540 |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | (1,419,538) | (665,728) |
Share transactions at net asset value of $1.00 per share | 44,571,166,484 | 31,908,829,559 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 1,370,129 | 632,196 |
Cost of shares redeemed | (40,205,298,109) | (23,816,719,371) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets and shares resulting from share transactions | 4,367,238,504 | 8,092,742,384 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 4,367,305,761 | 8,092,781,196 |
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Net Assets | ||
Beginning of period | 10,919,066,528 | 2,826,285,332 |
End of period | $ 15,286,372,289 | $ 10,919,066,528 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
Years ended April 30, | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 |
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 (loss) | - C | - C | - C | - C | .001 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) C | - | - | - | - | - |
Total from investment operations | - C | - C | - C | - C | .001 |
Distributions from net investment income | - C | - C | - C | - C | (.001) |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | - | - | - C | - C |
Total distributions | - C | - C | - C | - C | (.001) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 |
Total ReturnA | .01% | .01% | .01% | .01% | .09% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B |
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Expenses before reductions | .42% | .42% | .42% | .42% | .42% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .11% | .19% | .16% | .26% | .35% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .11% | .19% | .16% | .26% | .35% |
Net investment income (loss) | .01% | .01% | .01% | .01% | .10% |
Supplemental Data |
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Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 15,286,372 | $ 10,919,067 | $ 2,826,285 | $ 583,462 | $ 700,145 |
A Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
B Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the Fund. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed or waived or reductions from expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the Fund during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement and waivers but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the Fund.
C 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, 2014
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 (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Security Valuation. The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
As permitted by compliance with certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act, securities are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. The amortized cost of an instrument is determined by valuing it at its original cost and thereafter amortizing any discount or premium from its face value at a constant rate until maturity. Securities held by a money market fund are generally high quality and liquid; however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value are not quoted prices in an active market.
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 as applicable.
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2. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Expenses. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. As of April 30, 2014, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction.
Dividends are declared and recorded daily and paid monthly from net investment income. Distributions from realized gains, if any, are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. In addition, the Fund claimed a portion of the payment made to redeeming shareholders as a distribution for income tax purposes.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to deferred trustees compensation.
The federal tax cost of investment securities and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of period end were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation | $ - |
Gross unrealized depreciation | - |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments | $ - |
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Tax Cost | $ 15,307,473,093 |
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income | $ 19,866 |
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
2. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| April 30, 2014 | April 30, 2013 |
Ordinary Income | $ 1,419,538 | $ 665,728 |
Repurchase Agreements. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), the Fund along with other registered investment companies having management contracts with Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR), or other affiliated entities of FMR, are permitted 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 may be 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.
Reverse Repurchase Agreements. To enhance its yield, the Fund may enter into reverse repurchase transactions under master repurchase agreements whereby the Fund sells securities to a counterparty in return for cash and agrees to repurchase those securities at a future date and agreed upon price. During the period that reverse repurchase transactions are outstanding, the Fund identifies the securities as pledged in its records with an initial value at least equal to its principal obligation under the agreement. The cash proceeds received by the Fund may be invested in other securities. To the extent cash proceeds received from the counterparty exceed the value of the securities sold, the counterparty may request additional collateral from the Fund. If the counterparty defaults on its obligation, because of insolvency or other reasons, the Fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities sold. Information regarding securities sold under a reverse repurchase agreement, if any, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments and the cash proceeds are recorded as a liability in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund continues to receive interest and dividend payments on the securities sold during the term of the reverse repurchase agreement. At period end, there were no reverse repurchase agreements outstanding.
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3. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company (the investment adviser) 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. Under the management contract, the investment adviser pays all other expenses, except the compensation of the independent Trustees and certain other expenses such as interest expense. The management fee paid to the investment adviser by the Fund is reduced by an amount equal to the fees and expenses paid by the Fund to the independent Trustees.
4. Expense Reductions.
The investment adviser or its affiliates voluntarily agreed to waive certain fees in order to maintain a minimum annualized yield of .01%. Such arrangements may be discontinued by the investment adviser at any time. For the period, the amount of the waiver was $44,291,717.
In addition, the investment adviser reimbursed a portion of the Fund's operating expenses during the period in the amount of $3,418.
Through arrangements with the Fund's custodian, 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 $6.
5. 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, 2014, 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, 2014 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
June 10, 2014
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Trustees and Officers
The Trustees and officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for Elizabeth S. Acton and James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 223 funds. Ms. Acton oversees 205 funds. Mr. Curvey oversees 396 funds.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the trust and the fund (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the month in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The officers hold office without limit in time, except that any officer 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.
Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Fund's Trustees. The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.
In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.
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Board Structure and Oversight Function. Abigail P. Johnson is an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) and currently serves as Chairman. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chairman is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chairman has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chairman, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chairman and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. Albert R. Gamper, Jr. serves as Chairman of the Independent Trustees and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.
Fidelity funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, and asset allocation funds and another Board oversees Fidelity's equity and high income funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity funds that are overseen by such other Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity funds overseen by each Board.
The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates, and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations and Audit Committees. In addition, an ad hoc Board committee of Independent Trustees has worked with FMR to enhance the Board's oversight of investment and financial risks, legal and regulatory risks, technology risks, and operational risks, including the development of additional risk reporting to the Board. The Operations Committee also worked and continues to work with FMR to enhance the stress tests required under SEC regulations for money market funds. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of FMR's risk management program for the Fidelity funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Fund's Trustees."
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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, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+ | |
James C. Curvey (1935) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Trustee | |
| Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Mr. Curvey is a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2009-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Co. (2009-present) and Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2007-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. Previously, Mr. Curvey was the Vice Chairman (2006-2007) and Director (2000-2007) of FMR Corp. |
Abigail P. Johnson (1961) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Trustee Chairman of the Board of Trustees | |
| Ms. Johnson also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Ms. Johnson serves as President of FMR LLC (2013-present), President of Fidelity Financial Services (2012-present) and President of Personal, Workplace and Institutional Services (2005-present). Ms. Johnson is Chairman and Director of FMR Co., Inc. (2011-present), Chairman and Director of FMR (2011-present), and the Vice Chairman and Director (2007-present) 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, Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc., and FMR Co., Inc. (2001-2005), Senior Vice President of the Fidelity funds (2001-2005), and managed a number of Fidelity funds. Ms. Abigail P. Johnson and Mr. Arthur E. Johnson are not related. |
* 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.
+ The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
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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, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+ | |
Elizabeth S. Acton (1951) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2013 Trustee | |
| Ms. Acton also serves as Trustee or Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity funds. Prior to her retirement in April 2012, Ms. Acton was Executive Vice President, Finance (2011-2012), Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (2002-2011), and Treasurer (2004-2005) of Comerica Incorporated (financial services). Prior to joining Comerica, Ms. Acton held a variety of positions at Ford Motor Company (1983-2002), including Vice President and Treasurer (2000-2002) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ford Motor Credit Company (1998-2000). Ms. Acton currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors and Audit and Finance Committees of Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (homebuilding, 2012-present). |
Albert R. Gamper, Jr. (1942) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2006 Trustee Chairman of the Independent Trustees | |
| Mr. Gamper also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. 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 (2002-2003). Mr. Gamper currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Public Service Enterprise Group (utilities, 2000-present), a member of the Board of Trustees, Rutgers University (2004-present), and Chairman of the Board of Barnabas Health Care System. Previously, Mr. Gamper served as Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees of certain Fidelity funds (2011-2012) and as Chairman of the Board of Governors, Rutgers University (2004-2007). |
Robert F. Gartland (1951) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2010 Trustee | |
| Mr. Gartland also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Mr. Gartland is Chairman and an investor in Gartland and Mellina Group Corp. (consulting, 2009-present). Previously, Mr. Gartland served as a partner and investor of Vietnam Partners LLC (investments and consulting, 2008-2011). Prior to his retirement, Mr. Gartland held a variety of positions at Morgan Stanley (financial services, 1979-2007) including Managing Director (1987-2007). |
Arthur E. Johnson (1947) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Trustee | |
| Mr. Johnson also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Mr. Johnson serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Eaton Corporation (diversified power management, 2009-present), AGL Resources, Inc. (holding company, 2002-present) and Booz Allen Hamilton (management consulting, 2011-present). Prior to his retirement, Mr. Johnson served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategic Development of Lockheed Martin Corporation (defense contractor, 1999-2009). He previously served on the Board of Directors of IKON Office Solutions, Inc. (1999-2008) and Delta Airlines (2005-2007). Mr. Arthur E. Johnson is not related to Ms. Abigail P. Johnson. |
Michael E. Kenneally (1954) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Trustee | |
| Mr. Kenneally also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Mr. Kenneally served as a Member of the Advisory Board for certain Fidelity funds before joining the Board of Trustees (2008-2009). Prior to his retirement, Mr. Kenneally served as Chairman and Global Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse Asset Management. Before joining Credit Suisse, he was an Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer for Bank of America Corporation. Earlier roles at Bank of America included Director of Research, Senior Portfolio Manager and Research Analyst, and Mr. Kenneally was awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 1991. |
James H. Keyes (1940) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Trustee | |
| Mr. Keyes also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Mr. Keyes serves as a member of the Board and Non-Executive Chairman of Navistar International Corporation (manufacture and sale of trucks, buses, and diesel engines, since 2002). Previously, Mr. Keyes served as a member of the Board of Pitney Bowes, Inc. (integrated mail, messaging, and document management solutions, 1998-2013). Prior to his retirement, Mr. Keyes served as Chairman (1993-2002) and Chief Executive Officer (1988-2002) of Johnson Controls (automotive, building, and energy) and as a member of the Board of LSI Logic Corporation (semiconductor technologies, 1984-2008). |
Marie L. Knowles (1946) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 Trustee Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees | |
| Ms. Knowles also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. 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 and Chairman of the Audit Committee of McKesson Corporation (healthcare service, since 2002). Ms. Knowles is a member of the Board of the Catalina Island Conservancy and of the Santa Catalina Island Company (2009-present). She also serves as a member of the Advisory Board for the School of Engineering of the University of Southern California. Previously, Ms. Knowles served as a Director of Phelps Dodge Corporation (copper mining and manufacturing, 1994-2007), URS Corporation (engineering and construction, 2000-2003) and America West (airline, 1999-2002). |
Kenneth L. Wolfe (1939) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Trustee | |
| Mr. Wolfe also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Wolfe served as Chairman and a Director (2007-2009) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (1994-2001) of Hershey Foods Corporation. He also served as a member of the Boards of Adelphia Communications Corporation (telecommunications, 2003-2006), Bausch & Lomb, Inc. (medical/pharmaceutical, 1993-2007), and Revlon, Inc. (personal care products, 2004-2009). Mr. Wolfe previously served as Chairman of the Independent Trustees of other Fidelity funds (2008-2012). |
+ The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Officers:
Correspondence intended for each officer may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. Officers appear below in alphabetical order.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation | |
Elizabeth Paige Baumann (1968) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2012 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer | |
| Ms. Baumann also serves as AML Officer of other funds. She is Chief AML Officer of FMR LLC (2012-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Baumann served as Vice President and Deputy Anti-Money Laundering Officer (2007-2012). |
Marc Bryant (1966) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2013 Assistant Secretary | |
| Mr. Bryant also serves as an officer of other funds. He is Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Bryant served as a Senior Vice President and the Head of Global Retail Legal for AllianceBernstein L.P. (2006-2010), and as the General Counsel for ProFund Advisors LLC (2001-2006). |
Jonathan Davis (1968) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2010 Assistant Treasurer | |
| Mr. Davis also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other funds. Mr. Davis is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2003-2010). |
Adrien E. Deberghes (1967) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2010 Assistant Treasurer | |
| Mr. Deberghes also serves as an officer of other funds. He is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Deberghes was Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005). |
Stephanie J. Dorsey (1969) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2013 President and Treasurer | |
| Ms. Dorsey also serves as an officer of other funds. She is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present) and has served in other fund officer roles. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Dorsey served as Treasurer (2004-2008) of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds and Vice President (2004-2008) of JPMorgan Chase Bank. |
Scott C. Goebel (1968) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) | |
| Mr. Goebel serves as Secretary and CLO of other funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as Secretary of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2013-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (2010-present) and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC) (2010-present); General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present); and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present) and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Secretary and CLO of other Fidelity funds (2008-2013), Assistant Secretary of FIMM (2008-2010), FRAC (2008-2010), and certain funds (2007-2008); and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). Mr. Goebel has been employed by FMR LLC or an affiliate since 2001. |
Chris Maher (1972) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2013 Assistant Treasurer | |
| Mr. Maher serves as Assistant Treasurer of other funds. Mr. Maher is Vice President of Valuation Oversight and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Maher served as Vice President of Asset Management Compliance (2013), Vice President of FMR's Program Management Group (2010-2013), and Vice President of Valuation Oversight (2008-2010). |
Charles S. Morrison (1960) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2012 Vice President | |
| Mr. Morrison also serves as Trustee or Vice President of other funds. He serves as President, Asset Management (2014-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Morrison served as President, Fixed Income (2011-2014), Vice President of Fidelity's Money Market Funds (2005-2009), President, Money Market Group Leader of FMR (2009), and Senior Vice President, Money Market Group of FMR (2004-2009). Mr. Morrison also served as Vice President of Fidelity's Bond Funds (2002-2005), certain Balanced Funds (2002-2005), and certain Asset Allocation Funds (2002-2007), and as Senior Vice President (2002-2005) of Fidelity's Bond Division. |
Nancy D. Prior (1967) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2012 Vice President of Fidelity's Money Market Funds | |
| Ms. Prior also serves as Vice President of other funds. Ms. Prior serves as President, Fixed Income (2014-present), Vice Chairman of Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC (2014-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2002-present). Previously, Ms. Prior served as President, Money Market and Short Duration Bond of FMR (2013-2014), President, Money Market Group of FMR (2011-2014), Managing Director of Research (2009-2011), Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel (2007-2009), and Assistant Secretary of other Fidelity funds (2008-2009). |
Christine Reynolds (1958) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Financial Officer | |
| Ms. Reynolds also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007). |
Kenneth B. Robins (1969) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Treasurer | |
| Mr. Robins also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Robins serves as Executive Vice President of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (2013-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Previously, Mr. Robins served in other fund officer roles. |
Stephen Sadoski (1971) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2013 Deputy Treasurer | |
| Mr. Sadoski also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other funds. He is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2012-present) and has served in another fund officer role. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Sadoski served as an assistant chief accountant in the Division of Investment Management of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (2009-2012) and as a senior manager at Deloitte & Touche LLP (1997-2009). |
Stacie M. Smith (1974) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2013 Assistant Treasurer | |
| Ms. Smith also serves as an officer of other funds. She is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2009-present) and has served in other fund officer roles. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Smith served as Senior Audit Manager of Ernst & Young LLP (1996-2009). |
Renee Stagnone (1975) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2013 Deputy Treasurer | |
| Ms. Stagnone also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other funds. Ms. Stagnone is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Michael H. Whitaker (1967) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Compliance Officer | |
| Mr. Whitaker also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other 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. |
Joseph F. Zambello (1957) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2011 Deputy Treasurer | |
| Mr. Zambello also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other funds. Mr. Zambello is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Zambello served as Vice President of FMR's Program Management Group (2009-2011) and Vice President of the Transfer Agent Oversight Group (2005-2009). |
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Distributions (Unaudited)
A total of 46.96% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year was derived from interest on U.S. Government securities which is generally exempt from state income tax.
