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 811-21667
Fidelity Central Investment Portfolios LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
245 Summer St., Boston, MA 02210
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Margaret Carey, Secretary
245 Summer St.
Boston, Massachusetts 02210
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
617-563-7000
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Date of fiscal year end: | June 30 |
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Date of reporting period: | December 31, 2023 |
Item 1.
Reports to Stockholders
Fidelity® U.S. Equity Central Fund
Semi-Annual Report
December 31, 2023
Contents
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Top Holdings (% of Fund's net assets) |
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Microsoft Corp. | 7.1 | |
Apple, Inc. | 5.2 | |
Amazon.com, Inc. | 3.4 | |
Alphabet, Inc. Class A | 3.3 | |
Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A | 1.9 | |
NVIDIA Corp. | 1.9 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 1.7 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 1.5 | |
Adobe, Inc. | 1.4 | |
Visa, Inc. Class A | 1.4 | |
| 28.8 | |
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Market Sectors (% of Fund's net assets) |
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Information Technology | 25.8 | |
Financials | 13.3 | |
Health Care | 12.5 | |
Consumer Discretionary | 10.6 | |
Industrials | 10.1 | |
Communication Services | 7.9 | |
Consumer Staples | 6.0 | |
Energy | 3.9 | |
Real Estate | 2.9 | |
Materials | 2.5 | |
Utilities | 2.2 | |
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Asset Allocation (% of Fund's net assets) |
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Futures - 0.7% |
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Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 97.3% |
| | Shares | Value ($) |
COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 7.9% | | | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.3% | | | |
AT&T, Inc. | | 3,106,500 | 52,127,070 |
GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A (a) | | 264,647 | 3 |
Liberty Global Ltd. Class C | | 163,418 | 3,046,112 |
| | | 55,173,185 |
Entertainment - 1.4% | | | |
Electronic Arts, Inc. | | 19,600 | 2,681,476 |
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.: | | | |
Class A (b)(c) | | 89,400 | 974,460 |
Class B (b) | | 448,426 | 4,569,461 |
Marcus Corp. (c) | | 307,600 | 4,484,808 |
Netflix, Inc. (b) | | 218,805 | 106,531,778 |
Roku, Inc. Class A (b) | | 180,100 | 16,507,966 |
Sea Ltd. ADR (b) | | 487,400 | 19,739,700 |
Spotify Technology SA (b) | | 40,700 | 7,647,937 |
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (b) | | 38,660 | 6,222,327 |
The Walt Disney Co. | | 748,720 | 67,601,929 |
TKO Group Holdings, Inc. | | 163,712 | 13,355,625 |
Warner Music Group Corp. Class A | | 161,700 | 5,787,243 |
| | | 256,104,710 |
Interactive Media & Services - 5.6% | | | |
Alphabet, Inc. Class A (b) | | 4,118,800 | 575,355,172 |
Angi, Inc. (b) | | 2,359,432 | 5,874,986 |
IAC, Inc. (b) | | 15,000 | 785,700 |
Match Group, Inc. (b) | | 271,300 | 9,902,450 |
Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A (b) | | 956,525 | 338,571,589 |
Pinterest, Inc. Class A (b) | | 537,600 | 19,912,704 |
Snap, Inc. Class A (b) | | 2,081,900 | 35,246,567 |
| | | 985,649,168 |
Media - 0.4% | | | |
Altice U.S.A., Inc. Class A (b) | | 715,600 | 2,325,700 |
Comcast Corp. Class A | | 273,482 | 11,992,186 |
DISH Network Corp. Class A (b)(c) | | 77,263 | 445,808 |
Liberty Broadband Corp.: | | | |
Class A (b) | | 375,753 | 30,300,722 |
Class C (b) | | 212,700 | 17,141,493 |
S4 Capital PLC (b)(c) | | 692,100 | 471,087 |
| | | 62,676,996 |
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.2% | | | |
T-Mobile U.S., Inc. | | 192,738 | 30,901,684 |
TOTAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES | | | 1,390,505,743 |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 10.6% | | | |
Automobile Components - 0.1% | | | |
Adient PLC (b) | | 270,845 | 9,847,924 |
Aptiv PLC (b) | | 133,400 | 11,968,648 |
| | | 21,816,572 |
Automobiles - 1.2% | | | |
Tesla, Inc. (b) | | 874,410 | 217,273,397 |
Broadline Retail - 3.7% | | | |
Amazon.com, Inc. (b) | | 4,034,768 | 613,042,650 |
eBay, Inc. | | 756,816 | 33,012,314 |
Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. (b) | | 177,759 | 13,490,131 |
| | | 659,545,095 |
Distributors - 0.0% | | | |
LKQ Corp. | | 132,706 | 6,342,020 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 2.2% | | | |
ARAMARK Holdings Corp. | | 624,994 | 17,562,331 |
Booking Holdings, Inc. (b) | | 20,123 | 71,380,708 |
Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (b) | | 415,658 | 19,486,047 |
Churchill Downs, Inc. | | 279,464 | 37,708,078 |
Domino's Pizza, Inc. | | 82,019 | 33,810,692 |
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. | | 285,003 | 51,896,196 |
Marriott International, Inc. Class A | | 206,276 | 46,517,301 |
McDonald's Corp. | | 132,090 | 39,166,006 |
Penn Entertainment, Inc. (b) | | 262,600 | 6,832,852 |
Planet Fitness, Inc. (b) | | 177,407 | 12,950,711 |
Red Rock Resorts, Inc. | | 230,800 | 12,308,564 |
Yum! Brands, Inc. (c) | | 330,300 | 43,156,998 |
| | | 392,776,484 |
Household Durables - 0.2% | | | |
D.R. Horton, Inc. | | 131,420 | 19,973,212 |
Mohawk Industries, Inc. (b) | | 100,757 | 10,428,350 |
Newell Brands, Inc. | | 88,000 | 763,840 |
| | | 31,165,402 |
Specialty Retail - 1.9% | | | |
Aritzia, Inc. (b) | | 106,400 | 2,208,219 |
Burlington Stores, Inc. (b) | | 41,800 | 8,129,264 |
Five Below, Inc. (b) | | 109,929 | 23,432,466 |
Lowe's Companies, Inc. | | 480,761 | 106,993,361 |
The Home Depot, Inc. | | 154,834 | 53,657,723 |
TJX Companies, Inc. | | 1,230,976 | 115,477,859 |
Valvoline, Inc. | | 486,771 | 18,292,854 |
| | | 328,191,746 |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.3% | | | |
Capri Holdings Ltd. (b) | | 329,536 | 16,555,889 |
lululemon athletica, Inc. (b) | | 124,767 | 63,792,119 |
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | | 12,991 | 10,555,670 |
NIKE, Inc. Class B | | 562,710 | 61,093,425 |
PVH Corp. | | 370,721 | 45,272,449 |
Tapestry, Inc. | | 599,861 | 22,080,883 |
| | | 219,350,435 |
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | | 1,876,461,151 |
CONSUMER STAPLES - 6.0% | | | |
Beverages - 2.1% | | | |
Boston Beer Co., Inc. Class A (b) | | 80,850 | 27,940,952 |
Brown-Forman Corp. Class B (non-vtg.) | | 81,100 | 4,630,810 |
Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A (sub. vtg.) | | 117,466 | 28,397,406 |
Diageo PLC | | 448,925 | 16,293,813 |
Duckhorn Portfolio, Inc. (b) | | 149,900 | 1,476,515 |
Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc. | | 2,108,701 | 70,261,917 |
Monster Beverage Corp. | | 511,356 | 29,459,219 |
PepsiCo, Inc. | | 206,800 | 35,122,912 |
The Coca-Cola Co. | | 2,520,691 | 148,544,321 |
| | | 362,127,865 |
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail - 1.0% | | | |
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. Class A (multi-vtg.) | | 298,300 | 17,566,393 |
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (b) | | 154,800 | 10,318,968 |
Dollar General Corp. | | 160,069 | 21,761,381 |
Dollar Tree, Inc. (b) | | 71,900 | 10,213,395 |
Performance Food Group Co. (b) | | 506,202 | 35,003,868 |
Sysco Corp. | | 122,700 | 8,973,051 |
Target Corp. | | 185,700 | 26,447,394 |
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | | 19,500 | 509,145 |
Walmart, Inc. | | 278,500 | 43,905,525 |
