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, MA 02210
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
William C. Coffey, 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 |
Date of reporting period: | October 31, 2018 |
Item 1.
Reports to Stockholders
Fidelity® Treasury Only Money Market Fund Semi-Annual Report October 31, 2018 |
Contents
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees |
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NOT FDIC INSURED •MAY LOSE VALUE •NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the Fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
Investment Summary/Performance (Unaudited)
Effective Maturity Diversification
Days | % of fund's investments 10/31/18 |
1 - 7 | 27.9 |
8 - 30 | 25.3 |
31 - 60 | 28.9 |
61 - 90 | 10.1 |
91 - 180 | 7.8 |
Effective maturity is determined in accordance with the requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)
As of October 31, 2018 | ||
U.S. Treasury Debt | 108.2% | |
Net Other Assets (Liabilities)* | (8.2)% |
* Net Other Assets (Liabilities) are not included in the pie chart
Current 7-Day Yields
10/31/18 | |
Fidelity® Treasury Only Money Market Fund | 1.82% |
Yield refers to the income paid by the Fund over a given period. Yield for money market funds is usually for seven-day periods, as it is here, though it is expressed as an annual percentage rate. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Yield will vary and it's possible to lose money investing in the Fund.
Schedule of Investments October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
U.S. Treasury Debt - 108.2% | ||||
Yield(a) | Principal Amount (000s) | Value (000s) | ||
U.S. Treasury Obligations - 108.2% | ||||
U.S. Treasury Bills | ||||
11/1/18 to 4/11/19 | 1.95 to 2.41% | $2,358,521 | $2,352,212 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | ||||
11/15/18 to 7/31/20 | 2.12 to 2.45 (b) | 889,000 | 888,894 | |
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY DEBT | ||||
(Cost $3,241,106) | 3,241,106 | |||
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 108.2% | ||||
(Cost $3,241,106) | 3,241,106 | |||
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (8.2)% | (245,502) | |||
NET ASSETS - 100% | $2,995,604 |
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.
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.
Investment Valuation
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 Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amount) | October 31, 2018 (Unaudited) | |
Assets | ||
Investment in securities, at value — See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $3,241,106) | $3,241,106 | |
Cash | 5,158 | |
Receivable for investments sold | 19,944 | |
Receivable for fund shares sold | 2,773 | |
Interest receivable | 1,179 | |
Total assets | 3,270,160 | |
Liabilities | ||
Payable for investments purchased | $269,293 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 3,909 | |
Distributions payable | 314 | |
Accrued management fee | 1,040 | |
Total liabilities | 274,556 | |
Net Assets | $2,995,604 | |
Net Assets consist of: | ||
Paid in capital | $2,995,569 | |
Total distributable earnings (loss) | 35 | |
Net Assets, for 2,994,760 shares outstanding | $2,995,604 | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($2,995,604 ÷ 2,994,760 shares) | $1.00 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Operations
Amounts in thousands | Six months ended October 31, 2018 (Unaudited) | |
Investment Income | ||
Interest | $30,491 | |
Expenses | ||
Management fee | $6,405 | |
Independent trustees' fees and expenses | 7 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 6,412 | |
Expense reductions | (2) | |
Total expenses after reductions | 6,410 | |
Net investment income (loss) | 24,081 | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | ||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||
Investment securities: | ||
Unaffiliated issuers | (15) | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | (15) | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $24,066 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Amounts in thousands | Six months ended October 31, 2018 (Unaudited) | Year ended April 30, 2018 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | ||
Operations | ||
Net investment income (loss) | $24,081 | $25,797 |
Net realized gain (loss) | (15) | 3 |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 24,066 | 25,800 |
Distributions to shareholders | (24,081) | – |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | – | (25,797) |
Total distributions | (24,081) | (25,797) |
Share transactions at net asset value of $1.00 per share | ||
Proceeds from sales of shares | 613,474 | 1,045,226 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 22,466 | 24,071 |
Cost of shares redeemed | (813,282) | (1,616,768) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets and shares resulting from share transactions | (177,342) | (547,471) |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (177,357) | (547,468) |
Net Assets | ||
Beginning of period | 3,172,961 | 3,720,429 |
End of period | $2,995,604 | $3,172,961 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Highlights
Fidelity Treasury Only Money Market Fund
Six months ended (Unaudited) October 31, | Years endedApril 30, | |||||
2018 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | |
Selected Per–Share Data | ||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | ||||||
Net investment income (loss) | .008 | .008 | –A | –A | –A | –A |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)A | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Total from investment operations | .008 | .008 | –A | –A | –A | –A |
Distributions from net investment income | (.008) | (.008) | –A | –A | –A | –A |
Total distributions | (.008) | (.008) | –A | –A | –A | –A |
Net asset value, end of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 |
Total ReturnB,C | .79% | .77% | .07% | .01% | .01% | .01% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsD | ||||||
Expenses before reductions | .42%E | .42% | .42% | .42% | .42% | .42% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .42%E | .42% | .38% | .16% | .05% | .06% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .42%E | .42% | .38% | .16% | .04% | .06% |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.56%E | .76% | .06% | .01% | .01% | .01% |
Supplemental Data | ||||||
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $2,996 | $3,173 | $3,720 | $4,437 | $4,597 | $5,055 |
A Amount represents less than $.0005 per share.
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 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.
E Annualized
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
For the period ended October 31, 2018
(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. Share transactions on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets may contain exchanges between affiliated funds. 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 Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investments Companies. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Investment Valuation. 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 and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable.
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. 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.
Distributions are declared and recorded daily and paid monthly from net investment income. Distributions from realized gains, if any, are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to deferred trustees compensation and losses deferred due to wash sales.
As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation | $– |
Gross unrealized depreciation | – |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $– |
Tax cost | $3,241,106 |
New Rule Issuance. During August 2018, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued Final Rule Release No. 33-10532, Disclosure Update and Simplification. This Final Rule includes amendments specific to registered investment companies that are intended to eliminate overlap in disclosure requirements between Regulation S-X and GAAP. In accordance with these amendments, certain line-items in the Fund's financial statements have been combined or removed for the current period as outlined in the table below.
Financial Statement | Current Line-Item Presentation | Prior Line-Item Presentation |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | Total distributable earnings (loss) | Undistributed/Distributions in excess of/Accumulated net investment income (loss) Accumulated/Undistributed net realized gain (loss) Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets | N/A – removed | Undistributed/Distributions in excess of/Accumulated net investment income (loss) end of period |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets | Distributions to shareholders | Distributions to shareholders from net investment income Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain |
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 is reduced by an amount equal to the fees and expenses paid by the Fund to the independent Trustees.
Interfund Trades. The Fund may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act.
4. Expense Reductions.
Through arrangements with the Fund's custodian, credits realized as a result of certain uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's management fee. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's management fee by $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.
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 (May 1, 2018 to October 31, 2018).
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, which was eliminated effective August 1, 2018, 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, which was eliminated effective August 1, 2018, is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
Annualized Expense Ratio-A | Beginning Account Value May 1, 2018 | Ending Account Value October 31, 2018 | Expenses Paid During Period-B May 1, 2018 to October 31, 2018 | |
Actual | .42% | $1,000.00 | $1,007.90 | $2.13 |
Hypothetical-C | $1,000.00 | $1,023.09 | $2.14 |
A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
B Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
C 5% return per year before expenses
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity Treasury Only Money Market Fund
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract with Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and the sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. FMR and the sub-advisers are referred to herein as the Investment Advisers. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, covers an extensive agenda of topics and materials and considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established four standing committees (Committees) — Operations, Audit, Fair Valuation, and Governance and Nominating — each composed of and chaired by Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. The Operations Committee, of which all of the Independent Trustees are members, meets regularly throughout the year and considers, among other matters, information specifically related to the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees, requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to review matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of the Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through joint ad hoc committees to discuss certain matters relevant to all of the Fidelity funds.
At its September 2018 meeting, the Board unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expense ratio relative to peer funds; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationships with the fund; and (iv) the extent to which, if any, economies of scale exist and would be realized as the fund grows, and whether any economies of scale are appropriately shared with fund shareholders.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts was fair and reasonable. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, was aware that shareholders of the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among funds offered by Fidelity's competitors, and that the fund's shareholders, who have the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, which is part of the Fidelity family of funds.
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered Fidelity's staffing as it relates to the fund, including the backgrounds of investment personnel of Fidelity, and also considered the fund's investment objective, strategies, and related investment philosophy. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the investment personnel compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund. Additionally, the Board considered the portfolio managers' investments, if any, in the funds that they manage.Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of Fidelity's investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as Fidelity's approach to recruiting, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board noted that Fidelity has continued to increase the resources devoted to non-U.S. offices, including expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization. The Board also noted that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. Further, the Board considered that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered Fidelity's trading, risk management, compliance, and technology and operations capabilities and resources, which are integral parts of the investment management process.Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency and pricing and bookkeeping services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians, subcustodians, and pricing vendors; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures.The Board noted that the growth of fund assets over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value and convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through telephone representatives and over the Internet, investor education materials and asset allocation tools, and the expanded availability of Fidelity Investor Centers.Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing a large variety of mutual fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including: (i) continuing to dedicate additional resources to Fidelity's investment research process, which includes meetings with management of issuers of securities in which the funds invest, and to the support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) continuing efforts to enhance Fidelity's global research capabilities; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs; (iv) launching new share classes of existing funds; (v) eliminating purchase minimums and broadening eligibility requirements for certain funds and share classes; (vi) reducing management fees and total expenses for certain growth equity funds and index funds; (vii) lowering expense caps for certain existing funds and classes, and converting certain voluntary expense caps to contractual caps, to reduce expenses borne by shareholders; (viii) eliminating short-term redemption fees for funds that had such fees; (ix) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies from fund mergers and share class consolidations; (x) continuing to develop, acquire and implement systems and technology to improve services to the funds and shareholders, strengthen information security, and increase efficiency; and (xi) continuing to implement enhancements to further strengthen Fidelity's product line to increase investors' probability of success in achieving their investment goals, including retirement income goals.Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated in accordance with its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions and its performance history.The Board took into account discussions that occur at Board meetings throughout the year with representatives of the Investment Advisers about fund investment performance. In this regard the Board noted that as part of regularly scheduled fund reviews and other reports to the Board on fund performance, the Board considers annualized return information for the fund for different time periods, measured against a peer group of funds with similar objectives ("peer group").In addition to reviewing absolute and relative fund performance, the Independent Trustees periodically consider the appropriateness of fund performance metrics in evaluating the results achieved. In general, the Independent Trustees believe that fund performance should be evaluated based on gross performance (before fees and expenses but after transaction costs) compared to the gross performance of appropriate peer groups, over appropriate time periods that may include full market cycles, taking into account relevant factors including the following: general market conditions; expectations for interest rate levels and credit conditions; issuer-specific information including credit quality; the fund's market value NAV over time and its resilience under various stressed conditions; and fund cash flows and other factors.The Board recognizes that in interest rate environments where many competitors waive fees to maintain a minimum yield, relative money market fund performance on a net basis (after fees and expenses) may not be particularly meaningful due to miniscule performance differences among competitor funds. Depending on the circumstances, the Independent Trustees may be satisfied with a fund's performance notwithstanding that it lags its peer group for certain periods.The Independent Trustees recognize that shareholders evaluate performance on a net basis over their own holding periods, for which one-, three-, and five-year periods are often used as a proxy. For this reason, the performance information reviewed by the Board also included net cumulative calendar year total return information for the fund and an appropriate peer group for the most recent one-, three-, and five-year periods.Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should continue to benefit the shareholders of the fund.Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expense ratio compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes created for the purpose of facilitating the Trustees' competitive analysis of management fees and total expenses. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable investment mandates. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense ratio comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison.Management Fee. The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in basis points (BP) in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group" and, for the reasons explained above, is broader than the Lipper peer group used by the Board for performance comparisons. The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps relative to the total universe of funds with comparable investment mandates, regardless of whether their management fee structures also are comparable. Funds with comparable investment mandates offer exposure to similar types of securities. Funds with comparable management fee structures have similar management fee contractual arrangements (e.g., flat rate charged for advisory services, all-inclusive fee rate, etc.). "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a hypothetical TMG % of 20% would mean that 80% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher, and 20% had lower, management fees than the fund. The fund's actual TMG %s and the number of funds in the Total Mapped Group are in the chart below. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to a subset of non-Fidelity funds within the Total Mapped Group that are similar in size and management fee structure. For example, if a fund is in the first quartile of the ASPG, the fund's management fee ranks in the least expensive or lowest 25% of funds in the ASPG. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee structures, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee rate ranked, is also included in the chart and was considered by the Board. Because the vast majority of competitor funds' management fees do not cover non-management expenses, in prior years, the fund was compared on the basis of a hypothetical "net management fee," which was derived by subtracting payments made by FMR for non-management expenses (including transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, and fees paid to non-affiliated custodians) from the fund's all-inclusive fee. Fidelity no longer calculates a hypothetical net management fee for the fund and, as a result, the chart does not include a hypothetical net management fee for 2017.Fidelity Treasury Only Money Market Fund
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Investment Summary/Performance (Unaudited)
Effective Maturity Diversification as of October 31, 2018
Days | % of fund's investments 10/31/18 |
1 - 7 | 49.8 |
8 - 30 | 34.9 |
31 - 60 | 2.5 |
61 - 90 | 5.1 |
91 - 180 | 7.7 |
Effective maturity is determined in accordance with the requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)
As of October 31, 2018 | ||
Certificates of Deposit | 39.9% | |
Commercial Paper | 35.0% | |
Variable Rate Demand Notes (VRDNs) | 0.1% | |
Non-Negotiable Time Deposit | 10.7% | |
Other Instruments | 1.2% | |
Repurchase Agreements | 15.4% | |
Net Other Assets (Liabilities)* | (2.3)% |
* Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities) are not included in the pie chart
Current 7-Day Yields
10/31/18 | |
Fidelity® Money Market Fund | 1.99% |
Premium Class | 2.11% |
Yield refers to the income paid by the Fund over a given period. Yield for money market funds is usually for seven-day periods, as it is here, though it is expressed as an annual percentage rate. 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 October 31, 2018, the most recent period shown in the table, would have been 2.02% for Premium Class.