The fund designates $507,900 of distributions paid during the period January 1, 2014 to April 30, 2014 as qualifying to be taxed as interest-related dividends for nonresident alien shareholders.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2015 of amounts for use in preparing 2014 income tax returns.
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Investment Adviser
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
Investment Sub-Advisers
Fidelity Investments
Money Management, Inc.
Fidelity Management & Research
(U.K.) Inc.
Fidelity Management & Research
(Hong Kong) Limited
Fidelity Management & Research
(Japan) Inc.
General Distributor
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Smithfield, RI
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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Corporate Headquarters
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Contents
Shareholder Expense Example | An example of shareholder expenses. | |
Investment Changes/ Performance | A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months. | |
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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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, 2013 to April 30, 2014).
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 | .24% | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,000.10 | $ 1.19 |
Hypothetical A |
| $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,023.60 | $ 1.20 |
A 5% return per year before expenses
B Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
* 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)
Effective Maturity Diversification | |||
Days | % of fund's investments 4/30/14 | % of fund's investments 10/31/13 | % of fund's |
1 - 7 | 28.0 | 24.1 | 26.9 |
8 - 30 | 26.6 | 31.0 | 25.0 |
31 - 60 | 13.3 | 14.1 | 15.1 |
61 - 90 | 12.6 | 9.4 | 15.7 |
91 - 180 | 19.5 | 16.3 | 11.6 |
> 180 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 5.7 |
Effective maturity is determined in accordance with the requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
Weighted Average Maturity | |||
| 4/30/14 | 10/31/13 | 4/30/13 |
Fidelity® Money Market Fund | 46 Days | 55 Days | 50 Days |
All Taxable Money Market Funds Average* | 45 Days | 49 Days | 48 Days |
This is a weighted average of all the maturities of the securities held in a fund. Weighted Average Maturity (WAM) can be used as a measure of sensitivity to interest rate changes and market changes. Generally, the longer the maturity, the greater the sensitivity to such changes. WAM is based on the dollar-weighted average length of time until principal payments must be paid. Depending on the types of securities held in a fund, certain maturity shortening devices (e.g., demand features, interest rate resets, and call options) may be taken into account when calculating the WAM. |
Weighted Average Life | |||
| 4/30/14 | 10/31/13 | 4/30/13 |
Fidelity Money Market Fund | 79 Days | 112 Days | 76 Days |
Weighted Average Life (WAL) is the weighted average of the life of the securities held in a fund or portfolio and can be used as a measure of sensitivity to changes in liquidity and/or credit risk. Generally, the higher the value, the greater the sensitivity. WAL is based on the dollar-weighted average length of time until principal payments must be paid, taking into account any call options exercised by the issuer and any permissible maturity shortening features other than interest rate resets. The difference between WAM and WAL is that WAM takes into account interest rate resets and WAL does not. WAL for money market funds is not the same as WAL of a mortgage- or asset-backed security. |
* Source: iMoneyNet, Inc.
Annual Report
Investment Changes (Unaudited) - continued
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) | |||||||
As of April 30, 2014 | As of October 31, 2013 | ||||||
Certificates of |
| Certificates of |
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Commercial Paper 13.5% |
| Commercial Paper 18.1% |
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Variable Rate |
| Variable Rate |
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Other Notes 1.3% |
| Other Notes 2.4% |
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Treasury Debt 7.3% |
| Treasury Debt 9.9% |
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Government |
| Government |
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Other |
| Other |
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Other Instruments 0.3% |
| Other Instruments 0.0% |
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Repurchase |
| Repurchase |
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Net Other |
| Net Other |
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Current and Historical Seven-Day Yields
| 4/30/14 | 1/31/14 | 10/31/13 | 7/31/13 | 4/30/13 |
Fidelity Money Market Fund | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% |
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's possible to lose money investing in the Fund. A portion of the Fund's expenses was reimbursed and/or waived. Absent such reimbursements and/or waivers the yield for the period ending April 30, 2014, the most recent period shown in the table, would have been -0.17%.
** Net Other Assets (Liabilities) are not included in the pie chart.
Annual Report
Investments April 30, 2014
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Certificate of Deposit - 59.8% | ||||
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| Yield (a) | Principal Amount (000s) | Value (000s) |
Domestic Certificates Of Deposit - 5.1% | ||||
Citibank NA | ||||
| 5/12/14 to 8/12/14 | 0.21 to 0.24% | $ 120,000 | $ 120,000 |
RBS Citizens NA | ||||
| 5/28/14 | 0.30 | 13,000 | 13,000 |
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| 133,000 | ||
London Branch, Eurodollar, Foreign Banks - 2.8% | ||||
BNP Paribas SA | ||||
| 6/13/14 | 0.25 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
Credit Agricole SA | ||||
| 6/2/14 | 0.26 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd. | ||||
| 5/6/14 to 7/29/14 | 0.25 | 16,000 | 15,993 |
National Australia Bank Ltd. | ||||
| 6/30/14 to 10/24/14 | 0.20 | 44,000 | 44,000 |
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| 71,993 | ||
New York Branch, Yankee Dollar, Foreign Banks - 51.9% | ||||
Bank of Montreal Chicago CD Program | ||||
| 1/12/15 | 0.24 (c) | 22,000 | 22,000 |
Bank of Nova Scotia | ||||
| 7/7/14 to 3/31/15 | 0.20 to 0.29 (c) | 108,000 | 108,000 |
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd. | ||||
| 5/13/14 to 8/19/14 | 0.24 to 0.25 | 107,000 | 107,000 |
BNP Paribas New York Branch | ||||
| 6/26/14 to 9/12/14 | 0.25 to 0.27 | 102,000 | 102,000 |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | ||||
| 9/30/14 to 1/9/15 | 0.24 to 0.29 (c) | 53,000 | 53,000 |
Credit Agricole CIB | ||||
| 7/2/14 | 0.26 | 29,000 | 29,000 |
Credit Industriel et Commercial | ||||
| 5/1/14 to 5/7/14 | 0.13 | 48,000 | 48,000 |
Credit Suisse AG | ||||
| 6/6/14 to 11/3/14 | 0.30 to 0.31 (c) | 84,000 | 84,000 |
Deutsche Bank | ||||
| 6/26/14 | 0.23 | 50,000 | 50,000 |
KBC Bank NV | ||||
| 5/1/14 to 5/6/14 | 0.18 | 101,000 | 101,000 |
Certificate of Deposit - continued | ||||
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| Yield (a) | Principal Amount (000s) | Value (000s) |
New York Branch, Yankee Dollar, Foreign Banks - continued | ||||
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp. | ||||
| 10/10/14 | 0.28% | $ 5,000 | $ 5,000 |
Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd. | ||||
| 5/2/14 to 8/22/14 | 0.25 | 86,000 | 86,000 |
Natexis Banques Populaires New York Branch | ||||
| 5/2/14 to 7/1/14 | 0.23 to 0.26 | 107,000 | 107,000 |
National Bank of Canada | ||||
| 7/9/14 to 10/17/14 | 0.30 to 0.34 (c) | 78,000 | 77,996 |
Royal Bank of Canada | ||||
| 6/3/14 to 4/9/15 | 0.20 to 0.23 (c) | 20,000 | 20,000 |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken | ||||
| 8/1/14 | 0.24 | 21,000 | 21,000 |
Societe Generale | ||||
| 6/4/14 | 0.25 (c) | 40,000 | 40,000 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. | ||||
| 5/1/14 to 10/15/14 | 0.21 to 0.31 (c) | 130,000 | 129,999 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Banking Ltd. | ||||
| 5/5/14 to 8/27/14 | 0.26 to 0.27 | 66,000 | 66,000 |
Svenska Handelsbanken, Inc. | ||||
| 9/25/14 | 0.22 | 26,000 | 26,001 |
Toronto-Dominion Bank | ||||
| 9/10/14 to 10/10/14 | 0.25 | 26,000 | 26,000 |
UBS AG | ||||
| 7/11/14 to 10/3/14 | 0.25 to 0.27 (c) | 42,000 | 42,000 |
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| 1,350,996 | ||
TOTAL CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT (Cost $1,555,989) | 1,555,989 | |||
Financial Company Commercial Paper - 11.6% | ||||
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Barclays U.S. Funding Corp. | ||||
| 6/9/14 to 6/25/14 | 0.20 to 0.23 | 18,000 | 17,995 |
BAT International Finance PLC | ||||
| 5/28/14 to 6/10/14 | 0.27 | 6,000 | 5,999 |
BNP Paribas Finance, Inc. | ||||
| 6/2/14 | 0.25 | 6,000 | 5,999 |
Financial Company Commercial Paper - continued | ||||
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| Yield (a) | Principal Amount (000s) | Value (000s) |
Credit Agricole North America | ||||
| 5/1/14 to 6/3/14 | 0.11 to 0.26% | $ 58,000 | $ 57,995 |
General Electric Capital Corp. | ||||
| 5/1/14 to 5/2/14 | 0.22 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
JPMorgan Securities LLC | ||||
| 5/23/14 to 9/3/14 | 0.27 to 0.30 | 43,000 | 42,984 |
Lloyds Bank PLC | ||||
| 5/6/14 | 0.09 | 73,000 | 72,999 |
PNC Bank NA | ||||
| 9/15/14 | 0.26 | 25,000 | 24,975 |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB | ||||
| 8/11/14 to 8/19/14 | 0.24 | 32,000 | 31,978 |
Svenska Handelsbanken, Inc. | ||||
| 9/22/14 | 0.22 | 15,000 | 14,987 |
Swedbank AB | ||||
| 7/21/14 | 0.24 | 21,000 | 20,989 |
TOTAL FINANCIAL COMPANY COMMERCIAL PAPER (Cost $300,900) | 300,900 |
Asset Backed Commercial Paper - 0.4% | ||||||
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Northern Pines Funding LLC(Liquidity Facility Shanghai Bestway Marine Engineering | ||||||
Design Co. Ltd.) | 5/28/14 | 0.24 | 11,000 |
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(Cost $10,998) | 10,998 |
Other Commercial Paper - 1.5% | ||||
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BPCE SA | ||||
| 5/7/14 | 0.25 | 17,000 | 16,999 |
NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc. | ||||
| 5/16/14 | 0.25 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
Sempra Global | ||||
| 5/13/14 | 0.27 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
Tesco Treasury Services PLC | ||||
| 5/12/14 | 0.25 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | ||||
| 6/13/14 | 0.35 (c) | 13,000 | 13,000 |
Other Commercial Paper - continued | ||||
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| Yield (a) | Principal Amount (000s) | Value (000s) |
Viacom, Inc. | ||||
| 5/1/14 to 5/2/14 | 0.20% | $ 5,000 | $ 5,000 |
TOTAL OTHER COMMERCIAL PAPER (Cost $38,999) | 38,999 | |||
Treasury Debt - 7.3% | ||||
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U.S. Treasury Obligations - 7.3% | ||||
U.S. Treasury Bills | ||||
| 5/15/14 to 10/16/14 | 0.10 to 0.16 | 84,850 | 84,824 |
U.S. Treasury Notes | ||||
| 5/15/14 to 9/30/14 | 0.09 to 0.18 | 105,000 | 105,552 |
TOTAL TREASURY DEBT (Cost $190,376) | 190,376 | |||
Other Note - 1.3% | ||||
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Medium-Term Notes - 1.3% | ||||
Dominion Resources, Inc. | ||||
| 6/13/14 | 0.35 (b)(c) | 8,000 | 8,000 |
Svenska Handelsbanken AB | ||||
| 10/15/14 to 10/27/14 | 0.26 to 0.28 (b)(c) | 26,000 | 26,000 |
TOTAL OTHER NOTE (Cost $34,000) | 34,000 |
Variable Rate Demand Note - 0.4% | |||||
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Delaware - 0.4% | |||||
LP Pinewood SPV LLC Taxable, LOC Wells Fargo Bank |
NA, VRDN | 5/7/14 | 0.15 (c) | 11,000 |
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(Cost $11,700) | 11,700 |
Government Agency Debt - 2.3% | ||||
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Federal Agencies - 2.3% | ||||
Fannie Mae | ||||
| 10/21/15 | 0.14 (c) | 29,000 | 28,996 |
Federal Home Loan Bank | ||||
| 6/25/14 to 10/23/15 | 0.13 to 0.15 (c) | 16,580 | 16,580 |
Government Agency Debt - continued | ||||
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| Yield (a) | Principal Amount (000s) | Value (000s) |
Federal Agencies - continued | ||||
Freddie Mac | ||||
| 7/16/15 | 0.14% (c) | $ 13,500 | $ 13,498 |
TOTAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY DEBT (Cost $59,074) | 59,074 | |||
Other Instrument - 0.3% | ||||
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Time Deposits - 0.3% | ||||
ING Bank NV | 5/6/14 | 0.11 | 7,000 |
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(Cost $7,000) | 7,000 |
Other Municipal Debt - 0.5% | |||
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New Hampshire - 0.5% | |||
New Hampshire Bus. Fin. Auth. Poll. Cont. Rev. Bonds (New England Pwr. Co. Proj.) Series 1990 A2, 0.33% tender 5/22/14, CP mode (d) | 13,100 |
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(Cost $13,100) | 13,100 | ||
Government Agency Repurchase Agreement - 4.6% | |||
Maturity Amount (000s) |
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In a joint trading account at 0.07% dated 4/30/14 due 5/1/14 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations) # | $ 104,532 | 104,532 | |
With Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (U.S.A.), Inc. at 0.15%, dated: | |||
2/18/14 due 5/7/14 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $7,142,142, 3.5% - 4%, 1/1/27 - 11/1/40) | 7,003 | 7,000 | |
2/19/14 due 5/7/14 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $7,142,113, 3.5% - 4%, 1/1/27 - 11/1/40) | 7,003 | 7,000 | |
TOTAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY REPURCHASE AGREEMENT (Cost $118,532) | 118,532 | ||
Other Repurchase Agreement - 10.0% | |||
Maturity Amount (000s) | Value (000s) | ||
Other Repurchase Agreement - 10.0% | |||
With: | |||
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. at: | |||
0.28%, dated 3/14/14 due 5/7/14 (Collateralized by Corporate Obligations valued at $3,151,177, 1.63% - 6%, 5/16/14 - 5/15/20) | $ 3,001 | $ 3,000 | |
0.45%, dated 3/12/14 due 5/7/14 (Collateralized by Corporate Obligations valued at $1,080,676, 9.25%, 3/1/21) | 1,001 | 1,000 | |
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. at: | |||
0.81%, dated 4/16/14 due 7/15/14 (Collateralized by Corporate Obligations valued at $4,321,459, 0.88% - 7%, 10/15/14 - 4/1/31) | 4,008 | 4,000 | |