| | | 174,699,120 |
Food Products - 0.7% | | | |
Archer Daniels Midland Co. | | 99,700 | 7,200,334 |
Bunge Global SA | | 56,300 | 5,683,485 |
Conagra Brands, Inc. | | 177,700 | 5,092,882 |
Darling Ingredients, Inc. (b) | | 75,026 | 3,739,296 |
General Mills, Inc. | | 112,400 | 7,321,736 |
Laird Superfood, Inc. (b) | | 119,100 | 108,381 |
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. | | 53,200 | 5,750,388 |
Mondelez International, Inc. | | 580,312 | 42,031,998 |
Nomad Foods Ltd. (b) | | 1,059,931 | 17,965,830 |
The Hershey Co. | | 16,200 | 3,020,328 |
The J.M. Smucker Co. | | 80,400 | 10,160,952 |
The Real Good Food Co. LLC: | | | |
Class B (a)(b) | | 155,856 | 2 |
Class B unit (b)(d) | | 155,856 | 236,901 |
TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (b) | | 140,803 | 5,836,284 |
Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A | | 265,800 | 14,286,750 |
| | | 128,435,547 |
Household Products - 1.3% | | | |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | 160,700 | 12,809,397 |
Energizer Holdings, Inc. | | 891,315 | 28,236,859 |
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | | 225,000 | 27,339,750 |
Procter & Gamble Co. | | 923,293 | 135,299,356 |
Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc. | | 428,726 | 11,507,006 |
The Clorox Co. | | 43,400 | 6,188,406 |
| | | 221,380,774 |
Personal Care Products - 0.5% | | | |
Edgewell Personal Care Co. (c) | | 137,200 | 5,025,636 |
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. Class A | | 179,200 | 26,208,000 |
Herbalife Ltd. (b)(c) | | 129,813 | 1,980,946 |
Kenvue, Inc. | | 2,597,500 | 55,924,175 |
Olaplex Holdings, Inc. (b) | | 1,644,100 | 4,176,014 |
| | | 93,314,771 |
Tobacco - 0.4% | | | |
Altria Group, Inc. | | 857,367 | 34,586,185 |
British American Tobacco PLC: | | | |
(United Kingdom) | | 65,090 | 1,904,480 |
sponsored ADR | | 83,400 | 2,442,786 |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | | 435,353 | 40,958,010 |
| | | 79,891,461 |
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | | | 1,059,849,538 |
ENERGY - 3.9% | | | |
Energy Equipment & Services - 0.5% | | | |
Core Laboratories, Inc. | | 77,000 | 1,359,820 |
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (b) | | 197,800 | 2,571,400 |
Expro Group Holdings NV (b) | | 891,400 | 14,191,088 |
Newpark Resources, Inc. (b) | | 272,600 | 1,810,064 |
Noble Corp. PLC | | 58,900 | 2,836,624 |
Schlumberger Ltd. | | 383,100 | 19,936,524 |
TechnipFMC PLC | | 700,200 | 14,102,028 |
Valaris Ltd. (b) | | 79,000 | 5,417,030 |
Weatherford International PLC (b) | | 256,300 | 25,073,829 |
| | | 87,298,407 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 3.4% | | | |
Africa Oil Corp. | | 7,522,657 | 14,136,384 |
Athabasca Oil Corp. (b) | | 4,937,600 | 15,538,879 |
ConocoPhillips Co. | | 520,900 | 60,460,863 |
Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas Ltd. (b) | | 4,487,061 | 575,677 |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | 2,681,938 | 268,140,161 |
Hess Corp. | | 127,175 | 18,333,548 |
Imperial Oil Ltd. (c) | | 920,700 | 52,446,652 |
Kosmos Energy Ltd. (b) | | 2,561,973 | 17,190,839 |
MEG Energy Corp. (b) | | 2,293,550 | 40,970,777 |
PBF Energy, Inc. Class A | | 123,900 | 5,446,644 |
Phillips 66 Co. | | 362,459 | 48,257,791 |
Shell PLC ADR | | 384,400 | 25,293,520 |
Valero Energy Corp. | | 277,586 | 36,086,180 |
| | | 602,877,915 |
TOTAL ENERGY | | | 690,176,322 |
FINANCIALS - 13.1% | | | |
Banks - 5.0% | | | |
AIB Group PLC | | 2,050,340 | 8,782,275 |
Bancorp, Inc., Delaware (b) | | 399,000 | 15,385,440 |
Bank of America Corp. | | 2,309,254 | 77,752,582 |
Bank of Ireland Group PLC | | 1,380,500 | 12,532,808 |
Citigroup, Inc. | | 343,639 | 17,676,790 |
DNB Bank ASA | | 647,900 | 13,775,163 |
East West Bancorp, Inc. | | 552,500 | 39,752,375 |
HDFC Bank Ltd. | | 539,300 | 11,042,221 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | 1,773,369 | 301,650,067 |
KBC Group NV | | 85,433 | 5,538,104 |
KeyCorp | | 2,699,800 | 38,877,120 |
M&T Bank Corp. | | 165,649 | 22,707,165 |
Piraeus Financial Holdings SA (b) | | 3,343,502 | 11,811,389 |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | | 588,400 | 91,113,740 |
Popular, Inc. | | 513,500 | 42,142,945 |
Starling Bank Ltd. Series D (a)(b)(e) | | 4,618,325 | 18,484,389 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | | 153,800 | 7,483,884 |
Truist Financial Corp. | | 682,400 | 25,194,208 |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | 2,260,271 | 111,250,539 |
| | | 872,953,204 |
Capital Markets - 2.7% | | | |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | | 979,975 | 51,007,699 |
BlackRock, Inc. Class A | | 68,416 | 55,540,109 |
Brookfield Corp. Class A | | 279,239 | 11,203,069 |
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | | 109,630 | 19,575,533 |
CME Group, Inc. | | 200,200 | 42,162,120 |
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. | | 271,300 | 22,490,770 |
Lazard, Inc. Class A | | 358,100 | 12,461,880 |
London Stock Exchange Group PLC | | 100,200 | 11,844,797 |
LPL Financial | | 97,200 | 22,124,664 |
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | | 95,200 | 27,879,320 |
Moody's Corp. | | 110,300 | 43,078,768 |
Morgan Stanley | | 618,500 | 57,675,125 |
Northern Trust Corp. | | 206,600 | 17,432,908 |
Patria Investments Ltd. | | 898,838 | 13,940,977 |
State Street Corp. | | 58,800 | 4,554,648 |
StepStone Group, Inc. Class A | | 325,072 | 10,347,042 |
Tradeweb Markets, Inc. Class A | | 166,200 | 15,104,256 |
UBS Group AG | | 1,138,400 | 35,176,560 |
Virtu Financial, Inc. Class A | | 420,601 | 8,521,376 |
| | | 482,121,621 |
Consumer Finance - 0.1% | | | |
NerdWallet, Inc. (b) | | 253,200 | 3,727,104 |
OneMain Holdings, Inc. | | 413,904 | 20,364,077 |
| | | 24,091,181 |
Financial Services - 3.0% | | | |
Apollo Global Management, Inc. | | 586,362 | 54,643,075 |
Block, Inc. Class A (b) | | 934,200 | 72,260,370 |
Essent Group Ltd. | | 479,833 | 25,306,392 |
Fiserv, Inc. (b) | | 395,500 | 52,538,220 |
Global Payments, Inc. | | 292,200 | 37,109,400 |
Jumo World Holding Ltd. (a)(e) | | 999,839 | 1,659,733 |
Jumo World Ltd. (a)(b) | | 998 | 0 |
MGIC Investment Corp. | | 100,818 | 1,944,779 |
Mr. Cooper Group, Inc. (b) | | 20 | 1,302 |
Repay Holdings Corp. (b) | | 1,535,744 | 13,115,254 |
UWM Holdings Corp. Class A (c) | | 1,619,903 | 11,582,306 |
Visa, Inc. Class A | | 931,100 | 242,411,885 |
Voya Financial, Inc. | | 98,500 | 7,186,560 |
Worldline SA (b)(d) | | 126,662 | 2,202,652 |
| | | 521,961,928 |
Insurance - 2.3% | | | |
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | | 208,158 | 46,810,571 |
Beazley PLC | | 2,549,067 | 16,960,658 |
Chubb Ltd. | | 264,867 | 59,859,942 |
Direct Line Insurance Group PLC (b) | | 6,321,928 | 14,661,978 |
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (sub. vtg.) | | 28,701 | 26,479,951 |
Globe Life, Inc. | | 143,705 | 17,491,773 |
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | | 398,633 | 32,042,121 |
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | | 275,539 | 52,206,374 |
Progressive Corp. | | 299,523 | 47,708,023 |
Prudential PLC | | 594,962 | 6,712,773 |
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | | 141,200 | 22,843,336 |
The Travelers Companies, Inc. | | 158,226 | 30,140,471 |
Unum Group | | 759,681 | 34,352,775 |
| | | 408,270,746 |
TOTAL FINANCIALS | | | 2,309,398,680 |
HEALTH CARE - 12.3% | | | |
Biotechnology - 2.2% | | | |
Acelyrin, Inc. (c) | | 280,000 | 2,088,800 |
Allogene Therapeutics, Inc. (b) | | 1,000,000 | 3,210,000 |