Schedule of Investments October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Certificate of Deposit - 39.9% | ||||
Yield(a) | Principal Amount (000s) | Value (000s) | ||
London Branch, Eurodollar, Foreign Banks - 9.1% | ||||
CIC London Branch | ||||
11/1/18 to 11/6/18 | 2.33 to 2.34% | $689,000 | $688,906 | |
Credit Agricole SA London Branch | ||||
11/1/18 | 2.30 | 117,000 | 117,000 | |
ING Bank NV | ||||
11/16/18 to 11/23/18 | 2.31 | 546,000 | 546,000 | |
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp. | ||||
11/26/18 to 1/10/19 | 2.32 to 2.49 | 203,000 | 202,755 | |
Mizuho Bank Ltd. London Branch | ||||
11/7/18 to 1/22/19 | 2.34 to 2.55 | 507,000 | 505,768 | |
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd. London Branch | ||||
11/7/18 to 3/1/19 | 2.32 to 2.77 | 570,000 | 568,144 | |
2,628,573 | ||||
New York Branch, Yankee Dollar, Foreign Banks - 30.8% | ||||
Bank of Montreal | ||||
11/27/18 to 2/7/19 | 2.30 to 2.46 | 320,000 | 320,000 | |
Bank of Montreal Chicago CD Program | ||||
1/7/19 to 3/11/19 | 2.43 to 2.54 (b)(c) | 899,000 | 899,000 | |
KBC Bank NV | ||||
11/16/18 | 2.25 | 375,000 | 375,000 | |
Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg New York Branch | ||||
11/1/18 to 1/2/19 | 2.28 to 2.70 | 1,261,200 | 1,261,200 | |
Landesbank Hessen-Thuringen | ||||
11/5/18 | 2.21 | 66,743 | 66,743 | |
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp. | ||||
11/5/18 to 3/1/19 | 2.28 to 2.70 (b) | 549,000 | 549,000 | |
Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd. | ||||
11/5/18 to 3/1/19 | 2.28 to 2.75 (b) | 685,000 | 685,000 | |
Natexis Banques Populaires New York Branch | ||||
11/1/18 | 2.34 | 250,000 | 250,000 | |
Natixis SA | ||||
1/31/19 | 2.53 | 420,000 | 420,000 | |
Royal Bank of Canada | ||||
1/22/19 to 3/20/19 | 2.43 to 2.53 (b)(c) | 547,700 | 547,700 | |
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. | ||||
11/13/18 to 2/19/19 | 2.43 to 2.50 (b)(c) | 1,392,000 | 1,392,000 | |
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd. | ||||
1/14/19 to 1/28/19 | 2.43 to 2.45 (b)(c) | 481,700 | 481,700 | |
Svenska Handelsbanken AB | ||||
1/4/19 to 4/17/19 | 2.47 (b)(c) | 532,000 | 532,000 | |
Swedbank AB | ||||
11/1/18 to 11/6/18 | 2.20 to 2.21 | 824,971 | 824,971 | |
Toronto-Dominion Bank | ||||
1/18/19 to 2/7/19 | 2.45 to 2.52 (b) | 254,000 | 254,000 | |
8,858,314 | ||||
TOTAL CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT | ||||
(Cost $11,486,887) | 11,486,887 | |||
Financial Company Commercial Paper - 31.8% | ||||
Bank of Nova Scotia | ||||
1/14/19 to 5/22/19 | 2.43 to 2.54 (b)(c) | 697,000 | 697,000 | |
Barclays Bank PLC/Barclays U.S. CCP Funding LLC | ||||
11/14/18 to 1/10/19 | 2.35 to 2.52 (d) | 219,100 | 218,523 | |
Bayerische Landesbank | ||||
11/1/18 to 11/7/18 | 2.29 | 1,432,490 | 1,432,189 | |
BNP Paribas New York Branch | ||||
11/8/18 | 2.25 | 138,750 | 138,690 | |
BPCE SA | ||||
11/8/18 to 12/6/18 | 2.27 to 2.35 | 481,000 | 480,385 | |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | ||||
11/5/18 to 3/18/19 | 2.44 to 2.58 (b)(c) | 1,317,000 | 1,317,000 | |
Credit Agricole CIB | ||||
2/1/19 to 2/4/19 | 2.57 to 2.58 | 207,000 | 205,636 | |
Credit Suisse AG | ||||
2/8/19 | 2.69 | 151,000 | 149,891 | |
J.P. Morgan Securities, LLC | ||||
1/4/19 to 4/16/19 | 2.44 to 2.54 (b) | 1,022,000 | 1,021,437 | |
Landesbank Baden-Wurttemberg | ||||
1/2/19 | 2.71 | 172,000 | 171,200 | |
Landesbank Hessen-Thuringen | ||||
11/8/18 | 2.26 | 113,000 | 112,951 | |
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp. | ||||
11/9/18 | 2.28 | 36,600 | 36,582 | |
Royal Bank of Canada | ||||
4/1/19 to 4/18/19 | 2.39 to 2.50 (b)(c) | 580,000 | 580,000 | |
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd. | ||||
11/26/18 to 1/22/19 | 2.29 to 2.58 | 309,000 | 307,523 | |
Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co. Ltd. | ||||
1/17/19 | 2.57 | 29,000 | 28,842 | |
The Toronto-Dominion Bank | ||||
1/11/19 to 5/13/19 | 2.43 to 2.54 (b) | 1,140,000 | 1,138,491 | |
Toyota Motor Credit Corp. | ||||
1/7/19 to 4/24/19 | 2.49 to 2.54 (b)(c) | 287,000 | 287,000 | |
UBS AG London Branch | ||||
11/5/18 to 4/9/19 | 2.45 to 2.75 (b)(c) | 848,000 | 848,000 | |
TOTAL FINANCIAL COMPANY COMMERCIAL PAPER | ||||
(Cost $9,171,340) | 9,171,340 | |||
Asset Backed Commercial Paper - 0.9% | ||||
Atlantic Asset Securitization Corp. (Liquidity Facility Credit Agricole CIB) | ||||
2/1/19 | 2.59 | 35,000 | 34,770 | |
2/4/19 | 2.59 | 53,000 | 52,641 | |
Gotham Funding Corp. (Liquidity Facility Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd.) | ||||
11/7/18 | 2.28 | 52,000 | 51,980 | |
Manhattan Asset Funding Co. LLC (Liquidity Facility Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.) | ||||
1/16/19 | 2.53 | 108,249 | 107,675 | |
TOTAL ASSET BACKED COMMERCIAL PAPER | ||||
(Cost $247,066) | 247,066 | |||
Non-Financial Company Commercial Paper - 2.3% | ||||
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | ||||
11/2/18 | 2.46 | 25,000 | 24,998 | |
Bell Canada | ||||
11/9/18 to 12/3/18 | 2.36 to 2.51 | 81,000 | 80,884 | |
Comcast Corp. | ||||
11/1/18 | 2.45 | 96,250 | 96,250 | |
Dominion Resources, Inc. | ||||
11/1/18 to 12/13/18 | 2.48 to 2.55 | 97,600 | 97,487 | |
Duke Energy Corp. | ||||
11/1/18 to 11/13/18 | 2.34 to 2.45 | 54,600 | 54,593 | |
Eversource Energy | ||||
11/1/18 | 2.34 | 21,000 | 21,000 | |
Florida Power & Light Co. | ||||
11/14/18 | 2.38 | 16,000 | 15,986 | |
NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc. | ||||
11/1/18 | 2.42 (d) | 1,502 | 1,502 | |
11/1/18 | 2.40 (d) | 6,000 | 6,000 | |
11/1/18 | 2.42 (d) | 3,000 | 3,000 | |
Rogers Communications, Inc. | ||||
11/27/18 | 2.54 | 9,000 | 8,984 | |
11/29/18 | 2.54 | 11,000 | 10,978 | |
11/6/18 | 2.45 | 12,000 | 11,996 | |
11/6/18 | 2.45 | 12,000 | 11,996 | |
11/9/18 | 2.45 | 12,000 | 11,993 | |
11/9/18 | 2.45 | 13,000 | 12,993 | |
11/9/18 | 2.45 | 32,000 | 31,983 | |
Sempra Global | ||||
11/13/18 | 2.40 | 9,000 | 8,993 | |
11/14/18 | 2.43 | 9,000 | 8,992 | |
11/15/18 | 2.43 | 9,000 | 8,992 | |
11/5/18 | 2.42 | 14,000 | 13,996 | |
11/7/18 | 2.40 | 8,000 | 7,997 | |
11/8/18 | 2.41 | 15,000 | 14,993 | |
12/4/18 | 2.52 | 20,000 | 19,954 | |
12/5/18 | 2.52 | 23,000 | 22,945 | |
12/6/18 | 2.52 | 9,000 | 8,978 | |
Virginia Electric & Power Co. | ||||
11/1/18 | 2.39 | 40,000 | 40,000 | |
TOTAL NON-FINANCIAL COMPANY COMMERCIAL PAPER | ||||
(Cost $658,463) | 658,463 | |||
Other Instrument - 1.2% | ||||
Master Notes - 1.2% | ||||
Toyota Motor Credit Corp. | ||||
11/7/18 | ||||
(Cost $348,000) | 2.57 (b)(c) | 348,000 | 348,000 | |
Variable Rate Demand Note - 0.1% | ||||
Florida - 0.1% | ||||
Florida Timber Fin. III LLC Taxable 11/7/18, LOC Wells Fargo Bank NA, VRDN | ||||
11/7/18 | ||||
(Cost $40,000) | 2.29 (b) | 40,000 | 40,000 | |
Non-Negotiable Time Deposit - 10.7% | ||||
Time Deposits - 10.7% | ||||
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. | ||||
11/5/18 to 11/7/18 | 2.23 | 792,000 | 792,000 | |
Barclays Bank PLC | ||||
11/1/18 | 2.22 | 1,099,284 | 1,099,284 | |
Citizens Bank NA (BD) | ||||
11/6/18 | 2.28 | 88,000 | 88,000 | |
Credit Agricole CIB | ||||
11/1/18 to 11/7/18 | 2.28 | 1,104,700 | 1,104,700 | |
TOTAL NON-NEGOTIABLE TIME DEPOSIT | ||||
(Cost $3,083,984) | 3,083,984 |
U.S. Government Agency Repurchase Agreement - 2.3% | |||
Maturity Amount (000s) | Value (000s) | ||
With: | |||
Barclays Bank PLC at 2.21%, dated 10/30/18 due 11/6/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $70,184,616, 4.00%, 10/1/48) | $68,830 | $68,800 | |
BMO Capital Markets Corp. at 2.21%, dated 10/26/18 due 11/2/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $35,713,150, 2.50% - 6.05%, 8/1/20 - 9/20/68) | 35,015 | 35,000 | |
Citibank NA at 2.21%, dated 10/30/18 due 11/6/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $105,146,911, 1.25% - 3.13%, 5/15/20 - 8/15/44) | 103,044 | 103,000 | |
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. at 2.23%, dated 10/31/18 due 11/1/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $41,202,553, 3.25%, 3/15/50) | 40,002 | 40,000 | |
HSBC Securities, Inc. at 2.21%, dated 10/31/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $159,129,768, 2.23% - 4.50%, 11/1/25 - 10/1/48) | 156,067 | 156,000 | |
ING Financial Markets LLC at 2.21%, dated 10/26/18 due 11/2/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $24,489,018, 0.00% - 4.50%, 1/3/19 - 8/20/48) | 24,010 | 24,000 | |
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith at 2.21%, dated 10/30/18 due 11/6/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $34,684,258, 4.50%, 10/20/48) | 34,015 | 34,000 | |
Nomura Securities International, Inc. at 2.22%, dated 10/31/18 due: | |||
11/1/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $100,085,183, 0.00% - 7.50%, 11/8/18 - 8/20/68) | 98,006 | 98,000 | |
11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $96,905,976, 0.00% - 9.00%, 11/15/18 - 3/20/65) | 95,041 | 95,000 | |
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY REPURCHASE AGREEMENT | |||
(Cost $653,800) | 653,800 | ||
U.S. Treasury Repurchase Agreement - 5.2% | |||
With: | |||
Commerz Markets LLC at: | |||
2.23%, dated: | |||
10/30/18 due 11/6/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $83,650,455, 0.00% - 2.75%, 9/30/19 - 8/15/26) | 82,036 | 82,000 | |
10/31/18 due 11/1/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $416,185,780, 0.00% - 3.00%, 2/15/19 - 8/15/26) | 408,025 | 408,000 | |
2.24%, dated 10/25/18 due 11/1/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $84,492,811, 0.00% - 3.75%, 9/30/19 - 8/15/41) | 82,836 | 82,800 | |
Deutsche Bank AG at 2.22%, dated 10/31/18 due 11/1/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $348,869,699, 1.13% - 8.13%, 12/31/18 - 2/15/44) | 342,021 | 342,000 | |
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. at: | |||
2.22%, dated 10/31/18 due 11/1/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $31,621,982, 2.88%, 5/31/25) | 31,002 | 31,000 | |
2.23%, dated 10/26/18 due 11/2/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $83,671,104, 2.13%, 5/15/25) | 82,036 | 82,000 | |
Nomura Securities International, Inc. at 2.21%, dated 10/30/18 due 11/6/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $475,483,176, 0.00% - 6.75%, 11/15/18 - 5/15/48) | 465,321 | 465,121 | |
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY REPURCHASE AGREEMENT | |||
(Cost $1,492,921) | 1,492,921 | ||
Other Repurchase Agreement - 7.9% | |||
Other Repurchase Agreement - 7.9% | |||
With: | |||
BNP Paribas at 2.32%, dated 10/31/18 due 11/1/18 (Collateralized by Corporate Obligations valued at $132,523,563, 0.00% - 8.13%, 10/9/19 - 5/15/87) | 128,008 | 128,000 | |
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. at: | |||
2.75%, dated 8/30/18 due 11/28/18 (Collateralized by Municipal Bond Obligations valued at $64,358,241, 1.23% - 5.73%, 3/15/24 - 5/1/40) | 61,419 | 61,000 | |
2.8%, dated 8/20/18 due 11/16/18 (Collateralized by Mortgage Loan Obligations valued at $15,840,168, 0.24% - 3.08%, 2/9/24 - 6/25/57) | 15,103 | 15,000 | |
HSBC Securities, Inc. at 2.39%, dated 10/31/18 due 11/1/18 (Collateralized by Corporate Obligations valued at $33,602,232, 2.20% - 5.25%, 1/10/20 - 7/15/48) | 32,002 | 32,000 | |
ING Financial Markets LLC at 2.7%, dated 10/30/18 due 12/5/18 (Collateralized by Equity Securities valued at $68,050,229)(b)(c)(e) | 63,279 | 63,000 | |
J.P. Morgan Securities, LLC at 2.39%, dated 10/30/18 due 11/6/18 (Collateralized by Commercial Paper valued at $163,791,746, 0.00% - 4.35%, 11/1/18 - 9/25/47) | 159,074 | 159,000 | |
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith at 2.45%, dated 10/23/18 due 11/6/18 (Collateralized by Equity Securities valued at $34,581,168) | 32,030 | 32,000 | |
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (U.S.A.), Inc. at 2.36%, dated 10/31/18 due 11/1/18 (Collateralized by Equity Securities valued at $103,207,507) | 96,006 | 96,000 | |
Mizuho Securities U.S.A., Inc. at: | |||
2.43%, dated 10/25/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by Equity Securities valued at $34,576,352) | 32,030 | 32,000 | |
2.44%, dated: | |||
10/30/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by Equity Securities valued at $103,694,076) | 96,091 | 96,000 | |
10/31/18 due: | |||
11/1/18 (Collateralized by Equity Securities valued at $51,843,540) | 48,003 | 48,000 | |
11/7/18 (Collateralized by Equity Securities valued at $51,843,540) | 48,046 | 48,000 | |
2.53%, dated 10/19/18 due 11/2/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $16,334,981, 2.63%, 7/15/21) | 16,016 | 16,000 | |
RBC Capital Markets Co. at 2.78%, dated 10/16/18 due 12/17/18 (Collateralized by Municipal Bond Obligations valued at $116,962,891, 5.00%, 11/15/26 - 10/1/46) | 111,531 | 111,000 | |
RBS Securities, Inc. at 2.36%, dated 10/31/18 due 11/1/18 (Collateralized by Corporate Obligations valued at $301,065,057, 0.00% - 4.88%, 10/9/19 - 1/12/29) | 288,019 | 288,000 | |
Societe Generale at: | |||
2.32%, dated 10/31/18 due 11/1/18 (Collateralized by Corporate Obligations valued at $452,498,291, 0.00% - 7.88%, 11/23/18 - 3/30/67) | 431,028 | 431,000 | |
2.47%, dated 10/31/18 due 11/1/18 (Collateralized by Corporate Obligations valued at $205,564,237, 2.10% - 12.75%, 11/13/18 - 7/15/46) | 191,013 | 191,000 | |
2.67%, dated 10/31/18 due 12/3/18 (Collateralized by Corporate Obligations valued at $102,746,579, 0.00% - 11.00%, 11/23/18 - 1/1/49) | 96,235 | 96,000 | |
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC at: | |||
2.32%, dated 10/31/18 due 11/1/18 (Collateralized by Corporate Obligations valued at $97,927,109, 1.63%, 5/12/20) | 96,006 | 96,000 | |
2.36%, dated 10/31/18 due 11/1/18 (Collateralized by Equity Securities valued at $120,967,937) | 112,007 | 112,000 | |
2.39%, dated: | |||
10/29/18 due 11/5/18 (Collateralized by Equity Securities valued at $103,700,821) | 96,045 | 96,000 | |
10/31/18 due 11/1/18 (Collateralized by Equity Securities valued at $34,562,295) | 32,002 | 32,000 | |
TOTAL OTHER REPURCHASE AGREEMENT | |||
(Cost $2,279,000) | 2,279,000 | ||
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 102.3% | |||
(Cost $29,461,461) | 29,461,461 | ||
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (2.3)% | (658,250) | ||
NET ASSETS - 100% | $28,803,211 |
Security Type Abbreviations
VRDN – VARIABLE RATE DEMAND NOTE (A debt instrument that is payable upon demand, either daily, weekly or monthly)
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.
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.
(c) Coupon is indexed to a floating interest rate which may be multiplied by a specified factor and/or subject to caps or floors.
(d) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $229,025,000 or 0.8% of net assets.
(e) The maturity amount is based on the rate at period end.
Investment Valuation
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 Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts) | October 31, 2018 (Unaudited) | |
Assets | ||
Investment in securities, at value (including repurchase agreements of $4,425,721) — See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $29,461,461) | $29,461,461 | |
Cash | 283 | |
Receivable for fund shares sold | 222,760 | |
Interest receivable | 25,960 | |
Prepaid expenses | 41 | |
Receivable from investment adviser for expense reductions | 1,279 | |
Other receivables | 198 | |
Total assets | 29,711,982 | |
Liabilities | ||
Payable for investments purchased | $732,291 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 117,400 | |
Distributions payable | 49,156 | |
Accrued management fee | 5,885 | |
Other affiliated payables | 2,675 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 1,364 | |
Total liabilities | 908,771 | |
Net Assets | $28,803,211 | |
Net Assets consist of: | ||
Paid in capital | $28,803,072 | |
Total distributable earnings (loss) | 139 | |
Net Assets | $28,803,211 | |
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price | ||
Fidelity Money Market Fund: | ||
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($4,055,441 ÷ 4,055,039 shares) | $1.00 | |
Premium Class: | ||
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($24,747,770 ÷ 24,745,271 shares) | $1.00 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Operations
Amounts in thousands | Six months ended October 31, 2018 (Unaudited) | |
Investment Income | ||
Interest (including $53 from affiliated interfund lending) | $271,994 | |
Expenses | ||
Management fee | $29,856 | |
Transfer agent fees | 12,901 | |
Accounting fees and expenses | 685 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 84 | |
Independent trustees' fees and expenses | 50 | |
Registration fees | 1,551 | |
Audit | 26 | |
Legal | 16 | |
Interest | 5 | |
Miscellaneous | 36 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 45,210 | |
Expense reductions | (6,892) | |
Total expenses after reductions | 38,318 | |
Net investment income (loss) | 233,676 | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | ||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||
Investment securities: | ||
Unaffiliated issuers | 97 | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | 97 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $233,773 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Amounts in thousands | Six months ended October 31, 2018 (Unaudited) | Year ended April 30, 2018 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | ||
Operations | ||
Net investment income (loss) | $233,676 | $168,185 |
Net realized gain (loss) | 97 | 21 |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 233,773 | 168,206 |
Distributions to shareholders | (233,677) | – |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | – | (168,187) |
Total distributions | (233,677) | (168,187) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | 10,096,955 | 9,088,029 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 10,097,051 | 9,088,048 |
Net Assets | ||
Beginning of period | 18,706,160 | 9,618,112 |
End of period | $28,803,211 | $18,706,160 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Highlights
Fidelity Money Market Fund
Six months ended (Unaudited) October 31, | Years endedApril 30, | |||||
2018 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | |
Selected Per–Share Data | ||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | ||||||
Net investment income (loss) | .009 | .011 | .005 | .001 | –A | –A |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)A | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Total from investment operations | .009 | .011 | .005 | .001 | –A | –A |
Distributions from net investment income | (.009) | (.011) | (.005) | (.001) | –A | –A |
Total distributions | (.009) | (.011) | (.005) | (.001) | –A | –A |
Net asset value, end of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 |
Total ReturnB,C | .93% | 1.11% | .52% | .09% | .01% | .01% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsD | ||||||
Expenses before reductions | .42%E | .42% | .42% | .42% | .42% | .42% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .42%E | .42% | .42% | .36% | .26% | .25% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .42%E | .42% | .42% | .36% | .26% | .25% |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.84%E | 1.15% | .55% | .15% | .01% | .01% |
Supplemental Data | ||||||
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $4,055 | $3,209 | $2,301 | $2,126 | $2,316 | $2,601 |
A Amount represents less than $.0005 per share.