0.82%, dated 2/24/14 due 5/27/14 (Collateralized by Corporate Obligations valued at $1,081,624, 0.88%, 3/15/28) | 1,002 | 1,000 | |
0.98%, dated 2/20/14 due 8/4/14 (Collateralized by Corporate Obligations valued at $6,506,158, 0.34% - 6.88%, 10/15/15 - 10/18/52) | 6,029 | 6,000 | |
Credit Suisse Securities (U.S.A.) LLC at: | |||
0.19%, dated 4/29/14 due 5/6/14 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $2,063,800, 3.5%, 6/16/53) | 2,000 | 2,000 | |
0.23%, dated 4/24/14 due 5/1/14 (Collateralized by Equity Securities valued at $4,320,320) | 4,000 | 4,000 | |
0.7%, dated: | |||
1/10/14 due 7/9/14 (Collateralized by Corporate Obligations valued at $5,414,466, 0.3% - 5.06%, 1/26/37 - 5/25/47) | 5,018 | 5,000 | |
4/16/14 due 10/14/14 (Collateralized by Corporate Obligations valued at $3,241,439, 0.29% - 8.06%, 6/15/25 - 12/25/59) | 3,011 | 3,000 | |
0.71%, dated: | |||
11/4/13 due 5/2/14 (Collateralized by Mortgage Loan Obligations valued at $3,255,635, 0.29% - 8.06%, 10/28/29 - 12/25/59) | 3,011 | 3,000 | |
11/12/13 due 5/9/14 (Collateralized by Corporate Obligations valued at $8,668,908, 0% - 8.06%, 6/15/25 - 12/25/59) | 8,028 | 8,000 | |
12/6/13 due 6/4/14 (Collateralized by Corporate Obligations valued at $5,411,357, 0.3% - 4.73%, 7/25/36 - 9/16/53) | 5,018 | 5,000 | |
1/6/14 due 7/3/14 (Collateralized by Mortgage Loan Obligations valued at $3,248,125, 0.31% - 7.24%, 7/7/14 - 12/25/59) | 3,011 | 3,000 | |
Other Repurchase Agreement - continued | |||
Maturity Amount (000s) | Value (000s) | ||
Other Repurchase Agreement - continued | |||
With: - continued | |||
ING Financial Markets LLC at 0.21%, dated 4/30/14 due 5/1/14 (Collateralized by Corporate Obligations valued at $11,552,687, 2.07% - 5.7%, 10/1/16 - 2/1/19) | $ 11,000 | $ 11,000 | |
J.P. Morgan Clearing Corp. at: | |||
0.5%, dated 4/30/14 due 7/29/14 (Collateralized by Equity Securities valued at $1,086,983) | 1,003 | 1,000 | |
0.59%, dated 2/14/14 due 6/13/14 (Collateralized by Corporate Obligations valued at $5,441,898, 2.25%, 5/1/2032) | 5,010 | 5,000 | |
0.61%, dated: | |||
2/12/14 due 7/29/14 (Collateralized by Corporate Obligations valued at $5,442,968, 2%, 4/1/19) | 5,018 | 5,000 | |
4/23/14 due 9/22/14 (Collateralized by Corporate Obligations valued at $5,435,696, 1.125% - 3.75%, 3/15/19 - 4/1/21) | 5,013 | 5,000 | |
0.64%, dated 4/8/14 due 10/6/14 (Collateralized by Corporate Obligations valued at $5,437,183, 3.25%, 8/15/37) | 5,016 | 5,000 | |
J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc. at: | |||
0.2%, dated 4/30/14 due 5/7/14 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $5,150,552, 6%, 10/15/42) | 5,000 | 5,000 | |
0.61%, dated: | |||
2/5/14 due 7/29/14 (Collateralized by Mortgage Loan Obligations valued at $7,570,873, 5.5% - 5.87%, 11/25/34 - 6/15/39) | 7,025 | 7,000 | |
3/5/14 due 7/29/14 (Collateralized by Mortgage Loan Obligations valued at $3,247,742, 5.47% - 5.72%, 11/10/42 - 6/10/49) | 3,011 | 3,000 | |
3/12/14 due 7/10/14 (Collateralized by Mortgage Loan Obligations valued at $4,323,783, 5.13% - 5.64%, 10/15/42 - 2/12/44) | 4,008 | 4,000 | |
0.62%, dated: | |||
11/13/13 due 5/14/14 (Collateralized by Mortgage Loan Obligations valued at $5,416,160, 6.38%, 2/12/51) | 5,023 | 5,000 | |
1/14/14 due 7/29/14 (Collateralized by Mortgage Loan Obligations valued at $12,983,794, 5.5% - 6%, 3/25/36 - 5/25/37) | 12,050 | 12,000 | |
Other Repurchase Agreement - continued | |||
Maturity Amount (000s) | Value (000s) | ||
Other Repurchase Agreement - continued | |||
With: - continued | |||
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith at: | |||
0.23%, dated 4/24/14 due 5/1/14 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $12,360,553, 3% - 4.26%, 1/20/44 - 8/16/50) | $ 12,001 | $ 12,000 | |
0.5%, dated 4/30/14 due 5/1/14 (Collateralized by Commercial Paper Obligations valued at $12,360,173, 8/1/14) | 12,000 | 12,000 | |
0.73%, dated: | |||
4/3/14 due 6/2/14 (Collateralized by Corporate Obligations valued at $3,243,033, 0.25%, 3/15/16) | 3,004 | 3,000 | |
4/7/14 due 6/6/14 (Collateralized by Corporate Obligations valued at $6,484,381, 0.25%, 3/15/16) | 6,007 | 6,000 | |
4/14/14 due 6/13/14 (Collateralized by Corporate Obligations valued at $9,724,045, 0.25%, 3/15/16) | 9,011 | 9,000 | |
0.85%, dated 4/28/14 due 7/1/14 (Collateralized by Mortgage Loan Obligations valued at $8,534,147, 0.22% - 5.37%, 5/1/14 - 12/15/39) | 8,012 | 8,000 | |
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (U.S.A.), Inc. at: | |||
0.22%, dated 4/30/14 due 5/7/14 (Collateralized by Corporate Obligations valued at $8,400,051, 1.75% - 6.25%, 6/24/14 - 1/15/36) | 8,000 | 8,000 | |
0.26%, dated: | |||
4/7/14 due 5/2/14 (Collateralized by Equity Securities valued at $1,080,231) | 1,000 | 1,000 | |
4/10/14 due 5/7/14 (Collateralized by Equity Securities valued at $2,160,345) | 2,000 | 2,000 | |
4/17/14 due 5/7/14 (Collateralized by Equity Securities valued at $4,320,462) | 4,001 | 4,000 | |
0.29%, dated 4/14/14 due 5/7/14 (Collateralized by Municipal Bond Obligations valued at $3,150,431, 0.12% - 6%, 10/1/14 - 1/15/36) | 3,001 | 3,000 | |
Mizuho Securities U.S.A., Inc. at: | |||
0.21%, dated 4/30/14 due 5/1/14 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $7,219,903, 4.5% - 6.35%, 1/16/21 - 3/25/42) | 7,000 | 7,000 | |
Other Repurchase Agreement - continued | |||
Maturity Amount (000s) | Value (000s) | ||
Other Repurchase Agreement - continued | |||
With: - continued | |||
0.3%, dated: | |||
4/21/14 due 5/5/14 (Collateralized by Equity Securities valued at $2,198,653) | $ 2,000 | $ 2,000 | |
4/29/14 due 5/7/14 (Collateralized by Equity Securities valued at $3,305,575) | 3,000 | 3,000 | |
0.52%, dated 4/4/14 due 5/6/14 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $1,085,100, 4.5% - 7.55%, 4/15/36 - 5/20/43) | 1,000 | 1,000 | |
0.91%, dated: | |||
4/21/14 due 7/21/14 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $2,060,812, 1.98% - 5.75%, 5/15/18 - 7/20/60) | 2,005 | 2,000 | |
4/24/14 due 7/23/14 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $2,053,682, 1.98% - 10.38%, 8/15/19 - 7/20/60) | 2,005 | 2,000 | |
0.92%, dated: | |||
2/3/14 due 5/2/14 (Collateralized by Corporate Obligations valued at $4,394,090, 1.65%, 10/25/37) | 3,007 | 3,000 | |
2/10/14 due 5/9/14 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $2,119,086, 0.55% - 6.65%, 1/1/27 - 7/16/45) | 2,004 | 2,000 | |
3/4/14 due 6/2/14 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $3,092,203, 0.84% - 6.4%, 8/31/18 - 7/20/60) | 3,007 | 3,000 | |
1.05%, dated 1/9/14 due 5/9/14 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $2,099,567, 0.34% - 6.5%, 8/15/19 - 7/20/60) | 2,007 | 2,000 | |
RBC Capital Markets Co. at: | |||
0.23%, dated 4/28/14 due 5/5/14 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $3,087,924, 0% - 11.59%, 11/15/25 - 12/25/43) | 3,000 | 3,000 | |
0.29%, dated 3/24/14 due 5/7/14 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $3,095,958, 2.78% - 14.42%, 5/15/27 - 2/1/44) | 3,002 | 3,000 | |
0.38%, dated: | |||
4/22/14 due 5/6/14 (Collateralized by Corporate Obligations valued at $2,160,206, 4.88% - 12.75%, 4/15/18 - 8/1/33) | 2,000 | 2,000 | |
4/25/14 due 5/7/14 (Collateralized by Corporate Obligations valued at $2,160,137, 5.45% - 11%, 12/15/18 - 5/1/39) | 2,000 | 2,000 | |
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Maturity Amount (000s) | Value (000s) | ||
Other Repurchase Agreement - continued | |||
With: - continued | |||
RBC Capital Markets Co. at: | |||
0.4%, dated 4/22/14 due 5/6/14 (Collateralized by Mortgage Loan Obligations valued at $1,080,108, 0.32% - 5.51%, 10/25/36 - 3/10/39) | $ 1,000 | $ 1,000 | |
RBS Securities, Inc. at 0.6%, dated 4/29/14 due 5/6/14 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $6,122,441, 3.5%, 2/1/29) | 6,001 | 6,000 | |
SG Americas Securities, LLC at: | |||
0.25%, dated 4/30/14 due 5/7/14 (Collateralized by Corporate Obligations valued at $3,150,176, 1% - 8.5%, 2/17/15 - 11/30/35) | 3,000 | 3,000 | |
0.26%, dated: | |||
4/24/14 due 5/1/14 (Collateralized by Equity Securities valued at $5,400,296) | 5,000 | 5,000 | |
4/28/14 due 5/5/14 (Collateralized by Equity Securities valued at $6,480,144) | 6,000 | 6,000 | |
4/29/14 due 5/6/14 (Collateralized by Equity Securities valued at $6,480,138) | 6,000 | 6,000 | |
0.34%, dated 4/30/14 due 5/7/14 (Collateralized by Corporate Obligations valued at $5,381,412, 2.13% - 12.25%, 4/1/15 - 10/1/77) | 5,000 | 5,000 | |
UBS Securities LLC at 0.43%, dated: | |||
4/8/14 due 5/7/14 (Collateralized by Corporate Obligations valued at $5,402,509, 1.5% - 10.5%, 6/1/15 - 11/15/35) | 5,005 | 5,000 | |
4/15/14 due 5/7/14 (Collateralized by Corporate Obligations valued at $3,241,644, 1.5% - 2.75%, 6/1/18 - 11/15/35) | 3,003 | 3,000 | |
TOTAL OTHER REPURCHASE AGREEMENT (Cost $261,000) | 261,000 | ||
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 100.0% (Cost $2,601,668) | 2,601,668 | ||
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 0.0% | (417) | ||
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 2,601,251 |
Security Type Abbreviations | ||
CP | - | COMMERCIAL PAPER |
VRDN | - | VARIABLE RATE DEMAND NOTE (A debt instrument that is payable upon demand, either daily, weekly or monthly) |
Legend |
(a) Yield represents either the annualized yield at the date of purchase, or the stated coupon rate, or, for floating and adjustable 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 $34,000,000 or 1.3% of net assets. |
(c) Coupon rates for floating and adjustable rate securities reflect the rates in effect at period end. |
(d) Private activity obligations whose interest is subject to the federal alternative minimum tax for individuals. |
# Additional information on each counterparty to the repurchase agreement is as follows: |
Repurchase Agreement / Counterparty | Value |
$104,532,000 due 5/01/14 at 0.07% | |
BNY Mellon Capital Markets LLC | $ 23,110 |
Bank of America NA | 47,504 |
Citibank NA | 10,575 |
Mizuho Securities USA, Inc. | 23,343 |
| $ 104,532 |
Other Information |
The date shown for securities represents the date when principal payments must be paid, taking into account any call options exercised by the issuer and any permissible maturity shortening features other than interest rate resets. |
All investments are categorized as Level 2 under the Fair Value Hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
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, 2014 | |
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Investment in securities, at value (including repurchase agreements of $379,532) - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $2,601,668) |
| $ 2,601,668 |
Cash |
| 10 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | 2,381 | |
Interest receivable | 1,217 | |
Other receivables | 166 | |
Total assets | 2,605,442 | |
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Payable for fund shares redeemed | $ 3,495 | |
Distributions payable | 1 | |
Accrued management fee | 523 | |
Other affiliated payables | 7 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 165 | |
Total liabilities | 4,191 | |
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Net Assets | $ 2,601,251 | |
Net Assets consist of: |
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Paid in capital | $ 2,601,337 | |
Distributions in excess of net investment income | (116) | |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments | 30 | |
Net Assets, for 2,600,306 shares outstanding | $ 2,601,251 | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($2,601,251 ÷ 2,600,306 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, 2014 | |
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Investment Income |
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Interest |
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Management fee | $ 11,734 | |
Independent trustees' compensation | 11 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 11,745 | |
Expense reductions | (4,677) | 7,068 |
Net investment income (loss) | 305 | |
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 | $ 380 |
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 (loss) | $ 305 | $ 327 |
Net realized gain (loss) | 75 | 53 |
Net increase in net assets resulting | 380 | 380 |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | (311) | (320) |
Share transactions at net asset value of $1.00 per share | 1,241,131 | 1,184,961 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 295 | 304 |
Cost of shares redeemed | (1,536,261) | (1,676,858) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets and shares resulting from share transactions | (294,835) | (491,593) |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (294,766) | (491,533) |
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Beginning of period | 2,896,017 | 3,387,550 |
End of period (including distributions in excess of net investment income of $116 and distributions in excess of net investment income of $110, respectively) | $ 2,601,251 | $ 2,896,017 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
Years ended April 30, | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 |
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 (loss) | - C | - C | - C | - C | .002 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) C | - | - | - | - | - |
Total from investment operations | - C | - C | - C | - C | .002 |
Distributions from net investment income | - C | - C | - C | - C | (.002) |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | - | - | - C | - C |
Total distributions | - C | - C | - C | - C | (.002) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 |
Total Return A | .01% | .01% | .01% | .03% | .24% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B |
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Expenses before reductions | .42% | .42% | .42% | .42% | .43% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .25% | .36% | .37% | .41% | .43% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .25% | .36% | .37% | .41% | .43% |
Net investment income (loss) | .01% | .01% | .01% | .03% | .26% |
Supplemental Data |
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Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $ 2,601 | $ 2,896 | $ 3,388 | $ 4,197 | $ 6,457 |
A Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
B Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the Fund. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed or waived or reductions from expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the Fund during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement and waivers but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the Fund.