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (b) | | 100,000 | 19,141,000 |
Ambrx Biopharma, Inc. | | 148,700 | 2,117,488 |
Arcellx, Inc. (b) | | 118,000 | 6,549,000 |
Arcus Biosciences, Inc. (b) | | 210,000 | 4,011,000 |
Argenx SE ADR (b) | | 80,000 | 30,434,400 |
Ascendis Pharma A/S sponsored ADR (b) | | 240,000 | 30,228,000 |
Avidity Biosciences, Inc. (b) | | 360,000 | 3,258,000 |
Blueprint Medicines Corp. (b) | | 218,000 | 20,108,320 |
Cargo Therapeutics, Inc. | | 350,000 | 8,102,500 |
Caris Life Sciences, Inc. (a)(b)(e) | | 227,063 | 656,212 |
Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. (b) | | 190,000 | 7,535,400 |
Cerevel Therapeutics Holdings (b) | | 200,000 | 8,480,000 |
Cytokinetics, Inc. (b) | | 500,000 | 41,745,000 |
Janux Therapeutics, Inc. (b) | | 160,000 | 1,716,800 |
Keros Therapeutics, Inc. (b) | | 120,000 | 4,771,200 |
Legend Biotech Corp. ADR (b) | | 360,000 | 21,661,200 |
Morphic Holding, Inc. (b) | | 100,000 | 2,888,000 |
Nuvalent, Inc. Class A (b) | | 180,000 | 13,246,200 |
Poseida Therapeutics, Inc. (b) | | 800,000 | 2,688,000 |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (b) | | 108,500 | 95,294,465 |
Repligen Corp. (b) | | 35,500 | 6,382,900 |
Vaxcyte, Inc. (b) | | 400,000 | 25,120,000 |
Viridian Therapeutics, Inc. (b) | | 320,000 | 6,969,600 |
Xencor, Inc. (b) | | 330,000 | 7,005,900 |
Xenon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (b) | | 260,000 | 11,975,600 |
Zentalis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (b) | | 230,000 | 3,484,500 |
| | | 390,869,485 |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 2.7% | | | |
Boston Scientific Corp. (b) | | 3,436,300 | 198,652,503 |
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (b) | | 400,000 | 30,500,000 |
Glaukos Corp. (b) | | 263,700 | 20,961,513 |
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. (b) | | 142,000 | 28,887,060 |
Insulet Corp. (b) | | 156,000 | 33,848,880 |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (b) | | 20,000 | 6,747,200 |
Masimo Corp. (b) | | 285,000 | 33,404,850 |
Outset Medical, Inc. (b) | | 240,000 | 1,298,400 |
Penumbra, Inc. (b) | | 348,500 | 87,661,690 |
PROCEPT BioRobotics Corp. (b) | | 175,000 | 7,334,250 |
Stryker Corp. | | 84,000 | 25,154,640 |
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. (b) | | 80,000 | 2,366,400 |
| | | 476,817,386 |
Health Care Providers & Services - 3.5% | | | |
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc. (b) | | 235,000 | 18,273,600 |
agilon health, Inc. (b) | | 3,150,000 | 39,532,500 |
Alignment Healthcare, Inc. (b) | | 1,177,708 | 10,140,066 |
Centene Corp. (b) | | 800,000 | 59,368,000 |
Cigna Group | | 280,000 | 83,846,000 |
CVS Health Corp. | | 1,260,000 | 99,489,600 |
Humana, Inc. | | 33,000 | 15,107,730 |
LifeStance Health Group, Inc. (b) | | 2,080,000 | 16,286,400 |
Molina Healthcare, Inc. (b) | | 32,500 | 11,742,575 |
Privia Health Group, Inc. (b) | | 1,000,000 | 23,030,000 |
Surgery Partners, Inc. (b) | | 960,000 | 30,710,400 |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | 396,500 | 208,745,355 |
| | | 616,272,226 |
Health Care Technology - 0.2% | | | |
Evolent Health, Inc. | | 500,000 | 16,515,000 |
Phreesia, Inc. (b) | | 336,529 | 7,790,646 |
Veeva Systems, Inc. Class A (b) | | 54,000 | 10,396,080 |
| | | 34,701,726 |
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 1.9% | | | |
10X Genomics, Inc. (b) | | 636,075 | 35,594,757 |
Bruker Corp. | | 285,000 | 20,941,800 |
Danaher Corp. | | 618,000 | 142,968,120 |
Eden Biologics, Inc. (a)(b) | | 1,008,062 | 0 |
IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (b) | | 110,000 | 25,451,800 |
Lonza Group AG | | 18,500 | 7,799,350 |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | 180,000 | 95,542,200 |
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | | 14,000 | 4,929,680 |
| | | 333,227,707 |
Pharmaceuticals - 1.8% | | | |
AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom) | | 260,000 | 35,071,376 |
Chime Biologics Wuhan Co. Ltd. (a)(b) | | 1,008,062 | 525,029 |
Eli Lilly & Co. | | 274,000 | 159,720,080 |
Enliven Therapeutics, Inc. (b) | | 100,000 | 1,384,000 |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | 600,000 | 65,412,000 |
Pharvaris BV (b) | | 240,000 | 6,732,000 |
Royalty Pharma PLC | | 725,918 | 20,391,037 |
Structure Therapeutics, Inc. ADR | | 184,136 | 7,505,383 |
UCB SA | | 90,000 | 7,839,149 |
Verona Pharma PLC ADR (b) | | 150,000 | 2,982,000 |
| | | 307,562,054 |
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | | | 2,159,450,584 |
INDUSTRIALS - 10.1% | | | |
Aerospace & Defense - 2.0% | | | |
Axon Enterprise, Inc. (b) | | 69,000 | 17,824,770 |
HEICO Corp. Class A | | 131,661 | 18,753,793 |
Howmet Aerospace, Inc. | | 821,400 | 44,454,168 |
L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | | 175,610 | 36,986,978 |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | | 102,200 | 46,321,128 |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | | 60,500 | 28,322,470 |
The Boeing Co. (b) | | 476,200 | 124,126,292 |
TransDigm Group, Inc. | | 32,800 | 33,180,480 |
| | | 349,970,079 |
Air Freight & Logistics - 0.3% | | | |
FedEx Corp. | | 212,500 | 53,756,125 |
Building Products - 0.8% | | | |
Carlisle Companies, Inc. | | 164,778 | 51,481,591 |
Trane Technologies PLC | | 383,210 | 93,464,919 |
| | | 144,946,510 |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.6% | | | |
Cintas Corp. | | 94,828 | 57,149,042 |
Waste Connections, Inc. (United States) | | 373,272 | 55,718,311 |
| | | 112,867,353 |
Construction & Engineering - 0.6% | | | |
EMCOR Group, Inc. | | 54,200 | 11,676,306 |
Quanta Services, Inc. | | 86,500 | 18,666,700 |
Willscot Mobile Mini Holdings (b) | | 1,490,000 | 66,305,000 |
| | | 96,648,006 |
Electrical Equipment - 1.3% | | | |
AMETEK, Inc. | | 696,232 | 114,801,694 |
Eaton Corp. PLC | | 294,500 | 70,921,490 |
Nextracker, Inc. Class A | | 69,800 | 3,270,130 |
Regal Rexnord Corp. | | 151,200 | 22,380,624 |
Sunrun, Inc. (b) | | 45,900 | 901,017 |
Vertiv Holdings Co. | | 222,600 | 10,691,478 |
| | | 222,966,433 |
Ground Transportation - 1.5% | | | |
CSX Corp. | | 1,600,378 | 55,485,105 |
Landstar System, Inc. | | 95,785 | 18,548,765 |
Old Dominion Freight Lines, Inc. | | 76,783 | 31,122,453 |
Uber Technologies, Inc. (b) | | 1,469,200 | 90,458,644 |
Union Pacific Corp. | | 262,500 | 64,475,250 |
| | | 260,090,217 |
Industrial Conglomerates - 0.3% | | | |
General Electric Co. | | 441,500 | 56,348,645 |
Machinery - 2.4% | | | |
AGCO Corp. | | 293,100 | 35,585,271 |
Caterpillar, Inc. | | 354,183 | 104,721,288 |
Chart Industries, Inc. (b) | | 165,800 | 22,603,514 |
Flowserve Corp. | | 1,215,300 | 50,094,666 |
Fortive Corp. | | 645,394 | 47,520,360 |
Graco, Inc. | | 242,800 | 21,065,328 |
IDEX Corp. | | 77,971 | 16,928,284 |
ITT, Inc. | | 263,500 | 31,440,820 |
Parker Hannifin Corp. | | 150,000 | 69,105,000 |
Snap-On, Inc. | | 72,700 | 20,998,668 |
| | | 420,063,199 |
Marine Transportation - 0.0% | | | |
Eagle Bulk Shipping, Inc. (c) | | 121,200 | 6,714,480 |
Professional Services - 0.2% | | | |
Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc. (b) | | 84,000 | 5,638,080 |
ExlService Holdings, Inc. (b) | | 446,730 | 13,781,621 |
TransUnion Holding Co., Inc. | | 220,195 | 15,129,598 |
| | | 34,549,299 |
Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.1% | | | |
Air Lease Corp. Class A | | 125,800 | 5,276,052 |
W.W. Grainger, Inc. | | 16,400 | 13,590,516 |