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 Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class 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 class.
E Annualized
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Fidelity Money Market Fund Premium Class
Six months ended (Unaudited) October 31, | Years endedApril 30, | ||||
2018 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 A | |
Selected Per–Share Data | |||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | |||||
Net investment income (loss) | .010 | .012 | .006 | .002 | –B |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)B | – | – | – | – | – |
Total from investment operations | .010 | .012 | .006 | .002 | –B |
Distributions from net investment income | (.010) | (.012) | (.006) | (.002) | –B |
Total distributions | (.010) | (.012) | (.006) | (.002) | –B |
Net asset value, end of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 |
Total ReturnC,D | .99% | 1.23% | .64% | .15% | -% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsE | |||||
Expenses before reductions | .37%F | .37% | .37% | .37% | .37%F |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .30%F | .30% | .30% | .30% | .28%F |
Expenses net of all reductions | .30%F | .30% | .30% | .30% | .28%F |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.96%F | 1.27% | .67% | .20% | .01%F |
Supplemental Data | |||||
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $24,748 | $15,497 | $7,317 | $3,706 | $1 |
A For the period April 6, 2015 (commencement of sale of shares) to April 30, 2015.
B Amount represents less than $.0005 per share.
C Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
D Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
E Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class 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 class.
F Annualized
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
For the period ended October 31, 2018
(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. The Fund offers Fidelity Money Market Fund and Premium Class shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Shares of the Fund are only available for purchase by retail shareholders.
2. Significant Accounting Policies.
The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investments Companies. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Investment Valuation. 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 (NAV) per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. 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 and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable.
Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent fees incurred. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Deferred Trustee Compensation. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan) for the Fund, certain independent Trustees have elected 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 of $197 are included in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities in other receivables and other payables and accrued expenses, respectively.
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. 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.
Distributions are declared and recorded daily and paid monthly from net investment income. Distributions from realized gains, if any, are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
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.
As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation | $– |
Gross unrealized depreciation | – |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $– |
Tax cost | $29,461,461 |
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. 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. During the period, the average principal balance of reverse repurchase transactions was $41,000 and the weighted average interest rate was 1.41% with payments included in the Statement of Operations as a component of interest expense. 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.
New Rule Issuance. During August 2018, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued Final Rule Release No. 33-10532, Disclosure Update and Simplification. This Final Rule includes amendments specific to registered investment companies that are intended to eliminate overlap in disclosure requirements between Regulation S-X and GAAP. In accordance with these amendments, certain line-items in the Fund's financial statements have been combined or removed for the current period as outlined in the table below.
Financial Statement | Current Line-Item Presentation | Prior Line-Item Presentation |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | Total distributable earnings (loss) | Undistributed/Distributions in excess of/Accumulated net investment income (loss) Accumulated/Undistributed net realized gain (loss) Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets | N/A - removed | Undistributed/Distributions in excess of/Accumulated net investment income (loss) end of period |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets | Distributions to shareholders | Distributions to shareholders from net investment income Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain |
Distributions to Shareholders Note to Financial Statements | Distributions to shareholders | Distributions to shareholders from net investment income Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain |
3. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee and Expense Contract. 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 .25% of the Fund's average net assets. Under the expense contract, total expenses of Fidelity Money Market Fund are limited to an annual rate of .42% of the average net assets, with certain exceptions.
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives asset-based fees with respect to each account. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. Premium Class pays a transfer agent fee equal to an annual rate of .10% of class-level average net assets.
Under the expense contract, Fidelity Money Market Fund will pay a portion of the transfer agent fee at an annual rate of up to .17% of class-level average net assets.
For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
Amount | % of Class-Level Average Net Assets(a) | |
Fidelity Money Market Fund | $2,767 | .15 |
Premium Class | 10,134 | .10 |
$12,901 |
(a) Annualized
Accounting Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC),an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. For the period, the fees were equivalent to an annualized rate of .01%.
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:
Average Loan Balance | Weighted Average Interest Rate | |
Lender | $14,268 | 2.18% |
Interfund Trades. The Fund may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act.
4. Expense Reductions.
The investment adviser contractually agreed to reimburse Premium Class to the extent annual operating expenses exceeded .30% of the average net assets. This reimbursement will remain in place through June 30, 2019. Some expenses, for example the compensation of the independent Trustees, and certain other expenses such as interest expense, are excluded from this reimbursement. During the period this reimbursement reduced Premium Class' expenses by $6,890.
Through arrangements with the Fund's custodian, credits realized as a result of certain uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by $2.
5. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Six months ended October 31, 2018 | Year ended April 30, 2018 | |
Distributions to shareholders | ||
Fidelity Money Market Fund | $33,462 | $– |
Premium Class | 200,215 | – |
Total | $233,677 | $– |
From net investment income | ||
Fidelity Money Market Fund | $– | $30,628 |
Premium Class | – | 137,559 |
Total | $-- | $168,187 |
6. Share Transactions.
Share transactions for each class of shares at a $1.00 per share were as follows and may contain automatic conversions between classes or exchanges between affiliated funds:
Six months ended October 31, 2018 | Year ended April 30, 2018 | |
Fidelity Money Market Fund | ||
Shares sold | 2,565,273 | 3,190,147 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 30,502 | 28,266 |
Shares redeemed | (1,749,576) | (2,309,543) |
Net increase (decrease) | 846,199 | 908,870 |
Premium Class | ||
Shares sold | 18,952,350 | 18,546,933 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 183,736 | 125,771 |
Shares redeemed | (9,885,330) | (10,493,545) |
Net increase (decrease) | 9,250,756 | 8,179,159 |
7. 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.
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 (May 1, 2018 to October 31, 2018).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee, which was eliminated effective August 1, 2018, 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 for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee, which was eliminated effective August 1, 2018, is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
Annualized Expense Ratio-A | Beginning Account Value May 1, 2018 | Ending Account Value October 31, 2018 | Expenses Paid During Period-B May 1, 2018 to October 31, 2018 | |
Fidelity Money Market Fund | .42% | |||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,009.30 | $2.13 | |
Hypothetical-C | $1,000.00 | $1,023.09 | $2.14 | |
Premium Class | .30% | |||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,009.90 | $1.52 | |
Hypothetical-C | $1,000.00 | $1,023.69 | $1.53 |
A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
B Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
C 5% return per year before expenses
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity Money Market Fund
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract with Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and the sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. FMR and the sub-advisers are referred to herein as the Investment Advisers. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, covers an extensive agenda of topics and materials and considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established four standing committees (Committees) — Operations, Audit, Fair Valuation, and Governance and Nominating — each composed of and chaired by Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. The Operations Committee, of which all of the Independent Trustees are members, meets regularly throughout the year and considers, among other matters, information specifically related to the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees, requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to review matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of the Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through joint ad hoc committees to discuss certain matters relevant to all of the Fidelity funds.
At its September 2018 meeting, the Board unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expense ratio relative to peer funds; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationships with the fund; and (iv) the extent to which, if any, economies of scale exist and would be realized as the fund grows, and whether any economies of scale are appropriately shared with fund shareholders.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts was fair and reasonable. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, was aware that shareholders of the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among funds offered by Fidelity's competitors, and that the fund's shareholders, who have the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, which is part of the Fidelity family of funds.
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered Fidelity's staffing as it relates to the fund, including the backgrounds of investment personnel of Fidelity, and also considered the fund's investment objective, strategies, and related investment philosophy. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the investment personnel compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund. Additionally, the Board considered the portfolio managers' investments, if any, in the funds that they manage.Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of Fidelity's investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as Fidelity's approach to recruiting, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board noted that Fidelity has continued to increase the resources devoted to non-U.S. offices, including expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization. The Board also noted that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. Further, the Board considered that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered Fidelity's trading, risk management, compliance, and technology and operations capabilities and resources, which are integral parts of the investment management process.Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency and pricing and bookkeeping services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians, subcustodians, and pricing vendors; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures.The Board noted that the growth of fund assets over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value and convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through telephone representatives and over the Internet, investor education materials and asset allocation tools, and the expanded availability of Fidelity Investor Centers.Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing a large variety of mutual fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including: (i) continuing to dedicate additional resources to Fidelity's investment research process, which includes meetings with management of issuers of securities in which the funds invest, and to the support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) continuing efforts to enhance Fidelity's global research capabilities; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs; (iv) launching new share classes of existing funds; (v) eliminating purchase minimums and broadening eligibility requirements for certain funds and share classes; (vi) reducing management fees and total expenses for certain growth equity funds and index funds; (vii) lowering expense caps for certain existing funds and classes, and converting certain voluntary expense caps to contractual caps, to reduce expenses borne by shareholders; (viii) eliminating short-term redemption fees for funds that had such fees; (ix) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies from fund mergers and share class consolidations; (x) continuing to develop, acquire and implement systems and technology to improve services to the funds and shareholders, strengthen information security, and increase efficiency; and (xi) continuing to implement enhancements to further strengthen Fidelity's product line to increase investors' probability of success in achieving their investment goals, including retirement income goals.Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated in accordance with its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions and its performance history.The Board took into account discussions that occur at Board meetings throughout the year with representatives of the Investment Advisers about fund investment performance. In this regard the Board noted that as part of regularly scheduled fund reviews and other reports to the Board on fund performance, the Board considers annualized return information for the fund for different time periods, measured against a peer group of funds with similar objectives ("peer group").In addition to reviewing absolute and relative fund performance, the Independent Trustees periodically consider the appropriateness of fund performance metrics in evaluating the results achieved. In general, the Independent Trustees believe that fund performance should be evaluated based on gross performance (before fees and expenses but after transaction costs) compared to the gross performance of appropriate peer groups, over appropriate time periods that may include full market cycles, taking into account relevant factors including the following: general market conditions; expectations for interest rate levels and credit conditions; issuer-specific information including credit quality; the fund's market value NAV over time and its resilience under various stressed conditions; and fund cash flows and other factors.The Board recognizes that in interest rate environments where many competitors waive fees to maintain a minimum yield, relative money market fund performance on a net basis (after fees and expenses) may not be particularly meaningful due to miniscule performance differences among competitor funds. Depending on the circumstances, the Independent Trustees may be satisfied with a fund's performance notwithstanding that it lags its peer group for certain periods.The Independent Trustees recognize that shareholders evaluate performance on a net basis over their own holding periods, for which one-, three-, and five-year periods are often used as a proxy. For this reason, the performance information reviewed by the Board also included net cumulative calendar year total return information for the fund and an appropriate peer group for the most recent one-, three-, and five-year periods.Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should continue to benefit the shareholders of the fund.Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expense ratio compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes created for the purpose of facilitating the Trustees' competitive analysis of management fees and total expenses. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable investment mandates. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense ratio comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison.Management Fee. The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in basis points (BP) in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group" and, for the reasons explained above, is broader than the Lipper peer group used by the Board for performance comparisons. The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps relative to the total universe of funds with comparable investment mandates, regardless of whether their management fee structures also are comparable. Funds with comparable investment mandates offer exposure to similar types of securities. Funds with comparable management fee structures have similar management fee contractual arrangements (e.g., flat rate charged for advisory services, all-inclusive fee rate, etc.). "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a hypothetical TMG % of 20% would mean that 80% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher, and 20% had lower, management fees than the fund. The fund's actual TMG %s and the number of funds in the Total Mapped Group are in the chart below. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to a subset of non-Fidelity funds within the Total Mapped Group that are similar in size and management fee structure. For example, if a fund is in the first quartile of the ASPG, the fund's management fee ranks in the least expensive or lowest 25% of funds in the ASPG. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee structures, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee rate ranked, is also included in the chart and was considered by the Board. Because the vast majority of competitor funds' management fees do not cover non-management expenses, for periods prior to 2015, before the Board approved an amended and restated management contract for the fund as discussed below, the fund was compared on the basis of a hypothetical "net management fee." For periods prior to 2014, the hypothetical "net management fee" was derived by subtracting payments made by FMR for non-management expenses (including transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, and fees paid to non-affiliated custodians) from the fund's all-inclusive fee. For 2014, the hypothetical "net management fee" was derived by subtracting payments made by FMR for non-management expenses (including transfer agent fees) paid by FMR under the contractual expense cap arrangements discussed below. Fidelity no longer calculates a hypothetical net management fee for the fund. As a result, the chart does not include a hypothetical net management fee for 2017.Fidelity Money Market Fund
The Board considered that it had approved an amended and restated management contract for the fund (effective February 1, 2015) that lowered the fund's management fee rate from 0.42% to 0.25% and changed the fee structure from an all-inclusive fee to a fee that covers only management expenses. The Board considered that the chart reflects the fund's lower management fee rate and new fee structure for 2014 and 2015, as if the new contract were in effect for the entire year.Corporate Headquarters
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Fidelity® Government Money Market Fund Semi-Annual Report October 31, 2018 |
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Investment Summary/Performance (Unaudited)
Effective Maturity Diversification as of October 31, 2018
Days | % of fund's investments 10/31/18 |
1 - 7 | 49.5 |
8 - 30 | 19.4 |
31 - 60 | 10.3 |
61 - 90 | 6.9 |
91 - 180 | 12.8 |
> 180 | 1.1 |
Effective maturity is determined in accordance with the requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)
As of October 31, 2018 | ||
U.S. Treasury Debt | 12.6% | |
U.S. Government Agency Debt | 41.4% | |
Repurchase Agreements | 47.0% | |
Net Other Assets (Liabilities)* | (1.0)% |
* Net Other Assets (Liabilities) are not included in the pie chart
Current 7-Day Yields
10/31/18 | |
Capital Reserves Class | 1.29% |
Daily Money Class | 1.54% |
Advisor M Class | 1.56% |
Fidelity® Government Money Market Fund | 1.82% |
Premium Class | 1.92% |
Class K6 | 1.99% |
Yield refers to the income paid by the Fund over a given period. Yield for money market funds is usually for seven-day periods, as it is here, though it is expressed as an annual percentage rate. 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 October 31, 2018, the most recent period shown in the table, would have been 1.53% for Daily Money Class, 1.88% for Premium Class, 1.55% for Class M and 1.96% for Class K6.