C 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, 2014
(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
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 (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Security Valuation. The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
As permitted by compliance with certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act, securities are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. The amortized cost of an instrument is determined by valuing it at its original cost and thereafter amortizing any discount or premium from its face value at a constant rate until maturity. Securities held by a money market fund are generally high quality and liquid; however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value are not quoted prices in an active market.
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 as applicable.
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(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
2. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Expenses. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Deferred Trustee Compensation. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan), independent Trustees may elect to defer receipt of a 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 under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. As of April 30, 2014, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction.
Dividends are declared and recorded daily and paid monthly from net investment income. Distributions from realized gains, if any, are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. In addition, the Fund claimed a portion of the payment made to redeeming shareholders as a distribution for income tax purposes.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to deferred trustees compensation and capital loss carryforwards.
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2. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued
The federal tax cost of investment securities and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of period end were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation | $ - |
Gross unrealized depreciation | - |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments | $ - |
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Tax Cost | $ 2,601,668 |
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income | $ 88 |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| April 30, 2014 | April 30, 2013 |
Ordinary Income | $ 311 | $ 320 |
Repurchase Agreements. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), the Fund along with other registered investment companies having management contracts with Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR), or other affiliated entities of FMR, are permitted 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 may be 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.
Reverse Repurchase Agreements. To enhance its yield, the Fund may enter into reverse repurchase transactions under master repurchase agreements whereby the Fund sells securities to a counterparty in return for cash and agrees to repurchase those securities at a future date and agreed upon price. During the period that reverse repurchase transactions are outstanding, the Fund identifies the securities as pledged in its records with an initial value at least equal to its principal obligation under the agreement. The cash proceeds received by the Fund may be invested in other securities. To the
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(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
2. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Reverse Repurchase Agreements - continued
extent cash proceeds received from the counterparty exceed the value of the securities sold, the counterparty may request additional collateral from the Fund. If the counterparty defaults on its obligation, because of insolvency or other reasons, the Fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities sold. Information regarding securities sold under a reverse repurchase agreement, if any, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments and the cash proceeds are recorded as a liability in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund continues to receive interest and dividend payments on the securities sold during the term of the reverse repurchase agreement. At period end, there were no reverse repurchase agreements outstanding.
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.
3. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company (the investment adviser) 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. Under the management contract, the investment adviser pays all other expenses, except the compensation of the independent Trustees and certain other expenses such as interest expense. The management fee paid to the investment adviser by the Fund is reduced by an amount equal to the fees and expenses paid by the Fund to the independent Trustees.
Interfund Lending Program. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the SEC, the Fund, along with other registered investment companies having management contracts with FMR or other affiliated entities of FMR, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the funds to borrow from, or lend money to, other participating affiliated funds. At period end, there were no interfund loans outstanding. The Fund's activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:
Borrower or Lender | Average Loan | Weighted Average Interest Rate |
Lender | $ 34,545 | .39% |
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4. Expense Reductions.
The investment adviser or its affiliates voluntarily agreed to waive certain fees in order to maintain a minimum annualized yield of .01%. Such arrangements may be discontinued by the investment adviser at any time. For the period, the amount of the waiver was $4,650.
In addition, the investment adviser reimbursed a portion of the Fund's operating expenses during the period in the amount of $27.
5. 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, 2014, 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, 2014 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
June 13, 2014
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Trustees and Officers
The Trustees and officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for Elizabeth S. Acton and James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 223 funds. Ms. Acton oversees 205 funds. Mr. Curvey oversees 396 funds.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the trust and the fund (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the month in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The officers hold office without limit in time, except that any officer 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.
Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Fund's Trustees. The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.
In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.
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Board Structure and Oversight Function. Abigail P. Johnson is an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) and currently serves as Chairman. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chairman is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chairman has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chairman, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chairman and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. Albert R. Gamper, Jr. serves as Chairman of the Independent Trustees and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.
Fidelity funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, and asset allocation funds and another Board oversees Fidelity's equity and high income funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity funds that are overseen by such other Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity funds overseen by each Board.
The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates, and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations and Audit Committees. In addition, an ad hoc Board committee of Independent Trustees has worked with FMR to enhance the Board's oversight of investment and financial risks, legal and regulatory risks, technology risks, and operational risks, including the development of additional risk reporting to the Board. The Operations Committee also worked and continues to work with FMR to enhance the stress tests required under SEC regulations for money market funds. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of FMR's risk management program for the Fidelity funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Fund's Trustees."
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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, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+ | |
James C. Curvey (1935) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Trustee | |
| Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Mr. Curvey is a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2009-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Co. (2009-present) and Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2007-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. Previously, Mr. Curvey was the Vice Chairman (2006-2007) and Director (2000-2007) of FMR Corp. |
Abigail P. Johnson (1961) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Trustee Chairman of the Board of Trustees | |
| Ms. Johnson also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Ms. Johnson serves as President of FMR LLC (2013-present), President of Fidelity Financial Services (2012-present) and President of Personal, Workplace and Institutional Services (2005-present). Ms. Johnson is Chairman and Director of FMR Co., Inc. (2011-present), Chairman and Director of FMR (2011-present), and the Vice Chairman and Director (2007-present) 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, Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc., and FMR Co., Inc. (2001-2005), Senior Vice President of the Fidelity funds (2001-2005), and managed a number of Fidelity funds. Ms. Abigail P. Johnson and Mr. Arthur E. Johnson are not related. |
* 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.
+ The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
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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, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+ | |
Elizabeth S. Acton (1951) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2013 Trustee | |
| Ms. Acton also serves as Trustee or Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity funds. Prior to her retirement in April 2012, Ms. Acton was Executive Vice President, Finance (2011-2012), Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (2002-2011), and Treasurer (2004-2005) of Comerica Incorporated (financial services). Prior to joining Comerica, Ms. Acton held a variety of positions at Ford Motor Company (1983-2002), including Vice President and Treasurer (2000-2002) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ford Motor Credit Company (1998-2000). Ms. Acton currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors and Audit and Finance Committees of Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (homebuilding, 2012-present). |
Albert R. Gamper, Jr. (1942) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2006 Trustee Chairman of the Independent Trustees | |
| Mr. Gamper also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. 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 (2002-2003). Mr. Gamper currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Public Service Enterprise Group (utilities, 2000-present), a member of the Board of Trustees, Rutgers University (2004-present), and Chairman of the Board of Barnabas Health Care System. Previously, Mr. Gamper served as Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees of certain Fidelity funds (2011-2012) and as Chairman of the Board of Governors, Rutgers University (2004-2007). |
Robert F. Gartland (1951) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2010 Trustee | |
| Mr. Gartland also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Mr. Gartland is Chairman and an investor in Gartland and Mellina Group Corp. (consulting, 2009-present). Previously, Mr. Gartland served as a partner and investor of Vietnam Partners LLC (investments and consulting, 2008-2011). Prior to his retirement, Mr. Gartland held a variety of positions at Morgan Stanley (financial services, 1979-2007) including Managing Director (1987-2007). |
Arthur E. Johnson (1947) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Trustee | |
| Mr. Johnson also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Mr. Johnson serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Eaton Corporation (diversified power management, 2009-present), AGL Resources, Inc. (holding company, 2002-present) and Booz Allen Hamilton (management consulting, 2011-present). Prior to his retirement, Mr. Johnson served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategic Development of Lockheed Martin Corporation (defense contractor, 1999-2009). He previously served on the Board of Directors of IKON Office Solutions, Inc. (1999-2008) and Delta Airlines (2005-2007). Mr. Arthur E. Johnson is not related to Ms. Abigail P. Johnson. |
Michael E. Kenneally (1954) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Trustee | |
| Mr. Kenneally also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Mr. Kenneally served as a Member of the Advisory Board for certain Fidelity funds before joining the Board of Trustees (2008-2009). Prior to his retirement, Mr. Kenneally served as Chairman and Global Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse Asset Management. Before joining Credit Suisse, he was an Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer for Bank of America Corporation. Earlier roles at Bank of America included Director of Research, Senior Portfolio Manager and Research Analyst, and Mr. Kenneally was awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 1991. |
James H. Keyes (1940) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Trustee | |
| Mr. Keyes also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Mr. Keyes serves as a member of the Board and Non-Executive Chairman of Navistar International Corporation (manufacture and sale of trucks, buses, and diesel engines, since 2002). Previously, Mr. Keyes served as a member of the Board of Pitney Bowes, Inc. (integrated mail, messaging, and document management solutions, 1998-2013). Prior to his retirement, Mr. Keyes served as Chairman (1993-2002) and Chief Executive Officer (1988-2002) of Johnson Controls (automotive, building, and energy) and as a member of the Board of LSI Logic Corporation (semiconductor technologies, 1984-2008). |
Marie L. Knowles (1946) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 Trustee Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees | |
| Ms. Knowles also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. 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 and Chairman of the Audit Committee of McKesson Corporation (healthcare service, since 2002). Ms. Knowles is a member of the Board of the Catalina Island Conservancy and of the Santa Catalina Island Company (2009-present). She also serves as a member of the Advisory Board for the School of Engineering of the University of Southern California. Previously, Ms. Knowles served as a Director of Phelps Dodge Corporation (copper mining and manufacturing, 1994-2007), URS Corporation (engineering and construction, 2000-2003) and America West (airline, 1999-2002). |
Kenneth L. Wolfe (1939) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Trustee | |
| Mr. Wolfe also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Wolfe served as Chairman and a Director (2007-2009) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (1994-2001) of Hershey Foods Corporation. He also served as a member of the Boards of Adelphia Communications Corporation (telecommunications, 2003-2006), Bausch & Lomb, Inc. (medical/pharmaceutical, 1993-2007), and Revlon, Inc. (personal care products, 2004-2009). Mr. Wolfe previously served as Chairman of the Independent Trustees of other Fidelity funds (2008-2012). |
+ The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Officers:
Correspondence intended for each officer may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. Officers appear below in alphabetical order.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation | |
Elizabeth Paige Baumann (1968) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2012 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer | |
| Ms. Baumann also serves as AML Officer of other funds. She is Chief AML Officer of FMR LLC (2012-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Baumann served as Vice President and Deputy Anti-Money Laundering Officer (2007-2012). |
Marc Bryant (1966) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2013 Assistant Secretary | |
| Mr. Bryant also serves as an officer of other funds. He is Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Bryant served as a Senior Vice President and the Head of Global Retail Legal for AllianceBernstein L.P. (2006-2010), and as the General Counsel for ProFund Advisors LLC (2001-2006). |
Jonathan Davis (1968) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2010 Assistant Treasurer | |
| Mr. Davis also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other funds. Mr. Davis is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2003-2010). |
Adrien E. Deberghes (1967) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2010 Assistant Treasurer | |
| Mr. Deberghes also serves as an officer of other funds. He is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Deberghes was Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005). |
Stephanie J. Dorsey (1969) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2013 President and Treasurer | |
| Ms. Dorsey also serves as an officer of other funds. She is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present) and has served in other fund officer roles. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Dorsey served as Treasurer (2004-2008) of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds and Vice President (2004-2008) of JPMorgan Chase Bank. |
Scott C. Goebel (1968) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) | |
| Mr. Goebel serves as Secretary and CLO of other funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as Secretary of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2013-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (2010-present) and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC) (2010-present); General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present); and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present) and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Secretary and CLO of other Fidelity funds (2008-2013), Assistant Secretary of FIMM (2008-2010), FRAC (2008-2010), and certain funds (2007-2008); and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). Mr. Goebel has been employed by FMR LLC or an affiliate since 2001. |
Chris Maher (1972) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2013 Assistant Treasurer | |
| Mr. Maher serves as Assistant Treasurer of other funds. Mr. Maher is Vice President of Valuation Oversight and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Maher served as Vice President of Asset Management Compliance (2013), Vice President of FMR's Program Management Group (2010-2013), and Vice President of Valuation Oversight (2008-2010). |
Charles S. Morrison (1960) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2012 Vice President | |
| Mr. Morrison also serves as Trustee or Vice President of other funds. He serves as President, Asset Management (2014-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Morrison served as President, Fixed Income (2011-2014), Vice President of Fidelity's Money Market Funds (2005-2009), President, Money Market Group Leader of FMR (2009), and Senior Vice President, Money Market Group of FMR (2004-2009). Mr. Morrison also served as Vice President of Fidelity's Bond Funds (2002-2005), certain Balanced Funds (2002-2005), and certain Asset Allocation Funds (2002-2007), and as Senior Vice President (2002-2005) of Fidelity's Bond Division. |
Nancy D. Prior (1967) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2012 Vice President of Fidelity's Money Market Funds | |
| Ms. Prior also serves as Vice President of other funds. Ms. Prior serves as President, Fixed Income (2014-present), Vice Chairman of Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC (2014-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2002-present). Previously, Ms. Prior served as President, Money Market and Short Duration Bond of FMR (2013-2014), President, Money Market Group of FMR (2011-2014), Managing Director of Research (2009-2011), Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel (2007-2009), and Assistant Secretary of other Fidelity funds (2008-2009). |
Christine Reynolds (1958) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Financial Officer | |
| Ms. Reynolds also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007). |
Kenneth B. Robins (1969) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Treasurer | |
| Mr. Robins also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Robins serves as Executive Vice President of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (2013-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Previously, Mr. Robins served in other fund officer roles. |
Stephen Sadoski (1971) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2013 Deputy Treasurer | |
| Mr. Sadoski also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other funds. He is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2012-present) and has served in another fund officer role. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Sadoski served as an assistant chief accountant in the Division of Investment Management of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (2009-2012) and as a senior manager at Deloitte & Touche LLP (1997-2009). |
Stacie M. Smith (1974) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2013 Assistant Treasurer | |
| Ms. Smith also serves as an officer of other funds. She is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2009-present) and has served in other fund officer roles. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Smith served as Senior Audit Manager of Ernst & Young LLP (1996-2009). |
Renee Stagnone (1975) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2013 Deputy Treasurer | |
| Ms. Stagnone also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other funds. Ms. Stagnone is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Michael H. Whitaker (1967) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Compliance Officer | |
| Mr. Whitaker also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other 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. |
Joseph F. Zambello (1957) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2011 Deputy Treasurer | |
| Mr. Zambello also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other funds. Mr. Zambello is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Zambello served as Vice President of FMR's Program Management Group (2009-2011) and Vice President of the Transfer Agent Oversight Group (2005-2009). |
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Distributions (Unaudited)
The fund hereby designates as a capital gain dividend with respect to the taxable year ended April 30, 2014, $9,706, or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.