| | | 18,866,568 |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | | 1,777,786,914 |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 25.8% | | | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 0.3% | | | |
Corning, Inc. | | 1,009,577 | 30,741,620 |
TE Connectivity Ltd. | | 216,141 | 30,367,811 |
| | | 61,109,431 |
IT Services - 2.0% | | | |
Capgemini SA | | 301,217 | 62,764,756 |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A | | 747,677 | 56,472,044 |
EPAM Systems, Inc. (b) | | 108,500 | 32,261,390 |
MongoDB, Inc. Class A (b) | | 118,000 | 48,244,300 |
Okta, Inc. (b) | | 325,100 | 29,431,303 |
Shopify, Inc. Class A (b) | | 106,725 | 8,313,878 |
Snowflake, Inc. (b) | | 288,800 | 57,471,200 |
Twilio, Inc. Class A (b) | | 631,941 | 47,945,364 |
Wix.com Ltd. (b) | | 34,400 | 4,231,888 |
X Holdings Corp. (a)(e) | | 31,890 | 1,011,551 |
| | | 348,147,674 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 4.6% | | | |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (b) | | 362,171 | 53,387,627 |
Analog Devices, Inc. | | 796,361 | 158,125,440 |
ASML Holding NV (depository receipt) | | 14,400 | 10,899,648 |
Intel Corp. | | 151,800 | 7,627,950 |
Marvell Technology, Inc. | | 338,244 | 20,399,496 |
Microchip Technology, Inc. | | 413,804 | 37,316,845 |
Micron Technology, Inc. | | 1,331,011 | 113,588,479 |
NVIDIA Corp. | | 666,400 | 330,014,608 |
ON Semiconductor Corp. (b) | | 434,800 | 36,318,844 |
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | | 140,263 | 15,768,366 |
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (b)(c) | | 322,300 | 30,167,280 |
| | | 813,614,583 |
Software - 13.7% | | | |
Adobe, Inc. (b) | | 418,349 | 249,587,013 |
Atlassian Corp. PLC (b) | | 217,100 | 51,639,406 |
Autodesk, Inc. (b) | | 334,832 | 81,524,895 |
Bill Holdings, Inc. (b) | | 269,773 | 22,010,779 |
BlackLine, Inc. (b) | | 251,801 | 15,722,454 |
Constellation Software, Inc. | | 9,990 | 24,768,761 |
Constellation Software, Inc. warrants 8/22/28 (a)(b) | | 9,990 | 1 |
Datadog, Inc. Class A (b) | | 304,200 | 36,923,796 |
Elastic NV (b) | | 306,700 | 34,565,090 |
Five9, Inc. (b) | | 515,200 | 40,541,088 |
Gen Digital, Inc. | | 1,801,210 | 41,103,612 |
HubSpot, Inc. (b) | | 113,104 | 65,661,396 |
Microsoft Corp. | | 3,315,659 | 1,246,820,406 |
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (b) | | 216,690 | 63,897,547 |
PTC, Inc. (b) | | 286,557 | 50,136,013 |
Salesforce, Inc. (b) | | 912,938 | 240,230,505 |
Tenable Holdings, Inc. (b) | | 883,300 | 40,684,798 |
Workday, Inc. Class A (b) | | 319,789 | 88,280,951 |
Workiva, Inc. (b) | | 275,000 | 27,920,750 |
| | | 2,422,019,261 |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 5.2% | | | |
Apple, Inc. | | 4,744,232 | 913,406,987 |
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | | | 4,558,297,936 |
MATERIALS - 2.5% | | | |
Chemicals - 1.7% | | | |
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | | 58,489 | 16,014,288 |
Cabot Corp. | | 155,600 | 12,992,600 |
Celanese Corp. Class A | | 121,200 | 18,830,844 |
Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund | | 695,480 | 4,471,899 |
Corteva, Inc. | | 279,400 | 13,388,848 |
Dow, Inc. | | 470,300 | 25,791,252 |
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | | 116,907 | 8,993,656 |
Ecolab, Inc. | | 26,900 | 5,335,615 |
Ecovyst, Inc. (b) | | 179,400 | 1,752,738 |
Element Solutions, Inc. | | 244,100 | 5,648,474 |
Koppers Holdings, Inc. | | 55,600 | 2,847,832 |
Linde PLC | | 214,800 | 88,220,508 |
LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A | | 138,500 | 13,168,580 |
Nutrien Ltd. | | 70,200 | 3,954,892 |
Olin Corp. | | 183,484 | 9,898,962 |
Orion SA | | 108,100 | 2,997,613 |
Quaker Houghton | | 7,600 | 1,621,992 |
Sherwin-Williams Co. | | 42,700 | 13,318,130 |
The Chemours Co. LLC | | 527,500 | 16,637,350 |
The Mosaic Co. | | 204,500 | 7,306,785 |
Tronox Holdings PLC | | 786,800 | 11,141,088 |
Westlake Corp. | | 72,700 | 10,175,092 |
| | | 294,509,038 |
Construction Materials - 0.1% | | | |
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | | 17,122 | 8,542,337 |
Vulcan Materials Co. | | 36,600 | 8,308,566 |
| | | 16,850,903 |
Containers & Packaging - 0.2% | | | |
Aptargroup, Inc. | | 92,400 | 11,422,488 |
Avery Dennison Corp. | | 46,100 | 9,319,576 |
Crown Holdings, Inc. | | 70,595 | 6,501,094 |
Greif, Inc. Class A | | 136,100 | 8,926,799 |
| | | 36,169,957 |
Metals & Mining - 0.5% | | | |
Alcoa Corp. | | 29,600 | 1,006,400 |
Arch Resources, Inc. | | 15,500 | 2,572,070 |
Commercial Metals Co. | | 106,756 | 5,342,070 |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. | | 382,380 | 3,131,069 |
Franco-Nevada Corp. | | 50,500 | 5,593,664 |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | | 649,600 | 27,653,472 |
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (b) | | 702,500 | 6,812,667 |
Nucor Corp. | | 115,700 | 20,136,428 |
Steel Dynamics, Inc. | | 66,700 | 7,877,270 |
Teck Resources Ltd. Class B | | 135,800 | 5,740,266 |
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. | | 67,600 | 3,334,978 |
| | | 89,200,354 |
Paper & Forest Products - 0.0% | | | |
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. | | 13,400 | 949,122 |
TOTAL MATERIALS | | | 437,679,374 |
REAL ESTATE - 2.9% | | | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 2.7% | | | |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | | 79,300 | 10,052,861 |
American Tower Corp. | | 111,804 | 24,136,248 |
Americold Realty Trust | | 494,900 | 14,980,623 |
Crown Castle International Corp. | | 405,500 | 46,709,545 |
CubeSmart | | 703,215 | 32,594,015 |
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | | 147,800 | 19,890,924 |
Douglas Emmett, Inc. | | 221,800 | 3,216,100 |
Equinix, Inc. | | 49,000 | 39,464,110 |
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. | | 261,600 | 18,453,264 |
Essex Property Trust, Inc. | | 107,759 | 26,717,766 |
Four Corners Property Trust, Inc. | | 653,003 | 16,520,976 |
Lamar Advertising Co. Class A | | 101,500 | 10,787,420 |
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. | | 205,300 | 27,604,638 |
NETSTREIT Corp. | | 231,392 | 4,130,347 |
NNN (REIT), Inc. | | 244,300 | 10,529,330 |
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. | | 451,700 | 13,849,122 |
Prologis (REIT), Inc. | | 493,551 | 65,790,348 |
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. | | 130,100 | 14,318,806 |
SITE Centers Corp. | | 1,749,600 | 23,847,048 |
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. | | 279,800 | 7,756,056 |
Terreno Realty Corp. | | 163,100 | 10,221,477 |
Ventas, Inc. | | 622,600 | 31,030,384 |
| | | 472,601,408 |
Real Estate Management & Development - 0.2% | | | |
CoStar Group, Inc. (b) | | 120,500 | 10,530,495 |
Doma Holdings, Inc. Class A (b)(c) | | 169,561 | 785,067 |
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. (b) | | 134,620 | 25,425,679 |
| | | 36,741,241 |
TOTAL REAL ESTATE | | | 509,342,649 |
UTILITIES - 2.2% | | | |
Electric Utilities - 1.6% | | | |
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | | 194,000 | 15,756,680 |
Constellation Energy Corp. | | 129,371 | 15,122,176 |
Duke Energy Corp. | | 328,500 | 31,877,640 |
Edison International | | 281,379 | 20,115,785 |
Entergy Corp. | | 165,000 | 16,696,350 |
Evergy, Inc. | | 162,200 | 8,466,840 |
Eversource Energy | | 183,300 | 11,313,276 |
FirstEnergy Corp. | | 408,579 | 14,978,506 |
Fortum Corp. | | 75,900 | 1,094,295 |
IDACORP, Inc. | | 19,300 | 1,897,576 |
NextEra Energy, Inc. | | 903,917 | 54,903,919 |
NRG Energy, Inc. | | 49,724 | 2,570,731 |
PG&E Corp. | | 1,632,806 | 29,439,492 |