Schedule of Investments October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
U.S. Treasury Debt - 12.6% | ||||
Yield(a) | Principal Amount | Value | ||
U.S. Treasury Obligations - 12.6% | ||||
U.S. Treasury Bills | ||||
11/8/18 to 4/18/19 | 2.03 to 2.44 % | $11,063,668,200 | $10,985,386,329 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | ||||
11/30/18 to 4/30/20 | 2.07 to 2.45 (b) | 2,855,300,000 | 2,852,255,715 | |
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY DEBT | ||||
(Cost $13,837,642,044) | 13,837,642,044 | |||
U.S. Government Agency Debt - 41.4% | ||||
Federal Agencies - 41.4% | ||||
Fannie Mae | ||||
1/28/19 to 4/30/20 | 2.19 to 2.30 (b) | 1,316,965,000 | 1,316,601,444 | |
Federal Farm Credit Bank | ||||
5/6/19 | 2.18 (b)(c) | 82,990,000 | 82,989,362 | |
Federal Home Loan Bank | ||||
11/1/18 to 2/10/20 | 1.92 to 2.49 (b) | 43,054,940,000 | 42,977,557,298 | |
9/20/19 to 10/15/19 | 2.28 to 2.41 (d) | 691,900,000 | 691,889,042 | |
Freddie Mac | ||||
11/27/18 to 3/20/19 | 2.17 to 2.38 (b) | 197,000,000 | 195,634,696 | |
Freddie Mac | ||||
9/20/19 | 2.28 (d) | 291,800,000 | 291,800,000 | |
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY DEBT | ||||
(Cost $45,556,471,842) | 45,556,471,842 |
U.S. Government Agency Repurchase Agreement - 20.1% | |||
Maturity Amount | Value | ||
In a joint trading account at: | |||
2.2% dated 10/31/18 due 11/1/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations) # | $35,778,189 | $35,776,000 | |
2.21% dated 10/31/18 due 11/1/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations) # | 12,336,167,599 | 12,335,409,000 | |
With: | |||
Barclays Bank PLC at 2.21%, dated 10/30/18 due 11/6/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $267,272,811, 4.00%, 6/1/48 - 10/1/48) | 262,112,587 | 262,000,000 | |
BMO Capital Markets Corp. at 2.21%, dated: | |||
10/19/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $90,852,448, 2.50% - 7.50%, 10/1/25 - 9/20/68) | 89,169,372 | 89,000,000 | |
10/26/18 due 11/2/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $135,709,969, 0.00% - 5.50%, 7/15/20 - 2/20/68) | 133,057,153 | 133,000,000 | |
BNP Paribas, SA at: | |||
2.11%, dated 8/21/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $413,485,884, 0.00% - 7.00%, 7/1/19 - 10/1/48) | 403,115,275 | 401,000,000 | |
2.14%, dated 8/27/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $227,110,262, 0.00% - 6.63%, 8/15/19 - 11/1/48) | 222,195,487 | 221,000,000 | |
2.22%, dated 10/16/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $75,960,041, 0.00% - 7.00%, 12/6/18 - 9/15/48) | 74,141,463 | 74,000,000 | |
2.23%, dated 10/19/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $77,058,502, 0.00% - 7.00%, 1/3/19 - 8/15/48) | 75,178,378 | 74,900,000 | |
Citibank NA at: | |||
2.2%, dated 10/30/18 due 11/6/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $75,490,661, 0.13% - 2.75%, 6/30/20 - 1/15/29) | 74,031,656 | 74,000,000 | |
2.21%, dated 10/30/18 due 11/6/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $401,247,875, 0.00% - 11.00%, 2/28/19 - 7/1/48) | 392,168,451 | 392,000,000 | |
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. at 2.23%, dated 10/31/18 due 11/1/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $159,659,890, 3.00%, 1/15/56) | 155,009,601 | 155,000,000 | |
HSBC Securities, Inc. at 2.21%, dated 10/31/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $605,917,194, 2.54% - 6.00%, 7/1/20 - 4/1/56) | 594,255,255 | 594,000,000 | |
ING Financial Markets LLC at: | |||
2.16%, dated 9/7/18 due 11/6/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $151,458,217, 0.00% - 4.50%, 1/3/19 - 6/1/48) | 148,532,800 | 148,000,000 | |
2.21%, dated 10/26/18 due 11/2/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $92,854,193, 0.00% - 4.50%, 1/3/19 - 9/1/48) | 91,039,105 | 91,000,000 | |
2.22%, dated 9/17/18 due 12/17/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $91,031,915, 0.00% - 5.00%, 1/3/19 - 10/1/48) | 89,499,438 | 89,000,000 | |
2.23%, dated: | |||
9/19/18 due 12/19/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $151,362,099, 0.00% - 5.25%, 1/31/19 - 8/20/48) | 148,834,268 | 148,000,000 | |
9/20/18 due 12/20/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $211,689,322, 0.00% - 4.50%, 1/3/19 - 9/1/48) | 208,166,848 | 207,000,000 | |
2.26%, dated 10/16/18 due 12/20/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $61,261,472, 0.00% - 7.00%, 1/3/19 - 6/20/48) | 60,244,833 | 60,000,000 | |
2.32%, dated 10/11/18 due 1/9/19 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $44,940,738, 0.00% - 4.50%, 1/3/19 - 5/20/48) | 44,255,200 | 44,000,000 | |
2.33%, dated 10/16/18 due 1/15/19 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $44,926,476, 0.00% - 4.50%, 1/3/19 - 5/20/48) | 44,259,148 | 44,000,000 | |
2.36%, dated 10/23/18 due 1/18/19 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $106,142,591, 0.00% - 4.50%, 1/3/19 - 5/1/48) | 104,593,147 | 104,000,000 | |
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith at: | |||
2.2%, dated 10/5/18 due 11/5/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $461,800,717, 3.00% - 5.00%, 10/1/28 - 10/1/48) | 452,856,289 | 452,000,000 | |
2.21%, dated 10/30/18 due 11/6/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $133,636,406, 4.00%, 4/20/47) | 131,056,294 | 131,000,000 | |
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (U.S.A.), Inc. at: | |||
2.23%, dated 10/5/18 due 12/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $154,277,599, 3.00% - 5.00%, 9/1/31 - 9/1/48) | 151,589,278 | 151,000,000 | |
2.24%, dated 10/5/18 due 12/6/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $200,255,866, 2.50% - 5.00%, 11/1/26 - 9/1/48) | 196,756,124 | 196,000,000 | |
2.25%, dated: | |||
10/16/18 due 12/14/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $197,056,861, 2.38% - 4.00%, 11/1/24 - 6/1/48) | 193,711,688 | 193,000,000 | |
10/22/18 due 12/21/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $167,384,551, 2.32% - 4.17%, 1/1/27 - 7/1/48) | 164,615,000 | 164,000,000 | |
2.26%, dated 10/23/18 due: | |||
12/24/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $75,522,646, 2.34% - 6.50%, 1/1/24 - 3/1/50) | 74,288,024 | 74,000,000 | |
12/26/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $257,185,228, 3.00% - 5.00%, 8/15/40 - 11/1/48) | 253,012,480 | 252,000,000 | |
2.27%, dated 10/31/18 due: | |||
12/31/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $211,153,314, 2.98% - 3.60%, 11/1/23 - 7/1/48) | 207,796,203 | 207,000,000 | |
1/2/19 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $75,484,760, 0.00% - 4.00%, 4/1/25 - 10/1/48) | 74,293,965 | 74,000,000 | |
2.28%, dated 10/31/18 due 1/3/19 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $150,969,561, 2.00% - 6.00%, 3/1/25 - 9/1/48) | 148,599,893 | 148,000,000 | |
Nomura Securities International, Inc. at 2.22%, dated 10/31/18 due: | |||
11/1/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $382,523,588, 0.00% - 7.50%, 11/13/18 - 11/20/64) | 375,023,125 | 375,000,000 | |
11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $368,242,708, 2.57% - 4.16%, 5/1/27 - 7/1/48) | 361,155,832 | 361,000,000 | |
RBC Capital Markets Corp. at 2.22%, dated 9/13/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $753,060,036, 2.00% - 6.00%, 12/1/22 - 9/20/48) | 740,130,187 | 736,000,000 | |
RBC Financial Group at: | |||
2.2%, dated 9/20/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $755,880,803, 2.18% - 6.96%, 11/1/23 - 3/16/52) | 741,709,667 | 739,000,000 | |
2.31%, dated 10/16/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $189,819,974, 2.46% - 6.00%, 11/1/25 - 10/1/48) | 186,973,573 | 185,900,000 | |
2.35%, dated 10/26/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $135,759,707, 2.10% - 6.50%, 4/1/26 - 9/1/48) | 133,781,375 | 133,000,000 | |
2.36%, dated: | |||
10/29/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $301,187,825, 2.45% - 6.96%, 4/1/26 - 10/1/48) | 296,759,839 | 295,000,000 | |
10/30/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $301,287,284, 2.00% - 8.00%, 6/1/20 - 10/20/48) | 296,759,839 | 295,000,000 | |
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd. at: | |||
2.27%, dated 10/19/18 due 11/2/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $190,091,593, 2.00% - 3.50%, 1/15/21 - 5/1/48) | 186,114,153 | 185,950,000 | |
2.28%, dated: | |||
10/23/18 due 11/6/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $195,201,852, 3.50%, 9/1/47 - 10/1/47) | 191,169,353 | 191,000,000 | |
10/25/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $193,138,675, 3.50%, 1/1/48 - 3/1/48) | 189,167,580 | 189,000,000 | |
10/26/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $194,130,755, 3.00%, 1/1/47) | 190,168,467 | 190,000,000 | |
10/30/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $191,052,268, 3.50%, 1/1/48) | 187,165,807 | 187,000,000 | |
2.29%, dated 11/2/18 due 11/7/18(e) | 188,167,424 | 188,000,000 | |
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY REPURCHASE AGREEMENT | |||
(Cost $22,068,935,000) | 22,068,935,000 | ||
U.S. Treasury Repurchase Agreement - 26.9% | |||
With: | |||
Barclays Bank PLC at 2.22%, dated 10/31/18 due 11/1/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $25,751,620, 2.75%, 7/31/23 - 8/15/47) | 25,001,542 | 25,000,000 | |
Barclays Capital, Inc. at 2.19%, dated 10/31/18 due 11/1/18 | |||
(Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $55,922,856, 2.75%, 4/30/23) | 54,803,334 | 54,800,000 | |
(Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $92,820,000, 2.88%, 10/31/20) | 91,005,536 | 91,000,000 | |
BMO Harris Bank NA at: | |||
2.08%, dated 8/9/18 due 11/7/18 | |||
(Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $95,301,605, 3.75%, 11/15/18) | 93,483,600 | 93,000,000 | |
(Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $41,007,829, 3.75%, 11/15/18) | 40,208,000 | 40,000,000 | |
2.17%, dated 9/18/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $138,297,474, 2.13% - 3.88%, 11/15/18 - 8/15/40) | 134,565,406 | 134,000,000 | |
BNP Paribas, SA at: | |||
2.13%, dated 8/27/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $412,013,524, 0.00% - 8.00%, 12/6/18 - 2/15/48) | 402,153,667 | 400,000,000 | |
2.14%, dated 8/28/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $308,409,867, 0.00% - 5.50%, 11/8/18 - 8/15/46) | 301,622,833 | 300,000,000 | |
2.15%, dated: | |||
9/6/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $276,093,994, 0.00% - 7.50%, 12/6/18 - 2/15/47) | 270,445,875 | 269,000,000 | |
9/7/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $550,969,184, 0.00% - 8.00%, 12/6/18 - 8/15/47) | 539,886,375 | 537,000,000 | |
2.16%, dated: | |||
9/10/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $137,106,487, 0.00% - 8.13%, 12/31/18 - 8/15/47) | 134,731,640 | 134,000,000 | |
9/14/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $410,208,188, 0.00% - 8.00%, 12/6/18 - 11/15/47) | 402,443,600 | 401,000,000 | |
2.17%, dated: | |||
9/12/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $548,619,746, 0.00% - 8.13%, 1/3/19 - 11/15/46) | 537,902,375 | 535,000,000 | |
9/17/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $137,050,812, 0.00% - 5.25%, 12/6/18 - 2/15/48) | 134,484,633 | 134,000,000 | |
2.19%, dated: | |||
9/17/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $137,565,580, 0.00% - 8.00%, 11/8/18 - 8/15/47) | 134,741,802 | 134,000,000 | |
9/18/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $306,898,966, 0.00% - 8.00%, 11/8/18 - 2/15/47) | 301,441,405 | 299,800,000 | |
2.2%, dated: | |||
9/24/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $272,300,778, 0.00% - 8.00%, 11/8/18 - 2/15/48) | 266,975,333 | 266,000,000 | |
9/26/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $271,209,622, 0.00% - 8.13%, 11/8/18 - 2/15/48) | 265,987,861 | 265,000,000 | |
9/27/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $678,805,181, 0.00% - 8.13%, 11/8/18 - 8/15/47) | 666,475,244 | 664,000,000 | |
2.21%, dated: | |||
10/2/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $440,481,504, 0.00% - 8.00%, 12/6/18 - 2/15/48) | 432,640,434 | 431,000,000 | |
10/4/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $277,916,946, 0.00% - 8.13%, 12/6/18 - 8/15/46) | 273,018,564 | 272,000,000 | |
10/5/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $278,240,955, 0.00% - 7.63%, 12/6/18 - 2/15/48) | 273,001,867 | 272,000,000 | |
10/15/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $275,067,941, 0.00% - 8.00%, 11/8/18 - 2/15/46) | 269,495,408 | 269,000,000 | |
10/16/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $136,937,296, 0.00% - 8.13%, 12/6/18 - 2/15/48) | 134,255,009 | 134,000,000 | |
10/19/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $549,200,415, 0.00% - 5.38%, 12/6/18 - 8/15/47) | 539,023,844 | 538,000,000 | |
2.22%, dated: | |||
10/10/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $204,905,194, 0.00% - 8.00%, 12/6/18 - 5/15/47) | 200,752,333 | 200,000,000 | |
10/11/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $411,976,271, 0.00% - 9.00%, 11/15/18 - 2/15/48) | 404,515,952 | 403,000,000 | |
10/15/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $412,189,480, 0.00% - 7.50%, 11/8/18 - 2/15/48) | 404,491,100 | 403,000,000 | |
10/19/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $274,600,048, 0.00% - 8.13%, 1/31/19 - 8/15/47) | 269,995,300 | 269,000,000 | |
CIBC Bank U.S.A. at 2.2%, dated 10/31/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $246,076,655, 1.38% - 3.63%, 11/30/19 - 11/15/46) | 241,103,094 | 241,000,000 | |
Commerz Markets LLC at: | |||
2.23%, dated: | |||
10/30/18 due 11/6/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $319,303,878, 0.00% - 2.88%, 9/30/19 - 8/15/46) | 313,135,720 | 313,000,000 | |
10/31/18 due 11/1/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $1,590,590,426, 1.25% - 3.00%, 3/31/20 - 11/15/46) | 1,559,096,571 | 1,559,000,000 | |
2.24%, dated 10/25/18 due 11/1/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $320,419,527, 0.00% - 3.75%, 10/10/19 - 8/15/41) | 314,136,764 | 314,000,000 | |
Credit AG at: | |||
2.19%, dated 10/26/18 due 11/2/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $272,439,485, 1.13% - 2.13%, 8/31/21 - 2/29/24) | 267,113,698 | 267,000,000 | |
2.2%, dated 10/31/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $272,356,651, 2.13% - 2.75%, 2/29/24 - 8/31/25) | 267,114,217 | 267,000,000 | |
Deutsche Bank AG at 2.22%, dated 10/31/18 due 11/1/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $517,192,666, 0.00% - 8.75%, 12/31/18 - 2/15/47) | 506,031,203 | 506,000,000 | |
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. at: | |||
2.21%, dated: | |||
10/25/18 due 11/1/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $826,995,055, 0.00% - 6.50%, 12/18/18 - 11/15/39) | 810,348,075 | 810,000,000 | |
10/30/18 due 11/6/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $411,993,151, 1.75% - 3.75%, 6/30/22 - 8/15/41) | 403,173,178 | 403,000,000 | |
2.23%, dated 10/26/18 due 11/2/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $318,358,338, 0.00% - 2.25%, 11/8/18 - 11/15/27) | 312,135,287 | 312,000,000 | |
Fixed Income Clearing Corp. - BNYM at 2.21%, dated 10/31/18 due 11/1/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $2,680,560,068, 1.00% - 2.63%, 11/15/19 - 1/15/25) | 2,628,161,330 | 2,628,000,000 | |
HSBC Securities, Inc. at: | |||
2.19%, dated 10/30/18 due 11/6/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $402,949,022, 1.00% - 2.63%, 11/30/18 - 9/30/23) | 395,168,204 | 395,000,000 | |
2.2%, dated 10/31/18 due: | |||
11/1/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $135,133,428, 1.63%, 8/31/19) | 132,008,067 | 132,000,000 | |
11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $205,032,529, 0.00% - 2.88%, 11/8/18 - 11/15/26) | 201,085,983 | 201,000,000 | |
ING Financial Markets LLC at: | |||
2.2%, dated: | |||
10/23/18 due 11/6/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $81,644,889, 0.00% - 6.00%, 1/3/19 - 2/15/26) | 80,068,444 | 80,000,000 | |
10/31/18 due: | |||
11/1/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $542,382,553, 1.38% - 2.63%, 5/31/20 - 11/30/20) | 531,032,450 | 531,000,000 | |
11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $81,605,018, 1.38% - 6.63%, 1/31/19 - 2/15/48) | 80,034,222 | 80,000,000 | |
2.21%, dated 10/31/18 due 11/1/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $109,241,042, 1.38% - 1.63%, 6/30/19 - 1/15/20) | 107,006,569 | 107,000,000 | |
Lloyds Bank PLC at: | |||
2.09%, dated 8/2/18 due 11/2/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $67,687,871, 1.00% - 6.00%, 11/30/19 - 2/15/26) | 66,352,513 | 66,000,000 | |
2.12%, dated 8/15/18 due 11/15/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $69,652,058, 2.00% - 6.00%, 4/30/24 - 2/15/26) | 68,368,409 | 68,000,000 | |
2.14%, dated 8/23/18 due 11/23/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $205,694,394, 1.00% - 6.75%, 11/30/19 - 8/15/26) | 201,998,700 | 200,900,000 | |
2.19%, dated 9/7/18 due 12/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $274,172,711, 1.50% - 6.00%, 4/15/20 - 2/15/26) | 269,483,603 | 268,000,000 | |
2.24%, dated 9/19/18 due 12/19/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $217,738,876, 1.25% - 6.00%, 10/31/19 - 2/15/26) | 214,206,053 | 213,000,000 | |
2.25%, dated 9/25/18 due 12/21/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $275,051,367, 1.75% - 6.75%, 9/30/19 - 11/15/27) | 269,457,250 | 268,000,000 | |
2.32%, dated 10/10/18 due 1/16/19 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $206,252,275, 6.75%, 8/15/26) | 203,275,742 | 202,000,000 | |
2.37%, dated 10/25/18 due 1/25/19 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $137,025,666, 6.00%, 2/15/26) | 134,811,593 | 134,000,000 | |
Mizuho Securities U.S.A., Inc. at 2.21%, dated 10/31/18 due 11/1/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $1,211,742,502, 1.38% - 2.88%, 2/28/19 - 3/31/25) | 1,188,072,930 | 1,188,000,000 | |
MUFG Securities (Canada), Ltd. at: | |||
2.2%, dated: | |||
10/25/18 due 11/1/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $144,901,990, 1.13% - 2.88%, 3/31/20 - 5/15/28) | 142,060,744 | 142,000,000 | |
10/26/18 due 11/2/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $144,893,145, 1.38% - 3.00%, 1/31/21 - 11/15/27) | 142,060,744 | 142,000,000 | |
10/31/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $103,026,359, 1.13% - 3.38%, 11/15/19 - 5/15/28) | 101,043,206 | 101,000,000 | |
2.21%, dated: | |||
10/29/18 due 11/5/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $330,540,956, 1.13% - 2.75%, 3/31/20 - 2/15/28) | 324,139,230 | 324,000,000 | |
10/31/18 due 11/1/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $379,463,330, 1.50% - 2.75%, 3/31/20 - 2/15/28) | 372,022,837 | 372,000,000 | |
MUFG Securities EMEA PLC at: | |||
2.15%, dated 9/11/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $27,616,189, 1.25% - 2.75%, 2/28/19 - 5/15/27) | 27,111,263 | 27,000,000 | |
2.2%, dated: | |||
10/4/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $194,061,293, 1.25% - 2.38%, 11/30/18 - 2/15/26) | 190,394,778 | 190,000,000 | |
10/11/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $109,379,484, 1.00% - 3.00%, 2/28/19 - 2/15/47) | 107,215,783 | 107,000,000 | |
10/24/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $61,201,204, 1.75% - 2.75%, 2/28/22 - 4/30/25) | 60,080,667 | 60,000,000 | |
10/29/18 due 11/7/18 | |||
(Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $54,054,803, 1.38% - 2.25%, 2/29/20 - 5/31/20) | 53,035,628 | 53,000,000 | |
(Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $143,389,808, 2.25% - 2.88%, 12/31/23 - 2/15/46) | 140,136,889 | 140,000,000 | |
(Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $34,677,993, 2.75%, 6/30/25) | 34,060,256 | 34,000,000 | |
10/30/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $54,040,326, 2.75%, 4/30/25) | 53,087,450 | 53,000,000 | |
10/31/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $204,885,501, 2.63%, 8/15/20) | 201,157,822 | 200,900,000 | |
(Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $171,731,992, 2.63%, 8/15/20) | 168,215,600 | 168,000,000 | |