A total of 6.72% 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 $92,672 of distributions paid during the period January 1, 2014 to April 30, 2014 as qualifying to be taxed as interest-related dividends for nonresident alien shareholders.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2015 of amounts for use in preparing 2014 income tax returns.
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Contents
Shareholder Expense Example | An example of shareholder expenses. | |
Investment Changes/Performance | 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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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, http://www.advisor.fidelity.com, or http://www.401k.com, as applicable.
NOT FDIC INSURED • MAY LOSE VALUE • NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
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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, 2013 to April 30, 2014).
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 | .06% | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,000.05 | $ .30 |
HypotheticalA |
| $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,024.50 | $ .30 |
A 5% return per year before expenses
B Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
* 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)
Effective Maturity Diversification | ||
Days | % of fund's investments 4/30/14 | % of fund's investments 10/31/13 |
1 - 7 | 69.9 | 81.1 |
8 - 30 | 6.9 | 0.7 |
31 - 60 | 3.8 | 0.5 |
61 - 90 | 4.1 | 2.2 |
91 - 180 | 10.4 | 5.4 |
> 180 | 4.9 | 10.1 |
Effective maturity is determined in accordance with the requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
Weighted Average Maturity | ||
| 4/30/14 | 10/31/13 |
Fidelity Treasury Money Market Fund | 32 Days | 32 Days |
Treasury Retail Money Market Funds Average* | 52 Days | 55 Days |
This is a weighted average of all the maturities of the securities held in a fund. Weighted Average Maturity (WAM) can be used as a measure of sensitivity to interest rate changes and market changes. Generally, the longer the maturity, the greater the sensitivity to such changes. WAM is based on the dollar-weighted average length of time until principal payments must be paid. Depending on the types of securities held in a fund, certain maturity shortening devices (e.g., demand features, interest rate resets, and call options) may be taken into account when calculating the WAM. |
Weighted Average Life | ||
| 4/30/14 | 10/31/13 |
Fidelity Treasury Money Market Fund | 45 Days | 32 Days |
Weighted Average Life (WAL) is the weighted average of the life of the securities held in a fund or portfolio and can be used as a measure of sensitivity to changes in liquidity and/or credit risk. Generally, the higher the value, the greater the sensitivity. WAL is based on the dollar-weighted average length of time until principal payments must be paid, taking into account any call options exercised by the issuer and any permissible maturity shortening features other than interest rate resets. The difference between WAM and WAL is that WAM takes into account interest rate resets and WAL does not. WAL for money market funds is not the same as WAL of a mortgage- or asset-backed security. |
* Source: iMoneyNet, Inc. |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) | |||||||
As of April 30, 2014 | As of October 31, 2013 | ||||||
Treasury Debt 32.2% |
| Treasury Debt 17.0% |
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RepurchaseAgreements 68.2% |
| RepurchaseAgreements 82.5% |
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Net Other Assets (Liabilities) (0.4)%** |
| Net Other Assets (Liabilities) 0.5% |
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** Net Other Assets (Liabilities) are not included in the pie chart. |
Current and Historical Seven-Day Yields
| 4/30/14 | 1/31/14 | 10/31/13 | 7/31/13 |
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Fidelity Treasury Money Market Fund | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% |
Yield refers to 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's possible to lose money investing in the Fund. A portion of the Fund's expenses was reimbursed and/or waived. Absent such reimbursements and/or waivers the yield for the period ending April 30, 2014, the most recent period shown in the table, would have been -0.35%.
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Investments April 30, 2014
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Treasury Debt - 32.2% | |||||
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U.S. Treasury Obligations - 32.2% | |||||
U.S. Treasury Bills | |||||
| 5/15/14 to 3/5/15 | 0.10 to 0.13% | $ 3,930,000 | $ 3,929,489 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | |||||
| 5/15/14 to 4/30/16 | 0.07 to 0.18 (b) | 18,950,000 | 19,018,894 | |
TOTAL TREASURY DEBT (Cost $22,948,383) |
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Treasury Repurchase Agreement - 68.2% | |||
Maturity Amount |
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In a joint trading account at 0.05% dated 4/30/14 due 5/1/14 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations) # | $ 41,768,058 | 41,768,000 | |
With: | |||
Barclays Capital, Inc. at: | |||
0.06%, dated 4/14/14 due 5/7/14 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $1,028,225, 1.38% - 8.88%, 11/30/15 - 8/15/39) | 1,000,050 | 1,000,000 | |
0.08%, dated 1/31/14 due 5/2/14 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $1,021,143, 0.88%, 1/31/17) | 1,000,202 | 1,000,000 | |
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. at: | |||
0.06%, dated 4/28/14 due 5/7/14 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $1,020,034, 0.75% - 2.25%, 5/31/14 - 12/31/17) | 1,000,088 | 1,000,000 | |
0.07%, dated: | |||
2/10/14 due 5/7/14 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $1,182,384, 0.25% - 7.5%, 6/30/14 - 11/15/24) | 1,159,205 | 1,159,000 | |
Treasury Repurchase Agreement - continued | |||
Maturity Amount | Value | ||
With: - continued | |||
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. at: - continued | |||
0.07%, dated: | |||
3/20/14 due 5/7/14 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $1,023,420, 0% - 9.13%, 5/29/14 - 2/15/41) | $ 1,000,117 | $ 1,000,000 | |
3/24/14 due 5/7/14 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $1,770,949, 0.38% - 8%, 2/15/16 - 11/15/21) | 1,736,203 | 1,736,000 | |
TOTAL TREASURY REPURCHASE AGREEMENT (Cost $48,663,000) |
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TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 100.4% (Cost $71,611,383) | 71,611,383 | ||
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (0.4)% | (293,827) | ||
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 71,317,556 |
Legend |
(a) Yield represents either the annualized yield at the date of purchase, or the stated coupon rate, or, for floating and adjustable rate securities, the rate at period end. |
(b) Coupon rates for floating and adjustable rate securities reflect the rates in effect at period end. |
# Additional information on each counterparty to the repurchase agreement is as follows: |
Repurchase Agreement / Counterparty | Value |
$41,768,000 due 5/01/14 at 0.05% | |
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. | $ 10,226,527 |
HSBC Securities (USA), Inc. | 10,127,493 |
J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc. | 5,869,658 |
Wells Fargo Securities LLC | 15,544,322 |
| $ 41,768,000 |
Other Information |
The date shown for securities represents the date when principal payments must be paid, taking into account any call options exercised by the issuer and any permissible maturity shortening features other than interest rate resets. |
All investments are categorized as Level 2 under the Fair Value Hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| April 30, 2014 | |
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Assets | ||
Investment in securities, at value (including repurchase agreements of $48,663,000) - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $71,611,383) |
| $ 71,611,383 |
Cash |
| 493 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | 513,964 | |
Interest receivable | 72,622 | |
Total assets | 72,198,462 | |
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Liabilities | ||
Payable for fund shares redeemed | $ 877,202 | |
Distributions payable | 77 | |
Accrued management fee | 3,627 | |
Total liabilities | 880,906 | |
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Net Assets | $ 71,317,556 | |
Net Assets consist of: |
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Paid in capital | $ 71,317,524 | |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments | 32 | |
Net Assets, for 71,317,497 shares outstanding | $ 71,317,556 | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($71,317,556 ÷ 71,317,497 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
| For the period July 2, 2013 | |
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Investment Income |
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Interest |
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Expenses | ||
Management fee | $ 110,813 | |
Independent trustees' compensation | 79 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 110,892 | |
Expense reductions | (94,993) | 15,899 |
Net investment income (loss) | 2,615 | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||
Investment securities: |
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Unaffiliated issuers |
| 56 |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ 2,671 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| For the period |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
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Operations |
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Net investment income (loss) | $ 2,615 |
Net realized gain (loss) | 56 |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 2,671 |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | (2,612) |
Share transactions at net asset value of $1.00 per share | 157,468,607 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 2,183 |
Cost of shares redeemed | (86,153,293) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets and shares resulting from share transactions | 71,317,497 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 71,317,556 |
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Net Assets | |
Beginning of period | - |
End of period | $ 71,317,556 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
Years ended April 30, | 2014 D |
Selected Per-Share Data |
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Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 1.00 |
Income from Investment Operations |
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Net investment income (loss) F | - |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) F | - |
Total from investment operations F | - |
Distributions from net investment income F | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 1.00 |
Total Return B, C | .01% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E |
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Expenses before reductions | .42% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .06% A |
Expenses net of all reductions | .06% A |
Net investment income (loss) | .01% A |
Supplemental Data |
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Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 71,318 |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
D For the period July 2, 2013 (commencement of operations) to April 30, 2014.
E Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the Fund. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed or waived or reductions from expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the Fund during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement and waivers but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the Fund.
F 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, 2014
1. Organization.
Fidelity 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. 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 (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Security Valuation. The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
As permitted by compliance with certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act, securities are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. The amortized cost of an instrument is determined by valuing it at its original cost and thereafter amortizing any discount or premium from its face value at a constant rate until maturity. Securities held by a money market fund are generally high quality and liquid; however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value are not quoted prices in an active market.
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 as applicable. The principal amount on inflation-indexed securities is periodically adjusted to the rate of inflation and interest is accrued based on the principal amount. The adjustments to principal due to inflation are reflected as increases or decreases to Interest in the accompanying Statement of Operations.
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Expenses. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. As of April 30, 2014, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction.
Dividends are declared and recorded daily and paid monthly from net investment income. Distributions from realized gains, if any, are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. In addition, the Fund claimed a portion of the payment made to redeeming shareholders as a distribution for income tax purposes.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
The federal tax cost of investment securities and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of period end were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation | $ - |
Gross unrealized depreciation | - |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments | $ - |
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Tax Cost | $ 71,611,383 |
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2. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income | $ 32 |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| April 30, 2014 |
Ordinary Income | $ 2,612 |
Repurchase Agreements. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), the Fund along with other registered investment companies having management contracts with Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR), or other affiliated entities of FMR, are permitted 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 may be 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.
3. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company (the investment adviser) 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. Under the management contract, the investment adviser pays all other expenses, except the compensation of the independent Trustees and certain other expenses such as interest expense. The management fee paid to the investment adviser by the Funds is reduced by an amount equal to the fees and expenses paid by the Fund to the independent Trustees.