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | | 42,900 | 3,081,936 |
PPL Corp. | | 580,400 | 15,728,840 |
Southern Co. | | 466,055 | 32,679,777 |
| | | 275,723,819 |
Gas Utilities - 0.0% | | | |
UGI Corp. | | 112,300 | 2,762,580 |
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 0.2% | | | |
Clearway Energy, Inc. Class A | | 44,888 | 1,148,235 |
Energy Harbor Corp. (b) | | 72,800 | 5,860,400 |
NextEra Energy Partners LP | | 109,198 | 3,320,711 |
Sunnova Energy International, Inc. (b)(c) | | 145,300 | 2,215,825 |
The AES Corp. | | 459,000 | 8,835,750 |
Vistra Corp. | | 198,178 | 7,633,817 |
| | | 29,014,738 |
Multi-Utilities - 0.4% | | | |
Consolidated Edison, Inc. | | 62,800 | 5,712,916 |
DTE Energy Co. | | 87,400 | 9,636,724 |
NiSource, Inc. | | 482,502 | 12,810,428 |
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | | 194,056 | 11,866,524 |
Sempra | | 454,506 | 33,965,233 |
| | | 73,991,825 |
Water Utilities - 0.0% | | | |
American Water Works Co., Inc. | | 18,305 | 2,416,077 |
Essential Utilities, Inc. | | 94,600 | 3,533,310 |
| | | 5,949,387 |
TOTAL UTILITIES | | | 387,442,349 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $10,730,921,205) | | | 17,156,391,240 |
| | | |
Preferred Stocks - 0.3% |
| | Shares | Value ($) |
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 0.3% | | | |
COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.0% | | | |
Interactive Media & Services - 0.0% | | | |
Reddit, Inc. Series F (a)(b)(e) | | 236,672 | 7,890,644 |
| | | |
FINANCIALS - 0.1% | | | |
Financial Services - 0.1% | | | |
Circle Internet Financial Ltd.: | | | |
Series E(a)(b)(e) | | 388,096 | 9,465,661 |
Series F(a)(b)(e) | | 160,054 | 3,903,717 |
Saluda Medical, Inc. Series E (a)(e) | | 301,188 | 2,460,706 |
| | | 15,830,084 |
HEALTH CARE - 0.2% | | | |
Biotechnology - 0.1% | | | |
Asimov, Inc. Series B (a)(b)(e) | | 35,044 | 1,579,784 |
Caris Life Sciences, Inc. Series D (a)(b)(e) | | 1,077,331 | 3,113,487 |
Cleerly, Inc. Series C (a)(b)(e) | | 411,426 | 4,451,629 |
Element Biosciences, Inc. Series C (a)(b)(e) | | 195,016 | 2,923,290 |
ElevateBio LLC Series C (a)(b)(e) | | 626,000 | 1,996,940 |
Inscripta, Inc. Series E (a)(b)(e) | | 423,474 | 1,545,680 |
| | | 15,610,810 |
Health Care Providers & Services - 0.0% | | | |
dMed Biopharmaceutical Co. Ltd. Series C (a)(b)(e) | | 416,172 | 2,463,738 |
| | | |
Health Care Technology - 0.1% | | | |
Aledade, Inc.: | | | |
Series B1(a)(b)(e) | | 67,586 | 3,244,128 |
Series E1(a)(b)(e) | | 14,822 | 711,456 |
Omada Health, Inc. Series E (a)(b)(e) | | 597,550 | 2,533,612 |
Wugen, Inc. Series B (a)(b)(e) | | 155,150 | 879,701 |
| | | 7,368,897 |
Pharmaceuticals - 0.0% | | | |
Galvanize Therapeutics Series B (a)(b)(e) | | 1,112,588 | 1,234,973 |
| | | |
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | | | 26,678,418 |
| | | |
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS | | | 50,399,146 |
Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 0.0% | | | |
FINANCIALS - 0.0% | | | |
Financial Services - 0.0% | | | |
Thriveworks TopCo LLC Series B (a)(b)(e)(f) | | 141,317 | 1,640,690 |
| | | |
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $77,351,262) | | | 52,039,836 |
| | | |
Corporate Bonds - 0.1% |
| | Principal Amount (g) | Value ($) |
Convertible Bonds - 0.1% | | | |
FINANCIALS - 0.1% | | | |
Financial Services - 0.1% | | | |
Affirm Holdings, Inc. 0% 11/15/26 | | 10,003,000 | 8,177,453 |
| | | |
Nonconvertible Bonds - 0.0% | | | |
FINANCIALS - 0.0% | | | |
Financial Services - 0.0% | | | |
Ant International Co. Ltd. 3.55% 8/14/24 (a)(e) | | 7,721,395 | 7,712,129 |
| | | |
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $14,844,055) | | | 15,889,582 |
| | | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations - 0.0% |
| | Principal Amount (g) | Value ($) |
U.S. Treasury Bills, yield at date of purchase 5.26% to 5.31% 2/29/24 to 3/28/24 (h) (Cost $6,216,207) | | 6,290,000 | 6,217,243 |
| | | |
Money Market Funds - 2.3% |
| | Shares | Value ($) |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 5.40% (i) | | 334,523,898 | 334,590,803 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 5.40% (i)(j) | | 73,809,318 | 73,816,699 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $408,407,501) | | | 408,407,502 |
| | | |
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 100.0% (Cost $11,237,740,230) | 17,638,945,403 |
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 0.0% | (276,112) |
NET ASSETS - 100.0% | 17,638,669,291 |
| |
Futures Contracts |
| Number of contracts | Expiration Date | Notional Amount ($) | Value ($) | Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) ($) |
Purchased | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Equity Index Contracts | | | | | |
CME Micro E-mini S&P 500 Index Contracts (United States) | 498 | Mar 2024 | 120,018,000 | 911,717 | 911,717 |
| | | | | |
The notional amount of futures purchased as a percentage of Net Assets is 0.7% |
Legend
(c) | Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
(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 $2,439,553 or 0.0% of net assets. |
(e) | Restricted securities (including private placements) - Investment in securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (excluding 144A issues). At the end of the period, the value of restricted securities (excluding 144A issues) amounted to $81,563,850 or 0.5% of net assets. |
(f) | Investment is owned by a wholly-owned subsidiary (Subsidiary) that is treated as a corporation for U.S. tax purposes. |
(g) | Amount is stated in United States dollars unless otherwise noted. |
(h) | Security or a portion of the security was pledged to cover margin requirements for futures contracts. At period end, the value of securities pledged amounted to $6,217,243. |
(i) | Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements are available on the SEC's website or upon request. |
(j) | Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
Additional information on each restricted holding is as follows: |
Security | Acquisition Date | Acquisition Cost ($) |
Aledade, Inc. Series B1 | 5/07/21 | 2,587,915 |
| | |
Aledade, Inc. Series E1 | 5/20/22 | 738,349 |
| | |
Ant International Co. Ltd. 3.55% 8/14/24 | 8/14/23 | 7,721,395 |
| | |
Asimov, Inc. Series B | 10/29/21 | 3,247,902 |
| | |
Caris Life Sciences, Inc. | 10/06/22 | 1,271,553 |
| | |
Caris Life Sciences, Inc. Series D | 5/11/21 | 8,726,381 |
| | |
Circle Internet Financial Ltd. Series E | 5/11/21 | 6,298,800 |
| | |
Circle Internet Financial Ltd. Series F | 5/09/22 | 6,744,676 |
| | |
Cleerly, Inc. Series C | 7/08/22 | 4,846,845 |
| | |
dMed Biopharmaceutical Co. Ltd. Series C | 12/01/20 | 5,910,953 |
| | |
Element Biosciences, Inc. Series C | 6/21/21 | 4,008,885 |
| | |
ElevateBio LLC Series C | 3/09/21 | 2,626,070 |
| | |
Galvanize Therapeutics Series B | 3/29/22 | 1,926,207 |
| | |
Inscripta, Inc. Series E | 3/30/21 | 3,739,275 |
| | |
Jumo World Holding Ltd. | 9/06/23 | 999,839 |
| | |
Omada Health, Inc. Series E | 12/22/21 | 3,582,432 |
| | |
Reddit, Inc. Series F | 8/11/21 | 14,625,004 |
| | |
Saluda Medical, Inc. Series E | 4/06/23 | 2,431,732 |
| | |
Starling Bank Ltd. Series D | 6/18/21 | 8,257,037 |
| | |
Thriveworks TopCo LLC Series B | 7/23/21 - 2/25/22 | 4,060,362 |
| | |
Wugen, Inc. Series B | 7/09/21 | 1,203,173 |
| | |
X Holdings Corp. | 10/27/21 | 2,390,803 |
| | |
Affiliated Central Funds
Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund's investments in Fidelity Central Funds, including the ownership percentage, is presented below.