11/1/18 due 11/7/18(f) | 93,102,300 | 93,000,000 | |
2.21%, dated: | |||
10/18/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $73,373,377, 1.75% - 3.00%, 3/31/20 - 2/15/47) | 72,014,760 | 71,900,000 | |
10/22/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $34,692,714, 2.25%, 3/31/20) | 34,073,053 | 34,000,000 | |
10/31/18 due 11/1/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $117,607,792, 1.13%, 8/31/21) | 115,007,060 | 115,000,000 | |
Natixis SA at 2.2%, dated: | |||
10/15/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $1,097,763,026, 0.00% - 6.00%, 11/23/18 - 8/15/47) | 1,076,870,650 | 1,074,900,000 | |
10/25/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $272,456,524, 0.00% - 3.38%, 4/11/19 - 11/15/42) | 267,522,133 | 267,000,000 | |
Nomura Securities International, Inc. at 2.21%, dated 10/30/18 due 11/6/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $1,818,552,111, 0.00% - 7.63%, 11/8/18 - 5/15/48) | 1,778,764,046 | 1,778,000,000 | |
Norinchukin Bank at: | |||
2.19%, dated 8/28/18 due 11/28/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $184,315,109, 3.63%, 2/15/20) | 181,007,400 | 180,000,000 | |
2.2%, dated 9/11/18 due 11/14/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $68,551,602, 2.63%, 11/15/20) | 67,262,044 | 67,000,000 | |
2.23%, dated 9/21/18 due 11/19/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $137,020,456, 1.50%, 8/15/26) | 134,489,733 | 134,000,000 | |
2.26%, dated 10/9/18 due 12/4/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $137,790,636, 1.50%, 8/15/26) | 135,374,248 | 134,900,000 | |
2.29%, dated: | |||
10/11/18 due 12/17/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $68,429,628, 1.50%, 8/15/26) | 67,285,550 | 67,000,000 | |
10/12/18 due 12/18/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $68,425,150, 1.50%, 8/15/26) | 67,285,550 | 67,000,000 | |
2.3%, dated: | |||
10/2/18 due 12/21/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $68,468,714, 1.50% - 2.63%, 11/15/20 - 8/15/26) | 67,342,444 | 67,000,000 | |
10/17/18 due 12/21/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $137,824,184, 1.50% - 2.00%, 8/15/26 - 11/15/26) | 135,560,625 | 135,000,000 | |
2.39%, dated 10/19/18 due 1/18/19 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $110,149,222, 1.50%, 8/15/26) | 108,551,866 | 107,900,000 | |
2.4%, dated 10/23/18 due 1/23/19 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $136,653,277, 1.50%, 8/15/26) | 134,721,253 | 133,900,000 | |
RBC Dominion Securities at: | |||
2.19%, dated 10/25/18 due 11/1/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $205,136,078, 1.00% - 4.50%, 2/28/19 - 11/15/47) | 201,085,593 | 201,000,000 | |
2.2%, dated: | |||
10/22/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $68,381,814, 1.25% - 3.00%, 5/31/19 - 11/15/44) | 67,122,833 | 67,000,000 | |
10/29/18 due 11/5/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $272,392,917, 1.00% - 4.25%, 5/15/19 - 8/15/47) | 267,114,217 | 267,000,000 | |
2.31%, dated: | |||
10/17/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $206,246,529, 1.00% - 3.13%, 1/31/19 - 8/15/46) | 203,192,473 | 202,000,000 | |
10/19/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $136,794,025, 1.25% - 4.38%, 5/31/19 - 11/15/44) | 134,756,653 | 134,000,000 | |
10/22/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $136,767,785, 1.25% - 3.00%, 5/31/19 - 11/15/44) | 134,722,260 | 134,000,000 | |
10/23/18 due 11/7/18 | |||
(Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $136,758,938, 1.13% - 2.63%, 9/30/20 - 5/31/24) | 134,679,268 | 134,000,000 | |
(Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $136,759,027, 0.00% - 3.00%, 5/31/19 - 11/15/44) | 134,687,867 | 134,000,000 | |
(Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $82,667,814, 1.13% - 3.00%, 5/31/19 - 11/15/44) | 81,431,393 | 81,000,000 | |
2.32%, dated: | |||
10/23/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $137,354,844, 1.13% - 4.38%, 5/31/19 - 11/15/47) | 134,751,293 | 134,000,000 | |
10/25/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $68,370,933, 0.00% - 4.50%, 11/29/18 - 11/15/44) | 67,358,376 | 67,000,000 | |
RBC Financial Group at 2.14%, dated 9/11/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $274,210,765, 2.00% - 7.63%, 5/15/20 - 2/15/48) | 268,939,936 | 268,000,000 | |
RBS Securities, Inc. at: | |||
2.2%, dated: | |||
10/25/18 due 11/1/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $207,148,588, 2.13% - 2.50%, 5/31/20 - 8/15/27) | 203,086,839 | 203,000,000 | |
10/26/18 due 11/2/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $207,554,580, 2.25% - 3.38%, 8/15/27 - 5/15/44) | 203,086,839 | 203,000,000 | |
2.21%, dated: | |||
10/30/18 due 11/6/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $103,032,677, 2.00%, 1/15/21) | 101,043,402 | 101,000,000 | |
10/31/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $206,052,714, 2.50% - 2.88%, 5/31/20 - 10/31/23) | 202,086,804 | 202,000,000 | |
SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. at 2.21%, dated 10/31/18 due 11/1/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $285,607,573, 2.00% - 3.63%, 2/15/20 - 2/15/22) | 280,017,189 | 280,000,000 | |
Societe Generale at: | |||
2.2%, dated 10/31/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $134,648,253, 0.00% - 2.88%, 1/31/19 - 2/28/25) | 132,056,467 | 132,000,000 | |
2.23%, dated 10/9/18 due 11/9/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $306,432,631, 0.00% - 8.88%, 11/29/18 - 11/15/47) | 298,572,243 | 298,000,000 | |
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd. at 2.27%, dated 10/24/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $54,143,363, 1.75%, 5/15/23) | 53,046,787 | 53,000,000 | |
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY REPURCHASE AGREEMENT | |||
(Cost $29,657,900,000) | 29,657,900,000 | ||
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 101.0% | |||
(Cost $111,120,948,886) | 111,120,948,886 | ||
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (1.0)% | (1,129,094,252) | ||
NET ASSETS - 100% | $109,991,854,634 |
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.
(c) Coupon is indexed to a floating interest rate which may be multiplied by a specified factor and/or subject to caps or floors.
(d) Security initially issued at one coupon which converts to a higher coupon at a specified date. The rate shown is the rate at period end.
(e) Represents a forward settling transaction and therefore no collateral securities had been allocated as of period end. The agreement contemplated the delivery of U.S. Government Obligations as collateral on settlement date.
(f) Represents a forward settling transaction and therefore no collateral securities had been allocated as of period end. The agreement contemplated the delivery of U.S. Treasury Obligations as collateral on settlement date.
Investment Valuation
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 Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
Other Information
# Additional information on each counterparty to the repurchase agreement is as follows:
Repurchase Agreement / Counterparty | Value |
$35,776,000 due 11/01/18 at 2.20% | |
Credit Agricole CIB New York Branch | $30,910,015 |
Wells Fargo Securities LLC | 4,865,985 |
$35,776,000 | |
$12,335,409,000 due 11/01/18 at 2.21% | |
BNP Paribas, S.A. | $478,680,525 |
BNY Mellon Capital Markets LLC | 478,680,525 |
Bank of America NA | 1,320,679,568 |
Citibank NA | 478,680,525 |
Credit Agricole CIB New York Branch | 207,559,226 |
HSBC Securities (USA), Inc. | 598,350,656 |
ING Financial Markets LLC | 311,142,341 |
J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc. | 2,985,051,751 |
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. | 430,812,472 |
Mizuho Securities USA, Inc. | 981,295,076 |
RBC Dominion Securities, Inc. | 1,823,772,799 |
Sumitomo Mitsu Bk Corp Ny (DI) | 1,195,265,270 |
Wells Fargo Securities LLC | 1,045,438,266 |
$12,335,409,000 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited) | ||
Assets | ||
Investment in securities, at value (including repurchase agreements of $51,726,835,000) — See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $111,120,948,886) | $111,120,948,886 | |
Cash | 281 | |
Receivable for investments sold | 265,721,455 | |
Receivable for fund shares sold | 2,070,367,203 | |
Interest receivable | 77,336,214 | |
Prepaid expenses | 202,910 | |
Receivable from investment adviser for expense reductions | 65,634 | |
Other receivables | 724,130 | |
Total assets | 113,535,366,713 | |
Liabilities | ||
Payable for investments purchased | $1,726,147,110 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 1,609,450,746 | |
Distributions payable | 17,855,485 | |
Accrued management fee | 22,722,512 | |
Distribution and service plan fees payable | 4,248,667 | |
Payable for reverse repurchase agreement | 145,800,000 | |
Other affiliated payables | 15,614,238 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 1,673,321 | |
Total liabilities | 3,543,512,079 | |
Net Assets | $109,991,854,634 | |
Net Assets consist of: | ||
Paid in capital | $109,991,818,154 | |
Total distributable earnings (loss) | 36,480 | |
Net Assets | $109,991,854,634 | |
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price | ||
Capital Reserves Class: | ||
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($7,252,689,712 ÷ 7,250,418,557 shares) | $1.00 | |
Daily Money Class: | ||
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($6,323,866,259 ÷ 6,322,162,874 shares) | $1.00 | |
Advisor M Class: | ||
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($37,307,550 ÷ 37,307,434 shares) | $1.00 | |
Fidelity Government Money Market Fund: | ||
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($92,735,983,974 ÷ 92,733,112,789 shares) | $1.00 | |
Premium Class: | ||
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($3,485,192,298 ÷ 3,484,296,958 shares) | $1.00 | |
Class K6: | ||
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($156,814,841 ÷ 156,812,898 shares) | $1.00 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Operations
Six months ended October 31, 2018 (Unaudited) | ||
Investment Income | ||
Interest | $1,066,351,997 | |
Expenses | ||
Management fee | $133,180,351 | |
Transfer agent fees | 87,677,085 | |
Distribution and service plan fees | 27,306,472 | |
Accounting fees and expenses | 1,491,757 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 231,071 | |
Independent trustees' fees and expenses | 246,333 | |
Registration fees | 4,260,720 | |
Audit | 33,234 | |
Legal | 87,085 | |
Interest | 681,052 | |
Miscellaneous | 234,125 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 255,429,285 | |
Expense reductions | (1,017,394) | |
Total expenses after reductions | 254,411,891 | |
Net investment income (loss) | 811,940,106 | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | ||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||
Investment securities: | ||
Unaffiliated issuers | 77,886 | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | 77,886 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $812,017,992 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Six months ended October 31, 2018 (Unaudited) | Year ended April 30, 2018 | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | ||
Operations | ||
Net investment income (loss) | $811,940,106 | $705,024,922 |
Net realized gain (loss) | 77,886 | 102,888 |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 812,017,992 | 705,127,810 |
Distributions to shareholders | (811,924,220) | – |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | – | (705,043,329) |
Total distributions | (811,924,220) | (705,043,329) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | 5,503,320,187 | 19,989,963,825 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 5,503,413,959 | 19,990,048,306 |
Net Assets | ||
Beginning of period | 104,488,440,675 | 84,498,392,369 |
End of period | $109,991,854,634 | $104,488,440,675 |
Other Information | ||
Distributions in excess of net investment income end of period | $(54,825) |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Highlights
Fidelity Government Money Market Fund Capital Reserves Class
Six months ended (Unaudited) October 31, | Years endedApril 30, | ||||
2018 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 A | |
Selected Per–Share Data | |||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | |||||
Net investment income (loss) | .005 | .003 | –B | –B | –B |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)B | – | – | – | – | – |
Total from investment operations | .005 | .003 | –B | –B | –B |
Distributions from net investment income | (.005) | (.003) | –B | –B | –B |
Total distributions | (.005) | (.003) | –B | –B | –B |
Net asset value, end of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 |
Total ReturnC,D | .52% | .27% | .01% | .01% | -% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsE | |||||
Expenses before reductions | .96%F | .96% | .97% | .99% | .99%F |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .95%F | .93% | .53% | .32% | .13%F |
Expenses net of all reductions | .95%F | .93% | .53% | .32% | .13%F |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.03%F | .26% | .02% | .01% | .01%F |
Supplemental Data | |||||
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $7,252,690 | $8,466,153 | $10,328,334 | $10,396,942 | $15,827 |
A For the period April 6, 2015 (commencement of sale of shares) to April 30, 2015.
B Amount represents less than $.0005 per share.
C Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
D Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
E Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class 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 class.
F Annualized
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Fidelity Government Money Market Fund Daily Money Class
Six months ended (Unaudited) October 31, | Years endedApril 30, | ||||
2018 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 A | |
Selected Per–Share Data | |||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | |||||
Net investment income (loss) | .006 | .005 | –B | –B | –B |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)B | – | – | – | – | – |
Total from investment operations | .006 | .005 | –B | –B | –B |
Distributions from net investment income | (.006) | (.005) | –B | –B | –B |
Total distributions | (.006) | (.005) | –B | –B | –B |
Net asset value, end of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 |
Total ReturnC,D | .65% | .50% | .02% | .01% | -% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsE | |||||
Expenses before reductions | .71%F | .71% | .72% | .74% | .74%F |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .70%F | .70% | .52% | .32% | .13%F |
Expenses net of all reductions | .70%F | .70% | .52% | .32% | .13%F |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.28%F | .49% | .03% | .01% | .01%F |
Supplemental Data | |||||
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $6,323,866 | $6,913,180 | $8,145,306 | $8,838,747 | $8,449 |
A For the period April 6, 2015 (commencement of sale of shares) to April 30, 2015.
B Amount represents less than $.0005 per share.
C Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
D Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
E Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class 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 class.
F Annualized
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Fidelity Government Money Market Fund Advisor M Class
Six months ended (Unaudited) October 31, | Years endedApril 30, | |
2018 | 2018 A | |
Selected Per–Share Data | ||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $1.00 | $1.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | ||
Net investment income (loss) | .007 | .005 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)B | – | – |
Total from investment operations | .007 | .005 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.007) | (.005) |
Total distributions | (.007) | (.005) |
Net asset value, end of period | $1.00 | $1.00 |
Total ReturnC,D | .65% | .48% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsE | ||
Expenses before reductions | .71%F | .72%F |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .70%F | .70%F |
Expenses net of all reductions | .69%F | .69%F |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.29%F | .71%F |
Supplemental Data | ||
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $37,308 | $29,889 |
A For the period July 6, 2017 (commencement of sale of shares) to April 30, 2018.
B Amount represents less than $.0005 per share.
C Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
D Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
E Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement and waivers but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
F Annualized
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Fidelity Government Money Market Fund
Six months ended (Unaudited) October 31, | Years endedApril 30, | |||||
2018 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | |
Selected Per–Share Data | ||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | ||||||
Net investment income (loss) | .008 | .008 | .001 | –A | –A | –A |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)A | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Total from investment operations | .008 | .008 | .001 | –A | –A | –A |
Distributions from net investment income | (.008) | (.008) | (.001) | –A | –A | –A |
Total distributions | (.008) | (.008) | (.001) | –A | –A | –A |
Net asset value, end of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 |
Total ReturnB,C | .79% | .78% | .12% | .01% | .01% | .01% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsD | ||||||
Expenses before reductions | .42%E | .42% | .42% | .42% | .42% | .42% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .42%E | .42% | .42% | .26% | .11% | .11% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .42%E | .42% | .42% | .26% | .11% | .11% |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.56%E | .81% | .14% | .01% | .01% | .01% |
Supplemental Data | ||||||
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $92,735,984 | $86,131,220 | $63,580,065 | $31,943,681 | $16,461,419 | $15,286,372 |
A Amount represents less than $.0005 per share.
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 Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class 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 class.
E Annualized
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Fidelity Government Money Market Fund Premium Class
Six months ended (Unaudited) October 31, | Years endedApril 30, | ||||
2018 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 A | |
Selected Per–Share Data | |||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | |||||
Net investment income (loss) | .008 | .009 | .002 | –B | –B |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)B | – | – | – | – | – |
Total from investment operations | .008 | .009 | .002 | –B | –B |
Distributions from net investment income | (.008) | (.009) | (.002) | –B | –B |
Total distributions | (.008) | (.009) | (.002) | –B | –B |
Net asset value, end of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 |
Total ReturnC,D | .84% | .89% | .22% | .03% | -% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsE | |||||
Expenses before reductions | .36%F | .36% | .37% | .38% | .37%F |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .32%F | .32% | .32% | .29% | .14%F |
Expenses net of all reductions | .32%F | .32% | .32% | .29% | .14%F |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.66%F | .89% | .24% | .07% | .02%F |
Supplemental Data | |||||
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $3,485,192 | $2,901,645 | $2,444,687 | $2,031,894 | $486 |
A For the period April 6, 2015 (commencement of sale of shares) to April 30, 2015.
B Amount represents less than $.0005 per share.
C Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
D Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
E Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class 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 class.