4. Expense Reductions.
The investment adviser or its affiliates voluntarily agreed to waive certain fees in order to maintain a minimum annualized yield of .01%. Such arrangements may be discontinued by the investment adviser at any time. For the period, the amount of the waiver was $94,991.
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In addition, the investment adviser reimbursed a portion of the Fund's operating expenses during the period in the amount of $2.
5. 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 Shareholders of Fidelity Treasury Money Market Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Fidelity Treasury Money Market Fund (the Fund), a fund of Fidelity Hereford Street Trust, including the schedule of investments, as of April 30, 2014, and the related statement of operations, the statement of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the period July 2, 2013 (commencement of operations) to April 30, 2014. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audit.
We conducted our audit 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 and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of April 30, 2014, by correspondence with the custodians and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Treasury Money Market Fund as of April 30, 2014, the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the period July 2, 2013 (commencement of operations) to April 30, 2014, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
June 11, 2014
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Trustees and Officers
The Trustees and officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for Elizabeth S. Acton and James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 223 funds. Ms. Acton oversees 205 funds. Mr. Curvey oversees 396 funds.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the trust and the fund (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the month in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The officers hold office without limit in time, except that any officer 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.
Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Fund's Trustees. The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.
In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.
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Board Structure and Oversight Function. Abigail P. Johnson is an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) and currently serves as Chairman. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chairman is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chairman has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chairman, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chairman and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. Albert R. Gamper, Jr. serves as Chairman of the Independent Trustees and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.
Fidelity funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, and asset allocation funds and another Board oversees Fidelity's equity and high income funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity funds that are overseen by such other Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity funds overseen by each Board.
The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates, and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations and Audit Committees. In addition, an ad hoc Board committee of Independent Trustees has worked with FMR to enhance the Board's oversight of investment and financial risks, legal and regulatory risks, technology risks, and operational risks, including the development of additional risk reporting to the Board. The Operations Committee also worked and continues to work with FMR to enhance the stress tests required under SEC regulations for money market funds. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of FMR's risk management program for the Fidelity funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Fund's Trustees."
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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, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+ | |
James C. Curvey (1935) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Trustee | |
| Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Mr. Curvey is a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2009-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Co. (2009-present) and Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2007-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. Previously, Mr. Curvey was the Vice Chairman (2006-2007) and Director (2000-2007) of FMR Corp. |
Abigail P. Johnson (1961) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Trustee Chairman of the Board of Trustees | |
| Ms. Johnson also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Ms. Johnson serves as President of FMR LLC (2013-present), President of Fidelity Financial Services (2012-present) and President of Personal, Workplace and Institutional Services (2005-present). Ms. Johnson is Chairman and Director of FMR Co., Inc. (2011-present), Chairman and Director of FMR (2011-present), and the Vice Chairman and Director (2007-present) 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, Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc., and FMR Co., Inc. (2001-2005), Senior Vice President of the Fidelity funds (2001-2005), and managed a number of Fidelity funds. Ms. Abigail P. Johnson and Mr. Arthur E. Johnson are not related. |
* 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.
+ The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
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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, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+ | |
Elizabeth S. Acton (1951) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2013 Trustee | |
| Ms. Acton also serves as Trustee or Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity funds. Prior to her retirement in April 2012, Ms. Acton was Executive Vice President, Finance (2011-2012), Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (2002-2011), and Treasurer (2004-2005) of Comerica Incorporated (financial services). Prior to joining Comerica, Ms. Acton held a variety of positions at Ford Motor Company (1983-2002), including Vice President and Treasurer (2000-2002) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ford Motor Credit Company (1998-2000). Ms. Acton currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors and Audit and Finance Committees of Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (homebuilding, 2012-present). |
Albert R. Gamper, Jr. (1942) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2006 Trustee Chairman of the Independent Trustees | |
| Mr. Gamper also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. 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 (2002-2003). Mr. Gamper currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Public Service Enterprise Group (utilities, 2000-present), a member of the Board of Trustees, Rutgers University (2004-present), and Chairman of the Board of Barnabas Health Care System. Previously, Mr. Gamper served as Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees of certain Fidelity funds (2011-2012) and as Chairman of the Board of Governors, Rutgers University (2004-2007). |
Robert F. Gartland (1951) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2010 Trustee | |
| Mr. Gartland also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Mr. Gartland is Chairman and an investor in Gartland and Mellina Group Corp. (consulting, 2009-present). Previously, Mr. Gartland served as a partner and investor of Vietnam Partners LLC (investments and consulting, 2008-2011). Prior to his retirement, Mr. Gartland held a variety of positions at Morgan Stanley (financial services, 1979-2007) including Managing Director (1987-2007). |
Arthur E. Johnson (1947) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Trustee | |
| Mr. Johnson also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Mr. Johnson serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Eaton Corporation (diversified power management, 2009-present), AGL Resources, Inc. (holding company, 2002-present) and Booz Allen Hamilton (management consulting, 2011-present). Prior to his retirement, Mr. Johnson served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategic Development of Lockheed Martin Corporation (defense contractor, 1999-2009). He previously served on the Board of Directors of IKON Office Solutions, Inc. (1999-2008) and Delta Airlines (2005-2007). Mr. Arthur E. Johnson is not related to Ms. Abigail P. Johnson. |
Michael E. Kenneally (1954) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Trustee | |
| Mr. Kenneally also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Mr. Kenneally served as a Member of the Advisory Board for certain Fidelity funds before joining the Board of Trustees (2008-2009). Prior to his retirement, Mr. Kenneally served as Chairman and Global Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse Asset Management. Before joining Credit Suisse, he was an Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer for Bank of America Corporation. Earlier roles at Bank of America included Director of Research, Senior Portfolio Manager and Research Analyst, and Mr. Kenneally was awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 1991. |
James H. Keyes (1940) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Trustee | |
| Mr. Keyes also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Mr. Keyes serves as a member of the Board and Non-Executive Chairman of Navistar International Corporation (manufacture and sale of trucks, buses, and diesel engines, since 2002). Previously, Mr. Keyes served as a member of the Board of Pitney Bowes, Inc. (integrated mail, messaging, and document management solutions, 1998-2013). Prior to his retirement, Mr. Keyes served as Chairman (1993-2002) and Chief Executive Officer (1988-2002) of Johnson Controls (automotive, building, and energy) and as a member of the Board of LSI Logic Corporation (semiconductor technologies, 1984-2008). |
Marie L. Knowles (1946) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 Trustee Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees | |
| Ms. Knowles also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. 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 and Chairman of the Audit Committee of McKesson Corporation (healthcare service, since 2002). Ms. Knowles is a member of the Board of the Catalina Island Conservancy and of the Santa Catalina Island Company (2009-present). She also serves as a member of the Advisory Board for the School of Engineering of the University of Southern California. Previously, Ms. Knowles served as a Director of Phelps Dodge Corporation (copper mining and manufacturing, 1994-2007), URS Corporation (engineering and construction, 2000-2003) and America West (airline, 1999-2002). |
Kenneth L. Wolfe (1939) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Trustee | |
| Mr. Wolfe also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Wolfe served as Chairman and a Director (2007-2009) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (1994-2001) of Hershey Foods Corporation. He also served as a member of the Boards of Adelphia Communications Corporation (telecommunications, 2003-2006), Bausch & Lomb, Inc. (medical/pharmaceutical, 1993-2007), and Revlon, Inc. (personal care products, 2004-2009). Mr. Wolfe previously served as Chairman of the Independent Trustees of other Fidelity funds (2008-2012). |
+ The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Officers:
Correspondence intended for each officer may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. Officers appear below in alphabetical order.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation | |
Elizabeth Paige Baumann (1968) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2012 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer | |
| Ms. Baumann also serves as AML Officer of other funds. She is Chief AML Officer of FMR LLC (2012-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Baumann served as Vice President and Deputy Anti-Money Laundering Officer (2007-2012). |
Marc Bryant (1966) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2013 Assistant Secretary | |
| Mr. Bryant also serves as an officer of other funds. He is Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Bryant served as a Senior Vice President and the Head of Global Retail Legal for AllianceBernstein L.P. (2006-2010), and as the General Counsel for ProFund Advisors LLC (2001-2006). |
Jonathan Davis (1968) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2010 Assistant Treasurer | |
| Mr. Davis also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other funds. Mr. Davis is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2003-2010). |
Adrien E. Deberghes (1967) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2010 Assistant Treasurer | |
| Mr. Deberghes also serves as an officer of other funds. He is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Deberghes was Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005). |
Stephanie J. Dorsey (1969) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2013 President and Treasurer | |
| Ms. Dorsey also serves as an officer of other funds. She is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present) and has served in other fund officer roles. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Dorsey served as Treasurer (2004-2008) of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds and Vice President (2004-2008) of JPMorgan Chase Bank. |
Scott C. Goebel (1968) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) | |
| Mr. Goebel serves as Secretary and CLO of other funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as Secretary of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2013-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (2010-present) and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC) (2010-present); General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present); and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present) and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Secretary and CLO of other Fidelity funds (2008-2013), Assistant Secretary of FIMM (2008-2010), FRAC (2008-2010), and certain funds (2007-2008); and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). Mr. Goebel has been employed by FMR LLC or an affiliate since 2001. |
Chris Maher (1972) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2013 Assistant Treasurer | |
| Mr. Maher serves as Assistant Treasurer of other funds. Mr. Maher is Vice President of Valuation Oversight and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Maher served as Vice President of Asset Management Compliance (2013), Vice President of FMR's Program Management Group (2010-2013), and Vice President of Valuation Oversight (2008-2010). |
Charles S. Morrison (1960) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2012 Vice President | |
| Mr. Morrison also serves as Trustee or Vice President of other funds. He serves as President, Asset Management (2014-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Morrison served as President, Fixed Income (2011-2014), Vice President of Fidelity's Money Market Funds (2005-2009), President, Money Market Group Leader of FMR (2009), and Senior Vice President, Money Market Group of FMR (2004-2009). Mr. Morrison also served as Vice President of Fidelity's Bond Funds (2002-2005), certain Balanced Funds (2002-2005), and certain Asset Allocation Funds (2002-2007), and as Senior Vice President (2002-2005) of Fidelity's Bond Division. |
Nancy D. Prior (1967) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2012 Vice President of Fidelity's Money Market Funds | |
| Ms. Prior also serves as Vice President of other funds. Ms. Prior serves as President, Fixed Income (2014-present), Vice Chairman of Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC (2014-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2002-present). Previously, Ms. Prior served as President, Money Market and Short Duration Bond of FMR (2013-2014), President, Money Market Group of FMR (2011-2014), Managing Director of Research (2009-2011), Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel (2007-2009), and Assistant Secretary of other Fidelity funds (2008-2009). |
Christine Reynolds (1958) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Financial Officer | |
| Ms. Reynolds also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007). |
Kenneth B. Robins (1969) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Treasurer | |
| Mr. Robins also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Robins serves as Executive Vice President of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (2013-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Previously, Mr. Robins served in other fund officer roles. |
Stephen Sadoski (1971) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2013 Deputy Treasurer | |
| Mr. Sadoski also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other funds. He is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2012-present) and has served in another fund officer role. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Sadoski served as an assistant chief accountant in the Division of Investment Management of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (2009-2012) and as a senior manager at Deloitte & Touche LLP (1997-2009). |
Stacie M. Smith (1974) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2013 Assistant Treasurer | |
| Ms. Smith also serves as an officer of other funds. She is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2009-present) and has served in other fund officer roles. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Smith served as Senior Audit Manager of Ernst & Young LLP (1996-2009). |
Renee Stagnone (1975) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2013 Deputy Treasurer | |
| Ms. Stagnone also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other funds. Ms. Stagnone is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Michael H. Whitaker (1967) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Compliance Officer | |
| Mr. Whitaker also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other 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. |
Joseph F. Zambello (1957) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2011 Deputy Treasurer | |
| Mr. Zambello also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other funds. Mr. Zambello is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Zambello served as Vice President of FMR's Program Management Group (2009-2011) and Vice President of the Transfer Agent Oversight Group (2005-2009). |
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Distributions (Unaudited)
A total of 59.86% 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 $1,705 of distributions paid during the period January 1, 2014 to April 30, 2014 as qualifying to be taxed as interest-related dividends for non-resident alien shareholders.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2015 of amounts for use in preparing 2014 income tax returns.
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Investment Adviser
Fidelity Management & Research
Company
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(Japan) Inc.
General Distributor
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Smithfield, RI
Transfer and Service Agents
Fidelity Investments Institutional
Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Fidelity Service Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Custodian
The Bank of New York Mellon
New York, NY
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FTM-UANN-0614 1.964317.100
Fidelity®
Treasury Only Money Market
Fund
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(Fidelity Cover Art)
Contents
Shareholder Expense Example | An example of shareholder expenses. | |
Investment Changes/Performance | 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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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, http://www.advisor.fidelity.com, or http://www.401k.com, as applicable.
NOT FDIC INSURED • MAY LOSE VALUE • NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
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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, 2013 to April 30, 2014).