Affiliate | Value, beginning of period ($) | Purchases ($) | Sales Proceeds ($) | Dividend Income ($) | Realized Gain (loss) ($) | Change in Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) ($) | Value, end of period ($) | % ownership, end of period |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 5.40% | 205,039,854 | 1,892,307,038 | 1,762,756,090 | 5,047,344 | - | 1 | 334,590,803 | 0.7% |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 5.40% | 65,705,738 | 348,059,741 | 339,948,780 | 301,036 | - | - | 73,816,699 | 0.3% |
Total | 270,745,592 | 2,240,366,779 | 2,102,704,870 | 5,348,380 | - | 1 | 408,407,502 | |
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Amounts in the dividend income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line item in the Consolidated Statement of Operations, if applicable.
Amounts in the dividend income column for Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities.
Amounts included in the purchases and sales proceeds columns may include in-kind transactions, if applicable.
Investment Valuation
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2023, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: |
Description | Total ($) | Level 1 ($) | Level 2 ($) | Level 3 ($) |
Investments in Securities: | | | | |
|
Equities: | | | | |
Communication Services | 1,398,396,387 | 1,390,505,740 | - | 7,890,647 |
Consumer Discretionary | 1,876,461,151 | 1,865,905,481 | 10,555,670 | - |
Consumer Staples | 1,059,849,538 | 1,041,651,243 | 18,198,293 | 2 |
Energy | 690,176,322 | 690,176,322 | - | - |
Financials | 2,326,869,454 | 2,223,660,260 | 65,594,298 | 37,614,896 |
Health Care | 2,186,129,002 | 2,115,398,617 | 42,870,726 | 27,859,659 |
Industrials | 1,777,786,914 | 1,777,786,914 | - | - |
Information Technology | 4,558,297,936 | 4,557,286,384 | - | 1,011,552 |
Materials | 437,679,374 | 437,679,374 | - | - |
Real Estate | 509,342,649 | 509,342,649 | - | - |
Utilities | 387,442,349 | 387,442,349 | - | - |
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Corporate Bonds | 15,889,582 | - | 8,177,453 | 7,712,129 |
|
U.S. Government and Government Agency Obligations | 6,217,243 | - | 6,217,243 | - |
|
Money Market Funds | 408,407,502 | 408,407,502 | - | - |
Total Investments in Securities: | 17,638,945,403 | 17,405,242,835 | 151,613,683 | 82,088,885 |
| | | | |
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Net Unrealized Depreciation on Unfunded Commitments | (135,293) | - | (135,293) | - |
Total | (135,293) | - | (135,293) | - |
Derivative Instruments: Assets | | | | |
Futures Contracts | 911,717 | 911,717 | - | - |
Total Assets | 911,717 | 911,717 | - | - |
Total Derivative Instruments: | 911,717 | 911,717 | - | - |
Value of Derivative Instruments
The following table is a summary of the Fund's value of derivative instruments by primary risk exposure as of December 31, 2023. For additional information on derivative instruments, please refer to the Derivative Instruments section in the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Primary Risk Exposure / Derivative Type | Value |
| Asset ($) | Liability ($) |
Equity Risk | | |
Futures Contracts (a) | 911,717 | 0 |
Total Equity Risk | 911,717 | 0 |
Total Value of Derivatives | 911,717 | 0 |
(a)Reflects gross cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts as presented in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. In the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities, the period end daily variation margin is included in receivable or payable for daily variation margin on futures contracts, and the net cumulative appreciation (depreciation) is included in Total accumulated earnings (loss).
Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
| | | | December 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
| | | | |
Assets | | | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $70,864,439) - See accompanying schedule: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $10,829,332,729) | $ | 17,230,537,901 | | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $408,407,501) | | 408,407,502 | | |
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| | | | |
Total Investment in Securities (cost $11,237,740,230) | | | $ | 17,638,945,403 |
Cash | | | | 146,447 |
Foreign currency held at value (cost $957,125) | | | | 1,004,434 |
Receivable for investments sold | | | | 35,978,149 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | | | 50,609,505 |
Dividends receivable | | | | 12,030,802 |
Interest receivable | | | | 102,134 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | | | 1,076,050 |
Other receivables | | | | 58,554 |
Total assets | | | | 17,739,951,478 |
Liabilities | | | | |
Payable for investments purchased | $ | 24,601,575 | | |
Unrealized depreciation on unfunded commitments | | 135,293 | | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | | 2,150,260 | | |
Payable for daily variation margin on futures contracts | | 305,025 | | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | | 273,335 | | |
Collateral on securities loaned | | 73,816,699 | | |
Total Liabilities | | | | 101,282,187 |
Net Assets | | | $ | 17,638,669,291 |
Net Assets consist of: | | | | |
Paid in capital | | | $ | 11,164,232,932 |
Total accumulated earnings (loss) | | | | 6,474,436,359 |
Net Assets | | | $ | 17,638,669,291 |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($17,638,669,291 ÷ 142,550,213 shares) | | | $ | 123.74 |
Consolidated Statement of Operations |
| | | | Six months ended December 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Investment Income | | | | |
Dividends | | | $ | 98,074,068 |
Interest | | | | 612,284 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $301,036 from security lending) | | | | 5,348,380 |
Total Income | | | | 104,034,732 |
Expenses | | | | |
Custodian fees and expenses | $ | 66,363 | | |
Independent trustees' fees and expenses | | 46,664 | | |
Total Expenses | | | | 113,027 |
Net Investment income (loss) | | | | 103,921,705 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | |
Investment Securities: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | 470,646,242 | | |
Foreign currency transactions | | 10,330 | | |
Futures contracts | | (2,109,332) | | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | | | 468,547,240 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | |
Investment Securities: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers (net of increase in deferred foreign taxes of $232,936) | | 895,954,946 | | |
Fidelity Central Funds | | 1 | | |
Unfunded commitments | | (135,293) | | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | 91,905 | | |
Futures contracts | | 250,301 | | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | | 896,161,860 |
Net gain (loss) | | | | 1,364,709,100 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | $ | 1,468,630,805 |
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
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| | Six months ended December 31, 2023 (Unaudited) | | Year ended June 30, 2023 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | |
Operations | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 103,921,705 | $ | 217,514,621 |
Net realized gain (loss) | | 468,547,240 | | 700,450,915 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | 896,161,860 | | 2,200,043,614 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | 1,468,630,805 | | 3,118,009,150 |
Distributions to shareholders | | (967,497,109) | | (445,588,465) |
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Affiliated share transactions | | | | |
Proceeds from sales of shares | | 415,469,456 | | 428,911,043 |
Reinvestment of distributions | | 967,497,109 | | 445,588,465 |
Cost of shares redeemed | | (944,887,876) | | (3,480,179,601) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | 438,078,689 | | (2,605,680,093) |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | 939,212,385 | | 66,740,592 |
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Net Assets | | | | |
Beginning of period | | 16,699,456,906 | | 16,632,716,314 |
End of period | $ | 17,638,669,291 | $ | 16,699,456,906 |
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Other Information | | | | |
Shares | | | | |
Sold | | 3,421,742 | | 3,996,159 |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | | 8,149,457 | | 4,154,208 |
Redeemed | | (7,899,528) | | (31,903,995) |
Net increase (decrease) | | 3,671,671 | | (23,753,628) |
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Consolidated Financial Highlights
Fidelity® U.S. Equity Central Fund |
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| | Six months ended (Unaudited) December 31, 2023 | | Years ended June 30, 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 A |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 120.25 | $ | 102.27 | $ | 132.73 | $ | 100.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) B,C | | .76 | | 1.47 | | 1.41 | | 1.05 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 9.96 | | 19.57 | | (19.85) | | 33.21 |
Total from investment operations | | 10.72 | | 21.04 | | (18.44) | | 34.26 |
Distributions from net investment income | | (.96) | | (1.52) | | (1.38) | | (.87) |
Distributions from net realized gain | | (6.27) | | (1.54) | | (10.64) | | (.66) |
Total distributions | | (7.23) | | (3.06) | | (12.02) | | (1.53) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 123.74 | $ | 120.25 | $ | 102.27 | $ | 132.73 |
Total Return D,E | | 9.19% | | 20.95% | | (15.73)% | | 34.47% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets C,F,G | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions H | | -% I | | -% | | -% | | -% I |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any H | | -% I | | -% | | -% | | -% I |
Expenses net of all reductions H | | -% I | | -% | | -% | | -% I |
Net investment income (loss) | | 1.27% I | | 1.34% | | 1.10% | | 1.12% I |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 17,638,669 | $ | 16,699,457 | $ | 16,632,716 | $ | 28,240,621 |
Portfolio turnover rate J | | 39% I | | 31% | | 34% K | | 47% I,L |
AFor the period September 18, 2020 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2021.
BCalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
CNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
DTotal returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
ETotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
FFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
GExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
HAmount represents less than .005%.
IAnnualized.
JAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
KPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
LThe portfolio turnover rate does not include the assets acquired in the merger.
For the period ended December 31, 2023
1. Organization.
Fidelity U.S. Equity Central Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Central Investment Portfolios LLC (the LLC) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. Shares of the Fund are only offered to other investment companies and accounts managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR), or its affiliates (the Investing Funds). The LLC 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 Limited Liability Company.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
Funds may invest 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 Consolidated Schedule of Investments lists any Fidelity Central Funds held as an investment as of period end, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. An investing fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
Based on its investment objective, each Fidelity Central Fund may invest or participate in various investment vehicles or strategies that are similar to those of the investing fund. These strategies are consistent with the investment objectives of the investing fund and may involve certain economic risks which may cause a decline in value of each of the Fidelity Central Funds and thus a decline in the value of the investing fund.
Fidelity Central Fund | Investment Manager | Investment Objective | Investment Practices | Expense RatioA |
Fidelity Money Market Central Funds | Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR) | Each fund seeks to obtain a high level of current income consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity. | Short-term Investments | Less than .005% |
A Expenses expressed as a percentage of average net assets and are as of each underlying Central Fund's most recent annual or semi-annual shareholder report.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds which contain the significant accounting policies (including investment valuation policies) of those funds, and are not covered by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission website or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services - Investment Companies. The consolidated 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 consolidated financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the consolidated financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements. The Fund's Consolidated Schedule of Investments lists any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) but does not include the underlying holdings of these funds. 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 Directors (the Board) has designated the Fund's investment adviser as the valuation designee responsible for the fair valuation function and performing fair value determinations as needed. The investment adviser has established a Fair Value Committee (the Committee) to carry out the day-to-day fair valuation responsibilities and has adopted policies and procedures to govern the fair valuation process and the activities of the Committee. In accordance with these fair valuation policies and procedures, which have been approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing services 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 the policies and procedures. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, transaction data, estimated cash flows, and market observations of comparable investments. The frequency that the fair valuation procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee manages the Fund's fair valuation practices and maintains the fair valuation policies and procedures. The Fund's investment adviser reports to the Board information regarding the fair valuation process and related material matters.
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 - unadjusted 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:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, ETFs and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on evaluated prices received from third party pricing services or from brokers who make markets in such securities. Corporate bonds and U.S. government and government agency obligations are valued by pricing services 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 services. Debt securities are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy but may be Level 3 depending on the circumstances.
Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level as of December 31, 2023 is included at the end of the Fund's Consolidated Schedule of Investments.
Foreign Currency. Certain Funds may use foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Gains and losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received, and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and include proceeds received from litigation. Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of a fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to a fund. Any such rebates are included in net realized gain (loss) on investments in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain distributions received by the Fund represent a return of capital or capital gain. The Fund determines the components of these distributions subsequent to the ex-dividend date, based upon receipt of tax filings or other correspondence relating to the underlying investment. These distributions are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Interest income is accrued as earned and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain. Funds may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. Any withholding tax reclaims income is included in the Consolidated Statement of Operations in dividends. Any receivables for withholding tax reclaims are included in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities in dividends receivable.
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. Expenses included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements reflect the expenses of that fund and do not include any expenses associated with any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds. Although not included in a fund's expenses, a fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses through the net asset value of each underlying mutual fund or exchange-traded fund. 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. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests. The Fund is subject to a tax imposed on capital gains by certain countries in which it invests. An estimated deferred tax liability for net unrealized appreciation on the applicable securities is included in Other payables and accrued expenses on the Consolidated Statement of Assets & Liabilities.
Distributions 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 consolidated 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 futures contracts, foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), partnerships and losses deferred due to wash sales.
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 | $6,742,446,228 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (397,021,985) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $6,345,424,243 |
Tax cost | $11,294,432,877 |
Restricted Securities (including Private Placements). Funds 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 held at period end is included at the end of the Consolidated Schedule of Investments, if applicable.
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies. Funds may invest in stock, warrants, and other securities of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) or similar special purpose entities. A SPAC is a publicly traded company that raises investment capital via an initial public offering (IPO) for the purpose of acquiring the equity securities of one or more existing companies via merger, business combination, acquisition or other similar transactions within a designated time frame.
Private Investment in Public Equity. Funds may acquire equity securities of an issuer through a private investment in a public equity (PIPE) transaction, including through commitments to purchase securities on a when-issued basis. A PIPE typically involves the purchase of securities directly from a publicly traded company in a private placement transaction. Securities purchased through PIPE transactions will be restricted from trading and considered illiquid until a resale registration statement for the shares is filed and declared effective.
At the current and/or prior period end, the Fund had commitments to purchase when-issued securities through PIPE transactions with SPACs. The commitments are contingent upon the SPACs acquiring the securities of target companies. Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on any commitments outstanding at period end is separately presented in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on unfunded commitments, and any change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on unfunded commitments during the period is separately presented in the Consolidated Statement of Operations, as applicable. The total amount of commitments outstanding at period end is presented in the table below.
| Investment to be Acquired | Shares | Commitment Amount |
Fidelity U.S. Equity Central Fund | Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. | 218,214 | $2,101,401 |
Consolidated Subsidiary. The Funds included in the table below hold certain investments through a wholly-owned subsidiary ("Subsidiary"), which may be subject to federal and state taxes upon disposition.
As of period end, investments in Subsidiaries were as follows:
| $ Amount | % of Net Assets |
Fidelity U.S. Equity Central Fund | 1,640,690 | .01 |
The financial statements have been consolidated to include the Subsidiary accounts where applicable. Accordingly, all inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated.
At period end, any estimated tax liability for these investments is presented as "Deferred taxes" in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities and included in "Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities" in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The tax liability incurred may differ materially depending on conditions when these investments are disposed. Any cash held by a Subsidiary is restricted as to its use and is presented as "Restricted cash" in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities, if applicable.
4. Derivative Instruments.
Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments. The Fund's investment objectives allow for various types of derivative instruments, including futures contracts. Derivatives are investments whose value is primarily derived from underlying assets, indices or reference rates and may be transacted on an exchange or over-the-counter (OTC). Derivatives may involve a future commitment to buy or sell a specified asset based on specified terms, to exchange future cash flows at periodic intervals based on a notional principal amount, or for one party to make one or more payments upon the occurrence of specified events in exchange for periodic payments from the other party.
Derivatives were used to increase returns and to manage exposure to certain risks as defined below. The success of any strategy involving derivatives depends on analysis of numerous economic factors, and if the strategies for investment do not work as intended, the objectives may not be achieved.
Derivatives were used to increase or decrease exposure to the following risk(s):
Equity Risk | Equity risk relates to the fluctuations in the value of financial instruments as a result of changes in market prices (other than those arising from interest rate risk or foreign exchange risk), whether caused by factors specific to an individual investment, its issuer, or all factors affecting all instruments traded in a market or market segment. |
Funds are also exposed to additional risks from investing in derivatives, such as liquidity risk and counterparty credit risk. Liquidity risk is the risk that a fund will be unable to close out the derivative in the open market in a timely manner. Counterparty credit risk is the risk that the counterparty will not be able to fulfill its obligation to a fund. Counterparty credit risk related to exchange-traded contracts may be mitigated by the protection provided by the exchange on which they trade.