F Annualized
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Fidelity Government Money Market Fund Class K6
Six months ended (Unaudited) October 31, | Years endedApril 30, | |
2018 | 2018 A | |
Selected Per–Share Data | ||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $1.00 | $1.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | ||
Net investment income (loss) | .009 | .003 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)B | – | – |
Total from investment operations | .009 | .003 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.009) | (.003) |
Total distributions | (.009) | (.003) |
Net asset value, end of period | $1.00 | $1.00 |
Total ReturnC,D | .88% | .34% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsE | ||
Expenses before reductions | .27%F | .27%F |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .25%F | .25%F |
Expenses net of all reductions | .25%F | .25%F |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.73%F | 1.47%F |
Supplemental Data | ||
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $156,815 | $46,354 |
A For the period January 24, 2018 (commencement of sale of shares) to April 30, 2018.
B Amount represents less than $.0005 per share.
C Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
D Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
E Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. 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 class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement and waivers but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
F Annualized
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
For the period ended October 31, 2018
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. The Fund offers Capital Reserves Class, Daily Money Class, Advisor M Class, Fidelity Government Money Market Fund, Premium Class and Class K6 shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class.
2. Significant Accounting Policies.
The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investments Companies. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Investment Valuation. 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 and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable.
Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Deferred Trustee Compensation. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan) for the Fund, certain independent Trustees have elected 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 of $724,124 are included in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities in other receivables and other payables and accrued expenses, respectively.
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. 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.
Distributions are declared and recorded daily and paid monthly from net investment income. Distributions from realized gains, if any, are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
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.
As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation | $– |
Gross unrealized depreciation | – |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $– |
Tax cost | $111,120,948,886 |
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 cash or 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 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 $142,420,052 and the weighted average interest rate was 1.51% with payments included in the Statement of Operations as a component of interest expense.
New Rule Issuance. During August 2018, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued Final Rule Release No. 33-10532, Disclosure Update and Simplification. This Final Rule includes amendments specific to registered investment companies that are intended to eliminate overlap in disclosure requirements between Regulation S-X and GAAP. In accordance with these amendments, certain line-items in the Fund's financial statements have been combined or removed for the current period as outlined in the table below.
Financial Statement | Current Line-Item Presentation | Prior Line-Item Presentation |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | Total distributable earnings (loss) | Undistributed/Distributions in excess of/Accumulated net investment income (loss) Accumulated/Undistributed net realized gain (loss) Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets | N/A - removed | Undistributed/Distributions in excess of/Accumulated net investment income (loss) end of period |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets | Distributions to shareholders | Distributions to shareholders from net investment income Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain |
Distributions to Shareholders Note to Financial Statements | Distributions to shareholders | Distributions to shareholders from net investment income Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain |
3. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee and Expense Contract. 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 .25% of the Fund's average net assets. Under the expense contract, total expenses of Fidelity Government Money Market Fund are limited to an annual rate of .42% of the class' average net assets, with certain exceptions.
Distribution and Service Plan Fees. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate Distribution and Service Plans for each class of shares. Certain classes pay Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, separate Distribution and Service Fees, each of which is based on an annual percentage of each class' average net assets. In addition, FDC may pay financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund and providing shareholder support services. For the period, the Distribution and Service Fee rates, total fees and amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
Distribution Fee | Service Fee | Total Fees | Retained by FDC | |
Capital Reserves Class | .25% | .25% | $19,074,046 | $1,950,624 |
Daily Money Class | -% | .25% | 8,193,354 | 735,773 |
Advisor M Class | -% | .25% | 39,072 | 2,470 |
$27,306,472 | $2,688,867 |
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives asset-based fees with respect to each account. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. Each class pays a transfer agent fee equal to an annual rate of .20% of class-level average net assets, with the exception of Premium Class and Class K6 which pays .10% and .01% of class-level average net assets, respectively.
Under the expense contract, Fidelity Government Money Market Fund will pay a portion of the transfer agent fee at an annual rate of up to .17% of class-level average net assets.
For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
Amount | % of Class-Level Average Net Assets(a) | |
Capital Reserves Class | $7,629,618 | .20 |
Daily Money Class | 6,554,683 | .20 |
Advisor M Class | 31,257 | .20 |
Fidelity Government Money Market Fund | 71,894,048 | .16 |
Premium Class | 1,562,733 | .10 |
Class K6 | 4,746 | .01 |
$87,677,085 |
(a) Annualized
Accounting Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. For the period, the fees were equivalent to an annualized rate of .00%.
Interfund Trades. The Fund may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act.
4. Expense Reductions.
The investment adviser contractually agreed to reimburse each class to the extent annual operating expenses exceeded certain levels of class-level average net assets as noted in the table below. This reimbursement will remain in place through June 30, 2019. Some expenses, for example the compensation of the independent Trustees, and certain other expenses such as interest expense, are excluded from this reimbursement.
The following classes were in reimbursement during the period:
Expense Limitations | Reimbursement | |
Capital Reserves Class | .95% | $164,048 |
Daily Money Class | .70% | 210,521 |
Advisor M Class | .70% | 995 |
Premium Class | .32% | 614,828 |
Class K6 | .25% | 9,143 |
$999,535 |
In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian, credits realized as a result of certain uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by $16,320. During the period, credits reduced each class' transfer agent expense as noted in the table below.
Transfer Agent expense reduction | |
Advisor M Class | $1,529 |
Class K6 | 10 |
$1,539 |
5. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Six months ended October 31, 2018 | Year ended April 30, 2018(a) | |
Distributions to shareholders | ||
Capital Reserves Class | $39,434,949 | $– |
Daily Money Class | 42,228,964 | – |
Advisor M Class | 204,783 | – |
Fidelity Government Money Market Fund | 702,926,512 | – |
Premium Class | 26,285,252 | – |
Class K6 | 843,760 | – |
Total | $811,924,220 | $– |
From net investment income | ||
Capital Reserves Class | $– | $24,366,458 |
Daily Money Class | – | 37,205,910 |
Advisor M Class | – | 83,680 |
Fidelity Government Money Market Fund | – | 619,436,340 |
Premium Class | – | 23,910,090 |
Class K6 | – | 40,851 |
Total | $– | $705,043,329 |
(a) Distributions for Advisor Class M are for the period July 6, 2017 (commencement of sale of shares) to April 30, 2018 and for Class K6 are for the period from January 24, 2018 (commencement of sale of shares) to April 30, 2018.
6. Share Transactions.
Share transactions for each class of shares at a $1.00 per share were as follows and may contain automatic conversions between classes or exchanges between affiliated funds:
Six months ended October 31, 2018 | Year ended April 30, 2018(a) | |
Capital Reserves Class | ||
Shares sold | 17,350,006,619 | 36,580,270,205 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 24,570,656 | 15,484,114 |
Shares redeemed | (18,587,693,933) | (38,457,527,148) |
Net increase (decrease) | (1,213,116,658) | (1,861,772,829) |
Daily Money Class | ||
Shares sold | 12,145,380,510 | 26,262,228,228 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 30,091,486 | 26,284,669 |
Shares redeemed | (12,764,674,343) | (27,520,561,309) |
Net increase (decrease) | (589,202,347) | (1,232,048,412) |
Advisor M Class | ||
Shares sold | 44,672,468 | 83,767,381 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 196,015 | 77,974 |
Shares redeemed | (37,449,797) | (53,956,607) |
Net increase (decrease) | 7,418,686 | 29,888,748 |
Fidelity Government Money Market Fund | ||
Shares sold | 166,991,743,066 | 284,785,710,724 |
Issued in exchange for the shares of Retirement Government Money Market Portfolio | – | 2,486,763,160 |
Issued in exchange for the shares of Retirement Government Money Market II Portfolio | – | 8,623,538,894 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 639,898,522 | 566,170,653 |
Shares redeemed | (161,027,280,201) | (273,911,398,077) |
Net increase (decrease) | 6,604,361,387 | 22,550,785,354 |
Premium Class | ||
Shares sold | 1,500,771,140 | 2,170,687,512 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 25,426,119 | 23,320,887 |
Shares redeemed | (942,797,381) | (1,737,251,092) |
Net increase (decrease) | 583,399,878 | 456,757,307 |
Class K6 | ||
Shares sold | 139,473,835 | 50,660,509 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 843,285 | 40,812 |
Shares redeemed | (29,857,879) | (4,347,664) |
Net increase (decrease) | 110,459,241 | 46,353,657 |
(a) Share transactions for Advisor Class M are for the period July 6, 2017 (commencement of sale of shares) to April 30, 2018 and for Class K6 are for the period January 24, 2018 (commencement of sale of shares) to April 30, 2018.
7. 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.
8. Prior Fiscal Year Merger Information.
On September 22, 2017, the Fund acquired all of the assets and assumed all of the liabilities of Retirement Government Money Market Portfolio and Retirement Government Money Market II Portfolio ("Target Funds") pursuant to Agreements and Plans of Reorganization approved by the Board of Trustees ("The Board"). The acquisitions were accomplished by an exchange of 2,486,763,160 shares of Retirement Government Money Market Portfolio and 8,623,538,894 shares of Retirement Government Money Market II Portfolio (valued at $1.00 per share, respectively) for shares of the Fidelity Government Money Market Fund class of the Fund on the acquisition date. The reorganization provides shareholders of the Target Funds access to a larger portfolio with a similar investment objective. The reorganization qualified as a tax-free reorganization for federal income tax purposes with no gain or loss recognized to the funds or their shareholders. Retirement Government Money Market Portfolio's net assets of $2,487,291,470 including securities of $2,487,829,410 and Retirement Government Money Market II Portfolio's net assets of $8,624,995,036 including securities of $8,625,662,170 were combined with the Fund's net assets of $88,607,499,007 for total net assets after the acquisition of $99,719,785,513.
Pro forma results of operations of the combined entity for the entire period ended April 30, 2018, as though the acquisitions had occurred as of the beginning of the year (rather than on the actual acquisition date), are as follows:
Net Investment income (loss) | $702,155,990 |
Total net realized gain (loss) | 97,038 |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | - |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | $702,253,028 |
Because the combined investment portfolios have been managed as a single portfolio since the acquisitions were completed, it is not practicable to separate the amounts of revenue and earnings of the Target Funds that has been included in the Fund's accompanying Statement of Operations since September 22, 2017.
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, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (May 1, 2018 to October 31, 2018).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee, which was eliminated effective August 1, 2018, 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 for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee, which was eliminated effective August 1, 2018, is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
Annualized Expense Ratio-A | Beginning Account Value May 1, 2018 | Ending Account Value October 31, 2018 | Expenses Paid During Period-B May 1, 2018 to October 31, 2018 | |
Capital Reserves Class | .95% | |||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,005.20 | $4.80 | |
Hypothetical-C | $1,000.00 | $1,020.42 | $4.84 | |
Daily Money Class | .70% | |||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,006.50 | $3.54 | |
Hypothetical-C | $1,000.00 | $1,021.68 | $3.57 | |
Advisor M Class | .70% | |||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,006.50 | $3.54 | |
Hypothetical-C | $1,000.00 | $1,021.68 | $3.57 | |
Fidelity Government Money Market Fund | .42% | |||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,007.90 | $2.13 | |
Hypothetical-C | $1,000.00 | $1,023.09 | $2.14 | |
Premium Class | .32% | |||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,008.40 | $1.62 | |
Hypothetical-C | $1,000.00 | $1,023.59 | $1.63 | |
Class K6 | .25% | |||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,008.80 | $1.27 | |
Hypothetical-C | $1,000.00 | $1,023.95 | $1.28 |
A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
B Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
C 5% return per year before expenses
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity Government Money Market Fund
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract with Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and the sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. FMR and the sub-advisers are referred to herein as the Investment Advisers. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, covers an extensive agenda of topics and materials and considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established four standing committees (Committees) — Operations, Audit, Fair Valuation, and Governance and Nominating — each composed of and chaired by Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. The Operations Committee, of which all of the Independent Trustees are members, meets regularly throughout the year and considers, among other matters, information specifically related to the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees, requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to review matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of the Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through joint ad hoc committees to discuss certain matters relevant to all of the Fidelity funds.
At its September 2018 meeting, the Board unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expense ratio relative to peer funds; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationships with the fund; and (iv) the extent to which, if any, economies of scale exist and would be realized as the fund grows, and whether any economies of scale are appropriately shared with fund shareholders.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts was fair and reasonable. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, was aware that shareholders of the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among funds offered by Fidelity's competitors, and that the fund's shareholders, who have the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, which is part of the Fidelity family of funds.
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered Fidelity's staffing as it relates to the fund, including the backgrounds of investment personnel of Fidelity, and also considered the fund's investment objective, strategies, and related investment philosophy. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the investment personnel compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund. Additionally, the Board considered the portfolio managers' investments, if any, in the funds that they manage.Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of Fidelity's investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as Fidelity's approach to recruiting, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board noted that Fidelity has continued to increase the resources devoted to non-U.S. offices, including expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization. The Board also noted that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. Further, the Board considered that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered Fidelity's trading, risk management, compliance, and technology and operations capabilities and resources, which are integral parts of the investment management process.Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency and pricing and bookkeeping services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians, subcustodians, and pricing vendors; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures.The Board noted that the growth of fund assets over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value and convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through telephone representatives and over the Internet, investor education materials and asset allocation tools, and the expanded availability of Fidelity Investor Centers.Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing a large variety of mutual fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including: (i) continuing to dedicate additional resources to Fidelity's investment research process, which includes meetings with management of issuers of securities in which the funds invest, and to the support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) continuing efforts to enhance Fidelity's global research capabilities; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs; (iv) launching new share classes of existing funds; (v) eliminating purchase minimums and broadening eligibility requirements for certain funds and share classes; (vi) reducing management fees and total expenses for certain growth equity funds and index funds; (vii) lowering expense caps for certain existing funds and classes, and converting certain voluntary expense caps to contractual caps, to reduce expenses borne by shareholders; (viii) eliminating short-term redemption fees for funds that had such fees; (ix) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies from fund mergers and share class consolidations; (x) continuing to develop, acquire and implement systems and technology to improve services to the funds and shareholders, strengthen information security, and increase efficiency; and (xi) continuing to implement enhancements to further strengthen Fidelity's product line to increase investors' probability of success in achieving their investment goals, including retirement income goals.Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated in accordance with its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions and its performance history.The Board took into account discussions that occur at Board meetings throughout the year with representatives of the Investment Advisers about fund investment performance. In this regard the Board noted that as part of regularly scheduled fund reviews and other reports to the Board on fund performance, the Board considers annualized return information for the fund for different time periods, measured against a peer group of funds with similar objectives ("peer group").In addition to reviewing absolute and relative fund performance, the Independent Trustees periodically consider the appropriateness of fund performance metrics in evaluating the results achieved. In general, the Independent Trustees believe that fund performance should be evaluated based on gross performance (before fees and expenses but after transaction costs) compared to the gross performance of appropriate peer groups, over appropriate time periods that may include full market cycles, taking into account relevant factors including the following: general market conditions; expectations for interest rate levels and credit conditions; issuer-specific information including credit quality; the fund's market value NAV over time and its resilience under various stressed conditions; and fund cash flows and other factors.The Board recognizes that in interest rate environments where many competitors waive fees to maintain a minimum yield, relative money market fund performance on a net basis (after fees and expenses) may not be particularly meaningful due to miniscule performance differences among competitor funds. Depending on the circumstances, the Independent Trustees may be satisfied with a fund's performance notwithstanding that it lags its peer group for certain periods.The Independent Trustees recognize that shareholders evaluate performance on a net basis over their own holding periods, for which one-, three-, and five-year periods are often used as a proxy. For this reason, the performance information reviewed by the Board also included net cumulative calendar year total return information for the fund and an appropriate peer group for the most recent one-, three-, and five-year periods.Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should continue to benefit the shareholders of the fund.Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expense ratio compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes created for the purpose of facilitating the Trustees' competitive analysis of management fees and total expenses. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable investment mandates. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense ratio comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison.Management Fee. The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in basis points (BP) in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group" and, for the reasons explained above, is broader than the Lipper peer group used by the Board for performance comparisons. The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps relative to the total universe of funds with comparable investment mandates, regardless of whether their management fee structures also are comparable. Funds with comparable investment mandates offer exposure to similar types of securities. Funds with comparable management fee structures have similar management fee contractual arrangements (e.g., flat rate charged for advisory services, all-inclusive fee rate, etc.). "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a hypothetical TMG % of 20% would mean that 80% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher, and 20% had lower, management fees than the fund. The fund's actual TMG %s and the number of funds in the Total Mapped Group are in the chart below. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to a subset of non-Fidelity funds within the Total Mapped Group that are similar in size and management fee structure. For example, if a fund is in the first quartile of the ASPG, the fund's management fee ranks in the least expensive or lowest 25% of funds in the ASPG. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee structures, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee rate ranked, is also included in the chart and was considered by the Board. Because the vast majority of competitor funds' management fees do not cover non-management expenses, for periods prior to 2015, before the Board approved an amended and restated management contract for the fund as discussed below, the fund was compared on the basis of a hypothetical "net management fee." For periods prior to 2014, the hypothetical "net management fee" was derived by subtracting payments made by FMR for non-management expenses (including transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, and fees paid to non-affiliated custodians) from the fund's all-inclusive fee. For 2014, the hypothetical "net management fee" was derived by subtracting payments made by FMR for non-management expenses (including transfer agent fees) paid by FMR under the contractual expense cap arrangements discussed below. Fidelity no longer calculates a hypothetical net management fee for the fund. As a result, the chart does not include a hypothetical net management fee for 2017.Fidelity Government Money Market Fund
The Board considered that it had approved an amended and restated management contract for the fund (effective February 1, 2015) that lowered the fund's management fee rate from 0.42% to 0.25% and changed the fee structure from an all-inclusive fee to a fee that covers only management expenses. The Board considered that the chart reflects the fund's lower management fee rate and new fee structure for 2014 and 2015, as if the new contract were in effect for the entire year.Corporate Headquarters
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Fidelity Flex℠ Funds Fidelity Flex℠ Government Money Market Fund Semi-Annual Report October 31, 2018 |
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Investment Summary/Performance (Unaudited)
Effective Maturity Diversification as of October 31, 2018
Days | % of fund's investments 10/31/18 |
1 - 7 | 64.1 |
8 - 30 | 17.3 |
31 - 60 | 6.8 |
61 - 90 | 3.6 |
91 - 180 | 6.7 |
> 180 | 1.5 |
Effective maturity is determined in accordance with the requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)
As of October 31, 2018 | ||
U.S. Treasury Debt | 13.0% | |
U.S. Government Agency Debt | 20.3% | |
Repurchase Agreements | 65.9% | |
Net Other Assets (Liabilities) | 0.8% |
Current 7-Day Yields
10/31/18 | |
Fidelity Flex℠ Government Money Market Fund | 2.23% |
Yield refers to the income paid by the Fund over a given period. Yield for money market funds is usually for seven-day periods, as it is here, though it is expressed as an annual percentage rate. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Yield will vary and it's possible to lose money investing in the Fund.