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 RatioB | Beginning | Ending | Expenses Paid |
Actual | .06% | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,000.10 | $ .30 |
HypotheticalA |
| $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,024.50 | $ .30 |
A 5% return per year before expenses
B Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
* 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)
Effective Maturity Diversification | |||
Days | % of fund's investments 4/30/14 | % of fund's investments 10/31/13 | % of fund's |
1 - 7 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 10.6 |
8 - 30 | 29.0 | 36.8 | 31.1 |
31 - 60 | 21.9 | 15.7 | 10.5 |
61 - 90 | 22.3 | 24.5 | 28.6 |
91 - 180 | 24.3 | 15.0 | 19.2 |
> 180 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
Effective maturity is determined in accordance with the requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
Weighted Average Maturity | |||
| 4/30/14 | 10/31/13 | 4/30/13 |
Fidelity Treasury Only Money Market Fund | 56 Days | 56 Days | 53 Days |
Treasury Retail Money Market Funds Average* | 52 Days | 55 Days | 55 Days |
This is a weighted average of all the maturities of the securities held in a fund. Weighted Average Maturity (WAM) can be used as a measure of sensitivity to interest rate changes and market changes. Generally, the longer the maturity, the greater the sensitivity to such changes. WAM is based on the dollar-weighted average length of time until principal payments must be paid. Depending on the types of securities held in a fund, certain maturity shortening devices (e.g., demand features, interest rate resets, and call options) may be taken into account when calculating the WAM. |
Weighted Average Life | |||
| 4/30/14 | 10/31/13 | 4/30/13 |
Fidelity Treasury Only Money Market Fund | 72 Days | 56 Days | 53 Days |
Weighted Average Life (WAL) is the weighted average of the life of the securities held in a fund or portfolio and can be used as a measure of sensitivity to changes in liquidity and/or credit risk. Generally, the higher the value, the greater the sensitivity. WAL is based on the dollar-weighted average length of time until principal payments must be paid, taking into account any call options exercised by the issuer and any permissible maturity shortening features other than interest rate resets. The difference between WAM and WAL is that WAM takes into account interest rate resets and WAL does not. WAL for money market funds is not the same as WAL of a mortgage- or asset-backed security. |
* Source: iMoneyNet, Inc.
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Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) | |||||||
As of April 30, 2014 | As of October 31, 2013 | ||||||
Treasury Debt 100.5% |
| Treasury Debt 99.7% |
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Net Other Assets (Liabilities)** (0.5)% |
| Net Other Assets (Liabilities) 0.3% |
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** Net Other Assets (Liabilities) are not included in the pie chart.
Current and Historical Seven-Day Yields
| 4/30/14 | 1/31/14 | 10/31/13 | 7/31/13 | 4/30/13 |
Fidelity® Treasury Only | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% |
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's possible to lose money investing in the Fund. A portion of the Fund's expenses was reimbursed and/or waived. Absent such reimbursements and/or waivers the yield for the period ending April 30, 2014, the most recent period shown in the table, would have been -0.36%.
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Investments April 30, 2014
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Treasury Debt - 100.5% | ||||
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U.S. Treasury Obligations - 100.5% | ||||
U.S. Treasury Bills | ||||
| 5/8/14 to 7/31/14 | 0.02 to 0.11% | $ 2,697,829 | $ 2,697,659 |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | ||||
| 8/15/14 | 0.15 | 25,000 | 24,989 |
U.S. Treasury Notes | ||||
| 5/15/14 to 4/30/16 | 0.02 to 0.11 (b) | 2,353,845 | 2,359,280 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 100.5% (Cost $5,081,928) | 5,081,928 | ||
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (0.5)% | (26,737) | ||
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 5,055,191 |
Legend |
(a) Yield represents either the annualized yield at the date of purchase, or the stated coupon rate, or, for floating and adjustable rate securities, the rate at period end. |
(b) Coupon rates for floating and adjustable rate securities reflect the rates in effect at period end. |
Other Information |
The date shown for securities represents the date when principal payments must be paid, taking into account any call options exercised by the issuer and any permissible maturity shortening features other than interest rate resets. |
All investments are categorized as Level 2 under the Fair Value Hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
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, 2014 | |
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Assets | ||
Investment in securities, at value - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $5,081,928) |
| $ 5,081,928 |
Cash |
| 22 |
Receivable for investments sold | 99,995 | |
Receivable for fund shares sold | 4,627 | |
Interest receivable | 7,254 | |
Other affiliated receivables | 1 | |
Total assets | 5,193,827 | |
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Liabilities | ||
Payable for investments purchased | $ 129,992 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 8,362 | |
Distributions payable | 3 | |
Accrued management fee | 279 | |
Total liabilities | 138,636 | |
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Net Assets | $ 5,055,191 | |
Net Assets consist of: |
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Paid in capital | $ 5,055,101 | |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments | 90 | |
Net Assets, for 5,054,418 shares outstanding | $ 5,055,191 | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($5,055,191 ÷ 5,054,418 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, 2014 | |
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Investment Income |
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Interest |
| $ 3,761 |
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Expenses | ||
Management fee | $ 22,990 | |
Independent trustees' compensation | 22 | |
Interest | 1 | |
Tax expense | 3 |
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Total expenses before reductions | 23,016 | |
Expense reductions | (19,827) | 3,189 |
Net investment income (loss) | 572 | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||
Investment securities: |
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Unaffiliated issuers |
| 23 |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ 595 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Amounts in thousands | Year ended | Year ended |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
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Operations |
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Net investment income (loss) | $ 572 | $ 604 |
Net realized gain (loss) | 23 | 102 |
Net increase in net assets resulting | 595 | 706 |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | (573) | (603) |
Share transactions at net asset value of $1.00 per share | 2,011,451 | 2,278,038 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 531 | 550 |
Cost of shares redeemed | (2,624,764) | (2,654,274) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets and shares resulting from share transactions | (612,782) | (375,686) |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (612,760) | (375,583) |
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Net Assets | ||
Beginning of period | 5,667,951 | 6,043,534 |
End of period | $ 5,055,191 | $ 5,667,951 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
Years ended April 30, | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 |
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 (loss) C | - | - | - | - | - |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) C | - | - | - | - | - |
Total from investment operations C | - | - | - | - | - |
Distributions from net investment income C | - | - | - | - | - |
Distributions from net realized gain | - | - | - | - | - C |
Total distributions C | - | - | - | - | - |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 |
Total ReturnA | .01% | .01% | .01% | .01% | .02% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsB |
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Expenses before reductions | .42% | .42% | .42% | .42% | .42% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .06% | .10% | .05% | .17% | .27% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .06% | .10% | .05% | .17% | .27% |
Net investment income (loss) | .01% | .01% | .01% | .01% | .01% |
Supplemental Data |
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Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $ 5,055 | $ 5,668 | $ 6,044 | $ 4,722 | $ 5,196 |
A Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
B Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the Fund. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed or waived or reductions from expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the Fund during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement and waivers but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the Fund.
C 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, 2014
(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
1. Organization.
Fidelity Treasury Only 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 (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Security Valuation. The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
As permitted by compliance with certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act, securities are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. The amortized cost of an instrument is determined by valuing it at its original cost and thereafter amortizing any discount or premium from its face value at a constant rate until maturity. Securities held by a money market fund are generally high quality and liquid; however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value are not quoted prices in an active market.
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 as applicable.
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
2. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Expenses. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. During the period, the Fund incurred an excise tax liability on undistributed net investment income which is included in Tax expense on the Statement of Operations. As of April 30, 2014, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction.
Dividends are declared and recorded daily and paid monthly from net investment income. Distributions from realized gains, if any, are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. In addition, the Fund claimed a portion of the payment made to redeeming shareholders as a distribution for income tax purposes.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to deferred trustees compensation and losses deferred due to wash sales.
The federal tax cost of investment securities and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of period end were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation | $ - |
Gross unrealized depreciation | - |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments | $ - |
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Tax Cost | $ 5,081,928 |
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2. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income | $ 93 |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| April 30, 2014 | April 30, 2013 |
Ordinary Income | $ 573 | $ 603 |
Reverse Repurchase Agreements. To enhance its yield, the Fund may enter into reverse repurchase transactions under master repurchase agreements whereby the Fund sells securities to a counterparty in return for cash and agrees to repurchase those securities at a future date and agreed upon price. During the period that reverse repurchase transactions are outstanding, the Fund identifies the securities as pledged in its records with an initial value at least equal to its principal obligation under the agreement. The cash proceeds received by the Fund may be invested in other securities. To the extent cash proceeds received from the counterparty exceed the value of the securities sold, the counterparty may request additional collateral from the Fund. If the counterparty defaults on its obligation, because of insolvency or other reasons, the Fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities sold. Information regarding securities sold under a reverse repurchase agreement, if any, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments and the cash proceeds are recorded as a liability in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund continues to receive interest and dividend payments on the securities sold during the term of the reverse repurchase agreement. During the period, the average principal balance of reverse repurchase transactions was $280,000 and the weighted average interest rate was .10% with payments included in the Statement of Operations as a component of interest expense. At period end, there were no reverse repurchase agreements outstanding.
3. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company (the investment adviser) 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. Under the management contract, the investment adviser pays all other expenses, except the compensation of the independent Trustees and certain other expenses such as interest expense. The management fee paid to the investment adviser by the Fund is reduced by an amount equal to the fees and expenses paid by the Fund to the independent Trustees.
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
3. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued
Other. During the period, the investment adviser reimbursed the Fund for certain losses in the amount of $4.
4. Expense Reductions.
The investment adviser or its affiliates voluntarily agreed to waive certain fees in order to maintain a minimum annualized yield of .01%. Such arrangements may be discontinued by the investment adviser at any time. For the period, the amount of the waiver was $19,791.
In addition, the investment adviser reimbursed a portion of the Fund's operating expenses during the period in the amount of $26.
Through arrangements with the Fund's custodian, 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 $10.
5. 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 Treasury Only 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 Treasury Only Money Market Fund (a fund of Fidelity Hereford Street Trust) at April 30, 2014, 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 Treasury Only 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, 2014 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
June 10, 2014
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Trustees and Officers
The Trustees and officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for Elizabeth S. Acton and James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 223 funds. Ms. Acton oversees 205 funds. Mr. Curvey oversees 396 funds.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the trust and the fund (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the month in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The officers hold office without limit in time, except that any officer 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.
Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Fund's Trustees. The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.
In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.
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Trustees and Officers - continued
Board Structure and Oversight Function. Abigail P. Johnson is an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) and currently serves as Chairman. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chairman is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chairman has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chairman, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chairman and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. Albert R. Gamper, Jr. serves as Chairman of the Independent Trustees and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.
Fidelity funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, and asset allocation funds and another Board oversees Fidelity's equity and high income funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity funds that are overseen by such other Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity funds overseen by each Board.
The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates, and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations and Audit Committees. In addition, an ad hoc Board committee of Independent Trustees has worked with FMR to enhance the Board's oversight of investment and financial risks, legal and regulatory risks, technology risks, and operational risks, including the development of additional risk reporting to the Board. The Operations Committee also worked and continues to work with FMR to enhance the stress tests required under SEC regulations for money market funds. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of FMR's risk management program for the Fidelity funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Fund's Trustees."
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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, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+ | |
James C. Curvey (1935) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Trustee | |
| Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Mr. Curvey is a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2009-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Co. (2009-present) and Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2007-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. Previously, Mr. Curvey was the Vice Chairman (2006-2007) and Director (2000-2007) of FMR Corp. |
Abigail P. Johnson (1961) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Trustee Chairman of the Board of Trustees | |
| Ms. Johnson also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Ms. Johnson serves as President of FMR LLC (2013-present), President of Fidelity Financial Services (2012-present) and President of Personal, Workplace and Institutional Services (2005-present). Ms. Johnson is Chairman and Director of FMR Co., Inc. (2011-present), Chairman and Director of FMR (2011-present), and the Vice Chairman and Director (2007-present) 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, Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc., and FMR Co., Inc. (2001-2005), Senior Vice President of the Fidelity funds (2001-2005), and managed a number of Fidelity funds. Ms. Abigail P. Johnson and Mr. Arthur E. Johnson are not related. |
* 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.