Investing in derivatives may involve greater risks than investing in the underlying assets directly and, to varying degrees, may involve risk of loss in excess of any initial investment and collateral received and amounts recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. In addition, there may be the risk that the change in value of the derivative contract does not correspond to the change in value of the underlying instrument.
Futures Contracts. A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell a specified underlying instrument for a fixed price at a specified future date. Futures contracts were used to manage exposure to the stock market.
Upon entering into a futures contract, a fund is required to deposit either cash or securities (initial margin) with a clearing broker in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the face value of the contract. Futures contracts are marked-to-market daily and subsequent daily payments are made or received by a fund depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the futures contracts and are recorded as unrealized appreciation or (depreciation). This receivable and/or payable, if any, is included in daily variation margin on futures contracts in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized gain or (loss) is recorded upon the expiration or closing of a futures contract. The net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts during the period is presented in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.
Any open futures contracts at period end are presented in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments under the caption "Futures Contracts". The notional amount at value reflects each contract's exposure to the underlying instrument or index at period end, and is representative of volume of activity during the period unless an average notional amount is presented. Any securities deposited to meet initial margin requirements are identified in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. Any cash deposited to meet initial margin requirements is presented as segregated cash with brokers for derivative instruments in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
5. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities and in-kind transactions, as applicable, are noted in the table below.
| Purchases ($) | Sales ($) |
Fidelity U.S. Equity Central Fund | 3,177,432,591 | 3,814,642,945 |
6. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee and Expense Contract. Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (the investment adviser) provides the Fund with investment management services. The Fund does not pay any fees for these services. Pursuant to the Fund's management contract, the investment adviser receives a monthly management fee that represents a portion of the management fees it receives from the Investing Funds. In addition, under an expense contract, the investment adviser also pays all other expenses of the Fund, excluding custody fees, the compensation of the independent Directors, and certain miscellaneous expenses such as proxy and shareholder meeting expenses.
Brokerage Commissions. A portion of portfolio transactions were placed with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were as follows:
| Amount |
Fidelity U.S. Equity Central Fund | $48,789 |
Interfund Trades. Funds may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Any interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note. Interfund trades during the period are noted in the table below.
| Purchases ($) | Sales ($) | Realized Gain (Loss) ($) |
Fidelity U.S. Equity Central Fund | 151,877,382 | 218,022,262 | 25,803,192 |
Other. During the period, the investment adviser reimbursed the Fund for certain losses as follows:
| Amount ($) |
Fidelity U.S. Equity Central Fund | 16,676 |
Subsequent Event - Sub-Advisory Arrangements. Effective March 1, 2024, the Fund's sub-advisory agreements with FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited, Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited will be amended to provide that the investment adviser will pay each sub-adviser monthly fees equal to 110% of the sub-adviser's costs for providing sub-advisory services.
7. Security Lending.
Funds lend portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. Lending agents are used, including National Financial Services (NFS), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, NFS will receive a fee, which is capped at 9.9% of a fund's daily lending revenue, for its services as lending agent. A fund may lend securities to certain qualified borrowers, including NFS. On the settlement date of the loan, a fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of a fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to a fund on the next business day. A fund or borrower may terminate the loan at any time, and if the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. A fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. Any loaned securities are identified as such in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments, and the value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end, as applicable, are presented in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Consolidated Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Affiliated security lending activity, if any, was as follows:
| Total Security Lending Fees Paid to NFS | Security Lending Income From Securities Loaned to NFS | Value of Securities Loaned to NFS at Period End |
Fidelity U.S. Equity Central Fund | $31,055 | $5,821 | $50,644 |
8. Other.
A fund's organizational documents provide former and current directors 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, a fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. A fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against a 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.
9. Risk and Uncertainties.
Many factors affect a fund's performance. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as pandemics, epidemics, outbreaks of infectious diseases, war, terrorism, and environmental disasters, may significantly affect a fund's investment performance. The effects of these developments to a fund will be impacted by the types of securities in which a fund invests, the financial condition, industry, economic sector, and geographic location of an issuer, and a fund's level of investment in the securities of that issuer. Significant concentrations in security types, issuers, industries, sectors, and geographic locations may magnify the factors that affect a fund's performance.
As a shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, as applicable and (2) ongoing costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (July 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023). |
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class/Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. If any fund is a shareholder of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) (the Underlying Funds), such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses incurred presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. If any fund is a shareholder of any Underlying Funds, such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses as presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
| | | | Annualized Expense Ratio- A | | Beginning Account Value July 1, 2023 | | Ending Account Value December 31, 2023 | | Expenses Paid During Period- C July 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023 |
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Fidelity® U.S. Equity Central Fund | | | | 0.0014% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,091.90 | | $ .01 |
Hypothetical-B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,025.13 | | $ .01 |
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A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
B 5% return per year before expenses
C Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/ 366 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity U.S. Equity Central Fund
Each year, the Board of Directors, including the Independent Directors (together, the Board), considers the renewal of the fund's management contract with Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR) and the sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. FMR and the sub-advisers are referred to herein as the Investment Advisers. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Directors' 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, acting directly and through its Committees (each of which is composed of and chaired by Independent Directors), 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 July 2023 meeting, the Board unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant and reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Directors' 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 in light of all of the surrounding circumstances.
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing as it relates to the fund, including the backgrounds and experience of investment personnel of the Investment Advisers, and also considered the Investment Advisers' implementation of the fund's investment program. The Independent Directors 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.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees 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, training, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board noted the resources devoted to expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization, and 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 (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory and administrative 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 Fidelity's supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians, subcustodians, and pricing vendors; and (iii) the resources devoted by Fidelity to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services. The Board also considered the fund's securities lending activities and any payments made to Fidelity relating to securities lending.
Investment Performance. The Board reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance, as well as the fund's relative investment performance, but did not consider performance to be a material factor in its decision to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts, as the fund is not publicly offered as a stand-alone investment product. In this regard, the Board noted that the fund is designed to offer a liquid investment option for other investment companies managed by Fidelity and ultimately to enhance the performance of those investment companies.
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 that while the fund does not pay a management fee, FMR receives fees for providing services to funds that invest in the fund. The Board also noted that FMR bears all expenses of the fund with certain limited exceptions (i.e., custody fees, interest, taxes, fees and expenses of the Independent Directors, proxy and shareholder meeting expenses, and extraordinary expenses). The Board further noted that the fund pays its non-operating expenses, including brokerage commissions and fees and expenses associated with the fund's securities lending program, if applicable. Based on its review, the Board concluded that the management fee received for providing services to the fund and the fund's total expense ratio were reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds, as well as the profitability of the funds that invest in the fund.
A public accounting firm has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. The engagement includes the review and assessment of the methodologies used by Fidelity in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures in respect of the mathematical accuracy of certain fund profitability information and its conformity to established allocation methodologies. After considering the 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 fund business (i.e., fall-out benefits) as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from the funds' business. The Board considered areas where potential indirect benefits to the Fidelity funds from their relationships with Fidelity may exist. The Board's consideration of these matters was informed by the findings of a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds to evaluate potential fall-out benefits.
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 bears all expenses of the fund with certain 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 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) fund flow and performance trends, in particular the underperformance of certain funds and strategies, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds, including any consideration of fund liquidations or mergers; (ii) the operation of performance fees and competitor use of performance fees; (iii) Fidelity's pricing philosophy compared to competitors; (iv) fund profitability methodology and data; (v) evaluation of competitive fund data and peer group classifications and fee and expense comparisons; (vi) the management fee and expense structures for different funds and classes and information about the differences between various fee and expense structures; (vii) group fee breakpoints and related voluntary fee waivers; and (viii) information regarding other accounts managed by Fidelity and the funds' sub-advisory arrangements.
Conclusion. Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board, including the Independent Directors, concluded that the advisory and sub-advisory fee arrangements are fair and reasonable in light of all of the surrounding circumstances, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed through July 31, 2024.
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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
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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 Central Investment Portfolios LLC’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 Central Investment Portfolios LLC’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 18.
Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation
(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.
Item 19.
Exhibits
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 Central Investment Portfolios LLC
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By: | /s/Stacie M. Smith |
| Stacie M. Smith |
| President and Treasurer |
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Date: | February 22, 2024 |
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.
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By: | /s/Stacie M. Smith |
| Stacie M. Smith |
| President and Treasurer |
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Date: | February 22, 2024 |
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By: | /s/John J. Burke III |
| John J. Burke III |
| Chief Financial Officer |
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Date: | February 22, 2024 |