Schedule of Investments October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
U.S. Treasury Debt - 13.0% | ||||
Yield(a) | Principal Amount | Value | ||
U.S. Treasury Obligations - 13.0% | ||||
U.S. Treasury Bills | ||||
11/8/18 to 4/18/19 | 2.03 to 2.44 % | $2,600,000 | $2,586,237 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | ||||
2/28/19 | 2.28 | 100,000 | 99,696 | |
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY DEBT | ||||
(Cost $2,685,933) | 2,685,933 | |||
U.S. Government Agency Debt - 20.3% | ||||
Federal Agencies - 20.3% | ||||
Fannie Mae | ||||
12/14/18 to 1/28/19 | 2.19 to 2.35 | 635,000 | 634,027 | |
Federal Farm Credit Bank | ||||
5/6/19 | 2.18 (b)(c) | 10,000 | 10,000 | |
Federal Home Loan Bank | ||||
11/2/18 to 8/2/19 | 2.14 to 2.28 (b) | 3,255,000 | 3,253,351 | |
Federal Home Loan Bank | ||||
10/15/19 | 2.41 (d) | 100,000 | 99,990 | |
Freddie Mac | ||||
9/20/19 | 2.28 (d) | 200,000 | 200,000 | |
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY DEBT | ||||
(Cost $4,197,368) | 4,197,368 |
U.S. Government Agency Repurchase Agreement - 32.4% | |||
Maturity Amount | Value | ||
In a joint trading account at 2.21% dated 10/31/18 due 11/1/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations) # | $967,059 | $967,000 | |
With: | |||
Barclays Bank PLC at 2.21%, dated 10/30/18 due 11/6/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $204,026, 4.00%, 10/1/48) | 200,086 | 200,000 | |
BMO Capital Markets Corp. at 2.21%, dated: | |||
10/19/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $102,082, 2.50% - 5.00%, 10/1/25 - 10/15/53) | 100,190 | 100,000 | |
10/26/18 due 11/2/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $204,075, 3.45% - 4.04%, 7/1/35 - 10/15/53) | 200,086 | 200,000 | |
BNP Paribas, SA at: | |||
2.11%, dated 8/21/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $102,450, 0.00% - 3.00%, 10/31/20 - 9/15/48) | 100,528 | 100,000 | |
2.14%, dated 8/27/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $204,819, 0.00% - 6.63%, 4/30/20 - 9/15/48) | 201,082 | 200,000 | |
2.23%, dated 10/19/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $102,122, 0.00% - 6.63%, 4/30/20 - 10/1/48) | 100,372 | 100,000 | |
Citibank NA at 2.21%, dated 10/30/18 due 11/6/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $1,020,221, 0.00% - 6.13%, 8/28/19 - 10/15/29) | 1,000,430 | 1,000,000 | |
ING Financial Markets LLC at: | |||
2.21%, dated 10/26/18 due 11/2/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $510,310, 2.13% - 4.50%, 2/15/41 - 8/20/48) | 500,215 | 500,000 | |
2.23%, dated 9/20/18 due 12/20/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $51,254, 2.13% - 4.50%, 2/15/41 - 8/20/48) | 50,282 | 50,000 | |
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith at: | |||
2.2%, dated 10/5/18 due 11/5/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $102,169, 3.50%, 2/20/48) | 100,189 | 100,000 | |
2.21%, dated 10/30/18 due 11/6/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $1,020,125, 3.50%, 2/20/48) | 1,000,430 | 1,000,000 | |
Nomura Securities International, Inc. at 2.22%, dated 10/31/18 due: | |||
11/1/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $1,020,063, 4.00%, 9/1/48 - 9/20/48) | 1,000,062 | 1,000,000 | |
11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $510,032, 4.00%, 6/1/48) | 500,216 | 500,000 | |
RBC Capital Markets Corp. at 2.22%, dated 9/13/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $206,675, 2.41% - 4.00%, 12/1/22 - 8/1/48) | 201,122 | 200,000 | |
RBC Financial Group at: | |||
2.2%, dated 9/20/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $205,265, 3.00% - 5.50%, 12/1/32 - 10/1/48) | 200,733 | 200,000 | |
2.31%, dated 10/16/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $102,105, 3.00% - 5.00%, 4/1/32 - 7/20/48) | 100,578 | 100,000 | |
2.35%, dated 10/26/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $102,270, 3.00% - 4.00%, 12/1/32 - 10/1/48) | 100,588 | 100,000 | |
2.36%, dated 10/29/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations valued at $102,944, 3.00% - 5.00%, 12/1/32 - 7/20/48) | 100,597 | 100,000 | |
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY REPURCHASE AGREEMENT | |||
(Cost $6,717,000) | 6,717,000 | ||
U.S. Treasury Repurchase Agreement - 33.5% | |||
With: | |||
BMO Harris Bank NA at: | |||
2.08%, dated 8/9/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $208,627, 3.75%, 11/15/18) | 201,040 | 200,000 | |
2.17%, dated 9/18/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $105,431, 3.00%, 5/15/42) | 100,422 | 100,000 | |
BNP Paribas, SA at: | |||
2.14%, dated 8/28/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $204,844, 0.00% - 8.00%, 11/8/18 - 2/15/37) | 201,082 | 200,000 | |
2.15%, dated: | |||
9/6/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $102,382, 1.44% - 4.75%, 1/31/20 - 2/15/37) | 100,538 | 100,000 | |
9/7/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $103,376, 0.00% - 4.75%, 1/3/19 - 8/15/47) | 100,538 | 100,000 | |
2.16%, dated: | |||
9/10/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $102,986, 0.00% - 2.88%, 1/3/19 - 2/15/46) | 100,546 | 100,000 | |
9/14/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $102,297, 0.00% - 8.13%, 12/6/18 - 7/31/20) | 100,360 | 100,000 | |
2.17%, dated: | |||
9/12/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $102,366, 1.00% - 9.00%, 11/15/18 - 2/15/31) | 100,543 | 100,000 | |
9/17/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $102,313, 0.00% - 8.00%, 12/6/18 - 2/15/37) | 100,362 | 100,000 | |
2.19%, dated 9/18/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $204,574, 1.25% - 4.75%, 1/31/20 - 5/15/43) | 201,095 | 200,000 | |
2.2%, dated: | |||
9/24/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $102,237, 0.00% - 4.75%, 1/3/19 - 2/15/37) | 100,367 | 100,000 | |
9/26/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $102,323, 0.00% - 8.00%, 1/3/19 - 2/15/37) | 100,373 | 100,000 | |
2.21%, dated: | |||
10/2/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $102,248, 0.00% - 8.00%, 11/30/18 - 2/15/37) | 100,381 | 100,000 | |
10/4/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $102,256, 0.00% - 8.00%, 12/20/18 - 11/15/21) | 100,374 | 100,000 | |
2.22%, dated 10/15/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $102,202, 0.00% - 4.75%, 12/6/18 - 5/15/43) | 100,370 | 100,000 | |
Commerz Markets LLC at: | |||
2.23%, dated 10/30/18 due 11/6/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $204,041, 1.75% - 3.00%, 10/31/20 - 9/30/25) | 200,087 | 200,000 | |
2.24%, dated 10/25/18 due 11/1/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $204,092, 1.25% - 2.13%, 5/31/22 - 2/15/26) | 200,087 | 200,000 | |
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. at: | |||
2.21%, dated 10/30/18 due 11/6/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $306,095, 2.75%, 5/31/23) | 300,129 | 300,000 | |
2.23%, dated 10/26/18 due 11/2/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $102,132, 2.75%, 5/31/23) | 100,043 | 100,000 | |
Fixed Income Clearing Corp. - BNYM at 2.21%, dated 10/31/18 due 11/1/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $1,020,087, 2.25%, 2/15/27) | 1,000,061 | 1,000,000 | |
Lloyds Bank PLC at: | |||
2.14%, dated 8/23/18 due 11/23/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $102,529, 2.63% - 6.00%, 11/15/20 - 2/15/26) | 100,547 | 100,000 | |
2.24%, dated 9/19/18 due 12/19/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $51,386, 1.63% - 6.00%, 11/15/22 - 2/15/26) | 50,283 | 50,000 | |
MUFG Securities EMEA PLC at: | |||
2.2%, dated: | |||
10/4/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $108,894, 2.75%, 2/28/25) | 100,208 | 100,000 | |
10/11/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $109,573, 1.00%, 3/15/19) | 100,202 | 100,000 | |
10/29/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $102,163, 2.75%, 4/30/25) | 100,067 | 100,000 | |
10/31/18 due 11/7/18 | |||
(Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $103,163, 2.63%, 8/15/20) | 100,128 | 100,000 | |
(Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $110,175, 2.63%, 8/15/20) | 100,128 | 100,000 | |
2.21%, dated: | |||
10/18/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $109,369, 2.25%, 3/31/20) | 100,160 | 100,000 | |
10/22/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $105,408, 2.38%, 5/15/27) | 100,215 | 100,000 | |
Natixis SA at 2.2%, dated: | |||
10/15/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $103,096, 1.63% - 2.88%, 7/31/20 - 8/15/45) | 100,183 | 100,000 | |
10/25/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $102,050, 1.63% - 2.75%, 7/31/20 - 7/31/23) | 100,196 | 100,000 | |
Nomura Securities International, Inc. at 2.21%, dated 10/30/18 due 11/6/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $1,020,152, 0.00% - 6.25%, 11/8/18 - 11/15/45) | 1,000,430 | 1,000,000 | |
Norinchukin Bank at: | |||
2.19%, dated 8/28/18 due 11/28/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $55,409, 2.63%, 11/15/20) | 50,280 | 50,000 | |
2.2%, dated 9/11/18 due 11/14/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $55,409, 2.63%, 11/15/20) | 50,196 | 50,000 | |
2.23%, dated 9/21/18 due 11/19/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $105,782, 2.63%, 11/15/20) | 100,365 | 100,000 | |
2.26%, dated 10/9/18 due 12/4/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $105,782, 2.63%, 11/15/20) | 100,352 | 100,000 | |
2.29%, dated: | |||
10/11/18 due 12/17/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $105,782, 2.63%, 11/15/20) | 100,426 | 100,000 | |
10/12/18 due 12/18/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $105,782, 2.63%, 11/15/20) | 100,426 | 100,000 | |
2.3%, dated 10/2/18 due 12/21/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $105,782, 2.63%, 11/15/20) | 100,511 | 100,000 | |
2.39%, dated 10/19/18 due 1/18/19 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $105,782, 2.63%, 11/15/20) | 100,604 | 100,000 | |
2.4%, dated 10/23/18 due 1/23/19 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $105,782, 2.63%, 11/15/20) | 100,613 | 100,000 | |
RBC Dominion Securities at: | |||
2.31%, dated: | |||
10/17/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $102,133, 1.25% - 3.00%, 9/30/20 - 11/15/44) | 100,590 | 100,000 | |
10/19/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $102,135, 2.00% - 2.75%, 6/30/23 - 6/30/25) | 100,565 | 100,000 | |
10/23/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $102,136, 1.13% - 2.25%, 3/31/21 - 5/31/24) | 100,507 | 100,000 | |
2.32%, dated 10/25/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $102,064, 1.38% - 4.50%, 9/30/19 - 11/15/47) | 100,535 | 100,000 | |
RBC Financial Group at 2.14%, dated 9/11/18 due 11/7/18 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $102,389, 2.25% - 7.63%, 7/15/21 - 8/15/47) | 100,351 | 100,000 | |
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY REPURCHASE AGREEMENT | |||
(Cost $6,950,000) | 6,950,000 | ||
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 99.2% | |||
(Cost $20,550,301) | 20,550,301 | ||
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 0.8% | 162,618 | ||
NET ASSETS - 100% | $20,712,919 |
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.
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.
(c) Coupon is indexed to a floating interest rate which may be multiplied by a specified factor and/or subject to caps or floors.
(d) Security initially issued at one coupon which converts to a higher coupon at a specified date. The rate shown is the rate at period end.
Investment Valuation
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 Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
Other Information
# Additional information on each counterparty to the repurchase agreement is as follows:
Repurchase Agreement / Counterparty | Value |
$967,000 due 11/01/18 at 2.21% | |
BNP Paribas, S.A. | $37,525 |
BNY Mellon Capital Markets LLC | 37,525 |
Bank of America NA | 103,531 |
Citibank NA | 37,525 |
Credit Agricole CIB New York Branch | 16,271 |
HSBC Securities (USA), Inc. | 46,906 |
ING Financial Markets LLC | 24,391 |
J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc. | 234,005 |
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. | 33,772 |
Mizuho Securities USA, Inc. | 76,926 |
RBC Dominion Securities, Inc. | 142,970 |
Sumitomo Mitsu Bk Corp Ny (DI) | 93,699 |
Wells Fargo Securities LLC | 81,954 |
$967,000 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited) | ||
Assets | ||
Investment in securities, at value (including repurchase agreements of $13,667,000) — See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $20,550,301) | $20,550,301 | |
Cash | 876 | |
Receivable for fund shares sold | 143,779 | |
Interest receivable | 18,042 | |
Total assets | 20,712,998 | |
Liabilities | ||
Payable for fund shares redeemed | $72 | |
Distributions payable | 7 | |
Total liabilities | 79 | |
Net Assets | $20,712,919 | |
Net Assets consist of: | ||
Paid in capital | $20,712,873 | |
Total distributable earnings (loss) | 46 | |
Net Assets, for 20,712,873 shares outstanding | $20,712,919 | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($20,712,919 ÷ 20,712,873 shares) | $1.00 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Operations
Six months ended October 31, 2018 (Unaudited) | ||
Investment Income | ||
Interest | $269,016 | |
Expenses | ||
Independent trustees' fees and expenses | $66 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 66 | |
Expense reductions | (45) | |
Total expenses after reductions | 21 | |
Net investment income (loss) | 268,995 | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | ||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||
Investment securities: | ||
Unaffiliated issuers | 33 | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | 33 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $269,028 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Six months ended October 31, 2018 (Unaudited) | Year ended April 30, 2018 | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | ||
Operations | ||
Net investment income (loss) | $268,995 | $151,689 |
Net realized gain (loss) | 33 | 15 |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 269,028 | 151,704 |
Distributions to shareholders | (268,987) | – |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | – | (151,766) |
Total distributions | (268,987) | (151,766) |
Share transactions at net asset value of $1.00 per share | ||
Proceeds from sales of shares | 9,035,447 | 53,172,617 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 204,250 | 127,658 |
Cost of shares redeemed | (42,211,346) | (4,621,487) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets and shares resulting from share transactions | (32,971,649) | 48,678,788 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (32,971,608) | 48,678,726 |
Net Assets | ||
Beginning of period | 53,684,527 | 5,005,801 |
End of period | $20,712,919 | $53,684,527 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Highlights
Fidelity Flex Government Money Market Fund
Six months ended (Unaudited) October 31, | Years endedApril 30, | ||
2018 | 2018 | 2017 A | |
Selected Per–Share Data | |||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | |||
Net investment income (loss) | .010 | .012 | .001 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | –B | –B | – |
Total from investment operations | .010 | .012 | .001 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.010) | (.012) | (.001) |
Total distributions | (.010) | (.012) | (.001) |
Net asset value, end of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 |
Total ReturnC,D | 1.00% | 1.23% | .12% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsE | |||
Expenses before reductionsF | - %G | -% | - %G |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if anyF | - %G | -% | - %G |
Expenses net of all reductionsF | - %G | -% | - %G |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.93%G | 1.39% | .78%G |
Supplemental Data | |||
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $20,713 | $53,685 | $5,006 |
A For the period March 8, 2017 (commencement of operations) to April 30, 2017.
B Amount represents less than $.0005 per share.
C Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
D Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
E 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. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement 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 .005%.
G Annualized
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
For the period ended October 31, 2018
1. Organization.
Fidelity Flex 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. Share transactions on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets may contain exchanges between affiliated funds. 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. The Fund is available only to certain fee-based accounts offered by Fidelity.
2. Significant Accounting Policies.
The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investments Companies. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Investment Valuation. 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 and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable.
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. 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.
Distributions are declared and recorded daily and paid monthly from net investment income. Distributions from realized gains, if any, are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. There were no significant book-to-tax differences during the period.
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.
As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation | $– |
Gross unrealized depreciation | – |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $– |
Tax cost | $20,550,301 |
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 cash or 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.
New Rule Issuance. During August 2018, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued Final Rule Release No. 33-10532, Disclosure Update and Simplification. This Final Rule includes amendments specific to registered investment companies that are intended to eliminate overlap in disclosure requirements between Regulation S-X and GAAP. In accordance with these amendments, certain line-items in the Fund's financial statements have been combined or removed for the current period as outlined in the table below.