+ The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
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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, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+ | |
Elizabeth S. Acton (1951) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2013 Trustee | |
| Ms. Acton also serves as Trustee or Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity funds. Prior to her retirement in April 2012, Ms. Acton was Executive Vice President, Finance (2011-2012), Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (2002-2011), and Treasurer (2004-2005) of Comerica Incorporated (financial services). Prior to joining Comerica, Ms. Acton held a variety of positions at Ford Motor Company (1983-2002), including Vice President and Treasurer (2000-2002) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ford Motor Credit Company (1998-2000). Ms. Acton currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors and Audit and Finance Committees of Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (homebuilding, 2012-present). |
Albert R. Gamper, Jr. (1942) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2006 Trustee Chairman of the Independent Trustees | |
| Mr. Gamper also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. 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 (2002-2003). Mr. Gamper currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Public Service Enterprise Group (utilities, 2000-present), a member of the Board of Trustees, Rutgers University (2004-present), and Chairman of the Board of Barnabas Health Care System. Previously, Mr. Gamper served as Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees of certain Fidelity funds (2011-2012) and as Chairman of the Board of Governors, Rutgers University (2004-2007). |
Robert F. Gartland (1951) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2010 Trustee | |
| Mr. Gartland also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Mr. Gartland is Chairman and an investor in Gartland and Mellina Group Corp. (consulting, 2009-present). Previously, Mr. Gartland served as a partner and investor of Vietnam Partners LLC (investments and consulting, 2008-2011). Prior to his retirement, Mr. Gartland held a variety of positions at Morgan Stanley (financial services, 1979-2007) including Managing Director (1987-2007). |
Arthur E. Johnson (1947) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Trustee | |
| Mr. Johnson also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Mr. Johnson serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Eaton Corporation (diversified power management, 2009-present), AGL Resources, Inc. (holding company, 2002-present) and Booz Allen Hamilton (management consulting, 2011-present). Prior to his retirement, Mr. Johnson served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategic Development of Lockheed Martin Corporation (defense contractor, 1999-2009). He previously served on the Board of Directors of IKON Office Solutions, Inc. (1999-2008) and Delta Airlines (2005-2007). Mr. Arthur E. Johnson is not related to Ms. Abigail P. Johnson. |
Michael E. Kenneally (1954) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Trustee | |
| Mr. Kenneally also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Mr. Kenneally served as a Member of the Advisory Board for certain Fidelity funds before joining the Board of Trustees (2008-2009). Prior to his retirement, Mr. Kenneally served as Chairman and Global Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse Asset Management. Before joining Credit Suisse, he was an Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer for Bank of America Corporation. Earlier roles at Bank of America included Director of Research, Senior Portfolio Manager and Research Analyst, and Mr. Kenneally was awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 1991. |
James H. Keyes (1940) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Trustee | |
| Mr. Keyes also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Mr. Keyes serves as a member of the Board and Non-Executive Chairman of Navistar International Corporation (manufacture and sale of trucks, buses, and diesel engines, since 2002). Previously, Mr. Keyes served as a member of the Board of Pitney Bowes, Inc. (integrated mail, messaging, and document management solutions, 1998-2013). Prior to his retirement, Mr. Keyes served as Chairman (1993-2002) and Chief Executive Officer (1988-2002) of Johnson Controls (automotive, building, and energy) and as a member of the Board of LSI Logic Corporation (semiconductor technologies, 1984-2008). |
Marie L. Knowles (1946) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 Trustee Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees | |
| Ms. Knowles also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. 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 and Chairman of the Audit Committee of McKesson Corporation (healthcare service, since 2002). Ms. Knowles is a member of the Board of the Catalina Island Conservancy and of the Santa Catalina Island Company (2009-present). She also serves as a member of the Advisory Board for the School of Engineering of the University of Southern California. Previously, Ms. Knowles served as a Director of Phelps Dodge Corporation (copper mining and manufacturing, 1994-2007), URS Corporation (engineering and construction, 2000-2003) and America West (airline, 1999-2002). |
Kenneth L. Wolfe (1939) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Trustee | |
| Mr. Wolfe also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Wolfe served as Chairman and a Director (2007-2009) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (1994-2001) of Hershey Foods Corporation. He also served as a member of the Boards of Adelphia Communications Corporation (telecommunications, 2003-2006), Bausch & Lomb, Inc. (medical/pharmaceutical, 1993-2007), and Revlon, Inc. (personal care products, 2004-2009). Mr. Wolfe previously served as Chairman of the Independent Trustees of other Fidelity funds (2008-2012). |
+ The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Officers:
Correspondence intended for each officer may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. Officers appear below in alphabetical order.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation | |
Elizabeth Paige Baumann (1968) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2012 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer | |
| Ms. Baumann also serves as AML Officer of other funds. She is Chief AML Officer of FMR LLC (2012-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Baumann served as Vice President and Deputy Anti-Money Laundering Officer (2007-2012). |
Marc Bryant (1966) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2013 Assistant Secretary | |
| Mr. Bryant also serves as an officer of other funds. He is Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Bryant served as a Senior Vice President and the Head of Global Retail Legal for AllianceBernstein L.P. (2006-2010), and as the General Counsel for ProFund Advisors LLC (2001-2006). |
Jonathan Davis (1968) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2010 Assistant Treasurer | |
| Mr. Davis also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other funds. Mr. Davis is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2003-2010). |
Adrien E. Deberghes (1967) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2010 Assistant Treasurer | |
| Mr. Deberghes also serves as an officer of other funds. He is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Deberghes was Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005). |
Stephanie J. Dorsey (1969) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2013 President and Treasurer | |
| Ms. Dorsey also serves as an officer of other funds. She is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present) and has served in other fund officer roles. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Dorsey served as Treasurer (2004-2008) of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds and Vice President (2004-2008) of JPMorgan Chase Bank. |
Scott C. Goebel (1968) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) | |
| Mr. Goebel serves as Secretary and CLO of other funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as Secretary of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2013-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (2010-present) and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC) (2010-present); General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present); and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present) and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Secretary and CLO of other Fidelity funds (2008-2013), Assistant Secretary of FIMM (2008-2010), FRAC (2008-2010), and certain funds (2007-2008); and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). Mr. Goebel has been employed by FMR LLC or an affiliate since 2001. |
Chris Maher (1972) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2013 Assistant Treasurer | |
| Mr. Maher serves as Assistant Treasurer of other funds. Mr. Maher is Vice President of Valuation Oversight and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Maher served as Vice President of Asset Management Compliance (2013), Vice President of FMR's Program Management Group (2010-2013), and Vice President of Valuation Oversight (2008-2010). |
Charles S. Morrison (1960) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2012 Vice President | |
| Mr. Morrison also serves as Trustee or Vice President of other funds. He serves as President, Asset Management (2014-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Morrison served as President, Fixed Income (2011-2014), Vice President of Fidelity's Money Market Funds (2005-2009), President, Money Market Group Leader of FMR (2009), and Senior Vice President, Money Market Group of FMR (2004-2009). Mr. Morrison also served as Vice President of Fidelity's Bond Funds (2002-2005), certain Balanced Funds (2002-2005), and certain Asset Allocation Funds (2002-2007), and as Senior Vice President (2002-2005) of Fidelity's Bond Division. |
Nancy D. Prior (1967) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2012 Vice President of Fidelity's Money Market Funds | |
| Ms. Prior also serves as Vice President of other funds. Ms. Prior serves as President, Fixed Income (2014-present), Vice Chairman of Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC (2014-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2002-present). Previously, Ms. Prior served as President, Money Market and Short Duration Bond of FMR (2013-2014), President, Money Market Group of FMR (2011-2014), Managing Director of Research (2009-2011), Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel (2007-2009), and Assistant Secretary of other Fidelity funds (2008-2009). |
Christine Reynolds (1958) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Financial Officer | |
| Ms. Reynolds also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007). |
Kenneth B. Robins (1969) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 Assistant Treasurer | |
| Mr. Robins also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Robins serves as Executive Vice President of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (2013-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Previously, Mr. Robins served in other fund officer roles. |
Stephen Sadoski (1971) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2013 Deputy Treasurer | |
| Mr. Sadoski also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other funds. He is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2012-present) and has served in another fund officer role. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Sadoski served as an assistant chief accountant in the Division of Investment Management of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (2009-2012) and as a senior manager at Deloitte & Touche LLP (1997-2009). |
Stacie M. Smith (1974) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2013 Assistant Treasurer | |
| Ms. Smith also serves as an officer of other funds. She is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2009-present) and has served in other fund officer roles. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Smith served as Senior Audit Manager of Ernst & Young LLP (1996-2009). |
Renee Stagnone (1975) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2013 Deputy Treasurer | |
| Ms. Stagnone also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other funds. Ms. Stagnone is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
Michael H. Whitaker (1967) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Compliance Officer | |
| Mr. Whitaker also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other 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. |
Joseph F. Zambello (1957) | |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2011 Deputy Treasurer | |
| Mr. Zambello also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other funds. Mr. Zambello is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Zambello served as Vice President of FMR's Program Management Group (2009-2011) and Vice President of the Transfer Agent Oversight Group (2005-2009). |
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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 $173,949 of distributions paid during the period January 1, 2014 to April 30, 2014 as qualifying to be taxed as interest-related dividends for nonresident alien shareholders.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2015 of amounts for use in preparing 2014 income tax returns.
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Investment Adviser
Fidelity Management & Research
Company
Boston, MA
Investment Sub-Advisers
Fidelity Investments
Money Management, Inc.
Fidelity Management & Research
(U.K.) Inc.
Fidelity Management & Research
(Hong Kong) Limited
Fidelity Management & Research
(Japan) Inc.
General Distributor
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Smithfield, RI
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
Mutual Fund 24-Hour Service
Exchanges/Redemptions
and Account Assistance 1-800-544-6666
Product Information 1-800-544-6666
Retirement Accounts 1-800-544-4774 (8 a.m. - 9 p.m.)
TDD Service 1-800-544-0118
for the deaf and hearing impaired
(9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Eastern time)
Fidelity Automated Service
Telephone (FAST®)
1-800-544-5555
Automated line for quickest service
(Fidelity Investment logo)(registered trademark)
Corporate Headquarters
245 Summer St., Boston, MA 02210
www.fidelity.com
TMM-UANN-0614 1.784734.111
Item 2. Code of Ethics
As of the end of the period, April 30, 2014, 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 James H. Keyes is an audit committee financial expert, as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR. Mr. Keyes is independent for purposes of Item 3 of Form N-CSR.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Fees and Services
The following table presents fees billed by Deloitte & Touche LLP, the member firms of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, and their respective affiliates (collectively, "Deloitte Entities") in each of the last two fiscal years for services rendered to Treasury Money Market Fund (the "Fund"):
Services Billed by Deloitte Entities
April 30, 2014 FeesA,B
| Audit Fees | Audit-Related Fees | Tax Fees | All Other Fees |
Treasury Money Market Fund | $23,000 | $- | $4,700 | $400 |
April 30, 2013 FeesA,B
| Audit Fees | Audit-Related Fees | Tax Fees | All Other Fees |
Treasury Money Market Fund | $- | $- | $- | $- |
A Amounts may reflect rounding.
B Treasury Money Market Fund commenced operations on July 2, 2013.
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 Treasury Only Money Market Fund (the "Funds"):
Services Billed by PwC
April 30, 2014 FeesA
| Audit Fees | Audit-Related Fees | Tax Fees | All Other Fees |
Fidelity Government Money Market Fund | $52,000 | $- | $2,100 | $6,500 |
Fidelity Money Market Fund | $41,000 | $- | $2,100 | $2,500 |
Fidelity Treasury Only Money Market Fund | $44,000 | $- | $2,100 | $3,500 |
April 30, 2013 FeesA
| Audit Fees | Audit-Related Fees | Tax Fees | All Other Fees |
Fidelity Government Money Market Fund | $45,000 | $- | $2,100 | $3,900 |
Fidelity Money Market Fund | $42,000 | $- | $2,100 | $2,800 |
Fidelity Treasury Only Money Market Fund | $45,000 | $- | $2,100 | $3,900 |
A Amounts may reflect rounding.
The following table presents fees billed by PwC and Deloitte Entities that were required to be approved by the Audit Committee for services that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds and that are rendered on behalf of Fidelity Management & Research Company ("FMR") and entities controlling, controlled by, or under common control with FMR (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) that provide ongoing services to the Funds ("Fund Service Providers"):
Services Billed by Deloitte Entities
| April 30, 2014A,B | April 30, 2013A,B
|
Audit-Related Fees | $765,000 | $910,000 |
Tax Fees | $- | $- |
All Other Fees | $695,000 | $1,270,000 |
A Amounts may reflect rounding.
B May include amounts billed prior to the Treasury Money Market Fund's commencement of operations.
Services Billed by PwC
| April 30, 2014A | April 30, 2013A |
Audit-Related Fees | $4,970,000 | $4,755,000 |
Tax Fees | $- | $- |
All Other Fees | $50,000 | $- |
A Amounts may reflect rounding.
"Audit-Related Fees" represent fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the fund audit or the review of the fund's financial statements and that are not reported under Audit Fees.
"Tax Fees" represent fees billed for tax compliance, tax advice or tax planning that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the fund.
"All Other Fees" represent fees billed for services provided to the fund or Fund Service Provider, a significant portion of which are assurance related, that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the fund, excluding those services that are reported under Audit Fees, Audit-Related Fees or Tax Fees.
Assurance services must be performed by an independent public accountant.
* * *
The aggregate non-audit fees billed by PwC and Deloitte Entities for services rendered to the Funds, FMR (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any Fund Service Provider for each of the last two fiscal years of the Funds are as follows:
Billed By | April 30, 2014 A,B | April 30, 2013 A,B |
Deloitte Entities | $1,580,000 | $2,270,000 |
PwC | $5,555,000 | $5,350,000 |
A Amounts may reflect rounding.
B May include amounts billed prior to the Treasury Money Market Fund's commencements of operations.
The trust's Audit Committee has considered non-audit services that were not pre-approved that were provided by PwC and Deloitte Entities to Fund Service Providers to be compatible with maintaining the independence of PwC and Deloitte Entities in their audits of the Funds, taking into account representations from PwC and Deloitte Entities, in accordance with Public Company Accounting Oversight Board rules, regarding their independence from the Funds and their related entities and FMR's review of the appropriateness and permissibility under applicable law of such non-audit services prior to their provision to the Fund Service Providers.
Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures
The trust's Audit Committee must pre-approve all audit and non-audit services provided by a fund's independent registered public accounting firm relating to the operations or financial reporting of the fund. Prior to the commencement of any audit or non-audit services to a fund, the Audit Committee reviews the services to determine whether they are appropriate and permissible under applicable law.
The Audit Committee has adopted policies and procedures to, among other purposes, provide a framework for the Committee's consideration of non-audit services by the audit firms that audit the Fidelity funds. The policies and procedures require that any non-audit service provided by a fund audit firm to a Fidelity fund and any non-audit service provided by a fund auditor to a Fund Service Provider that relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of a Fidelity fund ("Covered Service") are subject to approval by the Audit Committee before such service is provided.
All Covered Services must be approved in advance of provision of the service either: (i) by formal resolution of the Audit Committee, or (ii) by oral or written approval of the service by the Chair of the Audit Committee (or if the Chair is unavailable, such other member of the Audit Committee as may be designated by the Chair to act in the Chair's absence). The approval contemplated by (ii) above is permitted where the Treasurer determines that action on such an engagement is necessary before the next meeting of the Audit Committee.
Non-audit services provided by a fund audit firm to a Fund Service Provider that do not relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of a Fidelity fund are reported to the Audit Committee on a periodic basis.
Non-Audit Services Approved Pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) and (ii) of Regulation S-X ("De Minimis Exception")
There were no non-audit services approved or required to be approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to the De Minimis Exception during the Funds' last two fiscal years relating to services provided to (i) the Funds or (ii) any Fund Service Provider that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
Not applicable.
Item 6. Investments
(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 9. Purchase of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers
Not applicable.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the trust's Board of Trustees.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
(a)(i) The President and Treasurer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the trust's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act) provide reasonable assurances that material information relating to the trust is made known to them by the appropriate persons, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.
(a)(ii) There was no change in the trust's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the trust's internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits
(a) | (1) | Code of Ethics pursuant to Item 2 of Form N-CSR is filed and attached hereto as EX-99.CODE ETH. |
(a) | (2) | Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) is filed and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT. |
(a) | (3) | Not applicable. |
(b) |
| Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) is furnished and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906CERT. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Fidelity Hereford Street Trust
By: | /s/Stephanie J. Dorsey |
| Stephanie J. Dorsey |
| President and Treasurer |
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Date: | June 26, 2014 |
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/Stephanie J. Dorsey |
| Stephanie J. Dorsey |
| President and Treasurer |
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Date: | June 26, 2014 |
By: | /s/Christine Reynolds |
| Christine Reynolds |
| Chief Financial Officer |
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Date: | June 26, 2014 |