Financial Statement | Current Line-Item Presentation | Prior Line-Item Presentation |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | Total distributable earnings (loss) | Undistributed/Distributions in excess of/Accumulated net investment income (loss) Accumulated/Undistributed net realized gain (loss) Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets | N/A – removed | Undistributed/Distributions in excess of/Accumulated net investment income (loss) end of period |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets | Distributions to shareholders | Distributions to shareholders from net investment income Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain |
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 and the Fund does not pay any fees for these services. Under the management contract, the investment adviser or an affiliate pays all other expenses of the Fund, excluding fees and expenses of the independent Trustees, and certain miscellaneous expenses such as proxy and shareholder meeting expenses.
Interfund Trades. The Fund may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act.
4. Expense Reductions.
Through arrangements with the Fund's custodian, credits realized as a result of certain uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's expenses by $45.
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.
At the end of the period, the investment adviser or its affiliates were the owners of record of 25% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund.
Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including 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 (May 1, 2018 to October 31, 2018).
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.
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.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
Annualized Expense Ratio-A | Beginning Account Value May 1, 2018 | Ending Account Value October 31, 2018 | Expenses Paid During Period-B May 1, 2018 to October 31, 2018 | |
Actual | - %-C | $1,000.00 | $1,010.00 | $--D |
Hypothetical-E | $1,000.00 | $1,025.21 | $--D |
A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
B Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
C Amount represents less than .005%.
D Amount represents less than $.005.
E 5% return per year before expenses
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity Flex Government Money Market Fund
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract with Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and the sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. FMR and the sub-advisers are referred to herein as the Investment Advisers. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, covers an extensive agenda of topics and materials and considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established four standing committees (Committees) — Operations, Audit, Fair Valuation, and Governance and Nominating — each composed of and chaired by Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. The Operations Committee, of which all of the Independent Trustees are members, meets regularly throughout the year and considers, among other matters, information specifically related to the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees, requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to review matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of the Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through joint ad hoc committees to discuss certain matters relevant to all of the Fidelity funds.
At its September 2018 meeting, the Board unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant and reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and the fact that no fee is payable under the management contract was fair and reasonable.
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered Fidelity's staffing as it relates to the fund, including the backgrounds of investment personnel of Fidelity, and also considered the fund's investment objective, strategies, and related investment philosophy. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the investment personnel compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund. Additionally, the Board considered the portfolio managers' investments, if any, in the funds that they manage.Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of Fidelity's investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as Fidelity's approach to recruiting, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board noted that Fidelity has continued to increase the resources devoted to non-U.S. offices, including expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization. The Board also noted that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. Further, the Board considered that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered Fidelity's trading, risk management, compliance, and technology and operations capabilities and resources, which are integral parts of the investment management process.Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians, subcustodians, and pricing vendors; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures.The Board noted that the growth of fund assets over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value and convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through telephone representatives and over the Internet, investor education materials and asset allocation tools, and the expanded availability of Fidelity Investor Centers.Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing a large variety of mutual fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including: (i) continuing to dedicate additional resources to Fidelity's investment research process, which includes meetings with management of issuers of securities in which the funds invest, and to the support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) continuing efforts to enhance Fidelity's global research capabilities; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs; (iv) launching new share classes of existing funds; (v) eliminating purchase minimums and broadening eligibility requirements for certain funds and share classes; (vi) reducing management fees and total expenses for certain growth equity funds and index funds; (vii) lowering expense caps for certain existing funds and classes, and converting certain voluntary expense caps to contractual caps, to reduce expenses borne by shareholders; (viii) eliminating short-term redemption fees for funds that had such fees; (ix) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies from fund mergers and share class consolidations; (x) continuing to develop, acquire and implement systems and technology to improve services to the funds and shareholders, strengthen information security, and increase efficiency; and (xi) continuing to implement enhancements to further strengthen Fidelity's product line to increase investors' probability of success in achieving their investment goals, including retirement income goals.Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated in accordance with its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. As the fund recently commenced operations, the Board did not believe that it was appropriate to assign significant weight to its limited investment performance.Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should continue to benefit the shareholders of the fund.Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio. The Board noted that the fund is available exclusively to certain Fidelity fee-based programs. The Board considered that the fund does not pay FMR a management fee for investment advisory services, but that FMR is indirectly compensated for its services out of the program fees. The Board also noted that FMR or an affiliate undertakes to pay all operating expenses of the fund, except Independent Trustee fees and expenses, proxy and shareholder meeting expenses, interest, taxes, brokerage expenses, and extraordinary expenses (such as litigation expenses).Based on its review, the Board considered that the fund does not pay a management fee and concluded that the total expense ratio of the fund was reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of the methodologies used by Fidelity in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures in respect of the mathematical accuracy of the fund profitability information and its conformity to established allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and potential indirect benefits such businesses may have received as a result of their association with Fidelity's mutual fund business (i.e., fall-out benefits) as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from the fund's business. The Board noted that changes to fall-out benefits year-over-year reflect business developments at Fidelity's various businesses.The Board concluded that the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund were not relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts because the fund pays no advisory fees and FMR or an affiliate bears all expenses of the fund, with limited exceptions.Economies of Scale. The Board concluded that because the fund pays no advisory fees and FMR bears all expenses of the fund with certain limited exceptions, the realization of economies of scale was not a material factor in the Board's decision to renew the fund's Advisory Contract.Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' advisory contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including: (i) Fidelity's fund profitability methodology, profitability trends for certain funds, the allocation of various costs to different funds, and the impact of certain factors on fund profitability results; (ii) portfolio manager changes that have occurred during the past year and the amount of the investment that each portfolio manager has made in the Fidelity fund(s) that he or she manages; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers, research analysts, and other key personnel, including its effects on fund profitability, the rationale for the compensation structure, and the extent to which current market conditions have affected retention and recruitment; (iv) the arrangements with and compensation paid to certain fund sub-advisers on behalf of the Fidelity funds and the treatment of such compensation within Fidelity's fund profitability methodology; (v) the terms of Fidelity's voluntary expense limitation agreements; (vi) the methodology with respect to competitive fund data and peer group classifications; (vii) Fidelity's transfer agent fee, expense, and service structures for different funds and classes relative to competitive trends, and the impact of the increased use of omnibus accounts; (viii) new developments in the retail and institutional marketplaces and the competitive positioning of the funds relative to other investment products and services; (ix) the impact of recent changes to the money market fund landscape, including the full implementation of money market fund reform and rising interest rates, on Fidelity's money market funds; (x) the funds' share class structures and distribution channels; and (xi) explanations regarding the relative total expense ratios of certain funds and classes, total expense competitive trends and methodologies for total expense competitive comparisons, and actions that might be taken by Fidelity to reduce total expense ratios for certain classes. In addition, the Board considered its discussions with Fidelity throughout the year regarding enhanced information security initiatives and the funds' fair valuation policies.Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board concluded that the advisory fee arrangements are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.Corporate Headquarters
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Fidelity Series® Treasury Bill Index Fund Semi-Annual Report October 31, 2018 |
Contents
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees |
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Neither the Fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
Investment Summary (Unaudited)
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)
As of October 31, 2018 | ||
U.S. Government and U.S. Government Agency Obligations | 99.9% | |
Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities) | 0.1% |
Schedule of Investments October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
U.S. Government and Government Agency Obligations - 99.9% | |||
Principal Amount | Value | ||
U.S. Treasury Obligations - 99.9% | |||
U.S. Treasury Bills, yield at date of purchase 2.2% to 2.46% 2/7/19 to 5/2/19 | |||
(Cost $715,577,946) | 722,075,000 | 715,456,052 | |
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AND GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS | |||
(Cost $715,577,946) | 715,456,052 | ||
Shares | Value | ||
Money Market Funds - 0.3% | |||
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 2.23% (a) | |||
(Cost $2,252,176) | 2,251,726 | 2,252,176 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 100.2% | |||
(Cost $717,830,122) | 717,708,228 | ||
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (0.2)% | (1,745,258) | ||
NET ASSETS - 100% | $715,962,970 |
Legend
(a) Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements are available on the SEC's website or upon request.
Affiliated Central Funds
Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows:
Fund | Income earned |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund | $9,901 |
Total | $9,901 |
Amounts in the income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line-item in the Statement of Operations if applicable.
Investment Valuation
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2018, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: | ||||
Description | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Investments in Securities: | ||||
U.S. Government and Government Agency Obligations | $715,456,052 | $-- | $715,456,052 | $-- |
Money Market Funds | 2,252,176 | 2,252,176 | -- | -- |
Total Investments in Securities: | $717,708,228 | $2,252,176 | $715,456,052 | $-- |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited) | ||
Assets | ||
Investment in securities, at value — See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $715,577,946) | $715,456,052 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $2,252,176) | 2,252,176 | |
Total Investment in Securities (cost $717,830,122) | $717,708,228 | |
Receivable for investments sold | 292,045,226 | |
Receivable for fund shares sold | 241 | |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | 4,477 | |
Total assets | 1,009,758,172 | |
Liabilities | ||
Payable for investments purchased | $272,204,289 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 21,589,353 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 1,560 | |
Total liabilities | 293,795,202 | |
Net Assets | $715,962,970 | |
Net Assets consist of: | ||
Paid in capital | $716,190,371 | |
Total distributable earnings (loss) | (227,401) | |
Net Assets, for 71,619,036 shares outstanding | $715,962,970 | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($715,962,970 ÷ 71,619,036 shares) | $10.00 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Operations
For the period August 17, 2018 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2018 (Unaudited) | ||
Investment Income | ||
Interest | $3,014,545 | |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds | 9,901 | |
Total income | 3,024,446 | |
Expenses | ||
Custodian fees and expenses | $1,559 | |
Independent trustees' fees and expenses | 388 | |
Total expenses | 1,947 | |
Net investment income (loss) | 3,022,499 | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | ||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||
Investment securities: | ||
Unaffiliated issuers | (105,619) | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | (105,619) | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities | (121,894) | |
Net gain (loss) | (227,513) | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | $2,794,986 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the period August 17, 2018 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2018 (Unaudited) | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | |
Operations | |
Net investment income (loss) | $3,022,499 |
Net realized gain (loss) | (105,619) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (121,894) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 2,794,986 |
Distributions to shareholders | (3,022,387) |
Total distributions | (3,022,387) |
Share transactions | |
Proceeds from sales of shares | 741,933,243 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 3,022,385 |
Cost of shares redeemed | (28,765,257) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | 716,190,371 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 715,962,970 |
Net Assets | |
Beginning of period | – |
End of period | $715,962,970 |
Other Information | |
Shares | |
Sold | 74,193,324 |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 302,238 |
Redeemed | (2,876,526) |
Net increase (decrease) | 71,619,036 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Highlights
Fidelity Series Treasury Bill Index Fund
Six months ended (Unaudited) October 31, | |
2018 A | |
Selected Per–Share Data | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | |
Net investment income (loss)B | .045 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (.001) |
Total from investment operations | .044 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.044) |
Total distributions | (.044) |
Net asset value, end of period | $10.00 |
Total ReturnC | .44% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsD,E | |
Expenses before reductions | - %F,G |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | - %F,G |
Expenses net of all reductions | - %F,G |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.16%F |
Supplemental Data | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $715,963 |
A For the period August 17, 2018 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2018.
B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
C Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
D Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
E Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the Fund. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the Fund during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the Fund.
F Annualized
G Amount represents less than .005%.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
For the period ended October 31, 2018
1. Organization.
Fidelity Series Treasury Bill Index Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Hereford Street Trust (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. Shares of the Fund are only available for purchase by mutual funds for which Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) or an affiliate serves as an investment manager. 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. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund invests in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Annualized expenses of the Money Market Central Funds as of their most recent shareholder report date are less than .005%.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds are available on the SEC website or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investments Companies. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Board of Trustees (the Board) has delegated the day to day responsibility for the valuation of the Fund's investments to the Fair Value Committee (the Committee) established by the Fund's investment adviser. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and reports to the Board on the Committee's activities and fair value determinations. The Board monitors the appropriateness of the procedures used in valuing the Fund's investments and ratifies the fair value determinations of the Committee.
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
- Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
- Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
- Level 3 – unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on evaluated prices received from third party pricing vendors or from brokers who make markets in such securities. U.S. government and government agency obligations are valued by pricing vendors who utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type or by broker-supplied prices. When independent prices are unavailable or unreliable, debt securities may be valued utilizing pricing methodologies which consider similar factors that would be used by third party pricing vendors. Debt securities are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy but may be Level 3 depending on the circumstances.
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level as of October 31, 2018 is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is accrued as earned and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable.
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. 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.
Distributions are declared and recorded daily and paid monthly from net investment income. Distributions from realized gains, if any, are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities, and derivatives if applicable, for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation | $2,195,314 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (419) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $2,194,895 |
Tax cost | $715,513,333 |
New Accounting Pronouncement. In March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU), ASU 2017-08, which amends the amortization period for certain callable debt securities that are held at a premium. The amendment requires the premium to be amortized to the earliest call date. The amendments do not require an accounting change for securities held at a discount. The ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Management is currently evaluating the potential impact of these changes to the financial statements.
4. 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 does not pay a management fee. Under the management contract, the investment adviser or an affiliate pays all ordinary operating expenses of the Fund, except custody fees, fees and expenses of the independent Trustees, and certain miscellaneous expenses such as proxy and shareholder meeting expenses.
Interfund Trades. The Fund may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act.
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.
At the end of the period, mutual funds managed by the investment adviser or its affiliates were the owners of record of all of the outstanding shares of the Fund.
Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The actual expense Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (August 17, 2018 to October 31, 2018). The hypothetical expense Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested for the one-half year period (May 1, 2018 to October 31, 2018).
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. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
Annualized Expense Ratio-A | Beginning Account Value | Ending Account Value October 31, 2018 | Expenses Paid During Period | |
Actual | - %-B | $1,000.00 | $1,004.40 | $---C,D |
Hypothetical-E | $1,000.00 | $1,025.21 | $---D,F |
A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
B Amount represents less than $.005.
C Actual expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 76/365 (to reflect the period August 17, 2018 to October 31, 2018).
D Amount represents less than $.005
E 5% return per year before expenses
F Hypothetical expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity Series Treasury Bill Index Fund
On July 19, 2018, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), voted to approve the management contract with Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and the sub-advisory agreements with affiliates of FMR (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. FMR and the sub-advisers are collectively referred to herein as the Investment Advisers. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, considered a broad range of information.
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing as it relates to the fund, including the backgrounds of investment personnel of Fidelity, and also considered the fund's investment objective, strategies, and related investment philosophy, and the purpose of Series funds generally. The Board considered the structure of the investment personnel compensation program, and whether this structure, provides, appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund.Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of Fidelity's investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as Fidelity's approach to recruiting, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board noted that Fidelity has continued to increase the resources devoted to non-U.S. offices, including expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization. The Board also noted that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. Further, the Board considered that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered Fidelity's trading, risk management, compliance, and technology and operations capabilities and resources, which are integral parts of the investment management process.Administrative Services. The Board considered the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory and administrative services to be performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund. The Board also considered the nature and extent of the supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians, subcustodians, and pricing vendors.Investment Performance. The fund is a new fund and therefore had no historical performance for the Board to review at the time it approved the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board considered the Investment Advisers' strength in fundamental, research-driven security selection, which the Board is familiar with through its supervision of other Fidelity funds.Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services to be provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should benefit the shareholders of the fund.Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio ..The Board considered that the fund will not pay FMR a management fee for investment advisory services. In reviewing the Advisory Contracts, the Board also considered the projected total expense ratio of the fund. The Board noted that FMR or an affiliate undertakes to pay all operating expenses of the fund, except transfer agent fees, 12b-1 fees, Independent Trustee fees and expenses, custodian fees and expenses, proxy and shareholder meeting expenses, interest, taxes, brokerage expenses, and extraordinary expenses (such as litigation expenses).The Board also noted that FMR has contractually agreed to reimburse the fund to the extent that total operating expenses (excluding interest, certain taxes, certain securities lending costs, brokerage commissions, fees and expenses of the Independent Trustees, proxy and shareholder meeting expenses, extraordinary expenses, and acquired fund fees and expenses, if any), as a percentage of its average net assets exceed, 0.014% through June 30, 2020.Based on its review, the Board considered that the fund will not pay a management fee and concluded that the fund's projected total expense ratio was reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders will receive and the other factors considered.Costs of the Services and Profitability. The fund is a new fund and therefore no revenue, cost, or profitability data was available for the Board to review in respect of the fund at the time it approved the Advisory Contracts. In connection with its future renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, the Board will consider the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.Economies of Scale. The Board concluded that because the fund will pay no advisory fees, there is no issue of FMR sharing economies of scale with the fund to the extent assets increase.Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Advisory Contracts, the Board received information explaining that the fund is offered exclusively to other Fidelity funds, which use the fund to gain exposure to a specific type of investment. The Board also noted that those Fidelity funds investing in the fund will benefit from investing in one centralized fund as the fund may deliver more uniform asset class performance and offer additional opportunities to generate returns and diversify the investing funds' fixed income allocations.Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board concluded that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be approved.Corporate Headquarters
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Item 2.
Code of Ethics
Not applicable.
Item 3.
Audit Committee Financial Expert
Not applicable.
Item 4.
Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Not applicable.
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 Fidelity Hereford Street 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 Fidelity Hereford Street Trust’s (the “Trust”) disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act) provide reasonable assurances that material information relating to the Trust is made known to them by the appropriate persons, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.
(a)(ii) There was no change in the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12.
Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management
Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 13.
Exhibits
(a) | (1) | Not applicable. |
(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/Laura M. Del Prato |
Laura M. Del Prato | |
President and Treasurer | |
Date: | December 26, 2018 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: | /s/Laura M. Del Prato |
Laura M. Del Prato | |
President and Treasurer | |
Date: | December 26, 2018 |
By: | /s/John J. Burke III |
John J. Burke III | |
Chief Financial Officer | |
Date: | December 26, 2018 |